I had no idea you reread so much throughout the year until these end of year videos 😭😭 if you counted all your rereads too i bet you'd have read over 300 books for sure omg.. I'd definitely love to hear about your rereads more throughout the year like what you reread and why 🥰
I extra love your end of year content. Thank you for another video! My library hold for Glory just came in so I’ll be adding one more to that readership soon. And now Out There, Woman Eating, Leave the World Behind, and The Cherry Robbers have all moved further up my owned TBR priority list. Random recommendation but I think you could maybe potentially possibly like or even love Lone Women by Victor LaValle, which comes out in late March✨
I'm so glad you read The Stars and The Blackness Between Them and Recitatif. I appreciate that you always manage to put healthy and inviting levels of open-mindedness into your bookshelves. Also, I loved Honey&Spice, The House of Hunger, and other books mentioned. Once again, thanks so much for your channel.
One of my favorite quotes from you, is from the Glory Vlog, "I don't need to know how the goat can tweet with his hooves, and drive a car" It still cracks me up!
I loved watching these lists and seeing everything we have in common! I would have loved to see the Top 15 or even Top 20 list from you but I understand why you keep it to the top 10. Plus, I especially feel like your top 10 is just authentically screaming your own personal taste and that's pretty cool. I desperately want to read We Spread and pick up some of your recommended romances to see if we have similar taste in that genre as well.
Loved Out There! Wish I could find more story collections that give me the same vibes. Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century came pretty close. Def recommend.
I love Carmen Maria Machado so much, both In the Dream House and Her Body and Other Parties are some of my favorite reads. So good. And Men We Reaped! There was a thing we did a long time on book tube that was a annotation project? So we were put into groups of five or six and each person picked a book, read and annotated and then sent it to the next person in the chain, and the goal was to eventually get your own book back, but the project fizzled out after a few rounds, so my book is lost to someone. It was Men We Reaped, and I do need to rebuy it.
The Sager book...I rated that one well. I am not usually a fan of his work but I really enjoyed how sideways it went there near the end. I had a GOOD time.
In the Dream House is so excellent, love her writing style! 🙌 Our Wives Under the Sea is one of my faves of the year 😊 I'm so excited to read We Spread, Men We Reaped, and Daphne 🤩
Our Wives Under the Sea, Woman, Eating, and A Children's Bible are my favorite books I've read recently.... It makes me think there's something about that specific "speculative literary" niche that I love....
I read Out There after you read it and it is in my top five, I loved it, haven't been able to repeat that experience with other short story collections but that one was a win. I want more Blot content. Also I loved House of Hunger, I know it didn't work for everyone but I really had a good time. I have Migrations on my list as well as Women Eating and Silver Under Nightfall.
I really am grateful for your recommendations. I read Out there and it was one of my favourite books of 2022. I especially liked the bone ward and moist house
i read migrations and slewfoot because of you and loved them, thank you so much lala!!! and i’m planning on picking up honey and spice and alice’s island
I'm so excited for you to read more of the Veronica Speedwell series! Have you read The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec? I would kind of group it with Daughter of the Moon Goddess and Circe just based on concepts and familial dynamics. I think you would really like it and you don't need any knowledge of mythology to enjoy it.
I gave Glory a go at the end of 2023 but had to DNF it. Maybe my head wasn't in the right place for it so close to Christmas, maybe the audiobook wasn't for me, or maybe it was a bit too political for my tastes? Definitely was a me problem, not the book's problem. I would consider trying it again. One of my biggest surprises for the year was definitely The House Across the Lake. I enjoyed Home Before Dark and Lock Every Door and with hate it was getting I figured I would probably think it was just ok, but I had such a blast with that book. Totally understand why other people didn't love it, but I laughed all the way through the twist (in the best way).
It did! It's in the must re-read section. I loved it, in the top 50 (even 20) for sure! 💕 Unless you meant the top 10 haha, some tough decisions had to be made. 😅
The way you described Out There made me think of Black Mirror, I know it takes a more social commentary pov with its episodes but would you compare them at all?
It's very Black Mirror! Out There is fantastic, but trippy and uncanny at times. It's like a car crash you can't look away from. I'd compare it to Black Museum and Hang the DJ
Oh I’m definitely picking it up now!😄I’m a big black mirror fan and also want to get into reading short story collections so this seems perfect for me to try out!
Haha I was so hopeful to enjoy leave the world behind bc I usually love weird books- but the writing wasn’t for me, and the ending really just made me irritated 😂
I can understand why Uncertain Kin has low reads, it is only available in Canada through Amazon. Can't purchase the ebook, audiobook or have a physical copy delivered. :(
Have you read The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon? I really want to read it. I love all your recommendations and I wanted your opinion if you read it.
does anyone know if she's ever read 'No one belongs here more than you, by Miranda July? Idk if she'd like it but one of my fav short story collections! Very weird stories
I would call it Gothic - Horror - Fantasy. There are some unsettling descriptions and the vibe is slow and moody. There is some mystery for sure, but not particularly thrilling until a bit at the end. 💕
the notification that you’ve posted is a hit of pure serotonin every time
I had no idea you reread so much throughout the year until these end of year videos 😭😭 if you counted all your rereads too i bet you'd have read over 300 books for sure omg.. I'd definitely love to hear about your rereads more throughout the year like what you reread and why 🥰
personally i’d love to see you mention rereads in your wrap ups - at least just briefly to get a better picture of your reading month!
I extra love your end of year content. Thank you for another video! My library hold for Glory just came in so I’ll be adding one more to that readership soon. And now Out There, Woman Eating, Leave the World Behind, and The Cherry Robbers have all moved further up my owned TBR priority list. Random recommendation but I think you could maybe potentially possibly like or even love Lone Women by Victor LaValle, which comes out in late March✨
I'm so glad you read The Stars and The Blackness Between Them and Recitatif. I appreciate that you always manage to put healthy and inviting levels of open-mindedness into your bookshelves. Also, I loved Honey&Spice, The House of Hunger, and other books mentioned. Once again, thanks so much for your channel.
I heard about Out There from you and it ended up being one of my favorite reads of the year. It definitely deserves more attention I think!
One of my favorite quotes from you, is from the Glory Vlog, "I don't need to know how the goat can tweet with his hooves, and drive a car"
It still cracks me up!
Kayla, please talk more about rereading! We love it!
I loved watching these lists and seeing everything we have in common! I would have loved to see the Top 15 or even Top 20 list from you but I understand why you keep it to the top 10. Plus, I especially feel like your top 10 is just authentically screaming your own personal taste and that's pretty cool. I desperately want to read We Spread and pick up some of your recommended romances to see if we have similar taste in that genre as well.
Bestie can we get the official ranking of the favs #11-20? Maybe an insta story?
Loved Out There! Wish I could find more story collections that give me the same vibes. Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century came pretty close. Def recommend.
Absolutely loved Leave The World Behind! One of my favorite books you’ve recommended.
I love Carmen Maria Machado so much, both In the Dream House and Her Body and Other Parties are some of my favorite reads. So good. And Men We Reaped! There was a thing we did a long time on book tube that was a annotation project? So we were put into groups of five or six and each person picked a book, read and annotated and then sent it to the next person in the chain, and the goal was to eventually get your own book back, but the project fizzled out after a few rounds, so my book is lost to someone. It was Men We Reaped, and I do need to rebuy it.
The Sager book...I rated that one well. I am not usually a fan of his work but I really enjoyed how sideways it went there near the end. I had a GOOD time.
I loved Leave the World Behind! It was on my top 5 of the year.
omg I'm currently rereading Our Wives Under The Sea, it was my favourite book I read last year, definitely still holding up for me!
In the Dream House is so excellent, love her writing style! 🙌 Our Wives Under the Sea is one of my faves of the year 😊 I'm so excited to read We Spread, Men We Reaped, and Daphne 🤩
Our Wives Under the Sea, Woman, Eating, and A Children's Bible are my favorite books I've read recently.... It makes me think there's something about that specific "speculative literary" niche that I love....
I read Out There after you read it and it is in my top five, I loved it, haven't been able to repeat that experience with other short story collections but that one was a win. I want more Blot content. Also I loved House of Hunger, I know it didn't work for everyone but I really had a good time.
I have Migrations on my list as well as Women Eating and Silver Under Nightfall.
I really am grateful for your recommendations. I read Out there and it was one of my favourite books of 2022. I especially liked the bone ward and moist house
I’m not a fan of short story collections, but I picked up Out There after watching your vlog and thought it was great! Happy 2023
I loved Leave the World Behind! One of my favorites of the year
I LOVED the stars and the blackness between them !!
And when life gives you mangoes!
i read migrations and slewfoot because of you and loved them, thank you so much lala!!! and i’m planning on picking up honey and spice and alice’s island
Kayla, your face gives me so much joy when I see it in my subscription box ❤ so excited for the 2023 videos!!
Thank you for condensing even more favorites into this video! Definitely added more to my TBR ❤
I read Out There based on your recommendation, and it was right up my alley- very Black Mirror vibes. Loved it 😊
I love when you are nicely surprised by a recommendation you aren’t initially crazy about.
I'm so excited for you to read more of the Veronica Speedwell series! Have you read The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec? I would kind of group it with Daughter of the Moon Goddess and Circe just based on concepts and familial dynamics. I think you would really like it and you don't need any knowledge of mythology to enjoy it.
I really liked The Cherry Robbers and hope to pick up The Change at some point:) Great video
I picked up Out There because of your recommendation and I LOVED it! Some of my favorite short stories ever :)
Happy 2023! Been staying up late for this video ❤
I was just checking youtube to see you if you had posted todays video! Perfect timing ❤️
i got Fever Dream after seeing you read it and I am SO excited to get to it! I loved Woman, Eating so much! Such a great book 💜
Picked up Out There on your recommendation and I LOVED IT! Really glad I bought it!
I'll definitely rewatch this video to take note on some recommendations! There are so many interesting books!
I gave Glory a go at the end of 2023 but had to DNF it. Maybe my head wasn't in the right place for it so close to Christmas, maybe the audiobook wasn't for me, or maybe it was a bit too political for my tastes? Definitely was a me problem, not the book's problem. I would consider trying it again.
One of my biggest surprises for the year was definitely The House Across the Lake. I enjoyed Home Before Dark and Lock Every Door and with hate it was getting I figured I would probably think it was just ok, but I had such a blast with that book. Totally understand why other people didn't love it, but I laughed all the way through the twist (in the best way).
Always here for Leave the World Behind love ❤❤
I am so glad I found your content! It fills my days with joy’
I’m surprised Our Wives Under the Sea didn’t make this list!
It did! It's in the must re-read section. I loved it, in the top 50 (even 20) for sure! 💕
Unless you meant the top 10 haha, some tough decisions had to be made. 😅
@@BooksandLala forgetful brain 🤦♀️ I loved it too!
Always a fun video!
Going to do this on my blog
read out there last week and absolutely LOVED it!!!!!!! fantastic, and i would recommend it to people who liked her body and other parties as well
I needed something to watch!!
I love the extra recommendations!!❤
Love you girl! Happy new year !!
The way you described Out There made me think of Black Mirror, I know it takes a more social commentary pov with its episodes but would you compare them at all?
It's very Black Mirror! Out There is fantastic, but trippy and uncanny at times. It's like a car crash you can't look away from. I'd compare it to Black Museum and Hang the DJ
i would! i picked up Out There after hearing kayla talk about it, and as i was reading i immediately thought of Black Mirror (loved it also)
Oh I’m definitely picking it up now!😄I’m a big black mirror fan and also want to get into reading short story collections so this seems perfect for me to try out!
100% didn't expect to love Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows as much as I did!
Haha I was so hopeful to enjoy leave the world behind bc I usually love weird books- but the writing wasn’t for me, and the ending really just made me irritated 😂
Feeling happy because I have many of these on my shelves. Now to just read them. 😊
More books to add to my ever growing TBR - Woohoo!
I can understand why Uncertain Kin has low reads, it is only available in Canada through Amazon. Can't purchase the ebook, audiobook or have a physical copy delivered. :(
I just love these so much 💕
I want to read more speculative fic this year so i marked all of those.
Happy new year 🥳
Have you read The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon? I really want to read it. I love all your recommendations and I wanted your opinion if you read it.
does anyone know if she's ever read 'No one belongs here more than you, by Miranda July? Idk if she'd like it but one of my fav short story collections! Very weird stories
I've never heard of it! Thanks for putting it on my radar 💕
Does anyone know if the house of hunger is thriller or horror?
I would call it Gothic - Horror - Fantasy. There are some unsettling descriptions and the vibe is slow and moody. There is some mystery for sure, but not particularly thrilling until a bit at the end. 💕
I really need to read Notes of an execution 😤
I can't wait to get to our wives under the sea!
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Just requested Alice’s Island and was surprised that it’s written by a man…from Spain?!