Melodramatic Books

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Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 2,198,743 ratings — published 1847
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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 — 2,024,009 ratings — published 1999
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Forbidden Forbidden (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 76,360 ratings — published 2010
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New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2) New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2)
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avg rating 3.62 — 2,146,530 ratings — published 2006
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Broken Country Broken Country (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as melodramatic)
avg rating 4.29 — 557,380 ratings — published 2025
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Wild Dark Shore Wild Dark Shore (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 423,119 ratings — published 2025
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If We Were Villains If We Were Villains (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 423,629 ratings — published 2017
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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 — 4,337,019 ratings — published 2015
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The Witch Elm The Witch Elm (ebook)
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avg rating 3.58 — 111,077 ratings — published 2018
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We Were Liars We Were Liars (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.65 — 1,427,288 ratings — published 2014
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After (After, #1) After (After, #1)
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avg rating 3.72 — 376,649 ratings — published 2014
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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 — 1,282,950 ratings — published 2016
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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 4.63 — 3,290,838 ratings — published 2016
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Emmy & Oliver Emmy & Oliver (ebook)
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avg rating 3.90 — 23,085 ratings — published 2015
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My Sister's Keeper My Sister's Keeper (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 1,281,649 ratings — published 2004
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The Thirteenth Tale The Thirteenth Tale (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.98 — 328,119 ratings — published 2006
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Maybe Someday (Maybe, #1) Maybe Someday (Maybe, #1)
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avg rating 3.96 — 668,373 ratings — published 2014
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Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4) Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4)
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avg rating 3.76 — 1,888,382 ratings — published 2008
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Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
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avg rating 3.68 — 7,380,605 ratings — published 2005
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Breach (Breach, #1) Breach (Breach, #1)
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avg rating 3.93 — 9,219 ratings — published 2013
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Fall From Grace (Mad World, #1) Fall From Grace (Mad World, #1)
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avg rating 3.99 — 23,707 ratings — published 2012
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Bared to You (Crossfire, #1) Bared to You (Crossfire, #1)
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avg rating 4.13 — 553,002 ratings — published 2012
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Poison Study (Study, #1) Poison Study (Study, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as melodramatic)
avg rating 4.09 — 177,168 ratings — published 2005
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House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City, #1) House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as melodramatic)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,182,573 ratings — published 2020
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The Surrender (Arlington Hall, #2) The Surrender (Arlington Hall, #2)
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avg rating 4.26 — 5,093 ratings — published
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The Castle of Wolfenbach: A German Story The Castle of Wolfenbach: A German Story (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.43 — 595 ratings — published 1793
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Last Year's Bride (The Great Wedding Giveaway, #8) Last Year's Bride (The Great Wedding Giveaway, #8)
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avg rating 3.98 — 623 ratings — published 2014
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The Villain (War of Hearts #1) The Villain (War of Hearts #1)
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avg rating 3.98 — 2,084 ratings — published
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The Everlasting The Everlasting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as melodramatic)
avg rating 4.23 — 42,888 ratings — published 2025
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The House Guest The House Guest (ebook)
by (shelved 1 time as melodramatic)
avg rating 3.91 — 4,488 ratings — published
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From out the Vasty Deep From out the Vasty Deep (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published
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Miss Brandt: Adventuress (Great Ladies of Crime #3): England's Most Daring Jewel Thief Miss Brandt: Adventuress (Great Ladies of Crime #3): England's Most Daring Jewel Thief
by (shelved 1 time as melodramatic)
avg rating 4.67 — 3 ratings — published
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All the Colors of the Dark All the Colors of the Dark (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as melodramatic)
avg rating 4.24 — 480,052 ratings — published 2024
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The Queen's Blade (The Queen's Blade, #1) The Queen's Blade (The Queen's Blade, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as melodramatic)
avg rating 3.93 — 2,039 ratings — published 2010
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The Greek's Blackmailed Wife The Greek's Blackmailed Wife (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as melodramatic)
avg rating 3.57 — 533 ratings — published 2004
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Steam & Sorcery (Gaslight Chronicles, #1) Steam & Sorcery (Gaslight Chronicles, #1)
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avg rating 3.67 — 2,565 ratings — published 2011
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River Rising River Rising (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.15 — 257 ratings — published 2013
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Endless Days (The Firsts, #2) Endless Days (The Firsts, #2)
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avg rating 4.16 — 917 ratings — published 2013
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Best Wishes From the Full Moon Coffee Shop (The Full Moon Coffee Shop, #2) Best Wishes From the Full Moon Coffee Shop (The Full Moon Coffee Shop, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as melodramatic)
avg rating 3.85 — 3,209 ratings — published 2021
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Rebecca Rebecca (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as melodramatic)
avg rating 4.18 — 8,694 ratings — published 1938
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Ayesha at Last Ayesha at Last (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as melodramatic)
avg rating 3.85 — 28,031 ratings — published 2018
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The Laurentine Spy: A Dark and Suspenseful Fantasy Romance The Laurentine Spy: A Dark and Suspenseful Fantasy Romance (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as melodramatic)
avg rating 3.57 — 861 ratings — published 2009
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Longest Days (The Firsts, #3) Longest Days (The Firsts, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as melodramatic)
avg rating 4.30 — 685 ratings — published 2013
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The Hedgewitch Queen (Romances of Arquitaine, #1) The Hedgewitch Queen (Romances of Arquitaine, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as melodramatic)
avg rating 3.64 — 2,074 ratings — published 2011
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Forbidden Days (The Firsts, #1) Forbidden Days (The Firsts, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as melodramatic)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,422 ratings — published 2012
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The Defiant Mate The Defiant Mate
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avg rating 3.22 — 422 ratings — published
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Amaretto Flame (Eagleton Coven) Amaretto Flame (Eagleton Coven)
by (shelved 1 time as melodramatic)
avg rating 3.87 — 200 ratings — published 2011
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Extra Credit Extra Credit (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.55 — 135 ratings — published 2021
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Misadventures with a Rock Star (Misadventures, #12) Misadventures with a Rock Star (Misadventures, #12)
by (shelved 1 time as melodramatic)
avg rating 3.77 — 1,968 ratings — published 2018
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Thomas Burnett Swann
“It is always pleasant to divulge a secret under dramatic circumstances.”
Thomas Burnett Swann, Day of the Minotaur

“The history of hysteria is a history of the relation between the colonizing father and the colonized devalued other.”
Judith L. Alpert, Sexual Abuse Recalled: Treating Trauma in the Era of the Recovered Memory Debate

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