random_shoes's
2021
Reading Wrap-Up

Books by new authors

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

A Man Called Ove

Fredrik Backman

337 pages • 2012 • 245 editions

fiction contemporary literary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
3.75 random_shoes's review
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

Cerulean Chronicles #1

The House in the Cerulean Sea

TJ Klune

398 pages • 2020 • 157 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
5.0 random_shoes's review
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

The Only Good Indians

Stephen Graham Jones

310 pages • 2020 • 38 editions

fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
3.75 random_shoes's review
The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

Great Cities #1

The City We Became

N.K. Jemisin

437 pages • 2020 • 58 editions

fiction contemporary fantasy adventurous mysterious medium-paced
5.0 random_shoes's review
The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold

The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

Hallie Rubenhold

333 pages • 2019 • 47 editions

nonfiction biography history true crime dark informative sad medium-paced
4.75 random_shoes's review
The Transmigration of Bodies by Yuri Herrera

The Transmigration of Bodies

Yuri Herrera

112 pages • 2013 • 6 editions

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious fast-paced
4.0 random_shoes's review
Birds Art Life: A Year of Observation by Kyo Maclear

Birds Art Life: A Year of Observation

Kyo Maclear

240 pages • 2017 • 15 editions

nonfiction memoir nature reflective slow-paced
3.5 random_shoes's review
The Bird Way: A New Look at How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent, and Think by Jennifer Ackerman

The Bird Way: A New Look at How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent, and Think

Jennifer Ackerman

368 pages • 2020 • 20 editions

nonfiction nature science informative medium-paced
4.5 random_shoes's review
The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin

Dreamblood #1

The Killing Moon

N.K. Jemisin

440 pages • 2012 • 33 editions

fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
5.0 random_shoes's review
The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks about Race by Jesmyn Ward

The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks about Race

Jesmyn Ward

240 pages • 2016 • 14 editions

nonfiction essays poetry race challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
4.0 random_shoes's review