Sorry you've been hit by the October slide too....oh the fun 😶 I know what you mean about finally accepting your diagnosis/condition, it has only taken me 10 years!! I'm still trying to find the right balance, still trying to figure out pacing and I finally caved and bought my wheelchair so I can keep up with my family. Tho reading helps a lot!! I LOVE graphic novels, they would be perfect for you!! I have a few, one I loved was Alison, but the problem I found some of the text was small, even with my reading glasses on!! I wonder if you might like My Best Friends Exorcism by Grady Hendrix. There is an Audible version of it, I LOVED it. It went way to fast reding it, I finished it in about 3 1/2 days, so it may be what your looking for!! It's creepy, a bit gorey and I had a really great time with it!!! Hope you have a lovely weekend, what ever you get up to!!xx

So nice to see you book shopping 😊📚📚 and love your happiness at getting your books it’s wonderful … I still highly recommend Daisy darker by Alice feeney and Rock paper scissors by her as well I think you can get them on audio .. would love to know what you think …. I have kindle unlimited and I like having it …..and happy birthday 🎉💐💜 …. Really enjoy your videos 💞📖💞

Omg has it really been 5 years? Last I remember you moved and had to give your 2 cats to your parents. I hope you are doing well

So happy you have been able to go shopping in the city and also go into a bookshop and buy books for yourself to read! That selection looks brilliant and cosy 😊

I loved your joy at realising that you could enjoy reading graphic novels and poetry. I look forward to your next video :)

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Your joy at book buying was so wonderful and I’m so happy that you’ve found a way to make it work for you! This was so wonderfully cosy, thank you for sharing! ☺️💛

I loved Jonathan Strange and Mr N but it's 37 hours long and TBH, it could've been pared down quite a lot. The world building and the magic system are wonderful, but my attention wandered. I love that talk about gaming and other non bookish things. I'm sorry to hear you've had a rough month, but I love your attitude. You are very positive ❤

Jonathan Strange is a huge chunkster of a book - so audio wise, it's probably going to be a day's worth of reading at least. I can't remember if it had multiple characters, but I think did struggle to keep up with it. There's a BBC drama of it that might still be on iPlayer to get the story.

Watched this one in bits and pieces today and really enjoyed the relaxed vibe ❤

gosh i love reality tv too it’s addictive trash haha but honestly psychoanalysing strangers at their worst is so fun 💀 what are ur fave shows? reading it in a book does seem fun! i appreciate a long video tbh thanks for sharing! 💗

Lovely vlog! I actually enjoy relaxed ‘slow’ vlogs so I wouldn’t worry about feeling like you have to be doing lots of things - this one is great. Just showing what you’re reading, making coffee, what you’re having for lunch, hanging out with your cats etc is nice to see. It was nice to see your hobby room and your cute cats! Random question but do you give them preventative flea treatment and if so what brand? I’m finding it hard finding a good preventative treatment as Frontline didn’t seem to work!

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Enjoyed seeing what you have been reading and I love the famous five I read a couple this year and I am 61 but they took me back to my childhood and I still enjoy them … I read these as child over and over again. And it’s great that people still read them now 💕📖💕

What a fab idea to catch up with this year before you continue with monthly wrap ups, I will look forward to them 😊 I'm also working through The Famous Five series, I love the nostalgia! Thanks for the enjoyable watch this morning 💜

❤ Really enjoyed your wrap up! I’ve also read Yellowface and Ripe - and Jane Eyre is also my favourite book!

This was such a lovely catch up; I love hearing your reviews and you've read some fab books this year! Thanks for sharing! 😊💛

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You’re making me want to reread Jane Eyre for the 500th time! ☺️💛

I hated The Ten Thousand Doors of January and i've been afraid of trying anything else by Alix E.Harrow since haha

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Hi Katherine! I left booktube around the same time. I remember liking your videos 🥰 life really changes in 5 years ❤

🖤💚 Thank you for this explanation. Our brains and bodys are a complete wonder so fascinating. We as humans never really appreciate it until we cant use something you've always been able too. Have you tried a dark eye patch to help you cut some of the light on street post or to help you read? The reason i ask is because i had a uncle with some similar and he use to wear a patch on his eye to help when reading. Even though he had 1 semi good eye and blind in the other he was able to run his fast food restaurant for many years until one day he just couldn't see properly anymore. 🖤💚

This was so lovely and cosy, thank you for sharing your month with us! And you make a very cute egg! ☺️💛🥚

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wow nice moment

You've really sold The Lives of Puppets audiobook to me! 🥚

Hi Katherine loved the vlog ….. still can’t believe how big your cats have got the last time I saw them they were kittens ….. you said you wanted recomend book with characters with chronic illness I recomend Cornish clouds and silver lining skies by Ali McNamara and the character in that has chronic illness and the author actually suffers chronic illness as well … her books are really good ….. keep doing your videos as I like listening to your opinion of books or what you are reading , at the moment Rewitched by Lucy Jane wood ….. I like your colouring in makes me want to do some myself 😂 ….. take care and look after yourself and just vlog what you feel like doing and don’t put pressure on yourself …. Halloween reading sounds good look forward to that … sorry my coment is very long 😂…💞📖💞

Hi Katherine, hope everyone is well 😻 such a great vlog, but I’m biased as I much prefer these to the other videos. Regarding your question, you should vlog as you please, we’ll still be here! And don’t be bummed about showing us bits of your ‘normal boring life’, I personally love it. It was lovely seeing Gatsby and Daisy 🥰 have a lovely weekend! 🥚🩵

So so so so nice to see you back!!!

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Fab list, thanks for sharing ☺️💛

Sarah means ‘Princess’ ☺️

I love Anne of green gables ❤….. I have the Thursday murder club books here to read as I love cozy murder mysteries exactly the way you explain them … two series I loved one is Jane bolitho first one being snapped in Cornwall such a good series and Dee MacDonald her series starts with A body in the village hall both series are really good 🍂📖🍁

Great list! I couldn't get into The Reading Cure, but wholeheartedly agree with The Thursday Murder Club series and Anne of Green Gables 😊

Hola! It's been awhile girly! Last video of you i believe was when you started your job at the school and you had been having serious panic attacks of getting on the bus you had also just left your bf at that time. Idk how long I've been subscribed, maybe you can tell me lol. Put out whatever your heart desires whatever keeps you motivated don't feel the stress of having to be like everyone else. I mean you never were lol at least not to me. You were reading books no one else was you were doing your own thing. Now I usually just put hearts as my comments so just know that I loved your video if you see them. 💚🖤

this is so funny i’m trying to get back into booktube after 5 years toooo so this was a motivating vid to watch! still hereeee <3 and hello kitties (introducing my cats managed to be my top life update when i filmed lol can’t leave them out) god your illness being dismissed as anxiety and mental health is just fucking ridiculous 🙄 so glad you’re in a place of more clarity and support (i’m hoping?), im sure it’s been such a long and tough journey and good luck as it continues!! 💕 all reading and forms of reading are accepted, your thoughts and feelings are what we wanna hear!!!! to me that’s the difference between the more ‘community’ side of booktube vs the ‘content creators’ haha and as much as i enjoy an aesthetic edit the dialogue in community is so much more fulfilling xx

I used to really enjoy your videos back then, lovely to see you back! Sorry to hear about your health and at the same time as someone who also has chronic health issues, I'm glad you got some answers because I do know that getting to a diagnosis can be hard, especially for young women, exactly as you said. Part of Your World is pretty high on my TBR, I keep hearing great things about it :- )

Great list, happy reading! ☺️💛

OoO saw a new vid and clicked on straight away!! A lovely TBR and some interesting books mentioned!! I would like to recommend The Healing Seasons of Pottery by Yeon Somin , just to add to your book list if you did add it!! I've been listening it on Audible, I've even listened to it in the car and I've nearly finished it, and it goes through the seasons, and it's so wholesome and cosy, and just beautiful. I am in love with this book and I will be getting an actual copy of this as I want to read it!!!! OoOo I'm reading Halloween Party as we speak, it's made me chuckle quite a bit and I'm really enjoying it!! Lol and The Pumpkin Spice Cafe....I must be the only person who doesn't like this book, and the Michiko Aoyama book I've got on my Audible list, looking forward to my next credit!! Have a lovely week, hope it's a gentle one for you!!xx

I have Rewitched which I am looking forward to reading that plus I have The spiced pumpkin cafe as well plus I have that Claire Keegan book to read and have heard really good things about it plus I have the Richard osmon series but haven’t started but I have to start the series …. And now added a few more books from your video 😂😂 I love cozy murder mysteries first one I would recomend and both these are book one in each series the first one is Snapped in Cornwall by Jane Bolitho and A body in the village hall by Dee MacDonald … I enjoyed both series …. 🍁💞📖🍂

Nettle and Bone by T Kingfiser will fit just right in for spooky x fantasy. And for the cozy vibes: Miss Percy's Pocket Guide to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons by Quenby Olson.

Some interesting books there. I have October Witches ready to listen to on Libby and I'm currently about 50 pages off finishing The Last Devil to Die, which has been amazing as usual 🙂

It’s crazy how much we put down to anxiety that actually isn’t, isn’t it! 💕

You explained this so eloquently! I’m so sorry you’re having to deal with this but thank you for taking the time to tell us about it ☺️💛

Hi Katherine, thank you for this video! If you want to chat I was also born with strabismus. I developed double vision after a surgery earlier this year (having not had double vision before - I was suppressing). My experience is very similar to yours! It would be great to hear from you, as I know it's quite rare!

Thankyou so much for this video 😊 i found it really interesting and informative and you have an extremely clear and relatable style of communicating which i thoroughly enjoy! As a fellow chronic illnesser i agree that the act of explaining does help with processing and adapting to life's challenges. I find you very inspirational and look forward to your next video ❤ x

This was really interesting. You explained it really well. I’m sorry you’ve had to deal with this but glad you’ve been able to adapt and find a way to live with it. It had to have been frustrating trying to find out exactly what was causing you difficulties and what could help you.

Thank you for explaining, I think it's important to understand things like this that affect others. Thank goodness for ereaders and audiobooks, so you can continue your loves of books 😊