Mmmmm been asking for this for ages. Mike got me on to Booktube and really made the transition from YA to adult fantasy and sci-fi for me. Having him alongside my favourite book duo *chef’s kiss*
Sometimes you gotta get to book 2, and the same can be said for Three Body Problem. While the first book is still good, the second and third books are gargantuan in how much they're better, epic, mindbending, devastating and more. Mike, if you're reading, get to it!
I deliver for a courier company, so I just listen to audiobooks all day while I'm working. I've been paid to read hundreds of books at this point, it's great.
Its so funny you said both of my FAV booktubers when mentioning who you refer too when choosing a new book to read! your a man of good taste obviously haha. Mike and Matt are both fantastic genuine human beings and they deserve our views booyah
The struggle of having experienced something (whether it’s a book or tv show, etc) and having opinions about it but having no one to talk through it with is real. I’ve debated starting a channel just so people will comment on books that I’ve actually read and want dialogue with someone on. And then I remember I don’t know how to edit videos and it sounds like a lot of work and I don’t really care about learning so I don’t 😂
I felt similarly about Name of the Wind on my first read, but loved it on the second read. On the other hand I don’t see the big deal about Faithful and the Fallen.
I want to thank you guys from Spain for becoming my confort show these past months. I can't seem to find people around me to talk about the books I like but then I found you and discovered wayyy more than I thought I would about this world, so thankss!!!❤❤❤ PS: Could Rich recommend me something similar to WoT (I already have LotR, First Law and about all of the Cosmere)
Rich here. I would recommend Licanius Trilogy for a wheel of time feel. The first book is ok, but the 3rd book is amazing. Fantastic ending and worth the read. Also give The Draconis Memoria series by Anthony Ryan a try.
Cradle actually has amazing characters, it's not just about powering up. Also, it has one of the best and mysterious character in fantasy, Eithan Aurelius, who appears in the second book.
For a long time I always read just the last page of the book before starting. It doesn’t usually spoil the entire book, but most times will give you some things to maybe watch out for. Kind of like giving yourself your own foreshadow moments. I didn’t know this was a romance community thing though 😂. I’ve always read fantasy and sci-fi mostly
Hey, awesome! My three favorite BookTubers all together to debate Red Rising, Wheel of Time, Faithful and the Fallen, and ACOTAR! Best collab ever! Also, YESSS!!!!! You guys are admitting that Mike is wiser and more seasoned than you, and he loves John Gwynne and Robin Hobb! That means I have more reason to cyberbully you into reading them! Mwuahhahahaha!!!! I mean, I won't make a website that counts down to a spoiler like that one guy, but the campaign begins! Prepare yourselves Richard, D-less of Shinovar, and Captain Austin Hairblessed!
I am loving watching this! Mike is such a great, down-to'-earth guy.Also, Mike, if you read this, I'm in my mid forties too and I relate to everything you said about being old, lol.
HELP! Audiobooks, i know rich mentioned a site where you pay a fee and get unlimited books but cant remember it. Anyway i need to get some audiobooks and only trust your tow to say the site. Please let me know asap thanks
I don't know one where you get unlimited other than some sites for India but I use libro.fm. It works like audible but you actually own the book. If you want more for free and are in the USA, try libby to get library books, they also have audiobooks there too.
This is an outstanding discussion. I'm not a BookTuber, but I definitely feel you on not wanting to crush a new indie author into the ground, but also not wanting to only say positive things about what you review as it would start to feel contrived. My question is: for a new BookTuber that is just getting started, would it be possible in each review to do about half positive feedback, and then half constructive criticism on what didn't quite work as well as it could have or what could have been done differently? Or would striving to do this cause the entire channel to become - by definition - contrived? To me, the justification for doing it this way would be that there is no perfect book or series, but there's also no point in reviewing something that just doesn't do anything for you. I don't plan to start a channel or anything, but I do wonder what others think.
Great thoughts! Rich and I tried doing this for a few book reviews earlier in the channel days - Id say there’s validity to any review system, so long as the goal is to communicate your thoughts the best way possible bevause otherwise you could just think your review rather than posting your opiniok of it to start a discussion. With that in mind, that could totally work
What other book tube channels do y’all suggest. I only started watching these videos when I started WoT about 10 months ago. I watch this channel a lot and love Mike’s reviews then of course I found Daniel Greene but that is the only channels I watch. I read fantasy and some sci-fi stuff.
@@2ToRamble thank you! I am new to book tube sites and instead spent decades being the only one I was close with that read some books of these fantasy books and it is great to hear other people with the same enthusiasm.
The big three. This is like when Lebron went to Miami. Austin you are Chris bosh though. I know. I know. Not ideal. But it’s like just stand in the corner and jack up 18 footers my guy and look where it gets ya. Unreal pod. Cheers.
Great vid! And I respect Mike’s (and others) opinions, but Cradle slander will not be tolerated here! I get that it’s not a format for everyone, but there is no way you can say the characters are lacking in Cradle. Lindon, Yerin and Eithan are top tier.
everytime Richard say that Name of the Wind is trash i scream back at screen saying that Wheel of Time is trash...Srsly Austin you need to read it so this slander can end..
Thank you guys so much for the invite! I had a HAIL of a time...it's a Red Rising joke, ya see...
One of the best Booktube collabs ever! Finally!
This is my avengers endgame!!
The King of BookTube + 2ToRamble in the same stream? Oh yes give it to me! :D
I love Mike! He's so chill. Excited for this episode :)
lol at first I thought it said “except for this episode”. I was like what is going to happen here! 😂👀
@@kristen7623 Lol no! That would be pretty funny though.
2x speed audiobooks at work on a 12 hour shift thats what lifes all about. Screw knowing peoples names at work.
Bro legit it’s getting paid for getting though series of books in a week
Two of my favorite channels meeting up. Great episode.
Mike is a downright upright guy. Almost always responds to my comments among the many comments on his vids. Love his respect for fellow book nerds
This was such fun to watch, the hour flew by! Mike is so personable and interesting to listen to and you guys had great energy together.
Thanks for listening, was such a fun time for us too
OMG no waaay!!! I'm so excited about this ... love both of your channels 🎉
2 of my favorite booktube channels combined! This was most excellent!😊
Thankyou!
A little disappointed that the manga conversation didn't come up lol! Mike is a fellow one piece lover.
How funny!! I found both of y’all because I started reading Wheel of Time and now both in one video.
Mmmmm been asking for this for ages. Mike got me on to Booktube and really made the transition from YA to adult fantasy and sci-fi for me. Having him alongside my favourite book duo *chef’s kiss*
What an epic video! Great conversion. The 1 hour and 20 mins flew by!
Sometimes you gotta get to book 2, and the same can be said for Three Body Problem. While the first book is still good, the second and third books are gargantuan in how much they're better, epic, mindbending, devastating and more. Mike, if you're reading, get to it!
my 2 (3) favourite booktubers in one vid!!
I deliver for a courier company, so I just listen to audiobooks all day while I'm working. I've been paid to read hundreds of books at this point, it's great.
Its so funny you said both of my FAV booktubers when mentioning who you refer too when choosing a new book to read! your a man of good taste obviously haha. Mike and Matt are both fantastic genuine human beings and they deserve our views booyah
Huzzah! The crossover we’ve all been waiting for!
Keep it going guys, building fastttt!!!!
OMG THE COLLAB OF THE YEAR! 🤩🤩🤩🤩
My 2 favourite booktubers in one? Now this is a treat.
my takeaways... Mike loves the Dallas Cowboys, audiobooks, and sales. Mike's the best - great interview guys!
Bruh.
Oh this ones gonna be fantastic!
The struggle of having experienced something (whether it’s a book or tv show, etc) and having opinions about it but having no one to talk through it with is real. I’ve debated starting a channel just so people will comment on books that I’ve actually read and want dialogue with someone on.
And then I remember I don’t know how to edit videos and it sounds like a lot of work and I don’t really care about learning so I don’t 😂
Relatable 😂
Fab to see this collaboration! ❤
This was a great interview! Thanks for putting this together.
Thankyou for watching!
I felt similarly about Name of the Wind on my first read, but loved it on the second read. On the other hand I don’t see the big deal about Faithful and the Fallen.
unreal crossover, love it
My two favorite book tube channels combined! Life is good!!!!🎉🎉🎉
I want to thank you guys from Spain for becoming my confort show these past months. I can't seem to find people around me to talk about the books I like but then I found you and discovered wayyy more than I thought I would about this world, so thankss!!!❤❤❤
PS: Could Rich recommend me something similar to WoT (I already have LotR, First Law and about all of the Cosmere)
Also have Name of the wind, Malazan and no interest in ASoIaF
Thanks so much!! Sending this to Rich now to see if he has a good rec for ya
Rich here. I would recommend Licanius Trilogy for a wheel of time feel. The first book is ok, but the 3rd book is amazing. Fantastic ending and worth the read. Also give The Draconis Memoria series by Anthony Ryan a try.
@@2ToRamble Thx so much!!! I hope you get to that interview with brando sando
Thanks, hopefully one day
Man Mike is the guy who got me into BookTube and the one who sometimes makes me wanna start a channel
This was awesome! made my work morning fun!
😁😁
Cradle actually has amazing characters, it's not just about powering up. Also, it has one of the best and mysterious character in fantasy, Eithan Aurelius, who appears in the second book.
Reading a book a week is amazing guys!!
My three favorite booktubers to watch!
“Because you’re insane, you make me look crazy” hahahaha I lost my mind
Mike is the man!
Best collaboration!
This was great! I was hoping you guys were to collaborate some time, and this was a pleasant Monday morning surprise
For a long time I always read just the last page of the book before starting. It doesn’t usually spoil the entire book, but most times will give you some things to maybe watch out for. Kind of like giving yourself your own foreshadow moments.
I didn’t know this was a romance community thing though 😂. I’ve always read fantasy and sci-fi mostly
Is this a cry for help? 😂
@@2ToRamble you have indeed interpreted correctly.
Please, please save my soul! 🙏🙏
Sun Eater is like the closest Dune equivalent weve gotten so far
The video we've all been waiting for with bated breath.
This is getting me through a hell shift at work thankyou
🙏
Oh hell naw!! My 2 favorite YT channels!!!
Hey, awesome! My three favorite BookTubers all together to debate Red Rising, Wheel of Time, Faithful and the Fallen, and ACOTAR! Best collab ever!
Also, YESSS!!!!! You guys are admitting that Mike is wiser and more seasoned than you, and he loves John Gwynne and Robin Hobb! That means I have more reason to cyberbully you into reading them! Mwuahhahahaha!!!!
I mean, I won't make a website that counts down to a spoiler like that one guy, but the campaign begins! Prepare yourselves Richard, D-less of Shinovar, and Captain Austin Hairblessed!
😂😂
LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE this episode!!! ♥♥♥
Than you!
I am loving watching this! Mike is such a great, down-to'-earth guy.Also, Mike, if you read this, I'm in my mid forties too and I relate to everything you said about being old, lol.
Lol hope he reads this
Just keeps gettin' better ha ha
The new starting animation is cute. That is what I took from this 1.25hr chat.
HELP! Audiobooks, i know rich mentioned a site where you pay a fee and get unlimited books but cant remember it. Anyway i need to get some audiobooks and only trust your tow to say the site. Please let me know asap thanks
I don't know one where you get unlimited other than some sites for India but I use libro.fm. It works like audible but you actually own the book. If you want more for free and are in the USA, try libby to get library books, they also have audiobooks there too.
Libby is free.
@@2ToRamblethank you! From Ireland so I’ll check out Libro. Love the vids keep it up 💪
This is an outstanding discussion. I'm not a BookTuber, but I definitely feel you on not wanting to crush a new indie author into the ground, but also not wanting to only say positive things about what you review as it would start to feel contrived. My question is: for a new BookTuber that is just getting started, would it be possible in each review to do about half positive feedback, and then half constructive criticism on what didn't quite work as well as it could have or what could have been done differently? Or would striving to do this cause the entire channel to become - by definition - contrived? To me, the justification for doing it this way would be that there is no perfect book or series, but there's also no point in reviewing something that just doesn't do anything for you. I don't plan to start a channel or anything, but I do wonder what others think.
Great thoughts! Rich and I tried doing this for a few book reviews earlier in the channel days - Id say there’s validity to any review system, so long as the goal is to communicate your thoughts the best way possible bevause otherwise you could just think your review rather than posting your opiniok of it to start a discussion. With that in mind, that could totally work
@@2ToRamble Excellent reply. Thank you.
You mentioned your discord but I can’t find the link, is it open?
Our Discord is where we host the Book Club via our Patreon - it’s directly linked to there
Collab of the year award goes to…!!
This was awesome!
🙏
Guys we need more Romantasy Reviews!!!!
🤝
What other book tube channels do y’all suggest. I only started watching these videos when I started WoT about 10 months ago. I watch this channel a lot and love Mike’s reviews then of course I found Daniel Greene but that is the only channels I watch. I read fantasy and some sci-fi stuff.
So many great ones! Talking Story, Bookborn, Library of a Viking, Fun Fantasy Book Zreviews, Petrik Leo, Matt’s Fantasy Book Reviews and so many more
@@2ToRamble thank you! I am new to book tube sites and instead spent decades being the only one I was close with that read some books of these fantasy books and it is great to hear other people with the same enthusiasm.
New episode. Nice
I didn’t like Name of the Wind either. I was so confused why everyone loved it.
Also my book that I want you to alpha read Rich has a retired badass. Just throwing that out there
Waiting for the eventual Daniel Greene collab :D
75 books a month?!? I get the feeling atleast half of those are picture books
The big three. This is like when Lebron went to Miami. Austin you are Chris bosh though. I know. I know. Not ideal. But it’s like just stand in the corner and jack up 18 footers my guy and look where it gets ya. Unreal pod. Cheers.
😂 thank you!
a lot of people do audiobooks in 2x... which I wonder how much they can actually digest the story
Great vid! And I respect Mike’s (and others) opinions, but Cradle slander will not be tolerated here! I get that it’s not a format for everyone, but there is no way you can say the characters are lacking in Cradle. Lindon, Yerin and Eithan are top tier.
Two amazing channels I hope there’s not a chair review during this😂
This video saved my marriage!
I came for mike, I subbed for the Name of the Wind hate!
"Lord of The Dunes" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
One day Mike… within the next couple of years… you and I shall be discussing football on RUclips. Mark my words
Can't wait!
This is gonna be good
I would pay to listen to Mike read certain sections of ACOTAR. 😂
How much?
@@mikesbookreviews depends on how enthusiastic you are!
YESS YES!
Lol, I low key want to leave a negative comment now that you talked about them, but I can't think of anything bad to say, so...😂
This is my Joker
You guys aren't the only ones, I did not like Name of the Wind at all. Have no idea why it gets so much praise
Dune is wrong about the mind killer. It's actually Tiktok
😂
Ahhhh i loved this
everytime Richard say that Name of the Wind is trash i scream back at screen saying that Wheel of Time is trash...Srsly Austin you need to read it so this slander can end..
🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐
Hey it looks like Mike's channel was hacked or something
He has it back!
Very cool
LFG!!!!
Yay!
LETS GOOOO
Wow
Nice