Ashley, as long as you have the energy, I am here for all your wrap ups. They are the videos I look forward to all month
@gabbyreads4 ай бұрын
Ahhh yes Happiness Falls is one of my favorites too!! It’s so great 😍 The comparison to Anatomy of a Fall is brilliant!! 👏
@cindyperez10854 ай бұрын
I agree with you about Freida McFadden books. Can’t understand the hype her books get. I am moving on.
@meljstephan4 ай бұрын
I'm glad you got through some arcs and tbr vets. Hopefully there's more 5 stars to come
@TheHeavenlyHomestead4 ай бұрын
Have you read “ The Frozen River” by Ariel Lawhon? I like most of what you find to be a 5 star book, so when I started devouring this 400+ pages I thought of you! Isn’t that the weirdest thing ever? Ha! Historical Fiction, badass woman, great mystery, well written… it’s like you are traveling back in time and watching all this happen! As a librarian I read all new books to have a better idea what to recommend, but I’ve been really disappointed for months now on the new releases I’ve read. The Frozen River, we got it back in Dec, not sure when released, but came back to our library in April, which means it’s been traveling the entire county for 3+ months❤ It took a while, but the wait was soooo worth it, oh! And the audiobook is awesome! I’m done 😂
@Catherine1654324 ай бұрын
I’m currently reading this right now and can attest to this. I believe that it is sooo underrated and don’t see anyone on Booktube talking about it.
@JessicasLibraryCard4 ай бұрын
I'm planning to read Throne of Glass at some point, so I'm glad for the advice re: Assassin's Blade. I'm really excited to read How to Solve your Own Murder - I'm glad you enjoyed it
@md1111md4 ай бұрын
I feel the same about nightwatching and fourth wing!
@jodicooper87644 ай бұрын
Hi Ashley! Love that you're reading the Thone of Glass series, I've just started it too and planning to finish it this year so its great to know I can follow along with you on it! Do you think you're going to do the tandem read? I'm in two minds!
@conniedavis4751Ай бұрын
I love all of Freidas books so good!!!
@BethMorvant4 ай бұрын
I am one of the ones who did enjoy Fourth Wing. However, I think it’s more so the nostalgia of getting back into reading in 2010ish when we had all the dystopian and fantasy books poppin then. I have nothing for the romance in it, but the dragons I thoroughly enjoyed and wish it wouldn’t have been a romance at all.
@Nh154154 ай бұрын
Totally convinced me to read here we go again and happiness falls
@ashleyslittlelibrary4 ай бұрын
Yay! Hope you enjoy! 🫶🏻
@BeeBaldwin4 ай бұрын
We have the same thoughts on Fourth Wing! 🤍🫶🏼😶🌫️
@conniedavis4751Ай бұрын
I loved the teacher by Frieda!!!
@allieblank59924 ай бұрын
Okay, I’ve got to read Happiness Falls. 😊
@erinmaggio56204 ай бұрын
I plan on reading Happiness Falls, too!
@meghanwalsh89524 ай бұрын
I read happiness falls this year too on audio and it's FANTASTIC - absolute easy 5 star, so brilliant ❤
@YW23244 ай бұрын
Sounds interesting 🤔
@lauramichelle69764 ай бұрын
I just picked up Fallen by TJ Newman from a library sale, and until you said it, i literally assumed i just picked up drowning and forgot the name because the covers are SO similar that is such a bizarre choice
@ashleyslittlelibrary4 ай бұрын
It’s such a weird choice 🤷🏻♀️
@sophhnavarro4 ай бұрын
Happiness falls is so good! Such a mash of genres, themes, and representations. Here We Go Again has piqued my interest 👀
@Ottolineification4 ай бұрын
Honestly, I was on a quest to find a book reviewer with taste similar to mine, and I just searched for "march wrap up" videos and watched them randomly, clicking off when a person mentioned that they loved the book I hated or hated the book I loved. You disliked the fourth wing, and I subscribed to you immediately. Finally someone with braincells!
@amandalavery62824 ай бұрын
I bought fourth wing but have been hesitant to read because I have a feeling I won't like it. I do have happiness falls.... Just bumped it up on my tbr! Ty! Ur vlogs r awsum!
@ramen87604 ай бұрын
Ok I’m so sorry I know this is completely unrelated to this video but I just had the strangest experience with the book Kill For Me Kill For You ever and I just wanted to share it lol. I had the physical book of the month copy but I also downloaded a kindle copy. It’s a weird thing with me that just like how some people listen to audiobooks and read physically, I instead like to switch between reading on my kindle and physically (weird I know). But I somehow downloaded the UK version which I don’t understand how but I somehow did and the two books are SO different. Like I was flipping through them and I was shocked. Entire parts of the book are cut or changed, chapters happen at different points and there was a whole plot twist in the UK kindle version where SPOILER ALERT Ruth’s husband Scott is actually alive which doesn’t seem to happen at all in the book of the month edition to my knowledge. This is just so strange to me and I was wondering if you as an expert book connoisseur 😂 knew if this is common with different versions of books?
@jaynehunter-ar4 ай бұрын
I agree so much with your favorites! I really liked Happiness Falls and thought the ambiguity was done really well. I just read Here We Go Again last week and loved the emotional range of the story. I cried and LOLd several times. Joe and Remy were amazing characters.
@jaimee-kate4 ай бұрын
Oh wow, so happy to see you enjoyed Happiness Falls! It's been on my high priority TBR for several months now but I started seeing mixed reviews. I tend to align with your tastes, so you've reinvigorated my interest in it!
@joanjaffe42164 ай бұрын
I completely agree with you regarding Someone Watching. It was so boring but I kept reading because I bought it rather than it being a library book. I was so glad when I finished it.
@TheHeavenlyHomestead4 ай бұрын
Another one that I loved this month, and by love I mean a 4 star because it reminds me of how I felt about The Last Word by Taylor Adams, is Everyone is Watching by Heather Gudenkauf, the audio is fun, but I agree with Gabyreads about the challenges, they seemed like they don’t fit the narrative, idk she talked about it yesterday and described my feelings. I still enjoyed it and gave it a 4 star because like The Last Word, it ended up being something really crazy, and never suspected that was going to be the ending 😂 I like Heather Gudenkauf’s books TheOvernight Guest is my favorite. That’s it! 😂
@herbybib4 ай бұрын
Definitely recommend the audiobooks for the Thursday Murder Club series. I probably would not have finished them if I didn't have the narration. Also, I'm glad to hear how much you enjoyed Here We Go Again. I've been debating pre-ordering this bc I'm on a bit of a budget but Alison Cochran's writing has always captured me in the past. I'll definitely be buying it now!
@ALilBitofMonica_4 ай бұрын
Hearing you say you're glad you read Assassin's Blade first makes me so sad that I didn't do that because I did not like Throne of Glass oooops. ALSO I love how much you love Happiness Falls! Its SO good! And I desperately need to read Here We Go Again
@kimcampoli65384 ай бұрын
Maybe do a wrap up halfway through the month if that would help.
@iheartcats4life_4 ай бұрын
I've been watching the Broski Report religiously and I officially have fomo on throne of glass haha I think I may pick up the Assassins blade soon!
@gabbyreads4 ай бұрын
Omg I am shocked at the one star review for Nightwatching!! 🤯 I think yours is the first negative review I’ve seen lol I’m reading it soon and now I’m nervous 😂
@ashleyslittlelibrary4 ай бұрын
Hahaha I haven’t seen any other negative reviews either so hopefully I’m just an anomaly 😂
@Brianaduvessa4 ай бұрын
I said the exact same about Fourth wing. It reads YA and then suddenly super graphic sex. The book is trash and more people need to say it.
@the_eerie_faerie_tales4 ай бұрын
I've never had any interest in reading it thankfully I never did but I agree that it seems like some really popular books don't get certain things said about them when they should.
@literatelyalees4 ай бұрын
I’m so excited for Here We Go Again, I also really enjoyed Kiss Her Once for Me 😍
@amberlimbaugh4 ай бұрын
We have such similar tastes! Especially in mystery/thriller. Please read Kill Show by Daniel Sweren-Becker. I would LOVE to see your review! I don't see how more people aren't talking about it!
@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk4 ай бұрын
Read a lot there. Best wishes for April.
@leesa1544 ай бұрын
While I did like the ending of Listen For The Lie, I did think halfway through if there was one more chapter where this girl sits with a random person, drinks a random beverage, and tells them she doesn’t remember what happened I was going to scream. I swear that same exact scene happened at least 5 times. 😂😂😂
@Pocketsnuggies4 ай бұрын
I loved The Things We Leave Unfinished by Yarros. Give that a try. Totally different vein and great. I agreed with you on the Listen one. Just eh for me.
@bobbyshields48104 ай бұрын
I DNF'd Thursday Murder. I may try again.
@ruthewonus77044 ай бұрын
If you like Happiness Falls, you might like: What We Kept to Ourselves.
@kerisbookishcorner28644 ай бұрын
I’m so excited to pick up Happiness Falls now! And I must be the only person still interested in starting TOG that watches your channel because I got so bummed when you said all the TOG content would be spoilery 😢 If you see this, could you maybe let me know without spoilers why you were glad you did Assassin’s Blade first? I was excited to find out your opinion on that but didn’t watch since I’m avoiding spoilers.
@ashleyslittlelibrary4 ай бұрын
Oop sorry! I’ll balance non spoilers & spoilers in the future. I was glad I read The Assassin’s Blade 1st because you get to know the MC really well, see her struggle, and see her be a badass. She’s in a bit boring in TOG, so I was glad I already had that foundation to be interested in & care about her, otherwise I may have not been as interested in the series if I started with TOG!
@kerisbookishcorner28644 ай бұрын
@@ashleyslittlelibrary that would be awesome but you don’t have to if you prefer to do those with spoilers, I can always come back once I read it. Thanks that’s kind of how I was leaning so it’s good hearing that’s what you liked about starting there. Maybe this will just motivate me to read a book each month or so also!
@aprilvaughn10894 ай бұрын
How many chapters does Throne of Glass, Bride, actually have? So its a terrible book and experience?
@tawnyachristensen73104 ай бұрын
I feel validated in my feelings about Fourth Wing (DNF'd at about100 pgs)
@lauramichelle69764 ай бұрын
i am on Heir of Fire, and i have read Throne of Glass twice and its the worst of the series so far. I am reading assassins' blade next (idk why i am reading it 4th but thats what happened lol) and i am also shocked i've gone this long without spoilers.
@ankur-chauhan4 ай бұрын
The fact that you did not like fourth wing proves that you have taste in reading and not a newbie like most people who liked this horrible book. Also the second book is so much worst. Atleast first part is still okay but second book gives true reflection that author did not have any content.