Goodreads Picks My TBR | Reading Vlog

[@SorryBookedSolid]

I am lovinggg all of these secret project tbr videos you’ve been doing lately

[@bookslikewhoa]

I'm glad!!

[@AshLink07]

I love Project Mara Many of these are on my TBR and I will pick some up now. I love Anthony Horowitz and his book within a book trope. So ingenious

[@sweeteliz]

Fun approach to selecting a TBR.. but I would also burn out with that many mystery/thrillers in a row (unless I am whipping through a series).

[@TheBeeesKnees]

I haven't watched the video yet but I just wanted to say I've been in a reading slump for the entirety of April and now the first few weeks of May. I think it's because I'm a little burnt out on reading and also just life stuff going on. Even with all of that I always look forward to your videos and all the effort you put in ♥ Thank you for everything and this video came at the perfect time for me ♥♥

[@bookslikewhoa]

I'm glad you enjoyed it!!

[@deborajohnson5717]

I loved the Moonflower Murders! I enjoy all his adult mysteries!

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Wow! This video feels like a Treat where you put up your feet and just relax while taking notes on the Recommendations.

[@tchristie51]

This is exactly what I did!

[@bookslikewhoa]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Alysia225]

Great video!! I'm glad you liked Never Saw Me Coming! It's one of my favorite reads of the year so far with it being completely unexpected to me!

[@goddessofgore]

This was a fantastic vlog! I've added pretty much everything to my TBR- I really should stop watching your channel.....who am I kidding? Gimme more!!!!!

[@annegrenier5116]

Jo Walton is so good! "Lent" by her is also absolutely fantastic and would line up well with your taste

[@lucillerenard9019]

Second this!

[@LiteratureScienceAlliance]

This was a fun project to watch! And your cat is the best 💜

[@bookslikewhoa]

My babies 💚

[@danichiong6727]

Ooh I've been interested in In My Dreams I Hold a Knife. I'm glad you enjoyed it, I will definitely have to pick it up

[@bookslikewhoa]

Hope you enjoy!!

[@TheGoofy1932]

Moonflower Murders was so good. He's become an auto-buy for me, and I'm definitely going to go through his backlist. Yes, everyone who compares Ruth Ware(and authors like her) to Agatha Christie I'm like you're sleeping 😴 on Horowitz (while he's Not Christie I do get more of those vibes from his stuff than many other's that actually get compared to her 🤷‍♀️). I did enjoy In My Dreams I Hold A Knife 🔪 too. Glad I passed on The Cartographers. It was giving me "literary fiction " vibes which is a hard pass for me. 😆 The Tea Master 🍵 and the Detective sounds delightful. Sherlock in Space, yes please. 🤣 Hastings-giving us the best sound effects. 🐈 Always ❤ the 😺 cameos.

[@sweeteliz]

I agree with Horowitz reminding me of Agatha Christie-- but i can't quite explain it. I think it's a combination of the voice and the reveals. I like Ruth Ware but I don't think her books are Agathaesque. Moonflower Murders is the only one (I think?) I haven't read-- but I did see the adaptation and LOVED it!

[@katiehoward4843]

I like to imagine that Hororwitz has a framed photo of Agatha on his desk lol

[@ReadingWryly]

Lol. I typically like a dual timeline but I completely understand your sentiment about feeling resentful of one of them. 😂

[@Pocketsnuggies]

You make me buy too many books! 🤣 I saw PBS is making Magpie into a series ! Just bought them!

[@eriklonnrot3578]

Yes, the labyrinth is a common motif found in Borges' works. Libraries too. The Name of the Rose has been on my TBR for a long time, but I've always been intimidated and haven't really worked up the nerve. Glad to hear that the authorial voice is fun and catty though! As to its popularity, I think there have been multiple screen adaptations? The most famous one is with Sean Connery. Maybe just the premise of murderous intrigue between monks is fun enough to hook people.

[@bookslikewhoa]

Yeah it was a huge hit even before those adaptations so... idk, maybe people were just higher brow back in the 80s :D

[@wheelwomanwrites6532]

I love your vlogs!

[@krisevans5022]

I have just discovered you! You're charming and we could be friends if I weren't old enough to be your mom. I have so many new recommendations from you that I have not even heard about. I'm excited now to go to the library. As if I need a reason.

[@tawnyachristensen7310]

This was a great vlog! I love listening to your book reviews! Thank you!

[@bookslikewhoa]

You are so welcome!

[@sophiawoodward4838]

It's not been a great week and this was a lovely distraction. Thanks, I'm really enjoying these videos.

[@bookslikewhoa]

I'm so glad!

[@b.ham.reads2020]

I had no idea there were mystery books that have settings in the church. I'm definitely intrigued. haha Thanks for sharing!

[@caleba9648]

I'm so glad you liked Eco's book! I have a few of his novels and they're such a fun time for nerdy folks lol

[@hstevens44]

Oh yay! I haven't read The Tea Master and the Detective yet but I've read and loved many other Aliette de Bodard books. The other books she has set in this universe are fantastic and definitely give more background on the mindships. I'll have to move this one up on my TBR after I finish her Dominion of the Fallen series.

[@rustiqjoy]

Hoping to read Moonflower Murders soon, sounds good. Lots to consider. Happy Reading

[@Marunoe1]

From Argentina here! Jorge Luis Borges was also the director of our national library for many years. And he was also blind and thougth he owned the truth. And hated women. So...

[@bookslikewhoa]

Seems like Eco nailed it :D

[@Christine5280CO]

This was a great project. I feel the exact same way about Moonflower Murders. I loved it. Anthony Horowitz has become an auto-buy author for me. I can’t wait to hear how you feel about his other series (The Horowitz/Hawthorne books).

[@megwithbooks]

loved this vlog sooooo much!!

[@bookslikewhoa]

Glad you liked it!!

[@muddywatersbookshelf7758]

I really enjoyed this TBR approach!! Thank you!

[@Bookbonkers8439]

I just borrowed Never Saw Me Coming from the library! I liked this video very much!!

[@meljstephan]

I love that you praised Hastings for scratching on a scratch pad. My dad gets so exasperated with me because I always tell my kitties they're good babies for doing stuff like that and he just says "they're cats, they're not being good, they're just cats, they have no sense of right and wrong". How silly he is

[@ReadingWryly]

Loved this video! I completely missed that goodreads had a mystery/thriller week.

[@EclecticKatiReads]

I always compare the Magpie Murders series to watching an episode of the Father Brown TV series (with Mark Williams) and Midsomer Murders back-to-back! The Magpie Murders adaptation is different from the book - that sort of structure wouldn't really work for TV - but it's still great! At uni, we used parts of The Name of the Rose as an example for a medieval history seminar and it's surprisingly accurate! I also think the book is so popular simply because of the Sean Connery movie. I loved Farthing when I read it in 2019! And it completely delivered on the country house mystery front for me. But I haven't continued with the rest of the series because... of the world situation.

[@asdfghjklasdfghjkl321]

Mara, you're fine as I'm also sure reading on page "Harm to children" would also really bum me tf out 💀😂

[@ElizasBookshelf]

Never saw me coming sounds good!! I’ll have to pick it up soon 🥳

[@cabarnone]

The name of the rose is one of my all time favorite books.

[@WildeBookGarden]

loved this vlog!! This is a good reminder I need to read more Jo Walton. I read Tooth and Claw from her ages ago and really liked it (Anthony Trollope novel but with dragons!) and I need to try more from her. Though probably won't pick that one, because yikes 😅 timely is right "I don't know that a learned a lot from this but I definitely had fun doing it" 😂

[@dreamer11349]

OMG you NEED to read Thursday Murder Club !!

[@zszam]

I definitely agree!

[@priscilla.t.a]

It's such a bummer The Cartographers didn't work out 😕 I still want to try it out, but I'll lower my expectations 🥲 I really enjoyed this video and how it was put together. TFS! 💖

[@kara4640]

Curious how do you find Kathy Reichs? A graphic novel book series recommendation Netflix adapted Philippine series Trese based on female detective Alexandra Trese. Another suggestion not really a series yet but has a sequel Spanish translated The Red Queen and Black Wolf by Juan Gómez -Jurado along the lines of Millennium Trilogy but may not be to your taste as reminiscent of Scandi Noir -ish.Btw loved your video on Japanese Mysteries as I love Edogawa Rampo one of the few 'dated' and old fashioned writers I can tolerate. Chinese SF is definitely a thing.

[@anikamercier2651]

Loved this video!

[@bookslikewhoa]

Glad you liked it!!

[@AlexaDonne]

We are such different readers... I loved the past timeline. So much. Favorite part of The Escape Room! The interplay was so fun.

[@bookslikewhoa]

LOL see, a reader for every book! But yeah, I really liked how the past timeline paid off by the end of it

[@rachaelr7567]

Re: The Cartographers…I like getting curated fantasy picks from BOTM because fantasy is overwhelming as a genre and it veers off the rails pretty quickly for me. Basically I know that BOTM’s fantasy picks are often going to be the kind of light magical realism I enjoy. But lately I feel like they’re choosing any book with a speculative element or a touch of wizardry and sticking it in the fantasy slot. Basically at this point I’m very careful about their fantasy picks so I’m not surprised that The Cartographers didn’t deliver. (A ramble to avoid homework)

[@skeletonkeybooks]

I suspect The Name of the Rose achieved bestseller status mainly on the strength of the film adaptation. I know a LOT of people bought the book back then and then realized it wasn't what they expected it to be and put it down. I caught a glimpse of Devil's Chew Toy on the gay mystery list. I assure you it's not a PI book. Rob calls it a "quozy." I thought it was a fun romp.

[@awesomepower9417]

Is that the strings arrangement from Papa Don't Preach?

[@bookslikewhoa]

No idea but I hear it now that you say that!

[@lucillerenard9019]

18:59 alright, I think the comment about the nominalism tangents is what made me officially add this book to my TBR, gotta get the most out of that philosophy degree ; )

[@bookslikewhoa]

YES, this is a book for you!

[@if3rA]

There is a movie based on The Name of the Rose with Sean Connery as the protagonist. Or maybe it's a miniseries, I'm not sure.

[@danielleoliver1734]

Ooof, I’ve heard nothing good about the Cartographers, it seems to be a big miss for everyone despite having an intriguing synopsis

[@troncatch]

Just recently discovered your channel and am really enjoying your content. I am too new to suggest I “know” your reading taste, but based solely on your love for Agatha Christie I don’t think you’re going to like The Decagon House Murders. I am also a Christie devotee, and I was unbelievably let down by it. It’s being marketed as “for fans of And Then There Were None” but it suffers greatly from the comparison. I don’t want to spoil anything by going into detail, I will just say that I thought it was very two dimensional. I’m excited to hear what you think of it.

[@bookslikewhoa]

We'll see how I do with it!

[@rossb6739]

Not me waiting the whole video for you to read Decagon House Murders because it’s one of my all time faves and then you skipped it 🥺😭 it will be worth it when you finally do

[@bookslikewhoa]

LOL I have it in my possession so it will happen!

[@lifesbanquet4501]

So glad to find you. Need to replace another booktuber.

[@JoshsBookishVoyage]

I hope to see you read the shining girls. I had mixed feelings. And it's gonna be an HBO show

[@JoshsBookishVoyage]

Ah well another time I suppose. Great vlog

[@bookslikewhoa]

Someday!

[@annie7833]

Which British show is the sound at 10:12 from? My brain can’t let it go 😅

[@bookslikewhoa]

No idea... but hopefully the answer presents itself to you! :D

[@allgirlreview433]

The Cartographers let me down so much.

[@ReadingWryly]

Have you read A Certain Hunger, by Chelsea G Summers? Based on the voice and sass Of the female lead, I think you might enjoy it.

[@bookslikewhoa]

No, but I'll have to look it up!

[@ReadingWryly]

It’s following a female cannibal serial killer who is also a food critic 😂🙌🏻 I loved it!