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Darren Shan was my childhood! I preferred his Demonata series to the Cirque du Freak on though 😊 And was a massive fan of Cassandra Clare. I’m an 1989 baby 😮

The fact that the hoverboards work with a belly button ring lives rent-free in my brain. I also have lots of vague memories of the series. One of the vague memories that I like the most is the city that lets people decide how they want to look and I remember how freakish those people looked to tally. And if I had a choice, that would be the city I want to live in.

Thank you for your service 🫡

I'm from Singapore, born in 1988. I grew up with a lot of Western literature, both from UK and the US. I remember reading a lot of Enid Blyton as a kid, both the short fantastical stories about woodland creatures like Brer Rabbit, and also the boarding school series like Malory Towers and St Clare's. My siblings like The Secret Seven, but I only read the Famous Five. Roald Dahl was huge - everyone read Roald Dahl. We also read Sweet Valley kids (lol) and graduated to reading Sweet Valley High. As a kid, I also read this series about clones called Replica (Amy, Number Seven), and the Fearless series by Francine Pascal. The books about Georgia Nicolson are my favourite and I devoured them. We read a lot of The Babysitter's Club, both the main series and the Little Sister series. We also read quite a lot of TV show novel tie-ins, especially Charmed and Buffy. As I got older, I tried to read some classics but would DNF if I hated it. Somehow I managed Sophie's World at 12 because my older sister had a copy? Also read Jane Eyre and the LOTR trilogy and remember not liking them but maybe I can retry them as an adult. I read quite a bit of Lee Child and Dean Koontz in my teenage years and also romances by Nora Roberts and Julie Garwood. Harry Potter, of course, and I also read all of Lois Duncan's books and a lot from Caroline B. Cooney and Judy Blume. The Hunger Games arrived when I was in uni, so did Divergent... so... Oh, I also read A Series of Unfortunate Events but I think I stopped at Book 5 and picked it up again when I was much older, like in my late twenties.

Only one I vehemently disagree with is the Cruel Prince. I’m sorry but I couldn’t personally get past how bad the writing was, specifically the dialogue. It’s one I would enjoy watching an in depth explanation of instead of actually reading it

I felt the honey nut cheerios while reading viscerally

I agree about the dark themes in children’s lit! I had a very traumatic childhood and grew up in a culture that didn’t allow for questions or exploration of morbidly complex topics. A lot of how I learned that my natural responses to those things were ok was through dark literature. It was incredibly affirming and gave me common language to eventually talk about it. I think without those books I would have continued to think I was broken. Also, living vicariously through characters who were able to fight their oppressors and awful circumstances gave me perpetual motivation to keep moving forward. I would pretend I was them when something happened (dissociation lol). Anyways, I know kids today would benefit from this as we move toward a more repressed society. They need outlets!

twilight was for sure my first big fandom, then the hunger games. both iconic times to be alive

Yay, nostalgia video❤ If these weren't my books, they were around me and I'm loving this! Yes, I was the dementor with my sister for a midnight HP release. Yes, Cirque du Freak! Yes, I was dressed as Alice at a B&N Midnight Sun book release party. Also, finally yes, kids are morbid and it's HELPFUL to have books help us work through disturbing revelations and overwhelming emotions. Love your videos!

Omg! My lit teacher in high school lent this book out to me about the time this book had first come out and I loved that whole series. Opened me up to reading dystopian novels. Would really love to see this series as a movie.

Fellow millennial here! The Series of Unfortunate Events was def a fave. I was a huge bookworm as a kid and could read books super fast and I'm pretty sure I read the entirety of the series in like a week total because I could read one of the books in a single day. Little House on the Prairie and Anne of Green Gables were probably some of the most impactful of my elementary days, but I also read some Nancy Drew and Magic Treehouse, along with some standalones like Ella Enchanted and The Secret Garden. A trilogy that is one of those series that I felt like only I read in middle school was the Gemma Doyle trilogy by Libba Bray. I really liked period books instead of any books set in modern times and the Gemma Doyle trilogy was such an interesting and unique trilogy to me that it has stuck in my head for such a long time. Honestly, I would really love to see your take on the trilogy! I really didn't get into Harry Potter until right before the 7th book release and I remember going to the midnight release even though I was only on book 5 I think at that point. The books/movies never really interested me as a kid but as I transitioned from middle school to high school I got pretty into it.

Great video! It’d be great if you read quotes aloud instead of just putting the kindle on screen. It’s hard to read and a lot of times I’m multitasking and don’t want to stop to see the quote.

The way you feel about the clique is how I feel about pretty little liars. I don’t think anyone I know read them but I read at least 10 of them

My memory of this book series is that I hated it as a teen and DNF's after Uglies lmao

Oh my gosh, I'm a 1991 baby too, and Cirque du Freak was such a vibe! I used to love it! They ended up making a movie, highly recommend you check it out and please do a reaction video 🤣🤣

Thanks!

another great video! that flower ear thing is so pretty!😊

I loved loved Narnia But what really got me into reading series was elizabeth taylor kissed by an angel i was obsessed

I have to say love this but also extremely confused by the timeline since I feel like we read the same things at the same time but I am 5 years younger than you 😂 for example hunger games only came out in 2012. And I was a sophomore/junior in high school then. Not trying to call you out or anything but genuinely slightly confused 😅

i was just watching your videos of forgot plot and i justtt want know if we`re gone have a HOFAS recap???

39:11 the reason i couldn't read this series anymore couldn't do it 😅

LOVED the Boxcar Children!

I was born in '94 and had a very similar reading trajectory as you haha this video was like a mirror. I have to know though: did you read Suzanne Collins' first series Gregor the Overlander? Was obsessed with it and when she released Hunger Games I was so excited to read a new series from her. Also, did you ever read a series called The Fire Within by Chris d'Lacey? I've never found someone else who has. I also only read the Mortal Instruments and not the rest of the books but I was super into them 😶‍🌫 Also the Children of Green Knowe oh my god my mom read those to me and we still talk about them. I read a lot of British children's lit haha. I also found out apparently Cornelia Funke released sequels to Dragon Rider in like. 2019?? Cornelia, WHAT!

There's a movie???? I honestly think about this book way too often.. I read it in 6th grade.... I'm 29.

you and i both missed out on the percy jackson! i also read really dark stuff as a kid, and today I'm glad I'm not in charge of what kids can read because I would want to protect them from the stuff I read even though I think some of it was important for what all I went through

“After Feyre doesn’t stink anymore…” 😂😂😂

I KNEW Carrie was my girl when I saw The Clique! I used to be OBSESSED with that series thinking this is how middle and high school is going to be~ oh sweet sweet autumn child

cracking or not cracking the spine is NOT an unpopular opinion, neither of u are different for thinking these things

I love that I was born in the late 90s and read so many of these! So nostalgic

Oooo i used to love becca Fitzpatrick and pc cast and kristin cast books when i was younger

When you were talking about the "random Demi Lovato song" I was like surely it's not the certified BANGER of Heart by Heart that she's referring to?

Oh my gosh, I had COMPLETELY forgotten about the Royal Diaries. Marie Antoinette felt like a book I wasn't supposed to be reading - I was like, wait, her head is just GONE??!?! Maximum Ride was THE book series that got me into reading - it really jumped off the deep end after the third book, but it was perfection for me at the time. Thanks for this video! '94 baby here and this was so relevant

Where is agggtm!

I read Cirque du Freak later in life, I loved it until the 5th book… I remember the politics of the vampires upsetting me cause it wasn't consistent or something… and the movie was bad. Very unfortunate cause I loved those books

1990 baby

i think that i've never needed anything more than to watch you read the clique series and heal our collective trauma....or start it over again. either way, yes.

Wow, you are very right about the descriptive stuff. I vividly remember the hot balloon scene in book 2 for some reason. I also distinctly remember some line from the third book about how Tally actively has to fight her own programming every minute of every day to continue being with David. Even though I can’t remember the exact line, the sentiment has stuck with me for years. Also, I have no clue how accurate this is, but I always thought she had sharp teeth like a shark post-special surgery and thought kissing her must be really scary. No idea why I thought that or what in the book made me imagine her mouth that way😂

oh my goodness the EMOTIONS i felt at hearing "boxcar children". i would literally SPRINT to that shelf in my library at school to get there first lmao

Fellow ‘91 baby here! I think it’s so interesting to hear what other people were reading at the same age as me when we were kids. I was also a big fan of The Clique series. Another series was The Gallagher Girl series by Ally Carter (I’d tell you I love you but then I’d have to k*ll you, Cross my heart and hope to spy, etc.) I loved them!

You should definitely do a video on Cirque du Freak. I recently reread those books out of curiosity because I remembered them being so good. I felt like it really got into some crazy topics and was very mature and nuanced. And the way the series ends is just so interesting.

I'm a 1992 girl but from Germany and I find it very interesting that we basically all read the same books here! Most of what you mentioned anyway. I didn't expect that.

You and I have read and not read the same books in high school. Also, always team Gerard!

I was born in 1999 but I read so many of the same books ( I was obsessed with Harry Potter, Mortal Instruments and Twilight in middle school)

Does anyone remember guardians of gahool

I was born in 2000 and all of these books had a huge impact on me

Kids should get to read about things they are potentially experiencing in life because it helps them frame, learn about and react to their world. Kids have to deal with death and illness sometimes, or are friends with people who do. It's not like they'll never interact with a topic if they avoid reading about it. CW: I am in my early 20s now and by far my worst period of mental health was my early teens. I'm not exaggerating when I say I barely made it out alive. If I had had a book that dealt with self harm and depression in a real and responsible way, I think it would have gone a long way in making me feel less alone and knowing that there were ways to escape or weather what I was feeling. Just that there was a way out. Books are so important for offering a safe way to learn to interact with the world and other people.

Authors definitely still write about sh ! Take “Girl in pieces” for an example, which is basically just about sh and mental health and overcoming it all

cari we lived the same middle school life!!!! even the clique!!! I got all my friends at school hooked on those.

I was two years old when it came out but I read extras and then uglies in high school. My library only had those two books so I've only ever read them. I've reread uglies a few times. It's why I still hope I can own a hovercraft one day ahahaha

There is an extra chapter for White, Red & Royal Blue in the collector's edition that takes place a few years after the ending!