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Half His Age (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.23 — 177,361 ratings — published 2026
Blob: A Love Story (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.27 — 15,894 ratings — published 2025
Under the Whispering Door (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.10 — 339,905 ratings — published 2021
Red, White & Royal Blue (Red, White & Royal Blue, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,276,162 ratings — published 2019
Vengeful (Villains, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.11 — 138,218 ratings — published 2018
Shadow Man (Smoky Barrett, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.15 — 15,681 ratings — published 2006
Vicious (Villains, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.17 — 341,687 ratings — published 2013
The Devil's Star (Harry Hole, #5)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.06 — 78,687 ratings — published 2003
The Snowman (Harry Hole, #7)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.03 — 155,860 ratings — published 2007
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.88 — 226,569 ratings — published 2025
Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.00 — 687,687 ratings — published 2023
Looking Glass (The Chronicles of Alice, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.81 — 7,683 ratings — published 2020
The Midnight Train (The Midnight World, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.99 — 60,380 ratings — published 2026
Colin Gets Promoted and Dooms the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.71 — 3,577 ratings — published 2025
I Wrote This for Attention (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.02 — 3,278 ratings — published
The Women Who Wouldn't Leave (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,981 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 — 330,836 ratings — published 2024
Red Hood (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.43 — 4,202 ratings — published 2020
Women (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.79 — 88,483 ratings — published 1978
The Divorce (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.88 — 295,905 ratings — published 2026
Last Chance to Save the World (Chaotic Orbits, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,851 ratings — published 2025
How to Steal a Galaxy (Chaotic Orbits, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.85 — 3,899 ratings — published 2024
Full Speed to a Crash Landing (Chaotic Orbits, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.79 — 6,427 ratings — published 2024
Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.66 — 101,282 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 — 1,479,744 ratings — published 2016
In Her Wake (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,326 ratings — published 2016
Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.11 — 290,677 ratings — published 2026
Yesteryear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.90 — 773,303 ratings — published 2026
二哈和他的白貓師尊 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.44 — 6,042 ratings — published 2017
Leave Your Mess at Home (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,658 ratings — published 2026
Hello Beautiful (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.12 — 581,751 ratings — published 2023
The Teacher (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.88 — 1,138,924 ratings — published 2024
The Guncle Abroad (The Guncle, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.89 — 60,433 ratings — published 2024
Pick a Color (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.26 — 11,340 ratings — published 2025
The Rachel Incident (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.05 — 155,936 ratings — published 2023
Sisters of the Neversea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.82 — 955 ratings — published 2021
When You Were Everything (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.01 — 4,718 ratings — published 2020
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,042,659 ratings — published 1876
The Dead Husband Cookbook (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.82 — 18,692 ratings — published 2025
My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.59 — 614,601 ratings — published 2018
The Guncle (The Guncle, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.10 — 220,136 ratings — published 2021
All Fours (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.38 — 244,777 ratings — published 2024
Do Not Disturb (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.89 — 437,853 ratings — published 2021
The Legendary Scarlett and Browne (The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne #3)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,265 ratings — published
The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne (The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.06 — 6,494 ratings — published 2021
Cruel Beauty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.64 — 94,025 ratings — published 2014
The Notorious Scarlett and Browne (The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 4.34 — 2,818 ratings — published 2022
The Arrangement (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.74 — 32,433 ratings — published 2019
Crimson Bound (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as flawed-protagonist)
avg rating 3.63 — 22,694 ratings — published 2015
“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