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  1. 99 Days

    Katie Cotugno

    ★ 3.4 (18k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Molly has ninety-nine days to survive her small town, her ex-boyfriend's sister, and the unexpected return of two brothers: one she betrayed, and one she cannot resist.

  2. A House for Mr Biswas

    V. S. Naipaul

    ★ 3.8 (18k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Haunted by a prophecy of misfortune and trapped by his in-laws, Mr. Biswas begins a darkly comic and sad journey to get his own house in post-colonial Trinidad.

  3. Ten Thousand Skies Above You

    Claudia Gray

    ★ 4.1 (18k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A heartbroken Marguerite races across a multiverse of dazzling, dangerous alternate realities, battling ruthless foes and confronting her own destiny, all to reassemble the shattered soul of the boy she loves.

  4. Night Train to Lisbon

    Pascal Mercier

    ★ 3.8 (18k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    A disaffected Swiss Latin teacher impulsively abandons his life to journey to Lisbon, obsessively tracing the enigmatic life and philosophical writings of a deceased Portuguese doctor whose words promise a path to understanding loneliness, love, and the self.

  5. I Wrote This For You

    pleasefindthis

    ★ 4.1 (18k) average on GoodreadsCreativity

    A mysterious writer's intimate prose convinces the reader each word was penned exclusively for them, a secret message found at the right moment.

  6. Sisters

    Raina Telgemeier

    ★ 3.9 (18k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    On a bumpy road trip to a family reunion, two bickering sisters, a cartoonist and a loner, navigate the turns of their past and present relationship, discovering that even the most discordant siblings can find harmony when their family's future is on the line.

  7. One Hundred Names

    Cecelia Ahern

    ★ 3.8 (18k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A journalist uncovers her dying mentor's final secret: a list of one hundred names, each a connection that reweaves her understanding of life and second chances.

  8. All the Crooked Saints

    Maggie Stiefvater

    ★ 3.8 (18k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In the desert town of Bicho Raro, the Soria family faces the challenges of their miraculous abilities, as three cousins try to break free from a past of dark saints, forbidden love, and the unexpected costs of their own desires.

  9. Mississippi Blood

    Greg Iles

    ★ 4.4 (18k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In the conclusion to a Southern epic, a grieving Penn Cage races to untangle his father's murder trial from the Klan-laced secrets of Mississippi's past, risking everything to save his family.

  10. The Moon and Sixpence

    W. Somerset Maugham

    ★ 4.1 (18k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Driven by a destructive artistic hunger, a respectable banker leaves his life and family for the bohemian art world of Paris and the primal allure of Tahiti, leaving human wreckage behind for the sake of creative genius.

  11. Noble Beginnings

    L.T. Ryan

    ★ 3.8 (18k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A Marine on loan to the CIA in 2002 Iraq, Jack Noble's intervention to protect an Iraqi family from rogue agents pulls him into a deadly conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of the U.S. government.

  12. Once

    Anna Carey

    ★ 4.2 (18k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    In a dystopian New America, Eve must navigate treacherous cities, shocking secrets, and impossible choices to rescue the boy she loves and confront a deadly future she never imagined.

  13. The Lost Years of Merlin

    T.A. Barron

    ★ 4.0 (18k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    An amnesiac boy with growing magical powers must travel to a mystical, dying island to learn who he is and save Fincayra.

  14. Orientalism

    Edward W. Said

    ★ 4.1 (18k) average on GoodreadsPolitics

    Edward Said's "Orientalism" examines how Western scholarship, art, and politics created a widespread and often demeaning 'Orient' to justify domination, silencing the diverse voices and realities of the East.

  15. Smack

    Melvin Burgess

    ★ 3.9 (18k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    In Edinburgh's grim underworld, two runaway teens from different backgrounds find dangerous love with each other and with heroin.

  16. Mister Pip

    Lloyd Jones

    ★ 3.7 (18k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    On a war-torn tropical island, a reclusive white man captivates a class of children with the tale of Pip from 'Great Expectations,' sparking their imaginations and offering an escape from their brutal reality, until the power of story itself becomes a perilous force.

  17. Who Fears Death

    Nnedi Okorafor

    ★ 4.0 (18k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Born from brutal rape in post-apocalyptic Africa, Onyesonwu, a girl with sand-colored skin and magic, must confront ancient traditions, love, and death to fulfill her destiny and end the extermination of her people.

  18. The Labours of Hercules

    Agatha Christie

    ★ 3.8 (18k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Before he can retire, Hercule Poirot takes on twelve final cases, each a mystery mirroring the ancient Greek myths, from tracking a lost poet to unmasking a deadly cult leader.

  19. This Shattered World

    Amie Kaufman

    ★ 4.0 (18k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A starship captain and a rebel leader, chained together, must navigate a treacherous warzone and uncover truths that could shatter both their worlds.

  20. Lockdown

    Alexander Gordon Smith

    ★ 4.1 (18k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Framed for murder, Alex Sawyer is condemned to Furnace Penitentiary, a subterranean juvenile prison where gas-masked creatures, monstrous guards, and a devilish warden reveal a horrifying truth: death is the least of his worries in a place designed for something far more sinister than punishment.

  21. Mercy

    Lucian Bane

    ★ 4.1 (18k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A sadist's controlled world shatters when the enigmatic Mercy offers help, a proposition he intends to turn into his own twisted game.

  22. When We Collided

    Emery Lord

    ★ 3.8 (18k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    A summer romance between two troubled teens sparks a powerful connection, forcing them to face their pasts and shape their futures.

  23. The Hunter

    L.J. Smith

    ★ 4.2 (18k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A captivating cyber-punk draws Jenny into a deadly game where her worst fears become real, forcing her to confront a stalker's obsession and bargain for her soul in a house of horrors.

  24. The Women of Brewster Place

    Gloria Naylor

    ★ 4.2 (18k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Seven black women on Brewster Place build an unbreakable sisterhood, navigating love, loss, and hope in their shared sanctuary and prison.

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