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Omg, yes!! I’m starting to hide books under the bed so the piles don’t stare at me 🤡
My husband once opened up the drawer next to our bed only to see more books than the ones stacked along the wall and he instantly regretted that decision.
Glad that your very first publisher swag box turned out to be a fantastic read ❤❤ (I can attest that an enforced rest - I.e. recuperating from surgery - allowed me to get a few of the hundreds of books languishing in my TBR read 😜) ☘️ (clover emoji)
“Hundreds of books languishing in my TBR” is perfect lol and yes! I was so glad I loved it so it could be a wonderful happy experience from start to finish 🥰
Your reading experience and description of "Collected Regrets" was so beautiful, I went back and unskipped my Book of the Month to specifically order it this month. ❤
I really appreciate the aesthetics of your vidéos and your sincere and thorough reviews on the books you read. Would it be interesting to make a video about your daily work organization and the way you prepare/film the vidéos ? I would find it very interesting :) thank you for your inspiring work ❤
I always get so inspired to read more when I'm watching your cozy videos! Thank you for being a source of healthy inspiration🥰 also, you look stunning in your new bangs, love them!😍
You described my current emotionally state perfectly on your afterthoughts about The collected regrets of clover, I should probably read it but I’m afraid as I have been in a deep depression and don’t know how much it will trigger me or if it will help and be what I need to get me out from the pits of grief.
I'm so sorry you're going through this right now ❤ If you'd like I can clarify more on certain content that you're concerned about. Just reply here if you have more questions/concerns about it and I'll do my best to help you figure out if it will be ok for you right now.
Love, love that your nails matched the book cover for The Collected Regrets... You are truly well thought out with your not only your book choice, words and styling. ❤
Thanks for sharing these books with us. Your words, images and music make for a very pleasant viewing experience. I’ve read Luster and very much enjoyed it. Books where I am conflicted about the protagonist can make me uneasy, but I never doubted that she would find her way. She just didn’t choose the easy path. I loved her identity as an artist 🎨 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Looking forward to reading about Clover and her regrets.
I can totally relate to not wanting to know the exact amount of books you haven't read. I was going through my shelves not so long ago and saying read or did not read for every book. The ratio frightened me. Also I bought another book yesterday. And now you're making me want to read more, especially the first and last one, they seem more up my alley than Luster. 💀
Haha yeah I feel that 😂 I may or may not have bought more books already than I finished in this video 😭 I need to go on a book buying ban I think haha. Oh enjoy! Yeah, Luster definitely isn’t for everyone but I really loved it ❤️
I just finished the Collected Regrets. I lost my dad Feb 22, my mom July 22 (exactly 5 months apart) and my beloved uncle March 31. 2024 is not a good year for me but this book was a comfort. Death makes you look inward and helps you face yourself. This book did that as well.
I am so sorry for your loss 🫂 What an incredibly difficult year you’ve had 😔 it brought tears to my eyes to know this book was able to bring some comfort to you during this time. I lost a family member earlier this year and I’ve relied so heavily on books to process my grief. Sending so much love your way ❤️
@@PlantBasedBride I’m sorry for your loss as well. My mom was an avid reader as well as a hoarder. I cannot even describe the number of books she had (Think beauty and the beast library) One tiny thing I do remember from when I was little, she had the Ex Libris bookplate with the cat looking down from a stack of books. In honor of my mother, I made some for my books and I am going to get that cat as a tattoo with her name on it. My dad always signed his name, “Love Dad, Mr Amazing” so I will get his signature as a tattoo. I love the little details that make me smile before bursting into tears! LOL
Just going to say YOU LOOK amazing with a fringe! (Fringe= what the rest of the world calls 'bangs' cos bangs means umm...something completely different in the UK and AU)
This is so true, I used to buy 2 or 3 books at a time and then to read other books because my mood or vibe changed and after some time it feels like the books i bought aren't gonna be interesting and tackling them feels like a task. When I do get to read them, my reaction is either - OMG this was so good how did I never read it? or - This was so bad I don't like it at all. It's never in the middle. That's why I started to buy one book at a time by mood and not buying a bunch of books at once but I learned it the hard way because buying books and reading books are two different hobbies 😂❤
Haha that last sentence is so true 😅 I’m definitely a mood reader and probably start 5+ books each month that I put “on hold” as I put it when I realize I’m not in the mood for it. They’re not officially DNFs (though sometimes with time I realize I don’t even want to get back to them and will officially move on) but sometimes it’s frustrating to have to search for what I’m in the mood for all the time 😂
I agree that rating short story collections can feel so conflicting. The way I go about it is I do an average of my individual ratings as that seems the fairest 😅
That's what I usually fall back on! In a few rare cases I'll give a collection 5 stars despite the average being closer to 4 because I adore my favourite stories so much ❤
📚📚📚🕍 I have a large pile of books to read and could potentially get a little higher because your take on the first book, especially, has me wanting to purchase, or at least go to the library and borrow before going to a book in my pile. Thank you for your honest assessment of these three books. I appreciate your opinions. Keep going, though while you have a good momentum started. 💚💚💚
I lost my dad in September 2020, and there have been many books recommended to me about processing grief, and I've just been so scared to read them ever since. I think I might look into that first book you read. Something about listening to you talk about it finally made me want to open that conversation with myself.
I was so excited to see your first book choice! I just read The Collected Regrets of Clover last month (got a free copy from the author's marketing blast) and I really loved it. It was sort of the first book that got me out of my funk this year, rebooted my enjoyment in reading for leisure, and pushed me to do book club meetings again. Chapter 51 made me ugly-cry.
I own The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter and it has also been on my TBR list. I also own the Blu Ray of The Company of Wolves, which is based on the same short story in that collection. Loved this challenge and glad you had such great reads. 🐺
Okay so I'm only 4 min in and I already love everything about this, but for one of your videos that is nothing new. If you see this or someone else sees it and knows, how do you do your nails? Your content is amazing and that is definitely my focus, but your nails are always on point and I appreciate them and wonder how you get them to look fabulous in every video. Thank you so much for all of your wonderful content!!!
That’s me well over 100 books brand new not read yet over here collecting dust bc I love physical books too and I love to read lol. So yep all over my apartment. I must stop it think it’s a sickness lmbo
📚🐺 Great video! I'm intrigued by the first book but I've experienced two major losses a bit too recently and don't think I'm in a place yet for the book, however I think it'll probably be very cathartic in a few months, so I'm going to add it to my wishlist for future reference! My reading goal for 2023 is to really tackle my tbr both physical and ebook, and I'm having rather mixed results so far - I've been finding that on my kindle particularly, the books I was buying in a frenzy in 2012 when I first got my kindle are really not much what I'm in the mood for nowadays, and I'm getting lots of 3 star middle of the road reading experiences this year because of it! Physical books have been a bit better, but a lot of them are BIG (which is why I've put them off so long) which means I am not getting through them as quick as I wanted. But overall I am still glad to be making a dent in the intimidating piles so I will continue (though I do still allow myself a few newer and more enticing reads sprinkled in).
I’m sorry for your losses ❤️ it might be too much now but I agree that you might find it comforting after some time. It sucks to realize we put off a read long enough for it to not be to our taste anymore. I hate when that happens!
okaaayyy...I just stopped the video at 11:14 where you're going to tell about the first book to comment this, though I'm not much of a person who comments on social media, I'm having literal tears rn even though I don't know about the book, not even heard of it. Just seeing you get overwhelmed and drop a tear, made me feel you, i dn know why. I'm sorry if you felt my confession weird but its true. I'm really starting to have a very very real connect with you just after watching 2-3 videos of urs...GOD...its so strange and shocking....why m I having tears....
i ordered a bunch of books when i heard book depository was closing down (rip) despite having a stack of books already waiting to be read. your intro was just too real xD
My daughter (37) and I (61) are reading through some banned books atm. Some authors can become a*holes upon achieving acclaim. I appreciate your recommendations and will pass them along! Sounds like some good reading. Currently reading - and being horrified by - Dave Egger’s books. Truly chilling.
Immediately placed a hold at my library for The Collected Regrets of Clover after listening to your synopsis of it. I recently been hearing more about death doulas in literature and TV so I am interested in how this book describes the profession. I don't know if I am ready to get so emotional but it looks like its a long wait for it. 😓
I wish I could get the collected regrets of clover as it sounds amazing and fantastic book 📕 soon as I can get it I will love this amazing and wonderful video five stars 🌟 ❤❤
The first virtual class I taught during COVID, one of my students looked at my bookshelf behind me and exclaimed "No wonder you always say you're going to be crushed to death by your books!" So yea, I get it! And it has gotten worse since . . .the books have migrated to the floor in several rooms . . .
The Collected Regrets of Clover seems like it would be a beautiful book. 🍀 I'll have to keep my eye out for it! It's great you found a few new 5 stars. My last five star was Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros! I really think you wouldn't like it, but I adored it so very much!
@Plant Based Bride I think you wouldn't enjoy the romance in the story. It kind of gives me Crescent City vibes a little. It also reads young. I could be wrong, though, if it sounds like something you'd want to try. I'd happily be wrong if you liked it. While I had a fun time reading it, my favorite part was the dragon bonds. I'd read it just for them.
Hi! I’m a new to your channel and enjoying it so much. As you read and annotate, do you feel like annotating sometimes gets in the way or slows you down while you read? How do you keep up your reading pace while annotating? Do you flag things and then go back and highlight? Or do you wait for a natural pause or do you wait until the end of the chapter?
It really depends on each reading experience! If I’m really getting carried away by a book I’ll tend to annotate less, unless something really tickles my brain and I feel the need to expound on it. Most books have more annotations in the first half than the second half and I’m ok with that!
Thanks so much for responding. Annotating in the first half, has been my experience as well. I like that you are content with this because I have been so hard on myself for not following through. I’m currently reading, “Trust” by Hernan Diaz. The writing is richly dense with excellent and powerful word choice and I think I need to be okay with this one taking me much longer to finish because I want to get as much out of it as possible.
To be honest I usually do not trust five star-reviews of short story bundles for the exact reason you mention: I have never encountered one where I love all stories enough to warrant the whole bundle getting five stars - there are usually one or two at least that are less amazing. So I always look at how many three- and four star reviews there are, because those tend to mean there are a couple of great stories in there.
That makes sense! I’ve definitely read a few that I felt deserved 5 stars as a whole (Marjorie Liu’s The Tangleroot Palace comes to mind) even if I wouldn’t give each individual story 5 stars. Sometimes the overwhelming impression of the collection is so good that I just have to give it top marks 🥰
I don't think you have read Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss- but it is one of my favorite books (I'm also the human that posted about Priory of the Orange tree for several years- so I feel like you can trust me 😉). Upon further stalking- it is on your want to read. ANYWAY When the 3rd book comes out, I will be taking two days off of work to binge read the book. Before age 30, I thought I could take one day off... but I feel you. I cant. I'll need two days. Also- side note, the prequal to Priory of the Orange tree is out, and it is not as grabbing as the first but with how much you enjoy characters and world building I think you will enjoy it even more.
I haven’t! As you saw, it’s on my TBR 🤗 that sounds lovely! I can’t wait for my weeklong vacation coming up in the summer. I’m going to read SO MUCH 🙌 the prequel is on my physical TBR 😅 I almost picked it for this video but it’s so long I worried I wouldn’t be able to finish it in time haha
Not yet but it’s coming! I recently did a livestream with my patrons explaining my process but I’ll be making a RU-vid video channel when I can fit it into my schedule ❤️
Oof! Two stars for two of my favourite short stories of all time - but I read them in other collections of various authors, when I was a teenage romantic, so that could have been a factor. It’s true, “The Bloody Chamber” is such a banger that it ruins you for most gothic short fiction. I need to reread that whole collection, it’s one of the books that I always keep around. Would love to read Clover now as you made it sound so good, and although Luster doesn’t sound like my cup of tea, the premise and main character sound very worth the read. 🍀🩸
Oh no 😳 I would love to hear what you love about them! I really do feel reading them right after The Bloody Chamber coloured my feelings. I’ve been thinking of returning to all of the stories after a while individually to get a better feel for them ❤️
Make it a challenge/marathon! Maybe break down your project into equal chunks and challenge yourself to finish one chunk a day, or as many as you can in __ hours, or something? I sometimes need a gimmick or a steak to keep me motivated on longer term tasks ❤️
It depends on the book! I make a little key for the different colours of tabs and highlight/underline things that jump out at me. I usually have tabs for quotes, worldbuilding/plot, character development, and the major themes! I just posted a picture on Instagram last night that shows a tab key from a recent read if that helps ❤️ I’m planning on making an annotation video soon!
The Bloody Chamber has been on my tbr for a while now. I think I’ll save the first story for last when I read it. And now I’ve added the other two to my list 🪦 🎨 🩸
