October 2025 list by Angie R.
 
After We Burned by Marieke Nijkamp
After We Burned
by Marieke Nijkamp

Told through intertwining points of view and timelines, five teens each protect their secrets and truths about the night a fire destroyed their high school, and a classmate died.

Beneath False Stars by S. D. Grimm
Beneath False Stars
by S. D. Grimm

The day to open the centuries-old Dome gates and reintegrate genetically engineered people back into normal society has arrived. There's one caveat—their powers must remain suppressed.

Every Spiral of Fate by Tahereh Mafi
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.

Evil librarian by Michelle Knudsen
Evil Librarian
by Michelle Knudsen

Feeling suspicious about a gorgeous high school librarian who has become the object of her best friend's affections, Cynthia discovers that the man is actually a demon who is sucking the life force from the entire student population.

Falling like leaves by Misty Wilson
Falling Like Leaves
by Misty Wilson

Ellis' plans to apply to Columbia's journalism program are upended when she moves from New York City to Bramble Falls, Connecticut, where she runs into her one-time best friend and first kiss, falls for the quaint town and confronts her future.

How far I'll go by Keala Kendall
How Far I'll Go
by Keala Kendall

Disney's New York Times best-selling A Twisted Tale series sails to ancient Oceania, asking "What if Moana broke the Heart of Te Fiti?"

The Others by Cheryl Isaacs
The Others
by Cheryl Isaacs

In a haunting sequel to "The Unfinished," Avery must confront her darkest self and the lingering trauma of the past, relying on her Kanyen'keha:ka roots to protect her town, her family and her first love before darkness resurfaces and consumes everything she holds dear.

Once a villain by Vanessa Len
Once a Villain
by Vanessa Len

Eleanor rules over a new London where monsters prey on and subjugate humans, and only Joan, Aaron and Nick remember a better timeline and must negotiate their pasts to defeat monsters with power over time.

Pumpkin spice & everything nice by Katie Cicatelli-Kuc
Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice
by Katie Cicatelli-Kuc

In her quaint New England town, 16-year-old Lucy finds trouble brewing when a multinational coffee chain opens up across the street from her mom's coffee shop and her crush turns out to be the owner's son, placing the Cup o' Jo and her heart in hot water.

The Rebel and the Rose by Catherine Doyle
The Rebel and the Rose
by Catherine Doyle

The bestselling enemies-to-lovers romantasy continues in the second instalment of the 'highly addictive' (The Guardian) City of Fantome series. The path of destiny burns with love, magic and betrayal.

The silenced by Diana Rodriguez Wallach
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

The unraveling of Emlyn DuLaine by Lindsay A. Franklin
The Unraveling of Emlyn DuLaine
by Lindsay A. Franklin

Emlyn DuLaine just wants to know what happened to her sister, Camille, seven years ago on the fateful day she vanished--literally. Emlyn witnessed Camille unravel and disappear, but no one believes her. Since they think she's crazy, the least the cops could do is solve Camille's case. Is a little closure too much to ask? But Emlyn's life is upended when she is pulled through a portal into the fantasyland of her childhood imaginings--a magical library holding the storyworlds of every story ever published. 

The Weaver Bride by Lydia Gregovic
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.

When we were monsters by Jennifer Niven
When We Were Monsters
by Jennifer Niven

A simmering psychological thriller about a dead teacher at an elite New England boarding school, the students invited to work with her who had reasons to want her gone and the tangled web of rivalry and romance concealing the truth.