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The Cozy Reading Nook: Best Books to Read for Fall

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Best Books to Read for Fall


Best Books to Read for Fall


Apple crumb cake, earthy leaves underfoot, crisp air…

Dark nights pull you to your cozy reading nook to gather yourself under a blanket with a pumpkin spiced latte and a good book.  It’s time to dive into a snuggly book or to get scared to death by a thriller.   

Recently, I’ve been taken with the patterns of our lives ebbing and flowing with the seasons.  Here in south Texas our seasons are mostly hot and hotter, but when you look closely there are smaller changes in the temperature that can be appreciated.
            I’ve buying produce that is in season.  Yes, it’s cheaper, but it also makes me feel more grounded in the now.
            And I always get excited when I can actually change my clothes for the season (like I said, south Texas – you always want to wear shorts!)  But then that time comes when boots and scarves are acceptable, and suddenly everyone looks great because they have these attractive three-piece outfits.
            So, what about your books for the season?  Moving from fluffy beach reads to cozy fall reads.  A book that makes you want to snuggle.  But also, maybe some creepy thrillers are just the thing for long, dark nights.




Fall Book List


       Here are the best fall reads to go with your apple orchard scented candles and your cozy knit socks:


1. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

Things are dark and complicated in this classic novel.  Perfect for gloomy fall nights. The simplest synopsis is that it is a love story between Heathcliff and Catherine.  Except everything is much more complex than a typical romance.  Catherine looks down on Heathcliff because of his standing in society, but also tries to manipulate his love by making herself sick.  It was a controversial book when it came out in the Victorian era for dealing with dark subject matter including cruelty, abuse, and gender inequality.

Read if…

Read if you want to feel smarter.  Read if you love drama.  Read if you were supposed to read this in high school, but did the spark notes instead J



2. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Maybe you already saw the movie, but you know the book is always better!  When I first read Gone Girl I couldn’t believe the twist in the middle of the book.  Your whole perspective suddenly shifts.

Nick and Amy Dunne have had to move back to his childhood home due to job loss, and they seem to be making the best of it until, suddenly, on their fifth wedding anniversary, Amy disappears. 

Clues are confusing as you gather them from alternating chapters in his perspective and from her diary.

Read if…

If you watched Sharper Objects on HBO, you will like reading this one.



3. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

Of course, you know Reese Witherspoon did a hit mini-series based on Big Little Lies (and there’s going to be another season – how?? I’m pumped!).  Reading the book makes everything about the mini-series make more sense.

The lives of three women begin to come together as their lives intertwine, but… someone is dead.  Who is it? Is it Celeste, Jane, or Madeline? Or maybe one of the three women is the murderer? 

If you’ve already read Big Little Lies, try Truly Madly Guilty also by Laine Moriarty.

Read if…

Read this if you want a book that you can’t put down.



4. Into the Water by Paula Hawkins

Girls have been disappearing into the water in a sleepy little town for hundreds of years, and now the reason is about to come to light.  Or is it?  When you are relying on memories the water can be murky.

This is a new one (2017); check out my review of Into the Water here.

Read if…

Read this book if you like to be just a tiny bit scared…from the safety of your own bed.



5. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

In what was once America the land has turned toxic making it hard to conceive babies.  The main character is a handmaid who is valuable for her working reproductive system, but little else.  She has no rights, no say in her fate; she isn’t even allowed to read.  

Read the introduction to this one – it’s by Atwood herself and it gives perspective on the realities of her dystopian novel.  

It takes place in modern-day (the 80’s, when it was written), and it makes you think: If something radical happened to America, could it turn out like this?  Could our voices be completely taken away and we rely on the power of a select few?  Hmmm… it actually doesn’t sound all that far-fetched.

Read if….

Choose this book if you like to ponder questions of society while being entertained at the same time.

And after you finish the book, you can find The Handmaid’s Tale on HBO!




Check out my list of new books coming out this fall that I can’t wait to read!

Hannah

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