CREEPY AND WITCHY BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FALL 🧙🏻‍♀️🍂🦌

CREEPY AND WITCHY BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FALL 🧙🏻‍♀️🍂🦌

What Moves the Dead (I also mentioned What Feasts at Night, but just the first book will be linked below)
The Honey Witch
The Girl From the Other Side
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
Witch Hat Atelier
Belladonna (I also mentioned Foxglove, but just the first book will be linked below)
City of Nightmares

🍿 Other relevant links
Fall recommendation videos from previous years
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[SarinaQuynhHoa]

read the forbidden book Magnetic Aura on Borlest, and you'll see the secrets they're keeping from us.

[chapterbichapter]

The first volume of Witch Hat Atelier is on Kindle Unlimited. I’ve never read manga but you have me intrigued haha. 🍁🍂

[eugeniapizarro]

Hello from the southern hemisphere! Thank you for the spring recommendation!

[Psittacus_erithacus]

I recently finished and can endorse *_Mexican Gothic_* by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, which was recommended quite strongly by Ms. Vernon (T. Kingfisher) in her author's note for _What Moves the Dead._ She said:

_" … and then I happened to read the magnificent novel Mexican Gothic, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, and thought, “Oh my God, what can I possibly do with fungi in a collapsing Gothic house that Moreno-Garcia didn’t do ten times better?!” and shoved the whole thing in a virtual drawer and took heavily to the bottle. (Seriously, put down this book and go buy that one. Then pick this one up again, of course, God forbid anyone not finish the Author’s Note, but make sure you’ve put Mexican Gothic on your reading list first.)"_

The two are so similar that I wouldn't recommend reading them close together, but I think they are both well worth reading, make an interesting contrast for one another and are equally good selections for Autumn.

For those interested in a bit of comparison and my own pitch for the novel (minor vague spoilers possible):

_Mexican Gothic_ is twice as long (a full novel) and much more firmly rooted in the gothic tradition. It lacks the subtle sci-fi element and open moral questions with which T. Kingfisher embues her fungal antagonist. While I thought that was possibly the best part of _What Moves the Dead_ Moreno-Garcia's novel gets on with its own priorities perfectly well without them. _Mexican Gothic's_ protagonist is wonderfully relatable: subtly flawed, in turns both endearingly earnest and frustratingly strident in that way passionate young people so often are. She's easy to root for while still having enough personality to feel like an independent being worth getting to know. Certainly one of the better pov characters I've read this year. The other characters are suitably shrouded and creepy as the genre demands. Offering hints of veiled depths and remaining plausibly either villain or fellow victim right till the end. Ultimately an excellent example of a modern gothic novel. Perhaps not rivaling, but certainly up with Zafón's _The Shadow of the Wind_ as top tier exemplars.

[joannievh]

Just found out your channel through Regan's and can't wait to see other videos as I loved the variety you presented! ❤

[jayster]

I just bought the witch manga. Excited to try it out

[KossybRo]

Just finished the Belladonna series and while the ending was a touch messy and rushed for my liking, I still enjoyed it greatly. The atmosphere was so perfect for fall and I already miss the world and the characters!

[Marie]

City of Nightmares and Cage of Dreams were so much fun. I liked the dark humor in the books, and it was a little creepy.

[twiceborn_by_grace]

I like your channel because I’m trying to get away from adaptation to tv or movie books and you don’t show too many of those, if at all.

[haleylewis]

Secret Society of Irregular Witches was a disappointment to me. The way it is presented seems like a bulk of the book will be on the training of magic to the girls from our main witch character, and yet we get so little of that it is basically glossed over to focus on a forced relationship. Some of the best aspects of the book are grossly ignored - made me disappointed

[laurenschenck]

Loved the honey witch one of my favorite books

[deacongirls]

I read The Hacienda by Isabel Canas last October and it scared me a bit. I have Witch Hat Atelier on my TBR because you keep mentioning it.

[agnesmatos]

I personally don't love creepy stories, but I enjoy a witchy plot or subplot (when done tastefully). I gave Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo a chance and liked it. I think it would be a good addition to the list if anyone is interested, specifically for the upcoming spooky season.

[pauieeepau]

I enjoyed City of Nightmares. Still looking for Cage of Dreams.

[chbyths]

The Official Fall Flannel Shirt™. "...just wants to make her some pie."

[kristyfolsom]

I have about 50 pages left in Belladonna. Absolutely ❤️ it! Luckily, my copy of Foxglove arrived today! (I've heard it must be on hand when Belladonna is finished!)

[JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

I’ve heard such mixed things about the honey witch :(

[drunkentraveler]

I loved City of Nightmares. Totally underrated!

[laurenschenck]

Belladonna series is so good and absolutely my favorite and I feel connected with the main character and so magical flawless love her writing

[AnnaRobbinsWrites]

A Dark and Secret Magic is a witchy new release I’m excited for :)