Recs if you like A Good Person...

We should all be reading queer, all year, but this list is full of upcoming queer books of all makes and models coming out in 2026. If you have a rec to add, just please keep in mind we’re looking for 2026 releases!

...are unhinged, lonely, tortured, kooky, crazy, unmoored, yearning, plotting, stalking, monologuing, self-pitying, lost, etc.

an oddly specific trend i’ve noticed, mostly in genres like horror, weird girl, feminine rage, etc. (but there are some others here, too).

was curious, so did some research and found loads and loads!!! happy reading, folks!

supporting women's rights and very very wrongs

Books where the protagonist loses their grip on reality, has strange, unsettling, and/or surreal experiences

| 2026 | sunrise on the reaping: november 20 pride & prejudice: december 3 dune messiah: december 18

| 2027 | children of blood & bone: january 15 the magician's nephew: february 12 the nightingale: february 12 beach read: may 7

| 2028 | cinder: november 3

This includes book that have either mystery or thrillers as a primary or secondary genre. If you have recommendations to add please comment and I'll happily add them 💕

Weird, mostly girlys going through different unique life adventures. Supporting girlies (the girls, theys and thems) rights and wrongs.  Regina George screaming down her hallway into her room hunting down the Burn Book

These books are deeply human, and they aren't afraid to make you uncomfortable along the way. Whether the characters are unlikeable or the author seems to be rudely calling you out or the content is critiquing an aspect of the human experience (or all the above), these books are unflinching in the face of their consumers. Recommendations are welcome!

books with a painting/artwork on the cover see the pinned comment for artwork details suggestions welcome 🚧this list is under construction🚧

Lit fic books to read for the aesthetic

Beautiful books for when your monthly reading roundup needs a little facelift 😉

None of the characters in these books do themselves any favors in being the heroes of their own stories. Some may be more likable than others, but they all are students in the art of self sabotage. Featuring hubris, obsession, greed, apathy, vanity, addiction, power & fame, or just plain old psychopathy. Some are humorous and some are decidedly not and some have a happy endings and some are tragic through and through. Either way, you’re in for a fascinating ride. Recommendations encouraged!

All the 2026 BOTM monthly, add on, and Allurial titles

Books that I think have beautiful front covers. Open for recommendations!

have I read them all? there is literally no way to know. #whoworeitbetter

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