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  1. Magic Bites

    Ilona Andrews

    ★ 4.0 (104k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a post-apocalyptic Atlanta where magic surges and recedes like a tide, a sword-slinging mercenary with a dangerous secret must choose between a hidden life and avenging her guardian's murder amidst a city of necromancers, shapeshifters, and ancient evils.

  2. Proven Guilty

    Jim Butcher

    ★ 4.4 (104k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Drafted into the White Council, Harry Dresden juggles monstrous fear-feeders and a friend's troubled daughter while navigating the treacherous politics of wizardry and the supernatural chaos brewing in Chicago.

  3. An Anonymous Girl

    Greer Hendricks

    ★ 3.8 (104k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A young woman's attempt to earn easy money in a psychological study spirals into a terrifying experiment where her deepest secrets are weaponized and her reality unravels under the manipulative gaze of a mysterious doctor.

  4. Change of Heart

    Jodi Picoult

    ★ 3.9 (104k) average on GoodreadsSpirituality

    A grieving mother, reeling from her daughter's death, must choose between forgiving the killer and saving her other child's life.

  5. Frindle

    Andrew Clements

    ★ 3.8 (104k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    A mischievous fifth-grader invents a new word for 'pen,' sparking a nationwide linguistic phenomenon that challenges the nature of language and authority.

  6. Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1: Unmanned

    Brian K. Vaughan

    ★ 4.1 (104k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a world suddenly devoid of all but one man and his monkey, Yorick Brown's desperate quest for answers and his girlfriend is constantly threatened by a planet of powerful, and often vengeful, women.

  7. Love, Rosie

    Cecelia Ahern

    ★ 3.9 (104k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Through decades of missed connections and ill-timed decisions, Rosie and Alex navigate the journey of a love story perpetually out of reach.

  8. Ringworld

    Larry Niven

    ★ 4.0 (104k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A diverse crew of humans and aliens journeys across a massive artificial ringworld, only to crash-land and confront its mysteries and dangers.

  9. Heart of the Matter

    Emily Giffin

    ★ 3.7 (104k) average on GoodreadsRelationships

    A tragic accident intertwines the lives of a devoted stay-at-home mother and a guarded single attorney, forcing them to confront their deepest beliefs about love, loss, and what truly defines a family.

  10. Shopaholic Ties the Knot

    Sophie Kinsella

    ★ 3.8 (104k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A Manhattan shopaholic gets caught in a wedding mess when her mother plans a backyard party and her fiancé's socialite mother insists on a lavish Plaza event, both on the same day.

  11. The Turn of the Screw

    Henry James

    ★ 3.4 (104k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    A young governess, caring for two angelic orphans in a secluded country estate, battles terrifying apparitions, or perhaps, her own unraveling sanity.

  12. Winter's Heart

    Robert Jordan

    ★ 3.9 (104k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Rand races towards a destiny Cadsuane can't foresee, Perrin battles to rescue Faile, and Mat faces a foretold marriage, all while the Forsaken's shadow lengthens and the Wheel turns anew.

  13. Extras

    Scott Westerfeld

    ★ 3.6 (104k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a future obsessed with fame and radical self-expression, a 'nobody' reporter uncovers a secret that could catapult her to stardom or shatter her world.

  14. Adulthood Is a Myth

    Sarah Andersen

    ★ 4.1 (104k) average on GoodreadsCreativity

    Explore the awkward world of a young woman dealing with the realities of modern adulthood, from internet-filled weekends to the pain of public hand-holding, all while wondering when 'adulthood' truly begins.

  15. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother

    James McBride

    ★ 4.1 (104k) average on GoodreadsBiography

    A journalist discovers the remarkable life of his white mother, who survived the Holocaust and became a respected figure in a Black community, showing how love crosses racial lines and how identity is complex.

  16. The Snowy Day

    Ezra Jack Keats

    ★ 4.2 (104k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    A little boy in a red snowsuit discovers the quiet magic and playful wonders of his city neighborhood transformed by the season's first snowfall.

  17. The Jungle Book

    Rudyard Kipling

    ★ 3.9 (104k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves, learns the jungle's rules and faces its dangers, guided by animal friends and challenged by human and animal adversaries.

  18. The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo

    Amy Schumer

    ★ 3.7 (104k) average on GoodreadsBiography

    Amy Schumer hilariously bares her soul through candid essays about love, life, and everything in between, proving that vulnerability can be the funniest and most powerful thing of all.

  19. Going Postal

    Terry Pratchett

    ★ 4.4 (104k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    From the gallows to a government desk, a con artist is forced to resurrect a derelict postal service, battling sentient mail, a ruthless communication monopoly, and his own criminal instincts to deliver hope to a city.

  20. White Night

    Jim Butcher

    ★ 4.4 (103k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    When a dark conspiracy targeting magic users frames his own brother, Chicago wizard Harry Dresden must navigate the White Council's treacherous politics to clear his name and protect those he loves, even as the body count rises.

  21. Half of a Yellow Sun

    Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

    ★ 4.3 (103k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In the midst of Nigeria's brutal Biafran War, the lives of a spirited mistress, a revolutionary professor, a shy Englishman, and a young houseboy intertwine, revealing the devastating personal cost of a nation's fight for independence.

  22. The Burning Bridge

    John Flanagan

    ★ 4.3 (103k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Two young envoys, Will and Horace, find a plot by the warlord Morgarath to ambush the king's army, making them fight his legions alone to save their kingdom.

  23. The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea

    Sebastian Junger

    ★ 4.1 (103k) average on GoodreadsLifestyle

    A harrowing account of the 1991 "perfect storm" that claimed the fishing vessel Andrea Gail and its six-man crew, showing nature's raw, untamed power against human effort.

  24. We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves

    Karen Joy Fowler

    ★ 3.7 (103k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Rosemary Cooke's fractured family, haunted by her sister Fern's disappearance and an older brother's leaving, hides a secret that changed their ideas of family and humanity.

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