Reading the BEST Romantasy of 2024 🏆✨ Goodreads Choice Awards Reading Vlog

This podcast is a reading vlog where the speaker reviews several romance fantasy novels, including 'Quicksilver' and 'Fantasma', as part of a Goodreads Choice Awards reading challenge. The speaker discusses her reading experiences, shares her opinions on the books, and also updates her audience on other life events, such as a trip to Disney World and crocheting Christmas gifts.

Goodreads Choice Awards

• 00:00:35 The speaker discusses reading three books from the Romantasy category in the Goodreads Choice Awards, a literary prize. She explains that she is not interested in many of the regular romance nominations and wants to explore the romantasy genre instead. She will be reading ‘Quicksilver’ by Cali Hart, which she purchased when it was gaining popularity, and other books from the list.

Kindle & Reading

• 00:01:08 The speaker shares that she is reading ‘Quicksilver’ by Cali Hart on her Kindle. She also mentions that she recently purchased a new Kindle Paperwhite, returned a color Kindle, and is considering purchasing a matcha Kindle. She has a case for a Kindle she has not purchased yet and is resisting the temptation of purchasing a Kindle to go with the case.

Book Reviews

• 00:25:41 The speaker provides a review of ‘Quicksilver’, stating that it was a solid four-and-a-half-star read for her. She enjoyed the plot, romance, and characters, but she found the first 80% of the book to be slow. She also reveals she DNF’d ‘Fading Blood’ due to boredom and lack of interest in the plot or characters. She finishes by reviewing ‘Fantasma’, giving it a five-star rating due to its fast pace and the engaging plot and romance.

Half Price Books & Walmart

• 00:10:40 The speaker shares her experience of visiting Half Price Books to sell her books and Walmart to look for craft materials for a Disney trip. She finds the experience at Half Price Books to be frustrating due to a long wait time, which she states took about 2 hours despite the estimate of a 45-minute wait. She also describes the slowness of the service and comments on the service prioritization for customers who have a smaller number of items to sell.

Disney Trip & Crafts

• 00:05:11 The speaker discusses her upcoming trip to Disney and Universal Studios, booked last minute. She plans to make custom belt bags with patches as gifts for her sister and a friend. She also talks about working on different crafts, including crocheting, and incorporating more strength training into her fitness routine.