I like your shirt :D I so agree with all your things.. Why do I have to see EVERYTHING people say? Why can't I be friends with everyone? Why can't I half star books? Why can't I ACTUALLY reply to comments? Why WHy WHY!??!
YESSSSS DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE FINALLYYYYYY Okay. If you're reading DoS&B this summer, then I definitely have to read Miss Peregrine's! And your goodreads rant was SPOT ON. They really need to step up their game.
I agree with you 100 percent. It's unfair that there's a friend limit and no half stars. I'm grateful for there at least being an option to follow people's reviews when they have 5,000 friends, but I think it's time for an update. I want to see an improved Goodreads.
i love that everyone is catching up on the Mortal Instruments series! The energy and excitement is almost palpable. Reminds me of the festive air around Christmas! Just need some Cassandra Clare carols :)
CITY OF LOST SOULS IS THE BEST IN THE SERIES ASDFGHJKL i'm actually re-reading tmi for city of heavenly fire haha (for the 6th time in the past 8 months oops....) the star-rating system really does suck because you're so limited to what you can rate the book as!!
i feel everyone has that one series that they can re-read as many times as they want and never get sick of it, and the mortal instruments is definitely mine haha
omg half stars would make my life. I hate having to decide whether to go up or down a star- the book isn't worth 4 stars but 3 seems kind of rough etc! Love your videos, subscribed!
Haven't read Cassandra Clare yet but have been starting to accumulate her books. I did read all rainbow Rowell books (attachments my favorite). FaNgirl (my least favorite). I use goodreads for everything, I even put if I own the physical book or have it on kindle. Really comes in handy at the bookstore.
Also, Dreams of Blood and Starlight (the 2nd in the DoSB trilogy) is beyond beyond beyond amazing. I just finished the last book last night and OH THE FEEEEEELS
And I agree with the layout! Friends limit, notifications and the colours are ugly. I would love new colours and I'd love the layout to be cleaner! AND THE SEARCH BAR OMG. Followed you on Goodreads also!
I agree with you City of Glass was EPIC!! I think is the best in the series but I need to read City oh Heavenly Fire for be sure. My reading challenge are 70 books too and im fine. You are the best Jesse kisses from Argentina!!
You can alter the notifications you receive on Goodreads. I turned off all of my group notifications. It was getting pretty damn annoying. Go to Edit Profile > Settings > Emails and that whole page allows you to change/turn off the emails and notifications you receive.
i agree that the user experience in goodreads is asking for improvements... but you are able to modify the notifications that you get, the functionality is there, you just need to know where to find it (ergo the usability sucks). about the half stars, i really think that if we keep demanding it at some point they have to hear us (that... or they can continue making a fuss about how difficult a change it is and not doing it ¬¬).
Haha to your description for the cover of Attachments. I should def give We Were Liars a read in June, too, since everyone is loving it, but I also have no idea what it's about. Trying to not spoil myself about it, lol.
I'm still pretty new to goodreads. I only really use it to keep track of my books & readings. Yet I can see where the things u mentioned can be updated. Especially the notifications so annoying P.S. I will never get tired of watching ur videos. Ur so entertaining. U rock stay awesome!!
You honestly inspire me to read more. I never really enjoyed books but after seeing your videos you changed the way I see books! Keep up with your amazing videos like always!= )
The search bar definitely needs an update, same with the rating system! I'd also kind of like it if the app was improved. Like, on desktop site, you can see other covers and editions of books, but you can't on the app. I'm Australian and I don't know why, but we have the ugliest covers ever so when I add something to my shelf I want one of the nicer editions. It's the same if there's a cover change and I like the older/newer versions. I'm picky when it comes to my bookshelf, whether it be real or virtual. :) Great video!
yeah, the notifications though! Goodreads sends me an email whenever I mark a book as read "You've finished [book]!" And I'm just like - yeah goodreads, I KNOW, I just told you I finished it, wtf! ... whatever the point of these emails is, I do not know but I want them gone, they are annoying.
The rating system should have half-stars, like UA-cam did way back in the day! And I think you should be able to say your re-reading something, and have it count towards your goal!
I totally agree about the layout. It's just not as exciting as it could be! And half stars are a great idea. But I do still love goodreads-it's a great way to keep track of books you've read.
Yeah, I love the website, but it just could use some updating. For the most part it's a great way to track everything you've read and to find new books!
Lol um yeah totally agree with everything you said about Goodreads, especially the rating system and the search. I usually google for all my searches and then come back to goodreads to get my info straight - ridionkulous!! We need to create a new fresh user friendly stylin site and send a memo to goodreads sayin "next time try this" :)
Goodreads definitely needs to be updated. I pretty much only use Goodreads to keep track of all the books I read and to share with my friends of what I'm reading.
City of Lost Souls you're gonna loooove it, probably :) My challenge is read 70 books too!! I've read 35 so far. Hahaha I'm agreed with you, Goodreads needs an update. :) Love your videos Jesse!! All my love to you.
Goodreads gets on my nerves sometimes because some of the books I really adore and love to read over and over again have the worst reviews and books I don't like have really good reviews and it makes me so conflicted!
I was on Shelfari for the longest before I switched over to Goodreads.There was 3 book sites Shelfari, Goodreads and I've forgotten the third. Lol Anyway, I picked Shelfari because the others looked confusing and a jumbled up mess. But now love Goodreads but I do agree with you about improving the search box and ratings system.
I just finished Attachments and LOVED IT!! it was my 2nd Rowell book and so far she is batting 100 for me. Do you like her "male" voice for Lincoln? I love Lincoln and I thought he was a likable geeky computer guy:)
I wish Goodreads had a way to count re-reads toward your yearly goal! But that's one of my only complaints. Also, I'm currently catching up on TMI, too. But you're one book ahead of me as I'm on City of Glass (you're right. EPIC). I don't know if I'll be done by the 27th, but I hope so! :)
the percentage rating is such a good idea!! The friend limit is a bummer too! :/ The search bar is horrific. The spell check is so stupid! :') great tag!
I'm currently reading Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell.( I think I spelled her last name wrong) but I was thinking about reading some of her other books because Fangirl is soo good!! Would you recommend it?
I agree on your list of things goodreads can improve on especially the friends limit thing. I want to befriend all of the youtubers I follow but I can't because damn friends limit. I think goodreads is a good website for bookworms :)
Considering they have the might of Amazon now and you can find anything on that damn site they ought to update the search function!! so bad! So very bad.
They need to improve their star-rating system, the comments and by send me a notification every time someone else comments on something I have commented on as well. Maybe they have these flaws because they didn't expect their sight to grow as big as it has. I don't know I just know there are a lot of things that could be done to make the site more enjoyable to use.
I'm not a fan of the shelf thing. It's just really inconvenient, and the entire "my books" page is just really awkward. I'm a member at librarything, and they have an awesome tagging system which I like a lot better
Despise. Friend. Limit. I wanna be friends with you and so many other booktubers but noooooo Goodreads has to limit the friend count -_- The Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy is sooooo good! Kat's right! You need to get on that ^_^
Goodreads search bar? Drives me nuts. Their rating system keeps me up at night. I need halfsies! I cannot be expected to rate solely on solid stars. Just, no. No Goodreads. And yes, don't run my life and tell me how many interwebz friends I can have, Goodreads. Let me have all the friends!
I thought you already owned the Daughter of Smoke and Bone? I seem to remember you unboxing it a while back? Probably just me forgetting stuff, but great video, I totally agree with the star rating comment, I think half stars would be best personally.
Yeah, It was the UK paper back edition. :S I went ahead and bought the american hardcover editions, because it would have cost me more to continue to buy the uk paperback editions. xD
YOU NEED TO READ TID BEFORE YOU READ COHF BECAUSE THERE WILL PROBABLY BE SPOILERS TO TID. YOU WON'T REGRET READING TID, I THINK IT'S A BIT BETTER THAN TMI.
What a snazzy little shirt! :) Great tag with so many great books! #attachclip ;) your suggestions for improvements are all so on point. get it together goodreads!
lol LOOK AT THAT PAPER CLIP LOOK AT IT IT'S SO ATTRACTIVE /// I'M SO EXCITED FOR YOU TO BE CAUGHT UP FOR COHFFFFFFFF
City of heavenly fire fire fire fire fire fire fire fire according to you XD
I like your shirt :D
I so agree with all your things.. Why do I have to see EVERYTHING people say? Why can't I be friends with everyone? Why can't I half star books? Why can't I ACTUALLY reply to comments? Why WHy WHY!??!
THANKS YO. :D
YESSSSS DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE FINALLYYYYYY
Okay. If you're reading DoS&B this summer, then I definitely have to read Miss Peregrine's! And your goodreads rant was SPOT ON. They really need to step up their game.
IT'S A DEAL!
Oh my gods. I LOVE daughter of smoke and bone! Hope you read it too Jesse ;). Can't wait to read DoG&M too but... money... (the pain) XD
I agree with you 100 percent. It's unfair that there's a friend limit and no half stars. I'm grateful for there at least being an option to follow people's reviews when they have 5,000 friends, but I think it's time for an update. I want to see an improved Goodreads.
me too!
i love that everyone is catching up on the Mortal Instruments series! The energy and excitement is almost palpable. Reminds me of the festive air around Christmas! Just need some Cassandra Clare carols :)
Haha! Cassandra Clare carols, now that would be interesting.
I keep thinking of one that would go with Dashing through the snow
"Slashing through the hordes
Of demons in my way....."
Then I come up blank.
Marie lol
Once you start watching booktube videos, you're addicted
CITY OF LOST SOULS IS THE BEST IN THE SERIES ASDFGHJKL
i'm actually re-reading tmi for city of heavenly fire haha (for the 6th time in the past 8 months oops....)
the star-rating system really does suck because you're so limited to what you can rate the book as!!
wow! 6th time rereading them? INSANITY.
i feel everyone has that one series that they can re-read as many times as they want and never get sick of it, and the mortal instruments is definitely mine haha
omg half stars would make my life. I hate having to decide whether to go up or down a star- the book isn't worth 4 stars but 3 seems kind of rough etc! Love your videos, subscribed!
Daughter of Smoke and Bone is amazing.
YES, the friend limit is so aggravating.
I absolutely love that you have a list of improvements for goodreads! And you are so right about them! Hopefully they'll listen soon.
Totally agree, I love reading a book that I know nothing about! Love the surprises!
Haven't read Cassandra Clare yet but have been starting to accumulate her books. I did read all rainbow Rowell books (attachments my favorite). FaNgirl (my least favorite). I use goodreads for everything, I even put if I own the physical book or have it on kindle. Really comes in handy at the bookstore.
Yes! I completely agree on the Friend Limit! I added you but Goodreads said I couldn't because you already reached your limit *cries in a corner*
I can't agree more on what you said about the search tool. Also, I would like Goodreads to add the option of tagging people.
I got the hardcover of Daughter of Smoke and Bone on clearance at Barnes and Noble for 4.99! It's so pretty. I can't wait to read it.
Also, Dreams of Blood and Starlight (the 2nd in the DoSB trilogy) is beyond beyond beyond amazing. I just finished the last book last night and OH THE FEEEEEELS
And I agree with the layout! Friends limit, notifications and the colours are ugly. I would love new colours and I'd love the layout to be cleaner! AND THE SEARCH BAR OMG. Followed you on Goodreads also!
I agree with you City of Glass was EPIC!! I think is the best in the series but I need to read City oh Heavenly Fire for be sure. My reading challenge are 70 books too and im fine. You are the best Jesse kisses from Argentina!!
You can alter the notifications you receive on Goodreads. I turned off all of my group notifications. It was getting pretty damn annoying. Go to Edit Profile > Settings > Emails and that whole page allows you to change/turn off the emails and notifications you receive.
yeah, but there are still certain notifications that you can't turn off. :/
i agree that the user experience in goodreads is asking for improvements... but you are able to modify the notifications that you get, the functionality is there, you just need to know where to find it (ergo the usability sucks).
about the half stars, i really think that if we keep demanding it at some point they have to hear us (that... or they can continue making a fuss about how difficult a change it is and not doing it ¬¬).
Haha to your description for the cover of Attachments. I should def give We Were Liars a read in June, too, since everyone is loving it, but I also have no idea what it's about. Trying to not spoil myself about it, lol.
I agree that the friend Limit is so frustrating! Glad ur catching up on the Mortal Instruments!
I'm still pretty new to goodreads. I only really use it to keep track of my books & readings. Yet I can see where the things u mentioned can be updated. Especially the notifications so annoying
P.S. I will never get tired of watching ur videos. Ur so entertaining. U rock stay awesome!!
You honestly inspire me to read more. I never really enjoyed books but after seeing your videos you changed the way I see books! Keep up with your amazing videos like always!= )
The search bar definitely needs an update, same with the rating system! I'd also kind of like it if the app was improved. Like, on desktop site, you can see other covers and editions of books, but you can't on the app. I'm Australian and I don't know why, but we have the ugliest covers ever so when I add something to my shelf I want one of the nicer editions. It's the same if there's a cover change and I like the older/newer versions. I'm picky when it comes to my bookshelf, whether it be real or virtual. :) Great video!
yeah, the notifications though! Goodreads sends me an email whenever I mark a book as read "You've finished [book]!" And I'm just like - yeah goodreads, I KNOW, I just told you I finished it, wtf! ... whatever the point of these emails is, I do not know but I want them gone, they are annoying.
The rating system should have half-stars, like UA-cam did way back in the day! And I think you should be able to say your re-reading something, and have it count towards your goal!
I agree on the changes as well.
I totally agree about the layout. It's just not as exciting as it could be! And half stars are a great idea. But I do still love goodreads-it's a great way to keep track of books you've read.
Yeah, I love the website, but it just could use some updating. For the most part it's a great way to track everything you've read and to find new books!
Lol um yeah totally agree with everything you said about Goodreads, especially the rating system and the search. I usually google for all my searches and then come back to goodreads to get my info straight - ridionkulous!! We need to create a new fresh user friendly stylin site and send a memo to goodreads sayin "next time try this" :)
The search bar is the worst! And I love your video exits lol
we were liars is amazing! you'll love it!
NEVER EVEN CONSIDERED PERCENTAGES!!!
GREAT IDEA.
BOMB-DIGGITY, YA GET IT??
YES IT WAS AWESOME..
Goodreads definitely needs to be updated. I pretty much only use Goodreads to keep track of all the books I read and to share with my friends of what I'm reading.
for sure!
Good vid! I checked out your quotes on Goodreads, and I love them! They are all great quotes!
COMPLETELY AGREE with you on the friend limit!!
City of Lost Souls you're gonna loooove it, probably :) My challenge is read 70 books too!! I've read 35 so far. Hahaha I'm agreed with you, Goodreads needs an update. :) Love your videos Jesse!! All my love to you.
We Were Liars is amazing- READ IT SOON! I was lucky enough to get an ARC way back when and it was so good.
I would love it if goodreads had a 1/2 star. That would be phenom. :P
that would be soooo nice!
Lemony Snicket is definitely one of my favorite authors!
You need to read city of fallen angels! I really loved it! Also reading attachments and I flipping love rainbow rowells writing 😍
Goodreads gets on my nerves sometimes because some of the books I really adore and love to read over and over again have the worst reviews and books I don't like have really good reviews and it makes me so conflicted!
Fantastic Fiction is a great place to find release dates and all that
Have you ever read the A Tale Dark and Grimm books? It seems like a lot of people haven't read them even though they're really good.
I was on Shelfari for the longest before I switched over to Goodreads.There was 3 book sites Shelfari, Goodreads and I've forgotten the third. Lol Anyway, I picked Shelfari because the others looked confusing and a jumbled up mess. But now love Goodreads but I do agree with you about improving the search box and ratings system.
I LOVED Daughter of Smoke and Bone! I haven't read the last 2 yet, but I heard the 2nd books is even better!!!
I'm so excited to read it! I've heard mixed things, but I'm still stoked.
The search bar is honestly so annoying! They really should update that for sure...and on a side note: your shirt it awesome.
I hate the search bar.
I don't like how goodreads has a section to say how many times you have read a particular book but no place to mark multiple dates read.
I just finished Attachments and LOVED IT!! it was my 2nd Rowell book and so far she is batting 100 for me. Do you like her "male" voice for Lincoln? I love Lincoln and I thought he was a likable geeky computer guy:)
Im going to buy the Daughter of Smoke and Bone box set thats coming out soon!
Yay!!!! Daughter of Smoke And Bone!! Are you going to read all of the books in the series?!?!
Daughter of Smoke and Bone\\ best book of my life! Cant wait till you read it !
I've heard so many great things!
I wish Goodreads had a way to count re-reads toward your yearly goal! But that's one of my only complaints. Also, I'm currently catching up on TMI, too. But you're one book ahead of me as I'm on City of Glass (you're right. EPIC). I don't know if I'll be done by the 27th, but I hope so! :)
That would be nice! Especially because I reread several of my books every year.
I agree so much about only having 5 stars to rate!! I've always wished there were 10 stars...
I like your shirt so much!
thank you!
the percentage rating is such a good idea!! The friend limit is a bummer too! :/ The search bar is horrific. The spell check is so stupid! :') great tag!
Yessssss! Daughter of Smoke and Bone is amazing!
Aww City of Glass!! CANT WAIT FOR COHF!!!!!!! AHHHH
Oh my god! Jesse looks so young!!
I'm currently reading Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell.( I think I spelled her last name wrong) but I was thinking about reading some of her other books because Fangirl is soo good!! Would you recommend it?
City of Fallen Angels is my favorite❤️
You should read the infernal devices before you read heavenly fire it will make the story more epic
How do you read more than one book at the sane time?
I agree on your list of things goodreads can improve on especially the friends limit thing. I want to befriend all of the youtubers I follow but I can't because damn friends limit. I think goodreads is a good website for bookworms :)
I love goodreads, but I find myself not wanting to use my precious reading time to update it. I wish it could connect directly to my kindle.
That would be a nice feature. You'd think they'd do something like that considering amazon owns both kindle and goodreads.
omg. You HAVE TO READ THE INFERNAL DEVICES!!!!
They are soo good, if not better than the mortal instruments
I'm crying why does 2014 Jesse remind me of Gansey??
Jesse if you end up liking Daughter of Smoke and Bone I vow to try to read it again. Hated it the first time.
Haha okay! I'll let you know. :)
Considering they have the might of Amazon now and you can find anything on that damn site they ought to update the search function!! so bad! So very bad.
For real!
FINALLY DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONEEEEE
Jessie, aren't you going to read The Infernal Devices as well in order to read City Of Heavenly Fire?
I don't have time before CoHF comes out.
Aww :(
I just finished cofa😍 loved it!! It's my face!
nice!
Why lights and camera does you use. I love the quality of your videos :)
what lights***
I use goodreads sooo much ! BAM
me too. BAM.
Me three. BAM
daughter of smoke and bone is epic. Beautifully written! PLEASE READ IT
Will you be doing book talks on all the mortal instruments books?
I'm hoping to!
lemony Snicket: KING
TRUTH.
They need to improve their star-rating system, the comments and by send me a notification every time someone else comments on something I have commented on as well. Maybe they have these flaws because they didn't expect their sight to grow as big as it has. I don't know I just know there are a lot of things that could be done to make the site more enjoyable to use.
Please do a bookshelf tour!! (:
soon.
Am I the only one who hated city of glass (I love TMI AND TID) because we didn't see the mortal battle
oh my god the constant notifications, they make me want to stop participating in groups and discussions! YES THEY NEED HALF STARS. SO BADLY.
same!
I'm not a fan of the shelf thing. It's just really inconvenient, and the entire "my books" page is just really awkward. I'm a member at librarything, and they have an awesome tagging system which I like a lot better
Did you take AP english as a high school student? I bet you would've aced it
Oh Jesse, you crack me up :D
But, wait, you need to read The Infernal Devices before reading CoHF!
I don't have time to.
I know you don't:(
jessethereader 🤔
Yeah It would be better to have half stars!!
Despise. Friend. Limit. I wanna be friends with you and so many other booktubers but noooooo Goodreads has to limit the friend count -_- The Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy is sooooo good! Kat's right! You need to get on that ^_^
Goodreads search bar? Drives me nuts. Their rating system keeps me up at night. I need halfsies! I cannot be expected to rate solely on solid stars. Just, no. No Goodreads. And yes, don't run my life and tell me how many interwebz friends I can have, Goodreads. Let me have all the friends!
I thought you already owned the Daughter of Smoke and Bone? I seem to remember you unboxing it a while back? Probably just me forgetting stuff, but great video, I totally agree with the star rating comment, I think half stars would be best personally.
Yeah, It was the UK paper back edition. :S I went ahead and bought the american hardcover editions, because it would have cost me more to continue to buy the uk paperback editions. xD
Ahh, I understand, book aesthetics are very important! :)
YOU NEED TO READ TID BEFORE YOU READ COHF BECAUSE THERE WILL PROBABLY BE SPOILERS TO TID. YOU WON'T REGRET READING TID, I THINK IT'S A BIT BETTER THAN TMI.
I don't have time to. I'll be okay. I don't really minds spoilers too much.
WOW! I never heard of a reader that doesn't mind spoilers!
do you have make up on?
What a snazzy little shirt! :) Great tag with so many great books! #attachclip ;) your suggestions for improvements are all so on point. get it together goodreads!
Goodreads ratings are horrible, I wish we could have half stars! UGH, a girl can dream!
P. S. That was a beautiful quote from Neil Gaiman :)
Do you use male makeup?
+Jam Dubuisson nope!
I follow you on good reads lol😂 I wanted to be your friend but you have friend limit haha
Can we get a new intro?
an intro?
Yea, the first 3 seconds of the video where you sound like a plane/strong wind. I guess I just don't get it.
Neil Gaiman
I didn't liked Daughter of Smoke and Bones it was really creepy and slow
The app it sucks