Alright, fellow readers. It’s been a pretty active book year around these parts, which means I have a fresh list of recommendations for you to devour. As a mood reader, it’s hard to predict what will be pulled off the shelf next, but as we get into August, I start to reach for what I consider to be “cozy season reads.” Think witchy or supernatural books and psychological thrillers, or historical fiction with darker, grittier themes. When winter approaches, you might find me diving into fantasy, escaping to completely different worlds. Choosing your next book on vibes alone means there’s no rhyme or reason to it, but there are certainly patterns. It also means I usually have a good selection of recommendations spanning across multiple genres and reading tropes, so hopefully one or two of these spark your interest!

I’ve been killing my reading challenge this year, devouring books at a pace I haven’t achieved in years. From classics to memoirs, romance to fantasy, nothing is off-limits. If your TBR pile is anything like mine, you’re ready for long, leisurely weekends to spend losing yourself in pages while hopefully getting a tan. This list was easy to put together, but hard to narrow down.