#i am currently reading Supper Club by Lara Williams

[the-modern-typewriter]

Hello hello! I absolutely adore your writing, it just feels so complex and the dialogue is so perfect you don't understand, probably my favorite writer in tumblr ^^

Do you have any favorite books? I'm not really into reading but I want to write my own stories, and English isn't my first language so I always try to read but I don't really continue since most of them aren't really in my taste– but I'm willing to try anything you read or take inspiration from since I'll probably like it since I like your work so much :]

Sorry, hope that made sense, ty <3

So, I'd like to think that while my writing has a consistent *vibe* it also covers quite a few different genres and moods that could be what you are interested in. Let's go.

If you like a book rooted in complex, dysfunctional power dynamics try....Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo, The Last Tale of The Flower Bride by Roshani Chokski, The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue by V.E Schwab, Gone Girl or Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn, Deathless by Catherynne M Valente, If We Were Villains by M.L Rio, The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakovic, Dark Rise by C.S Pascat, Interview with a vampire by Anne Rice, These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever.

(You can see that complex, dysfunctional power dynamics that are central to the story are basically my favourite thing haha. My absolute jam and butter! The dynamics themselves vary. You may root for some and watch others in delighted horror.)

If you like a great, not a romcom, enemies to lovers romantasy, try...Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson, Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust, The Folk of the Air trilogy by Holly Black.

For some fantasy horror vibes, try...Rolling in the Deep by Mira Grant (mermaids!), House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland, The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher.

If you want something cute and LGBTQ, try...The House on Cerulean Sea or In the Lives of Puppets by T.J Klune, One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston, Carry on by Rainbow Rowell, anything by F.T Lukens.

For short story collections that make me want to write...Things We Say in the Dark by Kirsty Logan, Salt Slow by Julia Armfield, Through The Woods by Emily Carrol or the multi-author anthology Hag.

And, let's be real, absolutely no one is following me for worldbuilding, but...

For worldbuilding that has stayed with me, try...The Wayward Children series (all stories semi-standalone) by Seanan McGuire, The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black

I know I haven't done superheroes. I just...?? I liked Hench by Natalie Zina Walschotts, but honestly most of them just don't interest me. Sorry.

[hauntedwoman]

Hi Maggie! This is your Secret Santa here and I hope you have a splendid Christmas holidays 🎄 P.S. I just saw your "My Year in Books" post and a big congrats on finishing 47 books! What are your fave reads in 2021 and what types of books do you usually enjoy? - Secret Santa 🎅

helloooooooooo !!! thank you !! i think my favorite books for this year would have to be (in no particular order): - "outlawed" by anna north - the six of crows/crooked kingdom duology by leigh bardugo - "severance" by ling ma - "everything you ever wanted" by luiza sauma - "no one is talking about this" by patricia lockwood - "death in her hands" by ottessa moshfegh - "on earth we're briefly gorgeous" by ocean voung - "beautiful world where are you" by sally rooney - "supper club" by lara williams - "deathless" by cathryenne m valente - "in the dream house" carmen maria machado - "we have always lived in the castle" by shirley jackson and i am also currently reading "a certain hunger" by chelsea g summers and i think it will be a contender as well i think that being said i generally gravitate towards books with more unsavory and reflective messages. while this approach can be a bit triggering (which some of these books were) i think overall reading a book that deals with heavier topics helps me to think more deeply about my own life and my relationships with other people. i also love books that discuss and utilize the internet as an entity in our society and its role as well as books with strong female characters.

thank you for this question !! i hope u have a good rest of ur day <333