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Glad you enjoy!😊

Aww, thank you so much :)

thank you for your kind wishes! 💗 I'm so glad that you enjoyed :))

@@koicowwof course!!! keep up the good work <3

@@warcrying <3

Aww thank you so much love ✨ your messages and comments are always so thoughtful and caring, and I appreciate them very much! 🥹🩵

Thank you! Just searched it up and I didn't realise it was originally serialized in a magazine and made into a movie. I might check the movie out when I have time, I'd be curious to see what they made out of it and how they compare. I hope the narrative is pulled a little tight, but if not I wouldn't be mad either. Thanks for the information and I hope you have a lovely day too :) ☀️🌼

Thank you so much Vicky 🩷 glad you're always supporting and enjoying the content!

Thank you! ❤

aww, I love that so much! I haven't been able to do much journaling lately, but I hope to get back to it soon. I want to penpal so badly, but I just need to sort myself out first 😅 need to get back to my routine, so that I'm on track of things <3

yum, that sounds goods! I know exactly what you mean, where it sounds like teeny tinny little patters, that are soft, lovely, and melt in your mouth. it sounds so cute, I love that description! I don't know much about him or his other works (I'm not sure if he has many translated into English) , but this one was a little gem that I found :))

Thank you for your lovely comments! 🩷 there's something so relaxing about getting immersed in a "no plot just vibes" book that doesn't compare. I think it's because they appreciate the small moment or the small things, and it feels very slice of life. I like the observations they make and the things they notice, which feel very lovely :)

I'm so glad that you enjoy and that it helps you! I hope your wisdom teeth don't cause you too much trouble and that you get some time to relax ❤️ thanks for your comment

Ooh, I am think of reading that Kawakami book, I just need to find the right time to pick it up! As it's longer than her other books, I want to really sit down and absorb it haha. That's true! Maybe the books being odd are the point - in the sense that they're different and make you confused and interested. I like how they keep me engage and can surprise me, so that is true. Rather than finding deeper meaning, it could be the reaction itself that is the point. An interesting thought! :)

I was reading Heaven but I stopped because I'm afraid something bad will happen, I think I need to find courage to finish it 🙀

@@verobivy Yeah, Heaven is a bit heavy throughout. If you need some reassurance, nothing extremely bad happens near the end, so you don't have to worry too much 🩷 the events are still not the most pleasant, but it isn't the worse. I hope that help give you some courage to finish it. Let me know your thoughts afterwards! :)

My fav author is bringing a new book out :3 But I read her books in 2 days xd

Things we never got over maybe i reading a mystery and triller on next month and excited to finishing it.😊

@@margofloat25 Ooh how exciting! I haven't read any romances lately, but I have heard of that book. I've not read many thrillers or mysteries, so maybe I should explore that too! Do you have any recommendations? :) I hope you enjoy your reading this summer

@@ashistcool2762 Ooh that is fun! Did you get around to reading their book and was it what you expected? Did it take you two days? I'm interested to know who is your favourite author is now haha :D

Thank you!

Thank you so much for taking the time to comment and enjoying the video! 🩷 really makes my day, and I'm glad you liked the content :)

I would like you to review Lonely Castle in the Mirror!!! 🩷

@@4203vicky I'm definitely interested in picking it up soon! Maybe after White Nights :) I see you like a lot of classics, as well as translated literature, which is really lovely 🩷 I can't find your previous comment, but I saw you mention Heaven and would definitely recommend that story

I've not watched BSD, but after searching up the plot it sounds interesting - writing about real authors and their "powers". I've never heard a concept quite like that wow. Would you recommend it? :)

Glad you enjoyed ♡ It makes me happy that people like the combination of both :)

I have heard of that book, thought I haven't read it! I can imagine it being quite heavy and emotional, due to the setting and story-line. Reading stories about war are always painful, but they really give a different insight and perspective. I just read the synopsis, and I'm so curious about what is going to happen to the main character... Would you recommend the book? I know the author also wrote The Kite Runner, so I feel like it would be great for me to read either one of those books at some point, as I seen many positive reviews. Have you by chance read that one too? :)

@@koicoww I would 100% recommend this book! It’s amazingly written. I have not yet read Kite Runner. But I’m sure it’s just as good as this one! But it does contain very VERY heavy topics so read with caution. But it’s an amazing book and probably one of my favorites I have ever read. I didn’t want to put it down kind of feeling!

@@Pebbles_32 That makes me excited, I'll be sure to add it to my list! Thank you for the recommendation :)

Thsnk you very much, welcome to the community @ammytaj ! :)

thank you so much, I'm glad you liked! 😊 I just checked out the synopsis, and it feels like a very thought-provoking and deep book, I'm intrigued. At only 80 pages, I can imagine it all goes down quite quickly, and the emotions build up. Thank you for the recommendation, I've never heard of it before, but I've added it to my list! :)

Glad you enjoyed the tapping :) Hopefully you'll be able to find some time to read, and if not that's okay too! It can be hard to find some quiet time to focus and read. All you can do is try your best! With a reading list, it's easy to be disappointed by the books you don't get to. But, I like to remember that I will get to them with time, and I'm happy with the ones I did read - even if it's a couple of pages or a couple of books. I like to remember reading one page is more than reading zero pages, so maybe you can squeeze in some time somewhere? If you do get a chance, I hope you have fun reading! and if you don't, I hope you have a lovely summer holiday!

Wow, just check out the description and it sounds quite interesting! Without spoilers, how scary or graphic would you say the novel is? Because, I can't say I'm much of a horror reader, but I am definitely intrigued. Thank you for the recommendation!

@@koicoww there is death and description of wounds (feet blisters and stuff from walking) and i personally think it's kings least scariest book, just really sad and tense

@actuallyapomergranate Oh, that doesn't sound too bad then! I'm kind of excited :D I can imagine it becoming quite intense, and there being a mental and physical fatigue built up in the characters as the book goes along. And I love that emotional build-up. I'm happy with this suggestion, as I do want to read more Stephen King, so thank you

Ooh, I actually own that book, as my friend recommended it to me! I tried reading it, but put it down to read later, as I wanted to pay close attention to the story. I was finding it a little confusion when it was switching timelines? So, I want to read it when I have a clear head, and when I can fully focus. Now, that you have mentioned it, I am excited to pick it up again - as I've only heard high praise about it! I'm so curious to see what it entails. Having picked up Heaven on a whim, I was pleasantly surprised by it. I hope you enjoy it too, as it's definitely one of my favourites! Glad you enjoyed the video, and thank you for the recommendation :)

Ooh I have heard of that one! Though, I didn't know it was classed as a romantasy :O All I kind of know about it is that I should go in blind when reading it, as to not spoil anything. Plus, I will probably cry whilst reading haha. Now that you have mentioned it, it's definitely higher on my tbr list. I agree about the spice. I think it can be okay if done right, but a lot of the time I find it to be overpowering or not match the tone of voice of the rest of the book. So, I'm not sure what's going on with all the spice these days. I rather the subtitles in relationships, like when someone holds hands with someone else, buys them their own boat, and invites their family over - that's the stuff that makes me scream LMAO. you're a ⭐

@@koicoww exactly, it never matches the tone and it's just like "what is this doing here" bc it's just pages and pages of intimacy and it feels like we as the reader don't really need that lol ... i think booktok readers don't realize there is wattpad for stuff like that ._. and AHHHHH exactly ldkjsklj and this is why kaz/inej will always be famous. <3 <3 <3 i reread those scenes too many times to count. there's a line somewhere about how he'd do anything to see that laugh of hers and i've not been the same since.

​@@strawberrysunhat Literally! When the pages just go on and on, I think please just fade to black already!!!! It sometimes ruins the whole immersion for me, because why am I there watching ;-; it's crazy Dude, that line is everything <3 All my annotations whilst reading that book were like "I'm screaming", "I'm going to cry" and "End me" lmao. Those short thoughts hold so much weight, I love them so much. One moment that I liked was near the end when he is in a fight, and she has followed him and is lurking in the shadows, and he hurting but he shakes his head to tell her not to help. He knew exactly where she was, and he knew she would step in if he was hurting, and I want to cry. I saw a reviewer talking about Bardugo's writing the other day saying that she "wishes Leigh Bardugo just writes a romance novel without the fantasy elements, as the way she writes the relationship between her characters is what's strongest in her work" and honestly I couldn't agree more. Of course, I haven't read any of her other series or novels, so I don't actually know. But based on this series alone, it's the found-family and the dynamics that really work for me - that I would love a slow burn romance from her. Not sure if you would agree, but I think it would be interesting (no spice tho hopefully lmao). Although, I like the world building and the magic, the action doesn't always do it for me. I just like seeing the character development and want to see the characters happy

@@koicoww LITERALLYYYTHEJDJ like why am i WATCHING 😭😭😭 esp when it has nothing to do with the story! for example, if it’s a romance novel and the character is overcoming issues with intimacy, and some of the scenes are uniquely describing how they overcome those with their partner, i’d actually find that interesting and would enjoy reading it as it’s relevant and actually part of the story…. it’s not just randomly inserted intimacy the fight scene was so painful… to say “if you really cared about me, you wouldn’t follow” and then know what inej would ignore that and come anyway… they can read each other like a book. it’s especially gratifying bc at the beginning of the book, inej doesn’t really know where kaz stands with her and it’s the only reason van eck let her legs not get chopped off??? to go from that to what they have at the end…. and honestly that’s interesting bc i would agree, it’s the relationships between the crows that make the series. i do wonder if that might be diminished by a lower stakes setting like high school or college though… and frankly speaking the shadow and bone romance was nothing compared to six of crows romance. even her writing style improved by leaps and bounds, i found it difficult to believe it was the same author!

​@@strawberrysunhat Yeah, a lot of the time it feels like it's just been added in for some type of fanservice or for the authors fantasies. So, it is what it is, I'll just skim read lmao Every time you add in extra details, it hurts me even more, because they really are like that. They hurt me so much. It's even when he always does a quick look over her to check if she's been hurt or to be honest I don't even know why he looked at Inej at the end of Six of Crows (I thought she knew something, but she didn't) but I guess it's because she's his safe space / the person he relies on. And like you mentioned, about her not knowing whether she'll be of any use to him if they broke her legs, absolutely broke my heart. I mean, as the audience we knew that wasn't true, but the doubt within herself is devastating. Their whole relationship could've gone south, but they tried their best. It's literally making me emotional thinking about how they could've miscommunicated and sabotaged their whole thing, but they knew each other so well, and gave each other space, but still needed each other. I'm going to go throw up Yeah, I hear you about that. There needs to be something else going on that builds interest, for example in this series, each one of their histories plays a big role in giving context to the situation. Although, a bit trope-y, I'd like to see her tackle something like childhood friends to lovers or something - so there's still the history between them, but of course times have changed and they have changed. Who knows if she ever will write a romance, as her name really strives in the fantasy genre, but I wish it was a side novel she released haha, like an indie passion project. I still think I will check out Shadow and Bone at some point, but it's interesting that you mention her improvement / change in writing. I might even check out her newer novels like Ninth House/ Hellbent or her new novel The Familiar, before then too. I'm curious, as I've heard good things about Ninth House?

I enjoyed my time reading this, and absolutely flew through it! The quick pace kept me engaged, and honestly I really like the world. It's definitely not one of my favourites as I felt like some of the emotions were a bit up and down for me, and I wish I felt more connected to the characters. That being said, this is great for a light-hearted, entertaining read - I binged the majority of it. After I finished this, I went to binge Iron Flame - which I didn't hate. But I definitely think the first book is tighter and more concise. 💕 I would love to hear your thoughts about the book, and what made you think it is one of the best books you have read? :)

@@koicoww to me the story and characters were just amazing! i was always on edge while reading, i was constantly excited! i cried and laughed and felt like i was a part of the world, it made me wish that dragons existed! it just all fit together so well for me :) but i have to say i only read the first 100 pages of iron flame but it just didn't really catch me :( my plan is to reread fourth wing and then iron flame right after! 💕

​@@hannalovespink That makes sense! There's definitely a lot of action that goes on that is exciting, and it was cool seeing Violet complete these activities and succeed. It did also make me want to bond with a dragon haha. For me, it was also a great introduction to romantasy, and gave me a taste of the things that I liked and didn't like. I'm not sure how much fantasy you read, though I remember you liking some Russian lit too, but if you know of any books like Fourth Wing, I'm open to suggestions as it did make me eager to read more. The beginning of Iron Flame is definitely slower than Fourth Wing, and the length of it is daunting, so that makes sense. I will say that a lot does happen in that book, but also doesn't - so, I think it's a great idea to reread the first book, and revisit it later. Plus, there is no rush to read it right now. As I read them back to back, I think it helped me continue on with the story and already feel immersed into the world. So, when the third book comes out next year, I wouldn't be surprised if I go back to them both (maybe not reread, but just remind myself of them), as so many things occurred. Like you said, I like the world that Yarros created, so it makes me want to continue with series. Plus, it's just a entertaining, fun read. I say fun, but I also cried over one of the characters 💕I think the books are a guilty pleasure series for me

tysm! :)

hehe! I'm scared now about using tropes to describe books, because what if you don't like it! But I did find that book lovely and heartwarming, as it includes characters of different ages and backgrounds, kind of learning from one another and being together <3 I'm going to tear up just thinking about it

I really appreciate this comment, thank you so much! I'm so glad to hear that you're enjoying this, and like this different style of asmr. I think it effectively combines two elements, and works in favour of what people are looking for - asmr and/or my descriptions and thoughts. But don't effect the other, so it's the best of both worlds! I find this comment extremely useful, as sometimes it's hard to know if people like the captions or not <3 but this reassures me that these videos will find people who do!

@@koicoww of course! I really love it, and the book tapping is divine. Definitely keep the subtitles up! I hope it’s not too much of a hassle to edit, but I really enjoy them. I like whispering but sometimes I like just the sounds, so it’s nice to be able to know your thoughts still :) Keep up what you’re doing!

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Is the coffee one romantic ? If it is, what age would you recommend it to? Sorry if it’s a bit random though 😅😅😅

@@Miss_brid I wouldn't say it's romantic, and there is definitely no spice. But it more talks about relationships between people - couples, families and friends etc. So, the tone of voice is quite emotional, discussing things like arguments, loss of memories, and death - so I would make sure that you're in a good mental space to read it. Hope that helps!

I've not heard of her before, is there a specific book you would recommend? :)

Awww, that gives me an idea that I should make a video solely tapping on things with Lunate! <3 After reading these fantasy novels, it's kind of hard to go back to literary fiction. I'm finding it hard to not to want to read more fantasy on my phone or go to the bookstore and pick up some new books up haha. I still have Crooked Kingdom to finish, but it's difficult because I wanted to make a video about it - so I'm battling between just binging it or filming the process ;-;

@@koicoww Yes I think that's what it is! It's harder to go back to non-fiction or even just adult literature after reading something so much easier to process, lol. But you always remind me that it can be rewarding to challenge yourself to read things out of your comfort zone, too :) (And with crooked kingdom I was so weak... that one was a 3 day binge :') )

@@strawberrysunhat Exactly, I think it's nice to have a balance with reading easy and harder books, depending on how you're feeling. As sometimes I want to read for fun and enjoyment, and other times I want to cry and feel emotional wrecked (lmao) - it just depends on the day. I usually try to read something lighthearted (like a romance, manga, and maybe now romantasy?) when I am in a reading slump. And something more thought provoking or something that makes me look at a different perspective on a day to day. As then I can sit with the thoughts and take my time with it. But there's not right or wrong with reading, as long as you're reading haha I'm scared about reading Crooked Kingdom, as then the duology would be over. And I know she has other books in that universe, but what will I do ;-;

Oh wow, I've never made that connection before or realised this - the more that you know. I can imagine that the setting really adds to the story of restlessness, which makes me incredibly intrigued. I might pick this up earlier than anticipated then, as summer's just around the corner. You're really selling these Russian novels to me haha, I am so interested :)

I read Memory Police and Old Man and the Sea

@@kendaskigchannel9063 Did you enjoy them? :)

Glad you enjoyed, I will keep it in mind for next time! I recently uploaded a short of some book tabs: ua-cam.com/users/shorts4ekaB7Smt9Y so you might get some use out of that :)

Thank you for your continued support and comments! I'm glad you have stuck around and are enjoying the videos! :)

@@koicoww Glad to be part of the community :)

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Oh really? That makes me more excited to read it! :) I don't know many people who have read it, so it's difficult for me to gauge what it might be like. But reading this positive comments is great and makes me want to pick it up <3 I hope I enjoy it too!

This is quite informative, thank you so much. I've still got lots to learn about Russian literature. Is there a book that you would recommend to a beginner reader/ someone getting into Russian lit? I know the books can be quite long, so would you suggest just diving completely in, or is there one that is a little easier? Haha Also, your source gave me a good laugh. Though, it makes sense and is probably true.

@koicoww I guess I would start with the short stories. "Peterburg Tales" by Nikolai Gogol is regarded as one of the foundational collections of stories and influenced a lot of Russian writers. And I also recommend "Evenings on a farm near Dikanka" by him if you want something more mysterious. Then there's Alexander Pushkin, who is mainly known as a poet and regarded as the key writer in Russian literature. He is "The Sun of the Russian poetry", as the saying about him goes. But he also wrote prose and his "Belkin Tales" series is good for beginners. I would also recommend reading his "Evgeniy Onegin", a novel in verse. It's nothing short of genius, but I don't know how good it is in translation, a poetry can be tricky to get right.

<3 <3 <3 the watch was so satisfying for some reason. I had never thought about tapping it

This comment has tickled me, I can't believe you remember her! 😅 we should name her, she's now a guest on this channel haha

@@koicoww She was featured in one of your first videos I saw, the kpop album tingles <3 Unforgettable member of the cast tbh! I'm sure any name you come up with will suit her well :')

@@strawberrysunhat Awww <3 for some reason that makes me so happy! I'll need to do some brainstorming, do you have any suggestions? :)

@@koicoww Ooh this is a tough one... sorry if my suggestions aren't great bc naming is hard, but maybe Nida? (It means giant bones found in riverbanks in another language) or Kaiwi ("the bone" in hawaiian). I tried to find something boney since it's called a bone folder lol! Maybe even something like Patella, Fibula, or Lunate...

@@strawberrysunhat Wait I love these, that I can't decide between them! <3 These honestly are better than anything that I could come up with, as there's so much thought behind them. I love the sound of Kaiwi, because it's similar to 'koicow'. But the other bone names that you mentioned all sound so pretty and gorgeous. I think Lunate could work well as it kind of links to my videos and the asmr content. When I'm using the bone folder to tap things, it's taking the place of my hands and wrist. I'm going to have to call it Lunate! I love it so much ;-;

vlogs would be fun!! and/or kpop asmr!

Same, it has really stuck with me too! It feels so special and powerful, and is a lovely reminder for when you're feel down or alone. It's also such a positive way to see the world, and makes me feel gratitude for what I can see and experience <3 so glad that you liked!

Thank you! So glad that you enjoyed <3

@@koicoww your welcome my friend.

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