this is exactly what I needed in my sub box today

@chandlerainsley

4 жыл бұрын

and here i was, needing some kayla in mine!

it’s like ur taste testing us

@chandlerainsley

4 жыл бұрын

haha i did think of that when i edited this!!

While I enjoyed Beach Read, it was nottt what I would consider a ‘beach read’ (aka it was not light and fluffy)

I just read Get a Life,Chloe brown....I wish everyone would read this. As an adult with chronic pain and who is scared to have relationships because of it, it was so refreshing and amazing to see chronic pain rep in books. Cursed by Karol Smith Silverstein is also another favorite for YA chronic pain rep

@chandlerainsley

4 жыл бұрын

oo thank you! i will def add that to my tbr

@hannahkristen9690

4 жыл бұрын

Stan

@nat6098

4 жыл бұрын

As another adult with chronic pain I am adding both of these onto my to read list!

@rubypowell3959

4 жыл бұрын

As a 19yr old with a chronic illness I defo wanna try these out

@maitlandjohnson85

4 жыл бұрын

I wish I had read Cursed when I was 14...I relate to the character so much. It came out this year. The MC navigating through Chronic pain is the main plot and nice just a sub plot and that was HUGE for me!

Beach Read has a very misleading cover, you think it's fun and fluffy but it's actually quite depressing lmao. I liked the book because I think I was in the right mood for it. 🤷‍♀️

Thanks for your kind words on The House in the Cerulean Sea. I loved narrating this book so much! Glad you enjoyed it!

@chandlerainsley

4 жыл бұрын

ah you did such a fantastic job!!! thank you

One of the things I also loved the most about Get A Life Chloe Brown was the representation of Red as a male survivor of DV because that isn’t a thing we see a lot and it was just such a positive portrayal of it. It was a really important inclusion I think.

@chandlerainsley

4 жыл бұрын

agreed!!

@locutusdborg126

3 жыл бұрын

What is DV?

@writingthewrong5376

3 жыл бұрын

Domestic Violence, I think.

I loved Beach Read but I totally understand why you felt middle-of-the-road about it. Between the cover & the hype, I feel like it was kinda misrepresented - it’s NOT a beach read! 😂

Chandlers energy is what I aspire to have

@chandlerainsley

4 жыл бұрын

~lack~ of energy. i will give u some

I love that you're skipping the Midnight Sun vlog! Love a creator who not only calls out problematic content but also decides to spend their time highlighting other books. I've heard so much about Get A Life Chloe Brown, but I think this is the first time I've desperately needed to get my hands on a copy.

the house in the cerulean sea was pure serotonin for me :)

@nikkiholly3591

4 жыл бұрын

Agree, it's just lovely.

@sassiqueen1200

4 жыл бұрын

omg same

I loved Beach read, but I read it in the dead of summer, I was a huge sarah dessen fan as a youth (lol) and it really reminded me of that, it was also one of my first romance books so it just hit all the right spots for me. But i totally understand why it's not for everyone. Get a life chloe brown is awesome! and poet x was absolutely amazing. loved this video!

I love to hear comments about books that I own that I haven’t read yet. It excites me and when I read it I remember the comments that others have made and it puts the book in a whole different light.

IM SO GLAD YOU LIKED THE HOUSE IN THE CERULEAN SEA 😭😭😭 tbh I don’t even give the book summary justice. I literally just tell people hey what if....lmao Also I just got beach read 😅

Man the poet x is one of my favorite books of all time . The inverse writing just makes so easy to dive into and the characters of the story I can definitely see myself in the girl wanting to discover yourself but having parents especially a mom that won't understand that with religion and everything

Yes I loved Chloe Brown and the Poet X! I’m so glad to hear your thoughts on it!! Love love love.

Just discovered your channel and read (well listened) to The House by the Cerulean Sea this week because of your review. I absolutely loved it! So heartwarming.

I haven’t even started the video but your hair is so gorgeous and I’m so excited to see what you think of these books 🥺

Anyone else watch these just to watch chandler move around her house and look at the different parts of it? Just me? *Also just adore the bookshelf room*

Midnight sun knocked me in to a reading slump as well lmao I just know no book I read will make me feel how Stephanie did 😌

@lizzy4716

4 жыл бұрын

Who is the author?

@melissareadsbooks

4 жыл бұрын

Lizzy Stephanie Meyer

I love the Winston Brother's series you mentioned! Love to hear what you think about that series. I re-read them a lot because I find them so great as a quick pick-me-up read.

thank you so much for acknowledging how much your mental state can impact a reading experience, I really identified with that. also LoVe your book choices queen!

That moment you get a notification from chandler and you're like... Yeah sleeping can wait 🙈

Love love LOVED The House in the Cerulean Sea :) the characters are everything and it made me laugh out loud. Book humor rarely comes through for me.

I gotta agree that Beach Read is kinda melodramatic, as opposed to what the premise and the cover (duh, what am I saying) have promised. But I really liked to see something that's not comedy and with a number of issues and topics, and how the characters grow and solve them. I love GUS haha yes, and I agree that sometimes January seems flat and borderline whinny. For Chloe Brown, it was a refreshing read, really enjoyed it. I just loved Redford so much, how sensitive he was. But that outdoor sex scene (oops, spoiler I guess) kinda bothered me.

I've been struggling to read since March and just now I'm really trying to get back into it so this was heartening to watch 💖

if you liked chloe brown, definitely read take a hint Dani brown! I loved it even more than Chloe Brown ☺️

@chandlerainsley

4 жыл бұрын

ah that's so good to hear!

wow your hair looks so good like this! also so excited to see your thoughts on these

I’m super glad you can say something positive about a book you didn’t enjoy. Shows strength of character!

Ahhh all of these have gotten so much hype and putting them all in one video is such a cool idea. Def will be reading the house in the cerulean sea in September for sure for sure!!

I am with you. I didn’t love Beach Read but I gave it 3 stars, good writing but it was to sad and could not care for them as a couple but Gus was nice but I mean he was so much problems and ghost a lot lol 😂. When reading the synopsis I thought this book would be enemies to lovers, light and fluffy great to read on the beach on vacation. I took this with me on the beach on a vacation and realized I made a big mistake. Why am I mad at everyone but the amazing Aunts lol 😂 and BFF. But good book just not for me lol

ugh thank god ur back!! we missed u!

I think many of us would really love a bookshelves tour😍

@chandlerainsley

4 жыл бұрын

it's coming sometime this month :)

@VoorNuNogVerandern

4 жыл бұрын

chandler ainsley I can’t wait😍👌🏼

This just got me out of my reading slump and got me motivated to freaking take some bookstagram pictures. Thank you. You are an inspiration 🤣💚💚

Get a life Chloe is the first book i read, where i feel represent and i love it. Its what i call "fluffy love" book, because it wholesome and cute and you learn a little bit from it. Im glad you like ♥️

The Poet X was the first book by Elizabeth Acevedo and it got me hooked on her work. But also I've had Get a Life Chloe Brown on my radar for a while and you just make me want to make me more.

@chandlerainsley

4 жыл бұрын

it's so good truly!

wow i have literally spent the whole day thinking it'd be great if you posted a new video and you DELIVERED! and i love your vlog videos especially!! also i predicted on gr that you'd rate it 3 stars but say it deserved 2 so i was half right i guess? this was so goodddd i'm excited to see the romance faves version of this

The Marilla Cuthbert? We stan.

I love your videos Chandler! I love how your bookshelf has all the dust jackets off, the gold foil titles look so good together

@chandlerainsley

4 жыл бұрын

ty ty!

@kenadieraj7189

4 жыл бұрын

chandler ainsley where do you put all the dust jackets?

this is one of the only videos youve made where i have read every book you talk about

Girl I feel so fucking euphoric every time you post cuz I just knooow u won’t disappoint. Lit rally could not care whether you liked the book, I love your 2 cents. I stay collecting them pennies.

Literally, this video inspired me to bite the bullet and order a copy of The House In The Cerulean Sea because I've been hmmm-ing and haa-ing about it, but now I'm super excited to see how I feel about it and if I think it lives up to the hype!

@marlowilliams4264

4 жыл бұрын

It is the most pure happy magical book and this world does not deserve it. You will LOVE IT

@PolaFromPoland87

4 жыл бұрын

I accidentally saw it reccomended by other vloger, got an ebook and fell in love with this book. Definitelly one of my favourites, and now I paid millions to get handcover shipped to me to Poland 😂😂😂. I just need this in my life so badly. Hope you gonna like it as well!

would LOVE a romance rec video!!!!! especially sorted by tropes

@chandlerainsley

3 жыл бұрын

there's some up on my channel :)

The fact the two of my all time favorite books got 5 stars?! *Chefs Kiss*

Get A Life, Chloe Brown is one of my favorite books ever and I am SO glad you liked it so much; I was waiting for you to get to it the whole video!! Worth all the hype, and important on so many levels.

the best book of this year has to be the ravenhood series ... you should read it just do yourself a favor but make sure to read it without any spoilers ,, the first book is good but the second book ? BOOM bookhangover i cant stop thinking about it

@chandlerainsley

4 жыл бұрын

reading it for a vlog next month ;)

dude your hair looks so good!! also loved hearing your thoughts on these! thought beach read was kind of underwhelming as well & loved the poet x! need to read galcb and hotcs super soon!

I love the Poet X! Ugh such a good read, even for “anti readers”

I feel the same way about Acevedo's verse. I felt so much more connected with her verse stories than I did to With the fire on high.

i remember watching this go down on your goodreads so seeing it on this video is a whole new story

Chandler love the new hair!!! You loook so pretty!!!! ALSO SO EXCITED TO SEE THIS VIDEO!! Please do another dark romance recs or enemies to lover recs!! No pressure but I loved every bit of recs in that ♥️♥️🥰 love watching your cats on your insta🥰🥰🥰

@chandlerainsley

4 жыл бұрын

i def need to do some more rec videos! i haven't read a ton of really memorable romances this year which is why i haven't made any rec videos but i'm really hoping i can do some for the latter part of the year :)

@sobsishere6643

4 жыл бұрын

chandler ainsley Will be waiting ♥️♥️

@jessie3758

4 жыл бұрын

Have you read heated rivalry by Rachel Reid? It’s the greatest enemies to lovers I’ve ever read. It’s also a m/m hockey book which I love reading. Highly recommended it!

ahh this was SO great!! You're honestly my favorite book reviewers, Chan. Your thoughts on what you read are always so well put together and eloquent. I'm so glad you enjoyed Cerulean Sea

@chandlerainsley

4 жыл бұрын

thanks zoe! this week has been looking a lot brighter

I looooooved Beach Read so much. Their banter had me laughing out loud...

Truth or BEARD!! Ugh soooo cute!! I love the winston series!!

@chandlerainsley

4 жыл бұрын

yess! just what i needed when i read it, it was so cute

I really liked Beach Read and I can’t fully explain why 😂🤷‍♀️

@chandlerainsley

4 жыл бұрын

i can totally see why people loved it! haha

Yay I love your long videos ✨✨

i'm a literary fiction and horror reader, and i LOVED beach read. i think it might be one of those romance books where non-romance readers love it, but romance readers don't.

@chandlerainsley

4 жыл бұрын

oo i could definitely see that!

I did not expect to get attacked for liking Christina Lauren when I clicked on this video. But here we are.

@chandlerainsley

4 жыл бұрын

to be fair, i like their books too lol

Such a fun video! I finished Get a Life, Chloe Brown a few weeks ago and loved it so much.

I really enjoy how you explain your thoughts on books, it is interesting and I have the same sense of humor :) Also, I am so happy you read Get a Life, Chloe Brown, it is fantastic and turned out to be an all time favorite for me as well!

I feel validated that you as the romance Queen have Beach Read 3 stars 💘

I can totally relate to this. I haven’t found many books this year where I was blown away which is disappointing. I don’t know if you read this but one of the few that I have been obsessed with this year is from blood and ash and the sequel comes out next month. Also War was a good book. 🙂

@chandlerainsley

4 жыл бұрын

im really excited to read from blood and ash!!

yes! a book with chronic pain in it

Yay I guessed the number of stars you would give Beach Read right!

chandler are we going to get a midnight sun video? i’m dying to know what your thoughts n feels are!!🌲🍎

@chandlerainsley

4 жыл бұрын

i didn't vlog it/don't plan to do dedicated videos, i talk about it a bit in this vid. my feelings/thoughts might change on it but for now, nothing is planned. it was a 5 star read tho clearly ;)

@alicecampbell2569

4 жыл бұрын

chandler ainsley ahaha i’ve just seen you said not to ask, sorry!! glad you enjoyed it :)

Beach read felt very “eh” to me. Its weird cause I mostly read romance related books and I thought I would love it but the book was really predictable and I felt like it fell flat.

@chandlerainsley

4 жыл бұрын

yep that's how i felt too! def not trying to yuck anyone's yum because the book wasn't bad at all but i really do feel like indie romance authors and some of the more underrated traditionally published romance authors tend to write more interesting stories

so excited to watch this!!

I love your reading vlogs so much!

@chandlerainsley

4 жыл бұрын

ah thank u thank u

I ended up loving Beach Read, but the title/cover were such a bait and switch from the actual story.

Great vid. I honestly feel the same about Beach Read.

I was just thinking earlier that I wanted an Ainsley video to watch. Before watching, going only on the thumbnail I have read 3 of these and though they were generally positive, not all of them were 5 star favs for me. Time to see what you think!

Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa was the best book I’ve read this year. I discovered her after reading the book Pestilence. I saw you also enjoyed Pestilence so you should give Rhapsodic a try!

i listened to the house in the cerulean sea audiobook and it's one of the best audiobook narrations i came across so far.

I loved Poet X, one of my favorite readings this year.

the poet x and get a life chloe brown have been two of my fav recent reads so i loved hearing your thoughts on them!!!

Currently reading of fire and stars!

Same I almost DNF beach read ,but I guess I finished it thinking it will get better. But it was so boring,also I felt no chemistry between the characters and I felt that character were really ridiculous at times. Gus was emotionally unavailable and I hated everything was mystery about him. There was not equal exchange in conversation between character,I thought it was summer read but no. Plus the inclusion of cult stories and what motivates human behaviour felt a bit dry and broken to me. Like she was trying hard to make us feel something but I didn't feel anything. Maybe I just didn't connect with characters.

the house in the cerulean sea 💙💙💙

Chandler a book I would recommend for you to read is Black Iris! It's my favorite book I've read this year and I think you might like it. It's a romance but also so much more. It's about an angsty girl who gets kind of caught up in an m/f/f love triangle and is also trying to get revenge for something that happened in her past. It's by the same author as Unteachable. This video is great! I'm about to read all the ones you liked :)

@chandlerainsley

4 жыл бұрын

ah i own that one actually! it's on my tbr for the year :)

@clementinehetherington6525

4 жыл бұрын

@@chandlerainsley omg yay! i'm so excited to see what you think about it if you do end up reading it. it's definitely dark and problematic in like every way and I would give trigger warnings for a lot of things uzxbvfw but it gave me my whole life for specific reasons that i won't spoil! i just love it so much.

yes!!! dual pov ftw!!!!

I definitely was thinking beach read wasn't a book you'd love

GET A LIFE, CHLOE BROWN AND THE HOUSE IN THE CERULEAN SEA??? TYSM

@itsflowerside

4 жыл бұрын

nathalie reads chloe brown is EXQUISITE

the new hair is soo cute chan

@chandlerainsley

4 жыл бұрын

ty ty laur!

I really enjoyed The House in the Cerulean Sea :)

do you still take recomendations, because I have a very good one: Thrown off the Ice by Taylor Fitzpatrick. it' a fairly unknown author, but if you check goodreads, the rating is like 4.6, it's that good. it has a Heated Rivalry feel to it, only funnier and absolutely heartbreaking. i've made it a mission to make more people read this book and i feel like you would like it.

@ebeth5891

4 жыл бұрын

Ok you talked me into it!

@700Bonnie

4 жыл бұрын

@@ebeth5891 haha, mission accomplished then:)) enjoy!

@hcwash

3 жыл бұрын

Omg this book DESTROYED me I was crying

your voice is so nice

@chandlerainsley

4 жыл бұрын

thanks so much!!

I really need to read like ALL of TJ Klune's books eeeppp

Ooo totally will add get a life chloe brown to my TBR. I am chronically ill w/chronic pain and books with main characters like me are so rare! Have you read Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid? It’s one of the best books I’ve read this year and I would love for you to be as obsessed with it as I am lol. Hockey m/m enemies to lovers and also one of the main guys is hilarious. Please please please read it! The author is actually obsessed with hockey and she writes hockey in such a way that I’m interested and not bored at all.

@chandlerainsley

4 жыл бұрын

i've read it and loved it!!

@jessie3758

4 жыл бұрын

chandler ainsley yay that makes me so happy!! Are you going to read the sequel that was announced for Shane and Ilya? I believe the author said it would be book 6.

I may or may not have just borrowed “get a life, Chloe Brown” on Libby..... I regret nothing

@chandlerainsley

4 жыл бұрын

yay i'm glad!

@lizzy4716

4 жыл бұрын

My library doesn't have it 😩😩😩😩

You pronounce the authors’ names in such a nice way! Hahahaha that’s so random 😁😂

You mentioned the Winston Brothers series-I love those bearded men! Am married to a sometimes broody beardo myself...Have you read more than Dwayne and Jess‘ book?

@chandlerainsley

4 жыл бұрын

i have not! i plan on it at some point though

I LOVE YOUR TATSE TEST VIDS

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who didn't love Beach Read!

just coming on here to say that i LIVE for the sound at the beginning

@chandlerainsley

4 жыл бұрын

we love free "bone crack" noises

Lol I see the second Vampire Academy book in the background. Have you read any of Richelle Mead’s adult fantasy books?

@chandlerainsley

4 жыл бұрын

i haven't! was looking at some of it yesterday on goodreads tho haha

@KoreanKracka

4 жыл бұрын

chandler ainsley it’s been a long while since I’ve read some of them but from what I remember ♨️♨️♨️♨️ they are nice and steamy. I actually want to go back and read them now 😂

Watching your video about get a life chloe brown made me so happy and made me miss the book so much! Take a hint dani brown is soo good i hope u like it!

Agree with Beach Read I just didn’t care about anything in it.

Loved Get A Life, Chloe Brown! Red was 😍

I feel like everyone LOVED beach read

your beach read thoughts are exactly the same as mine!!!! i wanted to like it so bad but it just...didn’t hit