📚 buying books to cure my seasonal depression 📚 a massive LAST book haul of the year

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🤍 timestamps
↳ 0:00 let’s talk about books!
↳ 0:36 I’m Glad My Mom Died
↳ 2:15 Disorientation
↳ 3:49 The World We Make
↳ 5:30 Brooklinen
↳ 8:08 The Atlas Paradox
↳ 9:34 Heart of the Sun Warrior
↳ 10:38 Bloodmarked
↳ 12:18 Gleanings
↳ 14:21 Ponniyan Selvan
↳ 16:40 Shakespeare
↳ 18:35 Rebecca
↳ 19:25 Interview with the Vampire
↳ 20:36 Persephone Station
↳ 21:51 A Dowry of Blood
↳ 22:59 Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove
↳ 24:09 final thoughts :)
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@alyxandriaang Жыл бұрын

when buying books becomes our main coping mechanism for seasonal depression 😂

@thisstoryaintover Жыл бұрын

truly 😭😂

@khalilahd. Жыл бұрын

Lmfao never related to something more 😭

@2ys2bafool Жыл бұрын

I can relate..

@dr.suezettealoysiaandcarla1664 Жыл бұрын

That bed looks soo cosy ! Happy Bookish Saturday ...we are catching up on our Last Haul Videos Today🤩🤗

@Goldnmorning Жыл бұрын

The Interview of the Vampire series is amazing. I read the book in the 90s. If you haven't seen the film it's really accurate to the book. Minus a few minor things here or there. Literally the first opening lines mirror the movie perfectly. I read it many times. And went on to read other Anne Rice books. It's 100% true vampires. At the time I had no idea it was written in the 70s. It held up well in the 90s. As a bookworm I feel like you would be really comforted by the Danish lifestyle called Hygge. There's books out there that explain. But cozy up your home with all the comfort items, knit blankets, reading nooks, candles... and so on. It especially helps in the gloomy wintery time of year. A warm cup of tea/coffee/hot cocoa, a candle, blanket, pillows and good book. A bit of self care never hurts this time of year. ❤

@rachelo75 Жыл бұрын

Interview with the Vampire is less creepy and more existential. The main character spends a lot of time questioning his existence and seeking out the answers, so I would pick it up when you're in the mood for that kind of book! :)

@dr.suezettealoysiaandcarla1664 Жыл бұрын

That bed looks soo cosy ! Happy Bookish Saturday ...we are catching up on our Last Haul Videos Today🤩🤗

@annagardiner8351 Жыл бұрын

GIRL I just finished Bloodmarked and holy fuck, I lost my mind. A phenomenal sequel to Legendborn, one of the best book sequels I’ve ever read period. Everything you love about the first book is five times better in this one. The only negative thing I can say is that I have to wait for the next one 😩. But I cannot wait to see your review of it once you do read it, Tracy but her whole Deonnussy into this sequel. I am obsessed and still haven’t recovered…

@AdrianasWonderland Жыл бұрын

i also find peace and calmness in books :) sometimes life can get hard but i think we are lucky to have posibilities to run away to diffrent worlds :)

@catherinebruno1689 Жыл бұрын

I have several favorite Shakespeare plays: As You Like It, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Twelfth Night, and Much Ado About Nothing.

@PokhrajRoy. Жыл бұрын

Ok, I’m giving you a Standing Ovation for the title and the new Book Haul. 👏🏽

@retributionofhtesuffering Жыл бұрын

bloodmarked was going so well, but the ending revealed things like the first book that made my heart not know what to do. I really hope there is a third book.

@anjiliv Жыл бұрын

Jananie's been spoiling us with content 🥰 So thankful🥺 ... your videos are getting me through the stressful end-of-year work chaos.

@thisstoryaintover Жыл бұрын

i'm so glad I can help 💗 hope everything goes well!

@francescathomas3502 Жыл бұрын

For my high school English class, the teachers did not organise things every well and I ended up having to study Macbeth for 3 years in a row - which naturally means that I now absolutely DETEST Macbeth. I do like Romeo and Juliet!!

@heathers_happily_ever_afters Жыл бұрын

I love The Vampire Chronicles/Interview with the Vampire it's more philosophical/theological than scary/horror.

@shrinidhiramesh2455 Жыл бұрын

Ponniyin selvan! Definitely there's much more to the story.. and it's so good if you read it. And they also have tamil audiobook of PS available in audible. Movie was so good, seeing all the big guns from tamil cine industry to collaborate 💖

@thisstoryaintover Жыл бұрын

Omg I didn't know there was an audiobook! Yes it was so great 🙌🏾

@jorichner6678 Жыл бұрын

I've seen midsummer's night's dream at least three different times I can remember a coal mine / Forest setting a courtyard setting and a version on Rollerblades absolute favorite

@insanebutterfly3439 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely positively adore your Sailor Moon shirt.

@Wanderwilderreading Жыл бұрын

I am also not enjoying this time of year. I just moved to northern Scotland and uh.. the sun is gone. I've literally gone a whole week without seeing any sunshine. There are about 7 hours of "daylight" a day but it's been so cloudy that we don't get any actual sunlight. I will be burying myself in a pile of books until the sun comes out, thank you. I'm Glad My Mom Died was so, so good. Best celebrity memoir I've ever read, maybe best memoir. The success this book has had is so well deserved.

@dr.suezettealoysiaandcarla1664 Жыл бұрын

That bed looks soo cosy ! Happy Bookish Saturday ...we are catching up on our Last Haul Videos Today🤩🤗

@benreadsgood Жыл бұрын

I really, really, really need to read The City We Became. Jemisin is a genius!

@alyssacascos8665 Жыл бұрын

“Books will be my company”. Honestly this is me. Books are my only friends 😂😂😂❤️📚

@e-nev Жыл бұрын

I was SO disappointed by Bloodmarked. I'm interested to hear your take on it!

@louisity Жыл бұрын

I saw Disorientation online, and I became interested. I saw Markswoman by Rati Mehrotra in one of Hailey in Bookland's bookstore vlogs.

@gailjackson8941 Жыл бұрын

I HATE how early it gets dark.

@kelvinazord8788 Жыл бұрын

I felt, the hermit vibes this time of year. I'm getting back into reading more often and picked up a boat load of books too. Currently reading and zooming through "With the Fire On High". Such a great book and the story is really compelling. Also picked up, Legendborn, can't wait to read it so I can read the sequel, "The Wicked King' (i know I'm really late to that one), "The Atlas Six' , 'Ace of Spades' , and 'Babel' (saw this one on your ranking video, so had to check it out. So I got a lot ahead of me.

@khalilahd. Жыл бұрын

I’m glad my mom died literally got me out of my reading funk (that plus Verity from Colleen Hover) so glad you loved it too ❤

@dr.suezettealoysiaandcarla1664 Жыл бұрын

That bed looks soo cosy ! Happy Bookish Saturday ...we are catching up on our Last Haul Videos Today🤩🤗

@badreader__ Жыл бұрын

Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove was a fantastic reading experience! It was immersive and atmospheric, and her character work was phenomenal - so many nuanced relationships.

@lozanosa89 Жыл бұрын

I canNOT believe you’ve never seen interview with a vampire. It’s legit a claaaaassic.

@finreads Жыл бұрын

A Dowry Of Blood is soo amazing and beautiful!! You should definitely read it

@Ms.SpookyNerd Жыл бұрын

Love the sailor moon shirt great haul 📚☕🌈

@badfaith4u Жыл бұрын

Buying books always brings happiness 📚📚📚❤️❤️❤️

@christinacampbellbooks Жыл бұрын

Definitely want to read The City We Became. It sounds wonderful. I need to read The Toll and finish that series so I can read Gleanings. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on those two especially ☺

@dr.suezettealoysiaandcarla1664 Жыл бұрын

That bed looks soo cosy ! Happy Bookish Saturday ...we are catching up on our Last Haul Videos Today🤩🤗

@punitavisvanathan Жыл бұрын

I saw Ponniyin Selvan with my sister and enjoyed it!! I bought all the volumes as well, unfortunately, in English as my Tamil is not what it used to be, sadly 😅. I am also ceylon tamil living in Malaysia (fifth generation). Plan to visit Sri Lanka some day. Great book channel and fantastic recs, keep them coming. Cheers 📚❤️.

@laurencydni Жыл бұрын

just found your channel but subbed immediately on the tshirt alone. gotta love a sailormoon stan 💖

@dr.suezettealoysiaandcarla1664 Жыл бұрын

That bed looks soo cosy ! Happy Bookish Saturday ...we are catching up on our Last Haul Videos Today🤩🤗

@mayuthedemon33 Жыл бұрын

Love ur sailor moon shirt

@chocolateoreo6489 Жыл бұрын

Aw I hope you feel better soon! I know the season is hard!

@mya1207 Жыл бұрын

I love MacBeth but honesty I think Romeo and Juliet truly takes the cake for me and it’s just because of Mercutio’s monologue about his dream! I’ll never get over it. I just finished reading MacBeth for the second time in my college class as well, finishing the class by watching a few movie adaptations.

@chithravedantam4132 Жыл бұрын

Oh man I read a DRC of Bloodmarked and was OBSESSED can’t wait to hear your thoughts!

@parkerrose3590 Жыл бұрын

I love your tee-shirt!!

@lostieaddict Жыл бұрын

You're really pretty. I'm so glad I found your channel! So refreshing to meet other people who like books.

@witchymary5246 Жыл бұрын

Just wanted to say that I picked up The Jasmine Throne on your recommendation and I'm very excited to read it in december!

@ivyblake790 Жыл бұрын

I feel you, I'm struggling this season too. It's my first Christmas not in my childhood home with both parents gone. It's very lonely. I Think I will go on a book binge as well. I truly how it lists your spirits

@jeilee3860 Жыл бұрын

I would definitely recommend the audiobook for A Dowry of blood it was really good!

@macrosense Жыл бұрын

You need more books!

@heyimsasa Жыл бұрын

AAAAAAAAAAHHHHH i love your shirt! ❤ books curing seasonal depression is on brand LOL ❤

@dr.suezettealoysiaandcarla1664 Жыл бұрын

That bed looks soo cosy ! Happy Bookish Saturday ...we are catching up on our Last Haul Videos Today🤩🤗

@jayashree_V Жыл бұрын

yass!! was so excited for PS-1..I wanted to read the books ( or at least part 1) before watching the movie but didn't manage to in time. Did enjoy the movie n I thought it was a great start - hopefully it was really good interpretation of the book.

@themontanamaiden9426 Жыл бұрын

I read Persephone Station this year and absolutely loved it so much!!! It also has a non binary character!! Its long but i thought it went by quick.And Rebecca is one of my favorite books. Lastly a dowry of blood was so interesting and a great fast passed book. It talks about abusive relationships

@angelaholmes8888 Жыл бұрын

I can't wait to read bloodmarked 🙂

@Lanaxparillaxwife Жыл бұрын

I read gleanings & I loved it. You should watch the show of interview with a vampire bc it’s so freaking good

@AlaguChid Жыл бұрын

Loved the Ponniyin Selvan film, but the books offer so much more depth and characterization. I started reading an English translation after watching the movie, too, and would definitely recommend it! If reading the Tamil is difficult, there are also a lot of audiobooks available on KZfaq, Spotify, etc. Happy reading ☺️

@anilavanguri6536 Жыл бұрын

Hi Janani, I am Indian. I absolutely loved Ponniyin Selvan. I immediately picked up the English translation and devoured the first book. (It took a bit of effort to get through the first 10-12 chapters, sooo much history and I wasn't able to understand the names) I think the story of all the 5books will be split into 2 movies. 1st movie primarily focuses on book 1&2. I definitely aim to finish the remaining books before the 2nd movie. I am sure you will enjoy the story a lot. Happy Reading ❤️ Love your videos 🤗

@eda.98 Жыл бұрын

Love that I’m not the only one curing my seasonal depression with retail therapy aka book buying therapy😂

@JenBabyJen Жыл бұрын

I need that sailor moon shirt asap lol

@thepussycat66 Жыл бұрын

Lovely video! I can definitely relate to seasonal depression right now. The book I pick up recently is The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson. 😍 Loving it so far.

@dr.suezettealoysiaandcarla1664 Жыл бұрын

That bed looks soo cosy ! Happy Bookish Saturday ...we are catching up on our Last Haul Videos Today🤩🤗

@CityGirlWriter Жыл бұрын

Ah, nothing like a book haul to help with seasonal depression (I truly feel this) Looks like a great haul. I have not read any of those books, but I did pre-order Heart of the Sun Warrior (haven't read Daughter of the Moon Goddess yet...I know 😅). I too am on a horror kick as well. I bought the first 3 books in the Vampire Chronicles (Interview with the Vampire, The Prince Lestat, and The Queen of the Damned) and A Dowry of Blood. For some reason, I am interested in reading horror and vampire books. I have been slowly getting into classics, but I kinda wanna re-read Hamlet and Macbeth since those were my favorite Shakespeare plays in high school.

@parnikajain3151 Жыл бұрын

Between me working thru my reread of the riordanverse (2/3 of MCGA and ToA left) and 27 books in my physical tbr (some of which are part of a duology/trilogy/series) it hurts to say but I won’t ask family friends for a single book for Christmas. Actually ONLY one book for secret Santa when I do that with the kids my age. I’m so excited for Black Friday this year cause I plan on buying some single eyeshadows from an indie brand, Sydney Grace😁it’s been 4 years since I’ve bought eyeshadows

@asthanain4952 Жыл бұрын

I'm Indian and I watched Ponniyin Selvan in its Hindi dub and loved it. Aishwarya Rai could ask for my life and I'd gladly give it, that woman is otherworldly!!! But I knew of the book before even watching the movie and I'm also trying to get through all 5 before the next movie comes out. Also fyi- the 1st movie covers the 1st 3 books of the English translation. The 5th one is a 1000 pages so they're almost midway in the story so needless to say they've skipped out on quite a bit of the story that I'm excited to explore in the books.

@dr.suezettealoysiaandcarla1664 Жыл бұрын

That bed looks soo cosy ! Happy Bookish Saturday ...we are catching up on our Last Haul Videos Today🤩🤗

@blessedbe-bean Жыл бұрын

Disorientation was such a surprising book for me. I rented it from the library and ate it UP! Gave it 5/5 stars, and it was just so unexpected. I loved it. I think this is a sign for me to also buy a copy of my own.....hehehehehe

@ahjortegaard Жыл бұрын

I read Rebecca this year and was surprised by how captivating it was! Hope you enjoy it :) I'm also an English major and I really enjoyed reading Othello, Macbeth and Twelfth Night.

@dr.suezettealoysiaandcarla1664 Жыл бұрын

That bed looks soo cosy ! Happy Bookish Saturday ...we are catching up on our Last Haul Videos Today🤩🤗

@Mad.E Жыл бұрын

Having now read both Scythe and An Ember in the Ashes (after going in with quite high expectations) I'm surprised at how different our tastes seem to be. I bet these books would have left a lasting impression on me had I read them at 14 but they don't hold up in my opinion. So now I'm curious to read adult fiction that you recommend and see if our tastes differ there too. Because hearing how you talk about books, I completely expected our tastes to match.

@keayannadavis9836 Жыл бұрын

i wanna read disorientation sooooo bad

@taryndancer29 Жыл бұрын

I bought myself books today for my seasonal depression too 😅

@deepa6340 Жыл бұрын

Oh I recently picked up Playing for Love by Jeevani Charika. She's Sri Lankan. Honestly it's probably my favorite romance of the year.

@angelaholmes8888 Жыл бұрын

You definitely need to watch the movie adaptation of interview with the vampire the movie starred brad Pitt tom cruise and Kristen dunst

@zorosreads Жыл бұрын

Actually ponniyan Selvan books is so much good and a amazing book but the movie reduced more details so we who read the book doesn't like the movie much but I'm sure you will love the book it's just a five part book

@ReadingNymph Жыл бұрын

Book buying is always the answer to life's troubles 😅👌🏻

@dr.suezettealoysiaandcarla1664 Жыл бұрын

That bed looks soo cosy ! Happy Bookish Saturday ...we are catching up on our Last Haul Videos Today🤩🤗

@KayanKollyn Жыл бұрын

Kayan Kollyn ❤ The great fantasy adventure book by V VN Mangukiya 😊😊😊 My favourite book after Harry Potter 😊😊😊 Waiting for your review ❤❤❤

@josieann4390 Жыл бұрын

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@lesliemadden3642 Жыл бұрын

Hamlet is my favorite of Shakespeare's plays. It was the first one I ever read and saw performed. It's just such a rich play with many ways to interpret it. I read and loved Interview With a Vampire many years ago. I agree with Rachel O's comment about it. You could say that Anne Rice is directly responsible for the trope of vampire with a conscience--Angel from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the Twilight vampires probably wouldn't exist without Louis (the main character is IWAV). I did not like the movie, however. : )

@melnmeera Жыл бұрын

Girl! Where did you get your sailor moon shirt from?!

@thisstoryaintover Жыл бұрын

it's from a brand called primitive skate!

@dr.suezettealoysiaandcarla1664 Жыл бұрын

That bed looks soo cosy ! Happy Bookish Saturday ...we are catching up on our Last Haul Videos Today🤩🤗

@bluegazella5875 Жыл бұрын

girl u don't have windows in ur home?

@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm Жыл бұрын

I’m in the same boat as you… the SAD be thriving 🥲

@dr.suezettealoysiaandcarla1664 Жыл бұрын

That bed looks soo cosy ! Happy Bookish Saturday ...we are catching up on our Last Haul Videos Today🤩🤗

@rafm3068 Жыл бұрын

Sri Lanka is an interesting country, I would love to visit one day. I love the Chola Empire and Ancient India, maybe I will read the books! Happy Holidays!! I published a book based in Ancient India as well during the Maurya Empire called "The Lion of India." Happy Holidays!!