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140 books

The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed

The Butcher of the Forest

Premee Mohamed

160 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0swansandroses's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense fast-paced
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell

The Marriage Portrait

Maggie O'Farrell

339 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0swansandroses's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional tense medium-paced
Real Americans by Rachel Khong

Real Americans

Rachel Khong

416 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0swansandroses's review
fiction historical emotional reflective medium-paced
A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher

A Sorceress Comes to Call

T. Kingfisher

325 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0swansandroses's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

Bright Young Women

Jessica Knoll

384 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0swansandroses's review
fiction crime thriller challenging dark tense medium-paced
The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez

The Spear Cuts Through Water

Simon Jimenez

522 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0swansandroses's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ literary adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed by Dashka Slater

Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed

Dashka Slater

496 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0swansandroses's review
nonfiction race sociology true crime challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Battle Drum by Saara El-Arifi

The Battle Drum

The Ending Fire Trilogy #2

Saara El-Arifi

540 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0swansandroses's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Brendan O’Hea, Judi Dench

Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent

Brendan O’Hea, Judi Dench

12 hours, 5 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0swansandroses's review
nonfiction biography memoir funny informative inspiring medium-paced
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

Hamnet

Maggie O'Farrell

305 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0swansandroses's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced