Autumnal Escapism Reading List (33 books)

dark academia, paranormal fantasy, dark and moody, a little spooky...perhaps light crime - all the books I have been saving for the best time of year

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1	Gad's Hall / The Haunting of Gad's Hall (Gad's Hall, #1-2) by Norah Lofts 4.30 avg rating — 213 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1) by Leigh Bardugo (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 404,583 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 91,123 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Nana by Émile Zola 3.84 avg rating — 27,836 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	For the Wolf (Wilderwood, #1) by Hannah F. Whitten (Goodreads Author) 3.58 avg rating — 65,668 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Cat Who Robbed a Bank (Cat Who... #22) by Lilian Jackson Braun 3.88 avg rating — 6,645 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 403,614 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Bean Trees (Greer Family, #1) by Barbara Kingsolver 4.02 avg rating — 175,736 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Atlas Paradox (The Atlas, #2) by Olivie Blake (Goodreads Author) 3.49 avg rating — 81,967 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 3,658,142 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Tickle the Dragon's Tail (Night Shift Witch, #3) by Cate Lawley (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 449 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Girl in White by Lindsay Currie (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 1,951 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Warden of the Purple Night: A Standalone Fantasy Romance by Elena Druță (Goodreads Author) 4.46 avg rating — 48 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 417,678 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Travelling Bag And Other Ghostly Stories by Susan Hill 3.46 avg rating — 1,885 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Small Hand by Susan Hill 3.47 avg rating — 7,616 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Gallant by V.E. Schwab 3.70 avg rating — 148,520 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Man in the Picture by Susan Hill 3.64 avg rating — 6,250 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Hocus Pocus & The All New Sequel by A.W. Jantha 3.58 avg rating — 17,718 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Terra-Cotta Dog (Inspector Montalbano, #2) by Andrea Camilleri 3.95 avg rating — 14,430 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Night Shift Witch (Night Shift Witch, #1) by Cate Lawley (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 2,272 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Near Witch (The Near Witch, #1) by Victoria Schwab (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 48,356 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Star of the Party (Night Shift Witch, #2) by Cate Lawley (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 707 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Autumn's Tithe (The Severed Realms Trilogy, #1) by Hannah Parker (Goodreads Author) 3.49 avg rating — 1,500 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Book of Night (Book of Night, #1) by Holly Black (Goodreads Author) 3.54 avg rating — 88,041 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab 4.16 avg rating — 1,528,512 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	For the Throne (Wilderwood, #2) by Hannah F. Whitten (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 20,277 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1) by Matt Haig (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 2,494,347 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Little Monsters by Kara Thomas 3.91 avg rating — 18,821 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book by Jennifer Donnelly (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 19,187 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Bad Blood by Demitria Lunetta (Goodreads Author) 3.36 avg rating — 281 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Cackle by Rachel Harrison 3.72 avg rating — 53,699 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Twinkles Takes a Holiday (Night Shift Witch, #4) by Cate Lawley (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 311 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars