Recs if you like Death in Her Hands...
Paper for the Win
Book that have an element you’ll miss out on if you read as an audiobook, whether it’s fun formatting or illustrations
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Books that feel like an A24 film
Books that are atmospheric, emotionally unsettling, beautifully written, a little weird, and linger long after you finish them.
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assigned by frankie
almost every single book mentioned* on Frankie's Shelf youtube channel because their taste is wild and i love it.
updated as frankie posts. *mentioned as in the book is the focus of the video, listened in the description, or offhandedly said.
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sad girl litfic starter pack
the warm, fragmented interiors of women navigating emotional turmoil, relational dysfunction, identity crises, and existential malaise. intense, immersive, atmospheric, and deeply felt. stories of mundanity and despair, but also of a different beauty, some subtler strength. let's wallow freely and without shame.
note: open to recs, but those focused on interiority rather than romance (e.g. not Normal People)
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upcoming tv/film adaptations
| 2026 | verity: october 2 sense & sensibility: october 16 sunrise on the reaping: november 20 dune messiah: december 18
| 2027 | children of blood & bone: january 15 the nightingale: february 12 beach read: may 7
| 2028 | cinder: november 3
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Female protagonists over 30
All genres, no teenagers or early 20s heroines. Open to suggestions because we need to read about women of all ages and walks of life.
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Witches, Weirdos & Other Women of Taste
A little feral, a little fashionable, and wholly uninterested in being understood. From housewives who fall in love with sea creatures to grandmothers who commune with the cosmos. These stories are eccentricity, rebellion, and taste.
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Weird Girl Lit | Women's Wrongs | WTF
could be queer could be horror downright wonky
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weird girl literature
for those who don't conform to the norm.
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neon pink & yellow covers!
books who have the same style of covers; featuring bright hot or neon pink🩷 with neon yellow💛!
sadly, the default pagebound editions might not be the correct ones so you’ll have to look through the available editions. pagebound please let us choose</3
open to recs!
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Older Protagonist
Books where the protagonist is around or older than 50
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These feel like Roland Faunte songs
"I am the reason I suffer but I am worth fighting for." - Roland Faunte (from the song "Anchor")
Haunting, delicate, desperate, shaking voices, trembling fingers...reading these stories feels like listening to Roland Faunte songs. [Created Apr '26]
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Hooked by the title
Novels with intriguing titles (that I read or that sound interesting) in English (either originally or translated); a mix of genres. Mostly 4+ words in the title, with some select 3-word-titles but no shorter ones. No parts of series except for the first book.
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Parasocial Hellscapes
Uncanny digital intimacy. Ring lights, comment sections, stan culture, identity crisis, doomscroll insomnia.
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Fever Dream
This is a mix of weird horror & dystopian books where you’re not sure if you’re losing your mind
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autumn leaves falling into place
Books perfect for curling up on the couch while leaves fall down like rain.
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Collectively Unwell
Every single person in this book could benefit from some professional help
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Weird and Unhinged Women
All sorts of stories about all sorts of women. Mostly litfic, some horror.
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weird girl fall
In the mood for something weird? Something spooky? Something fall? Me too.
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patron saints of vanity
weird books where there's a focus on beauty, betterment, and the horror of both
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