fiction about generations of families, their relationships, and their personal journeys.

Black love in all its glory

I asked for some manga recs that were adults (18+) and lgbt+ so I am putting them in this list to share the recs to the world. Thank you to all who helped give so many recs!

For people who enjoy liminal spaces, slow descent into madness and found footage horror

mostly horror or disturbing books that include big bodies of water, are set during the summer, or overall just give fucked up summer vibes!

can also be used as a rec list for summerween if you participate :)

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any recs are welcome!!

Celebrating mass-market romance paperbacks of the 1970/80/90s. These novel’s stand out for appearing pocket-sized (but usually well over 300 pages) and for covers featuring buff hotties locked in a clinch pose with their ladies.

books by Indian authors

what it says on the tin - only book 1 included per series!

Summer Reads

Something for every mood

This is the hope for summer-ween 2026. feeling a haunted house vibe

Absolute chills... 😰 feel free to give recs to add!

feel free to give recs to add!

Whether she saves the realm or burns it down, all will marvel. (Only the 1st installations are listed per series)

No male-only main characters*, no teenage love triangles trysts centered around mid men, just stories of survival and the state of the world from the POV of queer folks and women.

*note, if there’s a cis-man POV in one of the listed books, there will also be a non-cis male main character as well

💬OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS. Just comment and I will add.

Fantasy

CharlieDVan's favorite books.