this reading vlog ends when I find a 5⭐ from 2002 

Doing this as a premiere so no one knows how long the video will go on for is such a brilliant idea for this type of video. 👏👏👏

pls never get rid of the “oversized” sweater. i have the same one and i love twinning with you 🤣

I am shocked the Salt book went so sideways 😅 great critique!

I don't usually post comments, I silently watch your videos and proceed to spend a ridiculous amount of money on books that I don't always have time to read. But I feel rather passionate about this. PLEASE keep the flare sleeve sweater. It looks incredible on you. I mean, I honestly think all of them look good on you (Well, I guess the fleshy one was the exception😅).

"why do i need to have integrity" 😭

again I am putting in a request for a chatty reflection video on your Thumbnail journey because this looks SO GOOD and so Kayla 🤩✨👏🏼

Definitely keep at least one really oversized sweater, even if it's not flattering. If you find yourself needing to really layer this winter, you'll be glad you have it.

That book on salt is exactly the kind of micro focus non fiction that I love. That kinda history I eat up because it’s almost a hyperfocus 😅. Can you tell I’m autistic? 😂😂 EDIT: when books on micro history are done right. Unlike this one apparently.

You: we’re going to read about salt Me: 👁️👃🏻👁️ You: DO NOT LEAVE THIS VIDEO 😂

Have you seen the Korean movie The Handmaiden? I think it's such an interesting adaptation of Fingersmith. It's really cool to see how they seamlessly fit the story into early 1900s Korea instead of Victorian England.

After we finish years you’ve been alive, can we go back to the 80s or something? I love this series so much.

It unfortunately is a long shot bc it’s 1000+ pages, but Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell is my favorite book of all time and I would LOVE if you read it for 2004

There's no one else I would watch talk about salt. Thank you always for being you and talking about such interesting insights! I love listening to your thoughts.

the brown stripey sweater with the flowy sleeves is a must keep, it's so cute on you!

really appreciated your nuanced critique on salt!! definitely will be skipping it lol. 2004 titles that intigued me most: jonathan strange, let the right one in, and cloud atlas. mona awad has cited cloud atlas as one of her favorites!

I never feel so old as when you do these videos (love them even though they make me feel ancient 👵🏻). I was a full grown adult in 2002, so I’m off to pick out my nursing home 😂😂

Me thinking this premiere was going to be over at the 15 minute mark, then we get 20 more minutes of you cleaning out your closet. Iconic.

Liam saying "Chat, I can't see"" just brought me to tears I'm laughing so hard. That's so real. I hope I didn't mishear him lolol ++ The Sookie Stackhouse books are so ridiculous I don't think you would give them 5 stars, but I wonder if reading just the 4th one randomly would be entertaining for you. It's not a series you are supposed to be able to just jump into anywhere, but I remember the writing being kind of repetitive in that semi-helpful way if you are forgetful about who the characters are or why we should care about something. But my real curiosity is Cloud Atlas, not a suggestion, but a plea. I have wanted to read that book forever, but something in the air tells me maybe I'll hate it? Of course, knowing how you feel about it is a very good way to know how I'll feel about it. Isn't this friendship beautiful? lol

The two sweaters that are “up for grabs” either need to be kept forever or sent to me asap bc they’re so cute!! 🤣🫶

I love that we have arrived to the 2000s

God for 2004 I want to say Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell SO BAD bc it’s one of my favorite books. But on paper it’s all the things you don’t love (long, historical, slow paced). But hey … so was Fingersmith! So you never know.

Fingersmith is one of my absolute favorite novels ever and I am pleasantly surprised as I didn’t know if you would enjoy it . I also love the film The Handmaiden

the salt count is everything i needed to begin this vlog tbh

considering i was born in 2002 AND fingersmith is one of my favourite books i’m taking this video as a personal win

“you don’t really crave salt” ?!?! UMM WHAT?! i crave salt constantly. i will just … eat plain salt sometimes 🫣

I can't WAIT for the 2004 video because that's the first year from my life that I'm missing a 5 star from and I'm hoping something you read seems so good that I'll read it too.

Thanks for making me interested in Salt! For 2004, going postal by Terry Pratchett might be fun or March by Geraldine Brooks is what she won the Pulitzer for

I'm so pleasantly shocked that you loved Fingersmith! It was my tbr jar pick for you and I had a feeling you'd like it but you just never know! 💕

Let the Right One In is a really good vampire novel from 2004. I also loved the movie, but there's a lot of stuff that got left out.

that red top that you said you didn't remember being cropped looked so cute on you! tbh I want one for myself 😂 I hope you'll keep it. I laughed when you said the one sweater was the same color as your flesh because that's how I feel any time I try on light beige-y pink tops. They just look like they're blending in with my skin, and it's too weird. I agree it should get unhauled.

for 2004, the truth about forever is a mega feel good YA by Dessen. Idk if it holds up but I could see u delighting in it! It is one of those books that’s great for the friend group

Wow. Trailers and a premiere. Things are getting exciting! 🎉😂 Good thing I was awake for this one ❤

Oooh exciting! 2002 is the year I turned 18 and I graduated just a few months before that. Very curious to see what was published and actually get to attend the premiere!!

I'm so sorry i didn't help clear up your sweater pile, that was so rude! I agreed fully with the ones you got rid of but actually love both the ones you had up for debate!

For 2004: I didn't love it personally, but it might be for you? Venus as a Boy by Luke Sutherland. Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke & Goblin Quest by Jim C. Hines I really enjoyed

I was laughing at your bullying us to stay for salt 😂 I did not trust the process for salt but I’m so glad you liked fingersmith!! I have one of her books but keep putting it off because of the size lol Also loved all the tryon/clean out footage and you looked so gorgeous in all the sweaters as always!!

That was a wild and funny ride! The one that you hoped would be a guaranteed 5 star was a kinda disappointing, the one you were doubting won you over!

I think Fingersmith has been recommended to you so much because it's like a literary mystery. It's got mystery elements that Kayla reads but written in a very literary way with deep themes and great writing.

36:15 “I’m Afraid of Men” 😂 it’s called ‘I who have never known men’ right? Same thing lol

"I don't even know what fingersmith means ..does it mean being good with your fingers???" Ahahaha reminds me when I was boldly reading Tipping the Velvet around my parents years and years ago, not knowing what the title meant. To be fair, I don't think they did either but it still makes me blush.

I gasped when you picked up the Salt book, because I work at a salt company and am obsessed with salt 🧂🧂🧂 And of course I have read that book 😃 agree with your comments about the disorganization- even I felt a little bogged down when reading it. I so appreciate the salty content though!!

Who would have thought that Salt book could have gotten so salty 🧂 😂 gosh in the beginning it sounded great

Take a shot everytime Kayla says salt

I am so curious about Fingersmith since The Handmaiden is my favorite movie ever but that kinda makes me not want to read it. I would just compare the two and probably be unfairly harsh towards the book. Park Chan-Wook just has me by the throat with his version.

Omg I LOVE the brown and white ombre sweater!

The gasp I gasped!!!! I LOVE SALT, it's a book I can't shut up about. I'm so excited - hope it pulls through, I'm just 3:55min into the video.

I'm so glad you liked Fingersmith! For 2004, Cloud Atlas is one of my all time favorite books.

I'd love a video of you doing the quizzes from these vintage magazines! ❤

Wait, we’re not supposed to crave salt? I always crave salt. 😂

I don't remember if you are a huge fan of YA, but I read and loved Ranger's Apprentice when I was a preteen/teen, and I recently reread it as an adult and IT HOLDS UP. Love the writing, plot, and characters. The beginning feels like very young YA, but keep going because it gets so much better.

That first twist in Fingersmith really got me I was shocked

Salt sounds like such a disappointment!! How dare something so interesting be bad?! 🤣🤣

Oooh! I remember reading Ellen Hopkins when I was younger - those books were HUGE and highly recommend Crank be in the 2004 vlog. And I'm always a fan of a Jodie Picoult book, so My Sister's Keeper, too! (plus it's a movie so you can watch it, too!)

I think you will love cloud atlas! It has so many tropes that you'll enjoy and an interesting structure too ❤️

Let the Right One In is one of my all-time favorite novels. It has some challenging content, but it's so, so good!

My husband read salt and it started him off on a run of similar books... so far he's read one about the history of the screw, cod, and now he's onto coal 😂😂 He doesn't talk about books as he's reading them too much but he was frowning a lot while reading Salt and your critique probably explains why - when I asked what about salt was making him frown, he just said "this author's wierd" 😂 he was then disappointed when he realised the cod book was also by him but I think he preferred that one

My mom also told me a sweater I had looked very Stevie Nicks, I also did not know who she was 😂😂

Had to laugh when you showed The Happiest Baby on the Block. That book helped me SO MUCH when my first was a newborn and cried for hours at a time and never slept. Five stars for new-mom me, but I don’t know how much you’d get from it now. 😂

I think you'd really like the Ranger's Apprentice series if you haven't read it! Liam may even like it. Great option for 2004!! 36:48

My favorite from 2004 is The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig. I was absolutely OBSESSED with the series back in the day

I really liked Fingersmith as well, all her books are fantastic . (Try Tipping the Velvet, that’s probably my next favorite.) For 2004 books, I hope you’ll read Cloud Atlas. I’ve read it three times, and watched the movie twice. SO good.

I did not expect "I want the first book to be a 5 star" to turn into "let's read about salt" but I support it

It was really funny watching this after the premiere, because I knew it was too long to just have one book in it, but you were so confident about the Salt book being five stars that I started thinking maybe this is a 37 minute vlog just about salt?? These videos are always a lot of fun no matter how many books are in them. I can't believe the series is almost over!

I was a little too invested in finding the bike charger 😂

Concerning your closet : 28:51 Keep them both, they’re good basics. 29:13 Same. 29:04 The red crop looks soooo good on you tho. Is it truly that itchy? 29:31 That is an absolute yes. You need at least one oversized in your wardrobe and the color/pattern looks great on you. 29:45 I get the dorky one. The yellow top is a gorgeous color tho. If you don’t like it as is, you could always attemp to upcycle it : give it a more destroyed look to fit the vibe, or transform it into a book bag (just cut two big rectangles out of it and saw together) 30:04 I’d get ride of that one if you don’t wear it often. Not your best basic. 30:36 absolutely, yes, to the four cardigan and the dope wide sleeve top. Also those jeans look perfect on you, gorgeous. 30:54 yeah, that is definitely skin toned. Burn it

For 2004 I would recommend After Dark by Murakami since you haven't read one yet and it's short and I personally love it a lot. I think it's a great and easy introduction into his writing

As someone who also had to learn how to put in contacts, I felt VERY seen by Liam's scream while putting his in 🤣

The sweater with the big sleeves 😍😍 I want one so bad

We had to read Salt for our AP Gov/Econ class. I think our whole class had problems with it

A 2004 memoire that I read and enjoyed is Another Bullshit Night in Suck city by Nick Flynn about homelessness and reconnecting with his father...I read it because it appeared on some list of books that you have to read

For 2004 you have to read Crank and Scott Pilgrim. They are both some of my all time favorites from high school!

At 29:33, that sweater is SO CUTE and i think you should keep it, it looks great oversized ❤

Yes Rob! Miss Vickie’s sea salt & vinegar are the best! 🧂🥔

YAY for the book!! I've given it 4 stars, just because I thought it could have been trimmed a bit. I feel like the twists were done better than in most of the thriller books I've read (though admittedly that's not much). And I believe I've mentioned it when you've asked me about the best twists! 💜 I feel like it grabbed my attention really well and I was really invested.

I was almost excited to read a non-fiction about salt!! 🤣

My suggestions for 2004 are Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke (FANTASTIC fantasy and her writing gives Jane Austen vibes) and Born Again Bodies by R. Marie Griffith (this is a favorite nonfiction of mine but might be because it’s a dry academic read that hits on exactly the topic I’m interested in).

For 2004, Let The Right One In is such a good horror book. I think they may have made a movie based on the book as well.

Salt has an amazing history. I learned some things last year that I never knew

Okay, inquiring minds need to know- were you a Mary Kate or an Ashley. I feel like you give MK vibes. Also, cute reminder- there’s no such thing as “too oversized for oversized.” That sweater looks great and even if it didn’t, we all deserve cozy oversized sweater vibes. 💜

2002's baby here!! excited for this video

It’s so fun watching these! I’m the same age as you and the pop culture references are pure nostalgia

Placing my bet you’re gonna either give cloud atlas or David Sedaris the 5 star for 2004. Also pls watch the fingersmith miniseries. It’s one of my faves of all time

I just wanted to say that all your videos are so pleasant to watch ❤ Thank you for your effort and creativity 😊

"Show them your-- you already ate it all..." My stepson is just a year older than Liam and his -isms hit so close to home sometimes lol 😂🥰

I loved that book! Salt. Read it a while ago, though. Great pick

So happy you loved Fingersmith, Sarah Waters is one of my favourite writers! Two of her other works have adaptations too you might want to check out (Affinity and Tipping the Velvet). For 2004, I'm gonna throw out 'Cloud Atlas' and 'Let the Right One In'.

I am so glad I DNF'd Salt earlier this year. This video confirms how right that choice was.

The oversized look is cute! You’ve donated enough lol keep ‘em!

I don't necessarily think you'd give it a 5, but Crank by Ellen Hopkins was one of my FAVORITE books when I was younger! All of her books, honestly, but Crank was so interesting in formatting and I think it'd definitely be worth giving it a shot - especially since it's actually much shorter than the page count would lead you to believe

Got jumped scared by the trailer lmao

Ooooh a premiere

Georgia Nicholson was my FAAAAV series back in the day🥲

Love Kurlansky's micro histories! I am nerdy like that. lol

personally haven't yet read Fingersmith but I highly recommend the 2016 movie The Handmaiden! It's a fascinating piece of adaptation from the novel in addition to just being an incredible movie!

definitely my sisters keeper for 2004!!!

for 2004 you should read “after dark” by haruki murakami no more excuses 🤣

Yessssss Fingersmith is so good

The bravery of reading an early 2000’s magazine, those times were WILD.

Love the bell sleeves, also teddy bear coats are still cute idc idc ❤️ thanks for taking the salt book off my tbr!

When you were looking for your bike charger in the closet, I really like that you kept Fingersmith's cover on the screen. A small editing detail and I can't remember if you usually do that, but my brain loves it!