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Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries

Emily Wilde #1

Heather Fawcett

317 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0mcdavidson's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness, Siobhan Dowd

A Monster Calls

Patrick Ness, Siobhan Dowd

224 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0mcdavidson's review
fiction fantasy young adult dark emotional sad fast-paced
Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco

Silver Under Nightfall

Reaper #1

Rin Chupeco

512 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0mcdavidson's review
fiction fantasy horror lgbtqia+ mystery adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Babel by R.F. Kuang

Babel

R.F. Kuang

546 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0mcdavidson's review
fiction fantasy historical literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

A Gentleman in Moscow

Amor Towles

466 pages • first pub 2016 (editions) user-added

5.0mcdavidson's review
fiction historical literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Angels Before Man by rafael nicolás

Angels Before Man

The Angels Trilogy #1

rafael nicolás

374 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0mcdavidson's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ dark emotional sad medium-paced
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

When Breath Becomes Air

Paul Kalanithi

228 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0mcdavidson's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

This Is How You Lose the Time War

Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

201 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0mcdavidson's review
fiction lgbtqia+ romance science fiction adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

The Priory of the Orange Tree

The Roots of Chaos #1

Samantha Shannon

830 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0mcdavidson's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional medium-paced
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy

Monk & Robot #2

Becky Chambers

152 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0mcdavidson's review
fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced