Recs if you like Strange Beasts...

in progress

Basically, a huge list of every book I ever heard features sapphic characters.

I have not read all of these, so I cannot be sure of the amount of the time on page of the sapphic characters or of the quality of the books.

Some of these I do not plan to read at all, since they are not my style. If you feel like a book doesn't belong here, let me know.

For my favs / read, check out my other lists & shelves.

Open to suggestions for more titles.

Don't shoot the messenger.

We all love gothic classics, but what is new when it comes to the gothic genre (from the last 20 years or so)?! For fans of Dracula, Jane Eyre, Frankenstein, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, etc. Please comment with suggestions to add!

covers featuring skulls that aren't

A list for books based on the works of other writers (or: authors copying each other’s homework 🙂‍↕️). Suggestions welcome!

books with bisexual characters (even if they end up with the opposite sex THEY'RE STILL BI)

Another collection of sapphic books that are tagged as horror, thriller, or mystery on Goodreads that I hope to one day read a few of.

Books on my TBR with LGBTQIA+ characters or themes.

A reading list celebrating the women who know exactly how to get under your skin! Thankful for the gurlies!!!

Retellings of classics, fairy tales and myths with a queer twist

An exploration of scent and perfume through the written word (mostly fiction) For the niche lovers!

Tiny imprints by bookish influencers

Books featuring a woman solving murders (or other crimes, but mostly murders lbr) with the book set in the past

Created from the list on Goodreads by Cybil and Sadie Hartmann (September 29, 2025)

These books have lgbt+ representation in them even if sometimes it's not the main focus or the leading couple. It's important to me to have a list that has variety and of not just stories about love but also those exploring gender identity and about those who don't experience love the same way like asexuals and aromatics. So far thare's a lot of sapphic books as well as quite a few books w/transgender mc's.

Retellings of classics, myths, or books with a cult following with a horror or dystopian slant.

Retellings and remixes of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Homes

queer? yes. fall? halloween? spooky? fantasy? mystical? all and more? yes probably?!

Books featuring characters or descendants of characters in Bram Stoker’s Dracula/Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla or remixed stories

Books set in France

Open to recs!