2023 Monthly Motif Reading Challenge hosted by Kim @Chapter_Adventure (10th Annual) - hosted by chapter_adventure

OCTOBER "Spellbinding and Spooktacular"
Read a book that involves something spooky or magical or both! 

ie. ghosts, hauntings, witches, paranormal, mystery, thriller, magical realism, potions, creeps, etc.
All books added
Delicious Monsters by Liselle Sambury

Delicious Monsters

Liselle Sambury

504 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror young adult dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The September House by Carissa Orlando

The September House

Carissa Orlando

352 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Go Hex Yourself by Jessica Clare

Go Hex Yourself

Hex Series #1

Jessica Clare

372 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas

Vampires of El Norte

Isabel Cañas

384 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical horror romance thriller adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Witch of Wild Things by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland

Witch of Wild Things

Raquel Vasquez Gilliland

311 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary fantasy romance adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates

Brownies and Broomsticks

Magical Bakery Mystery #1

Bailey Cates

323 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction mystery adventurous lighthearted mysterious slow-paced
Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya

Bless Me, Ultima

Rudolfo Anaya

304 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)

fiction classics magical realism young adult challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches #1

Sangu Mandanna

9 hours, 59 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary fantasy romance funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Gideon the Ninth

The Locked Tomb #1

Tamsyn Muir

448 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Como Se Fôssemos Vilões by M.L. Rio

Como Se Fôssemos Vilões

M.L. Rio

465 pages • first pub 2017 (editions) user-added

fiction literary thriller dark emotional mysterious medium-paced