emmalibris's
2025
Reading Wrap-Up

Books by new authors

The Aspern Papers and The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, Anthony Curtis

The Aspern Papers and The Turn of the Screw

Henry James, Anthony Curtis

270 pages • 1898 • 24 editions

fiction classics horror dark mysterious tense slow-paced
3.5 emmalibris's review
Catherine De' Medici: The Life and Times of the Serpent Queen by Mary Hollingsworth

Catherine De' Medici: The Life and Times of the Serpent Queen

Mary Hollingsworth

480 pages • 2023 • 7 editions

nonfiction biography history
4.0 emmalibris's review
Fearsome Fairies: Haunting Tales of the Fae by Elizabeth Dearnley

Fearsome Fairies: Haunting Tales of the Fae

Elizabeth Dearnley

336 pages • 2021 • 1 edition

fiction short stories adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
4.0 emmalibris's review
Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal Creation Myths: The Complete Collection by Joshua Dysart, Brian Holguin, Matthew Dow Smith, Brian Froud

The Dark Crystal

Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal Creation Myths: The Complete Collection

Joshua Dysart, Brian Holguin, Matthew Dow Smith, Brian Froud

288 pages • 2019 • 5 editions

fiction comics fantasy adventurous medium-paced
4.0 emmalibris's review
The Embroidered Book by Kate Heartfield

The Embroidered Book

Kate Heartfield

672 pages • 2022 • 7 editions

fiction fantasy historical emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
3.0 emmalibris's review
Dark Matter by Michelle Paver

Dark Matter

Michelle Paver

252 pages • 2010 • 38 editions

fiction historical horror mystery dark mysterious tense medium-paced
3.5 emmalibris's review
Brainwyrms by Alison Rumfitt

Brainwyrms

Alison Rumfitt

297 pages • 2023 • 5 editions

fiction horror lgbtqia+ challenging dark tense fast-paced
4.5 emmalibris's review
Queen James: The Life and Loves of Britain's First King by Gareth Russell

Queen James: The Life and Loves of Britain's First King

Gareth Russell

16h 34m • 2025 • 12 editions

nonfiction biography history lgbtqia+ informative medium-paced
5.0 emmalibris's review
The Annotated Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

The Annotated Peter Pan

J.M. Barrie

504 pages • 1911 • 1.2k editions

fiction childrens classics fantasy adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
5.0 emmalibris's review
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Shirley Jackson

158 pages • 1962 • 199 editions

fiction classics horror literary mystery dark mysterious medium-paced
4.0 emmalibris's review