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October looks like another month I could easily take or leave. I wasn’t overly excited about the September Book of the Month picks, but that’s okay because I have more than enough to choose from on my shelves!
Related: Box Breakdown | September 2022 Book of the Month Picks
I really hope they have a good thriller option in October, but I don’t really have any on my radar that I’m anticipating.
If you’ve been around for a while, you know Book of the Month (BOTM) is my favorite book subscription service. I love the anticipation of finally seeing the seven monthly picks and always have fun trying to guess what may show up on the app on the first of every month.
If you aren’t familiar with BOTM, you can check out my full review of this subscription service. The basic idea is BOTM chooses 5-7 books from different genres every month and members can choose their pick when the books go live. You can also add on up to two more books for only $10.99 each.
If you don’t like any of the picks, you can choose to skip and save your credit for the next month, which is honestly the best part of this service to me. I don’t like subscription boxes that only offer one book selection that you don’t know ahead of time. If you are interested in trying BOTM, you can use my link to get your first book for only $5!
As usual, these are just my opinions and my predictions. It is fine if you disagree or think the 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!
Thriller/Mystery Predictions
The Favor by Nicci French
Release Date: October 18, 2022
In this twisty new stand-alone novel from internationally bestselling author Nicci French, a young woman agrees to do a favor for her first love—but when things go horribly wrong, one small task turns into a murder investigation that completely upends her life, ensnaring her in a deadly web of secrets and lies.
The Witch In The Well by Camilla Bruce
Release Date: October 4, 2022
When two former friends reunite after decades apart, their grudges, flawed ambitions, and shared obsession swirl into an all-too-real echo of a terrible town legend.
Malice House by Megan Shepherd
Release Date: October 4, 2022
technically horror
From New York Times bestselling author Megan Shepherd comes a complex tale of dark magic, family secrets, and monsters that don’t stay on the page.
Romance Predictions
Before I Do by Sophie Cousens
Release date: October 11, 2022
Repeat Author
A heartwarming and playful novel about the ones we love and the ones we lose by the New York Times bestselling author of This Time Next Year. What would you do if ‘the one that got away’ turned up the night before your wedding?
Built to Last by Erin Hahn
Release date: October 18, 2022
Erin Hahn’s Built to Last is a sparkling second chance romance about owning what you’re worth and fighting for the one who got away.
It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover
Release date: October 18, 2022
Repeat Author
Before It Ends with Us, it started with Atlas. Colleen Hoover tells fan favorite Atlas’s side of the story and shares what comes next in this long-anticipated sequel to the “glorious and touching” (USA TODAY) #1 New York Times bestseller It Ends with Us.
Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner
Release date: October 11, 2022
LGBTQ+
From the critically acclaimed author of Something to Talk About comes Meryl Wilsner’s Mistakes Were Made, a sharp and sexy rom-com about a college senior who accidentally hooks up with her best friend’s mom.
Partners in Crime by Alisha Rai
Release date: October 18, 2022
Indian Matchmaking meets Date Night in this fun, romantic adventure by Alisha Rai.
Historical Fiction Predictions
Eyes Turned Skyward by Alena Dillon
Release date: October 18, 2022
From the author of Mercy House and The Happiest Girl in the World comes a brilliant, dual timeline novel about a daughter discovering her mother’s past as a female pilot during World War II and the consequences of women’s contributions remaining unrecognized.
Anywhere You Run by Wanda M. Morris
Release date: October 25, 2022
Also possible thriller pick
From the award-winning author of All Her Little Secrets comes yet another gripping, suspenseful novel where, after the murder of a white man in Jim Crow Mississippi, two Black sisters run away to different parts of the country . . . but can they escape the secrets they left behind?
Such A Pretty Girl by T. Greenwood
Release Date: October 25, 2022
Exploring the often-flickering line between woman and girl, this vividly lyrical drama alternates between a West Village artists community in 1970s New York and present day, as a former child star is forced to confront the darkest secrets of her youth when a controversial photo taken of her as a preteen on the night of the 1977 blackout ignites a media firestorm.
One Woman’s War by Christine Wells
Release date: October 4, 2022
From the author of Sisters of the Resistance comes the story of WWII British Naval Intelligence officer Victoire Bennett, the real-life inspiration for the James Bond character Miss Moneypenny, whose international covert operation is put in jeopardy when a volatile socialite and Austrian double agent threatens to expose the mission to German High Command.
The Picture Bride by Lee Geum-yi
Release Date: October 11, 2022
Of the three lies the matchmaker told Willow before she left home as a picture bride in 1918, the third hurt the most. Never one to be deterred, Willow does all that she can to make the best of her unexpected circumstance. But it isn’t long before her dreams for this new life are shattered, first by a husband who never wanted to marry her in the first place, and then by the escalation of the Korean independence movements, unified in goal, but divergent in action, which threaten to split the Hawaiian Korean community and divide Willow’s family and friends.
That Summer in Berlin by Lecia Cornwall
Release Date: October 11, 2022
In the summer of 1936, while the Nazis make secret plans for World War II, a courageous and daring young woman struggles to expose the lies behind the dazzling spectacle of the Berlin Olympics.
Literary Fiction Predictions
The Last Chairlift by John Irving
Release Date: October 18, 2022
John Irving, one of the world’s greatest novelists, returns with his first novel in seven years—a ghost story, a love story, and a lifetime of sexual politics.
Fantasy/Magical Realism Predictions
Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
Release date: October 4, 2022
Repeat Author
From the number one bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere, a deeply suspenseful and heartrending novel about the unbreakable love between a mother and child in a society consumed by fear.
The Night Ship by Jess Kidd
Release Date: October 4, 2022
Repeat Author
Based on a real-life event, an epic historical novel from the award-winning author of Things in Jars that illuminates the lives of two characters: a girl shipwrecked on an island off Western Australia and, three hundred years later, a boy finding a home with his grandfather on the very same island.
The Storyteller’s Death by Ann Dávila Cardinal
Release Date: October 4, 2022
From International Latino Book Award-winning author Ann Dávila Cardinal comes a gorgeously written family saga about a Puerto Rican teenager who finds herself gifted (or cursed?) with a strange ability.
Sign Here by Claudia Lux
Release Date: October 25, 2022
Debut author
A darkly humorous, surprisingly poignant, and utterly gripping debut novel about a guy who works in Hell (literally) and is on the cusp of a big promotion if only he can get one more member of the wealthy Harrison family to sell their soul.
Self-Portrait with Nothing by Aimee Pokwatka
Release Date: October 18, 2022
For fans of David Mitchell and Joanne Harris, Aimee Pokwatka’s Self-Portrait with Nothing reminds us that living our best life sometimes means embracing the imperfect one we already have.
Sci-Fi Prediction
Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty
Release Date: October 4, 2022
Amateur detective Mallory Viridian’s talent for solving murders ruined her life on Earth and drove her to live on an alien space station, but her problems still follow her in this witty, self-aware novel that puts a speculative spin on murder mysteries, from the Hugo-nominated author of Six Wakes.
Do you agree with my predictions? What are some of your October Book of the Month predictions? Let me know in the comments!
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Hopefully you liked some of the picks! I was way off on my predictions because so many October picks were September releases.