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5 Books To Add To Your October Reading List To Get You In The Mood For All Things Fall

There really is nothing better than curling up with a good book.

Rebecca Bondy

Oct 09, 2020

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

5 Books To Add To Your October Reading List To Get You In The Mood For All Things Fall

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As the leaves start changing and cool mornings turn into crisp afternoons, I'm already planning how I'm going to spend the short autumn months that I wish would stay for longer. Among my favorite activities, which include all of your typical fall outings, reading the perfect autumn-themed book is always at the top of my list. Whether it's a spooky, dark atmospheric read, or a lighter, easy-going romance, curling up with a good book is the perfect way to kick off the fall season.

So go put on your sweaters and grab your pumpkin-spiced lattes! Here are a few books that are perfect for getting you into the fall mood:

Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin

"There are some things that can't be changed with words. Some things have to be seen. They have to be felt."

This book is a dark, magic-filled romance that is absolutely PERFECT for fall. With witches and witch hunters and an unintended marriage of convenience, Shelby Mahurin's debut novel is the enemies to lovers novel that is sure to be a 5-star read.

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

"All you children playing with fire, looking surprised when the house burns down"

If you're a lover of the dark-academic aesthetic, this one's for you. This dark thriller is set none other than Yale University, where their infamous secret societies are entwined with the magic of the occult. Combining fantasy with the mystery of an unsolved murder, Ninth House will be sure to keep you on the edge of your seat.

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

"Stories come in so many forms: in charcoal, and in song, in paintings, poems, films. And books."

In a moment of desperation, Addie LaRue made a deal with the devil to live forever but cursed to be forgotten by everyone who meets her. That is until 300 years later, she meets a man in a bookshop who remembers her name.

House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig

"We are born of the Salt, we live by the Salt, and to the Salt we return."

If you're a fan of an ornate gothic setting, this is the pick for you. Annaleigh's sisters keep dying, each more tragic than the last, and she's convinced that their deaths were no accident. With beautifully written, yet chilling scenes lurking around every page, this paranormal thriller will be sure to satisfy any that Halloween horror itch you may have. This dark retelling of the Twelve Dancing Princess will be sure to reel you in.

Catherine House by Elizabeth Thomas

"I don't know. I'm scared that out there, someday I'll look around and realize forty years have passed and no one can see me. That I'm gone."

Set at a secluded, elite university, this literary gothic debut follows the daring Ines Murillo as she uncovers shocking secrets about an exclusive circle of students that threaten to reveal the dark truth beneath her school's prestigious facade. This pick is the perfect mix of thriller and science fiction that is sure to be a suspenseful page-turner.

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5 Books To Add To Your October Reading List To Get You In The Mood For All Things Fall

There really is nothing better than curling up with a good book.

Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig

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And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

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It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

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Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

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