winter in seoul 🎄 first snow, decorating my apartment, huge book haul & christmas market
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- čas přidán 14. 07. 2024
- Happy Christmas season girls! This time of year is celebrated a bit different in Korea, if celebrated at all, so it's a huge priority for me to bring the holiday spirit with me and that's exactly what we are doing this week. Enjoy this cozy vlog ♡
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♫ Bob Hart - O Christmas Tree
♫ Foster - Christmas Day
♫ Kyle Cox - Santa Won't You Listen To Me
♫ Michael Shynes - I'm So In Love With You
♫ Paper Planes - Brighter Journey
♫ Ziv Moran - Christmas Spells
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TIME STAMPS
00:00 intro
00:21 I think these are my new favorite cafe's in Seoul
06:03 christmas decor market in Seoul
08:45 unboxing packages & book haul
13:24 decorating my Korean apartment for christmas
14:05 my thoughts on Once Upon A Broken Heart & Ballad Of Never After
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♡ Canon EOS 700D
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♡ Sigma 18-35mm F1.8
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♡ Canon M50
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Hi Sissel, I wanted to recommend a book to you again. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. It's historical fiction in Scotland, with romance and time travel. The series is pretty long but the first few books just focus on the main couple and their story which was enough for me. There's also a great tv show adaptation with a great choice of actors in it ^^
omg OUTLANDER YES, didn´t read the books but the show DAMM love itttttttt
Woooow just checked it out on Goodreads and it has such high ratings !! Will definitely add it to my TBR 😍💚
@@sisselab I just wanna say I'm not into romantic stuff but binged the TV series and bought the whole book series afterwards lol
Outlander is LEGIT! Plus, the author is an academic herself and heavily researched and reached out to experts to get be as accurate as possible. Even how the Quakers would have actually spoken ❤
It's my favorite book series!!
hie sissel been watching your vlogs for years now and I really wanted to let you know this incident that happened
One day I was watching your vlog in TV and my grandma who doesn’t understands neither English nor Korean said that “wow her videos are so calming and beautiful to see”. We binged watched your vlogs together the whole day. And I thought I should let you know that even with language barrier you are making our days
(P.S: she has also subscribed and is a daily watcher xD)
wait that is soooo cute im glad you guys enjoy sissel's videos together
That’s soooooo cute, I’m smiling soooo big right now. Warms my heart so much 😭 send my love to your grandma from me 💚💚💚
The way this video influenced me HARDCORE, I spent all of Christmas 2023 listening to that song at the start and now I'm low-key desperate to read Once Upon a Broken Heart...because of this video!!!
Those cafes are so charming and when it started snowing🌨️ it looked like something out of a movie. Loved this cozy Christmas vlog!
It felt like a movie too 😭💚
Your energy make me so happy! Thank you for sharing it ❤
Sissel, I love the look on your face when you talk about books. You sparkle! 🥰
I'm so happy you joined us in loving SJM's series! Literally anything she touches becomes gold, I really enjoyed all of those books, I INHALED THEM.
I can’t wait to get started on tog! 💚
I love love this vlog!❤ can’t wait for you to finish all those books! 🫶🏻
I really enjoyed this video. It feels so warm and cuddly 🥹
I love how happy you are when talking about books, it’s so endearing! Seeing how passionate people are about the things they love is so uplifting 🤍 I’m thankful you’re sharing this with us and it’s tempting me to get back into reading again
I’m happy I’m tempting you! I don’t even know how I spent my time before books hahahah 🤣💚
Sissel stop making videos that are so good to watch. When I see the notification that Sissel published a new video, I really get excited. Okrrrr!
I recently started reading the book A Court of Thorns and Roses and I really loved it. If it's the type of genre I usually read, no. But this is so incredible.
I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS SO MUCH! 💚
I'm already waiting for the next one
Love my cozy Sundays with Sissel
I’m sooo glad 💚🥹😍
My heart always skips a beat when you upload💕 I aspire to become a content creator and share my love for life, and you inspire me each time I see your creative art and cinematography! Much love and light always ✨🥰
This was so wholesome. The Devore scene was just beautiful seeing you and jake laugh. I’m impressed you can read that fast. Takes me a whole week to finish one book…
Never been so early to watch one of your vlogs!!! So glad to see a lot of book reading in your content these days. I recently got back into reading too, through fantasy YA novels (the folk of the air series is what got me back into it haha) so I'm picking up recommendations from what you're reading too 😊Hope you have a lovely week 🤍
I’m falling so deep into this reading hole I can’t crawl back up again hahah 💚 I should check out the folk of the air!
I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!! Sissel thank you for helping me feel more grounded and less alone in this world. Knowing how you feel is normal and others feel similar to you sometimes makes a world of difference
Awww love 💚🥹
Love you forever Sissel, you're never alone and always have someone who supports you on the other side of the world😁@@sisselab
I love to see the family you've created in Korea 🫶
Found family 💚💚💚
Your tree is so cute and beautiful 😍 I've been LOVING all the book content 📖
Thank youuuuuu😍💚
Love watching your videos, I've just broken up with my boyfriend of 3 years but your vlog takes my mind off things and makes me feel warm and cosy 💗 hope you're well!
Oh love … sorry to hear that! A new exciting journey is ahead of you, but a breakup is so tough. Sending you lots of love and hugs 💚
Love you Sissel
Enjoyed the vlog so much 😊
Thank you so much 💚
Love the Christmas vibes & LOVE that you are a book nerd now! Welcome to the club 😆😆
Hahaha thanks love 💚
Your vlogs makes me so happy❤❤❤
You make ME happy 💚🥹
not even a wednesday yet but we’re getting a video this early! yaaay 🙌🏼💯😍 such a cozy vlog 💚
I’m trying this new upload time instead of wednesdays for a little bit to see if timing is better for my US viewers 🥹💚
As someone living in europe I actually liked the wednesday uploads! As more people upload in the weekend I love to have something to look forward to in the middle of the week ❤️
nothing compares to the warmth that your videos offer, sis🤍
Oh my gosh, I recently just got back in to reading fantasy, and just so happened to come across your channel today. I am also heading on a solo trip to Seoul at the end of this month and although I have been nervous, your wonderful videos have inspired me. I can’t wait 💛
Awww I hope you have an amazing trip! 💚
I love it soooo much, that you are a book lover know! 🥰 I meeaan books are the best!
You're seriously my favourite vlogger. I never really got into watching blogs until the summer and now I find myself looking forward to it. Especially yours, they're so calming and motivating. I've also always had a love for Korea and Korean culture my whole life. I still have yet to make it to Korea, but hopefully soon!
Welcome to the comments section love, I’m so happy to see you here !! And I’m so glad you enjoy the videos 💚
YES YES YES OMG FINALLY VLOGMAS!!!!
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haha i love your reactions when you talk about books 💕even if i know you choose sunday for a reason i miss wednesday vlogs btw 🥹
Awwww 💚
hello from mexico, sissel! just wanted you to know that i looove your videos and your vibe 🩷 you also inspire me in wanting to read more! hehe
Sending love to you 💚🥹
❤❤❤truly relaxing!!!!
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Hi, Sissel! Happy Sunday and welcome to the twelve month of December in Seoul!😊😊😊😊😊😎☀💙💙💙💙💙💙🎄🇺🇸🌷🇰🇷💚💚💚💚💚💚🎄🎇👍. I love reading books during the holidays. It's fun and exciting!😀⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👍
Happy December Justin 💚
@@sisselab Thank you!😊😀😙💙💙💙💙💙💙🎄🇺🇸🌷🇰🇷💚💚💚💚💚💚🎄😊🎇👍. And I love your new decorations. It's beautiful!😍⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👍
You're gonna LOVE Fourth Wing, it's so good UGH!!
Can’t wait to read it 😭💚
Giiiirlll seeing you get books from Amazon just as my dad walked in with a huge Amazon package filled to the brim with books. 😂 4D experience. I’ve been rediscovering your channel as I’m in a transitional period in my life and you just make me so excited for simple things in my routine but also to try to work harder (but healthily) towards my goals!
Awwwwww I love this ! 💚😍
Love your videos so relaxing ❤😊
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I recommend reading assassin’s blade when you’re done! You don’t need the read it beforehand to get a real grasp! I’m so excited you’re a book girly now! All great choices btw I absolutely LOVE the throne of glass series ❤
Ooo this is a first!! 💚 thanks love!
I love Christmas 🎄 💚🎅🏻
Me too 💚
3:23 samee haha♥ loved this vlog!🎄✨
Watching this at the end of June praying for being in winger 😭🤣 but were I live it will be not snowy at all 😭 grew up in mountains where the amount of snow was taller than me, it breaks my heart x’)
Anyway.. thank you so much Sissel for all your videos 💖 by the way hope your little baby will enjoy the winter in Korea when he’ll be here 💖💖
Omg!! my two fav girlss AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
I love u both so much
Hattie 💚💚💚
The way you talk about the books really makes me want to start reading again, I hope I get some time
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Wow you made me remember the joy of reading books. I used to read all the time when I was a kid, it was a shared hobby with my mom. I miss it so much. I stopped around high school and haven't been able to read for years. I feel so stressed out and depressed, and I really hate my life. Every day, I cry before I go to work. When I watch your vlogs, I start to cry because I realise life can be nice... And I want to thank you for reminding that a different reality might be possible. You seem happy with your life. I hope one day, I can too ...
I’m so sorry to hear about this love ….. life can truly be magical but we need to build that magic slowly and steadily. I hope you find it soon, I know you will 💚
Hello! Nice to see that ur enjoying korea life! today i found a book in cafe “Hyggee life”, came back home looking for denmark vlog and found out this channel 😊 wish u have wonderful days in Korea
I remember how cold it is in Seoul, that wind! Sooooooo cold.
Yayyyy loved this vlog and happy you are so happy with books. Me too!!! ❤❤❤ *^______^* have a great dayyy!!!
You too love 🥹💚
The once upon a broken heart series broke my heart 😭😭 I’m sure this has been mentioned heaps of times but a kindle might be good alternative to getting books from amazon and is way cheaper in the long run (I know paperbacks are special) but having a kindle has changed my life 🩷📚🩷
I knowwwww yes one day I’ll definitely consider a kindle ! for now I just loooove the feeling of a physical book though, but it’s probably better with a kindle for multiple reasons haha 💚
There is something about Book-Sissel energy that I am really digging - I think it is the playfulness? Is anyone else seeing that? ^^
Awww hahah, I do feel much more playful 🥹💚
Happy Christmas 🎅🎄
happy Christmas 💚🥹
Random but those noodles in the beginning remind me of southern style chicken and dumplings like the square shaped dumplings! 1:29
so thankful to you, you got me out my reading slump haha
Awwwwww I’m sooooo glad ! 💚
I would definitely read Assassin's Blade after Heir of Fire! It's the best place in the storyline for the plot of the book to grip you and make the most emotional impact! x x
Will do then 🥹💚
Hi Sisselll, yyou just inspired me to get into fantasy books!I usually read japanese books cause I love the style of writing, always makes me feel so light and happy. The ones I read are totally different then the ones you are reading but i would still like to reccomend you some! They are not smutty at all so that might put you off a bit haha, but here are two of my favourites : "Lonely castle in the mirror"- Mizuki Tsujimura( honestly so wholesome, talks about loneliness and bullying, it reminds you how life feels as a teenage kid)), "She and Her cat"-Makoto Shinkai and Naruki Nagakawa( This book is so simple but it helped me so much during depressive episodes, love, just makes you see life in a simple, easy, beautiful way). I definitely reccomed giving them a try, but I understand that they are not everyones up of tea :). Love your videos, I watch them pretty much every morning with my matcha or coffe and you always make me feel ready for the day ahead, no matter how hard it may seem, thank you Sissel!
Hi sissel! I'm back. I haven't written a comment for a while. I finally became a nurse! I just wanna tell you that you were one of my inspirations on this journey. Thank you so much^^ 😊💖
Omg congrats love !! That’s amazing 😍💚
I love that you informed us about the blanket you were gonna wash anyway :D my first Virgo thought was ---- whooaaa dirty boxes - bed combo :D :D you read our mind :D :D
HAHAH right, my worst nightmare is if people think I’m not cleanly HAHAHA 💚
Now I want a booktube video between you, Sarah, and Cari haha
you should read the poppy war! I read the series 2 years ago and since then I've read over a 100 fantasy books and that series is still my roman empire fr
Hi Sissel! So happy to see your joy around reading!! I totally get it lol ☺️ I just finished reading the Throne of Glass series! Definitely push through the first 2 books and keep your faith in po]romite it’s worth it 😅and I definitely recommend assassins blades after Heir of Fire and if you can manage it really really recommend reading Empire of Storms at the same time as Tower of Dawn! They just work better together and since they’re happening at the same time the plot of the series just flows better. There’s guides online for which chapters to read and when if you do decide to do that!
Oh I’ve seen that super confusing document that shows how to read those two ! Hahaha 💚 I’ll definitely attempt the tandem read, sounds so fun!
i love how unhinged you've gotten since you started reading romance books! you go girl! (also very relatable)
Hahaha I can’t stop 💚🤣
why did Ik it was haunting adeline just by the back cover!!!!
hahahahaha 💚
I want an apartment that’s that cosy! 😍
Rugs, warm lights and warm colors did the trick! Our apartment is actually really grey, so it was soooo important to me to include warmth 💚
omgggg love that we're kind of witnessing your booktube era lmao. I would love to see your thoughts as you go through Throne of Glass. You might've started already by the time you uploaded the video, but I read The Assasin's Blade 3rd and I loved it. Either way you read it you're going to understand the story and love it. I'm a little hesitant about reading it first bc it consists of just three short stories so it doesn't move along as a normal book would or you don't get to know Celaena the same way. 3rd was perfect for me bc you finally understand how everything happened with some events of her past and it's a great transition from how the story is in the first two to the bigger scope and tone change from Heir of Fire and onwards.
I think I’ll go with it this way! 💚
yeh i had haunting adeline, but i just stopped reading it after 3/4 chapters. Its not really up my alley tbh. But i could give them to a friend that's more into the genre. So all good. And to each their own ofcourse. I'm more into the true romance books i suppose 😅. Great video as always Sissel. absolutely love the vibes.
You’ll definitely love Fourth Wing (and Violet more than Evangeline for sure, even though Evangeline grew on me on the second one can’t wait to start the third one), I’m reading the second one Iron Flame and loving it!! I have 200 pages more and scare of what can happen 😅 ( with Iron Flame I’ve seen some “bad” comments specially concerning the writing, but Spanish is my main language and I didn’t find the writing weird or hard nor confusing) happy readings! ☺️
I’m so excited !! 💚
You’re going to LOVE the Throne of Glass series - I originally read them as the books were published and then I re-read them about a year ago and they’re just fab. Honestly start reading them in whatever order you’d like, you don’t need to read the Assassin’s Blade first at all (I didn’t, I read it third since it came out after the first two books) but if you want some of the main character’s backstory then definitely feel free to start there!! Although I did love going into it knowing nothing and learning it along the way. Enjoy!! 😇😇
Hi lovely, i see a lot of recommendations about the throne of the glass series. I just want to know what it is based on. I never heard about it. Do you recommend it 😊 thank you 😊
Ah that makes sense !! Thank you for much for telling me, I can’t wait to get started 💚🫶🏼
I got throne of glass yeaaaars ago, but never actually read it. Is that the first one? I think after so many years I’m gonna give it a shot! It’s so long since I read a full saga. 😊
@@doodlesbydannie Throne of Glass is the first book in the main series, however the Assassin’s Blade is a prequel to the series that you could choose to read before Throne of Glass if you wanted ☺️
@@justynastanley I really loved them, so I would definitely recommend, especially if fantasy is your sort of genre, although if you’re looking to explore the genre I also think Throne of Glass is a fab place to start. The books essentially follow an assassin called Celaena Sardothien and tell her story - I don’t want to give too much away, maybe read the blurb of the first book and see if it takes your fancy ☺️
OMG you got haunting Adeline! I looooved that book and the series in general! 🤩I have a full list of dark romance books if you ever need any suggestions 😄🤗
Yesssss lemme hear 😍💚
@@sisselab Yeyyy! 💕
1. Does it hurt? - H D Carlton
2. Den of Vipers - K A Knight
3. Hooked - Emily McIntire
4. Never King series - Nikki St Crowe
5. Pucking Around (not a dark romance one but I loved it) - Emily Rath
Hope you like them! 😊
love ACOTAR girlies
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If you need more fantasy books to read I highly recommend the Bonded by Thorns series. It's a retelling of beauty and the beast but spicier lol and the newest book in the series comes out this month!
Oooo sounds so enticing ! 💚
for your book journey, i would recommend the cruel prince if you haven't read already. features a main female character that really grows to a smart and badass character. i thought the beginning of the first book was a bit slow but it was so worth it nearing the end. the other two books in the trilogy of amazing, as well. and lol we've all been there getting tricked by booktok about some of those dark "romances" 😭
I’ve heard about the cruel prince ! I should really check it out 😍 and omg yes haha I found it on tiktok 🤣💚
Read Assassins' blade 4th!!!!!! I just read is and just started Queen of Shadows - literally on chapter 30 - and it makes so much sense because there are so many things mentioned in QoS that are mentioned in AB. WHen i started AB i was like "Why tf didn't I read this first" but just just TRUST and read it fourth!!
FOURTH WING! 😆😂
You have to meet Xaden 😮💨🫠
Can’t wait 😭💚
You are so blessed. Beautiful husband happy life. What more could you want. Enjoy
Yay korean subs ^^
I was trying to figure out which order to read the throne of glass books as well… I’m currently reading assassins blade and I’ve just read them in publishing order which I’m really enjoying! I feel like it wouldn’t hit as hard if I read assassins blade first and it just makes much more sense this way ✨
My friend is unfortunatly leaving Korea in two weeks, and my other friend is only leaving for the holidays, but I hope that with your videos I won't feel like I'm spending Christmas alone 💕
You should reach out to other foreigners in Korea! So many are spending it alone in Korea and I know many gatherings are being put together every year 💚
@@sisselab Thank you! I'll try looking into it
The Paket-blanket-disclaimer was such a Virgo move :D
Gotta make sure people don’t think I’m dirty HAHAHA 💚
Have you tried reading any of Ali Hazelwood's books? They're not fantasy but very popular romance books. I used to be more of a fantasy fan but hazelwood was sort of a bridge for me into the "contemporary" world.
If you want a recommendation of a more "mild" dark romance novel, mild as in not as problematic and traumatic, i would recommend the invisible life of addie larue. It's a slow start (imo) but once you get over the uphill in the beginning it gets much better!
Highly recommend the Fourth Wing. Currently reading Iron Flame. I enjoyed it much more than ACTOR.
Can’t wait for it to arrive 💚
hey hey so i read assassins blade as the 4th book but i would recommend reading it 3rd. i got confused with the world after getting back to the original storyline. oh and i would loooove if you could make a reading vlog about throne of glass
Ahhh I see !!! I’ll keep that in mind 💚
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You should read The Cruel Prince-series! It’s so good❤ also has a VERY badass FMC
Loooooove my badass FMCs 😍💚
Brava sissel ti anticipo buin natale te tuo marito siete stupendi
I need to know where you got that leather jacket from! It’s so beautiful🥹 I already spent hours trying to find it but I can’t seem to 🥲
For a dark romance fantasy book I'd recommend the plated prisener series by raven kennedy. it's a slow burn but really worth it :) the first book is the hardest to finish but after that they are quite addictive and fast pace.
Maybe Sahra, Cari and you could to a book club in the future like 3 times a year or something where each picks a book and then you have like a live video to talk about it. That would be fun!
I honestly looooove slow burn !! 💚
You make me want to get into reading again ❤ you def need to read the invisible life of Addie Larue by V.E Schwab
Sissel please PLEASE read a Fire in the Flesh series. It’s a prequel to a Blood and Ash series. I started with the prequel series because I was late to the game, but it’s so good! This series changed my life for real!
Nice video !
Sissle I don't understand why your lights on your Christmas tree are not warm tooone ! Since you made me realize how cozy is it during winter, I can't go back to white/blue lights lol, anyway beautiful video as usual :)
They’re warm ! dunno why they look white on camera lol haha but they’re fully warm 💚
You were so true with the books! Enemies to lovers trope is my addiction that's not gonna be cured any time soon
100% 💚
I have read assassins blade first and loved it !!!! I would recommend it but I don’t think there is wrong way so don’t worry to much about it🤷🏼♀️💕 and about hounting adaline I think it gets recommended to easily I read a lot of dark romance like a lot and even I was uncomfortable! it’s definitely not something for the average reader it scares me a bit how people recommend it so much!
I think I’m slowly being convinced to read it first yeah! 💚 with HA I have to keep reminding myself that it’s fiction and then I can enjoy the horror aspect of the story line actually, but wow it took some moments of shock and pure disgust to be able to do that. Not sure how morally correct it is to recommend it but still we have to remember it’s fiction and none of it is actually romantic. Yeah idk this book confuses me hahahaha 💚
Hey there :) have you read the Caraval books too? They are in the same universe as Once upon a broken hearts, but kind of establish the whole story. I absolutely loved these books.
Hi Sissel ! I love seeing you talk so much about books lately in your vlogs, as a book lover myself haha 🥰 I have a recommendation, you should definitely read The Poppy War by Rebecca F. Kuang. It's absolutely amazing, the best book I've ever read in my life (actually my very first fantasy book) I finished it in 3 days and couldn't stop. It deals with magic, shaman, gods, war, an academy. The main character is a "poor" girl who goes to the best academy of the empire to become a warrior. And things take a turn when she discovers that gods still exist and that she has special powers herself. It is SO SO unique, the writing style is mesmerising, so detailed. And the story is directly inspired by history between China and Japan. In the first book, there is no romance (unfortunately). However, you can feel some kind of tension/attraction throughout the book which just leaves you craving. I loved it ! Right now I'm going for the two sequels 😍 (apparently romance is in the air in the second sequel).
Anyways, thank you so much for keeping up with these vlogs, they bring me so much joy and warmth in this cold winter 🤍 hello from France/Germany ☺⭐
Awwww that sounds so enticing !! I’ll check it out 😍💚
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welcome 💚
Hi! Okay, so I did not know about Assassin's Blade until book 3 and I wish I had read it before the series or right after book 1. It fills in so many gaps right from the start.
Ah okay, that’s good info! So far I’m more convinced about reading it first as well 💚🙊
I would not recommend reading Assassin's Blade first. It is a prequel, but it makes more sense if you read it in the order of the release :) But you will love the badass heroine! Can't wait for u to read it! :) also can't wait for u to read fourth wing.. :D I really enjoy your vlogs way more/feel more connected with the book content here and there :D
I think you’re convincing me… 🙊💚
i'm literally AFRAID to read haunting adeliaine
me too hahahahah
I read the Once Upon a Broken Heart series before Caraval and honestly I don't regret it because I probably wouldn't have stuck with reading Caraval if it wasn't for Once Upon a Broken Heart. Obv some things will be spoiled if you intend to still read Caraval afterwards but I personally didn't mind it - rather it made me more curious
Also.. A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire was a dnf for me (especially when I read the spoiler about the 4th book). I felt it was a hornier version of The Tainted Accords series which has a very similar concept - but much more compelling - of a main lead who has worn a veil for all her life. It is to-date one of my favourite series especially due to the main character's development throughout the series.
Great vlog. Your Christmas tree is lovely! Really wish you would check out Karen Marie Moning Fever Series.
Sissel, you should definitely read Kushiel Trilogy ❤ strong female lead, smut, spice, great world building.
All of my favorite words together 😍💚
would u be interested in reading the ballad of songbirds and snakes?
There's a third book in that series: A Curse of True Love
Yessss but I don’t have it 😭 crossing my fingers it’s under the tree this year 🙊💚