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  • @readwithpattie4804
    @readwithpattie4804 Рік тому +715

    To whoever doesn’t like this book, you’re 100% not the target audience because you’re probably waiting for the romance which is literally like a side plot.

    • @musicloverss2009
      @musicloverss2009 Рік тому +41

      EXACTLY. It was a super book. And there was romance ( more so in book 2 and 3 ) but there's more to it!

    • @angiemar88
      @angiemar88 Рік тому +37

      It's not just about the romance. I don't like this book mainly because the plot and politics were mediocre.

    • @Moon-lk3xp
      @Moon-lk3xp Рік тому +30

      I wasn't really expecting romance but I was still disappointed. It was mid at best; the world building, the plot, the politics and the characters everything. I especially couldn't like Jude.

    • @prettywhenicryx
      @prettywhenicryx 11 місяців тому +4

      @@Moon-lk3xp reallyyy i luved jude

    • @AK-uq9hz
      @AK-uq9hz 11 місяців тому +11

      It was my first book about faerie world and the author did not provide enough world setup so first book was all over the place with names just thrown towards the reader without much explanation. That is one weak point that people ignore.

  • @nyahamani
    @nyahamani Рік тому +583

    I absolutely LOVED the folk of the air series 😭😭

  • @nasjamilia
    @nasjamilia Рік тому +420

    i freaking love this series

    • @SaraCarrolli
      @SaraCarrolli  Рік тому +63

      ^ YES. guys don’t go into it expecting a ton of romance like me

  • @rhileywilkinson4815
    @rhileywilkinson4815 Рік тому +182

    i think because you read mostly romance you was waiting for the romance in the 1st book but its not really a romance its more all about the fantasy which is why i loved it soooo much because i love fantasy so i think i appreciated the fantasy more so that when the romance got therre it was more of a shock. i love ur videos btw

  • @phoenixwing5133
    @phoenixwing5133 Рік тому +97

    I feel like we as fans of this book need to tell more people that romance is the sub-plot 😭 I came in, full on expecting an enemies to lovers and then I was getting mostly politics and I actually ADORED it. But at first, I was a bit on the cautious side. I was thinking "How in the world is she going to turn these two into lovers without it being a sort of unhealthy relationship? There's not a whole lot of development between these two."
    I dunno. I think we just need to spread the word that there's more politics than romance at first. But still, it's an incredible trilogy and literally my favorite book series to this day.

    • @Thehighqueenofelfame
      @Thehighqueenofelfame 4 місяці тому

      Oh wow found my fellow Folk of the Air fan and an Army 💜

  • @G33_W4Y
    @G33_W4Y Рік тому +108

    This trilogy is one of my favorites!

  • @jad01268
    @jad01268 Рік тому +46

    SCREAMING CRYING THE QUEEN IS READING ONE OF MY FAV SERIES
    finished the vid: we stan the taryn hate club. i love jude and cardan they're my fav and the reason i love the trilogy. i agree that some parts can get boring and too much inner dialogue than real dialogue/ action for all that is happening. but i think its bc its the first fantasy series i read that's why it has a special place in my heart. IM SO HAPPY U FINISHED IT

  • @isabellag6220
    @isabellag6220 9 місяців тому +15

    The queen of nothing is my favorite book on the series! I liked the previous both but I felt that the plot was so much more interesting, and the romance so cute! I couldn’t stop blushing every time cardan said “She is my wife” 🥹

  • @liya0074
    @liya0074 Рік тому +222

    I'm just smirking through all of this knowing damn well cardan will be your new book boyfriend

    • @SaraCarrolli
      @SaraCarrolli  Рік тому +61

      LMFAO I LOVE HIM

    • @Mehrulikesart
      @Mehrulikesart 11 місяців тому +2

      Currently I hate him literally so much! He's such a monster! Even if gets better and nice, what he did to Jude was UNFORGIVABLE.

    • @katgreer6113
      @katgreer6113 7 місяців тому +2

      @@Mehrulikesart haha know youll love him.

    • @anyabajaj07
      @anyabajaj07 3 місяці тому +4

      @@Mehrulikesart The thing is, Cardan and Jude are both not great people. And they both know that and they realise all the horrible things they did to each other and choose to move on from that. That's what makes their relationship so great.

  • @ksenia4942
    @ksenia4942 Рік тому +41

    i absolutely love this series but the problem is that people make it look like like a romance when it’s not. so people read it expecting romance and then get disappointed

    • @raydahscraftingcorner997
      @raydahscraftingcorner997 10 місяців тому +4

      people made cardan so hyped up , I thought he was better than aaron warner but I am done, cardan is literally so mid

    • @farduusa
      @farduusa 8 місяців тому +3

      Fr!! I was waiting for the romance the whole time and then realized the mc that everyone loves online is bullying her??? I wish they didn’t hype it up as a romance online probably would’ve made me like it MORE. But still i loved it and ate it up once i realized it isn’t mostly about the romance

    • @cosas_de_gatos
      @cosas_de_gatos 5 місяців тому +2

      @@farduusait’s not even an enemies to lovers, it’s more of a bully/victim dynamic. That changed when Jude gets control over him, after that it’s more enemies lovers. I hate that kind of thing, usually, but it didn’t bother me in this book, maybe because it wasn’t the central focus of the story, and because Jude actually stands up to him and everything

  • @literarae
    @literarae Рік тому +39

    you should read cardan's letters to jude 😌 you can find it anywhere in the internet

    • @girl_offline
      @girl_offline Рік тому +9

      right!!! I can't stop thinking about them and I rated the books similarly to Sara

  • @zoefaith
    @zoefaith Рік тому +57

    i’m reading the third book and I LOVE THIS SERIES!!! i don’t think i had any clue that this had romance but even all the political stuff had me super intrigued!! i love jude and cardan

  • @riley1654
    @riley1654 Рік тому +12

    last book was BY FAR the best

  • @natalieghprince9732
    @natalieghprince9732 Рік тому +9

    I loved this series, but what helped me was I looked up pictures of what they all looked like and what their kingdom/realm looks like as well. I love maps in books too, it helps give you a glimpse of where they are.

  • @Lizzy_Garfield
    @Lizzy_Garfield Рік тому +31

    I have no plans of reading this series, I had no idea what you were talking abt YET I enjoyed every second of this reading vlog and ate up every single minute😂

  • @Aaaavvvvvvvva
    @Aaaavvvvvvvva Рік тому +12

    THIS SERIES IS PHENOMENAL I LOVE IT SM

  • @JULIA12869
    @JULIA12869 Рік тому +18

    this was one of my favorite book series and i’m SO EXCITED to hear your thoughts 🤍

  • @gabby1544
    @gabby1544 Рік тому +73

    You have so much patience I could never read that whole series

  • @rhileywilkinson4815
    @rhileywilkinson4815 Рік тому +9

    i absolutely loved the plot twist in the 1st book i was so gripped by itttt. but obviously its personal preference

  • @reeseniver04
    @reeseniver04 Рік тому +8

    Congrats Sara for 90k that’s amazing!!Your channel has grown so much!Love your videos.🤍

  • @charmt.2163
    @charmt.2163 Рік тому +45

    it's so interesting to see your perspective and opinions of this series especially bc i felt the total opposite! since you didn't like the writing style and the politics of it all (which is most of the series’s plot), it makes perfect sense that you didn't love the series. i, myself, also personally find it hard to enjoy books when i don't like the author's writing style even with amazing plot and characters. a big part of why i loved this series is also bc of the characters and the setting. i loved jude and cardan and elfhame in general even if it's a pretty brutal place. so i totally understand why you said it wasn't for you. i'm glad you enjoyed the queen of nothing even just a little bit tho!!

  • @katie2750
    @katie2750 Рік тому +1

    OMG this is my favorite series I have been WAITING for this video 😫I love you

  • @nadineschurink9502
    @nadineschurink9502 Рік тому +1

    I love spoiler reading vlogs so much!

  • @frejamorrison8249
    @frejamorrison8249 Рік тому

    Yay! congrats on 90K, super proud and super happy for you! 💗

  • @amandakomanowski8999
    @amandakomanowski8999 Рік тому +1

    I am so glad that you read this series! Looking forward to more reading vlogs from you! ❤️

  • @katgreer6113
    @katgreer6113 7 місяців тому +6

    this series is about family, politics, fantasy, self discovery, and romance. romance is not the primary genre AT ALL.

  • @amelie6509
    @amelie6509 Рік тому +8

    Omgg I just finished the last book what a perfect time to watch this video!!!

  • @zahraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
    @zahraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Рік тому +11

    OMGGGG I've been waiting for u to read all of them i read them all back in april IT WAS AMAZING IM SOOO EXCITED TO WATCH THE VIDEO I HOPED U LIKED ITTTT💕
    Edit: Soooo just finished watching the video and I loved the series soooo much. Every single one of the books BUT everyone has different tastes and likes yk soooo theres obvs stuff u like (like six of crows) and then theres stuff that other ppl like so yh loooll.
    But at least u read it and got it off of ur tbr and ily

  • @badbleep2569
    @badbleep2569 Рік тому +3

    Sara’s reading vlogs are THE BEST

  • @kyraerwee466
    @kyraerwee466 Рік тому +3

    I cannot wait for you to read ACOTAR!!! The second book stole my heart! xx

  • @asaevans716
    @asaevans716 Рік тому +7

    These three books just showed up on my door step yesterday!! What perfect timing ☺️ Now I have to show will power and click out of the video and come back once I have read them. 🤦🏼‍♀️

  • @raahiii740
    @raahiii740 Рік тому +15

    i was just watching your “reminders of him” reading vlog and was thinking if you would do more reading vlogs and here you are. omg i love you so much 💓💓💓💓

  • @lizzie8397
    @lizzie8397 Рік тому

    i literally love you’re videos and you’re my favorite youtuber

  • @csrolinavy
    @csrolinavy Рік тому +23

    i haven’t finished the video yet but in case you don’t know there’s a “book” you’re supposed to read after the cruel prince and before the wicked king (book 1.5) wich is called “the lost sisters” (there’s no physical book of that, only online) and is just taryn’s pov of the cruel prince but it’s like 50 something pages and then there’s also another book (3.5) called “how the king of elfame learnt to hate stories” but neither of those are “main” books or like a “must read” because it’s still a trilogy but it’s a nice add to the stories

    • @who_the123
      @who_the123 Рік тому +2

      hi i had a question is there a 4book called stolen heir
      cause from where i bought these he said there's also a 4th book and charged me 29$

    • @csrolinavy
      @csrolinavy Рік тому +1

      @@who_the123 hi! the stolen heir is a part of that world but not a part of the cruel prince story. it’s about Oak a few years later and i guess it connects with jude and cardan still but not a part of the cruel prince trilogy, it’s a different thing

    • @who_the123
      @who_the123 Рік тому +2

      @@csrolinavy thanks

  • @m2sct
    @m2sct Рік тому +3

    i loved this series SO MUCH

  • @saraschmiiidt
    @saraschmiiidt Рік тому +1

    I have been waiting for months to watch this video when I finally read the books! Every time I finished one of the books I came to this video and watched you read it and then paused till I had read the next one! Kinda buddy reading vibes

    • @samashton4486
      @samashton4486 10 місяців тому

      I am doing this right now hahah

  • @Gaara-vw4fp
    @Gaara-vw4fp 3 місяці тому +1

    Why is your predictions so accurate 😭😭

  • @halliesmolinske
    @halliesmolinske Рік тому +2

    I loved this series so much!!

  • @tomorrow_needs_you
    @tomorrow_needs_you Рік тому

    You already know we are happy to see you post 🥳🥳

  • @charitaarya515
    @charitaarya515 Рік тому +4

    I got into reading by reading fantasy and at first it was so hard for me to imagine all of the places mentioned, all of the scenes and characters, but the more fantasy books I read the easier it got for me to imagine everything in my head which made fantasy books a lot more enjoyable and easy for me. That way I love fantasy now and the cruel prince too because the way I imagined all the places and characters is so beautiful in my head (if that makes sense). That helped me a lot with fantasy ☺️

  • @peytonsellers2250
    @peytonsellers2250 Рік тому

    OMG SO EXCITED FOR THIS!!!!

  • @Aisha-ii8ei
    @Aisha-ii8ei Рік тому

    Yess I was just checking for a new upload and I see this videos, love your videos!

  • @shreyasreekumar848
    @shreyasreekumar848 6 місяців тому +3

    This series was SOOO GOOD😭😭

  • @wendy2.010
    @wendy2.010 Рік тому +5

    Ohhh yesss the folk air trilogy love them 💗💗💗

  • @elisabettajacinto1052
    @elisabettajacinto1052 Рік тому +1

    Congrats for 90k babee!!

  • @mansoor3159
    @mansoor3159 Рік тому +1

    Hey! Sara you are such a inspiration for me and I really love your vlogs so so much you inspired me so so much and I wish you reach 100K Subscribers very very soon!💖🌸💫

  • @urmom_sam
    @urmom_sam Рік тому

    I LITERALLY SCREAMED WHEN I SAW THIS UPLOAD!! I'm reading the same series so I can read along with you!!!!

  • @annieg5310
    @annieg5310 Рік тому

    I felt the exact same as you and read the series along you- loved the reading vlog 🫶🏻

  • @beautybyashleyTV
    @beautybyashleyTV Рік тому

    loved this! i definitely need to read this series

  • @ashleykramer7612
    @ashleykramer7612 9 місяців тому +1

    I'm so glad you said you had no idea what happened in the Wicked King because girl I could not tell you what happened in that book either and I thought I was the only one. Also I agree with you that there were times in the first and second books that it felt like I was reading a foreign language or that I was reading and not retaining anything. But the 3rd book made up for the other two, because it was just so much better and had a more interesting plot line.

  • @user-gj9kg9xf1b
    @user-gj9kg9xf1b 8 днів тому

    This series will always have my heart I loved it and I dont think I'll ever be able to move on from these books.

  • @AB-rc8zv
    @AB-rc8zv Рік тому +3

    This comes at the perfect time😍I have literally just finished reading the series a couple of days ago
    Can't wait to hear your thoughts about it😍 I love your content💖

  • @maleah44
    @maleah44 Рік тому

    No wayyy, love this!

  • @Belle_1655
    @Belle_1655 Рік тому +5

    this is my favorite trilogy 😭😭

  • @user-ul1pv2iv4o
    @user-ul1pv2iv4o Рік тому +1

    i love JUDECARDAN so much!!

  • @avzcadoo1182
    @avzcadoo1182 Рік тому

    ahhh I’m so happy u read the series

  • @bmukwindidza978
    @bmukwindidza978 Рік тому +7

    sara! when you’re in the mood for fantasy again, try reading some cassie clare. a bit more wholesome romance

  • @vennloewen2297
    @vennloewen2297 Рік тому

    so excited for this

  • @blackmixp97
    @blackmixp97 Рік тому +5

    I expected much more romance in this series as well but not gonna lie, I liked it very much and found it actually a pretty good way to get some rest from real romance (? you know what I mean lol) and the covers are soooo pretty! Especially the second and third - looking beautiful on the bookshelf even if you didn't like it that much 😌
    Oh and I'm so glad I'm not the only one who doesn't necessarily understand all of the book as it's written in a... well, kind of different language 🥹
    P.S. I can't wait to hear your final thoughts on Shatter Me series!! 😍

  • @glorysusanne
    @glorysusanne Рік тому

    sara posting 🫶🏾 day made

  • @marianaasz30
    @marianaasz30 Рік тому +3

    Hi Sara, you need to read these violent delights! It’s one of my fav fantasy books

    • @Moe14356
      @Moe14356 Рік тому

      YES! Roma x Juliette

  • @catet161
    @catet161 Рік тому +1

    I love this series. Haven’t gotten to the end of the video, but if you didn’t look up the letters from Cardan to Jude, you should. They were so sweet.

  • @aminasey
    @aminasey 17 днів тому

    I LOVED THE FIRST BOOK 😩 LIKE THE PLOT TWISTS AND EVERYTHING, JUDE IS SUCH A MASTERMIND.
    Also, I agree. I just finished the second book and the first half was like boring and it disappointed me. I was expecting more bc people said that the books got better. But the last third of the book was so good, again with the plot twists, not as many as the first book but I LOVEDDD.
    Now I'm waiting to pick up the thirb book to read

  • @nxtsha9993
    @nxtsha9993 Рік тому +3

    Im rereading the series rn💌

  • @victorialuhr9329
    @victorialuhr9329 Рік тому +4

    I literally had the exact same reactions reading these books!

  • @seo3929
    @seo3929 4 місяці тому

    I finished the series in like a week i was inloveeeee

  • @Theodorenott.slayyy
    @Theodorenott.slayyy Рік тому +1

    I love. This series. With my whole heart.

  • @readingwithmichaela
    @readingwithmichaela Рік тому +1

    comfort youtuber

  • @oceanlover-7
    @oceanlover-7 Рік тому +6

    Since she loves Cardan she should read how the king of elfhame learned to hate stories because it is only about him and his life

  • @sxmmersnxw8829
    @sxmmersnxw8829 Рік тому +3

    Not me watching this and reading the folk of the air at the same time. Also the thing anout Ella Enchanted, yes that is the movie where she has to do whatever anyone says :)

  • @isabellawood649
    @isabellawood649 Рік тому

    I’m obsessed with folk of the air cardan has made it on to my list of fictional characters i simp for 😂😂

  • @kaylanz875
    @kaylanz875 Рік тому

    hii im actually early !! so excited to watch.

  • @jewellisabelle
    @jewellisabelle Рік тому

    Omgg I understand why you didn’t love it, I kinda felt the same in the first book but beyond that I just loved it 😭😭

  • @sid4454
    @sid4454 3 місяці тому +1

    this is a fantasy book so if there’s a lot of fantasy then not romance, it is delivering what is promised not disappointing

  • @sineadlucas3682
    @sineadlucas3682 Рік тому

    I know literally nothing about this series and, honestly, I'm probably not ever going to read it, but going along the journey getting little snippets here and there and forming my own version of the story in my head was very fun

  • @shannongabriella
    @shannongabriella 3 місяці тому +1

    for those of you who wants to read this series, there are 2 things that you need to know/ understand before diving into these books.
    1. the romance is a sub plot, so no there won't be romance until like almost the end of the first book. it is not the main story/ focus of this book so don't get your hopes up/ wait for the romantic scene to happen.
    2. haley pham said this line that got me very hooked & intrigued to start reading the series. it is an enemies to lovers but they kept being enemies even when they've turned into lovers.
    to me, the folk of the air series is an easy 5 star as a whole. the little romance is what makes these books soo addicting to read because you feel the yearning feeling of their moments but still very much focused on the whole politics bcs you'll never know what will happen to them. the plot twists are so good and unpredictable to me and i know everyone has said it but the wicked king is definitely my favorite out of the trilogy.

  • @kennedyygarcia
    @kennedyygarcia Рік тому +1

    i don’t wanna read the series but i do so idk 🤷🏻‍♀️ gonna watch anyway cause i love ur vids lol

  • @Studiorkived.
    @Studiorkived. 8 місяців тому +1

    I ordered this book!!

  • @ashima5721
    @ashima5721 Рік тому +1

    I did start the book with the expectations of more romance and it was my first fantasy book series. But I liked it when I knew the cardan was the love interest

  • @haneensaid8633
    @haneensaid8633 Рік тому

    The way i related to literally all y're opinions abt this trilogy

  • @samp6935
    @samp6935 Рік тому +1

    bruh these books are fantastic

  • @YoonJoWon
    @YoonJoWon Рік тому

    wow i literally just finished the series yesterday!!

  • @ginny9394
    @ginny9394 Рік тому

    i would watch it but i haven’t read the series yet. so can’t watch. im excited to read it tho! ily 💜

  • @elle-ir3hm
    @elle-ir3hm Рік тому +1

    You need to read the clockwork series next it's one of my fav fantasy romance series

  • @lanislibrary
    @lanislibrary Рік тому +2

    petition for sara to do a reading vlog on the shadow and bone trilogy by leigh bardugo

  • @learningenglishwithhafsais4695

    I'm on book two in the folk of air trilogy and you really got me excited to read the last book of this trilogy as I didn't really enjoy the first and the second book of the series , and I agree with you in every thing you said in this video , we have similar opinions., keep doing more of these videos as I love them and thanks a lot for your constructive feedback

  • @rodsitamara
    @rodsitamara Рік тому +1

    i loved this series and i love love cardan too and i rlly love jude too, shes a bit morally grey but thats the point kinda and i liked how when they became 'lovers' they still had their enemy banter. i adore the romance but it is very much a subplot so i think ppl need to stop recommending it as a fantasy romance because its more focused on like politics, you probably would have enjoyed this series more if you knew what to expect :(
    also did your books have cardan's letters?? if not there's like 4 and i recommend reading them online, pretty sure its just on google, theyre rlly cute!

  • @angelgirl1243
    @angelgirl1243 Рік тому

    I waited this whole week and spent it reading this series so i could watch your reading vlog! And here is my rating. The cruel prince: 3/5 stars. The wicked king: 3,5/5 stars. And the last book The queen of nothing was a five star for me. I loved the last book!

  • @kianafroozan9377
    @kianafroozan9377 Рік тому +2

    i don't know if you have or if you want to but in the book cardan mentions letters and you can find those letters online. the letters were so cute to me, just letting you know if you wanna read them

    • @SaraCarrolli
      @SaraCarrolli  Рік тому +2

      omg wait i need to read them

    • @kianafroozan9377
      @kianafroozan9377 Рік тому +1

      @@SaraCarrolli just search "cardan's letters to jude" !!

  • @ileykaye2689
    @ileykaye2689 Рік тому

    You should read red queen series!!

  • @user-wp4bu3bl1f
    @user-wp4bu3bl1f Рік тому +1

    Yes!!

  • @OriAlfassi
    @OriAlfassi Рік тому +9

    I would watch if there were no spoilerssss I am curious about if this series is worth reading though! I just started ACOTAR and I finished the first book, I really enjoyed that one and I’m not a big fantasy reader:) 😻🙌🏼

    • @SaraCarrolli
      @SaraCarrolli  Рік тому +4

      i heart acotar was one of the best series!!! this one wasn’t my fav but they’re definitely interesting (:

    • @OriAlfassi
      @OriAlfassi Рік тому +1

      @@SaraCarrolli yes i think ACOTAR was very very interesting aswell! I’ll definitely check out the first book in the folk of air series and maybe I’ll read the rest! Thanks for sharing Sara!😄

  • @Moe14356
    @Moe14356 Рік тому

    That's so funny I recently finished reading ignite me and while waiting for restore me I decided to read the folk of air trilogy and just finished the cruel prince xD

  • @Brit15102
    @Brit15102 Рік тому +1

    I wish I could go back to before I read the series just so I could read it again

  • @kaitlynnicolereads
    @kaitlynnicolereads Рік тому +1

    i just posted a video reading your 5 stars and they were all great! your book opinions are superior haha. this series will still be on my tbr but maybe more towards the bottom lol

    • @SaraCarrolli
      @SaraCarrolli  Рік тому +1

      OMG. i need to go watch

    • @kaitlynnicolereads
      @kaitlynnicolereads Рік тому

      @@SaraCarrolli awe that would be so sweet! lmk what you think if you do💛

  • @brookedurrett6420
    @brookedurrett6420 Рік тому +1

    have you read the Red Queen series?? It's another fantasy series and people either love it or hate it. I LOVED book 2 &3.

  • @ayrinayrin8186
    @ayrinayrin8186 Рік тому +1

    My favorite series ❤❤❤❤

  • @jessbaldwin
    @jessbaldwin Рік тому +1

    I felt the same about this series xx

  • @leajayde2060
    @leajayde2060 Рік тому

    i love that you didn’t like the book but can still share in the hatred for Taryn

  • @camrynh7357
    @camrynh7357 Рік тому

    First book I loved but I’ve never read fantasy so I don’t have much to compare to. Second book I started and left unread for so long but it pained me to read considering how much I loved the first. I finished the second and was okay with it. Then I flew through the third book and was kinda obsessed again LOL. I understand why people don’t like it. Me personally, I liked the characters and overall liked the books. :)