“I feel like Ravyn with a y wanted to throw himself off of a bridge a lot more than Raihn with an h, you know what I mean?” is the kind of sentence my 52 year old bibliophile dad would laugh so hard at.
Just saw a tiktok of a woman describing her favorite RUclipsr and that they deserve like, cinematic deals and all this stuff bc they’re so witty and funny and truly deserve the world. Plus they can make her sit and watch 2 hrs recaps straight of books and I was like “yeah, that’s like newlynova” only for her to then reveal it was you the whole time! And then you uploaded and I thought I’d share
I’m in a several year long slump of not reading anything to completion. I just can’t seem to read any book all the way through, usually I’m losing interest or literally losing the book lol
Watching you go from talking about being in a reading slump to giggly and happy reading Nightmare before Kissmas is like an inspirational sports movie arc for the burned out nerdy kids ❤
oh my god i completely agree with the sentiment of not doing end-of-the-year content before the actual end of the year. I recognize that a lot of content creators take a break from posting during mid to late december, but posting an end-of-year wrap up during the second week of december feels like losing free real estate on possible books read during the last stretch of the month!
1:25 the realest feeling. I've had a a "To Read" list for years, but all those books feel "too heavy" for my chronically burnt out, emotionally volatile brain. I need literary junk food. Yet apparently I'm even picky about the literary junk food cause I've finished maybe 2 novels this whole year. 😭 My only saving grace has been 2 fanfics I've been rereading for comfort.
I quit my job at the end of November and wanted to take a month off as a little break to read and just relax. Instead I have been so anxious about my dwindling bank account and finding a new job in January that I've barely read anything! 😭 Happy to know I'm not alone in my slump. Thank you Lexi 🫶
Ooof, I know how that feels. Very tough. I have been there and I'm a very ADHD, very anxious person. I think fully resting and enjoying for anxious people is a delusional plan unless you feel like you've got yourself so I would probably suggest doing 15-20 mins of CV updating, researching, whatever it is for you in the morning and then telling yourself very firmly that you HAVE made a step towards a better future today and you allow yourself to guiltlessly recharge now and do fun things for the rest of the day. Takes some willpower but at some point worked for me. Whatever you decide to do, hang in there!
As someone who wants to be a bookworm but can’t focus for shit anymore (COVID really fucked me up), I think the best thing you can do is take it easy. I’ve only read 2 books to completion this year. Not my proudest moment but we ball
Last year and the year before I read two classics via Substack and I have to say- they were great ways to get out of reading slumps! Dracula I did in 2022, and since it’s an epistolary novel, every day there’s a letter or journal entry, you get that day’s content on that day. It makes it really fun and since it’s emailed to you it doesn’t take any effort. In 2023 I read Les mis, which seems really daunting, because it’s 365 chapters. But that’s one chapter a day! Some of the chapters are several pages long, but some are just a paragraph. And again- it’s emailed to you, so you can whip your phone out at any time and just be reading a thousand page novel in your email. :)
Last time I had a horrible migraine, your video dropped just in time to comfort me. Tonight my brain is being evil and mean to me (as it sometimes does, disablingly so) and you drop a video just in time yet again! Something about your delivery and "stage" presence brings me a sense of chaotic peace - which is the best kind of peace, if you ask me. Thanks!
I'm sorry your brain is being so evil and mean to you right now. I have some conditions that give me mean disabling brain as well, I know I don't fully understand your experience, but I'm sure it sucks and I'm sorry. I also used her last video to help with a migraine! Her videos are just so comfy!! And you're totally right about the chaotic peace haha Hope you have some nicer brain days soon 💚
i read 40 books alone within the first three months of this year and had plenty of steam left before i had a life changing event. i have read less than 10 books since then and i don’t know what altered in my brain but i miss what i used to enjoy. don’t be hard on yourself. people go through life and not everyone reaches their end of year goals. back in march, i was excited to destroy my reading challenge and now i am disappointed, but my life is not determined on how many books i can read in a month and i can still participate in hobbies i love without doing it myself. thank you lexi for showing us your ups and downs, not a social media filter. it reminds people like me that we don’t have to exert all of our energy into having the biggest number.
oohh i love that comparison! as someone who has read both books, honestly yeah they truly have similar vibes, except the nightmare before kissmas has the added bonus of the weird holiday-families-anti-capitalism scheme instead of regular politics xD
the way my jaw DROPPED when you said the nightmare before kissmass because oh my god its the book actively fighting to cure my slump right now. it's next to me in bed while i rot and listen to this instead.
Thank you for everything this year, lexi. I found you just when I needed someone to tell me that being in a reading slump is okay and I’ll find something I enjoy again. I look forward to your year in review videos!
i was in an awful reading slump all year and i’ve finally gotten out of it with the help of frederick backman and your videos :) merry Christmas friends 🎄!
I don't know how deep into comments you go, but I just wanted to say that I love your content. I'm not into (genre-wise) half of what you cover, but you still manage to make me sit down and listen with full attention, so you do an amazing job at covering this stuff. Every time I see you've uploaded I'm psyched and I just wanna thank you for making these videos :)
god, your eyeliner is so mesmerizing. like, wow. i can't look away its so perfectly winged. agreeing with everything u say bc i'm literally under your spell
As a romance reader and not a fantasy reader, the serpent and the wings of might totally got me into romantasy! I was obsessedddd. Camp magic is such a great way of describing it 🤣 Unfortunately the second one didn’t quite hit as well as the first one, though I still enjoyed it overall. I was sooo excited for book 3, but I’m a third of the way through and it’s been a struggle 😭
I've also been in a bit of a reading slump this year. I record my reading in a journal my sister gave me, broken down by month along with anticipated book releases each month and, for fall and winter, a seasonal TBR (inspired by this channel, so thanks!). In July, I had to go to the urgent care for anxiety, and watching your reading slump and watching you push through has really helped me, so thanks.
youre videos are always so weirdly inspirational. like here i am alone during winter break trying my damndest to get the willpower to do... literally anything, then you upload this and suddenly im cleaning my apartment having a jolly time excited about life again
Genuinely thank you for sharing this, and for talking about struggles that would be easier to not acknowledge, much less acknowledge online. I hope that the next day, week, and month are easier for you, but remember something you’ve said to a bunch of us watching: your productivity isn’t your worth, and even if you just don’t touch a book, you’re still cool and interesting and also people in your life think you’re a good person. I’m an internet rando so I can’t say I know you, but you have unknowingly helped me get back into reading while in the hardest part of college, made my days better in grad school, and helped me bond with some new people in my life. I hope this video helped you, because I know it helped a lot of others
i always get into a bad reading slump at the end of the year. likely just the general stress of the holidays combined with the fact that not having a set schedule leads me to not do anything at all. i’m going to try to finish the two books on my tbr that i bought prior to december (one of them is a comic collection, so shouldn’t be that hard!) but i think my other books im going to allow to roll over into next year
"I will read one page" is something I think you have said in a previous video, and I have taken it to heart in a way I did NOT expect 😅 it is now my circuit breaker expression when I know I want to stop scrolling/binging and start reading. I just have to read one page.
Girl I feel you, I read zero books in November. I did start books though. Hoping to finish 2 of them before the end of the year. Take care of yourself ❤
I majored in English. Although I enjoyed reading my assignments, I did encounter burnout. It took me years to read for fun. I agree about finding books YOU want to read. So I started to read memoirs and other nonfiction books. This helped me fall back into reading for fun again.
omg i just finished the nightmare before kissmas and it was so goofy and fun !! like yeah, was it the best ever? noooo. but did i enjoy it and have a fun time and kick my feet a little? YES.
I'm a really slow reader, so 5 books a month is wonderful for me. Trying to keep up with fast readers just takes all the joy out of it for me. I tried tracking for the last months, but it led to me getting INTO a reading slump because I started to become stubborn with dnfing. In the past, I would just dnf whenever, but with those goals (at least 5 books a month) I did not dare to dnf a book once I sunk some time into it. So, all this to say, it made reading feel like a chore, and in a world where reading is supposed to be an escape and so much already takes joy... that just sucks. Guess I'm back to reading at a snail's pace! :D
the fact that things are so horrible right now actually made me do the opposite of a slump, because i'm avoiding thinking about anything by consuming some kind of non-political media at every possible moment
Nightmare Before Kissmas was the most unexpected 5* of the year for me, 10/10 nonstop goofing. Incredible makeouts, unexpectedly heartwarming!! Stupid book, I loved it.
I love that I've absorbed enough of your content directly into my brain that I can predict with fairly high accuracy exactly how many stars you're going to give a book before you've even finished talking about your opinions of it
I’m always so impressed by your ability to retell the plots of the books you’re reading lol if someone asked me to do this I would need 5 business days to gather my thoughts
I echo your opinions on most romance and Romantasy and also rated this the same! I enjoyed it. So I’ll also say I truly appreciated the way the author addresses grief in the second book. Specifically when you’re battling grieving someone who wasn’t necessarily a great person. So I would recommend it for that reason if that’s someone you’re interested in.
Ngl the serpent and the wings of night reminded me of Powerless. Though I really didn't like Powerless because of its shallow writing I'll still give this a try.
WE ARE BLESSED. Your attitude towards reading has really helped me enjoy it again. I used to read a stupid amount, but it quickly went close to zero and that in itself made me less likely to even try picking up a book. The fact any of us can still read and take joy out of it is a thing of beauty we should never let go of. Also, I wanna buy Nightmare before Kissmass now. Also I want you to read Hunger Phangs by Joy Demorra so bad now lol Thanks for giving me the fuel I needed to get through the holidays!
Hey Lexi, just wanted to say I haven't read a new book since i was in college (I graduated last year) and your videos made me miss being 12 and devouring books day after day. Last week i picked up Book Lovers per your recommendation and this was the first week i can remember where the last thing i saw before going to bed was *not* a screen, and I'm so excited to go to the library again and pick something new instead of just staring the the shelves knowing i won't get past the 10th page. I hope you're proud of your baby steps! for others they would be big accomplishments, and know you're helping others accomplish them too
I kinda resonate with keeping to do list for hobbies thing. For me most of my hobbies are just something which helps me to keep myself engaged and going and I don't think I would be impacted or miss them in anyway If I didn't experience them with some exceptions so It is like I have to force myself to carry my hobbies because If not then I would either become over productive in my work and burnout myself or spiral into a deep existential dread.
The books that got me through my worst reading slump/mental decline was the first eight books of the “Ice Planet Barbarians’ by Ruby Dixon. They were funny, smutty and no thoughts needed that really got me through. After that, I had a great time and reading journey. I could not have gotten through that time without those books, so they will always have a special place in my heart. ❄️🥰
We’ve read the same amount of books this year and I kind of really love that haha I think I hit my reading goal every other year. One year I completely smash it out of the park so the next year I raise it but then miss my goal by a mile. So the next year I lower it and the cycle continues
Lexi, I think you would really enjoy the novella for The Serpent & the Wings of Night (Six Scorched Roses). It follows different characters and is a short easy read that’s gothic and atmospheric and romantic. Theres a town that’s suffering from a god-cursed illness and the main character is trying to find a cure through studying vampire blood.
im in a massive reading slump right now. I'm currently filling the massive void that is my free time burning through television shows that are currently on my watchlist, and staring forlornly at a book i am desperately trying to finish
29:19 Seeing you get joy out of this silly little book was like, osmosing the joy to me (which feels kind of meta in the context of the joy-based magic system). I also have been recently giving myself permission to read things that aren’t necessarily academic or high-brow. It’s good to see you taking care of yourself. Wonderful upload, as usual - I hope you have a restful holiday :)
just finished reading half a soul from your rec in the last video - truly such a banger!!!! like emily wilde’s encyclopaedia of faeries but make it regency era and what more can i really ask for in a book
I your loyal subscriber and admirer of this channel, am begging, pleading, that you read Two Twisted Crowns asap. I read One Dark Window in January and thoroughly enjoyed it, but the sequel made it a 5 star duology for me. Hope you love it as much as I did 🧡
it's been a fun year this was actually my first year reading daily and i got few books based on your reviews! happy holidays from Brazil(it's summer here but still 60 degrees today)🇧🇷
Yay you’re back looking fabulous as ever. I’m in such a reading slump too so hopefully one of these books can help me 🤞🏼I love The Nightmare Before Kissmas 💜 Merry Christmas
LEXIIIIIIIIII YAYYYYYY this month’s been unreasonably rough for the past few weeks BUT WE’LL PUSH THROUGH IT ALL TOGETHER !!!!!!!! CONGRATS ON THE SPONSOR YOUR VIDEOS ARE FLAMES ‼️‼️‼️
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“I feel like Ravyn with a y wanted to throw himself off of a bridge a lot more than Raihn with an h, you know what I mean?” is the kind of sentence my 52 year old bibliophile dad would laugh so hard at.
I don't know your dad but I'm a 35 year old Lithuanian woman who has shamefully read One Dark Window and I HOWLED at Lexi saying this
YOOOOO SAME
Just saw a tiktok of a woman describing her favorite RUclipsr and that they deserve like, cinematic deals and all this stuff bc they’re so witty and funny and truly deserve the world. Plus they can make her sit and watch 2 hrs recaps straight of books and I was like “yeah, that’s like newlynova” only for her to then reveal it was you the whole time! And then you uploaded and I thought I’d share
the wattpad sponsorship is so full circle and I love that for you
im so happy to see im not the only one in a reading slump...it's been a whole year
Same. Ever since I graduated from high school 5 years ago it's been a downward spiral 🥲
sameeeeeee- last year i beat my reading g goal by like 10. this year i am 50 books behind 😳
I’m in a several year long slump of not reading anything to completion. I just can’t seem to read any book all the way through, usually I’m losing interest or literally losing the book lol
so real i've been in a slump since covid pretty much
Watching you go from talking about being in a reading slump to giggly and happy reading Nightmare before Kissmas is like an inspirational sports movie arc for the burned out nerdy kids ❤
LMAO I agree. Best comment
oh my god i completely agree with the sentiment of not doing end-of-the-year content before the actual end of the year. I recognize that a lot of content creators take a break from posting during mid to late december, but posting an end-of-year wrap up during the second week of december feels like losing free real estate on possible books read during the last stretch of the month!
1:25 the realest feeling. I've had a a "To Read" list for years, but all those books feel "too heavy" for my chronically burnt out, emotionally volatile brain. I need literary junk food.
Yet apparently I'm even picky about the literary junk food cause I've finished maybe 2 novels this whole year. 😭
My only saving grace has been 2 fanfics I've been rereading for comfort.
Not me, a 51-year-old woman, finding Nightmare Before Kissmas on Kindle Unlimited and proceeding to binge it immediately.
Ur living ur best life n I love that for u🫶 lolll
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🤣Wattpad sponsorship? This is hysterical and iconic💛
I quit my job at the end of November and wanted to take a month off as a little break to read and just relax. Instead I have been so anxious about my dwindling bank account and finding a new job in January that I've barely read anything! 😭 Happy to know I'm not alone in my slump. Thank you Lexi 🫶
Ooof, I know how that feels. Very tough. I have been there and I'm a very ADHD, very anxious person. I think fully resting and enjoying for anxious people is a delusional plan unless you feel like you've got yourself so I would probably suggest doing 15-20 mins of CV updating, researching, whatever it is for you in the morning and then telling yourself very firmly that you HAVE made a step towards a better future today and you allow yourself to guiltlessly recharge now and do fun things for the rest of the day. Takes some willpower but at some point worked for me. Whatever you decide to do, hang in there!
your first description of the nighmare before kissmas is exactly what it sounds like to me when people describe red white and royal blue
As someone who wants to be a bookworm but can’t focus for shit anymore (COVID really fucked me up), I think the best thing you can do is take it easy. I’ve only read 2 books to completion this year. Not my proudest moment but we ball
That’s great! I hope those two were really good books!
Last year and the year before I read two classics via Substack and I have to say- they were great ways to get out of reading slumps! Dracula I did in 2022, and since it’s an epistolary novel, every day there’s a letter or journal entry, you get that day’s content on that day. It makes it really fun and since it’s emailed to you it doesn’t take any effort. In 2023 I read Les mis, which seems really daunting, because it’s 365 chapters. But that’s one chapter a day! Some of the chapters are several pages long, but some are just a paragraph. And again- it’s emailed to you, so you can whip your phone out at any time and just be reading a thousand page novel in your email. :)
You read two books more than a lot of other people!
Last time I had a horrible migraine, your video dropped just in time to comfort me. Tonight my brain is being evil and mean to me (as it sometimes does, disablingly so) and you drop a video just in time yet again! Something about your delivery and "stage" presence brings me a sense of chaotic peace - which is the best kind of peace, if you ask me. Thanks!
I'm sorry your brain is being so evil and mean to you right now. I have some conditions that give me mean disabling brain as well, I know I don't fully understand your experience, but I'm sure it sucks and I'm sorry. I also used her last video to help with a migraine! Her videos are just so comfy!! And you're totally right about the chaotic peace haha Hope you have some nicer brain days soon 💚
i read 40 books alone within the first three months of this year and had plenty of steam left before i had a life changing event. i have read less than 10 books since then and i don’t know what altered in my brain but i miss what i used to enjoy. don’t be hard on yourself. people go through life and not everyone reaches their end of year goals. back in march, i was excited to destroy my reading challenge and now i am disappointed, but my life is not determined on how many books i can read in a month and i can still participate in hobbies i love without doing it myself. thank you lexi for showing us your ups and downs, not a social media filter. it reminds people like me that we don’t have to exert all of our energy into having the biggest number.
the second book sounds like a sillier red white and royal blue and honestly, i respect it. i might read it down the road lol
oohh i love that comparison! as someone who has read both books, honestly yeah they truly have similar vibes, except the nightmare before kissmas has the added bonus of the weird holiday-families-anti-capitalism scheme instead of regular politics xD
the way my jaw DROPPED when you said the nightmare before kissmass because oh my god its the book actively fighting to cure my slump right now. it's next to me in bed while i rot and listen to this instead.
Thank you for everything this year, lexi. I found you just when I needed someone to tell me that being in a reading slump is okay and I’ll find something I enjoy again. I look forward to your year in review videos!
i was in an awful reading slump all year and i’ve finally gotten out of it with the help of frederick backman and your videos :)
merry Christmas friends 🎄!
I don't know how deep into comments you go, but I just wanted to say that I love your content. I'm not into (genre-wise) half of what you cover, but you still manage to make me sit down and listen with full attention, so you do an amazing job at covering this stuff. Every time I see you've uploaded I'm psyched and I just wanna thank you for making these videos :)
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god, your eyeliner is so mesmerizing. like, wow. i can't look away its so perfectly winged. agreeing with everything u say bc i'm literally under your spell
As a romance reader and not a fantasy reader, the serpent and the wings of might totally got me into romantasy! I was obsessedddd. Camp magic is such a great way of describing it 🤣 Unfortunately the second one didn’t quite hit as well as the first one, though I still enjoyed it overall. I was sooo excited for book 3, but I’m a third of the way through and it’s been a struggle 😭
I've also been in a bit of a reading slump this year. I record my reading in a journal my sister gave me, broken down by month along with anticipated book releases each month and, for fall and winter, a seasonal TBR (inspired by this channel, so thanks!). In July, I had to go to the urgent care for anxiety, and watching your reading slump and watching you push through has really helped me, so thanks.
Left that comment before actually watching, and the comment about the crochet blanket had me like "HOW did you get into my home?!?"
logging on one minute after my show comes on is such a nice treat ❤
Take care of yourself 🫶🏾💗 thank you for the upload 😊
i hope you know the positive impact you have on people!!
youre videos are always so weirdly inspirational. like here i am alone during winter break trying my damndest to get the willpower to do... literally anything, then you upload this and suddenly im cleaning my apartment having a jolly time excited about life again
Genuinely thank you for sharing this, and for talking about struggles that would be easier to not acknowledge, much less acknowledge online. I hope that the next day, week, and month are easier for you, but remember something you’ve said to a bunch of us watching: your productivity isn’t your worth, and even if you just don’t touch a book, you’re still cool and interesting and also people in your life think you’re a good person. I’m an internet rando so I can’t say I know you, but you have unknowingly helped me get back into reading while in the hardest part of college, made my days better in grad school, and helped me bond with some new people in my life. I hope this video helped you, because I know it helped a lot of others
REAL, watching Lexi's videos has really re-ignited my enjoyment of reading after being in a long reading slump during college
i always get into a bad reading slump at the end of the year. likely just the general stress of the holidays combined with the fact that not having a set schedule leads me to not do anything at all.
i’m going to try to finish the two books on my tbr that i bought prior to december (one of them is a comic collection, so shouldn’t be that hard!) but i think my other books im going to allow to roll over into next year
i just got out of a three month reading slump so i was really excited to see that 1) you posted!!! and 2) that i wasn’t alone :)
"I will read one page" is something I think you have said in a previous video, and I have taken it to heart in a way I did NOT expect 😅 it is now my circuit breaker expression when I know I want to stop scrolling/binging and start reading. I just have to read one page.
Girl I feel you, I read zero books in November. I did start books though. Hoping to finish 2 of them before the end of the year. Take care of yourself ❤
P.s. I had you on the TV and my husband came in and asked "are you listening to your book friend?" So I guess we're besties now
I majored in English. Although I enjoyed reading my assignments, I did encounter burnout. It took me years to read for fun. I agree about finding books YOU want to read. So I started to read memoirs and other nonfiction books. This helped me fall back into reading for fun again.
You are SO BRAVE for washing towels & sheets
omg i just finished the nightmare before kissmas and it was so goofy and fun !! like yeah, was it the best ever? noooo. but did i enjoy it and have a fun time and kick my feet a little? YES.
my holidays have been saved ty lexi;
also not us reading the serpent & the wings of night at the same time...we need that book club asap
I am in my 3rd year of reading at least 5 minutes a day. Works like a charm.
I'm a really slow reader, so 5 books a month is wonderful for me. Trying to keep up with fast readers just takes all the joy out of it for me. I tried tracking for the last months, but it led to me getting INTO a reading slump because I started to become stubborn with dnfing. In the past, I would just dnf whenever, but with those goals (at least 5 books a month) I did not dare to dnf a book once I sunk some time into it. So, all this to say, it made reading feel like a chore, and in a world where reading is supposed to be an escape and so much already takes joy... that just sucks. Guess I'm back to reading at a snail's pace! :D
Pookie I missed you so much
Thank you for helping to keep the Sunday scaries at bay for 34min :)
Hope you have a great Christmas!
omg i feel you. i read so much so quick that I burned myself right out & into a reading slump.
the fact that things are so horrible right now actually made me do the opposite of a slump, because i'm avoiding thinking about anything by consuming some kind of non-political media at every possible moment
usually a silent viewer, but holy shit was i fast this time
no same LOL
Literally me 😭😂
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Welcome to the comment section 😄
Lexi I don't think you understand how much I look forward to every single one of your videos
AHH I LOVE THE SERPENT AND THE WINGS OF NIGHT 😍😍😍
I LITERALLY just read serpent and wings if night to get out of a slump and I LOVED IT
Nightmare Before Kissmas was the most unexpected 5* of the year for me, 10/10 nonstop goofing. Incredible makeouts, unexpectedly heartwarming!! Stupid book, I loved it.
I needed that productivity reminder honestly... I also get weirdly competitive with myself with hobbies. Thank you!
Lexi!!! You have no idea how great it is to see you! Your videos bring me so much joy :)
I think you are the only one who shares the same taste with me so far. And istg Im not complaining 😂.
I love that I've absorbed enough of your content directly into my brain that I can predict with fairly high accuracy exactly how many stars you're going to give a book before you've even finished talking about your opinions of it
Wattpad sponsorship is so queen of you actually.
So glad we have someone like you on RUclips giving us iconic sass! Here's to another year with Nova!!
lexi it's winter break and im in my reading arc for the next two weeks i needed this video to get me in the zone !!!!
I’m always so impressed by your ability to retell the plots of the books you’re reading lol if someone asked me to do this I would need 5 business days to gather my thoughts
Wattpad sponsorship is such a full circle wonderful Christmas miracle!!
I echo your opinions on most romance and Romantasy and also rated this the same! I enjoyed it. So I’ll also say I truly appreciated the way the author addresses grief in the second book. Specifically when you’re battling grieving someone who wasn’t necessarily a great person. So I would recommend it for that reason if that’s someone you’re interested in.
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I'm totally with you on waiting until the year ends to list the best and worst of the year.
A new lexi video!! I'm also in a slump so glad I'm not alone in it. ALSO A WATTPAD SPONSORSHIP -- love it for you!!
Ngl the serpent and the wings of night reminded me of Powerless. Though I really didn't like Powerless because of its shallow writing I'll still give this a try.
WE ARE BLESSED.
Your attitude towards reading has really helped me enjoy it again. I used to read a stupid amount, but it quickly went close to zero and that in itself made me less likely to even try picking up a book. The fact any of us can still read and take joy out of it is a thing of beauty we should never let go of.
Also, I wanna buy Nightmare before Kissmass now.
Also I want you to read Hunger Phangs by Joy Demorra so bad now lol
Thanks for giving me the fuel I needed to get through the holidays!
i always love it when you talk abt your reading slumps they make me feel so seen💞
you have no clue how much i needed this
Oh I loveeeee In Memoriam! Excited for you to get to experience it sometime in 2025!
Hey Lexi, just wanted to say I haven't read a new book since i was in college (I graduated last year) and your videos made me miss being 12 and devouring books day after day. Last week i picked up Book Lovers per your recommendation and this was the first week i can remember where the last thing i saw before going to bed was *not* a screen, and I'm so excited to go to the library again and pick something new instead of just staring the the shelves knowing i won't get past the 10th page. I hope you're proud of your baby steps! for others they would be big accomplishments, and know you're helping others accomplish them too
i was rewatching your old videos as motivation for my reading slump and here you are
Ура Ура, Лекси выпустила новое видео!!! Ура ура!!!
I kinda resonate with keeping to do list for hobbies thing. For me most of my hobbies are just something which helps me to keep myself engaged and going and I don't think I would be impacted or miss them in anyway If I didn't experience them with some exceptions so It is like I have to force myself to carry my hobbies because If not then I would either become over productive in my work and burnout myself or spiral into a deep existential dread.
lexi!!!!! this is amamzing YOU WERE SPONSOR BY WATTPAD!!! GOD BLESS YOU!!!
Ok, you sold me. Definitely picking up that second book first chance I get
lexi posted my day has been saved
lexi vids always show up exactly when i need a new vid to watch 😌😌
OMG LEXII literally just finished studying and then u came!!!!!
Im so glad you had a good time with A Nightmare Before Kissmas I definitely agree with your take on it. I also felt the same way. It was a good time !
Lexi is so iconic my heart can’t take this AND WATTPAD ????
The books that got me through my worst reading slump/mental decline was the first eight books of the “Ice Planet Barbarians’ by Ruby Dixon. They were funny, smutty and no thoughts needed that really got me through. After that, I had a great time and reading journey. I could not have gotten through that time without those books, so they will always have a special place in my heart. ❄️🥰
We’ve read the same amount of books this year and I kind of really love that haha
I think I hit my reading goal every other year. One year I completely smash it out of the park so the next year I raise it but then miss my goal by a mile. So the next year I lower it and the cycle continues
Lexi, I think you would really enjoy the novella for The Serpent & the Wings of Night (Six Scorched Roses). It follows different characters and is a short easy read that’s gothic and atmospheric and romantic. Theres a town that’s suffering from a god-cursed illness and the main character is trying to find a cure through studying vampire blood.
I am so happy, this was my christmas present! Thank you Lexi!
hi i’m glad to have video to watch while working!!! i hope you’re doing well lexi!
im in a massive reading slump right now. I'm currently filling the massive void that is my free time burning through television shows that are currently on my watchlist, and staring forlornly at a book i am desperately trying to finish
29:19 Seeing you get joy out of this silly little book was like, osmosing the joy to me (which feels kind of meta in the context of the joy-based magic system). I also have been recently giving myself permission to read things that aren’t necessarily academic or high-brow. It’s good to see you taking care of yourself. Wonderful upload, as usual - I hope you have a restful holiday :)
just finished reading half a soul from your rec in the last video - truly such a banger!!!! like emily wilde’s encyclopaedia of faeries but make it regency era and what more can i really ask for in a book
Love your videos so much and always excited when a new one pops up!!
I your loyal subscriber and admirer of this channel, am begging, pleading, that you read Two Twisted Crowns asap.
I read One Dark Window in January and thoroughly enjoyed it, but the sequel made it a 5 star duology for me.
Hope you love it as much as I did 🧡
the absolute joy that just shot through my veins when i saw this
literally perfectly timed video as i am scrolling on RUclips instead of reading as i type lol
it's been a fun year
this was actually my first year reading daily and i got few books based on your reviews! happy holidays from Brazil(it's summer here but still 60 degrees today)🇧🇷
Yay you’re back looking fabulous as ever. I’m in such a reading slump too so hopefully one of these books can help me 🤞🏼I love The Nightmare Before Kissmas 💜 Merry Christmas
“because there’s nothing in the rules that expressly forbids it” ah, yes. the air bud clause.
LEXI!!! IS THAT A WATTPAD STANELY CUP? YOU ARE HONESTLY GOALS
Thank you for teaching me wtf wattpad is. It’s been driving me mad hearing people say that name and being like whaaaat are they even talking about
lmao the summer camp comparison. “and you enjoy the lake, conceptually” hahaha
LEXIIIIIIIIII YAYYYYYY this month’s been unreasonably rough for the past few weeks BUT WE’LL PUSH THROUGH IT ALL TOGETHER !!!!!!!! CONGRATS ON THE SPONSOR YOUR VIDEOS ARE FLAMES ‼️‼️‼️
the "soulcrushing midwest winter" comment was so real :') michigan is trying to kill me!
33:43 thank you for including us, the southern hemisphere girlies... yesterday was rough: 38ºC 😩 I want winteeeeer 😭