The way you talk about books makes me want to read them all!!! :D

i love your videos! you're so articulate, i love your reviews, they get me inspired and in the mood to read :) thank you for taking the time and making these videos

@Amerie.

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad you like them and that they get you hyped to read!

@blaizeficut6868

8 жыл бұрын

+Books Beauty Ameriie I loved your music you made, lol I found all this because of your song on gta5... This channel is also really good 😀

I love when African authors are mentioned in videos on KZread, or online for that matter. It really makes me so proud. :) I told myself I had to read more books covering stories from the continent. I started reading 'Half of a Yellow Sun' by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie not long ago and must say I'm finding it really humorous. It paints such a relatable picture of home.Chigozie Obioma's book sounds really interesting. I might just pick it up soon. My father passed a lot of books -- by Nigerian and South African authours -- which he read during his youth on to me as well, so I have plenty to look forward to :P As usual, great video! :)

I really like your book picks. It's so refreshing to not hear of or see the same books that EVERY booktuber is reading. I want to read some of your picks in this video. Thanks for sharing.

You've sold me on the fisherman. I love books that explore fortune telling, so I think I'll give this one a try.

@Amerie.

8 жыл бұрын

+Annie Jim YAY! ^_^

Everything I Never Told You was also one of my favorite books of the year as well. I can't wait for Ng to write another novel!

Just discovered your channel and I love it. Your book reviews are very insightful. It is refreshing to hear such well spoken and smart reviews.

I always enjoying watching your wrap-ups because you really get in there/discuss each book! I'd already put The Fisherman on my TBR and hearing you talk about it made me want to read it even more.

@Amerie.

8 жыл бұрын

+SCSreads Thank you! ^_^ Please let me know what you think about The Fishermen when you read it! I think I may go for a reread once I buy a physical copy. I ended up picking Sorcerer to the Crown and hopefully I'll get to that before the year is out; I'd like to see what I think after having watched your review of it.

@scsreads

8 жыл бұрын

I definitely will :) I'm crossing my fingers that I can squeeze it in before the end of year. And I'm definitely looking forward to hearing your thoughts on Sorcerer to the Crown!

Excellent reviews! I think I'll have to pick up The Dorito Effect - it sounds really interesting!

@Amerie.

8 жыл бұрын

+MercysBookishMusings It is--you will never look at poultry or fruits and veggies (or any food, for that matter) the same! :)

I need The Dorito Effect and The Fisherman in my life!!! I just added them to my Wish list, they sound like a very interesting reads. I'm currently finishing up The Assassin's Blade now and I am really enjoying all the back stories! Great wrap-up!

@Amerie.

8 жыл бұрын

+Arnesha Looooooved The Assassin's Blade--one of my faves of 2014!

@sunshineandsmiles

8 жыл бұрын

+Books Beauty Ameriie it broke my heart, even if I already knew what was coming, I'm distraught! lol

@Amerie.

8 жыл бұрын

Arnesha Yes!! >_< I was like, no, no, don't look, don't look Celeana!

New subscriber 💕 Crazy how I stumbled across this channel because I was such a huge fan of your music. Definitely have to get my hands on The Fisherman and The Marvels

Yay! A new video! *grabs a cup of tea* I have heard/read nothing but good things about 'The Fishermen', I need to read it. Actually, I want to read more books from African authors. 'The Dorito Effect' seems interesting. What you quoted from the book about addiction reminds me of what David Levereaux witnessed in 'Sweetness #9'. Last month, I read 'Sweetness #9', 'High Rise', 'The Kind Worth Killing' (easily the best book I read this month) and I finished the 'Southern Reach' trilogy. The second book was very disappointing but the third one made up for the second one. I am currently reading 'Daughters Unto Devils' and I can't put it down :o!

@Amerie.

8 жыл бұрын

+Adjara Drsb LOVED Sweetness #9! Ah, I really want to read the Southern Reach trilogy. I'll keep that in mind (about book 2) so that I don't give up and keep going. And yay that you're enjoying Daughters Unto Devils! ^_^

I think I will read The Dorito Effect and The Fishermen. Love your videos!

You sold me on Everything I Never Told You, I never wanted to read it, didn't even wanted to try, cause it's about death and triggers me so much! But the way you described it is just everything.

@Amerie.

8 жыл бұрын

+WoolfsWhistle Please let me know how you like it!

Great wrap-up. Always love your lipstick but particularly love this YSL lippie!

@Amerie.

8 жыл бұрын

+ramenkuri Thank you! It's my fave at the moment--so much pop and incredibly moisturizing! ^_^

Now I must add 3 new books to my list. Thanks for posting these

@Amerie.

8 жыл бұрын

+Jordan Carter Yay! ^_^

Wow so many great sounding books!

@Amerie.

8 жыл бұрын

+BooksandLala SUCH a great reading month, LaLa.

The Marvels was so amazing!! I need to buy a copy for my shelf. Good luck with your TBR Ameriie :) PS. I've been eating a very very unhealthy amount of Chester's Hot Fries for about a month and now I'm wondering if that's why I can't stop eating them LOL

@Amerie.

8 жыл бұрын

+RichardDenney Mmmhmm, it's that crackhead flavor engineering at work! lol I decided to marathon the Lunar Chronicles and I must say, just looking at the shelves and picking something spontaneously (sort of, because I did plan on marathoning a series at some point in the coming month or two) felt SO good. :)

Wow Amerie you look so beautiful!!!! I really love your channel 💖😍😘

Since you liked The FIsherman and Americanah, I highly recommend Graceland by Chris Abani who is also a Nigerian writer!

"The Fisherman" is on my list of must-reads. I've heard nothing but good things about it. Now, after hearing you talk about Clegg's book, I want to read it. Going to have to check it out during the holiday season. I was over here in my feelings when you were talking about milestone birthdays and evaluating life. Went through that last year, and still trudging my way through it! Such a trying time, but great writing material! ^_^ "The Dorito Effect" - Haven't read the book, but I think I read a study, or an essay somewhere… so I need to read this book, too! Lots of goodies in this video! Have you read (or are you planning to read) Ta-Nehisi Coates' "Between the World and Me"??? Everyone seems to be reading it, and it's now on my list. P.S. - Was excited to see this 19 minute video!!

@Amerie.

8 жыл бұрын

+Vaughn Richardson Please let me know how you like them! And yes, I do plan on checking out Coates' BtWaM. If you read it before I do, please let me know about that, as well! And I'm glad 19 minutes was cool, because I was trying to cut it down so much but that seemed best as far as filling you in with my thoughts lol. ^_^

The Marvels was great, even though I felt gutted by the uncle's revelation in regards to the illustrated story. I was so invested in it, that I think I was more upset than Joseph. I did like Hugo better than Marvels, and Wonderstruck even more than those two combined. But his drawings are just amazing! The Dorito Effect sounds crazy interesting!

@Amerie.

8 жыл бұрын

+RubyLovesRocket I feel you on that. The story definitely took an unexpected turn.

Great video! And funny what you said about hating the father in Everything I Never Told You. I had the same reaction towards the mother. I thought the father was just merely trying to prevent his children from being bullied like he was. And, agreed sometimes he overdid it but I felt that his intentions were mostly good. But the mother... Oh man, I really despised her. I felt that she used her daughter as a replacement for herself and the life she once wanted (becoming a doctor etc.). It probably speaks for the quality of the book that two readers can have such a different reaction to the characters... As always: warm regards form Amsterdam! BB

@Amerie.

8 жыл бұрын

+Britta Böhler Thank you, Britta! The mother was definitely doing everything you said and it was pretty sad how she couldn't see how her daughter was just doing everything to please her. Very realistic, but still sad. I miss Amsterdam so much. Beautiful city.

How much do I need to read The Fishermen now?! Great wrap-up, I'm so glad you had such a successful reading month- so many really interesting sounding books! :)

@Amerie.

8 жыл бұрын

+A Hermit's Progress Thank you! ^_^

Ugh I just returned The Fishermen to the library (my loan ran out) and I didn't get to read it. Now I need to check it out again lol.

@Amerie.

8 жыл бұрын

Oh yes--grab that bad boy back! Lol

And that's such an interesting concept, engineering a flavor so that people become addicted to it...mind blown. That makes feel sad for some reason lol

I'm starting the Harry Potter series for the first time this month. I'm really excited to read All the Light We Cannot See next month. :)

@Amerie.

8 жыл бұрын

+Bradley Esqueda Wow, first time for HP--hope you like it! And All the Light We Cannot See is on my tbr too; I hope you enjoy it! :)

I read The Dorito Effect when it first came out on OverDrive (hooray for OverDrive honestly, I probably never would've picked it up otherwise) and it was extremely interesting. I was already changing my diet to better my health but I really cracked down after reading it cutting out natural flavouring (esp with gmos).

@Amerie.

8 жыл бұрын

+QueenKhaleesi Excellent! And yes, love Overdrive. :)

I love your necklace , I've been looking for one like it since last year. Where'd you get it if you don't mind me asking?....also, I've just added Everything I Never Told You to my list :)

@Amerie.

8 жыл бұрын

+allnaturalmusicfan Thank you--I got that necklace over five years ago and can't quite remember :/ I hope you enjoy Everything I Never Told You!

Hi, Ameriie! I know you said you use the Makeup Forever (new) foundation but do u use I primer underneath? And are you still liking the Makeup Forever pressed translucent powder?

@Amerie.

8 жыл бұрын

+Latoya B Yes, still using that powder. I have the HD primer but I rarely use it. Hardly ever. If my skin is quite dry, maaaaybe. More if I'm doing my makeup for red carpet events. ^_^

Everything I Never Told You sounds somewhat similar to the book I'm reading called "The Lovely Bones". In the first chapter of the book, the girl is raped and murdered and it also discusses the aftermath of how everyone felt including the parents.

@Amerie.

8 жыл бұрын

+Amber Williams I really enjoyed The Lovely Bones, too. :)

I love this channel ;)

@Amerie.

8 жыл бұрын

+Porsche Sadé Thank you, Porsche! :)

Hi Amerie! Love & miss your & I definitely love the track "out loud." Yeah.. yeah.. I hear ya... yeah.. =) Lol, got caught up sorry.... Umm.. would you do an everyday makeup tutorial? Your makeup on your channel seems so effortless & natural. Will you do a show & tell? Aka a tutorial. =)

@Amerie.

8 жыл бұрын

+Adia C (BeautyOffDuty) Thank you! I think I will sometime soon. :)

The Dorito Effect sounds really interesting. I hope it scares me into eating better.

@Amerie.

8 жыл бұрын

+LuvFromCL hahaha exaaactly! I've been thinking twice a lot more often.

Dear Amerie really love your music . Have a question and I think being a huge critic of music and very picky of who and what I listen to I have noticed your instrumentals in your music drown out your powerful high pitch beautiful one of a kind voice . Don't know if you'll ever get around and read this comment but I feel you should try doing a really passionate song and up the vocals and lower the instruments and I love the new song ! Just hard to hear your vocals as much as the instruments and also song seems a little too busy in the instruments . I find you super unique from other artist and I still get hyped to (gotta work) just powerful ! Think need to do some slower songs though just my criticism . Really would like to see someone like you on top in the music industry with all this poor music that's being made it's losing it's raw feel and passion and with your diverse voice which id love to hear more in your songs .Sincerely a fan ! Also ps you'd so kick Beyonces ass in a vocal co

@Amerie.

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the love. One of the projects I'm working on, CYMATIKA, has slower songs. It's a project with a moody atmosphere, all mid-tempos, and a cinematic sound. It's the first of three volumes (it's a trilogy), and I do hope you enjoy it! ^_^

Sorry butvI have to ask. Is it really necessary to pronounce the 'g' at the end of verbs so clearly? I swear people didn't do this like six years ago. I feel like people emphasize it so much recently. Or is it your accent?

@Amerie.

8 жыл бұрын

Sure. Hmm...I'd have to hear which word stuck out to you in particular...Also, are you American and if so where are you from? Or are you British, etc or is English your second or first language? Just curious to know what your ear is used to/what you're picking up. For the record, my personal peeve is "lazy" pronunciation, like "going tuh the store" instead of "going to the store" or "prolly" instead of "probably."

@soundlyawake

8 жыл бұрын

+Books Beauty Ameriie OMG my bf makes fun of me for sayinG words with the last G but I think he's weird for thinking it's weird lol

@Amerie.

8 жыл бұрын

***** I absolutely love e-nun-ci-a-tion!! lol love the last G

@Never4mind

8 жыл бұрын

+Books Beauty Ameriie English is not my native language at all. I'm Finnish but during my life I've heard English enough and with all sorts of accents but mainly American. I just really think that pronouncing the last g is some kind of current trend. I didn't mean anything rude with this and otherwise I absolutely love the way you speak. So very clearly and with a perfect speed. :D

@Amerie.

8 жыл бұрын

Never4mind Oh no worries, I didn't think you were being rude about it or anything! And thank you! :)