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33 books

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Shirley Jackson

146 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

5.0victoriachrist's review
fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious medium-paced
If Women Rose Rooted: The Power of the Celtic Woman by Sharon Blackie

If Women Rose Rooted: The Power of the Celtic Woman

Sharon Blackie

400 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0victoriachrist's review
nonfiction feminism nature self help informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
Conjure Women by Afia Atakora

Conjure Women

Afia Atakora

400 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0victoriachrist's review
fiction fantasy historical literary magical realism dark emotional sad slow-paced
Bunny by Mona Awad

Bunny

Mona Awad

305 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0victoriachrist's review
fiction contemporary horror literary dark mysterious tense medium-paced
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

My Sister, the Serial Killer

Oyinkan Braithwaite

226 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0victoriachrist's review
fiction contemporary crime thriller dark tense fast-paced
A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers

A Certain Hunger

Chelsea G. Summers

256 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0victoriachrist's review
fiction horror literary thriller dark funny medium-paced
Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin

Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead

Emily Austin

243 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0victoriachrist's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional funny medium-paced
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

Ring Shout

P. Djèlí Clark

185 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0victoriachrist's review
fiction fantasy historical horror adventurous dark tense fast-paced
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

In the Dream House

Carmen Maria Machado

247 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0victoriachrist's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

Lapvona

Ottessa Moshfegh

320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0victoriachrist's review
fiction historical literary magical realism dark tense medium-paced