What Cathy Read Next...

On the blog last week

Tuesday – I went off-piste for this week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic picking ten Random Books From My To-Read List. I also shared some book pairings as part of Nonfiction November.

Wednesday – As always WWW Wednesday is a weekly opportunity to share what I’ve just read, what I’m currently reading and what I plan to read next… and to take a peek at what others are reading.

Thursday – I published my review of historical adventure Rage of Swords by David Gilman.

Saturday – I published my review of The Sea Road West by Sally Rena as part of Novellas in November and (better late than never) I shared My Top 3 October 2025 Reads.

New on my shelves

What I’m currently reading

I’m reading The Assassin of Verona and Ravenglass from my TBR pile and The Forgotten Daughter on my Kindle.

Look out for…

Book Review: The Matchbox Girl by Alice Jolly
Book Review: The Forgotten Daughter by Anirudh Joshi
Book Review: The Assassin of Verona by Benet Brandreth

I read eight books in October. Unfortunately there were also two DNFs, something that’s rare for me. A little belatedly, here are my three favourites.

Check out all the books I’ve read so far in 2025 here. If we’re not already friends on Goodreads, send me a friend request or follow my reviews.

Dominion of Dust by Matthew Harffy (Head of Zeus) – Monk turned warrior Hunlaf and his comrades embark on an action-packed Indiana Jones-style quest to obtain a sacred relic

Our London Lives by Christine Dwyer Hickey (Atlantic) – Over the course of four decades, the lives of two Irish immigrants, Millie and Pip, intersect in fleeting moments against the background of a changing London

Transcription by Kate Atkinson (Doubleday) – A thoroughly entertaining novel, set in 1940s and 1950s London, in which seemingly everyone has something to hide

What were the best books you read last month? Have you read any of my picks?