August Wrap Up!

[@jentlestrength]

The way you described The Queen's Poisoner...

[@sarahlove923]

OMG I DID THAT TOO!!

[@josefinadiaz3269]

I'm so glad you upload regularly because I love your content!

[@cristinasjourney]

About the Cursed Child. I liked it. i didn't love it, but I had fun reading it. It reminded me of the Starkid musicals from the beginning so I decided to think of it as a starkid parody/fanfic. I think if you just don't ask why and how, you will enjoy it.

[@chipmunkwarcry]

That's what I was thinking too. *spoilers?* Especially since a time turner was a major plot device.

[@HollyByGollyBooks]

The Queen's Poisoner sounds SO GOOD! And I actually just yelled "DAYUMMM" out loud when you took that dust jacket off of it. IT'S PERFECT. I really like how the second book will take place when the character is 20 also! and I completely agree with you on the Heart of Betrayal! Lia is one of my all time favorite characters and that series is just so much more complex than I ever imagined it would be!

[@erikkasea]

The Cursed Child is filled with so many plot holes as well as a weak plot. I couldn't stand reading it and a lot of the stuff that happens is so out there that it's ridiculous. I agree that Scorpius is a great character, and sometimes Albus. I would actually love to see the play though.

[@alyssalopez7334]

I personally liked the Cursed Child, but I get that everyone has their own opinions and ways they see books. I just read the book/play and appreciated what I got. In all truth, I was so busy thinking about the characters and how they could fix their lives that i didn't spot a plot hole. Then again, I usually don't see plot holes. Oops. :P

[@sophiak8715]

I think it was overall pretty entertaining to read, but there were many flaws. I'm still glad I got to read it in the end though!

[@alyssalopez7334]

I know right.

[@mariemadeleinefaivre5491]

I'm reading SIX OF CROWS ( half way through ) And HOLLY MOLLY this is gold !

[@Toffnm]

Me too! :D

[@mariemadeleinefaivre5491]

The caracteres are so amazing i can't believe it!

[@kimberlya7267]

i ordered this and it just came today. i'm super excited to start it!

[@mariemadeleinefaivre5491]

Well this book is incredible, i'm sure you'll adore it !

[@DontHaveaDegreeinReading]

GRR I NEED TO READ IT ASAP!

[@saschabookishowl6073]

My favourite book this month was The Song of Achilles, which I read for a diversity challenge. It was sooo good

[@alexalovesbooks]

I really loved The Heart of Betrayal! It's so good, and I definitely like all the twists and turns it takes. And The Queen's Poisoner looks fabulous and sounds like one heck of a story!

[@BiblioFusionEmma]

I read The Kiss of Deception this month and ohmalord it was good. I also love Lia.

[@SnorriSnibble]

This month I read: Harry Potter and the cursed child P.S. I still love you The Perfume Mr. Penumbras 24-hour bookstore Layers (it's a german book) The Miniaturist Joyride My favorite this month was probably Joyride, I really liked that one. And Harry Potter and the cursed child was actually my least favorite book. Ever. Ugh, so bad.

[@JessMcGlynn]

I just got The Black Prism and am so excited to jump in and read this series!!!

[@devonmunn5728]

This month I read This Savage Song, Partials, the Mara Dyer Trilogy, A Monster Calls, some issues of Revival, two issues of Outcast, an issue of Saga, an issue of Preacher, and I'm.currently reading Since You've Been Gone, Fragments (Partials book 2) and Mind Games

[@megangilmore9355]

Wow

[@misskp7750]

i envy you. 😄😄

[@devonmunn5728]

Yeah, its kinda hard reading seven books in like a week

[@PumpkinMozie]

No chapter breaks?? Holy cow. Also, I hated Cursed Child. There are a bunch of videos already out on YT that I think really hit the nail on the head, but there were just so many things wrong with it. As for what you said about characterization, I understand that in the brevity of a play script, some of a character's dimension will be lost. But the degree to which these guys were out of character was just unforgivable if you ask me. Even characters as minor as Moaning Myrtle were just acting like completely different people. It made no sense, and my only conclusion is that Jack Thorne must have little to no understanding of the HP universe.

[@DontHaveaDegreeinReading]

It blows my mind that JK Rowling approved it. I saw were someone said that JK Rowling is the new George Lucas and it depressed me a little.

[@caitlincarter3051]

+The Astonishing Ashley - It's 100% a matter of opinion. I adore the Harry Potter series. I've reread the series multiple times, most recently winter 2015, & I really enjoyed Cursed Child. I had some issues, but very few characters acted in ways I found completely unimaginable. Keep in mind that this play is based on a story that Rowling herself wrote. She knows this world & these characters better than any of us, so it's pretty petty to call her a sellout over 20 years of character development we never saw.

[@caitlincarter3051]

+The Astonishing Ashley - It's 100% a matter of opinion. I adore the Harry Potter series. I've reread the series multiple times, most recently winter 2015, & I really enjoyed Cursed Child. I had some issues, but very few characters acted in ways I found completely unimaginable. Keep in mind that this play is based on a story that Rowling herself wrote. She knows this world & these characters better than any of us, so it's pretty petty to call her a sellout over 20 years of character development we never saw.

[@DontHaveaDegreeinReading]

And you're are right, it is a matter of opinion. That's great that you were able to overlook all of its plot holes and flaws, but unfortunately I was not. Also, I never said that she was George Lucas. She obviously doesn't need the money, but I cannot understand her motivation to releasing a story riddled with inconsistencies when she is well known for he well thought out plots. For me, the story contradicts everything that she worked so hard to write.

[@PumpkinMozie]

Gotta side with The Astonishing Ashley on this one. It may be a matter of opinion but I can hardly even imagine being able to look over the plot holes, inaccurate characters, and overall cheesiness of the play. JKR may have been credited with writing the original story, but I honestly don't believe she had all that much to do with it. I have a feeling she participated at a bare minimum, just so the franchise would be allowed to stamp her name on the cover. She said even before the publication of Deathly Hallows that she would never write another Harry Potter book again after book 7, and I believe she said that with conviction. I truly believe she had no intention of continuing on with the franchise after DH. But now that so many big companies have stakes in HP, do you really think they're going to let the cash cow die? While I wouldn't necessarily call JKR a sellout, I do think the comparison to George Lucas is justified, since they have both allowed their creations (and themselves) to be exploited by big business. Warner Bros literally gave JKR no choice with the Fantastic Beasts movie; they basically said "we're going to make this, and you can either be a part of it or not," so she decided to write the script. But they were going to make the movie with or without her assistance. I think that pretty much sums up the authenticity of all the extra material that's being released.

[@sandyreadsalot]

Yes, I love Lia! She has become one of my new favorite female protagonists! I hope you can get to the third book soon and I can't wait to hear what you think of it.

[@kaitlinharbour2151]

in August I read -HP and the Cursed child by J K Rowling -Hot Blooded by Nancy Holder and Debbie Vigue -Legend by Marie Lu -Prodigy by Marie Lu -Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carol -Through the looking glass by Lewis Carol

[@emilyhughes1628]

I finally read the first instalment of the Percy Jackson books for the first time, I thought I wasn't going to like them as I'm now 23 and thought that they might be a little young or immature being middle grade fiction but I absolutely loved them, can't wait to read more of the series!

[@peiqi7787]

if you like the kiss of deception, I recommend the assassin's curse!

[@claris3056]

I was really disappointed with Cursed Child. I know EVERYONE is saying the plot was like fanfic, but it's true! Best book I read this month was definitely The Fireman by Joe Hill. Just such a compelling and original take on the whole apocalypse/epidemic/dystopia-type story. The main character is so believable and yet so different to your usual jaded apocalyptic hero. I loved her so much. Second favourite was probably Dictator by Robert Harris - excellent conclusion to a brilliant trilogy.

[@lizzyanddarcy4ever]

I liked the cursed child as fanfiction of the goblet of fire, I just see that that's what it is. I was disappointed, gave it 3 stars. Scorpious was my fav character, I feel that the book/script did a LOT for the Malfoy family.

[@RomanticRosebud]

Since I mostly read the whole of the Throne of Glass series the month of August, I'd say Crown of Midnight was my favorite book that I read. COM was closely followed by The Wrath and the Dawn/Queen of Shadows.

[@desireemclaughlin1455]

I am so glad to hear I'm not the only person who had mixed feelings regarding Every Heart a Doorway. I read this a couple weeks ago after hearing it hyped by several people and felt pretty much the same as you. I wanted to learn more about the worlds they visited and could have done without the entire murder subplot. I was really intrigued by the concept, but was disappointed with the execution. At this point, I don't know if I'll even bother with the follow ups.

[@zonawrimo]

The Queen Poisoner sounds really interesting! I'll be adding it to my TBR! But first...I have to go through the rest of the pile... -sigh-

[@jammie784]

Love your videos! I read 10 books this august, which I'm pretty impressed with! But your videos gave me so much motivation to read so many :)

[@bandgeek898]

Definitely agree with you about the Cursed Child. I also went into it not expecting it to be "the 8th Harry Potter book", since I knew it was a play and that it would have a different feel to it. But oh man, the plot holes! Particularly the fact that all the previous time travel rules were just completely ignored. I also felt like the big reveal in the end (where you find out the parentage of a certain character) was completely unrealistic (honestly the reveal felt like something a bad fanfiction writer would have come up with).

[@snowlastnameisnotwhite9626]

I read Little Bee this month. I know it's an old book, like ten years ago, but it's a really good one!

[@IWillAlwaysJustBeMe13]

I enjoyed HP and the Cursed Child. I went into it not expecting much, because I knew it wasn't a novel and I liked it. I tried imagining it watching it on stage and I really want to watch the play now. I hope I get the chance to. It's top priority. But I wasn't too concerned with plot holes or characters or stuff like that. It was an enjoyable read.

[@gracefulbooks7320]

I never fully understood what you meant when you referred to a fantasy book as political till you kept brining up The Winner's Trilogy-I picked it up and loved it. Now I really want to pick up the remnant chronicles!

[@sofietomkaulitz]

My favorite book I read this month probably has to be either 'In order to live' that I just uploaded a review on, OR 'Working stiff' that book just blew me away! I love love love your videos Regan

[@danizethe9271]

my favorite book that I read this month was a ACOMAF such an good book, I love it sooo much !!!

[@taylahdaviss8737]

I finally started the Throne of Glass series this month, so it was easily my favourite read of the month. As for Cursed Child, I adored being back in the Harry Potter world so much I almost managed to ignore the plot holes. I never got the whole release day experience for any of the other books (I actually finished reading HBP for the first time the day DH was released), so that was really exciting for me. The more I think about the plot itself, the more it annoys me, so I'm just focusing on the world and the experience of reading it again.

[@StitchInTime]

My favorite read of the month was Torn by Jennifer L. Armentrout which is book 2 in her Wicked trilogy.

[@3blackcatsbooks997]

I had similar feelings about The Cursed Child. The plot holes were frustrating. I also had a lot of problems with the characters. I was expecting some changes since it is 19 years later; however, I sometimes felt that they were unrecognizable. That was really heartbreaking since I grew up with these characters. It is taking me forever to write up my review on it because of how torn I feel. I loved seeing the world again and it was super nostalgic but and the same time I hated how many times I had to put it down because of confusion/wtf moments. Love your videos. Thanks to you my last book haul was nothing but fat, floppy fantasy books. Can't wait to read them all and watch all your spoiler reviews!

[@eely16]

This month i read The Year of the Gadfly, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock, and I reread Clockwork Princess 💃💃 I'm also currently reading Days of Blood and Starlight

[@emaankazmi5970]

Completely agree with you about the Cursed Child

[@mollproff27]

Everyone keeps talking about the 'plot holes' but what people need to realize is that the entirety of the book deals with time travel and time change, so obviously things get muddled. I personally didn't ever find that CC caused any plot holes for the main series. And I did see the stage production so I definitely agree that seeing it preformed brings a lot more clarity than just reading the script.

[@LaurenEllwood]

I'm busy reading Name of the Wind because of your videos and it's also taking me quite some time but I'm loving it so no complaints!

[@eleonoralydia8884]

I've ordered The Black Prism, The Blinding Knife, The Broken Eye and several other books because of you. I hope they'll be as amazing as you've said they are.

[@liquidmantle]

Couldn't you just read the first book before buying all the sequels? Wouldn't that be the logical way to do things? What if you hate it? Then you wouldn't have wasted like $30. Why are people so dumb...

[@eleonoralydia8884]

I bought them all, because I know I'm going to read them all. If I thought that I might not like the first book enough to read the next two, I probably wouldn't have bought the first one at all. These books are huge if you haven't noticed. And how do you know that I'm not rich? Why are people messing with other people's (who they don't even know I might add) business, when it has nothing to do with themselves...at all...

[@blubimnotafish]

I agree that Cursed Child isn't the greatest of stories, but as a play and a production on a stage it is truly phenomenal. I'm so glad I got to see it - I actually did a review on my channel as well, but I think half of it is gushing about how amazing the production was... I'll probably read the script sometime within the next few months so, who knows, my opinion might change after that :) Will definitely have to pick up The Kiss of Deception at some point!

[@fangirlk6610]

I totally agree with you with the Cursed Child. There were so many plot holes, but I did love the characters and I would've liked the plot way better was it not for the plot holes, so that along with the first 2 Harry Potter books are the only ones I didn't give a 5 stars to

[@makarisland]

My favorite book I read this month was The Secret Garden and holy cow it was so good it's one of my all time faves

[@messybookshelf]

I really enjoyed the cursed child. But I understand why people are a bit put off by it. I just don't understand why people won't read it because it's in a play format. In the bookstore I work at we've had people return it because they didn't realize and they sometimes ask if we have the novel in stock and we have to convince them that it doesn't exist.

[@INE479]

I love your videos! They gave me so much inspiration on reading. Really have to read Kiss of Deception. I already bought it. I have two favorite books I read this month out of 6. First one would be Reverie by Lauren E. Rico I actually got a free copy of that in exchange for an honest review. Starting the second part of it this weekend. My second so far favourite and I am not completely through it yet would be Ice Like Fire by Sara Raasch well or maybe Fall of Giants by Ken Follett...can't decide yet between those two. Definetly like both of them. Looking forward to see what you are reading next month 😉

[@blancheraimon1876]

The Heart of Betrayal is soooooooooooo AMAZING!!! :O

[@fannybrunet96]

I just finished reading The Nightingale and thank you for making me discovering it!! I'm such a mess right now because of all the emotion but it was so so good. I'm always a sucker for WW2 historical fiction, it's so damn good and interesting. Plus I'm french and I weirdly never read about WW2 in France so it was about time. And also I read ACOMAF which was amazing as everybody said :)

[@SSBooks]

Favourite read of the month would have to be the All For The Game Trilogy. It just sort of blew my mind. But as someone who liked Cursed Child I can see where the issues come from. My personal perspective is that knowing the plot before you go in actually makes it more enjoyable. My friend had seen it and told me all the strange things that happen so I was prepared for that. So I just got enjoy the characters and the plot for what it was. There was no surprises just me having to take it all in my stride. But yeah I kinda ended up loving it....

[@christineupright9543]

I've really began to trust your opinion, especially with fantasy. I'm almost done with the third book in the Lightbringer series and I read the name of the wind and wise mans fear in January because of you (I want to reread them!). There's more than a few other recs I've taken from you, thanks for uploading!

[@lottiehammer998]

I read And I Darken this month and loved it!!😍😍

[@CherrieWalker]

Great wrap up it sounds like you read some amazing books last month!

[@Niallg1839]

Please review The Broken Eye if you have time! I'm really tempted to get into that series! But it is so long and there's no chapter breaks; that's pretty intimidating haha

[@cassidy_reads]

I'm in between with my thoughts on Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Yes it is a play, and no it wasn't written by J.K. Rowling but I still enjoyed it only because I separated it in my mind from the rest of the series. It had potential and I think it would have been better if they made it into a full-length novel. I also think it will be amazing on stage. I really want to see it!

[@amyr3293]

I've been thinking about the Cursed Child, and one of my main problems with the characters is that their dialogue was written in a way that made me read it in an American accent, whereas in HP all the characters, Ron especially, talk in such a stereotypically English way that the change just really threw me off.

[@crazycreamsicle8683]

Great video! This month I read: Alanna the First Adventure by Tamora Pierce Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by j.k Rowling, Jack Thorne, and John Tiffany Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken

[@ece9453]

Holy crap

[@Jen_nifer99]

What else do you do in your free time?

[@Lin-mh7pf]

What was your favourite?

[@marissaliskey6629]

what did you think of Shatter me? i'm reading it now

[@crazycreamsicle8683]

+Jen nifer XD Watch KZbin obviously

[@Melinea13]

I've only read the first part of Cursed Child because I'm waiting to read the second part until I see it next week but I like it so far.

[@Verally]

I love your videos Regan! I'm currently reading Library of Souls and I love it so far! As for the books I've read in August, I did a wrap up on my channel as well! :D I love to watch (and make) these wrap up videos, so many awesome books!

[@myribstellmesheslying]

I really wanted to read Kiss of Deception but I haven't finished my tbr yet. I have ten! LOL.

[@SashaPartina]

I love HP and the Cursed Child and I'm dreaming of seeing it on stage! Hunting for the tickets now. :) I do agree that characters were a bit "empty", I don't know, and I feel like it's because of the format, but still to me it was like meeting my old friends and at some points I had goosebumps when certain characters appeared or events took place. So, yeah, I just loved it and was sad it was so tiny and ended so fast. I actually hope one day JKR would write proper huge novels about other magical schools. That'd be awesome :)

[@emilygooseman2871]

I was so disappointed with the cursed child. I really liked Harry's development, and Scorpius but that's pretty much it. And I still don't understand why Albus was even considered to be sorted into Slytherin. It makes no sense.This month I read the seven realms series and I loved it so much!! It's definitely one of my favorite fantasy series now.

[@kaitieskates]

I liked The Cursed Child. I went in with an open mind about it and I think that was important. I think a lot of folks went into it with a lot of skepticism and then ended up hating it. Yes, it had plot holes galore and read like a fan fic. I think if they were going to call it "the eighth story" then it should have been fleshed out as a novel...and bring in our other favorites....where were Hagrid and Neville!? Things I did like--the friendship aspect felt true to the original books and it was nice to see a realistic depiction of Harry as a dad. He's not perfect, never was, and he struggles to understand teenagers just as much as every other parent. All in all, it was ok.

[@ShelleensCreativityRoom]

I loved The Remnant Chronicles and sorry it has ended. I liked Harry Potter and the Cursed Child because it brought us back into that world and characters and I knew it was written as a play.

[@moneshamahmood5849]

water for elephants , I read it in August. It's so andy.

[@patrickolson7390]

I mostly read books you've touched on previously which includes: White Cat by Holly Black, Legend by Marie Lu, Firefight by Brandon Sanderson, and in the process of Watchmaker on Filigree Street. One series I like but you have not mentioned is Maximum Ride by James Patterson.

[@inesribeiro8452]

I've been considering reading White Cat, but I haven't seen many people talk about it on Booktube. Did you like it? :)

[@patrickolson7390]

White Cat is a great book. White Cat has a lot of twists and turns and very suspenseful. There is a magic system in play called curse working where one touch can give either side of luck, cause dreams, give love, change memory, and various other effects that's illegal. There are some odd notes in Castle Sharp's life which lead him on an adventure and discovery of the truth. I don't want to spoil it, but it is amazing book as long as you don't mind suspense, intrigue, a surprise around every corner, and a book you don't want to put down to discover what in the book's world will happen next. I loved it! I will be reading the next book in the series soon.

[@inesribeiro8452]

I'm sold xb I'll try it out soon. Thanks :)

[@patrickolson7390]

Your welcome.

[@confessionofabookdragon]

I just read Every Heart A Doorway. And I enjoyed reading it. The next book is about the twins and when they were in their world. I enjoyed reading The Cursed Child. I liked how things played out and I liked the story line. I agree with you that maybe if people could see the play itself that it would come across better. Which is why if they are going to make a movie out of it I want them to record the play itself and it come out that way. Not Hollywoodize (My own word, sorry) it

[@littlestories7916]

All those books sound really interesting and has definitely made me want to pick them up! Yeah I'm very on the fence about Harry Potter and the Cursed Child as while I liked some things like the characters, like you I really didn't like the plot and I felt like it really took away form the story and has created some plot holes along the way.

[@hannahcuckler1672]

for the cursed child-- I loved being back in the wizarding world. I think that's what a good portion of my rating was based off of. But the plot was so shaky and thin and I hated the "plot twist" because it made literally no sense.

[@caitlincarter3051]

I'm sorry you didn't like Cursed Child. I really enjoyed it. While I did have a few issues with plot, I actually didn't find the characters' behavior that unbelievable. I've always been bothered by Harry's meanness & felt sympathy for Draco's hidden goodness, so to see those characteristics brought forward more in this story really worked for me. It felt like a character study in a way & I thoroughly appreciated the way that plot & characterization had developed over time.

[@jazzminc.8166]

The plot of the queens poisoner reminds me of theon greyjoy! There situations sound similar haha

[@reemillustrates4718]

I wanna have floating bookshelves myself.

[@AshleyZieman]

Favorite book this month was The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante

[@tylerzepezauer6055]

You should write a book :)

[@NovelteaCorner]

Great video - lots of books I hadn't heard of before! My top reads of last month were Illuminae and Eon/Eona. :)

[@robertcarter812]

"The Queen's Poisoner" looks beautiful without "naked". I understand the pain that it's the only one like this in this series 😕

[@addictivegamer102]

I agree with your thoughts of the Cursed Child completely. Anyways, I read a few books this month: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (J.K. Rowling) 3/5 stars It Ends With Us (Colleen Hoover) 5/5 stars The Assassin's Blade (Sarah J. Maas) 5/5 stars A Monster Calls (Patrick Ness) 5/5 stars The Elite (Kiera Cass) 2/5 stars Least favorite book I read this month was The Elite (obviously). Favorite is definitely It Ends With Us, but the close runner up is The Assassin's Blade. I keep thinking about this book and it's tugging at my heart strings, I just can't. Sarah J. Maas' books are like crack, I just can't get enough. I need to fulfill my Sarah J. Maas fix. (Which I am currently reading Crown of Midnight and loving it so far)

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

I want to read Baby Doll so badly!! It was on my most anticipated list but I didn't get to it :(

[@sorryicantthinkofacoolname7209]

books I read this month: HP and the cursed child. paper towns. Simon vs the homo sapien agenda poison study magic study fire study the night circus. Anna and the French kiss.

[@soffialv2209]

I'm so mad that I can't get Cursed Child until september 15th in my town... I've heard so many bad reviews and I'm sab about it

[@katiestewart7926]

My favourite book I read this week was either The Winners Kiss or In Order to Live. I enjoyed The Cursed Child well enough, but when you lump it with the rest of the series it's so underwhelming. I felt that some of the characters were off, there were plot holes, and I felt the plot and the device they used was pretty lazy. I mean I think it will be amazing on-stage, and maybe the actors will be able to show something that I didn't see on the page. I was hoping for something different, whereas this felt like a not-as-good version of what's already been done. I didn't hate it, but it didn't grip me and I did have problems with it. I think the only thing I've seen everyone agree on is Scorpius, and even people who hated it liked him.

[@olivia1910]

I have so many mixed feelings about the Cursed Child... I think the only way you can enjoy it is to consider it as a side story and not the 8th book, otherwise you'll inevitably going to be disappointed... To me the ending of Deathly Hallows was perfect, I think the loose ends kept the story alive. And I agree with you, so many plot holes. But I also think many of the issues can be resolved by seeing the play. I just feel like it's a bit unfair for people who won't be able to see it

[@HannahCassieBooks]

I think your thought go along with the thoughts of all booktubers I trust :)

[@babymama12610]

I read Baby Doll this month but really didn't like it. My favorite read this month was And I Darken by Keirsten White.

[@BooksfromaBiGuy]

I haven't read the Cursed Child, nor do I really have any desire to at this point, but there was something bothering me about how some people were trying to put you on blast the last time you talked about it since you were being, rightfully, critical. While I know plays can typically be very different from novels in how they handle characters (I started reading plays and scripts way before I really got into reading novels), I feel like people arguing that it's okay for a play to have bad characterization just because it's in script format is lazy. Like, yeah, a lot of performances have actors and actresses who added their own flair and element to a character, sure, and that's something you look at when critiquing a performance. But when critiquing the writing itself, if there's little to no character there, that is bad writing. There are a plethora of scripts out there that I have read and loved that were packed with characterization, it was just done much differently obviously than how novels handle it. I dunno, I just personally feel that the idea that you can't critique a script because it isn't being performed is asinine. Unless the writer is purposely doing it to leave it up to the performers to choose how they want to portray their characters, I'd consider that poor writing. Just because an actor takes a poorly written character and performs it well and gives them something that wasn't there in the writing doesn't make the writing good - it makes the performance good, which is entirely separate from the critiquing scripts, in my opinion.

[@itssydneypreston]

you should do a review on Heart of Betrayal

[@tiutsch]

I saw the Harry Potter play last week and it was incredible! They did such an amazing job :D it is true, that the plot might have a few holes, but the characters really made up for it

[@elli-maifreeman4087]

love your videos! I thought cursed child was good as a well written fan fiction or a detailed headcannon but it ruins the series if you think of it as an eighth book.

[@marissaliskey6629]

have you ever read Shatter me? i'm reading it now what do you think?

[@Teresebooo]

This month I read some adult high fantasy: "A Game of Thrones" (re-read) by G.R.R. Martin and the 5th book in the Witcher-series (the EPIC book series behind the EPIC video games) :D

[@snowwhite8363]

For some reason I cannot read The Kiss of Deception? Like I read a few reviews and one was really bashing it (even if it didn't have any spoilers) and now I see every little flaw and I feel so bad. Is it just me? I now avoid all reviews, positive or negative I'm so annoyed at myself ahaha

[@eshadindigal6677]

I didn't hate or loved the cursed child, I feel like some of the plot was off to me, I want to say everything turned out to perfect to actually happen. I think if play was a little longer it would be really easy to fix the plot holes. Or if the Delphi situation didn't happen at the end and they fixed the plot holes in the beginning. Also only some of the characters were off to me (mostly Harry and Ginny), Harry was just a terrible dad and Ginny was like movie Ginny. However I really liked moganogal, hermione, and sorpious. Overall I enjoyed it, but it still wasn't the best.

[@kaitlyncarroll3314]

YOUR LIVE SHOW IS ON MY BIRTHDAY

[@isabellacapelli9078]

Love this video!

[@ohhthatskellie]

I loved hearing your dog (I think?) in the background xD

[@Corneliasundberg]

I guess I liked The Cursed Child. I gave it 3/5

[@kaitlyncarroll3314]

You should do a review of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

[@hanabanana8028]

I marathoned the heroes of Olympus series this month, a bit of a downgrade from Percy Jackson but still good books

[@lemartinsemaclemente]

Regan, have you made a review for Uprooted?

[@tootlezbug]

love your name! I have the same name but spelt Letica 💕

[@lemartinsemaclemente]

Really? That's cool! Where are you from?

[@tootlezbug]

U.S. Missouri. You?

[@lemartinsemaclemente]

+tootlezbug B.R, São Paulo

[@laurenanderson2194]

I HAVENT READ ANY BOOKS IN AUGUST BC I'VE BEEN CATCHING UP WITH SHOWS. THE STRUGGLES MAN. I SWEAR THE 100 IS SO GOOD BUT I NEED TO GET BACK TO READING. LMAO. MY BOOKS ARE CALLING TO ME BYE XD

[@aracelimorales3404]

Ugh I was so not productive😭 Didn't finish any books I hate reading slumps

[@liquidmantle]

You make it sound like you are forced to read books. This isn't a competition you dipshit.

[@aracelimorales3404]

+S R excuse me... I never said it was a competition I was simply stating that I've been in a reading slump and haven't been in the mode to read therefore I didn't get to finish any books this month

[@ingoodfaith20]

Hi Regan! I love your videos and we seem to have very VERY similar tastes in books. Can you please make a video on your FAVORITE BOOKS SET IN RUSSIA. I LOOOVE RUSSIA and would like to read great books set in it. Much love from the Philippines

[@JustMeJewel]

I am so scared to read the 8th installment to the Harry Potter series just because of all the negative reviews I have seen, read, and heard about it 😔 I really do not want to be disappointed. Also I started reading "six of crows" and I can't get into the story! Grant it I am only about seventy pages into it but I have heard so many great reviews and I am finding myself to be slightly disappointed so far. Maybe it was because of my expectations being to high for it....or maybe I just need to give it some more time. *shrugs*

[@Saphitri]

Me too! I have such a hard time getting into Six of Crows and it's so weird, especially because I loved the Grisha Trilogy. Or... that might just be the reason lol I don't know.

[@amyr3293]

I found Six of Crows a bit hard to get into, mainly I think because everyone said its waaaay better than the Grisha Trilogy, but I actually really liked those books and didn't find Six of Crows to be much better. I still really liked it in the end though, I think you just have to forget about your expectations.

[@JustMeJewel]

+Amy R do you recommend me read the geisha trilogy first. I haven't read that series and I do feel that in the six of crows the author hasn't gave a good enough introduction to world. Is six of crows a sort of sub series from the trilogy?

[@amyr3293]

+JustMeJewel It will give you a better overview of the world and Grisha powers definitely, and also it's a more simple story as there is just one POV, so you could get used to Bardugo's writing style too, but the two series are set in different worlds with all different characters, so it's not necessary to read the Grisha first. That said, I really like the trilogy and the books are only short, so I'd give it a go if I were you :)

[@JustMeJewel]

+Amy R thank you so much, I think I will put six of crows on hold for now and read the trilogy first!

[@favoreads5807]

I hated The Cursed Child. It had nothing to do with the format of the story. Most of Shakespeare plays I read, and haven't seen on stage, yet the characters felt real to me. With The Cursed Child, they were so out of character to begin with, that it felt like reading a bad fanfiction. And don't get me started on the story line. I can't believe someone who wrote such complex stories and back stories for the Harry Potter universe would come up and approve all those ridiculous cliches present in The Cursed Child. Honestly, I want to forget I've ever read it, forget it exists and move on. I will always love Harry Potter but this is NOT the 8th story. Not in my opinion.