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  1. Stellaluna

    Janell Cannon

    ★ 4.2 (108k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A baby bat, separated from her mother, learns to live among birds before an unexpected reunion teaches her the beauty of embracing her true, nocturnal nature.

  2. The Rosie Effect

    Graeme Simsion

    ★ 3.6 (108k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    An autistic genetics professor, navigating his wife's pregnancy in New York, must learn to prioritize her emotional needs over his rigid logic or risk losing her when she needs him most.

  3. The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari: A Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams and Reaching Your Destiny

    Robin Sharma

    ★ 3.9 (108k) average on GoodreadsBusiness

    A driven lawyer trades his Ferrari for enlightenment, discovering timeless secrets to a life of purpose and inner peace.

  4. Dragons of Autumn Twilight

    Margaret Weis

    ★ 4.0 (108k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Four friends, bound by shared secrets and a mysterious woman with a magical staff, are thrust into a looming war that will test their loyalties and shape the fate of their world.

  5. Dead Beat

    Jim Butcher

    ★ 4.4 (108k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    To save his friend's career, wizard detective Harry Dresden must outwit six necromancers and a manipulative vampire to acquire a dark magical text before Halloween unleashes an army of the undead upon Chicago.

  6. The Talisman

    Stephen King

    ★ 4.1 (108k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A twelve-year-old boy goes on a dangerous, reality-bending quest across two dimensions of America to find a mystical talisman and save his dying mother.

  7. Wintergirls

    Laurie Halse Anderson

    ★ 4.0 (108k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    Haunted by the ghost of her best friend and fellow 'wintergirl,' Lia must confront her own skeletal obsession with thinness before it consumes her entirely.

  8. Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West

    Cormac McCarthy

    ★ 4.2 (107k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In 1850s Texas, a runaway teen joins a scalp-hunting gang, embarking on a violent journey that redefines the American West.

  9. Lirael

    Garth Nix

    ★ 4.3 (107k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A Clayr maiden, ostracized by her lack of the Sight, must embrace her unique destiny and a mysterious talking dog to confront an ancient evil threatening the Old Kingdom.

  10. The Queen of Nothing

    Holly Black

    ★ 4.3 (107k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Exiled and betrayed, Jude returns to the treacherous Faerie Court to save her sister, only to find herself caught in a brewing war and a deadly curse, forcing her to choose between power and humanity.

  11. A Gathering of Shadows

    V.E. Schwab

    ★ 4.3 (107k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Red London prepares for a magical competition, but Kell has disturbing dreams and a pirate returns, as a dark magic threatens to unbalance the worlds.

  12. Iron Kissed

    Patricia Briggs

    ★ 4.4 (107k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Mechanic Mercy Thompson, a coyote shapeshifter, must navigate fae politics and two alpha werewolves' desires to save her mentor from a murder charge, all while dealing with her own growing supernatural powers.

  13. The Hypnotist's Love Story

    Liane Moriarty

    ★ 3.7 (107k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    A hypnotherapist falls for a man whose ex-girlfriend is stalking him, only to discover she's already met the mysterious woman in a shocking twist of fate.

  14. I Let You Go

    Clare Mackintosh

    ★ 4.1 (107k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    After a tragic hit-and-run, Jenna flees to a remote Welsh cottage, only to discover the past she's running from is more sinister and closer than she imagined.

  15. To the Nines

    Janet Evanovich

    ★ 4.2 (107k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum chases a skip from Trenton to Vegas, evading assassins and uncovering a criminal plot, all while trying to manage her messy life and family.

  16. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

    John le Carré

    ★ 4.1 (107k) average on GoodreadsFiction

    A disgraced spymaster comes out of retirement to find a Soviet mole in the British Secret Service, forcing him to betray a colleague to save his country.

  17. The Prince and the Pauper

    Mark Twain

    ★ 3.9 (107k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    A twist of fate swaps the lives of a pampered prince and a tattered pauper, forcing each to navigate a new world while uncovering the meaning of royalty.

  18. The Death of Mrs. Westaway

    Ruth Ware

    ★ 3.8 (107k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A cash-strapped tarot reader, mistaken for a long-lost granddaughter, infiltrates a wealthy, grief-stricken family's estate, only to unearth a decades-old secret more dangerous than any card she could have predicted.

  19. The Amityville Horror

    Jay Anson

    ★ 3.9 (107k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In a house where a family was murdered, the Lutz family's new beginning turns into a 28-day nightmare of paranormal terror, forcing them to leave their home and face the truth that evil has a new address.

  20. Moloka'i

    Alan Brennert

    ★ 4.2 (107k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Exiled to the leper colony of Kalaupapa, a Hawaiian girl's dreams are broken, only to bloom again among outcasts who make a home on Moloka'i's isolated shores.

  21. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror

    Robert Louis Stevenson

    ★ 4.0 (107k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A respected doctor's chilling transformation into a monstrous alter-ego reveals the Victorian era's darkest worries about human nature, science, and hidden depravity.

  22. Presumed Innocent

    Scott Turow

    ★ 4.1 (107k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    After a prosecutor's affair ends in his colleague's murder, he faces trial, fighting to prove his innocence against a relentless system and his own hidden truths.

  23. The Aeneid

    Virgil

    ★ 3.8 (107k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Haunted by a goddess's wrath and driven by destiny, Aeneas braves stormy seas, tragic love, and the underworld to forge a new empire from Troy's ashes.

  24. Children of Dune

    Frank Herbert

    ★ 3.9 (106k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    On a greening Arrakis, nine-year-old twins with their father's prescient burden navigate a galactic empire that both craves and fears their messianic destiny amidst whispers of rebellion.

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