For the stories where everyone has a secret, no one is entirely innocent, and the truth is far more dangerous than it seems.

Men that are pinning after another woman while being/meeting the heroine.

These are the books (that I’ve seen so far) from Tricia O’Malley’s interconnected series of: The Isle of Destiny, The Mystic Cove, and The Wildsong

less than 250 pages of unconventional fantasy/sci-fi/horror

Red Pandas!

The kind of books that completely destroy my sleep schedule because putting them down is simply not an option. Dark romances that completely destroyed my sleep schedule because putting them down was simply not an option. 🖤🌶️

Vibe: morally grey men + obsession + danger + tension + “I should NOT be rooting for this” 😭🖤

Fantasy w worldbuilding inspired from other parts of the world (plz leave any recs in the comments)

Books that focus on mythical creatures besides dragons or humanoids. Only includes the first book in each series. Feel free to offer suggestions in the comments.

Timely Dystopian novels that reflect current realities

Books enhanced by reading in the summer months ☀️

I meannn

For those of us who love a good second chance romance, these are my favorites

sapphic wlw mangas

most of these are series- only put the first for convenience

please recommend more!!

Theme: “What is a thing? What is the difference between people and things?” with a focus on identity, commodification, alienation, and even AI

List is not yet completed or in the correct order

Films (in order): Wen Muye, “Dying to Survive” (2018) Spike Jonze, “Her” (2013) Hayao Miyazaki, “The Boy and the Heron” (2023)

List currently not in the correct order and is a wip

Other readings and films for the class will be written in this description (wip)

Due to the nature of this prof’s syllabus, we read specific selections from larger texts. I’ll note specifics at a later time

Food and drink on the cover or in the title. Apparently there's a lot?

Books ive added I either own or are on my tbr, feel free to recommend more

This is one of my favourite movie genres so I thought I’d make a list for books!

Whether it be the authors, the characters, the setting, or the country itself, these books are some of the essential reads of Aotearoa New Zealand. Fiction to nonfiction, prose to poetry, the stories of our people and our land are here. This list is ever-growing, and I will continue to add to it as I read more pukapuka from our shores.

books that center around characters revisiting their schools or school days as an adult/alum looking for more suggestions!!