amandas_bookshelf's
2021
Reading Wrap-Up

Books by new authors

the princess saves herself in this one by Amanda Lovelace

the princess saves herself in this one

Women Are Some Kind of Magic #1

Amanda Lovelace

208 pages • paperback • 2016

5.0amandas_bookshelf's review
nonfiction feminism poetry emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced
Our American Friend by Anna Pitoniak

Our American Friend

Anna Pitoniak

336 pages • digital • 2022

3.5amandas_bookshelf's review
fiction historical thriller informative medium-paced
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein

The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America

Richard Rothstein

362 pages • digital • 2017

4.0amandas_bookshelf's review
nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Godfather: 50th Anniversary Edition by Mario Puzo

The Godfather: 50th Anniversary Edition

The Godfather #1

Mario Puzo

448 pages • digital • 1969

2.5amandas_bookshelf's review
fiction classics crime thriller dark tense medium-paced
Murder Most Festive by Ada Moncrieff

Murder Most Festive

A Christmas Mystery #1

Ada Moncrieff

288 pages • digital • 2020

2.25amandas_bookshelf's review
fiction crime historical mystery mysterious fast-paced
Final Spin by Jocko Willink

Final Spin

Jocko Willink

224 pages • digital • 2021

2.5amandas_bookshelf's review
fiction thriller dark emotional medium-paced
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

Erik Larson

447 pages • paperback • 2003

3.0amandas_bookshelf's review
nonfiction history true crime dark informative mysterious slow-paced
We Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence by Becky Cooper

We Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence

Becky Cooper

499 pages • hardcover • 2020

3.25amandas_bookshelf's review
nonfiction feminism memoir true crime challenging dark reflective medium-paced
The Last Day of Emily Lindsey by Nic Joseph

The Last Day of Emily Lindsey

Nic Joseph

336 pages • paperback • 2017

4.0amandas_bookshelf's review
fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Passing by Nella Larsen

Passing

Nella Larsen

128 pages • paperback • 1929

4.0amandas_bookshelf's review
fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective tense medium-paced