I GAVE A ROMANTASY BOOK 5 STARS: 3 books & 1200 pages! (romantasy deep dive vlog)

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  • Опубликовано: 1 апр 2024
  • Hello welcome to a vlog where I read 3 romantasy books and even give one 5 stars! Beginning my journey to find romantasy I actually like lol
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  • @SarahAsYouWish
    @SarahAsYouWish 2 месяца назад +47

    So glad to see Grace Draven getting some love. Her books are such a great mix of smartly written fantasy with believable romances involving complex characters.

  • @CrankingMyReading
    @CrankingMyReading 2 месяца назад +19

    I love the entire explanation of trying to find a preferred romantasy book. Too relatable of an experience 😂

  • @RileyMarie_
    @RileyMarie_ 2 месяца назад +38

    Grace Draven is my favorite romance author!! I highly recommend Radiance! It’s top tier and such a sweet story

    • @PeruseProject
      @PeruseProject  2 месяца назад +11

      Your review of Phoenix Unbound was one of the reasons I checked her out!!!! doing the lords work truly

    • @simonytia14
      @simonytia14 2 месяца назад +2

      Radiance is amaaaaazing. One of the best romance books I´ve ever read! @@PeruseProject
      I really don´t get it why Grace Draven isn´t more popular...

    • @krystololsen2318
      @krystololsen2318 2 месяца назад

      Radiance is lowkey one of my favorite romantasy for sure❤

  • @average-rice1068
    @average-rice1068 2 месяца назад +21

    54 minute vlog!?? we’re BLESSED 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

  • @ceciliamilanesi2674
    @ceciliamilanesi2674 2 месяца назад +31

    Grace Draven is one of my favourite writer. The best series is definitely the Wraith Kings. The world building and the characters are incredible

    • @Gillian.Ashcroft.66
      @Gillian.Ashcroft.66 2 месяца назад

      WK 👑👑🌌🌛🌫💜🖤💜🖤💜🖤

    • @zeallygreen
      @zeallygreen 2 месяца назад +1

      Whole heartedly agree!💚💚

  • @101fanofTwilight
    @101fanofTwilight 2 месяца назад +3

    Grace Draven is so underrated, I am so glad you are giving her recognition on your channel!

  • @bookswithr
    @bookswithr 2 месяца назад +15

    I absolutely loved Phoenix Unbound! The romance hit so hard for me, I was sobbing at the end. One of my favorite romance fantasy books ever, so glad you loved it too!

  • @dominiquemcgill3295
    @dominiquemcgill3295 2 месяца назад +16

    Millie with that bowl. She is uninterested in Romantasy. 😭😭

  • @HowCaseySeesIt
    @HowCaseySeesIt 2 месяца назад +15

    Omg you just put into words exactly how I feel! I had never realized why I disconnected with romantasy but I’m also a historical romance girlie too! My favorite author is Juliet Marillier! ❤

  • @itsginamarie3262
    @itsginamarie3262 2 месяца назад +5

    Bless you for sharing your epiphany because it 100% reflects how I feel and I didn’t know it until you said it. Adding these books to my TBR immediately!

  • @annabrigance770
    @annabrigance770 2 месяца назад +6

    Radiance is wonderful! One of my favorite books.

  • @micheledarouni
    @micheledarouni 2 месяца назад +12

    The vlog we’ve all been waiting for 😂

  • @lotusfarmer
    @lotusfarmer 2 месяца назад +5

    I've been waiting to see what this was since you teased it on social media! Grave Draven is one of my ultimate romantasy faves and I am so happy you enjoyed her stuff! 🥰

  • @e-nev
    @e-nev 2 месяца назад +2

    This is the video I needed! I think you hit the nail on the head for my problem with romantasy as well. I love the more finely woven historical esque romances as opposed to just modern tropes in a fantasy setting. Definitely checking this author out!

  • @jaelmoray
    @jaelmoray 2 месяца назад +1

    I love Grace Draven's work! She does a fantastic job of writing healthy, yet still compelling, romances. So much romance out there is filled with toxicity wrapped up in, "but he's a hot bad boy" excuses. Grace really shows how you can still have an intriguing romance without the love interest being awful.

  • @ChessiZ444
    @ChessiZ444 2 месяца назад +3

    Omg Grace Draven!! I read Radiance and liked it so much! It definitely has the same “falling for each other purely out of mutual respect” vibe because it’s the entire point! The MCs are from two different fantasy races and have very different beauty standards so they start out repulsed by each other. For some odd reason *cough*moodreading*cough* I never got to the rest of the books! I don’t hate a lot of the standard romantasy but I never find it believable and have a similar need for a romantasy like this so I will absolutely be picking up more Grace Draven books

  • @zeallygreen
    @zeallygreen 2 месяца назад +4

    I canNOT tell you how excited I was when I heard Grace Draven……she is phenomenal! Wraith Kings series is a must…..3 novels, 4 novellas…….and the novellas are better than the novels!! Also, side note, Grace Draven announced last year she was diagnosed with cervical cancer and haven’t heard anything since…..send prayers and well wishes for her please. 💚💚

  • @nolashay
    @nolashay Месяц назад

    Okay, admittedly, I’m not much of a people person, but you have me wanting you as my best friend. So glad I found you on RUclips. It’s brilliant how you describe your reads and I love much of what you recommend. I’ve read Grace Draven for a few years now and I love her novels, along with T A White. Now, I see you watching K Dramas! If you tell me you watch Chinese costume dramas I’m totally going to swoon.

  • @girlmom2129
    @girlmom2129 2 месяца назад +1

    So excited to see Grace Draven on your channel! Also I think your revelation about romantasy triggered my own. I've only read one of her books but now I'm even more excited to read more.

  • @templelouise7907
    @templelouise7907 Месяц назад +2

    Please read Outlander! Hands down, best historical romantasy EVER IN THE ENTIRE WORLD! 😀

  • @meringuedd
    @meringuedd 2 месяца назад +3

    I’ve been meaning to read Grace Draven for a while. Glad you enjoyed her books!

  • @Bonecuddles_
    @Bonecuddles_ 2 месяца назад +2

    I always love hearing your takes but just a side note….your outfits are always so dang cute!

  • @ReadingNymph
    @ReadingNymph 2 месяца назад +1

    Love the idea of these deep dives, a great way to see if an authors work is for you

  • @laurenschenck5355
    @laurenschenck5355 2 месяца назад

    Another fabulous vlog Regan and thank you for everything I appreciate all ur amazing content work and videos 💙💙📖🌸🌸🌞💜💜📖📙📙💖🩵🫶🏻💕💕💝❣️❣️💓🤍❤️💚❤️📚📚📚🦋🪻🪻💛💛🌷🩷🧡🌈🥀💝❣️❣️🩵🫶🏻📙💜📖🌞🌸🌸📖💜💙💙📖

  • @Sophie_Milagros
    @Sophie_Milagros 2 месяца назад +3

    I HIGHLY recommend L.J Andrews. Her newest series, The Ever Queen is incredible.

  • @marliscan
    @marliscan 2 месяца назад +1

    I love Grace Draven, her writing is so beautiful and her stories so good. My favorite is her Wraith Kings series, book one is Radiance, it is a true friends to lovers i hope you give it a go, its a really really good story.

  • @thebookbelle
    @thebookbelle 2 месяца назад

    Sadly didn't love Radiance but excited to read Phoenix Unbound now that you loved it so much - loved this vlog!! 🥰

  • @Dcong16
    @Dcong16 2 месяца назад

    The only books I’ve read by this author are radiance and its direct sequel but I’ve hoped you’d read it for years!! I think you’d love it.

  • @julibaro575
    @julibaro575 2 месяца назад +6

    I love fantasy, I love romance, but I've been avoiding romantacy because most of the books that I've read in that genre don't deliver on either front (weak world building and instalove). The way you talked about this series has convinced me of giving it a chance! It sounds like it has a good balance of both aspects

  • @missvalerieeee
    @missvalerieeee Месяц назад

    Thank the romantasy gods for you going on this pilgrimage for us - we are truly blessed

  • @laurenschenck5355
    @laurenschenck5355 2 месяца назад

    OMG! I love cinnamon rolls my favorite foods growing up as a kid. Great job Regan 🤍🌈🩵🩵🌈🤍💘🌈🌷🦋🌷📚📚🧡🧡🪻📚📚💛💙🪻🌞❤️❣️❣️🌺💜💕💕🌻💖🫶🏻💙🪻🧡🧡🪻💛📚🩵🩵🩵🌈🤍💘🤍💚🩵🦋❤️❣️❣️💕💝💝💕💓💖💖🌹

  • @nikkim9014
    @nikkim9014 2 месяца назад

    This sounds great, I’m one hundred percent with you when it comes to romance taste.

  • @PeachyKeen10
    @PeachyKeen10 2 месяца назад +2

    My favourite romantasy series is the Glass Alliance trilogy. It's ww2 era technology with kingdoms, politics, and romance.

  • @waitasecond3
    @waitasecond3 2 месяца назад

    Watched this while doing my bedtime routine, which included getting in my comfiest sweats and making a single serving chocolate chip cookie 😊 Loved it! …and you have totally convinced me to check out Grace Draven! ❤ So glad we have the same tastes in romantasy!

  • @nancyvuong
    @nancyvuong 2 месяца назад

    i loveee hospital playlist! one of my all time favorite kdramas.

  • @arrrose
    @arrrose Месяц назад

    I had to add all three of the books to my TBR now 😊🤭🤭🤭

  • @jennar5109
    @jennar5109 2 месяца назад +4

    I love Radiance! I have reread the series about 5 times!

    • @PeruseProject
      @PeruseProject  2 месяца назад +3

      I want to check out that series too!!

    • @jennar5109
      @jennar5109 2 месяца назад +1

      ​@@PeruseProjectPlease read them! They are my favorites of all her books. I want to know your opinion!

  • @eviechatsandchapters
    @eviechatsandchapters 2 месяца назад

    WAAAAAAAA ALMOST AN HOURRRR!!! So so so much JOYYYYYY ❤❤❤

  • @iiisha864
    @iiisha864 2 месяца назад +4

    I feel lile I've been waiting for this book forever!😂😂🥲

  • @violaerbach5566
    @violaerbach5566 2 месяца назад

    Yay a new reading vlog! Time to add some newbies to my TBR 😅
    BTW, thank you so much for your blogging The Jasad Heir! One of the best slow burn romances I’ve read in a while! ❤
    Have you read Powerless by Lauren Roberts yet? I won’t say it as slow as the Jasad Heir, but Hof was it also the perfect amount of angst 🥺

  • @susanscott7765
    @susanscott7765 Месяц назад

    Grace Draven's Wraith Kings series was one I really enjoyed.

  • @Gillian.Ashcroft.66
    @Gillian.Ashcroft.66 2 месяца назад

    There are so many books out there, we do need a personal formula to narrow down the stories we choose to read. I think you've come up with a brilliant idea.❤🥰😍🤩👁👁

  • @RhiannaVarney
    @RhiannaVarney 2 месяца назад +1

    I've been wanting to read a romantasy book, so I think Phoenix Unbound is the one! 😊

  • @PistachioGold
    @PistachioGold Месяц назад

    Watching you read and enjoy books always makes me want to read too ❤❤
    Also our queen at 41:42 😂😂😂😂😂😂 she's telling you something 😂😂

  • @LibrariesandLattes
    @LibrariesandLattes 2 месяца назад

    I have very similar feelings as you about romance/romantasy so I’ll definitely be checking Grace Draven out!! 😀

  • @jackiehughes5023
    @jackiehughes5023 2 месяца назад

    I was looking for a book to read and luckily clicked on your video. I know what I'm reading next.

  • @laurenschenck5355
    @laurenschenck5355 2 месяца назад

    I absolutely loved Phoenix UnBound’ the romance JT so hard for me one of my favorite fantasy romance books happy you loved it too 🌈📙📚📙🌈💚🪻📖🪷🪷📖🌞💙💝💝❤️💘❤️🌺🌺❣️❣️🤍🤍🩷🌸💖🌻💓💕💜💜🩷🩷🫶🏻🌺❣️🦋💘💙📖📚📚🪻💚💚🩵🌞📖🧡❤️

  • @nissasbookcorner
    @nissasbookcorner 2 месяца назад +1

    “not to be dramatic but these are pretty good” killed me

  • @jodissweetlife3206
    @jodissweetlife3206 2 месяца назад +2

    Molly is so stinking cute. She stole the show

  • @booksdevourd
    @booksdevourd Месяц назад

    I hear MMC has Howl vibes I’m sold! 😂

  • @amyaybar7894
    @amyaybar7894 2 месяца назад

    Considering what you like, I recommend Vela Roth's Blood Grace series. Cinnamon roll male, very political, beautiful writing, and dreamy romance.

  • @katrinaparkerson7819
    @katrinaparkerson7819 2 месяца назад

    Love Grace Draven!

  • @thenerdymillennial
    @thenerdymillennial 2 месяца назад

    I love Kura! It's my favorite sushi place 🤤

  • @labellejupe
    @labellejupe 2 месяца назад

    I think The Unhoneymooners would fit the trope too!

  • @tallyfeaturinggranny8511
    @tallyfeaturinggranny8511 2 месяца назад

    Overalls and sweater please 🙏🏿 love to have this look with my Birkenstocks:-)

  • @serenity8910
    @serenity8910 2 месяца назад

    You've convinced me, I must read these books! I've actually heard amazing things about Radiance from this author in the past! Update: I just bought Phoenix Unbound lol

  • @e4mi
    @e4mi 2 месяца назад

    I am not a big romantasy girlie, BUT Daughter of the Moon Goddess (Celestial Kingdom duology) was wonderful. Our MC wants to grow as a person and get close with her family. The romance/relationship {love triangle} is in the background or off to the side. Book 2 the love triangle takes a little bit more focus but still 2nd to MC's personal goals. also the books are just pretty💖

  • @JayGTheAwkwardBookworm
    @JayGTheAwkwardBookworm 2 месяца назад

    Looks like I need to check out a Grace Draven book👀

  • @LaurenDearmond
    @LaurenDearmond 2 месяца назад

    I’ve been wanting to try this author. Definitely will soon now, but bummed she’s not on Libby for me!

  • @meghanjackson7494
    @meghanjackson7494 2 месяца назад +1

    Have you read Sharon Shinn’s books? I just read her Twelve Houses books, starting with Mystic and Rider, and they are the perfect slow burn, found family, historical romanctasies. Highly recommend.

    • @buriedinbooks3847
      @buriedinbooks3847 2 месяца назад

      I instantly thought Sharon Shinn when she was describing what she liked too. I read both Juliet Marillier and Sharon Shinn around the same time and they feel similar to me!

    • @meghanjackson7494
      @meghanjackson7494 2 месяца назад

      @@buriedinbooks3847Marillier is my favourite! I totally agree that they have a similar feeling.

  • @tinatatata
    @tinatatata 2 месяца назад

    these books sounds just like my taste! adding to the longgg tbr 😅

  • @sakurahan91
    @sakurahan91 Месяц назад

    Read the rest of the All Souls series by Deborah Harkness! She’s my favourite romantasy author!

  • @arpitsea3824
    @arpitsea3824 2 месяца назад

    Romantasy scientific reaserch, let's goooo!

  • @kaesinfinitelibrary
    @kaesinfinitelibrary Месяц назад

    HISTORICAL ROMANCE LOVERS UNITE!!!

  • @fitblondetech5972
    @fitblondetech5972 2 месяца назад +1

    I’m looking for a new romance fantasy to read. I’m taking a much needed break from that genre now lol

  • @georgieh7351
    @georgieh7351 2 месяца назад

    There is something just so addicting when you find the right cocktail of believable fantasy and romance! Like the YEARNING is so so important to me, and I won't lie, the most popular 'romantasy' at the moment just doesn't deliver this. I wanna be kicking my feet and blushing y'know? Not rolling my eyes and wanting to teach the MCs gender studies 101

  • @hannahblackwellbooks
    @hannahblackwellbooks 2 месяца назад

    I loved Grace draven’s Entreat Me but dnf’d Phoenix Unbound 🤣

  • @ashleydewell
    @ashleydewell Месяц назад

    Is that a bear magnet for the back of the kindle? 👀 I need to know where you got it

  • @santoshparvatikar
    @santoshparvatikar 2 месяца назад

    You should check out the book, Zelda caught in thorns. It's about a princess of a galaxy called Zelda who goes on an intergalactic vacation and finds herself falling in love with a prince of another galaxy called The Thorn, and gets taken hostage by the people of that galaxy, who want to exchange her for one of their galactican who is imprisoned in her galaxy. A space romance.

  • @ashabrijmohan9217
    @ashabrijmohan9217 2 месяца назад

    Please try Lynn Kurland... older fantasy romance author. Her novels in the Nine Kingdoms series are so lovely, especially the first trilogy.

  • @hannahcotton518
    @hannahcotton518 2 месяца назад

    Have you read the infernal devices by Cassandra Clare? I feel like based on what you're looking for you would enjoy it!

  • @MykalahC
    @MykalahC 2 месяца назад

    Please read “The Tea Rose” by Jennifer Donnelly! It is a chunkier book that is a part of a trilogy, but has the historical romance vibes, mystery, and just so much more.

  • @BlackCatBritt
    @BlackCatBritt 2 месяца назад

    if you liked this books, you would probably also enjoy Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark Hunter series.

  • @charlottecharami9961
    @charlottecharami9961 2 месяца назад

    I love this concept!!
    Makes me wonder if I should give Grace Draven a second chance. I'm in the minority of not having loved Radiance, only gave it 2 stars, and I think it had a lot to do with the way it was sold to me and it not living up to that expectation. (Do not read on if you don't want to know!)
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    One of the biggest selling points of this book and what I saw it praised to the skies to in reviews was the fact that there was no insta-love between the two main characters. They are of different species, each finding the other horribly unattractive. But from the minute the two meet there still is an insta-connection and they are very affectionate with each other. They cannot miss each other and cannot refrain from constantly touching each other. Yet every three or four sentences there is an allusion to how ugly one person finds the other, so that we should not forget that they ABSOLUTELY DO NOT find each other attractive. I never really felt the tension or transformation of how a so called ugly person suddenly becomes beautiful due to growing feelings...
    Ultimately, this is not a bad book. It is well written and I read it really quickly, but a combination of not getting what I had hoped for and not feeling invested in the characters or the story, resulted in me feeling some resentment towards this book, which has spread to not reading anything further from this author...

  • @amyr3293
    @amyr3293 2 месяца назад

    I’ve read Radiance and really liked it, then entreat me, which was less good in my opinion, but overall I like Grace’s books. I’m currently reading Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Fairies and I’m loving it, I’d say it’s more fantasy than romance though.

  • @VazquezReads
    @VazquezReads 2 месяца назад

    I have been wanting to read grace Darven. I think you would like bound to the battle god by ruby Dixon. Slow burn romance fantasy

  • @nurkhadeeja7761
    @nurkhadeeja7761 2 месяца назад +3

    REGANN CINAMMON ROLL RECIPE PLSS

  • @LarissaFaria-xd2sw
    @LarissaFaria-xd2sw 2 месяца назад +1

    ❤❤❤❤

  • @LarissaFaria-xd2sw
    @LarissaFaria-xd2sw 2 месяца назад +3

    Liebe Grüße aus Deutschland 🎉😊

  • @Olamelama
    @Olamelama 2 месяца назад +2

    Sigh… I guess I know what I’ll read next 😅

  • @cat.book.nook.
    @cat.book.nook. 2 месяца назад

    I'm just leaving my standard Veronica Speedwell recommendation as the greatest historical romance ever created. 😅

    • @cat.book.nook.
      @cat.book.nook. 2 месяца назад

      It has a mutual respect as one of the main foundations of the relationship.

  • @ArielAntenna
    @ArielAntenna 2 месяца назад

    I am discovering that I’m down for any tropes in fantasy romance it just has to have good writing and mature themes. I have been disappointed so many times by overhyped fantasy books and I try them and they are just poorly written and cringey! Grace Draven is so underrated!

  • @feylights166
    @feylights166 2 месяца назад +1

    I love a good romantacy, but I prefer queer romantacy, even if it is the side characters (like Cassandra Clare).

  • @KristanShuford
    @KristanShuford 2 месяца назад

    You talking about why you love historical romances more totally made me realize why I have the opposite taste. I got a lot of that fun religious trauma and shame so reading about propriety and chasteness is not it for me. I’m like, give me a fantasy world where we don’t glorify purity, and where no one bats an eye at your orientation. Idk. I think its cool that you are kinda deep diving on what types of stories you like best. It can teach us a lot about ourselves.

    • @PeruseProject
      @PeruseProject  2 месяца назад

      Super valid! I would say this series does not center purity and all characters have had previous relationships and life experience etc etc (and in general I’m not a fan of that either!) but I do love manners lololol and flowery language (a guy who writes a poem I won’t lie)! I hope later books center more queer characters because I’m right there with you!

  • @sierrajane5593
    @sierrajane5593 2 месяца назад

    Question for anyone who’s read this series, just wondering is anyone can tell me what the spice level is like?

  • @ms.annaong
    @ms.annaong 2 месяца назад

    Please recommend your favorite romantasy.
    I read one Grace Draven (Entreat Me). Will try Pheonix Unbound

  • @scionsilverbeat8149
    @scionsilverbeat8149 2 месяца назад

    SHE WATCHES KDRAMAS????

  • @ctters
    @ctters 2 месяца назад

    I think you’d love the winter king by c l wilson, I truly adore it. especially after watching this! I hope to read some featured in this video! 🤍