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The Doomsday Butcher (Cole Chambers FBI Profiler Thrillers #1)
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avg rating 4.33 — 4,350 ratings — published
Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.30 — 34,235 ratings — published 2019
The Elephant Tree (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.92 — 45,228 ratings — published 2010
The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by (shelved 37 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.22 — 333,213 ratings — published 2006
The Zombie Room (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 36 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.95 — 45,393 ratings — published 2012
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 36 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,804,658 ratings — published 1996
Yol (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,081,040 ratings — published 2006
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 31 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.15 — 542,111 ratings — published 2018
No Country for Old Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.17 — 266,117 ratings — published 2005
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
by (shelved 29 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.55 — 867,927 ratings — published 2000
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 29 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.18 — 810,017 ratings — published 2005
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 28 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,047,049 ratings — published 1998
All the Sinners Bleed (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.19 — 146,442 ratings — published 2023
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
by (shelved 24 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.34 — 753,588 ratings — published 2011
Fight Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.18 — 661,531 ratings — published 1996
Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)
by (shelved 23 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.36 — 231,921 ratings — published 2007
Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1)
by (shelved 22 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.82 — 126,205 ratings — published 2011
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.14 — 241,710 ratings — published 1985
The Jigsaw Man (Inspector Anjelica Henley, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.88 — 19,932 ratings — published 2020
Birdman (Jack Caffery, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.89 — 27,021 ratings — published 1999
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.30 — 357,358 ratings — published 2006
Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
by (shelved 20 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.37 — 213,914 ratings — published 2008
Trainspotting (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.12 — 185,541 ratings — published 1993
The Crucifix Killer (Robert Hunter, #1)
by (shelved 19 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.28 — 44,810 ratings — published 2009
The Fourth Monkey (4MK Thriller, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.25 — 99,180 ratings — published 2017
Sharp Objects (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,273,485 ratings — published 2006
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,516,528 ratings — published 2005
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.35 — 10,229,876 ratings — published 2008
Winter's Bone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.89 — 44,057 ratings — published 2006
The Devil All the Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.14 — 43,637 ratings — published 2011
Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.95 — 34,690 ratings — published 1999
Dark Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.94 — 864,470 ratings — published 2009
The Mermaids Singing (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.95 — 28,593 ratings — published 1995
Demon Copperhead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.46 — 889,253 ratings — published 2022
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,205,674 ratings — published 2015
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2)
by (shelved 14 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.26 — 599,766 ratings — published 1988
Gone Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.15 — 3,542,089 ratings — published 2012
Undeniable (Undeniable, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.01 — 51,098 ratings — published 2012
The Outsiders (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,679,073 ratings — published 1967
Best Served Cold (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.25 — 117,941 ratings — published 2009
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 14 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,309,700 ratings — published 2009
The Bones at Point No Point (A Thomas Austin Crime Thriller #1)
by (shelved 13 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.23 — 23,943 ratings — published 2022
Razorblade Tears (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.12 — 184,172 ratings — published 2021
American Gods (American Gods, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,002,882 ratings — published 2001
Crank (Crank, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.16 — 157,489 ratings — published 2004
Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.89 — 376,666 ratings — published 1984
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 12 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.13 — 3,853,882 ratings — published 2010
The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.19 — 52,453 ratings — published 2021
Ninth House (Ninth House Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.00 — 419,573 ratings — published 2019
“I can’t believe it.’ I whispered.
‘You can’t let him lure you back in, Felicia. He’s wrong. He’s wrong!’ Vanian pleaded, I could feel the quiver of his magic, the wisps that were fighting against the iron burning into his wrists, I could feel the crackle as it fought in the air, against his emotions, against his pain. I shook my head, was about to speak but Adam grabbed him by the front of his shirt; as if a few more tears and shreds couldn’t go amiss. The tightness of his grip paled the Faerie’s cheeks, caused the blood to trickle down faster, dropping to the floor.
‘My wife.’ He yelled, ‘She’s my wife, silverblood.’ With each growl of a syllable he accented it with a punch to Vanian’s face.
I couldn’t take much more. I jumped over and pulled at Adam’s shoulders, fingertips driving into the nook of his collarbone, pressing down with as much as I had in me, anything to break his hold. He recoiled and rose his hand to me, at first I flinched but I stopped. He wouldn’t hurt me. He wouldn’t.”
― Requiem City: The Butcher
‘You can’t let him lure you back in, Felicia. He’s wrong. He’s wrong!’ Vanian pleaded, I could feel the quiver of his magic, the wisps that were fighting against the iron burning into his wrists, I could feel the crackle as it fought in the air, against his emotions, against his pain. I shook my head, was about to speak but Adam grabbed him by the front of his shirt; as if a few more tears and shreds couldn’t go amiss. The tightness of his grip paled the Faerie’s cheeks, caused the blood to trickle down faster, dropping to the floor.
‘My wife.’ He yelled, ‘She’s my wife, silverblood.’ With each growl of a syllable he accented it with a punch to Vanian’s face.
I couldn’t take much more. I jumped over and pulled at Adam’s shoulders, fingertips driving into the nook of his collarbone, pressing down with as much as I had in me, anything to break his hold. He recoiled and rose his hand to me, at first I flinched but I stopped. He wouldn’t hurt me. He wouldn’t.”
― Requiem City: The Butcher
“According to Dr. Angela Duckworth, grit is passion and perseverance toward long-term goals. [...]
Grit is sticking to one thing for years or even decades.”
― Be Your Future Self Now: The Science of Intentional Transformation
Grit is sticking to one thing for years or even decades.”
― Be Your Future Self Now: The Science of Intentional Transformation
