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24 books

In Ascension by Martin MacInnes

In Ascension

Martin MacInnes

512 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0velvet_young's review
fiction literary mystery science fiction adventurous reflective medium-paced
The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses by Juhani Pallasmaa

The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses

Juhani Pallasmaa

80 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0velvet_young's review
nonfiction art philosophy informative reflective slow-paced
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

Fingersmith

Sarah Waters

632 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0velvet_young's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

Her Body and Other Parties

Carmen Maria Machado

245 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0velvet_young's review
fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary magical realism short stories dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Come Closer by Sara Gran

Come Closer

Sara Gran

165 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0velvet_young's review
fiction horror mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

This Is How You Lose the Time War

Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

198 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0velvet_young's review
fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor

Hurricane Season

Fernanda Melchor

232 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0velvet_young's review
fiction contemporary horror literary mystery challenging dark tense medium-paced
Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

Into the Drowning Deep

Rolling in the Deep #1

Mira Grant

480 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0velvet_young's review
fiction horror lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss

Ghost Wall

Sarah Moss

151 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0velvet_young's review
fiction literary dark tense fast-paced
Venomous Lumpsucker by Ned Beauman

Venomous Lumpsucker

Ned Beauman

304 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0velvet_young's review
fiction dystopian science fiction speculative fiction adventurous challenging dark fast-paced