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Violeta by Isabel Allende

Violeta

Isabel Allende

322 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0paulaortuno's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth, Sara Lautman

Plain Bad Heroines

Emily M. Danforth, Sara Lautman

622 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0paulaortuno's review
fiction historical horror lgbtqia+ adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

378 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0paulaortuno's review
fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ literary romance adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
Circe by Madeline Miller

Circe

Madeline Miller

393 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0paulaortuno's review
fiction fantasy historical literary adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

Annihilation

Southern Reach #1

Jeff VanderMeer

195 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0paulaortuno's review
fiction horror science fiction dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

Les Misérables

Victor Hugo

1662 pages • first pub 1862 (editions)

5.0paulaortuno's review
fiction classics historical literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

A Game of Thrones

A Song of Ice and Fire #1

George R.R. Martin

835 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0paulaortuno's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Americanah

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

588 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0paulaortuno's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Red, White & Royal Blue

Casey McQuiston

12 hours, 15 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0paulaortuno's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton

The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender

Leslye Walton

301 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0paulaortuno's review
fiction fantasy magical realism young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced