Curious how this TBR went? Check out my Fall Wrap Up.

It’s that time of year again! My favorite season has arrived.

I know some people don’t start their fall reading until it’s actually autumn. But for me as soon as September 1st hits I like to dive into my Fall TBR!

With holiday reading taking up a big chunk of the end of autumn, I like to start early to make the most of my favorite reading season.

Of course it will still feel like summer outside here for a couple months but we have good imaginations.

Inside I’m lighting fall candles, wearing as light of clothes as possible to curl up under a cozy blanket, and taking a little pumpkin spice with my coffee – even if it’s occasionally iced.

The fall decorations are out. I’m eagerly awaiting baby pumpkins to arrive at the store. And we can always put on a fall inspired ASMR room to help the pretending.

Last Fall

Last fall I branched out into some new and spookier areas with my TBR. I had quite a few new releases, lots of thrillers, some dark academia, and the overall tone of the reading list was pretty dark for me.

My only cozy options were a few romances and small town stories.

I knew that TBR was overly ambitious with 34 titles for my reading life at the time. I managed to read 21 of those books by the end of November. And I had quite a few misses.

My reading life this year is very different than last fall.

For one I’m reading a lot more. At least 80% of what I read is romance. And I’m happy with that.

I wanted my book choices for my 2023 Fall TBR to reflect my current reading tastes while still feeling in line with the vibes of the season.

What I Looked For this Fall on my TBR

This year I followed my reading heart and leaned heavily into romance with my fall reading selections.

I picked some fun romance subcategories to bring on those autumn vibes with paranormal, monster, alien, and dark/serial killer romance.

With The Wedding Wish by Erin Sterling being delayed to next fall, I only have one new release on this year’s TBR. But I’m anticipating it so hard!

I also wanted to embrace Halloween and Thanksgiving with themed reads celebrating each. I found a few themed romance recommendations and asked bookstagram to help me choose which to include. That in itself was a new and fun experience!

Of course no Fall TBR of mine would be complete without a thriller and mystery section. I have a few of each to cleanse my palette between romances and hopefully give my reading life some spooky vibes.

Witchy reads will always make my Fall TBR! They have a special category of their own.

After consulting bookstagram with my Fall TBR story series, I also included a magical realism category with a couple of second chance titles that I didn’t get to last fall.

I also have a small oddballs section for two authors who don’t fit into these autumn categories but I’ve been wanting to try for a long time.

Claire Kent is known for her dystopian romance so I’m trying the first book in her Kindled series. Flock by Kate Stewart has been described as a thrilling yet bizarre romance with elements of suspense so fall seems like a great time to try that one too.

My 2023 Fall TBR

This TBR has one more book than last year’s making it my biggest reading list yet! I love having a large selection to mood read from.

We will see how many I can check off. I’m really excited for each of these titles and very happy with the variety I was able to fit in.

Here are the 35 titles that made my Fall reading list this year!

*available on KU

New Releases

• Hopeless by Elsie Silver* (out 10/13)

Paranormal Romance

• Wolf Gone Wild by Juliette Cross*
• That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming
• Feral Sins by Suzanne Wright*
• Fated Mates by Alicia Montgomery*
• Dark Lover by J.R. Ward

Monster Romance

• Muscles & Monsters by Ashley Bennett*
• A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor by Kathryn Moon*
• Watt & Bothered by Fiona Davenport*
• Stalked by the Kraken by Lillian Lark

Alien Romance

• Captive of the Horde King by Zoey Draven*
• Choosing Theo by Victoria Aveline*
• Ensnared by Tiffany Roberts*

Serial Killer/Dark Romance

• The Mindf*ck Series by S.T. Abby*
• There Are No Saints by Sophie Lark*
• Still Beating by Jennifer Hartmann*

For Halloween

• Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison
• Wicked Wishes by Dee Ellis*
• Trick by Shae Sanders*

For Thanksgiving

• Marriage for One by Ella Maise*
• His Pumpkin Pie by Alexa Riley

Thriller

• The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware
• The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson
• Home Before Dark by Riley Sager (second chance title)

Mystery

• A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny
• Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
• Thankless in Death by J.D. Robb
• Threads of Evidence by Lea Wait*

Witchy Reads

• The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
• Small Town, Big Magic by Hazel Beck
• Bewitched by You by Kendra Mase*

Magical Realism

• The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova (second chance title)
• Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen (second chance title)

Oddballs

• Flock by Kate Stewart*
• Haven by Claire Kent*

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Have you read any of these? Do we have any fall reads in common? Tell me what you have lined up for your first read of autumn.