spend the day BOOK SHOPPING with me + book haul 📖☕️✨ cozy bookstore vlog!

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hi friends! today, you'll come book shopping with me in panama AND you get a big book haul at the end 📖☕️✨ i'm super excited for you to spend the day book shopping with me, and to read all of these books and letting you know my opinions in due time… we have some fantasy, romance, classics, middle grade, manga, and contemporary books in this video. enjoy!
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when browsing for books to read, i always look for book reviews. but today, i bring you a huge book haul / cozy bookstore vlog that quickly turned into a very chatty video about the books i got recently and me losing my mind over some of the new book releases coming this year. booktube and booktok have buzzed about some of these books… let’s see if i’ll enjoy them. i hope you guys enjoy this one and come out with more books to add to your TBR and some good book recommendations for 2024!
- books mentioned
emma by jane austen
the count of monte cristo by alexandre dumas
the stolen heir by holly black
love on the brain by ali hazelwood
gild by raven kennedy
a psalm for the wild built by becky chambers
barbarian lover by ruby dixon
loathe to love you by ali hazelwood
a silent voice, vol. 1 by yoshitoki oima
moriarty the patriot, vol. 1 by ryosuke takeuchi
nic blake and the remarkables by angie thomas
- timestamps
0:00 intro
2:36 book shopping
7:47 book haul

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  • @miko__1003
    @miko__10032 ай бұрын

    🪑 its oddly comforting to watch booktubers not based in the states because i can relate with the book inaccessibility AND the insane book pricing for english books 🥹 (as a reader from The Philippines) 🤍🤍 loved this vlog!

  • @koalaskrypin

    @koalaskrypin

    2 ай бұрын

    same in sweden

  • @korrynn_nadine
    @korrynn_nadine2 ай бұрын

    The way I immediately knew you were talking about me when you said one of your patrons really loves Fairy Tail before you even said my name.

  • @mimz_

    @mimz_

    2 ай бұрын

    Taste 😌 I love fairy tail too! Can't wait for the 100 year quest anime.

  • @Andrea_Juarez
    @Andrea_Juarez2 ай бұрын

    Bella’s influence on getting so many people (myself included) to read the count of monte Cristo is truly iconic! I hope you enjoy it Mel !

  • @synchronise_living111
    @synchronise_living1112 ай бұрын

    “I’ll get it for $5” me too, me too( I totally would do that 😂)

  • @ArielAntenna
    @ArielAntenna2 ай бұрын

    The Plated Prisoner series is one of my all time favs! The first book Gild is really hard to read and really dark but you gotta get through it to get our main characters backstory, but books 2, 3 and 4 are fantastic!

  • @cheddyju9431
    @cheddyju9431Ай бұрын

    As a reader from Uruguay, I SO relate to the inaccesibility of books and the kind of outlandish pricing :"D

  • @jasminejefferson6630
    @jasminejefferson6630Ай бұрын

    12:21 omg I knew it The moment you said Bella I knew it was gonna be the count 😂😂😂😂 I hope you enjoy it because I actually did like it

  • @rue.h05
    @rue.h052 ай бұрын

    12:36 yes yes yes!! this was my first longest classic that i read last year and enjoyed it so much, thanks to bella as well!!! 😁🪑🪑hope you enjoy it as much as we all did!!

  • @Minniejoonmoon
    @Minniejoonmoon2 ай бұрын

    I just typed book haul into the search bar and this was the first video that popped up and I'm so glad it did!!

  • @martinaschlagl3882
    @martinaschlagl3882Ай бұрын

    Fairy Tail is one of my all time favorite manga/anime series 🥰

  • @Rwebs
    @Rwebs2 ай бұрын

    I will be interested in your Gild journey. I enjoyed books 1-3 but after that it took a big step down in quality and story telling. I didn’t even bother picking up book 5 that came out.

  • @catherinebruno1689
    @catherinebruno1689Ай бұрын

    Persuasion is my favorite Austen novel followed by Pride and Prejudice.

  • @BooksWithJudy
    @BooksWithJudy2 ай бұрын

    Becky Chambers is amazing, I hope you will enjoy it :) I loved the Monk & Robot series, its one of my alltime favorites

  • @deannaelsea9923
    @deannaelsea9923Ай бұрын

    🪑 Love a good day of book shopping!!! I randomly toss that option into any and all plans for the day 😊

  • @fozzymup268
    @fozzymup2682 ай бұрын

    Always love a book shopping video! 💕🪑

  • @Taabea
    @TaabeaАй бұрын

    Same problem here in Switzerland! The books are about 20-25 for a paperback and for a hardback at least 30. Also the variety of english books is lacking 😅

  • @Rollypollyrory
    @RollypollyroryАй бұрын

    Oh I LOVE fairy tail ❤ highly recommend

  • @Vanessa9514__
    @Vanessa9514__Ай бұрын

    Please read the plated prisoner series. It is soo good. The first book Gild is a little hard to get through but her writing gets so much better with each book.

  • @ArielAntenna
    @ArielAntenna2 ай бұрын

    perfect timing! I need 30 minutes to kill before i go to the bookstore!

  • @PeaceLovePaperbacks
    @PeaceLovePaperbacksАй бұрын

    Just found you're channel i'll be back. Loved going with you to the store and just enjoyed you're vibe. Plus the book haul was fun.

  • @koalaskrypin
    @koalaskrypin2 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing your experience, I live in Sweden and read books in both english and swedish and can relate to the prices being higher for english literature, especially current ones. 🪑

  • @anaeliseee
    @anaeliseeeАй бұрын

    just read the second book of the stolen heir series and the first book of the plated prisoner series this month! i honestly liked stolen heir and prisoners throne. the character dynamics were interesting and the plot advanced quickly in my opinion. gild was good but a hard read. not much happens until much later but i understand it’s more of the back story so not much romance yet. definitely intend on continuing the series tho!

  • @lulucollins6173
    @lulucollins61732 ай бұрын

    I love Emma and have that exact edition you got. I think you will absolutely love Emma. It is one of my favorite.

  • @ragansreads
    @ragansreads2 ай бұрын

    Every time I see that you have a new Vlog, I have to watch it immediately!

  • @0706Mely
    @0706Mely2 ай бұрын

    Omg your videos has been on my recommendation for so long and I didn’t know you were from Panama🫶🫶

  • @Pernille842
    @Pernille8422 ай бұрын

    Loathe to love you is so so good! 🪑🪑🪑

  • @Ms.SpookyNerd
    @Ms.SpookyNerdАй бұрын

    Great vlog and haul 📚🥤

  • @Chrissy-cy4os
    @Chrissy-cy4osАй бұрын

    Ahhh love seeing fellow panameñas on booktube🇵🇦🇵🇦much needed representation!!

  • @antoniaflores9570
    @antoniaflores95702 ай бұрын

    I think you will love a psalm for the wild built ❤ I really fell in love with Becky Chambers when I read it

  • @Ssaihra
    @Ssaihra2 ай бұрын

    Seems like it's chenging for the best! Happy for you, hope it get better and better.

  • @whitelotus33
    @whitelotus332 ай бұрын

    love your vids so much! just subbed to the patreon! 🪑🪑🪑

  • @thatcher4633
    @thatcher46332 ай бұрын

    I really like that the books are cling wrapped, there have been so many times my bookstore only has 1 copy and it's so messed up 😢

  • @snelson11
    @snelson112 ай бұрын

    The Stolen Heir was decent! For me, it was a little slow at parts but picks up towards the middle and carries over into The Prisoner’s Throne (very similar to my experience reading Cruel Prince, a little slow but then it got more interesting in Wicked King)

  • @Amanda-zk3cd
    @Amanda-zk3cd2 ай бұрын

    i love the count of monte cristo.

  • @prettyrouge
    @prettyrouge2 ай бұрын

    I think we all got The Count of Monte Cristo because of Bella 😂

  • @courtmreads
    @courtmreads2 ай бұрын

    Just curious, is there a reason all of the books are plastic wrapped at the store? Is it to keep out humidity?

  • @chocolateoreo6489
    @chocolateoreo64892 ай бұрын

    I’m sending you love❤❤❤

  • @sirgnome
    @sirgnome2 ай бұрын

    Emma is really good! Have you read Persuasion? That ones my favorite Austen novel ❤️

  • @mimz_
    @mimz_2 ай бұрын

    🪑 I wanna go on a full rainy day to bookshop too! But alas no stores around here. And also I'm broke 😮‍💨 Classics hardcovers are always so so pretty! I loved a silent voice movie soo much. The stolen heir was such a disappointing. This coming from somebody who LOVES Jurdan

  • @PistachioGold
    @PistachioGoldАй бұрын

    Ayyyee the count of monte christo! that book took me a while to read, but I have faith in you! and omg penguin clothbounds are so pretty!! I also bought Emma, but I chose the penguin English library edition (I love floppy books and the clothbounds can be so heavy ahahah) 💺 🪑

  • @sylwiaoles8686
    @sylwiaoles86862 ай бұрын

    AAAA moriarty the patriot💗

  • @sylwiaoles8686

    @sylwiaoles8686

    2 ай бұрын

    ps: It's Marie Skłodowska-Curie not just Curie, she was quite proud of her name as a polish person💖💖

  • @ScorpioMoon213
    @ScorpioMoon213Ай бұрын

    🫶🏽 Emma! 🪑

  • @cleg78
    @cleg782 ай бұрын

    Book rec I think you will enjoy if you can get hold of it. The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer. This book had me stolen after the first chapter that was a page and a half long. The book cover is stunning. This book in brief is about a Death Doula called Clover, she lives in NY and comes across a feisty old woman called Claudia who has one last wish… I would love to hear your thoughts on this, you really need it on your tbr xx

  • @carmengalicia138
    @carmengalicia1382 ай бұрын

    Mel and Bella crumbs I am livingggg ✨✨✨✨✨

  • @carmengalicia138

    @carmengalicia138

    2 ай бұрын

    🪑🪑🪑

  • @JayGTheAwkwardBookworm
    @JayGTheAwkwardBookworm2 ай бұрын

    The barbarian alien is so good.. yet so bad 😂

  • @nknutson780
    @nknutson7802 ай бұрын

    Love on the brain is my favorite Ali hazelwood ❤ 🪑🎉

  • @salmamohd6025
    @salmamohd6025Ай бұрын

    Here in Egypt, the book accessibility is really bad and really expensive 😢

  • @katinic3125
    @katinic31252 ай бұрын

    I noticed many of the books in the stores looked like they were wrapped in plastic..I would be so annoyed to not be able to flip through the books when I’m shopping! Typically only naughty books are wrapped in the stores lol 😂

  • @blu3_b3rry18
    @blu3_b3rry18Ай бұрын

    I have the fact that books are so expensive. Because i cant buys much books because i have other things to pay for but i really wanna read those books. And i know incan go to a library but in the Netherlands librarys are quite boring. And dont usually have good books in my experience. Soo does anyone has some tips please😢

  • @astoldbykat
    @astoldbykat2 ай бұрын

    Emma remains the only Jane Austen book I haven't read. I definitely plan to one day, but I have a thing with secondhand embarrassment, and I know that one is going to be full of it.

  • @beautifulmama862
    @beautifulmama862Ай бұрын

    ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @readbyria
    @readbyria2 ай бұрын

    🪑when am I NOT book shopping would be the easier question lol

  • @MissMaristella
    @MissMaristellaАй бұрын

    🪑🤎

  • @AncientKombuchaAstronaut
    @AncientKombuchaAstronaut2 ай бұрын

    Becky Chambers groupie here! I just wanted to say I hope you enjoy the Monk & Robot series and if your vibing after the read please give the Wayfarer Series a try. Chambers writes wonderful multi POV character driven stories and in my opinion the embodienment of Sci-Fi Hopepunk. Thats all! 🪑💕

  • @bethmetcalf3447
    @bethmetcalf34472 ай бұрын

    🪑 🪑🪑🪑🪑🪑

  • @hannahclairereads7835
    @hannahclairereads78352 ай бұрын

    Is there a particular reason why you prefer buying books in English instead of Spanish?

  • @celestialreads

    @celestialreads

    Ай бұрын

    Can't speak for Mel, but as someone who speaks several languages, I usually prefer reading books in their original language if I can.

  • @CaroLiaGrace
    @CaroLiaGrace2 ай бұрын

    Do you know why book stores shrink wrap all of their books? That is not really ecological. But love your videos!

  • @Ms.HGL.
    @Ms.HGL.2 ай бұрын

    🪑 🎉

  • @dianka414
    @dianka414Ай бұрын

    I tried to watch Emma last night and it, unfortunately, was boring af 🥴 The book is so pretty but I don’t think I will ever pick it up now 🥲🪑

  • @fabiolaalmazanolivar3034
    @fabiolaalmazanolivar30342 ай бұрын

    🪑🪑 I just got El pequeño estudio de los recuerdos perdidos by Sanaka Hiiragi

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    @ChrissyW02Ай бұрын

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