all the books I read in october 📚✨ reading wrap-up

hello my loves - whilst october was a productive month for reading with six books, it was a slight flop in terms of ratings LOL ⭐️ from horrors that weren't that spooky to underwhelming anticipated reads, join me as I give you a quick rundown of every book I read last month, along with what I liked and disliked about them - whether you’re looking for your next next read or just love book talk, this video is for you 😎

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📖 books mentioned:
00:00 - intro
00:33 - a court of frost and starlight by sarah j maas
03:18 - the haunting of hill house by shirley jackson
05:39 - weyward by emilia hart
08:00 - the stranger by albert camus
10:32 - why men love bitches by sherry argov
13:15 - a court of silver flames by sarah j maas
16:20 - outro

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[jieasa]

I was so relieved when I saw you uploaded. It’s Election Day here in America, I’m filled with anxiety & your voice is so soothing 😭 THANK YOU

[AhadSabir-ohlo]

I read the stranger last year and it was the worst thing I read in my life, like I complete reading in it to know what to know what the heck is happening with him to be that cold and we get nothing, and when I know this book about the meaning in life, I was like bro where's the meaning here, and the fact this book written in the realisms era make it more disappointing, i don't know why people say this is a masterpiece because it isn't

[Darkpumpkinspice]

Yup…I agree with you on The stranger…I only hear such good things about it ( even from people I know), but to me as well it was a three stars….the way it was written was EXACTLY that: “I did this, I did that, etc”…. At least it wasn’t a long book 😂

[chocolateoreo]

Truly, I adore your nuanced and thoughtful book videos❤ I’m sending you love and many men coming into your life whom do not radiate toxic love ❤

[tirarosaurioreads]

Oh no, I loved The Haunting of Hill House! Shirley Jackson is a personal favorite of mine.

[susanskinner]

Love your reviews❤ I read The Wolf Den- first in a trilogy.

[tabitha_h]

i also read hill house this past month for some spooky vibes & found it laughably un-scary. such a tiny book & it was such a slog to get through omd

[charlottegrass]

I felt the same with ‘The Haunting of Hill House’. The dialogue between the characters was so random at times! And totally gutted that there wasn’t really anything ‘haunting’ going on 😔Hoping I will get on better with Jackson’s other works in the future!

[NK]

Crazy im the fifth to like this video 😱
Anyways, love your channel!!

[donmujtaba]

I am confused on whether i should start the Stromlight archive series, or the malazan, book of the fallen series ...
Have you read any or both of them ? If yes, which one would you suggest to start .
Actually, i myself, am working on a large Mature, midieval fantasy, novel series, and am trying to read as many similar kind of books/series as possible .

[Thetrilingualreader]

1) sarah j mass is a z0nist and used breonna taylor's death to promote her book (which is ironic when it comes to that part you said about war)
2) LOL at you saying emilia clarke not hart
3) you will LOVE we have always lived in the castle by shirley jackson. The writing is beautiful and extremely eerie. I gave it 5 stars.
4) the stranger is my favourite book, I read it 3 times. I think you read a wordy translation because it is around 160 pages in french with huge font. Also the dragging is kind of the point. You are absolutely supposed to hate Mersault. Camus is also very good at setting a cadence with his writing, the myth of sisyphus for example, i was told, is extremely repetitive, which as you can see is a bit on the nose and absurdist. He is meaning to bring you inside his head to a world that is drab and emotionless so you can really experience it. You can also read the plague by him to see the contrast in writing so it really hits home for you how intentional it is. It is an existentialist book yes but i think you missed the main theme, which is, can someone kill without motive? And what does it feel like being inside the head of someone like that? Also the murder itself is the absurdist part because if you think about it it doesn't actually serve the plot, it just serves the character profile Camus is building. Since you read the secret history (i am reading it now too), you can also see that absurdist element in it, that the murder doesn't actually serve the main plotline, even Donna Tartt herself said something like that in one of her interviews. At the end of the day, you know who did it from page one, so obviously it is not the focal point. Her work is very influenced by the likes of Camus and Dostoevsky. Think how the murder in the brothers karamazov is so unimportant to the main themes of the book that it didn't happen until 60% into it despite being mentioned in the synopsis.
Anyway the whole point was not to connect with Meursault. I mean it is literally in the title the stranger/outsider. You were supposed to think of him as an a/hole and nowhere in the book i feel was Camus even trying to get you to empathise with him so I think you aren't looking at it with the right lens and maybe that is because it is different than what you are used to. Which I get. It is definitely quite bizarre.

[sitiabdullah]

I just finished Our Share of The Night by Mariana Enriquez and omg…. It’s everything and more

[badfaithu]

The Haunting of Hill House TV show was excellent, even though I am not a fan of horror. Mike Flanagan is a genius; his The Haunting anthology series is a must-see.

[jessthomas]

I just read The Year of Witching i thought it was fantastic. The magic is mostly in the form of curses

[samspam]

I read we have always lived in the castle and found that really dull too

[JohnSaxon-vwvi]

Love the video and your honesty prayers and blessings for you and your family love your Aussie family friend John ❤❤❤

[jackderbyshire]

Witch-y reads: The Master and Margarita by Bulgakov. Was banned under the Soviet Union. I loved it. Not necessarily horror but supernatural elements

[michellecgb]

Neverrrr apologize for not liking books or being a hater if that’s what the book inspired in you 🫶🏻

[Montie-Adkins]

The only Sarah J. Maas books I've read were the first two Throne of Glass books. Though decent I did not continue the series.

[watersj]

This girl is filthy 😂😂😂. I really enjoyed that book as well. I read Ink Blood Sister Scribe and really enjoyed the the story.