big unhaul & bookshelf reorganisation 🐝

[@joanafreitas7263]

one way you can keep memories attached to the book and not keep the book is using a reading journal, and not only take notes about the book itself, but also of the reading process! great video, love your content!

[@feelswriter]

And add a miniature book cover!

[@biatheway3342]

yes but I want the booooook 😭 **whiny hoarder baby voice**

[@koiaey]

@@biatheway3342 get help then

[@user-qu8zs7vs1x]

@koia You sound like you have issues

[@readiculousreads4164]

I say go with keeping the 4-5 star ratings on your shelves and then slowly build up a beautiful full library of only books you adore. That's my dream library, books that have memories, but also were books I truly loved.

[@linniebee]

this is my plan too!

[@dianacantwriteanything]

Leonie: "I'm not a graphic designer" Also Leonie: has the most ✨beautiful✨ thumbnails I have ever seen in my entire life

[@MargaretPinard]

SERIOUSLY

[@ellajadepetty296]

I thought you meant her thumbnails on her hands for a sec and I was like ???? 🤣

[@ling_a_bling]

her interior design is so aesthetically pleasing too

[@Space.Panda1805]

@@ellajadepetty296 Me too 😂 I needed to Google it

[@KristinKravesBooks]

It's amazing how we can attach memories to books! I feel that so much!

[@laurencebretont.9799]

book recommandation to spinning silver/uprooted: The Winternight trilogy (The Bear and the nightingale) by Katherine Arden! Russian folklore/history, soft magic, ATMOSPHERIC, perfect for winter, mc that you will root for etc. The 1st book is slow but the rhythm pick ups for the 2nd and 3rd. All the books are around 300 pages so you won’t get discouraged. One of my favourite series💕

[@laviestbelle3760]

She already read The Bear and the Nightingale 😊

[@wingcastlereads5657]

I relate so hard to the feeling of keeping a book just so that people will think I am wellread when they see I have it 🤦‍♀️

[@happyjellycatsquid]

Does that ever happen though ? Whenever I have people over they don’t give a shit about my bookshelf and just remark that I « must read a lot », they definitely don’t tale a gander at my classics’s shelf 😆 Are my friends just weird ?

[@sin3358]

@@happyjellycatsquid they probably don't read is all lol. They always say that Shiz. I can have a collection of the smuttiest romance books and they'll think "oh she reads" and never notice the theme

[@carole5648]

i read alot, my husband doesn't, but he likes the bookshelf so people think he reads too 😂 back in the day i thought "oh it's cool to have that book" but now that i'm "old" i really don't care, i'd rather have all books i love so that literally anything someone comments on i can say "it was great you should read it!"

[@happyjellycatsquid]

@@sin3358 Right ? Like I feel like most people are like this, unless you made your friends in a bookclub or something most people will just be impressed that you read and not think twice about what’s in your bookshelf ahah

[@bookswithlau]

Leonie's videos are always the highlight of my Sunday ✨

[@TheBookLeo]

[@ChemicalPenguinn]

they're the highlight of mine too!

[@Chloe_R]

I also struggle with the want to have a wall of bookshelves filled with books but I realized I had a lot that I knew I would never pick up again so it felt pointless to keep them. But I still kinda want a personal library. It's a constant struggle

[@macieleann1990]

yaaay leonie was my first booktuber and now that’s all i watch anymore love her 🥹🫶🏻

[@AExplorer888]

I really do enjoy watching you talking about books.

[@nevskislake]

My heart hurt a little when you unhauled Night Film, but, on the other hand, I am starting to calculate how long certain books have been sitting on my shelves, and I need to have an honest conversation with myself about my desire to read those books. LOL!

[@allisonshewfelt]

Same night film is one of my favorite books!

[@sin3358]

I only started buying classics recently because 1. I want to collect those and 2. I know I'm going to read those. Everytime I see a hella pretty cover on the bookshelf of my local bookstore, I have to kill myself because I have to return it back to its original place and leave it be, knowing someone else will probably buy it. I have, currently, maybe 7-9 books I've bought that I haven't finished reading. I have like 2 books I got as presents and one I want to read, it's by Borges, but it's short stories and I'm not the biggest fan of those, and the other is a romance story by Nora Roberts I believe? Which I had no idea was so famous cause I see her books EVERYWHERE!!! but yeah, I'm struggling hahahahah

[@emilyeleanor1213]

Honestly, I dont see why people are so obsessed with giving away or selling so many of their books even if they'd rather keep a larger personal library. Like, its okay to collect books! Thats not a flaw and its not irresponsible.

[@multimedia7034]

agree so hard!!

[@teawithtyge]

i have soooo many books that i’ve read and liked but don’t feel like rereading and i feel guilty about it but like why should i feel guilty 😭😭

[@sillywhimsyy]

i dont think the word is “obsessed” just cleaning out our bookshelves why u so mad😭✋🏼i'd love to collect tons of books but im broke let us get rid of books man, selling books we dont like so we get back some money and space for better ones

[@AllisonJones1875]

Mostly it's that they'd like a large collection of books that they like, or like enough that they'll reread them.

[@emilyeleanor1213]

@@sillywhimsyy I feel like you took my comment the wrong way. I agree that 'obsessed' is too strong a word- what im trying to say is that i dont think collecting books as a hobby is inherently wrong. Ive seen many, many booktokers seem to feel pressured to give away or sell their books and I dont understand why. People collect lots of things, books are no different. Its not irresponsible to have a full personal library. Im not sure why you felt like you had to defend yourself from my comment, but it wasnt meant to be accusatory :)

[@itsjustamy1876]

Cute bookshelf setup! Do you by any chance have plant tour video? I can't keep my eyes off them...all so prettyyyy

[@ginnieliebherr4245]

I love a book unhaul! Looks so good at the end

[@UltimateGuidetoWoodworking]

Fits well into my space, I painted the back green. It's very easy to customize just the back if that's something you want to do. I would suggest sanding it first before painting, I got a little impatient. The shelves kzbin.infoUgkxM8H4CjCb79vzeyvgaFMdzmLm88oVFPMkare pretty small so keep that in mind if you're going to have it horizontal that some books won't fit. I like the snug look that it has. Good small shelf if you don't have much space, but not too small. Simple to put together, though you'll need your own tools, a screwdriver and a mallet/hammer, it's easiest to do with another person.

[@Rachel-6016]

Hey!! The Bear and the Nightingale has very similar vibes to Novak’s whimsical nature-y fairytales with a darker twist!

[@silfon4523]

I love your videos so much, you always give off these good and calm vibes and your whole autumn aesthetic is what keeps me sane even in summer lol (I hate summer weather) please keep doing these kind of videos!!

[@Yenris]

I recently sold a bunch of my books as well and it made me so incredibly happy to see how excited the buyers were to receive them!

[@pendragon2012]

Leonie, this was the video I didn't know I was waiting for! Thanks. You're a hero of mine--not just being able to read so much for enjoyment while excelling at academic pursuits, but being open and honest with us. I hope you are well and your summer is winding down well! Just remember Lear's plea: "Deny not nature more than nature's needs/Man's life as cheap as beasts!" Have you looked into Matt Larkin's "Cycle of Eschaton" series? There's multiple. "Gods of the Ragnarok Era" tells a grittier, human-based retelling of the apocalypse myths of the Norse, then "Tapestry of Fate" is a prequel series based on Greek mythology, and "Queens of Mana" a sequel series based on Polynesian mythology. I think you'd like it.

[@Hannah_Lynch]

If you liked Naomi Novik’s books and haven’t tried the Winternight trilogy (The Bear and the Nightingale) i would highly recommend them!! They’re so so good!

[@mothumn]

I also have an original copy of the atlas six and honestly i wasnt a big fan of it then when i looked it up a week after i got it i saw that they werent for sale anymore and now people are selling the original versions for over a hundred dollars online

[@djezmin_o]

Books that reminded me of Spinning Silver are The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden & The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid! Both wonderful wintery fairytale-esque stories with fierce female characters.

[@fearthelight.5766]

you getting rid of night film after so long feels like the end of an era for us leonie stans i swear

[@harumir7260]

I don’t want to make you hold on to books more in general but I feel the need to share this story: I had a book on my tbr for 10 years, 10 YEARS, but I kept it because I was still interested in it. Last year I read it and it was my favorite book of the year. The message: don’t get rid of books because you feel obligated to do so. Listen to your heart 💜 hihi

[@poptablady]

One way to "detach" from storing the physical item but still recall the memory is to take a picture (much smaller and can be stored digitally). You could start a Word document on your computer including the pictures there along with a paragraph about the memory.

[@Lokster71]

Nice video. I'm always interested in seeing people struggling over what books to keep and what to get rid of. It made me want to reorganise my books but I've got 1652 books in this room (I put them all on a spreadsheet so I know that's the definitive number) so if I start it'll be a whole day and half way through there will be a pile of books on the floor/bed/chair and I'll be wondering what the hell I started! But your room looks much more visually pleasing than mine. Mine is just like someone stuck a bed in a library.

[@feelswriter]

Decide on the spreadsheet, then implement!

[@luiiiandmovieee]

Wow that's a lot of books! Have you already read all of them?

[@Lokster71]

@@luiiiandmovieee I've read about 60% of them. I'll get to the rest. Probably.

[@luiiiandmovieee]

@@Lokster71 Good luck :)

[@taylorsonnier1018]

If you have over 1000 books it is considered a library. (i think)

[@May-bd6dv]

the romance books colors looks soooo pretty

[@EvelynHoskins-cb1qi]

This was so good it inspired me to finally reorganize my room.

[@giuliabalbi8034]

I love bookshelf tours/unhauls, and one for you it's just great!

[@voidmishka9877]

Small Favors, Winterwood, A Far Wilder Magic, An Enchantment of Ravens, The Bone Houses and Gilded by Marissa Meyer have similar vibes to Naomi Novik's books.

[@pati351]

What a lovely video! I always come to your channel when I need comfort and you always make me feel a little better.

[@AExplorer888]

I'm glad that I'm awake every time you upload a new video.

[@sincerelyels]

Loved every bit of this ✨ Was so cosy and just want to say I know the feeling of wanting to keep a book that you don’t necessarily like because of the perceptions others might have ( well read …). Also I find that a lot of people just put the bookmarks in books they donate, I’ve gotten so many that way 😅💕✨

[@gazdiklilla]

Ohmygod new videoooo I just can't sleep, listening to too sad music. Saw this and couldn't be happier Thank you really much for alwys making my day with new videos, stories, posts etc.

[@pretentioussunshine]

This is the best kind of video📚 I have watched your last unhaul approximately a hundred times and I'm so happy to finally have a new comfort video😅😇 I have a video idea: maybe do a reading vlog where you read the two or three oldest books on your tbr I just started a series like this and my plan is to basically get my tbr down to zero and now I just want to see other people read their year old books as well😅

[@bookthoughtswitheilish]

Your shelves look so good! I'm impressed with your TBR stack, mine is out of control 😅

[@Fiona_Co]

I have so much nostalgia for the Harry Potter books, but I honestly don’t think I’d be able to read them for the first time as an adult and knowing everything I do about JKR now. So I completely see where you’re coming from.

[@mayrarara]

I did a reread of them recently (as an adult) & if you want to hold on to that nostalgia, I don’t recommend re-reading bc I noticed *a lot* of things I didn’t as a kid

[@Fiona_Co]

@@mayrarara good to know !

[@CJ-wf8ve]

What do yall mean why what happened?!

[@J_R186]

I loved Harry Potter as a child and I still love the books. But I´d never buy new copies of them now. I think getting them from a used bookstore is a good idea if someone wants to read them without supporting the author.

[@ayesha36]

@@mayrarara Agreed, it doesn't really hold up as an adult. Author being ridiculous aside, the writing just isn't that great.

[@ReadingNymph]

Love how your shelves look! I enjoy reorganising my shelves often and making space for new books

[@liezpiez]

Kind of hoping you‘re keeping An Ember in the Ashes 😅 it’s my absolute favourite series and I think you would really like the next three books 🙊 also this video motivates me so much to get rid of some books that gathered dust on my shelves!

[@johnsaxongitno4life588]

I am crying 😭 while watching this video as i can not give up my books 📚 love you and your amazing channel please stay safe and enjoy your reading love your family friend John xxxx

[@anwi198]

The think she said about HP, melted my heart, cause that's exactly what l am going through, and like her l have also just read the 1st book

[@ba-gg6jo]

I find it almost impossible to get rid of books, the bookcases became full about a decade ago. So I have started stacking them on the floor, there are now so many stacks I have almost forgotten the colour of the carpet in the sitting room. If nothing else it saves on hoovering. Enjoy your reading everyone.

[@booklover6596]

I adored this video for sure my favourite video of the month!

[@ravent3016]

Marie Kondo says to take a photo of something you hold dear so you can have the memory after letting the object go. For me, I ask if the book is a favorite and keep those treasures. If I disliked a book, I let it go, preferably in a Little Free Library or Half Price Books. If I haven't finished the series, I will keep the ones I have read. I like to re-read or skim when a new book in a series comes out. I let gift books go to good new homes. I destash nonfiction that is too dated. The most important question for me is whether I think I will re-read a book. I am a habitual re-reader, and I mood read when I want to be in a certain frame of mind. I have a lot of comfort reads. When I have a favorite author I will buy all their books, and only if I really dislike a book will I destash. I keep my TBRs the longest and I have a lot of unread books because of that. It's hard for me to let go of unread books.

[@rachooexplores]

One of my favourite books is Uprooted and I’ve been in search of atmospheric fairy tale-esque/folklore centred stories since. I’d recommend Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier if you haven’t read that one - it is a slower paced novel but it builds an incredible atmosphere and explores a nature setting in real depth - it’s almost like a character in the story 🍃

[@leslettresdereine]

What a great video ! Your bookshelf looks super cute and organised. This is the kick in the butt I need to get started reorganising mine !!

[@marianacorreia2449]

It looks so pretty omg 😍😭 I wish my physical TBR was as small as yours

[@luiiiandmovieee]

Same! You don't wanna see my tbr on Audible ... and that's just the audio books. I wish my lifetime would fit the size of my tbr

[@marianacorreia2449]

@@luiiiandmovieee i'm glad I don't listen to audiobooks 🤣 my goodreads + physical tbr are enough stress

[@luiiiandmovieee]

@@marianacorreia2449 yeah that's right. But I'm faster with finishing audiobooks than physical books so that's great

[@random23287]

For naturey fairytale type books with a dark twist, you might like Graceling by Kristin Cashore. Very atmospheric, not sure about the fairytale esque aspect but it does have a bit of a twist.

[@komaedacoffee4298]

I could unhaul a lot of books but my parents would be mad like 'why did you buy it if you get rid of it?' 😂 they don't understand

[@limeparticle]

Konmari got like 2/3 of my books a few years back, there are a few I miss now but overall it turned out good. (She also got most of my furniture, I’m still sort of reeling from that.)

[@TinyGhosty]

I LOVE your shirt from the intro!

[@KYX1994]

This was so interesting to watch and the organised library looks amazing!

[@iheartfantasyM]

I recommend The Bear and the Nightingale since you asked for dark, atmospheric fairytale-like books 🧡

[@MinMin-kq2zn]

Watching your video was the high light of my day❤️

[@amelies4076]

I love this video, it's so calming and fun to watch!!

[@labeba]

I read Harry Potter for the first time my late twenties .. and I re-read it with my children .. it still nostalgic for me up to this moment.

[@aliceregan8204]

Yes yes yes… this is what I need right now👏🏼👏🏼

[@colourless6312]

I really love your last outfit and the hairdo! A simple tshirt and long skirt and hair clip

[@darkallegory7301]

the stardew music in the backkk omg c:

[@scoobydont]

6:28 "I used this to squash a bug, apparently" 😂💀

[@mac8697]

tells you how she felt about the book don't it 😂

[@fallisdying2077]

loved the vibe of this video :)

[@yellowsky99]

This video was so therapeutic 😍

[@luiiiandmovieee]

To Kill A Kingdom is one of my favorites this year ... and then there is Into The Crooked Place as one of the worst this year. Crazy that the same person wrote them

[@sivolia1317]

I loved Red Queen as well, but I don't think I ever finished the third book in the series

[@robinabow]

Honestly such a huge relief to see a booktuber who blatantly says "I don't want to support JK Rowling" I was watching another booktuber who name herself after a HP character and had a huge HP collection with a signed copy and didn't address the elephant in the room which was kinda sus.

[@rukmini4584]

Yayyyy a new video of yours!! 😁😁 Can't wait to watch it! It's 3:09 am now😂

[@sascha7476]

I had the same problem. So i had to reorganize my shelfs too to get more space somehow without getting rid of books 😅. I added planks to my shelfs. I got some old wooden planks my parents had laying around in the same wooden color as my shelfs and asked the *praxis* to saw them for me. And now i have a hole new shelf space for books!

[@Maugrimm]

Watching this kinda makes me want to declutter my bookshelf as well.

[@jiska213]

Your reacting to your newbie booktube tag brought me here and gave you a new subscriber :)

[@willa4484]

Samee I just did an unhaul recently too and it's so hard bc I want to have full shelves but at the same time why keep books I don't like😅I just had to keep asking myself if I'd miss it if it was gone

[@Pamsypam]

Spinning silver recs! I liked the fly with the arrow series by Sarah Wilson and I like Margaret Rogerson books!

[@Everdinaaa]

THE SECET HISTORY IS SO GOOD YOU NEED TO READ IT AS SOON AS FALL HITSSS

[@shirtaelcohen4178]

Is it good like the goldfinch?just wanna try it but not sure if I’m gonna like it

[@mamoru1836]

aaahh the stardew valley lofi bgm thank you 💗💗

[@mystoreysofstories]

Recommendations for books similar to Naomi Novik’s Uprooted and Spinning Silver: The Bear and the Nightingale, For the Wolf, The Wolf and the Woodsman, The Near Witch.

[@evaf7884]

For an atmospheric dark fairytale, Gilded by Marissa Meyer it’s soooo good, somehow both having a cozy fall vibe and a creepy fairytale. If I had to describe its like being read a fairytale as a kid when you’re little, that scares you a bit, but it’s okay because you’re nice and warm under the covers.

[@libertyking9604]

i read and loved the bear and the nightingale by katherine arden and it's been compared to naomi novak's writing a lot, and i also read and loved midnight in everwood by m a kuzniar and it gave me the same magical vibes as the bear and the nightingale SO if you squint maybe it's comparable to naomi novak?? it's a retelling of the nutcracker and it's so magical and whimsical and also has a darker twist

[@elenakk9125]

i didnt expect you to have that graphic design book haha! my graphic design professor recommended me to buy it amongst other books so i was pleasantly suprised

[@witchymary5246]

If you haven't read the winternight trilogy (the bear and the nightingale being the first book) you absolutly have to. I loved Uprooted a few years ago and recently read the first two Winternight books. They're really similar in vibes and I liked them even more than Naomi Novik

[@yelenskareads]

I agree

[@april-janerowan]

For books with that dark fairy tale feel like Uprooted, try Nettle and Bone by T Kingfisher 😊

[@sleepily]

That's funny I didn't really like uprooted but absolutely loveddddd a deadly education!

[@foteini18923]

where is the metal bookmark with the tassel from????? 21:01

[@shubiektywnie]

“I need to use it more often” *proceeds to violently put the bookmark back into the cup*

[@michaelsommers2356]

'Blabble' is a very nice portmanteau, worthy of Lewis Carroll.

[@maryambabar2117]

Everyone interested in her unhaul and organisation while I can't stop staring at her Harry Potter set. (I loved the video, and paid attention yes :) but the Harry Potter set is gorgeous!)

[@juliasjoquist8693]

Try the Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden if you like Novik (if you haven’t already)!

[@lightscamerasashley.]

love your shelves 💖

[@yelenskareads]

12:32 I recommend The Bear and the Nightingale.

[@HuckleberryCyn]

I agree about Into the Crooked Place! I loooooved To Kill a Kingdom and Into the Crooked Place was so bad??? I felt like it was two different authors.

[@nojeremy077]

I think, if books that we already read take space though we don't want to sell or give them for feelings, how about keeping the cover of book as print and then making like a large poster for wall having all the cover prints and quotes or words we liked from them on.... It can serve as both a decorative element and a reminder of the books we enjoyed.

[@camih05]

what is the title of the book with the red-ish cover and gold/shiny circles on it?? time in video 19:36

[@simplydeobitiny]

I read a dark fairytale fantasy I liked last year. It was a pocketful of crows by Joanne Harris.

[@mizoompaloompa170]

I just read a book which was on my tbr for 14 years!!!! So, don‘t give up on books on your tbr 😅

[@kokokawaiikat]

I have not read either of these books but I heard another booktuber talking about Daughter of the Forest and Nettle and Bone as books with fairytale vibes. I do know the first has some or at least one trigger warning.

[@alissiadebruijn255]

OMG i have the exact same computer screen background, that’s crazy!!!

[@dorisdelonga3713]

I just remembered that I do own Night Film and that it's somewhere in my parents' house just bc I bought it in 2018, picked it up once and dnfed it maybe I should pick it up again! (or really unhaul it) ohhh idk 😂

[@jasminepaige.]

The wolf and the woodsman by Ava Reid has a similar atmospheric, natural dark vibe to Naomi Novik’s books.

[@Itsthatperfectoceanview]

Yayy I love book unhals

[@martasgreatlibrary]

holding into the memories that some books have and not being able to get rid of them....same girl

[@陳昱綺-p8g]

Found your channel recently and love your videos❤

[@fallisdying2077]

i feel exactly the same way about the harry potter books, like some part of me feels like i need to read for the sole purpose that i was obsessed with the movies for so long but i really don't wanna read them...