Month in Review for September 2016: Syrinx Problems

My neighbors' lovely tree

The good news from September is that I finally know what's been causing the pins and needles sensation in my hands (and my zombie arm, for that matter), and possibly what's causing my inability to walk unassisted. The bad news is, I still have a bit of a wait ahead of me to see a specialist, and I'm not too pleased to have learned (through furious Googling, and support groups) that usually a syrinx causes damage that generally doesn't improve. However, being my case is not the norm with this sort of thing (I was likely born with the syrinx, I have no Chiari malformation, and I've never suffered traumatic accidents) there is the possibility that I will improve, despite the odds. Frighteningly little is known about syrinxes and the treatment for them, so I'm glad I get to see a specialist rather than rely on the local doctors.

Statistics:
 Total Posts: 10
  Total Critiques: 3
  Genres:
    Fantasy: 1
    Urban Fantasy: 1
    Out of Orbit: 1
    Part of a Series: 2

Most Popular Posts of September:
Wealth of Words Wednesday #1
SFF: The 5 Comfort Reads You Depend on For Difficult Days
"Howl's Moving Castle (Howl's Moving Castle #1)" by Diana Wynne Jones
Month in Review for August 2016: Lots of Reads and (Possible) Forthcoming Reviews
Fortnightly Update #18: The Bookish Adventures of a Wobbly-Legged Reader
Sci-fi Summer Reading Challenge Wrap-up
SFF: The 5 Reasons You Need More Than One Patronus

Flashback Post (From September of a Previous Year):
"Walking the Tree" by Kaaron Warren, a disturbing mesh of fantasy, sci-fi, and horror.

Pageviews for the Month: 894
Comments: 20

Reading Challenges Updates:

Travel the World in Books Challenge

Applicable Books:
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (London, England)
I'm not counting the historical romances this time because it seems like they were all set in the same place. (Generic countryside and London)

Total for 2016 So Far: 13 of 15 Books, 8 of 5 Countries

Reading Stats:

Books read this Month: 10

Book Stats:
Has a Diverse Main Character: 1
Doesn't Have a Diverse MC: 9
Female Main Character: 9
Male Main Character: 1
Pair and/or Group of Female/Male Main Characters: 0
Genre:
 Fantasy: 2
 Historical Romance: 4
 Magical Realism: 2
 Nonfiction: 1
 Sci-fi: 1
Published in 2016: 1
Published in 2000-2015: 3
Published in 1990s: 2
Published in 1980s: 2
Published in 1890s: 1
Published in 1880s: 1
Self-Published, Small Press, or Other: 0
Traditionally Published: 10
Series Books: 6
Standalones: 4
Ebook Version: 6
Paper Version: 4
Favorite of the Month: Probably Howl's Moving Castle. I read it at the right time.
Least Favorite of the Month: Although there were other 3 Star reads this month, Romancing the Duke (Castles Ever After #1) by Tessa Dare disappointed me the most. It's still a good read.
Most Interesting of the Month (or Book I Learned the Most From): Obviously The Red Record by Ida B. Wells. Though I seldom read nonfiction, I'm glad I read that one.
From the-pile: 2
From the-invisible-pile: 4
Recently acquired: 4
Added to the-invisible-pile: 11
Books bought: 11
Pages Read in 2016 Thus Far (according to Goodreads): 25,408 pages

Ratings:
5 Stars: 0
4-4.5 Stars: 5
3-3.5 Stars: 5
2-2.5 Stars: 0

Author Stats (1 = 1 book read by x author):
Male: 1
Female: 9
Male/Female Team: 0
Diverse: 2
Not-so-Diverse: 8
Living: 8
Deceased: 2

Planning to Read in October:

I don't have many reading plans this October, but I would like to read Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently #1) by Douglas Adams before the tv series comes out (October 22nd in the States).

Upcoming Posts:

I hope to review Faithful by Alice Hoffman among others before October is over. The syrinx problems have kept me busy, but I still think I can use my irritatingly numb hands to type out things, if they remain more functional than my legs are at this minute.

Happy Reading!