random_shoes's
2025
Reading Wrap-Up

Books by new authors

Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

Susan Ryeland #1

Magpie Murders

Anthony Horowitz

15h 48m • 2016 • 78 editions

fiction crime mystery thriller mysterious medium-paced
4.0 random_shoes's review
Flamer by Mike Curato

Flamer

Mike Curato

368 pages • 2020 • 10 editions

fiction contemporary graphic novel lgbtqia+ young adult emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced
4.5 random_shoes's review
Scary Stories for Young Foxes by Christian McKay Heidicker

Scary Stories for Young Foxes #1

Scary Stories for Young Foxes

Christian McKay Heidicker

320 pages • 2019 • 12 editions

fiction horror middle grade short stories dark mysterious fast-paced
4.0 random_shoes's review
Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers by Caroline Fraser

Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers

Caroline Fraser

480 pages • 2025 • 13 editions

nonfiction history true crime dark informative sad medium-paced
4.5 random_shoes's review
Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands by Mary Seacole

Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands

Mary Seacole

152 pages • 1857 • 42 editions

nonfiction classics history travel adventurous informative medium-paced
3.5 random_shoes's review
Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart: And Other Stories by GennaRose Nethercott

Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart: And Other Stories

GennaRose Nethercott

259 pages • 2024 • 8 editions

fiction contemporary fantasy magical realism short stories dark mysterious medium-paced
4.5 random_shoes's review
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Patrick Süskind

255 pages • 1985 • 444 editions

fiction classics historical horror literary dark mysterious medium-paced
4.0 random_shoes's review
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Shelby Van Pelt

360 pages • 2022 • 198 editions

fiction literary emotional hopeful medium-paced
5.0 random_shoes's review
The Cat: Or, How I Lost Eternity by Jutta Richter

The Cat: Or, How I Lost Eternity

Jutta Richter

63 pages • 2006 • 4 editions

fiction fantasy middle grade hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced
4.0 random_shoes's review
Lon Chaney Speaks by Pat Dorian

Lon Chaney Speaks

Pat Dorian

160 pages • 2020 • 2 editions

nonfiction comics dark funny slow-paced
3.5 random_shoes's review