October 2025 Reading Round Up

In October I read 18 books, covering picture books to young adult, with some poetry, mystery and time travel thrown in. It was an eclectic bunch of books this month, and most of them were Australian authors. I managed to review most, and have also been keeping on top of my review books as much as possible. There have been some great books lately, and I am looking forward to continuing some of the series I have started. And finishing the None Shall Sleep book was a highlight, because seeing the how the final showdown played out was very satisfying.

Whilst I didn’t read as many books in October as in previous months, I did manage to get very close to having all my review books read, reviewed and either posted or scheduled. And I also managed to read and start reading some that weren’t for review as well to get on top of all my unread books.

1. Frances Bloom by Katrina Nannestad, illustrated by Marina Zlatanova
2. Do We Deserve This? by Eleanor Elliott Thomas
3. Spud and Snowball and the Fancy Fish by Judith Rossell
4. Stonewitch (Hedgewitch #4) by Skye McKenna
5. The Friendship Book by Zanni Louise, illustrated by Nicky Johnston
6. Where Would You Go by Alison Lester and Jane Godwin and the children at Yalingu Yirramboi – the Royal Children’s Hospital School
7. Villain: Respawn by Adrian Beck
8. The Wintrish Girl (Talismans of Fate #1) by Melanie La’brooy
9. Being Indy by Zoe Gaetjens, illustrated by Estee Sarsfield
10. Whatever the Weather, We’re In This Together by Jessica Braithwaite and Rebecca Ralfe, art by Laura Bee
11. This is Us: Essential Poems for Young People by Libby Hathorn and Jude Fell, illustrated by Tull Suwannakit
12. What Have They Done to Liza McLean? by Amy Doak
13. A Murder Is Going Down by Kate Emery
14. Juniper’s Painting by Catherine Bauer, illustrated by Jennifer Horn
15. The Wondrous Tale of Lavender Wolfe by Karen Foxlee
16. All Shall Mourn by Ellie Marney
17. The Ship of Doom (The Butterfly Club #1) by M.A. Bennett
18. The Official Agatha Christie Detectives Club: 50 Mystery Puzzles for Children by Agatha Christie Ltd, Dr Gareth Moore, Laura Jayne Ayres