Welcome back to school, babes! I hope that these past few weeks haven’t thrown you all for a loop like they have for me. I think we all could use a de-stresser, so here are the stellar events of the month. Because its #booktok week, I will be ending this with a bookish horoscope for you all.
This month, the stars and planets are not too busy, but just busy enough to give us some good shows.
The crescent Moon will join Venus and the bright star Antares in the southwest sky just post sunset on October 10 (this just passed Sunday). Throughout the month, various planets will pop up in the sky, including Jupiter and Uranus close to the horizon towards the middle of the month and Mercury joining us right before sunrise the last week of the month.
This month’s full moon will occur on October 20 and will be called the “Hunter’s Moon”. If you know anyone named Hunter, tell them this moon is for them. In actuality, this moon is called the “Hunter’s Moon” because this is the time for hunting and storing provisions in preparation for those long winters where food becomes scarce.
On Thursday, October 21st, the Orionid meteor shower will be at its peak between midnight and dawn. Sadly, the moon will most likely be too bright to see them.
With the skies being so free, the stars are able to tell you almost exactly what #BookTok book you should read this month, or at least add to your TBR:
Aquarius (Jan 20 – Feb. 18)
My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite: Crime Thriller
A darkly funny yet disturbing story of familial obligation.
Pisces (Feb 19 – Mar 20)
Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley: YA Thriller
This book follows Daunis, an unenrolled tribal member and the product of a scandal.
Aries (Mar 21 – Apr. 19)
The Rage of Dragons by Even Winter: High Fantasy
In a world caught in an eternal war, a young man who swore to take revenge will become his people’s only hope for survival.
Taurus (Apr. 20 – May 20)
Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert: Romantic Comedy
A young woman agrees to fake date her friend after a video of him “rescuing” her from their office building goes viral…
Gemini (May 21 – Jun 20)
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas: YA Paranormal Romance
Yadriel has summoned a ghost, and now he can’t get rid of him.
Cancer (Jun 21 – Jul 22)
Fangs by Sarah Andersen: Graphic Novel
A cute love story between a vampire and a werewolf.
Leo (Jul 23 – Aug 22)
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir: Sci-fi Fantasy
Lesbian Necromancers in Space.
Virgo (Aug 23 – Sept 22)
The Ones We’re Meant to Find by Joan He: YA Sci-Fi
Two sisters search for each other in a world marred with climate disasters.
Libra (Sept 23 – Oct 22)
The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass: YA Horror
The story of teen medium Jake Livingston as his life starts to change when the ghost of a school shooter starts to haunt him. (Please, please, please check the trigger warnings for this one.)
Scorpio (Oct 23 – Nov 21)
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski: Horror
Years ago, when House of Leaves was first being passed around, it was nothing more than a badly bundled heap of paper, parts of which would occasionally surface on the Internet.
Sagittarius (Nov 22 – Dec 21)
City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty: Historical Fantasy
Tells the journey of Nahri, a young con woman from Cairo, who discovers her true heritage as the lone descendant of a ruling class of the super-powerful beings called daevas, known by humans as djinn, as she’s pulled into the power struggles of their city, Daevabad.
Capricorn (Dec 22 – Jan 19)
The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes: YA Mystery
Avery Gramb’s luck is changed when she suddenly inherits the fortune of Tobias Hawthorne, a billionaire, for reasons she doesn’t know.
With this, I shall take my leave. Good luck with the stars and classes. If you ever need a break, why not take one with a book? You could say it’s written in the stars. See you next month.