She should definitely do a “finishing books I’m in the middle of” video

i feel like des has more books on her tbr than i have in general😅

Oh Des, you seemed so down at the end of your video. Don't let the number of books on your TBR ever smother your love of reading or your passion for sharing your journey with all of us. We all love you and support you so, so much!!!

My physical tbr used to be over 200 and it is now THREE!!! Just 3 little books left to go. You can definitely put a dent in it, don’t panic!! 😁💕💕💕

hey des, maybe you could do a video like „reading books from 5 different genres in 5 days“ or you could do a video where you try to finish all of the books series/ series of interconnected standalones that you own. i bet that would put a dent in your physical tbr

des babe dont put so much pressure on yourself to finish all of these books in 1 year, this is your job and all those books are your work supplies. you eventually will make content regarding a good chunk of them if not this year, next year or the following. don't get rid of books you may just rebuy eventually because you feel overwhelmed

instead of going cold turkey book buying ban, i have found it helpful to make it like a game of bingo. i made a little bingo grid and when i finish reading a book i generate a random number for the table. when i fill i row i get a book buying credit. this makes chipping away at my tbr more fun because i'm working towards a reward!

Can you PLEASE do a video reading the entire Cassandra Clare series it would be so gooodddd

i actually love this bc i always feel so bad abt how many unread books i have and to see ur in the same boat at me makes me so comfortable knowing like i’m not the only one

Girl you read faster than anyone on booktube. If anyone can tackle this TBR it’s you xx

An idea for donating books is taking them to thrift stores, battered women's shelters that need supplies, and libraries will sometimes take new ones. Lovely video as always!

I think it’s safe to say that the video we should see from destiny next is a reading vlog of her finishing all the books she started but never finished.

Ok but I would literally die from happiness if you did a reading vlog this autumn reading the Harry Potter series 🥹 You could tick off 7 books at once from your TBR and it‘s the perfect cosy fantasy plsssss

Emily Fox just did a couple videos of "read it or unhaul it" and that might be a way to cut down the number a bit. You could gather up some that you've had for a while and read part of them to see if you're into it and unhaul it if you're not. Since most of yours seem to be mint/barely used, you could probably resell them to get some of the money back too :)

For every new book I putchase, I habe to read 3 books on my TBR. It's really helped me read my TBR and cut back on impulse or mood buys.

Before I got into booktube, I felt so guilty for the amount of tbr books I had and now I feel much better 🤣🤣🤣

Girl! You made me feel so much better as I did an approximate count which led me to realize I have around 250 books on my TBR 😰 I do the same thing and shop whenever I feel sad, depressed, mad, and happy! There could be worse things we spend our money on!

My heart broke when you finished the video so down, Des is alright, you love reading and look it like this, you now have many books to choose from depending on your mood or the season. Don't let the number discourage you, really

SHARP OBJECTS is my all time favourite it’s deals with so much and goes quite deep and dark, fantastic thriller

As someone once said buying books and reading books are two different hobbies. I've got hundreds of books in my room that I haven't read but I enjoy having them and I like to think of them as potential adventures and knowledge. I don't even know if I'll ever read them all, but I enjoy being surrounded by books. My recommendation is start with the shortest book and work your way up. It's a good way to feel that you're making a dent in your TBR.

Maybe you could do a few reading ____ books for a week video to cross off some of that tbr (sad books, thrillers, historical fiction, etc). Also love the “finish books you are in the middle of” idea!

Librarian here: if you do an unhaul you should donate the books to your local library! I'm sure they would appreciate it, especially because your books are new and in great condition.

DES YOU MAKE ME SMILE EVERYTIME. THANK YOU FOR BEING YOU.

Ive come to the conclusion that, for me, being a reader also means being a collector. I love books, i love collecting books. In 12 years, ive done 1 unhaul, i want the rest. I enjoy my physical library room in which im actually reorganizing right now. I have ALOT of books, but it brings a peace and eventually I'll get to them, never know what i feel like reading. Im never ever on a book ban. All this to say, you do what makes you happy with books, dont be pressured by the outside world. If books make you happy, buy the books. Life is short, too short and we get one life, be happy, be kind and if a tbr pile happens to fall on you, stack that sucker back up and buy another book to even it out!! Happy Reading and have a wonderful day

An unhaul sounds really good. What I do sometimes when I unhaul is bring books to different outside mini library's where people can get a book. That was really fun to do! :D

try not to be too hard on yourself bestie, this is your literal job so it makes sense you keep up with trends + new releases when it comes to books!

Specify a bookshelf or two as your tbr, that what I did. Makes it super easy to just go and pull out my next read. Once I read one I move it to my read shelves.

You should do a video where you just read books with your favorite really pretty covers.

des, maybe the next video in a series could be a organized tbr bookshelf by genre, series or just 🫶vibes🫶! love ya

you’re the reason my physical tbr is so long 😭😭🤞🏽

The creativity that Des gives to introduce the sponsorship of the video is amazing. Keep it up Des your doing great.

we're all in the same boat, don't let the tbr discourage you from having fun so long as you're reading you're winning!!!! u got this

Des use the 305 books as inspiration for video ideas. You can read a series, read by genre, one video can focus on the longest book you own. A vlog on male authors, etc.

Hey Steph! I know you’re not buying anymore books, but the Haunting Adeline series actually has a prequel novella called Satan’s Affair! For me, it really helped me understand the first book better. Especially during one specific scene in the middle. Also, the Blood and Ash series and the flesh and fire series are intertwined. This is the order: Blood and Ash, Flesh and Fire, Crown of Gilded Bones, Shadow in the Ember, War of Two Queens, a Light in the Flame, a Fire in the Flesh, and the new book that was recently released, a Soul of Blood and Ash. The Flesh and fire series is a spin-off of a certain character we meet in a Crown of Gilded Bones!

I think you should do 1. A week of only reading thrillers 2. A week of reading fantasy 3.continuing the books you left in between And so on..... Try these I think this will help you reduce the books on your tbr

you should read 'before the coffee gets cold' for sureee ! it's a little bit different but i really enjoyed it and i recommend it to everyone. it's perfect to read on a rainy summer day with a cup of coffee in hand ! think you would really enjoy it and 'the poppy war' and the rest of the series!!!! they aren't easy to read at times and it took me a while to finish the books but at the end it was worth it. you just have to keep going and you won't regret it i've read 'the night circus' in december and oh boy.... the atmosphere in this book was so magical and the plot and the characters... it all worked sooo good together!!! and the little subplot of romance!!! highly recommend 'the secret history' is my favorite book of all times! that's all i'm gonna say. just read it and thank me later

This makes me feel better about having 60 books on my physical tbr! I started a segment to try to keep myself on track reading instead of buying books, but I fell off the wagon and ended up buying 40 more and only reading 26 so far.

your shirt is so adorable

Shipped and Pride and Prejudice are both so good in different ways. Shipped is such a fast, easy cute read, I really enjoyed it

You should read the turn of the key. It was absolutely amazing omg. One of my favourites

Your spidey shirt is the cutest ever I'm obsessed Des !!🥺🫶🏻

you should definitely do a "reading dark romance books for a week" video

I feel like reading Frankenstein and Dracula would be great for an October vlog just cause spooky vibes

I am so happy you posted!! Love this, thank you

I find that giving myself a ratio helps a lot in getting through my tbr... For example, reading 3 books on my tbr for 1 new book I buy/borrow from the library. I also try to get through new books as soon as possible before the excitement for it wears off. Also, being honest about which books I lost interest in and just won't read (then getting rid of those).

everytime des uploads, it never fails to make sooo happy and excited ! 🩷

Don’t let having a big tbr put you in a bad mood! Buying books and reading them are 2 separate hobbies. A big tbr just means that you can bookshop in your own shelves!

U ALWAYS MANAGE TO MAKE ME HAPPY. THANK YOU DES. DONT STOP POSTINGGG

AHH I've been waiting all week for you to post

Omg ILSYM Des you literally make me smile when u post

I just know this will make my whole night and day and good luck with that TBR 😌

Consider it as you always have a book to read. Just cause youre not interested in some at this very moment doesnt mean you never will be💕

I was just about to go watch some of your old videos when the notification went off! You're so awesome Des!!!

what i do at the end of the year is go through all of my books and the ones i don’t want to keep, i “unhaul” and then reward myself by turning them into like a half price books where i can get money for the books that i unhaul. just what i do but ik it works for other people too

you should definitely do a video about finishing series you’re in the middle of

u don’t understand how much better my day gets when i see u posted💗💗💗💗

If you're on a book ban and youre not allowed to buy any books at all, youre going to fail and give in to buying a bunch of books. If you let yourself loose a little bit, and allow yourself to buy important books. Like a sequel to a series or a book by your favourite author, books youve been really wanting. Also id recommend reading 10 books before youre allowed to by 1 book. You could save up for a book haul or just by them straight away. I also recommend waiting 3 weeks to see if you still want the book before buying it. So that you dont get bored of it and youre certain that it is something you want not something you thought to youd like and were wring about

I’d love to see you read Redeeming Love, The Secret History and If We Were Villains❤️

OMG I would love to see how you really challange yourself to read all of them. SO many of my all time favorite books.

Des gurl! You are not alone hun!

Please read haunting and hunting Adeline!!! I’m obsessed w them!!!

u should have a series for getting thru ur physical tbr!!!

this video and the past few videos are inspiring me to go on a desperately needed book buying ban with you!! we can stick by each other the whole way as we make it through our physical tbr’s! remember don’t give up!! you got this!!

Wow! Love your collection of books. It’s a mini library in your room ❤

you can always bring a book or two you’re not planning on picking up while traveling and leaving them in those little libraries wherever you visit :)

Added like 50 of these to my tbr cause the covers alone 😍

it's a good day!! des posted🎉🎉

You’ve reached Sam is soooo good. Only book to ever make me cry.

Just read the grace year and absolutely loved it!

City of Girls, Before the Coffee Gets Cold, and My Year of Rest and Relaxation are all fabulous - definitely recommend! 💕

Truly devious is such a good fall read! Also before the coffee gets cold is one of my favorites!! Good luck getting through these girly, you got this!!

Love you and your videos I needed this today ❤

i absolutely loved saturday night at the lakeside supper club, it was a really cool multi-generational/multi-pov story! 5/5 ⭐️

Before the coffee gets cold and the tales from cafe is such a heartwarming books! You should read it!

You should keep all of your unread books on one bookshelf and move them over to the other bookshelves once you've finished them :) It would be like a physical way of seeing the list of unread books getting smaller! Love your videos girly 💕

Ughhhh I was just thinking if Des is going to post today and whoa a notification of a new video 🥹

this makes me feel better about my tbr

omgg early i was just watching sara; so happy u posted

This makes me feel so much better about my physical tbr😂

whenever you reorganize your shelves you should make a catagory of books i've started but havent finished

You know what you should do !!!! Do the closet un haul like books and Layla did. As a separate series. Like do a response to your 2021 hauls and read the ones you haven’t read yet.

I love all Sophie Lark books so would highly recommend the Brutal Birthright Series and the Kingmaker series!!!

I have a loooooot of unread books aswell, you’re not alone girl. you seemed to be a bit down about it in the end of the video but please remember that we all love and support you no matter what, don’t be hard on yourself❤

omg before the coffee gets cold is sooo good def need to read also the picture of dorian gray was the first classic i read since high school and it was actually pretty good

Girl yes to the summer book comment! I no longer want to sit on the beach while reading about the beach so I read mainly thrillers so far this summer.

Destiny I’m BEGGING, when you read the Harry Potter series this fall, you must post a 3+ hour video of your unedited reactions 😭😭

Educated, the nightingale, and in a jam are good! I’m also currently reading the to all the boys I’ve loved before series

Des, I think you should post everyday cuz I MISS U TOO MUCH!

If i have a tbr books like that i’ll be overwhelmed and got into reading slump fr

the options are endless 💞

Depending on the genre you could donate the books you’re not interested in to a children’s or general/ family hospital. It would give individuals who are there a sense of comfort in times of unknown & stress💛

I love when you post 💓

Des you are absolutely amazing ❤. You make smile every time. You can do a Harry Potter reading vlog , it will be very good

Your videos make me want to sit right there and read all that. Books are so expensive in my country

City of Girls and the Nightingale are both so good!! Highly recommend either/both

Love your videos! Sending positive vibes for whatever you decide. I'm currently undecisive on what to read next from my TBR pile. Currently "The Shark Club" & "Beach Read" are calling out to me, lol.

I love your physical TBR videos! Please do a spoiler reading vlog for Haunting and Hunting Adeline, I want to see your thoughts on it.

You should do a dark romance reading vlog, maybe you can finish some series. I think it would be so satisfying for you

Loved this vid ✨💗 Redeeming Love is a great book, would recommend!

YAY NEW DES VIDEOOOO💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗