I READ 5: fantasy books i forgot about

[@-rianna]

The transition from ‘I’m having fun reading the selection’ to ‘this book is so fucking stupid’ is so fcking funny lol i had the same reaction after reading the entire 7-8?? Books from the mortal instruments series despite enjoying them

[@lilyetwillow]

The greatest thing about having adhd is forgetting so much of what I read.

[@simone2609]

You put it perfectly, The Selection is my Twilight. The ending of the third book is absolutely insane and comes out of nowhere, but that's why it's so good.

[@C4r1y1996]

I LOVED The Selection series.... like it was a bit silly sometimes and books 4/5 weren't nearly as good but it was SO easy to read and a fun read at that! I tore through the whole series very quickly.

[@bookstonia]

@@C4r1y1996 I feel the same way! I love the series so much! I love how silly and lighthearted it is. It’s definitely the only series I can sit down and read in one day

[@sstark103]

Yeah, I literally gasped at one point at the end lol! It’s a fun, silly series.

[@sydneysbooks]

Is The Selection dumb? Absolutely. But it did get a dozen friends into reading over the years, and so it will always have a soft spot for me

[@osteophagus]

The Selection was a fun, fast read to turn my brain off and just enjoy. I liked my time with it but also could not be bothered to actually continue in the series.

[@clairesilverspar]

Your first description of the selection makes me think of a series I just finished called The Princess Trials. Similar set up I think, but I had great fun with that series.

[@keiley99]

Your hair is always so pretty

[@fh7041]

Ur killing it with the uploads!!! I can't wait for the day you read Ilona Andrews (hidden legacy, innkeeper chronicles *u and ur husband can read together) and Kresley cole (immortal after dark)

[@chandlerainsley]

i've read hidden legacy :)

[@fh7041]

​@@chandlerainsley I would love a review! that series is a fun time. same for the other 2 (immortal after dark, innkeeper chronicles.)

[@jessicar2609]

I've read the first 3 books in the Red Queen series and while it started strong, the middle books in the series are soooo long and just building up to the finale, so a lot happens, but there's no character development. Mere becomes insufferable too, which meant I always dreaded her POV (I believe that have multiple POVs as the books add more characters).

[@sienaquerulous]

I honestly love the red queen series

[@m.moralesandrea]

My favorite thing about The Selection is picturing Evan Roderick as Maxon😮‍💨 My main issue with it is that the whole series could’ve been wrapped in one book with how little in-depth they went with the plot, it had potential and I wanted a little more Hunger Games action, planning and revolution, motivations… everything that happens just kinda feels like it was not previously planned.

[@dearjoanna3578]

I also read The Selection as an adult way after the hype and it was breezy to get through and I continued on to book 2 but couldn’t get myself to start the 3rd. I’d definitely watch the show if it ever comes to be!

[@jennerl.9535]

omg plz continue the red queen series. books 2&3 go hard

[@LS0419]

I feel like the first selection book is slower compared to the next 2. I like the first 3, just as an escape and a good time. I mean they aren’t my favorite but I enjoyed them. I like that the first 3 books are one story and you need to read all 3 to see how it actually ends.

[@circlinq]

6:48 as someone without cats this looks like the most coziest scene EVER

[@jaginaiaelectrizs6341]

Best wishes getting through your physical TBR and getting back to that picking up books just for the /excitement/anticipation of reading them again! My reading goal for myself is pretty similar, honestly; I really just wanna read my entire physical TBR before I die[ hopefully old and grey]. ((And maybe, if I'm really really lucky, actually read some more/other/ books I'd like to read, even after that, too.)) 🤣🤣 ^-^

[@juliadupont7252]

So glad this video is there for me to have as good a time my upstairs neighbour seems to be having right now

[@chandlerainsley]

LMAO is ur neighboring smangin?

[@juliadupont7252]

@@chandlerainsley Yep, a very loud session of corn grinding which my brain has forever coupled ( ;) ) with my first viewing of this video

[@ryan9257]

I bought The Selection thinking it was a romance, which is outside my comfort zone, but I had no idea that it was a fantasy book

[@emilydigrande4936]

I love your blunt book ratings 🤣 can’t wait to see what you think!

[@DrScientits]

Just picked up the red Queen at a library book cell for a quarter and now I'm excited to read it

[@bookishmillennial5297]

I actually love dystopian so maybe I will grab Red Queen!

[@annibtj]

i did NOT know that youtube history of Kiera Cass omfg

[@emielia.]

I’m so happy that I’ve actually read 3 of these books and get to hear what you think about them 🥰

[@ChaptersWeLove]

I loved Red Queen, haven't finished the series but book 2 & 3 weren't as good so idk if I will continue on with the series.

[@debbieberens2130]

I have owned Red Queen forever so maybe I should dig it out.

[@bookstonia]

…. Or not 🤣 might just wanna keep that one tucked away lol! Unless you just really like dystopian books… then go off queen 👸

[@debbieberens2130]

@@bookstonia I have the whole series I think. Sighs no idea why I even bought them.

[@maeve3007]

I really love all the books, i would give it a chance. Just keap an open mind and don't look at what others say and form your own opinion. I gave the serie 5 stars and i almost never give something 5 stars.

[@jampsonn1826]

I went through the same thing a few years ago with my book buying habits. I kept a log one year just to see how much I spent on books and the number was fairly high - then I tallied up how many I'd actually read that year and it was like 1 or 2. I made the decision then to start being more conscientious about my book purchases bc I actively use my local library and I felt like I was never reading the books I bought. As of right now, I buy maybe 3 books a year from authors I really like. Other than that, I'm getting everything from the library. It feels so good to know I'm not wasting $ or crowding my shelves with books just for the sake of collecting. I also feel no stress to pick up and put down a book bc I just have to return it to the library and move on - it's not sitting there, staring at me from my shelves all day. 😋 highly recommend doing an audit of book purchases if anyone is looking to curb the book buying addiction!

[@ChaptersWeLove]

I loved the Selection there were some parts that were a bit annoying but overall I thought it was a good series well at least the 3 books I read :)

[@kaetlynblazon6311]

I rarely pick up YA anymore coz I know it’s not really written for me as an adult and I rarely enjoy it. But I read Red Queen last January and it kind of jump started me getting back into reading as an adult. So I value it more than I think I would ~80 books later. But then I read the 2nd book and immediately DNFed the rest of the series 😂 I DNFed The Selection so kudos to you for sticking it out! I think the concept is much better suited for a tv show so I’m excited for that.

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

I still have Four Dead Queens on my TBR… been there forever 😂

[@Lena-zn4re]

The first book of the Selection series is really slow compare to the next 2 books so I get why you gave it such a low rating since of the conflict and character development happens in the follow up books. That being said, I think the concept of the story is something a lot of us can get behind. I mean, this is basically The Bachelor but set in a dystopian society. It’s not the best book I’ve read by far, but it’s a guilty pleasure. And I’m so hyped for the movie/show if they do end up going through with it.

[@strawberrylime33]

The cover art of Everless is GORGEOUS 😍 but then u described the plot and I just put my head in my hands and sighed in disappointment 😞.

[@BookedandBusy]

So excited for this!

[@BookedandBusy]

I’ve read 3/5 books here and I really enjoyed them when I was like 22/23 but at my big age of almost 27 I KNOW they wouldn’t work for me. It’s so hard for me to break free from YA because the covers and concepts are so good but I rarely I’d ever enjoy them 😩. Here’s to more shelf control in the future!

[@hannah-jk1xv]

are you still planning to make a reading vlog once the last zodiac academy book is out? i would love to see your reaction to it!!

[@chandlerainsley]

probably, no concrete plans though

[@dishadharmraj6986]

Everless reminds me of the movie in time with Justin Timberlake. Same concept of time is currency

[@andiman44]

Please read Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko! I’ve recommended it to you before but I just don’t want you to forget because I’d love to hear your thoughts on it! 🥰

[@briannaostendorf4179]

Omg the Selection🤦‍♀️ I read the first 3 books waiting for it to get better but nope didn’t happen.

[@jaginaiaelectrizs6341]

Don't feel bad for giving multiple books 3-stars, all in a row, for completely different reasons; I think that's a totally valid thing to do!! ^-^ (I mean, sometimes a book is 3-stars because you enjoyed it, sometimes it's 3-stars because you didn't enjoy it more than you did, and sometimes it's 3-stars because you felt like it earned/warranted that rating in some sense or another regardless of how you personally felt about it.🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️ What can you do!) And if that's just how the chips fell, rather than a more wild highs & lows ride, well then that's how the chips fell-We're here for your honest opinions anyhow. ^-^ 💜

[@bebella9005]

This was fun!

[@Jesse.Walkinshaw]

I found ever less also very similar. I read red queen in 2015 when it came out and everless when it came out in 2018 and I was like wow this is like ridiculously familiar and I couldn't put my finger on it until I looked at the reviews and someone said red queen and I was like holly shit yeah..

[@chriswildfire]

Is it weird that I couldn't get past the first chapter of The Selection because the MC name is America Singer ? lol.

[@empressfreya9872]

With Red Queen, be prepared to hate the second book. Victoria Aveyard herself said that it shows that this was the first one she wrote on a deadline. It's still good but if Red Queen already was a 3 star read for you, the next one won't be better. Book 3 is great though

[@HaileyAnnReads]

Okay LOVE the new vlog, but HATE that I literally just unhauled Red Queen and Everless lmao the way my hoarding is set up 😭 I enjoyed Red Queen when I read it foreeeeever ago, but I didn't foresee myself finishing the series

[@Smarie2203]

Just be happy you stopped 🙈 The first one is absolutely the best! Trying to get through the fourth book for half a year now, it just gets worst book by book. I only read on because I was told it would get better 😅

[@jessicagolden1631]

I just finished a historian YA fantasy called Dark Rise by CS Pacat! I really enjoyed and I think you may too! But also I dont know because of how this video has gone haha 😂

[@ninjaturtles12121]

im curious about book tubers approaches to buying books and since you touched on it at the end there -are you buying both audio and physical copies of the books? because you mentioned "17hrs" or "5hrs" left so I assumed you listened to all these books via audio but at the end you mentioned unhauling books? did u mean the physical copy? do you typically buy books in more than 1 format?

[@chandlerainsley]

fair question! i almost never purchase audiobooks. i typically check them out from my library through the libby app. i find it helps a lot when trying to get thru my physical tbr, especially when i've owned a book forever and am less interested in reading it now haha

[@alishareadsbooks]

It’s funny how almost all of these started out as this is so fun! And then turned out to be this is trash in the 2nd half. 😂

[@gnomie3908]

Thanks for bringing up the ableist comments I didn't notice them (despite reading the book at least two times 🤦‍♀️).

[@ninjaturtles12121]

i'm the exact opposite lol I cannot stand YA fantasies whatsoever and can only read adult fantasy. And only adult romance fantasy lol.

[@debbieberens2130]

Is this part of a Series Chandler??

[@minerva9]

"At least Edward is motivated by... murder?" Lol

[@vanessaeven]

I died at this lol

[@mayareads708]

Everlasting was such a fun promess in my opinion and i was really into it at first but then it was not a good second book at all HAHAHA. Kinda same with red queen Edit : The Selection is so much fun ahahahahaha. Lol it's my favorite bad book lol.

[@megwithbooks]

💕💕💕

[@nadaborg6940]

Red queen series goes downhill from the first one, I couldn't finish the series tbh.

[@Smarie2203]

Same! Trying to finish the fourth book now for half a year 🫣

[@maeve3007]

Oh not at all for me i loved every book soooo much.

[@debbieberens2130]

So is Selection just a bit of Fluff??

[@jazzminparker2698]

the selection was ok... but tbh America annoyed me lol