Hi Cari! I’ve been getting back into reading this year and your book recommendations are the best! I read the entire Grishaverse in a span of like two weeks so I really trust your taste in fantasy/YA books ✨ Thanks for making these videos! 🤍
Alison Cochran was my AP lit teacher in high school. It’s so cool to have you review her book! Especially since I’ve been watching you for a year now :)
I actually named my bernese mountain dog Vasya after the main character in the Bear and the Nightingale series. Her sire was a Russian Berner, so it really fits! We call her Vassie :)
Very random but the beginning description of A Far Wilder Magic with the mom not returning home after 3 months from “work trips” sounds like the pilot of Supernatural lmao
I really reccomend reading heaven official's blessing!! It's a danmei (Chinese bl) that has been translated to English and omg it's so so good. The third book is coming out in a few days. Once you read it I'm sure you'll be able to talk about it for a whole video lol the vibes are immaculate. It's been adapted into a donghua too and the music!!! THE MUSICCC!! You have to have to read it!!
ive been trying to get into heaven officials blessing for the longest time now!! but i have no clue where to start lol..do you recommend starting with the novel first or rather with the manhua/donghua instead ?
Hii fellow Chinese here and I just wanna tell u that danmei means bl(boys love) in mandarin😭 I'm sorry if I'm being a busybody rn but yea I wanna tell u that and I LOVE HEAVEN OFFICIAL'S BLESSING TOO OMG ZKSKSKS
This the first time I ever hear someone say they try to read a book in one go or within two days but same! For me i find that the more days I take to finish a book, the more it hinders my enjoyment (and thus, the rating) of the book so I also try to read it in two days if I can as well! Though sometimes I take forever with a book and I end up liking it so much more because I spent more time with it (hence giving me more time to warm up to it than I would've if I had finished it in two days) and it makes me wonder if the books I disliked, maybe I should've just taken my time lmao 🤔
This Parisian airbnb is so cool! Suits you so much. I'm sure many of us subscribers would love to see you live in Paris for a year or two. Also, "If you're gonna name your .... don't." -- I needed that bit of sass this late morning!
So excited to hear about your may wrap up! I ended up reading 27 books in May since I ended classes for the semester. It feels so nice to have the time to get back into reading. Hoping the rest of your travels are great and can't wait to see your content on your main channel 💖💖💖💖
Yes, yes, YESSS!!!! 😩😭I literally SCREAMED at your review of Vow of Thieves, I just read it this past January and omg I totally agree, it was simply amazing!! ❤️ I'm so excited to hear that you're going to read Pearson's Remnant Chronicles that precedes Dance of Thieves, you will surely not be disappointed by that trilogy! Also, Jase could like uhm- step on me, and I would still thank him. 😍🤡😂
@@lilystray2049 start reading rhe first book "Dance of Thieves", dont get bored because a lot of people say the first book is boring (NOT AT ALL FOR ME). the first book is good, but the second "Vov of Thieves" is insanely good!!
@Tavus Dalgatova Hmmm, I would highly recommend that you start with the trilogy, The Remnant Chronicles first... since it's a deep-dive into the world/characters that are in the duology. I know that many people say that it's not really necessary to read the trilogy before Dance of Theives, but personally, I just feel like you'll have a way better experience going into the duology already knowing what the hell is going on... as opposed to starting Dance of Theives with no prior knowledge. 😂 Plus, I think that you'll actually enjoy the duology much more if you've already read the previous 3 books, since so many major characters from the trilogy are in Dance of Theives/Vow of Theives. Hope this helps! 💕
Just finished the love hypothesis. I was at work and listening to it and literally lol. It was kinda like the writing in red white and royal blue. I absolutely love 💕💕💕💕 Adam! I just wanna hug him. It was fabulous. Thank you for the great recommendation.
you sold me on a far wilder magic it sounds beautiful! you should read dark shores on your flight! piratey/oceany YA fantasy with some roman legion inspo I love it and the whole series SOOOOO much!
omg i have a quick video suggestion: if you could do like this crazy six of crows book tag that would be so amazing...you're the only booktuber i know that talks about six of crows consistently and seems to love it as much as i do! you could do like a livestream with subscribers or talk with other booktubers about it, maybe talk about all the crows individually and the glorious ships leigh bardugo provides us with, or just fangirl about season 2 of shadow and bone (but mostly just ben barnes, because he's the epitomy of all our darkling fantasies) if you want some other creative ideas you can try getting inspiration from booksandlala on youtube since she always seems to have unique content!
Hey cari! I would love to see a video about the books that you read in college/the books that helped you navigating your twenties! I’m feeling a bit lost rn and your videos always cheer me up and remind me of the beauty of the world. Take care xx
Looks sadly at my three books in May. You're a superstar! BTW, ever since Once Upon A Time redid Peter Pan, I can't see him as anything other than a villain!
The way you talked about The Betrayals makes me think you could really enjoy Vita Nostra by the Dyachenkos - a slavic dark academia with a lot of questions and eerie situations. It's like HP meets Kafka in the best way possible!
Hi Cari! I list down all the books that you recommend and so far we have the same taste! Thank you so much for getting me back into reading, keeps me sane 😊 May I recommend Ranger's Apprentice series by John Flanagan, these are so delightful to read! Very YA (like tweeners can probably read them) action packed, easy reads but I super love the stories. Hope you give them a try. Enjoy the rest of your vacation!
Yes!!! I LOVE your wrapup! So many romcoms this time. I was a big fan of the charm offensive, thought it was so adorable. If you looking for more romcoms I just finished Set On you by Amy Lea. Was VERY cute and really good🥰
My Indian self was very excited to read Dating Dr. Dil because I thought it would be funny relating and all, but it was so disappointing! I didn’t love how it was written and the scenes (aka Charlie) just ruined it even more 😭 the whole book was hard to read for me
I was reading it today. DNFed it after 46% after skipping quite a few chapters. It was physically painful to continue. And why was the female protagonist soooo immature and stupid! She's 30 yo and behaves like a 5 😭
As well as him calling her Rina-honey and her caring more about him saying the three worda than about whether he actually has feelings or not... it's ridiculous
i know is a full time job but idk how you all can actually make yourselves sit and read for hours. And im saying this as a person who enjoys reading, i really enjoy how my mind can portrait the things im reading, etc but the fastest i finished a book was when it took me 1 week. And im talking about it ends with us, a pretty short book
For the Winternight trilogy (bear and the nightingale), it is slower but it does touch on many themes. If you read the author notes in the back of the book, the author sets this is pre-unified Russia (i.e. the land of Russia were like city-states). So unifying Russia as a "people", dealing with the rise of Orthodox Catholicism, and a girl (woman) who doesn't want to be shoved into the roles medieval Russian society wants her to be, oh and outsiders trying to wipe all them out. Finally we add on the layer of Russian folklore. It's.... alot but worth the read.
I'm absolutely loving your travel vlogs on your other channel, and I'm also traveling and listening to your Paris book video in an upper Midwest apartment kitchen. 🤘
Can I just say that I muffin' love you, I am always super excited for your monthly wrap-ups. I am about to graduate college and I have finals but once I noticed that you had dropped a new video...well let's just say my books are not happy with how far I threw them in order to concentrate on what you were gonna say. you are one of the reasons why I became addicted to reading again. and now instead of reading 10 books a year I read 10 books a week. I was really happy that you loved vow of thieves as it was my favorite read last year, there is just something magically fluffy and warm when the person you love to hear about their opinions agrees to love the same thing that you love. I wish I could recommend you a good book but this month my reads were in the 1-2 stars range and I absolutely hate when books don't turn out to be good when there is so much hype about them. but maybe check out "I've got your number " by Sophie Kinsella -I think- it was a fun read and the romance was so cute and don't worry there was no smut 😂 the ending was so cheesy but wholesome all-in-all it didn't suck as much as the rest of my May reads. I am already hyped up for next month's wrap-up in hope that by that time I would be school-free with tons of books to read. PS: maybe you can make a video with books that are translated and have different cultural backgrounds or maybe horror books. another video idea is that you rate books that have the funniest/worst reviews on GoodReads.
Hi Cari! I am SO glad you talked about Malice! I think I may have messaged you about this before 🤔, idk. First, how do you read SO dang fast 😂...second, thank goodness there is a second book! I thought it was a stand alone, and I was NOT happy! Anyway, I know you're off Peter Pan from your previous read, but I reread Tiger Lily - I just love that book! I read it in a day so you'll probably read it in like 30 mins 😂. Safe travels❤️!
Oh to be in Paris! If you want to continue with thieves, I really enjoyed Little Thieves by Margaret Owen. Also read She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan - it's more of a queer historical retelling than a fantasy novel imo, but as such it was brilliant and the character called Ouyang just broke me. Currently reading The Witch Haven by Sasha Peyton Smith, only 50 pages in, but like it so far. Also trying to finish the Bone Witch -trilogy by Rin Chupeco, but it's been a slow read for me. Safe travels Cari💕
I really like the way you speak about books :) Can you do a Recommendation Video about books that are similar to Barbie Movies like Swan Lake, Nutcracker and Diamond Castle?
Really excited to read the vow of thieves duology!! Some recs of fast paced books for your travels: two romances, book lovers and seven days in June, one sci-fi (from someone who doesn't really like sci-fi, but LOVED this one) project hail mary, and I find the feverwake duology difficult to describe, but I loved it
omg THANK YOU! I'm halfway through Betrayals and I was seriously concerned that I was the dumb one not picking up on what the hell is grande jeu. It annoys me every time I pass a chapter that wasn't containing any explanation whatsoever for that, but oh well, the vibe is so strong and I loooove the diary entries too, so whatever lol. I also think the ?romance? is very interesting in it, even tho I'm not sure it is romance or what. Nevertheless I really like it so far. (I got the Bear and The Nightingale recently, so I'm excited to start that too.) And I want to recommend you The Vanishing Act by Mette Jakobsen. It was a very strange read when I first got to it, but still somehow felt so (bittersweetly) heartwarming and interesting? Idk, but I'd be curious what you think about it.
I absolutely loved the book and immediately read the other two, if you don't like open endings be prepared for the last book. Also, lots of people don't like the last book of the trilogy so read at your own risk.
I just finished I Kissed Shara Wheeler, Casey McQuistons new book and I really loved it!!! I would read again and I love love loved the characters and discovering who they were throughout the book. It's YA and I read it in under 24hours so possibly a good flight book if the plot sounds interesting to you🤷♀️
I just read When you get the chance by Emma Lord. It is based in New York and has a Mamma Mia-esque plot. Lot,s of musical theater references.It's an easy cute read.love you Csri
@8:35 I’m always intrigued by Peter Pan stories, but one that was particularly dark and “ruining” was his portrayal in the TV series Once Upon a Time. I’m curious if you have seen that as well Cari? PS: I’m loving all of your current fantasy reads your discussing in this video! 😍
I agree @@priisawallflower Peter in OUAT was horrid, but I think that was done on purpose to make him more like what I've heard the original folk tales Peter Pan is like. At the same time I found him very refreshing for the different character type.
Any book by Ursula Le Guin please❤ The Earthsea cycle beginning with A Wizard of Earthsea , The left hand of darkness (that one is a mix of fantasy and sci-fi), etc. she also have lots of short stories. "The Word of Unbinding" short story is one of my favorites forever, its soo sad but also so beautifully written omg i wanna go and reread it
i see you are on your romcom era so pls read evvie drake starts over 🥺 im not a romance girlie but this one definitely got me!! (ps i already recommended you this book before but ill keep doing until you read it lmao)
I love your reviews. Haven't read Renegades Series yet, but it's Marissa Meyer. Darling Girl sounds awful, good to know. Also Book of Night. Thank you. 😘
I tend to really like the books you read so I’m always sad when you get to the end of your list. I want to know what you’d think of Stealing Infintiy by Alyson Noel, it’s coming out in the end of June
I have to start the devils advocate by forgot the authors name xd. Was craving thriller books and its genre is thriller and mystery. Cant comment on it since i havent started but the plot seems promising.
For those of you who've read Book of Night as well and can tell me more without any spoilers, please do? I kind of wanna splurge and get it but then I really can't get through atmospheric/vibey books which don't have strong plots or high stakes 😭
i thought renegades should have been AT LEAST 500 pages shorter. it took so long for them all to understand that nova wasn’t who she said she was. like UNREALISTICALLY long. by the time adrian figured the whole thing out, nova had already gone through the entire one sided enemies to lover arc. and then adrian went through the arc in like the second to last 1/4 of the book. anyway, i was just frustrated when nova herself would be like “wow what im doing rn is extremely suspicious, i hope they dont figure me out!” and then they would be like “wow all these suspicious things are happening with nova around, what a coincidence!” this series was too long
hope your travels stay safe and fun until the end ❤❤ i'm not sure if you'd want this as a plane book, seeing as you prefer light and fun reads for then, but my favourite book i've read so far this year was my train ride (8 hours long) book - Diary of a murderer by Kim Young-ha, it's very short and the first story is phenomenal, the other 3 were not bad either edit: for video ideas - maybe something in tha vain of chandler ainsley's 'i read 5' videos?
Dont judge but…have you considered lucinda rileys (RIP) books about the seven sisters? I was surprised at how hooked I got and its very good writing (most of the time- the last book though was kinda …meh). I believe they Are turning the books into movies or something as well.
I mean …since youve jumped on this romance waggon lately (plus there is lots of interesting history involved. You jump back and forth in time quite a lot and its honestly…so thrilling 😂
Hi Cari, I really like your booktube videos as well as the ones you're producing for your main channel. 😊 May I ask what type of ebook reader you are using? Or do you use an ipad / tablet?
Hi cari! Love the book diversity you're reading 😍 I was looking for the video where you recommend nonfiction crime books but I can't find it, did something happened and I didn't notice?
As an asexual, I can say that asexuality was really decently portrayed/mentioned in "The Charm Offensive". I loved The Charm Offensive because it's good, it has the dra, it has the gayness, something I'm trying to find. Please recommend me books like the charm offensive. Please. If it's queer even better, because straight romances just don't do it for me now(*cough cough* every one recommends me Colleen Hoover or Ali Hazelwood or twisted/shatter me series and I'm not interested in that. Those books are bad, i don't even have to read it to tell that)
Love this video! Have you read Keys to My heart by Tania. This is a lovely book with such great characters. I wonder what you think? You may have read it. It's very popular in New York and Australia
@@caricanread it's a great read. Based upon your other recommendations, this book is such an enjoyable read. I read somewhere that this book could be a movie. Let me know what you think? Have a nice evening
..Just gonna say.. Indian guys do be like that, not the suave part that's usually fake as hell but the not speaking to women part. It's "this is the woman who I talked to for more than 5 minutes therefore we shall get married and then I'll get to lose my virginity" over here. The dr. Dil (heart in Hindi) gave me war flashbacks to a medical romcom... Not gonna comment on the AsAm experience it's been very weird few days with AsAms (mainly Kpop fans and "ex" Kpop fans) externalizing a lot of bitter feelings onto everyone else who don't feel exactly as they do.. Re: Winternight trilogy, I don't consider it a romance at all it really is a Sub subplot you won't get much in the last book either, please don't expect an actual nice romance 😭 I think most of us called it fast paced but the right phrase should have been better paced.. or something else like generally desired pace..... Many people seem to either love the first book and not like the other two or hate the first one and love the other two especially the second one. You have a different reaction to the books than what I usually see? Not a good or bad thing just... an observation. It _is_ a historical fantasy, the bandits are Mongols... you know like.. the notorious Golden Horde... conquered a good portion of the world... the last book will have a real life battle retold in it. As for me, I just finished a classic mystery now my options are another classic mystery/ a cozy mystery/ an adult fantasy series' first book and I can't choose.
I adored Darling Girl, but I have, over time, developed a strong dislike of Peter Pan the character. Like, yeah, he is a kid, but his original fairy tale is really dark and also, he's a child who straight up cut a guys hand off and threw it to a crocodile and then mocks him. So, making the jump in Darling Girl from him being the hero to being the villain was not that difficult. (It works on the same level for me that if you read the original Tales of Uncle Remus, you realize Brer Rabbit is just d-bag.)
Hi 👋🏾 Didn't know about your page before. I just subscribed. Good stuff. I think a person of your prowess enjoys a new experience in a book? Try OF DEMONS & MEN by C.E.OCHEJA. Ever read an African Epic Fantasy? Trust me....different. 👍🏿
Love this wrap-up! I didn't read the Dr. Dil book but I read reviews and the dick-naming thing almost made me choke on my lunch because I forgot about it until you mentioned it HAHAHA. For recommendations, idk if you'd still be travelling if you're reading this comment but it'd be lovely to see a "read with me" video of you wherever you are while you're out! (any location and any books too, I just like watching your read-vlogs) Enjoy the rest of your travels, Cari!
Oh no, Dr Dil 🫣 It's not just that he named his dingdong Charlie, but then to keep referring to it like it was a whole separate person there with them?!?!?!?
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I’d recommend You Deserve Each Other, it is such a quick and good read, not the typical romance book and it’s honestly one of a kind
ahh couldn’t agree more, loved this book so much and I don’t see it recommend enough!
100% YES
yeah, agree with you 🤩
Omg yes I didn't expect it to be sooo goood
Hi Cari! I’ve been getting back into reading this year and your book recommendations are the best! I read the entire Grishaverse in a span of like two weeks so I really trust your taste in fantasy/YA books ✨ Thanks for making these videos! 🤍
Ahhhh that makes me so happy!!!!!!
Alison Cochran was my AP lit teacher in high school. It’s so cool to have you review her book! Especially since I’ve been watching you for a year now :)
omg that’s so cool!!
I actually named my bernese mountain dog Vasya after the main character in the Bear and the Nightingale series. Her sire was a Russian Berner, so it really fits! We call her Vassie :)
the Dance of Thieves duology is amazing❤ They are the books that truly made me love fantasy
Hope you're having a great time in Paris 😀
Yes!! Vow of thieves especially was chefs kiss 🥲
@@caricanread absolutely, I never finished a book this fast 🤣 I'm tempted to re-read it now
Very random but the beginning description of A Far Wilder Magic with the mom not returning home after 3 months from “work trips” sounds like the pilot of Supernatural lmao
I really reccomend reading heaven official's blessing!! It's a danmei (Chinese bl) that has been translated to English and omg it's so so good. The third book is coming out in a few days. Once you read it I'm sure you'll be able to talk about it for a whole video lol the vibes are immaculate. It's been adapted into a donghua too and the music!!! THE MUSICCC!! You have to have to read it!!
ive been trying to get into heaven officials blessing for the longest time now!! but i have no clue where to start lol..do you recommend starting with the novel first or rather with the manhua/donghua instead ?
Hii fellow Chinese here and I just wanna tell u that danmei means bl(boys love) in mandarin😭 I'm sorry if I'm being a busybody rn but yea I wanna tell u that and I LOVE HEAVEN OFFICIAL'S BLESSING TOO OMG ZKSKSKS
@@njcydlb4463 no thanks for telling me!! I'll edit that now
@@angelina2087 read the novel first, you'll miss out on a lot of context if you start with the manhua and even more so if you start with the donghua
Omg I’m so happy to see someone recommend this!!!! It’s one of my absolute favs (after Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation 🤭)
This the first time I ever hear someone say they try to read a book in one go or within two days but same! For me i find that the more days I take to finish a book, the more it hinders my enjoyment (and thus, the rating) of the book so I also try to read it in two days if I can as well!
Though sometimes I take forever with a book and I end up liking it so much more because I spent more time with it (hence giving me more time to warm up to it than I would've if I had finished it in two days) and it makes me wonder if the books I disliked, maybe I should've just taken my time lmao 🤔
Exactly this!!!!
i read a magic steeped in poison after your last month's wrap up and THAT BOOK!!!!!!! OHMYGOD!! IT WAS SO SO S GOOD
Strange the dreamer is an amazing book, I don‘t think I heard you talk about it yet ☺️ Laini Taylor is a true magician
This Parisian airbnb is so cool! Suits you so much. I'm sure many of us subscribers would love to see you live in Paris for a year or two. Also, "If you're gonna name your .... don't." -- I needed that bit of sass this late morning!
So excited to hear about your may wrap up! I ended up reading 27 books in May since I ended classes for the semester. It feels so nice to have the time to get back into reading. Hoping the rest of your travels are great and can't wait to see your content on your main channel 💖💖💖💖
Omg yessss hope you keep having free time to read!!!
definitely read the song of achilles!! it’s so good
Yes, yes, YESSS!!!! 😩😭I literally SCREAMED at your review of Vow of Thieves, I just read it this past January and omg I totally agree, it was simply amazing!! ❤️ I'm so excited to hear that you're going to read Pearson's Remnant Chronicles that precedes Dance of Thieves, you will surely not be disappointed by that trilogy! Also, Jase could like uhm- step on me, and I would still thank him. 😍🤡😂
I haven't red these books yet, should I start with the trilogy or the duology?
@@lilystray2049 start reading rhe first book "Dance of Thieves", dont get bored because a lot of people say the first book is boring (NOT AT ALL FOR ME). the first book is good, but the second "Vov of Thieves" is insanely good!!
@Tavus Dalgatova Hmmm, I would highly recommend that you start with the trilogy, The Remnant Chronicles first... since it's a deep-dive into the world/characters that are in the duology. I know that many people say that it's not really necessary to read the trilogy before Dance of Theives, but personally, I just feel like you'll have a way better experience going into the duology already knowing what the hell is going on... as opposed to starting Dance of Theives with no prior knowledge. 😂 Plus, I think that you'll actually enjoy the duology much more if you've already read the previous 3 books, since so many major characters from the trilogy are in Dance of Theives/Vow of Theives. Hope this helps! 💕
@@mnlxlover00 yes, it does. Thank you!❤️
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I didn't like carden at fist either but when I finished the series I got obsessed with his character
He wont let us just LIVE 😂
Okay i will pick up wicked king now.
Just finished the love hypothesis. I was at work and listening to it and literally lol. It was kinda like the writing in red white and royal blue. I absolutely love 💕💕💕💕 Adam! I just wanna hug him. It was fabulous. Thank you for the great recommendation.
I felt like a far wilder magic could've been set in what would be our late 1800's or probably early 1900's
you sold me on a far wilder magic it sounds beautiful! you should read dark shores on your flight! piratey/oceany YA fantasy with some roman legion inspo I love it and the whole series SOOOOO much!
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omg i have a quick video suggestion: if you could do like this crazy six of crows book tag that would be so amazing...you're the only booktuber i know that talks about six of crows consistently and seems to love it as much as i do! you could do like a livestream with subscribers or talk with other booktubers about it, maybe talk about all the crows individually and the glorious ships leigh bardugo provides us with, or just fangirl about season 2 of shadow and bone (but mostly just ben barnes, because he's the epitomy of all our darkling fantasies)
if you want some other creative ideas you can try getting inspiration from booksandlala on youtube since she always seems to have unique content!
Hey cari! I would love to see a video about the books that you read in college/the books that helped you navigating your twenties! I’m feeling a bit lost rn and your videos always cheer me up and remind me of the beauty of the world. Take care xx
Looks sadly at my three books in May. You're a superstar! BTW, ever since Once Upon A Time redid Peter Pan, I can't see him as anything other than a villain!
Me too!! Every time I think about Peter Pan I always think of OUAT and how much I hated him 😭
Luckily i never watched it so i could hold on to him a little longer 😭
The way you talked about The Betrayals makes me think you could really enjoy Vita Nostra by the Dyachenkos - a slavic dark academia with a lot of questions and eerie situations. It's like HP meets Kafka in the best way possible!
Hi Cari! I list down all the books that you recommend and so far we have the same taste! Thank you so much for getting me back into reading, keeps me sane 😊
May I recommend Ranger's Apprentice series by John Flanagan, these are so delightful to read! Very YA (like tweeners can probably read them) action packed, easy reads but I super love the stories. Hope you give them a try. Enjoy the rest of your vacation!
Yes!!! I LOVE your wrapup! So many romcoms this time. I was a big fan of the charm offensive, thought it was so adorable. If you looking for more romcoms I just finished Set On you by Amy Lea. Was VERY cute and really good🥰
Ohhhhh thank you! Adding to the list!!
@@caricanread Yay! I can't wait to see what you think of it! I hope you really like it😁
My Indian self was very excited to read Dating Dr. Dil because I thought it would be funny relating and all, but it was so disappointing! I didn’t love how it was written and the scenes (aka Charlie) just ruined it even more 😭 the whole book was hard to read for me
It’s named Charlie!?
I literally shuddered when i read charlie in your comment 😂
I was reading it today. DNFed it after 46% after skipping quite a few chapters. It was physically painful to continue. And why was the female protagonist soooo immature and stupid! She's 30 yo and behaves like a 5 😭
As well as him calling her Rina-honey and her caring more about him saying the three worda than about whether he actually has feelings or not... it's ridiculous
i know is a full time job but idk how you all can actually make yourselves sit and read for hours. And im saying this as a person who enjoys reading, i really enjoy how my mind can portrait the things im reading, etc but the fastest i finished a book was when it took me 1 week. And im talking about it ends with us, a pretty short book
38:02 didn't expect to hear my country omg 😍 I also have dance of thieves! Can't wait to read it now 🥰
I'm so happy I found your channel! Your review of Girl in the Tower was so similar to my feeling, thank you for the validation
For the Winternight trilogy (bear and the nightingale), it is slower but it does touch on many themes. If you read the author notes in the back of the book, the author sets this is pre-unified Russia (i.e. the land of Russia were like city-states). So unifying Russia as a "people", dealing with the rise of Orthodox Catholicism, and a girl (woman) who doesn't want to be shoved into the roles medieval Russian society wants her to be, oh and outsiders trying to wipe all them out. Finally we add on the layer of Russian folklore. It's.... alot but worth the read.
I'm absolutely loving your travel vlogs on your other channel, and I'm also traveling and listening to your Paris book video in an upper Midwest apartment kitchen. 🤘
Can I just say that I muffin' love you, I am always super excited for your monthly wrap-ups. I am about to graduate college and I have finals but once I noticed that you had dropped a new video...well let's just say my books are not happy with how far I threw them in order to concentrate on what you were gonna say. you are one of the reasons why I became addicted to reading again. and now instead of reading 10 books a year I read 10 books a week.
I was really happy that you loved vow of thieves as it was my favorite read last year, there is just something magically fluffy and warm when the person you love to hear about their opinions agrees to love the same thing that you love.
I wish I could recommend you a good book but this month my reads were in the 1-2 stars range and I absolutely hate when books don't turn out to be good when there is so much hype about them. but maybe check out "I've got your number " by Sophie Kinsella -I think- it was a fun read and the romance was so cute and don't worry there was no smut 😂 the ending was so cheesy but wholesome all-in-all it didn't suck as much as the rest of my May reads.
I am already hyped up for next month's wrap-up in hope that by that time I would be school-free with tons of books to read.
PS: maybe you can make a video with books that are translated and have different cultural backgrounds or maybe horror books. another video idea is that you rate books that have the funniest/worst reviews on GoodReads.
Hi Cari! I am SO glad you talked about Malice! I think I may have messaged you about this before 🤔, idk. First, how do you read SO dang fast 😂...second, thank goodness there is a second book! I thought it was a stand alone, and I was NOT happy! Anyway, I know you're off Peter Pan from your previous read, but I reread Tiger Lily - I just love that book! I read it in a day so you'll probably read it in like 30 mins 😂. Safe travels❤️!
yay I'm first!
I love your channel Cari, I was in a reading slump but then I watched all your videos and now I have a million books to read. thanks!!
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watching cari talk about books on my 20th birthday on my way to paris is another kind of happiness 🥰✨
happy birthday 🤍
Omg happy happy birthday!!!!!!!
The ending of Malice was so good, I really need to pick up the finale, I didn’t realise it was out yet
Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert i just finished it and it was a nice rom-com.
I’ve heard great things!!
Oh to be in Paris! If you want to continue with thieves, I really enjoyed Little Thieves by Margaret Owen. Also read She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan - it's more of a queer historical retelling than a fantasy novel imo, but as such it was brilliant and the character called Ouyang just broke me. Currently reading The Witch Haven by Sasha Peyton Smith, only 50 pages in, but like it so far. Also trying to finish the Bone Witch -trilogy by Rin Chupeco, but it's been a slow read for me. Safe travels Cari💕
Cari! You can make a video on if you have read you 2022 TBR and tally how many you've read so far. :)
I really like the way you speak about books :) Can you do a Recommendation Video about books that are similar to Barbie Movies like Swan Lake, Nutcracker and Diamond Castle?
Watching this while bed ridden and in pain so this is the light of my day and helping take of my mind
Hope you’re feeling better today 🙏
Kdramas aren’t that ridiculous nowadays tho HAHA. Thanks Cari for this! Can always trust your recommendations/reviews💓
I mean, yes they are 😂😂😂😂😂
I was waiting for this video 🫶🏻 You made my day waaay better with this🖤✨
Wahhh hope the day kept getting better!!
These are my favorite videos!! If you have room in June, I would be soooo interested in hearing your thoughts on The Keeper of Night!!
Yes still need to read it!
Really excited to read the vow of thieves duology!!
Some recs of fast paced books for your travels: two romances, book lovers and seven days in June, one sci-fi (from someone who doesn't really like sci-fi, but LOVED this one) project hail mary, and I find the feverwake duology difficult to describe, but I loved it
I loved project hail mary!!!
I really liked Aurora! Yeah, we’ve seen her archetype before, but I thought she brought some freshness to it ❤️
I’m liking her the tiniest bit better in the second one cause she actually has some personality 😂
omg THANK YOU! I'm halfway through Betrayals and I was seriously concerned that I was the dumb one not picking up on what the hell is grande jeu. It annoys me every time I pass a chapter that wasn't containing any explanation whatsoever for that, but oh well, the vibe is so strong and I loooove the diary entries too, so whatever lol. I also think the ?romance? is very interesting in it, even tho I'm not sure it is romance or what. Nevertheless I really like it so far. (I got the Bear and The Nightingale recently, so I'm excited to start that too.)
And I want to recommend you The Vanishing Act by Mette Jakobsen. It was a very strange read when I first got to it, but still somehow felt so (bittersweetly) heartwarming and interesting? Idk, but I'd be curious what you think about it.
Looking that book up and yeah i still have no idea what grande jeu is hahahhha
Could you make a video about comfort books? Or books that you always come back too? Like your favorite rereads
i know us writers can be kinda cagey with our wips but maybe make a video of books that inspired/have similar vibes to yours???
I just finished reading A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder and I really liked it! Will definitely be reading the 2nd one immediately🏃♀️
I absolutely loved the book and immediately read the other two, if you don't like open endings be prepared for the last book. Also, lots of people don't like the last book of the trilogy so read at your own risk.
@@shashamilis5667 yes will do!! Although I kinda feel like I won’t like it as much😅😅 I hope to read it soon!
I also read Dance of Thieves without the other series 😁
I just finished I Kissed Shara Wheeler, Casey McQuistons new book and I really loved it!!! I would read again and I love love loved the characters and discovering who they were throughout the book. It's YA and I read it in under 24hours so possibly a good flight book if the plot sounds interesting to you🤷♀️
Ohhhh i didnt know they had more books!!! Looking it up asap!’
@@caricanread ahh yes it's their most recent release, just a month ago!!!
I just read When you get the chance by Emma Lord. It is based in New York and has a Mamma Mia-esque plot. Lot,s of musical theater references.It's an easy cute read.love you Csri
Omg hahah thank you!
I agree when you get the chance is really good
That "eh" @ 6:37 got me rolling
You make me excited to read ☺️ thanks for this video!
@8:35 I’m always intrigued by Peter Pan stories, but one that was particularly dark and “ruining” was his portrayal in the TV series Once Upon a Time. I’m curious if you have seen that as well Cari?
PS: I’m loving all of your current fantasy reads your discussing in this video! 😍
I absolutely hated Peter Pan in OUAT! I even stopped watching for a while because of him!
I agree @@priisawallflower Peter in OUAT was horrid, but I think that was done on purpose to make him more like what I've heard the original folk tales Peter Pan is like. At the same time I found him very refreshing for the different character type.
Any book by Ursula Le Guin please❤ The Earthsea cycle beginning with A Wizard of Earthsea , The left hand of darkness (that one is a mix of fantasy and sci-fi), etc. she also have lots of short stories. "The Word of Unbinding" short story is one of my favorites forever, its soo sad but also so beautifully written omg i wanna go and reread it
I flew through She Gets the Girl and I think it will be perfect for a flight read
Looking it up thank youuuu!!
i see you are on your romcom era so pls read evvie drake starts over 🥺 im not a romance girlie but this one definitely got me!! (ps i already recommended you this book before but ill keep doing until you read it lmao)
but if you dont like it forget i recommended it lol
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I watched once upon a time, Peter pan can not possibly be more ruined than that😂😂😂😂😂
I tried reading book of night but I could not get through it, so I dnfed it :( Funny thing is that I love the cruel prince series!!
Yeah they were definitely soooo different
I love your reviews. Haven't read Renegades Series yet, but it's Marissa Meyer.
Darling Girl sounds awful, good to know. Also Book of Night. Thank you. 😘
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I tend to really like the books you read so I’m always sad when you get to the end of your list. I want to know what you’d think of Stealing Infintiy by Alyson Noel, it’s coming out in the end of June
Hi so not sure if anyone else is interested in this but you could maybe do a video on like what books/book series most influenced you as a teen?
book-video-idea: plot summery of the first two books of a darker shade of magic, if you have read them. :)
I have to start the devils advocate by forgot the authors name xd. Was craving thriller books and its genre is thriller and mystery. Cant comment on it since i havent started but the plot seems promising.
Paris 😍 I can't travel right now so I am living through these vlogs
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Maybe a 24h readathon or let your followers decide your tbr 🥰
For those of you who've read Book of Night as well and can tell me more without any spoilers, please do? I kind of wanna splurge and get it but then I really can't get through atmospheric/vibey books which don't have strong plots or high stakes 😭
Peter Pan and I are done - I'm screaming)))
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I think you would really enjoy Nice Dragon's Finish Last by Rachel Aaron, it's a really fun interesting world, that you can just breeze through.
i thought renegades should have been AT LEAST 500 pages shorter. it took so long for them all to understand that nova wasn’t who she said she was. like UNREALISTICALLY long. by the time adrian figured the whole thing out, nova had already gone through the entire one sided enemies to lover arc. and then adrian went through the arc in like the second to last 1/4 of the book. anyway, i was just frustrated when nova herself would be like “wow what im doing rn is extremely suspicious, i hope they dont figure me out!” and then they would be like “wow all these suspicious things are happening with nova around, what a coincidence!” this series was too long
hope your travels stay safe and fun until the end ❤❤ i'm not sure if you'd want this as a plane book, seeing as you prefer light and fun reads for then, but my favourite book i've read so far this year was my train ride (8 hours long) book - Diary of a murderer by Kim Young-ha, it's very short and the first story is phenomenal, the other 3 were not bad either
edit: for video ideas - maybe something in tha vain of chandler ainsley's 'i read 5' videos?
oh my ! you're in my country, in France I hope you like it and have fun here
I dont want to leave!!!
Kaikeyi and The Prison Healer are really good
Dont judge but…have you considered lucinda rileys (RIP) books about the seven sisters? I was surprised at how hooked I got and its very good writing (most of the time- the last book though was kinda …meh). I believe they Are turning the books into movies or something as well.
I mean …since youve jumped on this romance waggon lately (plus there is lots of interesting history involved. You jump back and forth in time quite a lot and its honestly…so thrilling 😂
I bet you're having a huge blast perris yay
full. metal. ALCHEMIST⛓⛓⛓😡😡🖤🖤
A far wilder magic is actually based off Full metal alchemist and the characters are meant to be Riza and Roy aka best OTP of all time
I need to read Darling Girl I’m so intrigued and Once Upon A Time already ruined Peter Pan for me 😂
Hi Cari, I really like your booktube videos as well as the ones you're producing for your main channel. 😊 May I ask what type of ebook reader you are using? Or do you use an ipad / tablet?
Hi cari! Love the book diversity you're reading 😍 I was looking for the video where you recommend nonfiction crime books but I can't find it, did something happened and I didn't notice?
Have you ever seen the movie Heaven? It’s a novel by V.C. Andrews. Anyway, you look JUST like the actress that plays the main character
As an asexual, I can say that asexuality was really decently portrayed/mentioned in "The Charm Offensive". I loved The Charm Offensive because it's good, it has the dra, it has the gayness, something I'm trying to find. Please recommend me books like the charm offensive. Please. If it's queer even better, because straight romances just don't do it for me now(*cough cough* every one recommends me Colleen Hoover or Ali Hazelwood or twisted/shatter me series and I'm not interested in that. Those books are bad, i don't even have to read it to tell that)
book recommendation , the Colony of unrequited dreams by WAyne JOHNSTON
Love this video! Have you read Keys to My heart by Tania. This is a lovely book with such great characters. I wonder what you think? You may have read it. It's very popular in New York and Australia
I havent!!
@@caricanread it's a great read. Based upon your other recommendations, this book is such an enjoyable read. I read somewhere that this book could be a movie. Let me know what you think? Have a nice evening
You should read Gilded by Marissa Meyer it is a Rumpelstiltskin retelling
Check march’s wrap up 🥰
I do not read YA but your videos are great.
Thank you!!
I always want to say Dating Dr Phil😭 Why would they name him Dil?
i think cuz its written by an indian author and the word ‘dil’ means ‘heart’ in hindi, since its a romcom, that’s probably why!
@@winter.4165 oh thank you for letting me know
..Just gonna say.. Indian guys do be like that, not the suave part that's usually fake as hell but the not speaking to women part. It's "this is the woman who I talked to for more than 5 minutes therefore we shall get married and then I'll get to lose my virginity" over here. The dr. Dil (heart in Hindi) gave me war flashbacks to a medical romcom...
Not gonna comment on the AsAm experience it's been very weird few days with AsAms (mainly Kpop fans and "ex" Kpop fans) externalizing a lot of bitter feelings onto everyone else who don't feel exactly as they do..
Re: Winternight trilogy, I don't consider it a romance at all it really is a Sub subplot you won't get much in the last book either, please don't expect an actual nice romance 😭 I think most of us called it fast paced but the right phrase should have been better paced.. or something else like generally desired pace..... Many people seem to either love the first book and not like the other two or hate the first one and love the other two especially the second one. You have a different reaction to the books than what I usually see? Not a good or bad thing just... an observation. It _is_ a historical fantasy, the bandits are Mongols... you know like.. the notorious Golden Horde... conquered a good portion of the world... the last book will have a real life battle retold in it.
As for me, I just finished a classic mystery now my options are another classic mystery/ a cozy mystery/ an adult fantasy series' first book and I can't choose.
I adored Darling Girl, but I have, over time, developed a strong dislike of Peter Pan the character. Like, yeah, he is a kid, but his original fairy tale is really dark and also, he's a child who straight up cut a guys hand off and threw it to a crocodile and then mocks him. So, making the jump in Darling Girl from him being the hero to being the villain was not that difficult. (It works on the same level for me that if you read the original Tales of Uncle Remus, you realize Brer Rabbit is just d-bag.)
can you put the covers of the books permanently
have you read With Love From London by Sarah Jio? i’m reading it right now and love it so far!
*edit: it would be great to read on a flight
I will look it up thank you!!!
Hi 👋🏾 Didn't know about your page before. I just subscribed. Good stuff. I think a person of your prowess enjoys a new experience in a book? Try OF DEMONS & MEN by C.E.OCHEJA. Ever read an African Epic Fantasy? Trust me....different. 👍🏿
Boyfriend Material! Alexis Hall.
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Love this wrap-up! I didn't read the Dr. Dil book but I read reviews and the dick-naming thing almost made me choke on my lunch because I forgot about it until you mentioned it HAHAHA.
For recommendations, idk if you'd still be travelling if you're reading this comment but it'd be lovely to see a "read with me" video of you wherever you are while you're out! (any location and any books too, I just like watching your read-vlogs)
Enjoy the rest of your travels, Cari!
I tried very hard to forget it 😂😂😂
I absolutely loved A Far Wilder Magic! So good! Here's my thoughts on it: ruclips.net/video/QsG0bWsA6AM/видео.html
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Oh no, Dr Dil 🫣 It's not just that he named his dingdong Charlie, but then to keep referring to it like it was a whole separate person there with them?!?!?!?