books where heroines are gloriously off the rails, for girls who don't conform to the norm—never have, never will, and don't even want to.
created by octoberlongings
last updated April, 2025
Rainbow Black
Maggie Thrash
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë
Earthlings
Sayaka Murata
Maeve Fly
C.J. Leede
Jawbone
Mónica Ojeda
Ripe
Sarah Rose Etter
Victorian Psycho
Virginia Feito
Lapvona
Ottessa Moshfegh
Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn
Milk Fed
Melissa Broder
The Doloriad
Missouri Williams
Eartheater
Dolores Reyes
And I Do Not Forgive You: Stories & Other Revenges
Amber Sparks
Her Body and Other Parties: Stories
Carmen Maria Machado
Waking the Dead and Other Stories
Yvette Tan
Diavola
Jennifer Marie Thorne
Luster
Raven Leilani
Motherthing
Ainslie Hogarth
The Eyes Are the Best Part
Monika Kim
Shy Girl
Mia Ballard
Such a Pretty Smile
Kristi DeMeester
In the Garden of Spite
Camilla Bruce
The Lamb
Lucy Rose
Animal
Lisa Taddeo
Rouge
Mona Awad
The Pisces
Nightbitch
Rachel Yoder
Beta Vulgaris
Margie Sarsfield
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed
Mariana Enríquez
You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine
Alexandra Kleeman
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