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A laugh-out-loud, neon-drenched romp that uses a wildly explicit premise as a Trojan horse for a tender story about intimacy and mental health. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Sex Criminals.
- neon-soaked
- chaotic
- intimate
- playful
- 01
Bitch planet
Kelly Sue DeConnick
A fierce, unapologetic plunge into a grim sci-fi dystopia where non-compliant women are exiled to the meanest edges of the galaxy.
- 02
Giant days
John Allison
A witty, fast-paced romp through the messy, hilarious trials of university life and the fierce bonds of new friendship.
- 03
The End of the Fucking World
Charles Forsman
A bleak, deadpan road trip through the darkest corners of teenage alienation and destructive codependency.
- 04
The Shining Girls
Lauren Beukes
A gritty, time-bending cat-and-mouse thriller that pulses with dark historical atmosphere and fierce feminist rage.
- 05
Seconds
Bryan Lee O'Malley
A frantic, magical-realist spiral into the chaotic consequences of trying to edit your own life into perfection.
- 06
Revival
Tim Seeley
A chilly, snow-drenched rural noir where the dead return not as mindless monsters, but as neighbors harboring dark secrets.
- 07
Paper Girls Deluxe Edition, Book One
Brian K. Vaughan
A nostalgic, otherworldly collision of suburban coming-of-age and high-stakes science fiction.
- 08
Paper Girls, Vol. 4
Brian K. Vaughan
A neon-soaked, time-bending joyride that balances high-stakes sci-fi chaos with the tender, messy reality of being a twelve-year-old girl.
- 09
The Future of Another Timeline
Annalee Newitz
A fierce, punk-rock time-travel thriller fueled by female rage and the urgent fight for a better future.
- 10
The one hundred nights of hero
Isabel Greenberg
A defiant, feminist reimagining of the Arabian Nights where storytelling is both a weapon against the patriarchy and a profound act of love.
- 11
The unbeatable Squirrel Girl
Ryan North
A shot of pure, unadulterated joy that proves empathy and a good sense of humor are the ultimate superpowers.
- 12
Black magick
Greg Rucka
A tense, shadowy procedural where the mundane grit of detective work collides with the perilous secrets of the occult.











