AHHH thank you for including me in this!! 😭my heart. The Guide's cover is so so so good, but I absolutely agree it is RIDICULOUS and there's just..........so much fishing hahaha
@BooksandLala
Жыл бұрын
I just found out it's actually a loose sequel/spinoff to another of his books! Have you also read The River?? I might actually go back for his fishing origin story 🤭
@NoelleGallagher
Жыл бұрын
@@BooksandLala I haven't read The River but I just read the synopsis and honestly....👀 i might have to join you in giving that one a try because i have been dying for more adventurous books these days!
@holl33ta
Жыл бұрын
The River is miles better than The Guide. Gorgeous writing and the plot is actually grounded in reality. I am a big outdoors peeson and i have yet to find any contemporary writer that immerses the reader in nature the way Peter Heller does in The River. It's a great book if you want an escape from suburban/urban life and want to know what it feels like to paddle down a river. It's not without its issues but overall i do think it is worth the reading experience if you're looking for a beautifully written adventure thriller that may just entice you to take up canoeing.
@cecilygriffis6508
Жыл бұрын
My two faves plotting 👁️👄👁️ I'm in love 😍
@Apathist1408
Жыл бұрын
How annoying is it to share a name with one of the twins from Oasis
@thisstoryaintover
Жыл бұрын
When I tell you I was STRESSED at the start of this video !!! *Spoilers* I'm so glad you loved KAIKEYI ❤️❤️ Always happy to see another person pick it up 🥰 I was also wrecked by that death scene 😭
@jennifermorrison580
Жыл бұрын
Laughing about people not reading books they are recommending. I am more frustrated by the booktubers I follow who rarely review books! 10 videos of unboxing and hails for every 1 review video!! Hope you enjoy these recs.
@Thecatladybooknook_PennyD
Жыл бұрын
All the booktubers I follow have said review videos don't do well.... and hauls/tbrs do the best. So....
@katka101
Жыл бұрын
I literally unsubscribed from so many channels who do book hauls all the time but never seem to read any of it. It's basically another way to drive consumerism and encourage others to spend. This is why I like discovering smaller channels (and I really appreciate Kayla featuring those in her videos) because they seem more about the reading and less about collecting.
@jennifermorrison580
Жыл бұрын
@@katka101 agreed. I just found Kayla's channel, I am from Toronto and this is by far the best channel I have found!
@GothicBookLover
Жыл бұрын
I've heard reading vlogs and hauls get the most views. Also, multiple quick book reviews in a video get views. Booktok changed how peeps watch booktube
@Thecatladybooknook_PennyD
Жыл бұрын
Some fantasy booktubers I follow do reviews occasionally because over time they get a decent amount of views.... it's all based on what you I guess.
@gabbyreads
Жыл бұрын
Ahhh I love the concept of this vlog so much and I’m so honored to be included in this 😍 I’m so glad you enjoyed We Need to do Something, that book is wild! I’m also so excited to see you read more Christina Lauren in the future, Unhoneymooners and Josh and Hazels Guide are two of my top favorite romances 😍
@weirdchick987
Жыл бұрын
“Is that a SPOON?!” Had me 😂😂. Boys are so chaotic but fun
@bookslikewhoa
Жыл бұрын
Oh noooo, not sure this is the one I would have recommended for you! 🙈 But then again, romances are one of the hardest genres to recommend well, I think, because everyone has their own idiosyncratic tastes & experiences flavoring their preferences. But if nothing else, glad you got to try a new Canadian author and thanks for trying my recommendation!! 💚
@emilywild21
Жыл бұрын
Please do a video with recommendations for books with ambiguous endings or unsatisfactory/extremely unexpected endings. I would love to get some good recs!
@ChemicalPenguinn
Жыл бұрын
Can we all agree that Kayla makes the best bookish content?! ❤
@Chessie
Жыл бұрын
Ok but that green top is everything.
@ashleyslittlelibrary
Жыл бұрын
Oh my god I think you found the one time ever I’ve recommended a book I didn’t read bc it was such a tough video to pair books💀 glad you enjoyed the book it lead you to though 😂
@BooksandLala
Жыл бұрын
It was a pretty iconic collection of pairings you pulled together; if not for time constraints I would have included my reaction to the entire video cause I was quite impressed by it all!
@ashleyslittlelibrary
Жыл бұрын
@@BooksandLala 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻
@BRhymesss
Жыл бұрын
I love an hour of Kayla content on a Tuesday
@kanchanmotwani4305
Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you loved Circe and Kaikeyi. They are two of my all time faves. I would also recommend checking out The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec if you are ever looking for something similar to Circe and Kaikeyi. Great video.
@kyrasaturn
Жыл бұрын
Giving princess vibes with the top and the hair!!!! Love the thumbnail
@expertbooksmuggler
Жыл бұрын
Well this is exciting omg!!! Thank you for including me and I hope you enjoy the book!
@GabrielTheMagolorMain
Жыл бұрын
Love your channel! You read so many books I’m interested in.
@expertbooksmuggler
Жыл бұрын
@@GabrielTheMagolorMain Ahhhhh! Thank you!
@zobookish
Жыл бұрын
I also love isolated, insular stories more than anything else! If you could do a recommendation of any books with that trope, I would totally love that.
@casieblevins7253
Жыл бұрын
In a Holidaze is my favorite Christina Lauren. It's also my favorite romance, my favorite time travelling book, and my favorite holiday book so it clearly hits the mark in lots of categories. I highly recommend it! (Also, I'd love to see your perspective on holiday themed books--horror, romance, thriller.)
@LifeasMonae
Жыл бұрын
Recommending the soulmate equation for lovers of The One is so big brained! But also it makes so much sense.
@sassycatz4470
Жыл бұрын
Since you asked for more Christina Lauren recommendations, I would suggest Josh & Hazel's Guide to Not Dating. It's fun, very good, and not too serious. I say that because so many booktubers, who I admire but who don't primarily read romance, view the romance genre as a "palate cleanser" as fluff, before they get back to the stuff they really like to read that is much more substantive, and they get indignant when a romance becomes serious or tries to handle serious topics because that's not what they came to romance for.... I'm not saying that's you, but it is some people I follow. (I tend to ignore romance book comments from them because *I know*. I'm in my 60s and have been reading the genre since the 1970s and know it much more than they do.... ) Anyway, this is a bugaboo of mine and I'm beginning to think I should start my own romance channel by someone who isn't in their 20s/30s - someone whose had a long, long view of the genre - from Woodiwiss to Tessa Dare or whoever the latest darling is now - the highs and lows, etc. If I only I wasn't lazy, low tech, and not camera ready.
@ileanamartinez3623
Жыл бұрын
you could do a blog if you don’t wanna be on camera! i’m sure you’re camera ready anyways and you should 100% start a channel if that’s what you want ❤
@katka101
Жыл бұрын
We definitely need more 'older' readers on here!
@sassycatz4470
Жыл бұрын
@@ileanamartinez3623 I actually don't know that I *do* want it. I just feel an absence there and almost wish others would jump in! ;-) A blog is a possibility. Perhaps once I'm retired.
@sassycatz4470
Жыл бұрын
@@katka101 I think we need more older creators.
@paularodriguez726
Жыл бұрын
In the mean time, I would love some book recs from you :)
@genregarden
Жыл бұрын
This is the prettiest thumbnail I have EVER seen.
@BooksandLala
Жыл бұрын
Ahhhhh stopppppppp 🥹💚
@Cinia18
Жыл бұрын
I love when Kayla does these! Grabbing a snack and hopping into bed to watch this 😊
@KAT-gy7xk
Жыл бұрын
For Christina Lauren I would totally recommend Something Wilder. For some reason that is just my FAVORITE book by them and I've read quite a few. I can't wait for their next book though. The Unhoneymooners is really good too, I loved those characters.
@sarahpowell6617
Жыл бұрын
Literally said "Oh thank God" aloud when I saw you had posted a video today 😂
@BookedandBusy
Жыл бұрын
The wait is over!!!
@BooksandLala
Жыл бұрын
Had to export 3x but we made it through 💀
@BookedandBusy
Жыл бұрын
So happy you left with a new five star!
@briereads3214
Жыл бұрын
Kayla, it’s like you know when I need a good video. Liking and commenting before I even watch bc I love and trust your content so much.
@KristinKravesBooks
Жыл бұрын
I finally read Kennedy Ryan this year and she became an instant favourite! I know you don't love stories about celebrities, but I think Reel is worth trying!
@jessicaann6140
Жыл бұрын
Hello besties!
@katecollins2471
Жыл бұрын
and enemies!
@cecilygriffis6508
Жыл бұрын
Please read alone with you in the ether by Olivie Blake. I would love to hear what you think of it. It's a romance novella and it deals with mental health. The formatting is interesting and the narrative voice changes throughout. It's one of my new favorites and I would love to hear your opinion now that you're reading more romance 💕💕💕
@KatieColson
Жыл бұрын
Omg NOOO! At first, I thought All of Us Villains was compatible to Vicious. Then I got a clue and realized FALSE. Vicious is top tier and All of Us Villains is 2 star territory
@nenerson1195
Жыл бұрын
This was so much fun! 🥰 I'd love to see this but with more fantasy/sci fi instead of the horror/romance picks, since it seems the most successful book was the one fantasy.
@rachelsanders3537
Жыл бұрын
The Honey Don't List is one of the most underrated Christina Lauren IMO! I've read most of their books and it's been my favorite
@rileyk98
Жыл бұрын
love getting these notifications. having a bad day and this made it better ❤
@britanydagen1942
Жыл бұрын
I hope it gets better bud ❤
@briereads3214
Жыл бұрын
I hope tomorrow is a better day for you.
@Financiallyfreeauthor
Жыл бұрын
It's always dangerous to read a book where the characters have the same job as you! :)
@GraceDionneReads
Жыл бұрын
I haven’t read A God in the Shed so I couldn’t say how similar it really is, but with the way you’re describing the overall vibes, I’m wondering if you’ve read The Ocean at the End of the Lane? It’s one of my personal faves and it seems to check a bunch of the same boxes 💜
@BooksandLala
Жыл бұрын
I also gave that one 3 stars! Solid comp there haha
@cheshiretrick
Жыл бұрын
considering so many of the books I read are recommendations from your channel, its so weird to watch a video of yours where I've already read two of the books but it almost makes me feel more successful in my reading!
@c-hwilliams156
Жыл бұрын
Halfway through the video (I watch these longer videos over a few days here and there) If you like books where the protagonist is passionate about a hobby, then I'd recommend "Carrie Soto is back" by Taylor Jenkins Reid - ideally the audiobook, as it's a full cast, and is just brilliant. I don't care even a little bit about tennis, but I find TJR's storytelling so compelling!!!
@Linda-ju5df
Жыл бұрын
Please pick up The Dog Stars by Peter Heller! That is his best and most famous "non-urgent apocalyptic" book. I'm a fan of all his books but -- even though I totally get why Noelle picked it -- The Guide really isn't a good place to start with his backlist. (For starters, its actually a sequel... 😬)
@heiditheowl2277
Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you did this video again, it was one of the first videos I ever watched from you and was immediately so into your content. Yay for loving Kaikeyi! It was one of my favorite books of last year, Jananie has the best recommendations!
@teddytodorova
Жыл бұрын
07:09 oh, yes, when I read The Paris Appartment it really gave me the vibe of Lock Every Door
@hyewoniz
Жыл бұрын
the original video was the first video i ever watched from you, so this is making me incredibly happy omg ❤️
@paperbacksgalore
Жыл бұрын
omg I love that we had the same ratings for the two books in this video I’ve read (Kaikeyi and Soulmate Equation)
@marlier2403
Жыл бұрын
I like the Soulmate Equation but I LOVED “Love and other words “ by Christina Lauren. I’m super intrigued by The Guide! I love Horror/sci fi crossover
@JessicaLynn10
Жыл бұрын
My favorite Christina Lauren book is and has always stayed Josh and Hazel's guide to not dating and another that is really good is Roomies.
@HerMakeupIsRad
Жыл бұрын
This velvet top is everything ❤
@christinacampbellbooks
Жыл бұрын
Really love the concept of this video. I'm going to have to keep my eye out for The Guide. I love post apocalyptic books ☺
@daryanreads
Жыл бұрын
28:24 i thought you said "taking in the fish, showing them a good time" and honestly i wanna read that book
@caprisbookisland
Жыл бұрын
Have I read Seven days in June yet … still no 🌚 but I got a you to take my suggestion so I win 😂 (thank you for including me in the video and the thumbnail in a video I look really cute in 😌)
@nolita505
Жыл бұрын
I recommend reading Roomies by Christina Lauren. It’s a marriage of convenience, forced proximity, one bed romance, plus an Irish musician (☘️🥰). I’ve really only read this book of theirs but love the tropes. The ending wraps up briskly, so it’s not perfection but I would recommend it to anyone interested in reading Christina Lauren.
@hannahmarie08
Жыл бұрын
ooh i've been looking forward to this one! also, your hairstyle when wrapping up shipped is GORGEOUS
@catchats
Жыл бұрын
i loved We Need to Do Something but the movie is so bad 😭 Josh & Hazel's Guide to Not Dating is my fave from Christina Lauren!!
@expertbooksmuggler
Жыл бұрын
I haven't read the book yet and tried to watch the movie- I noped out so fast!
@the_eerie_faerie_tales
Жыл бұрын
"That tire haul made me tired" 🤭
@BooksandLala
Жыл бұрын
I'm hilarious
@elizalovestoread
Жыл бұрын
AHHHH BEST NOTIFICATION 📣🫶 i hope you’re getting some good spring-y weather where you are!
@BoldBookNerd
Жыл бұрын
I loved Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren. Although, it is not a light and fluffy read. Its topics are definitely heavy.
@astoldbymaddie
Жыл бұрын
Haven't even watched the full video yet, but your top!! So freaking cute, love it!
@astoldbymaddie
Жыл бұрын
I loved we need to do something and your comparison of it being a combo of Iain reid and Eric LaRocca is SO spot on!
@tarinacj03
Жыл бұрын
Still catching up and FUCK you're finally gonna read The Book of the Unnamed Midwife! I'm so excited. 2023 Kayla is giving me everything it seems
@swoonscapades
Жыл бұрын
YES TO BEFORE I LET GO! in general I've been wanting you to read Kennedy Ryan (i cant remember if i ever actually commented it to you though.) Her romances are so layered and complex and well written and over all REALLY good rep of how good romance can be. If I were recommending romance to newbies, I'd say Kennedy Ryan. But the thing is she likes to include heavy themes so it's a double edged sword in that's its a good rec for newbies to the genre but also not really? 😅 anyways yes pls read any Kennedy Ryan
@Truthnofeelins
Жыл бұрын
I absolutely loved this book. I think it represented real life issues and feelings so much more than “just Si and Yas lusting for one another”. Those intense feelings were still there, because their love was always strong and intense. But at that period in time, the grief was stronger. I can totally see myself wanting my husband back, after I came out of such a dark place.
@Thecatladybooknook_PennyD
Жыл бұрын
My fav Christina Lauren: Love and Other Words (2nd chance romance)
@Secret413
Жыл бұрын
A good slow burn romance is Terms and Conditions by Lauren Asher. It's book 2 of the Dreamland Billionaires series. The first book Fine Print was good too but number 2 is a favorite. I'm reading #3 Final Offer now. I think this series so far is pretty good.
@dee7589
Жыл бұрын
I read The River by Peter Heller (and liked it). I think The Guide carries on with Jack's life after the events that happened in The River. It's weird that it isn't mentioned in the blurb...
@krisprepolec5616
Жыл бұрын
I loved The River by Peter Heller (so Canadian), but I have not read The Guide yet, which is the follow-up.
@alexlemaire8513
Жыл бұрын
your hair looks so good in this video! love the hairstyles
@pettyella6607
Жыл бұрын
kayla, this thumbnail is just so ridiculously cute. i absolutely love it
@nathanielluscombe5277
Жыл бұрын
My life is so all over the place that it takes me three sittings to watch one of your videos 😅
@_bookber
Жыл бұрын
amazing to see you enjoy we need to do something, it was my fave book of last year 🤩 i totally agree with all the books you compared it to, i’ve read and enjoyed them all so now i need more like it!!
@kelley.s
Жыл бұрын
I've been interested in Kaykeyi, glad to hear you loved it! I think I've only seen high ratings.
@TheNovelSanctuary
Жыл бұрын
The commitment! Always impresses me
@melboom2994
Жыл бұрын
I always love these kind of videos from you! And it's always love that you use videos from youtubers that are still really small. For me it's a great way to get more booktubers on my page :)
@kelliehall6582
Жыл бұрын
Enjoying your romance reading! I'd love to see you read a Jasmine Guillory sometime (don't think I've seen you read one before). Though it's not one of her more popular ones, I think you might enjoy By the Book. It's enemies to lovers, forced proximity and it's based on Beauty and the Beast. Has a very nice setting in Santa Barbara. However, no steam, unlike Jasmine Guillory's other books. Her books with steam have great, non-cringey steam. As with all of Jasmine Guillory, it's very relaxed and doesn't have a ton of plot. Always very body positive but with very little discussion of the bodies. Highly recommend the audio books as I think of her audio books have the same narrator and she is a very relaxing narrator.
@drunkonpowerade
Жыл бұрын
I love the thumbnail!!
@desireemclaughlin1455
Жыл бұрын
So happy you finally got around to Christina Lauren and enjoyed them! As far as their other books, I would say absolutely yes to The Unhoneymooners (probably my favorite of theirs) I also enjoyed Love and Other Words when I read it, but I remember it dealing with some heavy topics. I’m in the minority with Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating. I truly despise Hazel. She is overly quirky just for the sake of being quirky. And don’t worry, if you didn’t know she was quirky, she lets you know multiple times on every single page just how quirky she is. But again, most people seem to love it, so what do I know? 😅
@megwithbooks
Жыл бұрын
yessssss!! i love these vlogs so much, so happy to see another one!
@susanbrown8476
Жыл бұрын
I think these two Peter Heller are better than the one you read - The Dog Stars and The River. The first one is dystopian and the second is a thriller. Lots of nature in both!
@teresavarvel7137
Жыл бұрын
That's crazy that I'm currently reading a book because of that same Caprisbookisland video!
@rainydayreader5126
Жыл бұрын
The shirt you’re wearing in the thumbnail is so unlike your usual colors that i’m going to say you’re definitely doing a color palette clothing thing
@JustReadingwithJazzy
Жыл бұрын
The Easter and reading a Horror book about a god☠️🤣 lol! You said “Yikes…🫠” 🤣
@TangibleReads
Жыл бұрын
Okay need to check out Before I let Go.
@athenasbibliotheca8099
Жыл бұрын
I really enjoy this type of video. The first time I heard about Soulmate Equation I thought of The One. I've been wanting to read Before I Let Go, but I also don't want to be depressed.😅 I will be here waiting for another one of these type of videos in three years. 😂
@jorichner6678
Жыл бұрын
what I liked about all of us are villains is how each family dealt with the contest like the ones who drink and forget it. the ones who pretend their heroes, etc. I thought that was interesting. dynamic
@eliotopian
Жыл бұрын
omg! soulmate equation friend book coming out?! YES! she was hilarious! everyone in a group read for it also pointed out what good rep it was for single moms n family support.
@samantharose1001
Жыл бұрын
maybe it’s not the point if it’s romance, but it’d be nice for stories with the soulmate trope to account for aro & aroace perspectives in their world building. Maybe some of them do idk, but that’d be nice! 💛
@ababaigalit
Жыл бұрын
If you liked Kennedy Ryan’s writing Ithik you will enjoy All King’s Men trilogy. Yes, there is romance & some steamy parts, but there are subjects like Indigenous girls going missing, parts of Indigenous land getting transpassing for big companies, politics, and environmental issues.
@MoJordanReads
Жыл бұрын
Hmm. I loved The Unhoneymooners and hated The Hating Game... not sure if I want to read Shipped 😂😂 FYI - there is going to be a companion novel to The Unhoneymooners - The Honeymoon Crashers coming out in August!
@roseakitohavok
Жыл бұрын
For me, God in the Shed was a 3.5 star book but the story & cosmic horror elements would be 5 stars in an adaptation if that makes sense? I would love it so much more as a limited series Kaikeyi was 5+ stars for me, it was one of my favourites in 2022!!
@valkyrie794
Жыл бұрын
Kayla you are soo stunning! I literally was just thinking about it when I was looking back through your Thumbnails!
@briereads3214
Жыл бұрын
Christina Lauren books are autobuys even though I don’t always enjoy them. I adored Love & Other Words even though I don’t think I would recommend it to you.
@keycaru
Жыл бұрын
I loved Corinne by Rebecca Morrow, and a big reason was because the main character was fat but that’s not WHO she was. Being fat didn’t dictate the plot, her job, how she was treated. It was just a fact. No idea at all if this would be a book you’d like, it’s about evangelism and being outcast. But I wanted to mention it because of the fat rep!
@AliDoisRead
Жыл бұрын
I’ll only be popping balloons by spoon now ✅
@BooksandLala
Жыл бұрын
I don't even know where he *got* a spoon so swiftly. 😳 Like he was really prepared..
@AliDoisRead
Жыл бұрын
😂
@mlibbym
Жыл бұрын
My fav Christina Lauren so far is Josh and Hazels Guide to Not Dating
@greeneyedbookworm870
Жыл бұрын
Your hair is so pretty ❤
@Kelsey_Layne
Жыл бұрын
Not me and Kayla having the same dress 👏👏👏
@fmarginalia
Жыл бұрын
“With a spooon?!” Actual lol
@GroundingSage
Жыл бұрын
I love this reading vlog idea, so fun! I might have to do it myself haha thanks for the wonderful video
@CraftingVicky
Жыл бұрын
Just watched your video! Love this so much and new subscriber. And now following you on goodreads! Love that you are a fellow Canadian!
@probablyhyperfixating
Жыл бұрын
Uhhh I just read out, that's on your shelf not book shelves lol I wanted a physical copy but can't find any! I enjoyed it, I think it's labeled horror, but I think it's more of a deep story with gross bits lol it's a very visual book I could really picture everything, once I got the characters straight lol
@stevie__reads
Жыл бұрын
Josh and Hazels guide to not dating is my favorite Christina Lauren, it’s soooo silly goofy
@aurora-cc6hk
Жыл бұрын
I LOVE KAIKEYI SO MUCH
@SprinklesForThePeeps
Жыл бұрын
one of my favorite christina lauren books is love and other words!!
@robyn8221
Жыл бұрын
Question for Kayla and the besties: Book recommendations for my trip to Italy? I’m bringing The Hearts Invisible Furies ( my BookClub pick) and I need one more. We leave in 10 days for a 16 day tour of northern Italy. ❤
@andraste6746
Жыл бұрын
Still Life by Sarah Winman
@charliescozycorner
Жыл бұрын
I think I can only trust two of you and that’s you and Meg. You both come in HOT with the recs
@elizabethkiefer2626
Жыл бұрын
My favorite Christina Lauren is love and other words! ❤️
@ComfortingGrace
Жыл бұрын
The Soulmate Equation is one of Christina Lauren's worst IMO. I loved Josh & Hazel by them.
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