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Heather Morris
127 ratings 4.34 ·
violent-conflict · historical-fiction · ww2 · historical · fiction · war · 20th-century · book · survival · audiobook · literary-fiction · drama · realistic · young-adult · family · action-adventure · death · sad · friendship · abuse
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Elizabeth Acevedo
170 ratings 4.28 ·
poc-author · fiction · poc-mc · young-adult · contemporary · literary-fiction · lgbtq · feminism · latinx-mc · audiobook · family · book · female-author · drama · high-school · 21st-century · mental-illness · coming-of-age · realistic · female-mc
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Catherine Ryan Hyde
686 ratings 4.17 ·
fiction · literary-fiction · family · audiobook · contemporary · drama · womens-fiction · friendship · book · coming-of-age · young-adult · realistic · female-mc · adult · historical-fiction · anthologies · lgbtq · romance · animals · mental-illness
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Taylor Jenkins Reid
330 ratings 4.10 ·
family · fiction · realistic · literary-fiction · womens-fiction · romance · new-adult · female-author · audiobook · book · drama · young-adult · female-mc · friendship · contemporary · sad · historical-fiction · season-summer · marriage · historical
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John Boyne
402 ratings 4.03 ·
fiction · book · historical-fiction · audiobook · historical · family · drama · literary-fiction · young-adult · 20th-century · action-adventure · realistic · coming-of-age · lgbtq · death · 21st-century · male-author · mystery · adult · friendship
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Sister Souljah
112 ratings 4.00 ·
fiction · female-mc · urban · poc-mc · black-mc · young-adult · book · contemporary · literary-fiction · drama · coming-of-age · realistic · romance · family · womens-fiction · crime · female-author · spirituality · islam · steamy
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Carlos Ruiz Zafón
310 ratings 4.00 ·
historical · action-adventure · suspense · magical-realism · fiction · historical-fiction · mystery · gothic · fantasy · audiobook · drama · horror · dark · 20th-century · book · literary-fiction · young-adult · urban-fantasy · crime · paranormal
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Ellen Marie Wiseman
150 ratings 3.99 ·
book · family · historical-fiction · audiobook · historical · fiction · coming-of-age · drama · literary-fiction · 20th-century · suspense · action-adventure · young-adult · mystery · psychological · female-author · abuse · womens-fiction · crime · adult
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Harper Lee
150 ratings 3.99 ·
classics · young-adult · family · literary · coming-of-age · book · literary-fiction · drama · crime · fiction · audiobook · high-school · historical · historical-fiction · 20th-century · bildungsroman · racism · realistic · female-author · social-commentary
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Michelle Moran
181 ratings 3.98 ·
historical · drama · historical-fiction · fiction · book · romance · audiobook · female-author · politics · violent-conflict · royalty · young-adult · war · literary-fiction · womens-fiction · action-adventure · family · poc-mc · ancient-civilization · female-mc
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Eden Robinson
104 ratings 3.97 ·
poc-mc · female-author · fiction · indigenous-mc · magical-realism · supernatural · contemporary · myths · young-adult · horror · literary-fiction · fantasy · coming-of-age · book · poc-author · audiobook · retellings · adult · paranormal · family
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Laurie Frankel
103 ratings 3.93 ·
literary-fiction · fiction · book · contemporary · family · drama · womens-fiction · audiobook · friendship · realistic · young-adult · new-adult · 21st-century · siblings · adult · social-commentary · female-author · humor · romance · female-mc
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J.D. Salinger
210 ratings 3.90 ·
20th-century · classics · fiction · drama · realistic · literary · young-adult · mental-illness · historical-fiction · high-school · university · literary-fiction · contemporary · philosophy · coming-of-age · family · male-author · humor · book · suicide
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Jodi Picoult
1259 ratings 3.85 ·
fiction · book · literary-fiction · family · drama · audiobook · contemporary · womens-fiction · realistic · young-adult · female-author · mystery · female-mc · suspense · crime · friendship · legal · high-school · death · psychological
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Amy Engel
104 ratings 3.84 ·
audiobook · fiction · family · book · suspense · drama · female-mc · murder · contemporary · action-adventure · young-adult · horror · new-adult · mystery · thriller · crime · literary-fiction · coming-of-age · apocalyptic · dark
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Matthew Quick
213 ratings 3.82 ·
audiobook · fiction · contemporary · drama · book · mental-illness · friendship · family · young-adult · realistic · grief · death · literary-fiction · humor · coming-of-age · male-author · psychological · sad · high-school · bullying
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Kevin Kwan
182 ratings 3.82 ·
female-mc · romance · fiction · humor · contemporary · family · new-adult · audiobook · womens-fiction · literary-fiction · book · young-adult · season-summer · poc-mc · male-author · friendship · comedy · drama · realistic · satire
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Julia Alvarez
209 ratings 3.80 ·
poc-mc · fiction · latinx-mc · book · historical-fiction · family · female-author · realistic · young-adult · audiobook · literary-fiction · poc-author · action-adventure · historical · journey · coming-of-age · feminism · contemporary · children · middle-grade
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Lori Lansens
104 ratings 3.80 ·
audiobook · fiction · book · drama · female-author · contemporary · coming-of-age · family · death · literary-fiction · womens-fiction · realistic · young-adult · historical-fiction · friendship · mystery · psychological · adult · dystopia · near-future
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Emily Giffin
422 ratings 3.74 ·
book · womens-fiction · fiction · romance · contemporary · female-mc · audiobook · friendship · realistic · drama · family · young-adult · literary-fiction · season-summer · marriage · high-school · urban · new-adult · adult · grief
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Sally Rooney
175 ratings 3.72 ·
contemporary · audiobook · romance · fiction · literary-fiction · realistic · new-adult · 21st-century · female-author · adult · book · coming-of-age · young-adult · season-summer · mental-illness · friendship · female-mc · womens-fiction · drama · bildungsroman
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Sara Gruen
154 ratings 3.71 ·
drama · womens-fiction · book · audiobook · fiction · literary-fiction · romance · realistic · historical-fiction · animals · family · 21st-century · mystery · adult · female-author · suspense · contemporary · young-adult · historical · anthropomorphism
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Laura Moriarty
100 ratings 3.62 ·
audiobook · fiction · drama · book · realistic · womens-fiction · literary-fiction · contemporary · coming-of-age · young-adult · family · historical-fiction · friendship · spirituality · domestic-drama · female-mc · female-author · social-commentary · religion · action-adventure
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Scarlett Thomas
140 ratings 3.54 ·
fiction · book · female-author · literary-fiction · contemporary · young-adult · action-adventure · audiobook · fantasy · mystery · female-mc · suspense · 21st-century · adult · psychological · magical-realism · drama · children-books · children · supernatural
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Alice Sebold
121 ratings 3.51 ·
family · young-adult · book · realistic · contemporary · suspense · mystery · fiction · literary-fiction · crime · drama · womens-fiction · death · killer · horror · audiobook · afterlife · literary · classics · 21st-century
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Lauren Weisberger
283 ratings 3.47 ·
female-mc · romance · fiction · womens-fiction · contemporary · audiobook · book · humor · female-author · drama · literary-fiction · friendship · realistic · urban · young-adult · comedy · new-adult · season-summer · adult · 21st-century
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Maria Semple
106 ratings 3.46 ·
realistic · satire · female-author · literary-fiction · drama · womens-fiction · comedy · humor · fiction · audiobook · 21st-century · family · marriage · contemporary · book · social-commentary · female-mc · psychological · friendship · mental-illness
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Meg Rosoff
157 ratings 3.37 ·
female-author · fiction · young-adult · book · audiobook · friendship · coming-of-age · realistic · romance · contemporary · literary-fiction · animals · family · drama · high-school · historical-fiction · action-adventure · children · magical-realism · teens
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