2 stars for the Tamlin Effect and 5 stars for murderous reverse harems 🌟 Book Wrapup + Giveaways!
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- I started off 2021 strong with TWO five-star books! ... but also two two-star books, whoops. I'm also doing a bunch of giveaways for the books I read this month, as well as five brand new hardcovers from Book of the Month, thanks to them for sponsoring! Use my code READWITHCINDY to get your first BOTM box for $9.99: www.bookofthemonth.com/?... (US residents only)
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Cindy's house is so scarcely furnished it looks robbed.
Too lazy to furnish
That's how you keep the burglars away 😌
It literally said “⏹”
It's more furnished than usual.
Kim K minimalism realness
when will a random millionaire give me money and die
So you're not the Avery from the book??
I AM WAITING AS WELL
I think you mixed up the order of those two things but do you what you need to
What? Not me changed my last name so I’m rich in my dreams 😀
Lowkey wanna find a sugar daddt
if i ever wrote a book i would lowkey be scared of Cindy reading it because i trust her opinion so much😭
Same
I would be proud of u for writing a book ♥️
yes I will never read Acotar because I trust her that it's not good
@@pia_moss Weirdly enough, I found her channel through ACOTAR, It was the first series I’ve ever read, and I loved it- aha- but I agree with every single point she’s ever made about it, I’d pause and laugh while nodding my head.
I’ve reread it and while it ain’t perfect, it’s a guilty pleasure for me. I have questionable taste but oh well.
@@belletham6526 everyone has different taste but from the videos I know what's going on and can live my life reading other books instead of this series
Plot twist: the girl got the inheritance because he was her secret sugar daddy
Lol that's what some of the characters thought too 👀
LOL they really thought that in the book too.
It’s funny because that’s what they thought too
This the first I'm hearing of this book so I'm just going off what Cindy said but I'm thinking the "homeless" guy was the billionaire. Mystery solved 😂😂
BRIA please spoil for me. What’s the truth?
Tamlin is the ghost of obsessive ex-boyfriends, haunting YA authors everywhere, deluding them into thinking that being stalked by a guy is hot as long as the guy in question is hot.
We must end tamlin in 2021!!!
@@withcindy Hell yeah! End the sickness! *rising my torch and pitchfork * >:D
Honestly love darker(ish) romances, but only if they aren't romanticized like this trope
End Rhys too pls he was no better. 🙄 people forget how much of a d**k Rhys was in book 1. Feyre’s family would have died in book 1 if it wasn’t for Tamlin and Feyre’s help tbh
Not in my writing! No Tamlins allowed.🤕 I'm not even doing love triangles or abuse-ship. Like, I'm good.
I was having a terrible, terrible day. Period cramps, math, and the urge to scream until everyone was dead overwhelmed me. I prayed for God to save me - and then I saw the light.
‘Cindy?’ I asked, my eyes welling up with tears.
" 'Tis I," She said, and stretched her wings behind her back, 'Your Savior.’
I let out a breath I didn't realise I was holding.
(thank you for saving me)
No thoughts now, only vibes
@@withcindy So god is a cute oriental woman with big glasses. Makes sense.
I STARTED HYPERVENTILATING
Not the breath u didn't know u were holding 😂🖐️
Did you find out if she had the longest wingspan when compared to Rhysand? :o
you know you're the main character when you spend your mornings playing chess with a homeless man
PRETTY MUCH
The Inheritance Games is top tier purely because of this line: “I'm a hyper competitive, bisexual perfectionist who likes to win, who looks like this, I'm no stranger to being hated". like BITCH SAME.
YES
Lol same
Which character says that?
@@menta3001 one of the side girl character she meets in school. I forgot her name but she was great. Other than that I cant say more cause it will be a spoiler .
@@menta3001 Thea!
"i flirt not because i wanna get in their pants, but i just love the chaos"
Im just gonna go listen to my sad girl music and cry
NOOOO ANDY
“Murderous reverse harems”
Now THATS a title
Can't fall in love when ur too busy trying not to get murdered
@@withcindy kill kill fall in love 😍
@@withcindy What if the harem are murderers tho
@@SilentTrip OHSHC?
Cindy: Unsure if she can make an entire video about City of Bones, even though the series includes Incest, White Savior Troupes, Slut Shaming, Love Triangles, Plagiarism and the author's own life in scandal
Me: Ready to rant
But then, it came to me. WWRD? What Would Rhysand Do?
I took a breath.
Me: It's your choice Cindy.
that piece of advice will always haunt me
phenomenal comment
i will now be asking myself WWRD before i do anything 😌 thank you for this beautiful comment
this might be the best comment I've ever read
This is the new WWLMMD?
I saw City of Bones and instantly wanted Cindy's opinions on everyone's favourite siblings-to-lovers couple
Still stuck reading it!!
W h a t
Excuse me what?
Do you mean Jace and Clary?(I haven’t read it but I’m guessing that’s what you mean)
@@beta910 they thought they where siblings from about end of book 1 to, I think mid book 3? I dunno, I haven't read these books since I was like 14 and I didnt like them, dnfed after book 3, which says something lol
@@heroic_antagonist759
Okay so I haven’t read them at all,but I thought they find this out in book 2....you’re telling me when this was being published there were still people who shipped them when this whole fiasco happened
My first thought with the first book was “oh maybe she was the billionaire’s sugar baby” and that’s when I knew I’d been reading too much fanfiction
nope shes never met the billionaire before!!
y/n?
I remember that Cindy once called Tamlin a decent, well meaning dude who didn’t seem problematic. Oh my 💀
Boy was I wrong
"These three grew on me cuz they're a bunch of himbos."
*We all felt that*
i love himbos so much
Havent even watched the video yet and i just *know* this is about sunset curve
Every time she tells us to unsubscribe, I’m like “no, don’t tell me what to do”
It’s the reverse psychology for me
how dare u
Well, as WWRD would say, it's your choice.~
Cindy, how you gonna say Tamlin is the worst character when Amarantha is sitting there waiting to be made fun of.
At least amarantha died tho
@@withcindyu got me there
rhys literally exists though...
@@Nebulousart FACTS
@@Nebulousart ugh our feminist king who assaulted feyre in the first book. What a legend.
Last time I was this early Tamlin wasn't haunting Cindy
He's always haunted me since I was born, I just didn't know it yet
Don’t worry, Rhysand will be there to tell you that it’s your choice if you want to be haunted
@@AlabasterTen F E M I N I S T. K I N G. 👑
the youngest brother from the inheritance games: *baby i'm not even here i'm a hallucination* 👁️👄👁️
pretty much
@@withcindy WHEN ARE YOU READING THE HAWTHORNE LEGACY
i needed this after a breakdown over a math test
Good luck with ur test!!
Omg! That just happened to me!
That just happened to me too!!
omg everyone in the replies has a math test 💀💀💀
Same 😂
Not an abused partner but an abused child: It honestly breaks my heart when i hear people say they wish their abuser hit them. My parents hit me regularly, but let me tell you it will never feel like its enough to validate telling someone. You always end up wishing they woud hit you more or harder or in other places to validate that you are not going crazy.Abuse always starts emotionally. By the time you wish they woud hit you/ hit you harder they already control you.But its never enough to tell someone
It's def a problematic sentiment to have because any form of abuse is heartbreaking and will have u questioning the validity :(
Went through emotional abuse after my grandmother died. It was the worst. I'm still in therapy for it.
The first book sounds like the plot of every shoujo manga I ever read in high school and that’s a compliment
Honestly
it DEFINITELY should be a shoujo manga
It’s so much funnier for British readers if you imagine Tamlin as a representation of Torys. He’s obsessed with taxing the lower class money they can’t pay and he doesn’t believe in giving handouts aka having a welfare state. Tamlin is essentially Borris Johnson
Oh no...... Ur right
We need a YA novel with corbyn and the milliband brothers
@@topkekm8817 yesssss
Cindy is that one person, we know will make a sassy grandma in old age.
I'll be bitter and have a huge hunchback for sure
@@withcindy when ur grandkid starts being a little shit you’ll probably scream SHUT UP TAMLIN and he’ll ask u who that is but you’ll just look at him and run away terrified because that bitch will still be haunting u
Thinking about the fact that Cindy stopped reading harry potter just to end up reading city of bones aka harry potter ron/ginny incest fanfiction
I thought Jace was based on draco?
@@withcindy "Ron and Ginny's Redheaded Passion" fanlore.org/wiki/Mortal_Instruments_(Harry_Potter_story) 😭😭😭
This is why I avoided the series
Wait... IT WAS FANFICTION! I didn’t know that but it explains why they suck. Well except actually the clockwork princess series was pretty good.
@@withcindy The City of Bones is draco/Ginny fanfic called the Draco Trilogy with the serial numbers filed off. BUT Cassie Clare had a ron/Ginny incest fic called The Mortal Instruments
I'm also part of team eat the rich but also being a trophy wife sounds fun sometimes
tbh same
I'm not cute enough to be a trophy wife alas I must work
I have a friend who is like 5'4 and his boyfriend is 6'0 and he literally pouted and told his boyfriend: *"I'm to cute to be sexy..."* in annoyance. It was hilarious. Apparently, the boyfriend said he could always be his trophy wife. *little dude said yes.* 😁
Blue is a good color on her she look more happy than usual
Aw thanks 🥺
@@withcindy you're welcome 😊
Blue is the warmest color 💙
I'm so glad you enjoyed In the Dream House!! I had so many of the same thoughts while reading it, it was TOO REAL sometimes
ugh i know!! esp when she writes lines that are how i've felt while being in a toxic relationship! im like damn u didnt have to come for my neck like that
I'm putting this in the background while sleeping get that coin sis
Same except I'm gonna b falling asleep listening 2 her voice bc it's nice & familiar
I'm ur bedtime meditation
sameeee
"Said shit for the sake of being chaotic-"
Every YA comedic relief but in the best way possible
We love to see it
I love the fact that we have a whole ass Tamlin hate club on this channel...it truly makes me feel noticed.
U can be president
Cindy we all know even if you had a billion dollars you'd still be a minimalist
i would def still act like im poor
*reads city of bones* "Writing's not that easy. But, Grammarly can help. This sentence is....grammatically correct BUT......."
Grammarly will forever haunt us
believe me there are PLENTY of jokes to be made about the mortal instruments series
I still need to gather my thoughts on it 👀
Escapism for poor girls-I think I need this in my life right now. But honestly, The Inheritance Games sounds like it should be an OTT anime on Netflix.
Ikr
it DEF should be an anime
Wait what does OTT stand for? (There’s so many abbreviations)
@@beta910 Over The Top
@@Mecharnie_Dobbs
Ohhhhh that makes sense...I sat here for 3 minutes trying to think of an anime similar but most of the plots are poor guy becomes rich not the other way around,but closest thing I can think of is either Brother’s Conflict ( step-brothers type of deal so no) or Ouran High school host club (except she’s still poor)
I guess there really isn’t an out of nowhere inheritance anime....there’s even an anime about a kidnapped princess trying to find some sleep but not this lol
"this book is basically escapesim for poor girls" if I wasn't interested in the book before, I am now 😏
we NEED the escapism rn
I’m just saying if you and Chanelle do get married I’m gonna gatecrash the wedding
As u should
@@withcindy good, ‘cause I will too
we gonna vogue while gatecrashing cindy and chanelle's wedding
as many of us will.
pls, forgive us.
@@please_stahp98 I don’t think she’ll have a problem with it
"Just because I want to be chaotic" is my life story and certain personalities can't handle the idea that it's not flirting, it's just watching words ricochet around in a room and having fun observing who gets it.
yes!! precisely
This entire comment was poetry, and I'm thankful for people like you existing. "Watching words ricochet around in a room" is absolutely how I live.
THE INHERITANCE GAME is INSANE im telling you. I finished that book in one sitting pretending to be clever while trying to solve the riddles
"pack it up Cassandra Claire u can't be saying that shit" I WHEEZED PLSSSSS
he was entering risky territory!!!
and to think i thought we had escaped the acotar era...
We can never escape
@@withcindy especially since she’s still making books 😬
A Court of Silver Flames... 😩
@@oddeyes9413 Fuck nah
City of Bones is on that list the 12 year old mortal instruments fan in me is AFRAID
Still need to finish it!!
I'm starting to think ACOTAR is Cindy's dark and lonely curse.
yes it is
@@withcindy just don't become a Tamlin yourself
I can't count on my art teacher being consistent but at least Cindy will
Maybe ur art teacher is struggling during the pandemic 🥺
Why is everyone in the comments a freaking comedian
We all go to clown school
Tamlin will forever be my sleep paralysis demon, because the entire cast cannot be.
The WORST sleep paralysis demon
The inheritance game is filled with teen angst and may not necessarily hold up to scrutiny but damn if it's not a fun read. I picked it up right away after reading your review on goodread!
absolutely!!
The Inheritance Games sounds like a manga I would like to read.
That feel when the beast and grey are the most interesting pairing compared to their canon love interests
I would totally eat it up if it were an anime
@@withcindy All they need to add is a hot loyal butler in this brothers mix.
Tamlin the tool haunts everywhere
Everywhere we go he will always be there 👁️
👀there’s no escape..
I just realized that Cindy’s sweatshirt has a book that also has a v*gina.
yes it is
Bussy
i came for this comment, thank you
I skimmed the comments just to see if anyone was going to say something 🤣
I WAS RIGHT YES OH YAY IM SO GLAD SOMEONE ELSE SAW IT
I finally understand that ACOTAR is your villain origins
yes it is
I was just looking at the description and saw Julie and the Phantoms and I was like “MY THREE FAVORITE HIMBOS” and my classmates think I’m crazy....
THEY TRULY ARE HIMBOS AND THATS WHY I LOVE THEM
We are all going to be haunted again once the nessian book is out
As long as tamlin isn't there
Does Cindy ever pin a comment, see another comment and think: “damn I could’ve pinned this one”
All the time
@@withcindy AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Knowing Cindy and her fanbase, yeah
Bitch it has happened to me. Lemme tell you, I'd rather she straight up slapped me. v.v
i saw tampon in the title and knew it was gonna be a good one
Oh to be a tampon
we are now at the point of the year where every day i wake up waiting for what i’ve been waiting for my whole life.
“sarah j mass has driven me to alcoholism part 2 but this time i die at the end- a court of silver flames review”
i dread the day
Tamlin is like that itch on your palm which you can't do anything about and your palm gets more irritated if you try to stratch it,and you just have to endure it till it goes away.
I know this makes no sense i just want to get it off my chest while i wait for my palm to stop itching lol
That is a terrible feeling
Cut the hand .
Unrelated comment: LOVE your profile pic. Blackpink in Cindy's Area lol STAY is a gem and deserves more.
@@somewhereonlyweknow2814YASS finally someone who appreciates stay as much as me istg people really do be sleeping on it
@@lilaGMA Thanks i'll remember it next time lol
well the title already has me hooked
I utter the name tamlin and people will come running
murderous reverse harem is what did it for me
@@withcindy facts. whether the book was good or bad, the mention of Tamlin at least lets me know the video is interesting (all of your videos are dont get me wrong lmao)
eat the rich- unless it’s cindy
just save me for dessert ok?
“He just casually says shit for the sake of being chaotic.”
Honestly dude same.
same for me as well
The inheritance games sounds like the plot to every asian drama tbh
You got me with “escapism for poor girls” 😌💅🏼
we love to see it
When I was reading "the inheritance games" I felt like the plot halfway through was familiar. Then I realized that reminded me of the movie knives out so when I kept reading I just couldn't stop thinking about and I just want to know if anyone else felt like that.
Honestly the Inheritance Games is one of my favorite books that I’ve read this year. I genuinely liked most of the main characters which is rare for me because usually at least one gets on my nerves. I also loved Jameson because he brings the hot mess chaotic energy that I live for
HAHAHHA “which is basically going to be my future with Chanelle” IM SCREAMING
am i wrong tho
the world saw that cindy started off the year enjoying books and said "no, m'am"
Pretty much
"In this economy, hell yeah, i would." So would I, Cindy. Glad to know we think alike.
We gotta be practical during these times
You've heard of the ripple effect, now get ready for the Tamlin effect!
The worst kind of ripple effect
Is anyone else extremely disappointed they didn’t get a Cassie Clare Shadowhunter roast from Cindy.
still gotta finish the book!
I’ve never related to anyone more than the brother (I cannot remember his name lol) who just wants to eat scones and build robots ✌🏻🥲
He's simply vibing
Cindy, it sounds like city of bones wasn’t for you, but if you’re interested I really recommend trying the Infernal Devices trilogy by Cassandra clare. Most people seem to agree that it’s a lot better than the mortal instruments and I think you would like it because it centers around a really interesting and well written romance. Plus the writing is a lot better- the pacing is improved and it’s much more mature
might try it out since a lot of ppl enjoy it!
Infernal devices is waaayyyy better! I have all of CC's books, but that is by far my fav trilogy she's written.
Yes! The Infernal Devices is so much better, the characters are really well made and the story is way more interesting than TMI.
“which is my future with Chanel”
GUYS THE OTP IS REAL
hehehe
I'm here, tamlin summoned me
NO NOT TAMLIN
Cindy, about that one guy in the first book: "He just says casually, flirty shit. And it just reminds me of how I am with my friends, because I will just say this shit, not because I want to get in their pants, but because I just want to be chaotic." Like... Same, but if I could get to their pants is not like I would say no y'know haha
"Haha jk... unless 😳" vibes
Here's Cindy practically reading my mind when describing A Heart So Fierce and Broken; now I have a new term to use while reading-> "The Tamlin Effect" and it can choke.
Me: *passively listening*
Cindy: "Avery doesn't bite"
Me: "Yes I do"
b-bite me
@@withcindy You know what, you were right the first time, I can't, I'm a wuss 😂
This is unrelated, but I just love Cindy’s eyebrows. They’re truly the windows to her soul.
i--
as soon as i got the goodreads notification that you were reading city of bones, i couldn’t resist and decided to read it too. i honestly can’t wait to hear your thoughts 😂😂
Hope you enjoy it! lmao
I experienced non-physical abuse from my father and that wishing for a physical manifestation is so real. I have a lasting fear that I'm "making things up" when I don't have "real" evidence to support pain I feel. To the point where I tore my ACL (and couldnt walk) but because the injury is INSIDE the knee and there's no blood or anything, I convinced myself I made it up. lol. But not lol. but lol
i'm so sorry you had to deal with that. i hope you're doing better now and know you are loved and deserve good things
@@withcindy thank you Cindy! Much better, but always a work in progress. :)
I see Tamlin.... I thought it was over! I thought we were free!!
we are never free
cindy hating city of bones so much she can only read a page per day
i havent opened it in several days....
🏃🏽♀️
this is ur real school
still no cruel prince? feels like a knife in my back cindy 😩
god cruel prince would be amazing for a video
@@graceelathrop6371 i am forever destined to be the pebble in her shoe until she reads it
Y'all really want me to read it huh 😳
@@withcindy are you really a booktuber with a focus on YA books if you haven’t?
@@withcindy I like Holly Black's other YA books (Tithe, Valiant and Ironside) and I have Cruel Prince, but I haven't read it yet. Totally would buddy-read with you.
A reflection of how much we care about what Cindy is saying, is that everyone is commenting on what she's been saying, and no one is commenting on what she's been wearing
Not me clicking on the video when I saw Tamlin -
Ur priorities....
YEAS new video from our queen 💃🏽✨
Hope u enjoy !
“the tamlin effect” oh no this isnt gonna be good
Not at all
Tamlin is like 2020, you can't get rid of him soon enough and he still taints the next book somehow
The Inheritance Games reminds me so much of the 39 Clues series that I read when I was 12. Obviously quite different but wow, I want to read The Inheritance Games so bad now
hope u enjoy it!!
"he was very much the strong yet stoic type of character"
oh, i said. that's cindy's type.
yes, yes it is
When life sucks and people suck but you find creators like Cindy you start to think not all people suck.... it's a good feeling
I do suck but at least we can suck together 😔
@@withcindy misery loves company
It’s heartbreaking to realise that so many victims of toxic partners wished they would be physically abused so that they could find the courage to leave the relationship. I thought I was the only one. I literally prayed for it. Thankfully I managed to leave him beforehand, but I recognise my luck. Toxic relationships should not be tolerated in books, especially when they target teen girls.
If I hadn’t read Anna Todd’s “After” which romanticised emotional/verbal abuse I wouldn’t have given my ex so many chances. I kept thinking that it would be worth it at the end because my love would heal and change him. I couldn’t have been more wrong.
And now I am the one that needs to heal.
im proud of you for leaving
Just a curiosity, Julie and The Phantoms is originally an brazilian show and Netflix dicided to do a remake!
Not at Cindy still being traumatized by Tamlin. Move on girl, there be more doughbags in the sea of YA to rant about
EDIT: Ignore that, you seemed to have found JACE
jace doesnt seem as bad so far!
@@withcindy Uhhuh? 👀
@@ZS-dr7bi tbf she said the exact same thing about Tamlin
The Inheritance games sounds a lot like the 39 Clues Series.
is that one good?
@@withcindy Oh man it’s been years since I read those but I remember them being kind of cheesy and taking themselves super seriously as this “spy thriller chase to get an inheritance- for kids” but I really liked it back in the day. They’re a series of kid’s books, each was written by a different author and they had collectible cards and online stuff too. I think it was a campaign to get kids reading more lol. Good times
Omg it was so nice seeing someone else having the EXACT same feelings I had towards a Heart so Fierce and Broken. I DNFed it but honestly I felt there was not enough time or enough of a reason to change Rhen and Harper's personalities so much from the first book, I don't know if I will try to pick it back up to read the last book when it comes out or not.
after a stressful morning, this is just what i need. A cup o' spiced tea and a withcindy video. thank u cindyyy
I'm so glad !!
I’m going to beg until Cindy makes a video about our favorite lovers-to-siblings-to not-siblings-to-lovers duo
"This book has made me go through a reading slump"-
Oh how much I relate to this one single sentence.
pretty much!!
Love this girl she’s everything her energy is such chaotic tbh
love this month's wrap-up! I read in the dream house the past month too and you are completely right in describing it as a speculative horror fic. it's lovely but really haunting and I'm so glad you enjoyed it as much as I did! oooof haha it does get way too relatable at times too....
It's so good!