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Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History by S.C. Gwynne

Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History

S.C. Gwynne

371 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0bookish_brain1's review
nonfiction biography history challenging dark informative medium-paced
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy

306 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0bookish_brain1's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard

Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President

Candice Millard

432 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0bookish_brain1's review
nonfiction biography history politics informative medium-paced
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

The Four Winds

Kristin Hannah

15 hours, 2 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0bookish_brain1's review
fiction historical emotional inspiring sad medium-paced
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

Bryan Stevenson

336 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0bookish_brain1's review
nonfiction memoir race emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
Columbine by Dave Cullen

Columbine

Dave Cullen

443 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0bookish_brain1's review
nonfiction history true crime dark emotional informative medium-paced
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)

5.0bookish_brain1's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile by Candice Millard

River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile

Candice Millard

10 hours • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0bookish_brain1's review
nonfiction history adventurous informative medium-paced
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

Children of Blood and Bone

Legacy of Orïsha #1

Tomi Adeyemi

531 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0bookish_brain1's review
fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas

A Study in Scarlet Women

Lady Sherlock #1

Sherry Thomas

336 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0bookish_brain1's review
fiction historical mystery adventurous mysterious medium-paced