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Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck

Shark Heart: A Love Story

Emily Habeck

384 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0maxximus's review
fiction literary magical realism emotional reflective sad medium-paced
All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson

All Boys Aren't Blue

George M. Johnson

5 hours, 12 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0maxximus's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir race young adult emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin

2 hours, 25 minutes • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0maxximus's review
nonfiction classics essays memoir race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Pageboy by Elliot Page

Pageboy

Elliot Page

271 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0maxximus's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden

The Housemaid's Secret

The Housemaid #2

Freida McFadden

316 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0maxximus's review
fiction thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera

Listen for the Lie

Amy Tintera

352 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0maxximus's review
fiction mystery dark mysterious tense fast-paced
They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl's Fight for Freedom by Dena Takruri, Ahed Tamimi

They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl's Fight for Freedom

Dena Takruri, Ahed Tamimi

8 hours, 12 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0maxximus's review
nonfiction memoir emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

The Housemaid

The Housemaid #1

Freida McFadden

338 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0maxximus's review
fiction thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I: A Palestinian Memoir by Raja Shehadeh

We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I: A Palestinian Memoir

Raja Shehadeh

5 hours, 8 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0maxximus's review
nonfiction history memoir politics emotional informative reflective medium-paced
She Started It by Sian Gilbert

She Started It

Sian Gilbert

342 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0maxximus's review
fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced