TheShadesofOrange 41.8K subscribers · Feb 8, 2022

Top 10 Horror Books by Women #womeninhorror #horrrorbooks #top10books

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BeneathKristi DeMeester
Loved it

i just loved what she had to say this is a book that is definitely a debut novel but i appreciate so much about it is gritty and dark and disturbing and makes me uncomfortable

Broken monstersLauren Beukes
Loved it

i really like how this book came together i've reread it since my first read-through and love it even more appreciate what the author was doing

FledglingOctavia E. Butler
Loved it

i just really love this one i found the writing to be straightforward i just really like her prose and so yeah if you're looking for a female ridden vampire book this is definitely my pick

the character work is fantastic there are and wonderful array of diverse characters brought into the crew and great conversations around ableism and acceptance and i just love every moment of it

this book is just atmospheric i love the main character of noemi she's just fierce and feminine she loves to wear dresses and makeup but at the same time she is very much an independent woman who speaks her mind

Mind of winterLaura Kasischke
Loved it

this is a book that is very slow paced it's very quiet and it takes a while to build and it's a book you definitely have to stick through until the end because the end is really where the payoff is

The Ghost TreeChristina Henry
Loved it

i just love this story christina henry is an amazing storyteller and i will say that this is somewhat of a predictable horror story in the way that it really does play into a lot of the tropes you will see in a lot of popular books but they are done so well that i just found this book to be incredibly comforting

The Good HouseTananarive Due
Loved it

the ending just really pushed this book from being one that i liked to being one i loved because i absolutely thought the ending brought everything together in a really satisfying way

for me my love of this book really comes from the historical perspective i related heavily to the couple their need to have a child that infertility those challenges their desperation the grief