Leaves are starting to change and fall. Outside is starting to feel crisp and cool. It is finally time to break out those sweaters. More importantly, it is time to start your to-be-read list for fall!
1. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. Hear me out, please. Is it cringy? Yes. Is Bella Swan kind of insufferable? Absolutely. Chances are you have seen or heard of the movie, but the book feels like a completely different story. Twilight follows Bella Swan, a human, through going to a new high school. Edward Cullen, a vampire, takes an interest in the new girl. Vampires scream fall so it deserves a place on this list. Give it a shot and if you like it, good news! There are five more books! Including one in Edward’s point of view! This book will always have me in a fall-time chokehold.
2. Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman. Magic Lessons is chronologically the first book in the series of Practical Magic. This book dives into the story of the first Owens witch, Maria, and how the curse began. Set amidst the backdrop of the Salem Witch Trials, Magic Lessons checks all the fall-time spooky boxes. A book about witches, love and crows is all anyone could ask for during the fall season. After you are done with Magic Lessons, go ahead and give the rest of the Practical Magic series a read!
3. Butcher and Blackbird by Brynne Weaver. This book is for all of the dark romance lovers and…… slasher movie and book lovers? This story is about a couple named Sloane and Rowan. They are serial killers who only kill other serial killers. If you find yourself often rooting for the bad guys, Butcher and Blackbird is for you. This read is darkly comical and full of references to fan-favorite horror films. Butcher and Blackbird will make you laugh and leave your heart racing, all within one chapter.
4. Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton. Main character Zade Meadows makes Joe Goldberg from the show You look like an angel. A spine-chilling stalker romance set inside a creepy old house on a cliff. Could you think of any setting that is more eerie? Zade and Adeline definitely aren’t striking the box as relationship goals, but the book will absolutely make you turn the page quicker and quicker. Perfect for getting in the Halloween spirit. Mind the trigger warnings at the beginning – it does get gruesome.
5. Last but certainly not least, What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall. What Lies in the Woods follows the main character, Naomi Shaw, to find out what truly happened in the woods when she was a child and found nearly dead. She goes back to her hometown not knowing what she is truly looking for. Did the true killer get put behind bars or did they have the wrong guy? This is a slow-burn book but is worth every second of wonder. This book is based on a true story. If you can’t handle reading about things that have truly happened, maybe skip out on this one.
Happy fall and happy reading, Skyhawks!
