The System Is The Monster
Fiction has always been where truth hides. Across horror, thriller, literary fiction, fantasy & mystery every book on this list has something to say about power, who holds it, who destroys it, and how it reproduces itself.







Mysteries and Thrillers
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 💕







Thriller? I Hardly Know Her!
Thrillers that will leave you shook.







If BookTok sneezed, it ended up on this list…
Featuring morally gray men, unreliable narrators, emotional damage, dragons, serial killers, fake dating, enemies-to-lovers, and at least 47 books someone claimed “changed their life.” Proceed with caution.







Supporting Women’s Wrongs
Crime, obsession, feminine rage etc 🩷







And now for the twist..... (cue dun dun dun music)
Suspense & Thrillers







Autumn is here!
cozy mystery, horror comedy, witches, fairies, thriller







This Girl Is a Killer
Books about female serial killers because we support women's wrongs as much as women's rights.







NYT Reader’s Choice: Top 100 Thrillers of the Cent
August 2026 Reader’s choice of the best 100 thrillers All I gotta say is the definitely didn’t ask me. 🤷🏻♀️







2026 TBR







Cover Cliches: That One Title Font
OK, maybe it's not just ONE, but you know it. That one that looks handwritten by chalk, or is it marker? Often ominously titled, frequently all caps, and nearly always a thriller, this cover cliche is popping up everywhere.







My 2027 TBR
Urban Fiction, Thriller, Romance







Books that make you go 😧
Hooks, surprises, and twists, oh my







Clever Thrillers







great books to gift in 2026 by B&N’s fav authors






