Reading the most popular fantasies of 2023 to see if they're worth the hype🩶⚔️✨ (NON-SPOILER)
I N T O D A Y ' S V I D E O :
Taking a look back at the fantasy books I feel I have heard the most about this year and reading and then to see if they're worth the hype!! I hope you enjoy as much as I did 🤍 Don't forget to subscribe before you go 💌🫶🏼
XO, Hal
L I N K S F O R T H I N G S I N T H I S V I D E O 💌
Books:
~ Caraval: amzn.to/3NHEOgR
~ Divine Rivals (US): amzn.to/3TBe7hC
~ Divine Rivals (UK): www.waterstones.com/book/divi...
~ Assasins Blade: amzn.to/3NKdnD9
Other Things:
~ kindle: amzn.to/3Q6LCVD
~ mag safe magnets: amzn.to/3S2MZrb
~ mag safe pop socket: amzn.to/46DRFrY
~ kindle case: www.etsy.com/listing/15399493...
~ my room lights: amzn.to/3Qpqb3r
~ sound machine/ light: amzn.to/3FVEZRC
~ Book Light: amzn.to/3T5hahV
🎧 My Spotify Premium Audiobook Playlist:
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F O L L O W M Y S O C I A L M E D I A !
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OUTRO MUSIC:
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OTHER MUSIC IN THIS VIDEO:
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 - intro 🤍
4:36 - picking a nail design
6:29 - starting Book #1 🩷
7:42 - morning update
12:56 - painting my nails
13:26 - night update
17:02 - Finishing the book
17:37 - Final thoughts on Caraval
19:17 - Starting book #2 🩷
19:56 - wrapping presents
21:07 - updates on the second book
26:55 - reading Divine Rivals
27:51 - mini update
29:03 - ending the night reading 🤍
Пікірлер: 101
oh the queen has posted again, literally the highlight of my day😭❤️
@HalJones
7 ай бұрын
Ahhhh thank you!!! 🥹🫶🏼
@janahussein4420
7 ай бұрын
@@HalJones congratulations on 10k queen, you deserve it and so much more❤️❤️
So glad you enjoyed Caraval! It’s one of my favorite series. I hope you love the rest of the books!
I’ve been trying to find a book KZreadr who I vibe with and I’m so happy to find your channel! Excited to see more of your content! ❤️
@HalJones
7 ай бұрын
Omg that makes me so happy thank you 🥹🥰🫶🏼
merry christmas hal 💗 this video was a very pleasent surprise :) i always love how ur videos are so realistic and honest - the distractions, highs and lows. 😊 thank you for what you do - cannot wait to see what will 2024 hold for you. ❤
@HalJones
7 ай бұрын
You’re so sweet thank you so much I can’t wait to continue my reading journey with you guys next year 🥹🫶🏼💕
Looking forward to your thoughts on the assassin’s blade so much!! TOG is literally one of my favorite series and my favorite of Sarah J. Maas. The entire series is just so freaking amazing (imo)
@HalJones
7 ай бұрын
Ahhhh I know I’m so sad I didn’t get to it in this video but I have started it and I’m already SO invested!!!
So excited for this !! Also Mery Christmas!!
@HalJones
7 ай бұрын
Aww merry Christmas to you too 🥹🥰🎄✨
thank you for talking abt your adhd/reading experience!! i relate heavily to your talk abt audiobooks and just the general speak of focus in physical reading too. especially with the added pressure to read so many books a year and comparing myself to people on social media who read more than me.
@HalJones
6 ай бұрын
Ofc!! I feel like I can’t not talk about it bc it truly affects me every day it’s just part of the reading experience for me and I know I’m not the only one who deals with it so I love that this can be a space where we can figure out tips and tricks to help together!! 🥹🫶🏼
LETS GOOOO!!! SHE HAS POSTED AGAIN!!! ❤
@HalJones
7 ай бұрын
YAYAYAYA 🥳🫶🏼
always a good day when you post
@HalJones
7 ай бұрын
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Hell yeah girl! I'm so happy to see your subs over 10k! Proud of you!
@HalJones
6 ай бұрын
Thank you sm!!!! 🥳🩷
Thank you for always talking about how your ADHD affects your reading experience. I am an avid reader and i feel like it's my hyperfocus now but for years, despite loving reading my whole life, I just could not finjsh a book. Loved buying and starting books (dopamine hit for both obvs) but didn't finish. Only this year did that change properly and I've had the best reasing year of my life. Keep going ❤
@HalJones
6 ай бұрын
Omg I’m so glad to hear this bc sometimes I feel like o mention it too much and it will be annoying but at the same time it’s something I deal with 24/7 so it’s always affecting me!! I definitely relate to it being much harder to finish a book bc there’s so much less dopamine motivating me lol but I’m so happy for that you had such a good reading year!! I hope next year goes amazing for you as well 🩷
omg i’m reading Caraval rn, and I feel the same as u felt in the beginning, like I’m not really bored, but i’m not completely intrigued. Because of that feeling I can’t get myself the finish it, but since you read it and said it got better, I’m gonna try to finish it.
@HalJones
7 ай бұрын
Omg yes I’m definitely glad that I kept going!! I hope you like it 🩷💕
CONGRATS ON 10K !!
@HalJones
7 ай бұрын
AHHHH THANK YOUUUU 🩷💕
Loving the longer videos ❤❤
@HalJones
7 ай бұрын
I’m so glad 🥰🫶🏼
i love how you always seem to read the same books as me so it motivates me to finish them (reading caraval rn)
@HalJones
7 ай бұрын
Omg how cool?! What are the chances that I keep choosing the same books as you?! lol 🩷🩷
Your nails look amazing! I can’t believe you do them yourself ❤
@HalJones
7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!! 🩷
I just finished Divine Rivals and now I’m almost done with the second one I love them so much!!
CONGRATS ON 10K!!!!!
@HalJones
7 ай бұрын
THANK YOU SO MUCH I CANT BELIEVE IT 😭🥹✨🫶🏼
Omg you are so close to 10k welldone🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@HalJones
7 ай бұрын
AHHHHHH it’s so crazy thank you 🥹🩷💕
Merry Christmas Hal ❤❤
@HalJones
7 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas 🥹🤍✨🎄
I just found you & I’m quite literally obsessed with you!! 🫶🏼💞
Listening while reading is like a cheat code unlocked Tysm for that
@HalJones
6 ай бұрын
Dude it helps so much!!
I KNEW IT i knew youd get 10k followers by the end of the year! also I really enjoyed Divine Rivals as well.
@HalJones
7 ай бұрын
You helped put it into the universe 🥹🫶🏼🩷💕
Merry Christmas my beautiful friend ❤ from my family to yours lots of love ❤ and im currently listening to caraval im about 1 hour in but once i get the book im gonna pick up reading it but im having a hard time listening never really liked audio books but im trying to expand my reading style anyways can't wait to see more videos
@HalJones
7 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas to you too 🥹🥰🤍✨🎄I hope you enjoy the book!! 🫶🏼
I finished Divine Rivals in two days (yesterday afternoon)! I loved it so much I purchased the second book and started reading it today!
@HalJones
7 ай бұрын
Omggg yess I’m SO excited to read the second one!!!
@SweetAngelPinay06
6 ай бұрын
That cliffhanger@@HalJones! It got me wanting to read more! I look forward to seeing your thoughts about the book once you're done reading it!
Hiii. Nail girly here, you have «ski jump nails». You can try to apply your nail tips and on an angle, downward, and fill on the gap (if you get one) with acrylic❤️
@lunajohnsen4596
7 ай бұрын
PS. It is importantly to build an apex especially when doing long nails. Basically making the nail thicker at the stress point of the nail❤
@HalJones
7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this I’m gonna try!!! 🤍🩷
Ur vids are always my favs
@HalJones
7 ай бұрын
This makes me so happy 🥹🫶🏼
Merry Christmas hal 🎉. Really recommend you to read acotar before throne of glass
@HalJones
7 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas 🥰🤍✨🎄
Love the video!!!❤You are literally so pretty. I am reading a book called The book thief. I am so exited to read it, It was be so fun to see you read it❤❤❤
@HalJones
7 ай бұрын
Omg thank you so much 🥹🫶🏼 also I think I might have read that forever ago in school?! I can’t remember lol I hope you enjoy it!!!
Both of these books were 5 star reads for me. Caraval was so fun and whimsical that I couldn't give it anything less than 5 stars & the romance in Divine Rivals was incredible!! Forever loving Iris & Roman
@HalJones
6 ай бұрын
Yesss I will never get over iris and Roman 🥹🩷
Merry Christmas sweetie! 🥰😘
@HalJones
7 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas!! 🥹🥰🫶🏼
You should try gel X nails. I think that will really help hide your lifted nail beds🥰
Came for the book content, and didn't realize I would get nail content too! We've got the best of both worlds here lol
@HalJones
7 ай бұрын
LOL I like the element of surprise. you never know what you’ll get here 😂🫶🏼
SHE'S LITERALLY THAT GIRL LIKE SHES A QUEEN
@HalJones
6 ай бұрын
AHHHHH OMG stop thank you sm?! 🥹😭🫶🏼🩷💕
@user-bk2zm9wp7u
6 ай бұрын
@@HalJones OMGGGGG THE QUEEN ANSWERED😭😭
I didn't get INTO Caraval until the last 100 pages of Legendary 😅 but worth finishing to read OUABH next!
@Jordan.98
7 ай бұрын
the superior series imo!
@HalJones
7 ай бұрын
LOL that’s so funny, I’m so interested to see if I get into legendary faster than caraval!!! I hear so many people say that about once upon a broken heart though so I’m more excited for that!! 🩷
i recently read the caraval trilogy and i really liked it, but then i started the once upon a broken heart trilogy and i finished it in just under a week. it was so good😮💨
@HalJones
6 ай бұрын
Omgggg this makes me even more excited!!
Merry Christmas 🎄.
@HalJones
7 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas 🥹🫶🏼✨🎄
i love your vids🫶
@HalJones
7 ай бұрын
Ahh thank you!!! 🩷
I love love love your videos
@HalJones
7 ай бұрын
Thank you sm 🥹✨🫶🏼
Did you read all of ACOTAR series first before TOG? I am dyyyying to real TOG. But honestly struggling through book 3 of ACOTAR 🤣
@HalJones
6 ай бұрын
I was planning on reading all of throne of glass before acotar!!! But people have been commenting not to do that so now idk what I’m gonna do LOL
I love that stripped white green and red blanket!! where did you find that??
@HalJones
6 ай бұрын
Thank you!! I got it from Sam’s club!!
You love the assassin's blade, it's a beautiful book
@HalJones
7 ай бұрын
I actually started it now and I’m already so invested!
Ive just read Caraval and I lived it by the end but I think my issue was that it is really hard for me to get invested in a book/the characters when you are REPEATEDLY told that basically nothing is aa it seems. Like I didn't want to trust characters when it was assumed they were always lying, so I just didnt care about them, you know? But now I'm excited to read the rest. But def a slow burn for me.
@HalJones
6 ай бұрын
Ohhh that makes sense!!! Hopefully that’s not an issue for me bc I feel like I trust characters way too fast and forget that they’re supposed to be bad or liars lol
Btw just watching intro and say that the caraval trilogy was a prequel to the once upon a broken heart trilogy but caraval came out first. Just wanted to let you know:>
@HalJones
7 ай бұрын
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Please read ACOTAR first before the ToG series. I just finished Assassin’s blade and can’t wait to read the rest of the series
@HalJones
6 ай бұрын
Okay people keep commenting that and now I am SO conflicted!!!! LOL
@claudgata1169
6 ай бұрын
@@HalJones haha trust us, bestie!
Like and share the video 😊
@HalJones
7 ай бұрын
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I keep changing my profile picture but, I commented 10 times and you hearted some, sorry I am late😢❤
@HalJones
6 ай бұрын
Omg seriously no need to apologize thank you for commenting at all it means so much to me!!! 🥹🤍
Sahwnttasmth you too love you too love you too love books 📖 too love you too love got ❤
@HalJones
7 ай бұрын
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ahh your so close to 10k! i finished divine rivals earlier this month and OMG i cannot wait for the second book to come out in 2 days 🥹
@HalJones
7 ай бұрын
Omggg I know it’s so crazy!! 😭 also I realized after the fact that the second one hasn’t even come out yet LOL I’m so excited
@sinamouu
7 ай бұрын
@@HalJonessame! i’m so excited to see what’s going to happen after the ending of the first one 😊