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22 books

A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik

A Deadly Education

The Scholomance #1

Naomi Novik

320 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0watermetaphor's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Stiletto by Daniel O'Malley

Stiletto

The Checquy Files #2

Daniel O'Malley

583 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0watermetaphor's review
fiction fantasy adventurous lighthearted mysterious slow-paced
The Rook by Daniel O'Malley

The Rook

The Checquy Files #1

Daniel O'Malley

496 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0watermetaphor's review
fiction fantasy mystery adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

Robin Wall Kimmerer

391 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0watermetaphor's review
nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

Every Heart a Doorway

Wayward Children #1

Seanan McGuire

175 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0watermetaphor's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Skyward by Brandon Sanderson

Skyward

Skyward #1

Brandon Sanderson

513 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0watermetaphor's review
fiction science fiction young adult adventurous funny medium-paced
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire

Middlegame

Alchemical Journeys #1

Seanan McGuire

528 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0watermetaphor's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Library of the Unwritten by A.J. Hackwith

The Library of the Unwritten

Hell's Library #1

A.J. Hackwith

374 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0watermetaphor's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous medium-paced
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour by James D. Hornfischer

The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour

James D. Hornfischer

528 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0watermetaphor's review
nonfiction history informative inspiring slow-paced
Incredible Victory: The Battle of Midway by Walter Lord

Incredible Victory: The Battle of Midway

Walter Lord

352 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)

5.0watermetaphor's review
nonfiction history emotional slow-paced