winter book recommedations & warm nights ❄️ winter reading diaries
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- Опубликовано: 8 дек 2022
- welcome to the first episode of the winter reading diaries! we're already quite a bit into december but that's because it took me a while to edit this oops! hope to find the time to make more of these videos 💙
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Hi! My name is Leonie and I am a 25 year old girl who loves talking about books! From YA to non-fiction to classics, I read it all (although fantasy will always be my fave). I live in the Netherlands and go to university, but make booktube videos in my spare time :)
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I loved loved loved this video and I really wish you keep on making these, they're beautifully made, filmed and edited, and the vibes they give are very soothing and cozy, like a hug in the middle of a rainstorm. I live for this type of videos and I really appreciate the effort
Don't forget the most wholesome winter novel! The Shining written by Stephen King, fun for the whole family. :)
Thats the only book on my december tbr pile :)
@@isabellehall9217 It's such an fantastic novel that's just sad to read.
All work and no books make Leonie something something
@@Arawn505 something something dull.
@@NomisArchives Haha, yes. In the actual Shining it would make Leonie a dull girl. In the Simpsons parody it would make The Donut Leo go crazy
The best wintery book I've ever read is The Starless Sea! There is a lot of imagery of snow and the cold of winter, and I love the lyrical storyline. I've reread it probably 5 times now, lol❄It follows Zachary, a college student, returning to school (in the winter); he is walking through the library one day when he finds a peculiar book. As he starts to read it, he realizes that his story is actually in the book, but it has no definite ending. With the help of Fate, he ends of going on a very incredible journey to a world with lots of books, cats, and mystery. I will never get over the way this book is an ode to storytelling and books in general. Its so good.
my favorite book
Literally, I have this book on my TBR shelf after loving the Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern and I didn't even really know what it was about before you said this. But a story with snow and cats it's exactly the specific thing I've been craving in a book recently. Thank you!!!
@@loisbuchanan5673 of course! I hope you love it. The Night Circus is on my TBR for January!
It's good that I put the starless sea on my winter TBR then!
For anyone wondering: the dish at 3:44 is called lembas, a nutricious, sweet bread made by the Elves of Lothlórien
Literally nothing better than a wintery reading vlog when it's below freezing outside!
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i think sherlock holmes stories are great for cozy winter eves.
a wintery/holiday book for me it's Little Women by louisa may alcott, it gives such a cozy vibe to read during this month 💜🤍
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis is always a wintery classic for me!
The Hunger Games Catching Fire book has strong winter vibes until the quell because that takes place in the summer. Katniss often talks about the snow banks towering over hers and Peeta's heads. Half of CF takes place in the winter time. Love to reread it this time of the year
It's crazy how much I'm looking forward to your videos. Honestly don't worry about the algorithm, I'm sure many of us will watch every video you make ❄❤
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For this season the perfect book is A Winter's Promise by Christelle Dabos, the first book of the Mirror Visitor saga ❤
There's also the Enchanted Sonata by Heather Dixon Wallwork a retelling of the Nutcracker and the Pied Piper.
Thanks for this video ❤️
Stop, I'm reading the second book in the Mirror Visitor series right now, and the next book I am planning to read is the Enchanted sonata lol. It sounds like I am making good choices :))
@@mapletea3296 The second one is my favorite one of the series 🤗
@@emmaopaline Ahh! I’m excited, i’m only around 100 pages in ~
Six Crimson Cranes has such winter vibes to me! The MC is arranged a marriage and travels to this far-off place she's never been that's covered in snow. There's a winter festival at one point and such vivid worldbuilding around weather and the magic they use there. It has such Studio Ghibli levels of cozy fantasy vibes and I cannot recommend it enough!
Big fan of these vlogs already! super interested in Slewfoot! I’m excited to hear your thoughts. Also thought I’d share my wintery vibes tbr shelf from storygraph for anyone who’s interested.
Middle grade:
Greenglass House
Snow & Rose
Moominland Midwinter
A Skinful of Shadows
Midnight in Everwood
The Enchanted Sonata
Whichwood
A Castle in the Clouds
Fantasy:
A Winter's Promise
The Raven and the Reindeer
His Dark Materials
Deathless
The Wolf and the Woodsman
Echo North
Assassin's Apprentice
Sofi and the Bone Song
The night Circus
Classics & historical fiction:
The Ice Palace
Little Women
White nights
A Christmas Carol
The Toymakers
Mystery:
Rock Paper Scissors
this was so cozy and wholesome 💙 this is lowkey making me enjoy this time of year more. Also, I was going to recommend The Silvered Serpents for winter book recommendations, but of course you've already read it 🙈 If you want to read a Nutcracker retelling, I would recommend The Enchanted Sonata by Heather Dixon Wallwork! It's super cozy and wintery
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I highly recommend Salt to the Sea by Ruta Septys for a winter WWII novel and Castle in the Clouds by Kirsten Gier for a wholesome winter romance. Also Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie for a cozy Christmas murder mystery.
Yess, salt to the sea! It's super sad (especially when you spoil it to yourself, by learning about Wilhelm Gustloff first) but it's so beautiful.
I just finished reading Hercule Poirot's Christmas and it was great.
If you're looking for a cozy winter fairytale, then The Raven and the Reindeer by T. Kingfisher is a way to go. It is the retelling of The Snow Queen!
For a short story, I'd recommend The Soldier Prince by Leigh Bardugo which is part of her short-stories collection book The Language of Thorns. And it is The Nutcracker retelling!!!
Now I need to rewatch Barbie in the Nutcracker 🌰 🐭 👸 ❄️ 💖 🎄 AND Avatar 🔥 🌱 💦 🌬
The Language of Thorns (and especially The Witch of Duva) by Leigh Bardugo is perfect for this time of year ❤️✨
North Child by Edith Pattou is a fantasy (and romance?) that has a really strong winter feel about a girl who goes on a journey with a polar bear. It also has a castle and magic, so it’s really perfect for winter
cannot put into words how wholesome this is!! I'm so excited for the other episodes, you're genuinely the coziest person to ever exist on youtube. 🏹💗
Moominland midwinter, children book but worth getting to by adults. And it's a very, very winter-centred.
Honestly The Chronicles of Narnia are a pretty cozy read especially 'The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe' because of course it takes place when the white witch has cursed Narnia with eternal winter.
‘Midnight in Everwood’ is a Nutcracker retelling and perfect if you’re looking for books with wintery vibes!
Thank you for another great video! I’m an exchange student in Utrecht at the moment, and being able to follow a Dutch book tuber means a lot for feeling at home here ❤️
Your reading vlogs are always so cozy and full of good vibes! Thank you for all the work you put into these
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Maybe it’s not a wonderland, but “The Left Hand of Darkness” by Ursula K Le Guin definitely screams winter, and it’s very thought-provoking too! Highly recommend it.
one of my faves!
Yay!! In love with your reading vlogs. And this is coziness x10! Exactly what I needed😍Not to mention I’ve already binged the rest of your content😅
Such cozy vibes! For people who like middle grade I think Greenglass House is a great wintery read.
I'm so glad you're enjoying Jane Eyre, it's one of my favorites 😊 I haven't read many wintery books either, but I love The Enchanted Sonata by Heather Dixon Wallwork. It's a cute middle grade retelling of the Nutcracker and is perfect for Christmas 🎄
This has to be one of my favourite videos right now! The atmosphere you created is incredible, I love the cozy christmasy feeling and now I just want to create, read and decorate my own room.. thank you for this masterpiece! 🥰
Also the only English book with Christmas themes and maybe even the atmosphere, I can't really remember, that I can this of is Christmas Carol by Ch. Dickens
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"Wintersong" is absolutely perfect for this season. It's a fantasy story based on German folklore, and it feels very fever dreamy and atmospheric - there's also fae (or goblins, but i promise you it's not the green ones that look like Dobby), a romance, beautiful lyrical writing and one of the main themes is music
Down Comes the Night by Allison Saft is very wintery. Also, it's a fantasy gothic romance.
The Girl Who Speaks Bear is also a cozy, light book for winter! ❄
The viiiiibes are immaculate and I will be here for the entire cozy winter reading diaries !! 😀
the starless sea is an amazing book to read in winter!! the imagery, the vibes, absolute perfection. i hope you get to it this winter
i love these videos, they are so relaxing!
also your sweater game is top notch 😘👌🏻
this is so lovely ! your channel is always so seasonal
Let it snow!!! Not only winter vibes, but also christmas. Its perfect
I just sat down for breakfast, taking it easy on Saturday morning, and you've uploaded 😭💜 love your vibe so much!
You and your friends are so wholesome! Love watching the things you get up to! Always a good watch--hope the holiday season is starting off well for you, Leonie! Have a great week!
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I recently bought the gilded wolves trilogy bc you've been recommending it for a long time and I finally have time to start reading it when the holidays start!
Ahhhh so excited for this ❤
also I’m obsessed with your nutcracker
Loved the vlog and big thumb up to your books choice! I'm going to recommend the Mirror Visitor series (4 books), "La Passe-Miroir" originally, made-in-France 🌟I may have outgrowned it a bit? But coming from someone who doesn't read (or maybe didn't) a lot of fantasy it really was an impactful read in high school. For the winter feel special mention to the 2 first volumes : A Winter's promise and The Missing of Clairdelune
Smilla’s Sense of Snow… pretty great winter read :)
I'm happy to see you switching back and forth between Bronte and Woolf. What an elegant journey into classics. A room of one's own is one of my best reads of this year!
I also started reading Jane Eyre about a month ago but I put it off because I was so busy with uni but I agree with all that you said about it. The story reminded me why I love reading. Wuthering Heights would be a perfect read for the holiday when the weather is very windy and dark.
Such a soothing winter video ! Always a delight watching your channel
Howl earrings 💚❤️
i loved this video sm! such cozy energy, i was watching while doing some studying and i was so much more interested in what you were talking about haha, sending love!
2 wintery books I'm going to read this year are elatsoe and the ice Palace
For a fun wintry middle grade I recommend Greenglass House by Kate Milford! It takes place on Christmas Eve and it’s very cute and fun
living for the updated make up look, so pretty!!⭐️
"a winter's promise" is the best book for wintery fantasy vibes.
I normally don’t like Vlogs but I must say that BookTube got me into Reading Vlogs 🥰 Your vlogs are especially calming and just make me feel those cozy vibes!
Although it's a thriller, and I'd say thrillers tend to be thought of as Autumn books, One By One by Ruth Ware definitely fits into the category of wintery books since it's set in the snow
my only real winter wonderland book is castle in the clouds by Kerstin Gier. I always read it in between christmas and new year’s eve
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Omg those were my exact feelings towards Jane Eyre! Took me so long to read but I loved every second. One of my all time favorite classics.
i love these types of videos xx so comforting thank you Leoni
I don't have a lot of wintery recommendations either but Hercule Poirot's Christmas is a good one, if you want something cozy but also thrilling.
The other one i remember are some children's books, The Secret Seven (first book in the series) and The Rat-A-Tat Mystery by Enid Blyton; I read those when I was a kid, but I remember them being very cozy and fun. I'd recommend these if you just want something cute and short.
In The New York Times Book Review of 12 February 1939, Isaac Anderson concluded, "Poirot has solved some puzzling mysteries in his time, but never has his mighty brain functioned more brilliantly than in Murder for Christmas" 👍
this video felt so cosy and i loved it so much! ❤
I love the ambience in your videos!!🌹😍
i just love the way she speaks omg
for anyone reading this my cozy, by the fire rec is the winter collection the editors of the poetry foundation website put together on their website. it features both new and old writers and is perfect if you don’t want to commit to just one author / anthology and just need something atmospheric. if you’re not feeling a certain poem you can just go onto the next one. web tab directions: poetry foundation > poems and poets > collections (the second post down)
I have a cute Christmas novel I found from the Recycled book shop in my village. It's called A Gift From Tiffany's
Love the aesthetics in this vlog!
this vlog was so cozy and lovely, perfect for trying to ignore the fact that the sun sets at 4 pm :)
Ahh this was so cosy and wonderful, keep up the winter videos I love them!!
I loved the video, how you decorate your room, all that about the candles and the dark academy and cottegecore air that you give I love it, you should make more videos like this.
you bring me calm and peace 💜
Love the vibes🕯 Wintery because it's literally on an ice planet: The left hand of Darkness by Ursula k le guin. I also love the Tiffany Aching series from Terry Pratchett. It's got the witchy vibes and the third book is called the Wintersmith where Winter itself falls in love with her and can't stop making snowflakes in the shape of her face. It's a series for children but so fun!
In winter season I like to reread "Monday Begins on Saturday" by Strugatsky brothers. Warm tea and a New Year's Eve atmosphere - just perfect)
i loveee these types of videos!!
I had to work late tonight and this video kept me cozy, warm, and comfy thank you ❤️❤️
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Brom’s Slewfoot, just yes - for sure was one of my favorite books this year.
Historical fiction, witchcraft, magic, folklore, good and evil, hero and villain, and dare I say a bit of a love story.
Dark yet beautiful - as is the artwork included within.
Love to hear what you think. I’m a new subscriber from California - enjoying your content.
Happy holidays!
I adore Spinning Silver ❤ I was absolutely going to recommend the Winternight trilogy until you mentioned it! It’s a shame it wasn’t for you, but I do understand what you mean about it having a birds’s eye view feel
The clips of you and Leora hanging out are so wholesome
i just absolutely adore your vlogs❤
I would definitely recommend the audiobooks for the bear and the nightingale series! The first one is very very slow paced but I got so attached to the characters in the second and third one, I think it’s worth it ❤
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I PICKED UP KILLING NOVEMBER WHEN IT CAME OUT AND I MEANT TO FINISH IT BUT I HAD TO RETURN IT TO THE LIBRARY AND I COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT IT UNTIL YOU MENTIONED IT!!! I need to recheck it out now!
i loved this video so much, the perfect video to watch for cozy friday night :)
you give me such a calming vibe i honestly love your channel :)
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this video has been so viby and so calming I enjoyed it quite alot, and YES ABSOLUTELY you should give the trilogy another go as audiobooks, cuz that's how I fell in love with them and repeated the whole series 3 times!!!!!! the narrator Kathleen gati does an AMAZING job pronouncing all the russian terms and saying all the names in an accent that add more to the vibes of the story. and yes aprouch the novels as if you are getting told an ancient fairy tale story.
I really hope you enjoy it, cuz after all these years since it came out, it is still my number 1 books of all time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm so in love with this video ❣️
I literally take screenshots of your thumbnails and immediately go to them, zoom in and look at every little detail!
Your thumbnails are definitely underrated!🥲✨❤️
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I enjoyed this vlog a lot! I’m looking forward to watching more. ❤
I will recommend The Wolf Wilder which has such good winter vibes, it's awesome 👍
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey is such a wintery read. It’s literally about this child from the snow that lives in the woods and then starts living with this old couple in a cottage.
Also the Afterlife of holly chase is obviously a very christamsy read 🎄
Your videos are so lovely every time ❤
love your makeup so much💙
Midnight in evenwood is 👌🏻👌🏻 as well as the winter garden. Read both the end of last year and they were my top 5 of the year
I really really really loved this video, thank you!!!
absolutely loved this vlog.
I just made an orange garland and omg it looks so cute & atmospheric, you absolutely need to make it! And I feel like The Poppy War is kind of perfect for fans of Mulan & Avatar The Last Airbender, so maybe you should give that one a go 😝
Last year I got 2 nutcrackers because I really love the music, the ballet, the barbie movie, I also liked the children's book ❤️ and I have one of the nutcrackers on my desk all year!
Super cozy and very good idea to enjoy the season and get inspiration!! :)
I can’t believe I didn’t get notified for this! So happy to have found it now
Loving your vibe, im really happy you appeared on my recommended lately. I dont *think* we have the same book tastes but *vibes*.... 100%
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I love the kind of Dark Academia Hufflepuff vibe you give off.
I love avatar the last Airbender too. Thank you for the book recommendations. The nutcracker I read recently I loved it. I personally love winter fairytales I love Het meisje met de zwavelstokjes super sad but I still love to read it every winter. Also Narnia gives me winter vibes.
Yaasss Jane Eyre is amazing!!! So glad you love it