My favorite series of all times. 🥰

These sound great!!! The only one that I have read was The Witch and the Tsar and sadly it was a bit meh for me. I can't remember why exactly now, as I read it last year, but I remember feeling very frustrated by the end. I have a copy of The House with Chicken Legs on my kids book shelf though, so maybe I'll read that over Christmas.

I enjoyed these books so much! Fun to hear your thoughts.

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You have a bunch I’m looking at reading as well! I didn’t realise there was an Earthsea buddy read! Thank you for the heads up 😊 If you would like a buddy for The War of Flowers hit me up! Happy reading 🎉

Very excited (and nervous) for the Malazan readalong! I also loved Sistersong so I'm hoping to pick up Song of the Huntress in 2025 too! I'm sure you'll be happy to hear the The Realm of the Ederlings is one of my priorities for 2025, I'm not sure how far I'll get in the year, but I at least want to make a dent

You have awesome reviews! I read the first book early this year and loved it but never got to the rest and now I really want to start again and read them through. How sad are they? There’s the one part in the first book that was really sad.

No middle game isn’t done it still has to books but in 2026 and 2028.

i fully planned on continuing this but the more time passed, the more i forgot about it 😅 well done on finishing and great review! australia was a rough one

Wonderful review Faye! I'm glad you overall enjoyed the series, you are great at summarizing your thoughts :) I'm sorry I never continued after book 5, reading has not been on the cards for me the 2nd half of this year <3

Thank you so much cause I needed a refresher and some more information before I decided to dive back in a reread the series. I never finished it. I might now just to form my own opinion cause I loved where I left off. But I might agree with you on the later books. Character development is extremely important

In Terry we trust!! Loved this vlog, and I am so happy that these were all such hits for you. Sounds like we had the exact same experience with The Rhino Keeper. And I am soooo eager for you to read the rest of Brotherhood of the Eagle because the way that story expands and evolves is just masterful. Also, you are making me want to give Blood Song a second chance bc I deeply disliked it but I couldn't tell you why lol. Bummer about the sequels though! Thanks for the wholesome vlog 🥰

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Ooooh you are making my bingeread loving heart soooo happy here!! I am most excited to binge The Unbroken trilogy, read A Letter from the Lonesome Shore, and hopefully get the last Red Rising book. Also, PLEASE give us Alecto, I need it more than I need air to breathe hahahahah. Btw, Sons of Darkness is getting a sequel on February 25th, and it will continue after that. Already have the ARC and I am so excited for it! Thanks for sharing this 🤩🤩

This was a super helpful video! I enjoy binge reading a series so it's nice to know the ones that will be wrapped up soon

Thanks for reminding me why I liked River of Silver! I love the Daveabaad Trilogy and found a cheap copy of River of Silver. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to keep it because it was just the extras. However it is also a good short way to revisit the series. Thanks.

Thank you for the series review! I haven’t tried anything from this author yet but I’m curious. I don’t hear a lot about this one, very much appreciated 🙏

Great wrap up!! I didn't manage to finish Words of Radiance in November as I had planned, I've still got about 2/3 of book 2 to go....oh well will carry on in December. I'm also currently reading Dark Matter by Michelle Paver, which is going well. Have you read it?

Not me only now realising that I forced you to start 3 new series oops sorry not sorry hahaha. Still so happy they were all such hits for you!! And oooh I had totally forgotten about River of Silver, I need to squeeze that in. Glad you had a good month 🥰

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So it's so long since I read Way of Kings and it didn't totally vibe with me so maybe my opinion isn't valid, but I also don't understand the Shallan hate. I just thought something must happen later in the series to make people dislike her, but who knows if I will ever continue to find out 😂 It's a shame all of your reads were 3 stars, but it looks like you still had a productive reading week!

I gave up on Nevernight, I tried reading it twice but just couldn't get on with it, I can't even pinpoint why. But I don't think Kristoff is an author for me 😬

Don't mind me kicking myself for still not having read books 2 and 3 in this series, I had such a blast with the first one!! Planning to do a reread and then binge it out in one go soon, you've got me very excited again. Also, have you heard of Stephanie Burgis' Regency Dragons series? Equally delightful imo!

I can't wait to reread LotR in December! I'll probably only get through Fellowship but I feel like it's such a perfect cosy read. I read Upon a Frosted Star last year, it definitely has wintery vibes. I'm interested to hear your thoughts.

good luck on the TBR!!

I have never heard of this series before, but it sounds so good!!

I don't read romantacy often, but this series sounds great! Immediately adding it to my TBR, dragons and regency era stories seem like the best of both worlds hahahah

You're not making me more excited to get back to Dark Tower lol. And I am still holding out hope for you and Stormlight, especially now that I have completed my re-read and was reminded that it really just gets so so so much better the more you read on. Also, I feel you on the no chapters debacle, that is just a crime to me hahaha. Going Postal is one of the rare Discworld books that does have chapters and I enjoyed that one immensely!! Loved the vlog, hope your mom is recovering well 💕💕

Yay to LOTR!

I'm with you, Wizard and Glass was just ok and the language was so annoying! I have tried to read Pratchett but i get stuck - idk if its the writing or the humor doesnt land with me, but I really want to keep trying. I think I will try the witches arc next.

Okay I was excited for the Esmay vlog, but I might be even more pumped for the Terry vlog!! And yes, we do seem to have an awful lot of overlap hahaha, book twinning times three 🤣❤ Also super looking forward to the baba yaga project, I love that folklore! Happy reading dear 🥰

A lot of people entire the realm of fantasy through Middle-earth or Narnia, others through westoros or hogwarts or Randland but I began my journey into Fantasy as a weary traveler of Osten Ard when I picked up the dragonbone chair as a 14 year old at the local Goodwill. MS&T will always be my favorite fantasy series and Tad will always be my favorite author with the exception of Gene Wolfe.

I have recently read Into the Forest: Tales of the Baba Yaga, collection of short stories edited by Lindy Ryan. It's a varied mix, but I enjoyed it. Excited to hear what you think of the other ones - haven't read those yet. 😅

Great review Faye! This series is so amazing, definitely a new favourite for me, and I had so much fun reading it with everyone on Discord. I agree with everything you say about it, it's so underhyped but so well done. I definitely think John’s character work just gets stronger and stronger with every book. This series has some of my all-time favourite characters in it (Fritha being one of them, obviously). (I'm late watching this review, so sorry 😂)

I neeed to read some of Stephen Aryan's books!!

Aaaah I am so glad you enjoyed this story overall, despite some of your complicated feelings on the rep. I really appreciate you honest thoughts on it all from an own-voices perspective, very fair critiques! I know quite a few bisexual friends who adore this series, so that just goes to show how individual each person's experience is. Wasn't the humour and snark just the absolute best?! And yeeees that ending still has me all in my feels, so bold! I can't wait to reread this 🤩

Hey Great Review, Just completed Stone of Farewell and loved it, gonna start to green Angel tower soon, hope it is a nice wrap up for the story

Don't tell anyone but I think I like re-reading more than trying out new series... Really hope all of these hold up the 2nd time around! I have also been toying with the idea of a Witcher read (only read The Last Wish and never continued) so maybe we could do that together someday! And aaaah Winternight was even better for me on re-read, hope you feel the same. I am currently obsessed with my Stormlight re-read, and now I am in the mood to reread all my faves again hahaha 🤣😍

The plot essentially develops in the same way an expanding brain meme does. Legit opened my mind as a kid, now I read philosophy

I've finally had the chance to sit down and watch this! We love a long vlog and I like to make sure I have time to savour it 😂 I loved hearing your thoughts on these books, I definitely want to read The Wickwire Watch now. I'm so glad you loved Legacy of the Brightwash! It really is an incredible read and I can't wait to see where Krystle goes with the series. I wish you had been able to come to the Piccalilly event too!!! I'd love to meet you irl one day

Thanks for this review! I’ve been on the fence about going back to Gwynne after Faithful and the Fallen (I liked but didn’t love). Some of the darker elements you’ve spoken about have me intrigued. I’ll give them a go!

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Hi, yes, is this where I sign up for the Fritha appreciation and apologists group? We're getting our badges soon, right? Totally agree that this series is hugely underhyped compared to Gwynne's other series though! I'm honestly not sure how I'd rank them though...

Eeeek, we broke your 3-star curse of last month!! This vlog turned out even better than I was hoping for, I am so so so happy that my picks all worked for you in their own way. I feel like these 3 books are all very different in their plots, yet that deep character-driven writing style is what makes them all favourites for me and I am so glad they connected with you in the same way ❤❤ Brightwash is indeed BRUTAL, and Krystle is just the best at making you feel all those raw human emotions. I can totally see the comp to Broken Earth in the themes, though I personally didn't enjoy that series because of the storytelling structure and way prefer Krystle's approach. SO glad you loved it though!! 🤩 And totally fair with Fangs, it definitely has some debuts quirks and flaws but it is still an exceptionally strong start to the series. Also, Revek deserves to walk on a pile of Lego's, he is SO wild hahaha. I think you will be pleased with how the lore and world building expands in the sequel and novellas 🤌 Doble didn't have the budget to hire an editor btw, so he self-edited with his wife's help... considering that, I think they did a really good job even with some of the slip-ups! And ugh you are making me want to reread Wickwire, I loooove that found family so much. It's almost a bit cozy in the middle and then that ending happens hahah. Also really nice that you enjoyed the audiobook so much, that is one of my favourite performances, so lively and immersive! 😍 Thanks so much for trusting me to take over your TBR for a bit. You will have to do the same for me next year when I have time open again on the TBR. Good luck with finding books I haven't read yet 🤣🤣 I LOVED THIS 🥰🥰🥰

This was great!! I'm really pleased to hear that you liked Wickwire Watch. I will definitely pick it up...probably in 2025 at some point. The Legacy of the Brightwatch sounds good, but I really can't read about horrible things happening to children, so maybe not for me? Plus, I'm probably the only person in the world that really didn't like Broken Earth, so if you think it is similar, again maybe not for me. I'm still soldering on with The Stormlight Archive..and loving it. Also reading Orbital which has just won the Booker. Loving that too. I hope your Nov reading is going well! 📚

The nightingale and the falcon is SO GOOD. READ THEM. BOOK 3 OUT MAY NEXT YEAR

The number of years I've had The Court of Broken Knives on my shelf is slightly embarrassing... I've got to read it, especially since I know you love it! I also love Jemisin even though I've only read the Inheritance Trilogy! And of course, I'm a member of the John Gwynne fan club 😅

October really was the horror month for you hahaha. I am still so delighted you enjoyed the Kingfisher book though, she just never disappoints! And curious to see how you get on with the next Dark Tower book because I dropped off after book 3 oops. Happy reading 🥰

First of all, very happy and relieved that you and your loved ones are all safe over there in Spain. It's been terrifying to see the updates :( Also really pleasantly surprised by how much you enjoyed these books. I think I personally left too much time in between instalments for both of these series and that really hurt my personal experience, but you are getting me tempted to do a second chance binge reread. And yes, Dark Tower has some awfully over the top disturbing elements, and I honestly think a lot of it was King writing under influence lol. Glad you ended the readathon on a somewhat high note!! :)