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Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane

Small Mercies

Dennis Lehane

10 hours, 33 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0bookishnerdmom's review
fiction historical mystery emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced
Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster by Adam Higginbotham

Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster

Adam Higginbotham

13 hours, 55 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0bookishnerdmom's review
nonfiction history science challenging informative tense slow-paced
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder

David Grann

8 hours, 28 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0bookishnerdmom's review
nonfiction history true crime adventurous dark informative medium-paced
Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

Take My Hand

Dolen Perkins-Valdez

10 hours, 30 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0bookishnerdmom's review
fiction historical literary emotional informative sad medium-paced
Dust Child by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

Dust Child

Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

12 hours, 28 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0bookishnerdmom's review
fiction historical emotional reflective sad medium-paced
It. Goes. So. Fast.: The Year of No Do-Overs by Mary Louise Kelly

It. Goes. So. Fast.: The Year of No Do-Overs

Mary Louise Kelly

240 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0bookishnerdmom's review
nonfiction memoir reflective medium-paced
All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby

All the Sinners Bleed

S.A. Cosby

338 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0bookishnerdmom's review
fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
While Time Remains: A North Korean Defector's Search for Freedom in America by Yeonmi Park

While Time Remains: A North Korean Defector's Search for Freedom in America

Yeonmi Park

6 hours, 38 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0bookishnerdmom's review
nonfiction memoir challenging reflective sad medium-paced
Banyan Moon by Thao Thai

Banyan Moon

Thao Thai

336 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0bookishnerdmom's review
fiction literary emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See

Lady Tan's Circle of Women

Lisa See

13 hours, 24 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0bookishnerdmom's review
fiction historical literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced