HISTORY OF MY BOOKSHELF CHALLENGE (original).

[@harryfailsgaming1246]

Emma saying sweet things about her books and then throwing them on the ground is a whole ass mood

[@lanasage6650]

“It’s one of my favs...” as she throws it to the ground 😂😂

[@kidronramirez52]

Lol

[@shahzakongath8592]

Every time she threw a book I sub consciously cringed

[@aurore_14]

@@shahzakongath8592 Frl😭

[@slea4262]

The books slamming on the ground could legit be a torture sound device in interrogation

[@BooksandLala]

Omg I already love this tag and it hasn't even started yet 🔥

[@MissManicMellie]

It would be so fun to see you do this Lala! It’s always amazing watching you panic in front of your shelves while Robbie reads the prompts

[@dark1Ordeen]

Do it Lalaa 😍

[@brianna7760]

"A book that has been damaged" the stack of books on the floor maybe

[@jacademic6832]

"as a graduate student, I really have to cherish every ounce of joy I can get." what an absolute eternal mood

[@AikiraBeats]

i feel bad for the books that are being thrown onto the floor.

[@wreckedchaos1464]

It actually hurts my soul lol

[@graverobbersassistant]

City of books City of apostrophes City of goodreads City of Failed Authors City of Lost scripts City of High fantasy Clockwork author Clockwork paperback Clockwork paper Lady bookish Lord of books Queen of shelves and bookishness I have no idea why I wrote it. I was about to write some actual comment to your video, but this just randomly came to my mind while writing 😂💖

[@Lilydu972mag]

This is lowkey a booktube tag right now XD

[@lifesucks8194]

why do i love this

[@alesswonderland]

That is perfect for her!

[@graverobbersassistant]

life sucks ahahah, thank youuuu 💞

[@kitamikeita]

The sound of the books hitting the floor causes me physical pain D:

[@lauraapollon2305]

Emma’s hair is completely goals😍😍😍, I stg

[@jiminlovebot]

The sound of a book hitting the floor makes me wince every time 😂

[@nimratmand3318]

Me too!

[@Ktaylor3694]

“Quite possibly one of my most dramatic moments as a reader.” ICONIC 🤣🤣🤣 priorities all about the priorities haha

[@trishchettypally4240]

Your makeup is always stunning.

[@helenakohlhoff]

I LOVE YOUR OUTFIT SOOOO MUCH!!!

[@kristinan06]

If only I could have a book shelf like yours 🥺 I’m thinking to install a small one in the corner of my closet! Currently I own about 20 books (a lot more from when I was younger though) So hopefully I can get more books this Christmas.... or maybe a barns and nobles gift card 😏😏 I also love goodreads as well!!

[@oliviabergin99]

Kristina’s Corner a good way to get books cheaper is buying them used! Yeah it is sometimes hit or miss but it’s totally worth it. I do it all the time 😊

[@kristinan06]

Olivia Bergin do you buy them off of eBay or somewhere else?

[@oliviabergin99]

Kristina’s Corner no, I buy them at used book stores, or thrift stores like value village

[@kristinan06]

Olivia Bergin alrighty thank you!!

[@ancientroses6954]

Forget B&N and go for a local used book shop. It's cheaper and it helps them stay in business. Happy reading!

[@rennydanston6507]

This is such a creative tag, I like how intimate and cosy it is. If more people jump on it, it could definitely become one of my favourites. On a separate note, rest in peace Caitlyn

[@shannastanleygibson9783]

I absolutely love your energy. You make me want to start my own Booktube so I can talk about my favorites and do challenges. I certainly read enough. Thanks girl for posting!

[@MeeraNair]

Definitely doing this challenge! I'm always on the lookout for BookTube challenges to do and this one's really good, Emma! :D

[@anyrarahman5481]

EMMA WHY ARE YOU SO UNDERRATED YOU MAKE SUCH INTERESTING AND CREATIVE VIDEOS AND YOUVE MADE SO MANY CHALLENGES AND YOUR FASHION IS JUST WOW AND YOUR MAKEUP IS EVEN MORE WOW AND I LITERALLY FEEL LIKE IM TALKING WITH A FRIEND ABOUT BOOKS WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT BOOKS

[@kenzieo4031]

Can someone tell me why my screen went blurry when she said “These are the blurry years”

[@supercalime]

Kenzenator Oldie poetic cinema

[@natkiyoko]

I just want to say that first, I love this video. Second I respect you so much and I love watching your journey. I’m only a little older than you and our journeys with mental health, sexuality, and love of books is so so similar. Love you girl and keep thriving!💜

[@torisbooksexpress2285]

My bookshelves aren’t big enough for these challenges lol

[@theycallmelulu454]

Tori'sBooksExpress same. Haha I have a total of like 40 books and the rest are ebooks lol

[@torisbooksexpress2285]

Theycallmelulu right lol I have a lot of ebooks and I use the library a lot

[@nimratmand3318]

I feel you!

[@aanikar444]

It makes me so sad that you don't like the "Throne of Glass" series. It's one of my favourites and has gotten me back into passionate reading!

[@michelle_mijamo]

So cool! Love how you decorated the bookshelves! Love it! Loved your history of challenges!

[@janaphillips7438]

I just wanted to thank you for doing what you do with KZbin and so forth. You have helped me regain my love for reading. I am so grateful that you are yourself and it has helped me realize that nobody should be embarrassed to talk about what they are interested in. So i just wanted to say thanks.

[@isabellarae9904]

That’s the cutest outfit??? I’ve ever see???!

[@liv2741]

This is such a fun and unique challenge. Great video as always, Emma!

[@sarahgalatoire2461]

I gasped when you said Red Rising was a book you wouldn’t buy now!! I have very similar taste in books to you, and Red Rising is one of my favs! I recommend!!

[@books-on-a-wire]

There is absolutely no way I could do this without Goodreads! My aging brain is jealous of those who can remember books from years ago.

[@arielreads]

the question “a book i associate with a certain food” isn’t one of the questions in your description btw! and the question “a book that was damaged”!

[@books_anisa3584]

4.25- 'I read The Vanishing Stair this year because its one of my faaaaves' *throws book on ground* 😱

Every time I watch your videos, I make a mental note to get fairy lights like the ones on your shelves. And every time I watch your next video, I think "Dang, forgot to look for lights again!" I love your fairy lights!

[@Antonia-xl2qz]

I love A Great and Terrible Beauty! I read the whole series as a teen and I still keep them in my shelf and love them. It's such a fantastic trilogy

[@ilsenleon2378]

This challenge sounds so much fun! I wish I could do it but mine would be difficult since I have a shelf in one house and another in another house. May your friend Rest In Peace though. I’m glad your friend introduced you to your school book club because book clubs are a wonderful place.

[@givemeprimelaughter]

Emma "Did I ever cry?" Me "THE. WAY. I. USED. TO, BE. BY. AMBER. SMITH!!!!!!!!!!"

[@rebekahmackenzie]

I didn't realize till you mentioned it that challenges are usually on physical qualities of the book. It's great you did a challenge based on memories of the book.

[@Marie45610]

Heir of Fire was when ToG started to pick up for me.

[@thecozybookworm4522]

this is super creative! but also very intimidating lol. i don't have many physical books, but i tend to keep the ones i feel emotionally attached to so this would be perfect.

[@thakatspajamaz]

Red Rising is my favorite book series of all time - that's all I'll say lol

[@Lilydu972mag]

I haven't read Dark Age yet but I consider Golden Son being the best book I've ever read, ever. Pierce Brown, what a man.

[@thakatspajamaz]

@@Lilydu972mag It's the best of the series! I get why people are hesitant to read the books but when they do, I've never met anyone who didn't instantly fall in love.

[@miquesbookvlogs372]

THANK YOU SO MUCH for coming up with such a FUN tag!! I finally got to do it, and I felt so free, liberated, and fun. Such a lovely change of pace 🥰🥰🥰

[@GBunnyG]

I just went through 10 years of Goodreads to find my top 10 (20?) Books of the decade, and the memories were SO real. This makes me wish I made booktube videos so I could talk about some of them. 😊 Love this challenge!

[@RK-rp9bq]

"A book that has been damaged" Every single one of those, she threw on the ground?

[@sansastark5810]

i remember also reading CoHF with EVERYONE else. twitter and tumblr were busy with hourly updates of which chapter ppl were in. i read it in 2 days and FELT ALL THE FEELINGS. it was such a universal feeling

[@simonteen]

Can't wait for you to read The Toll!!

[@ZeeZeeDreaming]

This is a great tag, and I love those nostalgic moments 💜

[@fabulousbookfiend9127]

Love this challenge, going to film as soon as I finish watching! Also love this colour on you!

[@PeytonReads]

Wow this challenge is so fun!!! I definitely want to do this too 💗 love you and your videos

[@juliatanaka8034]

Twilight was the very first book I thought of for the associate a book with a song question. Anyone else listen to the playlists that Stephanie Meyer made on her website for the books?!

[@loversanonymous]

I flinched every time you dropped the books

[@rachaelmarie3194]

Damn I’m gonna have to fit this into my upload schedule 😅

[@rachaelmarie3194]

Except I’m a fake reader and only came back to books fully in 2018 and prior to that only read audiobooks 😬😬😬

[@nkfanning]

6:59 *war flashbacks to Emma’s copy of game of thrones*

[@helenakohlhoff]

We love an original queen!!!!

[@ZzZivaReads]

Book challenges are the best thing ever 😄 this is awesome, Emma!! Kudos for the idea 😁💛

[@authordavidblunt6655]

Your shelves are gorgeous.

[@teresaneves8839]

Well, in 2013 I was 5, so maybe I’ll have to adjust this challenge for myself lol. But it definitely sounds very interesting, can’t wait to try!

[@tanyashokeen13]

BASEBALL SCENE- THE BEST

[@adriannam452]

LOVE this tag!! Can’t wait to see more booktubers follow suite!😊

[@sydneyfreund3933]

the blue sweater looks stunning on you 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@hayleysmith6008]

Great video, looked fun 😂 Unrelated BUT I love your shorts 😍!!

[@ciannacoleman5125]

A bunch of my kids books are packed away so I don’t really count them as part of my collection, other than some of my bibles my oldest book is A String in the Harp, which is also my oldest TBR (coming in at around 12yrs smh) I plan on finally reading it this month and either liking and keeping it or finally unhauling it.

[@infirestear]

I personally love the Red Rising series. I think the books have a lot more to them than they seem. I just bought the last book in the series so hopefully I still love them.

[@unrevealedreader442]

'as a graduate student, i have to cherish every ounce of joy i can get' - LOL GURL i feel ya as i am in law school

[@unrevealedreader442]

@The Teenage Dream hi! so i had to take the LSAT to get into school and then applied. i won't lie with you - law school is hard, like incredibly stressful but if you study every day and have a schedule, it gets better. Student loans depend on where you're going and what type of income you have. But yes, there are always plenty of good jobs coming out of law school! - i hope that helps :)

[@denisenunes5625]

I love your videos, you never disappoint! I would also like to thank you! I love your recommendations videos, and when you recommended Four Weeks Five People by Jennifer Yu with so much passion, I had to read it. Not only it became one of my favorites but I'm actually writing my final thesis in university about it. I study literature and I'm a great defender that YA books are an amazing opening to discuss and expose difficult and necessary topics and issues to young people, like mental health, sexuality and SO MUCH MORE!! So yeah, thanks. :)

[@neverendingsadventures]

Damn this video triggered some thoughts about my own reading and now I'm just walking down memory lane with all the books I've read. (Mostly Cassie Clares.) Thanks for the good time as always!

[@Binxie_]

When you said the question for a book that made you cry I was screaming "THE WAY I USED TO BE" at you lol. Also could you link the read along you're doing for The Diviners?

[@bts_vinyl]

Oooh! Far From You! I loved that book. I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on it some day. Queer girls and a mystery/thriller plot! What more could you want? lol

[@arobinreads]

Really like this challenge! So much fun.

[@OnlyHereToSupport]

I’m sorry about your friend that passed away ♥️

[@leoraaileen]

The foooood question tho 😂😂 loved this challenge!

[@alysamorley3570]

I admire you for putting this much effort into your channel even in the midst of grad school! Can't relate, it's sucking me dry of enthusiasm for life. 😂

[@Darrkness]

I've read almost all the books you mentioned today (mostly because of you, Emma) and my favorite out of all of them was the Red Rising books. I hope you will reconsider checking them out someday. Just finished The Toll (great) and starting Gideon The Ninth (which is a gorgeous looking book imo.)

[@autumnhess6729]

The Queen of Nothing actually comes out on the 19th, so 3 days!! Already bought the copy XD

[@jasminel_1454]

Some of these I don’t own because my book collection is kind of small and I didn’t pick up reading as heavily until a few years ago 1. A Pocket Full of Kisses (children’s book) 2. Three Quarters Dead by Richard Peck 3. Wonder by RJ Palacio 4. The Memory of Light by Francisco X. Stork 5. This is Where it Ends by Marieke Nijkamp 6. Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia 7. The Sun is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon 8. City of Ashes by Cassie Clare (only book from TMI I actually own) 9. The Catastrophic History of You and Me by Jess Rothenberg 10. A Map Of Days by Ransom Riggs 11. Wink Poppy Midnight by April Genevieve Tucholke 12. The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater. I got at a bookstore about two hours away from my house with my sister for my bday 😊 13. My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga 14. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell 15. We Are Okay by Nina Lacour 16. Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard 17. The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee 18. This Raging Light by Estelle Laure 19. Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan 20. N/A ☹️ 21. The Best Night of Your (Pathetic) Life by Tara Alterbrando. I associate it with One Of Those Nights by Shawn Mendes, very similar vibes 22. A Little Something Different by Sandy Hall 23. The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand 24. Shuffle, Repeat by Jen Klein 25. How to Make Friends With The Dark by Kathleen Glasgow

[@oliviabergin99]

I think this is a great video idea! So fun to watch!! Love your videos 😊

[@booksforsarah2197]

I absolutely love this idea!! And buying books as souvenirs is the best. Unfortunately I bought a book I didn’t end up finishing on my last holiday 😂

[@stuckonstories]

Ooh this sounds like so much fun, such a great idea Emma!

[@carothiell3259]

Hi Emma! I don't comment i often but I just wanted to say I loved this video so much. Your energy an personality brightened my mood so much. ❤️

[@chloestanley4779]

I love these sorts of videos!! So cool to get through so many books!

[@mcab816]

I got Red Rising as a gift as well and decided to finally sit down and read it and it has honestly become one of my favorite series. It’s not a book that’s easy to explain and is better to go in blind but it is absolutely worth it and as someone who’s watched your content for a while I think it might be one you like. I would love to hear your opinions on it if it’s something you have a chance to read 😊

[@headoverbooks15]

I love your original content ❤️❤️❤️❤️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💙💙💙💙

[@AdellaVaishnavi]

Emma.. Please please please make a video discussing Supernova.. I just finished reading it and i want to gush about it with someone who gets my love for these characters..

[@PuprleFox]

I loved this vid!! Such a fun idea :-) now I’m thinking abt the history of my own books P.S I also have a really damaged HP book lolll (Goblet of Fire)

[@CompletelyMelanie]

Fun video and it is always nice getting to know a little more about you. :)

[@dudeski7373]

okay, i’m gonna comment my answers to all these questions, although i didn’t really start reading a lot until 2019, so some books that have been out for a while i didn’t read until 2019 :) 1- Summer Of Fear by Lois Duncan 2- Warriors: Midnight by Erin Hunter 3- Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer 4- 1984 by George Orwell 5- The Cage by Megan Shepherd 6- The Language Of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh 7- Falling With Wings by Dianna De La Garza 8- Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte 9- Warriors: Into The Wild by Erin Hunter 10- N/A because i didn’t really get deep into reading until 2019 :( 11- Paperweight by Meg Hassan 12- Grimm Fairytales Collection 13- Warriors: A Dangerous Path by Erin Hunter 14- Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo 15- Warriors: The Darkest Hour by Erin Hunter 16- Warriors: Night Whispers by Erin Hunter 17- Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 18- Tweak by Nic Sheff 19- Ransom by Lois Duncan 20- The 7 1/2 Deaths Of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton 21- City Of Bones by Cassandra Clare 22- A List Of Things That Didn’t Kill Me by Jason Schmidt 23- Falling With Wings by Dianna De La Garza 24- A Court Of Thorns And Roses by Sarah J Maas 25- Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty I couldn’t do your stipulation of only 1 book from each series and i had to repeat some books a couple times :D

[@graverobbersassistant]

One thing I wanted to say about number 21 Honestly I have associated “I love you” by Billie Eilish with The Mortal Instruments really a lot. And yes, it’s because of Jace and Clary. I just happened to listen to this song while I was reading City of Glass and I connected it really a lot with them, because like c’mon, even how the chorus goes : Maybe, won’t you take it back? Said you were trying to make me laugh And nothing has to change today You didn’t mean to say I love you I love you, but I don’t want to... IT’S ABOUT JACE AND CLARY, YOU CAN’T CONVINCE ME OTHERWISE (Also, fan theory: Billie is secretly huge TMI fan)

[@nathalieseveile240]

I read ACOMAF in one sitting, I was just going to read a few chapters before I went to bed, next thing I know it's morning and I'm crying reading the final pages. 11/10 would recomend

[@alexinwonderland5629]

oh my goodness red rising is awesome!! It is si-fy BUT it is hunger games esque and dystopian ish

[@saradjaroud971]

I feel your pain Emma. Last year of graduate school, we can do it!!!

[@155books]

I lend my mum books too and I would have picked Daisy Jones! This was so so much fun! 😂✨💗

[@reskyyandi7488]

I'm totally shock when the book slamming on the ground

[@fightandreadlikeagirl]

Love this! I would love to know your thoughts on Chasing Redbird!

[@lornatw]

Same, i loved it growing up but heard noones thoughts on it! X

[@fightandreadlikeagirl]

@@lornatw my channel! I talked about it in summer wrap up i think! :)

[@arielreads]

this is so creative!! i love it!!

[@dvrk_academic]

Legit these tags are so fun to watch!❤️

[@hannahkristen9690]

came here from the insta. 🤩 absolutely love this channel.

[@SirJamesLester]

Ah so glad I'm not the only one who didn't like Heir of Fire - it put me into a MASSIVE reading slump and then to make it worse, I still read Queen of Shadows and that put me in an even worse reading slump? And because I don't learn, I still bought Empire of Storms 🙈 Unhauled the lot when I realise just having it on my shelves was starting to slump me...

[@StarsAndEmbers]

This is such a cool challenge!

[@liz-art]

This tag looks like so much fun!! wish i had more books to actually do this tag, because with me it would be me looking at 1 measly shelf 😂

[@louisity]

I read the Hunger Games either in late 2014 or early 2015. 😁 This seems a fun challenge. I am considering doing this one. 👍😁

[@BrewsandReviews]

Just watching this stressed me out but I wanna play too, so I'm here for the stress lol.

[@dazhibernian]

Her eyes 😍