DITCHING BAD BOOKS 😈 | BOOK UNHAUL

[@nellybelly_x4648]

I remember when you said you wouldn’t do these videos due to people’s judgement and hate towards you for the books you unhauled. It makes me happy seeing that you’re making the content YOU want to make❤️ We all have different tastes and we shouldn’t be made to feel bad for not liking certain books 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@readingbystarlight5567]

This! 👆🏻

[@herestia_photography]

THIS!!! I don't understand the "books are sacred, why are you taking them away, they are MY BABIES". Sure, they are your babies, but mine are a very specific group of books, with a deep meaning, even if they are cheesy YA romance. But outside this group, every book is just a book, and if I feel they don't belong in my bookshelves, they LEAVE. With a kiss, but they leave. And it makes me SO RELIEVED...

[@royami8627]

This book does not spark joy...

[@liveyour_story4636]

Unhauls are the best. I love hearing a person’s honest book opinions. ☺️

[@subhakhan1900]

I totally get what you mean about your thoughts marinating and realizing a book wasn't that great after. It's like immediately after finishing a book I'm on this high of yay I finished a book and really want to like what I spent my time reading when in hindsight I later realize it wasn't "all that"

[@deannascorner8112]

I’ve only read Midnight Library out of these which I do have a review on. I think this one for me was right book at the right time as I was dealing with a whole lot of grief from losing a loved one in a similar way. It was one of my favourite reads of last year because of how much it helped me, but I can recognize it’s a pretty heavy book and in some ways it could be fun with different outcomes. I do hope your copy goes on to help someone who needs it ❤️

[@francescakyanda9182]

I love doing unhauls, that way, I can take them to a used bookstore and get store credit, which is used for ✨better books✨

[@taeevans1485]

the midnight library didn't have the mind blowing, heart shattering impact i thought it would have on me. i did enjoy the read, but it wasnt as good as i expected it to be. however, i learned a very valuable lesson from the book: it is so easy to romanticize "what if"s but you have to consider the bad parts too, and unfortunately the bad ones might be the most realistic. it has helped to let go of a lot of choices i didnt make and move on from my mother's passing (she was very sick).

[@iamgroot2495]

Ooh love a good unhaul. I'm due a book shelf spring clean soon 🙂 I'm excited for it.

[@zacharyduval8265]

I had to read 56 Days for my Crime Fiction course and it was definitely one of those books where I was reading it more out of obligation and dissection rather than feeling like an evolution on what could have been. I am still keeping it due to the fact that I keep all my school books.

[@Qwordy]

Jesse out here living that Toby from Labyrinth lewk

[@chloestarshine]

Nothing makes me more excited than seeing a book unhaul video in my subscriptions!!

[@dominicbasera4563]

You should read Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau. It definitely gave that sort of atmosphere you enjoyed in The Music Shop. Plus, her characters and the writing are hilarious and so fun!!

[@melissab9991]

I’m so glad someone else feels the same about The Midnight Library! I’ve only seen good reviews on it so I was so excited to read it and to get the sense of magic others felt but it just wasn’t for me at allllll. It felt super self-helpy and kind of preachy to me but I thought I was the only one😅

[@thesonorista7853]

It's trash.

[@veronicamontes5226]

Agreed with Haven Fall. I was mad through the entire book n annoyed with the main character. But the cover is so damn beautiful is still going to be on my bookshelf 😂😂

[@Xatalla]

Yeah that cover is just gorgeous and the concept sounds neat

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

Always satisfying seeing an unhaul 🎉

[@savannah9647]

Heyy I was about to sit and look for a video to watch and this popped up so perfect timing☺️

[@user-vy2hz6fl6x]

Jesse’s timing is on point lol

[@herestia_photography]

I remember when the Marie Kondo show premiered on Netflix. Everyone raged like crazy because she was so strict on how many books she recommended to keep. Even with the "Marie Kondo Challenge". And you know what? I do this every few months. A purge. They go, my bookshelves breathe, bad or just not for me books go to second hand bookstores/public libraries and better books/candidates (or the next part of a big saga, because I read fantasy and I'm a masochist) are waiting. Books are not a sacred thing. Sure, you can love them. I do! But the ones that are not as much loved (or spark joy, as our friend Marie Kondo says 9_9) they just leave.

[@Xatalla]

I never got that because she also specifically said to keep the ones that spark joy in your life. If a big book collection sparks joy, don't get rid of it? A recommendation doesn't mean 'I must follow this' either & it's not like Marie Kondo physically yeets your possessions out of a window or something.

[@herestia_photography]

Correct. I didn't understand it neither. But I apply the "doesn't spark joy" motto. And it helps a lot ^^.

[@jolienvandamme2909]

She said in her book if you love reading than keep the books that spark joy

[@herestia_photography]

@@jolienvandamme2909 good to know! ^^ I didn't read the books...

[@memesfusioners5909]

I was just watching the video where you were reviewing the maiden and this video was uploaded how lucky am i

[@arobinreads]

So cool that you have a book collection that fits you! Love that

[@kell_chn]

Loving the T swift references 💗

[@livslibrary]

Agree with you on these unhaul choices! 👏🏻

[@lizbradley7489]

I gave my boyfriend's sister my lunar Chronicles and my Lockwood and co and red Queens books when they I got new copy's of them and I heard she's been wanting to read some of those so I just gave them to her

[@GreenDragonTari]

The dust jacket and the design on the cover of Haven Fall sold me when it came out. I started it...never finished and it still on my shelf....I should take this as a sign and finally unhaul it.

[@user-vy2hz6fl6x]

Omg I was just thinking of jesse before I started reading this one novel🤣good timing for an upload!

[@louisity]

Unhauls make me discover new books. Thanks for sharing Music Shop. 🎶

[@Greeneyedgirl0704]

You’re review of the maidens was so spot on 🤣🤣

[@KawaiiPinkPunkStar]

The maiden's sounded so good at first.

[@obession_lipsessed6274]

I love your shirt Jesse!!!

[@pdangerina]

You always manage to put me in such a good mood! ☺️

[@BrebearMckae]

I'm planning on doing a good bit of unhauling throughout the year!! I'm gonna really try to refine my shelves!!

[@Ms.SpookyNerd]

Great unhaul Jesse! love unhauls📚

[@starrynightfall00]

Your assessment of The Maidens is spot on. I liked the ending (or maybe I was in a good mood because I was listening to it while playing Animal Crossing), but the parts about animal slaughter put me off listening to it again.

[@madelyn3702]

i just DNF’d a book and i feel so bad because I WAS REALLY WANTING TO LIKE ITTTT

[@MissScorpio]

I've read The Maidens and The Silent Patient from this author and though I hated the Maidens, the Silent Patient is still one of the best books I've ever read

[@leahxoxo7854]

I love ur editing in this video as always. Plz tell us how u edit ur videos so well one day. Also I’d love to see u do another save one drop one video because those were so great 😄

[@paravigrover3440]

it isn't hate it isn't love it's just indifference🎶

[@blueeyedjessica7799]

I love pango book! I just received an order today and have another order on the way

[@madelyn3702]

it’s a relief to see that none of these are on my tbr lol

[@irinalysak4920]

Just did some book cleaning yesterday and put some books for sale, already found new home for My Dark Vanessa, that I didn't enjoy reading

[@ghna2226]

The book haven fall was on my TBR. Well, not anymore. Thank you for saving my time ☺️

[@yellowshimmer9198]

Loving the shirt jesse

[@sarahno899]

I'm planning on donating To Paradise as well. I read the first 2 stories, but I didn't want to read the 3rd because I'm not a person who enjoys pandemic stories while living in a pandemic and after hearing that things don't connect in the end, I know I'll never finish it. I loved A Little Life and liked The People in the Trees, but I genuinely don't know what she was trying to say with To Paradise

[@artbyamyk1000]

Jesse, I always enjoy your videos! So glad I stubbled on to your channel last fall! As I have been collecting lots of books this spring I've been going through books I have and unhauling a few here and there! Trying to make more room on my selves! Last book I DNFed was Undertow by Michael Buckley, I got about a third way through and gave up. I wasn't quite feeling it. I thought it was kinda interesting, the writing seemed good. I had so many questions which maybe probably, would have been answered??? Everything seemed really weird and it definitely wasn't really jiving with me. So DNFed. Hopefully the book will make it to someone else who will actually enjoy it!

[@galerights8983]

omg you're so goofy ily already

[@hannahryan7797]

That subtle Taylor Swift reference.... Yes I caught it

[@lorielovesbooks7315]

Congrats on getting to un-haul books, I still might try The Midnight Library though.

[@emmal7510]

Fortunately, my most recent dnf is a library book. The Atlas Six sounded like it would be right up my alley, but I just found myself not caring about any of the characters.

[@kaiju_k5042]

I only read The Midnight LIbrary out of all these but I did it on audiobook like 3 months after I had my baby so I liked it but I was like half awake too, maybe that's the secret haha. Love the video, as always :) and 6 big books of your shelf makes space for more, so win win!

[@samnorman1144]

is boba book break making a comeback any soon? just wondering bc i miss it:(

[@rerrrrry]

عظمة 💕💕

[@thesonorista7853]

Good calls. I did love The Music Shop but I can appreciate wrong time. Can we discuss Sara Holland? What happened? Everless was so good and then it's been a rapid downhill slide.

[@Fenric1978]

I read Haven Falls and the sequel and the book ended like whatever. Seriously they had characters where it’s just don’t worry we will take care of them later. It was not worth it for me. I ended up giving them to a friend who reads anything and everything.

[@Freakgirl1985]

I got To Paradise when I was released because I loved (I know sounds a bit bad) A Little Life but now I will just donate it to my library or so :D Too many other books I want to read so I save myself the struggle of forcing myself through To Paradise.

[@mariepotter8921]

Thanks for posting!!! Just finished reading the hocus pocus novel and I highly recommend it!!! Hope all is well ❤️ you’re the best!

[@jocelynstokes7223]

Loving the Taylor Swift reference at 8:52

[@KatieMaddalena]

Author pro tip: When the premise of your book is a hotel that connects to all these different magical realms, don't make your characters physically unable to travel between those realms! Looking at you, Havenfall author.

[@erinsbooks]

I got rid of two books earlier today, I put them in one of those kids library in my neighborhood. One was Flatland. I read it, it just wasn't for me, but I thought it would be nice to read about and the other was a John Le Carre book that I've had on my shelf for years and now know I'm never going to read it.

[@Aeterin]

Lol i watched the older unhaul video yesterday

[@christinacampbellbooks]

Always love a good unhaul! Absolutely agree about The Maidens. What a disappointment!

[@cementmixer13]

i’m gonna go try to i haul some books now but i know i’ll end up just rearranging all my shelves lol

[@nickywroten4922]

paused the video, downloaded the app and then bought 4 books, came back to the video

[@HannahReadsFiction]

I haven’t read any of those but I have been curious about the Midnight Library.

[@lshelton9615]

The timestamp for the flashing lights is incorrect. It's actually at 6:44

[@KaiMasterOfFire3]

Can’t wait to watch this!

[@theharoldsshow]

I was looking through broke of the books my dad reads and he had The Maidens on there, I had heard many negative reviews from Booktube and stuff and checked to see what he rated it, on the front page was written 9.5/10 I was shocked, he also gave Silent Patient by the same guy a 10/10

[@chelseamcdaniel5355]

I just recently got rid of about 15 or 16 books, 7 of which were my set of the "Harry Potter" books. Before anyone asks, it's because I don't support JK Rowling anymore (I'm not one of those people that can separate the art from the artist), not because I don't like the books.

[@millieb3823]

I totally understand your thoughts on The Midnight Library, i had read Haigs book How to Stop Time and extremely enjoyed it as it incoorporated the message within the story which is what i wanted, whilst i know that this book has helped people for me i was not looking for a self help book and like you said, it felt like one. How to Stop Time really helped me so i appreciate how the Midnight Library might do that for someone else which is great if it does, it just did not for me.. :)

[@GratsielaLily]

while I agree with your take on Mariana (The Maidens)...I still enjoyed the book. I think for me it was the fun and thrill or trying to figure out the plot twist and failing miserably :))) just like with the silent patient, I love that moment at the end where you go "no wayyy! I did not see this coming" :)) loved the book unhaul btw, more fun than hauls :))

[@ro.demigodcos]

for me, i cant tell if i dont like mystery/crime books because of the genre itself or because of one book... makes it hard to try out the genre more

[@hannahbugey6019]

I was thinking of doing a book unhaul too because I have too many books

[@Bookdragon11]

Don't knock yourself, Jesse 6 books are great! 😆💪

[@Xatalla]

I'm trying to be better about keeping and getting rid of books and using the library more often. If I re-read a book a lot, it has deep personal/sentimental meaning to me or it's out of print, I tend to keep those. Like currently I'm going through my BOTM books and deciding on which ones I'll actually make the attempt to read and which ones need to be removed from my shelf. Because while I love that BOTM offers so many different books, almost none of them are up my alley for my preferred genres. I'm so sad to read all these reviews for Havenfall and find that even at its most basic, it is boring. Definitely not for me, but that cover and that edition; beautiful but so shallow, for a book.

[@maddisonbuch3491]

I would be so interested to hear your thoughts on "100 Years of Solitude" after "To Paradise"...

[@erin5688]

the midnight library is the only one i recognize and all i remember about it was that i DNFed like twenty pages in lol

[@ashleytunny]

I agree I didn’t like the maidens or midnight library

[@genevieveking5078]

I unhauled Instructions For Dancing by Nicola Yoon. The book is more of bittersweet love story.

[@amazonbook1666]

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[@atom0191]

Thanks

[@ksenijakodrun1785]

Is pango books available only for the US?

[@amanekabbaj]

Agree on midnight library. It was depressing (I get it’s about depression but this was the wrong way to make the reader feel it). I kept going because I hoped it would get better. But no, she went through so many lives where I thought we’ll just stay here it will get better with time. Don’t go back endless times that’s too easy. (There should have been a limit of 3 tries or something to make it more exciting). Spoiler alert but didn’t she just go back to the original anyway? Honestly without the audiobook I would have given it away halfway through.

[@kestrelthesoldier]

I personally enjoyed Havenfall, it was probably a 3.5 star read for me. You made the right decision to put it down, the main character is quite annoying, and the story is alright, but not amazing.

[@Darrkness]

The Maidens wasn't that good but I really enjoyed the author's previously book, The Silent Patient. I have The Midnight Library but I haven't read it yet.

[@manavmatai]

If you had to pick ONE book, which one would it be

[@rainydaysreads]

I have a box full of books I need to get rid of.

[@barbara9315]

You remind me of Waldo.

[@irine_elle]

The link in the description doesn't work. (For android)

[@viseshramjheetun2724]

The information for international shipping is not even available.

[@Mauvelipstick]

Bad dialogue is always annoying. I have DNFEd a lot of books because of irritating dialogue.

[@SasMuffin427]

Am I crazy or did you slip in a lil tay tay reference when you were talking about 56 days ? #iforgotthatyouexisted

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

Omg I read the maidens this month and it was so… bad 🙃

[@gt6225]

Guys... I found Waldo.

[@pranjalsarkar7895]

I hated the ending of the book maidens It did not interest me much Main character had lot of flaws, ending unsatisfying It's good that i didn't buy it..it would have been waste of money I agree, it should be unhauled

[@styxthistle497]

Haven Fall was pretty short but could have been half the length if the mc quit whining about their anxiety while showing no characteristics of someone going through great anxiety

[@amritasengupta5251]

56 days was a bit disappointing 😞

[@pranjalsarkar7895]

The ending of maidens was bad and unsatisfying ...

[@bonnieoconnor3034]

I hate anticlimactic endings

[@ShawolfirstStaysecond]

Omg first ????

[@hamiltonwickedfan8649]

Haven Fall sucks so glad you abandoned it

[@skyemartens]

So upset that PangoBooks isn’t available in Canada🥲