SEPTEMBER WRAP UP 2018 || Books I Read This Month

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

What books did you read this month? :)

[@caitlinl6595]

I finally read The Power by Naomi Alderman. Highly recommend. It really made me think about gender, humanity, power dynamics, etc. I also finished the Themis Files series. I didn’t think the last book was as good unfortunately, but I’m glad I finished it.

[@Meenieweenie]

I read “I Know You” by Annabel Kantaria. I’d be curious to know your opinion on it, I had mixed feelings. I’m a very slow reader so that’s all I read that month 😳

[@Brendawwg86]

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine and it was amazing, I've taken the longest reading break since reading it because nothing else I've picked up after compares.

[@reginaw9766]

The Night Film by Marisha Pessl. This book was so good, it was so creepy yet I couldn't stop reading it. One of the best book I've read so far!

[@halafayek1067]

The human

[@gregoreads4300]

Red Sister and The Fifth Season sound amazing 😍 I’m also super interested in Radium Girls now

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I totally forgot to mention the Quidditch book I read... it was sadly my least favorite from J K Rowling :/

[@g.chatterjee2296]

It was so boring :/

[@eceemirhan2280]

BookswithEmilyFox the cursed child was horrible too...

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

The CC wasn't written by Rowling and in my head it doesn't even exist!

[@mahjabinmuntaha724]

Oh my goddd! Yess! You finally read The Fifth Season! I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!! Finish the trilogy asap please!

[@hanabanana8028]

I'm really hoping to get to the fifth season soon! I have the entire trilogy on my shelf too. I'm just holding off for the moment cos there are some books for a yearly challenge that I have to read first. I have 11 books left and there are 11 weeks of the year left and I read about a book per week so I need to stick to my goal 😅

[@susannacain3564]

I think you should read your fantasy books if that's what you want to read. I will be happy either way whether you read your fantasy books or your fall TBR. I will be thoroughly entertained either way. Read whatever you fancy :)

[@andreabelec7852]

Girl...read what you want when you want! Might help with the slump? Loved your vibe this video :)

[@bookswithalyssaj449]

i love that you read such a wide variety of books and offer commentary on new/old books i've never heard of before!! great wrap up!

[@helena9171]

Two videos, one after other???? I feel spoiled! ❤

[@bookellenic1327]

I have to read Red Sister and The Fifth Season! I listened to the audiobook of Born A Crime and really liked it.

[@nikb1009]

I loved The Fifth Season! The whole trilogy is amazing, especially the last one! I've had Red Sister on my TBR since it came out, but at this point I'm going to wait until next year when the last book comes out so I can marathon them all at once.

[@Emmareads15]

I say read what you want, especially if you are feeling slumpy! If you want to continue with the series, go for it.

[@theatrical_books9332]

I think it's so cool that you are able to read such big books every month! I can barely do that in two! (granted of course that I have school and a job to balance, but still!) I love watching your videos! Thank you for giving us such great content!

[@ClassrooomUnbound]

I LOVED The 5th Season! It was so great!!! I will read the next ones as well. I'll have to check out The Red Sister September I read: All the Light We Cannot See, Stella By Starlight, An American Marriage, Fish in a Tree, and Trumpet of the Swan. I really enjoyed all the books I read in September and can't even pick which was my favorite! I hope October is just as great.

[@Skwiddz]

omg Emily, I read I'm Thinking of Ending Things last month also and I still can't stop thinking about it!! I would love to see a Weirdest Books video with more books that are wild like that one!

[@readingwithkylie]

So glad that you're working your way out of the slump. :) Radium Girls sounds really interesting and The Fifth Season as well! This month I read Jurassic Park (SO good, 5/5 stars), Surprise me by Sophie Kinsella (meh, 3/5) Warcross (4/5) The Humans (4/5) The Female of the Species (4.5/5) Ace of Shades (3.5/5) After the End (4/5), The Kiss Quotient (5/5, I loved it, but I bet you wouldn't) Red Queen (4/5) and Dread Nation (5/5) Now I'm working on Siege and Storm and so far loving it.

[@ile19r94]

So happy you love The Fifth Season!!! I loved The Broken Earth trilogy so much!!! I couldn't put it down. I read them back to back. I have to read Red Sister. I know I'm going to love it but I just want to wait until the last book come out so that I can binge read the trilogy😁

[@thebookbella4764]

Wow you had such a good reading month! I'm so glad you are getting back into the swing of things.

[@Amanda-dn4ld]

So glad you liked The Fifth Season!!!

[@andshereadstoo7809]

Love you, yes for the weird books video! 😍😍

[@selenafernandez2597]

I'm 55% into red sister and i love it so far ! Can't wait to finish it ~

[@lubeeluonline]

I read The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo & The Seven Deaths Of Evelyn Hardcastle because of your recommendations, so thank you! I preferred Hugo to Hardcastle but enjoyed both books nonetheless.

[@franci0219]

yes plaese! i'd love to watch the video on the weirdest books you've read! loved this video as always, you're great!

[@Phillybookfairy]

My favorites this month were the themis files on audio, and i have rge first trilogy of the jemison and now thanks to your review im not afraid to start it, however, i have so many books in oct that i want to read that it will prob have ro wait until nov.

[@bookswithsteph3079]

Radium Girls sounds so interesting - and shocking!! It's been on my TBR list for ages, so I need to get to it haha :)

[@SomeRandomSingerGirl]

I just spent the last couple days catching up on your book videos and girl you make me so happy haha I'm still behind in the beauty ones but I'll catch up there too! I'm thinking of starting a BookTube channel because I've been obsessed recently and I haven't felt like keeping up with my blog where I normally review the books I read

[@TheBookRefuge]

Hey Emily! Glad you made it through more books this month! We all go through our slumps. Do you have any books you fall back to if you hit a slump? I will usually listen to a Harry Potter novel, or reread part of an Outlander book to revitalize me. ;) Have a great day!

[@MegBookishRamblings]

I'm hoping to eventually read Red Sister and The Fifth Season. I read seven books which isn't bad but makes me feel a bit slumpish as I read a lot more in August.

[@kayotic-]

I’m so happy you liked Red Sister!! I was really hoping you would because I loved it a lot. Ope also I’m jUSt about to finish The Fifth Season and I can’t wait to see how it ends.

[@rhysaia]

I've started Warbreaker on your recommendation last week and I love it! Planning to finish it tomorrow. I also have a fall-themed TBR that I need to seriously get into but well, I just can't stay away from fantasy for too long haha

[@agreatandterriblelibrary]

Hey, Emily! Since you read The Radium Girls, if you like to read plays, I STRONGLY recommend These Shining Lives. It's excellent and it's about the same events happening with women getting sick from the radium. I actually was in it a long time ago, so it has a dear place in my heart. I think you would love it, and reading a play could be an interesting change for you.

[@TheFarahProject]

Ah! I need to get around to Red Sister. Love Lawrence's unique take on characters. His Broken Empire series is so great! Also, Born A Crime is my faaavorite audiobook to date.

[@deeray.]

I kinda need the fifth season 😬 and red sister.

[@fbhr8751]

I still need to film my part two of my wrap up. My reading month was actually good. My 3 favorites were Still Alice, The Storied Life of A.J.Fikry and Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine. Also really liked I'm thinking of ending things but it really is weird. I would recommend it but as a help with the book club discussion questions...

[@Senidhr]

Good! Another video =) I'm still reading Dune by Frank Herbert (i'm a bit in a slump). Finished the first volume (the version i'm reading is in two volumes) and i'm now reading the second.

[@FMsukina]

Emily, have you read, "There's Lead in Your Lipstick"? A friend keeps telling me to read it, and I haven't yet, but it's supposed to be really good.

[@freckledklutz]

I read 5 this month, I am currently reading 6 and 7 but I think those ones will count for October ;) Thankfully I am out of my slump it took a while! My two favourites were the last two I finished actually. What we were promised (Lucy Tan) and A Gentleman of Moscow(Amor Towles) are my 5 star reads. One is a chinese family drama and the other is a russian historical fiction that takes place in during stalin's reign. I didn't expect to love these two but I really did. One was fast paced the other a slow burn both amazing!

[@JESSICAAAAA182]

Now that I graduated Uni I can finally read without feeling guilty for not reading my boring textbooks. Can you guys leave your top recommendations for me to get back into reading again? Much love from Montreal, Canada

[@ammalyrical5646]

For fantasy I'd recommend trying: The Toy Makers by Robert Dinsdale (quite the Christmassy/snowy read), or the Human cycle by J.D. Estrada. If you like gory stuff that plays on fear maybe the Demon Cycle by Peter V. Brett. For suspense: The Dark Victoriana Collection by Christie Stratos (Anatomy of a darkened heart and Brotherhood of Secrets). For magical realism: The Stolen Child or Angels of Destruction by Keith Donohue or Gingerbread by Robert Dinsdale Manga: Plantinum End Historical fiction: House of Names by Colm Toibin Sci-fi: On the Edge of Gone by Corinne Duyvis, or possibly the radio play version of The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy Some random books I enjoyed I can't clearly put my finger on the genre: The Witches of East End trilogy by Milissa de la Cruz Named of the Dragon by Susanna Kearsley If you can understand and read Dutch (probably not the case), I might have some more random recommendations there as well.

[@steph2994]

Vicious by ve Schwab, the poppy war, and everyday the way home gets longer and longer, the seven husbands of Evelyn hugo, and daughter of smoke and bones series. Happy reading 📚

[@mandy200]

Jessica Antonietta Frozen charlotte by Alex bell!!!! Just nice for october :) Hope you like it ✨😌

[@enrica372]

A Darker Shade Of Magic by Victoria Schwab is one of my favourite books since I read it! You should definitely check it out :)

[@dy9605]

I read some really great books this month, darker shade of magic and Eleanor Oliphant both come to mind. I'm slumping but I'm giving myself permission to. I read so much this summer and now that the fall routine is here, it's just impossible to keep it up at the same pace and that's ok! Unfortunately, all of my library holds are coming in and I'm not able to get to them. So I'm cancelling a few holds but I should be able to get my hands on the seven deaths of evelyn hardcastle this month so I'm excited about that.

[@SilverstreamPJ28]

the fifth season is SO GOOD, im currently reading the third book in the series and omg its getting more and more insane

[@SilverstreamPJ28]

im def picking up red sister since you said they have some similarities!

[@hannahwilliams8517]

Have you read Nevernight?! I think you’d love it, just from what you have liked in the past and from knowing you liked Red Sister!

[@thependlebtch5838]

When you were talking about Red Sister and about the magic system, I was thinking about asking you if you have read The Fifth Season before (since they sound similar), so imagine how freaked out I was towards the end of the video when you said you read the Fifth Season this month, hahah! I also read it this month and I LOVED IT. It was a bit of a slow read for me but that was because I just wanted to savour it and actually enjoy it, which I really did. It's definitely a series I can't wait to continue. I'm so glad you enjoyed it too!

[@Rabyyush]

I actually loved "I'm Thinking Of Ending Things". It's definently worth searching up the meaning behind the story and then reading the police dialogues backwards. When you get the gist of the meaning... you realise what really was going on (and it's so sad). Apart from that, I really enjoyed the way the author could create such a creepy atmosphere and create such tension and a constant feeling of unease. Really made it feel like you were in the main character's shoes.

[@biancagagne2336]

Love your videos! Thanks for the honest ratings 💕☺️

Red Sister sounds really good! I personally read 17 books (including a bunch of rereads) 🙈

[@account8221]

I read I'm Thinking of Ending Things this month too! We have quite different opinions though, I personally loved it but didn't think it was that confusing :)

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I think I was very focused on trying to figure out what was the twist hence the "confusing" lol

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

I’ve heard Red Sister is incredible! I need to find a copy!

[@kelsey5863]

I didn't know I liked weird, psychologically thrilling books 😆 until I read I'm Thinking of Ending Things - it's one of my favorite books. And I am going to try to get my hands on a copy of The Radium Girls - the details you mentioned gave me chills!

[@siham4820]

I rarely read fantasy books but you really made me want to read Red Sister ! Also, your makeup is amazing !!

[@nikkimiller1415]

I just finished Radium Girls this morning and I feel just like you did. I was extremely horrified by the things the radium did to these women's bodies. It was really hard to read at times. My book club will be discussing it tomorrow night so it will be interesting to see what everyone thought of it!

[@coalcool8]

I love your reviews and appreciate the content that you post. One thing I have noticed is that I can't search for specific books on your channel since you review several at a time. If you included a list of the books that you were going to cover in the video would it make it searchable? For example, on Craigslist any word that you include in your post automatically becomes searchable. Is there a way to do the same on KZbin? It might bring more traffic to your channel. Thanks again for your wonderful, honest, and helpful reviews.

[@kaberroneill94]

I think the word you are looking for with Red Sister is "Equator".

[@Jazzonic]

I've been in a huge slump - only read two books this month. Scythe and The Loneliest Girl in the Universe. Planning to read Vicious, City of Ghosts, The Bronze Horseman, and Sadie...Need to order Red Sister too.

[@BookishDrama]

So excited to read Red Sister, I've heard wonderful things about it 😊

[@teresamedeiros7312]

Yellow Crocus, The Martian, before We Were Yours, Eleanor Olyphant, loved every one of them. Wuthering Heights, what can I say, the language is hard to read, but I liked it ok

[@romyhanel]

So glad that after putting off Red Sister again and again you finally read and enjoyed it! My favorites of the month are The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury) and Carpe Jugulum (Terry Pratchett). I think you might like The Martian Chronicles as well, I definitely recommend it! Happy reading!! :-)

[@bunnyjanie]

Radium girls was great and sad all in one .

[@SarahEsmaeWolfe]

3:44 that's how I felt when reading Annihilation lol

[@awizardintraining]

How's Monte Cristo coming along? I managed to read 9 books this month. Pope Joan and The Art of Fielding were my two favorites

[@leymyrosado4592]

Any chance you can do a top 5 or top 10 audio books. It's hard for me to find really good ones.

[@lj0339]

Where did you get that edition of Red Sister 😍 I just have the pocketbook version and hate those little books

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Book depository!

[@Phillybookfairy]

Ps cant wait to see your oct tbr

[@aneweliseonlife]

I'm sure you can sneak some of those into your fall readings ~wink wink~ (I really want to hear what you think about Stone Sky!!)

[@watersedge06]

Love The Broken Earth Trilogy! Definite five-star read. I'm currently halfway through reading The Stone Sky right now and have to say it's probably one of my top 3 favorite fantasy series I've ever read. Please continue reading them! I'd love to hear what you think about the whole series. I'm currently throwing copies at family members just to have someone to talk to about them.

[@danielleoliver1734]

I really enjoyed Radium Girls (if you can even say that about such a disturbing true story). I listened to the audiobook too

[@kimtaehyungisbae]

i need some more fantasy books in my collection so i'm keen to read red sister 😊

[@brittanynewbold1378]

I know this is your book channel and not your beauty channel, but I must say, your makeup is beautiful in this video!

[@dragonarchive93]

Red sister sounds so cool~

[@bookswithkatie7364]

Hey Emily ☺ I would have to say my favourite books of this month were A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman and Drum Roll, Please by Lisa Jenn Bigelow. Great video, as always 😊

[@brianna3318]

I lovedddd Trevor Noah 💓💓

[@MaryAmongStories]

I might give Red Sister a go! :))

[@nataliewakes]

Have you read “the one” by John Marrs? I think you’d really like it!

[@chiraghans104]

Natalie Wakes

[@Mrs._.GalaxyWanderer]

I finally gave into my impulse to read books that had hype around them. I read “Snowflower and the Secret Fan” by Lisa See, “The Astonishing Color if After” by Emily X.R. Pan, and “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” by Taylor Jenkins Reid. All these books helped me get out of my slump. Then I decided to listen to the audio of “At the Mountains of Madness” by H.P. Lovecraft and I was let down. I was so into almost the first half of the audio then they talked about rock formations and I just never got back into the book. The slump returned but hopefully the next book gets rid of it.

[@bettytolbert3541]

Greetings, I have read The Broken Earth series and I enjoyed them I gave books 1 and 4 half stars book 3 I gave 5 stars---I hope when you read them that you will enjoy them!!!

[@ammalyrical5646]

Just read what you want to read. Also: The Demon Cycle by Peter V. Brett is some great horror fantasy. Plays a lot with fear, especially book 1, The Warded/Painted Man. It's also gory and has rape happening throughout the books. I totally recommend this not very PG book series. :D My fave book I read the last couple of months was probably Gingerbread by Robert Dinsdale or maybe the book I'm still reading (Under the Pendulum Sun by Jeanette Ng).

[@JennV-B]

I finally finished My Plain Jane a couple days ago! It took me 2 months!!! Shit was real over here so I wasn't reading. I think if I would have read it continuously I would have liked it more. I wasn't expecting the whole ghost "theme" which is not a spoiler but I think it would be a good Fall read for scaredy cats like me that don't read anything remotely scary anymore lol. My therapy dog Hazel arrived yesterday and once she's settled I'm determined to start reading again :) I'm gonna send you pics 😍

[@ReadingAfterDark1]

Where did you get your edition of Red Sister? I really love the cover more than the one with the girl on it, but I can’t find it.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Book depository! They often have a few different editions so you can pick if you prefer the UK or US version and different sizes :D

[@ReadingAfterDark1]

BookswithEmilyFox Thank you! 😊

[@charityyoder9028]

The only book I've read so far is the Woman in the Window. I spent most of the book going "meh." I like people seeing things in windows and thinking that they're going crazy but I'm over drunk female protagonists. The ending won me over because I really didn't see that coming. In other news, I'm rereading Vicious since Vengeful just came out. I forgot how good it is. Wow.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Sadly for me I saw the ending coming so the whole book was a meh for me :/ It's becoming a movie I think so I'll have to see if that helps me like it more! I need vengeful!

[@reemhamdy1516]

Hey emily what thrillers/horror books do you recommend for YA readers?

[@tawallah77]

Continue the Broken Earth series, it reads better back to back.

[@Erika-lw6li]

Read those books you crave for to get rid of the slump!

[@SolitudeDayys]

do a weird books video AFTER reading John Dies at The End cause that book is ridiculous in a good way lol

[@michele1283]

I know this is the wrong channel and I'm like 6 months late, but a girl can hope that you'll still answer my question: What is on your eyes? It looks gorgeous! And now back to the video, I obviously have some catching up to do if I'm watching your September wrap up in March! 😂

[@CourtOfTarth]

Emily!! The timelines thing is a total spoiler!!!

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I said storyline/timeline. Your comment though is a spoiler lol

[@MousseEtpamplemousse]

But is the second book weird for a reason or is it just weird for the sake of being weird? Annihilation for example is weird but it has a purpose. Thanks :)

[@lesyah.2775]

I agree with some other comments. Why not read what you really want to read? You love reading, why impose rules on it? I am really intrigued about I'm Thinking of Ending Things. I don't really love weird books, but your review makes me want to find out what confused you.

[@mayareads708]

Ahha dont stop urself from fantasy for "fall" reading. It might help with the slump ;P

[@yamchemel898]

I DNFed radium girls about half way through because it felt sort of repetitive, even though I did find the first half very interesting.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I agree it started feeling that way (it does sound heartless to say tho lol). Still an interesting and heartbreaking read!

[@yamchemel898]

Exactly... Let's just say it's sad that so many women had to go through the *same* horrible experience

[@reemhamdy1516]

I reread the first two harry potter books does this count as fav if it's a reread ? 😂

[@user-dv5jz9mw6g]

You should read the way of kings asap, its really good

[@jaoelstry6995]

Yay! ♥♥♥

[@matthewg.g7900]

You’re so beautiful and smart. Beauty with brain. You’re my inspiration, I hope it doesn’t sound freaky.

[@lyddiemoon]

I don't really understand what you mean when you say you need to go into your fall reading and shouldn't read fantasy?

[@anuja.deshpande]

I feel Like Delilah Bard from Darker shades of magic trilogy is that second type of female character 🙄- it got really annoying the number of times the reader is told how fierce/badass Lila is..

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Yup! In the third book it was really bad!

[@nihad-m]

I finally started mistborn this month and I'm 80% through the well of ascension. I'm enjoying it, but I feel it was too hyped for me; I was expecting THE BEST FANTASY BOOKS EVER WRITTEN!! 😱 they are good, very good in fact... But I guess Patrick Rothfuss ruined all my experiences with other fantasy books. I just keep looking for a book that gives me that same feelings 😑

[@aoi6075]

😏😏😏 I feel you, but move to the stormlight archive.... NOTW was the best book for me for 10 years and then TSA came... And I am sooo on board❤️❤️ hope you will find in it what you are looking for

[@jelatinosa]

I find it weird that you feel you can't read what you want when you want. Those are exactly the kind of books I would want to read as the days get cooler, I don't see why you can't read them in the fall.

[@stell5192]

I can’t get into Fantasy and I have no clue why I can’t.

[@leticiajales2419]

I literally am laughing with "the storied life of a.j. fikry" literally so much. Can I say "literally" one more time?

[@tayloramadon6920]

Are you going to participate in spookathon this year ??

[@carly5040]

can you make a fall recommendations video??? I want to read some mystery thriller horror books this fall :)

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Here's the one from last year kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3_Tn4uoaN9lprM I talk about it in my upcoming Oct TBR but I haven't read any other ones that are good enough in the last year to be added to the list!

[@carly5040]

OMG thank you :) I gotta get to readin!