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Saratoga Schaefer

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https://saratogaschaefer.com/

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Genre

Thriller, Horror, Suspense

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May 2024

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Saratoga Schaefer (they/them) is the USA Today Bestselling and Indie Press Bestselling author of vicious horrors and twisted thrillers. Their books have been featured in Variety, People Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, and Glamour, and their writing has appeared in Writer’s Digest, CrimeReads, and more. Originally from Brooklyn, Saratoga now lives upstate with several needy animals and a haunted clown table.

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Average rating: 3.76 · 19,224 ratings · 4,655 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Trad Wife 3.84 avg rating — 9,724 ratings — published 2026 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Serial Killer Support Group 3.67 avg rating — 8,845 ratings — published 2025 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Time We Drowned 3.79 avg rating — 604 ratings — published 2026 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Thousand Monstrous Forms: A Novel 4.42 avg rating — 26 ratings — expected publication 2026 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beautiful After Breaking: A Poetry Collection 4.79 avg rating — 14 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Of Plagues and Blasphemy: A Medieval Horror Anthology by Amanda Havill Adgate (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Julia Jackson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), ashley graves 4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Saratoga Schaefer rated a book it was amazing A Thousand Monstrous Forms: A Novel by Saratoga Schaefer (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Hello readers, I need to give you a big ol’ content warning for this one. Because, at its core, ATMF is about the cyclical nature of (view spoiler)[abuse (hide spoiler)] and how being in (view spoiler)[abusive relationships (hide spoiler)] can color ...more
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Saratoga Schaefer rated a book it was amazing Of Plagues and Blasphemy: A Medieval Horror Anthology by Amanda Havill Adgate (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Saratoga Schaefer wants to read It Looks Like You in the Dark by Mathilda Zeller (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Saratoga Schaefer rated a book it was amazing The Last Time We Drowned by Saratoga Schaefer (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
imagine I rated this like 3 stars lol. CONTENT WARNINGS (can also be found on my website): (view spoiler) ...more
Jan 08, 2026 07:26AM · 10 likes · like · see review
Saratoga Schaefer rated a book it was amazing Bodies of Work by Clay McLeod Chapman (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Clay McLeod Chapman deftly handles the true horror of a serial killer alongside a surprisingly empowering arc for said killer's victims. This is not just a dive into a deranged mind; it's a stunning portrayal of outsider art and how one's body of wor ...more
Jan 06, 2026 04:02PM · 3 likes · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Bodies of Work by Clay McLeod Chapman. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Bodies of Work by Clay McLeod Chapman <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Saratoga Schaefer and 18 other people liked Horror Reads's review of Trad Wife: "This novel brilliantly delves into the world of traditional wives and social media influencers while also getting bloody and gloriously gruesome. Camille is dedicated to being a perfect tradwife. Everything about her life is meticulously dedicated to" Read more of this review »
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Dear reader—this is your space and I won’t linger, I’m just dropping by with some content warnings (below) and a suggestion that you listen to Paris Paloma’s “LABOUR - the cacophony” at least eight hundred times while reading this book to get the ful ...more
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Saratoga Schaefer wants to read Changing Tides (Cape May #1) by Linny Mack (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Quotes by Saratoga Schaefer (?)

“Maybe I don’t want to raise a traditional wife. Maybe I want to raise a feral woman.”
― Saratoga Schaefer, Trad Wife

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“this heavy presence of absence.”
― Saratoga Schaefer, Serial Killer Support Group

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“I remind myself I’m one of the lucky ones. My husband loves me. He would never hit me or scream at me.”
― Saratoga Schaefer, Trad Wife: A Novel

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Polls

2nd Quarter 2026 - Horror #1

Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher (288 pp)

8 votes, 61.5%

Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward (304 pp)

2 votes, 15.4%

Bone Black by Carol Rose GoldenEagle (256 pp)

1 vote, 7.7%

Trad Wife by Saratoga Schaefer (320 pp)

1 vote, 7.7%

The Villa and the Vortex: Selected Supernatural Stories, 1916-1924 by Elinor Mordaunt (306 pp)

1 vote, 7.7%

The Faceless Thing We Adore by Hester Steel (416 pp)

0 votes, 0.0%

Cabaret in Flames by Hache Pueyo (160 pp)

0 votes, 0.0%

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