a week in my life | recent reads, trying to relax & finding motivation 

It's insane how emma has managed to build a community where are people from all across the world giving book recommendations, sharing their reading experiences! Also I love how everyone appreciates that your videos have been great comfort to them, how sweet and humble they are, how all of us have formed a connection through books. Aah, It's just a beautiful feeling!😌💓

Is anyone else obsessed with the nail tapping on books habit Emma has?! Love the sound 😂

This video made me remember to water my plants, light a jasmine candle, make some vanilla-ish tea, and move from my bed to my reading nook to read my books this afternoon!

I have an assignment due tomorrow and I have just started it, I will save this video as a reward for myself to watch after I finish the work. Your videos always calm me down and I look forward to watch them, hope you are having a good day! Sending lots of hugs🌸🌸

Because of you and your channel my love for reading elevates that i almost want to reconsider my change of path but it turns out i can learn literature and appreciate them while i pursue my own journey as future lawyer, books balance my life from being stressful to comfort because the solitude i do when im all alone with my books hits different it's like im on a different planet especially when i read dickens, rilke and my recent frankeintein which comes from your recommendations , more power to your channel and i know you will be more in the area of literature

wow! I can't believe there is snow still on the ground! ❄️ Insane! It's the middle of the year! LOL Yay for getting things done, taxes, finals, and reading! 🍄🌹 Hope you have an awesome Mother's Day with your mom and grannie emma! xoxo 🥰

The Name of the Rose is a fantastic book, yes, it is a murder mystery - I also have the same edition! There is also a great film based on the book starring Sean Connery and Christian Slater. Another fantastic book by Umberto Eco is called “Baudolino”, which is a fantasy-medieval fiction about utopian/dystopian ideas. Enjoy!

after i finished my master's a couple months ago, i had a panic attack almost every sunday and thursday (the nights when i had assignments due) feeling like i wasn't doing enough. post-term/post-graduation burnout is real! the best thing i could do was just take deep breaths and try to remember hobbies i enjoy. it feels insane to actually be reading for fun again instead of just for assignments. hang in there, it gets easier! :) thanks for the vlog

Being a Ukrainian, it warmed my heart to see our flag on the crane at 22:28.

I would actually love a plant tour if you're interested. Seems like your plant family has really grown! As always, thanks for all the coziness!

Hi Emmie! I really resonate with your "aimless jellyfish" feeling. I graduated last year with my Masters in English lit, and God I miss school so much. After graduating, I fell into a pretty deep depression because I had no idea what to do with myself. I couldn't read, I couldn't write, I just couldn't do any of the things that gave my life meaning. I felt so useless! I think the problem was that school/being a student was my entire universe and then suddenly it wasn't. My identity from 6 years old to 24 years old was inextricably linked to my life as a student. Without school, I had no idea who I was. I am just now coming out of that funk (I still have my days), and things are much better. My advice to you is to try and do the things that you love every day; do those things even if you feel aimless and bleh. Cultivate who you are outside of school, and let that Emmie grow and flourish. You can't stay in shool forever (as much as I wish we could), so the time is coming when school is no longer who you are or what you do. Don't be like me and get blindsided by the loss of school, be ready for that new chapter in your life. I love your videos and congrats on being done for the year! From one jellyfish to another :)

"The Name of The Rose" is one of my favorite books of all times.

Watching your videos is the best distraction from life's daily struggles. Thank You!

Your videos are so calming and comforting. I love writing but I recently lost my motivation to write I don't know why. I just lost the motivation to create something. I feel okay about myself that it's not only me. I really hope you feel better soon. Sending you love and strength.💗✨

I almost think The Name of the Rose is better when you know how it ends because once you're not trying to guess the killer you can follow the sarcasm uninpended. This novel is insanely funny at times and very critical

Emma blessing us with 4 videos in a week ❤️

I can totally relate to your feelings after finishing your exams! It's funny how, when we are doing our exams, we have at least a thousand plans about things to do after the exams, but when they are finally done, we aren't really able to do anything. I think that studying, provided you're really passionate about the subject, can give you a sense of purpose.

your description of yourself as a jellyfish floating out in the sea is EXACTLY how I feel after completely finishing college this week, so strange to have so much structure in my life and then none at all!! We're in this together, my friend

I’m so glad you’re starting to vlog more and Im happy you made it through finals! Definitely can’t wait for more book recommendations and discussions 💛

I don't know why but I had a visceral reaction to seeing the moss in the tombstone engravings, I absolutely love moss and could talk about it for hours but seeing in the cracks of the stone that serves as a reminder for someone's life brought some feeling of comfort or another feeling I can't describe. The earth has claimed this person and brought them into her fold.

I feel like we need an entire video showcasing your teapots and mugs? That elephant one was so cute!

I have loved The Name of the Rose since ages ago. Hope you enjoy it.

the name of the rose is amazing!! also, the book chemist's (he's italian) review of it on youtube is super insightful

this is such a calming vlog Emma!🌸 I've been going through kind of a stressful period with a lot of things going on (not all bad just overwhelming) and I've felt a little out of touch with myself but coming back to your vlogs or videos is honestly so grounding to me so thank you and I understand you! I hope you're having a wonderful and calming day 🌺🍄🌻

hi emma! thank you for uploading this week! i really appreciate it! take care and ily

I was healed by the beautiful scenery ☺️ Thank you 😊

yay for relaxation and time to ourselves! hope you have a lovely time no matter what youre doing

Aww, Hans (btw. the most German name ever XD) sent you a photo of the Neuschwanstein castle in Winter! It's really a gorgeous building and in one of the most scenic places in all of Germany. Just wanna tell you that this vlog really lifted my spirits. Been having a bit of a rough couple of days for no good reason, but you make it all better. Literal sunshine straight to my veins 🥰 Much love from Hamburg, Germany!

your reading vlogs are literally free therapy by now I'm making a whole playlist.. i love these so much please keep making them they're helping lots. love x

Your reading vlogs are a balm to my psyche. Thanks Emma 🙏🙏🙏 The name of the rose is an amazing piece of literature, i can't wait for you to read it! 😊

i just love your vlogs, plus you always have so many amazing book recs!! thank you so much for the time and love you put into your videos

Always lovely to see Eevie pop up in your videos! Hope you're continuing to relax and enjoy your time off before your summer course 😉

I am loving your plants. As a person who has the hardest time growing anything, I love seeing your little sprouts :’)

you are so creative and so talented! wishing my favorite youtuber of all time lots of love and success in all aspects, as always

Your videos seriously make me so happy and I love hanging out with you through your videos. Love you so much

The only comfort of life right now, are your videos. I meam it. They're little doses of self discovery and motivation. Love you. 🌻🌻✨️✨️💜💜

Your vlogs are always so soothing- love it 🌼💛

I love it when you upload vlogs ♥️♥️.... Thank you so much ...

i love watching your book videos! they inspire me to make mine!!

I was watching the video and suddenly I felt this peace inside me and just said “I love you emma” with a smile so I really wanted to come here and tell you how much I appreciate your videos so thank you ❤️

I just came back home from an exam in uni and then a long working session for a project with my team, it’s been really exhausting and stressful and I’m really grateful to see this vlog. Your videos help me de-stress. 💕

Thank you so much Emma for this beautiful video. It's so relaxing. You give a lot of good vibes. Watching this video has inspired me so much and It has helped me with my mental health. ❤️

your vlogs are my comfort place to be honest. They just radiate so much coziness and joy and love, whenever I feel down, i come back to one of them :)) Also you seem to be the kindest and most symapthetic person. Sending you all my love

I love seeing Evee in the vlogs! 🙂❤️ She is adorable!

I love The Name of the Rose! I'm so excited to see it mentioned on booktube. There's also a movie adaptation of it that was pretty faithful to the book.

So glad i found this channel. I love reading books but not many people share that hobby with me, except my family. I find so many great things in this channel❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏

Jellyfish mood - definitely using that, its the perfect description for a mood you cant explain fully

I know the aimless feeling you’re describing. I went through this every time the semester ended and started again, it’s just so weird to transition from courses, productivity and stress to unstructured free time and back again when you just got used to it. I hope you manage to just stay in the moment and appreciate the current situation.

The name of the rose! Amazing you got this, it is not as known, i think, but loved it. very special book.

Hi Emma🌼 I'm desperately searching for the titel of a book you mentioned in one video. I tried to find it in your videos, but unfortunately I wasn't able to. The book is about a sick girl who has lost her father. During her illness (I think one year) she reads all the old books from her father to get to know him better. I would be soo thankful if you can tell me the title of this book! All the best Maja🥰

Thank you for this new vlog Emma! I cherish all your videos as they soothe and inspire me very much 💚😊 The Name of the Rose if one of those books I've heard so much about but couldn't tell you what it's about lol

Been suffering from depression and panic attack so long and nothing was helping but then i discovered your channel and honestly ur videos are like Medicine for the soul... ❤

Hi, Emmie. I congratulate you for finishing your finals! I hope you performed well. I missed your Instagram poll about what kind of videos viewers would like to see on your channel. I personally would like to see videos about different types of assignments you have to write and how you approach these assignments. Also, I would like lots of book recommendations about theory and criticism, history, etc., and all your opinions on these subjects. Do you have to write literature reviews? I like your vlogs about book recommendations and showing your process for writing different types of assignments. Thank you.

The weather here in Egypt is so weird too, like it changes during the day lol.. but unfortunately we don't have snow:(! My exams are supposed to be next month, and i have a research to write.. that's my last semester.. graduating and being -officially- an adult, it's weird and i am so stressed out and having a bad anxiety all the time.. i wanna just relax and read a nice book SO BAD. I loved the vlog, the snow, the tea, the reading, your lovely dog, and your gorgeous earrings

Thank you Emma

Your channel is my comfort channel 😌🥰

Thanks for sharing Emma❤️

As an Italian I’m proud of you for picking up The name of the rose. I’ll say at first it was kind of difficult to understand everything, especially the language ( in Italian it’s quite sophisticated), but then, as I continued reading it I feel in love with the writing style and I got more and more involved in the story. Really recommend reading it.

I feel what you have been going through. Just recently, I got two weeks off from the work due to renovation purposes and I live in Andermatt, The swiss mountains.. well nothing really to do except for walking around and reading. But when I got those offs I had no clue what exactly to do... Yes I could travel around but well gotta save some money... Read my unfinished TBR of course... and then I kinda came a with a plan saying 'Go with the flow! Relax! You need some Me Time' zone/. Sending all the love and positivity to you! You are amazing person, the vibe is calming and soothful.

loved this!! the teas you got seem divine!! excited for more vlogs :)

Love your channel ❤️😊

My family and I visited Neuschwannstein on my middle son's birthday each year we were in Germany. He called it his birthday cake castle. We visited all the other Ludwig castles, too, but this one is just spectacular. Get a horse cart up the hill, and later definitely try one of those giant Bavarian pretzels from the stand down below.

I just got a cup of herbal tea & you uploaded a video. Now am gonna have the best time of the day, sit back relax, drink tea & watch your video. ❤

Just started the video. Excited to hear your thoughts on Name of the Rose.

seeing snow this time of year would throw me OFF!! where i am it is about 35 degrees Celsius (if my conversion is right, it's about 95 Fahrenheit) on an average day and I'm sweating buckets everyday

emma you're giving me dakota johnson vibes 😭 pls ur energy >>>>

This made my day ❤️

I love that mesh top you use for layering! I actually have the top you’re wearing with it in this video 😅

I don't know how it happens but a LOT of times when you post a vlog I can relate to you so much. this time I'm studying for finals and I have two back to back in consecutive days BUT I'm extremely unmotivated to study even though they have mega materials to cover. and a week ago I was so exited that finally the semester is over....anyone else is like me ???? anyway love you and your vlogs as always.

Love you Emmie, next week I have mine pg first semester exam. I don't know, now I am exhausted and worried about this. But I think I can do it very well. "This time too shall pass".

cute video as usual🥰 and i loved your grapes earrings by the way

Your impression at 1:31 was just the cutest

aaaaa i'm italian i'm so happy that you bought the name of the rose!

In Washington state where I live we have had this same kind of crazy weather, 78 degrees one day three days later we have 2 feet of snow. Sunny again and the next day thunderstorms, it’s been a weird spring.

Such a nice vlog, keep them coming.

I can't wait to hear what you think of the name of the rose!!! it's fantastic

Made my day❤💜

I was feeling lost and tired for no reason today, but this video made my night while I was having my dinner, so thanks:) By the way, I wish my city has the weather as there, here is spring as well, but it feels like the hell itself. I envy you.

Hello Emma! I live in Saint-Petersburg and we have the same climate and crazy 😜 spring as yours. I mean weather, let’s keep other crazy things behind the scenes.

your vlogs are so calming!! i love the vibe u pull of everytime 🥺🫶🏻 it's so nice to atleast watch them and be motivated

i'm lowkey obsessed with the grape earrings 😍🍇

I can't believe your weather lol! Where I live in BC, it's just been about 10°C and raining for the last month or so

I have that same copy of Invisible Man! I’m planning on reading it next month too, I really hope you enjoy it!!

nice to hear someone is done with exams - I have my last exam (diff eq) tomorrow, and will finally be able to take a breath again.

Oh I really like it💜

I'm so jealous that you have snow😭😭 where I live in greece I've never seen ittttt

The Name of the Rose is one of my very favourite books. I have that same edition!

The other day I saw you in the future and can now say with authority that the new grape earrings will be fabulous.

Such a great book channel.

O my God, if you are at all into Medieval history or culture, you will love the Name of the Rose -- think Sherlock Holmes but with Benedictine monasteries and parchment manuscripts. Since you recently read Dante's Inferno you may dig it. Also, really admiring your nail polish, super enthralling. Happy Spring to all!

I love your videos sm🤪🥺🥺🥺

Hi Emma, I've subscribed to you since 40k but this is my first time commenting. Love your videos, can't stress how much it has helped me, as someone who doesn't have many book lovers around to share book love with! I just wanted to pop in a quick recommendation, I'm not usually one for YA romance but I've recently listened to the audiobook of by Adrienne Young and loved it so much. Then I found out the audiobook narrator (Emma Lysy) is the same person who narrated , so I thought this might call to you. All the love from South Korea 💗

I can't remember if I commented yesterday, sorry if this is a duplicate. Anyways....omg The Pearl. That story stuck with me because of the end. Read this probably 20 years ago and never forgot it. Little traumatized by that one. Steinbeck is a great writer. The messages he sends are so important and stick with you. Also the grape earrings are adorable. I laughed when you said "I am that grape flavor no one likes" bc it totally made me think of the grape bubbalious gum when I was a kid. Or a grape jolly rancher.

obsessed with your grape outfit 😭

I would love to know your thoughts about The Name of the Rose whenever you get the chance to read it, Emma. I had read and heard great things about the story and finally read it in 2020, but sadly it was not for me. Love your vlogs!🧡

i watched the movie adaptation of the name of the rose in high school! mind blowing! need to read the book

Oh, I am totally excited for Name of the Rose, going to borrow a Kindle copy through my library soon. Also have Foucault's Pendulum on my radar, but that one would probably have to wait a while. Lol.

by far the greatest Emmie who ever Emmie'd

I haven't caught up with your vlogs recently so I felt I had to come in today to check up on u and u uploaded! 💜 ps: ur hair looks great I can't stop staring 😳 also ur nails give me so much asmr heh

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