july reading wrap up 📖🐬☀️ (5 stars, dnfs, & new releases)

[@sere-l1f]

sara in her active era? we’re loving it 🩶

[@Outclaw_shorts]

IT WAS RARE!! I WAS THERE

[@emsreadshere]

there’s a specific quote in “a novel love story” where elsy talks about not loving a part of the series and then at a better time she rereads it and loves it and when you said you would have loved a novel love story during the fall it made me giggle cause it was a perfect quote for that moment😭

[@anngepinselt]

totally agree with you on the 3.5 stars for reckless - such a bummer, but I have even higher hopes for the next release!! we really need some PLOT (!!) in fearless 🥸

[@justjjswrld]

HOW WAS THIS COMMENT A DAY AGO!?? AND THIS VID WAS 3 HOURS AGO PLS EXPLAIN

[@zafreennazarali3696]

@@justjjswrld It is because she is a mebmber thing so she gets vids early. you can become a member by paying paytreon i think

[@justjjswrld]

oh ok! ty for explaining bc I thought it was a time travel thing or smth 💀

[@breaavril]

wait i've also been so obsessed with the single parent trope in books recently and i kept wondering why and i realized it's because when a kid is in the book they're just forced to have these wholesome moments and i eat it up every time 😭 it's just too good

[@maloumasereel966]

Sameeee that’s partly what I loved about Just for the Summer (not quite single parent but you know)

[@silvi.is.living]

To me it's because single dad usually means age gap trope too 😊

[@itshope7813]

My mood every time Sara posts📈

[@poppycalliope]

I've heard so many people say the same about reckless so you're definitely not alone in this Sara! I could hear you talk about books for hours 🙈💌📚

[@readingwkatelyn]

anxious people was one of the books that got me really into reading! i love how fredrick backman tells a story it was soooo good. i also posted my wrap up today!!

[@JaneKo-bo5dt]

i really wanna read that book!!

[@EmmaMayJune]

I have loved every single book by Fredrik Backman! Even his novellas are perfect and made me cry lol

[@Gabby_HH]

Thank you so much for posting. 😢❤You are amazing. Every time you post I'm really happy. My grandpa passed away today, and seeing your post made me feel better. Thank you❤🎉

[@JaneKo-bo5dt]

My condolences May he rest in peace🕊️🌅

[@jaymeestahl]

i was just thinking about how excited i was for this this morning! perfect timing bestie!💖

[@Kelvin0815]

I read 12 books this month and my favorite was Firefly Lane which had me sobbing 😭😭

[@amandah82]

I cannot stop thinking about Play Along since I finished it. I’m so glad you gave it a five star.

[@kcriems4813]

I ate Play Along up - I love that series so much. Was really wishing there'd be an installment for Monty though. I'm reading Summer Romance right now - gotta cram the summery readings in this last month before all the cozy books come for 6 months of a midwestern winter.

[@nicolepro927]

I loved Summer Romance when you said “sweatpants” I laughed out loud! Her books are gold for sure!

[@BrinkleyK]

I read 15 books in July and The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center is now my favorite book of 2024 so far.

[@readingwithkaylav]

I totally agree about Liz Tomforde’s writing, it’s so visual! ❤

[@ilyromiis]

You look like ✨being active✨in this channel 💗we’re loving it 💗

[@esjaymusings]

one of my comfort youtubers

[@deirdramantia3044]

Omg I read Summer Romance in one day and it became my favorite romance book SO FAST!! I absolutely LOVED it 🥰 It had me giggling, kicking my feet, and sobbing all at the same time

[@xjfsvx]

I GAVE MY FIRST DNF IN JULY AND IM ACTUALLY HAPPY BECAUSE OF IT

[@justjjswrld]

13 BOOKS!? GIRLY I READ 13 THIS YEAR 💀(HUGE READING SLUMP) BUT THAT'S ACTUALLY REALLY GOOD!! 🫶🏼

[@evieecooper]

these videos are always so comforting !! i love hearing your opinions 🫶

[@saniyahzahra8547]

Omg. A 40 minute video of Sarah talking about books is all I needed! 😌

[@bonniemae1397]

Your voice is so calming it makes your vids so comforting

[@juliacash8135]

I’m so glad you read assistant to the villain. It’s one of my favorite reads so far this year. The second book is coming out this month.

[@JamieRena]

I can't wait for all the fantasy reads coming soon!!!!

[@readsbynatt]

one of my favorite bookers, I swear I could hear you talk all the time it is so comforting, love you bestie! 🩷

[@amandawatermelon]

Im in the middle of the chestnut springs series right now and I'm loving it!!! 😍 Didn't know about them until I read wild love and absolutely loved that one too.

[@jadanicole.]

you explained a novel love story so well I immediately went to goodreads and put it on my tbr!!

[@bunny_koo]

Saraaa you have to read “forest of dreams and whispers” i think you’ll love it!! Highly Highly recommend it’s light on fantasy and has *chefs kiss* banter ❤

[@beautifulmama862]

I agree about reckless 😊 I love your wrap-ups especially for your opinions which sometimes are exactly how I feel but can't word it right ❤❤❤ love this

[@sarahnorris6672]

Play Along was SOOOO good. It’s my favorite of the series.

[@Leah-p5u6b]

You are the best Booktuber! I love hearing your reccomendations💗

[@marisan5557]

Your monthly wrap up is one of my fav videos from you to watch. But honestly every video of yours is my fav!

[@emerygraf1323]

THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING RUNAWAY LOVE LOL!!! I saw that in store today and wanted to add it to my books to buy list but couldn't remember what it was called so Thank You!!! 😂❤

[@Abigail-bl2cr]

I loved anxious people so much I just read it in July!!! He’s writing is so funny and unique and every book ive read by him I’ve loved

[@readingwkatelyn]

yesss it’s wrap up season!!

[@jesisreading]

I've never read Ashley Poston but A Novel Love Story seems so good! I gotta make it a cozy fall read and get into her other books as well. Especially since I always imagine being in the Gilmore Girls world (even though it's not a book) I know I'll be wishing I'm in Stars Hollow while I'm reading lol

[@bookswithlilly]

That’s what I kept picturing when I was reading it!!

[@gillian6918]

i gave it 5 stars i thought it was really good so it kinda hurt that sara only gave it 3😭 lmk what you think of it if you get to it!

[@jesisreading]

@@gillian6918 I've seen a lot of average reviews on it but I think it's something I'll really enjoy. I'm excited to get to it!

[@Alia-du4vs]

You got me obsessed with Elin Hilderbrand! Sooo good

[@reagsl9379]

IM SO GLAD U IMAGINED GETTIBG TRAPPED IN CHESNUT SPRINGS TOO. that’s the first place I imagined ugh. I wish

[@caylagirl]

I saw the trailer for the perfect couple and it looks soooo good so I picked up the book. I was honestly thinking about soft dnfing it because I couldn’t get into it but I think you’ve convinced me to give it another go! I feel like I started reading it at the wrong time but I’ve also never read an Elin Hilderbrand book and there were so many characters 😂

[@becm963]

My librarian in grade school had the name Poston & pronounced it with a long O, like a fence post. I listened to seven year slip on audio and they pronounced it with a long O, too.

[@zenjidevera1501]

play along is one of my fav books ever💜💜 so happy you loved it too !!!

[@purplepeaches7152]

GIRL! Please read The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah, Go As A River by Shelley Read, Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith and Scythe by Neal Shusterman! They’re all SO good! I know you said you would read Scythe in the fall but it’s too good to not start now! BUT! I’d suggest starting with The Great Alone because it’s just amazing. It will make you giggle, cry with anger, sadness and happiness! And then Go as a River. It’s just. Uh. Chefs kiss. Oh! Also, Dark Matter by Blake Crouch.

[@jcolorguard123]

reckless is honestly my favorite from chestnut springs. i love theo and winter so much. i also agree with reckless by lauren roberts honestly im probably going to go back and reread it just because i sped read it just so it wouldnt be spoiled but it was a bit predictable in my opinion. play along was honestly my favorite read of the year so far.

[@Showtunediva]

28:05 I read this in April and loved it so much. Can’t wait for the second book in the series to come out.❤ Love you Sara.

[@padfootbowie]

love how active you are nowww bestie!

[@elenarusso9381]

the fact that u just “enjoyed” this winter is CRAZY - this novella ripped my heart out it was nothing enjoyable are u serioussss😭😭😭 no one talks about the pain of hearing about charlie and TORI OMG the way she talks about herself is DEVASTATING. u will gain so much more sympathy for Tori after reading solitaire 😭 omg

[@BiancaJuliaVlogs]

Just came back from the US and bought my first Elin Hilderbrand book! Can’t wait to read 28 summers ❤

[@Seeking.knowledge16]

Sara is what got me into reading love her 💙

[@lifeinmybook]

I'm so sad you didn't enjoy Reckless as much! I totally see your reasoning, but I was able to put that aside because I loved the banter so much. 😂 Also, I felt the same way you did about Assistant to the Villain!

[@katrineserop5500]

Girl, you have been feeding us lately! Loved the video!! Glad you loved volume 4 of Heartstopper, it’s one of my favorite book series ever! I heavily recommend you reading the rest of Alice Osemans books, they’re so good!⭐️

[@NogaBurcat]

after you finish heartstopper you shoud read solitaire by alice oseman its abut charlie's sister and its one of my favorits💜

[@courtneytaitt]

I felt the same about a novel love story. I was so excited about the concept and I still think it’s a good idea but I didn’t love the story. I loved the thought behind it though. Not to mention the cover is adorbs 😂

[@danaorozco3247]

I know it’s a good day if I wake up and Sara posts 😌

[@shelliegoddard5629]

Love your wrap ups and recommendations. Swan Song - generally means your “Final Act” or “The Last One”. Good name for a last book.

[@melodycollis]

Never clicked so fast! Absolutely love your videos 🥰💞🫶🏼

[@isabellebeh7004]

i need to catch up to the windy series!!!

[@sd.092]

currently reading a novel love story! i agree, it’s a bit slow paced. i was hoping to love it as much as the seven year slip 💔

[@coney_island_queen]

Reckless by Elsie Silver is definitely my favorite Chestnut Springs book. I relate so much to Winter. Literally loved every aspect of it the story and (spoiler alert) the accidental pregnancy plot was so well written and the reason why Theo didn’t know was very good and also the formula of the book is different in a good way. Gave it 6 stars. Literally read all 432 pages in one setting lmao.

[@maryross4488]

Himsara I absolutely love elin Hildebrands books too. I have the perfect couple and the swan song on my tablet plus the hotel in Nantucket. Love her books. Great vlog❤

[@leticiaanalima]

love seeing you talk about Heartstopper and I'm so excited to read Play Along now ps: just a heads up, A Novel Love Story is not Magical Realism (even though it says so on Goodreads) ... MR is a very specific genre mostly related to Latin America and its struggles, so this is book is actually Fabulism (fantasy elements placed in a everyday setting).

[@meganmicha_]

another sara video this week yes!! been slaying with the video content recently!!

[@iznjess48]

Love these videos, also absolutely loved Anxious People. I did not expect the plot but so well written and loved it!

[@Yese287]

I clicked the second I saw the notification! Love you bestie❤

[@lindsayrenee1063]

I could not get into caught up but play along is my fav book is this series hands down

[@Itz_winnie07]

its a good day when Sara posts

[@rosiedevall]

It’s so funny that there are 2 Reckless books and 2 Kai’s.

[@Vasanthasriram2024]

I recently read seven year slip on audio and definitely 5 stars I loved it

[@JoaSilva90]

In Girl Abroad, not that it changes anything but it wasn't the roommate's sister's boyfriend it was the boyfriend of the friend of the roommate's sister. I think listening to the audiobook you might have missed that character. Love your content always 💕💕💕

[@marilialeonia]

Eu fico muito confusa em ler a legenda e prestar atenção em você ao mesmo tempo. Mas é divertido, adorando seus vídeos!!!

[@lylasversion13]

i’m currently reading reckless by lauren robert’s and i am loving it so far! i think that i will have a bit of a different reading experience than you because i am tabbing the series, and that’s okay! Also, will you make a live where we sit and read together so that we can fangirl when something happens in the books we read?

[@alexaxutgla]

Love you saraaa!! You are my fav KZbinr 💕💕💕💕

[@arianaspencer3382]

I suggest Diving In by Bianca Miller for a small beach town-set read. It's sweet and emotional. The main girl goes back to her tiny beach town after her estranged dad dies, finds closure, and sees her brother's best friend/teenage crush again, which is the romance story. Cal Thomas is so great!

[@emerygraf1323]

I just bought powerless and powerful today and I'm very excited to read it!! Other than Bride by Ali Hazelwood it's going to be my first fantasy of any kind so I'm very excited and nervous to try it out!!!

[@clemenceboucher4213]

you always make my day when you post

[@jaimefok]

omg identical thoughts on swan song 😂❤

[@savannah_is_reading]

these are the vibes I needed today :)

[@i.am9752]

I need to reread heartless and reckless cause i am seriously unable to decide which is my top chestnut springs books between the two 🎸👢🤠

[@mrsmcdreamyxx]

Hey Sara! If you struggle to imagine the novel in your head while you’re reading, you may have what’s called aphantasia

[@oregonianmomxoxo]

I’m reading quicksilver rn and I’m feeling the same way it’s good but I maybe wasn’t in the mood to read it. I think im going to finish it tho!

[@AarjaviSheth]

I READ 13 BOOKS LAST MONTH TOO!!!!

[@ElladiLanHuong]

It's crazy how nobody is talking about the banned ebook Magnetic Aura from Borlest

[@read_with_sav_]

def using you as an excuse to reread reckless 🤠

[@ginnyluv4601]

im using her as an excuse to reread the entire chestnut spring series haha ❤🤠

[@vansa14]

I am so sad to hear people aren’t liking Reckless because I really enjoyed it. I understand that it doesn’t follow the main plot points from Powerless but that’s kind of the point. It’s its own book and it has its own plot. There was a LOT happening in the book and we got to watch how the characters processed and grew from the experiences of the first book. If we jumped into the main plot without all of this it simply wouldn’t make sense. They needed to work through some stuff before the trilogy can wrap up the main plot in the third book.

[@Heartforus-te2cg]

I just read powerless so I’m gonna order reckless by Elsie Silver soon 💗😍

[@chocolateoreo6489]

Yay, the bestie Sara has posted again (:

[@marielamarkowa]

Hey hey!! I'm so happy to hear that you love Backman's writing he is one of my fav authors!! You should definitely check out "A man called Ove" by him. Its his best work in my opinion and its a story that will stick with me forever. 💗🌷

[@caitlinjolly3332]

I read a man called Ove, by Fredrick Blackman earlier this year and it made me SOB. I immediately ran out to get anxious people and I can’t wait to start it

[@ryanrowe1975]

Really good!

[@ReaderandWriter.]

Its Poe-ston. A booktuber wanted to know so I went back to my audiobook of The Seven Year Slip and the narrator pronounced it as Poe-Ston.

[@Villamor_thebookworm]

I've been waiting for this!

[@heidirazoian3697]

I DNF’d the 1st book in the Windy City as well! But maybe I’ll try the rest!

[@chocolateoreo6489]

Just a friendly reminder to please expand your reading list to authors of color (: some author recommendations of mine include Ocean Vuong, Talia Hibbert, Kennedy Ryan, Ashley Woodfolk, Octavia E Butler, Susan Abulhawa, Candice Carty Williams, etc❤

[@PiluBecerra]

OMGGG so many videos this month

[@paitynrybij6296]

Best part of the day! 💕

[@Bucky749]

Romance 💘 is a big genre here I rarely see westerns or pulps . On booktube . As whole .

[@emmyru.k]

Please I need to know where you got your kindle cover its so cuteeeeee ❤

[@emilypatton5137]

Can we talk about how you read 2 books called Reckless 2 books with a Kai 1 book by Elsie Silver + 1 book with a main character named Elsie

[@emilypatton5137]

You should do a book challenge starting with a book w a random word in the title and the next book has to have the same word in the title 👀

[@paulaballard4053]

I gave A Novel Love Story 3⭐️ as well. It just did not hit for me either and the romance was completely unbelievable to me. I had such high hopes.

[@marissacaputo]

reckless was not a you problem queen 🥲 I think this series could've benefitted from being a duology.