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11 books

The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak

The Island of Missing Trees

Elif Shafak

354 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0ajmcgillivray's review
fiction historical literary magical realism emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Healing Resistance: A Radically Different Response to Harm by Kazu Haga

Healing Resistance: A Radically Different Response to Harm

Kazu Haga

296 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0ajmcgillivray's review
nonfiction politics informative reflective slow-paced
Wild Embers: Poems of Rebellion, Fire and Beauty by Nikita Gill

Wild Embers: Poems of Rebellion, Fire and Beauty

Nikita Gill

150 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0ajmcgillivray's review
nonfiction feminism poetry emotional reflective slow-paced
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

The Midnight Library

Matt Haig

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0ajmcgillivray's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid

389 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0ajmcgillivray's review
fiction contemporary historical lgbtqia+ romance emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

The Vanishing Half

Brit Bennett

352 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0ajmcgillivray's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson

The Seed Keeper

Diane Wilson

372 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0ajmcgillivray's review
fiction literary nature emotional reflective medium-paced
Black Water: Family, Legacy and Blood Memory by David A. Robertson

Black Water: Family, Legacy and Blood Memory

David A. Robertson

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0ajmcgillivray's review
nonfiction biography memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

Such a Fun Age

Kiley Reid

320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0ajmcgillivray's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole

When No One Is Watching

Alyssa Cole

352 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0ajmcgillivray's review
fiction contemporary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced