@@withcindy This wasn't just a roast. You got in-cindy-rated. EDIT: Yes I'm commenting a bad pun 7 months later because that's just how I've chosen to live my life.
I actually think this was the writer’s opinion coming though lmao she’s one of the few thriller writers with the 25-45 woman primary audience who doesn’t include children except this book and one other baby that was just really annoying the whole time and the main characters relationship with the baby seemed really forced
Yeah, and why did Rowan revisit the garden without wearing something to protect herself from more potential rashes?! And did I miss something, or did the rash on her forehead simply go away without any remedies?
Buy 2 similar looking anthologies and replace their covers with identical ones. When you finish reading a story, put in an identical bookmark. Don't pay much attention to exactly where you put the book down or pick it up from when you start reading the next story. Call it Genre-roulette Examples of similar-looking anthologies: 'The Mammoth Book of Romance' & 'The Mammoth Book of Thrillers' 'Romance' & 'Crime' 'Romance' & 'Horror'
So about flatshares: I used to live in London and I lived in a flatshare apartment. It is definitely a thing, people find roommates and share apartments with total strangers. But you don't share a bedroom??? You don't share a bed??? That's some wattpad version of flatshares lmao
Concept of a reverse thriller: A villain-ish looking couple who seem mysterious and the husband seems dark and people rumour him to be abusive while the wife is strangely quiet, thin and willowy And this nanny gets the ad because they had to babysit their kid (and half the neighbourhood had no ida they even _hah_ a kid) And the nanny is lowkey a broke high-school graduate and the pay was good so she took it, her best friend who lived two blocks away literally warned her that if anything was out of place, she must call him/her- She braces herself, taking a pepperspray even- But the couple ends up being really wholesome, the husband's just an awkward introvert but he's like really tall and bulky so people took it the wrong way while the wife likes muted shades and is actually really sweet but with a case of 'resting bitch face' And the kid loves the nanny-
A better plot for Flatshare; the characters fall in love through exchanging letters when the main girl gets in touch with the main guy- she moves into his old flat and wants to send some of his old belongings left there to him. She searches for his new contact information and finds out he’s in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Throughout the course of the book the main girl investigates the crime while they continue to contact eachother through the letters and eventually proves him innocent and he’s freed for them to live happily ever after. During the book she struggles with the morality of her actions because she doesn’t know herself if he did or didn’t commit the crime (probably murder).
@@withcindy .....bookbang..... cindy you might be on to something! Next mukbang book review video, you need to use this somewhere in the title + use a really baity thumbnail pic of a bunch of romance covers + you lying seductively on the bed. Jebaited!
@@alianar.d.8724 I know what you're talking about, I also picked the way she lightly covers her mouth when she says something mildly offensive or derogatory lmao
I feel like you’re the type of booktuber that I could see someone who has no interest in books watching your videos, purely just for your personality and immaculate vibes you give off
"This book ended up being the most vanilla, stale book, I have ever read in all of 2020. Perhaps ever." Me: So pretty much of all Wattpad and edgy YA books
@@victorvale1015 for real! I also thought the same thing when it was revealed + the implicated other character in that story. Like “huh? At thus point these parents might actually just be enticing fate to kill their own kids”
me: I think my new favourite quirk of cindy’s videos is when she eats such yummy food while reviewing books and then I’ll make food and pretend we’re having dinner together to cope with my loneliness my therapist: i asked if you were doing okay
8:57 solid point! I think many who don't acknowledge bigotry today expect these forms of hatred to always be blatantly displayed as if every bigot were a dense internet troll. A lot of racism, homophobia, sexism, etc etc can be very insidious, casual, and normalized to high hell because racism isn't just racial slurs, it's people clutching their purse possessively as a black person walks past, or the denial that white privilege is a thing that exists (it def exists, alright) homophobia isn't just vehement disgust at LGBT+ couples, it's people expecting "normal" straight relationships to take the spot of a canon gay couple, or the inherent expectation for someone (whether fictional or not) to be straight unless PROVEN otherwise and there are many mANY more examples unfortunately, but it I keep writing this comment I'll be typing away until the end of my lunch break
yes exactly! i think too many of the bad guys in the book acted cartoonish and overtly racist when there are so many more ppl who are more subtle about their racism and those are just as dangerous cuz they are often unchecked!
As a literature student I am jealous of Cindy's ability to break down the plot, form proper a opinion and articulate her arguments with support from text 🧿 #teachmesenpai I should get back to my research paper now... 😭
Phone: *notification* Cindy uploaded. Me:*Drops the baby I'm holding, shove my cousins out of my way, throw my dinner into a bowl, runs to my bedroom, slams the door shut* Ahhhhh, finally. My weekly dose of copying my opinions about books I've never read.
Just watch Bly Manor instead. It does the "the new nanny + creepy ass kids + spooky house" thriller much better. (Plus, it has canon lesbians, ghosts and lesbians fighting ghosts)
Cindy, as someone working with little kids you don't know how many people I met who don't like kids or have an amazing resume like two or three degrees but have no idea of how to actually be social with the kids. So this is pretty much reality 😂😂😂
@@withcindy She wasn’t a nanny, but I had a primary school teacher that threw books at our heads. She also made us run a couple of kilometres in 40+ degree heat (Celsius, Australia). The whole class ended up severely dehydrated, I think someone even ended up in hospital? Plus a whole bunch of other weird, controlling bullshit. Parents constantly went to the principal to lodge complaints, and they would pull their kids out of school in droves. I was pulled out until the next year when I got a new home room teacher. She _hated_ children. I have no idea why she continued to be a teacher when it made no one happy.
“In a Holidaze” had way too many characters right at the beginning and I got confused and thought everyone was related so even when I figured out they weren’t related the book still had kind of ick vibes for me. I had to keep reminding myself that the main couple wasn’t related which isn’t great for a romance novel.
As an arab muslim girl living in France I lived your analysis of The Perfect Nanny, which I also read a few years ago. I totally agree with everything you said, I felt the exact same
"A lot of times when you describe the synopsis of a romance story, it could easily be a thriller book as well." It's funny that the concept of The Flatshare sounds really similar to the concept of The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood, which is a dystopian thriller.
@@oliviaarcement if you don’t mind my joining this thread, The Poppy War really let me down because of how the author didn’t properly reference the actual real life tragedy she was basing her fictional war on DESPITE publicly saying she wanted readers to “know” about the ravages of war. All that explicitly written trauma shoved in your face only for the main character to finally be driven for revenge by another incident that happens near the end?????!!!!
@@jesmiscellaneous8938 Oooo that's an interesting take. If anyone else reads this, I'll have spoilers near the end. I always interpreted it as events piling up on each other, making her vengeful. I think the event at the end was the breaking point. Rin has all this trauma and towards the end of the book she sees so many other people succumb to all this hurt as well. *SPOILERS* Here's my reasoning: 1.When Rin keeps referencing Altans death during her acts of vengeance, I think it's because it had just happened. Before he died, Altan had told her to swim to Speer and basically finish what he started. Because he had said that, she felt driven to kill for him. I'm sure there were most definitely other reasons she did what she did at the end of the series. 2. When Rin is on Speer, the Phoenix tells her of the destruction they will bring to Mugen. On page. 502, "I will wreak a disaster to destroy the island of Mugen completely, as thoroughly as Speer was destroyed." I think Rin's reason for destroying the Federation was not only because of Altan but also for the destruction of Speer. The destruction of Speer was also compared to Golyn Niis. When the Cike first arrive in Golyn Niis, Rin thinks 'this is Speer again'. So in conclusion[did I really just put a conclusion to a RU-vid comment section, school is ruining me] Rin didn't just destroy the Federation as a reaction to Altan's death, she also did it for the genocide of her people and the atrocities committed at Golyn Niis. She saw genocide as necessary to win a war and thought she could save her friends if she did. Also, I think the second book will give you more insight in Rin's psyche.
You know what, I wish I could talk you. I'm a student to psychology, and I'm quite depressed myself, with a history of a shitty family and anxiety I would have really liked to know why would someone so brilliant and talented like you would be depressed, because clearly you have so much to give to the world and it doesn't end with that, because you actually doing that - you're fullfiling yourself
Cindy's description of "When No One is Watching" sounds like the realistic fiction version of the time my best friend told me about the plot of "Vampires vs The Bronx"
I absolutely L O V E how all of these comments are either lovingly roasting Cindy, or self-roasting, and there's no in between. *chef's kiss* beautiful.
this is random but cindy ure honestly my favourite booktuber of all time like ure literally my sorta writing teacher. not only do i enjoy watching ur reviews i literally take notes on what to do and what not to do when writing. im only 15 but if i do end up getting my books published when im older, it would literally be such an honour if u ever read it and review it!! another thing i love about u is that u try to read every comment and reply to all of em and honestly that just shows how much effort u put,, anyways i hope u have an amazing year ❤️❤️❤️
That’s so weird “The Perfect Nanny” is called “Lullaby” in England. I know titles change nation to nation but it seems so stark and far from the original french title “Chanson Douce.”
I read ‘When No One Is Watching’ last year and somehow missed the memo that it was a thriller, so I was completely shook by the ending. Gotta say, I’m pretty sure my misstep led to a much higher enjoyment in the ending.
I really want you to review Iron Widow when it comes out. The author is Xiran Jay Zhao and the synopsis of the story sounds very interesting so I would love to hear your thoughts about the book. It even features a mfm polyamorous relationship (a real one. You won't get a repeat of the Wives)
I am very late but I went through all the comments and since no one mentioned it: "Because this is my first life" is a Kdrama with a similar set-up to Flatshare. The premise is silly but high costs of housing are the reason here as well and there's the fake marriage trope but it is a very delicately and thoughtful written series with nuanced characters which tackles topics of grief, emancipation, feminism, family and sexual assault in a very thoughtful way. So if anyone reads the comments several months later and is looking for something new to watch I can only recommend this romcom/ slice of life show
“It’s funny how a lot of times whenever you describe the synopsis of a romance story, it could easily be a thriller book as well” I am now going to think about this for the rest of my life
cindy u will not believe how the past week has mentally physically and emotionally been for me i will be watching all of your videos for the next three hours
I read "The Perfect Nanny" when it was first released here in France, and it wasn't marketed as a thriller at all! I have no idea why they presented the translated version that way
As far as _Flatshare_ - I mean, the author said in the afterword that she based it on her experiences with her SO (obviously tweaking the scenario to make the romance work). And, as someone who grew up in the 1990s Russia, when we still had Soviet-style living arrangements and communal apartments were still common, I had no problem with the premise. Except maybe the bed part.
Love how much Cindy's romance preferences are similar to mine, the story is allowed to be as devastating and angsty af but that romance part has to be fluffy and wholesome, the cynic in me DEMANDS it 👏🏼 Reasons why Cindy is the first booktuber I ever watched and stuck with
Hey Cindy, can I just say a big THANK YOU for your videos?! As someone with adhd, it’s very hard for me to focus on doing tasks in my life. But your videos somehow help me to get to work. Thank you so much!
as you're so much into thrillers: I totally recommend the David Hunter Thrillers by Simon Beckett! they are about an English forensic anthropologist who gets himself involved into of several serial murder investigations. these books are totally addictive.
The Flatshare's premise reminds me of the East of the Sun, West of the Moon fairy tale. A girl agrees to accompany a talking bear to his castle to live there with him (in exchange for wealth and health for her family), and every night after she goes to sleep, she is later joined in her bed by a man she doesn't know. All he does is sleep there, and he's always gone by the time she wakes up in the morning. There is no sign of the man anywhere in the castle during the day so she can't figure out who he is or what's going on. There's significantly more to this fairy tale but this is the relevant part I was reminded of.
If you want an actullay good thriler/mystery book, I'd recomend A good girls gudie to murder by Holly Jackson. I really like it, it's really good writen and the characters feel really real. And there is a slow burn romance, so.... What can I say, it's great!
16:30 Now I'm really tempted to write a generic romance novel where, on the surface, it's really stereotypical and vanilla, but whenever we're shown something about a main character's friend or family member, there's that one thing about their interests that's... "off" (ie. the dad's really sweet and gives great advice, but is crazy about taxidermied birds; or the mc's roommate is an accomplished journalist and a super smart lady, but has an anime body pillow). But once the thing is briefly shown or mentioned, it's never dwelled on; the story just carries on as normal like nothing's amiss.
Omg! I actually found When No One Is Watching because I was looking for a thriller with character development, because that’s so hard to find!! Like I want to enjoy Thrillers, but I just hate the characters, so I end up not caring about anything that happens. But this book was so good!!
would you ever read ‘these violent delights’ by chloe gong? it’s a romeo and juliet retelling set in 1920s shanghai also : 100% support the fried rice addiction
Not gonna lie, as a former bookseller, I got a little excited when I heard Cindy say 'Turn of the key'. I've never even heard of this book. The moment the cover hit the screen I had series of flashbacks and somehow ended up here.
When Cindy mentioned the parallel between romance and thriller plots, it just made me want a movie/book/thing that's marketed as a romance but turns out as a thriller. Or even vice verse for more juicy stuff
"it's funny how a lot of times whenever you describe the synopsis of a romance story, it could easily be a thriller as well" i- why is this so true tho
Sometimes, I write imaginary story summaries as an exercise combining books you discuss during wrap-ups but I couldn't this time because I got hung up on the possibility of the "Vanilla Cabin Romance" really becoming a Hallmark Christmas movie. Just you wait: a year from now, they'll announce it & it'll be just as frustrating to sit through.
I just finished reading In a Holidaze too and the whole time I was thinking..."man this is some white people shit...." Even though it was vanilla as hell, I can appreciate that the romance was at least sweet and not toxic. Obviously my bar for romances is very low...😂
@@withcindy It WAS lol! It felt like they were both fifth graders who didn't know how to communicate about their feelings instead of grown ass adults....🤡
My dad's been a cab driver in New york since the 80's (so he's encountered and conversed with all types of people) and he told me about people having that same type of living situation as the flatshare a couple of years ago. But these were people that wanted to live in Manhattan.
When describing no one is watching why did it would like that weird Netflix movie vampires in Harlem. Also, Holidaze I think there is a Hallmark movie where a woman relives her perfect Christmas day over and over.
The book the flat share sounds a bit like Eros and psyche, or more modern iterations like east of the sun, west of the moon! The mysterious man who sleeps in the same bed as the heroine, who she can never see... would be interested to see how far the myth is taken and how it plays out
So, you're telling me that the writer of "In a Holidaze" based it on Cindy's love life (dry and uneventful) and her ACOFAS vlog (random just like the unnecessary time loop)? That's so crazy. 😳
