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Omg thank you so so so much for this comment!!! I love seeing all of you guys over on Asmr 😭😭 I honestly miss you all loads it just wasn’t something I could keep pursuing as I use Asmr to help me sleep and it got to the point where I couldn’t sleep every night because I’d be planning what to do for my next video using the one I was trying to fall asleep to as inspiration 😭 it was bad but I miss you guys so much I feel like a built up a family and just left. So genuinely you are so insanely welcome here!!!! I hope you manage to find some books you’re interested in! Alsooo omg I love my Barbie books I still have them they’re my prized possessions lol like genuinely the most stunning books!! Again thanks so much for this comment and I hope you have an amazing day too lovely xxx

@@Siobhancaitlynbooks 💗💗 Omg girl please don’t feel guilty for not continuing, I remember watching your video over there in which you explained why you took a break/stopped and THATS SO VALID! Like honestly I couldn’t even image doing a channel let alone posting such quality content as you did, those videos are timeless and more than enough I’m just grateful you even left them up!! I 100% get being anxious and having too high expectations set for yourself but you’re doing more than enough as long as you’re comfortable and putting yourself first!! Don’t ever feel like you abandoned or disappointed anyone seriously, it’s so valid and your health and wellbeing always comes first 🩷🩷 Also right!! I didn’t even know those books existed but omg I have been missing out 😭 They're so nostalgic and beautiful (tho they could be longer ngl) AND TYSM 🩷🩷

Ohhh okay is that the famous dark academia book? I think sometimes dark romances can have dark academia themes but I wouldn’t say that a dark academia book is dark romance, it would need to have dark romance in it for it to be dark romance. However I haven’t read the book so I wouldn’t be able to say, sorry!!

@@Siobhancaitlynbooks Ah that’s right! It was called dark academia - that’s the word I was looking for!

Thank you that’s so sweet!! And omg if you’re interested I highly highlyyyy recommend!!! Dark romances are just so elite and once you read them you can never go back ahaha😂💗

Awww thank you so much you’re so sweet!!!

books mentioned 💌 punk 57 - penelope douglas pam godwin - dark notes, sea of ruin, knotted, booted & buckled, lessons in sin sinners of saints series - lj shen does it hurt - hd carlton gothikana - runyx brianna hale - ringmaster, the protege, control freak, midnight hunter june first - jennifer hartman karina halle - blood orange, black rose, a ship of bones and teeth katee robert - the dragons bride, the krakens sacrifice opal reyne - a soul to keep, sea of roses, storms of paine anastasia - sophie lark

Randomly starting There are No Saints Duet by Sophie Lark is one of the best yet the most unhinged thing I have ever done in my life. I still find it so weird that that's what I started my journey of dark romance from. 😅

@@bhakti-2004 omggg that’s like the most random and exciting books to start on!!! You would’ve been thrown in the deep end I love it ahha!! I need to read that duet I just know I’m gonna love itttt😭😭

@@Siobhancaitlynbooks please do pick it up. Gosh it was such a fun experience. And the playlist is to die for. I usually never listen to the playlist the author gives but my friend insisted. It's really good❤️

Also i need mafia romances. Please make a recommendation video. I genuinely am having such a hard time finding good ones. Have you read The Saints and the Sinner series by Michelle Heard? They r my favourite mafia romances ever!!

@@leoBrofoski23 thanksss haha🥰

@@ursi7364 omg that’s so cool!!! I feel like we should all be able to communicate with cats 😭😭

@@Siobhancaitlynbooks YES omg that's so true ... the cat in my WIP is basically the male mc's little sister - he turned her into a talking ginger cat lmao

@@ursi7364 omggg yessss!!! I loved it!! It’s made me wanna read more of her books!!

@@Siobhancaitlynbooks yes same omg me toooo it was so good and also i didn't realise mermaidy/ocean books were my genre but they SO ARE

Omg it’s so good you need to read it!! I think the ending you may like or dislike ahaha but I think it’s just so beautifully written I really recommend!! And yesss literally!! I love Cornwall ahha🥰

Ahahah yesss pls pls do!! It’s actually my fave!! Most underrated dark romantasy

@@Siobhancaitlynbooks i'm literally going to order it TODAYY also the whole thing of anastasia is one of my big 3 roman empires too

@@ursi7364 yesss omggg!!! I’ve never met someone else who’s obsessed with her😭 what made you have the obsession haha? I had to research her in year 7 and then just read her diaries and became absolutely obsessed and traumatised and then obvs the movie!!! Best movie to exist!!! Then when Sophie lark brought out this book I screamed and died!!!

@@ursi7364 let me know what you think of the book!! It’s a beefy book but so worth it haha

@@Siobhancaitlynbooks i think ages ago i watched one of the bbc documentaries about rasputin and then i think i watched the anastasia movie (best movie ever) and THEN i watched a bit of this show on netflix which was about how like the son had haemophilia or something but i think the documentary made me obsessed lool

Books mentioned 💌 Daisy jones and the six - Taylor Jenkins reid Normal people - Sally Rooney

Thank you so much!! I’m so happy you enjoy!!

You are so incredibly sweet thank you so so much!! And your English was perfect!! Don’t worry 🥰

I haven’t read it yet😭😭 but I really need to!! My sister read it tho and she really enjoyed it!!

I really recommend it it’s so good!!

Honestly it depends like if you’re more into romances and wanna get into fanatsy I’d say start with Acotar as it’s more palatable and short and full of romance whereas throne of glass is slightly more fantasy based and obviously extremely long so starting with tog might slightly put you off… unless you have will power to finish a big series then I’d recommend it!

@@Siobhancaitlynbooks Oh! I thought Acotar is a bigger series than Throne of glass! I read Brandon Sanderson's first Mistborn and I loved it so so much! Not sure if Acotar or Throne of glass is similar to that fantasy world 🤔 If so, I think I might try Acotar!

Thankyou for making your music so accessible!!

Books mentioned 💌 Acotar - Sarah j mass Throne of glass - Sarah j Maas Traitor witch (deadwood series) Marie mistry Anastasia - Sophie lark Song of Achilles - Madeline miller From blood and ash - Jennifer armentrout A ship of bones and teeth - Karina halle Blood orange duet - Karina halle The sea witch - Rebecca f Kenney The unmaking of June farrow - Adrienne young A soul to keep - opal reyne Howls moving castle Daughter of the pirate king duet - Tricia levenseller The after life of holly chase - Cynthia hand The dragons bride and krakens sacrifice - katee robert

@@hellosarah890 hiii!! I’m so happy you enjoyed!!!

Ahahha you actually made me laugh out loud 😂😂

Thankyouuu!!

That’s so sweet thank youuu!!

@@Siobhancaitlynbooks You're welcome!

Books mentioned 💌 It ends with us - Colleen hoover The notebook - Nicholas sparks Pretty little liars - Sara Shepard Twisted love - ana huang All the bright places - To all the boys I loved before - Jenny Han The pianist The manningtree witches

I have read the first two books in the twisted series and absolutely loved both of them. Especially the 2nd one, twisted games, Rhys is my favourite till now. 💗💗💗 Ps: i just found your channel, and honestly, your channel is so underrated, I mean your videos are so fun to watch. 🎀💞 Love you girlie.

@@hellosarah890 what do you love about Rhys?? I’ve just started twisted games!! I got to like chapter 3 lol and I’m invested I’m just trying to make sense of their personalities atm 😂😂 I’m soooo excited to read this series lol!! But stoppp you’re so so sweet thanks so much!!!

@@Siobhancaitlynbooks He is like super caring (not that Alex wasn't). He cares about what Bridget needs. Plus, the plot in this book is top notch tbh. I am so excited to read the 3rd part. 💞🎀💗

@@Siobhancaitlynbooks btw, you give off Bridget vibes.

Ahahah stoppp literally 😭😭 it took me a while to force myself back into summer after this😭😭

Yesss literally!! I loved it!!

@@alanawall3254 omg thanks so much for the comment you’re so sweet!!! Omg i loveeee pumpkin!!! So you’re supposedly meant to find them in supermarkets during autumn but I’ve never seen that lol and obvs it’s summer so I was struggling and then I just saw it on Amazon so I next day delivered it😂 I think it might be expensive for what it’s worth I have no other prices to compare it to😭 but I was in dire need of pumpkin so Amazon was my only option 😭and omg I love that ahah!! I have kindle on my phone so I’m constantly reading in public like that… I feel like that’s more conspicuous I’ve gotta build my way up to reading physical 😂😭 I’ll use you as inspo next time ahah

@@Siobhancaitlynbooks I’m too lazy to buy a pumpkin and scoop it all out haha😭. I’m so jealous that Americans can just buy pumpkin purée in the shop. Also if you want a book that’s actually going to freak you out maybe try Playground by Aron Beauregard.📚 I haven’t read it yet but it’s in my tbr and tbh the front cover says enough😭. It is part of the splatter punk genre tho so beware that it’s supposed to be extremely graphic. 💓

@@alanawall3254 omg it sounded so good like daz games toy horror games he used to play!! But I read the reviews and I’m low key scared apparently it’s meant to be like gore misogynistic😭😭 I wouldn’t mind weird gore but I think I’m uncomfortable with the horrible side to women🤢 but I’m not sure that’s just what some people were saying other than that it sounds so good!!

@@Sullsworld I really recommend it I loved it!! And I know right!! I thought it made the book even cooler how accomplished and talented she is!! Oh really?? I didn’t like that book 😭 but I know everyone loves it!!

@@Siobhancaitlynbooks oooh awesome okay thank you :)! And hahaha yes but that’s totally fair I can see why people wouldn’t like it 😂

@@bhakti-2004 omg horror books are amazing!! I prefer them over thrillers all the way I think that’s low key why I favour dark romance sometimes I just wanna be disturbed in my reading 😂😂 and yesss omg I’ve been meaning to read the shadows between us!! My sister recommended it and omfgggg that sands book sounds so so good like omg Egyptian and Norse romantasy??! Sounds so good!! Althoughhhh I’m really sorry I have a weird question everyone on good reads is describing the main male love interest as a marshmallow and idm sweet adorable guys as long as they are dominant so I was wondering if he is dominant or not? Or if he leans more towards submissive? But thanks so so much for the rec!! Pls always give me your faves 😂😂😂

@@bhakti-2004 the way I literally wanna drop everything to read a book you recommend me 😭😂

@@Siobhancaitlynbooks aww that's so sweet of you. Please do read them when you are free. I feel like you'll enjoy both of them a lot. Wolf of the sands was a bit confusing in the beginning because it has aspects of norse mythology but i promise the further you go,you'll really start loving it. The way the guys from both the books have raised my standards is crazy.

Also yes absolutely. I feel like if i have to describe the main guy of wolf of the sands to you it will be respectful and understanding. He's really sweet to her and you can feel the chemistry between them from the very beginning. I do feel like he's a perfect balance of dominance but the main girl wears the pants in the relationship even though he's Literally a prince of a kingdom.😂😂

@@bhakti-2004 noooo I’m so sorry I don’t think it’s my kinda book😭😭 I don’t wanna read a book I know I’ll hate and review it bad!! I’d feel too horrible!! I’m so sorry!! But I will try your other recs haah🥰

books mentioned 💌 behind closed doors - b a Paris dead eleven - jimmy Juliano the only one left - riley sager the lais of marie de france the siren - kiera cass ocen echoes - blake black monsters - emerald Fennell fable - adrienne young the wives - tarryn fisher the sea witch - rebecca f kenney

Honestly my life’s so crazy I sometimes struggle to finish as many books this was only possible because I religiously dedicated 24 hours to read!! I wish I read faster so I can read all the books but sometimes it’s just not possible!! And aww thankss!! And yeahh haha they were so good genuinely the best things I’ve ever made😂

@@Siobhancaitlynbooks I might try a 24 hour reading challenge over the weekend too and see how much I can read 🤔 bake again in your next vlog 😂

@@muhammadashqarfauzan2163 I’m sorry I haven’t been there recently!! This is an old video!

Awww thanks so much I’m so glad you enjoyed!!

Books mentioned 💌 The wives - tarryn fisher Behind closed doors - B A Paris The only one left - Riley sager Dead eleven - jimmy juliano Monsters - emerald Fennell

I have not read it yet but i heard The Last House on Needless Street, by Catriona Ward is creepy. Plus it has a black cat named Olivia in it so I’m sold.

@@nyxdantes9693 stopppp I love books with cats in!!! And I was literally gonna read that book for summerween 😭 I’m so frustrated I didn’t!! I think I just wasn’t interested in the storyline 😂

@@Siobhancaitlynbooks you could tell me a book is about a guy reading a phone book but it has a cat in it and I would be all “hmmm, tell me more about this cat”. I have a black and white kitty. Her name is Charlie. Well actually her full name is Charlize Purreron, the best international assassin in the world who is on the run from a criminal organization for not wanting to kill a liter of kittens. She had to kill 18 highly trained assassins to get out. Yes I am that kind of cat dad lolol

Ahahha stoppp😭 i felt kinda cool but honestly London stresses me out sometimes 😂

@@Siobhancaitlynbooks omg hahaha

@@nyxdantes9693 ahaha stoppp I love that so much😂😂 how do you fare when reading do you fall asleep too haha??

@@Siobhancaitlynbooks lololol. Not when reading a book but if I am listening to a audiobook I sometimes do. But I am dumb because even though I am listening and not reading I will hold my phone or iPad like a book so when I fall asleep I hit myself in the face with it. Those things are heavy!

@@nyxdantes9693 Omfg literallyyyy!!!! The amount of time I’m reading on my phone and just fall asleep because I’m in the dark lol and then it goes smack right onto my face😭😭 and same with audiobooks if I’m laying in bed I’ll close my eyes to properly imagine it😂 then next thing I know I’m asleep and have to wake up and rewind it again😂😂 I need to start turning bright lights on when I’m reading or something😂😂

@@Siobhancaitlynbooks lolololol! I have to rewind alllllll the time. I tried other ways to listen then my adhd kicks in and all I hear my brain say is “I wish I was laying down”. So I tell myself “ok this time I won’t fall asleep” then next thing I know I get hit.

@@stewiegriffinfan1986 omg thank you so so much!! And literally same it’s such an amazing book!! Thanks so so much for the book recs!! I really wanna read the last song so so bad!! And better than the movies and red white and royal blue!! The summer of broken rules I had to dnf I hated it the characters were too cringe and the storyline was just boring I really didn’t get along with the character 😭😭 from then on I’ve decided to stay away from like summer Booktok romances that don’t sound interesting to me. I felt like I was just reading them because they’re popular does that make sense instead of something I’d find interesting? But I’m literally using you as a sign to read those three books thanks so much!!! And omg idek I think I loved reading and I just wanted people to chat about it. I think I just wanted friends because I started Asmr channel during lockdown and I think I was just lonely and wanted to express myself in some way and interact but then mental health got in the way and I was struggling so I had to stop. It was like ruining Asmr for me every time I went to bed instead of helping me relax I was stressing out because I was planning what to film. But I missed interacting with people so I decided to start something I’m passionate about where I can endlessly chat about books and make friends and get Amazing recommendations! So yeah ahaha nothing too interesting just was a way to not be lonely and chat about the things I love😂😂

Hiiii lovely!! That makes me so happy!! I miss you guys over there I think I’m just on a very different path now haha!! I hope you enjoy my videos!!🥰🥰

@@samreid2041 that’s so sweet thanks so much!! Hope you enjoy the books!!

@@96coneill thankyouuu!!🥰

Books mentioned 💌 Second chance summer - Morgan matson Heartbones - Colleen hoover Does it hurt - hd carlton June first - Jennifer Hartman Baby moon or bust - Ava hunter The summer I turned pretty - Jenny Han Call me by your name - Andre aciman One hot Italian summer - Karina halle People we meet on vacation - Emily Henry

Omg pls pls do!!! And literallyyy ahha!! My sister is the same with vampire books oddly enough😂 she’s so obsessed and doesn’t know why😂

@@Siobhancaitlynbooks it's in my shopping cat, just need to be patient for pay day to get here first 🤣 hahah love this for us!😂

@@TheRhetoricalReader Hiii!! Thank you so so much you’re so sweet!! Yes I think so!! I’m actually posting a video soon with books for dark romance beginners which will have some lighter aspects of dark romance in them. I do honestly feel like a lot of books I read have violence towards sexual partners and now you’re making me think “waittttt is something wrong with me”😂😂😂 Buttttt I think hopefully I have some!! Although I’m scared that I’m so desensitised that there is violence in them. I’ve looked through my list and I really really hope that they don’t have violence in them!!! Punk 57 by Penelope Douglas - so this has bullying in but I don’t think there’s any violence from mmc however I haven’t read this in years. I don’t remember ever thinking omg he’s taking it too far physically… although maybe emotionally? Gothikana by runyx - this is a gothic paranormal dark romance, such a cool genre to get your teeth stuck into!!! It’s student teacher and so good he’s so so sweet and I don’t remember any violence between them June first by Jennifer Hartman - this is taboo adoptive brother romance and will make you sob!!! Definitely no violence between them!!! The sea witch by Rebecca f Kenney - this is dark romantasy retelling of the little mermaid. It’s kind of a monster romance but is just a good dark romance! There’s no violence exactly… like when he turns her into a human it is obvs painful but he’s genuinely so secretly considerate and kind there’s no way he’d do anything malicious Skin of a sinner by avina st James - I don’t think this had any violence from the love interest in it! It was a foster brother sister romance and all I remember was he was psycho to everyone but her The knotted booted and buckled books by Pam Godwin - all have elements of bdsm and impact play so that’s kinda “violent” but none of the men would ever genuneinly harm a woman they care about!! However there is violence towards the women from other people I really hope this helps!! It’s honestly such a struggle trying to find this which is crazy😂 I just never realised how much kinda violent mmc’s can be. However I’m probs missing out loads of books because I’m too scared to recommend you something that might be somewhat violent😭 hope you find a good rec! If I haven’t been able to help honestly Reddit is your best bet!! Try word it kinda specifically and they’ll be loads of threads that will come up!!

Ahaha yessss I’m so happy I persuaded you!! Honestly it was so good I loved the sisterhood!! And the storyline was so cool! And the romance was so sweet!!

Stoppppp you’re so sweet😭😭 that’s made me so happy!!!

@@katerinaareadsss STOPPPPP omg the trigger in dark notes had me crying my eyes out!!! Idk what’s wrong with me I’d honestly say dark notes and sea of ruin by Pam Godwin are probably the darkest books I’ve read but Pam Godwin is my fave author and is just so amazing that they never feel overly dark I feel like I have heart shaped glasses when it comes to her!! I’ve read souls unfractured and I can’t fully remember that one but I think I was really disappointed because the couple was really hyped up for me and then fell so so so flat!! I honestly trust your opinion so much now I’m just gonna go through and read your recs😂😂 and I loved sick fux!! It was brilliant thanks so so so much for the rec!!!

@@96coneill thanksss!!

books mentioned 💌 heartless heathens - Santana Knox sick fux - tillie cole the sinner - Shantel tessier control freak - Briana hale little stranger - Leigh rivers

The Sacrifice by Shantel Tessier... OMG lol

@@Sullsworld ahahahah omgggg I'm scared now 😭😂 if I thought the sinner was dark I'm scared of how dark the sacrifice will be 😂 you've fully made me wanna carry on the series ahah

@@Siobhancaitlynbooks 🤣🤣 I had the same experience as you.. I got to one of the trigger warnings and was like idk if I can do this... couldn't stop thinking about it and then couldn't put the book down lol

Hale by K.Webster was my first dark/taboo romance the the wild series by her Forbidden by Tabitha Suzama this is taboo and semi dark Untouchable and Even if it Hurts both by Sam Marino The L.O.R.D.S series by Shantel Tessier. It gets darker as the series goes on That’s off the top of my head 😂

@@goodmornindreamer ahahah oops when I edited this I was like omg I need to not talk so much about traitor witch😂😂😭 so I’m glad you enjoyed that part😂 and omg pls pls pls pls pls genuinely get kindle unlimited it’s the best thing I have ever purchased!! If you love Romantasy, dark romances or romances it’s genuinely the best purchase (or monthly purchase) you could ever make!! It just feels like I’m reading all my faves for free!!

@@goodmornindreamer also let me know if you enjoy traitor witch!!

@@Siobhancaitlynbooks I think it just proves how much you really enjoyed the book 🥰 I think I might get it soon, I have an idea for reading "viral" books and sharing my thoughts on them and noticed they were all on kindle unlimited!

@@Siobhancaitlynbooks i definitely will 💞