October TBR SUGGESTIONS

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The book cover for 'We Used to Live Here' by Marcus Kliewer, featuring a blue house. Keywords like 'Intense' and 'Creepy' describe this horror, psychological thriller recommended for October.
The book cover for 'The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches' by Sangu Mandanna, showing a whimsical witch scene. Described as a 'magical, cozy & witchy' fantasy romance.
Spooky Books I’m Reading This October 👻
There's nothing I love more than a curated book list based on VIBES 💫🍂 So, here's exactly what I would tell you to read in October because I WISH I could read these books again for the first time along with a schedule for reading them this month: 👻We Used to Live Here, Marcus Kliewer
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A person holds four books in a car, including 'The Pumpkin Spice Cafe', 'The Cinnamon Bun Book Store', 'The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches', and another novel. Text overlays say 'It's time to Read!' and 'My current reads'.
October TBR
Went to Barnes & Noble today to pick up some books for the month of October. My goal is to read 10! Current Selections: The Pumpkin Spice Cafe The Cinnamon Bun Book Store The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches The Ex Hex Have you read any of these, if so I’d love to hear you
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Kaysam

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My October TBR!! 🍁🎃
Are any of these on your TBR this spooky season? October is the only time of year I actually cater my reading to the season 😅 Witchy, dark, spooky, books just hit so different this time of year. #octobertbr #falltbr #spookybooksforfall #spookyseasonbooks #lemon8bookclub
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A Halloween-themed image with the text "OCTOBER Books on my TBR SWIPE" featuring ghosts, a witch's hat, and a spider against a dark, spooky background, indicating a list of books for October.
October TBR
What is on your October TBR? Here is what I’m hoping to get to 👻 #october #tbr #spookyseason #lemon8bookclub #readersoflemon8 #bookwormsoflemon8 #reading
Arlyn

Arlyn

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October TBR✨🎃
Currently on my TBR shelf this month!! Definitely going to be adding more King novels to this list! I am also thinking of reading The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy after watching the Rings of Power! I’ve always loved the LOTR movies and want to dip my toes in the Tolkien universe.
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LaurenB

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A dark, cozy, Halloween-themed room with string lights and pumpkins, featuring the text overlay "scary books to read during OCTOBER" in white and orange fonts.
The book cover for "Unspeakable Things: A Novel" by Jess Lourey, showing a bicycle lying in a grassy field with a dark forest in the background under an ominous sky.
The book cover for "The Haunted Forest Tour" by James A. Moore and Jeff Strand, depicting a monstrous, clawed hand grabbing a tram car in a dark, misty forest.
october feels | book TBR 🎃👻
🖤Unspeakable Things: Cassie McDowell’s life in 1980s Minnesota seems perfectly wholesome. She lives on a farm, loves school, and has a crush on the nicest boy in class. Yes, there are her parents’ strange parties and their parade of deviant guests, but she’s grown accustomed to them. All that ch
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A hand holds four books on a brown fuzzy blanket, with a text overlay "october TBR" featuring a pumpkin icon and spiderweb graphics, indicating a reading list for October.
The book "Leather & Lark" by Brynne Weaver is displayed on a brown blanket, with text overlays indicating a 4.02 Goodreads rating and themes of enemies-to-lovers, dark romance, and marriage of convenience.
The book "Famine" by Laura Thalassa, part of The Four Horsemen series, is shown on a brown blanket. Text overlays highlight a 4.2 Goodreads rating and themes of romantasy, slow burn, and enemies-to-lovers.
OCTOBER TBR 🍁🍂🕯️🌧️📚
#octobertbr #octoberreads #october #book #tbr #reading #bookish #bookshelf #novemberreads #wanttoread
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Melody Downey

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October Spooky Books ~ TBR RECS 👻🎃
✨📚 Spooky Season TBR 📚✨ October isn’t complete without a stack of unsettling reads. These are the books living rent-free on my nightstand this month — all dark, twisted, or haunting in their own way. 👻 🖤 Evil — chilling and unforgettable. 🖤 Diaries of an Oxygen Thief — raw, toxic, and perfec
reagan westerly

reagan westerly

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My October TBR 🧡
Fall reading season might just be my favorite 🍁 This month I’ve been curled up with: 🧡 The Academy 🧡 The It Girl 🧡 The Heartbreak Hotel 🧡 Firefly Lane All the cozy vibes, a little heartbreak, and a few academia mysteries. Which of these would you add to your fall TBR? ☕️✨ #octoberbooks
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Devyn Marie

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An introductory image for an October TBR list, featuring cartoon characters trick-or-treating under a full moon, with pumpkins and bats. Text reads 'my October TBR' and 'Swipe'.
A skeleton holds up the book cover for T.J. Payne's horror novel 'Intercepts', described as gruesome, gripping, and terrifyingly real, involving government experiments and sci-fi elements.
A skeleton holds up the book cover for Wendy Dalrymple's 'Girls' Night Out', a horror creature feature about a woman's strange cravings after a night out, rated 3.9 on Goodreads.
October TBR 🎃🧛‍♂️👻🩸
A few books from my physical TBR that I hope to read in the month of October! Have you read any of these? What books are you planning on reading in October?!? #gothic #octobertbr #tbrlist #reading #readingrecommendations #books #horror #thrillerbooks #lemon8diarychallenge
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Becky

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October Book Tracker
Do you need an October book tracker? #octoberbooks #octobertbr #booktracker #lemon8bookclub
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Kimberlysbooknook10

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My tbr list for the month of october 🧡📚👻🖤
can we read 4 books in one month?! i think we can 🤩👻 last one I am most excited about 👀 have you read any of these yet?! what did you think?! NO SPOILERS PLZ!! 🫣🖤💀 #octoberreads #octoberbooks #falltbrlist #falltbr #lemon8bookclub
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Kenzie Reuse

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A Halloween-themed table setting with a candle, cauldron of popcorn, and autumn leaves, featuring a book titled "Hocus Pocus" and overlay text "my spooky october tbr".
The cover of "The House in the Pines" by Ana Reyes, featuring a teal key over a dark forest and a small lit house, with a "Reese's Book Club" sticker.
The red cover of "Listen for the Lie" by Amy Tintera, featuring black text and tangled headphone wires, with a "Good Morning America Book Club" sticker.
october tbr 📚
if you've been following me for a while you know i love a good mystery/thriller! these are my october hopefuls! feeling a bit ambitious thinking i can finish 6 more books this month but we'll see! books mentioned: ✨ the house in the pines (currently reading) ✨listen for the lie (curre
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🍂October TBR🍂
A little peak at my October TBR!🎃 what will you be reading this October? #thrillerbooks #thrillerbookrecs #octoberreads #octoberbooks #octoberbookreleases
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kayreviewsbooks

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October TBR… kinda 😏
#tbr #spookyseason #octobertbr #reading #lemon8bookclun
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october tbr 🍂🪦🤎👻
do we think i can make it through all of these this month?😅 #booktok #bookstagram #readersoflemon8 #october #tbr
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Books to add to your October TBR
🍂🎃 It's officially October, and you know what that means... spooky season is HERE! 👻 Honestly, I've been looking forward to this all year. Give me ALL the pumpkin spice lattes, cozy sweaters, and creepy reads. ☕ I've already got my TBR piled high with books that are giving ALL the
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Meredith Jao

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A stack of books with an overlay text 'My October tbr Hallowesh' and Halloween emojis, indicating books to be read in October.
A book cover for 'Vow of Deception' by Rina Kent, part of the 'Deception Trilogy 1', displayed over a stack of books.
A book cover for 'Little Liar' by Leigh Rivers, from 'The Web of Silence Duet', shown over a stack of books.
My October tbr 🎃
I’m going to keep my tbr short because I feel like I’m in a reading slump. somebody screenshot my post and post it as their own 😐🙄 #octobertbr #octoberreads #Lemon8Diary #lemon8bookclub #
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Mar

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Starting October TBR
Let’s get into the detail of the book cover…. I really hope I enjoy this book. #octobertbr #blackbooksmatter #lemon8bookclub #blackgirlsreadtoo #bookrecommendations
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kie2books_andbeauty

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October TBR 🍂
I'm finally on my way out of a reading slump and feel like I can share my current TBR ☺️ anyone else reading these? I just finished Goldfinch last night and I'm so sad to see the Plated Prisoner Series end but it was so well done 😭 Auren will always be one of my top FMCs. She's coura
Allison Trebacz Author

Allison Trebacz Author

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October TBR Hopefuls
Excited to see what this month brings!! #octobertbr #booktok
Kayla C 📚✨

Kayla C 📚✨

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🍂 October TBR 🍂
Spooky season calls for spine-tingling reads and epic adventures, and my stack this month is giving me chills in the best way. Here’s what I’m diving into: 📖 My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite 📖 Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica 📖 The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas 📖 The H
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Dominique

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My October TBR
All the books I plan to read this October. All the books of course have witchy or spooky Halloween vibes. And we can’t forget the spooky decor to set the ambiance. I just love fall & Halloween! How about you? Any of these on your October TBR? #octoberbooks #spookyseasonbooks #lemon8boo
Ashley Kordas - Phillips

Ashley Kordas - Phillips

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October TBR🎃🍂
I’ve already planned my TBR for this month. I wanted to keep it short and simple. I took a break from CC 3. I got kind of bored and I struggle to get through long books. I’m 65% through so I’m going to do my best to finish it this month! What are you planning to read this month? #bookclub
Katie Sparks

Katie Sparks

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A title slide for 'My October Reads and What I Rated Them' against a wooden background, featuring a broom, dried foliage, and two carved pumpkins. A 'SWIPE' arrow indicates more content.
The book cover for 'The Haunting of Maddy Clare' by Simone St. James, rated 3 stars, with text stating, 'Loved the concept, but I'm not sure historical fiction is my thing.'
The book cover for 'Do Not Open' by Kiersten Modglin, rated 5 stars, with text stating, 'Kiersten never disappoints!'
October Reads
My favorite of the bunch was Do Not Open by Kiersten Modglin. Have you read any of these? What did you think? #octoberbooks #octoberreading #octobertbr #lemon8bookclub #readersoflemon8 #bookgirlie #tbr
Mikaela

Mikaela

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October TBR
I’ve had these books on my TBR for quite some time. I’ve heard October is the perfect month to read them! Can’t wait to get started with Hidden Pictures later today, I’ve heard so many good things about this one!! #october #octobertbr #spookyreading #thrillerreader #bookworm #bookwo
Korie

Korie

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A bookstore display features multiple copies of 'Katabasis' by R.F. Kuang, with a large sign reading 'THEY MADE IT TO HELL. NOW THEY HAVE TO SURVIVE IT.' An 'October TBR' sticker with a pumpkin is in the top right corner.
A close-up of the book 'Katabasis' by R.F. Kuang, featuring a dark academia cover with an intricate architectural illustration. It shows a 3.9 Goodreads rating and a '30% OFF' sticker.
A close-up of the book 'The Possession of Alba Diaz' by Isabel Cañas, with a cover depicting a woman in a red dress. It is labeled 'HORROR' and has a 4.0 Goodreads rating.
My October Hopefuls ✨
Did I finish my September TBR? No. Am I still making one for October? Absolutely. Here are the books that I can't wait to read: ☠️ Katabasis 👻 The Possession of Alba Diaz 💐 Wild Reverence 🐍 When Devils Sing 👹 That's Not My Name 🥀 Don't Let the Forest In 🍂 The Whispering Ni
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Jazreads

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October Wrap Up
My goal was to read 20 books for the month of October but I ended up only reading 12. I took a dive into Fantasy in October and I had no idea that they took so long to get through BUT I LOVEEEEEE them lol, especially YA Fantasy. #octobertbr #booktok #BookReview #blackgirlsreadtoo #book
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kie2books_andbeauty

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Physical TBR for October 🖤
I usually never stick to my TBR but I figure I might as well give it a try this month. I honesty probably won’t even get to read that many. I also have a few books I would like to read on my kindle as well! Please me know what books you have on your tbr for the season! 👻🔪🖤 . . . .
Tianamariex

Tianamariex

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October TBR
I thought I would try something new and plan out what I want to read this month. I don't normally do this, but I know I'll want to read some spooky books to get into the Halloween spirit. I picked a few of the witchy/ghosty variety. Hopefully, I will make it through all of these plus s
Chelsea

Chelsea

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October TBR 🍁 🎃 ☕️
Read any of these books?? Let me know what you thought! So excited to read these babies 🤩 i used to be such a horror girly! So glad I decided to expand my reading horizons and try cozy books as well. They just slap so hard during the fall season 🥰 #falltbr #booktok #bookwormsoflemon8 #bookre
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Lana

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A bookstore display featuring books like 'Grave Yard Shift,' 'Deadly Education,' 'Plain Bad Heroines,' 'I Have Some Questions For You,' and 'A Study in Drowning,' with a 'Dark Academia' sign and text 'October 2024 new books on my TBR List'.
A hand holding 'Entitlement' by Rumaan Alam, a signed first edition with a cover depicting city windows and a candle, described as exploring 'themes of wealth & its impact on one’s identity'.
A hand holding 'my mother cursed my name' by Anamely Salgado Reyes, featuring a pink cover with dandelions, described as exploring 'three generations of Mexican American women healing shared generational trauma'.
bookstore finds -> TBR list: October 2024
all the books I found in bookstores this past month that I’ve added to my TBR list ✨ #books #bookwormsoflemon8 #bookaesthetic #booksoflemon8 #bookshelf #bookstore #Lemon8Diary #bookrecommendations #reading #readingmotivation
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Cindy

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My October TBR 🍂
I’m really into spooky historical books right now so hopefully I don’t decide all of a sudden that I want to read a different genre and scrap this entire thing. #booktok #octobertbr #reading #fallreads #books
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Faith 📖🕯️🐈‍⬛

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October TBR organized
I’m dedicating the entire month of October to reading physical copies of books on my shelves. These have been on my TBR for a while and I’m dedicating the time to read them. I challenge you to make a TBR challenge for yourself! #books #tbrlowdown #tbrchallenge #octoberread
Carly Miyake

Carly Miyake

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Let your October vibe pick your next read
Dark woods. Shadowed corridors. The deep, dark sea. Pale moonlight. And the dark fairytale series that has it all. ✨The Book of Water The Little Mermaid + To K*ll A Kingdom with Monte Cristo vibes (for all that tasty ręvęnge) 🧜 Arranged marriage that turns convenient 🧜 Shadow magic & N
Morgan Reilly | YA Fantasy 📚

Morgan Reilly | YA Fantasy 📚

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TBR October 🔮🎃👻🍂
Aiming to read these books for the month of October. 1. The Starling House by Alix E. Harrow (started) 2. The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling ( started) 3. The Haunting of Blackwood House by Darcy Coates Since it’s spooky month, I wanted to read these books that relate to the theme. I’ve always enj
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RJ Bella

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My October paperback/hardcover TBR
Is this the month I finally read Fourth Wing? I think so!!!! I’m such a Kindle girlie that some of these books have been on my shelf for months. #booktoker #HelloLemon8 #tbrpile
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