this book made me cry + getting my life together // reading vlog

[@georgieh7351]

The strange the dreamer duology truly has a special place in my heart and I'm so so happy to watch you get around to it. I remember the vlog where you originally read the first book and fell in love; it's been a lovely journey ✨✨

[@jennagni]

I never read fantasy books but now you’ve influenced me to read Strange the Dreamer because of how highly you spoke of it!

[@fullofstars977]

You really should. It's charming, yet kinda dark. And Laini Taylor is a beautiful writer. I hope you'll post back and tell us your thoughts! So hurry up and read it!

[@Jodi9810]

This vlog made me feel good - so satisfying to see you get your space cleared out and set the way you like it (I still need to get Christmas packed away and to be honest it's weighing on me a bit!). I could've watched the scene of Matilda sitting beside you and being pet forever - so sweet! I'm glad you finished that duology. I read it awhile back and liked it, but don't remember being quite so enthralled - makes me consider going back for a quick re-read to refresh my memory on exactly what happened that got you so intensely. Glad you and family were OK in Buffalo and you eventually got out safely. Happy New Year!

[@shandaboreson2998]

Your vlogs are so great! I'm actually rewatching all your old content, from when you first got to NYC. You have the perfect amount of books/cooking/slice of life stuff. My fave youtuber!

[@emmakgill]

The Strange the Dreamer duology truly is one of my all time favs! I'm so glad you enjoyed the final book😊

[@vladivi4692]

SO happy you are watching 2521! It's my favorite kdrama from last year

[@meganobrien9520]

I love your sweater collection 🫠 My ‘to be knit’ list grows almost as fast as my TBR when I watch your videos!😅💕

[@alyssaoh]

Omg I read Strange the Dreamer on a whim from the library cuz Regan recommended and read the sequel a couple months ago and O.M.G. the whole world blown up, so many questions answered, such a BEAUTIFUL STORY. Highly recommend this duology and thank you Regan for the recommendation!! So glad you finally read the sequel! Also recommendation to repurpose the little jam jars: organization for paper clips & rubber bands, I put leftover coins from currencies collected from my travels

[@micheledarouni]

You're making me want to re-read Strange the Dreamer duologyy ❤️ I loved it so much when I first read the books !! Spy family is greatttt!!!!!

[@PeruseProject]

it was just sooooo good

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

Those little jams are so cute 🥹

[@jade7398]

In Portugal we wait until Kings Day, and onlt afterwards we remove the decorations :)

[@lex7176]

I LOVE LAINI TAYLOR. i read the daughter of smoke and bone series when i was younger and it definitely influenced my love for fantasy. i finally got to read this duology last year and loved it so much

[@SlowBurnReader]

I am currently finishing this book as well, I am so excited to get to the end because the first book was my favorite of last year.

[@Cooper9281]

I have about 100 pages left of Strange the Dreamer. I’m loving it so much and can’t wait to jump into Muse of Nightmares.

[@Kaivijs]

I love that duology so so much! It is still years later one of my favourites.

[@laurenschenck5355]

Beautiful first Vlog of 2023 Regan! 💛📚📖📖📚💜💜💛📚📖📖📚💜💜❤️❤️💚💚🧡🧡❤️💚📖📖💛💜📙📙📙💜📚📖📖📖💛📙📙💜💛📖📖💛💜📙📙💚💚❤️💙

[@alyssabarroga6518]

Thanks for sharing! I also read muse of nightmares and Spy x Family last 2022, and I wholeheartedly agree with you on both fronts!!!

[@xalwaysreadingx]

I adore watching your cosy vlogs ☺️😍🥰📖📚❤️

[@ButtercupBooks15]

I got those exact same cookies/pound cakes from one of our partners at work ! They’re so good

[@meghangregoire3705]

Thanks for another great video, Regan! Happy New Year!

[@mcedwards]

Girl I was trying to fly home to Rochester NY when all that horrifying weather happened. Arrived 5 days later than planned and spent two days in five different airports 🤦‍♀️ And I'm honestly so grateful for my experience after hearing many much worse horror stories about the impacts of that storm

[@snackymcsnackycakes6556]

I put dried herbs and salts in the little jars.

[@laurenschenck5355]

SO EXCITED!!! 💚💜💜💙💛💛💜💜💚💙💛📙📖📖📚📖❤️📖📖💙💜💜💜💚💛💛📙💛💛💛💛💜💜🧡📚📚📖📖❤️❤️❤️📖💛💛💛💜💚📙📙📙📙📖📖📚📖

[@wiebsche]

I have been waiting for a reading vlog featuring Muse of Nightmares for a year now!😍

[@Rileyw239]

I adored the Strange the Dreamer duology and I actually read the first one based on your recommendation of the first book! I'm so happy you are reading the sequel and I've been so curious on your thoughts!

[@hannahollihan]

Muse is so STUNNING and also made me sob non-stop! Great vlog!!!

[@drock920]

I use the mini jam jars to hold my perfume samples, holds about 4 vials. This works well for me because I buy a lot of sampler sets. Also, I use them for condiments like ketchup or whatever when applicable. But I absolutely refuse to throw them away!

[@stephaniecrogan5914]

Those jam jars would be great for plant propagations! Honestly I’d buy them off you for gifts to plant loving friends!

[@Rkive.wonderland]

Spy x Family is such a nice manga, there is also an anime of you are interested or haven’t heard. 25/21 is such a great heart wrenching kdrama that I feel have a lot of points for discussion for talking. I hope you enjoy it too

[@laurenschenck5355]

OMG! Love Muse of Nigtmares one of my favorites books and beautiful covers! 💜📙📖📖📙💛📚📚💛💚💚💚🧡💙🧡❤️💚📖📖📙💜📚📚📚💜💛📖📖📙💜📚💜💛📙📖💛❤️💚💚❤️🧡💙🧡❤️📖📖📙📚📚💜💛📙📖📖💛💜📚

[@SharlzG]

I couldn't start Muse because Strange was so emotive, and I knew Muse would be incredibly emotional and I'm not ready for that... Spy x Family is fantastic - the books are basically spot on to the show, but I love watching it as well as reading it.

[@LifeasMonae]

My heart is happy that you finally got around to Muse of Nightmares! I absolutely love Strange the Dreamer but I have to objectively admit that book 2 was a much better book in terms of characters and plot, etc. I am desperately awaiting another Laini Taylor novel

[@ashleypasleybashley]

I’m so happy you are reading spy family!

[@emilylasseopsahl646]

Idk how big the jam containers are, but they could make cool little votives for wedding table decorations! 👀

[@alairuiz814]

I love Strange the dreamer and Muse of nightmares so much 💙

[@TeaAndDragons]

LOVE Strange the Dreamer and Muse of Nightmares. HIGHLY highly recommend Laini's other series Daughter of Smoke and Bone. She is my favourite author, hands down.

[@Ruby-hp8hn]

Milly the sun queen 🌞👑🐶

[@lindawarner9406]

I just got chain of gold from the library to read. I do not have a enough room for owning books. My kids fell. It had mh grand daughters books and my harry potters

[@KMort]

I love how much opinions differ on the same things. When you said MON was unputdownable from the start I straight up chuckled cause the first 150 pages of that book made me want to dnf like 6 times😂💀 I only finished it for one character and cause it was a duology.

[@anjumsings9827]

IT FINALLY HAPPENED. Goodness gracious, Regan, I remember being in college and hearing you rave about Strange the Dreamer over and over and over again and you actually made me read it! I read the audiobook from the library back then and went on to buy the physical book and Muse of Nightmares and reread both and waited years--YEARS for you to read it! Legit, I would check in on your goodreads to see if you had, even though I fell off watching your videos for a while. I just had to know! And now!! Gosh, I'm so glad you liked it. It really reads, to me, as one long standalone book, since there isn't a gap in time really between the first and the second, and that's part of why it's so successful and flows so well. That said, a lot more is opened up in Muse of Nightmares, so it certainly could have gone sideways, but I agree that it is nearly faultless. Some spoilers from here! I've always wondered why the instalove in this series doesn't really take away from it for me, and I think it's because everything else is so good and interesting and dramatic, that Laslo and Sarai being so, well, boring for the most part, (as a couple, not individuals) works just for balance. It would be too much plot for them to have more of an arc than they do. But gosh, everything with Minya is soooo interesting in the sequel. Truly one of the most interesting 'villains' I've read, and the reveal with her superpower and then how it pans out is just GREAT. Doesn't feel cheesy at all. There are a few things that feel oddly easy or convenient in the story, but everything else being as well-crafted and well-written as it is keeps it as a 5/5 for me. Seriously, this is the book that I reread bits of (usually Laslo telling his 'myth' during the journey to weep in the first book) when I want to be more thoughtful about my writing style. It's possibly the most gorgeous writing I've ever read without it bleeding into purple prose. I'm really thankful that you recc'd this book so continuously way back then, because I loved it and the writing continues to be useful to me. Gosh, maybe it's time for another reread!!

[@joalgustas6498]

I’m finishing Jennette McCurdy’s book, so good!! I’m from Buffalo and the snow is almost all gone. It’s crazy!!

[@BridgeFour05]

Have you managed to read the last book of the queen’s thief series? Return of the Thief’. I vaguely remember you hauling it (I think) but I don’t know if I missed a vlog in which you read it.

[@feylights166]

I have a backlog of manga on my shelves I need to read (most of it BL, of course). I hope to read some of them this month. Manga has been such a part of my life for so long. I've heard about Spy Family, but haven't read or watched it. Also, getting one's life together...I feel that.

[@jennom2195]

I live for your vlogs

[@jules.mp3]

Which Etsy shop is that orange artwork from? So cute!

[@NTHEPAGES]

I would love to see some cooking videos! That chicken tortilla soup looks amazing.

[@PeruseProject]

I can post some shorts on here! I do post everything on TikTok as well!

[@kimt1454]

I just started reading Strange the Dreamer yesterday 🫢

[@ZeeZeeDreaming]

Congrats on completing Muse of Nightmares!

[@NekoNya12]

I still need to read strange the dreamer! Maybe this month I will lol

[@4travelinggirls]

I had the jam advent calendar for 2021 and we've reused some jars for spices! Also, my toddler likes to drink water and milk out of them, but that's probably not helpful for you😅

[@sarahteter6310]

I LOVED Twenty-Five Twenty-One, it made me unbelievably happy and then it wrecked me. Enjoy. Also, I think I slightly preferred Strange the Dreamer to Muse of Nightmares but Daughter of Smoke and Bone couldn't keep my attention despite the interesting world Lani Taylor presented. I think Strange the Dreamer will probably remain my favorite of her books, followed closely by Muse of Nightmares. I haven't started the Spy x Family manga yet, but I love the anime, especially the second half of season 1 with the continuing family vibes as the missions play out and the second half opening theme is such a banger I bought it on various platforms.

[@ReadingNymph]

I liked Muse of Nightmares but I did prefer Strange the Dreamer. I keep hearing great things about Spy Family, great way to end the year!

[@kristenkirkpatrick1086]

Where do you get your Manga on your iPad? I have been trying to read more manga myself

[@angelaholmes8888]

Just finished reading the flatshare by beth o'leary it was good I can't wait to watch the tv show adaptation

[@amberpotterbaum1531]

You must get an Anya Spy X Family cardigan from SteadyHands!!!!

[@StephWam]

Your vlogs are always so entertaining. So random but where did you find your Miyazaki prints?

[@catsandbats77]

I need to read this duology

[@tawnyachristensen7310]

Your puppy is the cutest! Glad you enjoyed the Laini Taylor book. I listened to this series on audio.I enjoyed it but was not sad to leave that world behind, (found the murderous child god triggering)

[@Natschington]

No offense...but mathilda is the cutest dog i have ever seen... And i am not a dog person I would say. I wish a good and cozy start into 2023.

[@angelaholmes8888]

I haven't read muse of nightmares but I have read laini other books

[@rachelhankinson5745]

OMG CHERYLS COOKIES ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

[@emilyn9449]

House tour!

[@saphiranbriar]

I know some other books by Laini Taylor that anyone needs to read: The Faeries of Dreamdark series. I LOVE those books!

[@cassidymenard2275]

Maybe you could start buying your spices in bulk and turn the miniature jam jars into spice containers.

[@kathleenmulvihill7801]

What app do you read your manga on?

[@PeruseProject]

I mostly rent from my library via libby!

[@Kaivijs]

I can't find if she is writing anything new and that makes me so sad.

[@BirgitHaeupl]

📚❤️

[@tinagarcia3571]

Clark Kent portrait.

[@marielbellan]

You are going to love watching Spy Family! I love it so much ☺️ I have thought about reading the manga but maybe I’ll just watch the show 😅 (also craving pizza now 🥹)