Recs if you like The Contortionist...

This list is dedicated to the couples who crossed the line only after they actively tried to murder each other. The stakes here are life-or-death, not simple "rivalry" or "bullying". When I say enemies, I mean literally lethal. I'm always looking to add more bodies to this pile - please feel free to share your hit lists with me!

do clowns make you feel funny in your tummy? 🤡 here is a list of clown books that span multiple genres, from nonfiction to horror to smut

side note: I do love the clown community here in los angeles and I love clown comedy so this is in no way a hateful list

as always, taking any and all suggestions!

Psychopaths with a sweet spot for their beloved They're trying their hardest, I swear!

Please give me recs if you have them, I NEED MORE!!

Dimension 20 season 5 on Dropout is A Crown of Candy, a high stakes story similar to A Game of Thrones but with candy people and many, many tears. Venture into the world of the royal family of Candia, making allies and enemies of those of the dairy isles and meat lands, and enjoying a little peppermint pig.

I love whimsy and books around a circus (or circus adjacent vibes like whimsical carnivals, festivals, etc)

Mind, body, spirit, and 🐱, the holy quadrinity needed him

Ongoing

A variety of contemporary and fantasy reads with light or dark themes featuring the circus or carnival. Read at your own risk! Recommendations welcome.

romance set in circus/carnival

Sociopathic or generally deranged love interests who we accept as they are—mostly because there is no changing them.

This list is for our morally grey (or not grey and just straight up awful) characters who aren't secretly actually doing everything for completely redemptive reasons. Trying to keep the scope to stories with romance/spice elements rather than full on spicy books—mostly because it's not difficult to find dark romance with dark characters.

Suggestions to grow the list welcome!

Collection of books where the female protagonist was simply so annoying/insufferable that I nearly cried.