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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
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avg rating 4.35 — 10,091,800 ratings — published 2008
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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as tense)
avg rating 4.57 — 3,747,336 ratings — published 2023
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The Silent Patient The Silent Patient (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 3,434,460 ratings — published 2019
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Verity Verity (ebook)
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avg rating 4.29 — 3,974,441 ratings — published 2018
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 11 times as tense)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,244,102 ratings — published 2009
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Gone Girl Gone Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as tense)
avg rating 4.15 — 3,500,658 ratings — published 2012
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Bunny (Bunny, #1) Bunny (Bunny, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as tense)
avg rating 3.45 — 350,227 ratings — published 2019
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The Housemaid (The Housemaid, #1) The Housemaid (The Housemaid, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as tense)
avg rating 4.27 — 3,739,610 ratings — published 2022
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 8 times as tense)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,797,309 ratings — published 2010
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Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5) Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5)
by (shelved 7 times as tense)
avg rating 4.50 — 1,187,563 ratings — published 2025
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Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2) Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as tense)
avg rating 4.36 — 2,746,215 ratings — published 2023
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As Good As Dead (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #3) As Good As Dead (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #3)
by (shelved 7 times as tense)
avg rating 4.19 — 593,373 ratings — published 2021
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as tense)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,610,947 ratings — published 1948
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 2,491,331 ratings — published 1985
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Heartless Hunter (The Crimson Moth, #1) Heartless Hunter (The Crimson Moth, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as tense)
avg rating 4.17 — 428,949 ratings — published 2024
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Haunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #1) Haunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as tense)
avg rating 3.94 — 927,471 ratings — published 2021
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Project Hail Mary Project Hail Mary (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as tense)
avg rating 4.51 — 1,584,999 ratings — published 2021
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Five Survive Five Survive (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as tense)
avg rating 4.08 — 293,848 ratings — published 2022
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The Martian The Martian (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.42 — 1,332,060 ratings — published 2011
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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0) The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)
by (shelved 6 times as tense)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,243,004 ratings — published 2020
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Misery Misery (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 837,606 ratings — published 1987
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The Girl on the Train The Girl on the Train (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 3,338,560 ratings — published 2015
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Divergent (Divergent, #1) Divergent (Divergent, #1)
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avg rating 4.13 — 4,433,131 ratings — published 2011
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The Housemaid's Secret (The Housemaid, #2) The Housemaid's Secret (The Housemaid, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as tense)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,868,297 ratings — published 2023
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The Haunting of Hill House The Haunting of Hill House (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.81 — 408,220 ratings — published 1959
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Lapvona Lapvona (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.54 — 105,591 ratings — published 2022
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The Queen of Nothing (The Folk of the Air, #3) The Queen of Nothing (The Folk of the Air, #3)
by (shelved 5 times as tense)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,003,680 ratings — published 2019
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The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1) The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as tense)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,798,704 ratings — published 2018
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A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2) A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as tense)
avg rating 4.63 — 3,337,585 ratings — published 2016
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A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as tense)
avg rating 4.15 — 4,396,954 ratings — published 2015
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The Secret History The Secret History (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as tense)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,074,889 ratings — published 1992
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A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3) A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3)
by (shelved 5 times as tense)
avg rating 4.46 — 2,822,548 ratings — published 2017
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Sharp Objects Sharp Objects (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as tense)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,252,261 ratings — published 2006
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I'm Thinking of Ending Things I'm Thinking of Ending Things (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as tense)
avg rating 3.50 — 209,223 ratings — published 2016
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Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2) Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as tense)
avg rating 4.56 — 788,095 ratings — published 2016
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Before I Go to Sleep Before I Go to Sleep (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.90 — 372,234 ratings — published 2011
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Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3) Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3)
by (shelved 4 times as tense)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,802,393 ratings — published 2025
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The Yellow Wall-Paper The Yellow Wall-Paper (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 373,204 ratings — published 1892
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Yellowface Yellowface (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as tense)
avg rating 3.72 — 1,100,157 ratings — published 2023
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First Lie Wins First Lie Wins (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.99 — 835,447 ratings — published 2024
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What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1) What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as tense)
avg rating 3.84 — 150,056 ratings — published 2022
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Never Lie Never Lie (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as tense)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,610,698 ratings — published 2022
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The Shining (The Shining, #1) The Shining (The Shining, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as tense)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,737,621 ratings — published 1977
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Hunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #2) Hunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as tense)
avg rating 4.07 — 629,628 ratings — published 2022
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Let the Right One In Let the Right One In (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 122,404 ratings — published 2004
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Tender Is the Flesh Tender Is the Flesh (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.77 — 435,105 ratings — published 2017
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The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia, #1) The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as tense)
avg rating 4.26 — 785,489 ratings — published 2022
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Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as tense)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,550,297 ratings — published 2012
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Does It Hurt? Does It Hurt? (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as tense)
avg rating 3.88 — 276,432 ratings — published 2022
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The Perfect Marriage The Perfect Marriage (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as tense)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,233,860 ratings — published 2020
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Stephen  Alder
“The caption reads, “Emperor Andon-Roon enjoys a surge in popularity after brokering a peace deal with Caderyn after twelve cycles of war.” For some reason this evokes strong emotions in her—deep sorrow, anger—and she stares at the screen transfixed, as if straining to find herself in the story.”
Stephen Alder, Deehabta’s Song

Lisa Kaniut Cobb
“If he could blush through his fur, he would have.”
Lisa Kaniut Cobb, Down in the Valley

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