I finished four books!! || Reading Vlog 2023
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- Hey Booktube, time for a new reading vlog! I finished 4 books and had a great time... once the kittens were exhausted :P
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Mama Cat: Perséphone (Pear). Took her in while pregnant due to a neighbour neglecting her. All black. Has thumbs. Pretty sure she's a dove.
1: Charlie aka sweet baby. All black with no thumbs. A bit shy and loves to hide under the couch.
2: Clawdia (Nibbles). Black and white with a beauty mark. She has thumbs... wouldn't surprise me if she stole them.
3: Harry Houdini (Chunky). Black with a white patch on his chest. Has thumbs. If it's eatable, he will try to eat it. He's a cuddle bug. I can't even go to the bathroom alone.
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I had to delete all the clips of “Knock at the cabin” because of copyright… I tried to dispute it but they said no 🙄
Also... I'm not sure it's Pear in the clips... I'm not seeing thumbs??? I'm confused lol
Every 6months I have a mouse hunt where I grab a flash light and check under the fridge, oven, dishwasher, chairs and bed for all the toys that have disappeared. The cats then promptly lose everything all over agin, but for a few minutes they’re rich with every toy they’ve ever had
Looks like I'll have to start doing the same... I did see a pack of 100 springs on amazon though so I might be able to avoid it for a while lol
The detective work it took to find the dad cat, iconic.
I was very impressed haha I should post it on my neighborhood facebook group to try and find him XD
Oh my gosh! Emily you just did me a shout out for finding the kitten’s deadbeat dad! LMAO! Hilarious!
Of course! It really could be him but now that I look at it, I don't think it's Pear with him lol
@@BookswithEmilyFox oh jeez! LMAO
I have similar issues when authors use German words or Places but do it wrong, most recent example is Tomorrow x3 by Gabrielle Zevin (one of my favourite books of the year). "Zweisamkeit’ is the feeling of being alone even when you’re with other people" when it actually just means being with someone else without other people (often in a romantic sense), so pretty much the exact opposite. That's when I think "dear author and editor, please ask a native speaker and don't just use the first definition you can find on Google 🙄). Another book I read put the Black Forest into Bavaria when it isn't (both of course don't change the story massively it can be annoying and takes me out of the story for a bit)
LOL I'm glad it's not just me! Sometimes, the translations are so bad and as you said, they could have simply checked with a native speaker XD
Can't believe babies will be 3 months old soon! They're already so big🥺🤗
Getting bigger but not calmer XD
@@BookswithEmilyFox They won’t calm down until they reach 1yr maybe 😂😂 kitten hood is a wild ride for sure.
I always said I would never get kittens and here I am with 3 lol
The kittens are always a wonderful welcome to your videos. They are so adorable and cute! Even my cats get into my closets and get my clothes on the floor. 🐈⬛🐈⬛🐈⬛🐈⬛
I'm so sorry to hear about the wildfires! : ( sending you and your community all the positive thoughts ♥♥
Thank you ♥ I really feel for everyone having to leave their homes :(
Loved Good Morning Midnight. It's also been made into a movie, called Midnight Sun. That was also excellent 👌
if i recall rightly, most cats can fit into a a space as long as their collarbone fits as that is typically the widest and most solid? body part. their body fat can kind of smoosh around ... its interesting, even as adults my cats shock me with the places they can still fit into.
hopefull you're staying safe with the fires - even in southern American we're getting air quality alerts from those fires so i can't imagine how bad it's been for you guys :(
They definitely have small bones so that doesn't bode well for me... thankfully they're not too shy and don't tend to hide lol
It's been so bad! We're getting alerts that we are the the top of the scales (11 out of the 10+ scale... and it was 600 this morning on a different scale...) Staying inside as much as possible!
You're such a cat mom and I am obsessed!! 😻
Cat litters can have more than one papa! So the tuxedo and the Siamese could both owe you kitten support.
Yeah the more I look at Charlie the more he looks like the Siamese kitty 🙃
I laughed so hard at the lost springs because I pulled out my couch yesterday and found at least 10 springs under it. Lol.
You will be buying springs for the rest of your life and wondering where the heck all of the springs went. You will never see them again. LOL I am convinced there is a spring black hole somewhere in every cat owners home.
I made the mistake of looking with a flashlight under the oven… I will deny it forever though 💀
I am convinced that the springs go to the same universe as missing socks and hairbands 😂 I lost count of how many I bought and atm can only see 4.
If you're looking for more cozy fantasy, I feel like there are a lot of japanese light novels that fit that genre. One of my favorites is Ascendance of a Bookworm! It's about a girl who's obsessed with books that dies and gets reborn into a fantasy world in the body of a very sick child. Early on it is very much no plot just vibes as the main character adjusts to her new life/body and works toward her goal of getting access to books
I also use the blanket on the couch method to preserve my couches as best i can lol
So far it seems to be working but they have a few more months/years to try I’m sure lol
Yep, I'm Canadian too and the wild fires are awful. At least it's been raining tons this past week. The rain is really helping and I'm happy about that.
Crossing my fingers for some rain here too!
We've been getting your smoke all the way in Colorado. But now we're on fire, too. Even though we've been having storms and flooding for several weeks.
My kitten is only 2 (I think) days older than your kittens. I can’t wait for my Rae to do a proper meow, she just kinda squeaks at the moment.
Almost twins! Their little noises are so cute. Mine are not big on meowing either. Charlie only growls when playing and Chunky makes these adorable cooing noises. We'll have to see what they really sound like when they're older!
I hope you are well, Emily, with all the smoke. Same wishes to everyone affected. In NYC it hit hard yesterday and today (and is all over social media and news).
Also, how great that you took mama-cat in a while back. It would be so hard for her right now (small lungs and lots of smoke), if you didn’t step in. Thank you again for doing this.
my language pet peeve is that people usually think in Brazil we speak spanish, but NO, we speak portuguese! when I read Artemis by Andy Weir (I usually love his books but I hated that one) one of the many things that pissed me was how he clearly didn't research much about Brazil and he used clearly SPANISH sounding first and last names for the brazilian characters, like SancheZ. in portuguese we don't use Z at the end of words and names like in spanish, we use S instead. our last names are like RodrigueS, SoareS, GomeS, LopeS etc.
in The Midnight Library, however, the author clearly researched about Brazil cause it was quite accurate how he wrote about our country...
I've read Good morning, midnight last month and I enjoyed it a lot. I would love more chill apocalyptic books like that.
On the west coast in bc we are okay but a couple fires are now burning due to stupid people our campfire ban is going in tomorrow. I hope your guys area quality is able to improve like us you probably need the rain! And yay for 4 done that's amazing! I just finished parable of the sower and OMG that one is so good!!! I am reading how to lose a time war and then I will be getting to parable of the talents because I cannot wait to see what happens but I am scared at the same time. Love the kitty content but you might have to try and kitty proof some things haha.
The Queen of Tearling was one of my all time favourite fantasy series, I loved it so much and I´ve never been so mad about the ending of book series as I´m with this one YEARS later.
Kinda cute that the beauty mark is the only thing that gave away their ancestry 🥺
Right?
Can we just say how fantastic and beautiful Pear (momma) ?!? She’s still nursing her kittens at almost 3 months old ! It’s not an easy adjustment for her going from mostly an outdoor cat to exclusively indoor now - what a lovely cat she is Emily I just love them all and can see how they’ve brought such joy to your life 😊
Also - are you sure that was momma in the video you showed ? I zoomed in and do not see thumbs - maybe it was pears sibling? Haha . Strange
But that big black and white cat is definitely dad!!!! Wow
She really surprised me! I was expecting her to neglect them (or eat them) the day they arrived... but nope, she's been such a good mom!
I commented that in the pinned comment because I noticed it after uploading! It doesn't look like it's her. The owner did apparently own a few black cats that she neglected so it might be another one. Haven't seen her again though :/
An idea for cat toys that I just discovered. When you combe the cats you can make a ball from their fur. My cat loves it more than anything else.
LOL these kittens are so dumb, they would eat it! They were able to pull out some dust from under the fridge and tried to eat it XD
@@BookswithEmilyFox Yeah, mine likes to lick it but then plays with it :D Maybe when they are bigger.
A cat can generally squeeze itself anywhere their head can fit through. My cat can slither under our couch and it's quite a sight.
I was impressed Chunky’s butt fit but he does have a small head lol
We're getting the smoke from the fires where I live in the U.S. too. I'm getting that red light coming in also. It's eerie. Hopefully that will get better soon. Sending positive thoughts for those who are directly effected. Hopefully everyone who had to evacuate is able to go home soon.
Thank you! It's currently better for now where I am so I can finally open the windows but it looks like it will be bad again this weekend. The clips I've seen online are so intense :/
I've seen clips online also. It's crazy how bad it is in some places. It looks like it might be a bit better today.
I’m in Virginia and we have hazy skies and the smell of smoke too!
6:35 Im bilingual and I only get French adds when I watch your videos. The algorithm knows 😂
We are getting the smoke here (I’m west of Algonquin Park) but so far it’s not as bad here as it was when the fires were north of us a few years ago. Hoping rain comes soon.
The French ads always get me haha
The kittens are so cute and growing so fast and so cute and sweet and amazing and you done amazing job and so proud of you xoxo 😘 📚📚📚📚📚🏝️🏝️🏝️🩵🩵🌞📖📖🩵🌊💛💛🌊⛱️⛱️⛱️🌊🏝️📚🩵🌞📖📖📖🩵🏝️🏝️🏝️🩵🌞🌞🌞🌊💛💛🏝️📚🌞⛱️⛱️🌊🏝️🏝️🏝️📚🩵🌞🌞🌞🌞🩵🌊🌊🌊🌊💛🏝️📚
My book club is reading Good Morning Midnight later this year so I'm glad you liked it
Hoping the wildfires get better soon and please keep us up to date on how you are faring with the fires!
Canada having wildfires and heatwaves this bad does not bode well for California. We have the worst wildfires of anywhere in the country every single year and it's terrifying every time. Other places get snow days or bad weather days but California kids get smoke days because the smoke is so bad that there's ash raining down on you when you go outside. I can't imagine how bad the summer is gonna be and I'm so so sorry to everyone who has to deal with it and I'm so worried about us
Cats' joints are different from ours! Also they are super flexible, so as long as they can push their head through an opening - their body can follow. As long as they are healthy and not overweight of course :)
Check out Mountain in the Sea - you would love it! A Sci Fi about “super sentient” Octopuses 🐙
I actually loved the ending to The Fate of the Tearling! It's so thematically appropriate! I also loved all the sci-fi and horror elements that show up throughout the series, and it is actually on my list to re-read this summer after I read the prequel "Beneath the Keep".
So proud of you for finishing 4 books well done Emily and keep it up and you are incredible job 🏝️🌊🌊🩵📚📚📖📙📙⛱️📖📖🌊🌊🌞📚📚💛💛📖⛱️🌊🌊🌊🏝️🌞📚📚🩵🏝️🏝️🏝️🏝️🌞📚🌞🌊🌊🌊🏝️📙📚📚🌞🏝️🌊🌊🌊🏝️🩵🩵📙📙⛱️📖💛💛🏝️🌊🌊🌊🩵🌞🌞📚
That colour blue/purple looks great on you
And love seeing your fur babies
Thank you! I love these colors :D
Where I live in Eastern NC we are getting smoke and gray/cloudy skies and air quality warnings that started yesterday from the fires in Canada. Hope you will be ok! Sending good vibes!
When my kitty and my brother's were babies (they both passed last year :( ) they would crawl under our bedroom doors and squeeze under them for at least a year. It was not good when my brother's cat was the kitten that would come pee under my bed. And my cat if she ever got into my room at night she would knock stuff over on my nightstand because she wanted my attention or crawl all over me in the bed and snore loud her whole life. I wish I would have just let her wake me up all the time. I miss her a lot and my brother's cat.
Hope you are having a good summer Emily and enjoying the sunshine and pools and beaches xoxo 😘 🌊🌞🏝️🌊🌊📚📚📖💛💛📖📖⛱️⛱️⛱️📖🏝️🌞🌊📚🩵📚🌊🌞🏝️🏝️🌊🩵🩵📚🌊🏝️🏝️🌊🩵📙📙📙📙📙💛📖📖⛱️🏝️🏝️🌞📚🩵🩵🩵📚🌊🌞🏝️🏝️🏝️🌊📚🩵🩵📚🌞💛
I was one of the minority who really liked the ending of the Tearling trilogy. I get that it wasn't a standard ending, but I liked it!
Yay, that's two of us!
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It's not a happy ending so I get it but at the same time I liked that it was different and the time loop! The whole series had dystopian/sci fi vibes so of course I was into it!
@@BookswithEmilyFox Exactly!!!!
I play a game where someone named their guild “Le Femmes” which was supposed to be for female players. It bugged me that the article and noun didn’t agree in number and gender. Eventually the guildmaster was made aware of her mistake and changed it to Les Femmes.
So sorry to hear the smoke has hit your end of the country...we are currently free of it where I live (for the moment anyway), but it was really bad for a while in May, so I feel for you. Also, I'm glad you liked Good Morning, Midnight - as you were talking about it I realized I have the movie adaptation on my to-watch list. lol. I hope the air clears up soon for you!
whenever the cats are meowing in the video i get so confused if its mine or just yours in the video 😂
When I'm editing I never know if it's in the video or currently lol
I only wanted one cat…and now I have 4
They are just so loving 🥰
Beignet, Mardi, VooDoo, and Gumbo ❤
oh emily the kitten footage is really amusing x do more pls x
Yay Charlie! You keep growing! I haven't read Cabin at the End of the World or seen the movie Knock at the Cabin yet, but one of Paul Tremblay's earlier books, A Headful of Ghosts, is one of my favorite horror books. Family lets a reality show be made about one of their daughters going through an exorcism. This scenario is being recalled by the other daughter as an adult being interviewed by someone writing a book about the event.
I've been meaning to try that one, it's been on my shelf for way too long!
Maybe it's not just you with Rise and Reign of the Mammals, because I DNFed it after a few chapters. I loved the first book though so I still intend to go back one day.
Love your vlogs and the kitten content!
I read Good Morning, Midnight and really enjoyed it so I was curious if you would like it. Glad you liked it. Love the cats❤
Oh so gorgeous the kittens😊
I liked the end of the Tearling (spoilers)
that is the only book I can remember where time travel to fix things before they happen didn't bother me. Usually it makes me feel like I wasted my time on this story, but this time it worked!
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Yes! I love time loops but never when it's used to fix things before they happen but it makes sense in this one. I understand people not loving the bittersweet ending but it makes it more unique.
Great video. Love the kitten content.
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I’m so sorry about the wildfires. I live in the U.S. in the state of Virginia which has been affected by the smoke from Canada. The wildfire must be quite extensive.
I was turned away, cooking and listening to the video on headphones while I bake cookies. And all of a sudden there's weird noises. As you talked about the kittens being a menace, my cat is walking all over my laptop. She somehow deleted my default printer... I had nothing open even related to printing anything. Cats.
Omg… mine try to bite my laptop. An expensive snack 💀
I'm so glad you and the cats are okay!! i have had The Fate of the Tearling on my tbr since shortly after i found booktube so i think i just need to spoil myself with some reviews at this point.
I think it’s worth the read!
They're growing so fast❤
I’m currently listening to Little Secreta by Jennifer Hillier, really liking the audiobook. It’s kept me listening. Then I’ll be trying to listen to all of S.A Cosbys books since I loved Razorblade Tears and the audio narrator was fantastic!
I hope you are staying safe with the wildfires. It has moved south into nyc. I was there visiting my son and left yesterday afternoon right before it got bad. The airports are now.closed because of no visibility. So crazy
Just smoke here so it's okay. It does look like it's going to affect a good portion of both countries in the upcoming days :/
Those wildfires are crazy! I'm in the Boston area and it was pretty bad at the beginning of this week, but it was gray and rainy so we didn't have the same visual intensity. But a coworker of mine lives in New York and her pictures really do look like the apocalypse. But at least people don't seem to be complaining about wearing masks anymore?
I’ve seen pictures from NY and it looks crazy! I’m sure they only wear them outside though 😂
Excellent!
Just finished The Fate of Tearling. I didn’t hate the end but I wanted more. I wanted to pick a different ending.
Speaking of the fires. I live in Abitibi. My area is fine we just have a lot of smoke too. But otherwise I am fine
Happy to hear it! So many fires, so early in the season is crazy!
@@BookswithEmilyFox yes. I just came outside to go to work it smells like smoke a bit but not too bad I can keep you posted
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The kitties are going to LOVE the silvervine. Be prepared for them to be abslolutely drunk on those sticks
The harder they play, the harder they'll sleep? Hopefully XD
I live in Eastern Ontario and last night, I could stare at the sun because it was red and blocked by all the smoke 🤦🏻♀️
There was an adaptation of Good Morning, Midnight a couple of years ago. I'm pretty sure it was George Clooney who played the male character. I think it was a Netflix production.
Of course they would make that character be played by him XD
SO EXCITED!!!🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊💛💛💛🩵🌞📚🏝️🏝️🌞🌞📖📖🌊🌊⛱️📚🏝️🏝️📚🩵💛🩵🌞🌞📖📖🌊🩵💛💛💛🩵🩵📖🌊🌊⛱️📚🏝️🏝️🌞🩵💛💛🌞📚📖📖🌊😀❤️📚🏝️🏝️🏝️📚🌞🩵💛🩵🌞🌞📖📖🌊📚📚📚🏝️🏝️🏝️🩵🩵
You're such a good cat mom! So patient & understanding. And the kittens are absolutely growing like weeds! They're getting so big... and more adorable with every day. WHOOP! for finishing 4 books! That's so awesome. Glad to hear you're safe from the wildfires. That smoke is spreading far and thick. All the way down by Philadelphia, PA and the skies have a tinge to them. Stay Safe!
Luckily they haven't destroyed too many things (yet!). It's less funny when they try to bite my laptop though lol
It's crazy how far it's been reaching!
Hey Emily I don’t know of you I think it fun fact but the kittens can have different dads in one litter. I have two from the Same litter but they are so different in size and color and hair. I thought it was interesting to share with you. Can’t believe how big they have getting. And send let of love..
yupp i had a tall dog and a long dog and a wide dog
Here in Pennsylvania and even in new York our air quality is at 224 it's bad and it smells like smoke outside now.
I’ve been seeing clips for NY and it’s so bad :/
I get that issue with using the language wrong. I'm german and that definitely happens to me too :)
This last week has been so unproductive in terms of reading, since I have to study for an exam next week.
This video hopefully motivates me to get things going again :)
Good afternoon. We are getting smoke from the Canadian wildfires in Delaware. I have been in but I have to go out this afternoon. Not looking forward to it.
Ouf hope you have a mask :/
I live in Montreal and the light is so weird! With that being said, I have to move on to the most important question: what is the lipstick you are wearing at the beginning? It's gorgeous on you!
Hope you're doing okay will all the smoke! I'm in Ottawa and the smoke is so thick. I have asthma so I haven't been going outside lately. It hurts my lungs.
Definitely try to stay inside and wear a mask if you have to go out!
I also didn’t hate the end of the fate of the tearling, I did have a rage moment at first when I read it, but after thinking about it I really felt that it was finishing off the series well
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I don't think we're used to unhappy endings and I was really sad for the characters but I think it works and it's more unique. Still heartbreaking though!
@@BookswithEmilyFox it almost made me think of dark fantasy in the way that not everything is tied in a neat little bow, and the characters might not have a happily ever after, but that’s life
I've always been a dog person but I think the kittens and Mama cat have converted me! I really want to adopt a cat now. I don't think my dogs would be impressed though😅
Hope you're staying safe ❤
If you introduce them slowly it might work! I always said I wouldn't adopt kittens (only older cats or older dogs) because they have too much energy and here I am with 3 XD
The kittens could be from different dads though, that's because cats get ovulation during mating
Listen, I bought my cats 20 springs, there’s only 4 at sight
I just saw a pack of 100… tempting haha
I have four cats a dog and two small humans. Kittens are in fact as much work as a human baby. Start trimming their nails now so they are desensitized and your couch lasts longer.
I’ve been trying! Cutting them every week and it’s not easy but we’ll get there
Have you considered spelling Mama's name Purrsephone?
PS I'm in Colorado and we've been getting a lot of the Canadian wildfire smoke too, it's better than when my state is on fire but still pretty bad.
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Stay safe Emily
Watching from nyc crazy how now the smoke is over here by the time you could upload this 😳
The language complaint - completely get that. It makes me itritated
Hey Emily. I've been hearing a lot of news about the wildfires. I don't know if you live near any affected areas, but I still wanted to make sure you're okay
Not close to any fire thankfully, just the smoke!
My kitty was dragging a bra through the house. Everything’s a toy!
LOL I was complaining about having to put my sneakers on counter stools but you win!
Ah, coparenting with a cat 🐈⬛
Good morning Midnight it is so good and such a beautiful cover and so intriguing space mysterious and and I read it so good 🏝️🩵🌞🌞🌞📖📖📙📙📙⛱️⛱️💛📖🏝️🏝️🩵🌞🌞🌊🌊🩵🏝️🏝️📚📚🩵🌞🌊🌊🌞🩵🏝️🏝️🌞🌊🌊🌊🌞🩵🩵🩵📖📖💛📙📙🏝️🌞⛱️⛱️⛱️📙💛🏝️🏝️📚🩵🌞🌊🌊🌊🌊🩵📚📙
Once in a blue moon in parts of Europe we'd get massive sand fronts blown in from the Sahara that'll turn the sky orange/red; no where near as dangerous as the fires and inhalation risks compared to forest fires, but just seeing the sky so red was surprisingly dreary on one's mental state. Stay safe everyone out there.
I’m glad you turned me on to Octavia Butler. I liked Kindred but I’m really enjoying Parable of the Sower. (What does that say about me? Lol) Is there anything cuter than your kittens? I think not.
You'll love (?) book 2 then! It was one of the best books I've read but I hated one of the characters so much
@@BookswithEmilyFox oh that’s great to hear! And I’m assuming I’ll hate that character too.
Hey Emily! Hopefully this comment is not much of a bother, but I'm planning on going to Canada this summer, and I was debating whether Quebec city is worth visiting? I will of course go to Montreal, but not sure if Quebec city won't be too much of the same. I appreciate your insight :)
I haven’t been many times to QC city so you’ll find more info online. I do know it’s cute to visit the streets during the summer. Quite the view and some nice restaurants too!
@@BookswithEmilyFox thank you so much for your reply 🙏
My cat loves those mice! Where did you find that big box?? I can’t get those springs, because I have one cat who chews them into bits and eats them. Annoying.
Here: www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01KNTBIEE/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 The box is huge so hopefully it lasts a bit lol
@@BookswithEmilyFox thank you! 🙌🏼
The same thing happens when authors want to use spanish in books, there was one who wanted to mention recipes and not only the name but the definition was so wrong! It ruined my experience tbh 😂
It really takes us out lol
EMILY! I can’t stop thinking about the Red Rising exchange the other day….Eo dies! She does not come back to life at any point in the series! They try to keep her vision and her spirit alive because she is the reason for the whole rebellion, but she is not actually physically alive anymore. My husband thinks I am nuts, but I feel like you have been gyped out of a good series because of a misunderstanding!
LMAO……
Have you blocked the entrance to the basement, or are the kittens allowed downstairs?
It's blocked for now! Pear asks for it (there's a clay litter box down there) so I let her in and out but I don't trust the babies in there yet
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how are they already almost 3 Month old, wasn't it just yesterday that they were born?
Right? I looked at the clips of them at 1 day old the other day and I couldn't deal lol