It's time for another seasonal reading list. I've really enjoyed curating these, even if my actual reading doesn't always reflect the books that made the lists.
So far this year, I've read 13 of the titles featured in my
winter,
spring, and
summer book lists. There are two books from my winter list that I started but did not finish,
The Stroke of Winter and
The Vine Witch (I just couldn't get into them), and I am currently about a quarter of the way through
Love and Ruin. From my spring list, I read the first few chapters of
Hurt Me, but I didn't like the main male character so stopped. I took a bit of a detour from my summer list to tackle some other books
recently added to my TBR; I've started
Manslaughter Park from that list. I've also been reading some library holds as they become available.
I haven't made a fall reading list since 2022 (
you can see it here), although that particular post was much different than this one will be. The 2022 list was comprised of books I had already read and would recommend for fall reading, whereas this post is entirely made up of books I have not read but would like to read.
For me, Fall is September through November. I don't read much in the way of spooky or scary books, but I do love a good mystery and books with suspense, and y'all know I also can't resist a good fantasy. You'll definitely find those types of books on this list as well as historical fiction and even some sci-fi. Of course, as always, I am also including my
One Woman Book Club picks.
How to Buy a Planet
Author: D.A. Holdsworth
My September book club pick is not a genre I read very often, but I did enjoy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (both the book and the movie), and this gives me those same vibes. In a last-ditch effort to save the planet, the leaders of Earth have sold it. The new owners promise a debt-free future, but Toby and his roommates learn the truth: Earth is on the chopping block.
The Wicked Deep
Author: Shea Ernshaw
My October book club pick is billed as a mix of Practical Magic and the Salem witch trials. Two-hundred years ago, three sisters were sentenced to death for practicing witchcraft in the town of Sparrow. Now every summer, the sisters return by stealing the bodies of three weak-hearted girls and lure boys to their deaths in the harbor. This year there's a new boy in town who doesn't know what's going, and Penny may be the only one who can save him.
Under a Gilded Moon
Author: Joy Jordan-Lake
My November book club pick is a historical fiction book about the construction of the Biltmore House. Kerry MacGregor's family's land is among the last pieces needed to complete the estate, but that's not all that threatens to change Kerry's fate. Outsiders are descending on the area, including a Sicilian fugitive, a story-chasing reporter, a scandal-tainted debutante, and a resentment-stoking conservationist.
The Housewarming
Author: Kristin Offiler
Five years after their friend Zoe's disappearance tore them apart, Callie, Meg, Tess, and Lindsey agree to return to where she was last seen, Block Island. Their goal is to come together, memorialize Zoe, and put the past to rest. But a true-crime podcaster who made a name for herself off the mystery is also back, this time with a book proposal claiming to expose the four friends.
Murder on Black Swan Lake
Author: Andrea Penrose
The Earl of Wrexford find himself the chief suspect in the murder of Reverend Josiah Holworthy after the clergyman publicly condemned the Earl for debauchery and Wrexford struck back. Charlotte Sloane finds herself in the middle of the investigation when the Earl discovers it was she who drew the satirical cartoon that skewered both himself and the clergyman, not her husband, A.J. Quill. Now, Wrexford wants Charlotte to use her sources to unveil Holworthy's clandestine involvement in questionable scientific practices and find his real killer.
Not What She Seems
Author: Yasmine Angoe
When she was 22, Jacinda "Jac" Brodie was blamed for the death of her father, the local chief of police. So, she left with no intentions of going back, but when her granddad winds up in the hospital, Jac rushes home. Her hometown is much changed thanks to a wealthy newcomer, Faye Arden, but Jac is convinced that it's all a little too-good-to-be-true and is determined to find the sinister truth.
The Night of Many Endings
Author: Melissa Payne
When a winter storm buries the town of Silver Ridge, a group of lonely people take shelter at the library with Nora, the librarian. They'll learn more about each other and themselves, and Nora, in particular, will have to question her brother's disappearance in ways she's never imagined.
Layla
Author: Colleen Hoover
Leeds and Layla's relationship is rocked when Layla is unexpectedly attacked. Although she's recovered physically, mentally and emotionally she has not. In an effort to get their relationship back on track, Leeds takes Layla to the bed and breakfast where they first met, but Layla's behavior takes a turn for the worst. While there, Leeds meets Willow and agrees to help her find answers, but it soon becomes clear he can't help both Layla and Willow.
All Our Darkest Secrets
Author: Martyn Ford
James is a DEA agent about to make the biggest bust of his career when his wife does something terrible. So now James must choose whether to report it or help her. He believes he's smart enough to get away with murder, but James's worst enemy knows what they've done and won't hesitate to use that knowledge against him.
The Witches of BlackBrook
Author: Tish Thawer
Three sisters manage to escape the Salem witch trials when the eldest casts a spell. Their souls are sent forward in time where, centuries later, they are reunited in the present day. One is a healer, one a teacher, and one a deceiver. Their reunion will either return their full powers or end their souls' journey forever.
Rule #1: You Can't Date the Coach's Daughter
Author: Anne-Marie Meyer
Destiny is the football coach's daughter, and she has a problem. Her dad has forbidden his players from dating her, but she's fallen hard for the quarterback. When Tyson asks her to tutor him, Destiny can't turn him down, and the more they work together, the deeper they fall.
Girls of Brackenhill
Author: Kate Moretti
When Hannah Maloney returns to her family's Catskills castle, she's compelled to investigate her sister's unsolved disappearance. Strange things keep happening in the castle, and Hannah uncovers disturbing details about her past. By the time she realizes some mysteries are best left buried, it's too late.
The Winter Sisters
Author: Tim Westover
A doctor moves to a mountain town in Georgia where the locals prefer to get their cures from a trio of supposed witches, but when a rabid panther starts causing problems science and magic come together to save the town.
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
Author: Kim Michele Richardson
Cussy Mary is a packhorse librarian on a quest to bring books to the Appalachian community of Troublesome Creek. Cussy's not just a librarian, though; she's also the last of her kind with skin colored a pale blue. That brings with it a deep-seated prejudice and suspicion.
Love Letters to a Serial Killer
>Author: Tasha Coryell
Hannah has joined a true crime forum dedicated to solving the murders of four women in Atlanta. When a handsome lawyer is arrested for the murders, Hannah begins writing him letters. When William begins writing her back, Hannah's interest in the case turns into obsession. After she loses her job, Hannah goes to Georgia for the trial. When a fifth woman is found murdered, the jury finds William not guilty, and Hannah is his first call.
We Don't Talk About Carol
Author: Kristen L. Berry
After her grandmother's death, Sydney finds a hidden photograph of an aunt she didn't know existed. Carol was one of six black girls to go missing in North Carolina in the 1960s, and Sydney is determined to find the truth. Unfortunately, Sydney has been down this road before. When she worked as a crime beat reporter, she became obsessed with the case of a missing girl, and that obsession led to a psychotic break. Will this current investigation lead to the same conclusion?
Of Monsters and Mainframes
Author: Barbara Truelove
This book is definitely far off the beaten path of what I typically read, but it sounds like such an interesting read. It stars Dracula -- yes, the vampire -- and Demeter, a sentient spaceship that shuttles humans between Earth and Alpha Centauri. When Demeter's passengers start dying at the hands of Dracula, the ship puts together her own team of monsters: a werewolf, an engineer built from the dead, a pharaoh with otherworldly powers, a grudge-holding vampire, and a fleet of spider drones.
Cosmic Love at the Multiverse Hair Salon
Author: Annie Mare
This is another off-the-wall choice for me. Tressa Fay has made a name for herself as a hairstylist and social media star, but her life behind the scenes isn't as exciting as she'd hoped. When she gets a wrong-number text from a flirty stranger, Tressa Fay suggests they meet, but Meryl never shows. Tressa Fay brushes it off, but then Meryl's sister and friend show up at her salon claiming there's no way Meryl could have texted Tessa Fray because she's been missing for a month. As Tessa Fray and her friends investigate, they discover a temporal paradox, but nothing they do keeps Meryl from disappearing.
What Kind of Paradise
Author: Janelle Brown
Jane grew up in an isolated and primitive cabin in Montana with her father. All she knows is that they once lived in the Bay Area and that her mother died in a car crash. Now a teenager, Jane discovers that she's an accomplice to a horrific crime and flees to San Francisco to search out answers about her past and mother's death.
The Ghostwriter
Author: Julie Clark
In the summer of 1975, two siblings are found dead in their home. Their brother, Vincent, was never able to shake the whispers and accusations that he was the murderer. Decades later, he's a successful horror writer. Meanwhile, ghostwriter Olivia is hiding the fact that she is Vincent's only daughter. On the brink of financial ruin, Olivia is asked to ghostwrite her father's last book, except this isn't another horror story -- it's the story of what really happened the night his siblings died.
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