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Fall Book Club Recommendations
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items Tell me, genre is your book club reading? These are some of my favorite! They’re good reads, different genres for each kind of reader. They’re perfect for a cozy fall reading night.
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Short and Sweet
Series and Sagas
Short and Sweet
Short and sweet books. They’re fun reads and you don’t have to wait for the next book (there isn’t on)
This is NOT your typical celebrity memoir and I mean that in the best way. McConaughey is philosophical, weird, and surprisingly deep. It's part life story, part philosophy book, with random poems and journal entries thrown in. His whole "greenlights...
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
This dystopian thriller is BRUTAL and I mean that in the best way. It's a speculative thriller in the vein of The Handmaid's Tale about girls banished to survive a year in the wilderness because society believes they have dangerous magic that needs t...
The Grace Year by Kim Liggett
Beautiful story speaking of the magic of Hawaii. Interesting, fun, and quick read.
The Invisible Wild by Nikki Van De Car
This book is blisteringly funny and filled with sharp insight about a 20-year-old single mom trying to make ends meet. When Margo's wrestling-star father-in-law moves in to help with the baby, things get complicated fast. It's raunchy, funny, and unf...
Margo's Got Money Troublesby Rufi Thorpe
The nod to Thelma and Louise is right on the nose. Thrilling and fun. Quick read for anyone who's looking to finish that 2025 reading list
Killer Potential by Hannah Deitch
A gripping thriller about Joan, a NASA scientist in the 1980s working on a space mission while her personal life falls apart. Reid expertly weaves together workplace drama, family secrets, and the high-stakes world of space exploration. Joan is a com...
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
A unique epistolary novel told entirely through the items left behind after an affair is discovered - emails, receipts, notes, photos. It's a quick read that packs an emotional punch as you piece together what happened between David and Carla through...
evidence of the affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid
I devoured this in one sitting. Evelyn Hugo is iconic, complex, and unapologetic. The mystery of why she chose this random journalist to tell her story kept me guessing, and the reveal absolutely wrecked me. It's glamorous Old Hollywood but also a he...
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Such a fun book! All about friendship and finding your independence. Short read, you'll get through it quickly. It's a newer release, so you could one of the first to recommend!
My Friends by Fredrik Backman
Okay, this one's controversial now because of everything that happened with Rachel Hollis later, but I'm reviewing the book itself. It's very "rah-rah you can do it" energy, which worked for me at the time I read it. She tackles common lies women tel...
Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis
Interesting read! I wasn’t sure what to expect when my book club wanted to read. Let me tell you, it did not go as expected at all! Quick read and fun to read.
Mexican Gothic
If you're looking for a cozy, romantic fantasy that's perfect for a quick weekend read. It's an enchanting tale that blends magic, mystery, and a swoon-worthy love story into one delightful package. The romance is the real standout her! It develops n...
The Anatomy of Magic by J. C. Cervantes
Series and Sagas
If your book club is looking for many books to keep you reading, choose one of these book #1s. You’ll be reading all year long.
Alex Stern is probably one of the most realistic protagonists I've ever read - flawed, sarcastic, and dealing with real trauma. Dark academia but make it actually dark and scary. The ghost stuff genuinely creeped me out and the critique of Yale's eli...
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
As a huge Hunger Games fan, I was nervous about this prequel. But Collins delivered! Getting Haymitch's backstory was brutal and heartbreaking in all the right ways. It adds so much depth to his character from the original series and the 50th Games w...
Sunrise on the Reaping (A Hunger Games Novel)|Hardcover
Ok, I’m going to be one of those people, but I read this book before it was cool. It was totally my favorite book as a kid! I wanted (want) to be like Belly so bad! Living at a beach house during the summer with cutest boys and nothing but sand in my...
The Summer I Turned Pretty #1 by Jenny Han
The magic system in this is WILD - power literally flows up through social classes. Vis is hiding his identity while trying to climb the ranks and get revenge. It's like if ancient Rome had magic and social commentary. The academy setting gives me Ha...
The Will of the Many (Hierarchy # 1) by James Islington
BOOK 1: Okay, I'll be honest - this started slow for me. It's basically Beauty and the Beast but with fae, and Feyre can be pretty whiny at first. But once she gets dragged into the magical world and meets Tamlin, things get interesting. The romance ...
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses Series #1)
Another nostalgia book! I tried to consider myself a chameleon but I could never be a spy. This book is girlhood at its finest and I truly recommend anyone read this series. It’s an easy read, but may take a while for how many books are in the series...
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter
This series is just the beginning of the Sarah J Maas Universe! I'm on the side that Throne of Glass should be read before moving to ACOTAR or Crescent City. Check out my Sarah J Maas Universe section to guide you to the right book in the right order...
Throne of Glass Book Series by Sarah J. Maas
These books just keep on giving! It's a strong lead character who shows you what bravery can really bring. This world makes me wish I could be that strong.
Fourth Wing Series (The Empyrean) by Rebecca Yarros
Victorian boarding school with magic, séances, and secret societies? This trilogy was everything my teenage gothic heart needed. Gemma's visions and the mysterious realms had me completely hooked, and the friendship dynamics between the girls felt so...
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
Zombies in a post-apocalyptic village surrounded by fences? This book was haunting and beautiful in a way that stuck with me for years. Mary's longing for the ocean she'd never seen while being trapped by the Unconsecrated was so atmospheric and trag...
The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan