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I enjoyed the video and your thoughts. Happy New Year!

I agree with most of your point you made in this video. I would add there is a parallel between what happening with the publishing industry and what happened to the comic book fad of the 90s before the big crash right after. Special editions and collectible issues were the big thing and people got sick of it. Readers were pushed out in favor of the "investors" who thought buying these limited runs were going to make them money down the road. Then the bottom fell out. In a time when the average American (as this is the frame of reference I have) is reading less books, do the publishers really want to overstay their welcome with these special editions when people start getting tired of subpar books that look pretty and nothing else? In my eyes, a special edition should come after you sell a couple million copies of your first few print runs. When everything is special, nothing is.

Cat's idea was super awesome! I'm fairly new to the terminology of neurodiversity, so I love hearing more books representing that and I'm taking notes since I want to expand my knowledge! I didn't participate because I was a bit unfamiliar but now I have a lot of recs from yourself & others who did this 🥰 Sedated is actually really relate-able. How am I always able to get so many different recommendations from you?? Because that's 100% true, and it's something I went through, and had to break myself from old workplace. I was in a lucky enough place to be able to stop working without anything to fall back on, and I do notice that there was a huge correlation between my mental health & the toxic work place once I took a step back and left. You were SO close, and I love it!

These sounds like amazing reads! Have a wonderful holiday season 😊

If you think mental health is better under socialism I’d suggest you speak with a Venezuelan.

Happy Holidays! I agree with you about mental health and autism. Those topics need to be discussed and out in the open.

Not me getting this video recommended under ''Everybody wants to rule the world cover in Classical Latin (SOFTBARDCORE)'' This may be a sign

You did so well on the challenge. I feel "Bodies" could potentially be ticked off with Sedated and/or Untypical, but in any case, you ticked off so many prompts and I'm so glad you found reads you really enjoyed. Sedated sounds like it might have interesting crossovers with Empire of Normality, which talks about how capitalism is ultimately what led to this idea of a "normal mind" and hence impacting neurodivergent people in not so great way ^^' Thanks so much for participating in the event! I'll definitely host it again in 2025, it was so much fun :)

You did great on this event! Sedated sounds great and infuriating! Is there a call to action in it or is it just stating the facts of reality? Very interesting reads all of them.

Ooooow, I'm soooo glad you found a new favorite thanks to the Neurovember event! It makes me so happy 🥰 Can't wait for your video about the nonfiction books you read for it as well!

I didn't know there was a new release from Hazelwood. Might have to read it for this season even though I have a million and two books to read before the year end 😂 Genuinely... I may or may not have been sold for The Coven by you LOL. Sometimes I just want something little mindless 🤪 Can't wait to see what you read for Neuronovember! I didn't participate on it because I was in a reading slump & I wasn't too aware about what constitute neurodivergent but I can't wait to participate next year!

Loved hearing about all these!!

What a great video! You’re very eloquent, definitely adding some of these to my TBR 🙏🏼

I haven’t heard of most of these!! So many beautiful covers!

Ooh I love hearing about these books. I have only read one of these so far (Invisible Women) but Evicted sounds really good and important. Adding that to my TBR!

I haven’t read this book yet but it was recommended to me by a friend the subject matter is very interesting and important “Sexy But Psycho” by Jessica Taylor. Basically about how patriarchy monopolises women’s trauma against them.

This is such a fantastic video! The Value of Everything is going on my TBR. I also loved Evicted and Invisible Women. You are so good at analyzing these books. Thanks for tagging me in it 😊

How do you come out with book after book recommendations that are so amazing to help me broaden my knowledge? You already know I'm interested in Invisible Women, but I'm now interested in The Value of Everything & The Tyranny of Merits the most from this list. Just from the synopsis of all the books as you go through it, it's already giving me a bit more to think about.

I remember hearing about Evicted some time ago but I forgot about it, but now it is back on my TBR. Invisble women sounds like a book I should read! Great video :)

So many interesting books. Great video. Thanks.

Invisible Women is such a good read but also so frustrating and maddening. All About Love is on my 40 Before 40 list and I'm really looking forward to getting to it. The Cost of Sexism sounds really good! Thanks for all the recommendations.

I've been loving fantasy books -- especially ones that make me kick and laugh. I'll be adding Sorcery and Small Magics to my TBR! This is the first time I've seen your edition for A Fate Inked in Blood. Your copy is GORGEOUS 😍 I haven't read it even though it's been on my TBR for so long -- I was supposed to read it with Cat but my life went all over the place 😂 I definitely thought that Bride was going to be on the list because at the beginning of the video, I kept eyeing your copies of Ali Haelwood books.

I really love you going through all of these recs, and also into specific details as to which book has which points that stands out. From your list, the books that really stand out to be is The Right to S. (trying not to get sent to YT jail because that happens too much LOL) & Invisible Women. I love seeing the statistics, and data and how that would relate (or not) to us. I can definitely see how things were designed and tested mostly on men and as a result, females often get missed in safety features. I remember there's one data point I saw a long time ago, is that seat belt were designed with maximum safety for specific heights. The average women is about 1-2" shorter than the specific height safety! TLDR, data relating to how the world is probably inherently sexist is an interesting fact! Definitely WILL pick this book up. Also the way you articulate all of the synopsis of the book is amazing 😩🧡 I feel like I got such good ideas of all the books and what I can expect going into it

Kat recommend me some books to read on the next year ☺️

The only one I've read in here is A Fate Inked in Blood. I agree with you that is was very predictable, but I (mostly) enjoyed in nonetheless and I'll be curious to pick up the next book! I really want to read The night ends with fire too, it sounds so good!

Hi Kat! I tagged you to do 'The Book Murder Tag,' if you are interested in doing it. It was created by Noah at The Book Wyrm. The video is on my channel now. Great video by the way.😺

Thanks for the recs! I've added a few of these to my holds list at the library.

A few of my fav feminist fiction books Historical -The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave -Snowflowet and the Secret Fan by Lisa See Dystopia -The Core of the Sun by Johanna Sinisalo Fantasy -Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan (check TWs) -She Would be King by Wayétu Moore I have read "A Vidication of the Rights of Women" by Mary Wolstonecraft Shelley, and we still have the same problems she discussed in 1794. Things have changed and some of it no longer applies, but a lot of it higlights the same repackaged sytemic issues. "Witchcraft" by Marion Gibson and "The Barbazon: the hotel that set women free" by Paulina Bren are my next two nonfics.

I read Invisible Women a few years ago and it was really important! Great list!

All those books sound so interesting. Invisible Women have been on my radar for a while, but I have a few feminist books on my bookshelves already that I should get to first ^^' I haven't read her latest works, but Mona Chollet is a brilliant author too - I think most of her books have been translated into English, in case you want to check her books out.

What a bummer about The Gods Below! I also feel like it sounded really good. The Familiar and Funs of the Dawn are on my list of books to read! So glad you enjoyed them!

all about love sounds really interesting. I've had Invisible Women on my want to read for a while and just hearing you talk about it makes me so mad, even though I already knew some of it. The medicine and hormones aspect 🤯 I always feel like it's such an "inconvience" to have to make adjustments for women, as if they aren't half of the population and should have been considered in the first place. Just imagine if it were the other way around and men constantly had to fit into things that were designed for women. We had those really low kitchen counters where I grew up, since they were made for women... They were then heightened, so my dad wouldn't break his back cooking... which was good. It's just so odd. I've also read about the point that Linda Scott made, I think in a book called Poverty Dynamics, and it was talked about how poverty can be helped by "letting" women be in charge of the household finances, on a small and large scale. And yes, a money argument is always good to have up your sleeve, when nothing else seems to stick! When is "Difficult Men" coming out? 🤔

Guns of the Dawn was a really fun read! I am hoping to get to some of his other works in 2025!

And by the way, congrats on hitting 100 subs!!! 🥳

I just couldn't, with Long Live Evil... I had to DNF it even though I was really excited about the premise. Now I want to know how it ends! Can you share in a comment (with spoiler warnings)??? No way I'll pick it up again, it made me cringe so hard I would hurt my jaws 😅

I’m looking forward to reading Guns of the Dawn in 2025. I heard about it from Library of Allenxandria a while ago and Instead of reading it I hoarded it for later 😂 I’m so glad to see another person who is a fan for a reminder to make it a priority to read instead of hoard. I’d recommend Ogres by Adrian Tchaikovsky. It’s a novella written in 2nd person and I found it to be compelling and philosophical especially in context of power over others. Dogs of War has been highly recommended to me so that will also be another Tchaikovsky priority for 2025. Thanks for the great reviews!

You have so many gorgeous editions 😍 I also love that swirling sky painting on your wall. I kinda want a proper room tour now 😂

These all sound like documentaries I would watch! I haven’t read these kinds of nonfiction books for other than uni, but the topics all sound very interesting. It always baffles me how much money and wealth there is in the world, when so many have so little. Depressing yes. But worthwhile to learn more about. Happy reading 🥴🙃

So many interesting picks in there! Always love to hear what kind of non fiction other people read 😊

loved your video!! ❤ tip: go to settings > select camera > composition section > level then it’s gonna appear a horizontal line on your camera to make sure it’s leveled 😊

Your new shelves are too good❤❤. I don't have a book shelf or many books right now but I'm manifesting to make it one day.

I love watching these types of videos myself. Would your husband consider doing a video with you talking about books?

Evicted is so good! I love non fiction, thanks for the inspiration!

I read Evicted when it first came out and it still - to this day- sits proudly on my top shelf and is one of my absolute all time favorites. It was very eye opening and taught me so much. Love it!

Evicted sounds like a read I need! Adding to my future reading. Thanks for talking about it!

Evicted was such a good book! I read it a few years ago and it was so influential in how I see housing. Elite Capture is going on my TBR right now. I'm reading Some People Need Killing right now and I can already tell it will be one of my favorite books. Really important reading!

Excellent video. Loved your reviews. Very clear and detailed. Thanks.

That was such an interesting video! I'd love for you to cover the celebrity side (musicians, writers, etc) of the topic too in another video. On the social movement/advocacy front, I've seen toxic behaviors in non-profits being basically covered up or volunteers exposed to such behaviors being told not to say anything about it or just not daring to speak up because it would "hurt the cause", which was a legitimate concern (but still terrible when it was used to keep people silent). I don't have anything smart or useful to say about it, I'm afraid ^^' I've just been struggling with that dilemma. There is also something even more shocking when people who publicly fight for a good cause also behave in terrible ways on other fronts - it's hard to reconcile, even if you acknowledge that everyone is flawed - there just are different levels of flawed! Don't meet your heroes, they say...

I really liked Beach Read! It was the first contemporary romance I read and really made me realize that there can be well written romance books with deep themes and character development. I loved Beach Read and Funny Story by the same author.