kelly_virginia's
2024
Reading Wrap-Up

Books by new authors

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies

Deesha Philyaw

179 pages • paperback • 2020

4.0kelly_virginia's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary short stories emotional reflective medium-paced
Marrow Island by Alexis M. Smith

Marrow Island

Alexis M. Smith

244 pages • hardcover • 2016

4.0kelly_virginia's review
fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai

I Have Some Questions for You

Rebecca Makkai

448 pages • hardcover • 2023

3.5kelly_virginia's review
fiction contemporary literary mystery thriller dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Urgent Life: My Story of Love, Loss, and Survival by Bozoma Saint John

The Urgent Life: My Story of Love, Loss, and Survival

Bozoma Saint John

288 pages • hardcover • 2023

3.5kelly_virginia's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton

Birnam Wood

Eleanor Catton

424 pages • hardcover • 2023

4.0kelly_virginia's review
fiction contemporary literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward

Let Us Descend

Jesmyn Ward

305 pages • hardcover • 2023

3.0kelly_virginia's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary magical realism dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue

The Rachel Incident

Caroline O'Donoghue

289 pages • hardcover • 2023

4.5kelly_virginia's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Grief Is for People by Sloane Crosley

Grief Is for People

Sloane Crosley

191 pages • hardcover • 2024

4.5kelly_virginia's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community by Mia Birdsong

How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community

Mia Birdsong

272 pages • paperback • 2020

3.5kelly_virginia's review
nonfiction self help sociology emotional reflective slow-paced
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1

Douglas Adams

216 pages • paperback • 1979

3.5kelly_virginia's review
fiction classics science fiction adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced