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The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold

The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

Hallie Rubenhold

415 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0the_freya's review
nonfiction biography history true crime dark informative sad medium-paced
Rilla of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery

Rilla of Ingleside

Anne of Green Gables #8

L.M. Montgomery

352 pages • first pub 1921 (editions)

5.0the_freya's review
fiction classics middle grade emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
Don't Touch My Hair by Emma Dabiri

Don't Touch My Hair

Emma Dabiri

256 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0the_freya's review
nonfiction history race informative reflective medium-paced
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: Big Questions from Tiny Mortals about Death by Caitlin Doughty

Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: Big Questions from Tiny Mortals about Death

Caitlin Doughty

240 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0the_freya's review
nonfiction science sociology funny informative fast-paced
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi

305 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0the_freya's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

Wuthering Heights

Emily Brontë

400 pages • first pub 1847 (editions)

5.0the_freya's review
fiction classics literary romance dark emotional slow-paced
Villette by Charlotte Brontë

Villette

Charlotte Brontë

616 pages • first pub 1853 (editions)

5.0the_freya's review
fiction classics literary romance emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Binding by Bridget Collins

The Binding

Bridget Collins

438 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0the_freya's review
fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar

The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock

Imogen Hermes Gowar

496 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0the_freya's review
fiction historical magical realism mysterious slow-paced
Winter by Ali Smith

Winter

Seasonal Quartet #2

Ali Smith

322 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0the_freya's review
fiction contemporary literary challenging reflective slow-paced