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With NO Romantic Subplot
The books here have to be modern published works (since there are plenty of classics that fit the criteria and it's not hard to find them), romance free or not centered on the romance that much.
Let's focus on friendships, partnerships, working relationships, family dynamics instead <3
Any genre is welcome - fantasy, historical, contemporary.
Let's focus on friendships, partnerships, working relationships, family dynamics instead <3
Any genre is welcome - fantasy, historical, contemporary.
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A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1)
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4.04 avg rating — 419,467 ratings
score: 296,
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Written in Red (The Others, #1)
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4.25 avg rating — 64,068 ratings
score: 296,
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Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
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4.02 avg rating — 637,233 ratings
score: 290,
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All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
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Martha Wells (Goodreads Author)
4.12 avg rating — 344,722 ratings
score: 200,
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2 people voted
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Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1)
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Ilona Andrews (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 133,391 ratings
score: 198,
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Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2)
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Martha Wells (Goodreads Author)
4.25 avg rating — 199,512 ratings
score: 195,
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Proxy (Proxy, #1)
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3.86 avg rating — 11,282 ratings
score: 193,
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The Thief Lord
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Cornelia Funke (Goodreads Author)
3.99 avg rating — 101,719 ratings
score: 191,
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2 people voted
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Eon: Dragoneye Reborn (Eon, #1)
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Alison Goodman (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 62,633 ratings
score: 190,
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The Vampire Lestat (The Vampire Chronicles, #2)
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4.11 avg rating — 213,614 ratings
score: 188,
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Burial Rites
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Hannah Kent (Goodreads Author)
4.04 avg rating — 121,794 ratings
score: 188,
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The Queen of the Damned (The Vampire Chronicles, #3)
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3.92 avg rating — 160,043 ratings
score: 186,
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D.Gray-Man (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 1: Includes Vols. 1, 2 & 3 (D.Gray-man: Omnibus, #1)
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4.36 avg rating — 327 ratings
score: 100,
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The Twenty-One Balloons
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3.95 avg rating — 25,826 ratings
score: 99,
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The Girl with All the Gifts (The Girl With All the Gifts, #1)
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M.R. Carey (Goodreads Author)
3.95 avg rating — 241,888 ratings
score: 98,
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Half Magic (Tales of Magic, #1)
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3.95 avg rating — 38,156 ratings
score: 98,
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Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)
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Martha Wells (Goodreads Author)
4.24 avg rating — 159,762 ratings
score: 98,
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The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1)
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3.98 avg rating — 202,746 ratings
score: 97,
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The Black Stallion (The Black Stallion, #1)
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4.20 avg rating — 75,215 ratings
score: 97,
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Exit Strategy (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)
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Martha Wells (Goodreads Author)
4.37 avg rating — 140,937 ratings
score: 97,
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Misty of Chincoteague (Misty, #1)
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4.07 avg rating — 47,242 ratings
score: 96,
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1 person voted
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Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)
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Martha Wells (Goodreads Author)
4.47 avg rating — 117,610 ratings
score: 96,
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Pretty Deadly, Vol. 1: The Shrike
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Kelly Sue DeConnick (Goodreads Author)
3.79 avg rating — 13,405 ratings
score: 95,
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1 person voted
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The Snow Queen
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3.74 avg rating — 18,459 ratings
score: 95,
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1 person voted
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Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)
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Martha Wells (Goodreads Author)
4.30 avg rating — 96,250 ratings
score: 95,
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1 person voted
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Anya's Ghost
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Vera Brosgol (Goodreads Author)
3.90 avg rating — 92,737 ratings
score: 94,
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1 person voted
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Drunk on All Your Strange New Words
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3.90 avg rating — 3,397 ratings
score: 94,
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The Spirit Thief (The Legend of Eli Monpress, #1)
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Rachel Aaron (Goodreads Author)
3.88 avg rating — 10,051 ratings
score: 93,
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1 person voted
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Pet (Pet, #1)
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Akwaeke Emezi (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 33,612 ratings
score: 92,
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This Savage Song (Monsters of Verity, #1)
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Victoria Schwab (Goodreads Author)
4.03 avg rating — 110,492 ratings
score: 91,
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The Turn of the Screw
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3.38 avg rating — 173,582 ratings
score: 90,
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Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 1
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4.41 avg rating — 12,919 ratings
score: 89,
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The Alchemyst (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #1)
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Michael Scott (Goodreads Author)
3.86 avg rating — 166,151 ratings
score: 88,
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1 person voted
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Three Parts Dead (Craft Sequence, #1)
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Max Gladstone (Goodreads Author)
3.97 avg rating — 15,335 ratings
score: 87,
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Midnight for Charlie Bone (The Children of the Red King, #1)
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3.84 avg rating — 44,350 ratings
score: 87,
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