My favorite November read was "The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich." Truly a wholesome graphic novel. I literally turned around and made both of my siblings read it. 😂
The Project by Courtney Summers is a great book featuring a cult. Highly recommend! Just picked up my own copy of A History of Wild Places and can't wait to give it a try.
Great video Jesse! I love Shea Ernshaw. I read The Wicked Deep and Winterwood from her and can't wait for A history of wild places! I totally relate with what you say about the predictable storyline. I came across that in The Wicked Deep but I loved the little hints she gave from the beginning and it didn't ruin it for me at all.
Very late to this video but I highly recommend After the Fire by Will Hill, it's heavily inspired by the Waco Texas Cult situation and was one of my favorite books of last year. It was so tense and emotional but also fascinating to read about how cults really get into people's minds and stay there!
Hi Jessie i just started watching your channel again and i have missed your videos! I am reading A Darker Shade of magic book 2 and i highly recommend this series so far qnd i am almost done with book 2! Its my new favorite fantasy series!
November was a very mid-tier reading month for me but my standout read by far was 'Hi Honey, I'm Homo!' by Matt Baume. Super fun & interesting non-fiction read especially if you enjoy books about television/media. 😋thanks for another great video, Jesse! 💖
Great video Jesse! Would like to thank you for previously recommending The ocean at the end of the lane as I absolutely loved it, was an easy 5 star read for me. Amazing writing, characters, plot and brilliant illustrations (illustrated by Elise Hurst) just everything about it was brilliant...I even wanted to write an essay about it but currently have 3 reports for uni to do so it will have to wait ahah, thank you again!
I’ve been finishing the books that have been released in the Star Wars High Republic series. (Which has cults if you’re interested in Star Wars, Jesse!!)
Wrap up! Yay! You made me want to read A History of Wild Places and Starling House!📚 Btw, you finally decided to hide Boba-taro ( aka your Boba-frog). It's okay. It's okay. I knew this day would come. But I would be happy to see him on your video again someday…🐸💜
Great Video Jesse and my favorite book that I read in November was definitely the sequel to Belladonna It’s Called Foxglove and I gave it 5 out 5 stars ⭐️😊 So Good 🙂
JESSE! If you love cults, may I suggest Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism? I read it this year and was blown away by how fascinating it was. It dives into how cults use certain principals, and specifically language, to keep their members under control. I'd love to hear your thoughts on it given your interest in them (an interest I share, so no judgment lol)!
I finished two books in November: Dark Harvest by Norman Partridge and a cute web comic novel called Unfamiliar by Haley Newsome. I definitely want to check out Starling house.
I read 4 books in November. The one I would recommend the most is "That Self-Same Metal" by Brittany N. Williams. If you are interested in books about cults, I would recommend "The Servants of Twilight" by Dean Koontz
I read a lot of the Demon Slayer manga in November and honestly, I really recommend it to you Jesse. Such a good series. Also, a book I read not in November but in October that I think you would like is called Ask a North Korean. It is based on a column in a newspaper with the same name where people who have fled North Korea give their thoughts on how they adjust to being in the south
I read 4 books and 2 novellas in November. Tried to get more into classics but they just aren't really for me. Also I read Gallant and I really enjoyed it, though I get why people say there is a lack of plot. My favourite one though was Magnus Chase and the Sword of Summer, absolutely loved that book, so much so that I decided to write my thesis about it as I was currently looking for a good topic anyway :D
I have an honest question about cults in books. How do you think the surge in cult books and interest in them impacts reality and people who engage with cults in some manner? The surge in the popularity of true crime books has definitely impacted true crime in the mainstream and in people who engage with it so I want to know what people think about cult books
Kaiju number 8 it's a Manga about a guy who wants to fight kaiju but he failed the test so he cleans up the after math of a attack then after he was hurt at a job a bug who looked like a Kaiju attack him and he can trun into one and he decides to join up with the people who fight Kaiju and he has to keep his secret or be killed
I had a bad reading month myself. I read 3 books with is average for me. But I didn't like any of them. I read: Spring storm: blühender verrat & Spring storm: Dornen der Hoffnung by Marie graßhoff. These are German books (born Dutch, living in Germany, primarily language is German). I gave them 2,5 and 2 stars respectively. It just wasn't for me. I'm not a big fan of dystopians. And it was heavily advertised as lgbtq+ but there was barely anything. Creative concept with a poor execution. And I read these twisted bonds : court of sun by lexi Ryan. I gave it 3 stars. It was just dull and boring to my and the main love interest was super flat and uncharismatic. Maybe that was the point I don't know. Currently reading court of moon and I'm not impressed
Every falling star by Sungju lee is an amazing memoir. It’s about the author’s experience as a 12 year old boy living in North Korea.
My favorite November read was "The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich." Truly a wholesome graphic novel. I literally turned around and made both of my siblings read it. 😂
Jesse: didn’t have the most successful reading month, I just read 5 books.
Me: I think I read…2 😐
2 is better than 0 .❤
Yaaaaaay. Giving all the love and energy I can from here (Iran) weeeehooo here we goooo Jesse💪🏽😍😍✨✨❤️🫂
I love wrap ups!,❤❤❤
I’ve had history of wild places on my TBR forever jow
Project👏 Hail 👏Mary👏 definitely one of my top books this year!!
This one is on my list! I'm dying to read it
So excited toread Starling House! Great video as always ❤
Really want to read Poison for breakfast!
Ps. Love you wrap ups!
I love Hooky!!! My favorite book in November was Iron Flame 😊
Two books I enjoyed were the cat who saves books and assistant to the villain
I loved role playing by Cathy Yardley! Adding hooky to my tbr
Yay, a reading wrap up!
The Project by Courtney Summers is a great book featuring a cult. Highly recommend! Just picked up my own copy of A History of Wild Places and can't wait to give it a try.
Great video Jesse! I love Shea Ernshaw. I read The Wicked Deep and Winterwood from her and can't wait for A history of wild places! I totally relate with what you say about the predictable storyline. I came across that in The Wicked Deep but I loved the little hints she gave from the beginning and it didn't ruin it for me at all.
Very late to this video but I highly recommend After the Fire by Will Hill, it's heavily inspired by the Waco Texas Cult situation and was one of my favorite books of last year. It was so tense and emotional but also fascinating to read about how cults really get into people's minds and stay there!
Hi Jessie i just started watching your channel again and i have missed your videos! I am reading A Darker Shade of magic book 2 and i highly recommend this series so far qnd i am almost done with book 2! Its my new favorite fantasy series!
Those books are all gorgeous ❤❤
I read If You Could See the Sun and LOVED it!
This made my day to see you uploaded Jesse
November was a very mid-tier reading month for me but my standout read by far was 'Hi Honey, I'm Homo!' by Matt Baume. Super fun & interesting non-fiction read especially if you enjoy books about television/media. 😋thanks for another great video, Jesse! 💖
Great video Jesse! Would like to thank you for previously recommending The ocean at the end of the lane as I absolutely loved it, was an easy 5 star read for me. Amazing writing, characters, plot and brilliant illustrations (illustrated by Elise Hurst) just everything about it was brilliant...I even wanted to write an essay about it but currently have 3 reports for uni to do so it will have to wait ahah, thank you again!
I first read Hooky when it was free on webtoon!!!!! Its awesome !!!
My favorite book of November was The Man Who Died Twice, 2nd in the Thursday Murder Club series
I read The Once and Future Witches this November and it’s now one of my favorite books.
Hey! 5 books is a big W honestly. That’s more than Negative 1 in my case
My favorite new-to-me read for November was Star Wars: Heir to the Jedi.
My favorite read from November was Legends and Lattes🥰
I’ve been finishing the books that have been released in the Star Wars High Republic series. (Which has cults if you’re interested in Star Wars, Jesse!!)
i read 8 books in november. some of them were manga, middlegrade, or poetry! i think my favorite read was bookshops & bonedust.
Wrap up! Yay! You made me want to read A History of Wild Places and Starling House!📚
Btw, you finally decided to hide Boba-taro ( aka your Boba-frog). It's okay. It's okay. I knew this day would come.
But I would be happy to see him on your video again someday…🐸💜
Great Video Jesse and my favorite book that I read in November was definitely the sequel to Belladonna It’s Called Foxglove and I gave it 5 out 5 stars ⭐️😊 So Good 🙂
JESSE! If you love cults, may I suggest Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism? I read it this year and was blown away by how fascinating it was. It dives into how cults use certain principals, and specifically language, to keep their members under control. I'd love to hear your thoughts on it given your interest in them (an interest I share, so no judgment lol)!
Aru Shah series! It's really fun and witty and fast paced, but you really care about the plot and characters too!
Mine would Tress of the Emerald Sea!
I finished two books in November: Dark Harvest by Norman Partridge and a cute web comic novel called Unfamiliar by Haley Newsome. I definitely want to check out Starling house.
I read 4 books in November. The one I would recommend the most is "That Self-Same Metal" by Brittany N. Williams. If you are interested in books about cults, I would recommend "The Servants of Twilight" by Dean Koontz
Footnotes like what were used in Babel? I just got Starling House in my Illumicrate this month but I didn’t flip through it.
I read a lot of the Demon Slayer manga in November and honestly, I really recommend it to you Jesse. Such a good series. Also, a book I read not in November but in October that I think you would like is called Ask a North Korean. It is based on a column in a newspaper with the same name where people who have fled North Korea give their thoughts on how they adjust to being in the south
I read 4 books and 2 novellas in November. Tried to get more into classics but they just aren't really for me. Also I read Gallant and I really enjoyed it, though I get why people say there is a lack of plot. My favourite one though was Magnus Chase and the Sword of Summer, absolutely loved that book, so much so that I decided to write my thesis about it as I was currently looking for a good topic anyway :D
I’ve been eyeing hooky since it came out but still haven’t gotten to it yet!
You could check out Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon. It is culty but way weirder.
The Mercy Kilpatrick series by Kendra Elliot is a pretty good cult series.
I really loved The girls by Emma Cline, for the Cult recommendation :) but I cannot remember if you've already read that.
I read only one book in November
Better than none.
I have an honest question about cults in books. How do you think the surge in cult books and interest in them impacts reality and people who engage with cults in some manner?
The surge in the popularity of true crime books has definitely impacted true crime in the mainstream and in people who engage with it so I want to know what people think about cult books
Kaiju number 8 it's a Manga about a guy who wants to fight kaiju but he failed the test so he cleans up the after math of a attack then after he was hurt at a job a bug who looked like a Kaiju attack him and he can trun into one and he decides to join up with the people who fight Kaiju and he has to keep his secret or be killed
I read a book called singled out: the story of glen Burke and it’s about how his life and being the first openly gay baseball player
Cult book rec: The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett. Mixed media masterpiece.
I liked starling house (I like footnotes) but the pacing was weird
I did not get what Schwab was trying to say in Gallant.
The family upstairs by Lisa Jewell, is a cult story
I had a bad reading month myself. I read 3 books with is average for me. But I didn't like any of them. I read:
Spring storm: blühender verrat & Spring storm: Dornen der Hoffnung by Marie graßhoff. These are German books (born Dutch, living in Germany, primarily language is German). I gave them 2,5 and 2 stars respectively. It just wasn't for me. I'm not a big fan of dystopians. And it was heavily advertised as lgbtq+ but there was barely anything. Creative concept with a poor execution.
And I read these twisted bonds : court of sun by lexi Ryan. I gave it 3 stars. It was just dull and boring to my and the main love interest was super flat and uncharismatic. Maybe that was the point I don't know. Currently reading court of moon and I'm not impressed