❤You have my full sympathy for the loss of your (our-but only virtual for me) Alice. Take all the time you need to grieve. Thank you so much for your past and future books with Alice. Take the greatest care. 💔📚
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
Thank you so much 🤍
@GemofBooks
Ай бұрын
Well done Jack. I know exactly what you mean - I see Alice’s influence everywhere. I think Rudi may have eaten my crochet Rudi 😬 I think Alice would forgive him though. We will get there with where we go next re. FOMO and Abercrombie. I feel like putting out videos this week is a big step for both of us. Love you in lots 🧡
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
Alice would definitely forgive Rudi 😂 This has indeed been a big step for us both - glad we are making it and have each other still. Love you lots too 🤍🤍🤍
@zachreads
Ай бұрын
If Alice got 1% of the joy I get from Rudi mayhem she would certainly forgive him.
@GemofBooks
Ай бұрын
@@zachreads 🧡🧡🧡
@lindysmagpiereads
Ай бұрын
❤️🩹 Jack, it is good to see your face again. Thanks for this heartfelt tribute to Alice. Thank you also for talking about the impact that our friends have on our lives. I’m sending you big hugs.
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
Thank you so much Lindy 🤍
@RovingReader
Ай бұрын
I 100% understand the depth of friendships that can be developed on BookTube. I'm so so so sorry for your loss and for the loss in our community. She was such a wonderful person.
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
I never realised just how important and real the friendships on here would be when I started. Grateful for each and every one of them. Thank you for your kind words 🤍
@saintdonoghue
Ай бұрын
This was the most touching video I've seen all week. Thank you so much.
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
It was not easy to make but I’m glad that I did it. Thank you for your kind words, Steve.
@bookum
Ай бұрын
So sorry to hear about Alice! Thank you for sharing about her and her books!
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
Thank you 🤍
@novelideea
Ай бұрын
I love how you, & Gemma & Charlie have shared Alice with us the past few weeks. I feel gathered into the chosen family through your memories and the deposits she made in all of you. ❣
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
Thank you so much Deea - I am so thankful for her friendship and how she inspired my reading. Grateful to still have so much to enjoy from her 🤍
@peggykeith4391
Ай бұрын
❤
@BellesBooksbyCarly
Ай бұрын
Lovely video Jack, great to hear about your wonderful friendship with Alice. Sending lots of love xx
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
Thank you so much. I feel so very grateful to have had such a wonderful friend 🤍
@hopesprings7812
Ай бұрын
I loved Alice and her channel, she did leave a fantastic legacy. So sorry you've lost a friend 💔
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
She was a wonderful person. Thank you so much 🤍
@janeduffield4801
Ай бұрын
Thank you Jack for this lovely video and your heartfelt comments. So many books and so many memories. Alice loved so many authors and so many different genres,you showed this infinite variety so well - she just loved books full stop! Please do try and carry on with your reading plans. Unsheltered got me into reading BK so I hope FOMO will continue with that. And The Lacuna is brilliant too. You absolutely must finish Susan Cooper! That would be Alice's greatest wish for everyone. Thank you so much for this tribute and extending your friendship to me. 💔
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
@@janeduffield4801 thank you, Jane. I am so glad that I have these books because of Alice as they make me feel connected to her. I intend to read them all, as well as several Alice-inspired books on my Kindle that I didn’t mention here - Demon Copperhead and Cloud Cuckoo Land to name but a few. She inspired so much wonderful reading and enriched my life immeasurably, for which I’m hugely grateful. Sending you lots of love 🤍🤍🤍
@Heatherskl
Ай бұрын
Lovely video ❤
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
Thank you 🤍
@ameliabarlowbooks
Ай бұрын
hello buddy ♥️ great to see you. this was a beautiful tribute to Alice and I’m very happy you’re back xxxxxx
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
Hi Amelia - thank you so much. I’m glad to be back 🤍
@novellenovels
Ай бұрын
This is absolutely perfect 💜💜 She would love this and want you to carry on reading. She was an amazing and I feel a big hole in our lives. Love you loads ❤❤❤
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
Thank you, Em - love you lots too 🤍🤍🤍
@Lynn_Ann_Jackson
Ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing the friend you will carry in your heart, forever. I will miss her videos… her kindness, and the lovely lilt of her voice. Her inspiration will carry on through the years to come and through you and all her Book Tube friends; I am so sorry for your loss.💔❤️
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
She was a very special person. Thank you so much for your kind words 🤍
@star2405
Ай бұрын
❤
@clarepotter7584
Ай бұрын
I loved Alice's channel and will miss her take on books. Very sorry that you've lost a friend.
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
Thank you 🤍
@theresas709
Ай бұрын
❤❤
@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711
Ай бұрын
This video is so full of warmth and love which is perfect for remembering Alice and her influence. I hope reading can go back to being a haven and a joy for you. Taking stock is natural. You are often in my thoughts Jack.
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
Thank you so much, Ros. Reading has been difficult because it highlighted her absence, but it’s the books and Booktube which connected us and will continue to do so. This is why I’m grateful to get back to reading and the community.
@rachelwoodisse
Ай бұрын
Lovely video ❤ miss her channel too…… I have a tabby too ❤
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
She is sorely missed. I am biased but tabbies are the best! 🤍
@BookishAdventuresInWellbeing
Ай бұрын
Sending loads of love ♥️
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
@@BookishAdventuresInWellbeing thank you 🤍🤍🤍
@bjminton2698
Ай бұрын
I'm so proud to have been touched by Alice's love of reading! Thank you for the beautiful tribute! ❤
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
@@bjminton2698 thank you so much. It is wonderful to know how much Alice inspired and connected with people 🤍
@katiemcneece9291
Ай бұрын
Alice had great taste. Thanks for sharing your memories and thoughts of her. So sorry for your loss and thinking of all of you who loved her so well.
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
@@katiemcneece9291 thank you so much - she certainly did have wonderful taste and I’m so grateful to have these books because of her 🤍🤍🤍
@lizh9497
Ай бұрын
A lovely tribute to Alice and reflection of your friendship. Sending my condolences ❤
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
@@lizh9497 thank you so much 🤍🤍🤍
@joy_ofbooks
Ай бұрын
Such a beautiful tribute to Alice and the books that connected you. ❤
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
Thank you 🤍
@michaelmccarty
Ай бұрын
Jolene's quote is so true -- thank you for sharing!
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
@@michaelmccarty I’ve found that a beautiful thought to hold on to 🤍
@Cobaltdragon
Ай бұрын
Lovely to see you back. John Wyndham is an amazing author- loved The Midwich Cuckoos, Day of the Triffids, Chocky and The Chrysalids. Glad you are taking care of yourself and taking it slowly. Lovely tribute 💕
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
@@Cobaltdragon thank you so much, Elaine. I am still looking forward to our chat at some point. I will let you know when I’m ready for it 🤍
@Cobaltdragon
Ай бұрын
@@spreadbookjoy no rush, lots on your plate. I look forward to chatting when you are ready 😎💕
@RovingRedhead
Ай бұрын
Well said Jaq 😊
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
Thank you Julie 🤍
@readingoffmyshelf2088
Ай бұрын
❤ thank you, Jack, for some of your lovely memories of Alice and for talking about books you shared.
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
Thank you, Angela - she was such a wonderful friend 🤍
@booksimnotreading
Ай бұрын
Jack, this was a brave and beautiful video! It makes me feel like I know Alice a little better. Please be kind to yourself and extend yourself some grace. 💛
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
@@booksimnotreading I was really not sure I could make a video about Alice, but I’m glad I did. Thank you, Kelly, for your thoughtful, kind words.🤍
@awebofstories
Ай бұрын
Alice was such a wonderful person. I'm so sorry for your loss.
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
Thank you so much 🤍
@WandaWonderer
Ай бұрын
We should all be so lucky to have a wonderful friendship such as you have! Beautiful memories and anecdotes about Alice! I hope Gemma and you keep bringing great content
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
Thank you so much. It was such a special friendship and I feel fortunate to have had it. Gemma and I will do our best 🤍
@melissahouse1296
Ай бұрын
Beautiful Jack. Grieving myself at the mo (family) so i know it's not all smiles but there is a lot of joy here which i think is very apt & i can't help but think Alice would approve 🤝❤🩹💖🌻🌤
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
@@melissahouse1296 I’m so sorry to hear that Melissa and sending lots of love. Alice was the kindest of souls and would definitely want us to remember the joy, so I’m really trying to do that every day, though at the moment it’s a strange mixture of joy laced with sorrow. Take care of yourself 🤍🤍🤍
@melissahouse1296
Ай бұрын
@@spreadbookjoy You too ❤
@jf8559
Ай бұрын
❤️ Such a good video. Beautifully said and lovely memories and thoughts.
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
@@jf8559 thank you so much 🤍
@BookwormAdventureGirl
Ай бұрын
Loved this video. A wonderful way to remember Alice. I am hoping to read Demon Copperhead myself. Let me know if you are up for a buddy read. Perhaps we can do it as a way of remembering Alice, together. Sending you lots of love, friend. 😊💙
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
@@BookwormAdventureGirl a buddy read sounds great. I think she would have loved that - she was such a champion for that book! 🤍🤍🤍
@CharlieBrookReads
Ай бұрын
Wonderful video Jack❤
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
@@CharlieBrookReads thanks, Charlie 🤍🤍🤍
@CarolAttrux
Ай бұрын
This was such a lovely video! You and Alice were so connected! Thank you for sharing that connection with us. ❤️
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
Thank you so much - she was such a wonderful friend
@Shellyish
Ай бұрын
Wonderful wonderful video, Jack. ❤
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
@@Shellyish thank you, Shelly 🤍🤍🤍
@deborahwager5883
Ай бұрын
Thank you for this! ❤
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
@@deborahwager5883 🤍🤍🤍
@ritacarmo4721
Ай бұрын
💔🖤 a big hug
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
Thank you 🤍
@insearchofwonder
Ай бұрын
❤ Thank you so much for sharing. ♥️
@betinaceciliafeld9854
Ай бұрын
I still have no words so here's my emoji ❤ Alice was so warm and smart and sweet. I never knew her in person but I watched her videos almost from the start. I'm so sad for her mom and for her husband and friends.
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
Thank you 🤍
@GeraldineRowe
Ай бұрын
Sadly I hadn't heard of Alice's channel until after her death, but so many booktubers have had such lovely things to say about her she must have been a genuinely lovely person ❤
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
She really was. I hope you are enjoying her videos 🤍
@Michele-n2h
Ай бұрын
❤❤❤
@MarilynMayaMendoza
Ай бұрын
Hello Jack, my dear friend. Alice introduced me to many books I never would have heard of. We both loved Agatha Christie, but she also pointed me to a book from the woman prize called “careless“ by Kristi Capes and “how not to get murdered in acquaint English village“. It was also a book about books that she said was her favorite book and I bought it. I’m sending you a lot of wonderful healing vibes. Friendships on this community are strong and everlasting. Aloha friend.
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
@@MarilynMayaMendoza dear Marilyn, thank you. I also read Careless because of Alice and it was such a wonderful book. The connections we make on here are so important and I am looking forward to reconnecting with everyone after this absence 🤍🤍🤍
@kellyoconnor1035
Ай бұрын
❤ Hi Jack , I thank you for sharing parts of your friendship with Alice. This was such a warm video. Jack, I am so glad to see you here. Be gentle with yourself. You and Gemma take the time you need with the FOMO Book Club . You both will know what is right. I am sending lots of love to you. XX P.S. I do think the Buffy Comic was a gift from Alice. ❤
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
@@kellyoconnor1035 thank you so much, Kelly. I imagine I will always think of that book as the last one from Alice 🤍
@kellyoconnor1035
Ай бұрын
@@spreadbookjoy ❤️
@zachreads
Ай бұрын
I'm doing BookTuber appreciation month in August called Alice August I was going to start Strangers on a Train the day we got the news and will probably still read it regardless of what ultimatly ends up happening with fomo. One of my last books I finished before getting the news was Sundial by Shirley Jackson which was a June buddy read with Alice, I thought it was rubbish but was excited to hear Alice's thoughts. A few books I have selected to read in her honor are Cloud Cukoo Land, Case Histories, Agatha Christy, and Jack Reacher; but not sure when that won't be rio painful to start.
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
What a wonderful tribute, Zach, to our lovely friend. I also have yet to pick up Strangers on a Train - it was all too painful at the time. But I will get to it. I will get to all of these books and more because of her. Thinking of reading these books connected with Alice just highlighted her absence in the beginning, so it hurt to think we would read something she didn’t get to. But am starting to see it differently. I know Alice would never want us to not read something because of her - that would be the exact opposite of everything she stood for! Cloud Cuckoo Land and Demon Copperhead are on my kindle as well because of Alice. She leaves us a wonderful legacy of books, for which I am immensely grateful.
@glendaw5221
Ай бұрын
💜 Hi Jack. I am over here in the US wanting to give all of Alice’s closest friends a huge hug. I agree with Jolene that Alice leaves quite a legacy to her subscribers like me, her close friends and of course her family. I think ofher buddy readers, her PlodAlong gang, her FOMO book club, and fellow Christie fans. She was always so thoughtful in her replies to my comments. I will miss her terribly and hope that you, Gemma and Charlie (and others) can, with time, get back into the booktube groove, whatever that will look like. Please post short videos to let us know how you are doing. We care. I’ve cried with some and laughed with others of you. Take care. ❤
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
@@glendaw5221 thank you so much Glenda. What has been wonderful is seeing just how many people Alice connected with - she was always so genuine and thoughtful in her responses to others. A beautiful legacy 🤍
@katsnoveladventures1863
29 күн бұрын
I'm so happy to see you, Jack! 🥰 Alice was a lovely person, and it is heartwarming to hear you sharing how special she is to you because she will always be with you. You have been blessed with making wonderful memories with Alice, and those memories are now treasures. While I hope that you and Gemma will continue with FOMO, I understand if you choose not to because Alice will be sadly missed. I am still planning to read the last two books for this year as a way to remember Alice. I'm grateful Alice's channel is still available because there are so many videos I still need to watch. I found this quote comforting after my best friend died in November. "The risk of love is loss, and the price of loss is grief. But the pain of grief is only a shadow when compared with the pain of never risking love." ~ Hilary Stanton Zunin Hugs and much love to you, Jack. ❤
@spreadbookjoy
18 күн бұрын
Dear Kat, thank you so much for this lovely message and I’m so sorry I didn’t respond sooner! Not sure how I missed this. Thank you for your kind words and thoughts about Alice. It is much appreciated. Gemma and I talked this week and we have decided we are going to carry on, as this was a project we all loved so much and we are sure Alice would want it to carry on as well. The first few lives will be difficult without her, but we will get there. She gifted us both the Kingsolver, so it would be terrible if we didn’t get to it and talk about it. Will announce live date soon but probably beginning of September 🤍🤍🤍
@katsnoveladventures1863
18 күн бұрын
@@spreadbookjoy No need to be sorry, Jack. 😊 Ever! 💜 You’ve had a lot going on. I’m delighted that you and Gemma are continuing with FOMO. 🥰 I’m sure Alice will be pleased, especially since she gifted you Unsheltered, and she would want ya’ll to carry on discussing good books. I ordered the last two books today. 📚 I’ll keep my eyes open for ya’ll’s announcement.
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