It’s Scorpio season, babes. ✨ We’re fully in fall—the leaves are crispy and orange, the air has a chill, and the fragrances are heady. This time of year is mysterious. The days are shorter, but there’s still a brightness and life as the world begins to prepare for the winter chill.

Scorpio, born between Oct. 24 - Nov. 21, is the eighth astrological sign in the zodiac, symbolized by the scorpion. This symbol comes from Greek mythology—as a scorpion killed Orion, the Scorpio constellation rises and Orion vanishes. Scorpio is a water sign along with Cancer and Pisces, and Scorpio’s colors are deep red, maroon, black, and brown.

Scorpios are intensely passionate, fiercely loyal, and they are unyielding in their determination. They can sometimes be seen as aloof, secretive, and intimidating, but that’s not usually from a place of malice (I can say it... I am a Scorpio).

Scorpios are the passionate readers of the zodiac for a reason: If they love a book, author, or narrator, they love them fiercely and have likely gone through their entire catalog more than twice. When they share a recommendation, their favorite read, or their thoughts on a book, take it seriously because they’re letting you see in!

Some famous Scorpios you might identify with include Winona Ryder, Katy Perry, Ryan Gosling, Anne Hathaway, Whoopi Goldberg, and of course, Silvia Plath.

Find a book horoscope below for Scorpio, and subscribe to stay up to date on predictions for next month’s star sign.

Cackle by Rachel Harrison
🎧 Audiobook

Now, you could easily pick up most of Rachel Harrison’s books for Scorpio season, but there’s something about Cackle that screams Scorpio to me. Maybe it’s the mysterious and magnetic Sophie—she has this irresistible pull on our main character, helping her tap into her true sense of self and power. There’s just something about her... okay, it’s definitely Sophie that seals the deal for Cackle making this list.

If you like mystery and witchy, but want to go a little lighter on the scares, this is for you.

The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enriquez
🎧 Audiobook

Scorpios tend to like the dark and mysterious, and with Halloween in the middle of Scorpio SZN, it’s hard to not recommend books with a scare.

Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize, this collection of unconventional, sociopolitical, and macabre short stories is perfect for the Scorpio in your life. Walk Enriquez’s fine line between urban realism and horror with this collection as it takes you through the supernatural and the darkness within all of us.

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
🎧 Audiobook

Scorpios tend to keep emotions close to the vest as they believe there’s danger in vulnerability. This novel looks at grief and processing emotions in the confines of our world today, while also keeping up appearances.

There are moments where this novel feels like you’re inside the mind of a Scorpio.

Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds
🎧 Audiobook

Who doesn’t love a love story? Romance, passion, and connection speak to Scorpio. That intense loyalty and love will play strong with this one! Stories of long nights bonding until sunrise over a mutual love of breakfast cereal and favorite movies, meeting the best friends... they speak to all of us. But what about when that true love dies and suddenly, you’re back in time at the beginning of your relationship to try and change it all?

A Cosmology of Monsters by Shaun Hamill
🎧 Audiobook

A contemporary gothic novel that’s part family drama, part Lovecraftian horror beautifully blends two aspects of the Scorpio aesthetic. First, there’s the ties that bind us to people and then the power of the unknown and dark. Noah’s family owns and operates a haunted attraction built by his father’s devotion to real monsters he witnessed. With a haunting and heavy opening that leads into countless mysteries, Scorpios will enjoy this read.

The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton
🎧 Audiobook

Scorpios always have the hottest tea, and this electrifying novel about the meteoric rise and sensational breakup of an iconic interracial rock duo in the 1970s is right up their alley.

If that tea wasn’t hot enough for you, when the group tries to reunite decades later for one last tour, dark secrets are unearthed. Ambition, glamor, grudges, dirty laundry... Scorpios are there!

The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill
🎧 Audiobook

For the curious Scorpio who loves problem-solving, I give you The Woman in the Library. It’s got dark academia vibes (Scorpio AF), a mystery within a mystery, and the feeling of a classic whodunnit—all set in the reading room at Boston Public Library.

What Scorpio doesn't love a mystery or a twisty thriller to see if they can figure it out first?

Ariel by Sylvia Plath

Scorpios are known for their ability to reinvent themselves, navigating life's cycles to discover their most authentic self.

Fellow Scorpio Sylvia Plath’s writing has been reinvented and reinterpreted countless times, especially her final work, Ariel. This edition is presented as Sylvia intended—featuring the original manuscript, her handwritten notes, and her own selection and arrangement of the poems.

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
🎧 Audiobook

Described by The New York Times as a “gothic tour de force,” this dystopian sci-fi book by fellow Scorpio Kazuo Ishiguro will speak volumes to this sign.

Kathy was a student at an exclusive boarding school in the English countryside. It was filled with mercurial cliques and mysterious rules where the students were constantly told how special they were. Years later, Kathy reunites with her friends from school and is forced to look back at their shared past and confront her world.

Scorpio introspection meets gothic vibes.

Siren Queen by Nghi Vo
🎧 Audiobook

If you’ve made it this far, you know Scorpios like glamour, mystery, intrigue, and ancient blood magic.

This is a coming-of-age story in pre-Code Hollywood where Chinese American actress Luli Wei goes after stardom on her own terms in a fantastical world where the monsters are real.

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