You have a beautiful family, Crete looks wonderful. More than one can say for Athens this week.
@RekindledReader5 сағат бұрын
Did someone call for a Greek God?
@OhioEddieBlack5 сағат бұрын
OMGoodness it's Tiny British Iris!!! She's already SO big!! AND she has a Snoopy! Snoopy is my all-time favorite character. I have Snoopy things that are older than both of you 😄😄
@OhioEddieBlack5 сағат бұрын
What better place to read all the retellings! Hope you had an awesome time. I have almost all the books you held up (besides the Kindle ones) and love those authors. Mary Renault never gets any love and she is a beautiful storyteller. She's such a talented writer. Look forward to hearing about your trip! Greece is so lovely.
@allthekingsbooks6 сағат бұрын
Wonderful video. That video images also look great, the quality was really good. What camera are you using, if I may ask?
@vajs63126 сағат бұрын
Watching this while making myself a cappuccino while waiting for my phone to charge and planning to go to my local free library to exchange 3 books I own for Steven Pressfield’s “Gates of Fire”, William Peter Blatty’s “The Exorcist” and a 3rd one I find interesting. I hope it’s not too hot in Greece, here in Croatia we’ve had temperatures up to 38 celsius 😅 enjoy your vacation.
@caramcnulty81297 сағат бұрын
Sounds like a great holiday lineup.
@thebrothersgwynne6 сағат бұрын
Thanks for watching 😊 Ed
@safinan80087 сағат бұрын
Happy reading to you both!! 🎉
@thebrothersgwynne6 сағат бұрын
Same to you Safina! Ed
@muhlenstedt7 сағат бұрын
The baby❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@thebrothersgwynne6 сағат бұрын
We like her too! Ed
@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy8 сағат бұрын
Looks like a lovely time, complete with gorgeous views, historical sites, beautiful smiles, and even cool family outfits! Congratulations!
@thebrothersgwynne6 сағат бұрын
Cheers Philip! Ed
@darren28808 сағат бұрын
Greece looks beautiful 😮
@thebrothersgwynne6 сағат бұрын
It really is! Thanks for watching. Ed
@darren28806 сағат бұрын
@@thebrothersgwynne definitely… Love The family videos… well, I guess they all are lol
@MacScarfield8 сағат бұрын
Wonderful! Great to have some quality family time in such an amazing place: I have the ruins on Knossos high on my list of places to see! «The Silence of the Girls» is heartbreaking! As for myself, I am currently on «The Green Angel Tower» (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #3) by Tad Williams (Epic Fantasy, that book is a beast in size and the prose SO GOOD!) Next up is «The Thousandfold Thought» (The Prince of Nothing #3) by R. Scott Bakker (Grimdark/Dark Epic Fantasy), then «Leviathan Falls» (The Expanse, #9) by James S.A. Corey (Space opera)!
@thebrothersgwynne6 сағат бұрын
Knossos is beautiful! So glad you enjoyed The Silence of the Girls too. Great list there. Happy reading! Ed
@subjectiveexperiences1072Күн бұрын
It took me over 200 pages to enjoy Final Empire, haha. Eventually I did get invested and I liked Well of Ascension a lot more.
@noname36092 күн бұрын
Respect Jade for sure but A time of Courage is in a different league,best fantasy book I ever read!!❤ Truth and Courage!!!
@thebrothersgwynne2 күн бұрын
So, so glad that you love it so much :)!!!! The end battle is just INSANE! Papa Gwynne knows how to tug at the heartstrings... Truth & Courage, Will
@mrgauth2 күн бұрын
I dnf'd it as well. My biggest complaint is the over-explaining of the magic system. I do not need to read he pulled on his metal for every frickin move they make. Just say she leapt to the second floor. We get it. She used her metal pulling/pushing ability. I do not need to hear exactly how it was done EVERY time it was done. Treats you like a moron or something.
@esmayrosalyne2 күн бұрын
Sounds like a lovely and refreshing TBR!! I am super curious to hear your thoughts on The Well of Ascension and the rest of Greenbone Saga. Also, I'd never heard of Glorious Exploits but that sounds fascinating! Happy reading, Will 🤩
@mdthatsme892 күн бұрын
What a banger of an episode, Will. Definitely checking out Glorious Exploits, sounds interesting. More books!! Haha.
@mrgauth2 күн бұрын
Reading my first Gwynne book, Shadow of the Gods, and read half the book first day. I never do that. Really love it. Trying to get set up for book 3 that is releasing soon. I am all in. Good luck with new school year.
@Speed2022 күн бұрын
Crazy Horse and Custer....
@shawn4white2 күн бұрын
Empire of the summer moon is another book about the Comanches and quanah Parker harrowing tale crazy story highly recommend
@amy_harboredinpages82723 күн бұрын
Ambitious, yes! 📖🥰📚📚📚📚
@OhioEddieBlack3 күн бұрын
Book Buddy and I just started A Time of Blood. We're "a day late and a dollar short" as they say, when it comes to participating in the read-along, but at least we have each other haha
@OhioEddieBlack3 күн бұрын
Glorious Exploits is on my radar too. Between teaching Greek myth for ages and stomping around Greece a few years ago, all the retellings and other Greek-related books always catch my eye. Have you read Gods Behaving Badly? Pretty funny. Hope B. Ed and the lovely fam have a good time there!!
@rocsimmons85353 күн бұрын
Thank you 🙏🏽
@mjearnshaw3 күн бұрын
Glorious Exploits is absolutely fantastic! It is humorous but really packs an emotional punch too. Can't wait for the Voyage Home by Pat Barker. I read her first two on your recommendation and absolutely loved them.
@RekindledReader3 күн бұрын
Added Glorious Exploits to the TBR. AND Philip & Alexander 😅
@thebrothersgwynne3 күн бұрын
Hope you love them! Ed
@safinan80083 күн бұрын
Goodluck with ur August reads!! 😊
@thebrothersgwynne3 күн бұрын
Thanks Safina 😊 Ed
@mudgetheexpendable3 күн бұрын
OMG drop everything and read GLORIOUS EXPLOITS!! An excellent book. An original voice. A super-bizarre factual basis that deserves your eyeblinks ASAP.
@thebrothersgwynne3 күн бұрын
Absolutely amazing isn’t it! Incredible debut. Ed
@angelaholmes88883 күн бұрын
So far in August i read Life and other inconveniences by kristan Higgins Iron flame by rebecca yarros Forever is now by Mariana j lockingington My tbr Your fault by Mercedes ron Summer on Sag harbor by sunny hostin Summer reading by jenn McKinley Midsummer mysteries by Agatha Christie The mystery guest by nita prose
@MacScarfield3 күн бұрын
Can highly recommend Goldsworthy’s “Vindolandia” Trilogy (Military Historical Fiction, with a Roman take on Westerns, Film Noir and Folk Horror!) My August TBR: Currently reading «To Green Angel Tower» (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #3) by Tad Williams (Epic Fantasy) «The Thousandfold Thought» (The Prince of Nothing #3) by R. Scott Bakker (Grimdark/Dark Epic Fantasy) On my August MBR/September TBR: «Leviathan Falls» (The Expanse, #9) by James S.A. Corey (Space opera)
@EvilJester19913 күн бұрын
First view
@tylerblack3014 күн бұрын
I agree with a lot of what you both have said, don’t really disagree either. Sanderson is hit and miss for me but I enjoy Mistborn a lot. I will say books 2 & 3 get really strong. Many fans dislike book 2 because it gets a little political but I enjoyed all of that.
@dorgeousmac94784 күн бұрын
Complete opposite at the get go. Little kids for 100s of pages of a Japanese esk drama. A nice Orwellian twist, a battle that was way too short, then hundreds of pages afterwards. Half the mothers back story could've been cut, felt like it was being used for a sequel that never happened. I did shead tears at one of the best moments. So seriously good, but with excess.
@safinan80084 күн бұрын
Like Robin books myself too!! 😊
@MacScarfield4 күн бұрын
In July I read: «The Stone of Farewell» (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #2) by Tad Williams (Epic Fantasy, a key influence for George R. R. Martin's « A Song of Ice and Fire») «Tiamat's Wrath» (The Expanse, #8) by James S.A. Corey (Space opera) «The Warrior Prophet» (The Prince of Nothing #2) by R. Scott Bakker (Grimdark/Dark Epic Fantasy inspired by the Crusades, Silmarillion & Dune) I really have a hard time picking my July book of the month between «The Stone of Farewell» & «The Warrior Prophet»!😅 Currently reading «To Green Angel Tower» (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #3) by Tad Williams.
@Bragglord5 күн бұрын
Fair play to you both for voicing what are clearly unpopular opinions. At least you and the other 100 or so people who will comment on this feel validated. Sorry they didn't do it for you.
@Dugrath5 күн бұрын
I havn't read any sanderson, I'm listening to Warbreaker right now as my first book and I may look into stormlight over mistborn.
@alynam825 күн бұрын
I've finished my Realm/Elderlings journey just about a month ago. I still reflect on these books, pretty much every day!
@816DawG5 күн бұрын
Id love to send Madam Hobb a letter 😮
@Fianna17755 күн бұрын
Sometimes I wish I had some siblings 🤭 Found most of the ROTE audios on KZbin. Might try them out at some point. I haven’t teared up over a book since I read The Artist of the Floating World and Hachiko Waits last year. I’ll have to get on that.
@Reading9755 күн бұрын
😂
@robertbecker23795 күн бұрын
I picked up Cormack McCarthy
@beardfromtadcymru97146 күн бұрын
I quite enjoyed TFE, probably along the same lines as Will. But i DNF'D book 2, pretty early on. I tried again with Warbreaker, and that was a miss for me too. So that is probably the end of my Sanderson journey. Which is a shame as i did really enjoy his ending to the Wheel of Time
@Speed2026 күн бұрын
I appreciate the honest reviews. Booktubers seem to be scared of backlash from the keyboard bullies. The truth is the series were written quite a while ago and have not aged well for an older/mature audience with complex and dynamic tastes but opinions are subjective so there is probably an Oxford professor tucked away in her office reading Mistborn before class starts. 😅
@JoshLambLP6 күн бұрын
I didn’t make it very far into Mistborn, so well played for finishing! I’m currently giving The Court of Broken Knives another go and am (at last!) loving it! Well, swapping between that and the Heroes. Both are bangers. ⚔️
@JoshLambLP6 күн бұрын
TCOBK seems to click with me more as audiobook - big up Spotify!
@roseNthorn6 күн бұрын
This is Misborn Era 1. I actually like Era 2 better but Im in the minority on that opinion.
@brokenyard7 күн бұрын
Not that I'm recommending it, but if you ever read Elantris, I think Mistborn will seem sharper and smarter in comparison. Final Empire has many (movie?) tropes, but done well.
@PHart12917 күн бұрын
Have you guys read any Ken Follett? I think you would enjoy his work. Pillars of the Earth is probably the best one. It's the closest book I've seen to A Game of Thrones just without the fantasy elements.
@masoninho87 күн бұрын
I hated this book, but Stormlight (especially book 2) is one my favourite series. I was tempted to re-read Mistborn, and push through the series, but pretty much agreed with Ed