Now that it’s September, I’m in full fall mode when it comes to my reading list. Fall is my favourite season, so it’s no surprise that I love fall-themed books, especially ones involving witches. I keep a list of books that I want to read during each season, and I have a long list of books that I want to read this fall!
These are the books that I want to read this month:
A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna
I loved The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna, so I’ve been eager to read A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping. I hoped to read it last fall, but I ran out of time, so I’ve been saving it for this fall. I started reading it yesterday, so it’s safe to say that this will be one of the books I read this month!
A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping is about a witch who lost most of her magic and was exiled from her guild. While running an inn with her great aunt, she discovers a spellbook that contains the secret to restoring her lost magic. For help unlocking the spellbook, she turns to a historian staying at the inn for help.
This seems like it’s going to be the perfect cozy, witchy book to kick off my fall reading!
Weyward by Emilia Hart
Weyward follows three women: Altha, a woman in 1619 who has been accused of being a witch; Violet, a sixteen-year-old in 1942 who is stuck in her family’s estate during World War II; and Kate, a woman in 2019 who flees her abusive partner for the cottage she inherited from her great aunt. The stories of the three women are woven together throughout the novel.
I just started listening to this on audio, and I’m enjoying it already!
The Academy by Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham
I became an Elin Hilderbrand fan last December when I read the Winter Street series. I read many of her summer novels this summer, and now I’m eager to read The Academy before the sequel, The Thoroughbreds, comes out this fall.
The Academy takes place at an elite New England boarding school called Tiffin Academy. The novel follows the drama of the school’s staff and students, including tension that arises when a new app called ZipZap shares blind items about the school’s staff and students. The plot of The Academy reminds me of Gossip Girl, and I’m excited to dig into it.
The Crescent Moon Tearoom by Stacy Sivinski
This is another one that’s been on my fall TBR list for a while, so I’m excited to read it this fall. The novel is about three sisters, Anne, Beatrix, and Violet, who read tea leaves at their teashop. When a curse threatens to separate them, the sisters resolve to bargain with fate, for themselves and for three other witches who need their help. Witches and tea are two of my favourite things, and I’ve read that this is a cozy read.
The River King by Alice Hoffman
I’m a huge fan of Alice Hoffman’s novels. I love the Practical Magic series, and I’d like to read her entire catalogue. I did some research on which of her novels are best to read in the fall, and The River King was one of them.
In The River King, a body is found in the river behind a prep school. When a local policeman investigates, he disturbs the order of things at the school and in the town. This novel was released in 2000 and I haven’t heard much about it, but I love Alice Hoffman’s writing, so I’m eager to read this one.
The Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman
Speaking of Alice Hoffman, The Museum of Extraordinary Things is another one of her books that I read is good to read in the fall. It’s a historical fiction about a woman who is the daughter of the man behind a Coney Island “Museum of Extraordinary Things.” She meets a young photographer who photographs the New York streets after the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. This results in him getting caught up in the mysterious disappearance of a young woman.
I love a good mystery, and I have high hopes for The Museum of Extraordinary Things.
The Witches of Cambridge by Alice Hoffman
One more Alice Hoffman book! The Witches of Cambridge is one of my most-anticipated new releases this fall. It will be released on September 8th (three days before Practical Magic 2 hits theatres!).
The Witches of Cambridge is a historical fiction novel that takes place in the 1950s in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It centers on two women who are recruited into a secret group of witches called the Lilith Society. I love historical fiction, and I can’t wait for another witchy Alice Hoffman book.
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Volume 6 by Beth Brower
I love the Emma M. Lion series. I’ve read volumes 1 through 5, but I took a break this summer to read as many summer-themed books as I could. I’ve been missing the series, so I want to get back into it this month.
The Emma M. Lion series follows a witty young woman named Emma after she returns to live at Lapis Lazuli House in the very quirky London neighbourhood of St. Crispian’s. The novels are funny, clever, and heartfelt. There are eight books in the series so far, but the author plans to have a total of at least twenty eventually!
Theodora’s Tea Shop by Christy Anne Jones
I just discovered this book, and when I read about it, I immediately ordered it. I couldn’t find it at any Canadian bookstores, so I ended up ordering it from Blackwell’s in England (a tip: Blackwell’s offers free shipping for Canadians).
Theodora’s Tea Shop is a fantasy novel about a woman, Dot, who sets out to find a witch to help her learn magic. The witch, Theodora, peddles magic under the pretense of running a tea shop. When Dot arrives, Theodora’s secrets are revealed and her life is threatened. Like I said about The Crescent Moon Tearoom, I love both witches and tea, and I’ll be cracking this book open when it arrives from England!
The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
The Wishing Game is about a woman, Lucy, whose favourite author announces he has written a new book and is having a contest at his house on an island. Lucy is chosen as one of the contestants to win the only copy of the author’s new book. A large part of Lucy’s motivation for competing is to finally have sufficient means to adopt one of her students.
The Wishing Game reminds me of a fantasy version of The Hunger Games. I don’t read a ton of fantasy novels (except for ones involving witches), so I’m excited to give this one a try.
Rewitched by Lucy Jane Wood
This is another book that’s been on my fall TBR for a while, so I’m hoping to read it this month.
In Rewitched, Belle Blackthorn struggles to protect the bookstore she works at from her boss, who is jeopardizing the bookstore’s future. At the same time, she keeps her witchcraft a secret. when Belle turns 30, she risks losing her magic forever and has until the end of October to protect it.
The novel is described as cozy, and I’m all for reading a book about a witch who works at a bookstore.
Uncharmed by Lucy Jane Wood
I’m clearly optimistic that I’m going to like Rewitched, because I have Uncharmed on my September TBR list too.
Uncharmed is about a witch named Annie who owns a bakery in London. When her coven asks her to mentor a stubborn teenage witch, Maeve, at a woodland cottage. The cottage is owned by a grumpy man named Hal. When outside forces show an interest in Maeve’s witchcraft, Annie seeks to protect her.
What fall books are on your TBR?
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