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11 books

The Night Flowers by Sara Herchenroether

The Night Flowers

Sara Herchenroether

310 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0cryfest's review
fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious sad medium-paced
The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan

The School for Good Mothers

Jessamine Chan

324 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0cryfest's review
fiction dystopian literary science fiction dark emotional sad medium-paced
Mad Honey by Jennifer Finney Boylan, Jodi Picoult

Mad Honey

Jennifer Finney Boylan, Jodi Picoult

452 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0cryfest's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
One's Company by Ashley Hutson

One's Company

Ashley Hutson

272 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0cryfest's review
fiction literary dark reflective sad medium-paced
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

Olga Tokarczuk

288 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0cryfest's review
fiction crime literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Stone Fruit by Lee Lai

Stone Fruit

Lee Lai

231 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0cryfest's review
fiction graphic novel lgbtqia+ literary magical realism emotional reflective medium-paced
Grievers by adrienne maree brown

Grievers

Grievers #1

adrienne maree brown

204 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0cryfest's review
fiction dystopian lgbtqia+ speculative fiction dark emotional sad medium-paced
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy

304 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0cryfest's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced
The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill

The Ogress and the Orphans

Kelly Barnhill

400 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0cryfest's review
fiction fantasy middle grade hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced
Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi

Riot Baby

Tochi Onyebuchi

176 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0cryfest's review
fiction dystopian fantasy science fiction challenging dark emotional medium-paced