does dune or foundation intimidate you? me too 😅 use these contemporary series as first steps into sci-fi space operas. then give those heavy hitters a shot!

Popular and lesser known BL manga, manwha and manhua.

This time there are a few red/black flags, some also feature…..dubious or questionable consent since that is a very common and popular trope in the genre.

Most feature smut

Tread with caution!

Books This Chinese Adoptee Approves. Some books are by adoptee authors, some books are adoptee coded, some books are about adoption.

Books that have been read and discussed on the Podcast "Reading Smut" hosted by Brea Grant and Mallory O’Meara.

I started listening to this podcast in June of 2024, and by October I started actually reading some of the books they cover on the podcast. This list is for me to keep track of which books I have and have not read from their podcast.

If you like romance this podcast is for you, they cover it all, and if they haven't covered your niche yet, i know it is coming in the future.

books to listen to while playing hades 2. chthonic, thanatology, witchy & neo-pagan & eclectic works.

AMOR❤️ A collection of romance books by Latinx authors. Includes all types of romance (fantasy, gothic, YA, adult, contemporary, lgbtq+, etc.).

I chose not to display multiple books from the same author and also picked the first in the "series" (if applicable) only. This is to introduce you to the author and the series, that way you can look into each further if you'd like! 🥰

These are more of the popular ones I found from my research so I am always open to suggestions!

please don't read these books unless you're ready to cry a lot!

Books I read in 2026

mangas/manwhas of the animes I watch

A list of ”diet dark” books / dark rom-coms! I’m currently obsessed with these types of books!!!

a list full of books about black women being loved

(i haven't read many of these)

Need a gift for your extremist family member, but they already have a red baseball cap AND a Don't Tread on Me shirt? Were you told "Don't bring up politics at family dinner" and need some safe books to discuss instead? Well we have a full menu for you to choose from! Each just for fun book comes with our guarantee: No real world political messages under the 100% fictional plot! 😉 (Taking Recommendations!)

translated literature across different cultures

books i'm currently reading, have read, or want to read 📼

adult romance books with prominent autistic characters!!!! (all cannon, in text, or confirmed by author)

Please I need more people to talk to about this 💩 books. I'm BEGGING YOUUU

books with good insight on dissociative identity disorder, recommended by someone diagnosed with did. can be for people learning about did, or those who have did themselves. please look up trigger warnings for these books.

as in, feral

A novel is a prose work typically above 40k words, though many fall between 60-100k. Anything between roughly 70k and 40k words is generally considered a novella, while works between about 7k and 17k words are classified as novelettes, with some flexibility ~

TL;DR - stories with 7k-17k words

book where cats are main/side characters