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Vicious by V.E. Schwab

Vicious

Villains #1

V.E. Schwab

364 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0hali's review
fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie

Home Fire

Kamila Shamsie

288 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0hali's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Sadie by Courtney Summers

Sadie

Courtney Summers

8 hours, 26 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0hali's review
fiction thriller young adult dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

Like Water for Chocolate

Como agua para chocolate #1

Laura Esquivel

242 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

5.0hali's review
fiction historical magical realism romance emotional lighthearted medium-paced
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

The Things They Carried

Tim O'Brien

246 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

5.0hali's review
fiction historical short stories dark emotional reflective medium-paced
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

The Only Good Indians

Stephen Graham Jones

310 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0hali's review
fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
American Gods by Neil Gaiman

American Gods

American Gods #1

Neil Gaiman

541 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0hali's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Rebecca Skloot

369 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0hali's review
nonfiction biography history science emotional informative medium-paced
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Catching Fire

The Hunger Games #2

Suzanne Collins

391 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0hali's review
fiction dystopian science fiction young adult adventurous emotional tense fast-paced
To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers

To Be Taught, If Fortunate

Becky Chambers

153 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0hali's review
fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction speculative fiction adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced