Book about Budapest, or books in which Budapest is a significant setting.

mostly japanese and korean literatures

Fantasy books featuring monsters and creatures

Queer books about athletes

slowly adding book(s) i want to read from every country to expand my reading world view

books featuring or set in magic schools / universities / academies, aka, one of the best subgenres (?) in existence !

this list has a blend of middle grade & young adult (am actively looking for adult options), a decent portion of the books are dark academia, and ALL of them are fantastical 🪄

(alternatively, books to fall in love with if you want to avoid supporting or promoting J.K. Rowling. i will never shut up about how the Nevermoor series deserves the popularity that HP enjoys !)

A collection of webtoons that I definitely recommend

For all the lyric titles

Who also love to read classic literature?

Suggesting some books that will fit the prompts of my Aussies Rule reading challenge for 2026 *under construction *

An exploration of black womanhood through the great works of Toni Morrison

Thrillers, slashers, and horrors that keep you reading

Books on the development of Japanese as a language and also as written art form

Survival guides for situations you hopefully will never find yourself in. But if you do, now you know how to get through them.

suggestions are always welcome!

Sapphic Christmas romances

Nonfiction about stange, outlandish, macabre, and/or unique subjects (books that might make you go “wtf?!”………. or at the very least make you go “woah”)

Most of what I read is either of the literary, fantasy or sci-fi genre so that's basically what this will be about. Additionally, please be aware, poetic prose implies narrative techniques and stylistic flair rather than actual poetic form.