October part 1 | 2024
Sorry I haven't done one of these in so long, been struggling and busy x
October is probably my favourite month, the vibe, the movies, just everything is so much fun.
I’ve loved Halloween since I was younger, it’s always been my favourite holiday so what better way to bring back ‘anticipated reviews’ than with the best month!!
Books
Before you say anything I’m aware that this book isn’t scary or spooky, which is this month's theme, but I’m currently in the middle of this book and decided to add it.
synopsis
Bad boys turned good, kisses in the rain, climbing through bedroom windows... It only happens in the movies.
When Audrey meets Harry, it’s the start of a truly cinematic romance – or is it? Audrey knows that Harry is every movie cliché rolled into one.
But she still chooses to let him into her heart
Now onto the theme (I just searched my Goodreads to see what I already have)
This book is the only Holly Jackson book I haven’t read so it’s only fitting I read it now.
synopsis
18-year-old Bel has lived her whole life in the shadow of her mom’s mysterious disappearance. Sixteen years ago, Rachel Price vanished and young Bel was the only witness, but she has no memory of it. Rachel is gone, long presumed dead, and Bel wishes everyone would just move on.
But the case is dragged up from the past when the Price family agree to a true crime documentary. Bel can’t wait for filming to end, for life to go back to normal. And then the impossible happens. Rachel Price reappears, and life will never be normal again.
Rachel has an unbelievable story about what happened to her. Unbelievable, because Bel isn’t sure it’s real. If Rachel is lying, then where has she been all this time? And – could she be dangerous? With the cameras still rolling, Bel must uncover the truth about her mother, and find out why Rachel Price really came back from the dead . . .
Movies
It feels only far to rewatch this movie during October and December, (even though it def a Halloween movie)
synopsis
Enter an extraordinary world filled with magic and wonder, where every holiday has its own special land. This is the heartfelt tale of Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town and all things that go bump in the night.
psychological horror
synopsis
Every second of every day, from the moment he was born, for the last thirty years, Truman Burbank has been the unwitting star of the longest running, most popular documentary-soap opera in history. The picture-perfect town of Seahaven that he calls home is actually a gigantic soundstage. Truman’s friends and family - everyone he meets, in fact - are actors. He lives every moment under the unblinking gaze of thousands of hidden TV cameras.
Thanks for reading!!
(wish me luck)