Inspired by Musicals
Books with titles or plots where you begin to suspect the author might have been a musical theatre kid. Gimme them musical theatre recs. We are specifically looking for "the musical came first" here.






Phantom of the Opera vibes
ยซย In sleep he sang to me, in dreams he cameโฆ๐ถย ยป ๐ฏ๏ธ๐ค๐ This is a list of retellings of The Phantom of the Opera; preferebly with an alternate ending (aka where Christine ends up with Erik). But any retelling or even book that gives off similar vibes without officially being a retelling, is very welcome ๐ค
I havenโt read all of them, so feel free to correct me or offer other recs This list goes from YA to (spicy) dark romance, so check your content warnings!!!






Spooky season
Dark, spooky romances