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Sarah Reads
Canada
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 27 ต.ค. 2011
Writer, reader, ice cream eater
February TBR
Big thanks to @readbykyle3082 and @jakebishop7822 for picking out this TBR!
For more bookish content, feel free to join me on:
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For more bookish content, feel free to join me on:
Discord: discord.gg/PvUnXGXDah
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Book Haul!!
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I don't often do book hauls, but between my birthday and Christmas, there was a lot to share. Looking forward to getting to read many of these this year! For more bookish content, feel free to join me on: Discord: discord.gg/PvUnXGXDah Instagram: darth_aubs Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/3680616-sarah-aubert
5 STAR SHOWDOWN
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Here's a look at all my 5 star reads from 2023! Time to find out which one comes out on top! Please, let me know which of these books you think will make my top 10 for the year, which I'll upload next week. For more bookish content, feel free to join me on: Discord: discord.gg/PvUnXGXDah Instagram: darth_aubs Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/3680616-sarah-aubert
More of these authors, please!
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Recorded this one while my son and nephew were having the world's LOUDEST party downstairs, haha. Hopefully only minimal bumps and shouts made their way through. Please let me know some authors you'd love to explore more from in 2024! For more bookish content, feel free to join me on: Discord: discord.gg/PvUnXGXDah Instagram: darth_aubs Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/3680...
January TBR
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A rundown of the books I'm planning to pick up in January! The first year of the month is always motivating for me and I want to read EVERYTHING! Here's hoping I can get through the TBR. :) I didn't know until I was editing that the author of Iron Widow uses they/them pronouns. I apologize for the oversight. Please let me know what books you're hoping to pick up as the year begins :) For more b...
Booktube Return: Reading Goals for 2024
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I am back!! Sorry for the terrible angle, lighting, everything, but I just needed to hit record and get this one out there. So sorry for the pause, but I'm glad to be back. I wish you all the happiest New Year, filled with love and wonderful books! For more bookish content, feel free to join me on: Discord: discord.gg/PvUnXGXDah Instagram: darth_aubs Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/...
SEPTEMBER WRAP || So many great books!
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I had a great reading month in September! Please let me know some of your favourites from last month :) For more bookish content, feel free to join me on: Discord: discord.gg/PvUnXGXDah Instagram: darth_aubs Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/3680616-sarah-aubert
OCTOBER TBR
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What are you planning to read in October? For more bookish content, feel free to join me on: Discord: discord.gg/PvUnXGXDah Instagram: darth_aubs Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/3680616-sarah-aubert
Series TBR for 2023
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Let me know which series you’re planning to finish before the end of the year! 📚 For more bookish content, feel free to join me on: Discord: discord.gg/PvUnXGXDah Instagram: darth_aubs Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/3680616-sarah-aubert
Favourite Reads of the Summer! || I'M BACK!
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Hello, everyone!! I am officially back from summer vacation and ready to talk about all the books I loved. I missed chatting with you all and would love to hear what you've been up to! For more bookish content, feel free to join me on: Discord: discord.gg/PvUnXGXDah Instagram: darth_aubs Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/3680616-sarah-aubert 0:00 Intro 3:30 Gideon the Ninth ...
MIDYEAR FREAKOUT TAG
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Welcome to your 1000th Midyear Freakout Tag!! I know everyone is doing it, but it's such a good check in! Sorry for the cuts - just getting over a cold :) Please feel free to tell me your answers to the questions! For more bookish content, feel free to join me on: Discord: discord.gg/PvUnXGXDah Instagram: darth_aubs Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/3680616-sarah-aubert
Ranking my Favourite Books by Opening Line
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Bringing this back to try to rank my favourite fantasy books by opening line! For more bookish content, feel free to join me on: Discord: discord.gg/PvUnXGXDah Instagram: darth_aubs Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/3680616-sarah-aubert
MAY WRAP UP
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My "short" May wrap up! Threw a life update and a channel discussion in there, timestamped so you can skip :) Please let me know what you read/enjoyed in May! Missed you all last month! For more bookish content, feel free to join me on: Discord: discord.gg/PvUnXGXDah Instagram: darth_aubs Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/3680616-sarah-aubert 0:00 Life Update 3:58 Channel Di...
DISCORD PICKS MY TBR!
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Please let me know what you're reading in June! And if you're on discord, drop by and say hi to everyone :) For more bookish content, feel free to join me on: Discord: discord.gg/PvUnXGXDah Instagram: darth_aubs Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/3680616-sarah-aubert
A VIDEO!!! A BOOK HAUL!!
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Ahhhhh, it's been so long! Here's a recent book haul and I will see you all soon! :D For more bookish content, feel free to join me on: Discord: discord.gg/PvUnXGXDah Instagram: darth_aubs Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/3680616-sarah-aubert
Cross- Canada Book Box: NEWFOUNDLAND pt. 2!
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Cross- Canada Book Box: NEWFOUNDLAND pt. 2!
Decades-Spanning Fantasy: Why it's awesome!
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Decades-Spanning Fantasy: Why it's awesome!
I've read half of the books you've mentioned and they are favorites of mine--so now I'm going to read the rest of your recommendations. Thank you.
The best series I've ever read 📚
You’ve got a great narrating voice
This Hobbit who wasn't tall enough to be fully in-frame has wonderful advice.
I hope all is well Sarah?
@@thatsci-firogue things are well, thanks for checking in! Just having a busy summer. Reading some books, hoping to get back to it and have lots to talk about in the Fall. How are you? 🥰
@@TheBookCure glad things are going well, I was coming by to see if everything was ok too. ❤
I had heard about this book when it first came out, wanted to read it but my life was too busy at the time. I never knew about the mini series, but just two weeks ago, I started seeing clips on my feed. I ordered both the video and the book. Watched the series, and loved it, just started reading the book, and watching book reviews. Your review is by far my favorite. Thank you, for your intelligent, insightful review. I'm subscribing to your channel, and look forward to hearing of other recommendations. Thanks so much.
@@fredhannum4015 thank you; that’s so kind of you to say! I’ve been away for a period of time, but planning to be back with more reviews at the end of the summer ☺️
@@TheBookCure thanks for the response, I've started watching some of your other videos. When you said you weren't American I thought where could she be from? Well, now I know. You are certainly well spoken and I appreciate it. Stephen King, has been a favorite of mine for a long time. I do like his style, and attention to detail and character development. I know him best, from the films but I can't really deal with horror. I know it's just me, but childhood trauma has made it so. I'm now an old man but still can't deal with it. I only fairly recently have been able to express myself emotionally, and getting better in that way. Enough of that. I'm looking forward to exploring some of your recommendations. Thanks again * I just sent my wife Mollie your site with my recommendation . We both retired about five years ago, and both really love to read.
@@fredhannum4015 I hope your wife enjoys as well. It’s so nice that you’re both readers and can recommend things to each other 🥰
How might you rate books like those of David Lindsay's, ie DEVIL'S TOR, THE HAUNTED WOMAN, A VOYAGE TO ARCTURUS etc? I am trying to get my head around what people who are into fantasy reading actually define as "fantasy" per se. I mention Homer elsewhere, as well as borderline (to me) sf-fantasy like Bulwer-Lytton's works. Dante, Poe, etc. Lindsay's books, to me, are very pure fantasy, of a deeply archetypal nature, and certainly aren't as easy to categorize as, say, the Oz books, or fairly tales.
Do you consider the works of authors like Bulwer-Lytton and/or Butler to be fantasy (or fantasy -adjacent)? So much blurring of the occult and imaginary worlds seem truly in the fantasy realm to me, since the science is mostly designed around the books' needs to further their ideas, ie are a kind of magical construct/inventions of the imagination as opposed to true scientific prognosis. Thoughts? Thanks for the video.
My favorite trilogy! Reading the hole thing for the second time. I'm on the spine of the world.....the sellswards is also amazing.
Great vlog. Captures what we all went through. The title "changes" truly under-sells the level of change. Great book.
@@windfire5380 thanks! It was such an amazing reading experience. It’ll soon be time to go back and reread.
Watching this more than a year after release, but such is TH-cam. I took a look at what I've read this year, and I'm running ~17% 5-star reads, and that's including rereads. Given that there is an inherent selection bias (I don't read books I don't think I will like, obviously, and I don't reread books that I didn't like a lot), I think that means I'm fairly chary in my ratings. But then, my ratings are mostly for me. I have a problem of seeing a book with a good blurb and buying it, even when I didn't necessarily like the last book from the same author that also had a good blurb. And I read a lot of books, so it's easy to forget that I really liked a series while I'm going through other stuff. When I'm binge-buying books, I now try to look through my old ratings and reviews so that I can remember just what I thought the last time I read that author or series. The result is that anything other than a rating that is an honest representation of my experience is actively harmful to me. Doesn't mean that I give a really fair rating every time, but it does help.
Bhai you have too many advertisements in between…
Sadly, I don’t control that. My channel isn’t monetized, so that’s at the whims of TH-cam. 🤷🏼♀️
Nice review. I've read this book three times. I know that sounds excessive but I just loved it that much. On that date I was a freshman in high school and I felt transported back to one of my favorite times that was also one of my most difficult times. The only King novel that I could not get more than a third of the way through was Under the Dome. Just too difficult for me. My favorite shorter story was The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordan. Thank you for your reviews!
Thank you! I also have a soft spot for The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon! 🥰
Hello, I just subscribed...love your review of this book. I haven't read any GGK books yet but I own this one and plan to read it as my first GGK novel. Probably will read Lions of Al Rassan after that followed by A Song for Arbonne. I've heard nothing but great things about all 3. And eventually, I have to start Malazan...My TBR is WAY too big and is always getting bigger. Thanks and happy reading!
I just finished reading 11/22/63 cover to cover and its a good one folks for those who have not read it I will not spoil it but its got some twists in it I did not see coming
17:15 I never considered that Molly could be adopting stray warlocks. I love that!
Any SOTC video planned? I see new books in the background 😊
I love this reaction. I just finished it myself and I have so friends who would understand to share the trauma. The Aftermath short story in sidejobs is great too!
I was fascinated with her pronunciation of “Rothfuss.”
Hahaha, was the Newfoundland accent coming out? 🤣
Sarah, that Sanderson novella about pancakes is honestly so unbelievably cringe and unfunny, you'd *hate* it.
I know this is a year old but hearing your reaction to Murphy's death brought tears to my eyes again listening to it through your words.
what happened to the channel ?
Just life getting busy, unfortunately! I am hopeful that I can get back to it. I miss making videos!
Jim Butcher has also said repeatedly that he would want the Dresden adaptation to be animated for basically the same reasons as you, so it's not quite as unlikely as you think.
Really? That’s awesome! It would be so fun to see an animated adaptation made. I’ll hold out hope!
What is the best place to start with John Gwynne yathink? Cheers.
Depends on what you prefer! Faithful and the Fallen is more classic/heroic fantasy, whereas Bloodsworn Saga is darker. I think his writing improves with time, so I’d rather start with FatF and move forward from there, but you really can’t go wrong either way!
There’s an Arthurian series by an Australian author named M.K Hume. A trilogy of Merlin books that put him into even more of a realistic light, and its sequel trilogy simply called the King Arthur trilogy. The Merlin trilogy is my favourite.
Nice! Thanks so much for the rec - will go look those up right away!
No background music and a critical appreciation with depth. Thank you.
How's the reading going, Sarah?
It’s going well! Sadly with work I have had to choose between reading & recording, but I’m hoping to at least sit down and make a few videos soon. I hope you’re doing well 💜
Appreciate this. Thank you
Brent Weeks is DOPE.
One day I may read GGK...but it is not this day. Hope you enjoy!
Love this review!! I just posted my own for Red Country (my first TH-cam video ever!) Let me know what you think! Keep up the great work! th-cam.com/video/IaXDWIhq7lw/w-d-xo.htmlsi=h9WXh_fT9vIm6VjX
A lot to keep you busy there. Hope you enjoy them. Best wishes.
The sarantine mosaic is so good, I hope you love it. And I just read the curse of chalion and it was amazing 😊
Arcanum Unbounded is really good and The Emperor’s Soul is the best story in there, hope you love it!
Excited for you to read Curse of Chalion! One of the first books I read when I was getting back into reading fantasy
Oooooh super fun that you are doing this again!! I am excited to hear that Empire of Black and Gold has started off strong, especially because I have that as a priority series for this year! And I hope you enjoy all the other picks, I feel like they set you up for a great month. Can't wait for the liveshow already 🤩🤩
You need to read Swan Song ASAP,it's a masterpiece,maybe the best book I've ever read,it was my Book of the Year last year. Although it's long,you don't feel,you fly through it.
This does not sound like a no pressure TBR.😂😂 I might have missed the post about books we want you to read... did i assign you one? 😅 if not i have one in mind...or two.
«The Sarantine Mosaic» is amazing! I belong to those weird people who prefer «Sailing to Sarantium» over «Lord of Emperors» (the prologue alone could have been my favorite short story ever!), infact «Sailing to Sarantium» was my favorite read of 2022! If I am to justify my preference, I found Crispin’s journey both physically and mentally in that novel very uplifting!
The Emporer's Soul is good. Some people think it's the best thing Sanderson has ever written. I don't know if I would go that far, but it was good. I really want to read Shadows of the Apt. I'm currently reading the Dagger and Coin series by Daniel Abraham, on book 4 of the Lady Trent memoirs, trying to finish the last two Age of Madness books, and also trying to get through Dungeon Crawler Carl. So, I have no time for Shadows of the Apt at this time.
Great choices! Emperor’s Soul is my favorite of BS’s novellas! It’s considered a prequel to Elantris. ♥️
It is not a prequel to Elantris, it's just set on the same world with no crossovers. It would be if like someone wrote a book about Rome, but also a book about Malaysia.
Tchaikovsky, Hobb and GGK rule, Sanderson drools 🤪 I'm also reading Ship of Destiny and i love it. Almost halfway!
I'll be reading 'The Curse of Chalion' this month also, looking forward to it after Jake's hype for it. I'll be interested to see how much you like 'Sailing to Sarantium', it is an amazing book.
So excited!! And yes we shall definitely convene for a chat 😊
Awesome plans Sarah! Emperors Soul is a Cosmere book, but it’s completely standalone. I loved the books of Earthsea, so I’m hoping to branch out and read her sci-fi works.
It would be kinda funny if we just picked something that spoiled Stormlight, but alas we decided to not be mean
The Curse of Chalion is fantastic! My sister forced me read it years ago and no regrets for falling for her book bullying, haha. It looks like you have an excellent February TBR
What can I say, me and Kyle do good work
@@jakebishop7822 you heard the call and did your duty!
Looking forward to seeing how this plays out! I'm betting Lord of Emperors takes the win for book of the month.
I read the Curse of Chalion late last year and then the next one Paladin of Souls. I hope you enjoy. I think it might be a writing style you'll enjoy.
I'm planning on reading the Emperor's Soul this month too. I also don't know what it's about. Hopefully we both like it!
LET’S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!’ I’m so happy they picked Empire in Black and Gold for you-and Ben Allen’s audios are a SUPERB way of experiencing the series!! This is the great big series in modern fantasy that’s way way underread compared to the actual audience that would love it if they only knew!!