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Ghosts of the Orphanage: A Story of Mysterious Deaths, a Conspiracy of Silence, and a Search for Justice by Christine Kenneally

Ghosts of the Orphanage: A Story of Mysterious Deaths, a Conspiracy of Silence, and a Search for Justice

Christine Kenneally

384 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0big_mom's review
nonfiction history true crime dark emotional medium-paced
Unreconciled: Family, Truth, and Indigenous Resistance by Jesse Wente

Unreconciled: Family, Truth, and Indigenous Resistance

Jesse Wente

208 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0big_mom's review
nonfiction memoir race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod Chapman

Wake Up and Open Your Eyes

Clay McLeod Chapman

382 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

5.0big_mom's review
fiction horror thriller challenging dark tense medium-paced
The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim

The Eyes Are the Best Part

Monika Kim

277 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0big_mom's review
fiction horror thriller dark tense fast-paced
At Dark, I Become Loathsome by Eric LaRocca

At Dark, I Become Loathsome

Eric LaRocca

172 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

5.0big_mom's review
fiction horror lgbtqia+ challenging dark tense fast-paced
The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple by Jeff Guinn

The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple

Jeff Guinn

544 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0big_mom's review
nonfiction biography history religion true crime dark informative sad slow-paced
Don't Call It a Cult: The Shocking Story of Keith Raniere and the Women of NXIVM by Sarah Berman

Don't Call It a Cult: The Shocking Story of Keith Raniere and the Women of NXIVM

Sarah Berman

321 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0big_mom's review
nonfiction biography history religion true crime dark informative medium-paced
How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing by KC Davis

How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing

KC Davis

151 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0big_mom's review
nonfiction self help hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced
The Summoning by Bentley Little

The Summoning

Bentley Little

542 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

5.0big_mom's review
fiction horror dark mysterious slow-paced
Breaking Free: How I Escaped Polygamy, the FLDS Cult, and My Father, Warren Jeffs by Rachel Jeffs

Breaking Free: How I Escaped Polygamy, the FLDS Cult, and My Father, Warren Jeffs

Rachel Jeffs

400 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0big_mom's review
nonfiction memoir religion true crime dark emotional fast-paced