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Looking for the best speculative fiction books to read this fall on Kindle Unlimited? Discover seven thought-provoking dystopian, sci-fi, weird, literary, and time-bending reads

If you're not exactly a cozy fall reading person, I've got you covered with some of the best fall books on KU for when you want your autumn reading to be gothic, melancholic, thought-provoking, artistic, or just slightly unhinged.

A disturbing story about childhood, grooming, captivity, trauma, Stockholm syndrome, and what happens to a child's mind when someone systematically destroys their understanding of safety and love.

These are books that can leave a hole in your heart, make you deeply uncomfortable, or have you staring at the ceiling wondering why you voluntarily did this to yourself.

Olga is 38 years old, married to Mario, and they have two children, Gianni and Ilaria, along with their dog, Otto. Then Mario tells her he is leaving. For a younger woman, Carla. And just like that, the life Olga thought she knew begins to collapse.

I went into it expecting an important (and slightly boring) classic, and I came out thinking that it is actually a remarkably intimate book about something we still struggle to explain: what happens when you realize that the life you are living and the person you so desperately want to be are not necessarily the same thing.

Some of these books have millions of readers. Others deserve considerably more attention. But every one of them gave me a reason to keep reading. And isn't that really what we're looking for when we pick our next book?

The story of ordinary people trying to build ordinary lives, only to discover that the smallest moments, the words left unsaid, and the paths not taken can ache for years.

If you're anything like me and you're constantly chasing that rare book that completely rewires your brain for a few days, I think you'll find something worth reading here.

A devastating, emotionally intelligent novel about obsession, loneliness, and female self-erasure that lingers long after the final page.