thats fire

Loooooove Octavia E Butler. I read 4 from her last year, including Parable of the Sower. Also loved Binti! I read that trilogy a couple of years ago. The first one is still my fave. Great recs.

the main theme of the book was Rooney presenting us with the characters through the eyes of the other characters, and then undermining that by revealing that the 'other characters' are not actually reliable narrators due to their own issues. I thought she did this really well.

YESSS, please someone banish once and for all the 24 hours reading marathonsss 🔪🔪

I fell in love with Jamaica because of you darling ❤️

Hey I pray that you respond to me.Which brand do you work for and how does one get into it if I may ask

I agree the book is overpriced. That is on the publisher not the author. I paid £10 for the hardback. I wouldn’t call Ivan young and dumb. He beat 10 chess club players in a simultaneous display. He’s a freelance data analyst and over-achiever. He calculates the minimum he needs to earn to cover his living expenses so he can devote the rest of his time to chess and his girlfriend. Maybe you’ve never met anyone like that. I found it to be a very accurate portrayal of how some people think. I loved this book. I would even say it’s the best novel I’ve read that was published in the last 20 years and I’ve read some good ones. ❤😮

I absolutely love your saying "be blocked and be blessed" 😂😂 sensational 💖

Just found your channel and I love the way you talk! You keep my attention even though I have adhd lol plus I agree with every point you made!!

i used to work with a guy who would read dorian gray once a year and like okay you know what, i respect the passion.

this is the prettiest woman alive i am convinced . am totally a new fangirl from this moment on

This was so funny and a very concise layout

I buy every book twice too 🙃

The shade. I'm living for it.

🤣😂🤣 I'm not on Booktok so I'm not hip to the trends but this is all hilarious to me!

I have just discovered your channel and this is the first video I watched. Immediately subscribed. Love your energy. I laughed throughout this entire thing LOL.

I will never understand bully romances. No one wants to be in a relationship with someone who hurts you physically , mentally, and or emtionally. I agree with you on the stickers. Either make it peelable or place it on the back of the book jacket atleast.

audiobook reader here 👋😂

“Why are they just looking at eachother” took me out 😂

HILARIOUS!!! An underrepresented reader in all these types of videos are comic book readers! People are fine they're bound up and labeled as graphic novels but they look down on comic books for some reason. For example, people like to say "I don't read comic books. Those are for children. I read graphic novels like Saga" even though Saga is a comic book. It comes out monthly as single issues. Or they'll say they don't read American comics because they're "too political" then turn around and talk about reading the manga Akira. Which is incredibly in-your-face political, but they can't comprehend that so they ignore it lol.

you came to slay

1:52 me I fear 😂

I would like to add one more. Please get rid of the “F” work and curse words on every page or every other page. Seriously, this sickens me. I am a senior citizen here and have heard it all in my life. I read for enjoyment. I don’t need the potty mouth. Do women and men actually think this is endearing me to them. There are book tubers out that that do the “F” word in their videos. Not cool people.

omg i needed this video 😭 i actually just got frustrated after cracking open a 'cute' romance book and i was just upset because it immediately felt so shallow. i love how all your recommendations in this list are powerful stories with focus on actually illustrating the humanity and flaws of the characters as they go through a romance rather than being primarily a 'watch hottie 1 and hottie 2 get together'. ESPECIALLY when you recommended open water and evelyn hugo. hearing your excerpt from your annotations was literally so beautiful and everything i look for in books 💝

I absolutely agree with your review

As much as I Iove Rooney, you should NOT be paying that much for a book.

Apparently, her characters are like this because Irish people are super old-timey and repressed? So what is normal in the West is not that normal for them, hence the unbearable awkwardness of all her characters and the annoying and strange "moral" tangents it takes.

I started reading and listening to the audiobook simultaneously at like 2.5x to 3x speed to keep up with my own reading speed and it's marvelous. I can remember so much more of the book and characters and can quote lines from memory. I'm obsessed with this method now.

That "think the baby yours without a paternity test" - thing is too specific 😂 which book hurt you?

Friendly fyi, the title refers to the intermezzo in chess, not music. "An intermezzo, also known as a zwischenzug, is a chess tactic where a player makes an unexpected move in the middle of a series of forced moves. The move is designed to frustrate the opponent's defense and can change the outcome of the game."

you are so funny lol

"Past lives" are fabulous! I've recently read "Educated" and oh my, this book.❤️‍🩹💔 Thank you for this list!!!

Wow! Where were you before in my life? This video have everything it needs to have: scenery, charming and energetic personality and advices on important topic! Just don't stop 👏👏👏

There is nothing that bothers me more people reviewing books they haven't read...they go "I dnf it but.." but nothing, you don't know what's the book about so why are giving it a review

Erotica beloEng on the bottom shelf. Not everyone likes it.

Enjoyed this video. I have one question, if I’m borrowing a book from the library, how do I engage with the book without writing inside?

i just discovered that you can annotate in libby and after you return the book, you can still see your highlights and notes? 🤯

I hate the word aesthetic too, it just sounds wrong😂

Couldn't agree more!! And idk why but I find your voice calmly menacing and I love it

The first book was looking big 😮

Lol love better read!!! 🤣

Your humor is so cute and funny. Yess for the book related challenge 😊 Oh boy the apps are here

Headwrap is beautiful ❤️

This was a great video! Your personality is so engaging. Thanks for the tips

I was so excited to try listening and reading simultenously, I found the book on spotify.... and then I remembered the book I bought and the spotify version are in two different languages ://

Ok I must admit…. You just leveled up my annotation game…. Normally I only annotate what I really enjoy….the idea of arguing with the author when I don’t like something is phenomenal …as a engineer nothing I have to read for work is enjoyable….. I’m about to be going off in the margins 😆😆😆 Also… we appreciate you shaking your head showing us how well the ear buds stay in 😁😂😂

I looooove immersive reading 🥹

Thank you for sharing!!

Instantly subscribed. Love your energy!

The stickers! It makes them feel cheesy!