Now Is the Time to Open Your Heart – Alice Walker (2004)
A woman journeys through memory, loss, and the wild unknown, seeking the river within that might restore her spirit and awaken her to life’s deepest truths.
Psychological
Romance
Restart Reading
Mystery
Supernatural
Carnacki, The Ghost Finder – William Hope Hodgson (1913)
Carnacki, The Ghost Finder by William Hope Hodgson features occult detective Thomas Carnacki as he investigates hauntings using both science and mysticism.
Supernatural
The Old Nurse’s Story – Elizabeth Gaskell (1860)
The Old Nurse's Story by Elizabeth Gaskell is a gothic ghost story about a haunted mansion and a tragic family secret.
Historical
Romance
Life Mask – Emma Donoghue (2004)
A dazzling tale of art, ambition, and hidden desires set in 18th-century London, where love and reputation balance precariously on society’s gilded stage.
Mystery
Romance
Young Adult
The Only Girl in Town – Ally Condie (2023)
When everyone vanishes, one girl wanders a silent town, unraveling memory, mystery, and the fragile hope that wishes might bring back what was lost.
Fantasy
Mystery
Science Fiction
The Santaroga Barrier – Frank Herbert (1968)
A psychologist enters a secretive valley ruled by love, loyalty, and a mind-altering substance, facing a choice between freedom and belonging among its enigmatic people.
Fantasy
Romance
Science Fiction
White Sand – Brandon Sanderson (1998)
Amid an eternal sun and shifting white sands, a defiant outcast dares to rebuild a fallen order, uncover buried truths, and challenge a world that denies him power.
Classics
Psychological
God Sees the Truth, but Waits – Leo Tolstoy (1872)
A man condemned by fate endures decades of suffering in search of justice, only to discover that true freedom lies in forgiveness.
Adventure
Mystery
The Lone Star Ranger – Zane Grey (1914)
The Lone Star Ranger by Zane Grey follows Buck Duane, a Texan outlaw forced into a life on the run, facing moral dilemmas and justice in the Wild West.
Young Adult
The Lotterys Plus One – Emma Donoghue (2017)
When a rigid grandfather moves into a riotously diverse household, one child’s summer of plans turns into a tender lesson in empathy, identity, and the true shape of family.