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  1. The Burning World

    Isaac Marion

    ★ 3.9 (3k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    As R stumbles through his new human life with Julie, a forgotten plague from his past resurfaces, threatening to drag him and the world into a nightmarish journey through America's wastelands and the darkest corners of his own mind.

  2. Black Rabbit Summer

    Kevin Brooks

    ★ 3.9 (3k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Years after their childhood bond fractured, a group of estranged friends reunites, only for a chilling disappearance at a chaotic carnival to force them to confront the possibility that one of their own is a killer.

  3. The Wandering Falcon

    Jamil Ahmad

    ★ 3.5 (3k) average on GoodreadsLifestyle

    Tor Baz, 'The Wandering Falcon,' navigates the brutal yet beautiful Federally Administered Tribal Areas, a world of ancient traditions, love, and survival at the crossroads of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran.

  4. The Soloist

    Mark Salzman

    ★ 3.7 (3k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    A former cello prodigy, now a drifting man, watches his world unravel as he navigates a murder trial's moral complexities and rediscovers his lost brilliance through a gifted young student.

  5. The Mountain of Adventure

    Enid Blyton

    ★ 4.1 (3k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Four children on holiday in the Welsh mountains find a rumbling peak, leading them into a chase with wolves, a secret underground base, and a mad genius planning global domination.

  6. The Secret Keeper

    Kate Morton

    ★ 4.2 (3k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A daughter's summer afternoon is interrupted by a crime, leading her fifty years later to uncover her mother's hidden wartime past and the lives bound by a secret.

  7. Unfaithful

    Elisa S. Amore

    ★ 4.3 (3k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    An angel of death falls for the girl he was sent to kill, igniting a desperate battle against fate, jealous servants of Death, and the devastating consequences of cheating destiny.

  8. Conspiracy of Blood and Smoke

    Anne Blankman

    ★ 4.0 (3k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Fleeing her past as Hitler's confidante, a young woman must return to Nazi Germany and risk exposure to save the man she loves from a murder charge and a deadly conspiracy reaching the highest levels of power.

  9. The Bible Jesus Read

    Philip Yancey

    ★ 4.1 (3k) average on GoodreadsHistory

    Philip Yancey explores the Old Testament to show how its ancient wisdom reveals God's nature and connects to Jesus's faith.

  10. The Heart Sutra

    Red Pine

    ★ 4.3 (3k) average on GoodreadsSpirituality

    Red Pine's clear translation and notes explain the complex idea that 'form is emptiness, emptiness is form,' making the Heart Sutra's core Buddhist teaching on enlightenment understandable.

  11. The Edge of Sadness

    Edwin O'Connor

    ★ 3.9 (3k) average on GoodreadsFiction

    A recovering alcoholic priest in 1950s Boston finds his path to spiritual renewal entangled with the boisterous secrets and passions of a wealthy Irish family, testing his faith and offering unexpected grace.

  12. Midnight Mass

    F. Paul Wilson

    ★ 3.9 (3k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In a world overrun by vampires, a disgraced priest, a warrior nun, a desperate uncle, and a wise rabbi must unite in a small New Jersey town to uncover an ancient weakness and spark humanity's last, bloody stand against the undead.

  13. Shutter

    Courtney Alameda

    ★ 3.8 (3k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Armed with an analog SLR and the ability to see spectral auras, monster hunter Micheline Helsing must capture a powerful entity on film within seven days, or she and her crew will be consumed by the very soulchain curse they were trying to fight.

  14. Something from Nothing

    Phoebe Gilman

    ★ 4.4 (3k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    A cherished blanket, full of memories and love, goes on a journey of change, becoming a jacket, a vest, and even a button, showing that things like family and cleverness can last forever.

  15. Mercury and Me

    Jim Hutton

    ★ 4.0 (3k) average on GoodreadsBiography

    From an anonymous barber to the steadfast gardener and intimate confidant, Jim Hutton offers an unvarnished, poignant look into the private world and final years of rock legend Freddie Mercury, revealing the quiet devotion behind the flamboyant icon.

  16. Sleeping with the Enemy

    Wahida Clark

    ★ 4.5 (3k) average on Goodreads

    In a world where love is a weapon and betrayal a lifestyle, two women navigate the treacherous underworld of crime and passion, only to discover that the most dangerous enemies are often those closest to your heart.

  17. House of Cards

    C.E. Murphy

    ★ 3.9 (3k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Summoned to broker peace between ancient, warring factions, a human woman finds herself a pawn in a supernatural power struggle, caught between a demanding dragonlord, a ruthless vampire mobster, and rebellious selkies, all while the gargoyle who started it all has mysteriously vanished.

  18. Limitless

    Robert J. Crane

    ★ 4.3 (3k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Two years after escaping a box, Sienna Nealon is pulled into a brutal London murder mystery, racing a clever killer who aims to reveal the deadly limits of her unique abilities.

  19. After Auschwitz

    Eva Schloss

    ★ 4.3 (3k) average on GoodreadsBiography

    Eva Schloss, Anne Frank's stepsister, recounts her survival of Auschwitz and the lifelong effort to honor those lost, finding purpose in remembrance.

  20. Youth

    Joseph Conrad

    ★ 3.7 (3k) average on GoodreadsFiction

    A young Marlow takes his first sea voyage to the East, facing the sea's power and his ship's fiery end, all while experiencing adventure and the realities of life.

  21. Three Tall Women

    Edward Albee

    ★ 3.9 (3k) average on GoodreadsFiction

    A dying matriarch, attended by two women and a silent young man, confronts aging, regret, and identity as the women subtly reveal themselves to be different stages of her own life.

  22. As a Driven Leaf

    Milton Steinberg

    ★ 4.1 (3k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In Roman Palestine, a brilliant Talmudic sage grapples with the seductive pull of Hellenistic thought, risking excommunication and spiritual exile as he navigates the clash between ancient tradition and a challenging new world.

  23. Never Been Kissed

    C.M. Kars

    ★ 3.9 (3k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    A 25-year-old nerd, whose life revolves around fandoms and books, finds her secret—never being kissed—challenged by an unexpected ride to the hospital with her 'hottie' next-door neighbor, leading her to wonder if her first kiss, and maybe more, is finally within reach.

  24. Just Like Fate

    Cat Patrick

    ★ 3.8 (3k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A young woman's choice to either stay with her ailing grandmother or go to a party splits her life into two parallel realities, each with different romances and friendships, as she tries to find her true happy ending.

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