My other half read this and loved it but then hes a science geek. I dont think it would be my cup of tea. Hope they find outnwhats making you sick 😘😘

I manged 6 books in June and you know thats a lot for me!!!

The last Firefox series is so cute! The author is so lovely too! I'm biased because I'm Welsh but I loved the series.

1. I reread all of the Narnia books this year. I borrowed them from my dad, an early set of editions from 1960's, in maybe the first translation to swedish. It's the one he read to me as a child. So, for me so far the best book is seven books and they are all rereads. 2. The best sequal has to be a swedish author, Camilla Davidsson and her book "Under samma himmel", which trabslates into "Beneath the same sky" but I don't know if the book is translated into Swedish. I lent it from the library and within 100 pages I needed to buy it instead so I could annotate and interact. It's a feelgood book, which is a gengre that i don't know if it exists outside of Sweden. It's often got some light romance as a base, maybe an antique store or a bookshop as a background. Very lighthearted (even if accidents happen or grief is a big part of it), predictable, something you might like to read if you are going through your own personal hell and just need things to have a happy ending. I haven't read many sequals this year yet, but this is the best of the few (if I don't pick Narnia again or any other rereads). 3. I don't know if I have any new releases on my TBR. I am getting back into reading and is focusing on just enjoying what I find in the library or in thrift stores. Well, maybe "The T in LGBT" by Jamie Raines counts. It's in my shopping cart at a swedish book store webshop I just haven't clicked "buy" yet. 😂 4. I am bad at keeping up with what is gonna be released, unfortunately. 🙈 5. Biggest dissapointment this year for me so far was A court of thorns and roses by Sarah J Maas. I gave it 2 stars. I liked the plot but I didn't like the prose, how it was written so i won't be continuing the series. 6. Biggest surprise of the year so far is Floating hotel by Grace Curtis which i am reading right now. It's so cozy I just wanna live in it. I am savouring it, reading a chapter at the time and it is on my wish list for books I want to buy. 7. Favourite new author, hm.. it's between two, Richard Osman and Jesse Sutanto. I have to read more books from each to decide. I have two more books of Richard Osmans at home and I have one from Jesse Sutanto on reserve at the library that I will hopefully read in August when it is my turn. 8. Newest fictional crush... I am also over the age of 30 😅 and so far I don't think I got one. A character has to be veeery special for me to crush on them. I can admire them, look up to them, be intrigued or inspired... but no crush right now I think. 9. Newest favourite character... same answer there I think. I do try to pick a character from every book I read that I liked, so if I were to go on that then it is Rime from "Odinsbarn" by Siri Pettersen. It is the first book in a Norweigan Fantasy series and it is the male protaganist. 10. A book that made me cry this year, a lot of them, a book doesn't get that high of a rating from me if I don't cry at least once. 11. A book that made me happy this year is "Vera Wong's unsolicited advice for murderers" by Jesse Q Sutanto. I cried and laughed so much. I really enjoyed how it was written and the characters in it. 12. I have NO fancy editions. At all. That I know of. Maybe somewhere in the boxes from childhood. 13. What I need to read before the end of the year: I would like to read The honey witch (don't remember the author) and Matthew Perrys biography. I started to read it from the library but it was so good and his humour shone thorugh, so I had to stop like 1/3rd into it and wait to read the rest until I have my own copy. Sorry for the answer being a novel in itself. Thank you for for sharing, a pleasure to watch as always.

i found this hard too when i filmed my mid year check in

Love that jumper. That colour looks so good on you x

Hi Jack! Thank you for the lovely and funny video, I laughed out loud at your answer about the fictional crush 😂 This year I haven't had the best luck in choosing books for myself, except for a 5-star read (Music of the Ghosts), the rest of them have been mostly 3/3.5, not so bad but not so great either. But just yesterday I found out that one of my favourite authors Niall Williams has a new book out in the autumn so (maybe a bit unwisely) I'm pinning all of my hopes on it being mind-blowing and saving my reading year 😅 Have a lovely rest of the week!!!

I really enjoyed “I’m a Fan” by Sheena Patel! And I would say my biggest surprise was “How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water” by Angie Cruz. I listened to it on audio on a whim when I was home sick and decided to borrow it from my library. It is just fantastic! The narration really brings the story to life. And I will not dwell on the negative categories as I want people to find their next great read!

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Getting close to 800 subscribers. Best wishes to what you choose to read and to your channel.

Sorry if I am being harsch, but I just have to give you some tough (self)love. First, stop calling yourself unintelligent. If you don't know the technical stuff, just say it is not your area of expertise. ❣ We are all intelligent in different ways and knowledgeble in different areas. Just by watching two of your videos so far I can tell you that you are defintely intelligent. I sometimes spell bad in english, I don't call msyelf unintelligent for it, it's my second language and sometimes I just don't have time to look up every word when I don't recall it instantly. Secondly, I really enjoyed this vlog. I would watch another vlog. When I watch a reading vlog, I expect spoilers. Mostly I watch reading vlogs of in depth reviews of books I have read or that I am not sure I would like to read but I want to find out more by watching someone else read it, which was gthe case of this book. Thank you, now I don't have to read it. 😉

A number almost equivalent to 10% of your subscribers hace watched this as I sit down to watch it. I say that is a win. 💕

I read 10 books in june, none of them were LGBTQ+ books, I am saving those for august when we celebrate pride here in Sweden. We celebrate a bit with the rest of the world online in June, but IRL it is in August everything happens. I do a lot of rereads during the summer, for me that is cosy, familiar and gives me vacation vibes. And mostly what we call feelgood which is mostly romance but can be other genres as well, as long as it is predictable and... cosy. But I did read some new-to-me-books. I like fantasy and read A court of thorns and roses, and did not like it, gave it 2 starts. I read three Sharon Gosling books and gave one 5 stars and two 4 stars. I absolutely LOVED Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for murderers (5 starts) and I also loved Thursday Murder club (5 stars). I read a swedish boigraphy on the worlds first Dog psychologist (a swede) that isn't translated into english, also 5 stars. I reread The last battle by CS Lewis (I loved the Narnia books when I was a child and still do) and The bookshop around the corner by Jenny Colgan (feelgood reread). For july I plan more feelgood rereads, some horror, some mystery, some historical fiction and whatever looks interesting when I visit my local library tomorrow. 🫖📚

My vote is for In Ascension so I don't have to read it.😂 And here's another one for the jar: Happy Stories, Mostly by Norman Erikson Pasaribu. Very different kind of short stories, I found them very smart.

It's nice to be right about a book, isn't it? I am new to your channel and I find you very authentic and relatable. My first video was the Pride recs, a lot of them is now on my "want to read" list. My next one will be the reading vlog.

Hello from the no one who watches all your vlogs! Now I somehow feel a little bit offended. 🧐

So glad you loved Hiding Him! Thanks for taking the time to read it, and I'm pleased Hiding Him allowed for a toe dip back into YA for you ☺️💛❤️

Love your hair. You're just adorable, listening to you makes me happy x

What a haul!!! You need another room in the house to be able to find space for them. On top of that I have a new one for the jar. Change by Édouard Louis. Just finished it and I would be really curious what you would think of it.

I'm so very late to watch this, but my feed is so long and I'm really trying hard to watch every single video of every channel I'm subscribed to, because you all deserve that for all the love you put into these videos. Nine books is fantastic, stop beating yourself up, it's an order! 🧐 And please tag me if you mention me, I was not prepared and almost dropped my cuppa. 😳 But thank you, you are just too lovely.

Adorable 😊

My June reading was so slow because I binged 3 kdramas 😊😂 no regrets!

Hi Jack! 😊 I've seen Love After Love here and there but never looked into it; after your glowing review it's going on my tbr pronto. I really love stories about found families, plus I'd like to explore Caribbean literature more. My reading month was a bit all over the place but I managed to read a really good nonfiction book about asexuality so Pride month was saved, only just 🤣

Just love watching you! Love your energy and quirkiness. And you're very handsome

hey, i watched the reading vlog so it wasn’t nobody🤣 loved the video!!

The music teacher in me enjoys your singing! The statement from this video with which I most identify ..."It's nice to hear someone else struggle with the things you struggle with, so you feel less alone". Sometimes you are so profound! I believe I would enjoy reading anything on this list. You take care ♥

I'm glad you didn't hate it! We ❤Rocky! 😂😊

Couldn’t be me. I can already tell this one would not have really caught my interest. Glad it wasn’t awful for you at least

Hi Jack! 😊Thank you for the lovely midweek upload! Today was a long day, so it was really nice to watch your video and take my mind off things for a bit. That was a chunky book all right! The alien's storyline was a rollercoaster of emotions, I became really invested so I'm relieved it turned out well 😂 It can be fun (and even surprising) from time to time to get outside one's reading comfort zone. That said, I don't think I could've gone through all the science stuff 😅, I admire your perseverance! Have a lovely weekend! 🥰

You have picked a great selection of books as usual! Congratulations!

My vote is for Secret History 🙂

Hi Jack! 😊 I hope you're on the mend and feeling a bit better! A month full of 5-star predictions, that's exciting! I can only add to the hype about Demon Copperhead as I've heard nothing but praises for it. Today's voting was difficult, both books are a bit outside of my "reading comfort zone" and I didn't know much about them to make a pondered choice. So I left it to chance and used a random generator 😂 my vote goes to The Secret History!

It looks like you will be having a fantastic July! I haven't read Boulder, but Permafrost and it is quite depressing, so be warned. And I think the trilogy is not one in the usual sense, so it is not a sequel to the first book. My vote is for In Ascension.

I literally never win anything ever apart from my name being pulled out of this jar! 😂😂 of course, I need to vote for In Ascension! ❤

Jack,hope you're well ! My vote for you to read is The Secret History. Enjoy 😊

When "The Secret History" was published, I was your age, and it was a monthly selection from BOMC. I remember liking it very much, but to be honest, I don't remember why. Back then, books (which I was able to get my hands on) with any gay character were few and far between, so I am sure that influenced me at the time. I remember where I lived when I read it & that I was very lonely at the time, so I had nothing to do except read. If it is selected, I will get mine back out & reread it. I apologize in advance if you have to read it & it is a trainwreck for you! thanks as always for sharing your thoughts.

One recommendation Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K Reilly

I have the Joy Luck Club on my TBR shelf so I think you should add that to the jar so prompt me to read it too if it comes out! :)

I love your book recommendations ,especially the gay ones!

Hi Jack! Thank you as always for the lovely video! 😊 I 100% relate to buying books as a pick-me-up in sad times. It's not the best for the wallet but it does wonders for the spirit. 😅 Could you add Under the Udala Trees to the jar please? It was on my TBR for this pride month but I was feeling a bit crappy and I was afraid the story might break my heart, so I refrained. But I'd still like to read it sooner or later; if it ever gets picked I might find the courage to read along.

I spy The Black Flamingo. One of my favourite reads this year.

I spy The Black Flamingo. One of my favourite reads this year.

The last week of June we will have a queer fabric-bay with our queer recommendations in Covent Garden at Waterstones. I’ll wait for you to come 😊🏳️‍🌈❤️

I’ve added so many new books to my wishlist because of this 😂😂 thank you for the reccomendations ❤

Thanks for these recommendations. So many great picks! I believe I discovered God's Children are Little Broken Things thanks to you and I loved it. And more people NEED to read The Prophets. Cinema Love was just delivered to me in the mail today. Boulder is arriving next week. Can't wait to read them for Pride Month!

Hi Jack! Thank you for all the recommendations! My pride reading started off a little slowly but I hope to catch up a bit later in the month. I've been meaning to read Giovanni's Room for sooo long, I'm really going to take this as a sign to finally get to it, plus it's a short book so I might actually manage even at my snail's pace. 😅 Happry pride and happy reading! 😊

This was really excellent...probably your best yet. Wide range of selections, enough description to pique our interest without going on too long, and a ton of your personality! Good for you! From this list, I have only read "Giovanni's Room" which made me sad but was very very good....and "Little Bit Country", which I liked, but not nearly as much as you did. I like the sound of "One Last Song" very much...perhaps I will stumble across it one day. Thanks as always for all of the time and effort you share in these videos. Have a good week 🙂

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