Recs if you like Rouge...

No Hans Christian Andersen on this list. Retellings based on...Twelve Dancing Princesses, Cinderella, The Goose Girl, Snow White, Snow White + Rose Red, Rapunzel, Hansel + Gretel, Rumplestiltskin, Bluebeard, Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, The Frog Prince, King Thrushbeard, The Pied Piper, The Six Swans, The Brave Little Tailor, Bearskin, Puss in Boots, Allerleirauh, The Wolf + the Fox, The Pink, Maid Maleen, Brother + Sister, The Golden Goose, The Six Swans, etc. As always… no Gaiman

Books that are atmospheric, emotionally unsettling, beautifully written, a little weird, and linger long after you finish them.

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.

“lynchian” is an over-prescribed pill, so i’m not going to assign such a label to any of these books. still, this selection reflects works that are in some way evocative of the work of master artist and filmmaker david lynch.

Following women on journeys to do weird and maybe violent things.

the gurls NEED to read horror books 💋 i wouldn’t say these are all horror but that’s left to the reader to make that assumption

pink, sophisticated & sometimes fatale <3 curating the personality of my aspirations (added some essential nonfic & poetry!)

Weird, mostly girlys going through different unique life adventures. Supporting girlies (the girls, theys and thems) rights and wrongs.  Regina George screaming down her hallway into her room hunting down the Burn Book

Horror books written by women where a female MC is "going through something" and it's (mostly) society's fault. Others might think she's going crazy, or seeing things that aren't really there... But is she, really?

These books explore the real horrors women have to face in society through the storytelling conventions of the horror genre.

in which nothing happens or a lot happens, but sometimes it feels like nothing at all.

also known as: lit fic that feels like a dream or a nightmare or a hallucination.

Every single Aardvark Book Club book pick since its inception. Updated monthly!

To be clear, these are books that smell like the candle, not Gwyneth Paltrow's actual vagina. They're books with girl bosses, lip oils or maybe serums.

Often murder. Sometimes kinda culty.

Burn after reading.

for those who don't conform to the norm.

could be queer could be horror downright wonky

these products cleared my acne in 1 week. heres why im never using vitamin c again. heatless curls hack. pov you just found my discount code and you have the clearest skin of your life. my high maintenance routine so i can stay low maintenance. my everything shower routine. best sunscreen to prevent aging. best toner to prevent aging. best bone broth to prevent aging. botox nina park hyaluronic acid collagen morning shed kill myself

grwm to read some wellness horror.

Books about beauty, youth, and skincare. Oh and also cannibalism

Books that I think have beautiful front covers. Open for recommendations!

weird girl reads — drop ur suggestions