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242 books

Homeseeking by Karissa Chen

Homeseeking

Karissa Chen

512 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

5.0happiestwhenreading's review
fiction literary romance emotional sad medium-paced
The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan

The Three Lives of Cate Kay

Kate Fagan

288 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

5.0happiestwhenreading's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ thriller emotional reflective medium-paced
Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez

Yours Truly

Part of Your World #2

Abby Jimenez

416 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0happiestwhenreading's review
fiction contemporary romance emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny

The Nature of the Beast

Chief Inspector Gamache #11

Louise Penny

376 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0happiestwhenreading's review
fiction mystery dark mysterious medium-paced
Fire by John Boyne

Fire

The Elements #3

John Boyne

176 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0happiestwhenreading's review
fiction literary challenging dark tense fast-paced
Earth by John Boyne

Earth

The Elements #2

John Boyne

176 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0happiestwhenreading's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling by Jason De León

Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling

Jason De León

400 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0happiestwhenreading's review
nonfiction biography politics dark informative reflective medium-paced
How the Light Gets in by Louise Penny

How the Light Gets in

Chief Inspector Gamache #9

Louise Penny

416 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0happiestwhenreading's review
fiction mystery emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny

The Beautiful Mystery

Chief Inspector Gamache #8

Louise Penny

373 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0happiestwhenreading's review
fiction mystery emotional mysterious medium-paced
My Friends: A Novel by Hisham Matar

My Friends: A Novel

Hisham Matar

398 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0happiestwhenreading's review
fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced