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Half His Age (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.21 — 191,168 ratings — published 2026
Blob: A Love Story (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.27 — 16,524 ratings — published 2025
Under the Whispering Door (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.10 — 343,325 ratings — published 2021
Red, White & Royal Blue (Red, White & Royal Blue, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,284,768 ratings — published 2019
Vengeful (Villains, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.11 — 140,519 ratings — published 2018
Shadow Man (Smoky Barrett, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.15 — 15,813 ratings — published 2006
Vicious (Villains, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.17 — 346,503 ratings — published 2013
The Jealousy Man (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.51 — 8,770 ratings — published 2021
Women of a Promiscuous Nature (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.87 — 11,169 ratings — published 2026
Emma (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,025,639 ratings — published 1815
The Remains of the Day (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.14 — 387,923 ratings — published 1989
Adabana: Fiori Effimeri, Vol. 3 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,373 ratings — published 2021
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,822,420 ratings — published 1996
The Fire Child (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.55 — 7,206 ratings — published 2016
The Devil's Star (Harry Hole, #5)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.07 — 79,194 ratings — published 2003
The Snowman (Harry Hole, #7)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.03 — 157,019 ratings — published 2007
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.87 — 239,059 ratings — published 2025
Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.00 — 699,492 ratings — published 2023
Looking Glass (The Chronicles of Alice, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.81 — 7,769 ratings — published 2020
The Midnight Train (The Midnight World, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.96 — 85,704 ratings — published 2026
Colin Gets Promoted and Dooms the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.70 — 3,883 ratings — published 2025
I Wrote This for Attention (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.01 — 3,438 ratings — published
The Women Who Wouldn't Leave (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,985 ratings — published
Damsel Distressed (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.89 — 979 ratings — published 2014
Home Is Where the Bodies Are (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.80 — 336,924 ratings — published 2024
Red Hood (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.43 — 4,216 ratings — published 2020
Women (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.79 — 88,942 ratings — published 1978
The Divorce (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.86 — 361,534 ratings — published 2026
Last Chance to Save the World (Chaotic Orbits, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,946 ratings — published 2025
How to Steal a Galaxy (Chaotic Orbits, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.85 — 3,994 ratings — published 2024
Full Speed to a Crash Landing (Chaotic Orbits, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.79 — 6,572 ratings — published 2024
Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.66 — 102,037 ratings — published 2019
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.86 — 1,492,815 ratings — published 2016
In Her Wake (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,336 ratings — published 2016
Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.06 — 350,094 ratings — published 2026
Yesteryear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.85 — 1,014,607 ratings — published 2026
二哈和他的白貓師尊 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.44 — 6,054 ratings — published 2017
Leave Your Mess at Home (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,642 ratings — published 2026
Hello Beautiful (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.12 — 588,909 ratings — published 2023
The Teacher (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.88 — 1,165,677 ratings — published 2024
The Guncle Abroad (The Guncle, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.89 — 61,303 ratings — published 2024
Pick a Color (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.25 — 12,424 ratings — published 2025
The Rachel Incident (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.05 — 159,328 ratings — published 2023
Sisters of the Neversea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.82 — 961 ratings — published 2021
When You Were Everything (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.00 — 4,748 ratings — published 2020
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,047,423 ratings — published 1876
The Dead Husband Cookbook (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.82 — 20,650 ratings — published 2025
My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.59 — 625,710 ratings — published 2018
The Guncle (The Guncle, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.09 — 222,928 ratings — published 2021
All Fours (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.38 — 250,245 ratings — published 2024
“What do you mean, a goddess?” Alec questioned irritably.
“She’s staggeringly beautiful, wonderful, a vision of …” He petered out when he saw Alec looking at him strangely. Father Joe stroked his beard in thought, nervously eyeing Alec and then casting his eyes to the fireplace. Alec was beginning to sense Father Joe was regretting coming to his flat. He was also thinking that he regretted having anything to do with the vicar. He was quite mad … possibly.”
― The Wasp Trap: Book 3 in the Charlotte's War Trilogy
“She’s staggeringly beautiful, wonderful, a vision of …” He petered out when he saw Alec looking at him strangely. Father Joe stroked his beard in thought, nervously eyeing Alec and then casting his eyes to the fireplace. Alec was beginning to sense Father Joe was regretting coming to his flat. He was also thinking that he regretted having anything to do with the vicar. He was quite mad … possibly.”
― The Wasp Trap: Book 3 in the Charlotte's War Trilogy