52 Book Club 2025: #11 - A Prequel

1.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating — 4,346,517 ratings
2.
Sunrise on the Reaping
Sunrise on the Reaping 4.54 avg rating — 752,778 ratings
3.
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0) 3.99 avg rating — 1,069,904 ratings
4.
The Assassin's Blade (Throne of Glass, #0.1-0.5)
The Assassin's Blade (Throne of Glass, #0.1-0.5) 4.21 avg rating — 1,038,184 ratings
5.
Bookshops & Bonedust (Legends & Lattes, #0)
Bookshops & Bonedust (Legends & Lattes, #0) 4.14 avg rating — 97,685 ratings
6.
The Rules of Magic (Practical Magic, #0.2)
The Rules of Magic (Practical Magic, #0.2) 4.01 avg rating — 122,893 ratings
7.
The Magician’s Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6)
The Magician’s Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6) 4.05 avg rating — 588,382 ratings
8.
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1)
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1) 3.51 avg rating — 669,543 ratings
9.
Virgins (Outlander, #0.5)
Virgins (Outlander, #0.5) 3.88 avg rating — 22,792 ratings
10.
New Spring (The Wheel of Time, #0)
New Spring (The Wheel of Time, #0) 4.07 avg rating — 115,142 ratings
11.
Ajax Penumbra 1969 (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, #0.5)
Ajax Penumbra 1969 (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, #0.5) 3.77 avg rating — 13,577 ratings
12.
The Evening and the Morning (Kingsbridge, #0)
The Evening and the Morning (Kingsbridge, #0) 4.39 avg rating — 128,408 ratings
13.
Four: A Divergent Story Collection (Divergent, #0.1-0.4)
Four: A Divergent Story Collection (Divergent, #0.1-0.4) 3.94 avg rating — 250,219 ratings
14.
Sheine Lende (Elatsoe, #0)
Sheine Lende (Elatsoe, #0) 4.24 avg rating — 1,150 ratings
14.
Wide Sargasso Sea
Wide Sargasso Sea
by: Jean Rhys
3.59 avg rating — 103,294 ratings
16.
Before Green Gables
Before Green Gables 3.95 avg rating — 16,554 ratings
16.
The Affair (Jack Reacher, #16)
The Affair (Jack Reacher, #16)
by: Lee Child
4.16 avg rating — 107,352 ratings
18.
Harry Potter: The Prequel (Harry Potter, #0.5)
Harry Potter: The Prequel (Harry Potter, #0.5) 4.09 avg rating — 27,387 ratings
19.
The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)
The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5) 4.14 avg rating — 398,790 ratings
20.
Life Before Legend (Legend, #0.5)
Life Before Legend (Legend, #0.5)
by: Marie Lu
3.97 avg rating — 20,798 ratings
21.
Family of Liars
Family of Liars 3.77 avg rating — 126,355 ratings
21.
Veronica Ruiz Breaks the Bank (Finlay Donovan, #3.5)
Veronica Ruiz Breaks the Bank (Finlay Donovan, #3.5) 3.51 avg rating — 21,720 ratings
21.
The Turn: The Hollows Begins with Death (The Hollows, #0.1)
The Turn: The Hollows Begins with Death (The Hollows, #0.1) 4.19 avg rating — 8,604 ratings
24.
Magic Lessons (Practical Magic, #0.1)
Magic Lessons (Practical Magic, #0.1) 4.22 avg rating — 64,268 ratings
25.
The Curious Case of the Werewolf that Wasn't (Parasol Protectorate, #0.5)
The Curious Case of the Werewolf that Wasn't (Parasol Protectorate, #0.5) 3.60 avg rating — 5,294 ratings
25.
Fairest (The Lunar Chronicles, #3.5)
Fairest (The Lunar Chronicles, #3.5) 3.94 avg rating — 151,508 ratings
27.
Meat Cute: The Hedgehog Incident (Parasol Protectorate, #0.75)
Meat Cute: The Hedgehog Incident (Parasol Protectorate, #0.75) 4.12 avg rating — 3,543 ratings
28.
Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)
Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0) 4.38 avg rating — 65,360 ratings
29.
Stone Heart (Dark Olympus, #0.5)
Stone Heart (Dark Olympus, #0.5) 3.37 avg rating — 15,570 ratings
30.
The Ring of Solomon (Bartimaeus, #0.5)
The Ring of Solomon (Bartimaeus, #0.5) 4.21 avg rating — 31,761 ratings
31.
A Day of Fallen Night (The Roots of Chaos, #0)
A Day of Fallen Night (The Roots of Chaos, #0) 4.33 avg rating — 50,268 ratings
32.
The Summer Before (The Baby-Sitters Club, #0.5)
The Summer Before (The Baby-Sitters Club, #0.5) 3.83 avg rating — 3,959 ratings
33.
The Magician's Apprentice (Black Magician, #0.5)
The Magician's Apprentice (Black Magician, #0.5) 3.98 avg rating — 25,778 ratings
34.
Perfect Shadow (Night Angel, #0.5)
Perfect Shadow (Night Angel, #0.5) 4.14 avg rating — 18,356 ratings
35.
Kill Joy (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #0.5)
Kill Joy (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #0.5) 3.74 avg rating — 150,789 ratings
36.
Alpha & Omega (Alpha & Omega, #0.5)
Alpha & Omega (Alpha & Omega, #0.5) 4.27 avg rating — 28,264 ratings
37.
Bitter (Pet, #0.5)
Bitter (Pet, #0.5) 4.11 avg rating — 6,791 ratings
38.
Cruel King (Royal Elite, #0)
Cruel King (Royal Elite, #0)
by: Rina Kent
3.89 avg rating — 86,558 ratings
39.
The Daughters' War (Blacktongue, #0)
The Daughters' War (Blacktongue, #0) 4.25 avg rating — 8,123 ratings
39.
Lost Roses (Woolsey-Ferriday, #2)
Lost Roses (Woolsey-Ferriday, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 58,784 ratings
39.
Familiaris
Familiaris 4.19 avg rating — 6,831 ratings
39.
The Jewel of St. Petersburg (The Russian Concubine, #0)
The Jewel of St. Petersburg (The Russian Concubine, #0) 3.91 avg rating — 5,044 ratings
39.
Uncharted Dreams (Drowned Gods, #0.5)
Uncharted Dreams (Drowned Gods, #0.5) 3.79 avg rating — 521 ratings
39.
Marley: A Queer Prequel to A Christmas Carol
Marley: A Queer Prequel to A Christmas Carol 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings
39.
Codename: Chandler Collection - Three Short Prequel Novels
Codename: Chandler Collection - Three Short Prequel Novels 4.07 avg rating — 201 ratings
39.
The Dare (Losers, #0.5)
The Dare (Losers, #0.5) 3.59 avg rating — 85,643 ratings
39.
Frustrated Justice (The Other Detective #0)
Frustrated Justice (The Other Detective #0) 4.51 avg rating — 1,031 ratings
39.
My Last Duchess (The Wildes of Lindow Castle, #0)
My Last Duchess (The Wildes of Lindow Castle, #0) 3.93 avg rating — 5,141 ratings
39.
Beneath the Book Tower (Alex McKnight, #0.5)
Beneath the Book Tower (Alex McKnight, #0.5) 3.78 avg rating — 616 ratings
39.
The Pearl Thief
The Pearl Thief 3.72 avg rating — 8,005 ratings
39.
Warbreaker
Warbreaker 4.30 avg rating — 260,320 ratings
39.
Timmy Failure: Zero to Hero-Timmy Failure Prequel
Timmy Failure: Zero to Hero-Timmy Failure Prequel 4.30 avg rating — 332 ratings
39.
First Bones (Temperance Brennan, #0.5)
First Bones (Temperance Brennan, #0.5) 4.07 avg rating — 1,662 ratings
39.
Nanny Piggins and the Origin Story
Nanny Piggins and the Origin Story 4.44 avg rating — 50 ratings
39.
Funny Story
Funny Story 4.20 avg rating — 1,120,656 ratings
39.
How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories (The Folk of the Air, #3.5)
How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories (The Folk of the Air, #3.5) 4.15 avg rating — 251,653 ratings
39.
The Enemy (Jack Reacher, #8)
The Enemy (Jack Reacher, #8)
by: Lee Child
4.17 avg rating — 143,424 ratings
39.
The Bone Collection: Four Novellas
The Bone Collection: Four Novellas 4.14 avg rating — 5,084 ratings
39.
The Assassin's Blade
The Assassin's Blade 4.21 avg rating — 1,038,184 ratings
39.
Dogged Pursuit (Andy Carpenter, #31)
Dogged Pursuit (Andy Carpenter, #31) 4.46 avg rating — 836 ratings
61.
Peter and the Starcatchers (Peter and the Starcatchers, #1)
Peter and the Starcatchers (Peter and the Starcatchers, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 77,914 ratings
61.
Fractal Noise (Fractalverse, #0)
Fractal Noise (Fractalverse, #0) 3.44 avg rating — 13,871 ratings
61.
Darius (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #0)
Darius (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #0)
by: J.R. Ward
4.37 avg rating — 7,667 ratings
61.
Rebound (The Crossover, #0.5)
Rebound (The Crossover, #0.5) 4.30 avg rating — 13,867 ratings
61.
Solens sønn (Isfolkets forbannelse, #1)
Solens sønn (Isfolkets forbannelse, #1) 3.29 avg rating — 153 ratings
61.
Countdown (Newsflesh, #0.25)
Countdown (Newsflesh, #0.25) 4.10 avg rating — 4,767 ratings
61.
The Ambassador's Daughter
The Ambassador's Daughter 3.63 avg rating — 10,679 ratings
61.
Absolution (Southern Reach, #4)
Absolution (Southern Reach, #4) 3.61 avg rating — 8,389 ratings
61.
Secret History (Mistborn, #3.5)
Secret History (Mistborn, #3.5) 4.33 avg rating — 88,838 ratings
61.
King of Libertines (Sea of Ruin, #0.5)
King of Libertines (Sea of Ruin, #0.5) 3.85 avg rating — 2,964 ratings
71.
This Winter
This Winter 4.07 avg rating — 99,617 ratings
71.
Ecotopia Emerging
Ecotopia Emerging 3.77 avg rating — 416 ratings
73.
Dracul
Dracul 4.15 avg rating — 17,781 ratings
73.
Tales from Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #5)
Tales from Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #5) 4.09 avg rating — 31,230 ratings
75.
Diary of an AssCan (The Martian, #0.5)
Diary of an AssCan (The Martian, #0.5)
by: Andy Weir
3.91 avg rating — 4,830 ratings
76.
Demon in the Wood (Grishaverse, #0)
Demon in the Wood (Grishaverse, #0) 4.09 avg rating — 49,586 ratings
77.
The Young Queens (Three Dark Crowns, #0.2)
The Young Queens (Three Dark Crowns, #0.2) 3.89 avg rating — 5,800 ratings
78.
The Rebel Mages (The Black Witch Chronicles #0.5 & 1.5)
The Rebel Mages (The Black Witch Chronicles #0.5 & 1.5) 4.40 avg rating — 2,297 ratings
79.
The Queen (The Selection, #0.4)
The Queen (The Selection, #0.4) 3.80 avg rating — 53,715 ratings
80.
The Beginning (Dark-Hunter #0.5)
The Beginning (Dark-Hunter #0.5) 4.12 avg rating — 7,944 ratings
81.
The One You Want (The Original Heartbreakers, #0.5)
The One You Want (The Original Heartbreakers, #0.5) 3.78 avg rating — 3,673 ratings
82.
The Kill Order (The Maze Runner, #0.4)
The Kill Order (The Maze Runner, #0.4) 3.71 avg rating — 254,549 ratings
83.
Last Breath (Good Daughter, #0.5)
Last Breath (Good Daughter, #0.5) 3.81 avg rating — 29,097 ratings
84.
Elemental (Elemental, #0.5)
Elemental (Elemental, #0.5) 3.79 avg rating — 6,335 ratings
85.
Saint (The World of the Narrows, #0)
Saint (The World of the Narrows, #0) 4.17 avg rating — 12,828 ratings
86.
Hanover House (The Evelyn Talbot Chronicles, #0)
Hanover House (The Evelyn Talbot Chronicles, #0) 4.01 avg rating — 5,773 ratings
87.
The Fever Code (The Maze Runner, #0.5)
The Fever Code (The Maze Runner, #0.5) 4.03 avg rating — 79,253 ratings
88.
Glitches (The Lunar Chronicles, #0.5)
Glitches (The Lunar Chronicles, #0.5) 3.96 avg rating — 25,276 ratings
89.
Shadows (Lux, #0.5)
Shadows (Lux, #0.5) 4.09 avg rating — 44,072 ratings
90.
The New World (Chaos Walking, #0.5)
The New World (Chaos Walking, #0.5) 3.87 avg rating — 11,938 ratings
91.
The Governess Affair (Brothers Sinister, #0.5)
The Governess Affair (Brothers Sinister, #0.5) 3.86 avg rating — 18,991 ratings
92.
Dark Seed (De Beers, #.5)
Dark Seed (De Beers, #.5) 3.98 avg rating — 1,089 ratings
93.
Debt of Bones (Sword of Truth, #0.5)
Debt of Bones (Sword of Truth, #0.5) 3.88 avg rating — 31,514 ratings
94.
First King of Shannara (The Original Shannara Trilogy, #0)
First King of Shannara (The Original Shannara Trilogy, #0) 3.98 avg rating — 31,210 ratings
95.
Again the Magic (Wallflowers, #0)
Again the Magic (Wallflowers, #0) 4.04 avg rating — 46,340 ratings
96.
The Strange Case of Finley Jayne (Steampunk Chronicles, #0.5)
The Strange Case of Finley Jayne (Steampunk Chronicles, #0.5) 3.79 avg rating — 7,850 ratings
97.
The First to Die at the End (Death-Cast, #0)
The First to Die at the End (Death-Cast, #0) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 115,841 ratings
98.
Shadow's Passion (Shadow Warder, #0.5)
Shadow's Passion (Shadow Warder, #0.5) 3.97 avg rating — 307 ratings
99.
Rogue Legacy: Origins of Issalia (The Runes of Issalia, #0.5)
Rogue Legacy: Origins of Issalia (The Runes of Issalia, #0.5) 4.22 avg rating — 184 ratings
100.
Inheritance (American Royals, #0.5)
Inheritance (American Royals, #0.5) 3.52 avg rating — 12,059 ratings
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