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Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol

Plain Jane and the Mermaid

Vera Brosgol

368 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0michaelion's review
fiction fantasy graphic novel middle grade adventurous hopeful fast-paced
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

207 pages • first pub 1818 (editions)

5.0michaelion's review
fiction classics horror literary science fiction dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Tattooed Soldier by Héctor Tobar

The Tattooed Soldier

Héctor Tobar

307 pages • first pub 1998 (editions) user-added

5.0michaelion's review
fiction historical dark reflective medium-paced
Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir by Akwaeke Emezi

Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir

Akwaeke Emezi

240 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0michaelion's review
nonfiction gender lgbtqia+ memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
Brainwyrms by Alison Rumfitt

Brainwyrms

Alison Rumfitt

297 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0michaelion's review
fiction horror lgbtqia+ challenging dark tense fast-paced
Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn

Ella Minnow Pea

Mark Dunn

208 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0michaelion's review
fiction speculative fiction funny fast-paced
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi

Freshwater

Akwaeke Emezi

229 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0michaelion's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Evil Eye by Etaf Rum

Evil Eye

Etaf Rum

340 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0michaelion's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Unity by Elly Bangs

Unity

Elly Bangs

304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0michaelion's review
fiction science fiction adventurous medium-paced
Jackal by Erin E. Adams

Jackal

Erin E. Adams

328 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0michaelion's review
fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced