Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Return | 2020 | Rachel Harrison | Buy |
| 2 | Cackle | 2021 | Rachel Harrison | Buy |
| 3 | Such Sharp Teeth | 2022 | Rachel Harrison | Buy |
| 4 | Black Sheep | 2023 | Rachel Harrison | Buy |
| 5 | So Thirsty | 2024 | Rachel Harrison | Buy |
| 6 | Play Nice | 2025 | Rachel Harrison | Buy |
Rachel Harrison’s six standalone novels form a body of work that explores different monsters through the lens of women’s lives. The Return (2020) uses a friend’s mysterious disappearance and transformation to examine how people change. Cackle (2021) turns a post-breakup fresh start into a story about witchcraft and codependence. Such Sharp Teeth (2022) reimagines the werewolf story as a tale about sisterhood and bodily transformation.
Black Sheep (2023), So Thirsty (2024), and Play Nice (2025) continue Harrison’s approach of taking a supernatural creature or concept and grounding it in the specific anxieties and frustrations of modern women’s lives. Each book uses horror to get at something real about relationships, identity, and the pressure to behave.