Gruesome Books

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Tender Is the Flesh Tender Is the Flesh (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.77 — 446,502 ratings — published 2017
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Pretty Girls Pretty Girls (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.00 — 768,203 ratings — published 2015
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Haunted Haunted (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as gruesome)
avg rating 3.59 — 112,586 ratings — published 2005
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The Troop The Troop (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as gruesome)
avg rating 3.82 — 134,978 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 4.15 — 527,260 ratings — published 2018
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Misery Misery (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.22 — 843,918 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 — 16,368 ratings — published 2009
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American Psycho American Psycho (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 374,690 ratings — published 1991
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Alchemised Alchemised (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.31 — 309,481 ratings — published 2025
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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 — 669,763 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 — 326,180 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 — 414,874 ratings — published 2019
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FantasticLand FantasticLand (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.83 — 56,438 ratings — published 2016
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Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1) Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)
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avg rating 3.95 — 34,092 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 — 233,493 ratings — published 2015
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The Girl Next Door The Girl Next Door (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 58,458 ratings — published 1989
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Divergent (Divergent, #1) Divergent (Divergent, #1)
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avg rating 4.13 — 4,450,299 ratings — published 2011
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Krampus: The Yule Lord Krampus: The Yule Lord (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 20,294 ratings — published 2012
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Let Me Go (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #6) Let Me Go (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #6)
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avg rating 4.02 — 9,862 ratings — published 2013
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 574,179 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 — 43,980 ratings — published 2007
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Sweetheart (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #2) Sweetheart (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #2)
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avg rating 4.05 — 21,732 ratings — published 2008
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Dark Places Dark Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as gruesome)
avg rating 3.94 — 857,837 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 — 10,146,653 ratings — published 2008
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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 — 1,225,290 ratings — published 2025
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100% Match 100% Match (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 3.00 — 24,070 ratings — published 2022
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So Thirsty So Thirsty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 3.48 — 29,900 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 — 685,538 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 — 200,243 ratings — published 2011
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The Slob The Slob (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 3.32 — 13,103 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 2.92 — 58,758 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 — 235,776 ratings — published 1985
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Verity Verity (ebook)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.29 — 4,028,627 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 — 186,620 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 — 366,922 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 4.33 — 240,513 ratings — published 2019
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The Chestnut Man The Chestnut Man (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.21 — 89,228 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 — 14,920 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 4.02 — 393,766 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 — 53,685 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 — 26,429 ratings — published 1999
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The Nightingale The Nightingale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.65 — 2,286,824 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 — 89,052 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 — 12,770 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 — 134,770 ratings — published 2006
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,390,596 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 — 29,646 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 4.18 — 2,590,755 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 — 12,846 ratings — published 2012
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The Terror The Terror (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.09 — 77,403 ratings — published 2007
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Emma Törzs
“Nothing could be worse than being stared at by his own eye.”
Emma Törzs, Ink Blood Sister Scribe

Philip Pullman
“He let her do it, then looked around for his fingers. There they were, curled like a bloody quotation mark on the lead. He laughed.”
Philip Pullman, The Subtle Knife

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