it is finally time for the autumn diaries and we couldn't be MOREE excited eep!! If you’re looking to build the ultimate autumn tbr, we’ve got you covered. from cozy, low-stakes fantasy and small-town witchy romances to moody dark academia and gothic classics, we are breaking down our absolute must reads for the season.
we’re sharing our personal favourites, our latest additions, and the stories we can’t stop thinking about.
Books Mentioned in This Episode:
Witchy Vibes & Everyday Magic
The Ex Hex (Series) by Erin Sterling
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna
Weyward by Emilia Hart
Heartless Hunter & Rebel Witch by Kristen Ciccarelli
Cozy & Enchanting Fantasy
The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Fairies by Heather Fawcett
The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig
Silver Elite (Series)
Twilight & ACOTAR (Our cozy re-reads!)
Dark Academia & Secret Societies
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Babel by R.F. Kuang
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
Bunny by Mona Awad
Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang
The Academy by Erin Hildebrand
The Exorcism of Faeries by J.L. Vampa
Gothic Classics
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Mysteries, Thrillers & Sleuths
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
Murder at the Bookstore by Sue Minix
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Romance & Heartwarming
The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
If It Makes You Happy by Julie Olivia
You, Again by Kate Goldbeck
My Roommate is a Vampire by Jenna Levine
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Graphic Novels
p.s we know that cara's video and audio are slightly out of sync at times and will try to work on a solution for the future on this as we are not 100 percent sure whyy this kept happening! Sorry if this gets a bit annoying to watch!!
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