all 16 books i read in june ✨ emily henry, my reading slump, booktok favs, a five star read

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the turnglass - gareth rubin
where the dark stands still - a.b. poranek
my throat an open grave - tori bovalino
the maniac - benjamín labatut
hour of the star - clarice lispector
beautyland - marie-helene bertino
the invocations - krystal sutherland
evocation - s.t gibson
twin crowns - katherine webber and catherine doyle
beach read - emily henry
the measure - nikki erlick
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blue sisters - coco mellors
a spindle splintered - alix e harrow
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undercover - tamsyn muir
the love of my afterlife - kristy greenwood
lucy undying - kiersten white
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all 16 books i read in june ✨ emily henry, my reading slump, booktok favs, a five star read

[@whatsupdiv]

pushing the Cari to tier rank all the fantasy books she’s read agenda againnnn

[@caricanread]

ahhh yeah i've been slipping hahah used to do that every year!

[@JordanS-ww4eu]

@@caricanreadyou’re my best friend I really like you ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@bunny_koo]

I’m dying laughing at your description of the freezer scene in beach read “why is she up so high- how can he reach her?” 😂😂 tbh i’d be confused too but sometimes these smut scenes tend to defy gravity.

[@caricanread]

i was so concerned for everyone involved!!

[@bunny_koo]

@@caricanread i can just imagine the confused and concerned expressions on your face haha

[@hippie1325]

I too was laughing as she expressed her confusion and concern over the freezer and the male character’s height. 😂

[@burntbacon8817]

The only reason I knew what she was talking about in the book was because people where I live freeze their excess meat from hunting in those out in the garage. That's all I could think of the entire scene though, so is that any better?

[@tungstensmum1491]

I’ve only had chest freezers so I would have had no problem with this scene, so Cari’s description of her picturing the scene made me cackle

[@fatimachbati3]

"Ali Hazelwood would never" 😭😭😭😭

[@jacsYT]

the concept of the turnglass is so cool

[@caricanread]

right?! i want more books like it!!

[@chacharealsmoove]

When I’m in a reading slump she appears (but no fr I’ve been needing more books to read to get out of the slump so this is great

[@caricanread]

hope this helps :''') june was a very odd reading month...

[@jacsYT]

« who hurt you…. kristy?? 🤨 » 😂

[@caricanread]

we need to help her :'''')

[@Kokechii]

I got to the Emily Henry part and I am honestly laughing out loud to the freezer part. My entire life I've only had these low horizontal freezers so that's what I imagined while reading the book :D AND, while everyone might say that Beach Read is her best book, I will proudly say I think Book Lovers is the far superior Emily Henry book out of all the books she published!

[@dareisayit]

I laughed too when I got to that part. I’d be the opposite because freezer outside of fridge = chest freezer. Anything else will need to be specified 😂

[@Wanderlenz]

Absolutely agree about Book Lovers being her best!

[@thethriftyfawn]

Cari, you literally pick the perfect upload times for my region, right when I'm winding down in the evening, and available to watch and listen 😊

[@caricanread]

hehe its meant to beeee!

[@lethok4084]

the freezer confusion is so funny

[@caricanread]

i guess all basement freezers are the long kind but my brain said no, we're launching her to the ceiling hahaha

[@aanntruongg]

I can't stop laughing of Cari mentioned the fridge :))))

[@caricanread]

the trauma i never expected hahah

[@jacsYT]

definitely will pick up hour of the star, i love a narrator breaking the fourth wall

[@caricanread]

it was such a good read!

[@Nerdivinas]

I had to read The Hour of the Star in High School, more than 15 years ago (God, I'm old 👵🏻) and because of you now I want to reread it. One fun fact about Clarice Lispector that I love (besides the fact that she grown up in my hometown) is that she did the Brazilian translation of Interview with the Vampire and it's the translation that we use to this day. 💜

[@larissaprates1384]

june was getting too crazy so i reread all of the hunger games books and that was the best decision ive ever made ✨ tatiana maslany narrating was a gift i didnt know i needed!!!

[@caricanread]

omg yes they deserve a reread for sure!

[@TheEmeraldSword86]

All the books I read in June: Finished 'The Long Walk' Read 'Billy Summers' Read 'Dune' Read 'Dune Messiah' Read 'The Weight Of Blood' Started 'Children of Dune' Six books in a month is a new record for me.

[@caricanread]

i really want to read dune! kurt has read the series a million times and i love the films :')

[@TheEmeraldSword86]

@@caricanread the new films are quite similar to the books, but reading the books helped me understand what was going on. If you were confused by the movies as well, I'd recommend reading the book.

[@ayabouchareb6791]

Every time I'm in a reading slump, Cari comes to the rescue!!!

[@caricanread]

[@lef0503]

Totally agree with you about Emily Henry books - Book Lovers is my absolute fave, followed by Funny Story. She’s great for a reading slump 💕💕

[@AutoraRebecaVieira]

YAY!! So glad to see brazilian authors reaching the world! Super excited and warm hearted to see it!

[@laceyapril2620]

I’m about an hour away from House of Hollow and I am loooving it! Can’t wait to get into the Invocations next!!!!!!

[@caricanread]

yessss i love this author's work!!

[@laceyapril2620]

@@caricanread have you read The Watchers?? It was riveting. Kiiiinda saw the twists coming but still a very engaging read.

[@hannahloftus8385]

AHHHHH i finished the Ember quartet last month and got sooooo hyped for Heir!

[@caricanread]

YESSSSS!

[@danyamathews.school]

Whose it by?

[@gabbyreads]

I’m so glad you ended up (mostly) enjoying The Measure too!! Such a fun concept for a book haha, I thought it was very thought provoking 😊

[@karolaynecezar3101]

feeling the same things cari felt reading these books

[@caricanread]

🩷🩷🩷

[@maziecrazyclouds]

I LOVE THESE MONTH RECAPS! I look forward to them so much!💖💖

[@TheLillyLibrary]

I immediately added My Throat An Open Grave to my TBR after your review!!! Excellent wrap up!

[@shrimayi.r]

Ugh I’m in my READING phase right now 😭 three books a week which is probably not great because finals are coming up. And I know that in a month or so, it will be the dreaded SLUMP phase where I’ll forget the existence of my bookshelf

[@caricanread]

ahhh i know the feeling! enjoy it while you can and good luck with finals!!

[@pendragon2012]

Happy 4th, Cari! June was a weird reading month, I agree. Hope you have a great weekend!

[@caricanread]

same to you!!!

[@meowminari]

brasil mentioned!!!🎉 i had to read hour of the star in high school and it was super fun, glad you loved it

[@caricanread]

i would have loved to have read this in school and really dissect it!

[@katereadsbooks3805]

TBH most of the novels that I've been enjoying have been recommended by you! So thank you for the great recommendations!! 👌🏼💓

[@chacharealsmoove]

I recently bought Emily Wilde first book so I’m excited to read it

[@caricanread]

ohhh enjoy!!

[@savannabrazil6486]

the cover of undercover by tamsyn muir is STUNNING im obsessed

[@thattinyfox]

In June I read Fable, Namesake, Beasts of a Little Land and Five Broken Blades so it was a great reading month for me!! All past recs from you Cari so thanks for that 🥰

[@askbrittany6810]

I am so validated by your beach read opinions!! I felt these same things but was just going to keep my mouth shut 😂🫢

[@alanissophia9728]

IVE BEEN WAITING ALL DAY 💗✨🤍⭐️

[@caricanread]

thank youuu :')

[@DancingKitkat13]

Yas new vid lets go I look forward to these every month

[@caricanread]

🥹🫶

[@darcyreads]

I always get reading slumps in the summer so this list is awesome!!! Hope we all get out of reading slumps soon lol

[@caricanread]

good luck to the both of us!

[@maggieprice357]

Perfect timing! I have a whole house to pick up and little ones napping so I’m all set for a Cari video!

[@jaimefok]

CARI YOU ARE KILLING ME WITH THE FREEZER LOLOLOLOL

[@marsm2984]

I’m so early… Hello!!! Happy July! Can’t wait to hear your book reviews 🥰 love your videos

[@caricanread]

thank you!! cant believe 2024 is halfway thru!!

[@Bookishbrunette]

I’m so excited to hear your thoughts on This Will Be Fun! I loved it! The title is very fitting.

[@caricanread]

When i heard it took inspiration from the princess bride i was all in 🥹

[@SerRena01]

Not me adding half of these books to my TBR like I don't have a million books on it already hahahaha

[@meganh1320]

I don’t have any romcom recs but I’m also excited for quite a few of the same books you are! I’m currently reading the Tainted Cup (80% done!) and I’m obsessed it’s so good! It’s been a while since I’ve read a Sherlock and Watson type story and it’s just so good and the fantasy aspects are on point. Really hoping the end is as good as the rest of the book has been!

[@cedartonk3382]

My favorite romance novel has been Before I Let Go. I’m not sure if it is a rom com more like women’s fiction. BUT IT’S FANTASTIC

[@caricanread]

i have it physically sitting on my shelf!!!

[@bookoffholicbookwart5945]

I loved house of hollow so much. Can't wait to read the invocation

[@thebeesycorner]

Same, I need this book in my life

[@sarahcarpenter1899]

I had exactly the same moment of confusion with the freezer scene in Beach Read 😂 I’m glad it wasn’t just me!

[@Showtunediva]

I absolutely loved Where The Dark Stands Still. I read it in May.❤

[@caricanread]

🤍🤍🤍

[@ephinygale]

Loving the short story love!

[@caricanread]

So glad six deaths of the saint sent me down the rabbit hole hahha

[@shalice21]

Beach Read is the only one I haven’t read by Emily Henry out of her adult romances but my favorite is Happy Place. It just had moments I really loved and thought I needed to hear in the moment so it might have just been a time thing, but yeah, recommend!

[@delhek4042]

Omg thank you for mentioning the double pants situation in Funny Story! Some of the hook up scenes didn’t make sense and I was like maybe I don’t understand English anymore 😂

[@RoseRamblesYT]

The fridge bit was funny haha. The long/horizontal freezer is called, as I know it from growing up, a deep freezer. We had one in our garage (since there was 5 people in our household).

[@loricamacho7743]

Hi love your vids !!

[@caricanread]

thank you so much!!

[@eleanorcain5038]

Rom coms! I absoluteky adored Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter, very high school wholesome romance. Mr. Wrong Number is also pretty good. I also like May the Best Man Win by Mira Lyn Kelly, as well as her other books in that series. Mia Sosa is good as well! Hope you enjoy some of these 😁

[@salmaibrahim6938]

I literally love u sm

[@caricanread]

:''''')

[@avaguavastudies]

I’m reading an ARC of Buried Deep and Other Storied and am loving it! In such a short time she builds worlds that draw you in. Plus there’s a Scholomance short story!

[@chacharealsmoove]

I’m so early woa,,, love your videos

[@caricanread]

thank you for being here^^

[@flop_central]

If you haven’t already you should read Deathless by Catherynne Valente - it uses major elements from Russian folklore and it’s kind of a love story, kind of a coming of age if a young woman, but also just kind of devastating. One of my favorite books

[@taylorjones7174]

Cari! I was looking for something to watch!! Happy 4th!! 💥 Hugs from Arkansas!!

[@caricanread]

wahh thank you! hugs back

[@rixanoz]

I genuinely held The Turnglass in my hands earlier today and decided against it… and I almost regretted it but now my soul is at peace 😌

[@caricanread]

it was so fun to flip it but...that was it hahaha

[@anikellermann2338]

Recently read Out on a Limb by Hannah Bonam-Young and it was absolutely AMAZING!! I'm normally not one for the unexpected pregnancy trope, but both Win and Bo's stories had me in absolute tears. Their love story was so utterly compelling and I just adored it! Would totally recommend!

[@sofievtil]

talia hibbert's brown sister series are some of my favorite romcoms!!

[@caricanread]

Yes they are on my list 😍😍😍 i have been warned about the smut tho haha

[@faustinagut_]

i just started my winter vacations and have been able to put myself up to date with your videos and boom just when I finished the last one this one was uploaded ----> instantly happy. I read "un verdor terrible" by Benjamin Labatut an it is really cool how he approaches science themes!!

[@caricanread]

I have another one of his books waiting on my bookshelf! Definitely a new fav!!

[@Meowmix1501]

Rom com recs! I am a die hard Abby Jimenez fan and there is no one else I would put more faith in to get me through an 11 hour plane ride. Her newest release “Just for the Summer” is my favorite I think, but I recommend you read “Part of Your World” first because the stories are connected.

[@lucindajennings148]

Oooh! I read The Measure last month I believe. Won it through goodreads and really liked it. Now I reallt wanna grab Beach Read out of my tbr pile...

[@oatmealsj]

I’m not a huge romcom reader more of a fantasy reader. But just finished love and other words and it was incredibly sweet

[@cedartonk3382]

Ooo I also read Beach Read in June! Ironically I was actually in a touristy lake side town while reading! Very vibey

[@caricanread]

ugh love when reality matches my book choice!!

[@cedartonk3382]

⁠@@caricanreadhonestly I agree with you I liked Book Lovers a lot more than Beach Read. Idk what it is about Emily Henry but she is very hit or miss. I HATED The People We Meet on Vacation though so anything is better than that.

[@debanjanachakraborty7416]

OMG me too....Such a good book ..perfect summer book

[@Hillary429]

RomComs: Abby Jimenez’s recent trilogy starting with Part of Your World, hands down! Otherwise I recommend checking out Elyse Meyers’s recent reading wrap ups, she gives incredible my thorough but quick wrap ups that could really help you pick

[@riianiu]

Thanks for recommendation 😊

[@nataliahenriquez1018]

Cari since you enjoyed The Maniac I would HIGHLY recommend When We Cease To Understand the World by the same author, Benjamin Labatut…It’s a collection of short stories that are fictionalized accounts of great scientific discoveries, it’s definitely one of a kind and merges literature, history, and science into one unique collection!

[@PrettyDeviousRuthless]

Highly recommend Monstrous by Lily Mayne as a romance series. I did not expect to enjoy these books but they're currently my life, so 😁

[@nathansnook]

the Emily Henry refrigerator 😭 😭 😭 omg very curious about the Mary Gaitskill read in interview with her in The Paris Review a spring ago and have been meaning to get to her work! and homegirl's first Lispector WOOP WOOP!!!

[@madelinebarnett1303]

I really loved Just For the Summer. A rom com but a lot of heart

[@fully_book_ed]

I'm not sure if you have already read them, but if not- "Yours Truly" and "The Happy Ever After Playlist" by Abby Jimenez (they are part of two different series, but can be read as stanalones ). It should make a perfect summer/plane read. I love the way Abby Jimenez writes the first part of of her romance books- the way they meet, flirt, write to each other ect, it makes me see that they actually have chemistry/feelings for each other, which then makes me root for them. Overall really fun reads. Love from Poland❤

[@sehartamoor8710]

I love Cari's face (sounds weird) but I just love looking at her ok? She's so gorgeous I could look at her forever and never get tired 😭❤️

[@nessanastasia]

RomCom recs: -Part of Your World Trilogy by Abby Jimenez (would really recommend reading them in order, all three of them are great) -The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren (couldn't put it down, such a fun read)

[@Sthemingway]

Purple burglar alarm! I love you, Cari. You just made 4th of July for me.

[@caricanread]

I stand by the fact that no one can say those words perfectly on the first try agha

[@mariajacynta]

Yep, for me too Book Lovers was my favorite in comparison to Beach Read! Emily Henry always takes me off reading slumps!

[@Thatdumbgremlin]

She writes more Romantic dramadies than anything else, but I really like Alison Cochrun’s work. Twelfth Knight is a YA romance I read that leaned more on comedy-I mean, I laughed at it, but that was really good, too. (Oh, and I LOVED Where the Dark Stands Still. The ending had me in shambles.)

[@mariaabraham1846]

Cariii, I think you'd really like the Queen's thief series! I reread the series after a long time. The first book reads more middle grade but from the second book onwards, I was gagged. Every book feels like heist but with actually well written female characters

[@caricanread]

Just put it on my list!! 🫡🫡

[@StephMorgan_]

💝Romcoms: You Deserve Each Other - Sarah Hogle second chance romance where engaged couple try to make one another end the relationship. gives 'how to lose a guy in 10 days' vibes and petty joy. Thank You for Listening - Julia Whelan lady gets roped into narrating one last romance audiobook, and performs with hot anonymous male narrator. Awkwardness and love ensue. gives emily henry vibes (written by narrator of emily henry books)

[@Lifeonasofa]

Some of my fav roms are: The Flatshare - Beth O’Leary , Someone I Used to Know - Paige Toon, The Rosie Project - Graeme Simsion, The Deal - Elle Kennedy, The True Love Experiment - Christina Lauren, In the Weeds - B K Borison, Forget Me Not - Julie Soto. I’m another vote for Beach Read being Emily Henry’s best (though I’m yet to read Happy Place and Funny Story).

[@nadanaonv]

For romcoms, I really liked The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary

[@caricanread]

Oh i think i heard of this one!! Will look it up 🤍

[@myriam8190]

@@caricanreadI really like Mhairi Macfarlane’s books ❤

[@cheeseisdelicious4627]

As a type of a mood girl, when I hear someone saying - I picked up and put down - I want to say, girl, it's okay, it's not like you have to finish it if you picked it up, each book has its' moment. And as a person who is an avid reader of online novels, I must say dnf-ing or putting down novels in this field is even a necessary practice)))

[@caricanread]

Yesss im trying to feel less guilty about it! I think it hurts when its a book i have waited weeks for at the library and then i return it without reading it - feels like a waste. But a bigger waste for me to push myself unhappily thru a book!!

[@cheeseisdelicious4627]

@@caricanread I still think you're a champ for pushing through. Correct me if I'm wrong, but sometimes I feel that you also don't want to disappoint subscribers who recommended you books, even if you might not click with that book or push through it, you still want to finish to give your honest opinion about it.

[@vanessawei3533]

I read The Maniac a few months ago and absolutely loved it. It's actually a fictional biography :D

[@caricanread]

Ah ha!! I knew i couldnt have read a straight up non fic 😂😂

[@lumabeserra8876]

Omg! It's so fun seeing Cari read a book from my country 🥹 Clarice Lispector is amazing ❤

[@nknutson780]

One of my favorite rom coms is The Burnout by Sophie Kinsella ❤ I was laughing through the entire book! Loved to side characters too. ❤❤❤

[@chacharealsmoove]

I’ve been meaning to read the invocations so this might be my push

[@caricanread]

it really hit the spot for me :')

[@crystalroseide]

I just read just for the summer by abby jiminez and it is absolutely my new favourite romance - highly recommend!! ☀️

[@unicorn_bread]

I never thought I’d see a Cari x Ethel Cain mashup. I got whiplash. 😂❤

[@caricanread]

I am alll about ethel

[@daniellegoldsack6951]

Always a great time watching your videos ! Your arc list looks amazing I’m jealous ! ❤️ Side note : the author of the love of my afterlife is Kirsty not Kristy (it’s also my sisters name so had to let you know )

[@THEWLLAS97]

Happy Place is my favorite romcom and I would NOT recommend reading it on the plane lol. I am not a big crier and I cried throughout that entire book… good luck!!

[@captainbaekho]

the freezer explanation 😭😭😭

[@caricanread]

the confuuuusion

[@witchology]

38:19 "to be honest i was confused. but it got me" pretty much sums up my entire relationship with tamsyn lol

[@caricanread]

Exactly 🥲

[@TheJustNatalie]

Gotta read Hannah bonam young!! Next to you especially is sooo good

[@OliviaKunze]

Remember Me - Sophie Kinsella. Super fun with a unexpected twist towards the end.

[@bunny_koo]

I picked up “forest of dreams and whispers” because i loved the dynamic of cardan and jude so hopefully this will remind me of my love for reading that i once had since I’ve only read one book this year so far 🥲

[@caricanread]

i hope it works! i had a fun time with it :'')

[@bunny_koo]

@@caricanreadthanku ^^

[@karleyjags]

happy place made me bawl my eyes out but i don’t know that you’ll have the same experience-it just happened to hit very close to home at the time hahaha. try thank you for listening by julia whelan, i enjoyed it!

[@caricanread]

Oh god ok noted, will be reading that in private hahah

[@Khestri_]

“Ali Hazelwood would never.” - iconic, loved it

[@sobk5508]

I recently read Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez and absolutely loved it ❤ highly recommend

[@candyhyojung1860]

highly recommend cat sebastian for romcoms if you like historical romances:) the highwaymen of london series is sooo good❤

[@caricanread]

Cat Sebastian is my fav!!

[@avyuktajena3368]

Cari, PLEASE read The Simple Wild. You’ll laugh cry and everything in between. I’d love to hear your thoughts on it. It’s one of my favourite rom coms. I will warn you though (since I know you hate not knowing) it is technically a series. There are more books to it that follow the couple but they aren’t necessary to read. I love your videos so much. Because you do give negative reviews I can trust your positive ones. Thank you so much for making videos! You make me love reading and you’re my favourite book reviewer! You’ve also made me more confident to go to cafes and be myself. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING YOU!

[@ahancock2894]

Anything by Cathy Yardley is really good but my personal favorite is Role Playing.

[@caricanread]

ohhh looking this up!

[@galaxyg1rl555]

not a romcom but a coming of age story about friendship (and a small romantic subplot). foolish hearts by emma mills is such a sweet wholesome story and claudia (the mc) is so funny and it did make me shed some tears. highly recommend