October Wrap-Up & November TBR

→ I’m really getting the hang of blogging again! I’ve had several chances to blog hop. I’ve written posts ahead. It’s been great! Although, I have noticed that I can no longer have my attention in two places at once. It’s either Bookstagram OR Blogging. While bookstagram is a nice place to be – I love chatting and watching stories – I just don’t have enough to say over there to post every day. Blogging is just where it’s at for me right now. Does anyone else go through these phases?

→ Anyways, October flew by! I can’t believe it’s already over. I feel like things are starting to get back to normal a bit for us. We’ve had the chance to go out with Emerson for breakfast at a restaurant and even watched football at BWW with him as well. We already started doing our date nights again but it’s been great being able to go out to these things with him. Our library is even open again so I might take him on a little trip there for the first time. I worry about him and his development being isolated for so long. So it’s nice to get things back to some sort of normal. 

→ November is Sci-Fi Month! Hosted by There’s Always Room for One More. I was going to make a whole TBR/plan post but I figured I could just include it in here since it’s taking over my whole month anyways. If you want to participate, it’s a super relaxed month just to celebrate the Sci-Fi genre! Which is a genre I love, but YA fantasy is a dominating beast, man. 😆 Anyways, I’m planning on reading some sci-fi, watching some sci-fi, and maybe even try to play a sci-fi game! We’ll see what I have time for.

Ok I really thought I didn’t read that much this month but then I wrote this and holy moly…I did good?! I read 5 comics/graphic novels, 3 books, and 1 short story. Go me!

I signed up for a subscription to Comixology. There are a lot of comics I want to read but I just don’t want to pay full price for, so I thought this was a good option to catch up and discover some new ones. I’ve only had it for a week, so we’ll see if it’s worth it. So far, I’ve read:

• 40 SECONDS #1 & #2: This one is interesting! It’s a Comixology original and it’s a sci-fi. Being only 2 issues in, I don’t have much of an opinion other than the story is intriguing and I think the art is really pretty. Hopefully they come out with another issue soon so I can add it to my TBR for Sci-Fi Month!
• THE WALKING DEAD  Volume 1 & 2 (Issues 1-12): I just caught up with The Walking Dead so I decided to read the comics in between…and it’s kind of struggle. Some issues just have way too much dialogue it gives me a headache. Also, the art changes because they get new artists so that’s a little odd. Volume 1 has better art than volume 2 (volume 2 reminds me too much of a superhero comic). Plus, it’s all in black and white which is a little disappointing. I’m going to continue because I want to compare to the show (it’s already pretty different).
• LUMBERJANES by Noelle Stevenson Volume 1: This one was cute and odd (a good kind of odd). The art isn’t amazing (I think some of the alternate art at the end of the volume is better). Anyways, so far it’s a good group of characters and some silly adventures. I’m going to continue this one.

• HORRID by Katrina Leno: This one was a middle of the stack book. I wrote a whole review for it to explain why I liked and disliked it. You can read that here.
• FORGET ME NOT by Anca Antoci: This is a vampire book that I do not plan to review. It just wasn’t my cup of tea. I think there was a lot of potential but it was just a very long set up to a possibly better second book.
• THE COMPANION by Katie Alender: I enjoyed this one even if it was a little predictable. I wrote a short review for it in this post if you want to check that out.
• WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE by Shirley Jackson: I just don’t think I am a Jackson fan. This is the second book I’ve read by her and I didn’t enjoy it. At least they were short. You can read my full review here.

This is my November TBR. I’m sure I’ll add or subtract to it. I’m also going to continue with some comics but I just read what I’m in the mood for when it comes to those. So, yeah, this is basically just a tentative TBR.

• DUNE by Frank Herbert: I want to read this before the movie. I really don’t know anything about it but it’s a sci-fi 😆
• SOUL OF STARS by Ashley Poston: I loved Heart of Iron – it is one of my favorite books. I also really love Ashley Poston. So, why not read the sequel for Sci-Fi Month!
• GODDESS IN THE MACHINE by Lora Beth Johnson: This came in an Owlcrate box a couple months ago. I had never heard of it before that but it sounds so interesting!
• THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE by V.E. Schwab: This is the pick for the book club I am in.
• A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES by Sara J. MAAS: This is a reread. I have a booksta-buddy who doesn’t really read YA but has seen this book everywhere and she’s curious. To convince her to read it, I told her I would reread it with her BUT she has to also read book 2 (for obvious reasons).

• Anika @ Chapters of May shared 6 cosy movies based on books to watch on Netflix
• Bec  @ Happy Indulgence shared how she blogs on a budget
• May @ Forever & Everly wants these 10 books to be appreciated more
• Marie @ Drizzle & Hurricane Books shared 10 underrated contemporaries
• Laura @ Daydreaming Dragons asks if book blogging is dead
• Amy @ Curiouser & Curiouser recommends 10 gothic novels
• Breda @ Leafing Through Time gave us 10 spooky places in the Netherlands
• Heather @ Random Readheaded Ramblings gave us 10 haunted places in Scotland

How was your October? What did you do for Halloween (if you celebrate)? What did you read? Any fun plans for November? Tell me anything!

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