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Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3) Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)
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avg rating 4.45 — 1,446,446 ratings — published 2014
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A ​Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #4) A ​Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #4)
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avg rating 4.45 — 1,942,582 ratings — published 2021
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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
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avg rating 4.57 — 3,238,780 ratings — published 2023
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Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2) Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2)
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avg rating 4.36 — 1,636,205 ratings — published 2013
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House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City, #2) House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City, #2)
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avg rating 4.43 — 750,994 ratings — published 2022
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House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City, #1) House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City, #1)
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avg rating 4.45 — 1,048,123 ratings — published 2020
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Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass, #7) Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass, #7)
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avg rating 4.71 — 991,327 ratings — published 2018
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Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5) Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5)
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avg rating 4.63 — 1,132,106 ratings — published 2016
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Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4) Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4)
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avg rating 4.41 — 306,118 ratings — published 2015
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A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2) A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
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avg rating 4.64 — 3,016,260 ratings — published 2016
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The Fine Print (Dreamland Billionaires, #1) The Fine Print (Dreamland Billionaires, #1)
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avg rating 3.81 — 641,766 ratings — published 2021
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Lola & the Millionaires: Part Two (Sweet Omegaverse, #3) Lola & the Millionaires: Part Two (Sweet Omegaverse, #3)
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avg rating 4.30 — 24,553 ratings — published 2020
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Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass, #6) Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass, #6)
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avg rating 4.28 — 968,880 ratings — published 2017
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The Wall of Winnipeg and Me The Wall of Winnipeg and Me (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.16 — 298,819 ratings — published 2016
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Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2) Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2)
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avg rating 4.57 — 747,024 ratings — published 2016
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Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4) Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4)
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avg rating 4.62 — 1,299,176 ratings — published 2015
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The Assassin's Blade (Throne of Glass, #0.1-0.5) The Assassin's Blade (Throne of Glass, #0.1-0.5)
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avg rating 4.20 — 1,073,660 ratings — published 2014
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Warbreaker Warbreaker (ebook)
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avg rating 4.30 — 265,455 ratings — published 2009
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Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1) Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1)
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avg rating 3.92 — 1,075,731 ratings — published 2012
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.24 — 1,961,178 ratings — published 1999
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The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
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avg rating 4.31 — 3,360,436 ratings — published 2005
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 5,615,032 ratings — published 2012
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Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1) Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1)
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avg rating 3.84 — 1,169,601 ratings — published 2011
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Gloves Off (Vancouver Storm, #4) Gloves Off (Vancouver Storm, #4)
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avg rating 4.29 — 39,390 ratings — published 2025
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Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy, #3) Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy, #3)
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avg rating 4.33 — 378,946 ratings — published 2008
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Between Friends & Lovers Between Friends & Lovers (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.81 — 10,249 ratings — published 2024
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Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2) Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as character-growth)
avg rating 4.36 — 2,372,530 ratings — published 2023
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Babel Babel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as character-growth)
avg rating 4.16 — 415,784 ratings — published 2022
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Circe Circe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as character-growth)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,296,494 ratings — published 2018
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The Co-op The Co-op (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 25,840 ratings — published 2022
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Fairy Tale Fairy Tale (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 325,258 ratings — published 2022
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Part of Your World (Part of Your World, #1) Part of Your World (Part of Your World, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as character-growth)
avg rating 4.26 — 769,723 ratings — published 2022
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Every Summer After Every Summer After (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 791,612 ratings — published 2022
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June First June First (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as character-growth)
avg rating 4.18 — 28,602 ratings — published 2022
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Book Lovers Book Lovers (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 1,479,461 ratings — published 2022
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Hook, Line, and Sinker (Bellinger Sisters, #2) Hook, Line, and Sinker (Bellinger Sisters, #2)
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avg rating 3.88 — 432,771 ratings — published 2022
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It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1) It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
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avg rating 4.09 — 4,454,353 ratings — published 2016
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Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, #2) Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, #2)
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avg rating 4.76 — 462,145 ratings — published 2014
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The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1) The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as character-growth)
avg rating 4.67 — 636,937 ratings — published 2010
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Saving Grace Saving Grace (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 29,950 ratings — published 1993
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Gleam (The Plated Prisoner, #3) Gleam (The Plated Prisoner, #3)
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avg rating 4.38 — 224,569 ratings — published 2021
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Glint (The Plated Prisoner, #2) Glint (The Plated Prisoner, #2)
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avg rating 4.16 — 247,221 ratings — published 2022
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Gild (The Plated Prisoner, #1) Gild (The Plated Prisoner, #1)
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avg rating 3.60 — 312,699 ratings — published 2020
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Twisted Games (Twisted, #2) Twisted Games (Twisted, #2)
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avg rating 4.08 — 1,003,898 ratings — published 2021
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Lola & the Millionaires: Part One (Sweet Omegaverse, #2) Lola & the Millionaires: Part One (Sweet Omegaverse, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as character-growth)
avg rating 4.27 — 28,039 ratings — published 2020
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Three Mages and a Margarita (The Guild Codex: Spellbound, #1) Three Mages and a Margarita (The Guild Codex: Spellbound, #1)
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avg rating 4.13 — 24,287 ratings — published 2018
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 3,823,669 ratings — published 1951
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A Curse So Dark and Lonely (Cursebreakers, #1) A Curse So Dark and Lonely (Cursebreakers, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as character-growth)
avg rating 3.96 — 176,902 ratings — published 2019
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Finding Langston Finding Langston (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 4,916 ratings — published 2018
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Slaying Monsters for the Feeble (The Guild Codex: Demonized, #2) Slaying Monsters for the Feeble (The Guild Codex: Demonized, #2)
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avg rating 4.32 — 14,383 ratings — published 2019
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Nicole  Meier
“Somewhere along the line, desert life had regrown on Julia. And more than that, it made her happy. She'd come to peace with the things she'd run from as a young adult---when she'd hoped life in a big city would somehow legitimize her dreams and her career---and now could appreciate the beauty of this place from a more grounded perspective.
Yet still looming was her unfinished business with work and her future. Her old life. Never in a million years would she have guessed that those two subjects would ever be pushed into the background. For so long, they'd been the only things she poured her energy into. Gratefully.
But everything had shifted. And now Julia feared what had once meant so much to her had altered. She felt like the mysterious cactus flowers she'd seen that suddenly opened up in the desert night, blossoming into something more than their previously closed-off shape had allowed.
She felt herself transforming into something new under circumstances. And the realization was both heartbreaking and invigorating at the same time.”
Nicole Meier, The Second Chance Supper Club

Rachel L. Schade
“I'd never known that I could feel this broken and whole at once.”
Rachel L. Schade, Silent Kingdom

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