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16 books

The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

The Last Olympian

Percy Jackson and the Olympians #5

Rick Riordan

381 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0takemyhand's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous emotional funny fast-paced
The House of Hades by Rick Riordan

The House of Hades

The Heroes of Olympus #4

Rick Riordan

597 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0takemyhand's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous emotional funny fast-paced
Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong

Time Is a Mother

Ocean Vuong

113 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0takemyhand's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin

159 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

5.0takemyhand's review
fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

These Violent Delights

Secret Shanghai Universe #1

Chloe Gong

449 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0takemyhand's review
fiction fantasy historical romance young adult adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson

Open Water

Caleb Azumah Nelson

146 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0takemyhand's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People about Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge

Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People about Race

Reni Eddo-Lodge

272 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0takemyhand's review
nonfiction race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Betty by Tiffany McDaniel

Betty

Tiffany McDaniel

480 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0takemyhand's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh

As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow

Zoulfa Katouh

415 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0takemyhand's review
fiction contemporary young adult emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Khaled Hosseini

432 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0takemyhand's review
fiction contemporary historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced