I bought a set of origami papers at my local craft store (daiso).

That is so awesome! I’m glad my journal has inspired you to start your own! I hope you find a great fantasy book club too. Bookclubs are the best. I hope you have so much fun with your journal!

There are so many types of readathons. If you search within KZbin for "Readathon" and then filter to videos posted within a few weeks, that is the way I find the options. Easier readathons would be a self-guided prompt style. Your given all the prompts up front and you read from them throughout the month. Different creators will have fun themes. One I'm looking forward to is Forensic February. Then there are more team based / story ones typically hosted on Discord. The hosts always go into great detail on how to play. Some favorites last year were Magical Readathon (All year), Realmathon (March) and Escape the Readathon (May)

Thanks so much! I’m glad it gave you some inspiration! 😊

It's the only way I can show all my favorites. Haha

I wrote both places down if a book had a few, but I would only write London once, even if 5 of my books took place there. (I’m noticing I wrote Maine twice by mistake).

@@manda_made ohhh thanks! I might still add it to my reading journal :D I have one more page I want to add so why not 2 while I'm at it 😅

Thanks so much 😊

Happy Reading!

So happy you enjoyed the awards! I hope you love Daughter of the Pirate King as much as I do! I will check out your recommendations. What is your favorite T Kingfisher book? I still need to try one of their books.

@manda_made Nettle and Bone was the first one I tried that got me hooked.

Now its all I see when I look at maps! I gotta check where NZ is. 😂 Would love to visit someday. Every photo I see is the prettiest thing.

Thank you! Waterfall pages are so fun. I need to use them more often.

So far so good! I feel like the first book was a lot of set up, but I'm really enjoying it.

Amazing! I love making friends from around the globe. Hugs from Los Angeles! 🌍

Thank you! This was a fun one.

Thanks, I had so much fun making this one! 🤩

Indeed. Sparkles make everything better! ✨

Yay! So glad you enjoyed it! 🖤 I hope it made sense... hahaha

I read The Spectacular by her and LOVED IT. Lions of 5th Avenue was my second favorite, and the Address was fun too. Looking forward to The Stolen Queen!

@ The Address is my fave, followed by Lions.

Yay! So glad you liked it. I loved the theme that G created, so I had to use as many elements as possible. 🎄💜

I want to purchase an actual dagger now as a keepsake.. is that weird? hahaha 😁 good luck with your advent!

Thanks friend! We posted our December wraps on the same day. Twins! 🤩 and I hear you! December was so busy with all the holiday celebrations and hosting family. I really enjoy a cozy December morning with a novella though, so I picked up several this month. Don't Let the Forest In was great! I loved the writing, especially for a YA book, and while I'm not a big horror fan, this one really captivated me. And the cover is GORGEOUS. I'm so mad I didn't buy the edition with the green edges when I saw it. 😂 Hoping that because her first book was a hit, her next book Hazelthorn will get some special editions.

I just took a screenshot on my phone, and then brought them into Canva so I could get the size I wanted.

Thank you so much!! I'm glad my journal gives you some inspiration 🥰

I will not be continuing the readathon videos, but I would still like to incorporate announcements somehow. I may shift that to instagram or my community tab, but haven't decided quite yet. Be sure to check out Pages with Paige's channel though! She also does readathon round-ups.

Thanks, I had so much fun making this one! ✨

So fun!!! I love the Hobbit. My headers are printed on off white cardstock, and then also on white printer paper when I ran out. After I distressed it, they looked pretty similar. The cardstock was easier to distress because it was a thicker paper.

Thank you friend! 🥰 I’m so proud of it.

Yay! Glad to have you here 🖤🌊

Thank you so much!!

For most of the journal I used a light beige colored cardstock, but I ran out of it and switched to white printer paper, and they looked very similar. It is easier to distress the edges on paper of heavier weight though. It was my first time using the tool and I was shocked at how fun and easy it was. 😂

@@manda_made i picked it up at michael's today and im excited to use it!!

Yay! Have fun. (It’s addicting lol)

Steal away, Pirate! 🏴‍☠️🖤 I enjoy having lots of space with an 8x8.

Thanks Icy! The inspiration is mutual.🌟 I saved your reading journal under my "inspo for next year" playlist. hahaha That's my favorite part of the journal community. There are endless ideas to share and make our own. Excited to have another journal pal 🍓

Thank you friend! It's true--- took me a few weeks to put together 😂 but it was so much fun to create. And where is the fun of getting a bingo if it's not a surprise? lol. Thank you for watching and taking a moment to encourage my art. It means the 🌎

YAY! I am SO EXCITED for you to start your own reading journal! You're going to have a blast. 🏴‍☠️ I'm so glad that you fell in love with my 2025 reading journal, but also know that it's taken me years to find "my style." When I first started, I also thought I was not creative or artistic enough to make beautiful journals, but with practice I got better and better. I found my strength lies more in a layouts and scrapbook style journaling, whereas others will paint gorgeous spreads, or use fabulous stickers. Every person brings their own unique beauty to their journals. I look back at my older journals now, and while they may not be as exciting, I am so proud of the girl who made them because she had so much fun doing so. SO... don't discount your creative ability. Just have fun with it and don't be afraid to experiment. 🫶🏻 I am honored that you've chosen to subscribe to my channel, and I hope that my videos continue to inspire you. So glad you're here! Happy journaling. 🖤

Awe! I am so pleased you enjoyed it. It's my favorite journal I've ever made and it was so much fun to do. 🖤

@manda_made absolutely! And it looks incredibly intricate and stylish. Hope you read the best books this year - worthy of this wonderful journal!🥂🌊

@@naastyaaaaaaaaa oh my gosh, thank you. I hope the same is true for you as well!

Thank you for taking a moment to encourage me! 🏴‍☠️🖤 I had so much fun creating this one. It's my favorite journal I've made.

Thank you friend! Glad you enjoyed. 🖤

Yay! SO EXCITED for you to start your first reading journal. You are going to have so much fun with it. You'll see from my past videos that I started small and slowly added/left out things each year that didn't work for me. It's all about trying it out and learning what works for you. I love The Magical Readathon hosted by @bookroast - She hasn't posted the 2025 Adventure yet, but I'm sure she will this week. My other favorites this year were Realmathon (March) by @coverswithcassidy and Escape the Readathon (May) by @bookswithlexie, and Fablen by @thewordn3rd. You can find tons of readathon updates in this discord chat too discord.gg/mAWQ6rvn

YAY! I am so glad. Biggest compliment ever is to inspire you. Steal away, you Pirate! 🏴‍☠️

I am so glad you're enjoying it! 🖤 thanks for taking a moment to encourage me. 🏴‍☠️

Thanks, I'm excited to use it! 🏴‍☠️