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25 books

Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks

Year of Wonders

Geraldine Brooks

320 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0jesselynn's review
fiction historical dark informative medium-paced
Mrs Caliban by Rachel Ingalls

Mrs Caliban

Rachel Ingalls

128 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

5.0jesselynn's review
fiction magical realism emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced
The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff

The Vaster Wilds

Lauren Groff

272 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0jesselynn's review
fiction historical literary adventurous dark reflective medium-paced
My Fourth Time, We Drowned: Seeking Refuge on the World's Deadliest Migration Route by Sally Hayden

My Fourth Time, We Drowned: Seeking Refuge on the World's Deadliest Migration Route

Sally Hayden

512 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0jesselynn's review
nonfiction history politics emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Lucky Red by Claudia Cravens

Lucky Red

Claudia Cravens

304 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0jesselynn's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Chain-Gang All-Stars

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

363 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0jesselynn's review
fiction dystopian lgbtqia+ literary challenging dark tense medium-paced
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson

Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

Secret Projects #3

Brandon Sanderson

481 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0jesselynn's review
fiction fantasy adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

Wuthering Heights

Emily Brontë

359 pages • first pub 1847 (editions)

5.0jesselynn's review
fiction classics literary romance dark emotional slow-paced
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings #1

J.R.R. Tolkien

398 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

5.0jesselynn's review
fiction classics fantasy adventurous slow-paced
The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson

The Well of Ascension

Mistborn #2

Brandon Sanderson

781 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0jesselynn's review
fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced