Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,682 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,638 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,638
Mad Love
They were madly in love. The perfect couple. That was the story everyone in South River believed...until Gin Talcott and Adam Archer are found shot in their bed. Adam is dead at the scene. Gin is fighting for her life. Detectives Greta Jessup and Finn Pate are assigned to the case. Greta has a long history with Gin’s first husband, Eddie, and is determined to protect his 18-year-old twins. Piper discovered the bodies. Daniel is missing—and so is Adam’s gun.
Surprised
By: Wendy Walker
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 42,546 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 38,070 Story 5 out of 5 stars 38,032
A Court of Mist and Fury
Feyre survived Amarantha's clutches to return to the Spring Court - but at a steep cost. Though she now has the powers of the High Fae, her heart remains human, and it can't forget the terrible deeds she performed to save Tamlin's people. Nor has Feyre forgotten her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court. As Feyre navigates its dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms - and she might be key to stopping it.
Shippers will either Love it or Hate it
By: Sarah J. Maas
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 6,483 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 5,573 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 5,545
The Mountain Is You
Coexisting but conflicting needs create self-sabotaging behaviors. This is why we resist efforts to change, often until they feel completely futile. But by extracting crucial insight from our most damaging habits, building emotional intelligence by better understanding our brains and bodies, releasing past experiences at a cellular level, and learning to act as our highest potential future selves, we can step out of our own way and into our potential.
Underwelming
By: Brianna Wiest
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,238 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,184 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,184
The Accidental Dating Experiment
Eight years ago I fell into a secret summer fling with my best friend’s little sister before our lives went in different directions. Now, I’m the grumpy to Juliet’s sunshine on a popular dating podcast we host, and when a wealthy fan gives us a charming coastal cottage as the biggest thank you ever, we head to the town where I grew up to give it a makeover. And find the house has only one bed. Located under a mirrored ceiling.
The kind of Romance everyone needs in their collection!
By: Lauren Blakely
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 30,820 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 28,637 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 28,641
Fourth Wing
Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders. But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to “fragile” humans. They incinerate them.
Erotica with Dragons
By: Rebecca Yarros
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 24,127 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 20,038 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 19,916
48 Laws of Power
Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills 3,000 years of the history of power into 48 well-explicated laws. This bold volume outlines the laws of power in their unvarnished essence, synthesizing the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, and other infamous strategists. The 48 Laws of Power will fascinate any listener interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control.
You don't have to be a psychopath to like this.
By: Robert Greene
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 3,429 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 3,235 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 3,235
The Perfect Son
Erika Cass has a perfect family and a perfect life. Until the evening when two detectives show up at her front door. A high school girl has vanished from Erika's quiet suburban neighborhood. The police suspect the worst - murder. And Erika's teenage son, Liam, was the last person to see the girl alive. Erika has always sensed something dark and disturbed in her seemingly perfect older child. She wants to believe he's innocent, but as the evidence mounts, she can't deny the truth - Liam may have done the unthinkable.
If you love animals give this one a miss!
By: Freida McFadden
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 121,592 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 104,907 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 104,796
Dune
Here is the novel that will be forever considered a triumph of the imagination. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Maud'dib. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family and would bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream.
This classic deserves better
By: Frank Herbert
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 3,975 Performance 4 out of 5 stars 3,662 Story 4 out of 5 stars 3,663
Twisted Love
Alex Volkov is a devil blessed with the face of an angel and cursed with a past he can't escape. Driven by a tragedy that has haunted him for most of his life, his ruthless pursuits for success and vengeance leave little room for matters of the heart. But when he's forced to look after his best friend's sister, he starts to feel something in his chest. Ava Chen is a free spirit trapped by nightmares of a childhood she can't remember. But despite her past, she's never stopped seeing the beauty in the world . . . including the heart beneath the icy exterior of a man she shouldn't want.
WHYYYYY THE HYPE
By: Ana Huang
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 14,056 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 13,612 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 13,610
Butcher & Blackbird
When a chance encounter sparks an unlikely bond between rival murderers Sloane and Rowan, the two find something elusive—the friendship of a like-minded, pitch-black soul. From small-town West Virginia to upscale California, from downtown Boston to rural Texas, the two hunters collide in an annual game of blood and suffering, one that pits them against the most dangerous monsters in the country.
Listen, I'm a 'sympathetic retcher'
By: Brynne Weaver
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 71,853 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 62,650 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 62,501
It Ends with Us
Lily hasn’t always had it easy, but that’s never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She’s come a long way from the small town where she grew up—she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. And when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily’s life seems too good to be true.
Not what I expected.
By: Colleen Hoover
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 21,034 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 18,877 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 18,852
The Housemaid
I only try on one of Nina’s pristine white dresses once. Just to see what it’s like. But she soon finds out...and by the time I realize my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, it’s far too late. But I reassure myself: The Winchesters don’t know who I really am. They don’t know what I’m capable of....
One Big Cliche’
By: Freida McFadden
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 20,553 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 17,061 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 16,970
The Psychology of Money
Money - investing, personal finance, and business decisions - is typically taught as a math-based field, where data and formulas tell us exactly what to do. But in the real world people don’t make financial decisions on a spreadsheet. They make them at the dinner table, or in a meeting room, where personal history, your own unique view of the world, ego, pride, marketing, and odd incentives are scrambled together. In The Psychology of Money, award-winning author Morgan Housel shares 19 short stories exploring the strange ways people think about money.
Could be summarized in one sentence
By: Morgan Housel
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,069 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 2,038 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,037
Maybe This Time
Romance can be a little complicated when you get sucked into a wormhole. Just ask high school English teacher June Flint. One little solar flare happens and suddenly you find yourself 85 years in the future. Eighty-five years from your dream job. Your ailing mother whose only companion in this world is you. Your favorite stuffed-crust pizza from DeLucia’s on Sunday nights. But when June’s cell phone inexplicably picks up a signal, she’s able to call back to the present—more specifically, four weeks before she accidentally time traveled.
Not surprised that I LOVED this!
By: Cara Bastone
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 171,463 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 156,344 Story 5 out of 5 stars 155,789
Project Hail Mary
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission - and if he fails, humanity and the Earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.
Bazinga
By: Andy Weir
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 15,386 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 13,392 Story 5 out of 5 stars 13,357
Queen of Shadows
Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. But she's at last returned to the empire - for vengeance, to rescue her once-glorious kingdom, and to confront the shadows of her past.... She has embraced her identity as Aelin Galathynius, Queen of Terrasen. But before she can reclaim her throne, she must fight. She will fight for her cousin, a warrior prepared to die just to see her again. She will fight for her friend, a young man trapped in an unspeakable prison.
Unexpectedly excellent
By: Sarah J. Maas
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 172,512 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 148,091 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 147,253
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
For decades we've been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "F*ck positivity," Mark Manson says. "Let's be honest, sh*t is f*cked, and we have to live with it." In his wildly popular Internet blog, Manson doesn't sugarcoat or equivocate. He tells it like it is - a dose of raw, refreshing, honest truth that is sorely lacking today. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck is his antidote to the coddling, let's-all-feel-good mind-set that has infected modern society and spoiled a generation, rewarding them with gold medals just for showing up.
A book for 20-somethings, but not me
By: Mark Manson
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,169 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,066 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,065
A Murder to Remember
Jane Austen fan Amelia Bennett sneaks away from a dull tour of an English country manor, only to run into a man more dashing than Mr. Darcy himself. About to lose his ancestral home to family debts, charming aristocrat Tom Calder invites his American guest to join him in drinking his way through the estate’s priceless wine collection. But when they wake in his bed the next morning, they’re convinced that in their drunken haze they witnessed a murder. Problem is, the body has vanished and no one believes them.
Fun rom-com mystery
By: Brynn Kelly
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,256 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 4,081 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,080
George Orwell’s 1984
It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel.
A Revelation!
By: George Orwell, and others
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 199,474 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 176,128 Story 5 out of 5 stars 175,529
Can't Hurt Me
For David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare--poverty, prejudice, and physical abuse colored his days and haunted his nights. But through self-discipline, mental toughness, and hard work, Goggins transformed himself from a depressed, overweight young man with no future into a US Armed Forces icon and one of the world's top endurance athletes. The only man in history to complete elite training as a Navy SEAL, Army Ranger, and Air Force tactical air controller, he went on to set records in numerous endurance events.
Opting for the book instead
By: David Goggins
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 65,965 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 60,491 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 60,373
Red Rising
Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations. Yet he spends his life willingly, knowing that his blood and sweat will one day result in a better world for his children. But Darrow and his kind have been betrayed. Soon he discovers that humanity reached the surface generations ago. Vast cities and sprawling parks spread across the planet.
HUMANS ARE ALWAY NEGOTIATING,
By: Pierce Brown
Overall 4 out of 5 stars 3,454 Performance 3 out of 5 stars 3,253 Story 4 out of 5 stars 3,257
The Locked Door
Some doors are locked for a reason.... While 11-year-old Nora Davis was up in her bedroom doing homework, she had no idea her father was killing women in the basem*nt. Until the day the police arrived at their front door. Decades later, Nora's father is spending his life behind bars, and Nora is a successful surgeon with a quiet, solitary existence. Nobody knows her father was a notorious serial killer. And she intends to keep it that way. Then Nora discovers one of her young female patients has been murdered.
Horrible Narrator!
By: Freida McFadden
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 11,750 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 10,626 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 10,612
Haunting Adeline
The Manipulator. I can manipulate the emotions of anyone who lets me. I will make you hurt, make you cry, make you laugh and sigh. But my words don't affect him. Especially not when I plead for him to leave. He's always there, watching and waiting. And I can never look away. Not when I want him to come closer. The Shadow. I didn't mean to fall in love. But now that I have, I can't stay away. I'm mesmerized by her smile, by her eyes, and the way she moves. I'll keep watching and waiting. Until I can make her mine. And once she is, I'll never let her go.
Seriously, check those TWs. Not for the faint of ❤
By: H. D. Carlton
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,959 Performance 4 out of 5 stars 1,836 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,832
Do Not Disturb
Quinn Alexander has committed an unthinkable crime. To avoid spending her life in prison, Quinn makes a run for it. She leaves behind her home, her job, and her family. She grabs her passport and heads for the northern border before the police can discover what she's done. But when an unexpected snowstorm forces her off the road, Quinn must take refuge at the broken-down, isolated Baxter Motel. The handsome and kindly owner, Nick Baxter, is only too happy to offer her a cheap room for the night. Unfortunately, the Baxter Motel isn't the quiet safe haven it seemed to be.
Very good
By: Freida McFadden
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 137 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 128 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 128
An Aura of Mystery
Flower shop owner Ellie McEwan is driving home late one frosty November night when a shadowy figure leaps into the road out of nowhere. Ellie swerves to avoid him — and slams head-on into the crash barrier. Days later, Ellie wakes up in hospital — and notices there’s something different. Everyone she looks at — the doctor, the nurse, her friend Carole — is surrounded by a coloured aura. Her near-death experience seems to have given her a new ability. And now Ellie must use her new-found gift to catch a killer.
AURA OF MYSTERY
By: Joy Ellis
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,349 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,305 Story 4 out of 5 stars 1,305
She's Not Sorry
Meghan Michaels is trying to find balance between being a single mom and working full time as an ICU nurse, when a patient named Caitlin arrives in her ward with a traumatic brain injury. They say she jumped from a bridge and plunged over twenty feet to the train tracks below.
If there was a GCS rating for books this would get a 15
By: Mary Kubica
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 112,088 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 98,840 Story 5 out of 5 stars 98,453
I'm Glad My Mom Died
Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother’s dream was for her only daughter to become a star, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy. So she went along with what Mom called “calorie restriction,” eating little and weighing herself five times a day. She endured extensive at-home makeovers while Mom chided, “Your eyelashes are invisible, okay? You think Dakota Fanning doesn’t tint hers?” She was even showered by Mom until age sixteen while sharing her diaries, email, and all her income.
Unexpectedly poor narration
By: Jennette McCurdy
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 992 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 940 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 940
Tress of the Emerald Sea
The only life Tress has known on her island home in an emerald-green ocean has been a simple one, with the simple pleasures of collecting cups brought by sailors from faraway lands and listening to stories told by her friend Charlie. But when his father takes him on a voyage to find a bride and disaster strikes, Tress must stow away on a ship and seek the Sorceress of the deadly Midnight Sea. Amid the spore oceans where pirates abound, can Tress leave her simple life behind and make her own place sailing a sea where a single drop of water can mean instant death?
A breath of fresh air
By: Brandon Sanderson
