The hair the makeup it’s perfection in this video 😍 I totally get the criticism with I Married a Lizardman and alien romances. This one definitely leans more on that weird element. I just was so happily surprised by how sweet it is for the cover/title 😂
Priory of the Orange Tree was a book I put off reading for about a year. I got nearly 300 pages in before swapping to audio because I was struggling to get through it. Ended up liking it but not loving it. Enjoyed it nonetheless!
I just finished The Heart Principle a few days ago and can't stop thinking about it. I also think it's her best book yet. She always seems to put her heart into her stories and that's particularly clear with this book. I thought it was incredibly romantic and I loved the characters. Definitely worth the wait. I'm actually listening to the audiobook now, and waiting for my paperback copy to arrive. I can't wait to read A Spindle Splintered. I love all of Harrow's stuff. My daunting book was The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon, which I finally read earlier this year and loved.
I really loved the Unbroken so I am glad you liked it! Also the covers for the Lobizona series are stunning so I hope I really like them once I do get to them. My answer to your question is Ship of Destiny and the liveship traders series in general (especially after the pacing problems in AQ) and I have so many regrets. I flew thru each of them and now its an all time favorite series.
I just got a chance to watch this because I’ve been vacationing in The Adirondacks in upstate NY. I FINALLY got Tess of the D’urbervilles read. It was so hard to read but I think that was mainly because thr synopsis covered 75% of the book and it was just hard to read the way women were supposed to behave as opposed to men and then to realize that for a lot of places it hasn’t changed much. The ending totally surprised me, though.
okay I LOVE this makeup on you! also you were right, I enjoyed The Matchmaker's Lonely Heart so much!! I think one of my favorite parts was Michael feeling so smug because he made Amelie flustered, and then she waves at him and HE ALMOST WALKS INTO A DOOR 😂 love those two dorks and I'm with you, I'm really hoping for sequels following the cousins! (and I loved seeing the male characters just awed by how competent all these women were lol) Les Mis is forever my answer for that kind of question 😬 I do have eventual plans to buddy read it with a friend which should help motivate me, but *1400 PAGES*
I’m determined to make “Great Expectations” one of my classics reads for the year. It has been on my TBR for something like a decade and 2021 IS the year. Congrats on “Middlemarch,” btw. It is a wonderful book and, yes, a little bit genius.
I have recommended Know My Name to so many people because I think that there are very few people on this planet that couldn't benefit from reading Chanel's words.
Not so long by your standards, but I have put off reading The Golem & the Jinni because it's long. I started last week and tried the hybrid reading approach but it puts me to sleep lol. I may need the full responsibility of reading with my eyes to stay awake.
I started Butter Honey Pig Bread last night-- which I'd also put off reading (but not for length). Njeri's interview with the author was so great, I just had to pull it out! It has my focus for now-- it is just so beautifully written! The Golem & the Jinni will go on the back shelf for now --- only because I don't read 2 at a time.
I'm so glad you enjoyed Poison Study; I'm a big fan of that series!! (which helps cause I take your recommendations seriously, so that we're on the same page for a favourite is good). I read it when it was first published and the trans character was, at that time, 'well, that's decent rep I suppose??'. It helps that they continue to be a great character for the rest of the series; like competent and their gender identity is respected by all the other characters.
My long book I have been putting off was actually a reread for me - Moby Dick. I finally got to it this week. I had forgotten what a good book it is. I will say don't read it unless you are prepared to learn a LOT about whales and whaling ships.
Here's what I read in August Blood meridian Chain of gold The broken kingdoms The ruin of kings The trouble with peace The count of monte Cristo Ship of destiny The girl who played with fire The beauty of living twice by sharon stone The girl a memoir
I had the same feelings of white saviorism from I Married A Lizardman! I was trying to pin down what gave me that impression and I think it mostly came from certain word choices (e.g. use of the phrase "savage land" not in reference to actual harsh terrain) and the fact that there wasn't anything about the lizard people beyond their physical descriptions that made them different from humans. You could have switched them out with some indigenous group without pretty much any hiccup (beyond the anatomy descriptions) and it would not have been an acceptable story. And then of course this one character comes in and saves them from themselves singlehandedly whereas I don't think something like IPB presents the humans as necessarily bringing enlightenment to their aliens. But yeah. It got stuck in my head early on and I couldn't forget about it so I fully understand the weird feeling of thinking so hard about what seems like a silly sweet alien romance.
I’m loving your makeup in this video!
Thank you!
The hair the makeup it’s perfection in this video 😍
I totally get the criticism with I Married a Lizardman and alien romances. This one definitely leans more on that weird element. I just was so happily surprised by how sweet it is for the cover/title 😂
Thank you! 🥰 And yeah, I totally hear you on the sweetness and I did like that piece of it!
Skip through the stats?!? Perish the thought. I come for the fantastic reviews; I stay for the stats.
Btw, your makeup is gorgeous.
😂😂😂 I love this comment. Glad you like the stats!
Okay, you’ve been killing it with the eyeshadow lately. 😍 I spent all of 2020 watching GBBO and it’s so good!! now I want to read Battle Royal.
You should!! It’s fun.
I enjoyed the Unbroken as well, I am very excited to see where it goes in book 2
Same!
I love your blue eye makeup!
Priory of the Orange Tree was a book I put off reading for about a year. I got nearly 300 pages in before swapping to audio because I was struggling to get through it. Ended up liking it but not loving it. Enjoyed it nonetheless!
That’s a good one!
I just finished The Heart Principle a few days ago and can't stop thinking about it. I also think it's her best book yet. She always seems to put her heart into her stories and that's particularly clear with this book. I thought it was incredibly romantic and I loved the characters. Definitely worth the wait. I'm actually listening to the audiobook now, and waiting for my paperback copy to arrive. I can't wait to read A Spindle Splintered. I love all of Harrow's stuff. My daunting book was The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon, which I finally read earlier this year and loved.
I loved Heart Principle too! Oh Priory of the Orange Tree is long but really good.
I finally read The Count of Monte Cristo this year after putting it off forever due to length. I'm glad I read it.
Love that! I still haven’t read it.
Looks like a great reading month. Wow!
I really loved the Unbroken so I am glad you liked it! Also the covers for the Lobizona series are stunning so I hope I really like them once I do get to them. My answer to your question is Ship of Destiny and the liveship traders series in general (especially after the pacing problems in AQ) and I have so many regrets. I flew thru each of them and now its an all time favorite series.
I did! And yes, I’m interested to see what you think of Lobizona.
I DNF'd No Gods No Monsters because of the execution. It was all over the place and just exhausting.
Yeah, that’s definitely valid.
I just got a chance to watch this because I’ve been vacationing in The Adirondacks in upstate NY. I FINALLY got Tess of the D’urbervilles read. It was so hard to read but I think that was mainly because thr synopsis covered 75% of the book and it was just hard to read the way women were supposed to behave as opposed to men and then to realize that for a lot of places it hasn’t changed much. The ending totally surprised me, though.
**hahaa** Your book question is hilarious as I have too many books I've been putting off. Great wrap up.
Middlemarch is it for me too!
That's a lot of books and a lot of BIPOC authors, well done. 📚📚📚
okay I LOVE this makeup on you!
also you were right, I enjoyed The Matchmaker's Lonely Heart so much!! I think one of my favorite parts was Michael feeling so smug because he made Amelie flustered, and then she waves at him and HE ALMOST WALKS INTO A DOOR 😂 love those two dorks
and I'm with you, I'm really hoping for sequels following the cousins! (and I loved seeing the male characters just awed by how competent all these women were lol)
Les Mis is forever my answer for that kind of question 😬 I do have eventual plans to buddy read it with a friend which should help motivate me, but *1400 PAGES*
Thank you! Also YES! Matchmakers was really good. Glad you enjoyed it! Oof, yeah I haven’t done Le Mis either
I’m determined to make “Great Expectations” one of my classics reads for the year. It has been on my TBR for something like a decade and 2021 IS the year. Congrats on “Middlemarch,” btw. It is a wonderful book and, yes, a little bit genius.
Best of luck! And yes, Middlemarch was fantastic.
I have recommended Know My Name to so many people because I think that there are very few people on this planet that couldn't benefit from reading Chanel's words.
Agreed!
You had such high rated books which is awesome!
My daunting book is Anna Karenina been reading it off and on all year
Not so long by your standards, but I have put off reading The Golem & the Jinni because it's long. I started last week and tried the hybrid reading approach but it puts me to sleep lol. I may need the full responsibility of reading with my eyes to stay awake.
I started Butter Honey Pig Bread last night-- which I'd also put off reading (but not for length). Njeri's interview with the author was so great, I just had to pull it out! It has my focus for now-- it is just so beautifully written! The Golem & the Jinni will go on the back shelf for now --- only because I don't read 2 at a time.
I’ve heard Golem & the Jinni is good! Also 😂 whatever works for you!
I'm so glad you enjoyed Poison Study; I'm a big fan of that series!! (which helps cause I take your recommendations seriously, so that we're on the same page for a favourite is good). I read it when it was first published and the trans character was, at that time, 'well, that's decent rep I suppose??'. It helps that they continue to be a great character for the rest of the series; like competent and their gender identity is respected by all the other characters.
I did really enjoy it! And yeah, I feel like for the time it’s not bad.
I've been wanting to get to Know My Name but I need to be in a reaaalllly good mental space first lol
It's amazing, but yes!
My long book I have been putting off was actually a reread for me - Moby Dick. I finally got to it this week. I had forgotten what a good book it is. I will say don't read it unless you are prepared to learn a LOT about whales and whaling ships.
I was very trepidatious about reading Moby Dick, but I surprised myself with how much I loved it
Lol! I wasn’t a huge fan of Moby Duck, but I’m also not big on books set at sea in general so that tracks. Glad you enjoyed it!
My daunting book was Les Mis! I got to it in March.
Ooh congrats! That’s a long one.
Here's what I read in August
Blood meridian
Chain of gold
The broken kingdoms
The ruin of kings
The trouble with peace
The count of monte Cristo
Ship of destiny
The girl who played with fire
The beauty of living twice by sharon stone
The girl a memoir
Great list!
I had the same feelings of white saviorism from I Married A Lizardman! I was trying to pin down what gave me that impression and I think it mostly came from certain word choices (e.g. use of the phrase "savage land" not in reference to actual harsh terrain) and the fact that there wasn't anything about the lizard people beyond their physical descriptions that made them different from humans. You could have switched them out with some indigenous group without pretty much any hiccup (beyond the anatomy descriptions) and it would not have been an acceptable story. And then of course this one character comes in and saves them from themselves singlehandedly whereas I don't think something like IPB presents the humans as necessarily bringing enlightenment to their aliens. But yeah. It got stuck in my head early on and I couldn't forget about it so I fully understand the weird feeling of thinking so hard about what seems like a silly sweet alien romance.
Yes! This is exactly it. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.