LIFE'S A PEARL

If you know me, you know fall is my favorite season! As soon as August hits and everyone is going back to school, I start planning my fall TBR and craving all things pumpkin spice!

This year proved no different.

Although the sudden need for autumn caught me a little off guard. One moment I was fully immersed in summer still enjoying community pool days and the next I was all about autumn – complete with a folder of new pumpkin recipes to try!

I blame the sudden shift on the pool closing for the season along with a week of gray skies and thunderstorms. I do wonder how long it will take my body to adjust to the fact that rain does not indicate cold in our new area.

Usually the thing I can’t wait for with fall is those temperatures to dip enough to enjoy curling up under a blanket in the morning with my book and actually wanting a hot cup of coffee again.

This year with a soon-to-be 1-year-old who wakes up at 5 am most mornings  (he does not get that from me!), my fall reading experience may have a slightly different rhythm.

My Autumn Dream

At the moment I’m most looking forward to those cooler mornings so that Mr. O and I can venture out for a walk.

I’m really excited to see how the trees change here with the season and I hope to find splashes of fall color in our new neighborhood.

I envision a relaxing stroll where my little man takes in the views and I get to have a headphone in enjoying a great audiobook along with some exercise.

Maybe we stop at our local coffee shop for a jolt of caffeine for me or pop into the library to visit the books.

While Mr. O is very chill most of the time, I’ll let you know how that fantasy works out!

Last Fall

Last year in my fall reading post, I dove into all the things that I feel make a great fall read. I also shared many of the bookish sources I use to inspire my seasonal TBRs.

There were 16 books on that reading list and I did a great job making my way through most of them, especially being in the throes of life with a newborn.

This year I’ve put together my most ambitious fall TBR yet. It could even be referred to as overly ambitious with 34 books!

I think my new philosophy is there can never be enough autumn reads. Be sure to let me know in the comments what books are on your fall reading list!

My Overly Ambitious Fall TBR:

New Releases

• Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen
• The Kiss Curse by Erin Sterling
• Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
• The Family Game by Catherine Steadman
• House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson
• The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean
• Folk Around and Find Out by Penny Reid

Two Leftovers from Last Year

• The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller
• Fangs by Sarah Andersen

Witches and Other Paranormal Stories

• These Witches Won’t Burn by Isabel Sterling
• This Coven Won’t Break by Isabel Sterling
• Payback’s A Witch by Lana Harper
• Cackle by Rachel Harrison
• The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston
• In the Company of Witches by Auralee Wallace
• The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova
• Winterwood by Shea Ernshaw
• The Girl in White by Lindsay Currie
• Dreadful Young Ladies and Other Stories by Kelly Barnhill
• The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

Dark Academia

• The Maidens by Alex Michaelides
• For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing

Mystery/Thriller

• Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny
• The Cousins by Karen M. McManus
• The Current by Tim Johnston
• Final Girls by Riley Sager
• The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell
• Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter
• The Lies I Tell by Julie Clark
• 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard

Just Because

• The Measure by Nikki Erlick
• The Dragon’s Bride by Katee Robert
• A Lot Like Adiós by Alexis Daria
• The Bodyguard by Katherine Center

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Have you read any of these picks? Where should I begin with this ambitious fall TBR? Share your own fall selections in the comments.