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11 books

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Shirley Jackson

146 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

5.0dearcerulean's review
fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious medium-paced
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

369 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0dearcerulean's review
fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ literary romance adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

Under the Whispering Door

TJ Klune

376 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0dearcerulean's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ emotional hopeful reflective 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)

5.0dearcerulean's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

816 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0dearcerulean's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe #1

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

359 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0dearcerulean's review
fiction lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy

Monk & Robot #2

Becky Chambers

152 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0dearcerulean's review
fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
Circe by Madeline Miller

Circe

Madeline Miller

393 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0dearcerulean's review
fiction fantasy historical literary adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

I'll Give You the Sun

Jandy Nelson

371 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0dearcerulean's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent by Anthony Rapp

Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent

Anthony Rapp

309 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0dearcerulean's review
nonfiction memoir emotional medium-paced