SPRING BOOK HAUL + RECENT READS

heyyyy it's time for some NEW BOOKS and RECENT READS! i've been acquiring and reading a ton lately--LET'S TALK ABOUT IT!
BOOKSPLOSION DEETS:
BOOKSPLOSION is an online book club hosted by me, Christine (polandbananasBOOKS), and Jesse (JesseTheReader). Each month we choose a book and host a read-along with a liveshow discussion at the end! IT'S GREAT FUN! ANYONE CAN JOIN! READ WITH US! :)
the APRIL book of the month is THE JUNE BOYS by court stevens, sponsored by harper collins. check out the liveshow here - • THE JUNE BOYS LIVE SHO...
the MAY book of the month is WE ARE THE WILDCATS by siobhan vivian, sponsored by simon & schuster. liveshow date is sunday MAY 31ST at 7PM EST on the booksplosion channel!
the JUNE book of the month is THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES by suzanne collins. liveshow date to be announced!
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[@hannahclairereads7835]

We got Jesse and Christine videos yesterday, and now we have a Kat video! This week is going great.

[@paolairary8804]

Did I took an extra long “restroom break” at work to watch this immediately? Absolutely. Worth it? YOU BET ♥️

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

Giving us some Wednesday Adams vibes, I’m here for it

[@cristinasjourney]

Same

[@mollyfrank4565]

Lol I was literally going to comment this and then saw that you had 😂

[@Torsee]

Gorgeous none the less!

[@elliejordan3233]

I like to consider myself simple: I see Kat uploads a video, I drop everything to watch. Awesome video, love getting recommendations from you.

[@autumnthemaker]

I have literally been binge watching your Cooking with Kat videos. And I got the notification for this!! I love those vlogs! They make me so happy!!

[@ttpdsecretary]

I came here from watching an old Kat video!! Love you Kat

[@bts_vinyl]

I just finished The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes today and I share some of your feelings. The world building and seeing the early Hunger Games was so interesting. But I just didn't really care about Snow's story. I'm glad I read it, but I just wish I cared about the plot more.

[@sagespages5314]

Kat! I missed you so much!! 💕

[@Katytastic]

[@martiduran7628]

I don’t deserve this!! An upload from you, Christine, AND Jesse all within a couple days ?! IM SO HAPPY 💕

[@zara4leafclover]

Omg Kamisama! I remember reading the manga when the anime came out. I got pretty far into the manga but I don’t remember if I ever finished reading it. I think a reread is in order xD. I just finished re watching Maid-same the other day, I guess I’m on a reread/rematch binge of all the anime’s I’ve loved.

[@chaitnareads]

Thank you for uploading! We always love it!

[@Ananenina]

FINALLY! Someone who talks about Kamisama Kiss. It is Amazing I cried too. It's my favorite romance. Tomoe is the best love interest.

[@semanticallysam8611]

Ahhh I always get so nervous when authors add to series years later but I feel like I have to read the Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Love this video!!!!! Would you ever consider sharing your fave anime/manga recs?

[@Katytastic]

i've been meaning to do an anime rec video, so hopefully soon!

[@emmamiller8946]

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is such a good read! I bought it two days ago and only have about 50 pages left. I think Susan Collins did an amazing job on it.

[@Trippy_Space_Bunny]

I did the exact same thing with The Murderbot Diaries, it's amazing and I love it. Waiting for my copy of Songbirds and snakes and need to pick up a few more of the Shatter me books to finish the set.

[@nikhil_mahajan685]

There is something so mesmerizing about listening to you talk about books :) Subscriber since 2014. Love from India.

[@StephanieeAlexandra]

I’ve recently rewatched Kamisama KISS and ooh the feels! Definitely gonna finish the manga this year! 🤗 great video! ✨💖

[@JacquieVlogsHere]

I just read the All Systems Red a couple months ago!! I need to get my hands on the other novellas, I loved the first one so much but it was too short for me and I NEED MORE!

[@booksavvy_]

I love the Shatter Me Series! The ending was crazy!

[@nandadoc]

I'm excited for the shatter me series ending! I have to get the final book and then I'm going to read all of them from the beggining!

[@camilaarmani8566]

I didn't get the notification for this, so thank God I saw your post on Instagram! Now I need to stop procrastinating and read 😆 Great video, as always.

[@KittyAndTheBooks]

I wanna reread the whole Shatter Me series. :D They are such quick reads.

[@SereneDancer]

Murderbot sounds really interesting, I'm gonna have to check that out!

[@Brenda-jo7cn]

I'm so jealous of everyone that already read The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, it's not out in my country yet so I'm living through the reviews! Also, since you've talked about manga and anime in this video: Kat, LISTEN, Yona of the Dawn. Please, watch it! I just know you would love it.

[@bluedune8458]

If you like hard sci-fi, I highly recommend the Dune saga! A new film is coming out in December, it’s adapting the first half of the first Dune book. I’m rereading the first book and it’s been a freaking great time. The Scott Brick audiobook is iconic 🙌

[@Nerdy_Temptra]

Kat!!! It's great to see your face!!! ❤ Also, Kamisama Kiss has OVAs which wrap up the story in animated form and it's awesome, you just gotta find them.

[@weirdstrangegirl]

That anime has been on my radar. Lately I've been watching Sailor Moon and Bloom Into You. Since the library now has curbside pickup I might do another order with manga but first I should probably wait for the twelve books I put on hold. I've been meaning to read Murderbot. The next book is a full length novel. I love that Tor gives away ebooks each month. Maybe this will be the year I read Mockinjay. I got spoiled so never read it. Now I just need to pick up The Hunger Games. I have shiny UK editions so they're begging to be read but I'm stubborn and don't like to be told what to read even when it's me. One of the perks of having a weird brain.

[@pinkseonghwa]

I finished tbosas last night and I pretty much agree with Kat on everything. Sleeping on it really helped, as this morning I found a way of self-judging if you’d like the book or not: Did you like the Joker (2019) movie? If yes, give the book a shot. If no, watch a spoiler review if you want to know the plot, and like Kat said, seeing the 10th Hunger Games and how it was treated the first years where super interesting!

[@bookattic89]

Adding The June Boys to my reading list :) thanks for the recommendation!

[@Querenciatv]

thank you for sharing with us. Got some new inspiration 👏

[@chaitnareads]

I finally finished and I'm back to listen to your thoughts about The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes lol

[@ameliasmith4235]

I agree with the romance from a ballad of songbirds and snakes

[@bookishnatie9614]

I appreciate your thoughts on the songs of ballads I am gonna stick to borrowing it from my library as ebook. The snow story line I was concerned

[@elipenaloza3339]

OMG Kamisama Kiss! Tomoe as a kid is everything and the plot twist at the end was like a big WHAT???

[@sbscarlett]

Literally binging Kat's bookhauls look for new reads and this pops up. The timing is scary lmao

[@embuchan]

Thanks for this Kat!

[@wowwhataname2950]

Yay, so glad to see a kat video in my feed. It feels like the first time in forever lol

[@thepokepoet9482]

Omg! I love the Kamisama Kiss anime so much and I might read the manga soon!

[@Dragondarkness30]

So great to see your videos popping up on my subscription box. Kat is Back. I could literally watch everything and anything you post. Are you going to do more Cooking with Kat I always loved watching those videos as well they were so good and entertaining lol literally I miss them. Nice to see you again cant wait for the next Kat Video.

[@Evar0se]

i agree about the balled of songbirds soooo much! i enjoyed the hunger games from the capitols point of veiw and how snow is still the worst but it wouldn't of been even nearly good if not for the trilogy.

[@zulqaifplus6123]

I read Shatter Me quite a while ago and I wanna read the rest of them too. I'm not just certain if I'll like them. Ksksksks

[@aprendiz6298]

I love your videos and your channel!

[@dovelyy]

I just wanna say you made me watch she ra and I'm really thankful for that :')

[@Katytastic]

YAY! it's sooooo goooooood

[@StudioLindsay]

Great to see another video from you! :) I’m really interested in reading The Hunger Games prequel.

[@ms.reader9799]

Haaa. Murder Bot. love it!!!!

[@ScullyPopASMR]

This channel is the bomb!

[@stelasampaio5025]

I finished Kamisama today. It was soooo good! But I am so sad about Mizuki 😭

[@johnsaxongitno4life588]

Just found your channel and I am really excited about getting to no you and what you like to read love 💖 from John Saxon in Australia xx 😘

[@snoproblem]

Kat, you have me mighty curious about the new "Hunger Games" novel, gotta get a copy and read it asap.

[@pariah_haven]

I Love the Murderbot Diaries!

[@kelsey4579]

Yay, Kat posted today. BTW, first thought when I saw the thumbnail was, "Oh wow, Kat grew her hair out." You look amazing as always.

[@starshipstevie]

I had similar thoughts about the Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. If it was told from anyone else’s POV, I probably would have enjoyed it more.

[@Readitandeat]

I've been seeing so many people talking about We Are the Wildcats. I need to get it for my younger sister, she was a varsity field hockey captain

[@nerdygeekgamer5528]

my favorite Manga's a Nana, Naruto, Oran High School Host Club, Sailor moon, Peach Girl and D Gray Man

[@TheBookishMom]

I have been wanting to pick up the Murder Bot Diaries! It seems like such a great series and I am totally down to binge a series.

[@Katytastic]

it's a super fun time! i hope you enjoy!

[@ev6564]

Yay! I love Kamisama Kiss!

[@pinkbalm975]

Ugghhh just finished the ballad of songbirds and snakes in one sitting agree with you 100%. I liked it a lot, but it just didn’t feel like the trilogy, which i flew through. SPOLER I also kinda knew Lucy gray was gonna die, cuz she doesn’t appear/is mentioned in the trilogy

[@emilyprior474]

Defy and Imagine Me are 5/5 stars for me !

[@avsambart]

So great to see your face again ☺️

[@jameslampley1689]

I just started Kami-sama kiss yesterday. I love it.

[@Katytastic]

yay! glad you're enjoying!

[@ohhthatskellie]

Omg Kamisama Kiss! I also only have watched season 1 which I enjoyed, I definitely have to get on watching season 2. Also Kat, check out Noragami! It’s an amazing series and one of my favorites, both the manga and anime 😊

[@kmichelle1]

I feel the same way about TBOSAS and it's why I haven't rated it yet. As soon as I finished, I wanted to write an analytical essay and it was so engaging, but it did not supersede THG.

[@Katytastic]

oh yeah, i can't wait for people to start putting out essays/video discussions, there's just so much to analyze!

[@bndork]

Hold up... Hunger Games trilogy read by Tatiana Maslany?! Sign me up! I think I will go purchase the audiobooks just to hear her read them.

[@hermesontherun9049]

I'M EXCITED FOR THIS VIDEO

[@Katytastic]

YAY

[@RoshnaOmer94]

I'm sold on murder bot! By the way when you talked about anime and manga I thought how is Korean learning going? Have you watched any kdrama recently?

[@Monkeyzforever]

First Victoria Schwab recommends Murderbot, and now Kat does too? Guess I know what's next for the TBR

[@PeanutLoafJr]

Reader Kat is THRIVING.

[@emiliofigueira1]

Yay new video from Kat. Miss your face :)

[@allyson.m]

Did I just order the first volume of kamisama kiss after this? Yes, yes I did

[@dazaimaru5799]

KAT, I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU KNOW KAMISAMA KISS ASDFGHJKL THAT'S MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE

[@chickensrneat]

oh my goodness, i watched kamisama kiss in like 2014 and never realised a second season came out 😭😭 i guess it’s time for a rewatch.....

[@Katytastic]

ooh you're in for a treat! enjoy!!

[@chickensrneat]

Katytastic OOO thank you i shall!!! 😁

[@Manik89]

There actually is an anime version of the ending of Kamisama Hajimemashita. It’s done in several OVAs.

[@jananiananthanarayanan4794]

Reading for three days straight and then crying is the absolute manga binge-reading mood. It's so nice to hear you talk about manga and anime because that's all I've been on the past couple years as far as entertainment goes :3 Since you're on old rom-coms, have you watched/read Kaichou wa maid-sama? I haven't watched many of the older anime, and I'd love to watch/read if you have make a recommendations video!!! (promo - kat pls consider watching haikyuu!! if you're in an anime mood :3) anyway, i'm gonna watch kami-sama kiss next :D

[@cristinasjourney]

Yeeeees kamisama Kiss!!!

[@harrypotteravenclaw]

If you read all six shatter me books I'd love a video on all the books

[@dcembervesalius]

You should read Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth ♥

[@hittycat]

Last time I was this early, there was no quarantine

[@MoonyCookie]

I LOVE KAMISAMA KISSSSSS.... I wishhhh that they would finish animate the story like Fruit Basket would

[@Katytastic]

honestly!!! there are so many incomplete anime adaptations, it's tragic

[@batshevaschecter3975]

I agree with your take on Ballad of S and S... it just wasn’t a wow!

[@BethVlogs_]

Kat posted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@BookishBrittany]

The struggle is Real I've binged watched Yona of the Dawn, Snow White with the Red Hair and Maid-Sama I'm so said none of them were completed 😭😭😭 I plan to pick up all thr manga because I need more of the romance. That's been my constant struggle during quarantine where I fall in love WITH Shoujo Anime and it's only 24 episodes a piece. I'm also 30 volumes into Skip Beat which is also fantastic!

[@Katytastic]

ooh those are all on my to-watch list!!! i've been holding off though because of the not complete yet thing, but i'm probably going to start watching them soon anyways XD

[@zara4leafclover]

I don’t know for the other ones but at least Maid-Sama has a compelete manga. The anime is never going to do the full storyline after all it’s been 10 years, hate when that happens with anime and unfortunately it’s pretty common occurrence

[@BookishBrittany]

@@Katytastic Also definitely started Toradora recently becuase of your tweet. 2 episodes in and it's everything.🤩

[@jaquelinec.silveira7169]

Omgg! I love kamisama, but I see the anime

[@mirandasummerset]

just finished The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.....& Im super underwhelmed by it not what I was wanting it to be tbh

[@christinaishere9018]

I really miss your videos!

[@nameless5053]

Have you read Shutter Island?

What are your favorite animes? I also love kamisama kiss 💖

[@warofhearts6418]

Kat we miss you 🤓🤓

[@thedarkphoenix1640]

If you love Kamisama Kiss you should really check out Yona Of The Dawn it's great!

[@Katytastic]

i've been meaning to watch that, hoping to get to it soon!

[@thedarkphoenix1640]

Katytastic Definitely read the manga too! The anime only goes up to vol. 8 and ends right as the adventure is really going to start happening. Unfortunately it was never renewed for another season

[@chaitnareads]

Also, I was wondering if you still watch the 100? Season 7 premiers tonight! (I'll be watching free tomorrow, of course)

[@Katytastic]

yesssss! i'll be watching tomorrow too when it goes online XD

[@michaelaturcotte6045]

miss you

[@ashley6244802]

Ma’am I will gladly take those restore me duplicates

[@user-ll5rx6el8s]

Is the booksplosion live show on KZbin?

[@relc1705]

Yes on the booksplosion channel

[@rafaelahanna8700]

Reading midnight sun and I'm like where's kat at?

[@EpicReads]

We have missed you!! The June Boys...you know thats one of your faves! Keep us updated! 🙏

[@irwanmajid5878]

Nice

[@user-cl6jp5vj1g]

SHE UPLOADED THIS IS SO RARE Jk jk ILY Also, have you watched SKAM? (I'm first, I think)

[@caleb1722]

omg skam is great!! all of the remakes too

[@user-cl6jp5vj1g]

@@caleb1722 ive only watched the espana remake (to improve my spanish), but im gonna start watching druck soon...maybe

[@hammphotography]

Shatter Me vlog pls?

[@avsambart]

I miss you and I hope you're okay 🥺

[@Inamichan]

Lol I really wasn’t going to read the ballad of songbirds and snakes but now I’m definitely not interested in it anymore. 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@skylarblue7517]

i feel like i havent seen a video were i had to skip over some of it so i wasnt spoiled and somehow its really nice since that was how i used to watch all videos when i first got into booktube lol excited to finish the ballard and come back

[@remarkablylisa]

I MISS kAT