Sally's in the box!! 😂 Poor Book Man he can't get a word in edgewise! Loving the colorful thumbnail ❤ Also, CONGRATS, you totally deserve to win, not only are you fantastic with analyzing and talking about books (which is not all that easy) you have shown us little bits of your writing over the years and it's really good! Your dedication, passion for books, and hard work have truly paid off, and it's heartwarming to see you being recognized for all that you do. I'm so proud of you! And how flippin' exciting a house search. I adore old homes with character-the charm, the history, and all the unique details they carry (sign me up for a victorian). I can't wait to hear about the wonderful place you’ll find. OH AND Screw these people changing the dang rules after the fact of applying, little weasely (AND Not the Harry Potter kind)! yeah playing with people's emotions!
Wow Emma! Congratulations on the academic prize 🤩 What an amazing achievement! I’m so so happy for you 🥲 Also, what an awful experience trying to find a house. The lying and backtracking concerning someone’s HOUSE is just awful!! I really hope you find something good soon 💛💛
@@emmiereads Not kidding, if skipping on food and accommodation costs will help you come get your award the door is open. There are quite a few nice bookstores in Dublin :).
emma!!!! SO INCREDIBLY PROUD OF YOU FOR WINNING THAT ACADEMIC PRIZE YOU WORKED YOUR ASS OFF ON THOSE PAPERS GIRL ANYONE CAN ATTEST TO THAT!! i totally get the conflicting “i know this is really good/ there’s going to be someone better than me” dichotomy, but you are allowed to be proud of yourself for such a feat! amazing!! so sorry to hear about the real estate horror stories, wishing you to find your dream home as soon as possible♥️♥️ thank you for being a light in the dark for so many people, can’t thank you enough!
Hey, there! 😊...your BOTM skits are ridiculously funny 😂...keep them coming! Congratulations on your award, crazy that the ceremony is in Ireland! My greatest award is my degree in English Literature...I see it everyday even though I don't actually use it, but it's nice to look at! When I sold my house here in the US two years ago, I had to disclose EVERYTHING I knew about the house and the buyer's inspector came out three times! But I'm glad you finally found a place in future episodes 😊. Nice! 😊
Emma you get funnier and funnier every time 😭 I can’t believe the BOTM ad sections are one of my favorites!!! 😂 you truly make everything better ✨ lemme just grab my popcorn and beverage cause my favorite show just started 🧡
I had to leave my last apartment due to black mold toxicity. It was awful and completely wrecked my immune and digestive systems. Well done dodging that bullet, and I’m so so sorry you’ve had no luck so far. Stay present and hopeful as you have been, Emma. I’m in it with you! Living with family trying to get healthy until I find my next space 🙏🏼 I know you’ll attract exactly what’s meant for you. ❤
I've been having a rough week so far and your vlogs feel like a warm hug from a friend, who you can always rely and count on. You're my comfort person.❤
It’s so happy to hear about you going to grad school! Your English major/study vlogs are definitely my most rewatched and you truly made me fall in love with my degree (second year English major!)
I'm so so sorry for the houses, this whole housing crisis makes me insane :') I've been searching for a house for almost a year in Quebec city, and it's been more and more hearthbreaking everytime. My absurd winner was a house in with "a small leak under the kitchen sink, everything is fine now"... said leak was repaired with neWsPapEr 🤡 The ceiling in the basement under was brown, making a huge bubble, and completely wet. Don't even try to imagjne the rest 😅 Wish you the best, keep trying Emma 💕
just returned home from my first day of the new semester, made myself a huge bowl of salad and Emma has uploaded another vlog - my day couldn't get any better 🧡
well done on winning the award! from watching your videos while you were writing your papers it was so clear how passionate you were about what you were writing and how much effort and work you put into it
I always love your Book of the Month skits, but this might be my favourite yet. "Boo!... -k" is way more adorable than it has any right to be haha. Congratulations on the academic prize, that's amazing! I totally relate to the struggle to accept that your work is good/feel proud of your achievements, and I hope you can still enjoy this, you *do* deserve it. I'm so sorry that the house search is going so badly. Hang in there, I hope your luck turns aroung soon! ❤✊ The excited flapping that took place over here when you showed East of Eden 😅 I love that book so much, and I agree that you should ideally go into it without knowing too much about it. That novel took me on such a journey, I hope it will do the same for you whenever you pick it up. Yay so happy to hear you're enjoying Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell so far! The way Susanna Clarke uses language in that book is amazing, she really gets this early 1800s vibe across so well without it ever feeling like she's trying too hard, the language flows very naturally. Also the atmosphere is top notch, I'm personally always down for footnotes in fiction (yes I do love Terry Pratchett), and it is so character driven, which I love. Honestly one of the most immersive books I've ever read, whenever I stopped reading it felt like I literally immerged from the pages, as if I had been underwater. (Oh no, don't make me want to re-read it, I have so many unread books on my shelf that I want to get to. 😅) Oh also I just started reading The Raven Boys because of you, and I'm only about 100 pages in, but I'm loving it so far. I don't really read YA, like, ever, barely even did as a teenager, but something about this really scratches my brain. I might get pretty obsessed with this haha.
Congrats on the award Emma!🎉🎉🎉 You’ve worked so hard and been through so much to get here, you so so so deserve it! I’m sure even more recognition for your passion and dedication will come in the future. Wishing u nothing but love, peace and happiness!
Congratulations on your award! That is so amazing and you definitely deserve it, even if you can't quite believe it yourself! Also, I adore your Book of the Month scenes each and every time 😂💜 And I feel you so, so much when it comes to apartment hunting. I remember having an emotional breakdown 4 years ago, before I found my current home. Hang in there, buddy! 🥺
So sorry that the house hunt is struggling Emma ❤ we are facing a similar situation, we are not in a place where we can buy a home but the rental market is so weird and shady! I hope losing out on these means the place of your dreams is just around the corner 💕
Don't know where to start.🙆♀️ 1. Congratulations on the prize!!🎉 2. Sorry to hear it's so complicated finding a house. Thank God for honest little old ladies. Good luck🤞 3. Grendel's drool. That baby's as happy as can be. 😻 4. You should read Zola's "The Belly of Paris" on the Halles markets. 🍅🥖🥩🍤 Thank you for your videos. I enjoy them all.❤
Emma! Congrats on your award!🥳 totally understand thinking it was a mistake, I’ve been there too, but looking back if I were someone else looking into my life I think I’d agree it was deserved! Also your hair has been looking bomb in the last few videos especially 🤩
I’m HIGHLY allergic to mold. Like I can’t be outside when there are wet leaves and I can’t use mulch around our property. I’m anaphylactic to penicillin and I can’t eat certain cheeses. But with that comes a keen sense/feeling when there is mold present. When I enter a home I can tell when there is water/ moisture or mold within a few steps of entering the home. My realtor joked she was going to hire me to tour houses with her clients lol
I watched the tv series of Johnathan Strange and Mr Norrel many years ago and I remember loving it SO MUCH! I don't know how close it is to the book but I highly recommend it. Congrats on your award Emma, you absolutely deserve it!
i’ve only read “Alone With You in the Ether” by Olive Blake and i loved it. it’s a serious story about a love story and emotional disorders- it was so heavy hitting to me
Congratulations on the award Emma!!😍🎉 and so sorry to hear about the upsetting house hunt experience. But I hope you’ll find an amazing house soon! And Omgggg you got East of Eden!!! I can wait to see you read it🥹 it was such an amazing reading experience for me like one of my top three books ever! And you are gonna wish it was longer and didn’t end🥹🤍
Ouh i love Samantha shannons books so much! Lucky you finding that gorgeous a day of fallen night Edition! They look stunning together!! Also good look for further house hunting! Feel pretty much the same wirh looking for a flat in a city
My favourite Zola is Germinal, we get to see the lives of people working in the mines and the uprisings that took place at the time. It's great, I'd love to hear your take on it !!
East of Eden , let's goooooo!!! I'm hoping you'll fly through it even though the font is terribly small... And I'm looking forward to re-experiencing it through you! Crossing my fingers for you finally finding your dream home 🧡
I love the pop-ups, the red tree was really cute. It would be an awesome decoration if the cats wouldn’t demolish it. 😂 I’m sorry about the stressful house search, it can be soul crushing. I hope you can find a beautiful house soon! Also Happy Birthday Grendel! 🥳
Emma I just wanted you to know how much you are helping me calm down...I've been in so much pain lately and feel broken so I decided to rewatch all your vlogs from 2020 till now and I really want to thank you you have no idea how peaceful and beautiful your vlogs are they are my escape
Seeing this comment made me think of which books I would want someone to read to feel better if they wanted to try. I highly recommend 'What You Are Looking For Is In The Library' by It's one of the most cosy, hopeful and heartwarming books I've ever read. The Finlay Donovan series by Elle Cosimano is also great to immerse yourself in a funny story with charming characters. I hope you feel better soon. Sending you lots of best wishes and positive vibes.
Awh, come to Ireland!! You can stay with me and my 3 cats! Sally Rooney country 😉 Well done Emma, congrats 🎉 👏 Excited for you to read East of Eden. Actually, it's worth the torture of the small print! 🥰 Grendel ❤
Congratulations on your award, Emma! its actually a desirable trait of yours to be so humble; just stay your confidence all the same and let yourself feel the pride. Good luck on your search for one of your goals. Im still trying to find land in Vermont. I understand how you feel completely. Chin up dove...it will get better. You will find something for you P.s. It would have been a sight to see your chestnut hair beneath the Ireland sun ❤
Canadian Tire money! When I moved from Canada to England I brought some with me! Of no use here of course but home comforting to have. Rare over here to not see someone with a water bottle clutched in one hand & their mobile 'phone in the other! You are, as best we can tell / see worthy of many fine prizes! I want that crane card! I read Steinbeck's Of Mice & Men a fair time ago & have found it impossible to forget. His The Grapes of Wrath was one of the books my English father would re-read. As for the Zola, I do my best to not shop from chains but rather independent retailers which is not difficult to do here in Cambridge UK ... independent bookshops, coffee shops, frock shops etc. ...
haha when you said that you were missing fantasy this year my instant instinct was to recommend a day of fallen night, because it genuinely is one of my fave high fantasy novels (loved it more than priory), so imagine my delight when i saw you haul it a few minutes later.
You should try Kitchener! I was raised in Stratford and then lived in Toronto for seven years and I’ve been in kitch for four and I feel like it’s the best parts of both cities. Lots of trees, water, trails but also quick access to amenities and ability to order diverse food etc. I love it here, and I am currently in a nice little townhouse. Plus you’re still on the train route to see fam
emma! i picked up priory a few years ago after seeing it in the background on your shelf (literally i was like what. is that beautiful cover. i zoomed in and immediately had to read it) and i think you're gonna love day of fallen night! she just writes lesbians so well i fear... i cant wait for the next book to come out :3 also starting my october read with the game of tomes pick but also reading euripides bacchae??? greek lit is so confusing to me guys if anyone else has read it let me know if u liked it and i hope everyone reading this has a great day
First of all, congrats!!! You absolutely deserve that award, Emmie. Second of all, wow, that journalist should have sent you those bigger questions in advance (I.e. “elevator pitch me your paper”).
Searching for a rental is a nightmare. So sorry to hear of your experiences so far. Congratulations on your academic win. I do wish you could go to Ireland but so awesome winning this!🏆 I never thought of the impact of department stores historically on individual shops as portrayed in The Ladies' Paradise. I have not read it but I am thinking about it. As you said Wal-Mart did the same thing and now Amazon. It's strange to see shopping malls struggling due to online shopping. The pop up cards are gorgeous! Let's talk about Joe Abercrombie. Grim dark high fantasy, morally gray characters, flawed characters you can't help but root for. It's a vibe. I have read 6 so far and love them. I also have Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell unread on my shelf. Sigh. I hope you find a place soon! 🏡📚
I feel you so much with the renting stories. I'm trying to find a place at the moment as well. I think I have seen like 50 places now, you can't even call them apartments. Prices are insane as well. I have a full time job that makes average money and I'm not able to rent a 30 m2 Apartment because they are too expensive. Not giving up though! There must be some decent landlords on this planet!
First if Congratulations on winning the academic award🎉 that's so cool! And finding good places to rent seems to be an issue everywhere. I have some colleagues at my work who have had so many issues as well. It's so frustrating that the owners try to take advantage of potential renters the way you described...
Congrats on the award! 👏If you can see yourself through our eyes you would know how amazing you are. 🌟💖 And thank you for pronouncing "Intermezzo" properly. 😊
The perils of trying to rent a place are a true modern horror stories. This made me appreciate our small town where everyone knows everyone and deal on rents/purchases are done in a way more relaxed way
OH MY GOD THE FIRST LAW !!!! i am sooo excited for u to read it !! but a fair warning tho, it is a fantasy series much more focused on characterisation rather than the plot or magic. that is not to say that its bad, obviously, because i personally adore it !! the books will have u laugh out loud multiple times despite the fact that it is a grimdark fantasy lol. also, since u said u wanna read more fantasy, may i suggest u green bone saga by fonda lee. it is based on chinese culture and has the atmosphere of hong kong’s 80/90s movies. it is a generational saga that centers a (basically) mafia family that battles another similar family for the monopoly over a city. it has amazing fight scenes (bc the magic powers are heavily used for that in particular) as well as world building and characterisation. the series only gets better with each book too !! im sure u’ll love it:)
It's a pity you're not gracing the Shamrock Shore with your presence.Yesterday I was in the Old Library in Trinity College with some Italian friends visiting who absolutely loved the experience which I'm sure you would have given there is also Oscar Wilde memorabilia on display.
I am SO EXCITED you're going to read The First Law trilogy. You are going to LOVE it. One caviat, the first book is good, but the weakest of the three because it's mostly set up. Get ready for such a great ride! And the 2nd trilogy is even better! ❤🗡️
Congratulations on the award, Emma! I’m sure it was well deserved, because you always have great insights about literature. I would be really interested in reading the paper you submitted. Only if you are comfortable sharing it with us, of course.
Congratulations, Emma! Please know that you very much deserve all the accolades that come your way. 💕💕 I suspect you dodged a bullet with the house you wanted; the owners sounded odd, and may have been problematic down the road. Sending blessings of strength and peace to you. Take care. ❤
I listened to the romance book ranking video. Turtles all the way down by John Green I believe you would like. It’s a young adult story but the connection between the characters Aza and Davis tugged at my heart.
Emma! In Ontario ALL leases (unless you live with the landlord or their child or parent.. or share a kitchen or bathroom with one of these people) go month to month. You can't be evicted without cause so the 6-month lease would have just been the fixed term meaning they could only provide you with an N12 or N13 (for personal use or for buyers use and for renovations requiring a permit) with a date no sooner than the end of the fixed term lease. The only other reasons in Ontario you can be evicted are lack of payment or you are doing criminal things in there and even the criminal things one can be more difficult! If you haven't def read the RTA and a 6 month lease will likely be far less off putting! Also, it doesn't matter if you're month to month or on a 20 year lease, they can raise the rent by the legal max (if the unit first was occupied before November 15 2018) or by whatever the heck they want to once every 12 months in a unit first occuped after that date as it's not covered by rent control. I am not sure where specifically you're looking to rent but i've heard recently that rent is actually going down. I would honestly guess that the person who wanted you to keep bidding higher but REALLY WANTED YOU was just trying to get you to pay more and didn't have anyone else bidding! If you're still interested you could contact them back and say you will take it for the 6 months at the originally listed price if the unit is still available. If you get a chance check out the OntarioLandlord subreddit! You will learn so many laws so fast and really understand your rights as a tenant and what a landlord CAN'T do! Goodluck
So glad you’re happy with the bookmark 📖✨🖤 Can’t wait to have a 10 hour long FaceTime talking about Sally Rooney 🥹😆
Sally's in the box!! 😂 Poor Book Man he can't get a word in edgewise! Loving the colorful thumbnail ❤ Also, CONGRATS, you totally deserve to win, not only are you fantastic with analyzing and talking about books (which is not all that easy) you have shown us little bits of your writing over the years and it's really good! Your dedication, passion for books, and hard work have truly paid off, and it's heartwarming to see you being recognized for all that you do. I'm so proud of you! And how flippin' exciting a house search. I adore old homes with character-the charm, the history, and all the unique details they carry (sign me up for a victorian). I can't wait to hear about the wonderful place you’ll find. OH AND Screw these people changing the dang rules after the fact of applying, little weasely (AND Not the Harry Potter kind)! yeah playing with people's emotions!
Thank you Tania🥲❤
Wow Emma! Congratulations on the academic prize 🤩 What an amazing achievement! I’m so so happy for you 🥲 Also, what an awful experience trying to find a house. The lying and backtracking concerning someone’s HOUSE is just awful!! I really hope you find something good soon 💛💛
Emma! You're always welcome to stay at our house in Ireland. Large-ish book collection, dog and cozy guest room :).
Your home sounds so warm and cozy:’)
@@emmiereads Not kidding, if skipping on food and accommodation costs will help you come get your award the door is open. There are quite a few nice bookstores in Dublin :).
emma!!!! SO INCREDIBLY PROUD OF YOU FOR WINNING THAT ACADEMIC PRIZE YOU WORKED YOUR ASS OFF ON THOSE PAPERS GIRL ANYONE CAN ATTEST TO THAT!! i totally get the conflicting “i know this is really good/ there’s going to be someone better than me” dichotomy, but you are allowed to be proud of yourself for such a feat! amazing!! so sorry to hear about the real estate horror stories, wishing you to find your dream home as soon as possible♥️♥️ thank you for being a light in the dark for so many people, can’t thank you enough!
Yeah once you start looking into renting/buying a house you begin to understand the people in haunted house movies refusing to move out
Hey, there! 😊...your BOTM skits are ridiculously funny 😂...keep them coming! Congratulations on your award, crazy that the ceremony is in Ireland! My greatest award is my degree in English Literature...I see it everyday even though I don't actually use it, but it's nice to look at! When I sold my house here in the US two years ago, I had to disclose EVERYTHING I knew about the house and the buyer's inspector came out three times! But I'm glad you finally found a place in future episodes 😊. Nice! 😊
I would watch a compilation of the book of the month ads over and over and over again. Just gets funnier
Emma you get funnier and funnier every time 😭 I can’t believe the BOTM ad sections are one of my favorites!!! 😂 you truly make everything better ✨ lemme just grab my popcorn and beverage cause my favorite show just started 🧡
I had to leave my last apartment due to black mold toxicity. It was awful and completely wrecked my immune and digestive systems. Well done dodging that bullet, and I’m so so sorry you’ve had no luck so far. Stay present and hopeful as you have been, Emma. I’m in it with you! Living with family trying to get healthy until I find my next space 🙏🏼 I know you’ll attract exactly what’s meant for you. ❤
I've been having a rough week so far and your vlogs feel like a warm hug from a friend, who you can always rely and count on. You're my comfort person.❤
It’s so happy to hear about you going to grad school! Your English major/study vlogs are definitely my most rewatched and you truly made me fall in love with my degree (second year English major!)
I'm so so sorry for the houses, this whole housing crisis makes me insane :') I've been searching for a house for almost a year in Quebec city, and it's been more and more hearthbreaking everytime. My absurd winner was a house in with "a small leak under the kitchen sink, everything is fine now"... said leak was repaired with neWsPapEr 🤡
The ceiling in the basement under was brown, making a huge bubble, and completely wet. Don't even try to imagjne the rest 😅
Wish you the best, keep trying Emma 💕
Baby Grendel is such a handsome kitty. Congrats on your academic achievement Emma!
your book of the months segments are always so funny and creative,, just started the video, good luck with the house hunting!!
I definitely feel the same with Olivie Blake’s Alone with You in the Ether!
just returned home from my first day of the new semester, made myself a huge bowl of salad and Emma has uploaded another vlog - my day couldn't get any better 🧡
well done on winning the award! from watching your videos while you were writing your papers it was so clear how passionate you were about what you were writing and how much effort and work you put into it
I always love your Book of the Month skits, but this might be my favourite yet. "Boo!... -k" is way more adorable than it has any right to be haha.
Congratulations on the academic prize, that's amazing! I totally relate to the struggle to accept that your work is good/feel proud of your achievements, and I hope you can still enjoy this, you *do* deserve it.
I'm so sorry that the house search is going so badly. Hang in there, I hope your luck turns aroung soon! ❤✊
The excited flapping that took place over here when you showed East of Eden 😅 I love that book so much, and I agree that you should ideally go into it without knowing too much about it. That novel took me on such a journey, I hope it will do the same for you whenever you pick it up.
Yay so happy to hear you're enjoying Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell so far! The way Susanna Clarke uses language in that book is amazing, she really gets this early 1800s vibe across so well without it ever feeling like she's trying too hard, the language flows very naturally. Also the atmosphere is top notch, I'm personally always down for footnotes in fiction (yes I do love Terry Pratchett), and it is so character driven, which I love. Honestly one of the most immersive books I've ever read, whenever I stopped reading it felt like I literally immerged from the pages, as if I had been underwater. (Oh no, don't make me want to re-read it, I have so many unread books on my shelf that I want to get to. 😅)
Oh also I just started reading The Raven Boys because of you, and I'm only about 100 pages in, but I'm loving it so far. I don't really read YA, like, ever, barely even did as a teenager, but something about this really scratches my brain. I might get pretty obsessed with this haha.
Congrats on the award Emma!🎉🎉🎉 You’ve worked so hard and been through so much to get here, you so so so deserve it! I’m sure even more recognition for your passion and dedication will come in the future. Wishing u nothing but love, peace and happiness!
Congratulations on your award Emma! You deserve to be recognized for all the efforts you put into your studies!
Congratulations on your award! That is so amazing and you definitely deserve it, even if you can't quite believe it yourself! Also, I adore your Book of the Month scenes each and every time 😂💜
And I feel you so, so much when it comes to apartment hunting. I remember having an emotional breakdown 4 years ago, before I found my current home. Hang in there, buddy! 🥺
Congratulations, Emma, on that award! You inspire me. You are the literature student I wish I had been.
So sorry that the house hunt is struggling Emma ❤ we are facing a similar situation, we are not in a place where we can buy a home but the rental market is so weird and shady! I hope losing out on these means the place of your dreams is just around the corner 💕
Don't know where to start.🙆♀️
1. Congratulations on the prize!!🎉
2. Sorry to hear it's so complicated finding a house. Thank God for honest little old ladies. Good luck🤞
3. Grendel's drool. That baby's as happy as can be. 😻
4. You should read Zola's "The Belly of Paris" on the Halles markets. 🍅🥖🥩🍤
Thank you for your videos. I enjoy them all.❤
03:01 - my heart grew 10 times 😍
Emma! Congrats on your award!🥳 totally understand thinking it was a mistake, I’ve been there too, but looking back if I were someone else looking into my life I think I’d agree it was deserved! Also your hair has been looking bomb in the last few videos especially 🤩
I’m HIGHLY allergic to mold. Like I can’t be outside when there are wet leaves and I can’t use mulch around our property. I’m anaphylactic to penicillin and I can’t eat certain cheeses. But with that comes a keen sense/feeling when there is mold present. When I enter a home I can tell when there is water/ moisture or mold within a few steps of entering the home. My realtor joked she was going to hire me to tour houses with her clients lol
i love this blog format!! Ive always liked blogs to listen while i do chores or clean, so I enjoy your talking a lot
Congratulations on the academic prize. That is so wonderful!!! I'm so proud of you. 🎉
I started tearing up at the end watching Grendel
Love you Grendel
ps. huge congratulations Emma
huge congratulations, emma! i hope we get to read your writing one day!
I watched the tv series of Johnathan Strange and Mr Norrel many years ago and I remember loving it SO MUCH! I don't know how close it is to the book but I highly recommend it.
Congrats on your award Emma, you absolutely deserve it!
The ending of this video is so adorable! Your cats are so lovely! 💚
Love the Palestine section at the bookshop you went to!
The Book man is always hilarious
Intermezzo is my favorite book of the year so far, and her best one. I'm so excited to hear your thoughts. 💛💛💛
your song selections for these videos are always excellent 🤍 and also congrats on the award!!
i’ve only read “Alone With You in the Ether” by Olive Blake and i loved it. it’s a serious story about a love story and emotional disorders- it was so heavy hitting to me
Congratulations on the award Emma!!😍🎉 and so sorry to hear about the upsetting house hunt experience. But I hope you’ll find an amazing house soon! And Omgggg you got East of Eden!!! I can wait to see you read it🥹 it was such an amazing reading experience for me like one of my top three books ever! And you are gonna wish it was longer and didn’t end🥹🤍
Anyone else want to see emma read all for the game??? I think she's either gonna love it or hate it 😂
I've purchased Intermezzo, Butter, Everything I know about love by dolly and The Bell Jar. I'm so excited to read these books!!
I've just finished reading the Bell jar
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Well done Emma, congratulations on winning the academic prize! 👏👏👏
The way you say sorry is so Canadian I love it
I've never been closer to getting a book of the month subscription. You ruin me. You picked the cat up. 😊
Congratulations on the award! I’m loving Intermezzo! I’m almost to part 2!
Congratulations Emma!! So happy for you!
Emile Zola’s The Ladies Paradise is one of my faves! Such a great book!
Our erudite and soft-voiced heroine always gives us the straight sitch on these titles.
Ouh i love Samantha shannons books so much! Lucky you finding that gorgeous a day of fallen night Edition! They look stunning together!!
Also good look for further house hunting! Feel pretty much the same wirh looking for a flat in a city
srsly i would watch an entire channel with book man sketches 😂 so hilarius as always. Btw and most important: congrats on your award! ❤🎉
Its good to know im not alone in feeling like my academic work is meh. We are too hard on ourselves Emma!
I love your channel so much 🥺 And congratulations on the award! 😊
Toronto landlords are wild. Wishing you luck!
My favourite Zola is Germinal, we get to see the lives of people working in the mines and the uprisings that took place at the time. It's great, I'd love to hear your take on it !!
East of Eden , let's goooooo!!! I'm hoping you'll fly through it even though the font is terribly small... And I'm looking forward to re-experiencing it through you!
Crossing my fingers for you finally finding your dream home 🧡
I love the pop-ups, the red tree was really cute. It would be an awesome decoration if the cats wouldn’t demolish it. 😂
I’m sorry about the stressful house search, it can be soul crushing. I hope you can find a beautiful house soon!
Also Happy Birthday Grendel! 🥳
Hey! Just catching up with older videos but OMG CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR AWARD!!!🤍
Congrats Emmie on that award!!!❤
Emma I just wanted you to know how much you are helping me calm down...I've been in so much pain lately and feel broken so I decided to rewatch all your vlogs from 2020 till now and I really want to thank you you have no idea how peaceful and beautiful your vlogs are they are my escape
Awe darling sending you all the love and light💕 If these videos are any help at all I’m so so glad - hoping you have a restful week ahead❤️
Seeing this comment made me think of which books I would want someone to read to feel better if they wanted to try. I highly recommend 'What You Are Looking For Is In The Library' by
It's one of the most cosy, hopeful and heartwarming books I've ever read. The Finlay Donovan series by Elle Cosimano is also great to immerse yourself in a funny story with charming characters. I hope you feel better soon. Sending you lots of best wishes and positive vibes.
Awh, come to Ireland!! You can stay with me and my 3 cats! Sally Rooney country 😉
Well done Emma, congrats 🎉 👏
Excited for you to read East of Eden. Actually, it's worth the torture of the small print! 🥰
Grendel ❤
this might seem odd lol but why The Book Man lowkey looks like Ben with the outfit and the mustache
Congratulations on your award, Emma! its actually a desirable trait of yours to be so humble; just stay your confidence all the same and let yourself feel the pride. Good luck on your search for one of your goals. Im still trying to find land in Vermont. I understand how you feel completely. Chin up dove...it will get better. You will find something for you
P.s. It would have been a sight to see your chestnut hair beneath the Ireland sun ❤
Canadian Tire money! When I moved from Canada to England I brought some with me! Of no use here of course but home comforting to have. Rare over here to not see someone with a water bottle clutched in one hand & their mobile 'phone in the other! You are, as best we can tell / see worthy of many fine prizes! I want that crane card! I read Steinbeck's Of Mice & Men a fair time ago & have found it impossible to forget. His The Grapes of Wrath was one of the books my English father would re-read. As for the Zola, I do my best to not shop from chains but rather independent retailers which is not difficult to do here in Cambridge UK ... independent bookshops, coffee shops, frock shops etc. ...
haha when you said that you were missing fantasy this year my instant instinct was to recommend a day of fallen night, because it genuinely is one of my fave high fantasy novels (loved it more than priory), so imagine my delight when i saw you haul it a few minutes later.
You should try Kitchener! I was raised in Stratford and then lived in Toronto for seven years and I’ve been in kitch for four and I feel like it’s the best parts of both cities. Lots of trees, water, trails but also quick access to amenities and ability to order diverse food etc. I love it here, and I am currently in a nice little townhouse. Plus you’re still on the train route to see fam
emma! i picked up priory a few years ago after seeing it in the background on your shelf (literally i was like what. is that beautiful cover. i zoomed in and immediately had to read it) and i think you're gonna love day of fallen night! she just writes lesbians so well i fear... i cant wait for the next book to come out :3 also starting my october read with the game of tomes pick but also reading euripides bacchae??? greek lit is so confusing to me guys if anyone else has read it let me know if u liked it and i hope everyone reading this has a great day
I LOVE those pop-up cards! You should do pop-up book reviews.
Many Congratulations Emma on The Award But Sending You Best Wishes That You Will Find a Lovely Place Soon🌻🌻🌻🌻
First of all, congrats!!! You absolutely deserve that award, Emmie. Second of all, wow, that journalist should have sent you those bigger questions in advance (I.e. “elevator pitch me your paper”).
Congrats on the award, darling! I'm so glad for you! I'm dying to read Intermezzo! Thanks for the awesome Vlog! 💖☺️
East of Eden is long but soooo worth it! I can’t imagine anyone not loving it.
Masters of death is so good! but can be confusing sometimes, but is on purpose 👀 and good luck with house haunting
Searching for a rental is a nightmare. So sorry to hear of your experiences so far. Congratulations on your academic win. I do wish you could go to Ireland but so awesome winning this!🏆 I never thought of the impact of department stores historically on individual shops as portrayed in The Ladies' Paradise. I have not read it but I am thinking about it. As you said Wal-Mart did the same thing and now Amazon. It's strange to see shopping malls struggling due to online shopping. The pop up cards are gorgeous! Let's talk about Joe Abercrombie. Grim dark high fantasy, morally gray characters, flawed characters you can't help but root for. It's a vibe. I have read 6 so far and love them. I also have Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell unread on my shelf. Sigh. I hope you find a place soon! 🏡📚
Gotta love this lady! Is anything better that Mustachioed Emma sassing Regular Emma? lol
I feel you so much with the renting stories. I'm trying to find a place at the moment as well. I think I have seen like 50 places now, you can't even call them apartments. Prices are insane as well. I have a full time job that makes average money and I'm not able to rent a 30 m2 Apartment because they are too expensive. Not giving up though! There must be some decent landlords on this planet!
I totally agree about Masters of Death
edit: omg yes The First Law trilogy is amazing! I need to read book 3 but LOVED 1 and 2
First if Congratulations on winning the academic award🎉 that's so cool!
And finding good places to rent seems to be an issue everywhere. I have some colleagues at my work who have had so many issues as well. It's so frustrating that the owners try to take advantage of potential renters the way you described...
Yayy Emma I’m so excited for you to read East of Eden (im currently reading it)
Congrats on the award! 👏If you can see yourself through our eyes you would know how amazing you are. 🌟💖 And thank you for pronouncing "Intermezzo" properly. 😊
The perils of trying to rent a place are a true modern horror stories. This made me appreciate our small town where everyone knows everyone and deal on rents/purchases are done in a way more relaxed way
The characters on the postcard with bamboos are 西湖 (West Lake), which is a gorgeous lake in Hangzhou, China.
Joe Abercrombie is sooo good!!
OH MY GOD THE FIRST LAW !!!! i am sooo excited for u to read it !! but a fair warning tho, it is a fantasy series much more focused on characterisation rather than the plot or magic. that is not to say that its bad, obviously, because i personally adore it !! the books will have u laugh out loud multiple times despite the fact that it is a grimdark fantasy lol. also, since u said u wanna read more fantasy, may i suggest u green bone saga by fonda lee. it is based on chinese culture and has the atmosphere of hong kong’s 80/90s movies. it is a generational saga that centers a (basically) mafia family that battles another similar family for the monopoly over a city. it has amazing fight scenes (bc the magic powers are heavily used for that in particular) as well as world building and characterisation. the series only gets better with each book too !! im sure u’ll love it:)
the BOO……k made me laugh harder than i wanna admit
It's a pity you're not gracing the Shamrock Shore with your presence.Yesterday I was in the Old Library in Trinity College with some Italian friends visiting who absolutely loved the experience which I'm sure you would have given there is also Oscar Wilde memorabilia on display.
He's baaaack 😂❤❤❤
I like Daisy Haite's cover more than "a day of fallen night" lmao it's just too much
"sally's in the box!" 😭
If you want the original magnolia books, order from Blackwells! They ship from the UK, but there isn't really an upcharge.
Emma! Your hair is looking extra fab these days! ❤
And congrats on the prize, girl!
Thank you!!
Your hair looks healthy a flowy!!
I’m going through the same trouble trying to find a rental in my area. It sucks so bad 😔
Yes Joe Abercrombie is amazing!!!!
Loved this so much. Good luck with the real estate!
I am SO EXCITED you're going to read The First Law trilogy. You are going to LOVE it. One caviat, the first book is good, but the weakest of the three because it's mostly set up. Get ready for such a great ride! And the 2nd trilogy is even better! ❤🗡️
Congratulations on the award, Emma! I’m sure it was well deserved, because you always have great insights about literature. I would be really interested in reading the paper you submitted. Only if you are comfortable sharing it with us, of course.
Congratulations, Emma! Please know that you very much deserve all the accolades that come your way. 💕💕
I suspect you dodged a bullet with the house you wanted; the owners sounded odd, and may have been problematic down the road. Sending blessings of strength and peace to you. Take care. ❤
I listened to the romance book ranking video. Turtles all the way down by John Green I believe you would like. It’s a young adult story but the connection between the characters Aza and Davis tugged at my heart.
Emma! In Ontario ALL leases (unless you live with the landlord or their child or parent.. or share a kitchen or bathroom with one of these people) go month to month. You can't be evicted without cause so the 6-month lease would have just been the fixed term meaning they could only provide you with an N12 or N13 (for personal use or for buyers use and for renovations requiring a permit) with a date no sooner than the end of the fixed term lease. The only other reasons in Ontario you can be evicted are lack of payment or you are doing criminal things in there and even the criminal things one can be more difficult! If you haven't def read the RTA and a 6 month lease will likely be far less off putting! Also, it doesn't matter if you're month to month or on a 20 year lease, they can raise the rent by the legal max (if the unit first was occupied before November 15 2018) or by whatever the heck they want to once every 12 months in a unit first occuped after that date as it's not covered by rent control. I am not sure where specifically you're looking to rent but i've heard recently that rent is actually going down. I would honestly guess that the person who wanted you to keep bidding higher but REALLY WANTED YOU was just trying to get you to pay more and didn't have anyone else bidding! If you're still interested you could contact them back and say you will take it for the 6 months at the originally listed price if the unit is still available.
If you get a chance check out the OntarioLandlord subreddit! You will learn so many laws so fast and really understand your rights as a tenant and what a landlord CAN'T do!
Goodluck