literary gluttony

There’s something sacred about a Sunday in October — the quiet between the pages, the slow swirl of steam rising from your cup, the way the world feels suspended just long enough to breathe. It’s the perfect moment to lose yourself in a story that tastes like the season: warm, dark, and just a little dangerous.

So settle in, light something that flickers, and let this week’s pairings draw you into that delicious in-between where comfort meets unease.

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🥀 A House With Good Bones by T. Kingfisher

Sip: Cinnamon Clove Cider

There’s a deceptive sweetness in this book — a home that smiles too wide, a family secret blooming beneath the floorboards. Kingfisher balances humor and horror so deftly you almost forget to flinch until it’s too late. Pair it with something that burns warm but leaves a bite behind: cinnamon clove cider, fragrant and unsettlingly cozy. The perfect companion for a story that makes domesticity feel haunted.

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🌕 The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow

Sip: Vanilla Birch Latte

A spell spun from words, rebellion, and sisterhood. Harrow’s prose feels like incantation — lush, defiant, and dripping with magic. The vanilla birch latte softens the edges of her fierceness, grounding the story’s wild heart with warmth. Sweet but strong, like the witches themselves.

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🌊 The Deep by Alma Katsu

Sip: Blackcurrant Kombucha (or Tart Berry Tea)

There’s no comfort here — only cold depths, the weight of memory, and the echo of screams beneath the surface. Katsu’s reimagining of the Titanic tragedy is beautiful in its brutality, an elegy of ghosts and guilt. Pair it with something tangy and unsettling — blackcurrant kombucha or a tart berry tea — a sip that shocks the senses awake.

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📜 The Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu

Sip: Earl Grey with a Twist of Orange

This story hums with ghostlight — sharp-witted and strange, filled with the scent of old books and Edinburgh fog. Huchu’s heroine walks between worlds, carrying secrets and sass in equal measure. Earl Grey with orange peel is her perfect match: bright enough to wake the senses, dark enough to hint at what lingers unseen. A drink for the wanderers, the curious, and the slightly haunted

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📖 The Ritual of Rest

As the week exhales, let your ritual be indulgence. The scent of spice, the taste of smoke, the pages whispering secrets only you can hear. October doesn’t demand stillness — it invites it.

So drink slowly, read deeply, and let your Sunday dissolve into story.

🕯️ Because every tale deserves a sip, and every sip tells its own story.