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[@emmiereads]

I would like to personally extend my condolences for the suffering you’ve now endured😂

[@karin.007]

i cant believe this hi everytime i see u anywhere on youtube im starstruck

[@dollypendleton]

Pm I pal

[@brookepage3752]

Jack, Emmie, and Elias: *makes videos on terrible books to warn people against reading them* Jesse: *now look at me and this opportunity*

[@annlillyjose356]

a jesse and jack crossover is the content i need!

[@jessethereader]

i love me some jaaaaack

[@fransgreidanus5678]

Now you said it I won‘t die peacefully if I don‘t see it happen

[@Grace-s]

i love how artistic and uniquely styled jesse's videos always are. can't wait to watch this one!

[@jessethereader]

thanks grace!

[@emmajane8663]

I’m sooo happy you liked A Good Girls Guide To Murder!! It was the first thriller/ murder mystery I have ever read and I loved it!! The second and third books in the series are amazing too!! By the end of the trilogy you will be so attached to the characters. Holly Jackson has another book that just came out called five survive. It was good and is worth a read but compared to her other books it’s not as good in my opinion. Hope you have an amazing Valentine’s Day!!❤❤😊

[@theelizaaguilar]

I am such a AGGGtM fan and recommend it any chance I get at it. Sadly, Five Survive was a huge letdown.

[@emmajane8663]

@@theelizaaguilar I totally agree. Like I’m glad I read it but it didn’t have the depth that her other books do.

[@nightin_gayle]

Ooooh I love this idea! It's amazing how so many people can read the same book and each will see it differently depending on personal context.

[@jessethereader]

right!!

[@ellieli13]

The first book of a good girls guide to murder was good but not amazing for me but I was invested so I read the second and third. Those two are significantly better (and darker) I felt like pip and the side characters were a bit 1-dimensional for me but Holly Jackson really fleshed everyone out in the later books, I loved how pip developed and the way the author depicted her trauma was disturbing and devastating and I definitely understand how she ended up the way she did. OH AND I ALSO LOVE THE PARALLELS SHE MADE BETWEEN ANDIE AND SAL WITH PIP AND RAVI IN THE LATER BOOKS. one thing I didn’t like however was how random pip and ravi’s relationship felt in the first and second book, but in the third I really like the way she wrote them, I don’t know how to describe it without spoilers BUT IT WAS GOOD. the series as a whole isn’t realistic at all but it was enjoyable, a faced paced read and emotional read. Edit: Also the things that seem cliche and out of place all tie together in the second and third books which I really like.

[@fullmetalchibifreak]

Omg the description of 'the scream' in book two has still stuck with me as such a striking representation of trauma MONTHS after I read it

[@lina_t_k]

If you want a translated novel about a cat and an owner, please please please read The Travelling Cat Chronicles. It is beautiful and emotional and definitely worth your time!

[@jessethereader]

oooh! thanks for the rec!

[@arevikheboyan]

dare I say- books without covers are STUNNING! it's such an awesome idea- they look so much better!

[@jessethereader]

haha it definitely grew on me, but i’ll probably end up putting all the covers back on 😅

[@VicandWes]

I agree

[@concertjunkie973]

I loved good girls guide , I followed along with the audio because it has full cast and the podcast in it which brings it to life more I’m currently reading/listening to the finale of the series

[@deannascorner8112]

I enjoyed Good Girl’s Guide to Murder but also find the criticisms very valid! There are some points when I was so mad at Pip while reading yelling at her and thinking the scenario or circumstance would NEVER happen!! But it was also a lot of fun reading and loved Pip’s notes sprinkled within it!

[@17_blacktip]

This video shows that how different people have different opinions and I like that idea. For me the good girls guide series was one of the best series I read last year.

[@ximenaallessandrij.5972]

I can finally complement the gorgeous idea that Jesse had for his bookshelves! I know it can be weird but I'm really in love for how it turn out, like clean and solid, so him! IN LOVE 🥰✨✨

[@jessethereader]

thanks so much! it's definitely not staying this way, but it will be like this for a little longer.

[@ximenaallessandrij.5972]

@@jessethereader yeah I know, I’ll enjoy it as long as you leave it 🥰 Hope one day you mix the naked books with books turned to see the beautiful edges :3

[@Avetttaylorsversion]

The thing with the a good girls guide to murder trilogy is that you get SO much more character growth and work in the 2nd/3rd book

[@thepagesofsamantha]

I love seeing Emma here!!! I love her so much. I also have kingdom of little wounds and am very slowly making my way through it and literally all my tabs are just for "illness", "death", "weird", "gross"...... 😅 can't wait to see your opinions on all the books haha and now on to watching!

[@Joy_Martin]

I already knew you really like Emma as a booktuber so happy that you include her here..😍😍😍

[@jessethereader]

she's a lovely human!! i want to go to a cafe with her and talk all things books.

[@rainydaysreads]

You made the last two months better for me! I have been dealing with the death of someone really close to me as well as dealing with problematic family members.

[@jessethereader]

i'm so sorry to hear that. hang in there!

[@theonlyredwolf]

I really enjoyed this video! Jesse's delivery of "I'm smarter than most you and you need to listen to me, okay!?" had me laughing so hard 🤣

[@jessethereader]

LOL :D

[@ximenaallessandrij.5972]

Huge fan of loving books that others hated XD He's so creative, how could I not being his fan?

[@jessethereader]

[@bookoffholicbookwart5945]

Started watching your channel back in 2017, and you were my first booktuber whose recommendations I absolutely fell in love with, and emmie is my recent favorite. It's amazing to see you reading emmies recs. It's like I've come a full circle

[@jessethereader]

love this! emmie is the best.

[@bookoffholicbookwart5945]

@@jessethereader you both are❤️❤️❤️

[@ShawolfirstStaysecond]

My days always get better because of your videos! Thanks for being authentic and honest, it gives me a comfort since I’ve been watching your channel for so many years

[@jessethereader]

🖤

[@amandacosta6759]

I've watched emmie's experience with the kingdom of little wounds and the dread upon seeing it again is severe

[@justjay6388]

7:54 I agree omg the no covers look is a vibe™! especially with the red rose garlands at 15:05 😻

[@Sophie_likes_reading]

This made me laugh so much, and was just what I needed today. Thank you.

[@jessethereader]

I'm glad!! Thanks for watching. I hope you have a great day!

[@apageaboutemilie4729]

i love how calm and comforted jesse's videos always make me feel

[@jessethereader]

🖤🖤🖤

[@emmal7510]

"And the book that I choose from her worst list, The Kingdom of Little Wounds" 😬 (Haven't read it, but did see her talking about it.)

[@jessethereader]

it was as rough as she said it was hahaha

[@ellias]

I KNEW YOU WOULD LIKE TGGGTM!!!! it’s the bad taste for me 😝 Hehe jk daddy

[@blackheartbooks]

I was so scared for you when I saw Emma’s worst book

[@jessethereader]

I'm scarred for like me thinks.

[@buttercup776]

If you want to get into translated literary fiction more you should definitely try the travelling cat chronicles. Most wholesome and heartbreaking book I’ve read

[@gabriellabatel]

I flipped when I saw you read AGGGTM, which is maybe the first one you and I have in common! *Total honesty right now, I thought you had read it because of a KZbin video I did RIGHT BEFORE you put it up on Goodreads, hahaha!* I feel like you and I could just gab about it and have such the same opinions!🤗

[@jessicaochs6761]

Your shelves look gorgeous! 😍

[@jessethereader]

ty!!

[@BuntinCozymysterylover]

Love this series! It was a sweet opening, but the content was spicy! 🤣 Also, I love the string background! Great work👍✨

[@imjustagirlintheworld18]

i loved reding a good girls guide to murder up until abt the last 50 pages. it was relatively well written and even though it wasnt realistic it was good, but the insane amount of plot twists at the end rly annoyed me. it was like almost resolved like 15 times and then went back on what it said.

[@cathyenfield]

I should be talking about books but here I am, shocked at how well you sing

[@jessethereader]

tyyyy 🖤

[@miecaf]

The second and third books of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder go way more in depth with the characters so I really recommend reading them! I personally thought the third book was the worst out of the 3 but who knows, maybe you'll like it more than I did. What I will say though is that it gets WAY more intense later in the series

[@agispaaa]

God I hated good girl's guide to murder, maybe because I actually read and watch a lot of crime stuff so it was so infuriating. It went down too fast, she had too much plot armour, it was just too easy for her. I just don't get why people love it.

[@kenziemccollum7255]

I don't think I've ever heard you sing, but you have an amazing voice

[@hollysano03]

Anyone notice the Le Sserafim albums in the background! 😍 💕💕

[@jessethereader]

ant ti ti ti ti fragile fragile :D i'm a sakura stan haha

[@SarahHernandez-zs7jv]

"everone is allowed to have their own opinion on books and criticism is valid-" *ellisa hates A Good Girls Guide to Murder* IM SORRY???????

[@jessethereader]

LOL

[@queenkim8631]

I LOVE your bookshelf (books without the covers)🤩🤩🔥🔥

[@jessethereader]

thank you! it's grown on me quite a bit. i'm not keeping it that way for tooooo long, but it's a nice change. :D

[@maxallaire7113]

I think my least favorite was Aristotle and Dante, it SURPRISES me how many people love this? Even if you ignore the trainsphobia (for utube), which I don't, there were so many editing mistakes that kept taking me out of the story? I'm not a harsh critic when it comes to grammar and editing mistakes, but actual book critics usually are, and the combination of those and the problematic story line like jump scared me because of all the praise lmao

[@VicandWes]

Love your videos as always! I honestly really like the books on your shelves without the book jackets

[@jessethereader]

Thanks so much!

[@VicandWes]

@@jessethereader you’re welcome!

[@kylajenifer4156]

I really liked A Good Girl's Guide to Murder because the trope that you disliked (understandably so) I thought was actually done well, in like a silly goofy kind of way. It reminded me of Pretty Little Liars, so even though I'd never read it before, it had this nostalgic air already about it. Though, I haven't read the other two yet. I do have a copy of the second book though...

[@thestarvinggames1281]

I reccomend finishing the series, it just gets better and better.

[@Foxheartbooks]

Great video Jesse 😄 I took all of the covers off of my books last year…it only lasted two days before I put them all back. I also once turned all of my books around so they were facing pages out which was difficult when I was looking for something but I kept it for a few months.

[@purplexzombie3371]

For the first book it seems like it was YA solely based in character age or the author being a woman ,cause YIKES.

[@theonlyredwolf]

Jesse, you have such a lovely singing voice! ❤

[@dania7989]

These types of videos are always so interesting! I have a good girl's guide to murder on hold, now i'm looking forward to reading it after hearing your thoughts :D

[@kavya12kohli]

4:56 God! That's horrible. I need bleach for my ears.

[@jessethereader]

i feel that

[@Yummerfly]

Amazing video as always 😍 the way you speak is so nice Please save yourself the trouble of reading the rest of the gggm trilogy.... loved the 1st books, the 2nd was meh and the 3rd was just so disappointing...

[@kimberlysreads]

Loved this video! Kingdom of Little Wounds? HATED

[@xCarleex]

I loved A Good Girls Guide to Murder! It's my favourite crime thriller so far after I was let down by The Silent Patient and Verity.

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

Not the milk jellies 😂

[@sydneysbooks]

Take a shot every time Jesse says “little bird” 💀💀

[@Magicme79]

Last week, I went shopping and fell in love with a cute little plant. Bought the cute little plant, obviously. Now I saw the same cute “little” plant in your video and realised how absolutely huge that thing can apparently get. Which also explains why I’ve had it for a week and it already looks bigger. Oh boy…😂

[@Ms.SpookyNerd]

Great video! Love Emmie's videos as well..read good girls guide gave it 5/5 stars 📚☕❄️

[@malakaskar8205]

this is the first video of yours ive watched and wow your energy is literally so contagious i love ur content already

[@jessethereader]

tysm! 🖤

[@HannahReadsFiction]

Thanks for making Monday better! I just got A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder but I’m trying to finish Chain of Thorns first. 😅

[@juand1rection]

I haven’t read that first book but from what I heard it almost sounds like an experiment to see if they really will categorize *anything* women write as YA lmaooo

[@jessethereader]

yiiiiikes lol

[@marireyes4953]

I watched this video and i never got bored , I love the energy on and the end was the best thank you for making it 😁 i really enjoyed it

[@froukjefaber8229]

8:06 I LOVED this series

[@keti.rg.editzzz]

I'm glad I'm not the only one that didn't like A good girls guide to murder

[@TheMelodramaticBookworm]

Love this idea! One of my worst books of 2022 was It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover. *smiles in pain*

[@kyngriff]

Love these every time you make them✨

[@jessethereader]

ty!!

[@shamimasad8258]

I love the bookshelves without any dust jackets ✨

[@jessethereader]

ty!! i wasn’t sure about it at first, but it grew on me a lot.

[@amandacosta6759]

What did you do with the paper covers of your books? How do you store them??? I really like the look but I have no idea what I would do with the covers

[@rosinanicolazzo]

i’m not sure if anyone else has mentioned it, but there is a manga adaptation of “she and her cat!” it was based off shinkai’s novel and illustrated by the artist behind “blue period”, yamaguchi tsubasa. the book follows one woman through a year of seasons of her life and is all told entirely through the eyes of her cat iirc-rather than the switching pov format. it’s available in english, so if you ever do want to approach the story in another way, i’d see if the adaptation looks interesting

[@claireloueeez]

the horror on my face when you read the description from the first book 💀

[@sitara1250]

Here's a comment for the algorithm because I love your videos 💙

[@jessethereader]

ty

[@arobinreads]

Your book shelves look very cool like this

[@mistidoud4107]

Jesse you have made my day so much better. I love your videos 💗

[@jessethereader]

i'm happy to hear that!

[@genevieveking5078]

Your videos always make my days a little better!

[@jessethereader]

that makes me happy to hear!

[@ThisIsMeEmna]

first video i saw of yours. but I love the things you say. video is def energetic, editing slightly chaotic. but I'm a loud person too. so hey, it all good

[@sabrinakeller7290]

Love this idea. The first two are on my to read list. Enjoyed this video🙌

[@emmacanning496]

i found for a good girls guide to murder got better as the series went along! the second one was my favourite!

[@jessethereader]

ooh! that has me excited to pick up the next book!

[@gracethomas4167]

I’ve seen this take on a few platforms before but regarding the YA classification (I have very little evidence to this so do your own research) but it seems like a lot of female/fem identifying authors r placed in the YA category when they should have been placed elsewhere.

[@caitlyn.m.t9618]

I tried The Kingdom of Little Wounds. I didn't make it past the first fifty pages. I didn't like how bodily it was written and it made me uncomfortable. My worst book of the year though was Fierce Fairytales by Nikita Gill. There was some good stuff in there. A handful of poems and stories. such as seven, a story from the perspectives of the seven drawfs but as sins, and through them it showed the truth of Snow White's relationship to the prince. And the poems and stories also showed all perspectives. So you would get Cinderella's and then you would get the stepmother and the stepsisters, showing how they got to where they were and why they treated Cinderella the way they did. But it did read very much like a first draft. A series of ideas and plans instead of fully realised poems and stories. And as a result the collection fell flat and unremarkable.

[@amandasbookshelf1860]

I love when you do these types of videos!

[@jxxxa2818]

Jesse you should do a class/video on videography and video editing, because your editing is 👌🏼👌🏼....

[@jessethereader]

wow! ty so much 🖤

[@handheart333]

You might like The Cat Who Saved Books! Its really cozy and slice-of-lifey with a little bit of whimsy

[@jennychasteen]

Just subscribed! It's so interesting to hear different people's perspectives on books. This was a really fun video to watch despite the fact that it reminded me how much I have left to learn about video editing. 😅

[@spiral32]

The post-credits blooper reel tho 😂

[@parsivalazurex]

These video are so fun to watch! Also I agree on GGGTM, also I read the rest and it’s so worth it!

[@rivka_sos]

I love the girls guide to murder series it was so entertaining the second two books especially

[@ErieMaxwell]

Oh god, I /hated/ Kingdom of Little Wounds. The fairy tales and pure spite kept me from just abandoning it to my DNF pile, but it was a close one. It's so good to hear others felt the same fiery rage at subjecting ourselves to that. 😆 If you want to get into translated books and you don't mind reading them digitally, you should read Clear and Muddy Loss of Love and/or Lord Seventh! They have all the political intrigue, messed up people dealing with ✨life✨, and backstabbing I was hoping for in KoLW without all the weird medical facts we absolutely never asked for being dumped on the reader.

[@martinebonita2658]

Editing + hair style is a blast back to a better time

[@jessethereader]

🖤

[@marianamauricio]

loved this video!!!!!

[@thethoughtballoons]

I bought The Kingdom of Little Wounds along with other books that I thought would satisfy my fairy tale retellings... But... I DNF it as soon as I read five pages (?) and it was such a waste for me. I even love the cover. But I knew from the beginning it was not YA.

[@jessethereader]

VERY understandable! It was a rough read.

[@jessethereader]

still shocked it's shelved as YA.

[@outi3852]

Nearly snorted tea out of my nose when I saw what you picked from Emmie's worst books 😂 My condolences.

[@jessethereader]

i'm SCARRED FOR LIFE. plz send help. LOL

[@outi3852]

@@jessethereader I''l try to magic some extra puppies and kittens your way to help you recover 🪄😄

[@delaneyjewel]

Hardcore emmie fans watching him pick up Kingdom of Little Wounds like oh noooooooooo 😳

[@jessethereader]

😭😭😭

[@ghostsomenswho]

We love a good crossover episode👀

[@cecemozz]

Jesse, love your shirt!!

[@danarodz3275]

4:43 that how I felt about Pachinko I just couldn’t finish it 💀💀🙈

[@jessethereader]

oh no!! i've been hoping to get to that one!

[@im_just_vidu]

You're not ruining anyone's day. You're just making it way more better. Please know that you're doing greater than you realise 🧡

[@AnaMoShoshin]

where did you put and how did you store your dust jackets??

[@aleeshabass3794]

"Come hither. Ouch." 😂

[@brightsidegirl]

Susann Cokal's Mermaid Moon is awesome but I've heard weird things about kingdom of little wounds for sure 🤣

[@MorganLindsay96]

WAIT!!! Your singing at the end!!!!! You’re so good!!!!

[@jaimehernandez3104]

I loved book one and two of the Good Girl's Guide series. The third took a turn that I understood but didn't enjoy at all However, now I really wanna know what you think of it!

[@felinedreamer1685]

I kind of also had BIG expectations of "She and her cat" BECAUSE of the creators like former works but I was so disapointed. Like the first cat almost gives us a voyeuristic view of his owner which I wasn't there for low-key, I also feel like the stories were so short I barely cared for anyone besides the pov charas. The side charas were almost non-existent which to me made their correlation with the mcs even more pointless. Plus what they did to Reina and it felt like it was SO FAST, like she wasn't almost SA-ed in her OWN HOME, it almost felt like they rushed passed it. I really wanted to enjoy it but it stayed on the 3/5 for me ONLY because Mimi, Cookie and Shino were my everything lol (Miyu felt a bit bland too me, Chobi... well, John was kind of a weird one for me, Reina was frustrating because of art school flashbacks as I HAD classmates like Reina and hated it lol I DID like her thought just not as much, Aoi I wished had been a bit more fleshed out but then again... that is the issue with this book, EVERYONE needed fleshing out)... Personally I think they could have wrote 4 novellas and actually put development into those charas, specially the humans.

[@BookChats]

Oh wow, the historical syphilis book they tried to sell us as YA. Haven't thought about that one in a while.