books i've read or want to read where the atmosphere is just as important as the plot! full of hidden magic, found families, and stories that feel like you're right there in the setting.

These books explore timeless questions about creation, ambition, morality, identity, and the consequences of pursuing knowledge and power without compassion or responsibility.

true crime and true crime adjacent.

there’s a starter pack for that! here it is! i made it! i can use this interest for good! tried to include a solid variety of the books he wrote/co-wrote, + an oral biography about him and a memoir by someone else about working on one of his shows. didn’t include sequels (such as Gone Bamboo), didn’t include collections of previously published work (such as The Anthony Bourdain Reader and The Nasty Bits). happy reading!

Books about Books

Books inspired by or a retelling of my favourite live action film, growing up: Jim Henson's Labyrinth

wanted to make a pagebound list for rorys reading list

Books with a plot twist you (probably) won’t see coming.

by the beach or on the lake, seasonally summer reads

new beginnings, flowers in bloom, spring’s fresh elixir

Disabled perspectives and protagonists in fiction, across genres.

cold toes, hot cocoa, snow is falling outside your window

This is one of a few lists I'm making to help me organize my ideas for HRCYED 3.0. Feel free to take inspiration or comment with more ideas.

the perfect books to cozy up with on a chilly evening while leaves fall

This is one of a few lists I'm making to help me organize my ideas for HRCYED 3.0. Feel free to take inspiration or comment with more ideas.