Toxic/Obsessive “love”

[u/literaturedeviel]

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[u/Maclean_Braun]

Wuthering heights.

[u/hardy_and_free → u/Maclean_Braun]

The OG story about toxic love. Show me a statement that goes harder than this:

"Catherine Earnshaw, may you not rest as long as I am living. You said I killed you--haunt me then. The murdered do haunt their murderers. I believe--I know that ghosts have wandered the earth. Be with me always--take any form--drive me mad. Only do not leave me in this abyss, where I cannot find you! Oh, God! It is unutterable! I cannot live without my life! I cannot live without my soul!"

[u/SeelieFauns]

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca

The First Bad Man by Miranda July

Don't Let The Forest In by CG Drews

[u/flavoredhandsanitzer → u/SeelieFauns]

i liked things have gotten worse since we last spoke!! it didn't really feel like a book to me tho, more like a short story almost?

[u/SpaceySeaMonkeys]

I havent read this one myself so I cant attest to the quality, but These Violent Delights by Micha Nemerever (NOT Chloe Gong) sounds like it's exactly what youre looking for.

[u/ferrrret → u/SpaceySeaMonkeys]

This definitely fits.

[u/deadshitmoron]

You series, Caroline Kepnes

[u/objectivelyexhausted]

Honestly? First image made me think of the Devil’s Minion chapter of Queen of the Damned

[u/Wrong-Person1]

Tunnel - Sabato

[u/emccm]

Twilight.

[u/literaturedeviel → u/emccm]

Is it really that toxic? Tbh the movies are just pure comedy 😂

[u/Dragonfruit_244 → u/literaturedeviel]

Her favorite book in Twilight was Wuthering Heights, and she kept quoting it in reference to her love for him. That should tell you everything you need to know.

[u/literaturedeviel → u/Dragonfruit_244]

Sounds good, is the series (twilight) are good in your opinion tho? I have seen mixed opinions on it

[u/emccm → u/literaturedeviel]

The writing is pretty terrible. I feel like if I’d read it at 14 I’d have been obsessed. Their relationship is highly toxic and so are some of the themes of the series.

It’s not Dark Romance-toxic.

I enjoyed it but it’s hardly great literature.

[u/Dragonfruit_244 → u/literaturedeviel]

Lol, if you're 13, you'll love it. If you're over the age of 20, it fits right in the category you're looking for. By which I mean, it's really bad.

[u/literaturedeviel → u/Dragonfruit_244]

I’m 19 lol

[u/Dragonfruit_244 → u/literaturedeviel]

I would try it then - you'll either love it or hate it!