Personally, I think that this is the best kind of rainy day read. I love reading atmospheric books when it's raining outside and Harry Potter is one of the best atmospheric books. I suspect this will be on a lot of lists this week, so it's not super original. However, not mentioning it seemed wrong because of how perfect it is.
At the beginning of this book the story is set up where our main character is telling his life story in three days at a pub. I read this book for the first time in the middle of the summer on a grey rainy day and it was perfect. It made the reading experience so much better.
Coraline the book & movie are perfect rainy day entertainment. Between the rainy scene where Coraline wants to go outside to just the overall creepy feel I think it works perfectly. This book is a favorite of mine in general, one I try to read once a year so if you haven't read this book I highly recommend it! But especially on a rainy day.
This is Schwab's first middle grade book, and I think it's easily comparable to Coraline. It's got a similar vibe to it and I think any young reader who enjoyed one will enjoy the other. All of Schwab's stories have this underlying darkness, some heavier than others depending on genre, but I think that works perfectly with rainy days.
When The Inspecters head to ultra-haunted Edinburgh, Scotland, for their new TV show, Cass—and Jacob—come along. In Scotland, Cass is surrounded by ghosts, not all of them friendly. Then she meets Lara, a girl who can also see the dead. But Lara tells Cassidy that as an In-betweener, their job is to send ghosts permanently beyond the Veil. Cass isn't sure about her new mission, but she does know the sinister Red Raven haunting the city doesn't belong in her world. Cassidy's powers will draw her into an epic fight that stretches through the worlds of the living and the dead, in order to save herself.
This one is actually a little weird for me to say because it's a prequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and with Alice's story I prefer reading her story on a more sunny day. When I think of Alice I think of blue skies, green grass, flowers, etc. But with Heartless we are seeing the Queen of Heart's story expanded before Alice's story and that is a bit darker so it seems like a good rainy day read.
Holly Black is an author with a huge fanbase, but I haven't read a lot of her books. However, this is a book I don't think gets the hype it deserves because it's really good!! I read this book while listening along to the audiobook and it genuinely spooked me. There's some spooky music that appears in more intense moments and the whole story kind of pulls you right in. I do want to read Cruel Prince eventually, but if you haven't read this book I recommend it.
This is probably the only short book on this list because I think rainy days call for medium to big sized books to get comfy with. However, I think that with this series it's worth just sitting down and binge reading it if you can. It's filled with dark themes, found family, and a lot of different types of magical worlds that make you want to explore them all. It's such a magical series in general.
This is a re-telling of Frankenstein and I think it's a perfect rainy day read. I think Frankenstein in general reminds me of rainy/stormy nights so it seemed like a really good fit! When I think of this story I think of wet forests and lightning/thunder. I think the atmosphere was honestly my favorite part about this story so if you're in the mood for a Frankenstein retelling you may want to pick this one up!
This was one of my favorite books of 2018 because of it's character and themes. It is such a fun story that reminds me of cemeteries, tattered witchcraft books, crystals, rainy days, etc. This is one I highly recommend no matter when you read it but if you're in the mood for a witchcraft story with a fat Latinx main character who makes it her mission to bring her best friend back from the dead, this is the one for you.
Which books do you recommend reading during a rainy day?
Coraline is a fabulous choice. That book is so spooky, and I love reading spooky things on dreary days.
Great list! I really want to give Undead Girl Gang a try, it sounds right up my street!
All of these look like great reads for a dreary day!
The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein sounds like an interesting read.
A Darker Shade of Magic was on my list this week too! I've yet to read City of Ghosts but I'm super excited to. I feel a bit silly for forgetting about Harry Potter on my list this week because it is an obvious one but ah well.
So many of these look good for rainy days! I've only read Heartless from this list so far though.
I still haven't read City of Ghosts, that's a good one!
Oohh what a lovely list! Love Harry Potter as a rainy day read, a perfect dose of nostalgia!