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The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling

The Starving Saints

Caitlin Starling

352 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical horror lgbtqia+ adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
This Princess Kills Monsters by Ry Herman

This Princess Kills Monsters

Ry Herman

416 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+
Luminous by Silvia Park

Luminous

Silvia Park

416 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

fiction literary speculative fiction
The Stars Too Fondly by Emily Hamilton

The Stars Too Fondly

Emily Hamilton

320 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ romance science fiction adventurous emotional funny medium-paced
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A Circle of Quiet by Madeleine L'Engle

A Circle of Quiet

Crosswicks Journals #1

Madeleine L'Engle

256 pages • first pub 1971 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir reflective slow-paced
Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata

Vanishing World

Sayaka Murata

240 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary science fiction speculative fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
Made for You by Jenna Satterthwaite

Made for You

Jenna Satterthwaite

432 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction mystery science fiction dark mysterious tense medium-paced
What A Time To Be Alive by Jenny Mustard

What A Time To Be Alive

Jenny Mustard

304 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional funny reflective medium-paced
The Gate to Women's Country by Sheri S. Tepper

The Gate to Women's Country

Sheri S. Tepper

315 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction challenging reflective slow-paced
Nestlings by Nat Cassidy

Nestlings

Nat Cassidy

291 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Immaculate Conception by Ling Ling Huang

Immaculate Conception

Ling Ling Huang

304 pages • first pub 2025 (editions) user-added

fiction horror literary dark mysterious sad medium-paced
Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker

Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng

Kylie Lee Baker

350 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

fiction horror dark emotional tense medium-paced
Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa

Mornings in Jenin

Susan Abulhawa

354 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Enterprise of Death by Jesse Bullington

The Enterprise of Death

Jesse Bullington

517 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical horror adventurous dark fast-paced