Continuing Series I’ve Given 5 Stars… can they live up to my high expectations? 👀📚

Today I’m diving into the next installments in some of my all-time favorite series—the ones that completely swept me off my feet with their first (and sometimes second!) book. But sequels can be tricky. Will these follow-ups live up to the hype? Or will they break my bookish heart? 💔 Let’s find out together... 📚 🎥 Watch my favourites by genre here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1WPOcV-x_Tu_P5EU-4oqb6xMlfQ8kQp5 🕰️ CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 4:57 starting Bringer of Dust 6:16 Bringer of Dust halfway update 12:42 *SPOILERS for Bringer of Dust 17:24 *SPOILERS finished 18:30 Bringer of Dust final review 24:28 *SPOILERS for Bringer of Dust 29:42 *SPOILERS finished 30:41 starting The House of Saints 33:10 The House of Saints halfway update 41:52 *SPOILERS for The House of Saints 48:27 *SPOILERS finished 50:00 The House of Saints final review 1:00:28 *SPOILERS for The House of Saints 1:10:10 *SPOILERS finished 1:10:31 starting Bookshops & Bonedust 1:11:40 Bookshops & Bonedust final review 1:20:32 starting The Prisoner of Heaven 1:21:57 The Prisoner of Heaven halfway update 1:29:30 The Prisoner of Heaven final review 1:33:45 starting Into the Riverlands & Nona the Ninth 1:34:45 Into the Riverlands final review 1:40:13 Nona the Ninth final review 1:52:40 *SPOILERS for Nona the Ninth 2:01:37 *SPOILERS finished & final ranking 📚 Books Read *some of these are affiliate links - thank you for supporting my channel! 1. Bringer of Dust by J.M. Miro - Ordinary Monsters review: https://youtu.be/Sj5zVAZKU4k 2. The House of Saints by Derek Kunsken - Venus Ascendant Series - The House of Styx review: *members & patrons have access to the bonus sci-fi favourites video 3. Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree - Legends & Lattes review: https://youtu.be/JVVLm0bLvZM 4. The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafon - The Cemetery of Forgotten Books Series - The Shadow of the Wind review: https://youtu.be/1wAs4jjinN8 - The Angel’s Game review: https://youtu.be/p05Qpz3oa48 5. Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo - The Singing Hills Cycle - The Empress of Salt and Fortune review: https://youtu.be/JVVLm0bLvZM 6. Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir - The Locked Tomb Series - Gideon the Ninth review: https://youtu.be/2v0hcBS9zlQ 📖 read my written reviews on Goodreads: http://goodreads.com/plantbasedbride 🎥 Watch my last reading vlog: https://youtu.be/ChGv_KCFXn0 🖋️ Shop my favourite supplies here (including tabs & annotating supplies): https://www.amazon.com/shop/plantbasedbride 💛 Join the book club on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/plantbasedbride 📖 Add me as a friend on Goodreads: http://goodreads.com/plantbasedbride 📸 Hang out with me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/elizabethturn/ 🎶 MUSIC Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/759i5d 📽 MY FILMING EQUIPMENT - Sony A6600 Camera: https://amzn.to/30W4GxE - 16mm Sigma Lens: https://amzn.to/398gM7N - Panasonic LUMIX GH6: https://amzn.to/3SFiOUp - Lumix 25mm Lens: https://amzn.to/3FizE5S SOCIAL LINKS 📸 instagram: http://instagram.com/elizabethturn 📌 pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/elizabethgturn 📖 goodreads: http://goodreads.com/plantbasedbride 🐦 twitter: https://twitter.com/ElizabethTurn 🎵 tiktok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSQoWq9f/ BUSINESS INQUIRIES 💌 [email protected] FAQs What does your channel name mean? I picked "Plant Based Bride" for my blog when I started it back in 2015 as I was starting the process of planning my vegan wedding and wanted to document it. I have been vegan for 10+ years and married since 2016! What's your real name? Elizabeth Where are you from? I'm a Canadian from Toronto, Ontario, now living in the Canadian Prairies. Are you a natural redhead? No, I'm naturally a brunette. I dye my hair using Herbatint 8R. Are your nails natural? Nope, they're press ons and I do them myself (see how in this tik tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@plantbasedbride/video/6915488557721259270?lang=en&is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1 ) What nail polish are you wearing? Cirque Color