OCTOBER WRAP-UP || The BEST Books and Stories I Read

[@13swimchick]

Yes!! I love audiobooks!!! Especially when my life is busy. I love listening to them on my commute, cleaning, walking my doggies and doing mindless work. I am actually a librarian and one of my favorite things to do whole shelving is listen to audiobooks! Sometimes I listen to a book a day especially if I listen to it at 1.5 or 2.0 speed!

[@AbiofPellinor]

Serial letting you switch between audio and ebooks is omg exactly what I needed!!! Ugh!!!

[@fadumaali8628]

Audiobooks are my go-to when things get busy with school and work.

[@Acterko]

GURL you have such an AWESOME AURA

[@francescakyanda9182]

I know right? Just as pink as her nails!

[@whatpollyreads5979]

Audiobooks are definitely life savers for when you’re busy but wanna read, too! 💙💙💙

[@iikirsten5791]

I have a question since I’ve just recently started using audiobooks.. How do you listen to them? Like do you just do other things whilst listening or do you read along with a physical copy of a book?

[@whatpollyreads5979]

kirstenrose Hi! Sometimes I listen while doing mindless chores or while eating. Sometimes if I have a physical copy of the book, I listen alongside with it! But I stop listening and just stick to my physical copy if I’m not feeling the narrator. 😂

[@iikirsten5791]

@@whatpollyreads5979 Ohh I see🖤thank u sm for replying!

[@megan-tl3lz]

I was having the worst day ever, and then you posted!! Just watching your intro made me smile so wide, thank you for being so uplifting!! 💕

[@mariaventura949]

your videos have such a good vibe they always make me feel so warm and sweet lol

[@purrfectlybookish4913]

i appreciate you explaining the night circus. i have never read it. i hear ppl talk about how awesome it is all the time, but they never really explain what it is about. Your summary was helpful :)

[@carlys987]

The night circus is my favorite book of all time I'm so happy you read it!!

[@evildoesnotsleep-x2b]

i just bought Ties That Tether and i can't wait to dig in! thank you for your excellent suggestions

[@emilyh7621]

Yeah I am in a reading slump and you always inspire me to read

[@YourTrueShelf]

I didn't stick to my tbr apart from 2 books! I really enjoyed Chloe Brown, I need to get to Dani, she sounds great. Added ties that tether to my wishlist, sounds amazing 💖

[@jeremyfee]

Great wrap up video for the month. Glad you got so much great reading in. I'll have to recommend some of these books to my students.

[@danielleyarbrough8274]

In February my virtual library book club will read Take A Hint Dani Brown & I'm super excited about it😍 I have a hold from the library for Get A Life Chole Brown that I'm waiting on😬 I love your energy, keep up the terrific work💝

[@LocDBooktician]

The night circus was one of my favorites a few years ago.

[@jinx4life316]

Yess I have a bunch of audiobooks and ebooks

[@lisab5592]

I wanna be into audiobooks but I have such difficulty absorbing the material :( but this version of audiobook sounds so cool!

[@jaytay718]

I loved The Night Circus🤩🤩🤩 Now you have to read her second book The Starless Sea🥰 You’ll either love it or hate it😜 I loved it. And yaaaassssss, The Ties That Tether was all the things🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 So good!!!

[@whatpollyreads5979]

Ahhhhh super love the energy in the intro Naya!!!

[@Nkanyiso_K]

Same here. Audiobooks while you work *(sometimes)* is the way to go

[@heyimsasa]

hey naya! if you see this, i'm sorry i haven't been commenting on your videos 😣 i was near one of california's now largest fires and we had to evacuate. shortly after, i got a puppy that needed (and still needs) rehabilitating and intense training so i've been doing that. i might just have to have your videos running without commenting for a while until she gets older but things are winding down and i can finally comment again for the most part! excited to dig back into your stuff. thank you so much for keeping up the content 💖

[@rose_and_thorns]

I've got Ties That Tether on my November TBR and now I'm even more eager to read it!

[@matteahayn]

I think my favorite book of October was Cemetery Boys! It was such a beautiful, spooky, adorable read. I read Night Circus earlier this year and I agree with you completely! It was such a well done story ❤️❤️

[@whatpollyreads5979]

That jacket looks so good on you!!! It looks elite. 😍😍😍

[@darcyreadssometimes3904]

I've heard Talia Hibbert actually has several books that were independently published before the Brown sister trilogy. :)

[@FreakyAnna92]

Always love your positivity! :) I love The Night Circus, too. Such a beautiful book. I read The Nightingale this month and I really enjoyed it!

[@amberdiorable]

Talia has so many other books and I've absolutely LOVED every one I've read so far. You should try Wanna Bet? Next

[@creolation]

I was about to say the same thing.

[@addunk355]

Naya, so well done! I enjoyed this wrap-up. I want to know what you think about Tiffany Jackson's Monday's Not Coming? I would love to hear your thoughts... I was not a fan of YA books, and as a matter of fact, picked the book for my niece to read for the summer. I read the first page and could not put the book down. The writing hooked me from beginning to end.

[@shelbysmith9194]

Omg I forgot about your channel! I watched you years ago and I saw the thumbnail and I was like oh she’s cute then I heard your voice and now I’m happy. Now I’m happy brb binging your videos

[@moonbook12]

I think you may ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤 The Conference Of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins

[@whatpollyreads5979]

I’m buddy reading Ties That Tether with a bookstagram friend and I am sooo excited for it!

[@erynchen2829]

Talia Hibbert had other backlisted books like The Ravenswood romance series but they have more of those realistic romance covers. I've only read Get A Life Chloe Brown by her but I'm definitely looking forward to Dani Brown and Eve Brown

[@CastleYonder]

I haven't read either of the Brown sisters books, but I've read Guarding Temptation which has a more traditional romance cover and it was fantastic. Short, but packed a punch in terms of enjoyable characters.

[@aprilsheppard5717]

I also discovered Talia Hibbert this year. I’ve read Chole and Dani Brown’s books and I’m so excited for Eve’s books! I also read Mating the Huntress for Halloween and I’m SO looking forward to her Christmas novellas! Merry Xmas and her new one out later this month, Wrapped up in You.

[@francescakyanda9182]

Oooooh you should read An Absolutely Remarkable Thing and A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green!

[@whatpollyreads5979]

The Night Circus is one of my fave reads this year too!!! I can’t wait to read Erin’s next book.

[@sofiastj]

Her next book was just as amazing if not more!

[@whatpollyreads5979]

Sofia S AHHHH you just made me more excited to read it!! Thanks for this!! Hehe

[@caylintaylor7894]

Whenever I am in a reading slump I can just watch your videos and want to read.

[@kira5612]

All of those books sound really interesting!! Sadly I have been in a really bad reading slump where I'm trying to fall back in love with reading again. But when I read I actually never had a straight forward tbr; it was mainly a tbr of a genre or time period that I wanted to read about.

[@MyLocsareREAL]

Same here!!!! I deviated from all my spooky reads and I think it was because of “The Night Circus” I just finished it yesterday and gave it 4 stars on goodreads...because I just needed more from the ending...I loved it...right from the start it felt super cozy and really slow to me..but I couldn’t put it down..now I have all these “spooky books” that will have to wait until next year 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@nia_symonne8078]

The Queen returns!!🙌🏽👑💕

[@rissdestajo4544]

Ahhhhh!!!! Your back!! I missed you ❤❤❤

[@maryjohnson6296]

I discovered Talia Hibbert last year when I read A Girl Like Her and Untouchable (books 1 & 2 of a trilogy) they also touch on mental health issues. I love the Brown sisters and am looking forward to the release of Act Your Age Eve Brown. I read The Night Circus in January and absolutely loved it.

[@asmalljoy]

Hallmark Movies get me too. I ended up buying Holiday Decorations and cookies. :D I haven't read Night Circus, but I loved Starless Sea. She's such a beautiful writer.

[@tobyo7088]

love your videos girl. stay safe and well

[@LocDBooktician]

Such a great book list!

[@bookishbynature]

Yaass Naya upload! So excited 💕

[@reaperbunny4222]

Just seeing the notification for a new video sets my mood for the day ❤️💜. I am curious about something though, by any chance what kind of work do you do?

[@ChiBeReading]

I love supporting Nigerian authors but the description of Ties that Tether really made me hesitant to pick it up. The concept that someone could fear losing their Nigerian cultural identity because of their love interest was...interesting to me lol. But I may have to pick it up to support my Naija sistahs haha!

[@Cinia18]

I thought so too especially as a Nigerian who never lived there but grew up in different European countries. But the book is more than I thought! The reasons and her situation is believable and the romance even though quite cliche at times, it’s way better than the blurb and it’s a solid 3 stars for a debut novel!

[@huda9445]

Spoilers about The Night Circus 🎪 I agree that it’s beautifully written, but it felt like it was a waste of time .. I wanted more of many things ..at least the point of everything, or some kind of mythology of how everything started, the father or the ones who organized things, I want to know more about WHY ... JUST WHY AND HOW ... the only things I liked were the food and tents descriptions. I know I was supposed to get or learn something from it, by I just couldn’t care, because it felt pointless . And I wasn’t convinced by the romance, I’ve read books with instant love that were more convincing and satisfying to read.

[@mmorris404]

Thank you! I didn't love that novel because of the bare world building and I didn't care for the romance. The weren't that compelling. Lots of nice descriptions to fill the novel but it's so hollow.

[@z11-n7z]

What lipstick are you wearing?

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

I want to read the brown sisters books so badly!

[@laughhappy_1426]

New subscriber! 👋🏿 Please recommend best domestic psychological thriller books! I want to read something that has drama and plot twist! 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

[@caylintaylor7894]

I love you and your channel!

[@Acterko]

YAAAASSSSS I'M EARLY FOR MAH QUEEEEN

[@poisonedyoyo]

I wouldn't say it's the Victorian setting that makes Sherlock HOlmes appealing, but Sir Arhtur Conan Doyle's writing. I love Charles Dickens though, but again, it's the writing, especially with Dickens, since a lot of the settings are somewhat dismal.However, romance was my theme for October along with Big Hero 6. I read a Kasie West book I hadn't picked up before, The Law of Tall Girls, and had a couple of other romance books set to read, but one had too much profanity and the other had that problem too but an even bigger issue, and the fact that it was compared to Judy Blume should've been a clue that it was NOT for me.

[@KLC228]

💕💕

[@thesukhe]

Love from India🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@RissyReads12291229]

Talia Hibbert has more than just the two books!

[@jinx4life316]

Ooops so I’m glad I have both books I thought take a hint Dani brown was the second book loool

[@coreyrobinson4312]

❤❤❤😍😍👑

[@MayBhank]

watching this video just brighten my day because of your bubbly energy and I can really tell how much you enjoyed these books. I just added Ties That Tether into my TBR!

[@zubaerchaudhari8267]

Hey

[@MayBhank]

I NEVER stick to my monthly tbr. I am 100% a mood reader xD