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[@miquesbookvlogs372]

Brb drinking a glass of water & rating last Jedi 5 stars on letterboxd. Just girboss things ya know 💅

[@mmmwhatthefuck]

those ARE girlboss things, youre so right

[@uncarley]

girlboss things 🤩💖

[@Lia-ll3ou]

“I ship Rey with Therapy and Finn with Poe” straight out of my soul holy shit

[@uncarley]

im right

[@francescakyanda9182]

You're right and should say it

[@rayniebee]

Okay, so we need Carly Thorne: Hollywood Script Doctor to be a thing asap.

[@Peytonkmc]

“I want my male protagonists deeply traumatized” girl same tbh

[@uncarley]

male trauma just hits different

[@tamikras9927]

Isn't that kinda problematic? Doesn't downplaying or laughing at male trauma feed into the stereotype that trauma and vulnerability are not manly and further the agenda of toxic masculinity, while also reinforcing the idea that men are stronger than women? Idk if I'm making it too big a deal but whatever, that's what I think.

[@Peytonkmc]

@@tamikras9927 what I like about the trope is when male protagonist realize that the male agenda and patriarchy works against them and just benefits to only a few. How they let go of that system of belief and how at odds they feel with “their new life” or how they become “deconstructed” idk I just like them how they simp over the female protagonist and that they have to work for their attention tbh

[@tamikras9927]

@@Peytonkmc yeah, that's cool. What doesn't sit right with me is differentiating male trauma from female trauma, finding the first one funny or endearing and the other sad or infuriating.

[@asdfghjkfandoms]

Carley: "I am unfortunately a Star Wars fan [...] I don't talk about it" Also Carley: Literally has a Baby Yoda plush in the background of almost all her videos

[@uncarley]

okay true

[@jackrussel999]

Lol, I didn't even realize because I have tons of Baby Yoda/Grogu stuff because he reminds me of Hello Kitty in the 2000's. I sort of like it too because it kind of makes me the stereotypical fake girly fan who doesn't know the story and pisses off the gatekeepers. 😈

[@LaurenLaass]

@@jackrussel999 make them mad

[@amelia26517]

She was wearing a Star Wars shirt

[@mauddouglasa]

This might have been the most aggressive “take care of yourself” yet, impressive

[@uncarley]

omg im always outdoing myself

[@emersongrace4815]

Your profile picture is PERFECT I love you

[@lauracastro3826]

@@uncarley I needed this tho, I was on my THIRD day without taking water before your threath 👌🏼

[@lenareis8946]

Carley saying she needs all characters need to be deeply traumatized says A LOT. my favourite romance book is wuthering heights, and now i can't read ANY healthy character without finding them super annoying

[@uncarley]

im always like "we GET it! you're well adjusted lets move on"

[@samiajunaid7021]

I love wuthering heights but all of those characters are more toxic than 12 bags of rat poison.

[@lenareis8946]

@@samiajunaid7021 thats exactly the point! they are all bad people this is what makes so fun to read!

[@samiajunaid7021]

@@lenareis8946 so true

[@Zoe-pu3pi]

@@samiajunaid7021 except nelly, i will always be a nelly dean apologist!!!

[@teodorapetkovic]

Carley saying she won't use the book names and yet calling him Adam literally 90% of the time is absolutely a mood

[@uncarley]

i love creating rules and then never following them

[@sunbeam42]

Also the actor who plays Kylo is named Adam 😂

[@teodorapetkovic]

@@sunbeam42 NO WAY that's great!!!

[@ellaconneff291]

carley: “if you are not drinking water right now - ” me: *immediately chugs water guiltily*

[@uncarley]

🔪🤩🤩

[@melaniesantillano2326]

LOL i did too!

[@SillyCelly411]

felt

[@anitafalahie6798]

Sameeee

[@lina5699]

"I like my men in books to be in embarrassment and pain" this is so painfully relatable because same! If hes not a simp what's the point?

[@ssarahmooneyy]

“Glorified professional clown” is now going on my resume

[@uncarley]

its my top credit

[@Shelf_Improvement]

Wearing the same clothes 3 days in a row is a girl boss move. Less time planning your outfit = more time planning the destruction of your enemies.

[@uncarley]

cutting down on decision fatigue

[@mmmwhatthefuck]

going on a whole rant about ben solo's character arc and traumatic backstory is my love language, thank u carley

[@uncarley]

i love his TRAUMA

[@aparajitabhaumik3277]

the feminine urge to move to canada just to attend carleys show.

[@uncarley]

do it

[@thatb1h855]

literally booking my flight rn

[@aparajitabhaumik3277]

@@thatb1h855 v girlboss of u

[@thekatieshaw]

i just love a brave woman declaring her love for the last jedi, a brave and vunerable queen 👑

[@uncarley]

thank you for your vulnerability

[@francescakyanda9182]

absolutely, sharing this in the very male Star Wars fandom can get a girl gunned down

[@valeriag9443]

I’ve been reading mostly romance as self-care for a few months and to feel like I have a crush to distract myself from my lack of a crush in real life😂

[@uncarley]

this is so powerful

[@wings2769]

Are we the same person 😭

[@TheGoosebumpsGirl]

Them changing Kylo’s name to the first name of his actor is so funny for no reason. Like in the final After movie when a girl tells Hardin that Harry Styles should play him in the movie about his life, unhinged behavior

[@maia_gaia]

I feel like characters often fall flat in fanfiction because the expectation is that you already know and love the characters so it's a waste of time to really flesh them out. It's fine in fanfic, not so in regular fic tbh

[@uncarley]

yes!! if you dont know who they are they're just boring

[@BrookeInProgress]

Here’s the thing: I’ve realized I’m too disgusting for romance. When I think I’m in the mood for romance, I’m really just in the mood for smut, and the smut in romance books doesn’t cut it for me. I’ll stick to reading the sexii chapters of fanfic when I want smut and reading something like Normal People when I wanna read about a realistic romantic relationship.

[@uncarley]

okay this is actually me

[@annikajohnson2100]

I’ve never related to something more omg

[@HarvestLockwood]

This is extremely relatable.

[@sannh]

As an aroallo I completely understand reading romance for the sex scenes.

[@thatb1h855]

so valid. I only read fanfic for romance bc I can never find that type of trauma/toxicity in regular fiction

[@SofiaPerez-jw3oy]

I audibly gasped “Fuckin pardon?!” during a zoom tutor session when I saw the thumbnail… That was the last thing I expected from this book and honestly, props to the author. They hate to see a Fangirl winning

[@uncarley]

but fangirls keep winning anyways

[@am13007]

Carley : if you didn't know, I'm a Star Wars fan The yoda plush behind her in every video : *baby I'm not even here, I'm just a* ✨ *hallucination* ✨

[@uncarley]

gaslighting my audience with baby yoda

[@candice1481]

I loved it and didn't even know it was Reylo fanfic when I read it. The thing that really sold me was the whole academia and science field because I'm a science student and I remembered SO MUCH about what they talked about (did 2 years of med school and am now a PT student) also it's super funny and easy and I really liked it even if the characters weren't very well, relatable.

[@uncarley]

i love that!

[@lilacfields]

lord the debt must be severe 😭😭

[@tamarat9735]

Bestie, I read this without knowing that that's what it was and I am honestly losing my mind that Adam was Adam Driver the whole time

[@uncarley]

its so on the nose

[@mmmwhatthefuck]

carley, i literally JUST finished the love hypothesis a few hours ago (finished it in less than a day because I'm obsessed)--- thank u for reading my mind

[@uncarley]

my thoughts are different but i love us

[@mmmwhatthefuck]

@@uncarley the fact that we both took a look at a book and upon hearing it was star wars fanfic decided to be like “adding that to my tbr right now” is very indicative of the type of people we are

[@sophieemeny2347]

carley shipping herself with adam driver is the best info i've heard all week

[@uncarley]

im not perfect

[@trashpandarabie5972]

Personally I adored and devoured this book, but your review is really fair and I agree with a lot of it. I’m also so smoothbrained that I 100% didn’t realize that it was Reylo fanfic until I was like 3/4s of the way through, wherein I paused and went “wait a second…….” I’m glad you read it and at least had fun, even if you didn’t love it!

[@uncarley]

i love our discourse!!

[@kirstycassells915]

As someone who picked this book up on a girls weekend away and finished it in *literally* one singular sitting, the fanfiction element is news to me and has - safe to say - floored me. You'll find me glued to all the recent Star Wars movies to 👏🏻ed👏🏻u👏🏻cate👏🏻 myself.

[@malachorfives]

I don't think fanfiction is inherently embarrassing at all and I think it's great that it gets people writing

[@delaneyg5304]

yknow i feel like the writing in this probably won’t be crazier than the rise of skywalker

[@uncarley]

honestly where is the lie

[@ihatealexander]

carley, you've had such a strong first 11 months on this website. it's a shame that streak of near-perfection had to come to an end today. slow burn romances whip so much ass and building up to the smut is actually incredibly good.

[@uncarley]

im sorry we have to fight this way

[@kirawise1701]

Have I watched Star Wars? No. Am I growing increasingly curious about this book and wanting to read it to form my own opinion? Yes.

[@uncarley]

its a ROmP

[@krishnakrupaur3727]

Literally same

[@alenanela1743]

I finished this book yesterday (or maybe two days ago?? It’s a blur honestly) and my sentiments are this: I wish I had known it was a star wars fan fic before I started reading it. Tbh I am embarrassed at how quickly I read it cuz there was no hefty substance if u feel what I’m saying.

[@OverlyAverageBen]

'the last jedi is my favourite star wars film' How could you say something so controversial, yet so brave?

[@teamoxfordcomma]

I really enjoyed this book, but I think it’s because I am not a Star Wars fan and I didn't have any expectations for either of the characters. Love hearing your thoughts as always, Girlboss In Chief 💕

[@uncarley]

i think if i didn't know star wars i'd like it better!

[@bitchbokchoy]

fanfiction author: "omg my fanfic is getting published. Better change the names so no one can guess it's Reylo porn" also fanfiction author: names the Kylo character after Adam Driver and uses a cover that is clearly Rey and Kylo sucking face

[@mmmwhatthefuck]

CARLEY HAVING TLJ BEING HER FAVORITE STAR WARS MOVIE SHOWS ME THAT I PICK MY FAVORITE BOOKTUBERS WELL

[@uncarley]

we have TASTe

[@sari9645]

“I like my men to be embarrassed and in pain” I CANT 😭

[@irenejimenez2251]

carley really said "i know you just came back from a long ass day of college but hey i'm uploading a 20 minute video of me reading fanfiction "!!! tysm omg u made my day

[@uncarley]

take care bestie 💖

[@r.t.laurila]

The ”…idiot” suffix was unprompted, i cried tbh 😭

[@uncarley]

im aggressive in this video tbh

[@lisamar1831]

I actually got out of bed to get some water. You are such a good influence. My mom would appreciate you as my friend because she always wants me to drink more water.

[@uncarley]

good 🔪 im glad 💖

[@carlas.garcia8615]

hello i’ve had a bad time lately inside here. inside my head. so this video was a gift for me. thank u sm bestie

[@uncarley]

me too bestie 💖 we've got this

[@rhianx]

You threatening us to take care of ourselves: Me watching this, dehydrated at almost 2am: 👁️👄👁️

[@uncarley]

im coming for you 🔪🔪

[@wings2769]

One of the things I loved the most about this books was that the main character didn't have a traumatic past and woke up screaming every night" thta is so repeated in romance books urghhhh,,, I came for the fluff I got the fluff,, this book really delivered 😭😭😭 read it!!!

[@babyaxolotl6288]

Carley: Do I want my romance male protagonist to be a killer? Me: Yes- Carley: No Me: NO, I don't.

[@kiannavm402]

I had no idea this was Reylo fic when I read it, and it was also startling because I, much like Rey in this book, am a 5'8 brunette from Canada living and studying disease models in a mouse lab in Northern California.... Feeling very Y/N after finishing it...

[@dudagoulart940]

this is not about the book at all (which i genuinely agree with every single on of your thoughts btw) but if you love traumatized men in fiction you NEED to be watching succession best friend this is a must.

[@uncarley]

ooo okay i do love male trauma

[@ariyatabassumabdullah1143]

omg yes, kendall and cousin greg team all the way

[@dudagoulart940]

@@ariyatabassumabdullah1143 EXACTLY team kendall all the way

[@ariyatabassumabdullah1143]

@@dudagoulart940 yes queen

[@haikudesai8096]

CARLEY, I FINISHED THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS 2 HOURS AGO. I'm freaking out!!!!!!!!!

[@uncarley]

omg group mind!

[@anikakuchhal7066]

Me too ✋

[@dramadelyn]

i read this as it was first published on ao3 (then under the name "head over feet") and i'm so happy that ali is having so much success with this book! there are a few other reylo writers that are getting published and it's so exciting because they've written these stories that are hundreds of thousands of words long and have taken YEARS to write (for instance, thea guanzon's "landscape with a blur of conquerors" is 362k words and took her three years to write and now it's getting published as a three-book series!!) also, ali hazelwood is releasing a series of romance books about women in stem! she's released two (?) others now as ebooks and has another one coming out in august!

[@ilpesto554]

The funny thing about fan-fiction is that it pretty entertaining then its fan-fiction and then its just not working as a original novel😒 Twilight fan-fiction veteran here🌝✌🏻

[@uncarley]

yes! if you know the characters, it works but when it's just original characters it misses

[@gracemgonzalez]

I love how Carly is complaining about not getting a sex scene for 200 pages but in Kulti by Mariana Zapata they dont get together until like 500 pages in:/

[@gillianmurphy6208]

kulti was the slooooooowest burn i’ve ever read in my life😩

[@gracemgonzalez]

@@gillianmurphy6208 but it was so good

[@sofiablanco8052]

Clasic Mariana Zapata

[@DimpleD23]

I read this last week. This got me out of my reading slump so yay! Also fyi there's a bonus chapter. It's basically the smutty chapter from Adam's POV :) Totally unrelated, but your hair looks really great!

[@juana3014]

that's it, you've convinced me, I'm reading this after I finish the goldfinch

[@uncarley]

that is duality

[@maetamonxg7718]

this comment is funny to me because I started the goldfinch five years ago and still haven't finished

[@touchinggrass9507]

I really like your thumbnails , they’re really cool and they look like you really put a lot of effort into your work

[@Pages516]

Fanfiction, addiction, adhesive friction.

[@uncarley]

my three pillars

[@rangerartemis9579]

I never could have predicted that Carley would not only have the best book opinions but ALSO excellent Star Wars opinions!!!!! Only real ones understand and appreciate The Last Jedi B)

[@rangerartemis9579]

AND your SW ship opinions....... the amount of Being Correct happening in this video is giving me whiplash

[@uncarley]

we are CORRECT

[@francescakyanda9182]

y'all are right, not even Disney shipped Finnpoe and miss ma'am came right out and said it

[@han-mg9eq]

I haven’t read this book, I had no idea this book was a Star Wars fan fiction, but like weeks ago when I first saw the cover I literally thought “that looks like Kylo and Rey”

[@jennam8870]

I read this last month! I also am a biology grad student and boy oh boy did I giggle at some of the bad science

[@uncarley]

that checks out

[@exoticbutters9867]

I bought the Kindle version, then the original fan fic, bought the paoerback....now reading for a second time....its freaking adorable and cute and thus is my fav couple dynamic ever. .....but if you can't tell I'm a reylo....

[@nadinesilversparrow996]

Carley: Embarrassed to be a Star Wars fan, let's not talk about it... Me: Wow, I know right that's so embarrassing for you... Also me: Has a tattoo of the Rebel Alliance and currently wearing Baby Yoda merch...

[@uncarley]

hahahaha

[@gabirenee2616]

i’m so dehydrated that i’m like a shriveled up plant, so thank you for the water reminder 🥲✌🏻 enjoy your day and this upcoming week girlboss ❤️

[@uncarley]

good 🔪💖

[@teex3110]

you're my comfort youtuber :) ty for existing

[@uncarley]

omg 🤠 thank you for watching

[@gabrielarmstrong1308]

Being a The Last Jedi stan is sooooo correct and god gives his toughest battles to his sexiest soldiers 😔

[@saskiamalminen]

Just finished this today, also read it while reading The Secret History which is a strange combo.

[@TheCrazeace]

2:35 - obviously god gives his toughest struggles to his strongest soldiers. me. the way you said it hilariously caught me off guard and now I'm gonna steal it for whenever someone asks me if I'm okay. also I'm subscribing. never change

[@ucheononuju4185]

You’re hilarious. I loved this book but was really eager to see a review about it that related to the Reylo fanfic aspect. Well done!

[@friendlyornot]

when carley said "i dont understand most things" i felt that. very deeply

[@naomiharrison9151]

am i completely indifferent to the star wars universe? yes. am i going to sit through entire video completely enthralled? ABSOLUTELY love you girlboss!

[@uncarley]

and that's girlbossing

[@charlottebeck5697]

was just thinking this morning “it would be so great if carley posted a new vid.” prayers answered !

[@uncarley]

🤩 ask and you shall receive

[@ameria_eve]

I DIDNT KNOW THIS WAS PUBLISHED STAR WARS FANFICTION!!! I READ IT NOT KNOWING THAT BUT IT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE NOW WTFFFFF

[@srideepta]

I definitely think this book has been highly rated by people who have absolutely no idea about star wars or cares about the franchise ( aka me ) but if i did I'd totally be into trying to relate the book characters to the actual characters they're based upon and probably wouldn't have ended up liking it as much as I did. so i totally get your criticism of it ☝️

[@BookTimeWithRyan]

When you hear a dog barking, there's usually a terminator in the area.

[@uncarley]

im in danger

[@BookTimeWithRyan]

@@uncarley It feels tangentially related to Star Wars..... like it's a better looking European IG-88.

[@ellaconneff291]

not carley getting me invested in the star wars movies even though i’ve never watched a full one -

[@uncarley]

a true girlboss

[@asmallanastasia8568]

immediately clicked and what it's a star wars fan fiction?? don't know how to feel about this haha - still gonna watch the entire video cause I love you

[@uncarley]

its wild

[@meimark3648]

i loved how this was more of a vlog, rather than a more sit-down video. vibes very much adequate.

[@sohollysings]

i’ve never watched star wars (i’m sorry) but this was still the most hype video of my whole week UR TRULY AN AMAZING ENTERTAINER QUEEN CARLEY

[@EMMASAUDIOS]

my favorite youtuber back at it again :)

[@uncarley]

☺️ thank you

[@slay.nafisa8740]

Carley! I just finished reading Bonjour Tristesee by Francois Sagan (one of Kaia Gerber’s favorite books) and this book literally screams you haha. You will love this book. Give it a try!

[@elisazouza]

this book got me back into reading so im glad, i'm halfway in so we'll see what review i give it

[@azure113]

i’ve never seen a single piece of stars wars media but i’m still here enjoying this video🥳

[@uncarley]

girlboss energy

[@emerycorner]

When the last Star Wars movie came out a couple years ago, my brother made me, my mom, and grandma watch all the other ones so we could go see the new one. Honestly, don't regret. Also, I couldn't imagine publishing my old fanfiction😭 like I got an award nomination once on Wattpad(yikes idk how I managed that because😬), but for more than just other 13 year olds to see? NO

[@Neha_veha]

Carley you genuinely have NO IDEA the amount of happiness and laughter you bring to our lives. Please keep doing the work you do. You're truly the ultimate girlboss😎❤️

[@Lady95Jane]

Also, I wish more people talk about the fact that Olive as ACE.

[@powerfulsoul]

I just finished this book (like 3 days ago) and finding out this is published reylo fanfiction... i- let's just say "I ship Rey with Therapy and Finn with Poe" :)

[@uncarley]

reylo shippers are something else

[@marygracemcgrath]

Thank you for validating me on my procrastination today😩😩 It's really been a *Monday*

[@kettle5946]

If you like Star Wars and want a love story, the book Lost Stars by Claudia Gray is really good. Plus it’s canon!!

[@uncarley]

oooo okay gonna check it out

[@purple_choco]

sorry the "threat" to drink water had me almost choke on mine, i was in the middle of taking a sip when you started talking 😂

[@Angelaaahhh]

i bought this book like probably a year or so ago, with all intentions of reading it, the very cute barista at the barnes and noble cafe made conversation with me about it. then i found out it was reylo fanfic republished and i genuinely cant bring myself to read it

[@iarpita]

carley: if you are not drinking water *right now* me: literally drinking water at that same exact moment also me: *chokes*

[@uncarley]

good 😈

[@awkwardcoffeebean5257]

Omg i love how much you ✨LOVE✨ star wars. Fellow nerd. Watch us take over the planet

[@uncarley]

we are mobilizing

[@thatb1h855]

never be ashamed for reading fanfiction, ur superior bc of it

[@muchacafeina8751]

I felt represented when you said you relate to the male characters in romance, I took such a long time to giving Pride and Prejudice a chance because I always felt more identified and understanding of Mr Darcy and was unable to stand Elizabeth bc I could not wrap my head around why she hated him at the begining like chill girl we are good people just introverted idk

[@francescakyanda9182]

you loving Star Wars and heavily resenting it has the parasocial relationship I have with you going to a dangerous level

[@uncarley]

we're flying high

[@katereed4740]

“Oh ok ok they’re fucking” literally my brain during every spicy scene in a novel 😂

[@uncarley]

i was shocked

[@ElleMAJ]

nothing can get any better than this 🤩 my favorite youtuber is apparently a star wars fan? WE LOVE TO SEE IT

[@windstillrises]

The fact that I never knew that the love hypothesis was star wars fanfic, this si the same sort of happiness I feel when i tell people about after being Harry styles fanfiction

[@uncarley]

its my favourite way to ruin lives

[@heyyitsmel]

single handedly getting me through french class. i appreciate you

[@uncarley]

bonjour

[@BookTimeWithRyan]

Look Carley, this isn't me suggesting anything, but there's a Star Wars Kama sutra (all done with Star Wars toys). I bought it because I was sure once Disney bought Star Wars would NEVER let this book exist. It's in my bookshelf tour.

[@uncarley]

this is horrifying and so intriguing

[@BookTimeWithRyan]

@@uncarley It's nothing a 10 year old boy with toys hasn't done (was there any other reason to own a Storm toy with your X-Men toys) but I was sad Disney never litigated. It's was my beanie baby investment. I guess I'll have to save my money.

[@lb853]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a youtuber heart so many comments. This feels so wholesome

[@nataliaflores8924]

I feel like you’d love People We Meet On Vacation or Beach Read by Emily Henry, both of them tore my 3 sizes too small heart to little pieces and made me insanely lonely so I feel like you’d enjoy it too :)

[@SuchAlexandra]

if i knew right away abt this being a reylo fanfic i wouldve expected so much more

[@graceelanor7540]

thank u for the serotonin carley

[@uncarley]

anytime bestie

[@MartinDSmith]

Good luck with your comedy night! Toronto's top comedians: hopefully I'll get over missing that one😃

[@uncarley]

you will survive but at what cost