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The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

The Nickel Boys

Colson Whitehead

224 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

4.5melissadaustin's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Possible World by Liese O'Halloran Schwarz

The Possible World

Liese O'Halloran Schwarz

368 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

4.0melissadaustin's review
fiction contemporary historical mystery emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henríquez

The Book of Unknown Americans

Cristina Henríquez

286 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

3.75melissadaustin's review
fiction contemporary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Love Redesigned by Lauren Asher

Love Redesigned

Lakefront Billionaires #1

Lauren Asher

514 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

4.0melissadaustin's review
fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-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)

5.0melissadaustin's review
fiction lgbtqia+ romance science fiction adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

The Poppy War

The Poppy War #1

R.F. Kuang

544 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

4.0melissadaustin's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark tense medium-paced
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Shirley Jackson

5 hours, 32 minutes • first pub 1962 (editions)

3.75melissadaustin's review
fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious medium-paced
The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell

The Family Upstairs

The Family Upstairs #1

Lisa Jewell

340 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

4.5melissadaustin's review
fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious fast-paced
Tunneling to the Center of the Earth by Kevin Wilson

Tunneling to the Center of the Earth

Kevin Wilson

224 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction short stories adventurous emotional funny medium-paced
Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward

Salvage the Bones

Bois Sauvage #2

Jesmyn Ward

261 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional sad tense medium-paced