2023 END OF YEAR BOOK TAG!
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9 ай бұрын
MY WINTER BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS!
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@bonnieleary1197
@bonnieleary1197 8 күн бұрын
I read Rouge and loved loved loved it! So I immediately knew I had to read Bunny. I’m more than halfway through and not loving it.
@tanialeee
@tanialeee 25 күн бұрын
The second book felt way too long. I feel like you can cut 15 chapters and you wouldn’t miss anything important. I dnfd it last year and I just started reading it again and it’s just losing my attention, I forget what this book is supposed to be about lol.
@katrinpierce6877
@katrinpierce6877 Ай бұрын
Thank you very much for this review. I just finished it ends with us and I was contemplating to read the sequel now I think I should give it a try. Thank you very much for the spoiler free review.
@kimberlydunham1137
@kimberlydunham1137 Ай бұрын
I loooooooved Ugly Love! My favorite Colleen Hoover book so far!!
@C87-q9j
@C87-q9j Ай бұрын
Omg just finished and I was hooked! I had guessed that Cat Jones was going to be Catherine Kelly, and honestly Jack and Anna grew on me, I really didn't like them at first.... I was convinced it was Priya at one point, as it was too obvious to be Jack or Alice... guess the one question I still have, who was messing with Annas hotel.room with the chocolate wrappers etc?
@C87-q9j
@C87-q9j Ай бұрын
Also all the other girls (rachel zoe and helen) had it coming, sorry not sorry 😅
@yogirldannixoxo
@yogirldannixoxo 2 ай бұрын
How long did it take you to read?
@gayatrimore4488
@gayatrimore4488 3 ай бұрын
Your dog is so cute!
@giraffewhiskers2045
@giraffewhiskers2045 3 ай бұрын
There’s so many spoilers in it ends with us reviews But HOWVER I honestly can imagine writing to someone I look up to, like my favorite band falling in reverse
@Gboi619
@Gboi619 3 ай бұрын
I read about half the book. I love it. Try reviewing A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS.
@MaggieMorreale-u5n
@MaggieMorreale-u5n 3 ай бұрын
Reading this series right now ! It’s on kindle unlimited for the KU girls!
@TheGardenOfReading
@TheGardenOfReading 3 ай бұрын
Love the floating shelves! 💕 great idea for small spaces as well to still be able to enjoy a bookshelf if there isn’t space for a huge shelf. 👍🏼
@manahilislam1
@manahilislam1 3 ай бұрын
Exactly you are right 😭
@RedKimmy18
@RedKimmy18 4 ай бұрын
I'm planning to get a copy of fourth wing and iron flame. I want to read them. But I might not get iron flame and read it if it's not good.
@akshitarana-zn3yl
@akshitarana-zn3yl 4 ай бұрын
can somebody pls tell how to download any online pdf of the book?
@taliw7736
@taliw7736 4 ай бұрын
I'm new thanks for sharing this was cool and I'm interested after hearing a bit about this book to read it myself :)
@skywalk9061
@skywalk9061 4 ай бұрын
I just finished the book....i like the plot.....some part felt unrealistic and there was so much happening one after other no time left to digest it all....and some part were quetionavle and comes the most undeserving part was ben being together with jordyn likeeee whyyyy???? Ben called her sister.......i totally agree fallon left him it could any other girl whyyyyy jordyn???? Why your dead brother's wife
@vionafernandes4619
@vionafernandes4619 Ай бұрын
I loved the book. But i agree with a lot of things you said. There were some very questionable moments. I didn't like the Jordyn dating part at all. I felt at the end fallon should have forgiven him but not got back with him. Cuz as much as he loved her he should have told her the truth from day 1. A lot of people hate the book and it's understandable but I enjoyed it. I loved Ben in the beginning a lot. But after reading the manuscript I got a bit upset thinking about the times he would encourage her and talk positively about her scars even tho he knew he was responsible for it even tho it was unintentional.
@Cherrylovely538
@Cherrylovely538 4 ай бұрын
this is the best reviews i have ever seen before. Everything she says is really perfect, and details 🥳👍 i love her and thank u for the best reviwe ✨😁❤️
@HIibael
@HIibael 5 ай бұрын
I didnt like the ellen entries too
@mommyisti18
@mommyisti18 5 ай бұрын
Thank You for Sharing this Video. Im Glad Im here.❤️ Hoping to watch more videos from you ☺️ Have a Great Day. Greetings from our Family Kapiso Mo Vlog.. Stay safe and Godbless You Always😇❤️ 4:18
@smalltowngirl420
@smalltowngirl420 5 ай бұрын
New Subscriber. I like that your husband picked your tbr. That's sweet. ❤
@stangr21
@stangr21 6 ай бұрын
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@Grettss
@Grettss 6 ай бұрын
I liked the first one (4.5 stars) but the second one was sooo cringe and unrealistic lol it was a no from me ( 2 stars) not sure if i wanna read the third one, i may read it…hopefully its better than the housemaids secret
@Pooja-u8l
@Pooja-u8l 6 ай бұрын
Wayyyy toooo longgg!!like i liked it in the beginning the rest of the parts were lowkey boring.
@tracylongmire7481
@tracylongmire7481 7 ай бұрын
Where is my girl at? We miss you. Hopefully you and the family are doing well!!
@KristleLauren
@KristleLauren 7 ай бұрын
hiiii! we are doing well! I decided to take a step back from KZbin for now. I just don't have a lot of time for it with life and work, etc.. but I'm very active on my IG book account @kristlesbookclub so I'd love to have you over there!
@PoppyMorreale
@PoppyMorreale 7 ай бұрын
You okay
@KristleLauren
@KristleLauren 7 ай бұрын
I’m great! Thanks for checking! I’ve decided to pull back on KZbin content… I just don’t have the time for it right now. But I’m very active on my book IG, so I’d love to have you there!
@JayMoReads
@JayMoReads 7 ай бұрын
Just found your page. 💜
@beingbaylee6816
@beingbaylee6816 7 ай бұрын
At the beginning I liked Wildfire more than Icebreaker. However, at the end I liked Icebreaker more. Henry’s book is supposed to be the third book!!! I can’t wait for it.
@KristleLauren
@KristleLauren 7 ай бұрын
YES!! I felt the exact same!! The beginning was soooo good and then eh hahah. I've already preordered Henry's book and I can't wait for it!
@dianaisme
@dianaisme 7 ай бұрын
😍😍😍😍
@KristleLauren
@KristleLauren 7 ай бұрын
😍😍😍😍
@vvvanshika.sharma
@vvvanshika.sharma 7 ай бұрын
Was looking forward to read this and i just saw your video randomly😂lmaoo
@Lovydovy7
@Lovydovy7 8 ай бұрын
how does that book cost i'm curious to know i wanna read too
@Myghostfeet
@Myghostfeet 8 ай бұрын
I hope someone can answer my comment because i was talking to someone at a customer survice from a book shop and they told me that this book without sprayed edges is what the writer wrote and the one with the sprayed edges is the international variant, which is a basically the same but it’s a little changed by the audience itself. The story is the same, but the details could be slightly different from what the writer wrote. Is this true?
@JEM.M
@JEM.M 8 ай бұрын
Was considering adding Bunny to my TBR but of course I have to review it first. Duh 🤪 So glad I found your spoiler free review, I’m gonna take a pass. Not interested in those kind of vibes for a reading.
@KristleLauren
@KristleLauren 8 ай бұрын
I’m happy this vlog helped! I wouldn’t waste your time hahaha
@toxicgoosetv
@toxicgoosetv 8 ай бұрын
I agree about the drama part and I feel like this could've been a novella if a book at all
@KristleLauren
@KristleLauren 8 ай бұрын
Yes!! Such a good point… a novella would’ve been better!
@deeann17
@deeann17 8 ай бұрын
I didn’t like neither of the two books.
@katemurphy4985
@katemurphy4985 8 ай бұрын
Sounds like Crimson Peak and I'm all about it 🙌
@christinac4230
@christinac4230 8 ай бұрын
I just finished this book and i didnt mind it but i feel what you have described is actually more of what i wanted but couldnt figure it out myself what it was missing . I also loved the sude characters
@KristleLauren
@KristleLauren 8 ай бұрын
Yes! It was definitely missing something. I think I just didn’t personally connect or believe their chemistry. And the storyline just was a bit boring lol
@christinac4230
@christinac4230 8 ай бұрын
As someone who only started reading last year, i read this because i heard good things about it and i loved it 🤗 But i 100% agree about the lol moments 😂. And i agree a about it being long. I gave 5 starts for the characters and the story but i did say it was too long.
@KristleLauren
@KristleLauren 8 ай бұрын
For sure! It was a really fun read but for sure had a lot of fluff and could’ve been shorter. But still really loved the characters and could feel their chemistry! It was also really funny in some parts and loved the banter!
@GatekeeperGuardian-wv3cd
@GatekeeperGuardian-wv3cd 9 ай бұрын
You might want to try reading Fourth Wing again then. All the problems of this book were present in that one, too. The only exception is that this book is longer and even less happens. Apparently there's a not unsubstantial number of people who have went back to read Fourth Wing and realized it was not as good as they initially thought.
@92SEASOUL
@92SEASOUL 9 ай бұрын
Great review, but I hate these type of books. It was a horrible read.
@KristleLauren
@KristleLauren 9 ай бұрын
yep, it's not for everyone! Thanks for watching
@GatekeeperGuardian-wv3cd
@GatekeeperGuardian-wv3cd 9 ай бұрын
•Slow burn romances do not conspire to get their main characters together under cheap, contrived circumstances that were never even needed in the first place. This is not a slow burn romance. Frankly I'm not even convinced it was ever trying to be. It's cheap wish fulfillment. •The "spice" was certainly done well if you were looking for comedy as the sex scene is actually pretty funny. No other real value can be derived from them. •The worldbuilding in this book was nonsensical. The officers that run Basgaiath are some of the dumbest top brass I've seen in fiction. There's a difference between a ruthless and efficient war machine that cares little for the humanity of its components and one that wastes its human resources under what the author thinks is a "close enough" representation of a social Darwinist society. Even the Nazis weren't so dumb as to let human resources go to needless waste the way Navarre does. And that's just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to how much of a bloated facade this book's "worldbuilding" is. •Violet is easily the worst part of this book. She's nothing but a vapid valley girl especially based on how she narrates the book. Normally this wouldn't be an absolute deal breaker since it could certainly lead to a character arc where she has to actually notice the world around her (especially when the world is perfectly set up to explore fascist indoctrination of societies, but of course we're never going to get that given Rebecca Yarros's personal politics), but the universe insists on bending over backwards to make sure she receives no character arc to speak of. The salt in the wound from there on is Rebecca straight up gaslighting the reader into thinking that she has changed when she hasn't and people FALLING FOR IT.
@KristleLauren
@KristleLauren 9 ай бұрын
lol sheesh, it's not that serious...
@GatekeeperGuardian-wv3cd
@GatekeeperGuardian-wv3cd 9 ай бұрын
@@KristleLauren And? I'm a consumer of shonen anime and manga that are rarely serious. The difference is that shonen series are series you can enjoy without thinking too hard about it while Fourth Wing is something you can ONLY enjoy without thinking too hard about it.
@KristleLauren
@KristleLauren 9 ай бұрын
@@GatekeeperGuardian-wv3cd I disagree 😊 I enjoyed it very much and it’s okay that you didn’t. No need to have such a negative tone in my comments just because I enjoyed a book that you didn’t lol. It’s literally just a book and again, it’s NOT THAT SERIOUS.
@GatekeeperGuardian-wv3cd
@GatekeeperGuardian-wv3cd 9 ай бұрын
@@KristleLauren Neither is One Piece, but at least the world (mostly) makes sense. I don't have to think too hard about it, but when I do I can enjoy it even more. The same cannot be said for this. I can't enjoy it with my brain off because of how insufferable Violet is as a character and I can't enjoy it with my brain on because of the sheer incompetence of Navarre's top brass and Yarros expecting people to just take it in stride.
@rinac885
@rinac885 9 ай бұрын
You deserve so much for reviewing this book without spoilers. I had no idea how you were going to do it but you have done the impossible! I agree with basically everything that you said in your closing notes and I love Bunny to bits. Mona Awad did such a good job making a bad vibe that was so memorable, interesting and relatable. The world of Bunny is so jam-packed with vivid, larger than life environments that I imagined the story in a theatrical tone, which really helped me suspend my disbelief, and I think that really enhanced my enjoyment of the plot and all of its unexpected events. What I found really unique about the book was the way that reading all of the shocking, confusing plot events and the maximalist sets connected the reader to Samantha. When you're reading through, you share Samantha's feelings of being disorientated, overwhelmed and vulnerable. Of course I have had sympathy feelings with other book characters before, but no author has ever done this as intensely as Mona Awad in Bunny. She had me mirroring Sam's state of mind just through my own reading experience.
@KristleLauren
@KristleLauren 9 ай бұрын
well thank you!! my gosh, it was tough to explain this one lol especially without spoilers! so I appreciate you acknowledging that! I can absolutely see why you love it. I will give it the credit it deserves with it being so unique and original, and the writing was really great. I'm sad it wasn't for me, but I can completely understand why people love it!
@clarissamangaran6970
@clarissamangaran6970 9 ай бұрын
I just started this book and the sheer amount of profanity is really off-putting and it actually made me DNF it months ago. I did pick it back up because of all the hype, so I’m encouraged with your video to just skip over the curse words and push through. Hopefully it ends up being worth it because the plot is really interesting so far. 🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽
@KristleLauren
@KristleLauren 9 ай бұрын
it may just not be for you! it's an adult fantasy, so there are going to be curse words and also a few spicy scenes. it's not young adult. it is a really great book but it might not be the book for you!
@GatekeeperGuardian-wv3cd
@GatekeeperGuardian-wv3cd 9 ай бұрын
The cursing is nothing compared to how Violet talks like a braindead valley girl.
@iruneas
@iruneas 7 ай бұрын
Oh yes, I agree with you. Initially, I found it a bit cringey with the frequent use of the F and S words. It took me a while to get used to it🥺🥺 but now I’m enjoying it. It sort of reflects the rough lifestyles that the characters in the setting go through 🥺🥺
@VigilanteEra
@VigilanteEra 9 ай бұрын
😂😂 “take your morals, and just throw out the window”.. literally, though! Also, I know exactly what scene you’re talking about in Satan’s Affair that you just had to take a little breaky break. 🤣🤣
@KristleLauren
@KristleLauren 9 ай бұрын
GIRL…. I was not prepared lmaooo
@mahnoorabid9437
@mahnoorabid9437 9 ай бұрын
Rreactionnn what the fu*k you reading 😂😂😂 is so original 😂💕✨
@KristleLauren
@KristleLauren 9 ай бұрын
hahahaha I wasn't prepared hahah
@mahnoorabid9437
@mahnoorabid9437 9 ай бұрын
@@KristleLauren now I'm definitely gonna read this novel because of you ✨
@KristleLauren
@KristleLauren 9 ай бұрын
@@mahnoorabid9437 I hope you enjoy it!
@larisadempster
@larisadempster 9 ай бұрын
Haunting Adeline is one of my favorites! Kinda scared to start reading the 2nd book tho lol
@KristleLauren
@KristleLauren 9 ай бұрын
hahaha the 2nd book is a lot heavier but omg it is so so so good.
@alexissmiley373
@alexissmiley373 9 ай бұрын
I love the Eden Series. I'm sad I'm almost done with it
@KristleLauren
@KristleLauren 9 ай бұрын
I’m very excited to read the rest of the series soon!
@itsmemayra2157
@itsmemayra2157 9 ай бұрын
Can someone please give me spoiler i have allready read cat and mouse duet and now i want to read this please tell me
@KristleLauren
@KristleLauren 9 ай бұрын
No spoilers here! You can look it up online if you want spoilers!
@itsmemayra2157
@itsmemayra2157 9 ай бұрын
@@KristleLauren if without information 8 buy this book so my mom gonna disown me 🤣 she already scold me for buying so many books 🤣
@KristleLauren
@KristleLauren 9 ай бұрын
@@itsmemayra2157 if you liked the cat and mouse duet then I’m positive you will like this
@itsmemayra2157
@itsmemayra2157 9 ай бұрын
@@KristleLauren okay thanks you 🥺
@OurMaineHomestead
@OurMaineHomestead 9 ай бұрын
I love this list and added a few new ones to my TBR ❤
@KristleLauren
@KristleLauren 9 ай бұрын
Yay!! You’ll have to let me know which ones you read so we can chat about them!
@jessieharrison1853
@jessieharrison1853 9 ай бұрын
Such a great reading year! It's so satisfying to look back on all of the amazing books you have read. Love your book reviews and vlogs and I look forward to more of them in the new year! Here's to 2024, may it be a year filled with 5 star reads🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
@KristleLauren
@KristleLauren 9 ай бұрын
I can’t thank you enough for being here, watching my videos, and engaging with them! I’m so happy you enjoy them. Happy new year, gf!!