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Aardvark Book Club Predictions: What Could Be in the October 2025 Box?
October feels like the perfect month for spooky, chilling reads—and unlike some subscription boxes, Aardvark Book Club fully embraces it. With a strong history of including horror and darker fiction in their lineups, it wouldn’t be surprising if October 2025 brings at least one terrifying standout, alongside a mix of literary fiction, thrillers, and bold debuts. Plus, Aardvark has been known to dip into recent September releases, so some of those buzzy horror titles could easily carry over into October’s box.
I’ve pulled together my predictions based on upcoming releases, September carryovers, and Aardvark’s past fall picks. Whether you’re craving a spine-tingling horror, a sharp mystery, or something thought-provoking, here are the books that might be in your next box.
And if you want to know about even more books releasing in October 2025, check out my complete list here.
Related: October 2025 New Book Releases
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As usual, these are just my opinions and my Aardvark Book Club predictions. It is fine if you disagree or think the Aardvark Book Club October 2025 predictions are terrible-we all have different reading tastes. Please remember to be kind in comments or messages because we are all readers with different tastes!
Mystery/Thriller Aardvark Book Club October 2025 Prediction
Boom Town by Nic Stone
Release Date: October 14, 2025
Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl meets P-Valley in Nic Stone’s adult thriller debut about two missing erotic dancers from Atlanta’s most notorious gentlemen’s club and the woman committed to finding them.
Romance Aardvark Book Club October 2025 Predictions
Mate by Ali Hazelwood
Release Date: October 7, 2025
Repeat Author
A Human hybrid and an Alpha Were claw against the bonds of fate in the highly anticipated companion novel to the New York Times bestselling Bride.
Never Over by Clare Gilmore
Release Date: October 28, 2025
Repeat Author
A swoony second-chance romance where facing the one who broke your heart could be the thing that makes your dream come true.
Dating After the End of the World by Jeneva Rose
Release Date: October 1, 2025
There’s nothing like the undead to bring the living together in an action-packed and apocalyptically romantic genre-shattering novel by a #1 New York Times bestselling author.
Horror Aardvark Book Club October 2025 Predictions
The Graceview Patient by Caitlin Starling
Release Date: October 14, 2025
Misery meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers in this genre-bending, claustrophobic hospital gothic from the bestselling author of The Death of Jane Lawrence.
Widow’s Point: The Complete Haunting by Richard Chizmar and W. H. Chizmar
Release Date: September 30, 2025
Repeat Author
Told across two harrowing incidents from 2017 and 2025, those who enter the Widow’s Point Lighthouse searching for supernatural proof and the next big thing find themselves cut off from the outside world. And although no one has recently stepped foot inside the structure, they are not alone.
The October Film Haunt by Michael Wehunt
Release Date: September 30, 2025
Horror Movie meets the scope and emotion of Stephen King in this heart-pounding, magnetic tour de force novel, destined to become an instant classic, about a woman pulled into a cult horror film that is determined to have a sequel, by critically acclaimed author Michael Wehunt.
Literary Fiction Aardvark Book Club October 2025 Prediction
Bog Queen by Anna North
Release Date: October 14, 2025
The latest from New York Times bestselling novelist Anna North-a monumental discovery sets off a clash of worlds, past and present, over the fate of the land that holds us.
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Aardvark Book Club October 2025 Predictions
All That We See or Seem by Ken Liu
Release Date: October 14, 2025
Award-winning author Ken Liu returns with his first scifi thriller in a brand-new series following former “orphan hacker” Julia Z as she is thrust into a high-stakes adventure where she must use her AI-whispering skills to unravel a virtual reality mystery, rescue a kidnapped dream artist, and confront the blurred lines between technology, selfhood, and the power of shared dreams.
What We Can Know by Ian McEwan
Release Date: September 23, 2025
From the Booker prize-winning, bestselling author of Atonement and Saturday, a genre-bending novel full of secrets and surprises; an immersive exploration. across time and history, of what can ever truly be known.
Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei
Release Date: September 30, 2025
Repeat Author
From the acclaimed author of The Stardust Grail comes the epic tale of two sisters who sail across oceans to find their missing third sister―and Earth’s environmental salvation.
Do you agree with my predictions? What are some of your October 2025 Aardvark Book Club predictions or hopefuls? Let me know in the comments!
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