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  1. Eleven on Top

    Janet Evanovich

    ★ 4.2 (100k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    After trading bulletproof vests for button factories, hapless bounty hunter Stephanie Plum discovers that escaping her dangerous career is far less deadly than escaping a resurrected maniac determined to bury her for good.

  2. Changes

    Jim Butcher

    ★ 4.5 (100k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    To save his daughter from the vengeful Red Court, Harry Dresden must confront his greatest fears and unleash the darkest aspects of his power, even if it means sacrificing everything he holds dear.

  3. The Grownup

    Gillian Flynn

    ★ 3.6 (100k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A cynical con artist faking psychic abilities finds herself genuinely entangled in a web of dark secrets and unsettling truths within a haunted Victorian home, where the line between supernatural terror and human evil blurs.

  4. This Man

    Jodi Ellen Malpas

    ★ 4.1 (100k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    An interior designer falls into a dangerous, passionate game of cat and mouse with a magnetic playboy who won't let her go.

  5. Armada

    Ernest Cline

    ★ 3.5 (99k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A teen gamer, whose life mirrors a popular sci-fi flight simulator, finds his virtual skills are Earth's only hope when an alien invasion rips his reality straight from the screen.

  6. The Origin of Species

    Charles Darwin

    ★ 4.0 (99k) average on GoodreadsReference

    Darwin's work reveals nature's endless, unguided process, where all life, from plants to humans, adapts and faces extinction in a complex, beautiful, and harsh cycle.

  7. Small Gods

    Terry Pratchett

    ★ 4.3 (99k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A cynical, disillusioned god, shrunken to tortoise form, must rely on an honest and unwitting monk to restore his faith and influence in a desert world teeming with forgotten deities and dangerous dogma.

  8. How to Be a Woman

    Caitlin Moran

    ★ 3.7 (99k) average on GoodreadsBiography

    Caitlin Moran humorously examines the difficult and often contradictory reality of being female, from puberty's awkwardness to modern womanhood's confusing demands.

  9. Warm Bodies

    Isaac Marion

    ★ 3.9 (99k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A zombie who loves Frank Sinatra and human souvenirs finds his dead heart beating again when he falls for a living girl, starting an impossible romance that could save or doom humanity.

  10. Cryptonomicon

    Neal Stephenson

    ★ 4.2 (99k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    From the code-breaking battlefields of World War II to a modern-day quest for a data haven and Nazi gold, brilliant mathematicians and their descendants navigate a maze of deception, cryptography, and shadowy conspiracies orchestrated by an enigmatic immortal.

  11. Losing Hope

    Colleen Hoover

    ★ 4.3 (98k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Haunted by a childhood mistake, Dean Holder grapples with a past he can't outrun when the girl he's searched for his entire life reappears, forcing him to confront the crushing guilt and secrets that still bind them.

  12. Prodigal Summer

    Barbara Kingsolver

    ★ 4.0 (98k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In the wild heart of southern Appalachia, a biologist, a farmer's wife, and two feuding neighbors find their lives connected during one summer.

  13. The Accidental Tourist

    Anne Tyler

    ★ 3.9 (98k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    A heartbroken travel writer, whose life is a fortress against change, finds his world upended by an unlikely, boisterous dog trainer who teaches him that even accidental detours can lead to fulfilling destinations.

  14. Dopamine Nation

    Anna Lembke

    ★ 3.9 (98k) average on Goodreads

    In a world full of instant rewards, "Dopamine Nation" shows that taking breaks from addictive pleasures helps us find real happiness and connection again.

  15. Cold Sassy Tree

    Olive Ann Burns

    ★ 4.0 (98k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In a sleepy 1906 Georgia town, young Will Tweedy finds his world upended and expanded as he navigates the scandal, secrets, and surprising love ignited by his widowed grandpa's impulsive marriage to a much younger woman.

  16. The Scorpio Races

    Maggie Stiefvater

    ★ 4.1 (98k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    On a windswept island where the sea releases its deadly, carnivorous water horses each November, a quiet champion and the first female rider must face their deepest fears and the ocean's power in a race where survival is not guaranteed.

  17. We Were the Lucky Ones

    Georgia Hunter

    ★ 4.4 (98k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Separated by the Nazi invasion, the Kurc family, flung across continents, clings to an unbreakable thread of hope, each member fighting for survival and the slim chance of reunion amidst the 20th century's darkest hour.

  18. The Wishing Spell

    Chris Colfer

    ★ 4.2 (97k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    When a cherished storybook becomes a portal, twins Alex and Conner are thrust into a peril-filled Land of Stories, forcing them to outwit classic fairy tale villains if they ever hope to return home.

  19. Bud, Not Buddy

    Christopher Paul Curtis

    ★ 3.9 (97k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Armed with a suitcase of treasures and his own rulebook for life, ten-year-old Bud Caldwell escapes an orphanage in 1936 Michigan, determined to find his jazz musician father using only a handful of cryptic flyers as his guide.

  20. Hoot

    Carl Hiaasen

    ★ 3.8 (97k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    When a new kid in Florida crosses paths with a shoeless, running boy, he's pulled into a quirky, eco-mystery involving burrowing owls, a pancake-house conspiracy, and a cast of eccentric characters determined to save their natural habitat.

  21. A Spark of Light

    Jodi Picoult

    ★ 3.7 (97k) average on GoodreadsFiction

    A desperate hostage negotiator faces his worst nightmare when his own daughter is trapped inside a women's reproductive health clinic under siege by a gunman. An intense countdown reveals the interwoven lives that led everyone to that fateful, divided day.

  22. The Swiss Family Robinson

    Johann David Wyss

    ★ 3.9 (97k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Shipwrecked on an island, the Robinson family uses their skills to build a self-sufficient home, facing challenges with cleverness and determination.

  23. Bleak House

    Charles Dickens

    ★ 4.0 (97k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In Victorian London, the endless Jarndyce and Jarndyce lawsuit slowly consumes fortunes and exposes society's decay, trapping both aristocrats and paupers in its tragic grip.

  24. All We Ever Wanted

    Emily Giffin

    ★ 3.9 (97k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A single scandalous photograph shatters the privileged lives of Nashville's elite, forcing a wealthy socialite, a struggling single father, and a scholarship student to confront their deepest values and redefine what family truly means.

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