I rarely watch TV because I mostly read for entertainment, EXCEPT FOR BRIDGETON! I watch that glorious series immediately and unapologetically as soon as it's out. Gorgeous new haircut ❤❤

@AbbySalter

24 күн бұрын

I am so excited for part 2 later this week! I need it!!

3:42 woa - hot take! 😂 i reallyhope you do because its a pretty book you can then keep on your shelf and have joy💜📚

17:08 - still really helpful hearing what wasn’t clinic for you. I am still excited it could work for me. But yay you have a dpace on yiur shelf/ a book of the floor piles of doom! 💜📚

@AbbySalter

20 күн бұрын

Yes lots of successful clearing out of shelves here

😅 I have recently become obsessed with Bridgerton and binged the first two seasons. Your haircut looks lovely, congratulations on the bike ride

@AbbySalter

24 күн бұрын

I can't wait for the next part of season 3 to come out later this week!

I love these types of videos/challenges! Currently reading Three-Body Problem but it’s taking forever because I’m reading it out loud to my husband. We really liked the TV show, and it’s definitely less science-y than the book!

@AbbySalter

21 күн бұрын

Thank you!! Oh wow that must be such a fun experience reading it out loud together! I haven't had that sort of experience since I was a child and my dad read me the Hobbit and LOTR

I really want to read seven devils - one on my wishlist for a long time, and I still feel i will enjoy it...this could change my mind or consolidate that! 💜📚

@AbbySalter

20 күн бұрын

I hope it works for you!!

I think having only 5 books (a very reasonable number) is a good idea for exactly what happened this time around. Means you can actually try them all if you forget for the first 11 months 😆. So glad you enjoyed Book of Night! I agree that a lot of the dislike is probably expectations and comparison to her previous work.

@AbbySalter

24 күн бұрын

Yeah 5 it is going forward...any more and it would have been a struggle

This was fun to watch! I DNFed And I Darken after 50 pages I just couldn’t. I liked The Three Body Problem show it was good.

@AbbySalter

21 күн бұрын

Ok good to know my DNF at page 20 of And I darken sounds like the right decision

Well that was thoroughly unhelpful to help me decide if I want to try out 3 Body Problem lololol. Glad you found The Book of Night such a gem though, I am definitely going to have to put that back on the radar!! And Bridgerton revived meeee!!!

@AbbySalter

24 күн бұрын

Sorry! 😂😂 Only a few more days wait for part 2 of Bridgerton!

the new haircut looks great on you! the completed puzzle looks so so gorgeous! congratulations on your 100km bike ride! hooray!! absolutely blows my mind. i’m relieved hearing your thoughts on the book of night as it’s also sitting on my tbr. i think i might someday watch the tv show of the three body problem and will most likely just skip the books. speaking of tv, i’ve never watched bridgerton and you’re the second person i hear gushing about the new half season. i suppose it’s time i watch it. i’m looking forward to finding out your next picks of self destructing books. it’s a great idea and certainly fun to watch! oh, and congrats on receiving the andrea stewart arc - what a coincidence!! hope you’ll enjoy it and look forward to hearing your thoughts! wishing you many great reads in june! 💜

@AbbySalter

21 күн бұрын

Thank you!!! Yes book of night was definitely better than expected. I think people had the wrong expectations for it. Oh yes! If you like fun, romantic tv shows that are pure escapism then Bridgerton is the show to watch

Bridgerton!! 👍👍 Esp. as Romancing Mr. Bridgerton was my favourite book of the series by far. I found Three-Body Problem good as I love learning a bit of physics (though 90% going over my head) and I have a political studies education so found the political history and philosophy enjoyable. I mostly consider this reading as a "thought exercise" in the same way that Cory Doctorow's books are for tech/economics. They're less about the characters or the story, and more about demonstrating how the ideas may play out in practice, like war-gaming the "what if" scenarios. I'm 80% of the way through book 2, The Dark Forest, and confirm it's much of the same, but enjoying following the thought exercise, I'm still "intrigued" off and on as you so accurately/aptly described book 1. The last 3rd of the book 2's setting is really reminding me of The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz. Looking forward to seeing which self-destructing books you pick next! :)

@AbbySalter

21 күн бұрын

I'm so excited to watch part 2 of Bridgerton this evening! I think for me thought experiment stories work better in short fiction like Ted chiang and Ken Liu's collections otherwise I start wanting more plot and character connections

Such a great idea for a video!

@AbbySalter

24 күн бұрын

Thank you!! 💜

Love your hair! So cute!!

@AbbySalter

21 күн бұрын

Thank you!!! 💜💜

I am so happy someone else liked Book of Night since all reviews I heard were negative and I am certain this was because of unfulfilled expectations. It was my first book by Holly Black and I loved it! I especially loved the ending, but overall I was attached to characters and felt the world was a bit stylised like Sin City or Batman, but maybe that's just me

@AbbySalter

24 күн бұрын

You are so right! The world in book of night definitely gives off Sin City / Gotham vibes

I love this self-destruct concept. I'm going to incorporate it in my reading starting today (: Thanks again for these wonderful videos - they're always so informative and really enjoyable to watch. I hope you have a bunch of 4 and 5 star reads during the month of June. Sebastian

@AbbySalter

24 күн бұрын

Thank you!! I hope the concept works out well for you

Yea seven devils was very fine, so I think your instinct to dnf was sound

@AbbySalter

24 күн бұрын

Oh good! Thank you for backing up those thoughts

I went into Book of Night with low expectations because of the mixed reviews ans ended up enjoying it fine. It was a 3.5 stars for me, I was also a bit confused about how the shadow magic worked. However, I don't feel the need at all to pick the sequel when it comes out. It's probably because of the setting that I found unappealing, I'm not very much into Urban Fantasy. Which is funny because there are others first books of duologies that I rated slightly lower that I do want to pick up the sequel because the world and story is more interesting : Six of Crows (yes, I rated it 3 stars, couldn't take the supposed age of the characters seriously and not a fan of the writing) and A River Enchanted (also a 3 stars, nothing wrong with it, it was just super slow and I wasn't super into it ).

@AbbySalter

21 күн бұрын

I'm also not a massive urban fantasy fan...I have thoughts whilst reading them like "this would be cool in an epic fantasy setting" Completely agree about the ages in Six of Crows!! Kaz as the leader at 16 years old! Seriously add 10 years on all their ages! 😂

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