Weekend Reading Vlog

[@Yoprodoscimel]

“look at how gross your glasses are” “I can’t see...” “..Oh.” That CRACKED me up.

[@amillirockin]

Mel I WAS JUST ABOUT TO COMMENT THAT LMAO

[@sofiastj]

SAME

[@allyseshubert9740]

I definitely watched that part over again a couple of times cause I thought it was so funny😂😂😂

[@intheclauds37]

Mel so relatable 😂

[@viktoriap.s.8218]

I check the comment felt just to see if anyone wrote it down - hahah. My new favorite quote

[@stefaniedominguez364]

No "as a friend"?!?! Are we taking that step?

[@brookemercer2886]

“Look how gross your glasses look.” “I can’t see.” 😂

[@CheyeW13]

extremely relatable content lol

[@vivik11]

“Good morning” It’s midnight here But IM HERE FOR IT

[@moonbook12]

It was two in the morning when this video uploaded

[@jay-ts8ux]

technically its morning for you too! :))

[@elsecallers]

Lala I think you'd love Skyward by Brandon Sanderson, it's kind of space training but they don't actually train to go to /space/ and the character development is exquisite!!

[@nathanielluscombe5277]

Sofia Miranda yes. I recommended that several times to her! It seems like a good fit. I don’t know if she would like Starsight bc that one is more space sci-fi but it’s cooler. 😂

[@abbyr8664]

I'm not completely sure but I think she's mentioned that she's read it already...but I don't remember exactly

[@Zenella]

Abby Rojas pop

[@isabelcc99]

I love your relationship with your kid! You guys are so funny together and I'm sure you're a great mom💕

[@rebecca___578]

i love how shocked liam looked when you said he was playing video games ahaha

[@lindaloveslit]

I can’t believe she said: “ love you” without immediately adding: “ as a friend”

[@Vinyltechnician]

There's a very small amount of videos that has her saying this without the "as a friend" ending.

[@DesperationLasts]

"I'm not expressing myself well and I'm just trying not to abandon this entire vlog" Me every time I try to express feelings

[@maxinehansford]

I know it takes a lot of planning and it can't just be done, but I just realized it would be the perfect time for a Buzzwordathon. Staying at home, not able to do a lot.

[@maxinehansford]

OMG I just watched your scavenger hunt video and you brought up the Buzzwordathon and I thought that was really funny. I forgot what video I commented it on so I also wrote a comment on that other video.

[@gomiho91]

"What kind of rocks do I need? Lava rocks...?" "Flat and round." "Look at how gross your glasses look!" "I can't see." "Oh." You and Liam are so precious haha

[@sofiastj]

I have so much anxiety right now and this video helped distract me.

[@cactus.3157]

Personally I listened to the audiobook for illuminae and Gemina along with the physical. You get all the amazing voice acting plus the mixed media. Honestly I think that’s the best way to read it (especially since a lot of it is audio transcripts of video)

[@gabrielazapletalova7263]

Try T fun

[@jomariemoon]

just got done with an 11 hr shift, this is a blessing!

[@mjswan8492]

Your love for the illuminae files brings me such joy!

[@Chadstephen2005]

So excited for you to hit 100k... you deserve it so so much. The quality you put in your videos... how you structure your vlogs... it all adds up to amazing content. Seriously great!

[@ManjarithePandicorn]

Unrelated but your hair is beautiful!! You inspired me to start my own channel lots of love

[@kristinalovesmakeup4075]

omg i'm gonna watch ur selection series book talk haha

[@serenamoon4169]

Yay ! Perfect timing ! I love watching reading vlogs when I'm about to have dinner 😁

[@HeyMrKnickerbocker]

How have I managed to miss so much LaLa content?! I’m excited to catch up, I was obsessed with your cloth diaper videos and family vlogs.

[@lavenderoatmilklatte]

the in-depth analysis of The Gravity of Us from the point of view of a content creator was so interesting and funny

[@deeelleee]

Yaaasss. I was looking for a Lala video today. 🙏🏻🙏🏻 Thank you. Beautiful human being. Xx

[@BeautifullyBookishBethany]

So glad you got to check out part of the Social Distance Book Fest! Someone on the organizing team saw you mention it and I think we all ran over to see. Lol! We'd love to have you as a moderator next year if you are interested. And yes, doing everything with children at home right now is...very rough.

[@pucksandpaperbacks]

lol the glasses part...i feel you liam

[@thisdutchiereads4689]

so agree with all the remarks of Gemina audiobook vs physical book!. What I did was reading them all physically for the first time. Before Obsidio came out, I listened to the Illuminae and Gemina audibook. This way you still get the enjoyment of the physical books, and get the enjoyment of the audiobooks too. To this day though I still have to listen to the Obsidio audiobook.

[@cerrad.]

Re: Loneliest Girl - I read a book recently where I had a similar experience. I kept assuming that the plot was going to go somewhere totally out of left field and it was huge letdown when those weird character choices turned out to be just bad writing and the plot remained completely predictable. I was very interested to see what you thought of Gravity of Us, because I felt it was very meh. I had no concept of the social media parts, so it was cool to hear your perspective. For me, I wanted more fleshed out characters (some of that reality show plot could have been cut for more developed characters and greater focus on the relationship) and less on what sandals the main character was wearing in the Texas heat.

[@Elliterally]

omg lol the sandals were a recurring thing and i didn't understand why they were mentioned more than his best friend, even

[@alimcdillon792]

Have you read House of Leaves? It has the weird page stuff you enjoyed.

[@kristenbooks]

This!! I feel like House of Leaves might be just the right level of weird for her, + the weird formatting

[@alimcdillon792]

I no longer own it because just looking at the spine creeped out.

[@annakarlien1952]

I'd LOVE to see this

[@simonalupuleac1061]

Could you have a look also on '🌷Lady Daciana and the Virus' 🌹Novel on Amazon🌃

[@greergentges4051]

the solar system project was so cute and so creative! also i love your videos 💗

[@clairebearbooks6248]

Oh I am so pleased to hear you loved Gemina as much as Illuminae! No one has got much to vlog st the moment. I still got so over excited when I saw that you uploaded this. Keep going, you're amazing and your content always makes me smile

[@emilyarmstrong9734]

Oh my gosh! I read Gemina during my Dewey’s read-a-thon, too!

[@gaiaathena-books]

I'm so glad Gemina got 5 stars from you! I do love those fun pages too. I plan to re-read The Illuminae Files in some years or so, all 3 books close together, and hopefully I'll love rereading them. Nice vlog! I do enjoy all of your reading vlogs! I loved the glasses part, that was funny (I wear glasses too so yeah. Mine get dirty too, when it's raining and I'm in the garden, or when I cry etc).

[@168katie]

I just love to watch/listen to everything you put out

[@BookedWithJameelah]

This vlog really lifted my mood for some reason 🥰 about to pick up Gemina and now I’m really excited. Loved illuminae but haven’t had the motivation to pick up Gemina until now 💕

Love the Illuminae Files! I personally listened to the audiobook while following along with the physical copy, so I got the best of both worlds 😉

[@cryingaboutbooks]

I'M SO EFFING HAPPY SHE LIKED GEMINA !!!!!

[@MissRamos79]

I really loved The Loneliest Girl in the Universe. It put me on a big kick to read all the books that the author has written. I also read The Last Together. It was great!! I also have The Quiet at the End of the World on my TBR.

[@yvetteb.4549]

I just read Illuminae a few weeks ago! I did audio and read along. It was so good. Now I’m excited to read Gemini

[@angela-intothebookshelf4243]

I have the same thoughts with Illuminae. I normally don’t like sci-fi which is why I put off Illuminae for so long but then when I read it, it became one of my favourite books of all time.

[@abbybodemann3840]

I can’t understand how kids can stand their glasses like that. My little brother is the same way, and you better believe I clean them every time I see him

[@teresaeskra]

Since you really like the illumniae files series, I think you would like the star bound trilogy by Amie Kaufman and Megan Spooner, honor among theifs by Rachel caine and Ann Aguirre and aurora rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay christoff. The reason I am recommending these books to you because they kinda reminded me of illumniae in a way.

[@lenaertsjelke]

Teresa Eskra I’ve only read the first book in the Star Bound trilogy but I think she’ll love it as it also has a huge focus on survival, which is something Kayla also loves in books.

[@WhatVictoriaRead]

Thank you for being so honest about how you’re feeling, it’s tough right but it will be over at some point! Sending you good thoughts 💛

[@juliaedith3157]

god is a woman and she knew i needed a distraction from homework

[@NoaJasmine]

woah your lighter as a giant match stick is so cool!

[@isabellao18]

AHHH so happy you watched Social Distance Book Fest panels! Our organizer chat blew up when we saw you tuned in!! Any chance you wanna join the team in the future? ;)

[@splitreads]

Just read We Dream of Space a week or so ago and it was lovely! Very character-focused, Bird (the one that wants to be a shuttle commander) deserves a big hug

[@Erdnussbuttertoast]

Kayla I totally feel you about numbers being off with Internet famous people in books! It always gets me thinking how detached those authors are from that group, and I don't even know that much about those kinds of numbers!

[@pamjohnston4704]

YAY! I'm so happy you like Gemina!!!!!!

[@intheclauds37]

I like following the audio while looking at the book when I do the Illuminae books. The audio is awesome but I definitely love looking at the books.

[@RainbowSunny1]

You posting on my birthday is just a perfect present for me! 😊😊

[@kelley.s]

Liam's little "I can't see" 😂 I felt that

[@becklebooks]

Yay Gemina! I'm so happy you enjoyed it too. I was nervous cos people either seem to love Illuminae or Gemina more but you loved them both WHEW! :D I feel the 'where do I go when I'm vlogging' vibe. I'm also on the struggle bus. 'Here are the same 3 backgrounds because I haven't moved since I last updated ha ha ha'. Ah, isolation. This vlog was interesting so don't beat yourself up. :D x

[@AislingRH]

I'm so nosey when it comes to what people are eating for dinner! Please show some of your favourite food, I'm a mom in need of inspiration. Brilliant video as always x

[@ritabarbosa1183]

I'm so happy you loved Gemina, it's my favorite in the trilogy!

[@quinniehalee]

We got the ad AND a montage. Beautiful

[@ByMadisonFox]

i completely understand the frustration about the online audience aspect in books

[@benreads4246]

Just when I was about to start reading. Well that’s not happening 😂😂

[@alinafaye02]

I am SO happy you read and enjoyed Gemina

[@thereadingrobin2191]

Sending you love and support Kayla, hope you will feel better soon. I have also had this weird feeling of unease the whole time, which is now already 5 weeks for us here. But it will probably take a while, so am glad I can watch you and have some distraction ❤

[@Tanishav.]

I just bought the Aquarius bookmark and it looks beautiful! I can’t wait for it to come in! ♒️

[@shellyseward6321]

I could have watched this video last night before going to bed, but then I wouldn't have had it to look forward to this morning after my husband went to work. :) With Illuminae, I listened to parts and read parts. I have the audiobooks for Gemina and Obsidio so I plan to read and listen at the same time. I have tried to get audiobooks for the books I have been reading lately because I get distracted easily. Too much on my mind I guess. But the audiobooks really help, especially when they have good narrators.

[@teresavarvel7137]

The illuminae files is one of my favorite series 😍 I'm happy you're enjoying it!

[@emmamilliken8634]

I completely understand what you mean about space stories. I love the more contemporary/realistic fiction space stories compared to the science fiction fantasy ones!

[@erykwinthorpe2784]

You inspire me to read more books 😊😊

[@katebethanreads]

Omg, your hair is looking amazing!

[@MrLaiioSpain]

I’m so happy you enjoyed Gemina!! I still have to read Obsidio but I think I’m going to re-read Gemina first as well

[@RescuesandReads]

Was anyone else having heart palpitations waiting for LaLa to read Gemina?!?! It was my favorite of the series and it would crush me if she didn't like it.

[@megwithbooks]

U really kept me waiting for your opinion on Gemina and I WAS NOT DISAPPOINTED!

[@Katlyn_Duncan]

Literally LOL'd at 15:13 - Legit my face every time someone interrupts my vlogging.

[@AlexiaM]

That solar system project came out really cool! I just started vlogging and every vlog is basically my same day to day schedule of studying, cleaning, normal life stuff 🤣💀

[@bookishsami]

I LIT up when you said you gave Gemina 5 stars!!! I'm so so glad you loved it! I reread all the series in a month and it was so much fun and I picked up on so much by reading them back to back! I also totally understand being hyperfocused on the logistics of a story that focuses on KZbin-esque stuff. It was my biggest problem when reading Tash Hearts Tolstoy and Kiss Cam - I was like.... but this doesn't actually make sense. Sorry, you didn't love all the books, but I'm glad Gemina was a win!

[@lilbabyspookybatz9189]

Thank you for saving my sanity today 😘😘

[@tessaarmstrong4770]

As soon as you said there were new book charms up I immediately bought the Virgo 😬 💜

[@saschabookishowl6073]

I'm glad you liked Gemina! It's the most sciency/spacy one of the 3, so I was curious to see if you'd like it. I definitely understand your feelings of being glad you're in an OK situation/good health but at the same time wanting your life back. It's just a downswing, it will get better!

[@ncwest1984]

Ive never read illuminae but i love your vlogs! Im just not sure i like those kinds of books and cant commit to that many pages. I tried to preview it in the library but couldnt ever get it.

[@Claeleth]

I haven't read "the loneliest girl in the universe", but it sound so similar to the podcast "Girl in Space". A girl stuck alone on a weird spaceship, dead parents, another ship approaching...

[@allisonzhang8918]

LOL your focus on his youtube channels, so relatable.

[@ellynmccann4531]

Have you read Waste of Space by Gina Damico? It's a "Space" book but space is definitely not a main character!

[@BooksLucyKing]

Great book 😃

[@charliewalsh6890]

i am so glad she loved gemina

[@dudeski7373]

might i suggest for space themed, ‘Glow’ by Amy Kathleen Ryan? i read it my freshman year for my english class we had to read a classic and a contemporary that had similar themes, so i read The Scarlett Letter (which is awful, DNF, never finished, used sparknotes for the assignment lol) and then Glow! it’s about the first generation to be successfully conceived in deep space and theyre on a voyage to find New Earth. it’s pretty good from what i remember! albeit, that was 7 years ago, and i have t read it since, but i do remember enjoying it! :)

[@CherryCheetah]

Now that I think about it - I haven't read that many books that are about/taking place in space. I've read G. R. R. Martin's sci-fi short stories, and loved them and recommend, but besides that… 3 other books in total, maybe? 4 including the one I dnf'd.

[@rashelrabinovich]

Lala blessing us with a 30 minute video on a TUESDAY!?!?! amen.

[@hfollman98]

I just finished Middlegame; it was absolutely amazing! I'm so glad you recommended it so often, and I'm so glad I actually picked it up :)

[@lectershunt]

i love your videos and this has nothing to do with this one but: i just bought middlegame bc of you and i’m dying to read it!!! thank you for being such a great person and inspiring me to read more (and read more books i wouldn’t think of reading a year ago) 💗

[@FlorTedesco]

I feel the same way about the Illuminae Files, I have no clue how they got me so attached to all these characters (through the 3 books) with just text messages and camera footage. It's fascinating. I think that's why they were also all 5 stars.

[@MBTHAIS]

I never really take any book advice from you, as I'm from Brazil and most are not even translated yet (or available here), but I really enjoy listening to you, your voice is calming :))

[@tessagarmany878]

I clicked so fast when I saw Gemina in the thumbnail! I keep trying to start Obsidio, but I'm so scared it won't live up to the first two books. I think I will try reading it now. If I still can't get to it, I think I'll just have to wait for you to do it first to motivate me haha

[@biancabiancavlog]

Have been waiting for this video since sunday at 9am... I realize how crazy that sounds..

[@Cafe_Scribbles]

Ugh.. now I want to reread the Illuminae files 🤣

[@jszeweluk5794]

Had to double check your massive match but didn’t question how it set itself on fire 😅

[@anastasiaocejo7829]

I saw this was posted 23 minutes ago and I’m like better stop doing everything I’m currently doing because this is the most important. LOVE your vids 💕

[@mia-pu3xq]

I have the same feelings with Gemina! gave it 4.5 stars (while the other two are 5 stars) because I’m not the type to fully appreciate the scientific explanations and the action scenes 😅 I still really love this series tho and I’m glad you enjoyed the two books so far 😄 also I binge read the books so I think rereading them back to back makes a better reading experience 👍

[@QueenCNow]

I still havent read gemina, its like i am saving it for a special time. Love you video as always

[@xTheMazeRunner]

oh my god im so glad kayla loved gemina lmao. i was so stressed out bcus gemina is one of my all time favourite books, but i heard a lot of people disliked gemina!

[@septimasnape]

I always like your vlogs ❤️

[@Tarasreadingnook]

That sounds like fun

[@car5522]

The best way to read illuminae files is to listen to the audiobook and read along at the same time so you don’t miss out on anything.

[@SuSuKhair]

Omg😱 I cant believe I found you. I used to follow you way back when, the cloth diaper days. So over 5yrs ago!

[@Sarah-ms2kx]

I so needed this today haha ❤

[@misskit123]

I really enjoyed The Loneliest Girl in the Universe. Romy broke my heart a little bit. Talking of spacey books, have you read Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton?

[@vivik11]

You did amazing, don’t worry that muuuch

[@Adelie365]

Have you read 'The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet'? Again it is quite polarising and took me a while to get fully invested but I really enjoyed it and just bought the second book. I feel it will be your cup of tea X