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A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
by (shelved 21 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.63 — 3,325,272 ratings — published 2016
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,179,800 ratings — published 2015
Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2)
by (shelved 15 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.56 — 786,524 ratings — published 2016
A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3)
by (shelved 14 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.46 — 2,811,515 ratings — published 2017
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.15 — 4,380,962 ratings — published 2015
Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)
by (shelved 13 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,652,662 ratings — published 2014
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.57 — 3,729,425 ratings — published 2023
A Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #5)
by (shelved 12 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,177,406 ratings — published 2021
The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air, #2)
by (shelved 12 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,109,964 ratings — published 2019
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,236,634 ratings — published 2017
Circe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,397,016 ratings — published 2018
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,457,382 ratings — published 2017
Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,898,685 ratings — published 1813
Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as character-development)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,127,174 ratings — published 2012
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 11 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,357,321 ratings — published 2018
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,428,225 ratings — published 2011
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,565,609 ratings — published 2020
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.16 — 514,214 ratings — published 2018
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
by (shelved 9 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.58 — 3,710,030 ratings — published 2005
Ignite Me (Shatter Me, #3)
by (shelved 9 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.44 — 696,170 ratings — published 2014
Unravel Me (Shatter Me, #2)
by (shelved 9 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.10 — 786,054 ratings — published 2013
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,537,945 ratings — published 2012
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.35 — 10,076,236 ratings — published 2008
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,589,464 ratings — published 1997
The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,792,683 ratings — published 2018
Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass, #6)
by (shelved 8 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,129,536 ratings — published 2017
Heartless (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.08 — 267,626 ratings — published 2016
Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4)
by (shelved 8 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.41 — 315,118 ratings — published 2015
Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4)
by (shelved 8 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.62 — 1,488,641 ratings — published 2015
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.16 — 831,933 ratings — published 1989
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by (shelved 8 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.62 — 4,164,013 ratings — published 2007
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 8 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.58 — 4,933,562 ratings — published 1999
The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as character-development)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,550,141 ratings — published 2020
The Queen of Nothing (The Folk of the Air, #3)
by (shelved 7 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.33 — 999,977 ratings — published 2019
It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.07 — 4,717,318 ratings — published 2016
Spinning Silver (ebook)
by (shelved 7 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.17 — 155,288 ratings — published 2018
Skyward (Skyward, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.46 — 169,720 ratings — published 2018
Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass, #7)
by (shelved 7 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.71 — 1,157,903 ratings — published 2018
Siege and Storm (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as character-development)
avg rating 3.80 — 692,204 ratings — published 2013
They Both Die at the End (They Both Die at the End, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as character-development)
avg rating 3.75 — 887,050 ratings — published 2017
The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,026,270 ratings — published 2017
Kings Rising (Captive Prince, #3)
by (shelved 7 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.43 — 84,417 ratings — published 2016
Ruin and Rising (Shadow and Bone, #3)
by (shelved 7 times as character-development)
avg rating 3.97 — 598,792 ratings — published 2014
To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,990,317 ratings — published 1960
The Winner's Curse (The Winner's Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as character-development)
avg rating 3.94 — 115,294 ratings — published 2014
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.49 — 1,023,064 ratings — published 2006
The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as character-development)
avg rating 3.93 — 6,016,541 ratings — published 1925
The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,924,618 ratings — published 2005
The Wedding People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,212,192 ratings — published 2024
Jane Eyre (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,364,567 ratings — published 1847
“Just last week all was calm. I was no one and nothing and I think that’s how things were meant to be. And now . . . I don’t know how to do this.”
― The Paragon
― The Paragon
“Education is never a replacement for a bad character.”
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