Books To Read in June // choosing my books out of a TBR Jar!

[@simrag]

Thankyou for saying the MURDER, it was not an arrest xxx

[@Greeneyedgirl0704]

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[@NayemasReads]

Thank you for taking the time to talk about your support. These books look amazing! Can’t wait to see your reactions of them!

[@SamanthaReading]

i’m about 300 pages into priory right now and it’s already SO. GOOD. you’ll definitely love it.

[@RileyMarie_]

ooohhhhh awesome, im so excited to start it

[@booksfrommybathtub6113]

This is the gayest TBR and I honestly needed it. I’ve watched this video twice today and it’s really making me feel better. Thank you.

[@RileyMarie_]

💛💛💛 I've literally been looking forward to making this tbr for weeks!!

[@MysteryDateWithaBook]

The priory of the orange tree is actually a quicker read than people think! It's so engaging and fast paced! My favourite book of the year so far!

[@marvalousmetanoia9139]

Thank you for your support for the black community! Frankie is so adorable! Also, for some reason May was not a good reading month for myself and many of my favorite book-tubers. The Never Tilting World is on my TBR.

[@DatGirlKasiee]

I'd just like to say the information in the description box is definitely what tipped me over from viewing to subscribing. Thank you for not pretending like it just doesn't exist. Love the video

[@RileyMarie_]

Thanks!! I'm so glad. Pretending nothing is going on just doesn't sit right with me 💛

[@thebookishmel]

i'm reallllyyy excited to see what you think of the books you've picked! ESPECIALLY for Priory! i've been so intimidated by it that i'm scared to purchase it LOL good luck pal!

[@lost_in_the_pines]

I just got to page 300 of Priory of the Orange Tree today and I love it! Also, I'm so happy you posted a video! I missed you❤

[@12AnimeObsession]

I’m so excited for your new dog! She looks adorable, and I’m so glad she’s getting a second chance with your family. Good luck with your massive TBR lol when you went to pick between the three books I had my fingers crossed for The Winter Duke because I want to know what you think - I want to read it but for some reason I’m procrastinating. Unrelated to this video, but I started reading the Veronica Speedwell series because you talk about it so often on your channel and so far it’s amazing! I love a grumpy hero paired with a sassy heroine

[@RileyMarie_]

Yay I’m glad you’re enjoying Veronica speedwell!!

[@thanysthoughts]

The Winter Duke and Steel Crow Saga sounds amazing! Hope your June TBR goes more according to plan.

[@sharonforbes162]

So happy for you on your new dog! I hope she brings you many years of love, you all did such a wonderful thing in adopting her, I SO believe in animal adoption, it's how I got my sweet kitty Beanie 9 years ago, we adopted her through the vet's office, and she is always with me, she has to be on my lap all the time!! I hope you enjoy all of your books, I'm going in another direction with my reading, I just want to enjoy my books and am just going to not pressure myself to read such and such a book in a certain time frame! ! I still love watching all of my favorite Booktubers videos, including yours!! 😊

[@KathyTrithardt]

"I am way too old to be sitting on the floor" - SO RELATABLE. My legs hate any way I sit and aging is the worst.

[@TheBookishMom]

I have been wanting to pick up the Never Tilting World. I have heard so many good things about it and I just know that I need to get to it.

[@katierobinson2488]

I've been really interested in the good luck girls! I'm definitely gonna wait to see what you think of it because I've been unsure on whether to buy it...

[@brandylagerstrom]

2 things! Thank you for the opening! And The midnight lie is amazing! Favourite book of the year so far!

[@RileyMarie_]

I can’t wait to read it!

[@zoereads1125]

I have 13 books picked out for pride this month very excited! Also, Priory of the Orange Tree is a pretty quick read even with its size. Hope you enjoy.

[@laurena160]

Based on your suggestion, I added Beach Read to my BOTM box! Also, did you like Circe? It has been on my TBR shelf for a while.

[@haleyandrews74]

“...and she has to marry her brother’s captive warrior bride-“ *trips over myself to add it to goodreads*

[@savanna1601]

I have two dogs and my first on was a rescue she was abused and it was a lot of hard work getting her just to trust us. It’s so grate that you rescued more people need to do this.

[@Greeneyedgirl0704]

Missed seeing your face but excited to see Frankie in future videos 🤞🏼💁🏻‍♀️

[@Joharis]

The weight of the stars was really good! And meet cute club was... Cute😂just really sweet and I hope you enjoy them

[@RileyMarie_]

Glad to hear it! I can't wait to read them

[@alinafaye02]

The Never Tilting World is on my TBR, sounds amazing! I also read Beach Read last month and loved it ❤️ Priory, Midnight Lie, Weight of the Stars, and Steel Crow Saga are all on my TBR too, so excited to get around to reading them soon. Can't wait to hear your thoughts on these books!! 😄

[@RileyMarie_]

Haha I hope we both love them!!

[@Artfully_J]

I am currently reading Priory of the Orange Tree in Olivia’s Readathon and have just finished part I. Also reading Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires, and I so agree-this book is frickin endless and I’m unpleasantly surprised whenever I check the page count. I DNF’d it once, but because so many bookTubers hype it, decided to give it another chance. I have made it to page 150 of 334 in the ebook and ugh! am sadly still struggling.

[@jennawar13]

Awww so happy you adopted a wonderful family member! Also Happy Pride Month! I love your TBR videos and even though you took a break, you still did an awesome job reading!

[@Neverrgreen]

I heard theres an ace character in steel crow saga so I'm really curious about your thoughts on the book. It's been on my list for a while (but I want the foreign cover edition so have yet to pick it up).

[@christinacampbellbooks]

I keep hearing wonderful things about The Priory of the Orange Tree. Think I might have to buy it soon. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts! :)

[@bts_vinyl]

Meet Cute Club is a really quick and fun read!

[@Joharis]

The Midnight Lie was so good! It's definitely a romance in a fantasy setting but it set up a great story for the sequel

[@HorseLover3061]

Priory of the orange tree is amazing..also i love how you actually follow your tbr:)

[@RileyMarie_]

lol thanks, sometimes it's hard to stick to my tbr but it's a good way to challenge myself

[@HorseLover3061]

@@RileyMarie_ sometimes you gotta mood read too!! 😀 also i picked up the luminous dead and Phoenix unbound on your recs!! Currently reading luminous dead and i love it!!!!

[@jordanhutson6962]

Really interested in your thoughts on The Winter Duke! It's on my want to buy list but I haven't heard anything about it

[@NoorVD]

The priory of the orange tree, sounds so good, but looks so intimidating 🧡

[@readwithtalia]

I love the TBR jar, such a fun idea!!

[@missKaiZZ]

I read The Alchemists of Loom last month, just finished Into the Drowning Deep and started listening to Luminous Death today. All based on your recommendations. Enjoyed them all immensely so thank you! =D

[@RileyMarie_]

Thats so great!! all those books are amazing so I'm glad you're enjoying them :)

[@BooksLucyKing]

I read the priory last month, it is intimidating :D but it is a great read, the first 50 pages can be a bit confusing but once you orient yourself in the story, it´s great, there is amazing lgbt, the fantasy part is great, the royal kingdom queen stuff as well, I loved it, it is not perfect, but it is a great book :) ....this book is actually also great for what is going on in the world, it is pride month and also the black lives matter movement, the book has all the diversity in it, the main character is black, there are other poc characters as well, as I mention already adult lgbt romance is there as well, this is the right moment to read this book.

[@laurenelizabethsreads7548]

Oh no! I’m so sad you didn’t enjoy the Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires! I loved it but I read it physically! It is definitely slow in the beginning but I really loved the second half!

[@amyjones6848]

THANK GOD you loved The Never Tilting World, I was so worried you DNF'd it. I thought it had a slow and confusing start but damn if I didn't love it.

[@RileyMarie_]

Yeah I was struggling in the beginning but then it all clicked and I loved it!

[@LilyEleanorReads]

Priory is on my TBR this month as well and is definitely making my stack look extra large 😂 The Weight of the Stars is wonderful! I did K. Ancrum the other way round so read that earlier this year and am reading The Wicker King this month! ooh intrigued to hear your thoughts on The Good Luck Girls, i have it on my kindle

[@jenniferbasca5564]

The southerns book clubs guide to slaying vampires does definitely get better but not until the end. If you didn't enjoy the path it was taking you're probably right to dnf it.

[@rachelsnow7341]

Have you read Rin Chupeco's The Bone Witch Trilogy? If you did would you recommend I someone pick it up, or isn't it that good. Thanks love your videos, and congrats on your new dog!

[@RileyMarie_]

I’ve only read the first book but I loved it a lot!!

[@ms.reader9799]

Exciting tbr!! Yay pride!

[@WordWonders]

I loooooved Stee Crow Saga!!!! None of the sexualities in it are named but out of four POVs there's a lesbian, bisexual and pansexual main characters. And a trans side character!! And OF COURSE the sapphic romance 😁

[@RileyMarie_]

A pan main character!!??? Wow we love to see it

[@mirnatius]

The Winter Duke is a really great standalone, I loved the sapphic romance so I hope you like it too! 🤞🏽

[@LindsayTut]

Very nice! I'm totally amused that I'm also reading the Midnight Lie and Winter Duke for June. ^_^

[@RileyMarie_]

Lol hope we both enjoy them!!

[@jamieepf9806]

How fitting that you pulled rainbow in pride month!!! Loved the video❤🏳️‍🌈

[@RileyMarie_]

It was fate!!!

[@harisahenderson7921]

I think the pay off of Southern Book club is worth it--but it does feel like a slog at some points and is definitely a bit frustrating at points.

[@zafeiriakotsiri5622]

Priory is hands down the best book I’ve read in 2020. Hope you love it!

[@baddiemoyd]

Frankie is the cutest dog I've ever seen

[@cassidy_reads]

I haven’t read Priory of the Orange Tree yet for the exact same reason! It seems so long but I’ve read way longer 😂

[@RileyMarie_]

Yeah I think it’s just the actual size of the book that makes it intimidating. I gotta get over it 😂

[@melissalisea]

The priory of the orange tree is so big cause they used a normal paper weight usually big books will use thinner paper like kingdom of ash is almost 1 thousand pages but not as thick. It's a standalone fantasy so I think they wanted it to look impressive. It's also on my tbr and I'm excited to read it but also a little intimidated

[@RileyMarie_]

That makes sense. I have some other books that are longer in page count but look smaller than priory so it must be the actual page thickness

[@reverievera6411]

If you like audiobooks, try Priory as one, can only highly recommend.

[@godslittlestidiot2984]

steel crow saga was so good! I hope you like it!

[@Greeneyedgirl0704]

Riley: I’m already looking at Priory of the Orange Tree and wondering what I’ve done to myself. Also Riley: Proceeds to pick three more chunky ass books!

[@RileyMarie_]

I make it harder for myself 😂🤣

[@HollowMoonReads]

I like your michaelangelo shirt!

[@toribrookss]

loved the brutal truth! have you read breaking character by lee winter? it was soo good and also a f/f romance! also just wanted to say as a black woman, i really appreciate your intro to this video and you using your platform to make sure my voice, and that of the black community, is amplified!

[@RileyMarie_]

I haven’t, the brutal truth will be my first Lee winter book but I’ll definitely look into Breaking Character!! 💕

[@AwkwardBookworm]

I want to read The Midnight Lie SOOOO badly

[@slreads7179]

Priory is quite long but it is so worth it!

[@emiliejenkins9225]

So happy you guys adopted

[@maddyvogel4525]

Your tbr videos always give me good recs. Just got Meet Cute Club off KU

[@brittnieb2275]

just finished meet cute club it was pretty good and find some parts to match up with what's going on with the world now ...

[@jeanab6953]

Miss your reading vlogs thanks for sharing your TBR I too wanna read my big books but get overwhelmed and either start other books simultaneously or just keep putting them off

[@RileyMarie_]

i find it helps to split bigger books into small sections, somehow it makes them seem less intimidating

[@Greeneyedgirl0704]

6:08 is everything 🤪🙌🏼

[@becklebooks]

The audio for Priory was great so maybe try that if you're struggling physically with the page length! :) Hope you enjoy it, whew!

[@RileyMarie_]

I have the audiobook as well so I will definitely try it out and see if that works better than physically reading it!

[@booksandlifewithlaura2143]

You chose Steel crow saga as first book in series but if I remember correctly, the author has said that Steel crow saga is standalone book 🤔

[@paigeburns3226]

Steel Crow Saga is a standalone!

[@RileyMarie_]

Oh really??? I didn’t know that!

[@paigeburns3226]

@@RileyMarie_ I know it doesn't really matter since your TBR jar is just for fun, but I figured you'd want to know so you weren't expecting a cliffhanger ending or something! It's so good. I'm rereading it now (the audio is fab) and loving it, and I love seeing more people read it

[@dark1Ordeen]

12:13 you’re so funny 😂🥰

[@sandraandersson6277]

I've read The Brutal Truth 3 times and I love it! I hope you like it too :D

[@RileyMarie_]

Wow 3 times!!?? I can’t wait to read it

[@morgangarner4027]

Would yall believe in my 30 years of life I dont think I've ever heard the word "Safik"??? I'm sure that's incorrect spelling as well 😂 I obviously need to start learning words from my dictionary. Can anyone tell me what it means? Google just says it's an "intelligent person"😂 I'm sure I'm spelling it wrong. ALSO, I LOVED P.O.T. Orange Tree❤ it was a 5 star hands down. The beginning was a bit slow... but it set up so much character and world building. I do wish I would have made me my own cheat sheet of characters and plot... even tho theres one in the back of the book. It felt a little like research occasionally because there was so much to remember but 200% worth it!❤

[@RileyMarie_]

It’s spelled “sapphic” and it’s a broad term to describe women who love women!

[@morgangarner4027]

@@RileyMarie_ awesome ❤❤❤ Thank u for explaining!

[@ofbooksanddreams3097]

I dnf'd the southern book club as well. I was bored out of my mind.

[@RileyMarie_]

Glad it wasn’t just me 😂

[@Kiwikiki82]

💜💜💜💜

[@maddyvogel4525]

I literally finished The Southern Book Club and i can see why you’d put it down. I read it all in a day on the beach, so i was into it, but it’s not like...anything special.

[@RileyMarie_]

Good to know! I may pick it up again if I'm ever in the mood for it

[@ididtasksorry3388]

Please could you read zodiac academy x

[@Discoveringdee]

I DNF’d the Southern Bookclub as well. I found it dragged on and I lost interested in it after about 150 pages

[@country18lover]

Frankie?!

[@limcosta5955]

Geek Freak brought me here

[@ammarif618]

Books are hating me

[@AislingRosa]

TBR??

[@manfantasy1400]

I wish you every cuccess, wish me to find a suitable girl, please thank you

[@nickywal]

Its funny people go to a breeder or get a dog literally anywhere else they just introduce their dog. They get a rescue and its I HAVE A RESCUE HERE'S THE SOB STORY DID I MENTION RESCUE LOOK HOW AMAZING I AM

[@RileyMarie_]

.....I’m just sharing why I’ve been busy. I have 2 other rescue dogs who I’ve never shared their “sob story”. It’s a shame that you think people telling a story about their dog is a bad thing. Maybe direct that energy to something more positive

[@nenerson1195]

Nichola Walker, I'm sorry you have a problem with *checks notes* people expressing empathy for other living things.