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Saratoga Schaefer

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Thriller, Horror, Suspense

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Saratoga Schaefer (they/them) is the USA Today Bestselling and Indie Press Bestselling author of vicious horrors and twisted thrillers. Their books have been featured in Variety, People Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, and Glamour, and their writing has appeared in Writer’s Digest, CrimeReads, and more. Originally from Brooklyn, Saratoga now lives upstate with several needy animals and a haunted clown table.

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Average rating: 3.74 · 30,170 ratings · 7,203 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	Trad Wife 3.81 avg rating — 17,588 ratings — published 2026 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Serial Killer Support Group 3.66 avg rating — 10,164 ratings — published 2025 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Time We Drowned 3.49 avg rating — 2,053 ratings — published 2026 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Thousand Monstrous Forms 4.29 avg rating — 322 ratings — published 2026 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Of Plagues and Blasphemy: A Medieval Horror Anthology by Amanda Havill Adgate (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Julia Jackson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ashley Graves (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 31 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beautiful After Breaking: A Poetry Collection 4.79 avg rating — 14 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grupo De Apoio A Serial Killers by Saratoga Schaefer (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Hello readers, I need to give you a big ol’ content warning for this one. Because, at its core, ATMF is about the cyclical nature of (view spoiler)[abuse (hide spoiler)] and how being in (view spoiler)[abusive relationships (hide spoiler)] can color ...more
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Clay McLeod Chapman deftly handles the true horror of a serial killer alongside a surprisingly empowering arc for said killer's victims. This is not just a dive into a deranged mind; it's a stunning portrayal of outsider art and how one's body of wor ...more
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Saratoga Schaefer and 19 other people liked Horror Reads's review of Trad Wife: "This novel brilliantly delves into the world of traditional wives and social media influencers while also getting bloody and gloriously gruesome. Camille is dedicated to being a perfect tradwife. Everything about her life is meticulously dedicated to" Read more of this review »
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Dear reader—this is your space and I won’t linger, I’m just dropping by with some content warnings (below) and a suggestion that you listen to Paris Paloma’s “LABOUR - the cacophony” at least eight hundred times while reading this book to get the ful ...more
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“Maybe I don’t want to raise a traditional wife. Maybe I want to raise a feral woman.”
― Saratoga Schaefer, Trad Wife

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“this heavy presence of absence.”
― Saratoga Schaefer, Serial Killer Support Group

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“I can't pinpoint the exact moment I stopped believing in the lies I tell myself, but it doesn't matter. I accept them anyway. I have to. There's no other option.”
― Saratoga Schaefer, Trad Wife

tags: self-delusion

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The Faceless Thing We Adore by Hester Steel (416 pp)

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Trad Wife by Saratoga Schaefer (320 pp)

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Cabaret in Flames by Hache Pueyo (160 pp)

1 vote, 25.0%

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