reading blind dates with a book for a week🤔📖 spoiler free reading vlog

[@sofiatorres2471]

Blind dates with a book videos are always so fun! Would love an indie author focused one!

[@Megan.A.Ells.]

BELLADONNA?! 😂 I’m cackling after your Patreon video

[@bookswithellen]

I KNOW HAHAHAHA WHAT ARE THE ODDS

[@Megan.A.Ells.]

I’m so glad you enjoyed all of these books! I’m always too scared to purchase the blind date with a book. I definitely need to add Nectar of the Wicked to my TBR 💕

[@KIClibrary]

I didn’t know😂 maybe this is a sign to join the patreon 😅

[@juliacash8135]

I just bought a blind date with a book from Etsy as well. In the next day or so I will get sent an email that has a survey so I can tell them my likes and dislikes for my book tastes. I’m so glad they are doing that. It is so nice and not just a random choice. I’m so excited to have a blind date with a book because you have liked yours.

[@emj3008]

I’ve realised all the “basic” fantasies are always a fun time, but high fantasy can sometimes become boring so I will defend them forever 😅❤

[@Sarahbooknook]

I love your videos Ellen ❤. You’re such a dedicated book tuber

[@ItsMissEmmaL]

I've been wanting to try Blind Date With A Book for a while now. This video was so fun!! 4 videos to go! 💜 xoxo Emma

[@sveta5277]

I would love you to read Lightlark, some sentences in that book are a little weird but i enjoyed that book so much, it’s such a cool story and I want to hear your review to it ❤

[@KIClibrary]

Thank you so much for ordering from me! I’m glad you enjoyed the books and gave belladonna a chance (I had no idea and haven’t read it myself😂) 🤍

[@pandaj396]

Oh my god… the heatless curls look amazing! 👩🏻 📚

[@bookswithellen]

thank you 🥹

[@lindabreedveld6885]

No, but the heatless curls are slaying.

[@laurenread9573]

The way I've just GASPED at you opening Nectar Of The Wicked 🤣 I got it for Christmas in a blind book box but I'm scared that a romantasy is so short 😅

[@ImogenReeves]

Love watching your Reading Vlogs

[@AmberWilcox-k9h]

This sounds perfect for me and I own nectar of the wicked and been putting it off and now reading when I get off of work 😂

[@meganmicha_]

I love this idea so much!! and a 40 minute vlog? perfect.

[@jodieferguson4693]

Love Ellen Sunday, perfect time to chill and watch and read 💕

[@astoldbykat]

"Belladonna" is an example of a book I gave a second chance. I tried it December 2023, when I went back to the US for a holiday and had access to a library, and gave up around where she first found the garden. I gave it a chance again this year, though, because a friend I trust convinced me, and I ended up liking it a lot more once I got through my initial irritations. I liked it so much I'm now on the third one. Definitely not a 4 or 5 star book for me, but it was fun and interesting, and that's all I ask for sometimes.

[@niallloversophia]

OMG! I honestly forgot that today is ellen Sunday, but logged into my laptop to check youtube anyway, afer not doing it for almost a week. This is Perfect! And 40 mins long? So great!! Can't wait to finally relax with one of your videos again, the days around christmas were so stressful and i got sick and everything... Also I really hope this puts me back into a reading mood, since I've been in such a bad reading slump lately 😭 Love this video idea btw, it sounds super fun!! Lots of love, Sophia ❤

[@ellen752-v9z]

You should definitely read Him and Us before Good Boy. You see a lot of mmc in Us. And they are wonderful books!

[@Teeshayadav-yr6jl]

omg i have gotten many blend dates from Etsy before but many of the times they were poorly packed or not not even wrapped and just thrown in a box so this time im definitely gonna try Casey's store

[@BooksWithJudy]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the concept.

[@nataliad1999]

I just got kilt trip and nectar of the wicked so this video came at the perfect time

[@moocow5609]

you look so cuteee in heatless curls you should definitely do them again!!!! ❤️❤️❤️ literally stunning

[@sarahfrith1984]

I googled Alexandra Kiley, she’s from Colorado but had a semester in Scotland and loved the place and the people

[@BonnieMortonReads]

I’ve read both nectar of the wicked and wrath of the damned they were middle of the road for me 3 and 1/2 stars. They were fun but not rememberable. Belladonna OMGGGGG I feel seen! I absolutely loved this one and the second one!! It’s so so so so soooo good. Both are 5 stars for me and were so fun!!!

[@juliacash8135]

I’m glad you tried belladonna. I love that book and am so glad you read it. I’m glad you liked it well enough. You should read the other two in the series as well. I liked the second one even better than the first one and rated it five stars. Give them a try. Also I would love to see your list you have of books you’ve written off. I’d love to try and persuade you to read some of them if I have read them.

[@BooksWithJudy]

ELLEN SUNDAY

[@Ashyy_plxys]

If you like kilt trip PLEASEEEE read seven letters by JP Monninger. It’s set in Ireland instead of Scott land but it’s very similar to kilt trip form what I heard you say and it was sooo good but it will tear you apart

[@miatheresaa]

I really liked Nectar of the Wicked but book 2 was muchhhh better in my opinion !!

[@TVB_T]

fastest commenting ever. saw the notification drop everything clicked the video

[@blimeyifancyreading]

Ain't I lucky today!!

[@paperpagespossibilities]

I am curious if the cover of the book is what gave you vibes that it wouldn't be your kind of read? If yes, do you feel the cover matches the vibes of the book? Just a theory that perhaps the cover did not do justice to the book.

[@mickeyhank]

Love this idea! I would love to see more installments of it in the future. Boy, your friend packages books she sends really beautifully. When "Belladonna" came up it rang a bell, that it had been in your "Will never read" video. I held my breath and then I liked how you decided to deal with the awkwardness -- by reading it! And I approved of you not looking these up *at all* on Goodreads before reading them -- to preserve completely the "blind dates" idea. Loved all, but your black and white sweater especially, in the clothing category. Thanks Ellen!

[@bookswithellen]

your comments always completely make my day, thank you for always being so lovely and friendly 🥹🫶🏻

[@mickeyhank]

@@bookswithellen Thank you so much, Ellen, I'm happy to hear this and I appreciate you telling me.🤜😍

[@juliabouman2233]

Loved the vid, some more books for me to add to my tbr… If you or anyone has any Edinburgh must visits let me know, I’m going in March with my dad as a lil city trip!🫶🏼

[@rachelbosworth2438]

I’m very guilty of righting off fantasy and romantasy as I’m very much a realist and also when I read I very rarely have the pictures in my head of what is happening so I think they would go over my head. I’ve enjoyed a couple of magical realism books and also I have the hobbit ago a few years ago and enjoyed it but that is as far as I’ve got. I’d be happy to try a standalone fantasy maybe or maybe a fantasy that’s based in the real world that I could be familiar with already. Anyone have any suggestions?

[@naomiking7518]

❤❤❤

[@xx_Tinisha]

I’m from Glasgow xxx

[@lindsay5089]

I'm scottish and have read this - it is heavy on the caricature of Scottish people but if you can just take as a bit silly and goofy then it's forgivable!

[@giuliabricot]

Soooo, you’ve read AND liked Belladonna 😈😈😈😈