Recs if you like The Collector...
1001 Books to Read Before You Die
Based on the list/book published in 2006, general editor Peter Boxall.
assigned by frankie
almost every single book mentioned* on Frankie's Shelf youtube channel because their taste is wild and i love it.
updated as frankie posts. *mentioned as in the book is the focus of the video, listened in the description, or offhandedly said.
HRCYED 3.0 x Pagebound Quests (Covers Edition)
If we are going to do Qwordy's the Hardest Reading Challenge You'll Ever Do 3.0 - we should probably get some Pagebound badges along the way! I'm specifically going to be adding books from Quests and readalongs that I think matches at least one of these cover prompts: craft, food, motion, biomes/landscapes, animals, weather.
Disturbing Novel Iceberg - Tier 2
Tier 2 from the disturbing novel iceberg, inspired by the disturbing movie iceberg.
More taboo themes, more gore, and books that stick with you long after reading.
You Should Look Away. You Won’t. 💥🚗
“It’s like a car crash you just can’t look away from”
Books where the red flags are flashing from page one. You see the obsession forming, the moral line blurring, the disaster building — and you keep reading anyway. Slow spirals. Psychological rot. Inevitable collapse. Oh my!
Exploring Obsession
Fixations and obsessions
The Spencer Reid-ing List
For fans of Criminal Minds! This is a list of books mentioned/read by Dr. Spencer Reid.
solitaire reading list
books mentioned in Solitaire by Alice Oseman
Gettin' Weird With It
weird girl lit
Captivity
Books that feature characters being held captive, imprisoned, kidnapped, etc. If it is a series, only the first book is listed. Some may be captivity adjacent & added via recommendation.
7 Deadly Sins: Lust
Books where obsession and power dynamics are central themes.
An Appetite for Hearts and Teeth for Blood
A list with unreliable narrators, morally gray characters and uneasy feelings.
Yanderes and Obsession
not all of these are romance. stories involving characters who lose it over love.
Psychosexual Fiction
Not all are horror.
i want to play a game
books that give off Saw vibes. puzzles, traps, blood and guts, moralistic serial killers, it's all here
Joe Goldbergs reading list
If how Goldberg from 'you' had a booklist ;this would be it. He may be a killer and vaugely pretentious but he has a great book taste.(Stuff that's mentioned in the series too)
Freaky Little Art Fiction
Unhinged fiction about art
Recs welcome!!
Whimsical Warmth: Books with Caleb's Energy (LaDs)
[Love and Deepspace]
Lighthearted charm hiding a subtle vein of obsession and devotion. From cozy whimsy to quietly dark fascination, these books capture Caleb's warmth and his more possessive tendencies.
💌 updated monthly.
Chaotic book club recommendations
These are books that have been recommended by my local book club. We have a wide range of books that are read. With our common interests being romance. We however are not limited to romances.
