Drinking coffee while I read your Bookish Hot Takes 🔥📚

[@makaylairby1048]

SARA, HALEY, AAAAND DESTINY????!!! WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED TODAY YALL❤❤❤

[@beereadsbookss]

WE HAVEEEE 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@nataliemae08]

today is a good day

[@Itzezyyyy]

A blessed Friday indeed

[@caitlinjolly3332]

I hate in romances where they spend the first 80% making excuses to not be together, only for them for finally get together and date for a week, then they have the miscommunication and one character runs off and breaks it off. Like if they just acted like grownups and had a discussion it would have been resolved. Then the last two chapters they get back together and it’s true love and then the epilogue they have three kids

[@jasperscornerrr]

Me too especially because I'd much rather read a romance book about adults that doesn't feel like they're created with common teenage thought processes. I'm not gonna say they're bad and I've enjoyed some of them I just wish more romance others didn't follow that formula 😭

[@karihybben6907]

This is so accurate…why is this the mold?

[@TorturedFolklore]

Magnolia parks the long way home.

[@mayradebruijn5694]

Literally chestnut springs and dreamland billionaires

[@rachiajadi]

Sameee

[@FitandLitPodcast]

I almost choked when you said “what are you gonna do, take out your 7 iron?!” 😂😂😂

[@miahhargrove]

THE WAY THAT UR SO UNHINGED IN THESE VIDEOS MAKES THEM 10X BETTER. thank u for being my comfort youtuber des

[@evelientx]

“touch her and i’ll kill you” - a golfer LMAOOOOO im cracking up at this

[@Ameliechen08]

I feel like "enemies to lovers“ in romance books is usually more "hate to love" or "rivals to lovers" cause you really can’t have an enemy in your normal life..

[@user-jo5xe5zm1m]

Yesssssss

[@nikolkuhar8127]

Romance is a valid book genre and people who read romance are absolutely 100% a reader! I don't like when people invalidate romance because romance is absolutely everywhere. Trillers often have mention of love and romance, classics are mostly romance, poetry can be about love. Everywhere you look, there is love and there is nothing wrong with it !

[@miahhargrove]

Sara, haley AND NOW DES??? what have we done to be so blessed by the book girlies today

[@Nemmirie]

“Third person isn’t that bad” wdym I always prefer third person over first person 😭

[@Annikidiary]

Same😭😭😭

[@mandiechase3308]

SAME!!!! I dunno. First person seems to make the main character seem really moody and rude.

[@examenesinternacionalesaf3576]

Same hereee!! I love soo much third person, I always struggle with first person.

[@BAGS53]

My annotated books almost turns into a personal journal. Containing my thoughts, vulnerabilities, fears, hopes, relatable experiences, what I find to be humorous, etc. 📖💕

[@pizzapartytime1826]

Highly recommend reading a Bible. It would be such a good thing for you! It’s the truth, which is even better!

[@madipaige28]

it's a beautiful day for the book community

[@averyyy.k]

DESTINY!! please please PLEASE do a video on your closet- your bookish/swifite/spiderman/etc tshirts and sweatshirts, or where they are from! i always love them and wonder where theyre from

[@b_r_ooklyn]

about the third-act break-up, that was my biggest fear when I read Icebreaker. They became a happy couple with like 150 pages left and i genuinely feared, there would be a third-act breakup. but the conflict was between stassie and her skating partner and nate was a super supportive and encouraging boyfriend. you can say what you want about icebreaker, i get it´s not for everyone, but i will take no criticism on its third-act conflict!

[@user333._]

That's what I absolutely loved about Hannah Grace's writing and I can't wait to read her other books. I was WAITING for the miscommunication but I was so happy it didn't happen.

[@rileyisreading]

yeah i don’t think there was enough room in the book for a third-act breakup since every 10 pages was filled to the brim with god-awful, horrendous, way too descriptive smut 😭 fr one of the most traumatizing books i’ve ever read

[@al700000]

There are actually a bunch of different story structures, but in the west we only ever learn about the one type with rising action to the climax. Other cultures tend to favour other structures. It’s really cool

[@Grace_.6]

this intro was so chaotic i love it. i also grabbed my water when she said grab your drinks

[@joe_tea9205]

Sara, Haley and Des posted on the same day its a goood day

[@lovesick4368]

Bestie,we need a video where either Mila or Charlee choose your tbr or what books you buy💕

[@user-yu4nv9xg3j]

I LOVE YOUR SIT DOWN VIDEOS ❤ They have so much of your personality 😊

[@lucyinchrist]

Hayley and Sarah just posted, you too! This is the best day ever!!!

[@Maxine_Mayfield21Max-io8ob]

DESTINY YOU TRUELY MAKE MY ENTIRE DAY A WHOLE LOT BRIGHTER, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JUST BEING YOU ❤

[@tessgreenberg9829]

I think we need a favorite book merch video bc you always have the best ones!

[@itscayley_rose]

i loved this so much! i was dying at some of your comments, especially about being awkward when complimented because that is me 100%. i'd love to see more videos like this 🩷

[@squidwardtentacles7144]

I feel like it's so common to hate on things that mainly women love and I think that's why the romance genre gets so much flack. There areso many people that only confine themselves to one genre, doing it doesn't make them "not a real reader" so the same thing should apply to people that solely want to read romance.

[@Jackalynnreads]

the midwest weather rn is literally PERFECT for Daisy jones and the six music

[@guadilis6640]

sara, haley and des omgg!!! u are spoiling us😭😭💗💗

[@carmelav8380]

THE WAY YOU EXPLAINED ANNOTATING BOOKS AND HAVING BOOKS LOVED LIKE THEY ARE LOVED YES YOU GET IT AHHH I LITERALLY LOVE WHEN THE BOOK STARTS TO LOOK LIKE ITS BEEN READ I JUST LOVE MY BOOKS SO MUCH WHY WOULD I MAKE IT LOOK LIKE ITS NEVER BEEN OPEN TF

[@Kat_Emeraude]

I definitely live your hot takes and unpopular opinion videos! This is actually how i dicovered your channel and became obsessed. I started binging your vids lol

[@maggs6519]

the way that destinys videos just make me happy is so crazy 💕💞💞💞

[@bekahyoung]

Wholeheartedly agree about the Daisy Jones and the Six adaption!! I missed that Camilla conversation so much in the show.

[@kidcaster8051]

So excited… love hearing des’s thoughts ❤

[@yourlocalpancake]

the way i have been waiting for this for SOOO LONG- i'm so excited

[@onceuponanemilyreads]

ugh i love this sm. so cozy

[@Vivsbooks]

I love your attitude in this one 😂🩷 you’re getting more and more creative with your videos and you put so much effort in your them! I just started my own booktube channel, you’ve always been one of my favorites and I feel so inspired by you! 🩷🩷🩷

[@bookbrain1557]

At 10:10 I kind of agree. I've only read two Christina Lauren books but one of those was the famous Love and Other Words. I felt like the book was a little physical between the characters and it surprised me when I heard people say it was the deepest relationship they've read in a romance book. (Not hating on the book! I actually enjoyed it a lot while reading and would recommend!)

[@tikraitikraineugnenormante2785]

omg i lovee the unhinged vibe of this video🤪💞love u des!

[@breaavril]

the intro alone is so chaotic 🤣 i love it

[@larissabatista7564]

Looove these videos of you chatting Des! ❤ please make more!!

[@safia.lj04]

Des could u do a video essay about the addicted series?

[@evaperez1401]

Love this video sm! I definitely vote for doing it every month 💕

[@katgreer6113]

16:36 Your entire stance on book adaptations is so true. The books are there for a REASON. I think we shouldn't expect too much of adaptations anyway.

[@marievojtova4982]

I do not mind the love triangle in books but I think it is because I literally grew up on the vampire diaries and my mum actually dated two brothers (my dad and my uncle). 😄

[@JulEnglefaris]

Your mom is a G for that

[@arabellapearl9925]

This video was so fun! I loved the idea and discussing the different takes were so interesting and entertaining 💕

[@marianapinto3455]

Not me buying beach read in both uk and us version without reading any because i saw the ending is different 😂 also i have people we meet on vacation and you and me on vacation (the same book) because I didn’t like the way the latter book looked 😂

[@whatslilareading]

EVERYONE WAKE UP THE QUEEN HAS POSTED 🗣️🗣️

[@helin751]

All three book girlies posted today! It's like christmas!❤

[@monkey39128]

Who's the other two?

[@AngelikaCooper]

Your laundry was literally me last night after watching my niece for 10 hours, then working for 6 hour lol. My clothes are just gonna stay on my floor.😅

[@johnnam1380]

A weekly/monthly Q&A or hottake session would be so fun!

[@booknerd369]

I agree with so many of these. I'd say my biggest hot take is that I absolutely hate hardcovers. I will get the kindle of a new release just so I don't have to collect any more hardcover books 😂

[@gmed2]

Love to see a video about where u get all ur sweatshirts. Very cute!!! Esp love the paperback one!

[@yourgirl_miriam]

I ADORE these sit down videos!

[@chocolateoreo6489]

Can we also talk about how great Destiny is at dissecting books! I love watching her and so many other booktubers talk about it ❤

[@minicafe888]

My go-to Dunkin order.. Medium Butter Pecan Iced Coffee with an extra cream. So it will say 4 creams on the screen. No sugar. I don’t like the grainy taste of the sugar. Plus, there is sugar already in the creamer. Maybe try it sometime. 😀

[@shelbycrowe8036]

The dunkin butter pecan with cream is it! 🤤

[@thekellykathleen]

Omg what you said about a third act conflict yessss 😩😩 WE DONT NEED IT.

[@opal555]

5:49 transition is amazing editing, LOVE YOU DES

[@lifeinmybook]

I totally stand by what you said about annotating and dog-earing- if it's your own book, go for it, but please don't do it to someone else's book or a library book 🫠

[@maariahh7872]

This video made me feel like were facetiming lol ❤❤ this hot takes video is sooo good!

[@michellelangner2033]

6:11 Hot take, I prefer 3rd person over 1st. I got into the Shadowhunter books as my first real reading for fun experience, and all are told in 3rd, and then Harry Potter, so when I got to 1st it was a bit jarring. Now I don’t differentiate in my mind either, but as a young teen, I did lol. As a writer now (for fun, unfortunately nothing published yet), I primarily write in 3rd person.

[@klara_2437]

Loved the video. I do agree with the book to screen adaptation the only thing that came to mind tho is Shadow and Bone. They made Mal SO much better, just subtle things (tbf I don’t remember much from the books anymore) that made him likeable (I really disliked him in the books but loved him in the show (and RIP to the show I’m still not over that).

[@celinegrant1338]

Love these sit down videos! They're super fun and loved hearing your opinions xx

[@Ilaocab]

Love this video!! Favorite one yet! Fairly new here but loving your content.

[@kittyquinn004]

Love this concept of coffee and chill 💚💚

[@hannah.edits.sometimes]

OMGGG THESE ARE MY FAVORITE VIDEOS

[@maryiab.]

the funniest thing w/ love triangles with brothers is that it HAPPENED to a girl that i studied with on high school 😭😭 and the biology teacher would say that she destroyed the family 😭😭 ( and she DATED both of them)

[@Itzezyyyy]

Love how all three of you posted, oh happy day and drink of choice is hot chocolate for a stuffy girl cause I had coffee earlier lol

[@andelijaaa]

bestie des posted!!!! ur videos are the best 🫶

[@annaharmon8625]

pls make more of these vids!! i loved it.

[@michellelangner2033]

11:10 My grandmother dated my grandfather’s brother first 😂 If I’m not mistaken, the brother proposed and she said no. I never met my grandfather or his brother so I don’t know anything beyond that, but it’s a crazy story to hear. As far as I know, they were civil about it. Also, my aunt (Mom’s sister) dated my uncle (Dad’s brother) before my other grandmother disapproved of her and they broke up.

[@jasminejudge2782]

I like romance books I just like to mix it up and read other books. If someone just reads romance books they are still reading. I have nothing against people who read just read romance.

[@bluebellereads]

I love the sitdown videos, and would really enjoy seeing more of them

[@katiecarleton]

Destiny is genuinely the funniest person. Love you girly ❤️😘

[@ashleykramer7612]

Yes please make more of these videos! I love your sit down vids!

[@floraaterra]

des uploaded and everything in the world is fiiiine

[@theBumblingBudgie]

Personally, I don't purposefully crack the spine of paperbacks bc then the glue would tare and the page would fall out, and hey I don't have all the money in the world to just buy a whole nother copy when my worn one is still technically readable. I do write in it for the same reason of 'living' in it, though. I don't mind the cracked edges, but I prefer not to crack the spine just so it will stay together longer, and I will be able reread it more without it falling apart

[@frshdumbledore2825]

I love this video idea. It is so comforting and so much fun to watch❤

[@helenaagain]

“I want them to look loved because they are loved” DAMN

[@sweetniilo]

This intro is hilarious, love the we are besties vibe! ❤

[@Hannah-ym3qv]

I have never related to anymore more than the awkwardness when ppl are nice and like romantic I am sooooo awkward it’s actually so bad I can’t take anything seriously

[@nevebx]

NO ONE FEAR DES IS HERE 🎉❤

[@emmaskapetis7603]

I definitely enjoy reading on my Kindle. I read so much faster on it and I've been loving reading my anticipated new releases on it. I still need to also read a physical book most of the time though.

[@margvrn5498]

Omg I love your new profile picture! You look gorgeous and your mom is so talented 😻

[@lizzy8399]

Could you make a video where you calculate how much you’ve spent on books; I feel like it’d be fun

[@abigailcrosby8748]

Destiny we need an updated all time favorite books video!

[@irizzy13]

OMG ALL MY FAV BOOTUBERS POSTED TODAY ITS AMAZING

[@Itzezyyyy]

Lmao same des, I too would get the ick cause that should stay in the book and in our fantasies but I cannot come face to face with that😂 and I know it stems from our awkwardness and our overall reaction when receiving compliments in general lol like when a woman compliments you you don’t know what to say so you ignore it or you smile sheepishly with a “thank you” and when a guy compliments you you’re just like “oh thanks” and I’m like ughh

[@jessicalawlor9959]

Another thing about people saying romance is not a respectable genre - it’s a genre whose audience it predominantly women or teenage girls

[@kimberlyholdiman89]

My fav! This video was so much fun to watch! I’m also super awkward when receiving compliments 😂

[@sl2094]

PREACH on books and their adaptations !!!! 100% agree

[@christinathomaas]

I loved these sit-down chit-chatty videos. 💜It makes me feel like we are besties on Facetime

[@Stella.416]

Whooo! All of the book girlies have posted today!

[@Taabea]

Loved this sitting down and chatting vid 😩🤌🏼

[@hannahwhitley8345]

Loved this video!!

[@Itzezyyyy]

Might be an unpopular opinion but acotar may be a bit overhyped and it’s probably why I haven’t really picked up the second one😅 I’m also trying not to get disappointed since it’s apparently the best one and I’m afraid I’ll get disappointed continuing (it’s how I feel with fourth wing being hyped up and iron claw sucking like what’s the point of even starting it if the sequel doesn’t even live up)

[@belalastanley]

GIRL, I have the B&N exclusive of A Court of Silver Flames. I want to send it to you so bad because I no longer want it.

[@barbarababcock9477]

Reads whatever you want just as long as your happy and you in joy what your reading who cares what hater’s got to say❤

[@ollie_____]

trio all posted same day, best day ever!

[@shelbyrinaldo1025]

the BEST DUNKIN coffee you'll ever get is an iced butter pecan with cream and LIQUID sugar

[@beccac6812]

Destiny: get the cold brew from dunks it’s so much better , it has such a smoother coffee flavor and it has as much caffeine as an Alani 😘

[@nazrye3185]

I was hoping for a Des upload!

[@carelesskitten9475]

That’s the reason why I love out on a limb by Hannah young cuz there is no third act conflict, no breakup, no miscommunication, a loving healthy relationship. And not to mention they took a trope I hate the most and I didn’t even mind it. I didn’t even think about it cuz Everything about that book is perfect cuz I’m gonna be honest, I fucking hate the third act conflict. I’m so fucking sick of it. Like why can’t we have a romance where there isn’t a stupid ass problem?

[@leximiller1397]

“Touch her or I’ll kill you… but he’s a golfer” took me OUT lol