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70 books

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

Spinning Silver

Naomi Novik

480 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0illustrated_librarian's review
fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious medium-paced
A Tomb With a View: The Stories & Glories of Graveyards by Peter Ross

A Tomb With a View: The Stories & Glories of Graveyards

Peter Ross

368 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0illustrated_librarian's review
nonfiction history emotional reflective medium-paced
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Station Eleven

Emily St. John Mandel

339 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0illustrated_librarian's review
fiction dystopian literary science fiction adventurous dark reflective medium-paced
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Piranesi

Susanna Clarke

247 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0illustrated_librarian's review
fiction fantasy literary adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
Lanny by Max Porter

Lanny

Max Porter

224 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0illustrated_librarian's review
fiction fantasy magical realism dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge

The Lie Tree

Frances Hardinge

408 pages • first pub 2015 (editions) user-added

5.0illustrated_librarian's review
fiction fantasy historical young adult dark mysterious medium-paced
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

In the Dream House

Carmen Maria Machado

283 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0illustrated_librarian's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

The Starless Sea

Erin Morgenstern

498 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0illustrated_librarian's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

554 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0illustrated_librarian's review
fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
A Sting in the Tale by Dave Goulson

A Sting in the Tale

Dave Goulson

288 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0illustrated_librarian's review
nonfiction nature science informative reflective slow-paced