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You Need To Add These 12 Books To Your Fall TBR ASAP For That Perfect Spooky Vibe

Spooky season is just around the corner, so whether you're into horror, mystery, fantasy, thriller, or paranormal, these books are perfect to curl up with this month.

Ramsha Shoaib

Oct 19, 2020

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You Need To Add These 12 Books To Your Fall TBR ASAP For That Perfect Spooky Vibe

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October is the best month to catch up on some reading. It has the perfect fall vibes: Halloween, crunchy leaves, hot chocolate, fuzzy socks, warm sweaters, and a good book to read by a crackling fireplace. Finding a good book is the hard part. But there's no need to worry. I've compiled a list of the best books to read this spooky season. These books will keep you glued to the edge of your seat. So grab a mug of your favorite tea, cozy up with a warm blanket, and have fun reading!

1. "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

This book is a gothic thriller and is a must-read for all classic-lovers. As a bonus, this book has been adapted into a Netflix film starring Lily James and Armie Hammer!

2. "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie

This book was written by the Queen of Mystery, Agatha Christie. It is a well-known and well-loved mystery novel. It will definitely keep you hooked.

3. "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

The Night Circus is an enthralling and unique book about a circus that mystically appears at night.

4. "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

If you're a lover of vampires, you'll love this classic that spurred the modern-day vampire-obsession.

5. "Ninth House" by Leigh Bardugo

A murder at an Ive League school; this book has all the dark academia vibes you'll need for fall.

6. "One of Us is Lying" by Karen M. McManus

This thriller surrounds a murder mystery that will keep you flipping the page.

7. "House of Salt and Sorrows" by Erin A. Craig

This retelling of Twelve Dancing Princesses combines fairytale fantasy with eerie mystery.

8. "The Diviners" by Libba Bray

This book is described as "a stunning supernatural historical mystery set in 1920s New York City." Need I say more...

9. "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

Combining different forms of media like photographs, this thriller will keep you hooked.

10. "Nevernight" by Jay Kristoff

If fantasy is more of your style, you'll love this engaging story.

11. "Stalking Jack The Ripper" by Kerri Maniscalco

This horror novel puts a unique twist on the Jack the Ripper legend.

12. "Forest of Souls" by Lori M. Lee

This epic fantasy will capture your attention and have you yearning for more.

Happy reading!

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Summer is hot and humid, and it's almost like summer was made specifically to drink the refreshing, cold, crisp wonderful, delicious, nutritious nectar of the gods. Which is none other than beer; wonderful cold beer. With summer playing peek-a-boo around the corner while we finish up this semester, it's time to discuss the only important part of summer. And if you haven't already guessed, it's beer. There are few things I take more seriously than my beer, in order are: sports... and beer. Here are my favorite summer brews:

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You Need To Add These 12 Books To Your Fall TBR ASAP For That Perfect Spooky Vibe

Spooky season is just around the corner, so whether you're into horror, mystery, fantasy, thriller, or paranormal, these books are perfect to curl up with this month.

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Cool Off with These 8 Beers!

Coors Light Summer Brew:

Leinenkugel Summer Shandy

Leinenkugel Sunset Wheat

Sam Adams Summer Ale

Hell or High Watermelon

Blue Moon Summer Honey

LandShark Lager

Corona

75 degrees and sunny, plus, no humidity. I mean do I really need to say more?

Perfect Weather

You'll get an effortless tan

You can exercise with a view

You don't have to worry about bug bites

In n Out all day, every day

We have outdoor concerts

We live where people vacation

Because let's be honest, we all use lyrics.

1. “Don’t get too close, it’s dark inside. It's where my demons hide.”

2. “Tonight, we are young.”

3. “Cuz I may be bad, but I’m perfectly good at it.”

4. “Tell me how they got that pretty little face on that pretty little frame.”

5. “I can’t wait to fall in love with you, you can’t wait to fall in love with me.”

6. “Sweatpants, hair tied, chillin with no makeup on.”

7. “Why you so obsessed with me?”

8. “We ain’t ever getting older.”

9. “I didn’t know that I was starving until I tasted you.”

10. “Didn’t they tell you I’m a savage?"

11. “I’m gonna make you miss me.”

12. "Cheers to the freakin weekend.”

13. “Love’s a game. Wanna play?”

14. “You don’t know about me, but I bet you want to.”

15. “Let’s set each other’s lonely nights, Be each other’s paradise.”

16. “Trippin’ on skies, sippin’ waterfalls."

17. “Wish we could turn back time, to the good old days.”

18. “But you will remember me for centuries.”

19. “Something about you makes me feel like a dangerous woman."

20. “Don’t act like it’s a bad thing to fall in love with me.”

21. “Darling, I’m a nightmare dressed like a daydream.”

22. “Find me where the wild things are.”

23. “I’m high on lovin’ you.”

24. “If you’re gonna be somebody’s heartbreak, somebody’s mistake, if you’re gonna be somebody’s first time, somebody’s last time, be mine.”

25. “Don’t be afraid to take the road less traveled on.”

Everything Bruce says in his classic rock songs.

1. "Talk about a dream Try to make it real You wake up in the night With a fear so real Spend your life waiting For a moment that just don't come Well don't waste your time waiting." (Badlands)

2. "It's a town full of losers/ I'm pulling out of here to win" (Thunder Road)

3. "You've got to learn to live with what you can't rise above" (Tunnel of Love)

4. "I got something in my heart/ I been waitin' to give/ I got a life I wanna start/ One I been waitin' to live" (Leah)

5. “God have mercy on the man/ Who doubts what he’s sure of” (Brilliant Disguise)

7. “Is a dream a lie when it don’t come true, or is it something worse?” (The River)

Why you should spend your next summer in New England.

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1. "Talk about a dream
Try to make it real
You wake up in the night
With a fear so real
Spend your life waiting
For a moment that just don't come
Well don't waste your time waiting." (Badlands)