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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 307 times as competition)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,894,028 ratings — published 2008
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The Selection (The Selection, #1) The Selection (The Selection, #1)
by (shelved 87 times as competition)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,760,864 ratings — published 2012
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Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
by (shelved 82 times as competition)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,393,031 ratings — published 2012
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The Night Circus The Night Circus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 54 times as competition)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,096,856 ratings — published 2011
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 49 times as competition)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,147,131 ratings — published 2009
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The Elite (The Selection, #2) The Elite (The Selection, #2)
by (shelved 48 times as competition)
avg rating 3.94 — 870,437 ratings — published 2013
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The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia, #1) The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia, #1)
by (shelved 43 times as competition)
avg rating 4.27 — 742,337 ratings — published 2022
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The One (The Selection, #3) The One (The Selection, #3)
by (shelved 38 times as competition)
avg rating 4.14 — 776,163 ratings — published 2014
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Caraval (Caraval, #1) Caraval (Caraval, #1)
by (shelved 37 times as competition)
avg rating 3.97 — 872,397 ratings — published 2016
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
by (shelved 37 times as competition)
avg rating 4.57 — 4,186,997 ratings — published 2000
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Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1) Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 32 times as competition)
avg rating 4.16 — 927,012 ratings — published 2023
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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
by (shelved 30 times as competition)
avg rating 4.57 — 3,505,042 ratings — published 2023
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Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1) Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1)
by (shelved 29 times as competition)
avg rating 4.12 — 61,805 ratings — published 2013
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A Magic Steeped in Poison (The Book of Tea, #1) A Magic Steeped in Poison (The Book of Tea, #1)
by (shelved 25 times as competition)
avg rating 3.81 — 36,553 ratings — published 2022
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Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
by (shelved 23 times as competition)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,298,104 ratings — published 2011
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Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1) Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as competition)
avg rating 4.01 — 611,772 ratings — published 2023
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The Atlas Six (The Atlas, #1) The Atlas Six (The Atlas, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as competition)
avg rating 3.54 — 276,911 ratings — published 2020
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 21 times as competition)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,712,858 ratings — published 2010
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Spin the Dawn (The Blood of Stars, #1) Spin the Dawn (The Blood of Stars, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as competition)
avg rating 3.97 — 64,514 ratings — published 2019
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Phantasma (Wicked Games, #1) Phantasma (Wicked Games, #1)
by (shelved 19 times as competition)
avg rating 4.05 — 307,789 ratings — published 2024
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The Sunbearer Trials (The Sunbearer Duology, #1) The Sunbearer Trials (The Sunbearer Duology, #1)
by (shelved 19 times as competition)
avg rating 4.27 — 27,545 ratings — published 2022
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A Gathering of Shadows (Shades of Magic, #2) A Gathering of Shadows (Shades of Magic, #2)
by (shelved 19 times as competition)
avg rating 4.19 — 234,809 ratings — published 2016
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All of Us Villains (All of Us Villains, #1) All of Us Villains (All of Us Villains, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as competition)
avg rating 3.84 — 44,434 ratings — published 2021
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Warcross (Warcross, #1) Warcross (Warcross, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as competition)
avg rating 4.12 — 122,522 ratings — published 2017
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Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5) Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5)
by (shelved 17 times as competition)
avg rating 4.51 — 1,032,297 ratings — published 2025
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Three Dark Crowns (Three Dark Crowns, #1) Three Dark Crowns (Three Dark Crowns, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as competition)
avg rating 3.79 — 118,077 ratings — published 2016
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Divergent (Divergent, #1) Divergent (Divergent, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as competition)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,375,547 ratings — published 2011
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Check & Mate Check & Mate (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as competition)
avg rating 3.94 — 356,982 ratings — published 2023
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Legendary (Caraval, #2) Legendary (Caraval, #2)
by (shelved 16 times as competition)
avg rating 4.10 — 454,725 ratings — published 2018
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The Heir (The Selection, #4) The Heir (The Selection, #4)
by (shelved 16 times as competition)
avg rating 3.62 — 402,335 ratings — published 2015
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The Testing (The Testing, #1) The Testing (The Testing, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as competition)
avg rating 4.05 — 83,122 ratings — published 2013
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Shark vs. Train Shark vs. Train (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as competition)
avg rating 3.98 — 6,139 ratings — published 2010
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Trial of the Sun Queen (Artefacts of Ouranos, #1) Trial of the Sun Queen (Artefacts of Ouranos, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as competition)
avg rating 3.89 — 143,565 ratings — published 2023
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Lightlark (Lightlark, #1) Lightlark (Lightlark, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as competition)
avg rating 3.85 — 330,490 ratings — published 2022
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Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1) Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as competition)
avg rating 4.19 — 182,323 ratings — published 2019
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The Raven Scholar (Eternal Path Trilogy, #1) The Raven Scholar (Eternal Path Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as competition)
avg rating 4.44 — 28,970 ratings — published 2025
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Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1) Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as competition)
avg rating 4.27 — 766,458 ratings — published 2014
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If the Shoe Fits (Meant to Be, #1) If the Shoe Fits (Meant to Be, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as competition)
avg rating 3.89 — 56,546 ratings — published 2021
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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0) The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)
by (shelved 14 times as competition)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,173,193 ratings — published 2020
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The Crown (The Selection, #5) The Crown (The Selection, #5)
by (shelved 14 times as competition)
avg rating 3.62 — 315,649 ratings — published 2016
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A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as competition)
avg rating 4.16 — 4,185,323 ratings — published 2015
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The Games Gods Play (The Crucible, #1) The Games Gods Play (The Crucible, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as competition)
avg rating 4.14 — 87,895 ratings — published 2024
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The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games, #1) The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as competition)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,072,142 ratings — published 2020
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An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1) An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as competition)
avg rating 4.24 — 346,755 ratings — published 2015
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Immortal Longings (Flesh and False Gods, #1) Immortal Longings (Flesh and False Gods, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as competition)
avg rating 3.53 — 28,076 ratings — published 2023
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The Rose Bargain (The Rose Bargain, #1) The Rose Bargain (The Rose Bargain, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as competition)
avg rating 3.93 — 43,259 ratings — published 2025
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The Golden Spoon The Golden Spoon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as competition)
avg rating 3.47 — 52,557 ratings — published 2023
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A Trial of Sorcerers (A Trial of Sorcerers, #1) A Trial of Sorcerers (A Trial of Sorcerers, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as competition)
avg rating 4.08 — 9,054 ratings — published 2021
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The Kinder Poison (The Kinder Poison, #1) The Kinder Poison (The Kinder Poison, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as competition)
avg rating 3.85 — 8,333 ratings — published 2020
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The Princess Trials (The Princess Trials, #1) The Princess Trials (The Princess Trials, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as competition)
avg rating 3.79 — 15,148 ratings — published 2020
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Baltasar Gracián
“Never compete with someone who has nothing to lose.”
Baltasar Gracian

Willie Nelson
“The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.”
Willie Nelson

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