Lambie's Recs

Sour Cherry

By: Natalia Theodoridou
Length: TBA

“A feminist Bluebeard-inspired novel centered around a dark plague of a man and the complicated women who champion, despise, adore, and ultimately depart from him. Beginning with his wet nurse, spanning his many wives, and highlighting his cursed progeny, this story reads like a dark fairytale—rife with forewarning lessons, mobs with pitchforks,... Read more

Vantage Point

A Novel

By: Sara Sligar
Narrated by: Adam Ewer, Helen Laser & Jess Nahikian
Length: 12 hours 9 minutes

“At first glance, The Wielands seem to be the perfect affluent New England family marred only by a century-spanning string of deaths occurring in April. Suspicious but entirely damning, right? It's not until ruinous videos starring Clara Wieland, Senate-candidate Teddy Wieland, and his wife Jess begin leaking that the family has to face the... Read more

My Mother's Boyfriends: Stories

By: Samantha Schoech
Narrated by: Samantha Schoech
Length: 5 hours 27 minutes

“Samantha Schoech's writing is a symphony of vivid imagery, powerful scenarios, and, just when you need it most, humor. My Mother's Boyfriend offers a thoughtful and engaging collection of stories that skillfully capture the often messy nature of familial love and how it sculpts us into who we are. It's a book that stirs empathy in anyone who has... Read more

Hungerstone

By: Kat Dunn
Narrated by: Perdita Weeks
Length: 10 hours 15 minutes

“A delicious, bloody romp about a haunted Victorian woman, her dastardly husband, and a mysterious woman seemingly sent to tear her life apart. This vengeful Carmilla retelling will boil your blood, cook your goose, and rip out your treacherous throat. Read more

Bluebeard's Castle

A Novel

By: Anna Biller
Narrated by: Samantha Hydeson
Length: 10 hours 34 minutes

“Shockingly delirious look into a young woman’s marriage to a secretive and controlling man. Using hallmarks of the Gothic romance genre, Anna Biller presents a compelling narrative dripping with gaslighting, delusions, anger, fear, and dominance set in an aesthetic, stately castle. No matter what you may think, you’ll fall for Biller’s... Read more

Victorian Psycho

By: Virginia Feito
Narrated by: Anna Burnett
Length: 4 hours 51 minutes

“What if American Psycho took place in Victorian England and centered feminine rage? Spend a few hundred pages with Winifred, the new governess of the Pounds House. The violent thoughts, off-color jokes, and tales of poisoning children are all told with the same languid delivery that piques the readers interest for what horrors are to come;... Read more

The Unworthy

A Novel

By: Agustina Bazterrica
Narrated by: Imani Jade Powers
Length: 4 hours 36 minutes

“The secluded Sacred Sisterhood sect thrives by being violent, abusive, and cruel but the narrator finds unexpected hope to survive. As the days, weeks, years pass by, 'The Unworthy' leaves you gut punched with more unsettling questions than answers -- ones the reader might not want explained. Read more

The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies

THE ILL-MANNERED LADIES: Book #1

By: Alison Goodman
Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
Length: 15 hours 33 minutes

“A Regency-Era feminist thriller and historical romance that weaves the story of two high-society sisters—one a benevolent widow and the other a badass spinster—and their forays into rescue missions, heroic brawlings, and charming espionage. Perfect for the Regency-Era reader who sometimes wishes their heroines would get their hands dirty. Read more

The Hounding

A Novel

By: Xenobe Purvis
Length: TBA

“F*cking magnificent. In this weird, masterful little book, an 18th-century village located on the shore of the River Thames becomes embroiled in a malicious misogyny-rooted rumor that accuses five sisters of turning into devil-allied dogs. Wonderfully ambiguous and scathingly written, this novel is perfect for readers of Ottessa Moshfegh, Rachel... Read more

Something in the Walls

A Novel

By: Daisy Pearce
Narrated by: Ana Clements
Length: 8 hours 16 minutes

“How much of it is actually a witch controlling Alice and how much is the town and its wicked horrible traditions? Is it a trick or is it real? You will be dying to know throughout the whole book. The narrator does a wonderful job on reading the book. It’s horror at its best! Read more

The Woman Destroyed

By: Simone De Beauvoir
Narrated by: Hillary Huber
Length: 8 hours 4 minutes

“Infuriating as it is devastating, bombastic as it is subtle, and intuitive as it is enigmatic. A masterful work by prolific French feminist philosopher, de Beauvoir's The Woman Destroyed will leave you burning and hungry for more. Read more

Black Swans

By: Eve Babitz
Narrated by: Mia Barron
Length: 6 hours 38 minutes

“A short story collection that glitters like the pool at the Chateau Marmont reflecting the sun's (aka Eve Babitz's) warm waves of brilliance. Like a cathartic gossip sesh with your good friend who's a little annoying, but you love her anyway, these stories draw you in, make you laugh, make your heart sink, and ignite your hunger for more, more,... Read more

Slouching Towards Bethlehem

Essays

Picador Modern Classics

By: Joan Didion
Narrated by: Maya Hawke
Length: 6 hours 23 minutes

“In this snapshot of mid-century American culture, Didion, deliberate and unabashed, takes the reader on journeys across the United States - from Newport, to Sacramento, to Hollywood, to Hawaii, and back to San Francisco - digesting political unrest, youthful buoyancy, and fundamental questions of morality and human responsibility. Her essays... Read more

Didion and Babitz

By: Lili Anolik
Narrated by: Lili Anolik
Length: 12 hours 45 minutes

“To get a more complete picture of LA in the 70s in general and Joan Didion in particular, you have to learn about Eve Babitz who was a foil for Didion. Fascinating read. Read more

In Defense of Witches

The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial

By: Mona Chollet
Narrated by: Alix Dunmore
Length: 7 hours 47 minutes

“A spellbinding look into the legacy of misogyny and how its roots spread into the worldwide witch trials. Insightful, rage-inducing, and deeply provocative, Chollet examines the dark, violent time in our history and asks whether culture has really shifted in the independent woman's favor. Read more

We Used to Live Here

A Novel

By: Marcus Kliewer
Narrated by: Jeremy Carlisle Parker & Corey Brill
Length: 9 hours 52 minutes

“This is spooky and unsettling and mind-boggling and insane. I was hooked from the very beginning with truly no idea where I'd end up. This ain't your daddy's horror novel. Get ready for existential dread, stranger danger, changelings, and the horrifying sense that everyone around you is lying. Read more

The Blue Hour

A Novel

By: Paula Hawkins
Narrated by: Gemma Whelan
Length: 10 hours 15 minutes

“Paula Hawkins does it again, but in a new way. Unreliable narrators of their own memories and lives abound so the breadcrumbs are strewn all about. Just enough clues to make one vaguely uncomfortable about 'helpful' characters and some major incidents that are out of the blue (no pun intended). The island and the tides that make it unreachable... Read more

And He Shall Appear

By: Kate Van Der Borgh
Narrated by: Elliot Fitzpatrick
Length: 11 hours 48 minutes

“Combining the nostalgia of the mid-2000s with the allure of the upper crust of Cambridge University students and the draw of dark academia as a genre (and a lifestyle), Kate van der Borgh’s And He Shall Appear draws you in through the lens of the unnamed narrator, who is accessing the upper class lifestyle of rich Cambridge students for the... Read more

The Lightning Thief

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Book 1

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Book #1

By: Rick Riordan
Narrated by: Jesse Bernstein
Length: 10 hours 1 minute

“Vengeful and fickle gods! A summer camp of fledgling heroes! Gorgons and cyclopes and hydras and all that junk! This middle-grade fantasy series takes the Greek myths we know and love and presents them contemporarily with humor, teenage hijinks, questionable adult figures, and impossible prophecies. Read more

Slewfoot

A Tale of Bewitchery

By: Brom
Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik
Length: 14 hours 28 minutes

“Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom is *the* witchy cold weather read. It's spooky and atmospheric, and the epitome of a Good For Her book. Read more