Petition to get destiny on the goodreads modification team!!! Actually just make her the ceo???

The “honey it’s broke” GOT me 😭💀 pls someone start a modernize goodreads petition

Sometimes I feel crazy for enjoying listening to you rant about a book app for so long then I'm comforted that you're crazy enough to rant about a book app for so long

i do feel as if storygraph is constantly improving! the founder is very good at asking users what they want and runs polls and votes a lot for formatting and goals that users prefer and i’m pretty sure there has been improvements for transferring data! obviously not for everyone but i personally do recommend people give it a try for the .5/.25 stars, the dnf option, the genre and page and rating breakdowns and the physical/kindle/audio breakdowns as i’ve always found those much more helpful compared to anything goodreads offers :)

Des I could listen to you talk about anything for HOURS I love your book chats sm!!!

Goodreads was also driving me CRAZY for years! I'm now a full time StoryGraph girlie and would never go back to GR. They are constantly updating the app and making it better! If you haven't tried SG for a while give it another chance - I bet it would be a completely different experience for you. SG works so hard to improve things, where GR literally does nothing. Both the desktop and app versions are so much easier for me than GR ever was! And YES to actually using our books rather than treating them like they have to stay pristine!

Libby is THAT GIRL! I absolutely adore Libby. I will request my physical TBR books on there and it helps me get through them faster.

3 ⭐️ is 100% not a bad book and I’m so glad you brought that to light. I have given many books 3⭐️ and I recommend them especially since everyone’s taste in books are different you never know it could be a 5 for them

You can customize your Goodreads feed! You can change the settings on desktop, next to the header 'updates' is a settings icon. You can change it to 'book updates only' or 'reviews only'. It makes it a lot more fun to scroll through ;)

Des went innnnnnn on Goodreads😂😂

TheStoryGraph has a .5 star rating and a dnf feature!

Growing up even my family called me weird for reading all the time but im turning 30 this year and honestly I been back to reading. And no longer care if I get called names for doin something that I enjoy ... remember do what makes you happy ❤

You can make a dnf shelf on goodreads as one of your main shelves, next to Want to Read, Currently Reading and Read. So it would not be a sub-shelf but one of the main list

Lovesd it!! With the rating system explanation, I would love an explanation of your spice rating!

Girl u should definetly make this a series.

need moreee book chat videoss! please make it a series. pretty please????

I love using storygraph to track my reading instead of goodreads, it’s way more up to date and has .25,.5 and .75 ratings I would definitely recommend ❤

I love sit down videos because you can just listen to it like a podcast without worrying about what's happening on screen 💛

YAY des and sara posted on the same day! bookmark’d restock friday! have a great week des❤

Every time des posts its like a reward

If you use goodreads from the desktop you can actually select what you see on the updates page, there's a little wheel that says customize and you can choose what kind of content you want to see and also from who the content comes from. Maybe this will help you a little bit!

love this! been waiting for it since the weekly vlog. i know you said you worry about the quality of sit down videos but think of it this way-podcasts are all the rage right now aaand sit down videos are just mini podcasts. i actually like sit down videos more bc i don’t have to watch it i can just listen while cleaning or wtv

I think Kindles are worth it if you travel a lot, are renting a home and want to downsize on bookshelf space. It's also a nice way to carry around huge books. Sometimes top books are cheaper in e form than physical form as well.

Sara and Des posting on the same day? Best Tuesday ever!! Ly bestie

Never been this early! I love you girl and you motivate me so much to read more and just be more positive in general! Wishing the best for you always :)

Loving this video! I've used Goodreads on and off my whole reading career and I do admit it is very flawed but something keeps pulling me back in lol. ALSO thank you for mentioning that dog-earing pages is okay!

couldn’t agree more about worn olds !! i work at a daycare and love to see the books get worn out, it just means that they have been loved over and over again. i keep the same perspective for my personal books too ❤️

OMG I LOVE THIS VIDEO! YOU NEED TO MAKE MORE OF THESE SIT DOWN VIDEOS they are some of my favs

I’ll admit I haven’t watched you for about 4 months, but I’ve missed you. It’s so good to see you❤️

Please please please do more of these!!! I always go back to your book icks reactions and other sit down videos like that because they are so comforting. I beg you to make this a series🙏

Hi Destiny! On Goodreads, you can choose what other people see on their feed (that you’ve posted or commented on) by going to your Account Settings and then Feeds. As for what you see on your feed (if you’re on the desktop version), look to the right of where it says Updates and there’s a Customize tab. Click on that and you should be able to choose what you see like Book Updates Only or Reviews Only, etc. Hope this helps! 😊

yess i love these kinds of videos they’re so relaxing

I know one thing for sure that I’m Happy that Des posted before I get out of work today because ik today’s gonna be great ❤

So excited to watch this! Des videos make my day!!! ❤

Goodreads 🎉 are you listening!!!!! 😂 we need this!

Destiny, you literally boost my mood. ❤ thanks for all the work you do to give us content!

yessss been waiting for this one!!

ahh new upload lets goooo!! I love vids like this !!

This vid cleared a lot of things up for me and helped a lot thanks girl❤❤ always love the talks

Love the relaxed little book chats! Def do them more often ❤

i love these book chat please make this a series💗

99% of my annotations are smiley faces, hearts, and LOL’s💀💀💀 I just like what it looks like on the side with the tabs sticking out🤣🤣

Perfect timing as always❤

came from the discord server!!! ive been waiting for a video like this from you, THANK YOU FOR BLESSING US!!!!!

my favv!! ur videos are the best💘 ive been rewatching ur old vlogs and u truly feel like my bestie !

YAY NEW VIDEO!!! 💜 ❤️ love you so much Des! Thanks so much for making the book world an even better place 💗 Love you and your videos so much! Also the cardigan is so cute! 🥰

I love this so much! I think these kinds of videos would be a great idea for a series! It's so fun to hear your opinions on certain book topics.

Destiny I was screaming at my screen YEEEES YOU ARE SO RIGHT!! I don't think I ever felt so connected to you 😂

Des, I absolutely loved this video, definitely would love for you to continue this

I love all of your opinions! I could listen to your book thought for hours on end!! Love you Des 🫶🏻

i love you ranting its so fun to watch yayy

started watching as soon as i got the notification🥰

i love your videoss❤❤ so good for me to put on while i readdd

I love whenever Des posts

You can actually update your feed preferences on the web version of Goodreads. For example you can select reviews only or if you only want to see updates from your top friends, and you can uncheck comment on someone's review etc. It drove me crazy until I figured this out!

i love your makeup so much in this vid !!

When I tell you I screamed when I saw this upload 🤭🤭 I also love these book chats!! You also look gorgeous!

This would make for a fun series! Thank you for posting!

I love this sit down vid!!! And I feel the exact same about good reads it’s like you read all of our minds 😩🫶

This was such a much needed book talk!😊

can you make a video explaining and going in depth with your notion book page?

I literally enjoy every video that you put out!!!!

I absolutely love your sit-down videos!! Please do make this into a series

for your first goodreads comment, in settings you can select which updates are seen on the homepage (for yourself at least) if that makes any sense at all.

Destiny and Sara posting on the same day?? YESS!!

Love this kind of video!!

I really enjoyed this video style, I hope you make more like this

There’s so many flaws with Goodreads I can’t even list them all. Thank you for talking about this!!

no because the fact that’s literally JEFF BEZOS owns the goodreads app, and it is how it is??? mind boggling honestly

Yessssss this video needed so much. I relate so much in terms of the book rating system and mine sometimes feels like so much. Love ranting des, so much fun to watch and I love listening to you talk even if it’s like about doors I would be there to listen. 😂❤

Yesssss keep doing these! Video suggestion: I would love for you to talk about your favorite mysteries/thrillers. Especially with the fall time coming up u want to find some good books in that genre!

❤❤❤ so excited for this

love love love these types of videos! feels like gossiping at a coffee shop with my bestie

Never been this early! Love your book chats.

I have had my Kindle since I was 14. I’m now 23 and let me just tell you that thing is indestructible and the battery life is insanneeee!

Love your chill talking videos there so fun 😊love you des❤

i loved this type of video!

PLEASE keep doing this kind of videos, definitely worth it.

I love your videos Des!❤

Yay, the lovely Des has posted again (: I’m sending you all the love❤

thank you so much for bringing up the Libby app, thats gonna help me so much!!!

you can edit your settings on goodreads to limit what activity is posted on your wall

I had the same problems with Goodreads! I literally had to google how to edit what I see on my homepage cuz I was so over it. So…long story short, you can change your settings so that you only see reading update posts! You just have to do it on a web browser, you can’t do it through the app.

Lol the goodreads rant is SO real, I agree with everything you said 🫶 Loved this video 🩷

Destiney 🫣your makeup looks amazing on this video girl.💕can see the Sabrina inspo

Hi, Des! Business idea: SELL the book tracker you made on notion as a template! I’d buy it 😁

I haven’t been feeling well and woke up like 2 mins ago and this feels like a present 🥰

Great video as always💕. I absolutely agree that having a Kindle is worth it (I've read so many more books this year than usual because of it), and I also agree about Goodreads needing to update (I really want to see more of my GR friends updates but the updates I get are so random).

I loved this video and I vote to make this a series or whenever you have the time. I learned so much! Complete agreement about Goodreads. I am still on the fence about getting a Kindle. I feel more informed now. I am a "book in hand" kind of girlie. Lots to think about. Thank you!

I'm soooo with you about GoodReads rating system, DNF and shelf organization!!!!

I love this series I hope you will do more of this

The Goodreads rant is so real

actually you can refine your goodreads homepage feed, on the desktop/web page, you can press customize and then pick what you want to see. its not perfect since you can only choose reviews only, updates only or EVERYTHING (that includes comments and stuff) - id love to be able to pick reviews and updates only.

First! Love your vids! ❤️❤️❤️

More book talk videos in the future please!

I totally agreee i also wish that goodreads organized the shelfs automatically when you finish by genre… like i dont want to hand put all the books i read by genre i want it to happen automatically 😭😭

Ive always seen 3 stars as a good rating! My rating system is pretty simple, but for people looking in, I would advise them to take my 5 stars with a grain of salt, because they could be poetically written or they could be meh-simply written. What made it 5 stars for me was truly just the 🌟5🌟 star feeling and I just enjoyed every second of reading it. Truly, if you want a solid rec from me, it would probably be those 3 star or 4 star books, safer anyhow. And since I dont rate DNFs, 1 star star books are usually reserved for books I hate read (like how is it this bad I cant stop reading it - example being November 9). But also agree on storygraph, I want to like it but the app itself isnt asethetically pleasing and has never felt worth the trouble of moving to. I've built so much into goodreads, and I know you can import but I've already done that and it's gone too long to go back and have to manually add what has happened since. (Not saying that goodreads is pleasing, but I'm just used to it).

I LOVED THIS VIDEO plisss do more videos like this 😊

Yaaaaz, loved this video🥰😍🙌

I have 19 more minutes but yesss make this a series! I love sit down videos where you just yap