reading booktok's fav new gothic fantasy romance on a perfect autumn day 🦌 reading vlog and review

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I'm in Pennsylvania for a bit visiting my parents and they live in autumn wonderland so I thought I'd film a cozy little reading vlog. Sooo many of you have recommended Belladonna to me so I actually bought it (can you believe!) to read and review it for you all lol. Hope you're all having lovely autumn/springs and can't wait to tell you everything i've read this month ahhhhh!
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reading booktok's fav new gothic fantasy romance on a perfect autumn day 🦌 reading vlog and review

[@caricanread]

CHECK OUT ROSETTA STONE HERE: tryrosettastone.com/caricanread-1 I can't tell you how much I recommend the lifetime subscription which is now discounted from $299 to $179 :') . okay SPOILERS . . . . . sooo the whole thing with her choosing who dies? or choosing a sacrifice so that someone else doesnt need to die (like that 80 year old man instead of her cousin, etc)? Would love to dive into that more but i felt like there wasnt too much thought or guilt in her decisions. Maybe that’s part of her being a death-being or whatever she is? idk i just thought that was a pretty heavy subject that got kind of brushed over real lightly in this book 😂 Ps Death gives me the absolute creeps. Not a fan. I just want a book about Blythe.

[@safamohamad4427]

About her guilt I think it has to do with her being a "death-being" but maybe she will feel the guilt later, maybe the more people die because of her choices! Idk but I'm really excited for the sequel. And Death gives me the creeps too lol

[@icedmatchaoat]

i think maybe she’s just desensitized to death ,, both like dying and Death the character. also weird that Death has just groomed her? it’s been a second since I read it but doesn’t he say something along the line that he’s been waiting for their relationship since she was a baby and that’s Weird ,, hope she becomes the new Death

[@the.almost.book.doctor8326]

Idk if its technically grooming bc he didn’t ever speak to her or really interact with her before the present time of this book. Still absolutely creepy though.

[@Allenro711]

I think it's cause she is just done with the idea of death/dying by that point and has 0 fs to give. I think the whole reason why people kept pointing her out as weird is that she would internally be trying to follow this etiquette book then mess it up in some way and people would be like, she is so weird?? and then by the end again with the 0fs lol. If you are ever up for a YA/NA (technically in college/uni) fantasy with a very intricate magic system and excellent found family trope + chosen one, give The Awakening of Ren Crown a go.

[@josefinaogg]

Same, I liked that but I was definitely not a fan of the romance. I'm sorry but not them knowing each other for a month, not knowing ANYTHING about each other and her having her empowerment moment where she chooses to give her 'virtue' to the thousand-year-old man she's known for a hot minute to make it her 'choice' just after he's told her he's been waiting FOREVER to meet her and now that she is 19 he can. didn't sit right sorry for the rant.

[@itsjustlarry4893]

Cari as a person is so aesthetically pleasing

[@caricanread]

hahahah thanks!

[@Sthemingway]

I wouldn't be surprised if a huge chunk of your Japanese listening comprehension were to resurrect itself just by watching all the Miyazaki films in Japanese (no subtitles). ^J^ And you look fantastic in east coast autumn surroundings.

[@caricanread]

definitely need to start that asap hahahha

[@madisonann280]

I grew up in PA and have been living abroad for the last year. Seeing the trees and the deer, the lake and the bit where you were driving, reminds me so much of home it almost made me cry. The nostalgia of all the houses decorated for Halloween really hit me too. There's just something in the air that time of year. Very unexpected when I clicked on the video, but thanks for the lil glimpse of home 💗🍁

[@caricanread]

hope you get a chance to visit again soon!

[@Lara_Ameen]

I absolutely loved BELLADONNA! So excited for FOXGLOVE! This vlog is so fun and cozy! 💜

[@caricanread]

Thanks for watching!!!

[@audreysmilieu]

This video is very calming, it helped get rid of all the noise in my head! Autumn looks extremely lovely there. Sending love

[@krystalng9014]

Always look forward to your uploads. They’re honestly works of art!

[@caricanread]

🥹🥹🥹

[@sophiamitchell8599]

ahhh i loveee the autumn vibes in this video🍁just listening to you talk with all the trees around you was so calming🍄🧡

[@caricanread]

wahh thank you!

[@anikanawar1150]

What a beautiful, peaceful and cozy vlog 🥺🥺 Love you Cari ❤️ So so much!

[@caricanread]

Thank you 🥹🙏🥹🙏

[@AdrianasWonderland]

amazing video

[@SarahcBee]

These videos are so calming, like a visual guided meditation 😊

[@caricanread]

:'')

[@Matespyhighlady]

Your videos make me so happy! 💖

[@lunaloren3489]

I hope you do more trips in the future, these ones sold out almost immediately 😭 I would love to go one day! Your videos bring me so much comfort and I always trust your reading recs! 💕🫶🏻

[@mnlxlover00]

Absolutely loved the fall vibes in this Cari, and also, that painting behind you in the first part of the video?? Absolutely GORGEOUS omg I want it for myself haha!! 🤣💗

[@caricanread]

Right?! I’ve had it since i was a baby and its my fav 🥹

[@Pancake1995Q]

I saw the title and I was like "huh, I wonder which book Cari chose..." and then you start talking about Belladonna and I was soooo happy! I read it about a month ago to get into the fall spirit and I have loved it so, so much. Really excited to follow your reading journey on it. :)

[@caricanread]

🥹🙏

[@trayvixk4642]

I love your reading and book vlogs, they're the best

[@caricanread]

Thank you 🤍

[@ritatouilles00]

This was a perfect reading vlog!! So many deer wow

[@caricanread]

Thank you!!

[@pendragon2012]

Wish I could join on the Japan trip! Sounds amazing! Sadly, the life of a poor teacher doesn't provide for lifetime adventures. Love the video--you always exude such cozy vibes! Have a great weekend, Cari! 🙂

[@purchelle]

I’m blessed. I had to keep coming back to my youtube screen to see if cari uploaded a video or no Thank you for a warming cozy autumn theme vlog LOVE U ❤ your videos becoming a NEED

[@caricanread]

hahahah thank YOU!

[@Cmoore-Books]

I’m totally behind the eight ball in watching this, but I love that you were in PA. That’s where I live! Looking at all the v-roll made me realize again how much I love this area in fall. It’s the best time of the year here.

[@krystalng9014]

I’ve never been this early to an upload!! Hope you’re having a lovely time back in the US, Cari ☺️

[@caricanread]

Thank you so much!! Its been so nice 😭

[@BoundlessFighter]

Loved the music choice for this video!

[@caricanread]

Thank you!

[@NatalieWeeznet]

"I'm going to have to reread Legendborn because I forget everything other than the fact that I LOVED it." A mood!!!!! I'm rereading Legendborn ASAP as well because you better believe I preordered Bloodmarked.

[@caricanread]

YESSSSSSSSS

[@cosyreadingclub]

I loved the vlog 🤍🍁

[@chloeahey]

I had the exact same reaction as you, “fun story not groundbreaking but the ENDING”

[@caricanread]

yeah and i looked up the plot of the second one and its so different?? but at least my girl blythe gets chapters in her POV cause she's the only character i liked ahhahaha

[@chloeahey]

@@caricanread MOOOOD also wasn’t the death romance kind of weird and definitely not on the cute side

[@lauvargas9327]

Hiii! So excited! I clicked on the video so fast❤️

[@caricanread]

Thank you 😭🙏

[@jurastanley1997]

This was so relaxing, lol. I probably should've watched it before bed and not during my lunch break 😅

[@caricanread]

lol! hope you got thru the day!

[@Ms.SpookyNerd]

Great vlog Japan my top 5 countries to someday visit

[@troybee7815]

Buying a physical copy of a book so you can highlight it? Cari... you are my spirit animal.

[@caricanread]

💗

[@kelseyh9224]

I’m from PA and I just moved to AZ this summer so this video was all the vibes I am very much missing 😭 I hope you are enjoying your time there!

[@caricanread]

Soak up some of that nice dry heat for me! AZ is so pretty!

[@joannjyothish8612]

Your voice is soooo therapeutic, you should think of starting a podcast with you talking about books. I would totally listen to it.

[@jamess0_0]

Omg I'm literally at the airport waiting to board right now to fly for Saturdays show at WWWY!!! IM SO EXCITED

[@caricanread]

I HOPE YOU HAD SO MUCH FUN

[@yarmonica]

ah excited to hear your thoughts!

[@caricanread]

🥰🙏

[@kaddline6699]

Not me sitting here enjoying an old cari video, realising it is indeed august 23rd 2023 :D

[@ara_3808]

I loved Belladonna and agree that the ending is intriguing to continue the series. (I didn't know it was going to continue.) Another book I would recommend is One Dark Window. I really enjoyed it and it's great for reading this time of year.

[@tattooedkittykat]

Yes! I told her to read One Dark Window in another video! I hope she does 🤞

[@caricanread]

Putting it on my list!!!

[@ara_3808]

Yay! Hopefully you enjoy it also. 🙂

[@v.cackerman8749]

Your dog is very cute!

[@iva_pk]

I recently found your channel and I was thinking - if you ever feel like reading a (really really) long high fantasy book series (that is complete!), I do recommend Wheel of Time. The show has definitely tainted its reputation, but I read the books quite awhile ago now and I still love them to this day.

[@tinagarcia3571]

Louie, Fall leaves, heaven. Your parents would probably be horrified but I painted my wood walls. BEAUTIFUL!

[@caricanread]

they might paint it too!! they're still working on making the new house their own :)

[@tinagarcia3571]

@@caricanread It was hard to decide but I LOVE IT.

[@morenaglow]

Love your jumper❤

[@caricanread]

Thank you!

[@jackcarter9966]

We are planning a trip to Japan but not until 2024. Me and my son are into Anime so that is one of the things we are going to see along with other things. If you have not read or watched A Silent Voice, I recommend. Both my daughter and son are into Pokémon too which my daughter probably more excited about trying the different food like ramen. They also like roller coaster and Japan has some pretty neat ones so we are going to try and hit up an amusement park(Fugi Q) too while we are there. I enjoy listening to you talk about the books you read, and I will follow along on your Japan trip.

[@DianeC1975]

Beautiful place in Pennsylvania. 👍📚😘

[@caricanread]

🥰🥰🥰

[@addiesteel1440]

I love Pennsylvania in the fall! Missing it now that I’m elsewhere for college 😢

[@caricanread]

I’m sure it misses you back!!

[@elderberryva9282]

man as someone living in an industrialized hellscape of a city rn reading the title made me wanna cry :,) 👍 keep up the good work, I love your channel!!! :D

[@caricanread]

😂🥹🙏

[@brigitinspace4272]

The pure unbridled excitement at the idea of going to Trader Joe's makes me so happy

[@nyxqueenofshadows]

autumn aesthetic is 👌 currently reading parallel hells by leon craig, a horror short story collection, and i'm really enjoying it! good halloween read

[@caricanread]

ohhhh sounds perfect for the season!!

[@ChemicalPenguinn]

The UK cover of Belladonna is 🌠stunning🌠Didn't realise it was a series though, that puts me off a little bit, knowing all the series I'm still yet to finish

[@caricanread]

Yesh maybe wait until closer to august next year!

[@rixanoz]

Kinda heartbroken I didn’t get a spot on the Iceland trip, but I’m so happy for you they went so fast.

[@caricanread]

If it goes well, I’m hoping to do a winter iceland trip too 🤞 so 👀

[@ellieskouros2174]

OMGGG CARI I JUST READ ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART & THE PAIN I FEEL RIGHT NOW...i will not be okay when i read the ballad of never after 💔 i sincerely think that the chapters where jacks is almost turned into a ✨certain something✨& there's a ✨certain moment✨with evangeline might be the best set of chapters stephanie garber has ever written edit: alsooooo idk if yk but stephanie garber has confirmed there will be another book after ballad -- ik everyone was tortured by the traumatic ending so i'm so glad it won't be the end of the story

[@caricanread]

I cannot WAIT for the next book. I need it NOW.

[@hibaissa8530]

just wait for the next book

[@zeldamaster8472]

I had the same thoughts on Belladonna. It took me 3 or 4 days to finish because I wasn't sucked in. The (spoiler) love interest(s) being Death seemed weird to me - I'm surprised you didn't say anything about the age difference, since it's even worse than in FBAA. That Death twist was so obvious it just didn't wow me.

[@anikanawar1150]

I clicked as fast as I could!!!!!! 🤭🤭❤️

[@caricanread]

Gahhhh thank you always!!

[@mattkean1128]

Welcome back to the east coast! 🎃

[@caricanread]

Thank you! Its autumn paradise!

[@ImHumgry]

After your last few vids I now have so many fall vibes books on hold at the library that unfortunately wont come in until winter probably 😅 would love some december/winter/holiday recs that I can get on hold ASAP!!

[@caricanread]

Lmao i was just thinking that! I’ll work on a list!!!

[@JadeFades]

gotta love an MCR stan, so cool that you got to go see them - did they play your favorite song?? 👀

[@caricanread]

They didnt play Venom at the second show but I’ll give them a pass 😂😂😂

[@kaddaxoxo]

Wow your mum's library seems perfectly cozy!! 😍 And even though you said it's from when you were a baby, do you know the artist of that forest print? I love the blue tones of it. Love Katharina

[@caricanread]

Im not sure but thank you! its so beautiful 🥲

[@sabsupsub]

louie is so stinkin cute!! what breed is he? i’m cryin also the autumnal vibes are insane in this video i’m in love

[@caricanread]

He’s from the shelter so we’re not sure but probably mostly chihuahua and papillon!

[@RaymondwLin]

Jealous of both coming trips you got planned in 2023! I mangaged to book for Japan myself as a consolation in early April. p.s what breed is Louis? he has huge ears!

[@caricanread]

Omg hope you have a great time!! He’s from the shelter so we dont know but probably chihuahua/spitz/papillon!

[@dizzyella8204]

dozens of people won't tell you to read it and it's not popular on booktok but if you want to read a criminally underrated YA book i MUST implore you to read Little Thieves if its not already on your radar. grimm fairytale retelling (from a 'villians' perspective), perfect to read in winter, hiliarious, kind of insane (?) in a great way, such endearing characters, etc. came out last year and it became an all time fave. i know youre not in the habit of reading uncompleted series but the sequel comes out in may! ok recommendation over, loved your reading vlog!

[@caricanread]

Hahaha i will have to check it out thank you!

[@connie6738]

Going to check this out too thank you!!

[@dizzyella8204]

@@connie6738 honestly I think I undersold it, that book is so wonderful, one of the best I've ever read

[@connie6738]

@@dizzyella8204 i finished it last night! Woww, from the first chapter I wasn’t sure but then you just get hooked! Ragne has my little heart too

[@dizzyella8204]

@@connie6738 its so so good 😭 ill admit, it had me from the very first line but im so glad you liked it! (Ragne is the MVP, i adore her)

[@Sal3600]

That's a nice place!

[@caricanread]

Thanks!!

[@tattooedkittykat]

Ugh...I have such a love/hate relationship with Belladonna. On one hand I really liked it and on the other I didn't like the undertones of "grooming" the story brings to the table. The setting/time period is beautifully done but I also didn't think it needed a sequel. Once again asking you to read One Dark Window! I just love Elspeth and Raven so much 🥺

[@caricanread]

Yeah when a character sees another character as a baby and then later confesses love to them when they’re teens…nah 🥴🥴🥴

[@caricanread]

And i have officially added it to my holds list at the library!!!!!

[@doh006]

Hear me out…..”the war of lost hearts” by Carissa Broadbent. Trilogy. All published. I’m on the last one and it’s good.

[@caricanread]

* writes down immediately *

[@ayannasequeira3336]

Can you do a video talking about the end of the inheritance games series, especially the love triangle.....

[@caricanread]

well apparently its not the end! the author announced another book centering on the hawthorne boys???

[@ayannasequeira3336]

Omg can't wait 😍😍😍.

[@tanzilk1481]

Now i'm conflicted. I started Legendborn a few days ago and I can't get myself into it. I hit the 100 page mark today and I feel like I should just DNF it, but now that I've watched your video, I don't know If I should push myself to read at least another 50 pages.

[@caricanread]

Everyone feels differently about books! Its okay to not finish if you dont like it :)

[@lemon8283]

150 pages left in Babel right now, my god. Anyways, this was a perfect break!

[@caricanread]

🙏🙏🙏

[@CharlesOsbourne83]

you also speak my language ❤️😁🇮🇹

[@larisaschreiber3146]

Welcome to PA!! I live near Philly, wanna do coffee 😂 ?!?! Anyway, thanks for the video! I just started reading The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones, but I really can't wait to read her other book The Drowned Woods, the covers are SO cool! Don't you miss being in the States? Although, you have made me want to visit South Korea for sure! Thanks again! Be well, and enjoy the colors 🍁🌻🎃

[@caricanread]

I am actually boarding a flight back to seoul right now and have drowned trees on my kindle to read on the plane!!!

[@alejandravazquez9738]

Uuu Cari I have a very important and serious question, if Louis could read what books do you think he would like Ps. Your parents moving to this house almost feels like an investment to your channels 😂😂😂

[@caricanread]

lol idk about genre but he'd be the type to listen to audiobooks then fall asleep immediately and have to keep listening to the same book over and over never finishing ahhaha

[@elalangoon]

What breed of dog is Louie? He’s so cute!

[@caricanread]

We think a mix of chihuahua and papillon 🦋

[@rifathossain6132]

If you do audiobook voice overs (? I donno what is it called), i would listen to you reading books until i die

[@carolinaao3075]

Cari so not related, but what computer do you have? 👀

[@dallasnateweyes899]

8:42 nice outside

[@caricanread]

💗💗💗

[@savanagonzalez1668]

Don’t be shy, drop the sweater link

[@caricanread]

It’s thrifted im so sorry hahahha

[@savanagonzalez1668]

@@caricanread you always be finding the gems I swear 😭 Great video btw, it has all the fall vibes

[@alstaa3434]

My boyfriend is German and his family doesn't speak English or Spanish so I REALLY have to study... lol

[@zubaerchaudhari8267]

Hello there 👋 ☺️ 🤗

[@caricanread]

Hi!!

[@ChanuChaptersVlogs]

Are you on GoodReads 🥺 it’s getting hard to keep track of your books without it 😂❤

[@caricanread]

im on storygraph! all links in the description^^

[@Julie_ao]

😍❣️❣️

[@caricanread]

🤍

[@bidaaahmed399]

😘😘😘

[@caricanread]

😍😍😍

[@MsLrenee937]

Please tell me you were no where near that Halloween party!

[@sarahdawson975]

Wait. Am I confusing her for someone else? Wasn't she married to or partnered with a Japanese (Korean?) guy and living there? Does she have a doppelganger?

[@caricanread]

I think I mentioned this in the video but im just visiting my parents :)

[@blackheartbooks]

Nothing in Belladonna did it for me and the ending was so unnecessary

[@caricanread]

I just want death to die tbh hahahaha

[@caricanread]

CHECK OUT ROSETTA STONE HERE: tryrosettastone.com/caricanread-1 I can't tell you how much I recommend the lifetime subscription which is now discounted from $299 to $179 :') . okay SPOILERS . . . . . sooo the whole thing with her choosing who dies? or choosing a sacrifice so that someone else doesnt need to die (like that 80 year old man instead of her cousin, etc)? Would love to dive into that more but i felt like there wasnt too much thought or guilt in her decisions. Maybe that’s part of her being a death-being or whatever she is? idk i just thought that was a pretty heavy subject that got kind of brushed over real lightly in this book 😂 Ps Death gives me the absolute creeps. Not a fan. I just want a book about Blythe.

[@ara_3808]

I was really surprised by that in a way. It mentioned it earlier in the book before she went to Thorn Grove, I think or when she got there. Then later on. Maybe it plays more of a role in the next book? It would be interesting to see how it continues for that.

[@isabellafox1377]

Yea it was pretty uncomfy reading Death and Signa’s relationship bc he’s literally immortal and like, waited for her to get older so they could get together?!! Yea I was also really surprised when she just doomed the old man to die and didn’t think much about it at all