Black CakeNew · Fiction, Historical Fiction, Contemporary
Black Cake
2022 · 385 pages · Fiction
46
New
★ 4.08 on Goodreads · 241K ratings
≈ 10 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Goodreads Choice (historical fiction) finalist (2022). 4.08★ from 241K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
46Must-Read Score
- Critics10 out of 100 · counts 35%+4
- Readers66 out of 100 · counts 50%+37
- Buzz26 out of 100 · counts 15%+5
Where it ranks
- #105 of the 216 literary novels we rank
- #135 of the 256 historical novels we rank
- #286 of the 730 new books we rank
- #676 of the 1,344 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Goodreads Choice (historical fiction) finalist (2022)
Reads as
Gripping, Moving
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