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hello. here is a video where i read until i find a five star book, which really is just a mask over what this video actually is: a chronicle of the worst reading slump so far in my adult life. the horrors persist but so do we.
love you guys 💘 thank you for being here and for caring about my silly little adventures ~ just you wait until you see me at full power
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• you might recognize me from tiktok: / newlynova
• hot girls also follow me on goodreads: / newlynova
• instagram: / newlynovabooks
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introduction/powerless 1: 0:00
tragedy strikes: 3:18
five survive: 5:28
skillshare partnership: 11:42
powerless 2 (electric boogaloo): 13:39
the five star !: 21:08
👒 f a q
• i film using a fujifilm X-S10 and edit with premiere pro.
• i am 23 and currently live in wisconsin. it is very cold here (most of the time. not right now though).

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@chitae8551 12 дней назад

What if the five star books were the friends we made along the way

@generic_fish 12 дней назад

no truer words

@newlynova 12 дней назад

🧍‍♀️📕🧍‍♀️📙🧍‍♀️📗🧍‍♀️📘🧍‍♀️

@chloerowitz7547 12 дней назад

“Life is tough and I am not, but the least I could do is take care of myself.” Is going to be my new motto in depressive episodes lol

@StorieswithNessa 12 дней назад

Bars!!!

@SassyCasy 11 дней назад

Put it on a shirt bc I felt that in my soul

@amandapanda5087 8 дней назад

Same

@rachelspears5226 11 дней назад

"The smile didn't reach his eyes" is my "she let go of the breath she didn't know she was holding"

@shehrezadsyed 6 дней назад

i just picture the 🙂 emoji

@reverie9358 12 дней назад

My favorite recurring theme in the Lexi book vlog cinematic universe is the motivational speech full of triumphant resolve following the relatable depressive paralysis. It always hits when I need it most (every day)

@leslyminaya623 7 дней назад

YES THIS 👆🏽

@RetroNoIX 12 дней назад

Paedyn.... Payton and Hayden thrown together in a particle accelerator

@rizzobeloved 12 дней назад

This made me smile for the first time today, thank you

@frontingmp3 12 дней назад

PARTICLE ACCELERATOR MADE ME CRY PLEASE

@jessicar2609 6 дней назад

It' reminds me of a name a Mormon influencer would name their kid.

@karrieflint8136 10 дней назад

I just wanna say I really appreciate the “Uncle Jake” picture being a permanent feature on the gallery wall. 10/10

@betsyreadsalot 12 дней назад

a polly pocket trapped in a blender while you're forced to watch as it crumbles is the perfect way to capture my essence in one sentence. bravo

@user-st2op9du9g 12 дней назад

the gasp i gusped when it said 1.5 months

@mallorygarcia6756 12 дней назад

"paedyn" ⚰im taxing every fantasy author with an outrageous main character name going forward

@ToAllTheVoicelessOnes_ 10 дней назад

I've seen one with 'Galaxy' as their name. Gotta be one of the quickest times i shut a book😭😭

@icygubler 6 дней назад

@@ToAllTheVoicelessOnes_ Okay, but if you're talking about the one I think you're talking about, at least THAT MC goes by Alex instead, and Galaxy is meant more as an illustration of who her mother is.

@finaleclipse2110 6 дней назад

What about Mare from the Red Queen and America Singer from the Selection? I think those really made booktube history

@mallorygarcia6756 6 дней назад

@@finaleclipse2110 jail time, these authors need to be held accountable for their actions

@cls3282 12 дней назад

Laying on the floor with "divorce tier list" on the board behind you is iconic. Also, I have absolutely been there haha

@kate.b97 12 дней назад

I need "life is tough and I am not, but the least I can do is take care of myself" merch pls. I am sending all the good vibes your way though Lexi really sorry you're going through it 💚

@newlynova 12 дней назад

🫶🫶🫶

@emma.dessureau 12 дней назад

HUZZAH LEXI CONTENT TO GET ME THROUGH FINALS

@Turtle20305 12 дней назад

FR I was running out of videos to rewatch

@sarahclegg7548 12 дней назад

good luck on your finals!!!! we're gonna ace em! :D

@newlynova 12 дней назад

GOOD LUCK 🎉

@alem7224 12 дней назад

Im so traumatized by ads that I thought that in 5:00 you were abt to do a better help add LMAO

@morganw4628 12 дней назад

bruh deadass I thought it was, I just stopped being able to read for a minute there

@newlynova 12 дней назад

unfortunately i come by my mental instability honestly LMFAO

@LydiaTeeHee 11 дней назад

I’m glad I’m not the only one 😂 The IRONY it would have been!

@lexi_barely_lives 9 дней назад

💀 Help, I clicked on this timestamp and it cut to a better help ad 💀💀💀 they're listening

@madisonjoy4616 12 дней назад

I'm so happy someone else feels this way about Powerless - I took a 3-sentence paragraph from one of the chapters & ran it through an adjective-finder because it was SO painful to read. There were 15 adjectives in that section alone. I had to DNF.

@newlynova 12 дней назад

we are few but we are strong

@jessicar2609 6 дней назад

I finished it purely out of spite and will read the next one JUST to see if the writing got better now that the author is older and hopefully learned more about writing and world building.

@ketterdamned 11 дней назад

You’re such a comfort watch for me. You make reading seem more human, more manageable. And I really appreciate that you sprinkle in your critiques in a way that isn’t at all malicious, just more curious on why certain decisions were made. The way you talk about your loss of motivation is something I, and it seems like many others, relate to deeply

@newlynova 10 дней назад

🫶🫶

@Abby-jc2hp 12 дней назад

I haven’t seen anyone else point out the weird alliteration lists in powerless THANK YOU I was losing my mind over this 😭

@abiade9614 11 дней назад

It’s reminding me of the Shatter Me series I can’t 💀

@Abby-jc2hp 11 дней назад

@@abiade9614 I never read that series, but I DNFed the author’s other series specifically because of the writing 😭

@lolathecoconut 12 дней назад

every time a reading montage hard cuts to lexi crying hysterical, snotty tears, i sigh and add another book to my to-read list

@GaryMcSnail 12 дней назад

"It's hard for me to wake up every day and choose to see humanity." That alone, I think, just answered this angry state I've been in for the past month, at least. I've been very black and white about people lately and largely bitter about people in general based off what you said about pouring out kindness into others who have shown to be undeserving/not appreciative. And with my seasonal depression coming with summer, it's been getting harder. I will be replaying this part of the video several times because you flawlessly managed to put such puzzling feelings into words. And with that, I can hopefully start to feel less like this ❤❤❤❤❤

@newlynova 12 дней назад

🫶 it isn't easy, trust me i completely understand... when i am overwhelmed i like starting small with the people i love. forgiveness in small places helps you work up to forgiveness in big places.

@suppleleo 12 дней назад

“I’m not Mr. Rogers. This is not my neighborhood.” Is going into my personal lexicon. Thank you 😂

@piper_bruns 12 дней назад

please do more recaps of books like you did with credence and twisted love. I LIVE for those, they’re amazing.

@newlynova 10 дней назад

i just put out another one early this month 😎 i need to let my serotonin levels recharge for like three months in between each of those odysseys or my brain will rot out of my ears. a dangerous game.

@icygubler 6 дней назад

@@newlynova Honestly, fair. WATCHING the recaps cracks my brain, so I can only imagine how making them feels.

@taylornpickle 12 дней назад

thank you for being transparent about your mental health. needed that reminder that bad times pass and reading can be self-care (which is why its so difficult to do when we are in a low period not wanting to take care of ourselves) you are not alone!

@sarahbrown958 12 дней назад

I feel like we are besties because im invested in the ✨book gossip✨

@corinna_maybe 12 дней назад

I need some details please (to distract me from my own personal drama, thank you very much)🫖

@sarahtarr557 12 дней назад

i don't even read books i just come here to see what lexi is up to and i always leave feeling supported in my mental health journey

@christianvalentine2724 12 дней назад

"she let out the breath she didn't know she was holding" may be a cliche as a phrase, but the feeling itself is so relatable! i constantly forget to breathe for many seconds when i'm very focused on something, and then i make a deep inhale and let out a long exhale that apparently sounds like a heavy sigh because it has become a meme for my friend (i usually don't notice it, but he asks "why are you sighing?" "i'm not?" "ah, you forgot to breathe again.")

@izzyborn8917 12 дней назад

The way my soul rebelled when you gave your powerless review 😭

@newlynova 12 дней назад

i am so sorry HAHAHA

@emma.dessureau 12 дней назад

I’ve also been in the pits these past few weeks and seeing you talk about your experience makes me feel so much better about mine. I actually picked up Project Hail Mary at your recommendation and it cured me lol ❤️

@barbararowley6077 11 дней назад

Notes on an Execution sounds exactly my jam. I love it when characters are properly three dimensional and allowed to be multiple things at once, just like real people are. No one is wholly good or wholly evil. Thank you for being open about mental health issues. It’s so important in removing the ridiculous and undeserved stigma around them, and undoubtedly helps more people than any of us can ever know. I hope this current better period lasts as long as possible for you.

@TalkBooksWithBri 12 дней назад

“Life is tough and I am not”🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🫠🫠🫠🫠

@evrbeen2tx 8 дней назад

This was such a cathartic video. I got laid off at the end of last year and have been in total crisis ever since. It has been so hard to do anything that isn't scroll or play Stardew valley lol. Reading started to feel so scary, and it felt like all these books were piling up that I "needed" to read. Thanks for making this and making me feel less alone.

@newlynova 8 дней назад

🫶

@colby3988 11 дней назад

"life is tough and I am not, but the least I can do is take care of myself" immediately subscribed.

@brookessss 12 дней назад

Omg yes thank you for that Powerless review 😭 EXACTLY how I felt

@1ofthedawn749 12 дней назад

omg, the exam week(s) just finished your videos are my little treat

@itseIv 12 дней назад

mine just started😔 enjoy your time! hope you have a relaxing time

@1ofthedawn749 12 дней назад

@@itseIv thank youuuu💞 good luck with your exams, i hope it all goes well:))))

@newlynova 12 дней назад

congratulations

@user-eu2zv7yc6u 12 дней назад

Um thank you for the pep talk and sharing about the rut you’re going through in the beginning and for admitting you haven’t been reading for a month. I also just barely finished one book on April (which I actually started in march). I just couldn’t fathom how much I just did not want to read. I was so stuck. Honestly, couldn’t even really do much else. Playing random games and immersing myself in reading random Reddit drama is also how I have numbing my gotten through the past few weeks (months). Anyways, I just wanted to share that I really appreciated you sharing that you’re are also susceptible to this period of “can’t do anything. Can’t move. Can’t concentrate.” I hate that we all go through but I like that I am not alone ❤ Here’s to better days full of reading many books for all of us!

@newlynova 12 дней назад

🫶 we do what we need to do to survive

@rosaliereadstoomuch9 12 дней назад

“heres some parallels! look at parallel this is” absolutely killed me. Put me down after that passage cause what 😭😭😭

@aestranha9290 12 дней назад

seriously the way you talked about your ups and downs, and also how reading is so competitive right now, it was almost healing to me, I've read 8 books this year, it's not a lot, but for me is such a big deal, you've become my safe space on this couple of months that I know you

@newlynova 10 дней назад

🫶 i am proud of you, it isn't easy to find time in life to slow down for things that you love - keep it up 💘

@chloev8132 10 дней назад

omg i'm on book five. i see u n i hear u lmao

@lucyb.2865 12 дней назад

Our thoughts on Powerless are IDENTICAL lol I feel so validated! I literally thought so many times "she really thought she did something with that line..." I do agree that it's ambitious and impressive for her age. And I will probably try book 2 since a) it will be trad pub, b) it has potential to grip me more based on the ending of book 1, and c) hopefully she's been honing her craft a bit!

@AHotLlama 11 дней назад

the more unhinged you get (less hinged?) the better the videos, 1 minute in I can tell this is a banger

@jonreads366 12 дней назад

I also went through a slump recently (also because of rough times). Hope you are doing better, be kind to yourself 🫶

@nk-62782 12 дней назад

lexi! what timing - I checked out like 10 books at my local library yesterday (hadn’t been in years) almost solely based on your recommendations! I already almost finished Hell Followed With Us (which as a trans person myself is SO intense but SO good) and I just wanna thank you for giving me fuel to seriously read again after so long

@newlynova 12 дней назад

yesss i am so glad you loved that one 💘 the author dropped another that got even better reviews that is on my priority tbr rn (and i think has another coming out this year??) i love him lol good luck with the rest!!!!

@emilymazz5787 12 дней назад

5 stars are scarce and sacred. One of the 3 I read this year was off of your suggestion (Seven Days in June…fire). Now I have a new possible one to add to my list! Great video Lexi!!

@user-cq3wo9rm8k 12 дней назад

I swear I was watching one of these videos and my mom walks in and she listens for a sec and she’s like “my gosh she talks so fast” and I was like YEAH that’s why I love her, she moves at the speed of my attention span😂

@fireworksforme2 12 дней назад

20:39 Hail Mary project, cerulean sea, AND under the whispering door?? the taste is immaculate

@moeshrooms385 12 дней назад

Just wanted to say that I really appreciate your brutal honesty when it comes to your mental health, not because you have to or anything, but just that it offers a sort of comfort seeing someone I look up to also struggle with this whole being a human thing

@nicoleedwards5708 12 дней назад

i literally love u so much lexi never stop making content

@charlottew1938 12 дней назад

Yes! Notes on an execution is one of my favourite books of all time, I’m so glad you read it! The prose is just so exquisite, almost every passage is like a gut punch in its own way.

@evahill7830 11 дней назад

I love the journeys you go on in your videos. I’m glad you’re back from the slump!

@Meghan-gq5vn 12 дней назад

notes on an execution added to the tbr... your recs are unmatched!!

@vivis.5432 7 дней назад

So proud of you for powering through ur slump bestie girl!!

@sativadivaxo 12 дней назад

i LOVE seeing your videos pop up on my homepage. you’re one of my favorite booktubers

@girIinredenthusiast 12 дней назад

i love watching your videos lexi!! i read tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow because you recommended it and it's now one of my favourite books, thank you so much 💗💗

@elsajeann 12 дней назад

glad you’re feeling better lexi, much love

@samh6804 12 дней назад

queen uploads exactly when needed

@ainokenttala 12 дней назад

i got so happy seeing a new video from you! loved it like always 🙌

@maliha3921 12 дней назад

Finally!! I’ve been waiting for a video from you 🥹!!! You’re so relatable and funny hahha . Whatever you’re going through, i hope and pray that you feel better. Love you 🤎

@reynajo669 12 дней назад

This was so goooood!! I love these kinds of videos. I now am looking forward to reading your five star rec, I simply cannot wait

@_eternaleclipse_ 12 дней назад

i was literally just thinking about you!!! im so happy when you post

@hotla7 10 дней назад

I just love the way you speak! Thanks for being so open and vulnerable for us. I have been there (in depression and reading slumps) and it’s not easy to pick yourself back up but you’re doing an amazing job.

@yohotek4540 12 дней назад

The premise of Notes on an execution looks sooo interesting! Definitely goes to my long long long tbr list; love your video(as always) ♥️

@christinaa8531 9 дней назад

I can’t explain how i just come back to your channel with so much enthusiasm to watch what new thing you have to say. I’m so glad you decided to make a yt channel, you feel like a bestie rant/talk every time

@user-ql8zt6tg8p 12 дней назад

Thank you for being so real. I'm still at the start of your video, but I've been having a similar experience and it feels good knowing I am not alone in this. I hope you found your way back into feeling joy with reading and that you are feeling better now.

@ChemicalPenguinn 12 дней назад

I have had back to back two star reads, so this video is very relevant to me

@MA3CY 12 дней назад

Lexi I just want to thank you so much for your content and for your openness about your feelings!! I love your content, and I'm really grateful you posted today :)

@konotton 11 дней назад

I've been going through a bit of a slump recently and hearing you talk about how you make it through yours made me feel more confident in myself in return, so I just wanted to say thanks! Also, your channel has rapidly become one of my favorites on the entire site; there's just something magical to me about how you talk about things that scratches my brain LMAO so thanks again for that :)

@randystein12395 11 дней назад

This is the most relatable content I've seen on the Internet this year. I've been having so much trouble reading because of my mental health too, and hearing that I'm not alone in that means so much. We're in it together. Thank you ❤

@Astilbethehobbit 12 дней назад

You’ve become my favorite booktuber ❤ Seeing you post makes my day lately

@alyssaweaver202 4 дня назад

Thank you for being a reader who talks about the life slumps that get you out of reading - not that you lost the luster for books, but life is just so in the way that your stress level cannot allow you to calm down enough to read a book. The amount of times I pick up a new book after not finishing the last one is astonishing, but I tell myself one day I'll get back to them and hope to find one that grips me from the beginning and reminds me that life doesn't have to be all about what we've accomplished, but instead what we've learned and felt and experienced.

@pati351 11 дней назад

This video came right at the perfect time. I struggled with that depression paralysis for weeks now, haven’t touched a book, didn’t do anything I liked, because nothing felt worth doing. Thank you for sharing those moments with us, it made me feel way less alone. ❤

@newlynova 10 дней назад

🫶 we do what we have to do to make it through the day

@ZombieMoon2 12 дней назад

I love your videos, they have something that other booktube hasn't hit for me. Not sure what it is but I know that I like watching every single one of your videos and I skip around with others. Also I got back into reading this year half because I stumbled on your channel! So thanks

@jmund175 12 дней назад

I related to so many things that were happening in your video. The slump. The consuming grief that takes you away from the person you want to be. The need to unplug but also reconnect. Appreciated your vulnerability in the trenches and I hope things continue to look up for you as you regain your willingness to read🤗

@PippenThePenguin 12 дней назад

I literally love you and your vibe so much. I've binged the absolute shit out of so many, and I'm STOKED that you did this!!

@AllyRenea46 11 дней назад

I’m genuinely glad I found you on TikTok. We all love & appreciate you & your reviews. Take your breaks when needed!❤

@nattybReads 12 дней назад

YES ANOTHER NEWLYNOVA VIDEO!!! My day has been made ☺️

@indiethebindi 12 дней назад

Girl, I've missed your videos so much! I hope you are feeling a bit better!

@madelinedupon 12 дней назад

You know its gonna be a good day when Lexi uploads Hoepfully this gets me a 5 star book sdded to my tbr 😭

@odeofpoets 12 дней назад

wishing a better week for you lexi! hope you're doing better, it's really a slow climb and I'm just convincing myself it'll get better day after day 🫶 this video was great too as always

@rebeccadiv 12 дней назад

Yet another of your videos that validates we have very similar reading tastes! I appreciate your vulnerability throughout and it is always wonderful to watch your videos in any and all forms that you show up in ❤

@cozy_the_cryptid 12 дней назад

omg new newlynova content?! we love to see it bestie 🥹🥹

@auroracarminati578 12 дней назад

I can’t tell you how excited I was to see a new post from you!!! 🥰🥰🙌🙌

@TabithaMoody-pw2rb 12 дней назад

Finally someone who agrees with me about powerless

@newlynova 12 дней назад

we are few but we are mighty

@kate.b97 12 дней назад

not me taking the "tell me every thought you have" to heart every single video. this may as well be my own personal live stream

@emiilyrose 9 дней назад

i loooove a lexi book vlog with little anecdotes about depression, finding what makes you happy/interested in the moment, taking care of yourself, and ending triumphantly with a stellar review of a good book. as someone in a reading slump/depression episode rn, i really needed this video!! excited to add notes on an execution to my TBR!!

@courtneyyy496 11 дней назад

you’re amazing 💗

@SolarRox21 12 дней назад

I love watching your videos & hearing your thoughts - you have such a talent for this! 😊

@LydiaTeeHee 11 дней назад

I really appreciate that you are not sugar coating life and how things honestly go. It’s so refreshing. Especially when I am in the same boat but what I read was Ali Hazlewood’s “The Love Hypothesis”. I genuinely love your personality along with your banter and wish you were my bff so we could discuss books we’ve both read together! When you first made your channel I was really happy to find it! Stay hydrated and get some sunlight! Cheers!

@viktoria7349 10 дней назад

Thanks for your videos, Lexi! I love the way you do reviews with mid-book updates and honest reactions. Have read some of the same books as you but your perspective is still always interesting and makes me re-think my own opinions. Really appreciate them ❤😊

@juliasam3065 11 дней назад

God, the beginning of this video is so real 😭. I've been in the same boat. Your motivation in the depths of depression is inspiring! You got this! It'll be okay in the end, and if it's not okay then it's not the end!!

@julkakoczowska4615 2 дня назад

It’s the second time I started one of your vids and then stopped to read a book you’re talking about 😃 so I truly empathize with the way you feel and the reading block, but most importantly just wanted to let you know that you have a positive influence on at least one person - you make me read 🙏😌❤️

@chrissyc1870 10 дней назад

thank you for the video. take care of yourself 💗

@LouandBoo 11 дней назад

notes on execution was one of my favourite books of last year. Absolutely loved it

@jalenroberts5509 12 дней назад

I hope you're doing better now! The video was great as always

@ashvander7864 12 дней назад

i've been a reading slump myself and yet have like 3 or 4 books around my desk i keep moving around and never opening up but this video not only made me feel less alone in that slump, but it's really helping motivate me to actually open up these books and try to read again!!

@arushigupta890 11 дней назад

I’m a new follower of ur channel and I love these long vids with ur narration!! (I need them during finals season they give me a sense of calm)

@615yeo 12 дней назад

lovedddd the intro!!

@kuromi_xo 12 дней назад

I am obcessed with ur channel! It's making me want to read new stuff more! I used to be very into the the book youtube and tumblr scene in 2014 but then kinda fell off so i'm glad to have found someone to keep me up to date with what the kids are reading nowadays

@johncenafanwatcher 10 дней назад

I really enjoyed the honesty of reading and falling out of reading and falling back into reading. It was refreshing and similar to my own journey ❤

@888999gogo 10 дней назад

I'd love to see more of this style of video!

@bobthetomato9545 12 дней назад

the spiral and climb out was deeply deeply relatable and made me genuinely feel better about the fact that that happens to me too, much more often than I'd like. thanks for not editing the hard shit out, genuinely

@haleygoins6308 5 дней назад

Really grateful to see someone who I consider A Reader acknowledge that sometimes there are weeks where you cannot read and they suck and are awful but also happen and it’s ok. Your intro pep talk will be something I come back to when life is hard because it was the perfect inspiring mix of this sucks! And let’s go! Thank you for sharing this vulnerability and I hope life eases soon