did i just read the worst book of 2023 (+ its by a favorite author) 💫 book rant review (ya fantasy)

"watered down aspirin mixed with water" lol idk what i was saying
ANYWAY, i am just very saddened and confused by this book and need to know if any of you have felt the same. thank you :')
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did i just read the worst book of 2023 (+ its by a favorite author) 💫 book rant review (ya fantasy)

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  • @caricanread
    @caricanread Жыл бұрын

    I'm about to hop on a flight to Japan so I will not be posting next week but I have my monthly wrap up coming for you on may 11 or may 12!!! love always!

  • @yumibells

    @yumibells

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Cari, i'm currently living in japan near kyoto and i saw you have informal gathering on May 4 at arashiyama and i was just wondering if it possible to join the gathering even if i'm not a part of your tour group? 😂😭😅✨

  • @caricanread

    @caricanread

    Жыл бұрын

    I will try to update on instagram (caricakez) about that! we’re still not positive which day we will do it because of the weather so it might be really last minute but if i can arrange any kind of meet up i will def be posting on insta 😭🙏 i wish this trip was longer so i could arrange a proper get together!!

  • @astroshiv4050

    @astroshiv4050

    Жыл бұрын

    It was kinda sci-fi so a Recommendation: "The Wayward Pines Trilogy ". Give it a shot it is a psychological thriller + sci-fi fantasy + good philosophical thinking......I fell in love with Blake Crouch after that!

  • @andrabook8758

    @andrabook8758

    Жыл бұрын

    i cannot read a book this sloppy but I did enjoy the review. Everyone knows this is not how black holes work. It's way too 2D and lazy for me.

  • @kitten6481

    @kitten6481

    Жыл бұрын

    i need to know where you got ur shirt :ooo

  • @bro.that.is.adorable.2633
    @bro.that.is.adorable.2633 Жыл бұрын

    I’m growing tired of the trope of naive girls who grew up isolation falling in love with boys who actually have world experience. Like of course you love him, you don’t know any other cute boys!

  • @kindred-spirits

    @kindred-spirits

    Жыл бұрын

    Reminds me of Mike and Eleven from Stranger Things.

  • @bro.that.is.adorable.2633

    @bro.that.is.adorable.2633

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kindred-spirits a great example

  • @disaidra

    @disaidra

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm gonna need a book where naive girl falls for the boy, until she has some worldy experience herself, then they break up because she realises he's not actually that great and was even kinda creepy because he liked her partly because of the power imbalance, and then he becomes a minor villain for the rest of the series

  • @bro.that.is.adorable.2633

    @bro.that.is.adorable.2633

    Жыл бұрын

    @@disaidra I haaaate to say this but could that be ACOTAR? 😅

  • @disaidra

    @disaidra

    Жыл бұрын

    @@bro.that.is.adorable.2633 it's on my to read list and honestly the more I learn the more I feel like I need to read it for the experience at least XD

  • @emilialind5574
    @emilialind5574 Жыл бұрын

    Every time Cari says "consumption" I'm reminded of how it's another name for tuberculosis. So a black hole created tuberculosis. Sounds about right.

  • @CoreenMontagna

    @CoreenMontagna

    Жыл бұрын

    Maybe John Green can weigh in on that one? Lol

  • @nataliedarr-rehmert7551

    @nataliedarr-rehmert7551

    Жыл бұрын

    that’s what i’ve been thinking i find it so funny. like “yeah we built a spaceship to fly to another planet but tuberculosis is the biggest problem we’ve ever faced”

  • @lilylime77

    @lilylime77

    Жыл бұрын

    It just feels like the author knows little about history and science and didn't bother to research further (though I'm on minute 8:14 maybe it starts making more sense later on) Edit: it gets worse

  • @lilylime77

    @lilylime77

    Жыл бұрын

    Like are you fr telling me that the first astronomer ALREADY had a telescope?? What??

  • @Flame-rp6yq

    @Flame-rp6yq

    Жыл бұрын

    a black hole created "The White Death" seems VERY logical, now let me die in my luxurious cabin in a valley

  • @pendragon2012
    @pendragon2012 Жыл бұрын

    There is no greater betrayal than an awful book written by a favorite author. Thoughts and prayers with Cari at this trying time!

  • @caricanread

    @caricanread

    Жыл бұрын

    truly such an upset!!

  • @coffee8599

    @coffee8599

    Жыл бұрын

    Im still upset about Book of Night, lol.

  • @ThePrinceofTwilight

    @ThePrinceofTwilight

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@caricanread😂😂😂

  • @randomspider725
    @randomspider725 Жыл бұрын

    [SPOILERS] To be fair, a fantasy story about a black hole sounds sick as hell. I would have killed for a fully-drafted version.

  • @caricanread

    @caricanread

    Жыл бұрын

    Right?!! Hence why im so sad hahahha

  • @susan4912

    @susan4912

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@zsujaz where did you find it to read online?

  • @leoniepipe6910

    @leoniepipe6910

    Жыл бұрын

    There is a book called "The Black Cloud" by the famous astronomer Fred Hoyle, in which astronomers first noticed a large black object approaching the Earth because it was blotting out the stars. They tried to keep their knowledge a secret from governments to avoid terrorising the world's population. The book not only has engaging characters and a superb plot, but is based on real physics. The approaching black object is not a black hole but an alien life form.

  • @zsujaz

    @zsujaz

    Жыл бұрын

    @@susan4912 mangadex !

  • @zsujaz

    @zsujaz

    Жыл бұрын

    @@susan4912 don't forget to read the text bubbles from right to left btw, it's really important if you're gonna read it lol (and if it still doesn't makes sense, im pretty sure there are tutorials on google. i think about after 1 chapter you can already get used to it)

  • @fangirl-and-stuff6485
    @fangirl-and-stuff6485 Жыл бұрын

    As an astronomy student the physics actually hurt me. THAT IS NOT HOW A BLACK HOLE WORKS!! 😭

  • @aegisScale

    @aegisScale

    Жыл бұрын

    Bruh they'd be gone the moment the ocean got ate💀💀💀

  • @Nassifeh

    @Nassifeh

    Жыл бұрын

    I feel like she has to know this, like the whole thing with the sickness suggests she knows it's really a Magical Encroaching Void Thing, but man that's a tough line to walk if you're trying to *also* have the big twist be that They're From Earth Actually.

  • @sabrinachang6287

    @sabrinachang6287

    Жыл бұрын

    ikr??

  • @tiredcerulean

    @tiredcerulean

    Жыл бұрын

    EXACTLY

  • @dr.sleaseball441

    @dr.sleaseball441

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm surprised how they didn't just say "They looked at the stars and saw a black hole." It would be even funnier.

  • @deadpansaphic3631
    @deadpansaphic3631 Жыл бұрын

    When she said "do you want to know what's been causing the consumption?" And supermassive black hole started playing my first thought was "omg it's vampires" 😭

  • @Rizzalert69

    @Rizzalert69

    Жыл бұрын

    STOP I LITERALLY THOUGHT THE EXACT SAME THING LIKE I WAS SO EXCITED 😭😭😭

  • @hiralpatwa7308
    @hiralpatwa7308 Жыл бұрын

    Honestly, the whole "black hole sucking the oceans and the rain but not anything else meanwhile we have enough time to have conversations, arguments, swim etc before it gobbles us" hurts my head, my engineering degree and my love for Physics/Astronomy :/

  • @5h4d0w5l1f3

    @5h4d0w5l1f3

    Жыл бұрын

    Swimming seems especially dangerous if the water is being sucked up xD

  • @suzannewdowik
    @suzannewdowik Жыл бұрын

    The 100-year thing is exactly what bothered me about the Divergent series! That's very much not a long time in terms of public and social consciousness

  • @kseni_vely

    @kseni_vely

    Жыл бұрын

    It didn't but also, at 17 I kinda justified it being an experiment, they were supposed to be in "perfect" conditions😂

  • @bluebow5014

    @bluebow5014

    Жыл бұрын

    It’s a long time to Americans

  • @wasserman7273

    @wasserman7273

    11 ай бұрын

    'every woman before me' for 100 years means 3 generations at most

  • @chloesantos8637
    @chloesantos8637 Жыл бұрын

    Honestly from what you've described, the story should've been darker, with her knowing in the back of her mind that no matter what connections she makes, it won't matter because only she will survive (and maybe the goal to "save the world" is talking about warning the other planet because this one is too late to be saved) but the audience doesn't know that etc. OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT RIGHT??

  • @caricanread

    @caricanread

    Жыл бұрын

    Exactly😭😭😭

  • @iyaehsan3840

    @iyaehsan3840

    Жыл бұрын

    That makes much more sense

  • @kathyvest

    @kathyvest

    Жыл бұрын

    If that’s the case, why don’t they find the spaceship and move their colony before it’s too late? Like before the stars or whatever say the world is going to end? Lol none of this logic makes any sense

  • @chloesantos8637

    @chloesantos8637

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kathyvest maybe they only know the way to the other colony when the stars are aligned since astronomy is so dead that they only have specific old books to navigate and like she doesn't want to get stuck in space (idk man this book is stupid)

  • @Acuriouscase77

    @Acuriouscase77

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah like she isn't supposed to fall in love and make connections but ends up falling for the guy that would've been cool along with actual clear scientific knowledge I feel like this book couldn't keep up with itself like it couldn't embrace it's own plot if that makes sense it's a shame

  • @bunny_koo
    @bunny_koo Жыл бұрын

    When you finally got to the plot twist I actually laughed out loud like “wtf?” I totally get you, the potential was there but literally nothing happens.

  • @caricanread

    @caricanread

    Жыл бұрын

    So sad ahhhhh!!!

  • @liaistotallyfine
    @liaistotallyfine11 ай бұрын

    Cari: "do you want to know what caused the consumption?" Me: "please don't say aliens" Cari: "a black hole" Me: "oh god that's worse"

  • @Giga-lemesh

    @Giga-lemesh

    5 ай бұрын

    Exactly

  • @sadielew2585
    @sadielew2585 Жыл бұрын

    The fact that you used the Santa Monica houses as representations of the colonies made me laugh out loud.

  • @caricanread

    @caricanread

    Жыл бұрын

    💖🖤

  • @cori24
    @cori24 Жыл бұрын

    This sounds like such a cool idea and it makes me sad that it was published like this. I wonder if, like you said, she might’ve been pressured in some way and then went through with it without really fixing it up. Cause the potential of the book sounds sick

  • @caricanread

    @caricanread

    Жыл бұрын

    😭🙏

  • @giantcupofcoffee

    @giantcupofcoffee

    Жыл бұрын

    I’m pretty sure it was her covid book. I’ve read a lot of books written during lockdown and it seems like editing wasn’t really happening in 2020-2021.

  • @englishybutter
    @englishybutter Жыл бұрын

    Aside from the ... _extremely questionable_ black hole science going on, I think the best thing this book could have done just from your description is to put the twist at the front of the book. That way you can get the drama out of the reader being confided in the real goal of "there is only one seat on this spaceship" and then watching Vega trying to keep this a secret from the others and struggle in her self-justification as to how she can abandon these people. I think this is a big weakness these kinds of plot twists run into over and over again - you value the shock of the twist over telling a good story. Keeping this kind of information from the audience just hurts the stakes. The only explanation too I can think of regarding the time travel at the end is using the black hole's massive amounts of gravity to travel through spacetime warping. But I've only ever heard of this kind of time travel about being able to go forward rather than backward (essentially the closer you get to a black hole, then the slower time seems to you). Not sure how that's going to help our girl except by going so far forward in time everyone's forgotten your big fuck up :)

  • @lindslovely
    @lindslovely Жыл бұрын

    This plot feels like a fever dream lol

  • @caricanread

    @caricanread

    Жыл бұрын

    🥲🥲🥲

  • @peskycritter79

    @peskycritter79

    Жыл бұрын

    Or like someone else's that they're trying to explain to you but nothing makes sense lol

  • @beyondunnatural208
    @beyondunnatural208 Жыл бұрын

    Oh my god, it wasn't just me?! This book just felt so scrambled and unfocused; but I liked Winter Wood then felt totally underwhelmed with this one.

  • @caricanread

    @caricanread

    Жыл бұрын

    i was SO confused!!!!

  • @eli-cl4wo
    @eli-cl4wo Жыл бұрын

    BRUH I JUST PASSED MY LEARNER'S PERMIT TEST AND I GET TO CELEBRATE WITH A CARI BOOK RANT🥳🥳

  • @caricanread

    @caricanread

    Жыл бұрын

    omg yesss congrats!!!

  • @strangeaelurus

    @strangeaelurus

    Жыл бұрын

    Congratulations!

  • @sofia2222

    @sofia2222

    Жыл бұрын

    omg I just passed my permit test today too!

  • @fionaglass
    @fionaglass Жыл бұрын

    when Supermassive Blackhole played I literally said “Vampires??” because the snap second connection my brain made was to think of the twilight baseball scene

  • @hannahohno
    @hannahohno Жыл бұрын

    When super massive black hole played I was like “what?! Vampires?!?”, but then she said “A BLACKHOLE” and I felt so dumb. Lol ps: also, huh… mam that’s not how black holes work…tf?hahahah

  • @caricanread

    @caricanread

    Жыл бұрын

    If it had been vampires i would have given the poor writing a pass because that would have been wild

  • @madison3218

    @madison3218

    Жыл бұрын

    i did the exact same thing lmao

  • @Amber-Jasmin_LeFay

    @Amber-Jasmin_LeFay

    Жыл бұрын

    Hahah I thought Vampires too 😂

  • @calling.moon.twelve

    @calling.moon.twelve

    Жыл бұрын

    Me too lmaooo

  • @eveclass1716

    @eveclass1716

    Жыл бұрын

    What’s funny is that consumption is the old word for tuberculosis, which was historically associated with vampires because of how it made people wither away (like they were being consumed by something). So vampires would have made a lot more sense, actually. (I am losing it at this book’s black hole logic. I am going to pass away. I am crossing the event horizon, let it consume me. My brain hurts too much.)

  • @eitaklleyd7932
    @eitaklleyd7932 Жыл бұрын

    [SPOILERS] I haven’t read the book, but after watching this video I feel like it would have been better if the readers knew the entire time that Vega was looking for a spaceship and it only had one seat. There still could have been a twist with the black hole and them not being on Earth but have it make more sense. Then it could have been a mental battle the entire book where she feels herself falling for Noah but she knows there’s only one seat in the ship and that could’ve established their relationship more because she would be trying not to fall for him but wouldn’t be able to help herself

  • @Zealous_Delusional
    @Zealous_Delusional Жыл бұрын

    Does she mean actual consumption, like TB, or is this one of those noun to proper noun things that a lot of YA does? Cuz if it is tuberculosis and the mom isn't quarantined, there's absolutely no way the MC wouldn't be infected

  • @caricanread

    @caricanread

    Жыл бұрын

    No they didnt have a name for the actual disease so they just called it consumption because it consumed people (like a black hole maybe?)

  • @vinnm4516
    @vinnm4516 Жыл бұрын

    When the music played my brain auto filled in "Danica in a space ship" and I was so sad that we didn't get a Danica jumpscare lmao Not the same author or series but that woman is inescapable

  • @caricanread

    @caricanread

    Жыл бұрын

    Omg what a missed opportunity 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @Ch33tahf33t1996
    @Ch33tahf33t1996 Жыл бұрын

    i hate that the author called the disease consumption because that's what was people called tuberculosis before, and it really just doesn't make any sense that a black hole would give someone a respiratory illness.

  • @caricanread

    @caricanread

    Жыл бұрын

    I think she just use it because 1. Theyre being consumed by a black hole and 2. People called TB consumption because it was before we knew what was causing the illness and in the book no one knew the cause either. But i agree it’s confusing 🥲

  • @nats_narrative
    @nats_narrative Жыл бұрын

    Me sitting here with the last name Vega thinking that if I ever (when I) get published I need to choose a name that hasn't been in every single YA fantasy series.

  • @Louves192
    @Louves192 Жыл бұрын

    Ouch, that's not how black holes work. That was very painful to listen to. She could have at least ditched the black hole idea and instead make it some lovecraftian alien creature that devours stars and planets. That would have been a cool plot twist.

  • @vicfern
    @vicfern Жыл бұрын

    Aaaa cari i've been in a 20 min loop searching for something to watch while drawing and now YOU POST IM SO HAPPY

  • @caricanread

    @caricanread

    Жыл бұрын

    bahahha im hereee!

  • @RoseRamblesYT
    @RoseRamblesYT Жыл бұрын

    I think one of the wildest aspects is, as you mentioned in the beginning, this entire story takes place in 2-4 weeks. So Vega falls just soooo deeply in love with Noah in maybe a couple weeks. As well, the un-killable dad is at one point stabbed multiple times? But is able to walk if off in, what, a couple days or something?

  • @StrangeAngel03
    @StrangeAngel03 Жыл бұрын

    [SPOILERS] It sounds like it could have been so good if her misadventure had been maybe the first half of the book and the next half (instead of being a potential sequel plot) had been her trying to save the planet(s).

  • @deadlynightshade9999
    @deadlynightshade9999 Жыл бұрын

    How the mc doesn't care her Pa was probably sphagettified by a black hole lmao

  • @clolo3969
    @clolo3969 Жыл бұрын

    I remember writing a story for a class once and people had the exact critiques that you did of this novel. My story was five pages long and I spent a total of four hours working on it. I feel like there is a parallel here

  • @eepyoopy
    @eepyoopy Жыл бұрын

    As a person about to get their bachelors in planetary science, this plot made me lose my mind 💀💀💀

  • @kyoyameganebereznoff
    @kyoyameganebereznoff Жыл бұрын

    That was genuinely a cool twist; it’s such a shame that it was executed poorly.

  • @valentinasofiacampana4310
    @valentinasofiacampana4310 Жыл бұрын

    Cari, I LOVE hearing you talking about the plot of a book I will never read and (most of the time) have never heard of

  • @a.p907
    @a.p907 Жыл бұрын

    So mad that this twist isn't in a better book

  • @caricanread

    @caricanread

    Жыл бұрын

    💔💔💔

  • @_laurenolo_
    @_laurenolo_ Жыл бұрын

    Can't wait to watch this tonight! no better reward for getting through a day full of meetings and classes than enjoying a cari video 🥺💖🥰

  • @caricanread

    @caricanread

    Жыл бұрын

    have a good daaaaay!

  • @dani.5087
    @dani.5087 Жыл бұрын

    As soon as you started describing the twist I put my head in my hands and screamed "THAT'S NOT HOW BLACK HOLES W O R K"

  • @dani.5087

    @dani.5087

    Жыл бұрын

    WHY DOES EVERY COLONY HAVE THEIR OWN PERSONAL BLACK HOLE. WHAT

  • @iyaehsan3840
    @iyaehsan3840 Жыл бұрын

    Cariiii dont apologize. This video was so entertaining for me, i just love the way you explain book plots no matter how bad they are. I literally laughed out loud at the spaceship and earth twist parts😂 I thank you for helping me relax, you're videos are like regular therapy for me🤗

  • @itsginamarie3262
    @itsginamarie3262 Жыл бұрын

    I literally just finished this book last week and as soon as I saw the title of this video, I knew I had to watch it. I TOTALLY agree with everything you said. This book could have been great but just wasn’t. We were kept in the dark for way too long and there were so many plot elements that made zero sense. I was so bummed because I actually loved A History of Wild Places. But this? Big miss.

  • @caricanread

    @caricanread

    Жыл бұрын

    Such a miss 😭 i was so disappointed 🥲🥲🥲

  • @larisaschreiber3146
    @larisaschreiber3146 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Cari! I feel justified!! When I read this several months ago, I was so let down! It just never explained anything, and I felt like I was going around in circles 😵‍💫. So sad cause I LOVED her other books 😢

  • @caricanread

    @caricanread

    Жыл бұрын

    I just don’t know what happened! I thought maybe becoming i started skimming a little that that is what caused the confusion but no, she just wrote everything so shallowly 😭😭😭 you def not alone

  • @larisaschreiber3146

    @larisaschreiber3146

    Жыл бұрын

    I honestly thought I was reading it wrong, there were so many missed opportunities! AND...I loved the cover 😭

  • @D4ll13
    @D4ll136 ай бұрын

    The way you explained the plot got me thinking that this would honestly been a great dystopian series. If it took time to work on the characters and the mystery it would make a perfect series I’d 100% watch.

  • @crazymh5
    @crazymh5 Жыл бұрын

    I would offer The Other Side of the Sky by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner as an alternative. I can’t remember if you’ve read it already. It’s a duology. I remember really enjoying it. It has a lot of similar elements

  • @caricanread

    @caricanread

    Жыл бұрын

    Noted thank you 😭🙏🙏🙏

  • @tay_cc

    @tay_cc

    Жыл бұрын

    omg i love this series!

  • @misskaterinat
    @misskaterinat Жыл бұрын

    Can I just say the editing with the character pictures made this so entertaining to watch 😂 i hope you do a recap rant like this in the future

  • @colorlessdecember2308
    @colorlessdecember2308 Жыл бұрын

    This are the kind of videos that encourage me to keep writing. 107700 words in my manuscript and this gives me strength. Thank you.

  • @darcyreads
    @darcyreads Жыл бұрын

    The thing is it could’ve been a great twist like I would LOVE to have this sci-fi book in my collection. Listening now, I wish the execution was better. If someone like Andy Weir or Joan He wrote this, I bet the twists (and the plot overall) would be exceptional.

  • @caricanread

    @caricanread

    Жыл бұрын

    💯😭😭😭

  • @maiianthe3280
    @maiianthe3280 Жыл бұрын

    I always reach for a cari video when I’m emotional drained, hurting, or just physically tired. Thank you, Cari, for creating such a comforting vibe( the right balance of grounding and escapism) ❤️

  • @deadlynightshade9999
    @deadlynightshade9999 Жыл бұрын

    I will never get over the running Vengaboys reference 😂

  • @caricanread

    @caricanread

    Жыл бұрын

    tracy wolff knew what she was doing when she wrote vega boys hahha

  • @gracelament
    @gracelament Жыл бұрын

    the structure problems should have been caught so much earlier. like I don't know if this author plans her books, but even if you have the idea for the twist and then conceptualise how it would actually go in the novel you might notice 90% of the book becomes filler. it has a simple fix too! just move the twist up in the timeline, make part of the reveal be a first or second act twist or something. that way theres actual stakes and less of an info dump.

  • @caricanread

    @caricanread

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah i feel like of we had that info earlier it would have improved so many things - especially Noah and her detachment to every character hahhaha

  • @tonikhn
    @tonikhn Жыл бұрын

    I love your book rants 😅 I’m currently writing my own novel, and I always stop when introducing a new, kinda crazy idea to the story and wonder: what would Cari think about this? Is it genius? Or just stupid? 😅

  • @tohrurikku
    @tohrurikku Жыл бұрын

    Somehow when you said black hole I knew that there was going to be time travel, especially with the way she had to leave. My favorite author went from amateur level writing, to some of the best books I have ever read, to you can tell that she was only writing because she was forced to by her publisher. It was really sad to see her writing go down hill. At one time there was a long waiting list for her books, and now no one really talks about her.

  • @SomeNativeOfficial
    @SomeNativeOfficial11 ай бұрын

    That planets at 33:27 moving in the background are so trippy!

  • @janaandkai
    @janaandkai Жыл бұрын

    One thing I want to add: pls know that all of your videos are a blast to watch! I personally think that you dont have to be comedian funny all the time - i enjoy a critical rant as much as a rant like the rant of the zodiac academy. Your videos are never boring and i always enjoy watching them!

  • @10puppyluv
    @10puppyluv Жыл бұрын

    This book suggesting that chemistry and physics developed before astronomy is wild. Every science related thing that Cari mentions about this book is wrong? Inaccurate? Just wrong enough to ping my brain and bother me? That last one for sure at the very least. I'm glad Cari touches on this at the end.

  • @charleypatterson9956
    @charleypatterson9956 Жыл бұрын

    Hey, Cari! I just wanted to pop on here and wish you a great day. I've followed both of your channels for a couple years now and I just appreciate your classy personality. Thank you, thank you for being a beam of San Diego sunshine in the great city of Seoul. I really look up to you and I love your outlook on life. Thank you for being you!! ❤

  • @caricanread

    @caricanread

    Жыл бұрын

    thank you so much :''')

  • @emilyb600
    @emilyb600 Жыл бұрын

    Oooh we’re spilling the tea ☕️👀

  • @caricanread

    @caricanread

    Жыл бұрын

    sadly spilling

  • @MMWedin
    @MMWedin Жыл бұрын

    Honestly this is one of my favourite videos of yours, as an author wanting to get into YA i love hearing what DIDN'T work as well as what did, and its super fun listening to you explain a story :)

  • @sophiemontecalvo7503
    @sophiemontecalvo7503 Жыл бұрын

    I love your videos, so so much - I've never read anything by this author, and yet I was captivated by the way you explained this book's plot. You're so naturally funny. I gasped multiple times at the "twists!" Thank you for explaining everything to us, and your editing is fantastic!

  • @chenlery
    @chenlery Жыл бұрын

    that twist was certainly very cool!! still an entertaining video despite the messy book. great for listening to in the background

  • @DianeC1975
    @DianeC1975 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Cari for reading this and explaining it so I don't have to. 😅 Oh, who am I fooling I'd never had finished this one. I do enjoy your reactions very much. 👍📚🤗💕(Have a great trip, be safe).❤

  • @caricanread

    @caricanread

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!!!

  • @dzeren_7151
    @dzeren_7151 Жыл бұрын

    Every time cari uploads a video I know I will have a good day

  • @rj9124
    @rj9124 Жыл бұрын

    finally a book I've actually read!! and I JUST read it like two weeks ago too. it was insane and usually not in a great way LMAOO so I'm pumped to hear what you have to say

  • @caricanread

    @caricanread

    Жыл бұрын

    😭😭😭

  • @c.e.higgins2609
    @c.e.higgins2609 Жыл бұрын

    Why did she have to wait for the stars to appear? If the first astronomer saw what was happening, why didnt she go get help right away? Why wait 100 years? Why not spend the 100 years looking for the ocean or preparing? Why would earth and humans with the ability to traverse the stars send colonies to planets near black holes? 🥴

  • @c.e.higgins2609

    @c.e.higgins2609

    Жыл бұрын

    Wah, I have more. Why tattoo the astronomer when they know they'll be hunted? Why did her mother and others die but not Vega and the rest? It can't be age because the old architect didn't die from it nor did Noah's father. What exactly is the black hole doing to cause consumption? Why was there only one ship under the sand? What happened to the others or did the entire colony grow from a few dozen people?!

  • @caricanread

    @caricanread

    Жыл бұрын

    When the first astronomer saw it no one believed her and thought she was crazy so thats why they had to keep it a secret but yes they DEFINITELY should have at least tried to prepare??? It made no sense.

  • @ria3828

    @ria3828

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@caricanread see but why did they think she was crazy? If it was the first astronomer then everyone on the planet would have been the people who arrived on the ship. Why would they think a black hole was out of the question when they just came from space? I don't actually expect you to answer this but I think the point is just from hearing about this book I can see the plot holes 😂.

  • @jackgarrison8497

    @jackgarrison8497

    11 ай бұрын

    @@caricanread I have only seen The Twilight Movies which are boring beyond belief I have never read any of The Books ao I don't know if They are aby better most People on KZread say no that Her Books are very badly written

  • @joy-dz7oe
    @joy-dz7oe Жыл бұрын

    love the editing in this video!!!

  • @_elle
    @_elle Жыл бұрын

    I usually listen to your videos while I'm working, so I often don't catch what's on screen. I happened to look over right at 18:37 and laughed for a solid five minutes - I had to pause. omg don't change, girl

  • @amzzz6877
    @amzzz6877 Жыл бұрын

    the intros always get me🤷‍♀️ LIKE ITS SO GOOD

  • @caricanread

    @caricanread

    Жыл бұрын

    hahaha!

  • @amalmariam6300
    @amalmariam6300 Жыл бұрын

    I just discovered your channel and it is the best thing that has happened to me this year

  • @missflecha6084
    @missflecha6084 Жыл бұрын

    the way you described the plot makes the good sound sooo good 😭

  • @TisMeh
    @TisMeh Жыл бұрын

    That has got to be a let down, and what a cool premise too! Thank you for being so brave Cari ❤

  • @clpearson991
    @clpearson991 Жыл бұрын

    I can't help but picture MatPat chasing them screaming "Give me the looooooooooore!"

  • @herrshort
    @herrshort Жыл бұрын

    damn the graphic design is insane cari. the talent.

  • @Anaieseart
    @Anaieseart Жыл бұрын

    This video was very interesting, just hoping the next book in this series is immensely better bc the story has potential

  • @MillieFabula
    @MillieFabula4 ай бұрын

    I'm really greateful that I read crave before watching your video because I had to laugh so hard at your editing with the *vega* boys hahahah thank you for your rants; I'm living for them 🤭

  • @karinanieblas3677
    @karinanieblas3677 Жыл бұрын

    Ahhh new video ❤🎉 thank you cari

  • @caricanread

    @caricanread

    Жыл бұрын

    thank YOU!

  • @tezzgois
    @tezzgois Жыл бұрын

    Hi Cari, im now to your channel and loved the videos of you trying to explain the acotar series! Please make more of those, lots of love from Brazil💗

  • @caricanread

    @caricanread

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!!!

  • @Flyleaf1122
    @Flyleaf1122 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for another great video Cari. LOL listening to you explain the plot, and twist was wild. It sucks when there's such a potential for a book but is a letdown in the end.

  • @serinawhaycock
    @serinawhaycock Жыл бұрын

    It breaks my heart this wasn’t fully fleshed, because I would LOVE this.

  • @corentinie
    @corentinie Жыл бұрын

    It sounds like such a cool concept-! I'm sad it wasn't execution well ):

  • @rangeldaniella7
    @rangeldaniella7 Жыл бұрын

    this book sounds like it could be so good! so much potential! i am a writer for personal pleasure so i understand coming up with something super cool and wanting to share it but… the super cool part can only reach its potential if the rest of the story is fully fleshed out. (also i’ll recommend the Bone Witch series and the Last Namsara series. hope they meet expectations i remember loving them but i also haven’t read them in a good while)

  • @caricanread

    @caricanread

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes 💯😭💯😭

  • @zenxiety6461
    @zenxiety6461 Жыл бұрын

    Not sure if there will be a second book, but my guess for the twist of that book would be that Vega goes back in time and creates a causality loop to lead herself to Noah via the prophecy.

  • @Drudenfusz
    @Drudenfusz Жыл бұрын

    That sounds like someone who has not even the slightest idea how black holes work, they do not appear as shadows and the gravitation would be the thing everybody would notice. And that is not the only problem with astrophysics there, like the 100 years until certain stars return is complete nonsense.

  • @mityakaramazow72330
    @mityakaramazow72330 Жыл бұрын

    I love listening to your voice. I hope you don’t take this wrong, but even if you’re talking about something that doesn’t strictly interest me, I love listening to you. Your voice is so soothing, gentle and stable, I love it ❤

  • @rebeccamonteleone2233
    @rebeccamonteleone2233 Жыл бұрын

    wait but....... if she knew the black hole was going to swallow the planet and she knew she had to get to the spaceship and she knew the whole plan the entire time........... why wait until the last possible second??? why does this have to be secret knowledge passed down through generations until the two special stars appear?? like why not just grab the architect head to the sea and get going immediately, before the black hole even becomes a problem?? are the two stars actually the other planet and it's only now that they've got a clear shot?? am i missing something

  • @jasminv8653

    @jasminv8653

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah I don't understand this at ALL. Why didn't the FIRST astronomer already take the escape pod and get to colony number 2 for help? This is... so bizarre.

  • @rebeccamonteleone2233

    @rebeccamonteleone2233

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@jasminv8653 LITERALLY???? the rules are so arbitrary! and i know this video is a summary of the book and we might be missing something but from what i can tell there isn't even like an overarching religion or belief system or even a central government of sorts that could be concealing this information for ~evil~ reasons. it's just the astronomers, keeping a LITERAL WORLD-ENDING SECRET and not doing diddly squat about it for years with pretty much no good explanation. if the theme is how Forgetting the Knowledge of the Past Will Doom Us it doesn't track because no one made any real effort to disseminate the truth to the rest of the population at any point. I AM BEFUDDLED

  • @ichinisa2583
    @ichinisa2583 Жыл бұрын

    I have some difficulty reading books, but I still love to know more stories, this kind of videos are so entertaining to me, even if they're not meant to be funny, it's just like someone telling me a story and I love it

  • @rachaels742
    @rachaels742 Жыл бұрын

    i just have WAY more questions than answers after watching this. why is there only one astronomer like every generation? why can’t they train more? what the fuck is the architect? what did she need to wait for 2 stars to actually do something?? does the author understand how black holes work????

  • @orange_tea
    @orange_tea Жыл бұрын

    this was a great study break! lol watching cari loosing her mind is gold, sorry your unhingedness (?) is entertaining lol

  • @caricanread

    @caricanread

    Жыл бұрын

    😭😂😭😂

  • @acrynellys
    @acrynellys Жыл бұрын

    I'm sorry this let you down so hard! The twisty space adventure romances I'm going to recommend are The Darkness Outside Us and Ocean's Echo 🚀🌌💕

  • @taylorwalker7417
    @taylorwalker7417 Жыл бұрын

    It's the fact that people who made it off of Earth and to an entirely different planet somehow only had one astronomer onboard for me😭 And that a ship with a single seat was made in the first place?? Stahp it, Vega wasn't the only one unprepared🙄

  • @liyan7314
    @liyan7314 Жыл бұрын

    SIDE NOTE : you’re voice reading to us sounds so niceeeeeee

  • @Grace-st2oy
    @Grace-st2oy Жыл бұрын

    So basically the author tossed Interstellar into a blender and tried to stitch it back together with some YA star-crossed lovers trope

  • @renee_3364
    @renee_3364 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for saving me a lot of time. I had my doubts about this book for so long, so I put it off. After watching this video, I went to my Goodreads and clicked "delete from shelves" so fast. Probably had more fun listening to your rant than I would've had reading this book

  • @harrietsbookcorner
    @harrietsbookcorner Жыл бұрын

    Nooo this sounds like it could have been so good 😭 Great video!

  • @heatherjohnston9735
    @heatherjohnston9735 Жыл бұрын

    Hey, great video! I am actually an astrophysicist so the black hole physics sounds absolutely insane 😅 i have SO many questions: - why is the black hole making them sick? It is an immense amount of gravity, it doesnt spread disease - how do the oceans evaporate off? That implies the atmosphere would have to be gone but they clearly are still talking and have air?? - if they were that close to a black hole, surely the oceans would be Wild, like constant sweeping tsunami wild - How is Vega able to escape the swell of the black hole and get to the other colony so quickly? There should have been a whole lot of funky time anomalies that close toa. black hole In summary, it sounds like this author watched interstellar, did not pay attention, and just cherry picked random parts of the story 🤦🏻‍♀️ My other gripe is that if you wanted to have a sickness caused by some astrophysical phenomena, the author should have gone with the star going giant esrlier than thought. The star would probably be habing crazy emission spikes and making people sick andas the star would swell, there would be some nasty weather on t pplanet which surely would have resulted in the same teist of them not being on earth?? But I guess you dont habe the get out of jail free card that 'going back in time' to get the love interest 🙄

  • @user-bb2my2hq6n
    @user-bb2my2hq6n Жыл бұрын

    gotta say...yours and emmie's rant and pain [shatter me series] was so alike!!!seems like you two suffered alot....take rest and hope you recover fast...

  • @exhaustedbaking
    @exhaustedbaking Жыл бұрын

    I'm with your friend: if that was done properly, this book could be epic. The surreal atmosphere, the quiet, hopeless tone... all leading up to that!? It could be eerily beautiful in the hands of another author.

  • @arianaicaza9542
    @arianaicaza9542 Жыл бұрын

    Omg I was waiting for this video 🎉

  • @caricanread

    @caricanread

    Жыл бұрын

    🥲🙏🙏🥲

  • @bunny_koo
    @bunny_koo Жыл бұрын

    Hey there 😂 i don’t know why I thought you would also post a video you filmed with jack haha, i loved watching you guy’s collab so much!!

  • @caricanread

    @caricanread

    Жыл бұрын

    bahahh that video was super last minute - no way could we have filmed two! maybe next time^^

  • @waynoknowsorigami
    @waynoknowsorigami Жыл бұрын

    I liked it. I got the book for Christmas. It was my first physical book for ages. Tried out a new idea for origami bookmarks on it. It has my favourite trope : outrunning a collapsing world. If I remember correctly the consumption was from a cloud of dark matter surrounding the black hole rather than the black hole itself.

  • @blobduchaos
    @blobduchaos Жыл бұрын

    As always, I had a lot of fun listening to you! I just have one question: why do they have to wait for the two stars? Is there a reason why they can't get immediately to the ship?

  • @charliethesquishywitch340
    @charliethesquishywitch340 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this review, as enamored as I am with The Wicked Deep i would've bought this one as well ! Happy to save money waiting Earnshaw's next story

  • @spodeli1872
    @spodeli1872 Жыл бұрын

    Vega III and the looming tuberculosis hole.

  • @caricanread

    @caricanread

    Жыл бұрын

    🥲 my nightmare

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