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Witch Hat Atelier, Volume 9 by Kamome Shirahama

Witch Hat Atelier, Volume 9

とんがり帽子のアトリエ / Witch Hat Atelier #9

Kamome Shirahama

174 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0aphonusbalonus's review
fiction fantasy manga adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

559 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0aphonusbalonus's review
fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake

Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail

Bright Falls #2

Ashley Herring Blake

386 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0aphonusbalonus's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever

These Violent Delights

Micah Nemerever

465 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0aphonusbalonus's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary thriller dark emotional tense slow-paced
The Six Deaths of the Saint by Alix E. Harrow

The Six Deaths of the Saint

Into Shadow #3

Alix E. Harrow

67 pages • first pub 2022 (editions) user-added

5.0aphonusbalonus's review
fiction fantasy short stories adventurous dark medium-paced
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy

6 hours, 25 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0aphonusbalonus's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced
The Road to Mayerling: The Life and Death of Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria by Richard Barkeley, Richard Barkeley

The Road to Mayerling: The Life and Death of Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria

Richard Barkeley, Richard Barkeley

320 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0aphonusbalonus's review
fiction biography history dark informative sad medium-paced
The Madman's Gallery: The Strangest Paintings, Sculptures and Other Curiosities from the History of Art by Edward Brooke-Hitching
The Madman's Gallery: The Strangest Paintings, Sculptures and Other Curiosities from the History of Art
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Edward Brooke-Hitching

The Madman's Gallery: The Strangest Paintings, Sculptures and Other Curiosities from the History of Art

Edward Brooke-Hitching

256 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0aphonusbalonus's review
nonfiction art history adventurous informative medium-paced
Queer Lives Across the Wall: Desire and Danger in Divided Berlin, 1945-1970 by Andrea Rottmann

Queer Lives Across the Wall: Desire and Danger in Divided Berlin, 1945-1970

Andrea Rottmann

265 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0aphonusbalonus's review
nonfiction history lgbtqia+ informative slow-paced
Solomon's Crown by Natasha Siegel

Solomon's Crown

Natasha Siegel

354 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0aphonusbalonus's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ romance emotional medium-paced