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  1. Altered Carbon

    Richard K. Morgan

    ★ 4.0 (87k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In a future where death is a mere inconvenience and consciousness can be 'resleeved' into new bodies, a cynical ex-envoy is resurrected into a world of corporate intrigue and violent conspiracy to solve the murder of a billionaire's previous self.

  2. The Twelve

    Justin Cronin

    ★ 4.0 (87k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In a man-made apocalypse, society collapses, and an ancient evil evolves. Survivors, including a pregnant doctor, a lone warrior, and a protective teenager, struggle for hope and connection as humanity faces an enemy more terrifying than extinction.

  3. The Duke and I

    Julia Quinn

    ★ 4.0 (87k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    A clever fake courtship, meant to fend off London's eager mothers, sparks an undeniable, real passion between a commitment-phobic duke and a smart, overlooked debutante.

  4. Lean Mean Thirteen

    Janet Evanovich

    ★ 4.1 (87k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    When her ex-husband vanishes after a public brawl, bounty hunter Stephanie Plum gets caught in a web of old relationships, disappearances, and a dangerous game where her own life is at risk.

  5. Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports

    James Patterson

    ★ 4.2 (87k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    With the world facing a genetic 'Re-evolution,' Max and her winged Flock must reunite across continents and escape captors to save humanity from a scientifically engineered master race.

  6. The Thief Lord

    Cornelia Funke

    ★ 4.0 (87k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In Venice, two runaway orphans find refuge with a gang of child thieves and their leader, only to discover a magical carousel that can steal their childhoods and a detective looking for them.

  7. Disgrace

    J. M. Coetzee

    ★ 3.8 (87k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
  8. Ivanhoe

    Walter Scott

    ★ 3.8 (87k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Amidst the clashing swords of Norman overlords and dispossessed Saxons, the banished knight Ivanhoe returns to a land of jousts and sieges, battling for his forbidden love and the rightful king against the treacherous Prince John.

  9. The Life We Bury

    Allen Eskens

    ★ 4.0 (87k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A college student's simple writing assignment unravels a dying veteran's murder conviction, forcing him to confront a dangerous past while battling his own fractured family and a haunting childhood memory.

  10. Ninth House

    Leigh Bardugo

    ★ 4.0 (87k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A street-smart survivor of a brutal murder gets a scholarship to Yale, only to find herself policing the dark, occult rituals of its secret societies, where the dead walk and power comes at a terrifying cost.

  11. White Noise

    Don DeLillo

    ★ 3.9 (87k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    A professor of Hitler studies and his family face their own mortality when a toxic chemical spill forces them to confront the real, yet often invisible, threats of modern life.

  12. Garden Spells

    Sarah Addison Allen

    ★ 4.1 (87k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a town where an enchanted apple tree dictates destiny and edible magic stirs the soul, two estranged sisters must reconcile their past to embrace a future where love blooms as unexpectedly as the mystical garden they inherit.

  13. The Sword of Shannara

    Terry Brooks

    ★ 3.8 (86k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A sheltered youth, the last of an ancient lineage, must embrace his destiny and wield a mythical sword against a resurrected Warlock Lord to save his world from encroaching darkness.

  14. Nausea

    Jean-Paul Sartre

    ★ 3.9 (86k) average on GoodreadsPhilosophy

    A historian in a French town faces the crushing absurdity of being, removing all comforting illusions.

  15. The Brethren

    John Grisham

    ★ 3.7 (86k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Three disbarred judges running a lucrative mail scam from a minimum-security prison find their con spiraling into a deadly game when they inadvertently swindle a man with dangerous connections.

  16. Reason to Breathe

    Rebecca Donovan

    ★ 4.2 (86k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    In a town obsessed with appearances, a bruised and hidden girl finds unexpected love that threatens to expose the violent secret she desperately conceals beneath a facade of perfection.

  17. Old Yeller

    Fred Gipson

    ★ 4.1 (86k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    On the Texas frontier, a young boy's initial dislike for a thieving stray named Old Yeller turns into a deep bond of love and courage, as the dog becomes a vital protector, teaching the boy about loyalty and sacrifice.

  18. The Story of Ferdinand

    Munro Leaf

    ★ 4.4 (86k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    A peace-loving bull named Ferdinand, who prefers the scent of flowers to the fight, faces his greatest challenge when he's chosen for the bullfighting arena in Madrid.

  19. Beach Read

    Emily Henry

    ★ 4.1 (86k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A jaded romance novelist and a cynical literary writer, both battling writer's block in neighboring beach houses, challenge each other to swap genres, risking their hearts and their definitions of happily ever after along the way.

  20. The Bone Clocks

    David Mitchell

    ★ 3.8 (86k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    From a teenage runaway's psychic awakening in rural England to an epic, centuries-spanning war between immortal souls, Holly Sykes's life becomes the unexpected fulcrum of humanity's hidden destiny.

  21. Bad Feminist

    Roxane Gay

    ★ 3.9 (86k) average on GoodreadsPolitics

    In a collection of sharp, funny, and deeply personal essays, Roxane Gay dissects pop culture, politics, and her evolving identity as a woman of color, challenging the rigid confines of modern feminism.

  22. The Lowland

    Jhumpa Lahiri

    ★ 3.9 (85k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Two inseparable brothers in 1960s Calcutta are torn apart when one joins a radical political movement, leaving his pregnant wife and family to grapple with the devastating, generation-spanning repercussions of his idealism and sacrifice.

  23. Paper Princess

    Erin Watt

    ★ 4.0 (85k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    An orphan leaves poverty for immense wealth and five hostile, captivating brothers in a treacherous mansion, especially one determined to break her.

  24. Ordinary Grace

    William Kent Krueger

    ★ 4.2 (85k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In the summer of 1961, a thirteen-year-old boy in rural Minnesota deals with several tragedies that show the hidden side of his quiet town, making him face sin, grace, and the end of his innocence.

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