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Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as violent)
avg rating 4.14 — 243,957 ratings — published 1985
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 46 times as violent)
avg rating 4.36 — 10,258,541 ratings — published 2008
Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
by (shelved 37 times as violent)
avg rating 4.27 — 968,392 ratings — published 2014
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 34 times as violent)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,323,470 ratings — published 2009
The Zombie Room (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 31 times as violent)
avg rating 3.95 — 45,495 ratings — published 2012
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 30 times as violent)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,811,670 ratings — published 1996
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 29 times as violent)
avg rating 4.13 — 3,865,652 ratings — published 2010
A Clockwork Orange (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as violent)
avg rating 4.00 — 791,244 ratings — published 1962
American Psycho (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as violent)
avg rating 3.80 — 380,976 ratings — published 1991
Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as violent)
avg rating 3.71 — 3,309,242 ratings — published 1954
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as violent)
avg rating 4.15 — 546,858 ratings — published 2018
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as violent)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,483,280 ratings — published 2011
Battle Royale (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as violent)
avg rating 4.26 — 88,768 ratings — published 1999
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as violent)
avg rating 4.56 — 3,936,445 ratings — published 2023
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as violent)
avg rating 4.15 — 4,567,316 ratings — published 2015
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 17 times as violent)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,049,679 ratings — published 1998
Fight Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as violent)
avg rating 4.18 — 663,138 ratings — published 1996
Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2)
by (shelved 16 times as violent)
avg rating 4.51 — 601,239 ratings — published 2015
Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as violent)
avg rating 4.00 — 691,241 ratings — published 2023
An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as violent)
avg rating 4.23 — 362,740 ratings — published 2015
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
by (shelved 15 times as violent)
avg rating 4.55 — 869,844 ratings — published 2000
Haunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as violent)
avg rating 3.94 — 971,010 ratings — published 2021
Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3)
by (shelved 14 times as violent)
avg rating 4.55 — 488,292 ratings — published 2016
The Library at Mount Char (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as violent)
avg rating 4.05 — 88,248 ratings — published 2015
Magic Strikes (Kate Daniels, #3)
by (shelved 14 times as violent)
avg rating 4.43 — 93,364 ratings — published 2009
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)
by (shelved 13 times as violent)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,296,233 ratings — published 2020
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as violent)
avg rating 4.18 — 2,675,102 ratings — published 2012
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as violent)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,523,140 ratings — published 2005
Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2)
by (shelved 12 times as violent)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,972,735 ratings — published 2013
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
by (shelved 12 times as violent)
avg rating 4.34 — 755,009 ratings — published 2011
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 12 times as violent)
avg rating 4.18 — 811,785 ratings — published 2005
Razorblade Tears (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as violent)
avg rating 4.12 — 186,345 ratings — published 2021
Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2)
by (shelved 11 times as violent)
avg rating 4.56 — 805,940 ratings — published 2016
The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as violent)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,518,073 ratings — published 1942
Raze (Scarred Souls, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as violent)
avg rating 4.08 — 27,288 ratings — published 2014
Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as violent)
avg rating 3.90 — 226,009 ratings — published 2004
It (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as violent)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,317,699 ratings — published 1986
Yol (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as violent)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,085,078 ratings — published 2006
King of Ashes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as violent)
avg rating 3.95 — 86,346 ratings — published 2025
Hunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #2)
by (shelved 10 times as violent)
avg rating 4.07 — 657,876 ratings — published 2022
Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5)
by (shelved 10 times as violent)
avg rating 4.63 — 1,392,705 ratings — published 2016
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as violent)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,210,292 ratings — published 2015
Pretty Girls (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as violent)
avg rating 4.00 — 790,659 ratings — published 2015
Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4)
by (shelved 10 times as violent)
avg rating 4.62 — 1,585,986 ratings — published 2015
Gone Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as violent)
avg rating 4.15 — 3,551,020 ratings — published 2012
The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as violent)
avg rating 4.22 — 335,199 ratings — published 2006
No Country for Old Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as violent)
avg rating 4.17 — 267,709 ratings — published 2005
Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)
by (shelved 9 times as violent)
avg rating 4.36 — 2,876,608 ratings — published 2023
The Only Good Indians (The Only Good Indians, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as violent)
avg rating 3.68 — 125,304 ratings — published 2020
Ninth House (Ninth House Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as violent)
avg rating 4.00 — 421,467 ratings — published 2019
“You look all frail and breakable, but you're really a violent little thing, aren't you?”
― Fourth Wing
― Fourth Wing
“Nature was a violent mistress, her beauty a mask to hide her cruelty.”
― Throne of the Fallen
― Throne of the Fallen
