5 Autumnal Reads & Their Perfect Hot Cocoa Mates

You’ve heard or pairing wine with cheese, but have you heard of pairing books with hot cocoa?

When the weather turns crisp and chilly enough to turn off the air conditioning and crack open the windows a sliver, there’s almost nothing better than curling up on the couch with a good book and a mug of hot cocoa.

Broken Girls by Simone St. James offers up a good dose of spooky in a 1950s setting, ripe with ghostly scares, which pair nicely with a malt hot cocoa.

The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix dishes up vampires, but it also takes a real-life dark turn as it reflects on power and control in imbalanced relationships between men and women. The dark themes pair nicely with the rich flavor of a double chocolate hot cocoa.

Return to middle school in this graphic novel for teen readers about the visceral heartache of loss. Sheets by Brenna Thummler pairs nicely with the nostalgic flavor of classic Swiss Miss with marshmallows.

The lighthearted comic Fangs by Sarah Andersen pairs nicely with a bright, fruity hot cocoa.

Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour is a quiet literary novel that serves up rich atmospheric details. The setting is lightly spooky, but soft and cozy, which pairs nicely with a homemade hot chocolate topped with big, fluffy marshmallows.

Grab your favorite blankets and pillows and wrap yourself up as you settle in to enjoy a good book with its perfect hot cocoa companion!