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A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
by (shelved 21 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.63 — 3,338,623 ratings — published 2016
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,182,575 ratings — published 2015
Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2)
by (shelved 15 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.56 — 788,242 ratings — published 2016
A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3)
by (shelved 14 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.46 — 2,823,542 ratings — published 2017
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.15 — 4,398,369 ratings — published 2015
Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)
by (shelved 13 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,663,501 ratings — published 2014
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.57 — 3,748,992 ratings — published 2023
A Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #5)
by (shelved 12 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,187,748 ratings — published 2021
The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air, #2)
by (shelved 12 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,114,273 ratings — published 2019
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,250,705 ratings — published 2017
Circe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,401,476 ratings — published 2018
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,460,536 ratings — published 2017
Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,908,003 ratings — published 1813
Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as character-development)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,129,313 ratings — published 2012
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 11 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,362,952 ratings — published 2018
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,433,653 ratings — published 2011
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,571,260 ratings — published 2020
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.16 — 517,490 ratings — published 2018
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
by (shelved 9 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.58 — 3,715,812 ratings — published 2005
Ignite Me (Shatter Me, #3)
by (shelved 9 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.44 — 698,535 ratings — published 2014
Unravel Me (Shatter Me, #2)
by (shelved 9 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.10 — 788,587 ratings — published 2013
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,551,308 ratings — published 2012
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.35 — 10,093,282 ratings — published 2008
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,606,971 ratings — published 1997
The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,799,302 ratings — published 2018
Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass, #6)
by (shelved 8 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,137,851 ratings — published 2017
Heartless (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.08 — 268,639 ratings — published 2016
Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4)
by (shelved 8 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.41 — 315,610 ratings — published 2015
Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4)
by (shelved 8 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.62 — 1,498,781 ratings — published 2015
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.16 — 832,989 ratings — published 1989
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by (shelved 8 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.62 — 4,169,539 ratings — published 2007
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 8 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.58 — 4,942,487 ratings — published 1999
The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as character-development)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,559,355 ratings — published 2020
The Queen of Nothing (The Folk of the Air, #3)
by (shelved 7 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,003,998 ratings — published 2019
It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.07 — 4,726,855 ratings — published 2016
Spinning Silver (ebook)
by (shelved 7 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.17 — 155,595 ratings — published 2018
Skyward (Skyward, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.46 — 170,127 ratings — published 2018
Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass, #7)
by (shelved 7 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.71 — 1,166,241 ratings — published 2018
Siege and Storm (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as character-development)
avg rating 3.80 — 693,095 ratings — published 2013
They Both Die at the End (They Both Die at the End, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as character-development)
avg rating 3.75 — 888,761 ratings — published 2017
The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,027,741 ratings — published 2017
Kings Rising (Captive Prince, #3)
by (shelved 7 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.43 — 84,781 ratings — published 2016
Ruin and Rising (Shadow and Bone, #3)
by (shelved 7 times as character-development)
avg rating 3.97 — 599,587 ratings — published 2014
To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.26 — 7,001,686 ratings — published 1960
The Winner's Curse (The Winner's Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as character-development)
avg rating 3.94 — 115,365 ratings — published 2014
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.49 — 1,028,267 ratings — published 2006
The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as character-development)
avg rating 3.93 — 6,027,147 ratings — published 1925
The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,929,368 ratings — published 2005
The Wedding People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,231,764 ratings — published 2024
Jane Eyre (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,368,993 ratings — published 1847
“All tales, then, are at some level a journey into the woods to find the missing part of us, to retrieve it and make ourselves whole. Storytelling is as simple - and complex - as that. That's the pattern. That's how we tell stories.”
― Into the Woods: A Five Act Journey Into Story
― Into the Woods: A Five Act Journey Into Story
“He had people in there, people who needed him to show up.
And show up he would.
He realized that was all it really took to be a hero.”
― The Paragon
And show up he would.
He realized that was all it really took to be a hero.”
― The Paragon












