I was on my way to add the Vanishing Half onto my TBR only to find out I've already added it per your recommendation a while back 😂 I might pick it up as my literary pick for this month in audio format! Your top 3 picks are all so different, and I absolutely love that 😍 Bro, your whole discussion about sequel was me for my June monthly wrap up filming sesh 😂 I think it mangas/manhwas count as sequels because... I downloaded the web novel onto my kindle and MOST are 1500 pages long 💀 So ABSOLUTELY; that's on par with trilogies!! When I'm going to be doing my freak out tag, I'm going to be struggling with the same answer. I will be picking best sequel based on Manhwa for sure 😂😂 Iron Widow has been on my TBR because she's such a good advertiser on tiktok 😂 You enjoying it means I need to bump it up higher on my TBR. I had such a hard time enjoying *most* dark romances in book format? Idk, I think manhwa/manga just hits diff for the red flag boys. I so agree with you with Butcher & Blackbird; it was SO GOOD but unexpected??? I just expected it to be like unhinge and toxic per my experiences of dark romances. I mean... if you want, I'll send you my spreadsheet 👀So you can kind of duplicate? But you'll definitely have to adjust for the newer months and all that jazz. I personally do every chapter ~3.5pages. Semi arbitrary semi not. But I also realize that in actual physical copies, 20chap comes out to closer to like 250-300 pages lol where as with mine, it's closer to 70 pages 😅If you wait until next year, I'll have a much more fully fledged set up 😂I also agree on just reading however you feel; I'm always going to do 52 books since it's just whatever 🤷♀I just know how fast I read, so 52 is something that I know I can easily accomplish. Speaking of fictional crush... I apologize for @ing your boy Noah. I'm a changed woman because 💀I'll destroy this kingdom for you ✨The artwork got SO much better after like chapter 5.
Thank you 🥹! Vanishing Half’s audiobook is so good. The voices are great, but I really liked the flow of how the story was being told. It was so smoothhhhhh. I was having issues with Powerless’s audiobook because the male narrator sounded so stiff and clipped. When I was looking at my books for the sequel questions, I was like ????? This ain’t right LOL. I’m gonna count manga/manhwa as sequels going forward cause it makes more sense to!! Iron Widow is definitely a fun read! I was a little worried that I would miss out on some stuff because I don’t know the history behind the historical characters, but it wasn’t an issue. RIGHT!?!! Idk is it the visuals that make me more okay with manga/manhwa read flags??? Tbf in Hooked, James is blonde and my bias is toxic dark haired edgy I’ll destroy the world for you leads LOL. :000 thank you!! I’m using an excel file too! I’m at the point now that I need to put everything in 😭😭 🥹 I’m glad!!! GIRL Noah hits DIFFERENT as the story goes on. MY SWEET BOY ADAM TOO?!?! Ughhh thinking about it makes me wanna re-read.
@@Chronicallyd OK, so it's definitely going to be an audiobook read then! Audiobook reads are nice because I feel like I can get around to them better with more of a relaxed paced since Spotify has almost everything; and hoopla takes care of the rest 😂I wish there was like an audiobook review somewhere; I stopped listening to audiobooks purely because of my experience with The Cruel Prince 💀and then what happened w/ Lauren's experience for Five Broken Blades 😩But then I heard about your good experiences with Butcher&Blackbird!! Yesss! I don't care what anyone says about mangas/manhwas, they are probably as not if not longer than most trilogies 💀👹 LMAOOOO, honestly... same 🥴I think the problem with more western ones is that they're just straight up toxic asf. I'm ok with my yandere men but.... the western ones have scenes of straight up abuse that makes me feel like it's stockholm 🙃 Just let me know, I'm like 90% always on discord 😂I'm not a professional excel/gsheet person by any means but it's just my preferred method of organizing. I FINISHED IT, AND YES, ALL THE SIDE CHARACTERS ARE AHHHH! How is it possible ALL the side characters are so adorable (ESPECIALLY ADAM) but not Jason ShAmaLL(?) lol he was kind of annoying me and just got written off.
Ohhhh you’re going to love The Wicked King 🤭 it’s even better than the first if you can believe it… cannot WAIT to hear your thoughts!!! I hope that cures your slump 🙏
Thank you for the shout out 🥹 I'm so excited for The Wicked King too!! Am also in a slower reading slump than usual here too 😅 Work's been kind of hectic. I've been watching Frieren on and off too!! It's so surprisingly good -- with beautiful animation 😍 Now that I've started reading both the manga/manhwa along with the web novel and it's been SO good. I find it so interesting what they do differently and how the artists interprets things versus myself! I realize that I think in stick figure format 90% of the time... or like when it comes to the setting, it's very sparse but when I see it in the manga/mahwa... it's SO GOOD 😂 I need to read Leather&Lark soon too. I was so obsessed with Butcher&Blackbird, and I the stuff I read that spoilers for Leather&Lark??? 👀I'm so hyped. But imagine drinking water; that's not me 😂me with my boba cup every day 💀 I hope July will be a better month! But honestly, I'll devour any content you put out because I love your humor and book opinions 🥹 ofc that doesn't mean don't do it if you don't want to!
💞 Frieren is so good!! The emotional devastation I feel every time Himmel appears DESTROYS me. Is it cause it’s half way through the year?? 🤔 I feel like I hit a slump around this time every year. Right!?! I’m so excited for Leather & Lark. I feel like I’m going to be equally unhinged about it as Butcher & Blackbird lol. I read the trigger warnings and was like “I GOTTA KNOW NOW” Lolol it’s coffee during the day for me then boba at night while I game 😅 Thank you! 🥹 I hope work slows down for you and your slump goes away soon~ I always appreciate seeing you in the comments!!!!!! We gotta take care of ourselves!! 🥹💖
@@Chronicallyd I went in for some cute moments but them growing old in the first episode or two was a big shocker. I honestly went in blind 🥹 I can't wait to see what you think about Leather&Lark. I haven't gotten around to buying it... I might end up borrowing it from the library again 😂 I can't wait to catch up with you for The Wicked King!! Though I haven't picked up the book yet because I need to finish Funny Story 😂
Right!?! It wasn’t what I was expecting when I first read it. I can’t wait to hear your thoughts about Funny Story! So far I’ve heard mixed reactions 😶🌫️
im going to bark at the screen im so glad you enjoyed Just For The Summer!!!!!! But funnily enough, you touched on the ONE major issue I had with it to, I still gave it 5 stars because the ~vibes~ were 5 stars for me and i finished it in like 1 sitting, but the Amber/Emma relationship devolved a little bit in the latter part and lost a bit of the nuance portrayed at the beginning. I can imagine that coming from more personal experience it would be a lot harder to just look past those issues as well so that's so valid, i love your take on that!!! 🥰
Just For The Summer is great summer reading vibes✨ like reading it outside with a beverage and a snack was 👌🏻**chef’s kiss**. Thank you!! 🥹 I can totally see how my experiences clouded the last part of the book for me but I’m still pushing everyone IRL to read it lol
SIS WHAT. DID YOU JUST SAY YOU WANT ME TO SUFFER? 😭😂 nvm, we're on the same boat with each other. I recognize that iconic the ordinary acid peel anywhere. 👀 LOL, I feel your questioning the book when you're in the field that the book is discussing about... and then realizing it's making 0 sense. Also the night shot is so nice, such a mood vibe. Yaaay for new tattoo!! 😍 It's so pretty! I'm sooooo excited that it's a five star read for you, then that means it's gonna be a five star read for me 🥹 fanfiction enjoyerssss UNIIITEEE Every time you cook, I'm just sitting here with a bowl of cereal 😭 I'm so jealous. But also how did you not spill over even though it was SO full? I can never estimate cooking in my life 😩
😭😭 we’ll suffer together! 😊 thank you! I’m trying to work on lighting and it’s been… an experience lolol. Yessssss! I wish storygraph/good reads had a fan fiction section. I MEAN THE WORD COUNT I COULD HIT AT THE END OF THE YEAR!?! 😂 I’d be unstoppable. I think it’s the pot! I got it at Mitsuwa on sale~ it deceptively fits way more than it looks like it would. With my other pots, I always overfill and everything boils over (´；ω；`). Especially potatoes! Why do I always overfill it every time??
The food in your vlogs always looks SO DELICIOUS!! I’m drooling fr 🤤 Currently reading Just for the Summer and I can imagine I will feel similarly to how you did at the end. I’m not usually a fan of romance books that pack trauma in on both of the characters. I feel like it always gets sorta watered down in a weird way 🫤
Thank you 😊 Totally agree! Especially when it’s jammed packed in the later part of the book to cause the big conflict. 😕 it usually takes away from the romance, and I’m more likely to be critical because the handling of the resolution always takes me out of the story. Tbf thought I’m only starting to get into romance now, so anything that annoys me stays with me the rest of the story lol
I’m so happy you did a review on The Familiar! I have been meaning to see what it’s about and the way you spoke about it made me HAVE to read it! I love how you talk about books and you make it sound so interesting 🤍
So glad you enjoyed The Cruel Prince 😌🤝 can’t wait to see what you think about the rest of the series! I haven’t read Funny Story yet but I can imagine I would have issue with the same thing you did… I’ll let you know when I read it
I’m excited to pick up Wicked King in July!! 😫 I wish I picked up the series sooner! Let me know! When I was reading, I kept thinking I was overthinking it lol.
ugh i just LOVE your energy so much 👉🏻👈🏻 I am not up to date with JJK but i HEAR that people are NOT happy and that it's kind of going off the rails and specifically that the mangaka is kind of messing everything up, so idk if that makes me want to catch up MORE or whether i should give up on getting up to date because it's not worth it hahahah Glad to see you like The Familiar (and ofc The Cruel Prince hehe, I'm so excited for your Wicked King thoughts!), I keep putting off reading it even though I loved the first chapter so that is very encouraging to hear it's worth it!
🥹 thank you!! UGhhhh it’s so off the rails now. I’m continuing because I want to see where it goes and how it ends but 😭 the suffering. It feels so personal for some reason lol. I resort to reading Haikyuu or Dungeon Meshi after as a pick me up lol. I’m so excited for the Wicked King!! I loved The Familiar so much. I really enjoyed taking my time with it~ I’m excited to hear your thoughts on it!! It’s different from her previous works so I know it’s kinda hit or miss lol.
GIRL DID YOU STALK ME BECAUSE NO TELL ME WHY THIS HAPPENED LIKE TWO HOURS AFTER I SAW THIS. Also me, "you couldn't just message me why you need to call me instead of a hi, and then YOU CALL ME????" 😩
I think I'll probably feel the same when I read Funny Story. Especially coming out of a long term romance, I think it's almost necessary to have some time to be yourself and heal. Generally with a lot of romance books, I just ignore things like these but I feel like with Emily Henry books, they're so realistic so I wonder how I'll actually feel about it when I get around to reading it. OK. I finally saw the entry of JUDE. And I felt like I would feel much more emotion if I saw the page; but the way the narrator spoke it made me 💀Man I'm just a hater for the audiobook 😭Because I felt so stolen?? from my potential experience of actually reading the book. I'll be adding The Vanishing Half 📝to my TBR. Need some variety of books and your premise seems so interesting 💕 LMAOOOO losing your mind over JJK. GEGE YOU MIGHT AS WELL WRITE YOURSELF INTO THE MANGA. BECAUSE MY HANDS ARE READY TO BE THROWN. At this point... ??? what is the point of the story 👹 even after they wrap up the big bad boss... who's left?? 🥴
I felt like such a hater for it but it was so distracting. I think it’s still fun but man it pops up even in the story so it’s not like they breeze past it either! I think I would’ve liked it better if they committed to the delulu. 😭 NOOOOO!!! Are you thinking of checking out Wicked King? I heard it’s better because we don’t have all the world building. If you are, I’d be happy to buddy read. The only way I got through Wild Love was buddy reading and talking mad ishh. I think the physical book was better. The audiobook is off. Like too old but too young at the same time???? I couldn’t get engrossed either because I kept getting audio skipping 💀 OH MY GOD 👹 I read the Japanese release a few days ago, and I’m reading out of SPITE now lol. I am ready to FIGHT. I told my husband cause all my favs are dead or MIA, I want everyone to die now. It’s personal now 👹
@@Chronicallyd I REALLY enjoyed the ending of The Cruel Prince, so I'll definitely check out The Wicked King. Can't wait to see what happens next!! Yessss! We should definitely buddy read it. Just let me know whenever you're ready to pick it up 🥹 I'm just a big hater for the audiobook; definitely ruined my experience. I think I'll most definitely re-read the series once I'm done, esp the first one since I felt like I would've enjoyed it waaay more. RIGHT???? At this point WHO'S LEFT 😭I had so much hope since Shibuya. Now I'm just hate reading 💀
@@Chronicallyd Let's do it in July!! This month I'm all stacked out for tackling my physical TBR 😂 I... stopped watching before the scene with Nanami. In the Anime, Gojo is sealed and they live happily ever after ✨ even though the animation is so beautiful 😩 I just can't watch the downfall LOL
Yesss! July sounds good! Let me know how you want to do the buddy read. I’m open to anything~ OMG. I skipped the episode. I couldn’t. My husband watched it and told me I wouldn’t recover. 😭😭😭 Gege, please, I just want my boys to be happy. Let them go to Tahiti or Bali pleaseeeeee lol
THANK YOU!!! I'm seeing so many people raving about Wild Love and, from someone who loved (most) of the chestnut springs series, I had to DNF IT!! It just did NOT hit I had the exact same thoughts as you about it!!! Hated Ford, Hated the teenager (who kept talking like a mini adult like you're a child girl talk like one) and didn't hate rosie but didn't love her like I loved Summer and the Chestnut Springs girlies. Also, yESSSSSSSSSSSSS the cruel prince love i am so here for it!! like ACTUALLY a good enemies to lovers 🥰 but also even though i stand for womens rights AND womens wrongs, i just do NOT like Taryn and I never have. if i ever see her it's on SIGHT 👊🏻 I just got a bunch of crochet stuff to try to learn but im so scared!! I can knit but crochet seems so hard, but seeing you do it is inspiring me to ACTUALLY try and learn!
😭 I was so disappointed! At one point I thought there was something wrong with me cause I can not stand Ford!! How is my favorite character gonna be Willa when she’s from Chestnut Springs!!! Ughh it was such a bummer after reading Reckless. Yessssssss!!!! I kept trying to be positive about Taryn but the more I read and thought about it….THE MORE I WANTED TO FIGHT! 👹 🥹 I’m so happy! You definitely got this!! I learned everything online and it was so daunting at first. I’m sure you’ll get the hang of it!! If you ever have any questions, I’m always happy to help!💖
Please share those chocolate croissant though 🤤 I'm so excited to read Funny Story!! I'm starting it in June. YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS. LETTUSSSS SIMP OVER REGIS. 🔥🔥🔥 Hearing you talk about Funny Story makes me so scared too, I feel like that's so realistic -- coming out of a long term relationship. So you're right, it could feel like they're just using each other to feel better. Also when you poured that coffee... why did I think it was wine 💀I was like girllll. You must've had a rough day LOL. I absolutely love your crocheting clips. It takes so much skills and time. And I absolutely love seeing the end result 😍 I think your explanation of Jude being her age makes more sense for me now... that she's acting her age. When I first got into the book I felt she was so bratty -- but it makes sense 😩 There's SOOO many books that are "Enemies to Lovers" but it's always "misunderstand to lovers" LOL. 😂
Regis activates something in my primate brain, and I cannot explain why LOL. Funny story is great! I loved everything, but for some reason I could not let that go lol. I mean I’m totally okay reading magical fae smut, but dating too soon after a long term break is the issue for me??? The audiobook is so good!! FYI though, they do the food moaning sounds, and I was so caught off guard at first lol. I was like WAIT DID I MISS SOMETHING!?! LMAO I can’t unsee it now 😂. Thank you 🥹 when I first started I was surprised it was something I actually enjoyed LOL. Jude really acts her age, and there were some parts where I was like off-putted (The mall scene). After reading Wild Love though, maybe I don’t like kids??? Lolol
@@Chronicallyd I'm feral for that man. In fact, I pre-ordered the English release because of that man 💀 I'm not even into light-haired men until him. LOL. I get so embarrassed when I hear sexual noises in audiobooks. Your short is 100% true and that comment under that video just gave me some more nightmares 🙃 But luckily we have cubicles... so unless I accidentally disconnect my bluetooth... I should be good... right??? I already know I don't like kids 😅Learned it from the Villainess Turns the Hourglass. Even books taking place in HS feels a little too young for me. But when it's in high fantasy setting/outside of our regular world, it's a more palatable.
Same!! He just hits different. 💀💀 I’ve had that happened to me at work. It’s open concept but luckily nothing spicy was happening. I can’t even begin to explain the absolute horror I felt 💀
i just KNOW you'll love Just For The Summer 😭I wanna re-read it again so bad and I only read it in April! And Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint absolutely SLAPS!!! (idk if it's different in America but in Australia we pronounce it like "Om-nish-ent", i found that out after embarrasing myself saying it out loud too hahaha) It is genuinely SOOOO good (though I fell behind and am now no where NEAR being up to date haha)! I hope you love it!
I can’t wait to read it😭! The summary had everything I want! I keep telling myself this NEEDS to be my next read! I spent an embarrassingly long time trying to pronounce it 🙈. I kept holding off because I wanted to have a bunch of chapters out before I started. I’m looking at the chapters list now and think I let it get a little too far ahead LOL.
@@Chronicallyd yeah its so easy for that to happen :'( I started reading it free on WEBTOON when it first came out because I'd been reading the original korean version for a bit, but then i swear i stopped for just a *LITTLE* bit and it was like 70 chapters ahead....now im intimidated to start again even though i LOVED it hahah maybe this is my excuse to re-read it and start again!
I'm so haaappyyy that you'll have a lot of time to read because that means I get more content AND suggestions 🤩 I'm starting my Abby Jimenez journey next month as well... Not me also trying to pronounce omniscient with you because same. STRUGGLES 😭 But you know what they say, it just means you learn your vocabulary through reading ✨(eg. Carlisle 💀iykyk) Can't Spell Treason without Tea just makes me feel like it's going to be a cozy game that I'd play -- literally one I'm playing right now. PS. I also relate when I film in a specific location and it's hot af but you can't turn on the fan because the mic will pick it up 👺
I’m so excited!! It felt like work was consuming everything the past month, so I feel so free now lol. Abby Jimenez books are a fun vacation/ summer read. This summer I’m all about the vacation vibes (while I’m stuck in the office 💀) 😭😭😭 the clip was so much longer I had to cut it down. WHY IS IT SO HARD TO SAY?! LOL. Right!?! Im too cheap to turn on the AC too. Ughh
@@Chronicallyd same, I'm always listening to audiobooks in the office and giggling and I s2g some co-workers look at me like I'm crazy (cus they think I'm in a meeting) 💀 no I'm just listening to smutt -- I mean stuff. Yeah, film is such a struggle 😩 I realize how un-eloquant I am at speaking LOL
