Sarah Moss is such a good call for this time of year! can’t decide if I’m going to read her new memoir or not as I didn’t get on with Strangers in Iceland at all, but happy that I still have some more of her fiction backlist to explore 🎃

I have read literally none of these 😂😂 I am interested in several of them though!

Rouge is a book I've been meaning to get for ages. I really liked Bunny. I need to make sure I read Haunting of Hill House, though Hangsman sounds really good

Ohh, thank you! It's so refreshing to see a list that has different books on it than all those other seasonal videos for autumn popping up!

I loved Dead Relatives very creepy & unsettling , a perfect Autumn read. I just realised it’s all the creepy weird books that we have in common 😂 I will definitely check out these recommendations!! Puppets is a nopity nope!!! They scare the bejeeezes out of me 😱😱😱😂😂

I didn't think Rouge was a creepy novel! I'll have to give that one a second look! You know I'm going to second your recommendation of Night Side of the River...that book was fabulous!

I loved Ghost Wall, Comfort me with apples & Just Like Home.... Feel like I need to read this whole list now!

I have Ghost Wall and you have peaked my interest that it will perfect for my current reading moos.

Some really interesting sounding books! I havent heard of most of them. I love Mort though 😊 Happy reading!

This seems like such a great list! I've only read Ghost Wall (which I loved) but I'm intrigued by so many others!

I have My best friends exorcism on my tbr. Reading Horrorstor with FOMO this month..I love Little Women, perfect Autumn into Winter read. I am entering a thriller/mystery era after all the plotless Booker Books. I need some page turners.

im excited for ur autumn reading !!! especially mort ofc but also gideon the ninth ! 👀 ur right tho mort has a truly awful cover ! will be intrigued to hear ur thoughts on the well of loneliness, its definitely an interesting book ! 💕 jonathan strange and mr norrell is on my tentative autumn tbr also !! :)

I haven't read dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde either, and only recently -think last year, read Frankenstein and Dracula. All three are stories I'm familiar with from film. I read Blindness and liked it, I'm curious to see what you make of Seeing. Love Mort! :) ran a fun readalong of it with Scott and Kevvie a couple years ago, good pick. Gideon is so polarising, I can't wait to see what you think lol. I tried a few years ago and gave up and then tried it as part of an instagram readalong at the start of this year, and once I got past chapter two I loved it! Clearly it just needed to find me at the right time. I have tried Jonathan S and Mr N 4 times and DNF'd it 4x, I won't kid myself that 5th time will be a charm. Clearly it's a popular book I just don't feel hooked by. I got bored after the half way mark and then I tried the TV series and just dropped off watching that too Love the sound of most of these and I'll be adding the zodiac murders to my tbr

I love all Lorac books. I've read most of them and never regretted even one. Lorac is actually Carol backwards.

Oooh! My Best Friend's Exorcism is so much fun! So far, it's the only Hendrix book I've read, but I'm hoping to get to Horrorstör in October.

Ohhh, you've got such a great mix here! I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on A Helping Hand as I was tempted to include it on my autumn tbr.

I feel the exact same way about Strange and Norrell. It's on my shelf and I really want to read it but fantasy is not my thing and it is very long. It might take me a while to read it, depending on how engrossed I am. If you fancy a buddy read please let me know, it might be good to have some support. I've never done a buddy read though, so I have no idea how they work.

I’m so excited to re read little women in December ❤ I hope you love all your books 😊

I would put In My Dreams I Hold a Knife in more thriller then mystery genre. OMG! Gideon AND Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell??!! I love them both sooo much

I've tried to read the Book Thief like 3 times, but I can't get into it and DNF. I hope you enjoy it. I love A Christmas Carol and also want to get to Great Expectations. For Gideon the Ninth, I've heard people suggest looking at the glossary before you start. I also want to read it but am a bit intimidated.

I feel like I am well overdue a reread of Little Women (it won’t be happening this year though 😂) You’ll be happy to hear that I didn’t like Jeckyl & Hyde or Christmas Carol 😜 I actually have The Burial Plot on hold on Libby at the moment, so also hoping to get to that soon 👀 Strange and Norrell!! I HATED that one 😂😂

Your plans sound wonderful. Am envious, a great list ... I know there no point for me to do a list, not working for me this year. I've been meaning to try little women for ages and you've reminded me how people often say it's a Christmas book because of the start, this may be the year I actually get to it. I also want to get to book thief, I started it last year but I think I wasn't in the right place and want to try again, your making me want to pick it up now ready fir your wrap up next month ... But I have library books to finish first! Although I'm considering DNFing my current and that's rare for me (I'm giving Matt Haig another chance, but I'm beginning to think I shouldn't have) I have also got a big soft spot for the penguin English library paperbacks as I'm not a massive fan of hardbacks. Oddly enough, my one exception to this is ... Discworld books. I also started with Mort... But like 25+ years ago now as I found him a teenager. I then went on to read all discworld. I keep meaning to reread. To me discworld is reminiscent read of betwixtmas as I would get the new one for Christmas and devour it Christmas day and early boxing day morning, so to me, you have picked the best time of year to start the series. I would personally recommend both the city watch and witch subseries if you like Mort and for me I felt that the moist vin lipwig were the most readable. Jonathan strange and Mr norrell, it's been a while, about 15+ years since I read it. But from what I remember, it's not a massive cast, or at least not significant people....or I'm forgetting lots of them! Happy reading - can't wait to hear your thoughts on them all.

You have some great books Jen. You hsve a really good mix. Autumn reading is the best time I agree!! Mercedes is always dangerous for the TBR. I feel like every time I watch her videos my Everand list doubles. I loved Mort when I read it. If you can get the audiobooks narrated by Peter Serafinowicz, Sian Clifford & Bill Nighy as they do a fab job with it. Yeah for the 5 star prediction vid!!

Love these plans. A. Christmas Carol is so good. We are reading Grady Hendrix’s Horrorstor next month for FOMO. I have My Name is Red and the opening chapter was perfect! I picked it up on a charity shop and was desperate to read it but had about eight books on the go and it just went on the shelf. MORRRRTTTT! That makes me so happy. I also have a ‘Where to start with Discworld’ video and Mort is a great place to start. In fact, it’s the book I’ve hooked people on Pratchett with a few times. Gideon the Ninth sounds awesome. I’m going to read Jonathan Strange and Mr M this winter. I’m really in the mood for it.

Yay for another hit from Armfield! I am so wanting to get to it soon, too many on the pile. Have you read The End We Start From? Sounds like it has a similar living in a flooded world, though I didn't love it as a book entirely it was super thought provoking and the prose gorgeous. Scandalous dnf! 😂 I am very for moving on when a book isn't working even if it is well loved.

Yay! Somone like me, i put books ive read at the back when double stacking and tbr at the front. People to come around always ask me about what i think about the books at the front assuming ive read them. Then i have to explain the system. As well as the shelves i have many piles, of course!

I live in hope that Virgin Suicides will be your second 5 star read this year! what a gem 💎

You never have to apologize for a DNF! Not every book is for every reader and, honestly, I think most authors would prefer you not finish their book if you aren't enjoying it.

Snorbital 😂😂 I get scared reading books like James in case I don’t like it.. You did so well with your reading and doing the dnfs.. I’m so glad you enjoyed lucky day. One of my favourite august books was a ladies guide to scandal but for the life of me I can’t remember the other one 😂

I work at a library, imagine the neverending temptation !!! 😂

Bored Gay Werewolf looks like a fun romp! Orbital was meh. You didn't miss out.

Grady Hendrix writing is so vivid for me. I need to read more from him. I have My Best Friends Exorcism and Horrorstor on my tbr. I loved The Southern Book club’s guide to vampires. Fancy DNFing James 😱

I need to read Bored Gay Werewolf, it sounds so good and definitely the type of book for me at the moment! Haha love the James apology 😂😂Bless ya. ❤It’s good that you have said you don’t like it because there are bound be lots of other people feel the same way. Yeah for DNF’ing Snorbital 😉 I didn’t really enjoy most of my Aug reading but in terms a “good book” The Lost Love Songs of Boysie Singh by Ingrid Persaud would count for that.

My goodness, I though I read, but you READ 😮

I’ve been DNFing with abandon this year and I’m so much better for it! even books I’ve enjoyed but will never read again are gone, my collection is so much smaller now but I feel way more sure of my tastes / genres and authors I enjoy ♥️

Great haul! Wuthering Heights is hit and miss with many, but I really loved it!

DNF’ing is great for the soul! 😂❤

I love secondhand books from thrift shops,little libraries, etc. I thought The Well of Loneliness was excellent. Enjoy.

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Ooooh can't wait to see what you think of Chlorine, Virgin Suicides is a book i really want to reread. Awww Jennifer thank you! You are too kind 🥰🥰 I love the English Library editions, though I've put myself on a classics buying ban till I actually make a dent in the ones on my tbr 😅

So many books and so little time. The ever expanding tbr! Best wishes and happy reading to you.

love this

Death at intervals sounds brilliant. Added to my wish list. Happy reading 📖

Good point about those of us who have come up as library readers maybe having different habits than people who mainly always had their own, I hadn't really thought about how that changes things.

I read both Wuthering Heights and Drive your Plow over the Bones of the Dead some months ago and I really liked them both. I think mainly because I found them quite odd, and about rather odd people. That I can appreciate. (Maybe because I'm a bit odd myself...😳☺) I gave WH 4,5 and DYPOTBOTD 5. The latter was just full of everything! Written in a brilliant way. (It's hard for me to explain this in a language that is not my own) 😊

Wuthering Heights is my favourite book ever so of course I’m going to recommend trying again with it and it’s a gorgeous edition. Love your edition of Rebecca too

a wonderful book haul, thanks jennifer.

Virgin suicides is fantastic. If you can get on with the 'we' collective narrative then it's a great read. I won't say too much but it's one of a few books that both a best and a favourite book,, if you know what I mean (appreciate it and the skill and the messages in it but also found it gripping and pulled me in and gave me the feel of a favourite ). I've not watched the film, but when I really like a book and theirs a film I've not watched yet, I avoid it so chances are it may be a while before I do.

Great book haul Jen. I love that you got 4 more from the library 😂❤

The 4 accidental library picks sound super. I'm looking forward to your thoughts on Chlorine. I loved the Olga Tokarczuk - hope you like it.