๐ October 2025 TBR | 23 Books?! Spooky Reads & Big Goals
Happy October, bookworms! ๐
Itโs officially spooky season, and my October TBR is absolutely stacked with dark fantasy, horror, and epic reads that are perfect for cozy autumn nights. I might be overreaching with this list (as usual ๐ ), but Iโm excited to dive into every haunting, magical, and heart-stopping story I can this month.
๐บ Watch the full TBR breakdown here:
๐ September TBR Lineup
โจ Read With Cynโs Workshop Pick: How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
โ๏ธ Fantasy Fanatics Book Club Pick: The Devils by Joe Abercrombie
๐ Kiss & Tell Book Club Pick: Alchemised by SenLinYu
๐ Nightly Read With My Son: Halloween Moon by Joseph Fink
๐ Spooky, Dark, & Fantastic Reads Deadly Ever After by Brittany Johnson If Looks Could Kill by Julie Berry The Hour of the Pumpkin Queen by Megan Shepherd The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu Deathโs End by Cixin Liu The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher Overgrowth by Mira Grant The Rebel and the Rose by Catherine Doyle The Burning God by R.F. Kuang Shadows of Perl by J. Elle Sky on Fire by E.K. Johnston Slaying the Vampire Conqueror by Carissa Broadbent Guardians of Dawn: Yuli by S. Jae-Jones A Treachery of Swans by A. B. Poranek Golden Son by Pierce Brown The Merciless Quartet by Danielle Vega
Which one of these are you most excited for this month? Have you read any already? Drop your thoughts below โ and letโs make this spooky season one for the books (literally).
Help Cyn’s Workshop improve and grow with a one-time donation. Donations go towards equipment, writing suppliments and giveaways to the bookish community.