Recs if you like The Thirteenth Tale...

Bibliophilia at its best - books about books, readers, libraries, bookstores!

A list of 100 gothic classics which covers over 250 years of literature, from the high-drama castles of the 1700s to the psychological "New Gothic" of today.

Books don't just sit on shelves and these novels show it. Each one is its own love letter to the importance of stories in every corner of human life, built on the belief that the right book, in the right hands, at the right moment, can change the entire shape of a life. (Always taking recommendations!)

you definitely don’t want to babysit the kids in these books!! these are some bad kids, some might even say evil kids, like they’re possessed by demons or something, think Damien from The Omen or the twins in Goodnight Mommy

as always, taking any and all suggestions!

sapphic books with dark, messy, & morally gray romance and/or homoeroticism

This is a list of books where a mysterious character finally gives their life story.

Books about books. Books about authors/writers. Books about readers…but not like Annie Wilkes from Misery. Just non-psychotic readers. This list doesn’t include libraries or bookstores, because those are totally different types of pizza.

What is the book about? A book.

Suggestions welcome.

in the burned house i am eating breakfast. / you understand: there is no house, there is no breakfast, / yet here i am.

house fires in fiction - the power to cleanse, to destroy, to reveal, to vanquish

Dark tales of mystery, romance and the supernatural

Books perfect for curling up on the couch while leaves fall down like rain.

Suggested reading for “The Woman in Black” by Susan Hill as listed in the novel’s reading group guide

Books which include twins, preferably as main characters or as supporting characters which are a big part of the story . All genres including non-fiction.

Please feel free to comment and add to the list!

Books that will mess with your mind in the best possible way

Note: I will be deleting my PB account within the next two weeks, and I believe this list will be erased. Feel free to screenshot it if you see anything that interests you! ☺️ 3/17/2026

These are books where, even though it seems like the family ties are broken beyond repair, the messy and sometimes down right hurtful wounds gets healed. (From any genres, if it made me feel healed family vibes it is here)

As a book lover, I enjoy reading about bookish fantasies, bookshops or about books in general! So meta! Here are some of my favorites that I have come across so far. Feel free to comment and suggest even more!

Be it cozy or creepy, its a big house and far away from everyone else.

Novels inspired by Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights

It took me FOREVER to put my lists together, so I wanted to share them in case anyone else needed book ideas for HRCYED 3.0 (Hardest Reading Challenge You’ll Ever Do)!