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I LOVE acotar series but… Is there anything Sarah did not copy? 💀

Really appreciate you making this! I found that the new TBS was much more engaging and noticed changes but was very interested to have a list. Samantha has mentioned before that she's improved with action sequences and I agree these were much easier to follow. Mild spoiler: I also noticed that the tone of the scene where David is giving Paige information and the "reason" he's giving her the info is much better and more believeable too - looking forward to seeing how all these changes play out later in the series!

Because of your video, my book club decided to read the new version instead of the library copy. Thanks!

I read the original Bone Season book in 2018 and I just never continued with the series. I own all the original ones - but I recently purchased the rewrite for the first book cause I wanted to continue and I loved the cover (without realizing that so much had changed) - Do I now need to repurchase all of them? hahaha I'm kinda bumbed out cause rebuying a series I already own is a big deal... but I also want to enjoy the full story in the proper way. What do you recommend?

I discovered your channel through this video. Happy Reading! 😎📚👍

I read the original version of the first four books. And I really enjoyed them. When I started the first book, I had a tough time getting into it - but once we got to Oxford, I really started to enjoy the series. In general, I found a lot of things to be confusing. I think I will take your advice and get the 10th edition revised books and re-read.

I just discovered this series and had to skim this new version after reading the original. I thought it was largely an improvement too, but I actually enjoyed trying to piece together how clairvoyance really worked. I'm now halfway through the original Mime Order.

Congrats on finishing your classes. I have not finished the Lore quest either. 😅

I was the same with the eclipse, wanted to take pictures but put no thought into it before hand.😅

Thanks for this ! Just finished book 2, and bought book 3 before realizing there was a rewrite happening (made a friend read book one and she told me that it was rewritten) and i wasnt sure if i should read the rewritten verion, if it was worth it, but now im going to hold back on book 3 and just read the rewritten versions!

Love how you went all out for this! I hope you enjoy all of your picks, such a great stack of books. :) I definitely hope to get to Daughters of Izdihar at some point, too.

Hello fellow Archivist 😁 Your grumpy cat was adorable. The reading journal looks great, mine is just digital and I'm constantly forgetting to add background to make it pretty.

Library looks good. Best wishes with what you choose to read. I hope you get some great stories.

So I recently made it through the ACOTAR series and knew that ti felt familiar, vut vouldn't quite put my finger on it. I made some connections to Laurel K Hamilton, mainly that Tamlin feels so very much like Richard to me from Anita Blake. But then, I recently had my Black Jewels Trilogy returned to me by a friend who borrowed it ages ago and decided to reread it because it had been so long, and straight out of the gate, I was like "OMG! THAT is the real reason ACOTAR felt so familiar!" I mean, it's been about 19 years since I read Black Jewels, so there was so much I had forgotten. I'm here because I was wondering who else had made connections and I found this video. 🤷‍♀️

About to start the black jewels trilogy for the sole purpose of deep diving the similarities. This video both makes me excited and depressed. Thanks for your hard work 😅

just found this book didnt even read the back just grabed it.

Make sure to remember any lies u ever told and to share food with the poor and never lie reverse all lies ever told very important for you.

TBR = To Be Read?

Awesome, looking forward to the reviews

Library looks good. Best wishes with what you choose to read.

When i read crescent city 1 i saw so many Black Jewels rip offs. Specifically the dive to come into your magic, that was just like descending to the level of your jewels and the offering to the darkness. The Black Jewels is God Tier and my favourite series I’ve ever read. And what about the jewel siphon things that Cassian and Azriel use to channel their magic??😮

You guys are so cute. I loved watching you discuss the books together. And I think it's amazing that you're making an effort to try the other one's preffered genre so you could eventually find something to bond over. I am very much looking forward to your next discussion. 🙂And I loved the appearance of your cat! So sweet!

I've never read the series. Would you recommend just reading the revised edition?

Oh thanks for this. I had only read 2 of the books a few years ago and they were great but a bit of a struggle for me to keep track of all the details and factions. I heard she was rewriting it, so I'm glad to hear the details. I think I'll restart with the new books.

Have you heard of The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher? It's an urban fantasy. I'm on book 3 or 4 of the series.

I really enjoyed the protagonist of the His Fair Assassins spin off series! Robin LaFevers writes incredible heroines. 🤌🏽

thank you for this lovely tour! your bookshelves and editing are STUNNING

Kitty!!❤️❤️

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Oh, that's such a lovely idea. I love it! So many beautiful books. And your new bookshelf set up looks stunning... 🙂

Such a fun video. 🙂 Are you going to do a Bookish Backgrounds video on The Old Kingdom series you mentioned? I'd love to know your thoughts on it and how you got around to reading it in the first place. I just love how books become intertwined with our lives over the years, and that's why I really appreciate the Bookish Backgrounds you incorporated... 🙂

Oh, you totally made my day by posting a new video. And when I heard you mention the upcoming bookshelf tour at the end, I just about screamed. Thank you so much. I can't wait! 😃 Your cat is absolutely gorgeous. 😍

I started reading these books in high school too and have kept up with them ever since. I'm a decade out from my high school graduation. I've collected the original Ace Books covers for the first 6 or so books, they have that cool vintage sci fi look! I think I've held on with the series so long for the relationships storyline. Through the years I've come to understand myself as a bisexual and polyamorous person, so I've loved these books for that representation. I was even introduced to the name Micah from the series and chose it as my name when I named myself.

BookTok failed me. How come I don't know about this until now? lmao but for real.....Sarah J Maas is so much more problematic than I thought. Like, it just keeps getting worse. Oh man.

Book six gets spicy that is a very underwhelming statement😅

This is such an underrated series. I don't know why more people don't know about her.

I love LKH!! The Anita Blake Vampire Hunter series is one of the few series that I only buy in hardback(those books that come in hardback that is). I do get how some people don’t care for how the series took a “porn-ish” turn for awhile & yes some of the books became “plot lite”. But she is still one of the few writers that I pre-order as soon as I find out something is coming out. I love the Merry Gentry series by LKH too, but if you don’t really like the turn Anita Blake series took a turn then it might not be for you, especially since the main plot point is that Merry must get pregnant. Even though pregnancy is the main goal there is still a lot of magic & action woven throughout the series, I really hope LKH comes back around to the Merry Gentry series because I feel that the last known book in the series left many unanswered questions. I’ve been reading LKH since 1998 and have no plans to stop as long as she keeps giving us stories about strong female protagonists. Anita Blake was one of the first truly strong females characters I was introduced to in the fantasy genre that not only I love but that helped influence others such as Sookie Stackhouse, Harper Connelly, Lily Bard, Gin Blanco, Mercy Thompson, Rachel Morgan, Kate Daniels, Riley Jenson and many more. But Anita Blake is my favorite with Merry Gentry & Gin Blanco(the Elemental Assassin series by Jennifer Estep) a close second. I would recommend the Gin Blanco series by Jennifer Estep if you like Anita Blake especially if you only really liked the first 5/6 books, the Elemental Assassin series is also long running and has a kick-ass badass female protagonist just like Anita.

I love your take on this series!

I was looking for this video as someone who read Dark Jewels on release and am now reading Acotar - I could hardly believe the similarities and wondered if it was just me … thank you for your compelling evidence that makes me believe SJM must also fan girl on black jewels. Happy reading

I just want to thank you for your video. I discovered this series in high school like you did and I have reread this series multiple times. I actually bought several of the books twice because I lost the first ones when I moved. I will agree that I did miss seeing Anita going out on cases or hunts, especially with Edward, Bernardo and Olaf(Otto). I'm so excited for the next one, I pre-ordered it from Amazon. I can't wait to find out what happens with Edward because I don't think it was addressed in Rafael, which I'm glad she did because I like him and we never get to see him as much, when he was a big part in the beginning of the series, same with Wally, the first vampire we're introduced to in this series.

to much "smut " ruins a book imo some is fine but not when you just need filler i've noticed this with a t.v. series i watched recently... no plot add sex ...

Lol I'm doing this for an exam

I love your videos so much. Honestly, the happiness I feel every time you post... Such a great haul. I would love to see you organize the books into your bookshelf... Your cat is absolutely adorable! 🙂

I started reading the all serie for the second time. Too many things going on at the cert point. Nice to see another fan ❤️

This was such a fun vlog! I think this is my final sign to pick up Saga - i've been wanting to read it for ages! OMG a little princess is my whole childhood - i used to rewatch the film all the time 💜 Looking forward to the next vlog.

Thanks 👍

this vlog felt so cozy, i felt like i was listening to a friend talking to me about the books they're reading. sidenote i loooove your accessories and those earrings in the first car update 😍

Loved the cinematic intro. I am taking part as well and I am just finalising my TBR but i have quite a few short books on it. Good luck on your TBR

I filmed a cinematic intro too!! 😊 It was a lot of fun to film!! I really enjoyed your intro. Your kitten is the cutest!

Your cat 😍