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The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

The Reformatory

Tananarive Due

570 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0thebookalert's review
fiction historical horror dark emotional tense medium-paced
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah

289 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0thebookalert's review
nonfiction memoir race emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced
Verity by Colleen Hoover

Verity

Colleen Hoover

8 hours, 10 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0thebookalert's review
fiction contemporary mystery romance thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi

305 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0thebookalert's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Stay with Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

Stay with Me

Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

260 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0thebookalert's review
fiction contemporary historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré

The Girl with the Louding Voice

Adunni #1

Abi Daré

320 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0thebookalert's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Becoming by Michelle Obama

Becoming

Michelle Obama

431 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0thebookalert's review
nonfiction memoir politics hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

It Ends with Us

It Ends with Us #1

Colleen Hoover

373 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0thebookalert's review
fiction contemporary romance emotional sad medium-paced
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Purple Hibiscus

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

307 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0thebookalert's review
fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Mothers by Brit Bennett

The Mothers

Brit Bennett

288 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0thebookalert's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced