Absolutely Heart-Rending Books

1.
Gretel and the Dark
Gretel and the Dark 3.60 avg rating — 2,250 ratings
2.
Legend (Legend, #1)
Legend (Legend, #1)
by: Marie Lu
4.15 avg rating — 556,191 ratings
3.
The Scorpio Races
The Scorpio Races 4.10 avg rating — 112,880 ratings
4.
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 1,594,371 ratings
5.
The Weaver of Odds (Vivian Amberville, #1)
The Weaver of Odds (Vivian Amberville, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 74 ratings
6.
Deathless
Deathless 3.93 avg rating — 22,514 ratings
7.
Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1)
Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 493,512 ratings
8.
Scarlet (Scarlet, #1)
Scarlet (Scarlet, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 25,201 ratings
9.
Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1)
Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1) 3.96 avg rating — 1,901,819 ratings
10.
The Night Circus
The Night Circus really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,068,581 ratings
11.
The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1)
The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 394,676 ratings
12.
In the Shadow of Blackbirds
In the Shadow of Blackbirds 3.85 avg rating — 13,414 ratings
12.
The Passion
The Passion 4.11 avg rating — 25,839 ratings
14.
Splintered (Splintered, #1)
Splintered (Splintered, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 66,839 ratings
14.
Die for Me (Revenants, #1)
Die for Me (Revenants, #1)
by: Amy Plum
3.98 avg rating — 55,919 ratings
14.
The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two (Fairyland, #3)
The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two (Fairyland, #3) 4.01 avg rating — 5,588 ratings
14.
Affinity
Affinity 3.75 avg rating — 28,187 ratings
14.
5 Stars
5 Stars 4.67 avg rating — 18 ratings
19.
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 2,190,026 ratings
19.
Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1)
Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 1,150,311 ratings
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The Daylight Gate
The Daylight Gate 3.41 avg rating — 6,682 ratings
22.
Crux
Crux 3.62 avg rating — 1,089 ratings
22.
Frog Music
Frog Music 3.20 avg rating — 26,613 ratings
24.
The Demon King (Seven Realms, #1)
The Demon King (Seven Realms, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 80,170 ratings
24.
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
The Miseducation of Cameron Post 4.06 avg rating — 58,961 ratings
26.
Defy (Defy, #1)
Defy (Defy, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 23,699 ratings
26.
Monstrous Beauty
Monstrous Beauty 3.64 avg rating — 5,259 ratings
26.
The Teahouse Fire
The Teahouse Fire 3.48 avg rating — 3,696 ratings
29.
The Thief (The Queen's Thief, #1)
The Thief (The Queen's Thief, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 91,911 ratings
29.
Stormdancer (The Lotus War, #1)
Stormdancer (The Lotus War, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 18,399 ratings
29.
Fingersmith
Fingersmith 4.02 avg rating — 115,250 ratings
32.
Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1)
Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 1,065,821 ratings
32.
Underworld (Abandon, #2)
Underworld (Abandon, #2)
by: Meg Cabot
3.87 avg rating — 23,359 ratings
32.
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit 3.73 avg rating — 89,542 ratings
35.
The Ruins of Gorlan (Ranger's Apprentice, #1)
The Ruins of Gorlan (Ranger's Apprentice, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 171,574 ratings
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Poison
Poison 3.93 avg rating — 10,574 ratings
37.
Fablehaven (Fablehaven, #1)
Fablehaven (Fablehaven, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 174,993 ratings
37.
Shrapnel
Shrapnel 4.10 avg rating — 51 ratings
39.
The Diviners (The Diviners, #1)
The Diviners (The Diviners, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 101,052 ratings
40.
Unspoken (The Lynburn Legacy, #1)
Unspoken (The Lynburn Legacy, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 32,228 ratings
41.
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 176,386 ratings
41.
The Audition (Seraphina, #0.5)
The Audition (Seraphina, #0.5) 4.04 avg rating — 4,251 ratings
43.
Curse of the Spider King (The Berinfell Prophecies, #1)
Curse of the Spider King (The Berinfell Prophecies, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 2,086 ratings
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Beware the Wild (Beware the Wild, #1)
Beware the Wild (Beware the Wild, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 3,413 ratings
45.
Tiger's Curse (The Tiger Saga, #1)
Tiger's Curse (The Tiger Saga, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 66,782 ratings
45.
Cruel Beauty
Cruel Beauty 3.64 avg rating — 93,216 ratings
47.
Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1)
Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 866,499 ratings
48.
The Diamond of Drury Lane (Cat Royal, #1)
The Diamond of Drury Lane (Cat Royal, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 4,097 ratings
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The Bone Season (The Bone Season, #1)
The Bone Season (The Bone Season, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 97,078 ratings
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Bloody Jack (Bloody Jack, #1)
Bloody Jack (Bloody Jack, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 27,482 ratings
50.
Winds of Salem (The Beauchamp Family, #3)
Winds of Salem (The Beauchamp Family, #3) 3.61 avg rating — 5,110 ratings
52.
Extracted (The Lost Imperials, #1)
Extracted (The Lost Imperials, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 576 ratings
53.
Inkheart (Inkworld, #1)
Inkheart (Inkworld, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 438,738 ratings
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Remember Me
Remember Me 4.19 avg rating — 37 ratings
55.
Incarceron (Incarceron, #1)
Incarceron (Incarceron, #1) 3.65 avg rating — 62,219 ratings
56.
Dealing with Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #1)
Dealing with Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 93,529 ratings
57.
Here, There Be Dragons (Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica, #1)
Here, There Be Dragons (Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 12,398 ratings
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Trickster's Choice (Daughter of the Lioness, #1)
Trickster's Choice (Daughter of the Lioness, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 67,604 ratings
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Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)
Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 476,701 ratings
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Seraphina (Seraphina, #1)
Seraphina (Seraphina, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 88,795 ratings
61.
The False Prince (Ascendance, #1)
The False Prince (Ascendance, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 106,533 ratings
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The Iron King (The Iron Fey, #1)
The Iron King (The Iron Fey, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 217,496 ratings
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The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 3,051,555 ratings
64.
The Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimaeus, #1)
The Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimaeus, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 133,391 ratings
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The Seer and the Sword
The Seer and the Sword 4.13 avg rating — 10,868 ratings
66.
Dragon Prince (Dragon Prince, #1)
Dragon Prince (Dragon Prince, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 16,627 ratings