Pumpkin coffee is back, and Home Depot has its Halloween decorations, which can mean one thing: It’s officially the start of spooky season. For the next two months, I will pick books to read that feel spooky to me. This could be a paranormal romance, a gothic thriller, straight-up horror, and more. Since my last TBR, I downloaded Libby, my library’s audiobook app, so now I have been reading more than ever. I will share all the physical books I plan to read along with the audiobooks I hope to listen to.

The first book I will be reading is The Serpent & The Wings of the Night by Carissa Broadbent. When I first heard about this book, it was described as the Hunger Games mixed with Vampires. Sign me up. I started this book back in August and then I got distracted. I’m about 50 pages in and determined to finish the book by the end of the month. The second book I plan on reading is Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett. I had this book on my July TBR, but I wasn’t able to read it before Gen Con. The third book not pictured in this photo is We Sold Our Souls by Grady Hendrix. We Sold Our Souls is about a band where one of the lead singers may have made a deal with the devil. I think there’s a nice variety in the books I have chosen and each book fits the theme of the next two months.

Besides the physical books on my TBR, I also have a graphic novel on hold at the library. I’m planning on reading Crumbs by Danie Stirling. Crumbs is based on a Webtoon comic about a young seer who struggles with her powers. As far as audiobooks, I have two audiobooks I’m planning on listening to this month. The first is The Babysitter’s Coven by Kate M. Williams. I’m not exactly sure what this book is about. Esme is the main character and weird things have happened to her, but I’m not far enough in the book to figure out what’s happening. The second audiobook I plan on listening to is This Spells Love by Kate Robb. This is a romance where a woman casts a spell to erase her ex from her past, but the spell backfires. Both audiobooks are due in two weeks, so we shall see if I can find the time to listen to them.

This is my favorite time of the year, so I love to match what I’m reading with the season.