A Terrible Reading Experience | June 2024 Reading Journal Update

Hello friends! Let's talk about bad reading experiences! Or rather, let's talk about MY bad reading experience this past month haha!
Books mentioned in this video:
✦ "Ashes" by Ilsa J. Bick
✦ "Shadows" by Ilsa J. Bick
✦ "Monsters" by Ilsa J. Bick
✦ "My Evil Mother" by Margaret Atwood
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[@DefyAllLogic]

A fun classic is the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy series

[@emmabernardi8138]

Ohhh the return of mean Hedda!!❤😂 Btw u can see just by watching the cover that those books came out from the ashes of the tumblr era

[@mochibujo]

Omg soooo true!! They scream Tumblr!😂

[@emmabernardi8138]

@@mochibujo it's a specific combo of tacky blurred pics of random girls/couples,bold titles that sound like "torment" "unveiled" "tore apart"

[@mochibujo]

@@emmabernardi8138 hahaha yes that’s exactly what it is😂

[@Kirsui]

🧟 I really like the cover spread you did, the collaging is excellent and the colour palette is really pleasing to the eye. The other spreads are very nice to look at too, especially the little frames with the various different papers as backgrounds. My reading month in June was atrocious. I read a total of 0 books, which is really bad for me as I generally get 2-5 books read per month. 😅

[@leflamantbleu]

🧟‍♂️ I’m reading the Hobbit and I’m loving it! I don’t know why I didn’t read it sooner! Good video, love the collages

[@literallrat]

🧟‍♂️ i love bingeing your videos. i put on old ones when i can't sleep because they're comforting to me 🤍

[@purplexzombie3371]

Love your journal. It had been a rough year. All my best reads have been in January. Only had 2 books rated over 3 star since😱 best rated so far: The Library Book. Scarlet Alchemist. She Who Became the sun. HE who Drowned the World, and Horrorstör.

[@heabooktubes]

I loved One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig. It’s a romantasy. Another is Paladin’s Grace by T. Kingfisher.

[@Lilly-1337]

I just finished the audiobook "Wizards guide to defensive baking" because it was free on Audible. It's a bit short but very entertaining.

[@barbaracallwood9220]

Beautiful spreads! Some months bees like that! Thankfully, not often though. When I’ve read two or three books that I didn’t enjoy, I reach for a reread that I know I like. Just to cleanse my palate, you know. Anyway, wishing you luck with July reads.

[@karenseitz2328]

I enjoyed reading "Lessons in Chemistry". Highly recommend it.

[@kymlesbirel783]

My favourite series is The Hollows by Kim Harrison. Urban fantasy. Witches, vampires, pixies and elves 👍🏻😍

[@Sharkuterie327]

I’ve been reading “Over Sea, Under Stone” which is a famous children’s fantasy adventure trilogy “of old” and quite charming. 😊 Low stress, lol. 🧟‍♀️

[@bonnierosendale]

I like your reviews, Hedda, as they are so real, no pretenses! If you have not read it, I highly recommend "The 100 Years of Lenni and Margot". It's one of the best books I've ever read! 🧟

[@samsreadingcorner08]

🧟 i always look forward to your reading journal videos! I always want to do a more scrapbook look for mine but it’s so intimidating

[@aarfyie8481]

🧟In case it doesn't show, it's a zombie emoji 😅. Som granne i öst (sydöst?), du gör så fantastiskt fina uppslag!!! Ser fram emot varje månad och hur ditt nästa uppslag kommer att bli!

[@naomipriddy7436]

I just finished "Letter to the Luminous Deep" and can't stop thinking about it. Highly recommend!

[@ChantelleArts]

these pages are so pretty ❤❤

[@JFStuart04]

The Royal Houses series by KA Linde has surprised me after so many DNFs 😂

[@kyra1228]

Love your videos, I had a slow reading month in June but hope I can pick it up this month. Just started yellow face (based on your recommendation from last one) and it has an interesting start🧟

[@MissesWhiteOtaku]

Lovely spreads as always 🧟‍♀ I recently read Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant and quite enjoyed it. Its a sci-fi horror book about mermaids, the first in its series, and a fun read imo

[@mochibujo]

Ooh horror and mermaids? Sounds perfect!😍

[@katelilley9191]

Heads! You should read “Lightlark” if you haven’t already. There’s two books out, and the third comes out this fall, so maybe start it in the fall when the full series is out! It’s so good and personally it’s what I wanted from the throne of glass series❤

[@Diane-si5ck]

These are all such lovely spreads. I love the framing you are doing and the mix of stamps and collage. 🧟‍♀️

[@SholuNess]

I don’t know if you read long series but if you do then I very much recommend a Norwegian one called Gullburet 😊 the story itself is also based in Norway but back in time. Also really love how all your spreads turned out! Gives me so much inspiration on how I want to try decorating my spreads as well ❤

[@javaadaros]

🧟‍♀️ hey Hedda! I don't read much fantasy, but I would recommend Rouge by Mona Awad. I don't know how much fantasy there is in the book, but it could be a good option. And as for June, my favorite reading was Vera Wong's unsolicited advice for murderers by Jesse Sutanto ❤

[@StarDawn]

Hedda, you need to read Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson. You'd love it, it's a beautiful, exciting & whimsical fantasy novel with really interesting and unique world building. Plus pirates! 😂

[@mochibujo]

It’s on my list now!!🤩

[@maripyxis]

I recommend you to read the books by Dorothy Koomson. My favourite is called "My best friend's girl". Her books carry complex stories. I hope you like it :) xoxo

[@aturner047]

🧟 love these spreads. So beautiful

[@rachelpendleton4226]

🧟‍♀️ I hate being disappointed by my reading! Double disappointing when you're let down by a book you previously enjoyed! Boo! I'm finally reading Pachinko and while it's pretty sad the writing is so good I'm actually savoring reading it.

[@maggiek8129]

It can be a bit intimidating because it's so long, but The Wandering Inn (and the entire series it kicks off) is absolutely incredible. I'm on book 7 and they just get better as they go

[@mythicalwatermellon5254]

I really love the other side of tomorrow by Hayley Lawrence but I’m not sure if its your taste but it’s really sad and I love it

[@Ecostash]

I like your video so much, it's clear and vivid, looking forward to your next video~

[@annaarts23]

My recommendation would be a recent 5/5 read for me: Frontier by Grace Curtis. It's a sci-fi queer story that I really liked the story telling style of. I tend to only read book reviews before writing my own if I'm unsure how to quantify what I'm thinking - sometimes hearing other people's thoughts can clarify what I think. But mostly I wait until I've written down my thoughts 'pure', without influence. Funnily enough, this month I finally finished off a series I started in my teens too! It didn't disappoint me as much as yours did for you, but I wasn't as thrilled as I'd wanted to be either.

[@jeannewilliams4285]

Beautiful pages! Love the cover page! Bummer on your reading month! Hope this month is better. 🧟

[@margaretwallach7200]

Your spreads are always so great.,!...You have a talent for collage spreads!...,Thanks for the inspiration as Always. ....much love from America, ❤📚👍

[@vteng23]

I love the collages you made for the trilogy (despite the poor reading experience)… As for recommendations, not sure if you’ve read Emily Wilde series? That’s my recent favorite..

[@nuchzara97]

I would recommend Artemis Fowl. I enjoy all of the series. Hope you like it.

[@TheMennomilist]

Love the designs. I have not read any of these books this time.

[@EbiHen3]

🧟‍♀thanks for the video. It was so relaxing and enjoyable 💕 Edit: I hope July has better reads for you ☺

[@wonderlandjournal]

🧟 so pretty! 💚

[@soph_penpals]

Book rec 1. The crimson moth by k ciccarelli (I think you will enjoy this 😊) 2. Belladonna series by Adalyn grace I think you will like these also they were both 5* for me 😊

[@marybetholson5485]

🧟‍♀️ as always, I love your esthetic. ❤

[@mya_collinss]

i LOVED my evil mother!! that was a good choice after an atrocious trilogy like that

[@balletbookworm]

LOVE that Marigona Suli sticker *heart eyes* I vaguely remember the Ashes trilogy coming out and I honestly don't remember anyone liking them - and yeah, so weird that the GR ratings are so high! I recently re-read the first two books in the Locked Tomb series by Tamsyn Muir (Necromancers! Locked room mysteries!) so I could read the third. I and enjoyed them a lot on audio. The first one is Gideon the Ninth, the books kind of straddle the line between SF and Fantasy. 🧟🧟‍♂🧟‍♀

[@MeowMyselfandI]

At least the spreads are beautiful, even if they weren't great books haha 🧟‍♀ I really love reading short stories and have a lot of short story collections, there's something so cool about getting a whole story with all the emotions of a whole book in just one sitting. If you're interested there's several podcasts that read short stories for people, so like a free audiobook almost. Some of my favourites are PodCastle (for fantasy short stories, they also have sister podcasts for sci fi and horror short stories) and Levar Burton Reads.

[@Sorakasapatona]

🧟‍♀️ I loved your spreads, and I really think you should read "A day of fallen night" By samantha Shannon. It has a 50 years protagonist and she is really the sweetest, you might like it a lot

[@TooTired3]

I loved The Bookbinder of Jericho

[@flis625]

🧟‍♀️ I really like the stickers from Japan, those muted colours are lovely. It is fun to watch you put together your different spreads and they turn out to be so pretty. As far as book recommendations, have you read “A Master of Djinn” by P. Djeli Clark? There are also a couple of novellas about the same “alternate world “. I found them easy, light listening and was entertained by the story. You may enjoy them too.

[@nadjahansen6702]

🧟 yay I got so happy when I saw you had a new reading journal video, I love them so so much! They inspire me a lot ✨ have you read Captive Prince trilogy? It’s a series I read back in 2016 and loved it so much. Now I’ve just reread with my book club I was so scared I wouldn’t like it, but it was still so so good. So I highly recommend 😍

[@ahaaha6558]

🧟 I recently read A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher and I really loved it. Another fun fantasy book that I recommend is Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer. V E Schwab's Shades of Magic trilogy is also great. Or the Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson.

[@mochibujo]

I might’ve started on the Mistborn series this month👀 it’s been recommended to me so often lately, I figured it was time to dive in! I’ll add your other recommendations to my list too🥰

[@bookworm102]

🧟‍♂ I love your journal it's beautiful. I hope your weekend is amazing. 🌺❤

[@josefinsvensson1804]

Love your spreads 😍 🧟 Have you read Cirkeln by Mats Strandberg and Sara Bergmark Elfgren? Its the first book in a really good series of 3.

[@Summercloud1991]

I just read lessons in chemistry by Bonnie Garmus, and I really liked it! It was the first book in a long time that I just always wanted to pick up again and read more to see what happens next! Tips for July! 📚🧟‍♀️

[@literallrat]

i can't remember if you've read The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas but that's been my only 5 star so far this year!!

[@mochibujo]

I read it a couple of years ago, and it was great!!😍

[@deniseramirez9706]

🧟.. The cover page is really pretty 🥰.. The girl stickers are great as well, they make the pages like really nice.. Great hearing about the books!

[@planningwithcaroline]

Jag skulle rekommendera "Daughter of no Wolds" av Carissa Broadbent (har bara lyssnat 8,5 h, men är redan fast) det är en serie om 3 böcker och verkar som om det finns en prequel till den som heter "Ashen son" ser jag nu 😅🧟‍♀

[@ilseortega1102]

🧟‍♀Lovely, as usual! 🧟‍♀

[@NaomiHorne-d7z]

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby van Pelt; Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (don't remember the author)

[@angelina.cprs67]

🧟 I don,t read fantasy books , only romance and thrillers , but i love your vlogs.. Greatings from Netherland ...

[@Marijana0001]

Hey Hedda , if you are looking for reccs, here's mine : read I. Turgenjev First Love (it's a short story). it's my favourite, and it's at least decent by usual standards.

[@vicktoniia]

🧟‍♀️ do you have a review spread of the handmaid tale? Loveeee your videos so much!! 💛

[@mochibujo]

I don’t!😣 I didn’t yet have a reading journal when I read the Handmaid’s Tale😔 Thank you so much!❤️

[@ninakheldar]

Oh, I feel sorry the series was a dissapointment. Goodreads and all of the rankings for different things are a weird thing. Some of my favourite books and especially movies are rated low, the ones I hate super high. It only shows me that sometimes you can't believe those, you just have to read or watch something on your own :) Book I can recommend - VOX by Christina Dalcher. Such a great book. It's a little bit heavy. Heavy with emotions of a reader. I wanted to scream from anger and hated all man during reading. But I live in a country where they pretend but really don't give a shit about women and our rights so it felt personal. I'd love to hear your opinion :) :)

[@host_heidi]

🧟 I should get to more reading. I only read fanfiction 😭

[@mochibujo]

There’s nothing wrong with that! Reading is reading❤️

[@Rachierooh]

Sword of Kaigen x

[@ThebookishSAHM]

🧟‍♀️ Great spreads as always. A book i just read and immensely enjoyed is "The storied life of A.J. Fikry" by Gabrielle Zevin. Might be an option as your next read?

[@majbanh6126]

🧟‍♀️ Try ”The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig!

[@penpal_katrine]

Uff det var kjedelig at den triologien var så dårlig 😂 men det var underholdande å høyre på deg fortelle om den 😅 Den siste boka er lagt til på audible wishlist så den skal lesast! Eg kan anbefale ei bok som mange ikkje veit fins, men som er skikkelig god, Jurassic Park av Michael Crichton 😁 Takk for fin video som alltid! 💚🧟💚

[@mochibujo]

Åh jeg visste heller ikke at Jurassic Park var en bok, men nå har jeg lyst til å lese den!😍

[@cherylmccallum725]

🧟Beautiful pages!! I am not a nostalgic reader, and in fact was thinking about diving back into my VC Andrews collection (from when I was a teenager) but I am afraid of having the same reaction you did with the Ashes series. Maybe check out As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh. It is YA, set in Syria during the revolution. It wrecked me for about a week!

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