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Haunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #1) Haunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #1)
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avg rating 3.93 — 998,519 ratings — published 2021
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Corrupt (Devil's Night, #1) Corrupt (Devil's Night, #1)
by (shelved 1829 times as dark)
avg rating 3.77 — 464,923 ratings — published 2015
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Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1) Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1)
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avg rating 4.00 — 710,745 ratings — published 2023
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Hunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #2) Hunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #2)
by (shelved 1611 times as dark)
avg rating 4.06 — 676,285 ratings — published 2022
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Lights Out (Into Darkness, #1) Lights Out (Into Darkness, #1)
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avg rating 4.06 — 784,719 ratings — published 2024
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The Ritual (L.O.R.D.S., #1) The Ritual (L.O.R.D.S., #1)
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avg rating 4.04 — 394,528 ratings — published 2021
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The Risk (Mindf*ck, #1) The Risk (Mindf*ck, #1)
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avg rating 4.24 — 454,266 ratings — published 2016
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God of Malice (Legacy of Gods, #1) God of Malice (Legacy of Gods, #1)
by (shelved 1354 times as dark)
avg rating 3.90 — 337,101 ratings — published 2022
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Captive in the Dark (The Dark Duet, #1) Captive in the Dark (The Dark Duet, #1)
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avg rating 3.92 — 75,673 ratings — published 2011
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Hooked (Never After, #1) Hooked (Never After, #1)
by (shelved 1222 times as dark)
avg rating 3.76 — 544,632 ratings — published 2021
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Still Beating Still Beating (ebook)
by (shelved 1096 times as dark)
avg rating 4.18 — 277,751 ratings — published 2020
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Tears of Tess (Monsters in the Dark, #1) Tears of Tess (Monsters in the Dark, #1)
by (shelved 1063 times as dark)
avg rating 3.97 — 44,444 ratings — published 2013
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Her Soul to Take (Souls Trilogy, #1) Her Soul to Take (Souls Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 941 times as dark)
avg rating 4.02 — 171,920 ratings — published 2021
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Den of Vipers Den of Vipers (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 930 times as dark)
avg rating 3.65 — 254,537 ratings — published 2020
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The Predator (Dark Verse, #1) The Predator (Dark Verse, #1)
by (shelved 926 times as dark)
avg rating 3.97 — 157,015 ratings — published 2020
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Sidetracked (Mindf*ck, #2) Sidetracked (Mindf*ck, #2)
by (shelved 904 times as dark)
avg rating 4.35 — 396,204 ratings — published 2016
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The Elephant Tree The Elephant Tree (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 46,189 ratings — published 2010
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The Sweetest Oblivion (Made, #1) The Sweetest Oblivion (Made, #1)
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avg rating 4.00 — 412,805 ratings — published 2018
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Insatiable (The Edge of Darkness, #1) Insatiable (The Edge of Darkness, #1)
by (shelved 879 times as dark)
avg rating 4.21 — 233,675 ratings — published 2023
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Verity Verity (ebook)
by (shelved 867 times as dark)
avg rating 4.27 — 4,344,189 ratings — published 2018
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Does It Hurt? Does It Hurt? (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 863 times as dark)
avg rating 3.88 — 292,892 ratings — published 2022
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Scarlet Angel (Mindf*ck, #3) Scarlet Angel (Mindf*ck, #3)
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avg rating 4.37 — 375,025 ratings — published 2016
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All the Lies (Mindf*ck, #4) All the Lies (Mindf*ck, #4)
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avg rating 4.50 — 358,561 ratings — published 2016
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Paint It All Red (Mindf*ck, #5) Paint It All Red (Mindf*ck, #5)
by (shelved 855 times as dark)
avg rating 4.54 — 369,040 ratings — published 2016
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Little Stranger (The Web of Silence Duet, #1) Little Stranger (The Web of Silence Duet, #1)
by (shelved 845 times as dark)
avg rating 3.74 — 226,750 ratings — published 2023
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The Zombie Room The Zombie Room (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 836 times as dark)
avg rating 3.94 — 46,113 ratings — published 2012
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Twist Me (Twist Me, #1) Twist Me (Twist Me, #1)
by (shelved 827 times as dark)
avg rating 3.83 — 33,969 ratings — published 2014
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Kill Switch (Devil's Night, #3) Kill Switch (Devil's Night, #3)
by (shelved 780 times as dark)
avg rating 4.28 — 202,181 ratings — published 2019
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Nocticadia (Nocticadia, #1) Nocticadia (Nocticadia, #1)
by (shelved 774 times as dark)
avg rating 4.18 — 224,906 ratings — published 2023
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Hideaway (Devil's Night, #2) Hideaway (Devil's Night, #2)
by (shelved 772 times as dark)
avg rating 3.99 — 233,526 ratings — published 2017
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The Never King (Vicious Lost Boys, #1) The Never King (Vicious Lost Boys, #1)
by (shelved 769 times as dark)
avg rating 3.66 — 237,890 ratings — published 2022
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There Are No Saints (Sinners, #1) There Are No Saints (Sinners, #1)
by (shelved 765 times as dark)
avg rating 3.78 — 124,628 ratings — published 2021
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Seduced in the Dark (The Dark Duet, #2) Seduced in the Dark (The Dark Duet, #2)
by (shelved 752 times as dark)
avg rating 4.26 — 56,655 ratings — published 2012
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God of Wrath (Legacy of Gods, #3) God of Wrath (Legacy of Gods, #3)
by (shelved 728 times as dark)
avg rating 4.16 — 210,496 ratings — published 2022
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Alchemised Alchemised (Hardcover)
by (shelved 724 times as dark)
avg rating 4.29 — 393,118 ratings — published 2025
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The Maddest Obsession (Made, #2) The Maddest Obsession (Made, #2)
by (shelved 714 times as dark)
avg rating 4.24 — 264,557 ratings — published 2019
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It Ain't Me, Babe (Hades Hangmen, #1) It Ain't Me, Babe (Hades Hangmen, #1)
by (shelved 709 times as dark)
avg rating 4.04 — 56,492 ratings — published 2014
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King (King, #1) King (King, #1)
by (shelved 709 times as dark)
avg rating 4.13 — 49,210 ratings — published 2015
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Consequences (Consequences, #1) Consequences (Consequences, #1)
by (shelved 704 times as dark)
avg rating 3.91 — 43,657 ratings — published 2011
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Leather & Lark (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #2) Leather & Lark (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #2)
by (shelved 688 times as dark)
avg rating 4.00 — 352,305 ratings — published 2024
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Deviant King (Royal Elite, #1) Deviant King (Royal Elite, #1)
by (shelved 675 times as dark)
avg rating 3.89 — 150,262 ratings — published 2019
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The Darkest Temptation (Made, #3) The Darkest Temptation (Made, #3)
by (shelved 665 times as dark)
avg rating 4.03 — 192,551 ratings — published 2020
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Debt Inheritance (Indebted, #1) Debt Inheritance (Indebted, #1)
by (shelved 647 times as dark)
avg rating 3.75 — 27,601 ratings — published 2014
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Raw (RAW Family, #1) Raw (RAW Family, #1)
by (shelved 645 times as dark)
avg rating 4.10 — 43,616 ratings — published 2014
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My Dark Vanessa My Dark Vanessa (Hardcover)
by (shelved 639 times as dark)
avg rating 4.09 — 455,798 ratings — published 2020
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Gone Girl Gone Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 639 times as dark)
avg rating 4.15 — 3,580,547 ratings — published 2012
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Debt Debt (ebook)
by (shelved 632 times as dark)
avg rating 4.02 — 18,470 ratings — published 2014
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God of Pain (Legacy of Gods, #2) God of Pain (Legacy of Gods, #2)
by (shelved 631 times as dark)
avg rating 3.85 — 208,076 ratings — published 2022
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God of Fury (Legacy of Gods, #5) God of Fury (Legacy of Gods, #5)
by (shelved 630 times as dark)
avg rating 4.48 — 197,532 ratings — published 2023
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Credence Credence (Paperback)
by (shelved 623 times as dark)
avg rating 3.67 — 656,865 ratings — published 2020
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“People often believed they were safer in the light, thinking monsters only came out at night.”
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