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Gripping Books
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The Elephant Tree (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as gripping)
avg rating 3.92 — 44,289 ratings — published 2010
The Silent Patient (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.16 — 3,447,285 ratings — published 2019
Verity (ebook)
by (shelved 24 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.29 — 3,989,029 ratings — published 2018
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 23 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.35 — 10,105,537 ratings — published 2008
The Housemaid (The Housemaid, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.27 — 3,758,722 ratings — published 2022
Gone Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.15 — 3,504,920 ratings — published 2012
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 17 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,250,825 ratings — published 2009
The Girl on the Train (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as gripping)
avg rating 3.96 — 3,342,256 ratings — published 2015
The Guest List (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 13 times as gripping)
avg rating 3.79 — 1,326,026 ratings — published 2020
Yellowface (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as gripping)
avg rating 3.72 — 1,105,225 ratings — published 2023
Project Hail Mary (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.51 — 1,615,033 ratings — published 2021
The Secret History (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,078,394 ratings — published 1992
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 12 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,803,111 ratings — published 2010
None of This Is True (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,160,551 ratings — published 2023
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as gripping)
avg rating 3.77 — 498,963 ratings — published 2018
The Nightingale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.65 — 2,257,205 ratings — published 2015
Dark Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as gripping)
avg rating 3.94 — 854,779 ratings — published 2009
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,490,676 ratings — published 2005
And Then There Were None (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,665,248 ratings — published 1939
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,619,603 ratings — published 1997
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,437,552 ratings — published 2011
The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,932,620 ratings — published 2005
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 10 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.58 — 4,948,781 ratings — published 1999
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.57 — 3,763,022 ratings — published 2023
The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as gripping)
avg rating 3.95 — 587,932 ratings — published 2019
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,260,466 ratings — published 2017
The Martian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,335,709 ratings — published 2011
The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by (shelved 9 times as gripping)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,557,223 ratings — published 2003
The Beach (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.00 — 102,547 ratings — published 1996
Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.27 — 879,633 ratings — published 2014
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,777,049 ratings — published 1996
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as gripping)
avg rating 3.96 — 123,433 ratings — published 1955
The Collector (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as gripping)
avg rating 3.97 — 98,717 ratings — published 1963
Layer Cake (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.11 — 5,796 ratings — published 2000
City of God (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.07 — 6,198 ratings — published 1997
Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as gripping)
avg rating 3.96 — 3,430,653 ratings — published 2000
Never Lie (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,620,665 ratings — published 2022
I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,555,933 ratings — published 2022
It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.07 — 4,734,110 ratings — published 2016
Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
by (shelved 8 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,716,164 ratings — published 2018
Dark Matter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.13 — 768,703 ratings — published 2016
Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as gripping)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,640,570 ratings — published 2012
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
by (shelved 8 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.50 — 3,865,053 ratings — published 2003
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.43 — 4,584,505 ratings — published 1998
Kill Your Friends (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as gripping)
avg rating 3.88 — 14,842 ratings — published 2008
Trainspotting (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.12 — 183,455 ratings — published 1993
Crash (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as gripping)
avg rating 3.64 — 33,330 ratings — published 1973
The Wasp Factory (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as gripping)
avg rating 3.76 — 113,114 ratings — published 1984
The Black Dahlia (L.A. Quartet, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as gripping)
avg rating 3.79 — 99,909 ratings — published 1987
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as gripping)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,850,146 ratings — published 2019
“Imagine there’s no Sadness, it’s easy if you try…” whoever sings, John something. “Nothing white inside us, around us only DIE… Imagine all the Shells, Loving everyday—“ ”
― Motive Black
― Motive Black
“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
