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✨milestones✨ [y-m-d]
1st upload 2024-03-02
100 subs 2024-03-23
200 subs 2024-04-13
300 subs 2024-06-12

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  • @melslittlebooknook
    @melslittlebooknook4 күн бұрын

    I have mixed feelings about The Honey Witch but I loved the setting. I really struggle with Allison Saft’s work. Her books always have the most interesting premises and they just fall short 😢

  • @latifaalzaini6025
    @latifaalzaini60255 күн бұрын

    Girly stop now i wanna read M is for Monster SO BADDDD, thank u for adding one more book to my never ending tbr 😭😭❤

  • @Momo-vh2xe
    @Momo-vh2xe10 күн бұрын

    I VOLUNTEER

  • @readbypaula
    @readbypaula6 күн бұрын

    HAHAHAH MOMOOO MY LOVEE 💖💖💖

  • @azizchkour6106
    @azizchkour610610 күн бұрын

    Nice

  • @eleventeenlovehallows4066
    @eleventeenlovehallows406612 күн бұрын

    Book girl 😳😳

  • @TheLinguistsLibrary
    @TheLinguistsLibrary14 күн бұрын

    Ursula Le Guin is a giant!!! Anyone gushing over her is a friend. Did you read 'The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas'?

  • @readbypaula
    @readbypaula6 күн бұрын

    YES! i've only read The Unreal & the Real so far and i'm already in love with her!! 💖💖 is the one you mentioned one you would recommend? 👀👀

  • @TheLinguistsLibrary
    @TheLinguistsLibrary14 күн бұрын

    Hi Paula! So nice to see you here, subscribed. Love that you are a versatile reader

  • @readbypaula
    @readbypaula6 күн бұрын

    aaahh thank you so much!! you're so sweet 💖💖

  • @danielaamaro5210
    @danielaamaro521016 күн бұрын

    The Wandering Book was meant to find you ❤️

  • @readbypaula
    @readbypaula15 күн бұрын

    honestly I believe that too 🥹 hope you love reading this book once it travels back to you 💖💖

  • @user-lg1yq7td4h
    @user-lg1yq7td4h17 күн бұрын

    You're a trendsetter, everyone wants to be like you.

  • @emiliachapper5335
    @emiliachapper533517 күн бұрын

    unpopular decision but i’m such a kindle girly

  • @ADragonsHoardofBooks
    @ADragonsHoardofBooks18 күн бұрын

    That is an interesting cover.

  • @Edith-su5vl
    @Edith-su5vl18 күн бұрын

    This is easy. Dont have a Kindle. If it was talking about ebooks and audiobooks? Im on the ground deceased

  • @Hi_Bridget
    @Hi_Bridget18 күн бұрын

    If you like those then read light lark by Alex Aster! It’s really good❤

  • @readbypaula
    @readbypaula18 күн бұрын

    honestly I've heard so many mixed reviews about it I'm scared to read it 😩

  • @Hi_Bridget
    @Hi_Bridget17 күн бұрын

    @@readbypaula It’s really good and even if you don’t like it then you know but if you do…

  • @sandeshaattanayake7640
    @sandeshaattanayake764019 күн бұрын

    what books are those? i'd like to read them!

  • @readbypaula
    @readbypaula18 күн бұрын

    they're Starling House by Alix E. Harrow and A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams, the vibes are quite different but they have a lot of similar themes 🥰

  • @sandeshaattanayake7640
    @sandeshaattanayake764018 күн бұрын

    @@readbypaula thank you! ♥️

  • @kiersten-zy5cj
    @kiersten-zy5cj19 күн бұрын

    If you like that trope i recommend reading A Curse so Dark and Lonely

  • @readbypaula
    @readbypaula18 күн бұрын

    i've never heard of that one, i'll def write it down! 💖

  • @ADragonsHoardofBooks
    @ADragonsHoardofBooks19 күн бұрын

    I love the Phineas and Ferb audio. 😊

  • @readbypaula
    @readbypaula18 күн бұрын

    genuinely one of my favorite childhood shows 🥰

  • @ADragonsHoardofBooks
    @ADragonsHoardofBooks18 күн бұрын

    @@readbypaula Same!

  • @melslittlebooknook
    @melslittlebooknook19 күн бұрын

    Why are those always my favorite

  • @readbypaula
    @readbypaula18 күн бұрын

    they just hit differently 😌

  • @user-sq3bc9ml4t
    @user-sq3bc9ml4t20 күн бұрын

    You look like grace tutty

  • @davidwalker8195
    @davidwalker819520 күн бұрын

    If you're not smart enough to make that decision, I should hope so.

  • @readbypaula
    @readbypaula20 күн бұрын

    hi! if your comment is supposed to be about politics, as I said in the description, I just used the audio for the joke, this post is not a political statement, i'm not even american (also wow that was rude). And if your comment wasn't about politics, it's just book preferences, chill (still rude tho)

  • @davidwalker8195
    @davidwalker819520 күн бұрын

    @@readbypaula Meant to be rude. (To highlight your ignorance) Making videos about a country's politics you aren't even a part of.... need attention much?

  • @readbypaula
    @readbypaula20 күн бұрын

    just wanted to clarify that I was not sharing a political opinion in case you hadn’t understood it 😊 and to let you know that commenting that type of thing is quite rude, you never know what somebody is going through, but since your intention was to hurt anyways, I hope that satisfied you 🫶🏼 if you’re trying to pick a fight here you’re not gonna get it, please be mindful and kind next time you interact with strangers on the internet (especially if they haven’t done anything to deserve your hate) 💕 oh and thanks for helping with the engagement of my channel!!

  • @davidwalker8195
    @davidwalker819519 күн бұрын

    @@readbypaula Newsflash: EVERYONE is going through something. Especially those subject to J. Bidens policies. (Me). So maybe you should think that through before making a political message "that isn't about politics"

  • @jessicacass1783
    @jessicacass178320 күн бұрын

    ❤❤❤. Tough times.

  • @zachcurry5832
    @zachcurry583220 күн бұрын

    And we wonder why everything is broken. There is no representation.

  • @readbypaula
    @readbypaula20 күн бұрын

    as I said in the description I just used the audio for the joke, if your comment is supposed to be about politics, this post is not a political statement, i'm not even american 🫶🏻

  • @reicherumalfoy
    @reicherumalfoy20 күн бұрын

    kindle, because I've only used it twice. I use the library account, and only read ebooks if that's the only way I can read them, I prefer physical

  • @readbypaula
    @readbypaula20 күн бұрын

    I always thought i'd be a physical book girly, but the kindle is just so convenient 😫, I mostly get my library books there cause it's hard to find english editions in physical bookstores where I live 😢

  • @YarnLoversUnite
    @YarnLoversUnite20 күн бұрын

    Physical books personally because it feels better reading in a book than reading a screen❤️

  • @pheonixspark8314
    @pheonixspark831420 күн бұрын

    I was gonna say cause of the smell of the books but yeah that to

  • @YarnLoversUnite
    @YarnLoversUnite20 күн бұрын

    @@pheonixspark8314 FOR REAL THOUGH

  • @readbypaula
    @readbypaula20 күн бұрын

    yeah honestly I LOVE physical books, but kindles are just so convenient 😫

  • @grout6924
    @grout692421 күн бұрын

    one of them is actively trying to end democracy and establish a christian theocracy and the other one is a bumbling old man with bad foreign policy. yeah, i think i'll go with joe biden. they're both terrible, but they can't even be compared.

  • @readbypaula
    @readbypaula20 күн бұрын

    as I said in the description I just used the audio for the joke, it's not a political statement, i'm not even american 🫶🏼

  • @LibrariesandLattes
    @LibrariesandLattes26 күн бұрын

    Once Upon a Broken Heart was so fun! Beach Read is my favorite Emily Henry so I hope you love it (after you read Happy Place)! I also want to read Gods of Jade and Shadow 😊

  • @readbypaula
    @readbypaula24 күн бұрын

    i've heard such great things about Once Upon a Broken Heart!! 💖💖 (well, at least the first too books oop) and I've heard so much about Beach Read being like the fan favorite, I'm really feeling the fomo 😂

  • @azizchkour6106
    @azizchkour610627 күн бұрын

    Carry on 👍🏻👍🏻

  • @girisimyolculugu
    @girisimyolculugu27 күн бұрын

    📚 👏👏

  • @melslittlebooknook
    @melslittlebooknook27 күн бұрын

    Gods of Jade and Shadow and Happy Place are also on my TBR!

  • @readbypaula
    @readbypaula24 күн бұрын

    Gods of Jade and Shadow is my next read!! i'm really hoping I'll like it! 💖

  • @Theonetherian
    @Theonetherian27 күн бұрын

    Now

  • @Preppy_Equestrian24
    @Preppy_Equestrian2428 күн бұрын

    Well as long as it’s not borrowed or a library book. It’s fine to write in it!!❤❤

  • @user-zb4hn9kb1e
    @user-zb4hn9kb1e28 күн бұрын

    no I would never

  • @iamsongforsomeone994
    @iamsongforsomeone99428 күн бұрын

    I write on a piece of paper and write what page it is and mark it with a sticky note. I hate writing in my books.

  • @user-po6fr6sz7b
    @user-po6fr6sz7b28 күн бұрын

    Via work u. Bcuuhguf

  • @MobbyLug
    @MobbyLug28 күн бұрын

    Could also do all of your written annotations on sticky notes, then stick them on the page. That way you are *not* writing on the book page.

  • @MobbyLug
    @MobbyLug29 күн бұрын

    I don’t think I could bring myself to write in my own book. Let alone someone else’s book.

  • @JessieBlank
    @JessieBlank28 күн бұрын

    Same

  • @shroomnatic
    @shroomnatic29 күн бұрын

    this sounds like fun actually whoa

  • @LibrariesandLattes
    @LibrariesandLattesАй бұрын

    I also read Funny Story in May and loved it so much!! I really want to read My Brilliant Friend. And Yellowface was so good! I loved it but definitely did not love June, haha she’s the worst

  • @readbypaula
    @readbypaula29 күн бұрын

    yayy we have a very similar taste in books then! 💖 and yeah, honestly if anyone liked June... we need to talk hahah

  • @LibrariesandLattes
    @LibrariesandLattes28 күн бұрын

    @@readbypaula we do!! Haha yep, I kept covering my face and shaking my head at everything she was doing 😳😬😆

  • @melslittlebooknook
    @melslittlebooknookАй бұрын

    Yeah check & mate did not feel like YA

  • @readbypaula
    @readbypaula29 күн бұрын

    definitely not! like I enjoyed it but I sure don't think it should be marketed as YA, I've read adult romances with way less sexual content 😅

  • @modrockz
    @modrockzАй бұрын

    Honestly you are so brave for reading a whole classic during a 24 hour readathon, I could never 😂 This video was so much fun! I really enjoyed it, I can’t wait to see more 24 (or 48 😏) hour readathons in the future 🤭

  • @readbypaula
    @readbypaulaАй бұрын

    honestly I just used the readathon as an excuse to finish that book, I was not finding the motivation 🫠 and thank you so much! I'm so happy you liked it 💖💖 (pls bestie I almost died, do not mention 48h readathons to me 😂)

  • @_ShaTheSheep
    @_ShaTheSheepАй бұрын

    Same

  • @wextercise7790
    @wextercise7790Ай бұрын

    I literally can’t do classics in summer 😭 they are made for winter and autumn

  • @readbypaula
    @readbypaulaАй бұрын

    exactly!! it's too hot for classics! I do try reading shorter ones if I can, but it's just so hard 😭😭

  • @AstridNyx
    @AstridNyxАй бұрын

    Me looking at my Leo Tolstoy books that i swore i was going to read and not ignore

  • @readbypaula
    @readbypaulaАй бұрын

    no fr, i've got so many classics in my bookshelves I haven't even touched 😭😭 it's just so hard for me to read them when the weather is SO hot 😫

  • @SammiCantRead
    @SammiCantReadАй бұрын

    YAY im so glad you loved Funny Place!! I also adored it so much. Miles was a character I loved I was genuinely shocked that people didn't enjoy him that much. Great video as always Paula!!

  • @readbypaula
    @readbypaulaАй бұрын

    RIIIGHT? like what did poor Miles do?? 😭😭 just saw in your video that you also gave Funny Story 5 stars!! 💖💖 this month's buddy read was definitely a good one! and thank you so much!! I enjoyed your video too, I loved seeing your annotations! 🫶🏼🫶🏼

  • @WhereTfIsBambi
    @WhereTfIsBambiАй бұрын

    Whatre those sticky notes you’re using? Where did you buy them from? 💗💗

  • @readbypaula
    @readbypaulaАй бұрын

    they're sticky tabs! I usually just search for them on amazon and there's a lot of options, I always try to choose the ones that come with like a ruler but that's just a preference! 💖

  • @ambermashalreads
    @ambermashalreadsАй бұрын

    Ooh that looks really interesting! Absolutely adore studio ghibli!

  • @readbypaula
    @readbypaulaАй бұрын

    I love studio ghibli too! 💖 This is part of a biography duology, I read the first one while I was at college studying animation and really liked it! Miyazaki's mind is truly something else 😂

  • @ambermashalreads
    @ambermashalreadsАй бұрын

    @@readbypaula that's super cool! I wanted to go to school for animation for a bit as well! Learned I don't have thatttt much patience lol

  • @evelyn1541
    @evelyn1541Ай бұрын

    Omg how are you liking Yellowface?? I just got Babel by that same author and I can't wait to start :)💛

  • @readbypaula
    @readbypaulaАй бұрын

    I'm liking it a lot! it's definitely very entertaining to follow such a "hateable" main character 😂😂 Babel is one of my favorite books ever!! it didn't work for some people, but the way it was written 100% worked for me (I can't help it, I love books with footnotes) so excited for you to read it!! 💖💖

  • @leticiaperiz
    @leticiaperizАй бұрын

    Absolutely loved this video! Super entertaining and original ❤

  • @ambermashalreads
    @ambermashalreadsАй бұрын

    Ooh this was such a fun idea!! Hope you end up loving the books! Now I wana do this😆

  • @readbypaula
    @readbypaulaАй бұрын

    thank youu! 💖 it was definitely fun! and also took out the difficulty of choosing since I'm so indecisive 😭😭 I'm so excited to tell my friends about the books they chose, you should definitely try it!! 💖💖

  • @ambermashalreads
    @ambermashalreadsАй бұрын

    trueee, also super indecisive 🥲

  • @melslittlebooknook
    @melslittlebooknookАй бұрын

    I’ve heard amazing things about The Stationary Shop. I really want to get The Starless Sea

  • @readbypaula
    @readbypaulaАй бұрын

    samee!! I know both @AClockworkReader and @throneofpages loved it so I'm excited (but also scared 😅) and I've heard great things about The Starless Sea by friends too! 💖

  • @floraandfable
    @floraandfableАй бұрын

    t’s funny because I actually read a few books that were in this video. I read bunny, and really liked it, its very weird, but interesting. Know my name is on my tbr, I really want to read it. I also read the starless sea, but omg I did not enjoy this book, I understand why people like it, but it was boring in my opinion, and I don’t understand what was happening 🥲 I read the Stationary Shop with my grandma, I wouldn’t call this book a romance to be honest. It was very beautiful, and moving. I love food descriptions in this book, so I hope you will read it eventually, because it’s definitely worth it💐 Next time you should only give your friends descriptions of the book, so they don’t pick base on cover 😂

  • @readbypaula
    @readbypaulaАй бұрын

    omg you're so sweet, I really love when people tell me what they thought about books I'm about to read 🥹🥹 aahh i'm so excited now to read Bunny and The Stationery Shop, they've definitely moved up on my priority list!! 💕💕 and yeah, maybe next time I can play around with how I show my friends the options, but tbf I do also sometimes choose books based on cover so 😂