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LET'S PLAY | Hollow Knight Episode 19: Struggle Through the Queen's Gardens
[CC in progress] the first episode after quite a few months (for me) but i tried not to make this just a lot of me refreshing my memory and we do make a bit of progress. We finally complete the Royal Waterways and make some real progress in the Queen's Gardens
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BOOK HAUL | January 2025
Просмотров 94 часа назад
[CC in progress] hadn't planned to do any sort of book haul ever but i went book shopping this week for the first time in ages and i just got really excited about it so had to sit down and film it ✿ SOCIAL ✿ bluesky: bsky.app/profile/tondotkats.bsky.social instagram: tondotkats art instagram: tonkats_art twitch: www.twitch.tv/tondotkats ❤ SUPPORT ❤ buy me a coffee:...
LET'S PLAY | Hollow Knight Episode 18: the one with the flower
Просмотров 1416 часов назад
[CC in progress] this is a story about a bug and a very, very, stupidly delicate flower! also i fix an assumption i made some episodes back ✿ SOCIAL ✿ bluesky: bsky.app/profile/tondotkats.bsky.social instagram: tondotkats art instagram: tonkats_art twitch: www.twitch.tv/tondotkats ❤ SUPPORT ❤ buy me a coffee: ko-fi.com/tondotkatsu shop: ko-fi.com/kats ➤ EMAIL tondo...
REVIEW | Blue Flag
Просмотров 11День назад
[CC in progress] my spoiler-free thoughts on the Blue Flag manga series by Kaito ✿ SOCIAL ✿ bluesky: bsky.app/profile/tondotkats.bsky.social instagram: tondotkats art instagram: tonkats_art twitch: www.twitch.tv/tondotkats ❤ SUPPORT ❤ buy me a coffee: ko-fi.com/tondotkatsu shop: ko-fi.com/kats ➤ EMAIL tondotkats@gmail.com
LET'S PLAY | Hollow Knight Episode 17: Soul Master? More like Soul Beginner, am I right?
Просмотров 2114 дней назад
[CC in progress] Today we take on the Soul Master. Do we win? In one* *maybe slight exaggeration ✿ SOCIAL ✿ bluesky: bsky.app/profile/tondotkats.bsky.social instagram: tondotkats art instagram: tonkats_art twitch: www.twitch.tv/tondotkats ❤ SUPPORT ❤ buy me a coffee: ko-fi.com/tondotkatsu shop: ko-fi.com/kats ➤ EMAIL tondotkats@gmail.com
READING VLOG | (PART 2) Blue Flag: Tears on My Pillow
Просмотров 2414 дней назад
[CC in progress] the final part of my blue flag reading journey and what a ride it has been ✿ SOCIAL ✿ bluesky: bsky.app/profile/tondotkats.bsky.social instagram: tondotkats art instagram: tonkats_art twitch: www.twitch.tv/tondotkats ❤ SUPPORT ❤ buy me a coffee: ko-fi.com/tondotkatsu shop: ko-fi.com/kats ➤ EMAIL tondotkats@gmail.com
REVIEW | The Poet X
Просмотров 314 дней назад
[CC in progress] A spoiler-free review of The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo. One of my favourite reads of 2024 ✿ SOCIAL ✿ bluesky: bsky.app/profile/tondotkats.bsky.social instagram: tondotkats art instagram: tonkats_art twitch: www.twitch.tv/tondotkats ❤ SUPPORT ❤ buy me a coffee: ko-fi.com/tondotkatsu shop: ko-fi.com/kats ➤ EMAIL tondotkats@gmail.com
LET'S PLAY | Hollow Knight Episode 16: What Have I Done!?
Просмотров 1821 день назад
[cc in progress] we dive further into the deep and i start to see the consequences of my actions! ✿ SOCIAL ✿ bluesky: bsky.app/profile/tondotkats.bsky.social instagram: tondotkats art instagram: tonkats_art twitch: www.twitch.tv/tondotkats ❤ SUPPORT ❤ buy me a coffee: ko-fi.com/tondotkatsu ➤ EMAIL tondotkats@gmail.com
READING VLOG | (PART 1) Blue Flag, please let these kids be happy
Просмотров 921 день назад
[cc in progress] back with another manga reading vlog! this time we're reading through blue flag by kaito and boy does this really start to make me feel feelings ✿ SOCIAL ✿ bluesky: bsky.app/profile/tondotkats.bsky.social instagram: tondotkats art instagram: tonkats_art twitch: www.twitch.tv/tondotkats ❤ SUPPORT ❤ buy me a coffee: ko-fi.com/tondotkatsu ➤ EMAIL tond...
REVIEW | Call Me By Your Name
Просмотров 2921 день назад
[CC in progress] spoiler free thoughts on call me by your name! honestly no one is more surprised than me that i ended up reading and enjoying this ✿ SOCIAL ✿ bluesky: bsky.app/profile/tondotkats.bsky.social instagram: tondotkats art instagram: tonkats_art twitch: www.twitch.tv/tondotkats ❤ SUPPORT ❤ buy me a coffee: ko-fi.com/tondotkatsu shop: ko-fi.com/kats ➤ EMA...
LET'S PLAY | Hollow Knight episode 15: We Definitely Dug Too Deep
Просмотров 728 дней назад
[cc in progress] starting on a high and ending in the depths of hell! today we venture into deepnest and boy do i wish we were literally anywhere else also, apologies for the audio quality! moved my mic out of the way while i was getting set up and then forgot to move it back into place so had to bump the volume during editing ✿ SOCIAL ✿ bluesky: bsky.app/profile/tondotkats.bsky.social instagra...
2024 | Favourite Books & Games of the Year
Просмотров 26Месяц назад
[CC in progress] ngl this was a bit of a rushed video with some questionable editing but here it is! my favourite books and games of the year (that i read/played this year) and a bit of news for what's to come in 2025. happy new year! let's hope this one's alright ✿ SOCIAL ✿ bluesky: bsky.app/profile/tondotkats.bsky.social instagram: tondotkats art instagram: tonkat...
LET'S PLAY | Hollow Knight Episode 14: Bumbling My Way Back to Mantis Village
Просмотров 25 месяцев назад
do i know what i'm doing? most of the time, no. in this case? still no. we fumble around while i try to make an actual decision ✿ SOCIAL ✿ bluesky: bsky.app/profile/tondotkats.bsky.social instagram: tondotkats art instagram: tonkats_art twitch: www.twitch.tv/tondotkats ❤ SUPPORT ❤ buy me a coffee: ko-fi.com/tondotkatsu ➤ EMAIL tondotkats@gmail.com
LET'S PLAY | Hollow Knight Episode 13: Return of the Uumuu
Просмотров 86 месяцев назад
and we're back!! so excited to get stuck back into hollow knight and what better way than to start with a boss fight... [she/he/they] ✿ SOCIAL ✿ bluesky: bsky.app/profile/tondotkats.bsky.social instagram: tondotkats art instagram: tonkats_art twitch: www.twitch.tv/tondotkats ❤ SUPPORT ❤ buy me a coffee: ko-fi.com/tondotkatsu shop: ko-fi.com/kats ➤ EMAIL tondotkats@...
(not so) RECENT READS | January - September 2023
Просмотров 149 месяцев назад
ok so we're back! i fully intended to have this up in october last year, and i almost did! i really almost did but I just couldn't summon the energy for subtitles but they are done!! was this video worth the wait? probably not but we're talking about what ended up being everything i read in 2023! (don't worry, it isn't a lot) [she/he/they] ✿ SOCIAL ✿ bluesky: bsky.app/profile/tondotkats.bsky.so...
COSY | let's take 5 (or 40) and chill for a bit
Просмотров 272 года назад
COSY | let's take 5 (or 40) and chill for a bit
TBR | reading plans for 2023
Просмотров 262 года назад
TBR | reading plans for 2023
LET'S PLAY | hollow knight episode 12: return to fog canyon
Просмотров 122 года назад
LET'S PLAY | hollow knight episode 12: return to fog canyon
WRAP UP | december and the 2 whole books i read
Просмотров 262 года назад
WRAP UP | december and the 2 whole books i read
LET'S PLAY | hollow knight episode 11: warriors, waterways and dung?
Просмотров 42 года назад
LET'S PLAY | hollow knight episode 11: warriors, waterways and dung?
MERRY CHRISTMAS | chill with me as we relax for christmas
Просмотров 282 года назад
MERRY CHRISTMAS | chill with me as we relax for christmas
LET'S PLAY | hollow knight episode 10: waterway to go
Просмотров 32 года назад
LET'S PLAY | hollow knight episode 10: waterway to go
SPOILERY CHAT | north and south
Просмотров 412 года назад
SPOILERY CHAT | north and south
REVIEW | north and south
Просмотров 662 года назад
REVIEW | north and south
LET'S PLAY | hollow knight episode 9: did we dig too deep?
Просмотров 62 года назад
LET'S PLAY | hollow knight episode 9: did we dig too deep?
WRAP UP | guess who finally finished something that wasn't fanfic
Просмотров 142 года назад
WRAP UP | guess who finally finished something that wasn't fanfic
LET'S PLAY | hollow knight episode 8: hollow knight and the dreamers
Просмотров 112 года назад
LET'S PLAY | hollow knight episode 8: hollow knight and the dreamers
READING VLOG | chainsaw man part 1 and my failure to not get attached
Просмотров 362 года назад
READING VLOG | chainsaw man part 1 and my failure to not get attached
LET'S PLAY | hollow knight episode 7: crystal peak and the ultimate betrayal
Просмотров 52 года назад
LET'S PLAY | hollow knight episode 7: crystal peak and the ultimate betrayal
WRAP UP | a very tired october wrap up
Просмотров 162 года назад
WRAP UP | a very tired october wrap up

Комментарии

  • @springheeledjimm
    @springheeledjimm 15 дней назад

    Ah, I loved this, I've not read Blue Flag although I had heard good things about it but yeah, this whole journey was so much fun!

    • @tondotkats
      @tondotkats 15 дней назад

      Thanks!! It was a certainly a rollercoaster and one I do recommend if you ever get the chance

  • @joepan8424
    @joepan8424 27 дней назад

    Love to see you back!!! I especially enjoyed the beningeng of this video!

  • @Rockercdc
    @Rockercdc 28 дней назад

    WE'RE SO BACK

  • @Rockercdc
    @Rockercdc Месяц назад

    we're so back

  • @joepan8424
    @joepan8424 6 месяцев назад

    finally some REAL content on this website gottdamn

  • @joepan8424
    @joepan8424 6 месяцев назад

    shut up no way

  • @Rockercdc
    @Rockercdc 9 месяцев назад

    YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

  • @lesdeles8258
    @lesdeles8258 11 месяцев назад

    Love this book and the love story, I emailed you about it for us to talk more lol 😂

    • @tondotkats
      @tondotkats 9 месяцев назад

      it's so good right! thank you so much for your email!

  • @solrm122
    @solrm122 2 года назад

    lol Junior year is the 3rd year of High School. 1st year is Freshman, 2nd year is Sophmore, 3rd year is Junior and 4th year is Senior. Also, my one book I would like to read is actually the newest book from Elizabeth Acevedo that is coming out, it is called Family Lore.

    • @tondotkats
      @tondotkats 2 года назад

      thank you! i can remember what year is what! oooh i didn't she had a new one coming out! she's on my list of authors to read but i've just never quite gotten around to it yet! hope you manage to get to it^^

  • @Rockercdc
    @Rockercdc 2 года назад

    she hollow my knight

  • @Rockercdc
    @Rockercdc 2 года назад

    kim

  • @Rockercdc
    @Rockercdc 2 года назад

    it's them, the gamer jacket

  • @Rockercdc
    @Rockercdc 2 года назад

    yoooo it's the legendary tondotbeanbag

  • @Rockercdc
    @Rockercdc 2 года назад

    she ton on my dot

  • @Rockercdc
    @Rockercdc 2 года назад

    i paused my 7 hour video on a video game series i will never get into, to watch this

  • @Rockercdc
    @Rockercdc 2 года назад

    wake up babe, new tondotgamers dropped

  • @Rockercdc
    @Rockercdc 2 года назад

    wake up babe, kathryn has dropped more content

  • @Rockercdc
    @Rockercdc 2 года назад

    great soup, actually

  • @Rockercdc
    @Rockercdc 2 года назад

    good soup

  • @AJansenNL
    @AJansenNL 2 года назад

    Persuasion is my favourite book. Ever. Imagine how I feel about this monstrosity. The writers and directors hate introverted, sensitive, caring people. They hate Jane Austen. And their audience. All this talking instead of showing... Do they think we're stupid? They even managed to butcher the most beautiful letter in literature. Watch the 1995 adaptation with Amanda Root and Ciaran Hinds, or the 2007 one with Sally Hawkins and Rupert Penry-Jones.

    • @tondotkats
      @tondotkats 2 года назад

      Oh god I will absolutely be checking those out! I just can't believe how wrong they got everything in this film. It makes me so mad. I am so sorry they did this to your favourite book! It's hardly worth calling a Persuasion adaptation

  • @Rockercdc
    @Rockercdc 2 года назад

    so true bestie

  • @Rockercdc
    @Rockercdc 2 года назад

    finally, good content

  • @kirbykyodai2
    @kirbykyodai2 2 года назад

    I can't believe abundanceofkats was taken to a ranch upstate and was never to be seen again.

  • @thetaliventures
    @thetaliventures 2 года назад

    I am higher on the list now HA! Also, I am very excited and can't wait for the videos coming up!

    • @tondotkats
      @tondotkats 2 года назад

      nooooo now i'm at the bottom! so sad (ToT) but thank you (^^) i can't wait to start getting everything posted

  • @thelibrarianofalexandria6200
    @thelibrarianofalexandria6200 3 года назад

    Once ghosted, twice shy is great, but no you don't need to have read the bookseries. Btw, Alyssa Cole's newest book that is out in july is wlw book. Also a Anastasia Romanov retelling. You should see me in a crown is great!! My tentative TBR is up tomorrow.

    • @tondotkats
      @tondotkats 3 года назад

      ooooh, anastasia romanov retelling!?!?! that sounds amazing! absolutely need to check that out!

    • @thelibrarianofalexandria6200
      @thelibrarianofalexandria6200 3 года назад

      @@tondotkats I have it preorderd

  • @multifandom_comfort_charac6894
    @multifandom_comfort_charac6894 3 года назад

    Hello Katherine!!!!

  • @multifandom_comfort_charac6894
    @multifandom_comfort_charac6894 3 года назад

    Thank you so much! I loved this video. I’m in the middle of reading it, and I agree that Alina is a little bit frustrating so far.

  • @thetaliventures
    @thetaliventures 3 года назад

    "When you see me make this brownie" HA jokes on you, I am listening

    • @tondotkats
      @tondotkats 3 года назад

      LOL I did think about that as I was editing. What about people who are just listening? 🤣

  • @lexyreads
    @lexyreads 4 года назад

    Loved this! I just posted my Reading Rush TBR too, yay! 😊

    • @tondotkats
      @tondotkats 4 года назад

      thanks^^ good luck with your tbr 😄

  • @19ninetythree
    @19ninetythree 4 года назад

    Haha, loved your reaction when you touched Ninth House 🤣

    • @tondotkats
      @tondotkats 4 года назад

      haha thanks. still deciding if i want to change it or not 😅

  • @nusuth24
    @nusuth24 4 года назад

    I love hearing your thoughts about this series so much! It'd be amazing if you blogged about the rest of it! I love your sincerity and hearing your feelings (even though it's funny hearing them in hindsight, especially about Lien who I have a lot of spoillery feelings about) No spoilers but, as someone who finished the series, you should trust Novik. It might be painful at times but in the end she always does right by Laurence and Temeraire. In other notes, Empire of Ivory will answer some of the questions you had in this blog :)

    • @nusuth24
      @nusuth24 4 года назад

      Also, the books do follow Laurence's perspective and he is very much a man of his time who has a kinda skewed understanding of the world around him (outside of the the cocoon of the navy). Temeraire ends up questioning him past the limits of his knowledge a lot, which is where his biases start showing. That push and pull really helps both of them evolve quite a lot by the end of the series. I wonder what post-book 9 Laurence would thing about Throne of Jade Laurence if they were to meet...

    • @tondotkats
      @tondotkats 4 года назад

      i'm thinking i probably will vlog the rest of this series as i read it because i love the characters so much. it makes me happy to hear that you enjoyed hearing my thoughts. honestly, most of the time they're only half-baked and i don't always have the right words to properly express myself but i do my best 😅 i love characters and seeing them grow so i'm really looking forward to seeing that growth as the series goes on because i do adore laurence and temeraire 😊

  • @elenaalexa725
    @elenaalexa725 4 года назад

    ALSO (sorry I know people hate when I double text I forgot to mention it!) oh my god the eavesdropping w. miscommunication - it's the worst! I think if it's done really really well, it can set you up for a plot twist later on (like if the main character is eavesdropping on a secret villain or sth) but usually it's like their love interest and it's soo obvious that they're misunderstanding what they overheard ughhh 😂

    • @tondotkats
      @tondotkats 4 года назад

      (i don't hate double texting so no worries 😊) yeah, that's the thing isn't it. it's almost always used to add a bit of drama to a romance and it's just... why?

  • @elenaalexa725
    @elenaalexa725 4 года назад

    Totally get what you mean with the .. mediocre books - I'd much rather DNF books or rate them 1 star than read something that's just... so bland (for me) that it almost makes me forget why I love reading 😂 And I'm soo unsure about whether I should try Nevernight... I've heard such opposing opinions! Some people think it's over the top, but it's some people's absolutr favourite 🤔 I'm certainly not in a hurry to get to it 😂

    • @tondotkats
      @tondotkats 4 года назад

      nevernight was definitely a big disappointment. i don't think you're missing out on anything if you don't read it 😅

  • @elenaalexa725
    @elenaalexa725 4 года назад

    Oh I totally agree about Aang & Katara... I did kind of like that they reversed the cliché romance trope with them; because this is an example of height difference where the female is actually taller, so I find that very interesting - but there is just no way I can ship them! Katara feels like his mother to me, and at the same time you have the Katara / Zuko relationship, which is SO amazing! If I'd had Tumblr back when I first watched it, I would've been *obsessed* 😂 did you ship these two? 😊

    • @tondotkats
      @tondotkats 4 года назад

      Yeah, she just had that whole mother feel going on and it just really didn't work for me. Glad I'm not the only one that felt that way. I was never a shipper of Katara and Zuko but I think that's because, back when I first watched it, I didn't really ship characters together. If I'd watched it for the first time now then I almost certainly would have shipped them, I think they would have been a *much* better endgame relationship 😄

  • @tondotkats
    @tondotkats 4 года назад

    If I've learnt anything from this video it's that I always make excellent life choices. Sleep? Who needs sleep?

  • @elenaalexa725
    @elenaalexa725 5 лет назад

    Ohh I think I'll start the Lady Trent series after I finish Temeraire & I need some more adorable dragons 😂 Congrats on reading such amazing books (like, not a single book you didn't enjoy? wow! i'm so glad for you!) I really can't pick a fabourite for 2019, but I think Empire of Ivory (4th Temeraire book) is definitely a contender 🤔😄

    • @tondotkats
      @tondotkats 5 лет назад

      The Lady Trent series is really good. Another one of my favourites. It focuses more on the natural science side of dragons so I don't think it'll top Temeraire for adorable dragons 😆 but it's still really good. And I know, I can't believe how well I did. Let's hope this year brings more good ones. I'm definitely going to be getting to the next Temeraire books so I can't wait to be able to talk to you about them 😄 Edit: Also, thank you so much for watching this. Like, it's a long video so thank you for making it through 😆

    • @elenaalexa725
      @elenaalexa725 5 лет назад

      @@tondotkats No problem, it was a lot of fun xD and I look forward to your next video, whenever you get around to it :)

  • @elenaalexa725
    @elenaalexa725 5 лет назад

    Ok I promise I'm not making this up (we must just move in the same... literary circles? 😂😂) but I also really want to get to the Poppy War! Again, someone I follow on Instagram because we both love the Foxhole Court recommends this book every chance she gets :) And it's getting creepy now, because I'm really interested in languages too? Especially the historical side of linguistics intrigues me (for example how languages came to be, developed and differentiated - oh, I could talk about that for hours! 😅), so I'll definitely check out the book about invented languages!

    • @tondotkats
      @tondotkats 5 лет назад

      Haha, we must do 🤣 The Poppy War is fantastic! Real dark and heavy but an excellent read. That's a few times you've mentioned the Foxhole Court and I don't think I've heard of it? But you've been referencing it alongside some of my favourite books so I'm now very interested. Oh man, this is getting a bit weird 😂 But language is super interesting, right? All the different languages that exist, how they came to be and how they keep changing and the fact that people keep trying to make new ones... I love it and I'm glad I'm not alone in this 😆

    • @elenaalexa725
      @elenaalexa725 5 лет назад

      @@tondotkats The Foxhole Court is an amazing self-published trilogy about a fictional college sports team, the first book is free on kindle :) the first one is also a bit confusing, but the found-family aspect really comes through in the rest of the series, and you'll want to adopt all the messed-up characters 😂😄 the basic premise is that this college team's coach only signs players with a troubled past, and because of that it's difficult for all of them to get along. It gets really dark though - so if you're easily triggered by any kind of violence or abuse, I'd tread carefully :)

    • @tondotkats
      @tondotkats 5 лет назад

      @@elenaalexa725 Ooh, sounds exactly my thing. I will definitely take a look 😄

    • @elenaalexa725
      @elenaalexa725 5 лет назад

      @@tondotkats Yayy! I always feel like I accomplished something when I convince someone to pick up my favourite series 💪🏻😊

  • @elenaalexa725
    @elenaalexa725 5 лет назад

    So glad to see you post something again! (Sorry if I end up spamming you with comments, but I'll be watching this is in several sittings, and I have lots of thoughts - too many for just one comment, I suppose😅) Shadow & Bone is already on my TBR, and I'll be glad to pick it up for the first time whenever I'm in the mood for a good old fantasy series xD I feel like I read SoC when I was still a little too ... maybe not too young, but I just wasn't in the mood for it - but it has been recommended so many times for fans of my favourite series of all time (The Foxhole Court), and I really feel like rereading it soon! Ohhh I'm so excited to get to the Truthwitch books! I'm almost holding off because I'm scared that my expectations might be too high and I don't want to be disappointed 😂 kind of silly, I know xD Oh my god, I just ordered The Gilded Wolves?? I can't believe how similar our reading tastes seem to be! I ordered it before I watched this video, but now I'm happy to hear you endorse this book too xD The Book Leo (also here on RUclips) really made it sound fabulous, if you want to check out her favourites of 2019 video; she does an excellent review for it in that video!

    • @tondotkats
      @tondotkats 5 лет назад

      Hey no worries. I look forward to it 😄 I'm trying real hard to start posting at least semi regularly again but we'll see how it goes. Honestly, I love the whole Grishaverse. Like, it's not perfect by any means but I enjoyed Shadow and Bone and Six of Crows so much so I look forward to hearing what you think. It's not silly! There's nothing worse than being disappointed by a book you had high expectations for. But Truthwitch is really good (sorry for adding to the hype) and the series as a whole is one of my favourites so I really hope you like it. Oh wow. For real? Our reading tastes really do seem to be quite similar 😆 I feel like The Gilded Wolves got a lot of mixed reviews but it was exactly my thing and one I would definitely recommend. She does? I will be sure to check it out. I need to get back into watching more booktube.

  • @elenaalexa725
    @elenaalexa725 5 лет назад

    The whole Sianat pair plotline made me a bit uncomfortable. At first I didn't really like Ohan, because he gave me "conceited, super-religious, looks down on other people"-vibes. Then I figured maybe I was just supposed to accept The Whisperer as a cultural thing, and went with it. Until we found that planet where all the Sianat Solitaries lived - and then I really had no idea anymore what to think. I agree what Corbin did was wrong, but I'm still conflicted about the virus of the Whisperer; because it is, after all, just killing all these Sianat hosts one after another... or is the intelligence they gain from it really worth it? Arrrgh I just don't know. 😂

    • @tondotkats
      @tondotkats 5 лет назад

      Yeah the whole Sianat pair thing is a bit of a mess thh, and I'm still not sure how I feel about the whole thing or how I'm supposed to feel about it. It's all just a bit "arrgh" 😆

  • @elenaalexa725
    @elenaalexa725 5 лет назад

    Couldn't agree with you more on Celeana! She's such a ... selfish brat! I never understood why anyone liked her? 😅😂

    • @tondotkats
      @tondotkats 5 лет назад

      Right? She's the worst and she just got worse as the series went on, not that I've finished it yet. Who knows, maybe she be alright in the last book......

  • @elenaalexa725
    @elenaalexa725 5 лет назад

    You said you enjoyed all Austen's novels (except for Emma, which, by the way - AGREED I love all her other books but I absolutely hate Emma, the character as well as the book 😅) but what do you think of Mansfield Park specifically? I really love it, although there really isn't much romance in it at all (as I had expected)

    • @tondotkats
      @tondotkats 5 лет назад

      Ooh, Mansfield Park. It's been a while (another reread that needs to happen) but I remember it being a nice change of pace and the ending being satisfying after everything that had gone off, especially Fanny because she deserved a happy ending

  • @elenaalexa725
    @elenaalexa725 5 лет назад

    I'm glad to hear you enjoyed (at least the first three books) the Lady Trent series - after I loved Temeraire so much, I looked up some other dragon books and (naturally) I fell in love with the covers. I was a little nervous that I wouldn't enjoy it as much; I think I'll have to try to go into it with no expectations whatsoever :)

    • @tondotkats
      @tondotkats 4 года назад

      I don't know why I'm only just seeing this comment. Apologies for such a late reply. I adore the Lady Trent series. It's a very different sort of dragon series to Temeraire so going in with no expectations is wise. You might even have already started it by this point. I'm really sorry I've only just seen this 😅

    • @elenaalexa725
      @elenaalexa725 4 года назад

      @@tondotkats Haha, no problem! thanks for replying anyway - and I still haven't started Lady Trent yet... because I'm still putting off League of Dragons :/

  • @elenaalexa725
    @elenaalexa725 5 лет назад

    I didn't even know the right term "Historical Urban fantasy", but now I'll know how to describe one of my favourite genres! Oh and, do you like Agatha Christie? Because she writes some amazing (murder) mysteries; my favourite is probably And then there were none, and A murder is amnounced :) (I'm sorry if these buzzwords aren't even accurate for you anymore, I'm just having a great time bingewatching some of your videos recently 😅 I had such a similar taste concerning Temeraire with you, that I figured maybe I'd like some of your other recommendations xD)

    • @tondotkats
      @tondotkats 5 лет назад

      Honestly I don't know if that is what the genre's officially known as but it made sense to me that that's what it should be 😅 I've been meaning to try Agathie Christie for ages and I've just never gotten round to it. In fact, I'll put her near the top of my tbr for next year (after the Temeraire series, obviously 😄). Is there a best one to start with or can I start anywhere? I think they're still pretty accurate. My tastes haven't changed all that much I don't think. And if you're having a great time, don't apologise. It's been nice having comments to reply to. They honestly make my day 😄

    • @elenaalexa725
      @elenaalexa725 5 лет назад

      @@tondotkats I feel like you can reaply start anywhere; maybe A Murder is announced is more typical Christie-style; whereas And then there were none I feel like can be enjoyed by anyone - it's rather short and really gripping (and, for me at least, scary 😅)

  • @elenaalexa725
    @elenaalexa725 5 лет назад

    Oh sorry 😂 *if only the general public knew the truth about dragons too, maybe there wouldn't be such extreme prejudice against them!

  • @elenaalexa725
    @elenaalexa725 5 лет назад

    I had totally forgotten about the Levitas / Rankin situation - oh my god, I fucking hated that man! He upset me so much; and I'd like to think that the Will of later on in the series would've insisted on helping Levitas a bit more... although, like you say, it's hard to help someone in such an abusive relationship. Yes, the language thing is really impressive! It's another point that shows that dragons are very much not just dumb beasts. It's so frustrating that only the aviators know so much about the dragons! If the general public Oh and by the way; you should check out Naomi Novik's two interviews here on youtube, on the channel Fast Forward: Science Fiction (or sth like that); in fact, maybe only watch the first one ("Here there be dragons!"). The other one is veeery spoilery for Victory of Eagles 😅

    • @tondotkats
      @tondotkats 5 лет назад

      I hate him so much. Levitas deserved so much better. So much better. I do wish they'd helped more but bless Mr Hollin for taking care of him anyway. Ooh, I will check those out. Well, I'll check the first one out definitely, don't want any spoilers haha 😆

  • @elenaalexa725
    @elenaalexa725 5 лет назад

    Maybe that's explained later on; but I think it is said for sure at some point in the series that the dragons pick up their mother tongue through the shell, when they're still just eggs :) And I agree, I love that the relationships between Dragons & aviators is much more of a companionship, and not ownership. Oh I find Will's character so fascinating: his devotion and loyalty to his country is both his best trait and also his biggest character flaw / downfall. I fell in love with the characters so quickly, too! They might be my favourite part of the series! Everytime something unfortunate happens to them I'm almost in tears 😅😂 I loved hearing you gush about the book, it brought back so many memories of when I was reading, or should I say binging, the book myself! I just got so emotional to the parts you were reading aloud 😂😄 By the way; I don't have a youtube channel, but I'm on Instagram @justaclassicreader, if you care to chat more about the Temeraire books :) (Sorry for the long, rambling comment, I hope I'm not too pushy; I was pretty much typing along as I watched the video 😅 I'll definitely watch the rest of your spoiler discussions!)

    • @tondotkats
      @tondotkats 5 лет назад

      Yeah, I think it was in either part 2 or 3 that we learn about them picking their language in the egg which I find really cool. And you don't need to apologise for the rambling comment, it's what I do this for. To find someone who has all the feelings that they want to share. Your comment made my day 😄 I'm glad I found someone who loves this book enough to watch me ramble on about it 🤣 and you can be sure to hear from me when I continue on with the series

    • @elenaalexa725
      @elenaalexa725 5 лет назад

      @@tondotkats Yayy, I'll be watching out for that xD

  • @elenaalexa725
    @elenaalexa725 5 лет назад

    I'm so glad I found another person who loves this book as much as me! Have you continued on with the series so far? In my opinion, book 2 is the most depressing so far, book 3 is better, and book 4 is an absolute standout, my favourite by far! Oh my god - I have so mamy feelings to share, as I've just finished book 5. I'm definiely moving on to your spoilery discussion!

    • @tondotkats
      @tondotkats 5 лет назад

      I haven't read anymore yet. I've got a couple of other books I want to get read before the end of the year but once the new year rolls around I plan to get through the rest of the series. But yeah, I loved it so much. Didn't expect to love it quite as much as I did and I'm excited to continue on

  • @LittlePrairieLibrary
    @LittlePrairieLibrary 6 лет назад

    Hello! Welcome back! Whatever you make, if you're passionate about it, it will be wonderful :)

    • @tondotkats
      @tondotkats 6 лет назад

      Thanks^^ I'm genuinely excited to be back so I hope it all goes well. Just have to wait and see :D

  • @stacisbookishprobs8043
    @stacisbookishprobs8043 7 лет назад

    Ah this is my favorite graphic novel series! I love how one way minded the main character is when it comes to her mom , I find that really refreshing cause most characters get side tracked by a side plot or love interest

    • @tondotkats
      @tondotkats 7 лет назад

      stacisbookishprobs Exactly! She knows what she wants and she's not about to let anyone get in the way of that and I love that about her.

  • @MatildaGothika
    @MatildaGothika 7 лет назад

    Welcome back :)

    • @tondotkats
      @tondotkats 7 лет назад

      Matilda Gothika/מתילדה גותיקה Thanks^^ It's nice to be back :D

    • @MatildaGothika
      @MatildaGothika 7 лет назад

      :)