Picking My Favorite Shelf! || One Week One Shelf Reading Vlog
Рет қаралды 17,373
2 ай бұрынHey Booktube! Lucky me for the last one week one shelf reading vlog of the month, I got to choose the shelf I would be reading books from! I picked sci-fi (of course!) and found a new series to start. Just what I needed :P
Book Series That Should Have Been Standalones • These Books Didn't Nee...
All My Book Recommendations: amzn.to/3IBX5It
____ To support my channel & the kittens ____
Patreon: bit.ly/2maDB7R
Amazon Wish List: www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/...
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/bookswithemilyfox
____ MEET THE KITTIES ____
Charlie: All black with no thumbs. He thinks he's spiderman and climbs in the window screens. His favorite snack is wtv book I'm currently reading.
Clawdia: Black and white with a beauty mark. She has thumbs... wouldn't surprise me if she stole them. She's pure chaos but she purrs and cuddles me so it's fine.
Chunky: Black with a white patch on his chest. Has thumbs. Needy, crusty, whiny baby... can't live without him.
____ FOLLOW ME!! ____
Goodreads: bit.ly/2a9Qoki
Beauty Channel: bit.ly/1GDi7AJ
Twitter: bit.ly/1KQqL43
Instagram: bit.ly/3rgnXW0
____ Where I buy books online! ____
Amazon: amzn.to/2BXwoOp
Chapters Indigo: bit.ly/2aJw4lB
Support local, independent bookstores with your audiobook purchases bit.ly/3bCfrJo (or use referral code lfm267810)
@BookswithEmilyFox 2 ай бұрын
Which authors do you feel always write the same character? Andy Weir comes to mind... and now Scalzi lol
@junibacken729 2 ай бұрын
Definitly Ali Hazelwood 🤣
@Rainbopagn 2 ай бұрын
Stephen King 😂. His women are always traumatized, he really likes writing sociopathic men with anger issues. And if I had a penny for every one of his special/gifted/magic kids…. (I say this as someone who bought a Kindle version of IT because I literally read the covers off my paperback 😅😂)
@bucherrabemittendrin9344 2 ай бұрын
Sarah J Maas, absolutely. Her male characters are always the same person - they may have different names and different hair colors, but beside that, they are always the same person. It doesn't matter if you only look within one book or whether you look at several series.
@AprilWolf_ 2 ай бұрын
“Let’s go look at the shelf” is my “I’m going on an adventure” moment
@vickicook9165 2 ай бұрын
Claudia's surprise appearance where she tapped your shoulder was the cutest thing ever!
@BookswithEmilyFox 2 ай бұрын
The camera loves her!!
@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm 2 ай бұрын
lol the paws under the door are so cute 😂
@BookswithEmilyFox 2 ай бұрын
SPOILERS FOR BRIGERTON 1. I won't forgive them for making Peneloppe beg for a kiss. Like what? Colin was the one that should have been begging. 2. That proposal sucked. She deserves better.
@leticiatoraci9855 2 ай бұрын
Colin is such a player...
@maika0395 2 ай бұрын
Both scenes are taken from the book, so book fans wanted these to be included, I guess? But let's be real, the books aren't great, so it may have been better to change the storylines/ characters even more 😂
@biankatoth1786 2 ай бұрын
I read the first 4 books in the series and this was the worst. I really didn't care about it and when they get together.... Colin is the worst.
@cat.book.nook. 2 ай бұрын
I'd personally probably prefer such proposal, but yeah, don't think Penelope would. And I honestly don't really like Penelope nor Colin, so this season is harsh for me 😅😅 I know it won't happen but in my mind Eloise should get an amazing lesbian match 😅
@BookswithEmilyFox 2 ай бұрын
Omg!! I forgot to mention I’m loving Cressida’s growth and they totally would look cute together
@BibiixMusic 2 ай бұрын
I love love love the way you do your vlogs! The fixed camera position you talked about makes it feel like a planned review instead of a friend chatting with me about what they're reading right now. Please keep it the way it is ❤ And the kitty moments in between are just the cherry on top
@deendrew36 2 ай бұрын
I also love the way she vlogs!
@BookswithEmilyFox 2 ай бұрын
That's good to hear! It feels like I'm facetiming friends this way lol
@badfaith4u 2 ай бұрын
Penelope is looking gorgeous this season and her sisters are fucking hilarious.
@nummy_nummers 2 ай бұрын
Your mug with the bear in the kayak!!! 😍
@BookswithEmilyFox 2 ай бұрын
Isn’t it the cutest? There’s also a raccoon, a rabbit and a fox! I got it a year or two ago at Simons and I’m in love
@nummy_nummers 2 ай бұрын
@@BookswithEmilyFox It's SO cute! Coffee in a favourite mug is the absolute best thing 🥰
@danielak1158 2 ай бұрын
I like John Scalzi a lot. Yes, the humor is always there and this is exactly what I need. But the books are quite divers anyway. I recommend „The Collapsing Empire“ with many strong female characters and a lot of political string-pulling in a SF world, not millitary at all. Or „Lock in“ which is a mix of dystopian, criminal Investigation and SF. I also love his Short Story „Slow Time between Stars“, this one even without a funny character! Please give John Scalzi another try! Love your vlogs!
@anikamercier2651 2 ай бұрын
I totally would love you to do this challenge again! It was so fun to watch!! Glad the child safe locks are working. Your cats are silly. Love them!
@roseannbroz8131 2 ай бұрын
Doomsday Book is the first in the series. I recommend it highly. Connie Willis is one of my favorite SF writers.
@suitcasefullofcake 2 ай бұрын
Same! I love her and the series.
@skeletonkeybooks 2 ай бұрын
The series started with the novelette Fire Watch.
@shaylaatiles 2 ай бұрын
16:49 stopppp, they’re so cute. I know they’re menaces, but they’re cute menances 😂
@BookswithEmilyFox 2 ай бұрын
They can’t stand closed doors 😂 They really are adorable… makes the rest worth it!
@heatherm561 2 ай бұрын
The kitty paws under the door and Clawdia coming up to you were so adorable! Glad you liked one book. I recommend The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley.
@cynthiafialka 2 ай бұрын
Old Man’s War is actually a series of six books. I really liked the first book and DNF’d the second. My hubby read all of them though. You might like Starter Villian by Scalzi, it has a cat on the cover. :)
@candybear2230 2 ай бұрын
Starter villain is great!!
@BookswithEmilyFox 2 ай бұрын
I've preordered that one as a paperback!
@Rainbopagn 2 ай бұрын
1. Aloe/sun gel with lidocaine for the blister. And aquaphor. 2. Can we have an update on mama Pear? I know you said she’s with a friend 😅 but I miss her
@BookswithEmilyFox 2 ай бұрын
Last time I heard, she was living her best life! I was worried she'd hide like she did in the basement the first month I took her in. Apparently she didn't which was a relief to hear. I miss her too. She was such a good cat. Never tried to open the cupboards lol
@federubiowenk2859 2 ай бұрын
I’m so glad she’s doing fine
@roseannbroz8131 2 ай бұрын
Oops, forgot to add. Blackout and All Clear are also in the series.
@payholaa 2 ай бұрын
The little paws! I love putting my phone on video mode and sliding it under the door when my dogs are knocking to come in. There’s such a surprised look on them and make the cutest photos. I recommend trying! 😊
@monika6313 2 ай бұрын
You are the vibe❤ love listening to you
@BookswithEmilyFox 2 ай бұрын
❤️
@janeb9698 2 ай бұрын
I loved Old Man’s War!! I want some of that fun technology, specifically the BP (I’ll keep it cryptic). Paws under the door, awesome!!!
@kotokoo 2 ай бұрын
I like the Old man's war series. The third book return to the main character of the first book in a colony. Redshirts (standalone) is a good option is you like TV series like Star Trek, Stargate, Babylon 5, The Orville, Firefly or similar and want a to laught at the typical scenes that they have in common.
@BookswithEmilyFox 2 ай бұрын
Is the third one good? I wouldn’t mind going back to that character if the story is worth it
@kotokoo 2 ай бұрын
@@BookswithEmilyFox The first and the third are my favorites but I don't know if it was because I was excited to read again about Jonh and Jane or it was really good (read them 6 years ago)
@avrorawhite9763 2 ай бұрын
I am a fan of Stargate, thanks for recommendation 😊
@Thefrenchliterarywitch 2 ай бұрын
Loving this challenge.
@TheObsessiveBookseller Ай бұрын
I’m a little late to this vlog, but the third book is much better - a return to what we liked about the first book. Zoey’s Tale is probably the best of the series after the first book (5&6 were meh at best). I don’t remember much about Ghost Brigade other than the fact that I was bored. If you liked OMW then I think you’d also like Planetside by Mammay!
@linit33 2 ай бұрын
I loved Penelope and everything else in this season of Bridgerton BUT Colin. Hahahaha I was actually rooting for Penelope and the blond guy lol
@zacharygale7886 2 ай бұрын
Btw Old Man’s war series is 6 books according to goodreads (the first 3 could be a contained arc but I am not sure) Anyway so there are four more books instead of one so you probably made a good decision. I enjoyed his Collapsing Empire series much better as it seemed the characters were more varied.
@BookswithEmilyFox 2 ай бұрын
I think I'll pause it at least for now. I'll read more of his books and if I like them enough I'll go back!
@zacharygale7886 2 ай бұрын
@@BookswithEmilyFox Happy reading!
@riankoch9126 2 ай бұрын
I really love John Scalzi but I’ve only read three of his books and I’m slow walking it because I don’t want to get burnt out on his style. Because I do love it and it’s super entertaining and I know I’ll have a good time so why not take my time?
@CoreenMontagna 2 ай бұрын
8:41 omg, I have fire alarm battery beep PTSD too, lol
@BookswithEmilyFox 2 ай бұрын
After having a (small) electrical fire I’m so paranoid. Literally have to go touch every outlet to make sure they’re not hot when it beeps 😭
@tbirdgamez8625 2 ай бұрын
OMG I'm so glad I'm not the only one who felt that way about Colin!! Pen is way too good for him and deserves better than the way he treated her!!
@JFPennywise 2 ай бұрын
I loved Old Man’s War and breezed through it. Like you, I struggled through the first part of the second book, but ended up liking it. Just not as much as Old Man’s War.
@yemmie112 2 ай бұрын
i fully agree with your bridgerton thoughts (though collins face didn't bother me until this season lol) i found the whole thing runshed, probably to give us a cliffhanger for the midseason finale when they could have just not done that and released it all at once
@Katertot8895 2 ай бұрын
Idk if you've read the book and while it is different than the show (Penelope has a younger sister for example in the book and Colin finds out she's Whistledown first, not Eloise), but they get together early-ish in the book too and the second half is all the Whistledown drama, so my guess is that the show is going to take a similar approach.
@megm6569 2 ай бұрын
I read Connie Willis' later novels Blackout and All Clear and had no idea there were more set in the same universe! I would say they are more historical fiction than science fiction. I am really not into WWII fiction, but I actually loved these! I might pick up To Say Nothing of the Dog now.
@verucasalt4535 2 ай бұрын
If you like funny sci fi you'll LOVE We Are Legion (We Are Bob). I read it last year and gave it 5 stars. I need to pick up the 2nd one in the series but I want to wait until I can get a KU trial again so I can read it for free.
@avrorawhite9763 2 ай бұрын
I loved it too, it is great!!
@rebelbelle1388 2 ай бұрын
My fire alarms would go off constantly for seemingly no reason, and we figured out it was the cat hair/dander in the air. It didn't matter how often I dusted, vacuumed or ran the wash, it still would go off. We decided to go for a less sensitive fire alarm and that solved the problem.
@BookswithEmilyFox 2 ай бұрын
Oooh that’s a good theory! When I had lots of issues I figured high humidity was triggering it and controlling that helped a lot too
@thiadesg 2 ай бұрын
To Say Nothing of the Dog is hilarious, I hope you'll love it one day. My favourite of John Scalzi is Fuzzy Nation, it's definitely worth a read (it's a courtcase, big corporation vs innocent alien, and there's a dog named Carl). I've also read The Old Man's War, Redshirts and The Kaiju Preservation Society, but they weren't as good. Lock In and Head On are great scifi detective books, if you want to follow a nonbinary FBI agent around for a bit.
@alewb7294 2 ай бұрын
let them in!!!!
@taradawe 2 ай бұрын
I started watching you when you got Old Man's War and picked the series up used like you did. I had basically the same opinion as you on them.
@BookswithEmilyFox 2 ай бұрын
Did you end up reading book 3?
@zachreads 2 ай бұрын
I jusy finishe "The Crypt" by Scott Sigler it was a great sci‐fi horror but also very military. I think you'd love No Gods No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull it's one of the closest things I've found to Octavia E Butler 2.0
@jorichner6678 2 ай бұрын
oh no! I started old man's war today and then you picked it and I don't want to watch the video and get spoiled but I want to watch the video
@BookswithEmilyFox 2 ай бұрын
Haha it’s a quick read! Come back in a few days :) (I don’t really mention any spoilers so you’re probably fine)
@arobinreads 2 ай бұрын
❤❤❤
2 ай бұрын
humidity sets off mine also shpwer driven
@BookswithEmilyFox 2 ай бұрын
That’s my theory with mine too!
@xmilax96 2 ай бұрын
I love seeing you enjoy these blogs, its honestly fun to watch & makes me get exited for reading! On a tangent: what robot vacuums do you recommend? What should i take into account while deciding?🤔
@BookswithEmilyFox 2 ай бұрын
I think some features aren't necessary to splurge on (unless you really want to) like the mop. Maybe some are better than others but while nice it's not a must. I do think it's worth the money to get one that is a bit smarter and creates a map of your place. Not having the vacuum hit everything every time is worth it lol
@xmilax96 2 ай бұрын
@@BookswithEmilyFox thanks! I was kinda wondering that about the mop, sounds nice but the price difference is kinda big ( at least here). If you don't mind which brand are you using & how often do you ise it? A frind just told me she bought hers 7 years ago and i didnt trust they would last that long in use 🙈
@BookswithEmilyFox 2 ай бұрын
I tried this one and didn't love it (www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0B65KJ7RL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1) the battery dies before it's done one floor and my place isn't big. It also hits everything lol This one I love (www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B09FLDMMKN/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1) but the mop while nice to remove paw prints isn't a must. I had issues with it after a few months and the company sent me a new one so customer service was great!
@xmilax96 2 ай бұрын
@@BookswithEmilyFox thanks! I really apreciate it!
@barbaralemon4170 2 ай бұрын
Sometimes when the roof leaks, the dampness makes the smoke alarm go off. Also, steam from a nearby shower can cause the alarm to beep as well.
@BookswithEmilyFox 2 ай бұрын
I think it’s the humidity! The first time I had issues last summer I had left the windows opened and it was so humid there was fog!
@pepperwings 2 ай бұрын
I really liked Old Man's War, but I haven't read the others yet--I also have the Connie Willis books, I will be interested to know what you think, because I haven't started them. Scalzi tends to write at least a few characters that are fun/funny, but Old Man's War is more serious sci-fi than Kaiju Preservation Society was. The Interdependency trilogy was also more serious sci-fi.
@noosedressednecklace 2 ай бұрын
Are the alarms smoke and CO2 detectors? If the new ones beep too maybe call the fire dept to test CO2 in your home. There may be a bigger issue there
@notthemostread 2 ай бұрын
❤️📖❤️
@iamgroot2495 2 ай бұрын
I'm so early 💜
@jkpiowa 2 ай бұрын
I'm sure its been mentioned, but please make sure the alarms aren't detecting carbon monoxide. You can ask the fire department to come check just to be sure.
@BookswithEmilyFox 2 ай бұрын
It has a different number of beeps depending which one it is so no worries it’s not C02. I also had a different alarm just for that and it hasn’t beeped I appreciate the concern though!
@lilah5324 2 ай бұрын
I really liked Doomsday Book. I think you would like it.
@_daniela_s 2 ай бұрын
Glad to hear you liked your first pick! 🎉 btw I read the Doomsday book and enjoyed it! Really want to read more books by her but its not a priority right now. Maybe we can make one of the other books our patreon book club book at some point in the future, that would be cool :D
@BookswithEmilyFox 2 ай бұрын
We should!! I’d finally have to pick it up 😂
@Steamengenius 2 ай бұрын
I felt the same about the old man's war. I just view the first book as a great stand only. For this author, I recommend locked in. I think it's his best.
@BookswithEmilyFox 2 ай бұрын
Oh I have that on my shelf!
@allisonryder4781 2 ай бұрын
I think you should read the ministry of time! Much hyped but so bad! Would love to know your thoughts
@SadieRuin 2 ай бұрын
So it could be dust/fur that happened at a townhouse I rented and a friend told me to bast them with canned air regularly. Problem solved. So if it happens again give that a go.
@lenani9143 2 ай бұрын
I agree on what you said about Bridgerton season 3! I only still enjoy it so far because I watch it together with my longdistance bestie but the first half was kinda...boring? I really felt Penelope - she's not perfect but so relatable to me which even more makes me not want her to be with Colin lol In s1&2 I only find him unattractive and he looks a bit like one of my co-workes (fun, sweet guy but not my type at all) but this season he's so slimy!! The wink scene made me gag and not in a good way!
@BirgitHaeupl 2 ай бұрын
❤️📚🐱
@AndiBfishbowlwoman 2 ай бұрын
I don't read series back-to-back any more, and I don't do the same author back-to-back, either. My brain needs variety now in a way that I guess it didn't when I was younger.
@BookTalksWithMrsThomas 2 ай бұрын
Maybe if you’re stressed an audiobook would help.
@chimokitty 2 ай бұрын
I thought Doomsday Book was the first in that series
@dragonrambles 2 ай бұрын
I also did not like Forever War. I review on my blog, not Goodreads, so I can say whatever I want. I believe I called it a school boy’s wet dream. Also, the book didn’t give me what the blurb on the back of my copy promised.
@BookswithEmilyFox 2 ай бұрын
The ending was meant to be positive too and… no. It was definitely written by a man.
@cloudedsky88 2 ай бұрын
I still need to really read Old Man’s War. It’s been on my tbr for at half a decade. lmao As for Bridgerton I can’t stand Colin or Penelope (can’t forgive her what she did to Marina and Eloise) so I might just skip this season altogether. 🙈
@a.l.reedsbooks 2 ай бұрын
We just went through a fire alarm fiasco and I figured out it was not the fire alarms. Husband never check the carbon monoxide batteries 😅
@AndreaMGC 2 ай бұрын
Okay weird coincidence.... My fire alarms have been acting up too! We changed the batteries when we first moved in bc they started beeping within the first 3 months of living here. That was last Sept. And now they are starting up again which feels way too soon. But we changed the batteries again. It was fine for a few days and then they started beeping again! Like wtf!? Our poor little pippin (biewer terrier) is terrified of the beeps now 😢 He runs into our arms and hides his head in the crook of our necks. Poor baby!!! haha But what is up with these fire alarms!?
@BookswithEmilyFox 2 ай бұрын
That’s so weird!!
@arya0553 2 ай бұрын
I am still mad that they skipped Benedict this season ☹️
@BookswithEmilyFox 2 ай бұрын
Unpopular opinion but... I don't care for his love stories either lol I'd rather see Francesca or Eloise
@alanassine 2 ай бұрын
@@BookswithEmilyFox I love Eloise and was hoping for her and Theo's Lovestory ;-;
@lauramichelle6976 2 ай бұрын
@@BookswithEmilyFoxI just need Eloise’s book story to be aggressively changed for the show lol her book is so bad
@dramallamayup 2 ай бұрын
is there a reason why all of the kittens' names start with C?
@BookswithEmilyFox 2 ай бұрын
Yes and no. Charlie was for Charles Bingley because he’s a sweetheart… then Chunky was supposed to be a nickname but that’s all I called him so it stuck. Couldn’t leave out Clawdia so she got one too 😂 So now they’re the 3 C babies!
@dramallamayup 2 ай бұрын
@@BookswithEmilyFox the triple C gang
@christinedugas3089 2 ай бұрын
Re The Forever War quotes: Yeah, sometimes those earlier sci-fi writers just can't help themselves. I love the movie Predestination (Ethan Hawke and Sarah Snook), which is based on a Heinlein short story. Interesting, twisty, time travel story, but the only thing women could apply to be in the space program? Space whores. Highly intelligent, strong, resilient, virginal space whores. Doesn't ruin the whole movie for me, but that section of it is just so cringey! Luckily, and this isn't too much of a spoiler, Sarah Snook's character doesn't make it into the space whore program.
@emilyreads5207 2 ай бұрын
I have a hard time taking Colin seriously because the faces that he makes are just weird. Like he's trying to be smoldering and sexy, but he just looks awkward. Honestly, i would love for Pen to get together with the other love interest and for him to realize that he needs to not travel but be a devoted husband. And I say this as someone who loved Colin and Pen in the book.
@sophmeowbooks7382 2 ай бұрын
Yess! I don't like Colin either! And I feel the same, I just don't like his face, but also... He has no personality? I don't know, he's lacking a lot I feel. I'm not into the romance aspect of it at all in this season, but I like the rest of the plot lines.
@YarnGeek 2 ай бұрын
Colin was worse in the book so I don’t mind him in the show.
@ellenrooms_writes9047 2 ай бұрын
Omg I wanted Penelope to end up with the vegetarian guy honestly. Don't care about Colin at all. Also I don't understand how they're just going to forgive Penelope for everything she's said and done... that's what bothers me most of all.
@BookswithEmilyFox 2 ай бұрын
Vegetarian guy lol I do wonder what will happen about that in the next episodes but I expect the worst now 😂
@ellenrooms_writes9047 2 ай бұрын
@@BookswithEmilyFox I mean... if they're supposed to end up together then either he finds out and he forgives her (but what about the rest of his family and the rest of the ton?) or he never finds out and she keeps it a secret... don't know which one I hate more...
@seraphyna07 2 ай бұрын
Brace yourself for whenever you read "they were her property" there's a horrifyingly traumatizing scene in it that lives in my head rent free to this day. :/
@BookswithEmilyFox 2 ай бұрын
It’s been on my tbr for a while because I’m expecting it to be a tough read
@Rainbopagn 2 ай бұрын
@@BookswithEmilyFoxoh it is. It’s HEAVY.
@oana-mariauliu5828 2 ай бұрын
LoL I don't like Colin, either. The character is a spoiled boy. The actor looks slightly better in this season, but there's something about the tip of his nose and his upper lip that makes me cringe. Sorry about that. Luke seems to be a great guy and it's not his fault I dislike some of his features 😅, but I just keep rolling my eyes and wish Pen found someone better. I've just read a historical romance novel with a great MMC and I'd like someone like that for her.
@overcommunikate 2 ай бұрын
what is the name of the novel? and agreed, colin is too much of a f*ckboy for me to root for him
@oana-mariauliu5828 2 ай бұрын
@@overcommunikate The Belle of Belgrave Square
@Greta97_ 2 ай бұрын
Great video, also free Palestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🩷
@aaatt268 2 ай бұрын
Yes please. I'm tired. I'm frustrated. I'm shocked at the world's hypocrisy.
@laurenschenck5355 2 ай бұрын
Another fantastic vlog and happy you made it to your last book shelf 💓💓🍄🟫🪻🫶🏻📙🫶🏻💓💓💞💗📙💗💞🧡🩵📚📖🍄📖💚💚❤️🌈🌈🌈❤️❣️❣️💜💜📚🌺📙💗💞🧡🩵🌞🌞💓🍄🟫🪻📖📖💚💚📖🍄📚📚💜❣️❣️🌈🧡🧡🧡📙💙💙💙🌺
Rebekah (AdventuresInPages)
Рет қаралды 7 М.