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The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker

The Silence of the Girls

Women of Troy #1

Pat Barker

325 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0megpenguini's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo

Rule of Wolves

King of Scars #2

Leigh Bardugo

592 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0megpenguini's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie

Last Argument of Kings

The First Law #3

Joe Abercrombie

536 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0megpenguini's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Before They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie

Before They Are Hanged

The First Law #2

Joe Abercrombie

448 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0megpenguini's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie

The Blade Itself

The First Law #1

Joe Abercrombie

536 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0megpenguini's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark medium-paced
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

Millennium #3

Stieg Larsson

718 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0megpenguini's review
fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Millennium #1

Stieg Larsson

554 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0megpenguini's review
fiction contemporary crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Dreadnought by Cherie Priest

Dreadnought

The Clockwork Century #2

Cherie Priest

400 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0megpenguini's review
fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous medium-paced
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Harry Potter #1

J.K. Rowling

384 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0megpenguini's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
The Bullet-Catcher's Daughter by Rod Duncan

The Bullet-Catcher's Daughter

Fall of the Gas-Lit Empire #1

Rod Duncan

375 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0megpenguini's review
fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous mysterious fast-paced