I'm finding that more YA romantasy tends to hit better for me, which is a shame bc I want adult themes and topics. I blame the booktokification of it all. A Deadly Education felt fun and different imo!
@readingobsessedRAHАй бұрын
so true! I find soo many adult romantasy to be too lust-driven compared to the yearning we love! which is sooo sad bc I barely read ya anymore 😔
@SharletwitchАй бұрын
The cut to you saying “this book sucks” 😭😭😭 i started howling
@BookedandBusyАй бұрын
not me catching a stray only fifty seconds into the video 😭
@chandlerainsleyАй бұрын
😭❤️ ily bb
@kayleemarisaАй бұрын
I loved the Lady of Darkness series! The first book is kind of hard to get through and my least favorite of the 5 books but trust me it gets so much better and you really fall in love with this found family!!
@spellboundwithsydneyАй бұрын
When The Moon Hatched is so far my favorite read of 2024! It’s a book that should be taken slowly and soaked in. Wouldn’t recommend it on audio 3x speed!
@peytonsbookplaceАй бұрын
I loved When the Moon Hatched, and I think I liked it so much because while reading the physical copy, I had the name glossary to refer back to any time that I had questions. It was so helpful and made the book really enjoyable for me
@chrislee6194Ай бұрын
I am currently reading on an e-reader and spent at least 20 minutes studying the glossary, it was so intriguing and enough to pull me in alone! I am loving this book!!
@peytonsbookplaceАй бұрын
@@chrislee6194 it was soooo nice to have handy. I’m glad you’re loving it. If you haven’t read the Kindred’s Curse Saga by Penn Cole. I highly recommend that series too🫶🏻
@ambermeadows9837Ай бұрын
When the moon hatched is literally one of my top reads this year 😅 I LOVED it I thought the parts that were confusing were meant to be that way and the 2nd book it'll just all come together
@Sama-yd4clАй бұрын
“Yes… like the prison” 😂
@bugwandisАй бұрын
Heartless Hunter is called The Crimson Moth here so it confused me trying to find it for a while. I enjoyed the book and the end really paid off in a way I didn't expect it to but I did not like Gideon for most of it where I feel like I was supposed to and the chemistry between the leads didn't do much for me. That said the cat and mouse unfolding of the story was great, really entertaining reading to see how they were trying to navigate each other.
@kiute.cАй бұрын
I was SOOOO disappointed in When the Moon Hatched too. It was a confusing mess that made me question my sanity and my intelligence the entire time. DNFing was good for my mental health 😂 Heartless Hunter was so much fun though and I’m glad you also enjoyed it! I can’t wait for the second book in this duology.
@stephaniemendes821Ай бұрын
Lady of darkness series is so good. Im on book 4 atm and loving it! Going to pickup heartless hunter soon based on your rec 😊
@sashabcАй бұрын
Yay more KU videos ❤❤
@leoniesliberi16 күн бұрын
I have not read many romantasy books either and the ones I did read were never absolute bangers for me. However, I finished reading The Ever King by LJ Andrews yesterday and it was a 5 star, no questions asked. Highly recommend!
@NonAnonDАй бұрын
i’ve seen Monte's comments for what feels like years but never knew he had a channel until he commented on one of your videos. Would have subbed sooner
@chandlerainsleyАй бұрын
he’s brilliant
@marias595623 күн бұрын
I read Heartless Hunter and it was such a good read! I loved it so much!!
@BetweenThePagesWithLouLouАй бұрын
I dnf’d when the moon hatched coz it was so hard to grasp. I was really looking forward to it too
@Sama-yd4clАй бұрын
Chandler it’s just hit me who you look like to me! Elizabeth Gillies (from Victorious; Dynasty remake) 💛
@ffiontill5924Ай бұрын
Yes!!! I see it. Love her💜💜
@KatPrattАй бұрын
I think you would love Cassius's storyline, the relationship that develops for him is probably my favorite relationship in the series.
@taylorgayhart9497Ай бұрын
22:29 sometimes the audiobook is free!! It’s only happened to me a few times, but I love when it does lol
@fallonturner7441Ай бұрын
I really enjoyed all three of these books but I read When the Moon Hatched physically and I have heard a few people who listened to the audiobook say they really struggled with it (some then switched halfway through to the physical book and said it much improved their reading experience). It wasn’t a perfect, 5⭐️ for me but it kept me engaged and I’ll definitely pick up the next one. Love Heartless Hunter/The Crimson Moth and the Lady of Darkness!
@emmaskapetis7603Ай бұрын
Great vlog ❤. I really enjoyed both Heartless hunter and When the moon hatched (though I agree that When the moon hatched is confusing). I haven't read Lady of darkness yet but I'm very excited to read it soon.
@kayleemarisaАй бұрын
Also you should read Spark of the Everflame (The Kindred’s Curse Saga) it’s so good! Very slow burn but worth it! It’s fast paced and keeps you on your toes for sure!
@howthetidefallsАй бұрын
Yay! Two of these are on my TBR and I kept putting them off. Now I'll know if they're worth the read.
@Nay7373Ай бұрын
Just finished heartless hunter and that’s def gonna be the winner! It has to be!
@NovelsWithNicoleАй бұрын
I think the speed may have contributed to you not understanding when the moon hatched. I reread the first few chapters and it was a lot better than when i tried to audiobook it. I think flowery dense writing, my opinions of Emily wilde too, are best read physically for some reason.
@moniquesainz2745Ай бұрын
When the Moon Hatched is the worst book I have read in the last 3 years.
@erikaroth6049Ай бұрын
I'm reading Heartless Hunter omg thanks for the recommendation!! So good so far
@Tigerbearwolf8600Ай бұрын
I’m really enjoying lady of darkness I’m on book 4 69% through
@ladyemma94Ай бұрын
I'm so sad about When the Moon Hatched, I was about to pick it up cuz I love dragons (I absolutely hated fourth wing, never finished it) but now I'm not going to 😂 I want good dragon books damn it
@caitlinl2750Ай бұрын
Aurelian cycle!
@raelynmarie16Ай бұрын
I would be interested to see your thoughts on the next Lady of Darkness book bc I had very similar thoughts to you on the first book! Feeling lukewarm going into the second one 🫠
@magicjudyАй бұрын
I'd like to think I'm not stupid ... Moon Hatched broke my brain and made me feel stupid!! I DNFed it and will never go back and read it. It was awful. If I have to work that hard to understand a book I'm out. Geez I even read Dune and didn't find it as fucked up as this book LOL
@chandlerainsleyАй бұрын
LMAO THIS!!!
@nicnac1261Ай бұрын
Totally agree I have read such big epic sci fi and fantasy books and that book I didn’t understand what was happening for pages upon pages it was hard work I still have the last 20% but dunno if I want to continue 😂
@magicjudyАй бұрын
@@nicnac1261 I give you huge credit for getting that far. I think I managed to get to the end of the 2nd chapter and I was done. I will admit I don't think her style of writing is for me at all. It's far to overly descriptive and flowery. What would take someone one sentence takes her two pages to describe. I can't deal with that. I'd like to keep my hair.
@nicnac1261Ай бұрын
@@magicjudy thank you took me forever tbh I had to keep rereading pages of prose that made no sense tbh I have read wheel of time and this was harder crazy I don’t think the descriptions are done well at all it’s a shame as I think the story could have been good I don’t blame you for stopping there tbh I’m getting sick of the side quests I might just put it down but I’m super stubborn I’m glad it’s not just me though I don’t know why she didn’t just write simply lol
@magicjudyАй бұрын
@@nicnac1261 I think that's just how she writes and it seems to work for some people :)
@MortibellaАй бұрын
I did not enjoy Lady of Darkness. It was too much like TOG and the heroine was supposed to be this badass super assassin and was just a whiny teenager. But I’ve come to the conclusion that all romantasy is focused on a whiny teenager that supposed to be badass and a grumpy grizzled soldier guy that perpetually saves her. One romantasy series that I really enjoyed (YA) was The Lachlan Feuds by Robin Mahle. Scarlet Princess is the first one.
@lindsayrenee1063Ай бұрын
I enjoy your reviews specifically because you do not bait around the bush. If it's good, you explain why. If it's not good, you explain why. Now I'm going to read heartless Hunter because of you. I usually don't like why but I will give it a try. And I got the audiobook for when the moon hatched and I got about 3% into it and I could not stand the narrator so I didn't even continue. And now I for sure will not be picking it up.
@kellyannaynes2800Ай бұрын
Another tip for getting audiobooks on KU books....if you have the Amazon Echo , it can read any book to you in your KU library as an audiobook. It is great! I wish you would have given when the moon hatched more time because it really was a great story!!!
@JayGTheAwkwardBookwormАй бұрын
I want to read heartless hunter so badly!!
@elisabethjmusicАй бұрын
DO ITTTT
@Melodys_Inner_CircleАй бұрын
I highly recommend "Quicksilver" by Callie Hart as a lesser known KU romantasy. Would love to hear your thoughts on it!
@alisonacton227Ай бұрын
LOVED that book!
@Melodys_Inner_CircleАй бұрын
@@alisonacton227 It needs more hype don't you think?!?
@alisonacton227Ай бұрын
@@Melodys_Inner_Circle Agreed! I don't know what it was but I've read a dozen Romantacy books in the last few months and that one in particular just hit for me :)
@elisabethjmusicАй бұрын
HEARTLESS. HUNTER. 💖
@kaylawolf8928Ай бұрын
Heartless hunter was one of my first fantasy books and my very first romantasy. VERY high standards for future romantasy to live uo to lol.
@KitKatSam27Ай бұрын
Saw someone else do this, so my blind guess is maybe your fav will be Lady Darkness? I don’t know anything about any of these books though so that’s literally be throwing a random title out hahaha
@toribetweenpagesАй бұрын
The Shrek comparison 👏👏👏
@chandlerainsleyАй бұрын
don't get me started... i'm going to universal this year and im about to BE IN SHREK'S SWAMP
@silviagonzalez2154Ай бұрын
For fantasy I really like Casey L. Bond
@thetinycanaryАй бұрын
When the moon hatched was so disappointing. Like what was even that primitive scene, what was the point. I have like 50 pages left and It was never brought up again? Where in this world are we, why are we being told the emotions instead of feeling them? Why is the FMC so upset about a character we literally only saw and heard in one chapter? I have so many questions and nothing was answered.
@mildredamanda9098Ай бұрын
I picked up when the moon hatched because people hyped it up so much and I was so disappointed. It was not it and I have told people that it’s not worth it and I cannot understand the hype at all. It was plodding and boring and not sexy when it was trying to be. Not the vibe.
@joylynn0620Ай бұрын
I read M. Roehrich’s most recent series and loved it. Then decided to read the first. I have been stuck at the 50% mark of Lady of Darkness for 3 months. The pacing is terrible. The author definitely learned how to pace things better in her second series. I plan to finish Lady of Darkness because I trust the authors plotting. But dayum…the first 50% dragged big time! I also read Heartless Hunter. It wasn’t for me but I can see how someone could enjoy it. I am someone who gets stuck on the little things. I just could NOT believe that Rune escaped capture as the Crimson Moth for 5 years. Her “machinations” and plots were laughably simple. And I guessed every single twist. All of them by the 50% mark. YA is just not for me.
@chocolateoreo6489Ай бұрын
I’m sending you love❤
@NonAnonDАй бұрын
Blind guess before watching: Heartless Hunter won… I leave my comment for shame if i’m wrong
@janeeenАй бұрын
I second that before watching and without having read the other two😅
@kaliloonАй бұрын
When the Moon Hatched was such a disappointment for me. I was so here for it at first with the cool title and the cover and ... ugh. I have no proof at all and I'm not accusing anyone of anything, BUT about a third of the way through I just thought to myself...is this shit AI? Like maybe not the writing but the editing? the brainstorming? Something just felt off. Stiff. Boring. Idk. Like a cool idea was run through an AI writing assistant by the editor. Either way it isn't for me fam.