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The Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan Ifueko

The Maid and the Crocodile

Raybearer

Jordan Ifueko

304 pages • hardcover • 2024

5.0starrysteph's review
fiction fantasy romance young adult adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
Somadina by Akwaeke Emezi

Somadina

Akwaeke Emezi

300 pages • hardcover • 2025

5.0starrysteph's review
fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced
The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar

The River Has Roots

Amal El-Mohtar

133 pages • digital • 2025

5.0starrysteph's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced
Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker

Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng

Kylie Lee Baker

350 pages • hardcover • 2025

5.0starrysteph's review
fiction horror thriller dark emotional tense medium-paced
Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino

Beautyland

Marie-Helene Bertino

326 pages • hardcover • 2024

5.0starrysteph's review
fiction literary science fiction emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi

Little Rot

Akwaeke Emezi

276 pages • hardcover • 2024

5.0starrysteph's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary challenging dark tense fast-paced
The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson

The Space Between Worlds

The Space Between Worlds #1

Micaiah Johnson

327 pages • hardcover • 2020

5.0starrysteph's review
fiction dystopian lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Six Deaths of the Saint by Alix E. Harrow

The Six Deaths of the Saint

Into Shadow #3

Alix E. Harrow

30 pages • digital • 2022

5.0starrysteph's review
fiction fantasy short stories dark emotional fast-paced
The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez

The Spear Cuts Through Water

Simon Jimenez

522 pages • hardcover • 2022

5.0starrysteph's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ literary adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

Bryan Stevenson

349 pages • paperback • 2014

5.0starrysteph's review
nonfiction memoir race emotional informative inspiring medium-paced