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34 books

Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi

Freshwater

Akwaeke Emezi

6 hours, 43 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0kaelareads's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror by Jordan Peele, John Joseph Adams

Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror

Jordan Peele, John Joseph Adams

14 hours, 1 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0kaelareads's review
fiction horror short stories dark mysterious tense medium-paced
I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea

I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me

I Feed Her to the Beast #1

Jamison Shea

352 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0kaelareads's review
fiction fantasy horror young adult dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

Sing, Unburied, Sing

Bois Sauvage #3

Jesmyn Ward

304 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0kaelareads's review
fiction literary magical realism dark emotional sad medium-paced
His Sacred Incantations by Scarlett Gale

His Sacred Incantations

The Warrior's Guild #2

Scarlett Gale

426 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0kaelareads's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Bottle Rocket by Erin McLellan

Bottle Rocket

So Over the Holidays #3

Erin McLellan

234 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0kaelareads's review
fiction contemporary romance emotional lighthearted fast-paced
His Secret Illuminations by Scarlett Gale

His Secret Illuminations

The Warrior's Guild #1

Scarlett Gale

15 hours, 17 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions) user-added

5.0kaelareads's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous emotional funny medium-paced
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

The Priory of the Orange Tree

The Roots of Chaos #1

Samantha Shannon

848 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0kaelareads's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional medium-paced
Touching From a Distance: Ian Curtis and "Joy Division" by Deborah Curtis

Touching From a Distance: Ian Curtis and "Joy Division"

Deborah Curtis

240 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0kaelareads's review
nonfiction biography memoir music dark reflective sad slow-paced
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

A Psalm for the Wild-Built

Monk & Robot #1

Becky Chambers

147 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0kaelareads's review
fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced