When you said "These books are letting me down so much, I need something else" and then proceeded to show I Was a Teenage Slasher, I was like oh noo because I just watched a vlog where Katie Colson read that and she disliked it! I'm so glad to hear you say you enjoyed it when you updated after that, because you deserved a good experience after being done dirty by those other books and then that creep following you around 😭 That ice cream looks good! I really like the butter cake from Crumbl, so I'd probably like that, too.

I love your outfits. You're always beautiful! <3

Aw! I'm bummed you didn't like We Sold Our Souls. I think it's a book for reading at night/in the dark. There were a few times where I actually felt scared reading it at like 2 a.m.

How scary! As you said, it's absolutely ridiculous and frightening that it's not even safe to go to CVS to get snacks. I'm glad you are okay.

Great vlog 📚🥤💀😈🦇🎃

Hi Riley! Thanks so much for introducing Tapas and The Rule of Fire. Here's an 🪓 for Summerween and for demon hunting!

Yessss The Eyes Are the Best Part!!! Also one of my top faves this year 👏👏👏

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you sitting on that desk waving made my day 😂❤

11:30 I had to replay Loki coming on to the screen a few times omg love it 🤣🤣🥰🧿👁️‍🗨️👁️

I can’t wait for the new SGJ omg

I never read anything by Mariana Zapata and wasn't even interested but now I have to read this one! And also the one about the woman and the eyes... Not my genre but well, I'll have to read it

Yes! I read Mary almost a year ago and I still think about it.

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I only watch mid year tags for the best books so THANK YOU!!!! 🙏

Don’t want you like a best friend sounds so stinking good!!

my favourite book so far this year is she who became the sun by shelley parker chan❤ also the first book i read this year lol (also contenders are a marvellous light and in memoriam)

im so excited for you to read more mariana!!

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My favorite book this year has been Bookshops & Bonedust 😊😊

I love Mariana, Zapata, and her books.

also that desk looks so easy to put together we love that over here 😍😍

this title confused me i was like “did we just jump all the way to january??”

10:04 Thank you for recommending this to me Riley! I loved it!

I had dnf’d Mary back when it first came out, but I picked it up again after watching your Summerween vlog where you read it 💜 I’m absolutely loving it so far! I’m so happy I gave it another try

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Just bought a signed copy of An Excellent Host!! I love the cover! I am reading The Eyes of the Best Part now and I’m obsessed.

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I fully get you about things happening one after another - got stung by two jellyfish, then got a chest infection and then covid all within just under two weeks 👍🏽😂 hope you’re okay anyway ❤

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Happy SummerWeen Riley 🥤📚👻🎃

I'm getting "the eyes are the best part" in a sub box and now I cannot waiiitt to read it 🎉 👁👁

That donut looks incredible omg 😮‍💨

You laying on the couch and being dramatic was so relatable 😅

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13:49 This.book seems to be calling my name from the library shelf.

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soo excited for i was a teenage slasher... it's preordered! stephen graham jones is truly killing it right now in a way that nobody else is.

Feeling cursed during Summerween sounds epic. 😂

Oh no! So sorry to hear that you got stalked. Hope you're doing ok.

I absolutely love both They Never Learn and Temper. Temper is a super different vibe though, so I wouldn't say that you're gonna like it because you liked They Never Learn. It's weirder and I think like 25% of my love for it is because I was a theatre kid hahah

sending you all the love ❤ im so sorry that happened to you, but i am glad you are safe now

Omg Riley I’m sorry that happened to you. Everyone deserves to feel safe ❤ I feel you on the bad day thing. I had one earlier this week and just had to ride it out

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