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1		The September House by Carissa Orlando 3.84 avg rating — 121,081 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	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
2		The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 207,859 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	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
3		The Girl from the Well (The Girl from the Well, #1) by Rin Chupeco (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 15,421 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	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
4		Linghun by Ai Jiang (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 3,286 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	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
5		Ask for Andrea (Ask for Andrea, #1) by Noelle W. Ihli (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 316,419 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	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
6		The Reformatory by Tananarive Due (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 108,966 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	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
7		Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 477,939 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	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
8		Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 36,426 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	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
9		Bunny (Bunny, #1) by Mona Awad (Goodreads Author) 3.43 avg rating — 381,218 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	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
10		The Dollmakers by Lynn Buchanan (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 2,936 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	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
11		The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse by Robert Rankin 3.76 avg rating — 8,463 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	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
12		Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen (Goodreads Author) 3.46 avg rating — 25,610 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	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
13		Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 138,722 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	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
14		Where the Dead Brides Gather by Nuzo Onoh (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 736 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	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
15		My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna van Veen (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 24,623 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	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
16		In the Company of Ogres by A. Lee Martinez (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 5,184 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	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
17		A Nameless Witch by A. Lee Martinez (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 5,192 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	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
18		Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 27,111 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	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

18 books · 1 voter · list created March 19th, 2025 by Stacey (votes) .

Tags: benevolent, helpful, horror, wholesome

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