BOOKS I READ IN AUGUST

[@bookaholicgameaholicvlogah4191]

I love the Percy Jackson books all five stars for me the lighting thief is what got me reading glad you read sad you didnt enjoy them as much as I did. I was in sixth grade when I read the first so I was probably the right age for them

[@emmanuellewaro]

I picked up Fire thanks to you and I can safely say that it is one of my all time favorites I loooved Fire as a main character how she built relationships with others and the endless revelations had my jaw dropping to the floor! I simply adore it

[@xyhanx]

FINALLY!!! SOMEONE WHO LOVED A GATHERING OF SHADOWS. Some consider it not at par from the other two but like you, that solidified my love for Lila and others.

[@fitzmansel3454]

The Shades of Magic trilogy is on my long wishlist of must-read boos and now that i saw your review i need them ! :3

[@BasicallyBrittx]

I felt the same about The Subtle Knife! I just didn't really care what happened. I still haven't read the 3rd one (even though I've read TSK over a year ago...) but I really hope that we both do end up liking it. Because everyone seems to love His Dark Materials!

[@karisthelibrarian1442]

I waited a long time before I read Fire and Bitterblue because I loved Graceling so much and wasn't sure I'd enjoy companion novels that didn't focus on the same main characters. I was wrong! I adored both follow-up novels, and I think Bitterblue was my favorite of all three. This seems to be a sadly underrated series, and I like to recommend it to people who enjoy books with strong, smart female characters (like Tamora Pierce's books or Nix's Old Kingdom series). It's wonderful to see you promoting the Graceling books on your channel!

[@teeney1441]

I think you really nailed your review for Fire. I think Fire is my favorite in the series but they all had their good points. I think Bitterblue is the darkest book in the series due to some of the topics explored in the book.

[@hannahbear9751]

Fire is like in my top 5 favourite books. I absolutely adore it

[@toskasnail]

I can’t stand audiobooks because I get super lost in thought and then before I know it I’ve been through 3 chapters without even hearing anything. I’m a super bad listener as opposed to reader so that’s definitely why

[@mrgreenleafx]

Same here! Like I just drift off because I'm not actively doing something to keep my mind occupied so I get totally lost in my thoughts, drift off or even fall asleep...

[@danisbookshelf3167]

It's too bad you didn't like Spinning Silver! It's interesting because I had such a different opinion of it than you--I thought the different viewpoints were really well done and generally really enjoyed it. Funny how that works! I'm so glad you loved Fire, though! The Graceling books are so amazing, and you're really making me want to go back and reread them!

[@robinsummers9141]

Another great video. I can't wait to read Spinning Silver and Uprooted. Also VE Schwab's books!! Hurry up payday. I am super excited about those books. Girlie I just noticed I had not hit the subscribe button and bell. I have been watching you forever. You make me smile. I finally got that taken care of. See you soon. Love new books... :D

[@bookswithalyssaj449]

so many readathons, wow! percy jackson is such an iconic childhood series for me, sad that you didn't enjoy them!! :(

[@xiomysbooktales6279]

Lol the blood smelling scene! 😂 I enjoyed I Wish Granter nearly everything else was a reread!

[@abi_rose]

I had the same problem when I was listening to the audiobook for Northern Lights. I drift off and daydream when I'm reading physical books, but that's not a problem because the story stops when I stop reading. It just becomes a problem when I have the same habit listening to audiobooks, because I'm rewinding every five minutes

[@BooksofAmber]

I need to hurry up and read Fire, omg! I'm glad you didn't feel like you missed out on anything because I've taken a six year gap between the books as well.

[@DreamsForever36]

Graceling and Fire are two of my favorite books! 💕Idk if I can choose between them. Bitterblue was a little bit dragged out for me and underwhelming compared to the other two. I felt like not much happened but I loved seeing our old characters in it. ❤️

[@littlebookowl]

A lot of people are saying Bitterblue was a little disappointing, now I'm scared to read it! I think it'll be nice to see some of those characters, though.

[@niebieskie2]

I think fire was my fave. But I haven't read bitterblue yet. Love your videos

[@MariaMightReadThat]

Fire was my favorite book in the Graceling series. :) Unfortunately, I wasn't a fan of Bitterblue though. It has a very different feel from Graceling and Fire and the mystery plot in it felt super bizarre to me. I'm curious to see what you'll think of it. Yay, always great to see people gush about the Shades of Magic trilogy. It's so good!

[@layalireads2441]

I absolutely adored Graceling and Fire. Bitterblue was a disappointment for me. I felt like it was too long, and I didn't really know what was supposed to be happening lol

[@MariaMightReadThat]

I'm with you, it was so confusing for about 90% of the book. I might have liked it more if it had been a stand-alone but if felt weirdly out of place as part of that trilogy. And Bitterblue felt really naive to me too, especially compared to Katsa and Fire.

[@mybirthwrite]

I just started the Percy Jackson series!! I enjoyed the first book a lot, and I'm excited to continue on. And Binti sounds *SUPER* interesting!

[@DesperationLasts]

Well, you just gave me the push I needed to dive into a gathering of shadows. I read a darker shade of magic a few months ago and really enjoyed it, but for some reason, I haven't been able to bring myself to pick up a gathering of shadows. But after that review, it's time to get down to business.

[@littlebookowl]

Please do! I'm sure you won't be disappointed 😍

[@readbymarta2781]

i wanna start the percy jackson series but it is so intimidating with all these new books in the same universe being released

[@ValseDuVice]

Fire seems absolutely amazing !

[@KeriJo12]

Ooh, lots of 5* books in the month of August to recommend! :) "Firebolt" by Adrienne Woods (I read all 5 books, but the other 4 are in September. Haha!) "Fata Morgana" by Steven R Boyett & Ken Mitchroney "180 Seconds" by Jessica Park "When" by Victoria Laurie "In the Middle of Somewhere" by Roan Parrish "Northanger Abbey" by Jane Austen (the Audible Original recording with full cast and Emma Thompson voicing Jane Austen. :D

[@tashyjones6761]

I really need to read Fire, I read Graceling a few years ago and loved it, then never picked the sequels up

[@larissabastos8252]

Fire was definitely my favorite book in the series. It could easily be a stand alone. Graceling was ok but I didn't like Bitterblue at all, it was sooo slow, and the characters were so boring. Now I kinda feel like reading Fire again, I realy did love that book.

[@violaivy]

I tried to reread His Dark Materials for the 2nd time by listening to the audio and I couldn't get into into it either and it's one of my favourite series. I'm not the biggest audiobook person but listening to my most loved books is something I like to do from time to time. None of those were multi-cast versions so that's probably the reason why it didn't work out for me with the HDM one.

[@littlebookowl]

Good to know! Thanks for sharing, I definitely think I'll try the physical book for #3 I also love to revisit my favourite books by listening to the audiobook! Especially for fantasy faves, because I'm already familiar with the world so I don't need to worry about missing any major details.

[@theultimatereader5142]

I loved spinning silver so much

[@olivia1910]

I finally read Children of Blood and Bone, loved the main plot but as usual with YA books the random romances kind of ruined it for me ! I still enjoyed it though. I really need to read the last two books of the Shades of Magic series before I forget what happened in the first one haha ! Spinning Silver sounds interesting to me, I've been wanting to read that one too

[@madeleineestherby9977]

I love Fire! It’s such a good book!

[@kari-ngforbooks908]

I can’t decide between Graceling and Bitterblue. I think they’re both great, but I also loved Fire. It’s a problem. :)

[@ByMadisonFox]

I can never seem to get into audio books because i too just zone out.... do you have any favourite audio books to recommend? Also i loved graceling! Bitterblue was my least favourite

[@littlebookowl]

Yes, I made 2 videos with recommendations! Here's the first video, where I share some good books for getting into audiobooks: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIuogWuond6lqK8 Then my favourite listens from 2017: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6nHaoiqh62kb7M When I'm going through a period of struggling to focus while listening to audiobooks, I like to listen to memoirs and fluffy contemporaries. So here are a few more recommendations, which I didn't mention in those videos: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Upside of Unrequited American Panda

[@headoverbooks15]

I feel like the month of August was an overall great month of reading!!!😆😆😆

[@isah4602]

Fire is my absolute favorite of this series :D

[@jessielauren333]

So sad that you rated The Subtle Knife so low, we usually enjoy the same books haha. Hopefully The Amber Spyglass is more enjoyable for you ❤❤❤

[@MaryAmongStories]

still need to get into Philip Pullman's books! unfortunately I didn't like Uprooted at all, so I probably won't read Spinning Silver even though it is stunning :/

[@chelseawritesbooks8763]

I had the same problem with Spinning Silver. We did not meet anyone other than Miriam and maybe Irina, honestly. And I would have liked chapter changes when the POVs changed instead of just a paragraph break. That made me so mad.

[@kristiturningthepage320]

I don't have a favorite in the Graceling series.. they were all so fantastic but maybe Fire and Bitterblue? Shoot, IDK!!!!

[@MichParker]

I LOVE the PJO books ❤️, I’m sad that you didn’t enjoy them that much...

[@moonstrike100]

what nail polish are you using? it's a pretty colour!

[@littlebookowl]

Thank you! It's called 'Naughty Nautical' from Essie

[@betul6350]

omg whats that bluish stephen king book in the bg? its got such a pretty spine

[@AlyssLysie]

Fire is the only one I haven’t read yet. I hear people reading fire first which seems odd. It makes sense to read graceling, bitter blue then fire. I feel like you will spoil things if you read them in any other order..

[@littlebookowl]

OIh, interesting! I think Fire should be read *after* Graceling, because it definitely gives some insight into one of the characters from the book, and would probably spoil somethings even though that is the only overlap. But as far as I can tell, there shouldn't be any issues reading Fire before Bitterblue (which was the publication order). Do you plan on reading it? 😍

[@AlyssLysie]

@@littlebookowl good to know! I totally thought bitterblue would be 2nd. I should have checked the publication date. I wasn't sure about reading it but your review made me want to pick it back up!

[@becklebooks]

I'm the same with you on Spinning Silver, just couldn't sink into it and felt it dragged a fair bit. 2/5 for me! Sad cos Uprooted was a 4/5. Oh well, can't love everything I guess!

[@teresadunivent8571]

becklepanda you all are scaring me. I love Uprooted, and my trusted reviewers are giving Spinning Silver poor ratings. I ordered my copy for England too. Ughhh

[@becklebooks]

Teresa Dunivent I do have a friend who loved it for all the same reasons I didn't, so it's definitely down to very personal taste :p

[@givemeprimelaughter]

Do I need to read Graceling before reading Fire?

[@larissabastos8252]

Not really. Fire is actually a prequel to Graceling, and it happens in another part of the world.

[@safinan8008]

Hi from uk!! My first message to you.. Great Video!!!!!! Im glad to join your channel!!

[@kaitlynne95]

I think with the HDM books, The Subtle KNife was the weakest of the three. Its a very "set up" book, not much happens and what does happen is just to set up or conclude things that happen in the next and first books. I really struggle with the book, regardless of how its consumed. it is very meh. (imo)

[@littlebookowl]

That's really good to know! Hopefully when I read book 3 I'll have a much better time :)

[@taasiat3045]

August was a pretty terrible reading month for me - my favourite read of the month was still a bit disappointing though :((

[@littlebookowl]

Oh, no! I'm sorry it was such a bad month for your reading 😔

[@legendaryreader39]

Great wrap up

[@ThePsychoNyx]

All the cover renditions of the Dark Materials books are so gorgeous, I'm thinking of getting the collective one. I see what you mean by reading physically rather than listening. Spinning Silver sounds unnecessarily hard to read, perspectives are only needed when showing different aspects of stories or arcs so it seems it was just a waste. You have me really wanting to read Graceling so I can get to Fire! "A dick head would be putting it lightly" LOOOOOOL. Sex needs to be a NORMAL thing rather than people going crazy over it or periods being included. In looove with your thoughts on this. I haven't got to A Darker Shade yet but I definitely want to. The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hard castle, Call Me By Your Name were my favourite August reads but I read Strange the Dreamer recently and died.

[@littlebookowl]

It was so hard to choose which covers to buy, the series is blessed with so many beautiful covers! It was definitely disappointing, I've been hearing so many people reading and loving Spinning Silver, and I agree with most of the things they loved but the perspectives were SUCH a huge hindrance to me 😭 Hahahahahaha, he really was a shitty dude! I love when sex and periods are a normal thing in books. YAY to Evelyn Hugo and I'm glad to hear you liked CMBYN - I haven't read it but might look into it! I think we all died reading Strange the Dreamer, oh my goodness 🤣

[@goddess978]

Who's the arthor of Fire?

[@karisthelibrarian1442]

Kristin Cashore. The three books are Graceling, Fire, and Bitterblue. I hope you get a chance to read them because they're awesome!

[@goddess978]

@@karisthelibrarian1442 Thank you and I will start book one very soon, I can't wait

[@littlebookowl]

+God dess Kristin Cashore :)

[@goddess978]

@@littlebookowl Thank you it sounds like a great series I can't wait to start reading it:-D

[@AwkwardBookworm]

Binti sounds so great! I NEED TO READ FIRE BECAUSE GRACELING WAS AMAZING

[@eaumagdalene]

Oh girl you gotta stop commenting on every. booktube. videos. You should go read those books instead.

[@AwkwardBookworm]

mbakbunny I read 10-15 books a month, but thank you for your input bunbun ❤️

[@britneyfan45]

oh boy you gotta learn to let people live their life and not butt in where it doesn't belong

[@katiealzapiedi3850]

fire and graceling bitterblue was so slow and boring

[@areebar9072]

FIRST COMMENT!! Hi 👋🏾