I'm an avid reader and always have been. I love reading everything ranging from classics and horror, to contemporary romance and fantasy. I love to mix up what genres I read and I'm a big fan of reading seasonally, aka matching the books I read to th...
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Dark Academia
Fantasy
Romance
Mystery
Horror
Classics
Dark Academia
Donna Tartt's The Secret History is one of my favorite books EVER. It's written by a Pulitzer Prize–winning author and is the perfect dark academia read that truly encapsulates an eerie fall.
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
The Anatomy Duology by Dana Schwartz is a romantic historical-fiction and mystery novel that takes place in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The Anatomy Duology by Dana Schwartz
A hilarious and horrifying book that has dynamic characters & a twisting plot set in New England.
Bunny by Mona Awad
A captivating dark academia novel packed with murder, mystery, and ghosts!
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
A dark academia mystery thriller novel with a Shakespearean focus.
If We Were Villains
Fantasy
A dark fantasy with a hint of romance that takes place in Iceland!
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
A romance fantasy that weaves together a gothic atmosphere, magic, and fairytale.
The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig
A stunning debut gothic fantasy about dark magic and necromancy.
Alchemised by SenLinYu
A fairytale romance fantasy that takes inspiration from the Grimm Brothers’ dark fairytale “Godfather Death".
The Thirteenth Child by Erin A. Craig
The first book in its series, Belladonna is a gothic romance that explores a world full of wealth, desire, and betrayal.
Belladonna by Adalyn Grace
One of my favorite recent reads! Its themes of passion, darkness, and magic, plus the premise of a cursed immortal woman make this book the perfect fall read.
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
A dark fantasy and atmospheric duology by Erin A. Craig that follows twelve cursed sisters.
House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig
Romance
This book went viral on TikTok and it's totally worth the hype. It is the quintessential cozy romance book for the fall! It has an adorable small-town setting and a captivating grumpy-sunshine dynamic.
The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore
The cutest fall romance novel about rival coffee shops in a small town!
Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice by Katie Cicatelli-Kuc
A contemporary romance about a ghostwriter's editor who is literally a ghost.
The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston
An opposites-attract novel set in Ireland about an Irish mortician and a Texan widow.
Morbidly Yours by Ivy Fairbanks
Mystery
The best YA, dark academia, mystery series to exist!
The Truly Devious Series by Maureen Johnson
One of the best mystery-thrillers I've ever read with an INSANE twist.
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
A gothic mystery and romance novel perfect for fall!
A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid
A historical fiction romance novel about the mystery behind the infamous Jack the Ripper.
Stalking Jack the Ripper Series by Kerri Maniscalco
Horror
An lgbt horror fantasy novel packed with psychological horror and folklore.
Don't Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews
An underrated translated horror novel about a mysterious house, its weird layout, and secret spaces.
Strange Houses by Uketsu
A contemporary horror with a modern twist on vampires!
Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda
V.E. Schwab is the queen of fall horror novels! This is a gothic horror and fantasy novel.
Gallant by V. E. Schwab
A horror novel set in a haunted house that explores a mother-daughter relationship.
The September House by Carissa Orlando
Classics
THE fall horror book! Modern horror would not exist without this book. Quite literally the book that created the horror genre.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
A quintessential classic horror novel!
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
A must read horror novel for the fall season! Plus, it popularized media depictions of vampires.
Dracula by Bram Stoker
An atmospheric novel with romance, self-discovery, and a bit of mystery. An absolute masterpiece.
