oruga's
2025
Reading Wrap-Up

Books by new authors

Dreams in a Time of War by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

Memoirs #1

Dreams in a Time of War

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

272 pages • 2005 • 18 editions

nonfiction memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced
2.5 oruga's review
Squire by Nadia Shammas

Squire

Nadia Shammas

336 pages • 2022 • 8 editions

fiction fantasy graphic novel young adult adventurous fast-paced
1.0 oruga's review
My Sister Sif by Ruth Park

My Sister Sif

Ruth Park

180 pages • 1986 • 3 editions

user-added

fiction fantasy young adult emotional reflective slow-paced
3.75 oruga's review
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake

Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures

Merlin Sheldrake

368 pages • 2020 • 56 editions

nonfiction nature science informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
5.0 oruga's review
Cicatrix by Elle Shivers

Cicatrix

Elle Shivers

48 pages • 3 editions

nonfiction comics emotional informative reflective fast-paced
4.5 oruga's review
Paradise Logic by Sophie Kemp

Paradise Logic

Sophie Kemp

256 pages • 2025 • 12 editions

fiction literary dark funny fast-paced
2.0 oruga's review
LatinoLand: A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority by Marie Arana

LatinoLand: A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority

Marie Arana

576 pages • 2024 • 6 editions

nonfiction history race sociology hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced
3.75 oruga's review
Rookie by Caroline Bird

Rookie

Caroline Bird

192 pages • 2 editions

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
2.0 oruga's review
Bloody Mary: A Graphic Biography of Mary Tudor by Kristina Gehrmann

Bloody Mary: A Graphic Biography of Mary Tudor

Kristina Gehrmann

388 pages • 2025 • 3 editions

nonfiction biography graphic novel history young adult informative fast-paced
2.5 oruga's review
Death by Landscape by Elvia Wilk

Death by Landscape

Elvia Wilk

320 pages • 2022 • 2 editions

nonfiction essays memoir nature challenging dark reflective medium-paced
2.5 oruga's review