Me calling rose-a-line "ros-a-lyn" is payback for every single person who has ever called me caroline. justice for people whose names end in lyn :''''')
cari i’m begging you to read the red rising series by pierce brown whenever you’re ready to be sucked into a world for 6 books again (the 7th and final book comes out 2024, likely)
Icebreaker being set in LA drove me crazy! I looked up the author when I was reading it and she’s British so it made me wonder if she’s only ever been to LA or something? Why not just set the books in London? Or literally anywhere else lol
i dont even think they ever went to the beach so there was no reason for it to be in LA hahah they could have gone to a shady college bar ANYWHERE haahah
Awesome vlog ‼️💯 I have just read Cinder and I loved that book and can’t wait to continue the series. On the other I am finishing the Never After series and Twisted Love series and i don’t mind smut but these series’ are just smut and curse words and zero plot and no character development. Like I can’t relate to any of the characters and I don’t remember why the characters are important. What is the hype with these types of books is just the smut ? I am literally running back to YA and middle grade books because atleast the characters are so much well defined.
I’m so glad you feel the same way about hello stranger. I dnfed at the part where she told her doctor “I can’t get lifesaving surgery, I have an entry level art contest!” Almost picked it up again until I saw this 😂
The voice actor for the The September House audiobook did an incredible job and I think probably brought some of the jokes from almost there to laugh out loud funny. I definitely recommend the audio to anyone who is interested in the story!
I just truly love listening to you talking about books ❤ And thanks for this recommendations! Also, I just started 'Legends & Lattes' and I'm already craving coffee haha.
Besides the content of your videos which I always love, I want to thank you for how accessible they are to wonky attention spans. So many youtubers these days don't even bother with subtitles, and some even put automatic subtitles as the more polished ones and they always suck!! But you take the time to either write or have someone else write them, AND the fact that you put the name of the book you're currently talking about up in the corner helps me immensely. So many times I just forget what someone is talking about halfway through, and having that little help to go back to is awesome. Keep it up! :)
omgggg that's the next one I need to read then, after immortal longings, this video jsut motivated me to read lots, I just have ot find the time btw editing for my RUclips channel and uni readings
There is an excellent way to do a Rumpelstiltskin retelling! Naomi Novik has done it twice, once as a short story in a multiauthor collection; once as the incredible novel SPINNING SILVER.
While you are in Pennsylvania get a library card out there! My parents moved a bunch recently and whenever I stayed with them I would get a new library card, so now I have 3 and I get books on OverDrive much faster :)
would absolutely love seeing you read the foxhole court (def check the tw for this one too). its such a contovertial but still very much loved book! would be thrilled to see either a reading vlog of "forgot the plot" type of video from you on this trilogy!
gotta be honest, my taste in books is vastly different from yours, so I never find a book I'd actually be interested in, but watching your videos is still really enjoyable they're just relaxing and feel very comfortable
I listened to icebreaker on BookBeat without knowing too much about it and let’s just say that listening to the smutty scenes whilst out and about made me cringe so hard, especially because there were so many and they were quite repetitive. I wish I could have skimmed over them but because it was an audiobook I was forced to listen to every. single. word. The one positive thing is that there are two narrators so it’s always clear what character’s perspective the current chapter is in.
37:07 i hate romeo and juliet retellings that focus on roseline because i think they get her character completely wrong. most people forget that roseline wasn’t interested in romeo (which i why he was depressed in the beginning) and planned to be a nun from the start
Me too like she’s always trying to snatch him or in love with him but this lady literally rejected him in the first place. I have been saying this the whole time thank you for bringing it up. I love her so much and it pains me to see her with Romeo. (No hate to him) 😭😭❤️
@@pleiadesh.4828 I'm glad someone agrees! :) I actually love roseline too because I think she acts as such a good character foil to both Romeo and Juliet because she was very grounded and seemed to have a very realistic view of the world compared to them
@@babylon-rl7th No way I was thinking the same! Like she would be the last person to date guys in the play. I'm super happy that someone finally agrees. (I'm writing a book about her journey as a Capulet lady😣)
I swear 90% of my tbr mountain is your fault 😂 If you haven't gotten to it already, I think you would enjoy One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig, it's a gothic fantasy romance duology (the second book is out on October 17th, so not long to wait!) It's one of my favorite books this year. I hope you enjoy your time with family! Mine lives in Pennsylvania as well, it's such a fun place to visit 🩷
There's a book by Janette Rallison called 'My Unfair Godmother' where the main characters accidentally time travel back to the medieval period and get caught up in the Rumpelstiltskin fairytale. It's been a long time since i read it, but I remember it being a very short, funny and sweet read. And there's absolutely no pregnancy depiction either. You could give it a try if you want to! It's a part of a trilogy called 'My Fair Godmother' and I enjoyed all 3 books, but they can be read as standalones too.
I swear for a good 5 minutes I had the story of Rumplestilskin and Rip Van Winkle mixed up and I was very confused and concerned that we'd run out of stories so people were writing re-tellings of a story about an old man from colonial America
your reading month has been very diverse and a-little-bit-of-everything and then there's me who has, for the first time ever, tried and kind of succeeded in keeping a genre tbr lol. I've been reading all the autumn spooky books. Currently in the middle of Babel by R. F. Kuang and I'm really liking it so far. Love your videos as always. Happy October!🍂🎃
I think I saw somewhere that you started Scorpio Races but couldn't get into it? Pleeease try again on a rainy day with a blanket and some tea, its one of my all time favourite books. Also the Raven cycle is sort of continued I believe in a second trilogy? First book is Call Down The Hawk or sth I think
@@caricanreadthe shiver series/wolves of mercy falls series is absolutely amazing! I think you would really love the characters. Maggie has such a way of getting the reader so attached to her characters
October only means one thing aka a curse for true love is finally gonna be here!! I just can't wait and see you talk about it lolll I think it's going to be such a roller coaster but Stephanie is gonna bring it upon us ride or die
@@caricanread im sorry i was so excited to see your collection because you always read in your ipad or kindle i was kinda curious Love you so much btw thanks for responding
Love the cozy background!! And gosh I love All Systems Red! It's a fun quick yet engaging read - perfect for a taste of sci-fi and also to get you out of a reading slump :)
When I started watching you and you were near where my son is posted in South Korea and then me watching this video and you are in Pennsylvania where I am 😊. Love your videos!
Oh my god, Cari! You should try scorpio races written by maggie stiefvater. It is the author's favourite book and the story is really good and unique. The book includes water horses who emerge from oceans and eat meat and there is a competition of these horses and their riders.
speaking of katherine center, i watched 'Happiness For Beginners' which is a movie adaptation of one of her older books. Every time i saw the main character, i thought she looked and had such similar vibes to you!! sorry this is probably so random haha
If you haven't already I'd highly recommend reading Maggie Stiefvater's blogpost about writing The Raven King, it puts a lot of things into perspective and lets you know what was going on in the author's life while writing the finale of the Raven Cycle. Definitely helped me put some of my issues with the book to rest somewhat (the rushed feel to parts of it, mainly)
If you need romance for your flight back to Korea, I can only highly recommend you the All the Feels trilogy by Olivia Dade. Unsure if you have read them but these books are my perfect go to when I need a feel good read.
I would LOVE to see your take on “The Girl Who Dared to Think” series by Bella Forrest…. It’s one of my favorite series with an entire extended universe if you want. Started with Gender Game and you can really see her growth as a writer by the Think series
The only thing keeping me from reading on is the high price of the Murderbot books, at least in Brazil (is it like that everywhere?) - kindle version is expensive and paperback usually 🔪. Especially for something not so long.
Without fail at least ONE book per monthly wrap up ends up on my tbr - which compared to my reading speed is perfect.. thank you for another great video!!
Oh my gosh I'm so excited you're reading the murderbot diaries! I blew through the audiobooks (highly recommend) earlier this year and was obsessed. Landed me in a reading slump though because it was like, what do I do with my life now after this amazing series. I absolutely love this series and these characters so so much.
So glad you have a new video up, Cari! I've had an incredibly tough day and feel very exhausted. This is perfect to wind down before bed 💛 P.s: I started reading Our Crooked Hearts after watching your creepy summer reads vid and I'm currently on ch 15! (curious to see if Ivy and Billy will be endgame lol)
defo agree as someone who does sharing her reads on her RUclips channel this are so helpful to choose my next book and also loved that book ur gonna love it,
omg have you ever read Small Favors by Erin A. Craig? Ik you said you didn't want another Rumplestilskin retelling but I swear this one is sooo good. Its more fae vibes if anything and the imagery is so beautiful.
Omg YES I'm so excited that you're reading the Murderbot Diaries!! Fyi there is one full length novel but the rest are novellas. There's actually a new novella coming out this November too!
I love Holly Black. I seriously can't stop reading the Elfhame books. But I've not been very open to trying the other series. Idk about the smoochfest. Lol
Coming on last month's wrap-up to mention I read Divine Rivals, based on your reading of it! Quite enjoyed it, though the end left a bitter taste in my mouth - I knew there would be a sequel (you said so!), but god, did I feel it left off at a weird point. I still have a couple of books from your August Wrap Up to read before I jump into any from September, but a couple caught my eye :D
Omg, Icebreaker broke my brain. The naivete (and I'm being kind here) of Anastasia was killing me. I also thought it was too long and the epilogue stupid. But other than that, I guess some of it was fun 😅
Yeah her being a college athlete almost reaching the olympics and not knowing basic nutrition 🤔 had to turn my brain all the way off to read this hahhaha
Would love it if you would cover some of Kate Elliott's work! My personal favorite is her _Crown of Stars_ series, but if you're not looking for a 7-book, 600-ish pages per book odyssey, might I suggest her _Crossroads_ trilogy, or her new space opera series, _The Sun Chronicles_ (still in progress)? Her _Jaran_ series is her first and also quite good where modern space meets low-tech warrior tribes; this is also where we first meet the Chapalli, where if you continue to read Kate's books, you'll see them again and again under localized names (Kapelli, etc. depending on the region of space you're visiting this time) which I think is really cool.
Me and my best friend randomly picked out greenwood at Barnes a few years ago! I’ve never seen anyone else talk about it :,) The descriptions are amazing, but the ending felt weird.
Idk what your opinion on spinning silver is but it's the best retelling of rumpelstiltskin I've personally read (which is saying nothing bc it's the only retelling of it I've read lol). It's minor on the romance aspect and there's no pregnancy involved either :')
Also like there's a lot of missed potential in turning Rumpelstiltskin into a thriller/mystery fantasy type of book idk. Finding their name? The power names have in traditional fae lore? Being accused of turning straw into gold? Like a guy smuggling humans under the guise that they turn straw into gold ans there's nobody who can figure out who he is... I wish I could regurgitate my thoughts but it's a little hard to put into words wheeze
@caricanread that's fair! It gets really slow at points and the different povs sometimes didn't mesh well together until I read it a couple more times,, also the chemistry between the main couple didn't really hit until the 75% mark. But I'm a sucker for that ending lol
I have a book to suggest! I'm three chapters in on Unholy Terrors by Lyndall Clipstone and feel like you would LOVE it. I am excited to see with this book goes.
Hey Cari! This is kinda irrelevant to this video but I wanted to say this anyways, I'm someone who has watched your videos for a long time, and I love your content (I change my profile a lot so idk you won't be able to recognize me lol but yeah I often comment) Anyways, I follow you on your socials too, and I wanted to express how grateful and happy I am to know that I support the right person. You used your platform to raise awareness for Palestine, and knowing your position this can't be easy, I just wanted to tell you I love you for that and thank you for being a genuinely good person I can feel proud to like. I know from your stories that you've been receiving a lot of hateful DMS after voicing support for Palestine, just wanted you to know that there are people who support you and are so proud of you, you're one of the good ones. Love you Cari!! 💗💗💗💗 (Btw out of the hundreds of western influencers I follow, you're the only one who posted anything in support of Palestine, and I love you for that.) Ps, I read The girl who fell beneath the sea because of you, and omg I loved it, also I bought As Long As The Lemon Trees Grow because of you too lol, can't wait to read it!!
I love how I always find new books from your wrap ups 🥹 and somehow you always read books right before I get them - my hold on Fair Rosaline just came in on Libby 😂 adding Four Treasures of the Sky to my tbr!
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik is a rumplestiltskin retelling that is very beloved and popular -- she changes the story a bit and kind of does her own thing with it. I would say it's inspired by the original story rather than a retelling and it focuses on the story of 3 women. I really enjoyed it and a lot of other people do to, I think you would actually really like it. You should give it a try
@@caricanread aww that’s a shame, to be fair the only rumplestiltskin retellings I have enjoyed were spinning silver and once upon a time tv show and I think the tv show did it the best 😂
I apologize, but I am just going to vent a little about Gilded/Cursed. I LOVED Gilded. I was so hyped for Cursed. I then deeeeeeespised it. After reading Cursed I realized how much I overlooked in Gilded. I sped read it in like a day to avoid some emotional turmoil and I also skimmed or skipped the majority of the story that didn't take place in the castle...so I was oblivious to the pacing issues. Cursed had nothing on the other side for me to skim to though. There was so. much. book. so much stuff, and so little substance. I just skimmed till the end and was then sad. I want another Marissa Meyer book like Heartless. I feel if she had been forced to make Gilded a standalone, it would have been so much more toothsome. Heartless was agony to finish, but because I was so invested in the characters, not because I was so pissed at the writing.
Confession time. I'm trying to read The Raven Boys because I've heard about the series forever and I've heard it's supposed to be good but I am having SUCH a hard time getting into it. But I want to watch your video about the series and not be spoiled. I'll give it another try.
The audiobooks narrated by Will Patton are amazing. I loved reading the books years ago, but maybe it would be easier for you to get into the series by listening them, because W. P. truly brings the characters to life.
Hi Cari I love your channel! So glad you read Murderbot and The Raven Cycle. You might like The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stievfater too. I think it's underrated. Also, I'm from San Diego (Coronado) too✌️
Yesss September House! I had a lot of the same opinions, it’s such a weird mix of new and old ideas. Ultimately it was so easy of a read I couldn’t stay mad at it, but I did want more
So The Space Between Here & Now sounds like the Time Traveler's Wife, but for kids and that sounds interesting. So glad I discovered this channel with such broad and unique recommendations. 💜🙏🏾🤠
If you want to read a good Hockey romance book please read The Deal by Elle Kennedy. The book is so funny and cute and my comfort book so I highly recommend it (it's also not that long so... )
Time to add new books in my TBR!! Also, can we please have a reaction video to A Curse for True Love? I’m not sure if it’ll fit in your schedule but it would be so fun. I picked up OUABH because of you and I am now OBSESSED. The third book cannot come any sooner!!!
I also recently read raven boys… idk I cannot connect with it. I like the premise of the story but there’s something about the writing style is mind numbing. I cannot concentrate or it takes great effort to recall what I’ve read. I even tried audiobook and physical formats… I’m sad
James Baldwin definitely deserves full attention, he was a great thinker and a beautiful soul. I forgive you for not giving us any Louie content this video. This time 😒.
Omg I thought I heard wrong but theres a quite popular webtoon which sounds exactly like Fair Rosaline but she was left with her and romeos son after he left her for juliet and she goes on with that, although I think it does have more romance. Oh she's an adult! Not a child with a son 💀😭
Me calling rose-a-line "ros-a-lyn" is payback for every single person who has ever called me caroline. justice for people whose names end in lyn :''''')
cari i’m begging you to read the red rising series by pierce brown whenever you’re ready to be sucked into a world for 6 books again (the 7th and final book comes out 2024, likely)
omg your name is Carolyn??? that’s my name!! how did I not know this?
@@hobbyjournals its my alter ego hehe
@Chloe-zs8ee yes! This series needs to be talked about more, best sci-fi series I've read.
I'm Caroline so it's also revenge for every time I get called Carolyn or Carol anne
Icebreaker being set in LA drove me crazy! I looked up the author when I was reading it and she’s British so it made me wonder if she’s only ever been to LA or something? Why not just set the books in London? Or literally anywhere else lol
i dont even think they ever went to the beach so there was no reason for it to be in LA hahah they could have gone to a shady college bar ANYWHERE haahah
i wonder if she went to UCLA or some other school on the west coast
I recently re-read the Lunar Chronicles and damn they still hold up (probably even more) I've been having a blast re-reading books I've read before
This is so true!! I actually re-read them every year and they’re just as good every single time.
Awesome vlog ‼️💯 I have just read Cinder and I loved that book and can’t wait to continue the series. On the other I am finishing the Never After series and Twisted Love series and i don’t mind smut but these series’ are just smut and curse words and zero plot and no character development. Like I can’t relate to any of the characters and I don’t remember why the characters are important. What is the hype with these types of books is just the smut ? I am literally running back to YA and middle grade books because atleast the characters are so much well defined.
Girllll never say never. I don’t know if you’ve read Naomi Novik already but Spinning Silver is one of my favourite Rumpelstiltskin retellings!
I read it a few years ago and didnt enjoy it at all for some reason 😢
I’m so glad you feel the same way about hello stranger. I dnfed at the part where she told her doctor “I can’t get lifesaving surgery, I have an entry level art contest!” Almost picked it up again until I saw this 😂
Lmao and isnt that like the FIRST CHAPTER 😂😂😂😂
@@caricanread yuup 😂
nothing is better to cheer me up after failing a physic test than listening to cari talk about books
The voice actor for the The September House audiobook did an incredible job and I think probably brought some of the jokes from almost there to laugh out loud funny. I definitely recommend the audio to anyone who is interested in the story!
I just truly love listening to you talking about books ❤ And thanks for this recommendations! Also, I just started 'Legends & Lattes' and I'm already craving coffee haha.
Hahahh omg enjoy!!
Besides the content of your videos which I always love, I want to thank you for how accessible they are to wonky attention spans. So many youtubers these days don't even bother with subtitles, and some even put automatic subtitles as the more polished ones and they always suck!! But you take the time to either write or have someone else write them, AND the fact that you put the name of the book you're currently talking about up in the corner helps me immensely. So many times I just forget what someone is talking about halfway through, and having that little help to go back to is awesome. Keep it up! :)
I'm so excited for you to be starting the Murderbot Diaries! One of my favourite modern Sci-Fi series!
i waited so long because i thought they were huge books but now that i know theyre novellas theres nothing holding me back hahaha
@@caricanread Book 5 is a full-length novel. The rest are novellas, though.
@@hollym7878 and even that felt like 2 novellas combined.
omgggg that's the next one I need to read then, after immortal longings, this video jsut motivated me to read lots, I just have ot find the time btw editing for my RUclips channel and uni readings
Can’t wait for next months wrap up and see your reaction to a curse for true love 👀
god im not ready
Honestly same 😭
It’s a crime that it was delayed but we all know Stephanie will deliver
Oh my god!!! I'm crying I don't want it to end!!
There is an excellent way to do a Rumpelstiltskin retelling! Naomi Novik has done it twice, once as a short story in a multiauthor collection; once as the incredible novel SPINNING SILVER.
Can confirm! Naomi Novik’s take on it in Spinning Silver is SOOOO good!
that setup look cozy as hell
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While you are in Pennsylvania get a library card out there! My parents moved a bunch recently and whenever I stayed with them I would get a new library card, so now I have 3 and I get books on OverDrive much faster :)
You are the reading QUEEN! Dang. Currently reading some spooky books--House of Hollow and Slewfoot--and loving both!
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would absolutely love seeing you read the foxhole court (def check the tw for this one too). its such a contovertial but still very much loved book! would be thrilled to see either a reading vlog of "forgot the plot" type of video from you on this trilogy!
gotta be honest, my taste in books is vastly different from yours, so I never find a book I'd actually be interested in, but watching your videos is still really enjoyable
they're just relaxing and feel very comfortable
Murderbot is one of my fav series! Do read the longer novel last though because the new book continues right after it.💖
"not rich boys" the adam parrish callout
I listened to icebreaker on BookBeat without knowing too much about it and let’s just say that listening to the smutty scenes whilst out and about made me cringe so hard, especially because there were so many and they were quite repetitive. I wish I could have skimmed over them but because it was an audiobook I was forced to listen to every. single. word. The one positive thing is that there are two narrators so it’s always clear what character’s perspective the current chapter is in.
oh god i cant even imagine hahahha she could have take out more than a third of those scenes and the plot would not have changed at ALL
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i hate romeo and juliet retellings that focus on roseline because i think they get her character completely wrong. most people forget that roseline wasn’t interested in romeo (which i why he was depressed in the beginning) and planned to be a nun from the start
Me too like she’s always trying to snatch him or in love with him but this lady literally rejected him in the first place. I have been saying this the whole time thank you for bringing it up. I love her so much and it pains me to see her with Romeo. (No hate to him) 😭😭❤️
@@pleiadesh.4828 I'm glad someone agrees! :) I actually love roseline too because I think she acts as such a good character foil to both Romeo and Juliet because she was very grounded and seemed to have a very realistic view of the world compared to them
@@babylon-rl7th No way I was thinking the same! Like she would be the last person to date guys in the play. I'm super happy that someone finally agrees.
(I'm writing a book about her journey as a Capulet lady😣)
I swear 90% of my tbr mountain is your fault 😂
If you haven't gotten to it already, I think you would enjoy One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig, it's a gothic fantasy romance duology (the second book is out on October 17th, so not long to wait!) It's one of my favorite books this year.
I hope you enjoy your time with family! Mine lives in Pennsylvania as well, it's such a fun place to visit 🩷
There's a book by Janette Rallison called 'My Unfair Godmother' where the main characters accidentally time travel back to the medieval period and get caught up in the Rumpelstiltskin fairytale. It's been a long time since i read it, but I remember it being a very short, funny and sweet read. And there's absolutely no pregnancy depiction either. You could give it a try if you want to! It's a part of a trilogy called 'My Fair Godmother' and I enjoyed all 3 books, but they can be read as standalones too.
I swear for a good 5 minutes I had the story of Rumplestilskin and Rip Van Winkle mixed up and I was very confused and concerned that we'd run out of stories so people were writing re-tellings of a story about an old man from colonial America
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Yessss, I've been waiting for your monthly wrap up. Will be very happy to see a haul from you ❤
thank you!!!
your reading month has been very diverse and a-little-bit-of-everything and then there's me who has, for the first time ever, tried and kind of succeeded in keeping a genre tbr lol. I've been reading all the autumn spooky books. Currently in the middle of Babel by R. F. Kuang and I'm really liking it so far. Love your videos as always. Happy October!🍂🎃
I think I saw somewhere that you started Scorpio Races but couldn't get into it? Pleeease try again on a rainy day with a blanket and some tea, its one of my all time favourite books. Also the Raven cycle is sort of continued I believe in a second trilogy? First book is Call Down The Hawk or sth I think
I love your videos so much Cari! Can’t wait for you to do a breakdown of the wolves of mercy falls series ❤
❤ i'll look it up!
@@caricanreadthe shiver series/wolves of mercy falls series is absolutely amazing! I think you would really love the characters. Maggie has such a way of getting the reader so attached to her characters
October only means one thing aka a curse for true love is finally gonna be here!! I just can't wait and see you talk about it lolll I think it's going to be such a roller coaster but Stephanie is gonna bring it upon us ride or die
Im so scared hahahha
You described all my thoughts on Icebreaker perfectly. Especially about the length and ending!
So long and for WHY?!
cari pls do a bookshelf tour i want to see your books physical copies please
These arent my bookshelves hahahhaha
@@caricanread im sorry i was so excited to see your collection because you always read in your ipad or kindle i was kinda curious
Love you so much btw thanks for responding
Once Marissa Meyer has a Little Mermaid retelling, I can finally die in peace 😅
She actually did. It's a short story called the little android I'm pretty sure
Ahh! Thank u for talking about icebreaker!! Its been on my tbr for so long but ive been waiting for a review from u to read it :)
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My TBR is always much longer after watching your wrap up videos!! Worth it though, a lot of these sound so great for this time of year especially. 🍂
Hehhe im glad!!!
This channel has helped me read some of the books by authors I’d been previously intimidated by and I’ve enjoyed every single one!
Spinning silver by Naomi Novik is a great loose retelling of Rumplestiltskin ! Did not expect it to be as good as it was
For some reason i didn’t like it! But i also read it right after reading uprooted which i also didnt like so maybe i was just in a bad mood hahha
😂😂 fair enough hahah
Love the cozy background!! And gosh I love All Systems Red! It's a fun quick yet engaging read - perfect for a taste of sci-fi and also to get you out of a reading slump :)
Ah I'm so glad you've started the Murderbot Diaries! I love it so much and can't wait for the next installment.
When I started watching you and you were near where my son is posted in South Korea and then me watching this video and you are in Pennsylvania where I am 😊. Love your videos!
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favorite time of year! 🍁🍂📖
If you’re near Philly, I highly recommend checking out Giovanni’s Room! It’s a queer bookstore in the gayborhood.
Oh my god, Cari! You should try scorpio races written by maggie stiefvater. It is the author's favourite book and the story is really good and unique. The book includes water horses who emerge from oceans and eat meat and there is a competition of these horses and their riders.
water horses as in Kelpies or seahorses ?
@@ErisOfTartarus The story is actually based on the legends of celtic water horses. They are more similar to kelpies than seahorses
speaking of katherine center, i watched 'Happiness For Beginners' which is a movie adaptation of one of her older books. Every time i saw the main character, i thought she looked and had such similar vibes to you!! sorry this is probably so random haha
omg i have to look it up 😂
That movie has quickly become one of my comfort watches! Yes it is cheesy and predictable but I just love it.
@@ninamarie177 yess it was such a cute little romcom!!
If you haven't already I'd highly recommend reading Maggie Stiefvater's blogpost about writing The Raven King, it puts a lot of things into perspective and lets you know what was going on in the author's life while writing the finale of the Raven Cycle. Definitely helped me put some of my issues with the book to rest somewhat (the rushed feel to parts of it, mainly)
If you need romance for your flight back to Korea, I can only highly recommend you the All the Feels trilogy by Olivia Dade. Unsure if you have read them but these books are my perfect go to when I need a feel good read.
I would LOVE to see your take on “The Girl Who Dared to Think” series by Bella Forrest…. It’s one of my favorite series with an entire extended universe if you want. Started with Gender Game and you can really see her growth as a writer by the Think series
The only thing keeping me from reading on is the high price of the Murderbot books, at least in Brazil (is it like that everywhere?) - kindle version is expensive and paperback usually 🔪. Especially for something not so long.
Love all your clothes from your haul but that black dress in particular looks so good on you!!✨
Thank you!!
Pleaseee record a separate reading vlog for your A Curse For True Love reactions
I am planning to!
I love your monthly wrap ups cari ❤
Without fail at least ONE book per monthly wrap up ends up on my tbr - which compared to my reading speed is perfect.. thank you for another great video!!
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Oh my gosh I'm so excited you're reading the murderbot diaries! I blew through the audiobooks (highly recommend) earlier this year and was obsessed. Landed me in a reading slump though because it was like, what do I do with my life now after this amazing series. I absolutely love this series and these characters so so much.
So glad you have a new video up, Cari! I've had an incredibly tough day and feel very exhausted. This is perfect to wind down before bed 💛
P.s: I started reading Our Crooked Hearts after watching your creepy summer reads vid and I'm currently on ch 15! (curious to see if Ivy and Billy will be endgame lol)
defo agree as someone who does sharing her reads on her RUclips channel this are so helpful to choose my next book
and also loved that book ur gonna love it,
omg have you ever read Small Favors by Erin A. Craig? Ik you said you didn't want another Rumplestilskin retelling but I swear this one is sooo good. Its more fae vibes if anything and the imagery is so beautiful.
Omg YES I'm so excited that you're reading the Murderbot Diaries!! Fyi there is one full length novel but the rest are novellas. There's actually a new novella coming out this November too!
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I love Holly Black. I seriously can't stop reading the Elfhame books. But I've not been very open to trying the other series. Idk about the smoochfest. Lol
I felt the same way you did when you started gilded. Same with when I read it again. I had to dnf cursed because it was SO WEIRD.
I really do wish you would give Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation a try. Dip your toes in that sweet sweet xianxia novels.
Coming on last month's wrap-up to mention I read Divine Rivals, based on your reading of it! Quite enjoyed it, though the end left a bitter taste in my mouth - I knew there would be a sequel (you said so!), but god, did I feel it left off at a weird point. I still have a couple of books from your August Wrap Up to read before I jump into any from September, but a couple caught my eye :D
Omg, Icebreaker broke my brain. The naivete (and I'm being kind here) of Anastasia was killing me. I also thought it was too long and the epilogue stupid. But other than that, I guess some of it was fun 😅
Yeah her being a college athlete almost reaching the olympics and not knowing basic nutrition 🤔 had to turn my brain all the way off to read this hahhaha
There’s also a movie called “Rosaline” that sounds like a similar synopsis to the book! It’s funny and I recommend!
Omg yesss i love kaitlyn denver and that was based off another book i think!!
You match the couch 🔴⚪🟤
Would love it if you would cover some of Kate Elliott's work! My personal favorite is her _Crown of Stars_ series, but if you're not looking for a 7-book, 600-ish pages per book odyssey, might I suggest her _Crossroads_ trilogy, or her new space opera series, _The Sun Chronicles_ (still in progress)? Her _Jaran_ series is her first and also quite good where modern space meets low-tech warrior tribes; this is also where we first meet the Chapalli, where if you continue to read Kate's books, you'll see them again and again under localized names (Kapelli, etc. depending on the region of space you're visiting this time) which I think is really cool.
I was just watching another video from you! Love here
thank youuu!
Me and my best friend randomly picked out greenwood at Barnes a few years ago! I’ve never seen anyone else talk about it :,) The descriptions are amazing, but the ending felt weird.
I honestly would have loved it as a short story just dealing with the first timeline 😭🙌
Idk what your opinion on spinning silver is but it's the best retelling of rumpelstiltskin I've personally read (which is saying nothing bc it's the only retelling of it I've read lol). It's minor on the romance aspect and there's no pregnancy involved either :')
For some reason i could NOT get into spinning silver 😭 i should give it another try some day though!!
Also like there's a lot of missed potential in turning Rumpelstiltskin into a thriller/mystery fantasy type of book idk. Finding their name? The power names have in traditional fae lore? Being accused of turning straw into gold? Like a guy smuggling humans under the guise that they turn straw into gold ans there's nobody who can figure out who he is... I wish I could regurgitate my thoughts but it's a little hard to put into words wheeze
@caricanread that's fair! It gets really slow at points and the different povs sometimes didn't mesh well together until I read it a couple more times,, also the chemistry between the main couple didn't really hit until the 75% mark. But I'm a sucker for that ending lol
I liked Gilded better than Cursed too. I didn't know Immortal Longings was a trilogy...I'm invested but I was expecting a duology.
I have a book to suggest! I'm three chapters in on Unholy Terrors by Lyndall Clipstone and feel like you would LOVE it.
I am excited to see with this book goes.
Hey Cari! This is kinda irrelevant to this video but I wanted to say this anyways, I'm someone who has watched your videos for a long time, and I love your content (I change my profile a lot so idk you won't be able to recognize me lol but yeah I often comment) Anyways, I follow you on your socials too, and I wanted to express how grateful and happy I am to know that I support the right person. You used your platform to raise awareness for Palestine, and knowing your position this can't be easy, I just wanted to tell you I love you for that and thank you for being a genuinely good person I can feel proud to like. I know from your stories that you've been receiving a lot of hateful DMS after voicing support for Palestine, just wanted you to know that there are people who support you and are so proud of you, you're one of the good ones. Love you Cari!! 💗💗💗💗 (Btw out of the hundreds of western influencers I follow, you're the only one who posted anything in support of Palestine, and I love you for that.)
Ps, I read The girl who fell beneath the sea because of you, and omg I loved it, also I bought As Long As The Lemon Trees Grow because of you too lol, can't wait to read it!!
I love how I always find new books from your wrap ups 🥹 and somehow you always read books right before I get them - my hold on Fair Rosaline just came in on Libby 😂 adding Four Treasures of the Sky to my tbr!
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik is a rumplestiltskin retelling that is very beloved and popular -- she changes the story a bit and kind of does her own thing with it. I would say it's inspired by the original story rather than a retelling and it focuses on the story of 3 women. I really enjoyed it and a lot of other people do to, I think you would actually really like it. You should give it a try
i actually read it a few years ago and really didnt like it - i just dont think i like naomi novik's work sadly :/
@@caricanread aww that’s a shame, to be fair the only rumplestiltskin retellings I have enjoyed were spinning silver and once upon a time tv show and I think the tv show did it the best 😂
I apologize, but I am just going to vent a little about Gilded/Cursed.
I LOVED Gilded. I was so hyped for Cursed. I then deeeeeeespised it. After reading Cursed I realized how much I overlooked in Gilded. I sped read it in like a day to avoid some emotional turmoil and I also skimmed or skipped the majority of the story that didn't take place in the castle...so I was oblivious to the pacing issues. Cursed had nothing on the other side for me to skim to though. There was so. much. book. so much stuff, and so little substance. I just skimmed till the end and was then sad. I want another Marissa Meyer book like Heartless. I feel if she had been forced to make Gilded a standalone, it would have been so much more toothsome. Heartless was agony to finish, but because I was so invested in the characters, not because I was so pissed at the writing.
Murderbottttttttttt yessss
(Shannon Hale also does some pretty decent fairy tale retellings, if that's a trope you're generally into.)
you should watch Rosaline the movie, it's also a retelling but it's a comedy
Im a big fan a kaitlyn denver so i watched it the day it was released last year lol
For Stiefvater, I think The Scorpio Races is her best.
i actually started it and couldnt get into it but i think i was just not in the right mindset cause of travel - will give it another go someday!
Immediately recognized the wood paneling as you being in America. Shout-out to your folks as new Pennsylvanians!
Confession time. I'm trying to read The Raven Boys because I've heard about the series forever and I've heard it's supposed to be good but I am having SUCH a hard time getting into it. But I want to watch your video about the series and not be spoiled. I'll give it another try.
The audiobooks narrated by Will Patton are amazing. I loved reading the books years ago, but maybe it would be easier for you to get into the series by listening them, because W. P. truly brings the characters to life.
Hi Cari I love your channel! So glad you read Murderbot and The Raven Cycle. You might like The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stievfater too. I think it's underrated. Also, I'm from San Diego (Coronado) too✌️
I started scorpio races last month actually but couldnt get into it but i think it was just bad timing on my part!!
Yesss September House! I had a lot of the same opinions, it’s such a weird mix of new and old ideas. Ultimately it was so easy of a read I couldn’t stay mad at it, but I did want more
Exactly!!
21:26 The word you're looking for is "cyborg" 😆
Read Small Favors by Erin E. Craig. It is a rumpletiltskin retelling but with a bit of a twist. In general, the book was AMAZING!
Your vids bring me comfort :)
So The Space Between Here & Now sounds like the Time Traveler's Wife, but for kids and that sounds interesting. So glad I discovered this channel with such broad and unique recommendations. 💜🙏🏾🤠
Oddly enough, I read a YA retelling of Rumpelstiltskin mixed with The Frog Prince. I actually liked it.
Trying to imagine that hahhaha
If you want to read a good Hockey romance book please read The Deal by Elle Kennedy. The book is so funny and cute and my comfort book so I highly recommend it (it's also not that long so... )
I related so much to Murderbot 😂
I’m interested in four treasures of the sky. Thanks for the recommendation!
I think Four Treasures of the Sky and Sour Heart were actually written by different authors (with the same name, so it's totally understandable)
Haven’t read any of these is was good to hear a little bit of info about them all
Four Treasures killed me! 😭I couldn’t read anything for awhile after that. Needed a minute. The Truants is on my library waitlist 🥳
Time to add new books in my TBR!! Also, can we please have a reaction video to A Curse for True Love? I’m not sure if it’ll fit in your schedule but it would be so fun. I picked up OUABH because of you and I am now OBSESSED. The third book cannot come any sooner!!!
Yes im doing a full separate video 🤍🤍
Can't wait!!!
Goldspun is a Rumpelstiltskin retelling and I liked it! I haven't read the second book yet though.
I also recently read raven boys… idk I cannot connect with it. I like the premise of the story but there’s something about the writing style is mind numbing. I cannot concentrate or it takes great effort to recall what I’ve read. I even tried audiobook and physical formats… I’m sad
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I love love LOVE your sweater!
I adore Murderbot!
James Baldwin definitely deserves full attention, he was a great thinker and a beautiful soul.
I forgive you for not giving us any Louie content this video. This time 😒.
louie was distracted by food sorry hahahhaa
Woah San Diego to PA is a huge change!
Omg I thought I heard wrong but theres a quite popular webtoon which sounds exactly like Fair Rosaline but she was left with her and romeos son after he left her for juliet and she goes on with that, although I think it does have more romance. Oh she's an adult! Not a child with a son 💀😭
Yayyy been waiting for this one 🎉 time to watch while I clean my car lmao perfect timing thank u queen ❤😂
Happy cleaning hahahha