Hello and welcome to a video. This is a vlog...ish. Sort of. Mini, tiny, small,
baby vlog. I read a little bit of romance recently
because 1. I wanted to (we love that character development) and 2. I sprained both my ankles.
Because of that I, for a few days (weeks), was not supposed to be doing a lot of
walking and moving and jumping and running and...flying (?).
In order to make it through this very difficult time of rest, I decided to read some romance.
I read a lot slower than I once did, so while this video technically spans multiple weeks,
we cover two books. What are those books? The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood is the first one,
and the second one is The Sweetest Oblivion by Danielle Lori. And I talked to you about
them while I read them. And that is how vlogs work, in case you're new here...to the internet.
So without further ado, please enjoy, and *confused gestures*
*iMovie Golf Hit*
Here's the deal: I don't wanna jump on the hype train too early,
but choo choo bitch, because this book-- It was literally like I had never seen it before,
and then all of a sudden I can't go more than two seconds without someone going
"READ THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS," and I'm like, "Wellllll if you say so."
And you know what? It's coming through.
Damn. DaMN. DAMNNN. Oh my god-- I don't
even *smush face* I don't think I expected to like this so much. I'm a little bit flabbergasted.
I am almost halfway through this book and I am here to say:
If someone deigned punch me in the face, punch me right in the fucking mouth,
it would hurt less. And I'm not mad about it, okay? I'm not upset, because I'm also
feeling extreme amounts of joy, but like *human embodiment of a keyboard smash* I am not prepared!
My roommate is home, so I can't be too loud, but I'm screaming,
you know what I'm saying? I am shouting. Yelling. Feeling. And I don't like it, but I love it.
*GASP*
Oh my god. *noises idk*
I just read the end of chapter 10. Should I-- I'm
gonna read chapter 11 on camera because I feel like I'm gonna start screaming.
It's chapter 11. I'm horrified. Let's do it, and then I have to go do homework,
but like *aggressive whispers* I DON'T WANT TO DO HOMEWORK I JUST WANT TO READ THIS BOOK.
How am I supposed to Live, Laugh, Love in these conditions?
One more chapter, and then I'm out.
Ohhhhhh, I am unstable right now. I can't handle these ups and downs. I wasn't made for this.
Okay. OKAY. *beats the shit out of dashboard* I was doing a very bad
student thing that I don't recommend doing. I shouldn't probably even be
telling you this because I don't want to influence anyone to do what I did. I
highly would not recommend this at all. 0/10 but also 10/10?! But also 0/10.
I may or may not have been reading The Love Hypothesis while I was in a class (shhh don't
tell). Just my luck, of course, I get to the ~hotel scene~ which if you've read the book,
is the first moment that ANYTHING *pointed glare* happens. And I MEAN,
WHAT. THE. FUCK. I will say one thing, and one thing only: I wouldn't recommend reading this
in public because my pants just basically turned to ash in a class of 50, like--
I have homework, so much homework, but I am going to be Fast and Furious-ing
my way home so that I can at least finish this fucking chapter because
are yOU KIDDING ME???? *unhinged laughter*
We all knew this was gonna happen at some point, didn't we? Didn't we?
Did I get the book that I went in for? No, I did not. Did I get four other books that
I had no intention of buying? MAYBE. Am I gonna tell you what they are? Yes,
but I'm gonna wait until this woman walks behind my vehicle. We're good...we're in the clear.
Number one is Meet Me in Paradise. I'm getting fun, cute,
summertime vibes. Denise Williams blurbed this. She wrote How to Fail at Flirting,
which is a book I really liked, so this is gonna be a good time.
Did I also buy Boyfriend Material? Most certainly did, didn't steal it, so there's that. This,
I saw Talia Hibbert talk about. She said it is one of her favorite books. I don't know, she showed
a very annotated copy on TikTok, which apparently is where I get all my book recommendations at this
point. Talia said read it, and obviously I'm gonna listen to her, because she knows more than I do.
I also got It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey. Now, this is a little bit scandalous. This is a
little uh oh, because I have read one book by Tessa Bailey and I DNF'd another; I don't love
what I've read so far. As this person walks toward my car I'm gonna pretend I'm on the phone...
It's not about a couple who's building a house, so that's already giving it points in my book,
because part of the problem (I think) with the past series by Tessa Bailey that I read is the
fact that I so don't care about construction and those books were weirdly VERY about construction,
and I did not give a flying fuck. Not to mention, the one sex scene in Tools of Engagement that took
place in an unfinished house where there was saw dust??? I was concerned for pH balances and also,
like, splinters in ass cheeks. And I couldn't enjoy it because I was thinking about all the
things that could go horribly wrong. Hopefully, this doesn't have any of that. And from what I've
seen, this shit's fire. I will be the judge of that, but I'm willing to give her ANOTHER chance.
And lastly, I have a book that I haven't seen anyone talk about yet,
which is The Dating Dare by Jayci Lee. This is about a woman who's name is Tara,
and she doesn't like to do Real Relationships. She's cool to hang out,
but she doesn't want to get into something serious, until she meets this guy named Seth. He
is her best friend's new brother-in-law. They agree to a dating dare consisting of 4 dates
where they will play a game of Truth or Dare for each one. "It'll be fun. nO biGGiE"
Hello. It's basically 8AM on a Tuesday (unclear). I have specifically risen early
so that I can finish The Love Hypothesis, because I know that if I don't finish The Love Hypothesis
I won't be able to focus on the two assignments that I have to write. I am at about 80%...
I can feel shit getting real. I'm hitting the drama and I'm not prepared. I'm going
to go finish this fucking book, maybe cry about it a little bit,
and then I'm gonna finally get down to business and write some fucking essays.
*laughter* I hate it here!
*screams* It was TOMMM *maniacal laughter*
*Schmidt scream*
oh oh ohOHoH *face plants the bed*
YES
*BIG ScREaM* OH MY GOD IT'S HAPPENING
"I'm gonna go take care of him, and then I'm gonna come take care of you"
I am on the FLOOR I have been LEVELED
Physical, emotional, mental pain? anything I might have been feeling when I woke up
this morning? GONE. I have been cured. I don't know from what,
but I am FINE. Everything is GREAT. Who allowed a book to impact me so much?
I don't-- oooooh god. I don't really have a lot of coherent sentences to
say about this book, and that's when you know, that's when you know that it hit
in the way that you wanted, so I'm gonna have to go ahead and give it five stars.
It was just very good and very fun. I know that it's being OBSCENELY hyped
up online right now and I don't want to add to that TOO much and make your life unbearable,
but it did what it came to do! Some may even say.....good soup?
*iMovie Golf Hit*
So, this is my first mafia romance. The thing that I've noticed the most about
it is that when we're in the girl main character, Elena's, point of view I'm okay with it. It's not
the best thing I've ever read, but I'm having a good enough time. And then when we switch to
her love interest, who's name is Nico, his POV uhhhhhhhhh he irks me.
He's a mafia boss and I realize, you know, he's killed a couple of people on page so far and he's
got a muscle or two; but I really feel--I feel very strongly--I could take him in a bar fight.
I could-- I could fist fight this man to the floor.
Good morning, It's Monday
(she says like this video has had any semblance of a timeline).
I am still reading The Sweetest Oblivion. Time has passed, a lot of time. I probably
should be done with it by now, but I've been busy. The book is still fine. I'm not
upset at it but I'm also not losing my mind over it,
hence the lack of footage. I have two things that I want to say:
1. I feel like there should be more going on? Also, maybe the
characters should be a little more interesting? This book so far is really just hot, powerful
people walking around, like going to parties, and lusting after each other....which is entertaining
in its own way, but we had a couple of murders and now I feel like nothing's happening
2. On a more positive note, we have met the characters who are the mains for the second book
(The Maddest Obsession) Gianna and Christian. I care. I already CARE. I'm already invested.
I don't care what happens with this book. I could give it 5 stars, I could give it 1 star,
but I will be reading that sequel because the tension was there.
I was already feeling it, and I was like, ok ok ok ok so Danielle Lori does have skill??
Hello I have purple hair and also a question. Why is this man, Nico,
wearing a full shirt and tie during sex? hM? This is a vlog, so I don't have to be eloquent
when I say, I don't like Nico because he is BLEH. It's been probably since the last time I
read a SJM book that I heard a main character say that their love interest
is "theirs" so much. It's "Elena is mine. She is mine. I will never let anyone touch
her. If anyone touches her I will kill them dead. I will present their hands in a box."
(which like, that one line was kinda cute, but LIKE)
The whole concept of "mine, mine, mine, mine, mine" it just sounds like an angry
toddler in a sandbox who is fighting over a shovel with some other kid.
I don't think a hot body can make up for a shitty personality (hot take kat), but maybe
that's just me (lol). Am I done roasting this guy? If he was
real he probably would have put a hit out on me by now, but like I said before, come at me bitch.
I don't have time for his brand of bullshit. I thought we put that kind of shit to bed in,
like, 2008. But maybe I was wrong. Also he wears a tie during sex. What is that??!
Hello, it is days later. I totally forgot I was filming this for a hot
second, but now it's time to wrap it up. The Sweetest Oblivion, let's go back there.
I gave it two stars in the end. To review it really quick:
She was boring. I did not like the characters. I did not think the romance
did what it thought it did, like it was not as ~titillating~ as I believe was intended.
I just feel like it was kind of a flop. However, COMMA, I'll still read the sequel.
Like I said before, I already care. If you wanna hear more of my thoughts,
and also my good buddy/the love of my life/Daria (from FullofLit)'s thoughts, we did a live show
because this book was the first pick for our new book club. The live is on her channel, you can
go watch it. We both kind of shit talk this book a bit. It was really fun, funky, and also fresh.
The next book is Den of Vipers. That was my choice because I love chaos and pain.
The live show will be on my channel at the end of October, early November, sometime in there.
As for this video, I'm on the floor, so I feel like this is a good stopping point.
I don't have anything else to say, nor do I have an outro, so I'm just gonna go.
Ok, bye! *struggles*