Merry Bookmas! ⛄️ I have read and enjoyed This is How you Lose the Time War! I read and liked Below Zero by Ali Hazelwood this year. I'm cureenrly reading Frosted by the Girl Next Door by Aurora Rey. Which is a new sapphic holiday romance set in my state, where one of them owns a cupcake shop.

Hey Julie! My experience is completely different from yours. I never really liked reading novels without pictures, so I stuck with comic books. Until I moved to light novels with fewer illustrations and, finally, novels in the end. Thank you for these amazing book recs! I'll make sure to check them out soon :) You read sooo much, it's very cool. I'd love to have more free time to read as well. Haven't touched a book in a while. Hey, video idea: how to read whilst having to juggle thousands of work, ahha PS. It would be nice if you invest into a microphone. I love listening to your videos, while I write something and sometimes it's hard to hear. Maybe just a cheap microphone would be fine. Just a tip though, don't feel obligated to buy one!

I had an older brother that I "borrowed" Stephen King books from. I read "Cujo" at age 7, and "IT" at age 11. I've read all of King's books, and they are hit and miss. I grew up with my grandparents, and my grandmother had books everywhere. So along with stealing my brothers books I read a lot of books targeted at women, like Mary Higgins Clark, Danielle Steele, and Janet Evanovich books, and that's where I learned to brouden my horizons into non‐malecentric books.

I have been working my way through a list of 50 books that I call "must read before you die". It mostly consests of highly revered classics that I randomly assembled, but the thing it has taught me the most consistently is that an education and continuing our education especially through reading is one of the most important things we can ever do not just for ourselves but those around us.

This is such a good video idea!! Thank u for this🫶

Wilder Girls spoilers The first ⅓ I was very interested and invested. But it did unravele quite quickly after that. I agree with everything you said. Some of the criticisms I'd add are 1: how the adults and the government act like they would in a bad childens TV show, for example, most of the food being thrown out bc it as cartoonishly obvious that they tampered with it. 2: the Tox didnt make sense or have a satisfyingly explanation, they said it was a parasite but that didn't explain why both plant and animal characteristics would appear. Also it never expplained why the age mattered and different groups changed differently. 3 like you said the sapphic elements didnt go anywhere, that wpuld have been the only reationship type available so it would have been nor.aluzed and there was no reason Hetti would feel angsty about it. I agree it was too long. I also think it would have been better if it hadn't started over a year into the Tox outbreak and the timeline was much shorter. A different explanation that was alien or supernatural would also have helped. I gave it 2.75☆ which is pretty good for an ambitious first book like this but it could have been better. It wasn't perfect either but "Burn our bodies down" by Rory power was much better

Thank You for this video! The Grace Year has been added to my TBR. I read Vox last year, and 100% agree with your thoughts. A few recs -Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See -I Who have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Hartman -Kindred by Octavia E Butler -The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave -Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan -The Core of the Sun by Johanna Sinisalo -Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

Thank you for the video it is amazing and it kept my company while I was feeling lonely I would love to see more, wishing you a good luck

Amazing video! Please keep making this type of content :)) Haven't watched the entire video yet. But I recommend reading Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky, if you're looking for some crime thrillers. (psst, it's my favorite book of all time.)

I finally read Wilder Girls, only gave it 2.75☆. I'm going to rewatch your video with it and leave more detailed thoughts there. Providence Girls by Morgan Dante was my best spooky season romance, it's like Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield but I liked Providence Girls more. I'm currently reading The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult which is about an egyptologist who is studying the Egyptian Book of the Dead and has a romance, it's a good pairing for Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. I have "Frsted by te Girl Next Door" by Aurora Ray preordered, which is a spicy sapphic bakery romance that might be wintery too! (Comes out November 12th) I still need to get to more Ashey Poston, I loved The Sven Year Slip. The sweet treat I made was a pudding au chomeur which is a french canadian maple syrup cake, it was very sweet and very good!

Hi Julie I enjoyed watching your video and I love to check out a good book to read.

I read and enjoyed The Secret Garden this year! Yes! The Seven Year Slip was 5☆! Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus is about a women in STEM and is my fav of the year out of 147! I LO♡E Klara and the Sun 5☆, i will warn you it made me cry. I'm currently reading Swordcrossed by Freya Marske it just came out two days ago and is a mm romantasy. Congratulations on completing your thesis🎉🎉🎉

Yes, I know what you mean. Sometimes scenes in books or films are embarrassing and make me really feel embarrassed for the characters. Not a fan of those scenes. Thanks for the recommendations. The only romance novels I've read are the ones written by Sarah Waters. Fingersmith is my favorite. I'm currently reading the biography of Mercedes de Acosta; That Furious Lesbian. I had it sitting on my shelves for a long time. It had a really bad review on goodreads. Halfway through, I don't think the book is that bad, but I think the writer could've done a better job at understanding Mercedes a bit better. There is no doubt she had a complex character. She is mostly known for being a lesbian (someone calls her a professional lesbian) and she wanted so much to be an important writer and she did write a novel that was well received, but all the other attempts were a failure.

Happy pride month 🌈 hope your thesis is going well! I did attempt Love at First Set but dnfed bc Lizzy and James just sitting around watching tv got boring and her mother not taking responsibility for herself got on my nerves. I migjt give it another chance now i know what I'm in for. The next few sapphic books I have on my tbr are -No Mans Chattle by Lee Swanson -D'Vaughn and Kate Plan a Wedding by Chencia C Higgins -On the Same Page by Haley Cass -Matrix by Lauren Groff I read and absolutly loved The Seven Year Slip! And want to check out her new book. Also finished and loved The Bartemaus trilogy, and will get to the fourth one The best sapphic thing i found so far this year was Taken by the Witch Queen by Luna Fury, its very smutty smut but the writing and story are good too. Siren Queen by Ngi Vo is the only Hollywood book I have on my tbr. I did read The Romance Recipe by Ruby Barrett it has a reality show component, good but not a favorite 3.5☆. "Breaking Character" by Lee Winter is one ive heard of.

I read and really enjoyed The Amulet of Samarkand 4.5☆! I'm going to read at least one of the sequels next month. I read A Marvelous Light by Freya Marske, it was just as good as A Restless Truth, and it doesn't really matter what order you read them in. I added The Seven Year Slip to my TBR, one fun thing is it said the man likes lemon pies and lemon is my 2024 food of the year. Here are some non romance recs -Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant -Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro -Pandora's Jar by Natalie Haynes -Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss -The Need by Helen Phillips -Kindred by Octavia E Butler -A Thousand Steps into Night by Traci Chee Two of my other faves so far this year (some romance) - The Midnight Girls by Alicia Jasinska -The Witche's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec

The wrapped mystery books are usually called "blind date with a book". Sometimes they will be boxes with a mystery book and things like chocolates, candles, and bath bombs.

I'm keeping my goals from last year 140 books 45,000 pages 2/3 written by women Just finished "A Restless Truth by Freya Marske, it's a historical murder mystery on a boat with magic and a steamy sapphic romance (4.75☆)

I also have Kingdom of the Wicked, looking forward to it! (I don't know if it's correct but I pronounce Kerri Maniscalco the same way) I really enjoyed The Alchemist its a short aesy read. Little free libraries are all over the U S and Canada too. I love The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings. Currently reading Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries and am really enjoying it. Update I finished Emily wilde and gave it 4.25, and am tempted to get the sequel very soon.

Those K-pop companies sound straight out of a dystopian novel, almost can't believe they exist.

I just finished The Jasmine Throne and personally only gave it 2☆. I have read and enjoyed The Poppy War series but I agree it's probably not for you. I loved She who Became the Sun, but the sequell was terrible. I Loved Piranesi hope it works for you! Such a Fun Age and Circie are on my tbr too.

I thought you did quite well considering that you read it in german.

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I haven't read any of these. His Dark Materials has been on my list for about 6 years, I have never heard of the Amulet of Samarkand but it has been added to the list too.

Thanks for recommendations

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I only read 8 books, this was my worst month 1-1☆ 3-2☆ 3-3☆ 1-4☆ Hunt the Stars by Jessie Mihalik was the 4☆ and the only one I liked I read Vox in March and gave it 4.5☆, maybe the translation was a bit off. I want to get it from the library again and see what you mean about the last sentence in each chapter, I didn't notice that.

Julie!good night-you shared incredible traveling! :))

For Castles Crumbling try The Queen of the Tearling series or Priory of the Orange Tree. I do love The Name of the Wind, but book 2 is a big dissapiontment and I've been waiting for about 12 years for bpok 3. Over all I like it but it has problems.

Happy birthday! 🎉🎉 I turned 32 yesterday In July I hit my 100th book of the year. Iron Widow and She Who Became the Sun were my favorites Shady Hollow was a 3.5 and Just one Damned thing after another was a 3 I'm looking forward to a Sci-Fi romance called Hunt the Stars this month

I read 'Burn Our Bodies Down" by Rory Power and gave it 4.5☆s, it was also a quick read with interesting elements. I own Wilder Girls but haven't gotten to it yet

I read Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall, it was a 4.5☆ and I'm looking forward to the sequel. "The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea" by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and "Iron Widow" by Xiran Jay Zhao were my two favorites, and had my favorite couples

The last few for me were Klara and the Sun Night of the Dragon by Julie Kagawa The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave (all 5☆s) I also have a thing where the vast emptyness of space makes me cry, like Apollo 13 (the book and movje) or my favorite documentary called When we left Earth

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Aw I love this ❤️ Your tips were so helpful as I’ve been trying to get back into the habit of reading more over the summer because I’ve been overwhelmed with course work and have had ZERO TIME to read!! Also your voice and the pace at which you speak were soo calming to listen to.

Love your thumbnails 😍 how do you edit them?😇

I only function under pressure, I give myself unreasonable deadlines to get things done early. It only turns into stress if I feel like I don't have enough time, and I can't properly relax unless things are done. I hope everything is going well in England, and I'm glad you got the opportunity!

Percentages are easy with 50 books, 50 is half of 100 so 3/50=6%

What an incredible list! I have added The Vegetarians to the top of my TBR (I will have read it by Tuesday). Perfume has been on my TBR for awhile, now I want to get to it even more. I have added the others too (except I refuse to read Murakami). My top 3 weird books for this year are Earthlings by Sayaka Murata The Core of the Sun by Johanna Sinisalo Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan If you're still looking for Sapphic books This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar is very weird and very good. (I have a lot more wierd recs if you want em) PS I have also pre-ordered Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall from your rec!

I read a German book called The Wall by Marlen Houshofer, it started me on a "last woman on the platet" challenge, I liked Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon and dnfed A Bief History of the Dead by Kevin brockmeier. My favorite saphic romance is The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave it a very slow burn (but also dark and heavy), I read another saphic book by her called The Deathless Girls which I also liked. I have a South Korean book called The Old Woman With the Knife, it is about an aging assasin (might also be saphic).

My backlog is so long I try to not to prioritize new releases. I did buy A Day of Fallen Night By Samantha Shannon and The Adveniures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty new. I have A Good House for Children by Kate Collins and The Secret Hours by Mick Herron pre-ordered.

I try to keep my expectations as low as possible. For me when I'm expecting 5 stars even a 4.5 can feel like a huge disappointment. The book I had the highest expectations for that paid off was "A Day of Fallen Night" by Samantha Shannon. Most 5 stars come out of nowhere for me, so far I've had "A Madness of Sunshine" by Nalini Singh, Insomnia by Sarah Pinborough, Pandora's Jar by Natalie Haynes, Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan, The Core of the Sun by Johanna Sinisalo and All Quiet on the Western Front.

Do the Moon and Mars Count? I have red Apollo 13 and The Martian (among many others). Sense and Sensibility is very good and not too long. I live near the Stanley Hotel that was the inspiration for Stephen King's The Shining.

Good recs, definitely will check them out!:)

My one recommendation that fits several of the prompts is The Shadow of the Fox series by Julie Kagawa. Something I always mention to Madeline Miller fans is Pandora's Jar by Natalie Haynes, it's nonfiction about the women of Greek mythology.

I think the "right person not enough time" trope is mostly referring to books like A Fault In Our Stars, and books like historical fiction where they meet and fall in love before one of them gets sent to war and killed.

I love the Martian and want to read project Hail Mary, and I also hate Interstellar. A couple syfy's that have what you may be looking for are 'To Be Taught If Fortunate' by Becky Chambers and 'Klara and the Sun. I have read The Midnight Library and it was absolute garbage, the phrase "rubbing your nose in the message" comes to mind (I don't know if that translates wel). I agree even the title of 'The Subtle art of not...k' sounds like it was written by a walking red flag, just the title manages to both capitalize on and mock other people's works.

I try to get something of value out of everything I read. I think of it as a tapestry I've been working on and improving for decades. I find a tiny thred of something even in terrible books, worst case scenario it is "okay don't do that again". I don't read self-help but a nonfiction I got a lot of value out of was 'The Skeptics Guide to the Universe' by Jay Novela, and I have heard very good things about the self-help book 'Atomic Habits'

Totally agree with you on midnight library 📚

Ooo excited for your enemies to lovers video❤️ Ooo so many football romances- adding The Bombshell Effect to my tbr 😊

Hi Julie! I’m a fellow new booktuber and you popped up on my KZbin feed today. The books that stood out to me the most from your list are Adelaide, The Things We Do To Our Friends, and Clytemnestra - those look good!