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I'm Ashley and I love food and animals and books. And wearing comfortable pants.
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The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge | How many of her 339 books have I read? 📚
Link to the Challenge: www.listchallenges.com/rory-gilmore-reading-challenge
#rorygilmore #readingchallenge
email: ashleyattheanswerisbooks at gmail dot com
Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/1343864-ashley
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My Wishlist: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/ZBHAY3YHYBNV?ref_=wl_share
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email: ashleyattheanswerisbooks at gmail dot com
Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/1343864-ashley
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My Wishlist: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/ZBHAY3YHYBNV?ref_=wl_share
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August Book Subscription Box Unboxing 👁️ 🍷 🐉
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Monthly unboxing for: Aardvark, Book of the Month, Fairyloot Adult, Evernight Quarterly, and The Broken Binding. #booktube #unboxing Try a Chapter and Unhaul #1 (Dragonbone Chair): ua-cam.com/video/WmqHy5zWLkU/v-deo.html Books mentioned: THE PAIRING by Casey McQuiston BURY YOUR GAYS by Chuck Tingle THE BRIGHT SWORD by Lev Grossman THE TRUTH ACCORDING TO EMBER by Danica Nava THE NIGHT ENDS WITH ...
How Many Subscription Box Books Can I Read in a Month? | July Reading Vlog 📦 🐝 🌌
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My first feature film length vlog. A true UA-cam milestone. My little old compy, whose name is Peggy btw, had a tough time with this one. She doesn't like the big files. Also I accidentally deleted all of my emails permanently when trying to make space for the exported video on my hard drive 🙃 I lost so much fanfic, RIP. Summerween Part 1: ua-cam.com/video/RS2C2xHWZFU/v-deo.html Summerween Part...
Midyear Book Freakout Tag & Stats! 📊📚
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Credit for the original tag to @IsThatChami & @EarlGreyBooks. Questions taken from @BooksandLala. #midyearbookfreakouttag email: ashleyattheanswerisbooks at gmail dot com Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/1343864-ashley My PangoBooks Storefront: pangobooks.com/bookstore/ashley275257 My Wishlist: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/ZBHAY3YHYBNV?ref_=wl_share
Try a Chapter & Unhaul: How Many Books Will I Keep? (#2)
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Once again reading the first chapter of 10 books from my TBR to see if I can unload any of them! Try a Chapter & Unhaul #1: ua-cam.com/video/WmqHy5zWLkU/v-deo.html #unhaul #tryachapter email: ashleyattheanswerisbooks at gmail dot com Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/1343864-ashley My PangoBooks Storefront: pangobooks.com/bookstore/ashley275257 My Wishlist: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/ZB...
SUMMERWEEN Reading Vlog (Days 4-7) 🚬🐻🦎 / how many five star books can I fit into this video?
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big thanks to @gabbyreads (host of Summerween) for the fun time 🤓💀 #summerween Books Mentioned/Read: BURY YOUR GAYS by Chuck Tingle SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN by John Wiswell OVER MY DEAD BODY by Greg Melville ENDLESS NIGHT by Agatha Christie INTO THE DROWNING DEEP by Seanan McGuire DIAVOLA by Jennifer Thorne HORROR MOVIE by Paul Tremblay email: ashleyattheanswerisbooks at gmail dot com Go...
SUMMERWEEN Reading Vlog (Days 1, 2, 3) 👁️ 🩸🤖
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big thanks to @gabbyreads (host of Summerween) for the fun time 🤓💀 #summerween Books Read: THE EYES ARE THE BEST PART by Monika Kim THE HOUSE OF LAST RESORT by Christopher Golden THE STEPFORD WIVES by Ira Levin THE BOOK OF THE MOST PRECIOUS SUBSTANCE by Sara Gran email: ashleyattheanswerisbooks at gmail dot com Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/1343864-ashley My PangoBooks Storefront: pang...
July Book Subscription Box Unboxing 🐙✨
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Monthly unboxing for: Aardvark, Book of the Month, Fairyloot Adult, lllumicrate, The Broken Binding, and two pre-orders. #booktube #unboxing Books mentioned: THE NIGHT ENDS IN FIRE by K.X. Song THE STARDUST GRAIL by Yume Kitasei THE LOST STORY by Meg Shaffer GODDESS OF THE RIVER by Vaishnavi Patel OF JADE AND DRAGONS by Amber Chen THE GOD AND THE GUMIHO by Sophie Kim EMILY WILDE'S MAP OF THE OT...
READING 30 BOOKS IN 30 DAYS - Week Four Check In 🪨🪨 (some surprises and some disappointments)
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My annual challenge to read 30 Books in 30 Days. Will be doing weekly wrap-ups so I can talk about all the books in detail! #booktube #readingchallenge #30booksin30days 00:00 - Intro 01:59 - Book 22/DAPHNE by Josh Malerman 05:38 - Book 23/SILENT KEY by Laurel Hightower 08:04 - Book 24/IDENTITTI by Mithu M. Sanyal 15:48 - Book 25/THE LOTTERY AND OTHER STORIES by Shirley Jackson 18:12 - Book 26/T...
Tier Ranking Queer Books for #pride2024 🏳️🌈
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I used Random.org to pull 69 (heh) books out of my LGBTQIA Goodreads shelf as an excuse to talk about queer stories and put them into categories, for absolutely no reason at all. Happy Pride! #booktube #happypride #pridemonth email: ashleyattheanswerisbooks at gmail dot com Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/1343864-ashley My PangoBooks Storefront: pangobooks.com/bookstore/ashley275257 My A...
READING 30 BOOKS IN 30 DAYS - Week Three Check In 🤖🔎 (an unplanned re-read and two DNFs!)
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My annual challenge to read 30 Books in 30 Days. Will be doing weekly wrap-ups so I can talk about all the books in detail! #booktube #readingchallenge #30booksin30days 00:00 - Intro 01:36 - Book 17/WITH LOVE, FROM COLD WORLD by Alicia Thompson 03:38 - Book 18/ONLY HUMAN by Sylvain Neuvel 07:24 - Book 19/THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY by Patricia Highsmith 12:04 - Book 20/THE LAST MURDER AT THE END OF...
READING 30 BOOKS IN 30 DAYS - Week Two Check In 📚📺 (some rants and some loves)
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My annual challenge to read 30 Books in 30 Days. Will be doing weekly wrap-ups so I can talk about all the books in detail! #booktube #readingchallenge #30booksin30days 00:00 - Intro 01:35 - Book 9/THE COUNCILLOR by E.J. Beaton 05:24 - Book 10/SCORCHED GRACE by Margot Douaihy 12:02 - Book 11/THE OLD WOMAN WITH THE KNIFE by Gu Byeong-Mo 14:30 - Book 12/THE BETWEEN by Tananarive Due 17:00 - Book ...
READING 30 BOOKS IN 30 DAYS - Week One Check In 📚🤓 (my first one-star book of 2024)
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My annual challenge to read 30 Books in 30 Days. Will be doing weekly wrap-ups so I can talk about all the books in detail! #booktube #readingchallenge #30booksin30days 00:00 - Intro 04:10 - Book 1/BLACKOUT 08:49 - Book 2/SECRET IDENTITY 10:54 - Book 3/EXES & O's 14:31 - Book 4/HOW TO SOLVE YOUR OWN MURDER 20:45 - Book 5/PALADIN'S STRENGTH 28:16 - Book 6/SIX CRIMSON CRANES 31:05 - Book 7/FALLIN...
June Book Subscription Box Unboxing 🐝 👀
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Monthly unboxing for: Aardvark, Book of the Month, Fairyloot Adult, and The Broken Binding. #booktube #unboxing Books mentioned: EVOCATION by S.T. Gibson DREADFUL by Caitlin Rozakis THE EYES ARE THE BEST PART by Monika Kim MARGO'S GOT MONEY TROUBLES by Rufi Thorpe THE ROM-COMMERS by Katherine Center THE HONEY WITCH by Sydney J. Shields RED SEAS UNDER RED SKIES by Scott Lynch email: ashleyatthea...
May Wrap Up | LIGHTNING ROUND #3⚡️🚪 (35 book reviews in 45 seconds)
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I read 35 books in May so here is another chaotic Lightning Round wrap up. I will figure this timer thing out someday. THE ONLY ONE LEFT reading vlog: ua-cam.com/video/7EOVxzw4xNE/v-deo.html #booktube #wrapup email: ashleyattheanswerisbooks at gmail dot com Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/1343864-ashley PangoBooks storefront: pangobooks.com/bookstore/ashley275257
giving Riley Sager a second chance [THE ONLY ONE LEFT spoiler vlog]
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giving Riley Sager a second chance [THE ONLY ONE LEFT spoiler vlog]
May Book Subscription Box Unboxing 🗡️⚾️
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May Book Subscription Box Unboxing 🗡️⚾️
Reacting to 1 Star Reviews of My Favorite Books 😬
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Reacting to 1 Star Reviews of My Favorite Books 😬
April Wrap Up | LIGHTNING ROUND #2⚡️🦂 (31 book reviews in 45 seconds)
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April Wrap Up | LIGHTNING ROUND #2⚡️🦂 (31 book reviews in 45 seconds)
My Top 10 Favorite Thriller Books (So Far)
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My Top 10 Favorite Thriller Books (So Far)
REORGANIZING MY BOOKSHELVES!! and a bookshelf tour 📚🌈
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REORGANIZING MY BOOKSHELVES!! and a bookshelf tour 📚🌈
April Book Subscription Box Unboxing (a wee little baby one)!
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April Book Subscription Box Unboxing (a wee little baby one)!
Reading Five Star Horror Predictions 💀🪱🐇
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Reading Five Star Horror Predictions 💀🪱🐇
MARCH WRAP UP (i read 22 books in March and liked all of them!) 🐻🐻🐻
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MARCH WRAP UP (i read 22 books in March and liked all of them!) 🐻🐻🐻
Try a Chapter & Unhaul: How Many Books Will I Keep?
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Try a Chapter & Unhaul: How Many Books Will I Keep?
COME TO THE 2024 TUCSON FESTIVAL OF BOOKS WITH ME! 🌵📚 (book hauls, author panels, and signings)
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COME TO THE 2024 TUCSON FESTIVAL OF BOOKS WITH ME! 🌵📚 (book hauls, author panels, and signings)
March Book Subscription Box Unboxing!
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March Book Subscription Box Unboxing!
February Wrap Up | LIGHTNING ROUND ⚡️⚡️ (33 book reviews in 30 seconds or less)
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February Wrap Up | LIGHTNING ROUND ⚡️⚡️ (33 book reviews in 30 seconds or less)
Cozy Weekend Reading Vlog (finding a new favorite book) 🚀🦊
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Cozy Weekend Reading Vlog (finding a new favorite book) 🚀🦊
Alexis Hall Catch-Up Reading Vlog 🥰❤️
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Alexis Hall Catch-Up Reading Vlog 🥰❤️
My number would be so much lower than yours, but I also decided many years ago that life is too short to read pretentious lit fic, and Rory Gilmore was big on her pretentious lit fic. Your choice to never read Anna Karenina is a wise one - it should be called Boring Russian politics and also this one guy who tries to revolutionise farming. Anna Karenina is a secondary character at most. So long, soo boring.
@@malinengdahl thank you for the validation!!!
I want you to know that "Safety Knife" absolutely never got old...every time, instant🤣 (also YES to gilt edges. Do I still own a bunch of Royal Diaries partly for this reason? Maybe.)
Glad to amuse :)
Jesus loves you :)
Only 69. I'm happy with that. Nice number and it beats the average. And Rory does read a lot of boring looking books
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I currently have 171/339! I always love when bloggers do this list, and this was very entertaining. ❤ Thank you for doing the challenge! 😊
That's impressive! Were you better than 99% of users? I want to find some who is better than 100%.
@@theanswerisbooks I was actually! I was better than 91% percent users. 😁 We could compete against one another, though I'll be honest, there's a couple nonfictions that I'll probably never read on the list {Bushisms for example lol}.
Only 88, but I'm good with that. Jane Austen is on the tbr to bump the number a bit.
88 is a lucky number! Way better than 139. Blech. (I have synesthesia, for context. Also, probably I'm autistic. Ignore me. Hah.)
I read half the Al Franken and he got me too’d in the middle of it so I quit
Ew, yuck. Yeah, I glossed over that one on purpose.
As someone who has been known to masochistically read Russians - they DO write long, boring books! And yet I continue to read a new one every few years. But see above, masochist.
Thank you for the validation!
Interesting video idea Ashley, I went through the list as you were doing it yourself. I've only managed to read 39 of the 339 books listed (12%).
Honestly, you're fine! I only read half these books because of obligation. There are a few really great ones on here but most of them you're not missing much.
'I've come looking for a man... A SALES MAN' - I said that at the same time with Riley :P Also, can't really imagine what Rory would have thought of Gender Trouble or if that influenced her in any way haha Read Master and Margarita twice in my 20s, really loved it, but that cover is horrifying. (There's a really great cat character in that book tho! Although I can't say for sure, cause I have changed so much as a reader since) On the Road unfortunately yes - so relatable!! My score is 52! I did it in parallel with you. Have to say I'm not much into Rory's reading!
Hahahahah, I was hoping I would make some other Buffy fans happy there. I'll probably check out Gender Trouble some time, but I definitely am more interested in her newest one, Who's Afraid of Gender? since it's more updated to today's conversations. Having read a third of them, I can say I'm not that much into it, either!
Only 103 for me. Given some of the yuck in the unread part of the list (Proust), I'm OK with that,
103 is seriously respectable! And yeah, lots of yuck on here.
Dude i LOVE the metamorphosis. Hmu when you read it!!! 🪳
K! I need to track down used copies of that and The Trial first. I have preferred editions.
Oh no, I left in my editing Ashley comments 😂
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📚🚫 I hope you had a successful year until now!
I have! But I used all my cheats by May lol whoops.
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we totally align on cover design 😅 I couldn’t stand the Cage of Gods and couldn’t resist A Fate Inked in Blood, I like the regular version with the sparkly edges so much 🎉 🔪
I don't understand why they thought a sparkly ribcage would be a good idea?
I really liked Murder Road too! And the evernight edition really added to it with all the little tie ins, loved it!
We are the few! I've seen so many people not like it.
Loong video, I ended up watching it in three installments. Big squee about your crafted Dalek! Is it knitted or crocheted? I couldn't really see clearly? Did you make it yourself? So happy to hear Long Live Evil is fun, my friend Des won a signed copy of it during a panel at WorldCon this previous weekend (along with a bunch of other signed books, I'm totally not jealous).
Sadly I am not crafty! My friend Lindsay made it for me. She told me she was making me a Dalek and I thought it would be like a handsize one but then it was enormous. (It's Dalek Caan, by request.) Ooh, free books. My copy of the book will be signed, I think, but mostly I'm just hoping they will change the cover a little bit bc I'm not a fan of the current one, even though I loved the book. I hope you love it!
I think that edition of The Night Ends in Fire is gorgeous (but I am always more drawn to blues and greens than red with a lot of orange). I also like that your knife has a theme song now (there is never a bad time for The Safety Dance). That cover of Jade City is very blah, but the edges look very cool.
I was so proud of my knife's theme song but I think it will have to be a one and done so I don't annoy people. I'm really bummed about the Jade City cover the more I look at it. Sadness.
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Nice choices! I got Hera from BOTM, because I’ve read Atalanta and Elektra and liked them, but they’re not Madeline Miller quality. And I have The Pairing out from the library right now, so I didn’t feel the need for that one.
I have Ariadne and haven't read it for precisely that reason! It turns out I am not that interested in just a straight retelling. I need it to be a little something special to be engaged. Have you read Stone Blind yet? If not, you should. And do the audio if you can.
@@theanswerisbooks I listened to Stone Blind last year at your recommendation and loved it! Anyone who calls Perseus a f*ck boy is A-okay in my book. All of Jennifer Saint’s are pretty darn dry retellings, but I always hand them off to my mom after and she loves them.
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If you like the Pairing and want my copy I can part with it.
I didn’t understand the BOTM bookmark either 😅
I'm so glad I'm not the only one! What is happening.
"That's what she said" will go on forever 😂
Do you like Lev Grossman's work? I just read the first book in The Magicians trilogy, I really didn't enjoy it. It started off pretty well, but it got to be more of a struggle the further I got into the book. I think I was spoiled by seeing the tv series first.
You know, it's weird. I read The Magicians when it was first published and HATED it. Then it, like, simmered in my brain for years and years, and for some reason I decided to go back to it and I liked it a lot more. I liked the second and third books right away, though, and especially the third book, which I gave five stars.
The first edition of The Night Ends With Fire is so gorgeous! You don’t even need a special edition. I’m also looking forward to Bury Your Gays. I still need to read his previous horror though
Camp Damascus is good! But I LOVED Bury Your Gays.
@@theanswerisbooks from the reviews, I’m actually more interested in Bury Your Gays but I own Camp Damascus so I’ll start with that one 😅
loved the little running joke... not much for unboxing but just happy to be here :)
Thank you for mentioning :) I was cracking myself up while editing.
That edition of Jade City is so strange, why does no element match any other element?? The dust jacket, the cover, the endpapers, the edge, and the map all are different styles that clash
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I almost bought the pretty sprayed edge paperback of The Pairing from B&N yesterday, but i try to only buy books I've already read
That's a good policy!
I've never ordered a subscription box, but I'm glad I can live vicariously through through you😂
They're expensive, don't start! 😅
If I wasn't already subscribed I would have when you said you had a book subscription in your cat's name ! Kindred spirit !
It makes me laugh!
I just added so many of these books to my goodreads
I've heard a lot of youtubers talking about The eyes are the best part and I'm gonna add it to my TBR list. That edition is gorgeous!
I really enjoyed that book, hope you love it!
Just finished Chuck Tingles Trans Wizard Harriet Porber and the Bad Boy Parasaurolophus and loved every minute of it. It was really funny and just weird at times. Had spicy stuff in it but not too much, and it was well written I found. I can highly recommend, it, it's really funny. I found out he wrote loads and loads of books. So I might look into some of his other books as well.
I've seen that one around! I've read a handful of his short parody erotica and it's all been very amusing and weirdly smart. But Bury Your Gays was on another level, highly recommend.
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So excited to hear that about The Stardust Grail, I got it as an add on with Bury Your Gays from Aardvark. And I’ve been curious about The God and the Gumiho so I’m gonna give it a try. AND and now I’m very curious about Long Live Evil, that’s going on my library request/holds immediately!
OOoh, I really hope you love Long Live Evil. I feel weirdly protective of it.
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Feeling a strong urge to now pick up Dungeon Crawler Carl just for Princess Donut! 🌹
I hope you aren't disappointed in her!
I read Silver Nitrate earlier this year. Maybe I liked it better than you did because I've been to Mexico City several times and I was an adult in the early 90's when it takes place. The magic system was a little fuzzy, but I thought it was clear enough for plot purposes. I just started one of her other books, The Daughter of Doctor Moreau. It's the first one of hers I've read with a non-adult protagonist, so we'll see how that goes.
I still haven't read Mexican Gothic, so I think that one is up next for me!
@@theanswerisbooks that was the first one of hers that I read. Very atmospheric, decent characterizations, but the twist was a bit obvious for people who have read a lot of gothic books.
I actually already know the whole plot haha. I spoiled myself fully because I didn't think I was ever going to read it! But it's fine, I don't really care about spoilers for most things, I'm there for the vibes and the characters, not the twists.
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Apologize for my unhinged dogs
They're special 😂
The specialest
Makes sense that I gave baby x 2 stars. Thrillers don’t always do it for me
Same! But this book could have been so much better.
I’m impressed with how many you got through! Still chugging through HMRC over here because life reasons. I’m impressed you got through the Honey Witch. I DNF-ed a third of the way through. I couldn’t take the writing style. It was so clearly a first novel that was overwritten, but also didn’t share enough. It wasn’t like those books where you know they’re withholding the information for a purpose, it was the author understood her world so well she didn’t feel the need to explain it, but you needed to appreciate how clever she was at every turn of phrase.
I can't disagree with your assessment of Honey Witch. I think I just really wanted to keep my copy and that motivated me to ignore the eyeroll worthy moments (and there were a lot of them). It might sour on me later though, we'll see!
wow, that was intense! well done on reading so many of those subscription box books! I love crossing-things-off-list energy <3 watched till the end, but forgot what emoji you wanted and too lazy to turn back now and look :P
Haha that's ok! The emoji thing is mainly for people who don't want to say anything, and you're normally very chatty :)
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great vlog! wow you got a lot done :) I just go Margo’s Got Money Troubles… my last 5 star was I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue and I’m kinda getting the same vibes, it was very quirky funny heartfelt 🤩 I had no idea Illumicrate was doing a science fiction sub, that’s so exciting!!! 🎉 💀
Yeah, it's called Starsight, and the books they listed as comparisons for the type of books they'll be offering are awesome: Gideon the Ninth, A Memory Called Empire, Ancillary Justice, The Fifth Season, Wayfarers, Murderbot, Project Hail Mary, etc. Super pumped! I don't read enough sci-fi.
@@theanswerisbooks sci-fi books are my first loves, I used to read so many but I haven’t lately, can’t wait to just have them come to me haha. Thanks!
Make sure to put your name on the interest list. I think the subscription starts in February.
Ok I’m only two minutes into the video (and I hope you don’t take this the wrong way) but you totally give me neurodivergent (especially autistic and/or ADHD) vibes. I’m an AuDHD myself and I really enjoy how you make your content :) /pos Edit: watching Yuri on Ice, good taste. It’s my second favorite anime of all time! Also, if you are able to try the sub version, I highly recommend it
Um, yes, very neurodivergent. I've done all but be officially tested for ADHD and while I have a lot of the symptoms I don't seem to fit with a lot of it, so I don't think I have that, but I do however definitely have OCD and Synesthesia (specifically color-grapheme synesthesia), and most very probably yes, I am autistic. Would have been helpful to know a lot earlier in life 😂 I switch back and forth between dubs and subs when I watch anime, for the most part. I actually wanted to watch the sub this time around but I forgot to change my settings and then was too lazy to change it. There are some that I can't do the dub on at all though, like FMA Brotherhood. What's your first favorite?