October 2025 list by K. Pearson |
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An Embroidery of Souls
by Ruby Martinez
Jade Aguilar, a thread speaker who can stitch beauty and brilliance into existence and unravel life itself, forms a mistrustful alliance with Lukas, a boy with a heart as bright as the universe, to stop a creature on the hunt.
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The Better to Eat You With
by Tehlor Kay Mejia
As her parents head toward divorce, twelve-year-old Evan spends her summer with her best friend Billie, but everything begins to fall apart as Billie drifts away, her mother's health obsession intensifies, and a growing hunger consumes her, just as a sinister presence in the woods emerges, leaving her to wonder if the real monster is inside her.
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Bitten
by Jordan Gray
After losing her best friend and being bitten in a werewolf attack, seventeen-year-old Vanessa, now a newly turned werewolf, seeks vengeance on the Wolf Queen's Court, where she becomes mesmerized by a prince who is promised to another.
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Blood Moon
by Britney S. Lewis
Mirabella Owens grew up with legends of wolves that traveled to her midwestern town to protect humans from vampires...She stopped believing in a lot of things after her mom left without a trace when she was only thirteen... As Mira begins her freshman year at Lakeland University, she's ready to leave the past behind her. Only the past isn't finished with her yet. Strange animal attacks are occurring around campus, reopening cold cases tied to her mother's disappearance.
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The Court of the Dead
by Rick Riordan
Nico and Will travel to Camp Jupiter to assist Nico's half-sister Hazel with an influx of reformed monsters arriving at camp and find themselves facing a dark force imposing retribution of its own.
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Every Spiral of Fate
by Tahereh Mafi
Alizeh and Cyrus, along with Kamran and their friends from Ardunia, must flee on dragon-back to begin the perilous journey into the legendary mountains of Arya, where a firestorm of revelations, magical discoveries and fresh allies awaits them.
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Fake Skating
by Lynn Painter
In this heartfelt rom com, childhood best friends Dani and Alec reunite in their hockey-obsessed hometown, and as they fake a relationship for convenience, old wounds, family secrets and lingering feelings surface -- threatening to turn their pretend romance into something real.
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Holly
by Adalyn Grace
In this magical holiday novella set in the gothic world of Belladonna, Blythe, Aris, Signa, Death and Fate must unravel the mystery behind a haunting at Wisteria Gardens and help restless spirits find peace before their eerie presence ruins the season's festivities.
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The House of Quiet
by Kiersten White
To save her sister, sixteen-year-old Birdie becomes a maid at the House of Quiet, a refuge for children whose Procedure triggered powers too terrible to live with, where she encounters aristocratic teens wielding strange abilities and uncovers terrifying threats and devastating truths.
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How to Survive a Horror Movie
by Scarlett Dunmore
When a serial killer starts murdering her classmates, high school senior Charley starts seeing their ghosts and must use her extensive knowledge of horror films to survive.
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If Looks Could Kill
by Julie Berry
While conducting volunteer work in Manhattan in 1888, 18-year-old Tabitha and Pearl's fates intertwine with Jack the Ripper as he is hunted by the Gorgon Medusa.
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The Infinite Glade
by James Dashner
War has finally ignited. The Remnant Nation is done waiting. Their mission: destroy the Godhead and everything she stands for. But as Sadina and the islanders fight to protect the Goddess—who claims to be their only hope for Evolution’s survival—the battle reveals unfathomable truths leaving behind devastation that will change the islanders' future forever.
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Make Me a Monster
by Kalynn Bayron
As a newly certified mortician's assistant at her parents' funeral home, her days are not for the faint of heart. Luckily her boyfriend Noah isn't squeamish, and Meka is finally feeling ready to say the three little words that will change everything.
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Running Back to You
by Sarah Henning
A usually-honest ninth grader fibs about having been kissed then rushes to lock lips with someone before her lie is uncovered.
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The Silenced
by Diana Rodriguez Wallach
While researching an abandoned reformatory school, Hazel learns of the abuse endured by the students and attempts to bring peace to the lingering spirits.
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The Sleepless
by Jen Williams
Elver's skin will poison anyone she touches, Artair shares his body with an evil spirit and Lucian inhabits their body while Artair sleeps, in a gods-and-monsters romantic fantasy.
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A Steeping of Blood
by Hafsah Faizal
Arthie Casimir is reassembling her scrambled crew as she navigates new emotions and new allies as they prepare to fight one last time after the deadly night that left the city in shambles.
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Tiger's Trek
by Colleen Houck
Five unlikely companions are thrust into the dreamworld, a realm teeming with shadowy monsters and dangerous mysteries. To save their empire from the ruthless Death Draughtsman--a centuries-old collector of magic--they must confront their deepest fears, gather their strength, and unlock the secrets hidden in their hearts.
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The Weaver Bride
by Lydia Gregovic
In a lush world where magic and marriage intertwine, silkwitch Lovett Tamerlane enters a deadly competition to solve a murder, secure her freedom and resist falling for a dangerous Weaver heir, in a romantic fantasy filled with mystery, intrigue and betrayal.
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