My WORST Reading Month | 23 Books I Read in February
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books mentioned
assistant to the villain
six deaths of the saint
house woman
an education in malice
book of night
a master of djinn
sweet vengeance
a dove in the belly
the vanished birds
out there screaming
a treacherous curse
interesting facts about space
the secret to a southern wedding
what lies in the woods
the house in the pines
a taste of gold and iron
parable of the sower
one dark window
they were here before us
the insatiable volt sisters
now you're one of us
knock knock open wide
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Have you ever thought about doing a video about "Your Perfect Anthology" where you Frankenstein together an anthology out of 5-star short stories you've read from other anthologies. You might even design a book cover for it. Haha ❤
Love this idea!
That's a perfect idea!!!
Listen I need this haha
i second this! such a cool idea
this would be such a fun video
I appreciate how you make a monthly wrap up interesting from beginning to end even when we've watched most of your videos. It's truly a talent.
I know you’ve done this before, but I loooooved your “geoguesser picks my next read” video. I read How To Pronounce Knife because of it! Would love to see you do that prompt again!
I second this!
Ooo I just finished reading that! Really good collection
"I just don't think she knew how to write a book" 😂 my laugh just caused spit to fly
Robbie doing the cover picks should be a monthly occurrence, I miss it already! 😆
You can‘t just say that a book with beautiful writing reminded you of saltburn, now I need to immediately go buy it 😫
Could you maybe do a video showing us all the short story collections you ever read? I have trouble finding good ones and need some inspiration
Yaay that dove in the belly was a success. I'm thankful for the channel member
Oh, thank goodness. It's a relief to hear someone finally say that One Dark Window was OK. I read it obsessively because I wanted to know what would happen but, honestly, the book as a whole was a let down because of all the hype. It was fine, but everything you said was ON POINT! But the good reviews were everywhere that I even got the second book together with the first and now I'm not sure I care enough to read it 🙃
THANK YOU for the commentary on One Dark Window! I completely agree and thought I was missing something!!
Oh my God my heart was in my mouth when I saw the title of this video but thank you so much!
I read parable of the shower also in February 5 stars here too!
currently reading Knock Knock, Open Wide and loving it! hope march is a better month for you reading-wise.
I got my copy of Knock Knock Open Wide from the library today!
Exactly how I felt about Out There Screaming! Like exact! It was so much more fantasy/scifi and they all felt unfinished. I gave it like a 3.5 I think but it’s much closer to a 2-3. My favorite was Your Happy Place too
some reccs for smut a month ✨
- take a hint, dani brown by Talia Hibbert
- act your age eve brown by Talia Hibbert
- a caribbean heiress in paris by Adrianna Herrera
- the best worst man by mia sosa
- crashing into her by mia sosa
I couldn't even finish The House in the Pines 🥴🥴 props to you lol
Dark Home & Your Happy Place were my top stories in Out There Screaming as well! I think my calculated average was 2.8 😅
I’m so glad someone else wishes An Education in Malice explored the unhealthiness of the teacher student power dynamic more; I think it would have leaned more into the dark academia genre instead of just the aesthetic if it really got into the weeds of how professors have and can abuse power over their students, and breaking away from a relationship like that. The ending felt way too easy on the professor to me.
I envy booktubers life.. take your fav hobby and make it a profession.. wow
completely off topic but are the book club hoodies still available? I am currently watching this while in my t-shirt but all I can focus on is your hoodie!! I hope March reading wise improves and is an overall better reading month for you
added dove belly to tbr ty
Your content makes my day! ❤
I love how you comment that it was your worst reading month with 23 books and I ended up reading only 3!! (One DNF too!)
does dove in the belly follow a toxic dynamic between the mains?
Knock knock open wide is on my shortlist. Sounds so good
Yay! Someone else read and enjoyed "The Six Deaths Of The Saint". It was surprisingly enjoyable.
i LOVED this! loved it so much i bought the ebook and audiobook!
I feel like I'm too stupid to get it 😅 It didn't really do anything for me and I'm not sure how one is supposed to feel while reading it
23 books a YEAR is good for me😭
I love your hair!
I almost read that southern wedding book and now I'm soooooo glad I dropped it after the first chapter 😭
shed a tear at you DNFing carmilla…. but at the same time i get it lol since you didn’t really enjoy the novella or an education in malice, you may not want to really revisit the story, but i would kick myself if i didn’t recommend the carmilla webseries on the youtube channel kindatv. fully a cheesy, campy take on the novella; it was a small, low budget series that took off and became kind of a cult classic in online spaces. they ended up making 3 seasons and a film, and it’s got a bit more action and fantastical elements than the novella did. just had to recommend, sorry it’s not fully book related 😅
The sapphic romance novel Carmilla & Laura by SD Simper is also a really nice adaptation of the original story!
I forget if you’ve got a five star for 1995, but I seriously think the membranes by chi ta wei would be up your alley. Very twisty novella thats dystopian but also magical realist?
The House in the Pines gaslit me and every reader who has picked it up, you cannot tell me otherwise. 😭 Everything about it feels like the definition of being gaslit. And I've never experienced it from a book until I read that.
I agree with you about a taste of gold & iron just meh
I got One Dark Window thinking it was going to be a romance between her and the "nightmare" in her head and since finding out that isn't the case, I haven't wanted to pick it up. Missed opportunity imo!
Same! Which I don’t know what that says about me
@@tiff7805 we clearly need a dark romance 😂
Maybe I’m just new to this channel, but why do you read so many books that you predict even before reading are going to be lower than 3 stars. I feel like if I know beforehand I’m gonna hated/dislike a book I don’t read it?
(Just curious)
Those books were all read for video projects, not chosen by me but chosen for vlog concepts 💕
Omg! I want to be part of the SmutAMonth club! 😂
I have an arc of the handyman method 😬
Not enough days.
I didn’t care for A Taste of Gold and Iron.
I had so many plans for reading in February…and then I only finished 5 books. 🙃
Oh well, on to March!
I would like to know what you think of the book Our Hideous Progeny by C. E. McGill.
I couldn’t even finish assistant to the villain
I described book of night as hell bent light. Like it wanted to be edgy and nothing was happening in the plot.
For the "Smut A Month" I highly recommend The Prime Mating Agency Books. I generally really enjoy the actual plot and world and the couples feel very wholesome.
Ooof I'm here to see your review of An Education in Malice 😅 I didn't really like it and now I'm scared to read A Dowry of Blood even though it has way better reviews
i made it 20 pages into An Education in Malice before saying “nope. not for me.”, but A Dowry of Blood is one of my favorite books of all time, definitely give it a try!!
@@kyestrella Okay! I will! I really hope I'll love it. An Education in Malice left me with a weird feeling, but I've seen nothing but praise for Dowry. Thanks for replying 💜
I cannot figure out if we read the similarly or not. 😂 I hated What Lies in the Woods, the characters and writing were so blah for me AND I also hated The House in the Pines. 😂 Either way, I always enjoy your videos!
Darn, The House in the Pines is literally sitting on my night table, waiting to be opened. Alas.
Assistant to the Villain was my worst book of 2023, and I usually do love supervillains. So many people have been loving it, so it’s nice to hear that someone else disliked it.
Omg February was cursed. My avg rating in January was an amazing 4.2 and February was 3.2. Out of 13 books, I DNF'd 2, gave out a 2 star, and a 1 star. I rarely do any of these things lol. March is still TBD but feeling more positive so far haha.
I think it’s kind of funny bc I also gave The Etching Tree a 4.5 but I gave Your Happy Place a 2💀
I disagree on The Assistant to the Villain. The writing was not great but I liked the characters. Probably a three star for me but I will continue the series. Not deep for sure but enjoyed overall.
I just stopped by to say you are not only gorgeous, but incredibly articulate, and I'm happy your videos are a part of my life. K bye.
Viano Oniomoh can write some smut! Just for the Cameras is my favorite 🥵🥵🥵
My Feb avg rating was 3.3 - couple 5s and no 1s, but quite a few disappointing 2s
I hated the house in the pines. My entire book club one stared it
Psst, Alexandra Rowland is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns. Also, I frikkin loved that book so much, the anxiety representation? Mindblowing.
The Dove in the Belly definitely needs a cover re-vamp, it sounds like a good read but you would never guess the plot from that cover!
I gave a taste of gold and iron 5 stars, but definitely not for the fantasy. I just really liked the romance and that was what I came for so I didn’t care when the fantasy and political intrigue stuff fell flat.
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0:45 might be missing a graphic??
She’s just pointing to her books lined up behind her
@@XOmangoXO lol I see!!
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This was not my reading month either!
Earlyyy 💕📚
Out There Screaming didn't do it for me. There were about four of the stories that I liked. Most felt like concepts or story pitches... "I have an idea for a story..." and not well thought out plots.
The cover of “Now you are one of us” is the worst cover ever! 🤮
I just think she didn’t know how to write a book. 💀
The House in the Pines was utterly disappointing at every turn.
Me watching every video patiently waiting for her to read The Measure 🥹
You have a real way with influencing lol. I didn’t really like “what lies in the woods” but the way you discussed the memorable characters and the overall entertainment value… I was like “hmm on second thought I think I did like it” Dang it are any thoughts truly my own 😂🫣 😅
For the "Smut A Month" I highly recommend The Prime Mating Agency Books. I generally really enjoy the actual plot and world and the couples feel very wholesome.