October TBR: What I Want To Read This Month!
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Hello Bookish Besties! October is finally here which means October TBR! September was a good month– I read 11 books! Check out my September Wrap Up here. I have a bunch of ARCs to read this month but I am focused on spooky reads for the Halloween season.
October TBR
It Rides a Pale Horse by Andy Marino
A terrifying horror novel of obsession, greed, and the shocking actions we’ll take to protect those we love, all set in a small town filled with dark secrets.
Releases October 4, 2022
House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland
A dark, twisty modern fairytale where three sisters discover they are not exactly all that they seem and evil things really do go bump in the night.
A Wilderness of Stars by Shea Ernshaw
If magic lives anywhere, it’s in the stars. An illness cursing the land forces a teen girl astronomer to venture across the wilderness in search of the stars’ message that will, hopefully, save them all.
Book of Night by Holly Black
A dark fantasy of shadowy thieves and secret societies.
Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson
The spirits of the dead do not rest. This dark coming-of-age adventure of a teen girl with mythic abilities who must defend her world against the restless spirits of the dead.
Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater
Cursed by a faerie, Theodora Ettings has had no sense of fear or embarrassment—an unfortunate condition that leaves her prone to accidental scandal. This will transport you to a magical version of Regency England, where the only thing more meddlesome than a fairy is a marriage-minded mother!
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
A tale of power, privilege, dark magic, and murder set among the Ivy League elite.
All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham
A thrilling tale of a desperate mother with a troubled past. Soon, her life changes. Her son, Mason, is taken from his crib in the middle of the night while she and her husband are asleep in the next room.
So Much More on the October TBR
A Stranger in the House by Shari Lapena
In this neighborhood, danger lies close to home. A domestic thriller packed full of secrets, and a twisty story that never stops.
The Luminaries by Susan Dennard
Hemlock Falls isn’t like other towns. You won’t find it on a map, your phone won’t work here, and the forest outside town might just kill you.
Lakesedge by Lyndall Clipstone
A gothic tale is full of monsters and magic, set on the banks of a cursed lake.
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
The story of an unwilling dark sorceress who is destined to rewrite the rules of magic.
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. More so, a deadly plague ravages the population. From space, ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. . . .
Belladonna by Adalyn Grace
Orphaned as a baby, Signa has been raised by a string of guardians. Each is more interested in her wealth than her well-being—and each has met an untimely end. Her remaining relatives are the elusive Hawthornes, an eccentric family living at Thorn Grove, an estate both glittering and gloomy. Its patriarch mourns his late wife through wild parties, while his son grapples for control of the family’s waning reputation and his daughter suffers from a mysterious illness. But when their mother’s restless spirit appears claiming she was poisoned, Signa realizes that the family she depends on could be in grave danger. Enlisting the help of a surly stable boy to hunt down the killer.
Emily Wildes’s Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
A curmudgeonly professor journeys to a small town in the far north to study faerie folklore and discovers dark fae magic, friendship, and love at the start of a heartwarming and enchanting new fantasy series.
Releases by January 10, 2023