With Their Backs to the Reader

1.
A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle, #1)
A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 225,105 ratings
2.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium #1)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium #1) 4.17 avg rating — 3,378,237 ratings
3.
Betrayed (House of Night, #2)
Betrayed (House of Night, #2)
by: P.C. Cast
3.92 avg rating — 277,775 ratings
4.
Torment (Fallen, #2)
Torment (Fallen, #2) 3.84 avg rating — 243,159 ratings
5.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,259,643 ratings
6.
Emma
Emma 4.05 avg rating — 950,006 ratings
7.
Untamed (House of Night, #4)
Untamed (House of Night, #4)
by: P.C. Cast
3.94 avg rating — 243,225 ratings
8.
The Sweet Far Thing (Gemma Doyle, #3)
The Sweet Far Thing (Gemma Doyle, #3) 3.97 avg rating — 73,023 ratings
9.
Persuasion
Persuasion 4.15 avg rating — 752,763 ratings
10.
Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary 3.71 avg rating — 363,623 ratings
11.
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility 4.09 avg rating — 1,266,065 ratings
12.
Water for Elephants
Water for Elephants 4.11 avg rating — 1,680,758 ratings
13.
Perfect Plans
Perfect Plans 4.11 avg rating — 473 ratings
14.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,322,799 ratings
15.
The Crucible
The Crucible 3.61 avg rating — 452,133 ratings
16.
Eyes Like Stars (Théâtre Illuminata, #1)
Eyes Like Stars (Théâtre Illuminata, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 12,663 ratings
17.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) 4.50 avg rating — 3,690,711 ratings
18.
Nobody's Princess (Nobody's Princess, #1)
Nobody's Princess (Nobody's Princess, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 13,389 ratings
19.
The Chosen One
The Chosen One 3.85 avg rating — 15,619 ratings
20.
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina 4.10 avg rating — 906,199 ratings
21.
Ash
Ash 3.63 avg rating — 37,572 ratings
22.
Change of Heart
Change of Heart 3.94 avg rating — 124,339 ratings
23.
The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar 4.05 avg rating — 1,153,582 ratings
24.
Entwined
Entwined 3.87 avg rating — 37,832 ratings
25.
Storm Glass (Glass, #1)
Storm Glass (Glass, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 26,618 ratings
26.
Wings of the Wicked (Angelfire, #2)
Wings of the Wicked (Angelfire, #2) 4.22 avg rating — 14,684 ratings
27.
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 4.16 avg rating — 217,096 ratings
28.
Hereafter (Hereafter, #1)
Hereafter (Hereafter, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 17,064 ratings
29.
The Red Necklace (French Revolution, #1)
The Red Necklace (French Revolution, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 8,233 ratings
30.
The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1)
The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 179,471 ratings
31.
Palimpsest
Palimpsest 3.66 avg rating — 5,220 ratings
32.
The Woman in White
The Woman in White 4.01 avg rating — 162,711 ratings
33.
Song of the Sparrow
Song of the Sparrow 4.09 avg rating — 10,611 ratings
34.
Dark Companion
Dark Companion 3.57 avg rating — 4,023 ratings
35.
Anna Dressed in Blood (Anna, #1)
Anna Dressed in Blood (Anna, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 107,201 ratings
36.
The Immortals of Meluha (Shiva Trilogy, #1)
The Immortals of Meluha (Shiva Trilogy, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 126,131 ratings
37.
Nobody's Prize (Nobody's Princess, #2)
Nobody's Prize (Nobody's Princess, #2) 3.86 avg rating — 6,588 ratings
38.
Everlost (The Skinjacker Trilogy, #1)
Everlost (The Skinjacker Trilogy, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 36,390 ratings
39.
The Piano Teacher
The Piano Teacher 3.36 avg rating — 23,662 ratings
40.
Jinx
Jinx
by: Meg Cabot
3.72 avg rating — 27,404 ratings
41.
Stray (Shifters, #1)
Stray (Shifters, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 37,335 ratings
42.
The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds 4.25 avg rating — 361,054 ratings
43.
Sleeping with Santa
Sleeping with Santa 3.90 avg rating — 67 ratings
44.
Lady Windermere's Fan
Lady Windermere's Fan 3.92 avg rating — 26,619 ratings
45.
A School for Unusual Girls (Stranje House, #1)
A School for Unusual Girls (Stranje House, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 4,468 ratings
46.
Kushiel's Chosen (Phèdre's Trilogy, #2)
Kushiel's Chosen (Phèdre's Trilogy, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 41,465 ratings
47.
Die Flammende (Die sieben Königreiche, #2)
Die Flammende (Die sieben Königreiche, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 192,463 ratings
48.
White Oleander
White Oleander really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 363,324 ratings
49.
Die Beschenkte
Die Beschenkte 4.06 avg rating — 476,656 ratings
50.
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls 3.99 avg rating — 311,386 ratings
50.
Kitty and the Midnight Hour (Kitty Norville, #1)
Kitty and the Midnight Hour (Kitty Norville, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 33,687 ratings
52.
The Mayor of Casterbridge
The Mayor of Casterbridge 3.86 avg rating — 65,070 ratings
53.
Revelations (Blue Bloods, #3)
Revelations (Blue Bloods, #3) 3.90 avg rating — 79,038 ratings
54.
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Tess of the D'Urbervilles 3.84 avg rating — 297,790 ratings
55.
Mermaid
Mermaid 3.62 avg rating — 6,104 ratings
56.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 4.24 avg rating — 3,058,799 ratings
57.
Pants on Fire
Pants on Fire
by: Meg Cabot
3.65 avg rating — 18,131 ratings
58.
The Kreutzer Sonata
The Kreutzer Sonata 3.86 avg rating — 34,034 ratings
59.
The Outsider
The Outsider 4.03 avg rating — 1,315,291 ratings
60.
The Peach Keeper
The Peach Keeper 3.86 avg rating — 64,365 ratings
61.
Silence (Hush, Hush, #3)
Silence (Hush, Hush, #3) 4.07 avg rating — 293,006 ratings
62.
The Moonstone
The Moonstone 3.91 avg rating — 97,247 ratings
63.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath 4.02 avg rating — 971,519 ratings
64.
The Sorrows of Young Werther
The Sorrows of Young Werther 3.69 avg rating — 148,947 ratings
65.
Crescendo (Hush, Hush, #2)
Crescendo (Hush, Hush, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 334,759 ratings
66.
House of Many Ways (Howl's Moving Castle, #3)
House of Many Ways (Howl's Moving Castle, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 48,099 ratings
67.
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
The Complete Sherlock Holmes 4.51 avg rating — 214,383 ratings
67.
Adam Bede
Adam Bede 3.82 avg rating — 26,146 ratings
69.
Eve (Eve, #1)
Eve (Eve, #1) 3.68 avg rating — 44,107 ratings
70.
Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)
Casino Royale (James Bond, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 92,692 ratings
71.
Runaway (Airhead, #3)
Runaway (Airhead, #3)
by: Meg Cabot
3.90 avg rating — 24,889 ratings
72.
The Red and the Black
The Red and the Black
by: Stendhal
3.86 avg rating — 81,044 ratings
72.
Russian Winter
Russian Winter 3.75 avg rating — 10,303 ratings
74.
Stealing Heaven
Stealing Heaven 3.71 avg rating — 9,171 ratings
75.
The Springsweet (The Vespertine, #2)
The Springsweet (The Vespertine, #2) 3.80 avg rating — 865 ratings
76.
Nana (Les Rougon-Macquart, #9)
Nana (Les Rougon-Macquart, #9) 3.84 avg rating — 27,055 ratings
77.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society 4.19 avg rating — 793,920 ratings
78.
Fateful
Fateful 3.88 avg rating — 11,162 ratings
79.
Extraordinary (Impossible, #2)
Extraordinary (Impossible, #2) 3.27 avg rating — 3,582 ratings
80.
The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing
The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing 3.36 avg rating — 138,307 ratings
81.
The True Story of Hansel and Gretel
The True Story of Hansel and Gretel 4.03 avg rating — 14,474 ratings
82.
The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1)
The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 613,886 ratings
83.
The Gilded Cage
The Gilded Cage 3.23 avg rating — 1,385 ratings
84.
City of Thieves
City of Thieves 4.30 avg rating — 161,995 ratings
84.
Die for Me (Revenants, #1)
Die for Me (Revenants, #1)
by: Amy Plum
3.98 avg rating — 55,916 ratings
86.
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 3,336,299 ratings
86.
Exile for Dreamers (Stranje House, #2)
Exile for Dreamers (Stranje House, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 1,591 ratings
88.
One Corpse Too Many (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #2)
One Corpse Too Many (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 17,571 ratings
89.
The Summer That Changed Everything
The Summer That Changed Everything 3.33 avg rating — 8,503 ratings
89.
Stay
Stay 3.87 avg rating — 11,314 ratings
91.
The Devil's Queen: A Novel of Catherine de Medici
The Devil's Queen: A Novel of Catherine de Medici 3.93 avg rating — 7,364 ratings
92.
Lotte in Weimar
Lotte in Weimar 3.58 avg rating — 1,407 ratings
93.
Found (The Missing, #1)
Found (The Missing, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 41,534 ratings
94.
The Tide Knot
The Tide Knot 3.99 avg rating — 5,593 ratings
95.
The Duke and I (Bridgertons, #1)
The Duke and I (Bridgertons, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 659,857 ratings
96.
Reached (Matched, #3)
Reached (Matched, #3) 3.54 avg rating — 175,509 ratings
97.
One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd (One Thousand White Women, #1)
One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd (One Thousand White Women, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 134,715 ratings
98.
Before Green Gables
Before Green Gables 3.95 avg rating — 16,551 ratings
99.
To the Lighthouse
To the Lighthouse 3.81 avg rating — 207,163 ratings
100.
Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #1)
Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #1)
by: J.R. Ward
4.16 avg rating — 350,699 ratings
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