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142 books

Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo

Hell Bent

Alex Stern #2

Leigh Bardugo

481 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0christinemark's review
fiction fantasy thriller adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

Ninth House

Alex Stern #1

Leigh Bardugo

458 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0christinemark's review
fiction fantasy thriller adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Passing by Nella Larsen

Passing

Nella Larsen

176 pages • first pub 1929 (editions)

5.0christinemark's review
fiction classics literary emotional reflective tense medium-paced
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin

106 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0christinemark's review
nonfiction classics essays memoir race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Green Town #2

Ray Bradbury

293 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

5.0christinemark's review
fiction classics fantasy horror dark mysterious medium-paced
Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

Ariadne

Jennifer Saint

308 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0christinemark's review
fiction fantasy historical literary adventurous emotional medium-paced
Writing into the Wound: Understanding trauma, truth, and language by Roxane Gay

Writing into the Wound: Understanding trauma, truth, and language

Roxane Gay

39 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0christinemark's review
nonfiction essays emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath

234 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0christinemark's review
fiction classics literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

Our Missing Hearts

Celeste Ng

352 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0christinemark's review
fiction dystopian literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong

246 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0christinemark's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced