literary romance (for litfic enjoyers)
recs from @leahsfigtree and @emmareadstoomuch on substack + personal recs






Weird and Unhinged Women 2.0
All sorts of stories about all sorts of women and girls.
This is a genre-agnostic mega-list of weird girl* fiction expanding on an original list by @yarnandbooks (no longer being updated). You can view the original list here: (link) /// As a nonbinary person, I take as broad a view as possible of the "girl" in "weird girl*", hence the asterisk.
Wide open for recommendations!






Weird and Unhinged Women
All sorts of stories about all sorts of women. Mostly litfic, some horror.






Moody, Destructive Devotion 🥀
Healthy, mutually respectful relationships. JK, picture the exact opposite of that and then throw in three cups of lyrical, haunting bleakness.






cigarettes (& books) after sex
books that feel like a cigarettes after sex song—melancholy, sensual and longing.






Girl, Interrupted






Age Gap Relationships (derogatory)
RUN GIRL!!!!
💜 yarnandbooks






Aussie contempory fic i love
i always need good recommendations please!






A cocktail of nostalgia, melancholy and yearning
Books that feel like listening to Silver Springs from Fleetwood Mac (aka a cocktail of nostalgia, melancholy and yearning)






life, love, and impermanence






summer books ☀️