This one s always the first I recommend for anyone who like gothic vibes but wants to keep the fantasy elements. Tarot card magic. Monsters talking in your head. Dark, booding boys. It’s got it all!

This one is LA gothic. Think secret Hollywood societies, warring factions and illicit love. Themes of colonialism and classism bring gothic vibes into the modern age with some alchemy thrown into the mix.

Alix Harrow is quickly becoming the queen of the modern gothic fantasy! This one involves a haunted house and mysterious introverted man. It’s dark, it’s haunted, it’s overall chock full of gothic vibes.

This book is dark academia, historical fiction, and fantasy all rolled into one. It takes place at Oxford University in the 1840s, peak victorian gothic! The use of language as magic and themes of colonialism makes this one a masterpiece.

What’s got more gothic vibes than a bunch of dead people? This one technically falls into the YA category but the vibes are dark and mysterious as characters learn about each other and their destinies.

This one is for the lovers of the gothic horror vibes. It takes place at Yale (seriously, old universities are SO GOTHIC.) and involves ghosts, secret fraternities, and both main characters have their own secrets to hold.