Recs if you like Hollow Kingdom...

i love when animals get the chance to yap and/or narrate their own stories :)

recommendations welcome!

feat. animal protagonists getting shit done without the help of humans and/or with little human interaction

Books with prominent non-human characters who are confused, horrified, fascinated, or delighted by human behavior!

Please add suggestions in the comments because I need more books like these 💜

Books where the narrating character is... different.

forever chasing the high of the first three seasons of The Walking Dead 😭 books featuring zombies & the zombie apocalypse.

psa: I do not agree with Nicki minaj’s political views

as always, taking suggestions!

road trip at the end of the world anyone???

whether by foot, car, bike, or even skateboard—these books feature epic journeys taken during or in the wake of the end of the world as we know it.

also known as “cozy catastrophes,” these are books that deal with a post-apocalyptic and/or dystopian world but are still hopeful, uplifting, or just leave you with more of a postive feeling!

Animals, Aliens, Robots, and Monsters! Books to get you out of your human skin and into something with different instincts and senses

Ravens/ crows on covers or in titles 🕷️ 🕸️ 🦇 These books are ones I think I will like, I have high hopes and expect top notch atmosphere! (All tbr books are on the list on probation, so the list might change after I've read and evaluated the raveness; if crow essence is to be found)

books about critters who commit crimes and the critters who solve them 🔎

as always, taking any and all recommendations!!

Not all those who wander are lost -J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord Of the Rings Books featuring characters who wander from place to place, characters with a wanderlust spirit, or those whose home is on the road. Suggestions welcome!!

Apocalyptic and/or post apocalyptic books

One of several Non-Humans & Empathy -themed lists by @Myth.Ink (See also: Fiction, GNs/Manga+, Non-Fiction, Youth Titles, & Creature Feature) | This list is the Official @Myth.Ink Curation edition aka, including real and fictional interactions and considerations of interactions between non-human beings of all types (from trees, animals, bugs, robots, ai, aliens, fantastical creatures and monsters, etc) and humans, empathy and/or lack thereof. | In my humble opinion, these are the best of what I am personally familiar with | Suggestions are more than welcome (and will be added to respective lists, and/or TBR).

Books about birds! (A bird name in the title, birds on the cover, bird MCs, bird sidekicks, birdwatching, etc.)

This is a list of books representing every pokemon in HeartGold and SoulSilver (So Johto+Kanto regions). For my sanity, this is one book per evo line. The list with match-ups is in the comments✊🏻💚

Xenofiction is a story told from the perspective of a nonhuman, such as an animal, an alien, or a monster. This is NOT a list for creatures that think and act exactly like humans, but instead for stories where the creatures' instincts and biology play a role in worldbuilding and narrative. Mostly adult with a few YA books!

Zombie reading list packed with outbreaks, survival, and the occasional accidental bite. Even the apocalypse has its awkward moments.

stories narrated by animals. primary focus on ya/adult books with a select few classics for all ages.

sparse updates since there is an animal pov main quest now!

This is just something I'm working on because I've decided this is my favorite trope. I'll be collecting here, so don't expect it to be amazing right now 😅. These are characters that stray far from being human but still contain an edge of humanity that makes me feel okay to be delightfully weird. Suggestions welcome!