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  1. West with the Night

    Beryl Markham

    ★ 4.2 (30k) average on GoodreadsLifestyle

    Beryl Markham's 'West with the Night' tells the story of her life in 1920s Kenya as a pilot and horse trainer, showing her defiance of expectations.

  2. Reboot

    Amy Tintera

    ★ 3.9 (30k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In post-apocalyptic Texas, the deadliest teen soldier, a Reboot brought back after 178 minutes, finds her resolve tested when ordered to train or eliminate a human new recruit whose smile awakens long-dormant emotions.

  3. No Second Chance

    Harlan Coben

    ★ 4.1 (30k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Marc Seidman's world shatters when his wife is murdered and daughter abducted, sending him on a relentless, life-threatening quest to find her amidst a labyrinth of deceit where everyone is a suspect and nothing is as it seems.

  4. Lady Susan

    Jane Austen

    ★ 3.6 (30k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Lady Susan Vernon, a clever and charming widow, skillfully navigates Regency society to arrange a good second marriage for herself and an undesirable match for her reluctant daughter.

  5. Big Sur

    Jack Kerouac

    ★ 3.8 (30k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Jack Kerouac's novel tells of a writer's mental collapse from alcohol in an isolated cabin, exploring consciousness and the pressure of fame.

  6. That Hideous Strength

    C.S. Lewis

    ★ 3.9 (30k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A naive sociologist joins a sinister organization aiming to control all humanity. His wife's prophetic dreams and an ancient, reawakened magic become Earth's last hope against a disembodied scientific horror and the encroaching powers of Hell.

  7. Illusions

    Aprilynne Pike

    ★ 4.1 (30k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A faerie caught between two lives must choose between the human she loves and the immortal faerie who protects her, as an ancient evil threatens both their worlds.

  8. Come Sundown

    Nora Roberts

    ★ 4.1 (30k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A Montana rancher, Bodine Longbow, unearths a terrifying family secret when a local murder spree coincides with the reappearance of her long-lost, traumatized aunt, forcing her to confront a darkness that threatens to shatter her idyllic world and the man she's come to trust.

  9. Shirley

    Charlotte Brontë

    ★ 3.8 (30k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In 1812 Yorkshire, during Luddite revolts and industrial change, two women, one bound by tradition and the other by wealth, navigate societal limits and find their own paths to independence, questioning what it means to be a woman in a changing world.

  10. Hedda Gabler

    Henrik Ibsen

    ★ 3.8 (30k) average on GoodreadsFiction

    Trapped in a suffocating marriage, Hedda Gabler manipulates those around her with destructive elegance, seeking beauty and influence, but ultimately becoming entangled in her own web.

  11. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate

    Jacqueline Kelly

    ★ 4.0 (30k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    In 1899 Texas, an eleven-year-old girl, guided by her naturalist grandfather, learns about evolution in her backyard while navigating expectations of becoming a young woman.

  12. A Very Large Expanse of Sea

    Tahereh Mafi

    ★ 4.2 (30k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    After 9/11, a Muslim teenager break-dancing through her pain finds her emotional walls challenged by an unexpected connection with a boy who sees beyond her hijab.

  13. Aurora Rising

    Amie Kaufman

    ★ 4.2 (30k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A hotshot cadet assembles a ragtag squad of misfits and a girl from the past to prevent an ancient war that threatens to consume the galaxy.

  14. My Name Is Memory

    Ann Brashares

    ★ 3.7 (30k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A boy cursed with perfect recall across lifetimes relentlessly pursues his soulmate through centuries, only to find their destined reunion constantly thwarted by a mysterious, ever-present force.

  15. Brokeback Mountain

    Annie Proulx

    ★ 4.0 (30k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    In 1960s Wyoming, two cowboys find a forbidden love as vast and dangerous as the mountains they herd sheep on, a bond that haunts their conventional lives and defies the violence of their world.

  16. Sleeping Murder

    Agatha Christie

    ★ 4.0 (30k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A newlywed's unsettling visions in her new home lead Miss Marple to unearth a decades-old 'perfect' murder, proving some ghosts are all too real and deadly.

  17. United We Spy

    Ally Carter

    ★ 4.4 (30k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    With her memory fragmented and her father gone, Cammie Morgan, a spy-in-training, must lead her friends on a global hunt to dismantle the Circle of Cavan and prevent a catastrophic plot that threatens to redefine her identity and her nation.

  18. A Pocket Full of Rye

    Agatha Christie

    ★ 3.9 (30k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    A businessman's poisoned tea and a pocket full of rye send Miss Marple on a puzzling hunt for a killer who's taken inspiration from a nursery rhyme.

  19. Keeper of the Lost Cities

    Shannon Messenger

    ★ 4.5 (30k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A telepathic girl, hidden among humans, is thrust into a secret world of elves, danger, and forgotten memories, where she must uncover why she is the key to their survival before those who want her power find out first.

  20. Everlost

    Neal Shusterman

    ★ 4.0 (30k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Stuck in Everlost, a limbo between life and death, two teens navigate a spectral world of lost children, sunken cities, and a monstrous soul-eater. One embraces eternity, while the other desperately seeks a way back.

  21. We Are the Ants

    Shaun David Hutchinson

    ★ 4.2 (30k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    A grieving, alien-abducted teenager, dealing with a broken family and his boyfriend's suicide, must weigh humanity's worth to decide if he will save Earth or let it be destroyed along with his pain.

  22. Sunny Side Up

    Jennifer L. Holm

    ★ 4.1 (30k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Sent to a Florida retirement community, Sunny Lewin's summer of comic books, alligators, and new friendships unravels a hidden family secret far more complex than any amusement park ride.

  23. Bear Snores On

    Karma Wilson

    ★ 4.3 (30k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A hibernating bear unknowingly hosts a lively winter party for a parade of forest creatures, only to awaken to an unexpected, food-filled surprise.

  24. The Monster of Florence

    Douglas Preston

    ★ 3.8 (30k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    An American author's dream move to a Tuscan farmhouse turns into a nightmarish true crime investigation when he unearths the chilling history of a serial killer in his own olive grove, only to become entangled as a suspect in a bizarre prosecutorial vendetta.

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