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37 books

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong

246 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0r__a's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

As Good As Dead

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #3

Holly Jackson

565 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0r__a's review
fiction mystery thriller young adult dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo

Hell Bent

Alex Stern #2

Leigh Bardugo

481 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0r__a's review
fiction fantasy thriller adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman

Call Me By Your Name

Call Me By Your Name #1

André Aciman

248 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0r__a's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary romance emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

Ninth House

Alex Stern #1

Leigh Bardugo

458 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0r__a's review
fiction fantasy thriller adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen

Girl, Interrupted

Susanna Kaysen

192 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

5.0r__a's review
nonfiction memoir psychology challenging emotional informative slow-paced
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Lessons in Chemistry

Bonnie Garmus

390 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0r__a's review
fiction historical literary emotional funny inspiring medium-paced
Gallant by V.E. Schwab

Gallant

V.E. Schwab

338 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0r__a's review
fiction fantasy horror young adult adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

The Silent Patient

Alex Michaelides

325 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0r__a's review
fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Where the Crawdads Sing

Delia Owens

370 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0r__a's review
fiction historical literary mystery emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced