These are sci-fi books that have different species. Sometimes from their perspective, sometimes just part of the story, in rare case as the villain.

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Books and short stories commonly taught in US K-8 schools.

Learn a new word or two — expand your vocabulary!

“220. Imagine someone saying, ‘Our fundamental situation is joyful.’ Now imagine believing it.”

Journals, essays, and other nonfiction that look long for beauty and find it.

Because yes, I do judge.

Also all written by women (I think, correct if wrong)

It's getting hot, dry, and sandy in here with these arid-themed 'romantasy' stories!

Stories by Edgar Allan Poe

Epistolary delivery: Books told in the form of letters, journals, diaries, texts, logs, etc...

Immortals dealing with infinity.

Title from The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente

Vamos a leer a Percy 💖

As the title suggests, this list of books is recommended on the purely bad vibes. I think the sentiment "If I had to read it, so do you" is what applies here.

This is not to say they are atrociously bad. Some will make you sob your eyes out, some will make you throw the book out the window of a moving vehicle, all of them will make you say What the F***.

sweet sapphic romances to breeze through on a brisk day