RECENT READS | a new fave book, two not-so-faves, and two enjoyable reads

What did you think of these books? Let me know!

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:46 - The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black
5:53 - My Plain Jane by Cyntha Hand, Brody Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
8:24 - The Archer At Dawn by Swati Teerdhala
11:30 - The Beautiful by Renee Ahdieh
15:21 - Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

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how do you pronounce your name?
- my name is Jananie—pronounced JEN-na-nee (like a knee!)

how old are you?
- I'm 23!

what's your background/ethnicity/etc?
- both my parents are Sri Lankan Tamil, and I was born and raised in Canada!

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- aside from youtube I also work in publishing!

[emmaroot]

I loved Legendborn! Glad to see other people are loving it, it was also one of my favorites of the year. I'm also team Sel, except I'm also team Nick... honestly I think I'm team throuple

[mandy]

I go to the university that Legendborn is set at and I'm pretty positive that Deonn drew inspiration from Gimghoul Castle! It's a local legend and students are obsessed with visiting it and trying to learn more about it. It's definitely worth looking up if you've read Legendborn and want to learn more about Chapel Hill!

[Skluffy]

LOVED Legendborn! I feel like I’m in the minority but I LOVE Nick! I usually always love the sarcastic tortured bad boys with the heart of gold but lately my taste have changed. I’m just want somebody good and dependable now lol but I’m sad because I know that she will probably end up with Sel in the end 😢

[pinksuperstar]

Still making my way through Legendborn. I should have been done with it but time isn't my friend. However I am enjoying what I'm reading

[psychedandlit]

I devoured Legendborn in 2 days! (I listened to it on audiobook while following with my eyes.) I loved the commentary on race, I loved the commentary on grief. I loved how her ancestry played such a large part of the story and THAT ENDING! I cannot wait for the sequel.
Also, I had real feels from the Owlcrate letter from Tracy Deonn. This was a 5 star read!

[alexleighwarren]

Absolutely loved legendborn, using the legend of Arthur in such a way bad the story! And the twist 😲 but it seems I am the only one that think there was no love triangle! Bree and Sel's relationship is merely the bond of a friendship 😂😂😂

[skscott]

Just finished Legendborn! What a book😱😱😱
Second favorite of the year! I need book 2 now! 😊😊😊

[TheSuperNats]

Just finished Legendborn, one of my favorites of the year! The twist at the ending was perfection. It was unpredictable, but made complete sense. I’m very invested. Fantastic read and I’m hardcore shipping a poly BreeSelNick 🤣.

[Cynergy]

LEGENDBORN!!! Love it. Cant wait till the sequel.

[i_am_robinnxp]

Okay, you’ve finally convinced me to read Legendborn 😂

[snehaparihar]

OMG I finished legendborn yesterday and I love that book. usually I am not a fan of love triangle but it was amazing in this one. also i knew that there was depth to sel's character from the beginning and OMG towards the end i LOVED him. he is my baby and i want him to get all the happiness in the world. BUT there is a part of me that thinks he will die in the end of this series because authors have a thing with killing our fav character and I don't want that to happen and know would cry my eyes out if it happens.

[KLC]

I'm so glad you loved Legendborn! I do want to read it physically as well, I think I might get more out of it. I did like this style of recent reads

[madelynngrace]

I just got legend born as a gift but I am so glad you guys all really liked it!

[sarastaszel]

I think I heard of Legendborn from a video you did a short while ago, and so I have YOU to thank for encouraging me to pick up the book and read it...and I just absorbed it in maybe three days. I absolutely loved it, and I can't wait for the next book to come out! You make really good book recommendations!

[catiaslibrary]

I freaking loved Legendborn! Definitely one of the best books I read in 2020!! I loved the love triangle too It was so well written and strong and amazing!!
Love your videos so much

[fimaloh]

I really want to read Legendborn! I'm glad that you loved it, your reviews are always so good

[clareseymour]

I love these recent read wrap ups! I am absolutely dying to read Legendborn, it sounds fantastic! I also really want to read the Lady Janes series and the Tiger at Dawn (I hate second book syndrome- it's so disappointing!) <3

[TheBookishMom]

I really want to pick up the Beautiful. I have heard mixed reviews but I feel like I need to see it for myself lol

I am planning on reading LEgendborn soon. I got the OwlCrate box so I am very excited to get to it.

[thatashtyngirlreads]

I love how excited you get when you talk about the books you enjoyed. Lol 😂 WHEN DO YOU BREATHE!

[denisha_meows]

omg I finally found a brown booktuber!!!! this makes me so happy