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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UC Berkeley chapter.

It’s time to break out the oversized sweaters, cue up Gilmore Girls and dust off the pumpkin and cinnamon-scented Bath & Body Works candles. Fall is in the air, and what’s more “Fall” than cozying up with a good book and getting lost in the pages for hours on end? Here is a list of 25 books that will definitely get you into the autumn spirit. 

Romance

  • “The Ex Hex” by Erin Sterling 
  • “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” by Jenny Han
  • “Love and Other Words” by Christina Lauren
  • “Weather Girl” by Lynn Painter
  • “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen
  • “The Cheat Sheet” by Sarah Adams
  • “Song of Achilles” by Madeleine Miller
  • “Home Field Advantage” by Dahlia Adler
  • “The Dead Romantics” by Ashley Poston
  • “Pumpkin Everything” by Beth Labonte
  • “Not Here To Be Liked’ by Michelle Quach
  • “A Pho Love Story” by Loan Le

Fantasy 

  • The “Harry Potter” series by J.K. Rowling 
  • “Legendborn” by Tracy Deonn
  • “Six of Crows” by Leigh Bardugo
  • “The Atlas Six” by Olivie Blake 
  • “These Violent Delights” by Chloe Gong
  • “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children’ by Ransom Riggs
  • “The Invisible Life of Addie Larue” by V.E. Schwab
  • “Cemetery Boys” by Aiden Thomas
  • “Before the Coffee Gets Cold” by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Thriller/Mystery/Horror

  • “A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder” by Holly Jackson moo
  • “Inheritance Games” by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
  • “One of Us Is Lying” by Karen M. McManus
  • “Mexican Gothic” by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Kayla is a sophomore at UC Berkeley intending to major in English and minor in Education and Public Policy. In her free time, she loves to read a good paperback novel and write random short stories in her notes app. She also has an unhealthy obsession with ice cream, binging Netflix shows, and anything fantasy. Though originally from Los Angeles, Kayla is excited to be in the Bay Area and write about Berkeley life!