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The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

The House in the Cerulean Sea

Cerulean Chronicles #1

TJ Klune

398 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

4.0cynicinephile's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Down the Drain by Julia Fox

Down the Drain

Julia Fox

318 pages • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

3.75cynicinephile's review
nonfiction memoir dark emotional reflective fast-paced
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

My Sister, the Serial Killer

Oyinkan Braithwaite

226 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

3.5cynicinephile's review
fiction contemporary crime thriller dark tense fast-paced
Lie with Me by Philippe Besson

Lie with Me

Philippe Besson

148 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

4.5cynicinephile's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary romance emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

Bessel van der Kolk

501 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction health psychology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Just Kids by Patti Smith

Just Kids

Patti Smith

320 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0cynicinephile's review
nonfiction art memoir music emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda

Woman, Eating

Claire Kohda

233 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

3.5cynicinephile's review
fiction literary thriller dark reflective medium-paced
The Stranger by Albert Camus

The Stranger

Albert Camus

117 pages • first pub 1942 (editions)

3.0cynicinephile's review
fiction classics literary dark reflective medium-paced
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid

385 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

4.0cynicinephile's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Shirley Jackson

146 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

3.0cynicinephile's review
fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious medium-paced