Six Cozy Mysteries for a Rainy Weekend, Ranked by Scone Density
Six cozy mysteries, from a retirement village in Kent to a tea shop in San Francisco, ranked by the only metric that matters when it is raining and you are not leaving the house.
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What to read next, sorted by mood, with the body count noted.
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Five Horror Novels to Read With the Door Shut
October is here and the house is making its noises. Five horror novels for the season, graded by how far from the hallway you will want to sit while reading them.
Thrillers for the Bath, Ranked by How Wet the Book Got
A thriller in the bath is the correct way to read a thriller. Five of them, ranked by a single reproducible measurement: how far the book ended up in the water when the twist landed.
Five Big Houses With Something in the East Wing
The gothic novel has one rule: the house is bigger than the people in it, and it knows. Here are five, ranging from 1847 to this decade, for a week of bad weather.
Romantasy for People Who Said They'd Never
Five romantasy novels, chosen for the reader who swore she would never, with notes on where the dagger is, how many courts there are, and which chapter to read in private.