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294 books

The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff

The Bandit Queens

Parini Shroff

342 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0libkatem's review
fiction contemporary thriller dark funny medium-paced
Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

Bright Young Women

Jessica Knoll

376 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0libkatem's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ mystery thriller challenging dark tense medium-paced
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents

Lindsay C. Gibson

201 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0libkatem's review
nonfiction psychology self help informative reflective medium-paced
The Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes: Secrets from a Victorian Woman's Wardrobe by Kate Strasdin

The Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes: Secrets from a Victorian Woman's Wardrobe

Kate Strasdin

320 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0libkatem's review
nonfiction biography history informative reflective medium-paced
All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake by Tiya Miles

All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake

Tiya Miles

385 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0libkatem's review
nonfiction history race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Patron Saint of Second Chances by Christine Simon

The Patron Saint of Second Chances

Christine Simon

304 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0libkatem's review
fiction contemporary funny lighthearted medium-paced
Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist by Jennifer Wright

Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist

Jennifer Wright

320 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0libkatem's review
nonfiction biography feminism history informative medium-paced
Below the Edge of Darkness: A Memoir of Exploring Light and Life in the Deep Sea by Edith Widder

Below the Edge of Darkness: A Memoir of Exploring Light and Life in the Deep Sea

Edith Widder

336 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0libkatem's review
nonfiction autobiography memoir science adventurous informative inspiring slow-paced
Ship Wrecked by Olivia Dade

Ship Wrecked

Spoiler Alert #3

Olivia Dade

403 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0libkatem's review
fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn

The Whalebone Theatre

Joanna Quinn

576 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0libkatem's review
fiction historical adventurous emotional sad medium-paced