Your hair looks so pretty in this video! Congratulations on this great reading month! I had a great reading month for myself aswell (7 books) :) My favourite was Circe! I've also read a thriller for the first time in a while and I really loved it. "Beneath the Mountain" by Luca d'Andrea. It's having a slow start (for a thriller), but if you don't mind that and are in for the ride and not only for the thrilling part, than I would highly recommend!
Oh, I didn't know there was books about asexuality ! I'm ace and here in France, no-one talk about that, nowhere... I will try to find it. Thanks for your video, and a lot of strengh and love to you ❤️
@@nevaidos oh my, I love this book so much ❤️😁. I was crying all the time, thinking I was not along. I read it in english last year. I was really happy when I heard that it has been published in french too a few weeks ago.
@@shloka3915 Another YA book you might also like is Elatsoe. Although it is not a book about asexuality, the main character identifies as asexual, something I haven't seen that often in books though I doubt it has been translated in French :)
I had been on birth control for over 20 years for period control reasons but had to get off of it two months ago because I developed blood clots in my lungs. Birth control can make the risk higher for pulmonary embolism. I read Ace and liked it but it was geared more toward younger people and I am not young. When I discovered that I am part of the asexual spectrum last year I found this RUclips channel called Ace Dad Advice from an older ace person. He is currently writing a book with the same name and I will definitely be reading it once it comes out.
I'm trying so hard to read way of kings lol my husband read it in a week and started the next one and all of a sudden I'm like 1,300 pages behind and it's daunting when you're buddy reading lol
It's a scary book and a bit slow but it's the first book in a ten book series so there's lots of world building. You could always give yourself a set amount of time/pages to read each day. I'm sure you'll find yourself reading more than that!
@@BookswithEmilyFox I'm going to try that, sounds much more manageable, my husband left for a 3 week business trip so I think I knock it out with no pressure from " what part did you get to?" Lol
@@Carolina-rd3gh Just lots of pain every time I got my period. I'd sometimes even faint and this had been happening since I was in secondary school but every doctor said it was normal until I got one that was like um no, it's not. She ran some tests and there it was, now I feel perfect!
@@lectumarta What tests did you do? All the doctors I’ve been to said there wasn’t a problem but I have a super heavy flow, faint, vomit and one time went to the emergency room for a lot of pain but they said it was because my intestine is very close to one of my ovaries, simulating a lot of lower pain related with other conditions. I want to be sure. What tests should I do?
The Disordered Cosmos is absolutely worth it!! Yes the beginning is science heavy, but she talks about so many important issues in society and science in the latter half. Loved it! :)
I read 5 books but one was a little over 1300 pages. I read: Cloud Cuckoo Land, Firekeeper's Daughter, 1Q84, People we meet on Vacation (which I didn't expect to love) and finally, an Ember in the ashes. And now I'm reading A torch against the night and re-reading Little Women
Oh Imago is just as fantastic as the rest of the trilogy. Absolutely binged them in February and March and am holding myself back from just reading only Butler’s backlist exclusively until I’m done with it. She’s such a great writer!
I'm trying to read one a month for this series to stretch it because I agree, I'd totally read all her books in a month... but then I'd be sad to be done XD
If you like Gone Girl vibe in thriller/mistery you might try Jane Doe by Victoria Helen Stone ( sociopath getting her revenge) or Alex by Pierre Lemaitre (girl gets kidnapped and tortured).
Emily, PLEASE, at least look into The Ninth Rain by Jen Williams and see if it would be interesting to you, but we have pretty similar tastes when it comes to fantasy and I guess you might also love it! Let me just say: it has giant bats people can fly on.. :D
I haven't heard anything about The Shadow of the Gods. I just saw it one day on goodreads and thought this looks amazing. Haven't read it yet, but hopefully soon
I knew it, I told you about Rock Paper Scissors that you are not going to like it, after so many years of watching your videos, I kinda know ur tastes, soooo I knew itttt. 😀 I hope you are well! Take care!
The sex scene in Before they are hanged was one of the funniest things I read. To be fair I listened to the book as an audiobook and the narrator made it sound sooooo awkward I was laughing my ass off.
just finished the tenant of wildfell hall. the beginning was a bit boring but once we got to helen's backstory the book really pulled me in. couldn't stop thinking about that "dude watching with the brontes" comic the entire time i was reading😂 or rather listening bc i don't think i could've managed to finish it otherwise. curse my short attention span and thank heaven for audiobooks haha
what a great reading month, so many interesting reads! it's great to see that you're out of slump, i could tell from your mood that you're on a reading high right now. :D keep it going!
I am so sorry that you have endometriosis! My mom had it and for 10 years I thought I have it too. Went for the surgery and turned out I didn’t have it but have other issues that caused the pain. Fingers crossed your surgery goes well and that you feel much better afterwards! Let me know if you have any questions as I know it’s very emotional before having the surgery and waiting for it. Sending warm wishes! ❤️
Thank you! Technically I’m waiting for the surgery for final diagnosis but I definitely have an ovarian cyst and bad daily pelvic pain. Hoping I’ll be better after 🤞🤞
ok ok ok adding Queen of the Tearling to my list! and maybe more Octavia Butler! i've read a few but the new covers are so attention grabbing, makes me want to read all her other work asap!
I recently read the first book in the revenger trilogy by Alistair Reynolds and absolutely loved it! Lady space pirates! Can't wait to continue the trilogy
I just finished Nine Lives and thought it was really good. It was my first Peter Swanson book, so that might be why I liked it so much, but I thought the twist was really good. I agree about the epilogue not being necessary. It didn’t ruin it for me but it wasn’t needed.
Your hair is looking fab! :D I've got Shadow of the Gods on my tbr and my reading taste often aligns with you, so I'm assuming it won't be a 5 for me but I'm hoping I'll quite enjoy it. Fingers crossed! Also wow, in the middle of five books? I'm in the middle of two and I'm stressed, LOL.
Congratulations on an awesome reading month with 12 books. I managed to get through 11 books for the month which was good. The best March read I had was Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao- 5 stars from beginning to end.
I think you would enjoy Hollie McNish's poetry. She has published books but also shares on her FB / social pages. She is all about destigmatising women masturbating or women's anatomy or about not romanticising motherhood.
I’m in the exact same situation with Peter Swanson! The first book of his I read was The Kind Worth Killing and it’s now one of my favorite books. I’ve read Eight Perfect Murders and Every vow you Break since then and could barely believe they were written by the same author. I just started Nine Lives and I’m just hoping it’ll be at least 3 stars 😭🤞🏼
I'm so excited to finally read The Shadow of the Gods in April. I'm so curious what I think about that one, because I adore The Faithful and the Fallen series by John Gwynne.
I really enjoyed Before They Are Hanged, though the ending was indeed a bit underwhelming, but I found that the third book made it up for it and it became my absolute favourite installment in the series. Also, the unlikely sex scene also made me uncomfortable at first but the humorous tone and silliness of the overall situation just ended up making me laugh, so I guess it worked for me (and I'm also not a fan of sex scenes usually). 😂 The plot of The Argument of Kings was much more developed and made reading the two first books worth it for me. Hope it does for you too, but don't expect an uplifting read. 😅
1:51 It's even worse than that. I'm not sure if you've heard of, or have already read, a fantastic book written by Rachel Carson called Silent Spring that came out in 1962. Not so much about plastic but she was trying to draw attention to the environmental impacts of pesticides and the disinformation spread by chemical industries. It's such a weird book to read for the first time today when people are as environmentally conscious as we've ever been because so much of the stuff written in it just seems to glaringly obvious now.
I gave rock paper and scissors 2 stars. I also loved the kind worth killing read everything by Swanson hoping that it might be like the kind worth killing, I DNF’ed nine lives.
I don't want to sound preachy or anything (even though I do, sorry :D ) but please don't define asexuality as "not really wanting sex". We don't or rarely (depending on where you fall on the spectrum) experience sexual attraction, which has nothing to do with libido or sex drive. Anyway! I can also recommend "The invisible orientation: An Introduction to Asexuality" by Julie Sondra Decker, which I personally liked more than Ace as it's a little more nuanced. Glad you had such a great reading month!
Considering how many non-fictions you read this month I wanted to ask if you read a lot of medical memoirs and have any suggestions? Emotional female was one of the best books I’ve ever read and I need more like it!
Please, please try His and Hers by Aloce Feeney. It's the author's best one, at least for me. The final twist was sooo good and I didn't see it coming.
@@emilek3168 Same! I was so disappointed by Rock Paper Scissors especially as it was an anticipated release after His and Hers. Didn't like Sometimes I Lie too.
I overall loved the First Law trilogy, but I agree that the second book was the weakest. I enjoyed it, but at the end wondered what the point was. I encourage you to read the third book, it wraps up the characters stories, but the bigger conflict between Bayaz and the prophet is left open.
Salut Émilie! Je penses pas que tu as vu passer mais deux humoristes ont fait un podcast sur l'endométriose avec une spécialiste qui en souffre. Bon on sort de la fâchée mais il y a quand même des informations intéressantes, dont la chirurgie. Regardes Les Fallopes (avec Erich Preach et Mélanie couture) épisode 97 l'endométriose.
Question. I tried reading Kindred and didn't like the writing style. Is the Xenogenesis series any different? I'm kinda afraid to read Abercombie at this point lol. It's been so hyped and I'm just afraid I'm not gonna join the hype train, same with Poppy War and Jade City D: That ace book looks interesting, but I'm afraid to read it since they usually end up going either the full Sheldon take on it (aro ace, we are robots, no feelings yada yada) or infantilizing us... All those non-fiction sounded amazing though!
THANK YOU for pointing out the issues with the s*x scenes and female characters in First Law. No-one dares criticise Abercrombie but he gets away with some seriously exploitative and voyeuristic writing. He's just everybody's darling so it's a double standard, and those issues only get worse in the last book.
Rock Paper Scissors…..ugh I agree with your rating Spoilers And that “haunting” ending? WHY? We had mistaken identity, murder, Yada yada then we have the husband killing his own mom and then the ghostly encounter. 🙄🙄🙄
Not spoiler but…. Some people consider mentioning the twists at the end a spoiler so I didn’t mention it but… I don’t think I’ll read more by the author :/
I lowered my rating of Before they are Hanged by one star because of the ending with Ninefingers crew storyline and the island. In general I don't like journey quests in fantasy but if I'm listening to a 20+ hour audiobook, I expect a much better payoff. I still will read the last book, so I hope it wraps up on a strong note.
lol yes. Abercrombie sex scenes are purposefully the most cringe-worthy scenes ever. I highly recommend the brilliantly performed audiobooks for First Law. The narrator has commented on how bad the sex scenes are to read out but he adds to the horror.
I had a strong feeling you wouldn't like Rock, Paper, Scissors!! I haven't read it but I saw Nakia's review of it and it sounds ridiculous, lol. If you haven't seen her vid, you should check it out because it's so funny and I think you'll really appreciate it 😂 Glad you're out of our slump! Nakia's Hideaway - Review: ruclips.net/video/kkYA87Xuzds/видео.html
If you take hormonal birth control as a teenager you have a 100% higher chance of commiting suic*de sometime later in life than people who don't take it. I assume that's because of negative psychological effects like depression that birth control can cause. I think she used the term "unalive" because RUclips's algorithm doesn't like it if you use certain words in your videos.
This series being Grim Dark, it was actually meant to be icky. There's another sex scene in the third book that were between two very conventionally attractive people and still Abercrombie made it icky. I wouldn't expect Sarah J maas level flowery over the top sex (which I don't like either) from him. He writes ugly sex lol.
Ye Abercrombie's female characters are not really his strong suit in the first trilogy. He has acknowledge and realized that himself and grown a whoooole lot and has definitely moved away from the dudebro vibes starting with the standalones and especially with Age of Madness
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The only thing I liked about Rock Paper Scissors were the quotes. I was blown away by the lines but the plot?? so boring and the characters? disgusting
Did it feel like one of those books that the author was more focused on being quotable one liners than the story? I've started seeing that in some books but maybe it's just me
What’s the best book you’ve read in March?
Not done yet, but Moby Dick! Expected a slog, because people usually hate on it, but I think it's gorgeous so far and was ahead of it's time.
The sword of Kaigen, the best! 😍
But The rose code was also great.
Bonus was The girl from Silent lake; finally, a good thriller!
Dragon Mage by ML Spencer, highly recommend! A friendship focused fantasy with dragons...yes please!
Oryx & Crake by Margaret Atwood
Secret Garden 💕💕💕✨✨✨💕✨✨
Your hair looks so pretty in this video! Congratulations on this great reading month! I had a great reading month for myself aswell (7 books) :) My favourite was Circe! I've also read a thriller for the first time in a while and I really loved it. "Beneath the Mountain" by Luca d'Andrea. It's having a slow start (for a thriller), but if you don't mind that and are in for the ride and not only for the thrilling part, than I would highly recommend!
agree about hair! looks so full!
Oh, I didn't know there was books about asexuality ! I'm ace and here in France, no-one talk about that, nowhere... I will try to find it.
Thanks for your video, and a lot of strengh and love to you ❤️
Very true (also from France), I literally learned it existed as an adult :/
A YA fiction book about asexuality that I can also recommend is Loveless by Alice Oseman :)
@@nevaidos oh my, I love this book so much ❤️😁. I was crying all the time, thinking I was not along. I read it in english last year. I was really happy when I heard that it has been published in french too a few weeks ago.
@@shloka3915 Another YA book you might also like is Elatsoe. Although it is not a book about asexuality, the main character identifies as asexual, something I haven't seen that often in books though I doubt it has been translated in French :)
I had been on birth control for over 20 years for period control reasons but had to get off of it two months ago because I developed blood clots in my lungs. Birth control can make the risk higher for pulmonary embolism.
I read Ace and liked it but it was geared more toward younger people and I am not young. When I discovered that I am part of the asexual spectrum last year I found this RUclips channel called Ace Dad Advice from an older ace person. He is currently writing a book with the same name and I will definitely be reading it once it comes out.
I just got The priory of the Orange Tree yesterday and the Mistborn trilogy yesterday. Im super excited
We stan people trying to learn more about asexuality💜
hekk yea
I read the entire Poppy War trilogy this month and enjoyed it for the most part not quite what I expected
Im so not certain if I wanna read that pls tell me it's good
Queen of the tearling has been on my TBR forever too
I'm trying so hard to read way of kings lol my husband read it in a week and started the next one and all of a sudden I'm like 1,300 pages behind and it's daunting when you're buddy reading lol
It's a scary book and a bit slow but it's the first book in a ten book series so there's lots of world building. You could always give yourself a set amount of time/pages to read each day. I'm sure you'll find yourself reading more than that!
@@BookswithEmilyFox I'm going to try that, sounds much more manageable, my husband left for a 3 week business trip so I think I knock it out with no pressure from " what part did you get to?" Lol
I have to stop getting excited when other youtubers say the have endometriosis but i swear it feels great knowing I’m not the only one!
Haha it’s the worst club but we’re in it together 😂
i was recently diagnosed with crohn's disease and i do have endometriosis so i got a lot of recommendations from this video hahah thanks
What symptoms did you notice on endometriosis?
@@Carolina-rd3gh Just lots of pain every time I got my period. I'd sometimes even faint and this had been happening since I was in secondary school but every doctor said it was normal until I got one that was like um no, it's not. She ran some tests and there it was, now I feel perfect!
@@lectumarta What tests did you do? All the doctors I’ve been to said there wasn’t a problem but I have a super heavy flow, faint, vomit and one time went to the emergency room for a lot of pain but they said it was because my intestine is very close to one of my ovaries, simulating a lot of lower pain related with other conditions. I want to be sure. What tests should I do?
The Disordered Cosmos is absolutely worth it!! Yes the beginning is science heavy, but she talks about so many important issues in society and science in the latter half. Loved it! :)
I read 5 books but one was a little over 1300 pages. I read: Cloud Cuckoo Land, Firekeeper's Daughter, 1Q84, People we meet on Vacation (which I didn't expect to love) and finally, an Ember in the ashes. And now I'm reading A torch against the night and re-reading Little Women
Oh Imago is just as fantastic as the rest of the trilogy. Absolutely binged them in February and March and am holding myself back from just reading only Butler’s backlist exclusively until I’m done with it. She’s such a great writer!
I'm trying to read one a month for this series to stretch it because I agree, I'd totally read all her books in a month... but then I'd be sad to be done XD
If you like Gone Girl vibe in thriller/mistery you might try Jane Doe by Victoria Helen Stone ( sociopath getting her revenge) or Alex by Pierre Lemaitre (girl gets kidnapped and tortured).
Your comments on This Is Your Brain on Birth Control 🔥
Emily, PLEASE, at least look into The Ninth Rain by Jen Williams and see if it would be interesting to you, but we have pretty similar tastes when it comes to fantasy and I guess you might also love it! Let me just say: it has giant bats people can fly on.. :D
Vulva is not an ugly word, completely agree that that was poor/ irresponsible wording.
I haven't heard anything about The Shadow of the Gods. I just saw it one day on goodreads and thought this looks amazing. Haven't read it yet, but hopefully soon
I know Elliot brooks on RUclips has but haven't seen it anywhere else both book one and two have bomb covers
The whole Lilith’s Brood trilogy by Butler is excellent.
I knew it, I told you about Rock Paper Scissors that you are not going to like it, after so many years of watching your videos, I kinda know ur tastes, soooo I knew itttt. 😀 I hope you are well! Take care!
Always trying to be hopeful but I'm about to give up on popular mystery/thriller books haha
Haha - same here!
The sex scene in Before they are hanged was one of the funniest things I read. To be fair I listened to the book as an audiobook and the narrator made it sound sooooo awkward I was laughing my ass off.
just finished the tenant of wildfell hall. the beginning was a bit boring but once we got to helen's backstory the book really pulled me in. couldn't stop thinking about that "dude watching with the brontes" comic the entire time i was reading😂 or rather listening bc i don't think i could've managed to finish it otherwise. curse my short attention span and thank heaven for audiobooks haha
I loved Before They are Hanged but was pretty meh about the first and third, so if you liked the first more you’ll probably also like the third
what a great reading month, so many interesting reads! it's great to see that you're out of slump, i could tell from your mood that you're on a reading high right now. :D keep it going!
have you heard? brandon shared a prologue of stormlight 5!! i want him to write my final paper for uni. that man can write.
I am so sorry that you have endometriosis! My mom had it and for 10 years I thought I have it too. Went for the surgery and turned out I didn’t have it but have other issues that caused the pain. Fingers crossed your surgery goes well and that you feel much better afterwards! Let me know if you have any questions as I know it’s very emotional before having the surgery and waiting for it. Sending warm wishes! ❤️
Thank you! Technically I’m waiting for the surgery for final diagnosis but I definitely have an ovarian cyst and bad daily pelvic pain. Hoping I’ll be better after 🤞🤞
I always find a new book to read after watching your videos! I finished Lilith's Brood series this month. I really enjoyed it.
Yess, I gave Nine lives 3 stars too! I totally agree with you on the epilogue. It is so incomprehensible and unnecessary.
Great wrap up! 🙂
Thrillers are so hit or miss for people.
ok ok ok adding Queen of the Tearling to my list! and maybe more Octavia Butler! i've read a few but the new covers are so attention grabbing, makes me want to read all her other work asap!
I recently read the first book in the revenger trilogy by Alistair Reynolds and absolutely loved it! Lady space pirates! Can't wait to continue the trilogy
I've been meaning to try his work... one day!
I just finished Nine Lives and thought it was really good. It was my first Peter Swanson book, so that might be why I liked it so much, but I thought the twist was really good. I agree about the epilogue not being necessary. It didn’t ruin it for me but it wasn’t needed.
Your hair is looking fab! :D
I've got Shadow of the Gods on my tbr and my reading taste often aligns with you, so I'm assuming it won't be a 5 for me but I'm hoping I'll quite enjoy it. Fingers crossed! Also wow, in the middle of five books? I'm in the middle of two and I'm stressed, LOL.
Congratulations on an awesome reading month with 12 books. I managed to get through 11 books for the month which was good. The best March read I had was Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao- 5 stars from beginning to end.
I think you would enjoy Hollie McNish's poetry. She has published books but also shares on her FB / social pages. She is all about destigmatising women masturbating or women's anatomy or about not romanticising motherhood.
I’m in the exact same situation with Peter Swanson! The first book of his I read was The Kind Worth Killing and it’s now one of my favorite books. I’ve read Eight Perfect Murders and Every vow you Break since then and could barely believe they were written by the same author. I just started Nine Lives and I’m just hoping it’ll be at least 3 stars 😭🤞🏼
And I also gave Rock Paper Scissors two stars!
I'm so excited to finally read The Shadow of the Gods in April. I'm so curious what I think about that one, because I adore The Faithful and the Fallen series by John Gwynne.
Just gotta say your hair looks gorgeous!
I really enjoyed Before They Are Hanged, though the ending was indeed a bit underwhelming, but I found that the third book made it up for it and it became my absolute favourite installment in the series. Also, the unlikely sex scene also made me uncomfortable at first but the humorous tone and silliness of the overall situation just ended up making me laugh, so I guess it worked for me (and I'm also not a fan of sex scenes usually). 😂 The plot of The Argument of Kings was much more developed and made reading the two first books worth it for me. Hope it does for you too, but don't expect an uplifting read. 😅
Hoping book 3 will work for me too 🤞🤞
I was listening to the audiobook in the garage when the sex scene came on, so embarrassing! I don't think it's supposed to be titillating.
So many good books!! 😍😍
I actually really enjoyed The Echo Wife! But hearing you saying it didn't go far enough makes me wonder what could have happened haha
It's not just you! I was really let down by Rock Paper Scissors and was left wondering how come this is as popular as it is..
I feel like that with most mystery/thriller books.... I'm starting to wonder if I had the genre or if the popular ones are just REALLY not for me :/
1:51 It's even worse than that. I'm not sure if you've heard of, or have already read, a fantastic book written by Rachel Carson called Silent Spring that came out in 1962. Not so much about plastic but she was trying to draw attention to the environmental impacts of pesticides and the disinformation spread by chemical industries. It's such a weird book to read for the first time today when people are as environmentally conscious as we've ever been because so much of the stuff written in it just seems to glaringly obvious now.
I think you & your community might [EVENTUALLY] enjoy Amy Webb’s The Genesis Machine.
I gave rock paper and scissors 2 stars. I also loved the kind worth killing read everything by Swanson hoping that it might be like the kind worth killing, I DNF’ed nine lives.
I don't want to sound preachy or anything (even though I do, sorry :D ) but please don't define asexuality as "not really wanting sex". We don't or rarely (depending on where you fall on the spectrum) experience sexual attraction, which has nothing to do with libido or sex drive. Anyway! I can also recommend "The invisible orientation: An Introduction to Asexuality" by Julie Sondra Decker, which I personally liked more than Ace as it's a little more nuanced. Glad you had such a great reading month!
I was waiting for this. I rewatch the video after it was posted and cringe so hard… definitely misspoke 😖
Thanks for the recommendation!
@@BookswithEmilyFox no worries! It's a little wordy as far as definitions go, especially if you're not used to talking about it ;)
Your hair looks so great! Are you still a Rapunzel since quarantine?
You look absolutely stunning here (not that you weren’t before!)... but i think it’s the hair. Something about the hair.
I haven't curled my hair in forever so it's definitely the hair haha
My health is finally improving too so that helps :)
Considering how many non-fictions you read this month I wanted to ask if you read a lot of medical memoirs and have any suggestions? Emotional female was one of the best books I’ve ever read and I need more like it!
The only one I’ve read is “this is going to hurt” by Adam Kay
Please, please try His and Hers by Aloce Feeney. It's the author's best one, at least for me. The final twist was sooo good and I didn't see it coming.
definitely agree with this!! i also didn't like both sometimes i lie and rock paper scizzors by her, however his & hers was great
@@emilek3168 Same! I was so disappointed by Rock Paper Scissors especially as it was an anticipated release after His and Hers. Didn't like Sometimes I Lie too.
SOO EXCITED!! ❤️❤️❤️✨✨❤️❤️✨
I overall loved the First Law trilogy, but I agree that the second book was the weakest. I enjoyed it, but at the end wondered what the point was. I encourage you to read the third book, it wraps up the characters stories, but the bigger conflict between Bayaz and the prophet is left open.
Great Wrap Up!
Salut Émilie!
Je penses pas que tu as vu passer mais deux humoristes ont fait un podcast sur l'endométriose avec une spécialiste qui en souffre. Bon on sort de la fâchée mais il y a quand même des informations intéressantes, dont la chirurgie.
Regardes Les Fallopes (avec Erich Preach et Mélanie couture) épisode 97 l'endométriose.
I'm surprised and bummed you didn't care for BTAH but excited you're going to continue the series.
What eyeliner & lipstick do you use? I love it!
Same!
The Mind*ucked series were the best books i read this month
I started Sister Outsider in March and couldn't get through the first few pages. So I will give it another go. :)
Question. I tried reading Kindred and didn't like the writing style. Is the Xenogenesis series any different? I'm kinda afraid to read Abercombie at this point lol. It's been so hyped and I'm just afraid I'm not gonna join the hype train, same with Poppy War and Jade City D:
That ace book looks interesting, but I'm afraid to read it since they usually end up going either the full Sheldon take on it (aro ace, we are robots, no feelings yada yada) or infantilizing us... All those non-fiction sounded amazing though!
THANK YOU for pointing out the issues with the s*x scenes and female characters in First Law. No-one dares criticise Abercrombie but he gets away with some seriously exploitative and voyeuristic writing. He's just everybody's darling so it's a double standard, and those issues only get worse in the last book.
In the first book it was overall pretty easy to overlook but this one was… no. I’ll be mentally prepared for book 3 lol
Rock Paper Scissors…..ugh
I agree with your rating
Spoilers
And that “haunting” ending? WHY? We had mistaken identity, murder, Yada yada then we have the husband killing his own mom and then the ghostly encounter. 🙄🙄🙄
Not spoiler but….
Some people consider mentioning the twists at the end a spoiler so I didn’t mention it but… I don’t think I’ll read more by the author :/
What lipstick are you wearing? You look gorgeous with it and it’s very springy!
Thank you, it's the 3CE Cloud Lip Tint in Pinkalicious!
Love your videos so much! Great wrap up. 🥰 also - Sarah Gailey uses they/them pronouns :)
I lowered my rating of Before they are Hanged by one star because of the ending with Ninefingers crew storyline and the island. In general I don't like journey quests in fantasy but if I'm listening to a 20+ hour audiobook, I expect a much better payoff. I still will read the last book, so I hope it wraps up on a strong note.
I didn’t care for Rock, Paper, Scissors either.
Hey! Maybe you mentioned it but I didn't catch it; what do you use for audiobooks?
My library through the app Libby!
A good science read is Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers.
lol yes. Abercrombie sex scenes are purposefully the most cringe-worthy scenes ever. I highly recommend the brilliantly performed audiobooks for First Law. The narrator has commented on how bad the sex scenes are to read out but he adds to the horror.
I had a strong feeling you wouldn't like Rock, Paper, Scissors!! I haven't read it but I saw Nakia's review of it and it sounds ridiculous, lol. If you haven't seen her vid, you should check it out because it's so funny and I think you'll really appreciate it 😂
Glad you're out of our slump!
Nakia's Hideaway - Review:
ruclips.net/video/kkYA87Xuzds/видео.html
“ Double chance of unaliving yourself”? Went back and rewatched 3 times and still not sure what you said.
If you take hormonal birth control as a teenager you have a 100% higher chance of commiting suic*de sometime later in life than people who don't take it. I assume that's because of negative psychological effects like depression that birth control can cause.
I think she used the term "unalive" because RUclips's algorithm doesn't like it if you use certain words in your videos.
She doesn’t say k¡lI or su¡c!de because of RUclips guidelines
@@xeverydayisbeautiful oh, that makes sense! Wanted to make sure I understood correctly
Omg I felt the exact same way about the people having sex in Before they were hanged!! I thought it was just me. I sat there the entire time like 😖
This series being Grim Dark, it was actually meant to be icky. There's another sex scene in the third book that were between two very conventionally attractive people and still Abercrombie made it icky. I wouldn't expect Sarah J maas level flowery over the top sex (which I don't like either) from him. He writes ugly sex lol.
Ye Abercrombie's female characters are not really his strong suit in the first trilogy. He has acknowledge and realized that himself and grown a whoooole lot and has definitely moved away from the dudebro vibes starting with the standalones and especially with Age of Madness
Loved the video! I also had a great reading month, I managed to read 6 books! Also, just wanted to let you know Sarah Gailey uses they/them pronouns 🤗
Thank you for letting me know I had no idea!
Im asexual. I might pick the book up
Rock, Paper, Scissors... it's definitely not you lol
I don't think I have ever read a good epilogue in any genre....Just Stop writing Them, authors! 🙄
I didn’t like Alice Feeney’s book either. it made me so mad
Sarah Gailey is non-binary and goes by they/them pronouns, just to let you know! x
Sarah Gailey uses they/them pronouns, jsyk! They're not for everyone - I love their writing, but I get why you don't. Definitely very subjective.
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The only thing I liked about Rock Paper Scissors were the quotes. I was blown away by the lines but the plot?? so boring and the characters? disgusting
Did it feel like one of those books that the author was more focused on being quotable one liners than the story? I've started seeing that in some books but maybe it's just me
@@Theblondebass1 I definitely think this was one of them. I was disappointed, because it looked very promising. Well, I can add that to my flops
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