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8 books

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

The Night Circus

Erin Morgenstern

504 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0sskalon's review
fiction fantasy historical romance adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Unlike a Sister by MADharmony

Unlike a Sister

MADharmony

1173 pages • first pub 2015 (editions) not a book user-added

5.0sskalon's review
fiction challenging informative inspiring medium-paced
The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy Warriors by Dan Jones

The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy Warriors

Dan Jones

448 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0sskalon's review
nonfiction history religion informative tense slow-paced
24 Hours in Ancient Athens: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There by Philip Matyszak

24 Hours in Ancient Athens: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There

24 Hours in Ancient History #3

Philip Matyszak

272 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0sskalon's review
nonfiction history funny informative lighthearted fast-paced
The Templar Code for Dummies by Christopher Hodapp, Alice Von Kannon

The Templar Code for Dummies

Christopher Hodapp, Alice Von Kannon

360 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0sskalon's review
nonfiction history mysterious fast-paced
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Adventures of Tom and Huck #1

Mark Twain

272 pages • first pub 1876 (editions)

5.0sskalon's review
fiction classics historical literary middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
A Classical Primer: Ancient Knowledge for Modern Minds by Dan Crompton

A Classical Primer: Ancient Knowledge for Modern Minds

Dan Crompton

192 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0sskalon's review
nonfiction classics history philosophy informative lighthearted slow-paced
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

552 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0sskalon's review
fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced