10 books i cant stop thinking about ⭐ five star reads, love hate books, rants, emotional damage

[@AntheaReads]

"The main characters who has my full name " not me thinking "her name is also Cari Cakes ?!" 😭 why am I so dumb

[@caricanread]

😂💀

[@michaelafintorova4516]

This was literally my thought 🙈

[@aseelsahib7039]

I read the twisty twisty twist part of five broken blades on public transport during peak hour traffic... I was making faces and sounds and staring off into the distance to understand what happened, the people across me were in for a performance 😂

[@caricanread]

LOL!!

[@ChanelChapters]

just added the library at mount char to my june tbr so very synchronistic that you started with it

[@caricanread]

ohhh hope you enjoy!

[@endhymn]

Library at mount char is one of my fav books I read this year, I went in blind and I came out crazed and cackling LMAO Also really enjoyed five broken blades, especially since all the characters are adults ;)

[@summoningreaders]

Library of the unwritten is a trilogy FYI

[@qinwang6307]

Hopefully one day you’ll get to read Manacled I was so emotionally drained from it in the best way possible 🫡

[@stellasteely8977]

BABE WAKE UP CARICANREAD JUST POSTED

[@caricanread]

🤣

[@ruiira]

IM UPPPP

[@darcyreads]

14 HOURS LATE BUT NOW IM AWAKE

[@larissaprates1384]

thats exactly how i feel 😂

[@era_by_era5771]

0:46 not necassarily on topic but hearing cari say something in korean, understanding it fully, and my brain going to "wow cari said something in korean" before even realizing I'd understood it lowkey just gave me the motivation boost I needed to keep studying. To other learners, I know it seems like a pretty easy word but understanding it so effortlessly (with the ending like !!) was mostly what got me

[@caricanread]

yeeeeeeee congrats!! i always find that 기대해~ is so much easier to say so instead of saying "look forward to it" my brain autocorrects to that hahahha

[@sashabsanti]

The library at mount char was truly the most unique and wild read! I loved the ending so much.

[@caricanread]

So good 😭😭😭

[@addiem4387]

the fact that it’s a standalone too is just *chef’s kiss* it’s like 400 pages of pure adrenaline

[@umber111]

The random big bird appearance 💀

[@caricanread]

LOL!

[@kailynevans]

Cari is my comfort youtuber to such an extent that I physically gasped when I opened the app and saw a new video. Edit: Autocorrect is rude to cari

[@caricanread]

💞💞💞

[@ayragon]

The English Understand Wool was super surprising and satisfying. I read it on your rec and agree it is so good.

[@caricanread]

that makes me so happy!

[@StashaA.]

Cari saying: "Weirdly, I'm seeing a theme, I'm reading a lot of books about hell..." and me just reading Hell Bent before watching this video. 😂😅🤣

[@jenniferreneesmith5822]

Me too!

[@93laurenm]

Picked up Five Broken Blades bc of your rec and LOVED it! It’s been like a week since I finished it and I’m still thinking about it, especially the ending

[@chloeeeliza]

Always a good day when Cari uploads 🙏

[@caricanread]

:') thank you!

[@holly2585]

that’s my exact experience with holly black. it’s like this nostalgic feeling i get when seeing jude and carden rather than the reading experience i had

[@Eva-tg7ce]

it was on my recommended and said 43 secs ago and I was so excited but when I clicked on it it was 45 mins ago😭

[@caricanread]

KZbin has been wild lately! I even got comments intended for thebookleo on my vids?? the whole system is messed up hahha

[@Eva-tg7ce]

@@caricanread lol that’s so weird?!

[@black-aliss]

Am I the only one who thought The Library at Mount Char was weirdly cosy and comforting? Despite all the violence.

[@kiute.c]

I borrowed Five Broken Blades from my library because of your TikTok and I devoured it!!! 5⭐️ and bought the physical copy to add to my bookshelf 🤩

[@caricanread]

omg yay that makes me so happy!!

[@Apytiksliai]

Read it after this video, plot twist really twisted!

[@kiute.c]

@@Apytiksliai twisted so hard it almost snapped!! 😆

[@perpetualcarpet]

Oh no… I was just about to go to sleep… one more video won’t hurt

[@caricanread]

😂😂 sweet dreams!

[@thethriftyfawn]

At 8:51 "a giant... BIRD"... I spit my apple cinnamon tea on the kitchen counter!!! 😂

[@caricanread]

😂😂😂

[@pendragon2012]

My best non fiction was Klan War by Fergus Bordewich and my best fiction so far was Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga. Always great to hear from my favorite redheaded reader/adventurer. 🙂

[@caricanread]

i will have to look up both!! thank you~~

[@anyolivna163]

i completely get what u mean with the mc who shares your name😭when i was reading juniper and thorn my avatar reid i was SO taken aback because the mc has the same translated family name i have. it was sooo bizarre to read haha😭

[@saylars8938]

laughing bc I wasn't expecting this woven kingdom to make it on this list but I understand why it made it on there despite all its flaws and I completely agree

[@caricanread]

its like i hate you??? but i love you????

[@Best_Stressed]

_Summers at Castle Auburn_ by Sharon Shinn! As far as I know this is kind of a little-known book, but it's one of my beloved comfort reads. It's a coming-of-age slow-burn romance and to me, it manages to be both quietly cozy and also deal with some pretty dark themes without feeling like it's trivializing them. And it has a kind of arc that I love where the heroine starts out young and kind of silly in a very believable way and grows into herself over the course of the book. And there is a very sensible hero. I will recommend this book forever.

[@emikemi1460]

Whenever you post I have my notepad ready so I can IMMEDIATELY put books on hold at the library

[@suchetadas9744]

Cariiiiii please do a plot summary of the throne of glass series please please please please please 😭😭😭

[@maryr329]

I think you'd enjoy Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino. A girl growing up in Philadelphia with a single mom discovers she's an alien who can communicate with her fellow aliens via a fax machine. Lots of reflection on what life on earth is like, what love means. It almost lost me in the first chapter but it was so worth sticking with!

[@caricanread]

Still 8+ weeks at the library!

[@SavidgeReads]

‘It had library in the title, so it’s for me’ I feel so seen and so understood. Hahaha. May is historically my slumpy month, so the Helen deWitt will be in my eyeline all month, thank you. I have Fragile Animals on the TBR, I’m looking forward to it.

[@tinagarcia3571]

I think I'll try Fragile Animals and The English Know Wool. I'm in the mist of a bunch of Witchy books, finished Other Birds currently reading Weyward , just received 3 other witch books in the mail today.

[@annambb26]

Have you read Masters of Death by Olivia Blake? It has sassy angels, the death and his godson, a vampire, a ghost, a demon and a mysterious game to name a few!

[@caricanread]

yes! i read it last year so i think my review is in my august or september wrap up!

[@amandatyler]

I read The Library at Mount Char in March on your recommendation and loved it so much, I found it so darkly funny and beautiful. I also started the Locked Tomb series last month and I can NOT stop thinking about those books, they are amazing and I LOVE Tamsyn Muir's writing so very much ♥

[@eggmster]

i love your taste in books so much i’m so excited to give all of these a chance! thanks cari!

[@caricanread]

Wahhh thank YOU!

[@caitdupree]

Yay!!! Another Cari video!! One thing I wanted to point about the hitman POV in five broken blades - as someone from the Southern US that grew up verryyyyy country and by some standards “redneck”, it’s normal to switch around how you speak. Sometimes I say ain’t, and sometimes I don’t. I think that makes it more authentic ❤️

[@caricanread]

to me that was when i started to think that the voices sounded the same because his voice was so different from the other characters so when he didnt do it anymore, it felt more like the author forgot to switch back haha

[@Ruthi3ry]

I’m never this early! I added Five Broken Blades to my TBR from the short 😂 Thanks Cari ❤

[@whoviansutton]

I got it as my BOTM for May and I'm already a quarter of the way thorugh the book and it is amazing!

[@caricanread]

Hope you enjoy 🙏🙏🙏

[@Ruthi3ry]

@@whoviansutton I think you just convinced me to add it to my June TBR 🫣

[@sydneyscott9975]

Ok I usually love your fantasy/sci fi recs but I'm about 25% of the way through Library at Mount Char and I'm just not vibing (and I LOVED the Locked Tomb series). Is it worth pushing through? Am I quitting right before it gets good??

[@booksmitin]

I loved how you described the ending of The English Understand Wool. I totally agree!

[@watashiwamosura]

Untethered Sky sounds like it shares a lot of similarities with the Beast Player duology by Nahoko Uehashi, so you might enjoy it! The books follow a girl from childhood all throughout her life as she trains giant wolf-birds to be used in war and begins to question her life's work. The world building is fantastic, there's a lot of politics and focus on human connections as well as the bonds between trainer and wild animal. Despite being fantasy, it always felt very grounded to me. Cannot recommend enough!

[@MemphisJones]

Ohhhhhh Library of the Unwritten sounds really good. I seem to be reading/TBRing lots of books with Library in the plot.

[@kimn4158]

Book suggestions When The Moon Hatched Butcher and Blackbird Heavenbreaker Their Vicious Games Liked all the charcters in 5 Broken Blades The Stolen Heir was better than The Prisoners Throne but still good This Woven Kingdom is a favorite

[@HushIAmTalking]

after reading Untethered Sky and loving it, I wanted more of Jane Fondas writing. So I got a Jade City spin off short story (the jade setter)... and honestly i wouldnt have known it was the same author 😅 (and i kind of hated it) so now i want to know which style the full Jade series is in... because i am nervous 😬

[@jannaahmad2591]

Yesss let's goo me and my TBR are ready 🤩❤

[@sammileung86]

Omg. A book about books and death combined??! I'm there!!!

[@thixiemattel]

I get what you mean about simping for the adjectives for the word count. like girl did you really “trace your lonely finger down the thick pulpy bone colored pages, taking in the words as they danced across your field of vision from left to right” or did you read the fucking spell. my approach to poetry is different the word choice is kinda the whole point but you gotta tailor the voice to the story or it’s just kind of self indulgent and embarrassing to read.

[@lisafernandezgonzalez1127]

Cari: you read the title, you know why you're here Me: i actually did not read the title, i just saw you posted and clicked, no questions asked 🤭🤭

[@caricanread]

LOL!

[@sameenmehdi2671]

Cari you HAVE to read warm hands of ghosts PLEASE its so so good

[@caricanread]

i read it right when it came out! check my march wrap up!

[@lucdoodle]

Library of the unwritten sounds like such a interestiing book 👀: o !! oh btw, I strongly recommend "Sourcery" by Terry Pratchett, I think you would like it !

[@HaveSomePlaid]

Not related to this video, but thank you for recommending The Six Deaths of the Saint. It was very unique and evoked a lot of feelings.

[@caricanread]

so glad you loved it too!

[@ashleydurning6071]

There’s a book set (at least partly in my city) where the female character has the same name as me, first and last name. I haven’t read it though

[@Kat.....]

Wow don't think I've ever been this early

[@caricanread]

hehe thanks for being here!

[@saeriiss]

i live for Cari's notification, it's like a reward lol

[@caricanread]

🥹🥹🥹

[@justwonder1404]

Six of Crows but AGED UP? Say less I want it so bad.

[@idmanmohamed9053]

grily! im BEGGING YOU please read red rising by pierce brown. it will change your life! its hunger games meets 1984 with a sci-fi feel. fast pace, there's a huge revenge arc, there is sooo many twists I couldn't put it down. i would love to see your thoughts on it.

[@katiemclean4086]

THANK YOU CARI

[@caricanread]

thank YOU!

[@cowboylikelea]

this is not a good video to make with my birthday wishlist already written 😭 also u said no more fanfics but u should totally read All The Young Dudes

[@caricanread]

birthday wishlists never end!!!

[@esthercrossley5161]

Cari have you read The Queen of Attolia?

[@TheGremlinInTheLibrary]

I read Five Broken Blades because of your short and my love of Six of Crows. The quality of the writing felt like bad middle grade in its simplicity. However, I read it super quickly because of that and it kept my interest well enough that I didn't feel like DNFing it even as it had so many elements that would normally be a DNF for me (like the over the top mysoginist and so many bystanders being colateral damage). It felt like a popcorn blockbuster, not much depth but a fun enough ride regardless.

[@caricanread]

Especially rotho or whatever his name is pov 😂😭 but it was a fast pace easy read that finally got me out of my slump AND the author has already got the second book underway. Hahha 2024 really has me lowering standards but i just want fun this year 😭🙏

[@katiemclean4086]

A p&p retelling …. !!

[@caricanread]

so sweet :''''''')

[@AmadeusProfeten]

I’m currently listening to Five broken blades and have about 20% left, and I’m CONFUSED to say the least. ALTHOUGH I believe it would be so soooo much easier to read it in “physical” form instead. I love the plot and the characters, but the voices, the switching of characters makes my mind spin…

[@caricanread]

Oh god yeah the chapters are so short, i would be lost if i went the audio route!

[@willchar13]

omg i love most ardently!!!!

[@caricanread]

added immediately to my comfort read shelf!

[@maggy40404]

EARLYYY HECK YEAH your hair looks so godamn healthy

[@caricanread]

Thank you!

[@gabbymnlclc]

was looking for something to watch while i crochet and saw a notif that Cari posted a video ♥

[@seyiosinubi]

such a nice birthday gift !

[@caricanread]

happy happy birthdaaay!

[@Beach652]

I found The English Understand Wool delightful ! I also found it via that Ann Patchett video, lol For folks who like amnesia stories that are lightly speculative climate fiction - I can't shut up about Adrift by Brideau. An easy five stars from me and so rarely talked about on booktube sadly.

[@mk.am.]

Great content! I picked up *The English understand wool* immediately after watching the video but unfortunately it didn't click for me. 😢 I have high expectations from *Fragile animals* though! ❤

[@jaginaiaelectrizs6341]

23:37 - That stop and pause and sigh/huff is ssoo relatable!! 🤭🤭 (Only, sometimes I'm that weirdo/masochist who even actually *_likes_** it* specifically _for_ being that way and having that effect on me, or something; what is wrong with me!.🙃 👀🤦🤦‍♀️🤣 But, I mean, there are other times where it's just super-duper frustrating and/or can get hella HELLA annoying to me too-and I really don't know what exactly makes the difference for me or not, at times. LOLLL)

[@kkayziii]

As always, these videos (all the videos, but particularly those with recommendations attached) unearth absolute GEMS and I cannot thank you enough for all the inspiration!! Your videos spark a fire that has made me so excited to just pick up a book and READ (a fire that for a while there, was slowly dying) I picked up Library of the Unwritten because it ended up on here, and I am beyond glad I did! I just finished off the final book in the trilogy and I am completely blown away - it felt like every book just kept getting better and better and the way it all wraps up is just so perfect and wholesome. (In other words, even if the first book maybe felt a bit slow at times, Hackwith really finds her groove as they go on!) I am completely obsessed 😂 It has absolutely sky-rocketed to being one of my favourite series of all time. Thank you for all your amazing recommendations!!

[@larissaprates1384]

I dont know if youve read this book before, but FOUR TREASURES OF THE SKY has not left my mind ever since I read it… 2 years ago. It’s beautifully written and painful in a way that it wrecked me and I don’t think I will ever heal from it, which love that for me! would love to know your thoughts on that one 😊 also, 1. i’ve immediately put Five Broken Blades on hold in the library; 2. I’m reading Where Sleeping Girls Lie on your recommendation. I’m up to 22% now and the mystery is picking up! so excited!!! I will come back with my ideas later 😊

[@Silverraine1]

I also had no luck in april. I think I might pick up Five Broken Blades soon. The last book I read that I keep thinking about is A Magical Girl Retires by Park Seolyeon. And probably because I saw the author's interview on 'the Korea society' channel afterwards, I went and watched the original sailor moon anime for the first time in my life and it made me so nostalgic for my 90s childhood (இ﹏இ`｡)

[@agatahighstein]

Not My Problem by Ciara Smyth is a book that I would highly recommend that I'm not sure if you have read yet. I first read it in 2020 and I have reread it about 7 times since then. I feel like we usually have pretty similar tastes so I think you would like it. It is a YA Romance, definitely my favorite YA Romance ever, and it is just so funny! The characters are so loveable and feel so real, the plot is so full of different plotlines that you feel like they shouldn't all fit but they do, the bond between the characters is darling and the writing style and narrator's voice are just laugh out loud hilarious. It is an Irish book and I loved all of the Irish slang and humor. I love it so much and I would love to hear your thoughts on it!

[@elmeelee4109]

This Woven Kingdom makes me so upset lol. The second book taking place in less than 48 hours and the main character saying “how dare you” 17 times within that time frame drove me up a wall. The stagnation is just too much for me. I’m glad you’ve been really enjoying it!

[@cherrynic]

This Woven Kingdom, your description of the 3rd book was 100% on the nose! I'm also invested in the characters, but my goodness, the 4th book needs to move the plot. 🙃

[@daniellec4235]

I would HIGHLY recommend "The Dark Days Club" trilogy by Allison Goodman, who also wrote the "Eon" and "Eona" duology. It basically boils down to demon hunting in Regency England, and has (in my opinion) a really good, slow burn, "grumpy and sunshine"-esque romance. I read it probably 3-4 years ago, and haven't stopped thinking about it since!

[@Sophia-ss8gr]

Two books that wrecked me but are absolutely beautiful are Together We Rot by Skyla Arndt and My Throat an Open Grave by Tori Bovalino but tw: religious trauma

[@jaginaiaelectrizs6341]

25:48 - I think, sometimes, people also forget that "better" doesn't always mean like superior quality and value or done more well than something else in every or any way and that "better" can actually just mean it somehow improved or did some particular things/aspects/ slightly differently in certain ways that worked for differing people and/or whatever function or purpose or service that they really wanted those things to fulfill than something else did. Lol 😅😊

[@OliviaKunze]

Low key BOM had some bangers last month, kicking myself for not getting 5 broken blades.

[@temporalloop]

picked up sooo many recs from this vid, so thank you! 💕 a book i can't get over is Seth Dickinson's The Traitor Baru Cormorant ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@haneulnophi]

I'm currently reading Library at Mount Char and so far I'm really enjoying it. so the question is... should I just build a whole TBR from this video? lol

[@marieh5228]

I only read two silly romance books in April that I didn’t really like, but I’ve already read 6 books in May, and I enjoyed them all, so maybe there really was something in the air in April lmao

[@saramm3765]

I had been on the fence about Five Broken Blades. It was sitting in my cart for days. Then you posted your quick review and I trust you so much I immediately bought it. Almost done with The Tainted Cup and then jumping into Five Broken Blades. I LOVED The Whispering Dark and just read her newest Your Blood, My Bones and that was incredible too. I ended up DNFing Untethered Sky. I enjoyed the writing but not the subject.

[@fernandadiesel8369]

five broken blades quickly became my favourite read of the year, it gave me the exact same feeling as six of crows. i think i should maybe reread the cruel prince because i really didn't like the trilogy but LOVED stolen heir, and that doesn't make any sense lol

[@nataschasongbird]

Pleaseeee……the giant bird! I’M SCREAMING…..🤣 Also just downloaded The whispering dark. So excited to dive into that next.

[@michellecgb]

So my tbr is longer by 8 books… ❤❤❤

[@caricanread]

😂😂😂

[@mrsbaratheon]

I love the Library of the Unwritten so much, especially the 2nd and 3rd book ugh they are so underrated imo!!

[@callistaglover3844]

The Whispering Dark changed my brain chemistry. I loved that book so much and it deserves more hype.

[@TheMidnightPotato]

15:53 omg!!! You’re the first one to tell me that Whispering Dark needs to be read first. When I got your blood my bones in my owlcrate box I was planning on reading it next, and was already on chapter 1…. But I had also gotten the whispering dark on resale and was going to read that after. You saved me! Phew😅

[@o1ven]

Read the "Untethered Sky" after your recommendation it was SOLID 👌👌👌 Loved it ❤

[@Holynda]

I'm interested in checking out some of these! I really enjoy the way you explain books and I end up liking a lot of the same ones you do. I'm wondering how much season/time of year plays into your book choices. I'm a seasonal reader for the most part, and when possible, that extends to movies and TV shows as well. I always appreciate when a book makes it clear at the start what the time of year is, but sometimes I can get 50 or more pages in without knowing when it takes place. Your videos about fall books are great. Would you consider in general saying what season a book is best read it, or for books that extend over different seasons, if one predominates? I love imagining beautiful settings, so I'm often biased toward books where the setting is appealing and almost another character in the book. I like to say the setting draws me in and the dialogue and character development keep me interested.

[@donnypeters-y9c]

The devil's detective by Simon Kurt unsworth is weird but soo enjoyable. Book 2 is even better (arsonist is running loose in hell) there is a sassy angel as well

[@cabotrule]

I am almost sure you would give Washington Black by Esi Edugyan 5 stars!

[@QueenXKnit]

With this kind of intro you could have said: "Welcome to the chaos!" XDXD

[@mattkean1128]

I have Library at Mount Char; I think I'll like it. Helen Dewitt has another book she's mostly known for, The Last Samurai (not THAT last samurai), about a mother and her prodigy son, that I know people LOVE.

[@corneliaknape1717]

Yaaay new Cari Vid! Thank you :D I have an idea for a new video/challenge: how about a focus on ya fantasy with male protagonists? And only a male, not dual/multiple pov with females. I am not even sure if there are any haha. I would love that

[@TheEmeraldSword86]

The books I can never stop thinking about are 'Carrie', 'Misery', and 'Rage'. Pretty good books that speak to me. Not the popular way with 'Rage', though. The true intention way.

[@jaginaiaelectrizs6341]

Library of the Unwritten sounds great, too! 🤭🤭😊💖💖💖

[@evewithwonder]

Five Broken Blades sounds a bit like The Final Empire, too.

[@claudiareadsitall]

I am so happy you liked Most Ardently!!! I loved it. AM halfway through Five Broken Blades and loving it.

[@beliemilie]

It is so relatable to hear you talk about books you aren’t even sure you loved as books you’re obsessed with 😂 Sometimes I read books and LOVE them, then I can’t even explain why 😅

[@zlicko7735]

Hey! I also want to read a book where the main character has my full name! That would be so cool! But doubt it exists, I can not even find a magnet with my name on it... "the struggle of Aida"

[@Missmaam1823]

Cari I just KNOW you would absolutely love artificial condition which is book 2 of the murderbot diaries!! It’s actually the only one I gave 5 stars to. The humor is this book is so so so good