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Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1)
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Robin Hobb (Goodreads Author)
4.19 avg rating — 383,448 ratings
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| 302 |
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Romancing Mister Bridgerton (Bridgertons, #4)
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Julia Quinn (Goodreads Author)
3.88 avg rating — 416,192 ratings
score: 753,
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| 303 |
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Tiger's Voyage (The Tiger Saga, #3)
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Colleen Houck (Goodreads Author)
4.27 avg rating — 37,979 ratings
score: 751,
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| 304 |
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Inkheart (Inkworld, #1)
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Cornelia Funke (Goodreads Author)
3.93 avg rating — 439,760 ratings
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| 305 |
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A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1)
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3.97 avg rating — 1,267,319 ratings
score: 749,
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| 306 |
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Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful, #1)
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Jamie McGuire (Goodreads Author)
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| 307 |
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Three Fates
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Nora Roberts (Goodreads Author)
4.09 avg rating — 25,019 ratings
score: 743,
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| 308 |
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Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1)
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Jeff Lindsay (Goodreads Author)
3.90 avg rating — 214,990 ratings
score: 739,
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| 309 |
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Nightlife (Cal Leandros, #1)
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Rob Thurman (Goodreads Author)
3.65 avg rating — 13,343 ratings
score: 737,
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| 310 |
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The Sweet Far Thing (Gemma Doyle, #3)
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Libba Bray (Goodreads Author)
3.97 avg rating — 73,098 ratings
score: 736,
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| 311 |
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The Black Jewels Trilogy: Daughter of the Blood, Heir to the Shadows, Queen of the Darkness (The Black Jewels, #1-3)
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4.39 avg rating — 14,197 ratings
score: 735,
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| 312 |
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The Vampire Armand (The Vampire Chronicles, #6)
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3.80 avg rating — 73,131 ratings
score: 728,
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| 313 |
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Leaving Paradise (Leaving Paradise, #1)
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Simone Elkeles (Goodreads Author)
3.99 avg rating — 44,045 ratings
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| 314 |
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Master & Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
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4.07 avg rating — 62,379 ratings
score: 723,
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| 315 |
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Tied Up, Tied Down (Rough Riders, #4)
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Lorelei James (Goodreads Author)
4.24 avg rating — 12,185 ratings
score: 720,
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| 316 |
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Kiss of Crimson (Midnight Breed, #2)
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Lara Adrian (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 42,819 ratings
score: 719,
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| 317 |
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Rules of Attraction (Perfect Chemistry, #2)
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Simone Elkeles (Goodreads Author)
4.17 avg rating — 89,418 ratings
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| 318 |
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Deadly Little Secret (Touch, #1)
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Laurie Faria Stolarz (Goodreads Author)
3.86 avg rating — 22,913 ratings
score: 710,
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| 319 |
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Easy (Contours of the Heart, #1)
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Tammara Webber (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 228,958 ratings
score: 700,
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| 320 |
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The Valley of Unknowing
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3.85 avg rating — 371 ratings
score: 698,
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| 321 |
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Forty-Ninth
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Boris Pronsky (Goodreads Author)
4.12 avg rating — 128 ratings
score: 697,
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| 322 |
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The Cider House Rules
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John Irving (Goodreads Author)
4.17 avg rating — 193,399 ratings
score: 694,
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| 322 |
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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
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4.06 avg rating — 600,445 ratings
score: 694,
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| 324 |
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Complicated Moonlight (DCYE, #2)
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Lynessa Layne (Goodreads Author)
4.37 avg rating — 309 ratings
score: 693,
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| 325 |
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The Change (Blue River Chronicles #2)
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Charlotte Malina Meridian (Goodreads Author)
4.48 avg rating — 56 ratings
score: 692,
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| 325 |
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Don't Close Your Eyes
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Lynessa James (Goodreads Author)
3.76 avg rating — 608 ratings
score: 692,
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| 327 |
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The Iron Queen (The Iron Fey, #3)
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Julie Kagawa (Goodreads Author)
4.19 avg rating — 109,029 ratings
score: 690,
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| 328 |
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The Lovely Bones
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3.86 avg rating — 2,444,950 ratings
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| 329 |
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Lord John and the Private Matter (Lord John Grey, #1)
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Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author)
3.76 avg rating — 50,145 ratings
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| 330 |
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I Am Legend and Other Stories
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score: 678,
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| 331 |
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Fathers and Sons
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 98,648 ratings
score: 675,
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| 332 |
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The Darkest Night (Lords of the Underworld, #1)
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Gena Showalter (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 85,762 ratings
score: 665,
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| 333 |
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Delirium (Delirium, #1)
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Lauren Oliver (Goodreads Author)
3.95 avg rating — 477,323 ratings
score: 662,
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| 334 |
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Atlas Shrugged
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3.69 avg rating — 403,797 ratings
score: 653,
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| 335 |
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Strange Angels (Strange Angels, #1)
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3.79 avg rating — 41,392 ratings
score: 646,
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| 336 |
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Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)
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3.74 avg rating — 93,405 ratings
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| 337 |
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The Ask and the Answer (Chaos Walking, #2)
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4.18 avg rating — 101,043 ratings
score: 644,
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| 337 |
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Misbehaved
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Charleigh Rose (Goodreads Author)
3.74 avg rating — 11,924 ratings
score: 644,
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| 339 |
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The Story of Ferdinand
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4.37 avg rating — 93,960 ratings
score: 638,
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| 340 |
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1-3)
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Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author)
4.54 avg rating — 46,372 ratings
score: 634,
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| 341 |
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Lolita
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3.87 avg rating — 925,247 ratings
score: 630,
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| 342 |
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The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
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Scott Lynch (Goodreads Author)
4.30 avg rating — 330,469 ratings
score: 628,
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| 343 |
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Hard Evidence (I-Team, #2)
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Pamela Clare (Goodreads Author)
4.15 avg rating — 11,271 ratings
score: 627,
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| 344 |
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Sundays at Tiffany's
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James Patterson (Goodreads Author)
3.77 avg rating — 72,405 ratings
score: 626,
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| 345 |
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The Shadow and the Star (Victorian Hearts, #2)
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Laura Kinsale (Goodreads Author)
3.98 avg rating — 3,948 ratings
score: 624,
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| 346 |
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Maid-sama! Vol. 01 (Maid-sama!, #1)
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Hiro Fujiwara (Illustrator)
4.42 avg rating — 72,663 ratings
score: 620,
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Into the Wild
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Jon Krakauer (Goodreads Author)
4.02 avg rating — 1,172,048 ratings
score: 618,
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| 348 |
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The Raven Prince (Princes Trilogy, #1)
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Elizabeth Hoyt (Goodreads Author)
3.95 avg rating — 24,679 ratings
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| 349 |
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Fifty Shades Darker (Fifty Shades, #2)
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E.L. James (Goodreads Author)
3.83 avg rating — 964,740 ratings
score: 615,
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| 350 |
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
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3.87 avg rating — 251,105 ratings
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| 351 |
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Boundless (Unearthly, #3)
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Cynthia Hand (Goodreads Author)
4.11 avg rating — 47,354 ratings
score: 612,
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| 352 |
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The Iron Daughter (The Iron Fey, #2)
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Julie Kagawa (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 129,843 ratings
score: 611,
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| 353 |
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Morning Glory
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4.27 avg rating — 16,443 ratings
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| 354 |
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No Control (Delta Force #2)
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Shannon K. Butcher (Goodreads Author)
4.01 avg rating — 1,610 ratings
score: 608,
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| 355 |
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Nightshade (Nightshade, #1; Nightshade World, #4)
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Andrea Cremer (Goodreads Author)
4.01 avg rating — 84,365 ratings
score: 603,
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| 355 |
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A Kingdom of Dreams (Westmoreland, #1)
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4.20 avg rating — 55,865 ratings
score: 603,
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| 357 |
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Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1)
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Leigh Bardugo (Goodreads Author)
3.92 avg rating — 1,075,075 ratings
score: 602,
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| 358 |
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Undying (Undying, #1)
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4.06 avg rating — 50 ratings
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| 358 |
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Safecracker
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Ryan Wick (Goodreads Author)
4.16 avg rating — 330 ratings
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| 360 |
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The Rising (Blue River Chronicles, #1)
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Charlotte Malina Meridian (Goodreads Author)
3.88 avg rating — 86 ratings
score: 599,
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| 361 |
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Lord of the Flies
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3.70 avg rating — 3,136,005 ratings
score: 598,
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| 362 |
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Open Season
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4.02 avg rating — 22,275 ratings
score: 592,
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| 363 |
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Bloodlines (Bloodlines, #1)
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Richelle Mead (Goodreads Author)
4.20 avg rating — 190,318 ratings
score: 589,
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| 364 |
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Die for Me (Revenants, #1)
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Amy Plum (Goodreads Author)
3.98 avg rating — 55,931 ratings
score: 587,
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| 365 |
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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4.24 avg rating — 1,960,390 ratings
score: 586,
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| 366 |
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Lady Sophia's Lover (Bow Street Runners, #2)
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Lisa Kleypas (Goodreads Author)
3.95 avg rating — 22,665 ratings
score: 583,
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| 367 |
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Flowers for Algernon
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4.23 avg rating — 770,712 ratings
score: 580,
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| 368 |
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Odd Thomas (Odd Thomas, #1)
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Dean Koontz (Goodreads Author)
3.99 avg rating — 275,031 ratings
score: 575,
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| 369 |
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A Christmas Carol
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4.09 avg rating — 900,449 ratings
score: 573,
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| 370 |
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The Secret of Ella and Micha (The Secret, #1)
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Jessica Sorensen (Goodreads Author)
3.99 avg rating — 71,463 ratings
score: 569,
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| 371 |
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Lola and the Boy Next Door (Anna and the French Kiss, #2)
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Stephanie Perkins (Goodreads Author)
3.90 avg rating — 166,437 ratings
score: 567,
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| 372 |
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High Fidelity
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3.90 avg rating — 212,686 ratings
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| 373 |
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Untamed (MacKinnon's Rangers, #2)
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Pamela Clare (Goodreads Author)
4.23 avg rating — 4,054 ratings
score: 563,
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| 373 |
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Lord of the Fading Lands (Tairen Soul, #1)
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C.L. Wilson (Goodreads Author)
3.95 avg rating — 27,073 ratings
score: 563,
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| 373 |
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Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
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Veronica Roth (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 1,602,808 ratings
score: 563,
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| 373 |
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The Scarlet Pimpernel
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4.07 avg rating — 140,466 ratings
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Wings (Wings, #1)
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3.76 avg rating — 83,051 ratings
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Far From the Madding Crowd
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3.97 avg rating — 163,722 ratings
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The Brothers Karamazov
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4.39 avg rating — 373,613 ratings
score: 559,
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| 379 |
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The Stranger
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4.03 avg rating — 1,334,694 ratings
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| 381 |
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Corelli’s Mandolin
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4.03 avg rating — 91,966 ratings
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| 382 |
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The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1)
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3.90 avg rating — 15,504 ratings
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| 383 |
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City of Lost Souls (The Mortal Instruments, #5)
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Cassandra Clare (Goodreads Author)
4.21 avg rating — 561,145 ratings
score: 547,
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| 384 |
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Temptation Ridge (Virgin River, #6)
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Robyn Carr (Goodreads Author)
4.21 avg rating — 27,339 ratings
score: 540,
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David Copperfield
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4.04 avg rating — 254,300 ratings
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Northanger Abbey
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3.85 avg rating — 442,348 ratings
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| 387 |
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The Sweet Gum Tree
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4.25 avg rating — 31,178 ratings
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| 388 |
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
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3.89 avg rating — 1,575,908 ratings
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 70,294 ratings
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| 389 |
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On the Jellicoe Road
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Melina Marchetta (Goodreads Author)
4.12 avg rating — 51,540 ratings
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| 389 |
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Slightly Dangerous (Bedwyn Saga, #6)
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4.21 avg rating — 23,768 ratings
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| 392 |
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Kiss of the Highlander (Highlander, #4)
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Karen Marie Moning (Goodreads Author)
4.29 avg rating — 43,896 ratings
score: 521,
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| 393 |
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Midnight Man (Midnight, #1)
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Lisa Marie Rice (Goodreads Author)
3.90 avg rating — 7,364 ratings
score: 520,
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| 394 |
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Unlawful Contact (I-Team, #3)
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Pamela Clare (Goodreads Author)
4.28 avg rating — 10,741 ratings
score: 519,
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| 395 |
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Branded by Fire (Psy-Changeling, #6)
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Nalini Singh (Goodreads Author)
4.27 avg rating — 34,173 ratings
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| 396 |
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Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade (Lord John Grey, #2)
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Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author)
3.95 avg rating — 29,086 ratings
score: 514,
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| 397 |
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Dark Needs at Night's Edge (Immortals After Dark, #4)
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Kresley Cole (Goodreads Author)
4.28 avg rating — 53,017 ratings
score: 508,
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You are not the only one, Kiiks.
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Perhaps instead of turning down your nose at those of us who love romance heroes and vampires, you should nominate your favorite male book character and see how many votes 'he' generates. Just a thought! :)
Maybe there should be a "Non-romance" best male character list? It could be all "literary classics".
Well said Shawna. If you haven't read the books or don't like the choices available, add to the list. That's what I did! It's a very simple process ...
Auntee wrote: "Maybe there should be a "Non-romance" best male character list? It could be all "literary classics"."Best male character in a classic? I like that idea! Even the classics have a happy ending. =)
That's a good idea Auntee!Tammy wrote: "If you haven't read the books or don't like the choices available, add to the list. That's what I did! It's a very simple process ..."
Very true Tammy! I added a couple to the list that are non-romance, like Lonesome Dove because Augustus 'Gus' McCrae is one of my favorite male characters, ever!
I love Laura Kinsale's Male characters, they're some of my favorite men from Romance novels EVAH. Her Green Knight, for example or her Hawaiian ninja dude from The Shadow and the Star... The Prince of Midnight. That woman can write a man to love...
I do think for literary classics you can't beat Mr. Darcy.
Z.a. wrote: "I do think for literary classics you can't beat Mr. Darcy."
I've always preferred Edward Rochester, myself.
I've always preferred Edward Rochester, myself.
Edward Rochester. **shudders** Must be because I've only seen the films.
Frankly, if you find Pip from Great Expectations to be the best male character, romance aside, then I can't sympathize, LOL. Now... Rochester or Darcy or any other number of characters in fiction, I can understand.
Ah, Edward! He's dark, mysterious, and wealthy. What more could a girl ask for?
I tend to like the tortured soul/misunderstood/underdog male characters the best. Thankfully there are plenty of them to choose from!
Right there with you, Rachel. If he's all of the above, sign me up!
I can't believe I am the first person to include Pete Hamill's Forever and Northriver! I fell in love with the leads by the second page!
Danielle, I'm usually content if the lead male is just one of those things, but all three... NICE!You've definitely peaked my interest, Katherine. :)
Great minds think alike, Rachel.Katherine I need to check those books!
Gully Foyle - The Stars My Destination, by Alfred Bester
Heh Davis you reminded of the awesome Gully Foyle.Here are my top 10 of the characters :
Parker - The Hunter
Conan - Complete Conan
Gully Foyle - The Stars My Destination
The Continental OP - Red Harvest
Horatio Hornblower - Hornblower and The Hotspur
Cugel - Cugel's Saga
Edmond Dantes - The Count of Monte Cristo
Robert Neville - I Am Legend
James Bond - Casino Royale
Sherlock Holmes
Angus McCaskill, from Dancing at the Rascal Fair was an interesting male.
Jace Wayland of course!He is funny ! Very sarcastic! Sexy and hot!
For me.. he is the Best Male Character! :)
I can't seem to find Atlus Shrugged anywhere on this list. And there are so many incredible male characters to choose from!Francis D'anconia, Ragnar Danneskjold, John Galt, for god's sakes!
Adding now...
Kiiks wrote: "...romantic, lover-type characters?? Or vampires. I am so sick of vampires."I agree. I guess unless you're a strapping, lustful lumberjack, or a brooding, teenage blood sucker you won't make it very far on this list.
Northern wrote: "I can't seem to find Atlus Shrugged anywhere on this list. And there are so many incredible male characters to choose from!Francis D'anconia, Ragnar Danneskjold, John Galt, for god's sakes!
Addin..."
Don't forget Hank Reardon!
Edward Cullen? Really guys? Really? Ugh. I am ready for the new trend to set in. I am so sick of the vampire franchise.
Deidre wrote: "Edward Cullen? Really guys? Really? Ugh. I am ready for the new trend to set in. I am so sick of the vampire franchise."
Amen.
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Asher is amazing and by far my favorite male character out of any book I've ever read.
Why on Earth is a book in which the male lead is a stalker with a scent fetish no. 1?
Francisco D'Anconia!!!! I loved him in Atlas Shrugged! I agree this book should be on the list :)
Edward Cullen makes me feel ill. I would have slapped him in the face and told him to take a midol. Lord, he irritates me. Charles Lutwidge Dodgeson as a character in Alice I have Been is one of the most interesting. Not the best but fascinating.
Mohammed wrote: "Heh Davis you reminded of the awesome Gully Foyle.Here are my top 10 of the characters :
Parker - The Hunter
Conan - Complete Conan
Gully Foyle - The Stars My Destination
The Continental OP - Re..."
Thanks for posting Hornblower!
Why is Edward on top of the list?He doesn't deserve to be there.Man,I hate him.
I don't mind some romance books, (who doesn't have the guilty pleasure of reading about intimacy and sex), but all the vampire books that have started coming out since Twilight are getting to be a bit much. I think it's time for a new fad in the book world. But that's just me.
Kiiks wrote: "Another thing~why is it that the majority of the male characters this list revolves around must be romantic, lover-type characters?? Or vampires. I am so sick of vampires."Agreed!
*twitchtwitch*PATCH is above Edmond Dantes? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? AND WESTLEY?
Someone please explain to me how a fallen angel who tries to kill his love interest multiple times rates that high.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
Anila wrote: "*twitchtwitch*PATCH is above Edmond Dantes? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? AND WESTLEY?
Someone please explain to me how a fallen angel who tries to kill his love interest multiple times rates that high...."
And Edward is #1??????
That I expected.But under no circumstances should Patch rate higher than Westley. NO. CIRCUMSTANCES.
whatiswrongwiththisworld.
Anila wrote: "That I expected.But under no circumstances should Patch rate higher than Westley. NO. CIRCUMSTANCES.
whatiswrongwiththisworld."
So many things Anila, so many, many things. All we can do is shake our heads and weep for the future.
How could anyone vote any of the male characters in twilight as the best? Ugh!
Anila wrote: "*twitchtwitch*PATCH is above Edmond Dantes? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? AND WESTLEY?
Someone please explain to me how a fallen angel who tries to kill his love interest multiple times rates that high...."
Agreed, agreed, agreed. I don't even like Mr.Darcy and I don't understand how Edward Cullen beat him. Or how Patch beat Harry Potter. Or how Daniel Grigori is on this list at all. Abusive jerk love interests who say over and over how little they want to do with you? That's what's required to be 'the Best'? *facekeyboard*
This vote is for Ren and Kishan. Tiger saga all the way!!!!
Hmmm...so we have a controlling, stalker-like, abusive sparkly vampire in first place for best character...Ok then.
Becca wrote: "The SummoningI don't want to look through the whole list. But Derek from the Darkest Powers Series had better be there."
i don't know, he kinda gives me the creeps. simon is much nicer.
Try a new book, DREAM OF ME by Jennifer Froelich. Colin is not a vampire or a "god" or any of the other fads. He is just a really great guy who meets a real girl in his dreams. You will love him! Amazon has it.
Frostbite's up there so that should mean Adrian! But he's still under Edward Cullen! He sparkles is that not bad enough???
Tam Lin (Sir John) in The Ballad of Young Tam Lin. Handsome, sexy, sensual, and torn between love for the mother of his unborn child, and his devotion to the eternal Goddess who is the Queen of Summerland.
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