While August is still technically summer, I long for fall. I can’t wait to drink apple cider, go to a pumpkin patch or haunted house, and I love going on walks. During these months, I try to read darker thrillers, horror, fall-themed romances, or any other book that relates to the upcoming season. Instead of writing a TBR post for August, September, and October, I’m going to simply list which books I want to read for these months. On average, I read two physical books a month, so this list will have seven books spread out over three months. If I read more than that, good for me! I wanted to make this list manageable. Here is everything I want to read in the next few months.

• Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff
• Haunted Ever After by Jen DeLuca
• The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden
• The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields
• One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
• The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
• The Crescent Moon Tearoom by Stacy Sivinski

Lovecraft Country is the book I have had on my TBR shelf for the longest, so this is the book I’m starting with. The Lovecraft Country show is amazing, so I wanted to go back and read the source material. Haunted Ever After is a romance written by Jen DeLuca, who writes the Renaissance romance series I adore. Haunted Ever After is a romance set in a small town in Florida that prides itself on the ghost tourism the town attracts. The Warm Hands of Ghosts is a historical fiction ghost story taking place in World War I. The Honey Witch, The Spellshop, and The Crescent Moon Tearoom are cozy fantasy books that I think will be a joy to read when fall arrives. Finally, One Dark Window is a gothic, dark fantasy book. I have seen everyone online raving about One Dark Window, so I’m intrigued to see what it’s about.

Normally, I don’t share which audiobooks I’m listening to, but I will make an exception in this case. I have five audiobooks on hold, with two of them fitting the theme for these months. The first is The Only One Left by Riley Sager. I have read two Riley Sager books and enjoyed them. I skipped past Riley Sager books due to reading some negative reviews, but I wanted to try to get back into his books. In The Only One Left, Kit McDeere is taking care of Lenora Hope in the 1980s. Lenora was accused of murdering her family in 1929. Lenora denies any involvement, and Kit is determined to figure out the truth. The second audiobook I have on hold is Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix. Grady Hendrix has been a hit or a miss for me. While I loved Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires, I wasn’t a fan of We Sold Our Souls. Grady’s book premises always intrigue me, and this book is no exception. Witchcraft for Wayward Girls takes place in a house for girls who grew up too fast in the 1970s. One of the girls arrives at the house as she is pregnant. The girls discover that they may be able to perform witchcraft. This is the first Grady Hendrix novel I will read as an audiobook. My queue positions for both of these books are quite long, so, likely, I won’t read them in time, but with that said, I will listen to them eventually.

I am looking forward to reading or listening to these books! I think there’s enough variety to keep me interested throughout the months.