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28 books

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower

Earthseed #1

Octavia E. Butler

345 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

5.0aksmith92's review
fiction dystopian speculative fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
Funny Story by Emily Henry

Funny Story

Emily Henry

384 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0aksmith92's review
fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel

Kaikeyi

Vaishnavi Patel

528 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0aksmith92's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous emotional medium-paced
Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor

Muse of Nightmares

Strange the Dreamer #2

Laini Taylor

528 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0aksmith92's review
fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Girl in The Tower by Katherine Arden

The Girl in The Tower

Winternight Trilogy #2

Katherine Arden

359 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0aksmith92's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang

The Sword of Kaigen

Theonite

M.L. Wang

651 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0aksmith92's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden

The Winter of the Witch

Winternight Trilogy #3

Katherine Arden

384 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0aksmith92's review
fiction fantasy historical literary adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Maame by Jessica George

Maame

Jessica George

312 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0aksmith92's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Chain-Gang All-Stars

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

411 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0aksmith92's review
fiction dystopian lgbtqia+ literary challenging dark tense medium-paced
The Six Deaths of the Saint by Alix E. Harrow

The Six Deaths of the Saint

Into Shadow #3

Alix E. Harrow

30 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0aksmith92's review
fiction fantasy short stories adventurous dark medium-paced