Get out of a Book Slump with me

[@abreesue]

ways i get out of my book slumps: 1) not forcing myself to read 2) watching a movie/show of someone who loves reading (this might motivate me) examples: Little Women, Beauty & the Beast, Pride & Prejudice 3) rereading a favorite

[@blondestruggle1837]

I use #2 every time I’m in a book slump, and it works about 55% of the time. It’s my go-to!

[@whatslilareading]

@@blondestruggle1837for number two i recommend gilmore girls! especially the first few seasons xx

[@eldsflamma8286]

Yes, re-reading good books always help me😊Audiobooks also helps alot.

[@whatslilareading]

for the second one, rory in gilmore girls (my fave show) loves to read :)

[@readingwkatelyn]

needed this so bad😭 I'm in the worst book/life slump I've had

[@victoriahinton9869]

SAME!!!😭 the only thing saving me right now is book 2 in the zodiac academy lol 😂 fourth wing gave me the worst book hangover!

[@theangel4054]

literally me too

[@forevergirlb]

same!! i blame twisted love i hated it😭

[@evapeters1577]

Me too. I have been watching TikTok’s for hours to avoid reading even though my book is really good 😅

[@ok-hp6vp]

ME TOO, ive been in one since february. its horrible, buuut i started one true loves and it might be what gets me out of it 🎉🎉🎉

[@alexandriakeller8953]

I love how real you are about EVERYTHING! Especially normalizing depression and how it’s just sometimes there, but you still dance it out with Charlie! ❤️

[@claire-fishy]

I CLICKED. IMMEDIATELY. WE STAN DES EVEN IF SHES IN A READING SLUMP!! 💕💕

[@CustomBeadedCreations]

We love her!!

[@CustomBeadedCreations]

If she had merch, I would totally buy it!

[@vannahsavable]

I hadn’t read all of march and april and I felt like such a failure. Every new book I picked up i couldn’t get into. I decided I would reread the throne of glass series. At first I didn’t think that would help because it felt like I was still failing since it wasn’t something new. But now I’m back into reading and it’s been so many years since I read them, so it feels new again. So happy you shared the transparent moments of being in a book slump bc it’s something we all go through

[@madisonwiebe6140]

I agree with your feelings about fourth wing. I’ve never felt this type way while reading. It gave me literal shivers! 🐉

[@camillecreps]

As someone who is also in a life slump this video made me feel seen thank you! And I hope you feel better soon.

[@kendrahammond3487]

I took my time with fourth wing because I didn't want it to end. Was seriously one of the best books I've read this year so far. I can't wait for iron flame !

[@jessicapinto1740]

Fourth wing also got me out of a reading slump devoured it wow it was so good !

[@Booksandtaylor13]

Was in a reading slump and just got out of it because of Fourth wing. Obsessed with Xaden and Violet.

[@reexo]

Same!! Fourth Wing made me obsessed with reading again 😭

[@ItsallmeSummer]

I recommend you read Sunkissed. (It got me out of a slump.) It’s a simple YA summer romance. So easy to read and gives all the vibes, it reminds me of the summer I turned pretty.

[@madelinea_23]

Hey destiny! You are literally an inspiration! You always make sure to make us content even when you feel like crap and don’t want read and I just want to say thank you so much for everything you do! 😊

[@Lizzy_Garfield]

Ugh I feel your pain I was in a 3 month book slump I’m saying NO books for 3 months and I truly was terrified I no longer enjoyed reading, I remember looking at my bookshelf and feeling so uninspired. Then I think I just picked up a book and fell back in love with reading and I’ve been loving it since. Just know that your slump will not last for forever lol!!

[@odinlee4579]

I hate reading slumps so much, longest one I was in lasted over a year, I read nothing at all and was so miserable... I must say though, I love your channel so much because you are so real and relatable and it`s nice to see I`m not alone with my struggles and feelings. Sending love

[@Magicwaves-]

I read a memoir after Fourth Wing and honestly it was a good choice. I felt like I wasn't judging the book so harshly because it wasn't even fiction.

[@alexisdavis3005]

What you were saying around 34:50 I relate to 100%! I read A Little Life (took me 2 months lmao) but I gave it a 5 star rating and then I literally couldn’t read any book because my mind would drift to Jude and Willem. It took me 2 weeks to pick up another book and even now I feel like I should reread that book because my rating of it wasn’t fair considering I was subconsciously comparing it and my mind kept drifting to A Little Life

[@Keyshladf11]

Girl your human honestly if you posted non book related content we would all still watch! 🫶🏼🥹

[@BeccaT-y5z]

That purple sweater in the first clip looks so good on you! Genuinely that colour compliments you so well!!

[@ZestyAsh]

I’ve been in such a bad slump lately and I have like 2-3 arcs due soon 😭 I needed this ❤

[@ellafaith1324]

Haha I was literally listening to bookmark’d when I got the notification for this!!! Love you Destiny, you are my comfort channel. Your videos bring me so much joy 💕

[@madisonjensen6012]

I just discovered your channel yesterday and I love how relateable, real, and funny you are. Everything you describe about being a reader or in a slump makes me feel seen lol :))

[@lizzysbookshelf0826]

I hate being in book slumps 😫I’m currently in one right now but this video has made me feel much better. Hope you get out of your reading slump Destiny 🙂

[@dewii__]

Loved this! I'm just getting out of an 8 month reading slump and it was the most frustrating thing ever, but happy to have fallen back in love with reading now!💕

[@ApriliusMaximus]

You won’t have to wait too long for the second book!! It comes out in November!

[@b4757]

2 days ago?? how did i not get the notif for this

[@Nicolelynnn]

same

[@susansegal1808]

Come on everyone let’s get Destiny to 200k like her bestie Sara

[@brookiecookie435]

thank you for still posting when you don't feel up to it! i also suffer from feeling lethargic due to anxiety at times so its comforting to see someone else going through it

[@Madiie412]

I read the the summer I turned pretty trilogy and then just stoped wanting to read. Me and my Friend went to barns and found like 7 books that I thought would get me out of this slump of this not wanting to read/no book being able to keep my attention. None of them worked. Then I read “the fault in our stars” by John green, it no doubt was a 5 star read. After the first like 3% of the book it gets really good and just keeps you entertained. It’s a 14-17 year like age rating but I would personally say a mature 12 year old could read it. I read it when I was 12 and I mean there’s spice in it so I can see why it’s rated what it is but it has SUCH a good message and plot to it.

[@throneofpages]

april DOES feel like 5 months ago i'm glad i'm not the only one who feels like we're in this weird time vortex 😭🤡😭

[@madi_iiiiii5]

I think KZbin glitched or something

[@sherriewhite5348]

KZbin is straight tripping boo! I never saw the notification for this video! I’m so glad I checked, randomly on a lazy Saturday afternoon!

[@leslyminaya2167]

Literally sameee

[@brynnstasiulis5239]

two videos in two days? des we literally do not deserve you

[@meganmicha_]

For some reason, I always go through like a one month motivation to read and then go back into a slump for like 6 months and then repeat..

[@qwertyduck]

hey des!!! if you want to see the covers on KU books you can if you click a few pages backwards when the book opens! i just figured this out recently 😭

[@rosenhale]

A map 🤣 you're so funny Destiny! Thank you for always making my day 🩷

[@angelap671]

I come back to this video everytime I feel a book stump coming on.

[@MarisaAndChew]

I no longer read as much as you normally do, but I do find when I'm not really in the mood for anything or I'm feeling slow but want to read I'll go to Kindle unlimited and I'll find a Dean Koontz series. They're usually like 40-90 pages so I can see my book number go up even if I'm only reading a few minutes at a time, seeing my book number go up helps encourage me to wait to read a longer book that I had been dreading BC of length. I know Dean Koontz isn't for everyone but his short stories/series pick up fast unlike in a full length novel where you get a ton of backstory and character building. Definitely try looking for a mini-series! It's awesome to read like 8 books in 7 days even if your page numbers are low! 💞

[@eire02]

14:52 girlies who read and have ibs stand up 😤 honestly it’s one of the worst non visible problems I’ve ever dealt with.. I’m currently going through a flare up so love that for us ✨ anyway, this was a great vlog, as I’m just getting out of a uni related slump!

[@madi_iiiiii5]

Pls i love your live compilations 😭💗

[@celinakraue4114]

I love that u made this a video

[@Shantilly0091]

You should take a week long detox from reading books. Might help reverse psychology yourself into reading books if you’re like “nope not allowed to read even though I might want to” But other than that, my failsafe way to get out of a book slump is to reread an all time favorite book or series. Then BAM! I’m so invested into the retelling of characters I already know and love and I’m back into reading. Sometimes it might take several favorite reads to want to read something new though. Same kind of thing with new tv shows yakno? Like series where I already know all the plot twists are so comforting.

[@Ad0814]

i was reading a lot of fantasy, and then i started one of us is lying and i've been in a slump since (since march) so i picked up better than the movies to reread but i havent finished it in a month. i think the genre change was how it started, i wasn't ready for a thriller haha and i wasn't that into it anyway. i got 12 books read this year and i read 15 overall last year so i say that was progress though!

[@Piper-Del-Rey]

Perfect because I’m in a book slump too ❤😂

[@hannahsalvatore5586]

when she happily giggles at page 178 ahhhhhhh thats most of the readers in every cute sceneee love herr

[@zarabellaaa]

“Alexa what is lethargic definition? I guess she doesn’t know either.” love u des you can get through it

[@laylajanus-mitchell8138]

im so confused why it says this video only has 300 views

[@melodycollis]

Nothing worse than a book slump 😭😭 loved this vlog 💗

[@ssd1453]

Reading slumps are the worst! Colleen hoover books have gotten me out of slumps in the past. Also the housemaid by freida mcfadden! xoxo

[@Showtunediva]

Totally unrelated but I love New Girl!❤

[@allnadeseverything4214]

im so happy you picked fourth wing to get you out of the slump

[@fa3ryg1rl1]

A lot of people bought fourth wing before it blew up in popularity because of the sprayed edges. I pre-ordered mine when it first went up for pre-order because I thought that the edges were cool and the synopsis sounded really good.

[@Bookworm127]

Same! I’m in a really bad reading slump right now and I haven’t read a single book since September 2nd. I really need to get back into reading books again, I’m tired of the reading slump.

[@thekhameleonreadsbooks]

did you try to hard restart your kindle by pressing and holding down the power button for 15+ seconds?

[@nishka13]

DESTINY! I’M IN A MAJOR BOOK SLUMP! AND I CANT FIND FOURTH WING ANYWHERE 😭 i’m literally crying

[@lexieweaver8144]

OMG COMMENTARY KZbinRS>>>>>>

[@real.anameria1927]

I hate whenever I get into a book slump, Like ahhhhhh it makes me feel disorganized for some reason idk.

[@xeniko882]

40 minutes lets gooooo! I needed this

[@_page250]

I’ve been in a reading slump for like 3 months, but also a life slump, major life slump, I just want this to be over bro it’s awful

[@libbysreadingcorner9564]

I also needed this!!! I am also in somewhat of a book slump. But I've been reading a lot of manga so that is helping me a little bit but I haven't finished a novel since the being of the month

[@savannah9647]

I am also in a reading slump I only read 2 books last month while I usually read at least 5. I could just not convince myself to read. I wanted to I just couldn't physically get myself to do it .This video couldn't have come at a better time.

[@avolynn]

BYE 😭 22:59 I LOST it, it got me so off guard I love it

[@jodietodd2606]

DES. we will eat up anything you give us, don’t feel like you HAVE to exclusively post book content 🩵 we love everything you share!

[@Mimm788]

First! Also I love these vids, I’m currently reading a long book but soon I’m sure I’ll have a reading slump 💗

[@kaylovelyyy]

We need to know where you get your cute bookish shirts and sweaters!!!

[@lucyernstes15]

my exact reactions to fourth wing

[@9cloudrachel207]

Yaaaaay Destiny video!!

[@ke13ey]

im literally am in a 6-month book slump and im debating just to stop reading 😭

[@emilyray4409]

We love a good meijer book haul hehe

[@wynonamata]

currently in a slump since april and im still trying to get out of it 😩Fourth Wing is on my tbr and ur vid made me wanna read again, thank you and love the vid!!

[@jamiehockaday5839]

I tried to buy Fourth Wing last week and my Barnes owner/manager let me there's a wait list because the publisher didn't print enough copies 😥 now I can't decide if I just buy it on kindle or if I really want the physical copy 😅

[@kingas.b00ks]

your kindle has also a book slump

[@Olivia.martens]

Thank you for giving me an excuse to sit on my couch for 40 more mins

[@tabeaxweb]

I read 0 Books in May! And no Book so far in June either. It’s so sad! I started a lot of books but I just can’t bring myself to pick them up again. So this video came at the perfect time.

[@howlkingdom121]

Not gonna lie, I know I'm late to this but I've been in a book slump so seeing someone else in one helps me feel a bit better knowing I'm not the only one suffering it lol.

[@hijab.t.s13]

I've got a book rec it is the seven year slip by ashley poston i was in a 4 month slump AND GOT UP WAY TOO FAST after reading that oop🫶

[@alliepierce2471]

YES THE DISNEY PINS HUNTS ARE SO GOOD

[@addizzzzzzzzzz]

great to see destiny is a fellow greg and member of kurtistown

[@aimee_marisa]

27:18- page 177-178. Saving this so I can go back, since I have the audiobook, to know what she’s talking about lol

[@elizabethjirele642]

You’re killing it des🫶🏼

[@karleybrenna]

Fourth Wing got me out of my slump and I loved it. I’m so sad I have to wait for the second🥲

[@cylesteblue]

Meijer coming in clutch!

[@lenadublin3453]

I soooo relate to this video. Haven’t been able to finish or read a book since March.

[@landynnichols7485]

I read sooooooo much for like a year straight and then all of a sudden i can’t read any book without getting bored or distracted with something else or just wanna scroll on social media. i have been in a slump for like 6 months and i can’t figure out how to get out of it 😢

[@madi_iiiiii5]

I didn’t get a notif for this

[@madi_iiiiii5]

NVM JUST SAW UR INSTAGRAM

[@alexis3945]

A kids book is a great way to get out of a book slump

[@JesusChristwaytruthlife]

You could be low on progesterone and that’s why you are feeling that way. I felt the exact same way…I went to my dr 👩🏻‍⚕️ (she’s a more natural dr) she checked my blood levels and then prescribed me natural bio identical progesterone capsules! 200mgs to be exact. I take one capsule per night/evening or twice a day…one at lunch and one at night before bed. You can really take it however works for your body. It’s natural and safe. I thought I’d share because it has changed my life. If you’re feeling extreme fatigue, anxiety, lack of motivation, moody, emotional (crying a lot), sadness, brain fog, and you’re a woman…you’re most likely low on progesterone, the “feel good” hormone! Feel better ❤️‍🩹 I’m 30 years young, for reference. I’ve been taking the bio identical progesterone since I was 27. It has to be the bio identical kind.

[@TheAmyyxd16]

I’ve had this feeling for the last year. I just keep forcing myself to read and hoping a book will connect… haven’t had a 4 or 5 star in 8 months 😢

[@ideknic]

I am also in a huge reading slump (THE HECK?!) four books behind my reading goal, hoping to catch up this weekend. We'll see.I recently Read truly yours, from your rec and that type of cute book helps me get out of a slump.

[@tigerette1991]

Haha I saw it on Amazon and was like this is beautiful and preordered it bc it sounded good. All of a sudden it went crazy on TikTok

[@xkatiechau]

I LOVED WATCHING SQUISHY COLLECTIONS TOO I ALWAYS WANTED A PUNI MARU ONE 😭

[@halesreads]

Oh my gosh, yes! When it tells me there's going to be a certain amount of time until something is going to happen, I get filled with dread because I just want it to happen already. Like, get to the point! There is always too much build up.

[@tia4517]

I was in a slump during may as well 😭

[@kailaward8168]

Girl!! Where did you get that popsocket for your kindle?? I love it!

[@laylajanus-mitchell8138]

also why doesn’t this video show up on your channel when you go to view all your videos :/ youtube is broken

[@elizabeth2071]

So obsessed with this shirt! Where’s it from?! 🙏🏻

[@alexandrakonstantopoulou3449]

Des posted on my birthday!!! yay🩷

[@marisan5557]

That “Daisy Jones & the Six” shirt is so cute! Where’d you get it from?

[@hannahs-yf3pz]

this!!!!! i need to know

[@avatran5376]

the squishy collection comment- girl me too…😭😭😭

[@chaptercarys]

omg stop I can totally relate both to the pin thing and the squishy thing 😂

[@CharismaSpring]

So this year I wanted to do the 52 book challenge and I am over half way done however I slowed way down. I read like 9 books in Jan and the last few months its been like 2 or 3 books. I am wanting to finish the challenge cause I have never done one but I think I would rather not do them again. I would rather just use the prompts to find books I am enjoy but not do it as a challenge.

[@XOmangoXO]

April & May were some of my top months with how many books I’ve read but so many were meh 3 stars, so I feel so discouraged with reading right now

[@ashleyvick4411]

They had fourth wing at my local BAM this morning but I would say most people pre-ordered it.