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@zachreads 6 сағат бұрын
A nature nonfiction I was reccomended is "The Jourrny of the Pink Dolphins" by Sy Montgomery. The only short (probably) easy book origonally written in Dutch is "Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank Other shortish Dutch books on my radar are "The Pellican" by Martin Driessen (short comedy), "Bonita Avenue" by Peter Buleada, "The Discomfort of Evening" by Merieke Rijneveld (that's a darker one), one you might be into more than me is "Diaturbamces of the Mind" by D. Draaisma I've been buying a hideous amount of books and need to start working through the pile before getting more.
@novelish_nyiestra7060 9 сағат бұрын
"What we want" sounds really interesting - soooo - make sure to read it soon, so that I know if it's worth trying
@HeatherGashgarian 10 сағат бұрын
I’ve mostly been reading literary fiction this year but memoir is my favourite and I think the next two books are memoirish, I hope so.
@ulbaboomsbooks 10 сағат бұрын
What a fab haul with loads of books/ authors I am not familiar with. I do want to read 'Headshot'. xx
@Shelfgrowth 4 күн бұрын
These sound like great book recommendations! I would love to visit that bookshop you mentioned, the one focused nature writing - a genre I love but read far too little of! Some nature books I have enjoyed include ‘Braiding Sweetgrass,’ by Robin Wall Kimmerer and “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle,’ by Barbara Kingsolver.
@Bryndisdaugtherofgunnar 4 күн бұрын
You mention so many books that look good to me. I haven't read any of them so now they've been added to my TBR, for sure :)
@fayesparallelstories 4 күн бұрын
Aw that’s the best kind of reaction 😊 If I could push any on you especially, I would of course choose briefly, a delicious life and Brotherless Night 😇
@ChanelChapters 5 күн бұрын
this is how you lose the time war didnt do anything for me either
@fayesparallelstories 4 күн бұрын
right!? I really wanted to like it but I was either confused or didn't feel the love - and that's even though I am usually really sappy with love stories in books. I am glad I am not the only one, I was doubting myself 🙃
@davidnovakreadspoetry 6 күн бұрын
This was uplifting. I have to think about mine now too.
@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk 6 күн бұрын
Best wishes with what you choose to read. Here's to a great reading summer.
@fayesparallelstories 4 күн бұрын
Thank you! I am hoping for sunny days for reading in the park :) Enjoy making those reading plans!
@zachreads 7 күн бұрын
I've finished 83 so far Best book The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec (standalone!) Best sequel A Restless Truth by Freya Marske New release A Botanicle Daughter by Noah Medlock New releases for 2nd half of the year "The Night Guest" by Hildur Knutsdottir "A Novel Love Story" by Ashley Poston "Fury of the Gods" by John Gwynne "Heavenly Tyrant" by Xiran Jay Zhao Biggest disappointment After World by Debbie Urbanski Biggest surprise Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See Fictional crush Emily from "Taken by the Witch Queen" by Luna Fury Fav new author Freya Marske Fav character Winter from Dragon Rider by Taran Matharu Made me cry The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec The Hidden Guardian by J.D.L Rosell Made me happy Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Prettiest book The Midnight Girls by Alicia Jasinska
@zachreads 7 күн бұрын
By your definition I count as a writer! Here's a poem I wrote on Saturday for someone who lost an online friend Slumber we make true connections across the digital divide lasting friendships even when time is not on our side the light of a life to guide us untill the end of time absence makes this world darker your memory will shine indelibly written into our hearts sacred journal with sorrow pass you into the arms of slumber eternal
@fayesparallelstories 4 күн бұрын
Such a strong first half reading year!!! You seem to be in a quite a fantasy kick at the moment. Did you read any of your pick on audio? I am always curious about people who manage to listen to fiction.
@fayesparallelstories 4 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing. I really like the idea of starting to call yourself a writer as soon as you simply write! So props for doing just that :)
@zachreads 4 күн бұрын
@@fayesparallelstories Audio for "The Witch's Heart", "A Restless Truth", "Dragon Rider", "Project Hail Mary". I'm very used to audiobooks, I grew up with my grandparents and they had hundreds of them on casset tapes (they even had some on vinyl records but I never listened to any of those). Audible credits are great for newer stuff and more expensive things I can't get from my library.
@zachreads 4 күн бұрын
@@fayesparallelstories Just the occasional terribly constructed poem
@novelish_nyiestra7060 7 күн бұрын
Har Har! We actually uploaded the same TAG on the same day 😂And now I am really sad that I did not think about Marx for the crush section - you are so right about him. 🥰
@fayesparallelstories 4 күн бұрын
Right!? Marx was so precious! I - of course - had to hurry over to watch yours now 😇
@ulbaboomsbooks 7 күн бұрын
"I'd pick a Golden Retriever over a Bad Boy..." priceless xx
@ulbaboomsbooks 13 күн бұрын
I definitely have winter reads; I tend to read longer books and am more prepared to get emotionally invested when it is cold and grey outside. Once the Wainwright longlist is out a Zabriski visit might be planned? x
@fayesparallelstories 4 күн бұрын
I am already getting so excited about the longlist announcement in July :) Hopefully they will be readily available in Germany! Interesting that you are more willing to get emotionally invested in your books as the days grow shorter. I feel like I need the sun as a safety blanket for my emotios!
@JupiterTaylor 14 күн бұрын
Your kindle library is fascinating, but i'll wait for winter to start on the seasonal picks :) Glad to here you enjoyed The Housemaid, looking forward to the 3rd one being released soon to finish off the trilogy.
@zachreads 14 күн бұрын
I havn't heard anything bad about "Someone... Nest In" The translated book I'm looking forward to comes out just after August on September 3rd, it is "The Night Guest" by Hildur Knutsdottir, it seems to be her first book to be translated into english. I have read from the translator before, she wtote "The Spare Man" which I really really disliked so that will be interesting.
@user-cy6xl7ix6g 14 күн бұрын
I always read "summery" books when the temperature climbs, not necessarily with light or fluffy themes though. Actually I'm waiting for the autumn intermezzo in June to end to read a certain murder mystery set in a certain spooky wood during a heatwave. Well😗
@fayesparallelstories 14 күн бұрын
Sounds like you enjoy your reads to be extra immersive! I am also waiting for summer to properly kick in ☀️ Happy reading once the temperatures climb up again!
@benreadsgood 19 күн бұрын
When I Sing Mountains Dance has been shouting to me from bookshop shelves. To be honest I actually haven’t heard many people talking about it here, so it’s good to hear your perspective! I didn’t even realise it was an experimental novel.
@fayesparallelstories 18 күн бұрын
I’d be curious what you thought of it. I feel like it has been getting a bit more attention in Germany, at least I am seeing the German translation in lots of bookshops. For me it was just a bit too inconsistent, with chapters that really grabbed me and others that left me cold.
@ulbaboomsbooks 20 күн бұрын
Oh dear. I had safely put you in the "does not read crime fiction" category. Now I feel challenged! Great and divers reading month. Congrats. xx
@fayesparallelstories 18 күн бұрын
Thank you 😊 I always strive to be unpredictable 😄
@zachreads 21 күн бұрын
I read 14 books 5,851 pages (the US had a long holiday weekend so I got a lot of extra reading done) It was on the lower end quality-wise but very productive so I'm happy with it. Top 3 -Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (my first and only 5☆ this year) -Dragon Rider by Taran Matharu (great animal companion) -The Crypt by Scott Sigler (best sci‐fi horror so far) High hopes that fell flat but weren't bad -The Red Tent by Anita Diamant -Sunbringer by Hanna Kaner -Delicate Condition by Danielle Valentine -I Myself am a Woman by Ding Ling -The Romance Recipe by Ruby Barrett -Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen -Animal by Lisa Taddeo The 2 I strongly disliked -The Dispissessed by Ursula K LeGuine (read it for an online book club and was the only to actually finish it lol) -The Scourge Between the Stars by Ness Brown (my only 0☆ for the year) Some thriller recs -Bluff by Michael Kardos -The Undesired by Yrsa Sigurdardottir (or "Last Rituals") -The Lost Village by Camilla Sten -Insomnia by Sara Pinborough -Near the Bone by Chrisina Henry -Call me Princess by Sara Blædel (content warning)
@fayesparallelstories 18 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for the Thriller recommendations. I have been considering a few of your recent reads (especially Animal and Patricia Wants to Cuddle) but now I feel I may push them back. You had a great reading month! Maybe June will send you a few more high 4star reads!!!
@zachreads 17 күн бұрын
@@fayesparallelstories Animal was pretty good I just preferred "New Animal" by Ella Baxter and "All Night Pharmacy" by Ruth Madievsky which cover most of the same ground (New Animal is even sort-of referenced in Animal), i wouldn't disagree if someone put Animal on top of the pile. Patricia WtC was a balloon that deflated rather than popped for me, I just finished "Pew" by Catherine Lacey which has very mixed reviews but I liked it quite a bit!
@Mumra2K 21 күн бұрын
Definitely confusing rating metrics intro, especially as I'm sure your audience isn't a monolith but rest assured I'm still subscribed and watching and very curious about your book list. 😊
@fayesparallelstories 21 күн бұрын
Haha! Yes, I definitely had this idea that I could ask 100 readers “family feud”-style about their opinions on the books but then I just went rogue 😄 In the end I just accepted the chaos and got to talk about books!
@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk 22 күн бұрын
So many books and so little time! Hope you have a great reading summer. Happy reading.
@fayesparallelstories 21 күн бұрын
Indeed, but that’s a kind of problem I enjoy having 😉
@ameliareads589 23 күн бұрын
I would have loved being part of the Friendaholic discussion, because I agreed sometimes with you and sometimes with your Mum and sometimes I had a third opinion. So interesting! I like Toni Morrison's writing, but I haven't read this short story yet. I would love to see you reading a fiction and a nonfiction book about climate change.
@fayesparallelstories 21 күн бұрын
Ooh excellent suggestion reading books on climate change - thank you! One of my favourite things about discussing books with others is that it so often enables disagreement voiced in a kind way, so I am really glad you appreciated our differing views - and even had a few extra 😃
@ulbaboomsbooks 28 күн бұрын
OMG!!!!! Just Kids is one of the best memoirs: New York, Art, Friendship and Patti Smith is an incredible woman/ writer/ singer. So happy you liked it. Go listen to her music as well. xx
@myreadinglife8816 28 күн бұрын
No need to hold yourself to a TBR if it’s bringing on a slump! You read quite a bit of nature writing in spite of it!
@fayesparallelstories 28 күн бұрын
Yes! You always say “as long as you read one nature book, you have joined Springathon”. So the pressure was entirely salt-made 😄
@HeatherGashgarian Ай бұрын
You mentioned that you were looking for new music. My New Year’s resolution was to only read books this year by authors from countries I haven’t read yet. So I found music playlists to match the country I’m reading and I’ve found a lot of music that way!
@fayesparallelstories 28 күн бұрын
That is such a cool approach to finding new music!!! What’s your favourite book you have added to your global reading challenge this year? And does it align with finding cool music from that country? 😁
@HeatherGashgarian 27 күн бұрын
@@fayesparallelstoriesI listened to Vietnamese Pop while reading The Song of Kieu , which was written a couple hundred years ago, and they went strangely well together!
@fayesparallelstories 26 күн бұрын
I love that 😁😌
@ulbaboomsbooks Ай бұрын
Glad you found your 'Happy Place'. Maybe putting together TBRs and reading are two different hobbies? Changing reading plans is fun! x
@fayesparallelstories Ай бұрын
I love hearing about other people’s TBRs and then I want to join in 😌 Maybe you are right and I should just endorse changing up the lists!
@novelish_nyiestra7060 Ай бұрын
Well - you alread know that I loved LAB GIRL and really didn't care much for H IS FOR HAWK - and yes, it was White and it was a goshawk 😅 I am really curious as to how I will enjoy SHE WOULD BE KING but I should probably not start it right now because I feel really slumpy and it seems I cannot enjoy anything right now 🙃
@fayesparallelstories Ай бұрын
Then I really hope you don’t start reading She zwölf Be King now 🥹 I want the best possible chances for you to love it! Did a book get you into this annoying reading slump in the first place?
@zachreads Ай бұрын
I'm very very interested in The Beauty! A few recs -Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant -Dear Sweet Filthy World by Caitlin R Keirnan -Near the Bone by Chrisina Henry -In Darkness Shadows Breathe by Catherine Cavendish -The Wehrwolf by Alma Katsu -Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates -The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum (one of the best but very fisturbing) I have a polish short story collection called Flights by Olga Tokarczak that looks great.
@fayesparallelstories 21 күн бұрын
I almost expect you to have read The Beauty by now, given how much you read in an average month 😄 Let me know what you thought!
@RovingReader Ай бұрын
I loved this video! I always enjoy hearing people's tops. It's almost like a to-do list for me or to-read :) I adore nature writing too! Oh! A Line Above the Sky sounds good!!!
@fayesparallelstories Ай бұрын
I like that: a to-do list of books, sounds so much more serious than “TBR” 😊 Do you have some favourite nature writing recommendations?
@RovingReader Ай бұрын
@@fayesparallelstories Mary Oliver, for sure!!! Looking at my storygraph to see what else. Oh, A Flat Place had such a massive impact on me and I filmed a video on it that I'm super proud of. I think it's the second most recent video. It's really sad actually, because I didn't read much nature writing in 2023, but A Flat Place is such a massive rec for me. It hit just right.
@ulbaboomsbooks Ай бұрын
4 out of your list are definitely high up on my all time favourites: A Little Life, The House in the Cerulean Sea, H is for Hawk and Giovanni's Room. xx
@fayesparallelstories Ай бұрын
An excellent quartett 😍
@CharlieBrookReads Ай бұрын
I loved Giovanni’s room. My friend is always telling me about the Phillipa Perry books so I definitely need to get to them at some point.
@fayesparallelstories Ай бұрын
I haven’t read her more recent one yet but I was genuinely positively surprised by The Book You wish your Parents had read! 🤗
@user-cy6xl7ix6g Ай бұрын
To people who really want to fall in love with horror I always recommend Rachel Harrison's "The Return" (quite moving, especially at the end, not unlike "Our Wives Under the Sea"), and, a more funny one, T. Kingfisher's "The Hollow Places." Those made me fall in love with horror for sure! ;)))
@fayesparallelstories Ай бұрын
Thank you so much for the Horror recommendations! I haven’t read anything by the two authors yet, so I must remedy that!
@patriciamello7006 Ай бұрын
Have you read Braiding Sweetgrass? I think you would love it.
@fayesparallelstories Ай бұрын
I really wanted to love it. I tried the audiobook and the writing was just a bit to poetic, so I couldn’t keep track. But now I want to give it another try 💚
@LieingCostsYoursoulTellElders Ай бұрын
Something pop up to disturbe vibe. The vagina not adicting next. Beautiful u r share food with the poor and never lie reverse all lies ever told very important
@glossy1068 Ай бұрын
Underground Barbie by Maša Kolanović is awesome! I've read it in Croatian a few years ago and it positively surprised me. I hope the translation will be as good.
@fayesparallelstories 21 күн бұрын
Oh that’s amazing! I always find it difficult to judge how widely read book titles from other countries are. That’s so cool 🥹
@drawyourbook876 Ай бұрын
I did not like how did you lose the time war. But love soldier sailor. I do not get why people would be annoyed that she did not say anything about how she feels. She did! And having been in that position and seen other people be in that position, no matter how you talk to their partner, they just don't seem to get what it is to become a mother and a primary parent!
@zachreads Ай бұрын
I read 12 books 4375 pages. Ranking by meaning would be umpossible for me bc i couldn't prioritixe one type of meaning over another. My top 4 were -Godzilla x Kong by Greg Keyes (movie novelization, the books add to the films and give much needed deph, also feels spetial bc Godzilla turns 70 this year) -The Hidden Guardian by J.D.L Rosell (book 3 in a series that caught me totally off gaurd and made me cry) -Nightbitch (felt like peices from many lesser books finally being put together properly) -The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston (solid romance with a time travel aspect, but also deals with grief/letting go and choosing happiness over expectations) Bridge to Terabithis by Katherine Patterson was interesting bc i gave it 4.5☆ and hated every second of it. It heavily focuses on a boy trying to fit society's mold at the expence of himself, add philosophically it's postmodernist and there are few things I dislike more than postmodernism. I have read This is How you lose the Time War. I was prepared for the writing to be so purple it hurts, and for it to be the kind of book where there isn't much to hold on to and it's up to you to sink or swim on your own.
@fayesparallelstories Ай бұрын
Did being prepared for the type of book This is How You Lose the Time War is help you enjoy the book more? 🙃 Because I am really unsure about my final (star) rating. I think you have a really good point about Nightbitch doing some things right, others didn’t quite achieve. I do think, I need a bit of break from the unhappy mothers theme though! And thank you for mentioning a romance book. I don’t read many but every now and then I do feel like one. Besides seeing the Seven Year Slip in the book shops I hadn’t heard much about it yet. Happy reading! :)
@zachreads Ай бұрын
@@fayesparallelstories Yes being warned about the writing and ambiguity in TiHYLtTW helped, I think the audiobook with 2 narrators helped too. I'll mention more romances (sneak peek The Romance Recipe by Ruby Barrett will be my next one)
@fayesparallelstories Ай бұрын
I think had I listened to Tihzlttw on audio I would have understood even less 😄 Oh well, now I know why all the reviews I had seen beforehand were so vague!
@HeatherGashgarian Ай бұрын
In February I read Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and the day I finished it I started reading it again. I felt like she wrote the book for me, but that seems highly unlikely. I guess it was just the right book at the right time.
@fayesparallelstories Ай бұрын
That sounds absolutely perfect! I have so far only read the author’s short story collection, which I liked so I should definitely check out Half of a Yellow Sun!
@novelish_nyiestra7060 Ай бұрын
Har Har - each month I am just waiting to see how you decide to rank your books this time. 😅 I listened to How to lose the time war about two years ago and was reaaaaally underwhelmed. I did not like the language either 🤷🏻♀
@fayesparallelstories Ай бұрын
Please give me your suggestions on how else I could rank my books 🤓 you are the stats queen! And thank you for relieving my confusion on How To Win- I thought maybe I am just not sensitive enough for it… but oh wait… that’s very unlikely 😂
@ulbaboomsbooks Ай бұрын
Ha! I guess non-fiction writing on art and also New York in the 1980's are my favourite tropes. I was touched by two novels from the women's prize longlist: Nightbloom by Peace Adzo Medie and Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan. Both unfortunately didn't make it onto the shortlist. ...and thank you for the bookshop company compliment 😍
@fayesparallelstories Ай бұрын
Easiest compliment I ever made 😊 Yeah… I do now completely understand why you love Olivia Laing. I think I was expecting more of a memoir and then took quite a while to adapt 🙃
@fayesparallelstories Ай бұрын
I always feel once the shortlist is announced I am less likely to read the books that didn’t make it. A real shame… I will try to get to those two!
@novelish_nyiestra7060 Ай бұрын
You have to take me to this nature Writing Bookshop! 🥰
@fayesparallelstories Ай бұрын
You’ll have to come to “my” part of Berlin though 🙃😌
@myreadinglife8816 Ай бұрын
I’ve read the first and the fourth book on your TBR, and am very interested in the other two. Excellent group of books.
@fayesparallelstories Ай бұрын
Ooh, I think haven’t heard anyone talk about Undrowned yet! I hope you liked it 🙃
@CuriousReader Ай бұрын
I had no idea James Rebanks's wife was also a writer! I still haven't read Pastoral or Shepherd's Life but I really want to. Such a great TBR, can't wait to hear what you thought of all of these and in particular Home Place that I've had my eye on for a long time. Happy Springathon!
@fayesparallelstories Ай бұрын
Little spoiler; definitely prioritise English Pastoral over The Farmer’s Wife 🙈 Happy Springathon!!! Ever year I look forward to it ❤️
@CuriousReader Ай бұрын
@@fayesparallelstories Haha I definitely will! I'm so glad to hear that, Faye!!
@ameliareads589 Ай бұрын
I love Springathon too. And thanks for the bookshop recommendation, never heard of that shop before.
@fayesparallelstories Ай бұрын
Zabriskie is great! You have to check it out if you are in Berlin and love nature writing 💚
@ebloom82182 Ай бұрын
These are all such interesting sounding books, I really want to look into them. It reminds me of that book that's called something like Why Fish Don't Exist (which Ive been meaning to read for a stupidly long time now) or The Soul of an Octopus which are both also in the vein of personal exploration through connection to nature. I think it's such a good niche of books I love the spring themed reading, I feel like everyone's skipped straight to summer 😢🌱☔🌸
@fayesparallelstories Ай бұрын
I have heard so many good things about Why Fish Don’t Exist. It’s one of those books that is wasting away on my TBR pile 😊😌 I am really happy Spring is finally here, I was feel like it’s a very short season here in Germany 🙃🌱
@ulbaboomsbooks Ай бұрын
I am intrigued by 'The Home Place' xx
@fayesparallelstories Ай бұрын
I will pass it on once I have read it 😊
@zachreads 2 ай бұрын
In the first ¼ of 2024 -50 books -15,703 pages -35 by Women -15 by men -4-1☆, 4-2☆, 14-3★, 28-4☆, 0-5☆ -Fav so far The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec -Least fav the Gate to Women's Country by Sheri S Tepper -moat read Genre fantasy -most surprising Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See (good surprise) -2024 release I want to read Sunbringer by Hanna Kaner Also I just finished Nightbitch if you want to talk about it (4.5☆ for me)
@fayesparallelstories Ай бұрын
Oh wow- 4.5 for Nightbitch! *spoiler* what did you think of the ending with the art performance? And even though I may be taking it too literally; is she really turning into a dog? 50 books and no 5 star read is tough! I hope your next quarter sends you a five star book!
@zachreads Ай бұрын
@@fayesparallelstories nightbitch spoilers I liked the art performance as tas the ending, although having her son involved wouldn't have been my choice. Not sure if Yoder knew about it but the dancing skeleton animals reminded me of a greenlandic folklore monster called a tupiloq, which is a creature made by a Witch out of human and animal bones that is brought back to life as a weapon for vengeance but usually turns on its creator, using tupiloqs for art is a relay cool condept to me. The main reason it got such a high rating from me is I've read quote a few books that tried similar and were less successful, such as The Vegetatian by Han Kang, Come Closer by Sara Gran, Such a Pretty Smile by Kristi DeMeester, Ducks Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann, and Girls Against God by Jenny Hval for the angry artist bits. Even though I dispised it reading The Women Who Run with the Wolves by Clarissa Plnkola added something bc the mc's book was kind of like it. Other books that added to my experience were The The Yellow Wallpaper, Where the Wild Ladies Are by Aoko Matsuda, salt slow by Julia Armfield, Moontlowers and Nightshade, Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao, Earthlings bySayakaMurata, The Core of the Sun byJohanna Sinisalo, TenderMorselsbyMargoLanagan. My other complaint is that it was about 50 pages too long. The fact most characters didn't have a name was good for me. And I got a couple laugh out loud moments when she and her son were being wierd in public XD. As for whether she was really turning into a dog, I'm comfortable leaving that mostly ambiguous, I'm ok with full, partial or no real transformations but I do think there was magic in some capacity. Music also played a role for me "Unmapped Darkness" by Seven Spires and "Where the Heart is Home" by Xandria were ob repeat over the course of my reading (and Where the Heart is Home even had the same drum intro as her art performance). I have thoughts on the husband marriage and parenting but this is already way too long.
@zachreads Ай бұрын
@@fayesparallelstories And I should have given at least four 5☆ but I'm too particular with those.
@JupiterTaylor 2 ай бұрын
1. How many books have you read so far this year? 36 so far, but only 19 were in the first 3 months. 2. Have you already found a book you think might be a favourite? If not, what was your favourite book you read that wasn't quite a 5*. Unworthy and Unperfect by Susie Tate were great and contenders, along with Past Lying by Val Mcdermid. 3. Any 1* books or your least favourite book of the year? I quite enjoyed Last call at the Local :) The state of Affairs by Ester Perel was a struggle for me though. 4. Most read genre so far? Crime/Psychological thrillers, followed by Physics/Cosmology! 5. A book that surprised you? The Teacher by Frieda McFadden - I read all 400 pages in under 24 hours, it was a page turner! 6. What's a book that came out in 2023 that you want to read that you haven't yet? The Shadow Cabinet by Juno Dawson 7. One goal you made that you are succeeding in? My goodreads challenge 8. One goal you need to focus on. Expanding my non fiction reading
@fayesparallelstories Ай бұрын
I love a good thriller recommendation, I read so few that I don't want to start one that's not fun. Should I check out The Teacher then? The range of genres you read is always cool to me! So many thrillers but then one of your favourites so far is romance 😃
@JupiterTaylor Ай бұрын
@@fayesparallelstories The Teacher or the Housemaid - read both this year and thought they were pretty good!
@zachreads 2 ай бұрын
I'll leave stats and things tomorrow when I have time, but here's some smaller international booktubers I frequent. -Literature Liz (denmark) -Julie Conrad (fellow German that is struggling to grow) -Tempest reads (Tasmania) -The Bookish Land (US/China) -Josie Talks about Books (Norway) -Sam Kwiatkowski (Canada) -Bethany And Books (Austrailia/NewZealand) -Gwendolyn Ransom (US) -For The Love of Classics (England/Pakistan) -Leora Aileen (Netherlands) -Bryndis readsalot (Iceland)
@fayesparallelstories Ай бұрын
Thank you for the recommendations!
@brittanyrenee5391 2 ай бұрын
I’m so glad you’re taking about this! I love books that I started referring to as “cozy lifestyle.” So anything by Fiona Ferris, Jennifer Melville, Jennifer Scott, and the like. They’re all about living a chic life and being inspired by the beauty around us.