here’s what I’ve been reading!!

[@mahdiyabhiwandiwala5664]

can we get an updated YA contemporary romance recommendation video?🤩🥺

[@TheKarinaChronicles]

I completely agree; holiday reads can go for the whole year, whenever you want to feel that vibe haha :)

[@LaurasLilLibrary]

I ended up reading The Matzah Ball and The Holiday Swap and A Holly Jolly Diwali just last week because the audiobooks didn't become available until then! So I completely relate to belated holiday reads!

[@exploringmegan]

I want to read the Matzah Ball! How did you like it?

[@LaurasLilLibrary]

@@exploringmegan I enjoyed it, it really is just a fun second chance/enemies to lovers romance while rediscovering family values. I found it to be funny and a fast read

[@avidlyreads2254]

A Holly Jolly Diwali by Sonya Lalli was a good time. Thanks for the recommendation!

[@erinasarutobi2206]

The rainbow shelves look amazing!!! Especially the purple/violet one! 😍😍😍

[@17caria]

Hope you vlog soon!!! Happy to see this video!!!

[@StudioLindsay]

The Matzah Ball sounds so good! I’ll have to read that this year.

[@webeehappydesigns6682]

i LOVED the matzah ball! helped me get back into reading!

[@icedcoffeeandbookss]

I agree with your view for Eight Perfect Hours! I didn’t even get close to halfway through, the characters were just boring or annoying and the chemistry was so pushed.

[@BecxReadz]

I think I gave The Project 3 stars. Reading it I could totally see how someone skeptical of cults could be sucked into joining one even if it were completely opposite of their views.

[@angelaholmes8888]

Here's what I read in December Royal holiday Unprotected by billy porter his memoir This time next year by sophie cousens Entanglements by nora Roberts The crown tower by Michael j Sullivan The crown of gilded bones by Jennifer l armentrout Certain dark things The shadow of the gods Written in starlight Tokyo ever after Sex and vanity by Kevin Kwan Have we met by camille Baker The girl and the mountain by mark Lawrence Any way the wind blows

[@monikakamila]

I loved the matzah ball

[@Nadia-yk9rv]

I totally feel the same way about An Emotion of Great Delight. As you were summarizing I realized I didn’t remember a single thing that happened in the book

[@twistytrombone2453]

I love the Cost of Knowing so much, I've never cried so much ever

[@fightandreadlikeagirl]

What books would recommend to someone who does not care for romance?

[@meganyates8799]

Hi Hailey! I’m getting ready to move and was wondering how many books fit on your Billy shelves

[@Account16785]

OMG, I LOVE THIS ❤️❤️❤️

[@exploringmegan]

I have the same condition as the main character in the Matzah Ball, so I really want to read that one!

[@AwkwardBookworm]

“Sex with some mistletoe” IM SCREAMING 😂😂😂

[@luandibrand7478]

Nr.400 goes to me!!! Thank you for blessing my feed!! One of my favorite booktubers!!! ❤

[@thewitchyreader6131]

Great video!

[@verynice7424]

nice work

[@Books_BrewsandBeyond]

I downloaded Window Shopping on my kindle and I read a chapter before deciding to dnf it. I just found it really boring.

[@Enhallbarbokmal]

I read the upside of unrequited and leah on the offbeat I was disappointed which is sad because I loved simon vs the homosapien’s agenda

[@georgiefarr1094]

I had to go back on my Instagram on what I read in December because I couldn't remember. It was only last month but it feels like it was a long time ago 🙈🙈😅😅💜💜

[@bookishdaydreamer2068]

i read blame it on the mistletoe bc i had a netgalley arc and i’m gen z but the writing was just not…good. the phrases and writing seemed so outdated and forced. honestly, it was a disappointment to me.

[@ElizabethNicoleSchwartz]

I DNFed Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist because the petty drama between Noel and Nick's ex was too much and I didn't want to deal with it.

[@genevieveking5078]

Let’s hope Tahereh Mafi’s next book is better. This Woven Kingdom is coming out soon!

[@BeantownMrs]

I DNFed "The Matzah Ball." I just couldn't see how a rivalry from childhood that occurred over 1 summer at camp would last until the characters' 30s. Plus the MC's Christmas fetish was a little weird... Only good part was disability/chronic illness rep, but that's the only thing I can think of.

[@storiesofwonderland8900]

These characters are literally called Be and Low, like below?

[@mahdiyabhiwandiwala5664]

FIRST!!! YAY💗

[@BirgitHaeupl]

❤️

[@cristinacostache7016]

🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@marigabyteyssier2279]

I read The Cost of Knowing last year and I found it quite underwhelming. It has potential, but the message was so heavy handed, so on-the-nose, that it looses impact. Like, one of characters is this racist white lady stereotype. She's a member of the home owners association, her husband is a policeman, hates hiphop music, and on top of that her name is actually Karen. Its almost like someone was trying to make a joke, and not a very funny one. Also, the moment that violinist showed up at the stage my eyes rolled so far into my skull that I could see my brain. I agree with the fact that the magic element was weirdly handled. That whole plot point about facing your worse fear to get rid of your power made no sense. I gave it 3/5

[@twistytrombone2453]

Um noo