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I'm a little over halfway through Red Winter and really enjoying it! It took about 10 chapters to get fully into it, and it helps that the two books I read before it were pretty big disappointments. I have "Sandwich" by Catherine Newman on my tbr which is another Cape Cod family drama, I'm going in expecting it to be trash but Im a volenteer test subject for another booktuber. The two "new gothic" books I liked this year were "Other Birds" by Sarah Addison Allen (it's really good but perhaps a little summery for fall) "The Last Tale of The Flower Bride" by Roshani Chokshi (I liked it but it is very slow and confusing) "The Thirteenth Tale" bianca Amato is one everyone but me likes

I've read nearly everything Shirley Jackson wrote, I remember reading the lottery the first time in 6th grade not College lol. Haunting of Hill House is good and shouldn't be to scary! "We have always lived in the castle" is my favorite but definitely strange and off-putting to some people. The only one I actively dislike by Shirley Jackson was "the sundial", which not only I hated the book but ended up being my last buddy read with a booktuber who passed away in June 😢. I have three pre orders this month Swordcrossed by Freya Marske The Waiting hy Michael Connelly Fury of the Gods by John Gwynne And Red Winter is next on my tbr! I won't make any promises but I might reread The Haunting of Hill House if I'm in the mood.

Yes book 1 is the weakest, my first time through they got better as they went and my second time through book 2 was best and three was a high middle. There are many things you have questions about that are answered, and some things that dont quite fit that I give a pass to bc it's YA. I like the simplistic episodic structure that resembles a video game or tabletop rpg. It's funny you didn't mention Reika at all she's my fav character but I did realise that later in the series Reika is why. Just bought Red Winter! I'll make it my 144th book of the year, I've been trying to find something special for my 12th dozen book of the year! I have always pronounced Kitsune keet-sue-nay like they do in the audiobook but I don't know what version is more xorrect I read a ton of fox spirit books this month, "The Fox Wife" by Yangsze Choo was about a Huli Jing which is a Chinesr Fox spirit, "Nine Tailed" by Jayci Lee which is about a Gumiho which is a Korean Fox Spirit that are the ones that pretty much always have nine tails. Theres a childrens book called Fox Tales that is about a Kitsune that is about her earning all 9 of her tails that I'm interested in. I read Talon by Julie Kagawa and it was awful, dont hesitate to tear into stuff, I don't put authors books on pedestals. Also no need to rush if I gift you something, I've given books ppl still havn't read three years later and I'm ok with that. Ive even got a booktuber a Kobo that I only know for sure she's used once and I'm not salty about that either for context.

Lately I have stuck to Manga for reading as I was lucky enough to have been born and raised in the Philippines, Nippon (Japan), and Okinawa while Okinawa was still a US Territory. Yeah, I'm old. While I was there, I learned Samurai means "Sworn One." To say as most westerners do is a little incorrect as the actual term is "Senshi Samurai" meaning "Warrior who has taken an oath." As for Manga, I've been rereading some old favorites as I have moved and I'm still trying to find a good bookstore.

The trick to pronouncing Japanese written words is that a British Diplomat asked people who spoke German to convert Japanese to the European alphabet. Also, and I have to practice this all the time, English is about the only language that always stresses the first syllable. There are sources that explain how the Germans use their script, but as a bit of a start, if the letter "H" is the first letter in a word, it is silent, and if there are two vowels, it is the second vowel that is elongated.

I'm rereadng The Shadow of the Fox series by Julie Kagawa. They are novels but are very episodic like manga. One thing that amused me was one of the first monsters is a woman whose bottom half is a spider but she is wearing a top! Knowing I thought the first one was the weakest the first time around makes me even more excited to continue bc I still really liked it.

I read a similar but way better book like The Sky in the Deep! It was The Weaver and the Witch Queen by Geneva Gornichec, it has no wierd s** scenes, or 17 yo girls winning sword fights with grown men, and only one less graphic animal sacrifice. I liked it the most out of the book club but no one disliked it. I gave both 5☆ but I did like her other book better called The Witch's Heart. The only time someone censoring their own book was wierd to me was an adult gluing the spicy pages of their own book together so they wouldn't be tempted to read them.

Journey of Natty Gann! That was one of my favorite movies as a kid, and I liked the book too. You got a lot of really good ones.

Hello, August is Booktuber appreciation month for me. To show my appreciation for this channel I'll be starting The Magical Beings Rehabilitation Center by KM Shea today! (Decided before I knew you were uploading so fun coincidence). I got suggestions from active channels, so if you have any recs I'm still taking submissions. I LO♡E White Fang and really like Call of the Wild! I rec reading CotW first, they are very good but contain a lot of animal abuse, it is worth it but they are upsetting. Godzilla Minus One is fantastic! They just made the bluray available for preorder but it's a total ripoff, it has no subs no dub and no black and white version. And its thirty bucks. The novelization of Godzilla x Kong is much better than the movie (which is fine like the rest of the monsterverse ones). MiniKong works quite well esoecially well in the book. I read and liked The Secret Garden this year, the other childrens classic I really liked was Heidi by Johanna Spyri.

Hey Gwen, thanks for sharing your views. I do agree with a lot of what you’ve shared. I felt Hannah and Olivia were well flushed out characters overall. I do find it too unbelievable with so many connections between the characters.. this took me out of the story. Thanks for the heads up, I’ll steer clear of The Hunting Party.

Yey! Someone on TH-cam who likes KM Shea! With the fan base, I expected a bit more people talking about her books here.

I've just finished it and thought it was great. Looking forward to continuing with the rest of the series. I thought there was plenty of foreshadowing of the growing attraction between Ross and Demelza, so the way that played out didn't bother me. I liked the sections around country life and mining, it was a fascinating insight into the life of the time. The book was pretty episodic, and the episodes were melodramatic, but I thought that added to the fun. It was interesting that it was written just after the Second World War when soldiers were returning home from war, just like Ross at the start. I wonder if that helped contribute to its popularity at the time. But it's been popular ever since, and now that I've read it I can see why.

I've had a pretty bad month constantly fighting a slump. -The Secret Garden by Fraces Hodgson Burnett was a good quick classic that I enjoyed. -One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig is a very popular romantasy that most ppl are liking but it put me back in a slump midmonth. I'm currently reading The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston and it's going very well! Just finished A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L Jensen. It was like a better version of The Sky in the Deep, it still wasn't great and it's not clean and there was an animal sacrifice scene. But at least the world and battles made a lot more sense, and without the "romance" could have very good.

My mom liked Poldark on Nastypiece (Masterpiece called that because of I Claudius) theater back in the 70's. I hated it and also hate the remake. Thank you for your video.

I was in a bit of a slump for most of March, the few good ones were -Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen (I think that you'd enjoy it) -The Lost Village by Camilla Sten was a surprisingly good Swedish thriller -Season of the Fox by Denise Domning was a good historical mystery set in 1193 The movie novelization of Godzilla x Kong was my most enjoyable read recently, they always have good stuff the movies leave out. I'm currently reading One dark Window by Rachel Gillig and I'm liking it so far.

Considinenis absolutely a cat. He just wants to watch the wold burn and hes holding the match but the only thing stopping him is the fact that he will be the one that has to sweep up the ashes and thats just too much trouble to be bothered by...

These books are so enjoyable! Loved her re telling of fairy tales and like the supernatural series as well. Looking forward to this one!

I have been meaning to check out K. M. Shea since i found this channel. No 5☆ yet this year, for funny fantasy I have been enjoying The Amulet of Samarkand by Johathan Stroud and it's sequell The Golems Eye

I've been in a pretty big slump, only finished 5 this month. -Crier's War by Nina Varela 3☆, I'd put it in meh ya fantasy basket too. -Season of the Fox by Denise Domning 4.25☆, pretty good historical murder mystery that takes place in 1193. -Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 4☆, reread as my 42nd of the year it was fine. -Taken by the Witch Queen by Luna Fury 5☆, 97% smut... might not be for you lol. -Ducks Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann 4☆, that was a most intimidating book I own challenge over 1000 pages of a stream of consciousness, I did like it well enough but not something I'd recommend be it's huge and I can't guess who may or may not like it. Currently reading The Golem's Eye by Jonathan Stroud and Other Birds by Sarak Addison Allen both are going very well!

A much better book about a viking woman is Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne, it has multiple prespectives but the main one is a woman named Orka who is a huge and muscular mother going to get her son back. It is infinitely better and more believable, not bogged down with romance and book 3 is coming out in october. (I read that one and instantly read all 9 of Gwynnes other books)

I gave it a (very nice) 3☆ spoilers I agree one other thing is her being a skinny 17 yo girl that can fight grown men doesnt make sense without magic and she was injured most of the time which makes it even worse. I read "Four old Icelandic Sagas and other tales" by Bryant W Bachman, and they are real ancent Vining stories which I usually like but they were mostly boring too lol Don't worry about dnfing a buddy read with me, my best friend dnfed Cryptonomicon 700 pages in and I still finished the other 400 pages even though we both hated it.

Just here for the attack on titan take…you have so far to go. It’s worth it tho❤❤❤

Wow! Lord of the Flies! 😮 I’ve never felt compelled to read it. 😂 I’ve been seeing Attack on the Titans a lot! One of my favorite Booktuber’s Novelideea has been talking about it.

This was my third time with Lot Flies, first time 2008 (middle school), 2nd time 2017 (revisited books from school). I agree with all you said, i could argue that things were doomed as soon as Ralph chose to call Piggy Piggy (he never gets a real name) that shows that even the best of them will hurt someone for amusement. One thing I noticed this time was how ridiculously fast they come to the conclusion that no adults are there. It's super disturbing so I can't rec it but The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum has similar themes but it's way deeper and way darker. I did skim the last half of Sky inthe Deep (from chapter 24 onwards) and sacrifices are mentioned once but no detail is given.

I agree about your sentiments. With Lord of the flies. It's kind of a crap book. I can't decide if it's stupid or if it's super big brain psychology. I also agree that the sense of impending bad problems from the beginning are very present. I remember reading this book in high school and feeling horrified. I didn't know who was crazier someone who would take the time to write a book like this or that somebody in the school system thought this would be good for children to read. But again, is it a good book? Yes is it enjoyable? No, not really lol

I read a surprising amount of romance. Some faves -The shadow of the Fox by Julie Kagawa (clean) 5☆ trilogy -The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave 5☆ historical fiction (not clean but not dirty) -A Restless Truth by Freya Marske 4.75☆ (Dirty but not all filth)) my best book of the year so far Ps I think you are done with the animal sacrifices in Sky in the Deep, i only remember two but there may have been a third.

Rurouni Kenshin was one of my top animes when I was younger. I'm glad you bought the mangas used because the author is a really piece of doo-doo. ♥

Betterworldbooks still exist???

I love buying books used because they were loved before I bought them and now when I get them they also get more love from me.

We should see if the rest of the dungeons& dragons books are on better world books. I really actually think you would really enjoy them

Oooo! The woodcut Jane Eyre illustrations. 🥰♥️

I'm reading a new release called The Invocations By Krystal Southerland, it's fine but I do regret paying full price : / I have finished Lord of the Flies 4.5☆ and Sky in the Deep 3☆

Is it the monsters that you enjoy or is it the giant robots you enjoy because we should talk about battle tech....

I'll read Sky in the Deep havn't heard of it but it sounds like it might be my kind of thing. Calling her f-bomb sounds like calling Violet "Violence" in fourth wing lol My fav mech vs kaiju book is Iron Widow, I gave it 5☆ and have the sequel preordered! Its not perfect but it's much more focused and sounds much better than Unity (which I still havn't gotten to)

Christy Luis and Tiffany- Beautiful Minutiae channels loved Attack on Titans! I finally got from Libby My Happy Marriage Volume 1. It was slow, but I enjoyed the Cinderella vibes. 😅

Attack on Titan is an amazing manga! Its been recently complete so you don't have to worry about that. It does get gory the more you read on but its a fantastic story and it does get confusing a few times but the more you read you understand everything better. The anime is also pretty great as well.

For Attack On Titan, I'd definitely recommend you continue. It is gonna get more gory I'm sorry to say but the story is worth it. The series is complete so you don't have to worry about any cliffhangers and all your questions will get answered. Judging from where you are in the story, you are gonna have more questions than answers for a while so some patience is required. Oh, and there's a reason the Titans look humanoid, it's not just for shock value.

I read Ararat by Christopher Golden, it wasn't very good and wasn't even a monster book. Salvation Day by Kali Wallace was another dissapointeing sci-fi horror, both of them could have gone in cool directions but didn't. Mistress Anne by Temple Bailey was a great forgotten classic with Middlemarch and Tenent of Wildfell Hall vibes. Currenty reading The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec, it's a Norse myth retelling from Loki's wife's perspective which I'm really enjoying! Today's audible daily deal is Unity by Jeremy robinson, it's a Kaiju book that I I'm willing to check out for $1.99, but have minimal hopes for.

So interesting! I haven’t read anything by him besides Jurassic Park!

There is a sequel called The Andromeda Evolution, but I haven't read it bc it came out years after MC died and it was mostly written by his son. Gravity by Tess Garretson may work a little better for you, it takes place on the International Space Station, where they take a sample from the bottom of tje ocean to space and it does unpredictable things. (And it has women) Fun fact they cast a woman in a big role in the Andromeda Strain movie and the manbabies freaked out. Under a pen name Crichton wrote a nonfiction about an ebola outbreak called Hot Zone, it showed how broken the systems are mostly bc ppl try to push blame away and steal credit for good things. I'm currently reading Mistress Anne by Temple Bailey, its a forgotten classic from 1917 and I'm really enjoying it! My first sci-fi of the year didnt go well, I tried Salvation Day by Kali Wallace it got 2.5☆.

I challenged my self to read some classics this year, but I didn’t realize how good books were. Now I’m hooked. My goal is 52 books this year, but I have already read 9 books…it’s kinda addicting. 😂 Definitely read atomic habits by “that one guy”😂 It’s really good. Grace and peace❤❤❤

Enjoyed this! Thanks for sharing your goals! My goal this year is 52 books (one book a week). I average around 56 books/year so it’s not pushing myself too much. But I’m also doing the Literary Life Century challenge where I read books from each century. Some books on my list are the Count of Monte Christo, Kristin Lavransdatter, Purgatorio, Ivanhoe, and Symposium!

My goals is the same as last year. 140 books 45,000 pages 2/3 by women I'm almost done with a good werewolf book, it's xalled Red Hood by Elana K. Arnold (it is sexually explicit 2 or 3 times but only the first one is probs too much for you) I just bought a monster book called Ararat by Christopher Golden, it's about a creature let loose from an ancent ship rhey think is Noah's Ark. I got that from a small channel I found today called Tempest reads, she is worth checking out. (Doing my best to get to Ararat this month)

I hope I don’t dislike The Bear and the Nightingale as much as you did haha my fave book of this year was A River Enchanted!!

Happy New Year!🎉🎉 All Quiet otWF is one of my 9 5☆s! Currently reading a WWI book called "Lovely War" by Julie Berry, it's really good and focuses on romance (with brutal war stuff too) but so far it's also clean.

Yeah. I don’t really “get” the love for Shirley Jackson. 🤷🏻‍♀️Maybe I just don’t love psychological stories. (unpopular opinion: I HATED My Cousin Rachel by Du Mauier because of this! I felt SO stressed.) I feel like there are heavy unreliable, unlikeable characters in Jackson’s stories. I need SOMEONE to root for. I like gothic, atmospheric settings, but things that lean horror are not for me?!

I am 33% through and really thinking about DNFing. I love the setting, as I've always been interested in Russian history and folklore. But man I'm just waiting and waiting to get a better sense of the characters, or even a plot, but it's just not happening for me. Might give it another 50 pages or so to see if something clicks but so far I am disappointed, as the setting is really interesting!

The priest and the stepmother were the only characters I found interesting to be honest. The main character was just the typical boring "chosen one". I also found the writing to be a little bland, there was too much telling and not showing. Some of the decisions the characters made also didn't make ANY sense. Like something super dramatic and traumatizing would happen and they would have NO reaction at all. The ending felt super rushed as well. The conflict between religion and folklore was very interesting tho, which is why I loved the priest and the stepmother. I only wish they would have developed the stepmother's story a little more, she had so much potential. Mixed feelings about this book but I hope the second one is better.

I reread Below Us (still enjoyed it but didn't get any added value) I read and really liked Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett, 4.25☆ clean fantasy romance! (Things are implied and joked about so I can't call it 100% clean but it's not dirty imo) Haven't reread We Have ALitC (but I will), it is a strange book that I wonder if those of us who like it are the exception. I read it in one sitting last time, that may have helped it be more of an enjoyable wild ride.