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by Sarah J. Maas
4.4(133,582)
Before she was a rebel queen, Celaena Sardothien was a defiant assassin navigating dangerous missions and forbidden love, all while wrestling with her ruthless master and a growing conscience that threatened her freedom.
by Jonathan Tropper
3.9(133,522)
When a man whose life has just imploded is forced to spend a week of Shiva with his wildly dysfunctional family, he must navigate old feuds, new secrets, and the bombshell news of his estranged wife's pregnancy.
by Herman Koch
3.2(133,397)
Over a multi-course meal, two affluent couples navigate polite conversation as they secretly deal with their sons' crime and the decisions they must make to protect them.
by Laurell K. Hamilton
4.0(133,229)
In a St. Louis overrun by the undead, necromancer Anita Blake hunts a serial killer for the city's most powerful vampire, battling her forbidden desire for the creatures she's sworn to destroy.
by Kathy Reichs
3.9(133,207)
Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan unearths a chilling pattern in dismembered remains, plunging her into a hunt for a serial killer that puts her closest loved ones, including her own daughter, directly in the crosshairs.
by Virginia Woolf
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Through the fragmented perceptions of the Ramsay family and their guests, Woolf creates a meditation on loss, memory, and the elusive nature of truth against a Hebridean summer.
by Stephen King
3.6(132,971)
Lost in the ancient woods, nine-year-old Trisha McFarland, with only a Walkman and the imagined presence of her baseball hero Tom Gordon, must outwit a lurking, supernatural entity or become another forgotten whisper in the Appalachian shadows.
by Lemony Snicket
4.0(132,954)
At a boarding school filled with tyrannical teachers, devious plots, and an abundance of crabs, the Baudelaire orphans must outwit their guardians and uncover a sinister secret before they become the next victims.
by Tess Gerritsen
4.1(132,781)
A Boston detective hunts a surgeon who meticulously tortures and murders women, only to discover the killer's methods chillingly mirror a past attack on a doctor who believed she'd already killed her assailant.
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
4.2(132,551)
A Christ-like prince, aiming for pure goodness, enters a wild Russian society focused on wealth and desire, only to find his innocence spark scandal, betrayal, and tragic love.
by Atul Gawande
4.4(132,493)
A surgeon confronts medicine's greatest triumph and ultimate failure, arguing for a reimagining of care that prioritizes dignity and quality of life over the relentless, often futile, pursuit of longevity at all costs.
by Rachel Hawkins
3.9(132,490)
After a prom-night spell goes wrong, rebellious witch Sophie Mercer is sent to a supernatural reform school where she deals with mean witches, a forbidden crush, and a secret society hunting her kind.
by Stuart Turton
3.9(132,397)
Trapped in an aristocratic manor, a man must relive the same day in a different body, each a potential suspect, to unmask Evelyn Hardcastle's killer before the cycle, and his memory, is lost forever.
by Melissa de la Cruz
3.7(132,361)
A reclusive New York teen learns she descends from ancient, secretive vampires who founded America, and she enters a world of hidden power and deadly intrigue when their centuries-old secret comes apart.
by Helen Keller
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Blinded, deafened, and muted as a toddler, Helen Keller's autobiography chronicles her journey of discovering language and the world through Anne Sullivan's guidance, culminating in her graduation from Radcliffe and a life dedicated to advocacy.
by Brit Bennett
4.3(131,732)
Twin sisters, separated by race and identity, find their lives and their daughters' futures linked across generations.
by Haruki Murakami
3.9(131,711)
Abandoned by his four closest friends in college, Tsukuru Tazaki begins a journey years later to understand what happened and heal his emotional wounds.
by Wilkie Collins
4.0(131,636)
An art teacher falls for his student and uncovers a plot involving stolen identity, an asylum, and a spectral woman, all connected by a dark secret.
by Melissa Bank
3.3(131,635)
A witty young woman navigates dating and career challenges with a generous heart and sharp observations, moving through perplexing relationships and self-discovery.
by Helen Simonson
3.9(131,628)
In an English village, a retired major upholding tradition finds his world upended by a romance with a Pakistani shopkeeper, challenging expectations and his own decorum.
by Judy Blume
4.1(131,583)
Peter Hatcher navigates the chaotic, often humiliating, reality of being an older brother to the mischievous, mashed-potato-smearing toddler known as Fudge, whose antics consistently steal the spotlight and Peter's pet turtle.
by James C. Collins
4.1(131,456)
Learn how average companies became great, outperforming the market through disciplined leadership, strategic focus, and a culture of continuous improvement, based on five years of research.
by Shannon Hale
4.1(131,340)
Betrayed by her lady-in-waiting, a princess with the rare gift of animal speech must masquerade as a goose girl to reclaim her rightful throne and discover the true strength of her voice.
by Seth Grahame-Smith
3.7(131,324)
After a vampire kills his mother, a young Abraham Lincoln begins a secret, lifelong quest for revenge that leads to his presidency and a hidden Civil War against the undead.