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Babel by R.F. Kuang

Babel

R.F. Kuang

546 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

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fiction fantasy historical literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
The Labyrinth of the Spirits by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

The Labyrinth of the Spirits

The Cemetery of Forgotten Books #4

Carlos Ruiz Zafón

816 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0valerixia's review
fiction historical thriller emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

Grady Hendrix

408 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0valerixia's review
fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Unwell Women: Misdiagnosis and Myth in a Man-Made World by Elinor Cleghorn

Unwell Women: Misdiagnosis and Myth in a Man-Made World

Elinor Cleghorn

396 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0valerixia's review
nonfiction feminism health history challenging informative medium-paced
The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

The Prisoner of Heaven

The Cemetery of Forgotten Books #3

Carlos Ruiz Zafón

278 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0valerixia's review
fiction historical literary thriller emotional reflective medium-paced
The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho by Paterson Joseph

The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho

Paterson Joseph

411 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

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fiction historical challenging funny informative medium-paced
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)

5.0valerixia's review
fiction historical literary mystery adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Devil You Know: Stories of Human Cruelty and Compassion by Eileen Horne, Gwen Adshead

The Devil You Know: Stories of Human Cruelty and Compassion

Eileen Horne, Gwen Adshead

320 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0valerixia's review
nonfiction psychology sociology true crime challenging informative reflective medium-paced
And Away... by Bob Mortimer

And Away...

Bob Mortimer

336 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0valerixia's review
nonfiction autobiography memoir funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Murder: The Biography by Kate Morgan

Murder: The Biography

Kate Morgan

352 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0valerixia's review
nonfiction history true crime challenging dark informative medium-paced