February Reading Wrap Up & March TBR!

[@PlantBasedBride]

It was kindly pointed out to me that I had The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeki Emezi on the slides and that they are non binary! I’m so sorry about that. The book was on my list for February and I left it on the March slides by mistake ❤️

[@sramesssdassouttt823]

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[@sramesssdassouttt823]

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[@anisharoy08]

Ok, a bit random, but you are so close to 100k!!!

[@PlantBasedBride]

I’m trying not to just sit and watch the number haha 😂

[@hipstamom]

Really close, my goodness!

[@anisharoy08]

@@PlantBasedBride Ahhh, I’m so proud of you! You hit 100k last night for me, I’ve been following you since 13k and I just want to say well done!!

[@hannahollihan]

I have fibro, and for me, Chloe Brown was EVERYTHING for me. I saw myself so much in Chloe and her disability.

[@PlantBasedBride]

Oh I am so glad to hear that the representation was well done! ❤️

[@KendraReadsTomes]

Omg your talk around women protecting themselves hit home I’m a black belt in taekwondo and I use to fight in the sport but the sexism I faced from people saying this isn’t for women etc aswell as the studies I am doing in science to. I need to read get a life, Chloe Brown as I’m being looked into for fibromyalgia and I’ve had to change my dreams of being a doctor so another bit that’s close to home too! When you get tearful I’m sat getting tearful too big hugs xxx

[@PlantBasedBride]

Oh yeah, I bet 😕 you definitely should pick it up! I’d love to hear your thoughts ❤️

[@KendraReadsTomes]

@@PlantBasedBride definitely :) x

[@tamarahochfelsner8562]

I also read The House in the Cerulean Sea and adored it! I think it was so great to see two characters fall in love who are not the typical young handsome ambitious hero-types. One of the best books I've read so far this year was Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami because it raised so many issues and topics I've never really thought about before.

[@PlantBasedBride]

I totally agree! I haven't heard of that one. I'll have to look it up!

[@amandab7125]

The House in the Cerulean Sea was my favorite read of 2020, so glad you loved it too! It’s like a hug to the heart and exactly what I needed in 2020/2021.This book for sure has a middle-grade/YA feel, but it’s actually labeled and marketed as an adult book. I took it as it’s supposed to give adults that child like feeling they got reading fantastical books when they were younger and it also lends itself to a story a family could read and discuss together. You mentioned how some people didn’t like how the messaging was straight forward, but that didn’t bother me either - I felt like Klune wanted it to be straight forward to the audience that people should be more compassionate, but that’s just my take 😊 UHG it’s seriously just the sweetest and can’t wait to reread it!! ❤️❤️

[@PlantBasedBride]

It definitely felt nostalgic to read and so so wholesome ❤

[@moniquejohnson3855]

I can appreciate your reading black authors for February thank you for representation in your blog and social media outlets! That’s why I enjoy following you!

[@PlantBasedBride]

I certainly try to do my best!

[@jedidjavanboven65]

Still in the middle of the video but I have to say I LOVE your top!! Where is it from?

[@PlantBasedBride]

Thank you! I got it secondhand but I believe it was originally from Asos 🤔

[@jedidjavanboven65]

@@PlantBasedBride ah thank you!!! I get a lot of stuff second hand as well so I'll try my best to find it haha. I am so happy you responded, I discovered your channel a few months ago and I love your content!

[@senthilnadhan2941]

@@PlantBasedBride love you

[@BeautifullyBookishBethany]

I appreciate your thoughts on Year of the Witching. I do want to reread it, and I think it would be helpful for me to note explicitly that books dealing with religious abuse really tend to strike a chord with me. I didn’t read the ending the same way, but I can see where you’re coming from. And so pleased you’re enjoying Talia Hibbert and Alyssa Cole! They are two of my favorite romance authors.

[@madelinefieldshalva3121]

Have you considered switching to the Story Graph from goodreads? I love it so much!

[@PlantBasedBride]

I use both! I don’t feel ready to fully move over yet ❤️

[@KB_Espy2009]

Story Graph? What wizardry is this? (FYI & FWIW, I’ve been a GoodReads user for *years*.)

[@glooming108]

I love how you talk about all those serious aspects!

[@PlantBasedBride]

Thank you! It can be hard to talk about so many of these things but it’s also so important ❤️

[@ryttu3k]

You've read my favourite of the year so far - it was To Be Taught, If Fortunate 💛 Coming in a very close second was Empty Vessels by Meredith Katz. Definitely got The House on the Cerulean Sea on my TBR, it sounds wonderful!

[@PlantBasedBride]

It's so good! I think you'll adore it if you enjoy Becky Chambers' work. Oh, I haven't heard of Empty Vessels! I'll have to look it up 😊

[@nicolepearson203]

❤️ I really enjoyed The Splendid and the Vile. Nonfiction isn’t my usual jam, but I am a sucker for WW2 stories and I just really enjoyed the writing style I always enjoy your vlogs and your frankness in sharing about the human condition. Keep up the great work.

[@PlantBasedBride]

Thank you so much! I'll have to look that one up 😊

[@away.withthebooks5608]

💜 I’m so glad you loved The House in the Cerulean Sea. That book has the weirdest effect on me. I love it dearly, fiercely push it on everyone, and then anxiously await their judgement. Then I’m kinda proud when they love it. My favorite book of 2021 so far is A man called Ove by Fredrik Backman. All the feels! Also, Dani Brown is even better than Chloe. You’re in for a treat!

[@PlantBasedBride]

Haha I feel the same about Cerulean sea 😅Oh, that’s exciting!! ❤️

[@stephaniecarter973]

I read A Man called Ove a couple of years ago. I loved it so much!

[@KB_Espy2009]

💙 I adore Jemisen’s The Stone Sky. Have you read her Inheritance series? Of your March TBR, I’ve only read Persepolis (The Complete Persepolis). I think you’ll enjoy it. It’s very different from what I expected.

[@PlantBasedBride]

I haven’t! I want to check it out once I finish Broken Earth ❤️

[@KB_Espy2009]

@@PlantBasedBride I will advise that Broken Earth and Inheritance are so extremely different in their writing styles that it’s amazing the same author wrote the two series. That was mentioned to me by someone who adored Inheritance first and then couldn’t get into Broken Earth. (I also read Inheritance first, but I adore Broken Earth. In fact, I envy your reading The Stone Sky for the first time.)

[@lauradowsett662]

My favorite book that I have read this year has been The Removed. Parts of it are abstract but I fell in love and had my heartbroken all at the same time. 💛 I’m also working on Red Comet. Very in depth and very long, it will take a good moment for me to get through it. Thanks for creating such incredible videos!

[@trisanger8104]

My favorite for 2021 so far goodness, I think it’s gotta be the Heartstopper series 💝

[@tulleandpens]

Including the books, not just the comics, though they are awesome, too, of course. I loved it so much, too.

[@PlantBasedBride]

I really want to get into this series! I've heard so many good things 😊

[@imanicopeland]

Get a Life Chloe Brown is one of my favorite books!!! I love to hear other people love it.

[@PlantBasedBride]

It was so good! The heartwarming content we all need ❤️

[@RangerRuby]

your voice is so soothing i am probably never gonna read these books but I still want to know everything about them!

[@PlantBasedBride]

Haha well I’m glad you enjoy the video anyway!

[@sunnietate3230]

I am just getting back into reading. I have a goal of reading 30 books this year (Not much but more than the 3 I read in 2020.) So far I am at 11 and my favorite so far was Cilka’s Journey. I highly recommend it for March. The main character, Cilka, was an amazingly strong woman. I would recommend reading The Tattooist of Auschwitz first though, also an amazing book.

[@cherylkaye]

💜 My favourite book so far this year has been The Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar. It was beautiful, and heartbreaking, and just amazing. My march reading is all based around Women's History Month, and is mostly non-fiction or fiction based on real life, it is also heavy on authors of colour. ☺️ Trying to push my boundaries and read books that will develop my understanding of the world I live in. 💜

[@leopardgeckos8058]

I'm so bad at reading usually, but I've decided to take baby steps and read 1 book a month this year. I've already got through 4, and my favourite so far has been song of Achilles :)

[@MrMarielalvarez]

I truly recommend Isabel Allende, specially "The House Of The Spirits", Loads of love from Sweden!

[@PlantBasedBride]

Oh I have that one on my TBR! ❤️

[@lolapunk20]

my favorite reads of the year so far are troubled blood, THitCS, the midnight library, ACoSF, and souless by Gail carriger

[@PlantBasedBride]

I loved The Midnight Library! ❤️

[@bookishly.introverted]

💜 I have to admit that you made me cry when you shared about how your husband responded when you were opening up to him. I understand all too well how important it is to have supportive people in our lives when we have mental health issues.

[@PlantBasedBride]

I often cry thinking about it myself! It just means so much to finally be believed and supported ❤

[@colbyo4817]

Absolutely loved this video! I really appreciate how you dive into the commentary of the books and the impacts they may have on future readers. Your book recaps might just be my favourite video of the month from you. :) ❤️

[@PlantBasedBride]

Aw thank you so much, Colby! I love going on tangents about topics just barely related to the book at hand so I'm glad it's enjoyable to watch 😂❤

[@marlenaabbott4548]

You should read Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier. It’s a couple decades old, but it’s one of my favorite fantasy books and in my opinion it has a pretty strong female protagonist.

[@sweetjenn5]

💕 Audible has a lot of Jane Austen books included in their membership, so I have been really enjoying those. I'd only ever read Pride and Prejudice & Sense amd Sensibility. It was great listening to Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, and Emma too.

[@PlantBasedBride]

Oh I should listen to some of those! I haven’t read her whole collection yet ❤️

[@sweetjenn5]

@@PlantBasedBride There's something just so nice about listening to them. They are my happy place.

[@jesslee635]

Elizabeth you are so close to 100K!!!! So proud of you, been here since 2017 so cool seeing how your channel has grown ❤️❤️

[@PlantBasedBride]

Thank you so much!! I can't believe you've been hanging out with me for 4 years 😳 you're the real deal! ❤

[@Drgarza]

I have Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism, which causes a lot of body pain, I totally related to Chloe’s illness. I really loved the book, I can’t wait to read the next two. I agree that their miscommunication was dragged on but I am glad it happened- it made it more realistic. I like how they were able to acknowledge how they could let their past “baggage” hinder their blooming relationship if they didn’t allow themselves to be vulnerable and give each other another chance.

[@PlantBasedBride]

That’s a great point! It is nice to acknowledge that just because you love someone it doesn’t mean that trauma won’t cause miscommunication and conflict ❤️

[@alexandracardille134]

I highly recommend Milk Blood Heat! It was my only 5 star read of February!

[@PlantBasedBride]

Great to know!

[@ghiblies]

I recently finished “The Travelling Cat Chronicles” by Hiro Arikawa and I really enjoyed it ❤️

[@DGiarrusso]

Have you read The Themis Files by Sylvain? Very interesting series and I adore his writing and character development. I facilitate a Science & Science Fiction book discussion group and The History of What Comes Next will be perfect for us!

[@leonie366]

Really want to read The House by the Cerulean Sea. The best book I’ve read this year is Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell. It won the Women’s Prize 2020 and is written in really gorgeous, at times visceral at times dream like, prose.

[@moniquejohnson3855]

I also would recommend Wench. It’s soooooo good!

[@dreamcatcher75418]

A feminist book you might want to check out as well: Japanese award winning, "Convenience Store Woman" by Sayaka Murta. It's excellent!!!!! I read it last year as my international women's day book! Loved it! 5 stars. It's a short read too.

[@sheetellsastory]

🧡 my favorite so far is definitely the invisible life of addie larue

[@PlantBasedBride]

Such a good book

[@spirited_grace]

Love your reviews. And your March TBR looks intriguing! Thank you also for sharing your views on cancel culture in the context of your review. It deserves so much more discussion. I don't know what the answer is either, but anything that creates an "us" and "them" needs to be looked at.

[@PlantBasedBride]

Oh thank you! It's definitely a difficult discussion to have and a problem that has no clear solution. But I still think it's important to talk about!

[@fanofmanythings10]

GIRL, how do you read so much. I always want to read more, but barely have time /commit to 6 books year (for fun). working full time, with school, and a family.

[@PlantBasedBride]

Audiobooks! And also reading rather than watching tv or KZbin in the evening ❤️

[@maddielouwho]

I love listening to your thoughts about books! You always go really in depth and you aren’t afraid to say what parts of a book didn’t work for you! One of my fave parts of these videos is looking at your stats because the graphs and charts are always so pretty and neat 😍

[@PlantBasedBride]

Thank you! I love charts and graphs, too ❤️

[@savannahcarlon7033]

The House in the Cerulean Sea is such a warm and cozy book. It's interesting because it's sometimes listed as Adult and sometimes listed as YA - as someone who tends to read mostly YA this was a nice soft entry into adult fiction. I just wish we had a sequel coming, surely there's more to tell here!

[@PlantBasedBride]

On the one hand I'm desperate for a sequel and more time with the characters... but on the other I'd worry it wouldn't be able to match the original and would be a let down 😅

[@drergplant]

❤️❤️ The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin has been my fav read this year so far.

[@PlantBasedBride]

I'm hoping to get some time soon to just fall into this one ❤

[@Lorie336]

My favorite book so far into 2021 is Ring Shout by P. Djeli Clark. ❤️

[@PlantBasedBride]

Oh yes, Ring Shout was so well done ❤️

[@katetamsyn]

I love your book videos - I always add a few to my own TBR

[@PlantBasedBride]

Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoy them 😊

[@Nina-df3zq]

I really like the format of your wrap-ups and TBR! It's just so informative and clear what you thought of the book. Will definitely be picking some books up based on your recommendations. Also, (pre-)congrats on 100K! ❤

[@PlantBasedBride]

I'm glad you enjoy them! They take a lot of time to pull together but they're a labour of love lol

[@jessicafalkner9785]

I loved Persepolis. It was the first graphic novel I’d ever read and it made such an impression on me. It was interesting and moving to see the history of Iran and the Islamic Revolution in this format. ❤️ my favorite book so far this year is Song of Solomon.

[@ratgirl44]

I just finished House In the Cerulean Sea today. My heart ❤️

[@PlantBasedBride]

Isn’t it just the most wholesome? ❤️

[@tulleandpens]

Can you maybe consider making a video about booktubers you can recommend? I remember that a while ago you made a video about bullet journalers which are not so popular in a bujo babble video (I think?) and I would love a video about booktubers if possible.

[@kallistoindrani5689]

yes! that is such a cool idea!

[@PlantBasedBride]

Oh sure, that could be fun! Maybe in my next reading journal set up 🤔

[@kallistoindrani5689]

@@PlantBasedBride I think that's a great idea!

[@RaptorsCantSwim]

Gotta say on the age gap thing, there are 25 years between my parents and my mother was so incredibly in love with my dad, even though he was 50 and she was mid 20s. She was the one to seek him out and he fell in love with her as well. So, good relationships can happen and it doesn't need to be a red flag. That said I had a truly traumatizing (I have PTSD from it) relationship with a guy who was only 10 years older than I was at the time. I was 16 and he was 26. He was truly evil and I don't say that lightly, so I know how bad it can be.

[@Ortisse]

💖 for now my 2 favorite books I read this year are " Broadway limited, un dîner avec Cary Grant" by Malika Ferdjoukh and "le tram de Noël" by Giosué Calaciura. I'm french and most of my reading is in french.

[@amelieklingner1329]

Really loved this video 🤍 I also just realized I started watching your videos when your patreons fit all on two slides 😅 so amazing to see your community grow ❤️❤️

[@PlantBasedBride]

It's really amazing! I feel so lucky to have such an awesome community both here on KZbin and on Patreon

[@amara560]

My favourite book that I've read so far this year has been 'This is how you lose the time war'. It's been one of the best books I've read in recent years. I am a real sucker for beautiful prose. 💚

[@PlantBasedBride]

I have it from my library and I'm hoping to get to it this month!

[@TheSelkie1990]

I love your necklace! Do you remember where it's from? :) I've only read the Year of the Witching and Across the Green Grass Fields out of this list. I liked both. I love the Wayward Children series. Especially the audiobooks. Seanan McGuire reads most of them herself which is cool!

[@PlantBasedBride]

Yes, it was gifted to me by Ana Luisa ❤️

[@ltrebach]

💖 I’m immediately adding That Could Be Enough to my tbr!

[@PlantBasedBride]

I hope you love it as much as I did!

[@charlotte3elisabeth]

💙💙💙 I think my favourite book so far this year was The Invisible Life of Addie Larue.

[@PlantBasedBride]

I loved that book so much! ❤️

[@stephaniecarter973]

I love the way you explained you perspective on the books. I’m going to add you to goodreads! So excited to start following you.

[@PlantBasedBride]

Thank you so much! ❤

[@debra9916]

Get a Life, Cloe Brown sounds like a book I would enjoy. I’ll check it out. For a fun “romance” you might want to check into The Rosie Project (I may have recommended that one before). I am reading the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series and just finished The Kalahari Typing School for Men. It’s a cute series. I love the way the characters talk to one another.

[@maleesaweerahennedige3782]

Yay! I was waiting for this since days. I know you posted your previous video just 5 days ago, but I felt like I didn't watch your videos for about 3 weeks😅 and I really want to thank you for making up my stressful day. It was so calming to wqtch this video and I must say you gave a great explanation of the books you read!

[@PlantBasedBride]

Haha I felt like I hadn't posted in forever, too! Time is weird 😅

[@Natalie-hi9gc]

💙 it's been slow going for me this year so I don't have a favorite atm.

[@denisesousa3456]

💖💖💖 Just found your account two days ago and I’m obsessed with your content and you being a fellow Torontonian is such a bonus! Love your style, thoughts, and creations! You go girl! #FemalePower 💫

[@PlantBasedBride]

Aw thank you! Welcome 😊

[@kallistoindrani5689]

I was just thinking 'she can't possibly read all those books in just one month' when she mentioned it herself 😂. I added 'Get a life, Chloe Brown' to my to-read list because she made me really curious for it!

[@PlantBasedBride]

LOL yeah I wish! Oh, I hope you love it ❤

[@BiteSizedBeet]

💓 So far my favorite has been The Garden of Small Beginnings by Abbi Waxman. It’s nothing revolutionary or mind-blowing, but all of the characters are sincerely charming. While there is a main protagonist, I liked that we get to know the supporting cast and they’re lovely.

[@PlantBasedBride]

That sounds lovely!

[@amelietajan-turcotte2102]

💚 Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn

[@mingostudio]

I just finished reading Blood and Ash (1&2) and it was SOO good. You should definitely read it 🥰

[@raihaniqbal3301]

Hi Elizabeth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (lol so many exclamation marks) These look like interesting books!! 😍😍

[@SofiaGarcia-io9rf]

💜 of course I made it to the end, I love your book talks, these videos only make my tbr list grow in size... the book I've enjoyed most this year was the invisible life of addie larue and I actually was encouraged to pick it because of one of your past videos; best decision ever, I've loved it so much.

[@PlantBasedBride]

Thank you! Oh, I'm so glad you loved it! ❤

[@juliapeden8013]

💛 my favorite reads so far this year has been The Book Jumper by Mechthild Gläser and The Jane Austen Project by Kathleen Flynn.

[@PlantBasedBride]

Oh I haven't read either of those! I'll have to look them up :)

[@isabellem8516]

If I were to choose a favorite book so far this year it would probably be Anxious People, by Frederik Backman. I also have The House in the Cerulean Sea on hold and I'm very excited for it 💜

[@PlantBasedBride]

House in the Cerulean Sea is just so so lovely ❤️

[@googly292]

Oh I can't wait to hear what you think of Piranesi if you end up reading it!

[@PlantBasedBride]

I’ve been wanting to read it for a while! I’m intrigued 🤔

[@googly292]

@@PlantBasedBride I personally really enjoyed it though it took me a minute to get into it. A very unique read!

[@RobinT346]

I'm so looking forward to reading Remote Control. I am not sure I can pick a single favourite! either The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin or The Galaxy and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers.

[@PlantBasedBride]

If you're a fan of Jemisin and Chambers I think you'll really enjoy Remote Control!

[@MyLifeInTheDesert]

I can’t wait until I’m done with grad school and start reading non textbooks again!

[@PlantBasedBride]

haha yeah I bet! It's so hard to read for fun when you have a lot of reading to do for school ❤

[@hipstamom]

OMG, you hit 100K! 🙌

[@PlantBasedBride]

I can’t believe it 🙈☺️

[@dgs788]

I loved Year of the Witching. I like that it was a fantasy not set in medieval times. Very refreshing for me.

[@PlantBasedBride]

I agree that the setting was awesome! I just didn’t connect with the characters or the way the themes were developed ❤️

[@dgs788]

@@PlantBasedBride SPOILERS . . I understand your critiques. I did not see the witches as villains originally, but I do think it they were commentary on reverse sexism and how we can become what we are fighting. And eye for an eye makes the world blind and all. I think the main character would have done what it takes either way, but I think Ezra was there to show what a male feminist ally should look like. I do agree maybe she is reliant on him a bit too much for the plot, maybe to speed up the book, but that actually struck me as realitistic. POC and women only got the vote because the help of white men in the West voted to let them. Disgusting yes, but also reality. It is like saying Katniss relied too heavily on Peta or Haymitch in the Hunger Games. Their strength as male allies does not take away from Katniss's own role as a strong woman in my opinion. You need allies in the oppressor's group, but that doesn't make the oppressed group any less strong. That said, I did feel Immanuel was quite bland and kind of an anti-hero. She only did things because she was forced into the situation. My only problem with the book, really.

[@candiceluth6244]

💕 As always, I love your bookish content! My favorite read so far has been Augustown by Kei Miller.

[@PlantBasedBride]

Loved Augustown ❤️

[@mathieudominique394]

💜 I really appreciated the Silmarillion from J.R.R.Tolkien. I do think it's not for everyone but I love Middle Earth and the world around it (Eä) so, if you loved Lotr and want to get deeper into it: It's Awesome

[@PlantBasedBride]

Oh I’d be really interested in reading that!

[@mathieudominique394]

@@PlantBasedBride It is hard to reed. Especially the first chapters are just deep lore, but if you make it through the first 100 pages you should be able to finish it. Also have a map of Middle earth and Beleriand to hand (easy to find on Google) because some chapters got me SO confused when I didn't have the map.

[@robyn8221]

❤️The best book I read in 2021 so far has been The Song of Achilles Love your content. 💜

[@PlantBasedBride]

Loved Song of Achilles so much ❤️

[@elinamehmeti876]

💚 I loved The invisible life of Addie LaRue and my most recent read The Thursday murder club, this year, both 5 stars for me.

[@kallistoindrani5689]

Oh! The Thursday murder club was such a fun read! I read it last month and really enjoyed it!

[@PlantBasedBride]

Oh, I'll have to look up The Thursday Murder Club then because I loved Addie LaRue ❤

[@kallistoindrani5689]

@@PlantBasedBride The Thursday Murder club is by Richard Osman.

[@elinamehmeti876]

@@PlantBasedBride It's really good, very funny and clever plot twists. I thought it was quite an original take on a murder mystery novel.

[@ritajlwang]

I totally agree with you regarding The Year of the Witching! The ending really ruined the rest of the book for me. Everything that a majority of the book was building up to was thrown out the window in the final climax scene. It was really disappointing.

[@PlantBasedBride]

Yeah it was a bit odd. It had so much potential!

[@luiiiandmovieee]

I'm also very emotional and romantic (INFP) but when it comes to books I don't like romances because their plot seems so simple and not deep enough. I like fantasy and science fiction more

[@PlantBasedBride]

Yeah, I have struggled with that in the past. I also really dislike reading about toxic relationships or immature behaviour when it isn't framed as an undesirable/problematc thing. I don't find it romantic when someone is extremely jealous but that's a common aspect of many romance novels, as just one example.

[@luiiiandmovieee]

@@PlantBasedBride I totally agree. There are so many stories with toxic relationships (e.g. Twilight), it drives me crazy. I think it's dangerous to show young readers those relationships, because often they take it as role model

[@moniquejohnson3855]

I am going to read that Get A Life Chole Brown. I’m black woman and big so there you go lol.

[@juliadavis7827]

💚 My favorite book so far this year is On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder. It’s actually quite short for the size of the argument.

[@PlantBasedBride]

I haven’t heard of that one! I’ll have to look it up ❤️

[@morgansmith3283]

I just finished and loved The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

[@PlantBasedBride]

It's so good!

[@jenpendragon5566]

[@PlantBasedBride]

I loved that one ❤️

[@mxryg97]

where do you get your audiobooks? I've tried audiobook and i just feel that 2 books a month isn't enough, and I don't really know where else I would get them, any suggestions is very much welcomed 😳

[@PlantBasedBride]

I have all the apps I use in the description box! Libby, Scribd, Libro.fm, and Audible are my go-to spots 🤗

[@manoeksbooknook]

Clearly critiquing A Year of Witching but all I took away from it was that there's a lesbian grandmother in a f/f relationship??? Okay need to read it just for that 🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️ I have a chronic illness similar to the one Chloe Brown has and that's why I read the book last year. I don't read a lot of adult romances but we hardly ever get chronic illness representation I wanted to read it and I found the representation really good !!!

[@PlantBasedBride]

haha they're great but don't say I didn't warn you that they're barely in the book! 😂 Oh, I'm so glad you felt the representation was well done! ❤

[@Pagegirly]

🖤 Lovely War

[@LaleLiddell]

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[@sabrinahsu9567]

it would be sooo great if you read asian american authors and give recommendations~~~

[@booksandlifewithlaura2143]

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[@rosagapi]

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[@darcyreadssometimes3904]

Oh! Definitely read the Akwaeke Emezi book anyway, but they’re non-binary. 🖤

[@PlantBasedBride]

Oh no! Thank you for pointing that out! I had their book on my list last month and didn’t get to it so I just left it without even thinking about it ❤️

[@talenamanley1742]

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[@brittania925]

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[@rahmatakbarkhan7942]

How ARE you ♥️🌹

[@PlantBasedBride]

I’m well! Thank you for asking ❤️

[@idab2605]

I truly don't understand why people went crazy about the year of the witching. Concept wise it was an awful book, that spoiling part you mentioned is just more than a little off-putting I found it totally offensive.

[@chosaniwaleed59]

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[@16ilovevampires]

You look very pretty. :) Also...

[@PlantBasedBride]

Aw thank you! ❤️

[@mkvhoqnuncdotfwqumbm845]

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[@lifeasabadkid]

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[@zormier2002]

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