Book in a Book (25 books)

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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 — 235,790 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 — 13,031 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 — 115,846 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 — 222,223 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 — 170,635 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 — 164,029 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) 3.95 avg rating — 168,659 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 — 19,198 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 — 725,612 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 — 26,653 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 — 20,836 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 — 32,095 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) 4.16 avg rating — 4,514 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 — 65,364 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 — 19,548 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) 3.86 avg rating — 135,517 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 — 136,022 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 — 49,183 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 — 84,716 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 — 3,867,965 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 — 239,615 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 — 88,173 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 — 112,872 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 Jack Harbon (Goodreads Author) 3.23 avg rating — 4,608 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) 4.23 avg rating — 696 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