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Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Piranesi

Susanna Clarke

245 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0nlusson's review
fiction fantasy literary speculative fiction adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid

Lady Macbeth

Ava Reid

295 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0nlusson's review
fiction fantasy historical dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Julia Hungry by Hannah Louise Poston

Julia Hungry

Hannah Louise Poston

60 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0nlusson's review
nonfiction poetry dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Circe by Madeline Miller

Circe

Madeline Miller

336 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0nlusson's review
fiction fantasy historical literary adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

In the Dream House

Carmen Maria Machado

283 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0nlusson's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced
The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid

The Wolf and the Woodsman

Ava Reid

418 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0nlusson's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark tense medium-paced
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

If We Were Villains

M.L. Rio

430 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0nlusson's review
fiction literary thriller dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi

The Last Tale of the Flower Bride

Roshani Chokshi

292 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0nlusson's review
fiction fantasy literary dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions by Larry Mitchell

The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions

Larry Mitchell

118 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

5.0nlusson's review
fiction lgbtqia+ poetry hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced
Babel by R.F. Kuang

Babel

R.F. Kuang

558 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0nlusson's review
fiction fantasy historical literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced