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56 books

My Husband by Maud Ventura

My Husband

Maud Ventura

260 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0mcdavidson's review
fiction literary thriller dark tense fast-paced
Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka

Notes on an Execution

Danya Kukafka

306 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0mcdavidson's review
fiction contemporary crime literary thriller dark emotional reflective medium-paced
These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever

These Violent Delights

Micah Nemerever

480 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0mcdavidson's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary thriller dark emotional tense slow-paced
Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett

Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands

Emily Wilde #2

Heather Fawcett

339 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0mcdavidson's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Open Throat by Henry Hoke

Open Throat

Henry Hoke

176 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0mcdavidson's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary adventurous reflective medium-paced
The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman

The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale

Maus #1-2

Art Spiegelman

296 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

5.0mcdavidson's review
nonfiction graphic novel history dark emotional sad medium-paced
Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski

Swimming in the Dark

Tomasz Jedrowski

224 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0mcdavidson's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary romance emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Chain-Gang All-Stars

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

363 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0mcdavidson's review
fiction dystopian lgbtqia+ literary challenging dark tense medium-paced
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

Zoulfa Katouh

417 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0mcdavidson's review
fiction contemporary young adult emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler

How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures

Sabrina Imbler

263 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0mcdavidson's review
nonfiction essays lgbtqia+ memoir race science emotional informative reflective medium-paced