Everytime you mention Orilium I turn into this The Office meme: Oh my God, okay, it‘s happening! Everybody stay calm. What‘s the procedure! I love this vlog series and I‘m super excited for Orilium, I can‘t believe we get all this and your hard work for free!

@BookRoast

5 ай бұрын

😂😂 that makes me so happy to hear! 🥹

@kateadale7100

5 ай бұрын

Same here I get that meme in my head and both see and hear it

I adore this series and seriously hope you continue! I also have circe to be reading and everything you've said is what I fear so I may have to reconsider it as an unhaul! I just read Twisted Love last week and absolutely hated Alex the whole book and gave it 2 stars. I just could not get behind any of the characters except Ava's brother and really hated how it went.

@BookRoast

5 ай бұрын

Ooooh no don’t unhaul Circe on my account I do think it’s such a personal preference and one that can’t be sure if to recommend or not 😅 if that makes sense hah give it a go!

@KayBethBookish

5 ай бұрын

@@BookRoast I also have the audiobook so I will give it a try and see. I just find that I tend to have similar reading tastes to you so it made me a bit weary. I'll keep it for now and maybe some day will get to it!

Unrelated but I am in love with that strawberry sweater

@BookRoast

5 ай бұрын

Thank you 🥰

As a great geek for Greek mythology, and a great fan of Circe, I get where you’re coming from, because I still had to google some references and characters to make sure I remembered correctly who was who etcetera. Circe is a minor goddess and sorceress mostly known for being Odysseus’ lover (notably after transforming his crew into pigs). You already know she was exiled on an island, and Odysseus gets stuck there for a while too while trying to get back to his family in Ithaca, as written in Omer’s Odyssey. She is both the villain and the love interest, but originally it seems like (from what I can remember) Odysseus kind of manipulates her to release his crew from the spell. That’s the impression I got reading those passages of the Odyssey anyway. Anyway, I hope that helped. For the “against the patriarchy” thing, I think it’s most interesting to note that almost all women “fighting” and antagonising each other comes from the manipulation of some man, and that evolving for Circe and other women in the story means becoming manipulative and or stop caring about perceived rules or behavioural guidelines imposed by sad men. All right, that’s all I had to say. I really loved Circe and I really love reek mythology, and all mythology really, I think it shows. It’s one of my most revisited interests. 😅 loved the video by the way! ❤

Bright Young Women is riffing on the Ted Bundy murders, but it's coming at it from the pov of women/victims affected, rather than from his/the legal system/the public! It's exciting. Also I recommend looking up photos of Lake SamMAMish (indigenous word, stress is in a different spot of course 💜💜) the lake and surrounds are gorgeous. (I grew up in Washington state, it was a favourite for summer swims) thank you for the video! 💜

@BookRoast

5 ай бұрын

That sounds intriguing! Will definitely look at some pictures 💕💕

@jessicabridges4335

5 ай бұрын

The PNW is gorgeous anyway. I live in Washington, too, near the Canadian border.

Love this series, so fun! Can't wait for Orilium 😍

@BookRoast

5 ай бұрын

I’m excited but still scared by everything we still need to get done 😅

It’s great that you’ve picked up The Virgin Suicides. It was made into a film by Sofia Coppola starring Kirsten Dunst and we named one of our daughters after her character’s name. Hope you enjoy it

@GiuliaSlade

5 ай бұрын

Eugenides is one of my favourite writers, TVS is such a good novel!

I SO love these reading vlogs! 😍 🎲 I love the whole adjacent-book prompt! ❤️ Yay for Waterstones! 📚 Hope the flare-ups go away! 🫂

The pillow thing is rewlly cute. 🌸 I loved Circe but i understand your view because i am a big lover of Greek mythology and it did help to have knowledge of those myths. Im just glad you didnt hate it 😂

I love these ReaD20 series you are doing. SO MUCH FUN!

I love that strawberry sweater!!! ❤ I really like this series you're doing.

I love romance, it's one of my favorite genres, and I cringed so hard when you revealed the book! I gave that a 2.5, and if i knew someone who was on the fence with romance I wouldn't give them that book in a million years! It's definitely not a casual romance. Give the genre one more chance but with better books! 😅

I'm here to balance out the comments as a huge fan of Circe! Your worry that you'll "drown in the prose" is my dream 😂 I'm definitely an all vibes no plot, character study gal so my babe Circe was the one for me 👌👌i completely understand when people don't love it though 😂

1) this series is fabulous and so are you. 2) I've also been in a flare up for most of February and I am so over it I'm ready to cry. So I feel you. 3) I've never gotten super into the magical readathon before, but I think this is the year! I need something nice and I'm excited to give it a go.

I love this series and the strawberry sweater! I picked up Lessons in Chemistry on a whim last year when I saw Brie Larson would be in the adaptation and I absolutely loved it! It's not my usual genre but I ate it up. The book and the adaptation, which I watched right after. I hope you love it too.

Such a beautiful cover for a book I dnfed (in regards to Twisted Love)

@BookRoast

5 ай бұрын

It is not going great for me either 😅😅

I truly love this game so much!! I am always looking forward to the next installment :)))

Thank you for reading Circe so i dont have to 🤣 thats how i felt about Piranesi. soo intrigued about the mystery Orilium element. Both your and Logan's creativity always shines through! ✨️

@BookRoast

5 ай бұрын

You may still love Circe! I wanna try Piranesi as people say I might love it and it's on a lot of lists of 'if you liked this you will like that' kinda thing but I am scareeed haha

This idea for a game is very entertaining I love this ❤

I‘m quite low on energy today but a new video of you is always so great and comforting so thanks for posting at the right moment for me 🙏

@cat.book.nook.

5 ай бұрын

Honestly, it's the exact same for me!

@BookRoast

5 ай бұрын

Aw thank you that’s so kind ♥️ and I hope you feel a bit more rested tomorrow (or soon)

Love following you around during your reads/week (that's not creepy nope) :D I loved Circe but I also found the first half stronger than the end bit and I did have to sit on it for a while.

@BookRoast

5 ай бұрын

I almost wish the end itself was a bit different 👀

Love this vlog series! I don't think I've read the virgin suicides but I know I've seen the film, I think it's a bit like 13 reasons why meets pretty little liars. I don't really remember it though

As someone that has been into Greek mythology for 30 years I was disappointed in some of the myth telling of Circe. There were a few inaccuracies that made it a 3 star read for me 😬😞

@BookRoast

5 ай бұрын

Oh that’s interesting to hear too!

You should try Song of Achilles even if you didn't love Circe I think it has a more clearly defined plot and character stories which makes it easier to get into

@BookRoast

5 ай бұрын

Someone else said that so i mayyyyyy 👀

I said this last week but I do love this series so much. Look forward to it every time.

@BookRoast

5 ай бұрын

Thank you 🥰

Im so happy you had fun with this series! I had too! 😍

I'm excited to watch this when I come back from my errands tonight :D

@BookRoast

5 ай бұрын

Hope the errands are not too laborious!

The Virgin Suicides was adapted to a movie in 1999. I remember loving it but I haven't read the book.

Yay, new video! Ads cut in just as you rolled the die so I got my suspence even though it didn't come at the end 😂 Haven't read The Virgin Suicides but saw the movie a long time ago. Don't remeber anything but a few scenes and that it was quite heavy..... maybe? And I was young so could have something to do with it? Time really flies, how is it almost March?!

@BookRoast

5 ай бұрын

Ads being timed that way is funny as I just let it do it automatically this time as I had to run out 😂

@dyerswoad7088

5 ай бұрын

@@BookRoast By the way, you were not alone. I’ve not read Circe yet either even though I look at it every time I’m at the book store 😬😳

I like the movie of the virgin suicides. Its from the 90s I think with Kirsten Dunst. You could watch it when you try to read it

Your comments on the writing style make me think I should try it from the library if I ever do

I remember reading circe in 2020 for the first magical readathon i took part in! Was very meh about it

I’m from Tallahassee. Guess I need to pick up Bright Young Women.

Listened to Circé for the readathon and I quite like it but I guess I would be part of the targeted audience (I used to be really into Greek mythology - although I got confused with the english names -) Ps : That strawberry sweater is so cute 🥺🍓

@BookRoast

5 ай бұрын

That absolutely make sense, if I were into mythology I think I would have enjoyed this much more too - the writing was beautiful

I liked Circe but i LOVED song of achilles. If you like the writing style (i do) i think you'll like SoA

@BookRoast

5 ай бұрын

I may give that a go 🫣

You finally read Circe! 😧 Circe was the first Greek myth I read and I don’t know how it holds up against the other I’ve read later. Also, love the strawberry sweater 🍓

@BookRoast

5 ай бұрын

I really have not read many or even any other ones so can't compare haha

I loved Lessons in Chemistry (but I also loved Circe 😂different vibes though)

@lisztaffe

5 ай бұрын

*taking tbr notes*

@BookRoast

5 ай бұрын

I’m scared

Oooh my neck of the woods. Pronounced Lake Suh-MAM-ish :)

You are the first person I’ve heard have the exact same opinion of Circe as I did when I read it a few years ago!

@BookRoast

5 ай бұрын

At least we’re not alone 😭♥️

The Virgin Suicides....is SO good!! If I recall correctly there might be some triggers....and tissues! And after, check out the movie 😉!

@BookRoast

5 ай бұрын

Knowing now that there’s a movie I’m more excited because I LOVE watching one after I just finished the book!

Bright young women is so good!!!

I'm really into greek mythology but I wasn't a big fan of Circe either for similar reasons as you 😅

Tallahassee is the capital of Florida. It's also where the US serial killer Ted Bundy was caught and prosecuted after killing multiple girls in a sorority house.

I'm listening to Twisted Love on Spotify currently. It took me a little while to get into it because of Alex's character but I'm enjoying it now... apart from the bits written from his point of view. I think it's because his character doesn't feel believable to me, as well as being an arsehole

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I really liked circe when i read it but i am a fan of lyrical prose and vibes ✨️ HOWEVER if i reread it now, im not sure how i would love it?? It might have been a time and place love for me

@BookRoast

5 ай бұрын

I do love when the time aligns! But you never know maybe you’d love it now too ♥️

@liminal.season

5 ай бұрын

@@BookRoast if i read it again, I'd like to try the audiobook!

I’m sitting here like why does the UK have all the pretty editions???

@BookRoast

5 ай бұрын

Some covers are nicer elsewhere but we def cannot complain I agree!

I loved Twisted Love, but I'm a major romance reader.

@BookRoast

5 ай бұрын

I am going in with an open mind 🙏

yay i’m early!! love you all ❤️

Sorry. Its one of my favorite books😅

@BookRoast

5 ай бұрын

I'm happy for you! 😊💖

@bethmw28

5 ай бұрын

I'm with you! 😁

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I really did not like the song of achilles. Haven't read circe but def don't plan on it😂

@BookRoast

5 ай бұрын

ooop haha

@jasminu4971

5 ай бұрын

I actually read Circe first and really liked it (I‘m a mythology geek tho) but I did not like Song of Achilles actually, so you might still like it

When are we getting magical readathon announcement??

@BookRoast

5 ай бұрын

Aiming for mid March 😘

Your shelves are so pretty!! I'm always fascinated for them 🤍. For Lessons on chemistry maybe you can use different colors for each petal of the blanket or something like that (??)