Wasted Potential Books

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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)
by (shelved 10 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 4.15 — 4,248,984 ratings — published 2015
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 10 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,738,821 ratings — published 2010
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Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1) Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,111,937 ratings — published 2012
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Caraval (Caraval, #1) Caraval (Caraval, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 3.97 — 888,378 ratings — published 2016
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Ruin and Rising (Shadow and Bone, #3) Ruin and Rising (Shadow and Bone, #3)
by (shelved 7 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 3.97 — 593,096 ratings — published 2014
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Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,435,965 ratings — published 2012
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Allegiant (Divergent, #3) Allegiant (Divergent, #3)
by (shelved 6 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 3.60 — 1,144,539 ratings — published 2013
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Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1) Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 3.99 — 385,187 ratings — published 2011
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These Violent Delights (These Violent Delights, #1) These Violent Delights (These Violent Delights, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 3.79 — 170,075 ratings — published 2020
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A Curse So Dark and Lonely (Cursebreakers, #1) A Curse So Dark and Lonely (Cursebreakers, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 3.96 — 180,167 ratings — published 2019
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The Shadows Between Us (The Stathos Sisters, #1) The Shadows Between Us (The Stathos Sisters, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 3.81 — 218,037 ratings — published 2020
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Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,014,527 ratings — published 2012
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Red Queen (Red Queen, #1) Red Queen (Red Queen, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 3.98 — 1,176,486 ratings — published 2015
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Siege and Storm (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #2) Siege and Storm (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 3.80 — 685,917 ratings — published 2013
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Divergent (Divergent, #1) Divergent (Divergent, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,393,499 ratings — published 2011
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Babel Babel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 4.14 — 479,467 ratings — published 2022
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Kingdom of the Wicked (Kingdom of the Wicked, #1) Kingdom of the Wicked (Kingdom of the Wicked, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 3.86 — 361,489 ratings — published 2020
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Red, White & Royal Blue Red, White & Royal Blue (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,233,592 ratings — published 2019
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Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1) Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,233,779 ratings — published 2011
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The Night Circus The Night Circus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,102,847 ratings — published 2011
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City of Lost Souls (The Mortal Instruments, #5) City of Lost Souls (The Mortal Instruments, #5)
by (shelved 4 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 4.21 — 567,932 ratings — published 2012
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The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1) The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 4.06 — 1,692,689 ratings — published 2009
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Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1) Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 4.31 — 878,037 ratings — published 2010
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City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments, #4) City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments, #4)
by (shelved 4 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 4.07 — 641,548 ratings — published 2011
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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 4 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,360,278 ratings — published 2011
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Reckless (The Powerless Trilogy, #2) Reckless (The Powerless Trilogy, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 4.08 — 606,926 ratings — published 2024
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Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2) Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 4.36 — 2,625,721 ratings — published 2023
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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 4.57 — 3,583,123 ratings — published 2023
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The Never King (Vicious Lost Boys, #1) The Never King (Vicious Lost Boys, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 3.66 — 215,599 ratings — published 2022
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,520,825 ratings — published 2020
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The Atlas Six (The Atlas, #1) The Atlas Six (The Atlas, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 3.54 — 279,021 ratings — published 2020
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The Queen of Nothing (The Folk of the Air, #3) The Queen of Nothing (The Folk of the Air, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 4.33 — 973,573 ratings — published 2019
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Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5) Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5)
by (shelved 3 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 4.63 — 1,245,726 ratings — published 2016
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A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone, #1) A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 3.80 — 433,649 ratings — published 2019
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Rule of Wolves (King of Scars, #2) Rule of Wolves (King of Scars, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 4.34 — 177,416 ratings — published 2021
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Crave (Crave, #1) Crave (Crave, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 3.76 — 256,893 ratings — published 2020
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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 3 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 4.46 — 2,724,310 ratings — published 2017
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,135,809 ratings — published 2017
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The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, #2) The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 4.15 — 461,037 ratings — published 1997
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Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3) Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,579,732 ratings — published 2014
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They Both Die at the End (They Both Die at the End, #1) They Both Die at the End (They Both Die at the End, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 3.75 — 874,715 ratings — published 2017
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Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass, #7) Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass, #7)
by (shelved 3 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 4.71 — 1,103,051 ratings — published 2018
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Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4) Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4)
by (shelved 3 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 3.76 — 1,878,686 ratings — published 2008
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Ace of Shades (The Shadow Game, #1) Ace of Shades (The Shadow Game, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 3.82 — 21,431 ratings — published 2018
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Never Let Me Go Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 3.85 — 860,658 ratings — published 2005
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A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3.5) A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3.5)
by (shelved 3 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 3.71 — 2,152,014 ratings — published 2019
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By Your Side By Your Side (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 3.86 — 54,729 ratings — published 2017
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Uprooted Uprooted (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 4.02 — 264,935 ratings — published 2015
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The Kiss of Deception (The Remnant Chronicles, #1) The Kiss of Deception (The Remnant Chronicles, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 3.91 — 165,379 ratings — published 2014
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Devil in Spring (The Ravenels, #3) Devil in Spring (The Ravenels, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as wasted-potential)
avg rating 4.09 — 44,520 ratings — published 2017
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“Robert Duncan could have been a great poet. He sort of balanced between experimentalism and classicism. The problem is he never really made up his mind, one way or the other. He should have gone more into the classical vein and expanded it from within, but a lot of times his poetry descends into prose koans interspersed with a line or two of poetic sounding verse, such as his ‘poems’ on The Structure Of Rime, which don’t deal with the structure of rime.”
Dan Schneider