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Reading, I'd rather be reading.
This is the June book haul everybody.
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So first up, we're gonna talk about the Epic Reads book club pick this month.
First, if you don't know what the Epic Reads book club is,
click link in the description down below.
It's a book club with team Epic Reads, I guess that's kind of clear by the name.
[LAUGH] And the book that we are reading this month is drum rolling on the book
itself, They Both Die at The End by Adam Silvera, also now in paperback.
If you do not know,
They Both Die at The End is a book about two boys who meet on their last day.
And they know it's their last day because when you are dying in this five seconds in
the future speculative world, you get a call saying you're gonna die.
And so they meet up through this app for people who are dying so
they can sort of communicate.
And it's so oof, emotions.
That's my review, it's emotions.
This book makes you feel things.
I hope you guys read it.
I hope you guys enjoy it just as much as I did,
and talk about it in the book club this month.
First up, I am very, very, very excited for Love, Creekwood by Becky Albertalli.
This is a novella set in the world of the Simon verse and
sort of follows where their story's ended and where they're at now.
So it's a bunch of little sequels, and I'm so so incredibly excited for
this and see where all of our favorite characters are.
And the proceeds from this book are going to the Trevor Project,
which is a really cool thing that's happening and the TV show, Love,
Victor set in the world of Love, Simon is debuting on Hulu this month.
So lots of exciting things happening.
[SOUND] And then I have Burn by Patrick Ness.
If you can't tell, there be dragons here.
And this is an alternate historical fiction novel with a bit of a fantasy
twist to it because dragons exist in this world and it's set in Cold War era.
And it follows a girl whose family's on rough times.
And she's trying to save her farm and her dad's trying to save her farm and
they hire a dragon to help them with the work.
But there are also FBI agents and
an assassin who is a fervent dragon cult worshiper and
how all of their stories intertwine.
You're gonna have to read this for yourselves, guys.
It's just Patrick Ness fantastic fiction.
[SOUND] And then I've got My Calamity Jane by the lady Janies, Cynthia Hand,
Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows.
And this is the third Jane book.
The Jane books aren't related.
You don't have to read one to read the other but
you should read them all because they're all fantastic.
And this is a Western, it follows Calamity Jane,
who is a sharpshooting werewolf hunter.
And she teams up with Annie Oakley.
And her and her crew sort of end up in precarious situation
when Jane thinks she's been bitten by a werewolf and she needs a cure.
And it's just a really hilarious retelling-ish fun time.
And if you've read the Jane books, you know how fun these are.
[SOUND] And then we have A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A Brown.
And let me show you the ring lights kind of affecting your ability to see the cover
too well, so you're just gonna have to see it in person.
But this is an epic fantasy debut inspired by West African folklore
that follows Malik whose sister was taken by a vengeful spirit.
And to get her back, he needs to kill the princess.
And it also follows the Princess Karina, who his mom was killed and to bring her
back she is delving into this dangerous magic where she needs the heart of a king.
And so Malik enters into this competition to win her heart, I guess you would say.
So if he becomes the king, she needs his heart.
He's trying to kill her.
Their relationship is complicated.
There's feelings there that bloom and
it's just a really epic intense fantasy you guys do not wanna miss.
[SOUND] The next book I'm telling you about is The Boundless by Anna Bright,
the sequel to the Beholder where Selah is sent overseas to find a suitor or
never return home.
There's a little bit of an evil stepmom situation involved here.
It's a fairy tale inspired story and in this duology finale,
Selah has met a prince who has her heart.
But what's keeping her from him is that she finds out the true mission
of her ship, and that was to supply weapons to the rebellion.
And so she has set on finishing this mission through and
returning to her true love.
And you're gonna have to read it to find out if she pulls it all off.
Will she live happily ever after like in the fairy tales?
[SOUND] And then next up we have I'll Be the One by Lyla Lee and I'm gonna
show you guys this cover because it's impossible to look at without smiling.
And this follows a bisexual girl named Skye Shin who enters and
nails her audition to be the next k-pop star in this big competition.
Regardless of media's beauty standards and society and even her own
mother telling her that she doesn't have the body type or the look to do so.
And it's a really exciting, fun story.
She has a bunch of new experiences in this competition.
She makes new friends,
she's partnered up with a unfairly attractive celebrity model named Henry.
And it's a fantastic tale of body positivity and
following your dreams, so do not miss this one.
[SOUND] And then we have You Don't Live Here by Robyn Schneider author of
The Beginning of Everything.
And this follows a girl named Sasha who lives out in California and
when an earthquake hits, she loses her mom and in doing so, she loses everything.
And she's sent to live with her grandparents and
sort of start anew and try to fit her life back together.
But the life her grandparents want for her isn't the life she wants,
she realizes, and it's not the path she wants to be on.
She doesn't want to be with a boy in school who wants her to be his girlfriend.
And she meets a girl named Lily Chen,
who sort of is a breath of fresh air in her life.
And she finds the pieces of what are broken fitting back together
in a way she didn't expect.
And so it's a really touching own voices bisexual tale.
[SOUND] And then next up we have The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth.
And this is an own voices rom-com that follows a girl named Saoirse
who doesn't believe in romance or happily ever after or relationships.
Her mom has dementia, and she's just sort of not in the best place.
And then she meets a girl named Ruby who is just exciting and
fun, and convinces her to go on a summer of montage worthy
dates where it's just cute cliches and romance.
But there's no strings attached.
And at the end of the summer, it's not gonna be a relationship.
But there's no way to have an adorable summer like that and not have
feelings get involved, so definitely check out this really cute tale.
[SOUND] And next up is You Say It First by Katie Cotugno, and
I'm gonna let you guys check out this cover for a sec.
This is a really cute rom com that follows a girl named Meg who's just,
she's got her whole life figured out.
She's got a sweet boyfriend, she knows she's going to Cornell and
she's in a really good place.
And then there's Colby, who's in a really not good place.
He's sort of going through rough times and he's trying to figure it out.
And they become pen pals.
And from being pen pals, they become friends.
And then from friends, they become something more potentially even though
there's this distance between them.
And it's really adorable and
another one that you guys should definitely check out this month.
[SOUND] And next up is All the Things We Never Knew by Liara Tamani.
And this is a story about Carli whose parents are getting divorced, and
who thinks she wants to quit basketball, but
doesn't know what will fill that void in her life.
And she's just not in the best place.
And Rex, who is sort of a one to watch basketball player,
who's just so fantastic at it but whose mom died giving birth to him.
And he's never had a good relationship with his dad because of it.
And when they meet and lock eyes, they know that there's a connection here,
and it's their story.
It's a story of love but also the pain that they have and secrets and whether or
not they can work through it and have this happy connection that they know is there.
So definitely recommend another adorable tale.
[SOUND] And then next up is a fantasy title Sisters of Sword and
Song by Rebecca Ross.
And this follows sisters and swords and songs and
that's really all you got to know, I'm kidding.
[LAUGH] But it does follow a pair of sisters who have been separated for
years and Eva is ecstatic when her sister Halcyon returned home.
But she learns that Halcyon committed a crime and being her sister,
offers to take half of the punishment and help her out with the punishment.
And the sisters are separated.
And in their different punishments that they're experiencing,
learn that there's something else going on here.
And it's a really exciting fantasy that you shouldn't miss.
[SOUND] And then the last book I'm gonna tell you guys about today is Seasons of
the Storm by Elle Cosimano.
And this is a really exciting fantasy where the way that the magic and
the Gaia energy in this world works is
that you are given the opportunity to live forever as a season.
And so these teams are resurrected as these seasons.
And you have to kill the season before you to make your season start,
but that goes wrong when winter and spring fall for each other, do you like that pun?
And so they're stuck in a cycle of having to kill one another to let the next
one live.
And it's just a dangerous, magical exciting tale and
you'll have to read to find out how their stories end.
[SOUND] So that was our epic June book haul.
Thank you all so much for watching and I will see you next month in July, bye.