every book i read in quarantine in korea 2022 | fantasy, romance, short stories

[@caricanread]

if you follow me on instagram you might know that i was hoping to film my reaction to the shadow and bone s2 cast announcement but its super early in the morning here so i thought i'd be kind and not wake up my real husband screaming about my fictional husband (nikolai, hello) but in case you're wondering, im very happy and cant wait to see them with the whole cast! a little let down by the lack of red hair but so it goes :)

[@ellieskouros2174]

omg omg omg wylan's joining the ccaaasssstttt! i have died (in a good way) and have clearly forgotten my capital letters which never happens so...

[@madrigalv5302]

not gonna lie, I'm really disappointed by the actor chosen to play nikolai

[@ellias]

OOH GIRL THE KINGDOMS IS ALSO ON MY LIST TO READ!!!

[@caricanread]

it got a little messy but the concept!! THE CONCEPT!!!

[@imagirl688]

I feel like I finally found what books I like and it makes me so happy that I can actually enjoy books again. I used to read a lot of fantasy when I was younger, and in 2020 I couldn’t read anything for some reason. But now I realize that every time I actually finish and enjoy a book it’s realistic fiction. So basically my mind was telling me that it can’t take all that fake stuff and it just wants to see stuff it recognizes in the real world. So yeah. And I only started reading in 2021 cause of you. Bye!

[@caricanread]

🙏🙏🙏 hope 2022 is a great year of reading for you!

[@anavictoriana_]

Hi, I don’t pretend to be rude but I just wanted to point out that Mariana Enriquez it is not magical realism. She is one of the most important writers in the Fantastic genre (not the same as fantasy). The difference is basically that magical realism insert fantasy elements into the world in the story and this doesn’t really bother anyone, they just accept it as part of their world, like in One hundreds years of solitude. While in fantastic literature something that messes with the reality of the story and disrupts the everyday life of one of the characters or more. It was originally associated with ghosts or paranormal elements, but not exclusively. For example The sandman by E.T.A. Hoffman. This genre has change a lot since the romanticism and specially in Latin America, where it is really popular now a days. Also the fantastic genre it is pretty tied to social criticism, in Mariana Enríquez she usually makes references to the last Argentinian dictartorship or the financial crisis that Argentina faced in the 90’s and the consequences those events had on common people. Sorry for the nerdy rant.. Love your videos.

[@caricanread]

thank you so much! i had never heard of that genre before so i'll do some digging of my own too :)

[@taliagrace1565]

That's super interesting! I love Isabel Allende and magical realism but I never knew about that distinction in genres

[@mnlxlover00]

I have heard literally EVERYONE talk so highly about Red, White & Royal Blue, it's definitely on my 2022 tbr list! Also, I love your earrings, Cari!! They are soo adorable, and match with your top perfectly haha! 😍 Another great video, as always, doll~ 🤍

[@caricanread]

As it should be! And thank you hehe happy new year!

[@rpatel5427]

It’s so adorable and funny!! I loved it please read it!!!

[@raphaellamartelino]

I’ve always been impressed by your ability to power through terrible books. I’ve always been a (metaphorical) toss-them-against-the-wall kinda gal. 😅 Reading The Binding now because of you though! So far, it seems no tossing will be done with this one! 💛

[@caricanread]

i used to NEVER be like that but now i just have to know what happens hahahha

[@anapiacentini5031]

I wanna thank you sooooo much for The Binding, oH mY gOSH. I went in purely blind and the surprises got me, they really got me and the excitement of guessing things and not getting them right was absolutely lovely and nerve wrecking and I had such such such an amazing time. Thank you for showing me this book existed!

[@caricanread]

Wahhh omg that makes me so happy 💔🖤💔🖤💔🖤

[@moony8334]

I read The Binding because you recommended it and I was absolutely wrecked by it. One of my favorite books of all time now, so thank you for that! I'm now very excited to read The Kingdoms :) Thank you for your videos, they're my favorite comfort watch

[@caricanread]

omg i am happy for you but also sad for you LOL!!!

[@marynelson2875]

Cari! I read Sorcery of Thorns and Winterwood at your recommendation and loved them both. Happy 2022!

[@caricanread]

YESSS yay!! happy 2022!!

[@linamekawatches214]

I'm so glad you've read Natasha Pulley! She's one of my favorites. I didn't personally love The Kingdoms, but I loved parts of it for sure! Her other books have (slightly) the hidden things you put on the screen, but you become much more attached to the characters right away! Bedlam Stacks is my favorite but all 3 are so wonderful and heartbreakingly lovely. You should try them out for sure!

[@caricanread]

noted!! putting these on my list for sure!

[@charoraimondogarcia]

I'm from Argentina. I'm currently reading The dangers of smoking un bed, and it totally has the vibe of something some one told you at a party or some history that hapend to a friend of a friend. It also has a lot of argentinian urban folclore. (Sorry for my English)

[@caricanread]

Hehehe good to know!!

[@lynmcleod4155]

I just read sorcery of thorns (because you suggested it in another video) and I was thinking of you! Love your videos🙌 so glad I get to see another video today!!

[@caricanread]

omg yay!!!!

[@MissAyeGo]

Only 10 minutes into this but Cari you're a real one for pronouncing my hometown (Edinburgh) correctly :)

[@caricanread]

Hehehe i try!!!

[@katemeyer5430]

I absolutely love The Watchmaker of Filigree Street and The Lost Future of Pepperharrow also by Natasha Pulley, the author of The Kingdoms. I’ve had The Kingdoms for a while but haven’t read it yet. I’m excited to read it now!

[@caricanread]

i definitely want to read more of their work!!

[@spacemari7498]

unrelated to the video, but i just wanted to tell you that im currently reading the gilded wolves and i think im really enjoying it?! séverin is like a wholesome kaz brekker that i didn't know i needed in my life lol always thankful for your recs, friend :,)

[@caricanread]

YES!!!!!!!

[@alexluv9605]

I could listen to you talking for hours so glad I’m early here 💜

[@caricanread]

🥰🙏 thank you!

[@Kokechii]

Welcome back Cari! Weird synchronicity, I guess, I've been thinking about rereading Red, White and Royal Blue for a couple of days now! One Last Stop is also on my TBR :) The Songbird one... man, that does not sound like something I'd read, just you talking about it frustrated me and made me go "Nope" :D

[@caricanread]

😂😂😂

[@ha_limabeanz]

I'd kill to have Cari and Cindy collab pleeaaasseee!!!!

[@caricanread]

yesssss!

[@EvSNanda]

i actually wasn't looking while you showed on the screen the spoilers of the kingdoms and as you keep saying "don't look, close your eyes" maked me laugh out loud. thank you cari for the recomendations, i will read the binding AND the kingdoms, they sound interesting :)

[@caricanread]

gotta keep the spoilers safe haahhaha

[@ryebreadreid1942]

yayy always happy to see you upload 😇 🌸 i have red white and royal blue on my bookshelf and i've been putting it off for some reason, but I think i'm going to start it today!

[@caricanread]

Omg enjoy!!!

[@abbywilson7767]

Cari - i implore you, read Ink and Bone from the Great Library series by Rachel Caine. Think YA fantasy, Kaz Brekker-esque protagonist, cheeky romance subplot, found family/ gang adventure and beautiful beautiful setting taking you from victorian London to Alexandria. I found your youtube at the start of 2021 and man your content got me through a rough senior year. Whenever i read something you recommend it’s nearly always a five star read so if you’re looking for a new series to 2022 (though i’m sure your tbr is already full) the Great Library pentology (?) is a gem!! Abby 💓💓💓

[@Hope23-j4y]

Hi so I dont know if you are going to read this but to anyone reading this, Here is a book recomendation: Finvarra's Circus✨ Just read it you will not regret it, its so underrated that it hurts. This book is beautiful, it will make you fall in love with it

[@thelittleprince7072]

Listening to your videos make me calm when im having anxiety thank you❤❤

[@thatothernigeriangirl]

Happy (belated) birthday 😌! I’m so HAPPY to see that If I Had Your Face made your list of best books in 2021. I really loved that book and to know that it’s set in the same neighborhood you stay in must have been so surreal ☺️

[@caricanread]

Thank you! And yes, SUCH a good read!

[@thatothernigeriangirl]

@@caricanread let’s hope Cha writes another book soon. Also, have you seen “Hello my Twenties”? Its a drama that this book reminded me so much of!

[@ariellemorris]

if you liked red white and royal blue you have to read the simon snow books! the first one is called 'Carry On'. I know you didn't like eleanor and park (same author) but you have to give her a second chance with these.

[@shazmeenkhan69]

My Fav Person is here🌸 I have been impatiently waiting for your video❤ I feel so motivated after this😍 Thank you Cari and keep on spreading this book love and happiness💕

[@caricanread]

💕💕💕 have a wonderful day!

[@samworley3960]

you should try the Dark Shores series by Danielle L Jensen - its newer and SOOOOOO GOOOOOOD! She def has evolved in her writing and has improved so much!

[@caricanread]

i have heard about that series so perhaps i should!!

[@shaygreene2473]

You have have have to read Laurell K Hamilton A Kiss of Shadows. It’s a series but if you like magic, fae, fairies, trolls, and anything else you can think of, …..You will love this series. This series is not for the faint of heart. I never knew fairies could be like this.

[@caricanread]

I’m listening 👀 👀 👀

[@markeastick6176]

Please do a whole rant review of Stolen Songbird. It would be great! Also, you're great and i love you're videos. Keep up the good work :)

[@caricanread]

LOL i think i have exhausted all i have to say about the trolls

[@user-fp8ck8be3n]

Cari, if you ever feel like it, I recommend The Brige Kingdom Series by Danielle L Jensen! I haven’t read Stolen Songbird, but I have been obsessed with The Bridge Kingdom for the longest time and I always wanted to know your thoughts on it. I know this is very subjective but it sucked me into the world and I was so lost in it, it immediately became one of my favourite series 😭. I haven’t listened yet to what your issues with Stolen Songbird were, because I don’t want any kind of spoilers, but I will come back to the video once I read it.

[@user-fp8ck8be3n]

The Bridge* Kingdom, omg, first time I comment on your videos and I make a typo 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@beatrizconrado6927]

Omg I just read the bridge kingdom!! And I absolutely love this new world, I couldn’t get enough of it and I can’t wait to read the book about her brother so I can a little more about that world

[@caricanread]

yesss i've heard good things!!!!

[@srideepta]

i felt the same way about Jane. i was way more into Wes, his bf and the other roommates. i didn't care about the main couple at atall till *spoilers* she disappears. i was INTO IT after that 😭

[@alyxandriaang]

I truly could just sit around all day and listen to you talk about books !! 👌👌

[@caricanread]

gah the feeling is muuuutual!!!

[@amandachin6853]

so glad you read the kingdoms, I read it in December and really enjoyed it! Still need to read the binding, red white and royal blue, and one last stop lol edit: but will not read red white royal blue and one last stop back to back! also happy belated birthday!! xx

[@caricanread]

Yeah definitely give yourself a little time in between!! And thank youuu! Happy new year 🖤

[@lanimartinez3910]

Cheers to the new year 🥂Hope your time off was enjoyable. I always feel like I need a staycation after my vacation, can't imagine the jet lag adjustment to boot. Thanks for sharing your quarantine reads 📚 Noticed you didn't present a physical book. I'm guessing whatever you ordered stayed at the office...what a bummer! I just added Dangers of Smoking in Bed to add some variety to my ever growing reading list 🙃

[@caricanread]

I actually read almost exclusively ebooks because i borrow them from my digital library :) happy new year!

[@juliettejosse849]

I just finished Verity today. I’m really eager to find out your thoughts about it. I’m still low key traumatized by this thing 😳

[@caricanread]

lol i finished it too and had a long talk with my husband afterwards in case either of us are comatose

[@hasetyonatan483]

A book has never left me as shaken up or confused as verity!! It left me overthinking and overanalyzing everything that happened from the begining to the end.

[@hasetyonatan483]

@@caricanread lol!! I get what you mean!!

[@ha_limabeanz]

@@caricanread 😂😂

[@drunkonyj4730]

Hey Cari, Not sure if you have alteady read / made a video on The Lunar chronicles series. It is soooo well written and I think the whole idea of Alternate universe of fairytale characters is super unique. If you already do have a video I’d love a link to watch that

[@jastav]

Glad you're back! I was wondering if you ever read something by Mieko Kawakami? She was praised by Murakami, which made me curious to start reading her books this week. 😊

[@caricanread]

thank you!! i've heard about breast and eggs a LOT so maybe i'll add it to the list!

[@rushabee]

So i missed your birthday!? I'm crying.... After so many days like 20 days! I'm back on youtube..because my dad cut wifi and i was busy with family stuffs, etc..i was missing you..now i feel so refreshing. 😭

[@kiranreader]

love how much reading you got done during your quarantine! that troll book sounds wild lol

[@mariamacamara9878]

glad you're back! really missed your videos :)

[@caricanread]

thank you so much!

[@void9662]

If you ever want a book that is just bizarre and has a bit of sci fi and magical realism, try picking up 14 by Peter Klines. It's a strange one, but I found it oddly compelling.

[@caricanread]

I will look it up thank you!

[@tinagarcia3571]

I love fantasy but I try other genres in between especially between books in a series. I recently read a book everyone seems to love "Little Fires Everywhere" which I did not . So now I know I must like at least one of the characters to enjoy the book and usually in fantasy there is at least one.

[@caricanread]

I didnt finish that one but their other book “everything i never told you” is fantastic!

[@tinagarcia3571]

@@caricanread I'll have to try that one. I think her writing is good just the story wasnot forme.

[@applejoycetamesis6771]

Hi!! I was hoping if you could recommend (if ever you've read one) the best historical/regency romance book you've ever read!!!!! I HOPE YOU'LL READ THIS!!!!!🥺🥺

[@moaandersson5223]

We appreciate the subtitles 👏👏

[@caricanread]

:')

[@imkeputs5932]

Hi Cari, are you going to make a video about al the fantasy books you read in 2021? I really enjoyed that video of 2020🤩🤩

[@caricanread]

next week!!

[@imkeputs5932]

@@caricanread can’t wait!😄

[@xBlueEyedGoldilocks]

Hi Cari! I was wondering if you read the Angels of Elysium series by Olivia Wildenstein yet? I just finished it and it was really good so I would recommend! The first book is called Feather and it's a Romeo and Juliet retelling. It can be read as a standalone but the next 2 books (Celestial and Starlight) are also really good and Starlight wraps up the story quite nicely.

[@caricanread]

ohhhhh i will look into this thank you!

[@Katie-yj3gm]

i love your shirt! also great video!

[@alexkalea]

Verity is MIND BLOWING!

[@caricanread]

definitely reminded me how important communication is with your partner hahahha

[@jaehyukbae7813]

I just read stolen songbird and I really love that book, but didn't have any motivation to continue read the second and third book in that series

[@amy.artemis7285]

UMMMM that troll plot made me laugh for a solid 10 mins ty for that !!!!

[@caricanread]

where is my troll prince true love???

[@Moon_things]

Yay you’re back! Happy belated bday🎊 If you’re open to book recs, I was wondering if you’ve read Lynette Noni’s books? I absolutely love them, and if you decide to try it I hope you like them too!😁

[@caricanread]

thank you! and i havent yet but i hear their name often so maybe i should change that :)

[@swarakolur8012]

I was literally so confused while reading the kingdom- definitely gonna reread it I just started the binding yesterday and it's soo good thanks a bunch for recommending it! Unrelated to the vid, have you read any of Shannon Messenger's works? Keeper of the lost cities was one of the first books that got me into fantasy, highly recommend it

[@caricanread]

it definitely was confusing and i think there are some major plot holes but i loved the idea of it so i went for the ride hahah and i will have to look into their work!!

[@soominssi7353]

Natasha Pulley is such a cool writer!! She has some other books which are science-punk or something? Anyways, they're reaaaaally cool!!!!

[@void9662]

I read stolen songbird and liked it well enough, and I bought hidden huntress, but I've never been able to convince myself to actually read it. So clearly I didn't like it enough haha.

[@caricanread]

🥲😂

[@AnEmbarrassmentofBooks]

If you like dark, weird novels, read The Bunnies by Mona Awad. I'm in the middle of it right now, and it is truly bizarre. Also - how did you and Beautifully Bookish Bethany end up both reading Verity and It Ends with Us around the same time?

[@caricanread]

noted!! always down for weird hahahaa

[@camilamunizmartinez2293]

HOW AM I SO EARLY AHHH

[@caricanread]

HELLOO!!

[@everythinggirl1559]

I read the stolen songbird trilogy a few years ago, which I was 15/16 years old. I actually really enjoyed the first two books. The third book, was very boring for me. I have to say Tips and Mac was my favourite characters in the trilogy

[@caricanread]

I think if i had read it when i was younger i would have loved it but i paid way too much attention to the plot this time 😂

[@everythinggirl1559]

@@caricanread I think I enjoyed it as much as I did was because I knew nothing about trolls, fairy's ect. And mostly bc I ingore the romance when it's possible. Haha

[@gracedoyle2390]

Hey! just wanted to say that i am getting back into reading and it’s in part because of you!!! ur my fav booktuber:) Also, i just read ACOTAR and i was wondering if you’ve read it, and if so what you thought? specifically what you thought of the writing and some of the problematic themes?

[@caricanread]

I actually talk about acotar in this video 😂😅 but you can check my ranking of fantasy series i read in 2020 vid! personally i think a lot of the “problematic themes” are blown out of proportion because this book also doesnt offer anything super new so why people go so hard over hating it confuses me😅

[@welshflower02reads97]

Hey, can I recommend the ink trilogy. It’s like the binding in many ways but it’s also different, god that makes no sense. It’s not a long trilogy btw

[@iane2703]

Am gonna go read the Dangers of Smoking in Bed. Feel like my cup of tea Also, I am really looking forward to hearing your thoughts about It Ends With Us (and Colleen Hoover's other books). I read it years ago and it STILL is in my opinion one of the best books I have ever read.

[@caricanread]

i hope you like it! i have...thoughts...about it ends with us hahahhaa

[@sharanyaphookan4158]

i started reading acotar because of cari cuz i literally did not touch that book after buying but I got invested so quickly

[@caricanread]

LOL!

[@cinamoongurl7766]

Fellow Capricorn here 🥳🥳

[@caricanread]

yay!! happy birthday season!!

[@hannah-wy8uh]

cari!!!!!! you should 100% read A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy) by Deborah Harkness! I feel like you would love it! Dark academia set modern Oxford with a world of witches, vampires, and daemons!! There is history and science and magic, it is amazing and so up your alley!

[@caricanread]

I’ve read the first one and it was okay until it got a liiiittle too silly for me but i think maybe it deserves another shot!!!

[@Silverraine1]

I've seen every booktuber who loved the first book DNF or be disappointed by the rest.😅

[@TarotDiaryofaPisces]

I enjoyed your reads! have some on my list now as well :)

[@juliak4334]

where's the weather report? im devastated

[@caricanread]

I lost all concept of weather because i hadnt left the house in 10 days 💀😂

[@00moon]

One fae book I read last year was Arden Powell's Faerie hounds of York which was... something, a bit dry for my taste though. It's adult fantasy lgbt+ romance, written in like.. oldish English since it's set in olden times. The other fae thing I found last year was Ancient Magus's Bride which both infuriated me and healed me? Btw Cari did you know there's a manga series where all the characters are named after real authors (like Dazai Osamu, Edogawa Ranpo, Christie etc), they have superpowers, half the characters are detectives and the other half are in the mafia.. ? I feel like you'd find it very interesting.

[@caricanread]

omg that manga sounds great hahah i read the decagon house murders and all the characters picked a murder mystery author identity too lol!

[@00moon]

@@caricanread The Decagon House is like.. in my immediate tbr, now I'm even more intrigued!

[@carolineblueskies]

I'm straight up cackling at you talking about the trolls

[@caricanread]

it was an interesting reading experience hahahha

[@anoushkasamanta8462]

you mentioned cindy while talking about one last stop are you talking about read with cindy/cindy pham

[@caricanread]

of course!~

[@dzeren_7151]

Cari how do you usually read your books? Do you read them on ebooks or do you buy the physical copies?

[@petermessenger8859]

Hi, Cari, enjoying your post. x

[@caricanread]

thank you!

[@emmilouwho1530]

Oh My Gosh! When you said Trolls in the intro I immediately thought 'No way is she talking about Stolen Songbird! ' I read that book sooo long ago and never continued with the series. But it's one of the few books I vividly remember a couple details and the very general plot (I have a terrible memory.) I remember thinking it was odd and I didn't love it but I was really curious how it ended. I've recently gotten back into reading and thought I have to read the 2nd and 3rd book eventually. But this is so amazing you giving spoilers so now I know the end and don't have to! (It sounds terrible and I'm glad I didn't have to waste time on it) I mostly really remember the binding with the magical tattoos that are normally silver because the Trolls are "children of the moon" but the Prince's ends up gold because the main girl is a "child of the sun" which I thought was cool.

[@caricanread]

😂😂😂 yeah i could 100% see myself loving this when i was younger hahah but glad you finally know the ending!!

[@dianamontserratcovarrubias9409]

I loved The things we lost in the fire, by Mariana Enriquez, if you enjoyed the dangers of smoking in bed, i think you'll enjoy that one

[@caricanread]

Definitely on my list!!!

[@Naraya1981]

I think the "troll thing" comes from Scandinavian / Norse mythology where there is not only one description/image of them, but several. They can be big, clumsy, not very intelligent, but they can also be human-like people. (For example the "Moomins" if you happen to know them, are trolls, too.)

[@caricanread]

oh i was always told that moomin is a fairy :)

[@ThisMommaReads]

Just FYI 50 isn’t old 😂😂 just stumbled onto your channel today. Love your content

[@caricanread]

Yes i film these without a script so i was trying to remember the ending as i was speaking. I remember she died many years later then I did the math and realized she was fifty. Sorry!

[@ashleypansadoras.l.3005]

Read blood heir by amelie wen Zhao,

[@caricanread]

I’ll look it up!!

[@kbookworm3]

I second this. Absolutely amazing trilogy that isn't being talked about.

[@Moniaar_]

6:14 I laughed so hard when she made that face😂😂😭😭

[@caricanread]

im really trying to stop doing it i swear hahaha

[@stephaniesews6603]

Uh, Cari, there was slavery in London, especially in the 17. century, but not only. So, no alternate history there. Otherwise, The Kingdoms sounds good!

[@caricanread]

i addressed that in my description box and i also meant to say 19th century!

[@stephaniesews6603]

@@caricanread Ah yeah, reading the box would be helpful! :)

[@tashatherunner]

can you remind us the jewelry store you got your earrings from?

[@caricanread]

these are from an indie korean brand called palm palm!

[@tashatherunner]

@@caricanread thank you!

[@bidaaahmed399]

😍😍😍

[@caricanread]

💖💖💖

[@bidaaahmed399]

❤️❤️

[@Sthemingway]

At first I thought there was a pile of spaghetti behind you next to the guitar. I know it's not spaghetti, but I still think it's spaghetti. Comfort reads for long-distance travel is a great tip.

[@caricanread]

LOL i should definitely make a scarf out of spaghetti

[@margueritemitchell1829]

Hello from British Columbia 🇨🇦👍

[@caricanread]

Hi!!!

[@nyahreads]

Omg I thought I was the only other person on the planet who had read stolen songbird

[@Julie_ao]

❤️❣️❤️❣️❤️❣️❤️❣️

[@ktcrich]

The Kingdoms sounds a lot like Recursion

[@caricanread]

oh i've never heard of that!

[@_cultclassics]

The trolls!!!! 😩 LMAO

[@caricanread]

😩😩😩 indeed hahahaha

[@lightscamerasashley.]

📚🥰

[@galretelj771]

i really don't want this to sound rude and i'm not trying to be but am i the only one that thinks she looks like Pam from the Office?

[@caricanread]

at least one person comments this on every video of mine lol

[@galretelj771]

@@caricanread oh hahah i didn't know i just recently found your channel and saw the "resemblance" ☺️

[@apoetstale]

Hi cari! 💜 Have been watching your videos since a long time and have tried contacting you literally everywhere, honestly hoping you reply to my email soon

[@caricanread]

Hi! I an unable to take read and review requests but I wish you luck with your book!

[@dzeren_7151]

Trolls? Trolls?????? Really?? The trolls from harry potter trolls???