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A bit of a shorter one || Weekly Reading Vlog 14/10 - 23/10
Books mentioned:
Pompeii - Robert Harris
www.goodreads.com/book/show/880.Pompeii
The Bandit Queens - Parini Shroff
www.goodreads.com/book/show/61065982-the-bandit-queens
Wyrd Sisters (Discworld #6) - Terry Pratchett
www.goodreads.com/book/show/34504.Wyrd_Sisters
People mentioned:
@TheLibraryofAllenxandria
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Some good books and a disappointing DNF || Weekly Reading vlog 8/10 - 15/10
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Books mentioned; A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thornes and Roses #2) - Sarah J. Maas www.goodreads.com/book/show/50659468-a-court-of-mist-and-fury The Blood Stones (Legends of the Bruhai #1) - Tori Tecken www.goodreads.com/book/show/201921080-the-blood-stones Temptation Ridge (Virgin River #6) - Robyn Carr www.goodreads.com/book/show/4783632-temptation-ridge
Can't complain about this one || September wrap up
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People mentioned: @ReadingNymph Books mentioned: La forteresse du roi Xiang (Castan #3) - Raphael & Alexandre Morellon www.goodreads.com/book/show/50409859-het-fort-van-koning-xiang Going Bicoastal - Dahlia Adler www.goodreads.com/book/show/61885040-going-bicoastal The Water Legacy (Academy of Magical Creatures #2) - Megan Linksi & Alicia Rades www.goodreads.com/nl/book/show/53349463-the-water-...
Weekly reading vlog 30/9 - 8/10
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Books mentioned: La forteresse du roi Xiang (Castan #3) - Raphael & Alexandre Morellon www.goodreads.com/book/show/50409859-het-fort-van-koning-xiang A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thornes and Roses #2) - Sarah J. Maas www.goodreads.com/book/show/50659468-a-court-of-mist-and-fury The Blood Stones (Legends of the Bruhai #1) - Tori Tecken www.goodreads.com/book/show/201921080-the-blood-ston...
Building a Magical Readathon character so i can participate next time
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People mentioned: @BookRoast @ReadingNymph Books mentioned: Miss Benson's Beetle - Rachel Joyce www.goodreads.com/book/show/54345821-miss-benson-s-beetle Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters #1) - Juliet Marillier www.goodreads.com/book/show/13928.Daughter_of_the_Forest A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses #2) - Sarah J. Maas www.goodreads.com/book/show/50659468-a-court-of-mist-...
Reading against the clock || Weekly reading vlog 21/9 - 30/9
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Can I finish my book before it's due at the library? Books mentioned: The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi (Amina Al-Sirafi #1) - Shannon Chakraborty www.goodreads.com/book/show/61294937-the-adventures-of-amina-al-sirafi The Blood Stones (Legends of the Bruhai #1) - Tori Tecken www.goodreads.com/book/show/201921080-the-blood-stones La forteresse du roi Xiang (Castan #3) - Raphael & Alexandre Morel...
October TBR Game
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Books mentioned: The Bandit Queens - Parini Shroff www.goodreads.com/book/show/61065982-the-bandit-queens A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thornes and Roses #2) - Sarah J. Maas www.goodreads.com/book/show/50659468-a-court-of-mist-and-fury Delilah Green Doesn't Care (Bright Falls #1) - Ashley Herring Blake www.goodreads.com/book/show/54756850-delilah-green-doesn-t-care The dragon's promise (...
Rambling about Know My Name for 17 minutes straight || August wrap up
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People mentioned: The wonderful host of Pickpongathon: @Bonbookreviews @KittyAndTheBooks Books mentioned: Cytonic (Skyward #3) - Brandon Sanderson www.goodreads.com/book/show/57571215-cytonic Chasing Nightmares (Dreamscapers #1) - Nicole Aisling www.goodreads.com/book/show/211665379-chasing-nightmares Take a Hint, Dani Brown (Brown Sisters #2) - Talia Hibbert www.goodreads.com/book/show/4997608...
My most disappointing DNF of the year || July wrap up
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Books mentioned: Recipes for a Perfect Marriage - Kate Kerrigan www.goodreads.com/book/show/873528.Recipes_for_a_Perfect_Marriage Third Voice (Rönning & Stilton #2) - Cilla & Rolf Börjlind www.goodreads.com/book/show/24149811-third-voice Second Chance Pass (Virgin River #5) - Robyn Carr www.goodreads.com/book/show/4783621-second-chance-pass The Silent Patient - Alex Michaelides www.goodreads.co...
The Most random TBR ever! || September TBR Game 🪿🎲
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People mentioned: @SheWasOnlyEvie @ReadingNymph @BeautifullyBookishBethany Books mentioned: The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi (Amina Al-Sirafi #1) - Shannon Chakraborty www.goodreads.com/book/show/61294937-the-adventures-of-amina-al-sirafi A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses #2) - Sarah J Maas www.goodreads.com/book/show/50659468-a-court-of-mist-and-fury La Fortresse du Roi Xi...
A lot of very mid books || June wrap up
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Books mentioned: Sourcery (Discworld #5) - Terry Pratchett www.goodreads.com/book/show/34499.Sourcery A Dark Inheritance - H.F. Askwith www.goodreads.com/book/show/60847973-a-dark-inheritance The Temptation of Gracie - Santa Montefiore www.goodreads.com/book/show/37548924-the-temptation-of-gracie Danger at Dead Man's Pass (Adventures on Trains #4) - M.G. Leonard & Sam Sedgman www.goodreads.com/...
August TBR Game 🪿🎲|| Pickpogathon + TBR Quest
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Pickpongathon: Organized by: @Bonbookreviews Pong and Prose Pros team captains: @BrittanyLovesReading @PageswithPaige @brooklynreads TBR Quest: Organized by: @a.r.witham9215 Team captains: @BeardofDarkness @madisongoodyear5040 @NotSoSecretBookaholic @J.R.Carrel Other people mentioned: @ReadingNymph @BeautifullyBookishBethany 00:00 readathons 00:10 Intro July recap 04:58 Roll #1 07:18 Roll #2 08...
May wrap up
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People mentioned: @ReadingNymph Books mentioned: Spring Tide (Rönning & Stilton #1) - Cilla & Rolf Börjlind www.goodreads.com/book/show/18778285-spring-tide Dreaming the Eagle (Boudica #1) - Manda Scott www.goodreads.com/book/show/1309025.Dreaming_the_Eagle A Century of Wisdom - Alice Herz-Sommer & Caroline Stoessinger www.goodreads.com/book/show/12465221-a-century-of-wisdom Pour l'Honneur de M...
The most mid books of the year so far
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Thanks to @libraryunbounded for giving me the idea for this video! Books mentioned: Tom Lake - Ann Patchett www.goodreads.com/book/show/63241104-tom-lake The Animals at Lockwood Manor - Jane Healey www.goodreads.com/book/show/53057515-the-animals-at-lockwood-manor The Temptation of Gracie - Santa Montefiore www.goodreads.com/book/show/37548924-the-temptation-of-gracie The Mistletoe Bride & Othe...
I'm failing at my goals || Mid-Year series check-in
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I'm failing at my goals || Mid-Year series check-in
I'm trying a TBR game! || July tbr (Hunger Games readathon)
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I'm trying a TBR game! || July tbr (Hunger Games readathon)
I have how many DNFs??? || April wrap up
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I have how many DNFs??? || April wrap up
Weekly reading vlog 9/5 - 16/5
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Weekly reading vlog 9/5 - 16/5
Disappointments left and right || March wrap up 2024
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Disappointments left and right || March wrap up 2024
Reading a stellar genre-blendy read || Reading vlog 1/5 - 9/5
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Reading a stellar genre-blendy read || Reading vlog 1/5 - 9/5
May tbr
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May tbr
Massive April tbr 2024
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Massive April tbr 2024
Reading Vlog 21/3 - 29/3 || Realmathon Week 4
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Reading Vlog 21/3 - 29/3 || Realmathon Week 4
Vlog 14/3 - 20/3 ||Realmathon Week 3
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Vlog 14/3 - 20/3 ||Realmathon Week 3
Weekly reading vlog 6/3 - 13/3 || Realmathon week 2
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Weekly reading vlog 6/3 - 13/3 || Realmathon week 2
February Wrap Up 2024
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February Wrap Up 2024
Weekly reading vlog 29/2 - 5/3 || Realmathon week 1
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Weekly reading vlog 29/2 - 5/3 || Realmathon week 1
March tbr 2024 || Participating in Realmathon
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March tbr 2024 || Participating in Realmathon
Weekly reading vlog 21/2 - 28/2
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Weekly reading vlog 21/2 - 28/2
Weekly reading vlog 12/2 - 20/2
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Weekly reading vlog 12/2 - 20/2

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  • @yoagie
    @yoagie 6 днів тому

    Added Imperium to the tbr after that praise for it! Haven't read much historical yet

    • @thefairylibrarian3282
      @thefairylibrarian3282 5 днів тому

      @@yoagie I think Imperium could be a good transition book if you want to get into historical fiction. You have the historical setting and everything, but it reads very much like modern legal thriller if that's something you're into. I hope you enjoy it!

  • @petervandeweyer517
    @petervandeweyer517 15 днів тому

    Do you read these French comics in French or in Dutch?

  • @readingwithrebeccanicole
    @readingwithrebeccanicole 16 днів тому

    I really liked Amina al-Sirafi! I'm glad you had fun with it too, but the translation issue definitely sounds like it would affect enjoyment

    • @thefairylibrarian3282
      @thefairylibrarian3282 16 днів тому

      The translation was rough, but i think if i reread it in English i could really really like it

  • @ReadingNymph
    @ReadingNymph 16 днів тому

    Piranesi is so good! Glad you liked you it

    • @thefairylibrarian3282
      @thefairylibrarian3282 16 днів тому

      I loved it so much. It got way darker than i expected, but it was so good!!

  • @ReadingNymph
    @ReadingNymph 23 дні тому

    Im looking forward to our buddy read!

    • @thefairylibrarian3282
      @thefairylibrarian3282 23 дні тому

      Me too! It sounds really good and i always have a lot of fun buddy reading with you 🩷

  • @KittyAndTheBooks
    @KittyAndTheBooks 23 дні тому

    Haha, I'll do this again in March thanks to my poor choices. :D Good luck and have fun reading these and joining the fun!

    • @thefairylibrarian3282
      @thefairylibrarian3282 23 дні тому

      Oh no! Are you gonna go for a similar character as before or something completely different?

    • @KittyAndTheBooks
      @KittyAndTheBooks 23 дні тому

      @@thefairylibrarian3282 well my last character was basically me, and I am not super creative. 🙈 Maybe I'll do some kind of back from the dead spell. 😅

    • @thefairylibrarian3282
      @thefairylibrarian3282 23 дні тому

      @@KittyAndTheBooks Let your new character do necromancy so they can summon your old character's spirit

    • @KittyAndTheBooks
      @KittyAndTheBooks 23 дні тому

      @@thefairylibrarian3282 haha that's actually also a very fun idea

  • @tibbarasden
    @tibbarasden 25 днів тому

    Just found your channel. Love the game. I actually really enjoyed Dragon's Promise, though I remember being nervous going in because I had heard mixed things. Hopefully, you will enjoy it as well. Have a great month.

    • @thefairylibrarian3282
      @thefairylibrarian3282 25 днів тому

      Welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed it. I keep putting off The Dragon's Promise, but i'm determined to finally read it this month. I hope you have a great month too!

  • @KittyAndTheBooks
    @KittyAndTheBooks Місяць тому

    Definitely a month with high highs and few low lows. :D So glad you enjoyed Know My Name. It is my favorite book of all time. Even though the subject matter is horrific, the way Chanel Miller wrote about it is masterful. So glad I could get you to read it. :D

    • @thefairylibrarian3282
      @thefairylibrarian3282 Місяць тому

      Thank you for picking it for me! I don't think i'd have gotten to it anytime soon if it weren't for you ❤️

  • @RekindledReader
    @RekindledReader 2 місяці тому

    Nice. I’m hearing so much about The Tainted Cup. Great description to help me figure out if I wanna give it a shot. Hope you have even better reads next month :)

    • @thefairylibrarian3282
      @thefairylibrarian3282 2 місяці тому

      If a murder mystery doesn't scare you away, i'd say give The Tainted Cup a shot. It's very compulsively readable, so it reads quite fast.

  • @KittyAndTheBooks
    @KittyAndTheBooks 2 місяці тому

    I really enjoyed the Hacienda, it was so fun. I like a hot priest. :D Happy reading in August!

  • @morganthomas3111
    @morganthomas3111 2 місяці тому

    I'm very excited for our buddy read 😀 It should be a lot of fun

    • @thefairylibrarian3282
      @thefairylibrarian3282 2 місяці тому

      Me too! I hope my hold will come in soon. I got a message that book 3 has come in, but i'm still waiting for book two

  • @BookishBanterFM
    @BookishBanterFM 3 місяці тому

    I’ve never seen that board game but it’s such a beautiful board!!

    • @thefairylibrarian3282
      @thefairylibrarian3282 3 місяці тому

      I love this board so much. It's so stunning! Thanks for watching 💖

  • @libraryunbounded
    @libraryunbounded 3 місяці тому

    You have a lovely way of tracking your series, Kaat! I am so impressed! ❤

    • @thefairylibrarian3282
      @thefairylibrarian3282 3 місяці тому

      I love my spreadsheets! My favorite part of finisheing a book is being able to update them 😂

  • @RafBlutaxt
    @RafBlutaxt 3 місяці тому

    Holy shit, that's a detailed check-in! I am impressed by the ammount of bookkeeping you do for your reading goals.

  • @libraryunbounded
    @libraryunbounded 3 місяці тому

    That's a lovely idea and indeed, a TBR game really helps to bring some variety into your reading. OMG, the board is absolutly adorable! I love it! 💖 Such an interesting tbr list you got! 📚

  • @LauraW6
    @LauraW6 4 місяці тому

    Hi Kaat, the game board is really beautiful! I really liked how you built the TBR game 👍. My July TBR has City of Rain by William Lejeune which is a chunker, We hunt the flame by Hafsah Faizal and The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett. If i have time I may add Yellowface by R.F. Kuang but not sure because i will be travelling so let´s see what i end up reading 😅 ! Enjoy your books!!

    • @thefairylibrarian3282
      @thefairylibrarian3282 4 місяці тому

      Hi! I'm glad you liked it. I've been interested in We Hunt the Flame for a while. It sounds fun. I read The Tainted Cup earlier this month. I thought the beginning was a little too fast for me, but that got better in the second half and i ended up really liking it. I hope you enjoy your books as well!!!! ♥

  • @Ashleigh_Absurd
    @Ashleigh_Absurd 4 місяці тому

    I like the new game and how the goose can effect you going forward and backwards. I hope you enjoy all your books

    • @thefairylibrarian3282
      @thefairylibrarian3282 4 місяці тому

      Me too! I like the bit of extra chaos it brings. And thank you 🩷 I hope you enjoy your reading too

  • @ReadingNymph
    @ReadingNymph 4 місяці тому

    Oh gosh I hate getting a streak of DNFs, I didnt dnf Hex but I also didn't get the hype 😅 I havent tried any of the Brown Sister books, I should probably give them a try

    • @thefairylibrarian3282
      @thefairylibrarian3282 4 місяці тому

      Yeah, as i said in the video, under different circumstances i might not have DNFed Hex or One for Sorrow, but wel... Chloe Brown is really good and i've heard the series only gets better from there, so give it a try!

  • @ReadingNymph
    @ReadingNymph 5 місяців тому

    Im glad you enjoyed My Dark Vanessa and The Will of The Many 😊

  • @ReadingNymph
    @ReadingNymph 5 місяців тому

    Looking forward to our buddy read 😊

  • @jcraytonsmith
    @jcraytonsmith 5 місяців тому

    oh, Daughter of the Forest is wonderful!

  • @mildrumpus
    @mildrumpus 5 місяців тому

    I discovered your channel through this video. Hope you have a great month. Happy Reading! 😎📚👍

  • @KittyAndTheBooks
    @KittyAndTheBooks 5 місяців тому

    Loved When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain, I need to continue this series! Hope you'll love it. Educated was such a great story, I gained a lot from it. Happy reading in May!

  • @thelibrarianofalexandria6200
    @thelibrarianofalexandria6200 5 місяців тому

    Take a hint Dani brown is great. «Funny you dont look autistic» by Michael macrery is a great biography about autism.

    • @thefairylibrarian3282
      @thefairylibrarian3282 5 місяців тому

      I really enjoyed Chloe Brown, so i'm very excited to continue the series. Thanks for the rec! I'll look into it

  • @Mysteriesandmountains
    @Mysteriesandmountains 6 місяців тому

    Great video thank you! ❤

  • @thelibrarianofalexandria6200
    @thelibrarianofalexandria6200 6 місяців тому

    Hex sounds very good. Adding it to my tbr. The brown sisters is a very good trilogy. My fave is Chloe brown. My reading plans for april is big as well.

    • @thefairylibrarian3282
      @thefairylibrarian3282 6 місяців тому

      I'm currently halfway through Chloe Brown and it just makes me feel so happy. I'm really really enjoying my time with it

  • @KittyAndTheBooks
    @KittyAndTheBooks 6 місяців тому

    I hope you'll get to When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain, such a great read. I need to continue in this series. Also, sending you all the strength for Wall of Storms. Happy reading!

    • @thefairylibrarian3282
      @thefairylibrarian3282 6 місяців тому

      When the Tiger is very short, i'll probably manage to squeeze it in somewhere. I'm so excited! The Wall of Storms though...

  • @thelibrarianofalexandria6200
    @thelibrarianofalexandria6200 6 місяців тому

    The athenian murders is on my tbr as well

  • @thelibrarianofalexandria6200
    @thelibrarianofalexandria6200 6 місяців тому

    I agree I love quest stories. I also love prophecies and chosen ones. Really against the mold toreards the rest of the book community but Hey you love what you love.

    • @thefairylibrarian3282
      @thefairylibrarian3282 6 місяців тому

      Quest stories are so much fun. For prophecies is depends on how it's done. Maybe i should make a video one day because i think it's very interesting how prophecies can be used in different ways

    • @thelibrarianofalexandria6200
      @thelibrarianofalexandria6200 6 місяців тому

      @@thefairylibrarian3282 yes that is an interesting topic.

  • @thelibrarianofalexandria6200
    @thelibrarianofalexandria6200 6 місяців тому

    Hey👋am a non anglo booktuber. From norway. Read a bit of everything as well. Found you in Leandra sprints.

    • @thefairylibrarian3282
      @thefairylibrarian3282 6 місяців тому

      Hi! Nice to meet you. Always nice to find other non-Anglo booktubers!

  • @ReadingNymph
    @ReadingNymph 7 місяців тому

    With regards to The Will of The Many, I agree, while the sysem gets explained a little why things seem off, or at least its questioned, I hope we get more answers in the second book

    • @thefairylibrarian3282
      @thefairylibrarian3282 7 місяців тому

      I could do with a little more explanation, but i'm still loving it!

  • @petervandeweyer517
    @petervandeweyer517 7 місяців тому

    I only read 4 books in February 🙂 (and a big part of a Malazan book, but could not finish it in time) and my favorite was The spear cuts through water (4.75 stars. So 5 stars on GR). My other books this month were Spear (4,25), He who drowned the world (4 stars) and The Way of kings (3,5 stars) So February was a good reading month.

    • @thefairylibrarian3282
      @thefairylibrarian3282 7 місяців тому

      I've heard nothing but good things about The Spear Cuts Through Water. I'm glad you also enjoyed it

  • @Jeff_McIntyre
    @Jeff_McIntyre 7 місяців тому

    I'm so glad you liked my little short Kaat!

  • @ReadingNymph
    @ReadingNymph 7 місяців тому

    My Dark Vanessa is a hard read but one I have read a couple times now.

    • @thefairylibrarian3282
      @thefairylibrarian3282 7 місяців тому

      I really liked it, but as you said, you need to be in the right headspace for it

  • @KittyAndTheBooks
    @KittyAndTheBooks 8 місяців тому

    Happy reading in March, you have a lot to get through. :D Definitely read Dandelion Dynasty at your own pace!

  • @MacScarfield
    @MacScarfield 8 місяців тому

    My March TBR: Currently reading: «Brother Red» by Adrian Selby (Grimdark Fantasy, standalone «midquel» to «Snakewood» & «The Winter Road», had planned to do it last year, but had to push it back) «Judas Blossom» by Stephen Aryan (Fantasy inspired by the Mongol Conquest of Persia, same as «Brother Red» pushed over from last year) I will also start on the «City of Victory» Trilogy by Adrian Goldsworthy (Historical Military Fiction set during Emperor Trajan’s Campaigns) and the «Lyonesse» Trilogy by Jack Vance ((Pre-)Arthurian Fantasy). I plan to read one book each of the two trilogies over the Spring Months: The first books in March, the second books in April and the final books in May. My Spring TBR/March MBR: «After Rome» by Morgan Llywelyn (Historial Fiction set after the Roman Empire’s Withdrawal from Britain) «Ash: A Secret History» by Mary Gentle (Alt-Historical Military Fiction inspired by the Mercenary Wars of the Renaissance) «Idoru» by William Gibson (Cyberpunk) «Kings of the Wyld» by Nicholas Eames (Fantasy Humor) Might also get my hands on «Memory, Sorrow & Thorn»,«Sun Eater» and/or the «Second Apocalypse» series by R. Scott Bakker later this spring!

    • @thefairylibrarian3282
      @thefairylibrarian3282 7 місяців тому

      I've been interested in Judas Blossom. I haven't heard of any of the other books lol. I hope you enjoy!

  • @wolervine
    @wolervine 8 місяців тому

    Good luck with the Discworld read.

  • @janenightreadsandwrites223
    @janenightreadsandwrites223 8 місяців тому

    📚

  • @KittyAndTheBooks
    @KittyAndTheBooks 8 місяців тому

    Good luck with reading series in 2024. I hope this year I will actually finish and completely read quite a few series. :) But then it's so easy to just start so many new ones. :D

  • @ReadingNymph
    @ReadingNymph 8 місяців тому

    I am intrigued by The Wings of Ashtaroth, it does sound great but yeah it is huge 😅 Good luck with your tbr

    • @thefairylibrarian3282
      @thefairylibrarian3282 8 місяців тому

      It'so so long, but i'm excited! I'll probably start it somewhere this week. Good luck with your reading too! 🤍

  • @KittyAndTheBooks
    @KittyAndTheBooks 8 місяців тому

    Yay for Grace of Kings, my favorite book of 2023. :) I also wanna read Equal Rites soon.

    • @thefairylibrarian3282
      @thefairylibrarian3282 8 місяців тому

      If the entire Dandelion Dynasty is as good or even better than GoK, it'll probably also be on my favorites list. I hope you enjoy Equal Rites! It's my favorite Discworld book so far.

  • @KittyAndTheBooks
    @KittyAndTheBooks 8 місяців тому

    I really hope you are emotionally prepared for the rest of the Dandelion Dynasty series. I definitely wasn't. Take good care of you! Jade Legacy is so good, made me cry like a baby at the end. xD Happy reading.

    • @thefairylibrarian3282
      @thefairylibrarian3282 8 місяців тому

      I feel like i have an emotional reading month planned. Happy reading to you too!

  • @ReadingNymph
    @ReadingNymph 9 місяців тому

    I loved our buddy read Kaat! I agree always needed a shower after reading from his pov 🤢 he was despicable I need to read Unseelie! I keep meaning to, this is the reminder I needed

  • @Paromita_M
    @Paromita_M 9 місяців тому

    My favourite book of 2023 has now been tainted by a biography I read of the poet and author 😭 (it was The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa) so instead I'll share #2 which was Life and Fate by Vasily Grossman and #3 which was The Road by Cormac McCarthy.

    • @thefairylibrarian3282
      @thefairylibrarian3282 9 місяців тому

      I, yeah, you talked about it in the Discord. I'm sorry you're love for The Book of Disquiet has been tainted like that. I've heard very positive things about The Road, but i'm not sure if it would be for me

  • @Paromita_M
    @Paromita_M 9 місяців тому

    I really appreciate the concept of ranking works instead of individual books as you mentioned at the beginning, I do the same. I can rank individual books within a series if asked to but comparing individual books from different series is hard for me. I like the idea of reimagining myths more than retelling, though it is much, much tougher to pull off imo. Will look up Medusa. Happy reading! 👋

    • @thefairylibrarian3282
      @thefairylibrarian3282 9 місяців тому

      I like to see series as a whole because maybe i enjoyed book 3 the most, but i wouldn't like it if it weren't for book 1 and 2. And a book later on in the series might retroactively change my opinion on an earlier book, so i think it's very hard to separate them when choosing favorites. I don't like that "myth retelling" has become synonimous with "I just tell the exact same story, but just from a different pov without changing anything", while it's normal for fairy tale retellings or retellings of classics to change stuff about the story. I'm not saying that no one can write a retelling by that definition, but it's just the oversaturation (especially with retellings of the Trojan Cycle) that gets to me

    • @Paromita_M
      @Paromita_M 9 місяців тому

      @@thefairylibrarian3282 I totally agree with both points. 🙏🏽

  • @MacScarfield
    @MacScarfield 9 місяців тому

    «Grace of Kings» and the whole of «Dandelion Dynasty» is amazing! So far I have finished «Stonehenge» by Bernard Cornwell (Historical Fiction about the Creation of Stonehenge during the Late Neolithic Period) and currently I read «Imperium» by Robert Harris (Historical Fiction about the Roman Politician Cicero) and will dual read «The Buried Giant» by Kazuo Ishigaro (Fantasy inspired by Arthurian Legend) & «The Dragon Lord» by David Drake (Arthurian Sword & Sorcery) next week! My Februar TBR «Når landet mørknar» (Approximately «When The Land Darkens») by Tore Kvæven (Historical Fiction set during the 13th Century Norse Settlement of Greenland, winner of the Norwegian Brage Prize for Best Norwegian Novel in 2018) «The Last Light of the Sun» by Guy Gavriel Kay (Fantasy inspired by the Viking Great Heathen Army and King Alfred the Good) «Egil Skallagrimsson» by Halvor Tjønn (Historical Fiction about the (in-)famous 10th Century Icelandic Viking Skald who became a Bloodsworn Enemy of the Norwegian Viking King Eirik Bloodaxe) «Alv Erlingsson» by Tore Skeie (Historical Fiction about a Real Life Norwegian 13th Century Jarl who became a Privateer and Rebel) My Spring TBR «Brother Red» by Adrian Selby (Grimdark Fantasy, standalone «midquel» to «Snakewood» & «The Winter Road») «Judas Blossom» by Stephen Aryan (Fantasy inspired by the Mongol Conquest of Persia) The «City of Victory» Trilogy by Adrian Goldsworthy (Historical Military Fiction set during Emperor Trajan’s Campaigns) «After Rome» by Morgan Llywelyn (Historical Fiction set in Post-Roman Britain) «Ash: A Secret History» (The Book of Ash #1) by Mary Gentle (Alt-Historical Military Fiction inspired by the Mercenary Wars of the Renaissance) «The Wise Man’s Fear» by Patrick Rothfuss (Fantasy, sequel to «The Name of the Wind») The «Lyonesse» Trilogy by Jack Vance ((Pre-)Arthurian Fantasy) «The Dragonbone Chair» (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #1) by Tad Williams (Epic Fantasy, a key influence for George R. R. Martin's « A Song of Ice and Fire») «Tiamat's Wrath» (The Expanse, #8) by James S.A. Corey (Space opera) «Empire of Silence» (Sun Eater, #1) by Christopher Ruocchio (Space opera) My Summer/Rest of the Year TBR «A Brightness Long Ago» by Guy Gavriel Kay (Fantasy inspired by the Mercenary Wars of Renaissance Italy) «The Darkness That Comes Before» (The Prince of Nothing #1) by R. Scott Bakker (Grimdark/Dark Epic Fantasy inspired by the Crusades, Dune and the Silmarillion) «Dreaming the Eagle» by Manda Scott «We Are the Dead» of Mike Shackle «The Children of Gods & Fighting Men» by Shauna Lawless «Augustus» by John Williams «Unfinished Tales» by JRR Tolkien «Alamut» by Vladimir Bartol Cheers!

  • @MacScarfield
    @MacScarfield 9 місяців тому

    My Top Favorite Read of 2023, is a tie between «Under Heaven» by Guy Gavriel Kay & «The Veiled Throne» («Dandelion Dynasty #3) by Ken Liu: «Under Heaven» should be teached next to «War & Peace» and «Le Miserables» for GGK’s prose and Ken Liu’s Character Work has few if any rivals! A character that has only one scene in «TVT» (though a series veteran in «The Dandelion Dynasty»), earned with that scene alone my favorite character of 2023: Cogo Yelu! Next is another tie between «The Retreat to Avalon» by Sean Poage & «The Winter King» by Bernard Cornwell: Poage has written my favorite take on «A Historical King Arthur» and the Seige of Yves Trebon/St. Michel in «TWK» shows why Cornwell might be the best at writing battles! The next are unsorted: «The Winter Road» by Adrian Selby «The Way of Edan» by Philip Chase (You might have heard about him! 😄) «Bold Ascension» by Vaughn Roycroft «Salammbo» by Gustave Flaubert «The Farthest Shore» by Ursula K. Le Guin «The Name of the Wind» by Patrick Rothfuss «Brigantia» by Adrian Goldsworthy «Tortilla Flat» by John Steinbeck «The Little Emperors» by Alfred Duggan My Honorable Mentions «Tehanu» by Ursula K. Le Guin «Speaking Bones» by Ken Liu «River of Stars» by Guy Gavriel Kay «The Conscience of the King» by Alfred Duggan «The Black Gods Kiss» (Jirel of Joiry) by CL Moore «In the Grip of the Minotaur» by Farnham Bishop & Arthur G. Brodeur Cheers!

    • @thefairylibrarian3282
      @thefairylibrarian3282 9 місяців тому

      I haven't read any GGK yet, but i do have a few books by him on my tbr. Ooh, Dandelion Dynasty. I read the first book earlier this month and really liked it. It'll be reading book two in February. I've heard good things about Cornwell, but haven't read from him. Philip who? Never heard of him! Why doesn't anyone talk about his trilogy, especially not on BookTube 👀 The Name of the Wind is great! Brigantia, is that the sequel to Vindolanda? I'm planning to start that series somewhere this year (i hope)

    • @MacScarfield
      @MacScarfield 9 місяців тому

      @@thefairylibrarian3282 Yes, «Brigantia» is book #3 in the «Vindolandia»-Trilogy. I really came to enjoyed the duo of Ferox and Vindex during the Trilogy, so I was pleasantly surprised to find out that there was a sequel trilogy, the «City of Victory»-Trilogy continuing their story! 😃

  • @KittyAndTheBooks
    @KittyAndTheBooks 9 місяців тому

    I've read Medusa in 2022, I think, and it is a great book! Unfortunately the Drowning Empire series did not score so high for me, but I am happy you liked it so much. Similar with Cress and Winter, but it has been so many years since I have read that series. :D Happy reading in 2024, hope you find many new favorites.

    • @thefairylibrarian3282
      @thefairylibrarian3282 9 місяців тому

      Medusa is great! That's a shame that Drowning Empire and Cress and Winter didn't fully work for you. Thanks and i also hope you'll find many new favorites

  • @JolienReads
    @JolienReads 9 місяців тому

    Jade Legacy ❤❤❤ I loved that series so much, hope you will too! And the Dandelion Dynasty is great. The second book in the series is the best one in my opinion but i loved them all.

    • @thefairylibrarian3282
      @thefairylibrarian3282 9 місяців тому

      I'm so excited for Jade Legacy. That'll be my read for during the class-free week. Finished The Grace of Kings earlier this weekend and it's really good. I'm looking forward to reading book 2