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42 books

The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne

The Shadow of the Gods

The Bloodsworn Saga #1

John Gwynne

480 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0shxrl0ck's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Babel: An Arcane History by R.F. Kuang

Babel: An Arcane History

R.F. Kuang

544 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0shxrl0ck's review
fiction fantasy historical literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne

The Heart's Invisible Furies

John Boyne

712 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0shxrl0ck's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

The House in the Cerulean Sea

The House in the Cerulean Sea #1

TJ Klune

400 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0shxrl0ck's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Lessons in Chemistry

Bonnie Garmus

390 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0shxrl0ck's review
fiction historical literary emotional funny inspiring medium-paced
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson

Open Water

Caleb Azumah Nelson

146 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0shxrl0ck's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Alone With You in the Ether by Olivie Blake

Alone With You in the Ether

Olivie Blake

302 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0shxrl0ck's review
fiction literary romance emotional reflective medium-paced
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

A Man Called Ove

Fredrik Backman

295 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0shxrl0ck's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

Legendborn

The Legendborn Cycle #1

Tracy Deonn

501 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0shxrl0ck's review
fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

If We Were Villains

M.L. Rio

358 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0shxrl0ck's review
fiction literary thriller dark emotional mysterious medium-paced