I adore the magic of October! Autumn is in full swing, and it’s the time for everything frightful! There are certainly some books released during this time that fit the bill!

Ninth House is Leigh Bardugo’s highly anticipated release. This will be Bardugo’s first venture into writing Adult Fiction, taking us into the world of Alex Stern, a high school dropout who is given the opportunity to attend Yale, while monitoring the clandestine (and at times dark) activities of the elite.

Full Throttle is a short story compilation that contains 13 tales of human struggle and terror. Two of these stories are co-written with Stephen King. I’m sure that these stories will be charged with enough psychological tension to keep anyone awake at night!

Renee Ahdieh’s The Beautiful tells a tale of Celine, a dressmaker fleeing from Paris who becomes captivated with the glamour of New Orleans within the 19th century. As the story unfolds, beauty of this new world also reveals a haven of mystery and supernatural intrigue.

Rin Chupeco writes an intense story about a betrayal that is the cause of twin sisters ruling opposite ends of a world that ceases to rotate. It is up to their daughters to stop sinister forces that threaten their very livlihood, while discovering the secret behind their stories family conflict.

Mooncakes is a graphic novel that tells the story of a Nova, teen witch working at her grandmother’s bookshop, who helps out her childhood friend Tam, a werewolf. Nova and Tam’s story is heartfelt, set in a backdrop of magic and family lineage.