Meet the literature read in German schools or considered to be part of basic literature education. Old and modern.

Things that are cult favourites, things that keep getting mentioned again and again

Forget everything you know about the golden hour. In these halls, knowledge isn't just power—it's a blood sacrifice, a cursed bargain, or a secret that could tear the stars from the sky. Whether you're navigating the lethal corridors of the Scholomance, deciphering the forbidden linguistics of Oxford’s silver-working, or joining a secret society at Yale that deals in the ghosts of the past, this list is for the scholars who prefer their ink black and their magic dangerous.

Just a boy and a cursed house he’s bound too

Fiction with big cats! I realized I kept running into the books I was reading this year and now I have enough to make a list (plus the lion witch and the wardrobe)

Fierce Tales of Connection and Being

Tools that Inspire and Invite

Stories of Shadow and Starlight

We think of summer as the season of light, but shadows are longest when the sun is highest. It is the time of the year when the woods grow too thick to see through, the water grows too dark to see into, and the heat makes the mind play tricks. From the rotting porches of the South to the blood-stained cabins of the North... We call them the Summer Nightmares.

There is a magic older than fire. These are the dragons who have lived so long they have become the landscape, or so wise they have forgotten what it is to be a beast. They are philosophers of the abyss, weavers of the world-mist, and creatures of pure mathematics and dream. To hear them speak is to risk your mind. We call them... the Ancient Minds

Don’t judge a book by its Microsoft Paint cover, its dubious plot, or its MMC with blue skin and horns! Give these weird romances a try.

Exploration on /Challenging whats considered: natural, normal, beautiful, perverse, disgusting, sexual, taboo More ideally (but not limited to) authors relating the topics to themselves/their experiences Hoping to include plenty of intersectionalities (disability, race, etc)/

RECOMMENDATIONS WELCOME / ENCOURAGED 🙏🏻 ✨ Currently Hoping to stick to Adult-Audience Titles (Fiction, Nonfiction (auto)biographical, poetry, maybe graphic novels [on that i haven't decided]) :)

🫣👀🔞😳😏😈😜🥵🖕💋🫦🤫🫢💅‼️🏳️‍🌈⚠️⁉️♿︎⚧⚲⚬♀︎♂︎♾️π🏳️‍⚧️⚧️♿️⚨🐷🐾🪢⛓️👠🤐 TRYING TO PICK THE BEST EMOJIS IS HARD - HELP.

From Harlem to Staten Island, Jahquel J. built an entire universe where love hits hard, loyalty runs deep, and the streets never sleep. Crime families, ride-or-die romances, rich menaces, and hustler love stories — her world has it ALL. Whether she's writing gritty street sagas or swoony holiday romance, one thing stays the same: her women always win. Welcome to the J Universe. 🖤

DIY and other non-fiction books from YouTubers, because sometimes you're just sick of screens and ads.

Stories that just can’t seem to get enough of magical doors

Books we've read for Finger Lickin' Good Books book club