Recs if you like Two Sides to Every Murder...

Spooky summer fun for all ages, from cute picture books with spooky elements, to creepy middle grade graphic novels, to teen + YA thrills, to adult-level gore and a sprinkling of erotic horror/dark romance. Books on this list have a heavy summer theme, either highlighting the season or taking place in settings like summer camps, fairgrounds, beaches, or water parks, and have some sort of creepy or scary element to them.

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mystery and thriller books that are ya but perfect for adults

It's super hot outside and you're in the mood for summer slasher books and/or a lowkey mysterious fall vibe just like in the Gravity Falls summerween episode? Then this list is for YOU. 🙂‍↕️ Feel free to comment your own recs, I'll add those. 🫶🏻

because sometimes they can do what proper detectives cannot 🤔 here’s a list of ya/mg (murder) mystery books where crimes get solved the right way!

Me sister gets sad very easily and gets very scared when i read muder book because she thinks im depressed

These are all books that I have read that are perfect for Summerween! Some are slashers, but most of them take place at summer camp

A list of books where a select group of people or friends are trapped together and they slowly start dying off

-memoir -magical realism -author under 30 y/o -sea creature, character, title, or cover -nobel, booker, pulitzer prize winner -rainbow on cover -book with a tv/film adaption -coffee in the title -ren’s 3 colors on the cover -an authors debut -summer slasher -rens rec -2026 release -mountains on cover -climate change impact -sun in title -new-to-you author -one word title -translated lit -favorite author -plants or poison -banned -another country -any book