Reading 7 Books in 72 Hours

[@heatherr9959]

The whole dryer segment had me ROLLING. I opened KZbin on my phone just so I could comment and tell you that you are hilarious and your dance/facial expression when it WaSn’T dOnE was just perfection. 🤣🤣💯

[@wolflyra7]

I spent the whole video waiting for this part after seeing your comment and I agree!!! I was laughing so hard! Thanks for sharing Kayla!

[@talkingtomyshelf]

hey queen. can't stress this enough, you're an icon, you're a legend and you are the moment. prrr. this channel keeps me breathing I swear

[@StephanieSlumdog]

I'm literally obsessed with the way you did the part with the mango!!! Split screen for that was so cool!

[@brand0n234]

I’m so glad you loved Sea of Tranquility!! I read it completely in one sitting. Also, your dryer playing you that song made my entire night 😂 when you thought it was over and then it KEPT going… I was laughing so hard😂

[@allgirlreview433]

My thoughts exactly. It was my most anticipated book in years and I was not let down.

[@literatelyalees]

Haha love the singing washer and dryer scene 😂 Mine does it too but I can’t bring myself to turn off the song setting because I tell myself they’re so proud of themselves for doing my laundry so I let them have their moment 🤣🤣

[@slh9246]

Well that's just precious!!! 😭

[@Sammyspack]

Oh I also have the same dryer company and washer company. I was laughing because I knew the jingle wasn’t done and your facial expressions reflected you thought it was. Great vlog and segment

[@TheAshleymarrs]

Your thoughts on the Illuminae series made me feel so validated lol. I always see people hyping the whole series up but I’m with you where I only really love the first book and could’ve done without the other two.

[@stephaniek6198]

I'm only 7 minutes in but I need to validate your Starbucks experience. I love the iced brown sugar shaken espresso too and have been confused as to why it's different every time I order it. A lot of baristas are sounding off on Reddit about how difficult it is to make consistently. It looks so simple but it's a very finicky drink to make.

[@BooksandLala]

Ohhh interesting!! But it was identical every time the first year I ordered it. 🫣 Who the heck knows, I'm still gonna drink it and love it every time regardless hahaha

[@robyn8221]

That is my fav Starbucks drink now.

[@thedespotcat]

I find the same thing! It always looks different, but it always tastes good so it's fine.

[@fictionalbeauty]

"Here's what I'll do, I'll edit it together so it looks like we're playing a game rather than missing every single shot" 🤣

[@kyestrella]

kayla coming in clutch when i’m sick in bed needing something to watch 🤍

[@BooksandLala]

Feel better my friend!! 🤗

[@kyestrella]

@@BooksandLala thank you! and happy mother’s day!!!!!

[@hopetikvah4906]

Same, I've got COVID and this was the perfect watch from my comfort yt channel lol

[@JeantheSecond]

@@hopetikvah4906 Hope you both feel better soon!

[@Biobotica]

I felt very similar to you about All Systems Red - I expected to adore it and it was just fine and enjoyable. But it seemed like it had a lot of potential (and it was one of the few books my fiancé and I can agree on to listen to in the car) so we continued, and I ended up totally falling in love with the series. You get to know everyone much better over time, and they're very funny, charming, and feel-good but with lots of killing. And the audiobook narrator is FANTASTIC. I'd encourage you to continue picking them up on audio every now and then and see if they grow on you. Or maybe they're just not for you. I also just finished How High We Go in the Dark and LOVED it! What an unusual, moving book! Thank you for the rec!

[@rfinney1991]

It was so fun watching you chat about books while doing your makeup! It felt so relaxed, like two friends talking about books.

[@beaubooks7287]

“It’s about children who spontaneously combust” Say what now? 😂 🤯

[@oxbloodamerican]

Yes! 😂 Great book! Just recently read it so I’m recommending!!

[@robyn8221]

I got halfway through that book and DNF ☹️

[@oxbloodamerican]

@@robyn8221 I don’t think it’s for everyone, but I hope it wasn’t too bad of a read for you.

[@robyn8221]

@@oxbloodamerican I so wanted to like it. I love quirky books like that, but I’m very much a mood reader, too.

[@oxbloodamerican]

@@robyn8221 makes sense. It’s definitely a certain type of mood to be in.

[@lauraflynn7772]

I’m so glad you loved Sea of Tranquility too! It was so good and I completely agree about reading Station Eleven and The Glass Hotel first!

[@JLynnEchelon]

I laughed so hard at the dryer. I used to have the same song on mine and knew it wasn't over. 🤣

[@vanessahauser1903]

I love all the thoughts on the books! But your reaction to the "I'm done!" song from your new dryer brought me so much joy! Thanks again for a great video! Love your content!

[@JoInRealLife]

I had the SAME "I'll know I'm rich when..." of a ice machine/water machine in the fridge! I also have yet to acquire that. Womp womp. 😂 But I got to enjoy this 72-hour journey, so it's not all bad news!

[@meaganleereads]

We have such a different taste in books (except maybe thrillers? I read Lock Every Door on your recommendation and enjoyed it). But I don't care, you're my favorite booktuber because I love how you express yourself and stick up for books that didn't work for you. This was another really fun vlog! 💗

[@emmabardsley6090]

omg kayla my washing machine in the house i lived in when i was in uni played that EXACT jingle when it was done and hearing it brought me right back hahaha. we all felt weirdly affectionate towards the washing machine because of that little song

[@LocDBooktician]

What signified wealth for me as a kid was having name brand foods. I drink the good orange juice now.

[@isabellamm5855]

27 year old subscriber here 🙋🏽‍♀️ and I really love your appliance “review”

[@isabellamm5855]

Not little caesars 💀

[@Fiona_Co]

My mom has that washer/dryer! Every time I go do laundry at her house we have a dance party in the laundry room when it's finished haha

[@queenkitty89]

I felt the same way about All Systems Red :/ It was ok, but I really expected to fall in love with it like the Wayward Children novellas! Thank you for mentioning that you would suggest Glass Hotel and Station 11 before readings her newest one, because I was going to read it as an intro to her works, and it sounds like that's not the way to go about it!

[@mikayla5949]

I agree, The Sea of Tranquility is better enjoyed when you've read Station Eleven and The Glass Hotel first!! It was so fun to see the connections and Emily St. John Mandel is my favorite author

[@BrebearMckae]

I have the same song on my washer and dryer 🤣🤣 Also SO surprised re: your thoughts on obsidio, I felt like it was a super satisfying conclusion!! I wonder if it is because of when I read it?? Or maybe I read them closer together so I was just eating it up 😝 who knows!! Happy space adventures!

[@mynameischrista]

Kayla! Our washer makes the same tune. I always make fun of it because it like never stops. 🤣

[@emilyem3]

Nothing to See Here was in my top 3 books of last year!! Loved it so much

[@naonao9528]

My friends have that drier and the tune is to a Franz Schubert song and I was so excited about it I ran up the stairs and said your drier sings the trout!

[@NakiasHideaway]

You are a busy woman, Kayla! I don't know how you do it all but we thank you for it. 🖤 And you enjoyed Dead Silence more than I did. I DNF'D it. Maybe the audiobook was better but reading it physically just did nothing for me.

[@bethm7362]

Your wealth comments are amazing!!! I felt the same way about the water and ice maker!!

[@fictionalbeauty]

I loved Sea of Tranquility! It makes me want to go back to Station Eleven because I actually didn't do so well with that the first time I tried it, but liking this made me reconsider. Although I've read people saying that Glass Hotel is more similar so maybe I will read that first!

[@BRhymesss]

I didn’t care for Station Eleven but I really enjoyed The Glass Hotel and 1/3 of the characters in Sea of Tranquility are characters in The Glass Hotel. I’d give The Glass Hotel a go if you liked this :) I actually read all 3 in order after watching this video from Kayla. I just finished Sea of Tranquility and came back to see what she thought about Sea of Tranquility again.

[@thebugbear]

Cannot believe your drier does Die Forelle 😂😂😂 that's so random and takes me back to my voice lessons

[@wendybijellberg]

43:07 - 43:26 kayla you made me spit out my coffee lmaooooo

[@kelley.s]

Ok you've convinced me, I'll try The Glass Hotel again before I pick up Sea of Tranquility. I always love your Dewey's vlogs 💚

[@Abookandacup]

my washer sings the same song...it is for ever!!! and our new fridge bips when you open it like everytime and we CANT TURN IT OFF looool

[@ollieb.9731]

I can't believe how long your dryer jingle was. I am cackling 😂

[@junipernin]

THIS VLOG WAS A JOURNEY!! & IT WAS SO FUNNY!

[@marissabaden]

I’m extra excited to read Sea of Tranquillity now! I preordered it as a self bday gift but hadn’t picked it up yet. I’ve read both Station Eleven and The Glass Hotel so I’m excited to hear that having read those will add to the experience 🙂

[@BooksandLala]

Oooooh I hope you love it so much!!

[@emilysua4966]

We have the same dryer type! I was turned away from the screen for a minute, heard the tune and instinctively went to check on my dryer XD

[@damekkoDark]

lol I was the same way about murderbot at first. It was published with two stories in one book and I bought the rest mostly because of how fun and easy it was to read and at some point I felt in love with the whole series

[@Vanss95]

Completely unrelated to the video which is interesting and super fun as usual: you are such an inspiring, lovely and just FRIENDLY person. I know we don't personally know you but this is the vibe you give me, the vibe of someone I could trust. I am so glad I started following your channel, although we don't always read the same books you broadened my interests and most importantly discover your personality. Just lots of love and positive vibes Kayla 💖

[@SallySimply]

Your dryer! I’m thrilled for you and also that was hilarious!

[@firewhiskeyreader8257]

I too was so excited about my washer playing me a song when it finished... And then.

[@aubreyjdickens]

the look of disappointment over the crazy bread was felt

[@crushgoil]

I’m so thankful that my Samsung washer sound is only 8 seconds long max. At that length it’s just cute and useful. Sad to see that you didn’t love Obsidio or All Systems Red. I definitely need some more sci fi in my life

[@zachzackzak]

I also haven't gotten a fridge with an ice/water maker sadly, but you did remind me of the shampoo thing -- I've only been living on my own for three years now and man did I already forget about having to do that. Now I'm always stocked up lol.

[@lorenamunguia-cortez9368]

Perfect! The only sci-fi I've ever read is Dark Matter, and Project Hail Mary and I LOVED those so I'm looking for more.

[@BooksandLala]

Oooh those are GOOD ones

[@FIT2BREAD]

Lorena, you might also like The Martain (Andy Weir...same author as PHM)

[@desireemclaughlin1455]

You should check out The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal. It’s an alternate history sci-fi. It’s the first in a series. 😁

[@lorenamunguia-cortez9368]

@@FIT2BREAD I have that book and I just haven't read it, but I'm soo excited to!

[@hannahharris586]

commenting in 2024 to say, i watched this video in 2022, and decided to take your recommendation. i read both station eleven and the glass hotel just so i could read sea of tranquility. and im obsessed!! i love her writing and sea of tranquility is a 5 star new favorite!

[@dancersmind]

I love when you use your blush brush, it looks like it feels so satisfying lolol

[@BooksandLala]

Omg I actually lost my blush brush recently and just haven't replaced it, that one is meant to be a highlight brush but I've just gotten used to painting my whole face with blush now instead 🤡

[@priscilla.t.a]

I have the same brand of washer/dryer with the exact seem song alarm (there is a setting for a much shorter alarm), so I knew that every time you thought it was done, it wasn't, and I couldn't stop laughing about it LOL. I got the pretty Barnes & Noble copy of Sea of Tranquility and I was very excited about reading it, but you've convinced me to read Station Eleven and Glass Hotel first!

[@michelleschafer8882]

We had that dryer lol Washer sings to us too. The element went and my oldest gave us hers

[@tanyauyeda]

Glass Hotel and Sea of Tranquility were so good. I absolutely loved both. Also How High We go in the Dark was amazing, so far some of the best read this year. Top tier for sure.

[@KatieColson]

“We can watch the footage back to prove it” 🤣😂🤣

[@msellenandrea]

I also loved Sea of Tranquility! I Iistened to the audiobook and ordered a physical copy immediately when done. I also thought it was quite similar to How high we go in the dark in many ways, and now I want to find more books like them! I have read Station Eleven but not The Glass Hotel, so that just landed at the top of my tbr

[@TheReadingandWritingLife]

Dead Silence made me think about The Sparrow only because the guy is telling the story of what happened in the past, so we know he survives, but we don’t know what happened to everyone else. It was really good, so I’m definitely going to read Dead Silence.

[@landry891]

omg kayla is doing multicam!!!! we love more angles!!

[@astellus]

I enjoy Murderbot, but not based on the first book. Didn't think it would be a you kind of book. I had to laugh because I'm in a huge months long reading slump, but I am also about 100 pages into Dead Silence. Gonna pick it up again and try to push through the slump some more.

[@victoriarigbymusic]

Your laundry machine is playing Schubert's Die Forelle; The Trout! lol Also, I just finished All Systems Red and I loved it! As an LGBTQ+ person and a polyam person I really appreciated the representation and normalization of non-binary, queer, and consensual non-monogamous people/relationships. I also want Murderbot and Dr. Mensah to go on an adventure together so much😭

[@avsambart]

So glad you liked Dead Silence. I've not heard the best stuff even though it's Titanic in Space which should be my absolute Jam.

[@beeboca]

i'm just starting the video but i'm so excited to hear what you think about nothing to see here! it's one of my favorite books 🥺 hope you get to it soon

[@justinkhchen]

I was also a bit let down by Dead Silence, especially when it's clearly inspired by the film Event Horizon, but done not as interestingly.

[@BooksandLala]

Oooh I haven't seen that 👀 must look into it!

[@JeantheSecond]

Wealth to my dad was wall to wall carpeting. My parents had a house built for them. The bathrooms were carpeted. I grew up to think wealth was hard wood floors.

[@kizzyneetyan]

I'm a sci-fi reader so this was a PERFECT video for me!! Loved all of your thoughts, I've got Sea of Tranquility so I guess I'm going to go pick up The Glass Hotel before I read it... XD

[@beccadoingstuff]

About the ice maker- we have one, but ours has been broken for as long as I can remember🤣not all it cracked up to be!

[@gennyfermullins3636]

My dryer sings the same song and it’s excessive 😂 also loved the tennis editing!! Genius.

[@San-ll2dr]

SOLO LEVELING IS A GREAT MANGA!!! I LOVE HIS TASTE!!!

[@beamingforbooks]

Dropping everything to watch!

[@danasmith4756]

I can't stop laughing at how long your dryer's song was!

[@wavy6617]

I loved Sea of Tranquility so much. The character work was really great and she did such a good job tying so many disparate threads together. I also found All Systems Red incredibly "meh".

[@Michelelynnreads]

I loved Sea of Tranquility but not as much as Station Eleven. I was meh on The Glass Hotel, but I may reread it now. ESM is now on my favorite author’s list. I’m planning to explore her backlist.

[@julies_reading]

you absolutely summed up my thoughts on obsidio! also i just solidified that im picking sea of tranquility for my book club based on your review :)

[@Nataliecj]

Hahaha we have that dryer in work, I know that tune well 😂

[@Lulu-qv3wf]

I also read Sea of Tranquility for Dewey's, and rated 5*, so good! Btw, if you haven't gotten to Fever Dream by Samantha Schweblin, that's another I read for Dewey's and I think you'll like it!

[@desireemclaughlin1455]

I just finished Sea of Tranquility today! I love Emily St. John Mandel’s books, but I don’t find the synopses interesting. At this point I just trust that her execution is going to be top notch and I jump in. 😂

[@BooksandLala]

Yeahhhh her publisher goes HARD with the details. I get that it's hard to sum up her stuff in one paragraph or one genre, but I think it's actually hindering a lot of people's motivation to pick it up haha

[@desireemclaughlin1455]

@@BooksandLala Oh, I totally agree. It took me forever to pick up Station Eleven because I was confused about what the book was going to be. So glad I did, because it’s absolutely in my favorite books of all time list.

[@AbiofPellinor]

I was so excited to hear your thoughts on Murderbot, and it's a pity that you didn't love the first book! But at least now I have a bit of a better knowledge of your reading tastes haha

[@JeAxra]

I suspect the murderbot diaries is best enjoyed as an audiobook, I can’t confirm this as I’ve never actually read the text, but I love Kevin R. Free and I’m so sad you didn’t like it.

[@genregarden]

I look forward to this vlog every year! So fun. ❤️ And we're all thinking it...can you play Lewdle and read a book based on that? 🤣

[@MoJordanReads]

Ah, I know I will never read Dead Silence because it's just not my thing but from what I've heard about it, I am really eager to know more about the story! I need to try to find a spoilery video of it haha.

[@DaniqueEmiliaSteinfeld]

It was 24, the times your son hit the Ball. That's great!!

[@zcapari]

im crying at that washing machine song, why is it so long?!?!

[@Thecatladybooknook_PennyD]

I can't wait for Sea of Tranquility!! I loved Station Eleven and I'm 2/3 through The Glass Castle so I can read Sea.

[@nathanielluscombe5277]

Ok if you want space horror in novella form...that's dark and twisty and everything that I personally wanted Dead Silence to be...then check out Well of Terror by Stephanie Dunham. It had me shook by the end.

[@grethen123]

I also did try a chapter during Dewey! Project Hail Mary was "the winner" )

[@meljstephan]

The only indie bookstore in my town sells only bibles and Christian romance. So... that's fun. Love living here

[@alibrareads4784]

LOL my parents’ washer/dryer also sings that same song when it is done!! The song is called Die Forelle, by Schubert, in case you were wondering haha! Gemina was my favorite book of the trilogy by far, I liked the main couple a lot more than the couple in Illuminae. I see what you mean about Obsidio! I enjoyed the formula though, so of course I liked it all!

[@LibriLabra]

With The Glass Hotel being a bit less well received, would you recommend reading that first, then Station Eleven, then Sea of Tranquility?

[@gabbyreads]

Love this vlog!! Now you’ve got me hyped to read Sea of Tranquility 😍✨ also lmao the way at the start of this video I put the audio for Alone Out Here on hold at my library and by the end of the video I removed my hold 😅🤭

[@abibliophobe2731]

Robbs got good taste. Solo leveling is great. It's a bit horror, a bit video game and lot of action. Murder bot was 3 star read and the second was the same so not sure I'll continue

[@fiveafterseven]

I was just thinking to myself today which vlog had the musical dryer and then this was recommended to me

[@blackcatkai]

whoever at samsung that decided the sounds their washer/dryers would make is genius. as I'm watching my spouse yells out to me if you had our exact machines and I had to tell him no 😹😹😹 but yay!!!! love new appliances! adulthood is weird♡

[@3www_mariie]

I LOVE YOUR HAIR COLOR ITS SO NICE AND SOFT

[@hcm.bee25]

Our washer dryers are the same brand and sing us the exact same song so this was extra hilarious to me because I knew it wasn't done and sang along with it 😂

[@komaedacoffee4298]

Yes I needed your reading vlogs 💜💜💜

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

I have still get to pick up the second book in the illuminae series oops

[@amberhoxit90]

I feel like you and I are supposed to be best friends. I also recently read Dead Silence and got on a small scifi kick for a while. You and I read similarly often ❤️

[@spaceacekaitlin333]

Since the beginning of the year, I’ve been reading a lot of sci-fi books! I’m started ‘The Expanse’ series and read all of Andy Weir’s books. I also have ‘Skyward’ by Brandon Sanderson on my TBR. The Sea of Tranquility is on my wish list! I’m excited to eventually buy it. 😂

[@mockingjayreads414]

I'm at home with COVID right now and I really want to read but don't actually have the brain power so I am so grateful this exists

[@marnisenicoleart]

I’m 40% into dead silence but I’m so glad your reading it. Need to know the level of horror because I have a sneaking suspicion I am going to end up crying hysterically or be freaked out with nightmares. I did not realize it was a horror sci-fi and I’m a big baby and easily startled 😯

[@MrLaiioSpain]

I had the same experiencie as you with Murderbot! I wish I loved it but I read the first two books and I just don't care enough about the plot to keep reading the series

[@cryingaboutbooks]

I related to the dryer thing waaaay to much lmao - wish I wasn’t so lazy that I can’t even be bothered to try and figure out how to turn it off lol