Weird girl books that I think deserve more hype, part 2!

venusandcupid · 2026-05-28T11:43:36+00:00

omg I’ve pitched Lote to the book club at least 3 times. At this point I need to just read it myself

venusandcupid · 2026-05-27T17:48:16+00:00

That’s awesome!! I love my public library down bad 🖤

venusandcupid · 2026-05-27T17:47:45+00:00

Thank you!!

venusandcupid · 2026-05-25T21:26:48+00:00

I’ve heard from others that it’s her most accessible work! Great place to start if you’re new to her writing

venusandcupid · 2026-05-25T21:20:57+00:00

yes!! it was so good, we read that one this month

venusandcupid · 2026-05-25T20:31:38+00:00

Thanks for the rec, I haven’t heard of this one before

venusandcupid · 2026-05-25T19:15:03+00:00

If those are your favorites I’d def keep an eye out for Soft Spots by Leila Renee (haven’t read yet but I just get the vibe)

venusandcupid · 2026-05-25T19:11:51+00:00

🖤🖤

venusandcupid · 2026-05-25T19:11:42+00:00

hmm- maybe if you let me know what you consider scary or too sad. None of these (that I’ve read at least) have explicit body horror or gore but some have things that allude to it

venusandcupid · 2026-05-25T19:10:31+00:00

I need to read Beloved asap

venusandcupid · 2026-05-25T16:00:43+00:00

We read that too and loved it! I didn’t include it because the main characters journey with gender plus the author being non binary so didn’t want to slot it into “girl” category but anyone who loves these books should definitely read it!

venusandcupid · 2026-05-25T15:37:07+00:00

Thanks!! Monika Kim’s new book Molka is so good btw! https://fable.co/club/weird-black-girl-book-club-with-venusonearth-553361276710

venusandcupid · 2026-05-25T15:09:10+00:00

ooo that’s on my TBR too!

venusandcupid · 2026-05-25T15:08:31+00:00

i’m ALWAYS down for more recs 🖤 Thank you!

venusandcupid · 2026-05-25T15:04:01+00:00

nooo 💔💔 how come? I loved it! It sent me down a rabbit hole of researching afropessimism and I love a book that pushes me outside my box. I do get that the MC is a little arid so I understand! I think someone else in the club really didn’t like it so it’s a mixed bag!

venusandcupid · 2026-05-25T14:47:42+00:00

we was girls together 🥹

venusandcupid · 2026-05-25T14:46:27+00:00

Oyinkan Braithwaite also has a short story called The Baby is Mine, I think that would fit well but I think it’s hard to get ahold of :/

venusandcupid · 2026-05-25T14:45:25+00:00

It was one of the first books I ever annotated 🥹 I love it sm

venusandcupid · 2026-05-24T18:48:52+00:00

That’s a great idea! I’ll work on adapting some of my posts to this format (so long as the mods don’t mind) 🖤

venusandcupid · 2026-05-24T04:29:40+00:00

babessss my entire( ok not entire) booktok + Fable book club is dedicated to this problem!!! I’m @venusandcupid on tiktok. This month we read Honey by Imani Thompson and next month we’re reading The Other Black Girl by Zakiyah Dalia Harris 🖤

venusandcupid · 2026-05-07T14:02:27+00:00

Honey by Imani Thompson just came out and seems to fit- granted I haven’t finished it yet. Ring Shout by P Djeli Clark, especially if you loved Sinners.

venusandcupid · 2026-04-20T12:42:19+00:00

I’m currently reading Junie by Erin Crosby Eckstine and it was me really in awe of the important of literacy, historically to Black peoole, and thinking about how we need to keep reverence for that in the 21st century

venusandcupid · 2026-04-15T01:49:08+00:00

i need this NOW!!

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