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73 books

The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo

The Empress of Salt and Fortune

The Singing Hills Cycle #1

Nghi Vo

121 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0msmarlena's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo

When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain

The Singing Hills Cycle #2

Nghi Vo

125 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0msmarlena's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous fast-paced
Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Gods of Jade and Shadow

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

11 hours, 5 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0msmarlena's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous medium-paced
What We Don't Talk about When We Talk about Fat by Aubrey Gordon

What We Don't Talk about When We Talk about Fat

Aubrey Gordon

7 hours, 22 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0msmarlena's review
nonfiction feminism memoir challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina Strings

Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia

Sabrina Strings

7 hours, 26 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0msmarlena's review
nonfiction feminism history race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Deerskin by Robin McKinley

Deerskin

Robin McKinley

11 hours, 55 minutes • first pub 1993 (editions)

5.0msmarlena's review
fiction fantasy dark emotional sad slow-paced
Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier

Daughter of the Forest

Sevenwaters #1

Juliet Marillier

416 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0msmarlena's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark emotional slow-paced
The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry by C.M. Waggoner

The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry

C.M. Waggoner

13 hours, 32 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0msmarlena's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

Transcendent Kingdom

Yaa Gyasi

8 hours, 35 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0msmarlena's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

Inheritance Trilogy #1

N.K. Jemisin

11 hours, 48 minutes • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0msmarlena's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced