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  • Опубликовано: 11 окт 2022
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  • @gabbyreads
    @gabbyreads  Год назад +7

    Brooklinen is giving you $20 off any order over $100 if you use my code GABBYREADS at checkout. Click here! bit.ly/gabbyreads_Brooklinen ✨

  • @mr.frightscare356
    @mr.frightscare356 Год назад +48

    I'm so happy you loved Penpal! Penpal is the scariest book I've read. It beat Stolen Tongues for me because Penpal could actually happen. Was so excited to hear your thoughts.

    • @SR-no8sr
      @SR-no8sr Год назад +3

      I agree, PenPal is a total horror classic. It should be a must read for all horror fans.

    • @karamarie6781
      @karamarie6781 Год назад +2

      Agreed. Very creepy and well written book.

    • @wow5lolli
      @wow5lolli Год назад

      Would i be able to read this if i don't want to read ghost related horror books? Thank you!

    • @mr.frightscare356
      @mr.frightscare356 Год назад

      @@wow5lolli absolutely!

  • @pratiksha2898
    @pratiksha2898 Год назад +12

    Your thoughts about Penpal reminded me of a meme that said "thriller/horror readers be like this is book is so gross, disgusting, it gives so eerie vibes, it's so creepy. I liked it." 😂😂
    I agree with the meme tho 😂

  • @miquesbookvlogs372
    @miquesbookvlogs372 Год назад +25

    SCREAMING!!!! I am SOO HAPPY you loved Penpal! It's also an all-time favorite of mine,,, I read it early last year and still think about it to this day 😍🤩 it scared the crap out of me because it preyed on vey specific phobias that I have & it made me never want to go to the movie alone ever again 😅

    • @gabbyreads
      @gabbyreads  Год назад +1

      Ahhh yes it was so good and genuinely so creepy!!! 🥵

  • @jenn_reads
    @jenn_reads Год назад +13

    AAAAH I am currently reading Penpal and just finished the Balloons chapter last night and I was so surprised that the ending got under my skin so much I had a hard time falling asleep. Your reaction makes me so excited to keep reading and finish. I picked it up because of Allison Paiges channel, and she mentioned that Penpal was originally a Reddit creepy pasta and so I think that is why its writing style is different than a lot of the other horror books.

  • @AshhhWearsPrada
    @AshhhWearsPrada Год назад +19

    The ritual has a movie adaptation on Netflix and it’s quite good!!

  • @lisas4293
    @lisas4293 Год назад +2

    Haha the letting balloons go to find a pen pal thing was a big part of my childhood in the early 2000s. We never attached our picture but usually an email address or the school address. It’s something we did once a year I think. Maybe it’s a small town in Germany thing haha

  • @KellieValentine
    @KellieValentine Год назад +8

    I remember reading the Penpal posts on creepypasta when the writer posted them years ago and I was so impressed. It's been so long I can barely remember it now but I keep meaning to read the full book, what an achievement for the author! It's so nice to see that people loved it as creepypastas and that it also translated so well into book form! I hope more authors end up doing that as there's so many creative short stories out there.

  • @monikaliane
    @monikaliane Год назад +8

    I think u would like the movie more then the book. Ritual

  • @inesvilhena1178
    @inesvilhena1178 Год назад +5

    i recommend watching the ritual movie if only to see the monster/god at the end, i thought the design was super cool

  • @parkerrose3590
    @parkerrose3590 Год назад +3

    I did the same thing this week. Went though stuff! Threw lots of paper clutter away. Hung art work on my bedroom walls.
    Found stuff to paste in my journals. Feeling good!

  • @holabooks
    @holabooks Год назад +6

    I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on Gone to See the River Man; I’m nervous 🙈😂

  • @BlueEyedSkinner
    @BlueEyedSkinner Год назад +6

    LOVE Penpal and highly recommend the audiobook. It'll make you cry!

  • @rebeccasummerhill8010
    @rebeccasummerhill8010 Год назад +6

    Girl can I just say how happy I am whenever i see you’ve uploaded. Especially long videos like this, I love it! 💚

  • @ashleyslittlelibrary
    @ashleyslittlelibrary Год назад +4

    I felt the same way about Gone to See the River Man! At first I was like hmm this isn't too bad, and then once I realized what was going on I said OH 😳 looking forward to part 2!

    • @gabbyreads
      @gabbyreads  Год назад +1

      yeah that was definitely unexpected haha

  • @erandy2319
    @erandy2319 Год назад +8

    Penpal is my favorite horror book! 🧡
    Ily Gaby

  • @christinacampbellbooks
    @christinacampbellbooks Год назад +2

    Penpal sounds absolutely amazing. I haven't added a book to my TBR so quickly in ages! 😂☺

  • @xyw8383
    @xyw8383 Год назад +4

    Saw Penpal on the thumbnail, immediately clicked in. Glad you read it.

  • @KellieValentine
    @KellieValentine Год назад +6

    Also would recommend watching The Ritual movie as well, the atmosphere/setting is so well done and creepy!
    Edited to add: I remember that you DNF'd The Ruins, maybe you'd like the movie of that more? Would recommend checking it out anyway 😊

  • @ohhdeanna
    @ohhdeanna Год назад +5

    excited to see you read Penpal! I originally read it on the nosleep subreddit YEARS ago and it blew my mind! I have the ebook so this is definitely prompting me to reread it!

  • @ferozabegum7611
    @ferozabegum7611 Год назад +5

    Just clicked on this video. Sooo excited!!!

  • @duashakir273
    @duashakir273 Год назад +4

    I am glad you loved Penpal Gabby! I really wanted you to read it... I think this book is gonna stick with me for the rest of my life
    *now back to the video

  • @shilpayesh9024
    @shilpayesh9024 Год назад +2

    Super happy to see this video . On a hectic day, this is like stress buster to me

  • @blending_in
    @blending_in Год назад +3

    I haven't even watched this video yet but I saw Penpal in the thumbnail AAAAAAAAH I'M SO EXCITED

    • @blending_in
      @blending_in Год назад +1

      You gave it five stars!!!!! Yassssssss it's one of my favorite horror books and I've been WAITING for you to read it lol

  • @invadernav3422
    @invadernav3422 Год назад +4

    My horror recommendation is The Fisherman by John Langan if you're still interested after the two parts!

  • @anjelicajackson5594
    @anjelicajackson5594 Год назад +5

    Hey, Gabby. So glad you decided to pick up Penpal. When I first read it, it was definitely strange and creepy.

  • @bethm7362
    @bethm7362 Год назад +3

    Love the creepy Halloween music in this video. So fun!

  • @justinkhchen
    @justinkhchen Год назад +7

    I really need to bump up Penpal on my TBR!

    • @gabbyreads
      @gabbyreads  Год назад

      Omg yes Justin I think you’d love it!!

  • @kartik3719
    @kartik3719 Год назад +1

    31:30 omg that shirt is so iconic I love it 😍

  • @veronicaprovencal9811
    @veronicaprovencal9811 Год назад +4

    Lovely walk to the library🎃 The Ritual is on Netflix.

  • @KatieColson
    @KatieColson Год назад +4

    DNFing one out of four is still 3/4ths successful. And DNFing is self care

  • @queenkim8631
    @queenkim8631 Год назад +3

    I see me!! AND IM SO GLAD YOU LOVED PENPAL‼️ It's one of my favorite, if not my favorite horror book! Tysm for reading it!!!

  • @holabooks
    @holabooks Год назад +4

    I feel so weird saying I “enjoyed” reading GtStRM, because no part of it is enjoyable, but the story just gripped me. I’m adding Penpal to my tbr; I’ve been seeing so many good reviews for it lately!

    • @gabbyreads
      @gabbyreads  Год назад +1

      I totally agree! And yes ahhh I think you’d love Penpal!! 😍

  • @kaylaw6057
    @kaylaw6057 Год назад +5

    I haven't read the Ritual, but the movie was good!

  • @lorenamunguia-cortez9368
    @lorenamunguia-cortez9368 Год назад +3

    I'm a film queen like you! Especially when it comes to horror movies and I really liked The Ritual movie

  • @ashleyb5551
    @ashleyb5551 Год назад +2

    Yay new Gabby video!!! ☺️ I have penpal on my tbr for this month, now I’m super excited! Also, I have to know how do you listen to audiobooks on 2.9x speed?!? I max out at 1.8x then my brain can’t process what’s being said 😂

  • @ottoismy1dog
    @ottoismy1dog Год назад +2

    I did not read The Ritual, but I did see the movie (2017). And just FYI - No One Gets Out Alive has also been made into a movie (2021). I read Gone to See the River Man - 4⭐s for me.
    No shame in DNF-ing . Baby Got Backstories ! 🎃

  • @sernoddicusthegallant6986
    @sernoddicusthegallant6986 11 месяцев назад

    Gabby: *talking about penpal's unconventional structure and verbose language for a horror book*
    House of leaves sitting on your bookshelf: "Bruh"

  • @CoralTheWitch2023
    @CoralTheWitch2023 Год назад +3

    I can’t wait to read Gone To See The Riverman! I’m planning to read it this month.

  • @thegreenforager2362
    @thegreenforager2362 Год назад +5

    I may have to pickup penpal! I already put it on my TBR. The eerie music and the way you described it, it suckered me in 😂❤. Recently read Nothing but Blackened teeth and was dissappointed with it and now I’m on Bladerunner. Also I was wondering if you would ever read Gallant? It’s by VE schwab and its a ghostly story about an orphan who finds her dead mothers journal the artwork and premise got me so I bought it but Ive yet to read it

    • @gabbyreads
      @gabbyreads  Год назад

      I haven’t read Gallant yet 👀

  • @Onechaoticlibrarian
    @Onechaoticlibrarian Год назад +2

    Love your vlogs and your vibe so much. Keep up the good work.
    🌸😊

  • @indigo149
    @indigo149 Год назад +1

    I've noticed this before but I love that we have the same blue blanket :) I got mine in a White Elephant a couple years ago and it's so thick and heavy I love it!

  • @mj_tomi
    @mj_tomi Год назад +5

    Before I read The Deep, I tried getting into Little Heaven but just the same. I also DNF'd it. I ended up liking The Deep though. Penpal crushed me upon the ending coz if you know you know since you've read it. The "waiting for some miracle to happen in the end but" ... argh!! :( The Ritual - just watched it on Netflix :)

  • @sharaththallapally5208
    @sharaththallapally5208 Год назад +1

    loved this & love you gabby 💙🤗

  • @vandanask
    @vandanask Год назад +3

    Amazing ! You are just amazing 💜💜💜💜

  • @probablyhyperfixating
    @probablyhyperfixating Год назад +2

    Love love love nick cutters books, I haven't read little heaven yet, but they are so long! I just read the deep a month ago. They do drawl you in though I'm excited to see your thoughts on this one!

  • @morganelizabeth534
    @morganelizabeth534 Год назад +3

    Aww I thought they did a decent job with My Best Friend’s Exorcism!

  • @razzledazzle453
    @razzledazzle453 7 месяцев назад

    Glad you loved Penpal! I’ve heard mixed opinions but it was a 5 star read for me. The amount of times I had goosebumps/full body chills while reading it was insane. I was genuinely too creeped out to read it at night 😭 & the book made me cry at the end. Loved the friendship between Josh and the main character.

  • @iheartcats4life_
    @iheartcats4life_ Год назад +3

    The most extreme book I've read was Exquisite Corpse 😭😭 it was a lot to take in. It falls under splatterpunk and I still don't know how I feel about it. I don't know if I can go through something like that again but at the same time I'm glad I did 😂 very mixed feelings. Would definitely not go around recommending to ANYONE

  • @sanahernandez7913
    @sanahernandez7913 Год назад +6

    I’ll be in a bad mood then Gabby posts new video I feel better now lol ☺️ #favbooktuber

  • @jamesduggan7200
    @jamesduggan7200 Год назад +1

    I agree that bacon, egg and cheese is a good breakfast sandwich. However, for me it's a special treat these days. I can still drink two or three cups of coffee though, so if a place serves both, well, sign me up!

  • @NamasteBbooktube
    @NamasteBbooktube Год назад +1

    Great vlog Gabby

  • @edwardleecaliforniausa
    @edwardleecaliforniausa Год назад +1

    Good morning Gabby happy Thursday morning and I just wanted to say that your vlogs is amazing and you are amazing Supporter I'm proud of you

  • @BurrowsandBooks
    @BurrowsandBooks Год назад +1

    Love these videos so much 🤗

  • @17caria
    @17caria Год назад +4

    Gabby reading horror books for those of us who can't handle it, aka me. 😄

  • @billiep1603
    @billiep1603 Год назад +3

    I really enjoyed the ritual movie tbh I think you should give it a shot

  • @kamiskorner5470
    @kamiskorner5470 Год назад +1

    Dathan Auerbach also has another amazingly scary book called Bad Man that was one of the first scary books that spooked me so much! He writes incredible novels!!!

  • @thebestiebooksleeve
    @thebestiebooksleeve Год назад +1

    I need to start some short horror!

  • @arobinreads
    @arobinreads Год назад

    Really enjoyed this vlog!
    I'm definitely going to check out Penpal.

  • @StormReads
    @StormReads Год назад +2

    We don't have the same taste in horror and thrillers most of the time but I still like watching you. 😃
    I hated both Penpal and Little Heaven both so boring. I also DNFed Little Heaven too. 😃

  • @LadyxSky
    @LadyxSky Год назад

    😂 😂 😂 Oh nooooo the comment about creepers after the Balloons chapter 🤣

  • @cindywingetbooks
    @cindywingetbooks Год назад

    You are fine to DNF if you need to. I read Pen Pal last month. It's sooo good! I think it's really nice how you and your family cook dinner together 😊

  • @bookaholicbanter
    @bookaholicbanter Год назад +1

    You really enjoying Penpal and looking at all these comments about it I need to move it up my tbr immediately! I think I may have to make a purchase on Amazon today.

    • @gabbyreads
      @gabbyreads  Год назад

      I hope you enjoy it if you do! :)

  • @tinadoesntreadthatmuch
    @tinadoesntreadthatmuch Год назад +3

    Oh gosh I dnf’ed Penpal, I actually really didn’t like the writing style in that one 😅 I didn’t find any new book to read but your horror vlogs are still my favourite to watch and I cannot wait for part 2 💜

  • @bookscatsandcoffee
    @bookscatsandcoffee Год назад

    Believe it or not that is what happened in elementary school.. a red ribbon with our name but c/o our school asking to know where balloon 🎈 landed, little info about us (age, fav. subject, fav. food, pet) and ask them for info.. it's crazy to think about children doing it anytime - now I want to read that - glad I found your channel

  • @sherilynridgeway8984
    @sherilynridgeway8984 Год назад +1

    Yes, it was weird, thinking back but I remember doing it in 1st grade, in 1987, it was a different time 😊

  • @JayGTheAwkwardBookworm
    @JayGTheAwkwardBookworm Год назад +4

    I’ve never even heard of any of these books 👀

    • @blending_in
      @blending_in Год назад

      I've never heard of two of them lol, The Ritual and Little Heaven

  • @jenniferd2582
    @jenniferd2582 Год назад +1

    OMG! At my elementary school we released balloons into the air with our school address and our name and age to try and get someone to write back and out of our whole class MINE WAS THE ONLY ONE TO RETURN! And had completely buried that memory until you said this!!

  • @nikkishuskey7967
    @nikkishuskey7967 Год назад +4

    Aghghgg!!! Fan girling so hard right now! I haven’t even watched the video in its entirety yet but I’m excited! Nervous but excited! I told you a punch in the gut and I mean that! we’ll see if it’s good or bad lol
    Now that I’ve watched the whole video I’m glad that you liked it!! Listen if you just want me to be your personal book recommender I am down! Lol

    • @gabbyreads
      @gabbyreads  Год назад

      Hahaha thanks Nikki!!! 🤩💕 another solid rec, I loved it!!

  • @kimt3864
    @kimt3864 Год назад +1

    "I'm quite a little bitch sometimes." 😂😂

  • @cameronhastings5438
    @cameronhastings5438 Год назад

    You're my favorite book vlog will definitely sign up for your Patreon, do you read science fiction and epic fantasies?

  • @iheartcats4life_
    @iheartcats4life_ Год назад +4

    In defense of the Dahmer series, that show stands out from other true crime shows because it immediately shifts to being about the victims and their story and how it impacted people in the neighborhood, Jeffrey's family, the victims' family etc. It was so different to me in that way than other true crime things. But I totally agree it's so messed up how glamorized serial killers are to an extent!

  • @Ms.SpookyNerd
    @Ms.SpookyNerd Год назад

    Great vlog👻🪦🦇📚☕🪴🎃🍁🍂🍁

  • @awomaninstem
    @awomaninstem Год назад

    I saw the movie for The Ritual and really liked it!!!!

  • @AlexandraJane21
    @AlexandraJane21 Год назад +1

    I LOVE Adam Nevill's ideas and concepts. But I struggle with his executions. His characters are often one note and hard to tell apart, and his books are way longer than they need to be. It's so frustrating because I love the premises of his stories and he has a few scenes that he successfully irked me (aka The Reddening, THAT scene haha). I have a difficult relationship with his work.

  • @marshalmallow7192
    @marshalmallow7192 Год назад

    I would recommend the catacombs by Jeremy Bates

  • @brynacampbell8340
    @brynacampbell8340 Год назад

    Have you ever read Anne Rice?? My favorite!

  • @KristinKravesBooks
    @KristinKravesBooks Год назад +1

    I'm nervous about extreme horror but I kind of want to try it??

    • @gabbyreads
      @gabbyreads  Год назад

      Same! I think Gone to see the River Man might be a good place to start?

  • @rassipillai1516
    @rassipillai1516 3 месяца назад

    The novel version of Penpal was hard to get into, it had a vague and overly descriptive narration style, I gave up with impatience in the first chapter. But, I found the original shorter, and more to-the-point version on reddit. This story was definitely chilling. Also depressing and sad, especially because an entire family was ruined because the protagonist's mother would not share their experience/what she knew with anyone. I couldn't come to terms with how a family was completely victimized, just for being friends with the protagonist's family, unawares till the end of the background information.

  • @krisprepolec5616
    @krisprepolec5616 Год назад

    It’s funny. Some writers who write the darkest shit are the nicest people. My husband is an editor and we go to literary conferences a lot. We had dinner with Adam Neville once, among other people, and he was a super nice guy. In the case of the Ritual I would say strokes for folks. I enjoyed the movie.

  • @nicolebegovic1483
    @nicolebegovic1483 Год назад

    Did you put a duvet inside the duvet cover?

  • @Myaaabelll
    @Myaaabelll Год назад +1

    Zombie Joyce carol oates ... the road cormac m c carthy, also im reading The Butcher and just checked out the ritual from my library 😊 have a good day 👋

  • @nicoleprovenzano6114
    @nicoleprovenzano6114 Год назад

    So sad my library doesn’t have gone to see the river man and it’s not on Libby for my library. Interested in what other horror books you read this month!

  • @myrarucker7953
    @myrarucker7953 Год назад

    Neville new book is the Vessel. Nevill has movies on RUclips. 2 I believe one is the Ritual

  • @kaiknowshowtoread
    @kaiknowshowtoread Год назад

    i dnf’d little heaven too

  • @jourdanwinters7644
    @jourdanwinters7644 5 месяцев назад

    Very sad to hear you didn’t like Little Heaven. It was one of my fav books of 2023 and couldn’t put it down.

  • @tc8404
    @tc8404 Год назад +1

    As odd as this is going to sound… I had no trouble reading HOUSE OF LEAVES. Understood it, comprehended HOL but THEN there is PENPAL. Zoooom right over my head, but I never make it past the beginning really and I’m thinking like Gab, what in the world. Maybe I just need to push in further for me to get hooked and understand.

    • @gabbyreads
      @gabbyreads  Год назад +1

      Yeah the beginning of Penpal was a little hard to get through haha 😅 only the first chapter was like that for me though

    • @tc8404
      @tc8404 Год назад

      @@gabbyreads I think after watching your video on Penpal and this reply, I am going to read this book all the way because it does have high ratings and of course you have said it does get better, so I know it will be GOOD. Thank you

  • @ditibhimajiyani9743
    @ditibhimajiyani9743 Год назад

    I miss all your romance reading vlogs

  • @isaac_owens9110
    @isaac_owens9110 Год назад +2

    Hope you loved Bros! It made my little gay heart happy 😊

    • @gabbyreads
      @gabbyreads  Год назад +2

      It was so good!! I loved it 🥰💕

    • @isaac_owens9110
      @isaac_owens9110 Год назад +1

      @@gabbyreads my boyfriend and I did too!🥹

  • @robinmixon6999
    @robinmixon6999 Год назад

    Please look at City of Masks by Daniel Hecht. Such a good ghost story, haunted house, ghost hunter story!

  • @camillevallee714
    @camillevallee714 Год назад

    Sorry for this question but, i'm french and i often heard english people say the "N words" but i don't know what is it ? ^^'

    • @sasapejcin3568
      @sasapejcin3568 Год назад

      I Think N means black people calling niggers! I'm from Croatia but I think that's it!

  • @joana8903
    @joana8903 Год назад

    Hi Gabby!
    Have you read Psycho? It's very good, I think you're going to like it ;)

  • @josieann4390
    @josieann4390 Год назад

    💜💜

  • @JulianJF714
    @JulianJF714 Год назад

    I just read Little Heaven. I struggled and did not enjoy it. It should’ve been half the length with much more focus. It was all over the place.

  • @lindylouwho550
    @lindylouwho550 Год назад

    Have you read "The Bloody Chamber" by Angela Carter yet?

  • @krystalwithak2889
    @krystalwithak2889 Год назад

    I was curious to ask if your still playing royal match. I'm on like level 629 ❤️😅

  • @taiburnett9725
    @taiburnett9725 Год назад

    Please checkout the brain drips yellow by Burn Moor !!

  • @Julie_ao
    @Julie_ao Год назад

    😍❤️❤️❤️

  • @thegreyman4920
    @thegreyman4920 Год назад

    Try Off Season by Jack Ketchum!

  • @burymewithabook
    @burymewithabook Год назад

    Bummer about The Ritual, I'm gonna have to skip that one. The movie is good though!