Hi friends! My name is Gaby and welcome to my channel.
Today's video is definitely different
Let me tell you..
When November started, my favorite booktuber, Kayla from Booksandlala
hosted a reading marathon about rereading her favorite books
I am going to leave her channel name on screen
or down in the description box, so you can check her channel out
I think this readathon started as a joke
on her instagram stories, but it actually became a thing
I decided to participate in the readathon
It took place at the start of November, and it was ten days long
But I only managed to read one book during the readathon
So naturally, I decided to keep reading Lala's favorite books all throughout November
This readathon focuses on reading
Kayla's favorite books, as she rereads some of these
She has around 150 favorite books
So there was a lot to choose from!
I didn't want to buy any new books for the readathon
because I have around 60+ unread books on my shelves
She made a video about all her favorite reads, and going off of that
I selected the ones that I currently have on my bookshelf.
I focused on reading only those titles
during these past three weeks.
In this video, I will share which of Kayla's favorite books I read
during #Lalathon and I will tell you if I loved them too or not
First, I will talk about the books that I started reading
but for some reason was unable to finish
and then I'll move on to the books I did finish
This book is about a young king named Khalid
Like the singer
He's one of my favorites
He is the Caliph of Khorasan
He is known to kill his wives
His wives end up dead the next day after the wedding
The story's main female character is named Shahrzad
She willingly marries the Caliph
The reason Shahrzad willingly risks her life is because she seeks vengeance
for the death of her friend, who previously died at the hands of Khalid
Shahrzad has made a plan to avenge her friend's death and succeeds to live the first night.
That is all I know about this book
I did not read much further than that
Out of all the books I own, and were on Kayla's list of favorites
there were others that peaked my interest more.
I do want to give this a chance at a later time.
I just didn't want to focus on this one during November.
I didn't want to read this feeling rushed
As you can see, it is not a short book
I want to dedicate the time to really get into the story
The next one on the list is Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
I bought this book specifically because Kayla talked about this in a video
or maybe several videos.
It sounded very interesting. It has a strong feminist feel
It's made up of different stories, and are all centered around women.
It's in the sci-fi, horror, suspense genre
Ever since she mentioned it, I wanted to read it.
When I saw it on her readathon favorites list, I decided it would be a good time to tackle it.
I was truly excited to read this
but I ended up DNFing it
Unlike The Wrath and the Dawn, I don't see myself picking this up later
As I've said in other videos, I am not a huge sci fi,
horror fan. Even though horror is a genre that I do delve into from time to time
and I can enjoy it.
But this one was just, so strange.
I really wasn't enjoying myself at all with this one
I tried listening to the audiobook to make it go by faster
but even that didn't help at all.
I tried, and I think it'll just be a DNF.
The next book on the list is Donna Tartt's, The Goldfinch.
I have yet to finish reading this one. I am on page 140.
As you can see, it is a chunker of a book
It is very dense.
I started reading The Goldfinch prior to the readathon starting
I decided to hold off on this one for now.
I knew that if I attempted the read in November, it would have been the only book I would've read in the month
I really wanted to read more than one of Kayla's favorite books during the readathon so..
This is definitely not an easy read
It requires more time and attention
So far the book has been pretty good.
This book centers on a boy named Theo Decker
When he is 13 years old, his mom is victim to a terrorist attack in a New York museum.
He has to go live with a friend of his
His friend's family is very wealthy.
He is like a fish out of water, in a new and very different world than what he is used to
He and his mom lived a very normal, modest life
And now he is surrounded by society type people.
He missed his mom a lot.
As I've said, I'm only on page 140. There's not a whole lot I know about the story yet
This is a 700 page book, so I am far from finishing
I definitely want to continue on with this one
Once I finish it, I'll check in again
to let you know if I liked it or not.
The next book is If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
I gave this book a 3.75 rating on Goodreads
Do you guys also give half ratings?
Like a 3.5 or a 3.75
I tend to give a book a half rating when I'm not sure if I want to give it 3 or 4 stars
So I play it safe somewhere in the middle
But if I enjoyed it a little more than a half rating
that's when the .75 comes in
Anyway, this story centers on a tight knit friend group
that are theater majors in a school in..
I'm not sure where exactly, but it's in the U.S.
The main events in the book take place in the year 1997
That was a quick selling point for me.I love reading about the 90's
The main events in the story occur in 1997
and it is during this time in the story that the main character, Oliver Marks
ends up arrested and going to jail.
The book begins as Oliver is being released from jai
ten years later in 2007.
He is about to tell his story to the cop who was in charge of the investigation
ten years before.
We don't know if Oliver really was guilty
or he was covering for someone else
or what exactly happened in this friend group
that caused one of them to spend ten years in jail.
The premise quickly caught my attention
I ended up giving this book a 3.75 because
as I said before, the book is about a group of theater students
They are studying Shakespeare plays, and much of the dialogue in this book is right out of his plays
Pretty much everything that happens in these kids' lives
is in some way related to one of his plays
I am not that familiar with his work to fully enjoy a book that is heavily based on his plays
If you are a true fan of Shakespeare, and have read his work
then you will enjoy this book tremendously
That was the main reason this didn't wow me
I also was not a huge fan of the ending and how certain things wrapped up
It's one of those books where I cannot say more
or we will be going into spoiler territory
Let's talk about the second book I finished during the readathon
It is one of my new favorites
I have a review of this book up on my channel
I am going to link it here or down below in the description box
If you want to check that out
This is the book! It's called Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
There's not a lot I can say about this book that I didn't already say in the review
I fangirled pretty hard over this one
It's a great book, 5 star read
I totally agree with Kayla on this one
Such a wonderful read!
The third book I read is The Wife by Meg Wolitzer
Unlike some of the books I've shown you today, this one is pretty short
Even though it's on the short side, it did take me a week to finish it
Honestly, there were days I didn't have time or I simply didn't feel like reading
It doesn't have to do with the content, because the book is quite good
I also gave this 5 stars on Goodreads
Another great recommendation I get from watching Booksandlala
I actually don't own this book; I borrowed it from the library
I saw this was New In, and I felt like picking it up
I knew this title was on Kayla's favorite books so it worked out well
This book is about a woman named Joan Castleman
When the book begins, we are introduced to Joan who is around 60+ years old
She is on her way to Helsinki in Finnland
with her husband Joe Castleman, who is being awarded a literature prize
On this long flight, she decides to leave her husband upon their return to New York
after more than 40 years of marriage.
Through Joan's remembrance we get to glimpse her life
Important events that shaped who she is in the present
What her life with Joe has been like
She met Joe in the 50's when she was a literature student at Smith University
The main theme here is feminism
At the time Joan marries Joe, things for women were very different
She decides to put her dreams of being a writer aside
She was a very talented writer
In fact, Joe was her teacher at Uni, and that's how they met
Joe always told her she was a gifted writer
But she quits her dream, and dedicates herself to her husband
she dedicates herself to her children instead of worrying about her own needs as a woman
That is why at 60 something, she decides she wants another shot at life
Things for women have changed, somewhat at least from when she was young
In the first chapters, it is evident Joan is somewhat envious of her husband's literary success
He made it big with his books, while the only accolade she received was being a great wife
It is a great book, and so short.
That is all for today's video
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