all the books i read and dnfed in september 🪐 brandon sanderson, new romance, booktok favs

mentioned:
a memory called empire/a desolation called peace
orbital
immortal dark
the woods all black
elantris
the seventh veil of salome
an academy for liars
a dark and drowning tide
pew
soulless
mickey 7
the wren in the holly library
mistress of lies
how to end a love story

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all the books i read and dnfed in september | brandon sanderson, new romance, booktok favs

[caricanread]

posting on a tuesday morning?! thanks for your patience while i was on vacation - tired to get this to you asap :'''')
also more thoughts on 'how to end a love story' (only spoiling the prologue!) -

i think it would have been interesting if grant had had an accident with a totally different person and he and helen clashed on their opinions/experience with su!cide.
Like helen loses someone she loves vs grant was traumatized by a stranger so they obviously have very different feelings and since they TV show they're working on involves a su!cide, they could clash in the writers room about their experiences and that would have been an interesting way to explore the themes and characters without having grant be the person involved with her sisters death??
i guess it makes the 'i shouldnt feel this way about this guy' feelings a little less strong but they dont NEED to be that strong! we've had romances between coworkers with even smaller issues that still work lol, i just dont know why HE needed to be at the wheel of the car her sister jumped in front of?

[pointegal]

Am I overwhelmed by books rn? Yes. Am I watching Cari for more books to read? Yes.

[THEWLLAS]

Been having an off day and was thinking “a Cari video sounds really good right now” was trying to decide which old one to rewatch when LO AND BEHOLD!!

[britneyfrancis]

OMG I cackled when you said your husband loves perfume 😂😂😂 Love your wrap up as usual, added so many to my tbr

[girlskylark]

That little nugget about your husband’s favorite book made me laugh out loud WHAT DO YOU MEAN THAT’S HIS FAVORITE BOOK 😂 WHY DIDN’T WE FOCUS ON THAT A LITTLE LONGER????

[librarianlirael]

I really appreciate how you always say the title of the book at the beginning and end of each section about that book, and keep the title on the screen the entire time. Sometimes I'm not interested in a book until I hear what someone has to say, and I appreciate not having to rewind to write it down. 💜
Glad you made it home safe! Hope you have a good week. 🫶🏻

[tallisdavidson]

I cheered out loud when you started with A Memory Called Empire. Literally I love that book with my whole heart. No notes. It is perfect.

[aliciamichalkiewicz]

"this is for the gideon girlies" imediatelly dropping the book im reading rn for this.

[NIka-fxfp]

For a year i was ignoring "Sorcery of thornes" and now when i've finally read it, i will not repeat my mistake and just read books that Cari liked. I feel like a year of my life without "Sorcery of thorns" was wasted.

[madison]

Literally leaving my state from a hurricane at the moment and this makes my night so so so much better. Thank you as always, Cari!

[Selitos]

Emperor’s Soul, the Elantris novella, is one of Sanderson’s best works and the best novella I’ve ever read! It’s set in a different part of the world and introduces a new magic system.

[lippyjean]

the bit about your husband loving perfume and the "let me know what you think about that!" made me actually cackle out loud omg

[The_hexgames]

I just finished a Memory Called Empire yesterday! Was actually scrolling back through your old videos to see if you had said anything about it and then you uploaded this one! Definitely one for the Gideon girlies.

[alexohno]

Yay! It’s nice to know there’s at least ONE other person on the planet who also didn’t love The Seven Year Slip!

[feltrix]

As a SFF fan, so happy you're reading A Memory Called Empire and Sanderson! As a big Brando Sando fan, Elantris is the only Sanderson book I've considered DNFing (this was partially due to not vibing with the audiobook reader, sorry to the reader, I'm sure you're very nice). I'd love to see your takes on some of his later books-- I know you read Tress and Mistborn, but "Yumi and the Nightmare Painter" and "Warbreaker" might be up your alley if you don't want to commit to something like The Stormlight Archive.

EDIT: speaking as a fan of both Gideon the Ninth and A Memory Called Empire, they have very different vibes, and I'm not sure the fandom overlap is going to be that big.

[JairsReadingList]

I'm so glad you read A Memory called Empire! I loved that book and feel like its super underrated.

[Rachel-]

AHH so glad to see the love for a memory called empire/a desolation called peace!! too underrated in my opinion, it’s a perfect series! If you liked that duology, I would recommend the author Ann Leckie, with her series starting with Ancillary Justice. I see your sci-fi era coming girl!! 💅🪐

[happybeauty]

I'm so happy you read and review books other than those that are popular on booktok! Great recommendations.

[tiffanymoton]

omg was not expecting to see elantris pop up on here! i've been mulling over a mistborn reread (i read the trilogy in 2019) and ive decided this was a sign from the cosmere heavens that i should greenlight it. would you ever consider a reread vlog??

[SlugReads]

I was so nervous and excited to see you read A Memory Called Empire/A Desolation Called Peace. Such wonderful books, some of my favorites I've ever read in Sci-Fi, really happy to hear you enjoyed it!!