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  1. The Problem with Forever

    Jennifer L. Armentrout

    ★ 4.0 (37k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Four years after escaping a traumatic past, a selectively mute girl must find her voice to save the childhood protector she reconnects with, who is now spiraling into danger, while navigating public high school and their undeniable, reawakened bond.

  2. Cards on the Table

    Agatha Christie

    ★ 3.9 (37k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Four bridge players, each with a secret past, become the prime suspects when their eccentric host, who boasted of murder as an art, is found dead in plain sight during a seemingly innocent game.

  3. Wait for It

    Mariana Zapata

    ★ 4.3 (37k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A single mother of two boys and a large dog finds romance with her quiet next-door neighbor.

  4. Airport

    Arthur Hailey

    ★ 4.0 (37k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A blizzard traps passengers and crew at Chicago's Lincoln International, where an airport manager and an arrogant pilot race against time to prevent disaster, both on the ground and in the air, over seven intense hours.

  5. Devil May Cry

    Sherrilyn Kenyon

    ★ 4.3 (37k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A former Sumerian god, stripped of his powers and burning for revenge, must ally with a dangerous woman to stop a demonic apocalypse, even as she threatens to steal his heart or deliver him to his enemies.

  6. When God Was a Rabbit

    Sarah Winman

    ★ 3.7 (37k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    This is a tale of a brother and sister's unbreakable bond through four decades of quirky family life, growing up, loss, and love.

  7. The Razor's Edge

    W. Somerset Maugham

    ★ 4.2 (36k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Haunted by war, a young American leaves his privileged life and engagement for a spiritual quest, leaving behind love, betrayal, and social disapproval, all observed by a cynical author.

  8. Leo

    Mia Sheridan

    ★ 4.0 (36k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Separated by the foster system, a young woman's heart is torn between the ghost of her first love and the enigmatic stranger who arrives claiming to be his messenger, forcing her to confront the truth behind an eight-year silence.

  9. The Body

    Stephen King

    ★ 4.3 (36k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In the summer of 1960, four boys go into the woods of Maine to find a dead body, uncovering truths about life, death, and friendship that change them forever.

  10. Raw

    Belle Aurora

    ★ 4.2 (36k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A woman who escaped a difficult childhood finds herself drawn to her persistent stalker, blurring the lines between fear and a dangerous kind of love.

  11. Apology

    Plato

    ★ 4.2 (36k) average on GoodreadsPolitics

    Before the Athenian court, Socrates, charged with impiety and corrupting youth, shows his commitment to truth and the examined life, a defense that seals his fate but makes his philosophy immortal.

  12. A Faint Cold Fear

    Karin Slaughter

    ★ 4.1 (36k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A small-town medical examiner and police chief uncover a horrifying pattern of 'suicides' on a college campus, forcing them to confront a sadistic killer and a disgraced ex-cop who might hold the key to stopping the next brutal attack.

  13. The Carrie Diaries

    Candace Bushnell

    ★ 3.6 (36k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Before the cosmos and Manolos, a young Carrie Bradshaw navigates suburban Connecticut, first loves, and betrayals, discovering the nascent voice that will define a generation.

  14. Bleachers

    John Grisham

    ★ 3.5 (36k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A former high school football star returns to his hometown to confront his legendary coach's complex legacy as the community mourns his passing, forcing him to reconcile with his own past and shattered dreams.

  15. Passenger

    Alexandra Bracken

    ★ 3.8 (36k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A violin prodigy is pulled across centuries by a stranger, forcing her on a dangerous, time-traveling quest with a reluctant sailor to find a hidden legacy and escape a powerful family determined to reclaim a stolen, invaluable artifact.

  16. The Grey King

    Susan Cooper

    ★ 4.2 (36k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    An amnesiac boy, guided only by a cryptic riddle, must brave the ancient Welsh hills and confront the formidable Grey King to awaken six slumbering warriors with a magical harp before the final shadow consumes the world.

  17. The Lover

    Marguerite Duras

    ★ 3.7 (36k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In the steamy, colonial streets of 1920s Saigon, a penniless French girl's forbidden affair with a wealthy Chinese man ignites a passionate, destructive awakening that will haunt her for a lifetime.

  18. The Souls of Black Folk

    W.E.B. Du Bois

    ★ 4.3 (36k) average on GoodreadsPolitics

    W.E.B. Du Bois's important work examines post-Reconstruction America, asking for true equality and an end to the 'double consciousness' that limits Black people.

  19. Chicken Soup for the Soul

    Jack Canfield

    ★ 4.0 (36k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    Through heartwarming true stories, 'Chicken Soup for the Soul' offers comfort and inspiration to uplift spirits and help with life's challenges.

  20. The Eight

    Katherine Neville

    ★ 3.9 (36k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A thrilling, centuries-spanning quest for a Montglane chess set plunges a modern computer expert into a dangerous web of ancient secrets, powerful forces, and a destiny intertwined with two 18th-century convent girls.

  21. The Patron Saint of Liars

    Ann Patchett

    ★ 3.8 (36k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In a secluded Kentucky home for unwed mothers, a mysterious woman's past as a married runaway threatens to unravel her carefully constructed new life and the bond with the daughter she initially intended to abandon.

  22. Mona Lisa Overdrive

    William Gibson

    ★ 4.0 (36k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a future city, a street-smart girl's forced transformation, a celebrity's forgotten past, and a digital ghost meet in the Yakuza-controlled matrix, revealing a game where identities are bought and reality is a construct.

  23. Virals

    Kathy Reichs

    ★ 3.9 (36k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    After rescuing a test subject from a mysterious lab, a group of science-loving teenagers on a secluded island gain animalistic powers from an experimental virus, forcing them to use their new abilities to solve an ancient murder before the killer hunts them down.

  24. The Wednesday Wars

    Gary D. Schmidt

    ★ 4.1 (36k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood faces Shakespeare, angry rats, and yellow tights while navigating Vietnam and cream puff-demanding bullies, finding courage during his dreaded Wednesday afternoons with Mrs. Baker.

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