i built a GIANT CASTLE in the sims

[@mangaprinses]

It being a museum is so realistic, I've never seen a castle that wasn't a museum or had its grounds being a park

[@JustASillyReally]

Yeah! Keukenhof, a Castle in the Netherlands, has the biggest floral garden of Europe and it hosts a festival called Castlefest every August :)

[@JosieThenFarmer]

@@JustASillyReallyomg my home town!! Watching everyone being dressed for castle fest is always fun. It’s also a great wedding location!! And lots of other festivals are held at the grounds:) When I was little my school even had tours there

[@JustASillyReally]

@JosieThenFarmer Eyy awesome! I'm a Castlefest LOVER, I go almost always lol! Didn't know there were other festivals held there, so that's cool to learn :) ever planning on attending yourself?

[@JosieThenFarmer]

@ a lot of local festivals;) and in summer a big flower exhibition. No, unfortunately with my autism I get overstimulate and panic attacks in big crowds. But the days leading up to it everyone is always so beautifully dressed:) I enjoy it from a few meters away 🤗

[@iambadatnamingthings3547]

@@JosieThenFarmer I would love to go one day, if you don’t mind, maybe I could join you and help you when you get overwhelmed

[@princessjellyfish98]

I'm so glad these streams ended up becoming a speedbuild! The castle streams were so fun to watch

[@swirlychaos]

they were so fun to watch and to be a part of

[@gremliin_priince]

true i loved being there life but i want able to watch everything so im glad to finally see it all finished :)

[@rose_9813]

9:12 I love when Simsie adds ‘storytelling’ aspects when building, it makes it way more entertaining and it’s always something random🫶

[@atakji_art]

so, I am not a huge reader but in summer i decided that I would read a few minutes before going to bed! I started with just reading for 10 minutes, then 10 pages and now just how long I want to, and it really helped me get better sleep most of the time! Normally I read a lot of manga but before bed I read actual novels and basically anything my friends recommend 🤣Still a slow ready, but I read overall 15 books this year! (Including graphic novels and manga) and I'm very proud of myself! My goal is just to keep reading and it's already so much fun and part of my bedtime routine that I usually look forward to going to bed 🤍🤍

[@maratusart6583]

Kudos! Most years it’s a miracle if I even finish one book. Even though I start many.

[@NikkiV.]

Pride and Prejudice puts me to sleep everytime!👌😆

[@auramire6304]

I used to be a really avid reader when I was younger (I have memories of going "oh, just 10 more minutes" only for my parents to find me up and reading still at 3am on a school night), but after some big health struggles it was like my brain just, couldn't handle it anymore. The desire was clearly there because I'd keep buying books I found interesting and searching around the library, but I just couldn't seem to read them. But this year I started having a bit of success again finally, I've managed to read 3 books (the difference seems to be in letting myself write notes on the book as I read). It's not a lot, but I'm still really pleased. All this talk of having book goals and making a counter or having a habit of reading at bedtime sounds like some good ideas to me to help me keep going. I'd love to read 15 books in a year, that sounds awesome.

[@shylittlefrog0]

@@auramire6304 i totally get that, i just feel like reading doesn't just come as naturally to me as it did when i was a kid. i still read a lot, but i can never get that feeling of being competely sucked in by the story, or it happens once every 50 books or so. if anyone has any tips on how to get that feeling again, please share!

[@ChicaItaliana26]

I haven't read many actual print books in a while, but I do read some web comics for about 20 minutes before bed. It's just easier to do when I'm feeling tired and can't fully focus.

[@DoveJS]

I like to think the typewriter is there because of a plot-twist. When the Uncle failed to kill the King properly, the evil man was so frustrated and furious about being pardoned for his crimes that he got himself turned into a vampire to harass his nieces (the next Heir was a Queen and by golly was she not going to give up her throne to anyone she married) and then their future descendants. The guy just refused to leave the castle altogether so at some point the new generations of the royal family left instead. After the monarchy was dissolved and the estate became a museum against his wishes, the Evil Uncle still lives there. He just sleeps in the coffin that didn't end up being a haughty maniacally laughing over his crimes gift that he wanted to give to his departed brother. So it's haunted by centuries of this family legacy and then this one bumbling villain vampire. And he continues using his old room during the day, writing his memoirs and throwing darts at his brother's portrait. He encourages other Sims to play against him because he's gotten really good at it lol.

[@MARlPOSA]

wait this is sucha good storyline

[@DoveJS]

@@MARlPOSA Thanks! I just built on what LilSimsie gave me lol. Also in hindsight, it'd be funny if his brother's ghost was so good-natured he'd offer to throw darts with him. Then the evil vampire would sulk until their ghost mother told them to make-up, getting him so angry he'd go vent to Vlad who is honestly sick of him but has no one else who can stand him (hissss) so Vlad is actually super jealous of Evil Uncle for having such a mostly understanding and loving family. Edits for clarity.

[@ninimeggie4771]

I love that dartboard trick! I wonder if it would work with the phote frames we have (the rewards from family reunions). Because I have a teen sim who would LOVE to throw darts at her ex boyfriends' pictures.

[@mothhann]

I know Caryn and Connie did a build where they used the dartboard behind the tragic clown picture and it worked!

[@r__a4264]

If you were talking about the Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany, it definitely looks similar! I’ve been there and seen it in person, and it’s beautiful, but this build absolutely resembles it.

[@gracelee4042]

My mom has a little Neuschwanstein model and I used it to build the castle in Sims 4. Just the shell tho. It turned out really nice for the limitations with Sims

[@MariaLawrence-Dee]

13:35 You don’t need to worry about missing a couple of days. If you need to take some days off for your health, or anything, just go for it! We support every decision you make, and we wouldn’t want you to be filming and making videos when you are ill. Please, put yourself before us ❤ I love the build btw! The idea that it used to be lived in but now it is a museum is so clever!! ❤❤

[@ofarrell_vs]

I just moved to the Netherlands 2.5 months ago. In that time I read 3 Dutch books and I'm really proud of that. It really helped my language learning process. I'm planning to read way more next year :)

[@Anna-Kajsa-n2k]

wow good job! :) reading books helped me a ton too when I was learning English

[@iambadatnamingthings3547]

Small tip when interacting with people, when they realise you don’t speak Dutch that well they often switch to English automatically, ask politely to continue in Dutch so you can practice, when they hear that you’re trying to get better by speaking Dutch, I’m sure they’ll be happy to continue in Dutch

[@ameliafoley9569]

That's so impressive!! My bfs sister learned French and read GoT in french... I have that book now and just looking at a book in a different language is intimidating ❤

[@awdatzya]

I've been living there for years and still haven't gotten to learning the language for real 😭 that's so impressive!!

[@lulu486]

Welkom in Nederland 🧡

[@elitaii]

the dedication is real😭

[@noeeayk4002]

110 books is an insane number! this year i've get to read like 8 or 10 books all thought im a med student, not a reader haha sometimes i liked to put your stream vods in the background while im studying and that helps me so much, thank you simsie ♥

[@YouKnowImOnMyPeriodYah]

Lilsimsie having the energy to build things like this *and* do other builds is astonishing. I re-built the magic HQ with the castle kit with the Cinderella castle in mind and it was _painful_ lol. My game started to glitch at one point but I got it done. I appreciate you Kayla 😅

[@theq8688]

You can't say something like that and then NOT drop your gallery id

[@evelynjordan2572]

My Sims live in this castle but it's on the 64x64 lot in Ravenwood. My Sims have a horse and a small farm brewing. And as my one of my Sims is a global superstar horror novelist she's turned the throne room into her study. And the butler lives in the rooms above. The bills are 24,000 simoleons a week.

[@Dreamy_Sage69]

If you’re reading this, have a cookie 🍪

[@I_am_and_always_will_be]

Oh my, have some cake🍰

[@theeverythingkid]

Don't forget the 🥃 coffee

[@labrat_goyle]

@theeverythingkidthat is a glass of bourbon

[@helensyoutube]

thank youuuuu

[@lenakunde7232]

Thank you 🙂‍↕️

[@lisabrown8889]

I have always loved to read. When I was growing up, there was a tree in the neighbors yard that I would climb and hide in with a book so I could read uninterrupted for hours and spy on the other kids (snicker). I used to check out stacks, and stacks of books from the library. I remember the librarian doubting I'd read all the books and so she would quiz me. Oh how I enjoyed proving a cranky adult wrong. LOL My Kindle, that I originally didn't want, has actually turned into my favorite thing because I can ALWAYS find something to read and I can STILL check books out from the library.

[@Longitudelineloser]

can I just say that I LOVE your big builds like they ALWAYS slay 💚

[@inkboy3188]

1:13 heard "kinda long" looked at the time stamp expecting it to be 2-3 hours. It's 35 minutes... that's a long video?

[@Chaos_Fairy]

She's has longer videos, but not often do we pass the 23 minute mark.

[@jessica1580]

Right? 35 minutes isn’t long 😂

[@KowaiZuzu]

I read comics and I count every issue as a read book, so I read almost 400 books lol Excluding individual comics I read about 30 books this year. Some large collected comics but mostly regular books in audio form. My favorite book I read this year isn't finished yet, but it's The Deviant comic series. Kind of a true crime inspired mystery series about a killer who dresses like Santa. But it's actually about homophobia, and how it's trauma lingers and effects generations. It's so well written, I can't even explain why without just telling the whole story. The final issue comes out in February and I'm dying to figure out who the killer is and how the story wraps up.

[@junerussell6972]

I love that Lilsimsie is a reader. I'm a reader too (although I don't keep track of the number of books I've read.) I read a variety of things from mysteries (currently reading the Mrs. Murphy series by Rita Mae Brown, and my "car book" is Les Miserable, the book the musical was based on), history books and medical books (as I'm a retired pediatrician. I'm currently reading a really cool book about genetics and epigenetics that a Pathologist friend of mine gave me recently. Fascinating!)

[@junerussell6972]

The build makes me really wish that we could have multiple venues on the same lot. It would be nice to be able to have this be both a museum and a residence at the same time, a la the "castles" in the UK where the owners open their homes to make money to maintain their home.

[@zezelikesart]

21:58 I am guessing it will be around 750k (I'll be back) Edit: I love that I had no way of explaining why I guessed that, but I was just so close. I also now know how much money to give my sim before downloading that lol

[@swirlychaos]

From experience, the build is ridiculously expensive, it's wonderful

[@toitsuii]

i guessed 750k too lol

[@runatumlare438]

I read 52 books this year! My favourite ones; - Good night, Mr. Tom by Michelle Magorian (10/10, bawled my eyes out) -Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart -Stalker by Lars Kepler (one of the most frightening novels I've read) - The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup (could not put it down)

[@popcat353]

this year ive read 23 books which is 20 more than last year!!! next year i wanna read 1 a week, so a total of 52 books. ive always been a reader but life got chaotic so ive had to slowly get back into it, plus ive found the type of books i love the most so that's been really helpful. im so excited for more reading

[@princessjellyfish98]

The castle kit and life and death work so well together! I've honestly been surprised by how many packs go well with the castle kit lmao

[@GwyneddJ]

21:40 My little brother overheard this video, his guess is that this castle costs at LEAST one simoleon.

[@GwyneddJ]

To add: my guess is that it's roughly 1mil

[@malyhakhakwani5388]

Im guessing it's 500k simoleans

[@brittanyagm]

This is amazing. Simsie, you're so talented! GLAD YOU'RE FEELING BETTER!

[@ginaunger2399]

The castle turned out beautifully and I love the triple stairway area and the banquet tables. I mute the Sims music and play Pandora while building.

[@kyndrachapman8805]

I’ve read 30ish books this year because hearing you talk about it in your videos and streams made me regain my passion for it!💕

[@MadamSirWaffle]

watching this was so fun! love the castle, speaking of books i read over about ten books, twenty if you count fanfics as books as well, i also watched people talk about books but i don't know if that counts. also happy soon to be new year's everyone! ☺🌻

[@smilingbreakfastfood4158]

Wow Simsie 100 is impressive!! I’m in college and very on and off with my reading (plus I’m a pretty slow reader) but I’m on track for 15, which personally I’m pretty proud of!

[@aubreysmith71112]

I love reading! I would love to hear about the books you read this year maybe while you build a massive library or something!!!

[@dmeta10]

Hello from the book world! The 111 books is absolutely amazing! I did 44 this year and I was overly happy lol

[@torinhugo10]

19:35 Ummm, I read about 600 books this year……..but I am unemployed, quite literally never leave my house, and have no friends sooo 😅😬

[@misselutia1607]

I love the storyline. Those secret rooms could be uncle’s hiding spots to spy on the king. Just add bookshelf door downstairs in the kitchen or wine cellar and add walls and ladders. Also, vents can be a some sort of windows. Just hide it behind furniture. 31:59 Love the build btw

[@dani-b8c]

Am I the only one who instantly thought of Agravaine when Kayla talked about the 'evil uncle'? Awesome build! ❤

[@applep389]

I've read/ listened to 20 books this year. I hadn't even finished a book in years, so as small as it sounds, I'm so proud. I increased my goodreads goal twice. I also finished nursing school this fall, so I'm hoping to read more next year.

[@saradm991]

19:35 I’ve read 12 books this year! Which honestly is such an accomplishment for me since I’m usually only able to read on the weekends and vacation days. But I did just finish a book in 3 days (which is a new record!)

[@chussycola202]

2:36 CHAPPELL ROAN MENTIONED ❤❤🎉🎉 love that lilsimsie is also a chappellroanator ✨✨🪄🎶 the building is gorg 🧸😍

[@sotiriajackson4357]

Hehe ive read like 5 books this year😭 all the bright places, just for the summer, beloved, happy place, and im finishing girl in pieces, not much lol but i started college so I didn’t read as much

[@scrollquill]

lol same here, my reading goal for this year was 10 but I only ended up reading 6 😵‍💫

[@adalynburchard8507]

I love All the Bright Places!

[@loosuntzu9041]

You have a fantastic taste in books! I've read and loved 3/5 of the books you read this year :3

[@tcitvrn]

Is it just me or does simsie have the voice made for museum tour guide? Maybe its all the art history/history courses I had to take for my ba but I can imagine her describing art or museum sections. This build is just so fitting for that vibe too. Also, I really want to read more so book suggestions are appreciated!

[@keet3028]

“The Kings Evil Brother” should definitely be a let’s play.

[@BeeKhaos]

I'm a huge reader, it's kinda turned into this problem were I will buy books and devour them faster than I can get more, but I tried to restrict myself a bit more so in the end I think I've read 250ish unlike last year were I hit 310 or 320, but I'd say I've done pretty well managing to read around school, music, and my other extra-curricular's. Let's just say I love books.

[@jenniferwilkins9791]

Your story of the kings brother being bad at killing him lol it gives me vibes of the move stardust lol love it

[@Chezmeralda]

Yes castle estate and life and death!!! Definitely perfect vibes for a castle

[@lilsad5126]

I haven’t read a book since I was a kid and this year I decided to give it a shot again and I’m so proud of myself I read an entire book front to back in about a month! Really made me miss it all just hard finding time to truly enjoy it fully.

[@Fool_ishness]

This is so gorgeous are you kidding me!! I love the layout, interior design, and overall vibe of the place. It's a great blend of the packs and super cohesive. I love getting to see you build and go all out like this. Maybe you've done this before, but I'd love to see a revamp of the realm of magic lot. I feel like we've gotten content lately that would make building a gothic or basilica-style school (ish) building really interesting!

[@PixelPanda82]

I've always wanted to be a big reader, and this year I tried reading properly this year! I read 4 books. Those being the hunger games trilogy and Wonka by Sibéal Pounder (Which is based off of the movie). I honestly loved the reading experiences, and I'm planning/hoping on reading 8 or 10 books next year. Wish me luck!

[@saraa3418]

I mostly listen to audio books and I'm pretty pleased with how many I've "read" this year. If you like sci-fi, the best thing I've read this year is The Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers. I'd call it a cozy sci-fi where the scale of drama is at a lifeform level and not at a existential level.

[@emotionallizard6236]

I have read 4 actual novels this year. We wont mention the millions of words of fanfics lol.

[@Jessica-yu9dv]

Okay SO first of all, I read 19 books this year!! Which is hugee for me because im a medical student and I started my rotations last year, so I was conviced that I would be too tired every evening to read. BUT I use public transport to get to the hospital so I just read on the train or bus. So I'm very glad that I got to read so many books this year!! NEXT I guessed that the castle would be 430k, but I waited until the end to post this and oh my god 774k that's insane!!!! And happy new year simsie!! I also started watching your streams this year so I might be there on your new year's eve stream :)

[@middlemuse]

I go through phases where reading (even audiobooks) feels completely inaccessible, and phases where all I do is listen to audiobooks and read. I don’t seem to have much control over it (depends a lot on my mental health), but I had a really good reading year. I don’t track how many books but I read so many good ones this year (most notably finally reading the Locked Tomb series). But to anyone else who has erratic reading abilities, you’re not alone! Just enjoy the good times and in the bad times, have peace knowing you’ll get back to reading again eventually.

[@Mills11-i8z]

I’m about to start my 40th book. I’ve had to limit my reading to night time since having my baby. Lil Simsie and Caryn and Connie have been my post partum saving grace 🙌🏼

[@johnsandlin1]

Love this!! and it’s perfect for my gameplay right now I’m making royal families in a lot of the worlds and Im totally going steal your story idea with the brother wanting to take the throne

[@Sim-Peasant]

gasp! no servants quarters.. but where shall the butler sleep XD

[@morinomajou]

In the coffin? Vampire butler who gets the whole place looking spotless while the rest of the castle is asleep.

[@brit5684]

I’ve read 40 books this year! I think I read 60 last year but work gets busy for me the last two months of the year and just wiped out all my brain power. I can’t wait to get back into it in January because now I’ve collected so many good books to read!

[@squeakyraccoon]

you're such a good builder! that castle looks amazing 💝 - small edit: been doing a lot of reading. forum rp stuff and a few Stephen King books. still picking at Christine. already read it once, but still one of my favorites.

[@michelebell6225]

i used to be a HUGE reader when i was younger but life got in the way and it was placed on the back burner - i started reading more this year and i'm setting a goal for next year to read a book a week so if anyone has any good recommendations i'd appreciate it i'm open to trying anything to broaden my horizons - and as always love ur builds kayla!!

[@sabrinaloizides-merideth9874]

I'm currently on my 90th book and hoping to finish it by the end of the year. I read all sorts of books and usually have two going at once. My top books of the year are: The Women by Kristin Hannah, The Wedding People by Alison Esbach, The Last One at the Wedding by Jason Rekulak, James by Percival Everett and The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst

[@Gracka1_1]

Horray another simsie build! Glad you are feeling better!

[@elgiebee4479]

I got really into reading this year, which is weird because I used to not read at all. But this year I read 33 books and I really enjoyed it

[@lemonpoppy0108]

gotta love a castle. i remember watching the stables get built and unbuilt live lol. i didnt read as much this year as i have in the past becuase i was too busy with work; i'm on my 17th book this year and my goodreads goal was 20!

[@aprilgriffin5168]

Nice reading! I got 92 books finished, which is the most I've read in the 6 years I've been tracking. Top reads this year were probably: "Bunny" by Mona Awad, "Red Rabbit" by Alex Grecian, "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer, "Love Story" by Erich Segal, "There There" by Tommy Orange, and Nghi Vo's Singing Hills Cycle. Would love to hear what books you enjoyed most this year!!

[@lvstfulmax]

Hi lilsimsie, I just wanted to tell you how much of an impact you’ve had in my life. On hard days or days where I wanna give up, I’ll re-watch your videos and just smile, you uploading makes me happy and joyful. I hope that you continue what you do, don’t ever give up because of what other people say. ❤

[@iris8861]

Love the castle Simsie❤ also, since graduating from college in May, I’ve been getting back into reading and so far I have read 23 books since then🎉🎉

[@baralinni79]

I love reading and used to read a lot growing up (like A BAG of books in one week), but I almost completely dropped it later bcs of other hobbies, school and uni. But I read a couple manga volumes this year! 🎉 I still have a lot of unread books hanging around but I'd rather read what catches my attention atm than force my way through sth that I don't enjoy

[@CaDulL0ureir0]

simply amazing how you manage to tell good stories through your builds

[@b.belle1782]

This is so perfect. I got life and death and the castle estate packs for Christmas! Now I can download this! I’m so excited.

[@jenniferperkins8375]

I listen to books while I’m at work. It counts. I can’t give you a number though! Happy New Year!!!

[@Muggins89]

The sims team should really have introduced spiral staircases with this kit! It would have been perfect to make a tower more functional

[@mangaprinses]

It's always interesting to see people build castles just to compare them to the type i know as a dutchie

[@myladynoirr853]

19:33 I read 40 books this year!! i'm proud of myself because even though i'm a highschool senior so my classes are very busy, i managed to reach my goal!!

[@TSShay]

I found last year I tried to have a reading goal and that honestly made it harder to read. For this year I've just been jotting down the books I've read but I have not been keeping count. I just counted when you asked how many books, and I'll finish up book number 62 today or tomorrow!

[@fletcherdunham3468]

I have read 2 books this year and I am honestly really proud of myself. I am hoping to read more in the new year

[@davidbellod4656]

I'm terrible with numbers, so I didn't even want to try making a guest about the total cost of the lot haha. Books, though! When I was a kid and a teen, I was a huge bookworm. Unfortunately now, I'm almost 30 and I read a lot less for several reasons, mental illnesses, attention issues... However I did manage to read maybe... 10 books throughout the year? And now that you bring it up, I'm super proud of myself for that. I think I'm gonna start keeping count of how many books I read in 2025, while trying to stay kind to myself if that number remains low. Happy new year.

[@jamieboatwright2048]

Completely obsessed with the hedge Maze and the dart board. 😂 You made my fantasy-obsessed heart happy

[@hallocher608]

I read 7 books this year, but 2 last so I'm happy :) I used to be a one book a week type of person, but I've gotten more into film and video games in later years (sims haha)

[@Thatgirl_gabrielle]

I’ve always been a reader but I joined a book club for the first time in my life this past year and I have read SO MANY books! I’m so happy about it, I read so many more than I thought I was going to. I’d be interested to hear about your favorites ally the end of the year? Maybe make some sims builds based off of one or two of them even! 😱😍

[@theeverythingkid]

The castke kit is something i never expected to like

[@soledadcampopiano]

I read 74 books and 847 fan writting with 100.000 words or more, some just go up to 1.000.000 words. I just love reading and doing it while listening to you, is the best thing.

[@madilynhill7971]

So glad you're feeling better! 🫶

[@gracelee4042]

I usually set my goal for 50 books each year, but this year I only read 15 cause I stared Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight series and they slowed me down. They are MASSIVE. I do audiobooks and the first book is something like 42 hours the rest are 50+ hours. But they’re soooo good if you’re into epic fantasy.

[@duelbraids]

As for books, my reading this year has definitely gone down. I read 10 books for pleasure, but I've been reading so much for school that I feel like it evens out. Surprisingly, I did really enjoy reading the entirety of Dante's Divine Comedy for school!

[@morinomajou]

If you want recommendations, I reread Monstrous Regiment this year! Technically it is part of the Discworld series, but it’s a standalone story so you don’t need to have read any of the other books to understand what’s going on. It’s *incredibly* funny, but also a really thoughtful anti-war novel with a side order of genderfluidity. There’s a limit to how much I can even say about it without going into spoiler territory haha, but just… gah, it’s so good.

[@thebatchild]

I'll have read 131 books by the end of the year-or at least 131 books I tracked. I read for a living (proofreader, both professionally and freelance), but I don't usually track the books I read for work unless it's something I would read for fun anyway. If I had to guess, I probably did 200 or so total. Any amount of reading is awesome, though! Congrats to everyone who hit their goals!!!

[@Marble223]

Your builds are so cool! I love putting your vids on to build to. I hope you build a roller rink someday, I'd love to see it. I can't find an 80s style skate rink anywhere on the gallery and would love to see your version of one.

[@someonenamedstan6822]

I know it’s such a random idea but you should have like a 2024 wrapped, with your gallery builds (a little bit like the spotify wrapped, because that was a trend to do it with everything) because I think it would make for an interesting video! Like you would have like how many castles you built, is the blue suburban the type of build you built the most? Which pack is the most used throughout your builds this year? Which pack did you avoid the most this year? Etc.

[@chassamber]

I’m sick with pneumonia in bed with my littles rotating medication and soupies. We were looking for something to watch and this popped up! So glad 😂 my kiddos love watching lil simsie in bed with me. 🥹✨thank you for staying a family friendly channel 🤌🏻💖

[@daisythefoxx6872]

right after you mention "the evil uncle" it immediately reminded me of Scar from the Lion King story arc! Great build as always!

[@courtneycampbell5282]

Wow, that's a ton of books! I'm also an avid reader! I set a goal at the beginning of the year to read one book a week, and I actually just finished number 57 about an hour ago 😊

[@miollalve1685]

I love when you are doing long speed vids, like up to one hour❤ I often listen to you or Watch when I’m playing sims my self or have cozy time!❤

[@sapphicjedi]

Reading 110 books in a year is amazing! I got into reading regularly this year and managed to finish 21 books (22 if I actually finish my current read before the new year). My goal was originally 12 so I’m super happy I beat it 🥰

[@linasaec_]

I read 18 books this year! I definitely want to read more this new upcoming year :)))

[@lexikastovich7891]

Yayy! Glad your feeling better!

[@palmmmmmme]

I just finished my 12th book today! The first half of this year I wasn't reading that much, so I kind of don't count those first few months. So I am pleased ^^

[@ColeenDanger]

The addition of the radio is giving Downton Abbey and I love it.

[@technodenni]

you should talk more about books, maybe even consider making some videos about it! I'm curious about what you've read and kind of books you like. I mainly read romance and fantasy and I've read 37 books this year so far :)

[@ashleykahlo8941]

OK, so this is when I probably should have waited to the end to leave a comment but you did say chat about books so I wanna say that I read two books. I think you’d actually really enjoy one. I just finished called “The secret book of Flora Lea” by Patti Callahan Henry and it was so beautiful! My other book recommendation is “The frozen River” by Ariel Lawhorne - with your love for snow it’s definitely a read. You should have enjoyed probably in December but it’s a historical fiction. Both books are historical fiction actually but the frozen river is different because the secret book of Flora Lee is like a fairytale and a historical event collide! As for how much this castle that you’re building costs I’m gonna say the end product is $400K

[@alice-mc8ki]

yay let's talk about books! I'm so curious to hear more about your reader self! I've only read 20 this year, which made me quite sad. my goal was 40 but deep down I was aiming for 50. unfortunately life got in the way but it's okay, I'm hoping for a better reading year in 2025!

[@sirgaykrovos]

glad to know you're better, Kayla!! ❤️‍🩹 and happy that your holiday was successful I hope everybody's was

[@bullybarn]

You did amazing. This might be my favorite build of yours! Thank you for your time

[@saraht3196]

i'm not a big reader like my mom are sister are, but my goal is to read all of my books by next summer! i started with one book on audiobook in the spring and have listened to/read seven other books this year. i own about 140 books and several of those are comics, so i plan to keep listening to novels on audiobook and reading the rest in print so i can donate them in time to redo my room next summer :)