Ahhh October, how I love you! The weather is finally cooling down, the excitement of Halloween is in the air, and it’s not quite time for the crazy holiday season to start. The publishing world is out of control, however, and there are so many October releases I want to read! I guess in the scheme of things that’s a good problem to have, right?
I’m posting this a day early, since I didn’t have a review ready to go up today. As I did last month, this is more of a “menu” that I’ll be selecting from, since obviously I won’t be able to get to all of these in only 31 days. I’m listing my “must reads” first, so you’ll definitely be seeing reviews for most of those. Let’s get right to it, shall we?
Most highly anticipated October books:
Ghoster by Jason Arnopp. I’m sad to see a bunch of mixed reviews for this book, but I’m taking my chances because I loved Arnopp’s last book. Plus I follow him on YouTube and he’s really funny!
The Absinthe Earl by Sharon Lynn Fisher. I’ve already read this and loved it! Another unique book from Sharon, she never disappoints. My review will be up soon.
The Girl with no Face by M.H. Boroson. I’ve heard some great things already about this follow-up to Boroson’s The Girl with Ghost Eyes, so I have a feeling I’m going to love it.
The Remaking by Clay McLeod Chapman. Can’t wait to get to this! I got to meet the author at Comic Con and he was really nice. Plus, it sounds like the perfect creepy story for October.
Dark Pattern by Andrew Mayne. The 4th book in Mayne’s addictive series, this should be a fairly quick read, as his books have all been real page turners.
The Rosewater Redemption by Tade Thompson. I’ve really enjoyed this series, and I definitely want to see how it ends. I was just sent a review copy, so it wasn’t on my October plans until recently. Hoping I can squeeze it in this month!
A Lush and Seething Hell by John Hornor Jacobs is a bound book of two novellas. I’ve heard amazing things about this author and I’m dying to check this out.
Interference by Sue Burke. This is book two in Burke’s Semiosis Duology, and I’m so curious to see where she takes her story next. Although this would be a good November book for Sci Fi Month, so if I can’t get to it in October, hopefully next month.
Aurora Blazing by Jessie Mihalik. I LOVED Polaris Rising so I can’t wait to read the follow up!
How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse by K. Eason. I just found out that Eason is a teacher at UC Irvine, the university that my son goes to, which is pretty cool!
More October releases that I hope to read as well:
Hex Life edited by Rachel Autumn Deering and Christopher Golden. This is an anthology of stories about witches, perfect for the Halloween season! My goal is to read this slowly over the month and post a review near Halloween:-)
The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher. I’m also looking forward to this spooky sounding story.
The Vine Witch by Luanne G. Smith. I received this unsolicited but it’s got some pretty good reviews on Goodreads, so I’m optimistic about it.
Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather. I love squeezing Tor.com novellas into my schedule because they’re, um, short! This “nuns in space” story sounds like a blast.
The Light at the Bottom of the World by London Shah. Lots of good ratings already for this book, which makes me happy. This comes out at the end of the month, so at this point it isn’t a priority, but I’m still curious.
Full Throttle by Joe Hill. I requested this on a whim on NetGalley (honestly, you should never “request on a whim” because then if you get approved, you’re stuck! LOL). Not that I don’t love Joe Hill, but I already have so many books, I’m not sure this will be a priority.
Dreams of Lake Drukka & Exhumation by Mike Thorn (Short Sharp Shocks! #31). Mike was kind enough to request a review of his book, which is part a series called Short Sharp Shocks that I’ve been seeing around the internet. And because it’s very short, at only about 40 pages, I agreed to read it.
Fireborne by Rosaria Munda. This was a “read now” on NetGalley, and I decided to take advantage of it. I’ve been hearing really good things about it, plus the Penguin Random folks at Comic Con were really pitching it hard!
The Furies by Katie Lowe. I requested this months ago and had almost forgotten about it. I definitely want to read it at some point, but I have to admit for now it’s not a priority.
And as if nineteen books isn’t enough to choose from, I’ve got a whole slew of October releases I got at Comic Con that aren’t even on this list! And I WANT TO READ THEM ALL:
Steel Crow Saga by Paul Krueger. I’ve already heard amazing things about this book, and I met Paul at Comic Con and he was super nice.
The Beautiful by Renée Ahdieh. I also got to meet Renée! I have seen mixed reviews for this book, unfortunately, but I often love books that other reviewers don’t, so we’ll see..
The Library of the Unwritten by A.J. Hackwith. I mean, it’s about a library from Hell! If there is anyone out there who doesn’t want to read about that, I’m not sure we can be friends…
War Girls by Tochi Onyebuchi. I also got to meet Tochi and he was super nice and down to earth. This might be more of a Sci Fi Month book, so I might try to read this for November.
Salvaged by Madeleine Roux. And here’s another contender for next month. I hadn’t realized I had so many science fiction releases!
NOT TO MENTION there are still some September books I’m trying to catch up on, and there is one particular December release I intend to read early, which I’m not highlighting here simply because it’s not coming out this month.
In addition to reviews, you can expect the usual suspects: Future Fiction, The Friday Face-Off, at least three Top Ten Tuesday lists, my Book Review Giveaway, and hopefully an author interview or two (still in the works).
Ok, you just fed my TBR a little with all those releases I didn’t know about, they look amazing.
I hope you have a wonderful October ❤️
Thanks Sofii, you too!
Ghosted is going on my tbr! Thanks for introducing me!
I hope we both love it:-)
Good luck! I’m looking forward to a lot of your reviews 🙂
I’m cautiously optimistic about The Beautiful.
Yeah me too! I want to love it so much, I’m a little nervous though.
It really is a crazy busy fall, but then I guess that’s typical. You’ve got some awesome sounding books in there! I’m excited to see what you think of Sisters of the Vast Black and Ghosted!
Those two are on my list to read for sure, hopefully I’ll love both of them. It seems like a really strong month for new releases, I’m excited:-)
There are soooo many good books coming out. I’m impressed by your list and am trying to figure out what I NEED to read versus what I want to read. I picked up “Bunny” this weekend as an unplanned whim, even though I knew I planned on getting to it, and wished I had spent the time reading something else. At least I finished it. I was not impressed and hope you like it better than I did when you get around to it. I’m sure it was me, but The Hunger has a new friend 🙂 Hope you get to tons of these and I can’t wait for the reviews!
Oh darn, I had high hopes for Bunny. I hope you review it anyway so I can figure out whether to read it or not.
I managed to get my review up yesterday while my thoughts were still fresh if you want to check it out.
Dark Pattern was really fun… another good go-around with Theo!
Glad you had fun with Dark Pattern! It’s hard to go wrong with Mayne’s books.
I’ll definitely be reading Ghoster this month too! Looking forward to getting my hands on The Library of the Unwritten as well. Hope you have a great reading month!
Thanks Bonnie, hope you have a great month too:-)
You have a few on there I am curious to see what you think of them! I really want you to try The Twisted Ones to see what you think of it! 🙂
I hope to get to the Twisted Ones, I’ll let you know:-)
October is a killer month, and the SDCC haul isn’t helping any!! Good luck to us both.
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Good luck, we’ll need it:-)
And here I was just promising myself to make some inroads in my accumulated TBR… But resisting temptation is so hard! 😀
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There’s a lot of temptation next month, lol.
There are so many great books on your list! I hope that you can find time for Steel Crow Saga at some point as it was one of my favorite reads this year! I’m hoping to start The Library of the Unwritten soon and can’t wait to read your review of The Absinthe Earl as it sounds very interesting 🙂
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I will definitely find time for Steel Crow Saga:-)
Wow, you have a lot of books on your plate! It looks like a lot of great reads though so I can’t wait to hear about them. The Furies and Fireborne are both coming up soon for me too.
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Well, I won’t get to all of them, but if I were a super reader, these are the books I’d pick!
Salvaged is one I definitely want to get to! The Absinthe Earl has an amazing cover, as does The Vine Witch. War Girls looks super interesting too. You have good stuff lined up! 🙂
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It’s a very strong month, I don’t think I can go wrong:-)
I love your ambitious plans, Tammy! The Library of the Unwritten was so good, and I am really intrigued by. The Remaking. I have The Vine Witch coming up! Enjoy your October reads!
Thanks Jennifer, I’m happy to hear you loved The Library of the Unwritten:-)
It’s going to be a crazy month, I have so much on my plate as well! But ahh, I love fall weather too 😀
Steel Crow Saga was good! Read it sooooon.
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Oooh thanks! I will definitely try:-)
I am also SUPER excited about the cooler weather, it’s been so nice. I’m just sad it won’t last that long here though, but who knows, we could get a nice November, it could happen. 🙂
I’m really looking forward to The Absinthe Earl, but probably won’t be able to get to it til December. Looks like a great month ahead of you, Tammy!
So many good books. I don’t know whether to bounce up and down with joy or go into trauma mode! Lol. Good problems to have right.
Lynn
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