Yeessssss. I love this. IF this was based on my comment from like 9 months ago - then I actually suggested it on your haul for the pink bunny one, so it's perfect that it's in there!
My favorite part is him not reacting at all while Kayla lists the types of holes like she’s in a Forrest Gump movie. I figured at least he would be chuckling but he’s very serious about the vacuuming
There are moments when I am reminded why I love watching you so much. The unintentional comedic timing of Rob vacuuming the car RIGHT as you begin to review the mediocre smut in the book and how you continue your review without even flinching or pausing was so incredible. The repeated use of the word hole was the cherry on top. Just so unhinged and hilarious. 🤣
You deserve a prize for not DNFing any of these selections !!! I really was expecting a series of "I read 50 pages, and I can't do it anymore" clips haha.
Would love this to be a series- but with different criteria for choosing your tbr each time. Like, books in a series, books of a certain colour, the oldest ones, whatever (much more creative) options you could come up with 😂
@@BooksandLalaNo worries, after I jumped and my heart settled down I got a good laugh. Sorry you didn’t read any winners this go around but I still thoroughly enjoyed it!
I love that we get to see this side of you! You’re always so kind and respectful with your critiques but sometimes some books just aren’t worth that energy.
I was actually hoping you would find some gems. The TBR closet has a special place in my heart since that's how I found your channel, but it is also a very dark placed filled with questionable choices lol
1:17 the famed tbr closet. It’s waaaaay more organized than I’d been picturing. I was kinda picturing piles of books stacked on the floor and tucked behind moth bitten sweaters
Dan Jones is a medieval historian and usually writes very accessible non-fiction about that time period. Maybe fiction just isn’t his forte. If you’re interested in medieval / Middle Ages history I do really recommend his non-fiction
Me seeing THE LIGHTHOUSE WITCHES toward the bottom of your TBR closet honestly still gives me hope that one day, years from now, you’ll read one of my favorite books!
my boyfriend’s new favourite activity is standing in the background while i watch these videos so he can say “OH BURN” whenever Kayla casually flames a book
Book covers often make me feel more tempted to read a book sometimes. Leads to me randomly adding them to my TBR without thinking. I think you should ask people their favorite and most hated covers and flip a coin to see which you read. 😂
Now you can put all those books into the Free Little Library box! Shelf space gained. The books might not have been a five star but the video is... well, maybe not a five star, LOL, but it was very entertaining to watch while I ate my Thai leftovers from the comfort of my bed. Ages ago (probably IN the 90's), I read that Daheim series ("the bunny book"), and I cringed so much when you were describing the plot. I'm going to find where I've stashed those books and add them to MY Little Free Library box. In fact, I've been considering unhauling a half dozen or so old series and this video might have finally tipped my hand into doing it. For that, I thank you!
I enjoyed I keep my exoskeletons to myself. So jelly you found it cheap at a library sale because I wanted a copy after reading an arc and bought it full price for a pricey import hardcover as it wasn’t even published in Australia 😭 had been hanging out for an ex library copy on betterworldbooks but they never had one
Have you heard of the ABC TBR challenge? (Its exactly what you think it is, reading a book for every letter of the alphabet) Maybe that would be a cool ideia for you to do with the TBR closet!
i feel like i need to do this and get some of the random crap off of my shelves. but i have a feeling it will go about as well as this did for you! p.s. did not know Jandy Nelson was coming out with a new book! how exciting.
I know this will never happen but I really think you would like Harrow the Ninth (and especially Nona, she has your vibes) and The Scorpion Rules, if you ever want to read more
I am a little late on this video but I wanted to come here and give a wave and say "Hi! It's me! I'm who the Tale of the Tailor and the Three Dead Kings is made for!" I absolutely love that Mediaeval short story and that it's not really modernised. There is something so comforting and beautiful about the little tale that I reread it every now and again if I just wanna pick up something that'll make me remember why I love stories. I get that's not for everyone, like most Mediaeval stories and lays probably wouldn't be, but there is certainly an audience, and I think something like sharing a curiosity from the past is always worth it and purposeful. That being said, I get where the disappointment comes from and I can't wait for the great Kayla reads to come
I’m currently listening to Drew Barrymore’s book, Wildflower and I saw your review about her being your spirit animal. Anyway fast forward to today and your reasoning for reading The Devil You Know at 6:24 sounded very Drew Barrymore lol
I have that same Nalo Hopkinson book tagged on Libby because I've heard good things about her and that was the only book my library system had. I don't think I've seen anyone talk about any of her books though.
I have tears running down my face... the books may not have been entertaining but you sure are! Hole is not cute. So many Emilys. 5 star review of this review!❤
The way you describe the TBR closet, I've pictured it as just a heap of precariously stacked books. I'm a little disappointed by how neat it is, haha Also, I know you hated reading these, but it was fun to watch!
Any content in the closet is always so fun 🎉 But with all the bad reviews to books you’ve been holding on to it’s seems it’s time to get rid of all the other ones you’ve been holding on to as well. Maybe read the first chapter of all them for a video? Or do like monthly weekend reading vlogs or 24hr reactions and read through as many in the closet as you can?
My physical TBR is interesting bc so many of the books are ones I got from little free libraries around town that I never would have picked up otherwise so I don’t feel as guilty about not getting to them right away or DNFing them
honestly you should do like, a reading vlog where you read from your closet but only after you read the synopsis and you read the ones that appeal to you the most! like reading the synopsis of all of them and putting them in order of intrigue, kinda like the try a chapter thing but taking way less time. that way you can find some winners in there perhaps
defekt is genuinely so good, and really retains the essence of finna while being pretty different story-wise! one of my all-time favorite novellas; i hope you do eventually get around to reading it and would love to see your review
Omg, another LitenVerse lover!!! I rarely see people who've read the series. I love these books so much and Defekt in particular. Such an underrated gem!
@@booksvsmovies ahhh yes so glad to find another fan of the series!! it really is so underrated. nino has such an amazing writing style that’s just so effortless and so compelling. i’m really hoping for a third installment in the LitenVerse but not sure if they’re planning one or not 😔
I was worried about spoilers but then you picked the books and I knew none of them and was like "I'm not sure anyone has these on their TBR" 😂 I know I'm probably wrong but I'm excited I can actually watch a spoiler vlog without reading the books first
You and Rob should read Game of Thrones together!! I've been wishing for years that you'll pick up the series because it has so many elements that you love, and if you both haven't watched the show either omfg, you would have so much fun reading it!!! Especially if you both love Dune omfg just read it already!!
I definitely think that you should be proud that you got through those books even if you didn’t like them that’s five books removed from your TBR that have been there for some time and that’s always a good feeling. Also, maybe this will give you the strength to remove some of those books out of your TBR and unhaul them. I say this with the giant TBR though lol
Okay, but I was so excited to see the return of the closet! I would love to see a revised version of the closet unhaul in a more manageable fashion. Like say we watch a video with you and then you pick one book to review or have your channel members vote for you to read one of them or something. Also Nalo Hopkinson is an excellent read! 🖤
Yeessssss. I love this. IF this was based on my comment from like 9 months ago - then I actually suggested it on your haul for the pink bunny one, so it's perfect that it's in there!
Yessss that was the comment!! 🙏🏻💕 Thanks so much for the inspiration!!
@@BooksandLala hahahaha. Sorry it ended up a bust ! It was still fun to watch though !!
The repeated use of the word ‘hole’ while Rob vacuums behind you was the exact unhinged content I needed today
Loved that the vacuum cut just in time for her to say cuntcuntcuntcuntcunt 😂
My favorite part is him not reacting at all while Kayla lists the types of holes like she’s in a Forrest Gump movie. I figured at least he would be chuckling but he’s very serious about the vacuuming
Yes exactly. Came to the comments to make sure we all had the same reaction lmao
Rob vacuuming while you’re reviewing smut killed me
I fucking died 🤣🤣🤣
I laughed so hard
Rob!!! 😂😂 19:43
"I'm gonna spoil this entire book because, be honest, you're not gonna read it" had me audibly laughing with the sheer accuracy.
I definitely lol at that comment because I have in fact read that duology 😆
@@pink16ful even more hilarious 😂
The best part of all this is that you can’t even unhaul these because you need to keep them for your Worst Books of 2024 video in 9 months 💀
Omg I KNOW 💀💀💀
I’m here for Rob’s review of Fourth Wing 😂
You saying "hole" repeatedly while Rob was vacuuming the car had me dying lmao
Rob casually vacuuming the seats while you’re doing your update sent me 🤣🤣🤣
There are moments when I am reminded why I love watching you so much. The unintentional comedic timing of Rob vacuuming the car RIGHT as you begin to review the mediocre smut in the book and how you continue your review without even flinching or pausing was so incredible. The repeated use of the word hole was the cherry on top. Just so unhinged and hilarious. 🤣
You deserve a prize for not DNFing any of these selections !!! I really was expecting a series of "I read 50 pages, and I can't do it anymore" clips haha.
“I don’t know! ✋🏻How dare you??!” 😂
Would love this to be a series- but with different criteria for choosing your tbr each time. Like, books in a series, books of a certain colour, the oldest ones, whatever (much more creative) options you could come up with 😂
That vacuum going off in the car was a jump scare for me 😂.
Sorry, I genuinely didn't think it would be that loud 😂 I tried to edit the volume a little lower for that clip but then you couldn't hear me 😅
@@BooksandLalaNo worries, after I jumped and my heart settled down I got a good laugh. Sorry you didn’t read any winners this go around but I still thoroughly enjoyed it!
The worst was the hand suddenly appearing on top of the backseat. I didn’t even know what the noise was, my heart jumped in my throat
Figured that just showed how little you cared about these books 😂
BTW this video is full of spoilers, so tread lightly if they are on your TBR (which I doubt they are anyway lol)
I love that we get to see this side of you! You’re always so kind and respectful with your critiques but sometimes some books just aren’t worth that energy.
Buying a book because one person on the internet said it was good is the relatable content I needed today.
I do this all the time when someone says a book is good 😂
I was actually hoping you would find some gems. The TBR closet has a special place in my heart since that's how I found your channel, but it is also a very dark placed filled with questionable choices lol
1:17 the famed tbr closet. It’s waaaaay more organized than I’d been picturing. I was kinda picturing piles of books stacked on the floor and tucked behind moth bitten sweaters
Dan Jones is a medieval historian and usually writes very accessible non-fiction about that time period. Maybe fiction just isn’t his forte.
If you’re interested in medieval / Middle Ages history I do really recommend his non-fiction
Oooh that's intriguing!
Thank you for the spoilers!! You are correct that I don't want to read any of these books lol
Me seeing THE LIGHTHOUSE WITCHES toward the bottom of your TBR closet honestly still gives me hope that one day, years from now, you’ll read one of my favorite books!
I'm excited for this, but somehow this plan seems counter-intuitive to you getting yourself out of your 'pit of despair'. 😂
this was indeed, not intended to be the start of Operation Despair Cessation hahaha. Climbing out of the hole commences NOW.
@BooksandLala I'm not entirely sure if your use of "hole" in this comment was intentional.
@@BooksandLalaNOT THE HOLE
NO WAY NO WAY LULLABIES FOR LITTLE CRIMINALS IS literally the book that got me back into reading as an adult i love it so so so much i hope you do too
my boyfriend’s new favourite activity is standing in the background while i watch these videos so he can say “OH BURN” whenever Kayla casually flames a book
omg 😂😂😂
Book covers often make me feel more tempted to read a book sometimes. Leads to me randomly adding them to my TBR without thinking. I think you should ask people their favorite and most hated covers and flip a coin to see which you read. 😂
throw back to the TBR closet! I first found you during your TBR closet series, i binged almost all the videos in one night, been here ever since 🥰
the audio of What My Bones Know is also amazing!
I miss you picking books from your closet! It used to be my favorite!
First Touch sounds like it would do well as a Booktok book 😅
Oh my god yessss I love the TBR closet
When rob popped up vacuuming I almost had a heart attack. I thought a stranger was in your car lol
i love the closet content! i first got into your channel years ago because of your tbr closet and it seems so bougie to me lol
I loved the unhaul series you did a few years back!
Now you can put all those books into the Free Little Library box! Shelf space gained. The books might not have been a five star but the video is... well, maybe not a five star, LOL, but it was very entertaining to watch while I ate my Thai leftovers from the comfort of my bed. Ages ago (probably IN the 90's), I read that Daheim series ("the bunny book"), and I cringed so much when you were describing the plot. I'm going to find where I've stashed those books and add them to MY Little Free Library box. In fact, I've been considering unhauling a half dozen or so old series and this video might have finally tipped my hand into doing it. For that, I thank you!
Omg I finally just bought What My Bones Know after months of wanting to read it! I'm so excited for that one
sooooo excited for you to read raw shark texts and hear your thoughts!!
I just love the TBR closet
OMG lullabies for little criminals SO excited at the possibility at u reading that one !
baby kayla is so cute!!!🥹
i really love "what my bones know" im looking forward to your thoughts. also this video was so entertaining
i keep my exoskeletons to myself is SOOO good, made my top of the year in 2023. seems like the type of weird-but-meaningful book youd love!
you seem so defeated by the end of this video 😂
hahahahhahaa it's been a long month 😅
We have the same pop socket! I love it!
Oooo, Defekt is really good. You should definitely read that soon. Love the underlining message as an ex corporate girlie. lol
The Raw Shark Texts has a special place in my heart ♥️ 🦈
I hope if you read it this year, you do a whole vlog for it!
Ohh I read Behold the Dreamers! And really enjoyed it.
Lol, I bought a copy of The Spiderwick Chronicles from that same bookshop for the same reason 😅
Oooh the books we meet on vacation 😂
You should totally do another tbr closer reading vlog. But maybe with better books or ones you think you’ll enjoy 😅
Kayla I love you so much as a friend this vlog was so funny 😭😭😭
I really loved I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself and I feel like you might enjoy it!!
I enjoyed I keep my exoskeletons to myself. So jelly you found it cheap at a library sale because I wanted a copy after reading an arc and bought it full price for a pricey import hardcover as it wasn’t even published in Australia 😭 had been hanging out for an ex library copy on betterworldbooks but they never had one
Don’t say nothing when I steal this video idea 😂 I’m trying to get more of my “oh I forgot I even had that” books read 👀
Please do! I need to feel the comradery 😂
Have you heard of the ABC TBR challenge? (Its exactly what you think it is, reading a book for every letter of the alphabet) Maybe that would be a cool ideia for you to do with the TBR closet!
It would be cool to see a video where you reread books from multiple years ago and see how your opinion has changed, if at all, over time!
i feel like i need to do this and get some of the random crap off of my shelves. but i have a feeling it will go about as well as this did for you!
p.s. did not know Jandy Nelson was coming out with a new book! how exciting.
rob vacuuming is sending meeeee
i love your channel sm!!!
I know this will never happen but I really think you would like Harrow the Ninth (and especially Nona, she has your vibes) and The Scorpion Rules, if you ever want to read more
A reading vlog where you re-read books that you read 9/10 years ago to see how much your tastes change would be interesting!
That would be good 😊
I am a little late on this video but I wanted to come here and give a wave and say "Hi! It's me! I'm who the Tale of the Tailor and the Three Dead Kings is made for!" I absolutely love that Mediaeval short story and that it's not really modernised. There is something so comforting and beautiful about the little tale that I reread it every now and again if I just wanna pick up something that'll make me remember why I love stories. I get that's not for everyone, like most Mediaeval stories and lays probably wouldn't be, but there is certainly an audience, and I think something like sharing a curiosity from the past is always worth it and purposeful. That being said, I get where the disappointment comes from and I can't wait for the great Kayla reads to come
I really liked this spin on 24 hrs of reading 😊 thanks
I’m currently listening to Drew Barrymore’s book, Wildflower and I saw your review about her being your spirit animal. Anyway fast forward to today and your reasoning for reading The Devil You Know at 6:24 sounded very Drew Barrymore lol
Totally stealing this idea for my book prompt board! Iconic.
I liked Defekt so much, i wish it was a full length novel.
The title of this video alone just HOOKED me ♥️
I have that same Nalo Hopkinson book tagged on Libby because I've heard good things about her and that was the only book my library system had.
I don't think I've seen anyone talk about any of her books though.
I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb is incredible. One of my top 3 favorite books!
"This gets recommended in tadem with house of leaves and s" I'M IN !
I have tears running down my face... the books may not have been entertaining but you sure are! Hole is not cute. So many Emilys. 5 star review of this review!❤
Ngl, i love when you suffer 😂 like remember the old videos of reading your tbr that you must read or unhaul?? I still love those
I also loved Macleod‘s when I first moved to vancouver & now I can’t step foot in it anymore because the disorganization gets to me 🫣
I *just* bought The Raw Shark Texts as well, after having had it on my TBR for literal years! Is this the year of The Raw Shark Texts?!
The way you describe the TBR closet, I've pictured it as just a heap of precariously stacked books. I'm a little disappointed by how neat it is, haha
Also, I know you hated reading these, but it was fun to watch!
Any content in the closet is always so fun 🎉
But with all the bad reviews to books you’ve been holding on to it’s seems it’s time to get rid of all the other ones you’ve been holding on to as well.
Maybe read the first chapter of all them for a video? Or do like monthly weekend reading vlogs or 24hr reactions and read through as many in the closet as you can?
My physical TBR is interesting bc so many of the books are ones I got from little free libraries around town that I never would have picked up otherwise so I don’t feel as guilty about not getting to them right away or DNFing them
Kayla stop this is so funny
First Touch sounds like a fifty shades rip off of certain plot points 😂
I didn't know you wanted The Raw Shark Texts. I would have sent you my copy!!
You know me so well was not going to read that first book either. Lol
omg please read the raw shark texts because i need to know if it's good
you look amazing in this video omg
Seeing that closet brings back memories of the Unhaul project... I still hope you might do it again, even if little less punishingly to yourself :D
honestly you should do like, a reading vlog where you read from your closet but only after you read the synopsis and you read the ones that appeal to you the most! like reading the synopsis of all of them and putting them in order of intrigue, kinda like the try a chapter thing but taking way less time. that way you can find some winners in there perhaps
defekt is genuinely so good, and really retains the essence of finna while being pretty different story-wise! one of my all-time favorite novellas; i hope you do eventually get around to reading it and would love to see your review
Omg, another LitenVerse lover!!! I rarely see people who've read the series. I love these books so much and Defekt in particular. Such an underrated gem!
@@booksvsmovies ahhh yes so glad to find another fan of the series!! it really is so underrated. nino has such an amazing writing style that’s just so effortless and so compelling. i’m really hoping for a third installment in the LitenVerse but not sure if they’re planning one or not 😔
@@reigensaltsplash Their next book is actually a horror novel coming out in October! But hopefully they'll circle back to it eventually.
@@booksvsmovies oh wow, i need to add that on goodreads immediately! but yeah, hopefully they’ll revisit it in the future!
Love this video! This is so fun! Even if the books didnt turn out, its satisfying to get them off the shelves!
Sounds almost like Conversation of the three wayfarers was a published automatic writing exercise. Popular in the surrealism and dadaism movements
Not the hole and the hoover 😂
Loved this video
would you be willing to do a video on your video organization methods? the way you pull in old clips in impressive
To be fair the cover of that Weiss book tried to warn you😂
Lmao you had 2 whole books left a couple hours ago!!
I'm so powerful
I was worried about spoilers but then you picked the books and I knew none of them and was like "I'm not sure anyone has these on their TBR" 😂
I know I'm probably wrong but I'm excited I can actually watch a spoiler vlog without reading the books first
You and Rob should read Game of Thrones together!! I've been wishing for years that you'll pick up the series because it has so many elements that you love, and if you both haven't watched the show either omfg, you would have so much fun reading it!!! Especially if you both love Dune omfg just read it already!!
Was struggling with my book, checked youtube, immediate click and immediate dopamine ❤
I definitely think that you should be proud that you got through those books even if you didn’t like them that’s five books removed from your TBR that have been there for some time and that’s always a good feeling. Also, maybe this will give you the strength to remove some of those books out of your TBR and unhaul them. I say this with the giant TBR though lol
Listen, this is my level of unhinged and I'm here for it!
“Game of the thrones” 😂
Okay, but I was so excited to see the return of the closet! I would love to see a revised version of the closet unhaul in a more manageable fashion. Like say we watch a video with you and then you pick one book to review or have your channel members vote for you to read one of them or something. Also Nalo Hopkinson is an excellent read! 🖤
Rob vacuuming in the background while you just continue to review the 2 star book is sending me