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Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

Invisible Man

Ralph Ellison

581 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)

5.0portlyneophyte's review
fiction classics literary challenging dark reflective slow-paced
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower

Earthseed #1

Octavia E. Butler

345 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

5.0portlyneophyte's review
fiction dystopian speculative fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
The Succubus's Prize by Katee Robert

The Succubus's Prize

A Deal With A Demon #4

Katee Robert

171 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0portlyneophyte's review
fiction erotica fantasy lgbtqia+ romance emotional hopeful fast-paced
Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire

Beneath the Sugar Sky

Wayward Children #3

Seanan McGuire

174 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0portlyneophyte's review
fiction fantasy adventurous fast-paced
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

My Year of Rest and Relaxation

Ottessa Moshfegh

289 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0portlyneophyte's review
fiction contemporary literary dark reflective slow-paced
Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop

Daughter of the Blood

The Black Jewels #1

Anne Bishop

416 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0portlyneophyte's review
fiction fantasy romance adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
A Sky Beyond the Storm by Sabaa Tahir

A Sky Beyond the Storm

An Ember in the Ashes #4

Sabaa Tahir

516 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0portlyneophyte's review
fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire

Down Among the Sticks and Bones

Wayward Children #2

Seanan McGuire

187 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0portlyneophyte's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark fast-paced
The Scourge Between Stars by Ness Brown

The Scourge Between Stars

Ness Brown

176 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0portlyneophyte's review
fiction horror lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

Every Heart a Doorway

Wayward Children #1

Seanan McGuire

175 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0portlyneophyte's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced