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Monthly Recap: October

October 31, 2014 by Sana

October started off with me still battling cold but I read and read which made it all better. Then the end of the month got very busy.

LIST OF NEWSWORTHY

Hello, this month’s been fairly good and I read seven books (this is a lot since the maximum number I manage to reach in a month is eight).

Best friend’s Wedding
My oldest and one of the best friends got married and I feel so weird because I’m so not ready for that. It’s a new feeling for me though, she’s the one who got married ha ha.

Bookshelf: 1, Sana: 1.
I got zee new bookshelf! Currently it’s still in the process of being painted by yours truly. It’s pretty big, has six shelves and well, I’m just so happy that my books aren’t homeless anymore.

Baby Boy
My brother had a baby! He’s his first child and the sixth one in the family. And he scream-cries which is pretty funny ’cause his voice got hoarse just from doing that so much. He’s only a week old right now.

TV WATCH

I finally caught up on season one of The Originals and it’s good.
The Vampire Diaries mostly suck. The show needs to end ’cause I just watch it for the nostalgia.
Still so happy that The Big Bang Theory and Brooklyn Nine-Nine are back.
Faking It is mostly just stupid but it’s only 20 minutes long so.

MOVIE WATCH

I only watched one movie? Ha ha.

Edge of Tomorrow (7/10) – My expectations were sky high and while I liked pretty much all the action-filled scenes, I wasn’t blown away by it.

LIST OF READS

Rereading is my new favorite thing. So planning a Harry Potter next year! And oh, fantasy still rocks.

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas (reread)
Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas (reread)
Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas
Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
The Young Elites by Marie Lu
Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta

LIST OF BLOGPOSTS

I was posting fine but then I got busy and couldn’t post a couple of posts I wanted to for horror fortnight sigh.

I posted my reviews of Throne of Glass and Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas.
I posted my review of Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch.
I posted my introduction to horror fortnight.
I wrote a post highlighting thirteen authors and YA horror.
I posted my review of The Young Elites by Marie Lu.
I posted the trend of island settings in YA.

LIST OF BOOK BUYS

Pretty books!

Etherworld by Claudia Gabel and Cheryl Klam (thank you, HarperCollins)
Polaris by Mindee Arnett (thank you, HarperCollins)
The Young Elites by Marie Lu
Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey
When Joss Met Matt by Ellie Cahill (thank you, Ballentine Books!)

PLAYLIST

MOAR Fall Out Boy, basically.

Froot is so different from the Marina songs I’ve come to love… // FALL OUT BOY :HEART EYES: // TS, I like your new album.

October 2014 by Sana on Grooveshark

How was your October?

Categories: monthly recap, playlist

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. joyousreads says

    November 1, 2014

    You take beautiful pictures! Love. πŸ™‚

    So stoked you loved Jellicoe Road. I cannot recommend that book enough.

    Have a great November!

  2. Jess @myreadingdress says

    November 1, 2014

    OMG SO MUCH YES TO THE HARRY POTTER REREAD. In fact, I'm tempted to do one myself…New bookshelf AND you're painting it? Pictures! I want to see you all crafty πŸ˜€

    And speaking of pictures, yours are stunning.

  3. Mel@Thedailyprophecy says

    November 2, 2014

    Yeaaaay, new book shelf πŸ˜€ I'm also happy Big Bang Theory is back (but what the hell is going on with Penny's hair? NOO. Don't approve) I love re-reading, it's so much fun to return to a book you loved before. I'm also very tempted to do a HP reread, I could use some HP in my life now. I'm in love with the pictures in this post Sana πŸ™‚

    PS: Your package is almost reaaaaaady to go πŸ˜€

  4. Danielle Cox says

    November 2, 2014

    Damn girl, your pictures are gorgeous! I love the all white background. Anyway…
    yay for a new book shelf! I'm running out of room and will be needing a new one asap. D:
    I hope you have a great November!

  5. natalie kate says

    November 6, 2014

    You should do a post on how you take your pictures! I always struggle to take nice book pictures which is a shame πŸ™

    I stopped watching The Vampire Diaries last season – it just went really downhill for me which is terrible because I LOVED it.

  6. Crini says

    November 21, 2014

    I'm a bit late with commenting but: YAY for your new bookshelf! Can't wait to see pictures! πŸ˜€

    BTW: love that you're using your IG pictures for this. Might copy the idea in some way πŸ˜›

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