I’d love to read more books when they don’t start with a physical attraction and just end up falling for their personality. I wish there were more romances like that so I don’t have to constantly read about how the other person is literally the most beautiful person ever. Now I can’t wait to read Radiance!
Omg Riley I’m so glad you loved Radiance!! The second book does not end on a cliffhanger by the way. The third book that is coming out is centered around a different couple from the first book :)
I loved Radiance! And went on to read the sequel as soon as I could. The friends to lovers was so cute and seeing how their perception of each other starts to change because they get to know each other was amazing. Can't wait for the 3rd book which follows other characters
You mentioned ‘Merlin’ in one of your vlogs and recently I binged the whole show. I just wanna say I’m FOREVER GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR INTRODUCING ME TO IT. Thank youuu soooo much 💖 💖💖 Btw the ending killed me 😭😭😭
@@alexandrabeatrice3304 It centres around Merlin (young instead of old) who comes to Camelot were magic is forbidden and he becomes the man servant to Arthur. He has to save Arthur from various threats throughout the series without Arthur finding out about his magic. They have a great relationship, they insult each other a lot but it's out of love. 😂 It's very old style BBC think Doctor who and Robin Hood. I used to watch it as a child, very nostalgic.
YES IM SO GLAD YOU LOVED RADIANCE!!! Ok let me stop shouting I really loved how their relationship wasn’t based on physical attraction and domestic fantasy is such a great way to describe it! I think grace draven did an amazing job with the world building and developing the culture of the kai. *chef’s kiss*
Cool video idea! I feel like I wouldn't do to well with this. Things that others love in mainstream books I usually find annoying. However, I love that you tried this! Giving things a chance is always better than not
I recomend you read Eidolon too. The second book to Radiance. It's a duology as it follow the same couple and the second one is as good as the first one if even more intense if I remember correctly. So glad you loved Radiance as much as I did!
okay your comparison between Beach Read and The Simple Wild was so funny because I just did a video reading a bunch of romance books for the first time and those two were my favourites of the bunch that I read!! And I agree, they have a lot of overlap but I think they did such a good job balancing the heavier topics with the lighter rom-com scenes. I haven't ever considered trying fantasy romance but Radiance sounds really good!!
without fail, your enthusiasm always gets me to buy the books, Radiance and Beach Read are on the way lol cant wait to read them p.s. every time I open a video of yours im like.... holy crap this woman is gorgeous
You make such a good point about the similarities in Beach Read & The Simple Wild. I’m only about 20% into Beach Read, but I totally see it. And I adored TSW, so that makes me feel super pumped to keep reading this. Both definitely have that “so happy, but also rip your heart out, hurt so good” feels.
I just finished Beach Read a couple days ago and also gave it 5 stars! I'm definitely interested in you doing more videos like this in the future. It's a great way to see if books are worth the hype.
So many of my book friends loved Beach Reads, so jealous of those who got ARC’s - high on my list! And now I need to reread Radiance and Eidelon! Loved them so much, because they are so unique. Eidelon is much more intense... Also from Grace Draven is a stand alone Beaty and the Beast retelling: Entreat Me. This one also is a romantic fantasy with friends to lovers, and he is a real beast, where a friendship bond helps to grow their physical relationship. I still need to read All The Draven!!
I don’t even have any suggestions for you, please just keep doing what you’re doing 🙌🏼🙏🏻 I typically read thrillers, thrillers and more thrillers. You got me to read “Lovely War” and I’m now obsessed with everything about it. It’s a contender for my favorite book of the year, WHATT??!! Historical fiction, for me that’s crazy!!! Now, I just got my hands on “The House in the Cerulean Sea.” I hope my experience with this one is the same ❤️❤️
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I'm so glad you enjoyed Beach Read! It was such a lovely surprise for me - like you, I didn't really know what it was about and I was so surprised by it!
I enjoyed this video, glad you enjoyed the books so much. I have Beach Read in my TBR stack, definitely going to read it soon. I would never think to read a book like Radiance, but am definitely thinking about it now, thanks to your review of it here! Which leads me to a suggestion for you, if you enjoy reading about romances between different species or races, you may want to watch the series Star Trek Deep Space Ninem it has a great relationship between two different species, as well as a lot of other great storylines throughout the series, including what the different races like to eat!!
I definitely wanna read both Radiance and Beach Read-Radiance ticks my monstrous love interest box and sounds really sweet, and Beach Read ticks my friendly rivals box and feels like the comfort food reading I need in these trying times. And even though dark romance isn’t really my thing, I have to respect that Violent Delights uses the masquerade trope-it’s a good trope.
You should watch an old movie called The Enchanted Cottage. It’s one of my favorites it’s about this couple the woman is plain and the man is disfigured and it’s all about what happens to them in the cottage. It is black and white but it’s so good.
I would love to see more videos like this💕⭐️ And I’m not one to buy hype about books so thank you for being honest ☺️ You’ve confirmed me adding Beach Read to my TBR 📚
As soon as u said how they are friends to lovers and don't find themselves attracted to one another an ad just popped up and said DO YOU KNOW HOW TO MAKE THE LAW OF ATTRACTION WORK FOR YOU? I never laughed so hard😂 By the way I love your videos❤️
AHH i'm watching this like way after you uploaded it but its fine LOVED that you loved beach read!! it's starting to really wiggle its way up my tbr and i'm hoping to get to it this summer so like anytime now til i move for school again LOL good stuff!!
I’m onto the second book, I think you should continue the next book Eidolon because their story keeps going and the 3rd book is more centred around the side characters. So u could read Radiance and Eidolon as a duology.
I always get excited when i see that there's a new video of you, because i know that i will get good book suggestions. I added all of them of my list, but i am specially excited for Radiance :D
Hey, Riley. Don't know if you're gonna see this comment. Just wanna recommend you The Bird and The Sword by Amy Harmon cause it is such a brilliant fantasy romance but I never booktube talking about it. It even manages to be nominated in a Goodreads Choice Awards. Really would appreciate it if you would give it a try 🙏🏻
I’d love to read more books when they don’t start with a physical attraction and just end up falling for their personality. I wish there were more romances like that so I don’t have to constantly read about how the other person is literally the most beautiful person ever. Now I can’t wait to read Radiance!
That’s why I loved The Flat Share so much ☺️ so wholesome
I would love to see what happens when you read your lowest rated books on your TBR. I think Lala did a video like that and I enjoyed it.
I love these kinds of videos!
Ooo I was about to comment this same thing!
Omg Riley I’m so glad you loved Radiance!! The second book does not end on a cliffhanger by the way. The third book that is coming out is centered around a different couple from the first book :)
Beach Read and Radiance are both already on my 'to buy' list, but this video made me bump them up to top priority.
I loved Radiance! And went on to read the sequel as soon as I could. The friends to lovers was so cute and seeing how their perception of each other starts to change because they get to know each other was amazing. Can't wait for the 3rd book which follows other characters
I’d definetly like another vlog like this ☺️
Annddddd I just purchased Radiance 😂🙌🏻
Radiance is one of my ALL TIME favorite books! And you convinced me to finally read Beach Read :)
You mentioned ‘Merlin’ in one of your vlogs and recently I binged the whole show. I just wanna say I’m FOREVER GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR INTRODUCING ME TO IT. Thank youuu soooo much 💖 💖💖 Btw the ending killed me 😭😭😭
What's it about?
Alexandra Beatrice it’s a Camelot/Arthurian retelling with magic. i just watched it recently and it’s so, so good
Merlin is my absolute favourite at the moment!
@@alexandrabeatrice3304 It centres around Merlin (young instead of old) who comes to Camelot were magic is forbidden and he becomes the man servant to Arthur. He has to save Arthur from various threats throughout the series without Arthur finding out about his magic. They have a great relationship, they insult each other a lot but it's out of love. 😂 It's very old style BBC think Doctor who and Robin Hood. I used to watch it as a child, very nostalgic.
Book Dragon loved Merlin! It's so addicting!
YES IM SO GLAD YOU LOVED RADIANCE!!! Ok let me stop shouting I really loved how their relationship wasn’t based on physical attraction and domestic fantasy is such a great way to describe it! I think grace draven did an amazing job with the world building and developing the culture of the kai. *chef’s kiss*
Cool video idea! I feel like I wouldn't do to well with this. Things that others love in mainstream books I usually find annoying. However, I love that you tried this! Giving things a chance is always better than not
I recomend you read Eidolon too. The second book to Radiance. It's a duology as it follow the same couple and the second one is as good as the first one if even more intense if I remember correctly.
So glad you loved Radiance as much as I did!
okay your comparison between Beach Read and The Simple Wild was so funny because I just did a video reading a bunch of romance books for the first time and those two were my favourites of the bunch that I read!! And I agree, they have a lot of overlap but I think they did such a good job balancing the heavier topics with the lighter rom-com scenes. I haven't ever considered trying fantasy romance but Radiance sounds really good!!
without fail, your enthusiasm always gets me to buy the books, Radiance and Beach Read are on the way lol cant wait to read them
p.s. every time I open a video of yours im like.... holy crap this woman is gorgeous
You make such a good point about the similarities in Beach Read & The Simple Wild. I’m only about 20% into Beach Read, but I totally see it. And I adored TSW, so that makes me feel super pumped to keep reading this. Both definitely have that “so happy, but also rip your heart out, hurt so good” feels.
I just finished Beach Read a couple days ago and also gave it 5 stars!
I'm definitely interested in you doing more videos like this in the future. It's a great way to see if books are worth the hype.
That is always so exciting when your expectations are met or even exceeded when reading a book!
Beach Read is literally one of my favorites!
I'm not a fan of long videos but I always enjoy yours! I love your content and you are such a nice and fun girl! Keep it up!
I read Beach Read over the weekend! Loved it!! So good. Love to see your reviews of them!
I have added Radiance on my tbr now because you totally sold it to me! Seems so interesting
Book 3 apparently follows a different couple. It will follow Serovek and Anhuset :) So I would just read the 2nd book now.
I totally agree Beach Read was amazing 🙌
So many of my book friends loved Beach Reads, so jealous of those who got ARC’s - high on my list!
And now I need to reread Radiance and Eidelon! Loved them so much, because they are so unique. Eidelon is much more intense...
Also from Grace Draven is a stand alone Beaty and the Beast retelling: Entreat Me. This one also is a romantic fantasy with friends to lovers, and he is a real beast, where a friendship bond helps to grow their physical relationship. I still need to read All The Draven!!
You got me intrigued. Now I want all the books. Especially Beach Read.
I've wanted to read Radience for a while now but this has just bumped it up on my tbr, also Violent Delights sounds really good!
I don’t even have any suggestions for you, please just keep doing what you’re doing 🙌🏼🙏🏻 I typically read thrillers, thrillers and more thrillers. You got me to read “Lovely War” and I’m now obsessed with everything about it. It’s a contender for my favorite book of the year, WHATT??!! Historical fiction, for me that’s crazy!!! Now, I just got my hands on “The House in the Cerulean Sea.” I hope my experience with this one is the same ❤️❤️
I'm so glad you enjoyed Beach Read! It was such a lovely surprise for me - like you, I didn't really know what it was about and I was so surprised by it!
I enjoyed this video, glad you enjoyed the books so much. I have Beach Read in my TBR stack, definitely going to read it soon. I would never think to read a book like Radiance, but am definitely thinking about it now, thanks to your review of it here! Which leads me to a suggestion for you, if you enjoy reading about romances between different species or races, you may want to watch the series Star Trek Deep Space Ninem it has a great relationship between two different species, as well as a lot of other great storylines throughout the series, including what the different races like to eat!!
I love this video idea so much!! You totally made me want to read all of these books ASAP 😊
I definitely wanna read both Radiance and Beach Read-Radiance ticks my monstrous love interest box and sounds really sweet, and Beach Read ticks my friendly rivals box and feels like the comfort food reading I need in these trying times. And even though dark romance isn’t really my thing, I have to respect that Violent Delights uses the masquerade trope-it’s a good trope.
riley where did you get that michelangelo shirt!! its gorgeous
I love this video Riley 💖 I want more vlogs like that. I put in my TBR radiance and beach trad haha
I AM SO HAPPY YOU READ RADIANCE! also you can read the sequel, you are safe ;)
Damn .... Radiance I have been hearing about for YEARS .... I guess I really need to pick it up. **hahaa**
Just finished reading Beach Read too, and I loved it so much!! ❤️❤️
Love your reading vlogs Riley💖 defo need to give beach read a go!
You should watch an old movie called The Enchanted Cottage. It’s one of my favorites it’s about this couple the woman is plain and the man is disfigured and it’s all about what happens to them in the cottage. It is black and white but it’s so good.
I would love to see more videos like this💕⭐️ And I’m not one to buy hype about books so thank you for being honest ☺️ You’ve confirmed me adding Beach Read to my TBR 📚
love your shirt! where did you get it?
I’m currently reading Beach Read and loving it!
I'm lol'ing at the way you said literary fiction 😂😂 I'm also reading radiance right now!
As soon as u said how they are friends to lovers and don't find themselves attracted to one another an ad just popped up and said DO YOU KNOW HOW TO MAKE THE LAW OF ATTRACTION WORK FOR YOU? I never laughed so hard😂
By the way I love your videos❤️
AHH i'm watching this like way after you uploaded it but its fine
LOVED that you loved beach read!! it's starting to really wiggle its way up my tbr and i'm hoping to get to it this summer so like anytime now til i move for school again LOL good stuff!!
Love love your videos! I can't wait to read these books!
Ive had Radiance on my kindle for a while now and keep just not reading it. I feel like I need to read it now that I know a little more about it. 🥰
I’m onto the second book, I think you should continue the next book Eidolon because their story keeps going and the 3rd book is more centred around the side characters. So u could read Radiance and Eidolon as a duology.
I'm so happy you loved radiance!! I think you'd really like entreat me by grace draven if you haven't read it already
what is the book you've read for smutathon that is set in the dark? It definitely got me intrigued!
It was Hearts in Darkness by Laura Kaye! It's one of my favorites!
love love loved this video! You give such good explanations :)))
I loved beach read so much.
at 8:28 you mentioned a book that took place in the dark, i was wondering what the name of it was? thank you!!
hearts of darkness by laura kaye!
I always get excited when i see that there's a new video of you, because i know that i will get good book suggestions. I added all of them of my list, but i am specially excited for Radiance :D
i just read beach read and i loooooved it toooooo. i stayed up until 5am reading it 💀
The violent delights trilogy is so good
Will you do another smutathon?
Okay but now I need radiance???
Yay Radiance. ♥️🌿
I do often get tired of reading romances that really don't delve into the non-physical attraction between characters. I might give that a try.
I love this!!!
omg I just purchased radiance
Hey, Riley. Don't know if you're gonna see this comment. Just wanna recommend you The Bird and The Sword by Amy Harmon cause it is such a brilliant fantasy romance but I never booktube talking about it. It even manages to be nominated in a Goodreads Choice Awards. Really would appreciate it if you would give it a try 🙏🏻
omg why do i wanna read radience right now and i don't even read romance lol
Damn i’m on a book buying ban but now i want to buy radiance 😂
Friends to lovers who think himself ugly?! I love that idea
violent delights lowkey sounds like credence with her relationship with the two brothers and the guy who she thinks killed her mother
Give it read
It's nothing like credence but you should try it, it's really good!
A scorpion and an eel 🤔 I’m gonna stick with the potato
Hey Riley. Loki is so cute! What breed is he?
jack russell terrier mix !
You should read the sequel to Radiance becuase the the third book follows another couple.
You were super coherent and well spoken in this video nice job!
i'm not ready for all the money i'm about to spend
I wasn't going to read Beach Read, but now that you've compared it to The Simple Wild, I just have to 😊
Radiance low-key gives me demisexual vibes, like where they're not attracted to each other until they grow emotional connections? Maybe lol
Radiance felt like a perfect example of two demisexuals falling in love, and as an aspec person I really appreciated it. I love that book so much