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by Paula Hawkins
3.9(2,111,336)
A woman’s fascination with a seemingly perfect couple she watches from her daily train commute leads her into a dark investigation when she witnesses something that shatters their idyllic image.
by William Shakespeare
3.8(2,055,102)
In a city driven by old hatreds and gang fights, two lovers from opposing families find instant, passionate love that challenges their violent world.
by Alice Sebold
3.8(2,014,401)
A murdered teenage girl watches from the afterlife as her family struggles with grief and her killer remains free, wanting to bridge the gap between worlds to bring him to justice.
by George R.R. Martin
4.5(2,003,043)
Winter approaches, and Eddard Stark is drawn into political plots, incest, and murder in King's Landing, while a deposed princess is married off to reclaim her family's throne across the sea.
by Rick Riordan
4.3(1,992,300)
Thrust into a world of mythological monsters and divine treachery, an ordinary boy discovers he's the son of Poseidon and must embark on a perilous quest across modern America to prevent an Olympian war.
by E.L. James
3.7(1,946,452)
A literature student's life changes when she begins a passionate, BDSM affair with a mysterious billionaire, forcing her to confront her own desires.
by John Steinbeck
3.9(1,942,168)
In Depression-era California, two migrant workers, bound by an unlikely friendship, chase a fragile dream of land and independence, only to confront the realities of loneliness and shattered hopes.
by Dan Brown
3.9(1,933,446)
A symbologist and a cryptologist race through European landmarks, deciphering ancient codes and uncovering a conspiracy that could rewrite the foundations of Christianity.
by Markus Zusak
4.4(1,834,276)
Narrated by Death, a young German girl steals books and shares their power, showing the human spirit's strength during Nazi Germany.
by Lois Lowry
4.1(1,785,054)
In a world where everyone is the same, a young boy named Jonas learns about true memory, forcing him to see the cost of his community's peaceful ignorance.
by Arthur Golden
4.1(1,717,312)
A young girl with unique eyes, sold into a geisha house, navigates a world of rivalry and forbidden love to become a sought-after geisha, all while wanting impossible freedom.
by Ray Bradbury
4.0(1,680,139)
In a future where books are illegal and independent thought suppressed, a fireman whose job is to burn forbidden literature starts to question everything after meeting a free-spirited young woman.
by Ana Huang
3.7(1,672,872)
A quiet billionaire with a difficult past finds his guarded heart opening to the woman he must protect, but their growing passion uncovers dangerous secrets and a shared, traumatic history.
by Ana Huang
3.7(1,672,872)
A stoic, vengeance-driven mogul finds his icy world melting for his best friend's free-spirited sister, only for their forbidden love to unearth dangerous secrets that threaten to shatter them both.
by Charlotte Brontë
4.1(1,624,682)
Orphaned, impoverished, and plain, Jane Eyre navigates the rigid Victorian world, finding defiant love and stark independence amidst the gothic secrets of Thornfield Hall and the passionate, Byronic Mr. Rochester.
by Audrey Niffenegger
4.0(1,573,857)
A love story where a woman's husband involuntarily vanishes and reappears through time, challenging their relationship as they build a life together.
by Elizabeth Gilbert
3.6(1,474,731)
A heartbroken writer leaves her conventional life for a year-long global search for pleasure in Italy, spiritual devotion in India, and unexpected love and balance in Bali.
by Margaret Atwood
4.1(1,459,245)
In a future where women lose their rights and become reproductive tools, Offred navigates a frightening world, holding onto memories and forbidden desires in a fight for her identity.
by Aldous Huxley
4.0(1,441,287)
In a future where happiness comes from chemicals and individuality is gone, one man's desire for real experience threatens the calm, controlled society.
by Christopher Paolini
3.9(1,437,124)
A farm boy's life is shattered when a mysterious blue stone hatches a dragon, thrusting him into a perilous destiny as a Dragon Rider to challenge an evil Empire.
by Douglas Adams
4.2(1,436,325)
Moments after his house is demolished, Arthur Dent, an ordinary Englishman, finds himself launched into a ridiculous interstellar journey, armed only with a towel and a guide that humorously advises 'DON'T PANIC' as Earth is vaporized for a hyperspace bypass.
by Gabrielle Zevin
4.1(1,387,831)
Two college friends build a video game empire, their unacknowledged love story unfolding over decades of fame, tragedy, and artistic pursuit.
by Sara Gruen
4.1(1,379,584)
Amidst the dust and desperation of a Depression-era circus, an orphaned veterinary student finds forbidden love with the star equestrian and an an unlikely bond with an 'untrainable' elephant, all while navigating the volatile whims of her charismatic, cruel husband.
by Emily Brontë
3.9(1,342,664)
A story of intense love, revenge, and the wild moors, where Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff's lives are forever tied together by a destructive passion.