January TBRVATAR! Books I plan to read in January | Book Roast

[@BookRoast]

Hi there! 🥰How did you do in December? Let me know what you plan on reading this month as well! 📚 If you fancy: The first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: skl.sh/bookroast01211 G x

[@Ermordrung]

I have lots of books on this Jan TBR... As always am to ambitious, but I finished one book: the invisible life of addie larue... Want to read the way of Kings this month so fingers crossed :) as always great to see you on here!

[@BookRoast]

@@Ermordrung Best of luck, you got this! And if not, that's fine too! :D

[@johnsaxongitno4life588]

I did not to bad in December please enjoy your reading 📖 in 2021 January tbr love your amazing channel love John

[@dafutureempress]

I was so quick to click on this video lmao I'm so invested in this TBR game!

[@BookRoast]

That's so sweet thank you, I hope you'll enjoy this!!

[@coffeewithmeg9486]

Same as that!

[@dafutureempress]

@@BookRoast I hope your January reading will be kinder to you and your schedule 🥰 (I’m also very intrigued by Blackbird after hearing Jade talk about it!)

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

LOL you reading 0 books off your TBR is 100% what I do every month 😂

[@arianmahjoob]

SAME. Its like the moment it's written down I no longer want to read it that month.

[@laurencisneros1144]

Me too 😅🤷🏻‍♀️

[@angiegarcia7258]

The Invisible Life of Addie Larue is my next read, excited to be reading together!

[@idokken]

This has quickly become my favourite TBR game of them all🥸

[@aarjvijain]

Watching Book Roast vlogs/videos while setting up your bullet journal just hit different!✨💖

[@BeccaandTheBooks]

I mean, I cried at the end of Addie Larue and I never cry so there's that 😂

[@malintries]

Lol I had the EXACT same experience as you in December, read 0 books in total and have now just moved my tbr to January instead 😂

[@Megan-gy4ly]

This really is such a cute, creative, and fun TBR game. It's probably my favorite of all the TBR games! I haven't ever seen Avatar, but I'm about to start it just so I can get all the references.

[@BookRoast]

Awwws thank you, that's really kind of you to say, hope it keeps being entertaining! 🥰 💕Would definitely recommend watching Avatar!!

[@RKStumblingbear]

For the books I chose for your TBR prompts in December, I read two of them! I read Leviathan Wakes (which has been intimidating me for awhile) and Down Among the Sticks and Bones (an odd book). For the prompts from your January TBR, I'm choosing: Redheads in Love (under 300 & fantasy); Last Argument of Kings (rated 4.27 currently); Pandora's Star (clouds & scifi); Where Dreams Descend (fire in form of candles); and Persephone Station (dystopian... at least I'm going that way because the synopsis uses the word "exploit")

[@fifitrixibooks4117]

I’m glad you’re putting the dust jackets back on because I’m hoping we will get another bookshelf reorganisation video! They are my favourite videos ever! I’d love you to try something totally different . X

[@sonyadanailova9537]

December had been a good reading month for me but damn January is already proving to be extra hard on me, so I feel like my reading would take a toll. Love the video, as always!

[@BookRoast]

Thank you 🖤 There's still lots of January left, hope it eases up for you and that you're okay!

[@wordsinember]

I love this game so much. Wish I had the board and the cards physically to play it but for now I have to stick with the digital version. This month I played it for the first time and I had to squeeze in some books so I had to "reshuffle" the cards and bend the prompt to fit my needs. I ended up with: Card 13: Joo Dee - Read a Dystopian Novel (Cinderella is Dead) Card 50: White Lotus - Read a Book with Flowers on the Cover or in the title (The invisible Life of Addie LaRue) Card 54: The Promise - Read a graphic novel, comic or manga (Monstress Vol. 1) Card 42: Water Bending Scroll - Read a Paperback (Vampire Academy #2) Card 63: Ursa - Family picks your next read (Anna Karenina) I'm on tile 19 now. Don't know if I will get to all of them. But since I started most of them I won't be punished and have to step back, right?

[@zephmorningstar2099]

Ok, Brain on Fire, is rocking. Have tissues close. Also they made this book into a movie, in case you have trouble finishing the book. Or like me enjoy watching the movie after I read the book.

[@_LN_]

The Bear and the Nightingale was a slow/ difficult read for me too and I don't quite understand why because I love flowery writing (I'm currently reading Strange the Dreamer and enjoying it very much). Opinions that I've heard other booktubers taking about is because it reads like a fairy tale and you're not fully immersed with the characters. I will give the second book a chance though, I heard from a friend that the second book is the best in the series, but I don't know when :) The Invisible Life of Addie Larue is really haunting, it was top 3 in 2020 for me :D

[@beepboop9976]

I always look forwards to TBRvatar now 💓 also love your starry make up ⭐️

[@BookRoast]

That's so awesome to hear, thank you! Hope it keeps being entertaining haha now if only I read the books... haha no no I will 😂

[@alittlelifeofmel5157]

I was lukewarm/didn't like any Schwab books and Addie LaRue was one of my top books of 2020. Amazing. I hope you feel the same :)

[@shonnarobertson6462]

Addie LaRue was the first Schwab book I’ve read and I thoroughly enjoyed it! It was one of those ‘hard to put down’ books for me.It was probably my second favourite book I’ve read this year. Top place went to A Gentleman In Moscow by Amor Towles. Hope you have a fun reading month ✨✨

[@sakurahan91]

I was like that with The Bear And The Nightingale a few years ago! I got the NetGalley arc but I was sooooooo bored throughout. However, I picked it up again this February and I highly enjoyed it, so try it again in a few years!

[@pixiereadsbooks1557]

I'm reading Addie Larue and Stories of Your Life & Others this month, too! 🎉

[@francisw344]

I play with my own prompts (thank you SO MUCH for posting the cards and the board!) And so far this month I read a previous FairyLoot that I really enjoyed! I don't think I would've picked it up otherwise! 😁

[@GBunnyG]

I appreciate you not reading in December in solidarity with me. You're a good friend, G. ;-) This is quite the stack! But I think you're going to kick its butt. I'm excited for you to read Blackbird, it's on my list after so many good reviews. And I really want to hear more about the Addie Larue book, so I hope you like that, as well.

[@martynabrzostek9300]

Watching this TBR game is so exciting every month! ❤️ I love it 🥰

[@XxOrtonRandyXx]

I am in love with this game set up for picking your TBR!

[@Lyrasae]

I loved Addie Larue, it is a very special book with a strange story. I would not really say it is slow but to me it has close to no plot which strangely was not an issue. Really hope you'll like it and it will get you out of your reading slump. BTW you made me buy Blackbird, I am always on the lookout for beautiful comics and the story seems to be my cup of tea!

[@yarynanepliuieva6603]

Love your TBRvatar videos 💕 Happy New Year 🥳 Also couldn't find right emoji, but count me in 😉

[@Ashleigh_Absurd]

I've not read any of these and haven't heard of most either. I hope you have a good reading month

[@helenchilds4305]

I love the fact that I’m not the only one sticking to my TBR 🙈🤣🤣 SkillShare sounds great, I’ll check it out 😀 Such a shame that you didn’t enjoy ‘The Bear and the Nightingale’ - one of my favourite series! Your board is fab, what a way to choose your books?! 🤩 I’m keen to read Blackbird and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue too 😀 love the Becky Chambers series! I need to catch up too, I’ve read the first 2, I also loved the first one and thought the second was a bit meh. That’s why I’ve left them a while. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts about these 🥰 x

[@tillytomjones]

Brain on Fire is great! I recommend the audiobook, and your edition is gorgeous.

[@damsamiam]

Loving your game so far 💙 In a previous video you were asking about ways to keep your figures attached to the board, what about using those really strong small magnets?? You could put one on the bottom of your figure and one opposite it to be free on the back of the board.

[@SMsmith987]

Brain on Fire is SOOOOOO good! I think you will really like it. I listened to it on audiobook and it was wonderful.

[@crimsonkiss13]

You should try and finish Bear and the Nightingale. I felt the same way about the first part of the book, but there is a part where it really moves forward in a sort of snowball way and I couldn't put it down.

[@lindseymarie706]

Brain on Fire is fascinating but scary. BUT I am a sometimes hypochondriac whose worst fear is losing my mind/self so that might just be me. Definitely worth reading though!!

[@Abookandacup]

Always love these videos! Hope this reading month will go better 😂

[@StephLoves]

LOL that last prompt, not me shouting at my computer "GOLDEN SON" hahahaha😂 always love watching this 🥰

[@PaperbackEmpire]

I'm currently reading Addie LaRue and really enjoying it. I personally wouldn't call it slow...its just quiet. I can't wait to hear what you think about it!

[@Neverrgreen]

I finished record of a space born few 2 days ago!

[@KistiReads]

Wow this TBR game is so beautiful and elaborate! I hope you enjoy Addie LaRue, I am trying to get to it in Jan as well :)

[@ASJames]

Super interested to see what you think of Addie La Rue! Good luck with the reading!!!!!!!!! Red Rising this month lets go!

[@BookRoast]

Me too dude, me tooooooo I don't even know what to expect hahah will I hate it? will I love it? will i...read it? hahaha yeeees. very nervous of you to read it 😬

[@daryanthelibrarian]

ahh i love these videos so much! 🤓

[@noraburke5403]

I love your star tattoos!

[@mrpinkink5345]

Ooooh, I'm reading Addie LaRue with my book club this month, too!!!

[@BookRoast]

Hope you like it!

[@marianaalvarez3898]

I was so quick, never been that fast to any video before 😅 but everything for you G 😊

[@BookRoast]

Hehe welcome to the early squad!

[@marianaalvarez3898]

@@BookRoast thanks so much really love being in it 😍 I love your videos so much. It brings so much joy every time I watch them 😊

[@Betsylicious]

I already got quite a big list of books to read in january and I really am trying to not get any new books right now, but the Addie LaRue-one screamed my name!

[@malintries]

Omg I also read black bird last year!! I thought the art was absolutely amazing, just that the story could have used more pages to unfold, it was a bit rushed

[@synthfueled]

The Invisible Life of Addie is pretty slow. I’ve been struggling to get through it. I’m kind of over the constant flashbacks and read for the confrontation with The Darkness.

[@letsgetfictional4711]

There are many bumps on the road to becoming the Avatar, but the important thing is to enjoy the journey 😉 ~Laura

[@ginnyvanoh]

Brain on Fire is a good book, and definitely scary. If you enjoy it, I suggest watching the Netflix adaptation, it was really good. Also, Blackbird is sooo good! For my comic/GN preferences, if the art work doesn't appeal to me, I struggle with the story.

[@vampvswolf]

Brain on Fire is great!

[@anatfv8421]

I'm so happy you are reading The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. I hope you enjoy it!

[@AbiofPellinor]

I'm loving this game so much!

[@ChronicReader]

I really enjoyed Brain on Fire!

[@MilenaReads]

It looks so much fun everytime you do this! I think I might need to do it too some time. 🥰

[@pumpkinjennilynn]

I recently found your channel and I’m loving your content so much 😊. And the tbrvatar speaks to my soul so much lol

[@BookRoast]

Aw thank you so much and also welcome to our little family here. 🥰

[@CallMeKells89]

I loved Brain on Fire. 🔥

[@aneweliseonlife]

I wish you all the good reading vibes!! Happy New Year! ❤️🤍 PS 🥸

[@MarinaUz]

Some very interesting choices! I'd love to hear more about some of the books that are not that popular ❤️

[@SassyyKassie]

ahhh i'm reading Addie Larue for my book club this month and so nervpus and excited equallyyyyy?? VE Schwab has written favorites and very disappointing books for myself ughh

[@shannonhughes8488]

addie larue was soooo goood. i listened to the audiobook which waa top quality, i hope you enjoy it!!

[@KeepCalmwithBooksandCoffee]

I read Brain on Fire years ago. It was interesting then but I don’t know how it will stand up to time. My memory of it is fuzzy. I hope you find it interesting!

[@BookRoast]

I am really hopeful, seems like lots of people in the comments praise it too! ^^

[@judithcakelover]

I also played for myself for my januaryTBR. 🙈 I got the Cabbage Pot => ACOMAF, Momo Pick, my cat Aki => Cinderella is Dead, Unagi => Fruits Basket v2 Cabbage Merchant =>Warbreaker & Ty Lee => Final Girls. 😁

[@BookRoast]

Sounds like a fun TBR!! Hope you like some of these if not all 🥰

[@judithcakelover]

@@BookRoast Thank you, I hope you'll like your books this month too. 😁 Fruits Basket is a re-read I love that manga it's so cute.❤ I'm 76 pages in Final Girls and don't really know if I like it yet..

[@justinem2810]

I hope you'll enjoy those reads, and that you'll have a super nice week ❤️ (I love your tbr game 🥰)

[@Emilywilson10222]

So interesting that you couldn’t get into the beat and the nightingale!! I love slow books, I love books filled with fluffy, descriptions. The books is basically 100% up my alley but i couldn’t get into it either! And it put me into a huge slump! I had to DNF it, I may return to it at some point but...I’m gutted!!

[@krystin7740]

My tbr has been quite loose over the last few months. Just trying to catch up with book series I started and if possible finishing them aswell. Golden son was actually the last book I read in december and I did really enjoy it. I hope you will too 😊 and also trying to read all the books I've got from subscription boxes.

[@monicaavalos9172]

I tried this for the first time trying to figure out my February TBR and had so much fun!! Now my goal is to find a mystery/thriller with assassins/mercenaries!! Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated, lol

[@justineslibrary5853]

I’m not taking accountability if addie doesn’t destroy you because it didn’t destroy me 😂 still enjoyed it, I just didn’t react the same as everyone else! Happy reading!

[@jerseybabe412]

Gotta be honest, Brain on Fire wasn’t really my jam. But I do get why a lot of people like it. Hope you enjoy your books this month!!!

[@jerseybabe412]

Also, where do you have your cards printed? I’ve been looking for somewhere to get cards of my own done, but have no idea where to even begin looking.

[@franzi4854]

Is there any magical readathon this year? I really loved the last one 😍🥰

[@samreadsbooks_13]

I'm currently listening to The Bear and the Nightingale on audio and really enjoying it. You might like it a bit better that way 😅

[@BookedandBusy]

Last spin I was so nervous like omg will she be able to get Golden Son on the tbr?!?

[@BookedandBusy]

I’m so interested in Becky Chambers! I own the first book and I’ve heard nothing but great things

[@EvenxBreak]

I watched the movie for Brain on Fire. It was actually pretty good. I didn't even know there's a book too^^

[@martinag7694]

I'm actually finding time to read so far this year like wtf🤣 I'm awaiting some sort of distraction just creeping up on me 😶

[@BookRoast]

What??? UNHEARD OF hahaha 🖤😂

[@Natalia-ig3gc]

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue reminded me of The Midnight Library. I'm interested in hearing what you think about it

[@Petitfourchocolate]

I hoped so much for this to come today! ❤

[@BookRoast]

Aw yay, it did! ❤️

[@Petitfourchocolate]

I just sat down to make I list what I want to read but wanted to wait for your prompts. Don't feel like playing with own prompts right now.

[@BookRoast]

Hope these suited you then too, what did you pick? 😂

[@Petitfourchocolate]

@@BookRoast I went for This is how you loose the time war Addie larue Gemina Golden Son Starsight My golden son cover is different from yours and it has a little fire on there, which is great because I don't have any other book for that prompt. Otherwise Golden Son would have been placed for dystopian

[@alicetremblay2427]

Love your TBRvatar videos G!! Happy New Year 🥰💕

[@BookRoast]

Happy New Year Alice! 🥰Thank you so much for watching and I'm so glad you're enjoying the game!

[@writtendell]

I honestly thought that The Life of Addie LaRue was waaay too slow and long and I found it a bit underwhelming. But I guess I'm the minority ^_^ I gave it 4 stars none the less because the writing style is beautiful and I did enjoy it.

[@shelbthesloth]

omg what camera do you use? everything looks amazing!🤩

[@Jesse.Walkinshaw]

I really liked blackbird !!

[@starry_worlds]

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue was my favourite book of 2020. I hope you enjoy 🙂

[@TheDoctorDonna1326]

Giiiiirl, I must know how you got those cards printed out!

[@kayscozycorner98]

Hello 👋 New Subscriber here 🤗 Can I just say I’m loving your content?! 😩❤️ Also, I NEED those cards 🥺❤️

[@wealthmindsetx1471]

You are a smart lady!

[@sarahteter6310]

I couldn't get into The Bear and the Nightingale, I read 370 books last year (I'm really proud of that and it's not something I'm likely to get to again) and still this really failed to grab me.

[@GavinReadsItAll]

Ooop hello there!!

[@BookRoast]

Hello friendo!

[@ErklaerMirDieWelt]

I'm in a massive reading slump. My TBR game had me read the oldest book on my TBR, which is an original version of Voltaire's philosophical short stories, and I'm really struggling. It doesn't help that the next one will be the biggest book on my TBR (Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, >1000 pages). Send help >.

[@BookRoast]

Oh no! I’d say just break the rules and read what you want to instead! 🥰

[@marlenaisamarvelousreader8479]

I read Brain on Fire and I very much enjoyed it. I would not wish that on anyone either.

[@paginator]

I recently read Burn by Patrick Ness. It was fantastic! If you ever get a chance, I would recommend it. 📖😀

[@engineeringbookisha]

I think it would be fun if you do TBAvatar live on Instagram

[@GoodMorningButtercup]

I can’t fault you for playing WoW because Shadowlands has been soooo good!!!! What covenant did you go with?

[@HappyGnoux]

i'm also gaming too much at shadowland to do any reading^^ But I don't have to film videos about it, so I just ignore that fact XD

[@madeleinestrom1029]

I love your TBRvatar videos😍 I’m so invested in the game😄 🤓(

[@rachelspencer9456]

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[@x.enid555]

I was waiting for this video to start getting my January TBR💕 I got the cabbage pot again😅 and the card with the prompt that says Moonie buddy read pick but I don’t know what book is that :’(

[@BookRoast]

Oh that's the Patreon read (if it helps it's Addie LaRue one) as when I was making these cards I didn't know I'll be sharing it with anyone so some prompts might be not very usable haha but you could just pick again! 🥰

[@x.enid555]

@@BookRoast oh that’s perfect! I’m reading that one right now 😂❤️thank you for explaining and your time. Have a wonderful day!

[@juliaisagoodwitch]

😀😀😀

[@TheKasiaLin]

I really enjoyed Blackbird - the story was okay but Jen Bartel's art more than made up for it

[@pixiereadsbooks1557]

Chonky chonky. 😂

[@laras.7670]

Honestly, I need to find someone who also *hated* Addie Larue lol. It's getting lonely in here. Need someone who shares my one star rating so we can talk about all its flaws together 😅

[@alexw8532]

I feel like I didn't hate it, but could I have saved my reading time on something else, totally! It definitely didn't resonate with me nor would I read it again or recommend it. It started out nicely but I think it would have been so much better if she went into depth about what she experienced in her 300 years of life 🤷‍♀️

[@laras.7670]

@@alexw8532 Warning. A bit of a spoiler ahead. . . . . . Addie - 'I want to live forever and see the world!' Also Addie - Spends over 100 years in the same city. Like 200 years in the same continent. And has never been outside Europe/North America. Yeah I get you. I was so disappointed tbh. When you read '300 years old woman' you expect A LOT of adventures and stories about amazing places. Did not get that from this book. (Also. I hated it for a number of other reasons. For me it was just poorly constructed, floppy, fill of minor errors, and just incredibly annoying)

[@kimwicks5540]

I have a friend who hated it and she ranted so much I now am afraid to pick it up lol

[@lazyhomebody1356]

I refuse to read present tense, so I don't like it!

[@alexw8532]

@@laras.7670 sorry, I'm the worst about replying 😭 Since you too have not been a fan of Addie did you enjoy any of her other books? I bought A Darker Shade of Magic and now I'm a bit of reserved about reading it.

[@SantReads]

lol, I didn't like The Bear and The Nightingale, you're good.

[@matinatsouma6382]

Me: *has to read Gothic classics* Also me: *sees you're going to read Record of a Spaceoborn few* uhhhhhhh so i am now abandoning my reading project and going back to sci-fi...

[@markeves8949]

You're an interesting and passionate woman, you in college?

[@BookRoast]

Oh haha thanks 😂 I've actually already graduated university a while back

[@markeves8949]

You look amazing, 1ns?