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  1. UnEnchanted

    Chanda Hahn

    ★ 3.9 (40k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    After an act of heroism makes her popular, an ordinary high school girl discovers she's a descendant of the Brothers Grimm, inheriting their unfinished, cursed fairy tales and becoming the next target of a powerful, vengeful Story.

  2. A Reaper at the Gates

    Sabaa Tahir

    ★ 4.2 (40k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    As war engulfs the Martial Empire, a Shrike fights to protect her family from a mad emperor, a scholar hunts a demon while facing betrayal, and a Soul Catcher battles an ancient power that threatens to sever him from the woman he loves.

  3. My Lady Jane

    Cynthia Hand

    ★ 4.1 (40k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In an alternate Tudor England, a dying king, a bookish noblewoman, and a shape-shifting horse named G must conspire to save the kingdom from a fanatical plot, all while navigating unexpected romance and the looming threat of execution.

  4. The Third Option

    Vince Flynn

    ★ 4.3 (40k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Mitch Rapp's final mission puts him in danger, making him face a German industrialist who arms dangerous terrorists.

  5. Eva Luna

    Isabel Allende

    ★ 4.0 (40k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Orphaned and poor, Eva Luna tells her remarkable life story through vivid tales, changing her South American world with imagination and the diverse people she meets.

  6. Nicholas Nickleby

    Charles Dickens

    ★ 3.9 (40k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Penniless but principled, young Nicholas Nickleby navigates a world of Dickensian rogues, theatrical eccentrics, and cruel injustices to protect his family and forge his own path.

  7. Severance

    Ling Ma

    ★ 3.8 (40k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    During a global pandemic that turns people into automatons, a secretly pregnant millennial office worker navigates the ruins of New York with a cult-like group of survivors, confronting the consumerism of her past life.

  8. The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents

    Terry Pratchett

    ★ 4.0 (40k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A street-smart talking cat, his intelligent rat companions, and a human boy con their way through towns with a Pied Piper scam, until they find a sinister secret in Bad Blintz. This forces them to face real danger and the dark truths of their own existence.

  9. The Wizard Heir

    Cinda Williams Chima

    ★ 4.1 (40k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A rebellious teenage wizard, plagued by uncontrolled magic and a tragic past, is thrust into a secluded school where the charismatic headmaster promises training but secretly plots to exploit his students' powers for a sinister agenda.

  10. The Spectacular Now

    Tim Tharp

    ★ 3.5 (40k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A charming, hard-partying high school senior with no future plans finds his carefully constructed world of superficial fun challenged when he unexpectedly falls for the 'social disaster' he set out to transform.

  11. Northern Lights

    Nora Roberts

    ★ 4.0 (40k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A Baltimore cop, still grieving his partner's death, moves to Lunacy, Alaska, for a fresh start as police chief, only to uncover an old murder that threatens his new life and budding romance.

  12. A Modest Proposal

    Jonathan Swift

    ★ 4.0 (40k) average on GoodreadsPolitics

    Swift's satirical essay suggests that impoverished Irish parents might sell their children as food to alleviate their suffering and enrich the Anglo-Irish gentry.

  13. Martin the Warrior

    Brian Jacques

    ★ 4.2 (40k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A young mouse, enslaved by the stoat Badrang, plots his freedom, the recovery of his father's sword, and the liberation of all oppressed creatures from the fortress of Marshank.

  14. Stay Close

    Harlan Coben

    ★ 3.9 (40k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A suburban soccer mom, a photographer, and a detective find their lives unraveling when a seventeen-year-old disappearance resurfaces, exposing the dark secrets hidden beneath their lives.

  15. The Enchantress Returns

    Chris Colfer

    ★ 4.5 (40k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    When the vengeful Enchantress kidnaps their mother, twin siblings Alex and Conner must defy their grandmother and journey back to the Land of Stories to rescue her and prevent the fairy tale world from crumbling.

  16. Too Late

    Colleen Hoover

    ★ 3.9 (40k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Trapped in a violent web spun by her possessive drug lord boyfriend, Sloan finds a dangerous glimmer of hope in the undercover agent sent to destroy him, forcing her to choose between survival and a love that could be her ultimate undoing.

  17. Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?

    Seth Godin

    ★ 3.8 (40k) average on GoodreadsBusiness
  18. Night Watch

    Terry Pratchett

    ★ 4.0 (40k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A time-traveling policeman hunts a serial killer targeting his younger self in a city on the verge of revolution, confronting the cycles of societal change and the meaning of justice.

  19. Evening Class

    Maeve Binchy

    ★ 4.0 (40k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    In a Dublin evening class, a diverse group of adults find their lives unexpectedly intertwined and transformed through shared dreams of Italy and the universal language of human connection.

  20. Hour Game

    David Baldacci

    ★ 4.0 (40k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A chilling game of copycat serial murders terrorizes a community, drawing ex-Secret Service agents King and Maxwell into a frantic hunt that forces them to confront a terrifying truth hidden within an aristocratic family's secrets.

  21. How I Live Now

    Meg Rosoff

    ★ 3.6 (40k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    Amidst a sudden war that isolates them in rural England, a cynical New York teen finds an unexpected home and an unconventional love with her cousins, only to have it shattered by the brutal realities of survival.

  22. A Great Deliverance

    Elizabeth George

    ★ 4.0 (40k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A brutal beheading in a tranquil Yorkshire valley plunges aristocratic Inspector Lynley and his working-class partner into a labyrinth of ancient legends, dark family secrets, and a confession that only deepens the mystery.

  23. More Happy Than Not

    Adam Silvera

    ★ 4.0 (40k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    In a near-future Bronx, a heartbroken teen grapples with love, loss, and a memory-altering procedure that promises happiness but threatens to erase his true self and the boy he's falling for.

  24. The Sleeper and the Spindle

    Neil Gaiman

    ★ 3.9 (40k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    On her wedding day, a warrior queen trades her gown for armor and a sword, journeying with her dwarf companions into a cursed kingdom to rescue a princess, only to find that neither the spell nor the maiden are what they seem.

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