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Etaf Rum

4.26 · 56 ratings
fiction · female-mc · literary-fiction · historical-fiction · poc-mc · family · book · feminism · female-author · adult · audiobook · poc-author · mental-illness · realistic · contemporary · coming-of-age · domestic-drama · abuse · drama · journey
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Tiffany McDaniel

4.21 · 52 ratings
fiction · mystery · literary-fiction · historical-fiction · dark · audiobook · family · book · coming-of-age · crime · drama · female-author · horror · young-adult · mental-illness · racism · contemporary · lgbtq · psychological · epic
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Rowan Altwood

4.17 · 18 ratings
fiction · mystery · fantasy · lgbtq · historical · historical-fiction · young-adult · mlm · book · romance · paranormal · substance-abuse · suspense · season-winter · slow-burn · horror · spooky · dark · ghosts · supernatural
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Benjamin Alire Sáenz

4.15 · 167 ratings
fiction · poc-mc · lgbtq · family · realistic · young-adult · poc-author · friendship · drama · latinx-mc · contemporary · coming-of-age · sad · historical-fiction · book · mental-illness · audiobook · death · high-school · literary-fiction
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Ann-Helén Laestadius

4.09 · 54 ratings
indigenous-mc · sweden · historical-fiction · adult · europe · family · poc-mc · fiction · audiobook · book · scandinavia · literary-fiction · female-author · animals · crime · mystery · racism · coming-of-age · contemporary · mental-illness
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Marion Husband

3.93 · 14 ratings
book · historical-fiction · adult · violent-conflict · 20th-century · mlm · fiction · ww2 · romance · lgbtq · war · military · historical · ww1 · audiobook · mental-illness · domestic-drama · action-adventure · drama · family
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Betsy Lerner

3.90 · 60 ratings
psychological · historical-fiction · book · family · mental-illness · literary-fiction · fiction · female-mc · coming-of-age · dark · adult · audiobook · contemporary · season-spring
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Liz Nugent

3.90 · 106 ratings
crime · mystery · fiction · dark · thriller · adult · book · psychological · suspense · audiobook · contemporary · family · horror · drama · murder · female-author · historical-fiction · death · mental-illness · realistic
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J.D. Salinger

3.87 · 250 ratings
classics · fiction · drama · 20th-century · young-adult · literary-fiction · mental-illness · literary · university · realistic · historical-fiction · high-school · contemporary · coming-of-age · philosophy · humor · family · male-author · book · suicide
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Benjamin Wood

3.83 · 46 ratings
adult · historical-fiction · audiobook · fiction · literary-fiction · book · dark-academia · mental-illness · 21st-century · historical · coming-of-age · mystery · psychological · death · contemporary · season-autumn · spooky · university · season-winter · dark
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Amy Greene

3.74 · 35 ratings
fiction · mystery · drama · family · female-author · historical-fiction · historical · adult · outdoors · 20th-century · rural · mental-illness · book · literary-fiction · audiobook · witches-wizards · domestic-drama · southern-gothic · female-mc · friendship
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Susan Elliot Wright

3.73 · 40 ratings
family · contemporary · adult · fiction · mystery · book · law-enforcement · psychological · historical-fiction · literary-fiction · audiobook · suspense · female-mc · mental-illness · womens-fiction · female-author · thriller · parenthood · realistic · friendship
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Eimear McBride

3.65 · 52 ratings
contemporary · audiobook · literary-fiction · female-author · female-mc · fiction · 21st-century · feminism · coming-of-age · mental-illness · historical-fiction · bildungsroman · adult · book · realistic · drama · family · myths · disability · suicide
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Brunonia Barry

3.56 · 74 ratings
audiobook · paranormal · suspense · book · literary-fiction · psychological · adult · magic · historical-fiction · magical-realism · fiction · mystery · witches-wizards · drama · family · womens-fiction · religion · supernatural · gothic · mental-illness
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Samuel Miller

3.47 · 32 ratings
realistic · fiction · action-adventure · mystery · family · audiobook · young-adult · book · literary-fiction · law-enforcement · historical-fiction · high-school · travel · contemporary · coming-of-age · suspense · multigenerational · mental-illness · journey · male-mc
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Amy Lukavics

3.47 · 58 ratings
paranormal · young-adult · horror · fiction · mystery · suspense · book · supernatural · spooky · family · fantasy · mental-illness · ghosts · death · historical · historical-fiction · female-mc · zombies · audiobook · gothic
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Claire Vaye Watkins

3.45 · 69 ratings
adult · fiction · audiobook · contemporary · literary-fiction · cults · female-author · historical-fiction · family · spirituality · 21st-century · fundamentalism · mental-illness · book · sci-fi · usa · romantic-love · parenthood · horror · outdoors
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