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Cosy gaming content sounds delightful! As for content creators to check out, I highly recommend The Cozy Creative on CZcams she is a self pub and traditional pub author of romantasy.

Hah! It’s funny I have ferrets that are named Drip, Drop & Drank……so I approve. Maybe Dribble? He’s too cute! Thx for sharing! 💚

Instant subscribe I’m obsessed 💕

re: the familiar, I agree that Leigh didn't properly explain why Jewish people were being persecuted in Spain at the time but if you look into anything about the history of the Spanish inquisition it's clear that it was a very dangerous time to be of any Jewish ancestry. Its unfortunate the timing of when this book came out as it could seem to be trivializing Palestinian suffering by focusing on historical Jewish persecution (not to mention Leigh's response to being questioned about Palestine (which I can't find evidence of? but I don't necessarily doubt your sources)). I also thought the book was mostly boring but I thought Luzia's Jewish identity and how her magic manifested through Ladino (a Jewish diaspora language that doesn't have many speakers still today in part because Israel suppresses diaspora languages in favor of Hebrew) was the most thought out and interesting part of the book.

since these books all came from your tbr i'm hesitant to blame this outcome on your friends hahaha

Are you sure these people are your friends? I don’t know……..seems questionable……😋. I’m sorry it wasn’t a good time, but as always, I enjoyed the adventure. 💚💚

Sobbing during inheritance is so real

Another great vlog! ❤

i know this video is a bit old now but i have finally picked up Dark Water Daughter by H M Long and i CANNOT wait to read more of her work!! HOW IS SHE NOT MORE KNOWN. her writing is literally so hecking beautiful. thank you for always shouting out her books!

I got my wisdom teeth removed earlier this year and I was awake for it 😭 Edit: on one side, they were still inside the gum so they had to cut it and sew it 😢

🎉Wooo! Congratulations on submitting! I'm super excited for you! Recently, I've been writing my novel by hand (though I'm on break), and in first-person for the first time. Goodness Gracious, the things you learn about your characters when you are so deep in their head 😂. The number of times I'll be writing and a wild ass thought comes out of my girl. Me: 😮 ✋🏿 *Hold up, Beetch, what you say?* Also, I'm curious about your editing process? Or what would you like to see for someone doing your edits? Mine is currently just checking for spelling errors and any weirdly worded sentences. But for when I want to level up in my editing skills, it will be nice to know other people's processes.

Well done on getting your novella finished and edited in such a record amount of time. Good luck with the contest. Hiring writer/editor friends is something that I've done with all of my books, and I've always been lucky to receive such thorough edits. I agree that having someone look at stuff line by line and feel as though they're properly ingrained within the fabric of a piece can prove exceptionally beneficial. It's always good to challenge ourselves. I finished writing a series in 2022 and that proved to be my biggest challenge so far when I realised that the entire first act needed to undergo a complete overhaul to make it more climactic. It took the longest time, but I also think it became some of my best writing on a structural level. Either way, I look forward to hearing more about your authorial journey in future.

Finding friends who edit while really caring is so beautiful! I just read A Second Story and I'm halfway through A Little Luck and that is truly the thing I'd say I noticed the most. And this is ZERO shade to anyone, I just found myself thinking "A careful editor would have caught that," in regards to line level and continuity stuff that any author would have glazed over after writing and reading it a million tines. An editor's job is to see the things that we're desensitized to as the writer. It makes me sad for you that it's something you've experienced with freelancers, but YAY for a friend that is really digging in and helping you out. All the best!

😂relatable I sip a coffee for hours and never finish it. by the last sip or so I usually give up

Okay but the time lapse of you editing with the little fan dancing back and forth 😭😭😭😭

I dnfed The Blade Itself after like 200 pages D: I wanted to love it so much but I just didn't care at all about the characters and knew that meant I wouldn't rate it high if I kept going. Still makes me sad!

I wanted to like children of time so much and I actually did like the spider parts but the plot with the humans was just so mediocre and boring that it turned me off from picking up anything else by him

I unhauled Senlin Ascends this morning. I read the book earlier this year on the recommendation of a friend and because of the indie to traditionally published author hype - I thought it intriguing and slow, but I also don't care enough to read the sequels. I also got confused by the time span of the book, but maybe that's just me. EDIT: I should also add, that I always go through unhauls with the mantra: when in doubt, throw it out. I love an unhaul, and do a similar thing of - if the book is something I want to re-read, amazing book, then it remains on the shelves, if it doesn't then it's directly into the bag for the charity shop. I'm currently saving a copy of Dragonflight there until I've read the rest of the unread books from my shelves.

Bb you can ship me the Ava Reid ones if you want 👀 unless a 3d friend wants them!

ooh, an unhaul video! I think this is the first unhaul video i have seen since I subscribed to you. I made some bets on which books you will unhaul, so let's see how many i get right.😂 And I'll definitely try the 99-page trick!

Loved this vlog!! Your glasses are so cute!!

This vlog is so calming and cozy! Loved it <3

I'm rather out of the loop when it comes to fantasy fiction, and it's a favourite genre of mine, so your video will prove a great help. Much appreciated - thank you for your recommendations.

Petition to have "b-roll" forevermore known as "Bella clips" 😂

😂 When I saw Artemis, I already knew there were going to be DNFs. I've been sick for a while, so I'm slowly getting back into reading and writing. Great vlog! ❤

i literally talk out my bookish issues as well lol, it's the only way i can get the answer without waiting for months, best advice ever! lol

do you have recs for fantasies with really interesting sibling dynamics? or books set underwater like a kingdom/castle/facility underwater?

You're making me want to read all of these but I'm procrastinating my ARCs right now :((((

Love this!!!! Highly recommend India Holton's Dangerous Damsels books if you like romance or historical romance - they add a great amount of humour and fantasy!

ALL HAIL EGGBERT

Want to come with me to the festival in NC in September? 😭 👉🏻👈🏻

Dude hearing you talk about The Winter Knight- I just KNOW they have written some fantastic world building. The fact the author is so knowledgeable about their setting and myths? Iconic and it makes me want to buy it ASAP

Looks like such a great adventure!

Hi Jen, yes a beautiful dress :) Oh! While I remember, Jen, would you like to review my novel 'Red Scarf?' I'm sure we can come to a financial arrangement for your service. Bye, for now, Alex 🙃

THE NAILS! I get so much second hand excitement and relief when people DNF books lol It's basically just as much of a hobby now as reading for me XD LIFE IS TOO SHORT FOR BAD BOOKS YUS Paladin's Grace! I just finished the fourth book in that series and it's my go-to cozy fantasy romance rec rn I'm currently reading The Bookshop and the Barbarian and I'm really?? Enjoying it??? I feel like i'm the only one but it's soooo fun. Like, 100% a cozy fantasy satire you cant take serious because it doesn't take itself serious, which is so refreshing! And the humor is right up my alley. Perfect research for my "just for funzy" cozy project! ;)

That copy of the spellshop is stunning! Also, that puzzle is adorable.

Selling the books means you didn't break your book buying ban because the books you bought were technically free. I don't make the rules (or maybe I do)

i also read the familiar this weekend lol. i haven’t finished yet tho. all those months on the waiting list for something so mid 😅

I am only commenting right as you show it but Our Share of Night??? I loved it!!!!! So dark, real, and gay. I even got the Spanish version it has a beautiful cover. Resisting the urge to skip ahead to see what you thought 😭 Edit: phew! The thumbnail tells all 😅

a new fav author of mine is Allison Saft. A Fragile Enchantment is a gorgeous ya fantasy

Drop the link to the dress!!

it's always so much fun to watch your vlogs 😊

My favorite thing about your weekend vlogs is getting a sneak peak throughout the weekend, and then reliving our conversations on Tuesdays when I watch them <3

Yes! Elatsoe! A snake falls to earth is my favorite of her books, but I have the Elatsoe prequel that just released (Sheine Lende) on my shelf, ready to read

what's the email for the giveaway? is it still open?

ANOTHER WRITING VLOG?!!! Just when I needed a video to watch you deliver! 😂

Fave sequel is Wall of Storms by Ken Liu, fave new author is M.A. Carrick!

every time you talk about Empire of Exiles I get so excited to read itttttt. Can't fit it in my TBR plans until August though **sobs** my fav sequel was the final book in the Leviathan Wakes series! What a killer ending and I'm SO picky about series endings. Some of my must watch authors I discovered this year are Nat Cassidy for horror, Joelle Wellington for YA thrillers, and YOU for my cozy kick! LOL

I haven't read a lot of fantasy historically but you are hyping me on so many recommendations 😂