I love October and I'm honestly a bit disappointed that it's over, haha. It was a great month! How was everyone's Halloween? I always love having candy for the kids trick or treating, but I have to say we didn't have quite as many this year as we usually do, which was a little disappointing, but still very fun to see everyone who did come by. What do you do (if anything) to celebrate?
In personal news, I participated in a teacher training program for aerial silks which was exhausting but also so rewarding and I'm pleased to say that I am now officially certified as a level one aerial silks instructor (to be clear, there's no official governing board for aerial arts so no certifications are required, but there are some reputable companies that offer training certifications, which is where I did mine!)! I don't plan to start teaching right away, but hopefully next year I can start. I was a bit nervous to start the training and was worried I wasn't prepared for it, but it ended up being an amazing experience and I learned so much.
In reading news, I am very pleased to report that this was a great reading month! I managed to get through a pretty good array of horror books, which is exactly what I wanted to do. I somehow still didn't manage to get to half of the ones I wanted to, but I'm not going to complain, haha. That just means there's still more to read, right? I also didn't read nearly as many ARCs as I should have, but it's largely because I was prioritizing horror this month. A few standouts from my October reads were The Black Hunger and Coup de Grâce.
# books read: 14
Source: Library | Format: Audiobook
I wanted to like this one so much, but it just severely lacked in atmosphere and feeling even remotely scary. This story had os much potential, but I was just started to feel so bored that I decided to set it down. I may revisit it someday, but no current plans to.
The City in Glass by Nghi Vo
The Pumpkin Princess and the Forever Night by Steven Banbury
The Black Hunger by Nicholas Pullen
The Eyes are the Best Part by Monika Kim
Pyramidia by Stephanie Sanders-Jacob
The Haar by David Sodergren
Small Horrors by Darcy Coates
10/2: The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami & The Last Hour Between Worlds by Melissa Caruso
10/9: We Shall Be Monsters by Alyssa Sees & Daughters of Bronze by A.D. Rhine
10/16: Darkly by Marisha Pessl & The Author's Guide to Murder by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, & Karen White
10/23: The Courting of Bristol Keats by Mary E. Pearson & Eleanore of Avignon by Elizabeth DeLozier
10/30: Dead Girls Don't Dream by Nino Cipri & The Estate by Sarah Jost
