Fall is almost here, which means it’s time to swap out the beach reads with something more cozy. As the weather starts to cool, it’s the perfect time to dive into a good book. Whether you like scary stories, cute romances, or mysteries, you’re in the right place. So grab something warm and a book from this list to help make your autumn even better!

The Forest Demands Its Due By Kosoko Jackson

This book is perfect for fans of the fantasy and horror genres. Douglas attends an acclaimed boarding school where a curse on the forest ensures that the town doesn’t know who has died there, except for a select few. Douglas decides to team up with the groundskeeper’s son to dig deeper into what the curse is and how to break it. Hopefully, they can find out how to break it and save the town one step at a time.

 Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice By Katie Cicatelli-Kuc       

This book is perfect for lovers of fall and Gilmore Girls. In a small town in New England, everyone is preparing for the town’s fall festival. Lucy, whose mom owns the town’s little coffee shop, is struggling due to new to town Jack and his family, who are starting a large chain coffee shop in town. Lucy discovers that she may or may not have budding feelings for Jack, but doesn’t want to be disloyal to her mom.

My Favorite Color is The Golden Hour By Eva Austin             

Emma’s parents send her to live with her grandma for the fall semester, in the town she hoped not to go back to. All she wants to do is focus on schoolwork, work on her novel, and go to the fall festival when her childhood best friend arrives in town. Years before, she promised to hate him forever, but now she’s not so sure about that. Will her feelings change, or will she still not like him forever?

The Spellshop By Sarah Beth Durst                 

A socially awkward librarian named Kiela flees her city with only her plant Caz and a few forbidden spellbooks. When she returns to the island she grew up on, she secretly opens a spell shop to help the struggling community. Despite her wanting to be a lone wolf, she falls in love with the community and maybe someone next door. 

 The Secret History By Donna Tartt                 

At a small college in Vermont, there’s a small group of students who study Ancient Greek with a very interesting professor. Due to being obsessed with their professor, they end up in the middle of a murder. They are also put their acting skills to the test as they try to live out what their learning.                                 

   The Lake By Natasha Preston

Two best friends are preparing to return for an amazing summer at Camp Pine, where they are going to be counselors. When the girls arrive, parts of the past start to come back to life after a note appears that the lake never forgets what happens there. Someone there knows about the terrible thing that happened, but they wanted to keep it a secret. As threats get worse and worse, the friends work to find who is doing this and are ready to make whoever knows about it pay for what they are doing.