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The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai

The Kamogawa Food Detectives

The Kamogawa Food Detectives #1

Hisashi Kashiwai

200 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0dauen's review
fiction literary mystery emotional lighthearted slow-paced
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

Howl's Moving Castle

Howl's Moving Castle #1

Diana Wynne Jones

301 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

5.0dauen's review
fiction classics fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
DallerGut Dream Department Store by Miye Lee

DallerGut Dream Department Store

Dallergut Dream Department Store #1

Miye Lee

247 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0dauen's review
fiction literary magical realism speculative fiction hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Tales from the Café by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Tales from the Café

Before the Coffee Gets Cold #2

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

192 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0dauen's review
fiction literary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

The Haunting of Hill House

Shirley Jackson

246 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)

5.0dauen's review
fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Evelina by Frances Burney

Evelina

Frances Burney

455 pages • first pub 1778 (editions)

5.0dauen's review
fiction classics literary romance funny lighthearted slow-paced
Human Acts by Han Kang

Human Acts

Han Kang

240 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0dauen's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Shirley Jackson

158 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

5.0dauen's review
fiction classics horror literary mystery dark mysterious medium-paced
Partners in Crime by Agatha Christie

Partners in Crime

Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries #2

Agatha Christie

296 pages • first pub 1929 (editions)

5.0dauen's review
fiction crime mystery short stories adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
The Golem and the Djinni by Helene Wecker

The Golem and the Djinni

The Golem and the Jinni #1

Helene Wecker

646 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0dauen's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced