grip-lit

English

Noun

grip-lit (uncountable)

1. (uncommon) A subgenre of psychological thriller novels that combine elements of gripping suspense with elements of domestic or psychological drama.
   • 2016 January 29, Sophie Hannah, “Grip-lit? Psychological thrillers were around long before Gone Girl”, in The Guardian‎^[1], archived from the original on 2024-04-29:

     Data shows that it might remain a popular activity in 2016 too, and that, like grip-lit, it might even be here to stay.

   • 2016 February 21, Emma Townshend, “Javier Marías, Thus Bad Begins: 'In the grip of a secret vice', book review”, in The Independent‎^[2], archived from the original on 2024-04-29:

     The result is a ferociously addictive, troubling, seductive read whose title, Thus Bad Begins, fits right into the literary world’s latest trending category, Grip Lit.

   • 2017 August 29, Claire Hennessy, “Girl in a boarding school: YA meets grip-lit”, in The Irish Times‎^[3], archived from the original on 2024-04-29:

     Scotland-based YA author Cat Clarke's sixth novel, Girlhood, ticks many of the boxes we expect to encounter in the "grip-lit" genre: a female protagonist, a dark past, and someone close to the narrator that we're not sure they should trust (and can we even trust the narrator in the first place?).