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The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

The Nightingale

Kristin Hannah

17 hours, 30 minutes • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0kirsty_reads's review
fiction historical emotional inspiring sad medium-paced
The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson

The Summer Before the War

Helen Simonson

492 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0kirsty_reads's review
fiction historical emotional slow-paced
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

All the Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr

16 hours, 2 minutes • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0kirsty_reads's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Sherman Alexie

230 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0kirsty_reads's review
fiction contemporary young adult emotional funny reflective fast-paced
Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

Maria Semple

9 hours, 35 minutes • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0kirsty_reads's review
fiction contemporary adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

The Historian

Elizabeth Kostova

676 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0kirsty_reads's review
fiction fantasy mystery mysterious slow-paced
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas #1

John Boyne

224 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0kirsty_reads's review
fiction historical middle grade young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

Eleanor & Park

Rainbow Rowell

328 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0kirsty_reads's review
fiction contemporary romance young adult emotional sad medium-paced
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys

Salt to the Sea

Ruta Sepetys

450 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0kirsty_reads's review
fiction historical young adult emotional sad fast-paced
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird #1

Harper Lee

323 pages • first pub 1960 (editions)

5.0kirsty_reads's review
fiction classics historical literary young adult emotional reflective medium-paced