October 2026 Reading Wrap-up and November Hopefuls

This was a slower reading month for me, but I still found some new faves despite two DNFs.

Here’s how everything stacked up.

Ratings for the month:

Loved It:

  • Mazywood by Tananarive Due
  • Scorpion Deep by CG Drews
  • There Used to be People Here by Kennedy Cole

Really Liked It:

  • Crone by Keith Rosson
  • Sophie Standing There by Meg Mason
  • Die For Me by Shirlene Obuobi
  • Our Sister’s Keeper by Jasmine Holmes
  • Partita by Barbara Kingsolver
  • Invasive Species by Ellery Adams
  • Dive Bar at the End of the Road by Kelley Armstrong
  • When the Night Comes Knocking by Katherine Daniel

Liked It:

  • What a Nightmare by Rebekah Faubion
  • Dark Sisters by Kristi DeMeester
  • Succubus by Kate Fox

Not for Me:

  • Life Out of Order by Audrey Niffenegger
  • Possession Island by Sarah McCarry

DNF:

  • The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling
  • Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep by Paul Tremblay (soft DNF)

 

Month ahead:

This month will be mostly full of holiday books (when I can fit them in). I’m buying a house, so the month will be full of lots of packing, moving, and unpacking. I see a ton of audiobooks in my future.

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