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TLDR: Too Long Didn't Read
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items Books that I highly recommend and were pending in my read list. Please see synopsis in each photo. They are a mix of fiction and non-fiction!
Cliopher Mdang, a quiet bureaucrat from the outer islands, spends decades seamlessly running the vast Solaran Empire. When he takes a risk and invites the divine Emperor on a simple vacation to his homeland, it sets off an unexpectedly heartwarming s...
The Hands of the Emperor by Victoria Goddard
Two disgraced warriors accompany an ancient, escaped goddess as she flees her tyrannical sons across a hostile continent. Told through a unique, multi-layered theatrical framework, it reads like an epic oral legend brought vividly to life.
The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez
Tucked away on the edge of a city lies the House, a boarding school for disabled youth where ordinary social rules collapse. Inside, residents form intricate tribal cliques, navigate subtle magic, and interact with a building that feels alive and out...
THE GRAY HOUSE by Mariam Petrosyan (BOOK REVIEW)
Hadrian Marlowe—a noble runaway turned gladiator—chronicles his life leading up to the destruction of an entire alien civilization. A grand, philosophical space opera blending elements of Dune and epic hero fantasy.
REVIEW: Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio
Elin lives a quiet life caring for royal war-beasts. When tragedy strikes, she discovers a rare ability to communicate with these deadly creatures using music, dragging her into a high-stakes struggle for royal power.
The Beast Player #1-2
Inspired by the real Pack Horse Library Project of Kentucky, Cussy Mary is a "blue-skinned" Appalachian woman delivering books on muleback to isolated coal-mining families while battling severe poverty and prejudice.
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
When a single mother accidentally kills her abusive ex-husband, her quiet neighbor—a genius high school math teacher—crafts an airtight alibi. What follows is a high-stakes intellectual duel between the teacher and a brilliant police consultant.
The Devotion of Suspect X (Detective Galileo, #1)
Reluctantly moving back to Penang, Jessamyn begins hearing the vengeful voice of her late grandmother in her head. As a former medium for the "Black Water Sister" deity, her grandmother demands Jess help take down a corrupt local tycoon.
Black Water Sister by Zen Cho
A true-crime writer hunts down the surviving child of a cult mass suicide from 20 years ago. The narrative unfolds entirely through emails, WhatsApp messages, and interview transcripts, inviting readers to crack the case alongside the protagonist.
The Mysterious Case Of The Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett
Four childhood friends reunite annually in their small Italian town, but their eccentric ringleader vanishes, leaving behind a notebook filled with strange rituals, hidden realities, and localized magical secrets.
The Book of Hidden Things by Francesco Dimitri
Twenty-five years after saving the realm from a dark bone-magician, five retired heroes are forced back together when they discover illegal bone magic is threatening to raise an undead army once again.
The Bone Maker by Sarah Beth Durst
In 1742, 30 emaciated men land on the coast of South America claiming to be survivors of a wrecked British warship. Six months later, another vessel arrives with three survivors telling a vastly different story—accusing the first group of mutiny and ...
The Wager - David Grann
Beginning with the 1972 abduction of Jean McConville—a widowed mother of ten taken from her home—this book investigates "The Troubles" in Northern Ireland. It traces the lives of IRA operatives, political strategists, and victims to explore how deep ...
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in ...
Born to survivalist parents isolated in the mountains of Idaho, Tara had no birth certificate and didn't step foot inside a classroom until age 17. Through relentless self-study, she gained admission to college, eventually earning a PhD from Cambridg...
Educated by Tara Westover
During WWI, hundreds of young women took factory jobs painting watch dials with luminous, "harmless" paint, frequently licking their brushes to keep a fine point. As horrific illnesses set in, they waged a courageous, ground-breaking legal battle aga...
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining ...
Henrietta Lacks was a poor Black tobacco farmer whose cervical cancer cells were harvested without her knowledge in 1951. Known as "HeLa," her cells became a medical marvel that fueled polio vaccines, gene mapping, and IVF, all while her family lived...
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot