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Circe by Madeline Miller

Circe

Madeline Miller

393 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0desdemonarose's review
fiction fantasy historical literary adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich

The Night Watchman

Louise Erdrich

451 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0desdemonarose's review
fiction historical literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

The City We Became

Great Cities #1

N.K. Jemisin

437 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0desdemonarose's review
fiction contemporary fantasy adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Pearl That Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi

The Pearl That Broke Its Shell

Nadia Hashimi

464 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0desdemonarose's review
fiction contemporary historical challenging emotional sad medium-paced
Atonement by Ian McEwan

Atonement

Ian McEwan

351 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0desdemonarose's review
fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

Stuart Turton

507 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0desdemonarose's review
fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff

Lovecraft Country

Lovecraft Country #1

Matt Ruff

12 hours, 14 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0desdemonarose's review
fiction fantasy horror science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Kingdom of Gods by N.K. Jemisin

The Kingdom of Gods

Inheritance Trilogy #3

N.K. Jemisin

592 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0desdemonarose's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark medium-paced
Conjure Women by Afia Atakora

Conjure Women

Afia Atakora

432 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0desdemonarose's review
fiction fantasy historical literary magical realism dark emotional sad slow-paced
Angels & Demons by Dan Brown

Angels & Demons

Robert Langdon #1

Dan Brown

620 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0desdemonarose's review
fiction mystery thriller mysterious tense fast-paced