i definitely want to read Any Man now. from the description, it sounds like it taps into a topic i'm really invested in - as a gay guy, i think some people don't fully understand that, despite the amount of privilege men have, being rejected from masculinity has serious consequences, mostly a huge risk of violence. plenty of men will be hostile or even physically violent towards a man not meeting masculinity standards, and not a lot of people are going to come to the victim's defense. it's the same reason that growing up as a gay boy was pretty terrifying for me. i'm just really curious to see how the book portrays that experience. especially because the concept of being rejected by masculinity /because/ of the worst trauma they went through is just a really sad thought to me. i know the feeling of being so scared that other guys are going to find out how you've "failed" masculinity standards, and i'm just thinking of having that fear about them finding out you were a victim, and it's sad :(
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
It's a really nuanced and powerful book! I hope you get to check it out ❤️
@NellyVilla092 күн бұрын
Gurl, your conversational transitions to the sponsor always take me out 😂😂 like yas get that bag babe!!
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
Hahaha thank u 😎
@upsidedown9412Күн бұрын
It’s a masterclass
@mglarson59362 күн бұрын
Growing up is realizing that things people did to you when were younger that made you uncomfortable at the time but brushed off were, in fact, abuse. ❤ I’m going through this journey too. It’s hard and I’m grieving the childhood I thought I had.
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
Sending u love ❤️❤️
@angelaholmes88882 күн бұрын
I'm sorry your going through that I hope you find a way to heal
@chocolateoreo64892 күн бұрын
Also, it is so heartwarming to hear that you are in the “opposite of a reading slump” currently❤ yay! I’m sending you all the happiness that is derived from books and life moments for you!
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
Sending you all the love back!! 🥰🥰
@chocolateoreo64892 күн бұрын
@ Aw thank you hehe😊😊
@danica77032 күн бұрын
not really about the video but you are looking so great as of late (i love your sweater) and i hope you keep taking care of yourself
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
Thank you so much! 💕
@Politoed892 күн бұрын
i relate so hard to the spotify wrapped stereotype thing. my #1 song on wrapped was the olivia rodrigo song from the Hunger Games movie, and my #1 artist was taylor swift. i might as well write "dramatic gay" on my forehead in permanent marker
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
Omg I loved Olivia's song, it was so perfect for the hunger games
@AlmaD-y3t2 күн бұрын
I've wanted to read The Magic Fish for a while now. I really love artstyles that have a prominent lineart and this one looks wonderful ❤ I'm glad you talked about this graphic novel.
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
Aww I hope u get to check it out! The art is lovely
@Yssakai-art2 күн бұрын
already commenting to mention that i'm super pleased to know you've read The Magic Fish! Literally a book I gift to everyone when I get the chance, I've been a huge fan of Trung Le Nguyen's work for so long hahaha your likes often crossover with my taste, so i'm pretty stoked to put your recs on my list! previous books i've read from your recs that I rly enjoyed are Chanel Miller's Know My Name, Heather Fawcett's Emily Wilde series, and Kate Goldbeck's You, Again. I hope you have a great holiday, Cindy, and I always look forward to your other videos 💝
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
It really is a special book! 🥰 And Chanel Miller will forever be that gurl
@alexjohnson97982 күн бұрын
I'm gonna check out 'Any Man'. I'm a male victim of SA and I've never heard of a book like that, sounds interesting.
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
So sorry you experienced that 😔 I hope that the book is healing for you! Also understandable if it becomes too triggering though. Pls take care of yourself ❤️
@aeriselove2 күн бұрын
Omg I LOVE The Magic Fish! The art is gorgeous. And the STORY?? One of my favorite graphic novels ever, so I’m really happy to hear someone else talking about it.
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
I know right?? It's so good! 😍
@sawrirocks2 күн бұрын
This better be a clickbait Cindy. Men? Really?? In 2024???
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
Shocking, I know!
@cheyennekchua2 күн бұрын
you're just in time again Cindy. thank you. that Spotify Wrapped list is 1000000% relatable!
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
Gotta love that playlist
@Showtunediva2 күн бұрын
Annie Bot was 3 stars for me. I am adding Any Man and Magic Fish to my ever growing TBR. Happy Holidays Cindy!❤
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
Happy Holidays to you too!
@cupofkeyshae16 сағат бұрын
Definitely adding Annie Bot to my library cart! Happy Holidays Cindy! ✨
@withcindy13 сағат бұрын
Happy Holidays to you too!✨
@figment32021 сағат бұрын
Everyone needs to read Annie Bot!! It’s so good! I read it back in February and I think about it so often
@withcindy19 сағат бұрын
annie is forever that gurl
@viivi41962 күн бұрын
I really found myself enjoying the sunbearer duology by aiden thomas! it was SO much fun and quick to read, and it gave me the same type of feelings that percy jackson used to give me years ago. I feel like that duology is some of the best ya I have ever read
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
Aww I heard good things about Aiden Thomas books! Thanks for the rec
@moustik31Күн бұрын
📌📌📌
@rowan.272 күн бұрын
I love The Magic Fish, one of my favorite graphic novels of all time!! The creator actually also made a tarot deck called Star Spinner Tarot with the same kind of art style and it's so gorgeous 😭
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
I'm obsessed with their art style! 😍
@ladydiamond6611Күн бұрын
cindy's really unpacking her trama this year, and I love that for her xx
@withcindy19 сағат бұрын
sigh a yearly occurrence unfortunately!!
@misuko17922 күн бұрын
Your vids are my company. Love from Korea
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
Aw that’s so sweet 🥺
@rachel25022 күн бұрын
I’m addicted to the “Space Boy” graphic novel series. BEAUTIFUL artwork. Cinematic. Multilayered story. U got your sci fI, u got your action, u got your teen besties romance. I also enjoyed a couple light young adult rom coms: “Slow Coach” and “Some Like it Cold”. The first is queer friendly and a genuine feel good read-in-an-afternoon book; the second is neurodivergent friendly.
@idontneedaname3182 күн бұрын
I've been following space boy for ages it's really one of a kind
@withcindyКүн бұрын
ooh thanks for the rec!!
@renfishКүн бұрын
I love space boy too
@sixfrogsinatrenchcoat2 күн бұрын
The Magic Fish was also in my top books this year, it absolutely took me out and was so gorgeous
@withcindyКүн бұрын
yay glad we both enjoyed it!!
@dontbeadick2762Күн бұрын
tbr list in hand cindy dropped a recommendation video!!!!!
@withcindyКүн бұрын
I’m glad my videos can help you make your TBR list! 🥰
@sc313372 күн бұрын
Krystal Sutherland was already in my TBR but I will definitely check out the others! My favorite books I’ve read this year is To Shape A Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose (think steampunk fantasy set in alternate universe 19th century USA featuring a queer Indigenous female protagonist and DRAGONS) and The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins (I’m not even going to pretend to know how to describe this one). Happy holidays and looking forward to your next video 🧡
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
To Shape A Dragon’s Breath sounds incredible!!
@guidecfk2 күн бұрын
Every time you talk about annie bot it gets higher and higher up my tbr 😂 i think my favourite book i read this year was the sign for home by blair fell, it's about a deaf blind man and his interpreter. It was well written and made me think about a whole community i've never really considered before
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
Ooo sounds good!! Thx for the rec
@sarahgrace34882 күн бұрын
I always look forward to this video; I always end up picking up so many good books because of you. Thank you!! 💕💕💕
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
You are so welcome!
@Blue-iy3tw2 күн бұрын
Ooo I been waitin for this one
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
Enjoyyyy
@FancyTuna772 күн бұрын
The Magic Fish looks so good! Definitely adding it to my tbr!
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
I hope you enjoy it!
@Blue-iy3tw2 күн бұрын
I have heard such mixed things about annie bot. You sold me on reading it soon tho; I love a book we can actually enjoy and engage with
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
I hope u enjoy it!
@crumbsintopebbles2 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for the recs! They all sound like great reads.
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
You’re so welcome! 💕
@meepmorp99872 күн бұрын
hi cindy! your channel is my go to comfort channel. you’re so funny and real. i love it lmaoooo
@withcindyКүн бұрын
Thank you so much! 💖
@emman4957Күн бұрын
LOVE the art in the background!!
@withcindy19 сағат бұрын
thank you!!
@chacharealsmoove2 күн бұрын
My top artists on Spotify was a FICTIONAL band in a show that got cancelled 😭I hyper fixated on them and forgot abt it
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
JULIE AND THE PHANTOMS???
@chacharealsmoove2 күн бұрын
@ HOW DID U KNOW ?? 😭😭
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
@@chacharealsmoove bc i was obsessed w them too
@chacharealsmoove2 күн бұрын
@ HELP,,,, its all connected 😭😭
@Willow.the.creative2 күн бұрын
Every year I watch your best book videos and tell myself to read them in 2025 but then December exams kick my ass and I forget about them lmao
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
It's ok bb u can always pick it up when ur ready ❣️
@daphneblake132 күн бұрын
I also loved Annie Bot! Other books I loved this year: Four Squares by Bobby Finger, The Shining by Stephen King, and The Secret History by Donna Tartt
@withcindyКүн бұрын
ooh thanks for the recs!
@Sophia-rq6oo2 күн бұрын
I’ve been really struggling to read for a long time and I’m slowly getting my way back into it (partly with the help of audiobooks bc one of my issues is that I struggle with restlessness when I try to just sit down and read, which wasn’t always the case, so listening while keeping my hands busy is really helpful rn). So the two audiobooks I finished recently and tremendously enjoyed are: Pax by Sara Pennypacker: this one was on my tbr for years, I even bought the physical book years ago after hearing so many good things about it. It’s a middle grade book and I thought I’d ease my way back into reading with it and didn’t even look at the blurb again (all I remembered was that it’s about a friendship between a boy and a fox). Come to find out it wasn’t simply a lighthearted story about friendship 😅 it’s dual POV (the boy and the fox) and handles various heavy themes/thoughts pretty effortlessly. At the beginning of the book the boy (around 12 y/o) and his fox get separated and the boy is brought to his grandfather to live with while his father joins the ongoing war. The fox grew up in the care of the boy and is a half tamed animal that never had to survive in nature on his own. The book then follows the journey the boy takes to get his fox back. Themes in the book: parental loss, grief, relationship between nature (and animals) & humans (and how estranged most adult humans are from nature specifically in the west), anti war commentary, growing up, losing your childish innocence & the pressure to conform against your nature, various trauma (including childhood neglect & abuse), healing, friendship, found family, loyalty. By nature of it being middle grade & the tone it uses, it strikes a good balance of showing just enough for emotional impact but not overwhelming you too much, so it’s a bit easier to digest. For children it’s a great book to introduce them to these themes, or to have a story to help digest their experiences if they’re unfortunately too familiar with some of the themes already. For me as an adult with unprocessed baggage around my childhood/growing up and other themes of the book it helped me revisit them and process them a bit more. My only criticism is that the ending felt very sudden bc it basically ended in a climax and after the emotional journey I’d have simply preferred another chapter or two for cool-down. I’m just mentioning this bc maybe it’ll help anyone who wants to give this little book a go to be a bit more prepared for the suddenness than I was 😅 The other book I read was Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier, a gothic romance taking place mostly in 1920/30 (?) England. I loved how atmospheric it was, and the genre typical simmering unease of a darker mystery. The protagonist is a young adult woman from a lower class, and with no family left she works for a woman of a higher social class. As the companion of that woman, she meets a good-looking, older widower of higher social standing and befriends him. She doesn’t understand why he seeks her company; for all she knows he’s just recently lost the wife he was devoted to so it’s a complete shock when he ends up proposing to her. I found the book to be elegantly executed in the way it set the mystery up and let it unfold, how it portrayed the main character and her very understandable insecurities around class and her new social standing that she can’t seem to fit into. I’m not someone who seeks out 1st person pov, but I always love when I can enjoy a book that uses that pov to full effect. I really don’t think this story would go as hard in a 3rd person POV. I had this book on my TBR bc a while ago I watched the video about the mystery of the failed broadway transfer of the Austrian musical based on the book (the video is by wait in the wings, a great watch) and since finishing the book I’ve been listening to the musical recording repeatedly & am a bit obsessed with it (it might help that my native language is German, so I can get the most out of listening to the recording).
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
oooh thank you for the recs! im glad you found books that you enjoyed this year :)
@lenny5231Күн бұрын
All this makes me so hyped for your book!💖💖💖💖
@withcindyКүн бұрын
Aww thank u !!
@RachelwКүн бұрын
Love the Invocations. It is one of my favourites of the year too.
@withcindyКүн бұрын
yesss its so fun
@itstoohotarmy82382 күн бұрын
Your hair looks so nice!!
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
Thank you! 💖
@chocolateoreo64892 күн бұрын
The perfect video to watch whilst I am eating my lunch❤ you are such an icon!
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
I’m so glad you’re enjoying it! 🍔
@chocolateoreo64892 күн бұрын
@ Aw yes, it’s true! I really admire your introspective view on the books you read/review, whether they are portrayed in a funny or learned way! 🫶🫶
@gingerjessietalks76855 сағат бұрын
I read Annie Bot because of you 😁 it was really interesting and good!
@moustik31Күн бұрын
Omg, all these books sound so good/fun!!! 🤩
@withcindy19 сағат бұрын
thank u!!
@detectiveroseКүн бұрын
Per Cindy’s list, I just finished reading Any Man in one sitting and… wow. Obviously proceed with caution or don’t proceed at all if you have a hard time reading about SA, but my god what a masterful work.
@withcindyКүн бұрын
I’m so glad it resonated with you!
@nyebie2 күн бұрын
omggg the magic fish! i recently read it for one of my classes and i really ended up loving it. i keep recommending it to everyone so i'm very happy to see you talk about it! :-)
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
It really is a special book!
@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm2 күн бұрын
I love the invocations!
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
Yessss it's so fun
@llamabean52911 сағат бұрын
I'm reading young adult primarily lol, I loved the invocations too. Also wow that graphic novel.
@slice0flemon2 күн бұрын
mother is here to save my dinner time again except it's just bread n jam so more like dinner snack!
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
Bread and jam is a mood 🍞
@DawnOfDragonz2 күн бұрын
The Magic Fish was already in my TBR to get from my library, but thank you for giving it your stamp of approvals. Ive read so many queer graphic novels this year but i always want MOAR
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
I hope you love it!
@firdoodles2 күн бұрын
haven’t watched the full video yet but i love the magic fish!! i read it a few years back and it made me cry :’)
@firdoodles2 күн бұрын
in terms of book recs, i really really enjoyed the burning kingdoms trilogy by tasha suri!!! the final book came out last month and i’m still getting over it it’s queer south asian fantasy (specifically the main two are lesbians) !!!!
@withcindyКүн бұрын
thank u for the recs and glad u also loved the magic fish
@andrewfallman75422 күн бұрын
The Magic Fish was a favorite of mine too!
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
It's so good
@aimlessf2 күн бұрын
Added to the TBR pile thank you
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
You’re so welcome! I hope you enjoy it 💕
@Gen-yh1jz11 сағат бұрын
Love Annie Bot. I don’t know why a lot of people have not reviewed it.
@soymikleo2 күн бұрын
I was in a reading slump for a couple of months and left books unfinished. Now am trying to read as much as I can before the year ends; I feel good about it!! Always love watching your reviews if only my tbr could handle more weight lollllll
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
You got this!
@annabrown50722 күн бұрын
Perfect fricking timing, finished my exams and need to clean my disaster of my room. This makes it bearable:)
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
Omg same, my room is a total disaster zone
@chacharealsmoove2 күн бұрын
As I was about to buy more books BUT also personal recs from me - I just finished reading the gearbreakers duology and I rlly enjoyed it !!
@withcindyКүн бұрын
I haven't read that yet but good to know!!
@Sh3rrr2 күн бұрын
I'll put the magic fish on my tbr list. The other books are outside my usual read genres but I might try Any Man because you recommend it.
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
Hope u enjoy magic fish!
@breenaj10952 күн бұрын
I've been listening to a lot of nonfiction books lately. Some recs: "There is no ethan" by Anna Akbari (tw manipulation) "Womb" by Leah Hazard (tw miscarriage) "Men who hate women" by Laura Bates (heavy tw misogyny, violence speech and action towards women, SA)
@withcindyКүн бұрын
thank u for the recs!!
@tanishjain78512 күн бұрын
usually i try to say something semi witty in the comments but like that second quote from the invocations altered my brain chemistry especially with the misandry discourse everywhere
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
Yesssss the invocations is that gurl
@abbypierce419621 сағат бұрын
Im not usually a non-fiction reader but I read A Man’s Search for Meaning this month and it was incredible. It’s a memoir of a holocaust survivor who was a psychiatrist prior to capture, so he has a fascinating, almost clinical view of the events he witnessed. It’s a pretty quick read as well. I am definitely reading Any Man next!
@withcindy19 сағат бұрын
wow it sounds amazing!!
@BeingDaphne2 күн бұрын
Annie Bot is my fav book of 2024. It surprised me as well. It had me fearful and emotional for Annie. V powerful in execution imo
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
Glad u agree!! I was so surprised at how much I empathized with her
@jamesduggan72002 күн бұрын
I'm reading (listening to) Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun now so maybe I'll try Annie Bot next. Thx : )
@withcindyКүн бұрын
i saw theres gonna be an adaptation of klara and the sun starring jenna ortega!
@gabbyreads2 күн бұрын
Heck yes, Any Man was my #1 favorite book that I read last year. That book is so powerful and brutal, but so well written and thought provoking. 🤯
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
Totally agree!! 💯
@Nixx0912Күн бұрын
I really liked " The house of Hollow" too and got "The Invocations" after I finished it. Haven't yet read it but as usual I have a library pile I have to finish before the due date.
@withcindy19 сағат бұрын
yesss house of hollow will always be great
@takeimotion2 күн бұрын
Enjoy your opposite of reading slump, Cindy 🥰 My favourite books are the A Gathering of Shadows trilogy! Have you read them?
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
Not yet!
@takeimotion2 күн бұрын
@@withcindy I also love Memory Theater by Tidbeck, dark fantasy with a folktale flair, we stan non-binary butch authors in this house
@alexandradavies66692 күн бұрын
My favourite book this year was Long Live Evil by Sarah Brees Brennan. It's an isekai fantasy about a girl with terminal cancer who's transported into the body of a minor about-to-be executed villainess of her favourite grimdark fantasy book series. So obviously she has to blag her way out of it and try to keep the plot on track while constantly accidentally fucking it up. I feel like you'd appreciate her rage and quippiness. Plus the writing's very funny with lots of social commentary, meta and trope deconstruction. I highly recommend this author! Oh, and the MC's love interest is the ultimate simp for her, just peak devotion, which I know you enjoy, lol. I screamed at the ending, can't wait for the sequel!
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
Ooo sounds rly good!!
@karelyrh85872 күн бұрын
Vengo a agregar màs libros a mi larga lista de lecturas pendientes 🎉
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
Happy reading!
@ArcherPanda2 күн бұрын
Okay you have mentioned Annie Bot a lot this year, and as a girl who has been in an emotionally abusive relationship... girl you might have convinced me, message heard loud and clear! Have a good Christmas.
@withcindyКүн бұрын
OOF this may hit hard for u then
@PamsShenanigans18 сағат бұрын
YASSSSSS ANNIE BOT
@withcindy16 сағат бұрын
Annie is my gurl
@theblackraconteur2 күн бұрын
my favorite books that i read this year were legendborn and bloodmarked! i will definitely check out these books.
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
Ooo I've heard good things about those books!
@wildasf332 күн бұрын
And that sweater is 🔥🔥🔥🔥
@TM-ui9gt2 күн бұрын
Any Man is my #1 this year. Such a good book and great writing.
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
Yesss glad u agree 💯
@yearlywise80032 күн бұрын
That first quote from Not That Bad…. Ahahahsdffg that reminds me of how my ex used to say he was a “consumer” of my body, and I was his “stress ball” 💀😂
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
Omg nooooooooo
@SWATISINGH-cg7qv2 күн бұрын
A Book to help me with my efforts about decentring men? Count me in!!
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
Let's do this!
@sofi_klw422 күн бұрын
i would like to apologise to all men for the face i made while reading the title
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
Understandable
@cecilialau_Күн бұрын
Jaded by Ela Lee is a book I was blown away by this year - even with high expectations. I really think you’d love it too. Definitely a very heavy, social commentary book that relates to grape culture in the work place. Also think Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth could be for you!
@withcindyКүн бұрын
Oooh thanks for the recs they both sound good!!
@hellajanice2 күн бұрын
“The Magic Fish” was one of my 5 star reads this year. It also got me out of a reading slump! I also plan to read “House of Hollow” by Krystal Sutherland for one of my 2025 Storygraph reading challenges and now I have to add in “The Invocations” somehow lol.
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
I liked House of hollow best! Which one do you think you will start first?
@hellajaniceКүн бұрын
@ Honestly? Whichever one has the shortest hold time on Libby 😂
@honoluluw2 күн бұрын
charli xcx made my top 5 too! along with nct the kpop group which has been consistently there since 2020
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
Love her brat album!
@Bachiraaaaaaaaah242 күн бұрын
Aaaand that’s several more books going into my shopping cart. Also! Can’t remember if I recommend this yet cus I’ve been yapping about it nonstop- “Don’t Let The Forest In” by CG Drews. Ace and Bi rep nestled in a YA botanical horror with beautiful writing and soul crushing twists. It’s probably my favorite book of 2024 and what kicked off my seasonal depression.
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
I've heard so many good things about that one! Sounds like my kind of book.
@DarrenNguyen-j5g2 күн бұрын
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="819">13:39</a> cindy is in queer media (also the magic fish is my favorite graphic novel of all time omg glad you loved it)
@DarrenNguyen-j5g2 күн бұрын
also i read What My Bones Know because it was it in your faves a few years ago and it changed me. i'm definitely gonna prioritize Not That Bad since i have a physical copy
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
HAHAHAHA
@nacho6438Күн бұрын
i LOVE the magic fish
@honoluluw2 күн бұрын
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="789">13:09</a> that's a thing that's happened to me too, i guess since that period of time was unpleasant/traumatic to me, my brain just decided it'll be better to forget
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
Oof big mood
@mouwwie2 күн бұрын
23 seconds ago I AM SEATED
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
And ur first!!
@Scipio04042 күн бұрын
Honestly, forget the books. You are glowing girl.
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
Aww thank u 😊
@alakazamjackass35172 күн бұрын
CINDY YOU READ MANY MEN CINDY OH CINDY HOW I LOVE YOU
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
It was soooo good
@deborasouza83222 күн бұрын
Just read Some Desperate Glory. I almost didn't read it because the description sounded pretty generic, but wow! It was great! And an honest look at people raised in a "cult" and internalized misogyny.
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
Ooo I'll check that one out
@kylarusso199115 сағат бұрын
Oh, oof. I'm currently working my way through the trauma of leaving a toxic 10-year relationship and I know that 'Annie Bot' is gonna f*ck me uppppp. Thanks for the rec, mate!
@withcindy13 сағат бұрын
You got this! Proud of u
@maythompsonn2 күн бұрын
📚 📚 📚
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
💕💕💕
@CaughtBetweenPages13 сағат бұрын
Men demand to be centered smh 😔 in seriousness, Any Man sounds phenomenal, as does this whole list. I’m really glad you had so many reads this year that moved you so deeply. May 2025 be even better!
@withcindy12 сағат бұрын
yessss wbu?! how was ur reads this year?
@alexf60232 күн бұрын
You either die a hero or live long enough to love a book by a man
@alexf60232 күн бұрын
Of course Cindy got me again with that title; love how high quality the audiobook productions sounds, I previously loved The Two Princes podcast and have been looking for my audio stories with full voice acting and audio
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
Don't worry the book is still written by a woman !! It's not over for me yet !!
@samiai89052 күн бұрын
Me at the start of the video: Oh boy I can't wait to make a joke about whatever wild stuff she 's reading Me at the end of the video: Oh I can't make a joke about that In all seriousness these books sound incredible. I've always loved your picks as they really show a correlation with quality/rawness and marketability and these books really illustrate that the best. I'm half so wanting to read this and half TERRIFIED because of sad, angry, and powerless I'd feel - which honestly makes it even more necessary. Some of these books - Anniebot & Any Man legit should be in required readings for high schools imho, with the lack of media literacy being taught, the casual disregard of people, and the kind of sterile environment kids are subjected to to avoid being 'corrupted', these books can really stir up that righteous rage and teach empathy towards people they're told to shy away from or accept
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
You get it! 👏👏👏
@junehoneycrisp2 күн бұрын
GASP PLOT TWIST
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
I know right??
@sarah-jc2rj2 күн бұрын
Not me immediately clocking amber tamblyn’s name as an actress from sisterhood of the traveling pants despite having not thought of the movie in like 20 years 😂 I had no idea she was a published author. Sounds like an interesting book!
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
I didn't know she was in that movie! That's so cool
@alexf60232 күн бұрын
My standout book of the year was tell me I’m worthless by Alison rumfitt, it’s transgressive horror focussing on trauma and Englishness (it is sensitively handled but there are big trigger warnings for transphobia and antisemitism). I also loooved Saga (epic space opera/fantasy graphic novel with the most gorgeous art and great themes), a little luck (Claudia pineiro is an instant yes for me and this is great, though I’d start with Elena Knows), confessions of a mask, the library at mount char, and the sun bearer trials / celestial monsters (though not finished the latter yet).
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
Ooo thanks for the recs!
@johnsmith28752 күн бұрын
Wow the magic fish looks kinda life changing
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
I want a magic fish to change my life too
@zubaerchaudhari82672 күн бұрын
You're nice and nicest friend
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
Aww you're so sweet!
@mervkaplan2 күн бұрын
Hi Cindy! Did you watch "strange darling" movie? I really wonder what you think.
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
Not yet!
@Heothbremel2 күн бұрын
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@withcindy2 күн бұрын
❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️
@wildasf332 күн бұрын
I apologize for intruding.. will continue to watch your reviews… hope to one day see mine… most of my main characters are females
@Eleneenie2 күн бұрын
Interesting that you enjoyed Annie Bot so much, for me it was a pretty mediocre book with not enough world building and trying to do too much at once almost. As for the Magic Fish, it's been on my tbr for ages, I guess it's a sign to finally get it:)
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
Fair enough! IDC about world building so Annie bot worked for me :)
@chacharealsmoove2 күн бұрын
Go to KZbinr frfr ❤
@withcindy2 күн бұрын
Ty bb 😊
@pleasedtoreadyou2 күн бұрын
This literally never happens to me: I managed to get my paws on Any Man on good ol' Libby just now. 🙏