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With NO Romantic Subplot
The books here have to be modern published works (since there are plenty of classics that fit the criteria and it's not hard to find them), romance free or not centered on the romance that much.
Let's focus on friendships, partnerships, working relationships, family dynamics instead <3
Any genre is welcome - fantasy, historical, contemporary.
Let's focus on friendships, partnerships, working relationships, family dynamics instead <3
Any genre is welcome - fantasy, historical, contemporary.
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A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1)
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4.04 avg rating — 419,995 ratings
score: 296,
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Written in Red (The Others, #1)
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4.25 avg rating — 64,092 ratings
score: 296,
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Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
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4.02 avg rating — 637,607 ratings
score: 290,
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All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
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Martha Wells (Goodreads Author)
4.12 avg rating — 345,825 ratings
score: 200,
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2 people voted
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Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1)
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Ilona Andrews (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 133,455 ratings
score: 198,
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Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2)
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Martha Wells (Goodreads Author)
4.25 avg rating — 200,157 ratings
score: 195,
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Proxy (Proxy, #1)
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3.86 avg rating — 11,282 ratings
score: 193,
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The Thief Lord
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Cornelia Funke (Goodreads Author)
3.99 avg rating — 101,757 ratings
score: 191,
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2 people voted
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Eon: Dragoneye Reborn (Eon, #1)
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Alison Goodman (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 62,643 ratings
score: 190,
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The Vampire Lestat (The Vampire Chronicles, #2)
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4.11 avg rating — 213,713 ratings
score: 188,
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Burial Rites
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Hannah Kent (Goodreads Author)
4.04 avg rating — 121,908 ratings
score: 188,
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The Queen of the Damned (The Vampire Chronicles, #3)
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3.92 avg rating — 160,116 ratings
score: 186,
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D.Gray-Man (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 1: Includes Vols. 1, 2 & 3 (D.Gray-man: Omnibus, #1)
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4.36 avg rating — 328 ratings
score: 100,
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The Twenty-One Balloons
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3.95 avg rating — 25,839 ratings
score: 99,
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The Girl with All the Gifts (The Girl With All the Gifts, #1)
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M.R. Carey (Goodreads Author)
3.95 avg rating — 242,015 ratings
score: 98,
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Half Magic (Tales of Magic, #1)
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3.95 avg rating — 38,176 ratings
score: 98,
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Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)
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Martha Wells (Goodreads Author)
4.24 avg rating — 160,266 ratings
score: 98,
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The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1)
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3.98 avg rating — 202,823 ratings
score: 97,
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The Black Stallion (The Black Stallion, #1)
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4.20 avg rating — 75,235 ratings
score: 97,
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Exit Strategy (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)
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Martha Wells (Goodreads Author)
4.37 avg rating — 141,401 ratings
score: 97,
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Misty of Chincoteague (Misty, #1)
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4.07 avg rating — 47,263 ratings
score: 96,
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1 person voted
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Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)
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Martha Wells (Goodreads Author)
4.47 avg rating — 118,017 ratings
score: 96,
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Pretty Deadly, Vol. 1: The Shrike
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Kelly Sue DeConnick (Goodreads Author)
3.79 avg rating — 13,405 ratings
score: 95,
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1 person voted
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The Snow Queen
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3.74 avg rating — 18,468 ratings
score: 95,
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Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)
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Martha Wells (Goodreads Author)
4.30 avg rating — 96,590 ratings
score: 95,
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Anya's Ghost
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Vera Brosgol (Goodreads Author)
3.90 avg rating — 92,789 ratings
score: 94,
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1 person voted
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Drunk on All Your Strange New Words
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3.90 avg rating — 3,402 ratings
score: 94,
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The Spirit Thief (The Legend of Eli Monpress, #1)
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Rachel Aaron (Goodreads Author)
3.88 avg rating — 10,056 ratings
score: 93,
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1 person voted
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Pet (Pet, #1)
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Akwaeke Emezi (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 33,661 ratings
score: 92,
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This Savage Song (Monsters of Verity, #1)
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Victoria Schwab (Goodreads Author)
4.03 avg rating — 110,575 ratings
score: 91,
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The Turn of the Screw
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3.38 avg rating — 173,764 ratings
score: 90,
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Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 1
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4.41 avg rating — 12,940 ratings
score: 89,
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The Alchemyst (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #1)
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Michael Scott (Goodreads Author)
3.86 avg rating — 166,205 ratings
score: 88,
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1 person voted
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Three Parts Dead (Craft Sequence, #1)
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Max Gladstone (Goodreads Author)
3.97 avg rating — 15,339 ratings
score: 87,
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1 person voted
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Midnight for Charlie Bone (The Children of the Red King, #1)
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3.84 avg rating — 44,363 ratings
score: 87,
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