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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,179,300 ratings — published 2017
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
by (shelved 38 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.57 — 3,647,795 ratings — published 2023
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 38 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.35 — 10,007,160 ratings — published 2008
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 37 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.58 — 4,895,769 ratings — published 1999
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by (shelved 36 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.62 — 4,141,005 ratings — published 2007
A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
by (shelved 35 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.63 — 3,265,049 ratings — published 2016
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
by (shelved 34 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.57 — 4,235,182 ratings — published 2000
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 33 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,516,072 ratings — published 1997
The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,037,981 ratings — published 2011
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
by (shelved 29 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.58 — 3,686,687 ratings — published 2005
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
by (shelved 29 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.50 — 3,828,064 ratings — published 2003
A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3)
by (shelved 27 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.46 — 2,759,191 ratings — published 2017
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 26 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,202,039 ratings — published 2009
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
by (shelved 24 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.43 — 4,539,916 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 — 4,302,812 ratings — published 2015
The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 22 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,905,338 ratings — published 2005
It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.08 — 4,677,580 ratings — published 2016
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,809,676 ratings — published 2019
The Silent Patient (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 3,353,536 ratings — published 2019
Daisy Jones & The Six (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.20 — 1,878,252 ratings — published 2019
The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air, #2)
by (shelved 20 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,092,446 ratings — published 2019
Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)
by (shelved 19 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.36 — 2,672,925 ratings — published 2023
The Love Hypothesis (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 1,941,889 ratings — published 2021
Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4)
by (shelved 19 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.62 — 1,447,150 ratings — published 2015
A Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #5)
by (shelved 18 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,132,342 ratings — published 2021
The Queen of Nothing (The Folk of the Air, #3)
by (shelved 18 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.33 — 984,107 ratings — published 2019
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,168,243 ratings — published 2015
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,471,386 ratings — published 2005
I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,511,771 ratings — published 2022
Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
by (shelved 17 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,672,821 ratings — published 2018
The Nightingale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.65 — 2,182,856 ratings — published 2015
Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass, #7)
by (shelved 17 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.71 — 1,125,221 ratings — published 2018
Ignite Me (Shatter Me, #3)
by (shelved 17 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.45 — 685,831 ratings — published 2014
Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,860,023 ratings — published 1813
To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,946,661 ratings — published 1960
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,541,144 ratings — published 2020
Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5)
by (shelved 16 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.63 — 1,268,868 ratings — published 2016
1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,541,929 ratings — published 1948
Heartstopper: Volume One (Heartstopper, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.41 — 895,579 ratings — published 2018
As Good As Dead (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #3)
by (shelved 14 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.19 — 581,315 ratings — published 2021
Twisted Games (Twisted, #2)
by (shelved 14 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,092,376 ratings — published 2021
The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,020,110 ratings — published 2017
Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2)
by (shelved 14 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.57 — 779,101 ratings — published 2016
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,475,329 ratings — published 2012
A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.27 — 948,773 ratings — published 2015
Good Girl, Bad Blood (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #2)
by (shelved 13 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.25 — 794,695 ratings — published 2020
Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.15 — 755,452 ratings — published 2023
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,495,523 ratings — published 1937
Heartstopper: Volume Two (Heartstopper, #2)
by (shelved 13 times as 5star)
avg rating 4.51 — 571,502 ratings — published 2019
“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
