HELLO! And welcome to my booktube blurb from me Lauren, from Lauren and the Books.
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Will you be doing a June wrap up? It would be great to hear what you read whilst you had a KZread time off!
The Barbie movie is being shown on the big screen on the Folkestone harbour, and I'm so excited! Looking forward to singing along to all the songs!
I've never read any Marian Keyes (never thought it would be my thing), any recommendations for which one to start with as a newcomer
I'd say Rachel's Holiday, it's not the first in the Walsh sister series, but I think it's still early enough not to spoil any earlier books.
You find the most interesting books. I want 100 Happy Poems. What a lovely idea. One poet that makes me happy is Shel Silverstein. I wonder if any of his poems are in there. They are for children but silly adults love them too.
The gifted Jane book you received looks great ... cannot go wrong with her & just imagine what she would have thought if she knew how her appeal has endured.
yay!!!!!😊
We are book cover kindreds. I am also tired of the covers that show the back of a woman with the titles in neon.
Not being much of a romance reader any covers with cartoon or illustrated couples on them are an immediate turn off for me.
I just bought a lemon ginger cheesecake and was a bit hesitant of the ginger part 😬 Make egg salad with all those eggs!! I don’t like movie tie-ins either. Also, I hate those covers with a single woman looking off into the distance or maybe they’ll show her in side-profile. There’s soooo many like that in HF books. And…..if it’s an “ugly” cover, I’m turned off. I’m a cover snob 😅
I agree with everyone else and not a fan when they use film/TV image on the book!
I’ve enjoyed the cake/cookie making in the vlogs and have now bought “The Sweet Roasting Tin” - you have baked a lot of from it - any favourites you can recommend? Thank you for another lovely vlog - my weekly comfort “show”😂
The chocolate and salted caramel muffins have been made many many times and also the tea loaf has gone down very well! Let me know what you make! 😊
@@LaurenAndTheBooks thank you- the rainy weather today is perfect for baking👍
I'm quite turned off my the new style of contemporary romance covers with cartoony illustrations. Mainly because I'm not a fan of contemporary romance so this signals what type of book it would be. I used to say I never like books with a man holding a weapon on the cover but The Stormlight Archives changed this!
Covers - I hate covers that are actual photographs especially of faces. I also can’t stand tv and film covers - the only exception being The Book Thief which in the UK is like an oil painting of the main character
Our dog is obsessed with bees, shes currently sulking by the back door because I made her come in and leave them alone! Loved the video.
I hate stepback covers and any with a permanent sticker.
I dislike book covers that are tie-ins with film/tv adaptations. And I’m not really into photographs of people being used on covers - except for Anne Tyler books, where for some reason it’s ok! I like old paintings on covers the best, especially when there is garish text juxtaposing the art (like you mentioned in one of your other recent videos).
I love ginger biscuits!! My favourite
Also there’s a playlist on Spotify for The Year of Wonder book. 😊
Just spent my time saying to the TV - “close the fridge Lauren!” 🤣 loved spending time with you in your kitchen! 💕😊
David tells me off for this too!
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Yay my favourite KZread content, books, baking and chat ❤❤❤
I really don’t like books where you can only see the back of someone
In the classic movie Casablanca, there's a famous scene where they start singing the Marseillaise -- great movie!
I can’t stand it when the cover has the picture of movie/series 10:46
Yes! Same for me - also when they put the printed 'stickers' on the front saying it is now a Netflix series etc. At least when they used real stickers I had a chance of peeling them off!
I love the routine of these Friday vlogs, they make for a very comforting & wholesome watch 😊
I love the interaction between David and you. Long-time subscriber here. I will always be grateful for the Cosy Reading Nights you did during the Covid times.
Thanks so much for your lovely comment, I often miss the regularity of those Cosy Reading Nights too! ❤
Great vlog, thank you.😊
Find out the detergent your sister used on your pjs ❤
i absolutely love you vlogs! thank you
Hurrah another vlog 🙌❤️🙌
Would you ever consider getting a kindle?
I would have gone with any of the 3 you struggled with lol. The Tarot, Henry VIII, and Gears for Queers. Excited to hear what you think of it and love the bright, fun cover. Adding to TBR. Also, you should read Razorblade Tears soon. It may be too graphic for you but it’s soooo good.
I’m late to watching this! My favourite quote and I think it’s from the book as well but apologies if it’s just in the tv show lol a character in Game Of Thrones says :”my brother once told me, nothing someone says before the word “but” really counts
Hi Lauren, slightly off topic, I've just seen on my insta feed a gadget for period pain called a myoovi and I thought of you. On the website it is Good Housekeeping Institute approved so must be legit. Ignore me if you've tried it already, but felt I needed to mention it ❤
I don't know if they are my _favorite_ quotes of all time, but the two quotes I use as my e-mail signature are the ones that sprung immediately to mind! "I meant," said Ipslore, bitterly, "what is there in this world that makes living worth while?" Death thought about it. CATS, he said eventually, CATS ARE NICE. --Terry Pratchett, "Sourcery" "But one has to make some sort of choice," said Harriet. "And between one desire and another, how is one to know which things are really of overmastering importance?" "We can only know that," said Miss de Vine, "when they have overmastered us." --Dorothy L. Sayers, "Gaudy Night"
i feel the same about Jodi Picoult but this is a good one with a jaw drop moment halfway through and you are best to go in blind I SWEAR it's a stonker
I say that as someone who also doesn't want children and is gender non-conforming, it's a good 'un
Razor Blade Tears is outstanding
I have finally bought “ The sweet roasting tin” after watching all the lovely cakes you’ve made - where should I start? Any favourites you would recommend?
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Yes to choosing the book based on the cover! Would love to see such a series.
I wonder what her would think about the book ( Mr. Fix It and Miss Sue ). It is. no nonsense coming of age story where the brat dose not get her why. Book overview: This is the poetic tale of Miss Sue, a contentious young woman no matter what a father and mother would do. In trying to raise a proper woman of dignity and respect, what she became as she grew up was something they did not expect. So what are the parents to do when they are down to their last wit, and realize they have no choice but to send for Mr. Fix It. ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Enjoy this way of choosing a book. Don’t do it every time. I explained it to our book club now we occasionally choose our next read this way. Thank you for showing this method.
Please read the whalebone theatre - it is lovely 🥰
How appropriate - I am currently (re) reading Yellowface 💛
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The third book by Alison Weir came out recently, “The Passionate Tudor: The Story of Queen Mary I.” I really think you would like this one. Mary was a tragic person in history because of the life her father created for her. His insatiable desire for a male heir. She ultimately became Queen but the road was not easy. She would be known as Bloody Mary. She was her father’s daughter.
My fave quote is from The Road by Cormac McCarthy, the father about his son - ‘He said: If he is not the word of God God never spoke’. So heartbreakingly tender. Speaking of the election and Bridget Jones in one vid, have you heard that apparently Helen Fielding based Mark Darcy on KEIR STARMER as they moved in similar circles in London in the 90s?? It could be an urban myth/unverified internet rumour but it is scarily plausible 😂
Razorblade Tears has had rave reviews. It’s about two dads seeking revenge for the murder of their sons who were a married couple. Elena Knows is a marvellous book. The main character is battling with Parkinson’s. It’s now been made into a film. Indelicacy is on my shelf unread still. Dara MacNulty is a neurodivergent writer. The audio you’d probably love.
I love Trollope and have read the complete Chronicles of Barsetshire twice over the years ...