Recs if you like Play Nice...

are you sick of being recommended stephen king when you ask for a horror novel? have you picked up a book expected to be scared, but the scariest thing about it was a woman being needlessly tormented and gaslit? have you read 4627473 books about a man in a haunted house and need something different?

if so, this list is for you :)

a masterlist of horror by anyone who isn't a straight cis white man, started in 2022 and brought to pb in 2026.

what does it mean to be perfect when perfect cannot exist?

books with commentary about the wellness and beauty industries, social media, and self care.

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Fiction stories about Haunted houses and other locations. Maybe it’s ghosts, maybe it’s cursed, maybe it’s ancient gods or creatures? All kinda of supernatural haunts and creatures attached to homes, objects, or locations.

Here's every book so far from BOTM's monthly shortlist since February 2015 for anyone who wants to read them all like I do!

When homes, nurseries, kitchens, suburbs, etc. become the most dangerous places of all

Some good books I've read that center heavily around the dynamics and relationships between siblings, especially in larger families

Some people like their male leads to be alpha chads. I'm not one of them. I like them soft. I like them anxious. I like them doing traditionally female jobs and roles and hobbies.

Mostly romance because that's what I read but other genres present.

Usually just adding the first volume in the series unless they are stand-alones or have distinctly different focus/MCs (most romance series).

Nominees and winners of every category of the Good Reads Choice Awards for the year of 2025. Some books overlap so they were only entered once.

A collection of stories that explore themes of motherhood & mother-child relationships through a darker lens.

Tags: Horror, Motherhood, Matriarch, Matriarchy, Magical Realism, Thriller

Halloween is cool. This book is for books with that Halloweentown, Hocus Pocus, & maybe even Scream vibes. From cozy to horror, this list will hopefully have something fr everybody.

Thrillers and horror books with a family setting. This list focuses on relationships between siblings, parent and child etc.

All the 2025 BOTM monthly, add on, and Allurial titles

If one door closes and another one opens, your house is probably haunted.

chills and charm!

cozy mystery, horror comedy, witches, fairies, thriller

Horror books with purple covers!

What makes a house haunted? Ghosts? Grief? Bad decisions in the basement?

This list explores homes possessed by spirits, secrets, and sometimes just extremely questionable architecture. Some are literally haunted. Others are haunted by what happened inside them. Because sometimes it’s not the ghost. It’s the house.

i haven't read very many but i would certainly like to read more