a desperate attempt to explain the plot of crescent city so you dont have to read all 800 pages

[@caricanread]

someone said crescent city is inspired by zootopia and i cant unsee it. PART TWO: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oamVZY13opaAmpY

[@NovelNanny]

I love this. Cliff notes for fantasy. Cari can you do one do these for cruel prince?

[@revali2187]

STOP lmao

[@mareamtabassum]

😳🤣😂

[@angelmanuelsantanalantigua1601]

@@NovelNanny yeah!!!! I agree

[@giannaambrosi9724]

@@angelmanuelsantanalantigua1601 hvbv9

[@emclaire7027]

I love this trend of “someone passionately explains a series for multiple hours with the aid of an unhinged string board.” Truly one of my favorite forms of content.

[@HxH2011DRA]

Any reccomendations? Just discovered this genre and I like it

[@thatrantinggirl7376]

@@HxH2011DRA Jenny Nicholson vampire diaries video!

[@beekay6096]

nevermind I just got 1 minute in and saw that both of these are mentioned I have never had a single original thought in my life

[@katestarnes1709]

@@HxH2011DRA explaining vampire diaries

[@stellamontez3103]

@@HxH2011DRA Quinton reviews, friendly space ninja, mikes mic

[@erikdaniels0n]

This isn’t a video. It’s a fucking documentary. I’m living for this

[@caricanread]

LMAO

[@erinbailey7940]

I don’t think I could emotionally handle a published book using the term “alpha hole”

[@julescarey1189]

I don’t think anyone can It’s so cringy

[@madison3218]

It's awful

[@jesssssss]

a published book using the term WHAT NOW??

[@aasha8759]

@@julescarey1189 its not just cringy, ,,, abo fics have changed me

[@magicpensel9548]

@@aasha8759 Yeah same. In the moments between hearing the world and her explaining it I thought the story had taken a very strange turn in more ways than one. That almost fried my brain a bit

[@eveellisen]

I'm so unsurprised Sarah finally just wrote something in a modern setting, she literally writes Feyre in outfits that sound like something a girl on a college campus in 2015 would wear, the mind messaging thing is basically texts and voice mail, fae lights are just electric lights...

[@Amorfis]

Omg yes at some point I swear Feyre was literally wearing jeans

[@lenap319]

Remember the modern toilets in acotar...

[@highlander8276]

@@lenap319 at least velaris has indoor plumbing

[@lalaithan]

I never thought a character could annoy me with talking about leggings until I met Feyre

[@illenagus]

i love it so much!! it's so fun

[@thisorthat7746]

what immediatly stood out to me is the fire sprite's name, Lehabah. which sounds a lot like the Arabic word "Lahab" which literally means Flame. in Arabic sometimes you can make nouns or names sound feminine or masculine by adding or removing letters, in this case adding the letter ه which reads "ah" at the end of the word Lahab makes the word feminine and sounds just like Lehabah. just wanted to share this coz i thought it was pretty cool.

[@thisorthat7746]

@@Cloudyconfusion You're most welcome! ♡♡♡

[@ashthelynx55]

YESSSSS and the fact that the individual angels are called 'malak' which is literally the arabic word for angel

[@IsaacMayerCreativeWorks]

The Hebrew word for flame is literally להבה lehava, and the Hebrew word for angels are מלאכים mal’akhim. Obviously the Hebrew and Arabic are related because Semitic languages are Semitic languages, so I’m not saying that you’re wrong because you aren’t. if I had to guess, though, Sarah J Maas got it from the Hebrew rather than the Arabic, because in general Hebrew is the language that Christians who don’t know much about religion prefer to take random words from

[@brynnkays]

@@IsaacMayerCreativeWorksSJM also heavily embraces her Jewish heritage so Hebrew sprinkled here and there checks out

[@anneliesehope3189]

Have I ever read this book? No. Do I plan to? Not particularly. Did I just sit through an entire 2 hour long video thoroughly explaining the entire book and enjoying every second of it? you better believe it.

[@emma.luca21]

does the video contain major spoilers?

[@Sarah-ss6fr]

@@emma.luca21 yh it basically tells you every single things that happened

[@mands_ca]

I do read the book, and I'm reading the second one now, and it was amazing to see this video. Even if I wasn't interested in reading the books, sometimes I'm just interested in the story without reading at all. Or I'm curious about the story but I just can't read, you know? It happened to me with Shadow and Bones, I just couldn't read, I don't like reading even though I liked the story.

[@anneliesehope3189]

@@mands_ca I definitely get that! Part of the reason I love Cari's channel is because I don't have time to read with going to uni and holding a job and all that stuff, but I enjoy books so much. So, getting to watch her talk about books and everything is great, which is especially why I loved this in-depth description of crescent city.

[@anneliesehope3189]

@@emma.luca21 I know you already got a reply but yes! It's an in-depth description of the whole plot from beginning to end, so the whole video is spoilers. However, if you enjoy fantasy books like this I think you could watch the video and still be interested in reading the book- that is if spoilers don't completely turn you off of the material.

[@victoriah4648]

Cari: *major reveal* Me, who hasn't read the book, isn't going to either, and only has knowledge of what's happening through this video: OH MY GOD NO WAY

[@cameronrosemorgan7510]

Tbh this gave me a better understanding than the first chapters of the books. When I tell u how confused I was about all the different kind of beings in that universe. Also I had no idea what bryce worked as until like so much shit had happened. Literally after hours and hours of reading the book my brain was like ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh i am sooo stupiiddd

[@petratsarecute]

Same

[@gastonkostas2520]

I have a gf who loves sjm and I needed a condense version of girthy books she’s been reading so I can understand her fangirl rants. You, madaam, are a HERO 🎉

[@sahasra_loveyourself_]

Awww

[@cristalnotreed6221]

That's so adorable 🤧🤧

[@beowulfthecat5669]

“If they wanted to they would” energy right here

[@KamoheloM___]

Nah. The hero is you

[@Matespyhighlady]

Hi. Have you been written by a woman?

[@bluzybooks4185]

It is so Aelin coded for Bryce to magically secretly accomplish things and surprise the reader and other characters with it.

[@eileensnow6153]

I couldn’t help but think that, too. I think SJM likes plot twists in movies but doesn’t know how to strategically place information like that (meaning, she pretty exclusively deals in infodumps), so she resorts to her main characters not trusting her closest allies with vital information lol

[@Aigra]

How many mythologies do you want to combine in one book? SJM: Yes!

[@alinasophie746]

this was an absolute fucking ride, i was crocheting while watching so i felt like one of those old grannies during the french revolution who knitted right next to the guillotines and watched people die. very entertaining stuff, gonna go binge the second one now LMAO

[@robynloveschocolate]

Omg same here! 🤣🤣🤣

[@kaykeunil]

Watching this while knitting a dishcloth,,,it’s the same feeling. I almost slipped a stitch when hunt showed up at the drug deal

[@Gen-on2gv]

omg i was crocheting too!!

[@beatricephanjoo3928]

Saaame!!

[@jumisjam]

BYE LOL im also crocheting

[@kyrsten_kae]

Cari: Have you gotten the vibe yet? It's just hot people running around, trying to solve a mystery, and there's a dog. Me: So it's Scooby Doo? 😂

[@nailinthefashion]

I scrolled frankly much too far to read this. It's LITERALLY Scoobs and the gang, jinkies and all

[@mxknifefight]

i'm obsessed with the the mike's micification of youtube content. shout out to icons jenny nichleson and quinton reviews for being the blueprint and allowing multiple hour deep dives on subpar art to thrive on the platform. i am simply going to devour this video

[@attomcooler7814]

keyan carlile too! his videos on mighty med and lab rats will forever go down in history as the time two disney XD shows were a priority in my life. i would also recommend CJ the X if you like this style of content. it doesn’t have any fancy boards, pointing sticks, or weirdly calming voices but they have made video essays on Twilight breaking dawn part 2 and the neurosis of cat valentine. (i should warn you though, CJ is not for everyone. they talk really fast and have.. a personality. NOT A BAD ONE, just an acquired taste.)

[@mxknifefight]

@@attomcooler7814 absolutely adore the work cj the x does

[@attomcooler7814]

@@mxknifefight sameeee

[@nailinthefashion]

The iconistry, the articulation, the glamour. I live

[@mj-f7135]

Subpar? It high art

[@KatBaumgarten]

Danika hopped up on synth brutally and literally ripping apart all her friends and herself in a gruesome multiple-murder-suicide is actually an incredible plot twist well done sarah j maas

[@emmawomble6170]

AND THEN SHE CHANGED IT TO WHERE THAT ACTUALLY DID NOT HAPPEN. I was actually really mad about that- I was truly hoping that that would’ve been the truth of it, because it was truly unexpected, but then they actually made it be the brooding governor who we were all suspicious of.

[@lovelove-55s]

right I audibly gasped I did not see it coming, and then for it to be revealed someone gave her too much on purpose along with her and the pack doing great in the after life. Honestly good storytelling there imo

[@MsS-J]

Well, she did rip herself apart, which was crazy!

[@rachaels742]

i hadn't watched the video all the way through and my jaw hit the FLOOR when i came across this comment and spoiled it for myself 😭

[@KatBaumgarten]

@@rachaels742 noooo im sorry

[@zebrastrong9291]

Gotta be honest, the library with the books that keep trying to escape is one of my favorite random add ons ever

[@ronelia.creative]

Did I just watch a 2 hour video on a book that I've never read and never intend to read? Yes I did. And I loved every second.

[@caricanread]

BAHAHA thank you so much!

[@_meganphillips]

“I literally just googled ‘white man’” FULLY sent me 💀💀💀

[@caricanread]

justice for philip briggs lol

[@maychenwoo9205]

Same lmao Of all the white men to use too 😭

[@sahasra_loveyourself_]

😂😂😂

[@thelexicon7294]

Tbf Philip Briggs is the literary manifestation of that Hbomberguy line: “The oppressed minority is now this story’s bad guy because they are reacting wrong to being oppressed. You should have just taken it up with your congressman, guys!” I stan Philip Briggs. Philip Briggs was right. Justice for Philip Briggs.

[@aquarianfog]

same, I uncharacteristically just burst out laughing

[@abbeyroche2983]

Can I add this book to my Goodreads as “read” if I listened to the whole video? 😂

[@caricanread]

😂😂😂

[@herestia_photography]

I'm going to do it, for the sake of the reading challenge. 9_9

[@JaxzDoesBundles]

I won't lie to you, I'll probably do that 😂

[@Marscandy1]

Abso-freaking-lutely!

[@Karolina-dr8du]

I’d count is as a really original version of an audio book

[@annabellehelin7716]

Cari making sabine a coyote instead of a wolf is honestly the most underhanded and ICONIC thing she could've done and sabine deserves it ahhhhhh >o

[@lordcat1958]

Cari: …Bryce’s fav word is… Me: Oh probably like some cutesy fantasy word- Cari: A L P H A H O L E

[@daniela-ml7bn]

Oh my god!!! I don’t even want to read these series but I’m excited to watch this whole two hour video anyway also I love the mikes mic and cari crossover my two fav youtubers

[@caricanread]

bahahaha now you dont have to read it!! :''')

[@miamoolala]

Same here. Had absolutely no interest in reading this series but this breakdown was riveting! Also the wand as a pointer was fantastic

[@soaphi7069]

YES!!!

[@veryseriousbooklover1291]

You’re making it sound much more logical than it seemed reading it 😂

[@caricanread]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Crabernacker]

I was like dang this sounds good! But i think i just like cari taking about it lol

[@girlfrommetro]

when you said “like calls to like” it triggerred so many awful memories from reading the last acotar book about nesta

[@alixnight5318]

The only thing I enjoyed about this book was the grief she had when her best friend died. It’s so rare that a YA book actually tackles character death and I found that interesting. The final plot twist though… I was so confused how she figured it out. Even after they explained it, I was still a bit lost

[@zoelouisethrasher]

This is a new adult fantasy book, not young adult (ya), but I know what you’re talking about and agree 😊

[@ashthelynx55]

Tbh it lowkey made no sense but i was just there for the ride

[@mrlagoonslawyer]

@@zoelouisethrashertbf I could forgive someone for thinking this was ya, it has all of the trademarks. the only difference is they say fuck

[@Ashley_e]

I would’ve loved it had it would’ve been built up. I can’t get emotionally invested if I don’t see the relationship. It was all I needed a prequel as well. To have the relationship and live in a relationship and not be told about it but shown.

[@Anne-wf1vo]

I unironically think Crescent City is pretty great and entertaining and not as bad as SJM's other books, like I genuinely enjoyed this book and the plottwists were massive and I had a heart attack near the end, so like it's really well written in that aspect and I was super emotionally attached. I'm happy you made this video because after like 2 centuries the second book came out and I didn't remember squat, but now I remember how awesome it was and I feel hyped all over again.

[@nowherejulia]

Whenever Declan is mentioned my mind goes to Mike's Mic "techno boy toy Caleb" thing

[@heyoitsollie]

ahaha me too! "fairy boy toy Declan"

[@aimee9961]

stoppp omg

[@anagb9325]

YES

[@cadyfitzgerald3273]

“She’s like a deer... that can dance.” I don’t know why but that took me out 😭💀 An aside: the literal second you introduced us to the character of Hunt I was like 👀. I spy a bad boy love interest

[@dankbudew4830]

Not much of a bad boy, more like a very traumatized boy 🥲

[@nailinthefashion]

SJM: Hunter is too much, too on the nose Also SJM: I've got the mind of a master. What's that? I got like, a master's mind or whatever

[@morgana6721]

the representation of bryce's mother and father as Phil and Clare is just ✨ PERFECTION ✨ this is exactly how i imagined them

[@caricanread]

Just keep phil away from the guns LOL

[@audriraine7867]

i began watching this video 3 days ago. i got about 20 minutes in and decided that i had to read this book, i haven't read a book in many years and had felt like i lost my love of reading. i bought this one on apple books, and i finished it today, 3 days later and am now watching this feature length video on the plot. I just want to say: thank you for helping me fall back in love with reading. You've unlocked something for me just by the first 20 minutes of this video and for that I am so grateful.

[@itsclayo]

I always read Aidas’s name as Adidas in the book so I always imagined him running around in a lil track suit or wearing bright sneakers

[@mrlagoonslawyer]

the sue sylvester of the sjm universe

[@IBEtripz]

Alphahole is literally the worst thing i have ever read and it continues in book 2 . Please make it stop

[@TinaTissue28]

I'm glad its not just me who cringes every time Bryce says that shit. Like SJM was trying to make a "fierce independent women who takes no shit from dominate men" character but it was just dumb

[@leeya4295]

no its actual torture

[@simplesimply3753]

I had hope that word was only in fanfic and wattpads.

[@IBEtripz]

@@simplesimply3753 omg i have never read wattpads is that how things are written

[@halfgodfairy8654]

Okay so i read the german translation of the first book (cus i got it from my library) and there its tranlated as alpha asshole and i didnt mind that but hearing what the original wording was makes me cringe so hard ahh now i regret ordering book two in english ahaha

[@AliceSchicker]

OK BUT BRYCES PARENTS BEING CLAIRE AND PHILL IM - … ILL NEVER UNSEE IT

[@camelia2306]

Ikr lol

[@taylorobrien157]

"Sarah J Maas having a blast making a mess of things" is the perfect summary of the Crescent City series overall.

[@Amorfis]

Don't mind me, just adding timestamps for my personal use 13:19 - She's like a deer... that can dance. 13:51 - 'girlllll why aren't you hereeee 🥂👯‍♀️' 16:46 - uMbRa mOrTis 25:07 - 'ooh 😏 micah's gonna be here?? 😈' 31:22 - hot people running around trying to solve a mystery... and there's a dog 44:21 - 'you dumb bitch. im immortal.' 1:17:18 - aidas's little cat voice 1:46:16 - Bryce can do mental leaps that I. Just. Can't. 1:46:39 -.... what 👁👄👁

[@consistentlystupid4726]

I've watched Jenny's video about a show I've never seen, and Mike's Mic video about a show I've never seen. Time to watch this video about a book I've never read. I'm glad this type of video is just becoming it's own genre now. I need more of them.

[@CaseyyCupcake]

I just finished this book last week and I am so glad you made this before I dive into book two because I’ve already forgotten 😂 Also it is SO WEIRD that SJM pulled the classic “oppressed peoples want liberation but in a way that is also violent and inconvenient so we don’t like him” like HE IS RIGHT

[@caricanread]

truly!!!! i was like wait why are we not team human????

[@samworley3960]

okay queen dropping a 2 hour video on us like its ~nothing~ I see you Cari go off ✨✨

[@caricanread]

:''''''''')

[@nanaissayinsth]

Totally worth the 2-hour-watch. Especially when you are spared the 800+ pages of SJM's mediocre and repetitive writing but still like to enjoy the hilariously wild plot

[@caricanread]

😂😂😂

[@gliscorpropagandaaccount1764]

Mediocre might be a bit generous, honestly

[@itsgreyfaayy]

I think I would actually be a Maas fan if she did one-shots, like this book could easily be a stand-alone with a decently happy ending. The fact that she cranks out progressively worse sequels just puts me off reading her works

[@thejudgingtrash]

That plus her writing is repetitive garbage

[@somatoes4667]

She makes good plots but her writing is just terrible. She reuses phrases and comes up with new terms that’s supposed to make her edgy but is just cringe. The number of times she’s overused the phrase “tasted ether”...

[@Larissawesome]

I read acotar and the plot twist/ending/the entire last third of the book tbh was so contrived and bs that I couldn’t bring myself to read any more of her crap.

[@kayladt25]

@@somatoes4667 or “liKe cAlLs tO liKe”

[@ritika9958]

she made me hate the word "mate"

[@lauraa4956]

Watching Cari’s videos immediately after finishing the book is my form of therapy

[@Marieis0]

Me: I don’t know, I want to eventually read the book and I don’t want to spoil myself. Me 5 min into the vid: Oh. It’s fine I won’t remember a thing.

[@caricanread]

Me 💀

[@isawhat8712]

I read the book a few years ago and watched this because I didn't remember a thing.

[@limerence8365]

One trope I didn't know I love is when there's a murder mystery and a couple who's never met before and don't really like each other are forced to work it together. What's nice about it is that it isn't just about them becoming really close and caring for each other but plot demands that anyone they talk to can be a suspect or someone who'll betray them. They don't know each other, so even working together they shouldn't trust each other anymore than they should anyone else, and yet they do. It's also nice that this doesn't have to be romantic, it's literally any buddy cop movie and I think it's one of the most wholesome tropes out there.

[@noamieandrews7691]

I mean I don't really have a book recommendation but there is a webtoon called purple hyacinth which is exactly what the person above you described to its core murder mystery with a bit a fantasy. A brief description is about a detective who can detect lies and a deadly assassin teaming up to destroy a criminal organisation called the phantom sycthe because their society has a dark history of criminal activity that leads back to this group and have to work to find the faces behind the masks among police officers, political figure heads, circus members and possibly the royal family. The chemistry between the leads is palpable but boy do they ups and downs It's here if you want to read with that kind of trope .www.webtoons.com/en/mystery/purple-hyacinth/list?title_no=1621

[@Claire-bz8mq]

Sort of adjacent to “These Violent Delights” the heirs of opposing gangs who were previously in a relationship have to work together to solve a mystery that threatens both gangs

[@Jocelyn-kh7oy]

@Beatriz Sales A good girl's guide to murder series by Holly Jackson , Stalking jack the ripper series by Kerri Maniscalco , These violent delights duology by Chloe Gong

[@joannetan4503]

@Beatriz Sales little thieves by margaret owens is good!!

[@Idontknow-th9iq]

LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT PURPLE HYACINTH

[@luanagonzalez5441]

OMG CARI THE DEDICATION AND EFFORT IN THIS VID?!! LOVE IT AND LOVE U! I haven't read any book of sjm so this is going to be interesting hahaha

[@caricanread]

omg yeah this series is definitely the most insane ahahha

[@megagangster321]

I'm waiting for someone to do this with the DUNE series. The whole series gets so batshit insane with a worm God who controls most of the universe and clones and it all started out as just a family going to a planet just to use and watch over the resources for the rest of the universe

[@caricanread]

My husband read it and told it to me bit by bit and i couldnt tell if he was kidding or not 😂

[@HopePetunias]

The KZbin channel Quinn's Ideas pretty much does this.

[@ashthelynx55]

I genuinely have been terrified to get into the dune series because of exactly this

[@shellyf5456]

Seconding Quinn's Ideas youtube channel, he does such a good job at explaining everything.

[@MalissaWilson]

​@@ashthelynx55 I've been listening to book one and whew, it's a ride.

[@taylormayes62]

I like how I went through the same Jenny Nichols to Mikes Mic arc. It’s the natural progression

[@jilianh]

I did it in reverse, but safe to say I found my new KZbin niche. Lol

[@limerence8365]

The annoying thing about SJM OP protagonists are that these "twists" that their protagonists have are not really earned. Or hinted at in a clues sort of way (though they are set up). We the audience can only figure it out because we've read fantasy young adult novels before and they're always a super special chosen one. SPOILERS I knew Celaena was the super special faerie princess as soon as the novel said there was a lost princess. I knew Bryce would have star power. What I really don't like is the characters hiding it from the audience. It's a twist for a twist sake and because it's not really hinted at or have any red herrings like a good plot twist it's not satisfying and we only figure it out because we all know what a chosen one is regardless of the writing of the story.

[@helloill672]

Yeah, it's weird how she does it so many times. Does she not realize how repetitive and cliché it is?

[@WildArtistsl]

What does SJM mean?

[@shusheyl]

@@WildArtistsl Sarah Jane Maas -the author

[@turtleboy1188]

*is

[@Anja130195]

But it is hinted at, multiple times. For example, when Hunt says something like his power is a burden, and she says I know, before making it a joke that she has the power to attract alphaholes. Or when they get frisky on the couch and it says that her body exploded into glorious starlight (or something like that). And I think there was something after the venom gets extracted from her leg; Hunt thinks he saw a light glowing in her eyes that was not there before. The what blinds an oracle thing is also a hint if you ask me. Though I do think the hints are subtle enough that you might not pick up on them on the first read.

[@lyss1305]

this recap was more compelling and clear than the book. I didn't bother with reading book 2 so i'll go watch your feature film about that one too lol

[@sofiegu]

this is so. iconic. i had absolutely no desire to read this but i started the video and like, ten minutes in i was like this--this demands a bigger screen and i put it on my tv. i cannot imagine reading this. I cannot even imagine remembering these many names LET ALONE COMING UP WITH THEM. there's MISSILES IN HERE. what the fuck? anyway delightful as always, mrs. cakes.

[@caricanread]

LMFAOOOOOOOO

[@jemcarstairstoe]

the "there's a missle in there" had me exhaling aggressively out of my nose for 5 whole minutes when i read your comment 😂

[@eri_bb]

These books are so much fun, I don’t care what people say. I had a fun time reading them, and I had a fun time reliving them with you in these videos - it seems like you had some fun, too ☺️ Rock on Cari!!!

[@Fantasep]

Alpha hole, Prick and Territorial Fae Buzzard The 3 horsemen of Sarah J. Maas nicknames

[@catlapshyna1236]

Oh my god now I need this type of a WHOLE FREAKING DOCUMENTARY to every book in the world hahahah please keep on going, it’s such a pleasure to watch 😍

[@caricanread]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@bookisheloise3688]

Listen, I need you to know that I watched the whole entire 2 hr video and was absolutely mesmerised by your voice and also the wand. Please do this again and keep the wand. It was so helpful knowing who was who and who belongs where without needing to use brain power!

[@caricanread]

hahahhah omg thank you so much

[@luisagodinho4910]

I can't even begin to express how helpfull this video has been to prepare me for the CC3 in 2 weeks, literally still finishing tog and was running for my life because I couldn't remember very well the plot of the CC duo that is out, until I found this video. It was like opening the little drawers in my brain that had all the information I needed to know. And the way you told it? amazinggg. The next one will be really helpful because I did not retain very much information from that. Not to mention that I love this book soooo much and it was like reading it again but in two hours, loved itttt

[@kir-is-here]

coming back to this to say that i love how you explain plot holes by saying “~somehow~ bryce figured out XYZ”😂 it’s a perfect way to show that it doesn’t quite make logical sense while still maintaining the flow of your plot breakdown. love this video so much!!

[@eileensnow6153]

I liked Bryce going from “I remember nothing about that night” to “it couldn’t have been the krisallos, the night the Pack was k*lled it didn’t rip out their internal organs” like ma’am? How in the plot-convenient amnesia did you only remember that _now?_

[@isabeldelariva8387]

The commitment you've put into this video is so impressive, so excited to watch the rest of it! 💕

[@caricanread]

thank you :'''''')

[@AliceSchicker]

me again, girl thank you for this video, I have read this book but with your video I was able to understand things even better and move on to the second book without having to read the whole thing again, not to mention you’re narration is so funny and captivating you could do it with any book and i’d watch it gladly ✨🌷 AND OMG I CRIED SO HARD IN THE LEHABAH SCENE TOO

[@SJisReading]

When Lehabah died I shuffled out to the living room and read that scene to my husband while crying. The angels saluting her while she did it was just..... sobbing

[@yvonne3902]

lmao at the start of the video, I was like ‘it’s so nice of you to summarise an entire book series for us’, imagine my horror at 1:56 when I realised this is only * one * book??? you need a prize for this omg

[@E.Jaeger]

Watched this like twice to fully remember the first book before I start reading the second. This has been a life saver girl. Can’t wait for the second book.

[@StormbornDragon]

this has become such a comfort video tbh i rewatch it all the time

[@maryrose2079]

Tbh I would watch Cari simp for computer fairy Declan for 2 hours.

[@caricanread]

🧚‍♀️ 💻❤️‍🔥

[@Banuna]

Isn’t that what we literally just did 😂 (Her love for Declan almost makes me wanna read the books)

[@maggiewampler5763]

the thirst for Declan and the pronunciation of Nok has me in tears. i just finished House of Sky of Breath, and i can’t wait to watch your video on it because it was a wild ride!

[@samihollister8956]

I absolutely love this format of summarizing the plots to things, especially now that Crescent City is joining Pretty Little Liars and the Vampire Diaries. I think now that we have questionable ya books as well as shows, we need classic literature. I would pay money to see the plot of like jane eyre explained this way

[@kallettep.9227]

these videos are freaking amazing cause I really didn't feel like doing a cc reread for the new book book coming out in a few days

[@Akg42093]

Literally every big blow/surprise/sad thing that happened I cried AGAIN hearing you talk about it 😂❤️

[@nicolersands]

Just hearing the setup...Danika and Bryce should have been a couple by the end of the first book. Edit: GADDAMN IT!!

[@meganknight5262]

Yeah I was thinking the same, especially when Cari said “more then sisters”

[@youknowiknowweknowleeknow9066]

Honestly they both had too much chemistry and love for eachother to not be couple

[@jacklemm1518]

Bryce def seems like someone that would swing both ways

[@screwgravity100]

Omg yessss. It's been up for 6 minutes and I already love it! I don't even want to touch these books, but I was always curious what they're about! Thanks 😍

[@caricanread]

bahahhah happy to help!

[@barbaramartins7847]

The cat-demon voice LMAO I'm loving this video. Wasn't gonna read it but the plot made me interested and you explained it really well 💛

[@ryanmonster5581]

That alpha hole meaning was not what I pictured, idk if I should feel glad, horrified or disappointed

[@wildflower6810]

I am just about reading the second book. and I my lord I really needed the recap. I did forget about so much stuff that was happening. Thanks for all the effort you put into this video. Had a fun time hering you explain the plot and the levels of friedship.

[@pjofan4life]

i ADORE video essays and books in their own light, so to see my favorite booktuber combine it is so amazing. i’ve also never been the biggest fantasy fan, but things like this genuinely make me want to pick it back up. really can’t wait for the next one

[@studyingpeach6691]

Wow I never expected a 2 hour video from you Cari, I'm going to watch this during my break between classes. I'm sure it will be a great time✨

[@caricanread]

definitely pace yourself hahahah this video is a lot!

[@mayjannie3771]

Now I know how I‘ll spent quarantine day #5 😅 I also watched both videos that inspired you to do this! Somehow I‘m a sucker for those types of video. There‘s something really relaxing about sitting there with a cup of tea and listening to someone explaining a series/book. Especially if I‘m familiar with the topic - so interesting to see, what I missed when I watched it.

[@caricanread]

hahahhaha thank you for being hereee!

[@sashab2488]

Did I just sit throught 2 hours of Cari explaining the plot of a book I have already read (I also read the second one of the series) and did not get bored a single minute? Yes, yes I did 😌

[@koiivene]

Sometimes you convince me that I thought too poorly abt SJM works and that I would rethink reading her books again in hopes it’s as spellbinding and captivating as these videos make it out to be

[@bubblingmoonwaves]

the effort put into this video is immaculate. mike's mic video series was AMAZING and sincerely looking forward to this one😌

[@TinaTissue28]

I picked up the book over a year ago because the cover was pretty and it was before I discovered WithCindy (who lost her mind reading SJM's other series). I'm about 75% of the way through and been reading this beast for over a month now. Like I read three books in between trying to read this because it was so slow. I swear SJM just doesn't have an editor because a good 200 pages could have been shaved in the first half alone

[@safala]

I downloaded her books because of the pretty covers as well and well, because a couple of people were recommending it. And gosh, I will forever be grateful that I found Cindy before I read that book because it definitely was not something I wanted to read.

[@TinaTissue28]

@@safala yeah I also bought the second book before reading it because it also had a pretty cover and a lot of good reviews on goodreads. I've only progressed to 85% of the first book being read and I'm only continuing because of sunken cost fallacy

[@JackedThor-so]

It truly is incredible to find an author that makes Stephanie Meyer look competent by comparison.

[@safala]

@@JackedThor-so Two birds with one stone.

[@TinaTissue28]

@@JackedThor-so I had finally finished this book and only read the first Twilight book so I can confidently say this statement is accurate

[@mounabelaid1326]

Somehow, the super addicting drug that makes fantasy creatures' powers a hundred times stronger feels familiar 🤔🤔

[@tatanafrejisyn4535]

It's giving me Six of Crows lol

[@phoenixfritzinger9185]

@@tatanafrejisyn4535 I was going to say Zootopia

[@Amorfis]

I was thinking Arcane 😳

[@beedoesthings8037]

I was thinking Trigger from MHA

[@mrlagoonslawyer]

The fact that this trope is used so much agdjskshdksjdjsksjs

[@kiram.3619]

I love the editing and I really, really loved the knocking sounds, when you say that people knock on doors.

[@abbyshabbby]

“Hot people running around” is the best way to describe any sjm book honestly

[@maychenwoo9205]

So Micah is basically the satan of the book. Damn this was fun to watch and I had so much enjoyment even though this isn’t really my genre.

[@caricanread]

it gets deeper in book 2 muhahahha

[@fjotographie8157]

I have to be honest, I cried my heart out with this book and a side effect of watching this video is that all those emotions just came back. I adored Bryce and Danika and their friendship until the very end was so beautiful.

[@meernay]

This is brilliant! I’m almost done with House of Sky and Breath and just realised I very much needed a summary beforehand 😂✨

[@caricanread]

omg you have no idea what you're in for at the end of that book...

[@Milovatsi]

@@caricanread i liked it!

[@mands_ca]

I'm fighting to read the second book, but your comment let me intrigued. I'll keep that in mind to finish it soon hahhaa

[@undine608]

Fun fact: malachim is actually the Jewish word for angels! Also, I actually really enjoyed this book! From an outside perspective, I can understand why many were not a fan. For me, the description of friendships and urban fantasy theme was a pretty cool. Sarah gets a lot of flack but ToG books from 3 and beyond and CC hold a place in my heart. I’m a sucker from over coming grief, building friendships, and OP female characters. And I liked the murder mystery and scooby doo reveal at the end. What that says about me as a reader, I’m not sure. But with all due respect, ACoTaR is really bad.

[@KaeleighCampbell]

This was absolutely incredible thank you! You’ve saved me from a very long reread and you’re so genuinely funny too

[@rat._.3219]

Oh gosh, I read the first 100 pages of crescent city and was like “do I really want to read 700 pages more of whatever is even going on right now?” Well I did not so thank you for this video🙏 I love long book reviews/summaries so very excited to watch

[@jschaeffer3440]

i listened to the audiobook it was definitely easier to get into! but I get it

[@_stephanie1238]

Literally saw the thumbnail and thought “it’s just like Mikes Mic video” love this.

[@caricanread]

hahahha just less australian and funny :')

[@cyrillasama3087]

this video was so fun, it made me want to read the book, which then reminded me how little i jive with sjm's writing but i love how the woman is living her best life with these batshit concepts that she gets publishing deals for

[@Tytaniumm]

Had to watch this after finishing that rollercoaster of a book, and I think you did justice! 😂👌

[@robyn1766]

this is my favourite video on the internet, i come back every couple of months to rewatch it, its so comforting to me >.

[@sharnichols3291]

I can’t even begin to explain how much i loved this😂 the descriptions, the explanations, the wand as the pointer … everything just 10/10 lol

[@josiearmstrong9160]

Cari!!! I thought this recap was perfect! I remember the first time I read the book when it came out, I did it in a 3-day-whirlwind-BINGE. I haven't been mentally or emotionally ready to dive back in for a second reading before starting the next book, but as you said, the plot is WILD and I knew I needed to brush up on the details because they will probably be relevant later. This felt like reading the book again with a friend that I could freak out with over the details! I feel ready to read the next book and have my mind melted. Thank you so much Cari :D

[@luci31030]

I literally had no clue about these books but omg did I enjoy two hours of a summary like it was my fave show, this was insane I was literally all in for the ride 😂. Cari your dedication is fascinating thank u so so much for making me smile with every video, you are the best 💕✨ Ps: u really left us on a cliffhanger I am absolutely READY for the next one lol 😂

[@caricanread]

bahahhahahah thank you!! 😂

[@lpchambers3681]

The amount of times I rewatch the doulogy that is these two videos- it’s both too many but not enough- my new favorite long comfort KZbin videos Love you, thank you!! 💜

[@Feverm00n]

Lol I’m so invested in your story-re-telling of this (never read any of these books) that I’ve been brought to tears MORE THAN ONCE! Thanks for these fun videos. Watched your plot overview of ACOTAR and it was the first time I ever felt interested in that story, so I decided to borrow it from my library. We’ll see if it lives up to your pleasant summary. I hope you never stop doing these videos, they’re amazing to listen to!

[@shaunt3974]

Yessssss I absolutely love these type of in-depth explanation/analyzing videos. Even if you haven't read the book yourself (like myself) you're still getting taken on the wild ride that is a Sarah J Mass book with Cari being our doting guide through it all. Love the content, I'm very much looking foward to getting a video on the next book and hope we see this series continue on this channel! :)

[@zynpkrdg]

IS THIS 2 HOURS OF CARI I SEE? I have literally NO intentions of ever putting my hands on a SJM book but you better believe that I will watch this video in normal speed. That's how much I love Cari's videos. Cari you are literally rhe only youtuber that I have notifications on so I can knkw whenever you upload, and probably again the only one that I actually watch every video they upload.

[@marianamauricio]

the way i have 0 interest in SJM's books but will still watch you talk about them for hours

[@caricanread]

LOL honored

[@tezashakes7699]

Thanks for the recap; this jogged all my memories and I ready for book 2

[@anouc6147]

I've got a feeling, that I wouldn't like reading this book...but I absolutely LOVE this explanation. Cari you really have a talent for making this interesting and funny. Thanks so much for this, enjoyed it so much!