Autumn has become my favourite time of year to plan my reads for. I’ve gotten into the habit of saving thrillers and mysteries for the end of the year and it makes sense. There’s no better time to read a scary story than spooky season. 

As Good As Dead (A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder #3) by Holly Jackson

I’ve been desperate to read this ever since I finished the second book, but I told myself to wait for autumn as it’s the perfect time to read it. Don’t ask me why but all thrillers/mysteries have autumn vibes. 

This is 1000% going to be my first read in October. I’m so excited to read it.

Synopsis: Pip is about to head to college, but she is still haunted by the way her last investigation ended. She’s used to online death threats in the wake of her viral true-crime podcast, but she can’t help noticing an anonymous person who keeps asking her: Who will look for you when you’re the one who disappears?

Soon the threats escalate and Pip realises that someone is following her in real life. When she starts to find connections between her stalker and a local serial killer caught six years ago, she wonders if maybe the wrong man is behind bars.

Police refuse to act, so Pip has only one choice: find the suspect herself—or be the next victim. As the deadly game plays out, Pip discovers that everything in her small town is coming full circle… and if she doesn’t find the answers, this time she will be the one who disappears…

These Witches Don’t Burn by Isabel Sterling

I bought this book years ago and still haven’t gotten around to it, but I’ve recently made a plan to work my way through every book on my Kindle, so I will actually read it this year. 

I also want to make my October content more autumnal/Halloween themed this year so that means all things witchy and spooky.  

Synopsis: Hannah’s a witch, but not the kind you’re thinking of. She’s the real deal, an Elemental with the power to control fire, earth, water, and air. But even though she lives in Salem, Massachusetts, her magic is a secret she has to keep to herself. If she’s ever caught using it in front of a Reg (read: non-witch), she could lose it. For good. So, Hannah spends most of her time avoiding her ex-girlfriend (and fellow Elemental Witch) Veronica, hanging out with her best friend, and working at the Fly by Night Cauldron selling candles and crystals to tourists, goths, and local Wiccans.

But dealing with her ex is the least of Hannah’s concerns when a terrifying blood ritual interrupts the end-of-school-year bonfire. Evidence of dark magic begins to appear all over Salem, and Hannah’s sure it’s the work of a deadly Blood Witch. The issue is, her coven is less than convinced, forcing Hannah to team up with the last person she wants to see: Veronica.

While the pair attempt to smoke out the Blood Witch at a house party, Hannah meets Morgan, a cute new ballerina in town. But trying to date amid a supernatural crisis is easier said than done, and Hannah will have to test the limits of her power if she’s going to save her coven and get the girl, especially when the attacks on Salem’s witches become deadlier by the day.

The Other Ones by Fran Hart

Well this has a pumpkin on it, so of course it’s got to be an autumn read. I bought this a few months ago and I’ve been waiting for October to read it. 

I don’t know anything about the book or the author, but I’m excited to read this. 

Synopsis: Sal lives in a haunted house. He longs to be ordinary, but when the strangest of strangers arrives on his doorstep—a fellow outcast called Pax—his life grows even more complicated. Sal goes on to develop an unlikely friendship with Pax, whose love for all things spooky drew him to the house and its inhabitants. But as the two grow closer, the true nature of the hauntings is gradually revealed. Will Sal find the courage to conquer his ghosts or will he risk losing Pax for good?

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