a reading vlog ☕📖 books, journaling, home cafe ✨

from: cath ✉
to: you ✉
happy first day of august, everyone! i hope you all had a wonderful july :) in this cozy little video, i'll be sharing some books i've been reading and plan on reading for august. i've got quite a few ARCs coming my way that i'm super excited to get through, but i'll definitely leave room for the books that are currently on my shelf 😊 i'll be making my august spread in my next video, plus sharing a book haul then too. can't wait to share my reading updates!
how have you all been? what are you guys reading? let's chat below! 🥰
take care,
cath.
p.s. join my book club below if you are interested :)
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[@Mithrandeer]

I would love to see a full length, slower video of your journaling/scrap booking. It looks so peaceful and was very inspiring to finally start my own.

[@iffatjabin4602]

Oh yesss definitely!! I would love that too🤍

[@cupsandthoughts]

i’d definitely looove to do this!! 🤍🤍🤍

[@fireflieswishes]

I'm a simple girl i see the starless sea i click

[@cupsandthoughts]

the starless sea is top tier 💫✨🤍

[@amyofhearthridge]

I love how thoughtfully you take each book and how moody/choosy you are with your reading. 😂🥰♥️You’ve encouraged me that it’s ok to slowly savor and hold out for what we REALLY like to read.

[@lauren_renny]

Your channel has been such a pleasure to watch! Thank you for the cozy content and getting me back into reading, now during my lunch break I have been reading and it feels so good to read for fun again! ❤

[@cupsandthoughts]

thank you so much for the support! i’m glad you’re enjoying the cozy videos and i’m so happy you’re going back to reading for fun again 🥰🤍

[@may_grace1999]

Cannot express in words how relaxed your videos make me feel❤❤

[@cupsandthoughts]

i’m so very happy to hear this 🥹✨✨

[@VươngKimHiền]

the most shocking book I read attraction is the banned eBook Magnetic Aura from Borlest

[@obsidianamusings]

Very cosy and nice acccompaniment to my own cup of Hoojicha😋 And tell your sister that she should think about opening her own channel....I want to try all her sweet treats that she spoils you with😉

[@cupsandthoughts]

ahhh that sounds so lovely 🥰✨i’ll definitely let her know 🫶🏼✨

[@ASmurf100]

Another cozy vlog that I love, thanks Cath! Your books look so interesting, definitely adding them to my tbr! We've had very changeable weather this summer, it's humid and dry with some light rain showers, yet we had a thunder and lightning storm last night because of the humidity. I don't mind thunder and lightning so much so it gave me very autumnal and cozy vibes. 😅🥰🧡🧡

[@soymikleo]

the art print of your grandmother by your cousin omg??? so cute 🤧 ++tbr just gets higher and higher I feel you

[@jewellegomez3585]

so much effort and talent!! thank you for making this content =) it's great to watch during my work, i do a lot of data processing. this helped so much to keep me from getting sleepy or bored haha

[@MarStarMoon]

I enjoy your gratitude journal. I never know what to do with my extra items and now I will also start a journal. Thanks for the idea!

[@Olivia-yb2gf]

I love your channel so much!! Hope you are well Cath💕

[@cupsandthoughts]

ahhh thank you!! i hope you’re well too! 🥹🤍

[@pollys6192]

Here I am, trying to journal and not melt in this heat and humidity. I'm ready to send the summer over to you XD. I received a big order of stationery yesterday but you're making me want more! I love you

[@cupsandthoughts]

i would loveeee some warmth right now 🤣🤍 oh that’s so exciting!!! stationery is always so much fun 🥹 love you too! ✨

[@reneesbookends3050]

Your videos always relax me!! I love everything about your space there, it is so cozy!! Your clip collection is impressive! :) I have been wanting to try chapter's tea but haven't yet. But with your discount code I am ordering as soon as I am done sending this! Hope you hav a beautiful day!

[@cupsandthoughts]

ahhh thank youuu! 🥹🤍 i’m glad you like it hehe. haha we are a Chapters tea household at this point because all their options are amazing! i hope you like them too 🥰🥰

[@theresachucle5362]

Love watching your vlog on journaling and book selection. Have a wonderful week 😊🧵🪡🤗🤩

[@lu__libros5015]

So happy to have found this chanel! Thank you for creating and sharing such a wholesome content with us ❤

[@brienzellcalseven]

Though I am late, I just want to tell you that you did an amazing job at giving us glimmers again! Your videos are like those autumn-styled cozy books I always see here in the thrift bookshop near me. Keep going! I'll keep supporting you

[@andishobbies]

These videos are wonderful to have on my second screen while getting admin work done in the morning 💖💖

[@cupsandthoughts]

hehe i’m glad to be of good company! 🤍🤍🤍

[@ChantelleArts]

all your stationery is so pretty 🥰

[@cupsandthoughts]

hehe thank you!! 🥰

[@imashamahadurage1217]

Embracing all the cozy things with Cath. Much Lovee.💞

[@cupsandthoughts]

love to hear that! ☕️🌧️📖

[@feralblueprints]

I'm sort of relieved to hear that I'm not the only one struggling a bit with When the Moon Hatched...i want to like it so badly, and it just hasn't gripped me like others. Happy reading 🙏✨

[@cupsandthoughts]

i am relieved too! 😍 thanks for sharing your thoughts!! i wanted to like it sooo bad seeing as so many people rave about it. i’m hoping it gets better, but i’ve seen people who didn’t enjoy the book for the same reason saying that it’s only going to go downhill from there… maybe one day i will bring myself to get through the rest of it! happy reading to you too 🤍🤍

[@sarabreugelmans4859]

Hi Cath, what a lovely video!! So peaceful and cozy, it was the perfect start to evening! Thank you so much 🥰🥰

[@Charlie-ez5zr]

Great video, your journal spreads are so beautiful. Answer to your question as to what I am doing this summer. Hating the hot weather and wishing it was summer

[@cupsandthoughts]

thank you so much! 🥰 i’m patiently waiting for the warmer weather to come here! it’s been so cold and rainy lately 🌧️

[@dreamsandtea]

Watching this with a warm cup of tea and a delicious cheese toasty, and a warm blanket is the best! Also prince is soooo beautiful ❤️

[@cupsandthoughts]

oh that sounds wonderully cozy! 🥰🤍 prince is a showstopper! 🫶🏼

[@tomiaharmon]

Omg I LOVEEEEEE THIS COZINESS ! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ curious, how do you get this overview shot with both hands in the frame ?

[@cupsandthoughts]

thank youuuu!! 🥹🤍 i use my UNIQU table tripod for all my overhead shots! :)

[@WeavingNettles]

Any tips on how to use your time for reading and creativity rather than getting sucked into scrolling social media? I am a huge reader but I feel like my time and attention for it have both decreased since I was younger because of screens. 😑

[@bujobyfilo]

Your edition of The Winternight trilogy is beautiful! I still haven't read the 3rd one, just because I don't want it to end. I admire you for not inhaling this tiramisu in 2 seconds, I could never focus on journaling with a dessert next to me...

[@cupsandthoughts]

thank you! i love the covers so much, they’re so vibrant and beautiful! 🤍 haha i know how you feel, i’m almost finished with the second book and i don’t know if i want to read the third book immediately or put it off for as long as i can 😭 i was so tempted to finish that tiramisu quickly! but it was 10 pm when i had it, and a part of me thought eating it slowly will make the caffeine be gentler on my body 🤣

[@PiraticalMaid-of-All-Work]

I like to save your videos for when I have a maximum cozy atmosphere. Recently it seems it has only been getting rainier for me, which really has been amping up the cozy feeling. Therefore, this video was a perfect match for the mood I was in today!

[@cupsandthoughts]

oh that sounds so lovely, rainy days make for the best cozy atmospheres! i appreciate your support on my videos 🥹✨✨

[@apoetstale]

I love your videos ❤ thankyouuu for existing

[@cupsandthoughts]

thank YOU for watching! 🥹🤍🤍

[@BlazeM23]

Love watching these. 🥰🥰. Inspired me to make my own cozy vlogs.

[@cupsandthoughts]

thank youuu!! definitely do it, it’s so much fun 🥰🤍

[@anonymous78546]

I found your channel after branching out from my regular watch list. I liked and subscribed. Thank you for such a wonderful and cozy video.

[@brionabookshelf]

Ive just found you on here and subscribed right away, this is such a cosy video ❤

[@amandadowney953]

Loved your video so much. Thank you for sharing. 🤎

[@cupsandthoughts]

thank you for the support! 🥰🥰

[@carolyndietrich8214]

I love your videos. This one went so fast when you were putting stuff in your journal that I had a hard time seeing what you were doing and being able to read your comments. I had to keep stopping and going back to finish reading the comment. I didn’t want to miss anything.

[@cupsandthoughts]

aww thank you so much! i’ll lengthen the texts in my future videos so you can read them slowly while enjoying the visual content too 🥰🥰

[@libbysreadingcorner9564]

I have been mood reading lately. I am re-reading Fable right now. I did go and buy the spellshop and I am hoping to read it in August. I love how calming your videos are. I also have been hanging out with friends this summer and I've also been working as well. I have no clue what I am going to pick up in August reading or buying..

[@cupsandthoughts]

love that for you!! i love Fable, and i hope you get around to The Spellshop soon! it’s a lovely read 🥰 i hope you’ve been enjoying hanging out with friends and working! take your time and see where your mood takes you for your next read ☺️

[@libbysreadingcorner9564]

@@cupsandthoughts thanks so much. I will take my time to pick up my next read. I also have what the river knows from my library on ebook. But I am not sure if I am ready for that one yet

[@rukiyat_nasla]

I want to ask this question for so long. Do you annotate your hardcover book? Or is it just paperbacks ? After seeing you I want to change my “Never ruining my books/ I just can’t do that” to “I gave my book a part of my life.”

[@cupsandthoughts]

yes i do!! :) the only exception is my special edition books - these don’t have my annotations at all. i annotate regular hardbacks too, but if i can find a book in its paperback version i’ll buy that one instead as it’s easier to annotate in it!

[@rukiyat_nasla]

@@cupsandthoughts If you don’t mind can you suggest some highlighter brand that won’t bleed while highlighting. I really I want to start annotating after seeing your books. Keep up with your videos too. It’s really cozy to watch your videos.

[@author.gabrielavrivera]

10:46 I was watching this with headphones home alone and I thought this door slamming was in my house 😂😭

[@cupsandthoughts]

i’m sorry 🤣🤣

[@author.gabrielavrivera]

@@cupsandthoughts 😂😂

[@amyofhearthridge]

Looooove your gratitude journal with ephemera! 🥰🥰🥰🥰 Did you ever read The Ember Blade? I’ve heard good things and I have it sitting here.

[@patriciasalem3606]

So cozy, with it being cold where you are! ☕🍪I always have at least three books going: one nonfiction (usually several), one novel, and one audiobook (might have two -- one novel and one personal development). Even though my current audiobook is well written and in fact by one of my favorite authors, it's losing my interest. It has a political/immigration topic that makes me depressed, since there's so much of it in the news right now. So, I'm going to move on to something else. Meanwhile, I'm totally engrossed in The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers. It's a personal narrative thinly disguised as an early espionage novel written in 1903. The actual events behind the book influenced the British government to beef up their navy in the build-up to WWI. Much of the book is set in the Frisian Islands, where I spent a lot of time many years ago as a foreign student during my gap year. I have so much washi tape, stickers, ephemera, and collage material now that I need to buy a cart or cabinet to store it. Does that stop me from getting more? Oh, no. 😂

[@cupsandthoughts]

i’m glad you like it! ☕️💫 i love reading multiple books at one go too haha 😆 and i totally understand, you can definitely put it aside first and come back to it later! that sounds like an amazing novel! you described it so beautifully, and i love that you’re familiar with the setting too! i must check it out 😍 i actually just bought a new storage cabinet for my craft desk haha and i’m excited to organise my new stationery in it! 😆😍 there’s always room for more 🙈🙈

[@ArielAntenna]

i felt the same about When the Moon Hatched! I always try and read a sample of books on kindle before i buy a physical copy because the hype train has let me down so many times 😭 but maybe you could trade your special edition of WTMH for a different special edition instead 🥰

[@cupsandthoughts]

so glad i’m not the only one 🥺 i want to love it sooo badly 😭 you’re so right! i wish i read a sample first haha :’) lesson learned! and yes you’re right hehe 🥰 i do have my eye on a couple of special editions! ✨

[@kaysingleton7111]

It's summer in the UK and I have a beautiful peacock tiger lily open up. They only last one day but I have a few bulbs ready to open.

[@cupsandthoughts]

that sounds so beautiful and a little sad! i’m glad you get to witness a fleeting but precious moment this summer 🤍

[@kurlykaitlyn]

I’ve been reading Enchantment by Orson Scott Card. My husband has been asking for years that I read an orson Scott card because it’s his favorite author. I’m not particularly into sci-fi fan or fantasy. This one is fantasy and I’m loving it! It’s set in medieval Russia. The MC is a Russian Jew and you get a lot of background about Russian Jews and some history. It’s so interesting and it’s comic! Based around sleeping beauty and a really great story! Haven’t finished yet but I really like it! 💗

[@cupsandthoughts]

woah that sounds like an amazing book! i’ll definitely have to check it out 😍 thank you so much for the lovely recommendation! 🤍

[@morellaura13]

Hello from France! I spend this summer in a beautiful region in the center of France called Périgord. It is full of fairy castles and mysterious forests. :)

[@megankate8381]

Hi - Thank you for another great video. Can I ask whether you have a recommendation for Australian retailers who stock annotation supplies like a good variety of page flags and highlighters? Thank you!

[@cupsandthoughts]

hi there!! muji is a good one if there’s a store where you are :) perth doesn’t have one which is a shame! daiso and kmart have great options as well!

[@pinkgyaru._.]

Can you make a video talking about your favorite books?

[@sriis7525]

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[@ArielAntenna]

I read The Bear and the Nightingale when it first came out and i gave it a 2/5! My taste has changed drastically in the past 5-6 years though so I really want to try reading it again, I think I would love it if I gave it a second chance

[@cupsandthoughts]

that’s so interesting! and yess absolutely! :) i do personally think the sequel is a lot better! the only book that i disliked in the past and ended up loving it as an older reader was the Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy! i ate the whole series up and was so confused why past me despised it 🤣

[@ArielAntenna]

@@cupsandthoughts i loved Daughter of Smoke and Bone! I will say the 3rd book was a bit of a snooze for me, but i loved the first two

[@Marijana0001]

first! 😍

[@daniela_fan4life]

Congratulations!

[@cupsandthoughts]

yay! 🥰🥰

[@lamagiedesmots_]

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[@Ashviniiii]

🤎❤️ Luv from📍 LK

[@cookietcb2]

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[@wendyvilla2904]

💚🖤

[@TrieuVinhThang]

There's a banned ebook called Magnetic Aura from Borlest, and it talks from body language to mind tricks to increase attraction, it's the real deal

[@LinneaTram]

It's crazy how nobody is talking about the forbidden ebook Magnetic Aura from Borlest

[@PQ_497]

Oh I wish I could multitask while listening to audiobooks 😭 does anyone have any tips or is it just my brain?

[@KhushiKumari-iu5ui]

Love from India❤

[@JeneRuse]

What do you use to edit your videos there gorgeous.

[@cupsandthoughts]

thank you so much! 😭🤍 i use wondershare filmora for the filters and text! ✨

[@silverriver350]

Though it's not until February in 2025, it's still one of which that I'm anticipating, which is official English release of The Legend of Exorcism, and it even has it's own animated series and a webcomic (donghua and manhua, respectively). I'm also anticipating a bit on A Dark and Drowning Tide, which comes out in September this year.

[@cupsandthoughts]

oooh i know how you feel!! 2025 books are looking amazing, i’m so excited! i’ve heard nothing but amazing things about A Dark and Drowning Tide! ✨

[@silverriver350]

@@cupsandthoughts A murder mystery on a ship, dark academia rivals, a quest for the search of a mystic spring, folklore, tensions being thick to where you can cut it with a knife and a sapphic LGBTQIA+ relationship; I'm in for it and will have to see if the public library in my area gets it soon, as I tend to use them as trial runs for books.

[@debrairving4847]

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[@daniela_fan4life]

2nd

[@daniela_fan4life]

Another great video! Thank you for posting another amazing video! ❤️‍🔥 I love you and your channel and your cat! Greetings from 🇷🇺

[@cupsandthoughts]

thank you so much!! i’m glad you enjoyed the video 🤍🤍

[@HopeWilhelmina]

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