Thank you for the recommendation!

You're welcome. I'm glad you found this video useful. There are lots of recommendations in the comments too! 😊

Thank you, we had a lovely time. I was disappointed by both of them too 😔 They sounded like books I would love. Oh well, on to the next one!

Hello, I hope you are well.. We had a lovely getaway and it came at a really good time. Yeah, "Diavola" wasn't what I was expecting. The emphasis was too much on family drama for my taste. But I'd be interested to hear your thoughts, if you do pick it up!

It was gorgeous 😍 and just around the corner from Norwich!

@@bibbidibobbidibooks oh really? You'll have to let me know where so I can look it up!

Hello 🥰 welcome to this little corner of booktube ❤ Honestly, the house was stunning! Haha I know!! 🙈 Served me right for buying the book based on the cover and synopsis alone. I should have read the first paragraph... Lesson learned! Thanks so much for watching and commenting 📖💫

It was gorgeous. The swing was like something out of a fairytale 😍 Thanks so much for watching and commenting!

Hello, thanks for your comment and recommendations. I'm sorry to hear you didn't enjoy "The Twisted Ones". It's not my favorite T Kingfisher novel but I do actually quite like how she includes a bit of humor in her stories. I'm fairly new to the horror genre, and folk horror subgenre, so I'm looking forward to reading more and figuring out what works for my reading taste.

We had such a relaxing getaway. The house was beautiful!

Haha yeah, I struggled with "Lost in the Garden" and I'm really sad about it because the blurb made it sound like something I would really enjoy. I should have read the first page before buying. Lesson learned! True, but it makes it extra special when you do get to enjoy those things. I think life would be pretty boring if you had everything already!

Danny says hi 👋😊 Oh my goodness, it was such a gorgeous place to stay! My kind of holiday, eating good food, reading, playing boardgames and enjoying the gardens 🌳🍃📖💫

It really was like something out of a fairytale 🤩

Thank you so much 🥰 We had a wonderful getaway. It came at the perfect time, a much needed break. Yes! The weather is fab ☀️ We went to the beach last weekend, which was gorgeous. I hope you are doing well?

Even weirder? Oh no 😅 I'm hoping I'll enjoy it more if I go in with a different mindset. Do you think it's worth it?

@@bibbidibobbidibooks it’s hard to say lol I enjoyed the experience in the sense that the entire time it felt like I was in a fever dream. It reads like an M Night Shyamaln movie on shrooms lol. It’s very trippy and at some points you arent even sure who the main character is. If you are up for it I do recommend it, you just cant expect anything from it. Think of it as taking a painkiller and then explaining the top 3 weirdest dreams you ever had to someone important. I hope that helps?? 😂😂

@@LittleMyInTheSky haha this actually does help a lot!! I think I will pick it up when I'm in the mood for a fever dream-like story. I do quite like ambiguous, weird books, so I think I'll enjoy it, if I go in with the right expectations!

Evening John 😊 Thank you so much, I do enjoy putting these vlogs together. It was such an awesome venue for our DnD session! Our current campaign has a cosmic horror type storyline, so this place was perfect! Really atmospheric with all the candles lit🕯 I was really hoping lost in the garden would be a new favorite. Serves me right for being drawn in by the pretty cover haha!

Ahh thank you 🌳🍃🌸☀️📖💫

I'm pleased to hear that "The Galaxy and the Ground Within" is a worthy finale! Yes, I think I've read all of her novellas and enjoyed them all. The monk and robot books are so wholesome. I feel the same with manga, sometimes they do drag on. I'll keep you posted on how I find this series. So far, it's been very cosy. Thanks for your thoughtful comment 😊

I hope you enjoy their books! Thanks for watching and commenting 🥰

Brom has such a unique style! Wouldn't recommend Child Theif, but Krampus was a lot of fun. I'm looking forward to reading Slewfoot next! 🧙‍♀️

It sounds like it's going to be a fun one! I think I'll reach for it in spooky season 👻

Hello, I hope you are well 😊 I haven't heard of the Hiddenworld quartet, I will have to look them up! Thanks for the recommendation. I'm glad to hear you're enjoying Bone Season. I've actually had Priory of the Orange Tree on my radar for a while but have been intimidated by how chunky it is 🙈 I agree, I think that's why I enjoy fantasy and sci-fi so much. I don't get the same sense of wonder and escapism with contemporary books. Thanks so much for supporting my channel, it means a lot.

That sounds interesting! I'll have to look that one up. Thanks for watching 😊

Thank you 😊 I hope you enjoy Hyperion if you do pick it up. I enjoyed "Head Full of Ghosts" by Paul Tremblay and plan to read "Cabin At The End of the World" next. I really hope I continue to enjoy his books. "How High We Go In The Dark" certainly was a tough read! I appreciate how the author took a risk and know lots of other people really rate that book. You definitely have to be in the right headspace though!

Hello, thank you so much ❤ Aww black cats are the best, "Midnight" is the perfect name too 🐈‍⬛

They sound so charming don't they! Thank you, I am enjoying the sunshine this week. Summer has finally arrived in Norfolk! I hope you are having a lovely week as well ☀️💛

Hello, I'm glad we got to connect here as well 😊 Getting to know new people is one of my favorite things about booktube. I'm glad to hear that the pacing is improved in Pet Sematary! Hopefully I'll love it as much as everyone else seems to 🤞

Thank you! It's fun checking in mid-way through the year. Let's hope we have a good second half 🤞

Thank you 😊 I'm looking forward to our buddy reads as well! I think we've picked some good ones. I hope you are enjoying this glorious weather ☀️ Summer has finally arrived!

Hello 😊 I'm sorry to hear you didn't enjoy Becky Chambers. She writes quite "cosy" sci-fi which I know isn't for everyone. I am looking forward to reading more King. I think my main issue with Salem's Lot was the pacing. Also, I knew it was a vampire story so any element of surprise was lost. Thank you for the novella recommendation! I think short books can really pack a punch when they are done well.

@@bibbidibobbidibooks In a way, I think Becky Chambers hit my partner, and I much the same way as J.K. Rowling, in that we've been reading SF/Fantasy since the 1960s. Rowling got hugely lucky in that she got picked up by the media, and introduced to thousands of people who hadn't been fantasy readers before. To them, Harry Potter was new, and exciting. To us old folks there wasn't an original idea in the books, and it read like mish-mash of ideas that were done better by much better writers decades before. In Chamber's case, it was the fact thar people all over BookTube were raving about her wonderful characterisation, where we just saw stock character types that we'd seen over, and over before. It's not that either of them are bad writers, albeit Rowling has since revealed herself to be problematical in her beliefs, but they just don't quite match up to the hype. There are better books out there. Give Louise Carey's Inscape trilogy a look. Though, it would be unfair of me not to mention that Carey's distopian series is anything but cosy.

Same, those two are my favorites!

Yes! I'm so pleased you agree. I've seen a lot of mixed reviews about Spaceborn Few (compared to the others) but I really enjoyed it. Thanks for watching and supporting my channel. Let me know if you ever want to do a buddy read 😊

@@bibbidibobbidibooks I've never done a buddy read, believe it or not, I would certainly be interested!

Hello 😊 Thank you so much. I hope you enjoy the Wayward Children series and the second Emily Wild book! They are both very cosy. I am doing OK, thanks for asking ❤ The sunshine is helping 🌞 I am enjoying the light evenings - does wanders for my mood! I hope everything is well with you and your family?

​@bibbidibobbidibooks my family is doing well thanks. I'm currently staying with my son for a week.😊

Hi Chris. Gogmagog was certainly unique! I hope you enjoy it, if you do pick it up. Thank you for your kind comment and for supporting my channel, it means a lot 😊

It was fantastic, thoroughly enjoyed it. I will have to look up "Fairport Convention" - I didn't realise they were the inspiration behind the story!

I have "Slewfoot" on my shelves! Planning to pick it up this spooky season 🧙‍♀️

Thanks Veronica, I hope you are well ❤

Yey, I hope you enjoy it!

Thank you 🥰 I wish the same for you!

Thank you for your comment. I'm glad to hear that "Harvest Home" is one of your favorite books! That makes me even more excited to pick it up. I may have to give the series a watch after I've read the story. A few people have mentioned "The Wickerman" to me, I'll add that to my "must watch" list 😊

Thank you ❤ Gogmagog was very bizarre - I think I liked it? Haha 😅 Yes! The Emily Wilde books are so cosy and perfect for winter. I hope you are having a good reading year so far. I can't believe it's June already!

It was excellent! What a great recommendation. I've never been to a Fantasycon, but would love to go one day!

Thank you. It was a varied reading month for me - but I like reading different genres and mixing things up 📚❤

Wylding Hall has recently been republished in a new edition by PS Publishing in the UK.

@@davebrzeski you are an absolute star, cheers for the info.

Thank you John, I'm getting there. I hope you can get hold of a copy because I think you'd really like it. I know! I wish studying faeries was a real-life profession.

It was a very strange read! Haha yes! My TBR list is ever growing... So many books, so little time. I'm trying to get better at DNF-ing books that I'm not loving, so I have more time for books that I do enjoy. But it's a journey! Thanks for watching and commenting 😊

It was a very unusual book filled with lots of creative ideas. I hope you enjoy it if you do get it 😊

Thank you for the recommendation! "A different take on folk horror" has me intrigued 👀

Ooh I have "Slewfoot" on my shelves. Planning to pick it up in spooky season, can't wait!

Hello, thanks for watching and commenting. I love T Kingfisher as well and have enjoyed all those books you mentioned of hers. I really need to get to her most recent one- which I think is "Thornhedge" "Juniper and Thorn" sounds fantastic. I also really enjoy dark fairytale stories, and that sounds like it fits the bill! I've actually got "The Library at Mount Char" on my shelves and am planning to pick it up in Autumn. It sounds like we have similar reading taste! 📚🥰