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The Foundling (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.98 — 34,437 ratings — published 2020
The Chilbury Ladies' Choir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as character-development)
avg rating 3.97 — 38,811 ratings — published 2017
Poinsettia Girl: The Story of Agata della Pieta (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 26 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.33 — 6,799 ratings — published
The Glassblower of Murano (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as character-development)
avg rating 3.63 — 8,341 ratings — published 2006
The Cellist of Sarajevo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.00 — 45,728 ratings — published 2008
Matrix (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as character-development)
avg rating 3.67 — 70,941 ratings — published 2021
Harlem Rhapsody (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.06 — 11,304 ratings — published 2025
Clara and Mr. Tiffany (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as character-development)
avg rating 3.88 — 58,314 ratings — published 2010
The Orphan's Tale (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.05 — 97,216 ratings — published 2017
A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
by (shelved 21 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.63 — 3,529,158 ratings — published 2016
Vivaldi's Virgins (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as character-development)
avg rating 3.75 — 3,032 ratings — published 2007
The Other Einstein (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as character-development)
avg rating 3.87 — 91,400 ratings — published 2016
The Violinist of Venice (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.06 — 1,940 ratings — published 2015
Girl with a Pearl Earring (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as character-development)
avg rating 3.94 — 801,001 ratings — published 1999
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,222,788 ratings — published 2015
A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3)
by (shelved 15 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.46 — 2,990,642 ratings — published 2017
Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2)
by (shelved 15 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.56 — 813,511 ratings — published 2016
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.14 — 4,654,980 ratings — published 2015
Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.30 — 5,037,943 ratings — published 1813
The Age of Light (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as character-development)
avg rating 3.58 — 13,765 ratings — published 2019
A Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #5)
by (shelved 13 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,335,834 ratings — published 2021
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,480,128 ratings — published 2017
Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)
by (shelved 13 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,802,616 ratings — published 2014
Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as character-development)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,159,098 ratings — published 2012
The Marriage Portrait (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.01 — 225,094 ratings — published 2022
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.56 — 4,026,449 ratings — published 2023
The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air, #2)
by (shelved 12 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,170,860 ratings — published 2019
Circe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,497,763 ratings — published 2018
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,505,035 ratings — published 2017
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,643,543 ratings — published 2020
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.15 — 559,378 ratings — published 2018
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,503,357 ratings — published 2011
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,438,527 ratings — published 2018
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,882,821 ratings — published 1997
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
by (shelved 9 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.58 — 3,798,831 ratings — published 2005
Ignite Me (Shatter Me, #3)
by (shelved 9 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.44 — 735,662 ratings — published 2014
Unravel Me (Shatter Me, #2)
by (shelved 9 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.09 — 829,458 ratings — published 2013
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.18 — 2,735,868 ratings — published 2012
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 9 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.58 — 5,078,745 ratings — published 1999
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.36 — 10,330,723 ratings — published 2008
Normal People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as character-development)
avg rating 3.81 — 2,017,663 ratings — published 2018
Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass, #7)
by (shelved 8 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.71 — 1,282,494 ratings — published 2018
The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,889,582 ratings — published 2018
Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass, #6)
by (shelved 8 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,252,637 ratings — published 2017
Heartless (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.08 — 284,966 ratings — published 2016
Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4)
by (shelved 8 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.41 — 321,932 ratings — published 2015
Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4)
by (shelved 8 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.62 — 1,632,418 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 — 847,633 ratings — published 1989
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by (shelved 8 times as character-development)
avg rating 4.62 — 4,256,230 ratings — published 2007
The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as character-development)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,707,227 ratings — published 2020
“I am thankful that there are those among us who have sacrificed dearly on behalf of us. And I ardently pray to God that I might be less like myself and more like them.”
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“Books... are like lobster shells, we surround ourselves with 'em, then we grow out of 'em and leave 'em behind, as evidence of our earlier stages of development.”
― The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
― The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
