Turning Around All My Unread Books.. AGAIN

[@benjikade]

Don’t be embarrassed!! To be honest who doesn’t have like a billion books they have to read. Too many books, too little time, that’s our motto, readers. :)

[@HollyHeartsBooks]

That's very true ^^

[@funkmasterchung1]

Exactly! For some reason if I stop showing up to work and telling them it’s because I’m reading, the paycheck suddenly stops 🤣

[@lena_ng3654]

I don`t have more than one book that I haven`t read yet

[@BooksToAshes]

My 'want to read' list on goodreads just reached 400....it's overwhelming! I use my library though because I can't afford even half of them lol. So at least I don't physically see it

[@amandahelton813]

I have so many digital books on my iPad that I haven’t read yet 😬 I can’t physically see them but my goodreads shelf for my “owned” TBR is outrageous and is getting bigger and bigger

[@ericab1302]

I did this with my unread books for a while and really enjoyed it, but my 4 year old kept turning around the rest of them thinking he was helping me 😂

[@chiarra644]

Aww, that's so cute!

[@hannahffion]

That’s adorable 😂

[@gryffinclaw1657]

Aww. That's so cute lol.

[@KyliaSkydancer]

I'm one of the people who did the opposite thing this year. I turned all my read books backwards. My logic was that I wanted to read from the shelves and my eye would be caught by the titles of the things I hadn't read it. That said, I have a caveat. Once I've read all of the books on a particular shelf, I get to turn them all the right way around as a motivation for me to clear bookshelves.

[@hayleydoesthings]

“I really wanted those sounds to be crisp and clear for you” YOU ARE STEALING MY HEART.

[@BooksLucyKing]

This is so oddly satisfaying to watch 😁.... I keep all of my tbr books in one shelf all together so I can see how many there are 🙂

[@Justluffyyy]

I do the same^^

[@barbarasenteney1011]

Girl that would drive me crazy, I could turn around my read books, but if I turned around my unread books I wouldn't be able to find what I wanted to read. Also I give away a lot of my read books.. No I couldn't turn around my read books either, I love looking at my Stephen King books and most are read, so my books gotta stay showing, I admire your courage.

[@BeingDaphne]

Interesting idea. Personally it stresses me out watching how many get flipped... 😅 You do you tho!

[@SpellFinder]

I created a list of my unread books at the start of this year. I had 35 and have already made my way through 7 of them last month.

[@chloestarshine]

Yay I love this! I just keep my unread books on a different bookcase in a different room and once I've read a book it either earns a place on the shelves in my room, or it gets donated :)

[@KyliaSkydancer]

I did that for years myself but I found I wasn't really reading things from my unread shelves. I was just rereading.

[@TheBookishMom]

This is such a fun idea! And yes I dont think I'll ever get my TBR all the way down.

[@margalidaciucio7968]

What the hell, it seems that se has more unread books than read xD

[@KyliaSkydancer]

I'm like that too. Two thirds of my physical library is unread.

[@fabuloushatlady7812]

I have two bookshelves and I have two/five of them unread books. One of the reasons is because I get most of my books from the library. Second, I see a good book and buy it but don’t have time to read it, and third for my birthday and holidays people buy me books.

[@MaryJoLaupp]

I just picked up Strange the Dreamer in my library's "Blind Date With a Book" program for February!

[@oonam3519]

The Fifth Season is more fantasy than scifi imo, though the setting is very dystopian! (I’m currently reading it and it’s pretty good)

[@MaijaReads]

Yeah, it's like apocalyptic epic fantasy!

[@ravensandblots]

I love the sound of the books being flipped, it’s like the best ASMR!! And I would totally do this but I don’t actually have a shelf for my unread books-they are all literally on a trunk and piled (3 deep, 30 high) so no need to be embarrassed bc I have a lot more than 160 😂😂

[@sweet_t_reads]

This makes me feel so much better about my shelves! They are pretty similar in the fact that I have more unread than read...a lot more.... I tend to visit my library quite often and find I'm reading those books way more than my owned books. Working on that this year! Also I saw a few books that I highly recommend listing to the audio book version. 'Sleeping Giants (The Themis Files)' and 'A Plague of Giants (Seven Kennings #1)'. Both of these are a full cast and done AMAZINGLY!

[@thebookwitch5575]

WHY IS THIS SO SATISFYING!

[@melissag5092]

I love this so much and I’m so glad your doing this again! It makes tbr videos so much more interesting!

[@HollyHeartsBooks]

I’m glad to hear that!

[@ololololo3076]

Honestly this method of seeing my tbr books worked so well for me, my tbr went from 40 books to 17 books in like 6 months? Also I always love these videos of people flipping their unread books for some reason hahah 💕

[@jackiegorham2332]

The sound of the Books being slid back in low-key made me sleepy the sound is satisfyingly relaxing

[@frankieo7800]

I've been waiting for this since you switched it for your book tour! It's so satisfying to watch you turn around a book you've read in a vlog or wrap up Edit: also, I really loved the video where you randomized a number per shelf and picked that book to read. I hope you do it again this year 😍

[@BrookesBooks]

This is such a great video!! Very inspiring.. I finally got my tbr down to 15 books and trying to keep it under that is killing me but its the only way to stop me overdoing book purchases 😂

[@A_Bookish_Obsession]

Ive decided to do this too and I love the idea of it being like a coloring book. It's also a great of encouraging myself to get a the tbrs off my shelves. Also the sound of the books as you were turning them around is so so so satisfying.

[@A_Bookish_Obsession]

*a great way of encouraging myself to get all the tbr's off my shelves. (I apparently can't spell to save my life)

[@CaitlynHert]

Tip for people worried about not being able to find which unread book they want to read: take pictures of your shelves before you flip the books, then all you have to do is check the picture!

[@squeebacon]

I used to think my 150 unread books was too much because I kept hearing other's talk about their overwhelming tbr of 50 but then I remembered I shouldn't compare my book journey to theirs. Seriously, I want to read all the books. So I will. While I can't commit to turning mine around, I am inspired to re-organize my shelf.

[@EmilyCheetham]

Last year I pretty much read through my TBR pile. There were just one or two I didn’t get through and some I decided I no longer wanted and went into my sell pile but overall I read most of my TBR pile. With new books I bought I assed to the ones I didn’t get through m6 TBR pile now consists of 3 books (that I own). However there are other books in those series’s that if I like these books I will be going to get other books to go with them. But I’m so glad that my TBR list is so low and there are round half dozen or so books from authors LOVE being published this year I will be buying and reading.

[@laurabastic]

I rewatched the video you made last year today and just adored it, so I was very happy to see you do it again. It’s so very satisfying 😊

[@phantomphoenix3283]

Love it. So glad you did this again. I think it’s great that you keep the books you really enjoy. If that means you have a higher ratio of unread books on your shelves, so much the better! Variety is delicious!

[@erikareading]

I love the way your fantasy books all look together.

[@zhyarjasim]

This is a great idea !! I might try it but I doubt I will read all of them because of college but still it's a great idea .

[@jackiesliterarycorner]

I decided to do it literally just tonight. I understand feeling embarrassed. Not to push my mom under the bus, but because I live at home she will give me a hard time about my constant buying of books, and every so often she asks if I have read any of my books.

[@NeverGiveUpExisting]

Yes! Finally!! Love this hardcore!!

[@HowlingLibraries]

There's something so weirdly satisfying about watching you flip the books around. 😂 I've thought about trying this on my shelves back when you did it before, but mine would be even more backwards than yours (so don't feel bad!). It would be fun to try, though... maybe someday! 🤔

[@MsLPSFOREVER]

Love your explanation of this! I have a separate shelf for my TBR books, but this is a great idea! I love the "coloring in" metaphor.

[@Nirleth]

This video was so satisfying, thanks for adding the book sound as well haha it helped. I saw you haven't read boneless mercies yet and I do really wonder what you'd think of it. I think our reading tastes are very similar and I recently dnf'd it. I'm curious to see if I should continue or not.

[@Es9954]

I have the kallax shelf and have the books I have read stacked horizontally so you can only see the bottom of the book. so there's like 2 piles of books on each side of a shelf

[@vikillustrations]

I keep my unread books in a stack on my desk and never let it reach the bottom of the painting hanging over it. I currently have 9 books there and the amount stresses me out. One more book and I´m over the limit new rule for me: I can only buy half the amount of books I read the previous month :D

[@therealfirelord3359]

That's so efficient! Way more manageable than my 200+ unread books that I ignore to re-read other books, lol

[@Soolepoh]

I have my books flipped too! Even though I just have one bookcase and a book crate it's still around 250 books. I dont read a lot (like 2-7 books a month) so it takes a lot of time to make my shelves look pretty again, but it atleast makes clear what I've read and what I havent read. I have my book case color coordinated so I would love to actually see that! Loved the video

[@pinkkittyvoid]

I strive to have tons of books like you. I would totally do that and tag like I’ve read all my books. I’m not sure if you have read this book series but I totally recommend “Eragon” which is a fantasy adventure book.

[@nextpageadventure9160]

I might do this for March or april. Looks fun.

[@HollyHeartsBooks]

You should!

[@KatVallentine11]

I reallyyyyy want to do this but I don’t know if my mind could cope with how it would loook😂😂but I might give it a go. My goal this year is to read 30 books, I’ve only read 4 so far (in new to properly binge reading books) and I don’t think I have 26 unread books on my shelves but it’s payday sooon!!😂😂xx

[@LaurensNerdyFunStuff]

Yay, it's back! I like the flipping books around as you read them but I don't think I could do this with my books since I share a library with my husband. I love having a ton of books on my tbr anyway so they would never be fully spine side out!

[@justjaq2319]

When you did it the last time, I did it too! I find it really satisfying to turn them around (even if it's really a slow process for me because even if I have a "fixed" tbr - meaning I'm not gonna add anything to it - I still read predominantly on my kindle, soooo)

[@amberinoface]

this is so satisfying to watch. Plus it's fun to see what I have read (or haven't read) that you've turned around. It's a fun way to match up reads.

[@booksforsarah2197]

This was so satisfying to watch 👌🏼

[@forever_quiinn1324]

I’ve been reluctant to do this but I think today might be the day Here we go people. 📚

[@HollyHeartsBooks]

I approve!

[@jesaburgoyne9343]

You inspired to do this as well and I did it really recently with all of my unread books. The noise of the books being turned around is so satisfying!

[@themoonandmercury5800]

I might reorganize my shelves like this because my shelves are looking kind of rough because they sort of double as my junk drawer and I need to mess with them anyway

[@eloisedelvat5685]

I suddenly feel a lot better. Booktubers always seem to have thousands of books, all read but in contrast, even though i have less books, I've read them all

[@mylifesodyssey]

So excited to see this video. It's so satisfying and I can't wait to see you slowly turn the books you've read! Thank you for doing it again!

[@dannyharris3493]

some of my friends at school are like 'the reason i don't read is because i don't have any books and i've read all the books i own'. I CANNOT RELATE FURTHER FROM THAT

[@hilarycole9906]

Oh I saw The Hazelwood on your subscription shelf! So good you should read it soon!

[@april-janerowan]

Love this idea! It will be such a great feeling to see more and more spines :D

[@holleydupre2669]

I would love a video where you read only subscription box books!

[@_heidikate_]

I haven’t seen this done before. I love the idea, but I would missing seeing all the colours and the titles of the next books I would want to read. Still intrigues me to see what my bookshelf would look like though 😊

[@ThePunkykim]

So basically you collect books, but don't actually read them?

[@xkathygee]

Kim Wichmann she reads 7 books per month. For me that counts as reading them.

[@avsambart]

This was so satisfying to watch.

[@SymphoniaFan101]

I’m kinda like you where I get rid of books that didn’t get a high rating (for me it’s only if they’re a 5 star and I’ll reread them or if they’re significant in some way). It makes it so I have like ~14 read books and 90+ unread on my shelf lol. I love buying books, what can I say? I’m currently doing a challenge for myself where I read all the books on it that are less than 300 pages this year so I’m trying to cut it down!

[@skullfullofbooks7398]

Oh I couldn't handle this, most of my books are unread and I donate almost anything less than 5 stars when I'm done reading them. That is an interesting idea though. I just use Goodreads to go through my 200+ tbr mountain. The goal is to get as many read in a year to get rid of as many as possible.

[@GwendolynKensinger]

I do this sometimes too. But lately I’ve been keeping my unread / TBR separate.

[@ShatteredRippleBooks]

Interesting idea but i like mine on view because I can see what I have to read then. Plus series are easier to find when they are the right way round.

[@ricecakepower]

Omg I had you pegged you'd have way more colourful books haha 😂 my shelfs are just as bad though! Also I spotted beyond a darkened shore in your YA section, it is really good, very fast paced so you get through it quick. Goodluck getting this lot down lol 😂

[@Dooksterr]

Love your vids ! Guess what? soon, im getting a sweater with you profile pic! ill have your merch yay! Im planning on collecting books ,and reading most of them, but this is only because you inspire me, and i love to read! Keep up the great videos!❤️🧡💛💙💚💜💖💓💘💗💕💗📚👍🏻📖😆 Omg i still have three libray books to read and i haven’t read a whole one yet

[@HollyHeartsBooks]

Yayy! Be sure to tag me on Instagram or twitter so I can see it! 😊

[@Dooksterr]

Holly Hearts Books ok!

[@craftybookdragon684]

Heads up for Dwarves and the book immediately to the right, the Dwarves series is 5 books, then there's an elf series (not sure how many books for that one) and then the book immediately to the right of Dwarves is the start of his new series that comes after both of those. I saw that one at a bookstore and was going to pick it up but then I saw his reading order and decided to wait.

[@HollyHeartsBooks]

Oh I know! No worries 😊

[@craftybookdragon684]

@@HollyHeartsBooks just wanted to throw it out since I never see him mentioned on booktube. I'm just starting the Dwarves series. Excited to possibly hear another opinion on it soon!

[@g.e.causey]

Ooh that's a good idea! I recently counted and came up with over 160. My collection probably numbers around 2-3 hundred. :,D I've now set a goal to read 100 of them by the end of the year, and I'm doing great so far! Also, I SUUUUPER recommend Theft of Swords, I LOVE Riyria Revelations!

[@HollyHeartsBooks]

Theft of swords is very much high on my tbr! I’m excited to get to it 😊

[@g.e.causey]

@@HollyHeartsBooks I look forward to your opinion on it! My mom introduced me to the series, it's one of her favorites.

[@hunterbloodrose599]

I get excited when I see a book I like not get flipped like wicked deep

[@delia.c]

This is such a great idea! I like to keep my unread books separate from the ones I've read so flipping them doesn't work for me but I'd totally do it if I could.

[@netflixaddict2920]

I have a few unread books but maybe 6 of them are really boring classics which I've tried to read but closed the book immediately after opening the first few pages. What do I do with them? Having them around is so annoying. I was thinking of donating them to my school library especially since it has very few books in it.

[@beepboop9976]

My TBR is 140 but I’m on a book buying ban for the whole year to get it down! Only allowing myself to get highly anticipated books

[@Phoenixfiirestyles]

GIRL! Ok so I was kinda scared to pick up keeper of the lost cities because of what age it was targeted at. But let me tell you!! It is now one of my favorite books of all time! I love it with everything I am. I read the first one in two days! Then I went to the store and got the second and third book! I am now on the third book and LOVING IT! I definitely recommend this series sooo much!! Also I am a new sub! I absolutely love this idea and I was wondering if I could do it and post it on my bookstagram I would give you all the credit of course! And I can tag you as well if that is ok? And your content is absolutely exquisite! Thank you for doing what you do! 💜💜. Sorry I wrote this before I finished the video. I will definitely tag you!!

[@HollyHeartsBooks]

I am very excited for Keeper of the lost cities! And of course you can tag me in your post 😊 I’d love to see it!

[@Phoenixfiirestyles]

Holly Hearts Books I can’t believe you commented back!! Thank you just made my night! Wow. Ok sorry 😂 I will definitely be there waiting in till it read! I literally just found you and you are one of my favorite booktubers ever! So I’m very excited to go on this journey with you! (I hope that doesn’t sound weird, I’m sorry if it does.) ✨

[@sprinklebooks6745]

This makes me feel better about my unread books on my shelf as I have a lot of them😭

[@ellieinthewild]

I did this after your first video about it! Unlocking one level at a time!

[@bookwormdreams5182]

So when you pick the books you want to read, do you pick a shelf first and then flip all the books back? Or do you use the Goodreads app to see everything that you have? Or do you know all the books by heart so you can just pick them from your bookshelf? (maja)

[@paperbackkiwi]

I'd do this with my books if it weren't for the fact that more than half my books are unread and the main ones that would still have spines showing would be the Warrior Cats series.... Although it would help in stopping the spines from getting all faded. Also, love those little South Park figures!

[@casarive14]

I’m very tempted to do this to my shelves

[@gentlethemstitcher6278]

I think I have 30 unread books on my physical tbr and I’m freaking out 😂

[@natyreadsbooks2484]

I did the opposite. I flipped the ones I have read so I can see the books that need reading by title

[@HollyHeartsBooks]

I could never turn around my favorite books.

[@weerwolfje99]

Oh wauw that's a lot of unread books girl... I suddenly feel a lot better about my like what, 15 or so unread books... 😂 Not counting my hubbies books ofcourse ;) i am planning on not buying this year But just read hubby his books (the expanse books) and my own that i bought but never read... Happy reading! You have like, 5 years of reading on your shelves? lol.

[@orynthh]

I'm honestly saving this video more for the book recs

[@gkchappy]

you and me BOTH need to read those anthony ryan books lmao ooh and the summer dragon okay i have to ask, do you shop at book warehouse?? i’m seeing a lot of book warehouse books in here that i don’t see on many people’s shelves

[@annjones6388]

you need to read Mort, it's so good!

[@nijinoshita3301]

well my only goal with my tbr is that I have less books on my tbr than read (on goodreads) but since the amount of read books grows constantly so does my tbr - and my bad habit of forgetting to add continuations of series to my tbr shelve I don't have any problems so far to not have more tbr books than read books xD

[@Celise]

Love all the fantasy. New sub :)

[@RinaFrederiksen]

I ended up doing this on my channel, after watching your video - & i'm considering doing it again this year

[@molliesreading6629]

Omg this is such a good idea!! I swear I buy books faster than I read them it's a serious problem sjdfhsk I may very well join you in this endeavor

[@erinhall9687]

I’m not going to flip my unread books because I don’t have room for them on my shelves. 🤦🏼‍♀️ but this did give me the idea to take all of my read books off the shelves and put up all my unread! Wish me luck!

[@B.LEE.DbrianleedurfeeREVIEWS]

Okay I'm only a minute and thirty seconds onto the video and I predict you are going to turn the two novels I wrote AROUND!!

[@MaryAmongStories]

I love this, you inspired me to do it too! ^^

[@HollyHeartsBooks]

Yayy!

[@kaitlynncast893]

You need to read keeper of the lost cities by Shannon messenger & nevermore trials of Morgan crow I have read them they are awesome

[@ToaNeko]

Children of Time is amazing! Haven't read the sequel yet tho

[@ontatata]

What is the name of the book next to heartless? The cover of it looked amazing!

[@HollyHeartsBooks]

It's Caraval by Stephanie Garber! The dust jacket is a Beacon Book Box exclusive. =)

[@racheldemain1940]

I couldn't do that , not to see the colour on my shelves. I move them round the shelves when I finish them.

[@HollyHeartsBooks]

My subscribers love it which is all that matters 😊

[@human9460]

could you please make a "favourite books" video? Your Reading Taste looks so interesting

[@HollyHeartsBooks]

I did one late last year actually!

[@suus-arido393]

Sora I SEE YOU

[@B.LEE.DbrianleedurfeeREVIEWS]

Yup.at 5:04 you flipped my books!! Well...I hope you read them someday and let the world know what you think. Or maybe you already have...I will have to search your KZbin channel. Great collection tho

[@HollyHeartsBooks]

Brian! I am HIGHLY anticipating your series and to say I’ve been eyeing it lately is an understatement. Thanks for taking the time to watch the video though! We’ll flip those books around SOON!

[@B.LEE.DbrianleedurfeeREVIEWS]

@@HollyHeartsBooks I dig your channel, Holly. I started my own book tube channel last month. It sucks compared to yours. I will have to ask you for some pointers. Find me on Facebook (I'm the only Brian Lee Durfee there) and send me a friend request and a messege. I'll see what I can do to get you some autographed copies!!

[@brunm]

yaaaaaas btw my books have been like this for the past 3 years

[@AikiraBeats]

How do you have 160 on your tbr that's insane I feel like I would go crazy

[@CBSmith-js9yl]

I’m at my sisters babysitting her cats but now I want to do this to my books.....Guess I’m gonna do it to my sisters then.

[@Yana-qq7yc]

I've got a question for you guys. Is listening to books considered reading?

[@gryffinclaw1657]

Yes. Some people are not capable of physically reading a book. If these people listen to audio books, I think that's great. That counts as reading. But if you are a person capable of reading very well and aren't doing it cuz "books are boring" then, no, it does not count as reading.

[@TheHexedLibrary]

First off, when I went to pause this to comment at the end, I managed to unsub myself - glad I caught that! hahaha Also, I love the idea of "coloring in" the bookshelves. I keep mine on completely different shelves so it's not working for me but I love how you do it =)

[@anitaj6071]

I do the opposite! I turn around all my read books so my unread books are easier to see 😆

[@HollyHeartsBooks]

I could never turn around my favorite books 😅

[@anitaj6071]

Holly Hearts Books I keep all my favorites on a different shelf 😂