Recs if you like Revenge...
Horror in < 200 pages
Horror books with a page count of 200 pages or less.
Before we started defining novellas by word count, they were defined as being any book less than 200 pages. Source: my Analysis of Short Stories & Literature professor in community college. I loved that class. But he loved James Joyce. So, ymmv, I guess.
The ULTIMATE Horror Bibliography
Weird and Unhinged Women 2.0
All sorts of stories about all sorts of women and girls.
This is a genre-agnostic mega-list of weird girl* fiction expanding on an original list by @yarnandbooks (no longer being updated). You can view the original list here: (link) /// As a nonbinary person, I take as broad a view as possible of the "girl" in "weird girl*", hence the asterisk.
Wide open for recommendations!
books to read in one sitting
short books around 200 pages or less that you can easily read in one sitting! for those who just want a quick read or those trying to hit their reading goals ! i tried to include a variety of genres including lit fic, fantasy, sci-fi, horror, thriller, etc.
wayward women in translation
weird/wicked/gory/gothic/strange/surreal books by women, translated into english.
Find (or Explore) Your Taste in Horror
This is a list of short form horror that is meant to represent a variety of subgenres and styles within the horror genre. The list includes short stories, short story collections and novellas under 200 pages
If you're not sure where to start, or what subgenre or style a particular work represents, I encourage you to come ask in the comments! My goal with this list is to make horror more accessible and less intimidating for people unfamiliar with the genre ๐ค
Supporting Womenโs Wrongs
Crime, obsession, feminine rage etc ๐ฉท
books set in Japan / by Japanese authors
East Asian Books
A list to help those who aspire to read from authors outside the typical areas. I will be creating different list for different regions. I will also list the countries currently found in the list. Be sure to check out the other lists! Note: The countries are not perfect as some countries are classified differently, so I did my best.
Current Countries: China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan
My reading slump did my reading goal dirty
Playing the catch up game!
Last year my slump hit me hard so hereโs a collection of quick read to help you catch up or just town over the line in time!
Itโs a mix but promise the all pack a punch! All <270 pages ๐ฅณ
poc in thriller/horror
basically just a collection of thriller, mystery and horror novels involving characters and/or authors of colour ๐ค suggestions are always welcome!
Paper Cranes in the Rain.
Short story collections that hit hard
Short story collections that have an impact.
Short Horror Reads
Short and engaging Horror reads around 200 pages or less that you can finish in one sitting.
Scary and short
Horror books under 200 pages which you can read in one sitting
20th century fiction by female writers
Books which document womenโs lives throughout a century of change
Japanese Suspense Thriller Books
Mostly Light Horror/Thrillers/Suspense
(2) books you've never heard about ยท mimi's recs
tired of the seeing the same novels being recommended? here are 10 more books that moved me and can do the same for you.
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