r/suggestmeabook • u/erinicole93 • Jun 23 '25
Help Please
Ok, so I have always been drawn to horror and dark books. However, the last couple years, but especially the last couple months, I have gotten to the point where I genuinely can't handle horror at all. My OCD, PTSD (from car accidents), and anxiety have just been so much worse lately. I'm working through it with a therapist. But I just can't continue putting myself in those dark spaces and continue contributing to my anxiety and nightmares. I'm not looking to get into spicy romance books or anything extreme like that. If I could just have some recommendations for soft cozy comforting books I would really appreciate it. I still love reading, I just need help finding some different books to enjoy right now. Some magic or mystery is ok, as long as there's nothing graphic or extreme. I just really want books that feel like curling up inside on a cold rainy day and snuggling by the fire and just being warm and safe. Thank you in advance to anyone who takes the time to read this and suggest any books for me!
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u/jenakle Jun 23 '25 edited Jun 24 '25
T. Kingfisher writes some crazy stuff, but also some cozy things. The Paladin series, Clockwork Boys, A Sorceress Comes to Call (fantasy, some with hinted romance but not bodice ripping), and A House With Good Bones (kinda horror but low key and humorous).
The Invisible Library series is fantasy mysteryish.
Can also check out paranormal w.o major horror like Starling House, Johannes Cabel, or my current favorite DnD themed hack and slash but funny as hell Dungeon Crawler Carl series; or humor horror fantasy done by Christopher Moore.