the raven cycle & all for the game series defined my high school era 😭😭 still reread them at least once a year

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

every year!!

reading the raven cycle at age 14 irrevocably altered my brain chemistry

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

it was my canon event post high school

In my opinion, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous has some of the most beautiful writing I’ve ever read. Ocean Vuong writes like he invented English. And his voice is just beautiful 👩‍🍳😘🤌

@ellias

10 ай бұрын

EXACTLY

My god no other book utterly captivated me the way the Song of Achilles did! I’ve reread it multiple times & still it doesn’t cease to pain & overwhelm me 💔. The raven cycle series is my sister’s favorite books ever.

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

TASTE GIRLBOOK LOVE IT

Ocean Vuong has stolen my literary heart! I read ON EARTH WE'RE BREIFLY GORGEOUS recently. Instant 5 outta 5 star read I've been able to consume all year! I had to hug that book it did so many things to me emotionally. I had to read his poetry collection right after that! If he writes another novel, that's an instant cart/run to the nearest bookstore to buy and consume immediately action for meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!😭💖 And write that book! I'd read a book written by you Ellias!💗💗💗

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

aww

Ahh the way The Raven Cycle made me feel known remains unmatched to this day. 💙 Friendship? Favorite 🤧 Prose? Damn beautiful Magic? So palpable (more ley lines and magical forests pls) Ahh I need to get that TRC tat soon~

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

ALL OF THIS!!!!

The Starless Sea is also my #1 favorite book ever. It’s so beautiful and lyrical. I also only read it once but it gripped me and I still think about it daily. I also got the tattoos for this book. It’s such a special book and I plan to do a reread of this in the winter. ❤

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

YESYESYES!!!!!!

I think that’s so powerful that Ocean Vuong’s poetry made you want to write. You should do it! ❤❤❤

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

literally his words are just....!!!!!!!!!!!!

I read Raven Cycle a long time ago and is one of my favorites. Loved the series!

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

love that we all love this series haha

The Raven Cycle, I Who Have Never Known Men and Everything I Never Told You are my most favorite books. Also Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine.

Insane how many of our favorites overlap and how the other half is on my TBR

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

hehe :)

I don't even know how to explain the plot of The Starless Sea but I still remember how I felt reading it. So I always say it's my favorite book! I have the UK special edition one in dark blue thanks to mercari. But before that because I couldn't find the SE, I had someone on etsy spray the edges black of the regular UK one and made the exact stamps in white to make it inverted. I treasure both.

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

OMGG NEVER LOSE THEM!!! I wanted the red maroon color but alas. i will still treasure my copies though

i love your shoutout to the raven cycle series! you described my exact feelings for it in such a beautiful way :') i need to do a re-read this fall/winter

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

i still need to finish the dreamer trilogy!

okay fine i will re-read The Raven Cycle

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

one of these days we can do a buddy read max!!!

I've read all of these and they're my all time favorites as well 😂 just further proof why you're my favorite booktuber. (You already read most of the books I'd recommend but I think you might enjoy: The Greenbone Saga by Fonda Lee, These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever & The Radiant Emperor duology by Shelley Parker Chan)

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

the greenbone saga is def on my list!!

ocean vuong should be billed for my therapy. his writing absolutely destroys me.

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

destroys and cures me in one go: therapy.

Here to rep Piranesi - my all time favorite book!! 💙

Oh my! What an amazing list!! I'm also a Piranesi lover. One of my super favorites would be Never let me go (Kazuo Ishiguro). Thank you so much 😊

I read the raven cycle years ago cause of you and Kayla :) and now I hate y’all cause I’m obsessed and then I’ve spent so much money on the Fairyloot set! 😭😭😭

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

omgg we love to see it!!! im so happy for you hehe

Omg, same! I adore the Raven Cycle. Phenomenal series. Will reread it for the 3rd time soon.

You are on a roll with these videos. And I love it. So comforting ☕️

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

ahh im glad

Love the kitten footage 😍❤️

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

i didn't have a lot of b roll but had to include some of baby pira!!!

song of achilles changed my life

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

us all bestie

listen, freshmen in college me ate up the all for the game series. but adult me? aftg fanfiction still has me entranced. how dare this hecking fandom create such good content? the audacity!

Ocean Vuong is on another level of top tier for me. His writing is so raw and emotional. The beauty in his writing is unlike anything else I have ever read ❤️📚

Ellias!!! There is amazing fanfics about Andrew and Neil!!! I survived only because of them ❤😂

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

trust me....... i KNOW HEHE

None of my friends have ever read The Raven Cycle and it's a crime because it is spectacular. You're making me want to read it for a third time.

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

they aren't your friends then!!!

You and Pira are so amazing! Happy to see both of you love the new couch❤️

omg ur description of piranesi abt remembering a dream or something is so true ughh i love this book

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

a dreamer's book of dreams and dreamers by a dream about a dream.

I really enjoyed this, tysm for sharing your thoughts and reflections. Some of my favorite books aren’t technically great, but they are evocative and unique, and sometimes I wonder if that is more important. I’m so tempted to try out the Raven Boys now 😅

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

PLEASE DO!! definitely fits into the evocative and unique box for sureeee

I adored The Raven King! It's my favourite in the series

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

finally someone has agreed!! found my people haha

We have very overlapping favorites! Some more of mine are: handmaid's tale, giovanni's room, lie with me, the age of innocence, the tenant of wildfell hall, the gift of rain.

I read Piranesi last year at your recommendation, and I loved it. It was so mysterious and unexpected. I loved reading a book where I had no idea where it was going, that does bring me back to reading in ny childhood. 💙🩵

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

we love to see it!! honestly piranesi is such a mood and different from any other book ive read too

Thanks for sharing these recs! I would say Fredrik Backman books are some of my all-time favorites.

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

oooh ive heard sooo many things about backman too

We share a lot of the same favorites, so here's some of my all time favorites that weren't on your list. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center, Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy, Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley, Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, In Memoriam by Alice Winn, and You & Me by Tal Bauer.

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

ohh thanks for the recs!!

OMG the starless sea is amazing, I'll never stop thinking about it

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

same here; remains my top three favorites of all time!!!!!!!!!

Any The Song of Archilles appreciation always makes me happy because till today it remains my no.1 favourite book😢

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

exactly!!

that’s it i’m (re)rereading trc. you described it so well!

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

its always a staple!!!!

We have quite a few overlaps in our lists, but surprisingly, I haven’t read the Raven cycle. I do have a guilty pleasure on my list though, Stardust, is forever a favorite.

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

omgggg i think most people will love it but its definitely like a fever dream for sure

Ellias, Thank you very much!

Have you read The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune? One of my all time favorites. 😊

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

YES THAT ONE IS ALSO A FAVORITE AS WELL!!

this thumbnail!!! 🖤🖤🖤 amazing as always

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

heh thank youuuu

Loved so many of these, especially Summer Sons and AFTG! You should check out The Half Life of Valery K by Natasha Pulley and Warchild by Karin Lowachee, I think they both would hit that vibe similar to a lot of these other books and I loved them both so much!

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

thanks for the recs! ill check them out :)

There are only three of these i haven't read... I guess im getting them now 😅 I loved all the others, such fantastic books

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

yesss my work here is done :)

The fact that you love the Raven Cycle, makes me love that series even more! Have you read the dreamer trilogy?

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

ive read the firsst one but it honestly cannot compare!! need to reread the first book though

@patriziatripodi1624

11 ай бұрын

@@ellias no it definitely doesn't compare. But the ending was quite satisfying in my opinion! :)

I also think that thriller books are your brand. 📚 Your cat is sooooo adorable! 😻 Is the audio recorded? It's like you used your phone as a lapel microphone. 🎤📱

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

i had to use my phone recording bc the camera mic sucked and my mic was busted so while im waiting for the one to come in the mail i used my phone instead!

I was going to comment on the last video: the imaginary mic is a mood 🤣 10/10.

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

haha

How did 'vita nostra' not even got into the nomination list ? 😭

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

haha everything listed before was an honorary mention and some new fav books!

the raven cycle is how i found your channel. did you read the dreamer trilogy?

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

omggg really! that's so cool. and ive only read the first book and not the entire trilogy yet, did you finish it?

@barelybueno

11 ай бұрын

@@ellias i did finish the trilogy! curious to hear what you think whenever you get around to reading it! :)

I’m still mad I didn’t get that uk special edition of the starless sea

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

prized possession!!

I’m sending you love and good vibes❤ I hope you are taking care of yourself (:

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

ahh thank youu

@chocolateoreo6489

11 ай бұрын

@@ellias of course love, it’s true! And Ty🩵

im just here waiting for the day when the Jade City trilogy would make the cut

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

oooh we'll see; that trilogy hyped asf

I can't believe there were no thrillers in the video.

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

haha its bc i haven't read any good ones lately!!

I'm surprised that Robin Hobb series is not here....

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

haha for the video i just wanted to keep it simple with some honorary mentions but some of those books are definitely on my favorites list

Summer sons was dnf for me. I guess because of the writing style

@heatherbocks

11 ай бұрын

I was about to DNF it around 100 pages in, I was like why would I want to read about these dumb dude-bros, and where is the queer content I was promised? but I powered through and I ended up loving it. I kinda wanted to give it five stars, but I felt like I couldn’t since I almost didn’t finish it 😅 but I love those dumb dude-bros now and gave it a four.

@niyuktijain5990

11 ай бұрын

@@heatherbocks r u telling me that i should give it another dumb try ? 👀

@heatherbocks

11 ай бұрын

@@niyuktijain5990 I dunno 😬 I can understand why it wouldn’t jive with everyone. But it is very slow burn that I think pays off fairly well. Sorry, I’m not very helpful!

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

HAHAHA @@heatherbocks literally the straighest homo couple everrrr!! love how you call tehm dumb dude bros haha

We have so many favourites in common!!

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

TASTE!!!

the raven cycle changed my life and i still search for a book that has the same feeling and it has been impossible

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

literally one of a kind. i think its special in that way but really want to find something similar

Based on your fav books, I think you would like The Age of a Lobster by Stephen Mathews.

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

the title itself sounds like an a24 movie omg

WAIT IS THAT LONG STICK A MIC........this whole time i thought he was holding pocky

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

LMAOOO its a chopstick haha

I’ve never read The Raven Cycle cause I’ve heard mixed things 😂🙈. Might have to just give it a try though! Also have been thinking about rereading A Little Life but I’m still traumatized from the first time I read it 5 years ago lol but I did love it 😭

@heatherbocks

11 ай бұрын

I’m 31 and just read it for the first time, and I enjoyed it! There were a few dumb things, but mostly it was fun and sweet.

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

HAHA WE LOVE TO SEE IT KAT!!!

❤️

I was going to listen to your video, but when I discovered you were talking to a stick… I lost all interest in what you were saying and spent all my time wondering “why is this guy talking to a stick?“ Finally I got bored of the stick mystery and found a different video to watch.

@ellias

10 ай бұрын

LMAOOO ITS ACTING AS MY MICROPHONE AND ITS A CHOPSTICK 😭😂 HAHAA

I still need to finish the foxhole court 🥲

I don’t even read I love movies much more but it’s dope to see your channel and how you share a huge passion for art just like myself . Love your page !!!

@ellias

11 ай бұрын

ahh thank youuu