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Khushi Kishore
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Let’s have some fun, yeah?
I'm Khushi Kishore and this channel is all about celebrating books and life. I love reading fantasy, contemporary romances, sci-fi (though I'll happily try any genre!) If you like discussions that spark from books, hauls, vlogs, recommendations and challenges then this is the place for you my friend.
Reading has always been my safe space. It's something that manages to relax as well as excite me. I hope this channel can bring you these things as well :)
Love,
Khushi
I'm Khushi Kishore and this channel is all about celebrating books and life. I love reading fantasy, contemporary romances, sci-fi (though I'll happily try any genre!) If you like discussions that spark from books, hauls, vlogs, recommendations and challenges then this is the place for you my friend.
Reading has always been my safe space. It's something that manages to relax as well as excite me. I hope this channel can bring you these things as well :)
Love,
Khushi
I read my most anticipated romance release of 2024!
Hey friends!
We talk all things Emily Henry and Funny Story in this one. Grab a drink/snack, sit back and get comfy as I yap about my experience reading this book. Hope you enjoy!
Lots of Love,
Khushi
watch next:
Heaven Officials Blessing has taken over my WHOLE personality | th-cam.com/video/EgLU1ndpvJg/w-d-xo.html
24 books for 2024 / anticipated releases + physical TBR | th-cam.com/video/HCp4abciWgY/w-d-xo.html
I *tried* to read the Dreamland Billionaire series in 48 hours | th-cam.com/video/9qVEDZs6Qvw/w-d-xo.html
Find me elsewhere:
📷 Instagram: khushi_kishore.official
📚 Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/134708105-khushi-kishore
♥️ Amazon wishlist: www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/1T6961QBDXK05?ref_=wl_share
💌 email (business enquiries):
business.khushikishore@gmail.com
Music:
TH-cam Audio Library
#booktube #bookrecs #romancebooks #indianbooktuber
We talk all things Emily Henry and Funny Story in this one. Grab a drink/snack, sit back and get comfy as I yap about my experience reading this book. Hope you enjoy!
Lots of Love,
Khushi
watch next:
Heaven Officials Blessing has taken over my WHOLE personality | th-cam.com/video/EgLU1ndpvJg/w-d-xo.html
24 books for 2024 / anticipated releases + physical TBR | th-cam.com/video/HCp4abciWgY/w-d-xo.html
I *tried* to read the Dreamland Billionaire series in 48 hours | th-cam.com/video/9qVEDZs6Qvw/w-d-xo.html
Find me elsewhere:
📷 Instagram: khushi_kishore.official
📚 Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/134708105-khushi-kishore
♥️ Amazon wishlist: www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/1T6961QBDXK05?ref_=wl_share
💌 email (business enquiries):
business.khushikishore@gmail.com
Music:
TH-cam Audio Library
#booktube #bookrecs #romancebooks #indianbooktuber
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Packing up over 3+ years of my life in London
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Hello friends, This one's slightly different from my usual reading videos. I moved out of my studio in London and relocated to a whole different country and while I was insanely busy during the process, I managed to get a few important clips here and there to put together this chaotic and sentimental video! Hope you enjoy it! Lots of Love, Khushi Kishore watch next: Heaven Officials Blessing ha...
Annotating a book for a friend | Check & Mate *spoiler free*
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Hey friends! We have another Ali Hazelwood reading vlog today! I wanted to annotate and gift a copy of Check & Mate to a really close friend so I decided to vlog the process and my thoughts. Hope you like it! Lot of love, Khushi watch next: Heaven Officials Blessing has taken over my WHOLE personality | th-cam.com/video/EgLU1ndpvJg/w-d-xo.html 24 books for 2024 / anticipated releases physical T...
reading popular fantasy romance books
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Hey friends! I read and review a whole bunch of Fantasy romances that I have been putting off for a while in this one. Including FOURTH WING (finally! I know haha). Grab a snack, a drink, set me up as a podcast in the background as you do things, just enjoy my yapping! Lots of Love, Khushi watch next: Heaven Officials Blessing has taken over my WHOLE personality | th-cam.com/video/EgLU1ndpvJg/w...
BOOK HAUL | some shocking decisions, new finds and newer releases
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Hey Friends! How have you been doing? I know it's been a minute since my last post but I'm here now! Get yourself a drink/snack to enjoy as I chat your ear off about some cool books I've purchased over the last few months. It was fun filming a book haul again after almost a year. Mostly I'm just happy to be adding these titles to my collection! Lots of love, Khushi watch next: Heaven Officials ...
did my anticipation pay off? | Bride reading vlog
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Hey Friends! Ali Hazelwood wrote a PARANORMAL ROMANCE!! And I wouldn't be me (shifter romance lover) if I didn't put it on my 'most anticipated books for the year' list and then read it as soon as it came out. This video is me reading and then talking you through all the thoughts and the feels. Hope you enjoy! Lots of love, Khushi Kishore watch next: Heaven Officials Blessing has taken over my ...
24 books for 2024 | anticipated releases + physical TBR
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Hey friends! I have a plan for 2024! This plan not only includes reading a whole bunch of cool books this year but also learning and branching out. So, for my list this time around, we have fantasy, romance, poetry, plays, classics, etc. I hope you enjoy the video and pick some of these up for yourself! Lots of love, Khushi watch next: Heaven Officials Blessing has taken over my WHOLE personali...
My top 5 of 2023 (out of the 60+ books I read)
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Hey guys! These are my personal favorites from 2023. Honestly the list could have been a lot longer but I just HAD to fangirl about these titles. Hope you enjoy! Lots of Love, Khushi Kishore watch next End of Year Book Tag reading plans | th-cam.com/video/YkzUP8y7EUk/w-d-xo.html Heaven Officials Blessing has taken over my WHOLE personality | th-cam.com/video/EgLU1ndpvJg/w-d-xo.html This is how ...
Heaven Official's Blessing has become my WHOLE personality
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Hey friends! The Heaven officials blessing series has taken over my life and consumed all of my thoughts as of late. So it seemed only fitting for me to vlog my experience reading the final volume of this series. There's laughing, crying and so much fingerling. I really hope you enjoy watching this as much as I enjoyed creating it! Lots of Love, Khushi Kishore the reason I finally picked up thi...
Finally Reading My Most Anticipated Romance Release of 2023 | *spoiler free*
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Hey friends! HAPPY NEW YEAR! I filmed this vlog around the very end of 2023 and couldn't get it up on time but still wanted to share it with y'all. It's Emily Henry after all! And I had waited quite some time before I could finally get to Happy Place. So here we go! Hope you enjoy it x Lots of love, Khushi Kishore Watch Next (Emily Henry related): Valentines Week Vlog: th-cam.com/video/DtAwIYqj...
I read The Four Horsemen series | spoiler free vlog
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Hey friends! We have another series video today! TikTok led me to Pestilence by Laura Thalassa and I decided to read the whole series for you guys. You'll see me go through the good, the bad and the funny in this one. I hope you enjoy!! Lots of Love, Khushi Kishore Find me elsewhere: 📷 Instagram: khushi_kishore.official 📚 Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/134708105-khushi-kishore ♥️ Amazon...
END OF YEAR BOOK TAG | reading plans for what's left of the year
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Hey friends! Today's video is a quick catch up, a quick check in, with a fun and fitting tag for the end of the year. Enjoy! Lots of love, Khushi Kishore @ArielBissett (tag creator): th-cam.com/video/UddPv6ROQXk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=YU2k_LDDsY2CnhLb Find me elsewhere: 📷 Instagram: khushi_kishore.official 📚 Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/134708105-khushi-kishore ♥️ Amazon wishlist: www.amazon.c...
I *tried* to read the Dreamland Billionaire series in 48 hours | spoiler free reading vlog
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Hi friends! The existence of this video is all thanks to my FOMO. Despite never really having an intense need to read this series before, I am here today to tell you that I have now read all 3 of the books. So please do grab a snack and a drink and enjoy the vlog! Lots of Love, Khushi Booktubers Mentioned: @anchalrani_ @alexaraye Find me elsewhere: 📷 Instagram: khushi_kishore.offi...
I bought some books during my travels | 15+ book haul, birthday month, thrifting
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Hey friends! I bought a whole bunch of books during my month long trip to India!! There's a variety of stuff in this haul. Mythology, fiction, romance, Indian authors and poets, memoirs, short stories, etc. Get cozy, grab a drink and a snack and just enjoyyyy. Lots of Love, Khushi Kishore Channels Mentioned: @jack_edwards @throneofpages @chloebunnie @PeruseProject Books Mentione...
this video ends when I find a 5 star book | Asian Readathon edition
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Hi friends! I know this a couple weeks late for Asian readathon but I still wanted to post this challenge because... why the heck not?! I definitely took me awhile to put together but it was a fun process regardless haha. I hope you enjoy it! Lots of Love, Khushi Kishore Books Mentioned: Fireheart Tiger - Alienate De Bodard I want to die but I want to eat tteokbokki - Back Sehee Diary Of A Void...
Celebrating Asian authors and stories| May TBR
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Celebrating Asian authors and stories| May TBR
*HUGE* book haul| poetry, retellings & mythology, manga and more
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*HUGE* book haul| poetry, retellings & mythology, manga and more
This is How You Lose the Time War | book review
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This is How You Lose the Time War | book review
💛 they had my heart melting | reading romance for 24 hours
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💛 they had my heart melting | reading romance for 24 hours
red flags are romantic? | November 9 review
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red flags are romantic? | November 9 review
DID IT LIVE UP TO THE HYPE? | TWISTED SERIES
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DID IT LIVE UP TO THE HYPE? | TWISTED SERIES
WEEKLY READING VLOG | finished 3 books, book haul + starting Gods of Jade and Shadow
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WEEKLY READING VLOG | finished 3 books, book haul starting Gods of Jade and Shadow
Book Unhaul | practicing healthier reading habits, making space
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Book Unhaul | practicing healthier reading habits, making space
My entire physical TBR | I am shook | 50+ books
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My entire physical TBR | I am shook | 50 books
I read as much as I could for 24 hours | Timer Method Readathon
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I read as much as I could for 24 hours | Timer Method Readathon
Emily Henry has been a bit of a mixed bag for me but FUNNY STORY WAS FANTASTIC OH MY GOD. i agree with everythingggg you said
yay I'm glad!! I've heard that Funny Story has been the favorite for most readers who have been on the fence about her previous stuff. So fair though (where can I find a Miles?!)
Also, the fact that you're dressed in red and blue is poetic in and of itself.
I promise it wasn't intentional but I love that subconscious choice for this video haha
Can I join the hype train? I literally just bought the first 3 novels of HOB a month ago (including the special edition of volume 8, cause I didn't wanna miss out) and am currently on chapter 7 on volume 1.. I'M LOVING IT SO FAR.
yes yes yes the more the merrier! I'm so happy and excited for you! This is a series I seriously wish I could experience for the first time all over again.
@@Khushi_Kishore Thank you! Is there like a discord or something that we can chat with each other about the novels? 👀
I have only read Happy Place and…I didn’t love it. It was tragic 😭 though I had fun reading it so I’ll take a positive reading experience as a win
That's okay!! It can't be for everyone but a positive reading experience is definitely still a win. I'm glad you see it that way!
my sweet, brave girl! i am so proud of you and i hope this next chapter embraces you like you embrace lief: wholeheartedly and joyfully <3
That’s so kind! Thank you so much❤️
Hope this new phase is amazing!!
Thank you! I hope it will be.
wish you the best on your new chapter!!
Thank you 💕
There’s always trends and I’m happy the current one is dragons, but in saying that I’ve only read one of the current dragon books and I didn’t like it lol
Yikes, which one was it? Was it one of these? It’s very fair though. I haven’t had the best time some popular trends out there as well.
I could t believe people said this was YA
I couldn’t believe it initially either but it is! The bookstore I used to work at would shelve it under YA as well as romance. I was pleasantly surprised.
I like this book so far (spoiling myself rn bc im halfway through) but I do agree with your points, I think my main excitement about it was a polycule who is not shown as a gross yucky thing, and the world seemed interesting. however a friend of mine mentioned that zetian had no positive relationships w other women, and that working class women seemingly didnt exist here which made things click after my first awe reaction. i do agree with both of these points, and it sucks bc supposedly zetian is doing it for all women but the book barely - so far - passes the bechdel test. (or does it)
best book reviewing person !!!!!
Cutie❤️😂
taking away a few recommendations from this video, thank you for being so thorough love the way you explained the plots <3
Oh I’m glad!! Hope you enjoy them💕
Honestly, I haven’t read almost any dragon fantasy romances and now I want authors to write more because I wanna read them all 🥰 I really need to get to When the Moon Hatched though!! Especially now
Haha I hear you! I had a great time with When the Moon Hatched. Hope you do too💕
One of the best reviews I’ve seen ahaahhaha drinking chocolate milk and immediately falling asleep is very relatable
Chocolate milk is my solution to everything 😂
I'm currently on a book buying ban, but I can't resist watching book hauls! 🤣 I actually had a coworker that was talking about the mindf**k series and was saying it was really good.
Haha I’m the same! Living vicariously through others is what gets me through my bans lol. Can’t wait to try out the series myself!
@@Khushi_Kishore same! 🤣
Hey!! I saw this video a week ago and I thought let's just give it a try and right now I am on volume 4 😂 because it is soo soo good, literally I save all the art work and I love every scene of xi lian and Hua cheng, volume 2 is my favourite right now but also volume 3, I love all the volumes till now, can't choose one. The art of the gambling den is my wallpaper. Just wanted to say thanks, because I would have never picked it on my own, can't wait to read the rest of the books cry and swoon for their love❤❤ And then watch the show and fall in love with them once again.
Omg yayyyy!! This makes me so happy🥰 Can’t wait for you to read the later volumes and spiral even further haha Welcome to the club💓 (crying and swooning right alongside you)
@@Khushi_Kishore That’s so sweet💖💖💖🥰 Thank you
Definitely would love 1hr long vlog on little life
I’ll try my best to get something up haha
Oh A Little Life has been a huge read lately on booktube. Be prepared for some trauma. It is vlog worthy for sure
Definitely! I’m a little intimidated by it I can’t lie haha. Depending on when I pick it up, I’ll try to vlog it but regardless of that I will update the channel on how it all went for me. Hoping for the best!
it took me sooo long to start this book but once I got into it.... life-changing, it is quite possibly my favourite love story ever I will always be obsessed
I totally get it!! I still haven’t read anything else this year that has given me all the same feelings as this series! I’m already looking forward to a re-read.
Hmmm so you dont like flawed characters then. Okay
I have, indeed, subscribed! 💖💖
Welcome aboard!
@@Khushi_Kishore Thanks! Happy to be here 🙂💖
2:15 - I think people these days are rarely referencing the ending(or the genre/story which lends itself to that type of ending) when they namedrop Romeo & Juliet; they usually just mean the love interests are from different/star-crossed/rival sides or worlds or factions or backgrounds or whatever. 😅🤭😊 🙂 Lol I just came here from your Iron Widow review, literally just discovered your channel, but so far I'm really liking your vibe-looking forward to watching more from you! 💖💖
I agree. I think that's what ends up confusing me a little cause I usually think of the family feud and the ending when people say Romeo & Juliet haha And thank you, I'm glad!
@@Khushi_Kishore Totally fair! I really can't blame you there. That's definitely what most people would probably think of first, when they hear Romeo and Juliet mentioned. I think maybe I've just become super desensitized[ to people using things like that only in the loosest senses possible] or something at this point, I dunno. Or maybe I just somehow happened to frequent just the right spheres to witness the popular usage of that particular reference shifting a bit more gradually over the years, so it just doesn't take me as much by surprise anymore or something, and I might almost be caught more unsuspecting if there actually was that kind of an ending in anything these days(like I think I do recall people formerly using the reference but always specifying 'except without the tragic ending' or such in the past but nowadays I guess it's just supposed to have become such an understood shorthand that it's somehow not even necessary to specify anymore, although there are always going to be newer audiences or audiences coming into it from different spheres or such so it's always going to be less universally understood in general than it might seem like it should be from a more insulated position within specific niches, if that makes any sense). But, in general, unless something is mismarketed most people typically believe that a book with anything other than a Happily-Ever-After in the end is automatically not qualified to be marketed as a 'Romance' genre book/story specifically(regardless of whether there is also a romance storyline featured in it or not)-so, if it's marketed as a Romance specifically rather than as a Tragedy[ or a tragic love-story] or anything else, you're probably relatively safe that the R+J ending will be avoided(But if it's marketed as a Tragedy or such, then all bets are probably off and brace for that ending). At least with things published in the USA. Lol Sorry if I'm just rambling on about stuff you already know, though; sometimes my fingers just get a little carried away with my thoughts, like this. 😅🙂 😂 In short-I guess what I'm really saying here is just that I basically go into things myself expecting nowadays that even if something is likened somehow to R+J there probably won't be a sad ending, but it still makes perfect sense to me why that particular comparison being made could be quite confusing to anyone and I think you're completely valid to call it out for making you unsure exactly what to expect from a story.😊🩶
Wow, a western female author of Chinese descent misrepresenting, and under developing a character loosely based on his historical figure. Where have I heard that one before? Oh well time to go back to reading the poppy war.
AHH I LOVE TGCF SM IF YOU WANNA FINE MORE STORIES LIEK TGCF GO GO FOR THE REST OF MXTX'S NOVELS !!! MDZS IS VERY GOOD IT HAS A LIVE ACTION TOO!!
Recommend you try the animation of Mo Dao Zu Shi. You will love it!
Oh I'm so sure I will! I'm really excited to start it once I've read the series!
I find it ironic you have Kira in the background while reviewing this book heavily inspired by Wu Zetian lol
This wasn't meant to be about feminism, but power and revenge. MC was based on a real life historical figure and to completely change her character and motivation would be dishonest. The author has even stated she is a villian/anti hero. I think we also have to remember that the series isn't finished, and some of your concerns may be addressed in future books, but I think you missed the point.
I read this book immediately after finishing the entire Wheel of Time series. Once I read the prolouge I knew what my expectations of this book should be (more tell than show, middle grade prose, etc). I was along for the ride and did end up enjoying the book. But, along the way, I interpreted the main character as an anti-heroin of sorts, who was mostly driven by her anger and thirst for revenge, rather than any kind of philosophical convictions. She was messy and that is why for most of the book, through her pursuit to become a powerful woman she became part of the system she hated so much, rather than actually working against it. She started working with the governement, blindly slaughtering the "aliens", and collaberating with a capitalist superpower. She was #girlbossing. I liked the ending a lot because it ultimately broke this framework. She had become a bad guy and she realized the only thing left to do was break the system. Her character inspo is an empress; she is manic and power hungry. Certainly not a true feminist icon, but idk if she was intended to be. If so, then yeah the author lost the plot a bit there. But if not, then I think her character is really interesting actually. edit spelling corrections.
The author wrote her as a villian, and has said as much. She was based on a real life person, and to completely change her character and motivation would have been dishonest. The book was never about feminism. It was about revenge and power.
@@angelawossname I don't follow a lot of authors, so I didn't know what they were saying their intent with the book was (besides knowing the mfc was inspired by a real life empress), so thanks for the clarification. It makes a lot of sense to me.
I enjoyed the book in the way that I kept thinking about it when I wasn't reading it and dissecting the characters. However, I clicked your review on purpose because I wanted another viewpoint. I'm grateful for your review because it articulated some things I hadn't fully formed, like how Zetian's rage seemed one note, and how the romance just kinda....appeared. Some other issues I had were that Zetian didn't seem to have trauma happen to her, only her past trauma influenced her (and her rage). In the part where in order to score funding she has to give blackmail, I know the point was to say Zetian has nothing to lose by giving it, but I found her reasoning too fast and too dismissive for someone who should still be working through shame. That's the big thing I think, Zetian just doesn't do any shame work and that's a rly important part of healing imo
YES! your expression after reading FAMINE was my exact one oh my goodness i kept laughing and squealing i just finished it and this literal series sparked my love for reading again!
hahaha it was so much fun! As you saw Famine was my favorite and I can completely see how it's pacing could have pulled you back into reading again.
For me that was the first and biggest/most annoying/hated part: only Li Shimin if he began at 18 years old controlling the Vermilion Bird, at the point, where the story begins, he has already killed 26. At the beginning of the book, she mentions, some of the girls are lucky and can be 2-4 times copilot, before they die. But they still cannot be seen in any scenes. Only 2 other princesses, who have balanced match. At first read I was so frustrated, why she must kill Li Shimin to survive, but after a few reread I remembered, that people most likely go insane in a cell without a book and/or a clock or something. We read these types of going crazy ballads and short novels at high school. And Zetian mentions, she saw the rope being like a snake, trying to encourage her committing suicide. So, I made peace with this killing thrive. If one boy kills 26 girls a year, while piloting, shouldn't there be a punishment, if you murder a girl outside of a cockpit? I do not understand, how could have been an emperor Qin Zheng with so much qi and spiritpower 200 years ago, it could have been discussed more, that maybe those people now don't do war, because they are not rulers anymore and they are tributed and stuff. Was the dragon only piloted by the emperor? How could have been there a balanced match 200 years ago and now only 3 women, who had no chance with that emperor. If it is mostly just genetic, why are they not forcing everybody to take those spirit pressure tests and the highest forced to join the military? If the final age being a pilot is about 25 years old, why would they wait till a girl gets grown up? How old is Dugu Qieluo? According to Wikipedia 20, that would mean, she began at the age of 13 to fight against the Hunduns. How much older is "big sis", because she is dead 3 month prior the story begin, and Zetian is 18 and her unibrow was saving her for being sold. BUT if Quieluo joined the war at the age of 13, Zetian and Ruji were not forced a bit to be good looking and concubines. I do not see the forcing from their parents... Were they twins? Older by 10 Minutes? Because than i would accept more, that they were so close. Now I have my own stories them being like mother and daughter psychologically, because their mom could not fit the role… Most of the book is filled with my fantasies, how the 3 years with Yizhi was like. I do not think monthly a day would be enough for getting so close together, as they supposed to be knowing each other and learning hundreds of characters... I mean Yizhi is a heck of a 15-18 year old teacher to give those lessons about kanji and gravity and use of ipads... And as a parentified child, I can fill some gaps between the siblings; but it would have been more trauma, if there were more children in the family, more girls, because of the small lifespan they have as concubines… The relationship with Shimin is kind of OK, they can share a mindlink, fastest way of information exchange i can image in. I also like, that most damsel in distress are waiting for the prince so much, they ignore all the red flags, while Zetian is doing the opposite, she sees positive side of Shimin, but ignores it completely. The long recharging periods could have given them time to explore each other’s personalities and background more. I hate the parts, that they are tributed, just because they are dangerously powerful. First is pure luck, they get away, the second should have ended in Zetian’s dead… And in the end they got blackmailed anyway... so what's the point of not conquering more areas from that planet, before beginning to be hostile with them? I mean there was an emperor, with 10 times more spirit pressure and they could get rid of him with smallpox... Li Shimin doesn’t have all his liver for god sake. There is a war, there should be constant attacks, this tributing thing should not be in the story. And girls surviving battles should be shown more. Shimin’s “partner” should have been at least in 5 battles to make all that heartbreak acceptable. I mean, if they were trained as Zetian and Shimin, that was a 2 weeklong relationship… And not his first kill.
i agree with this 100%!! I felt like i was one of the only people who didn't like this book cuz everyone was hyping it and i just don't get it
AGHH!! I'm so happy you enjoyed it!!! You should totally read Scum Villain's Self Saving System, as well as Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation. I entered the danmei fandom through the Chinese Drama "The Untamed", which is an adaptation of Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation. It's so good, a bit more slow burn, but I like the plot better :3
I’m definitely gonna get to those two soon! I’ve heard a bit about Untamed as well so it looks like I’ll be watching that asap haha
I LOVE TGCF !!!!!!!!! Will you read Erha by Meatbun?? Its another of my favorite danmeis omgg
Me too!! Haha. I’m loving the comment section in this video omg. I’m definitely reading Erha and other works by mxtx this year
@@Khushi_Kishore AHHHHHHHH Yay!!!! I can't wait for your reaction to them!! I just finished erha and although I was sceptical at first its now in my favourites I can't get it out of my head😭 Cant Wait!!!
My favorite of all the MXTX works. I took my time and really enjoyed every moment. Danmei is now so far ahead of most genres it's hard to find anything else that can compare.
So did I! I'm a bit nervous about the author's other works because I want to love them just as much but still very hopeful!
I can't buy the books because homophobic parents and I don't have money of my own so it sucks but seeing Heaven Official's Blessing being loved this much makes me so so so so happy because I found it when only the first translation was released and I binged the fan translations in like 2 weeks. I have to say it's probably the most well constructed incredibly gripping story I have ever read and I hope it gathers a huge following and gets immensely popular. I love your excitement omggggg this is precious, have fun and spread the gospel!!! lol
Tessa Bailey first book was a wattpad story called the love hypotheses and it was a raylo fanfic Star Wars
It’s so nice to see Indian booktubers I’m Hispanic and I feel like the only way booktube is going to be better is if it expands type of people in it
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Welcome to the danmei fandom!! It's always good to see someone new find these novels and recommending them to other people. To be honest, I haven't read any other book that portray the same amount of feeling than these books have. Specially TGCF! I fell in love with their love. It was just so sweet and tender and UGH! MY HUALIAN HEART! 🤧💖 I recommend for you to read the rest of MXTX books, as well as: •The Husky and his White Cat Shizun (2ha/Erha) •The Wife is First •Lord Seventh (Qi Ye) • Golden Terrace and a whole lot more! I have a couple on my list to read which you can find in Barnes and Noble as well (Stars of Chaos, Guardian, Autumn Leaves, Remnants of Filth). I've heard they're good and I can't wait for the other volumes to drop so that I can start reading them. Enjoy the danmei life!! ❤
Thank you!! I definitely had Husky on my list but now I’m adding all the others you mentioned as well haha. The recs are very appreciated. Can’t wait to get all the awesome feels again! I think I’m going to start Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation next
@@Khushi_Kishore You're welcome and nice choice! I'm sure you're going to like it just as much as you did tgcf. Hoping that you make a video of your reaction towards it 🤞🏼
I can’t find the physical second novel anywhere :(
Oh no. Is it not available to purchase on any online stores? If not then maybe you could attempt purchasing it and reading it on a device?
@@Khushi_Kishore Yeah I bought the ebook but I prefer physical copies. I go to Barnes and Noble often to check though. Hope to find it soon.
I love TGCF but you won't understand pain until you read Dumb Husky and His White Cat... that shit was heartwrenching. I really recommend. Also Remnants of Filth and Mo Dao Zushi
I read the entire series in two weeks 🫢🫣
Haha that’s so fair!
I DNF’d it about halfway through
I dont think people understand, XiRan was definitely knee deep in Chinese web literature. Moral rightness is the last thing on the list of a typical female mc on this type of literature. If anyone ever read Chinese webnovels. This is the most normal thing ever. Chinese authors especially webnovel authors, being a good person is the last thing on their list of mc Also, it would be more fair if you get to understand the REAL Wu ZeTian a little before jumping to conclusions about feminism. Wu ZeTian wasnt rlly feminism. She is someone who lived in a harem intrigue setting and did ruthless things to eliminate her rivals and survive. And she is ambitous from the start. Girl wants power, period. The real one IS obsessed with power. Theres nothing unrealistic about it bc the real one is. Whats wrong with a girl wanting power? This is better then the drama series that turns Wu ZeTian into a naive, love brain, kind girl who does for love. This is not Wu ZeTian. You should read about some of the things she did to win. It was only after she became emperor did she do anything about women right or was she ABLE to do anything.
Yes it would have been a disservice to the real person she was based on to completely change her character and motivations. It is not about feminism, but power and revenge. She shouldn't be some kind of feminist icon, and it is unfair to expect her to be. I mean, it is wrong for a woman to gain power at the expense of others, but it's equally wrong for a man to do it, and men are criticised way less for doing the same thing.
@@angelawossname Exactly, if the author is basing it off/reimagining it off a real person, especially a historical figure I love so much, I dont want Wu ZeTian to be turned into some politically correct goody 2shoes. Wu ZeTian wants power, she was never meant to be a feminist icon. A girl just want power, what about it?
@6Euphoria6 I also think people are judging her morality through a modern western lens. You can't expect her to suddenly know and understand her own internalised misogyny, this is a character who has never been told what is right and wrong, she just knows what she has been taught is wrong. Do we honestly think Queen Elizabeth 1 or Queen Victoria were somehow better because they got someone else to commit their atrocities? Or even literary characters like Scarlett O'Hara? Some women expect female characters to be better than men, but the truth is, women are people, and because we are people some of us are arseholes and some are downright evil. Nobody owes you inspo porn.
@angelawossname modern western lens, thats the word! What people dont understand is the cruel harem fights. I see a lot of westerners reading/watching about Wu ZeTian always questions her morality, like if you get send to the harem, you do whatever it takes to survive. Also whats with the western audience's obsession with morally pure characters??
@6Euphoria6 we have a lot of characters that are popular but not even remotely morally pure. We just overlook it because the characters are usually male, and if they are female, they are white. People expect inspo porn when a character is more intersectional. I grew up in the 80's raised by my divorced black conservative Christian mother. She also had a brain injury so she was erratic and violent. I knew the way I was being raised was wrong, but it took me over a decade of therapy to figure out what was right. And yet we expect Wu Zetian to just magically know. That's not how shit works. (I went to live with my dad when I was 14 and old enough to choose)
Quite honestly I gave up reading from the very begging because I didn't like the language, it didn't feel like reading a proper book; I've since then gotten the plot of it and honestly it sounds like I'm not missing much.
Ultimately it's a story about strength being a separate gender, or strength itself qualifying whoever holds it to be regarded as male. It's not inherently wrong, social phallus theory.
So excited for the new Tia Willams! Seven Days in June was so awesome!
I’ve just now started it and I’m definitely enjoying myself so far! I’ve really been craving a new favorite so… crossed fingers!!
Three books I’m definitely going to read this year: The adhd/neurodivergence book you featured at the end and Somewhere Beyond The Sea. I heard very very good things about House on the Cerulean but never took the time to read it myself, I’m going to change that this year 🫡 Great video as always kk P.s. your editing is really good now, it’s been cool to watch your skills evolve to become super subtle and seamless. (I hope that doesn’t sound condescending 😅)
I hope you enjoy them! Thank you, I really appreciate the support :)
I am reading A Love Song For Ricki Wilde and I'm really enjoying it and it's doing something I didn't expect!
Ooh intrigue! I’m hoping to get to it sometime this week. Very excited!