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Babel by R.F. Kuang

Babel

R.F. Kuang

544 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0cfoley's review
fiction fantasy historical literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

The Haunting of Hill House

Shirley Jackson

182 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)

5.0cfoley's review
fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious tense medium-paced
A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin

A Clash of Kings

A Song of Ice and Fire #2

George R.R. Martin

784 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0cfoley's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

The Only Good Indians

Stephen Graham Jones

310 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0cfoley's review
fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Lives of Saints by Leigh Bardugo

The Lives of Saints

Grishaverse

Leigh Bardugo

121 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0cfoley's review
fiction fantasy short stories young adult adventurous dark medium-paced
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Shirley Jackson

146 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

5.0cfoley's review
fiction classics horror literary mystery dark mysterious medium-paced
The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic by Leigh Bardugo

The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic

Grishaverse #0.5

Leigh Bardugo

282 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0cfoley's review
fiction fantasy short stories young adult adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Chalice of the Gods by Rick Riordan

The Chalice of the Gods

Percy Jackson and the Olympians #6

Rick Riordan

268 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0cfoley's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

Iron Widow

Iron Widow #1

Xiran Jay Zhao

394 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0cfoley's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction young adult adventurous dark tense fast-paced
An American Family by Khizr Khan

An American Family

Khizr Khan

288 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0cfoley's review
nonfiction memoir politics emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced