✨ cats, getting productive and A BIG MISTAKE

✨ cats, getting productive and A BIG MISTAKE | Reading Vlog #16

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let's hear it for another reading vlog! In this one i read a disappointing book, a surprisingly good book, take care of the cat for a week and work some more on my thesis! hope you enjoy!
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@rebecca789 3 жыл бұрын

Yes love short chapters, think I read books much faster when the chapters are short

@sheyslibrary 3 жыл бұрын

I was today years old when I discovered that “hate to love” and “enemies to lovers” are not the same trope

@lightlawliet3526 3 жыл бұрын

they aren't. everyone kept recommending red, white royal blue as enemies to lovers but i was very disappointed that it wasn't at all. my favorite in this trope is captive prince series. haven't found anything to match that yet.

@Lucisek268 3 жыл бұрын

oh, wait really??...what's the difference then?

@lini0024 3 жыл бұрын

@@Lucisek268 Hate to love means that the two characters often don't know of each other beforehand and have a bad first meeting. For example the main girl throws up on the main guys shoes. Enemies to lovers usually means the characters already know of eachother, either from a bad past relationship or because they are in groups that are against one another. An example would be the main girl being the princess of one kingdom and the mail guy being the prince of the kingdom they are at war at. They might not have ever met but they are still enemies to one another, but if they accidentally meet on the street they could become friends.

@Lucisek268 3 жыл бұрын

@@lini0024 Thank you so much!

@kril4120 3 жыл бұрын

aaaaah same lmao

@millyw.5140 3 жыл бұрын

Popcorn tip: put it at the recommended time from the instructions and listen to the popping. When the popping slows down, that’s when u take it out (Even if every last kernel isn’t popped).

@amaZINGsabrina29 3 жыл бұрын

the queens gambit is an absolute masterpiece

@joanamarques6184 3 жыл бұрын

Omg... imagine being in uni and still being able to get days off on weekends.... I’m so envious....

@sillysylsara 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a mood reader too, and I always find myself picking out a few books, looking at them, then either picking ANOTHER book that wasn't in my pile or listening to one (that also wasn't in my pile) on Libby 😭😂 it's so bad because I own about 600 books that are unread. I have no business reading books from the library when a majority of mine are collecting dust on the shelves

@ScullyPopASMR 3 жыл бұрын

I really do love this book channel. It's very uplifting over here.

@SabinesBookNook 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely putting To Kill A Kingdom higher on my tbr thanks to you hehe

@PhuongPNg 3 жыл бұрын

Just want to say that I love your reading vlogs! They're so calming :)

@wandguardnoodle 3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that you take weekends off from working on your thesis. I did that too, up until the point where I just wanted to finish it, so I would sometimes work on weekends too just to get it over with xD

@AkaHeiwa 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your uploads, they always cheer me up ✨ good luck with your thesis!

@aditi7692 3 жыл бұрын

I've been watching your videos all week and I just got through almost all of them, this was perfect timing!

@patidr7605 3 жыл бұрын

At first I read the title as Cats being productive and I was so confused

@juliamiranda4023 3 жыл бұрын

Yees I've been binge watching your vlogs this days so is nice that I'm early for this one.

@hellomarijke 3 жыл бұрын

Love it when you talk about your thesis, I'm also doing a master and have to start my thesis upcoming semester. It's exciting and intimidating at the same time haha

@erasemeifyoucan 3 жыл бұрын

Always a pleasure to watch your vlogs I really enjoyed the editing on this one 😊

@LyyraBat 3 жыл бұрын

That book wasn't on my radar at all before, but now I'm really intrigued! And awww, what a cute cat!

@StJimmyWhatsername1 3 жыл бұрын

Loved this! Just what I needed as a break from all the exam work 😊

@rea5424 3 жыл бұрын

Im in a reading slump right now and usually i can get out of it by watching booktube videos so thanks for uploading this, im interested in a deadly education and to kill a kingdom but a lot of people have mixed feelings soo imma wait for your wrap up This was very calming, the cat parts give me so much serotonin, a spectacular vlog leonie

@IReadToday 3 жыл бұрын

Your reading vlogs are always so aesthetic I love them so much

@lucypettigrew9089 3 жыл бұрын

I love your vlogs (and all your videos tbh) so much!!!

@kril4120 3 жыл бұрын

the lighting in your videos is so beautiful 🥺

@atumultintheclouds 3 жыл бұрын

System for choosing which book to read next: yours sounds about right lol. I like to spread out the books I'm considering on the floor and then... look at them... rearrange them... and then, you know, pick which one to read next... It's more of an art than a science :P

@humyrahfatima 3 жыл бұрын

This video was beautifully edited! Great job. Loved it♥️

@Rosekettles 3 жыл бұрын

Yess!! I'm also the sort of book reader to look at the many books on my shelf and go ''but what am I feeling this time??'' when it comes to deciding my next book.

@lyndiemaydeles7260 3 жыл бұрын

Another reading vlog... this makes me so happy 🌝

@kril4120 3 жыл бұрын

your editing is so fun, i love it so much lol!!!

@irisselmpesi4091 3 жыл бұрын

you making moussaka makes my greek heart very happy ☺️

@anniekr184 2 жыл бұрын

I have had the popcorn thing happen to me as well. If your microwave is on the small side, the bag tends to get stuck as it expands. When it stops rotating, some sections of the bag grow too hot and hence the burning!

@annal8043 3 жыл бұрын

I read To Kill a Kingdom earlier this year and i also really loved it!! 😍 I am also working on my thesis right now, and honestly I feel you 😭😭😂

@rachelrrr2981 3 жыл бұрын

Omigod new vlog😍

@katerinaps99 3 жыл бұрын

aw! you made moussaka! i'm greek but studying in london atm and honestly the food is one of the things i miss the most about home

@littlemeowmeow8127 3 жыл бұрын

my first time being this early and i just woke up so good morning to me

@sloan6951 3 жыл бұрын

This was such a lovely video! 💕

@johnkonrath1115 3 жыл бұрын

You're awesome! Love your videos!

@marsyairdina3108 3 жыл бұрын

I bought the gilded wold because u conviced me so much 🤩

@TheBookLeo 3 жыл бұрын

oh i hope you like it!

@aless.andra9620 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, I just made Musaka myself for Thanksgiving dinner! I make a vegetarian version with mushrooms, but I love it so much! It's the dish my mom asks me to make as a "special meal" when I come back home for the holidays.

@bookswithtofucado 3 жыл бұрын

moussaka is such a yummy meal! you were stressing me so much with your laptop so close to the stove though haha i usually send pics of the covers of books to my group of friends and let them choose or i just give two books to my boyfriend and the one he ends up *not* choosing is the one i will read !

@SarahEsmaeWolfe 3 жыл бұрын

the popcorn part is why I only pop mine on the stovetop 😂

@JanetSuzanne 3 жыл бұрын

Can I just say you cat absolutely stole the show 😍

@mattkean1128 3 жыл бұрын

An annotated book would make an awesome gift.

@NilaR93 3 жыл бұрын

That shot of you eating in front of the Klimt painting is like taken out of a indie-movie xD

@lectumarta 3 жыл бұрын

that house is so pretty omg

@beatrizbretas9903 3 жыл бұрын

best vlogs ever

@kril4120 3 жыл бұрын

yay for study content :')

@michaelsommers2356 3 жыл бұрын

That's my favorite of all 48 preludes.

@annalisamolina2394 3 жыл бұрын

I loved loved loved To Kill A Kingdom!! So glad you loved it too. I’ll have to check out Gilded Wolves and see if I like that one as much as you did too. Thanks for sharing!

@aliA-jz5ms 3 жыл бұрын

I have adopted two kittens too!! Cats are lovely animals and they bomb you with their cuteness

@xAlyestelle 3 жыл бұрын

Ik knip die popcorn zak altijd open en doe het in een pan met een deksel op laag vuur, de olie (zit in de zak) even goed verspreiden, af en toe de pan een beetje schudden en wachten tot het gepop afgelopen is. Gaat nooit mis!

@adambeeable 3 жыл бұрын

Moussaka is amazing. I'm fortunate to live in the most diverse city in the world where you can get just about any kind of food, especially Greek food. Astoria has a ton of great Greek restaurants owned by Greek immigrants. The Moussaka at any family owned diner is to die for. If you ever come to New York City, it's an excursion you must take. Either that or go to Greece.

@hannavercelli8099 3 жыл бұрын

BOYFRIEND?!

@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm 3 жыл бұрын

Ahhh I still need to read gilded wolves!!!

@oggarbagetea84 3 жыл бұрын

Yaaaasss Queeen!

@AudreyZhu Жыл бұрын

Every time you said To Kill A Kingdom I hear Tequila Kingdom hahahah I think it's just me wanting some nice drinks rn

@tsuki3752 3 жыл бұрын

4:32 tell that to my sims who rather burn the house down than stop their conversation with their arch-nemesis

@beeshika1320 3 жыл бұрын

I just love your vlogs😊 like, honestly, they're what i watch while im bundled up with a warm blanket and a cup of coffee. and with that being said boi im early

@lisam2185 3 жыл бұрын

Oh I can't wait for you to read Nightfilm

@annabelrianne693 3 жыл бұрын

I really wanted to read A Deadly Education but after hearing so many mixed reviews I'm going to pass on it. Am really excited to try To Kill A Kingdom now, though! You hyped it up for me because we have similar reading tastes! Also, the popcorn struggles are very familiar. What I always do is, I follow the instructions on the package, but stay at the microwave. When there's about 4 to 5 seconds between 2 pops, I stop the microwave. Then, most kernels have popped and it hasn't started burning yet! :)

@buffya.k.4727 3 жыл бұрын

Ok ok ok. So I’m watching this and at 3:53 (or a little earlier) I saw the eggplant and I was like oh! She’s making moussaka and then I was like no she’s couldn’t be (just because everyone who I have tried talking to about this dish doesn’t know about it) and I’m just flabbergasted that you are making it! It’s one of my favorite foods. Hope you liked it!!!

@buffya.k.4727 3 жыл бұрын

Also you are crazy for making it in 1 day (I’m assuming) it takes me 2 days to make it

@kimmieandersen5478 3 жыл бұрын

From Blood and Ash is soooo good! First of a trilogy. YA fantasy...I’m on the second book now and the third is out in April!

@mariacapinha4001 2 ай бұрын

I am so happy I am not the only one who is mortified to be alone in my parents' house, and their house is small, but I always think someone is hiding in the shadows with a knife waiting, for me to get distracted and kill me.

@nostalgia7965 3 жыл бұрын

Last time I was early I was succeeding life 😂 I'm a person who checks the first paragraph of my next books to decide which to start, too lol Also I looove writing on books that I own (not borrowed), Idk why but I always feel excited when I go back and see how I felt or interacted with the characters' actions in a book. It's similar to talking to yourself but it's more exciting since you can't see what's coming 🙊😂

@macsmacshimecastiglia3908 3 жыл бұрын

Just decided to buy To Kill a Kingdom! Thank you for this amazing vlog! ♡

@22sterre 3 жыл бұрын

You're cat is way too cute, I'm jealous haha

@emilynewcomb123 3 жыл бұрын

I actually enjoyed A Deadly Education more than I thought I would. I needed a a fun light read and it actually really got into the world. Hated all the info dumps scattered through the book. I have a feeling it's going to end on a cliff hanger so I stopped about 40 pages to the end, and I'm going to save those for right before the sequel releases.

@Damla3022 29 күн бұрын

Musakka is also Turkish food and i love u :)

@barbara9315 2 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Greece! I’m glad you like our dish!

@jamesduggan7200 3 жыл бұрын

My system is big projects with fun reads in between

@MikyM88 3 жыл бұрын

Fable has Pirates as i know u adore them!

@TheBookLeo 3 жыл бұрын

ohhh good to know!

@maiighread 3 жыл бұрын

the fact that she can hold the camera and cook at the same time without making a mess is impressive

@Luna04567 3 жыл бұрын

Have you read magic for liars? Its similar concept to a deadly education but from more of a murder mystery angle

@clairelesswhisper 3 жыл бұрын

I love your sun and moon earrings! Where did you get them? And good luck writing with your thesis, sending you good vibes from California💙

@TheBookLeo 3 жыл бұрын

they are from asos! i forgot what the brand was called though

@pradeepmathias 3 жыл бұрын

“post insta” is an actual part of the weekly plan! 😅

@004_tanyasingh8 3 жыл бұрын

your title of the video is my life in a nutshell.

@wolfganggartner2341 3 жыл бұрын

I buy books faster than I can read them. They lie next to my bed so when going to sleep I have to jump over the wall of unread literature. When choosing a book, I first choose 3 and after a while I narrow it down on one to read.

@MandaLynReads 3 жыл бұрын

is... your sock on backwards? didnt know that was even possible

@emiliabugueiromeyer8166 3 жыл бұрын

so happy to see i´m not the only one annotating that way lol i thought people only wrote serious stuff

@Viralsbookreviews 3 жыл бұрын

In Frankenstein i wrote What a hippocrisy And i want someone to narrate me the same way victor describe her in first chapter.😅

@cleaclara5661 3 жыл бұрын

omg you made moussaka! im greek so that was a pleasant surprise:)

@koritsi2142 3 жыл бұрын

haha same I was like wAiT wHaT

@cleaclara5661 3 жыл бұрын

@@koritsi2142 sounds like we should be friends

@koritsi2142 3 жыл бұрын

@@cleaclara5661 Hi friend, my name is Zoe :)

@cleaclara5661 3 жыл бұрын

@@koritsi2142 hi zoe my name is clea:) how old r u?

@koritsi2142 3 жыл бұрын

@@cleaclara5661 I'm 20, and you? Do you live in Greece?

@riovox187 3 жыл бұрын

Mama Mia, I luv ABBA

@peasalexandrowicz790 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so early! Hi!!!

@lampotekaa9910 3 жыл бұрын

♥

@ricardo5460 3 жыл бұрын

wow all this time I thought you were studying creative writing or something along those lines haha nice video :)

@FarzanasLaw 3 жыл бұрын

INTERESTING VIDEO!!!

@luluramirez5278 3 жыл бұрын

never put your microwave popcorn longer than 2 mins, it leads to smokey popcorn haha

@millyw.5140 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine us getting a reading blog every week. My months would be complete🥰

@circlinq 3 жыл бұрын

Just realized I'm pronouncing Elian's and Lira's names very German in my head 😂 Currently reading that one as well and I love it!

@imalegend4282 3 жыл бұрын

I just noticed that there are 0 dislike in this video

@5.stotinki.review 3 жыл бұрын

Мусака 😍 Love you even more! Add more water when you fry...

@EudaemonicGirl 3 жыл бұрын

If you like short chapters and want to try classic sci fi, Arthur C Clarke is the guy for you. I am reading the 2001: A Space Odyssey series and I almost think his chapters are annoyingly short.

@normmansor1313 3 жыл бұрын

Is it just me or does the outfit combo Leonie's wearing when she's doing laundry look a lot like a Star Trek uniform from the original series?

@Angie-bp6dz 3 жыл бұрын

If you enjoyed the mermaids, maybe read Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant! It's an adult horror about this sea expedition where they discover killer mermaids. It has a diverse cast of characters and also talks about the science side of it all.