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Tender Is the Flesh Tender Is the Flesh (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.77 — 432,418 ratings — published 2017
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Pretty Girls Pretty Girls (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.00 — 753,053 ratings — published 2015
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Haunted Haunted (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as gruesome)
avg rating 3.59 — 112,201 ratings — published 2005
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The Troop The Troop (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as gruesome)
avg rating 3.83 — 132,178 ratings — published 2014
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The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1) The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.16 — 514,696 ratings — published 2018
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Misery Misery (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.22 — 836,221 ratings — published 1987
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Evil at Heart (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #3) Evil at Heart (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #3)
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avg rating 4.04 — 16,330 ratings — published 2009
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American Psycho American Psycho (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as gruesome)
avg rating 3.80 — 371,384 ratings — published 1991
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Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1) Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.00 — 655,189 ratings — published 2023
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The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as gruesome)
avg rating 3.78 — 321,766 ratings — published 2020
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Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1) Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.00 — 411,322 ratings — published 2019
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FantasticLand FantasticLand (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as gruesome)
avg rating 3.83 — 55,018 ratings — published 2016
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Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1) Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as gruesome)
avg rating 3.95 — 33,823 ratings — published 1999
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Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3) Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3)
by (shelved 4 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.22 — 232,271 ratings — published 2015
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The Girl Next Door The Girl Next Door (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as gruesome)
avg rating 3.91 — 57,570 ratings — published 1989
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Divergent (Divergent, #1) Divergent (Divergent, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,429,087 ratings — published 2011
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Krampus: The Yule Lord Krampus: The Yule Lord (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.07 — 20,174 ratings — published 2012
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Let Me Go (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #6) Let Me Go (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #6)
by (shelved 4 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.03 — 9,836 ratings — published 2013
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.04 — 568,598 ratings — published 1985
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Heartsick (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #1) Heartsick (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as gruesome)
avg rating 3.93 — 43,781 ratings — published 2007
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Sweetheart (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #2) Sweetheart (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.05 — 21,662 ratings — published 2008
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Dark Places Dark Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as gruesome)
avg rating 3.94 — 852,600 ratings — published 2009
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.35 — 10,078,776 ratings — published 2008
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Alchemised Alchemised (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.34 — 274,663 ratings — published 2025
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Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5) Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.50 — 1,177,494 ratings — published 2025
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100% Match 100% Match (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 3.00 — 23,574 ratings — published 2022
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So Thirsty So Thirsty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 3.48 — 29,093 ratings — published 2024
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 3.83 — 679,713 ratings — published 1886
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Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days, #1) Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.10 — 199,840 ratings — published 2011
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The Slob The Slob (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 3.32 — 12,851 ratings — published 2019
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Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 2.93 — 58,331 ratings — published 2021
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Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.15 — 231,166 ratings — published 1985
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Verity Verity (ebook)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.29 — 3,960,238 ratings — published 2018
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The Burning God (The Poppy War, #3) The Burning God (The Poppy War, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.27 — 181,596 ratings — published 2020
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If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 3.97 — 363,380 ratings — published 2019
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The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, #2) The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.34 — 234,378 ratings — published 2019
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The Chestnut Man The Chestnut Man (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.21 — 87,738 ratings — published 2019
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The Killing Kind (Charlie Parker, #3) The Killing Kind (Charlie Parker, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.22 — 14,838 ratings — published 2001
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The Outsider (Holly Gibney #1) The Outsider (Holly Gibney #1)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.01 — 390,151 ratings — published 2018
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Alice (The Chronicles of Alice, #1) Alice (The Chronicles of Alice, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 3.82 — 53,301 ratings — published 2015
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Birdman (Jack Caffery, #1) Birdman (Jack Caffery, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 3.89 — 26,161 ratings — published 1999
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The Nightingale The Nightingale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.65 — 2,237,938 ratings — published 2015
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Undone (Will Trent, #3) Undone (Will Trent, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.23 — 87,664 ratings — published 2009
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Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes (Peter Nimble, #1) Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes (Peter Nimble, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.12 — 12,709 ratings — published 2011
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Triptych (Will Trent, #1) Triptych (Will Trent, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.13 — 132,709 ratings — published 2006
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,383,153 ratings — published 1956
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Summer of Night (Seasons of Horror, #1) Summer of Night (Seasons of Horror, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.05 — 29,386 ratings — published 1991
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Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,540,088 ratings — published 2012
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Kill You Twice (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #5) Kill You Twice (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #5)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.15 — 12,823 ratings — published 2012
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The Terror The Terror (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.09 — 76,382 ratings — published 2007
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