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Allegiant (Divergent, #3) Allegiant (Divergent, #3)
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avg rating 3.60 — 1,161,662 ratings — published 2013
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two (Harry Potter, #8) Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two (Harry Potter, #8)
by (shelved 44 times as disappointment)
avg rating 3.47 — 1,166,042 ratings — published 2016
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 40 times as disappointment)
avg rating 4.13 — 3,844,411 ratings — published 2010
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Matched (Matched, #1) Matched (Matched, #1)
by (shelved 31 times as disappointment)
avg rating 3.62 — 820,310 ratings — published 2010
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Red Queen (Red Queen, #1) Red Queen (Red Queen, #1)
by (shelved 30 times as disappointment)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,212,799 ratings — published 2015
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Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
by (shelved 26 times as disappointment)
avg rating 4.18 — 2,634,109 ratings — published 2012
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Insurgent (Divergent, #2) Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
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avg rating 3.96 — 1,650,032 ratings — published 2012
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Ruin and Rising (Shadow and Bone, #3) Ruin and Rising (Shadow and Bone, #3)
by (shelved 25 times as disappointment)
avg rating 3.97 — 604,724 ratings — published 2014
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Requiem (Delirium, #3) Requiem (Delirium, #3)
by (shelved 25 times as disappointment)
avg rating 3.73 — 156,070 ratings — published 2013
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Paper Towns Paper Towns (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 1,515,056 ratings — published 2008
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The Night Circus The Night Circus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as disappointment)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,131,225 ratings — published 2011
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Siege and Storm (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #2) Siege and Storm (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #2)
by (shelved 23 times as disappointment)
avg rating 3.80 — 698,831 ratings — published 2013
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 5,851,620 ratings — published 2012
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Heartless Heartless (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as disappointment)
avg rating 4.08 — 277,302 ratings — published 2016
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Caraval (Caraval, #1) Caraval (Caraval, #1)
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avg rating 3.97 — 959,886 ratings — published 2016
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Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1) Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1)
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avg rating 3.91 — 1,144,189 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 — 1,299,523 ratings — published 2011
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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as disappointment)
avg rating 4.56 — 3,878,370 ratings — published 2023
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A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
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avg rating 4.15 — 4,512,469 ratings — published 2015
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Eleanor & Park Eleanor & Park (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.92 — 1,277,724 ratings — published 2012
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Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1) Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1)
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avg rating 3.67 — 2,915,923 ratings — published 2011
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Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as disappointment)
avg rating 3.68 — 7,472,493 ratings — published 2005
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We Were Liars We Were Liars (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as disappointment)
avg rating 3.66 — 1,468,429 ratings — published 2014
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Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1) Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1)
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avg rating 3.99 — 387,907 ratings — published 2011
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The Death Cure (The Maze Runner, #3) The Death Cure (The Maze Runner, #3)
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avg rating 3.78 — 513,621 ratings — published 2011
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A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3) A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3)
by (shelved 19 times as disappointment)
avg rating 4.46 — 2,896,487 ratings — published 2017
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1) Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1)
by (shelved 19 times as disappointment)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,376,535 ratings — published 2011
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Fallen (Fallen, #1) Fallen (Fallen, #1)
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avg rating 3.72 — 624,004 ratings — published 2009
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The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1) The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as disappointment)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,844,128 ratings — published 2018
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End of Days (Penryn & the End of Days, #3) End of Days (Penryn & the End of Days, #3)
by (shelved 18 times as disappointment)
avg rating 4.05 — 74,490 ratings — published 2015
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Divergent (Divergent, #1) Divergent (Divergent, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as disappointment)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,468,184 ratings — published 2011
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The Elite (The Selection, #2) The Elite (The Selection, #2)
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avg rating 3.94 — 892,633 ratings — published 2013
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Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, #1) Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as disappointment)
avg rating 3.92 — 751,545 ratings — published 2009
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Kingdom of the Wicked (Kingdom of the Wicked, #1) Kingdom of the Wicked (Kingdom of the Wicked, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as disappointment)
avg rating 3.86 — 370,643 ratings — published 2020
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Darkfever (Fever, #1) Darkfever (Fever, #1)
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avg rating 4.05 — 192,119 ratings — published 2006
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 3,987,659 ratings — published 1951
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City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments, #4) City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments, #4)
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avg rating 4.07 — 649,048 ratings — published 2011
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A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #4) A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #4)
by (shelved 16 times as disappointment)
avg rating 3.71 — 2,297,976 ratings — published 2018
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The Heir (The Selection, #4) The Heir (The Selection, #4)
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avg rating 3.62 — 412,927 ratings — published 2015
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An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1) An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1)
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avg rating 4.23 — 360,724 ratings — published 2015
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Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1) Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as disappointment)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,072,736 ratings — published 2023
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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0) The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)
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avg rating 3.99 — 1,279,985 ratings — published 2020
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Ninth House (Ninth House Trilogy, #1) Ninth House (Ninth House Trilogy, #1)
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avg rating 4.00 — 418,261 ratings — published 2019
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City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1) City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as disappointment)
avg rating 4.06 — 2,207,031 ratings — published 2007
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Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 1,779,381 ratings — published 2005
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The Selection (The Selection, #1) The Selection (The Selection, #1)
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avg rating 4.07 — 1,807,524 ratings — published 2012
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American Gods (American Gods, #1) American Gods (American Gods, #1)
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avg rating 4.10 — 1,002,010 ratings — published 2001
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Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4) Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4)
by (shelved 15 times as disappointment)
avg rating 3.76 — 1,908,186 ratings — published 2008
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From Blood and Ash (Blood and Ash, #1) From Blood and Ash (Blood and Ash, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as disappointment)
avg rating 4.21 — 897,238 ratings — published 2020
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The Raven King (The Raven Cycle, #4) The Raven King (The Raven Cycle, #4)
by (shelved 14 times as disappointment)
avg rating 4.25 — 163,316 ratings — published 2016
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Patricia McCormick
“Look. I have a strategy. Why expect anything? If you don’t expect anything, you don’t get disappointed.”
Patricia McCormick, Cut

Maggie Stiefvater
“You really didn't see the sadness or the longing unless you already knew it was there. But that was the trick, wasn't it? Everyone had their disappointment and their baggage; only, some people carried it in their inside pockets and not on their backs.”
Maggie Stiefvater, The Dream Thieves

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