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The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar

The River Has Roots

Amal El-Mohtar

133 pages • hardcover • 2025

5.0hallescolette's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced
Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson by Tourmaline

Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson

Tourmaline

320 pages • hardcover • 2025

5.0hallescolette's review
nonfiction biography lgbtqia+ emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
The Girls Who Went Away: The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe V. Wade by Ann Fessler

The Girls Who Went Away: The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe V. Wade

Ann Fessler

354 pages • hardcover • 2006

5.0hallescolette's review
nonfiction feminism history emotional reflective slow-paced
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

Sunrise on the Reaping

The Hunger Games #0.5

Suzanne Collins

382 pages • hardcover • 2025

5.0hallescolette's review
fiction dystopian young adult dark emotional sad fast-paced
The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang

The Dragon Republic

The Poppy War #2

R.F. Kuang

23 hours, 46 minutes • audio • 2019

5.0hallescolette's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

Last Night at the Telegraph Club

Malinda Lo

12 hours, 26 minutes • audio • 2021

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fiction historical lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful medium-paced
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

Grady Hendrix

13 hours, 49 minutes • audio • 2020

5.0hallescolette's review
fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

The Poppy War

The Poppy War #1

R.F. Kuang

19 hours, 2 minutes • audio • 2018

5.0hallescolette's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah

289 pages • hardcover • 2016

5.0hallescolette's review
nonfiction memoir race emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced
Olive, Mabel & Me: Life and Adventures with Two Very Good Dogs by Andrew Cotter

Olive, Mabel & Me: Life and Adventures with Two Very Good Dogs

Andrew Cotter

205 pages • hardcover • 2020

5.0hallescolette's review
nonfiction autobiography adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced