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Normal People by Sally Rooney

Normal People

Sally Rooney

287 pages • paperback • 2018

5.0speculativeshelves's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

Spinning Silver

Naomi Novik

466 pages • paperback • 2018

5.0speculativeshelves's review
fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious medium-paced
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

My Dark Vanessa

Kate Elizabeth Russell

576 pages • paperback • 2020

5.0speculativeshelves's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

Ring Shout

P. Djèlí Clark

185 pages • hardcover • 2020

5.0speculativeshelves's review
fiction fantasy historical horror adventurous dark tense fast-paced
A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson

A Dowry of Blood

A Dowry of Blood #1

S.T. Gibson

293 pages • hardcover • 2021

5.0speculativeshelves's review
fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ romance dark emotional tense medium-paced
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy

320 pages • digital • 2022

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nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire

Lost in the Moment and Found

Wayward Children #8

Seanan McGuire

146 pages • hardcover • 2023

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fiction fantasy adventurous dark emotional fast-paced
Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo

Hell Bent

Alex Stern #2

Leigh Bardugo

481 pages • hardcover • 2023

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fiction fantasy thriller adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi

Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America

Ibram X. Kendi

583 pages • paperback • 2016

5.0speculativeshelves's review
nonfiction history race sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman

The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale

Maus #1-2

Art Spiegelman

296 pages • hardcover • 1986

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nonfiction graphic novel history dark emotional sad medium-paced