October Recap

 I can't believe that October's over! 2021 has just flown by so fast. October was a really great month for me, and it felt really long for some reason. Not sure why. 

Let's get on with the recap, though. 

Books I Read In October

Plus, since I didn't really do any book reviews, here are some of my thoughts on these books.

Jane Eyre: 4 stars [I liked Jane, the writing style was great, and the story was interesting, but Mr. Rochester exists, which knocks it down a whole star]

Sweet and Bitter Magic: 5 stars [I loved it! The characters were interesting and I loved their dynamic, the magic system and world-building was really cool, plus there's a sapphic relationship]

The Graveyard Book: 5 stars [just a really interesting book, with great characters, plus I love Neil Gaiman's writing].

Incarceron: 3 stars [it was okay. I didn't regret reading it, but it wasn't a favorite. The concept was really interesting, though].

The Light Fantastic: 4 stars [I love Terry Pratchett's writing style, and this was a really light, fun read].

Dracula: 5 stars [just really interesting. I liked most of the main characters, and I thought the story was great].

Rebel Robin: 4 stars [I love Robin, so it was fun to get some backstory on her, and I really liked reading it. I enjoyed it, but not quite enough to make it a five-star read.

Movies/TV Shows I Watched in October

Ah! I loved this movie! I've been waiting so long for Natasha to have her own solo movie, and now she does, and it's glorious. I thought the action scenes were great, the plot was engaging, and I loved her family. 

This was a really good adaptation! There were a few things that weren't in the book, but it was a pretty good adaptation, and I thought Felicity Jones and J.J Feild were great in their roles. 

I really liked this one! I loved this movie's aesthetic, and I liked the artsiness of this adaptation. Anya-Taylor Joy was a great Emma. She just got the character so well, although I also thought that the entire cast was great. 

I still prefer the 2019 version, but this movie was really sweet and very book-accurate. I  loved the cast in this movie as well [look, Amy may have gotten more development in the 2019 version, but Kirsten Dunst plays a brat so well. And Winona Ryder is always amazing]. 

I've written about this before, but I think it's a really fun '80s movie that everyone should see at least once. 

Just a classic! It's such a fun movie [and another great book adaptation. I've seen a lot of those this month], and I love it! Also, the cast is also great in this one. 

This is another fun movie where the cast is amazing, and the plot is really fun. I love all the dark humor. 

A great Halloween classic! It's just such a fun, Halloween-y movie, the Sanderson sisters crack me up, and I do like some of the other characters [mostly Max's younger sister, Dani]. This is another I think everyone should see once.

Season Six

I liked it, but I would've preferred it to end the way Season Five did. Still, it was fun.

This month I mostly re-watched Glee. I love Glee, as you all now, and I was happy to re-watch it.

This month I watched the Halloween episodes, which are great. 

And I re-watched some Stranger Things for Halloween. As always, it's a great show.

Life Stuff in October

-I had martial arts again this month. It's so fun and I love it.

-I had to stay at a hotel with my family for a few days because the water wasn't working at our house and we had a dentist appointment really early the next morning, so that wasn't fun, but we got to have lots of good food, the beds were nice, and there was a Castle marathon on TV, so it wasn't all bad.

-We later had to stay at a neighbor's house for a day, which I thought was more fun because they had a really cool house.

-I took a break from my book this month. I took a good two-week break, and then have been working on a fanfiction, but it's just a fun project, not one I'm taking too seriously.

-It was my birthday this month! It was a lot of fun. There was cake, and I got lots of books [and a gift card, so I can buy more books], and we watched a movie and lots of episodes of Drunk History, so it was a great birthday.

-I also got to have a break from school! During that week, I put blue streaks in my hair, went swimming, got my nose pierced, and went bowling, but also got some time just to chill. 

-Halloween! How was your Halloween? Who did you dress up as? I was Veronica from Heathers, and my costume was pretty great, if I do say so myself.

So, that was my month. How was yours?