The amount of people who told me I would *love* it when I was trying to select a book in the romantasy category for my Goodreads video were really setting me up 🥹😂
Kayla’s is the only channel that I’m a channel member of. If you are at all in doubt as to whether becoming a channel member is worth it, let me clear that up: the amount of work, time, dedication, and creativity that goes into Kayla’s content is nothing short of brilliant. The price point is incredibly reasonable especially for the amount of quality bonus content. I’m a huge fan. 💜
i think this shows how entertaining you are bc we don’t have to have the same taste and we still are members🥰 i’d say you and i have similar taste about 15% of the time but you’re 1 of 2 booktubers i still watch after 10 years in the community💙
As soon as I saw the choices for this video vs the choices for extra video for the channel members, I knew the channel members lost. Lol. Sweet Vengence & Master of Djinn is so good! Im sure youll enjoy them more vs the choices here.
The funny thing is... you are by far the best booktuber I have found. I'm just drawn to all your videos, so creative, so relatable. I love your content. But. We have pretty opposite taste lol. There are a couple of your 5 stars that I've loved, but typically we don't read or like the same things lol.
Your discussion of the fear and the baby powder made me remember that my son would put stuffed animals and things on his bed to make sure he could tell if a "robber" came into the house and then every morning when he woke up, the things would be moved on his bed and he was convinced someone was coming into the house every night and moving things around on his bed. He never even thought that it was him moving around while he was asleep. He also never told me about it... just quietly freaked out everyday that a "robber" was practically living in our house.
The bit in the book 4 review about how people who are already anxious and paranoid listening to true crime would freak them out more is exactly why I don't engage with true crime. My anxiety already has me cataloguing who is standing around me at any given point in time and paranoid that someone was going to break in and hurt me. I cant put myself through listening to all of the thousands of ways that other women have been excruciatingly hurt without causing myself a nervous breakdown. I appreciate you talking about it because people never acknowledge it.
It will come as no shock to you that Red Tower was the publishing house behind Assistant to the Villain, the same publishing house as Fourth Wing which I admittedly enjoyed as a popcorn read but it was absolutely not well written or edited which was very evident in the second book. when Red Tower ethos is to “cut the publishing time so books get to readers faster” you know you’re only going to get sloppy, badly edited copy & paste books.
I’m not shocked at all Assistant to the Villain was number 2 on good reads. Fourth Wing is wildly popular and it is just awful. I don’t get it, it’s poorly written with a terrible plot. Some books get popular without knowing why
i've been following you for so long and never commenting (weird youtube anxiety moment i suppose?), but watching this series while im cramming for bar prep has been so soothing
I wonder if you would like Simon Jimenez's second book better, The Spear Cuts Through Water. That book was unbelievably beautiful, and it's fantasy rather than sci-fi. Some of the most gorgeous writing and innovative structure I've ever seen in a fantasy novel. Also, it got pretty weird at points!
Oh absolutely agree!! I enjoyed The Vanished Birds, but The Spear Cuts Through Water went immediately into my list of all-time favorite books. I still haven't recovered.
I hated the audiobook for Assistant to the Villain. The narrator was just wrong for that book. Her voice made it hard for me to concentrate on the story. I’m going to give it another try later on because it sounds like something I would like.
My cousin has ocd and is always sharing those tiktok videos with me you refer to about women’s safety. I really like how you bring up the fact that this may be more harmful than beneficial to some.
The Alix E. Harrow short story was in the Best American Sci Fi and Fantasy 2023 collection!! They are edited by John Joseph Adams who I think you've enjoyed other anthologies by and I really think you'd enjoy BASFF!
Assistant to the Villain is one of the most silly, goofy, funny books I read this year. I know it's not the best but I just enjoyed for what it is: entertaining. Sometimes I just need something silly to laugh at lol
21:50 Assistant to the Villain works well as a 1-3 minute TikTok skit, but as a book it fell flat. I rarely DNF a book, but I didn't even get to chapter 4 in that one!
i’m really excited for Interesting Facts About Space but also nervous because i loved Everyone In This Room Will Someday be Dead SO much. i thought the MC in her debut was the most relatable character ever so i hope that keeps up in this book! ETA: i was just as paranoid about being kidnapped or killed as a child. i’m so glad to hear i wasn’t alone 😂 wtf was wrong with us? (i do still struggle with this a little bit).
This video is so validating to me because you're actually my favorite Booktuber. But most of the time we have like...zero books in common that we both like. So I have a whole TBR of books specifically that you have given like 1-3 stars that I know I will probably love haha
In case it hasn't been mentioned yet, Six Lives of the Saint is very loosely based on Joan of Arc (who was basically thrown under the bus by the man she helped make king once he no longer needed her, so I ate Six Lives of the Saint UP. So good.).
I'm gutted you didn't like Uzumaki as I think it is one of the greatest horror stories of all time. Definitely understand it's not for everyone though! It jas some intense imagery that will live in my head forever lol.
Your hair is throwing me off! Were you wearing extensions? Or was the beginning pre-recorded? But I don’t remember your hair being that red before your most recent cut?
I had to stop reading assistant to the villain on audio because the narrator was low key ruining it for me.....I loved it so much more just reading it on my own and making the voices up in my head. The quirkiness of it made it turn into something just silly goofy fun to read when I stopped the audio book! The narrator on the audiobook was literally grating to listen to, so I think it does the actual book a bit of a disservice....😬(so sorry to that narrator...I'm sure they're wonderful at their job, just not the right fit for that book...)
ive not heard a SINGLE positive review of assistant to the villain - only paid promos. i think the “hype” was drummed up by the publisher, not the community 😅
Maybe you should do the books that are the most read by besties that you didn’t read yet??? Like the ones that show up the most in the spreadsheet that are unread by you- that may have better results 😝
it’s sanremo week here in italy (biggest music event in the country, a bit of a fever dream), but you can bet i am watching this at 2am because i cant wait until tomorrow
I personally love assistant to the villain!! But that’s my personal opinion! I’m just glad that you or no one in the comments are fully hating on the book or the people who read it. I get how different the books for some people
We will never have overlapping tastes, but A Treacherous Curse was a top 3 of the year for me, so I can't wait to see Veronica Speedwell in the besties bonus video!
I think you should give Kingdom of the Wicked a go for Romantasy. It’s a murder mystery plot set in province Italy where the FMC and Wrath the sin personified have to work together. The world is based of the seven circles of hell and the story is actually really interesting
@@BooksandLala Ahh makes sense! I didn’t see the bump to 10 and only answered with 3. Thanks for explain :) Love this btw! I feel like this video should be a regular one
I value your reviews and would appreciate your thoughts on "MANIPULATED LIVES: Unmasking Social Media's Shadow" by Harmander Singh. Considering your expertise, your insights would help me decide if it's worth a read., please review this underrated book....... 😊😊
i would love to be a member for these kinds of videos, but our tastes are not aligned at all! I just love the content and I'm here for the ride. would highly recommend "The Library of the Unwritten" by A.J. Hackwith. Books, found family, hell, angels, demons, muses, POC main character, queer characters... just overall something that I think you might enjoy!
I would love to see what you would think about Simon Jimenez’s other book, it’s one of my favorite books of all time and I just want everyone to read it. Haven’t read The Vanished Birds yet, though, so I couldn’t say with confidence if it would go differently, but man, The Spear Cuts Through Wanter literally changed my life. The writing and the structure are quite literally out of this world, and the themes of the book are so beautifully talked about, it's like a love letter to all of those who are excluded of the quote on quote "official" lore, history or mythology of the country or culture they come from, like queer people, or the children of immigrants, and how those people have always existed and found their place and loved, even when people refuse to talk about it. so so good, i'll be annoying about it until everyone has read it.
I DNFed Assistant to the Villain at about the 20% mark. When I picked it up I had no idea it was adapted from TikTok skits. If I had ever seen one of the skits I never would’ve picked the book up in the first place. The ‘humor’ did absolutely nothing for me.
I've been watching all the episodes of this series, it's so fun! I can't wait to read Interesting Facts about Space, I'm one of those girlies that loves everything Emily Austin writes 😆😇
We can be confused today because I also don't understand why people love this so much. Heck, my sister read the book and semi-enjoyed and doesn't understand how it got 2nd place in Romantasy. But people are going to love what they are going to love and that is great.
the second i saw you pick assistant to the villain i knew it was all over for us
😂😂😂
Same!
@@BooksandLala I thought that too try reading it because of goodreads and I dnf it so slow not much happening plot wise and what did happen was lame 😒
Yes the writing was not for me! I love a good romance and romantasy but this seemed so YA to me in not a good way😂
@@hardbackadventures9644 yup that’s what I thought like Disney but not good 😂
Assistant to the Villain? We never stood a chance.
kayla’s in her eyeball era ✨
She wishes she wasn't.
@@BooksandLala just wait until the first story in Out There Screaming. 👀👀👀👀
@@Anna-m7y9n That was my first thought too when I read it this week 😂
Eye 👀 see what you did there
I knew there was no universe where you would have liked assistant to the villain just based on other booktubers who reviewed it but lol
The amount of people who told me I would *love* it when I was trying to select a book in the romantasy category for my Goodreads video were really setting me up 🥹😂
@@BooksandLalathis is honestly shocking because even without having read it i knew you would hate it 😂
You should read the most mentioned books that you haven't read out of the 1000 entries (not for this series but just for fun/us/content!)❤
(Not just top 10 most mentioned)
This series was so fun
Thanks so much!! 🤗💕
Everyone’s collective dismay over Assistant to the Villain is so funny 😭🤣
Kayla’s is the only channel that I’m a channel member of. If you are at all in doubt as to whether becoming a channel member is worth it, let me clear that up: the amount of work, time, dedication, and creativity that goes into Kayla’s content is nothing short of brilliant. The price point is incredibly reasonable especially for the amount of quality bonus content. I’m a huge fan. 💜
Assistant to the Villain was a Shrek and Donkey fanfiction. I cannot be convinced otherwise
Now I can't unsee it lol😂
i think this shows how entertaining you are bc we don’t have to have the same taste and we still are members🥰
i’d say you and i have similar taste about 15% of the time but you’re 1 of 2 booktubers i still watch after 10 years in the community💙
As soon as I saw the choices for this video vs the choices for extra video for the channel members, I knew the channel members lost. Lol. Sweet Vengence & Master of Djinn is so good! Im sure youll enjoy them more vs the choices here.
A pity you don't like graphic novels, because Junji Ito's stuff seems like it might be right up your alley otherwise.
I have to know how many hours these lanyard graphics took to make
not me being your exact demographic- a 29-year-old named Jessica lol
I love it!!
The best way to end my last day of my bachelor's program! ❤
Omg congrats on your completion!! 🎉
The funny thing is... you are by far the best booktuber I have found. I'm just drawn to all your videos, so creative, so relatable. I love your content. But. We have pretty opposite taste lol. There are a couple of your 5 stars that I've loved, but typically we don't read or like the same things lol.
I’ve never heard anyone give a positive review of Assistant to the Villain.
Watch Katie Coleson, she loved it!
I loved it! I hate how people are being so cruel about it
Look at you, fancy gurl with the double camera angle in the car!! It took me by such surprise I audibly laughed. 😂
Your discussion of the fear and the baby powder made me remember that my son would put stuffed animals and things on his bed to make sure he could tell if a "robber" came into the house and then every morning when he woke up, the things would be moved on his bed and he was convinced someone was coming into the house every night and moving things around on his bed. He never even thought that it was him moving around while he was asleep. He also never told me about it... just quietly freaked out everyday that a "robber" was practically living in our house.
Sorry besties 😭 but I ate up Assistant to the Villain. Ill do better this year I swear!
ilysm bestie and I'm so happy you and this book have each other 😂💕
Me too!!!
Oh good! I bought the physical book so I’ll glad someone liked it haha x
The bit in the book 4 review about how people who are already anxious and paranoid listening to true crime would freak them out more is exactly why I don't engage with true crime. My anxiety already has me cataloguing who is standing around me at any given point in time and paranoid that someone was going to break in and hurt me. I cant put myself through listening to all of the thousands of ways that other women have been excruciatingly hurt without causing myself a nervous breakdown. I appreciate you talking about it because people never acknowledge it.
If you ever make an exception to graphic novels, Uzumaki is such a horror classic that deserves its cult following.
It will come as no shock to you that Red Tower was the publishing house behind Assistant to the Villain, the same publishing house as Fourth Wing which I admittedly enjoyed as a popcorn read but it was absolutely not well written or edited which was very evident in the second book. when Red Tower ethos is to “cut the publishing time so books get to readers faster” you know you’re only going to get sloppy, badly edited copy & paste books.
I’m not shocked at all Assistant to the Villain was number 2 on good reads. Fourth Wing is wildly popular and it is just awful. I don’t get it, it’s poorly written with a terrible plot. Some books get popular without knowing why
Well now i cant go to sleep, like legally
I tried the audiobook of Assistant to the Villain but the narrator is so incredibly bad, I couldn’t make it 10 minutes through 😐
i've been following you for so long and never commenting (weird youtube anxiety moment i suppose?), but watching this series while im cramming for bar prep has been so soothing
I wonder if you would like Simon Jimenez's second book better, The Spear Cuts Through Water. That book was unbelievably beautiful, and it's fantasy rather than sci-fi. Some of the most gorgeous writing and innovative structure I've ever seen in a fantasy novel. Also, it got pretty weird at points!
Cosigning this. It's beautiful and not as straightforward as The Vanished Birds.
yess but its quite action packed and gorey, still, the prose oh my goodness, one of my top fav fantasy standalone
Yes! This book is absolutely phenomenal and one of my favorite reading experiences of all time!
I read The Spear Cuts Through Water last month and loved it! wow what an intricately woven tapestry of a story. and stunning cover too!
Oh absolutely agree!! I enjoyed The Vanished Birds, but The Spear Cuts Through Water went immediately into my list of all-time favorite books. I still haven't recovered.
I hated the audiobook for Assistant to the Villain. The narrator was just wrong for that book. Her voice made it hard for me to concentrate on the story. I’m going to give it another try later on because it sounds like something I would like.
I did switch to the ebook after 30% and I would definitely recommend the experience more than the audio.
My cousin has ocd and is always sharing those tiktok videos with me you refer to about women’s safety. I really like how you bring up the fact that this may be more harmful than beneficial to some.
Assistant to the Villain gave me those Ali Hazelwood vibes so I dnfd at 10%
Just started watching and I'm so nervous for the besties!!
I’m looking forward to the besties video because you’ll be reading Veronica Speedwell, so I’m like 90% confident it’ll be a good time for all of us 🙌
I loved this video series so much this year! It was so fun to watch the different social media apps and members compete against each other 😊
The Alix E. Harrow short story was in the Best American Sci Fi and Fantasy 2023 collection!! They are edited by John Joseph Adams who I think you've enjoyed other anthologies by and I really think you'd enjoy BASFF!
Assistant to the Villain is one of the most silly, goofy, funny books I read this year. I know it's not the best but I just enjoyed for what it is: entertaining. Sometimes I just need something silly to laugh at lol
Oh no! Please read As Long as the Lemon Tree Grows. It’s YA and I feel it should be required reading-it’s so beautiful.
I actually think she'd love it from what I've heard people say about it
I'm so crushed you couldn't get into Uzumaki. I love Junji Ito's work so so much~ but I know he's not for everyone.
“More eyeballs?!” 😂
Besties! It's our moment to ✨shine.✨
I don't know if I'd say y'all shined here 😂
@@adventureswithmadison 😂😂😂
@@adventureswithmadison I may have been a bit eager in my comment before finishing the video. Let's pretend I said nothing.
oh besties it’s over for us she’s never listening to us again i fear
21:50 Assistant to the Villain works well as a 1-3 minute TikTok skit, but as a book it fell flat. I rarely DNF a book, but I didn't even get to chapter 4 in that one!
"For you math lovers, I did do the percentage"
Makes my math heart really happy haha ❤
Loved the video as always!
i’m really excited for Interesting Facts About Space but also nervous because i loved Everyone In This Room Will Someday be Dead SO much. i thought the MC in her debut was the most relatable character ever so i hope that keeps up in this book!
ETA: i was just as paranoid about being kidnapped or killed as a child. i’m so glad to hear i wasn’t alone 😂 wtf was wrong with us? (i do still struggle with this a little bit).
This video is so validating to me because you're actually my favorite Booktuber. But most of the time we have like...zero books in common that we both like. So I have a whole TBR of books specifically that you have given like 1-3 stars that I know I will probably love haha
In case it hasn't been mentioned yet, Six Lives of the Saint is very loosely based on Joan of Arc (who was basically thrown under the bus by the man she helped make king once he no longer needed her, so I ate Six Lives of the Saint UP. So good.).
I'm gutted you didn't like Uzumaki as I think it is one of the greatest horror stories of all time. Definitely understand it's not for everyone though! It jas some intense imagery that will live in my head forever lol.
Your hair is throwing me off! Were you wearing extensions? Or was the beginning pre-recorded? But I don’t remember your hair being that red before your most recent cut?
I had to stop reading assistant to the villain on audio because the narrator was low key ruining it for me.....I loved it so much more just reading it on my own and making the voices up in my head. The quirkiness of it made it turn into something just silly goofy fun to read when I stopped the audio book! The narrator on the audiobook was literally grating to listen to, so I think it does the actual book a bit of a disservice....😬(so sorry to that narrator...I'm sure they're wonderful at their job, just not the right fit for that book...)
ive not heard a SINGLE positive review of assistant to the villain - only paid promos. i think the “hype” was drummed up by the publisher, not the community 😅
Okay so I have to know if you had two cameras in the car or if you were moving the camera everytime you had a reaction 😂 great video! ❤️
six deaths of the Saint was one of my top reads from last year, I'm SO glad you liked it
Choosing Assistsnt to the Villain over Uzumaki is wild 😭
Maybe you should do the books that are the most read by besties that you didn’t read yet??? Like the ones that show up the most in the spreadsheet that are unread by you- that may have better results 😝
lala 😭 manga can be fun, i swear
edit: thank you for trying!
as someone who is currently in treatment for OCD your description of interesting facts about space sounded a lot like that to me!
What lipstick are you wearing 29:20 in when you are talking about Interesting Facts About Space ? Looks so good on you!
I loved Assistant to the Villain and I was sure you would hate it.
Speaking of eyeballs have you started Out There Screaming yet? 😂👀
Yessss!! Omg the first story had me like 👁️👄👁️
I’m about halfway but thought of you every time 😂
LOL I was thinking of you in the first story! @@BooksandLala
We're just here for the facial expressions :D
I don't know anyone who likes Assistant to the Villain 😅
loved this!! maybe sometime you could read books from booktubers you have the least in common with.. as an experiment lol
You really need to read As long as the Lemon Trees Grow…
what the heck am i supposed to do with my free time now that this series is over!? love your videos, can't wait for the next!
Or building and construction by j.k. McKay b.a ., b.shc. tech ., for no jobs usa😊😊😊😊😊😊
🖤🌹🖤🌹🖤🌹🖤🌹
I’ve heard NOTHING good about Assistant to the Villain lol.
It’s funny because I DNF’d Assistant to the Villain but I loved my roommate is a vampire.
The way I tried to catch my name when you scrolled through the list hahaha
Hahaha same!!
I enjoyed The Assistant to the Villain, but I wasn't sure it would be for you...
Good morning Kayla happy new year to you and your loved ones and I hope that 2024 brings you a lot of love and happiness
“Under the light of the Chevron” killed me 😂
I don't know why but the "MORE EYEBALLS?!" took me out HAHAHA
Excellent series Kayla, you had me invested the whole way through 😊
it’s sanremo week here in italy (biggest music event in the country, a bit of a fever dream), but you can bet i am watching this at 2am because i cant wait until tomorrow
I personally love assistant to the villain!! But that’s my personal opinion! I’m just glad that you or no one in the comments are fully hating on the book or the people who read it. I get how different the books for some people
We will never have overlapping tastes, but A Treacherous Curse was a top 3 of the year for me, so I can't wait to see Veronica Speedwell in the besties bonus video!
I think you should give Kingdom of the Wicked a go for Romantasy. It’s a murder mystery plot set in province Italy where the FMC and Wrath the sin personified have to work together. The world is based of the seven circles of hell and the story is actually really interesting
I think she also read and liked another book by Kerri Maniscalco
Yes, represent Indiana!!
I need to join the membership so Jessica’s can reign supreme
Maybe a repeat next year ?
omg shout to besties named sarah/sara we are UNITED
this series was so fun!! its so cute how many of us had emily wilde in our top picks lololol
I’m so confused how you got these stats? Didn’t you only ask us for 3 books? Are these extras all honourable mentions?
I asked for 3 originally, then bumped it to 10 later in a new post for these purposes 💕
@@BooksandLala Ahh makes sense! I didn’t see the bump to 10 and only answered with 3. Thanks for explain :)
Love this btw! I feel like this video should be a regular one
Add another one to the Christina column bc that's what chris is short for lmao
You should do a follow up ep where you read the most commonly read / liked books by the besties
We’ll get it next year besties 😤
Assistant to the Villain was not a fav for me either
So proud of BookTok making second place. 🥺
Unreconciled by Jesse Wente is worth a read!
Ooh you went with pink
Ill actually watch this tomorrow since its past midnight
I value your reviews and would appreciate your thoughts on "MANIPULATED LIVES: Unmasking Social Media's Shadow" by Harmander Singh. Considering your expertise, your insights would help me decide if it's worth a read., please review this underrated book....... 😊😊
Fun video!
Gorgeous mountains! 😍
Oh I hate second person narrative. 😒
School trip skiing sounds amazing! 😃
This was great!
KAYLA! Reccommending you read How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith on audio - he's Hanif's poet bestie and his books are all 5 stars!!!!
i would love to be a member for these kinds of videos, but our tastes are not aligned at all! I just love the content and I'm here for the ride. would highly recommend "The Library of the Unwritten" by A.J. Hackwith. Books, found family, hell, angels, demons, muses, POC main character, queer characters... just overall something that I think you might enjoy!
I would love to see what you would think about Simon Jimenez’s other book, it’s one of my favorite books of all time and I just want everyone to read it. Haven’t read The Vanished Birds yet, though, so I couldn’t say with confidence if it would go differently, but man, The Spear Cuts Through Wanter literally changed my life. The writing and the structure are quite literally out of this world, and the themes of the book are so beautifully talked about, it's like a love letter to all of those who are excluded of the quote on quote "official" lore, history or mythology of the country or culture they come from, like queer people, or the children of immigrants, and how those people have always existed and found their place and loved, even when people refuse to talk about it. so so good, i'll be annoying about it until everyone has read it.
….unfortunately Interesting Facts About Space IS relatable to me…. *places hold immediately*
I DNFed Assistant to the Villain at about the 20% mark. When I picked it up I had no idea it was adapted from TikTok skits. If I had ever seen one of the skits I never would’ve picked the book up in the first place. The ‘humor’ did absolutely nothing for me.
I think you could like Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino. Light sci-fi that’s not fully explained, it’s a story about being human and life and love
I've been watching all the episodes of this series, it's so fun! I can't wait to read Interesting Facts about Space, I'm one of those girlies that loves everything Emily Austin writes 😆😇
We can be confused today because I also don't understand why people love this so much. Heck, my sister read the book and semi-enjoyed and doesn't understand how it got 2nd place in Romantasy. But people are going to love what they are going to love and that is great.