READING THE HOLIDAY SWAP + AUSTRALIAN BAKE OFF // vlogmas day 5

[@kristinandj]

Ciara the queen of pancakes !

[@ciarascorner]

hahaha love this!

[@thecozyroom3624]

Framboises ( frawmb - oo - az ) épépinées means that they took out all the seeds out of the raspberries to only get the sweet taste of the fruit :) I recently discovered your channel and I am freaking OBSESSED, just bought Christmas Island because of you and I finished reading it in a day, I fell so in love with this book. Also i'm from Paris and had never heard of the Bonne Maman Advent Calendar, which I also bought after watching your videos haha. ❤️

[@ciarascorner]

Now that makes sense because it was a super smooth jam hahah!

[@Nadia.m.i]

When I was little I also used to watch Australian shows and I am rewatching them right now, feels like nostalgia. When you spoke about food in novels I immeadiately thought about The hobbit with his second breakfast, those details are something that always reminds me of Tolkien

[@meadowrae1491]

Christina Lauren (In a Holidaze) is also a writing duo!

[@ciarascorner]

Oh yeah hahah!

[@camillafladberg673]

Alexandra Roselyn is giving me all the cozy feelings I need this season😉.

[@ciarascorner]

Her channel is great!

[@emilyross2307]

I LOVEEEE watching all of Alexandra Roselyn's content but especially her vlogmas!

[@ciarascorner]

Her channel is great - need to catch up on vlogmas though!

[@MaryJoHeadrick]

I always wish that authors put in what characters are eating and more about food! It's something that really brings me into the story, and food is super important to me and my life, so I think that's a big part of why. Cooking for/with people is definitely one of my love languages

[@kacey4137]

Amy E Reichert has a few food/drink focused romance novels. They’re cute and fluffy and there’s usually a recipe at the end.

[@MaryJoHeadrick]

@@kacey4137 I'll have to look into that! Thank you!

[@sunshinelorena]

I had no idea that other countries did bake off. I am going to have to look into this :)

[@ciarascorner]

Honestly, it was a revelation to me too haha

[@mmurphy3608]

I had just watched the official video for The Pogues (Irish band) song, “Fairytale of NY” when I switched over to continue watching your video and the tea of the morning was Fairytale of New York:)

[@ciarascorner]

Awww that’s perfect!

[@gracedavies2252]

I love watching sunbeamsjess vlogmas - very festive! She’s got loads on there!

[@ciarascorner]

ooh thanks for the recommendation!!

[@selinawilliams6949]

If you need even more bake off seasons, New Zealand has 2 seasons out of ‘The Great Kiwi Bake-off ‘ ! :)

[@ciarascorner]

Oh my god, if I can find that on any of our streaming services I’m SO watching!!

[@grodriguez7225]

Fireside snuggle with raspberry jam 😋‼️🍎 & 🥞‼️I don’t mind Hallmark too much, I like nitty books but I also like to dive into cosy with a little bit of a drama mixed in! Fairytale Of New York sounds 😋‼️Ginger spice 😋‼️ Ps: I got 10 chapters and 115 pages to go in Mind The Gap Dash & Lilly which so cute! As for The Royal Governess it’s giving me Downtown Abbey vibes as if it was written by someone who wants to teach in the slums because she herself was raised in the slums. I haven’t gotten to far in Little Women but I know get there soon!

[@RovingReader]

Your True Shelf!!!

[@wordsofclover]

So glad to see someone else who enjoys Bounty - they get such a bad rap every year with people rating them the worst of the Christmas sweets but I love them!

[@readwithzoe1412]

I love the vlogs from oliviareadsalatte ❤️

[@andreeastiopu1831]

Now I think that I want to buy this book as well! :) xo

[@ciarascorner]

Definitely recommend it!

[@camillafladberg673]

The english tea calendar has the ingredient list on the back of the box…

[@ciarascorner]

I'm not looking so as not to spoil future days!

[@insideout986]

I recommend chanel GK Reads!

[@neetupd8510]

After seeing this vlog I'm sure you'll enjoy reading Deceptions. 😊 Hope you get to pick it up sometime soon....

[@MaryAmongStories]

❤️✨

[@ciarascorner]

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[@suzy8109]

If you enjoy crime thrillers then you should try Nicci French books, Ciara. They are an English husband/wife writing duo (both journalists) and have 22 books in their repertoire and I particularly enjoyed their Frieda Klein 8 book series.

[@morine5236]

If you don't mind!) Ciara Foster, where you get your stripped red top from✡🔖🏅

[@ciarascorner]

Just had to check the label hahah but it’s actually from Tesco!

[@naomi75artstreet]

Some fave vloggers I highly recommend cecillia Blomdahl she lives near the North Pole amazing content and not to mention lots of snow, Renee Amberg, Brooke Micco, miss remi ashten (her remlife vlog channel), laurDIY vlogs (these last two are the queens of vlogmas), Jodie (Vanilla Moon) book vlogger, Isobel Paige (lives in the mountains in Sweden I think it is- amazing content), Peruse Project (book vlogger). Enjoy lot’s of content for you and anyone else looking for good KZbin channels ❤️

[@ciarascorner]

I think I’ve seen cecilia on TikTok! I also love Isabel Paige - she’s in Washington State I believe! Will check out the others - thanks for recommending!

[@bookswithchaimae]

Gemma louise miles does a lot of vlogmas ❤️

[@ciarascorner]

Thanks - will check her out!

[@natfrog]

Oliviareadsalatte and Rhiannon Ashlee have great vlogmas videos!

[@ciarascorner]

Love Liv's channel - will have to check out Rhiannon too!

[@aasiyah8183]

Love Rhiannon Ashlees vlogs! 🙌🏼

[@theokiereader]

☃️

[@RovingReader]

Soggy Expat Book Nerd!!!

[@MartinDSmith]

As you say,you are reading for a fluffy, frothy and festive buzz,so you can forgive the shortcomings I would suppose.By the way,I thought you would have resorted to a crowbar by now for extracting the jams!!!

[@ciarascorner]

I think a crowbar might be needed hahaha

[@MariaMedeiros]

Lovely Vlogmas! I’m doing Vlogmas but weekly Vlogmas if you like to have a look. 🎄❄️⛄️ 😁

[@misanthropistbookworm]

The video was so much fun, as usual! But I ended up very infuriated because I got not one, not two, but FOUR political ads of the presidential candidate in my country that I DESPISE (to the point where I'll definitely consider moving to another country if that piece of **** gets elected as president), throughout the video, and... Well. It ruined the good mood and relaxed vibes I usually get from watching your lovely videos before going to bed. :( A pity that political crap must make its way to even a channel like yours, which I watch, among other reasons, to escape freaking politics in regular media! u_u Hopefully, tomorrow ads will be less infuriating, or I'll have to stay away even from KZbin and your channel, which is my main vlogmas source! :(

[@ciarascorner]

Oh no💔 that’s so annoying, especially because as a creator, I can’t choose what ads get shown - is there a way for you to block a particular ad?

[@misanthropistbookworm]

@@ciarascorner I imagined as much! I doubt you'd intentionally put political ads pertaining to my country's presidential race in your lovely and cozy videos, haha! Sadly, no, I don't seem to have the option to block or remove that piece of **** out of the content I'm watching. At most, I can skip it after 5 seconds of crap I have to withstand. :( And I usually leave the ads run since it supposed to help you, but... These are unbeareable to me. It's a pity that KZbin pollutes lovely content such as yours with this kind of crap. They could at least put ads that aren't just the opposite of the videos the creator puts so much effort into making! u_u Thanks for your reply, anyways, dear Ciara. I enjoy your videos in spite of the disgusting ads KZbin is throwing at me at the moment. :*