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51 books

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

The Shadow of the Wind

The Cemetery of Forgotten Books #1

Carlos Ruiz Zafón

512 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0r_chil's review
fiction historical literary mystery adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Only One Left by Riley Sager

The Only One Left

Riley Sager

383 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0r_chil's review
fiction thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Penpal by Dathan Auerbach

Penpal

Dathan Auerbach

246 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0r_chil's review
fiction horror mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch

The Gone World

Tom Sweterlitsch

383 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0r_chil's review
fiction mystery science fiction thriller challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
Ripe by Sarah Rose Etter

Ripe

Sarah Rose Etter

288 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0r_chil's review
fiction contemporary literary magical realism dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Color Purple

The Color Purple Collection #1

Alice Walker

298 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

5.0r_chil's review
fiction classics historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

The Woman in Me

Britney Spears

5 hours, 32 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0r_chil's review
nonfiction memoir music emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Gabrielle Zevin

401 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0r_chil's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen

Patricia Wants to Cuddle

Samantha Allen

256 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0r_chil's review
fiction contemporary horror lgbtqia+ dark funny mysterious fast-paced
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid

385 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0r_chil's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced