transitioning to fall, dark academia tbr & thrift bookshops 🌞🍂 reading vlog

[@Sthemingway]

"It really is true what they say that 'college just ends one random afternoon and you don't realize that it's happening.' It's just this slow fizzling out and then suddenly, you're done." -- Sounds like the first line in a dark academia story told from the perspective of a teacher's assistant or a librarian at the circulation desk. Congratulations on finishing your thesis and getting that Master's of Science!

[@Megsleyy]

Trash reading is the best, I’m reading one called “Fantasy Lover” and this spartan man trapped in a book for thousands of years and the only thing he comes out for is to please women, HILARIOUS. It’s so bad but that’s what makes it so good

[@sweetestaphrodite]

I'm adding this on my tbr lmao

[@Megsleyy]

@@sweetestaphrodite it’s getting so good and apparently is a series

[@bringmetheblackveilbrides7361]

That sounds awesome. Adding that to my to buy list😅 thanks

[@kerrykennedy_author]

Sounds fun

[@normmansor1313]

Love those little libraries. They're actually full of surprises and on occasion contain some literary gems we least expect to find.

[@ChemicalPenguinn]

I wish there were more near where I live!

[@ChemicalPenguinn]

Please make more reading vlogs, they're so relaxing to watch! Also, I'd highly recommend Babel (my channel's purpose now is to encourage people to read it haha), it's one of my favourite books so far this year!

[@TheBookLeo]

i cannot WAIT to read it!!

[@AExplorer888]

i love everything. The vibes, the feels, the food, the scenery and the books.

[@cmargherita99]

I actually love your reading vlogs! I often rewatch the old ones because they’re my favorite. Congratulations with your masters! 🎉

[@mina-roman]

I’m sat down with my cup of tea and a biscuit, a blanket draped over and a candle burning appreciating your cozy vibes as well! I love the reading blogs, so calming and relaxing, especially those nature shots!!

[@chloesmith1466]

Huge congratulations on graduation and passing your thesis, that is huge! I really hope you are taking time to celebrate such an amazing achievement. Thank you for always being a friend to me through your videos- you saw me through my crazy time at uni. Congratulations 🖤🧡

[@jessevdbesselaar1205]

I love the fall and i also like thunder and rain, the only time i hate rain is when i have to go somewhere thats not home, cause then i feel like a ✨bezopen kat✨

[@melissabrown3976]

If you want to read a really great assassin nun book, pick up Grave Mercy!! It's the start to a YA series but each book focuses on a different nun. It's older & more grown up feeling to me. Loved the vlog!

[@pendragon2012]

Leonie, that black outfit is beautiful! I love the book swap idea--we did that at the school I teach at too and it was lots of fun! Congrats on the graduation--look forward to what you're up to next! Yes, I love the reading vlogs! Have a great week!

[@ginnieliebherr4245]

30:59 Aw yay, i love your reading vlogs. They are so cozy and really cemented me watching your channel way back in 2020 or so. Congratulations on graduating!!!!!!!

[@imanbell]

Congratulations on your graduation Leonie! Also you are the queen of atmospheric editing, I'm so ready for fall! 🍁🍂

[@BooksNest]

You expressed my thoughts on The Deal perfectly! Also loving the cosy vibes 💛

[@TheBookLeo]

thank you beth!!

[@hannahfay4950]

Okay I love your earrings - are they from Spirited Away?? Loving the content as always :)

[@bendassut9468]

Hello, my name is Ben Dassut and I’m a writer. I have a few audiobooks online and have self-published a few books, too. I also write screenplays and have a few short films on KZbin, which I directed. I was hoping that I would be able to send you a few links to my stuff, and if you think it’s good, I’d love it if you wouldn’t mind giving me a shout out. I write every day. I even quit my full-time job to do this, so sorry if I’m being forward. I just really want the world to see my works. Kind regards, Ben Dassut

[@nealfirstofhisname]

You showed maple and then oak, and my mind went poplar, birch, willow and then the next leaf was poplar. Edit: And the leaf after that was birch.

[@user-qu8zs7vs1x]

Jane Eyre is a bit more accessible than Wuthering Heights IMO. Wuthering Heights starts off really, really slow, but then picks up and is heartbreaking and an excellent portrait of toxic love. Jane Eyre has more spooky/gothic vibes and has a bit of a slower part towards the end, but is really worth it and it really digs deep into Jane's psychology, thoughts and struggles. Both are really excellent books.

[@deathnoteST]

I finished "I'm Glad My Mom Died" last night and I think this is the most disturbing thing I've ever listened to/ read, mainly because it's real trauma, that happened to a real person. I don't want to say I pity her because of her struggles, 'cause it's not something nice to say, but I do hope for a positive future and I wish her good mental health.

[@Erika.V]

I've recently watched (listened to) some old reading vlogs, definitely looking forward to them. I really like their vibe and they make me want to read a lot ❤

[@hanna-colwrites]

Such a lovely video, Leonie! The editing on this video is immaculate. I discovered your channel through your reading vlogs back in 2020, so I am definitely on board for more of them!

[@sophiekimber9482]

I love these kinds of videos! huge congratulations on your masters, too! these cozy vlogs are the best 🧡🍁

[@adelak.8054]

I love this video, love your stories and opinions, love your reading plans, love your plants and outfits and cat earrings.

[@ochoheido]

Honestly, I'm pretty tired of trying to figure out if books or good or bad or why they are either way or both or whatever. I just want to get back to ENJOYING books and having fun with them! Not every book was written to have a serious discussion about, you know? I'm so glad you enjoyed that romance!

[@gustavogutierrez2709]

Do you ever listen to film scores? The music you use gives off the same vibes. I think you’ll like Spencer and Phantom Thread by Jonny Greenwood and If Beale Street Could Talk by Nicholas Britell.

[@Moniaar_]

I choked on my dinner when the water came out while she was talking. She is so funny c:!! , i can't imagine my week without her content anymore😭💓

[@anastasiafg2672]

gahhhh those nature shots are amazing??! and the thunderstorms collection is SO asmr-worthy compliments to the chef 👨🏻‍🍳👌🏻this was a really nice cozy video 🍁🍁🍁

[@younag5790]

you're so lucky to finally have the autumn weather, i still haven't seen any fallen leaves so now im really impatient. Your vlogs are really chill and beautifully made so you choose the content, reading vlog or a regular one, and we appreciate it :)) Congratulation for graduating !!

[@hwlsgrl]

you guys are truly lucky where I’m from we don’t even have autumn💔

[@younag5790]

@@hwlsgrl ohh so sorry for you... you must be from the southern hemisphere ?

[@hwlsgrl]

@@younag5790 southeast asia :) the only seasons are rainy and dry 😭

[@KateCheckedOut]

CONGRATS!!! I am so happy for you

[@poudousasa]

I love your reading vlogs! They're so cozy and chill and just good vibes 🍂 Oh and Congratulations for graduating and finish your thesis!

[@aldi.storylearning]

Congrats on your thesis, Leonie!!! I’m really happy for you! Can’t wait to see more of your content in this new era you’re starting ✨💕✨

[@ladyrosenrot1514]

you need to read wuthering heights and Jane Eyre they're soooo awesome and great for autumn or winter

[@vintageart13]

Congratulations on your graduation🥳 and yes , do more reading vlogs. Enjoy the autumn 🍂

[@carlosernestobarbaalmanza5773]

I really love your videos to the point I sometimes cry a little bit while watching them. They're my safe cozy place and I wanna thank you for that ✨

[@luiiiandmovieee]

I just finished a book, I don't know if there's a translated version but in German it's die Lügendiebin ("the lie-thief") by Saskia Louis. I thought it would be too much YA vibe but I really loved it. It has the fake dating trope, enemies to friends / lovers, morally grey female main character, badass girl, criminal underdogs and what's the best thing; the characters are sarcastic, which I love. The side-characters annoyed me a bit and the story doesn't feel rounded but besides from that I really loved it

[@mishawld]

these are my favourite type of videos, i'd love to see more of them 🥰

[@alliewithbooks]

It’s interesting to hear your thoughts about The Deal! I read Elle Kennedy’s other book Good Girl Complex and it wasn’t very well written and the chemistry just wasn’t there for me. But maybe I should check out The Deal before totally writing her off as an author 👀

The Deal is flawed, but it's so enjoyable! I also really want to listen to the audiobook for I'm Glad My Mom Died, it's been so hyped recently

[@dasssass6227]

Jane Eyre is the perfect autumnal book! Hope you enjoy it 😊

[@ayesha36]

I have an old edition of Ben-Hur like that! It is really beautiful. I also keep meaning to read it eventually... Also, I love that you kept the water pot moment in. 😀 Very relatable 15:42 I think you wrote "Museup", maybe? Congrats on finishing your thesis! I'm in a same boat, finished the master's and I'm trying to take a break to study for an (unrelated) exam, but also trying to search for jobs... but also wishing I could just relax for a few months. It's a struggle. The Secret History! That's one I started but haven't yet gone back to finish. Really great reminder + perfect season for it. Also seconding everyone else on your vlogs being cozy. I'm sick (covid + conjunctivitis, 2-for-1 special yay...) and so I'm watching this while having soup for dinner. It has been the highlight of my evening for sure!

[@kittywhispers]

congratulations on graduating!!

[@MaRy2512BB]

Thank you Leonie for your hard work and congratulations for your graduation! I also graduated this summer after a long and extenuated journey. I hope you I’ll continue to do what you like, in your life and on this channel. I started to watch book tube because of your videos! And I also plan to read The Secret History this fall, so I can’t wait for your reading vlog. A lot of love from Italy!

[@brittanycurtis828]

I always love your videos, this one is no exception. Congratulations on graduating!! Hope you have a great gap year and take some time to enjoy yourself :)

[@lizzieslittlebooknook]

Omg I finished reading Babel the other day and it was amazing!! Absolutely loved it ❤️

[@elettragrandi9696]

One of may favorite things to watch are vlogs, and if they are READING vlogs!? Are you kidding?? The best thing ever!!

[@craftyreads]

This gives me such amazing vibes for autumn 🍂

[@rickandrews968]

Congratulations on graduating and obtaining you Masters of Science degree. What an awesome accomplishment.

[@literalexisse]

I'm Glad My Mom Died was such a sad read because she had to deal with SO MUCH :((

[@austinjohnbaker9521]

Your reading vlogs are always delightful and a lovely way to relax

[@ILoveJahangeer]

Congratulations, you superstar! You thoroughly deserved it. I’m so happy for you and so proud! ❤️

[@labeba]

Even in Arab countries we most use storytel application. 👍🏻

[@corinna_maybe]

Oh my, I have STRONG feelings about your intentions to read the two classics. I adored Jane Eyre, it's amazing and the films are great as well but don't do the book justice.. however, I absolutely hated Wuthering Heights and DNF'd it halfway through. I do like some thoroughly devastating books with unlikeable characters (Gone with the wind, anyone?) but this one was just.. URGH. Really hope you get around to reading both because I'm so curious to hear your opinions 📚💚

[@briancrawley6422]

Just found this interesting video from Ana Wallace Johnson where she visits the locales from 'The Secret History.' Hope this link works. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qn3agoJodrd5ers

[@nevskislake]

In summation, "The Deal was awful but somehow enjoyable." Same, honestly. I am not going to read the other books in the series, since all the guys are dudebros (big turnoff), but I enjoyed The Deal more than I thought I would, and sometimes I just want to read uncomplicated trash because reality can be so bleak. I hated one of the tropes the author employed for conflict (no spoilers), but other than that, it was pretty fun. I think I gave it 3 or 3.5 stars. I tried to read Bully by Penelope Douglas afterwards and DNF'd it after a few chapters, but I am tempted by Lauren Asher's Dreamland Billionaire series or The Hunted series by Ivy Smoak. I enjoyed this vlog so much. Thank you. I finally got my twin sister to watch one of your videos, and now she is a subscriber.

[@EeveeWoot]

We have something similar to little libraries where I live. They are old, discontinued phonebooths with a bookshelf built inside. People can bring books, take books, whatever. I always pick up some history novels for my grandma if I can find any.

[@AnanasAbanaan]

Wow, amazing how clear that thunder was 😲. I'm listening to the audiobook of How to Kill your Family and really enjoying(?) it. The naration is done well, but obviously it's quite intense 😅. Unrelated, I think you might really enjoy the Thai tv series Bad Buddy. It has one of the best rivals to friends to lovers I've ever seen, and is also just one of the best series I've ever seen. It's free on youtube, and I really recommend just trying it out.

[@bookedplans]

Asked a Dutch friend here in the US if he bikes to work and he looked forlorn and said "no, I'm a bad Dutch" 🤣 I reassured him that it's not his fault, the US simply does not invest in bike infrastructure so it's not as easy! Lol. You're footage of all of you biking made me think of that. Love your vlogs and love a book swap!!

[@aglae1912]

If you like warrior nuns you would love the Locked Tomb series by Tamsyn Muir ! I actually think they are the best books I have read this year so far (especially the second book which stole my breath away)... I should introduce the series by quoting its cover : "Lesbian necromancers explore a Gothic palace in space". It does represent it well. And it is awesome.

[@angelajones129]

I ❤ Woodwick candles. Definitely autumn vibes.

[@jackhaggerty1066]

* I was strong and didn't buy anything. * Who has this self-discipline in a used bookstore? Wish I knew the title of that book, the one inscribed in a cursive hand, *With Love & Best Wishes from L Bloor, Easter 1929.*

[@hollyhayes9557]

Read Jane Eyre bc high drama moody boy falls in love w no nonsense self sufficient gal but make it 1800s But Wuthering Heights is more your vibe. Guy is still in love w his dead wife and is fiercely protective of her

[@frankoceanstalker]

a wrinkle in time was okay.. the movie > book [surprisingly] I LOVE the edition you have though

[@elisabethh.5891]

„Dude Bro dudes“ haha. I love this so so much! Gonna incorporate this into my vocabulary

[@humyrahfatima]

Wow A vlog from leonie! My favourite type of content. I absolutely loved a weekly study vlog that you did, perhaps in the last november or december. Helped me go through massive amount of readings😅

[@Knitslip]

I love your vlogs!!!! I live in the US and your videos are such great escapism! ❤

[@Emily-hf9ud]

Congratulations on finishing your masters! Love your vlogs. =)

[@justjaq2319]

Storytel buddies!! I'm also that way with audiobooks, my list of "continue these books" on Storytel is like, ten titles long lmao

[@VividReads]

Your reading vlogs are my favourite. I love watching them in the morning with my coffee. I would be so happy if you make more of them. Also congrats on graduating! It feels like we've all been on a journey with you throughout the years so I am very happy for you!

[@Laura-Jane1]

Love your vlogs! Are you wearing No face earrings?! Where did you get them?

[@kiarakiaraaa2010]

Is storytell worth it? Should i buy it? Is everything there? Like recent releases too?

[@giulspov]

where do you buy English second-hand books in the Netherlands? I also live here and I am always on the hunt for nice second-hand bookstores spread across the country!! 😊

[@reemasq]

Congratulations on finishing your thesis! The blood, sweat and tears was worth it. So proud of you Leonie. Love the reading vlog and everything you post 😁

[@lexithan8622]

I know this is probably a very stupid comment, but I need to write it anyway: I love your sword earrings.

[@tiialaine]

I love all of your vlogs and videos! :) Even the ones with a topic that is not mu usual watch/interest. Your vibes are just amazing!

[@circlinq]

The Deal is for us European girlies who grew up romanticizing America and always wanted to attend an American college for the spirit and aesthetic but never got to experience the real deal 😂

[@nestwithbooks]

The Deal was not good but I still kinda liked it. But the second book in the series made me angry. If I could burn that book I would.

[@fallisdying2077]

you talking about your plants' trauma was the funniest thing😂😂

[@Allison-xt1ev]

Also this video is such a vibe, and it's filling my need for autumn since I just moved to Georgia for school

[@startsmart14]

I love that you’re watching JJK 😌 enjoyed your video!

[@haleylquinton]

damn, now I want a woodwick candle! I'm a little jealous that it's fall where you live because it's still so hot here..

[@gabby_menjivar2891]

I genuinely loved this video and I’m going to subscribe now because I love the vibes of your videos!

[@_echointhevoid_]

The audiobook for the secret history is really good, especially bc the writing is a little dense

[@KaMiQa16]

where is this lamp that gives different colours from???

[@user-qu8zs7vs1x]

Does anyone know where she bought those fantastic lights? I swear she said it in a video but I can't find it :(

[@nafissamills15]

I really suggest Legends and Lattes if you want a cozy book! It’s very short and easy to read.

[@fattyonabikeinmytumm]

Hey Leonie, I love this style of video! Cosy autumn reading vlog, is fabulous. Just wanted to say that I will defo be watching them! Goodluck in your gap year, I hope you take time for yourself to just be you and explore your interests, sounds like a great idea. 😊 and congrats on graduating! I am currently doing my masters in psychology and Neuroscience of mental health at KCL and know the feels. Your videos are great and so creative, you really have a talent for it. Just wanted to say as your videos have been cheering me up for a couple of years now. Xx

[@TMN_Nizo]

I like your black dress and green 💚 Cup 🍵

[@vitamorex]

You give off such a sense of peace and calm… one of my favourite creators at the moment. Congratulations on graduating and thanks for such a lovely video!

[@wiktoriabadora1243]

also, in Poland there's no graduation ceremony, you defend your thesis and boom you're done 🥲

[@TMN_Nizo]

I like your eyar rings and avery think ❤❤

[@abookwormcalledisa]

YESSS you are reading the secret history at the same time as me!! So excited for the vlog

[@hi5the31s3]

I loved this video it was so cosy and nice to watch on a cold winter day before school. ❤

[@katreads3934]

my life summed up would be saying a book is horrible, but also the best. love a good trashy romance

[@michellemachesney1487]

i love your room aesthetics ☺️& i love your videos ❤️ good vibes 💖

[@michellemachesney1487]

also would like to congratulate u on graduation! 🎉 (even tho this is a belated congrats!)

[@madim4260]

I love casual reading blogs. They are my fav. 🤗💕

[@lauras4472]

Ooh that black, crackling candle. Where can I get one please?.

[@Hillary429]

Absolutely love the vlogs. So excited to hear you are taking a gap year!

[@bookishplantmom371]

huge congratulations on graduating! enjoy your gap year 😊

[@Alfred_51]

We do the same thing in Edinburgh in Scotland.