I really like your kind of videos! The mix between reading updates, hauls and following a bookish life is entertaining. I'm usually more a fan of shorter videos but I never know what to expect in your videos so I would probably even watch videos that are 30+ minutes without getting bored 😄
Hey, Jesse! I'm loving these reading vlogs! I think they're a really good hybrid of lots of different types of videos, as well as a good blend of chatty and more artsy segments. They always inspire me to read and write more, which is both fun and problematic because it makes me not wanna do my homework lol. But yeah, loving the vlogs!! 😊😊💙💙
Ahhh love the video. So calming and therapeutic- also, KPOP references. Stray Kids. Yes. Books. Yes. Also, your jumper saying ‘love yourself’. YES!!!!!!
That was me before I read the Harry Potter series - just add another decade! 😂 Seriously my mom bought them as they came out and I only bothered to start reading them 2 years ago! 😂
Hey the vlog is super entertaining.. your pacing is perfect. It's not too long that it gets boring or too short that it doesn't connect with us. I've seen other vlogs that just tend to go on and on. But you edit it awesomely. And I love to see how you spend time with a book.. it's cool. And since you're awesome and funny naturally, you can never manage to bore me. I dare you to try it. Doing a great job.. keep it up.. 😘
I am a big fan of this new style of vlog that you are doing! They are interesting and varied in content so it doesn't drag - I like how you have incorporated the book mail - reviews and other traditional booktube style videos into one rather then many different little videos! I think that adding of little bits of your life are making it interesting as well - keep up the good work! The length is good - I have a hard time watching anything over 20 minutes. I find myself waiting for your videos to be posted because I am excited to see what you've created! Every time I watch a video - my son comes running and says "is it the cake guy??" because he watched the cake video you made - so he is now a fan too!
Well I only have like 30 books cause I’m still expanding my precious collection but I reorganize it like onde a week. There’s something very relaxing in organizing books don’t you think?
I really love this vlog style! I think the artsy editing makes the video feel like something you’re passionate about, and I like that we get vlog content + reading updates
Your reading vlogs saved me while I was in hospital and now, too, that I am in my recovery period. Thanks for making my day better and giving me motivation to keep going :)
Honestly- your vlogs are some of the MOST ENTERTAINING things everrrrrr. It’s clear how much time and effort you put into them and it pays off. They’re so original and addicting!
Also Jesse. The vlogs are really good. I actually hate vlogs in general but yours are not like a FOLLOW ME ON MY LIFE TO SEE HOW COOL I AM! So that is amazing I really enjoy watching these. You should do a bookshelf tour someday, and I know in the last one you said they where hard to film but idk others but I’m super curious to see it!
I work from home, and as such have a playlist of videos that I can enjoy and also work too. Your reading vlogs specifically always make the cut. They're calming, they're informative. A+ and don't be insecure, you're doing great.
I’m personally really enjoying the vlogs! I like how you incorporate different elements like book mail segments and little snippets of your life. Interspersing these different segments throughout keeps the vlogs entertaining!
Jesse your videos are literally the best to me! (You’re one of my most favorite content creators!) I’m really proud of you and of how far you’ve come, and I’m sure the majority of your audience feels the same way. So, please keep uploading content that you enjoy creating and I wish you the best of luck this year!! 😊😊
I really like your reading vlogs. There is never a moment where I feel like something drags on for too long, they are always nice to look at and your bubbly personality puts me in a good mood instantly. :)
I haven't watched your videos in forever but I'm so glad that I came back to them! Your content has always been fun but I'm really enjoying these new vlogs and your style! It's fun to get a peek into your life while still incorporating books and other bookish things.
Your videos are amazing, my boy. They are super entertaining, funny and not boring at all!. Keep making them, you are awesome at it. PS: your smile is really contagious
I love these vlogs! I find them very soothing and relaxing as well as inspiring, and I tend to enjoy watching them even more when I'm feeling anxious in one way or another. I guess seeing more "relaxed" everyday things help to calm me down. I also really like that you're mixing a lot of different content into them, it keeps me interested throughout it all. Keep it up!
I just found your channel and I'm so in love with it. Books, a passionate obsession with Redbubble, buying too many notebooks, copious coffee consumption AND you read manga too?! You are my spirit animal.
What are your favorite kpop groups? I'm guessing BTS and Stray Kids because of the sweatshirt and the mention but who else do you like? I love Seventeen, Pentagon, and Got7. I just spent about an hour and half reorganizing my book shelves. I put my unread books in a rainbow and organized my read books by alphabetical order of author's last name.
Your vlogs are awesome, Jessie! Always watch them on Saturdays and Sundays when I have to work nonstop in the kitchen, so they're like my salvation from boredom and exhaustion. Keep up the good work ! 😊😍
Jesse thanks for your videos. I’ve been watching you for years. You always make me happy. And you’re one of my greatest inspirations for joining BookTube. Thanks a bunch❤️
I really like your reading vlogs!! I feel like they’re a good way to combine all the things like book hauls and TBRs into one video because for me looking at separate videos of them is just kind of annoying. And your editing is amazing too!
Honestly getting the notification that you posted a new vlog makes my day! 🌻 Getting to relax with a drink and these videos is so peaceful! You're doing amazingly Jesse! Never doubt your own creativity 💛
So much love for these vlogs! The amount of effort you put into them is amazing and I love how artsy they are! Don't doubt yourself, you're doing a wonderful job 😊
Your editing is gorgeous your personality shines through with every word you say and your enthusiasm for what you’re doing makes us enthusiastic. You’re doing great. Thank you for coming to my ted talk.
All of your videos uploaded in 2019 are so so so good!!! (And your past ones ofc but I love these new ones in particular). I love your editing and how you changed up your style over the new year. You are my absolute favourite book tuber!
I love these vlogs because they're long and always fun. I watch your videos because I like you as a person and you talk about books. So as long as you're you, and talk about any book that was/is/will be in existance then I'll probably like them
Noo, don't feel insecure about these videos, they are some of the videos I get the most excited about seeing in my subscription box! I really enjoy them
This was a bright spot in a very "meh" day. Thank you. Yours are some of my favorite vlogs to watch. You have a great balance of talking with artsy shots. If anything, they make me search for ways to step my own vlogging game up. You have great energy and it always inspires me to be creative.
I love the reading vlogs! The only thing that I'm not a total fan of is sometimes the montages last for a long time but it's not even a big deal. Love you!
Don’t be insecure about the vlogs! I love the good mix of reading updates and life updates and such. They are artsy and fun ! Also love the stray kids song it’s my favorite by them :)
I love the vlogs. You just being yourself and talking about books is nice. Its like having someone over with my cup of tea without actually having to do social interaction ha
Yo Jesse I'm LOVING the aesthetic of these videos!! ....and the aesthetic of your life tbh, hehe. Just the way youre organizing your living spaces in these videos makes me want to do a major room reorganization 😂
Your reading vlogs have become my favorites to watch since you started uploading them! I love the personal touch (from editing to *cough*bts/kpop*cough) you put in them, I can see all the hard work behind them 💜💜💜 if you’re feeling insecure, what does that make the rest of us?? 😅 Good luck with all of your goals! You’ve piled up a lot 🤞🏻
The vlogs are a great way to mix it up and yours are really well done! It's hard to have ideas all the time and put your work up for criticism but I think I speak for most people when I say these are oddly entertaining to watch
Cannot tell you how much I enjoy these vlogs! And like u, for the longest time I've wanted to read this series but never got around to it, maybe this video is the inspiration I wanted all along to start reading it lol.. love u Jesse!
I am so excited for you to read Eragon because it was the book that got me into reading when i was 9 years old. I am currently listening to the audiobooks because it´s been a while since I last read the books and it brings back so many memories and I am so excited to rediscover this world. I was so obsessed with the series when i was young I knew everything about it. I took it with me on every vaccation and school trip. I really hope that you will find as much enjoyment in these books as I did and still do.
Jesse, I'm loving these vlogs! I don't really follow book channels anymore, I feel like content has gotten a little bit bland and boring between hauls and tbrs, but your videos are always fun, so I'm still watching them 😄 keep up the good work.
i really love these vlogs and they're very cosy! i don't have any complains, but i can specifically tell you what i love about them because i think it's equally important to know what you're doing right as to know what you might be doing wrong: i really love that these vlogs have a lot of variety in content. and i don't mean that as in doing many different things, but you talk about different things and have different things to say. it's not a repetition of "i read so many pages, i'm liking the book". i like that besides reading updates you give different bookish updates as well. i also like the style in which you edit these and all the artsy shots. so yeah, i think a lot about these vlogs really work, so don't worry! :) also yES STRAY KIDS MY SWEET BOYS. and the love yourself sweater :'). i love the kpop sprinkled into your vids haha. it's all my favourite things colliding in a video.
I do love the fact that instead of like more 5-7 minutes video, it sort of a weekly update and vlog The only feedback I have is I want you to tell us of your progress of writing your book and maybe a short q&a sections, but it is up to you. Thank you for making this video!
I frickin love these videos! They are so beautiful and fun! I especially loved all the faces put together in the words while you did your jingles haha i thought it was so creative!
I really love the pacing of these videos! They feel super unique and whimsical. If you're looking to add some more personal stuff beyond books maybe try setting a personal goal each month (they can be as big or small as you want!). I find that setting one helps me to feel more accomplished and motivated me to try new things. Regardless, I really love these vlogs! You're doing great!
"this was supposed to be artsy and it came out trashy" me when i was born
readwithcindy same
Lol
😂
Hahahav
more like my mom when she saw me for the first time
“This is supposed to be artsy but came out trashy” - Me with anything I try to do. My journal looks like something a 3 year old did 👀
Irish Reader I want this on my on a shirt 😂❤️
omg just realized we're comment twins lol let's be trashy together
readwithcindy love that for us 😂
This is sadly so relatable.
Nothing wrong with having a party with yourself. I have all my parties on my own - I'm the most interesting being I know.
Yay! I love how there's so many people partying on their own here! In a sense we're all being loners together! 😂
Yes !
love the new author bookshelf!!
I really like your kind of videos! The mix between reading updates, hauls and following a bookish life is entertaining. I'm usually more a fan of shorter videos but I never know what to expect in your videos so I would probably even watch videos that are 30+ minutes without getting bored 😄
I love your kind of content.It is the only bookish thing I can do when i am too tired to read.
For me it's actually pretty appeasing. Whenever i start a vlog, i just lose the track of time.
"I guess I could kiss one of my books" - That's what I said when my classmates asked me what I'll do on Valentine's Day.
You organising inspires me to clean. When I finish watching, I am going to organise my book shelf
Hey, Jesse! I'm loving these reading vlogs! I think they're a really good hybrid of lots of different types of videos, as well as a good blend of chatty and more artsy segments. They always inspire me to read and write more, which is both fun and problematic because it makes me not wanna do my homework lol. But yeah, loving the vlogs!! 😊😊💙💙
Ahhh love the video. So calming and therapeutic- also, KPOP references. Stray Kids. Yes. Books. Yes. Also, your jumper saying ‘love yourself’. YES!!!!!!
Me too😍 I freaked out when i saw what's written on the jacket!
Blue Cookies SAMMMMEE OMG I am so happy rn 😂😂😂
No judgement. I've owned Eragon for a decade and I've never read it.
Oh, I highly recommend starting. The series as a whole is one of my favourites 👌
A. G. Macdonald 😂😂😂😂😂 if u don’t read it I swear i will find you and I will make u read it
@@kamarabdelzahra3722 That's incentive enough. 😂😂😂
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That was me before I read the Harry Potter series - just add another decade! 😂 Seriously my mom bought them as they came out and I only bothered to start reading them 2 years ago! 😂
Hey the vlog is super entertaining.. your pacing is perfect. It's not too long that it gets boring or too short that it doesn't connect with us.
I've seen other vlogs that just tend to go on and on. But you edit it awesomely.
And I love to see how you spend time with a book.. it's cool. And since you're awesome and funny naturally, you can never manage to bore me. I dare you to try it.
Doing a great job.. keep it up.. 😘
I really liked your older vlogs
BUT THESE
THESE
I AM JUST LIVING FOR THEM!
THEY ARE PERFECT
:)🌹🥥
JESSE. YOU HAVE DOGGO. DOGGOS GIVE GREAT NEW YEARS KISSIES.
I would know, it's where I got mine.
Ah yesss Stray kids they are AMAZING you'll love them! Also my pace is a bop
KatIs Otaku My Pace and District 9 are amazing. I’ll never get tired of these songs.
Stays!!!
Yay more Stays!
I am a big fan of this new style of vlog that you are doing! They are interesting and varied in content so it doesn't drag - I like how you have incorporated the book mail - reviews and other traditional booktube style videos into one rather then many different little videos! I think that adding of little bits of your life are making it interesting as well - keep up the good work! The length is good - I have a hard time watching anything over 20 minutes. I find myself waiting for your videos to be posted because I am excited to see what you've created! Every time I watch a video - my son comes running and says "is it the cake guy??" because he watched the cake video you made - so he is now a fan too!
Well I only have like 30 books cause I’m still expanding my precious collection but I reorganize it like onde a week. There’s something very relaxing in organizing books don’t you think?
YES, ITS RELAXING, BUT WHEN YOU HAVE AS MANY BOOKS AS I DO, IT TAKES FOREVER. also i sometimes stop and just read the books xD
I love reorganizing my books, despite how stressful due to the sheer amount and I only have small bookshelves. BUT ITS SO RELAXING
Jesse, I've got to say you are KILLING IT with the uploads!
I spent literally 1.5 hours reorganizing my book shelf over the weekend!
No dragons allowed :D too big for your bookshelves
I love your videos. Sometimes booktube videos can be pretty similar but I think you do a great job of distinguishing yourself because of your editing.
I really love this vlog style! I think the artsy editing makes the video feel like something you’re passionate about, and I like that we get vlog content + reading updates
Your reading vlogs saved me while I was in hospital and now, too, that I am in my recovery period. Thanks for making my day better and giving me motivation to keep going :)
Honestly- your vlogs are some of the MOST ENTERTAINING things everrrrrr. It’s clear how much time and effort you put into them and it pays off. They’re so original and addicting!
I am LOVING these reading vlogs. They're so aesthetically pleasing and inspiring and I am so excited when you post them.
Also Jesse. The vlogs are really good. I actually hate vlogs in general but yours are not like a FOLLOW ME ON MY LIFE TO SEE HOW COOL I AM! So that is amazing I really enjoy watching these. You should do a bookshelf tour someday, and I know in the last one you said they where hard to film but idk others but I’m super curious to see it!
I work from home, and as such have a playlist of videos that I can enjoy and also work too. Your reading vlogs specifically always make the cut. They're calming, they're informative. A+ and don't be insecure, you're doing great.
When you mentioned Stray Kids I fell in love with you more AND OMG YOU'RE ALSO WEARING A LOVE YOURSELF SHIRT
jesse is honestly such a ray of sunshine and I look forward to these vlogs each week. love you, jesse!!
I’m personally really enjoying the vlogs! I like how you incorporate different elements like book mail segments and little snippets of your life. Interspersing these different segments throughout keeps the vlogs entertaining!
Your blogs are truly heartwarming, they calm me down after a long day.
Jesse your videos are literally the best to me! (You’re one of my most favorite content creators!) I’m really proud of you and of how far you’ve come, and I’m sure the majority of your audience feels the same way. So, please keep uploading content that you enjoy creating and I wish you the best of luck this year!! 😊😊
I'm surprised how much I actually do like these vlogs! I think they're a really great way to show a lot of different stuff!
I love all your background tapestries, they add so much loveliness to your shots.
I really like your reading vlogs. There is never a moment where I feel like something drags on for too long, they are always nice to look at and your bubbly personality puts me in a good mood instantly. :)
Jessie your videos always make me feel happy after I watch them. I love your positivity.
I haven't watched your videos in forever but I'm so glad that I came back to them! Your content has always been fun but I'm really enjoying these new vlogs and your style! It's fun to get a peek into your life while still incorporating books and other bookish things.
I love the way you have your own library cart in your room. Very fitting as your room is literally a medium sized library!!
Your videos are amazing, my boy. They are super entertaining, funny and not boring at all!. Keep making them, you are awesome at it.
PS: your smile is really contagious
I love these vlogs! I find them very soothing and relaxing as well as inspiring, and I tend to enjoy watching them even more when I'm feeling anxious in one way or another. I guess seeing more "relaxed" everyday things help to calm me down. I also really like that you're mixing a lot of different content into them, it keeps me interested throughout it all. Keep it up!
I just found your channel and I'm so in love with it. Books, a passionate obsession with Redbubble, buying too many notebooks, copious coffee consumption AND you read manga too?! You are my spirit animal.
What are your favorite kpop groups? I'm guessing BTS and Stray Kids because of the sweatshirt and the mention but who else do you like? I love Seventeen, Pentagon, and Got7.
I just spent about an hour and half reorganizing my book shelves. I put my unread books in a rainbow and organized my read books by alphabetical order of author's last name.
Sadie L Seventeen & Pentagon. 💕💕😍 Sorry, I know I’m not the one you asked, but I had to when I saw these groups mentioned.
Your vlogs are awesome, Jessie! Always watch them on Saturdays and Sundays when I have to work nonstop in the kitchen, so they're like my salvation from boredom and exhaustion. Keep up the good work ! 😊😍
Yess I will always be down for a book vlog!
Jesse thanks for your videos. I’ve been watching you for years. You always make me happy. And you’re one of my greatest inspirations for joining BookTube. Thanks a bunch❤️
Guy's we need to ask Hagrid for a dragon egg
So true
he is out there, having a literal library, talking about stray kids and reorganizing his bookshelves in a bts sweater i think i'm in love
I really like your reading vlogs!! I feel like they’re a good way to combine all the things like book hauls and TBRs into one video because for me looking at separate videos of them is just kind of annoying. And your editing is amazing too!
Honestly getting the notification that you posted a new vlog makes my day! 🌻 Getting to relax with a drink and these videos is so peaceful! You're doing amazingly Jesse! Never doubt your own creativity 💛
So much love for these vlogs! The amount of effort you put into them is amazing and I love how artsy they are! Don't doubt yourself, you're doing a wonderful job 😊
Your editing is gorgeous your personality shines through with every word you say and your enthusiasm for what you’re doing makes us enthusiastic. You’re doing great. Thank you for coming to my ted talk.
These reader vlogs have been really fun to watch!! ☺️ Love the way you organise them and talk about all the different ~things~
Jesse im LIVINGGG for these vlogs!! Your creativity really shows and its just nice to watch something different from the others :)
All of your videos uploaded in 2019 are so so so good!!! (And your past ones ofc but I love these new ones in particular). I love your editing and how you changed up your style over the new year. You are my absolute favourite book tuber!
I love these vlogs because they're long and always fun. I watch your videos because I like you as a person and you talk about books. So as long as you're you, and talk about any book that was/is/will be in existance then I'll probably like them
there is nothing wrong with your vlogs , you're amazing and i love you
Noo, don't feel insecure about these videos, they are some of the videos I get the most excited about seeing in my subscription box! I really enjoy them
Hi Jesse! I love how you're making these vlogs -- they're super fun, and watching them makes my day!
I Absolutely love the reading vlogs! They always put a huge smile on my face, so don’t be insecure!
This was a bright spot in a very "meh" day. Thank you.
Yours are some of my favorite vlogs to watch. You have a great balance of talking with artsy shots. If anything, they make me search for ways to step my own vlogging game up. You have great energy and it always inspires me to be creative.
I’ve only been watching your channel for a while, but I really like your vlogs. I really like to see what creative ways you spend time with books.
Honestly, your vlogs are the only vlogs I watch on regular basis. So don't stop making them ^^
Jesse, you’re crushing it with these vlogs - they’re wildly entertaining and a lot of fun. Keep up the great work! 😀👍.
I love the reading vlogs! The only thing that I'm not a total fan of is sometimes the montages last for a long time but it's not even a big deal. Love you!
These reading vlogs make my day. I love getting the notification, like YES!!! Give me the reading vlog!!
JESSE stan stray kids!! they’re so talented and their music is so meaningful
I love the reading vlogs so much!! Keep making them just the same Jesse!!!
Don’t be insecure about the vlogs! I love the good mix of reading updates and life updates and such. They are artsy and fun ! Also love the stray kids song it’s my favorite by them :)
It’s these videos that have made you my favourite booktuber and youtuber as a whole. You’re doing great ♥︎
You being pumped for the new year has me super pumped too!! Let’s go ambition!!
Your vlogs are so aesthetically pleasing ugh love it
I’m loving your reading vlogs! Your editing has been fantastic lately, totally digging everything!
I NEED THE TITLE OF THE SOOOOOOONG
i'm loving your vlogs, honestly i can't wait for mondays to havenew reading vlogs. You're doing a really good job with this!
I love the vlogs. You just being yourself and talking about books is nice. Its like having someone over with my cup of tea without actually having to do social interaction ha
Yo Jesse I'm LOVING the aesthetic of these videos!!
....and the aesthetic of your life tbh, hehe. Just the way youre organizing your living spaces in these videos makes me want to do a major room reorganization 😂
I really liked the soft melody that was playing the whole time. It was so nice.
I absolutely love these vlogs!! There my favorite videos you make!! Pls continue to make them cause if you didn't I think I would cry for a week.
Your reading vlogs have become my favorites to watch since you started uploading them! I love the personal touch (from editing to *cough*bts/kpop*cough) you put in them, I can see all the hard work behind them 💜💜💜 if you’re feeling insecure, what does that make the rest of us?? 😅
Good luck with all of your goals! You’ve piled up a lot 🤞🏻
The vlogs are a great way to mix it up and yours are really well done! It's hard to have ideas all the time and put your work up for criticism but I think I speak for most people when I say these are oddly entertaining to watch
jesse I freaking love your vlogs! keep doing what youre doing and don't worry about it
I love the vlogs! They always brighten up my day and inspire me to keep up with my reading. I always get excited when you upload, I love your content.
I really enjoy these vlogs, I love the variety of different activities in them!
finaly people are reading Eragon! it makes me so happy bc its like my fav book
I love these vlogs. Never stop posting them❤️🇿🇦
Cannot tell you how much I enjoy these vlogs! And like u, for the longest time I've wanted to read this series but never got around to it, maybe this video is the inspiration I wanted all along to start reading it lol.. love u Jesse!
I am so excited for you to read Eragon because it was the book that got me into reading when i was 9 years old. I am currently listening to the audiobooks because it´s been a while since I last read the books and it brings back so many memories and I am so excited to rediscover this world. I was so obsessed with the series when i was young I knew everything about it. I took it with me on every vaccation and school trip. I really hope that you will find as much enjoyment in these books as I did and still do.
Loving the new blogs. Content feels more genuine and original from traditional booktube.❤
YES YOUR VLOGS ARE ENTERTAINING!! lol seriously they have this positive vibe to them🙂 keep it up!!
These new videos are so well done and fun! Keep doing them- you are doing great
Jesse, I'm loving these vlogs! I don't really follow book channels anymore, I feel like content has gotten a little bit bland and boring between hauls and tbrs, but your videos are always fun, so I'm still watching them 😄 keep up the good work.
your content and editing are out of this world. your videos are always a great break from reality.
thank you
love from Portugal
I watch all of your videos. The vlogs are brilliant so far and I always look forwards to them.
i really love these vlogs and they're very cosy! i don't have any complains, but i can specifically tell you what i love about them because i think it's equally important to know what you're doing right as to know what you might be doing wrong: i really love that these vlogs have a lot of variety in content. and i don't mean that as in doing many different things, but you talk about different things and have different things to say. it's not a repetition of "i read so many pages, i'm liking the book". i like that besides reading updates you give different bookish updates as well. i also like the style in which you edit these and all the artsy shots.
so yeah, i think a lot about these vlogs really work, so don't worry! :)
also yES STRAY KIDS MY SWEET BOYS. and the love yourself sweater :'). i love the kpop sprinkled into your vids haha. it's all my favourite things colliding in a video.
I do love the fact that instead of like more 5-7 minutes video, it sort of a weekly update and vlog The only feedback I have is I want you to tell us of your progress of writing your book and maybe a short q&a sections, but it is up to you. Thank you for making this video!
It's great that you got into this book!!! It's fun watching you talk about a book that I have loved personally... Thank you!!
I frickin love these videos! They are so beautiful and fun! I especially loved all the faces put together in the words while you did your jingles haha i thought it was so creative!
I love the new style of your videos. The drawings you used to describe Eragon are so funny. 😁
The vlogs are really fun and interesting way to talk about books! I am looking foward to more hopefully !!! :)
I really love the pacing of these videos! They feel super unique and whimsical. If you're looking to add some more personal stuff beyond books maybe try setting a personal goal each month (they can be as big or small as you want!). I find that setting one helps me to feel more accomplished and motivated me to try new things. Regardless, I really love these vlogs! You're doing great!
PLEASE keep on reading the Eragon series, it's sooo good :)
Agreed! The series as a whole is one of my all time favourites