I honestly admire your decision to drop so many books. It’s amazing how people continue reading stuff they don’t like just for the sake of finishing. We have so little time, and so many books to read that getting through something “bad” just isn’t worth it.
Personally I don’t even understand rereading. No matter how much I liked the book I’m losing precious time rereading it when there’s so many new good books out there.
I feel personally attacked. I always feel like o have to finish a series I start and generally do not read multiple books or series at a time. Currently reading "remembrance of humanities past". Finished the first book. Although I love the story the pacing is horrible, half the book reads like summaries of scientific journals pasted back to back. I love science behind sci fi and don't mind technical explanations but cixin really takes it way too far and when I was around 70% of the book I really was over his writing style forced myself through to the ending. The ending was abrupt and pretty bad too lol.. But I still feel like I have to read the series until the end. Currently reading the second book. The second and third book are supposedly much better. I've read 80 ot so pages of the second book and sorta feel like I have to force myself. I just want to know how the story ends tbh. Since the story itself is good. And the parts where the writer is actually writing about characters and events are good. But when he starts explaining a physics problem for 7 pages, then has 2 pages furthering the story or just characters talking to each other, only to explain some other physics or science thing for 5 pages it becomes really, really frustrating. It's cool cixin but you could explain the same thing in a paragraph. Why the f are you giving these super super long and technical explanations for everything
@@godofchaoskhorne5043 if I were you, I'd find a summary of the rest of the books' plots (I Google "plot line for _" or "how does _ end", usually summaries just give you the blurb on the back of the book lol). I do that w movies and books I don't have the time/energy for getting through. It helps wrap things up and give me a conclusion, saves time, and I usually realize just how little I needed to read the book bc the plot just isn't intricate enough usually. I wouldn't do that for authors I _know_ will have well-written plots/endings (like Agatha Christie, John Grisham, Grace Lin, Megan Whalen Turner), I only do it to books I don't enjoy the entire way through. idk, might help speed things up if you aren't enthralled w a book.
"Do I want to stick with the garbage? Sometomes garbage is valuable" is my new favourite quote. I've been telling my husband that ACOTAR is trash, and he was like "why are you reading it if its not very good" and I said "I didn't say it wasn't good! I said it was trash! It's amazing, but its trash".
Bruh idk how y'all do it 😂 when it first came out I tried it, never picked it back up for years. Found it again, read it and was like yeah this sucks *donates to library* 😂😂 you guys have motivation, drive and courage because I could never lol
The Lord of the Rings are a must read. I know that they're not for everyone (what book is?) but I just love them so much. The characters are brilliant and there's just such depth to the story and I really love how Tolkien writes, although it possibly helps that I share his love for trees! The world he created is just so incredible.
I completely agree, it's beautiful. All books are personal and no one book can be for everyone but if you get anything out of the stories of Arda, it can give you so much. My first experience with The Hobbit was when it was read to me as a child, and it felt like it leant so well to that by the way he wrote The Hobbit in particular.
@@floogelhornzzz4770 Tolkien loved trees in real life. He was a huge environmentalist and had a passion for nature especially trees. OP definitely knows that the tree characters in his book are called ents. That's not what they were talking about.
There was a sting every time you dropped a series I love, but it's so admirable to move on from books you feel 'meh'. It leaves so much more time and space for new books that you could adore.
I've never been truly interested in books, or even reading in general for that matter, but recently one of your videos popped up on my recommended videos and I found myself to be very intrigued. You opened my eyes to this beautiful beautiful form of art, and I thank you for that, sincerely, you are doing great things. Much love
I love how you just brutally DNF’d a ton of YA books, and Ioved it....although Miss Peregrine’s hurt a bit, but I totally understand if it’s not for you.
I love Snicket's ATWQ, even more than the og ASOUE, I think bc it's much more aesthetic and gloomy without bad things happening. It's very much "deserted street on a rainy night" vibe and it's so cozy and funny and heartwarming while being mysterious and sad. Also has a bajillion references to (and characters from) ASOUE, giving you a glimpse of why he felt compelled to document the Baudelaire's story, and why he's involved at all. Such a fantastic series!
I love the “Miss Peregrine” series! The message I get from them is that it’s okay to be different. I read them over and over again. Love your channel, but don’t usually comment. 🖤📚🤍
I love the series as well. I am sad she didn’t like it but it’s not everyone’s cup of tea. I fight with myself every time I read another one though because I feel the writing style is very childish however it has a place in my heart and always will!
@@kaylawheeler4756 I completely understand. I find it impossible to get into Fantasy. I love Tolkien and Miss Peregrine. That’s it. Lol! I find the Miss Peregrine series to be extremely soothing. 🤤😉
i love how u look like a gothic princess living in a lonesome castle in some videos and a little garden pixie who gossips with her plants in others. THE RANGE ! i started reading the heart of the fae today because of how highly u talk about it, hope i love it!
Definitely continue reading An Ember in the Ashes. I feel like the world building gets better and you get more invested in the journeys of each character. It’s definitely my fav YA series.
Picked anne of green gables after your recommendation. Now I'm on anne of windy poplars and let me tell you, this is becoming my favorite series of all timeeeee
My absolute favorite!! Next you have to try the Emily Starr trilogy by L.M. Montgomery. Wow wow wow. All of the wonder of Anne and a girl with a slightly different personality and very different backstory/future. OH MY WORD. I WAS SOBBING. AND SCREAMING. AND SMILING.
@22:00 Having read His Dark Materials and currently in the middle of The Book of Dust (which includes a prequel and sequel to His Dark Materials) I saw by all means please continue it! It only gets better and is so gorgeous, I really hope you continue and enjoy Philip Pullman’s world! 💜😄 (There’s also a recent BBC mini series, which has done a pretty decent adaptation, which is still ongoing.)
Alex Cross and Jack Reacher: They're too expensive to own on release day. After a few months they're available at a reasonable cost. I like to pick them up whenever I find one offered for only a few dollars. As for Poirot, I read a few of those every year.
I'm so excited that you're continuing with the Anne of Green Gables series! My favourite of the series is actually #8, but not enough people read it! The whole series is wonderful.
Anne of Green Gables was my absolute favourite book as a kid and I only found out that there’s a whole SERIES this year!! Currently finishing Anne of Avonlea and I’m so in love 🥺🤍
I would love to see this as a seriesof challenge videos, like "trying to finish one of the million series ihave started". I'm also so excited to hear your thoughts on the whole of the three body plobem series 🤩
Emma I'm so glad I found your channel! I ended up not liking most of the books you DNF-ed but are popular and recommended by most people, glad I can get recommendations from you that I know I will like 😊
I love the Winternight trilogy so much, it’s one of my favorite series, it’s so beautiful to me, and I loved Strange the Dreamer too, but I can understand why they’re not for everyone. Love your videos Emma!
The Ember in the Ashes Series was my absolute favorite thing ever when I was in middle school, and I'm re-reading it now and it's still so fun! The angst, the drama, it's all so addicting. It's by no means the best series or book out there, but I wouldn't say it's objectively bad, either, so I recommend continuing. The second book is much better than the first one, too.
You DEFINITELY should continue with the His Dark Materials series by Philip Pullman! It gets super dark and twisted and I have a feeling that you'd enjoy it (and I really want to hear your thoughts on it lol)
I actually feel like the 2nd and 3rd books were not good compared to the first one.... they had their moments, but overall it left me disappointed with the series. Maybe Emma can roast them if she doesn't like them 😅
One of my favorite trilogies. AND, when you finish it, you can read the newer overlapping trilogy set in the same reality. Pullman didn't want His Dark Materials to be promoted as a children's series actually, there's so many adult themes in the books, but apparently publishers insist on categorizing stories by the age of the protagonists. Sigh.
@@eliseonavarrete1197 I guess they each have their own feeling / vibe / pacing idk but I really loved them - the Subtle knife... the whole thing, the way it was described, it really stuck with me *and* I thought it would be super difficult for them to give a similar feeling in the tv series, where you don't get the internal thoughts and feelings of the protagonists but I think they managed pretty well, surprisingly. And the whole crazy stories and adventures of the third... man oh man. I don't wanna spoil anything tho and idk how to discreetly say :)) but yeah. That... community :D
@@VampireHeart518 I adored the first book so much! However, for the 2nd and 3rd books I thought that some of the writing, plot decisions and character developments were mildy irritating. I wouldnt say they were terrible, but if I rate the first book at 4.5 or 5 stars, then the 2nd and 3rd books are definitely 3 stars for me 😔 it's impossible to discuss the specifics of what I like and didn't like without spoilers though 😅 thanks for the insight on the tv series! I might have to watch it now
Honeslty I just started watching these and the fact that I still love watching your videos while you hate the series I love is a testament to how engaging and amazing you are!
Saw a comment saying that they're gonna start working as a librarian, I wanted to flex aswell (hehe) and say that I'm going to start working on a bookshop! It's always been my dream and I still can't believe that I got the job! I'm only 18 and I didn't think they would hire me, but they did! I just wanted to say that I love your channel and you're the reason why I started watching booktube again. I always saw the channels that talked about YA/ contemporary books and those were never really my type. I found your taste very similar to mine and i'm glad that I always can get books recommended to me from you! Keep on making your great videos! 💕 /Dijana 🍁🍂
I just finished the NK Jemisin Broken Earth Trilogy. The last in the series is one of the greatest books I've ever read. I ugly cried at so many parts, that book tore me entirely apart. Can't recommend finishing that one enough.
I read the first book and was blown away - can't wait to read the next two books. Gotta wait until after spooky reading season though, I have so many other books to fit into the next couple months.
@@emmiereads I'm still reeling from the loss. I now have an answer to the question: If you could go back and read any series for the first time what would it be?
Not enough readers talk about this series and it BREAKS MY HEART that it isn't at the top of everyone's list. I finished the third book, still crying, and immediately picked up book one to reread. Perfection.
If you stick with Mysterious Benedict Society, I absolutely need to recommend the prequel! It's sneakily my favorite of the whole series, and it can definitely be read without reading the two sequels.
I wanted to love this and I was loving it but was so confused as to what era this was supposed to be happening in. That part threw me off the whole thing.
hi emma! just wanted to say that i loveeeeeee your videos and that you have one of the most relaxing and soothing voices ive ever heard, ive literally fell asleep wathcing your videos because of your voice being so calming to listen to, keep on with your videos and the great work darling! lots of love coming from me to you
This just reminded me why I rarely start (especially longer) series. I cannot be bothered to keep up with so many books and have a terrible memory tbh.
ohmygosh ahh stopping at 3:46 to say you HAVE to give the bear and the nightingale a second try. i get that the first book was kinda boring but trust me it gets sooo much better in the second book it literally had me in tears the entire time!!! it was a beautiful beautiful series in every aspect specially the writing. the characters, their relationships and also simply just the author's descriptions of scenery impacted me in the best way possible. i'm still soo in love w the complex but so simple, so loving and soft but so powerful protagonist. i just cannot recommend this series enough!!
@@EmiZViolet this!! I really liked the first one even though I‘m not the biggest YA fan. The second was okay and the third one was garbage. But not the good kind of garbage. It was the ‚a lasagna you forgot in your fridge before your 6 month trip to Australia and after you come back you‘re ready to throw the whole fridge away‘ - kind of garbage.
Hi Emma :) I was struggling to read A Court of Thorns and Roses (it only got interesting in the last third of the book) so I understand your reluctance to continue with the series. But the second book is indeed much, much better. As a side note, thank you for your videos - I discovered your channel last week but I am already a fan :)
The Bartimaeus saga is one of my absolute favorite series of all time - it was super formative for me as a child and a young writer. I hope you give it another chance!
yes!! an ember in the ashes gets good!!! helene gets her own pov which makes it even more interesting and it lets us understand more of her character!!!
I legitimately thought that you were reading one series that had 47 books and I was trying to figure out if Disworld or Wheel of Time had spin-offs that I didn't know about or something.
It’s wonderful that you can remember series like that. Hi used to DNF a lot of series because I would forget what happened in the first book or second book in the series. Someone suggested going back and reading the chapter notes online. I started taking my own notes this year and it’s really helped me.
idk if this is any motivation but helene gets a pov in the rest of the ember in the ashes series! also, i read the madman's daughter when i was like 9 and it really impacted me, and when i remembered it a few years later i'd forgotten the title couldn't find it for the life of me! so thank you for leading me back to that series :)
I just finished the Earthsea cycle and I loved it so much!! Every book is very different from the others but the characters are the same four/five and everyone of them has a book dedicated to them (with the others as secondary characters). Gets darker around the fourth but is sooooo worth it!
omg The Sight!! what a throwback! I held on to that book and the second one too for SO long because I wanted to finish them so bad, I got like 2/3 through The Sight but I just never got through it. but it was honestly so immersive and breathtaking and now I'm seriously considering buying it again 👀 also yeah I'm in the middle of SO many series... I don't even want to count them 😅
i actually enjoyed "the name of the wind" way more than "the wise man's fear" for some reason because kvothe somehow got even more unlikable BUT i would still like to read the next one though perhaps... i will also definitely keep coming back to this video for recommendations so thanks for this one!
lemony snicket is my favourite author, omg i just got "poison for breakfast" in the mail today, and i'm over the moon. i'm always eager for more lemony snicket/daniel handler reads in my life
Is that actually his name?? It sounds like a comical character in a book that an author might make up, like the Grinch, or Pooh Bear, or Uriah Heap, not the name of the actual author. Who would name their child Lemony? What a sour name. Or did he just make that name up to sound silly?
I've recently read the first three books in The Earthsea series, and I would recommend at least reading the second book - The Tombs of Atuan, because it has a female main character and explores themes of gender, power and faith.
"Garbage is valuable" is what I tell myself whenever I'm feeling down. XD I'm in a fairly similar boat- there are 35 series on my shelves I'm in the middle of- not counting series with planned sequels that aren't out yet or series I don't plan to continue. I wouldn't recommend continuing Name of the Wind series. The second one wasn't nearly as good as the first- not very much happens in the grand plot, and there's a terrible wish fulfillment scene that goes on far too long.. :(
wow, you're definitely going to miss out on The Winternight Trilogy, its so magical & beautiful. Surprised you didn't like Katherine Arden's glorious writing. breaking my heart, so many gorgeous books DNF'd.
@@illchangemyusernamewhenith9130 sure did. also going to be reading Small Spaces by Katherine Arden before/during Hallow's Eve. Her middle grade series!
Okay. The Sevenwater Series. The first book is one of my favorite books of all time. The rest of the series is good, but the first book is the strongest book by far. The series DOES follow the same family - book 2 is about Sorcha's daughter, and the rest of the series is about various granddaughters. Each book has a different POV character, but the other characters pop back up and are influential characters.
This video inspired me to make a spreadsheet of my series that I have started and I found a ton that I didn't even realize were series or forgot they had books coming out within the past few years.... oops! I am going to drop a lot of those, but there were a few that now I have to put on the top of my TBR!
Oh no, so many books dnf'd that I loved! We can't love everything though and I hope clearing off these books helps to lift your mind and get you excited for all the books you're excited for! I feel similar with the memory thing, but just wanting to finish series non the less. I've got too many on the go! Also, loooove your marble laptop cover!
I'd love to hear your thoughts on the An Ember in the Ashes series! The series gets more exciting with each book and the last two are my personal favourites. You should give them a try! 💗
You should read the mirror visitor quartet if you haven’t already! I haven’t torn through a series so passionately since I was in high school. It has the best world building and characters I’ve ever read in a “young adult” fantasy series. Also, howls moving castle vibes!
Hi, from Japan! Love your Gibri T-shirt🙂 I discovered your channel recently, have been enjoying it so much. I just recently finished Anne of Green Gables, and can’t wait to read Anne of Avonlea! I didn’t really enjoy the series as a child (I only read in translation and maybe that was something to do with it) and didn’t even finish the first book, but now it’s so beautiful and I’m enjoying Anne’s enthusiasm.
STOP I loved the arc of a scythe trilogy okay, it’s my comfort read. But mostly it’s because I started reading it in middle school and I finished it in high school so it’s like the story was with me for a while.
Outlander 100% keep reading, it goes through dips and dives as you go but its worth it for the good parts. I'm on the 6th book now, so I can tell you that book 2 gets a bit dull sometimes, book 3 and 4 are really good, 5 feels like its entirely filler but you can tell its building up to something big. The books do keep getting bigger, which is definitely something you need to prepare yourself for. For The Bone Season I'd say give it a go, the 2nd book is MUCH better than the first, but the 3rd sucked imo, you might think different. AND YES YES YES FINISH THE HIS DARK MATERIALS SERIES it is fantastic. By book 3 though I was seriously questioning why it's considered a children's book 😅
It's a little pain to finish reading A book that we dislike or is not our type. But, it still has few 'twinklings' hidden in the corner of the book:))) (Edited:) I really like watching Emmie's videos esp the reading series, because Emmie will give her opinions about every book. Sometimes I will watch the opinion of books at first before buying it. No tired to say thanks for sharings!
Im currently on the fourth and last book on the ember in the ashes series and I love it! I love the characters and the relationships that get built and broken. You should definitely read further into the series :)
Please continue the Wayward Children series🙏 I understand how the first one can be underwhelming but the 2nd and 4th are pure magic and you can read them without having read anything else in the series
Ah I just finished Red Rising trilogy and it affects me so much. The second and third books' impact really hit me in the face. You should give it a 2nd chance Emma 😢
It amazes me the amount of people that start this series, don't like the first book, but then have a complete 180 change of opinion and love it once they finish it.
@@aditmaryadi6678 I don't know if you're on Twitter so if not, the sixth and final book, possibly titled Lightbringer is said to be published on July 12 2022 😉
@@toliyeptho3313 I think Anne of Green Gables, followed by the rest of the Anne books. Then for a somewhat less rosy and maturer version, the Emily series. Hope that helps☺️
Three Dark Crowns will always be one of my favorite fantasy series! I even dressed up as Arsinoe for my high school grad photo... but i guess i can also kind of see why others wouldn't like it as much. anyways, i love your videos so much!
I read the title as "I'm in the middle of a 47 book series" and was like omg what series are you reading xD I'm gonna see myself out, thank you
Same!
me too! Thought of the Discworld-series. And I think there ar eactually 48 books in the Discworld.
saaaame
@@sweetylou9807 LOL that’s what i thought too!
That was how I first read it too...I was like "what?" Oh man.
I honestly admire your decision to drop so many books. It’s amazing how people continue reading stuff they don’t like just for the sake of finishing. We have so little time, and so many books to read that getting through something “bad” just isn’t worth it.
Personally I don’t even understand rereading. No matter how much I liked the book I’m losing precious time rereading it when there’s so many new good books out there.
@@spoopify5560 I don’t get enjoyment anymore once I know what will happen on the next page 🤷♀️
I feel personally attacked. I always feel like o have to finish a series I start and generally do not read multiple books or series at a time. Currently reading "remembrance of humanities past". Finished the first book. Although I love the story the pacing is horrible, half the book reads like summaries of scientific journals pasted back to back. I love science behind sci fi and don't mind technical explanations but cixin really takes it way too far and when I was around 70% of the book I really was over his writing style forced myself through to the ending. The ending was abrupt and pretty bad too lol..
But I still feel like I have to read the series until the end. Currently reading the second book. The second and third book are supposedly much better. I've read 80 ot so pages of the second book and sorta feel like I have to force myself.
I just want to know how the story ends tbh. Since the story itself is good. And the parts where the writer is actually writing about characters and events are good. But when he starts explaining a physics problem for 7 pages, then has 2 pages furthering the story or just characters talking to each other, only to explain some other physics or science thing for 5 pages it becomes really, really frustrating.
It's cool cixin but you could explain the same thing in a paragraph. Why the f are you giving these super super long and technical explanations for everything
@@godofchaoskhorne5043 if I were you, I'd find a summary of the rest of the books' plots (I Google "plot line for _" or "how does _ end", usually summaries just give you the blurb on the back of the book lol). I do that w movies and books I don't have the time/energy for getting through. It helps wrap things up and give me a conclusion, saves time, and I usually realize just how little I needed to read the book bc the plot just isn't intricate enough usually. I wouldn't do that for authors I _know_ will have well-written plots/endings (like Agatha Christie, John Grisham, Grace Lin, Megan Whalen Turner), I only do it to books I don't enjoy the entire way through. idk, might help speed things up if you aren't enthralled w a book.
"Do I want to stick with the garbage? Sometomes garbage is valuable" is my new favourite quote. I've been telling my husband that ACOTAR is trash, and he was like "why are you reading it if its not very good" and I said "I didn't say it wasn't good! I said it was trash! It's amazing, but its trash".
Acotar series is such a guilty pleasure (especially ACOMAF)🤣
Bruh idk how y'all do it 😂 when it first came out I tried it, never picked it back up for years. Found it again, read it and was like yeah this sucks *donates to library* 😂😂 you guys have motivation, drive and courage because I could never lol
@@my_name_is_love No cuz it took me a whole moth to finish acotar I didn't like it at all but the rest of the books I finished in like 2 days
For me is the same. But I never call a book trash, for me it's just a big guilty pleasure.
Trash like Jackie Collins' books?
Emma! I am getting a job as a librarian for a school! I'm so happy; I've always been dreaming of being a librarian!
So sick Lexi!!!!
Congrats! Hope you like it.
Congrats, Lexi!
All librarians should be named Marion IMHO (btw if you've no Earthly idea what-the-hey I'm talking about, please search "The Music Man").
That’s my dream job!!!!
wow. that DNF section just stomped on every booktuber's "fave books" list lmao 😂
@8:26 “do I still want the garbage? - yes! Garbage is valuable.” 😂 hands down the best thing I’ve heard all day. Favourite new quote of Booktube! 👍
The Lord of the Rings are a must read. I know that they're not for everyone (what book is?) but I just love them so much. The characters are brilliant and there's just such depth to the story and I really love how Tolkien writes, although it possibly helps that I share his love for trees! The world he created is just so incredible.
I couldn’t have said it better, Tolkien is one of my favorite authors/storytellers.
I have not read the books but I love the movies including the The Hobbit, now I want to read them!
I completely agree, it's beautiful. All books are personal and no one book can be for everyone but if you get anything out of the stories of Arda, it can give you so much.
My first experience with The Hobbit was when it was read to me as a child, and it felt like it leant so well to that by the way he wrote The Hobbit in particular.
They're called Ents.
@@floogelhornzzz4770 Tolkien loved trees in real life. He was a huge environmentalist and had a passion for nature especially trees.
OP definitely knows that the tree characters in his book are called ents. That's not what they were talking about.
I love how emmie being here just shading so many series .. icon!
She is so beautiful 💗 there's nothing better than watching Emmie after a long day🥺 books , coffee and Emmie are my medicine after a hard day!
Yeah, she _is_ pretty cute. Emmster, you just made a conquest. (How would you like India?)
Really? She seems obnoxious
There was a sting every time you dropped a series I love, but it's so admirable to move on from books you feel 'meh'. It leaves so much more time and space for new books that you could adore.
When she said "there is a place in my heart for trash" i felt that and so did my bookshelves
The "George.. George" part was like every GoT fan for over a decade from when the last book got out..
I've never been truly interested in books, or even reading in general for that matter, but recently one of your videos popped up on my recommended videos and I found myself to be very intrigued. You opened my eyes to this beautiful beautiful form of art, and I thank you for that, sincerely, you are doing great things. Much love
I have severe adhd so reading comprehension is a challenge for me audiobooks changed my life.
"Patrick and George are on an island getaway somewhere, and they are not writing their books, and they are laughing at us all." 😂😂
I love how you just brutally DNF’d a ton of YA books, and Ioved it....although Miss Peregrine’s hurt a bit, but I totally understand if it’s not for you.
I can't believe I found a reader that doesn't rave about YA fantasies. Everyone seems to like them and I just... I just don't.
Right?
I believe that's because YA has more young readers who are quite active on social media.
@@charu2774 Majority are of tiktokers I believe
@@angelicamonsanto5857 yes
Same
I love Snicket's ATWQ, even more than the og ASOUE, I think bc it's much more aesthetic and gloomy without bad things happening. It's very much "deserted street on a rainy night" vibe and it's so cozy and funny and heartwarming while being mysterious and sad. Also has a bajillion references to (and characters from) ASOUE, giving you a glimpse of why he felt compelled to document the Baudelaire's story, and why he's involved at all. Such a fantastic series!
I love the “Miss Peregrine” series! The message I get from them is that it’s okay to be different. I read them over and over again. Love your channel, but don’t usually comment. 🖤📚🤍
I love the series as well. I am sad she didn’t like it but it’s not everyone’s cup of tea. I fight with myself every time I read another one though because I feel the writing style is very childish however it has a place in my heart and always will!
@@kaylawheeler4756 I completely understand. I find it impossible to get into Fantasy. I love Tolkien and Miss Peregrine. That’s it. Lol!
I find the Miss Peregrine series to be extremely soothing. 🤤😉
I was very excited about this series, myself. But the main character is unbearable, in my opinion.
@@jessatlife that is one of my issues with it as well because he’s just very whiny and has a sort of god complex
Imagine writing a book and then Emma enjoying it! WOW, that would be so cool.
i love how u look like a gothic princess living in a lonesome castle in some videos and a little garden pixie who gossips with her plants in others. THE RANGE !
i started reading the heart of the fae today because of how highly u talk about it, hope i love it!
Definitely continue reading An Ember in the Ashes. I feel like the world building gets better and you get more invested in the journeys of each character. It’s definitely my fav YA series.
Picked anne of green gables after your recommendation. Now I'm on anne of windy poplars and let me tell you, this is becoming my favorite series of all timeeeee
Ah that’s so amazing you should check out the tv series next!!
The last few books are my personal favorites, you have some wonderful books ahead of you
@@emmiereads I'll definitely ❤❤
@@frozendonut722 beautiful
My absolute favorite!! Next you have to try the Emily Starr trilogy by L.M. Montgomery. Wow wow wow. All of the wonder of Anne and a girl with a slightly different personality and very different backstory/future. OH MY WORD. I WAS SOBBING. AND SCREAMING. AND SMILING.
@22:00 Having read His Dark Materials and currently in the middle of The Book of Dust (which includes a prequel and sequel to His Dark Materials) I saw by all means please continue it! It only gets better and is so gorgeous, I really hope you continue and enjoy Philip Pullman’s world! 💜😄
(There’s also a recent BBC mini series, which has done a pretty decent adaptation, which is still ongoing.)
I loooved the imagination so much. And it really felt like an adventure
Sarah J. Maas's series really do get better after the first books. Long series but worth the ride when in the mood for romance and fantasy
Alex Cross and Jack Reacher: They're too expensive to own on release day. After a few months they're available at a reasonable cost. I like to pick them up whenever I find one offered for only a few dollars. As for Poirot, I read a few of those every year.
The my brilliant friend series just gets better and better, the fourth and final book is one of the best things I’ve ever read
I'm so excited that you're continuing with the Anne of Green Gables series! My favourite of the series is actually #8, but not enough people read it! The whole series is wonderful.
Which one is #8? I'm trying to remember haha
@@frozendonut722 Rilla of Ingleside :)
@@Faye_L that's actually the only one I haven't read yet! My favorites are anne of ingleside and rainbow valley
@@frozendonut722 If you enjoyed those, you'll love Rilla too! Anne's kids were all such great characters.
I haven’t read that series in so long but I did finish it at one point - I feel bad that I don’t remember the last few books’ plots
I'm partial to trilogies myself because I tend to take forever with series, but your commitment makes me wanna be a series person
Anne of Green Gables was my absolute favourite book as a kid and I only found out that there’s a whole SERIES this year!! Currently finishing Anne of Avonlea and I’m so in love 🥺🤍
I would love to see this as a seriesof challenge videos, like "trying to finish one of the million series ihave started". I'm also so excited to hear your thoughts on the whole of the three body plobem series 🤩
I really like your t-shirt. I also want to thank you for inspiring me for reading more.
Same! After a video I'm always like "Well, I guess I'll stop browsing Reddit and open my Kindle app..." lol
@@superkitten7560 Yes, she makes me stop procrastinating
Emma I'm so glad I found your channel! I ended up not liking most of the books you DNF-ed but are popular and recommended by most people, glad I can get recommendations from you that I know I will like 😊
I love the Winternight trilogy so much, it’s one of my favorite series, it’s so beautiful to me, and I loved Strange the Dreamer too, but I can understand why they’re not for everyone. Love your videos Emma!
The Ember in the Ashes Series was my absolute favorite thing ever when I was in middle school, and I'm re-reading it now and it's still so fun! The angst, the drama, it's all so addicting. It's by no means the best series or book out there, but I wouldn't say it's objectively bad, either, so I recommend continuing. The second book is much better than the first one, too.
You DEFINITELY should continue with the His Dark Materials series by Philip Pullman! It gets super dark and twisted and I have a feeling that you'd enjoy it (and I really want to hear your thoughts on it lol)
I actually feel like the 2nd and 3rd books were not good compared to the first one.... they had their moments, but overall it left me disappointed with the series. Maybe Emma can roast them if she doesn't like them 😅
One of my favorite trilogies. AND, when you finish it, you can read the newer overlapping trilogy set in the same reality. Pullman didn't want His Dark Materials to be promoted as a children's series actually, there's so many adult themes in the books, but apparently publishers insist on categorizing stories by the age of the protagonists. Sigh.
@@eliseonavarrete1197 I guess they each have their own feeling / vibe / pacing idk but I really loved them - the Subtle knife... the whole thing, the way it was described, it really stuck with me *and* I thought it would be super difficult for them to give a similar feeling in the tv series, where you don't get the internal thoughts and feelings of the protagonists but I think they managed pretty well, surprisingly. And the whole crazy stories and adventures of the third... man oh man. I don't wanna spoil anything tho and idk how to discreetly say :)) but yeah. That... community :D
@@VampireHeart518 I adored the first book so much! However, for the 2nd and 3rd books I thought that some of the writing, plot decisions and character developments were mildy irritating. I wouldnt say they were terrible, but if I rate the first book at 4.5 or 5 stars, then the 2nd and 3rd books are definitely 3 stars for me 😔 it's impossible to discuss the specifics of what I like and didn't like without spoilers though 😅 thanks for the insight on the tv series! I might have to watch it now
I think that the second and third book were really bad
Honeslty I just started watching these and the fact that I still love watching your videos while you hate the series I love is a testament to how engaging and amazing you are!
Saw a comment saying that they're gonna start working as a librarian, I wanted to flex aswell (hehe) and say that I'm going to start working on a bookshop! It's always been my dream and I still can't believe that I got the job! I'm only 18 and I didn't think they would hire me, but they did! I just wanted to say that I love your channel and you're the reason why I started watching booktube again. I always saw the channels that talked about YA/ contemporary books and those were never really my type. I found your taste very similar to mine and i'm glad that I always can get books recommended to me from you! Keep on making your great videos! 💕 /Dijana 🍁🍂
I just finished the NK Jemisin Broken Earth Trilogy. The last in the series is one of the greatest books I've ever read. I ugly cried at so many parts, that book tore me entirely apart. Can't recommend finishing that one enough.
definitely a high priority but I don’t think I’ll ever be ready I don’t want that one to end :(
I read the first book and was blown away - can't wait to read the next two books. Gotta wait until after spooky reading season though, I have so many other books to fit into the next couple months.
@@emmiereads I'm still reeling from the loss. I now have an answer to the question: If you could go back and read any series for the first time what would it be?
Not enough readers talk about this series and it BREAKS MY HEART that it isn't at the top of everyone's list. I finished the third book, still crying, and immediately picked up book one to reread. Perfection.
If you stick with Mysterious Benedict Society, I absolutely need to recommend the prequel! It's sneakily my favorite of the whole series, and it can definitely be read without reading the two sequels.
I wanted to love this and I was loving it but was so confused as to what era this was supposed to be happening in. That part threw me off the whole thing.
yes!!
hi emma! just wanted to say that i loveeeeeee your videos and that you have one of the most relaxing and soothing voices ive ever heard, ive literally fell asleep wathcing your videos because of your voice being so calming to listen to, keep on with your videos and the great work darling! lots of love coming from me to you
I highly, highly recommend that you finish all the books in Howl's Castle series because it was really good. My fave book was book 3.
ur voice is so gentle i’m sure a lot of ppl have told u that but it’s soothing
47 series. Oh, honey that's a mood. I'm not that deep but I relate...
I thought “hey what can I watch to help myself fall asleep”. Here I am.
This just reminded me why I rarely start (especially longer) series. I cannot be bothered to keep up with so many books and have a terrible memory tbh.
ohmygosh ahh stopping at 3:46 to say you HAVE to give the bear and the nightingale a second try. i get that the first book was kinda boring but trust me it gets sooo much better in the second book it literally had me in tears the entire time!!! it was a beautiful beautiful series in every aspect specially the writing. the characters, their relationships and also simply just the author's descriptions of scenery impacted me in the best way possible. i'm still soo in love w the complex but so simple, so loving and soft but so powerful protagonist. i just cannot recommend this series enough!!
Midday medicinal Emma talking through a issue that I also suffer with! You got this! DNF those series you don’t like. 💯
I’m so guilty of liking the first book of the Divergent series, all my fav you tubers hate it and I haven’t read the other two books out of fear 😂
I liked the first book, and the last book was the first and only book I've ACTUALLY thrown across the room in disgust. Save yourself lol
I actually liked the divergent series surprisingly lol even though I don't like most of the popular ya books
@@EmiZViolet this!! I really liked the first one even though I‘m not the biggest YA fan. The second was okay and the third one was garbage. But not the good kind of garbage. It was the ‚a lasagna you forgot in your fridge before your 6 month trip to Australia and after you come back you‘re ready to throw the whole fridge away‘ - kind of garbage.
@@kristina_rr Preach. I'm not opposed to the decisions made, but there was less than zero justification in the book for how it went down. UGH.
the first one if the only one worth reading, i really liked the first one though
Hi Emma :) I was struggling to read A Court of Thorns and Roses (it only got interesting in the last third of the book) so I understand your reluctance to continue with the series. But the second book is indeed much, much better.
As a side note, thank you for your videos - I discovered your channel last week but I am already a fan :)
I really like the way you through the Y/A books!! I am also not into YA. Btw, you really look cute today in your cute t-shirt and those earrings 🌻
The Bartimaeus saga is one of my absolute favorite series of all time - it was super formative for me as a child and a young writer. I hope you give it another chance!
i've never felt so seen and validated!! i never seem to finish series..
yes!! an ember in the ashes gets good!!! helene gets her own pov which makes it even more interesting and it lets us understand more of her character!!!
Early here.....that title is just making me curious already... . Keep posting. Love from India.❣️ ( Your shirt is really cute)
Being stuck in 47 different book series omg...lol
Noooooo the Arc Scythe is one of my fav series 😭😭 a lot of people didn’t like the first one but loved the second one!
the sight!! truely a wolf has never felt so personal to me
Anne of the Island (the 3rd book) it’s sooo good! It takes place in uni and Anne matures a lot, it’s just wonderful!
would still recommend reading ASOIAF even if the series doesn't get finished it's just that good.
What is ASOIAF?
@@cassidysbookmark5834 a song of ice and fire
An autumn readalong of the hobbit and lotr would be awesome :)
I legitimately thought that you were reading one series that had 47 books and I was trying to figure out if Disworld or Wheel of Time had spin-offs that I didn't know about or something.
You inspired me to start "My Brilliant Friend" and just finished the third book in the series--1000% recommend that you pick the next books up ASAP.
When you said you won’t finish the winternight trilogy i died a little because it’s my favorite series! Not everyone’s cup of tea though☺️
Same here with the Shatter me series, which was my fav. But sad to hear that it's mentioned garbage 😖
It’s wonderful that you can remember series like that. Hi used to DNF a lot of series because I would forget what happened in the first book or second book in the series. Someone suggested going back and reading the chapter notes online. I started taking my own notes this year and it’s really helped me.
This channel was randomly recommended by the UA-cam algos and I was just skipping through the video until 8:51 and immediately subscribed.
Damn 47.. I wouldn't be able to remember everything haha
idk if this is any motivation but helene gets a pov in the rest of the ember in the ashes series! also, i read the madman's daughter when i was like 9 and it really impacted me, and when i remembered it a few years later i'd forgotten the title couldn't find it for the life of me! so thank you for leading me back to that series :)
I just finished the Earthsea cycle and I loved it so much!! Every book is very different from the others but the characters are the same four/five and everyone of them has a book dedicated to them (with the others as secondary characters). Gets darker around the fourth but is sooooo worth it!
omg The Sight!! what a throwback! I held on to that book and the second one too for SO long because I wanted to finish them so bad, I got like 2/3 through The Sight but I just never got through it. but it was honestly so immersive and breathtaking and now I'm seriously considering buying it again 👀 also yeah I'm in the middle of SO many series... I don't even want to count them 😅
I just wish you post every single day! I love watching your vlogs and you are so sweeet 💕
i actually enjoyed "the name of the wind" way more than "the wise man's fear" for some reason because kvothe somehow got even more unlikable BUT i would still like to read the next one though perhaps... i will also definitely keep coming back to this video for recommendations so thanks for this one!
lemony snicket is my favourite author, omg i just got "poison for breakfast" in the mail today, and i'm over the moon. i'm always eager for more lemony snicket/daniel handler reads in my life
Ahh yes I have Poison for Breakfast on hold!! I’d love to pick up the Eye of the World - and thank you lovely!💕
Is that actually his name?? It sounds like a comical character in a book that an author might make up, like the Grinch, or Pooh Bear, or Uriah Heap, not the name of the actual author. Who would name their child Lemony? What a sour name. Or did he just make that name up to sound silly?
@@floogelhornzzz4770 lemony snicket is the pseudonym of daniel handler
I've recently read the first three books in The Earthsea series, and I would recommend at least reading the second book - The Tombs of Atuan, because it has a female main character and explores themes of gender, power and faith.
"Garbage is valuable" is what I tell myself whenever I'm feeling down. XD I'm in a fairly similar boat- there are 35 series on my shelves I'm in the middle of- not counting series with planned sequels that aren't out yet or series I don't plan to continue.
I wouldn't recommend continuing Name of the Wind series. The second one wasn't nearly as good as the first- not very much happens in the grand plot, and there's a terrible wish fulfillment scene that goes on far too long.. :(
not me refreshing my youtube to find some new videos while i organize my planner just to find out my FAVE emma has uploaded a new video... let's go!!
Not related, but because (lol) of you, I will read "Le Fantôme de l'Opéra" for Halloween. As a former parisian, I'm ashamed I've never read it :D
wow, you're definitely going to miss out on The Winternight Trilogy, its so magical & beautiful. Surprised you didn't like Katherine Arden's glorious writing. breaking my heart, so many gorgeous books DNF'd.
Yeah thats one of my faaaaves it hurt my heart
@@illchangemyusernamewhenith9130 sure did. also going to be reading Small Spaces by Katherine Arden before/during Hallow's Eve. Her middle grade series!
@@BBDRMZZZZ I'll have to check it out!
Okay. The Sevenwater Series. The first book is one of my favorite books of all time. The rest of the series is good, but the first book is the strongest book by far. The series DOES follow the same family - book 2 is about Sorcha's daughter, and the rest of the series is about various granddaughters. Each book has a different POV character, but the other characters pop back up and are influential characters.
This video inspired me to make a spreadsheet of my series that I have started and I found a ton that I didn't even realize were series or forgot they had books coming out within the past few years.... oops! I am going to drop a lot of those, but there were a few that now I have to put on the top of my TBR!
i completely, wholely, agree with the folk of the air series.
Oh no, so many books dnf'd that I loved! We can't love everything though and I hope clearing off these books helps to lift your mind and get you excited for all the books you're excited for!
I feel similar with the memory thing, but just wanting to finish series non the less. I've got too many on the go!
Also, loooove your marble laptop cover!
Hi from Japan!:)🇯🇵 I’m learning English with your videos and it helps me so much!☺️📖
How do you say, "Anata kawaii" in English? 😊
THE HIS FAIR ASSASSIN SERIES IS SO GREAT, more people need to understand this!!
I'd love to hear your thoughts on the An Ember in the Ashes series! The series gets more exciting with each book and the last two are my personal favourites. You should give them a try! 💗
you should definitely finish the selection series. as you said it is trash but the third book is my *favorite* and i honestly loved it :)
You should read the mirror visitor quartet if you haven’t already! I haven’t torn through a series so passionately since I was in high school. It has the best world building and characters I’ve ever read in a “young adult” fantasy series. Also, howls moving castle vibes!
you would like to check on with An Ember In The Ashes series...it's getting better Emma!
I agree with your message to GRR Martin 🤣 the way you phrased it was so hilarious, I got up from lying in bed to Lmao 🤣🤣 it's so cute and meme-able
Yh first early 💗 you make my day better by posting ✨your earings are soo CUTE🍒 it matches your cuteness very well
Hi, from Japan! Love your Gibri T-shirt🙂 I discovered your channel recently, have been enjoying it so much. I just recently finished Anne of Green Gables, and can’t wait to read Anne of Avonlea! I didn’t really enjoy the series as a child (I only read in translation and maybe that was something to do with it) and didn’t even finish the first book, but now it’s so beautiful and I’m enjoying Anne’s enthusiasm.
STOP I loved the arc of a scythe trilogy okay, it’s my comfort read. But mostly it’s because I started reading it in middle school and I finished it in high school so it’s like the story was with me for a while.
Outlander 100% keep reading, it goes through dips and dives as you go but its worth it for the good parts. I'm on the 6th book now, so I can tell you that book 2 gets a bit dull sometimes, book 3 and 4 are really good, 5 feels like its entirely filler but you can tell its building up to something big. The books do keep getting bigger, which is definitely something you need to prepare yourself for.
For The Bone Season I'd say give it a go, the 2nd book is MUCH better than the first, but the 3rd sucked imo, you might think different.
AND YES YES YES FINISH THE HIS DARK MATERIALS SERIES it is fantastic. By book 3 though I was seriously questioning why it's considered a children's book 😅
There is no other channel like this does exist on youtube.
Omg your shirt is BEAUTIFUL ‼️‼️😩
It's a little pain to finish reading A book that we dislike or is not our type. But, it still has few 'twinklings' hidden in the corner of the book:)))
(Edited:) I really like watching Emmie's videos esp the reading series, because Emmie will give her opinions about every book. Sometimes I will watch the opinion of books at first before buying it. No tired to say thanks for sharings!
Im currently on the fourth and last book on the ember in the ashes series and I love it! I love the characters and the relationships that get built and broken. You should definitely read further into the series :)
Please continue the Wayward Children series🙏 I understand how the first one can be underwhelming but the 2nd and 4th are pure magic and you can read them without having read anything else in the series
Ah I just finished Red Rising trilogy and it affects me so much. The second and third books' impact really hit me in the face. You should give it a 2nd chance Emma 😢
The ending of Golden Son and the beginning of Morning Star still hurt my heart.
@@kaylarssage i know right...
It amazes me the amount of people that start this series, don't like the first book, but then have a complete 180 change of opinion and love it once they finish it.
@@aditmaryadi6678 I don't know if you're on Twitter so if not, the sixth and final book, possibly titled Lightbringer is said to be published on July 12 2022 😉
@@kevthekevo733 That's because they fall in love with Sevro by the time they're finished haha
I feel so empty yet satisfied after finishing all of Agatha Christie's works as well as L.M. Montgomery's😢🙃
Which book to start first from L.M Montgomery? Because I've been meaning to read.😊
@@toliyeptho3313 I think Anne of Green Gables, followed by the rest of the Anne books. Then for a somewhat less rosy and maturer version, the Emily series. Hope that helps☺️
Three Dark Crowns will always be one of my favorite fantasy series! I even dressed up as Arsinoe for my high school grad photo... but i guess i can also kind of see why others wouldn't like it as much.
anyways, i love your videos so much!