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October 2025 Book Blog Wrap-Up

Published on October 31, 2025October 30, 2025 by Celeste8 Comments

Happy Halloween, everyone! I had an excellent reading month this October. Rather than stick to mostly fantasy, I read more outside of my preferred genre and had a lovely time doing so. I even felt like I enjoyed my selection more than usual, if my average StoryGraph rating has anything to say about that this month! Anyway, I present my October 2025 book blog wrap-up, which contains links to the reviews I posted this month as well as a summary of my reading and other life tidbits.

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October 2025 On My Radar

Published on October 30, 2025October 28, 2025 by Celeste10 Comments

Welcome back to another list of posts around the blogosphere via my October 2025 On My Radar monthly series! As usual, these are a selection of the dozens of posts from bloggers I follow. So check their posts out, if you so desire. Happy blog hopping! 🙂

Reviews

Roll For Romance by Lenora Woods by Bree at Bibliophile Bree
The Bookshop Below by Georgia Summers by Jodie at Witty & Sarcastic Bookclub
The Final Voyage of Avery Mothmere by Helen Whistberry by Nils at Read Indie Fantasy
Diavola by Jennifer Thorne by Mehsi-Hime at Twirling Book Princess
House With Good Bones by T. Kingfisher by Mehsi-Hime at Twirling Book Princess
The Astral Library by Kate Quinn by Daniel Fugate
The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow by Becky at Becky’s Book Blog
His Black Tongue by Mitchell Lüthi by Fantasy Book Nerd
The Entanglement of Rival Wizards by Sarah Raasch by Caitlin at Realms of My Mind
Selkie by Nataly Gruender by Shelleyrae at Book’d Out
A Light For the Dead to Follow by Rebecca Crunden by The Book Wyrm’s Hoard
When There Are Wolves Again by EJ Swift by Matt at Runalong the Shelves
Whispers of the Deep by Emma Hamm by Dini at Dini Panda Reads
The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore by Ashlee at Books Are 42
And the River Drags Her Down by Jihyun Yun by Jim at Ginger Nuts of Horror
Slayers of Old by Jim C. Hines by Tammy at Books, Bones & Buffy
The High Tide Murder by Emylia Hall by Janette at Wicked Witch’s Blog
Cinder House by Freya Marske by Lisa at Bookshelf Fantasies

Discussion

Literary Inbox: Trends In Your Favorite Genre by Krysta at Pages Unbound

Bookish Miscellany

Spooktacular Books for All Ages: 2025 by Jodie at Witty & Sarcastic Bookclub
Top YA Killer Thrillers: Must-Read Books for Halloween 2025: There’s a Killer on the Loose by Tony at Ginger Nuts of Horror
Most Anticipated November 2025 Book Releases by Chris at Biblio Nerd Reflections

News

This year’s honorees at the 2025 Eleanor Roosevelt Banned Book Awards by Libby Life

WWW Wednesday: October 29, 2025

Published on October 29, 2025October 28, 2025 by Celeste12 Comments

WWW Wednesday was revived and hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. The idea is to answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with your responses.

What are you currently reading?

What have you just finished reading?

What are you going to read next?

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The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill by Rowenna Miller

Published on October 27, 2025October 23, 2025 by Celeste8 Comments

Today’s book review is about THE FAIRY BARGAINS OF PROSPECT HILL by Rowenna Miller. This historical fantasy set in the early 1900s tackles themes of family, self-discovery, and unhealthy domestic relationships.

Author: Rowenna Miller
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Redhook
Publish Date: March 28, 2023
Print Length: 416

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November 2025 Book Releases

Published on October 25, 2025October 24, 2025 by Celeste15 Comments

November has a decent number of upcoming book releases I’m interested in, though not as many as I highlighted in October. Still, there are a few November 2025 book releases that caught my eye before the lull that is December. As usual, considering my blog theme, this list skews heavily toward the fantasy genre. This list of November 2025 book releases might even spark some holiday gift ideas! 😉

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