books with unique and disturbing premises that are designed to challenge the way we think.

Other books and plays referenced within Erin Morgenstern’s The Starless Sea.

See notes for information on references. (Tk)

🚧 In Progress !! 🚧 - Confirming and noting exact place / theme / etc of referenced material. Pulling from others lists atm / online until I do.

Adding the starless sea so this list can be found by those looking at the book! 👀 ✨

Before I started reading for real, I had no interest in Greek Mythology, however I discovered that I absolutely LOVE it. So here is a list for myself and others that enjoy it as well.

A list of books with spice/open doors that ranges from mild to hot hot hot. (P.s. romance doesn't have to be the main genre)

stories tracing a single life from youth to adulthood, but the protagonist is an animal; novelizations of the "beast fable." and YES, there are middle grade books on here, because people love writing books about animals for kids but think adults are too good for it.

brasil's biggest literary prize, the tortoise awards! winners and finalists from 2020 on

tales of girls pondering in the wilderness

Books for when you want to induce autumn vibes regardless of the time of year. Purely vibes/atmosphere based so not all recs will be “spooky” or autumnal, it’s more the aura they give off - think dark academia, dark fantasy, some classics, southern gothic, etc.

It could be the middle of summer and yet reading these make you feel like it’s raining outside, the windows are fogged up, you have a spiced pumpkin candle going, and Coraline on in the background🤎

(romance and fantasy) books with main characters who have a chronic illness! please comment any recs!

Witches, warlocks, mermaids and masters

books in which speculative/science fiction/fantastical elements play with memory to interrogate the boundaries of the self and society as concepts

"Double narration", when you have a character telling their story to someone else and we are just tagging along, if that makes sense.

I will try to add more as I read them. Recs welcome!

No matter the genre, here's a list of witches and the magic brought to the page (whether you love them or love to be scared of them). I tried to broaden the list to be all encompassing since I absolutely just love witchy things.

Books about people of a certain age

Horror books that either primarily or exclusively take place in Georgia. Tried to stick to horror and not venture out into thriller territory!