mid-year freak out tag 🏹 best and worst books so far in 2024, disappointments, anticipated reads

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3:55 best book you’ve read so far in 2024
6:33 best sequel you've read so far in 2024
11:20 new release you haven't read yet, but want to
12:48 most anticipated release for the second half of the year (#speakupsmp )
17:25 biggest disappointment
21:21 biggest surprise
27:30 favorite new author
33:25 newest fictional crush
34:29 newest favorite character
37:51 book that made you cry
38:42 book that made you happy
40:33 most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received)
42:52 what books do you need to read by the end of the year
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mid-year freak out tag 🏹 best and worst books so far in 2024, disappointments, anticipated reads

[@carolpingel39]

“I’m lazy, I’m comfortable, I don’t want to go find it…” felt that in my soul.

[@AnonJess]

it's 6pm where i am, and rain or shine, when Cari posts on a thursday night at 6pm, it gets me through that mid-week slog. 💘

[@caricanread]

hope the weekend comes soon for you!

[@octolingo1892]

Seeing Tempest of Tea here made me feel weirdly validated-I tried to start it, got 100 pages in, and couldn’t keep going but I wasn’t sure if that was just me, this makes me feel a little better

[@caricanread]

yeah i pushed through only because of my love of hafsah and the need to review the ARC but :////

[@joannarigby1989]

I saw so much hype for tempest of tea and was really disappointed by it. Felt I’d missed something, as everyone else seems to have loved it.

[@natoop12309]

I'm reading it right now and ngl I'm really liking it and if it helps I do think it starts off slow

[@caricanread]

I loved the beginning/set up but it fell off for me after that 😭

[@maylosaa]

I felt the same too, I was so excited for it but...😢

[@elizalovestoread]

omg you should be so lucky is AMAZING!!!! one of the most beautifully written yet realistic romances i've read in a long time. i felt the characters were so REAL and i thought the baseball aspects were done really well too

[@caricanread]

right?!!! i will eat up ANYTHING cat sebastian serves!

[@merveilleux0110]

Had a miserable day in college but who cares when Cari is posting

[@caricanread]

noooo hope that means tomorrow will be better!

[@sleepyyy27]

i’m stuck in the worst reading slump ever so this video couldn’t have come at a better time! i need some recs

[@caricanread]

noooo hope any of these help!

[@sleepyyy27]

@@caricanreadholds have been placed at the library 🫡

[@sleepyyy27]

@@caricanreadholds have been placed at the library 🫡

[@sardonisms]

I hope you share which one gets you out of the slump if one does!

[@sleepyyy27]

@@sardonisms hi! i just read the hedgewitch of foxhall which cari had mentioned in a previous video! she described it as a palate cleanser and i have to agree with that description. the only reason i even ended up reading it was because the cover is gorgeous and it arrived before my other library holds lol but it did the job!

[@TamilaSushkova]

Hearing you (my favourite booktuber) talk about June (a friend and one of my favourite authors) is so heartwarming! I'm so happy to hear you loved her books - I always recommend her stuff for fans of k-dramas and similar things and it never misses haha. I remember being a baby bookstagrammer and June being a debut author in 2020 and I posted a review on my insta and tagged her and she was the first author to have interacted with my post. Just so cool all around

[@love.lauren...]

we literally have the exact same three anticipated releases!!! You got me onto T. Kingfisher and I have never looked back, such a staple author for me now! You've never steered me wrong before and I'm about to read One For My Enemy and A Crane Among Crows so I'll have you to thank for those too I'm sure!!! 🥰🥰

[@caricanread]

yessss! i just found out i got it on netgalley as an arc so hopefully a review will be coming soon!

[@love.lauren...]

@@caricanread I just saw on your story!! I'm equal parts jealous and happy for you, can't WAIT to hear what you think 🥰

[@nospoonfulofmayonnaiseforme]

I love t kingfisher. I reread paladins grace and it was so good ❤❤❤

[@love.lauren...]

@@nospoonfulofmayonnaiseforme i need to reread it honestly it's been a little while and i remember how much i loved it!

[@mariemonday125]

i just finished watching the miniseries “one day” and my world is shaken (in both the best and worst way possible, please go watch it), so i’m very happy i can watch this video and wind down! thanks for your work, cari, i love this tag!

[@burnt-croissants]

one day WRECKED me

[@rixanoz]

I went book shopping today and now I'm almost nervous I'll find them on the wrong side of your lists XD

[@caricanread]

noooo! but if so, i hope you have a diff experience with them hahah

[@rixanoz]

@@caricanreadone ended up in the disappointment category 🤣 but then again I only picked it up for the vibes and not so much the plot so it’s okay

[@Reepicheep28]

Hi Cari! Just wanted to drop a note as I continue my "getting back into reading" journey. THANK YOU for doing these kinds of videos!! I didn't realize how quickly I'd blow through audiobooks from the library, and subsequently fell into a slump after trying to get through a number of highly-rated books that ended up in my DNF pile. (Going to pretend listening to and reading a book are the same thing.) Love your vibe and your takes on books that have landed on my DNF list, so feeling a bit more encouraged trying out some of these books once I finish a comfort read of hunger games. Five Broken Blades has put me in the mood for some more east-Asian inspired fantasy, so I'm psyched to see a lot of that on your lists too! Working on taking on that "I'm not going to read something that will put me into a reading slump" energy. Great energy. Appreciate you!

[@bethany833]

*so* excited for the new M. L. Rio

[@TheLinguistsLibrary]

Love that you're doing tags again!

[@caricanread]

love that they seem to be making a comeback!

[@cheeseisdelicious4627]

I wish for rain, we had several weeks of heat (to the point of people having heatstrokes and fainting). It's crazy. But thank you for some of the books mentions, they sound interesting to put in tbr.

[@caricanread]

careful what you wish for - we have rain AND heat :'''') hope you're staying safe!

[@cheeseisdelicious4627]

@@caricanread OMG IT RAINED! Although it's a small one, it rained. Better than nothing. It's almost 5am and I hope it dispells some of stuffiness. Cari, either this is a coincidence or you have a magic touch.

[@kjohnsto1]

Just wanted to thank you for an earlier video! Your short story recommendations completely got me out of a reading slump - especially The Six Deaths of a Saint and The English Understand Wool x

[@kathy2539]

Cari some of my favourite reads so far: Sheila Norton "Winter at Cliff's End cottage", Sangu Mandanna "The Very Secret society of irregular witches", Nancy Atherton "Aunt Dimity and the heart of Gold", Iris Johanson "Last Bridge Home", Carola Dunn "The Bloody Tower", Margery Allingham "The Oaken heart", K. O'Neill "The Tea dragon society", Sam Argent "Sebastian" Jacqueline Wilson "The Primrose railway children" Matt Rogers "Hunted" Allison Rushby "The Ghost locket" Melissa Fu "Peach Blossom Spring" E.C.R. Lorac "Murder in the Mill-Race", Zoulfa Katouh "As long as the Lemon tree grows", Amanda Hampson "The Tea ladies"

[@Audrey_7]

Weather and pimple check..off to a great start let's go!

[@caricanread]

hahahha 💘

[@mayaparmar486]

Me: Sees that Cari has uploaded a new booktube video. Also me: Sighs deeply and pulls up my GoodReads

[@charlotte7538]

Yesss I also loved when among crows!! Such a nice surprise how good it was!

[@caricanread]

looooved the atmosphere!

[@Christian-eb6fn]

Cari, I want you to know that I am a new viewer as of yesterday and I can't stop binging your videos. Your reviews and commentary are so fun and comfortable. It feels like I'm talking about books with my bestie at brunch!

[@cedartonk3382]

Finished my last Libby audiobook today so you are saving me from audio boredom at work!!!

[@caricanread]

yeeeee!! happy to help hehehh

[@Mohammadzabuasi]

OMG YOU GOT AN ARC OF HEIR!!! SO EXCITED TO HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS

[@sarahd.3247]

I‘m in my cozy mystery era right now but I think I need to squeeze in a couple of fantasy books! Again your recommendations sound so good thank you so much ❤ For all the Poirot lovers out there: Tarquin Halls the case of love commandos is a treat! Or any other Vish Puri case!

[@shrimayi.r]

Omg not you making me rethink half of my tbr, and also add like five books to it every video 👏👏 anyway, loving the video! thanks for cluttering and declutterring my bookshelves ❤

[@caricanread]

LOL! any time :')

[@Windkandi]

My favourite book so far this year is What the River Knows. So mostly looking forward to the sequel What the Library Hides!

[@cocopuff3438gmail]

omg I haven't heard about this but just googled it and I'm adding it to my tbr rn! 😩💞

[@Sarahsreadingjournal]

Completely know what you mean about some Korean (and also Japanese) books feeling like they're translated. I somdtimes find they cold and distant but when you get one with a good translation there's nothing better!

[@madison2939]

Every Cari video posted gives me the same excitement of a new book release- Thank you, Cari!!

[@caricanread]

:''') thank YOU!

[@Sweetheart5794]

I just ordered Map of the Otherlands at my local bookstore today! Can’t wait to read it!

[@caricanread]

hope you enjoy it!!!

[@tarnnnx]

I'm now reading Snowglobe which I got it as soon as I saw it on your video last time! And added more books on my tbr after this vid too 😍

[@Phantomtanya]

I totally agree with your "favorite new author." I loved Mafi's unique writing.

[@laur8008]

Now I need a vlog of you reading the divergent series…

[@lennonmotta4869]

Best part of my Thursday! Cari time! Thanks for being here for us! You're such an inspiration! ❤

[@caricanread]

thank you always :''')

[@amiei.5221]

I read We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian and then proceeded to read everything Cat Sebastian has ever written. That is how much of a Queen Cat Sebastian is as an author. 13 books in and I do not regret it. I have not been able to read another author since. You need to read the first book PLEASEEE.

[@aeonism]

seconding this!

[@annaaabananaaaahh]

I've been in dire need of some good, wholesome romance to fend off the 'bleh' of life lately, thank you for reccing Cat Sebastian!! Grabbed both books on sale, just in time for the weekend ❤️

[@kytten]

OMG what am i looking forward to rest of this year? Let's go. (Also this list got way out of control and i'm sorry not sorry? xD) - A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna (author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches) (adult paranormal magic witches cozy mystery) - The Whispering Night (The Luminaries #3) by Susan Dennard - I Am the Dark That Answers When You Call (I Feed Her to the Beast #2) by Jamison Shea - We Called Them Giants by Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans (illustrator) (graphic novel sci-fi fantasy post apoc) - Interstellar MegaChef by Lavanya Lakshminarayan - Don't Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews (ya horror queer mystery thriller paranormal gothic) - The Blood Orchid (The Scarlet Alchemist #2) by Kylie Lee Baker (PLEASE KLB don't let me down on the second in a duology /again/ (The Empress of Time kinda sucked...)) - The Hollow and the Haunted by Camilla Raines (paranormal queer mystery YA horror urban fantasy) ("Perfect for fans of The Raven Cycle, Cemetery Boys and Sixteen Souls.") - Metal from Heaven by August Clarke (the author of The Scapegracers YA trilogy) (queer adult sci-fi fantasy) ("for fans of Princess Bride and Gideon") - Fledgling: The Keeper's Records of Revolution by S.K. Ali (ya sci-fi fantasy dystopia duology) - The Dark Becomes Her by Judy I. Lin (YA horror mythology Asian lit paranormal) ("Perfect for fans of Ryan LaSala and Trang Thanh Tran") - Old Wounds by Logan-Ashley Kisner (YA horror queer) - The Scarlet Throne (The False Goddess #1) by Amy Leow (adult sci-fi fantasy Asian lit mythology) - The Gods Below (The Hollow Covenant #1) by Andrea Stewart (adult high fantasy queer sci-fi fantasy romance) - Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White (YA horror queer thriller) - Immortal Dark (Immortal Dark Trilogy #1) by Tigest Girma (YA paranormal romance fantasy vampires dark academia) ("The Cruel Prince meets Ninth House") - Celestial Monsters (The Sunbearer Duology #2) by Aiden Thomas (YA queer romance mythology) - Practical Rules for Cursed Witches by Kayla Cottingham (YA sapphic queer sci-fi fantasy romance) - Come Out, Come Out by Natalie C. Parker (YA horror queer sapphic thriller) ("Perfect for fans of Kayla Cottingham, Andrew Joseph Smith, and Aiden Thomas" this book was written for me specifically) - Asunder by Kerstin Hall (adult horror queer dark fantasy sci-fi fantasy eldritch entity) - The Doors of Midnight (Tales of Tremaine #2) R.R. Virdi (adult sci-fi fantasy epic fantasy read this fantasy) - The Dark We Know by Wen-yi Lee (YA horror queer thriller mystery supernatural) ("perfect for fans of She Is a Haunting, Stephen King’s IT, and The Haunting of Hill House") - Ami (Guardians of Dawn #2) S. Jae-Jones (YA fantasy romance queer fairy tales) - This Ravenous Fate (This Ravenous Fate #1) by Hayley Dennings (YA queer vampires romance historical fiction) (set in Jazz Age Harlem) - The Empire Wars by Akana Phenix (YA dystopia fantasy magic sci-fi fantasy speculative fiction) - Between Dragons and Their Wrath (Shattered Kingdom Trilogy #1) by Devin Madson (adult dragons sci-fi fantasy queer) - The Last One by Rachel Howzell Hall (adult fantasy romance sci-fi fantasy) ("The Witcher meets N.K. Jemisin") - The Book of Elsewhere by Keanu Reeves, China Miéville ( adult sci-fi fantasy "new weird" thriller) - Portrait of a Shadow by Meriam Metoui (YA thriller horror mystery) - The Sky on Fire by Jenn Lyons (adult fantasy dragons romance queer sci-fi fantasy)

[@shalice21]

This took like 5-6 screenshots of space 😂 I love it!

[@nikolahetn944]

Takkan is my crush too I love him 🥺 also You Should Be So Lucky is one of my favourites now it's so wonderful, it made me cry from happiness 💙

[@caricanread]

🥹🫶

[@nospoonfulofmayonnaiseforme]

I'm reading OUABH and i think ive found my new favourite book. The folk of the air have been my favourite for years but they might be overtaken. And i am in love with Jacks.

[@caricanread]

buckle up for a ballad of never after!

[@spottedleaf069]

I'm impatiently waiting for Ludy Undying to come out! I love Dracula retellings and the cover is absolutely gorgeous

[@Allisonwunderlnd]

Ahhhhhh so excited to hear your thoughts about Heir!! 🎉 I'm literally dying in anticipation for October 1st!

[@Sadly95]

Seeing your opinion on the book that shall not be named from Allison Saft makes me feel so validated 😭 I hated it, there was one point where she couldn’t keep the timeline straight and I thought I was going crazy. To be quite honest, I’m put off her other works so I’ll be looking forward to seeing what your opinions on a dark and drowning tide. I hope it’s an improvement on what I’ve read from her so far.

[@caricanread]

I really want to know how it passed final edits because there was just so much going wrong 😭😭

[@chelseyjohnson501]

I so enjoyed snowglobe per your recommendation. So glad my library had it

[@caricanread]

omg im so glad too!!!

[@genevieveseverini9576]

I read the library at mount char because of your January wrap up and it’s been one of my favorites of the year!!!

[@caricanread]

☺️🫶 yesss!!

[@melaineeyh]

i’ve never been this early before!! thanks cari 💖💖 your content always warms my heart :) hope you’re doing well!

[@caricanread]

thank YOU! hope you're doing well toooo!

[@elizabethmoss3133]

I read Snowglobe because of your earlier video and I LOVED IT! I recommend it to people. It was my favorite read that month.

[@Mohammadzabuasi]

Yesss loved My lady Jane!!! Hope they announce season 2 soon!!

[@crieralicia1081]

Thank you for mentioning the problems with the lastest Allison Saft book. A Far Wilder Magic is one of my favorite books ever, but I had so many issues with [redacted] that I realize every time I think about it.

[@caricanread]

i cant believe it was written by the same author - like, who allowed that to be published? i mean, we know i guess lol

[@eseverud18]

I love the Mii theme in the beginning. It gives me life.

[@KayFaith12]

Oh yay!!! I needed this thank you Cari!

[@caricanread]

thank YOU!

[@rekakokeny]

OMG YES a fragile enchantment was so bad 😂 glad i wasn't alone to think so, i dnf'd it at 40%

[@thethriftyfawn]

It was an early bedtime for me last night, but back first thing early in the morning to catch this upload! Love it 😍

[@hermstefanny]

I'm reading Library at Mount Char at the moment because i saw you recommend it on April's recap and i must say i am loving it, so thanks!

[@burnt-croissants]

oooohh i can’t wait to hear your thoughts on Heir and then A Dark and Drowning Tide which comes later on. Both are also on my most anticipated list for the year.

[@AnniexLiam]

Five broken blades i started and put down and I’m so glad you influenced me to finish it up it was such a good time 😭

[@caricanread]

right?! just simple fun!!

[@emmaskapetis7603]

Great video💕. This type of video is one of my favorites to watch.

[@lacey8454]

Totally agree with your take on A Fragile Enchantment. I LOVED A Far Wilder Magic, so it was a big disappointment. I'm really looking forward to her new one.

[@taylorparis7228]

Don't know what new books I am looking forward to this year, but in 2025 we get a new Hunger Games and Legendborn book. Excited for those the most!!!

[@andreluissoriano]

The English Understand Wool is so good. Indeed a surprise. Now that you mentioned it, it would indeed be nice to see it in film.

[@autistic_alexis]

Cari, i totally agree with your take on A Tempest Of Tea. I was so disappointed as well. I wished for tea house shenanigans, a good heist storyline and a new take on the King Arthur legend. None of it was there!! 😢😢 But i loved one of the two romances as well. It unfortunately fell flat for me overall. ❌

[@niann._.h]

15:32 Oh my god I I thought I was the only one😭😭❤️❤️

[@violaerbach5566]

I first heard about June Hur in one of your videos and I must say she is one of my favourite new authors as well. Red Palace was amazing, the romance, OMG, the romance 💕 and then The Crane among Wolves is just beyond words! Chapter 46 destroyed me! And for someone who’s not particularly familiar with Korean history it’s not just an enjoyable read it’s also an amazing look into a new culture ❤

[@KayCipriano]

OMG!!!I'm adding a lot of books to my cart now. Thanks Cari 🥰

[@cedartonk3382]

Books I am looking forward to this year: 1. The maid and the crocodile Jordan Ifueko 2. The lotus empire Tasha Suri Everything else on my tbr list for this year has come out already so I’m just waiting on my holds at the library.. 😢

[@Silverraine1]

Watching this on a rainy morning with a cup of sweet chai is perfection! 💖 My fave books this year were Yami-hara, Emily Wilde 2, Strange Weather in Tokyo, A Magical Girl Retires, When Among Crows, Mermaid scales and the town of sand (manga). Book that made me cry was The Goodbye Cat; book that made me happiest was Milk & Mocha comics collection; fav character is Vera Wong from Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers; and book that surprised me most was The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre! There are too many books I'm looking forward to, esp the new T.Kingfisher, but even if I don't get to all, I'll be satisfied if I can get more 5 stars before the end of the year!🥰

[@bookworm62442]

Some of my favorites were Battle Royale by Koushun Takami, The Revenant Games by Margie Fuston, and Atalanta by Jennifer Saint. I also got the Waterstones edition of A Curse for True Love, which is so pretty.

[@michellecgb]

I have been WAITINGGGGGGG for this ❤❤❤❤

[@emmakates]

because of my library job i got an early audiobook copy of a sorceress comes to call and i really enjoyed it!!!! can’t wait for everyone to be able to read it so i can hear other people’s thoughts on it

[@emmakates]

also speaking of my job, veronica roth is coming to my library this weekend!

[@teadesi]

I'm looking forward to reading: A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher, The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst, The Dubliners by James Joyce, Ninth House and Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo, The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham, Autumn by Ali Smith, and finishing the Throne of Glass series. There are many others I'd like to read by the end of the year, but these are the ones that immediately came to mind.

[@collettelewis2197]

What I want to read before the end of the year, here’s my short list lol 1. The Time I Got Drunk And Saved A Demon - Kimberly Lemming 2. Darling Venom - Parker S Huntington 3. Godkiller - Hannah Kaner 4. The Name Drop - Susan Lee 5. Sing Me To Sleep - Gabi Burton

[@BigDyslexicEnergy]

I recently read The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown and it’s been living in my head rent free ever since. It was such a well executed book. It’s Magical Realism and his debut novel. Definitely recommend and I’m excited to read his future novels.

[@Beach652]

The English Understand Wool is so delightful! Best to go in knowing nothing, I think. (I also found it through Ann Patchett.)

[@venuso6260]

ha I just bought that same copy of Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere at the thrift store a couple days ago!! I also love that cover

[@caricanread]

its so good!!

[@lostcherrylovers]

the setting of when among crows reminds me of one for my enemy, except that we're in chicago instead of nyc

[@oresamateru]

Tempest of Tea was also a let down for me and its caused me to go on a reading slump for a month. Up until now i still havent finished the book, still at 55% 😭 Now im intrigued with You should be Lucky and The Library at Mount Char. *adds to tbr*

[@nana127v]

I read The Library of Mount Char and you were right, it was INSANE. The bull in particular…

[@michellecgb]

I think you’re going to love A Sorceress Comes to Call, I can’t wait for your thoughts! I got the ARC and ate it upppp.

[@caricanread]

🥹🙏🥹🙏🥹🙏

[@pauieeepau]

I'm getting Snowglobe soon, coz I got to read a first page preview, and I like how it was written/translated. I consume Kdrama, Korean webtoons, and even some of the older manwha, but I haven't read translated Korean books yet, except for some parts of Coffee Prince someone fantranslated. I hope I like it~

[@mattkean1128]

My favorites so far this year: Vol. 2-4 Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion - Beth Brower The Unseen - Roy Jacobsen Just City - Jo Walton Saint Sebastian's Abyss - Mark Haber Doomsday Book - Connie Willis Look at Me - Anita Brookner The Trees - Percival Everett Stranger in Olondria - Sofia Samatar

[@caricanread]

oh yes i need to read Percival Everett this year!!

[@mattkean1128]

@@caricanread The Trees was funny, horrifying, sobering, absurd, and page turning. Can't wait to read more!

[@Showtunediva]

I must highly recommend Divergent. Read it for the first time in March and loved it.

[@larissaprates1384]

ahhhh yes!! i’ve been waiting for this one! so glad you decided to do it 😅 also, i feel the same. last year i had such a phenomenal first semester reading wise, and this year nothing really stuck even if i have enjoyed most of them. but hm no scratch that i looked at my goodreads and i’m having a blast 😂 let’s go top 3? 1. a brilliant friend (elena ferrante, she’s a genius only my opinion matters) 2. the hunger games trilogy (a reread, but what a fantastic experience 10 years later) 3. The love hypothesis (we never forget our first ali hazelwood am i right?) most excited to read for the next 5 months: - six crimson cranes (you made me do it) - i want to try an Emily Henry as well, i don’t know which one

[@benjaminbrelje2289]

I mean yeah definitely wherever you are in the world I look forward to all her new stuff that comes out😂

[@exoforlifex5847]

Lol you saying "20 years ago" about the Divergent books made me stop in my tracks. I read them, just when the first movie came out. And I'm 25 now. So it can't be 20 years 😂

[@cedartonk3382]

Just for the summer was a 5 star read for me! So good!!

[@caricanread]

that will likely be my first airplane read today hahah

[@cedartonk3382]

@@caricanread oooo enjoy!

[@saramm3765]

I love Cat Sebastian so much. I also did not like Allison Safts last book at all. Hated the jerky love interest so much. When Among Crows was so good! Kelly Andrew hits the goal of her story style completely.

[@monkigear2177]

I think I may have to make a "world building, world building, world building" tote or something 😅 thanks for the video! 💛

[@scubacat22]

I got an ARC of a Sorceress Comes to Call and thought it was really good! I am really loving everything T. Kingfisher is putting out right now. I also read an ARC of Graveyard Shift by ML Rio, but didn't love it. As for When Among Crows, I think it's majorly underrated on GR. I really liked the characters and thought it was a lot of story in such a short little novella. I gave it 5 stars. You Should Be So Lucky is on my TBR and I have it on my short list.

[@Toffi-Fay]

I feel seen! The mention of Shattered but with a new book! I cant wait to check it out myself

[@caricanread]

!!!

[@camryn9377]

I bought Snow Globe recently after seeing your review, but I haven't picked it up yet. I really want to read Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid, the next in the Everflame series by Penn Cole, and the next Ashley Herringn Blake book! Everything else I can wait on, but not those three!

[@dvckduckgoose]

My absolute most anticipated release for 2024 is the House in the Cerulean Sea sequel Somewhere Beyond the Sea!!

[@katiesteinway7352]

cari you have to go back and read we could be so good!! it’s so funny and cute you will absolutely love it

[@caricanread]

yes!! i am saving that for a rainy day/reading slump because i know i'll love it hahaha

[@Ekami-chan]

Six crimson cranes Takkan was awesome and I thought he was losing love interest so I was sad for a while :'D

[@caricanread]

:'''')

[@scb11323]

Takkan is my pick too! Just finished Six Crinson Cranes and loves it.

[@witchology]

i love cat sebastian thank you for spreading the good word

[@hannahloftus8385]

ooooooh, a goose girl retelling?? one of my absolute all time favorites from childhood into adulthood is The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale, so i will definitely keep my eye out for the t. kingfisher one!

[@caricanread]

t kingfisher never steers me wrong so im excited :')

[@ene66]

But it’s kind of funny that someone saw a fairy tale by the brothers Grimm and thought “you know what this needs to be? Even darker”

[@anarojas3665]

ohh that one allison saft book... yeah I had to dnf cause it was soooo bad, it didn't feel like that and a far wilder magic were written by the same person 😬

[@caricanread]

I was so confused 😭😭😭

[@Lxurelxi]

14:18 I was looking at my phone and thought someone called my name when you said that 😭💀 my head snapped up bc I’m home alone

[@briarrose8154]

EVERYTHING BY CAT SEBASTIAN IS *chefs kiss*

[@lilli9970]

watching this in the morning it’s midnight in germany haha

[@caricanread]

goodnight! hahah

[@lanimartinez3910]

I went into How to End a Love Story (Kuang) thinking I was getting a rom com to get me out of a reading slum... Ummm definitely not a rom com. I barely got out with my soul in shreds. Goal met - reading slump over!

[@laobozu549]

Editing idea, would you mind letting a small visual of the book you're talking about as you are presenting it ? I tend to not quite retain book names until I've read them, as I have more of a visual memory, so having a reminder of the cover at all times would be a great help since I can just take a peak whenever I want to remind myself (I listen to the vids while doing smtg else). That would be really great, thank you for your great vidéos !!!

[@ktcrich]

I'm really looking forward to The Ashfire King in November. I loved The Stardust Thief and I'm looking forward to re-reading that as well. It's been a long 2 years. No more unfinished trilogies for me lol