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Heaven by Mieko Kawakami

Heaven

Mieko Kawakami

190 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

Never Let Me Go

Kazuo Ishiguro

288 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction dystopian literary science fiction emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Last Days by Adam L.G. Nevill

Last Days

Adam L.G. Nevill

530 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell

The Family Upstairs

The Family Upstairs #1

Lisa Jewell

340 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious fast-paced
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

Zoulfa Katouh

417 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

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fiction contemporary young adult emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
The Inmate by Freida McFadden

The Inmate

Freida McFadden

388 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djèlí Clark

A Dead Djinn in Cairo

The Dead Djinn Universe #0.5

P. Djèlí Clark

47 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical mystery short stories adventurous mysterious fast-paced
A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin

A Clash of Kings

A Song of Ice and Fire #2

George R.R. Martin

784 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

Rebecca

Daphne du Maurier

448 pages • first pub 1938 (editions)

fiction classics romance thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Love in Colour: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold by Bolu Babalola

Love in Colour: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold

Bolu Babalola

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance short stories adventurous emotional fast-paced