Making bad reading decisions | OWLs final week vlog | Drinking By My Shelf

[@PSYCHOreader624]

"How is it on lockdown that I still don't have time to do everything I want" THIS!! I feel this so much!!

[@DrinkingByMyShelf]

Right?!

[@PSYCHOreader624]

@@DrinkingByMyShelf I still have things on my mental to do list that have been there from the beginning!

[@agatkatereszkiewicz2616]

Honestly loving your videos, mixture of reading and family time so enjoyable.The perfect way to start my own weekend!! :)

[@DrinkingByMyShelf]

I'm so glad!

[@AnnaPotts818swifferbaby]

I love seeing your jolly family hang out together 👍

[@kennedymorin9781]

I just found your channel about a month ago and it is my new favorite! I'm even reading through the Series of Unfortunate Events again because of you (a lot slower than you did, obviously!).

[@prettyinpinkxx12]

I’m making bad reading decisions watching this rather than reading 😂 I just love Emma’s vlogs x

[@DrinkingByMyShelf]

Hahahaha soz

[@climbinguphill]

It can now officially be Friday!

[@DrinkingByMyShelf]

Happy Fridayyyy

[@lace685]

I love these reading vlogs so much! They put in a better mood right away :)

[@Elizabeth-pp2vj]

Your vlogs are bringing me so much happiness right now, seeing you and your family make the absolute best of this situation is just so lovely!

[@abreckenfridge]

loved the music in this vlog!

[@DrinkingByMyShelf]

Yay! I just started using Thematic to get different music than just the KZbin audio libes

[@YourTrueShelf]

I got 11 for ravenclaw yay! I didn't get astronomy, but got all the others 🙂 So so fun to watch. Your lockdown looks like so much fun 🙂 it would be so nice to go back to family living again, not possible for us, but glad you can do it.

[@beccaoquendo1795]

I like hippo just in the background of your field clip munching on grass loool

[@DrinkingByMyShelf]

Hahaha that’s literally all she does ever

[@SydneyKirsch27]

I just got out of my Latin class when I watched this video and heard about your dad's channel. That totally made my day

[@DrinkingByMyShelf]

Hey how perfect is that?!

[@sabrina.lnd95]

I'm the same when it comes to driving! I just recently started driving again and I still get very nervous every time.

[@emilysuarez5581]

All your vlogs are amazing and so motivating!

[@PrettyPurplePolkaDots]

Oh my god those feet masks are the BOMB! I did one last year and it was so gross but also so awesome. Baby feet for DAYS.

[@IfersInklings]

I always forget about the OWLs and the NEWTs readathons. So I never get to participate in any of them. One day, I will!

[@thoroughlyenjoyedbooks8565]

Noooo Emma, it’s not bad to be a nervous driver! I passed my test in December, 3 days before my 25th birthday and got my car in February and I get panicky the day before I know I have to drive!!!

[@DrinkingByMyShelf]

It’s so stressful! I used to love it so I really miss feeling calm in a car 😭

[@laurafinocchiarostudios]

I read The Glass Hotel last week and couldn’t put it down! Read it all in one go. Absolutely loved it 💜💜

[@clairemarge5310]

I've been loving these weekly OWLs vlogs! I've been aiming for Magizoologist, so I had to do Charms (for which I read A Little Life), Potions (which I listened to Emergency Skin), Herbology (which I read Motherhood), and Care of Magical Creatures (which I read Cresecent City #1)! I then did Dragon Tamer and read Eragon, and also took Histoy of Magic (A Wizard of Earthsea), Astronomy (Middlemarch), and finally Defence Against the Dark Arts (The Water Cure)! I think I enjoyed Middlemarch, Cresent City and Emergency Skin the best!🙌 Congrats on finishing 11, that's amazing!

[@theredheadisreading2251]

I always enjoy your vlogs so much!

[@chelsiecasey2387]

Fellow Ravenclaw! I chose to go for Hogwarts professor and I finished up at 11:54 last night 😬 reading If It Bleeds. I read Practical Magic as well, but I loved it. I think it's the atmosphere of the book that made reading it so enjoyable for me.

[@DrinkingByMyShelf]

I agree the atmosphere was great!

[@misskit123]

I only completed 6 prompts, but I got the 5 for the career I was aiming for which was Auror. Reading for Hufflepuff. Represent! I don't give star ratings, but I will attempt succinct reviews of all the books. I read... CHARMS (white cover) - 'The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly' by Sun-Mi Hwang - Dreamy and delightful and kind of hearthbreaking but very sweet. DADA (set at sea/on the coast) - 'The Life of Pi' by Yann Martel - A bit slow in the middle, but the last 100 pages or so were so strange and interesting I feel it was worth it. About 6 years ago a friend of mind told me to read it, I can finally tell him I did! HERBOLOGY (title starting with M) - 'My Sister, the Seriel Killer' by Oyinkan Braithwaite - Unexpectedly funny, I enjoyed it a lot. POTIONS (under 150 pages) - 'Crow' by Ted Hughes - I don't have much of a frame of reference poetry-wise, but I thought it was interesting TRANSFIGURATION (shapeshifting) - 'The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle' by Stuart Turton - My least favourite of the books I read. I felt like the author was counting on the fast pace to stop you questioning plot holes. It didn't work. And the reveal was not worth the page count. HISTORY OF MAGIC (witches/wizards) - 'The Witches' by Roald Dahl - Just as creepy as it was when I read it as a child. I love a children's book that doesn't end with everything being fixed. A bit problematic thematically though, some elements have not aged well. But it was fun to revisit! I've enjoyed your reading vlogs! Your lockdown looks more interesting than my lockdown. For a start, I'm in a city. And I don't have any dogs.

[@DrinkingByMyShelf]

I loved My Sister the Serial Killer too! And also wasn’t a big fan of Evelyn Hardcastle

[@misskit123]

@@DrinkingByMyShelf It's the second best book titled 'The Seven SOMETHING of Evelyn SOMEONE' I've read this year!!

[@nestwithbooks]

Congrats on your owls! I did everyone except for History of Magic so together we did all of them. Thanks for vlogging the owls. It made me more excited for the owls and also made this Covid-19 stuff feel less scary 😊

[@AbiofPellinor]

I'm 100% adding The Sin Eater to my goodreads! It sounds amazing! Loved this vlog x

[@mybookishdelights4767]

Aw my 6 yo loves that Genius Square game! I've played it with him a couple of times, but he mostly plays it by himself. It's fun!

[@DrinkingByMyShelf]

It's really fun!

[@fenellaevangela]

Have you read His Face All Red, also by Emily Carroll? It's just a short webcomic and can be found on Emily Carroll's site. It's SO creepy. I absolutely recommend it.

[@DrinkingByMyShelf]

That was one of the stories in Through the Woods and I didn't understand the ending!!

[@fenellaevangela]

@@DrinkingByMyShelf I think it's open to interpretation . . . but that's how I like my horror!

[@TheLitReviewForBooks]

I finished my OWLs for my career path, but one of them took me the better part of a week because I just wasn't feeling it. Glad you got to the ones you needed!

[@imperatrice211]

I completed 10 OWLs, 11 if I'm stretching it a little as I read a few books that weren't for the OWLs but I'm happy with that! 😊

[@BinxThinx]

Congratulations!!! I had a similar aim and I finished all 12 owls, and I'm in Ravenclaw too 🦋🌟 I adore your vlogs they put such a smile on my face, I can't wait to see what you have in store next month 🌻 all the best to you and your family xoxo

[@bookishshenanigans4769]

Ravenclaw pride 💙

[@elliedunne4548]

Why was I convinced you were going to say “Queenie by Jacqueline Wilson” every time you mentioned that book😭😂

[@Psychodix]

This was another treat, thank you! Well done on your OWLs :)

[@petiolereads]

I managed to get all twelve, but only by making 10/12 graphic novels! I'm super impressed with your 11, especially with how much you enjoyed them!

[@Elsie1588]

I finished all 12 OWLs, but I defenitely had to switch some things around. I also ended up reading a last minute graphic novel, because my non-fiction for arithmancy took me ages to read.

[@PSYCHOreader624]

I was also up tot eh wire with my reading. I finished the last book I needed at 11:34pm yesterday.

[@ELAinTaipei]

I went for Auror and read Murder on the Orient Express (Herbology), The Cruel Prince (Charms), Heartless by Marissa Meyer (Transfiguration), The Tea Dragon Society #1 (Potions), and Prisoner of Azkaban (DADA). Several of my books could actually qualify for a few different prompts so I wonder if I can be flexible with my NEWT options or if I have to stick with how I assigned the books on the Google form for the OWLs? Good job getting 11 done! 👏🏻

[@DrinkingByMyShelf]

I think you can be flexible when the NEWTs come around!

[@RadioGirLF]

I loved The Glass Hotel more than Station Eleven too! High five, Emma!

[@rsmite7850]

I really love your channel and videos, they always make me happier and after i watch your content, I am more positive. Thank you💕

[@DrinkingByMyShelf]

That’s so nice !

[@bohoballerina95]

Does reading under pressure change your enjoyment (and therefor rating) of a book?

[@DrinkingByMyShelf]

I’m sure it does! I try to stay objective but it’s definitely a slightly different experience. Good point!

[@lalitalalita1985]

Your lockdown seems like a real treat congrats on the OWLS and love from Croatia! :)

[@WhatVictoriaRead]

Love the new trackie bums! This was really fun to watch! Practical Magic isn’t that great (the film is better) but The Rules of Magic is one of the most beautiful books I’ve ever read and I hope you like it!

[@DrinkingByMyShelf]

What Victoria Read oh that makes me so excited!!

[@martha7157]

I'm loving your videos!

[@oana-mariauliu5828]

I made bad reading choices for my OWLs - except for Arithmancy. That was unexpected. 4⭐ for the only book that came from a genre I don't normally like. There was one other book that went on great for some time, only to fail "gloriously" towards the end. Such a disappointment. I really need to pick books more wisely for my NEWTs.

[@brianna7760]

I went for the alchemist career and I only read 3 books lmao

[@jwinkies3011]

I managed 10 books this month- not quite the full 12, but a reasonable effort. The only ones I'm missing are Care of Magical Creatures and Muggle Studies

[@RachelCerys]

I just managed, with 2 hours to spare, read 12 books to fit with all 12 OWLs prompts just so I could do the same as you, and have my options open for NEWTs because I didn't want to choose a career yet :D haha!

[@DrinkingByMyShelf]

Well done!!!

[@KatieFinnElliott]

I got 11 OWLs, didn't do divination just like you. So many 2 and 3 star reads though. i'm having a really poor reading year so far in terms of ratings :/

[@BrookesBooks]

11 of the OWLS?! I am so impressed and jealous haha

[@MandaLynReads]

Do...you not say gas in England?

[@DrinkingByMyShelf]

Not in that context! I would call it the accelerator

[@MandaLynReads]

@@DrinkingByMyShelf AH I never knew that! How cool

[@NaomichatswithAngus]

I've never tried one of those foot masks but always wanted to, this is the perfect time really isn't it? So gross but I know I'll love it!

[@kateavery7021]

Hippo ❤️

[@CagedTroll]

7:06 keep your arms straight and your body tension high while in bird/high plank, it’ll really help ;) I know that’s not really the point of the video, but... I just really miss Acroyoga

[@avsambart]

Because I live in Japan, it was so weird seeing you go into town without a mask, and people who went by the car also didn't have masks. My brain was like "yo, that's not allowed" but I remembered masks aren't common in England xD

[@DrinkingByMyShelf]

Yeah it's weird that we're still not being encouraged to wear masks here actually. Luckily we're so remote here that I don't feel too worried about it as I rarely ever see anyone when we're walking around (and didn't get out of the car in town), but if we were still in London I would definitely want a mask!

[@megwithbooks]

7am workouts??? i havent seen 7am in weeks omg

[@jennbook970]

I'm so early 😮