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Nothing But the Rain is one of my fav novellas, but I don't know anyone else who has read it, so I was really excited to see it here! I also really enjoyed The Husbands. As much as I enjoy you reading silly things, it was really nice to see you read a bunch of books you liked!

If you're looking for more ways to make 5 star predictions, may I suggest the 5 Star Book Predictions Tag, which I recently made?

every time you talk about books you like i get more and more excited for you to read harrow the ninth 🤭

I know you don’t see yourself as a typical “romance girlie”, but you’re actually very good at reviewing it. You paint a pretty clear picture of expectations without spoiling the story. I’m ready for you to read more Romantasy!

I moved recently and haven’t been watching RUclips because life changing craziness. I thought Liam was Rob for a second! Wow he’s growing up

I’ve been on the fence about Velkwood, but you convinced me. I grabbed it from my library this morning. 😂

omg LOVE the olive tie dye hoodie! 😍

You inspired me to buy myself a bike! 😂 I watched your past video where you were riding your bike and instantly realized that was a childhood activity that I LOVED. It’s been so nice to spend some time outside, doing such a simple activity. Thanks for sharing 🫶🏾

I don’t know if you ready the city we became but that is the first thing I thought of with shared consciousness

The Spear Cuts Through Water was one of my top 10 books last year, but all your critiques of it make sense (or rather, what didn't work for you specifically). I wonder how much the audiobook format impacted your experience of it because you said at times the interwoven nature of the narrative made you lose the thread, and it's definitely a very confusing experience even in print, at times haha.

Does The Husbands have anything in common with The Midnight Library? It sounds like it has some of those same vibes and themes, and while I know The Midnight Library got a lot of mixed reviews, I adored it!

You have the best ideas and executions of videos ever, it's always fun and interesting

I love that you enjoyed The Haunting of Velkwood! Gwendolyn Kiste lives in Pittsburgh and I had the opportunity to meet her this weekend at our local book festival - I finished this one just in time to chat with her about it and I loved it!

I loved The Husbands! I read it in a day and gave it 5 stars. The ending didn’t bother me. It made sense. To me it felt like a commentary on the current app dating culture. Where you are presented with endless opportunities to connect and people keep swiping to find the next best thing.

I loved the husbands. also clear is atmospheric and beautiful

I’ve been so on the fence about Velkwood but now I neeeeeddddd it

I can’t wait to read some of these books! I hope you feel better soon. For your organized/lists category the ultimate book might be A Tidy Armageddon by B.H. Panhuyzen (a Canadian author, I think). I don’t know if you’ll like it. It’s bit of a strange reading experience, but all in all it’s a (mostly) quiet, weird, speculative apocalypse book. I had a mixed reading experience with it, but a year later I still think about it and feel quite fond of it now.

Your basket of laundry! 🧺

I haven't had a 5 star since February so I immediately started The Husbands after seeing this

Saying this before finishing the video so I don’t know your feelings, but I feel like I’m the only person who didn’t like The Spear Cuts Through Water and I feel so left out. I gave it a 2.75 cause I can’t say it’s BAD, but I literally only enjoyed reading five pages, and I was stoned for two of those 😂 I just couldn’t get immersed or invested when it kept going to the second person part. To me it felt convoluted just to make it seem like more than it is. Sigh. EDIT: I feel less left out now haha so happy you have gotten some new 5 stars! A few years ago I was getting covered in hives daily for months. Turns out it was stress. Good times 😅

Happy Mother’s Day

if you're looking for a nonfiction that's half memoir and half informative i'd really recommend all that remains by sue black! she's a forensic anthropologist and talks about principles of forensics with cases that she's personally been involved with, but it's also such a beautiful and personal meditation on death and grief, it's definitely one of my favourite nonfictions of all time

Ooh what about either a finding a 5 star Canadian authored book or Canadian authored book recommendation video??

I don't even feel bored when me and my wife are around eachother doing nothing or doing our own thing or doing mundane things, I just feel content. She's my comfort person, just being around her makes me feel good. Other people might see it as boring but I don't feel bored myself.

I'm so happy you enjoyed Velkwood! I got that one from Saga a month or two ago and enjoyed it a lot! It really sticks to you, I've thought about it several times since I read it. So good! I'll need to pick up The Husbands. That one sounds so interesting and fun!

I need a spooky book in June and now I’m going to pick up “Haunting of Velkwood” because although it’s very different to what I usually read you have sold me! Husbands also sounds so good! Also go canucks 🎉

so happy you liked haunting of velkwood! i gave reluctant immortals a 3 also and considered picking this one up but i didn’t hear the best things. we usually have similar tastes so i’ll def be checking it out!! happy mother’s day kayla :)

you’re braver than i. i just know i couldn’t do this. a.) i had adhd and can barely read for an hour straight some days but b.) im so cranky when i get tired id end up hating everything i read lol I think it would be cool for you to do the other type and compare your experiences. i saw one book tuber who did the timer method but she did “24 in 48” so there was time for sleep and necessary daily tasks but not so much time that it felt like normal. ETA: the mascara does look different color wise to me!

FLORIDA PANTHERS!!!! I AM MARRIED TO A CALGARIAN AND I LIVED IN SOUTH FLORIDA ALL OF MY LIFE!! (NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE INTO HOCKEY, LOVE COLLEGE BASKETBALL AND FOOTBALL). BUT HERE I AM. Also, I DNF'd HUSBANDS BUT I AM GOING TO PICK IT BACK UP BECAUSE OF YOU. I AM READING THE HAUNTING OF VELKWOOD AFTER LISTENING TO KIMBERLYREADS (CHECK HER OUT SHE IS REALLY GREAT)

Have you tried a Memory Called Empire? I feel like it would fit your interest in shared consciousness

Living for these bracket updates! If the Stars don't go all the way for my bracket I hope it's one of the Canadian teams for your fam.

Kayla, you must live in a beautiful area, your bike ride the scenery was really lovely and your walk, just incredible place to walk. Whatever is causing your allergy is not nice, that looks very painful! I hope you find out what caused it, my sister often has reactions like this with some foods she consumes and my mum gets reactions to plants in her garden sometimes, so it could be caused by a number of things including internal body reactions. Good luck with it.

Yes!! So glad you finally got a 5 star! And Happy Mother's Day ❤

I think you’d really like Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson if you like shared consciousness books.

Happy for you but as a Tennessean I'm sad ab the Preds :(

Perfect morning for kayaking.. love that you are enjoying your beautiful views and your books…

ooh I wonder if I should recommend The Husbands for our corporate women’s book club where I work 🤔

as soon as you said our wives under the sea for the haunting of velkwood, i RAN to libby and checked out the only available copy! starting this one tonight!! thank you for these amazing videos!!!!

I could never do a challenge like this! In January of this year, I read every single day as a challenge on StoryGraph, and my reading was crap in February because of it!

Do your days have more hours than mine? Lol. Sad about my Toronto Maple Leafs 🏒

I feel like the astonishing color of after would also fit nicely in the dreams meet reality category.

Happy Mothers Day.

I’ve never heard of The Husbands, but it sounds so good omg???

Happy Mothers Day

Happy Mother’s Day Kayla! Hope you have more 5 stars in your future!

I couldn’t find the lighter version tie dye hoodie in the shop. How can I get it?

I read Zombie Teeth by SGJ, and now I'm trying to remember where I read it. I'll do some research and see what's up.

I loved The Husbands so much. I feel like so many of my favorite books I have no one to recommend them too!

Happy Mother’s Day!🫶🏾