🍁 Cozy Autumn Reading Vlog | Dark Academia, Gothic Tales, Baking, Book Shopping, and More 🍁
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- Hello spooky friends! 👻
I hope all of you are having a lovely autumn and October so far!
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Games Mentioned:
Hunt a Killer: www.barnesandn...
Murder Mystery Case Files: www.barnesandn...
Murder Most Puzzling The Missing Will: www.amazon.com...
Content Creators Mentioned:
@BasicallyBrittx
Books Mentioned:
🍁 These Fleeting Shadows
by Kate Alice Marshall
YA, Gothic, Horror
🍁 Babel
by RF Kuang
Adult, Dark Academia, Fantasy
🍁 Hotel Magnifique
by Emily J Taylor
YA, Fantasy, Magical Hotel, Night Circus Vibes
Time Stamps:
🍁 Day 1 0:48
Reading by the fire, starting a new favorite book, cozy work days, hiking, art class, and weekend vibes.
🍁 Day 2 5:43 Review of These Fleeting Shadows
OKAY BUT I LOVE THIS BOOK?!?
🍁 Babel Pronunciationiatuon Dilemma lol 11:32
🍁 Day 3 and Babel Review 17:09
Spoilers start at 24:05
Spoilers end at 30:19
🍁 Baking 32:39
🍁 Day 3 37:53
Cozy cafes, catching up with friends, and book shopping!
🍁 Conclusion 43:38
Book haul, ranking the books, thoughts on Hotel Magnifique
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I love Lexi’s thorough research & deep dive into the pronunciation of Babel 😂🤣
lol lol had to be thorough!
Wait we should do the murder mystery games for a Patreon slumber party! That would be so fun! Foxenwood detective club can solve the mystery! 😍
It's so funny you said that because I'm currently trying to figure out how to do like a murder mystery Patreon show...👀
@@alexandraroselyn yes!!! I’m so ready!
@@alexandraroselyn That’s awesome Lexi and I recently finished Belladonna over this week and I Absolutely Loved It I hope you decide to read it in your vlog cause it was SOOOO GOOD!! You Are Going To Love It!! 📖😊
I’d love that
Very! SMASHING!
At this point, lexi owns the autumn season....the vibes....*chef's kiss*
That's so nice of you omg! 😭❤❤❤
@@alexandraroselyn thank you for making me days much better
My favorite thing to do on the weekends now is to cozy up with a cup of coffee and watch your videos in the morning, such a great way to start the day 🥰
awww! That's so nice of you Lauren thank you for saying that!❤❤❤❤
Lexi, the way you brought up the RECEIPTS about how to pronounce Babel….youre doing the lords work
I am finally getting around to watching this! Better late than never.
Did I instant-like the video before even starting ? Yes, yes I did ! The viiiiibes 😍
Thank you friend ❤️❤️❤️
The babel pronunciation dilemma is literally my mind whenever I attempt to talk about the book with someone 🥹
the struggle is so reallll lol
The pronunciation as far as i can tell is BAY -BEL as Apposed to BABBLE
The book is about language and the magic - online there is a language translator called Babel fish this is pronounced BAYBEL - as they are both language related thats how i would pronounce it - plus im from the UK and we are weird lol xxx
@@Netty_Noo I'd actually go watch my time stamp of this! There are a lot of conflicting sources but the author pronounces it the way I do, Babel vs Baybel. I think though she picked this word on purpose- it's a book about language and the title literally strikes up debate on how to pronounce it! Genius! 😊❤
@@alexandraroselyn ahhhh ok - I was avoiding the segment because I didn’t want to know toooo much about it lol xx thank you Alexandra x
@@Netty_Noo omg no worries! 😊❤❤
Here after the reading sprint 😍🎃🕸️ it's a busy Saturday in Foxenwood
Hahaha it really has been a fun weekend together!! It's been so nice getting to know everyone and hanging out so much!!!
Oh my god! Hold on! Hold on! I haven’t made my coffee yet! And let me get back in my jammies.
Ok, I am ready. Cozy socks, Jammies, hot coffee, and one of your vlogs … check, check, check, and check!
The murder mystery puzzle sounds so fun!
Autumn on Lexi’s channel is just the best 🙋🏼♀️🫶 i also loved rules for vanishing so I think I’ll enjoy that new one too!
This was so fun and cozy! It made me grab my books and settle in to read ❤
I'm so glad you liked it! :)
I love hoodies! You can never have too many the rice krispie treats look delicious!
Hotel Magnifique is a great read. One of my favourites this year
your bookshelves never cease to amaze me lol. ah so cozy
aw thank you Evelyn❤
LOVED your discussion on Babel.
Legendborn is also a great dark academia book. Strong female lead, deals with trauma and grief, there’s a dark haired sarcastic grump and a sunshine love interest. Of course, a secret society. It’s really good and the representation is just chefs kiss.
Will I watch this with full attention once and then put this on again as a cozy background while I cook and clean today? Yes, yes I will. Lol
Our air quality is in the 200s right now due to wild fires, and it’s making our whole household miserable. The leaves and changing, and it will be such a nice day (outside of the smoke), but we are trapped inside. Thanks for taking us along on your hike. That was great! 🥰
I love the way your voice sings on the name of butter
BABEL SPOILER:
I actually don’t think Robin was much of a villain towards the end. I don’t think the blame fell on Robin. Ample time/warning was given before the bridge specifically fell and the leaders chose not to act on it. And the citizens ALSO had warning, so why they chose to still use the bridge that day I absolutely cannot understand.
So ultimately I think the blame fully falls on the leaders in the country. They should have blocked off the bridge access also. 🤷🏻♀️ Robin told them exactly what was going to happen and when and they didn’t take him seriously and that’s on THEM.
Yeah I think ultimately the villain here were the corrupt leaders who were willing to sacrifice everyone for their own greed. And I think RF Kuang did such a great job at showing how morally difficult making these decisions was, having the characters know the outcome that would happen but still not folding for the sake of the greater good. It was so well written. And honestly such a great book for book discussion too this would be an excellent book club pick! But now I need to know, what did you rate it 👀 (I gave it a 4.5 it was amazinggg).
I totally agree with you!! Also, I feel like the ending was perfect, with Robin choosing to sacrifice himself and die in Babel. In the last few chapters you can really feel him getting exhausted by life and it sounded and felt kind of like a depression at the end. He just didn’t have the strength to survive anymore. Even though his character developed so much throughout the book, I felt like him giving in was like him going back to the part of him that didn’t change, that is at the core of who Robin is, and that resurfaced when he was broken down and exhausted. It felt like the obvious (not a negative or expected kind) and only way. Him choosing the ‘easy way out’ kind of felt like mercy for all the pain and suffering he had been through. Plus R.F. Kuang captured Robins last scene in the most beautiful, peaceful and respectful way.
I’m not sure how the story would have ended with Robin surviving with Victoire and if it would’ve given me the same feeling of completeness. For instance: would the tower have fallen? What impact would their efforts have had on the British empire and the war? So many questions! :)
I have the Agatha Christie box too! Hunt a killer boxes are so fun and they do take a long time to get through! Definitely a fun time!
I saw that it said 4+ hours and I was so surprised!! But it looks really fun!!
This was honestly one of my favorite vlogs of yours! So cozy and I loved the music choices! Also, I adore your relationship with your parents! If you have any parenting advice based on how they raised you and how you guys have remained so close that would be amazing! They are my parenting goals haha.
I absolutely love this Lexi! 🥰 Yay for more chilly weather! Giving us all the comfy vibes!! I hope Alice Marshall’s book is a great read! Can’t wait to hear your thoughts! 🎃🍁
Babel absolutely has me in a chokehold! I'm not sure what it says about me but I 150% see myself in Robin and I want to protect him at all costs 🥺 also I love how cozy this vlog is Lexi 🥰
I know I wanted the world for him😭
@@alexandraroselyn it is honestly borderline silly how much I still care for and think about Robin, Ramy and Victoire, but that is the beauty of reading me thinks 🥰
OH MY GOSH SCREAMING! I haven’t heard anyone talking about These Fleeting Shadows & I’m so glad you loved it! I can’t wait to read it 👏🏻
Love the vibes of autumn great vlog.🎃🍁🍂☕📚🪦🦇🕷️
I have a cold which sucks so much but I'm so looking forward to watching your vlog 🍁🍁🍂🍂
I hope you feel better Georgie!!
@@alexandraroselyn thank you 🥰🤧
The thumbnails, cosy vibes, outfits, makeup, and overall effort you go to for your videos is *marvellous* (couldn't think of another word to express my appreciation lol) 😍 👌🤌🤩
Omg thank you!!
Autumn Squash soup is the BEST! I wish it was year round honestly....
I was so devastated by Babel. I think Robin also represents when you don't understand someone's mental health, you cheer them on to try to make them see better things, but for them, they just can't. Which is heartbreaking because you see Victoire try... plus the repercussions of dragging people down with him. At least I know what to expect when I try the Poppy War now...
I can't wait to read These Fleeting Shadows! I'm actually reading Mexican Gothic right now and I'm getting that feeling you described, where you read a sentence and you have to stop and look up and process what you just read because it was so good!!
Also for the Babel discourse: Babel with a short A (like apple) is the US pronunciation, and Babel with a long A (like rake) is the UK pronunciation. It's entirely based on where you're from!
A long video!? The gods have shared light today 🤍
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I deeply enjoy your weekly vlogs. The way you talked about rules for vanishing made me think that maybe you could make a video where you talk about all the books that stayed with you, in your heart and memory even though they hadn't necessarily made it to the videos about the "top of the tops", I don't know if that's clear, but that could be an interesting video to watch and get inspired for new reads! Thanks again for this video, Lexie
Lexi, you may feel like your day to day life seems so boring but your vlogs are great! I love a longer vlogs too, and you have me so curious about These Fleeting Shadows❤
Aw thank you Tracy! And I really enjoyed it but it's a strange book so it's not for everyone!!
Definitely spoiling us with this long video. Loved it! I'm reading Hotel Magnifique during the readathon. I went to Barnes and Noble and decided to get a blind book date for the first time. It turned out to be Strange the Dreamer. I started it during the reading sprints and am enjoying it so far. Looking forward to the readathon ❤
I really enjoyed that one Tammi! And I'm looking forward to the readathon as well!❤❤❤
I over slept today but it worked out great because I got up and went straight into the Live with Gav and then got to watch this long vlog. It is now early afternoon, and I am going to get cozy and keep reading ... after I look up this puzzles and games because they look so fun! I have a couple of cold case file themed games but I haven't done them yet.
Thank you so much for tuning in Marianne 😊❤❤❤ and I'll try to find all of the games and link them in the description if it makes it easier to find them!
@@alexandraroselyn Thank you so much
Babel is a really good book. I also, love baking this time of year. Yesterday I baked up some Almond cookies. It's special recipe from my Dad's college adviser who had a cooking school on the colleges cable access show.
I ALWAYS add extra butter and extra marshmallows to my Rice Krispie Treats! Oh, and a splash of vanilla! And by the way, since you’re a chocolate lover, have you ever made them with Cocoa Rice Krispies? Because those are amazing too! 🎃🍁🍂
you're just too cute and such a bright light energy! feel like we'd be such good friends in real life! could watch these vlogs all day
This was so far the coziest autumnal bookish vlog ever! I have enjoyed it so much. Thank you for this.
will safe watching this video after the stream :D but already loving the vibes from the video start
Thank you Anna ❤❤❤
Omg those rice crispy treats!
As always a great vlog! ♥️ Perfect to watch at Saturday night! And your video's can never be (too) long! I really loved it! 🎃🍂
Thank you Emily❤❤❤
Omg I LIVE Dreamlight Valley. So relaxing and so fun!!!!
I have These Fleeting Shadows on my TBR. I read Rules for Vanishing in your recommendation and she is now one of my favorite authors. ❤️❤️❤️ Thanks so much!!
Omg! Those games you show at the end of the vlog look so fun! Could you add links in the description for them? We have company coming and these would be perfect! I also just got the exact same candle as you and also thought it was a bit expensive but smells so good and is gorgeous! Mine is in an orange/amber colored glass. 💗🍁🍂📚
Yes! That's a great idea I'll link them all tonight!!
Belladonna surprised the heck out of me 😍
Babel is my absolute favorite book! 🍂🎃🍁🍁🍂🎃🍁🍁🎃🍂🍃📖🍃🍂🎃🍁🍁🎃🎃🍂🍃📖🍃🍂🎃🍁📚📚📚📚📚🍁🎃🎃🍂🍃🍃📖📖📖🍃🍂🎃🎃🍁🍁🎃🍂📖📖🍃🎃🎃🎃🎃🍂🎃📚📚📚📚🍁🎃🍂🍃📖📖📖🍃🍃🍃
Yes Babel with a British A is technically correct, especially if the book takes place at Oxford. It’s also how we learn to say “Tower of Babel” but we Americans do like to add that lovely A sound. lol I’m used to saying it the way RF Kuang does and since she is the author, I feel good about it. I love how this conversation contrasts with the themes of the book on multiple levels. She picked the perfect title.
WAIT OMG! I didn't even realize that you're so right! That is the perfect title!!
what is the British A sound
this was such a fun and cozy reading vlog 🧡 I really want to read Babel. As someone who loves languages, I feel like this is something I would really enjoy! also, side note, but those rice krispie treats look SO YUMMY!
Thank you!! And I think you should try it- especially if you love languages! I think in a lot of ways the book is a love letter to language and the act of translation! 😊❤
I hope you get to read Nettle & Bone soon, I think you would really like it ! It’s almost a little bit cozy and there’s a demon chicken in it LOL
52 minutes?? Yes please!! 👏👏👏
Omg my goodreads review of Hotel Magnifique basically said the same thing about how the main character is SO ANNOYING in the first half, but I do think she gets better by the end.
I have those same mushroom thumb grips for my switch!
For your Rice Krispie treats brown your butter next time it make them so much better !!
I love your vlogs! They are so sweet and cozy. Hope to see more long videos!!
Always makes my day when you post a new vlog! I am definitely going to pick up Babel and These Fleeting Shadows! Keep shining bright!
Thank you for the vlog Lexi, I really love them and don't worry about the fact that it's long, I personally love long videos, especially if these are vlogs😊
I was also glad to finally hear your opinion about "Babel", because it's should came out next year in my language so I was contemplating whether to buy it or no. And now I wanna give it a go🖤
I absolutely love your vlogs! Thank you so much for sharing with us! 🍂🍁🍃
JUST STARTED the vlog and I’m already loving it! Obsessed😂❤
I started These Fleeting Shadows last night and love it so far!
I just finished My Best Friends Exorcism! what a great read! I am also just starting Sign Here by Claudia Lux which I got from Book of the Month
Thank you I love your vlogs Alexandra you expired me to read again.
SO EXCITED!!! 🍃🍁🎃🎃🍁🍃🍂🍃🍁🎃🎃🍃🍂🍃🍁🍁🍁🍃🍃🍁🎃🍁📖📚📚📚📚📖📖📙📙📖📖📚📙📙📙📚📖📚📚🍂🍃🎃🎃🎃🍃🍃🍃🍁🍁🍁
A 1 hour vlog 🤩🤩🤩 the dream
I think Babel is just a linguistics thing like you said. No real "correct" way just differences. Pronounced differently in British English versus American English. Mainly slightly different due to how each of the languages was constructed and the history of where we pull some of our root words from. Different emphases on some of the sounds as most of the British words stem from German and French whereas most American words have several different languages we base some words on due to the "melting pot" of cultures, slang, colloquialisms, and languages in the country. Additionally, Americans made a choice to pronounce and spell some things differently to make themselves different from England during and after the fight for independence (see the creation of Webster's American dictionary). - Haven't read the book yet but I think the author's choice of the title was a great way to have people talking about language and the book even more. A great way to play on some of the topics brought forward in the book.
Yes I totally agree!! And someone else also pointed out that the title was actually a really clever way to bring in the discussion of language because we all pronounce that word differently too and I didn't even think of that! But you're right that must have been the intention I love that. Thank you for sharing your thoughts :)
I just finished Not the Witch You Wed. Such a spicy witch story. This morning I just started Cackle by Rachel Harrison and I’m 60 pages in and I’m hooked. 🧙🏻♀️
So what you’re saying is I need to pick up these fleeting shadows 👀
I absolutely love your cozy vlogs🎃
Happy Sunday Lexie hope you having a great weekend xoxo 😚 🍁🎃🍂🍂🍂🍃🍁🍁📖📖📖📙📙🍃🍁📚📚🍁🎃🍂🎃🍃🍁📚🍁🍃🍂🍂🍂🎃🍁📖📖📖📖🍃🍃🍁📚📚📚🍁🍃🎃🍂🍂🎃🍁📖📖📖📙🍁🍁🍁🍁🎃🍂🎃🍁🍁
@Alexandra Roselyn
I highly recommend you read Hollow Heathens. It's perfect for this time of year and it has become my #1 favorite fall/spooky book to read during October. I recommend the Adult version over the YA version for sure!
Also Gothikana and Haunting Adeline!
All those Goosebumps books!!!
I ended up picking up Babel because of you and I'm 90 pages in and loving it so far so thank you🖤
I just love your vlogs!
You will LOVE the murder mystery games. I’ve played both ones from both companies and the Hunt A Killer Series is really awesome!!
oooh i just finished "these fleeting shadows" it was pretty good. not my favorite but, entertaining. i felt that things werent explained that well, i didnt understand some of the magic. but i was satisfied with the ending. i felt that the characters werent fully fleshed out, or the connection with the house itself fully explored.
im really excited to read babel, but i havent read the poppy trilogy and i kinda want to wait to read her work in order, might not be able to resist the hype)))
and i love your pumpkin mug!!
My sister has always doubled the butter and marshmallows in her Rice Krispy treats!
YES I'M NOT ALONE!!! lol
I was watching this vlog in the video I just posted but I couldn’t tag you!!! That’s for being an inspiration to me to start my own channel!
Love hearing your thoughts on Babel, and I loved this vlog!
Well now I want one of those cookies...
Omg nearly an hour? I’m so excited!!
yay!
Where do you get all your cute little creature mugs?! I adore them. 😍
I went to a Babel event with the author and she said “you can pronounce the title however you want it doesn’t really matter” so it’s all good. 😂
Lexi PLEASE tell me what Leaves smells like. We in the UK have to pay a pretty penny for BBW candles and I just wanna make sure i’m not disappointed!
ok about babel i didn't read the book but babel is a city in iraq and there is a popular mythical story about the babel tower and languages that you mentioned (it's inspired by the city and some Iraqi myth) so anyway as arabic person let me tell you that the pronunciation of it is really close to what the author said 👍ant btw i loved the vlog so much💛
Need to make this treat with my daughters on Halloween 😋
Loved this vlog! Your dad is amazing 😂🤣
This is hilarious because I went through this exact through journey when reading and listening to Babel. Still don't know how to pronounce it!
And yes! Dreamlight Valley has taken over my life.
Love your vlogs. You always make want to read more. I just finished belladonna and it is amazing. It’s really good. In my opinion it is a little slow in the beginning but overall it’s really great. I have to read these fleeting shadows now. Also, I just recently bought if we were villains. Hoping to read it soon. Hopefully, i like it. I know it does worrying shakespear and theatre and I’m not really a theater person. However, I have heard great things.
The candy corn slander continues 👀👀 I'm having candy corn with tea while watching this
hahahahaha I'm sorry!!! I wish I liked it I swear lol lol
Loving this vlog. I'm going with how R.F Kuang said it.
I pronounce it 'Baybel' because I'm not American. 'Babble' sounds weird to my ears lol but it's not a big deal at all to me how someone pronounces something. If anything, the title is fitting for what the book is about, so that's pretty cool :) I plan on reading it this month. But thanks to your vlog, I have a whole heap of other books to add to my TBR. Every single time lol. Loved this vlog - it was heaps of fun :)
The new Mooncakes book is the collectors edition of the original book, not a sequel unfortunately 😢 there needs to be a sequel though!
You offering the candle for us to smell is such a very Lexi thing to do 🥰 You’re the sweetest!
I think that all of Alice Kate Marshall’s books connect! Read These Fleeting Shadows, Rules for Vanishing and Our Last Echos. They all take place in the same world!
Sighs as she runs to the bookstore for These Fleeting Shadows
OMG I'm literally wearing the same shirt as you are while watching this video! The Sanderson Witch Museum sweatshirt! Twins! haha 😂👻👻
I literally leaned in closer to smell the candle when you moved it toward the camera, so I guess we’re both dumb lol
I just had Panera's Autumn Squash Soup Friday Night, it was delicious! Thanks for explaining the pronunciation of Babel, I've been so confused! I think whatever the author says is the correct one.
Was so lovely catching up 😘😘😘
Folks in the UK pronounce it “Bay-bel” and in the US we usually pronounce it as “Babble”