I Read Books Based On My Name!

[@BooksandLala]

editors' note: I was in fact, not born in 1996 unfortunately. I just threw in a screenshot from the year Kayla was at its peak popularity to illustrate how it was thriving during the decade in which I was born.

[@yamelmadrigal9708]

I was confused for a minute. I was born in 96 and I was like “wait how old am I?” Because I didn’t doubt you, I doubt my age 😂

[@tamerarogers6170]

Haha thank you for the clarification cuz I was very confused

[@NakiasHideaway]

I sure was like dang she's young! 😆

[@mariannalandi9431]

@@yamelmadrigal9708 literally same

[@liviamartin3641]

LMAO. thank you for this, I have been following you since the obbsandlala days and I was like, since when am I older than Kayla by several years?

[@Hillary429]

I feel like we need to do Kayla Main Characters instead of authors next time, I feel like you would have a better chance of connecting with the character than the author

[@makaelynelise1427]

i was coming into the comments to say this!

[@viennabooks741]

Second this idea!

[@mikaelarose4448]

Kayla putting that sticker over the "get a beach body" title absolutely made my day. I'm so so glad that other young women will get to see an adult influencer blatantly calling out that bullshit.

[@Natalie-ri4ii]

6 minutes in and Kayla doesn't sound like a word anymore

[@BooksandLala]

hahahahahah

[@hayleybernier6955]

The thought of you donating that cookbook after putting the sticker on it delights me.

[@away.withthebooks5608]

I’m just gonna say this: I is the worst initial. It’s either just a line, or if you try to be fancy it looks like a J.

[@MonicaSilva-rh7lm]

you should do a video where liam’s reads choose what u read. like you connect them to your tbr, maybe through colors, buzzwords whatever

[@jamieepf9806]

OEHHH I love this hahaha

[@lallydoo24]

you could definitely pull off being a Melody.

[@jf1809]

I showed my friend your videos and she goes “she looks like if she were a guy her name would be Liam” 😂

[@Momofdom]

😆😆 She does

[@kaylamoran3528]

My name is Kayla, and if I were a boy my parents would have named me Liam. The two names seem to go together 😂

[@callistoursus8300]

Omg, Liam chewing on the seatbelt unlocked a memory I didn't know I had, lmao! I even remember the taste now!! ^^'

[@DrinkingByMyShelf]

Oh my god me too I can instantly taste that

[@annawilson2406]

The picking the songs part has me rolling 😂😂😂😂

[@nikoletanight]

This made me really curious so I looked up authors with my name. I can't find a single book. Does this mean I have to become an author? Is that how this works?

[@amaniamiller]

Do it!

[@Zoewrath]

Sequel video idea: Reading books with main characters named Kayla

[@rachelward5230]

i feel like i win the name challenge. in 5th grade we had a scholastic book fair and i walked in one day and someone came running up to me asking if i could sign their book. 10 year old me had no idea what was happening, so i take the book and i look and the author, and there was my name--Rachel Ward. it was a very strange experience and everyone thought i was an author for a good amount of 5th grade.

[@_rachelreads]

woo i found a fellow rachel in the comments! i love this story btw 😂

[@pam1256]

Oh wow I recognize that author name! I read a trilogy by Rachel War, the Numbers trilogy! It was fun as a teen, I don't think I'd enjoy it again as an adult XD

[@BookCreases]

How precious that the other kid thought you were the one and only hahaha

[@TheThreeBookshelves]

Most of the books written by Taras are early 2010’s YA, erotica, or non-fiction… none of which I’m remotely interested in. But then I found The War Widow by Tara Moss, whose protagnist’s last name is Walker… so I kind of have to read that one, don’t I?

[@melanieheath9829]

Ahahahah you definitely do! Come back and let us know how it is!

[@mcjordie]

Your mom's laugh when you asked why your name is Kayla 😆

[@mcjordie]

That last song clip at the end was so good too lol

[@jennamorganbooks]

I think the letter K is beautiful!!! Also I could see you as a Naomi. Then your channel name could be BooksandMimi haha or BooksandNaNa 😂❤️

[@Kaylaaa22]

Umm as a fellow Kayla, I love this! I’ve also never met a Kayla in person that I like. 😂 I feel like Kayla’s get a bad rep, but you’re a great representative for all of us!

[@AshleyZieman]

My name was so popular in America and I hated it, then when I was ten we moved to Sweden and I have yet to this day to meet another Ashley. Everyone loves my name and says how lovely and unique it is 😂😊 I went from one extreme to another haha.

[@ashleydochuk9603]

As someone with the same name I completely agree!! I know about 6 other Ashley’s with the same middle name as well. I don’t like the name either. Maybe I just need to move lol

[@AshleyZieman]

@@ashleydochuk9603 or travel a bit when allowed again, it will give you perspective 🤭

[@ashleydochuk9603]

@@AshleyZieman great idea!!

[@valkyrie794]

I love Kayla's mouthing during the tarot reading i was cackelingg ("zest for life?")

[@alessiagp32]

“Melody” totally suits you!

[@kenzienoelle124]

“I’m quitting my job” … 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@narflet]

Not only have I read books by authors with my name but I also have a series of childhood picture books where the main character, who is a badger, shares my name and I loved them so much!

[@sukhroopreads5017]

omg you finding songs at the end was hilarioussss

[@KaylaRaeReads]

*cries* I hope Lala would get along with me in real life.

[@BooksandLala]

Hahaha 😋 I *will* say, me never having gotten along with a fellow Kayla before hasn't always been *my* decision 👀

[@kaylafahy5538]

I'm a Kayla too so I love this! Most people who know me well do shorten it to Kay, so I would hope that you and I would get along! My dad is embarrassed to admit it, but I was named Kayla because it was the name of a character on Days of Our Lives and he liked the name. I'm not the first one I've met who was also named after her. Maybe that's where the popularity in the 90s stemmed from!

[@fireflylitnight]

I was named after my mom's favourite soap opera character! 😂

[@Sarasstorytime22]

@@fireflylitnight Kayla Brady??? Lol

[@taylerpryer4987]

I was named after a soap opera character as well 🤣

[@girlygirlbookworm]

My first and middle name are also from a soap opera!

[@viennabooks741]

“The Animators” has been sitting on my shelves for years now! Bought it a a flea market for very cheap but it was a total cover buy and I’ve never heard anyone talking about it before. So excited to finally learn more about it 😊

[@viennabooks741]

Nooo, now I’m at the part where you say that you hate it 😂😂

[@phix27]

I honestly love it! I think it doesn’t have elements that Kayla might like but it’s one of my favs!

[@viennabooks741]

@@phix27 thank you for commenting that! Was about to get rid of it but you just changed my mind and I’m going to at least try a few chapters 😊

[@phix27]

My Korean friend told me they give babies necklaces with their names on it, and when she found I didn’t have one, she gave me a baby name necklace hahaha. That’s my only Heather item.

[@MelpoReads]

I’d totally peg you as a Melody! 2nd pick would be Naomi then Kayla then Rachel and not at all Jessica hahah.

[@megantheewilson]

it’s interesting that when you think of Kayla you think of pink! i have synesthesia where each letter has a color i associate with it and K, A, and Y are all yellow & L is green. so those are the colors i associate with you lol!

[@kyra6744]

That's so interesting! What color is associated with the letters in your name? Also curious to know what color you associate with R, haha because my name is Kyra.

[@ryanvale6066]

I'm trans and when I changed my name I really wanted all the stuff with my name on it 😂 I still have with two mugs with my first initial and a bookmark with my name but as more time has passed I'm less obsessed with my own name

[@hotla7]

The way you commit to your video ideas is amazing

[@LynxieDove]

Destiny #5 reminds me of the movie Short Circuit, Johnny 5. If you'VE never seen it, watch it. It kind of connects with yr name.

[@genevieveking5078]

I found a new release! The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec. And The Invisible Library series. I have an old name. It is not very popular.

[@thisissoosarah]

Ohh, the name Kayla always immediately makes me think of one of my favourite songs ever which is Lust for Life by Girls! The last line sung in it is ‘C’mon c’mon c’mon Kayla’ ! It is a very happy summery upbeat song, great song great band 🧡

[@genregarden]

This was so much fun to watch, a great idea, and I love the unique idea of adding a cookbook/lifestyle book!! 😄❤️

[@missblondiee22]

I feel you on the mild contempt for the letter K, as a Katie myself. Though, I think it's likely because of my contempt for the Kardashians usurping it lol

[@sandrapandalesque8903]

22:23 that sound you make when thinking about (good) food

[@Sarah-ms2kx]

Synaesthesia for me says your name is a true red! With a touch of gold. Tho I could picture you as a Mary :)

[@finaya]

When u put that sticker over the book title I started crying. Thank you, that was something that meant a lot to me!

[@silentwings1323]

DID anybody else’s parents order a personal story book with their name as the main character since your name was impossible to spell? There was a company a million years ago that would let you pick from a number of themed stories and then you could add your name as the MC? I got a fantasy story and a dinosaur story that both had my name (correct spelling) in them. I believe they even had little personality things in the story too? I know there’s a company that still does that for kids teens and adults now too.

[@cj8310]

Not exactly, my older sister had a Barbie one with her name on it and it even had a picture of her i think lol

[@silentwings1323]

@@cj8310 really? I didn’t know they even did that sort of thing. My mom said she and her sister got named cabbage patch kids. I think their parents did that cuz they had such popular girls names at that time. They’re Brenda and Beverly and so I think those would’ve been popular patch kids names maybe. Impossible to do that now with so many different names and spellings.

[@idek7438]

So I don't know if you've heard of that Rainbow Magic children's book series, where basically each book was titled "[name] the [blank] fairy", so that little girls could pick out their own name etc. When I was 8 I received one of those books as a gift for my birthday (in the Italian translated version), and naturally it was the one where the fairy shared my name. And I was so excited because the name Ilaria, which is my name and also the name that was chosen for the Italian translation of the book, is kind of rare and there isn't much Ilaria representation in general lol so I was so excited that I finally found something where one of the characters had my name.

[@TheSunriseInside]

I totally agree with you on Darling, also gave it 3 stars & don’t think I’ll think about it again, at least not the same way the wicker king stayed with me. The only character that I absolutely loved was Fyodor, what a precious angel & my fave ace rep to read. 🥰

[@Soolepoh]

Finally getting to this video, but hearing kayla by flying colors made me so happy, i love that band.

[@canadianjules]

Why’d you pick Liam as Liam’s name? Now I’m curious bc you asked your mom about Kayla 😅 also I don’t have anything with my name anymore but I do have a lot of J initial things in my room

[@BooksandLala]

It was of course because he looked like a Liam. 😈 Shame on me for laughing at my mother's explanation 😋

[@jaxxhadesdaughter779]

@@BooksandLala I hate that makes sense 😂 He does look like a Liam

[@lostbetweenpages]

As a Kristina, I love the initial K. It is my favorite letter, and not just out of egoism, but because it is such a versatile letter and also one of the rarest letters for words to start with. It stands for so many things (thousand, black, etc - there is a whole chapter on the letter K in a book called "Design Rants and Raves" - K means a whole slew of things). It is also so beautiful to letter, you can make so many swooshes and styles for it (I'm a lettering artist, and there are few letters as fun as K is to draw, imo). Thank you for coming to my Ted talk.

[@nickyyy777]

THE END OF THIS VIDEO W THE MUSIC HAD ME SCREAAMINGGG

[@westdallasbutterfly]

Finally someone who understands the desire to have a visually beautiful name. I have the hardest time making the D in Dallas anything but dorky looking.

[@beearedee]

I don't buy my own name.I have a name picked out that I buy trinkets when I see the name (Haley) not sure why, but that's more fun for me

[@Momofdom]

I should do that. My name literally doesn't exist on key chains😅

[@nathanielluscombe5277]

Ik this isn’t the point of the video, but my favourite Peter Pan retelling is Dust by Kara Swanson. I feel like you might enjoy it. The covers for book one and two are STUNNING

[@Hillary429]

The Song Search Epilogue was the best!

[@joly3108]

Lol :”I’m sorry, I’m having my destiny read to me.” How dare you interrupt. All jokes aside , she is actually really damn good. Went to watch her video. She is pretty accurate.

[@LifeofTaeShan]

today my boyfriend broke up with me so I’m in a bit of a crappy mood and this video is making me feel better so thank you for making my day so much better

[@SereneDancer]

I saw a book that had my name as a title and you bet I bought it and read it. Haven't found an author, but Justina Ireland is pretty close.

[@kiyahnahhughes3372]

Melody totally fits you. also that baby picture - if i needed to be more convinced that Liam is your twin your baby picture did that 😂🥰

[@kate.alexandra]

I totally feel you! I think I’m general K’s look pretty, but I can just never make them look pretty

[@Emmalovisa86]

I only thing with my name on it that I own is Emma by Jane Austin. And I’ve read Foolish Hearts by Emma Mills.

[@Crybaby_26]

Kind, artistic, radiant, intuitive, noisy, authentic. Thats my adjectives List

[@ДарьяЧернышева-н4х]

3 minutes in - and that's exactly how my baby sibling was named "this name out of those we considered went with your face better"

[@Tazzie1312]

SLEEPOVER FRIENDS heck yeah love those books

[@martha7157]

I’m from the UK and Martha is not super popular here so until I visited New York I never found anything with my name on. I bought a little golden apple key ring with my name on it and was so excited to finally find one

[@aless.andra9620]

Omg, I also never met a namesake that I liked - I feel like all the Victorias I met were the complete opposites of me and our relations burned and crashed pretty quick.

[@human9460]

Yes I read a book by an author who has the same name as me :) My name is Emily, I was named after Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights is one of my favourite books and I even share the same enitials as Emily Brontë (EJB)😍

[@Emily-rn4fu]

Same name gang 👋 Wuthering Heights is on my shelf but I have yet to read it… perhaps this is a sign!

[@k.j.krimson2590]

If I were to rename you from those options I would go with Naomie. Just because like that one best ....its the prettiest. 👌

[@Kaitlynne.G24]

You have always reminded me of my childhood best friend, who is still my best friend. I find it so weird and I have told her and my mother that you remind me of her and when I'm missing her I replay your old vlogs and you are just an amazing person in general... But I literally gasped when you said Naomi, because 🤣🤣 thats her name and I'm so shook-ith right now. I've freaked my own mother out 🤣🤣❤❤ Love you, Kayla. Lala 😄

[@theadora1693]

I am very name conceited. Getting the "omg your name is so pretty!" is the highlight of my life lol. If I could have items with my name all over it, I sooo would 😅 (Just did the destiny number, mine is 9, which is also my favorite number

[@gabbyreads]

This video concept is so cool, you always have the best vlog theme ideas 😍

[@sabiha.sayeed]

I think I'd name you Melody because of the musical cadence to your voice that is so gentle and soothing.

[@meaganleereads]

I'm obsessed with your vlogs. They always have clever concepts and are so funny. A quick search of my name "Meagan" shows a lot of romance novels which I'm not excited about but there is a YA contemporary which I'm genuinely interested in by a Meagan. Never thought I'd find one with such a specific spelling!

[@kristinr5500]

I feel you on the K when writing your name! I've always felt the same. One of my closest friends is a Kayla and she's such a cool person. Actually she just got a job as a professor at UBC so she is moving from Ontario to your province pretty soon!

[@mslaurengracee]

the YA dystopian era was FILLED with Lauren's! Lauren Oliver and the Delirium trilogy and Lauren DeStefano with the Wither Trilogy to name a few. Now I can only think of Christina Lauren but I know for a fact there's more out there. (I went to high school with 3 Lauren's IN MY GRADE.. there were 68 of us). Really popular in the nineties for whatever reason lmao

[@thisdutchiereads4689]

I don’t think there is ever been an author with the name ‘Thirsa’ as it can be written in four different ways at least (with or without the ‘h’ and either a ‘s’ or a ‘z’). However, there is actually a Dutch book by Arnon Grünberg called ‘Tirza’. I’ve seen the movie, but I’ve actually never read or owned the book.

[@crushgoil]

The middle grade graphic novels: Click, Camp, and Act by Kayla Miller are awesome. The only other book I’ve read by a Kayla is Kayla Olson’s other book The Sandcastle Empire, which was decent but not quite as good as I’d been led to believe before I read it.

[@cjar8989]

Click by Kayla Miller, The Sandcastle empire by Kayla Olson, Love my rifle more than you by Kayla Williams

[@moonbook12]

At 2:55 my birth name sas deised basses on my touch and my chosen name (I usually go by both of them) I chose basses on river ... But both of them some how they both of them fit me

[@justjaq2319]

The spines are all pink so at least you were right about the shade associated with your name!!

[@jjamieallover]

i've never read an author named jamie, but boy howdy are there a lot of "cute boy love interest" characters named jamie

[@showtimesynergy87]

This was awesome and has sent me down a rabbit hole of looking for authors with my name. I remember reading Little Women when I was younger and was so excited that one of the characters had my name, Amy. Now off to read authors with the first name Amy.... Also, there's a kids graphic novel series by the author Kayla Miller. Click, Act, Camp and another one that's not out yet. They are pretty good!

[@bethanyfletcher5129]

I have a bookmark with my name on it but that’s about it. I’ve never read from a Bethany. I usually go by Beth though and I’ve read Beth Revis so I will count it 😁

[@AnniBra]

I love the name Kayla. It’s always my go to name to name female babies on The Sims lol

[@bettyreads222]

the only one i've read with my name is a tree grows in brooklyn by betty smith which is really great. hadn't thought about how i haven't seen much out there and with mine people always think its a nickname so that's like yup lol 'where have all the kayla's gone?' sounds like a documentary name lol this was so fun!

[@bethanyu4911]

Your baby pic is adorable!!

[@LetMeintheLibrary]

I could def see you as a Melody!

[@VictoriaCaswell]

I've never been attached to my name, but I am glad Victoria Schwab is! She's everything my name should be in a literary sense as she really does keep winning. This is such a cool idea and it makes me want to go to my bookshelves!

[@MiuLicious]

I think Kayla is great for you. I also like the Melody choice as well.

[@qtbaba]

32:14 youthful!

[@kaitieskates]

It took me a while but I finally embraced my name of Kaitlyn. Hello, can you tell I was born in the 80s!? lol I have tons of stuff with my name on it because anytime anyone finds it spelled correctly, they get excited and pick it up for me. I have only one book by an author with the same spelling. Libertie by Kaitlyn Greenidge which actually sounds like an amazing book.

[@silentwings1323]

I feel like everyone goes through the “I dislike my name” thing. I’m a Megan (Maeghan) but with a weird spelling for heritage reasons and my sister is the same (Kaelee). We have the worst time with spelling and that’s why I really dislike my name. I have also never met another Megan I have gotten on with but I feel like the name “Megan” much like “Jessica” has some negative connotations. The problem with taking a popular name is the huge amount of unique spellings and you will then never find anything with your correct spelling to buy. I have looked.

[@thereadingrobin2191]

Always love your vlogs. Hope you will find some better books in future videos 🙂 An author I really enjoyed is Robin Hobb, loved the farseer trilogy. Don't know if there are anymore Robin authors I have read or liked

[@lexibillick8739]

I think The Sandcastle Empire needs to be high on your TBR. It has so many things you love in books: survival, island, science-fiction, a friend group. It’s great and so it this video! P.S. Your “y” adjective should be youthful!

[@kaylawiltfong5439]

I was so excited when I learned your name was Kayla because I've encountered so few of us! I'm also trying to be an author 😅😅 hopefully my name doesn't bode poorly for me lol

[@kendallmakesart]

There's something so funny to me about the transition from being in a toys r us with the craft kits straight to the deadpan "got a nerf gun. show them"

[@percydoeseverything]

LMAO "your face just didn't go there" Your mum is hilarious!!

[@kaylar.9822]

I'm SO glad you said "I have never met another Kayla I get along with" I'm also a Kayla and I've only met 2 other Kaylas that I have gotten along with! I also hated my name growing up then one time I just sat there saying it over and over until it started sounding a little like a fantasy name, and that's when I started liking it.

[@laurawinter3523]

When I was born - statistics say that only two girls were named Laura. Me one of them. But in recent years it became a lot more popular.

[@krecker9124]

Hi from one Kayla to another! When you said that you don’t feel like a Kayla I have never agreed more! I always feel like that! I was also almost named Jessica (my mom still regrets picking kayla 🤣🤣). I just got back from a wedding this past weekend where there were four Kaylas. We had the “Kayla” table. Love your videos! ❤️

[@sarahschoggin6105]

Your hair looks so gooooood! 😍

[@powerpuff4ever]

I think we don’t see many authors named Kayla because more authors than we realize use pseudonyms and I feel like the trend for picking on is a first name that’s common so it’s easy for people to recognize and remember but not necessarily popular so it can stand out as individual if popularity builds

[@isabellaa.469]

i used to have a lot of keychains or plates with my name on it cause it was such a popular thing between pre teens and teens to always buy those on school trips and such. and i have always been so excited about my name in literature cause in middle school i got introduced to Isabel Allende and read many of her books already. i always found amazing that a writer actually had my name cause i wanted to be one when i was a kid

[@BrebearMckae]

42:48 to the end made me entire day🤣🤣🤣

[@chloestarshine]

I think Kayla is such a pretty name! I haven't read any author with my name yet but I will now, I own These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong.