I just stumbled upon your channel not long ago and I would just like to say...Thank You for showing us each design on the hard cover of the ember in the ashes set! I wasn't able to purchase them and every other channel only shows us the first books design. I dont care of the design is the same on each hardcover book, I love to see them and their beauty! They're so beautiful and also, happy birthday! Even though I'm late to it lol
You are going to love the Murderbot Diaries and the sixth one comes out in the Spring or Summer. I am slowly acquiring this series. I have the first two, read All Systems Red last summer and was just enthralled. It's also a good series for those starting Sci-fi.
'i have my own massive brainwaves that literally topple buildings.' ah i love thisss, you writer you! so many gems, its crucial to not compare yourself, you're on your own journey and it's wonderful. i got 5 books yesterday to celebrate my birthday as well. here's to many new adventures via these books ahead :]
I loved this video. I hope you are kinder to yourself when it comes to content creation. That should never be at the cost of your mental health. Give yourself some grace and know that we all love you here and want what's best for you
Belated happy birthday Joel!!! Those sprayed edges of The Gilded Ones, I’m obsessed by minty shades at the moment. The Vanishing Half is brilliant. Really looking forward to your thoughts. What a fab selection of books you got!
Happy birthday! I read a bit of Le Morte d’Arthur for a required English class and it was literally my favorite thing of that class, I was SHOCKED at how readable it was in a class that mostly had really hard-to-read old stuff, it felt like modern fantasy or smth
I just finished the audiobook for Concrete Rose and it is *chef's kiss*. My feelings are definitely heightened because I already felt connected to these characters from The Hate U Give. Also, that UK cover is beautiful.
The wheel of time!! Props for getting physical copies, I decided to get them on kindle to save space but they're gorgeous! It's a long one, I'm only on book 4 and have been reading it on/off for a few years now (oops)
I think you'll enjoy Hood Feminism! I read it this past month for a background into my black women writer's course I'm taking. I agree with a lot of the messages brought up throughout the novel. It honestly opened my eyes and helped me understand.
The Riordanverse means so much to me, I got through the majority of it in middle school and I remember devouring these books, and all my copies are from middle school too
What Big Teeth was so good. I love horror and I am a particular fan of fantasy horror. Rose Szabo’s writing style kind of reminded of Angela Carter in terms of dark and creepy fairy tales, but they have a really unique element and blending of characters and monsters together that I found to be dynamic. Also that cover. OBSESSED. My favorite this year for 2021 releases.
I didn't know the sequel to Raybearer had been announced yet so thank you for mentioning that. That's so exciting! I also can't wait to see what you think of Murderbot. It's so so good.
If you like the Elder Scrolls book might I recommend the Myst books? Its one of the old videogames my Mom played with me and the books are absolutely gorgeous.
i just want to let you know that you are one of my inspirations. you are such a wholesome individual and I'm always gonna be lurking in the back, but dropping by to say happy birthday
Just found your channel and so happy I did! I too was just gifted Hood Feminism for my birthday!!! Going to be reading it for International Women’s Day! Can’t wait to dive in, and I also have White Tears, Brown Scars in my TBR so interested in your full thoughts when you’re finished. Happy Birthday!!
Happy Birthday! I've been avoiding the video since I saw that it was uploaded two days ago, because I don't want to buy books but I can't longer resist it 😶🧡 Also as an illustrator myself I really appreciate how you always name the person who designed or illustrated the covers!
I think it’d be fun to do a read along of the Riordanverse. Excited to see what you think of the books regardless! Also the Ember in the Ashes books are gorgeous
whew the amount of seratonin this hit me with !! you are such a precious soul oh my word. as a person who loves to chaotically overanalyze their books, your diss sounds so interesting and i would love to see content (should you choose to make it ofc) talking about your own analyses and critiques of literature
CONGRATS ON THE INTERNSHIP!!!!! Glad to see ur doing what u love🥰 Also LITERALLY WRITING A KING ARTHUR STORY So that’s rlly cool!!! (amazing video as always)
Happy belated birthday!!! So many interesting books and can’t wait to hear your thoughts on all of them!! I hope you had an amazing birthday. Good luck on your punishing internship, it sounds like a great opportunity and I hope it goes well for you :)
I’m so in love with the box set of Hero’s of Olympus. I recently found my copies and I have to assume I bought them as they came out bc I have the box set of the original Percy Jackson ones but not those. Also, there are so many books on this list that now have defiantly peeked my interest after seeing this video (And happy birthday! 🎉)
A hate love relationship with academia is THE MOST relatable. The amount of time I spend ranting about academia and then turning around and being excited about learning is TOO MUCH.
Congratulations beautiful you 🎊🎉💐🎂💖 this was a wonderful bookhaul/birthday haul, my TBR is now as large as the Alp d'huez but it's fine... I also wanna mention you're bookshelves 😍💕❤️ wow there so pretty! Thank you so much for this video, i really like you and you're content, keep up the good work!
I LOVE THE RIORDANVERSE! I have all the heroes of olympus series because those were my birthday presents when they came out (the release date was close to my birthday) and I love them all so much. I would definitely recommend reading them in publication order, so start with Percy Jackson and the Olympians and then either Kane Chronicles or Heroes of Olympus, then Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard or the Trials of Apollo. Also he has a new book coming out in October that's a retelling of 20,000 Leagues under the Sea!
I'm currently reading The Gilded Ones, I'm almost finished and I'm loving it! It is beautifully written, the characters are interesting and the story has a great flow to it. Can't wait to hear your thoughts on it! :)
I have Le Morte d’ Arthur too and King Arthur stories are my favorite!!!! If you haven’t watched Avalon High on Disney yet, you definitely should. And now I’m waiting for your King Arthur series lol
i feel your pain 😭 i have around 600 books at the moment and i’m a bookseller so it’s only gonna get more and i have to move this year or next year and it’ll be so bad lmao
What a beautiful haul! Did I think you said "I love METH" for a sec...yes I did... Love you and your wonderful Welsh accent and your STUNNING taste in books. You started your channel when I first started watching BookTube and you've been my favourite from the start. I have spent an inordinate amount of money on fantasy fic because of you and I thank you :') xx
Happy Birthday! And geez, just looked up those Le Morte d'Arthur chapter titles. To think that a lot of authors now are unsure about giving chapters simple, one-word titles. All the King Arthur ones are basically single sentence summaries.
Happy birthday!!🥳 Video idea: fantasy books for beginners/people who don’t gravitate towards fantasy! I love the idea of fantasy stories but I can never get into a lot of them!💕
Happy Birthday Joel!! 🎆🎁 We are in love with your "treat yo self" gift! Gorgeous books!
hehehe thank you so much!
Having a love hate relationship with academia is the biggest mood.
I feel this on a spiritual level
it's like "i love learning, but learning hates who i am"
“Pain is my best friend” 😆
Happy belated birthday and also THAT RAINBOW SHELF?? EXCUSE ME SIR I-
dlijslhf it's my pride and joy
Those Ember books are stunning and I can’t handle not owning them😭😭😭
diojfofij i'm sorry
literally gasped aloud when you revealed the edges of the ember in the ashes books, they're so gorgeous
the books right behind your head 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 too fucking perfect !!!!!!!!
WHAT IS THIS SWEATER YOU'RE WEARING
IT’S THE LATE NIGHT READERS CLUB FROM ILLUMICRATE LIFESTYLE
joel if i haven't told you already you have 10/10 hands (in a best friend way) (ily)
YESSSSS
murder bot ......... can we read together oh my god
i want hardcovers of the heroes of olympus too 😩
they are beautiful!
Those Ember books are absolutely stunning omg
I LOVE THEM SO MUCH!
omg ur so cute! it brings me joy to see other people so excited about books. :-)
I just stumbled upon your channel not long ago and I would just like to say...Thank You for showing us each design on the hard cover of the ember in the ashes set! I wasn't able to purchase them and every other channel only shows us the first books design. I dont care of the design is the same on each hardcover book, I love to see them and their beauty! They're so beautiful and also, happy birthday! Even though I'm late to it lol
Can I just say that the sprayed edges game of your books is chefs kiss.
Those covers of The vanishing half and Concrete Rose............... perfect!
Ahh the heroes of olympus hardcoversssss 😭 they’re so beautiful!
You are going to love the Murderbot Diaries and the sixth one comes out in the Spring or Summer. I am slowly acquiring this series. I have the first two, read All Systems Red last summer and was just enthralled. It's also a good series for those starting Sci-fi.
'i have my own massive brainwaves that literally topple buildings.' ah i love thisss, you writer you! so many gems, its crucial to not compare yourself, you're on your own journey and it's wonderful. i got 5 books yesterday to celebrate my birthday as well. here's to many new adventures via these books ahead :]
thank you so much and ahh, happy birthday!!
Video pitch: Rereading GATSBY in conjunction with THE CHOSEN AND THE BEAUTIFUL.
listen, the way you're able to reach into my mind and take these ideas out?? i love it - maybe if i throw in another gatsby retelling too? oof
@@fictionalfates I’m pretty sure NICK has either come out or is coming out. It’s a retelling centering on Nick.
I loved this video. I hope you are kinder to yourself when it comes to content creation. That should never be at the cost of your mental health. Give yourself some grace and know that we all love you here and want what's best for you
Whenever Joel posts my life gets filled with happiness ♥️
🥺🥺🥺
Happy Birthday! Can’t wait to add more books to my list
Belated happy birthday Joel!!! Those sprayed edges of The Gilded Ones, I’m obsessed by minty shades at the moment. The Vanishing Half is brilliant. Really looking forward to your thoughts. What a fab selection of books you got!
First video I'm watching of yours... That bookshelf is goals!
Happy birthday! I love the rainbow shelf and I'm so excited you're an elder scrolls fan!!! They're my favourite games!
Your book hauls and bookshelves give me life! I really do appreciate your content and congrats on 50K subscribers. Thank you for all that you do! :-)
happy birthday, joel! hope you have a wonderful one and that you enjoy the books!! 💖
Happy birthday! I read a bit of Le Morte d’Arthur for a required English class and it was literally my favorite thing of that class, I was SHOCKED at how readable it was in a class that mostly had really hard-to-read old stuff, it felt like modern fantasy or smth
IT'S LITERALLY SO COOL!
especially for something written in the medieval period i'm shook
I just finished the audiobook for Concrete Rose and it is *chef's kiss*. My feelings are definitely heightened because I already felt connected to these characters from The Hate U Give. Also, that UK cover is beautiful.
The wheel of time!! Props for getting physical copies, I decided to get them on kindle to save space but they're gorgeous! It's a long one, I'm only on book 4 and have been reading it on/off for a few years now (oops)
I think you'll enjoy Hood Feminism! I read it this past month for a background into my black women writer's course I'm taking. I agree with a lot of the messages brought up throughout the novel. It honestly opened my eyes and helped me understand.
just found you through this video and i’m so excited to check out the rest of your videos! happy belated birthday :)
Once again Joel bringing immaculate energy⚡I always get so hyped to read and I LOVE that rainbow shelf 🌈🌈🌈
thank you so much!!
Yessss happy birthday! Also I've loved being in the discord, everyone's been so wonderful
🥺i'm so glad and thank you for the birthday wishes!
The Riordanverse means so much to me, I got through the majority of it in middle school and I remember devouring these books, and all my copies are from middle school too
13.03 when he drops the books ahaha, you're amazing! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
YES JOEL IM SO EXCITED PERCY JACKSON/RIORDANVERSE IS AMAZING AND HOPEFULLY YOULL LOVE IT AAAAAA
An updated bookshelf tour soon please? ❤️🥺🙏
What Big Teeth was so good. I love horror and I am a particular fan of fantasy horror. Rose Szabo’s writing style kind of reminded of Angela Carter in terms of dark and creepy fairy tales, but they have a really unique element and blending of characters and monsters together that I found to be dynamic. Also that cover. OBSESSED. My favorite this year for 2021 releases.
I didn't know the sequel to Raybearer had been announced yet so thank you for mentioning that. That's so exciting! I also can't wait to see what you think of Murderbot. It's so so good.
your book editions are gorgeous!
Happy belated birthday birthday month Twin!!!!!
Vanishing half was a brilliant book. Hard hitting and beautifully written. Very impactful..💜 So jealous of your special copies here. 😩
U need to do a bookshelf tour coz omg😍
If you like the Elder Scrolls book might I recommend the Myst books? Its one of the old videogames my Mom played with me and the books are absolutely gorgeous.
The panic on your face when you realised March was in a week😂😂 I feel you
The mystery of Henri Pick is so wonderful!! X
belated happy burthdayy, joel 💞
thank you so much!
i just want to let you know that you are one of my inspirations. you are such a wholesome individual and I'm always gonna be lurking in the back, but dropping by to say happy birthday
Happy Birthday and congrats on the internship! These books look lovely and those sprayed edges 😍
Just found your channel and so happy I did!
I too was just gifted Hood Feminism for my birthday!!! Going to be reading it for International Women’s Day! Can’t wait to dive in, and I also have White Tears, Brown Scars in my TBR so interested in your full thoughts when you’re finished. Happy Birthday!!
omg yes, that is such a great idea to read it on IWD!!
Happy belated birthday! So many great books in this haul 😍
Happy Birthday!
I've been avoiding the video since I saw that it was uploaded two days ago, because I don't want to buy books but I can't longer resist it 😶🧡 Also as an illustrator myself I really appreciate how you always name the person who designed or illustrated the covers!
I think it’d be fun to do a read along of the Riordanverse. Excited to see what you think of the books regardless! Also the Ember in the Ashes books are gorgeous
Happy birthday!!🎉🎊😊
whew the amount of seratonin this hit me with !! you are such a precious soul oh my word. as a person who loves to chaotically overanalyze their books, your diss sounds so interesting and i would love to see content (should you choose to make it ofc) talking about your own analyses and critiques of literature
dsijdfaoiejf overanalyze is literally everything i do 😂 and i definitely want to do that!
Murderbot murderbot murderbot!!!! They’re so insanely good!!
Joel remembering that March is next week is the mood of this weekend I swear. Why ? Who authorized March starting on Monday?
it has to be illegal, someone needs to be punished
i only have two things to say:
1. your preyed edges shelf is gorgeous
2. your vibes are immaculate ✨
CONGRATS ON THE INTERNSHIP!!!!! Glad to see ur doing what u love🥰 Also LITERALLY WRITING A KING ARTHUR STORY So that’s rlly cool!!! (amazing video as always)
Thank you so much!!!
i just got my same copy of the fairyloot raybearer today and it so gorgeous! it's such a nice size too, i can't wait to start reading it
omg yes yes yes!!! i'm so happy for you ahh
Happy Birthday Joel! ❤❤❤🎉🎈🎂I love you! ❤your channel is everything to me!
thank you so much!!
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous is such a stunning book! Can't wait to hear your thoughts!
Omg when you brought in the death of the author theory 🤓🤗 My nerd heart got so excited!! Happy Joel Day!! ✨
I'm hoping to read If We Were Villains soon as well! I didn't enjoy The Secret History very much either so fingers crossed this one is better 🤞
OOh i loved If We Were Villains! Hope you enjoy it too.
Happy belated birthday!!!
So many interesting books and can’t wait to hear your thoughts on all of them!! I hope you had an amazing birthday.
Good luck on your punishing internship, it sounds like a great opportunity and I hope it goes well for you :)
thank you so much!!
Ahh i’m so jealous of that edition of ember in the ashes books!!! They look amazing 🤩🤩✨
First time watching your videos, I absolutely love your personality! I’ve subscribed and can’t wait to watch more 😁
I’m so in love with the box set of Hero’s of Olympus. I recently found my copies and I have to assume I bought them as they came out bc I have the box set of the original Percy Jackson ones but not those. Also, there are so many books on this list that now have defiantly peeked my interest after seeing this video
(And happy birthday! 🎉)
A hate love relationship with academia is THE MOST relatable. The amount of time I spend ranting about academia and then turning around and being excited about learning is TOO MUCH.
Congratulations beautiful you 🎊🎉💐🎂💖 this was a wonderful bookhaul/birthday haul, my TBR is now as large as the Alp d'huez but it's fine... I also wanna mention you're bookshelves 😍💕❤️ wow there so pretty! Thank you so much for this video, i really like you and you're content, keep up the good work!
happy belated birthday joel!!! 🤍🤍🤍
I love the way you film your reading vlogs though I haven't seen many videos yet
Happy birthday Joel!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! OMG KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING! YOU AND YOUR BOOKSHELF ARE SERVING LOOKS! LITERALLY COMING FOR OUR WIGS AND HONESTLY...NOT COMPLAINING!
LMAOOO I LOVE THAT
I LOVE THE RIORDANVERSE! I have all the heroes of olympus series because those were my birthday presents when they came out (the release date was close to my birthday) and I love them all so much. I would definitely recommend reading them in publication order, so start with Percy Jackson and the Olympians and then either Kane Chronicles or Heroes of Olympus, then Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard or the Trials of Apollo.
Also he has a new book coming out in October that's a retelling of 20,000 Leagues under the Sea!
Omg that's so interesting, thank you so much!!
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous is one of my favorite reads of last year, it's absolutely amazing.
I'm currently reading The Gilded Ones, I'm almost finished and I'm loving it! It is beautifully written, the characters are interesting and the story has a great flow to it. Can't wait to hear your thoughts on it! :)
Happy late birthday !!🌟
thank you so much!
Happy Birthday 🎂🎊🎁🎉!! My birthday was the 28th I treated myself to what else..books 😊🥰
Happy Birthday!! You are amazing and lovely. Do you and experiment with your content! I will continue to lurk and love you.
thank you so much!
I have Le Morte d’ Arthur too and King Arthur stories are my favorite!!!! If you haven’t watched Avalon High on Disney yet, you definitely should. And now I’m waiting for your King Arthur series lol
omg I liked Avalon High ahh, although I purely watched it for Gregg Sulkin
@@fictionalfates Gregg is cute asf so I completely understand😂
Just found your channel, subscribed!
Happy birthday! 🎉
Ahh welcome!!
i love every heart a doorway so much omggg
i feel your pain 😭 i have around 600 books at the moment and i’m a bookseller so it’s only gonna get more and i have to move this year or next year and it’ll be so bad lmao
Those Ember quartet editions are so pretty😩
ALSO HAPPY BIRTHDAY
they ARE STUNNING! and thank you!
Happy Birthday to a fellow February baby! 🥳❤️
You might be my inspiration to actually dive into the Wheel of Times series - I'm scared though 😭
Happy birthday Joel. You always remind me of jesper!!!!!
hehe, thank you!!
What a beautiful haul! Did I think you said "I love METH" for a sec...yes I did...
Love you and your wonderful Welsh accent and your STUNNING taste in books. You started your channel when I first started watching BookTube and you've been my favourite from the start. I have spent an inordinate amount of money on fantasy fic because of you and I thank you :') xx
Happy Birthday 🥳 I hope you had a wonderful day!
Ohhh happy birthday!
Dang I need to go rewatch Merlin now 😂 would love a King Arthur reading vlog!
If We Were Villains had me bawling my eyes out at 3am....... good luck! 😅
thank u for reminding me that i need to finish the heroes of Olympus series because I've half finished it for like a year and a half now
I love your content . . Period.
And I can't wait to see how you evolve as well . . 'Cause I'll love you're content then too . . Period!
Hi Joel! Where are you getting all of these gorgeous hardbacks?!?
Omg also happy birthday
Happy Birthday!
And geez, just looked up those Le Morte d'Arthur chapter titles. To think that a lot of authors now are unsure about giving chapters simple, one-word titles. All the King Arthur ones are basically single sentence summaries.
LITERALLY! Sir Thomas Mallory literally didn't care asfdjkfn
Creme eggs are amazing and are possibly the BEST chocolate
THAT FREAKING RAINBOW HAS ME OBSESSED! also hi happy birthday!
Happy birthday!!🥳
Video idea: fantasy books for beginners/people who don’t gravitate towards fantasy! I love the idea of fantasy stories but I can never get into a lot of them!💕
Happy birthday, Joel!! And congrats on the internship!!