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Picture perfect? Think again!

The strangest secrets often hide behind the most ordinary faces. Perfect family? Questionable. Family history? Not adding up. Things are getting oddly peculiar! You know, the usual.

There’s something irresistible about a story that makes you look twice, question what’s real and wonder what on earth is going on. Maybe it’s a seemingly ordinary life with a very unusual twist, a family secret that refuses to stay buried or a world that’s just a little too strange for comfort. Whatever your flavour of peculiar, these reads are full of unexpected turns, unsettling discoveries and characters who might just keep you guessing. Because sometimes, the weirdest stories are the ones you can’t stop thinking about. 

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  1. Are You Still Watching

    Are You Still Watching

    by Kelechi Okafor

    Imagine finding out your life is a reality show, and the audience is losing interest. Dorcas has one chance to make her story worth watching before she’s cancelled for good.

  1. Cursed Daughters

    Cursed Daughters

    by Oyinkan Braithwaite

    A family curse, a mysterious aunt and a love that feels all too familiar. When Eniiyi starts seeing her dead aunt everywhere, she must decide if her future is already written.

  1. Mestra

    Mestra

    by Madeline Miller

    What would you sacrifice to save someone you love? Blessed with the power to transform, Mestra tries to help her father, whose hunger is anything but ordinary.

  1. Henry Tudor Must Die

    Henry Tudor Must Die

    by Jillian Laine

    Anne Boleyn and Catherine of Aragon have a score to settle, and Henry VIII is firmly in their sights. With secret societies, witchcraft and revenge on the menu, history is about to get a bloody makeover.

  1. Barb Jacobs Just Won't Die!

    Barb Jacobs Just Won't Die!

    by Tanya Pell

    Barb has spent years surviving horror films, but now someone’s killing off her old castmates. She’s done playing the victim, and this time, the killer picked the wrong final girl.

  1. Under the Eye of the Big Bird

    Under the Eye of the Big Bird

    by Hiromi Kawakami

    Humanity is on the brink of extinction, and the next generation looks decidedly different. Across a strange, unsettling future, this story asks what makes us human when everything we know starts to change.

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Published Oct 22, 2026

Kiki Faison

Kiki Faison has dreamed of being a writer for as long as she can remember, and today she’s living that dream. When she's not working or volunteering locally, she enjoys exploring nature with her daughter and pup, getting lost in suspense novels, and hunting for treasures while thrifting.