Although it is the season of doom & gloom, not everyone is a fan of horror reads. But a book doesn’t necessarily need to be horror or a thriller for it to be a good read for Autumn. Personally, I love reading dark, atmospheric writings with dark characters all year round.
Today I’m listing books that are dark, along with some lighter reads if you’re not into that. Hopefully you’ll find something you like!
Rules:
- Answer all prompts.
- Answer honestly.
- Tag 1-13 people.
- Link back to this post.
- Remember to credit the creator. (Anthony @ Keep Reading Forward)
- Have fun!
Witch
A Magical Character or Book.
The Ancient Magus Bride by Kore Yamazaki
Werewolf
The Perfect Book to Read at Night.
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Frankenstein
A Book that Truly Shocked You.
Not Even Bones by Rebecca Schaeffer
Review: AN INHUMAN WORLD & MONSTERS WITH A CONSCIENCE NOT EVEN BONES BY REBECCA SCHAEFFER
The Devil
A Dark, Evil Character.
Pretty much everyone from The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Grim Reaper
A Character that Should Never Have Died.
Lady from A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Zombie
A Book that Made You “Hungry” for More.
Review: A FURIOUS FAIRYTALE BROUGHT TO LIFE IN DAMSEL BY ELANA K. ARNOLD
Gargoyle
A Character that You Would Protect at All Cost.
Hideyoshi Nagachika from Tokyo Ghoul by Sui Ishida
Vampire
A Book that Sucked the Life Out of You
(in a good way!)
Ghost
A Book that Still Haunts You.
Demon
A Book that Really Scared You.
The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
Skeleton
A Character You Have a Bone to Pick With.
Morozko from The Bear and The Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Review: The Bear and The Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Mummy
A Book You Would Preserve Throughout Time.
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Creepy Doll
A Cover too Scary to Look At.
I don’t own any creepy covers, so I’m gonna have to take a pass at this.
The Monster Mash
It’s Fun to Be with Friends on Halloween!
Tag Your Friends!
Kate @ The Backwards Bookshelf
What’s your favourite horror creature? Have you read any of the books I listed, or are any on your TBR?
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Camillea Reads 
I really want to read The Secret History, I’ve heard a lot of things about it, both good and bad 😀
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I absolutely love The Secret History 😀 Hopefully you’ll pick it up soon!
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Lovely answers! I’m so curious about The Secret History, I’ve heard so many great things about it 🙂
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Ah! You HAVE to read it, Marie. Take advantage of the season 😀
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oooh omg love these recs! themed posts are so much fun, I hope I’ll do this tag before it’s outdated (or maybe i’ll do it in 2020 LOL because i’m so slow ahaha)
AND I LOVED DAMSEL WOW
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Damsel is amazing, Vicky!! I loved your review on it. Such an impactful book! Hahaha, well, whenever you decide to do the tag, I’m interested in reading your answers.
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aww, thank you!!!! it might be a year from now, but i’m going to try and do it in a timely manner, haha!
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Thank you for the tag, love! I can’t wait to do this one! 💖xx
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Yay! I’m looking forward to your answers, Mel!
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this is such a great idea for a post!! i agree that books don’t have to be scary to give off that fall feeling.
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Thanks, Emma!! Are you planning to do the tag as well?
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I joined this tag a few weeks ago and I loved it. Thanks for sharing your answers. I hope to read The Secret History soon (I finally got a copy so I just have to find the time to read it now).I also have a bone to pick with Morozko.
Happy readings! 😉
Tânia @MyLovelySecret
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Hahaha I’m glad I’m not the only one! Are you looking forward to Winter of the Witch?
Let me know what you think of The Secret History when you get to it 🙂
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love this post! It has pretty much my fav characters in the whole universe because boy do I heart villains 🙂 The Devil is my fav 🙂
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I love the variety of books you picked. Great choices, Cam! I’m checking out some of these books 🙂
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Oh man, your link back got lost in my comments. I wish I had seen it sooner, but I did do this tag when another blogger tagged me. Not Even Bones was shockingly bloody, but also really good. Damsel sounds really intense. I want to read it, but I think I need to be in the right mindset to do so. Great answers and thank you for tagging me!
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Can’t wait to eventually read Kafka on the Shore, the GR preview was amazing! And agreed, every single character in The Secret History were terrible and detestable… but, definitely pitiable too. Great answers!
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