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[@andrewf7732]

I think it’s worth reading the whole good girl’s series. The author takes a large risk in the third book that readers love or hate. If nothing else the series is memorable.

[@souffoue]

Definitely agree with this. I would recommend listening to the audiobooks remaining in the series. Love the narrator

[@BeeBaldwin]

Thank you for advocating for the idea of DNFing books if we’re really not feeling them…there is so much pressure to read, read, read but life is too short to read a book you don’t like!

[@SarahAtHeart]

I think the second Good Girl's Guide book is almost as good as the first, so totally worth it, but I was one of the people who hated the third book with a fiery passion. A lot of people loved it though, so I think it might be worth checking out! And definitely continue with the audiobooks!

[@isathuhanguyen6057]

If you loved Pip, you need to continue with the series ❤! Her character growth throughout the 3 books is nothing like I read before, so raw and genuine.

[@anna-hz5ej]

i love a good girls guide to murder!! really enjoyed the second book as well. the third i hated though. but tbh the first two have a more connected storyline and the third is just a completely different vibe. the prequel novella is super fun too!

[@Moonandsun09]

I also love the first two Books! I dnf'ed the third one. Totally hate it.

[@bobbyshields4810]

My first time listening. Sunscribed and appreciate your honesty about DNFs.

[@enitacehic]

I LOVE AGGTM! The 2nd book wasn't as great, but the 3rd one really did it for me. I listened to it on audio this week and WOW! If you're in an audiobook mood, I'd highly recommend it.

[@karenmgagne8792]

Hey Ashley! I'm a big thriller fan, love your content! I've been following you for a couple years. :-) I really just wanted to thank you for being so clear about why you did or didn't like a read. Today I was listening to you talk about Kate Alice Marshall and the ... we will call it the "amnesia" trope I guess? lol... At first I was like, well, maybe I shouldn't read No One Can Know, but when you stated why you didn't like it, I was thinking, "Well, I actually LIKE that trope!" 😝 So you really helped me out, and I appreciate you! Keep it coming, book-friend!

[@ReadingWryly]

Good point on the formatting of the Christina Henry. I hated the way it was broken up. It was asking a lot of the reader for not enough payoff.

[@mathequation8544]

I loved book one (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder) & I would leave it there. It's such a great reading experience and so much fun! The other two just keep going downhill. They are not bad, but they are also not great. They are "fine."

[@ellenlimauro6045]

Your SHIRT! I looooove Hozier!!

[@gabbyreads]

I’m so glad you enjoyed Chlorine too!! 😍👏 also ahhh now I’m so nervous to read Night of the Storm!

[@kthekiller3978]

The second book 'Everyone on this Train is a Suspect' is WAY better than the first one.

[@stormofapril]

I found your channel searching for a review of "Where the crawdads sing", which is the book I started reading a few hours ago. I love your content and the way you express yourself and I am sure I will be enjoying this video as well. Greetings from Spain ❤

[@jacoblanda2643]

The first book in the series is the best. The second book is pretty good, but not as intricate or entertaining as the first. The third good goes off the deep end and is really out there.

[@Frea_]

Thank you thank you thank you for participating the SMP boycott ashley!

[@LibrariesandLattes]

How did I know you wouldn’t like Fourth Wing 😆 AGGGTM was so good!! I read the whole series and think it’s worth continuing. The first book remained my favorite but I enjoyed the whole series too!

[@jjennyj77]

Hoping the series you are reading is the Wayward children series. It’s my all time favorite!! If you haven’t read it, I would love to see you do a vlog reading all 9 books. They are all under 200 pages so they are very quick to read!

[@ashleyslittlelibrary]

I have been reading that one over the past few years and I’m about mid-way through the series! It’s amazing so I stretch it out so it never ends 😂

[@Idkwhat56]

I think my problem with Starling House was the same as yours; it felt very YA, I was cringing in most of the scenes 😫

[@Sobeykin]

I loved A Good Girl's Guide to Murder - can't wait for the tv series of it to come out (:

[@Sobeykin]

Also, not read past the first book and I listened to the audiobook of it, and it was just such a fun ride!

[@joeysbooked]

I just finished Death Valley a few days ago and I'm happy you enjoyed it more than me because it sounded sooo good. Everytime she mentioned the Rocks all I could think of was watching Spongebob when i was little and him talking to the used tissue and penny or whatever it was 😅

[@ashleyslittlelibrary]

Hahhaha exactly!

[@nevo2878]

Maybe the second and third books aren't as great as the first one but it wasn't horrible and I didn't regret reading it . For me it was one of the best ya mystery I loved

[@iheartcats4life_]

I got to the same point in fourth wing before DNFing about 20% and felt the same way! I just didn't get pulled into the story

[@necholejacobs6195]

Yes continue it’s worth it to me and audiobooks are the go too

[@erinlchapman61925]

Finish the good girls series on audio. Look the first one IS the best but the rest are worth it too imo 🙂❤

[@amandalavery6282]

I have all the books mentioned but am a little hesitant to read them. Idk why. Maybe a reading slump?

[@RivetingReads]

Haha I started reading a series too and I’m shockeddd

[@RivetingReads]

Omg yesss A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder is so good I’m so glad you loved it! I haven’t read on in the series either

[@carissa1446]

I have recently realized I don’t like unreliable narrators. Feels like the author is intentionally lying to make a “plot twist”. So I understand what you’re saying about thrillers where they hold information back.

[@GriffReads]

I loved the first two books in the AGGGTM series (I listened to the audiobooks) but I *hated* book 3. I think it's still worth continuing because some people love the direction it goes in but others don't!

[@kerisbookishcorner2864]

I have the same question/concern about A Good Girl’s Guide for Murder series. I’ve also only read the first book, so I’ll be curious to see what others say here and also what you think if you end up continuing.

[@aprilhutchens2105]

Have you read any of the "Inheritance Games" series by Jennifer Lynn Barnes? It does read kind of YA, but the mystery part of it was compelling enough to keep me reading. Its very "Knives Out" meets "Dawson's Creek".

[@BeeBaldwin]

I would say, read the first Good Girl's Guide, and then leave it there :)

[@tawnyachristensen7310]

Felt the same about Fourth Wing, DNF'd. I am excited to try Starling House as it was in my book box.

[@leslienope]

I hope you enjoy Starling House, it took me a bit to get into it but I ended up really liking it!

[@ms.annaong]

All of the books on my tbr (almost 300) are already vetted by booktubers like you. However, reading is subjective so if i don’t like where the story is going or i am not jiving with the characters , i will just DNF.

[@leezirkle7840]

I'm definitely going to try Death Valley

[@paulinthepages]

Personally, I'd stop at the first one. I LOVED book 1, book 2 was OK, book 3 was a DNF.

[@Laura_Reads]

I gave Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone a 3.5 stars so you’re not alone!

[@janenightreadsandwrites223]

I am having fourth wing fomo but worried that it wont work for me.

[@leslienope]

I liked the rest of the Good Girl books. I don't think they were all as good as the first one, but they were still enjoyable reads.

[@CL30040]

I enjoyed all the good girls ones

[@emperorcupcake]

I just finished Good Girls Guide today and also gave it 5 stars! I'm definitely gonna pick up the sequels

[@greeranelson]

I’m halfway through No One Can Know and I’m going to finish it but I’m REALLY not enjoying it. The writing really shows that the author previously wrote Young Adult fiction. It really reads Young Adult. Also - too many perspectives from two timelines, and the characters are insufferable. Additionally, rich parents who were murdered and the protagonist comes back to childhood home…how many times have we read the same story?

[@danieleigh6468]

I did same thing w Fourth wing I could NOT get into it

[@lorenamunguia-cortez9368]

I liked good girls guide to murder, the second one was ehh... entertaining-ish, and I haven't read the third one yet

[@carmencampeanu7810]

Where's a good place to.read spoilers? Where do u do that?

[@ashleyslittlelibrary]

I usually look for reviews on Goodreads that contain spoilers, or just Google the book + spoilers and look for bloggers who spoil the book!

[@carmencampeanu7810]

@@ashleyslittlelibrary thank you so much 😊

[@LavenderLydia]

I LOVED the first book, the second is really disappointing, the third one is just weird (and not in a good way). Personally, I would say look up recaps for the rest of the series but don't bother reading them. They aren't worth it and in some ways cheapen the first book.

[@BrennaPatterson]

finally someone who doesn't like fourth wing! haha

[@ashleyslittlelibrary]

We exist! 😂

[@williamchua7261]

Fourth Wing is DNF for me also. Its pretentious and tries too hard.

[@lorenamunguia-cortez9368]

I know what series you're reading 👀

[@andrev5992]

Kate Alice Marchall is very overrated. The returning-to-hometown, faulty-memory tropes are DONE.

[@witchymary5246]

Her YA Horror books are amazing though

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

I want to read starling house so badly 🫠 that sucks you weren’t a fan