all the books I read & stuff i watched REVIEWED | SUMMER 2019

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

WHAT'S THE BEST THING YALL WATCHED OR READ THIS SUMMER?!??

[@magsd8300]

Again, but Better!!!!! Dead serious, I love that book😭❤

[@sweetpea7292]

polandbananasBOOKS I started watching Outlander a few weeks ago and it’s amazing!! I want to read the books.

[@mirandawatson99]

I just discovered survivor USA!!! Will you ever make videos about survivor? Maybe the new season?

[@ultantuffy1194]

The His Dark Materials trilogy. It's sooo underrated

[@cashby7008]

Mags D I just read ABB and loved it!

[@mira8089]

I just realized she has two different shades of lipstick on...

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

OMG SHE DOES

[@namphuonginh644]

That've happened A LOT!!! Welcome to our world! :))

[@nadhiraalias7050]

i thought its a bruise

[@py-rb2iz]

@@polandbananasBOOKS an ode to handmaid's tale poster?

[@elizabethm3327]

3 minutes in I finally stopped waiting for the "So, I was playing baseball, and..." story and established that she had in fact not walked into a door.

[@oliviarathsack]

I finally read the entire Twilight series and I was in love😍 SO much better than the films

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

AHHH I'M SO HAPPY TO HEAR THIS

[@mira8089]

I’m reading them right now and I’m about to start eclipse

[@patriciaberry9096]

I read all the twilight books and I love them more than the movies they didn’t made the movies as good as the books I thought I was the only one who loved the books more than the movies

[@trinitymcnicholas5873]

omg!!! the movies are so much more loved when u read the books tbh

[@fremzzplum5083]

I only read the first one but I am going to read the rest

[@yuvalgivony1364]

I got Again, but better from my parents for my birthday and it finally arrived today, I don’t think I’ve ever been this excited to get a book

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

YAY YAY

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

happy belated birthday!!!

[@yuvalgivony1364]

polandbananasBOOKS Thank you!!

[@AnnaMichel]

Just found your channel and wow. Just WOW. You're amazing.

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

[@crystalrainbow19]

409,000 people agree with you, and I am one of them! Welcome, fellow book reader!

[@AnnaMichel]

@@crystalrainbow19 thank you so much❣️

[@dylanwickersham5610]

Did anyone else notice that they sang "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" in the daytime in the new Lion King?

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

yes.

[@holymolyguacamole2142]

Omg you’re right

[@jlgg-mr8xh]

I've been waiting fore this video...you always give me new ideas on what to watch and read!

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

YAY

[@silverkyre]

Anne with An E is such a beautiful TV show. It needs more love. It's also a CBC Canadian TV show, with the Netflix original logo on .

[@paytonwren11]

Amelle Kyre I was thinking of that too. Such an amazing show! Can’t wait for Netflix to release season 3

[@silverkyre]

@@paytonwren11 Me either I'm so excited! We've been waiting for a really long time.

[@sf-lo9wk]

hi, ive been watching your videos since 2015 and litrally just finished your book 3 minutes ago. i love reading, ask anyone i know and theyll probably say im addicted to books. the hunger games was my gateway book, after that increadibly amazing series i felt lost. then i stumbled onto the internet and your book review about the selection by keira cass was in my recomended section, so i clicked on it. i instanatly was hooked by your passion for reading and couldnt stop watching your videos. you helped me become the reader i am today and i am forever thankful. i loved your book, it resonated with me so much. the day i got your book i had a really bad cold, but my mom suprised me with a amazing copy of again but better. i flipped into the first few pages and saw that you had signed the book. i cried for like an hour. through your awesome videos i found some of my favorite authors, cassandra clare, Gail Forman and so many others. thank you so much for inspiring me through your passion of reading to pick up a book and be transported to mistical, magical, wonderful worlds. I cannot tell yopu through a simple youtube comment how thankful i am of you helping me get into reading because at my darkest moments my favorite characters and your videos were there for me and i truly appreciate that. Congrats on your book! hope to see more amaxing future novels!

[@mynameisno522]

I ALSO watched Yesterday and the funny thing is, I thought it was too rom-com-y lol. I wasn't expecting it to be a love story, but, to be fair, I knew nothing about the creators of that movie. This summer my favorite things I ate were The Hunger Games trilogy (reread), which was even more phenomenal than I remembered, and Save the Cat Writes a Novel, which was really good imo.

[@kylier8599]

If anyone is looking for an absolutely FANTASTIC show, watch BBC Merlin. Just thought I'd share.

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

that ones been on my list for ages!!

[@sweetpea7292]

I love that show!!!

[@dearD4NI]

My all time favorite! Every time someone asks, that's my go-to recommendation.

[@christina4157]

Merlin is the best show!

[@ariadnekane921]

OMG YES

[@marinaaltson2537]

Ohhhhh my goodness I JUST FINISHED READING AGAIN, BUT BETTER AND AHHHHHHHHHH!!!! It's such a weird emotion to have for someone I have never met, but I'm so proud of you Christine!! I love, love, loved it and am so excited for your next one

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

Thank you! 🖤🖤🖤🖤

[@patriciaberry9096]

Me and my mom watch and love your channel and I am currently reading a court of mist and fury I am so far loving this series so far and I am definitely reading cress I love this series so much it’s amazing

[@claudette1519]

I just started watching four weddings and a funeral and it’s SO GOOD!! Thank you so much for the rec, I really needed something to watch (:

[@kayleelkaplan]

I have been watching your videos from the beginning, but JUST this year I FINALLY started reading Harry Potter and I feel like I've missed out on so much 😱 I love, love your channel ❤❤❤

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

so glad you've started reading them!!!

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

and thank you

[@kayleelkaplan]

Also I am going to attempt to re-read Mortal Instruments Series. Mainly because I know a lot of people love it and I rage quitted at City of Glass AND I FEEL like I need to try again 😆

[@silverkyre]

@@kayleelkaplan Can I ask why you Rage quitted CoG because I loved that book.

[@cierraallen4913]

I’m reading you’re book right now! Can’t put it down ❤️

[@hayleycarroll2149]

As a Canadian, I can let you know that a lot of "netflix originals" are actually just shows that were made outside the country you're watching in and are only available in your country on netflix, but not necessarily produced by netflix. Love the video btw!

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

interesting! Thanks and thank you! =)

[@silverkyre]

I was gonna say this they do it with a lot of foreign TV shows all over the world

[@brennaconso6148]

Oh jeez Christine. I couldn't handle the IT poster just staring me down for that long. I'm trying to go to bed now... welp that's not happening for a bit😅

[@mollieyyxy]

Could you make a video about your thoughts on the final season of Game Of Thrones?

[@averyjeanne]

Everything in Glow with Sheila and the Drag Queen was so well done and I could honesty watch an entire series about them

[@chloe-jadewarren9570]

Yes! I loved everything to do with shelia and her development!

[@edensylvester13]

I'm 16 minutes in and just noticed this is a whole 20 minutes long lol

[@lanternwaste8361]

I haven’t stopped listening to Cloudbusting since THAT episode of the Handmaid’s Tale 😂

[@mistbornallomancer3575]

Christine!! How r u soooo amazing!!! I'm in love with ur videos... It always lifts my spirits after a shitty day 😍😍😍😍thank u for existing ❤😘

[@SarahTheTrekkie]

Netflix tends to get exclusive shows that they brand as originals. They air Riverdale in the UK which is branded as a Netflix Original.

[@elisabethrose7359]

I just got into Colleen Hoover this summer and Too Late was maybe the 6th Colleen book I read in a row. I was so not prepared. Had to put it down quite a few times, but still enjoyed it overall! My favorite one so far is All Your Perfects! I love your videos, Christine!!

[@lcrjones5220]

I finally read carry on and fangirl and I'm just in love. Also, tyrants tomb comes out today!!

[@MalettraJackson]

Ohh, Too Late was so Raw, Dark and so good🙂 I read it twice!!

[@anjicooper3145]

I read Stain by AG Howard and it’s definitely one of my favorite reads so far this year! I would highly recommend

[@Julie-rq1wz]

Euphoria was amazing this summer 😍

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

I WANT TO WATCH THIS BUT ALSO IT LOOKS SCARY INTENSE

[@Julie-rq1wz]

polandbananasBOOKS yeah it totally is disturbing but zendaya playing the lead is EVERYTHING 🙌🏼

[@TheWordN3rd]

I'm glad I'm not the only Disney fan that's not in love w Toy Story. The final season of Jane the Virgin was so cute... I loved how they wrapped everything up.

[@kyraa1999]

Start Good Omens the tv show its heartwarming and funny

[@patriciaberry9096]

Kyra Cowart I love good omens it was funny I was laughing so hard that I almost peed myself

[@kokochen5754]

I watched The Good Place this summer and it's my favourite thing now

[@BaileeWalsh]

The actor who plays Charles Manson in Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, Damon Herriman, also played Charles Manson in Mindhunter S2- Mindhunter just took it further by making the actors look even more like their real-life counterparts by using prosthetics, which was amazing! Oliver Cooper really looked like David Berkowitz! I LOVE Mindhunter! I even rewatched the first season before starting the second. I wasn't a huge fan of _so much_ of S2 focusing on the Atlanta Child Murders, but I really liked the storyline with Bill Tench's family. And I like how BTK is present throughout the seasons but you can tell will probably be dealt with in the final season- David Fincher I'm pretty sure said he would like it to be 5 seasons. It'll be interesting to see what they exactly do with BTK because he wasn't officially caught until 2005.

[@leahmoncrieff8306]

You need to watch 'unbelievable' on netflix - soo good

[@telizabethxo]

I also loved 4 weddings and a funeral. I honestly hadn't watched he film surprisingly since I am a rom com junkie. So i watched it before the show. I definitely liked the show better but thats probably a generational thing. The show was so good and I looked forward to wednesdays because I got 4 weddings and BH 90210. I also read this book this summer you may have heard of it... It's called Again But Better lol When I read your letter at the beginning it spoke to me so deeply. I did not know who you were i'd just picked up the book because i'd seen it on alot of list and I have to thank you for writting this story. It's been a long time since I felt so connected to a book character. I am a fellow swiftie and so all the Taylor swift references were greatly appreciated. I also had a tough time the first go around at college so last fall at 28 I went back to school. It's been a life changing experience, a 180 from the first time around. I've also learned that I am actually a good writer which all through school I never thought and was always told I wasn't. I took a fiction writing class my first semester because a part of me has always wanted to write a book. I don't know if I'm ready just yet but maybe someday when the idea comes. For now I just want to thank you for inspiring me. I'm excited to have found your youtube channel and connect with someone like minded. I did start a blog recently it's a majr work in progress. It's on TV and my thoughts. If you wanted to read it I'd love that and you're feed back. It's just tarynvision.com I don't even know if you'll read this long ass comment but I hope you do and know that your book reached someone on a deep level. Also last thing I read one more book this summer called #murderfunding by Grethen McNeil the follow up to #murdertrending and definitely read them they are so good.

[@candidlyopinionated19]

Im absolutely dying to hear your thoughts on Season 8 of Game of Thrones.

[@holymolyguacamole2142]

CandidlyOpinionated And also feeling on the upcoming prequels and GRRM’s blog!!

[@supershinigami1]

It sucked just as the few seasons before

[@Covenfan-lg4mx]

Christine you need to read The Testaments is the Handmaid’s tale sequel and it was mind blowing

[@miseriabelle6843]

I binged the shades of London book series and it was SO ADDICTIVE!😂

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

i've never heard of it, WILL HAVE TO GOOGLE

[@sairaap4258]

I’m watching suits atm, and read murder on the orient express and reading red queen

[@victoriadesio8752]

If you like orange is the new black, you should watch Wentworth its an Australian prison show. 😊 And an Amazon original called forever.

[@summerrose9981]

I love your videos so much!

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

thank you!

[@lilyscarlett486]

Enders Game!!! ahh that ending!

[@jen2809]

surprised that the spanish hit shows like La Casa Del Papel and Elite was not mentioned here. Both shows gave us amazing new seasons, that are even better than some other series. I also personally enjoyed No Good Nick, which was a fun and intresting sitcom-like show from Netflix.

[@caffeinatedYT]

Workin' Moms is developed for Canadian television and Netflix just got the license to broadcast it in the US... They just label it as a Netflix Original, though they don't produce it... Like we got two types of Originals... One being produced by Netflix themselves and the one where they are just allowed to broadcast it...Like where I Iive Riverdale is labeled as a Netflix Original even though I know it is originally from the CW...

[@caffeinatedYT]

They also give a financial support to the production and therefore are allowed to produce it... But there aren't actually producing it

[@PeanutLoafJr]

My fav thing I read this summer was YOUR book ABB!!! My heart :')

[@zenagallouzi7795]

Favorite things I ate this Summer... AGAIN BUT BETTER

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

[@Betito1171]

You hurt me with that bladerunner rating

[@m_elaniemarie]

You have to read Patrick Ness's Chaos Walking series. It's AMAZING. The first book is called The Knife of Never Letting Go. I finished the second book and I can't wait to read the third book.

[@charlietheis4048]

How did I not know anything about the „The sun is also a star“ movie?? I feel like noone has ever talked about it, but maybe it just slipped my mind? idk

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

I feel like they did very little promo! I didn't know it was in theaters till after it was out!

[@trinitymcnicholas5873]

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood & It Chapter 2 were both so good I can't pick a favorite

[@gigicruz2448]

Idk why but the fact that the Kill Bill duology had drastically different ratings has me curious about it now 😂

[@crimsonfoxwing1970]

The show I recommend the most that has become my favorite show of all time is Lucifer!!! It’s so good. That and One Day At A Time is really good! As for books I cannot stress enough: RED WHITE AND ROYAL BLUE by Casey McQuiston! And I just finished Carry On by Rainbow Rowell which was amazing!

[@michelledavis8879]

Mindhunter! So gooooood

[@simrandeb4127]

some tv shows in Canada are aired on tv but also come weekly on Netflix maybe that what happened with working moms?

[@jen2809]

the whole season dropped at once. I know some shows like Shadowhunters and Riverdale do get weekly drops on Netflix when they air. I guess it depends on the show and the channel it originanly is from

[@mirandamiskel2086]

Christine will we get more Writing Episodes soon?

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

SOON =)

[@Alice-rc2hn]

'Heaven is a place on earth' IS burned into my brain. I love The Handmaid's Tale series (and the book). I have the Testaments on my TBR. Are you gonna read it? I was super lucky that the lady herself 🤩(Margaret Atwood) came to London 🇬🇧and read from the first chapter and holy moly, I'm ready for it. Along those lines, and it bridged the gap between Season 2 and 3 for me, is Vox by Christina Dalcher, get ready for your blood to boil though. Not that you need more books for you TBR either 😝

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

I WAS WONDERING IF I SHOULD READ IT OR IF I SHOULD NOT CUZ I DONT WANT TO BE SPOILED FOR THE END OF THE TV SERIES XD i've seen VOX around!! GOOD to hear you enjoyed it! =D

[@Alice-rc2hn]

@@polandbananasBOOKS I think they may be on different trajectories. But not sure at all. All I know is a POV and a new 'type' of occupation. But I'm saying nothing 🤐🤐🤐🤐

[@jadesmediacorner]

I’m so happy you enjoyed It Chapter Two like I did. I loved it so much. I think I liked the first one better because I’m a horror buff but I also felt like it was a bit more narratively sound than chapter two. Still, Chapter Two was a near-perfect send off for the franchise and the ending was absolutely beautiful. I’ve already seen it twice but I want to go see it again. I am gonna resist though because Ad Astra is coming out on Friday and I have two free tickets to see any movie of my choice so I mostly wanna go see that with my free tickets and bring a friend. I think my favorite thing I read was Lock Every Door by Riley Sager, my favorite movie was either Once Upon A Time in Hollywood or It 2, and my favorite show was a tie between Stranger Things 3 and the OITNB finale season.

[@ElizabethNicoleSchwartz]

Of everything you mentioned I also watched Yesterday, Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, and The Sun Is Also A Star. I would say that I enjoyed all of them, but they all underwhelmed me a little bit.

[@ElizabethNicoleSchwartz]

Which the fact that I didn't like Yesterday as much as I wanted to makes me sad because I'm a massive Lily James fan.

[@edensylvester13]

9:27 hahaha this is how I am with my boyfriend too

[@keikoo20]

what you said about Lion King is EXACTLY what I said when I got out of the movies and apparently I was the only one who wasn't too crazy about it... :/

[@kywawopez]

If you think Too Late is intense, wait 'til you read Verity (also by Colleen). That one scarred me for life. 😨😱

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

Lol already have, but this one hit me differently

[@keralkaurjhaf270]

What's the music u use in the intro

[@fit4life967]

Yes! New Vid!

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

Crawl sounds so cool why have I not heard of it

[@MaryAmongStories]

I didn't love Toy Story 4 either... yayyy The Lion King 💛 I liked it, even though I'll always prefer the original, of course!

[@linassh4847]

in The OA the director is also the lead and its an amazing show

[@edensylvester13]

I've seen the same exact trailer for Blinded By The Light literally every time I've gone to the theater for months now, so even though it looks good I'm already so sick of it

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

IT'S SO GOOD

[@jojonaslover19]

christine.... you want a crazy, dark, gritter but really interesting show. I reccomend the boys on amazon prime. I just finished it a week ago. and holy moly its soo freaking crazy and good and just overall kickass. Like you need to check it outttttt

[@baylerstewart2479]

there really should have been a warning for it 2 for the first scene, bc it bothered me for the rest of the movie and it was the only thing i could think about for the whole movie

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

oh my gosh agreed. that scene was awful/brutal and heartbreaking.

[@amandalawrence880]

I haven't watched yet-- what kind if warning/ trigger content for the opening scene?

[@baylerstewart2479]

Amanda Roberts there is a lot of graphic homophobia that is very disturbing

[@divergentgurl1414]

did you make the speed of some parts faster???

[@bookishjules3215]

Your top is PERFECT

[@TheBookRefuge]

I'm so glad I am not the only one. I liked the first Toy story okay, but they just don't speak to me. I don't have a problem with them, I acknowledge they are good films, its just not my go to.

[@anniehowell6266]

i love workin moms too

[@cadencemarsolek3890]

Pleaseeee make a book talk for Too Late

[@myerrobb6088]

Does anyone know if Christine has talked about all the bright places by Jennifer Niven because I just finished rereading it and I am a MESS and I need someone to understand my feelingsss 😭

[@saurra3953]

Can you please read punk57?

[@jayw115]

"The Fix" on Netflix is great too

[@dearcomrade2358]

your shirt is really cute!!!!

[@LeFleur80]

Christine please watch black mirror its sooooooo good !!!!!!!(its kinda like social commentary on the future of technology )

[@laurensantos3093]

I saw It Chapter Two Monday with a couple friends and we were laughing our asses off nearly the entire time. It was funnier than it had any right to be.

[@damienbeatty5327]

Once again, I agree with John. Bladerunner 2049 is one of the best movies in the last 20 years, and once again Christine misses the mark and doesn't understand sci-fi.

[@simoneoliver7379]

Call me by your name and perks of being a wallflower were the books I read

[@MrAlejandrojuarez12]

“IT. IS. SCARY.” 🤣

[@emilienasrallah1395]

I watched Falling Inn Love, and I just thought the dialogue was cringy... I don't know if you agree

[@shainstanley9360]

Émilie Nasrallah OMG I WATCHED IT TOO

[@shainstanley9360]

I literally couldn’t handle it when they all became the fire squad, EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. OF. THEM

[@elenanicoleta5127]

I haven't been big on tv shows in the last couple of years but I've definitely gotten past that after binge watching the first 7 seasons of Game of Thrones in a single week with my brother last year. So. Following that blood fest, I decided to watch some other stuff. This summer, I watched the 1st season of Big Little Lies (I ADORE THIS SHOW OMFG) and Euphoria (ahangskjkhhqgh all the feels omg!!!!). Also, I've been watching some really great anime lately. Namely Given (go watch it! Bring tissues), Araburu Kisetsu otome dono yo (really really funny but also so sweet) and the remake of Fruits Basket (omg!!! The feels. This show is so heartwarming and wholesome but it will not hesitate to punch you in the face) As for books, I've been in a bit of a reading slump lately but I'm trying to get back into reading. My summer favourites have been My Neighbour Totoro the novel , Circe, If We Were Villains, The Steel Prince and Skyward. Also, I've been reading some reaaaaaly good manga lately. My favourites are Complex (the sobs! The tears! Omfg the FEELS!!!!), Blue Sky Complex, My Hero Academia (of fuckin course), 19 Days (read it!!!! It's soooo funny), Haikyuu, Akatsuki no Yona, Given (the manga) and so many more. Sorry for the long ass comment, I'm just really excited about all the great stuff I've been consuming this summer. Here's to hoping autumn will also be a great season filled with amazing books and shows and movies and manga and anime and all of that good stuff.

[@AngieTomlinson35]

The next book I’m gonna read will be your book!!!!

[@tictac4063]

PLEASE DO FULL HANDMAIDS S3 REVIEW

[@melaniecardona6416]

Christine how do you have time to watch so many shows and movies? I need to know your secret.

[@kaavya9193]

you NEED to watch money heist (casa del papel) on netflix!!! it’s a spanish show but ITS AMAZING and SO MANY MORE PEOPLE NEED TO WATCH IT. you will be left completely mind boggled. the characters are so real and amazing. the story is fascinating. and everything about it is perfect. WATCH IT NOW!!

[@natashasteponme4171]

I don’t think I can read too late I’ll try let’s see

[@masterdevil7031]

Plz write more books......im waiting

[@summerrose9981]

Yay!

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

=)

[@Yourmother-gh7gk]

You went from Toy Story to Crawl??

[@xyhanx]

I liked Mindhunter 1st season but honestly, I liked the season 2 better. Am I alone in this one. Lol.

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

I liked season 2 better too!

[@r12joy96]

Nah. The interviews were better in the 1st season.

[@scout349]

CHRISTINE YOU WERE IN TORONTO????? 😍

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

for 48 hours to cover some films for tiff =)

[@saurabhtantry5550]

Read 'Between Us'

[@purplelion4489]

0:34 Sounds like when Shane wanted Pilot to sing wrecking ball and claim it as his own.

[@amiratalbot882]

WHERE IS THE REST OF THE SHADOW HUNTERS REVIEWS!!!

[@ruthnicolereyes]

THE RESIDENT WITH MATT CZUCHRY AND EMILY VAN CAMP!!!!!!!!

[@katiepine3493]

I just noticed Christine is wearing two different lipstick colors.