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Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Carmen Maria Machado

Carmilla

J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Carmen Maria Machado

144 pages • first pub 1872 (editions) user-added

5.0clovetra's review
fiction classics horror lgbtqia+ dark mysterious fast-paced
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

The Poppy War

The Poppy War #1

R.F. Kuang

530 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0clovetra's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

Iron Widow

Iron Widow #1

Xiran Jay Zhao

394 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0clovetra's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction young adult adventurous dark tense fast-paced
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

I Who Have Never Known Men

Jacqueline Harpman

198 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0clovetra's review
fiction dystopian literary speculative fiction dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Piranesi

Susanna Clarke

246 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0clovetra's review
fiction fantasy literary speculative fiction adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

The Priory of the Orange Tree

The Roots of Chaos #1

Samantha Shannon

832 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0clovetra's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional medium-paced
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

737 pages • first pub 2015 (editions) user-added

5.0clovetra's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

Andrew Joseph White

381 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0clovetra's review
fiction fantasy historical horror lgbtqia+ young adult dark emotional tense medium-paced
Confessions by Kanae Minato

Confessions

Kanae Minato

240 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0clovetra's review
fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Chlorine by Jade Song

Chlorine

Jade Song

248 pages • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

5.0clovetra's review
fiction contemporary horror lgbtqia+ literary dark tense medium-paced