End of Year Catch Up VLOG | Reading Books You Chose

[@PorciniOmelet]

Vlog idea: have Rob tape book titles to Christmas ornaments (or hide titles around the house) and the first 3 you find you read.

[@kits5960]

This idea is very interesting!

[@jamiemasters2464]

FUN!!

[@beccadoingstuff]

This is such a fun idea!! Would love to see this, and honestly might see if my family would do this😂

[@LifeofTaeShan]

Yessss that’s so good.

[@lisaglaum8912]

Like a easter egg hunt but on Christmas and with books 😍. Amazing, who wants eggs anyway

[@kaylatodd4555]

Rob picks one, Liam picks one, your mom picks one!

[@Drea3000]

For the last vlog, maybe pick three books whose titles describes your 2020 the best.

[@nerdymax1616]

What about a M.A.S.H. Style TBR? Each category could be a list of themed books. House you will live could be books set in house, hotel, bunker or home words in the title. Who you will marry could be romance books or about couples. Then you could play around with what MASH would stand for. Words that could make a fun twist like S could be Swap so you could swap out a book that you weren’t loving. Or it could stand for a theme like M for Mystery so you could make each book have some type of mystery element like the genre could be mystery or you could some how mix in something that makes it mysterious. I know this was long but I feel like this is something you could totally make work and would be super fun to watch.

[@StephanieMRM]

Rob: "Oooh, what fun did you have last night that you needed Pepto?" Kayla: "Jalapeño cheetos" Rob: "Yeah, me too" This is married life, y'all

[@dbookdragon]

True love at its finest.

[@urturningviolet]

The third week should be some of the cohosts that you had picking your TBR.

[@lisaglaum8912]

What an amazing idea!

[@daisy-sj8ny]

yess!!

[@ldanforth18]

Love this idea!!

[@sillysylsara]

"are you okay?!" ...LMAO NOPE

[@moonbook12]

I'm singing the song by my chemical romance song

[@racheltfisher]

@@moonbook12 😆😊

[@SantReads]

Idea for vlog: Highest rated and lowest rated on Goodreads. Orrrrr, make Rob and Liam both choose a book for you.

[@Bookishbroccoli1]

She did both of those before

[@SantReads]

@@Bookishbroccoli1 oh really? For 2020 books?

[@lisaglaum8912]

Not for 2020 books. So she could make that again. I think she hated her Highest rated video though

[@SantReads]

@@lisaglaum8912 haha, wow. Didn't know that. But well, I'm sure the others have great suggestions and she'll do something amazing. ❤️

[@lisaglaum8912]

@@SantReads I would love it though if Rob and Liam choose books for her

[@amylouise7289]

I am DYING LAUGHING about the regrets they really did you dirty 😂

[@annelooney1090]

The most obscure books on your TBR (based on num ratings) or the oldest books on your TBR.

[@hannahkristen9690]

The House in the Cerulean Sea and The Midnight Library were two of my 2020 favorites. Definitely recommend!

[@bmor1074]

Yes! The house in the cerulean sea was one of the most beautiful books I’ve ever read!

[@psychedandlit]

I third this statement. I haven’t read the Midnight Library yet, but its going to happen before the year is over.

[@mariasilveriagrassi]

I agree And even booktubers that hate everything not scify or fantasy looove it. It is my fav book of the year... Ok and a man called Ove.... And city of brass. My top 3.

[@riankoch9126]

Even with Rhythm of War being my most anticipated book for the last two years... House in the Cerulean Sea is still my favorite book of the year.

[@stefaniewall9416]

I haven’t read Midnight Library but I really think Kayla would like House in the Cerulean Sea

[@nherbooks]

maybe to decide the books in the final vlog you could read the books with the lowest amount of ratings/read the least according to goodreads? i think that would be cool!!

[@zachzackzak]

The cover for Grown is so beautiful

[@sarahlamarche5866]

Read the books on your 2020 TBR that have the least ratings on Goodreads - some love for lesser known books. :)

[@c.j.cranford269]

Highly recommend House in the Cerulean Sea. It's a happier version of the Wayward Children or Miss Peregrine's Home type story, and it's gay. Heartwarming, strange, and just a thoroughly enjoyable read. Would you ever do another "spin the color wheel" or random number generator picks my tbr type of deal? might be a fun way to just pick a book. Loved the casual video, btw.

[@alle_cat]

"Am I a prude?" Slight existential crisis 🤣😂😂 I feel you girl, I hated Regrets with my entire soul too.

[@whiskeysfoxtrot824]

How am I supposed to choose between this and new Taylor Swift?

[@wineinacanfancy5724]

Omg having the same dilemma

[@Kay-wp8xf]

Lol, I went back and forth 😋 couple Swift songs, couple minutes of Lala!

[@ttheLemonSong]

well I THOUGHT I was going to sleep but now I guess I’ll be up for another 35 minutes

[@Antonio-yq8hl]

Kayla insulting us at the beginning of the video ,was all I needed to start my day

[@avsambart]

You could do a gifted books week? Books you got as gifts but still haven't read? Cos it's nearly Christmas and gifting books is a thing?

[@alicetremblay2427]

"That could just be a rare f*cking type idk" I can’t 🤣

[@loruffa]

A new Taylor Swift album AND a Kayla vlog the same day?? What did we do to deserve this 😭

[@myreadingisodd]

Picks up "getting Fed by the void" because a whole mood.

[@riankoch9126]

DARTBOARD! Like a tbr game. Get a dartboard and put photos of book covers on it and, ya know, throw pointy things and voila! A tbr that might not make any sense and confuse your insta followers!

[@purrfectlybookish4913]

I appreciate you talking more about Grown-all I knew about it was that it was a popular read. after hearing your thoughts and more about the book, I immediately placed a hold at my library

[@aless.andra9620]

Reading Highest Rated Books on your Goodreads TBR from a specific genre (sci-fi, fantasy, horror, etc.)

[@zara6472]

Theme: wintery vibes. Books set in winter/ what you associate with winter (snow, cold)/ centred on a holiday that tends to occur around winter (Hannukah, Diwali, Christmas). A lot of thrillers spring to mind where people are snowed in the middle of nowhere if there are any left for you to read!

[@floridasquirrel]

I love the ideas of short themed vlogs! :) And loved this one of course. Hmm ideas: underrated books (read the ones with the least number of reviews on GR), highest rated or lowest rated, maybe something "christmas" related somehow like red or green on the covers?

[@BookedandBusy]

I love this song

[@BookedandBusy]

Could you choose your tbr using the blurbs

[@BookedandBusy]

Your reaction to Regrets is hilarious 😂

[@emilybetweenendpages2109]

The house in the cerulean sea has so many of your favorite tropes (adoption and bizarre magical realism) and I really think you’ll like it!!

[@mslaureenslibrary]

Video idea: Put the your remaining TBR titles into a random generator app and spin it to determine the next book.

[@TiliaHaggstrom]

The House in the Cerulean Sea is one of my new favourit books. I can't imagen anyone not loving it. It's just a heartwarming story about found family and magic children and it will make you happy.

[@loruffa]

I don't have ideas for how to pick, but focusing om debuts so they can get a bit more hype?

[@narflet]

I had the most delightful ad from Visit Finland at the start of this vid. Just Santa talking to me calmly about keeping in touch with those you love.

[@car5522]

Dam. Me and my Gramarly ads are QUAKING.

[@a.k.a.nirvana]

This is the first time I’ve seen the book Grown by Tiffany Jackson and I love the way you discussed this book and explained the reasons why the book is important to exist and why people outside of its demographic it should read it and refute the argument privileged parents would make. Something I definitely want to pick up.

[@marybell2897]

I really enjoyed this. It felt kind of laid back. And I added two books to my TBR.

[@ByMadisonFox]

I am so pumped for Grown!!! Idea: assign a number to 6 books. Roll a die. The number of the first three you do.

[@amandanava4807]

I've been loving this new hair color 😻

[@cassidyrae626]

I saw on @megwithbooks that she wrapped the rest of the books on her tbr in Christmas wrap and chose at random!! I thought it was a great idea 💡

[@kimberleereads]

Happy to hear you liked Grown. I was debating whether to pick it up because the music industry aspect was not something that interested me but I have enjoyed Tiffany D. Jackson’s books in the past.

[@katieoglesby3117]

I think you'd absolutely LOVE The House in the Cerulean Sea - weird, real world with magic, (did i mention that it's weird??), queer, and super sweet. It's one of my favorites of the year and I definitely think it's something you'd enjoy.

[@mpsensha]

Two out of three, that's not bad. I'm looking forward to reading Grown.

[@sarahteter6310]

I LOVED Monday's Not Coming, Tiffany D. Jackson didn't waste a single word in that book and every moment has something to say within and beyond the plot. I sincerely nervous to read Grown with my book club in January. There's the expectations after my love of Monday's Not Coming and also my own personal history of dealing with and surviving specific relationships. I expect there will be a lot for me to learn about experiences far different from my own but I am concerned about the potential land mines that could result in tremors within my own mental health. It's such a weird way to go into a book I willingly bought and pushed to read in club (one of my book club members is one of the comments recommending Grown in this video).

[@rocknregalia]

oNe of my seniors was reading Grown in class (on camera) today while we finished our Frankenstein audiobook. He said he is loving it so far. Although he was only partially paying attention to class stuff, I am very excited that he is reading and enjoying something because isn't that really my goal as an English teacher.

[@TheThreeBookshelves]

Checking out the Goodreads winners today tripped me out a little. I'm currently reading the overall fiction winner and the third place for debut novel, and have read the mystery & thriller and historical fiction winners, and several other nominees. Also, I'm mindblown that The Midnight Library won over Anxious People by FIVE VOTES! I wonder if it's ever been that close before?

[@MsWillowbayOrelse]

Your hair at 28:40 is Amazing!!

[@Soolepoh]

Maybe the last one you can read the shortest books to smash this year

[@jessicajacobson2337]

Girl you are killing it with videos!!! Your hard work is loved 😍

[@sheyslibrary]

Had a paper due at midnight. Didn’t finish it but I’m here anyways

[@Alltimemaineblg]

i see a little life on that tbr shelf 👀👀👀 pls do a reading vlog on it 😭🤞🏼

[@mystoreysofstories]

Can you do a video talking about the differences between mystery / thriller / suspense / etc. with some recommendations of each? You read so much in those genres that you would be perfect to explain the differences. I’m new to those genres and don’t understand what the differences are, so thanks in advance! :)

[@hazelsimpson3551]

read books on your tbr with the least # of ratings on goodreads (not lowest rated!) that way you can give some more exposure to lesser known titles!

[@car5522]

If I was rich and had a house with a spare room, I would make it the Christmas room with 5 different Christmas trees of varying sizes and a variety of gifts, etc, etc. so anytime I felt bad I would just open gifts that either I had bought or somebody else had bought.

[@amylouise7289]

For the last vlog you could do what Alexa from Library of Alexa did and do a TBR tournament thing to choose the three that you’re most excited about and just read those!

[@hollysingleton7602]

If you decide to read The a house in the Cerulean Sea, I would suggest the audiobook. It’s really gorgeous and tender book with moments of laughter and heartwarming feels. ☀️🥰☺️

[@RaetheSaint]

I just read Grown today so when I saw it in the thumbnail I immediately clicked to hear your thoughts ☺️

[@katialucille]

the third week could be picking the three that you think you will like the best, or the highest rated three, or the lowest rated three thank you for these vlogs! we love casual ✨

[@JoshsBookishVoyage]

Reading books by debut (or new to you) authors. Or predicting and reading which ones you'll like the most (or 5 star predictionish)

[@JoshsBookishVoyage]

I really hope you don't read strange exit. It was not good.

[@JoshsBookishVoyage]

Regrets...regrets...about reading regrets 😂

[@BooksandLala]

@@JoshsBookishVoyage have you read other books from this author? I know she's generally unliked haha but I think I liked both others that I read!

[@jedibookmasterivy]

OMG I got a comment feature! 🥰🥰🥰 and I’m glad you like Don’t Look For Me. I’m adding it to my TBR! Your reactions to The Regrets I’m weak 🤣🤣🤣

[@avsambart]

I wish I'd been smart and organised enough to do a 'every week count down to the end of the year' to do list or something this month. I am jelly. This video was perfection as usual 💚

[@natassa9297]

You might say you have... regrets (loved the vlog lmao)

[@Claire-hl6vq]

Rob and Liam pick your third week!

[@luciemadoni8981]

lala, i know this is an old video, but for some reason i wanted to cry when you rob and liam were going out. your life is absolutely my dream life and i crave so badly to have that. im only 20 so i have plenty of time, but thank you for sharing those sweet little moments with your family. i cant wait to be able to have those

[@luciemadoni8981]

"old video" and it was in decemeber lol. cant believe we are over halfway through 2021...

[@31ninetyeighty]

Books based on the first 4 words or sentences of a book? So grown has a famous person in it and you liked the book with famous people 😃 Totally agree with you. I just finished the book and wow. It went straight to the heart.

[@redlin0110]

Robbie saying "that could just be a rare fucking kinda I don't know" about the Christmas tree KILLED me 😂

[@luciee4071]

Adding Don’t Look For Me to my tbr now!!

[@EBill23]

Well if that's not my favorite opening you have done yet 😂😂😂

[@malex__1891]

OMG you have to look into The House in the Cerulean Sea!! I'm fairly sure you'd love it.

[@laurafinocchiarostudios]

I think you would absolutely LOVE the Midnight Library by Matt Haig. I hope you look into it next year 🥰

[@Bookishbroccoli1]

Hahaha, I'm so messed up. Your reaction to Regrets made me buy it 😂 It's sounds like my type of weird

[@aless.andra9620]

Lala tries to discourage us from reading that book, meanwhile, I'm here who likes dark romances "Yeees, that sounds so good, adding it to my TBR asap!" Have you heard of "Exquisite Corpse" by Poppy Z Brite? It's about two serial killers starting a relationship in 1990s New Orleans - it's so messed up and so dark and so good, I love it!

[@ChandaElise]

@@aless.andra9620 omg that sounds soo good thanks for the rec

[@aless.andra9620]

​@@ChandaElise Are you by any chance into artistic horror? There is a TV series called "Hannibal" about macabre relationships between FBI investigator Will Graham (who has a gift of empathy which allows him to re-live crime scenes from the killer's POV) and his psychatrist Hannibal Lecter, who is also secretly a cannibalistic serial killer. It's a story about their obsession with each other, how they are a part of a one, their minds are intertwined and they consume each other's thoughts and lives. As Lala was talking about metaphors in The Regrets, I was thinking "I know the story which has quadrillion metaphors about love!". It's currently on Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime, so maybe give it a try! Also, look up "let me follow (will & hannibal)" video on KZbin to get a feel for the show.

[@sarahmotozaki7167]

Californian me could never sleep with my head right under a shelf with a ton of heavy books.

[@dramallamayup]

theme: based on your mbti type!!

[@MidwestMeeple]

I think you would love The House on the Cerulean Sea. It is kind of like wayward children like book but filled my heart so much!

[@meaganleereads]

I was intrigued by Grown but you've convinced me to add it to my TBR! I haven't read A House in the Cerulean Sea but I get this vibe that you'd like it 😂

[@adrianneconstant]

You're going to LOVE House on the Cerulean Sea !

[@starry_worlds]

I will check out Grown and Don't Look For Me because they sound like books that I could enjoy. But I will definitely pass on Regrets. Omg 😂😂 For vlog ideas, you could have Rob choosing your books or having Rob hiding the books and then read the 3 you find first.

[@heiditheowl2277]

pick your tbr by the number of words in the title? so your first book will be a one-word title, second book two words, etc.

[@thereadingrobin2191]

Going to read Grown, sounds very important and good. I loved Strange exit! Hope you're still going to read it and will love it. Love your reaction to Regrets 😂.

[@imperatrice211]

I don't have an idea for the third vlog but I hope you get to Loveless because I loooooved it, the friendship in it gave me life 😍

[@bailey3645]

Kayla! There's a Netflix adaptation of When Dimple Met Rishi you HAVE to watch. It's called Mismatched and it's extremely cute

[@xanderdale3666]

A little life on your TBR!!!

[@janamorais267]

Wish the first book was translated to portuguese because I think it would be interesting to have it at my school library (the librarian is always asking for suggestions and i would recommend this one i think), not a book i would personally read but it seems like an important topic.

[@moonbook12]

Oh nice good luck

[@PenelopesPicks]

Wait I’m sorry, all you do to get those amazeball curls is put your hair in braids after you wash it? If so I am so not buying the $100 curling wand I’ve been coveting for like a year.

[@nihao2486]

House in Cerulean Sea is definitely one you should give a shot

[@iamgroot2495]

Ooh how about a blog where Liam picks your TBR? 😊

[@sonyab4048]

THAT INTRO IS ICONIC

[@jessgignac8426]

“That could be just a rare fucking kind idk” 😂😂

[@MusingsInProgress]

Couple of ideas: -Books you think will best describe 2020, if you can get four books in maybe one per season? A bit like those memes going round with the different photos for each month of the year - TBR game or just a simple lucky dip - Ask a couple of KZbinrs to pick a book each for you to read.

[@Blkandsapphicreads]

This is a really cool video! As a teen viewer, I’m really excited to read Grown and learn from it and hopefully get other teens to read it as well. 🖤

[@kennedyparrish9092]

Read the book on your TBR that has 1) the highest average rating, 2) the lowest average rating and 3) the median average rating!! Would be interesting to see if you agree!

[@georgiamackinnon5975]

LOL your reaction to The Regrets was my fav

[@readinginenglish8868]

I am a new High school English teacher and I loved your videos! You read important books while also reflecting my own personality....so thank you! You gained a new viewer! Just FYI, you need to check out Stamped by Jason Reynolds because it is a powerful read!

[@bridgetthomas4681]

All hail the Vlog Queen!

[@keren4804]

Every time I see your hair in videos I get amazed yet again at how gorgeous it issss

[@PrincessCullen94]

Video idea: The last week of the year you could read: -the last book on your shelf Or the book authored by someone with the "last" letter (example between Austin and Gray: Gray comes last) I'm not sure how to put my idea in words. I hope is clear enough 😅

[@CompletelyMelanie]

I was having trouble sleeping and then I saw this come up. Perfect way to end my night. :)

[@moonbook12]

:)

[@misslethality]

you reading that excerpt from Regrets sent me into fucking outer space LMAO

[@jouva4012]

New Dystopian novels? (The Memory Police for example) - seems an appropriate theme for this year, lol.

[@mori7956]

I love how I did end up picking up Don't Look for Me after this video🤣🤣

[@andshereadstoo7809]

"I wAs GetTing FuCked By the VoiD"I CACKLED