r/BooksThatFeelLikeThis is a subreddit with 363k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests, and the community frequently discusses books, fantasy, romance, looking for a book, and dark, and they frequently recommend/review dystopian book, sapphic, and magic items.
Seek book recommendations based off how something feels. A collection of photos, art and music videos. Do not seek or recommend movies/videogames etc.
Popular Themes in r/BooksThatFeelLikeThis
#1
Advice Requests
: "Cozy siren and witchy love"
28 posts
Popular Topics in r/BooksThatFeelLikeThis
#1
Books
: "Books that feel like this?"
16 posts
#2
Fantasy
9 posts
#3
Romance
8 posts
#4
Looking For A Book
7 posts
#5
Dark
: "poetic Dark fairytail vibes"
6 posts
#6
Horror
: "Isolation/ survival Horror in the cold"
6 posts
#7
Mystery
4 posts
#8
Book
: "Southern Gothic historical fiction"
4 posts
#9
Magic
: "Darkness and joy of witchcraft Magic and ritual"
4 posts
#10
Thriller
: "Opulent Summer Thriller"
3 posts
Products Discussed in r/BooksThatFeelLikeThis
Dystopian Book
15 reviews
#1
Philip K. Dick
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Richard K. Morgan
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Neal Stephenson
5.0★ from 2 reviews
Sapphic
7 reviews
#1
S. T. Gibson
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Briana Morgan
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Marina Yuszczuk
4.0★ from 1 review
Magic Items
2 reviews
#1
J.R. Mathews
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Travis Baldree
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/BooksThatFeelLikeThis
#1
None/Any
: "romanticising education"
39 posts
#2
Horror
: "The horrors have become mundane"
36 posts
#3
Fiction
: "Something that feels like this"
23 posts
#4
Fantasy
: "Like a good old-fashioned dungeon crawl"
20 posts
#5
Romance
: "Urban, passionate, edgy"
16 posts
#6
Sci-fi
: "Gimme A Dark Sci-Fi Book That’s Friggin Weird"
12 posts
#7
Mystery/Thriller
: "This combined with suspense/thriller/horror"
11 posts
#8
Literary Fiction
: "southern gothic; no magic"
10 posts
#9
Cozy Vibes
: "Wee little warm home in the winter"
8 posts
#10
Historical Fiction
: "books set in the UK or Irish countryside"
7 posts
Member Growth in r/BooksThatFeelLikeThis
Yearly
+127k members(53.6%)
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Last updated: July 23, 2026