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[@imhistory93]

I turned 30 in November and I still don't have anything figured out 😂

[@juliager5702]

I’m going to be 35 in February, it doesn’t get better😂

[@Kronkgirl]

Same! I've got nothing figured out. I'm starting to think maybe most people never do

[@KYX1994]

Same! Turned 30 at the beginning of January 😂

[@a.b.2405]

You probably do have it figured out. Definitely doing more than what I’m doing lol. 😂

[@emmal7510]

I'm approaching 50 and same. Even when you figure out the stuff you thought you'd have figured out in your 20s/30s, you discover that there's even more stuff you should have figured out by now.

[@Beckychica19]

I'm 35, I have very few things figured out. I think one of the only things I have figured out is how to not stress about the shit I don't have figured out, LOL!

[@natha1088]

Fake it till you make it (through) is my motto. 😅

[@elizabethbrown6478]

It's ok Meg. I'm going to be 29 and I have nothing figured out

[@Maritinylibrary]

Girl I am 24, turning 25 this year and I promise you... no one has it figured out lol We just raw dog life and hope for the best 😂😂

[@arashikawai]

Wait... Are there people who have anything figured out? LOL Just enjoy life, and books.

[@Biobotica]

You are definitely not supposed to have it all figured out at 24! You're just starting to figure things out then. For mysteries, the Diving In podcast did a fun episode called "Literary Scandals, Hoaxes and Controversies" that dug into some wild stories. Some of them are Australian. It was fun!

[@ioanasingh9349]

Babe I’m gonna be 33 this year, I’ve barely got anything figured out 😂

[@nottheworstsingerhere]

Same 🎉

[@bethmw28]

You couldn't PAY me to go back to any age before 28... no thank you ma'am! But also I'm 35 and have a slim margin of my shit together on a good day... Your 20's are literally for fucking around and finding out... have an amazing time doing that and figure the rest out later 😂

[@imhistory93]

There was an article on the Penguin Books website called 'Literature's biggest unanswered mysteries' if that helps you in your search for more author/book based real life mysteries ❤

[@jessicaguerrero6905]

The older I get the more I got to fake that I got my shit together 😂

[@ASHLEY.397]

I’m turning 29, everything did not turn out how I wanted 😂

[@bookbinder_way]

I'm about to be 38 and I have basically nothing figured out. Seriously, don't worry about having everything settled in your life by mid-twenties. I know it doesn't feel like it right now (because cultural and societal pressure sucks) but you still have lots and lots of time ahead of you to change and grow.

[@shonea8819]

I turn 36 this year. I am a senior in college and still have no idea what I want to be when I grow up😅

[@samworley3960]

as a fellow 24 yr old …. i feel this to my core babe absolute insanity💀😂

[@marissalong3197]

Have you heard of Cain’s Jawbone. It’s a mystery book that you have to actually put the pages in order to solve the murder and who was murdered and only a handful of people have solved it in the like 90 years since it was published! I feel like that would make a good video!!

[@mintyxx1]

That would make an excellent "vacation" with fellow book readers! I think I've figured out a few of the twists, but I haven't actually gotten into solving any murder situation!

[@emmajane9640]

LOL, I'm turning 26 this year, so I vividly remember feeling similarly. 24 is a number that feels like it should be a transition into "adulthood", but it doesn't have to be! Hell, I think there's no such thing as a real adult. I hope you aren't too down about not reading these books, you read like 150 books last year! That's insane! Also, I don't know how, but last year one of your videos was recommended for me (weird because before that I hadn't really read much since middle school), and it got me back into reading somehow. I started reading again last June, and since then I have read 91 books! I forgot how much I love to read, and your videos reminded me how much I love it. I also have your videos to thank for some of my favorites that I've read! Anyway, TLDR You're doing great, your videos are great, and you are really appreciated!

[@rebeccadowney2464]

I’m turning 31 today…and I’m still changing and evolving as a person. As a consequence, I still have no idea what I’m supposed to be doing 😊. So I’ve decided I’m just going to have fun. Happy Birthday 🎉

[@RonnieTheReader]

26 turning 27 here soon and no one ever has it figured out. Read what you want to read but love the reactions they are just for fun

[@avsambart]

Almost 31 year old here! It's okay you don't have your life sorted by 24! I am only just getting it on track this year (work, life, perminant visa in the country I work in, education goals) etc, so no need to rush!

[@marygraham9709]

As long as the lemon trees grow is one of my favorite books of all time. Beautiful and heartbreaking and hopeful. Just an all around stunning novel that deserves every bit of high praise it gets.

[@dianabanana7394]

I love watching these videos. Don't stress about not having read these books, it's so human to not keep up with our best past intentions!

[@annalassila4634]

Nah I'm 27 and still feel like a teenager

[@a.b.2405]

I haven’t grown up at all.

[@SabShowalter]

I’m 35 and I still don’t have it figured out. You will be okay!

[@angelaluz405]

Elimor Glyn was a popular novelist who was on the yacht of publishing mogul William Randolph Hearst, when movie producer Thomas Ince died under mysterious circumstances. Not sure how involved she was or how much Glyn might have known about the death. The rumor has always been that Hearst killed Ince and paid everyone on the boat to keep quiet. Film and print medium heavyweights coming together in one mystery. I'm not sure of the exact time frame, but it had to have been the 1920s. Might be a good one for you to look at.

[@FaeryLaume]

I like to read a nonfiction by chipping away on it a few pages or a chapter at a time. It might take a while - a month, two months, a year, who knows, but at the end of each year I've managed to complete more nonfiction this way. If it becomes compelling, of course I can read it faster too. I really enjoyed In the Dream House. I too am scared off by highly rated books. Finding a book I've never heard of and reading it without expectations has become a treat these days. As for figuring things out by 24, I have to laugh. I can fit almost three 24's inside my birthdays and I still don't know what I want to do when I grow up. So, y'know, you've got time still. 💚

[@BooksToAshes]

I'm turning 30 this year, nothing has change since I was in my early 20's honestly. I think a lot of people experience the same. Life feels so slow yet so fleeting at the same time. I don't think there's a time limit for getting your sh*t together because WHO DOES honestly!?

[@onkookietime]

I turned 24 at the end of December and also had the whole realization about early -> mid 20s😭😭

[@honestlyholly7657]

I read Reach for the Stars in like 1.5 days btw, it's suuuuper quick to read!! It's SO much fun and a lot of tea too

[@sarahdreger5031]

Night Film is very much a fever dream set in reality. You have to just be there for the ride its nothing revolutionary but I loved it.

[@charliescozycorner]

Nobody has it figured out ever 🫶🏻 I’m turning 25 this year, 25 and all the vibes

[@ErklaerMirDieWelt]

Girl you are buying a house with your partner this year. At 24 I was in uni, eating noodles every night. I am 36 now and don't have as much figured out as you do. You got this.

[@TrixiesBookshelf]

just found this channel and I'm so happy I did because you're hilarious

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

Ooooof - usually you do pretty well with these 😂😂

[@CheyeW13]

"you're supposed to have everything figured out by then!" oh...... hon......

[@kateadale7100]

I am 33 and I have nothing figured out. Seriously I cant figure out what i am doing daily so you are not alone in not having everything figured out

[@mockingjayreads414]

I'm turning 25 this year and I feel the exact same like what is this life

[@marabookstagram]

OMG Night Film is SO good! It's so unique and dark.

[@shek1029]

I'm 38 and still don't have it figured out so you still got loads of time.

[@LexW5]

I hope one day you do a video reflecting back on these videos to see how many you have read by that time.

[@Jessica-rr2eh]

Dont worry about not having everything figured out at 24. I had what I call my quarter life crisis at 24 and got a working holiday visa and booked a flight to Australia at 1am one night. Turning 30 next year, nothing is figured out still 😂

[@jessicasnyder6986]

There's no pressure feeling like you need everything sorted out. I'm 31 and I still don't know what the frig I'm doing! It's all on your own time line. ❤

[@isabellavalentine7268]

Happy early birthday to us! I turn 26 on Saturday!

[@YukiiReads]

I think it will be a good video to see you comparing fantasy books you like vs. fantasy books you don’t like and a small analysis of what you like about certain fantasy books Vs. tropes you hate.

[@Bookishdowntime]

At 41 I feel like I can confidently tell you that none of us have everything figured out and we are all pretty much making it up as we go along! 😂

[@JohnSaxon-vw5vi]

I have put this comment out before watching your amazing video and I believe that you have done it ❤❤❤

[@Alex18630]

I’m 29 in May….. I still live at home, barely have a clue what I want to do, been told I don’t earn enough even to buy a shitty one bed flat and still single so, you’re definitely ahead of the game in my eyes 😂

[@mintyxx1]

I'm going to be 36. I'm moving away from mid-30s to late-30s. Ahhh 🙈 I have a lot of things figured out. Not everything. It's okay though! I'm very pleased to say that I've figured out who I am as a reader, and that's plenty for now!

[@reginabeecher17]

I’m 43 and are just now figuring things out. Also I didn’t start having babies to 30 and I think there’s nothing wrong with waiting.

[@ChemicalPenguinn]

I think Amari's a trilogy

[@danielleoliver1734]

Keeper of Enchanted Rooms isn’t romantasy, but I didn’t think The Hanging City was either, just goodreads doing its thing again

[@thecapricornreader.]

OMG MEG you need to continue Amari!! I believe it's going to be trilogy so you could get the series finished this year😉

[@tara3827]

yes I think it is a trilogy

[@marabookstagram]

Bittersweet is so good! Have you read Cain's previous book, Quiet? That had so many mind-blowing insights for me.

[@chelsey8737]

I learned that my taste in fantasy is incredibly narrow. It must have a secret world that seems perfect but is really decaying, creepy, and a lie. So naturally that means nutcracker retelling which there are a sad lack of available to me. Also I highly recommend audiobooks for nonfiction. Its more compelling and easier to get through than physical reading I think

[@asoftwrongness]

I’ve also been working on Courtney Summers backlog and This is Not a Test surprised me in a really good way. Not only is the genre a bit different from her usual but it was VERY propulsive and thrilling, (devastating too but that’s all her books!) I couldn’t put it down and ended up finishing it the same day, which is not a normal occurrence for me lol

[@jedibookmasterivy]

Girl listen to the podcast directionally challenged it’s all about not having things figured out by the time/in your 30s !!! Alsoooo HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎂

[@rissasaki]

I just finished the enigma of room 622 and it was SO GOOD. I never been so flabbergasted by a book before. The first 15% I would say it was kinda ok, but after that it was HIT after HIT

[@literatelyalees]

HA! I’m going to be 34 in March and I still feel like a teenager with nothing figured out. And I’m a mother! 🤣

[@a.b.2405]

You gave me hope 😂 at least you have a reason to do childish things.

[@museinthemachinery5691]

Agatha Christie: An Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley was my first 5 star read last year and we've got similar taste in mysteries/mystery authors. I think you'll enjoy that book about Christie!

[@chelsey8737]

Ooooh thats such a good sign! I'm next at my library for it and I really enjoyed Worsley's Jane Austen book so I already had high hopes

[@abbybyanski8686]

Turning 24 hit me harder than any other birthday. So I get it. I'll be 41 next month :)

[@amandamitchell9988]

I love this 😂 I’m 35 this year and I felt the same when I turned 34 as you do turning 24 (I felt it at 24 too 😂) - what is this mid situation?! Hate.

[@crushgoil]

I need you to read Someone In Time so that I’ll read it too, haha! Also, I’m considerably older than you and have nothing figured out. It just never happens. We’re all constantly changeable people tbh.

[@BooksWithJodie]

Somehow I turned 35 this month. Happy birthday month ❤

[@ktxx22]

I definitely think you’ve got to prioritize In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado! It’s phenomenal and the writing is outstanding of this world!

[@TheHexedLibrary]

Meg. My dude. I'm going to be 37 this year. I have absolutely nothing figured out. I don't know what I want to do with my life. No plans for an actual career. No idea how I'll ever afford a house or to travel. We're all just out here doing our absolute best and having no clue WTF we're doing. Join the club. We're chill. We have cats.

[@michaelmcvey5775]

As for bookish mysteries there is the Cliff Janeway series of books the first one is Booked To Die by John Dunning. The first book is set in the early 90's and follows an ex-cop who becomes a bookseller. All of the books give an inside look into the world of book selling. I've read all of the books in the series and they were all good. Another book would be Midnight At The Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew Sullivan set in Denver in a second hand bookstore. One of the clerks decides to look into the supposed suicide of one of her regulars.

[@BambuProductions]

I love Sea of Tranquility!

[@meljstephan]

I'm here to talk you out of reading Tell Me Everything. As an actual professional in the victim services field, that book made me feel physically ill with the amount of misinformation and irresponsibility in it. That author has no integrity and the fact that she profited off of blatant miseducation in a field already so hurt by societal mythology really bothers me. The author is not a true professional, she has no education about sexual assault or trauma stewardship, and the book serves only as an ego trip for her

[@Leeyoungjessica]

Love those headphones, do you recommend? Which are they?❤

[@andrewseegulam8682]

I want to read NightFilm this year!

[@amberlimbaugh]

I love that you don't associate with the "Meg who made the list" 😂

[@hp9888]

Love the video! Does anyone know what these headphones are- love them 😍

[@katiebrennan3122]

He's not British, but Edgar Allan Poe's death was mysterious! May be worth looking into in a video!

[@dobetterwithchristian4472]

Love Theoretically was actually pretty good.

[@chloestarshine]

I felt the same way at your age, I'm 32 this year and I still feel that way but I'm getting by, you know, I have a job and my own place, I'm surviving haha

[@jadeclifton8806]

As an old bitch I can tell you having things figured out makes life boring. Just go with the follow enjoy the here and now and look forward to the unknown. The mystery is what makes life fun. As long as you are happy that’s all you need.

[@Thegelstudioedit]

The once and future sex - I’m currently reading! It’s so good so faaaar do itttt

[@KristianaCembre]

I’m deep into my 30s, I’m still trying to figure things out. It’s a lifetime commitment.

[@MelsShelves]

So really it’s a list of 48 books for the year between the two videos? Serious Q for Meg (or anyone else knows if she’s already explained it!) Why not just do the one video or the other when there’s less than a month between the two deadlines?

[@rosievizulis5627]

If your looking for a fantasy/ supernatural series book series to read .. i just read "The Library of the unwritten " by A.J HACKWITH I loved every minute iv just finshed the first book but will deff get second xx

[@nolanwrites2939]

I read mystery of room 591 (or whatever it’s called) trust me you can skip

[@heabooktubes]

The list maker is in the past. We don't know her lol.

[@marshalmallow7192]

I just turned 25 last June and it still so crazy to me. Like I’m an adult???

[@marabookstagram]

Show yourself some grace. You're doing great! 25 can hit even harder if you haven't achieved what you assumed you would. But who has at that age?

[@LindaHeeren-cp7gm]

I'm 68. Enjoy your 20s

[@shadowcreature7598]

That's not bad though

[@JennaThePanda]

I’m turning 31 in June👵🏻, I still don’t have things figured out 😂

[@skullfullofbooks7398]

No one ever has it figured out. Thats the secret of life

[@honestlyholly7657]

i'm 29 and still very much a baby. nothing figured out. still at uni lmao

[@honestlyholly7657]

strap in though, 24 is the worst year. followed by 27

[@chloerichy]

I am 30 in September and do not have my life sorted 😂

[@ivonaivona668]

I'm 42 and have no clue 😂

[@watsup47able]

Not really related specifically to Britain but have you thought about looking into bookish hoaxes? Like the Hitler diaries, or JT Leroy, or Norma Khouri? Could be interesting! Although some of the books might not be that good...

[@awildernessofbooks]

7+16=23? Maybe you read 8? 😂

[@TheePrincessDuhh]

I'm glad someone else said something I was like.. hold on is my math not mathing!!!

[@megwithbooks]

Noooo instead I didn’t read 17 haha🥴 I must’ve not added it to the tally somewhere

[@Adharamoon]

You didn’t tally Love theoretically

[@trinitycasey6288]

I turn 24 in march and it just feels WRONG

[@trinitycasey6288]

Also the once and future sex is worth it. Very interesting topics brought up and I tabbed the crap out of it

[@twinny555]

By the time you reach 35, you’ll realise there’s no such thing as having it figured out 😂 it doesn’t exist 🎉

[@alison12171]

You’re supposed to have everything figured out by your mid 20s?!?! Oh lord I messed up…

[@alliemonreale]

I turn 30 this year and I just came to terms with the fact that I turned 27…🫠🙃

[@carolinesch.]

I once thought about doing a 100 before 100 and then any book I didn't get to I Just blame on Not reaching 100 years😂

[@a.b.2405]

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