Recs if you like Hey, Zoey...

literary fiction/general fiction books with a speculative twist some lean more on the literary side, some more speculative. these books are more likely to be marketed as lit fic than speculative/sci-fi/fantasy.

books that explore loneliness, alienation and isolation from the perspective of women, a few also happen to feature bonds between women and animals

All sorts of stories about all sorts of women. Mostly litfic, some horror.