I am a mood reader, and my book choices are undoubtedly influenced by the weather and seasons. Autumn is my favourite season—it’s the perfect time to reach for those dark, twisted, and moody reads. I tend to gravitate towards classics, gothic horror, and historical witchy reads at this time of year.
Here are some books I’ve enjoyed that I think are perfect for the autumn season. I’ve broken them up by genre, but some were hard to place and definitely fit in more than one category:
Classics
- Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (1938)
- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë (1847)
- The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (1959)
- We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson (1962)
- And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (1939)
- The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (1886)
- Edgar Allan Poe’s short stories & poems (1849)
Horror
- The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones (2020)
Mystery/Thriller
- The Whisper Man by Alex North (2019)
- The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (2001)
Historical Fiction
- The Widow of Pale Harbor by Hester Fox (2019)
- The Spellbook of Katrina Van Tassel: A Story of Sleepy Hollow by Alyssa Palombo (2018)
- The Witches of New York by Ami McKay (2016)
- This House is Haunted by John Boyne (2013)
Historical/Fantasy
- The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson (2020)
- Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (2020)
Dark Academia
- The Secret History by Donna Tartt (1992)
- Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (2019)
Middle Grade
- City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab (2018)
- Tunnel of Bones by Victoria Schwab (2019)
My Autumn TBR
Here is the list of books that I hope to read this autumn:
- The Witch of Willow Hall by Hester Fox (2018) – currently reading
- If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio – currently reading
- The Familiars by Stacey Halls (2019)
- The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (1890)
- Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (1818)
- Dracula by Bram Stoker (1897)
- Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë (1847)
- The Secret History of Witches by Louisa Morgan (2017)
I’m also determined to read some Stephen King at some point — I can’t believe I still haven’t yet!
What are some books you think are perfect to read in autumn? See any favourites on my list!?
