I was just looking at my (beautiful, perfect, tiny, etc…) cat and thinking about all the different pets in all the different books I’ve read. For instance, in R. F. Kuang’s Katabasis, there’s a little cat named Archimedes, whose wellbeing I was constantly worried about. Another favorite of mine is Lardo, a fat kitty from Pie by Sarah Weeks. They aren’t the main focus of the story, but I love when they’re around.

Who are your favorite book pets? If you could have any of them in real life, who would you choose? (And yeah, fictional animals count!)

the author definitely wrote this with ryan gosling in mind lmao

So. A few years ago I read this AMAZING horror/mystery/dark fantasy book called A Dark Inheritance from my library and absolutely loved it. It had everything I could want from a book and in general the vibe was just so unique: speakeasies, supernatural elements, betrayal, murder mysteries, romance, flowery horrorish prose - just The Lot.

I never found anything like it until last week I finished Hokey Pokey - a random book I picked up in a charity shop with an empty forum on here that I gobbled up. It was also a mystery/horror, set in the 1920s era with supernatural elements, AND it had the added surprise bonus of being Sapphic!

I think this weird teeny tiny specific subgenre is my favouriye kind of book, and I'd love to make a list of similiar books and read them all, but I only know of these two and a list needs minimum 5. So - has anyone read these or anything like what I'm describing to try and compile enough for a list?

Thanks so much everyone! I made the list! Hopefuy it will grow😊 Here is link; https://pagebound.co/lists/76216d5a-49c3-4054-b6bc-5369daea37e8

Ok Pagebound— I’m hoping someone can do me a solid. I really want to read a specific type of romance book with a unique trope. I either need good reccomendation or I’m going to have to write this damn story myself…

I want a book that is technically “second chance romance”, but the couple never actually broke up. Instead, they were torn apart/kept apart by something outside of their control. I want intense yearning and a reunion. Even better if they got together when they were young, were taken away from each other, and then reunite in adulthood…

I guess it should give Romeo and Juliet vibes (but… no death, if we can avoid it…)

DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THIS EXISTS??

She says he uses “long, nimble fingers” to unbutton her top TWICE during this one sex scene like can Poston not come up with other phrasing? This isn’t the first time where Poston repeats trite quotes.