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The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo

The Singing Hills Cycle #1

The Empress of Salt and Fortune

Nghi Vo

121 pages • 2020 • 21 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
5.0 mellyworks's review
Empath: How to Protect Against Energy Vampires and Empower Yourself by Leveraging Your Special Gifts by Paul Kain

Empath: How to Protect Against Energy Vampires and Empower Yourself by Leveraging Your Special Gifts

Paul Kain

52 pages • 2016 • 2 editions

informative fast-paced
5.0 mellyworks's review
Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan

Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth

Reza Aslan

296 pages • 2013 • 23 editions

nonfiction biography history religion challenging medium-paced
5.0 mellyworks's review
The Autobiography of a sex worker by Jameela Nalini

The Autobiography of a sex worker

Jameela Nalini

202 pages • 3 editions

nonfiction autobiography biography challenging reflective slow-paced
5.0 mellyworks's review
Guantánamo Diary by Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Guantánamo Diary

Mohamedou Ould Slahi

379 pages • 2015 • 29 editions

nonfiction memoir politics dark emotional sad medium-paced
5.0 mellyworks's review
12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup

12 Years a Slave

Solomon Northup

304 pages • 1853 • 381 editions

nonfiction classics history memoir dark emotional sad medium-paced
5.0 mellyworks's review
Dear Ijeawele; or, A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Dear Ijeawele; or, A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

66 pages • 2017 • 96 editions

nonfiction essays feminism informative inspiring reflective fast-paced
5.0 mellyworks's review
Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla Saad

Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor

Layla Saad

238 pages • 2020 • 21 editions

nonfiction race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
5.0 mellyworks's review
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

The Poet X

Elizabeth Acevedo

361 pages • 2018 • 48 editions

fiction contemporary poetry young adult emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced
5.0 mellyworks's review
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

Michelle Alexander

426 pages • 2010 • 25 editions

nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
5.0 mellyworks's review