I’m not quite sure how to explain this but I was reading a story (not a book) that was really unsettling to me because of the way the main character was unwittingly being molded into a different person by a controlling/predatory relationship and it made me want to read a novel with similar themes.
It doesn’t necessarily need to be romantic (and if it is I don’t want to read anything that romanticizes abuse) but what are some books where the relationship dynamic is the most uncomfortable aspect? Such as a mentor abusing power to negatively influence (ex. Tampa*), a relationship making both people worse (ex. These Violent Delights), someone trying to control someone else (ex. Misery), or someone making another question their own reality (ex. Dark Room Etiquette). Just any book where when two characters interact your skin immediately starts to crawl.
* I couldn’t finish it yet due to how extremely unsettling it was but I think it still fits as an example.
by Pinkpresent38