GIRRRRRL YOU ARE MY FAVE BOOKTOKER. I originally came for the book recs and reviews but stayed for YOU. Just you and your amazing humor and personality. I love youuuuu AHHHH.
December was seriously the WORST. I had friends going in and out of reading slumps all year but I was on a role with great book January-November. December came and I only had a couple good books (Rina Kent is the only reason I made it through December) but the rest were flops. I had one book that took me the entire month to read because I kept putting it down hoping a different book would get me out of the slump. So far January hasn't been great either. I think I need to find some good mafia men to get me out of this damn slump.
Your December reading month was my reading month in November. I kept having 1, and 2 and 3 star reads. For most of the time my highest rating was 3 stars. I also have been in and out of a slump since April of 2023, which is literally almost 2 years.
December sucked so bad! Anyway I absolutely love watching mariannas videos, usually on fb while scrolling, so im very excited to be apart if the beginning of this RUclips journey!!
Crowned in Blood is SUCH A good dark mafia romance read!!!!! It sounds like Beautiful Fien- rival mafia members fall in love w eachother and he’s OBSESSED and there’s PLOT!!!
Girl, our tastes are so similar! I hated Hawke too and Lovely violent things was SUCH A LET DOWN it actually made me upset, I had to skim read the end just to get through it! Let’s hope Jan brings you all the 5 stars haha ❤
Can you make a video about tier ranking every book you have read on 2024? (Please, also you are so funny and you made my day with uploading this video 🩷)
I also read Flesh and Fire and Blood and Ash together. I liked Blood and Ash but LOVED Flesh and Fire. Sera and Nyktos by far are my favorite couple. We love a shadow daddy
I fully recommend the bone season series by Samantha Shannon!!! It’s literally my second favorite series of all time. The characters, the world building, the corrupt government, magic system, etc are all phenomenal!! The fifth book in the series comes out at the end of February, and all four of the released books are 6 star reads for me!! The story follows a girl names Paige who is an Irish immigrant living in futuristic London (the year is like 2054) which is controlled by a government called Scion. Paige is a clairvoyant (clairvoyants are essentially the people in this series who have magic vs the regular human population) and these people are hunted down by Scion and killed on a regular basis so they have to lay low. She gets arrested at the beginning of book one and instead of being killed is transported to a prison in Oxford that is not known to the public and the story takes off from there. It’s so beautifully written and I recommend it to anyone and everyone who loves the dystopian/fantasy genre!! Also there’s a romance and it’s a very slow burn but it’s my favorite romance next to feysand!
I highly recommend keezano’s Your Life Your Game📕 This book truly changed my life…It beautifully shows how connecting with God and focusing on your family can lead to spiritual growth, stronger relationships, and success in both your personal and professional life. God bless!
try chasing the wild by elliot rose. daddy colt is EVERYTHING. It's cowboy, ex boyfriends dad. and the Northshore series, the first two are my favorite. Xi is EVERYTHING. he's my favorite.
High Spice yearning - Not in Love Medium Spice - Seven Days in June (they’re both authors who WRITE TO EACH OTHER IN THEIR BOOKS!!!!!!!) Low Spice/YA - A Study in Drowning
So happy to see a Marianna video out. Wonder if you have ever read the vampire series The Black Dagger Brotherhood series by J.R. Ward. One of my favorite vampire series ever!
I’ve heard not great things about Done and Dusted and the whole series. I’ve seen lots of recommendations for the Crimson Ridge series from Elliott Rose that I just downloaded the first on KU. Its supposed to be spicier cowboy romance than Elsie Silver.
i would stick with the prison healer trilogy it's a bit slow paced at times but the books get better and better as they go i found the first book underwhelming too then my friend encouraged me to read book 2 & 3 and i loved it
Ok but have if you want fantasy romance but ALSO unhinged …. Check out psycho shifters from jasmine mas .. I just read the 1st trilogy n I’m obsessed. But only if you like why choose/rh.
I’m really glad to not be alone with done and dusted… I’m halfway through and I haven’t touched it in weeks bc I am not enjoying it at all. I’m very disappointed bc it has such a pretty cover and I loved the Chestnut Springs series so I thought this would follow suit but no. Nope.
I love your videos and am so happy you decided to move to youtube! Have you ever read the Fever series by Karen Marie Moning? I think you might like it!
I’m soo happy that you made a RUclips channel, loving all the new content!! ❤ If you haven’t read the Four Horsemen Series by Laura Thalassa, you should check it out! It’s a pretty good fantasy romance series 😁
Yaya😂 I also felt Done and Dusted was nt very good. But I think you should try Here With Me by Brooke Montgomery it's amazing. Now I understand Mile High, I get it try The Right Move it's worth it's soo much better!.
I love your suggestions and value them more than you know! 🥹🫶🏼 I’m currently reading TOG and read The Assassin’s Blade first bc of your suggestion and I’m so happy I did! I would love to know if you suggest the tandem reading or not. I keep going back and forth about it 😩
GIRRRRRL YOU ARE MY FAVE BOOKTOKER. I originally came for the book recs and reviews but stayed for YOU. Just you and your amazing humor and personality. I love youuuuu AHHHH.
Omg this means so much to me thank you!!
I always get so excited when you post a new video!!! All love! 💕
Omg thank you!!
The bookish queen is back!! One of my fav bookish reviewers ever
No cause the way I ran here from TikTok!! This woman can literally recommend anything to read and I'm sat!!!!!
22:35 trustt me push through the the prison healer its sooooo good and worth it especially book 2 for me!!(love youu)
YAYYY NEW MARIANNA VIDEO!!🎉🎉
You and Larry should pick each others TBRs for a month ❤ Larry is amazing as are you!
I was waiting for you to update girl. And you did not disappoint. I love you ❤
girl u make me giggle, love your content sm!!!
Girllll you’re absolutely smashing RUclips already ❤ absolute inspiration 🥰💕
okay picking up the north shore series immediately after hearing you and larry rave about it!!! I agree about hawke, I dnf’d it so fast 🥲
YESSSSS
yaaaaas girlie i feel your pain. only recently got out of my own reading slump. i hope january brings some bangers your way! 🙏
the queen has posted 🙇🏼♀️🙇🏼♀️
December was seriously the WORST. I had friends going in and out of reading slumps all year but I was on a role with great book January-November. December came and I only had a couple good books (Rina Kent is the only reason I made it through December) but the rest were flops. I had one book that took me the entire month to read because I kept putting it down hoping a different book would get me out of the slump. So far January hasn't been great either. I think I need to find some good mafia men to get me out of this damn slump.
Rina kent saved me from a reading slump in December, I read both the deception trilogy (liked it) and the monster trilogy (LOVED IT)
I’m so glad I wasn’t the only one with the 1 star for Carissa’s book! I love EVERYTHING Carissa does..minus that one.
i loved all of your comments, and i have added so many books to my TBR because of your videos
Your December reading month was my reading month in November. I kept having 1, and 2 and 3 star reads. For most of the time my highest rating was 3 stars. I also have been in and out of a slump since April of 2023, which is literally almost 2 years.
Literally loved every book, food, and drink rec I got from your TikTok! So glad you are on RUclips now!! ❤
idk if you read six of crows but that’s still to this day the best slow burn yearning i’ve ever read. and the PLOT IS PLOTTTTINGGGG
December sucked so bad! Anyway I absolutely love watching mariannas videos, usually on fb while scrolling, so im very excited to be apart if the beginning of this RUclips journey!!
I am happy from blood and ash is getting its love its desvers! You motivated me to continue with this series and the poppy war.
Crowned in Blood is SUCH A good dark mafia romance read!!!!! It sounds like Beautiful Fien- rival mafia members fall in love w eachother and he’s OBSESSED and there’s PLOT!!!
always a good day when you upload!! love your content and videos 🫶
Marianna I am so excited for your video! Please do a tier rank popular tropes with book with those top tier tropes recommends!!💙
December was the worst reading month of my entire life so I went to ya fantasy and found one of my favorite books of all time!!
Try Chasing The Wild, and Braving The Storm by Elliott Rose for more cowboy romance. Also Elsie Silver's other series: Gold Rush Ranch xx
Wishing you nothing but five star reads for the future 💕
Anytime I read something you recommended (on tiktok) I loveedd it, so thankkks❤
Girl, our tastes are so similar! I hated Hawke too and Lovely violent things was SUCH A LET DOWN it actually made me upset, I had to skim read the end just to get through it!
Let’s hope Jan brings you all the 5 stars haha ❤
Literally at Barnes rn so I know which ones not to get THANKS MARIIII
That's just a sign to re-read Fourth Wing before Onyx Storm is out!
Can you make a video about tier ranking every book you have read on 2024? (Please, also you are so funny and you made my day with uploading this video 🩷)
I also read Flesh and Fire and Blood and Ash together. I liked Blood and Ash but LOVED Flesh and Fire. Sera and Nyktos by far are my favorite couple. We love a shadow daddy
I fully recommend the bone season series by Samantha Shannon!!! It’s literally my second favorite series of all time. The characters, the world building, the corrupt government, magic system, etc are all phenomenal!! The fifth book in the series comes out at the end of February, and all four of the released books are 6 star reads for me!! The story follows a girl names Paige who is an Irish immigrant living in futuristic London (the year is like 2054) which is controlled by a government called Scion. Paige is a clairvoyant (clairvoyants are essentially the people in this series who have magic vs the regular human population) and these people are hunted down by Scion and killed on a regular basis so they have to lay low. She gets arrested at the beginning of book one and instead of being killed is transported to a prison in Oxford that is not known to the public and the story takes off from there. It’s so beautifully written and I recommend it to anyone and everyone who loves the dystopian/fantasy genre!! Also there’s a romance and it’s a very slow burn but it’s my favorite romance next to feysand!
You should do a bookshelf tour!
Bring on January ‘cause December can ✨suck it✨
I have the same thoughts about The Prison Healer! I really don’t understand why people love this book so much 🥲
I highly recommend keezano’s Your Life Your Game📕 This book truly changed my life…It beautifully shows how connecting with God and focusing on your family can lead to spiritual growth, stronger relationships, and success in both your personal and professional life. God bless!
amazing book l agree
honestly would love a dark romance rec video and where to start with the genre…
I’m gonna do a complete dark romance guide soon!!
try chasing the wild by elliot rose. daddy colt is EVERYTHING. It's cowboy, ex boyfriends dad. and the Northshore series, the first two are my favorite. Xi is EVERYTHING. he's my favorite.
January is looking up though! Finished FBAA book 1 and reading book 2 now! ❤❤❤
i am never getting over how much i love your content plssss give me more🙂↕️🙂↕️
Girl I didn’t think you had a RUclips I be seeing you on TikTok!!!! Hey girl hey!!!
Okay girl flesh and fire, on it!
December was such a bad reading month I can’t even
Girl I NEED you to read fall of ruin and wrath! It’s about the ancients, and I ate it tf up
High Spice yearning - Not in Love
Medium Spice - Seven Days in June (they’re both authors who WRITE TO EACH OTHER IN THEIR BOOKS!!!!!!!)
Low Spice/YA - A Study in Drowning
Also so happy to see you on RUclips!!
PLEASE read the Buttons and Lace series...if you love dark mafia romance straight from Italy itself then this series would be so perfect
I didn’t hate Mile High but 100% the rest of the books are way better. Everyone really loves The Right Move but Caught up and Play Along were my fave
I can feel your pain. December was the worst reading month😭
IT WAS AWFUL
Manifesting better books in 2025
girliepop you NEED to read Parallel by Elle o'roark. What a beautiful book she is.
Lol Mile High sounds like Consider Me by Becka Mack which I should just DNF in the middle 😂
it’s a good day😩😩😩
So happy to see a Marianna video out. Wonder if you have ever read the vampire series The Black Dagger Brotherhood series by J.R. Ward. One of my favorite vampire series ever!
Oldie yearning book recommendation is Thoughtless by S. C. Stephens
Okay low key new subscriber here and trying to read more this year, but how do you read 19 books a month? It blows my mind.
I’ve heard not great things about Done and Dusted and the whole series. I’ve seen lots of recommendations for the Crimson Ridge series from Elliott Rose that I just downloaded the first on KU. Its supposed to be spicier cowboy romance than Elsie Silver.
i would stick with the prison healer trilogy it's a bit slow paced at times but the books get better and better as they go i found the first book underwhelming too then my friend encouraged me to read book 2 & 3 and i loved it
Ok but have if you want fantasy romance but ALSO unhinged …. Check out psycho shifters from jasmine mas .. I just read the 1st trilogy n I’m obsessed. But only if you like why choose/rh.
I absolutely adore you
Stop thank you 😭😭
I’m really glad to not be alone with done and dusted… I’m halfway through and I haven’t touched it in weeks bc I am not enjoying it at all. I’m very disappointed bc it has such a pretty cover and I loved the Chestnut Springs series so I thought this would follow suit but no. Nope.
Girl what do you use to editttt???
I love your videos and am so happy you decided to move to youtube! Have you ever read the Fever series by Karen Marie Moning? I think you might like it!
Let us hope onyx storm is a 5
I’m soo happy that you made a RUclips channel, loving all the new content!! ❤ If you haven’t read the Four Horsemen Series by Laura Thalassa, you should check it out! It’s a pretty good fantasy romance series 😁
Yaya😂
I also felt Done and Dusted was nt very good. But I think you should try Here With Me by Brooke Montgomery it's amazing.
Now I understand Mile High, I get it try The Right Move it's worth it's soo much better!.
I’m definitely gonna read the right move!!
how am i this early. ily marianna
I agree with Hawke!!! Like I don't get the hype!!!!!
It was actually painful
oh my gosh hawke made me want to rip my own hair out. i can WHOLEHEARTEDLY say that it was the worst book i've ever read in my life
I’m so happy you agree
This was my 13th reason 😅😂😂
December sucked for me, read 14 books, hardly liked any of them, and it was just a slumpy ass month.
There was something in the water I swear
@mariannasreads girl for real, I had the same issue last December.
OH WE ARE SAT
YOUR ON RUclips AGAHGAGAGGA
Girl the gulping!!! My ears are shredded! Stoppp, why are we doing that???
The rebel blue ranch serie is cringey but that why I love it I keep laughing of the cringe. But the next to book are way less cringey 😂
Hawke wasn’t that great. But the spin-off ‘KID’ is one of my favs of 2024!
you were made to be on RUclips I swear 🙈
I love your suggestions and value them more than you know! 🥹🫶🏼 I’m currently reading TOG and read The Assassin’s Blade first bc of your suggestion and I’m so happy I did! I would love to know if you suggest the tandem reading or not. I keep going back and forth about it 😩
oh hell ya
omg my heart instantly broke! my name is mesha 😭😭 you don’t like me? i love you! 5:40
yaaaay
The slumps for the entire book community are hitting so hard...send help.
I didn’t read the trigger warnings for beautiful fiend and it was my second dark romance book after god of malice …. I gave it 5 stars 🫣😭
I love this 😂