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The Battle Drum by Saara El-Arifi

The Battle Drum

The Ending Fire Trilogy #2

Saara El-Arifi

540 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0the_book_tale's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Nona the Ninth

The Locked Tomb #3

Tamsyn Muir

480 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0the_book_tale's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Harrow the Ninth

The Locked Tomb #2

Tamsyn Muir

512 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0the_book_tale's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Gideon the Ninth

The Locked Tomb #1

Tamsyn Muir

448 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0the_book_tale's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings #1

J.R.R. Tolkien

398 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

5.0the_book_tale's review
fiction classics fantasy adventurous slow-paced
The Dark Tower by Stephen King

The Dark Tower

The Dark Tower #7

Stephen King

845 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0the_book_tale's review
fiction fantasy horror adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
The Long Walk by Stephen King, Richard Bachman

The Long Walk

Stephen King, Richard Bachman

370 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

5.0the_book_tale's review
fiction dystopian horror dark tense medium-paced
Milk Fed by Melissa Broder

Milk Fed

Melissa Broder

289 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0the_book_tale's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary romance emotional funny reflective fast-paced
The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood

The Year of the Flood

MaddAddam #2

Margaret Atwood

517 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0the_book_tale's review
fiction dystopian speculative fiction adventurous challenging dark medium-paced
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

Oryx and Crake

MaddAddam #1

Margaret Atwood

389 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0the_book_tale's review
fiction dystopian speculative fiction reflective slow-paced