October 2026 Reading Recap

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A graphic promoting book recommendations for October 2026, featuring four book covers: 'The Lost Guardian' by Natalia Hernandez rated 5 nerds, 'Boudicca' by P.C. Cast rated 4 nerds, 'Passengers' by Alexander Maksik rated 4.75 nerds, and 'I'm a Destroyer' by Sean Robins rated 4 nerds. In the center, there is an illustration with the text 'I Speak Book Nerd' in a heart-shaped design.

October started with legends and finished with three generations of women in a book that felt half General Hospital, half Charlie’s Angels, in all the fun ways.

The eight books I finished this month were a good mix of fun and thought-provoking. Some gave me plenty to think about, and others were just a good time. Sometimes both!

Here’s what I read:

  • The Lost Guardian by Natalia Hernandez: 5 Nerds
  • Boudicca by P.C. Cast: 4 Nerds
  • Passengers by Alexander Maksik: 4.75 Nerds
  • I’m a Destroyer by Sean Robins: 4 Nerds
  • Shaw Connolly Lives to Tell by Gillian French: 4 Nerds
  • How to Survive a Horror Movie by Scarlett Dunmore: 4 Nerds
  • The Things We Didn’t Know by Elba Iris Pérez: 4 Nerds
  • The Throwaways by Greta Kelly: 3.5 Nerds
A collage of five book covers on an orange background, featuring titles such as 'How to Survive a Horror Movie,' 'Shaw Connolly Lives to Tell,' 'The Things We Didn't Know,' and 'The Throwaways,' with ratings displayed as numbers of nerds.

I’m also training myself to listen to audiobooks, and I finished my first one this month: The Things We Didn’t Know! I’m so excited to feel like this is something I can manage and include in my reading life.

The Lost Guardian earned my highest rating, with Passengers close behind. All in all, a pretty good reading month!

Outside of books, I took a trip to Minnesota and then Muscatine, and did Halloween stuff with my Sprigatito, Lina.

Let’s Discuss:
What was your favorite October read? Have you read any of these?

7 thoughts on “October 2026 Reading Recap”

  1. I’m glad you’re making a space in your life for audiobooks. 😀 I hope that before long you’ll feel like you can’t live without them. 😆 I can’t. 🤭
    I’m going to look up Passengers since you rated it so highly and the title just makes me inquisitive about it. 🙂
    I really enjoyed the book I just finished, The Harbour House. I’m just home from a cruise so I didn’t get much reading in. I hope I can get some more reading in this month.

    1. Thank you! 😄Finishing my first audiobook has me excited to keep going. You may have another convert on your hands! 😂 I’d love to hear what you think if you pick up Passengers. I’m glad The Harbour House was a good read, and I hope you had a wonderful cruise! Here’s to more reading time this month. 📚

  3. You had a great reading month.

    I’m also trying to listen to audio more – it’s definitely something I need to work on though, I forget to put my earphones on when I~m doing mundane tasks that would be perfect for multi tasking.

    Lynn :D

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