Recs if you like Sharp Objects...

Fiction & nonfiction books that explore the complexities and traumas of mother-child relationships or in which such relationships play a central role. While many books on this list are what I’d classify as including “mommy issues” there are others that are more about the different perspectives and nuances of the mother-child (often specifically mother-daughter) relationship. Some books center the child, some the mother, some both.

Suggestions are welcome.

Fiction has always been where truth hides. Across horror, thriller, literary fiction, fantasy & mystery every book on this list has something to say about power, who holds it, who destroys it, and how it reproduces itself.

Books in this list are in at least two quests. Thus helping to earn more badges. Books will span different genres. Once I scan through all the quests, I plan to further organize the list. I am thinking of creating a seperate list and moving the books with three or more quests to the new list and keeping the two badge books in this list. Are there other ways you would organize a list this big?

'It seemed to me that anything unpredictable was named dangerous by Gods and men alike. But the word UNPREDICTABLE seemed reserved for women alone. A woman they cannot control, whether Goddess or mortal, is a dangerous woman' Hekate by Nikita Gill. A list of "dangerous" women. Please recommend any dangerous women I missed!

Books that discuss body focused repetitive behavior (BFRB). Including dermatillomania (skin picking or excoriation), trichotillomania (hair pulling), onychotillomania and onychophagia (nail picking and biting) etc. associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and anxiety.

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!

books from all US states and territories. asking for recommendations! these books must a) be written by an author with a strong connection to the state or territory and b) take place largely in the state or territory. i want to try to prioritize, whenever possible, underrepresented voices / voices that america’s regime tries to silence.

please lmk if any of these authors or texts aren’t good representation.

i will comment a list with each state/territory + its associated book!

Tier 1 from the disturbing novels iceberg. Iceberg was created in response to the disturbing movie iceberg. These are the 'beginner' books with difficult themes and some gore.

Thrillers I read or want to read. Variety of authors.

God loves you, but not enough to save you from these stories. Ethel Cain & Preacher’s Daughter vibes/inspired fiction

books in which the cover has lime green font

(weirdly lots of horror?)

from multi-generational tales to sibling sagas!

some book recs that involve the complexities of motherhood: the tough and tender, chaotic and beautiful, exhausting and full of purpose.

southern gothic; religious horror; intergenerational trauma; dysfunctional families; obsessive love; cannibalism; rot and decay in a small town

a list of the books that are in 2 quests

sometimes the secrets buried under family relationships and everyday routines are unearthed and it goes poorly for everyone involved

Sinister hospitality plays on the theatricality or hierarchy of hospitality through the authority of a defined threshold, place or home, that allows the host to exert power over the guest in the guise of help, or for the guest to prey on the expected reciprocity of kindness. This can also include the burden of hospitality in gender roles, such as Rebecca and the Odyssey, or the strained relationship between guest and host due to race, such as The Dispossessed and Dawn. Recommendations welcome.