Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 76,955 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 67,636 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 67,487
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 35,629 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 31,169 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 31,110
It Starts with Us
Lily and her ex-husband, Ryle, have just settled into a civil coparenting rhythm when she suddenly bumps into her first love, Atlas, again. After nearly two years separated, she is elated that for once, time is on their side, and she immediately says yes when Atlas asks her on a date. But her excitement is quickly hampered by the knowledge that, though they are no longer married, Ryle is still very much a part of her life—and Atlas Corrigan is the one man he will hate being in his ex-wife and daughter’s life.
Good narration. Story was meh.
By: Colleen Hoover
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,027 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,011 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,011
Drop Dead
Obituary writer Nadine Barbault doesn’t mind being called “Lady Death”. It suits the ice queen persona she’s cultivated to survive the fast-paced Toronto Herald. So when Nadine learns that famous (and reclusive) author Dot Voline has died, she doesn’t hesitate to run the obituary…only to discover that Dot is very much alive. Nadine’s screw-up has brought Wesley Chen of the rival Spear no end of joy—she’s been a thorn in his extremely ambitious side for years. But the renewed interest in Dot also surfaced chatter about a mysterious past scandal.
Clean and sweet
By: Lily Chu
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 31,340 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 30,145 Story 5 out of 5 stars 30,146
The Women
Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing. But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path.
WOW. Just Wow
By: Kristin Hannah
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 57,639 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 52,172 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 52,113
A Court of Thorns and Roses
When 19-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin - one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled their world.
Bad ending and Immaturity
By: Sarah J. Maas
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 136,702 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 111,796 Story 5 out of 5 stars 110,742
Atomic Habits
No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving - every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change.
Author went overboard hawking his site
By: James Clear
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 194,600 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 170,763 Story 5 out of 5 stars 170,250
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Book 1
Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry's eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin!
A great reading of the wrong book
By: J.K. Rowling
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 24,089 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 21,773 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 21,748
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 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,159 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 2,110 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,110
All the Colors of the Dark
1975 is a time of change in America. The Vietnam War is ending. Muhammad Ali is fighting Joe Frazier. And in the small town of Monta Clare, Missouri, girls are disappearing. When the daughter of a wealthy family is targeted, the most unlikely hero emerges—Patch, a local boy, who saves the girl, and, in doing so, leaves heartache in his wake. Patch and those who love him soon discover that the line between triumph and tragedy has never been finer. And that their search for answers will lead them to truths that could mean losing one another.
Best book of 2024
By: Chris Whitaker
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 57,629 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 51,387 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 51,289
Hillbilly Elegy
Hillbilly Elegy is a passionate and personal analysis of a culture in crisis - that of white working-class Americans. The decline of this group, a demographic of our country that has been slowly disintegrating over 40 years, has been reported on with growing frequency and alarm but has never before been written about as searingly from the inside. J. D. Vance tells the true story of what a social, regional, and class decline feels like when you were born with it hung around your neck.
Enlightening!
By: J. D. Vance
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 45,563 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 40,914 Story 5 out of 5 stars 40,875
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 1,062 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,019 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,019
The God of the Woods
Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn’t just any thirteen-year-old: she’s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region’s residents. And this isn’t the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbara’s older brother similarly vanished fourteen years ago, never to be found.
Good story telling
By: Liz Moore
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 33,427 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 30,994 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 30,998
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 5 out of 5 stars 134,971 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 118,051 Story 5 out of 5 stars 117,629
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Book 2
Harry Potter's summer has included the worst birthday ever, doomy warnings from a house-elf called Dobby, and rescue from the Dursleys by his friend Ron Weasley in a magical flying car! Back at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for his second year, Harry hears strange whispers echo through empty corridors - and then the attacks start. Students are found as though turned to stone... Dobby's sinister predictions seem to be coming true.
Jim Dale is wonderful!
By: J.K. Rowling
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 125,021 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 109,629 Story 5 out of 5 stars 109,223
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Book 3
When the Knight Bus crashes through the darkness and screeches to a halt in front of him, it's the start of another far from ordinary year at Hogwarts for Harry Potter. Sirius Black, escaped mass-murderer and follower of Lord Voldemort, is on the run - and they say he is coming after Harry. In his first ever Divination class, Professor Trelawney sees an omen of death in Harry's tea leaves... But perhaps most terrifying of all are the Dementors patrolling the school grounds, with their soul-sucking kiss...
Jim Dale at his best
By: J.K. Rowling
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 5,365 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 5,178 Story 5 out of 5 stars 5,178
He Who Fights with Monsters 11: A LitRPG Adventure
Jason and his companions managed to forestall the inexorable undead, but their battle is far from done. Both they and their enemies are scattered across a strange realm, one that someone must conquer if anyone is to get out alive. Territory by territory, factions fight to reunite their people and conquer the realm. Jason must contend with alliances he doesn’t want, friends he cannot find, and enemies ranging from angelic despots to the power of an undead god. He must face a realm that has been warped by his own mind and find a way to save a friend whose sacrifice got them this far.
stop moralizing at us so much
By: Shirtaloon, and others
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 120,050 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 105,375 Story 5 out of 5 stars 104,997
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Book 4
The Triwizard Tournament is to be held at Hogwarts. Only wizards who are over seventeen are allowed to enter - but that doesn't stop Harry dreaming that he will win the competition. Then at Hallowe'en, when the Goblet of Fire makes its selection, Harry is amazed to find his name is one of those that the magical cup picks out. He will face death-defying tasks, dragons and Dark wizards, but with the help of his best friends, Ron and Hermione, he might just make it through - alive!
“Harreeeeeeeeee”
By: J.K. Rowling
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 34,523 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 30,810 Story 5 out of 5 stars 30,770
A Court of Wings and Ruin
Feyre has returned to the Spring Court determined to gather information on Tamlin's maneuverings and the invading king threatening to bring Prythian to its knees. But to do so, she must play a deadly game of deceit - and one slip may spell doom not only for Feyre but for her world as well.
Jennifer Ikeda declined to continue with theseries
By: Sarah J. Maas
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 2,038 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 1,954 Story 5 out of 5 stars 1,954
The Anxious Generation
There is no bigger public health story now than the collapse in youth mental health. The numbers are terrifying and dominate our headlines. There has been much debate over how we got here, and what to do next, and bestselling author and social psychologist Jonathan Haidt is at the white-hot center of that discourse. Haidt has spent his career speaking wisdom and truth into the most difficult landscapes—communities polarized by politics and religion, campuses battling culture wars, and now the perfect storm contributing to a public health emergency for Gen Z.
A Parenting Book for the 2020's
By: Jonathan Haidt
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 17,821 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 17,092 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 17,091
First Lie Wins
The identity comes first: Evie Porter. Once she’s given a name and location by her mysterious boss, Mr. Smith, she learns everything there is to know about the town and the people in it. Then the mark: Ryan Sumner. The last piece of the puzzle is the job. Evie isn’t privy to Mr. Smith’s real identity, but she knows this job isn't like the others. Ryan has gotten under her skin, and she’s starting to envision a different sort of life for herself. But Evie can’t make any mistakes—especially after what happened last time.
What’s The lie?
By: Ashley Elston
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 24,474 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 20,340 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 20,218
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 23,676 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 22,307 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 22,305
Iron Flame
Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College―Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky. Now the real training begins, and Violet’s already wondering how she’ll get through. It’s not just that it’s grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it’s designed to stretch the riders’ capacity for pain beyond endurance. It’s the new vice commandant, who’s made it his personal mission to teach Violet exactly how powerless she is–unless she betrays the man she loves.
I wish I could throw this book off a cliff.
By: Rebecca Yarros
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 145,366 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 126,219 Story 5 out of 5 stars 125,969
A Game of Thrones
Winter is coming. Such is the stern motto of House Stark, the northernmost of the fiefdoms that owe allegiance to King Robert Baratheon in far-off King's Landing. There Eddard Stark of Winterfell rules in Robert's name. Far to the north, behind the towering Wall, lie savage Wildings and worse - unnatural things relegated to myth during the centuries-long summer, but proving all too real and all too deadly in the turning of the season. Yet a more immediate threat lurks to the south, where Jon Arryn, the Hand of the King, has died under mysterious circ*mstances....
Terrible editing, though...
By: George R.R. Martin
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 111,807 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 98,187 Story 5 out of 5 stars 97,750
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Book 5
Dark times have come to Hogwarts. After the Dementors' attack on his cousin Dudley, Harry Potter knows that Voldemort will stop at nothing to find him. There are many who deny the Dark Lord's return, but Harry is not alone: a secret order gathers at Grimmauld Place to fight against the Dark forces. Harry must allow Professor Snape to teach him how to protect himself from Voldemort's savage assaults on his mind. But they are growing stronger by the day and Harry is running out of time...
Jim Dale is the BEST!
By: J.K. Rowling
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 5,843 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 5,723 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 5,723
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 57 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 55 Story 5 out of 5 stars 55
The Art of Power
When, at age forty-six, Nancy Pelosi, mother of five, asked her youngest daughter if she should run for Congress, Alexandra Pelosi answered: “Mother, get a life!” And so Nancy did, and what a life it has been. In The Art of Power, Pelosi describes for the first time what it takes to make history—not only as the first woman to ascend to the most powerful legislative role in our nation, but to pass laws that would save lives and livelihoods, from the emergency rescue of the economy in 2008 to transforming health care.
Wonderful narrator
By: Nancy Pelosi
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 204 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 196 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 196
The Mercy of Gods
The Carryx—part empire, part hive—has waged wars of conquest for centuries, destroying or enslaving species across the galaxy in its conflict with an ancient and deathless enemy. When they descend on the isolated world of Anjiin, the human population is abased, slaughtered, and put in chains. The best and brightest are abducted, taken to the Carryx world-palace to join prisoners from a thousand other species. Dafyd Alkhor, assistant to a prestigious scientist, is captured along with his team.
So slow…
By: James S.A. Corey
Overall 4 out of 5 stars 4,340 Performance 4 out of 5 stars 4,166 Story 4 out of 5 stars 4,165
Eruption
Michael Crichton, creator of Jurassic Park, ER, Twister, and Westworld, had a passion project he’d been pursuing for years, ahead of his untimely passing in 2008. Knowing how special it was, his wife, Sherri Crichton, held back his notes and the partial manuscript until she found the right author to complete it: James Patterson, the world’s most popular storyteller.
I expected a better story
By: Michael Crichton, and others
