March Wrap Up 2024: the vibes were all over the place 😲

[@dessertcomes1st]

Ashley, as long as you have the energy, I am here for all your wrap ups. They are the videos I look forward to all month

[@meljstephan]

I'm glad you got through some arcs and tbr vets. Hopefully there's more 5 stars to come

[@conniedavis4751]

I love all of Freidas books so good!!!

[@JessicasLibraryCard]

I'm planning to read Throne of Glass at some point, so I'm glad for the advice re: Assassin's Blade. I'm really excited to read How to Solve your Own Murder - I'm glad you enjoyed it

[@gabbyreads]

Ahhh yes Happiness Falls is one of my favorites too!! It’s so great 😍 The comparison to Anatomy of a Fall is brilliant!! 👏

[@BethMorvant]

I am one of the ones who did enjoy Fourth Wing. However, I think it’s more so the nostalgia of getting back into reading in 2010ish when we had all the dystopian and fantasy books poppin then. I have nothing for the romance in it, but the dragons I thoroughly enjoyed and wish it wouldn’t have been a romance at all.

[@conniedavis4751]

I loved the teacher by Frieda!!!

[@jodicooper8764]

Hi Ashley! Love that you're reading the Thone of Glass series, I've just started it too and planning to finish it this year so its great to know I can follow along with you on it! Do you think you're going to do the tandem read? I'm in two minds!

[@md1111md]

I feel the same about nightwatching and fourth wing!

[@Nh15415]

Totally convinced me to read here we go again and happiness falls

[@ashleyslittlelibrary]

Yay! Hope you enjoy! 🫶🏻

[@BeeBaldwin]

We have the same thoughts on Fourth Wing! 🤍🫶🏼😶‍🌫️

[@jaynehunter-ar]

I agree so much with your favorites! I really liked Happiness Falls and thought the ambiguity was done really well. I just read Here We Go Again last week and loved the emotional range of the story. I cried and LOLd several times. Joe and Remy were amazing characters.

[@cindyperez1085]

I agree with you about Freida McFadden books. Can’t understand the hype her books get. I am moving on.

[@Ottolineification]

Honestly, I was on a quest to find a book reviewer with taste similar to mine, and I just searched for "march wrap up" videos and watched them randomly, clicking off when a person mentioned that they loved the book I hated or hated the book I loved. You disliked the fourth wing, and I subscribed to you immediately. Finally someone with braincells!

[@meghanwalsh8952]

I read happiness falls this year too on audio and it's FANTASTIC - absolute easy 5 star, so brilliant ❤

[@YW2324]

Sounds interesting 🤔

[@sophhnavarro]

Happiness falls is so good! Such a mash of genres, themes, and representations. Here We Go Again has piqued my interest 👀

[@allieblank5992]

Okay, I’ve got to read Happiness Falls. 😊

[@erinmaggio5620]

I plan on reading Happiness Falls, too!

[@joanjaffe4216]

I completely agree with you regarding Someone Watching. It was so boring but I kept reading because I bought it rather than it being a library book. I was so glad when I finished it.

[@TheHeavenlyHomestead]

Have you read “ The Frozen River” by Ariel Lawhon? I like most of what you find to be a 5 star book, so when I started devouring this 400+ pages I thought of you! Isn’t that the weirdest thing ever? Ha! Historical Fiction, badass woman, great mystery, well written… it’s like you are traveling back in time and watching all this happen! As a librarian I read all new books to have a better idea what to recommend, but I’ve been really disappointed for months now on the new releases I’ve read. The Frozen River, we got it back in Dec, not sure when released, but came back to our library in April, which means it’s been traveling the entire county for 3+ months❤ It took a while, but the wait was soooo worth it, oh! And the audiobook is awesome! I’m done 😂

[@Catherine165432]

I’m currently reading this right now and can attest to this. I believe that it is sooo underrated and don’t see anyone on Booktube talking about it.

[@jaimee-kate]

Oh wow, so happy to see you enjoyed Happiness Falls! It's been on my high priority TBR for several months now but I started seeing mixed reviews. I tend to align with your tastes, so you've reinvigorated my interest in it!

[@amandalavery6282]

I bought fourth wing but have been hesitant to read because I have a feeling I won't like it. I do have happiness falls.... Just bumped it up on my tbr! Ty! Ur vlogs r awsum!

[@lauramichelle6976]

I just picked up Fallen by TJ Newman from a library sale, and until you said it, i literally assumed i just picked up drowning and forgot the name because the covers are SO similar that is such a bizarre choice

[@ashleyslittlelibrary]

It’s such a weird choice 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@herbybib]

Definitely recommend the audiobooks for the Thursday Murder Club series. I probably would not have finished them if I didn't have the narration. Also, I'm glad to hear how much you enjoyed Here We Go Again. I've been debating pre-ordering this bc I'm on a bit of a budget but Alison Cochran's writing has always captured me in the past. I'll definitely be buying it now!

[@ALilBitofMonica_]

Hearing you say you're glad you read Assassin's Blade first makes me so sad that I didn't do that because I did not like Throne of Glass oooops. ALSO I love how much you love Happiness Falls! Its SO good! And I desperately need to read Here We Go Again

[@kimcampoli6538]

Maybe do a wrap up halfway through the month if that would help.

[@amberlimbaugh]

We have such similar tastes! Especially in mystery/thriller. Please read Kill Show by Daniel Sweren-Becker. I would LOVE to see your review! I don't see how more people aren't talking about it!

[@ramen8760]

Ok I’m so sorry I know this is completely unrelated to this video but I just had the strangest experience with the book Kill For Me Kill For You ever and I just wanted to share it lol. I had the physical book of the month copy but I also downloaded a kindle copy. It’s a weird thing with me that just like how some people listen to audiobooks and read physically, I instead like to switch between reading on my kindle and physically (weird I know). But I somehow downloaded the UK version which I don’t understand how but I somehow did and the two books are SO different. Like I was flipping through them and I was shocked. Entire parts of the book are cut or changed, chapters happen at different points and there was a whole plot twist in the UK kindle version where SPOILER ALERT Ruth’s husband Scott is actually alive which doesn’t seem to happen at all in the book of the month edition to my knowledge. This is just so strange to me and I was wondering if you as an expert book connoisseur 😂 knew if this is common with different versions of books?

[@TheHeavenlyHomestead]

Another one that I loved this month, and by love I mean a 4 star because it reminds me of how I felt about The Last Word by Taylor Adams, is Everyone is Watching by Heather Gudenkauf, the audio is fun, but I agree with Gabyreads about the challenges, they seemed like they don’t fit the narrative, idk she talked about it yesterday and described my feelings. I still enjoyed it and gave it a 4 star because like The Last Word, it ended up being something really crazy, and never suspected that was going to be the ending 😂 I like Heather Gudenkauf’s books TheOvernight Guest is my favorite. That’s it! 😂

[@iheartcats4life_]

I've been watching the Broski Report religiously and I officially have fomo on throne of glass haha I think I may pick up the Assassins blade soon!

[@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk]

Read a lot there. Best wishes for April.

[@literatelyalees]

I’m so excited for Here We Go Again, I also really enjoyed Kiss Her Once for Me 😍

[@ruthewonus7704]

If you like Happiness Falls, you might like: What We Kept to Ourselves.

[@Pocketsnuggies]

I loved The Things We Leave Unfinished by Yarros. Give that a try. Totally different vein and great. I agreed with you on the Listen one. Just eh for me.

[@gabbyreads]

Omg I am shocked at the one star review for Nightwatching!! 🤯 I think yours is the first negative review I’ve seen lol I’m reading it soon and now I’m nervous 😂

[@ashleyslittlelibrary]

Hahaha I haven’t seen any other negative reviews either so hopefully I’m just an anomaly 😂

[@kerisbookishcorner2864]

I’m so excited to pick up Happiness Falls now! And I must be the only person still interested in starting TOG that watches your channel because I got so bummed when you said all the TOG content would be spoilery 😢 If you see this, could you maybe let me know without spoilers why you were glad you did Assassin’s Blade first? I was excited to find out your opinion on that but didn’t watch since I’m avoiding spoilers.

[@ashleyslittlelibrary]

Oop sorry! I’ll balance non spoilers & spoilers in the future. I was glad I read The Assassin’s Blade 1st because you get to know the MC really well, see her struggle, and see her be a badass. She’s in a bit boring in TOG, so I was glad I already had that foundation to be interested in & care about her, otherwise I may have not been as interested in the series if I started with TOG!

[@kerisbookishcorner2864]

@@ashleyslittlelibrary that would be awesome but you don’t have to if you prefer to do those with spoilers, I can always come back once I read it. Thanks that’s kind of how I was leaning so it’s good hearing that’s what you liked about starting there. Maybe this will just motivate me to read a book each month or so also!

[@bobbyshields4810]

I DNF'd Thursday Murder. I may try again.

[@leesa154]

While I did like the ending of Listen For The Lie, I did think halfway through if there was one more chapter where this girl sits with a random person, drinks a random beverage, and tells them she doesn’t remember what happened I was going to scream. I swear that same exact scene happened at least 5 times. 😂😂😂

[@Brianaduvessa]

I said the exact same about Fourth wing. It reads YA and then suddenly super graphic sex. The book is trash and more people need to say it.

[@the_eerie_faerie_tales]

I've never had any interest in reading it thankfully I never did but I agree that it seems like some really popular books don't get certain things said about them when they should.

[@aprilvaughn1089]

How many chapters does Throne of Glass, Bride, actually have? So its a terrible book and experience?

[@tawnyachristensen7310]

I feel validated in my feelings about Fourth Wing (DNF'd at about100 pgs)

[@lauramichelle6976]

i am on Heir of Fire, and i have read Throne of Glass twice and its the worst of the series so far. I am reading assassins' blade next (idk why i am reading it 4th but thats what happened lol) and i am also shocked i've gone this long without spoilers.

[@ankur-chauhan]

The fact that you did not like fourth wing proves that you have taste in reading and not a newbie like most people who liked this horrible book. Also the second book is so much worst. Atleast first part is still okay but second book gives true reflection that author did not have any content.

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

I still have yet to read fourth wing 🫠