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@@lucia5280 I hadn’t heard of that one but it sounds very interesting 👀 I’ll have to check it out!!!

@@mojopie naww thanks for watching!! Yeah it was a wonderful time reading along with everyone in the discord! I’m really excited for Bloodsworn if you say his character work gets better… 👀 I love that I have you and Rue here in the comments joining me in the Fritha apologists crew 😂

@bookschocaholic us Fritha apologists have to stick together 😂

@@mojopie I head the Nightingale & Falcon is most people’s favourite of his.

Yes indeed 😄

@@StephenAryan44 I'm sure you're not at all biased 😂

@mojopie Nooooooooooooo!!!! Well.... 😀

@@esmayrosalyne yeah I think the rep improved and the pay off was good. I just didn’t like that I had to wade through the bit I didn’t like to get to it. But as I said, I think it’s one of those that is clearly not done with bad intent so it’s more down to personal experience. The humour is 100% my kind of humour though!!! The ending was amazing! It will certainly be one I reread at some point!

@@bookschocaholic I really appreciate and admire you for how you could set aside those personal struggles and acknowledge that it probably wasn't ill-intentioned. So many readers would just go into rage and attack mode lol. Very happy to hear that you'll be rereading one day, hopefully you can enjoy it even more the 2nd time around when you know what the pay-off will be!!

@@rahulmathur9672 I personally found each instalment got better! I hope you have a similar experience!! 😍

@@esmayrosalyneI’m like that with films and shows. There’s something so comforting about already knowing and just seeing how we get there. Being with familiar characters and in familiar places! I used to reread ALL the time, and I haven’t in recent years and I really need to get back to it! I’d love to read the Witcher with you!! Winternight was so beautiful I’m sure it will be magical to return to!

@@bookschocaholic I haven't rewatched too many shows but yeah I can totally see that appeal for the similar reasons!

@@mojopie awww thank you!! Yeah this one turned out on the longer end, I’m not quite at feature length but at least I’m at bbc mini series length now haha! Oooh to share your thoughts on Wickwire if you get to it! I knew I would love Brightwash I just needed the push to pick it up! I’m hopefully coming to the UK next summer and I really hope I can meet up with you if I do!

@@AFictionalEscapist I loved Faithful and the Fallen, but there are elements in this series I think were a notable step up. It’s certainly one worth trying in my opinion.

@@rue1629 I now feel compelled to make badges 😂 I’m sure it will be harder to rank once I’ve read Bloodsworn haha

@rue1629 can we also have stickers made? I'm pretty sure there's only three of us in the group so far, but I'm sure once everyone hears about the badges and stickers we'll have more...

You did break the curse!! Like a guardian angel! The picks worked really well together as well, they complemented one another in a way. Character driven is always going to be preferable to me so it makes sense these all worked so well. They all have different approaches to how they present the characters yet all feel authentic which was awesome! Brightwash really did have some hard-to-read moments but it was done in such a way that really spoke to the humanity of the reader. I don't think Broken Earth reads similarly, the writing is completely different, but yeah, so many overlapping themes. Clearly they are a theme that works for me since they're both books I've loved. I mean, there were so many incredible things about the writing in fangs of war, and though I could tell it hadn't been looked at by an editor, it doesn't detract from how talented a writer he is. Revek was a fascinating character to follow, because he's not one of those "misunderstood" villains, but at the same time he's interesting in his despicableness Wickwire was so balanced because it had Dickensian murder mystery, cozy fantasy, political fantasy and even a splash of middle grade whimsy thrown in for good measure. I'm so glad you got me to read that one! Thank you for choosing such awesome books for me and I'd love to return the favour at some point, though I think it will be quite the challenge since you have read EVERYTHING, I'm sure there's a medieval cantos somewhere on a dusty shelf you've not gotten to yet xD

@@bookschocaholic Honestly just smiling at all of this, you totally made my day (or entire week, honestly) with this!! Thanks for being the best bookish twin 🥰🥰 And I am sure you can handle the challenge hahah, very curious to see what you pick. I will let you know when I am ready for it hehehe

@ I had so much fun with this and it made so much sense to start with you since our tastes overlap so much! 🥰Can’t wait to see how it goes in reverse

I was surprised at how much I liked Wickwire Watch, especially because I thought it was going to be a murder mystery, which it only really vaguely is. Brightwash was great but yeah, 100% say it's not your thing. It was really hard to read at some times. It only really shares a certain world building element and some themes with Broken Earth, it doesn't read the same, but even still. Where are you up to now in Stormlight? Glad you're loving it, I hope to continue and fall in love with it myself at the end of the month. I keep hearing mixed things about Orbital so I'm glad you're having a good time. My November has hit the ground running so hopefully I can keep that up. ❤

@bookschocaholic I'm still on Words of Radiance. I'm not a super fast reader 😆...but have also been taking it fairly slowly and reading other, smaller books in-between...like Orbital. I'm hoping to finish WoR by the end of the month though. Orbital, I'm only about 20 pages in. I picked it up last night. It's very lyrical and poetic. Some beautiful imagery. But we'll have to see ultimately. Some books like that I love...like Pirenesi, some I really don't. Its only about 130 pages, so should be a quick read.

@ are you reading the Stormlight books as one volume though? Because I read them in halves from the UK paperbacks. I get what you mean, I feel the same about whimsical books, it can go either way haha! I look forward to your thoughts on Orbital overall when you’re done!

@@ladymairreads yeah I know!!! I can’t wait to binge that trilogy!

😆😆😆😆 Oh Mair....you're not ready....

@ wait wait wait WHAT HAVE YOU DONE

@@ladymairreads Bwahahahahahaha 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@@mojopie I’d be very curious to see what you think of Jemisin’s other works!! Please read A Court of Broke knives! I need more people to talk to about it! And John Gwynne books are slowly becoming my personality! It’s concerning!

@@esmayrosalyne absolutely horrifying!! O swear 3 stars in a way are the worst, not bad enough to DNF not good enough to actually enjoy 😂 Kingfisher is on track to becoming an autobuy author for me! I mean, I would have DNF’d book one if it weren’t fun to talk to the hubby about it haha

@@bookschocaholic 3 stars really are the worst, at least make me FEEL something lol and wifey goals 🤣

@ right?! I feel dead inside with a 3 star! I have thrust so many series on him I guess it’s payback time hahah

Thanks! I'm so glad everyone I know in Valencia is unaffected too! I think it was the low expectations that helped. Neither are books I would go out of my way to recommend, they just weren't as bad as I thought they would be an I ended up having a good time. I always find King a big over the top, hence why he's not really for me. I don't know why I keep picking up his books TBH haha!! <3

@@esmayrosalyne it’s such a nostalgic show that I don’t think would hold up now to someone who hasn’t watched it before. But I grew up on it and I love it so much!! Gullaime needs more love! I get that Meas is amazing but the Gullaime! I love Lady Trent so much! I’m always a brief nudge away from a reread 😂

@@bookschocaholic do the lady trent reread!! I have listened to them twice already, the audiobooks are top-tier comfort for me (yes, this is me saying you are missing out on them hahahah)

@ ok ok, maybe a reread soon! 😂

@@ladymairreads i do think his writing in this is better so I have hope it will hook me eventually

@@ConnorStompanato I mean if you’re not a series reader it’s a hell of a commitment. Especially with the ups and downs the series has. I 💯 would not be continuing Dark Tower of my own accord. 😂 (come to think of it, all the above about Temeraire applies here haha!)

@@james123471 omg yesssss!!

Yeah it will always be my comfort watch! I’m glad Angela made the tag! My worlds collide haha! It’s kind of unhealthy how much I love Fritha 😂

@@LiteratureScienceAlliance thank youuu!! And thanks for making it! Love having a merger of my two worlds 😂 yeah he’s definitely a complicated one because the only non spoiler one would be the same as Brennan!

@@LiteratureScienceAlliance please share if other people do the tag!! I’m so excited to see other people’s answers!

@@Dugrath happy to be of service haha!! They certainly set the stage for the sequel series. That’s for sure! And the different tones and sub genres of each book is really interesting!

@@esmayrosalyne Yes!!! Buddy read of Nettle & Bone sounds great! The month… took a weird turn in the last couple of days?! 😂

I'm glad you got a five star at last. I'm currently reading The Hollow Places, and oh my goodness! It's SO good! I'm about 50 % in and I cannot put it down. I think T Kingfisher is going to become a favourite author. I have read and loved Nettle and Bone earlier this year and I read The Seventh Bride about 5 years ago and thought it was very good, but wasn't a favourite. Any recommendations on where to go next with her work?

@@rebecca.reader I’m actually not much farther ahead than you. I would of course recommend A House With Good Bones and I also enjoyed The Raven & The Reindeer but that’s more fairytale retelling than horror. I have Seventh Bride on my TBR, so I’ll keep you posted on how I land with it! ❤️

@@rebecca.reader If you want more romance in your fantasy, then go the World of the White Rat universe starting with the Clocktauer duology, then Swordheart and then The Saint of Steel series. If you want more standalone fairytale fantasy fun, try Bryony & Roses or The Raven and the Reindeer. And if you want more horror retelling vibes, I would highly recommend What Moves the Dead and What Feasts at Night. Her range is SOOO good and I love them all!

@@mojopie I think if I didn’t have a safe bet with Kingfisher I probably would have doubled up the Gargoyle for both prompts and then still not gotten one 😂😂😂 but yeah I’d recommend checking her out, she’s got the horror/comedy down good!!

@@mojopie I have been wanting to get to it since spfbo 7 but keeeeep putting it off! Now is the time though! Wish me luck? 😂

@bookschocaholic good luck! It's a chonker but a good one

@@rue1629 yeah I’m hoping they land I hear it’s a bit of a marmite series so we’ll see which way I fall 🤞

@@esmayrosalyne I promise to do my best to love your faves 😂 I’m sure it will be fine! 🫣 Yeah hopefully Temeraire brings it home or I will be so sad 😭 can’t wait for the Esmay vlog! ❤️

@@rebecca.reader I get so many great recommendations for my friends that I thought having them pick three for me to read seemed like a fun way to do it! I’m very curious about Wickwire Watch as well, it’s a bit out of my comfort zone which is exciting! I’m like you, not seasonal in the setting more in the bigger, denser, darker books for the colder seasons and lighter ones for the warm weather. How are you liking Stormlight so far?

Sorry, missed this...yes, I'm really liking Stormlight. I think I am really in the mood for epic at the moment so it's scratching that itch. I finished The Realm of the Elderlings at the beginning of the year and had been really missing being in an epic world. While Stormlight is very different, it's captivated my interest. I want to rake it slowly though as there are so many concepts to get your head around.

@ I’m hoping Stormlight will grab me. As I’m only half a book in technically I don’t have particularly strong thoughts yet. If this one doesn’t take I’m going for War of Light & Shadow by Janny Wurts as my next big series.

@@bookschocaholic yes, Wars of Light and Shadow is on my tbr too. I hope you get into Stormlight!

@@mercedes_hall 1. being with characters for so long and then the series coming to an end is so weird. Because the whole point is they start to feel like real people, and then they’re gone! 2. It’s actually finally started to rain here so I am planning for a lot of cozy autumn evenings with a book! Even if I set myself up for failure 😂 3. Thank you! 🥹 took me so long how to not look like an emo since that was the only makeup vibe I had for my entire adolescence 🫣 4. I neeeeeed to rope you into a buddy read sometime! 5. I never stray too far from fantasy but meaty fantasy = cold season! I love Winternight soooo much I’m really looking forward to hearing your thoughts! * cough * reading vlog *cough * 😂

@@Justjulie36 Dark Tower is weird. It’s very innovative, I’m still just unsure if that’s a good thing or not haha! 🤣 thanks for watching 🤩

@@omgkitsune awwwww thank you so much 🥰

@@esmayrosalyne yeah I’d be fine even hating a book! I just need to feel something at this point 😂😂😂😂 I knew you would have read at least something by Trudie Skies 😏 Binge read sounds good!

@@rebecca.reader yeah it’s almost worse than bad books because I feel so much more confident DNFing them then 😬😅 Thank youuuu 🙏❤️

@@ladymairreads literally never had to work harder to get into a series, but omg did my work pay off! I can’t believe how incredible it was! And it just snuck up on me!

@@bookschocaholic exactly this! Book 1 was a struggle but Barker sets up the world in all his works so well and then BAM. Book 2 floors you

@@ladymairreads right? Caught myself suddenly really worrying about like, tertiary characters, thinking “wait… when did this happen? When did I become so invested?” 😂

@@esmayrosalyne how did I not know it’s your fave? I’m a fraaaaaaaaud of a friend!!! 😱 Don’t worry I have other plans for Nevernight now!!! 👀🤫 At least you’re giving me the chance to get to Esmay reading quantities with that list!!! 😂 Thank you so freaking much!!!

@@bookschocaholic hehehe you're soooo welcome 🥰🥰

@@esmayrosalyne 😂 yeah I love witchy books! The multi generational part to start up the series was a great choice on the author’s part!

@@esmayrosalyne in my head ruby chocolate was strawberry chocolate, even though I knew it wasn’t. And it really, really wasn’t 😂😂 The month continues to be weird at the moment but I’m sure I’ll find a great read soon 😬 I think if I had been more invested in Way of Kings I’d have kept going but it was so slow I was fine taking a break haha! Still the 80% mark sounds very promising ❤️ thanks for watching hun 🥰

@@bookschocaholic I think I have tried a kitkat with ruby chocolate before and it was indeed a very different experience than my head wanted it to be, but not in a bad way hahahah Hope things turn around for you soon!! And let me know when you pick up part 2 of WoK! 🥰

@@esmayrosalyne ruby chocolate KitKat sounds weird and now I want to try it!! I should be reading WoK pt 2 in November right after my Esmay vlog

@@rebecca.reader hiiiii there!!! Welcome! Thank you so much for checking out the channel!! I’m really hoping that Way of Kings part two makes me really sink into the book. It has so much potential I just need a bit more emotional investment which I’m sure more time with characters will iron out. Weyward was ALMOST a great book haha sorry to hear to experience was also lukewarm! At least we’re not alone though? Given it’s such a hyped book! I also have only just learned about ruby chocolate but it was a very interesting experience for sure! Do let me know if you try it and what you think! Thanks again ❤️❤️

@@esmayrosalyne I’m hoping to read more Kingfisher because tis Kingfisher season! I’d certainly be very curious about your thoughts on Masters of Death 👀 I think a bit of nostalgia could do me good!! I’m looking forward to having some vlog projects next year!

@@rue1629 it’s as you say not a bad series it just has some problems. I feel really vindicated that you felt similarly about book one though because I heard so much praise when it came out and I think it skewed my expectations ❤️

@@bookschocaholic ​Yeah, I did overall enjoy it, and I always cut an author some slack on their debut because it seems only fair! Agree on feeling vindicated though - glad it's not just me!

@@esmayrosalyne of course we had the same reading experience with the first two, we’re the same person 😂😂😂😂 they really are so digestible! I mean I don’t regret reading the trilogy, it’s just a lot of things that don’t really align with my tastes in the third one. But it’s not a bad book, just not a “me” book.

@@bookschocaholic gives me little faith that it will be a 'me' book either lololol

@@esmayrosalyne I actually liked that element of Twyla & Frank because its purpose is to challenge it. As in challenging her mindset not just “there’s a guy that likes me anyway” kind of thing. But I think after having kids I needed a book that tackled detaching yourself from “just” being a mother. I’d be very interested to hear your thoughts on Masters of death because the expectations vs reality was an AWAKENING! I swear I need to stop postponing the next Quinaria book! It’s one of those that I want to “give it the attention it deserves” when life gets less busy and then life never gets less busy 😅

@@bookschocaholic Can totally see that with Twyla and Frank, I guess I didn't see it from that view because I am still such a baby myself hahahah And I will def keep you updated on Masters of Death when I get to it!

@@esmayrosalyne yeah I think that’s why Twyla isn’t working for some as much as Mercy because she’s very mumsy! 😂

@@bookschocaholic lol yes exactly

@@ConnorStompanato awww thank you!!! 🤩 I always hear “hard magic” and “soft magic” thrown around and I wanted to expand upon that a little bit! 😂

You and me? Having the same reading experience?! No way? 😂😂😂😂 The fact is at this point I feel like you should be dictating what I read tbh 😅 I’ll have to add all those series to the list! Good to know all of Barker’s works worked for you because o heard they’re very different styles

@@bookschocaholic Yeah his works are different from each other in premise but there's just a certain 'je ne sais quoi' to his storytelling that makes all his works stand out from the crowd for me 🤩

@@esmayrosalyne that is veeeeeeery good to know!

@@esmayrosalyne I’m so excited for these books anyway so I really am looking forward to seeing how I like them! I’m not gonna lie I wasn’t sure Anthony Ryan would be my thing so it’s entirely blind faith in Terry here 😂 I would be VERY curious about your thoughts on Witch Wife because it’s very unusual!