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13 books

Falls the Shadow by Sharon Kay Penman

Falls the Shadow

Welsh Princes #2

Sharon Kay Penman

550 pages • first pub 1988 (editions) user-added

5.0aralakh's review
fiction historical emotional slow-paced
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy

320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0aralakh's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Here be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman

Here be Dragons

Welsh Princes #1

Sharon Kay Penman

800 pages • first pub 1985 (editions) user-added

5.0aralakh's review
fiction historical adventurous informative slow-paced
Enemy of God by Bernard Cornwell

Enemy of God

The Warlord Chronicles #2

Bernard Cornwell

473 pages • first pub 1996 (editions) user-added

5.0aralakh's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark medium-paced
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-joo

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982

Cho Nam-joo

163 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0aralakh's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Nothing to Envy: Real Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick

Nothing to Envy: Real Lives in North Korea

Barbara Demick

319 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0aralakh's review
nonfiction history politics dark informative sad medium-paced
Excalibur by Bernard Cornwell

Excalibur

The Warlord Chronicles #3

Bernard Cornwell

479 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0aralakh's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
The Winter King by Bernard Cornwell

The Winter King

The Warlord Chronicles #1

Bernard Cornwell

560 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0aralakh's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark medium-paced
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

The Pillars of the Earth

Kingsbridge #1

Ken Follett

1088 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

5.0aralakh's review
fiction historical adventurous emotional tense slow-paced
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison

The Goblin Emperor

Katherine Addison

446 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0aralakh's review
fiction fantasy emotional hopeful medium-paced