thank you to @joycebari and @vasilissa inspiring the list to be created! we listen and we are indeed casting judgment. Books that your loved ones will never see you read....readers be aware

Fantasy, sci-fi, & fiction

Books that are part of 3 or more quests ✨❤️ (still trying to add more to the list... )

trans rep books (including non binary)

Books with Éowyn-type characters; women with an inclination to the martial or glorious but who are often frustrated or blocked in, or mocked for, their ambitions. ("A cage," [Éowyn] said. "To stay behind bars, until use and old age accept them, and all chance of doing great deeds is gone beyond recall or desire.”)

as a traumatized individual who is slowly but surely healing, i tend to enjoy reads that portray characters going through and dealing with trauma. these are so far books that i've read that do a good job with it.

self-explanatory: please be careful with these books and heed the tws/be safe!

What happens when humans get more technologically creative than they should? This is a list featuring those dystopian, bone-chilling technologies that maaaaaybe should NEVER EVER EXIST. From rogue AI, to digital consciousness, to the ever-blurring line between human and machine... these thrillers linger in your mind after you're done reading!

Mostly novels about whales that have been stranded somewhere. Recommendations are always welcome as I find this such an interesting theme for a book!

One of the MCs is a musician

Literally books I wrote or contributed to

Pastels, lip gloss, and blood. This list features bubblegum horror stories that mix girly, candy coloured aesthetics with psychological terror, body horror, and chaotic feminine rage.

I couldnt find a list of these yet, so i made one! You may not be able to collect the badges anymore, but if you’re a completionist like me; here are all the books of the pagebound seasonal readalongs and the special event readalongs!

🎶whose portrait’s on the mantle?🎶

inspired by our beloved @erintripsey’s Year Of Daddy™️

i make no promises that all books feature daddy kink, bc if they don’t - why is it in the title?

some of these titles may be misleading (ie. Sky Daddy) and some of them do exactly what they say on the tin. proceed with caution and/or enthusiasm.

As you turn the first page, a wave of dread consumes you. You see a library ticket at the front; 'The Library of Jurgen Leitner'. Who is this man? And why does this book seem to have such a horrible effect on your mind, your body, the world?

(For The Magnus Archives enthusiasts. Suggestions welcome though I may be a bit picky 🤓)

books that absolutely destroyed me, pulled my heart out and left me soulless. #gutwrenching

20th‑century Latin American classics ft. realistic worlds, where magical elements are treated as ordinary.

Magical realism rushed suddenly into global awareness during the Latin American Boom, as a way to explore the complex realities of history, politics and culture (especially in postcolonial contexts) by incorporating folklore and mysticism from the region's rich and multi-faceted heritage.

Recs welcome!

Every book that Lemony Snicket mentions in All the Wrong Questions

Books that have the same titles as unrelated movies or tv series.

all suggestions are welcome!

Short reads when life is fast! These are books under 100 pages that you can finish quickly.