If you want to read more of Libba Bray and like a bit of fantasy in the Victorian era, I really recommend A Great and Terrible Beauty. I've read it as a teen and found it again last year and I still loved it. It's intriguing and a bit tragic and also focuses on the impact societal expectations back then have on the main characters. 10/10 would recommend
HAHAHA Emily you should have just done the whole video with that book held up to your face !! Your camera is shading you, hard, girl haha. My favourite read of the month is, hands down, The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Makenzi Lee. HILARIOUS !!!! Also, I read All Systems Red on your recommendation and LOVED LOVED LOVED it. I am worried about the second one though but hoping it's not too bad. I am sorry you had a bad reading month. I hope this next month is much better for you.
just watched the other two videos where you mention this book and you turn it around on the shelf and was thinking how bad could it be... im giggling every time the camera focuses on him :P
Eragon was one of my favorite series growing up and was basically my introduction to fantasy. I tried rereading it a few years ago and it definitely does not hold up as I get older, but at the same time the author did write book 1 when he was like, 16 so I can kinda forgive him for that.
It was also one of my first fantasy series together with Harry Potter, but i haven't reread it yet... However, I remember that the thing I liked the most was the relationship between Eragon and his dragon. I'd be curious to know if I still love it...
Giada Vallone I agree that their relationship was one of the best parts! I still love it for the nostalgia, but because I've read so many other fantasies, especially the ones Eragon pulls from it just didn't have the same feeling it did when I first read it.
I'm on a similar boat. Coming from someone who's read Harry Potter as a child, Eragon's series was actually the first series I finished every book in. Before that, I just ended up with missing books or never got far enough in the series to have finished it.
Hahahaha I write my goodreads reviews for myself too!!! It’s like a diary of my thoughts to look back on because lord knows sometimes I can just finish reading a book and literally 2 days later not remember ANYTHING at all 🤣🤣
Tbh, I love when you roast books, like you’re just really articulate about the standards you judge books by and it makes for informative roasts without nastiness
I read Autoboyograghy this month, and I absolutely loved it! It's kind of like Simon vs. the Homosapiens Agenda, but I actually like it a little more. And I'm currently read Big Little Lies, and I'm liking it quite a lot.
I read Eragon in greek when I was like 15 and I loved it! Finished the whole series and have read the books multiple times since (except from book 2, which I didn't care for). Interestingly enough I tried rereading Eragon in english as well and I found it quite boring, which is weird since I find books are usually better in the language they are originally written...
Well i still like Eragon and the end of the series was not completely predictable. Tastes are subjective so no hard feelings. I also read before the Count of Monte Cristo. The begning seemed slow for me, but half way through i really enjoyed and couldn't put it down. Still reading Outlander,: the fiery cross. I'm in page 739 of 1327. Hope i can finish it soon
LMAO. I’m sorry you’ve had such a bad reading month 😂 I’ve been in a slump lately as well and I’m trying my best to read multiple books at the same for the booktube-a-thon so I can stay interested. I read like 10-14 books a month from March and suddenly I was sick of reading so much because I read so many great books and when I read a bad one, I was like... uhhhhh. I hope your booktube-a-thon is better!
I was in a bit of a slump this month too, but then I read Arcanum Unbound by Brandon Sanderson and the annotations in the Allomancer Jak story had me giggling like a mad woman, and I loved it! I managed to pull me out of my slump and now I'm on a roll of good books.
Eragon is probably one of those books that had "a time and a place". I've read it shortly after it came out (I must have been 10! :D) I wouldn't pick it up again now but I had a fun time back then...I understand the dislikes though :D
Jurrasic Park is my favorite movie of all time. I watched it as a young kid and have such fond memories of it. I just recently within the last two years finally read the book and I loved it as well! Totally different from the movie but I still love both of them. 🦖
I feel your pain! July for me is just a shit month, period. Too damn hot, my kids are home and driving me bananas, the days are SO LONG... bring me fall!! As for your books, I'd agree with you. I tried reading Eragon and gave up at like 50 pages. The only Swanson I've read is Her Every Fear, and it was just meh for me. I also love Murderbot, but haven't read book 2 for exactly what you're talking about. Even in the first book, I kinda skimmed some of the battle/action scenes, and I wasn't entirely sure what all was happening, I just wanted to get more of Murderbot's inner dialogue. Sorry you had such a sucky month, hope that it gets better!
I hated Eragon, it was soooo freaking bad I couldn’t get over it. It’s nice to know there are other people who share this opinion😂 Love your videos, they’re so much fun to watch😊
Oh my goodness, my wrap up video is opposite of yours, lol! I read some of my favorites of the year. A few misses too, but my highlights were Nevernight, Children of Blood and Bone and All Your Perfects. Hope next month is better and you find some gems!
I don't know if this is the worst reading month ever, but it certainly is the funniest video. I swear I couldn't stop laughing at 4:36. Edmond Dantes stealing the spotlight.
It truly is its favorite x) Ay yes, it's pretty tough and slump-inducing, but better books will come soon! Let's hope they're not as seductive as our friend Edmond...
I'm sorry you had such a bad reading month but it was so entertaining to see you hate on them :) Also, I'm planning on reading Le Comte de Monte Cristo (also in French) soon and am you have me a little less terrified of it/excited to read it.
Oh yeah Dumas is always sassy. One of the best narrative voices of all times. If you like monsieur le Comte, you should start on the Musketeers' SAGA (3-5 books depending how they're split up) which is like the 19th century's Fast & Furious, but also ends up being really touching and profound.
Jurassic Park is one of my top two favorites! I think it's so much better than the movie, but it seems most people don't know it was a book first. I loved the science of it, it really made the whole story more believable for me.
Favorite books I've read this month has got to be 'To Kill a Mocking Bird'. I am going to be reading the follow up. Sometime in August. Also ' The Poppy War', you were so right that book was amazing! Hope the book tube a thon gets you out of your slump. And you finally find some books you enjoy.
Emily, I just started watching your channel and really enjoy it. I've read a couple of your recommendations. I loved The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August and All Systems Red. I'm halfway through Dark Matter, but so far I feel like he is ''telling'' not ''showing''. I also finished The Road to Little Dribbling by Bill Bryson, it was okay. His classic a Walk in The Woods is hilarious and one of my all time faves, if you haven't read that, consider taking a look. It is informative, but most of all, so,so funny. I hope you find your way out of your slump.Thanks for your thoughts on so many books!
Sorry you had a bad reading month! I read brain on fire, when breath becomes air and flowers for algernon. It's been a while since books have made my cry so much as those last two! Now I need happy books.
I can also really recommend the sequel to Jurassic Park, The Lost World! I heard on audiobook some years ago, and I loved it. The kids weren't so annoying in that if I recall correctly! :)
Love your sassy reviews!!! Hope you get out of your slump next month. I loooove so many books you enjoy. Have you tried Matthew Reilly’s Jack West series or Scarecrow series? Books for thought 😊
The Lara Jean trilogy got 3,2 and 1 star from me respectively, if you had liked the first one more I would say read the last, but if not... It's senior year, so the main theme I remember was college fever, if you're intrigued by that.
A book I recently finished, I enjoyed, is Free the Darkness by Kel Kade. I'd categorize it under adventure fantasy. Trouble is, I can only find it on Kindle and Audible. If you subscribe to Kindle Unlimited you can at least get the Kindle version. This is a book I had purchased a while back and just never got to. I finally listened to it, then immediately got online and purchased the second book. Then finished the second book, and immediately grabbed the 3rd. Now I anxiously await the 4th to be released later this year.
Ah...sucks that you didn't enjoy Eragon...it was the book that got me into reading in the first place...though I must have been like 13...the premise of an orphaned farm boy becoming a dragon rider and wielding magic was too good...I would say that if I do reread it now, after being exposed to the likes of Branson Sanderson and VE Schwab, my standard of fantasy writing has indeed been set...but the series would always hold that nostalgic value, and I am curious as to the future books by Christopher Paolini, including the supposed Inheritance Book 5...
I read Eragon when I was 13 and I've deliberately avoided picking it up to revisit cos I'm sure it'd be full of lazy dialogue and many stereotypes. 😅 I hope booktubeathon gets you out of your slump!
Good to know I was not the only one who did not like the sequel to All the Boys I've Loved Before. I read it a few years ago, I think pretty close to when it came out and don't have ANY desire to pick up the third one. &I agree with you too, that it even ruined the first book for me a little. I remember liking the two sisters better than Lara Jean. lol
Eragon was my favorite series when I was a kid, it was my first ever high-fantasy book and I thought of it as Lord of Rings just with dragons and I really loved it... Sadly the last volume took AGES to get published and I completely grew out of it... It took like 4 years and I was like 18/19 years old when I read it
I'm a big Martha Wells fan, and I feel like her series are always a bit slumpy. Not bad, just on a downward trajectory from a great start. Her stand alone books are always 👍
You need to read The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud. You did have it at some point (at least you had it in a haul) and it is amazing! The footnotes are optional but I enjoy reading them.
I hate when I pick up a book I think I will love and it sucks. Definitely felt that way about Ninefox Gambit. I have opposite feelings about Artificial Condition. I thought the first was slow but the second I loved.
The Count of Monte Cristo is one of my top 5 favorite books but I hadn’t read it in about 10 years so when you mentioned it, I decided to reread because I was fuzzy on the details. I decided to listen to the 49 hour audiobook read by John Lee and was not disappointed. Great audiobook and the story was as great as I remembered, I knew the narrator was sassy but I had forgotten just how much sarcasm and sass was there. And who doesn’t love some epic vengeance best served cold, it’s just too good.
😂 Your review of Jurassic Park spot on! As a parent I can attest to the fact that kids have an uncanny ability to sense stressful situations and make them worse (or maybe it’s just mine lol). I agree Eragon was horrible and believe it or not it’s the best book of the series, I was lied to and read them all total waste of time.
I LOVED Jurassic Park! I had the exact same thoughts about the kids. The sequel isn't bad if you want to stay in that world for a little longer, but it definitely didn't completely match the quality of the first one for me.
OMG, that review of Eragon 😂😂 It really was SO BAD. And I tried, I really did. I even made it most of the way through the second book... It was not the worst book I've ever read, by far, just really really bad
My favourite book that I read this month was Did I Mention I Miss You? by Estelle Maskame. It's the final book in a YA Contemporary trilogy. I also enjoyed Omega by Jus Accardo, which is the second book in a YA Sci-fi trilogy.
I had quite a good reading month. I liked most of what I read and really liked/loved some of it. My favourites: birds art life death, it's a tiny non fiction full of quiet observations written in red, a fantasy book. It's probably not objectively a good book, but I was just so into it. And also Pip bartletts guide to magical creatures was a fun and utterly charming middle grade.
Poor you, hard luck 😂😂😂 Emily, thank you thank thaaaaank you for your recommendation for the “7 deaths of Evelyn hardcastle” I LOVED the book soooo much!!! Best mystery thriller i’ve ever read! Thank you ;)
When you hauled “Beauty Queens” I was like she’s going to hate this!!! I’ve been subscribed to you for a long time and when I saw it I was like she will not like this book at all! 😂
My fav book I read this month was The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue. I was pleasantly surprised by it. I went into it thinking it’s probably nice but nothing special, not my thing, but I loved it! It was the first book I read this month ... the rest was all okay. So I’m in a bit of an slump too right now. Normally I have way more books I loved. I hope it gets better because I have a very ambitious tbr for August. I’m participating in the NEWTs Readathon and hope to read 15+ books which is insane for me. But ... fingers crossed!
I had no idea about the shower speaker, and I bought it after your previous video, and it's the best thing ever happened!! LOL! Thanks so much for the reco ;)
Lol I’m sorry you had such a bad reading month! Also, you are one of my favorite Booktubers specifically because you are so honest, soooooo...don’t worry about the haters!
I recently read The Three Musketeers by Dumas and definitely agree! His language feels so modern and quick to read. I didn't love the treatment of female characters and some of the plot was frustrating, but I definitely enjoyed the writing. I had a VERY mixed reading month--some 5 stars (Circe by Madeline Miller and The Real Boy by Anne Ursu) and lots of 1 and 2 stars. Hope your reading looks up, Emily!
Hey Emily. I am sorry to hear about you having such a bad reading month, but at the same time I am relieved to hear about why different books were so bad. I am currently working on a few different reading projects because my mood keeps on changing. First, I started reading on my kindle fire the massage therapy textbook the Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Claire Davis. There is a course that comes with this book that I can use to renew my massage therapist license in November of this year. I am also re- listening to the 3rd Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. My last 2 books that I will try to pick up when I have time is The Book of Eddie by Meghan MacLean Weir and China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan. They have all been fun reads which means I will most likely be in a slump later on. I hope that your next month is much better. Julie
I couldn't stop giggling at the camera focus! If you put The Count of Monte Cristo on a shelf in another video, maybe a post it on his face will keep the camera from betraying you. XD
Wow, I plan to read Jurassic Park in August! I tried to read it when the movie came out but I was too young to understand a lot of it so now I think I'll like it a lot more :) Since you read it I'm even more excited to pick it up!
It's really surprising how quickly it accumulates! If you only listen to an audiobook in the shower daily for 10-15mins that can be a whole book more read a month!
Obviously your camera has a favorite face hahaha~ We all have crappy reading months sometimes, though it sucks when it happens. I also hope Booktubeathon is fun for you! (Also I am so happy you liked Jurassic Park! I also liked Lost World- but the former was a lot better)
I really loved Eragon as a kid, so I'm really intrigued to reread it to see if my opinion changed since I'm grown up! I want to read Jurassic Park! The film scared me as a kid so never picked it up xD Oh, don't listen to people, it's normal not to love all the books you read, just as you said! Keep reading, I love your videos!!
I read Jurassic Park and Eragon out of the wrap-up. Honestly, I get why people might not like Eragon or any of its sequels, but it ended up being the first series I finished every book for. Before that, there were books I didn't really get to read (for example, I only read the last 2 books (not counting Cursed Child because why would you), part of the 4th and 5th books, as well as Book 1 for Harry Potter) or just hadn't finished at the time (Dark Tower comes to mind here because I wanted to read Wind Through the Keyhole before Wolves of the Calla, so I didn't continue until 2015).
The third book of to all the Boys ive love before is really good! Definately the Best out of the three. It doesnt have a love triangle, but rather it focuses on teen problems, my favourite Being "about to go to Collage" struggles
I had a great reading month-The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, The Long Walk, and A Closed and Common Orbit, which I loved even more than The Long Way to A Small Angry Planet! I just bought Record of A Spaceborn Few and am excited to read it and Elantris next month. :)
BookswithEmilyFox I literally finished The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo in a day! All the books were great, but that one was simultaneously an easy read, while still having depth and emotion!
In All the boys trilogy..Did anyone else think the little sister Kitty was really annoying? No one else seems to think so though. I know she's the little pampered sister and all that..but still I found that her bratty behaviour was entertained a little too much 😕🤷🏻♀️
This month started strong with 2 five star reads. Then, it all went down hill from there. 😅 I plan to read 1 more book before July is officially over... *crossing fingers*
I've been reading City of Brass and I am in such a slump, even though the story is so interesting but I feel like its a bit slow-paced, or maybe it's my reading that's slow. I don't know. :( I still want to finish it but it's going so SLOWWWW!
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So my camera clearly prefers Edmond Dantes over me... I'll get my revenge...
BookswithEmilyFox Ha! One of my fave classics of all time. Glad you're enjoying it 😊
If you want to read more of Libba Bray and like a bit of fantasy in the Victorian era, I really recommend A Great and Terrible Beauty.
I've read it as a teen and found it again last year and I still loved it. It's intriguing and a bit tragic and also focuses on the impact societal expectations back then have on the main characters. 10/10 would recommend
HAHAHA Emily you should have just done the whole video with that book held up to your face !! Your camera is shading you, hard, girl haha.
My favourite read of the month is, hands down, The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Makenzi Lee. HILARIOUS !!!!
Also, I read All Systems Red on your recommendation and LOVED LOVED LOVED it. I am worried about the second one though but hoping it's not too bad. I am sorry you had a bad reading month. I hope this next month is much better for you.
BookswithEmilyFox You wanted to put him on the shelf and he stole the show! HAHAHA!
just watched the other two videos where you mention this book and you turn it around on the shelf and was thinking how bad could it be... im giggling every time the camera focuses on him :P
ranting books videos...my favorite
Emily, please do a video about Stephen King's books you recommend, it would be really helpful
Can't get over how cute you look with your hair in a ponytail! Cheers to a better August! 😂
Eragon was one of my favorite series growing up and was basically my introduction to fantasy. I tried rereading it a few years ago and it definitely does not hold up as I get older, but at the same time the author did write book 1 when he was like, 16 so I can kinda forgive him for that.
It was also one of my first fantasy series together with Harry Potter, but i haven't reread it yet... However, I remember that the thing I liked the most was the relationship between Eragon and his dragon. I'd be curious to know if I still love it...
Giada Vallone I agree that their relationship was one of the best parts! I still love it for the nostalgia, but because I've read so many other fantasies, especially the ones Eragon pulls from it just didn't have the same feeling it did when I first read it.
I totally agree. Not to mention this is meant to be a middle grade book, so I don’t agree with people judging it so hard🤷🏼♀️
I'm on a similar boat. Coming from someone who's read Harry Potter as a child, Eragon's series was actually the first series I finished every book in. Before that, I just ended up with missing books or never got far enough in the series to have finished it.
Hahahaha I write my goodreads reviews for myself too!!! It’s like a diary of my thoughts to look back on because lord knows sometimes I can just finish reading a book and literally 2 days later not remember ANYTHING at all 🤣🤣
Letti Lopes ME. Ive looked back om books that were labled 5 stars.. And been like WHAT!? I THOUGHT I HATED THAT BOOK!?
Tbh, I love when you roast books, like you’re just really articulate about the standards you judge books by and it makes for informative roasts without nastiness
12:25 i love when she held herself back ... love you girrrllll❤❤❤❤
I read Autoboyograghy this month, and I absolutely loved it! It's kind of like Simon vs. the Homosapiens Agenda, but I actually like it a little more. And I'm currently read Big Little Lies, and I'm liking it quite a lot.
I told you Jurassic Park was good.😉 I could also recommend The Queen of the Tearling, lots of political intrigue and very little romance.
I read Eragon in greek when I was like 15 and I loved it! Finished the whole series and have read the books multiple times since (except from book 2, which I didn't care for). Interestingly enough I tried rereading Eragon in english as well and I found it quite boring, which is weird since I find books are usually better in the language they are originally written...
I've been feeling the same way about thrillers lately. There's a difference between telling a shocking story and using shock to tell your story.
Do you have an idea of what your next big book will be? Les Miserables is next on my list and I feel it is going to take me forever to finish 🤣😱🤣😱
Loved you trying to hold yourself back for the Eragon review 😂 I hope you enjoy the rest of Le Comte de Monte Cristo!
Well i still like Eragon and the end of the series was not completely predictable. Tastes are subjective so no hard feelings. I also read before the Count of Monte Cristo. The begning seemed slow for me, but half way through i really enjoyed and couldn't put it down. Still reading Outlander,: the fiery cross. I'm in page 739 of 1327. Hope i can finish it soon
the count of monte Cristo is my FAVORITE book EVER! so glad you picked it up! I love it so much I want to learn French just to read it in French!
It's crap that you were reading crappy books but I also LOVE your videos when you are complaining about books! It's great! 😂
LMAO. I’m sorry you’ve had such a bad reading month 😂 I’ve been in a slump lately as well and I’m trying my best to read multiple books at the same for the booktube-a-thon so I can stay interested. I read like 10-14 books a month from March and suddenly I was sick of reading so much because I read so many great books and when I read a bad one, I was like... uhhhhh. I hope your booktube-a-thon is better!
Oh nooo poor Emily!!! I totally get your slump after that month!!! Better luck in August!
omg i loved this. it sucks you had a bad reading month. but sometimes dnf-ing is the only way to go. also...annoying kid characters are the worst.
I just never know if they're annoying on purpose or if I have issues 😂
I was in a bit of a slump this month too, but then I read Arcanum Unbound by Brandon Sanderson and the annotations in the Allomancer Jak story had me giggling like a mad woman, and I loved it! I managed to pull me out of my slump and now I'm on a roll of good books.
I've only ever heard bad reviews of Eragon (even right when it came out), makes me wonder how it even got so big in the first place
I mean... Twilight or 50 shades are also hated... yet...
He was 15 when he wrote it
Yeah I think we all know at this point... Still not a good book!
It's boring and full of characters that you either don't care about or just hate. I gave up.
Eragon is probably one of those books that had "a time and a place". I've read it shortly after it came out (I must have been 10! :D) I wouldn't pick it up again now but I had a fun time back then...I understand the dislikes though :D
I bought The Kind Worth Killing about a year ago in that same edition 😀 Guess I have to pick that up when I get in the mood for a thriller.
Jurrasic Park is my favorite movie of all time. I watched it as a young kid and have such fond memories of it. I just recently within the last two years finally read the book and I loved it as well! Totally different from the movie but I still love both of them. 🦖
Count of Monte Cristo is my favorite book!
You've convinced me to not finish the Lara Jean books lol I hope you have a better reading month in August!
I feel your pain! July for me is just a shit month, period. Too damn hot, my kids are home and driving me bananas, the days are SO LONG... bring me fall!! As for your books, I'd agree with you. I tried reading Eragon and gave up at like 50 pages. The only Swanson I've read is Her Every Fear, and it was just meh for me. I also love Murderbot, but haven't read book 2 for exactly what you're talking about. Even in the first book, I kinda skimmed some of the battle/action scenes, and I wasn't entirely sure what all was happening, I just wanted to get more of Murderbot's inner dialogue. Sorry you had such a sucky month, hope that it gets better!
I hated Eragon, it was soooo freaking bad I couldn’t get over it. It’s nice to know there are other people who share this opinion😂 Love your videos, they’re so much fun to watch😊
Oh my goodness, my wrap up video is opposite of yours, lol! I read some of my favorites of the year. A few misses too, but my highlights were Nevernight, Children of Blood and Bone and All Your Perfects. Hope next month is better and you find some gems!
I read the poppy war this month on your recommendation and LOVED it!
I don't know if this is the worst reading month ever, but it certainly is the funniest video. I swear I couldn't stop laughing at 4:36. Edmond Dantes stealing the spotlight.
I don't think I've ever read this many 1/2 star books in one month though haha
My camera clearly has a favorite :/
It truly is its favorite x) Ay yes, it's pretty tough and slump-inducing, but better books will come soon! Let's hope they're not as seductive as our friend Edmond...
The Count of Monte Cristo is one of my favourites! :)
I loved reading Everything I Never Told You, The Upside of Unrequited and My Year of Rest and Relaxation this month 😊
I'm sorry you had such a bad reading month but it was so entertaining to see you hate on them :) Also, I'm planning on reading Le Comte de Monte Cristo (also in French) soon and am you have me a little less terrified of it/excited to read it.
Totally with you on All The Beautiful Lies and what thrillers sometimes attempt to do....and I'm loving your humor. I write reviews for myself also.
Oh yeah Dumas is always sassy. One of the best narrative voices of all times. If you like monsieur le Comte, you should start on the Musketeers' SAGA (3-5 books depending how they're split up) which is like the 19th century's Fast & Furious, but also ends up being really touching and profound.
Your nail polish is GORGEOUS!!!! 😍 I love hearing you speak French!
Jurassic Park is one of my top two favorites! I think it's so much better than the movie, but it seems most people don't know it was a book first. I loved the science of it, it really made the whole story more believable for me.
Favorite books I've read this month has got to be 'To Kill a Mocking Bird'. I am going to be reading the follow up. Sometime in August. Also ' The Poppy War', you were so right that book was amazing! Hope the book tube a thon gets you out of your slump. And you finally find some books you enjoy.
I went into a reading slump for 3 months & this month just started reading again but still finding it hard to pick up some books this month
Jurassic Park, both book and movie, are amazing ❤🐊
Emily, I just started watching your channel and really enjoy it. I've read a couple of your recommendations. I loved The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August and All Systems Red. I'm halfway through Dark Matter, but so far I feel like he is ''telling'' not ''showing''. I also finished The Road to Little Dribbling by Bill Bryson, it was okay. His classic a Walk in The Woods is hilarious and one of my all time faves, if you haven't read that, consider taking a look. It is informative, but most of all, so,so funny. I hope you find your way out of your slump.Thanks for your thoughts on so many books!
Sorry you had a bad reading month! I read brain on fire, when breath becomes air and flowers for algernon. It's been a while since books have made my cry so much as those last two! Now I need happy books.
Shower speakers are the best!!!!
I can also really recommend the sequel to Jurassic Park, The Lost World! I heard on audiobook some years ago, and I loved it. The kids weren't so annoying in that if I recall correctly! :)
Love your sassy reviews!!! Hope you get out of your slump next month.
I loooove so many books you enjoy. Have you tried Matthew Reilly’s Jack West series or Scarecrow series? Books for thought 😊
The Lara Jean trilogy got 3,2 and 1 star from me respectively, if you had liked the first one more I would say read the last, but if not... It's senior year, so the main theme I remember was college fever, if you're intrigued by that.
Bought the speaker can’t wait !!
It's the best!! A few minutes a day really accumulates!
A book I recently finished, I enjoyed, is Free the Darkness by Kel Kade. I'd categorize it under adventure fantasy. Trouble is, I can only find it on Kindle and Audible. If you subscribe to Kindle Unlimited you can at least get the Kindle version. This is a book I had purchased a while back and just never got to. I finally listened to it, then immediately got online and purchased the second book. Then finished the second book, and immediately grabbed the 3rd. Now I anxiously await the 4th to be released later this year.
Are you Canadian? Your French is really good.
I'm French Canadian :)
Ah...sucks that you didn't enjoy Eragon...it was the book that got me into reading in the first place...though I must have been like 13...the premise of an orphaned farm boy becoming a dragon rider and wielding magic was too good...I would say that if I do reread it now, after being exposed to the likes of Branson Sanderson and VE Schwab, my standard of fantasy writing has indeed been set...but the series would always hold that nostalgic value, and I am curious as to the future books by Christopher Paolini, including the supposed Inheritance Book 5...
Like how your makeup looks completely natural 🤗
I read Eragon when I was 13 and I've deliberately avoided picking it up to revisit cos I'm sure it'd be full of lazy dialogue and many stereotypes. 😅 I hope booktubeathon gets you out of your slump!
Good to know I was not the only one who did not like the sequel to All the Boys I've Loved Before. I read it a few years ago, I think pretty close to when it came out and don't have ANY desire to pick up the third one. &I agree with you too, that it even ruined the first book for me a little. I remember liking the two sisters better than Lara Jean. lol
Eragon was my favorite series when I was a kid, it was my first ever high-fantasy book and I thought of it as Lord of Rings just with dragons and I really loved it... Sadly the last volume took AGES to get published and I completely grew out of it... It took like 4 years and I was like 18/19 years old when I read it
I'm a big Martha Wells fan, and I feel like her series are always a bit slumpy. Not bad, just on a downward trajectory from a great start. Her stand alone books are always 👍
You need to read The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud. You did have it at some point (at least you had it in a haul) and it is amazing! The footnotes are optional but I enjoy reading them.
Awww Murderbot... You let us down 🤦🏼♀️
I hate when I pick up a book I think I will love and it sucks. Definitely felt that way about Ninefox Gambit.
I have opposite feelings about Artificial Condition. I thought the first was slow but the second I loved.
The Count of Monte Cristo is one of my top 5 favorite books but I hadn’t read it in about 10 years so when you mentioned it, I decided to reread because I was fuzzy on the details. I decided to listen to the 49 hour audiobook read by John Lee and was not disappointed. Great audiobook and the story was as great as I remembered, I knew the narrator was sassy but I had forgotten just how much sarcasm and sass was there. And who doesn’t love some epic vengeance best served cold, it’s just too good.
😂 Your review of Jurassic Park spot on! As a parent I can attest to the fact that kids have an uncanny ability to sense stressful situations and make them worse (or maybe it’s just mine lol). I agree Eragon was horrible and believe it or not it’s the best book of the series, I was lied to and read them all total waste of time.
I LOVED Jurassic Park! I had the exact same thoughts about the kids. The sequel isn't bad if you want to stay in that world for a little longer, but it definitely didn't completely match the quality of the first one for me.
Duuuude!! I totally understand the sh*tshow that is the eragon audiobook.
OMG, that review of Eragon 😂😂 It really was SO BAD. And I tried, I really did. I even made it most of the way through the second book... It was not the worst book I've ever read, by far, just really really bad
Well at least you have the next Becky Chambers book to look forward to ;)
Lol poor Emily. Bad reading month and camera issues. My July was a hot mess too girl 😂❤️
Oh, I also read Sleeping Giants per your recommendation. I really liked it and I bought the second book Waking Gods. Thanks again.
I love watching you rant over books lol very entertaining ❤️😂❤️😂
My favourite book that I read this month was Did I Mention I Miss You? by Estelle Maskame. It's the final book in a YA Contemporary trilogy. I also enjoyed Omega by Jus Accardo, which is the second book in a YA Sci-fi trilogy.
I had quite a good reading month. I liked most of what I read and really liked/loved some of it. My favourites:
birds art life death, it's a tiny non fiction full of quiet observations
written in red, a fantasy book. It's probably not objectively a good book, but I was just so into it.
And also Pip bartletts guide to magical creatures was a fun and utterly charming middle grade.
I tried reading Eragon like 6 years ago or something and i got maybe thirty pages in before i got bored and returned it to my library
Poor you, hard luck 😂😂😂
Emily, thank you thank thaaaaank you for your recommendation for the “7 deaths of Evelyn hardcastle” I LOVED the book soooo much!!!
Best mystery thriller i’ve ever read!
Thank you ;)
oh my GOD Eragon... Kudos to you that you finished it, I DNF'd it when I was about 15
I should have DNFed too :(
Hahah same I DNF’d it when I was like 12😬
When you hauled “Beauty Queens” I was like she’s going to hate this!!! I’ve been subscribed to you for a long time and when I saw it I was like she will not like this book at all! 😂
My fav book I read this month was The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue. I was pleasantly surprised by it. I went into it thinking it’s probably nice but nothing special, not my thing, but I loved it!
It was the first book I read this month ... the rest was all okay.
So I’m in a bit of an slump too right now. Normally I have way more books I loved.
I hope it gets better because I have a very ambitious tbr for August. I’m participating in the NEWTs Readathon and hope to read 15+ books which is insane for me. But ... fingers crossed!
I had no idea about the shower speaker, and I bought it after your previous video, and it's the best thing ever happened!! LOL! Thanks so much for the reco ;)
Lol I’m sorry you had such a bad reading month! Also, you are one of my favorite Booktubers specifically because you are so honest, soooooo...don’t worry about the haters!
I recently read The Three Musketeers by Dumas and definitely agree! His language feels so modern and quick to read. I didn't love the treatment of female characters and some of the plot was frustrating, but I definitely enjoyed the writing.
I had a VERY mixed reading month--some 5 stars (Circe by Madeline Miller and The Real Boy by Anne Ursu) and lots of 1 and 2 stars. Hope your reading looks up, Emily!
Hey Emily. I am sorry to hear about you having such a bad reading month, but at the same time I am relieved to hear about why different books were so bad. I am currently working on a few different reading projects because my mood keeps on changing. First, I started reading on my kindle fire the massage therapy textbook the Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Claire Davis. There is a course that comes with this book that I can use to renew my massage therapist license in November of this year. I am also re- listening to the 3rd Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. My last 2 books that I will try to pick up when I have time is The Book of Eddie by Meghan MacLean Weir and China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan. They have all been fun reads which means I will most likely be in a slump later on. I hope that your next month is much better. Julie
I couldn't stop giggling at the camera focus! If you put The Count of Monte Cristo on a shelf in another video, maybe a post it on his face will keep the camera from betraying you. XD
Oh next time I'm turning is face away from the lense... Not taking the risk! XD
that kipper bookmark is so adorable i want one
Wow, I plan to read Jurassic Park in August! I tried to read it when the movie came out but I was too young to understand a lot of it so now I think I'll like it a lot more :) Since you read it I'm even more excited to pick it up!
I read Eragon when I was younger and liked it but have no idea if I would like it now.
Some things are better left unknown :P
even your worst month is better than my best haha
if u loved the poppy war you should read nevernight jay kristoff its so awesome
I bought a shower speaker because of you it's a little acorn. Definitely getting more reading done because of this. Thanks for the idea.
It's really surprising how quickly it accumulates! If you only listen to an audiobook in the shower daily for 10-15mins that can be a whole book more read a month!
Have you read Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine? If not, I think you'd enjoy it.
Obviously your camera has a favorite face hahaha~
We all have crappy reading months sometimes, though it sucks when it happens. I also hope Booktubeathon is fun for you! (Also I am so happy you liked Jurassic Park! I also liked Lost World- but the former was a lot better)
I don't really blame it... Edmond is pretty hot...
Omg good luck with booktubethon! Hope it heals your slump! Are you gonna vlog a little? I love your readng vlogs haha
Yup! I already started yesterday! I'll probably group two days per vlog!
That's wonderful!
I really loved Eragon as a kid, so I'm really intrigued to reread it to see if my opinion changed since I'm grown up!
I want to read Jurassic Park! The film scared me as a kid so never picked it up xD
Oh, don't listen to people, it's normal not to love all the books you read, just as you said! Keep reading, I love your videos!!
I hated Eragon as well. But not gonna lie, Edmond Dantes is a pretty handsome fellow so...
I read Jurassic Park and Eragon out of the wrap-up. Honestly, I get why people might not like Eragon or any of its sequels, but it ended up being the first series I finished every book for. Before that, there were books I didn't really get to read (for example, I only read the last 2 books (not counting Cursed Child because why would you), part of the 4th and 5th books, as well as Book 1 for Harry Potter) or just hadn't finished at the time (Dark Tower comes to mind here because I wanted to read Wind Through the Keyhole before Wolves of the Calla, so I didn't continue until 2015).
The third book of to all the Boys ive love before is really good! Definately the Best out of the three. It doesnt have a love triangle, but rather it focuses on teen problems, my favourite Being "about to go to Collage" struggles
I had a great reading month-The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, The Long Walk, and A Closed and Common Orbit, which I loved even more than The Long Way to A Small Angry Planet! I just bought Record of A Spaceborn Few and am excited to read it and Elantris next month. :)
That is one hell of a month!!
BookswithEmilyFox I literally finished The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo in a day! All the books were great, but that one was simultaneously an easy read, while still having depth and emotion!
you should read Timeline by Micheal Crichton, both the book and the movie are really good
In All the boys trilogy..Did anyone else think the little sister Kitty was really annoying? No one else seems to think so though. I know she's the little pampered sister and all that..but still I found that her bratty behaviour was entertained a little too much 😕🤷🏻♀️
Anuja Deshpande same!
I just finished The Aeronaut’s Windlass by Jim Butcher this morning and adored it! I highly recommend it if you haven’t read it already! 😁
If you liked Jurassic Park you should definitely pick up The Lost World by Michael Crichton I loved it so much. I believe you would really like it to.
This month started strong with 2 five star reads. Then, it all went down hill from there. 😅 I plan to read 1 more book before July is officially over... *crossing fingers*
I've been reading City of Brass and I am in such a slump, even though the story is so interesting but I feel like its a bit slow-paced, or maybe it's my reading that's slow. I don't know. :( I still want to finish it but it's going so SLOWWWW!