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Gripping Books
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The Silent Patient (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.17 — 3,295,717 ratings — published 2019
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 22 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,950,598 ratings — published 2008
Verity (ebook)
by (shelved 21 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.30 — 3,842,605 ratings — published 2018
The Housemaid (The Housemaid, #1)
by (shelved 19 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.27 — 3,457,717 ratings — published 2022
Gone Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.15 — 3,458,878 ratings — published 2012
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 16 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,173,818 ratings — published 2009
The Girl on the Train (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as gripping)
avg rating 3.96 — 3,300,418 ratings — published 2015
The Guest List (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 13 times as gripping)
avg rating 3.79 — 1,290,814 ratings — published 2020
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 12 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,736,017 ratings — published 2010
None of This Is True (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,108,988 ratings — published 2023
Yellowface (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as gripping)
avg rating 3.72 — 1,044,559 ratings — published 2023
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as gripping)
avg rating 3.78 — 484,562 ratings — published 2018
Project Hail Mary (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.50 — 1,162,957 ratings — published 2021
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,130,028 ratings — published 2017
The Nightingale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.65 — 2,136,380 ratings — published 2015
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,456,207 ratings — published 1997
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,391,688 ratings — published 2011
The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,889,550 ratings — published 2005
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 10 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.58 — 4,863,288 ratings — published 1999
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,456,316 ratings — published 2005
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.57 — 3,574,487 ratings — published 2023
And Then There Were None (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,624,964 ratings — published 1939
The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by (shelved 9 times as gripping)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,530,061 ratings — published 2003
Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.27 — 792,383 ratings — published 2014
The Secret History (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,037,476 ratings — published 1992
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,742,226 ratings — published 1996
Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as gripping)
avg rating 3.95 — 3,404,317 ratings — published 2000
Never Lie (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,494,334 ratings — published 2022
I’m Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,482,906 ratings — published 2022
It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.08 — 4,642,188 ratings — published 2016
The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as gripping)
avg rating 3.95 — 569,150 ratings — published 2019
Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
by (shelved 8 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,646,322 ratings — published 2018
The Martian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,294,356 ratings — published 2011
Dark Matter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.13 — 730,076 ratings — published 2016
Dark Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as gripping)
avg rating 3.94 — 841,861 ratings — published 2009
Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as gripping)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,626,088 ratings — published 2012
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
by (shelved 8 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.50 — 3,807,862 ratings — published 2003
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.43 — 4,512,214 ratings — published 1998
American Dirt (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.36 — 690,370 ratings — published 2020
Then She Was Gone (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,007,175 ratings — published 2017
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,743,292 ratings — published 2007
The Wife Between Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as gripping)
avg rating 3.83 — 446,842 ratings — published 2018
Behind Closed Doors (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as gripping)
avg rating 3.97 — 758,769 ratings — published 2016
Inferno (Robert Langdon, #4)
by (shelved 7 times as gripping)
avg rating 3.90 — 596,043 ratings — published 2013
The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,437,360 ratings — published 1985
The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,741,272 ratings — published 2012
The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,505,091 ratings — published 2003
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
by (shelved 7 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.57 — 4,208,909 ratings — published 2000
I Who Have Never Known Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.10 — 488,242 ratings — published 1995
The Women (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.59 — 1,592,582 ratings — published 2024
“We hunt as we've always done, part sport, part grocery shopping.”
― Down in the Valley
― Down in the Valley
“Mom, please don't use 'the happy voice.' It reminds me of the day Tinkles died."
"Who was Tinkles?" Sue asked around a mouthful of pancake.
"My cat. When I was five, Tinkles died choking on a mouse that was a bit ambitious for a kitten to eat."
"It was terribly traumatic for Aurelia because it was the first time she'd experienced loss."
"What did you do to help her get through it?"
Rosalind smiled at Mother Guardian. "Well, after a good cry, we performed an autopsy."
Aurelia reached for her mother's hand. "I never thanked you for that.”
― Taming Flame
"Who was Tinkles?" Sue asked around a mouthful of pancake.
"My cat. When I was five, Tinkles died choking on a mouse that was a bit ambitious for a kitten to eat."
"It was terribly traumatic for Aurelia because it was the first time she'd experienced loss."
"What did you do to help her get through it?"
Rosalind smiled at Mother Guardian. "Well, after a good cry, we performed an autopsy."
Aurelia reached for her mother's hand. "I never thanked you for that.”
― Taming Flame
