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by Nick Hornby
3.8(125,733)
A commitment-phobic bachelor invents a son to meet single mothers, only to find himself unexpectedly growing up when a peculiar twelve-year-old attaches himself to him, forcing both to confront their arrested development.
by Victoria Aveyard
4.0(125,654)
Imprisoned and stripped of her lightning, Mare Barrow navigates the betrayals of a king she once loved, while the rebellion she started burns stronger without her, threatening to consume a kingdom already at war.
by Sandra Cisneros
3.6(125,638)
Esperanza Cordero's short stories show a young Latina girl finding her voice as she navigates identity, dreams, and the realities of her Chicago neighborhood on Mango Street.
by Tana French
4.0(125,586)
A detective must infiltrate a seemingly idyllic house of students by impersonating her own doppelgänger, found murdered with the detective's former undercover identity, to unravel a mystery where her past and present collide.
by Terry Hayes
4.3(125,526)
A former black ops agent, code-named Pilgrim, must piece together a global trail of seemingly unrelated atrocities to thwart a brilliant terrorist's plot to unleash a devastating biological weapon on America.
by Andrew Sean Greer
3.7(125,500)
To escape the awkward wedding of an ex-lover, a perpetually failing novelist embarks on a chaotic, globe-trotting literary tour, accidentally finding himself and love along the way.
by H.A. Rey
4.2(125,471)
A mischievous yet lovable monkey, fresh from the jungle, finds his insatiable curiosity constantly landing him in comical predicaments throughout the bustling city, all while under the watchful eye of his kind, yellow-hatted friend.
by Jenny Lawson
3.9(125,463)
Jenny Lawson comically explores the absurdities of severe depression and mental illness, finding deep joy and connection amid the chaos with the help of taxidermied animals.
by Stephen King
3.5(125,434)
An ancient spaceship in rural Maine slowly transforms a town's residents into super-powered, malevolent beings, twisting their minds and bodies.
by Colleen Hoover
4.2(125,395)
In a Dallas art studio, a determined Auburn, rebuilding her shattered life, falls for the enigmatic artist, Owen, only to discover his devastating secret threatens to unravel everything she holds dear.
by Vincent Bugliosi
4.0(125,364)
This is the prosecutor's account of the Charles Manson murders, exposing Manson's psychological control over his followers and the Tate-LaBianca murders.
by Robert Jordan
4.4(125,281)
As the Last Battle rages and reality unravels, Perrin must master his inner wolf to escape spectral hunters, while Mat faces an impossible dance with the Aelfinn and Eelfinn in the ominous Tower of Ghenjei to save a lost friend.
by Liv Constantine
3.9(125,196)
A social climber infiltrates the life of a rich couple, only to find the perfect facade hides dark secrets.
by Michael Cunningham
3.9(125,158)
Three women across different eras and continents find their lives linked by Virginia Woolf's 'Mrs. Dalloway' as they face their own desires, societal expectations, and the passage of time.
by Teresa Driscoll
4.0(124,692)
A woman's guilt over a missed opportunity to help a missing girl turns into a terrifying ordeal when she becomes the target of a mysterious stalker who knows her secret, exposing a web of lies among those closest to the vanished teen.
by John Flanagan
4.2(124,428)
Feared as dark magicians, the mysterious Rangers recruit a small, orphaned boy named Will, who quickly discovers their true purpose as the kingdom's silent protectors against a looming invasion by the malevolent Lord Morgarath.
by Marcus Aurelius
4.2(124,387)
Explore the private reflections of a Roman emperor on the universe, leadership, and his own soul, offering lasting wisdom for self-mastery and inner strength.
by Zadie Smith
3.8(124,344)
In multicultural London, the intertwined lives of the English Iqbal and Jewish-Jamaican Jones families unravel across three generations, showing how friendship, love, war, and the inescapable past comically and poignantly affect them.
by Stephen King
3.8(124,321)
When a novelist's violent pseudonym takes on a life of its own, Thad Beaumont must confront the terrifying reality that his dark literary creation is committing real-world murders, all while framing him with his own bloody fingerprints.
by Emmuska Orczy
4.1(124,259)
During the French Revolution, the Scarlet Pimpernel, a master of disguise, saves innocents from the guillotine while a French agent tries to find out who he is.
by Mitch Albom
4.1(124,259)
A broken man, near suicide, gets one miraculous day to reconnect with his deceased mother, learning about her untold sacrifices and mending his life.
by Hajime Isayama
4.4(123,623)
Humanity lives behind huge walls, safe from man-eating giants. When the giants break through, a young boy's desire for freedom starts a bloody fight for survival.
by Lori Gottlieb
4.4(123,559)
When a therapist suddenly finds herself on the other side of the couch, she discovers that the universal struggles of her diverse patients mirror her own journey through love, loss, and the messy, humorous business of being human.
by Terry Pratchett
4.0(123,544)
As a large red star moves towards Discworld, the only hope rests with the inept wizard Rincewind, who must save a world he once fell off.