Romantasy books my favorite Toks are reading...both mainstream and indie

Horror/thriller/creepy grays

Books that all take place in Oxford

Books mentioned in the random dairy, that I pretend doesn’t scare me, which appeared in my house a year ago

Books where grief is personified, given a body, a voice, or a shape, to explore how loss lives alongside us.

All about wildlife, nature, and restoring what we humans have lost. Attempting to include mostly inspirational books, but some may be harder hitting.

lesbian vampires, lesbian space

Not novellas, not short novels, but actual short stories under 15,000 words (or about 50 pages). This is such a difficult goal for a writer to hit, as romance lends itself to longer formats, but short fiction is a really great way to keep reading when things feel chaotic.

(Please note that some of these titles are collections that many not be made up entirely of romances.)

novels inspired by the Medieval period (though there are a few that are more Renaissance era)

Pistols at dawn!

Books mentioned or quoted in The Secret History and books mentioned by donna tartt

Oftentimes nonblack readers act as though the only time of the year they should read books by and about black people is in February. Support books by and about Black people all year and not just one month out of the year cause that’s performative.