Happy New Year friend! Loved the new introduction and seeing all your little reading nooks, haha so cute. Love your goals too, 52 is a great number and I love setting a lower goal to set yourself up for success! Wow, 131 books last year?! 👏 I feel you though, I didn’t do a whole lot last year which makes sense because I read a lot of books too, haha, and I agree that being more picky and less of a consumer with reading is a good way to go. And yesss the library is the best!!! I feel you on TBR videos, I like filming them because the TBR jar is fun but I always feel silly talking about the books because I have no idea what they’re about, and also mood reading is great! Also love the rating discussion, I find that people’s ratings are wildly different. I’ll see someone rave about a book and not mention any flaws but then they’ll give it like a 3.75 or 4 and then someone else will say a book let them down and wasn’t the best but still give it a 4, so it’s really subjective 😂 I think it’s more helpful to have specific thoughts about the pros and cons of a book and not necessarily a rating, but the rating can be helpful for some people too! I personally like when people give a rating but don’t put much stock into it either.
I thought the introduction was quite silly and fun, thank you! I've already noticed that I've slowed down my reading pace so I can focus on other hobbies and activities which has been really nice! I'm doing this as a hobby! I love your thoughts on rating systems. This is so great. I think it's more helpful to have pros and cons too so I think I'm going to start incorporating that with what I like and don't like and maybe a "read this if you like...' to each review moving forward!!
Just found your channel. Excited to read along with you this year! 📚 Also, to join the rating system conversation: I’ve never rated my own reads, and I’m not sure I could. It’s a sliding scale for me. But other people’s rating systems usually make sense to me; I do enjoy at least knowing if there is a book that is a five star or one star read for them. Basically, I understand those to be “recommended” or “not recommended” and everything in between is kind of just…closer to one than the other. Or very, very average (⭐️⭐️⭐️).
this vid is sooo cute i love the little graphics & editing hehe yay to intentional reading, hope you find lots that u love!! i also rlly resonate w consuming less, its quality over quantity ❤️ i have a perfect system for my TBR that i feel like helps me, i just screenshot recommendations from videos and come back to all my screenshots like a month or two later to add them to storygraph, and its enough time to actually figure out if im interested enough to prioritise it! honestly i never watch TBRs lol i just care so much more about the book discussion! like the idea of yearly or season TBRs so that people can comment the books they love and it might inspire u to prioritise them?? but not making it strict! most importantly, hope the content creation stays enjoyable for u with these changes :) i feel like ratings (mainly in wrap ups) are a kinda shortcut to compare how u feel about one book vs another, especially for the 3-4.5 range bc i feel like it’s interesting to talk about the cons in a review but in the end i can see what ur overall feelings were. and since you’re talking abt ur thoughts in depth in the video anyway, i don’t mind having a simple scale! but i don’t rlly remember my star ratings, i only use them for apps like storygraph bc i can’t be bothered writing whole reviews
Omg friend, thank you for watching AND noticing the graphics!!!! I created them myself and it was hard!!!!! haha I love this system for TBRS and screenshotting recommendations from videos and coming back later to see if I REALLY want to read the book. I'm going to try this!!! okay thank you for sharing your thoughts on TBR videos and rating systems. This is so helpful!!
Happy New Year!! Love getting to know you a bit more in this video 🥰 I'm the same! I'm also setting as 52 books for the year to be more chill. I like the mindset on consuming less -- I am also trying to spend less on buying books, and just adding them to my library queue and read them. When I see how much I save, I'm irrationally happy LOL. But yes, I'm here for you to enjoy doing the videos you enjoy! Honestly, I'm the same. I don't enjoy (creating) TBRs too much but I love listening to them because i can be nosy 🤭 I might do what you do and take inspiration to not do TBRs because I also struggle with talking about the book... and sticking to it. I'm honestly happy with all your videos so no pickiness here! I think you talking about your rating system is FINE. It's up to the viewer's discretion & after hearing what you said about your enjoyment. And ultimately looking it at a whole with other people's opinions because it WILL average out. 3⭐ being good for you might be another person's 4⭐ but I think people will get the vibe and understanding as they watch your videos. At least that's how I felt! I don't really know what goals I have for 2025 specifically but I'm currently reading What You Are Looking For Is In the Library. And I was SO sick the past week. So finally catching up on your video now 🥰
Yes to less spending money on books and more to library holds!!!! Let’s think about every $ we’re saving! Yes let’s stop filming what we do t enjoy and spend time filming what we do enjoy!!!
yes!! to reading our physical tbrs ❤️ i also love your vlogs so i would looooove more vlogs! i feel you on the tbrs too. i think next year i’m gonna skip my seasonal tbr videos….we’ll see! hope you’re having a great start to the reading year subha!!
Thank you Kat!! 💗💖 I think I’ve decided that if do any fun curated TBRs here and there like prompts then I’ll do that but I won’t put pressure on myself to film a TBR video every week since I try to film a video a week!!! I hope you’re having a lovely start to the new year!!’ Cheers to you and me! 💗
Happy happy new year!! I love all your reading nooks 😍 and loved the re-introduction. I am so with you on the consume less goal!! Libby has changed my life haha. Loved your thoughts on TBR’s too, I don’t like doing them either 😂 your reading vlogs are my fav! I struggle with the ratings systems, I like knowing if you think something is a 5 star cause I trust your ratings but I also really value hearing the opinions you have about your experience with it!
Thank you!! I love my reading nooks too, it took me a while to figure out how I wanted to furnish the space and still make it cozy! I'm going to use Library and the Library more!! My TBR bookshelf is already so full I don't need more books! THANK YOU for sharing your thoughts on rating systems. This is so helpful!
The intro is so cute! 52 is a very smart and attainable goal, love it! This was such a great video, excited to see what you have in store for the year friend 🩵
Happy new year Subha!! I’m so with you on being even more intentional with what I read/consume this year!! I sooo relate to the tbr videos, I actually do enjoy watching some but I hated making tbr videos 🙈 soo interesting I actually find making vlogs the hardest and enjoy making sit down videos more but I love watching allll your types of videos! I like ratings but I see what you mean, I feel like in conjunction with why you’ve given it that rating helps overall 🥰
HNY Deb!!! I agree that I love watching the tbr videos but I don't enjoy making them either hahaha Thanks for sharing your thoughts on rating systems. I think even if I give a rating it doesn't matter as long as I speak to my thoughts on the book!
happy new year!! I am also hoping to be more intentional with what I’m reading, I’m trying to slow down and dnf more. Every year I say I’ll read more of my owned 🤐 I hope this year is the year for both of us! Definitely pro making more of the videos you love!!
Happy New Year!!!! DNF-ing is going to be a big part of slowing down and consuming less. This is the year we read our own books, we can do it!!! Thanks for watching friend!!
I love this so much, Subha! Your graphics are so cute and I especially aligned with what you were saying about consuming less. I’d love to be more intentional with what I read-not just reading to read or increase the number of books per year. I think setting a low number for my reading challenge goal helped me a lot with that last year. In terms of a rating scale, I’m not sure that it matters that much. I use the 1-5 to gage general enjoyment and if I know I usually like the same types of books as that person, I’ll pay more attention. Hearing what you have to say about it matters the most! My big goal for 2025 is to read all the books that friends have lent me over the years 🫣 the pile is growing at a rapid pace and I’m scared
OH MY GOSH THANK YOU for acknowledging the doodles!!! I'm trying really hard to use procreate and just be more creative!!!! eeek!! :) Yes, lets not read to just read but read to enjoy!!! Thanks for your thoughts on the rating scale!! this is helpful. You're so right!! I'll support you however I can with your goal! Let's do it and have the best reading year yet!
Happy New Year Shuba! Best wishes and may you year be filled with such good reads hahaha ✨ loved to hear more about you! Same about the ratings, but it's more or less the same for everyone! I deffo want to know yours plus hear your opinion about it! 😊
I love your goal of reading less to consume less! I also have noticed that I've been collecting books more than reading them and will be reading more of my owned books this year. I think rating systems are difficult but it's nice to see how you feel about them, like if we both gave book A a 5, and then you give Book B a 5, i would feel more likely to pick it up? But also I am the type of person to pick up things regardless because sometimes I've found that I'm different and like different experiences.
Thank you, friend!!! I feel like our society is so quick to over consume and I just needed to take a step back and focus on what I NEED rather than what I want! Thank you for sharing your thoughts on rating systems! I'll be uploading my January reading wrap up next week and I think I'll continue rating systems but keep it pretty simple.
I love that you are a mood reader, ans honwstly....tbr videos are my least favorite book videos to watch, id much rather watch the wrap up and see what people acurally read and genuinely think of the book.
Even though I know no one’s rating system is the same, if I see someone like a book but give it like 3 ⭐️s, I don’t read it 🤣 I subconsciously don’t take a recommendation that I really might have loved 🫠 abolish the rating system!
2025 is the year of reading our owned tbrs!! i always love vlogs they’re so fun!
I love vlogs too so thank you for validating me!!! 💖
Happy New Year friend! Loved the new introduction and seeing all your little reading nooks, haha so cute. Love your goals too, 52 is a great number and I love setting a lower goal to set yourself up for success! Wow, 131 books last year?! 👏 I feel you though, I didn’t do a whole lot last year which makes sense because I read a lot of books too, haha, and I agree that being more picky and less of a consumer with reading is a good way to go. And yesss the library is the best!!! I feel you on TBR videos, I like filming them because the TBR jar is fun but I always feel silly talking about the books because I have no idea what they’re about, and also mood reading is great! Also love the rating discussion, I find that people’s ratings are wildly different. I’ll see someone rave about a book and not mention any flaws but then they’ll give it like a 3.75 or 4 and then someone else will say a book let them down and wasn’t the best but still give it a 4, so it’s really subjective 😂 I think it’s more helpful to have specific thoughts about the pros and cons of a book and not necessarily a rating, but the rating can be helpful for some people too! I personally like when people give a rating but don’t put much stock into it either.
I thought the introduction was quite silly and fun, thank you! I've already noticed that I've slowed down my reading pace so I can focus on other hobbies and activities which has been really nice! I'm doing this as a hobby! I love your thoughts on rating systems. This is so great. I think it's more helpful to have pros and cons too so I think I'm going to start incorporating that with what I like and don't like and maybe a "read this if you like...' to each review moving forward!!
Just found your channel. Excited to read along with you this year! 📚 Also, to join the rating system conversation: I’ve never rated my own reads, and I’m not sure I could. It’s a sliding scale for me. But other people’s rating systems usually make sense to me; I do enjoy at least knowing if there is a book that is a five star or one star read for them. Basically, I understand those to be “recommended” or “not recommended” and everything in between is kind of just…closer to one than the other. Or very, very average (⭐️⭐️⭐️).
Yay! So glad you found me!!!! 💖
this vid is sooo cute i love the little graphics & editing hehe
yay to intentional reading, hope you find lots that u love!! i also rlly resonate w consuming less, its quality over quantity ❤️ i have a perfect system for my TBR that i feel like helps me, i just screenshot recommendations from videos and come back to all my screenshots like a month or two later to add them to storygraph, and its enough time to actually figure out if im interested enough to prioritise it!
honestly i never watch TBRs lol i just care so much more about the book discussion! like the idea of yearly or season TBRs so that people can comment the books they love and it might inspire u to prioritise them?? but not making it strict! most importantly, hope the content creation stays enjoyable for u with these changes :)
i feel like ratings (mainly in wrap ups) are a kinda shortcut to compare how u feel about one book vs another, especially for the 3-4.5 range bc i feel like it’s interesting to talk about the cons in a review but in the end i can see what ur overall feelings were. and since you’re talking abt ur thoughts in depth in the video anyway, i don’t mind having a simple scale! but i don’t rlly remember my star ratings, i only use them for apps like storygraph bc i can’t be bothered writing whole reviews
Omg friend, thank you for watching AND noticing the graphics!!!! I created them myself and it was hard!!!!! haha I love this system for TBRS and screenshotting recommendations from videos and coming back later to see if I REALLY want to read the book. I'm going to try this!!! okay thank you for sharing your thoughts on TBR videos and rating systems. This is so helpful!!
Happy New Year!! Love getting to know you a bit more in this video 🥰 I'm the same! I'm also setting as 52 books for the year to be more chill. I like the mindset on consuming less -- I am also trying to spend less on buying books, and just adding them to my library queue and read them. When I see how much I save, I'm irrationally happy LOL. But yes, I'm here for you to enjoy doing the videos you enjoy! Honestly, I'm the same. I don't enjoy (creating) TBRs too much but I love listening to them because i can be nosy 🤭 I might do what you do and take inspiration to not do TBRs because I also struggle with talking about the book... and sticking to it. I'm honestly happy with all your videos so no pickiness here!
I think you talking about your rating system is FINE. It's up to the viewer's discretion & after hearing what you said about your enjoyment. And ultimately looking it at a whole with other people's opinions because it WILL average out. 3⭐ being good for you might be another person's 4⭐ but I think people will get the vibe and understanding as they watch your videos. At least that's how I felt!
I don't really know what goals I have for 2025 specifically but I'm currently reading What You Are Looking For Is In the Library. And I was SO sick the past week. So finally catching up on your video now 🥰
Yes to less spending money on books and more to library holds!!!! Let’s think about every $ we’re saving! Yes let’s stop filming what we do t enjoy and spend time filming what we do enjoy!!!
yes!! to reading our physical tbrs ❤️ i also love your vlogs so i would looooove more vlogs! i feel you on the tbrs too. i think next year i’m gonna skip my seasonal tbr videos….we’ll see! hope you’re having a great start to the reading year subha!!
Thank you Kat!! 💗💖 I think I’ve decided that if do any fun curated TBRs here and there like prompts then I’ll do that but I won’t put pressure on myself to film a TBR video every week since I try to film a video a week!!! I hope you’re having a lovely start to the new year!!’ Cheers to you and me! 💗
Starting out 2025 with a hot take on TBR videos!!! I’m excited to see what kind of extra videos we get 😍
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Happy happy new year!! I love all your reading nooks 😍 and loved the re-introduction. I am so with you on the consume less goal!! Libby has changed my life haha. Loved your thoughts on TBR’s too, I don’t like doing them either 😂 your reading vlogs are my fav! I struggle with the ratings systems, I like knowing if you think something is a 5 star cause I trust your ratings but I also really value hearing the opinions you have about your experience with it!
Thank you!! I love my reading nooks too, it took me a while to figure out how I wanted to furnish the space and still make it cozy! I'm going to use Library and the Library more!! My TBR bookshelf is already so full I don't need more books! THANK YOU for sharing your thoughts on rating systems. This is so helpful!
The intro is so cute! 52 is a very smart and attainable goal, love it! This was such a great video, excited to see what you have in store for the year friend 🩵
thanks friend!!! 2025 should hopefully be a good year!
Happy new year Subha!! I’m so with you on being even more intentional with what I read/consume this year!! I sooo relate to the tbr videos, I actually do enjoy watching some but I hated making tbr videos 🙈 soo interesting I actually find making vlogs the hardest and enjoy making sit down videos more but I love watching allll your types of videos! I like ratings but I see what you mean, I feel like in conjunction with why you’ve given it that rating helps overall 🥰
HNY Deb!!! I agree that I love watching the tbr videos but I don't enjoy making them either hahaha Thanks for sharing your thoughts on rating systems. I think even if I give a rating it doesn't matter as long as I speak to my thoughts on the book!
happy new year!! I am also hoping to be more intentional with what I’m reading, I’m trying to slow down and dnf more. Every year I say I’ll read more of my owned 🤐 I hope this year is the year for both of us! Definitely pro making more of the videos you love!!
Happy New Year!!!! DNF-ing is going to be a big part of slowing down and consuming less. This is the year we read our own books, we can do it!!! Thanks for watching friend!!
I love this so much, Subha! Your graphics are so cute and I especially aligned with what you were saying about consuming less. I’d love to be more intentional with what I read-not just reading to read or increase the number of books per year. I think setting a low number for my reading challenge goal helped me a lot with that last year.
In terms of a rating scale, I’m not sure that it matters that much. I use the 1-5 to gage general enjoyment and if I know I usually like the same types of books as that person, I’ll pay more attention. Hearing what you have to say about it matters the most!
My big goal for 2025 is to read all the books that friends have lent me over the years 🫣 the pile is growing at a rapid pace and I’m scared
OH MY GOSH THANK YOU for acknowledging the doodles!!! I'm trying really hard to use procreate and just be more creative!!!! eeek!! :) Yes, lets not read to just read but read to enjoy!!! Thanks for your thoughts on the rating scale!! this is helpful. You're so right!! I'll support you however I can with your goal! Let's do it and have the best reading year yet!
Happy New Year Shuba! Best wishes and may you year be filled with such good reads hahaha ✨ loved to hear more about you! Same about the ratings, but it's more or less the same for everyone! I deffo want to know yours plus hear your opinion about it! 😊
Happy New Year Tina!!! I hope you have the best reading year yet!!
happy new year!! 52 is the number i usually set as my goal as well, also really hoping to get my physical tbr in check this year!!
Cass, thanks for watching!!! 💖 it’s the year of our physical tbr!!!
I love your goal of reading less to consume less! I also have noticed that I've been collecting books more than reading them and will be reading more of my owned books this year. I think rating systems are difficult but it's nice to see how you feel about them, like if we both gave book A a 5, and then you give Book B a 5, i would feel more likely to pick it up? But also I am the type of person to pick up things regardless because sometimes I've found that I'm different and like different experiences.
Thank you, friend!!! I feel like our society is so quick to over consume and I just needed to take a step back and focus on what I NEED rather than what I want! Thank you for sharing your thoughts on rating systems! I'll be uploading my January reading wrap up next week and I think I'll continue rating systems but keep it pretty simple.
@subhareadsbooks love that idea!
Happy new year Subha !!
Happy New Year Friend!! I hope you're having a nice start to 2025!!!
I love that you are a mood reader, ans honwstly....tbr videos are my least favorite book videos to watch, id much rather watch the wrap up and see what people acurally read and genuinely think of the book.
Thank you for letting me know about tbr videos! This is so validating!!! I agree with you!
Even though I know no one’s rating system is the same, if I see someone like a book but give it like 3 ⭐️s, I don’t read it 🤣 I subconsciously don’t take a recommendation that I really might have loved 🫠 abolish the rating system!
Out with tbr videos and rating systems! F the patriarchy!!!!!!! 😂 jk jk