I read my worst book of the year (& yes it was a popular romantasy novel)

[@nanguaaa]

Morning! I was having a moment today. I realized I've watched you go through so many life events. I was there with when you got locked out of your original channel and graduating from high school. I appreciate you being a constant in my life.

[@PeruseProject]

thank you so much for watching!!

[@spookyvintage13]

the edit at the beginning is so real, looking forward to finishing my nonfiction right now so i can dive into something to escape through for a little bit while we figure out what to do next. much love from a former texan! 🩵

[@ChessiZ444]

Not me mentally begging you to dnf while simultaneously waiting patiently for your next roast of this book.

[@RubyLsalcido]

Girl same🤣

[@vanesrak]

I love when Regan roast a book✨

[@WaterThePages]

I listened to The Games Gods Play on audio and the moment Hades was described as God of Death, when he is infact the God of the Dead (Thanatos is the God of Death) I knew we were in for a bad time. It frustated me so much because it's such a big mistake, which can easily be googled 😅

[@livechangechallenge]

I do think that sometimes TikTok blows books up and some creators make what people want to hear apposed to the truth. I always appreciate your views, because if it’s bad, then I know you aren’t afraid to say it. ❤

[@AshleyLammey]

Yay! New video! I’ve been a silent viewer for many years, I just wanted to say thanks for so many recommendations!

[@zahreads]

I hate to say it but as soon as you said you were planning to read The Games that Gods Play I saw the gif of "honey, have a big storm coming"

[@brittanyprice8109]

I almost got “Games Gods Play” at B&N today but I have gotten to where I don’t buy a book until you’ve reviewed it. I’m tired of being disappointed. Glad I didn’t pick it up!

[@kaesinfinitelibrary]

I just started reading Blood Over Bright Haven and I am LOVING IT and so invested!!!!

[@totough1]

"No kid wants Almond Joys" Me: *a person who grew up loving Almond Joys* 👁👄👁

[@PeruseProject]

Honestly I love to hear this!! I will always have almond joys now

[@catsandbats77]

My mom used to make these almond coconut balls every year for Christmas when I was growing up. She dipped them in dark chocolate and they were so good. I love coconut.

[@kasjo78]

THE BEST!!

[@asiangsus]

i need books, preferably fantasy, NOW more than ever. i want to escape this world and just get lost in a far more fun one. anyways, i love all your videos and recommendations. started reading mistborn in preparation for the stormlight archive 🗡️

[@jilliannoble00]

You had me at “that feeling you get when you watch the vampire diaries” 😍

[@ReadingNymph]

Hearing your reaction to Games Gods Play was so funny 😅 I feel bad that it was not a good reading experience but you did make it entertaining to listen the rants

[@Gillian.Ashcroft.66]

You suffered for us - lol. Happy Halloween 🎃 Condolences on 🎺

[@JeneRuse]

Have you read what the river knows. It’s seems to be compared to the mummy a lot and I would love to get your take on that book. I am also chasing the feeling that “a river enchanted” gave me.

[@amyg8176]

Reagan, you’d really enjoy the Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews, I think!

[@Meems202]

Love your videos! Always look forward to watching them with a good cup of coffee!

[@GymnasticChickz]

I love that I can always come to you to validate my opinions on romantasy!!! I’m 100 pages into the games gods play and will most likely DNF. I 100% agree that it reads like bad fanfic and am so disappointed 😭

[@sophiel.7930]

To me it read like fanfic but in an enjoyable way. 100% agree the fmc is too sassy though

[@milkteaful]

agatha all along was the highlight of october

[@sophiel.7930]

It’s so funny because I enjoyed TGGP so much while I usually don’t enjoy most popular romantasy. To me it completely delivered on the Percy Jackson + Hunger Games romantasy aspect. I also feel like Hades/Lyra relationship was voluntarily not fully developed because of the following books. I was also annoyed at the immediate pet name but it’s also explained later.

[@amberkellogg9771]

Haha Almond Joys and Mr. Good bars are my favorite 😂😂

[@Tharia1981]

OMG yes!!! Heaven IS a room with books. I like to think heaven is a place where I can just sit with my cat/cats and my boyfriend and just read everything ever written, for ever ❤️😍

[@christinamangano6051]

I feel like sassy main character syndrome started with Frozen and bled into books and has refused to go away ever since 😭 bring back quiet or earnest main characters!

[@Themadwoman69]

I loved you wishing us a happy halloween while all the deco around you was Christmas themed ahah!

[@feylights166]

Yay, I have been lookong forward to your latest vlog! I have been in a funk all week, since the results of the US election came out. I am scared for so many things, and as a bookworm, more book banning is one of them. At least I live in a blue state.

[@melaniebowman5530]

Oh my gosh I tried to google lens your sweater with no luck - brown with colorful cuffs - can you share where from please?

[@Danielle-mk5xn]

I just gave The Games Gods Play 3 stars, but I also can’t disagree with a single one of your criticisms lol. I think I was just in a good place to turn my brain completely off for a while. But I did think 12 trials was about 2x too many, and the characterization of both Lyra and Hades was bad. Still had an ok time reading it though lol

[@sophiel.7930]

Exact same. Was it perfect ? Absolutely not But I still enjoyed myself so much after being let down by so many Romantasies these days

[@underhypedandoverrated]

I know this is minor, but yes!!! Agatha all along is sooo good!

[@nflower33]

If it was me after 150 pages and I’m not enjoying the book especially if I don’t like the writing I stop 🛑. There are so many books out there I’m not going to suffer through a badly written one.

[@brianneholmes6547]

It’s sounds like I may want to wait to read “The Games Gods Play” until I am feeling better, I am in the US.

[@abibliophobe2731]

I was a weird kid that wanted the almond joy! 😂😂

[@awuncat]

The Games Gods Play sounds good in theory, but as I've learned to expect from popular romantasy books, the execution sounds terrible. Romantasy authors need to learn about pacing, like if they're going to write 500 pages books, they might as well learn the definitions of slow-burn and yearning, I don't want male leads calling heroines pet-names within the first chapter, I want intrigued looks, subtle curiosity and growing fondness... so that when the romance eventually does happen, it feels rewarding and like I'm fully into it/rooting for the characters. And tbqh, me loves power imbalance tropes as a guilty (as charged) pleasure, so this could have been right up my alley if it had been written properly (and not in the first person lol) I didn't intend to pick it up from reading the summary/sample, but you mentioning the Sassy MC Syndrome definitely /convinced/ me it's not for me.

[@myriam8190]

Also, the worst pet name 😂

[@plushieangela]

We only get people coming to our door if we put a sign on our letterbox. Was much excited to get a whole bunch of kids this year who I got to spoil with treats and glasses of cold water in the afternoon aussie sun

[@steffykiwi]

I love KMM. Her new book is a trilogy 😊

[@kindlesandcandles]

So, I love romantasy. But when I saw this pop up on your last video as a book you wanted to read I thought oh no, not THAT one 😂. I tried a physical read, an immersion read and then just audio and had to DNF. I’m like it should not be this much work for me to focus enough to read a book 😂

[@emmapowick]

I thought you said watch the real housewives of animal crossing and honestly I would watch that! 🤣

[@alexwilliams6741]

When you said said you were excited about The Games Gods Play in one of your videos (I had already DNF’d it) I thought oh she’s not going to like that book.

[@PeruseProject]

Hahahaa

[@Gillian.Ashcroft.66]

I loved Agatha 🧙‍♀️🧙👻

[@shemmwow]

I also didnt enjoy The Games Gods Play for a lot of the same reasons. Also, the author ended her chapters at the weirdest points - several whole chapters should've been combined into one on multiple occasions. I am fine if a chapter ends right in the middle of a scene, especially if theres a shocking comment or event and it gives a "cliffhanger" feel, but she did this so much.

[@BeeBaldwin]

Happy Halloween 🎃

[@therainofliam]

First comment! Lots of love from Argentina! ♥♥♥♥

[@BlackCatBritt]

Oliviareadsalatte got the ARC of Games Gods play and read it a while ago, and her review basically boiled down to "the pretty cover is a lie, it is bad and don't waste your $$" lol so when I saw you were going to read it, I was like ohhhhh nooooo!

[@emilyf4178]

I borrowed the games gods play from Libby and it was returned within the hour lol

[@tawnyachristensen7310]

Loved!

[@bluesey-182]

carbone is actually pronounced "car-bone-ee"! (at least that's how my family pronounces it (it's a family name))

[@Rachlemm]

I read a different series by Abigail Owens and it wasn’t great or bad either. They were entertaining enough with a build up to the smut in every book, so I think I’ll borrow this from the library instead of owning it🫢

[@fadedphoenix92]

I feel so validated. I was looking forward to this book so much and it was such a let down. And it has such a good rating on Goodreads! I thought there was something wrong with me when I DNF'd it. I'm so glad to hear I likely made the right choice.

[@lindsaykatz]

real housewives and animal crossing is an elite combo

[@TerrigenCrystal]

Maybe this is a hot take, but am I the only one starting to think these books with sprayed edges are a red flag? It's not true for everything. The Spellshop was fantastic. But when i see a book with sprayed edges, im immediately suspicious now lol

[@cindicleee]

❤❤

[@thegirlonfiredolls]

yupp, my friend also tried to read the games gods play and she dnfed it, she said it was the fastest dnf ever i think she was 40pages in when she dnfed bc of the writing was soo bad! sucks bc the premise of the book sounds interesting but already my friend didnt like it and u also didnt like it im for sure not picking up and reading this book, specially with so many other books out there that i wanna read!

[@kailar4126]

I tried The Games Gods Play around when it came out and DNFd at around 150 pages so I applaud you for finishing it! for me it was pacing, the sassy main character syndrome, and overall lack of editing that made me give up on it (errors, not streamlined, and should not have been that long). There was one chapter around the first trial that ended with a character saying something like "we are going to drown - the water is getting higher" and then the VERY next page, start of next chapter it starts with "The tide isn't coming in, it's going out." I was like ???? What? so are they drowning or not?? lol. Anyway, I relate hard to your experience with this one. When I saw on your insta that you were going to read it I said "oh no.." to myself. But anyway, I always look forward to your videos and thoughts on books. Thank you for the distraction from this week!

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

I’ve heard very not good things about games gods play 😬

[@kasjo78]

The very first review I watched of TGGP was bad - they DNF’d it. But every other review has been amazing! And now here we are again lol…. Thinking I’ll pass on this one!

[@ridsasim4685]

The games gods play is like good brain rot. Nothing serious, vibes and a good time. But, its too too long tho

[@confessionsofabookaddict6862]

I'm a teen librarian. I'm living in fear of what will come.

[@lisasmoot314]

Hugs.

[@JohnSaxon-vw5vi]

Yes someone else dislikes this book 📕 I am not alone thank you love ❤️ your Aussie family friend John xxx

[@mzizHatake]

I knew the games gods play was going to be terrible haha. Looks like another fourth wing. I try to steer clear of romantasy that is excessively long. Makes me think the author does not know how to edit.

[@brog534]

While at bookstore this book caught my eye i picked it up put it down picked up, put down eventually just left it on the shelf good call lol

[@PixelBurst-l1c]

the fact that nobody talks about the book called Manifestation Hacks by Olivia Cooper speaks volumes about how people are stuck in a trance.

[@sophiel.7930]

Is it the exact title ? Can’t find it on Storygraph or AZ

[@ss-be1hx]

We need more people like this telling us truth! Just finished reading 'Magnetic Aura' on Talesio. Its fascinating what they hide from society.

[@Sarah.reads.sometimes]

I felt very similar about The Games Gods Play unfortunately 🫤 Happy belated Halloween & sending lots of love post election. It’s rough out here 💔