ALL THINGS BOOKISH | Romantasy Recs, Bookish Shops, and My Writing Process

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  • čas přidán 15. 06. 2024
  • Today we're doing something a little different and talking all things bookish! In this video, I'm sharing romantasy recommendations to get you out of a ready slump or get back into reading as an adult! I'm also excited to share my favorite bookish shops and my writing process as an aspiring romantasy author! Let me know if you want more book hauls or if I should do a romantasy reading vlog in the future!
    Books mentioned (published): amzn.to/41zvam3
    Fanfics mentioned:
    Manacled: archiveofourown.org/works/144...
    Rosemary for Remembrance: archiveofourown.org/works/314...
    Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love: archiveofourown.org/works/345...
    Wait and Hope: archiveofourown.org/works/228...
    Writing Tools:
    Meet Motif: www.meetmotif.com/
    NaNoWriMo: nanowrimo.org/
    Milanote: milanote.com/
    Bookish merch:
    Meaggie Moos stickers: rstyle.me/+FfHBFFXlV-yQsvxEBq...
    DIY Book nook: amzn.to/4cJ2BIm
    Orchardworks wands: orchardworksct.com/
    Book embosser: rstyle.me/+Mt7uyaCZE-fephStdY...
    The Common Room Co: thecommonroomshop.com/
    House of Jupiter: houseofjupitershop.com/
    Join my email newsletter The Romanticized Life: dashboard.mailerlite.com/form...
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Komentáře • 83

  • @sarahkrauss3329
    @sarahkrauss3329 Před 2 měsíci +6

    I love reading and we have very similar taste! Here for the book content ALWAYS!

    • @MeganAcuna
      @MeganAcuna  Před 2 měsíci

      How great!! Thank you for being here 💛

  • @kaycamacho.kaylivesgood
    @kaycamacho.kaylivesgood Před 2 měsíci +5

    Can't watch this until later but I'm so proud and happy for you to be showing and doing things on this channel that bring you joy!

    • @MeganAcuna
      @MeganAcuna  Před 2 měsíci

      Thank you so much! It’s a lot of fun 😄

  • @teajoysarcasm
    @teajoysarcasm Před 2 měsíci +1

    Wether the algorithm likes this video or not - we’re super happy you made it ❤😊 love me some book talk!

  • @mitraekstrom6073
    @mitraekstrom6073 Před 2 měsíci

    Wait seriously, this was the best video I've seen in a long time! Love everything bookish and nerdy, so this was a true joy! Would love if you do more like this, book suggestions and merch ;)

  • @LeAnnaWithACapitalA
    @LeAnnaWithACapitalA Před měsícem

    Finally getting to watch this vlog! I've been pumped to watch it!
    I'm so glad to hear someone else talk about Meet Motif! I found them last year I think shortly after they launched and I fell in love! (FYI their storyboard section allows you to do the moodboard thing and helpful is that!)
    As someone who used to always read and then got out of it to focus on babies and is now getting back into it, this has been so helpful! You should start a little book club!

  • @StandardAmericanWife
    @StandardAmericanWife Před 2 měsíci

    This was super fun! I'll always click on book content!

  • @chloejimenez9804
    @chloejimenez9804 Před měsícem

    I loved this video SO much. Please do more ❤️😂 followed you for mom content but grateful you branched out and did this

  • @kendrahennegen7314
    @kendrahennegen7314 Před měsícem

    I love books and I loved this video!! I read ACOTAR off your recommendation a couple years ago and now I’m obsessed! Working my way through Throne of Glass now and can’t wait to read the rest of your recs from this video!!

  • @jennyw.2184
    @jennyw.2184 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Thanks for the recommendations! I can't wait to add these to my list! ❤

    • @MeganAcuna
      @MeganAcuna  Před 2 měsíci

      You’re welcome! I hope you like them! 💛

  • @sarahcuaresma1090
    @sarahcuaresma1090 Před 2 měsíci

    I am not a ready but I think you just gave me the inspiration and where to start!

  • @BlaireMcLaughlin
    @BlaireMcLaughlin Před 2 měsíci

    This was so fun! Thank you for sharing and can’t wait to read your recs! 💗 also stoked for you and your writing project!

  • @laurenduncan904
    @laurenduncan904 Před 2 měsíci +2

    I’m so excited to watch this!! I just finished ACOTAR and Empyrean and it broke my reading drought of several years. It really is the perfect mom hobby!

    • @MeganAcuna
      @MeganAcuna  Před 2 měsíci

      It is! Here’s to many more books! 💛

  • @hollydarby272
    @hollydarby272 Před 2 měsíci

    I love hearing other people talk about their hobbies! Also I’m not sure if you’ve read her but Charlie N Holmberg is one of my favorite authors, she probably leans more ya/less spicy but the plots are always amazing and so are the love stories!

  • @Savshuck23
    @Savshuck23 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I think you would love the Hades and Persephone series by Scarlett St. Clair. I was OBSESSED and read all 7 books in 9 days!!

  • @Peachyohz393
    @Peachyohz393 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Yay! Love this video! So many good recs! Have you read Priory of the Orange Tree? Just finished it. So good! Looking for where to start next, and this is the perfect resource

  • @angelaurban2066
    @angelaurban2066 Před 2 měsíci

    I absolutely love all your recommendations. I've read a few of the ones you've suggested but now have a whole list more to enjoy! I've just recently fallen in love with reading again for the exact same reason as you. I had a baby not long after you had Juniper and just needed something to keep my mind going and have little moments of escape. Reading has been such a lovely little hobby for me. Thank you for all the recommendations. And I'm really proud of you for going a video for yourself because it brings joy rather than what CZcams will push forward.

  • @tirzahstaples32
    @tirzahstaples32 Před 2 měsíci

    I’ve been so excited for this video!!

  • @savannahkensell8678
    @savannahkensell8678 Před měsícem

    I can’t wait to read your book Megan, good luck

  • @prettythingsthings4474
    @prettythingsthings4474 Před 2 měsíci

    Keep doing what you love! 🥰 ☺️

  • @sarahwade8278
    @sarahwade8278 Před 2 měsíci

    Loved this! Can’t wait to check out some of these books

  • @KristenRivera
    @KristenRivera Před 2 měsíci

    Liking and commenting for more book content! 😍😍 I read all of ACOTAR, Crescent City, and now I’m on the third book in the Throne of Glass series. I did not know where to go for more romantasy, so this is super helpful!

  • @hihayls
    @hihayls Před 2 měsíci

    Yesssss I LOVED this video! 😍 I’ve read ACOTAR and TOG but I’ve been wanting to read more romance fantasy and I’ll definitely be picking up your recommendations!

  • @Kendall--
    @Kendall-- Před 2 měsíci

    I lovedddd this video! Thank you for sharing!

  • @nicolemarie8413
    @nicolemarie8413 Před 2 měsíci

    Yay another romantasy fan here! Love this content. The book nooks are so adorable.

  • @Thisorganizedmother
    @Thisorganizedmother Před 2 měsíci +1

    I love this video!! You have definitely inspired me over the year or so to pursue hobbies in motherhood! 💕 I hope your book moves toward publishing because it is such a treat!

  • @NutritionElevated
    @NutritionElevated Před 2 měsíci

    Here for all the bookish content! It is truly the best hobby as a mom!

  • @kristiestes22
    @kristiestes22 Před 2 měsíci

    I love the old school booktube vibes of this video 😍😍😍 So many excellent recommendations

  • @beautyfarmtas
    @beautyfarmtas Před 2 měsíci

    I've read roughly half of these and LOVED them all. I'd love to recommend to you Stacia Kane's Downside Ghosts series. It's urban fantasy, but I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. The romance woven throughout it 10/10

  • @pjsandpages92
    @pjsandpages92 Před 2 měsíci

    Ahhh! Welcome to BookTube! It’s so nice to see other mamas joining in!

  • @chloejimenez9804
    @chloejimenez9804 Před 2 měsíci

    Lovvveeed this kind of video

  • @Mom_of_the_bro_co
    @Mom_of_the_bro_co Před 2 měsíci

    Definitely appreciate that. You broke it up into different sections. I am a no spice romance reader, excited to check out your recommendations.

  • @marieke5849
    @marieke5849 Před 2 měsíci

    Haha i love everything about this video!! My therapist said reading is a very good way for getting my dopamine in - which isn’t always easy as an working mama with adhd. Definitely an excuse to buy some new books this weekend 😉…But i must say i am more of a drarry girl myself 😋💚⚡️

  • @selvaarballo5755
    @selvaarballo5755 Před 2 měsíci

    Love the book content!! A friend recommended ACOTAR in September and I haven’t stopped reading ever since.

  • @Naylizzle
    @Naylizzle Před 2 měsíci +1

    Love this! I’m currently reading a book, but definitely will be coming back to this video! Please do more of these my book bestie! ❤

    • @MeganAcuna
      @MeganAcuna  Před 2 měsíci

      Thank you! What are you reading right now?

  • @SereinaB
    @SereinaB Před 2 měsíci +1

    I've gotten back into reading recently (legit finished 8 books in February; for reference I only read 1 in 2023), and even though we have very different tastes in books, I still enjoyed this video! And finishing your book, even just for yourself, is such a huge accomplishment, so congrats on that! 🎉 And a possible book video idea could be something like trying books in genres you don't usually read and giving reviews on them?

    • @shaunarowe6747
      @shaunarowe6747 Před 2 měsíci

      I got back into reading too! Last year I read 3. This year I’ve finished 12 books already!

  • @colleenrodriguez-lucas9161
    @colleenrodriguez-lucas9161 Před 2 měsíci

    I have always been a big reader but a very slow reader (dyslexia + ADHD), and because of this, I read a lot of audio books. I am currently reading the Throne of Glass books (physical) and am really enjoying them. Some books that reread every year are The Crazy Rich Asians trilogy (great audio book) Elizabeth and Mary, Cousins, Rivals, Queens and Marie Antoinette the Journey. If you ever want to check out different genres the last two are some really good biographies about some really strong real life princesses.

  • @born2dance25
    @born2dance25 Před 2 měsíci

    I loved every second of this. Written them all down as I loved ACOTAR and The Cruel Prince but haven’t read any of the others! So excited! Thank you 🥰🥰

  • @QUEENxTIMBIT
    @QUEENxTIMBIT Před 2 měsíci

    Another fellow reader and mama of two! Loved this video and the recommendations! I am saving to come back to figure out what to read after I finish TOG.

  • @Jillianz
    @Jillianz Před 2 měsíci

    I love this genre but have been on a multi year binge into purely historical romance. I need to get back! The immortals after dark series by Kresley Cole is my favorite series and I think you’d LOVE her valkyries.

  • @ashleyjulia1567
    @ashleyjulia1567 Před 2 měsíci

    The algorithm brought me here 🥰🥰🥰
    Thank you for expanding my TBR!

  • @dolphynlvr4
    @dolphynlvr4 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Liking this before I can watch later. I love books too! Can’t wait to watch this video Megan!

  • @allitopete
    @allitopete Před 2 měsíci +1

    You HAVE to read A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St Clair!!!!!! This series is what got me back into reading- it’s a retelling of the love story of Persephone and Hades!

    • @daniellehaley857
      @daniellehaley857 Před 2 měsíci

      I second this! I HATE reading and this got me back into reading as well. SO good!

  • @bonnysteph135
    @bonnysteph135 Před 2 měsíci

    Love love love! I could sit all day with a cuppa and some baked goods and listen to book recommendations. I wonder if any of your followers could recommend similar merch shops for the UK market. I love all the subtle bookish tops and jumpers etc. It’s harder in adult life to find communities so thanks for sharing with us in this wee corner of the internet

  • @MakayleHumble
    @MakayleHumble Před 2 měsíci

    I loved this video! I used to be such a big reader but I’m currently in school (chem major) and have a baby to look after. I’m hoping that after I graduate I won’t be completely burnt out… but I’m a bit nervous. 😅

  • @Christina-xc7on
    @Christina-xc7on Před 2 měsíci

    I love this! I miss when you'd talk about books you were loving in your blogs so it's perfect for me! I also rediscovered my passion for reading in the last couple years, I do a lot of ebooks on my phone while I'm nap trapped 😅

  • @samenglish6319
    @samenglish6319 Před 2 měsíci

    This video came at the perfect time 😭 I just picked up reading again 4 days ago!! As a new mom trying to keep some hobbies!

  • @lornabaez3803
    @lornabaez3803 Před 2 měsíci

    I looove this video❤❤❤

  • @Mumof2124
    @Mumof2124 Před 2 měsíci

    Favorite episode

  • @yessicaescamilla6444
    @yessicaescamilla6444 Před 2 měsíci

    OMG! I haven’t even finished the video but i NEED to comment, this is great!! My kindle is going to explode hahaha, as a mom reading is mi ONLY hobbie so far because I can do it in the peace and quiet of the night. Keep the videos about books Megan!!

  • @tiadececco7745
    @tiadececco7745 Před 2 měsíci

    Hi Megan! I actually started reading Caraval when you were...didn't think it was for me... but I fell in love with it and the characters. Thank you for more recommendations! I definitely put a few extra on my 2024 reading list- I've got 3 months until our little beanpod is born...so getting in as many pages as possible. ❤

  • @user-ms7du3rj7l
    @user-ms7du3rj7l Před 2 měsíci

    Love love LOVE some of the books you recommended. I‘ll have to start reading SJ Maas books soon.
    Did you read A Discovery of Witches? I liked that series a lot :)

  • @perrrwinkl
    @perrrwinkl Před 2 měsíci

    so glad you made this video! have you read a court of silver flames? 😊

  • @marichodounska1099
    @marichodounska1099 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Thank you for this video! I hope it does well :) It's rare for me to find someone with similar taste in books. Yay, looking foward reading the ones I haven't yet

    • @MeganAcuna
      @MeganAcuna  Před 2 měsíci

      You have good taste! Enjoy the reads!

  • @ahsa222
    @ahsa222 Před 2 měsíci +1

    ACOTAR also got me back into reading! I read the first book in 24hrs which is something I have never done before…ever! I literally couldn’t put the book down 😅 I’m excited to check out some of the other books you mentioned!

  • @lindsayblackmer
    @lindsayblackmer Před 2 měsíci

    If you haven’t yet, you should check out the Kanin Chronicles by Amanda Hocking (the first one is called Frostfire) It’s YA but really good.

  • @MaccaForever
    @MaccaForever Před 2 měsíci

    Been wanting to get back into reading for ages. I said when I had my baby, I’d read more, since pregnancy was a little rough. She’s 18 months soon and I definitely not have picked up a new book. I do listen to the Harry Potter audiobooks on repeat, so there’s that? Love the video - hoping it’ll motivate me to grab a book tomorrow!

  • @user-jf4jk4uf4t
    @user-jf4jk4uf4t Před 2 měsíci +1

    I think you would love Tom Lake! Non fantasy, but so atmospheric! There are also major theatre and mother/daughter elements!

  • @megancox9549
    @megancox9549 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Thank you! I love this video! Curious if you personally attend a book club? I do and it has a different genre every month and it really has taught me that I love almost every genre. If you want to expand from fantasy that is certainly the easiest way. Long shot but would you ever consider a bookclub with your CZcams community?

    • @MeganAcuna
      @MeganAcuna  Před 2 měsíci

      What a great idea! I’ll definitely have to think about this. 💛

  • @SewHappy
    @SewHappy Před 2 měsíci

    I want to read your book! X

  • @captainemasinmancy3490
    @captainemasinmancy3490 Před 2 měsíci +1

    *watches*
    “Yup that sounds good.”
    *yeets into cart*
    Ad nauseum.

  • @lindseys9986
    @lindseys9986 Před 2 měsíci +1

    YAAYYY. I LOVE READING ❤😅😊

  • @Peyton.Lumley
    @Peyton.Lumley Před 2 měsíci

    YAAY this video is convincing me that you will love your Christmas presents (that I am mailing in April so sorry 😅)
    Also did in fact watch with my cup of tea
    Also also will be specifically checking out the fanfiction #sorrynotsorry

  • @allitopete
    @allitopete Před 2 měsíci

    Also if you haven’t watched Outlander, you would LOVE it

    • @MeganAcuna
      @MeganAcuna  Před 2 měsíci

      I tried and it was too graphic for me!

  • @deannabrock5951
    @deannabrock5951 Před 2 měsíci

    ❤❤❤

  • @teajoysarcasm
    @teajoysarcasm Před 2 měsíci

    Question; Do you have a goodreads account and would you be willing to share your user name to make friends on there if you do? I love goodreads, logging the books I’ve read on there is so satisfying to me 😊

  • @CL-mn1yq
    @CL-mn1yq Před měsícem

    KDP for self publishing?

  • @isabellewatts6282
    @isabellewatts6282 Před 2 měsíci

    Do you have a good reads account?! I would love to follow you on there since we have similar reading topics!

  • @katieknightley
    @katieknightley Před 2 měsíci

    I could talk about reading & writing daily haha & LOVE bookish merch
    I’m going to msg you on IG :)