New Favourite Books + Seasonal Reading Stats

[@FullMetalMakubeX]

Not the smirk at 69

[@kali_readsbooks4955]

cant like cause its at 69 likes ;)

[@briannab4905]

a total of 69 books … 😀 … in the last three months

[@robinmitchells]

Nice 👍

[@Lisa-vb3gn]

So you’re 12. Good to know.

[@briannab4905]

@@Lisa-vb3gn 0:39 … lol

[@Sharletwitch]

@@Lisa-vb3gndon’t be boring

[@Jeffrey.e]

​@@Lisa-vb3gnliterally Kayla herself smiled at it, don't be so boring.

[@KatieColson]

The sweater and hair and lipstick and clean girl skin and makeup is doing exactly what it needs to do. Whatever you were hoping to achieve, you achieved it. 💖

[@TheseFourWalls]

And a Hackey October to you as well!! 🪓🎃😉

[@eimajhteb8288]

It’s so funny because we have such different taste in books (I don’t like thrillers/mystery/sci fi) but I’m obsessed with your videos. I wish I could read as much as you!! Genuinely don’t know how you find the time. Do you do content creation full time?

[@BooksandLala]

KZbin is one of my main steady streams of income for sure, so I definitely spend a significant amount of time on it 🩷

[@nylorac1984]

This video is so cool. Love how you present Stats. For the books not included in a Vlog you could do a a wrap up video featuring just those books. "The Leftovers " You could probably just mention the books and go into any that are note worthy. Then your monthly wrap-up could be exclusively about Stats or other things . Love your content ❤❤❤

[@seeowlread]

I second this idea. If it was in a vlog then I feel like you only need to put it in a wrap-up if you reeeeeeally want to. Also your stats are always superb.

[@rose-coloredbookworm]

that color looks so great on you, it matches your hair and eyes really well. Stunning grrrrl💓🔪💋

[@BooksandLala]

Thank you so much!! 🥹🩷

[@emperorcupcake]

I Was a Teenage Slasher, Horror Movie, and We Used to Live Here were such huge wins for me. I love when anticipated horror actually HITS. haha love the whole rating journey for Brat, can't wait to read it

[@BooksandLala]

Ooooh I love that we're in sync with horror this year!! Anything else you've loved lately in the horror space I should be adding to my TBR?? 👀

[@BrittWarren201]

I'm 71% of the way through We Used to Live Here, and it's giving me anxiety in the best way lol

[@courageousgleek]

perfect way to end a crazy day -- all things books!

[@SaraSurusRex]

I’m pretty sure I don’t only speak for myself here but I’d watch you talk about paint dry. So please don’t ever feel like you’re yapping or repeating yourself too much because we’re here for it 🫶🏻

[@tiachu]

Your hair looks SO GOOOODDD 💓💓

[@okaywhatev4]

Yes I need a tutorial for this hair specifically!!!

[@hannahharris586]

I love your wrapups!! Even though i watch every video and know what you think about each book, the monthly and quarterly wrap ups remind me of which books to put on my tbr. They also kind of feel like a nice conclusion and literally “wrap up” that time period into a nice pretty bow ☺️💝

[@lorenamunguia-cortez9368]

I’m with you on the wrap up thing. It does sometimes get a little redundant with the books you’ve already talked about in vlogs. Saying this with love! lol

[@salamalmahi541]

Your hair looks so good, and you look gorgeous 😍

[@joyface]

I've never thought this before but something about your mannerisms in this video reminded me of Hilary Duff. Also your hair looks fabulous!

[@byalexy93]

No I want you to vlog every single book!! 😍

[@kaitlynmorrison464]

Great video as always but also that hairrrrr girl I love it

[@jessicalewellen3345]

Here’s a bizarre request, when you have a signed book, could you show the audience? For some reason I’m intrigued at seeing the signature.

[@WhyYouSoTall]

Somewhere Beyond The Sea has my heart in a fricking chokehold. So. Good 😍

[@PamsShenanigans]

im in love with your hair!!!

[@AroundMe_Ara]

As someone obsessed with organisation, I love to see the stats! I was wondering how you do them though (do you use an app? I just use excel😂) , they look so pretty!!

[@BooksandLala]

It's a combination of Google Sheets and Photoshop 💕

[@anabookadventures]

Horror was a big win for me these last few months as well! I Was A Teenage Slasher being the TOP TOP, I loved that book so much, and completely feel the same about being so happy that I really GOT this book! The Pallbearers Club and Horror Movie were also big wins for me, I picked up Paul Tremblay because of your videos and loved both books! I also read Jane Eyre for the first time last month, and it’s now my favorite classic novel!

[@karamels.excuses8757]

Thank you for this video! 💕

[@louise5493]

I love a lil yap session😌

[@the_creepy_geek]

The way I NEED Brat in my life! It sounds so weird and f'd up and that's my jam hahaha!

[@amberlovely1]

Just started I Was A Teenage Slasher today and I'm excited to see where it goes. I just finished Night of the Mannequins and it was so fun! The Indian Lake Trilogy is my all time favorite though, so I can't foresee anything passing it up anytime soon.

[@lizzy4716]

Omg I'm never this early and able to watch ❤❤ you're my fav night routine

[@ChloeFrizzle]

Are the members going to get the Romance vlog footage then?

[@ghostiegail7768]

Re: recent faves, I've been in a big historical romance mood lately and was blown away by Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater and Earl Crush by Alexandra Vasti (a sequel to Ne'er Duke Well). I know you've done videos diving into romances, but have you ever gotten into historical romance/do you think it's a genre that would work for you?

[@natasagajic1061]

Now that I look back on my reading for this quarter, it has been actually pretty good! 😁 Tho, same as you, my September reading has generally been pretty meh 😒 My favorites of this quarter are, in following order: 1. Liar's Knot by M.A. Carrick (book 2 in the Rook & Rose trilogy, which is turning out to be one of my new favorite series) 2. Funny Story (my first Emily Henry book - I cried so much) 3. Gilded by Marissa Meyer ( book 1 in Rumpelstiltskin retelling duology, an unexpected surprise and my favorite Marissa Meyer book) 4. Cage of Dreams by Rebecca Schaeffer (book 2 in the City of Nightmares duology - very vibe-y, I quite liked it) Huh, would you look at that - an even split of 2 adult and 2 YA stories 🤔

[@shelbyabts6171]

I read We Used to Live Here on a plane and actually jumped when the seat belt sign dinged bc it was at the exact moment of a jump scare in the book 😂

[@Kenziebeatty]

Buddy read “Every Time I Go On Vacation, Someone Dies” with my mom and we both loved it! Just the summer vibes we needed. Finally got around to reading “The Other Side of Night” and was blown away by it. And if you’re looking for a weird book, “Perfume: the Story of a Murderer” is just that

[@MOslibrary]

My favourite this quarter was Cascade Failure by L.M. Sagas and the sequel Gravity Lost. They're science fiction. I stumbled upon them through an Amazon recommendation and was pleasantly surprised. The found family aspect really sold it for me.

[@guromeido]

Oooh, I'm obscenely early! :O Can't wait to watch! :)

[@RoseArnoldd]

I've found soooo many 5 stars in the last few months! My favourites would be We Used to Live Here, In the Dreamhouse, Someone You Can Build A Nest In, Once There Were Wolves and The Shining

[@diamandone]

I understand that wraps ups can be bothersome but honestly i love them! Sometimes I don’t have time to see the whole vlog or video (or I am not motivated to do tbqh)but I love seeing everything that you have read. At the same time it is alwas nice to see the ones that you have not featured in a vlog. But again I would get it if you stopped posting them ❤️

[@lillithanna]

I don't know where to put this comment so it goes here... Thanks for spreading the word on Nothing to See Here! I JUST finished it and it was a 5 for me, had a great time.

[@BooksandLala]

I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed it!! 💚

[@welldonebooks]

wait have you finished the indian lake trilogy??? i cant remember if you reviewed book 3 yet

[@BooksandLala]

I have!! I gave the first book 5⭐ and I want to say the second and third both got 4⭐, but I don't have a great memory of book 2 at this point tbh 🤔 I read the finale in April I think.

[@LiteratureScienceAlliance]

I just read the only good indians and was obsessed, after the indian lake trilogy I am glad I had another favorite from him!

[@shawnieadams1319]

My latest 4/5 🌟 horror and thrillers were We Used to Live Here, The Night Guest, Middle of the Night, Bloom, This Is Where We Talk Things Out, The Spite House.

[@taylorh8430]

Maybe you could do a vlog/vlog series where you reread two favorite books from the same author to determine which one is your favorite, like the ones you mentioned from Stephen Graham Jones.

[@theresepazell7875]

Ur not alone lot of ppl r getting colds..Sucks Take care . some thing is going around.ugh...

[@BooksandLala]

September a cold always runs through our house what with the start of school and hockey season..I'm surprised I lasted this long this year before it got me!

[@Lrbequestrian]

Really been in a five star dry patch this year then suddenly two lovely gems! Empire of the Damned by Jay Kristoff it is everything a vampire novel should be and it was epic, obsessed! And then surprisingly The Fox Wife. That was a sneaky favorite. Thought it would be good but it surpassed my expectations! Loved it!

[@BooksandLala]

Oooh definitely intrigued by The Fox Wife! 👀

[@ellereadsalottt]

I read 6 books this quarter that at this moment are in my top 10 of 2024!: Nothing But the Rain The Blue Book of Nebo The Stepford Wives The Mark Onyeka and the Heroes of the Dawn Rewitched 💕

[@barbaralemon4170]

Favorite books of the last 3 months: Ghost Lights by Lydia Millet ,Sweet Lamb of Heaven,by Lydia Millet, Convenience Store Woman by Sayate Murate,Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa,Death Valley by Melissa Broder, and Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy.

[@Bookishdowntime]

That smirk at 69

[@BetweenLinesAndLife]

I'm always so hacky when I see a new Kayla video in my feed🥹✊🏻💜

[@renee_3364]

I had a little giggle when you talked about Brat. We are usually very in sync with opinions on “weird” books, but I HATED Brat. I still really understand why you love it though. On paper and based on themes it’s a book I feel i should love, which makes it all the more disappointing.

[@catharinan9709]

Kayla I think if you wanna read more books for your enjoyment then just do it! :) reading is all about fun and new experiences etc but if you worry about content then I think we’ll all love your mood readinf vlogs or going bookshopping and seeing if its a hit or miss something like this where you can read whatever you want and just tell us about it :) or not if you wanna keep it in your heart a little while 🫶🏻 anyway love you, love your content have a great day

[@ChloeFrizzle]

I would love to see your tiktok content reposted here as Shorts. I'm not active on tiktok and don't want to be, but I'm curious about this punchier content over there 👀

[@AbiofPellinor]

I was to read Brat just for the experience!

[@josieann4390]

💜💜

[@ianbraddy1]

I really think you’d love Firework by Eugene Marten! Based on watching your channel for years ilu!

[@kyrasaturn]

just had a panic attack over a cockroach so i needed this so much lol cleaning my shower anxiously as we speak

[@atlantajune]

The third pie graph (bumblebee) is a duplicate of the rating bar graph. 🤓 I like seeing your support of libraries!

[@BooksandLala]

Oh rats! 😅

[@jwi1085]

2am, oh well not going to bed yet...

[@multicraftual]

I would watch you do a vlog where you have no set TBR and it's all just vibes as you pick the books you wanna read for it.

[@nathaliapanesi3474]

I also loved I was a teenage slasher

[@reading_faerie]

😆 the smirk after 69

[@Cafe_Scribbles]

The way you looked into my soul after you said 69....

[@hotla7]

Time is absolutely moving too quickly!

[@irenamcg]

If you're thinking ending any video series you mentioned please let it be Blurb videos, they are least successful and least interesting 😔

[@themusicsnob]

I wish you more balance with reading stuff not for videos! I definitely think you could shorten your vlogs like you mentioned and it wouldn’t be wild and hopefully would free up space for you 😊

[@kristagallitelli]

Not the Jim Halpert at 69 😂😂 MILLENNIALS UNITE 💪💪💪

[@AChickie]

🤍 Magnolia Parks - looking forward to you reading Daisy Haites, she is fierce!