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@khadijaabdunnur6727

Ай бұрын

could you please make a video on manga for beginners? i've been wanting to get into manga but i don't know where to start? you could do it by genre, or by emotions, your pick!

the slump is global. i don't know what a book is anymore

@amysmith1044

Ай бұрын

You are right everyone I know including me is in a slump😂❤

@ivoriangirl

Ай бұрын

I am so glad it’s not just me 😢

@themurderbotfeed7688

Ай бұрын

I just broke my 2 month slump with an audiobook, I might not feel like reading but im down for having a story told to me as if im a small small child lol

@moose1277

Ай бұрын

I've not been able to read for two months now 😭

@febinlukman1486

Ай бұрын

Exactly 😢

Manga HAS to count since I've read only 5 books this year and 50 volumes of manga 😭😭

@moose1277

Ай бұрын

the 14 volumes of dungeon meshi are carrying my reading count for this year for real...

@biteofdog

Ай бұрын

I'm not into Manga, but I definitionally think it counts since you annihilated 50 volumes of it. 😹❤❤‍🔥

@sisyphusnemo8722

Ай бұрын

Of course manga counts. ❤😄

@poppycalliope

Ай бұрын

Definitely counts 👏✨️

@incandescent.glow.

Ай бұрын

IT DOES COUNT.

Yesss. Saw you rating books on Goodreads again and was like YES WE’RE BACK

Not me checking hannah's goodreads everyday to see if she's finished Funny Story 😂 seeing it was rated 5 stars was sooo satisfying you have no idea, and finding out you fell in love with it after just reading 55 pages is *chefs kiss* relatable

this is great motivation for me to do a 24 hour readathon myself to get out of my reading slump.

Hi Hannah I thought you might like to hear this! I bought your ana luisa necklace (and also your bracelet) when it was first launched and wear it every day. I get so many compliments on it and actually the last two community theatre productions I've been in the director has specifically requested I wear it on stage because they found it so pretty. The last one was Pride and Prejudice!

@liz.3454

Ай бұрын

Same! I got mine a year and a half ago and it is one of my two staple necklaces so I wear it ALL the time. I absolutely love it!!

I Downloaded „Minor Detail“ right after they banned the book from the Annual Book Fair in Germany. Also many of my friends did that all over Europe. Thank you for speaking about this book, it is so disturbing, but really well written ❤️

Hannah, as a fellow curly hair girly I just want to say that your hair is glorious 💖💖

my romance recommendation is definitely The Seven Year Slip, it gave me major emily henry vibes with a speculative twist!! so happy you're loving your books and reading in general

@poppycalliope

Ай бұрын

I've heard the best for this book! I definitely want to Read it too 📚✨️

@el-tw4tt

Ай бұрын

Gosh, I love that book too! So cutee. I want more recommendations like the seven year slip

@carolineblueskies

Ай бұрын

LOVED that one! and knowing how Hannah feels about Beach Read, I think she would love it

@coleeeeenyyy

Ай бұрын

I just read that this month and I loooove it! I’ve been kinda so so with contemporary romance and it was everything I needed

@imnotobsessedwiththat4162

Ай бұрын

seven year slip is AMAZING, lives in my head rent free

i hate when people say mangas don’t count :( like there are words…i am actively reading at the end of the day whether it’s a full length novel or not it COUNTS

I am dying for a good book recommendation now

Once again, your hair looks stunning!

@gabrielarredondo3825

Ай бұрын

Saying her hair looks amazing is like saying water is wet or the sky is blue. Her hair is always amazing.

@Namelessfornow34

Ай бұрын

@@gabrielarredondo3825 So true! But it's so shiny today!

read/watch skip and loafer! it's such a great slice of life with impeccable characters. also I feel like ima koi has similar vibes to a sign of affection! really sweet wholesome relationship dynamic that gave me all the butterflies. definitely recommend!

You should read Abby Jimenez. Especially the Part of Your World interconnected series. The last one, Just For The Summer is one of the best romances I’ve ever read!! But all three in the series are so good!

@poppycalliope

Ай бұрын

I recently got just for the summer but I haven't read the other ones yet. Should I read those first? I am just excited for the summer feeling 🙈

@poojarao2856

Ай бұрын

I literally was about to comment this !!!. I LOVED LOVED Just for the summer. It was soo good. These two have really become my favorite romance authors. THEY DO NOT DISAPPOINT.

@idlemidlemuh

Ай бұрын

@@poppycalliope I read just for the Summer first. It was a great book, and fine to read as a standalone. As far as I gathered from the other books, these are about side characters of just for the summer. Maybe you have more context when you read them first, but it is not really necessary. I hope that helped. Just for the summer was so great for me. I haven’t been able to finish anything since then. Nothing compares 😅 it seems I need a readathon too 📚

@poppycalliope

Ай бұрын

@@idlemidlemuh thank you this is very helpful!!! I am SO excited to read it 📚🙈💕

It’s so funny how the different Emily Henry books hit for different people! She’s such a skilled writer and storyteller and I also adored Funny Story! In fact, your top 3 Emily Henry’s are the same as mine. They just have those Feels, ya know??

I was JUST about to sleep after watching a podcast and now the QUEEN has uploaded...No sleep tonight lol

Haha. I just finished reading As Long As Lemon Trees Grow, and I am feeling so accomplished since I havent read an actual book in ages. I started with that one because you recommended it. Thanks!!

The book that got me out of my last reading slump was Sorcery of Thorns. It's so good and a new fave of mine! After I was done reading it I just felt like screaming: "This gem was in my bookshelf this whole time and I had no idea!!!!"

@alessandraole

Ай бұрын

Nice! It’s on my TBR coz of Hannah, will likely read it soon 🤓

@poppycalliope

Ай бұрын

You convinced me to add it in my tbr 🙈📚

@ollie2596

Ай бұрын

Its a great comfort read and slump buster for me personally! I highly recommend the audiobook for it too!!!

Yes, Funny Story SLAPPED.

I need that 5 star feeling again😭 i think everyone collectively got into a book slump this year... 2024 is rough

I absolutely loveee watching your videos, ever since 2018. I can't tell you how grateful I am for your videos, they really helped me get into reading

It's the genius lab hoodie for me. Loved chilling with you 💜

loved the videooo!! the slump is affecting everyone everywhere all at once. also just finished frieren the anime and i think you would really enjoy it!

This genuinely gave me so much motivation to get out of my reading slump. I've been in the middle of six different books for months now and even though I've been really enjoying them I just couldn't enjoy the act of reading. I have the first volume of Yona of the Dawn (which I got due to your recommendation) and I think reading a manga could help spring my reading back into action. I've been watching your videos for years and we have very similar reading tastes so anytime you say you love something, I know I will love it too. Thank you so much Hannah for everything you do! It's always a joy to see a new video from you!

Love the video, love the recommendations, love your excitement and love to have you back on the reading hype. Go queen, welcome back, we’ve missed you ❤❤❤

I really enjoyed hearing you rationalize what mood-reading means and how you sort of... genre-surf? It was very eloquently put and made me look at my own TBR shelf with new eyes

Hannah you seem much more comfortable and happier in your recent videos (: yay!

Have been putting off reading for so long, but sat down to finish my book before watching this video because I knew I'd come out of it with another book on my tbr

Always so happy to see a video from you! ❤

Oooh, the Sign of Affection covers and spines are so pretty. My manga shelf is mostly black and white and badly needs some color uuugghh.

Would love an updated bookshelf tour 😍

missed your 24-hr reading vlogs!! 💖💖

Hannah I really really love to read books so so so much and I really really needed this video and thanks for the video 😀😀

Watching your videos always motivates me to read more.... Whenever I'm in a reading slump... I watch your videos.... Thank you for all your efforts.... Love you 💝

Omg I recently ordered funny story and seeing you find your 5 star read in it is making me super excited to read it

A Sign of Affection is literally one of my favorite manga series ever, I'm so happy that you're reading it!! Also I feel like you would love Skip and Loafer! 💗💐

I was hesitant in picking up Funny Story, but after hearing that you enjoyed I need to read it now!!

This was so motivational! I loved Funny Story as well and totally feel exactly the same about it vs. Happy Place too. I think a sort of a comp rec would be Happily Never After by Lynn Painter. Not as much depth as an Emily Henry tbh but still great characters to follow and always hilarious as heck.

there just isn't anything better than A Sign of Affection, the latest volume in English is delivering to my door today 🙏🏻🤝🏻💐

omg yessssss, just in time for me to watch while eating my lunch

Yay❤❤❤ we love 5 star reads!

A slump is the body saying, 'Take a Break!' Great to see you are well and in good spirits Hannah! Enjoy this life ad all that comes with it. See ya!

Yay! New Hannah video dropped 🤩🤩 I check every day

I was slowly getting stuck into a reading slump (because of Tempest of Tea, this is so weird I love it and yet don't feel like reading the rest of it) and you made me want to read again, so thanks ! Also, I can't wait to have your opinion on Lady M because I feel I could hate it or love it very much

Wait, Lady MacBeth is out?? Girl we need the review omg!! Also, this is the first time I see one of your videos and you are GORGEOUS!

I’ve been in a slump as well but recently started reading again. I wouldn’t mind trying this readathon cuz actually it seems fun!

Great vlog, it’s definitely motivating. A couple months ago I wanted to get back into reading and have decided to try to pick up more of the manga I owned and so far I’ve been enjoying it. For romance manga recs, if you want high school romance, I recommend a condition called love, and Imakoi; as for like college age, I really enjoyed How I met my soulmate.

Hi 👋🏾👋🏾👋🏾 I binged Sign of Affection volumes 1-5 and am loving them!!! Have already placed a library hold for the remaining volumes. Thank you for suggesting it. To break my reading slump, I am binging the Bridgerton series on Felicity, George and Violet. This will compete the series for me.

I highly recommend Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell. Yes, that’s the title! It was the sweetest (and strangest) romance I’ve read so far this year.

Thank for this video. Also read Rouge by Mona Awad and I was stunned by her writing style! Bunny is still in my TBR but I hope to read it soon ! If you want any other weird story I recommend the novella “Comfort me with apples” but even more My husband by Maud Ventura ! An absolute five stars 💫

I feel the same way about Sign of Affection...how can he be so cute, respectful and smart???? My boyfriend-in-my-head candidate for sure. ❤️

I love how you say the phrase “ plays out like a movie in my head “ cause same ❤ maybe you should make a list of books that play out like movies

I would definitely recommend Mariana Zapata "All Rhodes lead here" and "The wall of Winnipeg and me" loved these books . I'm still searching for something similar to this.❤

@MsUdontknowmee

Ай бұрын

omg I literally just finished Rhodes and LOVED the slow burn

Love this as a way to get out of a reading slump! I read Funny Story a little over a week ago and I agree with its place in your Emily Henry ranking. I think what makes her books so great is that they’re inherently *satisfying* - you come away refreshed and rejuvenated. That said, the two best books I’ve read this year were NetGalley ARCs - Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (coming out in June) and I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue (coming out next week). Both were 5-star reads for me and worth checking out!

my girl is baaack yay

If you liked Rogue you will definitely love Bunny.. It's so good! Also I'm not the biggest romance fan but I loved Love and Other Words

Yes, another Funny Story lover!

A Sign of Affection is literally everything 🥰. I also recommend it on my channel. Everyone should read it!!

Abby Jimenez is my favorite romance author! Emily Henry is a close second since they both write cute romances but also tackle issues by not having the characters be perfect. Highly recomend Abby

Nothing saves a slump like a readathon or reading project💕💕

i'm also in a slump and this is definitely motivating me to pick up a book!! ^-^

I just started Rouge yesterday and love it so far! I love how weird it is

Suzanne collins will be releasing a new hunger games prequel in 2025✨

Watched A Sign of Affection anime because of your recommendation and it was literally so sweet, I almost couldn’t handle it. I will be reading all the manga now! Haha

i love ur vides, sm, hannah

Based on your book tastes I really feel like you’d love the tv series jellowjackets. Like LOVE it

It's so great to see a new upload from you. You're an absolute breath of fresh air. A few books that have a huge potential of getting you out of a reading slump: The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly. (Fantasy) Think of a Number by John Verdon. (Thriller) Minor Details by Adania Shibli. (Historical/literary fiction novella) Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang. (Historical fiction) None of This is True by Lisa Jewell. (Thriller).

Joining the Fantasy Faction book discussion book on Facebook got me out of my reading slump. I've gotten so many good suggestions from it (ignoring all the Fourth Wing, Sarah J Maas, etc that pops up)

Funny Story was fantastic!!❤

Have been reading Pratchett and finished like 5 books in a month. Those read so fast and are so much Fun.

@beaniebaby485

Ай бұрын

Ooohhh I love Pratchett!

I think you would love bunny by mona awad. Although I haven't read rouge it's similar to how you described that book, it kinda feels like everything is a hallucination or a fever dream. I read it way before the tiktok hype and I was begging people to read it because no one had heard of it before, so I highly recommend checking it out!

24 hour readathon yessss we're so back😌😌

Whenever I start to see a reading slump , I reread an old favorite, and that always works for me. 🤓

Loved this video ❤ also where did you get that genius lab sweater, I neeeeed 😅

Read Seven Days in June!! Such a good romance story but funny and well-written and heart-warming

your earrings are so pretty

Awesome Video!

Refreshed my feed and there you are! What a wonderful surprise💗

Hope you'll do this again soon! Have you read the book "I'm thinking of ending things"? I'm wondering if you might like it.

hi this is so random but I was rewatching one of your old vlogs and you mentioned doing a cooking series which sounds cool, would that be something you'd want to do nowadays? :)

Indonesian fan right here! I watched this video and somehow it helped giving me just the right push to finish a book I've been procrastinating to read. I guess the key is to be in a really comfortable environment to read and try to ignore small distractions that our brain usually comes up with

I'm reading Funny Story right now and liking so much. Happy Place will be my next read 👀.

I'm so sick of my continuous effort to find why exactly i have been in a reading slump for over a few months now😢

Oh I love thise manga 😭❤️ Itsuomi such a MUAH 😭❤️

so so excited! 🩷

i can’t wait to finish university and be able to read for fun again

the Genius Lab hoodie ✨💅🏻

Abby Jimenez has good romances!! I recently read just for the summer and gave it 4 stars

you should check out "little scratch" by rebecca watson. it's formatted really strangely and follows an unnamed girl from the moment she wakes up til when she foes to sleep and its amazing! my first 5 star read of the year

You NEED to read The fragrant flower blooms with dignity manga. Its SO GOOD. The vibes are similar to a sign of affection. But i personally like it more than a sign of affection

You should read/or watch sasaki and miyano. It's a very cute bl story.

Just picked up Happy place by Emily Henry but didn't start it because the reviews are not unanimous... But now I want to read it thanks to you! ❤ Donato Carrisi is the author that just (a few days ago) got me out of my reading slump! Yay for us! 💪

Reading children’s chapter books are also a great way to get out of a reading slump! I think they’re often forgotten about but can be so complex! Like Neil Gaiman’s Coraline or The Graveyard Book. Or anything by Roald Dahl like James and the Giant Peach. The themes are amazing, easy reads, entertaining. They always cure a stubborn reading slump for me!

If you're looking for new manga: Blue Box! I’ve only read the one shot, (loved it so much im saving the actual series for when i really am in dire need of it lol) but it was a lovely taste of the two main characters and their dyanmic and, as someone who is extremly picky with romance media, the reasons they liked each other were really well-thought out and felt genuine and sweet. And fantasy wise, if you havent read Witch Hat Atelier you absolutely should. The magic system is so creative and interesting and the vibes are very whimiscal but also a tad spooky on occasion. I'd hesitate to call anything Ghibli-esque but it makes me feel a similar way.

Manga definitely counts as reading and I don't give a care what anyone has to say. Also, if you really love Funny Story, I highly recommend Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez. I read both and loved them. They give off a similar vibe while being original.

i literally just finished all's well by mona awad omg!! a solid 4/5 i think rouge sounds better personally so i might pick it up!

My reading slump started last year and it was so bad I thought I'd never pick up a book again. Then I decided to read Red rising which has been sitting on my shelf for quite some time. And just like that I was obsessed, the only thing slowing me down was school work. Trying to study while you think about a plot of a book you're reading sucks but I'm glad I got over the slump xD

Today I bought volume 8 of A Sign of Affection and thanks to you I found out that there’s a volume 9 out lol so now I need it before I even read the 8th one

So glad you finally read a 5 stars! The struggle is real 💙