ailishsreads's
2024
Reading Wrap-Up

Books by new authors

The Bullet Swallower by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

The Bullet Swallower

Elizabeth Gonzalez James

272 pages • digital • 2024

5.0ailishsreads's review
fiction historical literary magical realism adventurous challenging dark medium-paced
Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura

Lonely Castle in the Mirror

Mizuki Tsujimura

384 pages • digital • 2017

4.0ailishsreads's review
fiction fantasy magical realism young adult emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced
The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden

The Safekeep

Yael van der Wouden

262 pages • digital • 2024

4.0ailishsreads's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

Flowers for Algernon

Daniel Keyes

329 pages • digital • 1966

5.0ailishsreads's review
fiction classics literary science fiction emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver

560 pages • digital • 2022

4.25ailishsreads's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik

A Deadly Education

The Scholomance #1

Naomi Novik

320 pages • hardcover • 2020

3.75ailishsreads's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

I Who Have Never Known Men

Jacqueline Harpman

173 pages • digital • 1995

5.0ailishsreads's review
fiction dystopian literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Sacrament by Olaf Olafsson

The Sacrament

Olaf Olafsson

7 hours, 35 minutes • audio • 2019

3.5ailishsreads's review
fiction mystery religion mysterious reflective slow-paced
The Vapors: A Southern Family, the New York Mob, and the Rise and Fall of Hot Springs, America's Forgotten Capital of Vice by David Hill

The Vapors: A Southern Family, the New York Mob, and the Rise and Fall of Hot Springs, America's Forgotten Capital of Vice

David Hill

9 hours, 31 minutes • audio • 2020 user-added

3.25ailishsreads's review
nonfiction crime history true crime challenging slow-paced
The Annotated Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

The Annotated Lolita

Vladimir Nabokov

544 pages • paperback • 1955

3.75ailishsreads's review
fiction classics literary challenging dark slow-paced