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The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

The Final Empire

Mistborn #1

Brandon Sanderson

643 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0myliteraryshelf's review
fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson

The Hero of Ages

Mistborn #3

Brandon Sanderson

748 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0myliteraryshelf's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale #1

Margaret Atwood

315 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

5.0myliteraryshelf's review
fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Half of a Yellow Sun

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

433 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0myliteraryshelf's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

Burial Rites

Hannah Kent

355 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0myliteraryshelf's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry

The Essex Serpent

Sarah Perry

432 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0myliteraryshelf's review
fiction fantasy historical literary emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
The Gracekeepers by Kirsty Logan

The Gracekeepers

Gracekeepers

Kirsty Logan

293 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0myliteraryshelf's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ magical realism adventurous mysterious slow-paced
A Song for Issy Bradley by Carys Bray

A Song for Issy Bradley

Carys Bray

398 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0myliteraryshelf's review
fiction contemporary religion emotional slow-paced
Fingers in the Sparkle Jar by Chris Packham

Fingers in the Sparkle Jar

Chris Packham

376 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0myliteraryshelf's review
nonfiction memoir nature emotional reflective slow-paced
Girls Will Be Girls: Dressing Up, Playing Parts and Daring to Act Differently by Emer O'Toole

Girls Will Be Girls: Dressing Up, Playing Parts and Daring to Act Differently

Emer O'Toole

277 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0myliteraryshelf's review
nonfiction essays feminism gender reflective medium-paced