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55 books

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

The Vanishing Half

Brit Bennett

366 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0aruarian_melody's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson

A Dowry of Blood

A Dowry of Blood #1

S.T. Gibson

235 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0aruarian_melody's review
fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ romance dark emotional tense medium-paced
Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh

Silver in the Wood

The Greenhollow Duology #1

Emily Tesh

112 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0aruarian_melody's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Superior: The Return of Race Science by Angela Saini

Superior: The Return of Race Science

Angela Saini

352 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0aruarian_melody's review
nonfiction history race science challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

Kindred

Octavia E. Butler

307 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

5.0aruarian_melody's review
fiction classics historical science fiction speculative fiction dark emotional tense medium-paced
The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang

The Sword of Kaigen

Theonite

M.L. Wang

651 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0aruarian_melody's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

A Psalm for the Wild-Built

Monk & Robot #1

Becky Chambers

147 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0aruarian_melody's review
fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid

12 hours, 10 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0aruarian_melody's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Salt by Nayyirah Waheed

Salt

Nayyirah Waheed

251 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0aruarian_melody's review
nonfiction feminism poetry emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced
A Still Life: A Memoir by Josie George

A Still Life: A Memoir

Josie George

400 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0aruarian_melody's review
nonfiction memoir emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced