@@hamandeggs23 agreed. It’s an “easier” watch. Also if I miss some parts I can go back later and it doesn’t really matter when it comes to continuing to watch. Where as if I’m watching a movie and I miss 10 minutes then I could miss a giant plot point.
Was gonna say the same. So glad she goes into reasons she does or doesn’t like books so you can decide maybe it’s something you’d like even if she doesn’t.
1:14:45 “Stephen Graham Jones said ‘Horror. Creepy. Dread.’” idk why but this sent me 😭 I’m just imagining him not reading the book but being asked to blurb it anyway
She wants a full length novel to be a short story and wishes a short story was a novel. she is my favourite booktuber who happens to make brilliant movies called vlogs.
“I feel like if you don’t like poetry, you can still name, off the top of your head, a couple of poetry books that have come out in any given year.” I feel like I’m being grossly overrestimated
Really?? I'm shocked haha I feel like everyone knows Rupi Kaur & that every celebrity from that girl on Riverdale to Lana Del Rey are cashing in on poetry collections this year.
I just wanna say thank you a billion times for making these super long videos for us! I'm sure they take a ton of work, but they're so much fun to watch!
Kayla talking about Tender is The Flesh: "The characters are not necessary FLESHED out" I don't know if you meant to make that connection but I laughed anyway
the year of the witching did something for me I cannot explain...like it really fulfilled everything I need in a book rn from magic to social commentary to characters and romance...so glad I read it and glad you loved it too!!!!
I love what you said about the main character in The Year of the Witching not immediately being against the powers at be, and how she grew and changed her perspective. I definitely am looking for more of that!
I’m so happy you loved The Year of the Witching! ❤️ The whole time you were talking about it, I was nodding along in total agreement. I voted for it in the Goodreads Awards and I’m so glad I took a risk and read it!
Mike's book reviews had whole October dedicated to horror and it was great, I ended up loving many new horror books I haven't known.. Heres his top horror list: ruclips.net/video/57Q0zKNZJNc/видео.html
Loved this video. The Year of the Witching was already on my radar but is now on a priority list for me to buy soon. I wasn't aware of The Hollow Places until I watched this and it's now on that same priority list. They both sound like my cup of tea and books I might love.
This new ranking system is *ingenious,* especially for horror. Just the ranking style alone helped me better understand the genre. It also helps elucidate that horror is indeed more of a feeling because it’s a genre defined by subjective reactions - no one is frightened or tested by exactly the same things exactly the same way. I struggle with the overlap between thriller and horror bc it seems that I seek out thrillers for the reasons that my friends/peers seek out horror. Long story short, thank you so much for this ranking system and this breakdown of horror! 💖
I’m so late to this video but can I just say the editing is superior!!! 😌 it’s seriously so good I’m obsessed and I appreciate all the time and effort that went into this video! Also.... The Bright Lands is so good and so weird and one of my favorites of the year and I think if you give it another chance you’d probably really enjoy it!! 🥰
I am so glad you love The Year of the Witching! Seeing you gush about it made me so happy! It was one of my favourite books of the year and, as someone who doesn't read anything scary/horror - I was pretty spooked. It definitely felt like horror to me 😂
Thxs for this! I dont read much horror and you've convinced me to read Hollow Places since you said it wasn't scary. Portal stories and weird is right up my alley. The Only Good Indian sounds like it may work for me too. Glad u ended the vlog and the month w/ 2 of your favs
Seeing you gush about The Year of the Witching just made my entire night!! It's one of my favorite books of the year and I've been trying to force it on everyone 😅❤️ I hope more people pick it up now!!
I appreciate you doing this so much. I am strictly a horror reader and a huge fan of you and who you are and your channel. Your the bomb. Com Aside from the obvious , as a strictly horror reader who reads constantly. I have only read one book on the whole of this list and video. Tender is the flesh. Put of all of them maybe Grady Hendricks ok, but those 2 were probably the only ones that should truly be on a horror list. In MY opinion. Hunter Shea, Chad Lutske Or Adam Cesear(who also has a channel) is a great place to go for new horror. I read vintage and new but those are three names alot of non horror readers may not be familiar with that are greatly respected and loved by the horror community. I could go on but I appreciate so much you doing this for your peeps like me who eat it up. Xoxo
You briefly mentioned Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark, and if you haven't gotten to it yet, you definitely should! I read it a few weeks ago, and it's easily in my top 10 this year, and I don't typically even like horror stories. It's super short, less than 200 pages. It was so atmospheric and I couldn't put it down. A must read for sure!
The quote you read from The Year of the Witching is the quote I had to stop everything and pause my audiobook in order to write down. LOVED that quote and soooo hope we finally get a book two soon.
1:25 if you haven't already, i recommend you read Spellbook of the Lost and Found. It's got that spooky, unexplained curse/witchcraft thing going on with multiple friend groups, and it's sapphic!
the absolute joy i felt once you updated us about how much you were loving "the year of the witching" by alexis henderson,,,,immaculate. i'm actually trying to read more of the horror genre as of late; right now i'm reading "the haunting of hill house" by shirley jackson and i can already tell that gothic horror isn't my most favorite subgenre of horror, but i did like "mexican gothic" by silvia moreno-garcia more so your discussion about these different categories of horror was very much insightful and something i want to think more about. "plain bad heroines" and "the only good indians" are actually on my tbr so!! i can't wait to get to them soon. no matter what though, i'm really happy that you voted for "the year of the witching" because it's not guaranteed it will actually win but you've gotta give credit where it's due so i love how you made that decision. this comment is very long but overall, i enjoyed this video immensely :')
I really loved the category that you use to rate your horror books (scary, unsettled, intriging, weirdness/uniquiness). Thank you for share! This is going to help me in my reviews 🇧🇷
The Only Good Indians is now one of my favourite books of all time! I think it was so well done, and it's a crime I did not know about Stephen Graham Jones earlier. I also really enjoyed Southern Book Club though I totally get what you mean by conflicting thoughts about it. I did enjoy that it had a lot of classic vampire elements that reminded me of Dracula in a more modern setting.
I was shocked at how many of the horror picks I had already read and have in my top books of the year! Who knew I liked horror?! The Year of the Witching is amazing and I can't believe it's a debut.
I love when you do these videos! I also really need to read horror because I think it would be one of my favorite genres. The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires is my favorite book of the year!🍑
I can't focus on anything besides your hair. OMG, I just stumbled upon your channel because I needed some horror book suggestions. But let me tell you YOUR HAIR LOOKS AMAZING!!!!!!! I love it so much.
The Only Good Indians is one of my favorite books! The “elk head woman” is a -thing- like a form of the Wendigo. When I looked it up, I was floored by the story’s complexity.
100% adding Hollow Places to my TBR now! One of my favorite books this year, Oval, is super weird and quirky, with unpredictable flow. Not horror, but just plain interesting.
I’m only a couple minutes into this review, but I want to say I love the introduction and how you present the books. Okay, so now I’ll continue listening.👏🏼🙋🏻♀️
Yay I love these types of vlogs!! The different rankings was really interesting and unique. All the books really showed that horror is not just that “oh booooo it’s a ghost/ murder” that a lot of people think horror just is.
I was waiting the entire video to see what you thought of The Year of the Witching and it was definitely worth the hour and 20-minute wait to see your thoughts on it
Would you please read “My Dark Vanessa” by Kate Elisabeth Russel? It is a very heavy and sad book so maybe do read about it a bit before you start reading, if you decide to do so. It was in the finals of the Goodreads awards as well. (but obviously not horror lol) Love your videos and hopefully you have a nice December! ❤️
Such an exciting video!! I LOVED Home Before Dark and it actually scared me which I was really excited about. I’m about to start Mexican Gothic and I’m so excited!
I WAS WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO! I loved Tender is the flesh and The Hollow Places. So glad you could read something from Kingfisher and liked it! Aweome video, Lala :)
Loved this video!!! When you said, the Hollow book was the best, i was thinking wait till you read the year if the witching!! My reading list has a couple of new books on it! Thank you so much for this!!
I’m incredibly intrigued by your thoughts on The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires. I’ve really had zero interest in this book but now I may have to pick it up.
@ kaitlin George I felt the same way as you and then I decided to give it a go. I'm so glad I did and I was not disappointed. It has become my favorite book of the year and In my opinion, Grady's best book. The description gives it NO justice.
@@ladystark9652 awesome! Thanks! Every time I see the cover I stop and read the synopsis and then think it’s doesn’t sound that good but I will be reserving this at my library now, lol.
I knew Mexican gothic was gonna win because it had the most readers. Goodreads awards is definitely a popularity contest which kinda sucks and that's why I really apreciatte you reading all the books in this category before voting :) An amazing video as always xx
I’m not sure if I’ve ever been so focused on such a long video lol. I was invested in your thoughts on these books!! I haven’t read any, but I own the year of the witching and the southern book club’s guide to slaying vampires so now I’m even more excited to get into them!
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If you're interested in the 2021version of this video, here's a link! ruclips.net/video/XGfWQh5Ou_c/видео.html
"the characters are not necessarily fleshed out" SHE SAID ABOUT A BOOK WITH CANNIBALISM
sometimes I try
I literally snorted. When she didn't react to what she said I immediately wondered what was wrong with me.
I was thinking the same thing!
I CACKLED
Is this eligible for best feature film at the academy awards?
I love how I say I can't commit to watching a 90 minute film but will immediately drop everything to watch a 90 minute Books and Lala video
It feels more like I'm sitting down and listening to a friend talk about what they love instead of having to deal with plot and character development
@@hamandeggs23 agreed. It’s an “easier” watch. Also if I miss some parts I can go back later and it doesn’t really matter when it comes to continuing to watch. Where as if I’m watching a movie and I miss 10 minutes then I could miss a giant plot point.
Yeah. Also I can watch this at 3x or 4x speed and not miss anything.
I wish I could retweet this
Was gonna say the same. So glad she goes into reasons she does or doesn’t like books so you can decide maybe it’s something you’d like even if she doesn’t.
when i tell u i dropped EVERYTHING for this full length feature film
I was on my phone but when I saw the notification I opened my laptop
I don’t usually watch LaLa videos this long! Will this be one of the best movies I’ve seen?
WE LOVE A FULL LENGTH FILM QUEEN
Kayla using bunny emoji to indicate the level of weirdness ;D
The only acceptable emoji after reading Bunny
Exactly my thoughts! I loved Bunny and its weirdness xD
only true fans will get it😌😂
I thought this was a reference to Alice In Wonderland, but now I have to find this Bunny book 😂
@@raven_watches Bunny by Mona Awad! Super weird book but so awesome!
The best and most horrifying horror book of 2020 is the news
Truth 😂
And anything involving Politicians
If that ain't the truth...
Lol
HAHA! So true!!!
1:14:45 “Stephen Graham Jones said ‘Horror. Creepy. Dread.’” idk why but this sent me 😭 I’m just imagining him not reading the book but being asked to blurb it anyway
She wants a full length novel to be a short story and wishes a short story was a novel. she is my favourite booktuber who happens to make brilliant movies called vlogs.
a movie length lala vid brings me a special kind of excitement 😌
“I feel like if you don’t like poetry, you can still name, off the top of your head, a couple of poetry books that have come out in any given year.”
I feel like I’m being grossly overrestimated
Really?? I'm shocked haha I feel like everyone knows Rupi Kaur & that every celebrity from that girl on Riverdale to Lana Del Rey are cashing in on poetry collections this year.
@@BooksandLala *googling Rupi Kaur*
Who is rupi?
“I’m assuming this is... very gay?” ME
I just wanna say thank you a billion times for making these super long videos for us! I'm sure they take a ton of work, but they're so much fun to watch!
take a shot every time she says "genre"
I don’t want to die so how about a hit? Lol
☠️
You trying get me blacked out ? On a Friday at 1:36 pm? Okay 🤪
I started out the video with a glass a wine, let's see how I do.
Best day ever on 22 October as it’s my birthday 🎂 please stay safe love from Australia and I really loved your channel
This video had more hype than Endgame
me when a movie is more than an hour long: 😴
me when kayla uploads an hour and a half video: 👁👄👁
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Hi thioncdt
an hour and a half video?! this is definitely going to be counted as an early Christmas present in my mind! ❤️
I rewatch this video so much almost exclusively because I love the thumbnail so much
This is one of my favorite videos every year. So happy it’s back!
I love that the weirdness rating gets the bunny emoji
Thank you so much for all the dedication you put into doing these long and hard challenges. They make great video and I love them so much.
I’ve had such an awful day and this is just the pick me up I needed, thank you for the feature length movie Kayla I’m so excited!
Same here 😭
Guys, same.
goodreads should pay you for this hell I wanna pay you for this
just finished watching howl's moving castle, now on to another feature length film! i am SO happy
the music you choose for this is fenomenal
Kayla talking about Tender is The Flesh: "The characters are not necessary FLESHED out"
I don't know if you meant to make that connection but I laughed anyway
Currently rewatching while I impatiently wait for the 2021 picks 😂
same
Same!
@@allbymyshelf8020 what?
the year of the witching did something for me I cannot explain...like it really fulfilled everything I need in a book rn from magic to social commentary to characters and romance...so glad I read it and glad you loved it too!!!!
Definitely going back and watching all years of this. Probably my new favorite channel
I love the evolution in her hair 😂 It’s the true way I see measure the change in time
All other time measurements this year are meaningless
My anxiety has been at an all time high this week and this is the perfect escape for a bit. Thank u Kayla 🥺🥺
I love what you said about the main character in The Year of the Witching not immediately being against the powers at be, and how she grew and changed her perspective. I definitely am looking for more of that!
The effort you have put in to editing this is so evident absolutely love it!
I’m so happy you loved The Year of the Witching! ❤️ The whole time you were talking about it, I was nodding along in total agreement. I voted for it in the Goodreads Awards and I’m so glad I took a risk and read it!
I definitely wish there was more horror talked about in booktube.
Mike's book reviews had whole October dedicated to horror and it was great, I ended up loving many new horror books I haven't known..
Heres his top horror list:
ruclips.net/video/57Q0zKNZJNc/видео.html
There are tons of them out there.
There are tons of horror booktubers.
do you watch jordaline reads? that channel is mostly made up of horror
Loved this video. The Year of the Witching was already on my radar but is now on a priority list for me to buy soon. I wasn't aware of The Hollow Places until I watched this and it's now on that same priority list. They both sound like my cup of tea and books I might love.
“Horror’s not a genre, it’s a feeling!” I love that. You’re right 🤯
I didn't know they based this on shelves.....are my "garbage shelf" adds being counted towards the awards.....?
omg I LOVE the fact that this was a full length movie, YES KAYLA
IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ALL MONTH ✨
This new ranking system is *ingenious,* especially for horror. Just the ranking style alone helped me better understand the genre. It also helps elucidate that horror is indeed more of a feeling because it’s a genre defined by subjective reactions - no one is frightened or tested by exactly the same things exactly the same way. I struggle with the overlap between thriller and horror bc it seems that I seek out thrillers for the reasons that my friends/peers seek out horror.
Long story short, thank you so much for this ranking system and this breakdown of horror! 💖
I’m so late to this video but can I just say the editing is superior!!! 😌 it’s seriously so good I’m obsessed and I appreciate all the time and effort that went into this video!
Also.... The Bright Lands is so good and so weird and one of my favorites of the year and I think if you give it another chance you’d probably really enjoy it!! 🥰
I am so glad you love The Year of the Witching! Seeing you gush about it made me so happy! It was one of my favourite books of the year and, as someone who doesn't read anything scary/horror - I was pretty spooked. It definitely felt like horror to me 😂
This was incredible 😍 I adore your longer videos! Definitely adding The Hollow Places to my TBR ❤️
Thxs for this! I dont read much horror and you've convinced me to read Hollow Places since you said it wasn't scary. Portal stories and weird is right up my alley. The Only Good Indian sounds like it may work for me too. Glad u ended the vlog and the month w/ 2 of your favs
This was my fav documentary ive ever watched! It should definitely get an Oscar nomination!!!
Seeing you gush about The Year of the Witching just made my entire night!! It's one of my favorite books of the year and I've been trying to force it on everyone 😅❤️ I hope more people pick it up now!!
OMG The Only Good Indians was sooooo creepy!!!
I already know I will be rewatching this video many-many times within the next year, as I did with both Goodreads Lala videos💕
I use them to fall asleep at night... so soothing
The rankings are perfect! It really helps me get a good idea of if I think I can handle reading a book! Thank you!
The Hollow Places having Gilmore Girl vibes! I need to read this.
I legit watched this whole video just to get to Lalas opinion on the year of the witching because I just finished it. I wasn't disappointed
I am READY for this... movie?
I appreciate you doing this so much. I am strictly a horror reader and a huge fan of you and who you are and your channel. Your the bomb. Com Aside from the obvious , as a strictly horror reader who reads constantly. I have only read one book on the whole of this list and video. Tender is the flesh. Put of all of them maybe Grady Hendricks ok, but those 2 were probably the only ones that should truly be on a horror list. In MY opinion. Hunter Shea, Chad Lutske Or Adam Cesear(who also has a channel) is a great place to go for new horror. I read vintage and new but those are three names alot of non horror readers may not be familiar with that are greatly respected and loved by the horror community. I could go on but I appreciate so much you doing this for your peeps like me who eat it up. Xoxo
You briefly mentioned Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark, and if you haven't gotten to it yet, you definitely should! I read it a few weeks ago, and it's easily in my top 10 this year, and I don't typically even like horror stories. It's super short, less than 200 pages. It was so atmospheric and I couldn't put it down. A must read for sure!
The quote you read from The Year of the Witching is the quote I had to stop everything and pause my audiobook in order to write down. LOVED that quote and soooo hope we finally get a book two soon.
1:25 if you haven't already, i recommend you read Spellbook of the Lost and Found. It's got that spooky, unexplained curse/witchcraft thing going on with multiple friend groups, and it's sapphic!
I love that you go into the horror genre and your favorite are the two FANTASY books. It's perfect.
I loooved The Year of the Witching, so I was so glad that you loved it too! 😍
the absolute joy i felt once you updated us about how much you were loving "the year of the witching" by alexis henderson,,,,immaculate. i'm actually trying to read more of the horror genre as of late; right now i'm reading "the haunting of hill house" by shirley jackson and i can already tell that gothic horror isn't my most favorite subgenre of horror, but i did like "mexican gothic" by silvia moreno-garcia more so your discussion about these different categories of horror was very much insightful and something i want to think more about. "plain bad heroines" and "the only good indians" are actually on my tbr so!! i can't wait to get to them soon. no matter what though, i'm really happy that you voted for "the year of the witching" because it's not guaranteed it will actually win but you've gotta give credit where it's due so i love how you made that decision. this comment is very long but overall, i enjoyed this video immensely :')
I really loved the category that you use to rate your horror books (scary, unsettled, intriging, weirdness/uniquiness). Thank you for share! This is going to help me in my reviews 🇧🇷
The Only Good Indians is now one of my favourite books of all time! I think it was so well done, and it's a crime I did not know about Stephen Graham Jones earlier. I also really enjoyed Southern Book Club though I totally get what you mean by conflicting thoughts about it. I did enjoy that it had a lot of classic vampire elements that reminded me of Dracula in a more modern setting.
I was shocked at how many of the horror picks I had already read and have in my top books of the year! Who knew I liked horror?! The Year of the Witching is amazing and I can't believe it's a debut.
I love when you do these videos! I also really need to read horror because I think it would be one of my favorite genres. The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires is my favorite book of the year!🍑
Omg I thought I was the only one who put down a book because its so good to like.. I dunno.. take a breather 😆
love me a good film during my work shift
Saaaaaame!!! Feature length book reviews only!
It took me like three separate instances to finish watching this video but I am here for it and I love it
I can't focus on anything besides your hair. OMG, I just stumbled upon your channel because I needed some horror book suggestions. But let me tell you YOUR HAIR LOOKS AMAZING!!!!!!! I love it so much.
And here I thought I was going to sleep early today. Nope. 1.5 hours with Kayla it is.
SAME
The Only Good Indians is one of my favorite books! The “elk head woman” is a -thing- like a form of the Wendigo. When I looked it up, I was floored by the story’s complexity.
100% adding Hollow Places to my TBR now! One of my favorite books this year, Oval, is super weird and quirky, with unpredictable flow. Not horror, but just plain interesting.
I hoped you would love The Year of the Witching and I’m so glad you did omg one of my favorite books of the year!!
The Malorie audiobook is the way to go! Definitely added more tension. I don’t think I would’ve loved it as much if I’d physically read it!
oh yessssss 💗 my favorite time of the year
Just realized that this is the 3rd year I watch that challenge of yours and I love it sooo much girl
the true horror story is that i was watching this while opening the restaurant i work at and my airpod fell into a bucket of hot bacon grease 😔
Oh no! I’m sorry. I hope the rest of your day went better.
Kayla you provide some of the best content booktube has to offer! thank you!!!
I’m only a couple minutes into this review, but I want to say I love the introduction and how you present the books. Okay, so now I’ll continue listening.👏🏼🙋🏻♀️
Yay I love these types of vlogs!! The different rankings was really interesting and unique. All the books really showed that horror is not just that “oh booooo it’s a ghost/ murder” that a lot of people think horror just is.
I literally put my hand to my mouth in shock when you voted at the end.
I was waiting the entire video to see what you thought of The Year of the Witching and it was definitely worth the hour and 20-minute wait to see your thoughts on it
Would you please read “My Dark Vanessa” by Kate Elisabeth Russel? It is a very heavy and sad book so maybe do read about it a bit before you start reading, if you decide to do so. It was in the finals of the Goodreads awards as well. (but obviously not horror lol) Love your videos and hopefully you have a nice December! ❤️
i just got to the last ten minutes of this video and did not even realize the length of it?? lmaoo we love that :’)
Such an exciting video!! I LOVED Home Before Dark and it actually scared me which I was really excited about. I’m about to start Mexican Gothic and I’m so excited!
I loooooove love love these kind of long videos. Thanks for taking the time to do a such in-depth piece of content ❤️❤️🙌🏼🙌🏼
JUST SAW THIS TITLE POP AND I'M SO GLAD I LOVE HORROR SO MUCH. Okay now time to watch 👀🍿
I've made myself a cup of tea, I am now ready to watch this movie.
I WAS WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO! I loved Tender is the flesh and The Hollow Places. So glad you could read something from Kingfisher and liked it! Aweome video, Lala :)
Ok so just stopping part way through to comment on your hair, which looks amazing. Great video, thank you.
Loved this video!!! When you said, the Hollow book was the best, i was thinking wait till you read the year if the witching!! My reading list has a couple of new books on it! Thank you so much for this!!
I’m incredibly intrigued by your thoughts on The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires. I’ve really had zero interest in this book but now I may have to pick it up.
@ kaitlin George I felt the same way as you and then I decided to give it a go. I'm so glad I did and I was not disappointed. It has become my favorite book of the year and In my opinion, Grady's best book. The description gives it NO justice.
@@ladystark9652 awesome! Thanks! Every time I see the cover I stop and read the synopsis and then think it’s doesn’t sound that good but I will be reserving this at my library now, lol.
This is my favorite Kayla video every year!! Thank you for the time and work you put into this!
OMGGGGG u got me so excited to read the year of the witching!! im cohosting aaron's bookclub that month and omggg im so hyped for it!
scariest part of this video, for me, was the Lorelei and MICHELLE comment i can't
Your thoughts on Bird Box are exactly how I feel! I liked how it wasn’t tied up nicely.
i may have finals next week and need to study. but when kayla posts it is my duty to drop everything and watch
What a way to finish a reading challenge: with your 2 favorite books. Ending strong!
Hour and half video! You go girl, I'm so here for it. At the same time editing must have been hell, you poor thing
I knew Mexican gothic was gonna win because it had the most readers. Goodreads awards is definitely a popularity contest which kinda sucks and that's why I really apreciatte you reading all the books in this category before voting :) An amazing video as always xx
I’m not sure if I’ve ever been so focused on such a long video lol. I was invested in your thoughts on these books!! I haven’t read any, but I own the year of the witching and the southern book club’s guide to slaying vampires so now I’m even more excited to get into them!
7:03 I love these kind of visual overviews when you're talking about several books :)
This is my favorite video of the year! Great job at putting it all together.