A COSY SEPTEMBER WRAP UP!!

[@visnjarasevic6740]

Such a cozy, magical intro! 💗

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

Thank you!! 🥰

[@rineshrrd2718]

Light decorations is super👌

[@MxSangy]

I'm surprised you don't have 1M+ followers yet. Your voice is so soothing to listen to. I like watching/listening to your videos while doing chores or cooking. 🤗🖤

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

Aw this is so sweet! 🥺💚 thank you!

[@cozywithrosie2542]

Love the cozy intro! My favorite book of this month was house of salt and sorrow, really loved the atmosphere. Cant wait to pick up a deadly education, sounds so interesting

[@TheBookSanctum]

Definitely with you on the Umbrella Academy comic - I was not fond at all of it, but the TV is one of my absolute favourites!

[@Amyduckie]

Lovely wrap up. Makes me jealous that it’s getting so warm here when all I want is cold rainy weather. My fave books this month were Goddess in the Machine by Lora Beth Johnson and Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert.

[@JulEnglefaris]

I'm in the middle of Rhapsodic and it's entertaining but the whole deal/beads thing with Callie isn't really what I expected 😂

[@ashthebooksloth6265]

YESSS If you could please convince Gavin to read Rhapsodic! Cant wait to hear your thought on Deadly Education- looking forward to your blog!

[@teanlit2949]

I love the fairy lights!

[@JessicaNicoleDickerson]

Try the audiobook for Daughters of NRI I also had some problems getting into it. It kinda feels like a prequel rather then the first installment but the audiobook help my enjoyment a lot !

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

Ooh I’ll give it a go!

[@patrickthornton840]

I agree completely about the Umbrella Academy. I tend to find that as a writer Gerard Way has great ideas, but is not so great with the execution of those ideas. Often characters and concepts that start off really interesting just becomes confusing and disjointed as they go along until it's hard to care. Found the same thing with his Doom Patrol comic as well, sadly. I think that's why I enjoy the Umbrella Academy TV show so much - it takes those cool, crazy ideas, streamlines them into a much more conherant plot, and adds character depth and development (something else that sometimes lacks in Way's comics).

[@peterkarargiris4110]

You had me at "dark fairy romance - smut". I probably buy one fiction book per year on average. Last year it was Madeline Miller's Circe. This year it's going to be Rhapsodic (on your recommendation) btw Laura Thalassa is a slightly odd name. 'Thalassa' is the modern Greek word for 'sea.' Excellent video as always Ashleigh. Have a lovely weekend.

[@jenny_readss]

Such a random comment, but I love how you're such a critical reader, it makes me really able to trust your reviews, whereas some people are just - I liked it.... So, yeah, keep being you! xxx

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

Aw that really means a lot! I do try to give more specific info in my reviews so I’m glad it comes across that way ☺️

[@ShellyHinklin]

Currently reading Rhapsodic really liking it so far.

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

Oh good! I hope you continue too!

[@skylermiller5560]

I just stated watching yesterday from the mythology collection vid but I love this content. Man you showed me how little I read and inspired me to read more I’m picked up a book right after the video that I watched yesterday. The book was called the kingdom of souls by rena barroom so far so good. I had put it off for 6 months.

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

Aw I’m so glad you like my content, and thrilled you’re enjoying Kingdom of Souls so far!! 🙌🏻🎉 one of my favourites!

[@autumnritchie1473]

Loved your intro! :)

[@cori4727]

As someone who reads a lot of smutty books, it's so interesting to me to see the perceptions of people who don't. Because I'm here like, "Ashleigh, Kingdom of Ash didn't have any sex scenes lol." Granted, I read it in 2018, so I don't remember it that well. I do remember some soft sexy times but not much. If you asked me if that book had a lot of sex, I absolutely would say no. So it's fascinating to me that you came away from it with the impression that there was a lot!

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

I would say there’s sex scenes but not smut - Sarah J Maas’ version is more often metaphorical/fade to black/insinuating sex happened rather than explicitly on the page, but it’s defo mentioned a lot in KoA 😅

[@christinacampbellbooks]

Definitely want to read A Deadly Education. It sounds wonderful!

[@cleg78]

Hey my lovely 😊 hope you are well. Been looking forward to this video xx

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

Hope you love it! 💚

[@laconscozynook]

The bone house sounds so interesting!!! I always enjoy different zombie books

[@MahsaHammatBahary]

Can you please do a video about your mythology and folklore book collection? I love that kind of stuff and would love some book recommendations!! 💕

[@MahsaHammatBahary]

Nevermind! I literally just saw the video you did on this in the tags! I am an idiot ha 😂

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

Ahaha I got you! 😏

[@TheBookishMom]

I am very intrigued by DEadly Education as well!

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

It sounds so interesting! Going well so far 🙌🏻

[@TheBookishMom]

@@AFrolicThroughFiction that's great to hear!

[@MaryAmongStories]

that book about Jewish Folk Tales looks so interesting! The Hobbit is wonderful, I'm very excited to hear your thoughts on the rest of the series 🌿🌙

[@vivianwakoff]

Ashleigh (hope I spelled your name right): "This book is pure despair!" Me, clutching my fluffy romances and MG books: "Bruhh... no!" I think my favorite book in September was Night Owls by Jenn Bennett. Her stories are light and fluffy and make me so darn happy every time I read a new one!

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

You did spell my name right! 🎉 ahaha I could do with some fluffy reads after the emotional books I’ve been reading lately 😂

[@thebetterthebook7956]

I also read a load half the month and not much the other half, idk why and it annoys me so much:')

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

It’s weirdly annoying, right? 😂

[@Eliot832]

Wellll that was an ASMR intro if ever I've seen one! Lol. ;)

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

Catch me making ASMR videos soon 😂

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

I’ve still yet to read past the first throne of glass book 💀

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

Oh noooo 😭😂

[@JulEnglefaris]

I liked the 1st and 2nd book ok, but I really loved the 3rd and beyond

[@fictionalmusings4676]

wow the Jewish folktales book looks gorgeous and as a trainee RE teacher I definitely want to get this!!

[@LiteraryKnitterary]

Lovely video 💜

[@courtneybrindley9660]

Fav book of September was Crescent City! 🌙

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

Yesssss!

[@kaesinfinitelibrary]

I always read for like half the month then the other half read absolutely nothing 😂 My favorite book of September was “In Five Years” frankly because I hated the other book I read but it was also a unique story telling concept which I enjoyed.

[@skylermiller5560]

Do you know of any good mythology books there my favorite. I have a total of 22 mythology books. The rest are books from my childhood.

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

Mythology collections do you mean? And what type? I don’t know if I’ll have any you don’t already know of, but I can try ☺️

[@skylermiller5560]

A Frolic Through Fiction I’m looking for a good Mayan or Aztec mythology book. Do you know of any?

[@BOOKSYadaYada]

What a lovely intro!

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

Thank you!!

[@sakurahan91]

Rhapsodic sounds great! How adult is it?

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

Very 😅

[@sakurahan91]

Yay! What I love to hear 💜! I’m from the UK too. We’re both night 🦉!

[@undecodable6145]

Are you in a book club

[@sissepedersen1368]

Lovvveeee you ❣️

[@catarinathebookworm]

The umbrella academy TV show is better than the source material simply because it focuses on family dynamics. For the comics is way more about powers and lets just do caos. I enjoyed it when I read it because I had not seen the TV show. When I saw it... I can not reread it again.

[@wallyjames]

Have you been watching a lot of ASMR lately? BEcause that intro is very ASMR friendly.

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

I’ve watched it every night for over a year or so I think 😂 I love it! I’ve considered making my own ASMR video before so I guess those vibes came out in this video ahaha

[@wallyjames]

@@AFrolicThroughFiction Honestly I loved it so much! Really made me happy when I clicked on the video.

[@Shella132001]

Is it Kyle? Because I HATE him so much.

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

Ohhhhh yes

[@Shella132001]

@@AFrolicThroughFiction He's so terrible because he's real world evil. Like Umbridge. You know people like him actually exist. Ugh. He's the character I hate the most in all of Hobb's books.

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

I mean, that gives me slight hope that I won’t come across another character quite so awful when I read the rest of her books, but I also have another two books in this trilogy yet for him to aggravate me 😂

[@Shella132001]

@@AFrolicThroughFiction Now I can't wait for you to read the next one.