They are absolutely the best couple I read all summer. Possibly this whole year. I would protect them at all costs and love them WITH EVERY FIBER OF MY BEING.
This was so fun! I'm glad to see some of the books you loved so I can add them to my TBR, and I got to remove one of the books from the library hold list after your rationale for why you didn't like it - it does not sound like I would like it either.
Omg I was JUST thinking about your channel yesterday and I was so happy to see you pop in my feed today WITH my Readathon no less. Ah I’m going to have to watch this tomorrow while I do my morning chores. You are the sweetest ♥️♥️
OH NOOOO I am not the sweetest at all, I had this horrible sinking feeling and YUP...I had to re-record the part in the pink dress with the egg and that's when I talked about your channel because we had joked about my larger prop earlier (yes, it was a whole size matters then launch into how fab your channel is and should be taking over BookTube kinda thing) and I DID NOT DO THAT WHEN I RECORDED AGAIN. I THOUGHT I did but I was remembering the first take, not the second, I AM SO SORRY and I feel TERRIBLE. So...feel free to skip? I suck. I'm so sorry.
Okay I just finished and I LOVE the first soft purple dress omg! Gorgeous. I mean, all of them were beautiful but that one blew me away especially. I'm also reading BellaDonna right now, I am so excited to continue it (the way I'm already falling for Death...) Okay I'll be honest, it was probably better you didn't praise me because I cannot handle praise or compliments so it worked in my benefit to some extent that you forgot, though I'm SURE in future installments you'll make sure to remember and make me hide my face the entire time. Also that egg!! Omg did you buy that, make it, or a mix of both because um WOW! That's not only incredibly pretty but rather impressive
You post, I happen to be folding laundry, *click* you keep me company folding 😁 Heck yeah! Feel free to dnf if a book is just. not. it. Sometimes you have to do yourself a kindness in that way! And the body horror... I'm impressed you were even able to get through that 👏 my hat's off to you! I wouldn't have been able to do it 😅 Okay, I'm absolutely going to go pick up Gods of Jade and Shadow! You sold it! And I'm wishing you so much luck with your surgery, hon 🙏💕
I do NOT want to read about...that...ever again. Even skimming and trying to avoid didn't totally work and felt pretty sick to my stomach because it totally came out of nowhere at first. Guess who did NOT Read the trigger warnings. (Me. It was me.) I felt such pressure NOT to DNF because I have a channel and instead wound up not finishing a ton of books on my August TBR and missing an entire July TBR instead. Total mistake and lesson learned. Ooohhh, and I hope you love Gods as much as I did, I really fell HARD for that book. I did just pick up her latest book, The Seven Veils of Salome, and I SUPER hope it wasn't a mistake because I know it's all Gothic horror for her these past few years (but NO ONE has talked about this one?). Definitely some creeptastic imagery of the Underworld though, warning you NOW. And thanks so much; CT scan (in peppy commercial voice: now with IV contrast!) to see how extensive it's going to be at the end of the week, because apparently it's not as simple as we thought...of course. Wooooo.
@@LitCouture Well, that IV contrast just makes it all the more an EXCITING adventure, doesn't it?? In all seriousness, I am crossing my fingers that it ends up being mid-level complicated and extensive, and not the most complicated and extensive the surgery could be! Or has it already happened by now??? I just realized that you responded to this ten days ago (I did a week-long vacation with my family in New Hampshire. Really fun, but also I was ready to get home by the end. So I no longer know what time is anymore!!) I will let you know what I think of Gods of Jade and Shadow when I finish it 😊
@@jessicaallard9453 IV contrast betrayed us ALL and now a general surgeon apparently won't do. I have yet to call the specialist I need for this particular surgery because I'm just so stupidly tired. You know how they say when you hear hooves, think horses not zebras. Well I'm a dang unicorn, a very very tired unicorn who would like to hang up her horn and sparkles and stop being the special one who gets to hear "I've never actually seen this in my office before." I hope you had a wonderful time in New Hampshire and that you ADORE Gods of Jade and Shadow (please don't let my book taste be off too!).
I happy that ashley shuttleworth was able to write a 4 book series of their heart. But it's too long . sad face. But I support deals in my insta stories
I'm not surprised, you are nothing if not kind. Did you think it was too long too? I felt SO BAD with this review but...on the other hand...it seriously killed my reading all summer long. Lesson learned about the power of a well-placed DNF. But I'm glad she got to follow her dream, and I KNOW there's an audience who wants this-- I think her marketing team failed her by trying to appeal too broadly and not emphasizing the stuff that made it so niche and potentially so great for those who might love it. And there were some things that were kind of genius buried in there. But also still...EDIT.
YESS !!! YOU LOVED A Marvelous Light. I love Robin and Edwin so much.
They are absolutely the best couple I read all summer. Possibly this whole year. I would protect them at all costs and love them WITH EVERY FIBER OF MY BEING.
This was so fun! I'm glad to see some of the books you loved so I can add them to my TBR, and I got to remove one of the books from the library hold list after your rationale for why you didn't like it - it does not sound like I would like it either.
Uh-oh…I’m scared to ask which one (but I can maybe guess). But I hope you find some new ones you love too!
Omg I was JUST thinking about your channel yesterday and I was so happy to see you pop in my feed today WITH my Readathon no less. Ah I’m going to have to watch this tomorrow while I do my morning chores. You are the sweetest ♥️♥️
OH NOOOO I am not the sweetest at all, I had this horrible sinking feeling and YUP...I had to re-record the part in the pink dress with the egg and that's when I talked about your channel because we had joked about my larger prop earlier (yes, it was a whole size matters then launch into how fab your channel is and should be taking over BookTube kinda thing) and I DID NOT DO THAT WHEN I RECORDED AGAIN. I THOUGHT I did but I was remembering the first take, not the second, I AM SO SORRY and I feel TERRIBLE. So...feel free to skip? I suck. I'm so sorry.
Okay I just finished and I LOVE the first soft purple dress omg! Gorgeous. I mean, all of them were beautiful but that one blew me away especially.
I'm also reading BellaDonna right now, I am so excited to continue it (the way I'm already falling for Death...)
Okay I'll be honest, it was probably better you didn't praise me because I cannot handle praise or compliments so it worked in my benefit to some extent that you forgot, though I'm SURE in future installments you'll make sure to remember and make me hide my face the entire time.
Also that egg!! Omg did you buy that, make it, or a mix of both because um WOW! That's not only incredibly pretty but rather impressive
You post, I happen to be folding laundry, *click* you keep me company folding 😁 Heck yeah! Feel free to dnf if a book is just. not. it. Sometimes you have to do yourself a kindness in that way! And the body horror... I'm impressed you were even able to get through that 👏 my hat's off to you! I wouldn't have been able to do it 😅 Okay, I'm absolutely going to go pick up Gods of Jade and Shadow! You sold it! And I'm wishing you so much luck with your surgery, hon 🙏💕
I do NOT want to read about...that...ever again. Even skimming and trying to avoid didn't totally work and felt pretty sick to my stomach because it totally came out of nowhere at first. Guess who did NOT Read the trigger warnings. (Me. It was me.) I felt such pressure NOT to DNF because I have a channel and instead wound up not finishing a ton of books on my August TBR and missing an entire July TBR instead. Total mistake and lesson learned. Ooohhh, and I hope you love Gods as much as I did, I really fell HARD for that book. I did just pick up her latest book, The Seven Veils of Salome, and I SUPER hope it wasn't a mistake because I know it's all Gothic horror for her these past few years (but NO ONE has talked about this one?). Definitely some creeptastic imagery of the Underworld though, warning you NOW. And thanks so much; CT scan (in peppy commercial voice: now with IV contrast!) to see how extensive it's going to be at the end of the week, because apparently it's not as simple as we thought...of course. Wooooo.
@@LitCouture Well, that IV contrast just makes it all the more an EXCITING adventure, doesn't it?? In all seriousness, I am crossing my fingers that it ends up being mid-level complicated and extensive, and not the most complicated and extensive the surgery could be! Or has it already happened by now??? I just realized that you responded to this ten days ago (I did a week-long vacation with my family in New Hampshire. Really fun, but also I was ready to get home by the end. So I no longer know what time is anymore!!) I will let you know what I think of Gods of Jade and Shadow when I finish it 😊
@@jessicaallard9453 IV contrast betrayed us ALL and now a general surgeon apparently won't do. I have yet to call the specialist I need for this particular surgery because I'm just so stupidly tired. You know how they say when you hear hooves, think horses not zebras. Well I'm a dang unicorn, a very very tired unicorn who would like to hang up her horn and sparkles and stop being the special one who gets to hear "I've never actually seen this in my office before."
I hope you had a wonderful time in New Hampshire and that you ADORE Gods of Jade and Shadow (please don't let my book taste be off too!).
hugs for the rocky times
Aww, thank you 💕
I happy that ashley shuttleworth was able to write a 4 book series of their heart. But it's too long . sad face. But I support deals in my insta stories
I'm not surprised, you are nothing if not kind. Did you think it was too long too? I felt SO BAD with this review but...on the other hand...it seriously killed my reading all summer long. Lesson learned about the power of a well-placed DNF. But I'm glad she got to follow her dream, and I KNOW there's an audience who wants this-- I think her marketing team failed her by trying to appeal too broadly and not emphasizing the stuff that made it so niche and potentially so great for those who might love it. And there were some things that were kind of genius buried in there. But also still...EDIT.
shocker books read
Took me long enough...