books for every kind of autumn mood 🦊🕯️🍂 fall book recommendation

This is absolutely the most incredible depictions of English countryside and like that pastoral setting. It's actually the sweetest story with the most incredible artwork to go along with it.

I adored the slowbuild romance between Preston and Effie and I felt like it was such a lyrical book. It is really it was filled with mesmerizing writing and I feel like Avery did such a great job of making the entire reading experience feel like a really dark gothic fairy tale.

This story is crafted so beautifully. There is such a dark and morose and also nauseiating element to it that maybe if you're feeling a little bit queasy is something you could steer away from. I will say though that I hesitate to call it a fantasy because it sort of only comes into play at the very end and I really wasn't sure about the ending either.

This book offers a very critical analysis of imperial England and colonialism and the power of language as well. And it absolutely put me together and it destroyed me apart. I remember sobbing my eyes out because of this one scene.

However, the atmosphere in the book was so stunning enough to stick around with me and I can't seem to let it go. I'm trying to recall why I only gave it three and a half stars because I remember the atmosphere being perfect for autumn and I think it might have been because I found the dialogue slightly cheesy at times, but also I was reading at a time where I was so exhausted from having my wedding and my honeymoon and I was just maybe not quite in the right mindset.

Once again, I wouldn't say this book series is necessarily my favorite, but there's something about it that keeps pulling me towards it, even though I didn't give it five stars. I think I ended up giving both like 3.5.

I bought this book initially because it had the most gorgeous autoutuminal art and illustration style, but I fell in love with the cast of vegetable characters. And honestly, as I was reading it, I never thought I could relate more to a garlic.

I think it's because a lot of people, including myself, were very disappointed with the ending. I was left feeling like a huge question mark over my head because I felt like we were cut short. However, the atmosphere of this book is incredible.

Again, you meet such a fun cast of characters. There's a princess, there's a local troublemaker, and the art style is so beautiful that you can't help but fall in love with this world. This is a middle-grade fantasy, but it does get slightly darker towards the end.

But I love the way that they both capture this beautiful atmosphere with lighting and adorable creatures in their own respective ways. They capture nature so magnificently.

I loved everything about this book from the close-knit friendship group to the academic setting, but the actual building was set in a castle and so of course that adds to the dark academia element. The setting is eerie and spooky and gave me goosebumps at times and I remember being so fond of Oliver.

This is definitely a book that I felt like was a more self-indulgent escapist writing project for the author, but it's a very fun one, so that's why I wanted to recommend it.

But Margaret's Unicorn, I feel like, is perfect for when summer is changing into autumn and that glow that starts coming in with the early autumn sunshine. And this is another book that I picked up from the Toppings in Edinburgh and it's definitely a picture book that I cherish.

I think I prefer more days at the Bodies bookshop because I kind of knew what I was getting myself into, the tone and the more quiet, slow paced nature of the book.

There were definitely moments in this story that infuriated me with some of the characters, but it really had a grip on me. I couldn't put Northangi down.

I think Persuasion might be my favorite, but I definitely enjoyed reading Northangarabi as well.

It's a very sweet story and you end up growing to become very fond of the two characters or at least I did. And yeah, if you're looking for a really lighthearted, adorable read, then this book is definitely one that you should check out.

And I read this initially maybe two years ago, and I actually was really terrified by a lot of the elements. Phil Hicks is so amazing at bringing together the spookiest parts of autumn.

This is a classic that I'm so glad I read last year because it's one of my favorites now. And I was so entranced and captivated by this book and yeah, it's definitely one of my favorite classics for sure.

I fell in love with this book so much that I wanted to be a part of the little crew on the train. They end up meeting the most fun Halloween sweets inspired characters like the Minty Mummies and Spooky the Cat.