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Best Male Character
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Pleasure of a Dark Prince (Immortals After Dark, #8)
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Kresley Cole (Goodreads Author)
4.37 avg rating — 46,251 ratings
score: 383,
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| 500 |
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Iron Kissed (Mercy Thompson, #3)
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4.34 avg rating — 130,124 ratings
score: 383,
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| 503 |
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The Martian
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Andy Weir (Goodreads Author)
4.42 avg rating — 1,250,089 ratings
score: 382,
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| 504 |
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Feast of Fools (The Morganville Vampires, #4)
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4.14 avg rating — 54,783 ratings
score: 381,
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| 504 |
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Ransom (Highlands' Lairds, #2)
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4.33 avg rating — 38,069 ratings
score: 381,
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| 504 |
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A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
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Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author)
4.64 avg rating — 3,012,328 ratings
score: 381,
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| 507 |
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The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1)
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4.06 avg rating — 179,976 ratings
score: 380,
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| 507 |
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Heartless (Tales of Goldstone Wood, #1)
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Anne Elisabeth Stengl (Goodreads Author)
3.77 avg rating — 3,584 ratings
score: 380,
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| 509 |
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Fade Out (The Morganville Vampires, #7)
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4.19 avg rating — 40,594 ratings
score: 379,
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| 510 |
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Midnight Angel (Midnight, #3)
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Lisa Marie Rice (Goodreads Author)
4.08 avg rating — 4,753 ratings
score: 376,
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| 510 |
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The Shining (The Shining, #1)
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Stephen King (Goodreads Author)
4.28 avg rating — 1,660,915 ratings
score: 376,
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| 512 |
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Anna Dressed in Blood (Anna, #1)
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Kendare Blake (Goodreads Author)
3.91 avg rating — 107,278 ratings
score: 374,
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| 513 |
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Finnikin of the Rock (Lumatere Chronicles, #1)
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Melina Marchetta (Goodreads Author)
3.90 avg rating — 44,365 ratings
score: 372,
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| 514 |
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The Prize
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4.22 avg rating — 32,026 ratings
score: 371,
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| 515 |
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Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
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4.09 avg rating — 500,741 ratings
score: 367,
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| 516 |
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Kon-Tiki
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4.16 avg rating — 24,707 ratings
score: 363,
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| 516 |
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A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
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4.34 avg rating — 728,422 ratings
score: 363,
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| 518 |
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Anna Karenina
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4.10 avg rating — 912,299 ratings
score: 361,
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| 519 |
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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3.92 avg rating — 1,002,035 ratings
score: 360,
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| 520 |
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Batman: Year One
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Frank Miller (Writer)
4.25 avg rating — 268,534 ratings
score: 359,
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| 520 |
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The Darkest Pleasure (Lords of the Underworld, #3)
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Gena Showalter (Goodreads Author)
4.26 avg rating — 48,341 ratings
score: 359,
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| 522 |
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
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4.06 avg rating — 103,230 ratings
score: 357,
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| 523 |
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London's Perfect Scoundrel (Lessons in Love, #2)
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4.02 avg rating — 9,668 ratings
score: 356,
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| 523 |
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The Man I Can't Have (Ward Duet, #1)
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Shanora Williams (Goodreads Author)
4.09 avg rating — 3,055 ratings
score: 356,
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5 people voted
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| 525 |
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Beowulf
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3.50 avg rating — 339,684 ratings
score: 354,
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| 526 |
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Killing Floor (Jack Reacher, #1)
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Lee Child (Goodreads Author)
4.08 avg rating — 345,549 ratings
score: 353,
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4 people voted
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| 527 |
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The Children of Húrin
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4.05 avg rating — 91,466 ratings
score: 352,
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5 people voted
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| 528 |
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Curse the Dawn (Cassandra Palmer, #4)
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Karen Chance (Goodreads Author)
4.15 avg rating — 21,558 ratings
score: 350,
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4 people voted
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| 528 |
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The Maltese Falcon
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3.87 avg rating — 113,711 ratings
score: 350,
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| 530 |
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Invisible Man
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3.92 avg rating — 199,515 ratings
score: 346,
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4 people voted
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| 530 |
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The Old Man and the Sea
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3.81 avg rating — 1,276,692 ratings
score: 346,
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4 people voted
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| 532 |
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
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4.04 avg rating — 535,458 ratings
score: 345,
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| 532 |
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The Scarlet Letter
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3.44 avg rating — 904,951 ratings
score: 345,
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5 people voted
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| 534 |
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The Painted Veil
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3.97 avg rating — 50,692 ratings
score: 344,
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| 534 |
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Devil's Bride (Cynster, #1)
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Stephanie Laurens (Goodreads Author)
4.06 avg rating — 23,565 ratings
score: 344,
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5 people voted
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| 536 |
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Shelter Mountain (Virgin River, #2)
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Robyn Carr (Goodreads Author)
4.17 avg rating — 47,874 ratings
score: 342,
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5 people voted
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| 537 |
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Addicted (Addicted, #1)
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Charlotte Featherstone (Goodreads Author)
3.81 avg rating — 1,871 ratings
score: 341,
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4 people voted
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| 537 |
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Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover (Gallagher Girls, #3)
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Ally Carter (Goodreads Author)
4.20 avg rating — 74,298 ratings
score: 341,
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4 people voted
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| 539 |
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The Importance of Being Earnest
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4.17 avg rating — 399,426 ratings
score: 340,
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| 540 |
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North and South (North and South, #1)
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4.21 avg rating — 62,238 ratings
score: 336,
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4 people voted
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| 540 |
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Mars, Vol. 1
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4.13 avg rating — 18,455 ratings
score: 336,
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5 people voted
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| 542 |
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Chain Reaction (Perfect Chemistry, #3)
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Simone Elkeles (Goodreads Author)
4.09 avg rating — 64,817 ratings
score: 335,
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6 people voted
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| 543 |
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Wicked: Witch & Curse (Wicked, #1-2)
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Nancy Holder (Goodreads Author)
3.62 avg rating — 11,034 ratings
score: 334,
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4 people voted
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| 543 |
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Half-Blood (Covenant, #1)
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Jennifer L. Armentrout (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 119,810 ratings
score: 334,
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4 people voted
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| 545 |
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Kiss of a Demon King (Immortals After Dark, #6)
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Kresley Cole (Goodreads Author)
4.31 avg rating — 45,870 ratings
score: 333,
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5 people voted
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| 546 |
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Scandal in Spring (Wallflowers, #4)
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Lisa Kleypas (Goodreads Author)
4.02 avg rating — 60,084 ratings
score: 331,
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6 people voted
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| 547 |
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Midnight Alley (The Morganville Vampires, #3)
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4.09 avg rating — 61,834 ratings
score: 330,
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5 people voted
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| 548 |
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Something from the Nightside (Nightside, #1)
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3.77 avg rating — 25,491 ratings
score: 329,
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4 people voted
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| 549 |
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The Last Temptation of Christ
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4.18 avg rating — 15,385 ratings
score: 328,
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| 550 |
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Once and Always (Sequels, #1)
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4.17 avg rating — 28,577 ratings
score: 327,
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5 people voted
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| 551 |
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Heart's Blood
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Juliet Marillier (Goodreads Author)
4.09 avg rating — 17,613 ratings
score: 325,
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4 people voted
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| 551 |
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Effortless (Thoughtless, #2)
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S.C. Stephens (Goodreads Author)
4.34 avg rating — 116,499 ratings
score: 325,
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4 people voted
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| 553 |
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Looking for Alaska
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John Green (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 1,723,593 ratings
score: 324,
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5 people voted
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| 554 |
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The Talisman (The Talisman, #1)
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Stephen King (Goodreads Author)
4.11 avg rating — 139,116 ratings
score: 323,
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4 people voted
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| 554 |
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The Awakening / The Struggle (The Vampire Diaries, #1-2)
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3.68 avg rating — 93,830 ratings
score: 323,
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4 people voted
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| 556 |
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Frog and Toad Together (Frog and Toad, #2)
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4.26 avg rating — 45,296 ratings
score: 322,
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| 557 |
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The MacKade Brothers: Devin and Shane (MacKades #3-4)
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Nora Roberts (Goodreads Author)
4.20 avg rating — 10,790 ratings
score: 320,
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4 people voted
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| 557 |
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A Walk to Remember
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Nicholas Sparks (Goodreads Author)
4.20 avg rating — 839,624 ratings
score: 320,
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| 559 |
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On Dublin Street (On Dublin Street, #1)
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Samantha Young (Goodreads Author)
4.15 avg rating — 204,037 ratings
score: 319,
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5 people voted
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| 560 |
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Into the Dark (The Bodyguards #6)
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4.21 avg rating — 4,107 ratings
score: 318,
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| 560 |
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I Am Number Four (Lorien Legacies, #1)
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3.94 avg rating — 350,215 ratings
score: 318,
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| 562 |
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Night World, No. 2 (Night World, #4-6)
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4.20 avg rating — 60,076 ratings
score: 316,
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| 563 |
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Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and Selections from The House of the Dead
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4.19 avg rating — 78,149 ratings
score: 314,
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| 563 |
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Night World, No. 3 (Night World, #7-9)
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4.20 avg rating — 66,475 ratings
score: 314,
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| 565 |
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What Angels Fear (Sebastian St. Cyr, #1)
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C.S. Harris (Goodreads Author)
3.91 avg rating — 18,231 ratings
score: 313,
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| 566 |
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A School for Unusual Girls (Stranje House, #1)
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Kathleen Baldwin (Goodreads Author)
3.89 avg rating — 4,476 ratings
score: 312,
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| 567 |
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Standing in the Shadows (McClouds & Friends #2)
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Shannon McKenna (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 4,484 ratings
score: 311,
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| 567 |
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Native Son
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4.04 avg rating — 103,635 ratings
score: 311,
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| 569 |
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Harry Potter Boxed Set, Books 1-5 (Harry Potter, #1-5)
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4.71 avg rating — 170,805 ratings
score: 310,
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| 569 |
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My Soul to Take (Soul Screamers, #1)
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Rachel Vincent (Goodreads Author)
3.88 avg rating — 42,775 ratings
score: 310,
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| 571 |
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Dangerous Passion (Dangerous, #3)
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Lisa Marie Rice (Goodreads Author)
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,837 ratings
score: 308,
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| 571 |
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Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (Bridget Jones, #2)
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Helen Fielding (Goodreads Author)
3.63 avg rating — 115,251 ratings
score: 308,
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| 571 |
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The Princess Diaries (The Princess Diaries, #1)
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Meg Cabot (Goodreads Author)
3.81 avg rating — 261,207 ratings
score: 308,
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| 574 |
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Warrior's Woman (Ly-San-Ter, #1)
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4.01 avg rating — 9,974 ratings
score: 307,
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| 574 |
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Blaze of Memory (Psy-Changeling, #7)
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Nalini Singh (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 25,345 ratings
score: 307,
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| 576 |
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The Tales of Beedle the Bard (Hogwarts Library, #3)
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4.03 avg rating — 508,376 ratings
score: 306,
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| 576 |
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Bone Crossed (Mercy Thompson, #4)
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4.33 avg rating — 115,041 ratings
score: 306,
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| 576 |
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Franny and Zooey
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3.96 avg rating — 236,420 ratings
score: 306,
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| 576 |
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Meridian (Fenestra, #1)
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Amber Kizer (Goodreads Author)
3.71 avg rating — 9,169 ratings
score: 306,
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| 576 |
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One Reckless Summer (Destiny, #1)
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Toni Blake (Goodreads Author)
3.82 avg rating — 5,340 ratings
score: 306,
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| 576 |
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The Hollow (The Hollow, #1)
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3.74 avg rating — 20,985 ratings
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| 582 |
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Thirsty
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3.24 avg rating — 4,300 ratings
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| 582 |
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The Selection (The Selection, #1)
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Kiera Cass (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 1,727,351 ratings
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| 584 |
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Kushiel's Avatar (Phèdre's Trilogy, #3)
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Jacqueline Carey (Goodreads Author)
4.38 avg rating — 37,632 ratings
score: 304,
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| 585 |
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At Grave's End (Night Huntress, #3)
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Jeaniene Frost (Goodreads Author)
4.29 avg rating — 92,070 ratings
score: 302,
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| 586 |
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Amadeus
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4.15 avg rating — 18,834 ratings
score: 301,
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| 587 |
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The Lion's Lady (Crown's Spies, #1)
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4.18 avg rating — 25,432 ratings
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| 587 |
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The Wide Game (Harmony, Indiana, #1)
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Michael West (Goodreads Author)
3.94 avg rating — 229 ratings
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| 587 |
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Among the Shrouded
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Amalie Jahn (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 512 ratings
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| 587 |
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The Founder's Curse (New Zigon, #1)
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Danelle O'Donnell (Goodreads Author)
4.27 avg rating — 30 ratings
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| 587 |
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An Interrupted Love Story (Can You Mend It? #1)
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Billy Wood-Smith (Goodreads Author)
3.78 avg rating — 73 ratings
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| 587 |
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Haunted Tree (The Magus Family Chronicles, #1)
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Scott Robert Scheller (Goodreads Author)
3.94 avg rating — 102 ratings
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| 587 |
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Lord Sidley's Last Season
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4.16 avg rating — 805 ratings
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| 587 |
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My Dirty California
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Jason Mosberg (Goodreads Author)
3.93 avg rating — 322 ratings
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| 595 |
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The Blue Castle
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4.31 avg rating — 53,393 ratings
score: 299,
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| 596 |
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The Giver (The Giver, #1)
by
Lois Lowry (Goodreads Author)
4.12 avg rating — 2,749,535 ratings
score: 298,
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| 597 |
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Black Sun Rising (The Coldfire Trilogy, #1)
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Sep 11, 2009 01:55PM
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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