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Books that got off to a bad start, but turned out to be really good closer to the end.
Includes beginnings that were okay, just slow to get to the good stuff.
Basically these are books that you would skip a good portion of at the start if you were to reread them.

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1	Tiger's Curse (The Tiger Saga, #1) by Colleen Houck (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 67,918 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Two Cabins, One Lake (Alaskan Romance #1) by Shaye Marlow (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 4,561 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	A Wicked Desire (Creatures of Darkness #3) by Kiersten Fay (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 130 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2) by Stephenie Meyer 3.62 avg rating — 2,175,164 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Venomous (Alien Warrior, #1) by Penelope Fletcher (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 6,744 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Claw by Norah Lofts 3.17 avg rating — 113 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Surviving Raine (Surviving Raine, #1) by Shay Savage (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 15,337 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Dragon Actually (Dragon Kin, #1) by G.A. Aiken 3.91 avg rating — 32,226 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Demon Possession (Shadow Quest, #1) by Kiersten Fay (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 4,722 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Beautiful Disaster (The Bet, #1) by Francette Phal 3.90 avg rating — 3,984 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Claimed (The Warriors of Nur #1) by C.C. Coats 3.17 avg rating — 221 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Sexy Beast (Gypsy Heroes, #1) by Georgia Le Carre (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 2,673 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Debt by Nina G. Jones (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 18,394 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Blind Reader Wanted by Georgia Le Carre (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 5,161 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Notice by K. Webster (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 12,908 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Hers to Cherish (Verdantia, #3) by Patricia A. Knight (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 241 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Easy (Contours of the Heart, #1) by Tammara Webber (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 229,782 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Demon's Captive (War Tribe, #1) by Stephanie Snow 3.39 avg rating — 3,174 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Last Hour of Gann by R. Lee Smith (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 9,876 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Power of Five (Power of Five, #1) by Alex Lidell (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 21,073 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	First Term (Dragon Fire Academy, #1) by Rachel Jonas (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 3,934 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Rule (Marked Men, #1) by Jay Crownover (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 109,696 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars