HOW I BECAME A READER | XTINEMAY

[@zaheersiddiqui4678]

#SPOILERofthevideo WHO ELSE GOT TEARY EYED WHEN SHE DID , YOU ARE AWESOME.

[@briannamcbride3438]

I did! She's so amazing! She encourages me to read and get up every morning. She's right about those hard times. I just went through some. Books saved my life.

[@lou-annrouzeval8871]

✋ This video makes me so emotionnal 😢📚📖

[@lunalovegood307]

mee

[@rachelc9107]

Me

[@queenjazz3029]

i had tears too lol

[@bookishsophia]

wow I DID NOT SIGN UP TO CRY WHEN I CLICKED ON THIS but here we are lovely video, christine

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

[@naomeemee]

same

[@elizabeth7965]

polandbananasBOOKS, I became passionate about reading because of you, and it did change my life!

[@mikaylag4178]

thebookbasement I

[@KLA-00]

For reals! I teared up 💕

[@shelbyjones5950]

I'm not---who am I kidding, OF COURSE I'M CRYING

[@stableatroomtemperature4865]

Same. WHY AM I CRYING IM NOT CRYING

[@glitteracido]

SAME

[@adelanovotna01]

ME TOO

[@ABEL9030]

Same!!

[@himanshihm]

Oh God.. me too

[@elizabeth7965]

I am in sixth grade and I have gotten bullied every year that I have been in school but when I found you in like the fourth grade yes, I already liked reading but, I didn't read much. The bullying got worse and then I found you. I began to read more and more and I was happy! People bullied me even more because they reading was for dorks, but I DID NOT CARE! reading still is my escape and my life. If I never found you....I probably would have been in heavy counciling, and in a depressed mental state, my parents were getting divorced, I moved away from close friends and my life was meaningless....but...then...I found you......my inspiration and my idol. I wish I could meet you in real life....and talk about all things books and millions of other things! I hope you read this and just know...your effort helps so many people and I am one of those people. Have a great day and life. With love, - A fellow book nerd Edit: I garuntee that this comment will never be read but I wanted to say what heart says with everything you do.

[@onyxgate1]

It was read! And no one deserves to be bullied, and keep reading!

[@Stephanie-nl9mi]

Christine, you're actually one of the main reasons I became a big reader! I used to watch your dance videos, then you started discussing books and I was like "huh. that sounds cool." and now I always have a book with me and I can't imagine my life without reading. Thank you, so very much

[@isabelad5815]

Aw that's so nice

[@anthonymarquez5626]

Same

[@josephhill2672]

Same

[@isaacabraham454]

me too. christine changed my life in one of the best ways possible

[@victhecatholickid7932]

Same here. I wouldn't be here without her

[@LaurenMillerZoePhee]

This is so awesome! I was in a pretty dark place when I found your channel and I started reading Sarah J Maas books because of your awesome reviews and now she's my favorite author and I've been a subscriber ever since. I really enjoy watching your videos and they always cheer me up. Thanks for everything you do!

[@LaurenMillerZoePhee]

PS.. I was team Chaol back then.. :P HAHA

[@Asdfghjk-mr5dh]

Well, you better be team Rowan now... XD

[@ioladear14]

+Lauren “ZoePhee” Miller team Chaol for life XD

[@mondfuchs4481]

+Mio Nio Winnie the Pooh! I love it and I love you for having that pic

[@emoore29681]

I sometimes think that Christine and my 6th grade English teacher were conspiring together to get me out of my reading slump. Together, they ushered me into the magical world of Rick Riordan.

[@zaheersiddiqui4678]

Aww , CHRISTINE RULES !!!

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

[@shakirachey7687]

+polandbananasBOOKS you helped me read so much THANK YOU!!!!!💖🤓

[@emoore29681]

Christine, you and Rick Riordan helped me out of the 5th grade reading slump! Now I'm in seventh grade and I've put together a crazy long book haul, and I'm constantly adding to it. I can't believe how far I've come in reading in just a short two years, and I owe it all to you. Thank you for your videos and you're awesome personality!

[@emma-dg4gq]

Hi Christine! This video being really heartfelt, (I may have cried...just a little bit) I thought this was a good opportunity to leave this message: You were the first booktuber I ever watched. I remember it was a couple of years ago (woah. time flies) before The Blood of Olympus has come out, and this was when I was so obsessed with Percy Jackson and just reading in general. In that year (2014) I read a bunch of books that opened my eyes to reading. Percy Jackson, Divergent, The Maze Runner. But I was mostly obsessed with Percy Jackson. So I heard about the unboxings with the clues and I immediately searched and watched every single video. You were the first one I watched. I remember thinking "wow her lipstick is really pretty" and for some reason your video stuck with me when I finished watching all the others. I came back to your channel and subscribed. I went through your videos and watched them over and over. (More in comments)

[@emma-dg4gq]

Through that I found your second channel, which I adored. I find it so interesting that we shared similar interests. I loved books, but before I was a reader I wanted to be a director. Actually in 3rd grade I established a "theater group" with some other kids in my grade and my best friend and I would write plays for all of us to perform. Also, this is going to sound crazy but not only was I in to videos, plays, and books, but I was also a dancer. I loved your dancing videos as well as your others because I always loved dance. Anyway, through your channel I have become a better reader, and student. Sometimes I'll walk around in bookstores and be like "Oh! Christine recommended that!" Booklion forever! xx

[@emoore29681]

me too, all the way. you are SO awesome, Christine!

[@emoore29681]

to be honest, Christine, I would almost call myself your red headed mini me. I love books and comedy, and now I'm interested in book tubing myself. I am such a huge fan.

[@casarive14]

Christine you made me cry at the end!

[@jasmijnzielman]

Same omg 😭

[@chloemarie5173]

Same here!

[@marytennant2015]

same

[@analigerbs3094]

I know!

[@emilyeholbrook]

me too!

[@SteppingStone445]

You ARE the reason I started reading! I hadn't read a whole novel on my own until my freshman year of high school. Now I'm in college and reading more than I ever have in my whole life and it's all because I found your channel out of the blue! I have never read YA or literally any book you discuss in your videos but I still LOVE watching you talk about them. Your love for reading is infectious and inspiring. Thank you.

[@RandomDesireVeronica]

I love this. Made me think of the teachers that helped me become a lover of books .

[@RandomDesireVeronica]

Also I wish that there was a love button for videos ... I think this is the only video I've watched that I would want to just be able to show that I love it. Not just like it.

[@FaniKaramanou]

+Desire Veronica Vlogs you can add it to your favorites. It's pretty much the same thing. .:-)

[@VCannDreams]

Christine getting emotional

[@VCannDreams]

#ChristinesMakingUsAllCry=D lol in a good way

[@revolcisum33]

Me too! It was that same video. I just started reading again & i had so many emotions from that book that i searched book reviews & found Christines. Her excitement made me more excited & i continued reading & looked to her channel for recomendations :) How time flies

[@abookutopia]

Love this!!

[@clarisseannledesma102]

Everytime I feel so alone. I always watch your videos and you never fail to make me smile. I know you barely know me but I just wanted to tell you that you helped me a lot. and I Thank You for that. Keep on inspiring people. ❤😊

[@bel5755]

I'm blessed to have a childhood filled with reading all thanks to my mum

[@juliawunder1521]

*OF COURSE IM NOT CRYING*

[@reagan941]

Thank you so much Christine. Even if I am a young teen, your videos make me want to read even more than I already do. I found you channel about a year or so ago and I'm not kidding when I say you have changed my life. So thank you, again, you'll always be loved and supported by me and everyone else.

[@thumb394]

It was you and Percy Jackson that got me into reading so much

[@iBibikov73]

Whenever i feel like I'm not reading well or I'm in a book slump, I watch your videos and get inspired to READ YOUR VIDEOS MAKE ME LAUGH AND CHEER ME UP AND MAKE READING (something i love to do) SO MUCH MORE FUN. NEVER STOP MAKING VIDEOS AND MAKING YOUR FANS HAPPY also please read the last star by Rick Yancey... ty

[@AaMNB-zf6rn]

The first book i have ever read, like actually read was Twilight. I would stay up all night just reading and reading and reading wondering if i will ever get my own Edward Cullen. Now my bookshelves consists of nothing but books. Thank you Stephanie Meyer for sending me on this wonderful journey of joining my favorite characters on heists.

[@readbyconnie]

The ending had me in tears!

[@evisakkou8435]

Im crying right now, because i didnt know that someone could actually put in words the power and love for reading. Thank you Christine

[@SharonVictoria90]

Okay this has me all choked up and teary-eyed. This was a really lovely video Christine! Very cool editing as well. :)

[@melaniemavroidis6848]

When I stumbled upon your videos it made me so much more determined to start reading on a more serious level. Because of you Christine I now feel like I'm apart of this huge community that nobody really understands unless you lose yourself in this passion for books. Because of you I now know the feeling of being able to put yourself in a book and get lost in the moment. It makes me so happy that in have something in my life that can do that and take me to this escape I never new existed.... Thank you 😊

[@ameliaaxavier9786]

this make me sooo teary eyed & such a beautifully inspirational video Christine! I also want you to know that you're the first booktuber I stumbled upon & you're also the reason I want to join booktuber to make my own videos which lead me to save my money so I can buy a decent camera & learn to edit! SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING THE PERSON I LOOK UP TO FOR YEARS NOW! 🎉💞✨😍

[@alexandramurray8018]

Thank you so much for making this video Christine! Reading changes lives, it changed my life for sure. I was always a reader as a kid, but when I reached my teen years I didn't read as much. That's when I was gifted the Divergent series and went on KZbin and found your book talk! Ever since, I have been going through books like none other. Thank you for shining so much joy and passion through your videos, it really inspires me and I don't know if my reading journey would even exist if it weren't for you!

[@CarinaBoneBooks]

I TOLD MYSELF: Carina don't cry it's okay.. but it did not work. In Germany we say: du sprichst mir aus dem Herzen.. I guess you would say something like: You re talking like you got my heart inside your chest.. best video I ever saw, banana!!

[@JamesSmith-ff6op]

Just want to let you know, your channel is guiding tons of people down the path of reading. You are the reason I read :) This video touched me so much.

[@nnanaoom8689]

I excpected Twilight bc she always mentions it as "the book that got her to read" and "the book that got her to booktube" BUT ANYWAY OMG I CRIED STOP

[@cubegirl97]

I am crying because you are actually the reason I started reading. You mean so much to me Christine. You are one the reasons I am able to keep going you were the one that helped me get out of a horrible depression I had in High school. When I felt alone you were always there to make me smile. Thank-You Christine

[@skymarie1247]

aww christine when you started tearing, i started tearing up and it was mostly because i actually did start reading a lot because i was influenced by you and your videos. of course i read before but i had only really read harry potter and a bit of the tmi series and i never really knew what else was out there until i started to watch your videos. both you and your channel are a blessing and i get so excited when i see that you've posted a new video. i just want to thank you for all that you've done and all that you do. i love youu

[@skymarie1247]

*tearing up not tearing oops

[@Julibeansreads]

I always loved reading butt I didn't read often about a year ago I found Christine's Channel and since then I have been reading like crazy and enjoy the World of YA

[@rayaschannle1922]

I started being a book lion in January of last year. The books that really got me into reading was the Lunar Chronicles series. Through that I discovered ABookUTopia and your channel and I was hooked! 😀 You two are my absolute favorite KZbinrs! I can't wait to see you at YallFest! 😀

[@MordrinNaeblis]

I don't really like abookutopia's book recommendations. She likes way too different things from me.

[@zeffzeffzeff]

Christine and Sasha are my favourites too!

[@LutherJKanso]

When you teared up, that was it for me, I STARTED CRYING! Christine, you have shaped both of my reading and ordinary life in ways that are beyond imagination. You have contributed in elevating and amplifying my love for reading and you have exhibited to me the methods of accepting and being myself in order not to be afraid to be a reader. I've been watching your videos for years now, and my only wish is to meet you, Kat, and Jesse so I can express my eternal and never-ending love, passion, and potential gratitude for everything you've done to and for me. I hope this happens very soon. Thank you for making this video and for having this particular channel.

[@ToughAngelBooks]

This is just amazing. It's so powerful to know that books can change lives and once in a while save lives. You are one on the six booktubers that got to feel more comfortable always having a book in my bag, and inspired me to start my own channel over a year ago. Love you Christine and thanks for being you!

[@thevampirediaries146]

If I remember correctly I've been watching your videos since 3-4 years ago , at that time I was feeling kind of alone , don't get me wrong I love reading I always have but at that time none of my friends loved it like I did and I used to feel so alone , until one day I saw one of your videos on my recommended feed. Girl I fell in love with your content, your personality, your reviews, I didn't feel alone anymore. Thank you Christine for making videos and inspiring other people to start reading. A fan from Mexico

[@__mastershifureads__]

My third grade teacher had this time in class it was reading corner time so we all went and sat on the carpet and she read us the babysitters club or the babysitting club and I loved it. And in 7th grade my English teacher gave us mandatory DEAR time too we didn't have a choice and while everyone else was groaning I would grin 😂😂😂😂💖💖💖💖💖

[@manvithas6814]

SkyeBright StarLight omg we have dear time too and that’s so true, everyone is complaining but it makes my day

[@lorena_c13]

I may have gotten emotional with you,when I first started reading divergent by recommendation of a friend I started getting addicted but then I had no idea what to read,so one day I'm on KZbin and I find your channel and I get hooked in vampire academy and then I just couldn't stand being without my face buried in a book,and I think it's all thanks to you,because your recommendations were so enthusiastic and you have such bubbly personality and I wanted to be that happy about books too.So two years later I'm here really freaking proud of you and proud of myself too. You are the best!

[@EmmaGillers]

This is such a lovely video and it's great that you're donating to libraries!! I'm glad you got into books otherwise we wouldn't have your amazing videos:D

[@brandondupont5080]

You were the first booktuber I ever came across. In 8th grade for school the entire grade read "The Hunger Games." I completed the book before anyone else did and begged my mom for Catching Fire and Mokingjay. The day the movie came out the entire 8th grade class went on a trip to the movie theaters to see it. A couple days after I looked up movie review videos for "The Hunger Games" and immediately subscribed! I've been a fan since 2012 and still am to this day. You and "The Hunger Games" made me addicted to reading and I currently have over 200 books. My shelf is almost completely full lol. Keep up the great work, we love you!!

[@agentskye325]

i started cryjng when she cried

[@Idk-eo1dk]

What made me love reading was watching your videos. I didn't read much as a kid because of a problem that I have that is still undiagnosed. But then I got some help so I can read more now. It's not perfect. But kids always made fun of me for reading and watching your videos and knowing that someone else reads these books was so helpful. I've always loved your channel and you💜💜💜💗💗💗 thank you Christine

[@emily2381]

MY MAKEUP LOOKED BOMB TODAY AND NOW YOU GOT ME CRYIN CHRISTINE WHY YOU DO DIS

[@_taranjot]

Christine is the one who got me into reading, I watched her videos and book hauls and 12 year old me was like "SO MANY BOOKS!" So thanks for that Christine

[@SkyeSummers-popforpop]

i'm not crying there's just a papercut in my eye

[@mackenzierichey4966]

This is amazing and so touching.( the tears were flowing for me) I found your videos as I was going into sixth grade and I immediately went out to buy the mortal instruments. You have become to main reason why I became a reader. I am now in eighth grade and love reading more than anything. So thank you so much for encouraging me to read.

[@erint8550]

Christine, I definitely would not love reading as much as I do if I hadn't found your videos. Thank you for always reminding us why we continue to read and be a part of the book community! xoxo

[@katieleano6337]

Watching your booktalks right after I've finished the same book is one of the most gratifying moments in my life. It just feels so good to have someone else to discuss it with. Now, whenever I start a new book, I'm always anticipating the moment I get to watch your booktalk video of it so that I have someone to discuss it with. Thank you, not for anything in particular, just for being you and existing the way you do

[@kelsieautumn5024]

Your eyes looked amazing in the video!

[@catherinekiser1651]

I was never a big reader growing up, but once I found your videos Christine you changed my life. I have read so many books now in my life, that if i had never found your channel I wouldn't have known and loved so dear to my heart! You're the best youtuber i have ever found, and I thank you for showing me different worlds that i can live in!

[@katiemaymash]

isn't it Roald Dahl? :) I don't think it's Ronald xx

[@katiemaymash]

awww I'm teary eyed now.

[@michelleschultze4641]

She corrected herself later on :)

[@Callmekatielee]

She knows it's Roald Dahl. She used to misread it as Ronald Dahl, and she still says it that way.

[@ionasheep1587]

This made me cry more than the fault in our stars. This is beautiful, Thankyou Christine for being such an amazing human, all the love.

[@kaydarling7487]

I cried while watching this. I am constantly pushed aside by others because I read too much and I don't have a social life, but without reading, I wouldn't have made my channel and be the person I am today, and I am so proud of that now. Thank you so much for making me see that. I love you and your channel so much! xxx

[@alexnadradillon7481]

Christine You are the biggest influence I have had to read. I suffer with dyslexia and reading was something that I never though I would be Abel to do, but my love for stories was too strong and then I found you. Your love and excitement for reading books and sharing how those books made you felt, motivated me to pick up a book and keep trying and now my book self is not big enough for all the books I have accomplished too read. I love sharing these books with my friends and families and I have made some new great friends through reading so for that I want to thank you. I want to thank you for teaching me that reading can be a joy in my life not a struggle. Thank you for introducing me to authors such as Cassandra Clare, Gayle Forman and so many others you are a true inspiration to people everywhere please oh please never stoping doing what you do. I love getting that notification telling me that polandbannanasBOOKS has uploaded a new video. I can not wait to add your book to my ever growing collections. You are hilarious and just simply amazing love you forever xxxxxxxxxxx

[@Lily.1768]

Christine you mean so so much to me.you are encouraging me to be who I am.everything you said was beautiful and amazing. I started crying because of the wonderful things you said. Thank you for being so awesome💖

[@reya2536]

Christine, you made me cry at the end...I love how you encourage everyone, keep doing so, your words will be heard.

[@Becksnnc]

Honestly, I read quite a lot when I was younger and then as soon as I started high school I kind of just stopped and didn't read anything for years and then in 2014 I found your KZbin channel and your passion for books rubbed off on me and made me want to start reading again and since then I got a Kindle, joined Goodreads and have never been so into much reading. Im currently reading the 4th book of the Sophie Kinsella shopaholics series haha

[@ladydoroula]

Christine I've been watching your videos for about 3 years now and all I can say is thank you because even though I was a casual reader you showed me the passion someone can have for books and what they hold inside. I'm so grateful for that and so proud of you

[@verenicebrito7507]

Honestly this is why started to watch your videos because there was finally someone who understood my love for reading. I loved this video it made me cry lol

[@lmychocolate]

I absolutely loved this video! Reading changed my life! And what got me into reading is YOU! The booktube community! I've always liked reading but never was SUPER passionate about it, I'm never that kinda girl who's always reading a book after another. But you made me obsessed with reading! I started to realize reading is actually fun! I realize that it is okay to be crazy about books! Through watching your videos, I started discovering the world of booktube, the world of book community and I'm SO SO SO GLAD I clicked on your video about 2-3 years ago! If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't be where I am today!

[@levimiee7183]

My Christine is getting so emotional making me feel so emotional, ughhh such a heart to heart vid bananas

[@autumnpayette5291]

Christine you're one of the most amazing people somehow connected to my life and I just wanted to say that if I hadn't found your videos I honestly don't know where I'd be today. I've always been a big reader (thanks to harry potter of course) but you showed me a whole different side to reading that I never knew was there. When I told people I loved books, they just kind of looked at me weird or told me I was 'a nerd'. It really hurt my feelings, but now if people ever say that to me I can just brush it off, because I know those things aren't true. I know that I'm better off without those people telling me what they think. Thank you.

[@moonyreads2303]

And I thought only our school had DEAR Time.

[@isabellelewis1619]

moonyreads My school has SSR...

[@Tarikkb]

I wish i could hug you right now cuz you ARE the reason i started to read a year ago , i'm a new reader at the age of 15 and i love every second of it

[@myaherndon3453]

Aww Christine this was so sweet. You have actually helped me find several books that I have really liked

[@awilderinn]

SO MUCH CRY, Christine you are actually the reason I am who I am today. Watching your videos and listening talk about all your experiences and being able to share such a love of books has made me so much more confident. I am so in love with books because of your videos. Thank you so much xx (I am a sobbing mess)

[@marychristma5104]

This is important. So well said. Editing and aesthetic on point girl and gahh, you got me crying!!!! I relate so hard!!

[@liatspector7994]

Ugh I'm crying. I hope you know what an important role you play in my life and all our lives. I look up to you, and I have so much love for you and for the joy you send out to all of your viewers. I thank you for being so passionate about what you do, sharing your passion with all of us, and just making me happier

[@holistic7980]

cool. I live reading 😀

[@holistic7980]

*love

[@merry9928]

But lets be real, live makes just as much sense

[@sickeningnoandrealfierceto]

I live/love reading too

[@jannabeth28]

Awww I just wanna hug you. Thank you so much Christine, you truly have changed our lives. We love you!

[@bibliophilogy]

JUST GETTING SO EMOTIONAL AT THE END 🙃😭 YEA I CRIED

[@adrianacastro9123]

This video made me tear up. Christine, I'm so proud of you. You're words are so genuine and they make me feel so good. Thank you.

[@BookLoversRUs]

why did this video really make me cry

[@isabellehookway1244]

HI! I just wanted to say that even though I was really really late on the band wagon, a couple years ago (year 9) I finally decided to read Harry Potter. I'd enjoyed reading for quite a while before that, and I can really relate to going to a bookshop with my mum and finding one that looked fun and interesting. However, until I started reading Harry Potter I had never discovered that reading was my favourite thing to do. I realised that you could feel like the people you read about weren't just characters on the page, but people who felt you knew the inside and outside of. When I finished the series, I cried, and not just because of the happiness that the characters felt, but because over that time that I went deeper and deeper into the story, the characters became inspirations to me and how friendship and being true to yourself is how to have true happiness. Like you, from that day on I became completely obsessed with reading. Since then I have started watching your videos and they, and you, have opened so many doors to me into the world of reading, and have inspired me to want to be a writer. x love your channel xx

[@emmapolakova3042]

WHY THE HELL ARE THERE TWO DISLIKES?!?

[@autumnwelsh8944]

Those two people are just... Just... STUPID!!!

[@geekgirl2763]

There's 3 now

[@lmychocolate]

They're probably too emotional and got all teary eyed so they couldn't see the like and dislike buttons clearly haha

[@caitypaige3700]

I love seeing people share their love and passion for any desire or dream with others. You inspire me so much to read. Around where I live (small towns) very few people (that I know) enjoy reading, some even think its a punishment and would rather be doing something else. There are a few of us though that love to read and try to inspire others around us to read. I'd have to say that now being in high school that my love of books has come from my parents and my English teachers. Also I am really excited because my school is starting a book bash program where students get together and talk about books and I believe there is an option to review books and go to competitions for those reviews.

[@natalieprice2201]

Oh! The end made me have tears in my eyes!!!! Thank you SO much Christine, for making your incredible videos. You and all the wonderful BookTubers in this lovely book nerd community has only strengthened my love for reading and helped me even find friends who love it too! Thank you so much!!!💕

[@nikkifowler3555]

Thanks for making me cry Christine! You are legit my favourite booktuber ever! I have been watching your videos for the last 2 years and I have never been disappointed! You are the main reason why I started reading books. I just loved how to put a spin on book review and how you express your thoughts. And why I couldn't wait to finish a book and watch your videos just to find out what you felt about them. THANK YOU Christine, for changing my life for the better!

[@jacquettarose6858]

My mom taught me to read when I was very young, way before I started school. Me and my mom used to read and trade books then talk about it. I will always be thankful for her for introducing me to the reading world.

[@gerritsevereid4657]

YOU DID A HAMILTON REFERENCE!!!!!!!!! YOU ARE SO AMAZING! I WAS ALREADY INTO READING BUT YOU SOMEHOW MADE MORE OBSESSED WITH IT! Thank you so much! You got me wayyy into YA and I can see that other people like Hamilton and Books as much as I do and it's so awesome! I know what you know.. 😎

[@deashiawilson01]

Oh my gosh,Christine is such a wonderfully amazing person.I love how she's so dedicated to reading,she's the first booktuber I discovered and she made my interest in reading escalate very high.Christine is and will always be my favorite booktuber,Thank you so much Christine for making the most wonderful videos 😁😁😁

[@samanthaevaristo2140]

Christine, you are one of the best people in the world because thanks to you, you helped me find books that I had no idea I would even like and now that I think about I wouldn't even have read half of the books I've read if it weren't for you and I know I've said it before in this message but I will say it again: THANK YOU because without books I would probably be lost in life

[@meganfeltz44]

I have to say one of my favorite parts of finishing a book is watching your book talks. You are awesome Christine!!!!!😆😊😊😊

[@ellelee2116]

Tears. Tears. I am introduced to so many books because of your videos and I am so thankful that you got to know Hamilton because I had no idea what it was and now I'm in love. Thank you for achieving some of our goals to also spread reading, we love you too♡

[@addangel]

Aww, this made me tear up, because it reminded me of my own reading journey. I also started reading HP around 3rd or 4th grade, at the recommendation of my local librarian. Until then I had mostly read my uncles sci fi collection (Asimov, Jules Verne), but HP was my first series and the first world that drew me in completely. I remember re-reading the first 4 books over and over every time I was sick or felt lonely, and then begging my mom to buy me the 5th one once it came out. I basically grew up with this series, I read the last book in high school and watched the last movie at the cinema in college! Wherever I went on life, this story came with. And you're right, it will be great to share it with my own kids one day. Mandatory books in school and the novelty of the Internet put me off reading for a while, but then I picked up Twilight in college and that made me look up book reviews on KZbin. That's how I found you, and I jusy loved how passionate you were about books. You definitely helped rekindle my love for reading Christine! 💜

[@jacquelinemerritt7337]

Thank you so much for making this video. Halfway through, I started remembering all the people who set me down the bibliophile wormhole and then suddenly I was getting misty-eyed. You are an incredible person and I'm so happy to have stumbled upon your channel (I honestly don't know why it took me so long!)

[@gabbyw-t5935]

Christene. u found books the same way i have but unlike my fellow sibling who dont read i love it. I began reading the popular books once i found out about online book bloging through this i found ur videos and saw that u can still be u and read. Most people at my school think i am a little obsessed but by watching ur videos that made me feel like i could still follow this passion of mine and go into the book world with open arms and being able to communicate that is amazing. Thank u so much for ur videos and i cant wait to see the future ones

[@christinawinters6860]

this was such an amazing video. When i found your channel randomly one day i felt really alone and was confused on how to deal with that and then you started talking about reading and i decided to start reading again and a year later i absolutely am i in love with it and i couldn't be more thankful for you.

[@cathy26]

I was blessed with wonderful parents who took my sister and I to the library every month so we could get books. I've also been told that when I first started learning how to read I struggled and one day everything just clicked and I wouldn't stop reading, including during class

[@thesedelights]

Oh MY GOd 😱. Okay, I never comment on videos, not ever, but I've also NEVER related to a video more in my life. I'm making this an exception so I can rightfully thank you in a way that a 'like' wouldn't. I found your videos a freakishly long time ago and I honest to god can't remember how, however I can assure you they changed me in ways I would never have imagined. Reading has always amazed me but it was your crazy, honest, relatable and truthful reviews that kept me going all this years. You presented me to millions of different books/series/communities, encouraged me (even if not directly) to get out of my comfort zone and specially, played a big part on me getting to know the american/british part of youtube and gave me a reason to try and read books in english (I'm brazilian 🤗). Books, their characters and their fandoms completely molded the person I'm today, and resulted on my firsts contacts with all types of social media (and the best/creepiest part of the internet) and I would really like to thank you for all of this 😊. Your videos never fail in making me smile (even my mom knows about you, granted, she calls you the pretty book being that screams way to much, but still 😀), so thank you for that too. Anyhow, this is beginning to get a bit to long, kisses and love from another bookworm 😘, hope you're doing great.

[@Xk8rsx]

Oh my god when I saw you cry I wanted to reach through the screen and hug you!!! I feel you SO HARD on everything you said in this video. I started reading at about eight years old and everyone, even my own dad made fun of me and it made me feel weird because no one else around me understood how amazing and wonderful books and stories can be. I want to end that whole thing, reading IS NOT WEIRD OR STUPID!!! Reading is special and amazing, it encourages imagination which so many people lack nowadays and that honestly breaks my heart. I love your videos Christine, the first video I saw of you was your book talk on Clockwork Prince and you made me laugh and smile so much I had to subscribe. God bless!!!! Xoxoxox AND KEEP READING READERS!!!

[@GummyBearFamilies20]

❤️❤️❤️Christine❤️❤️❤️!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much for this video. It made me so happy to see that you were donating and that you had so many people influencing your reading! You made me cry when you got so emotional toward the end 😭 YOU MADE ME INTO A MUCH MORE AVID READER! So thank you for that. And I hope you have a wonderful day, thank you again for being you! You're the greatest!

[@LiyareadsYA]

YAASSS Christine! Library in school is brilliant. I've been reading for as long as I can remember and you have introduced me to so much in the book world. I'm eternally grateful.😌❤️😘

[@brihanify2218]

Harry Potter was also the first series I fell in love with. From there, I read Twilight and was introduced to the world of YA. At the end of 2014, I discovered Kat's channel, and in one of her videos, she needed a recommendation from a friend, and she called your name out, and you said Slammed by Colleen Hoover. I then found your channel and feel in love with reading even more. Thank you for that❤️

[@madydavidson4402]

I'm crying like a baby now. You are definitely my number one reason why I started reading thank you :)

[@BooksNest]

You are just so lovely! I have loved reading for as long as I can remember and you have just made it sound all the more amazing. I'm so glad you're sharing how important it was to you and how passionate you are about it. We can all see that in your videos, you're an inspiration!

[@ediemoore7712]

Oh my gosh I cryed... Thank you Christine for making these videos and as an already avid reader you have given me someone to relate to

[@badassrose18]

God, it's like I am talking with myself. I didn't become a reader because of you, but I am pretty sure that you made me adore books. Books are magic and important. Ah I am crying

[@ohsoabby4689]

Was crying so much by the end of this! I did not know what I was signing up for when I clicked on this video! Awesome awesome video and congrats!!!

[@taliakennedy2517]

This was so sweet and I may have teared up a bit at the end... but even though I already liked reading when I found your channel, you are the one that convinced me that reading isn't something to be ashamed of. So thank you :))