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Books that feature an in-story book that the MC is reading as the story progresses, or books that tangentially have this trope, as recommended to me on Twitter.

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1	The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 242,550 ratings score: 198, 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
1	The Reader (Sea of Ink and Gold, #1) by Traci Chee (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 13,191 ratings score: 198, 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
3	Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle, #1) by Jay Kristoff (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 120,468 ratings score: 191, 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
4	The Neverending Story by Michael Ende 4.18 avg rating — 227,244 ratings score: 184, 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
5	The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 177,977 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
6	The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 167,148 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
7	Magpie Murders (Susan Ryeland, #1) by Anthony Horowitz (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 178,773 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
8	Dracul by Dacre Stoker 4.14 avg rating — 19,705 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
9	The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) by Carlos Ruiz Zafón 4.31 avg rating — 750,955 ratings score: 94, 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	The Library of the Unwritten (Hell's Library, #1) by A.J. Hackwith (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 27,316 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
11	Afterworlds (Afterworlds, #1) by Scott Westerfeld (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 20,936 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
12	Middlegame (Alchemical Journeys, #1) by Seanan McGuire (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 32,666 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
13	The Casquette Girls (The Casquette Girls, #1) by Alys Arden (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 4,607 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
14	Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 65,646 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
15	The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie 3.61 avg rating — 19,782 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
16	The Bromance Book Club (Bromance Book Club, #1) by Lyssa Kay Adams (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 139,227 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
17	A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 140,045 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
18	Between the Lines (Between the Lines, #1) by Jodi Picoult (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 49,819 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
19	Possession by A.S. Byatt 3.90 avg rating — 86,478 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
20	Verity by Colleen Hoover (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 4,145,301 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
21	The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 244,468 ratings score: 80, 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	The Binding by Bridget Collins (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 90,699 ratings score: 79, 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
23	If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino 4.01 avg rating — 116,894 ratings score: 78, 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
24	Meet Cute Club (Sweet Rose, #1) by Brynn Renée (Goodreads Author) 3.23 avg rating — 4,647 ratings score: 77, 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
25	How to Be Brave by Louise Beech (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 712 ratings score: 76, 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