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Photo by Alyssa Nicole Reads on August 26, 2026. May be an image of poster and book.
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Photo by Alyssa Nicole Reads on August 26, 2026. May be an image of skull, poster and book.
Photo by Alyssa Nicole Reads on August 26, 2026. May be an image of poster, book and magazine.
Photo by Alyssa Nicole Reads on August 26, 2026. May be an image of book.
Photo by Alyssa Nicole Reads on August 26, 2026. May be an image of magazine, book, skull and poster.
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Posted On: August 26th 2026, 01:25 pm
It’s almost SPOOKY SEASON and I’m so ready for all the dark, witchy, gothic, creepy fantasy vibes. So here are some books I’ve read that I think are PERFECT for this time of year + a little peek at my very ambitious spooky season TBR.

𝕺𝖓𝖊 𝕯𝖆𝖗𝖐 𝖂𝖎𝖓𝖉𝖔𝖜 + 𝕿𝖜𝖔 𝕿𝖜𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖉 𝕮𝖗𝖔𝖜𝖓𝖘
Dark gothic fantasy, creepy magic, a mist-covered kingdom and one of the coolest magic systems. This duology just FEELS like fall. If you haven’t read it yet, spooky season is the time.

𝕬𝖓𝖆𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖒𝖆 + 𝕰𝖑𝖉𝖗𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍
Dark forests, witches, creepy creatures and a romance mixed into all of it. The atmosphere in these books is SO good and definitely gives that darker fantasy vibe I want this time of year.

𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕭𝖔𝖔𝖐 𝖔𝖋 𝕬𝖟𝖗𝖆𝖊𝖑 + 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕿𝖍𝖗𝖔𝖓𝖊 𝖔𝖋 𝕭𝖗𝖔𝖐𝖊𝖓 𝕲𝖔𝖉𝖘
Gods, monsters, morally grey characters, enemies to lovers and lots of violence. Basically if you want your spooky season read to be a little unhinged, this series is for you.

𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕶𝖓𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝕸𝖔𝖙𝖍
Mysterious, whimsical, gothic and just a little eerie. This one has such a different vibe from the others but the atmosphere alone makes it such a good fall read.

𝕳𝖊𝖆𝖗𝖙𝖑𝖊𝖘𝖘 𝕳𝖚𝖓𝖙𝖊𝖗 + 𝕽𝖊𝖇𝖊𝖑 𝖂𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍
WITCHES. Witch hunters. Forbidden romance. Enemies to lovers. Do I really need to say more?? This duology is such an easy spooky season pick.

And then we have 𝕸𝖞 𝕾𝖕𝖔𝖔𝖐𝖞 𝕾𝖊𝖆𝖘𝖔𝖓 𝕿𝕭𝕽 which is already completely out of control. Will I read all of these?? Absolutely not. Am I going to pretend like I will?? Absolutely.

Now I need to know what’s on YOUR spooky season TBR because there’s clearly always room for one more 👀

post inspired by @skyeannereads ♡

#spookyreads #fallreading #fantasybooks #romantasybooks #falltbr
Comments (22)
_abbiereads 2 months ago

_abbiereads

i cannot wait to reread the shepherds king duology 😍

karlyathome 2 months ago

karlyathome

Yyeessss! Love this 😍 The Second Death of Locke and Blood & Betrayals are also on my fall/spooky immediate TBR. So excited!

shelfcarecatharsis 2 months ago

shelfcarecatharsis

OMG YOUR TBR HAS SO MANY OF MY FAVES 😍🖤

shadowboundspines 2 months ago

shadowboundspines

Thanks mom for the recs, my tbr is now overflowing 😂♥️

lexxislibrary 2 months ago

lexxislibrary

Soooo many good recs 😍😍 I highly recommend Phantasma for spooky season!! The spooky vibes are absolutely perfect!!

stephscozyreads 2 months ago

stephscozyreads

Saving to add some to mine 😍 👻🍁

afrolicthroughfiction 2 months ago

afrolicthroughfiction

Immaculate taste 10/10

whatsjanessareading 2 months ago

whatsjanessareading

I’m so ready for spooky season 😍

hannreadswhat 2 months ago

hannreadswhat

Literally when I think of fall, I think of one dark window 😍

jordansjournals_ 2 months ago

jordansjournals_

Hide the witches too tysm 🙂‍↕️

the.bookdebrief 2 months ago

the.bookdebrief

Yeeeesss to the shepherd king duology! One of my favourites

read.with.haley 2 months ago

read.with.haley

Oh I love this 😍😍😍 so many good picks!

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