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The Avatari by Raghu Srinivasan

The Avatari

Raghu Srinivasan

512 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0bookish_venus's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Immortals of Meluha by Amish

The Immortals of Meluha

Shiva Trilogy #1

Amish

434 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0bookish_venus's review
fiction fantasy adventurous challenging fast-paced
Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China by Paul French

Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China

Paul French

260 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0bookish_venus's review
nonfiction history true crime dark informative mysterious medium-paced
The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
The Palace of Illusions
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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

The Palace of Illusions

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

12 hours, 22 minutes • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0bookish_venus's review
fiction fantasy literary emotional reflective fast-paced
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Khaled Hosseini

417 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0bookish_venus's review
fiction contemporary historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Mossad: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret by Nissim Mishal, Michael Bar-Zohar

Mossad: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret

Nissim Mishal, Michael Bar-Zohar

400 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0bookish_venus's review
nonfiction history informative fast-paced
Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare

Much Ado About Nothing

William Shakespeare

178 pages • first pub 1612 (editions)

5.0bookish_venus's review
fiction classics play funny lighthearted fast-paced
Hour Game by David Baldacci

Hour Game

Sean King & Michelle Maxwell #2

David Baldacci

608 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0bookish_venus's review
fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
First Family by David Baldacci

First Family

Sean King & Michelle Maxwell #4

David Baldacci

452 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0bookish_venus's review
fiction mystery thriller mysterious tense fast-paced
Egypt: People, Gods, Pharaohs by Rainer Hagen, Rose-Marie Hagen

Egypt: People, Gods, Pharaohs

Rainer Hagen, Rose-Marie Hagen

240 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0bookish_venus's review
informative reflective medium-paced