Hahaha, I was trying to think of something as good as shelve it or scrap it, and emboss or toss. Don't think I quite got there, but it cracks me up nonetheless 😂😂
The Teller of Small Fortunes was 5 stars for me. It started out a bit slow, but it really picked up about halfway in. Magical stuff starts happening, and it gets SO GOOD! Loved this one, great found family trope too.
Steph repeat after me... "I am not the problem" 😂... Maybe like Jade said... If you spot a trend with the same box giving DNF worthy books might be worth cancelling the subscription? Sell the DNFs and put the money to the wedding turns the negative to a positive for you 🥂!
I enjoyed the video, I love this types of videos, they are always so much fun. I don't think you are the problem. You didn't choose the subscription books, they came to you. This way (as others said in the comments) you can figure out which book subscriptions are actually working for you and align with your taste and which aren't. Can't wait to see more of this series!
Big success. Just because a book is pretty does not mean it is a good fit for you. Clear the spot(s) on your shelves for books that are going to be holding books that you will love and will bring you joy. That's what the new year is for sending out the old and bringing in the new.
In all honesty, I would be surprised if there weren't a hefty number of DNFs in this series, for exactly the reasons you've cited re. them not being books youve chosen for yourself. You should bear in mind that you'll be making plenty of other vlogs where you'll be reading books you have chosen, and also the fact that this is your first vlog of the year, which brings its own pressure about starting the year off right. I bet when you do February or March's episode of this series you won't be anywhere near as bothered if there are multiple DNFs again! ❤❤
I used to have to read/watch every movie/book I started no matter what. My dad finally told me “there is so little time and so many things to do. Don’t waste time on something you don’t like when you can use that time to enjoy something.”
Curious if you still subscribe or plan on subscribing to these boxes. Based solely off this video, it does seem like maybe your taste doesn't always align.
I recently resubscribed to afterlight due to the first three books of the year being ones I'm really interested in. But I've already skipped February's illumicrate and I'm very much so on the fence about cancelling fairyloot adult. I wish I knew what was coming up for the year 😂🥰
I’ve heard that most subscription services have gone so bad! They make pretty books but most people hate the books. What I do is read the books at the library and if I love it I’ll buy a resellers copy of their subscription book. Saves me money and time!
Maybe part of this episode is look at the next subscription boxes (not revealing the options) and deciding if you want to skip that month of the subscription. Maybe decide if you want to prioritize that book over 1-2 other books you are reading in the next couple week, then keep it coming, if not then skip it and you can come back to the book later or get it from the library if you still want to read it in the future.
I like this idea. I have skipped February's illumicrate and I've already read February's Afterlight so I have started keeping my eye on these as a whole, but I like this idea 🥰
I was surprised how much I enjoyed and loved The Teller of Small Fortunes. There's nothing wrong with DNF. I agree, there's no point in reading books you don't enjoy. Life is too short.
Yeah I'm thinking of cancelling the fairyloot adult one to be honest. I'm tempted with illumicrate as well but don't want to miss out on any special editions🙈🥰
@StephLoves Yeah, the FOMO is hard to get over! Mind you, there are so many special editions now, they've kinda stopped feeling that special, I think anyway 🤷🏻♀️
I love seeing book tubers DNF books, i know we have similar tastes so i don't think I'll love this one. But also i have different tastes to some of my faves do their dnf is my faves!
I’m doing a similar thing, trying to get all my sub books read! So far I’ve read Heavenly Bodies, I did Something Bad, The Hurricane Wars and 170 pages into The Phoenix Keeper!! I’ve done the same as you, hated The Hurricane Wars but I’ve already bought the next book from Fairyloot. So annoying! X
Could be a crap year, or in another light, you might just clear out ALL the books that don't need to be in your house. Hopefully you find some better reads soon!
While godkiller is beautiful and I actually finished it (somehow lol) I can say you didn't miss much. All the action is happening in the last 20-30 pages. It made me want to read book 2 for a hot minute but when going through my series tracker, I asked myself why? It's not like it has a good audiobook either (I put it on 3x and it was still too slow 🤦♀️). And I just checked, Sunbringer is around 380 pages and the audiobook is almost 17h long 🤯
DNF'ing is always fine, but especially when you didn't really pick the books yourself. Maybe you can use this as a way to tell if you should keep doing all the subscription boxes you're doing now. You got several books of your shelves that it turns out you weren't really interested in -- I'd call that a success.
Keep or yeet it is such a fun name ! I unsubscribed from Fairyloot. I almost regretted it when i saw that edition of Teller of Small fortunes but something told me I would not like this book (I need a plot even for cosy book). The only adult Fairyloot book that I finished in one year of subscription is The Hurricane Wars, it gets a lot more enjoyable in the second part but I still rated it 3 stars. I dnfed the 3 others that I tried. Oh no i forgot about The City of Stardust : 3 stars too. I've been skipping Illumicrate like crazy too, there are some hidden gems in the subscription (like A Marvellous Light or Little Thieves) but there are never the popular ones. I dnfed Godkiller 30% in.
Hi Steph please don't be to hard on yourself you are trying anyway love your RUclips channel anyway don't give up ok anyway please keep safe and well 😍
Don’t be so hard on yourself, it’s good that you DNF books you are not enjoying. I am enjoying your reviews and hearing why you haven’t like them, so please don’t feel bad. I have only read 1 of them, Godkiller, and I did not enjoy it. Definitely not you as the problem and not a failure, I think it’s a great start to 2025 😀😀
I'm so glad that the reaction to this video has been positive, I was so worried I'd get some backlash for being too picky. I'm glad it wasn't just me with Godkiller aswell 🥰
I am not a fan of S.T. Gibson at all. Also, Godkiller is not great and I don't plan to continue the series. I don't think it's you. I have canceled all of my subscriptions except for Broken Binding and I am so glad! All the money I spent on book boxes can now be spent on special editions of b9oks I have read and loved.
Keep it or yeet it is such a good name 😂
Hahaha, I was trying to think of something as good as shelve it or scrap it, and emboss or toss. Don't think I quite got there, but it cracks me up nonetheless 😂😂
I will always say this, I love seeing booktubers dnf books because yall it means you value your reading. A DNF is still a win!
I love this view on it thank you so much ❤️
The Teller of Small Fortunes was 5 stars for me. It started out a bit slow, but it really picked up about halfway in. Magical stuff starts happening, and it gets SO GOOD! Loved this one, great found family trope too.
Steph repeat after me... "I am not the problem" 😂... Maybe like Jade said... If you spot a trend with the same box giving DNF worthy books might be worth cancelling the subscription? Sell the DNFs and put the money to the wedding turns the negative to a positive for you 🥂!
I think that is a brilliant idea, almost makes we want more DNFs 😂😂😂
I enjoyed the video, I love this types of videos, they are always so much fun.
I don't think you are the problem. You didn't choose the subscription books, they came to you. This way (as others said in the comments) you can figure out which book subscriptions are actually working for you and align with your taste and which aren't.
Can't wait to see more of this series!
love the name of this series! 👏
you did so well in dnfing the books! even if this series leads to lots of dnfs in one episode, that's still a success!
I love when people do this kind of series🎉 And big yes to DNFing! I DNFed a book like 20 minutes ago at 58% lol
Big success. Just because a book is pretty does not mean it is a good fit for you. Clear the spot(s) on your shelves for books that are going to be holding books that you will love and will bring you joy. That's what the new year is for sending out the old and bringing in the new.
I love this view on it. Thank you 🥰
In all honesty, I would be surprised if there weren't a hefty number of DNFs in this series, for exactly the reasons you've cited re. them not being books youve chosen for yourself. You should bear in mind that you'll be making plenty of other vlogs where you'll be reading books you have chosen, and also the fact that this is your first vlog of the year, which brings its own pressure about starting the year off right. I bet when you do February or March's episode of this series you won't be anywhere near as bothered if there are multiple DNFs again! ❤❤
I used to have to read/watch every movie/book I started no matter what. My dad finally told me “there is so little time and so many things to do. Don’t waste time on something you don’t like when you can use that time to enjoy something.”
Loved this vlog!! Don’t feel bad about DNFs it totally counts and is good!
Curious if you still subscribe or plan on subscribing to these boxes. Based solely off this video, it does seem like maybe your taste doesn't always align.
I recently resubscribed to afterlight due to the first three books of the year being ones I'm really interested in. But I've already skipped February's illumicrate and I'm very much so on the fence about cancelling fairyloot adult. I wish I knew what was coming up for the year 😂🥰
I’d love that godkiller edition! I’ve been wanting that edition for ages!
I’ve heard that most subscription services have gone so bad! They make pretty books but most people hate the books. What I do is read the books at the library and if I love it I’ll buy a resellers copy of their subscription book. Saves me money and time!
Maybe part of this episode is look at the next subscription boxes (not revealing the options) and deciding if you want to skip that month of the subscription. Maybe decide if you want to prioritize that book over 1-2 other books you are reading in the next couple week, then keep it coming, if not then skip it and you can come back to the book later or get it from the library if you still want to read it in the future.
I like this idea. I have skipped February's illumicrate and I've already read February's Afterlight so I have started keeping my eye on these as a whole, but I like this idea 🥰
I personally love when ppl DNF. I appreciate when people are honest about not enjoying something and moving on.
My reading year has actually started out really well. The rest of my life, not so much...
Evening Steph! I think this has been successful due to getting the books that you don’t enjoy off your shelves to make space for the ones you do 😊
Thank you lovely 🥰
Love series like this! So excited to see how the rest of the series goes for you!
Thank you so much 🥰
okay I'm sat for this! let's go 💃 I'm doing the same with my collection where I want to prioritize my physical tbr, specially books from book boxes
A definite success Steph! Already looking forward to the next episode. Best Wishes 💕
Thank you so much 🥰
It’s definitely a success!! 6/45 done. If you keep up that progress you’ll be through your subscription back list in the fall!
I was surprised how much I enjoyed and loved The Teller of Small Fortunes.
There's nothing wrong with DNF. I agree, there's no point in reading books you don't enjoy. Life is too short.
So here for this series x
paused the video to move oddspirits and evocation to my unhaul pile 😭
Ohh nooo 💔 I still stand by Odd Spirits being good but I did not enjoy Evocation 🙈
Maybe it's time to cancel your fantasy subscription boxes, you could always replace them with something else 💙
Yeah I'm thinking of cancelling the fairyloot adult one to be honest. I'm tempted with illumicrate as well but don't want to miss out on any special editions🙈🥰
@StephLoves Yeah, the FOMO is hard to get over! Mind you, there are so many special editions now, they've kinda stopped feeling that special, I think anyway 🤷🏻♀️
I love seeing book tubers DNF books, i know we have similar tastes so i don't think I'll love this one. But also i have different tastes to some of my faves do their dnf is my faves!
I’m doing a similar thing, trying to get all my sub books read! So far I’ve read Heavenly Bodies, I did Something Bad, The Hurricane Wars and 170 pages into The Phoenix Keeper!!
I’ve done the same as you, hated The Hurricane Wars but I’ve already bought the next book from Fairyloot. So annoying! X
LMAOO the title!! Im obsessed already let me get a snack 🍿
Hahaha 😂😂 i hope you enjoy 🥰
Could be a crap year, or in another light, you might just clear out ALL the books that don't need to be in your house. Hopefully you find some better reads soon!
Such a nicer way of looking at it 🤞🏼🥰
I think it's a great video series. I like it when other people dnf because it reminds me that it's ok to dnf too lol.
And the sunbringer one!
I’ve had Godkiller on my TBR forever now 😅
Congrats Steph on your engagement
Thank you ❤️
This just means you have all the good things coming with the dnfs out of the way!
I hope this is the case 🤞🏼🥰
Do you and Gavin have the same library!? 😂😂 or are all libraries getting renovated right now?
Hahaha it seems like it. Mine is literally shut, though, because they're replacing the roof 🙈😂
I dnf'ed godkiller too
While godkiller is beautiful and I actually finished it (somehow lol) I can say you didn't miss much. All the action is happening in the last 20-30 pages. It made me want to read book 2 for a hot minute but when going through my series tracker, I asked myself why? It's not like it has a good audiobook either (I put it on 3x and it was still too slow 🤦♀️).
And I just checked, Sunbringer is around 380 pages and the audiobook is almost 17h long 🤯
DNF'ing is always fine, but especially when you didn't really pick the books yourself. Maybe you can use this as a way to tell if you should keep doing all the subscription boxes you're doing now. You got several books of your shelves that it turns out you weren't really interested in -- I'd call that a success.
Thanks lovely. I definitely want to get to a point where I reduce my subscriptions. I'm already on the fence with Fairyloot Adult tbh 🥰
Keep or yeet it is such a fun name !
I unsubscribed from Fairyloot. I almost regretted it when i saw that edition of Teller of Small fortunes but something told me I would not like this book (I need a plot even for cosy book). The only adult Fairyloot book that I finished in one year of subscription is The Hurricane Wars, it gets a lot more enjoyable in the second part but I still rated it 3 stars. I dnfed the 3 others that I tried.
Oh no i forgot about The City of Stardust : 3 stars too.
I've been skipping Illumicrate like crazy too, there are some hidden gems in the subscription (like A Marvellous Light or Little Thieves) but there are never the popular ones.
I dnfed Godkiller 30% in.
Hi Steph please don't be to hard on yourself you are trying anyway love your RUclips channel anyway don't give up ok anyway please keep safe and well 😍
Salute a magpie 👀
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You did good
Thank you 🥰
Steph in fairness to yourself you’ve been struggling with fantasy for a while. Maybe the struggle isn’t just with high fantasy anymore
This is very true. Maybe it's everything but romantasy 🤔🥰
I think DNF's need to be more celebrated.
You are NOT the problem.
Well done with the DNF-ing.
Don’t be so hard on yourself, it’s good that you DNF books you are not enjoying. I am enjoying your reviews and hearing why you haven’t like them, so please don’t feel bad. I have only read 1 of them, Godkiller, and I did not enjoy it. Definitely not you as the problem and not a failure, I think it’s a great start to 2025 😀😀
I'm so glad that the reaction to this video has been positive, I was so worried I'd get some backlash for being too picky. I'm glad it wasn't just me with Godkiller aswell 🥰
I am not a fan of S.T. Gibson at all. Also, Godkiller is not great and I don't plan to continue the series. I don't think it's you. I have canceled all of my subscriptions except for Broken Binding and I am so glad! All the money I spent on book boxes can now be spent on special editions of b9oks I have read and loved.
I’d love that godkiller edition! I’ve been wanting that edition for ages!