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36 books

Evil Eye by Etaf Rum

Evil Eye

Etaf Rum

340 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0sarah_jess1029's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar

The River Has Roots

Amal El-Mohtar

144 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

5.0sarah_jess1029's review
fiction fantasy emotional fast-paced
Promise Me Sunshine by Cara Bastone

Promise Me Sunshine

Cara Bastone

11 hours, 11 minutes • first pub 2025 (editions)

5.0sarah_jess1029's review
fiction contemporary romance emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
The Lies of the Ajungo by Moses Ose Utomi

The Lies of the Ajungo

Forever Desert #1

Moses Ose Utomi

87 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0sarah_jess1029's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark emotional fast-paced
The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur

The Sun and Her Flowers

Rupi Kaur

246 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0sarah_jess1029's review
nonfiction poetry romance emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced
If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor Naga

If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English

Noor Naga

186 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0sarah_jess1029's review
fiction literary challenging dark reflective medium-paced
Something about Living by Lena Khalaf Tuffaha

Something about Living

Lena Khalaf Tuffaha

81 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0sarah_jess1029's review
nonfiction poetry emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor

Death of the Author

Nnedi Okorafor

435 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

5.0sarah_jess1029's review
fiction literary science fiction thriller adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

What Moves the Dead

Sworn Soldier #1

T. Kingfisher

165 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0sarah_jess1029's review
fiction horror lgbtqia+ dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Open Water: Winner of the Costa First Novel Award 2021 by Caleb Azumah Nelson

Open Water: Winner of the Costa First Novel Award 2021

Caleb Azumah Nelson

151 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0sarah_jess1029's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced