I'm Actually Doing a Reading Wrap Up? 😱 All-Time BEST & All-Time WORST Books in August

[@Jo_B_art]

Happy to hear you enjoyed Assassin’s Apprentice! I thought the next book in the series was fantastic so I’m excited to hear your thoughts. I like the aesthetics, ideas, and retellings of Alice in Wonderland more than the book itself, which I agree can be a bit confusing and dull. The Queen of Hearts, White Rabbit, Mad Hatter, Cheshire Cat, Eat Me/Drink Me stuff is all so iconic.

[@GavinReadsItAll]

I 100% agree with you about the aesthetics and ideas of Alice in Wonderland and liking them more than the book itself. Soo many iconic moments.

[@agospazborroni5301]

Yeiii! I'm so happy wrap ups are back! I missed them

[@WhimsicalFamilyLife]

I just finished Frostheart yesterday with my 8 year old daughter and we both loved it! Thanks for the recommendation! We"re moving on to the 2nd one in the series.

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

I love how bright dragon city is 👀

[@eringolive]

Jen Campbell has a great video on Peter Pan.

[@michelleneal2023]

Hey, Gavin!!! I hope you are doing well. You really had my stomach hurting laughing about your preview of Peter Pan. I can respect an honest review. Great video!!!😊😊😊

[@GavinReadsItAll]

Haha thanks Michelle 😂 sometimes I can be a little *too* honest

[@avsambart]

So glad you liked The Martian. Definitely try the movie 😍 Now I'm worried about why people like Peter Pan when it seems this problematic 😬 I reread Alice last year and it's so wild. But like other commentors, the aesthetics is where it's at 😘 anything Alice I love.

[@TheReadingandWritingLife]

I liked The Name of the Wind too. It was my first fantasy book and really got me interested in reading more fantasy. I'm glad you liked it.

[@chaosintheenchantedforest]

im happy you liked alice more than last time, i was wondering why would you reread that when you disliked it so much :) im proud of your wrap up! and i feel less quilty for dnfing the sharkcaller now i heard your opinion:)

[@GavinReadsItAll]

Haha I'm glad I re-read it too, and anything is much better when compared to Peter Pan 😂

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

I have the name of the wind and have been so on the fence about it because of the fact that the series is incomplete and the book is so big but I will just dive in and try it and see what I think. Glad you liked it! Also I missed your wrap ups :3 Peter Pan is AWFUL so much racism, not appropriate, horrible... hard agree with everything you said. So glad you enjoyed assassin's apprentice! I recently hauled it in so I am looking forward to the character as I am a character driven reader. Love the martian and I did fall head over heels in love with it. And it was a focus on the character I agree. But fair enough about the things you didn't like as much. I struggled with alice in wonderland a lot too :P

[@justineslibrary5853]

I watched the fear Street movies off of your recommendation and loved them! Not going to read the books but definitely think I would rewatch the movies, they were so much fun!

[@GavinReadsItAll]

Yay glad you enjoyed the movies! They really are fun (and better than the books lol)

[@Books_BrewsandBeyond]

I'm really happy to hear you liked The Name of the wind as well as Assassins Apprentice. I'm just about to start Dragon City tonight and I'm really excited especially since you gave it a 5 star. Shadowghast is also on my TBR for this month. I'll definetely be getting Danger at dead mans pass once it is out. I last read Peter Pan as a kid in the early 90's and I'm shocked it had inappropriate stuff in it. I may have to re read it as an adult to form a more subjective opinion.

[@miriamfalk7139]

Nice wrap up! I read Peter Pan recently for the first time. Peter brings Wendy to Neverland to be a mother to the lost boys -- ew! Peter still has his baby teeth -- ew! Captain Hook was an interesting villain but not interesting enough to redeem this creepy piece of trash. Alice at least had some interesting action towards the end -- tea party, croquet match, trial. I wonder if you've read Wizard of Oz. I really liked it.

[@anautisticreader2963]

1 - my favorite Fear Street book is Switched 2 - you did a really good job with setting up your bookcases 📚📚

[@judithcakelover]

I'm so glad you liked Assassin's Apprentice 😄 I loved it when I read it a few months ago❤️

[@AbiofPellinor]

Dear god the GUILT FOR NOT READING ASSASINS APPRENTICE YET GOD DAMN IT GAVIN

[@Melanie-wj8fr]

I love that you read middle grade, you’re one of the only youtubers I know who review them which is such a shame because middle grade can be so much fun! Have you ever read begone the raggedy witches? I would really recommend it, I read it last year and loved it

[@forwhy8723]

That title is everything 🤣

[@bewitchedbecs]

Yay I’m so happy you liked Assassin’s Apprentice. I didn’t love the first one but I’m obsessed now so hopefully you’ll feel the same

[@GavinReadsItAll]

Yeah first one was really good but didn't love it too. Can't wait to read more!

[@stephaniem1107]

I love that Peter Pan is now the yard stick for awfulness.

[@lostinmylibrary5691]

The fear street movies were so good!

[@cleg78]

Go Gav…love a good wrap up 🤗🤗

[@cleg78]

I’m really looking forward to binge reading the series that Dragon City is part of, I am going to be doing a reading month where everything will be dragon based so am really looking forward to it. From what you have said it sounds amazing 🤩

[@cleg78]

I need to read this Ace of Spades, you seem so excited about it so I need to get it off my shelf and get it read. I am binge reading the Caraval series just now and loving it, I am waiting for my finished copy of EOTV to turn up so I will then be locked away til I have read the book, so excited. If I can squeeze this book in I will do but with two readathon’s in one month and I am trying to complete as much of the magical readathon I can this time round, hopefully I get the time 🤗

[@cleg78]

I sooo hope that you do the video just on J M Barrie as I know very little on this author and your Disney video was absolutely phenomenal and I found it so so interesting…I need more info and could talk about this for hours

[@cleg78]

Absolutely loved The Martian, it did annoy me at the beginning when he was on about poo and potatoes as that is all he spoke about for ages but getting passed all that I thought the book was great. I haven’t watched the movie either. Agree with the funny moments and I used the audiobook too and it was good.

[@cleg78]

Have quite a few views on The Shark Caller 🤭😳

[@moreamyb]

Keep doing wrap-ups, please!

[@k.c.chrissy5595]

I've only read Alice In Wonderland. I loved it for the constant nonsense and any parts I knew are in the movie... and Cheshire, of course. He's very important.

[@GavinReadsItAll]

VERY important haha

[@shonea8819]

I read Alice's Adventures in Wonderland years ago and hated that little girl.

[@adrianmontanez7216]

You've touched on why I dislike Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie. I thank you for that, I find few people who see it the same way. I mean I consider Peter Pan to be dark in all of its iterations, but the classic just gives me the creeps and has some themes that I dislike. But If you do want a dark Peter Pan fantasy, I recommend The Child Thief by Brom. It's a great book, and this is the Peter Pan I prefer. Dark and twisted.

[@GavinReadsItAll]

Ooo thanks for the recommendation, it sounds right up my street!

[@missburn]

Why was the liveshow for Shark Caller deleted? ☺

[@jellyghostt]

I need to pick up Malamander it’s actually joke I haven’t got to it yet

[@GavinReadsItAll]

Oh my gosh do it this instant 👀

[@GrumpyAngel]

Gavin help I am looking for the video that explains your book rating. I have watched the video in the past which explains it or linked the booktuber who set it up where she goes through how it works etc . But I can not remember her name or find the video thank you Angela. P.S really enjoying Frostheart at the moment.

[@GrumpyAngel]

I think I may have found it in my liked videos. Is the booktuber Book Roast?

[@donnaisreading8352]

I read Peter Pan too this year and also *hated it* I was starting to think I was in the minority

[@GavinReadsItAll]

Oh I am totally with you on it, we are not alone

[@donnaisreading8352]

@@GavinReadsItAll little fairy appearing as a boy kidnaps and commits mass murder of children, on a very screwed up episode of Criminal Minds directed by Matthew Grey Gubler

[@donnaisreading8352]

edit because grammar is hard. lol.

[@traceyvince258]

fab wrap up i didn't like shark caller i was BORED so i dnfed after 178 pages the book was going nowhere and why was it called shark caller also i did not like the characters at all

[@GavinReadsItAll]

Looking forward to talking about it in the live show 😂

[@booksandlifewithlaura2143]

I'm happy to hear that I'm not only one who didn't love Peter Pan. Other readers told me that I didn't understand Peter Pan's character but Peter is selfish spoiled brat and I don't care to understand Pete's behavior 🙄 You enjoyed The Martian. Hearing this makes me happy 😊 I think you will also enjoy the audiobook of Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir.

[@GavinReadsItAll]

I think we both understood Peter Pan perfectly, he really was a selfish spoiled brat who is not a good hero or character. Glad we share this opinion!

[@chrishth]

Now I really want to read Peter Pan, just to see how awful it is xD

[@GavinReadsItAll]

Do it 👀 haha

[@chrishth]

@@GavinReadsItAll Between you hating it and Lianne loving it, I'm gonna have to bc I want to know the truth xD