20 Best fiction books like The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

By: Jennifer Lynn Barnes

4.06

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Get caught up in the puzzles, games, danger, romance, and riches of this lush new chapter in the #1…

"Congratulations, by the way," he called after Nash. "On the babies."

-Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

"Trying to write trick questions backfires if the person taking the test knows how to look for tricks."

-Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

"Trying to write trick questions backfires if the person taking the test knows how to look for tricks."

-Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

"Trying to write trick questions backfires if the person taking the test knows who to look for tricks."

-Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

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Cover of The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

1. The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

By: Jennifer Lynn Barnes

4.06

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Get caught up in the puzzles, games, danger, romance, and riches of this lush new chapter in the #1… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Lynn Barnes's The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1) book and Jennifer Lynn Barnes's The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Congratulations, by the way," he called after Nash. "On the babies."

-Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

"Trying to write trick questions backfires if the person taking the test knows who to look for tricks."

-Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

"Trying to write trick questions backfires if the person taking the test knows how to look for tricks."

-Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

"Beside Avery, Jameson was looking at her like she was the sun and the moon and the stars and eternity, all rolled into one."

-Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

Cover of The Prisoner’s Throne (The Stolen Heir Duology, #2) by Holly Black

2. The Prisoner’s Throne (The Stolen Heir Duology, #2)

By: Holly Black

3.91

Format: 359 pages, Kindle Edition

An imprisoned prince. A vengeful queen. And a battle that will determine the future of Elfhame.   … read more

Similar categories in Holly Black's The Prisoner’s Throne (The Stolen Heir Duology, #2) book and Jennifer Lynn Barnes's The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Some broken things stay broken"

-Holly Black, The Prisoner’s Throne (The Stolen Heir Duology, #2)

"Pain is better than being dead."

-Holly Black, The Prisoner’s Throne (The Stolen Heir Duology, #2)

"Would you consider actually marrying me?"

-Holly Black, The Prisoner’s Throne (The Stolen Heir Duology, #2)

"Felicitations on the murder of your mother."

-Holly Black, The Prisoner’s Throne (The Stolen Heir Duology, #2)

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3. Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1)

By: Lauren Roberts

4.22

Format: 523 pages, Kindle Edition

She is the very thing he’s spent his whole life hunting. He is the very thing she’s spent her whol… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Roberts's Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1) book and Jennifer Lynn Barnes's The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"A forget-me-not, since you always seem to be forgetting who I am."

-Lauren Roberts, Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1)

"Every girl deserves something as equally pretty and deadly as they are,"

-Lauren Roberts, Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1)

"when his eyes lock with mine, I wonder why I ever bother looking at anyone else."

-Lauren Roberts, Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1)

"Mark my words, Prince. I will be your undoing." "Oh Darling, I look forward to it."

-Lauren Roberts, Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1)

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4. The Reappearance of Rachel Price

By: Holly Jackson

4.13

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

A new true-crime fueled mystery thriller about a girl determined to uncover the shocking truth abou… read more

Similar categories in Holly Jackson's The Reappearance of Rachel Price book and Jennifer Lynn Barnes's The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"Family first", Bel said. Not a threat, but a promise."

-Holly Jackson, The Reappearance of Rachel Price

"The people who loved you, the ones who really cared, they would always come back. Sometimes, they even came back from the dead."

-Holly Jackson, The Reappearance of Rachel Price

"They hadn't had time to say one word to each other, which was fine, because it was hard to be rude to someone with just one word."

-Holly Jackson, The Reappearance of Rachel Price

"A little insensitive", she whispered, loud enough that Bel and Carter could hear. "Giving the man with dementia a book called The Memory Thief."

-Holly Jackson, The Reappearance of Rachel Price

Cover of The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center

5. The Rom-Commers

By: Katherine Center

4.15

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

She’s rewriting his love story. But can she rewrite her own? Emma Wheeler desperately longs to … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Center's The Rom-Commers book and Jennifer Lynn Barnes's The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"We don't get to know the whole story all at once. And where we're headed matters so much less than how we get there."

-Katherine Center, The Rom-Commers

"If my life were a screenplay, I'd end the story right there and roll credits - and then maybe rewind and watch it again."

-Katherine Center, The Rom-Commers

"But, it was okay. We don't get to know the whole story all at once. And where we're headed matters so much less than how we get there."

-Katherine Center, The Rom-Commers

"Humanity at its worst is an easy story to tell - but it's not the only story. Because the more we can imagine our better selves, the more we can become them."

-Katherine Center, The Rom-Commers

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6. Powerful (The Powerless Trilogy, #1.5)

By: Lauren Roberts

4.16

Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition

Set during the time of the New York Times bestseller Powerless, fan favorite Adena gets a story all… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Roberts's Powerful (The Powerless Trilogy, #1.5) book and Jennifer Lynn Barnes's The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"If darkness is the absence of light, then that is what I am when she is not around. And I wonder how I’ve stumbled this long without her to guide me."

-Lauren Roberts, Powerful (The Powerless Trilogy, #1.5)

Cover of Thieves' Gambit (Thieves' Gambit, #1) by Kayvion Lewis

7. Thieves' Gambit (Thieves' Gambit, #1)

By: Kayvion Lewis

3.88

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The Inheritance Games meets Ocean's Eleven in this cinematic heist thriller where a cutthroat compe… read more

Similar categories in Kayvion Lewis's Thieves' Gambit (Thieves' Gambit, #1) book and Jennifer Lynn Barnes's The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Betting on You by Lynn Painter

8. Betting on You

By: Lynn Painter

4.10

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

When seventeen-year-old Bailey starts a new job at a hotel waterpark, she is less than thrilled to … read more

Similar categories in Lynn Painter's Betting on You book and Jennifer Lynn Barnes's The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of The Darkness Within Us (The Shadows Between Us, #2) by Tricia Levenseller

9. The Darkness Within Us (The Shadows Between Us, #2)

By: Tricia Levenseller

4.01

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Chrysantha Stathos has won. By hiding her intelligence and ambition behind the mask of a beautif… read more

Similar categories in Tricia Levenseller's The Darkness Within Us (The Shadows Between Us, #2) book and Jennifer Lynn Barnes's The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I know you have options." "And those options will be taken away the second I marry. I will be beholden to my husband." "But you will be wealthy." "Is that what you'd choose? Bondage over freedom for …"

-Tricia Levenseller, The Darkness Within Us (The Shadows Between Us, #2)

Cover of Such Charming Liars by Karen M. McManus

10. Such Charming Liars

By: Karen M. McManus

3.83

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The newest mystery from the author One of Us Is Lying, the Queen of thrillers, Karen M. McManus! Wh… read more

Similar categories in Karen M. McManus's Such Charming Liars book and Jennifer Lynn Barnes's The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Nothing Like the Movies (Better Than the Movies, #2) by Lynn Painter

11. Nothing Like the Movies (Better Than the Movies, #2)

By: Lynn Painter

4.19

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

In this highly anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestselling Better than the Movies, Wes and… read more

Similar categories in Lynn Painter's Nothing Like the Movies (Better Than the Movies, #2) book and Jennifer Lynn Barnes's The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston

12. A Novel Love Story

By: Ashley Poston

3.72

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A professor of literature finds herself caught up in a work of fiction… literally. Eileen Merri… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Poston's A Novel Love Story book and Jennifer Lynn Barnes's The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I was hungover and halfway dead, and still my heart had the audacity to be horny."

-Ashley Poston, A Novel Love Story

"I could treat you to dinner as a thank-you..." Don't you mean I could treat you?" "You're already a treat, sweetie."

-Ashley Poston, A Novel Love Story

"It's when Darcy tells Elizabeth he loves her most ardently, when Mark brings Bridget her new dairy, when Harry tells Sally he loves her, when Will buys Junie the inn."

-Ashley Poston, A Novel Love Story

"He was close enough that I caught a note of his cologne--- cedar and black tea and, faintly, the subtle scent of a well-loved paperback. Familiar and yearning. It was mystifying."

-Ashley Poston, A Novel Love Story

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13. Two Sides to Every Murder

By: Danielle Valentine

3.67

Format: 282 pages, Hardcover

From the author of How to Survive Your Murder comes a propulsive thriller about two teens who retur… read more

Similar categories in Danielle Valentine's Two Sides to Every Murder book and Jennifer Lynn Barnes's The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"Even strong people need to fall apart."

-Danielle Valentine, Two Sides to Every Murder

"You have to feel your feelings, even the unpleasant ones."

-Danielle Valentine, Two Sides to Every Murder

Cover of Reckless (The Powerless Trilogy, #2) by Lauren  Roberts

14. Reckless (The Powerless Trilogy, #2)

By: Lauren Roberts

4.09

Format: 512 pages, Kindle Edition

The kingdom of Ilya is in turmoil… After surviving the Purging Trials, Ordinary-born Paedyn Gra… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Roberts's Reckless (The Powerless Trilogy, #2) book and Jennifer Lynn Barnes's The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Tell me you hate me, and I'll still count every heartbeat, every freckle, every shiver of your body, if only you say it with a smile."

-Lauren Roberts, Reckless (The Powerless Trilogy, #2)

"I'd be a fool to not fear something so fierce." I swallow. "And are you not? A fool, that is." He stands then, holding my gaze until he's the one looking down on me. "Not anymore."

-Lauren Roberts, Reckless (The Powerless Trilogy, #2)

"I may be a monster, but if you cut me, I'll bleed. And if you break my heart, Pae, you'll break me. So, if even a sliver of your soul longs for mine, I'll spend the rest of my life trying to deserve …"

-Lauren Roberts, Reckless (The Powerless Trilogy, #2)

"You asked me what my favorite color was once. I'd never even pondered the answer to that question before you. And yet, I realized in that moment that it was blue." He bends to brush a kiss to my temp…"

-Lauren Roberts, Reckless (The Powerless Trilogy, #2)

Cover of Heiress Takes All by Emily Wibberley

15. Heiress Takes All

By: Emily Wibberley

3.56

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The Inheritance Games meets Ocean's 11 in this thrilling YA adventure about a teenager determined t… read more

Similar categories in Emily Wibberley's Heiress Takes All book and Jennifer Lynn Barnes's The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of The Fiancé Dilemma (The Long Game, #2) by Elena  Armas

16. The Fiancé Dilemma (The Long Game, #2)

By: Elena Armas

3.75

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

Josie Moore has given the opposite sex—and love—plenty of chances. Four exactly, if you count all h… read more

Similar categories in Elena Armas's The Fiancé Dilemma (The Long Game, #2) book and Jennifer Lynn Barnes's The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Death at Morning House by Maureen Johnson

17. Death at Morning House

By: Maureen Johnson

3.89

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of the Truly Devious books, Maureen Johnson, comes a new stand-alone YA… read more

Similar categories in Maureen Johnson's Death at Morning House book and Jennifer Lynn Barnes's The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Daydream (Maple Hills, #3) by Hannah  Grace

18. Daydream (Maple Hills, #3)

By: Hannah Grace

4.11

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

The third in the New York Times bestselling Maple Hills series follows fan-favorite Henry and a boo… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Grace's Daydream (Maple Hills, #3) book and Jennifer Lynn Barnes's The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Apprentice to the Villain (Assistant to the Villain, #2) by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

19. Apprentice to the Villain (Assistant to the Villain, #2)

By: Hannah Nicole Maehrer

4.24

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

LIMITED FIRST PRINT RUN―featuring spray-painted edges, while supplies last in the US and Canada onl… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Nicole Maehrer's Apprentice to the Villain (Assistant to the Villain, #2) book and Jennifer Lynn Barnes's The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"There had to be a rule somewhere that evil overlords needed to be at least fifty, maybe sixty if they were pushing it."

-Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Apprentice to the Villain (Assistant to the Villain, #2)

"Sometimes family isn't a thing we are born into but a choice we make. Sometimes" -Evie smiled-"the people who love ypu most in your life are the ones who choose you."

-Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Apprentice to the Villain (Assistant to the Villain, #2)

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20. Wisteria (Belladonna, #3)

By: Adalyn Grace

4.35

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestselling author Adalyn Grace delivers a sensational conclusion to the deathly… read more

Similar categories in Adalyn Grace's Wisteria (Belladonna, #3) book and Jennifer Lynn Barnes's The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Burn as brightly as the sun if you wish, Aris, but I will not look away."

-Adalyn Grace, Wisteria (Belladonna, #3)

Cover of Nothing Better Than You (Better than the Movies, #1.6) by Lynn Painter

21. Nothing Better Than You (Better than the Movies, #1.6)

By: Lynn Painter

4.59

Format: 27 pages, ebook

Experience Wes and Liz’s first kiss from Better Than the Movies from Wes’s point of view! read more

Similar categories in Lynn Painter's Nothing Better Than You (Better than the Movies, #1.6) book and Jennifer Lynn Barnes's The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary

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