MID YEAR CHECK IN: BEST & WORST SO FAR (2024) [CC]

[@JustTiffers]

Fanfic and I have rekindled our relationship this year. I stumbled upon a pairing I had never thought of and now Im going through all 73 pages of stories on AO3 and looooooving it.

[@JessOwens]

I LOVE THIS FOR YOU

[@ArcticWolfe84]

"Did I read words? I don't know." 😂

[@nicolednk7642]

As a Wyoming girlie myself, any man who tried to call me sugar would probably end up on the floor. And I can get my own whiskey, thank you very much! 😆

[@JessOwens]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@RobinReads]

Yesss Bloom mention! Raccoons and soap and cupcakes 🫠

[@s.ajanaku8488]

@@RobinReads bloom written by what author? I want to look it up. Thx!

[@RobinReads]

@@s.ajanaku8488 bloom by Delilah S. Dawson! Hope you enjoy it if you read it 😁

[@dobetterwithchristian4472]

Your drunken rant might be my favorite video of the year. I need to go watch it again 😂

[@mglarson5936]

I’m crying about the whisky spitting😂😂😂😂😂

[@missjlm3011]

I just finished The Eyes Are the Best Part and it was phenomenal

[@JessOwens]

just this title alone makes me want to read it

[@sassysarahreads]

I have read so much fanfic this year and it has pushed me to read even more books. Good fanfic changed my life, cleared my pores, and makes my skin glow. ✨

[@JessOwens]

YES ALL OF THIS!!!!! GOOD FANFIC CHANGES LIVES!!!!

[@rachaelb4302]

Totally agree about Paradise rot, strange vibes but not unhinged actions from the characters

[@aceofhearts_aj]

I had a giggle with a friend over the whiskey thing and she said that it had to have a name, since whiskey is "neat" when it's straight from the bottle no ice and "on the rocks" with ice...so she came up with "whiskey sloppy" for when the whiskey is spat out of someone's mouth. This will haunt me for years to come.

[@JessOwens]

😂😂😂😂

[@kbird6208]

However you feel about your KZbin year we are happy to see you 😁

[@JessOwens]

thank youuu

[@madisonnotmadi]

I've never read an Abby Jimenez book but I love her Tiktok tbh 😭 she's constantly being harassed by her incredibly silly dog & basically just posts goofball dog content with the occasional "oh yeah wait I'm an author I should probably advertise a book or smth"

[@Mellybeans0919]

I purchased Book Lover 📖 last week from a second hand bookstore. I excited to begin her books 😊

[@plutastar]

"Do Nothing" contains a topic that I'm thinking about all the time while struggling getting through a workday. That's something I must read.

[@Goose2805]

I'm literally cracking up that you're bringing up the whiskey spitting again. 😂 Clearly not over it yet. (Which is fair). Maybe next year! 😆

[@DoubleA-ou7pj]

I just started part of your world today. So far (50 pages), so good.

[@loopholelola]

I also read paradise rot for a book club and I was traumatized 🙃

[@katherineeaster5799]

For the unhinged woman recommendation, I just read You'd Look Better as a Ghost by Joanna Wallace, and I really enjoyed it. I don't think it was quite the comedy as it was advertised, the humor was more ironic humor than anything, but it had several good twists, and I liked the ending, which is a miracle for me.

[@wow.trisha]

Read Fourth wing on your recommendation and it's so... enjoyable that i was also like "what plotholes? I don't see 'em". Iron flame though, i have words about it. BUT. In general, a simple, fun series to read

[@JessOwens]

right?! fourth wing was a good time, IDK what happened with Iron Flame

[@TheEighthAct]

Yes sunscreen! Love you jess

[@lovelather9012]

I finally read the ACOTAR series and it really was a good time. Buddy read with my best friend, can follow along with all the memes now, and I do get the overall hype of it all. Have been doing some re-reading which is just good for my soul. My last read was Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall and it was so sweet and made me giddy.

[@allgirlreview433]

Thank you for starting me on my sunscreen habit.

[@JessOwens]

TIS MY HONOR

[@ezool18]

i always love hearing your thoughts about books. im not a romance girlie but i might keep an eye out for those first three books. my current read is The Dragon’s Promise by Elizabeth Lim. i have a few gripes with the first 15 chapters to the point i had to put it down for several months. but ive finally gotten back to it and im reminded of why i love Lim’s characters and writing and ive been flying through it. i love fullmetal alchemist so im so happy to hear you’re still planning to continue the series! another manga series that i’ve recently gotten into is The Case Study of Vanitas. about a world where half of human society was turned into vampires and its so good.

[@nereis8792]

I'd recommend Chlorine for an unhinged female character book

[@themusicsnob]

For an unhinged lady book, I would recommend Woman, Eating by Claire Koda. Content warning for a lot of things but especially eating disorder rep, but it was unhinged in a way I really loved. Reminds me a bit of Natural Beauty, but it’s also its own thing for sure

[@petiolereads]

Love Abby Jimenez so much ;____; I really liked Part of Your World, but I LOVED Yours Truly. I agree so much with what you said about loving her characters. Those two people, I love them both so much on their own and THEN THEY ALSO are so good for each other that it makes me want to cryyyyy. What did we do to deserve that? Can't wait to read Just for the Summer soon!

[@r-evolve]

I had a similar experience with Y/N. at first I was like "this is weird, but I know it's meant to be weird, so I'm vibing." but I just kept getting more and more lost as I went on. I am 100% confident that I missed the point, I do not understand literature, and Esther Yi is either living on another mental plane or in the year 2136 where literature has ascended beyond the comprehension of my walnut brain.

[@JessOwens]

LMAO YES, ESTHER YI IS ON AN OTHER PLANE BC IT AINT THE ONE I'M ON LOLOLOL

[@Maeve_Ever_Books]

I LOVE Do Nothing by Celeste Headlee!!

[@xDianaMoonx]

The Stormlight Archive has been one of my faves this year, for sure, still need to catch up for the December release, haha. Also, just recently started the Murderbot Diaries series from Martha Wells and wow, they are refreshing and funny! Been binging them the last few weeks (reading it on phone first, and then listening to the audiobook with my partner). About to start the fourth one~! The worst ones, have been for the Monster Lovers book club I'm in. Like I've read better crappy fanfiction AUs than these self published ones, lol. Forbidden Ride by R.K. Galaga has an interesting cover, but holy hell is it unhinged in I'm not sure if this is really sexy for some people or was supposed to be a parody. Getting Freaky With Frankenstein was just terrible writing that went nowhere.

[@Lynn-CA]

Unhinged rec; My Husband by Maud Ventura

[@sophilozophy]

I haven’t read Done and Dusted, but it sounds like you might like The Wilds of Montana by Kristen Proby. Romance, family dynamics, interconnected books so you see the people from the books before and coming as the series continues. My favourite book so far this year is The Dagger and Forbidden Heir by Emilia Jae. Fantasy with romance, witty banter and multiple POVs that keep the tension up. I just started The Crimsoth Moth aka The Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli. I’ve been anticipating it and hope it’s everything I hope it will be.

[@rj6342]

I could not agree more about Ms Abby J. “Yours Truly” altered my brain chemistry, in a good way. I had such a book hangover after reading it.

[@Maeve_Ever_Books]

Can’t wait for your DNF video!!

[@serenity8910]

Funny Story by Emily Henry really put me in my romance era (omg it was so darn good). I might try Abby Jimenez next! Been hearing great things about her latest book.

[@JessOwens]

Yessss give Abby a try!!

[@ohladysamantha]

Abby Jimenez is becoming a new favorite for me!

[@mollyimber1300]

I really want to pick This Thing Between Us for my bookstores book club for customers, but is it like too much for middle aged ladies?

[@JessOwens]

hmmmm, that's a good question. I don't think so??

[@theGillybean_Chronicle]

I really liked This Thing Between Us. It warrants a re-read at some point.

[@JessOwens]

1000%

[@touche5616]

Have you come across Motherthing? It's petty unhinged.

[@kathryncalderon]

I agree about miss Tessa. I love her published work but her old self published I think we’re just not that good some I DNF’ed and some were just ehhh

[@JulEnglefaris]

This Thing Between Us sounds so good! But I read that it has animal abuse and death; and animal abuse is just one thing I can't stomach reading about. Why they gotta add that?! lol

[@JessOwens]

I knowwwww. It was rough

[@kayri687]

do you have sunscreen recs?? for either face or body? i am famous for not using sunscreen and now i know nothing about it ksajksldfk

[@JessOwens]

My number one is a Korean sunscrene: Isntree Hyaluronic Watery Sun Gel SPF 50. You can purchase it from Olive Young, YesStyle, or Stylevana. Also SKIN1004 - Madagascar Centella Hyalu-Cica Water-Fit Sun Serum SPF50 (also Korean). I prefer Korean sunscreens because they don't burn my eyes and blend in perfectly. US sunscreens: Neutrogena hydroboost, great for face and body, Naturium sunscreens (though more pricey), Black Girl Sunscreen if you have dry skin, Black Girl Sunscreen kids if you're more oily. Also Aveeno Protect and Hydrate sunscreen.

[@kayri687]

thank you so much Jess 😭😭 the other day I bought some cheap generic sunscreen and it made my skin look blue lmfaoooo excited to look into these!!

[@corneliastreet96]

❤❤❤

[@kbird6208]

I'm going to start rebuking books now 😂

[@JessOwens]

YOU SHOULD