Hello and welcome to the New Zealand
part one vlog! In this first week
we're going to be in Queenstown which is
on the south of the island. And yes, I'm
filming this in the bathroom because the
light in our room actually is not
working. But we will get that fixed. But
I want to talk about books to open up
this reading vlog. Even though there's
travel things they're also reading things.
And on the way here, waiting at the
airport and on the plane I did a lot of
reading. And I finished reading Crown at
Midnight by Sarah J Maas. The ending was
so dramatic. It kind of had me rolling my
eyes but I'm also I'm still team Chaol. I
still think he made some mistakes but
he's he's still worthy. And I like how he
was included in this one. Very interested
to see where the magic and the political
game is going to go. I feel like the
books are already gonna get better from
what I've read so far. And I've also read
50% of the way through infinity Sun by
Adam Silvera. And so far I have to say I'm
quite disappointed. Like, lately Adam
Silvera's books have just been
middle-of-the-road ratings for me which
is such a shame. Because I enjoyed some
of his earlier published novels a lot.
But his fantasy game... it's just not
really up to par. I don't think it's a
genre that's working for him here. Yeah,
so, I'm still I'm enjoying it but I'm not
loving it. It's just... it's just all right. His contemporary is much better. Hey guys,
so we are here in New Zealand and it's
raining buckets. So the mountains, like,
you can see some that some of them are
covered with mist. But yes, we are just
walking around the city, exploring, seeing
what we can see.
M: I'm gonna eat. O: Hey guys, I'm here with Marilyn and we're
about to skydive. Do you have any
comments on this? M: I'm eating! O: She has no comments. I'm quite nervous
now but it's gonna be okay. It's gonna be
fun. M: It's okay, I'm here.
If anything goes wrong I go wrong as
well. O: that is very reassuring.
Hey guys, so skydiving was absolutely
amazing. It feels like it happened many
years ago instead of just a couple of
hours ago. But on the way there and back
I listened to the Lord of the Rings book
two and it's very much better that 1. And
that's because my favourite character
from The Hobbit has just reappeared in
the book. And the way that the audiobook
narrator is voicing him is on point. So
I'm really liking it a bit more. But
still just okay. But I'm enjoying it more
now. Hey guys, we're in the pouring rain. We are in the Fjorlands which is like, it rains so much.
But the mountains are really beautiful. It's really cloudy so I don't think this
phone camera's gonna capture it much but
it's really pretty.
Guys, that was amazing. It's so deep and
it's so powerful. Like, I don't think the
video really captures how deep it is. And how fast it was. It's just really amazing. I
think we should zoom in on Marilyn's
face expressions when I edit this.
Hey guys, I'm just here to give you a
very quick reading update. I've got four
books to update you on. The first is
infinity Son. I am 60% of the way through
and it's kind of disappointing. I'm just
gonna finish it because this was an
advanced reader copy and I do want to
mention it in my wrap-up beforehand. And
get my review out beforehand. The second
thing is I finished Lord of the Rings 2.
And part two was way better than part
one was. And I really like Sam and I
really like Gollum so I was very happy
with the ending. And I started book 3.
I've only listened to half an hour so
I'm not going to comment on it yet. But
if Sam comes back into the picture I'll
be a very happy reader. And then last but
not least, I've started Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion and
this is nonfiction. I've read two
chapters and I'm kind of pacing myself
to read a chapter a day. I really love
her nonfiction writing. She just is the
master of it. She knows how to not
sensationalise anything but still make
us curious about what's gonna happen
next, and understand that there's
something wrong about the picture that
she's giving you. And she also can really
put you into a setting even if you've
never been there. Like, I was in
California while I was reading the first
non-fiction piece. Like, I really loved
her writing.
Hey guys, so right now we're just
slinging on some swings and I wanted to
let you know about the Fergburger
burger which is supposedly one of the
best burgers in Queenstown that we just
had. And it was pretty good. I wouldn't
say it's the best burger I've ever eaten
but it was still a really good burger.
And that's that. Guys, this is our last
day here. We are in a gondola we are going
right up and going to luge ride all the
way down. That's the sign language for
Satsuma that we have established.
Hey guys, so we are gonna end the vlog
here. I'm just gonna give you one final
reading update and that is that I've
read 1/3 of the way through the 3rd Lord
of the Rings book. And I've been too
enjoying it a lot more than the other
two. I think this is actually gonna be a
good conclusion. Lots of action things
are happening. I'm excited. I am 3/4 of
the way through Infinity Son and that's
gonna be one of my biggest
disappointments this year.
I really had more hope in Adam Silveira. And oh, and I've read like, 40 percent of
The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell. If you
remember back in my Tasmania vlog I
started reading this one and it's been a
while. I've been reading it so slowly. So
slowly. It's not that it's bad per se, but
it is falling under... it's like every
other heist fantasy out there. So it's
kind of similar to everything I've read
before. So it's not really captivating me
that much, but it's not bad per se. It's
just... it's just not my type of thing. Anyway, thank you so much for watching
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