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One of the Good Guys by Araminta Hall

One of the Good Guys

Araminta Hall

292 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0kobayashi's review
fiction thriller dark reflective tense fast-paced
Almond by Won-pyung Sohn

Almond

Won-pyung Sohn

272 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0kobayashi's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa

Sweet Bean Paste

Durian Sukegawa

216 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0kobayashi's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
What You Are Looking For is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama

What You Are Looking For is in the Library

Michiko Aoyama

253 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0kobayashi's review
fiction literary hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa

Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

森崎書店の日々(Days at the Morisaki Bookshop) #1

Satoshi Yagisawa

147 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0kobayashi's review
fiction contemporary emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced
The Next Person You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom

The Next Person You Meet in Heaven

The Five People You Meet in Heaven #2

Mitch Albom

224 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0kobayashi's review
fiction contemporary fantasy reflective fast-paced
Seven Days in June by Tia Williams

Seven Days in June

Tia Williams

328 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0kobayashi's review
fiction romance emotional hopeful medium-paced
The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa

The Travelling Cat Chronicles

Hiro Arikawa

288 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0kobayashi's review
fiction contemporary emotional slow-paced
Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney

Rock Paper Scissors

Alice Feeney

294 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0kobayashi's review
fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Carrie Soto Is Back

Taylor Jenkins Reid

369 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0kobayashi's review
fiction literary emotional inspiring medium-paced