How's your reading year going so far? What's your reading plan for the second half of 2024?

Immediately commenting because I love your shirt 🌈

Always love the Pride shirt! 🌈 🌈 🌈🎉🎉🎉

A list of books by women that are worth the read in various genres would sooooo be worth the watch!

I hear you, Ive only read 5 books by male authors this year, and 32 by women 😂

I am in the middle of over 70 series - so I feel you with needing to finish series XD

How To Solve Your Own Murder is amazing! It’s a bit slow and a lot of characters so you have to push through, but it’s so worth it

just finished On a Quiet Street which is a thrilling neighborhood drama that had me on the edge of my seat the whole time. Every twist felt unexpected but made so much sense! I don’t often read thrillers but this was a blast

I am listening to "Murder road" audiobook from a library right now and I love it. I have read "Sundown motel" because of you, so many thanks for talking about Simone St. James!

just discovered your channel and I love these videos

The last murder at the end of the world was FANTASTIC for me! So intriguing, creative and interesting

YESSS!!! THE SHIRT!!! 🎊 🎉💚💚 Also, Same! The best book I’ve read so far this year happened to be the FIRST book I read 🤣🤣🤣

One of the things I did for myself was to get rid of two bookcases, got one bookcase (deeper shelves over previous bookcases) to store books. I am hoping that I can retrain myself to only have just one five shelf bookcase for books. I am going to try to not bring in any more books in until I have space on the one and only bookcase. Hopefully this will slow me down and make me focus on what I own now. I really like the Maisie Dobbs mystery series which is ending with book 18. Yes, its during WWI and WWII but Maisie is very mature, has strong empathic powers over people. She really helps people with their problems in this cozy mystery series. She advertises herself as a psychologist and investigator. The author, Jacqueline Winspear, did a lot of research for this series so I am learning new things about this historical period. I wish you luck in meeting your reading goals for the rest of the year! You are doing so well.

I started reading Octavia E Butler with Fledgling and while I liked parts of it, it was not the best introduction to say the least... I'm glad you keep hyping her, because I just finished Parable of the Sower and loved it!

I've read I who have never know men because of you and now I'm traumatized omg!! 5stars loved it!!❤❤❤

i’m gonna do the most and answer all the questions! 1.) i think the Green Bone Saga has been my favorite thing i’ve read this year. 2.) not a favorite sequel exactly but im rereading the Heroes of Olympus so i can finally finish it (never read the last one) and ive actually enjoyed it more this time around so that’s why i want to mention it! 3.) im also looking forward to Simone St. James and Ruth Ware’s books. i love both of them. i’m nervous because i haven’t heard the best things about Murder Road but she hasn’t had a miss with me yet so i guess it’s to be expected. 4.) Im looking forward to Celestial Monsters by Aiden Thomas and also looking forward to A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping. lowkey sad it’s not a companion novel though. 5.) Our Wives Under the Sea. thought this would be incredible based on what i’ve heard but i just didn’t get it. it did nothing for me. 6.) Every Breath by Nicholas Sparks. in middle and high school i read Nick Sparks all the time but haven’t in years. i thought maybe i would’ve outgrown him but i was pleasantly surprised that i haven’t! i read this in one sitting. 7.) I hate to say it but i think Kristin Hannah. i’ve avoided her bc her fans aren’t really my demographic i feel like, but i read The Four Winds and really loved it. i generally love historical fiction so ill definitely keep reading from her. 8.) Kade from Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire. Hope i get to see more of him in the rest of the series! 9.) Vera Wong. just an absolute riot and really hope the author writes a sequel bc i need more! 10.) i don’t cry much anymore but i think if i could As Long as the Lemon Tree Grows would probably have done it for me. 11.) Rereading the Percy Jackson series has made me insanely happy. it’s so comfy. 12.) i got a book from a LFL called the Berry Pickers and i just picked it up bc i love the color. 13.) I actually have a 24 in 24 that’s ongoing! i’ve read 9 so far 😂 i also will be finishing the Heroes of Olympus and reading the new Percy Jackson books.

I listened last year and you were right and I purchased Blood over Bright Haven right before the self published cover went out of print (the trad published cover looks great though, too). I plan on reading rhe book in August/September and I'm excited!

Just like many others, loving the shirt! Happy pride month to everyone💙

I read Blood over bright heaven because of you and that was 🔥 🔥 Sword of Kaigen was amazing, but it required at least one more round of serious editing

A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping is on my TBR. Your t-shirt is awesome. 🏳️‍🌈

You could try Honour by Elif Shafak it has to do with the subject of honor killings in Turkey

Best book: "A Master of Djinn" - P. Djeli Clark Best sequel: "Mirrored Heavens"- Rebecca Roanhorse, it was such a emotional conclusion, almost made me cry.

Among the many books I’m reading, Octavia E Butler’s Parable of the Sower is one of them. Considered a classic. So far I’m not minding it and may have to consider reading more.

Sending good ratings vibes for the last half of the year ❤

My reading year is going pretty well so far honestly. I've read 50 books and all were 3 stars or higher except for 1.

That James Islington series is also on my TBR along with a lot of other finished series, too many to realistically read all of them in 2024😂 I definitely want to get to The Inheritance Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin, Earthseed Series by Octavia E. Butler and The Machineries of Empire Series by Yoon Ha Lee in 2024. I'm also looking forwards to the last books in The Sunbearer Duology, The Belladonna Trilogy and The Bloodsworn Saga. I'm also currently reading the last book in Rebecca Roanhorse's Between Earth And Sky Trilogy.

I am about 20 books behind in my end-of-year goal of 200. Not bad. I'm reading a lot of manga right now. I have too many cluttering up my house, especially unread ones! My goal at the beginning of the year was to read all the Witcher books. I love them but I keep getting distracted by other books. Lately I'm just a mood reader and jump around from book to book, struggling to finish anything.

“This has to stop, Emily” lol

I think you and I have the same struggles with Mystery/Thriller books that others find popular, and I have to say that I really enjoyed How To Solve Your Own Murder. You should give it a try! :)

You should try "Seven Days in June" by Tia Williams, amazing characters and a brilliant love story. I was so surprised that the best book I read in 2023 was a romance but here we are.

My reading is going quite well. I really like Elif Shafak and I love the 13th tale when I read it what... a decade ago! I liked Everyone in my family has killed someone a lot more than you did!

My favorite book of 2024 (so far) is also my first book of the year: Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands! I hope to find something else that I like too lol

A video where you go over the fantasy series that aren't problematic would be AMAZING! ❤ Seems so hard to find in the genre unforunately.

One of my toxic traits is that I have no problem reading the first book in a series and then moving on. Every now and again I'm tempted to keep going so I do. But generally, I have no issues with loving a first in a series and then just dipping. Lol! I've been burned too many times by too many series. I don't have faith that the author can finish the job. So I'm good with just book one.

Thriller recommendation from someone who normally doesn't read thrillers. Set in Spain and hugely popular in that country: Red Queen by Juan Gomez-Jurado and it's part of a series.

I'm not a romance reader, but I read Happly Never After by Lynn Painter. I laughed out loud so many times that it would be a great beach read.

Haven’t been able to read much at all because of having been finishing my Masters in English and Finnish teacher qualification. But some I have read… The Warm Hands of Ghosts - put off work to read this.. wasn’t worth it. Emily Wilde books 1 and 2 - amazing, loved them. Before the Coffee gets cold part 1 and 2 - not as good as book 4 that I started with… But loved it. Planning to read How to Lose a Time War next, then Three Body Problem, plus books 3 and 4 of Thursday Murder club. All books I have. On the fence about getting Murder at the End of the World because I didn’t like the author’s last book… But the premise is so intriguing

Loved Blood Over Bright Havan

If you enjoyed goblin emperor I would recommend the hands of the emperor!

Would be down to watch a sequels/series vlog haha

Blood over bright haven is preordered since a month and im sooo hyped (even tho english is not my first Language i‘m willing to pick up a Challenge) 🎉🎉🎉🥰

Murder Road was not a win for me, BUT I do think it'd be a very good beach/summer book. The whole book takes place during a hot summer week and the author did do an incredible job of conveying that scorching, humid, summer feeling. And it's just a very silly book and not something that you need to invest too much brain power into.

I just finished Blood Over Bright Haven and now I’m harassing people to read it too!

I just finished The Story of the Lost Child and it gutted me. I gasped so many times. It's great, read it!

Happy Pride 🏳️‍🌈

My (very underrated) romance recommendation is the Say Everything trilogy by Roni Loren. More on the emotional side, but I thought the author handled some topics really well (ex: Tourette’s Syndrome, PTSD). Reminds me a bit of Abby Jimenez’s storytelling! I haven’t read the last book yet, but I’ve given the first 2 books 5 stars 🤩!

Does anyone have recs for fully released series similar to The Will of the Many? I want to read it so badly but cannot justify starting another series that only has one book out! Thanks!!

My favorite romance books are the Garnet run series by Roan Parrish. Male/male romance.

Favorite thrillers this year: everyone on this train is a suspect (which is the follow up to everyone in my family has killed someone) & kill for me, kill For you. I also really enjoyed first lie wins but I it's not one I think you'll be a fan of.

Love the t-shirt you are wearing! I don't know if I'm right but you sound like a fellow Quebecer. I really love how you are reading the shelves and letting go of the books that you haven't liked. And that big jar wow :) I discovered this year Shari Lapena (a Canadian author, a happy surprised to me) and loved her! So that is part of my reading plans.

Maybe, so that your reading numbers could be more visual and hence motivate you more, you could put a piece of paper of the right color in your "read ou unhauled" jar for every book you have read from you shelves, and not only those read during your challenge videos ?

I see the Great Hunt in the cover, but I couldn't find it in the video. Any one could kindly tell me when she talked about the Great HUnt? Thank you!

Another abysmal reading year for me… so far at least. I’ve only read Psalm for the Wild Built and got like halfway through Tress of the Emerald Sea. I will say I started The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo last night and read a third if it in one sitting which is highly unusual for me unless I’m really captivated by a book (and I am). I’m moving overseas in a few months so I definitely need to read a few more books on my shelf before I decide to keep them or give them away.

I've been reading a lot but not a lot of GREAT books. Most of my 5 stars are from January. Mostly I've been trying to make space on my shelves, so reading books I bought YEARS ago.

I want your shirt!!! ❤

Love your shirt!! 🌈🥰

That shirt is awesome! ❤

I also love The Humans by Matt Haig and I am reading a new release called The Ministry of Time which I am loving and has exactly the same vibes. Except replace aliens with time travel and bringing people from the past to our time. It has the same kind of humour but goes deeper into looking at humanity etc. I have a whole tab colour for “humans are awful”

I really wanna check out Octavia Butlers writing but I´m just anxious that heavy stuff like SA which I´ve heard feature heavily in her books would be too much for me 😬

I also really loved The Humans and want to re-read it

LOVE your T-shirt! Happy Pride Month! The romance I keep recommending to people because I love the characters and found the book laugh-out-loud funny is Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall.

I love Elif Shafak 🙌🏻

Paying attention to read Octavia e butler and the Elena Ferrante series ❤ loooove the shirt 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Love the shirt❤

I still need to read the sword of Kaigen 😩

Love your t shirt!!🏳️‍🌈💓

How to solve your own murder is a nice one, cozy mystery, easy read, well written. But don't expect professionalism when they're handling proofs lol I loved Part of your world too! Unfortunately the 'sequel' Yours truly wasn't it for me...

Oh hey … I just noticed Recursion by Blake Crouch on the shelf behind you … have you read it? Thoughts? Is there a video? I just finished it .. I neeeeeeeed to know what you thought …. 😂😂😂😂😂😂 (Will continue watching now …. )

I'm reading Look Closer by David Ellis. Thriller

I love your shirt!

Morning Glory Milking Farm for great SMUT.......pretty please!

How is mid-year already? You’re stressing me out 😫

I've finished 82 so far Best book The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec (standalone!) Best sequel A Restless Truth by Freya Marske New release A Botanicle Daughter by Noah Medlock New releases for 2nd half of the year "The Night Guest" by Hildur Knutsdottir "A Novel Love Story" by Ashley Poston "Fury of the Gods" by John Gwynne "Heavenly Tyrant" by Xiran Jay Zhao Biggest disappointment After World by Debbie Urbanski Biggest surprise Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See Fictional crush Ruby from "Taken by the Witch Queen" by Luna Fury Fav character Winter from Dragon Rider by Taran Matharu Made me cry The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec The Hidden Guardian by J.D.L Rosell Made me happy Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Prettiest book The Midnight Girls by Alicia Jasinska Need to read Under the Keep by Erika Johansen (prequel to Queen of the Tearling)

Have you read Liz Nugent? Strange Sally Diamond?

Read Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez! So freaking good

If you want a cozy English murder mystery I think you’d like “How to Solve Your Own Murder.” I thought it was really enjoyable and unique!

21:38 Dont know if its helpful or not but atleast one of the series in your TBR has a man who is SAed and it is quite well written, i think.

I have 10 unfinished series that are already finished (fully published) and i want to make it a challenge to finish them all by the end of the year

Happy Pride month! 🌈 This month, I'm focusing on the queer books on my TBR and it has been going very well so far, especially the queer scifi has been great.

I have the same answer for What books do you need to read by the end of the year?, in my case, 350.

Romance rec! I feel exactly the same way about Part of Your World, so maybe this will work for you - The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston. Grown up main characters, a supernatural twist, and the romance is woven into the story well

My read author stats say 67% women and I think thats how I would like it to stay, definitely not less👌🏻

For romance anything by tal Bauer (I can give you specific recommendations or Tia Williams

I find it really interesting that for you it's called 7 AND A HALF deaths of Evelyn hardcastle, for us in uk its just seven... Why?

Love that pride shirt ❤

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈Happy pride!!!🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

The 40 rules of love was one of the most dissapointing books of last year for me. So boring and alembicated, I could barely finish it. Now I don't know if I should pick up something else by Elif Shafak.

Ohh, don't think I am overstating or faking but i can see a deserving girl in beautiful T-shirt😅❤l💝

Can anything be weirder than fledgling by Octavia E Butler?

I feel like you’re not going to like murder road lol it’s not her best I do want to see your reaction to it though…

Blood Over Bright Haven has been my favourite book so far this year. I don't think anything will beat it tbh. Hope the publisher version gets a UK release, I want a physical copy. Loving the shirt 🌈❤

Love the shirt being shown off in the thumbnail 😂👏🌈🏳️‍🌈

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Didn’t like the last murder at the world of the world either

Please tell me you are reading “The time I got drunk and saved a Demon” for your smut read video!? So many people recommend it, but I am on the edge, so would love to see your opinions, they are so honestly funny 😂😊 Hope ya have a safe, fun reading summer with your babies ❤

I found myself skipping mystery thriller written by men too, not only SFF, because WTF, why is it always the cute but secretly derranged 16 YO girl who is murdered, like "oh that's so sad she was so pretty she didn't deserve that blablabla" 🙄

i dont like elif shafak's books

i read 45 books so far! here are my answers: best book: - howl's moving castle by diana wynne jones read it in may and already reread it😭💗 best sequel: - ignite me by tahereh mafi new releases: - the god and the gumhio by sophie kim - evocation by s.t. gibson - ballad of blood and wine by tang jiu qing (have a few more) new releases for 2nd half: - these deathless shores by p.h. low - of jade and dragons by amber chen - lady marcbeth by ava reid - a dark and drowning tide by allison saft (and sooo much more!!) biggest disappointment: - haru to aidem by alexa pranks, bella chan it's not a big disappointment because it was for free on kindle and i read it randomly on work, so i didn't expect anything, but it was bad :( biggest surprise: - shatter me by tahereh mafi never wanted to read it because of the hype, but i gave it a try and i love it! - am i trans enough by alo johnston helped me more than i thought because i alredy knew the answer, but i still wanted to read it and there were so many topics were he called me out😭 author's i want to read more from: - kaori yuki - spica aori - diana wynne jones - ben alderson - tahere mafi fictional crush: - aaron warner from shatter me i am NOT sorry😭💚 favourite characters: - kenji kishimoto from shatter me - howl from howl's moving castle - calzifer from howl's moving castle - li yu and prince jing from the disabled tyrant's beloved pet fish xD made me cry: am i trans enough alo johnston made me happy: the disabled tyrant's beloved pet fish by xue shan fei hu most beautiful book: the spanish hardcover edition of mo dao zu shi by mo xiang tong xiu need to read: (all of them are sequels) - heir to frost & storm by brendon anderson - the promised neverland were i hopefully finally after, i think 5 years, read the last 10 volumes😭 - harry potter and the chamber of secrets by j.k. rowling - here's to us by becky albertalli, adam silvera try to read it a few times, it's not bad, i'm just never in the mood for it :( that's it c: you all have a nice 2nd half of the reading year💗

And your T-shirt should also say “we don’t want to hear about it” and “keep it to yourselves” Can appreciate peoples opinions but do not want it shoved in my face ( not you doing that Emily )

So proud of you Emily you done so well and I am rooting for you! 🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🩵🩵🩵🩵💛🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🧡💚💚💚💚💚💚💜💜💞💞💞💞💜💞🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊📚📚📚📚📙📙📙📙📙📙📖📖📖📖📚📚📚📚