omfg THANK YOU for mentioning the silent companions because i've heard of this months ago and could only remember what the cover looked like but not the title lol
new subscriber! Your taste in books seems to align with mine! I can't wait to hear more of your thoughts. Garlic and the vampire... ahhhh that book was just sooo CUTE!
from what I've seen of the Mieruko-chan anime, it's still pretty slice of life. A bit of a bigger plot develops, but it's mostly just Mieruko trying to live her life without reacting to the ghosts she sees. Yeah, I felt like September House dragged in the middle bc I wasn't the biggest fan of Margaret as a MC. It really made me think of the Shining, which isn't a huge compliment from me 😂
Ugh, I feel like I’m not that interested in Mieruko-Chan anymore. 😭 I might just read the volumes I have and give up. 😂 Margaret was an odd character, I didn’t absolutely love her like some MCs and she was frustrating a lot of times, so I get it!
If you want something different. Read the Black Farm and go in blind. Let me tell you, when I started reading it, it was NOT what I was expecting. It def different but I really enjoyed it.
7:50 Garlic and the Vampire was so freaking cute!!! I had so much fun reading it 🥰 I really need to pick up something by Rachel Harrison! Where he can’t find you sounds so good!! What a great month!
Obviously, Japanese society and culture is very male centric and patriarchal, and it always has been even before they westernized This pertains to your summation of the ring by the way Your critique is probably spot on from your point of view. It is unfortunate that the female character in this book is treated the way that she is
It definitely can be extremely patriarchal. I’ve read great Japanese horror/fiction that doesn’t do it to that extent though, so my expectations are definitely high.
All I can say is congratulations to you on your amazing results for your October reading 📖 month well done to you prayers and blessings to you and your family love your Aussie family friend John ❤❤❤
I loved The September House! I also loved Dead of Winter but unfortunately Where He Can't Find You didn't really work for me. It really dragged and was much too long. Probably my least favorite of hers so far.
Hey Lady! Great reading month. I definitely have some new recommendations. I can't wait to read Boys in the Valley, I love when a book surprises you. I read several good ones in October still hunting my 5 star😊
I loved Boys in the Valley, too, but I also cried at the end. My favorite book from October was The Spite House by Johnny Compton. My least favorite was The Sentinel by Jeffrey Konvitz.
The daughter in September House was INSUFFERABLE but I enjoyed it otherwise 😂
Her tantrums!?! Girl is 30 😭😭 she drove me crazy.
I agree!
Waiting for this !!!!!!!!!! I’m looking for a new book
Hope you find something good to read!
omfg THANK YOU for mentioning the silent companions because i've heard of this months ago and could only remember what the cover looked like but not the title lol
Hahahaha that happens to me all the time! Glad I could help! 🖤
new subscriber! Your taste in books seems to align with mine! I can't wait to hear more of your thoughts. Garlic and the vampire... ahhhh that book was just sooo CUTE!
Hi there and happy to have you here! 🖤 I’m so glad you loved garlic too, it was adorable! 🥹
this video has sooo many books i've been planning on reading soon! also have you read the Laws of the Skies?
Yess! I read it last year!
from what I've seen of the Mieruko-chan anime, it's still pretty slice of life. A bit of a bigger plot develops, but it's mostly just Mieruko trying to live her life without reacting to the ghosts she sees. Yeah, I felt like September House dragged in the middle bc I wasn't the biggest fan of Margaret as a MC. It really made me think of the Shining, which isn't a huge compliment from me 😂
Ugh, I feel like I’m not that interested in Mieruko-Chan anymore. 😭 I might just read the volumes I have and give up. 😂
Margaret was an odd character, I didn’t absolutely love her like some MCs and she was frustrating a lot of times, so I get it!
If you want something different. Read the Black Farm and go in blind. Let me tell you, when I started reading it, it was NOT what I was expecting. It def different but I really enjoyed it.
I almost read that one for the vlog! Hopefully his writing is better because I did not enjoy it at all in The Third Parent!
The house next door sounds like your stock standard lifetime movie
Hahaha yesss! It does feel like a lifetime movie, maybe that’s why I liked it. 😂
7:50 Garlic and the Vampire was so freaking cute!!! I had so much fun reading it 🥰
I really need to pick up something by Rachel Harrison!
Where he can’t find you sounds so good!!
What a great month!
Garlic is sooooo cute, I need more asap! Omg you need to read Rachel Harrison, she’s so good at cozy horror!!
100% reading Dead of Winter in December
Yesss it’ll be perfect!!
I hated The Stranger Upstairs too
It was so hard to get through 😭
Meantime,I am _struggling_ with Nestlings by Nat Cassidy. By golly, it is so. SLOW.
Don’t tell me that 😭😭😭 I really want to read that and I can’t do slow very often.
@@ErinMegan I'll save your eyeballs. Don't even bother. I DNF'ed at 80%!!!
@@dessertcomes1st noooooo that makes me so sad!
Obviously, Japanese society and culture is very male centric and patriarchal, and it always has been even before they westernized
This pertains to your summation of the ring by the way
Your critique is probably spot on from your point of view. It is unfortunate that the female character in this book is treated the way that she is
It definitely can be extremely patriarchal. I’ve read great Japanese horror/fiction that doesn’t do it to that extent though, so my expectations are definitely high.
@@ErinMegan I don’t know if you’ve read the book version of the Jay horror audition. I can always find that movie good but the guy was a creeper.
@@jamieserrano827 yes I read it! Didn’t love it, I think the movie is way better!
@@ErinMegan yeah, The Miike movie was probably better
All I can say is congratulations to you on your amazing results for your October reading 📖 month well done to you prayers and blessings to you and your family love your Aussie family friend John ❤❤❤
Where he can’t find you sounds like Ragdoll by Daniel Cole one of my fav’s.
I’ve never heard of it! Where He Can’t Find You has supernatural stuff throughout the story, I don’t know if Ragdoll does?
@@ErinMegan ragdoll is a story about officers dealing with 12 bodies someone sewed Frankenstein style.
@@MoonLightAmethyst_ oh so more of a thriller then! Got it!
I loved The September House! I also loved Dead of Winter but unfortunately Where He Can't Find You didn't really work for me. It really dragged and was much too long. Probably my least favorite of hers so far.
That’s so funny! I didn’t feel like it was long at all, I couldn’t even believe it was 400 pages, it flew by! Sucks that it didn’t work for you. 🥺
Hey Lady! Great reading month. I definitely have some new recommendations. I can't wait to read Boys in the Valley, I love when a book surprises you. I read several good ones in October still hunting my 5 star😊
I hope you end up enjoying Boys in the Valley, it’s a great possession story!
I hope you find your 5 star soon! 🖤🖤
I loved Boys in the Valley, too, but I also cried at the end. My favorite book from October was The Spite House by Johnny Compton. My least favorite was The Sentinel by Jeffrey Konvitz.
The end hurt so bad, but the book was a great one! I still need to read The Spite House, I’ve been slacking on reading that one!
I read dead of winter this month as well and I agree!
I read first few chapters of Dead of the Winter on Kindle. Do you like it?
@@erinmaggio5620 loved it ! It was full of twists and turns!
Omg, I also tried reading Mieruko-chan and couldn't do it because of how bad the fan service was! Such a shame because the monsters looked creepy...
It turned me off sooooo badly! It’s so icky to read and took away from the cool art. I’m gonna try pushing on to see how it goes. 😅
@@ErinMegan you have a stronger stomach than I do hehe :P