Heartbeat Monthly (22): October & November 2019

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on December 15, 2019 | 0 Comments

October & November haul

Bought

November “Sci-fi” Nerdy Post Combo
The Sky Weaver by Kristen Ciccarelli
Sirius & Goose Funko Pops
Priory of the Orange Tree print & Manon sticker (Owlcrate BST group)
Custom patch – L17L6363 (Darrow’s prisoner number) (Game Vector Patches)
Nevernight Mia trio magnetic bookmarks (Happy Hello Co)
Red Rising headband (Shelflove Crate)

Freebies

Mortal Instruments mug (thank you Simon Teen!)
Sky Weaver character cards (pre-order promo)

October Wrap Up

Books I read

Enchanter by Sara Douglass (re-read) – ★★★★★+
Starman by Sara Douglass (re-read) – ★★★★★+

Pages read: 1,339
Average rating: 5
Favorite book read in October: Starman

November Wrap Up

Books I read

Illuminae by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman (AUDIO, re-read) – ★★★★★
Zero Repeat Forever by G.S. Prendergast (AUDIO, re-read) – ★★★★★
Cold Falling White by G.S. Prendergast – ★★★★½
All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace – ★★★★
Verify by Joelle Charbonneau – ★★
Ashlords by Scott Reintgen – ★★★★

Pages read: 2,739
Average rating: 4
Favorite book read in November: Zero Repeat Forever
Least favorite book read in November: Verify

Books I reviewed in October & November

What I’ve been up to

October

October went SO FAST! We were so busy! Adam and I did SO many fall activities. I think it’s been the best October I’ve ever had, actually. We did a corn maze, went pumpkin picking, I bought apples and cider and made homemade pumpkin apple butter, we attended several fall festivals (Fall Fest, Pumpkin Festival, Mum Festival), went to a haunted cave, and hosted our own Halloween costume party. It was such a blast! I ate WAY too much and spent way too much for basically the whole month, but we made some amazing memories!

November

The main point: YALLFEST!!! It was awesome! You can see my full recap HERE.

Also, Thanksgiving! I ate WAY too much, lol. I enjoyed spending it with Adam and his family – my parents are in Florida, so I’m grateful to have his family up here to spend it with. On Black Friday we went to a nearby Christmas tree farm and picked out a live tree that we cut ourselves! It was so fun! I’ve never done that before and neither has he, so it was a wonderful first for the both of us to do for our first Christmas together!

Current obsessions

Movies: Harry Potter. Going into the holiday season always makes me crave a re-watch!

TV: The Mandalorian! Adam and I also binged Living With Myself, it was pretty good too.

Music: I found some punk rock Christmas songs that I am obsessed with! One is a cover for the Grinch song (it’s by the Suicide Machines) that is pure joy XD

Food: Pumpkin EVERYTHING

Games/Apps: Happy Color