Cat and mouse thrillers.

I’m hoping to find an older literature set between the (1920s-1970s) romance book with this kind of vibe? A masculine old school kinda guy for the main character who’s deeply in love and gentle with the main girl, but possibly not so much with others. I’m honestly hoping for just a slow calm romance piece of literature that’s well written. I’m sorry if this doesn’t make much sense but the old rustic country kinda vibe is deeply comforting to me and I’m a sucker for some good romance. The closest dynamic I could think of is rip and Beth from Yellowstone.

I want a gritty world, action, horror, and monsters. Like Gears of War, stalker and even fallout.

I have read Hell Divers and Metro 2033.

Books where the main character is a mother raising her child. Maybe they both go on an adventure or they learn magic together or something?

Books that are non romance with dual Female friendships where two fmcs do everything together.

Cant explain it better than this, please help 🙏 (genre doesn’t really matter)

Preferably FMC but ill take both!

Historical fiction or just fantasy, preferably dealing with Germanic tribes or so

Piranesi in specific has my brain in an absolute pretzel. I've read it three times now and each time get more lost in my own thoughts. I got similar vibes for the The Last House and Incidents around the house. I'm here for the ambiguity! I'm open to all genres. Happy reading!

I'm looking for books that will make me feel how these paintings do, hopefully my descriptions make sense:

Sad nostalgia

But at the same time a contentment and happiness in everyday life, moments of joy in small things

That feeling you get the first time you do something as a kid and realise it isn't fun anymore because you're older now

Realistic rural life that feels immersed in the culture (I'm not particular about where exactly it's set, just want a strong sense of setting/culture in a rural place)

Limited to a small perspective, a world that feels small and focused with everything else being "outside" like when you think back on a memory and it feels like that's all that existed in that moment

Hello Everyone,

If you haven’t read the (Amazing imo) AMM series, here’s a description of what I’m looking for. TY!

Dark, surreal, psychological science-fiction book that blends cosmic horror, existential dread, and philosophical themes surrounding identity, consciousness, trauma, and the fragility of the human mind. Something atmospheric and deeply introspective, featuring an unsettling alien presence, distorted perceptions of reality, and a protagonist struggling with paranoia and their own sense of self.

I'm not exactly looking for Horror, but I want something like going in a journey with the character, maybe a place the character goes to has a creepy feeling to it, for whatever reason.