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Sep 11
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autumn diaries #2: autumnal books we'd s...

cara and leo
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the time has come for our autumn book recommendations… aka BOOKS YOU MUST READ THIS SEASON 🍂📚 we are honestly so jealous of anyone picking these up for the first time because the vibes are perfecttt! think cosy fantasies that feel like a warm hug, witchy reads perfect for spooky nights, dark academia staples, plus some romance, & gothic classics!

basically, if you’ve been wondering what to add to your tbr this season, we’ve done the work for you. light a candle, grab a hot drink, and prepare your goodreads because the list is loooong!!

 here’s everything we recommended in the episode: 

Cosy Fantasy

  • The Spellshop — Sarah Beth Durst
  • Legends & Lattes — Travis Baldree
  • Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Fairies — Heather Fawcett

Fantasy

  • The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue — V.E. Schwab
  • Heartless Hunter & Rebel Witch — Kristen Ciccarelli
  • Divine Rivals & Ruthless Vows — Rebecca Ross

Witchy Vibes

  • The Ex Hex (series) — Erin Sterling
  • Witches of Brooklyn — Sophie Escabasse
  • Weyward — Emilia Hart
  • The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches — Sangu Mandanna

Dark Academia

  • The Secret History — Donna Tartt
  • Babel — R.F. Kuang
  • If We Were Villains — M.L. Rio
  • Bunny — Mona Awad
  • Ninth House — Leigh Bardugo
  • An Academy for Liars — Alexis Henderson

Mystery

  • Wild Dark Shore — Charlotte McConaghy
  • Murder at the Bookstore — Sue Minix
  • A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder — Holly Jackson
  • The Inheritance Games — Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Romance

  • The Dead Romantics — Ashley Poston
  • You Again — Kate Goldbeck
  • The Seven Year Slip — Ashley Poston

Classics/Gothic

  • Frankenstein — Mary Shelley
  • Jane Eyre — Charlotte Brontë
  • The Picture of Dorian Gray — Oscar Wilde

Other

  • Before the Coffee Gets Cold — Toshikazu Kawaguchi


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