Reading the Goodreads Awards 2024 🏆✨ 15 Books across EVERY Genre

[@Sharletwitch]

girl you should’ve sold tickets for this 😭 bless you for this feature film

[@BooksandLala]

😂😂😂

[@kellymanfredini3835]

🫶🫶🫶

[@LizReadsABunch]

I don't know if you need this comment from me (or anyone) but I just wanted to say I absolutely love and support you switching up the prompts if they weren't going to work. I would much rather watch you "cheat" and possibly love something rather than force yourself to read what you're "supposed to" read and end up having a terrible time. I loved this a lot. Also I don't even like romantasy why am I checking my library for Quicksilver...

[@PardonMyImagination]

If there’s one thing Kayla’s gonna have us doing, it’s reading books we normally wouldn’t!

[@zachzackzak]

I like that you went for it with the length of this video. I always like your Goodreads videos but they can feel choppier than your other videos because of how many books there are, but this longer length really allowed you to give fleshed out reviews and a good amount of time to each book even if you didn't have a lot to say about them + some vlogging clips which makes the video more dynamic. I hope you do something similar when you read everyone's favs in January.

[@Lmmurillo14]

Her loving the emo shadow daddy was the funniest part of this. Loved the video!

[@raelenedawn]

Casually starting a 2+ hour video at 1130pm knowing I work in 8 hours 👀 but I’m so intrigued!

[@ItsmeRenataa]

Same, but it’s s so worth it

[@Raven_Nivhaar]

Ayy same here lol

[@lauramichelle6976]

lol I just finished watching the eras tour and it’s 230 am for me and I m like “should I just say fuck sleep and keep this going?” (If anyone’s worried I slept from 7-11, and wfh so it’s not really no sleep. Just stupid sleep)

[@JadeJuniiper]

Joining this fun little cohort 😅

[@Raven_Nivhaar]

@@JadeJuniiper We may not be well rested, but we have cookies!

[@teresa.nguyen]

I can't believe for two years in a row, TWO YEARS!!! You've come out of the goodreads choice awards, liking the romantasy picks!!!!! I love that for you!!!

[@emperorcupcake]

The library hold concept could make a really fun video! Like request a bunch of books you want to read and then read the first four or w/e that show up. I'm glad you chose joy in historical fiction and had a win. Aww, I thought you would love the Bog Wife, I was so here for the vibes. I'm curious to try Sky Full of Elephants now! I think doing the debut category next year could be fun, so you get a variety of things.

[@PardonMyImagination]

The library holds not showing up for this video, definitely just wanted to be featured in their own vlog because I can see the “These library holds finally came in, here’s what I read”

[@TiffanyKhyla]

I’VE BEEN IMPATIENTLY WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO 😍😍

[@BooksandLala]

saaaame

[@ani_ngu]

hearing you talking about academy for liars like it could be a five star knowing how it went is so funny

[@alliluh]

did not realize this video was two hours until i finished it and realized i have not moved from my spot and its now 2AM LMFAO but love the wins in this video!!! 2025 is your romantasy year kayla i just know it

[@aficklefangirl2566]

I am sat and ready for this! Forget wicked or gladiator 2 - this is my movie of the year!!

[@inkylabyrinth]

If you ever make a "Books I Almost Read" reading vlog, I would LOVE to see The Manicurist's Daughter on there. I don't read a ton of nonfic but this was my fave in that category for all of 2024. The author reads the audiobook and it's very well done!! Thanks for a nice super long vlog!

[@adilenegavina9751]

My superbowl ❤

[@ivybookout]

Oh my god, 2 hours and 16 minutes. You weren’t kidding. Worth waiting until 11:30PM local time to start… now time to ruin my sleep schedule

[@Mrsbunnyxkitty]

mug of tea, fresh-baked cookies, warm blanket, i’m so ready for this video

[@DementedDurum]

To say that I’ve been refreshing my home page waiting for this to pop up the whole day would be an understatement! Let’s goooo🎉 Edit: please please please do more ‘picking books based on reviews’. Because the part where you selected the romantasy read was the highlight of this video for me. Hilarious! LMAO

[@whereismylibrarycard]

When the video is almost as long as Wicked. Let me pop some popcorn, I’ll BRB

[@ayatakano123]

seeing this notification and looking at the 2 hour timestamp...blessed be the youtube gods and kayla's unfaltering commitment, this is seriously a final present before i take my last final exam

[@Raven_Nivhaar]

Good luck on your exam!!!! I'm sure you'll knock it out of the park!

[@ayatakano123]

@@Raven_Nivhaar Thank you!! :)

[@tealgurl7]

This was AMAZING! I also love that you changed up some of the prompts - I'm glad that helped you find some extra wins! Also, I'm very happy you loved The Lion Women of Tehran - that was one of my favorites of the year so selfishly I'm happy you enjoyed it, too!

[@awpageofabook]

The Kayla feature-length film of the year is here!

[@ChloeFrizzle]

I hope you try that Veronica Roth, When Among Crows, one day. It's very unlike her divergent books. It's one of my new favorites!! Very well crafted urban fantasy, honestly the vibes reminded me of the Raven Boys and I think you'd have a good chance of liking it. Plus, it's SHORT and wears its length and pacing so well

[@f.helies7229]

I also was very pleasantly surprised by this one! I didn't expect to enjoy it half as much as I did.

[@DrewTua_]

Favorite book tuber ever for YEARS

[@cpjohnson1887]

I love when you do these videos! I think I'm a fan of you doing one from each category instead of just horror thriller. The variety of options is where it's at, and I know it's so much work narrowing it down, but girl... after Watching this, I feel like I've read the first chapter of every book in the GRAs.

[@lauramichelle6976]

The way I just went from the final eras tour live stream to a 2.5 hour Kayla video. And it’s currently 230am 😂 so that’s how my Monday is going

[@rachell773]

this is the EXACT situation i was in 😂

[@whitneyhendrix8075]

SAME

[@tareegibson9351]

The bookish/Swiftie ven diagram is a circle 😅 or should I say *sphere

[@jackirykal7527]

ERAS 😭 friends what are we going to DO???

[@lauramichelle6976]

@ I don’t know 😭😭😭 fingers crossed she does a documentary for it

[@pam1256]

This video is something I look forward to every year, you always keep it fresh!!❤

[@lezzybookworm]

I'm so happy you gave the lion women of Tehran a five-star! The stationary shop is one of my favorite books of all time and I truly think that kamali is such a talented writer

[@laurenmartin2247]

This is absurd, I love you so much (as a friend). Also I really loved the idea to read first lines and pick books based off that, I think that would make a great video!

[@maybeillreadtoday]

i have been looking forward to this vlog since your first announced it omg!! and then you went ahead and blessed us w a 2 hour video?? ur incredible!

[@KaylasBestie]

I'm not a romance reader. In order for me to even consider picking up a romance book means something. You talked about A LOVE SONG FOR RICKI WILDE, and even though it may not have been one of your all-time favorite, listening to you tslk about it made me want to read the book ... it just grabbed my soul. Then you reminded me about audio books on Spotify. I completely forgot that option was available. I downloaded it and am currently listening. I'm 5 chapters in, and I don't know where the time went ... I wrote all of this to say thank you. You pushed me out of my comfort zone into something that I wouldn't normally try. Take care!

[@Elsie1588]

I love the goodreads award videos and yours is always top tier.

[@dobetterwithchristian4472]

OMG, IM SO GLAD YOU LOVED SKY FULL OF ELEPHANTS! I loved this book so much and it seems like hardly anyone has read it. I need to buy a copy cause I want to read it again. I loved watching you read from so many different genres, even if some of them were flops lol

[@michelleferguson7212]

Loved the whole thing, added several to my TBR! Loved that you still did an overview for each category, really fun ways to select the books. Loved the 1 and 5 star option and that some of the 5 star actually turned you off. The library hold might be fun to try some time in the future for a vlog, maybe select 10 from the subscribers jar and you read the first 3 that come in?

[@laurenelizabethsreads7548]

You reading and enjoying quicksilver has been the highlight of my day 😂 I know you won’t but I would love to see you read all romantasy next year!!

[@reading_faerie]

I have been waiting years for a feature length film from you lol thank you for delivering queen 😊

[@blaisehaddow1137]

Now down for the feature length lala film. So excited this is out, and so excited for the long video

[@roorooreads]

I think it would be fun to see a goodreads video (for next year) like this: you pick 3 of a genre that you typically love like mystery or horror and then you have to pick 3 from a category you typically don't read/like such as romantasy or romance. And then compare the results of how you feel about them in a video

[@Jennikreads]

I think a lot of Americans have a connection with Sharon because she breaks things down very mater of factly and explains government in a way that every day people can understand. I haven't read her book, but I can understand why it's rated high only because most of the people reading this probably already have an opinion and connection to the author.

[@Hello_Kristie]

I am so glad you loved The Lion Women of Tehran. I wish more people would read it. The writing is so good and the bond between the characters is beautiful.

[@KacieVehon]

I look forward to this video every year and you did not disappoint!! I'll happily sign up for a 2+ hour video from you any day. Also, no shade to you for switching up the prompts. I'd rather watch you read something you had at least some semblance of interest in.

[@Yuukitsu]

"The shadow daddy?? The emo shadow daddy????" HAHAHAHA I bursted out laughing

[@violetinknotes]

Wow, thanks for giving details and not shying away from a long video!! I've added The Wedding People to my TBR based on your review.

[@laurafinocchiarostudios]

Please please please read the entire romantasy section, that would be so much fun

[@NancyLiliG]

I’ve been watching a genre during every “pomodoro” break of the day, and I loooooved this video! Can’t wait to rewatch in full later, but for now I have a few new books to add to my tbr, and I’m so excited! Thank you!

[@courtneyclark4890]

This video deserves an Oscar nomination at least

[@chataboutchapters557]

Yesss! I’ve been checking all day for this one!

[@THEWLLAS97]

The way I was screaming internally at you to stop guessing what the memoirs were based on the font lol. I wish your reading bestie had typed them all out themself so that your decision was truly 100% unbiased

[@shellsandwood]

I've been so excited for this video and it did not disappoint. it's so interesting watching you navigate the different genres and as always i love hearing all your thoughts!

[@Kat_foss]

Kayla finding romantasy books that she likes is warming my heart! It’s such an escapist genre that’s just so easy and ridiculous to obsess over! (Granted I’ve hated every romantasy I’ve read this year lol)

[@autumnrayne4830]

Literally been refreshing waiting for this video!!!

[@nanimaonovi2528]

I loved Moon of the Turning Leaves because Nangons reminds me so much of my daughter. Mentally and physically strong, but also caring and supportive of the tribe. My daughter has so few matriarchal roll models in fiction so this book was perfect.

[@martureads]

I have been looking forward to this all weekend!! Here I goooo

[@Booknerdcc]

It's the most wonderful time of the year 🎉

[@anikab3697]

Please Never stop doing this sort of Video, love the different genre

[@PlantLady.ReadsALot]

the way I smiled the whole time you were talking about sky full of elephants, so happy it's getting its moment of glory in this video, such a mind bending important read 💚💚💚

[@mk_beau]

We have been blessed, y'all. 2 HOURS KAYLA?! Using you as a timer to organize my office today 😂

[@alliluh]

YAY i've been waiting all year for this!!!!!

[@nanaespacini]

Kayla loving Quicksilver just bumped it to the top of my tbr

[@softlilrat]

LETS GOOOO 🔥🔥🔥 can’t wait to see what you ended up loving Kayla!! 💕💕

[@MariaMonteroDiezma]

Happy Monday to me!!! What a great way to start the week

[@chooseyourthoughts7692]

So fun to watch this while I work! Very excited for 2hours of book talk 😊❤

[@katchtree]

Loved this! I can only imagine the work and time a video like this takes so thank you!!

[@eleanor273]

your thoughts on sky full of elephants reminded me a lot of what i felt about glory by noviolet bulawayo because i didn't necessarily get the first half but when the second half hits you understand the meaning of all the buildup and you finally see it all coming together and its so so beautiful which is why glory is probably my favourite book of all time

[@eleanor273]

i wrote this before you mentioned glory in the video so i'll definitely have to read sky full of elephants now if you also think they're comparable!

[@jessicapritt8367]

Video Idea: if you get lots of emails from author newsletters you could do a video reading either their books or recommendations or their author spotlights. :)

[@soleil6770]

Honestly, I can't tell you how happy I was when you chose to read 'The Wedding People.' It quickly became one of my favorite reads of the year and is in my top five already. It isn't a very happy read, but I loved the writing, storyline, and the direction Espach went with. I also met the author at a book festival and got my book signed, which was a wonderful experience. Glad you liked it!

[@leilajaafari8436]

1:58:22 “and I love it!” Love that feeling 😂

[@jamieevans1387]

I love your longer videos! You are one of my book besties & great company

[@covergirlbooks]

It took me nearly all day to watch this video, and I loved every minute - thank you 💕

[@peacefuldingus]

Yay!! I’ve been highly anticipating this vlog!

[@Kat_Attack]

I'm so glad you read The Lion Women of Tehran. I LOVE this book so much. It's so beautifully written, and I still have images stuck in my head--the hike, Homa eating lunch, the parties (sorry didn't want to include spoilers), but yeah, it's such a good book. Also, just to say, I appreciate how much work went into this video Kayla. Wow. You're a star.

[@TheNovelSanctuary]

Thank you for providing my entertainment for the next two weeks while I get ready for work lol

[@racheltfisher]

28:36 What a pretty backdrop 😊

[@broadwaybutterfly310]

I literally JUST saw a video about the rise of the "shadow daddy" trope and I deadass thought they were joking about the name. I did not believe people unironically called these characters "shadow daddy"

[@StephLoves]

Ah i got up with my partner at 5.30am this morning and was so excited to see you'd uploaded this and it was as long as my goodreads vlog 😂 I'm glad you enjoyed Don't Let The Forest In, we had the same comparison for that one. And Quicksilver, I listened to the audiobook and it's definitely one that should have been nominated in the audiobook category in my opinion. It was very well produced and brilliantly done. I gave Quicksilver 5 stars and the audio definitely contributed to that. Great video as always 😁

[@Ihearbooks]

Years of videos and this is the best. Loved your remarks on The Small and the Mighty

[@blandface9957]

I spent all day studying for my finals and was about to go to bed but this banger just got posted. Time for a little treat 🤭

[@MatthewTeixeira]

"Rob or Liam, whoever wants to be in the vlog" Immediate cut to Rob

[@mad13dog]

I just read Erasure by Everett for an English class this semester and absolutely loved it. Highly recommend! I want to read James now, but wasn’t sure since I haven’t read Twain’s work so I’m glad you mentioned that we don’t have to read it beforehand

[@skeeferbee1391]

I watched this gradually over a couple of days just cause I kept getting pulled to other things. It took me until the end of the video to realize it was 2 hours long 😂 Love your content! Look forward to new videos all the time!

[@natasagajic1061]

Because I'm European, I saw this video today, aka on the 9th, which is also my birthday! Obviously it's a coincidence, but thank you Kayla for a such a lovely birthday present!! I look forward to this video every year 🥰🥰🥰 Also, imo, the romantasy section of the video was 11/10 on the entertainment scale! I laughed out loud for the majority of your reactions 😂 Also also, I am so glad that you enjoyed the majority of your reads! 😁

[@Rank.Roundup]

Omg! I LOVE how long this is! I’m going to have to watch in segments because sadly I have to work early, but THANK YOU, KAYLA!!!!

[@VeraFran]

Finally finished watching the video (first pause was to sleep, second to work). Kayla, you're my hero! I thought you had already read The Tainted Cup, that was a fantasy nominee. It's so good! I think you'll like it. It's a mystery biopunk fantasy, and it's fun and interesting. I was glad you picked Quicksilver for Romantasy. I didn't read but Gavin read the whole category and that was his favorite.

[@aprilhutchens2105]

I watched "Love The Coopers" last year and LOVED it. It's definitely on my list to watch again this year! Also I watched the Lohan last week. So cute!

[@raesbookcase]

Kayla you're feeding us with this 2 hour video!!!! omgggg!!!! 😍💗

[@cosmosbtwnpages]

I don't know why "The Shadow Daddy? The emo Shadow Daddy?" was so funny to me!! XD 01:56:07

[@TaylahLouiseBudgets]

Ahhhhh I’ve been so excited for this

[@tbretc]

Omg so glad to hear this about Elephants. I paused my reading bc I wasn’t sure if I was enjoying, but I’ll definitely go back!!

[@erika_337]

I'm sooooo happy you read Dungeons and Drama! As someone who's played d&d AND was in drama productions in high school, I loved it so much as a YA read.

[@pepperhdog]

Just saw this morning . Gonna have to settle in for a long one. I need coffee, breakfast, and my cozy blanket

[@AliDoisRead]

I feel like I got some second-hand dopamine when you got the physical copy of Sky Full of Elephants so thanks bestie

[@nessanastasia]

Truly believe you'll have fun reading "The Paradise Problem" by Christina Lauren if you ever decide to pick it up. It's a silly, fun and funny romcom with great banter and a wedding!!!! that would've totally fit your mood in this video. Also, THANK YOU KAYLA!!!!

[@ThorTwinkle]

2:15:00 I'd love that! I liked these "versions" when you read something from all the categories but I was just thinking that I kinda miss when you read everything from one category. The first one I imagined you could do were Romance or Romantasy but I fear you might end up disliking most of all the nominees 😅

[@firewhiskeyreader8257]

I have Quicksilver on my tbr and I would not have guessed that your video would push me to pick it up sooner than later, but here we are! I also have The Wedding People, which now I'm a lot more interested in! I actually never really understood what it was about. Lolol. Thank you for putting yourself through this!!!!

[@hylylgmn]

finally, someone else who didn’t like The Nightingale!! there’s dozens of us! i have a couple of these books on my tbr, Lion Women of Tehran and The Wedding People - i’m excited to get to them now that i’ve seen you enjoy them!!

[@nicolefegan]

The perfect thing to watch while baking some cookies, let's goooooooo

[@anaos1004]

Absolutely love this ❤

[@alwaysreadingseason]

YES I loved The Lion Women of Tehran! Marjan Kamali's other book, The Stationery Shop is so good too! Glad you had some wins here.

[@AliDoisRead]

“there’s this guy hunting around the bog trying to find his bog wife” makes me giggle for some reason

[@AliDoisRead]

“Look at my 🥜” ok now I’m losing it 😂

[@lenaloveslacquer5930]

We are EATINGGG

[@neofytoskaltzidis5472]

I’m so glad you picked (and liked) Don’t Let the Forest In and Quicksilver! We almost always have the same taste, and I had already ordered these two-let’s see how it goes! ☺

[@thelovelybones0521]

I'm so happy you chose to read The Lion Women of Tehran! I loved Marjan Kamali's previous book The Stationary Shop, and wanted your take on this new book. So glad you loved it! You should try and read The Stationary Shop if you can fit it in the new year.