Right?? It really brought me back to the beginning of quarantine when her videos were the only thing that were keeping me sane. Also hi ally!! Love your vids :)
My biggest surprise was The Song of Achilles. Never thought I would enjoy this book so much. I was intimidated by the Greek Gods and all but it was surprisingly easy to understand and follow. My next will be Circe of course.
Didn't realize how nostalgic the jokes made me! My favorite book of the month was Hamnet. Was not sure if I would like it, but ended up LOVING it! The biggest surprise though was Carrie Soto is Back by TJR. Wasn't super hyped about it but was still going to read it because it was TJR. And MAN was it good!
I'm so curious to hear people s reviews of Carrie Soto. I don't know why but it does not sound interesting to me at all, mainly because I didn't really like her character in Malibu Rising, but it's TJR so maybe she'll surprise me?!
@@user-qu8zs7vs1x I also feel like the synopsis for Carrie Soto doesn't sound as interesting as her other celebrity-focused novels (partially because I have little to no interest in sports), but I have faith that TJR will be able to make it entertaining! Heard a lot of great reviews for it
My biggest surprise this month was Sense and Sensibility! I didn’t think I’d love it as much as I did!! 💛 also, yay to you loving Project Hail Mary! I read it in May and absolutely loved it
I read 21 books this month! My fav was Rebecca, it was amazing! My biggest surprise was I am, I am, I am, because I don’t normally read memoirs but I loved this one! And my favorite fictional character was Casey Peabody from Writers and Lovers because she was so raw, relatable and real! Overall, I had a fantastic reading month!
I miss the jokes tho bring em back 😄 tbh i loved seeing you laugh at the jokes more than the jokes themselves 🤍 i’m in quite a reading slump so i’m so excited for this video!
the mike's lemonade gave me such a huge hit of nostalgia LOL my favorite book this month was book lovers! i finally got around to reading it (THANK GOODNESS bc now im obsessed). my biggest surprise was falling in love with the inheritance games, because i'm not usually a mystery fan and was expecting it to just be okay, but i became absolutely addicted once i started it. lastly, my favorite new fictional character is daniel from serious moonlight. he is quirky and imperfect and has real depth as a character, which is everything i ask for when it comes to a love interest in a book.
For sci-fi you should definitely check out the Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers. It’s a staple of the genre and very palatable for those who are new to sci-fi because they’re all really character-driven 😊
This whole time when people were talking about Woman Eating and A Certain Hunger I thought they were the same book 🤯 the covers and vibes are so similar
I'm so happy to see you fangirling over Project Hail Mary because that was my favorite book of last year! It's genuinely so good and surprisingly wholesome! Seeing you talk about it makes me want to reread it haha
I read Viola Davis’ “Finding Me” and what a book. It was my best nonfiction read in June. My best fiction in June was “Take My Hand”. I really enjoy your videos and your love for reading. Thank you for inspiring me.
Congrats on 200K you deserve so much more! Finding Me.. words can’t describe this book… Audiobook is the only way to go Viola’s voice is so powerful. I didn’t want it to end.
Loved Hail Mary! Such a good audio and loved the story so so much 💜 and that’s from someone who doesn’t read sci-fi, I was not expecting it to be so wholesome
I’m so impressed with your videos. Entertaining in a playful way with diverse reads. I think the other thing I really enjoy is your appreciation for audiobooks. My favorite way to consume books is by audio. I’m so impressed with how a superb narrator can bring a story to life. I love stories in general and the talent that some of these narrators possess is incredible. Anyway, thank you for your videos.
Yerba Buena and Project Hail Mary sound so interesting! I'm not a fan of fantasy but I've seen Andy Weir's books praised so often that I might give it a try
My favorite (and biggest surprise) was Book Lovers, and my new fav character is Charlie😍 I haven’t felt like I’ve had a crush on a fictional character for a long time but I love himmmm
YES! Project Hail Mary was my FAVORITE read last year. I love when people pick it up & love it as much as I do. I read it physically & listened on audio. The audiobook is such good quality. I can’t recommend it enough to people. 🥰
viola davis is from my hometown! we're all so proud of her. furthermore, her willingness to be open and vulnerable is astounding. looking forward to reading her memoir.
I'm currently reading The Island of Missing Trees and really liking it! I don't have a favourite character yet for June bc my other books were either rereads (Harry Potter books) or I didn't particularly like any character from the other books I read (Open Water, Malibu Rising).
My favorite book I read in June was The Violin Conspiracy. It is my favorite book I have read this year and the only 5 star book I have given out. It is so friggin good and I’m still thinking about it. The biggest surprise for me this month was that I didn’t love Red at the Bone as much as everyone else did. I still liked it but I guess it didn’t live up for me. Another big surprise is that I have read more nonfiction this year than any other year and it’s awesome. Love your channel ❤️
I LOVED Finding Me by Viola Davis. I’m usually fearful of celebrity memoirs because I don’t want to hate the celebrity after reading it (which has happened to me several times…maybe I have bad taste?), but I actually love and respect her more after reading it. She is a woman born to act, and her kindness and hard work is so inspiring
favorite of the month was "it ends with us" by coho and the one I thought I would love but thought was just... okay was "beach read" by Emily Henry and atlas corrigan from IEWU
My surprise of the month was A Gentlman in Moscow, I was expecting to be so in love and I thought it was just okay! I’m sad I didn’t love it as much as everyone else but I still love Amor Towles. Also Selma Blair’s memoir has been really great so far, I recommend.
@@caras4766 she mentions it throughout but doesn’t really get into her diagnosis and the aftermath until close to the end. But she does mention that she did a whole documentary of her treatment and recovery process which I haven’t seen, but imagine goes more in depth.
thanks for your inside on phantom! i have a complicated relationship with it. the 2000s movie terrified me as a kid and i refused to touch it again until my college got free tickets to a local production and i was like you know what? it’s free. let’s try again. we’re older and wiser, and it’s a stage production so it’ll feel less intense. i was buzzing the rest of the night i was so in love with the music. and now i’m scared to watch the original silent movie or read it because the music adds SO MUCH to the emotional connection. i still want to read it and intended to with you guys (plans changed) but i’m glad to hear there are still things to appreciate while still wishing you were hearing electric guitar and organ along with it.
My favourite book and also biggest surprise this month was Kafka on The Shore. I didn't enjoy Norwegian Wood AT ALL so wasn't holding out much hope, but oh - my - god. I love it! A man who talks to cats and makes it rain fish isn't even the wildest thing happening in that book. A solid 5 star read!
I read 8 books this month. Favorite book: Book lovers no extra comment needed😍 Biggest surprise: Under The Whispering Door by Tj Klune.. I liked it, it was enjoyable but when I read Cerulean Sea I LOVED it and it became one of my favorites so I expected the same and didn’t really get that huge spark even though I liked it. Fav new fictional character: Im having trouble picking between Charlie Lastra and Quan Diep (The Heart Principle) because they’re both 😍😍😍 I’m so happy you loved Project Hail Mary, that book absolutely stole my heart away!
Petition to bring back the bad joke books!!! Edit: project hail mary was soo good. I read it twice last year and I've been forcing all my friends to read it since forevaaaa
OMG sci-fi romance recs for you!! The Lasaran and The Segonian by Dianne Duvall, just SUCKED me in! So fantastic and unexpected, because they look kinda unassuming. I haven't read the third one yet, but it will happen soon! The audios are amazing.
Ahhh congrats on 200K, Noelle! So well deserved. Also, I've added Funny You Should Ask to my TBR because of how much you loved it! I'm hoping to read it this month :)
I love Book Lovers this month. I was surprised that I loved The Girl Who Drank the Moon. Also Nora is my favorite character this month. Love the videos and yes a throwback joke would have been funny!
Also, I hate to hear that you didn’t like Hide because that is a book I picked up recently. I’m still going to read it, but I feel I won’t like it because we have similar taste in books.
My favourite book of the month was Love Radio, it was so hyped on TikTok and I was a bit skeptical going in and baby that book was FANTASTIC!! It didn’t disappoint AT ALL!
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch was my favourite in June and potentially this entire year!! The romance in this sci-fi story was also incredibly beautiful 😭💚
Becky Chambers is known for having character driven sci-fi and is commonly referred to as comfort sci-fi! The monk and robot series is a good one to try - there’s only 2 and both books are short
You have totally inspired me. I have had Hail Mary on my shelf for a year. I love Sci Fi, but just haven't picked it up. I've kind of been on a thriller jag. But, I think I might even read it next. I agree with Hide, I really wanted to love it. I liked it. The biggest thing that I wanted was MORE. So much was only scratching the surface. We have 14 characters and backstories, but we barely go into them. They also barely figure into the story. I thought the twist was kind of generic, almost old school. I was like, "Oh, that's what we're doing here, okay I guess." But, I did also want it to maybe be something different, or more, ha ha. Great wrap up!
My biggest surprise was "Beautiful Little Fools" which is a Gatsby prequel, it explores the women of The Great Gatsby in this really nuanced way and the writing feels so much like Fitzgerald
I cried when you started talking about Project Hail Mary! I have not read it but I will now because you were hilarious and you literally made me want to pause and go get it.
Biggest surprise of the month- a promise of fire by Amanda Bouchet. I just wanted a fantasy romance and saw it on book tok, I haven’t read a book in months and it reignited the passion for reading I had in my childhood which I did not expect to happen. I read it in two days (which is crazy for me), read 2 more books that week, and am finally understanding why people on book tube go through books so fast, it’s because they’re reading genres they actually like haha. A promise of fire wasn’t great I’ll be honest. Main character pissed me off a lot, but I forgot the joy of being in a fantasy world and it was my first steamy romance read and I am now transformed
Noelle this hairstyle is so cute I can’t stand it! My favorite book of the month was probably The Roomate by Rosie Danan. Biggest surprise of the month is the same answer because I didn’t really think I would like that book at all and ended up loving it. Favorite new fictional character is Detective Daniel Hawthorne from the Hawthorne and Horowitz Mystery series. The audiobook was so good and I just love is arrogant, dry attitude.
It's increadible how you make me want to read every book you recommend (even when you talk abou genres than I don't read that much). My wishlist is getting bigger thanks to Noelle 😂
You might like Kameron Hurley - The Light Brigade. It's military scifi and the soldiers are broken down into the light to travel to different places and something goes wrong. Good one.
i expected a joke as soon as i saw your hair!! in june i read “under the whispering door” which i thought i would absolutely love and did enjoy but wasnt fully set on the relationships around the main plot until the last quarter of the book? i also read “hurricane girl” and the ANXIETY i felt reading that book (it was for my book club) made me feel so “?????” at the end but it was a fun funky read!
June was mostly a fantastic reading month! Real Life will end up being one of my favorite reads of the year, obsessed! It’s semi-autobiographical and and author and I went to the same university, and damn I was transported to the streets and paths across town, so you could say I’m a bit biased. Wicked Beauty (Dark Olympus #3) and Everything For You (Bergman Brothers #5) were fantastic romances this month. Biggest surprises were Upgrade and Meet Me in Madrid. Biggest disappointment was The Reunion 😔
Congrats on the 200K! You truly deserve it. I love the content you create and it's been a joy to watch your videos over the past few years. Also really love the throwbacks in the beginning of the video, especially since I've been rewatching your older videos over the past few weeks :-D
My biggest surprise this month was Less, I had tried to read it twice but ended up putting it down each time because I just wasn’t feeling it… but I had a sense I would like it if I kept reading, so I picked it up again this month and I ended up giving it five stars! So glad I didn’t permanently DNF!
My husband is invested in book tube now because he started watching with me back when you read jokes. I’ve only managed one book in June (life as a teacher) and that was The Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie. Absolutely my favorite of the series.
My tbr grows with every month wrap up on booktube. So glad that you loved Project Hail Mary!! I feel like I've really been delving into science fiction lately because of my book club. Would recommend Andy Weir's other books, Bewilderment by Richard Powers, and Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles (which also happened to be my fave read of June!)
I also love Julia Whelan as a narrator and had no idea she’s also a writer. I just got access to her newest novel through Libro’s ALC program and can’t wait to try it out!
Since you love scifi one of my favorite books I read this year was The Loneliest Girl in the Universe. She's also stuck on a spaceship but for very different reasons. So good!
So glad you’re into sci-fi lately.. I’ve read a few sci-fi books and loved each of them! One I loved that was relatively light on the sci, and that I’ve seen so many people have on their TBR list but that I haven’t seen many talk about, is Caitlin Starling’s The Luminous Dead.
The book that surprised me the most was Lolita in The Afterlife and it is a collection of essays about Lolita and is effect on society and the literary world and I was shocked with how much I enjoyed it.
Congratulations on 200K!!!! So happy for you, and you deserve it. When I first clicked this video I had to look at the date it was posted because it looked so much like your older videos! Love it 🥰
Just want to say what a warm light and comfort your videos are for me, Noelle! My favourite this month was probably From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler - the audiobook for this was phenomenal and the children's dialogue/voices just a joy to listen to! Been in a bit of a slump this month so found myself turning to a lot of children's classics. Biggest surprise was Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera - one of my fave authors and the description for this sounded tailor-made for me, but it just fell flat. And favourite character has to be Charles Wallace from A Wrinkle In Time! (Also once again recommending Becky Chambers for sci-fi)
Favorite book of june was if we were villains!!! i was also surprised by how much i loved it even though i bought it because of you! read it in less than a day. my new favorite fictional character has to be james (i know it’s all if we were villains but i fucking loved that book)
I read 17 books this month!! favorite book: the house in the cerulean sea (3rd 5 star of the year!) biggest surprise: swimming in the dark, it was pitched to me like something similar to cmbyn (fav book of all time) so i thought i was going to love it and give it like 4.5-5 stars but it was just meh (gave it 2.5 but two weeks later i remember nothing about it) favorite fictional character: Lucy from the cerulean sea or nora from book lovers
I love your channel so much! You’ve inspired to me read more and to take a step towards my own booktube channel after ages of wanting to do so! Thank you Noelle!
Viola Davis’ biography was immediately added to my audiobook tbr! Sounds amazing. Also, I’ve had Real Life on my shelves for two (?) years now. Should really pick it up
My biggest surprise was the Wheel of Time series! I started it before and was bleh about how it started… but gave them another chance this month and I’ve read the first three in two weeks 😅
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Petition to bring back Noelle’s jokes at the beginning of the video! Congratulations on 200K! Here’s to the next milestone 🎉🎉🎉
Oh yesss!!!! Why didnt she do it anymore 😭😭😭
I was thinking the same!! Even if they aren't the funniest I love them hahah
When she mentioned "an old friend" i was like "!!! Joke book??" Please bring it back queen
We need the jokes!
YES WE NEED THE DAD JOKES
omg the hair, the mikes, the popsicle joke mention... quarantine comfort noelle has entered the chat
Right?? It really brought me back to the beginning of quarantine when her videos were the only thing that were keeping me sane.
Also hi ally!! Love your vids :)
This is so sweet 😭🤍
not me GASPING WITH JOY when you pulled out that mikes lemonade! and then the reference to the joke!! took me back bby! 🧡✨
My biggest surprise was The Song of Achilles. Never thought I would enjoy this book so much. I was intimidated by the Greek Gods and all but it was surprisingly easy to understand and follow. My next will be Circe of course.
"I'm going to let go and let god" is the greatest description I've ever heard to what I do when Sci-Fi/Fantasy gets a little too scientific for me...
Didn't realize how nostalgic the jokes made me! My favorite book of the month was Hamnet. Was not sure if I would like it, but ended up LOVING it! The biggest surprise though was Carrie Soto is Back by TJR. Wasn't super hyped about it but was still going to read it because it was TJR. And MAN was it good!
I'm so curious to hear people s reviews of Carrie Soto. I don't know why but it does not sound interesting to me at all, mainly because I didn't really like her character in Malibu Rising, but it's TJR so maybe she'll surprise me?!
@@user-qu8zs7vs1x I also feel like the synopsis for Carrie Soto doesn't sound as interesting as her other celebrity-focused novels (partially because I have little to no interest in sports), but I have faith that TJR will be able to make it entertaining! Heard a lot of great reviews for it
I didn't realize I was missing the relationship of Noelle and Mike's but apparently I was and my day has been made.
My biggest surprise this month was Sense and Sensibility! I didn’t think I’d love it as much as I did!! 💛 also, yay to you loving Project Hail Mary! I read it in May and absolutely loved it
I read 21 books this month! My fav was Rebecca, it was amazing! My biggest surprise was I am, I am, I am, because I don’t normally read memoirs but I loved this one! And my favorite fictional character was Casey Peabody from Writers and Lovers because she was so raw, relatable and real! Overall, I had a fantastic reading month!
I miss the jokes tho bring em back 😄 tbh i loved seeing you laugh at the jokes more than the jokes themselves 🤍 i’m in quite a reading slump so i’m so excited for this video!
the last sentence of project hail mary is so phenomenal omgggg i still get chills thinking about how brilliant it is
Congratulations Noelle! Literally my favorite UA-cam channel of all time. You deserve the best, we love you!
the mike's lemonade gave me such a huge hit of nostalgia LOL
my favorite book this month was book lovers! i finally got around to reading it (THANK GOODNESS bc now im obsessed). my biggest surprise was falling in love with the inheritance games, because i'm not usually a mystery fan and was expecting it to just be okay, but i became absolutely addicted once i started it. lastly, my favorite new fictional character is daniel from serious moonlight. he is quirky and imperfect and has real depth as a character, which is everything i ask for when it comes to a love interest in a book.
For sci-fi you should definitely check out the Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers. It’s a staple of the genre and very palatable for those who are new to sci-fi because they’re all really character-driven 😊
This whole time when people were talking about Woman Eating and A Certain Hunger I thought they were the same book 🤯 the covers and vibes are so similar
Same here 😅 Thank goodness it wasn’t just me
congrats on 200k!!! 🥳🥳🥳 omg yes please bring back the jokes, they always made me smile!
Andy Weir sounds so interesting! I’m adding to my tbr.
Congrats on 200k Noelle! 🎉
I'm so happy to see you fangirling over Project Hail Mary because that was my favorite book of last year! It's genuinely so good and surprisingly wholesome! Seeing you talk about it makes me want to reread it haha
Project Hail Mary felt like it was written specifically for me, I haven't loved a book that much in so long!
I read Viola Davis’ “Finding Me” and what a book. It was my best nonfiction read in June. My best fiction in June was “Take My Hand”. I really enjoy your videos and your love for reading. Thank you for inspiring me.
Congrats on 200K you deserve so much more! Finding Me.. words can’t describe this book… Audiobook is the only way to go Viola’s voice is so powerful. I didn’t want it to end.
omg PLEASE do a tattoo tour video!
Loved Hail Mary! Such a good audio and loved the story so so much 💜 and that’s from someone who doesn’t read sci-fi, I was not expecting it to be so wholesome
Loved The Soulmate Equation way more than I thought I would!
I’m so impressed with your videos. Entertaining in a playful way with diverse reads. I think the other thing I really enjoy is your appreciation for audiobooks. My favorite way to consume books is by audio. I’m so impressed with how a superb narrator can bring a story to life. I love stories in general and the talent that some of these narrators possess is incredible.
Anyway, thank you for your videos.
Yerba Buena and Project Hail Mary sound so interesting! I'm not a fan of fantasy but I've seen Andy Weir's books praised so often that I might give it a try
Project Hail Mary is not fantasy it’s sci fi! :)
Every Summer After was my best book of the month and Sam is a new favorite character. 😍
My favorite (and biggest surprise) was Book Lovers, and my new fav character is Charlie😍 I haven’t felt like I’ve had a crush on a fictional character for a long time but I love himmmm
YES! Project Hail Mary was my FAVORITE read last year. I love when people pick it up & love it as much as I do. I read it physically & listened on audio. The audiobook is such good quality. I can’t recommend it enough to people. 🥰
I would LOVE to see a full video showing all of your tattoos. They are so pretty and I can't stop staring at them😅
viola davis is from my hometown! we're all so proud of her. furthermore, her willingness to be open and vulnerable is astounding. looking forward to reading her memoir.
Another great sci-fi book is The Space Between Worlds. I read it last month and absolutely loved it!
I'm currently reading The Island of Missing Trees and really liking it!
I don't have a favourite character yet for June bc my other books were either rereads (Harry Potter books) or I didn't particularly like any character from the other books I read (Open Water, Malibu Rising).
My favorite book I read in June was The Violin Conspiracy. It is my favorite book I have read this year and the only 5 star book I have given out. It is so friggin good and I’m still thinking about it. The biggest surprise for me this month was that I didn’t love Red at the Bone as much as everyone else did. I still liked it but I guess it didn’t live up for me. Another big surprise is that I have read more nonfiction this year than any other year and it’s awesome. Love your channel ❤️
oh my gosh id FORGOTTEN about the jokes bring em back!! fave book of the month has been dracula 🧛
OMG the mike's caught me off guard!! 😭😭
congrats on 200k noelle
I loved the Project Hail Mary! The murderbot series by Martha Wells (starting with All systems Red) is fantastic too!
I LOVED Finding Me by Viola Davis. I’m usually fearful of celebrity memoirs because I don’t want to hate the celebrity after reading it (which has happened to me several times…maybe I have bad taste?), but I actually love and respect her more after reading it. She is a woman born to act, and her kindness and hard work is so inspiring
Whenever your vids go live I eat lunch and get my Libby ready! Congrats on 200k 🧚🏼♂️🧚🏼♂️🧚🏼♂️🧚🏼♂️
favorite of the month was "it ends with us" by coho and the one I thought I would love but thought was just... okay was "beach read" by Emily Henry and atlas corrigan from IEWU
anyone noticed how asmr is Noelle's voice?!! asmr-ish booktube!! ✨THE DREAM✨
My surprise of the month was A Gentlman in Moscow, I was expecting to be so in love and I thought it was just okay! I’m sad I didn’t love it as much as everyone else but I still love Amor Towles. Also Selma Blair’s memoir has been really great so far, I recommend.
Hey, just wondering - how much does Selma Blair go into her experience of MS in her memoir?
@@caras4766 she mentions it throughout but doesn’t really get into her diagnosis and the aftermath until close to the end. But she does mention that she did a whole documentary of her treatment and recovery process which I haven’t seen, but imagine goes more in depth.
@@ashleyh2341 thank you! I might check out the documentary sometime
Andy Weir is one of my favorite authors. He creates such a creative world from very little in each of his books. Glad you liked Hail Mary.
thanks for your inside on phantom! i have a complicated relationship with it. the 2000s movie terrified me as a kid and i refused to touch it again until my college got free tickets to a local production and i was like you know what? it’s free. let’s try again. we’re older and wiser, and it’s a stage production so it’ll feel less intense. i was buzzing the rest of the night i was so in love with the music. and now i’m scared to watch the original silent movie or read it because the music adds SO MUCH to the emotional connection. i still want to read it and intended to with you guys (plans changed) but i’m glad to hear there are still things to appreciate while still wishing you were hearing electric guitar and organ along with it.
I felt EXACTLY the same way with Project Hail Mary, I read it last month and I'm still not over it, omgggg
My favourite book and also biggest surprise this month was Kafka on The Shore. I didn't enjoy Norwegian Wood AT ALL so wasn't holding out much hope, but oh - my - god. I love it! A man who talks to cats and makes it rain fish isn't even the wildest thing happening in that book. A solid 5 star read!
I still remember when you hit 10k, and I was so proud then, and I'm so proud now. Congratulations!!!!! Your videos give me so much joy!
I read 8 books this month. Favorite book: Book lovers no extra comment needed😍 Biggest surprise: Under The Whispering Door by Tj Klune.. I liked it, it was enjoyable but when I read Cerulean Sea I LOVED it and it became one of my favorites so I expected the same and didn’t really get that huge spark even though I liked it. Fav new fictional character: Im having trouble picking between Charlie Lastra and Quan Diep (The Heart Principle) because they’re both 😍😍😍 I’m so happy you loved Project Hail Mary, that book absolutely stole my heart away!
Petition to bring back the bad joke books!!!
Edit: project hail mary was soo good. I read it twice last year and I've been forcing all my friends to read it since forevaaaa
OMG sci-fi romance recs for you!! The Lasaran and The Segonian by Dianne Duvall, just SUCKED me in! So fantastic and unexpected, because they look kinda unassuming. I haven't read the third one yet, but it will happen soon! The audios are amazing.
Ahhh congrats on 200K, Noelle! So well deserved. Also, I've added Funny You Should Ask to my TBR because of how much you loved it! I'm hoping to read it this month :)
I love Book Lovers this month. I was surprised that I loved The Girl Who Drank the Moon. Also Nora is my favorite character this month.
Love the videos and yes a throwback joke would have been funny!
Also, I hate to hear that you didn’t like Hide because that is a book I picked up recently. I’m still going to read it, but I feel I won’t like it because we have similar taste in books.
Haha YES to the Mikes hard Lemonade!! Congrats on 200k!
My favourite book of the month was Love Radio, it was so hyped on TikTok and I was a bit skeptical going in and baby that book was FANTASTIC!! It didn’t disappoint AT ALL!
noelle your review is GIVING ME the push to pick up project hail mary!!!
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch was my favourite in June and potentially this entire year!! The romance in this sci-fi story was also incredibly beautiful 😭💚
200K?! Congrats, I’m so happy for you!!! You’ve made me consider starting my own channel!!
Becky Chambers is known for having character driven sci-fi and is commonly referred to as comfort sci-fi! The monk and robot series is a good one to try - there’s only 2 and both books are short
The popsicle stick jokes! Miss those 😆
Noelle is the Queen of Audiobooks. She seems not to read any books with her eyes anymore.
You have totally inspired me. I have had Hail Mary on my shelf for a year. I love Sci Fi, but just haven't picked it up. I've kind of been on a thriller jag. But, I think I might even read it next. I agree with Hide, I really wanted to love it. I liked it. The biggest thing that I wanted was MORE. So much was only scratching the surface. We have 14 characters and backstories, but we barely go into them. They also barely figure into the story. I thought the twist was kind of generic, almost old school. I was like, "Oh, that's what we're doing here, okay I guess." But, I did also want it to maybe be something different, or more, ha ha. Great wrap up!
My biggest surprise was "Beautiful Little Fools" which is a Gatsby prequel, it explores the women of The Great Gatsby in this really nuanced way and the writing feels so much like Fitzgerald
I cried when you started talking about Project Hail Mary! I have not read it but I will now because you were hilarious and you literally made me want to pause and go get it.
Biggest surprise of the month- a promise of fire by Amanda Bouchet. I just wanted a fantasy romance and saw it on book tok, I haven’t read a book in months and it reignited the passion for reading I had in my childhood which I did not expect to happen. I read it in two days (which is crazy for me), read 2 more books that week, and am finally understanding why people on book tube go through books so fast, it’s because they’re reading genres they actually like haha. A promise of fire wasn’t great I’ll be honest. Main character pissed me off a lot, but I forgot the joy of being in a fantasy world and it was my first steamy romance read and I am now transformed
Noelle this hairstyle is so cute I can’t stand it!
My favorite book of the month was probably The Roomate by Rosie Danan. Biggest surprise of the month is the same answer because I didn’t really think I would like that book at all and ended up loving it. Favorite new fictional character is Detective Daniel Hawthorne from the Hawthorne and Horowitz Mystery series. The audiobook was so good and I just love is arrogant, dry attitude.
Once I saw the lemonade I was waiting for the popsicle stick joke!
It's increadible how you make me want to read every book you recommend (even when you talk abou genres than I don't read that much). My wishlist is getting bigger thanks to Noelle 😂
You might like Kameron Hurley - The Light Brigade. It's military scifi and the soldiers are broken down into the light to travel to different places and something goes wrong. Good one.
i expected a joke as soon as i saw your hair!!
in june i read “under the whispering door” which i thought i would absolutely love and did enjoy but wasnt fully set on the relationships around the main plot until the last quarter of the book? i also read “hurricane girl” and the ANXIETY i felt reading that book (it was for my book club) made me feel so “?????” at the end but it was a fun funky read!
fav book of the month - a man called ove
biggest suprise - very good rupi kaur milk and honey
fav fictional character - patroculus
June was mostly a fantastic reading month! Real Life will end up being one of my favorite reads of the year, obsessed! It’s semi-autobiographical and and author and I went to the same university, and damn I was transported to the streets and paths across town, so you could say I’m a bit biased. Wicked Beauty (Dark Olympus #3) and Everything For You (Bergman Brothers #5) were fantastic romances this month. Biggest surprises were Upgrade and Meet Me in Madrid. Biggest disappointment was The Reunion 😔
Congrats on the 200K! You truly deserve it. I love the content you create and it's been a joy to watch your videos over the past few years. Also really love the throwbacks in the beginning of the video, especially since I've been rewatching your older videos over the past few weeks :-D
Okay I'm a little into the video. Pausing it to tell you that oh.my.god you would be a FABULOUS celebrity talk show host. And I mean FABULOUS.
My biggest surprise this month was Less, I had tried to read it twice but ended up putting it down each time because I just wasn’t feeling it… but I had a sense I would like it if I kept reading, so I picked it up again this month and I ended up giving it five stars! So glad I didn’t permanently DNF!
My husband is invested in book tube now because he started watching with me back when you read jokes. I’ve only managed one book in June (life as a teacher) and that was The Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie. Absolutely my favorite of the series.
My tbr grows with every month wrap up on booktube. So glad that you loved Project Hail Mary!! I feel like I've really been delving into science fiction lately because of my book club. Would recommend Andy Weir's other books, Bewilderment by Richard Powers, and Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles (which also happened to be my fave read of June!)
Fave book of the month, the fifth season by N. K. Jemisin. Cant even deal
I also love Julia Whelan as a narrator and had no idea she’s also a writer. I just got access to her newest novel through Libro’s ALC program and can’t wait to try it out!
Project Hail Mary is one of the best books I've ever read! Loved it so much! You should definitely read The Martian if you haven't already!
Since you love scifi one of my favorite books I read this year was The Loneliest Girl in the Universe. She's also stuck on a spaceship but for very different reasons. So good!
So glad you’re into sci-fi lately.. I’ve read a few sci-fi books and loved each of them! One I loved that was relatively light on the sci, and that I’ve seen so many people have on their TBR list but that I haven’t seen many talk about, is Caitlin Starling’s The Luminous Dead.
Read Wuthering Heights for the first time and was SHOCKED how much I loved it
The book that surprised me the most was Lolita in The Afterlife and it is a collection of essays about Lolita and is effect on society and the literary world and I was shocked with how much I enjoyed it.
you're GLOWING and I'm here for it
Congratulations on 200K!!!! So happy for you, and you deserve it.
When I first clicked this video I had to look at the date it was posted because it looked so much like your older videos! Love it 🥰
I also read Hide! I don't typically like thrillers/horror, but I could not put it down.
Just want to say what a warm light and comfort your videos are for me, Noelle!
My favourite this month was probably From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler - the audiobook for this was phenomenal and the children's dialogue/voices just a joy to listen to! Been in a bit of a slump this month so found myself turning to a lot of children's classics.
Biggest surprise was Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera - one of my fave authors and the description for this sounded tailor-made for me, but it just fell flat.
And favourite character has to be Charles Wallace from A Wrinkle In Time!
(Also once again recommending Becky Chambers for sci-fi)
I have a super super stressful month coming up starting tomorrow and an og Noelle video was exactly what I needed rn❤️
Favorite book of june was if we were villains!!! i was also surprised by how much i loved it even though i bought it because of you! read it in less than a day. my new favorite fictional character has to be james (i know it’s all if we were villains but i fucking loved that book)
YES IM SO GLAD YOU READ AND LOVED PROJECT HAIL MARY YAYAYAYYAYA WELCOME TO THE CLUB
The Mike’s lemonade 🥲
Literally screamed when I saw the Mikes🤣 and the jokes!!! Ahh memories
I read 17 books this month!!
favorite book: the house in the cerulean sea (3rd 5 star of the year!)
biggest surprise: swimming in the dark, it was pitched to me like something similar to cmbyn (fav book of all time) so i thought i was going to love it and give it like 4.5-5 stars but it was just meh (gave it 2.5 but two weeks later i remember nothing about it)
favorite fictional character: Lucy from the cerulean sea or nora from book lovers
I love your channel so much! You’ve inspired to me read more and to take a step towards my own booktube channel after ages of wanting to do so! Thank you Noelle!
The Martian is also so good!! I also think you'd love The Expanse series 🪐
200k is insane. I am so proud of you, I remember when you hit 2k.
Viola Davis’ biography was immediately added to my audiobook tbr! Sounds amazing. Also, I’ve had Real Life on my shelves for two (?) years now. Should really pick it up
My biggest surprise was the Wheel of Time series! I started it before and was bleh about how it started… but gave them another chance this month and I’ve read the first three in two weeks 😅
Pure Colour - Sheila Heti was one of the most unique reading experiences I’ve ever had!!! 5 stars ⭐️ congrats on 200k 🤩❤️🤩❤️🤩