katiegilley's
2025
Reading Wrap-Up

Books by new authors

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches

Sangu Mandanna

318 pages • 2022 • 101 editions

fiction contemporary fantasy romance funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

The Cemetery of Forgotten Books #1

The Shadow of the Wind

Carlos Ruiz Zafón

506 pages • 2001 • 332 editions

fiction historical literary mystery thriller adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
4.0 katiegilley's review
Human Acts by Han Kang

Human Acts

Han Kang

6h 44m • 2014 • 129 editions

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
5.0 katiegilley's review
Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography by Zora Neale Hurston

Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography

Zora Neale Hurston

11h 22m • 1942 • 22 editions

nonfiction biography memoir reflective slow-paced
4.0 katiegilley's review
On the Calculation of Volume II by Solvej Balle

On the Calculation of Volume #2

On the Calculation of Volume II

Solvej Balle

185 pages • 2020 • 43 editions

fiction literary speculative fiction mysterious reflective medium-paced
5.0 katiegilley's review
They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South by Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers

They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South

Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers

10h 26m • 2019 • 9 editions

nonfiction history race challenging informative slow-paced
4.0 katiegilley's review
Crooked Seeds by Karen Jennings

Crooked Seeds

Karen Jennings

219 pages • 2024 • 14 editions

fiction literary dark sad tense medium-paced
5.0 katiegilley's review
Jubilee by Margaret Walker

Jubilee

Margaret Walker

512 pages • 1966 • 18 editions

fiction classics historical emotional slow-paced
5.0 katiegilley's review
Clear by Carys Davies

Clear

Carys Davies

208 pages • 2024 • 24 editions

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
4.75 katiegilley's review
The Book of Records by Madeleine Thien

The Book of Records

Madeleine Thien

357 pages • 2025 • 18 editions

fiction historical literary magical realism challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
5.0 katiegilley's review