Omg I totally agree on the fact that the relationship between Ruhn and Day / Ithan and the oracle wolf was waaaaayyy more interesting and intriguing than Bryce and Hunt’s. I found myself wanting to read more of those POVs

I love spoilery vlogs about books I don‘t plan on reading! It so much fun to follow you along spilling the tea and info

the fact Bryce thought Rhys was Ruhn and that they’re essentially identical… and that Ruhns nickname was night in this book. I wonder how that will play out. And the fact the long lost star sword from ACOSF is Bryces star sword! And Nesta made the twin in ACOSF. So many connections. And that they mined salt in TOG for the demon kings and the way to summon demons in CC is through obsidian salt. They’re all so connected- what is happening.

Reading ACOSF after CC2 is mindblowing!! There are so many clues it's insane🤯🤯🤯

@OnlyHereToSupport

2 жыл бұрын

I need to schedule a re-read during my vacations haha

@NathFBrito

2 жыл бұрын

I just finished CC2 and Im dying to get to ACOSF, I bought it like last year but wasn't in the mood to read it just yet.

I’m a 6’3 23year old man who plays rugby and I cried when I read the ending

azriel's the one who finds her (bc of the reference to the scarred hands and hazel eyes). i feel like amren's 7th asteri who "died" but maybe just left them bc they got too evil? also realizing the teleporting might have been winnowing? the autmn king and the high lord of the autumn court (beron?) have to be linked in some way! and 7 courts, 7 high lords, 7 princes of Hel? that seems a little too coincidental! i also think ToG is gonna link in; i feel like all the shifters from CC stem from the line of fae in ToG who could shapeshift like Rowan and Lysandra (also Tamlin can shift...maybe he stems from that line of fae too?). i can def see acotar and cc wrapping up with a huge KoA style battle where each book's FMC and their counterparts come together to defeat the asteri, etc? great vlog - glad the ending got you haha!

@chandlerainsley

2 жыл бұрын

i think you’re right and i totally thought of Amren when we got introduced to the asteri in the first book

@SissouLoveVideo

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, that's what I picked up too ! I thought, since the shifters in CC are wolves maybe it's from the Fae wolves tribe of TOG ? Didn't some of them disapeared ?

"coming out of her tank and she's doing just fine" made me cackle

I felt so validated with all my criticisms by hearing you say the same things. THE ENDING THOUGH.

I feel so vindicated by your reaction. Listen, was this book good? No, not really. Did it have me hooked the whole time? Also no, not really. Did I have a great time reading it? Yes, absolutely. To me the Asterii ending and the final chapter really did the damn thing. I think the Asterii ending was the high stakes I have been looking for from SJM and I'm a hoe for fan service.

I agree with basically everything you said lol. I didn’t love Bryce and Hunt… and I felt like everything happens at the end. The end is the SJM Magic I was looking for 😂

I 100% agree with you! All throughout the book, I was thinking that it would be a 3 or even a 2 star read. & then we got that ending... & I was so conflicted. I ended up giving it 4 stars

I started the book thinking I'm ready to read 700+ pages of smut about Bryce and Hunt but i can say sorry I can't. After a certain point I didn't care about Hunt ( I don't know how because i literally love him in the first book). The romance between them started to irritate me. I was like go get a room and please don't tell me the details. I don't mind reading about others.

I’m never going to read this book but I love watching spoilery reviews for it for some reason.

My journey reading this book was exactly like yours. The ending saved it for me for sure. Interested to see how the crossover thing will work.. i loved the ACOTAR series so she better not mess it up too much!

I am so glad I’m not the only one who couldn’t keep the “h’s” straight. Also it was so hard not to skip ahead to when you got to the end and that part!

The shifters in CC are the fae from ToG. And also, yeah she said the 3rd CC is coming next.

Totally agree with your take on Bryce and Hunt. I'm predicting Bryce/Az endgame - recording it here so i can come back and be proud in 5 years lol

@skyef7658

2 жыл бұрын

that’s quite a stretch but I can appreciate your ambition lol

I think it was confirmed that the next book is going to be crescent city 3

I did really enjoy this, but not anywhere as near as much as crescent city. Sometimes the middle book in a series can be a bit of bridge and the third is usually epic. So excited for the next one. Crescent city is one of my fave books ever. Not sure how I feel about the cross over of ACOTAR and CC as I like them as individual series.

@skyef7658

2 жыл бұрын

Right! I very much loved CC and though I enjoyed this one it just wasn’t as good to me. Still excited to read the rest of the books coming up though!

I love your videos. Thank you for being so honest this was a blast to watch

CHANDLER SUNDAYYYY

I felt the exact SAME! the entire video I kept muttering to myself agreeing with you. the book was spicy but had no romance and the ending has me curious to continue on. (hope you’re having a nice time with your in laws! ❤️)

Every time you said "weather chicken" I genuinely cackled haha. Thanks for another great vlog!

I feel like watching your videos about this series is much better than reading the actual series (which I haven’t yet). So entertaining! After that ending though I probably will have to read the CC books at some point…

This is the best video I could have on to start my day! Since I still haven’t read the first book I figured I wouldn’t mind being applied for the second!

Loved your vlog and your commentary :) you never fail to bring a smile to my face :)

Weather chicken, I'm dead.

i got my coffee and i got my chandler; tis a good day ☕️

@chandlerainsley

2 жыл бұрын

thanks for coming 😘

I *really* need SJM to get an editor. I DNFed Crescent City and ACOSF and now that this is coming out I have FOMO 🤣 I am trying ACOSF again, and if I finish it I will get Crescent City a shot!

Okay so I've finally finished it (and now I can watch all the reading vlogs yaaaay !!). It turns out you were more generous than me 😅 I gave it 2 stars, I did like the last chapter, I was excited, but I was like... does it make up for all have been through in this 800 pages ? NO !

Am I going to get the library copy just to read the ending? Yes, yes I am

not the first comment coming in to clarify that the only smut in the first book was bryce getting fingered at like page 600 before the murder investigation took back over and they never actually got to do anything. anyway, back to the vlog.

@itsmonteprice

2 жыл бұрын

NOT WEATHER CHICKEN HERSELF

@chandlerainsley

2 жыл бұрын

no but i APPRECIATE that clarification honestly

I wonder if she’s gonna throw throne of glass in there too😂 Anws loved this chandler! Love when u rant❤️

Okay can some please talk to me about who day was because I loved it. I was more invested in day and ruhn than Bryce and hunt and when he didn't answer her it killed me. Especially since he said that he would want her no matter what and that even if she was the harpy he would get used to it or something like that. Also same with Baxian and Danika like that pairing seems so interesting with what we know about both of them. Also was anyone a little angry about how hypocritical Bryce and hunt would be about Baxian and even day. I mean I get they didn't have enough time to process who day was. But with Baxian I know he's done bad things but he told them that things changed, he did what he had to do and like I'm sure sandriel was just as evil and cruel to day or Baxian as they were to hunt or that they also had evil people in their lived who hurt the. At the very least they all have trauma and did things to survive. I just wish they were so "your a monster" when there literally being given evidence that there's more to the story and when they're are literally being saved by said "monster". But yeah I loved ruhn and day.

@XTheLastPieceX

2 жыл бұрын

I loved the ruhn and day subplot! SPOILERS AHEAD I thought initially Day was Celestina up until the ball, and then when Ruhn saw the hind standing there i was like OH OKAY but wasnt sure if sjm was gonna really go there, because Day being the hind is So intensely double agent. Like damn her acting skills. I YELLED when lydia stepped in to save ruhn in the dungeons, revealing herself, and i was so bummed at him blocking her out. Like i get it, you’re processing, and yes she has done terrible things but there’s just so much at stake and more to her im sure, so i was just like cmonn ruhn

@skyef7658

2 жыл бұрын

@@XTheLastPieceX Ikr! Like she tried to warn him and he kept pushing so like…get over it Ruhn! But I love him but get over it😐

@charistoh7228

2 жыл бұрын

I too thought it would be Celestina! When they mentioned the male, It seemed so much like Ephraim, like it was forced and all… I was so excited that they were about to meet at the ball, and when they didn’t, I went a bit mad with frustration. I literally teared up when The Hind saved them!!! How perfect and unexpected!! I can’t believe he blocked her out though. She so desperately needed him and he didn’t answer. :( Honestly, Rhun is the only interesting person in this series, for me. (Maybe because Bryce said he’s like Rhys 😉) Yeah, but I love them so much, they seem like they need to work some things out before getting together, how nice. Can’t wait to see their journey in the next book!

I have like 100 pages and hearing there is something big at the end... I'm not ready 😭

YESSSS!!

Love this!!

Not the weather chicken 😂😂😂

I think SJM said in the HOSAB’s live that the next book is going to be CC3

I'm never gonna read this author but this vlog was very entertaining so thank you for that.

I needed this, honestly. 🤣

Well howdy to you too I honestly didn't expect to hear you say howdy

Darn it now I gotta go finish this book real fast so I can watch your take!

The hole point with the Under King was figuring out he’s eating peoples second light and that their afterlife isn’t as peaceful as they’re being told. You also see Bryce getting charged up by Hunt for the first time.

Okay I was waiting for your review about this because I know your views match with mine so I really love your recommendation, so when I read HOSAB I felt all the things you said here and definitely you put it in much better words then I can. And yes the ending just rocked me like fuck what just happened 😭

I'm confused how Sophie had made the Drop but somehow drowned...?! Am I missing something??

I totally agree with u, but I also want to know who hunts father is because there’s that statue that looks like him in the beginning of CC2 that gets mentioned and in CC1 ending aidas mentions hunts father as well to Jesiba.

YOUR KITTY IS SO CUTE

Dude this is my feelings exactly

Did I read the first book in this series? No. But I don’t think I ever will, so I’m here to find out what everyone’s ranting about 😂 Edit: WHAT?! hahaha stoooppp

I’m not watching this video, just had to come on to say how annoyed I am that I’ve only just started it because I want to watch this vlog so badly!!! 😭 if anything it’s motivated me to hurry up!! I’m 50 pages in wish me luck x

@chandlerainsley

2 жыл бұрын

best of luck!!

House of Sky and Bread!

I loved your thoughts, i smashed the like button when you called sophie cormac’s slam piece LOL I personally LOVED the first one, and this book fell a little flat for me UP TIL THAT Ending. I personally like hunt and bryce but yeah they were kind of cringe in this book. I think adding this hurdle/separation was inevitable and hopefully allows for more of that tension you were missing but man who knows if they’re actually end game. Im along for the ride though

@FabledKuribon

2 жыл бұрын

I’m gonna be the old bat who actually wants hunt and Bryce to be end game 🙈 i like that we felt the mundane closeness and how they had each other’s back. Sometimes romance is t magical and grand it’s just a part of life. I don’t like that Bryce continues to be all “you can’t stop me alphahole” energy like that needs to chill cause all the guys around her would literally impale themselves for her so it’s like ma’m chill no one is trying to stop or use you in your inner circle. Yes there were cringy moments and I enjoyed the first book a lot but am super curious for the third book. When Amren was described I was like Oh!!!! And Azriel’s scarred hands It was all the confirmation i needed. I’m hooked to this series to the bitter end. Rhys and Feyre were unbearable in the last book so i hope that changes here. Sorry this came out way longer than expected!

@XTheLastPieceX

2 жыл бұрын

@@FabledKuribon oh my gosh COMPLETELY AGREE about bryce needing to chill about her CANT STOP ME alphahole energy - i was really hoping she would relax a bit in this book but nope… and like you said, it’s @ people who arent even trying to be like that they’d do anything for her lol edit: i am with you on being here for hunt/bryce end game. Are they my fave ehh but i do like their relationship and id be shocked if they werent! I actually cant wait until they reunite….

Bryce going back to her planet will be the plot of Az and Elain's book in ACOTAR, I'm 101% CERTAIN of it. I'm not sure how I feel about this crossover, but alas. I agree with what you said about nothing feeling high stakes and the plot being convoluted, there were so many things that had absolutely no reason to be in the story. I did like that SJM took time to develop side characters and subplots, but at the same time so much of this book was pointless. And I also agree with how you feel about Hunt and Bryce, I was so rooting for him to die in the end 😂

@mahin9481

Жыл бұрын

Hey, since CC is my first time reading any book by SJM, I wanted to clarify if it was necessary to read TOG and ACOTAR series before reading the upcoming 3rd CC novel??

@lua_ferraz

Жыл бұрын

@@mahin9481 not TOG, but maybe ACOTAR? I don't think you *need* to read it, but there is a small crossover at the end of CC2. also, can I take this opportunity to tell you to not do this to yourself? 😂 it's honestly not worth it. there are so many authors out there doing what SJM is trying to do but so much better. you'll be much more satisfied reading literally any other fantasy romance series.

@mahin9481

Жыл бұрын

@@lua_ferraz 💀💀💀. Idk, I mean as of the moment, I'm finding it hard to finish even the first CC book. I just came out to check whatever the second one's about, and if it's worth to read or not. Sadly, all I have read are bad to semi good reviews about it. I've already decided to hold off on reading the second CC novel, until after the 3rd book comes out lmao. Knowing that it'll probably he a crossover with one of her other series just made me feel like I've wasted my time reading her fanfiction, the original I haven't even have read. I think I'll just have to continue with other books on my tbr lol.

@lua_ferraz

Жыл бұрын

@@mahin9481 yeah, CC is really not her best work. ACOTAR is semi decent (only the second book is worth it imo), but even then I'd say her works are mediocre at best. you're not missing out on anything, believe me!

Ok so I'm at 70% of the book (I'm at it since 2 weeks... I don't remember a time I took so much time reading a SJM book...) so I've not watch your video until the end yet but so far... you said it all ! I don't care about Hunt, the romance is meh, I don't like the way she's writing the sex scenes and the "mystery plot" doesn't work at all and it all seems all over the place, things happen and yet nothing happens...

Weather chicken😭😭

I loved this vlog! I agree with everything you said. Like I wanted more Ruhn and Day than Bryce and Hunt. I found myself skipping Bryce and Hunt's sex scenes that because I didn't care for them much. In true SJM fashion, the first 80% of the book is so-so and the last 20% is AMAZING! 800 pages was unnecessary. I also wasn't sure why Tharion was given so much time. I like him, but take out his scenes, and the plot doesn't change.

Cool

I feel exactly the same as you do about this book, but I ended up giving it 2 stars. I felt the everything leading up to the ending was inconsequential and could have been done so much better. I probably would have given it 1 star if not for the ending.

@chandlerainsley

2 жыл бұрын

totally valid, i think i was just having a good day when i finished the book haha the rating could have gone either way for sure

@cheyennedixon565

2 жыл бұрын

@@chandlerainsley I definitely feel the same way about my rating

Pausing the video to come in and say I DIED at the tilapia and picnic comment. Died. Those were my thoughts about that scene too. Ew.

I totally called who Daylight was in like the first time we hear about them ... lol also since this is a spoilery vlog.... I just don't want the next books all about the other characters..... I want to keep the story about tBryce and this gang you know.... We have a whole series about "them" already.... and we are already following so many perspectives in the CC world.... idk how its gonna happen but that's my hope that we're not getting another half book with the other guys and their just the "side characters" I guess you could say) also Fury and Amren have similarities... Rhun and Rhys.... like.... Are Throne of glass world / people the "old/ ancient" fey? are we more intertwined than we realize? also fendyr and fenrys.. from TOG then end Of Kingdom of ash when the Fey come through the portal with all the "wolves" are they involved.... like I have sooo many questions so many things I need answers for and on......

@chandlerainsley

2 жыл бұрын

honestly that's fair! i think maybe because i don't love these characters, i'm excited about the prospect of getting more page time for characters i do like haha. but yeah i'm SUPER curious to see what happens with all of the interconnectedness and how that will impact her future releases

@Life.W.Walkinshaw

2 жыл бұрын

@@chandlerainsley for sure! We'll see what miss Janet does.... lol

I hated the whole book, it was so boring and long. But that ending? Damn, I got excited and now I want more. 😅

Yesss I feel so validated! The romance and relationship was so terrible, I thought SJM was leading to bryce and hunt not being end game

I agree the book overall is meh but some plots are better than others. The end makes it a 3.5 to 4 stars

Lol I had no interest in reading the ACOTAR series but after finishing this book… Let’s just say I ran to my computer and ordered the first two books…🤪🤪

@madelinelassosthemoon

2 жыл бұрын

i wish i could read acotar for the first time again🥺 good luck lmfao

I was so bored of bryce and hunt too and I didn't feel the chem..... it was so lack luster.

Weather chicken 😂😂😂😂

So I was interested in the CC series because of the mystery plot of the 1st book. I'm normally not a fantasy reader but the mystery aspect as well as it being a world that is a modern city as opposed to a middle age inspired kingdom drew me in. But before I read book 2 I'm interested in what you think: do I need to read the ACOTAR series (even though I have no interest in it whatsoever) to understand what's going on in the end of CC2 or are the ACOTAR characters and their world explained? I'm kinda afraid that, by deciding to read this series, I sooner or later have to read ACOTAR (and TOG?) as well, just to understand what's going on in the later CC books

@chandlerainsley

2 жыл бұрын

the ending of the book barely touches on the ACOTAR series so it wouldn’t be confusing if you haven’t read ACOTAR.. i just don’t know how entertaining it’d be for a casual SJM reader since this book is massive fan service

I hated that ending. So cheap :/ what are we going to do? Avengers? XD

Would you say this is better than TOG and ACOTAR

@chandlerainsley

2 жыл бұрын

absolutely not

No i thought i was the only one grossed out about the whole ODOR sexy scene.. tf was that about

I hated all the sex scenes in this book....i just skipped over them and didn't even read them after the first. Way too many and I'm just not a fan of Bryce and Hunt

I feel like I'm the only one but I literally HATED the ending. I didn't like ACOTAR so I'm really annoyed at the prospect of the next book completely being ACOTAR fan service. I thought the whole Asteri eating other worlds thing so stupid and weird. I don't know why Sophie wouldn't have at least one other person about it either. I also think its SO annoying that there is mates again in this story. Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't someone say interspecies mating was very rare and somehow both Bryce and Ruhn have an interspecies mate....

Talipia ?! 😆

Do you happen to read books outloud?

@chandlerainsley

2 жыл бұрын

nope

I waited like a year to watch this video because i wanted to watch it after I finished the book, but i’ve been stuck reading the first 300 pages for a year now and i have officially DNF’d. I tried the audiobook along with reading physically but I just could not get into this story. I did go read the last chapter and it was pretty cool! But definitely not worth reading the whole thing in my opinion. I just don’t care about Bryce and Hunt at all man. Soozefest

I think sjm is terrible at her sexy talk…so cringe. I also feel she’s gotten more lazy with her writing and has been relying on a villain monologue too much…that being said…that ending made me so hype…

So glad I watched this before bothering to read it. Just wished I'd watched before buying the damn book 🙄 dropping this like a hot potato. Got no interest in anything to do with ACOTAR

Who tf is weather chicken

Ok all I have to say.. You should make a new video, but have less caffeine.

@chandlerainsley

2 жыл бұрын

no ❤️

My love, you’re ravishing, but you read the worst books. 😐