Historical Fiction through the Ages - hosted by inkyspines

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Let The Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist

Let The Right One In

Let the Right One In #1

John Ajvide Lindqvist

513 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri

Everything Sad is Untrue

Daniel Nayeri

7 hours, 48 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction middle grade emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Butterfly Yellow by Thanhhà Lại

Butterfly Yellow

Thanhhà Lại

320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction young adult emotional reflective slow-paced
1989 by Val McDermid

1989

Allie Burns #2

Val McDermid

432 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction crime mystery adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones

Silver Sparrow

Tayari Jones

352 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Gabrielle Zevin

401 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Night Ship by Jess Kidd

The Night Ship

Jess Kidd

400 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical literary adventurous dark sad medium-paced
The Guest Cat by Takashi Hiraide

The Guest Cat

Takashi Hiraide

136 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde

The Eyre Affair

Thursday Next #1

Jasper Fforde

373 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

fiction fantasy mystery science fiction adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Black Water Rising by Attica Locke

Black Water Rising

Jay Porter #1

Attica Locke

430 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced