Hi all!
It’s currently Autumn in Australia and, as we’re all in lockdown, there’s not much we can do aside from watch too much TV and read too many books. Ignoring lockdown, I do have quite a few books I want to read during the Autumn season. Some of these books are ARCs, some are books I’ve been meaning to read for a while, and some are books that I feel like just go with the Autumn atheistic.
Here’s my list!
Adult Fiction
- Crescent City: This is Sarah J. Maas’ adult debut and I’m lowkey excited to read it. I really didn’t think I would be, but when I saw it at my work, I impulse bought it. And now it’s staring at me on my shelf…
- The Mercies: This is another debut about an island of women in the 1600s, and how their peace is shattered when a man shows up and claims they’re all witches. Very excited for this!
- The City We Became: A new SFF book by N.K. Jemisin about cities coming to life? Say no more.
- The Ragged Blade: This is a fantasy book about a man who escapes his husband, an evil king, with their daughter and how the husband is searching for them. Sounds amazing.
- Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell: Kind of intimidated to read this book but I’m going to try anyway!
- The Ascent to Godhood: This is the last book in a novella series, but you don’t need to read the series in order. I’m starting with this last book because it’s the one that intrigues me the most: f/f enemies to lovers.
- A Conspiracy of Truths: I’ve been meaning to read this fantasy books for almost a whole year! I NEED to read it this Autumn.
- The Dutch House: I got this book as a present for Christmas and need to read it ASAP. I’ve also heard Tom Hanks narrates the audiobook so …
- Steel Crow Saga: My friend Silvia is super obsessed with this book and I do own it on audio already, so I see myself listening to this on my walks!
- The Luminous Dead: This is a recent addition to my TBR and that’s because it’s horror/sci-fi and f/f. Plus, look how cool that cover is!
- Empire of Sand: My friend Steffy LOVES this book and we have extremely similar tastes in books, so I trust her recs! I don’t know what it’s about and I don’t want to, I rather go in blind.
- Before the Coffee Gets Cold: This translated Japanese novel just sounds so cute and I need to read it. It’s about a coffee shop that allows you to time travel, but you have to get back before your coffee gets cold.
- Homegoing: I only recently came across this book by watching a booktuber (forgotten which one now) and this sounds like I’m going to love it!
- The Shadow of the Wind: This is a book I’ve added and then removed and then added to my TBR multiple times, and now I’m finally keeping it on here because I just realised it’s magical realism, and I love magical realism.
- The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System: This is the first book written by MoXiang TongXiu, author of Mo Dao Zu Shi and Tian Guan Ci Fu which I adore. I’ve heard this book is divisive, you either love it or hate it. Two of my friends who’s opinion I trust didn’t like it, but one mentioned that it has all the tropes I love so she thinks I’ll really enjoy this. Keen to find out!
YA Fiction
- Chain of Gold: Can’t believe I haven’t read this yet. Don’t judge me!
- Sorcery of Thorns: Another book I can’t believe I haven’t read yet! I have a feeling I’m going to adore it and it’s been on so many of my TBRs. Oof.
- The Midnight Lie: I don’t know much about this book, aside from the fact that it’s a fantasy f/f, but so many of my friends on sapphic twitter adore it!
- Starworld: I loved Audrey Coulthurst’s Of Fire and Stars, and I need to read this contemporary by her.
- The Mime Order: This is the second book in The Bone Season series and I want to finish the remaining books in the series before the end of the year.
- The Kingdom of Back: I love Marie Lu’s books — her The Young Elites series is a favourite — and I’m so excited for this historical book!
- Bonds of Brass: M/M enemies to lovers set in space featuring a prince hiding his identity? YES.
- The Shadows Between Us: This book is the newest book on my TBR and I only added because I heard it was a Slytherin, enemies to lovers romance. I will be VERY disappointed if I don’t get the murdery-Slytherin vibes I’m expecting. But a lot of people on Goodreads rated this 5 stars, so I’m excited.
ARCs
- The State of Us: Still can’t believe I got an ARC of this! Kind of feels like this is RWRB 2, but we’ll see.
- Boys of Alabama: I don’t know much about this but it has magical realism vibes and an m/m romance, so I’m down!
- The Intoxicating Mr. Lavelle: A historical book about a man becoming obsessed with another man … that’s all I know!
- In the Dream House: I got an ARC of this book last year and I still haven’t read it, oops!
- Slippery Creatures: I received an ARC of this by the author! I have loved every single KJ Charles book, so I’m sure I’ll feel the same!
Non-fiction
- Three Women: I don’t know much about this book but it was recommended to me. I think it’s about three woman and their experiences with sexual assault.
- Invisible Women – Data Bias in a World Designed for Men: This is a book I’ve been wanting to read since it came out: it’s about the way this world we live in is designed for men and how deadly it is for women.
- Catch and Kill – Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators: I’m kind of scared to read this book but I feel like I need to as well. It’s about how the journalists exposed the sexual assault rampant in Hollywood.
This list is SO perfect for me, I’m also in autumn where I live (Argentina), so I’ll be adding several of your list that sound really good! & I hope you enjoy reading them! ❤️✨
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Yay! I hope you do too 💕
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Crescent City is on my TBR too! I am really looking forward to it. In the Dream House and Before the Coffee Gets Cold are on my radar. The Dutch House was an enjoyable read for sure. I hope you enjoy all of these books!
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Thank you! Hope you enjoy them too 💕
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Thank you!
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I haven’t read any of the books you mentioned but I think they do really fit the fall season! I have only heard good things about Sarah J Maas’ new book so I’d like to know how you think about it once you’ve read it. Happy Reading!
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Thank you! Yeah I’ve also only heard good things about Crescent City, which is surprising haha! Hope you enjoy it if you get to read it 💕
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Crescent City is on my list too!
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Crescent City has been staring at me for a few weeks now. I’ll eventually get to it! Probably this June. I might have a love/hate relationship with Maas’s writing but I’m always curious to see what stories she’ll share. I hope you enjoy Chain of Gold, Kingdom of Back, and The Shadows Between Us. I thought they were all really enjoyable!
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Me too 😅 I bought Crescent City the day it came out and still haven’t touched it. I also have a love hate relationship with her books and wanted to give her adult debut a shot. I think if I don’t enjoy it, I won’t be picking up her books anymore. Ooh I’m glad you enjoyed them! I’m keen to read them 💕
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I always want to give authors I’ve read before a shot if they choose to write in a new genre or category. Even so, I’m still wary of Maas lol. If I don’t like the book, I’ll probably not continue with the series, but I still do want to pick up the next books in the ACOTAR series. That’s my reality TV series of books 🤣
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