i read the 2000s fallen angel series hush hush so you don't have to 😇 paranormal romance books

[@caricanread]

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[@fromdenise]

14 year old me use to crying over these books vs 24 year old me crying over how ridiculous these books actually 😂

[@caricanread]

hahhahahhaa

[@Sasu123456789x1]

I know exactly what you mean lol 😆

[@satinsleeves]

SAME

[@kgal1298]

Every time I read YA novels these days I scream. Maybe it's because I've actually studied lit and I know that if I had turned in half of what I've ready in these books to my any of my professors I would have had failed those classes.

[@emmaolaru4607]

when i was 14 i loved these books as well, at the time i thought they were fantastic and i loved them, used to re-read them over and over again. 6 years later these are still my one of my favourites not because they are particularly mindblowing but because they are ridiculous, these are my feel-good books on a rainy and sad day

[@franxie_]

Got a tattoo done -on my NECK- for this series in 2016. I then re-read it years later and realised I hated the books lol [rip]

[@caricanread]

wait REALLY!??!!? pls i need details

[@franxie_]

@@caricanread I was a fresh 18 yr old and wanted a tattoo 😭😂 I genuinely loved this series in my teens, it was an obssessive thing for me. I got a 'falling' feather done on the side of my neck to represent Patch's last feather. Which could be worse tbh! It's somewhat a passable tattoo. But, yeah, I re-read the books and realised that Patch was a groomer-ish and tbh the books aren't great. 😂So now I am stuck with a tattoo of a series I hate LOL. At least it's cute.

[@caricanread]

@@franxie_ the feather is a look tho! imagine if you got PATCH with a heart around it. thank you 18 year old self for that foresight hahahah

[@lupe16]

💀💀💀

[@cartoonkelly7924]

It could always be worse. Can think of any examples but it could be worse.

[@TheMutantCreeper]

My parents have a cat named Patches so every time I hear Patch I just think of the fat, orange-white, lovable little kitty that sits like a 40 year old man watching football.

[@cat2helen]

My grandma's dog is named Patches and that's what I think of, when I hear the name. And yes he watches football too, with my grandma.

[@mauratyson9580]

Patches is inherently a pet name. I don’t understand why the author decided to name a humanoid character that. I can’t stop picturing him as a cat.

[@thylionheart]

I don’t think I’ve ever been more unconvinced of two characters being in love than when I was listening to you discuss this series

[@caricanread]

The chemistry was nonexistent

[@jess1131]

Truly

[@jenny5272]

Every single time someone talks about Hush Hush I always confuse it with Fallen. The other young adult fallen angel romance that came out in 2009. If I had a nickel, I'd have two nickles which isn't a lot...

[@BeatrizSilva-cd8pt]

Yes 😅

[@tansbizarreadventure]

OMGG SAMEEEE

[@DragonFae420]

Ohhhhh! I do this every time too, I think I preferred fallen

[@Aigra]

Is this the one about a girl who is sent to some detention school kind of thing for setting fire to someone or something? That's the only thing I remember from these fallen angels books and I was a bit confused about this video ...

[@Allison-fs6bq]

@@Aigrayeah that’s from fallen - I got it confused too

[@Gingerm0nster]

I once ended up at a “meet the author event” for this series despite not reading any of the books. The only thing I remember is that the author was also obsessed with the front cover of the first book. Apparently they had the model jump on a trampoline to achieve the perfect “falling” motion

[@gingerjessietalks7685]

That's kind of cute haha, that he liked it so much

[@mcowley895]

There's one early 2000s fictional parent who is the absolute best. Charlie Swan, my dilf

[@Pizzelle]

I watched the Twilight movie recently and he was seriously the best character in the whole thing. Justice for Charlie!

[@nope19568]

Charlie swan sprinted so every other 2000s dad could fall flat on their face😂

[@jay_____ber]

Well in the books when he learned Bella hurt her hand punching Jacob for kissing her he wasn’t concerned, all he said was “good for you kid”. Disappointed in book Charlie, but Movie Charlie 😍😍

[@queenmarshmallow8013]

​@nope19568 the other parents tripped when they saw his mustache

[@Banuna]

The only reason Nora’s taste in men is *not* the worst of any character in this book, is because V has dated the main big bad of the book *TWICE*

[@bj71000]

Just saying “no” to someone’s sacrifice is crazy 💀

[@caricanread]

Also just want to thank you guys - we reached 300k on this channel and if you told me 3 years ago that I could make talking about books into my full time job I would have said "wow, what a nice dream" :''') thank you from the bottom of my heart. this channel has changed my life in so many ways and brings me SO much joy. im honored to be losing my mind over fallen angels and vampires that like flo-rida with you all :'''')

[@maiianthe3280]

Congratulations, Cari! I am honoured to be here. I recently saw a reel about having maps of every person who you’ve ever inspired, made laugh, and every person who appreciates you. I (and Ig 300k people!) would be on your map 😊

[@maiianthe3280]

(I’ll tag you in the reel)

[@Megan-uo8ge]

Cari please check out The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin trilogy!

[@Meow-Meow501]

That’s amazing Cari! You really deserve this.

[@bookoffholicbookwart5945]

Congratulations ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

[@amateurpsychic]

I encountered first book as a Harry Styles fan fiction online over 10 years ago. Somebody online had copy-pasted the first few chapters of the first book and changed the male MC's name for Harry, the fic was left unfinished. Months later I picked up this series at a bookstore, two chapters in I was surprised at the constant feeling of deja vu as I read. It took me about two more chapters to realise it was not deja vu, I had actually read that before. I still think about it once in a while lol

[@sweetlikecinnam0nn]

omggg this happened to me with the immortals series and zayn😭

[@katiolycv]

This is the reason I ended up reading 50 shades as a 12 year old. I first found it as a Harry Styles fanfiction💀

[@haleyc.3530]

@@katiolycvthat’s the twilight fan fiction, the Harry styles one is “after” I think ?

[@katiolycv]

@@haleyc.3530 yes 50 shades was originally twilight fanfiction. however, what i read was after the books were published, someone simply changed christian grey's name to harry styles lmao

[@haleyc.3530]

@@katiolycv lmaooo what that’s ridiculous

[@zynpkrdg]

i only watched 11 minutes but i need to say that i am shocked at how nora still just continues her life like nothing happened after patch said he knew everything about her and came to this school for her when he'd never been to a school before. i'd be running for my LIFE.

[@LochJessMonstre]

This was the series that got me into reading and got me into writing 😂😂😂 regardless of how cringe it is, I can’t seem to find a fault in the entire series

[@caricanread]

hahhaha whatever works

[@crybabycasper]

Nooo, because same 😭 This series and Alyson Noel's, 'Immortals' had me heavily in a choke hold and helped me get back into reading and my own writing. Sure, they were heavily cringe but you know what... I love the cheesiness at times 🤣

[@a.b.2405]

@@crybabycasperomg I remember the immortals series 💀😭

[@shakararamautar3646]

"He bent the bars and broke out of jail" I can't believe I used to read books like this, I died multiple times from laughter just whyyy🤣

[@oh1018]

Can we also add the “Fallen” series by Lauren Kate to this Fallen Angels saga??

[@caricanread]

i have heard so much about this since mentioning hush hush!

[@isadora1339]

@caricanread you should definitely read it, from what I remember, Fallen is slightly better than Hush Hush 🤣

[@WittlePandaaa]

PLEASE, and then react to the first movie after

[@lightworthy]

YES i read the Fallen series at the same time as i real the Hush Hush series. i have no clue what plot is which😂

[@habibadesai1071]

OMG I came here to comment the exact same thing. Did they make a film as well?? It was such a chaotic book series, made ZERO sense but omg I devoured them as a teen lol

[@morgancrenshaw6620]

The Maximum Ride series would be EXCELLENT for one of these deep dives! The continuity errors! The "character arcs"! ghost writers???? I'd die those books had a chokehold on 13 yr old me

[@alyssasweeney8652]

Dude, I was in love with Maximum ride starting in 5th grade and into middle school. I read the first 4 books, and then Fang wrote the letter at the end of "Fang" and I cried so hard. Everything was just COMPLETELY unreadable for me after that lolol. The first 4 weren't amazing, but at least some of the character's were likable then, like Nudge and Iggy. It got weird real fast. I read Angel when it came out and that was it for me, I gave up on it. I don't even remember what happened in Angel I just remember it feeling like a fever dream. Still have no idea how the series ended lmao.

[@stardustworlds1493]

I liked "when the wind blows" very much. I don't know how much it has to do with the rest of the Maximum Ride universe though. I never quite got into these books, because I found them boring in comparison.

[@rinkooo6006]

Omg I was also obsessed with those books when I was 13 😂😭 yeah I bet looking back now they won’t have aged as well lmao

[@Morgana_is_a_cat]

omfg yeah me too 😭 I unfortunately stuck through the whole series (there’s 9 books) and it got so weird and boring to the point where I was only reading it for a sense of completion 😭😭 the last book is ‘Maximum Ride Forever’ and the entire book is the LITERAL APOCALYPSE it’s so weird and bad

[@emmasteedly558]

This book series meant THE WORLD to me in middle school i screamed seeing this video in my subscriptions from you

[@caricanread]

omg hahahha ❤

[@mcowley895]

When I was a young lad, I'd often read the books my sister was reading after she was done with them so I could see and judge why she was crying. I remember reading the first hush hush and thinking. This? She's into this stalker creep? And that's what inspired me to start writing romance so I could introduce male leads who were Quality edit: I didn't realise people would actually be interested aha no I have nothing published right now, though hopefully in the near future if I don't slow down

[@Natsu.dragneel448]

Do you have any released titles?

[@KYX1994]

Yeah, did you end up publishing something? Let us know!!!

[@frankie9373]

chad pilled move

[@mariakai]

I'm interested if you've published anything, too☺️

[@squidwardtentacles7144]

I'm commenting so I can come back to here if you released something.😅

[@imtiredanddone]

deeply enjoying whenever Cari reads nostalgic cringy books many of us grew up with

[@arkiang_7182]

i bought and read all the books when i was 12-15 yrs old, i can´t wait to relive this mess

[@caricanread]

:''''')

[@Marinlss]

me too, I remember being so lost by the last two books, specially the last one. I only read it for the romance but after watching this video I realised there was none?!

[@karinanieblas3677]

OMG, I just remembered the scene where Nora has a flashback to the past where she's licking a piece of glass, because she's not like the other girls and she likes danger (like....girl)... and therefore, she likes Patch... so CRINGE lol

[@caricanread]

nora was really bella if bella left the house sometimes hhahahhaa

[@xx.sophiethefirst]

​@@caricanreadwait WHY IS THAT SO ACCURATE💀😭😭💗✨️

[@annabeatrizzimmermann7708]

Nora is Bella listening to the intrusive thoughts lol

[@blairviolet_]

Oooh can I make a request for a Cari “Beautiful Creatures” series. THOSE BOOKS OWNED ME. The movie adaptation also wasn’t the worst of the teen novels-> big screen pipeline.

[@alyssasweeney8652]

The movie made me so mad lmao

[@aquicha8168]

God, I think I read two of these books. Only remember the caster(?) library, loved the concept

[@peonyboyaudios5051]

IM A GUY ABD THE MOVIE MADE ME CRY! For some reason I loved it but hated the fact that there was no conclusion aka 2nd movie at the time (don't know if it came out later) but being in a non English speaking country made it especially difficult to find such stuff

[@Geiafio]

The first paranormal romance I read at 13, I was OBSESSED. Mostly with book 1 though.

[@caricanread]

book 2 and 3 were hard to get through hahaha

[@tansbizarreadventure]

did we all just give up at book 1 lmaooo

[@Geiafio]

@@tansbizarreadventureoh absolutely haha, it all goes downhill after book 1

[@SaikolaM]

@@tansbizarreadventureI definitely did lol. I still have the untouched copy of book 2

[@norabarnes9235]

Same! The scenes where he's trying to kill her but just CANT

[@NellyVilla09]

More than an hour of unhinged review? YASS I live for longform cari content 😌✨

[@caricanread]

❤❤❤

[@KH-zr6pt]

My friend got an advanced copy of Hush Hush before it came out and lent it to me and even at 17 as an avid twilight-adjacent copycat reader, I was like "Oh this is ROUGH"

[@GigiNally]

These books DEFINED my tweenage years

[@caricanread]

:''''')

[@kratzberglife]

Sameeeeee

[@caricanread]

@@tell-me-a-story- dont be prickly here lol

[@ygxtae]

This Hush Hush Series was my very first introduction to the book world at 13, so i have a very soft spot for all of this books and obviously after re-reading just recently i was a little bit sad that the hype that i had wasn't there now but i'll always gave this soft spot for this series and now that you, one of my favorite booktubers, are reading and reacting gave me so much happiness

[@caricanread]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@rat._.3219]

I remember my teacher recommending this book to me for my grade 8 book report. I actually cried reading it because I didn’t know how on earth i would write an analysis on it😭

[@wonderlustcoffee5517]

Fun fact Hush Hush was supposed to be a standalone book but Becca Fitzpatrick's Publisher/editor pushed for her to make it a series,so Crescendo (which is usually the most disliked book of the four) is just Becca finding ways to keep the story going. Also the touching Patch scars and the (spoilers) when they do the blood oath and he feels physical touch for the first time permanently altered my brain chemist.

[@luisana52001]

Almost a decade later of me reading this for the first time as a teenager and I still remember that scene too! Honestly, it still has me in a chokehold. Nostalgia is something else man hahaha.

[@ccervidae]

I've never read this series, and I don't think I ever will, but upon hearing you read through the whole thing and describe what happened in it, Ive decided Detective Basso is my favorite character purely for the sheer "My job here is done" "But you didn't do anything" energy.

[@galllowglass]

Hush hush was 700% drama 5% whatever else the plot about angels was about

[@katelynharrison3779]

The media was weight focused because the 90s were weight focused so we were raised by moms who were always on weight watchers and all the other diets😅 (the women who wrote 90% of these books)

[@_laurenolo_]

Oh the horrific yet hilarious mess that this series is. I commend Cari for her suffering for the benefit of our giggles and entertainment 🙌

[@caricanread]

almost didnt make it out of Silence alive hahaha

[@_laurenolo_]

@@caricanread your sacrifice will not be forgotten 🙇🏻‍♀️🫡

[@kitfash]

She is our hero. I love enjoy books I'll never read through her. Thank you, @caricanread.

[@marig9236]

the book trailers were everything for books in these years

[@sophialolchannel]

omg i remember reading this series in middle school! being in college and watching this makes my younger self so happy

[@caricanread]

[@souumcorvo]

My memory of this book is that one of my colleagues on school was mispronouncing nephilim and I gently corrected her and she was kinda sad that the reason that I knew about fallen angels was because I had read the Bible not this book 😅

[@hannahjevans2513]

I have vague memories of reading the first book, looking forward to watching this and finding out what they were actually about... 😅

[@caricanread]

me and every series i've ever read hahahha

[@tmy3119]

Literally I was lost so much during the video. I screened at one point “WHOS RIXON” This was a rollercoaster and I loved it. Thanks for the ride

[@raveng1422]

As someone who just read the books, I was also lost in this video at times. I swear the books aren't this confusing--some major details were missed! I enjoyed watching how someone else digested this series but I wouldn't rely on this video when making the decision of whether or not to give it a read. I think it deserves a lot more credit than it gets. Yes, it's cheesy and could benefit from more detail of the Nephiligm/Archangels but it's a good read with many twists and turns that make you want to keep on reading. 😊

[@WhatExcellentBoiledPo-ta-toes]

I'd say you were lost because she just skipped over things... Most of the plot points. Like I'm unsure how she got to the epilogue without knowing that Vee was Nephilim? Was she actually reading this book or just skimming 😅 Why was she so confused the whole time 😂 the plot may be stupid but it really wasnt that confusing (I say this but I havent reread these books since I was a teen...though I don't remember being confused at all the first time I read them)

[@auderpopstudio]

Having no context for any of this is hysterical. The “It’s just a lot of angels hanging out in shady pool halls” really got me for some reason

[@crystalmather5448]

I will die defending this book. It was my comfort series when I was a sad teenager and I will always love it no matter how dumb I realise it is as an adult 😂😂😂😭😭

[@whateveryouneed4858]

Go on buddy, we all have our guilty pleasures or books we are fond of even though they aren't that good. Mine is Eragon 😂

[@raveng1422]

Same. I just read this series for the 4th time--8 years later. Very cringe but I am still in love. I think I'm in love with the chaos of it all. There is a plot twist every couple of pages it seems and it makes me want to read more and more.

[@GhoulBunny]

Sameeeee

[@imijohns]

no seriously! i just finished rereading it this week, and it’s so terrible but i still absolutely love it! it’s like a guilty pleasure like having a cringe movie you secretly love and watch alone 😂

[@titian_rose]

I literally completely forgot I read and loved these books when I was a teen until I saw the thumbnail and so many memories just appeared in my brain

[@shr98m]

these books were my personality in middle school. i fucking wrote patch fanfic for creative writing hw😭 but i FORGOT about them until i started reading crescent city and when the whole angel-archangel stuff started i was like "OH SHIT NOT AGAIN"

[@andee724]

this was my FAVOURITE series when I was way too young to read it I literally had patch on a baby name list for years bc of it wow I'm beyond excited for your recap omg

[@caricanread]

OMG WHAT

[@spacemari7498]

omg i loved these books when i was in high school 😭😭 im pretty sure patch was the first ~book boy who left me giggling and kicking my feet (now look at me, 13 years later doing the exact same with jacks lmao)

[@caricanread]

omg not patch and jacks in the same sentence hahahhaa

[@Link-dx1lx]

This might be obscure because it's by a German author, but I reeeeally wanna see you read through the Ruby Red series! It's about time travel and a secret society and romance and family drama and I was obsessed with it as a teen!! Please read it (don't worry it was translated into English lol)

[@Hola_Mochi]

OMG I loved that series growing up! 😆

[@Link-dx1lx]

@@Hola_Mochi me too haha

[@que9089]

I read that series so many times growing up, still read it sometimes for the nostalgia haha

[@hiimleloh7875]

OMG i used to love that series❤

[@excessivelyfangirlingbookw3339]

@@que9089I keep re-reading it too 😂 towards the ending it gets incredibly wacky but I just love that Gwen is unapologetically acting like a teenager throughout the entire story. All the drama and heart break and weird priorities!! 😂😂❤️ Also middle school me had the *biggest* crush on Gideon 🤫

[@eileen8787]

I LOVED these books. I’ve been chasing the feeling these books gave me for 10 years 😂😂😂 I have yet to find a book with the vibes that these books gave me in high school. Made me want to move to Maine and live in the beautifully eerie setting that is hush, hush. I don’t care that it’s cringe, even as a 27 year old lmao

[@shannonw9277]

I'm 27 and used to love these. After not being able to read for years, I read them again in 2020 and honestly still enjoyed them 😂 They got me reading again so I'm super happy with that!

[@Tiana_Tea_Leaves]

My brother bought this book for a school book report. He's never been much of a reader so I think he got it in the hope that my sister and I would read it instead. It worked, we explained it all to him well enough to get an A 😂

[@elnic_kai]

these books are rated 18+ but i initially discovered them in my middle school library 💀✨ (i can't wait to relive super angel gatorade)

[@andiman44]

They’re actually rated 14+ on the jacket sleeve but even that’s a stretch. A 12 or 13 year old could read them and it would be fine.

[@elnic_kai]

@@andiman44 damn guess I was just really illiterate and thought I was cool

[@raveng1422]

I remember thinking this series was so scandalous in middle school and--SPOILER ALERT--Nora and Patch are never described as doing much more than kissing lol. My 24 year old self was quite disappointed re-reading these 😂 very PG 13

[@aveskiss]

there’s absolutely nothing i enjoy more than watching 1 plus hours of you reading book series, always entertaining

[@jadelizz4667]

this is my favorite series to re-read because of the ridiculosity and the nostalgia, glad i've found the world of people who feel the same!

[@tattooedkittykat]

Me making this series my whole personality when I was younger 😂 I was obsessed with fallen angel book series after reading Hush Hush. Low-key wanna see you read the Halo Trilogy by Alexandra Adornetto now 🙈

[@caricanread]

got to look that up hahahaha

[@tattooedkittykat]

@@caricanread Do it do it! 😆

[@ana7177]

Omg I was obsessed with that series, I was planning to read it again but I know it will be bad the second time lol

[@tattooedkittykat]

@ana7177 I feel like I ended up liking it better than Hush Hush but then again I haven't read it since I was in my early 20's. I would totally have to revisit it to see how it held up 🙈

[@NapaCat]

​@@caricanreadangels on motorbikes that take FMC to Hell!

[@jackthejoke3298]

I am 30 minutes into the video, and I am so confused but your voice is so nice and the way you narrate things reminds me of the way I tell stories to my friends and how they tell stories to me so... yeah, keep talking miss girl. i am enjoying it

[@mostbasedowl8849]

I read these books as a young teen, and even then was like "what is even happening?" And ended up never finishing the series. It was really funny to see that it wasn't just me, and that these books were really just all over the place. There was another fallen angel series, Tormented, that I started reading at the same time that had very similar problems. Anyway, congratulations on 300,00! I really enjoy these 'So You Don't Have To' videos and can't wait to see the rest of the Shadow Hunters stuff. I would also like to recommend you check out the 'House of Night' book series for your videos, it has an interesting take on vampires and goes 'creative' places with the story.

[@thelitnerd]

Loved these when i was in middle and high school, though i remember feeling confused throughout the series at times. I just thought maybe i read too fast but now that i heard the plot recapped i understand that it was just seriously convoluted 😂

[@Kirby08]

Time for a confession. These books are my guilty pleasure… actually not so guilty lol I LOVE this series and I think I always will no matter how cringe parts of it are 🫣. I devoured them in high school and have re read them time and time again, I just love them 😭😭😭

[@marissas2251]

dude SAME...I know how bad they are but the obsession is way too deep at this point...

[@Kirby08]

@@marissas2251 the way I could pinpoint any part of the book series from quotes from how often I’ve read them, like yes wayyyyyy too deep Lmao

[@hanaasbananas1780]

omg i remember getting the first book out from my school library when I was 12 and being SO upset at having to wait for the next one to be returned but then I just never went back to it. One of my friends was obsessed with the series but I honestly don't remember a single thing except something about a school project? I think? the covers do make me laugh now tho

[@bbyimright8649]

This couldn’t have come at a better time. Silly one hour, fifteen minutes, and forty seven seconds ago me was considering reading these books to see if it is as bad as I thought they would be. But YOU saved me time and sanity. I now realize it’s not worth it, even for the bit. Thank you!

[@DetectiveHalogen]

Lmao every time Cari does the deep voice thing it sounds like Lance from Portlandia and it just SENDS me

[@raec.9308]

My parents used to duo read this series and have conversations about them whenever my father caught up 😂 My childhood was honestly filled with them hyping up this genre of books (bc they also duo read the Twilight series) while my 8 year old self was sitting there watching cartoons. My mother, to this day, is upset that the Hush Hush movie never came to be

[@shannonw9277]

This is so cute 🥺

[@HiddenTalent_07]

Actually as of 2022, Paramount+ had said the movie is going to be released

[@mally6101]

"i'm all legs......like a barstool" absolutely SENT MEEE LOL

[@IxiaRayne]

Well this is what I found: “As of February 2022, Paramount+ has confirmed that the movie is on the way. Nickelodeon and Awesomeness partnered with BCDF Pictures and Entertainment 360 to produce the film.” With production apparently already started in 2021? … so maybe in the next few months / years? But you never know with these productions. It basically can fall through at any stage for the weirdest reasons, so there’s a possibility, but not a guarantee. ☺️

[@mewaw-mp5ht]

The IMDB page says it's set to be released in August of this year but idk how trustworthy that is

[@bridgetinhumboldt]

I love when you do these summaries! I watch it while I'm puzzling and laugh my ass off! Thank you!

[@CAiTLiNx354]

I love there were two unhinged fallen angel series around the same time. I was a Fallen girlie and that series was even more insane than this lol.

[@kaywho6477]

I was obsessed with Fallen, it was so ridiculous 😂

[@eduardadiniz9205]

Cari, you should try reading The Mediator by Meg Cabot. It was my favourite paranormal series growing up and even today it is a great teenage book. The main character is a girl whose job is suppose to help ghosts cross over to heaven, so she has to help them solve whatever is keeping them here on earth.

[@Giga-lemesh]

Loving the casual fat phobia, such 2000s core

[@slanteyes5447]

Kind of late but, after I watched your mortal instruments series, I needed to know if you did hush hush! And here I am watching it 😂😂 My middle school me is so happy you're talking about all these books I read. It's making me nostalgic lol

[@karienlauster9809]

Ngl this series is my "so bad it's good" pleasure read. It was so ridiculous, I had a great time.

[@lucasgray1492]

I completely forgot this series existed. And all my memories of it don’t track. Like I don’t remember most of it

[@SniffanyBlues]

I grew up in a conspiracy house and the pronunciation of nephilim SENT ME. Love you 💕

[@shuyiwang3427]

this is such a fever dream. this series was the first YA series I was introduced to and I remember being totally obsessed with the romance but now with cari explaining the plot i do not understand how any of that made sense to me as a teenager...? like girl u need to have a lot more common sense than that lol

[@kayleeskaylee]

Ahh yes! I absolutely love when you do these videos. Keep it up!!🩷🩷

[@caricanread]

thank you :''')

[@littledecoy13]

this series got me into reading and to this day i have a soft spot for it even if is kinda of trash so I'M SO SCARED TO WATCH THIS LMAO 😭

[@caricanread]

it was ok trash! hahahhhaa

[@emmaolaru4607]

this was my reaction when carie mentioned the book in the last video because same

[@harmonylewis2749]

I blew through the first book in high school, started the 2nd and Patch pulled that BS of leaving suddenly and I was still pissed off from New Moon so I dropped the whole series right there. Now I’m glad I didn’t bother to read the rest 😂 Personally, I would adore it if you did one of these videos on the Fallen series by Lauren Kate (just the four main series books - Fallen, Torment, Passion, and Rapture- the extras aren’t necessary). I ADORED those books in high school and I reread them in my twenties a couple times.

[@Syd_in_Pink]

Okay I haven’t started watching the video yet, idk if I’m emotionally prepared 😂 This used to be my FAVORITE book series…like I’ve reread AND relistened to the audiobooks so many times 🫣

[@sophiekrueger4719]

These books were my literal obsession at 15! Please don't ruin those memories! 😂

[@clairemay2253]

It's really funny to be chilling and then suddenly hear you cringe at something dumb that a character said or thought, it feels like sitting with a friend. This is a comfort channel for sure.

[@Riana-bs9gc]

You've just made me so happy omygosh I remember staying up all night reading these for the first time and being too tired to go to school the next day

[@colinmills]

"there's a tree with vee's name on it" IS A CRAZY SENTENCE like omg???

[@PistachioGold]

Nothing like a nice long Cari reads a series video on a rainy day ❤❤❤❤ 57:53 yes drunk history told by Cari 🎉 fr tho Im sorry you got sick.

[@Sophie-qg9gw]

These are literally my fav kinds of videos ❤

[@caricanread]

im glad :'''')

[@aububub1726]

i can’t believe you read my teenage self’s favorite book series 😭 one day if you read captive prince by c.s. pacat i might truly pass away

[@Rosyln]

The way I fell all over myself for Patch in these books in middleschool and now i cant get through 10 pages without cringing. Same goes for the Twilight series. My 14 year old self was a different breed, I dont know her 😂

[@pilesofpeonies]

Literally same 💀💀 Younger me was on a different planet, I stggg

[@ftarantino0399]

Hi Cari! I do really really love your "walkthrough" these series - like mortal instruments, vampire academy... - I read this saga pretty late, like two or three years ago (I'm 24) I read the first book when I was a teenager but then I discovered City of bones and I competely forgot... I agree with you, this book series is so trash but I'm fond of trash and this means gold to me ahah So, yes, that's a trashy story but I really liked it because it made me laugh so much and I'm happy it made you laugh too! Greetings from Italy!

[@Aquariuspeg]

This is one of the first series I've ever read. As a teen, I was absolutely obsessed with it (and Patch), OBSESSED 😂 But years later, although I'm still fond of it, I see how unhinged and dramatic (and problematic) it really is. That's why, earlier this year, I sold my copies and let someone else enjoy them. Because I don't see myself rereading it, like ever, simply because I'm way too adult for that now 😂 (And if you enjoy it as an adult, good for you! It's just not sth that I see myself coming back to ever again, my TBR is way too long for that 😂).

[@melanie2269]

I’ve never heard of this series before, but it was an enjoyable ride to experience it along with you! Always a highlight of my week ☺️ Now back to reading Iron Flame!

[@briimilli]

Omg literally same to everything ❤️

[@tullybunny4008]

My level of happiness is through the roof, this series honestly got me into the weird fantasy stuff I'm into now lmao Edit: The idea of Jules being Jughead is so funny omg

[@juliaaves722]

I have literally never heard of this series despite being 11-15 when this series was coming out… but when Cari comes out with a 1+ hour summary video? Gotta watch it.

[@tobitijani]

This video unlocked several core memories 😂😂 If you're looking for more crazy YA fantasy series from the late 2000s/early 2010s to binge, you should check out the Blue Bloods series by Melissa De La Cruz!!! Vampires meets Gossip Girl, it was such a wild ride back then!

[@tae-vism]

This series is my teenagehood, I loved it to the moon and back. But looking back now: yeah, it's a guilty pleasure >

[@cyax64]

my guilty pleasure is you binge reading early 2010s, trashy YA fantasy series...keep it up please 🤣

[@azzy1157]

AHHH I WAS WATCHING ANOTHER VID BUT AS SOON AS I SAW THE THUMBNAIL I HAD TO COME HERE hush hush was my favorite #1 series in high school! i have no clue how i would feel about it now as an adult but i loved it so much back then. Excited to see your thoughts lmao0 Maybe try Paranormalcy next? That was one of my all time favorites too back then😅 no clue if it holds up for adults

[@myoldusernamewastaken]

I remember 14 year old me feeling SO BETRAYED because my high school librarian recommended this series to me. I barely scraped through the first book and seethed about how it was literally just an even worse Twilight rewrite 😂

[@TheMRock888]

Yassss! I need the third part of the shadow hunters series, thank gosh u are finishing it 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

[@missxfaith]

OH HELL YES!!!! finally, someone else will feel the pain I felt when I read this series 😩😩😩

[@hufflepuffer2477]

this video was kind of unhinged... and I'm so here for it!!! :D You are very funny Cari, and I enjoy your content very much!

[@kitt4804]

Cari did you ever read the Immortals series by Alyson Noël? If not, I think you’d have so much fun with it for a video essay 👀

[@moonysims]

YOU GOTTA READ THE LUX SERIES NEXT!!! It’s about aliens 👽 and it would be SO GOOD for this series

[@Huanke_0h]

I remember picking up this book when I was like 15 or something bc the cover looked so cool. I bought it at a book fair, for which I used to save money every year, and I regretted buying it lol. I hated the protagonist so much! The worst of it all is that Nora thought that she was "not like other girls" but to 15 yo me she was?? Like I remember thinking that she was some sort of "popular girl", so to me she was a hypocrite. Also as you said, every character is just plain awful. Thankfully I borrowed this book to a friend and never saw it again, so it's no longer on my bookshelf lmao

[@carolinahernandezroy6579]

OMG this is the kind of video I love watching from Cari and KZbin waited until NOW to tell me of its existence. Hush Hush is peak snack book:not really good for you,you know you shouldnt have it,but you had a good time