October 2026 Book Reviews
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Hi friends! Curious to know what I've been reading lately? My October 2026 Book Reviews are here!! I'm up to 30 books read. Getting closer to my goal of 50, woo!! Well, my goal actually says between 30 and 50, but 50 would be cool to get to.
Previous 2026 Book Reviews:
January 2026 Book Reviews (3 min read)
February 2026 Book Reviews (3 min read)
March & April 2026 Book Reviews (4 min read)
May 2026 Book Reviews (4 min read)
June 2026 Book Reviews (4 min read)
July 2026 Book Reviews (3 min read)
August & September 2026 Book Reviews (3 min read)
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October 2026 Book Reviews
Hunting Time - Jeffery Deaver (#4 in the Colter Shaw Tracker series): Wow, this book had stuff I didn't see coming. It felt like a really long-winded story, and then at the end, it hits you, and you're like, "huh" in a good way. I think I still prefer the TV show Tracker to the book, but this one was quite dark. I give it a 7.5/10.
The Staircase In The Woods - Chuck Wendig: I was drawn to this book because I had read a nosleep story on Reddit about a person who claimed to be a search and rescue officer, and when I saw this book recommended to me on Goodreads, I was like, "Well, I have to read it". I did enjoy how the book was written, with how you just knew the characters based on little information at the start. I also enjoyed the horror of this book; it really hooked me in. I predicted one of the twists near the end, but the second one I didn't see coming. I don't want to spoil too much of this book, as it's a really good read and probably going to stay with me for a long time. There are a lot of themes in this book too: childhood trauma, survivor's guilt, collective blame, secrets, and more. I really liked it, so I have to give this book a 10/10. But if you don't like horror or scary things, I wouldn't recommend it.
Eleven Numbers - Lee Child: A short story book to help bump my numbers up for my reading goal. I definitely am biased when it comes to Lee Child because I love the Reacher books; they are really good, so I was happy to read a short story written by Lee Child. However, because it was so short, it felt like we were missing a lot of background info - I feel like this would work as a TV show where you could see flashbacks instantly rather than finding it out a bit later. I hope that makes sense. The ending was kinda satisfying though because, spoiler alert, the main character just wanted to be a normal person. It also reminded me that I have a 2026 goal of writing a short story, and I have yet to do that, lol. Anyway, I rate this book a 6.5/10 as it was relatable but also a bit confusing with the intense maths numbers.
Reality is Not What it Seems - Carlo Rovelli: Reading this book, I now understand why maths, numbers, physics, and chemistry were never my forte. I really struggle to understand it. It took me about three-quarters of the way through the book to get to something that I was like, "Oh, I get that", when he started discussing spacetime, and that's the interesting part to me because I like things like quantum jumping and astral projection meditations. I also enjoyed the stuff about black holes and a new theory towards the Big Bang. I think because I'm not a physicist, some of the language was hard, so I am going to rate this book a 6/10.
Picture This - Devney Perry: Another short story and a bit of a palate cleanser. Sometimes you just need a good happy romance story where everything works out. Very good. I rate this an 8/10 just for the guilty pleasure of a love story (although I didn't like how there was another character in this book that was SUPER pushy towards a woman who wasn't interested in him.
What's on your TBR list this month?
Thank you for reading!!
Ash xx
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