 Hey guys, it's Julia and welcome back to my channel and for today's video I'm going to be talking about some of my recent reads. I have only like five hair to share And then also what I've been currently reading and then what I want to read next So yeah, let's jump right into it. First up here. We have flower crowns and fearsome things This is by Amanda Lovelace. Amanda Lovelace writes like really meaningful poetry and this one is actually also full of Illustrations and poems. I was sent this by Andrews McMill Publishing. So thank you so much I absolutely love Amanda Lovelace's work and I've read most like I think all of what she's put out as of now But her books usually deal with some like hard topics. So this one has taken warnings for like Abuse sexual assault, cheating, child abuse, trauma, death, body image, eating disorders, alcohol, stuff like that. So This one's like a more heavy one But I found that I have connected with her other poetry collections much more and those ones had more of an overarching story Well, this one didn't feel like it had that overarching story as much So it wasn't it wasn't my favorite, but it's still like it wasn't bad by any means I'm still gonna pick up everything she writes. This one was just like a three star for me Oh, my favorite would be The Witch Doesn't Burn in this one and The Princess Sages herself in this one like the OG ones. Those are my favorite, but this one was still really good So I really appreciate being sent in. I always have a great time reading poetry regardless. Next up here We have two graphic novels. I don't own either of these physically, but I own the first book So I'm just gonna show you that one. This is an arc for it, but it's Raven T. Titans I read this one I've read a while ago, but I read Beast Boy the second one and then the third one is Raven and Beast Boy Beast Boy, I didn't The story was interesting, but not my favorite. It's still really interesting though I just connected with Raven more, but I really like the art style in these graphic novels It's beautiful stunning and I really like the romance and the connection that Raven and Beast Boy had in the third volume so Yeah, if you're a fan of Beast Boy, I would recommend it but like this one and Raven and Beast Boy were both four star reads for me and just the Beast Boy one was a three star for me But I'm really enjoying this this series and they're coming out with a new one That's on Robin. So I'm interested to read that one, too. Next up here. I have a graphic novel called Delicates So this one's really really cute It's the second in a series and the first well the first and the second one follows this ghost who's like a laundry sheet and he's just hanging out trying to make friends like trying to fit in and It's adorable. I love Wendell the ghost a cutie pie. Love him This one dealt with some more serious issues Expecting considering it's middle grade it dealt with a lot of bullying and suicide Which was I thought really good to see in a middle grade But also something that was like a graphic novel and something that was kind like you think would be a bit more light-hearted But it had some likes good points in it as well for middle grade, which was amazing But I could I could really sympathize with Wendell. I really liked the art style and it was overall a good read I don't think you have to read the first one to like actually understand the second one I think they could stand alone too, but the first one is also good. It's called sheets. So sheets and then delicates But they're really really cute and I like them. I gave that one three stars Next up here. We have winter roses after fall by R. H. Sin So this one is another R. H. Sin poetry collection I've read most of his as well, but I will continue to read them as they come out and This one was released this year. I think and it would have it was more about loss and breakups That's what this one. I feel like mostly highlighted Like there was obviously like poems that were like a wide range of things But I felt like the center point was like loss love Breakups, so I read that I did like it. It wasn't my favorite out of them I think half of it was written in prose And like paragraphs and prose and then the other half is poetry, which I think his poetry is phenomenal Like I like just writing his poetry not that I wasn't interested in the prose But like it didn't hit the same so I Don't know. I really really do like R. H. Sin's work though So if you're looking for like simplistic poetry that's like very meaningful or if you need some like encouragement or even some like If you're going through something like a breakup you're going through a hard time I find reading his stuff so like grounding in a way like Just for someone to say exactly almost exactly how I'm feeling is like a really cool feeling So that's why I also really like reading his work overall wasn't my favorite by R. H. Sin But I gave it a three out of five stars. So those were the five things that I have read recently I'll talk to you guys about my current reads right now So the book that I'm currently reading is Billy Summers. So this one we are reading and my good not good reads my Discord server, so I'm gonna have that link down below. You have to react to a specific role and then you'll have access to like the book club channel and So far people are saying it's pretty slow, but I'm I'm also not that far into it I've been super swamped. So I will probably take longer than like the month that I gave it to read Just because there's a lot going on and I think a lot of other people are gonna take a little bit longer, too Which is perfectly okay So yeah, even past like the November 25th end date I think we're still gonna have like a discussion about the book in there regardless so if you're interested in that let like feel free to join and I'm also when I finish this I'm gonna be doing a review for you guys as well for Billy Summers I'm already making notes, but I'm not that far into it Next I have Pan's Labyrinth. I've been reading this one for a little bit now It's based on the movie Pan's Labyrinth, and it's really beautiful It has like little illustrations throughout it and stuff and there's like a border on every page. It's nice I need to get back to reading this. I kind of just put it aside and I need to pick it back up. I think I'm A little bit ways into it, but like not not a lot. I'm on page 68. So that's not too bad. So we'll We'll keep reading this one. The books that I got recently that I'm really excited to get to is I Must Betray You by Ruta Spettis This is an arc. Thank you so much To Penguin for sending this over to me. I was so so happy to receive it. Basically. I love Ruta Spettis This book comes out in February 2022 It's really excited, but I love Salt to the Sea by Ruta Spettis She writes like I didn't really think I was into historical fiction until I read something by her and it just it hits Different it hits different and her writing is very lyrical and beautiful. So I'm really excited about this one and It came with like a little card as well, but it says this it's a work of historical fiction the There's a word that I don't want to butcher this Dictatorship and the extended suffering of countless Romanians was hauntingly real yet remains unfamiliar to many So like usually like even with Salt to the Sea She got kind of like a something that wasn't like super well known to people like a tragedy that happened But she you know got more recognition for it and like taught so many people about it So I assume this is gonna be like a similar situation here when history lies hidden in the shadows Those connected to the history often feel misunderstood, but together as readers We have an opportunity to shine light into darker corners of the past to learn grow and honor the brave souls who experienced it This is the power of books So that's that's wholesome. That's fuck. So Yeah, I'm so I'm really excited to read it. I need to read her other book too Her recent one and then I was feeling down one night and my mom treated me to censor by a Junjo Ido I have no idea what it's about and I don't care. I want to go into this totally blind That's what I did with the other Junjo Ido book that I read and I loved it. So I'm gonna read this. It's a cute little hardcover. Oh in the so this and then Isn't that cool? I Think it looks really cool. So I'm excited to read this and let you guys know my thoughts I hope it will be a favorite because like Dissolving craft classroom is like one of my favorite mongos now by him So I'm excited to read this one too. So there you guys have it Those were the books that I've read recently the books that I'm currently reading and some books that I'm gonna be reading soon Hopefully, but thank you guys so much for watching this video I hope you enjoyed if you would like to see more content from me I streamed three days a week on twitch if you'd like to check me out there or hang out and play games I'll have my discord down below and my other social medias But thank you so much for your support and yeah, I love you guys very much. So have a good day