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  1. The Arsonist

    Stephanie Oakes

    ★ 4.0 (1k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In a city scarred by fire, two teenagers—one with a father on death row, the other an immigrant with a seizure dog—uncover secrets behind a Cold War resistance fighter's murder, finding that some truths burn brighter than any flame.

  2. Shadows Rising

    Madeleine Roux

    ★ 3.7 (1k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    As Sylvanas's treachery shatters the Horde, a young troll shaman and queen must race to save allies and rediscover their strength before a shadowy conspiracy engulfs Azeroth.

  3. The Declaration Of Independence

    Anne Mazer

    ★ 3.9 (1k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Abby, a young girl, turns a ban from the Fall Festival into a quest to prove her maturity, tackling household chores and sibling care with unexpected determination.

  4. Horns and Wrinkles

    Joseph Helgerson

    ★ 3.6 (1k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    When her cousin sprouts a magnificent horn after a swim in the Mississippi, Claire must dive into a world of river trolls and blue-wing fairies to break the magical spell before his new appendage becomes permanent.

  5. Requiem

    Lauren Oliver

    ★ 4.1 (1k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In a world consumed by revolution, Lena fights for freedom in the dangerous Wilds while her former best friend, Hana, navigates a gilded cage in the city. Their paths converge in an explosive climax.

  6. Secret Society

    Miasha

    ★ 4.3 (1k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    Two best friends live a lavish life of luxury gifts and high-stakes parties, but they hide a secret that threatens to unravel their lives and test their street smarts.

  7. Friends for Life

    Andrew Norriss

    ★ 4.2 (1k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A lonely boy finds true friendship with a cheerful ghost and uncovers why only some people can see her.

  8. The Reaping

    Michelle Leighton

    ★ 3.8 (1k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A shy teenager’s ordinary life implodes when she develops flesh-eating zombie tendencies and catches the eye of a dangerously attractive immortal, all while a spectral twin and a soul collector vie for her attention.

  9. Star in the Storm

    Joan Hiatt Harlow

    ★ 4.0 (1k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    In a village where her dog is outlawed, a young girl must decide whether to risk her beloved Newfoundland's life to save a hundred passengers from a sinking steamer during a raging storm.

  10. alphabet

    Inger Christensen

    ★ 4.4 (1k) average on GoodreadsFiction

    Inger Christensen's "alphabet" uses the Fibonacci sequence and the alphabet to show the metaphysical in everyday things, creating psalm-like poems that celebrate life's beauty while lamenting its fragility.

  11. Unbroken

    Paula Morris

    ★ 4.3 (1k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    A year after a near-fatal encounter, Rebecca returns to jazz-filled New Orleans and is drawn into a century-old murder mystery by a ghost, forcing her to confront trust, danger, and the city's spectral secrets.

  12. The Night Land

    William Hope Hodgson

    ★ 3.5 (1k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a dying world where humanity huddles within the colossal Last Redoubt, shielded by an energy barrier from cosmic horrors and ancient Watchers in the eternal night, one man dares to venture into the volcanic gloom to find a lost love in a forgotten bastion.

  13. The Wishing Game

    Patrick Redmond

    ★ 3.9 (1k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Decades after a sinister 'wishing game' among privileged boys at a rigid 1950s boarding school led to a horrific event, a journalist unearths the dark secrets buried by an institution determined to protect its own.

  14. Battle of the Sexes

    Adriana Locke

    ★ 4.0 (1k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A cocky CEO, sure he will dominate his new female co-partner, quickly finds himself in a passionate war for control of his heart that promises to spill from spreadsheets to the sheets.

  15. Evangeline

    Alexia Purdy

    ★ 3.8 (1k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A young woman is drawn into a world of magic and ancient love, risking everything to answer the call of Faerie.

  16. Dementia

    Jaid Black

    ★ 3.7 (1k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A captive of an alien world, Dee Ellison must outwit a relentless alpha male ape man while navigating a society where human females are enslaved.

  17. Fascinating Womanhood

    Helen B. Andelin

    ★ 3.6 (1k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    Learn how to be your husband's irresistible muse and make your marriage an enduring love affair using timeless feminine wisdom and practical, old-fashioned values.

  18. The Lesser Blessed

    Richard Van Camp

    ★ 3.9 (1k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A Dogrib Indian teenager deals with first love, friendship, and a difficult past in the Canadian North, all while managing Iron Maiden, hallucinations, and the unique challenges of growing up Native.

  19. The Burning Times

    Jeanne Kalogridis

    ★ 3.6 (1k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In 1357 France, a midwife with magic flees the Inquisition, finding her forbidden powers and love for a compassionate monk entangle her in a struggle for survival during the Black Death and the Hundred Years' War.

  20. Towards a Poor Theatre

    Jerzy Grotowski

    ★ 4.3 (1k) average on GoodreadsReference

    Grotowski's work explores actor-audience connection, removing theatrical excess to show the raw truth of performance.

  21. The Theory of Everything

    J.J. Johnson

    ★ 3.8 (1k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Grief-stricken and adrift after her best friend's death, Sarah navigates the chaos of loss, only to discover unexpected connections and the lasting power of love through a shared bond with her friend's twin brother and a quirky Christmas tree farm owner.

  22. Old Mother West Wind

    Thornton W. Burgess

    ★ 4.2 (1k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Join Old Mother West Wind as she brings generations of children into the Green Forest, where Peter Rabbit, Jimmy Skunk, and Reddy Fox teach lessons about nature and friendship.

  23. Markheim

    Robert Louis Stevenson

    ★ 3.5 (1k) average on GoodreadsFiction

    On Christmas Day, a man who has just committed murder in an antique shop faces his conscience and the haunting presence of his own wickedness as a mysterious shopman closes in.

  24. The Beast Must Die

    Nicholas Blake

    ★ 3.9 (1k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A grieving father, a celebrated mystery author, trades his pen for a pistol in a relentless, real-life quest to avenge his son's hit-and-run death, blurring the lines between justice and his own dark obsession.

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