It’s funny that with February being a short month I read more than I normally do as well. Also thank u for all the love on Goodreads❤ I absolutely love your content 😊
@BookmarkedByAlia5 ай бұрын
Thank so much for watching🩷 No problem! I love to see what you’re reading to see what piques my interest… 🤗
@gamewrit00584 ай бұрын
Great video! Your concern about the POV in the Neighbor Favor is relatable, but the opposite of what I usually experience: I have more difficulty reading first-person.
@BookmarkedByAlia4 ай бұрын
Really? I just feel like in first person the narrator is talking to me personally and third person is like a bedtime story LOL. But I’m slowly getting used to third person-it’s not that big of a deal these days. Either that or I’m just picking the right books🤣 Thanks for watching!🩷
@familyjones48135 ай бұрын
Loved ❤ House of Eve.. Yellow wife is a great read. Sadeqa Johnson is a amazing writer.
@BookmarkedByAlia5 ай бұрын
Yesssss I really liked that one… I don’t know why I’m dragging my feet with Yellow Wife but I need to get to that one soon. Thanks for watching🩷
@vanessareadsfiction4 ай бұрын
Though Maame wasn’t a fave of mine it touched on so many topics you’ll never run out of things to discuss whether you love it or hate it
@BookmarkedByAlia4 ай бұрын
Good to know, I’ll get into that one soon hopefully 😁 Thanks for watching! 🩷🤗
@itsawrapxx4 ай бұрын
The Weight of Blood and Monday's Not Coming took me through it 😩. I agree with you about her endings, it's why I haven't gotten into Allegedly yet. It seems like Allegedly is most people's favorite out of all her work.
@BookmarkedByAlia4 ай бұрын
Yep! I’d have to agree. I think I enjoyed Allegedly the most. But yeah, those endings😤 Thanks so much for watching🤗
@AndreaReyy5 ай бұрын
I loveddd Shaun 😭 🫶🏼
@BookmarkedByAlia5 ай бұрын
He was the BEST wasn’t he?🩷🥲
@icedcoffeeandbookss5 ай бұрын
Omg I’m so excited for Love Songs for Ricki Wilde!
@BookmarkedByAlia5 ай бұрын
Same!
@caprisbookisland5 ай бұрын
New to your channel currently watching on the treadmill. Adding you to my black booktuber playlist ♥️
@BookmarkedByAlia5 ай бұрын
Hi! Welcome 🤗 And thank you sooooo much for adding me to your playlist… that’s really means a lot🩷
@BooksWithBonnie5 ай бұрын
New and excited to be here ❤❤❤
@BookmarkedByAlia5 ай бұрын
Yaaayyy!! Welcome 🤗 Thanks for watching🩷
@WillTBsVlogs5 ай бұрын
You are almost at a1000 subs, congrats. I just subscribed. I'll be checking in for more recommendations lol
@BookmarkedByAlia5 ай бұрын
I know I can’t believe it! Thanks for the sub!!👍🏾
@simplymontika5 ай бұрын
"The Circle Of Emotions" by Authoress Hurricane, "Lush" and Titiana"s Series by Author E. G. Weeks
@BookmarkedByAlia5 ай бұрын
Cool! Happy reading!🩷
@Casher2u5 ай бұрын
Heyyy! I’m here because of your suggestion of “ the neighbor favor” and yessss!!! I’m almost done but I’m mad at how the ending is going… hoping for a turn around cause what!!!
@BookmarkedByAlia5 ай бұрын
Yay I’m glad you’re reading it… just keep reading 🤗🩷
@Casher2u5 ай бұрын
@@BookmarkedByAlia it was the cutest!!! There was indeed a payoff!! Hope to hear more of Nick’s story.
@latoyaw91025 ай бұрын
Yes Maame is so good. ❤
@BookmarkedByAlia5 ай бұрын
Can’t wait to get to that one! 🤗
@ronettewinston17065 ай бұрын
It only took me one book with Tiffany D. Jackson……after reading Grown, I was done!
@BookmarkedByAlia5 ай бұрын
The stories are so good though…as soon as I think “this one will be different”-it’s not. It’s not that her books are bad, they just leave me disappointed😔 Thanks for watching🩷
@ronettewinston17065 ай бұрын
@@BookmarkedByAlia Right. And thanks for all your love on Goodreads! I enjoy your reviews !
@BookmarkedByAlia5 ай бұрын
Awww no problem and thanks so much!!🫶🏽😉
@arleneallen88245 ай бұрын
I absolutely love her books, especially The Weight of Blood!
@BookmarkedByAlia5 ай бұрын
I really liked all of her books… It’s just the endings I’m not a fan of… they always leave me so confused and with so many questions😔
@ginaloves2read5 ай бұрын
Girllll February was LIT!! We had some really great reads! Let's keep this going all year! 🤗
@BookmarkedByAlia5 ай бұрын
Yes it WAS!! I think we’re good for a minute with all the ones we have on our physical TBR…we know what we like and we got em lined up waiting and ready!!🤗🩷
@luciluvsbooksandbags5 ай бұрын
Great February wrap up! My book club will be reading A love song for Rickie Wild in April-I’ve heard mix reviews about it so we’ll see. I’ve read all of these in your wrap up but four( Their Vicious Games, The Weight of Blood, And then life was beautiful and Love Notes) I’m still thinking about Magnolia Parks-I’ve only read the first book 😳 Can’t wait to see your March TBR!!! 😊
@BookmarkedByAlia5 ай бұрын
Thank you!!🤗 I hope I have another good month because this one was awesome!! 🩷
@ld33305 ай бұрын
I love Christina C. Jones. If you like urban romance by a black author you should try Grey Huffington majority of her books are in a fictional town with mostly owned businesses.
@BookmarkedByAlia5 ай бұрын
Oh I love that! I’ve been seeing a lot about Luca and probably will ending up picking that one up even though I don’t need another book LOL😂 Thanks for watching🩷
@KyiaMyshai5 ай бұрын
Loved this video ! I subscribed ❤ I love how you’re explaining this book like you are talking to a friend 😂🫶🏾
@BookmarkedByAlia5 ай бұрын
LOL!! That’s what it feels like too! I get so excited when I get to talking LOL Welcome and thanks for the sub🩷 🤗
@nikkirice66795 ай бұрын
I agree with Tiffany D Jackson books...they definitely grab you but the Endings just leave me feeling like my favorite series getting canceled...some ppl love it...I just can't lol
@BookmarkedByAlia5 ай бұрын
Exactly… I’m glad someone else feels my disappointment LOL
@mamutshilanda98225 ай бұрын
Hey Alia! your month was more balanced in terms of all the emotions you went through after reading those books. Some hard reads but also some fluffy ones.☺ I enjoyed Sadeqa Johnson's book. I read it last year. (The boy was white and Jewish! which was a double no no). Always a fun time watching you!
@BookmarkedByAlia5 ай бұрын
Hey👋🏾 And it was all by accident… I had no idea there was so much grief in ALL of the books I chose😩 If I would’ve known going in I would have switched it up a little bit but at least they were all good ones! Thanks for watching 🩷
@barbarabarnes71845 ай бұрын
Just found your channel,I'm going to find Love letters by Christina C. Jones I have a few of her books now.
@BookmarkedByAlia5 ай бұрын
Hi and welcome!! I loved that one! 🩷 I read a novella of hers -I Think I Might Love You… and I thought it was cute so I knew I would love her writing… I also just got one by her from Amazon too… it’ll be on my unboxing video this week. Stay tuned for more… thanks again🩷
@UrbanGirlNavigatesWorld5 ай бұрын
I really enjoyed this! *subscribed
@BookmarkedByAlia5 ай бұрын
Yaaayy! Thank you for watching🤗🩷
@icedcoffeeandbookss5 ай бұрын
The cover for Maame is so cute
@BookmarkedByAlia5 ай бұрын
Isn’t it? Nothing like a pretty book🩷
@Bookishlyangel855 ай бұрын
I read The Stolen Daughter as well this month. It was good, but 50 pages in, I thought wow this sums up the whole book. I didn't expect what was to come throughout the book. I loved your haul. I'm definitely going to check out both books.
@BookmarkedByAlia5 ай бұрын
Exactly… they could’ve waited to drop that bomb on us at like the 70% mark… but it was still good. Thanks for watching🩷🤗
@icedcoffeeandbookss5 ай бұрын
And Then Life Was Beautiful sounds like a great book.
@BookmarkedByAlia5 ай бұрын
It was… 🫶🏽🩷
@icedcoffeeandbookss5 ай бұрын
I heard of Fast first from Heather McLarry’s videos and it’s on my tbr but idk if I’ll be able to read it lol. Seems heavy obviously.
@BookmarkedByAlia5 ай бұрын
It’s very heavy… but it’s so good…🩷
@icedcoffeeandbookss5 ай бұрын
I read Good Morning, Love by Ashley Coleman (black author) and it was alright. Rated it 2.75. It was a debut so, to be expected lol.
@BookmarkedByAlia5 ай бұрын
Yeah debuts can be hit or miss sometimes
@latashamoore50075 ай бұрын
Love the video. I DNF the coldest winter just couldn't get into it. I want to read Fast sometime this year
@BookmarkedByAlia5 ай бұрын
Wow did you? It wasn’t bad at all it just didn’t put me in my feels like I thought it would you know? And YES! Fast is so worth it! 🩷
@icedcoffeeandbookss5 ай бұрын
Is the Neighbor Favor over the top with the miscommunication? Thank you.😊
@BookmarkedByAlia5 ай бұрын
So much miscommunication😩… and I usually am not a fan of that trope, but it worked in this one mainly because it was more so omitting the truth… not like the annoying miscommunication is The Love Hypothesis.
@paperbacksgalore5 ай бұрын
hi, just found your channel!! my fave book of February was Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan. If you’re looking for more historical fiction by Black authors, I really loved Memphis by Tara M Stringfellow (:
@BookmarkedByAlia5 ай бұрын
Hi and welcome🤗 Yes! Memphis keeps popping up everywhere and calling my name… I’m definitely going to check it out! Thanks for watching🩷
@lgut35 ай бұрын
I really enjoyed your video. And Then Life Was Beautiful was good. I also enjoyed Love Notes, I listened to that one on audiobook. The Mixtape was pretty good. Give that one a try. Fast was soooo good. You had a really good line up this month 😊
@BookmarkedByAlia5 ай бұрын
I did!! I’m so happy about it too… hope my good luck keeps it up LOL. I definitely want to pick up the mixtape soon… Thanks for watching😁🩷
@Lovelymama2125 ай бұрын
New subscriber here ❤ I loved the Neighbor Favor!! Kristina Forest just came out with her new book The Partner Plot (which follows Lily's sister Violet and her reconnecting with a high school sweetheart)! I am definitely going to check out some of your recommendations. I love cute fluffy-ish stories 😊
@BookmarkedByAlia5 ай бұрын
Oh wow!! I didn’t know she had another one! (Immediately goes to check it out LOL) Thanks for letting me know… also thanks for the sub! 🩷🩷
@angelaholmes88885 ай бұрын
My 5 star reads in February Clytemnestra by constanza casanti Queen of the damned by Anne rice book 3 in the vampire chronicles Tales of the body thief by Anne rice book 4 in the vampire chronicles The hurricane wars by thea guanzon The urgent life by Bozoma saint John memoir
@BookmarkedByAlia5 ай бұрын
Wow you had a lot of 5 stars! I’m stingy when it comes to 5’s I need to loosen up 😂 Happy reading and thanks for watching🤗🫶🏽