„Hystera" (greek ~uterus)

Any unexplainable change of the woman's body or behavior used to be labeled as hysteria. The consequence for a woman not conforming to the patriarchal society (because how dare she) were unforgiving - in most cases, a stay in the asylum, to cure her "hysteria". Not only her social reputation was to be ruined, but her spirit and body as well. It was only during the 1980s that the supposed diagnosis was finally removed from psychiatric manuals.

Iconic (and sometimes niche) middle grade fairytale retellings from the 2000s and 2010s. Most of these books are the first of a series.

Throwback to when my English teacher gave us a list of all the books that have appeared on the ap exam and told us to pick one to read…hopefully I’ll make better choices this time

(List currently only has top 20 books with most appearances and books with authors last names starting with A)

English Kakegurui volumes all in a list! 💋

Urban Fiction, Thriller, Romance

these are all queer professor//student recs because i never get to see lgbtqia+ ones that aren’t of age or not very popular:(

cumulative list of things i’ve read and loved in school + a few recs that i haven’t yet read…

Books that capture the duality and beauty within womanhood.

books i remember everyone on tumblr being obsessed with in the 2010s. please leave suggestions for books to add !

Books I stumbled across on the library’s website that look good

Queer books to read in autumn, not inherently scary, just perfect for the gloomy weather

Book characters described to have bodily art/ marks but not limited to: Tattoos, Hennas, in born/ natural, brandings, magically given ✨️

Note: Not to be confused with scars/ injuries‼️

Graphic novels/ Comics/ Manga/hwa/hua titles will not be included in this list.

Suggestions from r/weirdgirllit that looked interesting

Horror focusing on themes of womanhood (including girlhood, sisterhood, motherhood, daughterhood, wifehood, female friendship) and the experiences of women and fem people (such as misogyny, body autonomy, feminine rage, sexualization, beauty standards, trauma, etc)

Not always necessarily written by women but I think I want to keep this list limited to books written by women and nonbinary people

Always looking for recommendations!