i found a new genre of books...🍄🌲

[@aimeebrooks4303]

Dark Cottagecore is literally the Maleficent movies and I can't believe I didn't realise it before.

[@boglitt6918]

Exactly!

[@lenapakalniski2632]

OMG!!!!!! SO TRUE

[@helinkaya5442]

OH I have a book recommendation about this : malice by heather Walter, which is a sapphic retelling of the sleeping beauty which is from the POV of malice, the villain in the story. I really liked it ❤

[@kb-ih7ni]

I was so obsessed with the dark fae from the maleficent movie world i dreamt an entire story complete with lore and everything. The speed with wc i clicked on this video...hilarious.

[@vfa9761]

@@kb-ih7ni PLEASE write it down!!!!

[@meeks4756]

I've heard of this referred to as "cottagegore" and I love it.

[@fearthelight.5766]

6:05 "i know nick wilde from zootopia had a chokehold on all of us, but this is taking it a little too far" THIS KILLED ME LMAO

[@Ccloveshorror]

lol I died when she said that! and had to stop and find this comment lol

[@MeMyshelfAndI]

Cottagegore!! (Cottage + gore) The dark, bloody cousin of cottagecore is 100% my vibe 🖤🔪🫀🍄🥀🍁🩸🦴🖤 House of Hollow, Queens of Renthia series, For the Wolf, Juniper & Thorn, Slewfoot, The Tangleroot Palace, Mexican Gothic, All the Murmuring Bones, Into the Heartless Wood, The Bone Houses, Follow Me to Ground, Small Favors, This Poison Heart (a bit too high fantasy to perfectly fit, but maybe a little bit The Ninth Rain. it definitely gets both the naturey and horror elements)

[@textappeal8833]

I loved house of hollow and small favors... gotta check out the others

[@ResOwOnance]

So many good recommendations omg

[@FaeryLaume]

I've read a lot of these and the rest are on my TBR. I never hear anyone mention the Queens of Renthia series but I have read two of the three books and really enjoyed them.

[@biaa7278]

yess house of hollow is so so good

[@manoeksbooknook]

Thank you for this comment!!

[@freckles4603]

“The girl from the other side” really fits this vibe imo 🌿⭐️

[@ladylark10884]

i love that manga sm, it's incredible

[@dee7519]

YES YES YES

[@mayerlyariza8444]

there will be an anime version soon!!!

[@junainahrahman4156]

Love it!!

[@navyabajpai6946]

Circe also fits this aesthetic so well for some reason

[@__________________________6633]

I’ve received it as a gift, should I start ? Is it a light read ? Thank you

[@halfgodfairy8654]

@@__________________________6633 imo its not a light read, as the prose isnt very straightforward and rather "flowery" and the subject matter is also quite melancholic and sad, BUT Circe was one of my favourite reads this year partially because of these two reasons, so Id say read it as soon as youre in the mood for a book that isnt too light!!

[@blesr9022]

Yes! I’m reading it now and I love anything Greek mythology and they way the author wrote Circe is just perfect imo

[@MissAikaterine]

This intrigues me into getting Circe so much 🙌

[@tell.me.mor.]

my partner and i have been using the term ‘botanical horror’ for books like this! we’re obsessed! top recs of ours are other words for smoke by sarah maria griffin, house of hollow by krystal sutherland, and baby teeth by meg grehan

[@S0nnyDoesStuff7]

You and your partner sound awesome

[@stephengoodman9058]

Women feeling isolated and not taken seriously seems to be a bit of a recurring theme in Shirley Jackson's work. I'm currently reading 'Dark tales' - a collection of her short stories - she really is an excellent writer.

[@LaFou06]

Spinning Silver, Uprooted and the girl in the tower all fit the cottagecore theme quite well, imo! Also maybe some stormy Agatha Christie, such as And then there were none.

[@lenapakalniski2632]

I also thought of Uprooted for this one! The vibes are there!

[@Bookishbrunette]

When she said dark cottagecore I immediately thought of Uprooted!

[@strixalucobooks1536]

Came here to mention The girl in the tower/bear and the nightingale 🖤

[@LaFou06]

@@strixalucobooks1536 ah yes, bear and the nightingale as well!

[@MissFlyingUnicorn]

I was going to mention Uprooted instantly! The Winternight trilogy (Bear and the Nightingale, Girl in the Tower, and Winter of the Witch) is also such a great suggestion

[@srose1088]

Enchantment of Ravens feels like dark cottage core to me, the fae are inhuman looking and resemble the fores they reside in. All the vibes 🍂🌙

[@catsandbats77]

Such a great book!

[@realsushrey]

Enchantment of Ravens is amazing. One of my favorite romance books, even though romance is just the front for a backdrop of deeper themes.

[@MissAikaterine]

*adding to my tbr* 😅

[@srose1088]

@@MissAikaterine the fan art is pretty good. I use it to kind of imagine what stuff looks like.

[@MissAikaterine]

@@srose1088 oh wow that’s actually a very good trick (for all books tbh)! Do you find it on Pinterest?

[@abbyatwood3592]

House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland fits this vibe soooo perfectly!

[@gia5034]

Yes omg I absolutely love house of hollow!!

[@cubalibre_947]

Agreed!! I had a great surprise reading it

[@iamthatxx]

I have this on my tbr. Really appreciate your suggestion!

[@24studiosbrm]

All three of the girls were great and also irritating in their own way. The writing style of the book is so descriptive and creepy.

[@lauraaiello5223]

Omg such a great book!! The atmosphere was just exquisite 🖤🍄🍃

[@irenegrijalvotarres]

T. Kingfisher has a bunch of books that fit this vibe. "Nettle & Bone" (quest through the forest with a witch, includes loveable reanimated skeleton dog) is her latest in that category, but I can also recommend "The Raven and the Reindeer" (a retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen") and "The Twisted Ones" (that one is more horror, I know it's not your usual). Also, for mushrooms and rot with a gothic mansion setting, "What Moves the Dead" is her retelling of E. A. Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher.”

[@annieblock5396]

Was going to comment about "What Moves the Dead"! So good. I haven't read her others so this was very helpful!

[@MissAikaterine]

I’ve heard so many good things about Nettle & Bone ✨

[@UnsortedSeeds]

I loved What Moves the Dead. It really captured the creepiness and the dread, and I was feeling quite disturbed by the end. Super atmospheric and great Gothic horror.

[@FaeryLaume]

I liked Among the Beasts and Briars - it was definitely a YA vibe. The fox thing didn't weird me out, but my favorite part was that she was the gardener's daughter. For a darker forest vibe, with an actual cottage in the story, you might like The Will and the Wilds by Charlie Holmberg. I haven't read Fortuna Sworn yet. I had the same reaction you did when I finished We Have Always Lived in the Castle.

[@aiela]

For maximum Dark Cottagecore vibes, read the short story The Erl-King by Angela Carter. It’s just what you’re looking for! It’s part of the Bloody Chamber short story collection as well.

[@Kiki-oo3bw]

omg YES!! i second this 😌

[@mawley3266]

Oh 100%

[@catsandbats77]

Someone made a book based on The Erl King? That poem has always creeped me out and fascinated me at the same time.

[@cessoles1602]

Finding books that fit with this aesthetic isn't easy, but in the last couple of years since I fell in love with cottagegore, here are some gems I've run across: "A Walk In A Darker Wood" (short story anthology, edited by Sarah Walker), "Tales From The Hinterland" by Melissa Albert, and "The Sisters Of The Winter Wood" by Rena Rossner. And although these aren't books, I just wanted to include a few more suggestions for anyone out there who, like me, simply can't get enough of this aesthetic... The album "O My Heart," by Mother Mother, is *very* cottagegore. If you're looking for something with a dark Americana kind of vibe, The Builders And The Butchers is a great band to check out -- gothic bluegrass, very dark lyrics, and the singer's voice is amazing. Compilations of "Deep Woods/Cryptid Stories" by Raven Reads (here on KZbin) have the perfect combination of being woodsy, cozy, and deliciously spooky. The 1970's film "The Wicker Man" and the 2016 movie "The Witch" beautifully capture the essence of cottagegore (not to mention they're both masterpieces of psychological horror). And for anyone here who doesn't already know about it, you've simply got to check out the "Cottagegore" playlist by Kester Spach (on KZbin). It captures this vibe *flawlessly.* Thanks so much to everyone else on here who posted their book recommendations -- I'm always looking for more cottagegore stories!

dark cottagecore reminds me of fairytales and I think it'll be the perfect reading aesthetic for January! I love reading fantasy in the wintertime, so I feel like this will be perfect for this time of year.

[@camilahuron4976]

If you want the good misty atmosphere in dark cottage core you should read the FOR THE WOLF series by hannah whitmen! This series explores the red riding hood trope but crosses it with beauty and the beast. The author is amazing at atmosphere and keeping you engaged in all the details. My only critic is that it can be a little slow but i love it!

[@ChemicalPenguinn]

This video is so cosy, it fits the cottagecore aesthetic perfectly!

[@FireFr0ggy]

Your digital painting gives me The Ancient Magus' Bride vibes. Shirley Jackson is a favorite author of mine. Her short story, The Lottery and novels Haunting of Hill House and We Have Always Lived in a Castle are my favorites.

[@juliaziemann5140]

is it similar to the netflix series?

[@stephengoodman9058]

@@juliaziemann5140 They have the same title but that's about it apart from some character names. They're both excellent in their way though.

[@slglorie]

I'd recommend The Winternight Trilogy! (especially The Bear and The Nightingale)

[@FaeryLaume]

Loved the Winternight trilogy. Similar mythology/folklore, similar time period, but different interpretation, I also just finished The Witch and the Tsar by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore.

[@katereadsbooks3805]

I loved this, but, in previous videos, Leonie has read it and said it is not her thing!!

[@awildbecoming]

I got this out the library and Is next to read!

[@MissAikaterine]

I’m so tempted to get back to this series rn!

[@spacepirating]

2 books that I’ve read recently that fit this trope- particularly the dark fungus vibe- are Mexican gothic and what moves the dead. loved them both!

[@ZoetheGoober]

Thank you for finding the description of this INCREDIBLE aesthetic

[@TheDobby321]

I would really recommend Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh. I think it fits this perfectly!

[@charoi9659]

Was the first thing I thought about, too. And the two books are quite short as well, all the vibes and not a big commitment :D

[@MatildaTheBookDragon]

It's beautiful! I've got the second but haven't read it yet

[@tpstps85]

I came here for this rec!!

[@federubiowenk2859]

I think you would like Nettle and bone by T Kingfisher. It’s a dark fantasy with witches, a bone dog and a demon hen. For me was a really cozy quest like book

[@bookyulya]

Then I highly recommend you to read “The Forest Song” by Lesya Ukrainka. It’s Ukrainian classic literature with similar atmosphere ✨

[@StephenLarrick]

This is the first time that I've seen you draw in a video -- I really liked watching the images come together as you talked about the book. Cool idea.

[@mrs_digriz]

Спіймала себе на думці, що "темний" для мене значить більше "сірий". Буквально як кольори осені або зими. І фігурально типу сірої моралі персонажів. Тож для мене темне фентезі, темна академія чи щось таке розповідають саме по напівтони. Не про занепад, а про крок перед занепадом. Дякую за відео. Дуже атмомферно. Ваші відео завжди натхненні. 🖤

[@isabvIIa]

You should read juniper and thorn if you loved this genre. It is quite dark (check the tws) but I am currently reading it and I love it.

[@grimreads]

Shirley Jackson was agoraphobic so a lot of the feeling on anxiety in "We always lived in the castle" rings so true. Great gothic novel. Def sad, especially when it all hit the fan

[@gilmorewitch197]

It's been a while since I've read The Will and the Wilds by Charlie N. Holmberg but I remember it had nice nature/cottagecore/demon vibe, it lowkey gave me dark studio Ghibli feels? I would also highly recommend reading short story by Leigh Bardugo The Witch of Duva, it has this dark fairytale element that I adored

[@fallisdying2077]

I loved the drawing timelapse you did with the voiceover!!

[@ofthenorth.]

My brain has deemed We Have Always Lived in a Castle to be We Have Always Lived on the Moon, from the amount of times she says she lives on the moon 😂

[@jmsl910]

there is something important in that observation!

[@kathryn8862]

An enchantment of ravens, a fragile enchantment, t kingfisher’s books, into the heartless wood, juniper and thorn, and silver in the wood all give me goblincore /dark cottagecore vibes!

[@Thetea765]

Why is no one talking about her amazing art

[@annawinter__]

i can't help but think that the 'being' you draw looks like 'the outsider' from 'the girl from the other side' give it a try if you want!

[@ASGhouti]

I love how you deliver these types of concepts/topics, please make more of the dark cottagecore reading vlog/recommendations! 💙✨

[@lenani9143]

Okay, so Ink Heart is well enough known and I feel some people are disappointed by it BUT I'd like to recommend book two and three (Ink Blood & Ink Death) because the story changes so much, they become very fairytale-esque and especially the third one got big dark cottagecore vibes in my opinion (and one of my favorite settings of all time - I'm just saying BIG ASS trees!) I just re-read the series and was surprised how much they hold up for me even as a 25yr old. 🧡

[@GretaC]

Agree wholeheartedly!! I read the second book first by mistake and honestly the second and third are way better than the first. I feel they are way more fleshed out in a sense. Thank you for reminding me of this series, omw to reread it

[@bloepblep4287]

I didn't know there are more parts! Definitely going to read them, I loved reading Ink heart as a child

[@bybookandbone]

My aesthetic is essentially dark cottage core so you best bet I'm hyped for this video. I didn't realise it could be a book genre!

[@lavendergore]

i'm watching this in the morning with my coffee and it's very broody outside and oh my lord watching you draw was so calming and lovely - thank you! loving this aesthetic and definitely have to check out we have always lived in this castle!

[@nikolahetn944]

Highly recommend A Far Wilder Magic! It's the most autumn book I've ever read and I think it kinda matches the vibe of dark cottagecore :D

[@nikolahetn944]

Also not a book but you should definitely check out Mushishi!

[@lavenderisdedagain4554]

Y’all want Dark Cottage Core? Watch Over the Garden Wall. Trust me. The vibes are definitely there.

[@megangoodell]

Please do more videos of your drawing while you talk about books! Omg I love it!

[@poeticwanderings7599]

If you're looking for more dark cottagecore fantasy vibes I feel like the sevenwaters series by Juliet Marillier fits. Lots of forest vibes, fae hiding in the woods, making herbal tinctures, curses all that kind of stuff. I love the series.

[@catsandbats77]

Juliet Marillier is such an underrated author.

[@danaprovenzano3961]

My fav series 😭

[@danaprovenzano3961]

@@catsandbats77 she’s beyond fantastic!! Makes me feel everything

[@Jantonov1]

I love that your cat's name is Momo.

[@DarthChichiri]

My favorite book from my middle school years was "I Am Morgan le Fay" by Nancy Springer and it was very dark cottagecore. I've never in my life met anyone else who's read it, so it's a hidden dark cottagecore gem if anyone wants something underrated! ;) I would also recommend another of my middle school favorites which was "Sabriel' by Garth Nix. I don't know if it would be dark cottagecore or dark academia, maybe both? But either way it is still one of my absolute favorite series, and again it's very underrated in my opinion.

[@FaeryLaume]

I love the Sabriel series. I'll look for that Nancy Springer book.

[@joshshortt9599]

@@FaeryLaume The neat thing about Sabriel is that it is built around necromancy specifically.

[@Zivilin]

@@joshshortt9599 👀that sold me on adding it to my tbr.

[@helili._.7520]

I read that 'Morgan le Fay'-book and also loved it! 🤗

[@lydiam.1833]

I really loved the Blackthorne and Grimm series by Juliet Marillier. I think they fall into this genre.

[@hollyh5791]

The Shady Hollow series by Juneau Black fits this perfectly! It’s about a small town murder & all the characters are animals who live in the forest. It’s amazing & one of my top 5 favorites!

[@abigailhess6169]

The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert would fall under Dark Cottagecore but it's pretty graphic. If you're looking for characters who treat each other badly then you'd probably love Zodiac Academy!

[@Luumus]

I loved Uprooted. Such great character building and setting. I felt genuinely creeped out at parts. Novik is a master writer. I think the audiobook for the first book is the same voice actress that did For the Wolf, and no disrespect but I really didn't like that book nor her performance. Hearing her again gave me flashbacks to that. Speaking of For the Wolf actually, I read that one before Uprooted, and they both have the same creepy dark cottagecore vibes and a man that is thought of as an animal yet they are just a man, but For the Wolf is profoundly amateurish in comparison to Uprooted.

[@katereadsbooks3805]

I agree!! Uprooted is waaaay better than For The Wolf - I read Uprooted first and For The Wolf was promoted as being similar, but I was just SO disappointed... thank you for your comment!!

[@jasperdotpdf]

you should read the silver in the wood duology! it‘s two short novellas that fit this theme perfectly :)

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

I wish I could draw 🥹

[@jillianwood9210]

Fully suggest 'Silver in the Wood' by Emily Tesh. Definitely fits this vibe & is an enrapturing novella.

[@danithilette]

I have been in this journey as well with books gothic horror/folk horror/ dark cottage core. Books on my wishlist include Horrid In the Night Wood The Hollow Places In the house in the dark of the woods Follow me to ground

[@thezeethatwon]

does "pan's labyrinth" count as dark cottagecore? it is an amazing book tbh. it has a labyrinth (obviously), a faun, fairies, main character who likes fairy tales, a huge forest with themes of anti fascism. it also has a very strong female character and an asshole misogynist villain. i loved it so much.

[@taheramaheshafaque2305]

5:05 Bro, if my birds turn into humans one day, they will definitely kill me and shit on my face💀

[@rosiereadsalot8939]

omg i am obsessed with your cardigan, where is it from?

[@SabinesBookNook]

Maybe A Far Wilder Magic would fall in this category of books, that one intrigues me sooo much!

[@yourmothershusband24]

What software do u use to draw??

[@annablue6152]

I think for me when a book is DARK it's a Carlos Ruiz Zafón kind of dark if ykwim

[@mahumcrochets]

Just discovered your channel and I’ve binge watched all your videos! Absolutely LOVE your vibes

[@witchology]

my favorite piece of media at the moment that I feel fits this aesthetic rather perfectly is the Mabel Podcast. ghosts, fae, nature, abandoned house overtaken by shrubbery and rot. made me fall in love with this aesthetic and i've been seeking books and other media that even come close to replicating it ever since. (also they have official transcripts on their website so you can read along as well!)

[@petlandia13]

Your drawings reminded me of this anime called Mahō Tsukai no Yome (The Ancient Magus' Bride), maybe you'd enjoy it as well :)

[@Noaartetc]

Wow, such a cute.. everything. Drawing, setting, music, theme, you. Very calming video, you are truly a darling!!!

[@mikachu84]

RE: We have always lived in the castle. I had to read it for a Gothic Fiction course at uni and you can read the book in different ways. Since the penultimate reading is a huge spoiler I will bury the rest of my comment for those who don't want to read it. SPOILER . . . . . . . . . . . . One way to read the book is to think of the narrator as being dead. If you follow that reasoning the main character and her sister are ghosts. They are the victims of the murders that happened in the town. Notice how they never leave the house and observe what everyone else is doing rather than participating and interacting. I personally never read it like that but it is still my intention to give it a reread with that perspective in mind.

[@michaelsommers2356]

Have you read Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery"? If not, do. Also, do you know Saki's (H. H. Munro) story "The Open Window"? For some reason, these two of all the stories we read in high school have stuck with me. Both are weird, in different ways.

[@FireFr0ggy]

I was gonna say, The Lottery is excellent. That and the Haunting of Hill House made me a Shirley Jackson fan.

[@FaeryLaume]

Or maybe don't read The Lottery - I read it over 50 years ago and it still haunts me. ;/

[@djunaskye6220]

Ultimate dark cottage core: Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh. Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller is good too!

[@LeylaKaratas]

oh no... not her pet becoming the love interest yikes 😭😭 the difference between That and beauty and the beast is: 1) belle didn't raise the beast. he was never dependent on her like a child would be dependent on their parents. 2) the beast was always someone who could talk, was always capable of intelligent thought and could always consent, even in beast form, unlike a literal animal.

[@andreanicole8132]

Your videos always take me out of my reading slumps

[@manoeksbooknook]

This video made me realise that a lot of my favourite horror/spooky books fit into this genre. They all have to do with nature, funghi, flowers etc. I'm talking about House of Hollow, Mexican Gothic, Horrid, What moves the Dead etc. And some comments made me realise this is called cottagecore so I'm definitely going to look for more of those books and read more in 2023

[@racheon479]

Look in to the Bitterbynde series by Cecilia Dart-Thornton, I feel like that series would fit this aesthetic.Very detailed, Tolkienesque descriptions.

[@cozy_k8]

I could watch you draw and talk about books all day! ❤️

[@ohrikuu]

What is the app being used for listening audiobooks in the video??

[@maaripoim9049]

this def is with one foot in the gothic genre, if not both. seems to be atmospheric folk lore gothic.

[@Thenoobestgirl]

18:19 I read that as 'The Village People have always hated us' at first 😂

[@Jawaheraziz89]

I love “we have always lived in the castle” by Shirley jackson.. she is considered gothic writer,, creepy unsettling vibes

[@Melianmei]

I started reading We have always lived in the castle by your recommendation. I am almost finishing it and I am not disappointed. It is great!!!

[@torialexander8754]

For the Wolf by Hannah Witten also has the cottagegore vibes. I loooove it.

[@nataliasjoy]

I have been loving your videos sooo much ❤️ it's almost like a ritual - you post = okay now it's time to relax, light a candle and write down my next reads from your video 🍁🍂 take care xx

[@jennayoung7722]

Anyone else want Leonie to watch the theatrical version of Legend (1987)? Peak dark cottagecore vibes

[@Natalieanyaa]

You really should read In the house in the dark of the woods by Laird Hunt!! It's exactly this dark forest cottage core vibe!

[@hannahgolden]

Shirley Jackson (RIP) is one of my favorite mystery/suspense writers. She also wrote The Haunting of Hill House. I'm glad you're enjoying the book!

[@kl3321]

cottagecore: baking apple tarts, comfy sweaters, gardening, the smell of rain dark cottagecore: dark foggy forests, thorns, moonless nights, abandoned cottages cottagebore: we have to fix the septic tank again

[@sissmeliss3386]

idk if this counts exactly? BUT “Little Thieves” is a spin on the Goose Girl fairytale but from the perspective of the ‘villain’. The girl is also the adopted daughter of the Goddesses of Fortune and Death (they r very cute together btw)! Its very fun and the main couples are also very cute and its vibes are immaculate. The descriptions of the monsters are very dark-fae inspired too! Not exactly ~naturey~ but its a very good read! But be warned, there is mention of s*exual assault directed at children, but never directly described.

[@frogbog6664]

I recommend What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher!! It‘s aa retelling of The Fall of the House of Usher with lots of creepy mushrooms.

[@rori1016]

Nettle and Bone is another good dark cottagecore!

[@willa4484]

The nick wilde reference had me DYINGG😂😂

[@steshabo]

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield gives me both dark cottagecore AND dark academia vibes but likes in a 7 husbands of evelyn hugo way?

[@Emzjellybeanz]

I've heard someone refer to this as "whimdark", like "whimsical grimdark", which I think is pretty cool

[@erikkasea]

House of Hollow would fit the vibes perfectly

[@alexandraramz]

a great book that fits this genre would be the gorgeous graphic novel, ‘through the woods’ by emily caroll !! it’s a brilliant short story anthology in graphic novel form

[@liviejb]

Your deer head portrait is SO reminiscent of the Rusty Lake games, which I 100% recommend. I would even venture to say they have the cottagegore vibe 🌿🍄

[@acupoftia11]

omg your illustration is INCREDIBLE!!! i am in love with your art style💗💗 what did you use to draw?

[@alissamaharaj791]

Love that someone else is appreciating Fortuna Sworn! ❤

[@KingCatsTube]

I recently read ‘The bear and the nightingale’ by Katherine Arden, this is the first in a three book series. I would say it loosely fits into the dark cottage core genre. Includes a lot of entities from Slavic folklore and myth, interesting read.

[@ArtofLaurenGlenn]

Dark cottage core is such a vibe! If you’re looking for another one that falls under that genre, I highly recommend A Daughter of the Trolls by McKenzie Catron! It’s dark, lush, and full of those eerie cottage core vibes! It’s all about Fae too!

[@carlav.2582]

I'm in love with this aesthetic too but didn't knew the term until now, thanks! Just finished What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher and I think you may like it. There's an elderly micologist, weird nature and gothic vibes...🍄

[@decompcore4780]

The delivery on "Hello! It did not get better." made me crack up, you are hilarious.

[@Thenoobestgirl]

'The Folk of The Air' series has a very cottage core vibe imo, as well as 'Enchantment of Ravens' and 'Uprooted' and 'These Hollow Vows' Edit: btw your earrings are EVERYTHING!!!

[@nicolemiller8883]

Just finished For the Wolf and For the Throne. I think they would fit this theme perfectly.

[@Dreaminangel420]

Daughter of the forest by Juliet Marillier would actually I think Fall into this genre. This book is amazing and you should read it.