all the books i read and dnfed in february (26 books)

[@caricanread]

captions are in the works, sorry this video is long so the CCs take a while haha love always!

[@examenesinternacionalesaf3576]

Thanks sooo much, all your non-native English learning Englsh here saying a big thanksss

[@nospoonfulofmayonnaiseforme]

thank you for captioning your videos!!

[@toyo.saketoba]

Thank you for always putting captions!!! ❤

[@larissaprates1384]

hey, cari, if you ever need help with those! I'd love to help (i do not have experience, just want to learn!!)

[@marig9236]

I wish you had a link to all your book ratings. we seem to like and dislike the same.

[@laurelaurelaurel]

i read the title wrong and thought that you dnf’ed 26 books and i was SO concerned for you for about .53 seconds

[@caricanread]

omfg thankfully not hahhha

[@beccac6812]

I thought the same ! So I was like , maybe we need a new strategy for picking books love 😆

[@notliketoast8074]

I just imagined cari saying “no” 😐✋🏼📖 to a new book every day for a month 😂

[@zvikomboreromukamba3389]

I cant imagine you dnf-ing many books. You tend to give books the benefit of the doubt.

[@Silverraine1]

😂😂😂

[@caitlincarter3051]

There's something so satisfying about how you end each individual review with "And that is book title." Please don't stop. It's like you're putting the lid on it & it somehow satisfies my OCD.

[@mcheesey123]

Also makes it so easy to write down what book it is after hearing about it!

[@caitlincarter3051]

@@mcheesey123 - I also like that she leaves the title on the screen the whole time she talks about it.

[@d-star9012]

Right??? I also wish she'd keep the book cover alongside the title as well

[@michellecgb]

Emily Wilde has been such a hit for me. I gave the first one 4⭐️ and the second one 5⭐️ and I will be rereading them several times

[@caricanread]

Yesss such comfort reads!

[@jack.e_bee]

because in a mythical world, aren't we all still thinking about the Roman Empire?

[@megangarfield2895]

Seeing you DNF To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods makes me feel less conflicted with my own feelings towards the book. Got a proof back mid-2023, read a bit and haven't been able to pick it back up since. Safe to say, it's not for me even though I was really excited about it. Might be other people's thing though, I just had a few issues with it that didn't rub me the right way

[@caricanread]

so far i've seen people talking about how much they love the cover when the publisher sent out a ton of ARCs to booktokers (so, mentioning the book before they read it) and then radio silence since so i feel like our experience might be the majority :/

[@bambuu_]

I also got to read the ARC and I was very disappointed at the story. I can say you do understand the 731 being mentioned in the introduction by the author (something similar goes on in the book) but my main ick is (spoilers ahead) that the main character was just so stupid, so easily manipulated, etc and in the end she kinda forgives all the torturing the Agustus dude is putting her own family and people through and she is basically in love with him, even tho he is an absolute piece of sh*t... :( turned me off so much

[@kayliekat6158]

I read both of the Emily Wilde books in February and I've really been loving them but im so with you on the bizzare pacing. Amazing video ❤

[@caricanread]

Yeah the first book was an odd one hahha

[@beingWantable]

That all action is right at the end, it feels rushed. But I also think because of the diary format it would make sense you wouldn't write as much. But yeah my only compaint of the series. Also it quits right after while i wanted a bit more there. Still I really really enjoyed the story ^^

[@RabidSquirrelGaming]

I dont know if you've read these, but The Natural History of Dragons is a top notch series that has a similar vibe to the Emily Wilde books! I've been surprised for years that I haven't heard much from reviewers on it; maybe I'm just out of the loop! But it's about a woman in an alternate 1800s type era, where dragons are real but aren't the huge behemoths of our legends, or fantastical, they are just naturally evolved animals with a variety of species! The study of them has never been highly acclaimed, and more than that shes a woman in a time that mimics 1800s England, where women werent allowed to be scientists. The books are written as a series of memoirs, from an older her, about her life as an an explorer and scientist and how she got there. More than that, to me it was about a woman forging her own path in a world that didnt want her to shine, but she did it anyway! She's like Bones, a serious and intelligent woman who takes her work very seriously, but has moments of joy and wonder that any explorer would have!

[@t.s.611]

I love this series, too!

[@iCarousel]

@@Silverraine1woah, a spoiler warning would've been helpful. 😅

[@rightsarentpolitical]

@@iCarouselConsider it more of a trigger warning, because yes. Had I been warned I wouldn't have begun reading it, due to miscarriage being a major trigger for me. I finished the book, expecting something else I guess and will not be finishing the series. So yes, other readers beware.

[@iCarousel]

@@rightsarentpoliticali'm sorry that you had that experience! i just caution that trigger warnings should also be labelled, so that those who would find them helpful can read them, and those who feel comfortable without can avoid being spoiled on narrative events. ^^

[@lilystoyanova4900]

I personally enjoy the chronological order of the wrap-ups 😊

[@thebookmarkedstar]

Bless!! My favourite time of the week! And perfect to listen to while I crochet haha

[@caricanread]

🥹🥹🥹

[@nospoonfulofmayonnaiseforme]

i do that too lol

[@HirakoKuyo]

I always crochet to cari as well!! ❤

[@hanpear]

sameeee

[@blairviolet_]

If you ever need a little extra time to read a Libby rental you can put your device in airplane mode. It’ll keep the book on your device but it will still be returned for the next person waiting. Don’t re-connect your device until you’re finished or else it will disappear! Good for loading up books for travel and low power reading.

[@caricanread]

Doesnt work for me cause im constantly getting new books i want to add to my kindle and have to connect it to wifi for that

[@hanpear]

bless 🫶

[@Areelstarfish]

I like you talking about the books in the order you read them because it takes us on a little journey of your month

[@orionsbelt25]

I read Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands recently and it was so good! I do agree the books have weird pacing sometimes but they're such a good time for me I don't really mind it lol

[@Juliaaa887]

When Cari makes a long af video so it’s the perfect excuse to make a cup of tea and do some art while listening like it’s a podcast >>

[@caricanread]

🥹🥹🥹

[@marsm2984]

oh please read 'Bunny' ! I really want to hear your thoughts on it. Honestly it felt like getting slapped while you are in a spinning tea cup ride after eating 🍃gummies

[@onnae838]

Just wanted to say that I bought your Cari necklace a couple years ago, and it is still to this day one of my favorite jewelry pieces. I always wear it on the dark moon side 💛

[@caricanread]

omg thank you :') that side is my favorite too!

[@marig9236]

where did you get it?

[@hellapainyo]

I prefer the chronological format, but appreciate when you can include info that it IS an ARC and if you know release date.

[@saramm3765]

I loved Most Ardently. I've had Vampires of El Norte on my shelf since its release but I feel like I need autumn to come back around to get into the spirit of reading it. Super excited for it. I have heard so many with a similar meh review for Lore of the Wilds.

[@aaishahmohammed7455]

Hi Cari, from the Caribbean 🇹🇹! Appreciate your work 🤍

[@caricanread]

thank you!!!

[@Rivia20]

Idk why but there’s something so funny to me about how the author of To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods wrote this beautiful author’s note about her family suffering at the hands of Japanese occupation but then proceeds to write a colonizer romance between a white Roman and someone from a Chinese inspired fantasy world 😂. The difference is so jarring that it almost feels like the author’s note was meant for a different book.

[@caricanread]

Yeah its a streeeetch but in the book the colonizers are doing experiments on the magic (Chinese) people which is a nod to the Japanese and unit 731 but come on 🙃🙃🙃

[@lilamarcenaro8971]

This just made my entire week

[@caricanread]

im so glad!!!

[@victoria4]

I love when you wear your Ana Luisa necklace bc I still wear mine daily. I bring it on vacation and everything it’s my favorite piece of jewelry!

[@claudiareadsitall]

Totally agree on To Gaze Upon the Wicked Gods. The FMC's obsession with the MMC's green eyes, the fact that he never hides what he's doing and doesn't apologize for it, and she's still, oh yeah his green eyes, swoon. Not to mention it just wasn't very good even without the colonizer romance ick. I don't like romcoms so I had never read Ali, but I absolutely loved Bride, I am pretty obsessed with Misery and Lowe. Not enough vampires in Vampires of El Norte.

[@ceciliap9968]

I adored Library at Mount Char when I read it and I think the comparison to The Locked Tomb series is spot on. I feel like the "you won't know what's happening until it has happened so don't exhaust yourself early on" is a mindset I found necessary to really truly enjoy both Library at Mount Char and the Locked Tomb series.

[@meganchatters9966]

This could not have come at a better time, thank you Queen, I really needed this ❤

[@caricanread]

❤❤❤

[@kimmiegross3193]

Just read Lore of the Wilds last week also, and I feel exactly the same way. I did end up finishing it, but I had thought about putting it down a few times for all of the reasons you mentioned. I was so sad about it because I was looking forward to it so much!

[@nospoonfulofmayonnaiseforme]

It's a good day when Cari posts :)

[@Sarah-uc5ld]

I got 40% into Lore of the Wilds and just haven't had any desire to pick it up again. It definitely feels young, and it comes off as too instalove-y for me. I do have To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods as an arc, so that's something to look forward to 🙃

[@surpriseitsus9622]

I got to 55%, very disappointed 😔

[@KarenCotta]

Cari, please, read the Divergent series and make a vlog about it!! I need your opinions on this! Hahah

[@AnonJess]

Are you & lexi in a secret book club together or are you just trying to hypnotize us? She read the library at Mt char in Feb too, and i just finished her video talking about it!!

[@caricanread]

omg i would love to be in a secret lexi book club hahahaha

[@jackie-fitz]

omg i was immediately reminded of her too when that part rolled in lol i'm more convinced i need to read it 😂

[@AnonJess]

@@jackie-fitz same!! It's going straight to the tbr!

[@Noann100]

Love your monthly wrap-ups, you always inspire me to so many new reads 😇

[@allisonz3860]

Have you ever read the books the show Bones is based off of? Theres a particular wild funfact with them: theres another series set in the same universe and focuses on a niece of Temperance Brennan. Its an absolutely buckwild series

[@DanielaNo]

I had to read Good Morning Midnight years ago for an exam and it became one of my favorite books ever

[@Seeyu]

To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods is Illumicrates April pick and i already had the ick after learning it was a colonizer/oppressed romance and your review was the final nail on the skip coffin for me. A majority of people seem to be not vibing with it. Great cover though!

[@Red_Verona]

ugh I am so relieved that you enjoyed Otherlands. I got a physical when it came out but I always get so nervous reading the sequel of a book I enjoyed... So I haven't actually opened it yet! Changing that once I get home today haha

[@aeolia80]

The cover of The English Understand Wool is by one of my FAVORITE artists. It's by Wayne Thiebaud. He was from NorCal and taught at a lot of unis and jr colleges around NorCal, I think my mom even took a class from him at Sacramento City jr college in the 60s. His stuff isnt exclusively "pop art", I'd say it's a bit more sophisticated than that especially with his color choices, and he did a lot of landscapes too. But I think in general his most well known pieces would be considered in the realm of "pop art". He has this one of an upside-down ice cream cone made into a clown, that I'm more than sure is inspired by Gunther's Ice Cream in Sacramento, lol (for those that don't know this reference, it's kinda highlighted in the movie Lady Bird)

[@elmeelee4109]

I agree with everything you said regarding the Emily Wilde series. Just finished the second and despite a slow start for me, I found it more fun and entertaining than the first.

[@surpriseitsus9622]

Is the 2nd book better? I am unfortunately with my opinion, as I gave the first Emily Wilde book 3 ⭐ I'm on the fence about book two. 🤞

[@PriscilaAllbutt]

thank you so much for this! I would love a video talking about any translated Japanese or Korean literature that you recommend. I've been really interested in reading more from other countries, but don't really know where to start. thanks again!

[@caricanread]

I have one on my main channel cari cakes 🤍

[@PriscilaAllbutt]

@@caricanread thank you so much!

[@rachelfallonauthor]

My debut novel is coming out April 4th. I'm an indie author so working on getting it out there! haha It's a fantasy romance and very adult, with some heavy themes in there and a good bit of spice! It's called Of Darkness and Ruination. If you have any interest at all in reading it, I would totally send you an ARC for it!

[@tiredgirlreads]

I'm glad to hear your take on Lore of the Wilds because I'm feeling the same way about my current read (Voyage of the Damned) that somehow feels like a young YA in terms of the writing style but doesn't add up with characters who are almost all in their twenties? It's almost easier for me to visualize them as 12 year olds because of their voice lol

[@ju-shi-san]

P. Djeli Clark is one of my favorite authors. I will read that man's grocery list. Ring Shout is one of his better novellas.

[@caricanread]

Amen hahaha

[@RachelMarie]

As someone also from San Diego when you started talking about ranches I was like omg I KNOW Cari has been to the Leo Carrillo ranch as a kid 🤣🤣❤️

[@stephanie_1120]

I loved When Among Crows. Wild how much happens in such a short book?! But yes, I want more. (Also I live in Chicago, so fun for me.)

[@nknutson780]

Currently reading Bride, can’t wait to read the haunting of Velkwood.

[@cerulean1003]

I personally was fine with you having the books you read in reading order but i can see why someone would want all the ARCs together at the beginning or end if thats what their lookin for. You do what feels best for you! Its a shame that To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods didnt end up so good, i figured it was gonna be poralizing cause of the "romance" (which from what ive seen from reviews/the sequels titles it seems to be going for a Shadow and Bone type thing where the "badboy" is the villain and the MC gets with a childhood friend but the publisher didnt understand that and it could have been clearer in the writing) but it sounded interesting and from how you described it it really sounds like it could have used another round of edits. Heck i think this could have worked better as an Adult book where you can focus more on the darker elements/the MCs flaws without having to worry about a moral or aclimizing to YA tropes. Maybe i'll check it out from the library sometime but im not in a rush. Onto better things im glad Vampires of El Norte was good! Thats another one that the publisher i hear didnt market well (iirc it was marketed as a horror like The Hacienda and not a paranormal romance so people going in expecting the former were let down) but ive heard great things about it, the romance sounds cute and im eyeing some oneshots to check out once im done with We Free The Stars (someone below recommended The Fox Wife and that sounds really good) so ill check it out sometime! Im also interested in the Emily Wilde books since they seem to be some of the only modern books that write fae like actual fae and not hot people with wings, but ive heard enough poralizing things on them that im not quite jumping on them. Hopefully you have less DNFs next month!

[@surpriseitsus9622]

Great comments. Thanks for this. 😊

[@mallorykrishna6128]

Veronica Roth also wrote "Poster Girl" and it was one of my favorite books last year, highly recommend!!

[@bluewilliams4911]

No but same on To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods. I finished it, and I was genuinely so disappointed with it. Especially as someone who’s Korean and Chinese. The book was so weirdly paced, like they do a time skip in the middle that makes no sense, and the MLI is *incredibly* and aggressively racist. It’s also a bit weird because the ‘fantasyland name’ Pangu, is the name of a Southern Chinese god? But Manchuria’s right above Korea.

[@Books.and.biscuits]

Hi cari. I love your channel, and you are one of a few that convinced me to make my own channel. You said you wanted to branch out into more genres. So I would like to recommend a memoir to you! It’s “they called me a lioness, a Palestinian girl’s fight to freedom” and I think you will like it. It’s co written by Ahed Tamimi, who grew up in a small village in Palestine. Where she started joining marches to free their country since she was a child. The story talks about all that has happened to her, including getting arrested for slapping an Israeli soldier. Ahed Tamimi has actually gone viral with a few videos when she was 11 years old. It’s a rough book. But I think it’s a beautiful and important read!!!! Thank you for your great videos❤

[@caricanread]

oh i will look it up thank you ❤❤

[@kenzashenna]

As I'm currently on a non fantasy, Psychothriller trip, I'll be picking up there's no way I'd die first! The Emily wilde series is also on my to read list, but I have a feeling it will be a bit bland for me. Thanks for your recs, as always!

[@dhaifinaarifah]

a new upload from cari >>

[@caricanread]

☺️☺️☺️

[@laceyapril2620]

I just finished the Haunting of Velkwood and oof. I so desperately wanted to love it; the premise was beautifully intriguing. But like…I felt like I kept waiting for something to happen. Sooo one-note.

[@SarahHernandez-zs7jv]

I was one of the first on Goodreads to read an arc for To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods, and you had the right idea DNFing. SPOILERS FOR THE LOVE INTEREST IN TO GAZE UPON WICKED GODS: He ended up being physically, mentally, and verbally abusive to a horrendous degree, and it was presented as a romance, not Stockholm syndrome/something toxic. Many of my friends on Goodreads who are POC were hurt and alarmed by the contents of the book. It was super gross.

[@caricanread]

🥲🥲🥲

[@rain2986]

I've been hearing other reports that it's supposed to be toxic though and the real love interest is being set up to be the childhood friend. If true, the title of the sequel feels like it supports that theory, but the marketing for the series/author isn't doing them any favors.

[@caricanread]

@@rain2986 yeah i think he's meant to be like the darkling but marketing him as the morally grey hottie is just not the mooooove

[@caricanread]

author actually also said the book is an "investor and his investment romance" :''''')

[@SarahHernandez-zs7jv]

@@rain2986 ohhhhh I can see him being the new love interest, but yeah it’s not being marketed correctly then. i followed her on tiktok before the arcs dropped and all of the quotes and love interest hints definitely pointed to the colonizer

[@loveyourselfdamn]

cari ! have you considered reading the poppy wars ? it’s like the japanese war you were talking about fused with an avatar esque fantasy story. it is a bit heavy but i truly truly loved the series.

[@vyshhhhhhhhh]

I was looking for a quick read and immediately after you mentioned “The English Understand Wool”, I went ahead and read it. It’s not the best thing ever but it was fun!!! I also think it would work soooo well for a fun movie!! Now I’ll watch the rest of the video 😅 Can’t wait to add more of these books to my veryy mood dependent tbr! 😂

[@hadashahdecker1053]

as someone who lives in former Manchuria, it's so sad to hear that To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods was disappointing ://

[@ashleyvanderham5139]

You said Octavia Butler and immediately got my attention. She is and will probably always be my favorite author.

[@satarupagingerkolay]

Okay, I hope I am not super late. I just finished reading To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods right now and I just have so many issues with it. First of all, let me just say three things: 1. I really wanted to like this book 2. There are spoilers ahead cause we are talking. 3. These are all my opinions and I'm open to change, so please if you don't agree with something, feel free to let me know. One, the lack of world building. So, I don't know whether this is a common thing, but I usually have a hard time reading the world building section of fantasy because, even though I know it is an important part, I much rather would like to read the actual story. This book made me appreciate those long paragraphs of world information which I used to be forced to sit through in other fantasy books because, Good Lord, I had such a hard time imagining stuff here. When Ruying was talking about the various other kingdoms, I was sitting there like, damn, I would really like a map right now like how Poppy War by R F Kuang did. That made reading PW, so much easier, especially the wars and the battle strategies which various characters spoke about. It would also have been a very good way for readers to keep up with the various Empires. I hope they include a map in the second or third book. Second, I disliked the character building or lack their of. Yang Ruying kept on and on about how much she likes her sister and her friend Taoha, especially when Taoha is killed, and I'm sitting there like, I don't care. I don't know any of these people, Taoha was in, maximum, 2 scenes. All I know about her was from Ruying POV how good and brave she is. But why won't you show that to me? That would have also give the author a chance to expand the world and build it, hence bringing back my first point. Ru kept going on and on about how much she loves her family and all, but the scenes with her family and friends, other than Baihu and Meiya (to some extent), felt so hollow. But I really liked how the Emperor of Sihai's dynamic and death were handled. That was good, I felt something when the Emperor died. This brings me to my Third point. Some of the informations given to us felt so repetitive. Like I get it, you are in a bad spot and I know what's at stake, but why am I being fed this information again and again? Like I actually love when certain informations are given to me twice in books because I am a forgetful person but not at every step. Fourth, I just cannot cheer for Antony as a love interest. At this point only a miracle can save him in my eyes. I hope that miracle happens in Book 2. I know totally random, but his and Ruying's dymanic kind of reminds me of The Darkling and Alina from The Grishaverse by Leigh Bardugo. But somehow Antony felt worse to me. I had some love for The Darkling at the end, but I have no feelings for Antony, UNLESS, again, some miracle happens in Book 2. Fifth, the stakes were set so high but the actions and the stuff that happened around the stakes did not at all feel climactic and grand, if you all know what I mean. The things that were happening did not meet the height stakes which were set. Last, and this is just me being very nitpicky, you made her an assassin for crying out loud. Why didn't you show how she got into people's houses or her in action as an assassin? I was really looking forward to that. Like what are you scared of? But I must say, the ending was good. It got me hooked for the next book. It is just her debut so I really hope and also I'm sure that her writing will improve as it is not bad, not bad at all. But anyway, these are my thoughts.

[@tteeui]

I got a Netgalley ARC for To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods and I agree that the author's note set the wrong expectations (Also it spoils the big plot twist).

[@lifewithjown]

i loveeee a gooooodddd an hour of video!!!!! hahaha listening to this while working 💖💖🥰🥰😻😻

[@alishakins]

As soon as I heard To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods involved a coloniser/colonised romance I decided to skip out on it 😅

[@secretlyamacat]

👀👀👀 very excited to watch this one!!!

[@caricanread]

🥰🥰🥰

[@beccac6812]

I like chronological because you can explain if you chose the book for a reason: or the connections you made like the fair will make sense ❤

[@heyheysheashea12]

Highly recommend Where the Dark Stands Still. Definitely reminded me of Howls Moving Castle. Probably the first book I've really enjoyed this year

[@LavenderLydia]

I don't mind if you separate ARCs or not, but PLEASE do chapters

[@Kellas_Kat]

If you like a non-stereotypical main female character like Bones, I recommend Vespertine. The main character reads a bit autistic, like not recognizing social cues very well, and really enthusiastic about the job other girls find creepy and gross. There were some genuinely laugh out loud moments.

[@caricanread]

yes! i always read anything margaret rogerson writes :)

[@randomanonymous2613]

omg so excited for a long length video ahh

[@lynmcleod4155]

I clicked on this so fast👀🙏 love a good wrap up 🤩🙏

[@caricanread]

thank you!!!!

[@lo_chateau]

Very important!! For magic library lovers: Have you ever read the Invisible Library series or the Eyre Affair?

[@BexsBoxofConfusion]

Read The Blueprint and Lore of The Wild too. Agree so much on LOTW and it seems many agree. The Blueprint messed me up, it’s an incredible book I cannot stop thinking about.

[@cat-ij6tw]

omg yay happy youre back!

[@caricanread]

thank you!!

[@sajabell2830]

Love your long videos ❤ and i would prefer the arcs to be a list for them selfs

[@timetraveler878]

I have beef with Jean Rhys for Wide Sargasso Sea. I didn't even realize she wrote other things but I'm not surprised on how you described Good Morning Midnight.

[@aliyahfayesantiago5184]

I'm so excited for this!!

[@m.appleton9956]

Drive your plow over the bones of the dead was a laugh out loud funny book for me. It’s one of my favorite books and I can’t wait to read more from Olga Tokarczuk.

[@devonhalperin1283]

Library at mount char is my favorite book of all time! I keep waiting for the author to write another book but so far no luck. :(

[@caricanread]

Have you read the locked tomb series yet?

[@devonhalperin1283]

Yes and am having issues being patient while waiting for the fourth book! @@caricanread

[@abigailcrowley7499]

you should try their vicious games by joelle wellington it was a wild ride, kinda ready or not get out vibes

[@Iceroadtrucker_]

I love these long videos!

[@nelavlasakova331]

Lol I was about to go to sleep but I have to watch this first ❤

[@caricanread]

❤❤❤

[@kendalldancer5]

I felt the exact same way about lore of the wilds and I also dnfed

[@alexb2563]

Yay! So excited to watch! 🩷

[@caricanread]

🩷🩷🩷

[@alexshelley2952]

The line, “ there was a lot more dog content in the second one” Really got me for some reason. 😂💚

[@mcedwards]

I need to talk to someone about Veronica Roth...I was all up in the dystopian trend as a young person and loved the Divergent series, despite its flaws. And now, as an adult, I find out that Roth has just kept writing but I've never seen her other books talked about. I dnf-ed Chosen Ones but I'll probably come back to it at some point. And then I read the Carve the Mark duology and liked those but have literally never come across someone else who has read them.

[@EannieMay]

No way you read a Polish book o.o I'm from Poland, and it means a lot to hear that you tried Polish literature ❤

[@pinkcupcakes26]

Please keep it chronologically! 😊

[@lilli9970]

love love loooveee longer videos !!

[@PistachioGold]

Ohhh you always have some hidden gems I feel 😊😊 lovely video ❤

[@nanpires6820]

If you like magic library stories you should give a try to the Invisible Library series from Genevieve Cogman :)

[@RiaS825]

I’m early 😮 love your videos!

[@caricanread]

thank you so much!

[@rom.na005]

Watching you talk about books is one of the best parts of my week🩷

[@pleasedtoreadyou]

I love your reviews so so much! ☺

[@rachaels742]

only 4 min into the video and I'm scared to hear what you have to say about To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods! I just got the ARC in on NetGalley and was looking forward to reading it! I still will, but I'm interested to hear your thoughts!

[@sabihasayeed1670]

Oh, I get what you mean about the younger sounding writing of Lore of the Wilds. I felt the same about The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches. The writing just did not work for me. I love middle grade and YA, but when I pick up an adult fiction, I expect it to sound like an adult fiction. Edit to add: the author of the witch book is predominantly a MG author, so it makes sense why she would write like that. But somebody needs to tell her that simply including swear words and references to sex and keeping the same formula as MG doesn't make it an adult book. Or not. Plenty of people loved the book. I wanted to, but yeah, just didn't work for me.

[@abigailcrowley7499]

have you read isle of the gods by amie kaufman? i recently read it and LOVED it!!! and the second books comes out this summer (it’s a duology i think …)

[@dianaisme]

Loads od books ahha, febryary was a slow month for me , I read 3 full books and finished one from the previous month aswell. March is slow too, but I'm having a good time :D

[@ravent3016]

Two memoir recs: Born Naked by Farley Mowat and Tender at the Bone by Ruth Reichl.

[@CheeryShine320]

18:48 I think having the ARCs at the end or clustered in the video would be beneficial for people interested in skipping them, mostly to avoid bias if its a book they're interested in

[@caricanread]

Noted!! Thank you!

[@annettekilian7382]

Just finished lore of the wilds and I will say, if the enchanted library is what’s getting you interested, you should probably pass on this book, it’s only relevant for a few chapters. Also, the YA style writing with adult content increases dramatically. I was personally very let down by the book, but if you’re an avid Romantasy reader, it might still hit for you!

[@cowboylikelea]

Unfortunately I’m late to this video but I think Cari should know that she is honestly such a genuine KZbinr and I honestly love her content ❤

[@caricanread]

i was late posting this so we're even hahahha and thank you ❤

[@ssd1453]

I LOVED the library at mount char!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@SareBear_xx]

Read "Wild Swans" by Jung Chang!!! and "Sold for silver" by Janet Lim, if you want some memoirs of the Japanese occupation of China and Singapore ❤