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13 Books to Prepare for Summerween

  • July 27, 2026

With spooky season just around the corner, we’ve rounded up 13 novels that are sure to send shivers down your spine. Whether you’re looking to start a spell-binding series or find your next favorite dark standalone, this list provides something for everyone this Summerween.

They Call her Regret

by Channelle Desamours

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In this young adult speculative mystery, a teen must find a way to free a cursed witch in order to save her best friend before time runs out.

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Needy Little Things

by Channelle Desamours

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In this debut speculative YA mystery, a Black teen with premonition-like powers must solve her friend’s disappearance before she finds herself in the same danger, perfect for fans of Ace of Spades.
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The Thrashers

by Julie Soto

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Either you’re in or you’re out.

Welcome to the Thrashers, the elite friend group at New Helvetia High.

They’re everything everyone wants to be.

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The Good Vampire’s Guide to Blood & Boyfriends

by Jamie D’Amato

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Heartstopper meets Buffy in this queer paranormal rom-com where a college sophomore must navigate suddenly becoming a vampire, the underground society he’s now part of, and the cute boy who discovers his secret.
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Moonsick

by Tom O’Donnell

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The Last of Us meets Teen Wolf in this fast-paced horror debut about a young woman who realizes she’s been turned into a werewolf and must choose to turn herself in or live a life on the run.

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Witchlore

by Emma Hinds

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For fans of V.E. Schwab and Rainbow Rowell, Emma Hinds’ Witchlore is a spellbinding contemporary fantasy where the passion is as real as the magic.
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Dead Fake

by Vincent Ralph

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Welcome to Bleak Haven: The town you won’t (or can’t!) leave… Deep fake murders have taken over the high school, but what happens when they start to become real?
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What the Woods Took

by Courtney Gould

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Yellowjackets meets Girl, Interrupted when a group of troubled teens in a wilderness therapy program find themselves stranded in a forest full of monsters eager to take their place.
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The Cove

The Cove

by Claire Rose

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Midsommar meets Fear Street in this modern, sea-soaked folk horror debut about fighting to survive, and fighting to be yourself.

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Final Cut

by Olivia Worley

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The set of a low-budget slasher film turns into a real-life horror movie in this twisty, wicked blend of Scream meets The Reappearance of Rachel Price from Olivia Worley.
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Enola Holmes and the Clanging Coffin

by Nancy Springer

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Enola Holmes—international bestselling and Netflix streaming sensation—returns when the rescue of a young woman sends her into battle with her brother Sherlock against his most deadly, implacable enemy – Professor Moriarty.

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My Roommate from Hell

by Cale Dietrich

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A swoon-worthy YA rom-com about an ambitious college student whose plans get derailed when he discovers his roommate is the prince of hell.

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Oxford Blood

by Rachael Davis-Featherstone

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A riveting murder mystery thriller, packed with narrative twists and turns, complex and appealing characters and a captivating, authentic setting in its searing examination of the true cost of privilege.
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