Folklore is one of my favourite albums of all time as well!! A true masterpiece! Ooh yes, I would definitely agree with seven and The Ocean at the End of the Lane, they both have that nostalgia for the freedom of childhood, but also a lot of darkness, especially when looking back at childhood from an adult perspective. The Winter of the Witch and mad woman is a perfect pairing! The entire Winternight trilogy fits the vibe of that song so well. I feel like The Witch's Heart might also fit for mad woman, too. There are so many books on here I am so compelled to read now and will definitely listen to the songs you've matched them with when I do! My top priority to read from this list is Spells for Forgetting. I would love to see your ideas for other albums!

I think maybe for this is me trying it could be catcher in the rye?? I read it a while ago so I don’t know if it fits that well but that is what came to my mind

Listened to the album a thousand times for us! That is some video preparation! 😅

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OMG Grace this is phenomenal!! folklore is also my favourite album (up there with evermore and TTPD), so this video just sings to my soul. Loved hearing you interpret the songs and match books, I think you freaking nailed it (even the ones you felt less confident about). Especially the LPQ one, SPOT ON!! Also, for mad woman, I think They Never Learn by Layne Fargo is also a whole vibe. And Illicit Affairs makes me think of You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi. Also, Betty is sooo good and your pick makes so much sense when you explained it. For me, Jas Hammonds' books come to mind for that one. Okay I can go on for days here hahaha, thanks for putting in the effort of making this, I looooved it!! 🤩🤩

Such a cool concept! Love it!

Can't wait to hear your HoC thoughts, it was one of my fav ones if I remember rightly.

Oooh love an unhaul. I was spoiled for Daisy Darker and Im glad i never picked it up because oof that sounds rubbish. I totally agree about Olivia Blake, Ive tried a few of her books and they just arent for me.

I really love the way you describe books in your wrap ups. It helps me so much to figure out which books might be right for me. I’m so excited to try out The God of the Woods and Weyward now, they’re both going to be bumped up on my tbr. 📚

Ooh girl you didn't mention that Weyward was full of triggering content relating to the topic of sexual assault. You should do that, it doesn't ruin the story to warn your subscribers of that. In my experience no one cares about warning of triggers though so I guess we all need to learn how to look it up ourselves if that stuff bothers us. Anyway...It was a page turner. She got me interested and caring for the characters. I suffered though, I suffered, fellow girls reading this. It wasn't the same vibe as other female revenge stories (which is what this ultimately is). It was written in a very beginner way too, in that she was constantly bringing up her themes and symbols (CHARACTER SAYING OVER AND OVER THAT THE BUGS AND BIRDS ARE MAGICAL AND I LOVE THEM) lol. It was a polarizing book that is part of the reason that the reviews are full of angry people and then very pleased people. It was very "women good, men bad". The other theme of pregnancy was also a super strange incorporation. I saw a goodreads review saying the book was anti abortion and to be honest..... they're right, whether or not that was the author's intention, it was there and it was ugly. ALSO-Believe you me! I am a misandrist through and through as well. (because misandry isnt real, men are not systemically oppressed so it cant be real) and I STILL thought she was bashing us over the head with "MEN BAD, MEN BAD, MEN BAD." LOL.

Yeees Weyward was such a hit for me as well, and I can't wait for her new release next year! And love to hear that you are bingeing Elements of Cadence, that story is so atmospheric and oddly charming. Hope the ending of House of Chains is amazing for you, happy reading :)))

uhhh I felt the same about Jasmine Throne - not connection but the ideas were awesome. The sequel to Kings of the Wyld was pretty good (I loved the new characters) - and then I bought both as physical books because if another one gets published I'll definitely want to reread them :'D

I am so intrigued by Rebecca Ross' books but have yet to pick one up! I'm so glad to hear you like them ❤

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What do you think about A River Enchanted/A Fire Endless audiobooks? I wanted to pick A River Enchanted (it's my hopeful bard pick for r/fantasy bingo) on audio because I tend to prefer atmospheric reads on audio and I expect this story to be an atmospheric read, but when I tried the audio sample, it sounded pretty terrible to my ears - the narrator grated on my ears and it was kinda hard to understand her due to the heavy accent (probably because I am not a native English speaker, although I have listened to a few other Celtic inspired stories with Celtic narrations and had no problems), so I am curious to hear your thoughts on it 🤔

House of Chains is so long so I totally get it taking you so much time. Also glad Weyward worked better for you than it did for me!

I want to read a brando sando sometime soon because I’ve heard sooooo much about his world building!

Good morning, Grace. Enjoyed your review on "The God of the Woods".❤

The highly irritating nature of Tylin and the other women is not a bug but a feature of the story. They are hard to endure but that is our own epic journey of tolerating these ones dysfunctional, immature psychology. If Mat can tolerate them, then can we do less?

Love an unhaul! I’ve had Kings of the Wyld on my TBR for years and just haven’t prioritised it🙃

Bruh are you canadian?

You should read Bloody Rose (the sequel to Kings of the Wyld). Both are really good, but I liked the 2nd slightly more.

I would like to publicly apologise for my removal of Kings of the Wyld! I did not receive Grace rated it so highly! Be assured that it will be ascending back to its rightful place

Enjoyed following along with you two on your trip.

ooh, i need a) a basement and b) a shelf! i actually think it’s a good idea, if you’re not quite sure that you want a book out of the house. stick ‘em on the basement shelf and see in a year, or so, whether you want to let it go completely. aw, i completely forget what it is about, but do remember having a good time listening to something in the water. i also really enjoyed listening to daisy darker. the humor worked for me. i was just shaking my head and chuckling a lot while listening to the audiobook. i do appreciate the amount of thought you put into your descriptions of the books. it’s very interesting to hear! and, yes, add me to the group requesting sign posts! you put that so well. i still have the final strife patiently sitting on the shelf and waiting to be read; faebound as well. 🫣 i hope you’re enjoying your october reads! 💜🎃💜 have a lovely day!

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Okay so I wouldn't want to be a book in your guys' household, the stakes are high... imagine being punished for not being good enough and put in the dark cellar 🤣Also, why say sorry about throwing Ben under the bus lol I am soooo curious to hear your thoughts on The Ending Fire when you get to it btw! 🥰

Surprisingly, the one book I'm adding to my tbr is the romance book.

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I feel the exact same way about Lift! Also really enjoyed The Seven Year Slip, and I read Oathbringer in September too :)

I read 14 books in September My favorite reads The air he breathes by brittainy cherry The wild truth by carine mccandless memoir she's the sister of Christopher mccandless there's a book and movie based on his life called into the wild City of dreams by don Winslow sequel to city of fire Twisted lies by ana Huang

Boooo, we don't want that 2-star energy around here. Hope October has been better already! You know, I can def see what you mean with Daisy, Darker and I actually caught the twist in like the first 20%, so that really changed my experience with the book. Also, I buddy read it with someone who considers it one of their all-time faves so that helped lol 🤣 And heeeck yes for The Seven Year Slip and Oathbringer! My book of the month in September was Hell of a Witch by Rachel Aaron, closely followed by the audiobook of Thank You For Listening by Julia Whelan 🤩

I do love Memories of Ice, though its never been a favourite of mine. Still better than most Fantasy books I've read. Fool's Assassin was my book of the month. Edgedancer broke me, and made me realise how much I detest Sanderson's humour 😂

The ending of Oathbringer is definitely the best of the endings 🔥 Memories of Ice is such a journey, curious how you'll feel about House of Chains!

Great watch! Had everything. Lovely area, a british person saying "wa'er". Also love how you said "normal adult" book" thats so me trying to describe a non-SFF book I read 😅

Thanks for the review. This is the book that I thought began the slog when I first read the series. I remember being disappointed in it. Mostly just because I didn't feel like it moved the story ahead. However, I enjoyed the reread. This is a book where it really helps to know everything that is going on. I found it tough to all follow the first time around. The best thing about it is the Rand-Ashaman story. I find the Ashaman highly entertaining because of how much a wildcard they are. You truly don't know what they are going to do next.

What a beautiful area! Thanks for sharing your trip with us.

Super excited to read The Last Murder at the End of the World now!!

Aaah what a wholesome video, thanks so much for taking us along! So many lovely bookstore trips. I think you are going to love The Seven Year Slip and The Deep Sky 🤩

Really enjoyed this vid. Was very well done! You two are adorable 😊

Ooh will need to try your pick out ! Awesome reviews :)

I love SPFBO content and was so excited to look back and see more from you after watching your SPFBOX videos! I wanted to read all these finalists last year but didn’t make it to many. These are still on my radar so it’s great to hear what you think about them.

Congrats on finishing your batch!

Here's what I read Everyone on this train is a suspect by Benjamin Stevenson The mystery guest by nita prose Iron flame by rebecca yarros Life and other inconveniences by kristan Higgins Sex lies and sensibility by nikki Payne Summer reading by jenn McKinley Summer on sag harbor by sunny hostin Your fault by Mercedes ron Midsummer mysteries by Agatha Christie Long past summer by noue kiwan Forever is now by Mariana j lockingington

Hope you had a fun trip with Ben, the pictures on IG looked amazing!! 🥰 Nice to hear about the new Stuart Turton being a hit for you, I am definitely keeping that on the radar. And Books with Emily Fox totally sold me on I Who Have Never Known Men, so exciting to see you enjoying it so much as well! The premise sounds morbidly fascinating! My faves of August were Asunder by Kerstin Hall (new no. 1 fave of the year!), Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle and Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors 😍

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So excited to have watched all these and see your semi finalist! I can’t wait to see how all Cassidy’s group finalists end up. You did such a great job throughout reviewing all these books thoroughly so anyone interested could decide which books sound right for them! 😊

So happy you liked Deadhouse Gates, I think for me its also a 4.5 rounded up. Especially now in the latter half of Malazan, I love the first 3 books but book 4-7 for me have been much more engaging to me and I finally know whats happening. I really liked Lions of Al-Rassan but I feel bad that I cant remember anything that happened in it. I know I liked it and I kinda remember the end and a few scenes but the rest has been yeeted to inifinity Really need to give Claire Keegan a go.

I love Supernatural and also think The Oathsworn Legacy sounds like one I’d enjoy to pick up!

Thank you! Very excited!