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71 books

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

The Thirteenth Tale

Diane Setterfield

456 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0the_freya's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld

The Bass Rock

Evie Wyld

368 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0the_freya's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Snow Song by Sally Gardner

The Snow Song

Sally Gardner

384 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0the_freya's review
fiction fantasy emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced
Passing by Nella Larsen

Passing

Nella Larsen

94 pages • first pub 1929 (editions)

5.0the_freya's review
fiction classics literary race emotional reflective tense medium-paced
Girl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier

Girl With a Pearl Earring

Tracy Chevalier

233 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0the_freya's review
fiction historical emotional reflective medium-paced
Falling Angels by Tracy Chevalier

Falling Angels

Tracy Chevalier

416 pages • first pub 2001 (editions) user-added

5.0the_freya's review
fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
Black and British: A Forgotten History by David Olusoga

Black and British: A Forgotten History

David Olusoga

624 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0the_freya's review
nonfiction history race challenging informative slow-paced
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front/The Road Back #1

Erich Maria Remarque

295 pages • first pub 1928 (editions)

5.0the_freya's review
fiction classics historical dark emotional sad medium-paced
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Piranesi

Susanna Clarke

245 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0the_freya's review
fiction fantasy literary speculative fiction adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey

The Mermaid of Black Conch

Monique Roffey

190 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0the_freya's review
fiction literary magical realism emotional mysterious sad medium-paced