Trick or treat, trick or treat, give me something good to read! Welcome to October, y'all, a month where everything is pumpkin flavored except the books in our grabby little hands (thank god).
Take a tour of our stacks below, then hit us up with your own TBR list in the comments!
Stephanie
You Bring The Distant Near by Mitali Perkins
Turn-ons: Indian-American multi-generational family drama, strong women, diversity
Far From The Tree by Robin Benway
Turn-ons: Adoption, finding yourself, foster care, families
Squire (Protector Of The Small #3) by Tamora Pierce
Turn-ons: Feminism, strong women, knights, politics
Mandy C.
Wild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemore
Turn-ons: McLemore's magical realism, mysterious amnesiac boy, a society run by women
The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic by Leigh Bardugo
Turn-ons: Revisiting the Grishaverse, new folk tales that feel old, Bardugo's writing
Uncanny by Sarah Fine
Turn-ons: Future tech, mysterious death
All the Wind in the World by Samantha Mabry
Turn-ons: Secret relationship. diverse voices, "a possibly cursed ranch"
The Nowhere Girls by Amy Ryan
Turn-ons: "Three misfits come together to avenge the rape of a fellow classmate and in the process trigger a change in the misogynist culture at their high school transforming the lives of everyone around them"
Rosemarked by Livia Blackburne
Turn-ons: Slow-burning romance, "a high-stakes mission to spy on the capital," magic
Rosemary
The Gatekeepers by Jen Lancaster
Turn-ons: town mysteries, inspired by true events, smart kids
These Things I've Done by Rebecca Phillips
Turn-ons: unbreakable besties, crushing on your best friend's brother
Mandy W.
Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani
Turn-ons: Cute artwork, learning about family history and culture, magic pashmina
A Line in the Dark by Malinda Lo
Turn-ons: NEW MALINDA LO BOOK, queer teenage girl anti-hero, psychological thriller, boarding school (maybe?)
Jennie
Before the Devil Breaks You by Libba Bray
Turn-ons: LIBBA BRAY!, The Diviners, creepy asylums, Jazz Age hijinks, diversity
All the Crooked Saints by Maggie Stiefvater
Turn-ons: Miracles, magic, creepy owls
That Inevitable Victorian Thing by E.K. Johnston
Turn-ons: Alt-history, modern Victorian culture, diversity
Brian
Devils You Know by M.C. Atwood
Turn-ons: Mysterious museum, everyone has a secret
Strange Lies by Maggie Thrash
Turn-on: Honestly, I disliked the first book so much, I'm hoping this one is better
About the Author: Sarah lives in Austin, TX, where she programs films at the Alamo Drafthouse. Sarah enjoys fancy cocktails, dance parties and anything that sparkles (except vampires).
