Recs if you like I Gave You Eyes and You Looked Toward Darkness...

An emergent subgrene by and about strange women on themes of female rage, sisterhood, hunger, attraction, beauty, motherhood, violence, and much more.

Shorter books (under 200 pages) that are part of at least one quest. Many are also in the public domain, making them easily accessible when you want to grind for that next badge.

Hauntology is the philosophical concept, as quoted by Mark Fisher from his article taking a deeper look into Derrida's philosophical work, that "the present is always haunted by the ghosts of the past and the unfulfilled promises of the future." From generational trauma to dark histories to dying Old World pagan traditions, these elements persist throughout the wide genre of folk horror. These books explore deeply into the hauntings of the past and the instability of the future.

All sorts of magic including - Wizards, warlocks, druids, alchemists, etc…

I took a very large take, and I hope you’ll enjoy!! 😊

For series, I only put the first book.

Recommendations are very welcome!! 🥰

All sorts of stories about all sorts of women and girls.

This list will be deleted in a few days. Go follow the masterlist by @yarnandbooks instead! :)

my favorite genre. elvia wilk’s essay is the best on what this genre is, but here’s an excerpt: “Weird knowledge does not deny the capacity of the human mind and body to produce knowledge, but it does not reduce the world to human subject experience either. Unlike science fiction—in which there is a rational explanation for everything—and fantasy—where magic explains it all—weirdness hovers between poles of explainability.”

*or gothic and generally horror-adjacent. i have not read all of these! some self-published i think as well

weird/wicked/gory/gothic/strange/surreal books by women, translated into english.

Fiction where we learn perhaps a bit too much about someone's bathroom habits

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

Me every time I read a book: “Hey there’s a Florence song for this”

Inspired by the songs, lyrics and overall vibes of Florence + the Machine.

Companion to the ANGELS list, with significant overlap 😂 Mainly 🏳️‍🌈

Essential reads to get to know Spanish literature. From classics to soon-to-become modern classics and other amazing pieces of Spanish (and Catalan) literature. If you have other suggestions to add let me know!!

A list to help those who aspire to read from authors outside the typical areas. I will be creating different list for different regions. I will also list the countries currently found in the list. Be sure to check out the other lists! Note: The countries are not perfect as some countries are classified differently, so I did my best.

Current Countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Wales

books about weirdos. most of these are psychological thrillers or explore controversial themes.

titles that feel like a poem; not genre-specific

Books published in translation to English in 2025 with original languages including Catalan, Swedish, Amharic, Hindi, and more.

Books with pronouns in the title. Suggestions welcome!