I really enjoyed reading Maid and The Collected Regrets of Clover. I tore through them both within one weekend. The ability of both authors to convey the atypical social behaviors of the women they were writing about was really refreshing. The characters were self admitted “loners” without the author immediately labeling them as [insert neuro label]. They had unusual and niche interests and fixations. I found them massively relatable and was moved by these books far more than others I have recently read.
What other books have neurodivergent coded female leads? Or female leads who are “loners”? I prefer books where romance is not the sole focus of the narrative, but don’t mind a bit. Nothing too dark, I read a number of books with body horror before Maid and Clover and need a break.
by prehensileporcupine