this video ends when i find a 5 star book... (a reading vlog ⭐️)

[@jackie_1106]

Mel I could listen to you talk about books all day, you explain the plots SO well! Also you are just glowing ✨🫖

[@MelReads]

you're the sweetest??? omg🥹🫶🏻

[@georgieh7351]

oh btw is the love interest's name spelt Ewan is the seven year slip? In which case it's pronounced 'you-en'. It's a scottish name, anglicised from the scottish gaelic Eòghann ☺️ loved this vlog as always✨

[@Xoxo_gaming5000]

I think it’s spelled Iwan!

[@georgieh7351]

​@@Xoxo_gaming5000 ooh that's interesting! in which case Iwan is a Welsh name pronounced iw-an with short vowels. Apparently it's the old Welsh equivalent of John.

[@MelReads]

it's spelled iwan!! i tried to pronounce it as close as my spanish tongue would allow to the videos i saw online😭

[@neilazaara]

omg thank you! I needed someone who sees that Powerless ain't it! The stakes are below inexistent... Her being an Ordinary has no impact on anything. She should be in danger but she never is. And she's naive and bland. Also Kai is such a golden retriever 90% of the time and does nothing besides flirting with Pae. Does he even exist if she's not around? Enforcer who? Enforcer what?🙄

[@MelReads]

LITERALLY😭 the most infuriating "hunger games" setup to a book... and kai needs to go back home, he was too much😖

[@rose0613]

I enjoyed Powerless the same way I enjoy reality TV and that's the best way I can explain why I read it in one day hahaha x

[@MelReads]

LMAO why is that the perfect explanation though??🤣

[@neilazaara]

I also loved a Tempest of Tea 😍 It deserves more hype!!

[@MelReads]

it really does😭 i can't believe it came out and people haven't been all over it!

[@eveodum3933]

"Shark Heart" by Emily Habeck was 5/5. I'm not a fan of romances but this was the perfect type of romance! And "Annie Bot" by Sierra Greer had me thinking for dayyyyyys!

[@MelReads]

have never heard of shark heart, but let me check this out, hold up🏃🏻‍♀️

[@Elysiaslibraryy]

Omg I couldn’t stop looking at your makeup in the intro! Could you please do a makeup tutorial

[@MelReads]

i can definitely include it in a vlog🥹🫶🏻

[@Elysiaslibraryy]

@@MelReads ooooh yes that would be so nice

[@readoutofbounds]

Whew I'm currently reading Tempest of Tea and I'm looooooving this. More stoked to finish this now!

[@Harley24986]

Girl, Tempest of Tea was SOOOO stinking good! I cannot wait for the second book! I need more Matteo!

[@tainahcortez2315]

I really enjoyed this format of video ☺️ so cozy I was hoping it would never end

[@Natalia2530112]

🍵 super excited to read tempest of tea happy you found your 5 star

[@MelReads]

i was so happy😭🫶🏻

[@jess-ui6zj]

powerless also didn’t work for me! honestly the idea of it was so interesting but it reads a little Y/A for me. and i’m over love triangles. But i understand why people loved it! omg i didn’t realize its so similar to the serpents of whatever whatever until you said it! i didn’t read the sequel bc i really didn’t like the first one so if anybody wants to spoil it for me it would be very appreciated

[@MelReads]

was the love triangle supposed to be with the brother? i've heard it's a dynamic in the book, but it was non-existent in what i read🤣🤣🤣

[@mimz_]

☕🌂❤ I absolutely loved a tempest of tea. It's a crime that the next book isn't out already but I shall excitedly wait patiently 😌 Imma make a prediction : the wolf is Matteo! Matteo at the beginning of the book : _every good love story starts with a bullet to the heart_ The book : literally ends with a bullet to the heart I just finished a 5⭐ read actually. Like right when this video uploaded. Spellbreaker by Charlie Holmberg. Book one of a duology and reading flew by so fast. I didnt even realise it. It was that good! Also random question : Do your cats not chew on your nails?

[@MelReads]

ooooo that's actually such a good prediction!! i was over here trying to work out who the wolf is, and idk why i never thought of him🤣 vin definitely tries to chew on my nails, but they're sturdy enough to withstand lmaooo

[@riinahahko9345]

🍵 Loved 'Tempest of tea', I'm currently reading 'Emily Wilde's map of the otherlands' because I loved the first Emily Wilde book so much!

[@MelReads]

omg i still need to finish emily wilde😳 hope the sequel hits equally as hard!!

[@riinahahko9345]

@@MelReads I'm loving the sequal a lot! Maybe not as much as the first book, but close enough! (80% done)

[@michellecgb]

I’m so glad you finally read A Tempest of Tea! I knew you were going to eat it up

[@MelReads]

it's the way hafsah broke me in two, fr😭

[@martinaschlagl3882]

A Tempest of Tea is one of my most anticipated reads this year and you just managed to make it even more exciting for me 🤩

[@annahall9626]

I had to dnf tempest of tea! For some reason the heist had no interest for me, and I got so bored after the initial time at the tea house

[@louise5493]

I’m half way through rn and I really am not enjoying it either lmao

[@MelReads]

SOBBING😭😭😭😭

[@sydthebookdragon]

I just finished Heartsong by TJ Klune, the third book in the Green Creek series. I haven't read the fourth one yet, but that is a 5 star series for me. Perfect if you like cozy fantasy that still has some stakes.

[@MelReads]

love a good 5 star series, they're hard to come by!!!!

[@bookaholicbanter]

🍵 I have A Tempest Of Tea out from the library as I watch this. The cover just pulled me in and I was having really high hopes for it. Now that I saw you read it and love it I need to read this asap. I love Ashley Poston's Dead Romantics so much! I really hope you give that one a shot.

[@VeraFran]

I gave 2 thrillers 5 stars this year because they were well plotted and highly entertaining but both were backlists (2018 and 2020).

[@MelReads]

omg which ones??👀

[@VeraFran]

@@MelReads Look Closer by David Ellis and Watching You by Lisa Jewell.

[@libbysreadingcorner9564]

I haven't had a 5 star read in a while. I do want to read the Tempest of Tea, need to go and buy the book so I can read it. I have started the Sever Year Slip thanks to you... 🍵🍵🍵

[@imnotobsessedwiththat4162]

seven year slip was a 5 for me and I rarely give 5 stars :)

[@libbysreadingcorner9564]

@@imnotobsessedwiththat4162 that is good to know. Thanks so much

[@MelReads]

hopefully you'll love the seven year slip🧚🏻‍♀️✨

[@libbysreadingcorner9564]

@@MelReads , I am enjoying it so far..

[@chocolateoreo6489]

I’m sending you all the love and a great year overall❤❤

[@MelReads]

🫶🏻🧚🏻‍♀️✨

[@chocolateoreo6489]

@@MelReads ☺️❤️❤️

[@angelaholmes8888]

So far in April i have found some 5 star reads Her too by bonnie kistler it's a thriller One summer in Savannah by terah shelton Harris this book had me hooked great read Divine rivals by rebecca ross Miss memory lane by colten Haynes memoir he's best known from the shows teen wolf and arrow Stars in your eyes kacen callender it's there first adult romance book just so brilliant

[@MelReads]

divine rivals supremacy🧎🏻‍♀️

[@arafisms]

how similar is a tempest of tea is to soc tho?? cause so far it seems like soc (vampire version) and I need it to do its own thing and not follow the blueprint of a popular book 💀

[@MelReads]

i dnf'd six of crows, so i honestly would not know👀

[@livhudginss]

Seven year slip made me SOB. I’ve never highlighted a book more. Top 3 book 🥹🤍

[@Pernille842]

Uhhh Also you Can for sure read The Dead Romantics. It’s very good!

[@MelReads]

need to get myself a copy🧚🏻‍♀️

[@alisarobles8000]

I love A Tempest of Tea!! I’m so glad you enjoyed it! ❤ #TeamLaith

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

I’ve heard such mixed things about powerless!

[@MelReads]

it's definitely an interesting one...

[@kiute.c]

🫖 🍵 ☂️ 🌂 I love love love Hafsah Faizal (and her hubby! They’re so cute) and will read anything she comes out with. I found A Tempest of Tea a little slow in the beginning but UNPUTDOWNABLE by the end. I cannot wait for the second one to come out!

[@MelReads]

the last third was WILD!!! i will truly read anything she puts out😭

[@Pernille842]

I just took Powerless of my birthday book buying plan! Sounds awful.. 😱 But Also i very much look forward to Reading a Tempest of Tea 🎉

[@MelReads]

listen, hopefully you love it!!!

[@caitlinthye]

☕☂️ desperately want to read this now.

[@nikitabyrne3677]

I felt the same with powerless, I enjoyed Kai’s PoV but pae was very basic

[@oceansazul01]

🫖 I loooved that book too!!!

[@MelReads]

SOOOO good!!🧚🏻‍♀️✨

[@cubegirl97]

I haven’t had a 5 star book since fourth wing came out

[@MelReads]

🤓🤓🤓

[@user-wc6bl4zs4i]

I already knew that powerless would be a book I don’t read

[@StephTucker-hc8px]

The mug made me laugh so hard lol

[@MelReads]

😌😌😌

[@Mintee_rblx]

I feel like powerless had a great concept to it. The plot would have been better if it came through a more experienced author though. Like you said, I ended up liking Kai better than paedyn as she didn’t have enough character to her. The story felt unfinished and confusing in so many parts of it and I felt disappointed. Over all, I would give it 3.5 stars, maybe even a 4 considering I want to read reckless. Overall though, this was a fantastic video 💗💖🍵

[@angelsihmai]

☂️🫖 love your videos so much

[@MelReads]

love YOU🫶🏻🧚🏻‍♀️✨

[@beautifulmama862]

❤❤❤ how do you rate a book? I mean I know how but lately I've been having such a hard time rating like when I'm done a book I'm like that was Great but I just can't rate it I hope that makes sense lol

[@MelReads]

it's all intuitive for me!! whatever my gut is saying is what i go for... hence why my ratings never make sense LMAO🤣

[@ArielAntenna]

ok ok i’ll go buy tempest of tea tomorrow you sold me

[@tiffanyjanel_]

☔ I am runnnning to get A Tempest of Tea

[@emymar13]

girl amo a tus gatos

[@MelReads]

yo tambien🥹🤣🫶🏻

[@Ssaihra]

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[@MelReads]

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[@hannahandherstories]

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[@MelReads]

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[@MidWestBookLover-jb6jj]

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[@MelReads]

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[@MelReads]

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[@MelReads]

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[@JulanneGoodman]

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[@MelReads]

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[@MariyaJaveed-k9d]

NEED TIPS TO HAVE LUSTROUS HAIR AS YOURS..AND DEFINITELY THAT GLOWING FLAWLESS SKIN!!

[@MelReads]

sad (but happy?) to say it's just genetics🤣

[@sleuthytv1228]

Can’t be too criricle of a YA book especially when the reader isn’t really a young adult . I don’t think it’s fair lol. I have to remind myself many times while reading a YA that’s just what it is :)

[@bilhawere7720]

I agree expecting it to be more and that affecting your rating of the book is abit too critical !

[@MelReads]

which is why i mentioned in the video that i was trying to embrace it for what it is! got hard after a while🤣

[@franbevan1513]

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[@MelReads]

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[@bea5687_]

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[@MelReads]

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[@MelReads]

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[@missanndeethomas]

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[@lilianamariatomaz]

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[@MelReads]

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[@fabiolaalmazanolivar3034]

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[@MelReads]

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[@jackiesliterarycorner]

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[@MelReads]

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[@jackiesliterarycorner]

Faith, trust, and a little pixie dust.

[@mariamkh613]

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[@MelReads]

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[@MaryLolaQueen]

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[@bethmetcalf3447]

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[@MelReads]

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[@isirlasplace91]

I'm reading a tempest of tea this month as well and I'm even more excited to read it now!!!🫖☕️

[@MelReads]

i hope you LOVE it🧚🏻‍♀️✨

[@CityGirlWriter]

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[@MelReads]

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