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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 42 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,362,848 ratings — published 2017
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
by (shelved 40 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.56 — 3,878,264 ratings — published 2023
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 38 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.35 — 10,206,746 ratings — published 2008
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 37 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.58 — 5,001,276 ratings — published 1999
A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
by (shelved 35 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.63 — 3,422,354 ratings — published 2016
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by (shelved 35 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.62 — 4,208,035 ratings — published 2007
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
by (shelved 33 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.57 — 4,316,777 ratings — published 2000
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 32 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,728,404 ratings — published 1997
The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,135,736 ratings — published 2011
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
by (shelved 28 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.58 — 3,750,995 ratings — published 2005
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
by (shelved 28 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.50 — 3,898,431 ratings — published 2003
A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3)
by (shelved 26 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.46 — 2,896,438 ratings — published 2017
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 26 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,298,704 ratings — published 2009
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
by (shelved 25 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.43 — 4,636,904 ratings — published 1998
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
by (shelved 23 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.15 — 4,512,403 ratings — published 2015
The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 23 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,959,545 ratings — published 2005
The Silent Patient (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.16 — 3,543,316 ratings — published 2019
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,896,605 ratings — published 2019
It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.07 — 4,793,610 ratings — published 2016
Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4)
by (shelved 21 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.62 — 1,558,412 ratings — published 2015
A Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #5)
by (shelved 20 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,250,076 ratings — published 2021
Daisy Jones & The Six (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,932,276 ratings — published 2019
The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air, #2)
by (shelved 20 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,142,212 ratings — published 2019
Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)
by (shelved 19 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.36 — 2,836,426 ratings — published 2023
The Love Hypothesis (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.09 — 2,057,605 ratings — published 2021
Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
by (shelved 18 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,762,068 ratings — published 2018
The Queen of Nothing (The Folk of the Air, #3)
by (shelved 18 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,029,830 ratings — published 2019
The Nightingale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.65 — 2,330,124 ratings — published 2015
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,538,203 ratings — published 2005
I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,595,193 ratings — published 2022
Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5)
by (shelved 17 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.63 — 1,367,347 ratings — published 2016
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,201,889 ratings — published 2015
Ignite Me (Shatter Me, #3)
by (shelved 17 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.44 — 716,250 ratings — published 2014
Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,969,547 ratings — published 1813
To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.26 — 7,076,302 ratings — published 1960
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,606,529 ratings — published 2020
Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass, #7)
by (shelved 16 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.71 — 1,217,551 ratings — published 2018
1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,701,322 ratings — published 1949
Heartstopper: Volume One (Heartstopper, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.41 — 920,879 ratings — published 2018
Good Girl, Bad Blood (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #2)
by (shelved 14 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.25 — 835,111 ratings — published 2020
Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.14 — 790,794 ratings — published 2023
As Good As Dead (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #3)
by (shelved 14 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.19 — 612,691 ratings — published 2021
The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,844,079 ratings — published 2018
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.18 — 2,634,059 ratings — published 2012
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,057,781 ratings — published 1999
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,594,271 ratings — published 1937
Twisted Games (Twisted, #2)
by (shelved 13 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,142,436 ratings — published 2021
Heartstopper: Volume Two (Heartstopper, #2)
by (shelved 13 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.50 — 581,401 ratings — published 2019
The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,037,573 ratings — published 2017
“Behind the Fan by Author Caroline Walken
Dottie stared at the flat white ceiling the tears subside replaced by a soft smile. All and all she has had a good life, not everyone was lucky enough to love that deeply. She remembered a time where she would catch him watching her. Nicky always looked at her with those dark, needy eyes, drinking her in. Dottie felt both exhilarated and alarmed by the emotion he evoked in her. She still recalls that first soft kiss, and then much later in the relationship, how good it felt entwined with him as dawn broke. In the beginning, it was a challenge to keep her head whenever he was near. Handsome and tall with an ornery twinkle in those soft brown eyes at all times. He was dangerous, and nothing she needed but everything she wanted. Dark hair, tall and broad-shouldered...the man was sin on earth to her. The old woman laid her head back; although weary, she resisted sleep having found comfort in her memories. Her mind tossed back his words, those that gave her solace in those early days after he passed. She expected them to fade over time until she no longer heard his voice within her. Instead, as she grew weaker, his words became stronger within her. Dottie wondered if anyone would believe their story and she regretted not having written it down before now. She feared her weary mind would never fully recall everything. It was a story of strength, one of love and partnership. Her girls could benefit from hearing it. Dottie turned to glance at her reflection; it was now deep in the night the city beyond her window slept. The woman in the glass bore silver hair and was thin, her eyes a watered version of their brilliance. Like her memory, she too had faded. She wondered if her family would see whom she had been or would they remain blinded by the frail being she had become. She had one more go left in her but after this; she was done. She had to make the most of this.
To the unadorned walls she promised, “I am nearly ready Nicky, soon darling, very soon.”
― Behind the Fan
Dottie stared at the flat white ceiling the tears subside replaced by a soft smile. All and all she has had a good life, not everyone was lucky enough to love that deeply. She remembered a time where she would catch him watching her. Nicky always looked at her with those dark, needy eyes, drinking her in. Dottie felt both exhilarated and alarmed by the emotion he evoked in her. She still recalls that first soft kiss, and then much later in the relationship, how good it felt entwined with him as dawn broke. In the beginning, it was a challenge to keep her head whenever he was near. Handsome and tall with an ornery twinkle in those soft brown eyes at all times. He was dangerous, and nothing she needed but everything she wanted. Dark hair, tall and broad-shouldered...the man was sin on earth to her. The old woman laid her head back; although weary, she resisted sleep having found comfort in her memories. Her mind tossed back his words, those that gave her solace in those early days after he passed. She expected them to fade over time until she no longer heard his voice within her. Instead, as she grew weaker, his words became stronger within her. Dottie wondered if anyone would believe their story and she regretted not having written it down before now. She feared her weary mind would never fully recall everything. It was a story of strength, one of love and partnership. Her girls could benefit from hearing it. Dottie turned to glance at her reflection; it was now deep in the night the city beyond her window slept. The woman in the glass bore silver hair and was thin, her eyes a watered version of their brilliance. Like her memory, she too had faded. She wondered if her family would see whom she had been or would they remain blinded by the frail being she had become. She had one more go left in her but after this; she was done. She had to make the most of this.
To the unadorned walls she promised, “I am nearly ready Nicky, soon darling, very soon.”
― Behind the Fan
