I liked seeing you mention Jennifer Saint because Ariadne is definitely my book for this. I read Ariadne before I was really in online book spaces and I was so shocked when I saw a lot of people didn’t like it, I loved everything about it.
No one ever talks about Elantris (likely because it is so old now and Sanderson has written so much) but the romance was my favorite part. It was a key element in the plot yet the relationship developed slowly over time as both characters were trying to independently deal with their situations. Heaven knows I enjoy a steamy romance with a 'villain' from time to time but THIS one is the romance I would want in real life - intelligent characters that you can like and respect and relationship growth that is supported by words and actions and still had emotion if not steam.
I loved Yellowface. But that ending kicked me in the face. I understood i didn't need to take the book seriously, but the final plot twist was so cartoonish. The book explored a lot about heavy mental health topics: Impostor syndrom, anxiety disorder... And the premise about the polemic of a white author writing about a "asian" story is really interesting. So, with that use of themes, RF Kuang choose THAT ending? No, i can't, I can't.
The ve schwab note is actually super weird. It seems like vicious is more popular than anything else she does, at least on booktube. Shades of magic comes second, but also i didn’t hear anyone talk about the sequel series so… where are those folks hanging out online lol
Oh, good memory about Vicious! That one seemed really popular, and then when its sequel came out, a lot of people (that I saw) didn’t seem to like it as much
The other day I was looking at the books I have and I noticed that the highest amount of (physical) books from the same author that I got was from VE Schwab lol
I feel like the reason VE Schwab doesn’t get more attention is because, series aside, her books all feel quite different. You’re not getting a continuous universe or a certain type of fantasy the way you would with other authors. So you’ve got your Addie LaRue stans or your Shades of Magic people but they maybe don’t overlap as much as someone reading through the Cosmere or Realm of the Elderlings.
i’m surprised you mentioned chloe gong because your ve schwab note made me think of her too! She’s also very popular online, but i don’t know where her fans are on booktube because i follow a ton of booktubers and none really speak about her books besides having tried or liked these violent delights
I've been a fan of Elise Kova since I picked up reading again. Her Air Awakens series renewed my love for fantasy and reading! But her books are definitely what I would consider steamy rather than spicy. Which is also how she describes them! I definitely think Married to Magic is a case of people expecting one thing and receiving another. I don't think they are her best works, but they were never meant to be either. She started the series during lockdown when she just wanted to write something with a guaranteed happy ending and was kind of cozy. So I think you're really spot on with saying it delves into cozy fantasy territory.
I still need to try Air Awakens! And you know, I really appreciate you mentioning the steamy vs spicy-in the future, if I use that distinction to describe something, just know the credit goes to you! ❤
I adore her Air Awakens series, it also got me into reading! I've only read one of the married to magic books, and I definitely think it can be seen as a bit cheesy and cliche, but that's the fun of it. :)
7:25 Not to mention if the string instrument is a violin or close relative, if all the strings snap (or are removed) at the same time, the whole instrument risks collapsing. It's also dangerous if they all snap, since they're under really strong pressure. Ca. 50kg (100lbs) iirc, for a violin. Just adding it in for the curious.
Haha, thanks for adding that! The bridge would definitely fall off. I would always get sad when I taught students when their parents wanted to glue the bridge down-the panic of “no no no don’t do that!” would come up in those moments 😂
I really loved Immortal Longings. And having read and enjoyed her previous books, I don’t see the disconnect that people seem to feel. I very much felt that this was still a Chloe Gong story but with more mature aspects. I can’t wait for Vilest Things!
Hi.old reader here but new to fantasy. Started with the Priory of the Orange tree so I am obviously an over achiever but I enjoyed it. I just saw that you wrote a book so I have ordered it and will be reading soon!
Oh, that’s very nice of you! I gave an update about book two and an audiobook for book one in a video recently (the home disaster and updates video) if you’re interested in getting more info. Regardless, though, thank you so much!
I had that "scare" with Warbreaker. For a while there it seemed like it was going in a dark romance type of situation and while I'll happily read the darkest smut if I choose to, if I go into a book expecting it to be PG and then encounter smut it's like a breach of consent. And because I'm mainly an audiobook reader it's a lot more...intense? Like a physical book you can scan over the page and just skip it, but with audiobooks, by the time you realise you want to skip over a scene it's already too late, you experienced it. And I imagine this is the case for some people regarding romance overall.
I bought Yellowface last week after one of your videos, and ended up reading it last night in one sitting. I enjoyed it and was surprised to see it has 3.7 on Goodreads. She covers the very current topic of cancel culture well, how random people are quick to destroy someone online, without all the facts and disregarding that it's a real person with emotions on the other side.
I’m gonna say it because I felt it for years… BookTubers don’t really like female fantasy writers that much. Loads of them are oblivious to them, too. No matter the level success or storytelling mastery. Seriously. It’s sad but it’s true.
Hmm, I think certain pockets may find themselves gravitating toward more male centric fantasy. I find that tends to be true when people read a lot more classic fantasy, or at least that’s what I’ve noticed, since the genre was pretty male author dominate then. I have always wondered, though, if there could be a swap with Sanderson and Schwab, where they write books and then sold them by each other’s names without anyone knowing, how they’d be received? It’d be interesting to say the least, just to see what the difference might be
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter was my favourite Sanderson Secret Project! I didn't realize people weren't terribly fond of it. Then again, I've not read all of the Cosmere. I've only read the Secret Projects and The Way of Kings. I'm starting Mistborn (over again, didn't like it when I picked it up the first time). I also have a fondness for FFX though. So maybe you have to me a FFX fan to enjoy it?
Thanks for the encouagement on Chloe Gong's Immortal Longings. Good Reads was not my friend on this one. I have never seen so many one star reviews. Your thumbs-up gives me the courage to give it a try.
I haven't read Yumi yet, so I don't know to what degree it's a romance, but I honestly love Sanderson's take on romance in fantasy. Subtle or not, it's always super cute. Not sure what people are so surprised about, he has romance in every single book I've read so far. Susebron and Siri are my personal favorite, they read like a comedy shoujo manga and I kinda want more of it 😅
I never hear anyone talk about Alison Croggon's Pellinor series....it was written in the 2000's and I really loved it. You might enjoy it as the magic is built around music or a lost song.
The Luminaries by Susan Dennard is a book that everyone seems to hate and I actually really enjoyed! Was it a bit cheesy and a little 2000's YA feeling? Yes. But did I still love it? Yes!
I picked up Immortal longings after a year of going back and forth- partially due to your recommendation. Really enjoyed it! definitely enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would. I havent read her previous works, definitely the adult sci fi fantasy non booktok reader that I definitely feel appeals to me as an audience. It didn't find its target audience which is a shame because I absolutely adored it :). the worldbuilding was great, and there was very little romance (especially since it was very romantasy markerted, which it is neither lol) and more political steampunk.
I think everyone can have issues that rub them the wrong way. For me, if it's a military genre (more specifically if it has a submarine, ICBMs, or a nuclear reactor), I'm very nit-picky about getting things right since I was in the nuclear machinist mate in the Navy who served about a ballistic missile sub. I'm really very easy going on a lot of other things as long as there's some attempt at giving me a reason to ignore the disbelief.
I feel like V. E. Schwab was more hyped on booktube in the OG booktube days, like when it first started being a thing. And that's a little sad, I've not read a whole lot of her books yet but so far I've really liked her books.
I actually strongly disliked (like.. hated lol) Chloe gong’s debut that was huuuge on booktok so maybe ill actually like this one more if booktok doesn’t love it (also in depth worldbuilding is right up my alley )
Maybe! There’s still a good level of edge factor, but I think the worldbuilding was more than what I saw in her debut for sure. It’s not the most extensive by any means, but it definitely felt more adult in that sense (ya can of course have great worldbuilding as well, but sometimes Adult fantasy spends more time with it)
I loved immortal longings and also did not get the low rating. It was the first chloe gong that I read, but went to the previous works after and enjoyed them as well.
Even on bookstagram people are quiet about VE Schwab’s books 😋 she gets a lot of love when new books come out, but then it quiets down. Maybe since her works can be so varied? Either way, I’m one who talks about her/her books all the time 😂
She has a signature voice I’ve found, but the plots and characters feel quite different from book to book, so perhaps that IS what creates the lack of fandom? Idk, but it’s a good theory I think! 😊
V. E. Schwab is one of my favorite authors 😊 I wish the Booktube would talk more about her book and I also wish the Booktube would promote more female fantasy authors in general. I kind of disagree with Yellowface because so many booktubers put this book on their list of the best books of 2023. After seeing Yellowface in so many videos, I finally decided to read it and I really enjoyed Yellowface 😁
Yellowface était très bon, notamment tout le travail sur le processus d'écriture, la maternité des idées (ou la paternité) et toute la question de l'amitié...
Hi Elle-loved this, as always. Have you ever read Vikram Seth’s An Equal Music? I think (hope) you might like its use of music. Or maybe I mean: I wonder what the violinist would think? He is a stupendous writer, in any case. Love the Medecins Sans Frontieres shirt, by the way. A force for good in a world too full of suffering.
Ah, thank you! It came as a result of regularly donating ❤ And no, I haven’t read that, but I just took a screenshot of your comment so I won’t forget :D
I didn’t like Darker Shades of Magic or Deal with the Elf King…I tried Yumi and didn’t like the writing…now I’m worried I won’t like the Chloe Gong books I have 😂
How the hell did they make Ariadne out to be a "Romeo&Juliet" type of story? She helped Theseus to kill the Minotaur with the promise that he would take her away from her f-ed up family, and then he abandoned her on an island and married her sister. That's not remotely like R&J, so what did they do to that story?
i think ve schwab is more popular in the ya booktube community, or at least it was a year or two ago. that might be why u dont see it spoken about as often :)
😔 Married to Magic has just the right cover to be picked by me. Lush as you say, art-sy and fairytail-esc and the blurb does say lossely re-telling of Beauty and the Beast...just right my alle! So I bought the book. Paperback. Writting was nice and cozy I do agree. All boxes check for a good lovely book. And then I hated the book.... The FMC is annoying. The Elf King deserves someone better than her. If IF I were 15 years old I would sooo love this book. Sadly I don't have that brain any more. BUT I LOVE KOVA'S BOOK NR. 4 🙀💖 . . . She just talks about freedome [I applaud to that] and wines about her duty to the village people [ I roll my eyes]. Has anyone counted how many time she sad or thinks "duty". So annoying! And will all that Duty Talk ahe never thinks about Elf Kingdom and how her power helps them. And come ooon do FMC and MMC ever hold a conversation? And if they do you can't tell me just one talk and one steamy sceene is enought.
I DNFd yumi, and just went to the 17th shard to get the important Cosmere information. I am one of the people you describe who doesnt like much romance in books. and I hate sex scenes in books, like green bones saga is my all time favorite, the only thing in my opinion that would make it better is if the sex was axed. joe abercrombie as well, amazing author just wish i didnt have to hit skip ahead 30 seconds 10-15 times just to get past a sex scene. Im reading/listening for the fantasy not pornography.
I really liked Yellowface too! And I love VE Schwab’s writing/books 😊 I loved Ruthless Vows and The Familiar, which is definitely not a popular opinion on BookTube, haha.
I just finished Ariadne. The book was fine. I though it followed the original beats pretty decently, which is what I look for in a retelling. Was it the best book I've ever read? No. But that's a hard shelf to be on.
From what I've seen on Booktube, Yumi got mostly positive reviews. Which I don't get, because the book was boring and bad. Not just because it had a romance in it, either.
I actually strongly disliked (like.. hated lol) Chloe gong’s debut that was huuuge on booktok so maybe ill actually like this one more if booktok doesn’t love it (also in depth worldbuilding is right up my alley )
It's crazy how nobody is talking about the forbidden ebook Magnetic Aura from Borlest
I liked seeing you mention Jennifer Saint because Ariadne is definitely my book for this. I read Ariadne before I was really in online book spaces and I was so shocked when I saw a lot of people didn’t like it, I loved everything about it.
No one ever talks about Elantris (likely because it is so old now and Sanderson has written so much) but the romance was my favorite part. It was a key element in the plot yet the relationship developed slowly over time as both characters were trying to independently deal with their situations. Heaven knows I enjoy a steamy romance with a 'villain' from time to time but THIS one is the romance I would want in real life - intelligent characters that you can like and respect and relationship growth that is supported by words and actions and still had emotion if not steam.
I do think the couple in that one is more it my liking than some of the others 🫢 😂
I didn't plan to read Elantris but your comment change my mind ! Thanks !! 😊
I loved Yellowface. But that ending kicked me in the face. I understood i didn't need to take the book seriously, but the final plot twist was so cartoonish. The book explored a lot about heavy mental health topics: Impostor syndrom, anxiety disorder... And the premise about the polemic of a white author writing about a "asian" story is really interesting. So, with that use of themes, RF Kuang choose THAT ending? No, i can't, I can't.
That’s fair, the ending was quite bizarre 😂
As soon as you said "Inspiration from FFX" you had me! Damn, now I gotta check it out! Also Sanderson....[Chef's kiss]
The ve schwab note is actually super weird. It seems like vicious is more popular than anything else she does, at least on booktube. Shades of magic comes second, but also i didn’t hear anyone talk about the sequel series so… where are those folks hanging out online lol
Oh, good memory about Vicious! That one seemed really popular, and then when its sequel came out, a lot of people (that I saw) didn’t seem to like it as much
The other day I was looking at the books I have and I noticed that the highest amount of (physical) books from the same author that I got was from VE Schwab lol
So weird considering that yeah, I don't hear much about her books outside of this channel and PeruseProject lol
I’ve finally convinced my husband to read Vicious! I told him he might not like Vengeful though 😅
I feel like the reason VE Schwab doesn’t get more attention is because, series aside, her books all feel quite different. You’re not getting a continuous universe or a certain type of fantasy the way you would with other authors. So you’ve got your Addie LaRue stans or your Shades of Magic people but they maybe don’t overlap as much as someone reading through the Cosmere or Realm of the Elderlings.
How the romance is in Yumi and the Nightmare Painter is how I WANT romance to be in romantasy 😂 THIS is how I define romance! 😂
i’m surprised you mentioned chloe gong because your ve schwab note made me think of her too! She’s also very popular online, but i don’t know where her fans are on booktube because i follow a ton of booktubers and none really speak about her books besides having tried or liked these violent delights
I've been a fan of Elise Kova since I picked up reading again. Her Air Awakens series renewed my love for fantasy and reading! But her books are definitely what I would consider steamy rather than spicy. Which is also how she describes them! I definitely think Married to Magic is a case of people expecting one thing and receiving another. I don't think they are her best works, but they were never meant to be either. She started the series during lockdown when she just wanted to write something with a guaranteed happy ending and was kind of cozy. So I think you're really spot on with saying it delves into cozy fantasy territory.
I still need to try Air Awakens! And you know, I really appreciate you mentioning the steamy vs spicy-in the future, if I use that distinction to describe something, just know the credit goes to you! ❤
I adore her Air Awakens series, it also got me into reading! I've only read one of the married to magic books, and I definitely think it can be seen as a bit cheesy and cliche, but that's the fun of it. :)
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Not to mention if the string instrument is a violin or close relative, if all the strings snap (or are removed) at the same time, the whole instrument risks collapsing. It's also dangerous if they all snap, since they're under really strong pressure. Ca. 50kg (100lbs) iirc, for a violin.
Just adding it in for the curious.
Haha, thanks for adding that! The bridge would definitely fall off. I would always get sad when I taught students when their parents wanted to glue the bridge down-the panic of “no no no don’t do that!” would come up in those moments 😂
@@ebnovelsI've always been curious, is your outro music a recording of you playing?
I really loved Immortal Longings. And having read and enjoyed her previous books, I don’t see the disconnect that people seem to feel. I very much felt that this was still a Chloe Gong story but with more mature aspects. I can’t wait for Vilest Things!
Hi.old reader here but new to fantasy. Started with the Priory of the Orange tree so I am obviously an over achiever but I enjoyed it. I just saw that you wrote a book so I have ordered it and will be reading soon!
Oh, that’s very nice of you! I gave an update about book two and an audiobook for book one in a video recently (the home disaster and updates video) if you’re interested in getting more info. Regardless, though, thank you so much!
I had that "scare" with Warbreaker. For a while there it seemed like it was going in a dark romance type of situation and while I'll happily read the darkest smut if I choose to, if I go into a book expecting it to be PG and then encounter smut it's like a breach of consent. And because I'm mainly an audiobook reader it's a lot more...intense? Like a physical book you can scan over the page and just skip it, but with audiobooks, by the time you realise you want to skip over a scene it's already too late, you experienced it.
And I imagine this is the case for some people regarding romance overall.
I bought Yellowface last week after one of your videos, and ended up reading it last night in one sitting. I enjoyed it and was surprised to see it has 3.7 on Goodreads. She covers the very current topic of cancel culture well, how random people are quick to destroy someone online, without all the facts and disregarding that it's a real person with emotions on the other side.
I didn’t even realize the rating was 3.7-that’s pretty surprising 😮
I’m gonna say it because I felt it for years… BookTubers don’t really like female fantasy writers that much. Loads of them are oblivious to them, too. No matter the level success or storytelling mastery.
Seriously. It’s sad but it’s true.
Hmm, I think certain pockets may find themselves gravitating toward more male centric fantasy. I find that tends to be true when people read a lot more classic fantasy, or at least that’s what I’ve noticed, since the genre was pretty male author dominate then. I have always wondered, though, if there could be a swap with Sanderson and Schwab, where they write books and then sold them by each other’s names without anyone knowing, how they’d be received? It’d be interesting to say the least, just to see what the difference might be
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter was my favourite Sanderson Secret Project! I didn't realize people weren't terribly fond of it. Then again, I've not read all of the Cosmere. I've only read the Secret Projects and The Way of Kings. I'm starting Mistborn (over again, didn't like it when I picked it up the first time). I also have a fondness for FFX though. So maybe you have to me a FFX fan to enjoy it?
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Thanks for the encouagement on Chloe Gong's Immortal Longings. Good Reads was not my friend on this one. I have never seen so many one star reviews. Your thumbs-up gives me the courage to give it a try.
I haven't read Yumi yet, so I don't know to what degree it's a romance, but I honestly love Sanderson's take on romance in fantasy. Subtle or not, it's always super cute. Not sure what people are so surprised about, he has romance in every single book I've read so far. Susebron and Siri are my personal favorite, they read like a comedy shoujo manga and I kinda want more of it 😅
I never hear anyone talk about Alison Croggon's Pellinor series....it was written in the 2000's and I really loved it. You might enjoy it as the magic is built around music or a lost song.
Wicked deep. I think some were thinking maybe it was supposed to be something else but I really enjoyed it. Reread it a few times
I really enjoyed that book with the exception of the epilogue/last chapter-otherwise, I remember quite liking it!
The Luminaries by Susan Dennard is a book that everyone seems to hate and I actually really enjoyed! Was it a bit cheesy and a little 2000's YA feeling? Yes. But did I still love it? Yes!
I picked up Immortal longings after a year of going back and forth- partially due to your recommendation. Really enjoyed it! definitely enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would. I havent read her previous works, definitely the adult sci fi fantasy non booktok reader that I definitely feel appeals to me as an audience. It didn't find its target audience which is a shame because I absolutely adored it :). the worldbuilding was great, and there was very little romance (especially since it was very romantasy markerted, which it is neither lol) and more political steampunk.
VE Schwab fangirl over here! I felt bad that I hated Addie though. 😬 I love the way she writes in general.
I also thought immortal longings was pretty fun! I was surprised when i went to goodreads to put in my rating and saw such low ratings. 🤷🏼♀️
Wait, what? Booktube doesn't like Yumi?
I think everyone can have issues that rub them the wrong way. For me, if it's a military genre (more specifically if it has a submarine, ICBMs, or a nuclear reactor), I'm very nit-picky about getting things right since I was in the nuclear machinist mate in the Navy who served about a ballistic missile sub.
I'm really very easy going on a lot of other things as long as there's some attempt at giving me a reason to ignore the disbelief.
I feel like V. E. Schwab was more hyped on booktube in the OG booktube days, like when it first started being a thing. And that's a little sad, I've not read a whole lot of her books yet but so far I've really liked her books.
Thank you for telling me about the Murder Bot series.
I actually strongly disliked (like.. hated lol) Chloe gong’s debut that was huuuge on booktok so maybe ill actually like this one more if booktok doesn’t love it (also in depth worldbuilding is right up my alley )
Maybe! There’s still a good level of edge factor, but I think the worldbuilding was more than what I saw in her debut for sure. It’s not the most extensive by any means, but it definitely felt more adult in that sense (ya can of course have great worldbuilding as well, but sometimes Adult fantasy spends more time with it)
Omg same. I picked These Violent Delights as a BOTM… and then donated it. 😬
I loved immortal longings and also did not get the low rating. It was the first chloe gong that I read, but went to the previous works after and enjoyed them as well.
hunky man covers = Fabio
some people don't get satire or metaphors i have found sense watching book and movie reviews.
I loved yumi and the nightmare painter ❤
Even on bookstagram people are quiet about VE Schwab’s books 😋 she gets a lot of love when new books come out, but then it quiets down. Maybe since her works can be so varied? Either way, I’m one who talks about her/her books all the time 😂
She has a signature voice I’ve found, but the plots and characters feel quite different from book to book, so perhaps that IS what creates the lack of fandom? Idk, but it’s a good theory I think! 😊
V. E. Schwab is one of my favorite authors 😊 I wish the Booktube would talk more about her book and I also wish the Booktube would promote more female fantasy authors in general.
I kind of disagree with Yellowface because so many booktubers put this book on their list of the best books of 2023. After seeing Yellowface in so many videos, I finally decided to read it and I really enjoyed Yellowface 😁
Yellowface était très bon, notamment tout le travail sur le processus d'écriture, la maternité des idées (ou la paternité) et toute la question de l'amitié...
Hi Elle-loved this, as always. Have you ever read Vikram Seth’s An Equal Music? I think (hope) you might like its use of music. Or maybe I mean: I wonder what the violinist would think? He is a stupendous writer, in any case. Love the Medecins Sans Frontieres shirt, by the way. A force for good in a world too full of suffering.
Ah, thank you! It came as a result of regularly donating ❤ And no, I haven’t read that, but I just took a screenshot of your comment so I won’t forget :D
I didn’t like Darker Shades of Magic or Deal with the Elf King…I tried Yumi and didn’t like the writing…now I’m worried I won’t like the Chloe Gong books I have 😂
I really enjoyed Ariadne!
How the hell did they make Ariadne out to be a "Romeo&Juliet" type of story? She helped Theseus to kill the Minotaur with the promise that he would take her away from her f-ed up family, and then he abandoned her on an island and married her sister. That's not remotely like R&J, so what did they do to that story?
i think ve schwab is more popular in the ya booktube community, or at least it was a year or two ago. that might be why u dont see it spoken about as often :)
Ah, that could be!
I stay very far away from every greek retelling. Every second book in the bookstore is greek retelling
Great Video!
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Married to Magic has just the right cover to be picked by me. Lush as you say, art-sy and fairytail-esc and the blurb does say lossely re-telling of Beauty and the Beast...just right my alle! So I bought the book. Paperback.
Writting was nice and cozy I do agree.
All boxes check for a good lovely book.
And then I hated the book....
The FMC is annoying. The Elf King deserves someone better than her.
If IF I were 15 years old I would sooo love this book. Sadly I don't have that brain any more.
BUT I LOVE KOVA'S BOOK NR. 4 🙀💖
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She just talks about freedome [I applaud to that] and wines about her duty to the village people [ I roll my eyes].
Has anyone counted how many time she sad or thinks "duty". So annoying!
And will all that Duty Talk ahe never thinks about Elf Kingdom and how her power helps them.
And come ooon do FMC and MMC ever hold a conversation? And if they do you can't tell me just one talk and one steamy sceene is enought.
Greek Mythology books like Elektra and Ariadne too 🌞🌺🌺🌺🌞🌺🌺🌞🌊🩵🩵🌊🌞🌺🌺🌞🩵🩵🌊🌞🌞🌊🌺🌺🌊🩵🌞🩵🩵🩵📖📚📙📙📚📖📖📚📙📖📖📖📙📚📖📖📙📙📚📖📖📖📚📚📖📖📖
I DNFd yumi, and just went to the 17th shard to get the important Cosmere information. I am one of the people you describe who doesnt like much romance in books. and I hate sex scenes in books, like green bones saga is my all time favorite, the only thing in my opinion that would make it better is if the sex was axed. joe abercrombie as well, amazing author just wish i didnt have to hit skip ahead 30 seconds 10-15 times just to get past a sex scene. Im reading/listening for the fantasy not pornography.
2:22 I loved Ariadne...and it has prompted me to read whatever JS writes
Luna!!! 🐕
I have really liked everything from Jennifer saint. I really connect with her writing style.
I really liked Yellowface too! And I love VE Schwab’s writing/books 😊 I loved Ruthless Vows and The Familiar, which is definitely not a popular opinion on BookTube, haha.
I still need to read the Familiar! I’ve avoided hearing much about it, but based on thumbnails that pop up, I’ve noticed what you’re saying 😅
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I just finished Ariadne. The book was fine. I though it followed the original beats pretty decently, which is what I look for in a retelling. Was it the best book I've ever read? No. But that's a hard shelf to be on.
There's a banned ebook called Magnetic Aura from Borlest, and it talks from body language to mind tricks to increase attraction, it's the real deal
From what I've seen on Booktube, Yumi got mostly positive reviews. Which I don't get, because the book was boring and bad. Not just because it had a romance in it, either.
I still need to read immortal longings 🥹
I actually strongly disliked (like.. hated lol) Chloe gong’s debut that was huuuge on booktok so maybe ill actually like this one more if booktok doesn’t love it (also in depth worldbuilding is right up my alley )