I really enjoy your reviews, you have a great personality and so funny. Also, finding a reviewer who has similar taste is gold, helps me get out of my reading doldrums. Thanks for your great reviews.
🦇📚☕️👊🏿… Hey Miss Nakia! 👋🏿 I watched this video months ago but I realize I never left my emoji’s (I’m catching up ha!). I said this before on your previous review for “Survive The Night” but it’s actually my favorite Riley Sager book out of the ones I read (Lock Every Door, Home Before Dark, The House Across The Lake). Mainly for nostalgia reasons. Since it was set in the 90s and that’s when I went to college (late 90s actually) and I remember those ride share boards/postings…it was in my college cafeteria. Also I liked that there were certain songs mentioned and I remember looking them up and playing it while reading. I also liked that it was in script form. Interesting enough, as I was reading this, it reminded of an old film I watched “The Eyes of Laura Mars” starring Faye Dunaway. I feel Riley borrows from films and recreates them for his books. I didn’t like “House Across The Lake” at all. It reminded me of the film “Ghost” mixed with other films. I may revisit “Lock Every Door” again, but right now I’m about to start “The Only One Left” which I remember you liking that one a lot! And then I’d like to read his earlier books and also perhaps read his books under his real name but they’re out of print. I can’t wait for your next video! 🙌🏿
Hey @mrbrownroyyal ! No worries. I'm behind on things too so I get it. And I always appreciate your support. So thank you, thank you, thank you! 🙏🏾🤗🦇 Funny that you mention catching up on Riley Sager's old books cause I'm currently revisiting a lot of them for a future updated ranking video. And I must say that my ranking will definitely be a lot different the second time around. 😉 I definitely agree with you about Survive the Night. It's such a fun book and so nostalgic. I also went to college in the late 90's so I remember those times too. Can't wait to see what you think about The Only One Left. 🙈😁
I'm so late to this video! Last month was a mess lol "I know myself... better than... I should be listening to other people - that is not a correct sentence, but you know what I mean" 🤣 cracked me up! lol I know exactly what you mean. We know ourselves best. Sometimes I try books that are recommended to me and I'm like... Why did I do that???
I'm here from Gavin's channel. So happy to find someone else who dnfs books even if they're popular! (Even though I did like None of This Is True) Also, Michael Keaton as Batman, yes please.
Hi @Shelf_improvement ! Welcome! 👋🏾 Isn't Gavin the best?! 😁 And yes I will DNF any book in a heartbeat because it's either that or fall into a reading slump. Plus I feel like the wrong book is keeping me from finding the right book. 😉 Thanks so much for watching! 🤗
Whaaaatt? Nakia, you haven't read Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None?????????? Impossible! My girl Aggie is the Queen for a reason. You have to read And Then There Were None! Crooked House and The Pale Horse are also so good. The woman was so prolific that she makes everything look derivative. I'm still working my way through her work... should be done in 15 years lol. But would love to hear your thoughts on some classics!
🦇 I think you might like the audiobook for And Then There Were None. I just checked my library, and there is a 2013 version narrated by the actor Dan Stevens. The 2012 version is narrated by Hugh Fraser, the actor who played Hastings in the Poirot series, and is also excellent. He does great voice work.
🦇I would've dnf'd Listen to the lie too. I can't stand that personality type. I haven't gotten around to Lisa Jewell's books yet, but I will probably skip that one because the premise didn't intrigue me. She has another one called The Family Upstairs or something like that, that's on my tbr. I read The Only One Left by Riley Sager and gave it 3 stars. It's the only book I've read so far and Survive the Night has been on my tbr for years at this point but I'm in no rush to get to it. I had an open tab buried somewhere with your review that I still need to get to. I swear I have about 600 open tabs between 3 browsers. I really need to start culling these tabs. Years ago, I used to read my cousin's Berenstain and Arthur books. I don't think he ever read any. He has 2 nieces now and they would've made a nice gift. I have no idea what he did with them. He was always more into gaming, so they probably got thrown out. It makes me sad because those books were in great condition when we were kids. Pretty much untouched. Speaking of prison books, I really enjoyed Chain Gang All- Stars this year. As far as my favorites so far this year, I finally got around to Red rising and listened to all 3 books back to back and then got to the 4th book where they added a bunch of new narrators and took a break. For non-fiction I really enjoyed Born a Crime. For romance I loved Ruling Sikthand by Victoria Aveline. I stepped out of my comfort zone and listened to The Salt Fields by Stacy Flood. Its an Historical fiction novella and I really loved the prose. I get what you mean about how audio narration can elevate a book. I think if I'd read it, instead of listened to it, I might've rated it slightly lower.
Love this. And yeah I bet those childhood copies of The Berenstain Bears and Arthur books would've been nice to still have. I had some Berenstain Bears books too when I was a child and I'm sure we donated them. But the beauty is I can still look for nice used copies now. 😊 Sounds like you're having a good reading year so far @Roads_in_Autumn . Hope the second half is just as good if not better. Happy reading! 📚🖤 Appreciate you! 🤗🦇
Hahaha! Oh wow you too, Venus?! Yeah I just couldn't push through. And right now I'm saying I'll read book 2 in the Deep Freeze series but I'll see when it actually comes out. 👀😁
Sarcastic main characters have rarely if ever worked for me especially in the case of murder mystery book like if the main character is not worrying about it why should I care 🙄 anyway welcome back I missed your videos so much and I'm glad that your back 😊❤
I didn't like "None of This is True" either! I would have DNF'd it , but it was gifted to me so I at least wanted to finish it. Ended up giving it 1 star.
I watch PBS cartoons and must agree with your observations on Pinkalicious 😂 She should take knee and calm down a bit. Whatever she's working on will be there tomorrow. 😅
🦇🔫 One of the best books I've read this year that you might actually like is the Whisper Man by Alex North! Not sure if i've mentioned it already, but i still can't stop thinking about it!
Oh nice! I remember hearing about that one when I first got on booktube so it sounds like I should look into it again. 😉 Glad you enjoyed it, Rosie! And thank you so much! 🤗🦇
🦇🦇🦇 I have yet to read a book this year that's been like, "wow, oh my goodness, everyone read this right now!" Lots of 3 stars and DNF's so far, with a couple of, " mmm, I enjoyed that. "
Not the DNF queen. 😂😂😂 I DNF in the 1st five pages these days. I know what I’m looking for so no need to waste time 😂😂😂I literally just finished Listen For The Lie about 30 minutes ago. It was just OK. Maybe because I listened to it. Hey did you ever read Beta?🦇🦇🦇
Oh I have plenty of books that I put down after 5 pages, I just don't even bother mentioning those. 😁🤭 And I did try Beta but it wasn't grabbing my attention. May try again later when I'm more in the mood for it. Sorry! 🙈
Yikes. I had Listen for the Lie on my TBR but I HATE the "mean = strong" trope for main characters 😬 Lisa Jewell is very hit-or-miss for me; I don't mind domestic thrillers though, might still give that book a chance. I remember that Bearenstain Bears book. I agree, it's good to promote healthy eating but the story didn't age great. Personally I like when you talk about kids' books; like George Bernard Shaw said "Never give a child a book you wouldn't read yourself." 🦇
@@NakiasHideaway I liked I Found You; liked The Girls in the Garden too although that one has some pretty dark themes. She's a 3/5 kinda writer for me; nothing mind-blowing, just a good way to s Saturday afternoon 🙂
I love your videos and when you say “murder” it sends me everytime! I did not like None of This Is True. After I read it I sat in silence thinking wth did I just read?!
Oh my god yes The Fury was such a disappointment , I dnf'd that one . Alex Michaelides books are so popular but I hated the Maidens and was just ok with Silent Patient . I guess his books aren't my thing either .
Yes i didnt care for the MC in amy tintara as well which stinks because i liked some of the other characters in the book! Give me more of that grandma! Haha
I struggled with None of this is true, but it did get better. I listened to the audiobook while I was busy, if I had read it, I think I would have DNF’d it too.
I wasn't a fan of The Fury either. I thought it came across as pretentious. Like the author was trying to impress us with his knowledge of Greek mythology. We get it dude. I liked Survive the Night too.
Thanks for your review of Listen for the Lie. I think I will take that one off my tbr. I will make you sad, I finally read Pines by Blake Crouch and I didn't like it! I could not stand the main character. I actually DNFed it but then read the end so that I could see what the twist was. I am also one of the ones who enjoyed reading Survive the Night 😀 My favorite children's books are the Critters books. Have you read any of them? I just bought The Inmate myself (along with Do Not Disturb by the same author).
Awww I understand, Cindy. We're all different and like different things. 😊 And I haven't heard of Critters so I'll have to look into it. Hope you're reading some good books! 😉📚
None of This is True, Listen for the Lie, and The Fury were all 5 star reads for me🫣 however they were all just my kind of book and i get why people wouldn’t like them! i love podcast elements and unreliable or snarky main characters
I'm so glad they worked for you @_rachelreads . 🖤 I'm still trying to find the books that are just for me. In the meantime I'm still experimenting and following the crowd and being lead astray. 🙈😄
@@NakiasHideaway Yes thanks. My reading has taken a hit as been waiting to move house for an age...still managing audio though. Appreciate the reviews 😍
