30+ Spooky Season Book Recommendations to Keep You Awake At Night... 👻

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It's finally spooky season, and I'm taking this opportunity to share with you 30+ dark, eerie, and creepy reads to add to your TBR, as well as sharing my personal (far too large) TBR for this October!
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2:48 Spooky Classics
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6:09 Witchy Books
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13:31 Young Adult Spooky Recs
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[@PlantBasedBride]

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[@kefinkamed]

About the classics - my personal opinion is that once you’ve read Jekyll & Hyde, Dorian Gray and Frankenstein, you’ve completed the most comprehensive crash-course in human psychology. Needless to say I love all these books ❤

[@PlantBasedBride]

I think you may be right! Loved all three, though Frankenstein’s characters enraged me 😂

[@kefinkamed]

@@PlantBasedBride I was mostly sad about them, so much that happened was due to irrational hate and miscommunication. BTW, the UK´s National Theatre production of Frankenstein is one of the best pieces of theatre I have ever seen and it is also available online if you ever feel like going back to the story.

[@villanelle2.0]

​@@PlantBasedBride same... specifically Dr, Frankenstein himself.

[@angieemm]

I'm doing National Novel Writing Month again this year and some of these descriptions gave me a great idea for my next novel attempt! It might not be good, but it'll get done!

[@PlantBasedBride]

Oh how cool! Good luck with Nano ❤️ I don’t think I’ll have time to do it again this year though I’d like to!

[@StellarSpell]

Omg you look so beautiful!!! Thank you for these specific recs, I'll be adding so many of these books to my overflowing tbr. So many books, so little time this month! Also, this is kinda random but I really missed watching your videos as soon as they came out, because you're one of my favourite booktubers and I had that ritual going. I was so overwhelmed with life in the past few months that I just missed out on your content. Really happy to be back here!! 💛☺️

[@PlantBasedBride]

Thank you so much! Oh gosh, I can relate. I’ve been so overwhelmed and busy lately and haven’t been able to keep up with my favourite creators! I feel like things will ramp up a bit more and then we may all be able to take a collective breath (I hope) ❤️ I’m glad you’re here!

[@gabsalvas6975]

So im gonna be saving this video and i am starting *Into the drowning deep* this afternoon 🙈😅 Thank you for this

[@PlantBasedBride]

I hope you love it! I was totally drawn in and scared sh*tless 😂

[@Narja23]

Love the book recommendation! I also love Dracula and Camilla in the "classic / monster section"! Both are about vampires, and Camilla is really moving. I love the ghost short stories anthologies of Sheridan Le Fanu too! Dracula is really a must have read : the ambiance is amazing, and it's a book that made me think a lot about relationships between people, because Dracula is such an awful character, but that brings a lot of thoughts about feminism, patriarchy, etc. It's absolutely a byproduct of reading it nowadays, in a society really different from Stocker's one, with different values, but it's a really interesting experience. (and thanks again for the discovery of Ring shout, it was one of my fav of last year!) i definitely picked a couple of your recommendations for this autumn : i finished my phd and have just so much time now to read (i'm reading several books a week nowadays, after having spent so time with frustration of not having time to read!)

[@AtenaNike92]

Carmilla is so good!

[@ApoloBelvedere]

this set up is so perfectly autumnal

[@PlantBasedBride]

Thank you! It will likely look like this year round 😂

[@msraerae91]

Just Like Home is one of my favourites from this year. It was written so beautifully and lives rent free in my head even though I read it in February. I'm so happy to see it on your TBR can't wait to hear your thoughts on it when you get around to reading it 🥰

[@arikajensen3213]

I love the paranormal type of books. The eerie atmosphere is so good to read and if it's told right it can feel like you're actually in the story. I read "The girl in cabin 10" and that was the perfect one for October. I don't remember the author bit they wrote it in such a way that gave me chills. I mostly write paranormal or scary or eerie vibes. I love writing about exploring a haunted woods or abandoned places with a creepy history. Sometimes little details like that can make you feel like you're in the story with the characters.

[@surpriseitsus9622]

My favorite too

[@Mairshappiness]

Thank you for this list. I'm a HUGE horror fan, and I will be reading all of these in 2023. I've read some of the classics, of course, but I will be rereading in order to complete this list :D

[@PlantBasedBride]

Ah yay! I hope you love them all ❤️

[@AnniesBookNook]

Slewfoot is one of my favorite spooky reads!! I added The Silent Companions to my TBR - it sounds great

[@PlantBasedBride]

I ended up buying a physical copy I enjoyed it so much!

[@gunnerlaw9441]

I love your book videos I have been making my way through some of the books that you have read and I have loved almost all of them.

[@PlantBasedBride]

Oh I am so glad! I’d love to know which ones were your favourites ❤️

[@jhernx3]

Hi new to your channel I cant tell you how much I appreciate your rating guide with trigger warnings. It's super helpful. Thanks for the great recommendations.

[@kallistoindrani5689]

That TBR list is impressive for sure! I read Wuthering heights a long time ago and I just remember that I was so sad at the end. It's just such a sad story. I think I would read one from the YA section because those are maybe a bit less spooky/horror then some of the adult ones? I'm not a fan of horror movies, I can't sleep then, but I'm a bit better at horror books :D

[@PlantBasedBride]

A few of the YA are quite horror heavy, like The Dead and The Dark, but the others should be ok! It really depends which aspects of horror/spooky books are most unsettling to you. I’m a scaredy cat so all of my recommendations are probably a bit tamer than someone who doesn’t jump at the slightest sound 😂❤️

[@kallistoindrani5689]

@@PlantBasedBride All I need now is some time and also the 'right headspace' to read. I'm in a bit of a slump at the moment, more focused on watching shows (Kdrama is a new discovery for me!). But I promise myself that I will check out your YA recommendations and pick one of those to try :D

[@kefinkamed]

For me, Wuthering Heights is the kind of story that morphs every time I revisit it. I remember being really sad the first time around as well, but over time, I grew increasingly sick of Cathy and Heathcliff and my sympathy for them gradually disappeared in the light of how much pain they caused to everyone else in their orbit. But it does have a great atmosphere and is perfect for autumn/winter months.

[@kallistoindrani5689]

@@PlantBasedBride Just finished Sawkill Girls and now I want to try The Companion :D

[@isabelantayhua9375]

i think many scary movies now a days rely mainly on shock value, like the sound that comes from nowhere or the sudden move of something, to capture scary and creepy in a book is another level 👻

[@osonhodeleon]

I love horror books. Great recommendations.

[@PlantBasedBride]

I never thought I’d be a horror fan, but I really enjoy them!

[@angelazeiler6838]

Thanks for all these recommendations although I'm not a very big horror fan, but a bit of spooky is fine 😅 I'm reading "The dark descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein" at the moment and I like it very much. 🥰

[@PlantBasedBride]

I’ve been meaning to read that one since we read Frankenstein for the book club! I keep borrowing it from the library and not getting around to it 😅

[@gingerholloway9264]

Glad to see Dracula on your TBR. I love all of the classic horror you mentioned, but Dracula is my favorite. If liked the structure of House of Leaves, you will love the epistolary nature of Dracula. Narration interspersed with diary entries, shipping logs, etc. SO GOOD! And there is a great version on audible.

[@PlantBasedBride]

I’m so excited about it! I’m hoping to start in a few days ❤️

[@perevision]

It’s funny that you said you’re not into witches, because your look in this video makes me think you’re ready to preside over the world’s coziest demon summoning. 🌙🗡 I am terrified of horror, but I loved Her Body and Other Parties and I am aiming to finally read Rebecca this month! Instead of horror I usually read murder mysteries for October; I like Dorothy Sayers’ Whose Body? and Murder Must Advertise. Dracula is always the exception, I’ve read it so often!

[@maddielouwho]

Yay a book video! I’ve been making my 2023 reading journal and have been religiously following your set up for this years video for inspiration 😂😂 you’re like my KZbin big sister I swear 😂💕

[@PlantBasedBride]

Aw thank you 🥺 as the baby in my family I’ve always wanted to be a big sister!

[@daniellemarics]

I love you recommendations! I just started watching your videos. This list is great. I have read a lot of those books and agree with your reviews.

[@BrittanyBWrites]

i have read Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake, which is a really good ghost story, so you might want to check that one out, and also The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling. Favorite spooky book I've read in a while.

[@PlantBasedBride]

I haven’t heard of either of those! Off to add them to my TBR 🥰

[@erikaoates]

Oooh wuthering heights is on your tbr!! It’s my favourite book so I’d definitely recommend it, and I think it fits both as a spooky and autumnal read. I hope you’ll share what you think of it. Itching to tell you why I love it but don’t want to spoil anything X

[@PlantBasedBride]

I’ve been told it might fit better as a November read, but either way I hope to get to it this year!

[@mopete9830]

I've been working my way through Lovecraft's work and taking notes on what gave scary movies their inspiration, it's the funniest thing I've done all October, after that I'm working through Poe and the Hannibal Lecter books. they are all pretty short, short enough to finish almost 20 stories in like 2 weeks.

[@vataidalma6855]

Just Like Home is SO eerie and creepy and so well-written, highly highly recommend!!

[@PlantBasedBride]

Ok good to know!

[@raefromkokiri]

I swear every book on this list sounded AMAZING, i'm updating my TBR right now!

[@PlantBasedBride]

I hope you enjoy whichever ones you pick up! ❤️

[@inkythinky]

Since you mentioned some classics and some short stories... I feel like everyone always forgets about Rappaccini's Daughter by Nathaniel Hawthorne! It's one of my fave gothic supernatural stories and he's my favorite of the transcendentalists not least because of the rumor he used to sneak out of the back door of his house to avoid being bored to death by Louisa May Alcott's father.

[@damattice23]

I have an old musty copy of Dracula that I have read. Very much enjoyed it. The movie is similar, but I love the ancient gothic feel of the book.

[@Borntofly34]

I recommend Small Angels by Lauren Owen for a spooky, paranormal fall read and The Great Witch of Brittany by Louisa Morgan for witchy vibes

[@joyrowancasey788]

The Crow Trap is from a murder mystery series centred around DI Vera Stanhope which has a pretty good TV show adaptation, highly recommend! Another Ann Cleeves's series (Shetland) was also adapted into a show by the same studio, they're both excellent

[@luiiiandmovieee]

I've read a few of the classics; Frankenstein (I loved the beautiful writing-style), Jekyll & Hyde (my favorite of them) and the picture of Dorian Gray. I'm reading bunny right now but I'm still at the beginning. And I recommend These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever, I would probably not say it's a spooky book but it's pretty intense and thrilling with a very very toxic relationship

[@PlantBasedBride]

Hope you enjoy Bunny! I feel like people either love it or hate it but I loved it LOL

[@luiiiandmovieee]

Okay, so I finished Bunny a week ago ... What did I even read?? I'm not sure about this book. I'm confused. But I LOVED the writing style. It was very beautiful and sometimes even poetic. And I'm sure the plot makes sense, I've just haven't understand it yet

[@leoraaileen]

ahhhh loveeee your backdrop and this video!

[@PlantBasedBride]

Thank you so much! I love my cozy book corner 🥰

[@jerricadouglas1520]

Ward, Mallerman, and Reid I will read whatever they out out!!

[@blackkoneko9367]

Thank you for recommending these great books. I just recently started to read again. I'm going to read Bram Stoker's Dracula for the first time. I love the movie but I never got the chance to read a book. The yellow wallpaper, Nothing but black and teeth, and the silent companions sound interesting to me.

[@IHeArTrOcK20]

I recently read “Saturday night ghost club” and while only slightly scary or spooky I think it’s still very much on theme and super eerie in a sad and beautiful way. I highly recommend it if you like books that are different and have children as main characters. It can get dark though and at times made me sad. But it’s also fun and exciting, kinda like stranger things vibes but no aliens and the scariest stuff is things that are not paranormal but faced by many in real life.

[@olivia_vermast]

Oml your hair looks so gorgeous!

[@PlantBasedBride]

Aw thank you’ 🥰

[@mollykatz4375]

Love Brom so much, if you're ever looking for a good spooky Yule book, be sure to check out "Krampus: The Yule Lord." Amazing read for the winter season.

[@fralou_sind_kreativ]

That was perfect timing! I want to read more Horror because I really want to try and write Horror myself :) The books you talked about sound very good and I'll make sure to read them. I read "Child Thief" by Brom. It was very creepy and scary and sometimes I had to put it away. Especially that one torture scene with children. That one stuck to me. All in all it's a very dark version and after reading, you will see Peter Pan with different eyes. Looking forward to your videos and sending you love and creative vibes

[@ViperBurlesque]

“Hopefully a few piqued your interest” me: buys 5 books immediately

[@PlantBasedBride]

Haha love it! Which ones did you get?

[@ViperBurlesque]

@@PlantBasedBride Yellow Wallpaper (which I read that night and my cat scared the ever living sh** out of me while I was 😂), the only good Indians, moon of the crusted snow and the silent companions! I thought I’d start there first haha

[@aldakendall4921]

Ahh the spooky reads.

[@haydenanderson9912]

I read House of Leaves because you recommended it before! I need to go back and read it again a different way because there’s multiple ways to read it like you’ve said! Excited to make a list of these recommendations to keep in my reading journal when I’m in Barnes and Noble 🤪

[@PlantBasedBride]

Oh nice! I hope you enjoyed it ❤️ it’s one of my favourites!

[@haydenanderson9912]

@@PlantBasedBride I love the layout! I put in tabs to each chapter so it’s easier to flip back and forth 😂

[@ShaunaStory]

I read Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton, and am currently reading the follow-up Feral Creatures. It follows the perspective of animals in a zombie(ish) apocalypse, with the main perspective being a domesticated crow in Seattle. There is a lot of humor and irreverence, which one would expect from a crow, but it will quickly catch you off guard with its emotional moments. A warning: there is animal death, not graphic, just heartbreaking... Never thought someone offering a Cheeto to a crow in a story would make me cry!

[@namesdaisy9403]

Your TBR: Burnt Offerings was a favorite many years ago. I might have to revisit it. It's perfect when you're in the mood for a spooky haunted house story. The movie, with Bette Davis, is also good.

[@PlantBasedBride]

Oo good to know! I’ve had ir recommended to me a couple times so I definitely want to get to it soon ❤️

[@soliloquy272]

For the TBR: I really liked Wuthering Heights! I will say to me it felt more like a November read than an October read, there are spooky elements, but for the most part it's more... Melancholic and inevitably tragic than directly spooky, if that makes sense. I'll admit I found myself getting a little annoyed with the characters around the halfway point... But it made the ending Hit So Good, and in a way that was surprisingly hopeful! I really reccommend it!!

[@PlantBasedBride]

Ah ok, good to know! Maybe I’ll hold off until November or December on that one since I already have more books on my October TBR than I could ever possibly finish 😂❤️

[@majbanh6126]

I loved Slewfoot! I found Ringshout too short. I wanted to know and experience more of the world in the story. House of Leaves is the scariest book I’ve ever read! I have nightmares about growing houses still, and I read the book 6 yrs ago. I loved that book! I’m not a Shirley Jackson fan unfortunately. I highly recommend Robert McCammon, Michelle Paver and Peter Straub to anyone who enjoys scary stories.

[@Katie77812]

One of my favorite spooky books is Cold Moon Over Babylon by Michael McDowell. TW for SA and Murder

[@markolepotan]

Amazing list! I got inspired

[@PlantBasedBride]

I’m so glad!

[@muddywatersbookshelf7758]

Thank you for these recommendations!

[@PlantBasedBride]

You’re so welcome!

[@RMSTitanic2412]

I bought the silent companions after you mentioned it on discord one time. I think it’s finally time to whip it out of my bookshelf and read it this month

[@PlantBasedBride]

Oo I hope it creeps you out as much as it did me 😂❤️

[@goddess_eve21]

Into the Drowning Deep is on my general TBR, hoping to add it in next month's books. I also have Vita Nostra on there too. 🤞🏽 I am currently trying to finish my October reads. Feel like I'm slightly behind, BUT getting it done 👏🏽

[@PlantBasedBride]

Haha I know that feeling! I’m so behind on my October reads 😅❤️

[@saracody4506]

I’m reading the binding now! I picked it as my spooky book this month, but I think the romance storyline takes more of the front seat, which was a little disappointing for me because there’s so much potential for creepy scary times through the binding process. Overall, I’m here for the naturalist writing not for an enemies to lovers trope, and it’s pretty mild on the scare factor

[@user-jadine99]

Great book 📚📚

[@thefairylibrarian3282]

We have always lived in the castle is so good! 🏰 One book that i have on my tbr is A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. I've seen the movie and i loved it so now i want to read the book

[@chubbydinosaur9148]

Me: ugh I shouldn't watch this, I've got so many spoopy books that I haven't read, especially not feeling like reading that spoopy one about the gay mermaids. Plant based bride: and here we got spooky mermaids! 🎉 Me: huh?! She's recommending it too? Wow it must be real good then guess I'll read it tonight [searches for book on kindle] wait a minute this one's different?! So yeah uh for mermaid lovers there's also "the deep" by Rivers Solomon, I was told it's pretty brutal and gay.

[@PlantBasedBride]

The Deep is great too, but VERY different. It’s dark but less in a horror way and more of a commentary way. It’s quite heavy but very well written from what I remember. Into the Drowning Deep is more of a classic horror/slasher, though it does have great diversity in its characters and some commentary, too!

[@chubbydinosaur9148]

@@PlantBasedBride thank you! Guess I'll have to flip a coin since I've only gotten recently into horror and am exploring myself, so I don't understand "the tags" yet.

[@chubbydinosaur9148]

@@PlantBasedBride but yeah, I had to stop the video at some point, because I now have "the memory police", "tender is the flesh" and the whole "southern reach" trilogy (annihilation) on my kindle and I'm very excited about that selection!

[@PlantBasedBride]

@@chubbydinosaur9148 all great choices! I hope you enjoy them as much as I did ❤

[@IHeArTrOcK20]

10:06 I think there is a movie called deep house that was based off this book

[@emilym8530]

You guys have to read “ the Haunting of Hill House” by Shirley Jackson! It’s so spooky and chilling! And there’s a vintage movie version of it starring Vincent Price!

[@PlantBasedBride]

I read it and enjoyed it, but I definitely prefer We Have Always Lived in the Castle ❤️

[@emilym8530]

@@PlantBasedBride I haven’t read that one yet! I’ll have to check it out! I also love Halloween a party by Agatha Christi and Dracul by Dacre Stoker which is a prequel to Dracula!

[@maelikestoread]

You have to add Gallows Hill by Darcey Coates to your tbr !!

[@bujomurphy]

Not Even Bones by Rebecca Schaeffer is my latest obsession 💕 definitely look at warnings for it though!

[@PlantBasedBride]

Thanks for the recommendation! I’ll look it up ❤️

[@nighteyesiv]

Bunny by Mona Awad, Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Machado, We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson, The Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff Vandermeer (the second dragged a bit but the third book makes up for it, highly recommend reading the whole trilogy!),the Weird Compendium full of creepy stories from various speculative fiction/scifi/fantasy authors, Vita Nostra (spelling of the authors names are escaping me but they're a couple!)

[@PlantBasedBride]

Loved all of these that I’ve read! And Vita Nostra is sitting on my TBR pile 🥰 The Weird Compedium is new to me, so I’ll check it out!

[@nighteyesiv]

@@PlantBasedBride it's curated by Vanderdeer and his wife and organized chronologically by release year so it's great for picking at in bits and pieces depending on what you're in the mood for! (I've just added too many to my list from this video, I love that you broke it up by genre/topics!)

[@PlantBasedBride]

@@nighteyesiv oo, that sounds awesome! I’m glad the categories helped you because I hemmed and hawed forever about how to categorize most of the books lol

[@nighteyesiv]

@@PlantBasedBride I'm also one who struggles with YA so keeping that category separate was very thoughtful! I think you grouped everything perfectly (at least from the books I've read!)

[@KelaNore]

I love your videos!

[@Adelphix]

I recommend House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland for a dark fantasy, fae eerie horror book its young adullt genre, I LOVED IT! , although will mention the trigger warnings so read at you're own discretion: Alcohol and Drug use Attempted murder Attempted sexual assault Blood Body horror Death (adult and children) Gore Murder Nudity Self-harm Suicide (past, mentioned) Violence (adult and children)

[@patriiiii]

not on topic at all but girl you look so pretty omg

[@PlantBasedBride]

Aw thank you! 🥰

[@CJCregg884]

Ohhhh yesss spoopy reads - btw Tade Thompsons first name is pronounced tah-deh, just so you know for next time!

[@PlantBasedBride]

Oh, I’ve never heard it said that way! Thank you for letting me know❤️

[@SkyNessa321]

You look especially beautiful in this video, Elizabeth! I MUST know the lipstick you’re wearing! Please share the brand and shade name! Also, I did NOT come here to be attacked about making lists that are impossible to complete and make me feel bad when I don’t 😂

[@PlantBasedBride]

Hahaha sorry 😂 I believe it’s power suit by Vieve!

[@SkyNessa321]

@@PlantBasedBride I shall look it up now! Thank you for answering! Sending you productive reading vibes in High Achiever Struggle solidarity!

[@MazzyMadness]

If you liked The Silent Companions you should DEFINITELY read The Binding! Also I’m surprised you haven’t read Dracula yet 😨 I’m currently rereading it and throughly enjoying

[@PlantBasedBride]

I’ll have to bump it up higher on my list!

[@ambargonzalez8862]

Although my birthday is in October I'm not the biggest spooky fan... I hate horror and suspense movies, but I can tolerate more intense content in books, so maybe I'll experiment a spooky book sometime... I've only read Frankenstein and Drive your plow over the bones of the dead out of your list 😅 And the later one I read because you recommended it last year!

[@PlantBasedBride]

I really enjoyed Drive Your Plow! If you liked that one you might enjoy We Have Always Lived in the Castle or The Memory Police? They’re not super similar but they came to mind! ❤️

[@sarahisabella1745]

Maybe Rebecca is something for you? I mean I knew the story from the musical before so I knew what would come, but it has spooky vibes and is not “too much” in my opinion. 😊

[@ambargonzalez8862]

Thank you both for the suggestions!!! I'll add them to the tbr! 🥰

[@bia6790]

I found The book eaters so disappointing :( I can't wait to see your review

[@ewabugaj1538]

CLASSIC ALERT: Two books recommended in Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen: The Monk: A Romance by Matthew Gregory Lewis and The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe.

[@PlantBasedBride]

The Mysteries of Udolpho was already on my list but I’ll have to add the other two! ❤️❤️

[@ewabugaj1538]

@@PlantBasedBride The Monk is still shocking! I was very surprised when i finished it! Happy Spooktober

[@kefinkamed]

I have read a few of the books on your TBR and can sum up my findings like this: Sherlock Holmes - I´m not even commenting on this, you know it´s a good choice 😉 In My Dreams I Hold a Knife - dark academia-ish (very loosely), not really spooky but I remember it being very enjoyable. Vita Nostra - this one is an absolute concentration vampire, it took so much brain power to visualise and I´m still not sure I know what was going on. Book Eaters - the single biggest disappointment of this summer, at least for me. Not nearly as spooky as the theme would have you believe. Also, I recommend a few reviews because the blurb and the marketing around this book are extremely misleading. You may still enjoy it, but you are not getting what they advertise, I can promise you that. I would say it´s mostly Midsommar meets Handmaid´s Tale with a hint of Sophie´s Choice. Both Carmilla and Dracula are fine, in my opinion, but even though I can see how they would have been revolutionary in their time, the fact that I am familiar with these stories through other mediums was definitely preventing me from fully enjoying them. I have split my autumn TBR into several sections. This month, I am mostly reading witchy books, both cosy and spooky ones. I picked Autumn of the Grimoire, The Unmarked Witch, Hex, Withcling´s Girl and The Crucible. Also, I have just finished Dracula (finally!!!) and Alan Rickman´s memoir has just come out, so I am reading that as well. For November (and probably also December), I am diving more into the spooky reads. So far, I picked A Dowry of Blood, Wakenhyrst, Lavender House, Gothikana, The Skeleton Key, The Toll House, The Ordinary Monsters, The Cloisters, The Whispering Dark, E.A. Poe´s collection, The Initial Insult and What Moves the Dead. Thank goodness for audiobooks 😆

[@PlantBasedBride]

Oo, thank you for all of your thoughts! I hope I enjoy the book eaters more than you did. I bought a physical copy and everything! I personally didn’t love a dowry of blood; I feel like it had so much potential but didn’t really go there. I hope you love it, though! I think I’ll have to extend my spooky reads until the end of the year, too 😂 I have far too many!

[@kefinkamed]

​@@PlantBasedBride I feel the same about The Book Eaters; for me, it didn´t reach its full potential. But a large part is my own expectations based on the blurb. If you know what you´re going into, you´ll be fine. On a more positive note, the writing style is really good, in my opinion. I will try A Dowry of Blood on audio and I´ll adjust my expectations a bit :) In any case, I wish you happy reading and a beautiful spooky season, it´s my favourite time of the year too! 🧡🎃🍁

[@yasminmarques8193]

Did you know that "Rebecca" was plagiarized from Carolina Nabuco's work "A sucessora"? Like "The life of Pi" is also plagiarism of another brazillian writter...I always wonder how many other famous books, musics and works of art are plagiarized from artists from peripheral countries and celebrated around the world and we don't know about.

[@PlantBasedBride]

I hadn’t heard about this! I’ll have to do some research.

[@layma5113]

Were you rushing somewhere? I love your videos, especially how in depth you go with most of the books, but this felt like a very brief overview, I had a hard time following along and registering all the recommendations 😞

[@PlantBasedBride]

It’s meant to be a brief overview, since I’ve already talked about the majority of these books in other videos! They’re not full reviews just recommendations ❤️

[@suzinelson2977]

The Lottery by Shirley Jackson. Short and very disturbing.

[@PlantBasedBride]

It’s such a great short story!

[@pavlinazitkova]

👍😊

[@seanoconnor2865]

wow. your hair is shampoo commercial beautiful.