autumn diaries #1: our must read books for autumn ☕🍂

it is finally time for the autumn diaries and we couldn't be MOREE excited eep!! If you’re looking to build the ultimate autumn tbr, we’ve got you covered. from cozy, low-stakes fantasy and small-town witchy romances to moody dark academia and gothic classics, we are breaking down our absolute must reads for the season.

we’re sharing our personal favourites, our latest additions, and the stories we can’t stop thinking about.

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

Witchy Vibes & Everyday Magic

• The Ex Hex (Series) by Erin Sterling

• The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

• A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna

• Weyward by Emilia Hart

• Heartless Hunter & Rebel Witch by Kristen Ciccarelli

Cozy & Enchanting Fantasy

• The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst

• Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Fairies by Heather Fawcett

• The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig

• Silver Elite (Series)

• Twilight & ACOTAR (Our cozy re-reads!)

Dark Academia & Secret Societies

• The Secret History by Donna Tartt

• Babel by R.F. Kuang

• If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

• Bunny by Mona Awad

• Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang

• The Academy by Erin Hildebrand

• The Exorcism of Faeries by J.L. Vampa

Gothic Classics

• Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

• Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

• Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

• The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Mysteries, Thrillers & Sleuths

• Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy

• Murder at the Bookstore by Sue Minix

• A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

• The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

• And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

Romance & Heartwarming

• The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston

• If It Makes You Happy by Julie Olivia

• You, Again by Kate Goldbeck

• My Roommate is a Vampire by Jenna Levine

• Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Graphic Novels

• Witches of Brooklyn by Sophie Escabasse

p.s we know that cara's video and audio are slightly out of sync at times and will try to work on a solution for the future on this as we are not 100 percent sure whyy this kept happening! Sorry if this gets a bit annoying to watch!!

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