You had such an excellent summer of reading. I'm so glad that you enjoyed Burial Rites! You have me so interested and excited to read The Shock of the Fall and so many other books. I hope school is treating you well!
PeruseProject You have to be in the right mind set for it, but if you are it is PERFECT. I tried to read it almost a year ago and couldn't get into it, but now it is one of my favorite books. Have you read The Name of the Wind yet???
This is a FANTASTIC idea! Sometimes trying to find new books can be confusing because its like "What was that one book -insert name here- read? I know it was in a book haul... or was it a wrap up? Probably both but..." then I watch a dozen videos searching and then ultimately getting distracted. Plus I like to hear what books you liked the most in a given time frame so a seasonal wrap up- top 5 is excellent!
I really like this new series. I always avoid most of the Wrap Up videos so I don't hear any spoilers. So these quick reviews are great for me. Thank you for inspiration!
The first page of All the Light We Cannot See hooked me. The story was beautiful and heart retching at the same time. The kind of book that made me stay up all night, flashlight in hand. Best Book Ever
You had a great summer of reading! I own Mistborn, and as a fantasy lover, I really, really, really, need to read it!! As for my favorite book of the summer: Girl of Fire & Thorns, hands down! Excellent
really loved this format!! and also, i started reading/finished the mistborn trilogy on your recommendation and i would just like to say THANK YOU IT WAS SO AMAZING
I've been super excited to read The Shock of the Fall and now I'm even more excited!!! I picked The Shock of the Fall for my ISU in English this year so hopefully that will end well!! Also love the idea of the summary and I'm definitely looking forward to more videos like this! :)
You read so many good books over the summer. Watching your videos just makes me want to read all the books!! I really like this video- you should definitely continue doing them :) x
I saw Nathan Filer give a talk in Bristol (where he and I are both from), England, and he was fantastic. I had to cram read the Shock Of The Fall the day before the talk but he was so insightful. He worked in as a mental health nurse in the years preceding the writing of this novel and his experience comes through in such an interesting way, especially in how people treat those with mental illnesses - even when they work in that profession. Such an important read, especially in this time of raised awareness for invisible illnesses. Fantastic book. Glad you liked it :D
It was cool. I follow your monthly wrap ups so no new info for me but cool! "It will make you wanna hug it" Such a great way to imply you like something a lot. Because we hug our books, we love them as if they were our children. Almost.
First of all: You read SO MUCH. Well done to you! I love love love the editions of the Giver quartet! Wheee! Loved that book as a kid. I have not read the rest of them!
Great idea, Regan! Though I watch your every monthly wrap up video :) But it's great to have a quick video summary of the months! So I'll be looking forward to these videos. Like all of your videos :)
You read so many awesome books over the summer! I also really like this type of video wrap-up. I'm planning on reading The Bronze Horseman and All the Light We Cannot See over Christmas (because it will be summer for me then), because I can't read them now with school being all crazy :(
Purchased All the Light We Cannot See because of you! It now looks beautiful on my shelf. My favorite series (can't pick one book!) of the summer was Ashfall trilogy by Mike Mullin. SO GOOD.
I like this format! But to be honest, the more videos from you, the better :) Your top 5 all look so great. I actually own all of them except for The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, but its description sounds like exactly the book I need to read right now so it's on the top of my to-buy list! I think my favourite of the summer was We Were Liars. I probably went into it with the complete opposite mindset of everyone else - I didn't expect to like it at all - but I was so pleasantly surprised with it. Absolutely loved it. Still think about it often.
I'm so looking forward to getting my hands on your top 5 books! My favorite books I read this summer were The Final Empire and The Golem and The Jinni (the way you described All The Light We Cannot See is how I feel about this book haha).
I feel like I should go buy the Mistborn box set now. I LOVE the UK covers. It's beautiful :) Plus it sounds like an amazing series :) Going to have to treat myself for my birthday next month I guess!
The Bronze Horseman was definitely, DEFINITELY one of my favorite reads of this summer as well. Just UGH, such a journey, you're so right. But I think I gotta give it to The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss.
You seem to have read some amazing books! I still haven't read any Sanderson but I have the Mistborn boxset on my Christmas list =D Burial Rites is an amazing read, Hannah Kent is such a skilled writer. Sedgwick is one of my favourite authors - I've just picked up a really nice hardback of Blood Red Snow White recently so I hope to get to that one soon. I just want to read everything he's written. All the Light We Cannot See has a gorgeous cover! I'm hoping to get that one at some point
If you love the Mistborn trilogy then you'll definitely love the Stormlight Archive series by Sanderson. It has become one of my favorite fantasy series.
Whoa, you read a lot of great books in the summer! Awesome. You don't have to keep saying your ratings are "on goodreads" though, I think we get it lol xD
I'm basically begging for All the Light We Cannot See for my birthday but my library just got it in. Eventually I am picking that book up! Also the video format is a very nice recap.
Such a wonderful reading you had this summer! ^.^ I have yet to pick up a book by Brandon Sanderson, I've heard so many great things about his books and him! P.S. I LOVE YOUR SHELVES IN THE BACK. AND YOUR WALL. THAT BASTILLE POSTER THOUGH
Goodreads should change their rating system to yours. After 4 stars they should have: 5 stars, 5 stars-with-eyebrow-lift, 5 stars-with-eye-widening, and lastly, 5 stars-with-the-slow-reiteration-of-how-awesome-it-is. Also, I think CZcams wasn't fully working. It didn't show me the power-point presentation that I KNOW had to be there at the start of the video...
Wow, during summer you read just two books less than me during all of 2014. I feel a little jealous :D I think my favourite was probably Landline by Rainbow Rowell. I'm not sure, though, because all the books I read over the summer were really good, but there wasn't one that makes me gush completely just thinking about it. I always really like the set up and coloring of your videos. It feels very home-y :)
OOhh I really liked this video :) Oh man, I read so many books this summer. The one really standing out is The Iron Jawed Boy by Nikolas Lee. It was an excellent start to a middle-grade fantasy series that I'm really excited for! I have the first two books and can't wait to continue on with the series. Plus the author is super nice!
I really enjoyed this video! I read o many amazing books... I think my favorite would go to CoHF, because I can't get over it, but there were some other awesome ones too. I loved Paper Towns, Crank, The Rithmatist... so many. Summer was good reading wise.
Hello Regan, new subscriber here ... really, really, like this wrap up style video ... you definitely added a lot of to TBR list ... ahhh sooo many books to read .... sooo little free time! Again great video. =)
I have to stop watching you now, I found you and put your videos on hold for a while and yesterday i started watching you, I love the way you talk about the books even when you dont like them you are not negative and that is awesome. And now! i have a full cart on amazon :s and such. hahaha Thank you!!
You know what book I think you'd really like? The Twins by Tessa de Loo. It's a World War II novel about twin sisters, born in 1916, who were split up quiet young. One went to live in the Netherlands, the other in Germany. The story is about them meeting each other somewhere in the 1990's and just talking about their lives and the war and... It's fascinating, and I'm sure you'd love it!
Love the video, I think it's a really great idea! My top 5 favourite books of summer have been (no particular order) Eleanor and Park, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, If I Stay, Two Boys Kissing, and Anna and the French Kiss. I just realised all of them are contemporary, that's weird.
=) really enjoyed this video. I think this series should definitely continue! Best book I read this series wasn't just one book but 3: The graphic novel series Saga has to be my fav from the summer.
I've got the levin out f the library on your recommendation. My favourite reads this summer were... California by Edan lepucki, the spectacular now by tim Tharp, and my Salinger year by joanna rakoff X
I really liked your video and your videos. I'm from Panama and everybook you recommended I loved it. Thanks you for make videos and make me laugh a lot.
PeruseProject Hope you'll read Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. It's my no.1 favorite historical fiction with The Book Thief and Between Shades of Gray.
In the world of digital you can see every story by web and video world so why and what is purpose of reading ? and when you read those books how you decide the rating because everyone have different purpose of reading .
I have not shut up concerning this book subscription “fetching lobon only” (Google it) since I first subscribed, a lot of great books in the genres I read and listen to most that I have not seen in my other subscription service. Excellent source for the topics relevant to study, novels.and so forth.. !! Simple to find the necessary books / documents.
i need to read hero of ages asap!!! the series is just the bomb!!! love it so much!!! i need to read tatjana and alexander soon... but i´m scared... a read-a-long would be cool btw!!!
Hmmm, it's hard to decide on my favorite book from this summer. The Kiss of Deception was pretty great, but I read the sequel to the Darkest Minds and really enjoyed it. But I also read a book called Silicon Man, and it really impressed me as well. Gah! Too many good books. I'll say Never Fade was my favorite summer read, and that Silicon Man was the best out of the ones I had low hopes for to begin with. Which is good, considering I would now put it on my top five.
StarfireToadandAang I am really glad now I waited to read the first two (and their novellas) until now. They've been on my TBR list forever lol. But I waited (unintentionally) until close to time for the third one to come out, so I won't have to wait as long to see what happens~ But my gosh those novellas are just... AH. WHY. Can there never just be a happy ending to anything?
QuincyAllain oh my gosh i haven't read the novellas and i wanna read them really bad though! I've heard they're really good and i just WhY HAven'T I rEaD tHemmmMm But Alex is just so talented in the heart-breaker department. Really. WHYYY
Hey Regan! I would like to ask you what you thought of The Giver quartet. I have read the giver a number of times, but I have not continued on with the series... I was wondering if it was worth it
I have had All the Light We Cannot See for weeks and you have inspired me to move it up my TBR. Also have you read City of Thieves by David Benioff? It is WW2 historical fiction sorta heavy also pretty funny.
Someone clearly had an amazing summer in terms of reading. Hooow,how did you manage to choose only a few to mention?Pretty sure I wouldn't have been able to,haha.
*adds every single book to cart*
"It's like a summary." A summery summary. Get it? Ha ha ha.
I'm creative
I laughed way more than I should have.
Lol
You had such an excellent summer of reading. I'm so glad that you enjoyed Burial Rites!
You have me so interested and excited to read The Shock of the Fall and so many other books. I hope school is treating you well!
Oh and my favorite book of the summer.. The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making.. have you read it? SO WONDERFUL.
read susie read I OWN IT BUT I HAVEN'T READ IT BUT SOON.
And thanks so much Susie!
PeruseProject You have to be in the right mind set for it, but if you are it is PERFECT. I tried to read it almost a year ago and couldn't get into it, but now it is one of my favorite books.
Have you read The Name of the Wind yet???
You know what Regan? Thanks for being alive !! And all the light we cannot see i'm gonna read that damn beautiful book! !
This is a FANTASTIC idea! Sometimes trying to find new books can be confusing because its like "What was that one book -insert name here- read? I know it was in a book haul... or was it a wrap up? Probably both but..." then I watch a dozen videos searching and then ultimately getting distracted. Plus I like to hear what books you liked the most in a given time frame so a seasonal wrap up- top 5 is excellent!
What a great way to talk about and mention all the books you read. I enjoyed this video thoroughly. Ha. You are wonderful.
My favorite book I read was City Of Heavenly Fire. I just love Cassandra Clare's writing and her worlds are always so amazing.
I really like this new series. I always avoid most of the Wrap Up videos so I don't hear any spoilers. So these quick reviews are great for me. Thank you for inspiration!
Great selection. I've loved Boxers and Saints and AJ Fikry. Will definitely try out some of the others.
The first page of All the Light We Cannot See hooked me. The story was beautiful and heart retching at the same time. The kind of book that made me stay up all night, flashlight in hand. Best Book Ever
WOOOHOO! I'm looking forward to these series of videos. :) Your awesome!
You had a great summer of reading! I own Mistborn, and as a fantasy lover, I really, really, really, need to read it!!
As for my favorite book of the summer: Girl of Fire & Thorns, hands down! Excellent
I really liked this format, it was really interesting to see all the books you'd read and then your favourites of the season! Great vid :)
This is a great idea! Sounds like you had such a good summer of reading.
really loved this format!! and also, i started reading/finished the mistborn trilogy on your recommendation and i would just like to say THANK YOU IT WAS SO AMAZING
Oh my gosh you read so much! I'm so jealous I wish I could read that many books in just one month
I've been super excited to read The Shock of the Fall and now I'm even more excited!!! I picked The Shock of the Fall for my ISU in English this year so hopefully that will end well!! Also love the idea of the summary and I'm definitely looking forward to more videos like this! :)
You read so many good books over the summer. Watching your videos just makes me want to read all the books!! I really like this video- you should definitely continue doing them :) x
I'm dyingggg to read the mistborn trilogy,boxers and saints,and amulet.They seem so good.Love your videos Regan,you're awesome!
I love the idea of this video! So excited for the future seasons!
I saw Nathan Filer give a talk in Bristol (where he and I are both from), England, and he was fantastic. I had to cram read the Shock Of The Fall the day before the talk but he was so insightful. He worked in as a mental health nurse in the years preceding the writing of this novel and his experience comes through in such an interesting way, especially in how people treat those with mental illnesses - even when they work in that profession. Such an important read, especially in this time of raised awareness for invisible illnesses. Fantastic book. Glad you liked it :D
This was great! Please continiue with this wrap up thingy, cause I really enjoyed it! Also pat on the back for reading so many books this summer ^^
It was cool. I follow your monthly wrap ups so no new info for me but cool!
"It will make you wanna hug it" Such a great way to imply you like something a lot. Because we hug our books, we love them as if they were our children. Almost.
First of all: You read SO MUCH. Well done to you! I love love love the editions of the Giver quartet! Wheee! Loved that book as a kid. I have not read the rest of them!
Great idea, Regan! Though I watch your every monthly wrap up video :) But it's great to have a quick video summary of the months! So I'll be looking forward to these videos. Like all of your videos :)
You read so many awesome books over the summer! I also really like this type of video wrap-up.
I'm planning on reading The Bronze Horseman and All the Light We Cannot See over Christmas (because it will be summer for me then), because I can't read them now with school being all crazy :(
Purchased All the Light We Cannot See because of you! It now looks beautiful on my shelf.
My favorite series (can't pick one book!) of the summer was Ashfall trilogy by Mike Mullin. SO GOOD.
I automatically loved you as soon as this started based on the posters alone. :3
i like this because sometimes I don't wanna hear all about the books, so good idea!!
I really like this idea! Definitely continue! :D
I like this format! But to be honest, the more videos from you, the better :)
Your top 5 all look so great. I actually own all of them except for The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, but its description sounds like exactly the book I need to read right now so it's on the top of my to-buy list!
I think my favourite of the summer was We Were Liars. I probably went into it with the complete opposite mindset of everyone else - I didn't expect to like it at all - but I was so pleasantly surprised with it. Absolutely loved it. Still think about it often.
Love this idea, probably you should say at the beginning of the video that you rated all the books on goodreads, i love your recommendations so much
I have just finished reading "The Final Empire" and it was awesome. I love your videos and the books you read.
This is such a good idea! I really want to read some of these! My TBR is becoming waay too long ahaha! And The Shock of the Fall was wonderful!
I'm so looking forward to getting my hands on your top 5 books! My favorite books I read this summer were The Final Empire and The Golem and The Jinni (the way you described All The Light We Cannot See is how I feel about this book haha).
Great books all around!! And yes, please continue. I loved this!!
Love the idea! =) This is a great overview!
You're really kind with your stars xD
This was a great format! I'm looking forward to more videos like this! :)
You HAVE to be my favorite book-tuber!!!
I feel like I should go buy the Mistborn box set now. I LOVE the UK covers. It's beautiful :) Plus it sounds like an amazing series :) Going to have to treat myself for my birthday next month I guess!
I reread Outlander this summer to get ready for the show. It was just as good the 2nd time around!
you totally sold me All the Lights We Cannot See. I'm going to read it
Seriously going to pick up some of the books you mentioned! Thanks for sharing~^^
The Bronze Horseman was definitely, DEFINITELY one of my favorite reads of this summer as well. Just UGH, such a journey, you're so right. But I think I gotta give it to The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss.
I just love your idea for this video, please do more times, love your videos!!
You seem to have read some amazing books! I still haven't read any Sanderson but I have the Mistborn boxset on my Christmas list =D
Burial Rites is an amazing read, Hannah Kent is such a skilled writer. Sedgwick is one of my favourite authors - I've just picked up a really nice hardback of Blood Red Snow White recently so I hope to get to that one soon. I just want to read everything he's written.
All the Light We Cannot See has a gorgeous cover! I'm hoping to get that one at some point
Looks like you had a great summer of reading. I need to get All The Lights We Cannot See! :)
If you love the Mistborn trilogy then you'll definitely love the Stormlight Archive series by Sanderson. It has become one of my favorite fantasy series.
Whoa, you read a lot of great books in the summer! Awesome. You don't have to keep saying your ratings are "on goodreads" though, I think we get it lol xD
I'm basically begging for All the Light We Cannot See for my birthday but my library just got it in. Eventually I am picking that book up! Also the video format is a very nice recap.
Such a wonderful reading you had this summer! ^.^ I have yet to pick up a book by Brandon Sanderson, I've heard so many great things about his books and him!
P.S. I LOVE YOUR SHELVES IN THE BACK. AND YOUR WALL. THAT BASTILLE POSTER THOUGH
Bastille, yeah!
Goodreads should change their rating system to yours. After 4 stars they should have: 5 stars, 5 stars-with-eyebrow-lift, 5 stars-with-eye-widening, and lastly, 5 stars-with-the-slow-reiteration-of-how-awesome-it-is.
Also, I think CZcams wasn't fully working. It didn't show me the power-point presentation that I KNOW had to be there at the start of the video...
Wow, during summer you read just two books less than me during all of 2014. I feel a little jealous :D
I think my favourite was probably Landline by Rainbow Rowell. I'm not sure, though, because all the books I read over the summer were really good, but there wasn't one that makes me gush completely just thinking about it.
I always really like the set up and coloring of your videos. It feels very home-y :)
OOhh I really liked this video :) Oh man, I read so many books this summer. The one really standing out is The Iron Jawed Boy by Nikolas Lee. It was an excellent start to a middle-grade fantasy series that I'm really excited for! I have the first two books and can't wait to continue on with the series. Plus the author is super nice!
The best book I've read so far this summer is The Book Thief and I picked the book up because Reagan always talks about that book in the past videos.
I really enjoyed this video! I read o many amazing books... I think my favorite would go to CoHF, because I can't get over it, but there were some other awesome ones too. I loved Paper Towns, Crank, The Rithmatist... so many. Summer was good reading wise.
Hello Regan, new subscriber here ... really, really, like this wrap up style video ... you definitely added a lot of to TBR list ... ahhh sooo many books to read .... sooo little free time! Again great video. =)
Sooooo many recommendations. I want to read them all, all the books.
I have to stop watching you now, I found you and put your videos on hold for a while and yesterday i started watching you, I love the way you talk about the books even when you dont like them you are not negative and that is awesome. And now! i have a full cart on amazon :s and such. hahaha Thank you!!
You know what book I think you'd really like? The Twins by Tessa de Loo. It's a World War II novel about twin sisters, born in 1916, who were split up quiet young. One went to live in the Netherlands, the other in Germany. The story is about them meeting each other somewhere in the 1990's and just talking about their lives and the war and... It's fascinating, and I'm sure you'd love it!
Love the video, I think it's a really great idea!
My top 5 favourite books of summer have been (no particular order) Eleanor and Park, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, If I Stay, Two Boys Kissing, and Anna and the French Kiss.
I just realised all of them are contemporary, that's weird.
So good.
Love this format!
=) really enjoyed this video. I think this series should definitely continue! Best book I read this series wasn't just one book but 3: The graphic novel series Saga has to be my fav from the summer.
I really like this format of video. I think it's a great idea!
Love the idea and the video, I am 126 pages into the Final Empire and damn that book is great
I've got the levin out f the library on your recommendation. My favourite reads this summer were...
California by Edan lepucki, the spectacular now by tim Tharp, and my Salinger year by joanna rakoff
X
I really liked your video and your videos. I'm from Panama and everybook you recommended I loved it. Thanks you for make videos and make me laugh a lot.
You have the best taste in books ever!
This is so adorable! You should do a reacting video. Youve come so far in your presenting and speaking skills :)
SIGH...soooo many books I still need to read...My favs from summer reading were Dreams of Gods & Monsters, The One, & The Girl Who Never Was!
You read so many books wow! Excellent video!
love love love this idea
loooove the background
Love this new series :)
I always enjoy all your videos Regan, just thought u should know. :)
GIRL. I WENT TO THE BASTILLE CONCERT WITH TO KILL A KING IN MN. I LOVE YOUR POSTERS
These videos make me jealous, but I take it positively - cause it pushes the "reader" out in me to do more.
PeruseProject Hope you'll read Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. It's my no.1 favorite historical fiction with The Book Thief and Between Shades of Gray.
This video is 11:11, do you think if I wish hard enough I'll get all these books?
Gabrielle Zevin's Elsewhere is my favorite one by her, but I will have to read this one. Have you read The Goldfinch, it was killer.
In the world of digital you can see every story by web and video world so why and what is purpose of reading ? and when you read those books how you decide the rating because everyone have different purpose of reading .
Fun! Excited for this new season serie :)
My favorite book I read this summer was "The Maze Runner". A book I understand you didn't like so much? ;)
so many good books, I should put them in my TBR list :)
I have not shut up concerning this book subscription “fetching lobon only” (Google it) since I first subscribed, a lot of great books in the genres I read and listen to most that I have not seen in my other subscription service. Excellent source for the topics relevant to study, novels.and so forth.. !! Simple to find the necessary books / documents.
This series is awesome!
i need to read hero of ages asap!!! the series is just the bomb!!! love it so much!!! i need to read tatjana and alexander soon... but i´m scared... a read-a-long would be cool btw!!!
Read Counting by 7's
Hmmm, it's hard to decide on my favorite book from this summer.
The Kiss of Deception was pretty great, but I read the sequel to the Darkest Minds and really enjoyed it. But I also read a book called Silicon Man, and it really impressed me as well.
Gah! Too many good books.
I'll say Never Fade was my favorite summer read, and that Silicon Man was the best out of the ones I had low hopes for to begin with. Which is good, considering I would now put it on my top five.
Isn't the Darkest Minds juST THE GREATEST I JUST
I wanna reread the two before In the Afterlight comes out IM SO EXCITED
StarfireToadandAang I am really glad now I waited to read the first two (and their novellas) until now. They've been on my TBR list forever lol. But I waited (unintentionally) until close to time for the third one to come out, so I won't have to wait as long to see what happens~
But my gosh those novellas are just... AH. WHY. Can there never just be a happy ending to anything?
QuincyAllain oh my gosh i haven't read the novellas and i wanna read them really bad though! I've heard they're really good and i just WhY HAven'T I rEaD tHemmmMm
But Alex is just so talented in the heart-breaker department. Really. WHYYY
4/5 are on my to read list :)
Hey Regan! I would like to ask you what you thought of The Giver quartet. I have read the giver a number of times, but I have not continued on with the series... I was wondering if it was worth it
Locke & Key literally scared the pants off of me! Will you be continuing the series?
I have had All the Light We Cannot See for weeks and you have inspired me to move it up my TBR. Also have you read City of Thieves by David Benioff? It is WW2 historical fiction sorta heavy also pretty funny.
Someone clearly had an amazing summer in terms of reading.
Hooow,how did you manage to choose only a few to mention?Pretty sure I wouldn't have been able to,haha.
Anyone else who is just here on a late night looking to get sleepy of all book talk?
no. i actually like books. lmao get out.
do you think ill like "all the light we cannot see" even though i am 14 years old?
read water for elephents its good
Thank you! :)
Just a friendly FYI: One M- the 'I' says its name (Simons). Two M's the 'I' is short (Simmons). Great video!
Bastille aaanndd TKAK? u is mah music twin