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Setting Up My 2025 Reading Journal & Reflecting on Last Year's Setup!
In today’s video, I’m sharing how I’m setting up my 2025 reading journal while reflecting on what worked (and didn’t work) in my 2024 reading journal. 📚 Whether you're a book lover looking to improve your reading experience or need fresh inspiration for journaling your literary journey, this video is for you!
✨ What to Expect:
Step-by-step guide on setting up my 2025 reading journal
Key changes I’m making based on my 2024 reading journal experience
Tips for organizing reading logs, book reviews, and TBR lists
Reflecting on my reading habits from the previous year
How to incorporate new journaling ideas for better tracking and reflection
If you're looking to make your reading life more organized ...
✨ What to Expect:
Step-by-step guide on setting up my 2025 reading journal
Key changes I’m making based on my 2024 reading journal experience
Tips for organizing reading logs, book reviews, and TBR lists
Reflecting on my reading habits from the previous year
How to incorporate new journaling ideas for better tracking and reflection
If you're looking to make your reading life more organized ...
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What I Read in December 📚 January TBR ❄️
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Happy New Year! In today's video I'm recapping everything I read in December and all that I hope to read in January! ✨✨✨ Let’s connect elsewhere: IG: @thebooksarereal TT: @thebooksarereal1 Goodreads: goodreads.com/thebooksarereal Fable: fable.co/holly-thebooksarereal-574937417828 ✨✨✨ #readingwrapup #bookrecommendations #bookreviews #bookchats #tbr #monthlyreads #januarytbr
Most Anticipated Winter Book Releases 🫶🏼📚✨ \\\\ fantasy, thriller, rom-com
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Welcome back! Winter is upon us and that means we're back for another look at which new books are coming out in the next few months! ✨✨✨ Let’s connect elsewhere: IG: @thebooksarereal TT: @thebooksarereal1 Goodreads: goodreads.com/thebooksarereal Fable: fable.co/holly-thebooksarereal-574937417828 ✨✨✨ #newbooks #newreleases #bookchats #newbookreleases #winterbooks #2025books #booksiwanttoread
I'm Overwhelmed \\\\ Trying to Finish All of the Books I'm Currently Reading
Просмотров 3821 день назад
I somehow found myself in the middle of way too many books, with more Libby holds becoming available by the minute! In this reading vlog I'm trying to finish up some of the books I'm currently reading. ✨✨✨ Let’s connect elsewhere: IG: @thebooksarereal TT: @thebooksarereal1 Goodreads: goodreads.com/thebooksarereal Fable: fable.co/holly-thebooksarereal-574937417828 ✨✨✨ Music by C4C - 1997 - thmat...
What I Read in November 📚 \\\\ December TBR ❄️ \\\\ Reading Journal Update 📓
Просмотров 24Месяц назад
Welcome back! In this video, I'm recapping everything I read in the month of November, going over what I hope to read in December, and updating my monthly spread in my reading journal! 0:00 intro & november reads 10:30 december tbr 12:56 reading journal update ✨✨✨ Let’s connect elsewhere: IG: @thebooksarereal TT: @thebooksarereal1 Goodreads: goodreads.com/thebooksarereal Fable: fable.co/holly-t...
Cozy Fall Reading Days 🍁☕️ \\\\ Catching Up to my Goodreads Reading Goal 📚✨
Просмотров 14Месяц назад
Welcome back! In this video, I'm enjoying a few days off for Thanksgiving and spending them reading so that I can finish my November TBR and get through the final push to get all caught up on my yearly reading goal! ✨✨✨ Let’s connect elsewhere: IG: @thebooksarereal TT: @thebooksarereal1 Goodreads: goodreads.com/thebooksarereal ✨✨✨ #readingvlog #realisticreadingvlog #witchybooks #fallbooks #cozy...
Read Immortal Dark With Me!🩸\\\\ the little reading vlog that could 😅📚
Просмотров 13Месяц назад
Welcome back! In this video, I ride the struggle bus allllll the way through Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma. Life gets in the way sometimes, but that's okay! ✨✨✨ Let’s connect elsewhere: IG: @thebooksarereal TT: @thebooksarereal1 Goodreads: goodreads.com/thebooksarereal ✨✨✨ #readingvlog #realisticreadingvlog #spookybooks #fallbooks #vampirebooks #immortaldark #newreleases Music by C4C - 1997 - t...
October Reads & November Hopefuls!
Просмотров 18Месяц назад
Welcome back! Let's chat about everything I read in October and all I hope to read in the month of November! ✨✨✨ Let’s connect elsewhere: IG: @thebooksarereal TT: @thebooksarereal1 Goodreads: goodreads.com/thebooksarereal ✨✨✨ #monthlyreads #readingwrapup #tbr #falltbr
shop for books with me! \\\\ indie bookstore shopping trip 💸 book haul 📚
Просмотров 842 месяца назад
Welcome back! I finally got a chance to make the drive back to an indie bookstore I spotted a while ago. Come with me to explore this shop I've never visited and see what I picked up while there! ✨✨✨ Let’s connect elsewhere: IG: @thebooksarereal TT: @thebooksarereal1 Goodreads: goodreads.com/thebooksarereal ✨✨✨ #bookhaul #bookshopping #indiebookstore #newbooks #shopwithme #bookishvlog Music by ...
Witchy Fall Vlog 🍁\\\\ Most Anticipated Read: Practical Magic ✨ Pumpkin Decorating 🎃 Baking 🍪
Просмотров 1142 месяца назад
Welcome back! The vibes are finally right, the stars have aligned, and it's time to *finally* read Alice Hoffman's Practical Magic! This is my most anticipated read of 2024 and I went all out to make this a cozy, fun, creative, and fall-inspired experience! 0:00 intro 2:11 shopping for supplies 4:25 baking & pumpkin decorating 7:56 reading vlog 16:04 final thoughts ✨✨✨ Let’s connect elsewhere: ...
Catching Up on My Goodreads Goal 📚 \\\\ Fall Reading Vlog 🍂\\\\ Episode 3 🫶🏼
Просмотров 172 месяца назад
Welcome back! In this video, I'm continuing my quest to catch up on my Goodreads Yearly Reading Goal! I started out 8 books behind schedule, so follow along as I knock out 3 more books and work toward getting back on track! In this reading vlog, I'm reading How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix, The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides, and One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig. ✨✨✨ Let’s conne...
Catching Up on My Goodreads Goal ✨ \\\\ Fall Reading Vlog 🍁 \\\\ Episode ✌🏼
Просмотров 1502 месяца назад
Welcome back! In this video, I'm continuing my quest to catch up on my Goodreads Yearly Reading Goal! I started out 8 books behind schedule, so follow along as I knock out 3 more books and work toward getting back on track! In this reading vlog, I'm reading Delicate Condition by Danielle Valentine, Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid, and Middle of the Night by Riley Sager. ✨✨✨ Let’s connect elsewhere: IG...
October TBR 📚 \\\\ Catching Up on My Goodreads Goal ✨ \\\\ Fall Reading Vlog 🍁
Просмотров 1133 месяца назад
Welcome back! In this video, I'm checking in on my yearly Goodreads reading goal and working to catch up! I'm 8 books behind schedule, so follow along as I plan my TBR and get back on track! In this reading vlog, I'm reading The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden, Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer, and Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth. ✨✨✨ Let’s connect elsewhere: IG: @thebooksarereal...
October Reset + September Wrap Up
Просмотров 73 месяца назад
Welcome back! In this video, I'm catching up on planning, tasks, chores, and errands after a hectic September! Plus, I'm recapping the books I read in September. 0:00 intro 2:53 planning & errands 10:30 reading wrapup ✨✨✨ Let’s connect elsewhere: IG: @thebooksarereal TT: @thebooksarereal1 Goodreads: goodreads.com/thebooksarereal ✨✨✨ #readingwrapup #monthlyreads #bookchats #currentlyreading #tbr...
Most Anticipated Fall Book Releases | books I'm adding to my fall tbr 🍂 thrillers, fantasy, lit fic
Просмотров 993 месяца назад
Welcome back! Let's talk fall! I scoured the internet to put together a list of all of my most anticipated fall reads. If you're looking for some new releases to add to your TBR, you're in the right spot! 0:00 intro 1:14 thriller books 9:30 fantasy books 13:13 misc (lit fic, memoir, historical fiction, romcom) Books mentioned in order of release date: Where They Last Saw Her by Marcie R. Rendon...
What I Read in August | Monthly Reading Wrap Up
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What I Read in August | Monthly Reading Wrap Up
What I Read in July | Monthly Reading Wrap-Up ✨📚
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What I Read in July | Monthly Reading Wrap-Up ✨📚
How a Reading Journal Improved My Bookish Life
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How a Reading Journal Improved My Bookish Life
What I Read in June | Monthly Reading Wrap Up
Просмотров 416 месяцев назад
What I Read in June | Monthly Reading Wrap Up
Bookish Daily Vlog | Content Planning 💡 New Projects 📝 Book Photos 📷 & Plant Care 🌿
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Bookish Daily Vlog | Content Planning 💡 New Projects 📝 Book Photos 📷 & Plant Care 🌿
The Housemaid is Watching by Freida McFadden 🔪📚 | Read With Me
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The Housemaid is Watching by Freida McFadden 🔪📚 | Read With Me
How Much I Realistically Read in a Week | Full Time Job | Funny Story by Emily Henry Reading Vlog
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How Much I Realistically Read in a Week | Full Time Job | Funny Story by Emily Henry Reading Vlog
Read With Me: Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez | Weekend Reading Vlog 🫶🏼📚
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Read With Me: Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez | Weekend Reading Vlog 🫶🏼📚
9 Tips For Getting Out of a Reading Slump
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9 Tips For Getting Out of a Reading Slump
Trying to Finish 3 Books in a Weekend! | Reading Vlog
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Trying to Finish 3 Books in a Weekend! | Reading Vlog
Reading Journal | February Update + March Spreads
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Reading Journal | February Update March Spreads
What I Read in February + Picking March Reads
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What I Read in February Picking March Reads
The peculiar garden of Harriet Hunt sounds really good 😊😊 I have to try a book from Adrienne Young too 😊🎉 I have seen many positive reviews Cannot wait for another Grady Hendrix book 🤩 Great video 😊😊
Yes, I'm so looking forward to Harriet Hunt as well! Happy New Year!
0:32 your dog stared into my soul and told me to subscribe😂😂😂 love your videos❤️
lol! that's Hank's magic at work!
i stumbled across this video by accident i just want to say you’re absolutely stunning !! your energy is so lovely too :)
oh my goodness, thank you so much! for watching and for the kind words <3
I am also behind. September was hard 😂 One Dark window I really do want to read as well 😊 Hope that you will like it 😊
No joke, September was a struggle! 😅 I hope October has been more kind to you 💕
I need your help with When she was me. I read the whole thing and I can't quite figure a few things out. 😢
I’d be happy to talk through it with you if you’d like! You can DM me on instagram (@thebooksarereal) or send me an email at thebooksarereal@gmail.com 🩵
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I only write done what I've read and the date I finished it in mine.
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I am currently reading Ender's game by Orson Scott Card. Happy July reading Miss Holly😄
I hope you’re enjoying it! 🫶🏼
@@TheBooksAreReal1 I am😄
Your plants are gorgeous! 😍😍 I love that you included content planning! It inspires me to to start organizing and pre planning! Can’t wait to see more of your videos ☺️
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it! I've been thinking about making a video each month focusing on reflection and goal setting/planning to help me with accountability...I think I'm going to give it a shot!
Aw, Hank! Get well soon. I love this video. Being on hold for that amount of time is the pits! Happy Reading. I’m going to Memphis in August so… that’s exciting. Even if I wasn’t going, I’d still be excited because it’s Summer! ☀️⛱️🌊
Hank is out of the cone now and back to his regularly scheduled puppy antics. 🫶🏼 Yay for summer! Memphis sounds exciting! I’ve never been there, but it seems like it would be a fun place to visit!
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I started reading this today and I am hooked! It is hard to stop reading.
Yes! I loved how this one hooked me and kept me hooked throughout! I’m so happy you’re having that experience with it too. Enjoy! 🫶🏼
The Epilogue of this book was amazing! The Teacher was so well written and Freida has started me on the journey of reading thrillers
Yay! Freida got me hooked on thrillers too!
Great recap, and I *have* to read Jimenez - everyone keeps recommending her. Love your breakdown here & happy to hear how natural it feels. That's always my hope for a novel 🤞 Also, the TBR jar is such a fun idea! 💕
Yes! You should absolutely add Jimenez to your TBR! I'm obsessively tracking down everything she's written. 🤣
I completely agree with your assessment of First Lie Wins. I had high hopes, but boy was it a letdown. I just finished "Bloodline" by Jess Lourey, and oh man, I loved it! That rare bird - a beautifully written thriller. It had big "Rosemary's Baby" vibes. Highly recommend!
Oooh, good to know! I’m so glad you got to have that experience…adding to my TBR!
If you are listening to audio books, to me, that’s reading………..
Same here! I usually go for print or Kindle though, so since I’ve been having a hard time feeling motivated to pick up a book or my kindle, switching over to audiobooks for a while has kept me going through what would have been a true slump.
Hi! I was an English teacher too (retired recently). So yes, we look at school-centered books with very critical eyes. Were there a few things unrealistic? Sure. But I really didn't care. Was the writing meticulously crafted? No. This was not To Kill a Mockingbird, and that is totally ok! Sometimes all I want is a book to thrill me, chill me. And The Teacher did the trick. I read it in a little over a day. I like to use analogies, so here's one: sometimes you want a beautifully crafted, multi-course meal that will be in your memory forever. Sometimes you want a kickass pizza. That's what The Teacher is - a kickass pizza. And we all deserve one every now and then. If you like academic settings in your thrillers, I highly recommend For Your Own Good, by Samantha Downing.
Yes! That analogy perfectly describes my attitude toward reading. And congrats on retirement! I’ll definitely check out your recommendation, thanks for passing that along!
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Congratulations on completing so much over the weekend. I still need to start on the Brown Sister series. Happy reading ❤
It took me a little bit to get into the first book but once I did, I was hooked! Happy reading to you! 🫶🏼
How do you get an Arc of a book? I love reading so much.
I use NetGalley. You can make an account through there to request and review ARCs. The more consistent you are with it, the more opportunities will be made available to you!
Being a student in grade school, I wish I could have a teacher like you. I don’t feel like I could talk to anyone about books I like sometimes!
Just finished tonight: I have a few thoughts that may be semi- spoilerish. As always, it was a book I read in a day because it kept me intrigued. I'm also a teacher and on spring break until Monday so of course I had to get this! I agreed with you that parts were so unrealistic like Nate letting Addie go home early. It happens with me when watching Abbott Elementary sometimes too lol but I moved past it. However, I had trouble getting past some of the inconsistencies in the Hudson/Jay. He was so shaken up by helping Addie cover up her dad's death that he doesn't talk to her for a year. Yet he jumps right in to drive to the pumpkin patch an hour each way (twice) and also helps Eve bury Nate with no issues. Also..why would the detective not ever attempt to seize Nate's phone right away to analyze it as the husband? I mean we have digital forensics technology in 2024! But overall I took it for what it was..a work of fiction that kept my mind engaged!
The last plot twist was crazy!
Literally just finished this book like 2 minutes ago
Your dog is so cute 😍 I haven’t read Stephen King yet but I really want to start.
That is a great idea!
8:56 i’m stopping you right here. I am new to her books as well. This is only my third one. And my blood was boiling when I got to the midpoint. I was not expecting the storyline. I cannot wait to hear what you think of the end. once I finished it completely I liked it. But throughout I was not sure.😮 21:38 I really enjoyed watching you read this and hearing your take on it. I felt pretty much the same way though. I am not a teacher. I did not have any of it figured out. Well, maybe just the part about the girl at school.😉
I absolutely LOVED this book. What a masterpiece! Thank you, Frieda McFadden, for bringing such an important topic to light.
I'm still confused about who was burying who in Beginning 😂
Addie was burying Eve. She explains that she had help earlier, but that help was now long gone (referring to Nate when he abandons her).
@@bluesky5384 thanks..I was starting to doubt myself...I was like, is there a different twist!??lol
I'm reading this currently! I used my local library's app Hoopla so I could listen to the audibook for free 📖😊 the story pulls you in. Also I loved your video! I think it's really cool you react so clearly
Same here, I love Hoopla
PLEASE DON'T READ THIS COMMENT IF YOU ARE NOT WANTING TO BE SPOILED ________________________________________________________________________ the epilogue still is getting me- I read up that Frieda has confirmed that she knew Jay was who he was at school...so why would she think that he was actually married and had children during those scenes?? I just can't wrap my head entirely around it 🤨
Oh wow! That bit of info completely changes my perspective about that particular detail in the book! 🥴
Since this is a spoiler comment I can explain: the book never says "his wife". It always says "her" or "she" and we as the readers imply it's his wife, not his mom. My only issue with the epilogue is that means he then makes the hour drive (and that's just one way) to the pumpkin patch twice, helps Eve kill Nate, and covers for Addie AGAIN after he spent a year not speaking to her for helping cover up her dad's murder. It shook him up SO much, yet he had no issues helping with what went down in acts 2 and 3.
Legit the only hint was that Hudson/Jay was good at math…. Hmm wonder why! But I don’t get why they didn’t see each other at school?! How could they not?? Also the fact that the detective was female 👌🏼 perfection because she was like why is your wife getting her EXPENSIVE shoes muddy? Equivalent to when Elle Woods was like THE POOL BOY IS GAY because he knew she was “tapping last season’s Prada shoes” at him waiting for the water fountain
The epilogue changed everything!!! I haven’t been so shocked by something in a very long time. Such a conflicting story
The note to leave school even had me going “what?”. Super unrealistic IMO. And I wondered about the shoes too. I assumed their credit card bill was insanely high and stayed that way,
Yeah, I bet that bill is WILD! 🤣
I love Freida! This book was so good in my opinion. One of my top three favorites for sure!
The.Epilogue......omg
She’s the queen of the killer epilogue!
Oh Em Gee yes!!! I didn’t see that part coming at all.
It creates some inconsistencies in the character that the twist surrounds in my mind but other than that..this was a quick read that finished in a day!
just finished this book last night!
Yay! What did you think?