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The Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan Ifueko

Raybearer

The Maid and the Crocodile

Jordan Ifueko

304 pages • 2024 • 12 editions

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

Somadina

Akwaeke Emezi

300 pages • 2025 • 6 editions

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

The River Has Roots

Amal El-Mohtar

133 pages • 2025 • 12 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced
5.0 starrysteph's review
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 • 2025 • 14 editions

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

Beautyland

Marie-Helene Bertino

326 pages • 2024 • 13 editions

fiction literary science fiction emotional funny reflective medium-paced
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Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi

Little Rot

Akwaeke Emezi

276 pages • 2024 • 17 editions

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

The Space Between Worlds #1

The Space Between Worlds

Micaiah Johnson

327 pages • 2020 • 26 editions

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

Into Shadow #3

The Six Deaths of the Saint

Alix E. Harrow

30 pages • 2022 • 15 editions

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

The Spear Cuts Through Water

Simon Jimenez

522 pages • 2022 • 32 editions

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

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

Bryan Stevenson

349 pages • 2014 • 43 editions

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