I'm here for the Stephen King video. 🖐 My tbr for October is gonna be detective stories/murder mysteries. I'll leave the horror and spooky stories to someone who isn't afraid of them.😉
Talk about no self control-im rewatching all your recent videos and making a list of all the books I need! I feel my current tbr judging me. What's a thousand more books? Who does it hurt?(except me when the pile collapses on me. It's how I'd want to go. And my wallet)
Can't believe I've only just found out that Emily Fox has a channel specially for books!!! 😍 So excited to watch these, love her makeup videos on her other channel. Books and makeup, two of my favourite things! 📚❤️
Yes, please do a 'what's on my reading list' video. It would be interesting to see which books you have your eyes on and might been waiting for forever on top of seeing the books you actually get from the library in each of you tbr videos.
For witch books I loved A Discovery of Witches, The Witching Hour, Sorcery of Thorns, The Wicked Deep, Serpent & Dove, Bloodleaf, Dark Witch, The Witch of Blackbird Pond, Echo in Time. I love reading books with witches vampires and ghosts...Happy Reading!📚🤓
My Fall TBR has me so excited! So many books and not enough time! Haha can't wait for your read a chapter of 5 books video 😉 I'm currently reading There Will Come a Darkness, but some other books I'm excited to read next are Wilder Girls, Imaginary Friend, Ninth House, and The Tenth Girl.
yes!!! a video about stephen king is such a great idea! I've always wanted to read some of his works but the only one I tried was not so good and it kinda threw me off...but I would definitely trust your opinion and give him a second chance
I really enjoyed the writing and the story in NOS4A2 😍 I read Salem's Lot a while ago but I remember enjoying it. And I just read Gone Girl recently and I thought it was pretty overhyped but still worth reading (I think you're gonna like the social commentary) good luck with all the reading :)
Okay so I literally jumped on my chair when you pulled out The Goldfinch. I watched the movie last week and became obsessed with it so I started reading it the next day ( I know I'm supposed to read it first but I found out that O enjoy the movie more when I have not read the book) and it was fantastic, maybe my favorite book of the year + I read it in less than 3 days and my copy has 800+ pages. In conclusion,I loved it so much and I can't stop thinking about it, hope you like it too
I’m into all the spooky reads right now! Witches are something I like to read this time of year too! So some books I’m hoping to get to is The Witches Daughter, The Diviner’s series, Shadow Of Blackbirds, and either This Savage Song or Unbound by VE Schwab
I think the cover of The Last is gorg! Funny how everyone has their own tastes! That cover just makes me want to GO to that manor immediately! Girl you are looking 100% Beautiful per usual! Must be SUCH a relief to have that whole thing in the past! Happy for you :):)
So.... I read Gone Girl last year and had the complete wrong reaction to it. It was supposed to be dark and edgy and I found the whole thing hilarious because the characters were both so dumb and horrible to each other. I actually did enjoy it, but I laughed through the whole thing. Hopefully you enjoy it!
This video is very interesting to me, since I never plan ahead (unless a series of novels I like to read are all released one after another) so it is nice to see a different approach to "what to read next?". I'm a fan of Stephen King ever since I have read Firestarter (far too young an age, we were visiting family friends and as usual I checked their library and found that one) I have read The Salem's Lot when much older but for some reason it got me so so scared that I had to sit next to people while I was reading it and it gave me nightmares for a long time (I was an early teen at the time) I have recently listened to the audio version and I loved it in a different way as a middle aged adult (not that scared though, it made me smile to remember the younger me not being able to look out of a window at night). Early Stephen King novels are better as far as I'm concerned (and not due to age, I have re read them as an adult and still like them a lot better than his new ones). However after reading "On Writing" I learned that he was under the influence when writing almost all. I remember reading that he can't even remember writing Cujo (an excellent read but I still have not found the courage to read it again). I have to exclude Dr. Sleep, though I think it is almost as good as The Shining (to me, a masterpiece of the genre) despite being a later novel. A later novel that I liked a lot but does not get a lot of mention is called Lisey's Story. The Goldfinch is kind of different than The Secret History (but there are some posh people in it :) ) I don't even want to watch the movie since I don't think it is a novel that can be filmed properly - it is such delicious prose that the story is bound to lose something valuable in the visual adaptation. Sorry for the long post and again thank you for all your videos and recommendations.
I've only read one witchy book this year, and it's These Witches Don't Burn. It's YA with an f/f romance and it was super cute. Def put me in a witchy mood.
Yes, YES! I'm so excited for the secret commonwealth. Just thinking about reading about lyra again makes me a little teary eyed. Spoilery reading vlog pretty please? 🙏
I just want to say Thank You, because now I read Sci - fi and fantasy most of the time, because of you. 💖👌🤲🌞❤️ I love you so much and hope you have a very very good day 😘
Great list! I can't wait to hear how those books went :) I just finished The Hunting Party, and Rebecca. I have Jane Steele, the Thirteenth Tale, and V for Vendetta (graphic novel) on my shelf for the fall. I also have The Rules of Magic, and The Strange Case of the Alchemists Daughter (buddy read!). After all of that I'll read Seveneves :)
Cool I just watch some of Practical Magic last night for the 100th time lol (I recorded the rest to rewatch the whole thing) and I'm so excited you mentioned that book! I put it on my list!! Good for a fall read!!
I'd love a video about which books are on your waiting list. One book I really want to get to in Autumn is The Deathless Girls. Also good luck with your TBR. I can't wait to hear your thoughts about the books you mentioned.
I did like this ok but I think that I’d add that this is basically a romance book with some magic. I didn’t know that going in and I was so disappointed because I’m not a big romance fan and neither is Emily. I did finish but never continued the series. Did you read them all? Does it get less romancy and more magical?
I knew someone would rec this and wanted to say absolutely NOT! It’s not horrible and I would actually like to try continuing with the series, but it’s 100% a romance book and I don’t know why it’s not classified more as PNR. Also thought it was rather boring and had kind of flowery language which I think Emily would hate
Hey! I'll be reading the Goldfinch too hopefully ! And right now I'm also catching up on some classics: Perfume:the history of a murderer by Suskind and La gloire de mon pere de Marcel Pagnol ! After that if I'm not too overwhelmed by work I'll get to "this is how you lose the time war" by El-Mohtar amd Gladstone :)
I only own Horns by Joe Hill and haven't read anything by him yet. But I definitely wanna start reading his books asap! I read 'Salem's Lot in November 2018 - and it wasn't my favourite of King's books (that I've read so far). But I appreciate it for what it was, hope you'll like it!
I totally agree with you on Australian accents! I always think I speak English pretty well but then I'll watch a video and the speaker is Australian and I'm like "aaaaaahhh I hate it!" haha. I've seen The Goldfinch everywhere lately (probably because of that movie coming out), so maybe I'll pick it up, too. My biggest priority for fall is Fire & Blood by George R. R. Martin, and also Scythe and Thunderhead cause i'm going to a Neal Shusterman signing in October!
A "what's on my waiting list" video would be nice. As for my fall reads list. I am hoping to get to book 5 in The Expanse series, Cradle of Saturn by James P. Hogan, Tinnel of Bones by Victoria Schwab and Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend. Those are the top ones anyway.
Nice picks, Emily! I will definitely be reading Night Film by Marisha Pessl and Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern in October. And then most likely Inspection by Josh Malerman and The Missing Years by Lexie Elliott in November 😊
Ohh I would to see the Stephen King video.. I read my first SK last year, The Long Walk, after you recommend.. it was soo good and since then I've read 3 more of his work.. recently I bought 12 of his book at a thrift store.. What did you do to me Emily?! 😂
Just finished reading The Goldfinch ready for the movie! The start is so weird when he speaks about his mother (at least in my opinion) but it gets better so hang on. I almost gave up but I got the audiobook and forced myself through it and actually I quite enjoyed it. Very excited to watch the movie.
The main difference between American English and Australian English are the vowels ! (Linguistics student here). So if you can listen to a podcast on a slower speed that would probably help. The accent is considered ‘broader’ and is quite difficult if you’re used to American/British accents ! X
Now I have an excuse to read Golfinch , had so much fun reading it for the big book reading challenge , and I know if I don't read it this fall with Emily then I will probably not read it , at least not in the upcoming 10 years I think. So good luck to me .
I read The Goldfinch earlier this year and really enjoyed it. Parts of it were a little long but still a pretty great story overall. It's memorable, that's for sure. Parts of it were just hard to read about because they were so sad but the ending was profound. And I really liked 'Salem's Lot, more than most people seem to. Not his best book but kept my attention and definitely worth your time :) My fall reads - Paradise Lost by John Milton, Hidden Bodies by Caroline Kepnes, Hotel Iris by Yoko Ogawa and Dexter by Design by Jeff Lindsay.
Great TBR list Emily. I am currently reading A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie and hoping to pick up Bloodchild by Anna Stephens next (once I have reached the next payday), and plan to read The Secret Commonwealth when it's out. I would also like to get my hands on The House of Salt and Sorrows at some point because it sounds like a good read
Since you like spooky reads, I recommend you read The Silence Of The Lambs series. I have only read The Red Dragon (book 1) so far and ommmmmgggg. I have never been so shooketh to my core. I devoured that book! (p.s. it’s a pretty messed up book 🙃)
Salem's Lot is the first and only Stephen King book I ever read. I read when it first came out (yes, I really am that old). It scared the bejeezus out of me. Which is why I've been too scared to ever try another of his books. You'll be sleeping with the lights on (if you can sleep, lol)
Speaking of Australia books I highly recommend Tomorrow, When The War Began! I'm sure it's something up your alley, you should check it out! (Basically a group of friends goes on a hike and when they come back after a few days their houses are empty and there's no one left...if that doesn't scream EMILY I don't know what does...)
OMG had no idea you never read Gone Girl! Well Amy is more messed up in the book haha. Excited to see if you like it. It ended up being too much of a weird read for me xx
I’m having the same problem with Children of Ruin. I’m so excited to read it and yet nervous at the same time so it’s sitting there staring at me on my shelf.
My Witchy guilty pleasure lately is basically the books by Paula Brackston. I've only read The Witch's Daughter and Return of the Witch so far, but am planning on reading the other 3 next month and probably during the winter. Discovery of Witches is really great, though it has a heavy influence on romance and history, so it might not be for everyone.
The Goldfinch is on my Autumn reading list. So is Blood of Elves & Time of Contempt, East of Eden, Bleak House, Middlemarch, Rose Madder, The Count of Monte Cristo, and I restarted IT for the second time. I have started reread before, but you know how long that book is and I take breaks in between readings of books that length. I got NOS4A2 from library and got very far into, but still a decent chunk to read. I was feeling stressed about my books being due back and didn't want distractions for Victober (Victorian Literature month hosted by Katie from Books and Things.). I admit I enjoyed it while reading it, but didn't think about it when i put it down.
My witchy rec. is a bit of a stretch but it's this world that is so full of magic and it is just my favorite thing ever. It's sci-fi, it's urban fantasy, it's middle grade. Basically when I was a child there were these comics, now turned into graphic novels (same content just in the form of a graphic novel) called W.I.T.C.H. They are not typical witches, they do have powers, there are five girls and each girl has control over one magical element and basically save the world and other worlds at danger. It's called W.I.T.C.H. because the first letters of their names forms this acronym. But it is so magical and entertaining, you won't regret it.
loved the video emily! our reading tastes aren’t the same at all but i always really enjoy watching your content :) love from a fellow french-speaking sister (de l’autre côté de l’atlantique mais bon 🤙🏻😉)
Yes, you should be ashamed for not having read Children of Ruin yet! :-P I've heard from a lot of people who complained that Ruin wasn't as good, but let's be honest, it'd be hard to match Children of Time. I really enjoyed the sequel and gave it five stars on Goodreads. By the way, I love that you started the video wearing the tinfoil hat!
I'm currently reading Red Seas Under Red Skies (the continuation of The Lies of Locke Lamora). Really liked the first one and are already out until the forth one i think so i got the second. And next i'm gonna read (probably since i'm a mood reader) The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood (a retelling of the Odyssey but by Penelope's perspective) and a book i have in my lenguage with a sort of stories by HP Lovecraft. I want all the videos you have suggested. Bring them on =)
One of the best witch movies out there is The Craft! It’s getting a reboot which I don’t know how to feel about but it is such a great movie! I’m also reading NOS4A2 right now and is it weird to say that I kind of like the show better?
I'm definitely getting to Haunting of Hill House this October because shame, shame... I've never read it. And I picked up a few sf masterworks that I'd like to read this fall. The ones I can think of off the top of my head are The Body Snatchers and Only Human (I think?).
I can’t wait for your Stephen King videos. I live his work, I started reading his books 3 years ago (I have only read 15 of his books so far). Would love to hear your opinions on them :)
I enjoyed La Belle Sauvage well enough, but it was also kinda pointless its true, I don't really like the concept of prequels I find because you always know how it ends already.... but that brings me to my fall tbr: Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell, released tomorrow and I will pick it up as soon as I can The Secret Commonwealth - can not wait! Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo The Toll by Neil Schustermann - also can not wait for that! The Fowl Twins by Eoin Colfer - but I am currently rereading the Artimes Fowl books so I guess those as well I also really wanna get to the next trillogy in the "realm of the elderlings" series by Robin Hobb so Ship of Magic is on my fall tbr. I also wanted to get to book 1 of the song of the lioness by tamora pierce, and the love interest by cale dietrich mostly because it is a spin on the whole love triangle fiasco in every other book and I am curious I think thats all, I will mostly just pick up what I am in the mood for otherwise
Can't decide what's the best... the hat at the beginning or Nicolas Cage at the end...
Hat because i remember you imitating X-files music wearing this hat in your video before, which was incredible..i am huge fan of X-files btw
Love that hat hahahahah
Snowglobe Emily looks incomplete without the hat.. Thank you for giving her the hat back in the end.
How else would she be protected from the ALUMINATI
😂 love your puns so much
I'm here for the Stephen King video. 🖐 My tbr for October is gonna be detective stories/murder mysteries. I'll leave the horror and spooky stories to someone who isn't afraid of them.😉
Ana Markoska yes please!!!! I just got Pet semantary, but I don’t know if it’s a good starting point or with what should I start!! 😊
I would really like a video with which books are on your waiting list!
Noted!
I'd love a "What's on My Waiting List" video, because I have a long waiting list so how fun to see yours!!
Talk about no self control-im rewatching all your recent videos and making a list of all the books I need! I feel my current tbr judging me. What's a thousand more books? Who does it hurt?(except me when the pile collapses on me. It's how I'd want to go. And my wallet)
You are looking much better since the surgery!! A lot less swelling. Glad to see your fall TBR! Hopefully it'll help motivate me to read more also!
Can't believe I've only just found out that Emily Fox has a channel specially for books!!! 😍 So excited to watch these, love her makeup videos on her other channel. Books and makeup, two of my favourite things! 📚❤️
Yes, please do a 'what's on my reading list' video. It would be interesting to see which books you have your eyes on and might been waiting for forever on top of seeing the books you actually get from the library in each of you tbr videos.
I'm also in such a witchy mood, I would love a video of your favorites witch books!
For witch books I loved A Discovery of Witches, The Witching Hour, Sorcery of Thorns, The Wicked Deep, Serpent & Dove, Bloodleaf, Dark Witch, The Witch of Blackbird Pond, Echo in Time. I love reading books with witches vampires and ghosts...Happy Reading!📚🤓
My Fall TBR has me so excited! So many books and not enough time! Haha can't wait for your read a chapter of 5 books video 😉
I'm currently reading There Will Come a Darkness, but some other books I'm excited to read next are Wilder Girls, Imaginary Friend, Ninth House, and The Tenth Girl.
I didn't know about this channel of yours. I thought you only made beauty videos. I love to read. Glad I found this channel of yours☺️
The Last was so good! Gave me Station Eleven vibes
yes!!! a video about stephen king is such a great idea! I've always wanted to read some of his works but the only one I tried was not so good and it kinda threw me off...but I would definitely trust your opinion and give him a second chance
Agree with this comment. Would definitely retry S.K
You need to start the Mayfair Witches series from Anne Rice! The first book is the Witching hour
Yes please I want to read Stephen King (never read)so I need recomendations
I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on where the crawdads sing!! My favorite book!
I love Salem’s Lot, one of my favorite Stephen king books 🖤 one I’ve reread multiple times and I don’t typically reread
It's soooooo good....brilliant, really.
I’ve put off Children I’d Ruin since May too for that exact reason! Also feeling that witchy vibe too!
I really enjoyed the writing and the story in NOS4A2 😍 I read Salem's Lot a while ago but I remember enjoying it. And I just read Gone Girl recently and I thought it was pretty overhyped but still worth reading (I think you're gonna like the social commentary) good luck with all the reading :)
Okay so I literally jumped on my chair when you pulled out The Goldfinch. I watched the movie last week and became obsessed with it so I started reading it the next day ( I know I'm supposed to read it first but I found out that O enjoy the movie more when I have not read the book) and it was fantastic, maybe my favorite book of the year + I read it in less than 3 days and my copy has 800+ pages. In conclusion,I loved it so much and I can't stop thinking about it, hope you like it too
I love Where the Crawdads Sing and The Dry! I hope you enjoy them!
The Book of Dust II - yeah !!! Reading it as soon as it comes out!
I’m into all the spooky reads right now! Witches are something I like to read this time of year too! So some books I’m hoping to get to is The Witches Daughter, The Diviner’s series, Shadow Of Blackbirds, and either This Savage Song or Unbound by VE Schwab
Your awesome. Never change.
If you're looking for witchy/dark academia books, I'd recommend The Furies by Katie Lowe. It's like a British version of The Craft 😊
I think the cover of The Last is gorg! Funny how everyone has their own tastes! That cover just makes me want to GO to that manor immediately!
Girl you are looking 100% Beautiful per usual! Must be SUCH a relief to have that whole thing in the past! Happy for you :):)
I’m starting The stormlight archive😍🥰
Would definitely love more witchy type books to read too!
So.... I read Gone Girl last year and had the complete wrong reaction to it. It was supposed to be dark and edgy and I found the whole thing hilarious because the characters were both so dumb and horrible to each other. I actually did enjoy it, but I laughed through the whole thing. Hopefully you enjoy it!
This video is very interesting to me, since I never plan ahead (unless a series of novels I like to read are all released one after another) so it is nice to see a different approach to "what to read next?".
I'm a fan of Stephen King ever since I have read Firestarter (far too young an age, we were visiting family friends and as usual I checked their library and found that one) I have read The Salem's Lot when much older but for some reason it got me so so scared that I had to sit next to people while I was reading it and it gave me nightmares for a long time (I was an early teen at the time) I have recently listened to the audio version and I loved it in a different way as a middle aged adult (not that scared though, it made me smile to remember the younger me not being able to look out of a window at night).
Early Stephen King novels are better as far as I'm concerned (and not due to age, I have re read them as an adult and still like them a lot better than his new ones). However after reading "On Writing" I learned that he was under the influence when writing almost all. I remember reading that he can't even remember writing Cujo (an excellent read but I still have not found the courage to read it again).
I have to exclude Dr. Sleep, though I think it is almost as good as The Shining (to me, a masterpiece of the genre) despite being a later novel.
A later novel that I liked a lot but does not get a lot of mention is called Lisey's Story.
The Goldfinch is kind of different than The Secret History (but there are some posh people in it :) ) I don't even want to watch the movie since I don't think it is a novel that can be filmed properly - it is such delicious prose that the story is bound to lose something valuable in the visual adaptation.
Sorry for the long post and again thank you for all your videos and recommendations.
Rules of Magic and The Dry. Are both really good!!
I've only read one witchy book this year, and it's These Witches Don't Burn. It's YA with an f/f romance and it was super cute. Def put me in a witchy mood.
I loved gone girl so much! It was my first book from her and was hooked and read all the rest as soon as I got my hands on them.
Yes, YES! I'm so excited for the secret commonwealth. Just thinking about reading about lyra again makes me a little teary eyed.
Spoilery reading vlog pretty please? 🙏
I can't read when I'm anxious or stressed either, Emily!
I missed your videos so much, so happy about all the new ones ☺️
I just want to say Thank You, because now I read Sci - fi and fantasy most of the time, because of you. 💖👌🤲🌞❤️ I love you so much and hope you have a very very good day 😘
Great list! I can't wait to hear how those books went :) I just finished The Hunting Party, and Rebecca. I have Jane Steele, the Thirteenth Tale, and V for Vendetta (graphic novel) on my shelf for the fall. I also have The Rules of Magic, and The Strange Case of the Alchemists Daughter (buddy read!). After all of that I'll read Seveneves :)
Cool I just watch some of Practical Magic last night for the 100th time lol (I recorded the rest to rewatch the whole thing) and I'm so excited you mentioned that book! I put it on my list!! Good for a fall read!!
I'd love a video about which books are on your waiting list. One book I really want to get to in Autumn is The Deathless Girls. Also good luck with your TBR. I can't wait to hear your thoughts about the books you mentioned.
Heart Shaped Box is still my favourite of Joe Hill's no matter what else he writes.
Please do a video on how you stay this organised, maintaining two channels and everything. Please please 😘😘
Definitely give A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness a try!!! Absolutely started my 'witch reading phase' it‘s also a TV series now😍
I did like this ok but I think that I’d add that this is basically a romance book with some magic. I didn’t know that going in and I was so disappointed because I’m not a big romance fan and neither is Emily. I did finish but never continued the series. Did you read them all? Does it get less romancy and more magical?
messy678 I‘m almost finished with the second book and it does get morw magical as the story continues😊 Quite excited to see how the third one will be
Mo Miller ok thanks. Maybe I’ll pick up the second book sometime. Thanks!
I found it so boring :(
I knew someone would rec this and wanted to say absolutely NOT! It’s not horrible and I would actually like to try continuing with the series, but it’s 100% a romance book and I don’t know why it’s not classified more as PNR. Also thought it was rather boring and had kind of flowery language which I think Emily would hate
Where the Crawdads Sing is GREAT! Also if you like Joe Hill I think Horns is his best one
i don't know about you, but Starsight is going to wreck my November TBR
The waiting list- I'd love to see that in a vid! And more reading vlogs😍
Oh yaaaaaaaas give me aaaaaall the „Fall books“!
I‘m really excited to hear your thoughts on salem‘s lot, it‘s in my top 5 SK books
Hey! I'll be reading the Goldfinch too hopefully ! And right now I'm also catching up on some classics: Perfume:the history of a murderer by Suskind and La gloire de mon pere de Marcel Pagnol ! After that if I'm not too overwhelmed by work I'll get to "this is how you lose the time war" by El-Mohtar amd Gladstone :)
HP Goblet of fire ILLUSTRATED version comes out in october so I'll def pick that up! 😍 Also I'm currently reading Northern Lights by Philip Pullman 😊
I only own Horns by Joe Hill and haven't read anything by him yet. But I definitely wanna start reading his books asap! I read 'Salem's Lot in November 2018 - and it wasn't my favourite of King's books (that I've read so far). But I appreciate it for what it was, hope you'll like it!
I totally agree with you on Australian accents! I always think I speak English pretty well but then I'll watch a video and the speaker is Australian and I'm like "aaaaaahhh I hate it!" haha.
I've seen The Goldfinch everywhere lately (probably because of that movie coming out), so maybe I'll pick it up, too. My biggest priority for fall is Fire & Blood by George R. R. Martin, and also Scythe and Thunderhead cause i'm going to a Neal Shusterman signing in October!
A "what's on my waiting list" video would be nice. As for my fall reads list. I am hoping to get to book 5 in The Expanse series, Cradle of Saturn by James P. Hogan, Tinnel of Bones by Victoria Schwab and Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend. Those are the top ones anyway.
Loved Gone Girl (the movie) but have never read the book. Planning to do the audiobook because I've heard it's a very slow start.
‘Salem’s Lot is sooo good!! I actually had nightmares while reading this. Hope you’ll enjoy it.
Nice picks, Emily! I will definitely be reading Night Film by Marisha Pessl and Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern in October. And then most likely Inspection by Josh Malerman and The Missing Years by Lexie Elliott in November 😊
The plot twist on gone girl is insane ... the book does it so much better
Ohh I would to see the Stephen King video.. I read my first SK last year, The Long Walk, after you recommend.. it was soo good and since then I've read 3 more of his work.. recently I bought 12 of his book at a thrift store.. What did you do to me Emily?! 😂
I enjoyed the series adaptation of Nos4a2
jackie_ Andthebooks same, I’ll rewatch it at Christmas too.
Just finished reading The Goldfinch ready for the movie! The start is so weird when he speaks about his mother (at least in my opinion) but it gets better so hang on. I almost gave up but I got the audiobook and forced myself through it and actually I quite enjoyed it. Very excited to watch the movie.
I'm also going to read The goldfinch asap. Trailer for the movie looked awesome, so am looking forward to the book.
The main difference between American English and Australian English are the vowels ! (Linguistics student here). So if you can listen to a podcast on a slower speed that would probably help. The accent is considered ‘broader’ and is quite difficult if you’re used to American/British accents ! X
I’m definitely going to check out Rules of Magic!
I’m reading a ton of Stephen King this fall! One day I’ll finish his backlist....
Horns by Joe Hill is great! Really gripping and well written, and I still think about it years later!
Children of Ruin was AMAZING!!!!!
I just finished 2001 (I've never seen the movie either) and I can't wait to hear what you think of it! Especially the ending 😂
Now I have an excuse to read Golfinch , had so much fun reading it for the big book reading challenge , and I know if I don't read it this fall with Emily then I will probably not read it , at least not in the upcoming 10 years I think. So good luck to me .
I read The Goldfinch earlier this year and really enjoyed it. Parts of it were a little long but still a pretty great story overall. It's memorable, that's for sure. Parts of it were just hard to read about because they were so sad but the ending was profound. And I really liked 'Salem's Lot, more than most people seem to. Not his best book but kept my attention and definitely worth your time :)
My fall reads - Paradise Lost by John Milton, Hidden Bodies by Caroline Kepnes, Hotel Iris by Yoko Ogawa and Dexter by Design by Jeff Lindsay.
happy reading! ❤️
Great TBR list Emily. I am currently reading A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie and hoping to pick up Bloodchild by Anna Stephens next (once I have reached the next payday), and plan to read The Secret Commonwealth when it's out. I would also like to get my hands on The House of Salt and Sorrows at some point because it sounds like a good read
The Audible version of Where the Crawdads Sing is really well done!
To add to your huge list, The Troop by Nick Cutter is a good creepy read for October/fall! Great vid!!
Since you like spooky reads, I recommend you read The Silence Of The Lambs series. I have only read The Red Dragon (book 1) so far and ommmmmgggg. I have never been so shooketh to my core. I devoured that book! (p.s. it’s a pretty messed up book 🙃)
Salem's Lot is the first and only Stephen King book I ever read. I read when it first came out (yes, I really am that old). It scared the bejeezus out of me. Which is why I've been too scared to ever try another of his books. You'll be sleeping with the lights on (if you can sleep, lol)
Speaking of Australia books I highly recommend Tomorrow, When The War Began! I'm sure it's something up your alley, you should check it out! (Basically a group of friends goes on a hike and when they come back after a few days their houses are empty and there's no one left...if that doesn't scream EMILY I don't know what does...)
I am reading the goldfinch. My mom just got it for me as a gift. Just started it so no opinions as of yet.
OMG had no idea you never read Gone Girl! Well Amy is more messed up in the book haha. Excited to see if you like it. It ended up being too much of a weird read for me xx
I’m having the same problem with Children of Ruin. I’m so excited to read it and yet nervous at the same time so it’s sitting there staring at me on my shelf.
It been a while since I read this book, but I remember liking The Witching Hour by Anne Rice.
Nice, I'm planning to read NOS4A2 as part of my horror October reads. Hopefully, I get to hear your thoughts before I read.
I love your videos
Toil and Trouble edited by Tess Sharpe seems to be a good book on witches...it's on my TBR list..
My Witchy guilty pleasure lately is basically the books by Paula Brackston. I've only read The Witch's Daughter and Return of the Witch so far, but am planning on reading the other 3 next month and probably during the winter.
Discovery of Witches is really great, though it has a heavy influence on romance and history, so it might not be for everyone.
The Goldfinch is on my Autumn reading list. So is Blood of Elves & Time of Contempt, East of Eden, Bleak House, Middlemarch, Rose Madder, The Count of Monte Cristo, and I restarted IT for the second time. I have started reread before, but you know how long that book is and I take breaks in between readings of books that length. I got NOS4A2 from library and got very far into, but still a decent chunk to read. I was feeling stressed about my books being due back and didn't want distractions for Victober (Victorian Literature month hosted by Katie from Books and Things.). I admit I enjoyed it while reading it, but didn't think about it when i put it down.
My witchy rec. is a bit of a stretch but it's this world that is so full of magic and it is just my favorite thing ever. It's sci-fi, it's urban fantasy, it's middle grade. Basically when I was a child there were these comics, now turned into graphic novels (same content just in the form of a graphic novel) called W.I.T.C.H. They are not typical witches, they do have powers, there are five girls and each girl has control over one magical element and basically save the world and other worlds at danger. It's called W.I.T.C.H. because the first letters of their names forms this acronym. But it is so magical and entertaining, you won't regret it.
My fav book of the year is about witches! The Wicked Deep ♡
Space Odyssey has a good audiobook, you can try it that way 😄
YES THE GOLDFINCH I AM SO HAPPY
loved the video emily! our reading tastes aren’t the same at all but i always really enjoy watching your content :)
love from a fellow french-speaking sister (de l’autre côté de l’atlantique mais bon 🤙🏻😉)
Yes, you should be ashamed for not having read Children of Ruin yet! :-P I've heard from a lot of people who complained that Ruin wasn't as good, but let's be honest, it'd be hard to match Children of Time. I really enjoyed the sequel and gave it five stars on Goodreads.
By the way, I love that you started the video wearing the tinfoil hat!
I'm currently reading Red Seas Under Red Skies (the continuation of The Lies of Locke Lamora). Really liked the first one and are already out until the forth one i think so i got the second. And next i'm gonna read (probably since i'm a mood reader) The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood (a retelling of the Odyssey but by Penelope's perspective) and a book i have in my lenguage with a sort of stories by HP Lovecraft. I want all the videos you have suggested. Bring them on =)
One of the best witch movies out there is The Craft! It’s getting a reboot which I don’t know how to feel about but it is such a great movie! I’m also reading NOS4A2 right now and is it weird to say that I kind of like the show better?
Can't wait for your Stephen King video and your first contact video! 🤗 please soon soon soon!
I'm definitely getting to Haunting of Hill House this October because shame, shame... I've never read it. And I picked up a few sf masterworks that I'd like to read this fall. The ones I can think of off the top of my head are The Body Snatchers and Only Human (I think?).
Good luck with your reading!
I'm going to need it!
I can’t wait for your Stephen King videos. I live his work, I started reading his books 3 years ago (I have only read 15 of his books so far).
Would love to hear your opinions on them :)
I enjoyed La Belle Sauvage well enough, but it was also kinda pointless its true, I don't really like the concept of prequels I find because you always know how it ends already....
but that brings me to my fall tbr:
Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell, released tomorrow and I will pick it up as soon as I can
The Secret Commonwealth - can not wait!
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
The Toll by Neil Schustermann - also can not wait for that!
The Fowl Twins by Eoin Colfer - but I am currently rereading the Artimes Fowl books so I guess those as well
I also really wanna get to the next trillogy in the "realm of the elderlings" series by Robin Hobb so Ship of Magic is on my fall tbr. I also wanted to get to book 1 of the song of the lioness by tamora pierce, and the love interest by cale dietrich mostly because it is a spin on the whole love triangle fiasco in every other book and I am curious
I think thats all, I will mostly just pick up what I am in the mood for otherwise
OMG....love you to pieces. So funny..