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The Keeper of Hidden Books
New · Historical Fiction, Fiction, Historical

The Keeper of Hidden Books

by Madeline Martin
2023 · 416 pages · Fiction
27 New ★ 4.12 on Goodreads · 38K ratings
Reserve shelf
≈ 10 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day

Is it worth reading?

Goodreads Choice (historical fiction) finalist (2023). 4.12★ from 38K Goodreads ratings.

By the numbers

27Must-Read Score
  • Readers53 out of 100 · counts 40%+24
  • Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
  • Bestseller9 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+3
  • Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0

Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.

On our reserve shelf: it's well reviewed, but isn't currently a prize winner, a lifetime bestseller or a book everyone's talking about, so we don't rank it. We check again every month, and it can still turn up in your 50 once you've read most of our ranked books.

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