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Babel by R.F. Kuang

Babel

R.F. Kuang

560 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0thebookbrained's review
fiction fantasy historical literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
The Silver Sword by John Escott, Ian Serraillier

The Silver Sword

John Escott, Ian Serraillier

195 pages • first pub 1956 (editions) user-added

5.0thebookbrained's review
fiction childrens classics historical adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

The Poppy War

The Poppy War #1

R.F. Kuang

549 pages • first pub 2018 (editions) user-added

5.0thebookbrained's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

The Priory of the Orange Tree

The Roots of Chaos #1

Samantha Shannon

835 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0thebookbrained's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional medium-paced
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa

The Housekeeper and the Professor

Yōko Ogawa

180 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0thebookbrained's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

The Catcher in the Rye

J.D. Salinger

192 pages • first pub 1951 (editions)

5.0thebookbrained's review
fiction classics literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter by Adeline Yen Mah

Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter

Adeline Yen Mah

205 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0thebookbrained's review
nonfiction memoir emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
This Gilded Abyss by Rebecca Thorne

This Gilded Abyss

This Gilded Abyss #1

Rebecca Thorne

446 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0thebookbrained's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson

Her Majesty's Royal Coven

Her Majesty’s Royal Coven #1

Juno Dawson

13 hours, 56 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0thebookbrained's review
fiction contemporary fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark tense medium-paced
One for All by Lillie Lainoff

One for All

Lillie Lainoff

400 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0thebookbrained's review
fiction historical young adult adventurous emotional medium-paced