October was A LOT for me. Initially, I was still on a blogging and reading high, but then halfway through the month it all fizzled out as I got busy with something else. However, I did finish my Goodreads reading goal for the year (30 books) and even surpassed it. Usually I have to scramble to get all the reads in by the end of December, so, it’s super neat to not feel that pressure. Even if, all things considered, I put that pressure on myself.
Anyway, here’s what I read:
- Charming as a Verb by Ben Philippe (3 stars)
- Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert (5 stars)
- The Lives of Saints by Leigh Bardugo (5 stars)
I did not review this on the blog, because I didn’t know how. It’s like dark fairy tales, but everyone ends up being a saint in the Grishaverse. I think especially the later entries might have had more impact if I had read the Shadow and Bone trilogy, but it still worked great for me. I do love it when a universe is expanded upon. - DKMH by Dacre Montgomery (2.5 stars)
While this had a great opening, I really struggled to connect to the actual poems. I know it was incredibly personal for Dacre, but they felt random to me.
As per usual, click on the covers to get re-directed to Goodreads, where you are always welcome to add me as a reading buddy! My own reviews you’re able to find by clicking on the titles in the list above if there are posts for them.
As mentioned above, I got super busy about halfway through the month. That is due to me finding a job (it’s a call center job, we don’t need to talk about) and having gone to multiple job interviews before that and also scheduling a bunch of doctor appointments to get check ups. I don’t know why I made life for myself harder, but yeah …
Now, my country is entering a second lockdown. I don’t think it affects my work (yet?), but we will have a curfew from 8PM to 6AM and I heard a lot of people went to parties this weekend to have like a last hoorah before it is mandatory … don’t think that was the smartest idea? This whole situation is just so endlessly frustrating. I really think this whole year is a dumpster fire, but I also don’t really see the prospect of 2021 being any better.
Sorry for having been such a downer! On to other things!
I wanted to participate in NaNoWriMo, but I don’t think I will have the time at all. Maybe I will check in every now and then though and try and get some words in. Will any of you be participating?
MY FAVOURITE THINGS
I was caught completely off guard by just how much I loved the Haunting of series but I completely lost myself in those ghostly love and family stories. It reignited my love for Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Victoria Pedretti, which had been pretty strong as is anyway. But now I just want to watch even more of all their existing and future work.
Also, I went back down a rabbit hole of watching Dylan O’Brien stuff. One was Love and Monsters and the other an episode of Amazing Stories (on Apple TV+) called The Cellar. Both were great and will be talked about in a separate post. But … Victoria Pedretti and Dylan O’Brien in the Cellar was just plain heartbreaking. I can’t stop thinking about them!
The fan video below is pretty spoilery, but SO. GOOD!
Life and Other Disasters 
I like your blog name “Life and Other Disasters”😂😂🥂🍻
And this second lockdown is shocking however. Cant even believe it’s happening, and wondering if it’s going to be passed in our country as well, and the test of the world? Surreal.
Congrats on your goodreads goal! X
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Thanks! I came up with the name all by myself hahaha
I am actually not that surprised about the lockdown, but just annoyed by the situation in general. This year was a real downer.
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Dacre Montgomery writes poetry? I had no idea!
My October was great. Scary movies and ghost hunting and a couple of occasions to wear costumes, oh my! I hope November is good too, since I plan on doing some editing and maybe starting a novelette/novella, but a lot will depend on tomorrow (you can guess why). God, I worry about this country. Here’s hoping by Wednesday things are going in a direction that doesn’t make me want to flee the country.
Hope your new job goes well. They’re pains when you want to devote your time to creative pursuits, but occasionally they reward you in the most wonderful ways.
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YAY for surpassing your goodreads challenge already, that’s amazing! ❤ I’m so happy you loved Chloe Brown, I recently bought the e-book and hope to read it soon, I only heard amazing things about it.
I kind of wanted to participate in NaNo, but with everything in October I didn’t have time to plan anything at all and… I honestly don’t know if I can make the time this month, either. But I miss writing. I hope I can try and do something more this month, too 🙂
Sending you all the love, Kat, take care of yourself always ❤ ❤
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Fair warning, Chloe Brown has a lot of smut. It was a bit much for me sometimes, but I tuned those parts out.
I just started writing a new story and I don’t know why I can’t just stick to one thing haha
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Oh okay that’s good to know, thank you!! ❤
AH YES but that’s good, keep the creativity alive! 😀
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