Recs if you like Dare Me...
complex female friendships
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The 50 Best Thrillers of the 21st Century
The New York Times published a list on August 5th, 2026, of the 50 best thrillers published since 2000 as voted on by hundreds of writers of every kind of crime fiction, from legal thrillers to spy novels to cozy mysteries, as well as librarians, editors, critics and Bookstagrammers.
gorgeously written thrillers
aka mostly “literary thrillers” though that’s an annoying phrase…just thrillers that don’t sacrifice attention to prose for the sake of plot
homoerotic friendship(??) drama
my fave genre 🙏🫡 that messy murky complicated space and yes i’m including dracula don’t @ me
Toxic Female Friendship
Books in which a toxic/codependent friendship between two women drives the narrative
New York Times | 50 Best Thrillers
50 Best Thrillers of the 21st Century | NYT List
50 Best Thrillers of the 21st Century (NYT)
August 2026 List of the best thrillers of the 21st century as nominated by mystery/thriller authors
girls gone feral
Don't Date the Teenager
Books that explore the complexity of grooming and manipulation in age-gap relationships, or where a major character is a groomer (frequently the antagonist) or victim of grooming. Feel free to comment with suggestions!
Girlhood
Books to convince me not to go back to school
A list for when I'm feeling like applying for another round of academia, but I know I shouldn't. (dark academia, very loosely)
