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The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang

The Dragon Republic

The Poppy War #2

R.F. Kuang

23 hours, 46 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0jessethereader's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Burning God by R.F. Kuang

The Burning God

The Poppy War #3

R.F. Kuang

622 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0jessethereader's review
fiction fantasy historical dark emotional tense medium-paced
In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire

In an Absent Dream

Wayward Children #4

Seanan McGuire

204 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0jessethereader's review
fiction fantasy adventurous emotional fast-paced
Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire

Where the Drowned Girls Go

Wayward Children #7

Seanan McGuire

150 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0jessethereader's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz

The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Deya Muniz

256 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0jessethereader's review
fiction graphic novel lgbtqia+ romance young adult funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke

Several People Are Typing

Calvin Kasulke

248 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0jessethereader's review
fiction contemporary literary funny fast-paced
The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa

The Memory Police

Yōko Ogawa

274 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

5.0jessethereader's review
fiction dystopian literary science fiction dark reflective sad slow-paced
Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation Into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin by Megan Rosenbloom

Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation Into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin

Megan Rosenbloom

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0jessethereader's review
nonfiction history science dark informative medium-paced
Gory Details: Adventures from the Dark Side of Science by Erika Engelhaupt

Gory Details: Adventures from the Dark Side of Science

Erika Engelhaupt

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0jessethereader's review
nonfiction science funny informative fast-paced
Dinosaurs Before Dark by Mary Pope Osborne

Dinosaurs Before Dark

Magic Tree House #1

Mary Pope Osborne

68 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0jessethereader's review
fiction childrens fantasy lighthearted fast-paced