I use Kindle and Kobo. Kobo is used mostly for my library books, as this works seamlessly in Canada. I do love the Kobo Libra Colour. The speed of the device, the lightweight, and of course the colour is lovely. I use only Kobo covers for my devices and have not had a problem with the device waking from sleep. Thanks for your review!

A wonderful review, Kathi... Hearing you discuss the Chain of Dogs brought me to tears all over again. So glad you're enjoying the series.

Great video as always. I love the freedom Kobo gives the user as opposed to Kindle. The colour looks amazing but I think I’ll stick with my regular Libra 2 for now.

Holy cow, a plethora of books!! You are a machine A good mix too, I've always been curious about the Lemony Snicket books, hmmm, maybe.....?

I had my first e-book reader since 2015 until 2022 - Pocketbook Touch Lux 3 and I really enjoy reading ebooks since then. It is more convenient - I don't have to carry around thick and heavy books, also I can read at night without disturbing wife and child with lamp light, I can buy the ebook and read it immediately without waiting, and finally some books are very hard to find and buy in physical copies as they were not re-published. Ebooks and ebook readers solved this all. My Pocketbook was good servant and it would have served until now, but my niece poured a lemonade over it and since then the display stuck/froze on a cover picture from ebook I was reading at the time and it doesn't turn on. And because I was in a middle of reading a final book of eight volume series (in my country the series is called "Mycelium" from Vilma Kadleckova and I don't think it was translated into any language yet, but it's sooo good) I was obviously eager to get to the climax of it all after the years. Thus I ordered immediately....wait for it... Pocketbook Touch Lux 5 :D only a newer generation of my old ebook reader. It was no brainer. I didn't look or read any reviews, I just immediately bought it, had it the next day and continued reading. (it was definitely worth it, as the climax was... let's say the author does not strike the dog's fur in the normal direction from head to tail, but rather against... and stayed with me for days and weeks after, trying to wrap my head around it and grasp it...If I could I'd translate the series myself and send it to you, it's that good...hopefully they will manage to sell the rights abroad so that it could get deserved attention) However, although I still enjoy my Pocketbook Touch Lux 5 since then, now after two years, and thanks to your video, I start to think that perhaps it would be nice to have ereader with colours too. But they are still a bit too pricey indeed according to my quick search. So as you said - it is not necessary at the moment for me, I'll wait and see for better prices or technology few years or until my current ereader suffers again from some sudden lemonade accident :D Thank you for sharing!

Thanks for the Review Kathi. I had the original amazon kindle with the keyboard and later bought a voyager wich was back than the state of the art model. I also had an iPad pro with an 13 inch screen. I prefer reading on e ink over a tabled, ldc, oled screen every time. But not on textbooks or iinstruction books etc. I prefer the colored version. But the tablet is way heavier than the reader. Personal I also prefer reading on a books sized devise. I have an eye condition so i have to enlarge the font wich is on of the biggest plus of an ereader for me. But I didn't like less text on one page. So after thinking for a long time I bought the Kindle scribe wich is he largest ereader available and I love it. I would switch again when there is a colored version for sure. E Ink is for me the better solution for reading with my eyes on an electronic devise. There are thousands of classics out there for free or for just nothing you can read the complete works of an author. Some publishers have fair prices for their ebook version. 4,99 instead of 15 to 20 Euros for an ebook is fair for me. Other publishers reduce the ebook price for just 1 Euro which is ridiculous. My dream for years is for every bough book hardcover or paperback you should automatically get the ebooks too. That would be so great, traveling Ereader, at home physical book. I also would pay a small additional amount too to get the ebook version.

Hi Kathi, great review, thank you! I am glad to hear you are enjoying your new colour Kobo ereader. I don’t have an ereader at the moment but I am sure I will love the Kobo Libra 2! Thank you! ❤

I love my Kobo device! I've been using an Aura One for a long time with no problems. Sometimes I use the Kobo app on my iPad and the covers are all in color, but the tablet is heavy. I've used Nooks but the last one I bought didn't last 6 months! Never will buy an e-reader from Amazon because they are the Evil Empire.

EPUB to Kindle format conversion is very easy.

I just recently bought the Amazon Kindle Paper white. I had a Nook several years ago, but after it stopped working I never replaced it. At the time I wasn’t a big fan of the e readers, but I’m going to give them another try. I love that yours has color!

I love my Libra colour! It responsive, library compatible,epub ready and it’s pretty ! Read almost exclusively on my Kobo. Just popped a PopSocket on my clear case and it makes it even more comfortable to hold. Nice tip on genre tagging. Great review, thanks 😊

Great review, Kathi! I've been on the fence of getting the Libra Color. I love my Kobo Clara HD but would definitely like to add a bit of color haha. I also chose Kobo over Kindle because of their proprietary file types. Epubs are far more readily available and easy to share between devices. Plus I don't like supporting Amazon when I don't have to..

Hi! I got my first ereader in 2006 - a nook! I loved it! Today, I own a Boox Onyx Palma that is about 3 years old. I rarely purchase ebooks since I think they are way overpriced, and I am a one time through reader. I only buy them if I can find them for $2 or less. I do get several a month thru my library, though - both libby and hoopla. The Boox is good since it uses whatever reading app I need - libby, hoopla, nook, etc. I've never tried a kindle because I'm not an Amazon fan - lol. Many years ago, I used calibre a lot and really liked it. Thank you for sharing your Kobo with us!

I wish you showed us your plant. As you were describing not letting it climb but wrapping it around itself would be great to see. Plus we could see how much light it was getting. I'm on my third or fourth Ivy. They don't last too long. They get crinkly leaves and die. I've watched a video that addressed crinkly leaves and what to do. I'm following those instructions closely to save this plant that nearly covers my kitchen bay window. I took it down, cut off all the dead leaves and used a magnifying glass to search for spider mites or anything that doesn't belong on it. I found nothing. I washed the fronds in warm dish soapy water, then sprayed it with poison of some kind. I will also spray it with Neem oil. It's now out of that kitchen bay window and up here in my home office on the second floor in a south window. I hope it likes the additional sunshine. Thanks for your video, it was helpful.

Just found your channel and I agree 100% with your review, I really want it to like this series but it just didn't hit with me. P.S: I think Kelsier should have been the main character instead of Vin, such a borring character

"The only reason I continued is because I know how popular it is." Haha same here

Just bought all of the hardcovers brand new from Amazon and waiting for them to arrive. The journey will soon begin. Thanks Kathi! You’ve inspired me to start this series. I was tempted many times since the 90s but now the time is right. Can’t wait!

“Children are dying.” I have nothing to add.

Have you read the Marlow murder club? That's a nice cosy mystery you might enjoy. I hope you're feeling much better😊

thank you for labeling spoiler section and non spoiler section

Good honest review. I kinda liked it, feeling also about the simplicity despite the magic system and good plot. Would you have any recommendations of something better wohtout bwing too complex? Inhave read Silmarillion for the 5th time recently and i would like something easier. 😂 Thanks 😊

I like to read cozy mysteries, too. But my favorite book in June is a classic, O Pioneers! by Willa Cather. I think both of the protagonists are well portraited and affecting. My least favored is Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman. None of the characters in the book is appealing.

Hello Kathi, thank you so much for the video. It is always interesting to hear your opinions on books. Shame you had to record the video twice 😢 I also watched the Three Pines series, and wished it was more faithful to the books. The turn of the screw is my first Henry James. I also have ‘What Maisie knew’, by Henry James, but I haven’t read it yet. Thanks again for the great video. I love your jumper! ❤

Wonderful, beautiful collection! Thanks for sharing, so lovely!

A bunch of thoughts: A number of my friends and relatives live back East - they would be listening to your weather and thinking "how wonderful!". It's very hot and humid back there, much worse than usual. (Of course, when winter starts, they'll be envying your "lovely heat..." Next - Daisy Dalrymple - agreed. The one season of "Three Pines" - I liked it, mostly because the actor playing Inspector Gamache is exactly how I pictured him. Check out Jacqueline Winspear's latest book, The Comfort of Ghosts. It's the last book of her series (the end of the series). I thought the rest of the series was uneven but this end is very satisfying. You Tube here in California has been re-running the original 20 seasons of Time Team - a group of English Archeologists doing 3-day digs around the UK. It's long gone, but a lot of fun. (there's a new version that I don't enjoy). That's enough.

Glad you're finally feeling better! I enjoy the Craig Johnson mysteries and find that the Cork O'Connor series by William Kent Krueger are in the same vein if you're interested in trying something new. In June, my best read was The Street Lawyer by John Grisham and the worst was Practical Magic by Hoffman. I also thoroughly enjoyed 3 of the Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews. They are post apocalyptic urban fantasy, filled with ridiculous creatures and monsters, magic and a bit of funny banter. They're great escapist reads. Your sweater is beautiful! Did you make it?

I really hated The Turn of the Screw! If you want to read a classic, try some classic children's fiction like Treasure Island, Anne of Green Gables, something interesting, fun. I haven't read a lot of these either. But I know it would be enlightening because most of the stories have been adapted to screen. The books have some differences. Hope you feel better soon.

How can I send you all the heat? We have had many weeks of temperatures over 40 degrees. You are free to take 30! 😂

It is a weird one that final Snicket book. Adapted very interestingly in the Netflix show.

OMG you dislike Moby Dick, thank you! And you are even native english speaker... I read it, cause it was my only book which I purchased before the 4 day long train trip through Trans-Siberian Railway, when I was travelling in Russia 12 years ago.... and I hated every moment of reading it! But it was the only book I had, so I kept reading. But I got rid of it, after finishing it. And to me it was even harder when the author got into explanations, descriptions and categorisations of the types whales, narwhals etc. and also descriptions of various part of a ship (deck, mast, tarpaulin...) which I did not know back then. The book had explanatory dictionary (glossary perhaps?), but not the translation dictionary into my Czech language... so it was mostly useless to me, because when I wanted to understand some unknown ancient word related to whale hunting and ships and used tools, it was described and explained in the explanatory dictionary with using another set of unknown ancient words to me... so dead end :D Anyway, I finished it, I got the story and message of the book, but the form of its writing was not for me. And speaking of dog breeds that resemble wolves - check out the Czechoslovakian Wolfdog. You might like them.

I just finished reading Deadhouse Gates as well and I'm so glad I stumbled on your channel. Can tell you put a lot of work into your videos and I love the way you lay things out. Looking forward to your MOI Review =D

Thank you 😊

Your Stephen King collection is really very nice. I love some of the cover art. I've been reading and collecting his books for many, many years. A lot of your covers are very different from those issued here in the states. Thanks for sharing.

I so identify 😂. I started reading her as a teenager also,and just loved her. I remember sitting and giggling through many of Heyer’s books. She introduced me to the time period and taught me so much. ❤ 7:35

****Spoilers**** Kellanved and Dancer being Shadowthrone and cotillion was heavily forshadowed in Gardens of the Moon. if you reread the second poem of GOTM it''s hinted at. On a reread of the whole book he almost outright states that they were the gods of shadow. Its just that so other things are going on many people miss it. That being said a reread of Deadhouse is even better and even more tragic as your brain isn't cluttered with all the unfamiliar stuff .

Awww, thank you. Missed either of Robin Hobb’s series though😊..

Thanks for your opinion of this series. I am about to start with book one.. Favourite fantasy series until this day: The Live Ship Traders by Robin Hobb. I know that feeling of saying good bye…

Excellent unhaul Kathi! I make sure to unhaul regularly. I enjoy curating my collection. That is quite the Georgette Heyer collection you have! I only started reading her a few years ago and am slowly getting through her bibliography. I want to take my time and not rush. I don't wanna run out of Heyers too soon. I'm curious, what is your favorite of her works?

Great thumbnail. Felisin is such a great character - absolutely miserable though.

Amazing video and review! I personally wasn’t too attached to characters and locations from the first book but it did take me a while to get attached to the new cast. I absolutely fell in love with everyone by the end, especially Duiker! Glad to hear you enjoyed the book as much as I did!

Hi, I'm new here and just wanted to say happy birthday! 🎉

i love you(not in a romantic way)

My most anticipated book series to read. Glad to hear you loved it and I look forward to all your other videos :) I have heard it can be hard to read, but you've read Janny Wurts so I think it wont affect you :) Good on you for undertaking such a large series. I hope it pays off for you and I'm excited for you! And thanks for telling people to take care of spoilers in the comments