Welcome to a cosy space on the internet to: find comfort, be inspired to stay true to you & talk all things books along the way I hope you join the adventures 💌 ୧ ‧₊˚
I'm very much a mood reader so can struggle to find the right book to read, even when I'm really wanting to read. I persevere though and eventually find one I enjoy.
Hi Annie, always great when I see you have posted a new video. Your kitties seem very at home and relaxed with you after such a short space of time. They are gorgeous! Its funny you have not been able to settle into a book as I am having this problem. I have started one then it didn't seem to flow, so started another and this one seems stuck. I don't know if its just me at the moment and cant relax to do things or indeed read, or whether the books are just not too well written. Its annoying when you have high hopes for a good book and then it lets you down. I wish my home and library space was nice and relaxing and tidy like yours, makes such difference. I suppose having far too many books in such a small home doesn't help. I always thought one couldn't have too many books, but have proven myself wrong. I have roughly 25 thousand and that's a lot for a 1 bed bungalow. All year I've been trying to declutter the place in general and of course part with some books, but with my health so bad I do a bit then weeks go by, its very frustrating. To make a difference and have them all shelved, realistically I need to donate thousands of them, but that's so hard when you are such a bookworm, which do I part with. I do t read as much as I'd like these days and that is something I really need to get back into. How many books do you have and are they all in the one room? Keep the videos coming, really appreciate them. Take care xx
Hi Gemma, always lovely to see your name pop up in the comments and read your messages 🥰✨ Thank you for the kind words about the kittens, they truly have settled so quickly, in which i am grateful for. Knowing that they feel happy, safe and secure is what matters to me! I seem to be okay diving into books now.. not sure what was happening but as soon as i finished reading 'We play ourselves', i think it unlocked something in my brain again as i hadn't finished a book in a while. I do hope you manage to get back to reading again soon too! 25 thousand is SO many books! my goodness you certainly have your own little library going on. I find that quite magical but can understand the overwhelm too ✨ I am sending you lots of positivity regarding your health, i genuinely feel for you (it's horrible, scary, heartbreaking & frustrating when you can't rely on your health). I have 530 books, i have a catalog of them (because i can't help myself but be organised 😂). I'd say yes, they're all in my living room space but in all honesty they're dotted around the house! I have a smaller shelf on my stairs that holds my non fiction, my bedside table is always stack full of them. However, because my little office area is within my living room space, it is easier to keep them in one area. Thank you again for the lovely words & time you took to write this out. It is truly appreciated. I hope you have a wonderful day, or night 💌
Your new family members are beautiful. They seem to have very much landed on their paws in your care. I appreciate they can be full of fun and chaos too!! Your home looks so cosy and welcoming with all your personal touches. Take good care. Thank you for a lovely video. Xxx
This is so incredibly kind - thank you so much for taking the time to leave this 🥰✨ I love that expression “they landed on their paws in your care!” ☺️ Take care of yourself too & thank you for being here 🤎🧸🪴
Thank you so much! I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed it too. I have heard there may be a sequel on the horizon for it. Exciting to see how the world will be developed alongside the characters too 🥰
I do have a Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/woodlandbunny. However, not sure how useful it is, as i have stopped rating anything on there and just mark when I have read it (due to my new 'rating system'). So now track most things in my personal catalog! 🧸✨
sorry ive been away from this comforting little corner of booktube back and binging i am.enamored of your graphics and the sound effects i like your new categories may i friend you on goodreads? disoriented has a neat cover, thank you for trigger words happy youre feeling better im sorry i always say the same things like about the sounds but its what makes me happy while visiting your channel
Oh please never say sorry! so glad you found your way back 😊 You are so kind with all your compliments and comments, they truly do bring a smile to my face. Ah yes, goodreads.. well... i must admit i set it all up, was doing really well with tracking my reads and now haven't completed any action since this video. Oops. I mainly use Storygraph (when i remember, I have my own catalog in which i track reads) and prefer it so much more. I always look forward to reading your comments - thank you ✨
Hi Annie, I love your dress and flowers! I also read the Kamogawa Food Detectives and loved it too! I was born in Japan, even though I have been living in Australia since I was 4, I am forever connected to Japanese culture. <3 Such a cosy video, I feel like I am talking to a kindred spirit. :)
Hello! Thank you so much for your kind words & compliment. It's so wonderful to get to know a bit about you 😊 I feel as though the Kamogawa Food Detectives will forever hold a special place in my heart and so incredibly excited to hear you loved it too. I think we are most certainly Kindred Spirits 🥰 🧸✨ I truly do appreciate you taking the time to comment and leave those wonderful words. Thank you 🤎
So sorry that you didn't like The Honey Witch. I finished reading it before I left for my trip and I really loved the book. I think the reason I loved it so much was because it brought me to back to some of my childhood memories with my own grandma. Her and I were very close and she created a lot of love of magic and caring for living creatures in my life. My own grandma isn't around anymore, so I think this book just hit a bit differently for me and made me enjoy it more? 💕
I'm really sad too, on reflection i just think the narrative and voice of the main character just felt too young and naïve. Personally found a lot of the plot points just fell a bit flat for me. I must say the one element in which i absolutely adored were the scenes with her Grandmother. I too am extremely close with mine and grew up around her too, helping her garden and do household bits. I still do that now. So i 100% adored that whole element of the book and completely understand your point because i resonate with it! I think it will be one that i do re-visit but i feel i may have come off a bit negative when that isn't my intention, think i might have had a negative light on it because i hyped it up so incredibly much in my head. I'm so sorry to hear about your loss - big hugs! 🧸✨
@@woodlandbunny that's totally understandable and I've been there before with over hyping a book and getting let down. I'm sorry that was the experience you had reading the book and if you do revisit it someday, I hope it is a more enjoyable experience 🥰❤ and thank you! it's never easy, but I'm still grateful for the time I did get to have with her 🥲💕
I truly do hope that you can have your own peaceful Sunday's too! Not every Sunday does look like this but I'm grateful for it when I get the chance 🤎✨
Thank you so much! I've seen the idea floating around so definitely not a unique one but always love seeing people's fashion choices, reads and what their drink choosing is too! So glad you found your way here 🥰✨
Your videos are always so beautiful and calming ❤✨️ I love the music that you put in the background when you are not talking. I also tried to read 'In My Dreams I Hold a Knife' and I didn't click with it either so ended up DNFing it. 'Last Summer in the City' sounds really good, so I will be keeping my eye out for an opportunity to pick it up
You're always so incredibly kind - thank you so much 🤎✨ I really am still unsure as to why i didn't exactly click with 'In My Dreams I hold a Knife' either.. perhaps i might try it again in the future. I hope you soon get to pick up 'Last Summer in the City', it's most definitely not a book for everyone, but i hope it ends up being a book for you! 🔖 🥰
Thank you so much for being THE most supportive as always! 🥰✨ I really hope you love Four Season in Japan (so, so good!), can't wait to hear your review! 🧸
I’m a massive mood reader too - I often find I can’t stick with a book for very long if it’s taking me a while to read 😆😬📚 Thank you for all the recs (yes I’m watching this in July 🎃)
(No judgement here watching this in July! It’s ALWAYS autumn in my head ☕️🕯️🧦🪵) I LOVE being a mood reader as it feels so thrilling to have the unexpected knowledge of what you’re going to pick up next 😂 so glad i have found a fellow mood reader friend 💌
I’ve been in a bit of a reading slump since coming home from university for the summer 😩🤎☕️ Your energy and excitement over the books you read is inspiring 🫶🏼
Oh no, reading slumps suck so much! Really hoping you find a book that sparks the joy of reading again for you 🥰 always recommend going for a different genre, or perhaps format. I always also try and find books with tropes i know i love! All in all, it’s probably your heart just telling you to take a step back too. Big hugs ✨ & thank you for being SO incredibly kind 🤎
June was a great reading month for me 📚 There were lots of books that I enjoyd, with my favourites being 'A Day of Fallen Night' by Samantha Shannon, 'In Defence of thr Act' by Effie Black, and 'Things We Do Not Tell the People We Love' by Huma Qureshi. I loved watching your June wrap up 😊
I'm so very glad to hear it.. sounds like a fantastic reading month and happy you found some books you enjoyed 🥰 I read 'The Priory of the Orange Tree' by Samantha Shannon a little while ago now but haven't got around to reading 'A Day of Fallen Night'. Do you recommend doing so? 💫 I haven't heard of the other titles you listed. Really intrigued by them though 🧸✨
@@woodlandbunny Yes, I would definitely recommend reading 'A Day of Fallen Night' (ADOFN) after Priory! 😊 I read 'The Priory of the Orange Tree' two years ago and really enjoyed it, but ADOFN is a new favourite of mine now. In Priory, I really enjoyed Ead's point of view, but was less invested in the others during some points in the book, whereas in ADOFN I loved all of the characters so so much and enjoyed reading from each of them. Although it is the longest book I have read this year so far, I actually read it in a shorter length of time than some of the other books I have read 😅
@caitlinlilym oh that’s really interesting! I have seen a lot of people who haven’t read Priory, read Fallen Night so love hearing your thoughts. Thank you! 🥰
Omg, I AM SO EXCITED to get to the familiar as well! I LOVE the six of crows duology by Leigh Bardugo so much, you have to check it out! 🥹💕🌿 love your vlog as always!🥰🍄🕯️📖🌙
AWH - I am LOVING it so far. Cannot wait to hear your thoughts on it! 🫶🏼 OH MY GOODNESS, how did i forget (facepalm) I read Six of Crows duology and loved it, I even have a vlog on it! I think it must've completely slipped my mind that Leigh Bardugo is the author of those books too.. oopies!! 😂 Thank you for your kindness, so very appreciated!🧸💌✨
Loved this vlog Annie 🤍 A book I would recommend (if you haven't read it already!) is pretending by Holly Bourne. Its classed as a modern romance but has bit more to the plot! (topics of relationships after SA, society's pressures on women in dating)
This is the first vid of yours that’s popped up on my algorithm and I’m grateful - you have a nice calm vibe/aura ✨😊 this makes me want to try something like this for my channel too - subscribed !
It most definitely does have that representation for one of our main characters. It's quite a pivotal point in the plot. I can't comment on how the representation was, within the book as feel i'm not 'qualified' to do so, if that makes sense. However, i thought there were times in which you did really feel the emotions in which our character was feeling and also it was used in a very clever manner to jump timelines and make it non linear, providing context and background. 🥰✨
@@woodlandbunny oh no now I'm conflicted after reading your comment. Maybe I'll see if I can snag this as an audiobook. My curiosity wants to see how the representation is portrayed
@@goodmornindreamer I definitely think it's still worth the read and I am still glad I read it, despite the slight disappointment. I just really hope you love it more than I did <3
