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I just picked up Fury Of The Gods. Now I'll start reading the Saga.

I’ve read j&t, ASID, and this (in order) and i liked each book less then the previous one because I started to realize that Ava Reid is only interested in writing one kind of female protagonist (young, white, pretty, smart, abused) with one love interest (young, white, handsome, skinny, understands what the protagonist has been through and hates the men who hurt her, helps her cope with her trauma by having sex with her that she enjoys) and all of the other men are horrible and the other women aren’t really characters. I liked j&t the most partly because I read it first and also because it does have a more nuanced portrayal of abuse and how other women can participate in that abuse. I think that reason why LM is the one of her books that’s getting the most hate is because people already know and love LM and the changes to her that Reid makes literally only makes sense if you understand how Reid likes to write “feminist novels” and it shows how limited Reid’s view of feminism is.

Don’t Let The Forest in has such a stunning cover. I’m starting the book tonight 😁

I agree with you that this shouldn’t be classified as a Dark Academia. I’m honestly glad I didn’t realize it was labeled that because I would have skipped it, and that would be a major tragedy since it turned into my (currently) favorite book of the year.

Your review makes this book something I'd like to read. I like reimagining historical figures in story. (I haven't read the Abe Lincoln as a vampire one, but I love the idea. And I haven't read Forest Gump, though I vaguely remember the film. Come to think of it, I'm not sure I've read any Alternate History books 😅 (Then why do I want to read this one?)) Two things that may bother me is the forced humor and the genre/point-of-the-story confusion, but those might not bother me so much after all (YMMV, as they say). From what you describe, I'd give the book a potential 6/10.

Fun format! The response to Harrow was as expected 😆. I do feel like I need to actually get around to Memory Called Empire sometime soon after you described it, too!

The Robin Hobb brain rot is real

Every Ava Reid book ive read so far has the same 3 flat characters (extremely beautiful/ sexually traumatised woman, some guy and a mustache twirling misogynistic villain). The prose is pretty sometimes but not nearly enough the cover how lazy alot of it feels. World building is a couple of lines of things that quite definitely should affect the plot but mysteriously never come up again. The retelling/reimagining aspects consist of keeping a name or two but nothing else. A.S.I.D was so oddly bad, like an AI hand type of bad. *editing to recommend Sarah Perrys Melmoth and Laird Hunts In The House In The Dark Of The Woods for anyone looking for gothic/atmospheric writing and complex female characters.

I need to start with, that I don't mind when something is redone for younger audiences. I think that Lion King as Hamlet for kids is a brilliant move. All Shakespeare did was re imagine older stories or history. But. I think this one... misses the point of Lady Macbeth. It's like having a story about Hamlet, but he's very confident and is also in a story that's unrelated to anything to do with his family, you know, anybody but Hamlet. Lady Macbeth is a retelling of Bluebeard imho, and I have some idea why is it called Lady Macbeth, but her literary character is all about guilt. She's the one who says "Out damned spot'', change that and it isn't her. I think there's a lot you can do with her character, but I don't think it's YA friendly. It really seems to me like it's two different pitches cobbled together. It is like it's a Bluebeard, mostly, with a coat of Macbeth, because market research shows that that's a more valuable IP. And I don't really care to be offended, because if the author has nothing to say about Lady Macbeth, that's ok, it's not everyone's cup of tea. But I think it's a bit tragic, bacause it's objectively a cool title, it's perfect for a fantasy, yet so recognisable, but somebody who has something to actually say about the subject isn't going to be given a chance, probably because an extended story about a kinda Cercei Lanistereque character isn't going to draw in people who expect a happy ending.

Good luck with Memory of Empire! I loved it, but it has a specific vibe to it - if you like Ann Leckie, you'll probably like Arkady Martine too. I have always wanted to try Dragonflight, but I'm nervous, because I've heard the romantic interest r**es the main character during their first encounter (or at, least, that the consent is basically non-existent)

I loved MDDT. I liked Mexican Gothic too but i found this one more interesting. But I totally understand when there are elements in a book that stop you from being able to enjoy it. 🕸

girlboss feminism does not belong in 11th century scotland

There is a one star review on Goodreads that suggests some alternatives to this version of Lady Macbeth. I think the title is Queen Hereafter. I read that review to see if I would like it or not. And that reviewer had several issues with the way that feminism is portrayed, the way the Scots are portrayed, and other reasonable things. It’s good to know that the issues that made me avoid it are issues other people saw.

Oh my god thanks for taking one for the team 😭

That book was so bad that my rating was "If you have nothing nice to say its better to be quiet. So that's what I'll be"

Thank you! I'm listening to this while driving, I'm a truck driver and after act 1 I was sure I missed some stuff and this helped me put stuff together thank you.

I think Fitz’s mom desperately wanted him but her father ripped him away from her because she was young and she got pregnant by a noble…at least that’s what I recall.

I thought it kinda sucked how Sarah Carter got thrown under the bus. Like, Abitha did barely anything to try to save her. I'm not sure if she could have, but it's like, if you're gonna die anyway because everyone is so convinced you're a witch, why not try to convince the one person who was nice to you that she shouldn't be getting tortured to try to save you? Idk 😂 I loved your video!

I am 3/4 of the way through the book and didn't think I could finish. Thanks for going through this so I dont feel as bad for not finishing it.

I am halfway through Organ Meats and my head is spinning! 😅 Thank you for this!

Hope you have a great reading summer. Best wishes.

Great book review, bye, for now, Alex 🙃

So glad I stumbled across your channel. I just put this book on my already too long tbr pile yesterday and honestly, anything that gets a book off (reading too many bad reviews, etc) is a blessing. Love the idea of "I read it so you don't have to" -- Thanks! I won't! Pretty sure I'd have given it a 3 ⭐myself for all the reasons you said. Happy to help you grow your channel too - I'm subscribed now! good luck ☺

LOVE Her Body and Other Parties but gosh yeah it is WEIRD haha. Your dog is so cute 😍

Thank you i was so lost and the book didnt get any batter

I finished this book today and was so bored. I skimmed the ending. It had such a good setup. The first 100 pages or so were enticing. It really dropped off after that and never recovered.

I have no input on the posed prompts, but it sounds like we've had some similar reading trends lately! I did pretty much the exact same thing with the Green Bone Saga series -- I got a couple chapters into Jade War last November then put it down, but just picked it back up this month and am having an easier time with it! This is making me want to hop back into my Realm of the Elderling read next, though. I finished the Live Ship Traders trilogy (Kyle is still one of my least favorite book characters ever) early last year and just haven't started Tawny Man, but the itch is there haha. If you're not completely opposed to paying a little for the audiobooks, Chirp often has Robin Hobb books in their sales for $3-$5! I have also been waiting and waiting for Kushiel's Avatar to finally come available at my library, so I guess we'll just see if I get to finish that series before starting Tawny Man!

Wow you are not bothered, you are frustrated! Great discussion actually. Subbed.

New to book tube and finding my way around. Just looked up what an ARC is, ha ha. Best wishes with your reading choices and to your channel.

thank you for so much explaining the ending, i was so done with this book lol

I’m glad to know that I wasn’t the only one who was bored with this book! I read till the start of them going on a journey. I then DNFed it. Everyone else loves it! But I don’t! Thank you for making this video! It’s good to know someone out there can agree with me! 😅

Also just glanced at your other videos because I noticed the book tube newbie tag. Best of luck with your channel and I'll be watching the rest of your content after this because we have similar reading tastes. I noticed you also didn't like Godkiller. 🙌

I listened to the audiobook until 49% and I just couldn't read Slewfoot any longer. It started putting me in a reading slump. Thanks for summarizing and including spoilers and allowing me to move on with other books.😂

One thing i was a bit put off with, eas the fact we have a god for daft things. (God of broken sandals? Eh? You telling me folks can't eithet fix or make another pair? Haa!) Why not just have three or four gods who do loads of things eh? 😂

UA-cam naturally recommend this video to me. Never seen your channel, can’t believe there’s only 10 likes on it. You’re doing great!

This book SLAPPED🐙 I also listened to it and it the performance was incredible

🐙 Great video! Thanks for making it :)

This is so nice to see how much fun you’re having together 😊

Your review was detailed and clear.I was intrigued more with your review than the book. You had me at me at vampires and werewolves. I also follow your thoughts with the third act breakup. I’m tired of so many romance formulas but the make good falling asleep audiobooks.

Watching this as I can't go past 30 pages. Cant be bothered AND it was like a chore. And its my book club book of the month

Appreciate your suffering. I’m with you on the first person story telling. In recent years, I’ve grown to not like first person because you get a whiny character. It could work but it’s mostly with the popular books with the same tropes and same paper thin plot. When I look for a new book to read, I purposely look at the first pages to see if it is in third person. To be fair, I did get a book that was dual pov that was very good but it was also a self published book that was in the urban fiction section.

Just coming accoss this now, but gosh, if the reviews and overall rating of this book on Goodreads as it stands today, yeah, it doesn't look like this book is um, being enjoyed by many people let's just say that. I remember coming across this book at Barnes & Nobel the other day, I checked at how much it costs and it was on sale and it looked like none of the copies were being sold. On top of that, I also don't think it's a good sign that the "special editions" are already being sold second hand for cheap. Finally, this leads to a bigger conversation but what on earth is going on with Orbit books??? I'm kinda a nerd with these things, but with tor let's say, I feel comfortable purchasing from tor because I know I'm in good hands. But with Orbit books coming out like with The Sun and The Void which doesn’t have a good rating, the Jasad Heir which I've heard is a colonizer romance or that it's extremely meh at best, like I dunno what's going on, but it's like WHERE ARE THE EDITORS??? Or at the very least, why are these the stories that are being selected to be published??? Of course, I'm over generalizing a tad bit as obviously not every book from orbit is like this, I've read some from them I've enjoyed. But it's just recently that I'm side eyeing these specific fantasy books that are interestingly enough massive books but are being sold in paperbacks instead of hardcovers, have really beautiful covers, but the actual stories themselves are, not very good??? I dunno, it just feels like a pattern to me and I'm wondering if this will keep happening but only time will tell I suppose.

Thank uou 🙏🏾 . I just got this book in my Illumicrate subscription 2 hrs ago!! The book’s story description/premise was boring to me and a little convoluted but the book cover is gorgeous! lI’ll try reading it in a week or so. 🎉🎉🎉

Love this idea! I'm glad you got something out of it, but totally get how broke your brain a bit.

A TV show! I am so excited and also scared about who they might cast.

happy belated birthday! love the options your library has too :) excited to see what you decide to read. I totally agree that libraries are wonderful because you get to be surrounded by books without spending money :)

I wasn’t even thinking about Inara’s bind with Skedi the perfect set up for a cult leader and now I’m scared LOL. But I was bummed too how slow it was for the majority of the book 😅, I also thought it might been have easier for me to get through the book if the prologue was more related to the plot, since as you said, Kissen could have easily just discussed her backstory in a conversation ~ based on your review will you not be reading/reviewing the second book im guessing ? 😅

nice library haul I've heard Master of Djinn was good.

Hi, new subscriber. I enjoyed your vlog. Me and my best friend watched together. We discovered some new books. We are going to give one of them a read