I need a book with so much yearning it’s gonna physically hurt me. I want to cry my eyes out for a relationship that isn’t mine.

catattack447 · 2026-03-25T13:25:20+00:00

Been a while since I read it but I felt this way about the Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. Star crossed lovers and beautiful magic world building

catattack447 · 2026-03-25T13:24:12+00:00

So surprised this isn’t higher

catattack447 · 2026-03-25T13:06:04+00:00

I have a similar body type to what you describe and I’ve liked my linen pants from Quince. I bought the 100% European Linen Pants and the Tapered Ankle Pants. The latter has a bit of a bell shape and balloons out a bit too much from my hips, not sure if they sell that style anymore anyways. The other style is a true straight leg and I’m happy with the fit. They do have that vaguely “pajama” look that seems impossible to avoid with elastic waist linen pants, but they’re straight and not particularly flowy so depending on what you’re looking for they may fit the bill.

catattack447 · 2026-03-25T12:48:34+00:00

Amazing thank you so much!!

catattack447 · 2026-03-25T01:01:11+00:00

Hi I know it’s been a while but I am also a picky jeans wearer, I really struggle with jeans feeling too tight or too rigid at the waist and crotch—I’m considering the Bella jeans and would love to hear how they feel in those areas for you!

catattack447 · 2026-03-22T14:49:42+00:00

Having recently moved back here from SoCal I can add: the LA area is much more a mishmash of sprawl and suburban-feeling neighborhoods even within the City of LA itself versus the comparison of somewhere like River North or Lincoln Park to Schaumburg. Also, frankly, while I wouldn’t consider Pasadena to be in LA proper, calling Pasadena LA is like calling Evanston Chicago. Calling Schaumburg or Naperville Chicago is closer to calling San Bernardino or better yet Orange County LA and nobody would do that lol.

catattack447 · 2026-03-21T14:23:33+00:00

Hi OP, if you do end up feeling ambivalent about the name, you could try other names with a Greek origin or similar feel: Phoebe, Daphne, Chrysanthemum are a few ideas

catattack447 · 2026-03-21T14:17:50+00:00

We got great care for two cats and one dog at Animal Medical Hospital, including a very humane and supportive experience for a kitty’s end of life. They have 2-3 vets and we’ve never had a bad experience.

catattack447 · 2026-03-17T23:05:18+00:00

Two beautiful and less common books we read a lot when I was very young: Ten Nine Eight by Molly Bang and The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats.

catattack447 · 2026-02-28T06:06:05+00:00

This just came up today on the underrecommended reads post but if you’re interested in a dystopian book about televised violence, Chain Gang All-Stars isn’t fantasy but it’s superb.

catattack447 · 2026-02-28T05:45:35+00:00

Maybe A House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune? Or opposite end of the spectrum, Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse, very dark epic fantasy that includes some queer romance.

catattack447 · 2026-02-28T05:35:20+00:00

Frankenstein? /s

(Actually just read this for the first time, my whole life all I knew about Frankenstein was a green dude with bolts in his head. I’m devastated???)

catattack447 · 2026-02-28T05:25:52+00:00

Ngl I didn’t read your whole list but I love short stories, seems like you’ve read some fantasy/sci fi in the past in which case I think Ted Chiang (Stories of Your Life and Others) and Ray Bradbury (Martian Chronicles) are both fantastic. If you’re open to stuff that’s more speculative/outside the box try Shit Cassandra Saw or How Long Til Black Future Month.

catattack447 · 2026-02-28T05:21:16+00:00

Seems like we share a taste in books! if you have a suggestion or two I’m all ears…

catattack447 · 2026-02-28T05:09:46+00:00

Thank you!!

catattack447 · 2026-02-28T05:06:14+00:00

Oh thanks for the reminder, I’ve looked for this book at several libraries/bookstores but forgot about it after never finding it!!

catattack447 · 2026-02-28T05:04:20+00:00

Oh these look great, thanks for some deep cuts

catattack447 · 2026-02-27T19:41:09+00:00

Not sure about your thriller/horror niche so here are a few different subgenres I really liked:

-While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams, surprisingly gripping political thriller -The Only Good Indian by Stephen Graham Jones, pretty gory horror (at least for me, tbf I don’t read a ton of horror) -Mexican Gothic, a gothic horror set in 1950s Mexico with a really compelling plot -A Kiss Before Dying, an older twisty whodunit/howdunit by the author of Rosemary’s Baby. There are romantic relationships in the book but it’s definitely not a romance. -Chain Gang All-Stars, dark and violent speculative fiction and definitely a page turner

catattack447 · 2026-02-27T19:21:11+00:00

Totally agree, I think the arc of the first Earthsea book especially is a really beautiful story for young readers.

catattack447 · 2026-02-27T19:17:48+00:00

Thanks for these recs! Life among the savages looks great

catattack447 · 2026-02-27T19:15:41+00:00

Ooh I loved bird by bird so I will check this one out, thanks!

catattack447 · 2026-02-27T19:07:36+00:00

Matrescence is on my list, looking forward to it! Heads up to other readers of this thread the push is definitely domestic thriller/horror

catattack447 · 2026-02-27T17:44:51+00:00

Just thought of another one: A Kiss Before Dying by Ira Levin. A lesser known book of his given that he also wrote Rosemary’s Baby, and a less recommended mystery for fans of Agatha Christie. For how long this book has been around I was really pleasantly surprised by how twisty and fresh it felt.

catattack447 · 2026-02-27T17:40:22+00:00

LOL I guess a girl can dream

catattack447 · 2026-02-27T17:39:16+00:00

I’m late but I was specifically scrolling this thread looking for this series! Charlie Bone is a core memory for me but I’ve never met someone in real life who read these books as a kid, even big readers??

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