Is it just me or did October completely fly by? Overall I read 20 books. Eight of the books were audiobooks, two were ARCs/ALCs, and four of the books were from subscription boxes.

Here’s how everything stacked up this month:

5 Star:

• The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
• We Live Here Now by Sarah Pinborough
• You Weren’t Meant to be Human by Andrew Joseph White

4 – 4.75 Star:

• The House at Watch Hill by Karen Marie Moning
• The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson
• The Haunting of Payne’s Hollow by Kelley Armstrong
• Body of Water by Adam Godfrey
• Senseless by Ronald Malfi
• The Library at Hellebore by Cassandra Khaw
• Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Black
• The Place Where They Buried Your Heart by Christina Henry
• The Things Gods Break by Abigail Owen
• Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino
• Mate by Ali Hazelwood
• One Bad Night & Other Stories by Various Authors (No review)

3 – 3.75 Star:

• A Game in Yellow by Hailey Piper
• The Bewitching by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia
• Witch You Would by Lia Amador
• With a Vengeance by Riley Sager
• All of us Murderers by KJ Charles
• Within Arms Reach by Ann Napolitano

By the end of this month I will have read all of my ARCS for 2025. Go me! Here’s a look at some of the books I hope to get to.

In addition to the books pictured above, I also hope to read the following. I’m keeping the list short to give myself a little more writing room and the ability to cave to my moods rather than a complete TBR.

• Haven’t Killed in Years by (ARC)
• The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan (from my 25 in 2025 TBR challenge)
• Real Americans by Rachel Khong (from my 25 in 2025 TBR challenge)
• Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller