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Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West (Paperback)
by (shelved 67 times as violent)
avg rating 4.14 — 248,859 ratings — published 1985
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 46 times as violent)
avg rating 4.36 — 10,323,983 ratings — published 2008
Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
by (shelved 37 times as violent)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,007,362 ratings — published 2014
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 34 times as violent)
avg rating 4.37 — 4,357,473 ratings — published 2009
The Zombie Room (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 31 times as violent)
avg rating 3.94 — 45,884 ratings — published 2012
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 31 times as violent)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,828,044 ratings — published 1996
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 29 times as violent)
avg rating 4.13 — 3,895,516 ratings — published 2010
A Clockwork Orange (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as violent)
avg rating 4.00 — 795,147 ratings — published 1962
American Psycho (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as violent)
avg rating 3.80 — 384,495 ratings — published 1991
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
by (shelved 22 times as violent)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,501,625 ratings — published 2011
Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as violent)
avg rating 3.71 — 3,329,570 ratings — published 1954
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as violent)
avg rating 4.15 — 558,279 ratings — published 2018
Battle Royale (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as violent)
avg rating 4.26 — 89,357 ratings — published 1999
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as violent)
avg rating 4.14 — 4,646,658 ratings — published 2015
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as violent)
avg rating 4.56 — 4,016,785 ratings — published 2023
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 17 times as violent)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,055,887 ratings — published 1998
Fight Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as violent)
avg rating 4.18 — 666,551 ratings — published 1996
Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2)
by (shelved 16 times as violent)
avg rating 4.51 — 627,405 ratings — published 2015
Haunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as violent)
avg rating 3.93 — 989,734 ratings — published 2021
Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as violent)
avg rating 4.00 — 703,589 ratings — published 2023
The Library at Mount Char (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as violent)
avg rating 4.05 — 90,470 ratings — published 2015
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
by (shelved 15 times as violent)
avg rating 4.55 — 874,528 ratings — published 2000
An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as violent)
avg rating 4.23 — 365,182 ratings — published 2015
Magic Strikes (Kate Daniels, #3)
by (shelved 14 times as violent)
avg rating 4.43 — 93,761 ratings — published 2009
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)
by (shelved 13 times as violent)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,319,444 ratings — published 2020
Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3)
by (shelved 13 times as violent)
avg rating 4.55 — 509,940 ratings — published 2016
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as violent)
avg rating 4.18 — 2,730,932 ratings — published 2012
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as violent)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,537,863 ratings — published 2005
Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2)
by (shelved 12 times as violent)
avg rating 4.36 — 2,018,574 ratings — published 2013
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
by (shelved 12 times as violent)
avg rating 4.35 — 758,551 ratings — published 2011
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 12 times as violent)
avg rating 4.18 — 816,091 ratings — published 2005
Dungeon Crawler Carl (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as violent)
avg rating 4.42 — 683,994 ratings — published 2020
Hunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #2)
by (shelved 11 times as violent)
avg rating 4.06 — 670,423 ratings — published 2022
Razorblade Tears (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as violent)
avg rating 4.12 — 191,553 ratings — published 2021
Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2)
by (shelved 11 times as violent)
avg rating 4.56 — 812,869 ratings — published 2016
The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as violent)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,543,741 ratings — published 1942
Raze (Scarred Souls, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as violent)
avg rating 4.08 — 27,306 ratings — published 2014
Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as violent)
avg rating 3.90 — 226,842 ratings — published 2004
It (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as violent)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,328,351 ratings — published 1986
Yol (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as violent)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,095,325 ratings — published 2006
King of Ashes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as violent)
avg rating 3.95 — 90,051 ratings — published 2025
Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games)
by (shelved 10 times as violent)
avg rating 4.49 — 1,350,983 ratings — published 2025
Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5)
by (shelved 10 times as violent)
avg rating 4.63 — 1,430,939 ratings — published 2016
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as violent)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,221,747 ratings — published 2015
Pretty Girls (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as violent)
avg rating 4.00 — 804,445 ratings — published 2015
Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4)
by (shelved 10 times as violent)
avg rating 4.62 — 1,628,347 ratings — published 2015
Gone Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as violent)
avg rating 4.15 — 3,571,606 ratings — published 2012
The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as violent)
avg rating 4.22 — 339,914 ratings — published 2006
No Country for Old Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as violent)
avg rating 4.17 — 271,458 ratings — published 2005
Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)
by (shelved 9 times as violent)
avg rating 4.36 — 2,929,920 ratings — published 2023
“His steel cut through the solid armor like scissors to paper, breaking the rules of rock beating scissors.”
― The Cycle of Eden: The Young Revolution
― The Cycle of Eden: The Young Revolution
“A shot rang out from the rifle of an alerted Harvestman, and just as the sound reached Nathaniel’s ears, he felt the hot streak of a bullet pierce his left arm, spattering blood on the ground before him.”
― SPYDER SYLK
― SPYDER SYLK
