I hate in romances where they spend the first 80% making excuses to not be together, only for them for finally get together and date for a week, then they have the miscommunication and one character runs off and breaks it off. Like if they just acted like grownups and had a discussion it would have been resolved. Then the last two chapters they get back together and it’s true love and then the epilogue they have three kids
Me too especially because I'd much rather read a romance book about adults that doesn't feel like they're created with common teenage thought processes. I'm not gonna say they're bad and I've enjoyed some of them I just wish more romance others didn't follow that formula 😭
I feel like "enemies to lovers“ in romance books is usually more "hate to love" or "rivals to lovers" cause you really can’t have an enemy in your normal life..
Romance is a valid book genre and people who read romance are absolutely 100% a reader! I don't like when people invalidate romance because romance is absolutely everywhere. Trillers often have mention of love and romance, classics are mostly romance, poetry can be about love. Everywhere you look, there is love and there is nothing wrong with it !
My annotated books almost turns into a personal journal. Containing my thoughts, vulnerabilities, fears, hopes, relatable experiences, what I find to be humorous, etc. 📖💕
DESTINY!! please please PLEASE do a video on your closet- your bookish/swifite/spiderman/etc tshirts and sweatshirts, or where they are from! i always love them and wonder where theyre from
about the third-act break-up, that was my biggest fear when I read Icebreaker. They became a happy couple with like 150 pages left and i genuinely feared, there would be a third-act breakup. but the conflict was between stassie and her skating partner and nate was a super supportive and encouraging boyfriend. you can say what you want about icebreaker, i get it´s not for everyone, but i will take no criticism on its third-act conflict!
That's what I absolutely loved about Hannah Grace's writing and I can't wait to read her other books. I was WAITING for the miscommunication but I was so happy it didn't happen.
yeah i don’t think there was enough room in the book for a third-act breakup since every 10 pages was filled to the brim with god-awful, horrendous, way too descriptive smut 😭 fr one of the most traumatizing books i’ve ever read
There are actually a bunch of different story structures, but in the west we only ever learn about the one type with rising action to the climax. Other cultures tend to favour other structures. It’s really cool
I feel like it's so common to hate on things that mainly women love and I think that's why the romance genre gets so much flack. There areso many people that only confine themselves to one genre, doing it doesn't make them "not a real reader" so the same thing should apply to people that solely want to read romance.
i loved this so much! i was dying at some of your comments, especially about being awkward when complimented because that is me 100%. i'd love to see more videos like this 🩷
THE WAY YOU EXPLAINED ANNOTATING BOOKS AND HAVING BOOKS LOVED LIKE THEY ARE LOVED YES YOU GET IT AHHH I LITERALLY LOVE WHEN THE BOOK STARTS TO LOOK LIKE ITS BEEN READ I JUST LOVE MY BOOKS SO MUCH WHY WOULD I MAKE IT LOOK LIKE ITS NEVER BEEN OPEN TF
I definitely live your hot takes and unpopular opinion videos! This is actually how i dicovered your channel and became obsessed. I started binging your vids lol
At 10:10 I kind of agree. I've only read two Christina Lauren books but one of those was the famous Love and Other Words. I felt like the book was a little physical between the characters and it surprised me when I heard people say it was the deepest relationship they've read in a romance book. (Not hating on the book! I actually enjoyed it a lot while reading and would recommend!)
I do not mind the love triangle in books but I think it is because I literally grew up on the vampire diaries and my mum actually dated two brothers (my dad and my uncle). 😄
My go-to Dunkin order.. Medium Butter Pecan Iced Coffee with an extra cream. So it will say 4 creams on the screen. No sugar. I don’t like the grainy taste of the sugar. Plus, there is sugar already in the creamer. Maybe try it sometime. 😀
Your laundry was literally me last night after watching my niece for 10 hours, then working for 6 hour lol. My clothes are just gonna stay on my floor.😅
I love your attitude in this one 😂🩷 you’re getting more and more creative with your videos and you put so much effort in your them! I just started my own booktube channel, you’ve always been one of my favorites and I feel so inspired by you! 🩷🩷🩷
I agree with so many of these. I'd say my biggest hot take is that I absolutely hate hardcovers. I will get the kindle of a new release just so I don't have to collect any more hardcover books 😂
Not me buying beach read in both uk and us version without reading any because i saw the ending is different 😂 also i have people we meet on vacation and you and me on vacation (the same book) because I didn’t like the way the latter book looked 😂
I totally stand by what you said about annotating and dog-earing- if it's your own book, go for it, but please don't do it to someone else's book or a library book 🫠
Loved the video. I do agree with the book to screen adaptation the only thing that came to mind tho is Shadow and Bone. They made Mal SO much better, just subtle things (tbf I don’t remember much from the books anymore) that made him likeable (I really disliked him in the books but loved him in the show (and RIP to the show I’m still not over that).
6:11 Hot take, I prefer 3rd person over 1st. I got into the Shadowhunter books as my first real reading for fun experience, and all are told in 3rd, and then Harry Potter, so when I got to 1st it was a bit jarring. Now I don’t differentiate in my mind either, but as a young teen, I did lol. As a writer now (for fun, unfortunately nothing published yet), I primarily write in 3rd person.
the funniest thing w/ love triangles with brothers is that it HAPPENED to a girl that i studied with on high school 😭😭 and the biology teacher would say that she destroyed the family 😭😭 ( and she DATED both of them)
I definitely enjoy reading on my Kindle. I read so much faster on it and I've been loving reading my anticipated new releases on it. I still need to also read a physical book most of the time though.
11:10 My grandmother dated my grandfather’s brother first 😂 If I’m not mistaken, the brother proposed and she said no. I never met my grandfather or his brother so I don’t know anything beyond that, but it’s a crazy story to hear. As far as I know, they were civil about it. Also, my aunt (Mom’s sister) dated my uncle (Dad’s brother) before my other grandmother disapproved of her and they broke up.
Lmao same des, I too would get the ick cause that should stay in the book and in our fantasies but I cannot come face to face with that😂 and I know it stems from our awkwardness and our overall reaction when receiving compliments in general lol like when a woman compliments you you don’t know what to say so you ignore it or you smile sheepishly with a “thank you” and when a guy compliments you you’re just like “oh thanks” and I’m like ughh
I have never related to anymore more than the awkwardness when ppl are nice and like romantic I am sooooo awkward it’s actually so bad I can’t take anything seriously
I like romance books I just like to mix it up and read other books. If someone just reads romance books they are still reading. I have nothing against people who read just read romance.
Personally, I don't purposefully crack the spine of paperbacks bc then the glue would tare and the page would fall out, and hey I don't have all the money in the world to just buy a whole nother copy when my worn one is still technically readable. I do write in it for the same reason of 'living' in it, though. I don't mind the cracked edges, but I prefer not to crack the spine just so it will stay together longer, and I will be able reread it more without it falling apart
I thought 'touch her and die' was a fantasy specific trope until recently because I thought it was literal! Like the FMC was under a curse where her kiss or skin was poisonous and can kill someone HAHA.
SARA, HALEY, AAAAND DESTINY????!!! WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED TODAY YALL❤❤❤
WE HAVEEEE 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
today is a good day
A blessed Friday indeed
I hate in romances where they spend the first 80% making excuses to not be together, only for them for finally get together and date for a week, then they have the miscommunication and one character runs off and breaks it off. Like if they just acted like grownups and had a discussion it would have been resolved. Then the last two chapters they get back together and it’s true love and then the epilogue they have three kids
Me too especially because I'd much rather read a romance book about adults that doesn't feel like they're created with common teenage thought processes. I'm not gonna say they're bad and I've enjoyed some of them I just wish more romance others didn't follow that formula 😭
This is so accurate…why is this the mold?
Magnolia parks the long way home.
Literally chestnut springs and dreamland billionaires
Sameee
“touch her and i’ll kill you” - a golfer
LMAOOOOO im cracking up at this
I almost choked when you said “what are you gonna do, take out your 7 iron?!” 😂😂😂
THE WAY THAT UR SO UNHINGED IN THESE VIDEOS MAKES THEM 10X BETTER. thank u for being my comfort youtuber des
I feel like "enemies to lovers“ in romance books is usually more "hate to love" or "rivals to lovers" cause you really can’t have an enemy in your normal life..
Yesssssss
Romance is a valid book genre and people who read romance are absolutely 100% a reader! I don't like when people invalidate romance because romance is absolutely everywhere. Trillers often have mention of love and romance, classics are mostly romance, poetry can be about love. Everywhere you look, there is love and there is nothing wrong with it !
“Third person isn’t that bad” wdym I always prefer third person over first person 😭
Same😭😭😭
SAME!!!! I dunno. First person seems to make the main character seem really moody and rude.
Same hereee!! I love soo much third person, I always struggle with first person.
Sara, haley AND NOW DES??? what have we done to be so blessed by the book girlies today
My annotated books almost turns into a personal journal. Containing my thoughts, vulnerabilities, fears, hopes, relatable experiences, what I find to be humorous, etc. 📖💕
Highly recommend reading a Bible. It would be such a good thing for you! It’s the truth, which is even better!
it's a beautiful day for the book community
DESTINY!! please please PLEASE do a video on your closet- your bookish/swifite/spiderman/etc tshirts and sweatshirts, or where they are from! i always love them and wonder where theyre from
about the third-act break-up, that was my biggest fear when I read Icebreaker. They became a happy couple with like 150 pages left and i genuinely feared, there would be a third-act breakup. but the conflict was between stassie and her skating partner and nate was a super supportive and encouraging boyfriend. you can say what you want about icebreaker, i get it´s not for everyone, but i will take no criticism on its third-act conflict!
That's what I absolutely loved about Hannah Grace's writing and I can't wait to read her other books. I was WAITING for the miscommunication but I was so happy it didn't happen.
yeah i don’t think there was enough room in the book for a third-act breakup since every 10 pages was filled to the brim with god-awful, horrendous, way too descriptive smut 😭 fr one of the most traumatizing books i’ve ever read
There are actually a bunch of different story structures, but in the west we only ever learn about the one type with rising action to the climax. Other cultures tend to favour other structures. It’s really cool
this intro was so chaotic i love it. i also grabbed my water when she said grab your drinks
Sara, Haley and Des posted on the same day its a goood day
Bestie,we need a video where either Mila or Charlee choose your tbr or what books you buy💕
I LOVE YOUR SIT DOWN VIDEOS ❤ They have so much of your personality 😊
Hayley and Sarah just posted, you too! This is the best day ever!!!
DESTINY YOU TRUELY MAKE MY ENTIRE DAY A WHOLE LOT BRIGHTER, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JUST BEING YOU ❤
I think we need a favorite book merch video bc you always have the best ones!
I feel like it's so common to hate on things that mainly women love and I think that's why the romance genre gets so much flack. There areso many people that only confine themselves to one genre, doing it doesn't make them "not a real reader" so the same thing should apply to people that solely want to read romance.
the midwest weather rn is literally PERFECT for Daisy jones and the six music
i loved this so much! i was dying at some of your comments, especially about being awkward when complimented because that is me 100%. i'd love to see more videos like this 🩷
sara, haley and des omgg!!! u are spoiling us😭😭💗💗
THE WAY YOU EXPLAINED ANNOTATING BOOKS AND HAVING BOOKS LOVED LIKE THEY ARE LOVED YES YOU GET IT AHHH I LITERALLY LOVE WHEN THE BOOK STARTS TO LOOK LIKE ITS BEEN READ I JUST LOVE MY BOOKS SO MUCH WHY WOULD I MAKE IT LOOK LIKE ITS NEVER BEEN OPEN TF
So excited… love hearing des’s thoughts ❤
I definitely live your hot takes and unpopular opinion videos! This is actually how i dicovered your channel and became obsessed. I started binging your vids lol
Wholeheartedly agree about the Daisy Jones and the Six adaption!! I missed that Camilla conversation so much in the show.
At 10:10 I kind of agree. I've only read two Christina Lauren books but one of those was the famous Love and Other Words. I felt like the book was a little physical between the characters and it surprised me when I heard people say it was the deepest relationship they've read in a romance book.
(Not hating on the book! I actually enjoyed it a lot while reading and would recommend!)
Des could u do a video essay about the addicted series?
the way that destinys videos just make me happy is so crazy 💕💞💞💞
I do not mind the love triangle in books but I think it is because I literally grew up on the vampire diaries and my mum actually dated two brothers (my dad and my uncle). 😄
Your mom is a G for that
Looove these videos of you chatting Des! ❤ please make more!!
Love this video sm! I definitely vote for doing it every month 💕
omg i lovee the unhinged vibe of this video🤪💞love u des!
the way i have been waiting for this for SOOO LONG- i'm so excited
My go-to Dunkin order.. Medium Butter Pecan Iced Coffee with an extra cream. So it will say 4 creams on the screen. No sugar. I don’t like the grainy taste of the sugar. Plus, there is sugar already in the creamer. Maybe try it sometime. 😀
The dunkin butter pecan with cream is it! 🤤
the intro alone is so chaotic 🤣 i love it
Your laundry was literally me last night after watching my niece for 10 hours, then working for 6 hour lol. My clothes are just gonna stay on my floor.😅
I love your attitude in this one 😂🩷 you’re getting more and more creative with your videos and you put so much effort in your them! I just started my own booktube channel, you’ve always been one of my favorites and I feel so inspired by you! 🩷🩷🩷
ugh i love this sm. so cozy
This video was so fun! I loved the idea and discussing the different takes were so interesting and entertaining 💕
I agree with so many of these. I'd say my biggest hot take is that I absolutely hate hardcovers. I will get the kindle of a new release just so I don't have to collect any more hardcover books 😂
A weekly/monthly Q&A or hottake session would be so fun!
Not me buying beach read in both uk and us version without reading any because i saw the ending is different 😂 also i have people we meet on vacation and you and me on vacation (the same book) because I didn’t like the way the latter book looked 😂
Love to see a video about where u get all ur sweatshirts. Very cute!!! Esp love the paperback one!
All three book girlies posted today! It's like christmas!❤
Who's the other two?
16:36 Your entire stance on book adaptations is so true. The books are there for a REASON. I think we shouldn't expect too much of adaptations anyway.
EVERYONE WAKE UP THE QUEEN HAS POSTED 🗣️🗣️
Can we also talk about how great Destiny is at dissecting books! I love watching her and so many other booktubers talk about it ❤
I ADORE these sit down videos!
Omg what you said about a third act conflict yessss 😩😩 WE DONT NEED IT.
Love this video!! Favorite one yet! Fairly new here but loving your content.
I totally stand by what you said about annotating and dog-earing- if it's your own book, go for it, but please don't do it to someone else's book or a library book 🫠
Loved the video. I do agree with the book to screen adaptation the only thing that came to mind tho is Shadow and Bone. They made Mal SO much better, just subtle things (tbf I don’t remember much from the books anymore) that made him likeable (I really disliked him in the books but loved him in the show (and RIP to the show I’m still not over that).
Love these sit down videos! They're super fun and loved hearing your opinions xx
6:11 Hot take, I prefer 3rd person over 1st. I got into the Shadowhunter books as my first real reading for fun experience, and all are told in 3rd, and then Harry Potter, so when I got to 1st it was a bit jarring. Now I don’t differentiate in my mind either, but as a young teen, I did lol. As a writer now (for fun, unfortunately nothing published yet), I primarily write in 3rd person.
This video made me feel like were facetiming lol ❤❤ this hot takes video is sooo good!
the funniest thing w/ love triangles with brothers is that it HAPPENED to a girl that i studied with on high school 😭😭 and the biology teacher would say that she destroyed the family 😭😭 ( and she DATED both of them)
I love the sitdown videos, and would really enjoy seeing more of them
I definitely enjoy reading on my Kindle. I read so much faster on it and I've been loving reading my anticipated new releases on it. I still need to also read a physical book most of the time though.
pls make more of these vids!! i loved it.
Omg I love your new profile picture! You look gorgeous and your mom is so talented 😻
bestie des posted!!!! ur videos are the best 🫶
I love this video idea. It is so comforting and so much fun to watch❤
Yes please make more of these videos! I love your sit down vids!
Love this concept of coffee and chill 💚💚
5:49 transition is amazing editing, LOVE YOU DES
Destiny we need an updated all time favorite books video!
des uploaded and everything in the world is fiiiine
Could you make a video where you calculate how much you’ve spent on books; I feel like it’d be fun
11:10 My grandmother dated my grandfather’s brother first 😂 If I’m not mistaken, the brother proposed and she said no. I never met my grandfather or his brother so I don’t know anything beyond that, but it’s a crazy story to hear. As far as I know, they were civil about it. Also, my aunt (Mom’s sister) dated my uncle (Dad’s brother) before my other grandmother disapproved of her and they broke up.
Love how all three of you posted, oh happy day and drink of choice is hot chocolate for a stuffy girl cause I had coffee earlier lol
“I want them to look loved because they are loved” DAMN
This intro is hilarious, love the we are besties vibe! ❤
OMGGG THESE ARE MY FAVORITE VIDEOS
My fav! This video was so much fun to watch! I’m also super awkward when receiving compliments 😂
Destiny is genuinely the funniest person. Love you girly ❤️😘
Lmao same des, I too would get the ick cause that should stay in the book and in our fantasies but I cannot come face to face with that😂 and I know it stems from our awkwardness and our overall reaction when receiving compliments in general lol like when a woman compliments you you don’t know what to say so you ignore it or you smile sheepishly with a “thank you” and when a guy compliments you you’re just like “oh thanks” and I’m like ughh
PREACH on books and their adaptations !!!! 100% agree
Loved this video!!
OMG ALL MY FAV BOOTUBERS POSTED TODAY ITS AMAZING
NO ONE FEAR DES IS HERE 🎉❤
I loved these sit-down chit-chatty videos. 💜It makes me feel like we are besties on Facetime
Another thing about people saying romance is not a respectable genre - it’s a genre whose audience it predominantly women or teenage girls
GIRL, I have the B&N exclusive of A Court of Silver Flames. I want to send it to you so bad because I no longer want it.
Destiny: get the cold brew from dunks it’s so much better , it has such a smoother coffee flavor and it has as much caffeine as an Alani 😘
Loved this sitting down and chatting vid 😩🤌🏼
I have never related to anymore more than the awkwardness when ppl are nice and like romantic I am sooooo awkward it’s actually so bad I can’t take anything seriously
“Touch her or I’ll kill you… but he’s a golfer” took me OUT lol
where is your tote bag from? it’s so cute!
i am with you on the b&n ACOSF
I like romance books I just like to mix it up and read other books. If someone just reads romance books they are still reading. I have nothing against people who read just read romance.
Whooo! All of the book girlies have posted today!
I was hoping for a Des upload!
Personally, I don't purposefully crack the spine of paperbacks bc then the glue would tare and the page would fall out, and hey I don't have all the money in the world to just buy a whole nother copy when my worn one is still technically readable. I do write in it for the same reason of 'living' in it, though. I don't mind the cracked edges, but I prefer not to crack the spine just so it will stay together longer, and I will be able reread it more without it falling apart
I thought 'touch her and die' was a fantasy specific trope until recently because I thought it was literal! Like the FMC was under a curse where her kiss or skin was poisonous and can kill someone HAHA.
I’m sending you love and a great year bestie Des❤
the golf stick lmfaoooo, ur editing is gold