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A Gentleman in Moscow

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A Gentleman in Moscow

by Amor Towles

Slow Burn Satisfaction Thought-Provoking

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Literary Fiction

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

by Betty Smith

Coming of Age10/10 Historical Setting9/10 Underdog Hero7/10

Emotionally Complex Quietly Devastating

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Fantasy

American Gods

by Neil Gaiman

Morally Grey Protagonist8/10 Mythology Retelling10/10 Road Trip8/10 Unreliable Reality7/10

Can't Stop Thinking About It Thought-Provoking

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Horror

Annihilation

by Jeff VanderMeer

Mystery8/10 Supernatural Creature Horror7/10 Survival9/10 Unreliable Reality9/10

Dark and Unsettling Edge of Your Seat Mind-Bending

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Christian Historical Fiction

Christy

by Catherine Marshall

Coming of Age8/10 Divine Calling9/10 Faith Under Fire8/10 Historical Setting9/10

Heartwarming Spiritually Uplifting

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Mythological Fiction

Circe

by Madeline Miller

Coming of Age8/10 Historical Setting7/10 Morally Grey Protagonist7/10 Redemption Arc7/10

Can't Stop Thinking About It Feminist Rage

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Historical Fiction

Daisy Jones and the Six

by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Epistolary9/10 Forbidden Love8/10 Historical Setting7/10

Binge-Worthy

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YA Fantasy

Eragon

by Christopher Paolini

Battle / War7/10 Chosen One10/10 Coming of Age8/10 Mentor and Protégé9/10 Quest9/10

Binge-Worthy Escapist

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Thriller

Gone Girl

by Gillian Flynn

Dark Secrets10/10 Gaslighting9/10 Psychological Thriller10/10 Unreliable Narrator10/10

Can't Stop Thinking About It Dark and Twisty Edge of Your Seat

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In the Woods

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In the Woods

by Tana French

Mystery10/10 Psychological Thriller8/10 Unreliable Narrator9/10 Whodunit7/10

Can't Stop Thinking About It Dark and Twisty

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Historical Fantasy

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

by Susanna Clarke

Fae / Faerie Courts7/10 Historical Setting10/10 Magic System8/10 Mentor and Protégé9/10

Can't Stop Thinking About It Cozy and Slow

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Literary Fiction

Lincoln in the Bardo

by George Saunders

Dual Timeline8/10 Epistolary10/10 Grief and Loss9/10 Historical Setting8/10 Unreliable Narrator8/10

Dark and Twisty Emotionally Complex Gut Punch

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Gothic Horror

Mexican Gothic

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Dark Forest Cult9/10 Dark Secrets9/10 Gothic Horror10/10 Historical Setting8/10 Psychological Thriller8/10

Dark and Twisty Dark and Unsettling Edge of Your Seat

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Murder on the Orient Express

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Murder on the Orient Express

by Agatha Christie

Locked Room Mystery9/10 Mystery10/10 Whodunit10/10

Cozy Thriller Page-Turner

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Historical Fiction

Pachinko

by Min Jin Lee

Coming of Age8/10 Forbidden Love8/10 Grief and Loss9/10 Historical Setting10/10

Can't Stop Thinking About It Emotionally Complex

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Fantasy

Piranesi

by Susanna Clarke

Found Family6/10 Gothic Horror8/10 Unreliable Narrator10/10 Unreliable Reality10/10

Can't Stop Thinking About It Escapist Mind-Bending

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YA Fantasy

Shadow and Bone

by Leigh Bardugo

Chosen One9/10 Coming of Age7/10 Enemies to Lovers8/10 Magic System8/10

Binge-Worthy Escapist

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Thriller

Sharp Objects

by Gillian Flynn

Dark Secrets8/10 Missing Person8/10 Psychological Thriller9/10 Small Town Secrets9/10 Unreliable Narrator9/10

Dark and Twisty Dark and Unsettling Edge of Your Seat

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YA Fantasy

Sky in the Deep

by Adrienne Young

Battle / War9/10 Coming of Age7/10 Enemies to Lovers8/10 Found Family8/10 Survival8/10

Edge of Your Seat Escapist

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Historical Fantasy

The Bear and the Nightingale

by Katherine Arden

Coming of Age8/10 Historical Setting10/10 Witchy Cottage Core7/10

Cozy and Slow Spooky Season

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Historical Fiction

The Book Thief

by Markus Zusak

Bookshop / Library8/10 Coming of Age9/10 Found Family9/10 Grief and Loss10/10 Historical Setting10/10

Cry Your Eyes Out Gut Punch

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Psychological Thriller

The Girl on the Train

by Paula Hawkins

Dark Secrets8/10 Missing Person10/10 Psychological Thriller9/10 Unreliable Narrator10/10 Unreliable Witness8/10

Can't Stop Thinking About It Cozy Thriller Dark and Twisty

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Literary Fiction

The Goldfinch

by Donna Tartt

Coming of Age9/10 Dark Secrets7/10 Grief and Loss9/10 Redemption Arc7/10

Binge-Worthy Emotionally Complex

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Historical Fantasy

The Golem and the Jinni

by Helene Wecker

Coming of Age5/10 Forbidden Love8/10 Historical Setting9/10 Mythology Retelling7/10

Can't Stop Thinking About It Cozy and Slow

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Horror

The Haunting of Hill House

by Shirley Jackson

Psychological Thriller7/10 Small Town Secrets7/10 Supernatural Creature Horror8/10 Unreliable Narrator8/10 Unreliable Reality7/10

Dark and Unsettling Mind-Bending Spooky Season

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The Hound of the Baskervilles

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The Hound of the Baskervilles

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Gothic Horror7/10 Mystery10/10 Whodunit9/10

Edge of Your Seat Spooky Season

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Fantasy

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

by V.E. Schwab

Dual Timeline8/10 Forbidden Love8/10 Historical Setting7/10 Immortality Arc10/10 Second Chance Romance7/10

Can't Stop Thinking About It Cry Your Eyes Out Emotionally Complex

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YA Medieval Adventure

The Last Order

by Angela Caldwell

Battle / War7/10 Coming of Age9/10 Medieval Setting10/10 Mentor and Protégé8/10 Quest9/10

Edge of Your Seat Escapist

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The Likeness

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The Likeness

by Tana French

Dark Secrets7/10 Doppelganger / Body Swap9/10 Psychological Thriller9/10 Unreliable Narrator8/10

Can't Stop Thinking About It Dark and Twisty

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Thriller

The Maidens

by Alex Michaelides

Dark Secrets8/10 Locked Room Mystery8/10 Psychological Thriller9/10 Unreliable Narrator9/10

Cozy Thriller Dark and Twisty Dark and Unsettling

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Fantasy

The Name of the Wind

by Patrick Rothfuss

Coming of Age8/10 Magic System9/10 Mentor and Protégé7/10 Unreliable Narrator9/10

Binge-Worthy Escapist

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Fantasy

The Night Circus

by Erin Morgenstern

Circus / Carnival10/10 Forbidden Love9/10 Magic System8/10 Slow Burn8/10

Escapist Swoony

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Thriller

The Paris Apartment

by Lucy Foley

Dark Secrets9/10 Missing Person10/10 Small Town Secrets6/10

Cozy Thriller Page-Turner

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Literary Fiction

The Remains of the Day

by Kazuo Ishiguro

Grief and Loss9/10 Historical Setting9/10 Unreliable Narrator8/10

Can't Stop Thinking About It Quietly Devastating

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YA Science Fiction

The Sea of Tranquility

by Emily St. John Mandel

Dual Timeline9/10 Unreliable Reality8/10

Mind-Bending Thought-Provoking

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Literary Thriller

The Secret History

by Donna Tartt

Dark Academia10/10 Dark Secrets9/10 Morally Grey Protagonist9/10 Unreliable Narrator8/10

Can't Stop Thinking About It Dark and Twisty

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Horror

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

by Shirley Jackson

Dark Forest Cult8/10 Dark Secrets10/10 Psychological Thriller7/10 Small Town Secrets8/10 Unreliable Narrator7/10

Dark and Unsettling Mind-Bending Slow Burn Satisfaction

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Literary Fiction

Where the Crawdads Sing

by Delia Owens

Coming of Age9/10 Grief and Loss8/10 Small Town Secrets9/10 Whodunit8/10

Cry Your Eyes Out Quietly Devastating

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