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A Time to Kill

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A Time to Kill

by John Grisham

Emotionally Complex Thought-Provoking

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YA Fantasy

An Ember in the Ashes

by Sabaa Tahir

Coming of Age8/10 Forbidden Love9/10 Historical Setting7/10 Secret Identity7/10 Underdog Hero8/10

Escapist Slow Burn Satisfaction

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And Then There Were None

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And Then There Were None

by Agatha Christie

Locked Room Mystery9/10 Mystery10/10 Small Town Secrets7/10 Whodunit10/10

Dark and Twisty Page-Turner

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Annihilation

by Jeff VanderMeer

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

Atmospheric Dark and Unsettling Mind-Bending

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Psychological Thriller

Behind Closed Doors

by B.A. Paris

Dark Secrets9/10 Domestic Suspense10/10 Gaslighting10/10 Psychological Thriller9/10 Unreliable Reality7/10

Cozy Thriller Dark and Twisty Dark and Unsettling

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Bird Box

by Josh Malerman

Supernatural Creature Horror8/10 Survival9/10 Unreliable Reality8/10

Can't Stop Thinking About It Dark and Unsettling Page-Turner

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Carrie

by Stephen King

Coming of Age8/10 Dark Secrets9/10 Psychological Thriller9/10 Revenge Plot7/10 Supernatural Creature Horror8/10

Dark and Unsettling Feminist Rage Gut Punch

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YA Sci-Fi Romance

Cinder

by Marissa Meyer

Epic World-Building8/10 Forbidden Love7/10 Found Family7/10 Hero Journey8/10 Quest7/10

Binge-Worthy Escapist Heartwarming

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Dark Places

by Gillian Flynn

Missing Person9/10 Psychological Thriller8/10 Small Town Secrets9/10 Unreliable Narrator8/10

Cozy Thriller Dark and Twisty Dark and Unsettling

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YA Dystopian

Divergent

by Veronica Roth

Chosen One7/10 Coming of Age7/10 Dystopian Society10/10 Secret Identity8/10

Escapist Page-Turner

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YA Sci-Fi

Ender's Game

by Orson Scott Card

Battle / War8/10 Chosen One10/10 Coming of Age7/10 Mentor and Protégé8/10 Underdog Hero9/10

Can't Stop Thinking About It Mind-Bending

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Final Girls

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Final Girls

by Riley Sager

Domestic Suspense8/10 Gaslighting6/10 Psychological Thriller9/10 Unreliable Narrator7/10

Dark and Twisty Gut Punch

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Gone Girl

by Gillian Flynn

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

Atmospheric Can't Stop Thinking About It Dark and Twisty

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YA Adventure

Hatchet

by Gary Paulsen

Coming of Age9/10 Survival10/10 Underdog Hero7/10

Can't Stop Thinking About It

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Internment

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Internment

by Samira Ahmed

Coming of Age8/10 Dark Secrets7/10 Forbidden Love6/10

Dark and Twisty Thought-Provoking

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Horror

It

by Stephen King

Dystopian Society7/10 Psychological Thriller7/10 Small Town Secrets8/10 Supernatural Creature Horror9/10

Dark and Unsettling Page-Turner Spooky Season

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Lock Every Door

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Lock Every Door

by Riley Sager

Dark Secrets8/10 Gothic Horror7/10 Psychological Thriller9/10 Unreliable Narrator6/10

Dark and Twisty Spooky Season

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Long Way Down

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Long Way Down

by Jason Reynolds

Coming of Age9/10 Dark Secrets7/10 Grief and Loss8/10

Dark and Twisty 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

Atmospheric Dark and Twisty Dark and Unsettling

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YA Mystery

One of Us Is Lying

by McManus

Dark Secrets8/10 Mystery9/10 Small Town Secrets8/10 Unreliable Narrator8/10 Whodunit9/10

Binge-Worthy Cozy Thriller Dark and Twisty

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Piercing the Darkness

by Frank Peretti

Dark Secrets9/10 Redemption Through Grace8/10 Spiritual Warfare10/10

Dark and Twisty Spiritually Uplifting

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YA Fantasy

Red Queen

by Victoria Aveyard

Chosen One9/10 Coming of Age7/10 Dystopian Society8/10 Enemies to Lovers7/10 Secret Identity9/10

Binge-Worthy Page-Turner

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Run

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Run

by Blake Crouch

Dark Secrets7/10 Domestic Suspense9/10 Gaslighting7/10 Psychological Thriller9/10

Binge-Worthy Dark and Twisty

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Sadie

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Sadie

by Courtney Summers

Coming of Age8/10 Unreliable Narrator7/10 Whodunit9/10

Dark and Twisty Page-Turner

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Safe at Last

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Safe at Last

by Kathryn Croft

Dark Secrets7/10 Domestic Suspense9/10 Gaslighting8/10 Psychological Thriller8/10

Can't Stop Thinking About It Dark and Twisty

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YA Sci-Fi

Scarlet

by Marissa Meyer

Found Family7/10 Quest8/10

Binge-Worthy Escapist

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YA Dystopian

Scythe

by Neal Shusterman

Coming of Age8/10 Dystopian Society9/10 Mentor and Protégé8/10 Morally Grey Protagonist8/10

Page-Turner Thought-Provoking

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Sharp Objects

by Gillian Flynn

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

Atmospheric Dark and Twisty Dark and Unsettling

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Shovel Ready

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Shovel Ready

by Adam Sternbergh

Coming of Age7/10 Dark Secrets8/10 Unreliable Narrator6/10

Can't Stop Thinking About It Dark and Twisty

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Fantasy

Six of Crows

by Leigh Bardugo

Enemies to Lovers7/10 Epic World-Building8/10 Found Family9/10 Heist10/10 Morally Grey Protagonist8/10

Binge-Worthy Dark and Twisty Escapist

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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

Atmospheric Escapist

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The Condor King

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The Condor King

by Alex Rivera

Coming of Age9/10 Quest8/10 Survival7/10

Escapist Heartwarming

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The Da Vinci Code

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The Da Vinci Code

by Dan Brown

Heist7/10 Investigative Reporter6/10 Locked Room Mystery6/10 Mystery9/10

Binge-Worthy Page-Turner

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Horror

The Exorcist

by William Peter Blatty

Dark Secrets9/10 Psychological Thriller8/10 Small Town Secrets7/10 Supernatural Creature Horror9/10 Unreliable Reality8/10

Dark and Unsettling Gut Punch Spooky Season

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The Firm

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The Firm

by John Grisham

Dark Secrets8/10 Mystery8/10 Psychological Thriller7/10

Can't Stop Thinking About It Page-Turner

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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest

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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest

by Stieg Larsson

Dark Secrets10/10 Investigative Reporter7/10 Mystery8/10 Revenge Plot6/10

Dark and Twisty Gut Punch

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The Girl Who Played with Fire

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The Girl Who Played with Fire

by Stieg Larsson

Dark Secrets9/10 Mystery9/10 Revenge Plot6/10 Unreliable Narrator7/10

Can't Stop Thinking About It Dark and Twisty

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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

Atmospheric Can't Stop Thinking About It Cozy Thriller

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The Hazel Wood

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The Hazel Wood

by Melissa Albert

Dark Academia8/10 Dark Secrets6/10 Unreliable Narrator7/10 Whodunit7/10

Can't Stop Thinking About It Dark and Twisty Mind-Bending

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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

Atmospheric Spooky Season

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YA Dystopian

The Hunger Games

by Suzanne Collins

Coming of Age7/10 Dystopian Society10/10 Forbidden Love7/10 Survival10/10 Underdog Hero9/10

Emotionally Complex Page-Turner

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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

Atmospheric Escapist

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The Last Thing He Told Me

by Laura Dave

Dark Secrets9/10 Investigative Reporter7/10 Missing Person10/10

Binge-Worthy Page-Turner

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The Lincoln Lawyer

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The Lincoln Lawyer

by Michael Connelly

Dark Secrets7/10 Investigative Reporter6/10 Mystery8/10 Unreliable Witness5/10

Dark and Twisty Page-Turner

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The Maidens

by Alex Michaelides

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

Atmospheric Cozy Thriller Dark and Twisty

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YA Dystopian

The Maze Runner

by James Dashner

Dystopian Society8/10 Survival10/10 Unreliable Reality7/10

Mind-Bending Page-Turner

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The Night Agent

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The Night Agent

by Matthew Quirk

Dark Secrets7/10 Heist6/10 Mystery8/10 Unreliable Reality5/10

Binge-Worthy Page-Turner

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Horror

The Shining

by Stephen King

Dark Forest Cult7/10 Dark Secrets9/10 Psychological Thriller8/10 Supernatural Creature Horror8/10 Unreliable Narrator8/10

Dark and Unsettling Mind-Bending Spooky Season

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Epic Fantasy

The Stormlight Archive: Words of Radiance

by Brandon Sanderson

Battle / War8/10 Epic World-Building10/10 Magic System10/10 Redemption Arc9/10

Binge-Worthy Escapist

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Christian Thriller

This Present Darkness

by Frank Peretti

Dark Secrets8/10 Psychological Thriller7/10 Spiritual Warfare10/10

Can't Stop Thinking About It Dark and Twisty

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