Me too if my mood is ehhhh throughout the whole book them that affects my mood for the next book and I end up like ehhhhh. That's why I'm so particular on what books I read.
I can relate -.- I have so many books that I've started, then put aside to read something else I was in the mood to read. Then by the time I feel like going back to one I already forgot everything and have to restart, but get distracted by YET AGAIN another book that grabs my attention.
Captured in Words I almost always stops reading 100 or so pages from the end... It's such a vicious cycle... I have so many books I have started and have yet to finished because I'm just not in the mood or I want to read the book in another format....
Captured in Words oh for real? The same thing happenes to me. It happenes with me when I try to read multiple books at once. By the way I am your new subscriber and I've been followinf jesse for a while now. Its good to see you here
So sorry to hear about your mom passing away. I know what that's like, as my step dad passed away and I lost interest in a lot of things afterwards. Actually the reason I started a booktube channel later on was to help cope with that, and it's helped me a lot over the years! Omg and Game of Thrones was also a book I read halfway through but ended up putting down for some reason. I'm still interested in the series, so I'll have to just restart it at some point or another :P
Relatable. I'm very much a mood reader-I don't even try to make tbr's because of it. I made a video on my channel about this topic as well! Love your energy and creativity.
My weird thing with reading books is that i get SOOOO EXCITED and in the middle of the story that I just randomly close it and put it on the side....OMG WHY DO I DO THIS!!!!
I do that too😂 I just *love the feeling* and I try to predict the ending Also I feel a bit afraid of finishing a great book cause it cant be found easly 😃😢
I'm sort of like this I am literally currently reading 12 books but really it's more like laziness "Oh, all 12 books are downstairs? Well, I'm in bed and sleepy so I'm reading something right here" true story but I feel your pain
I looked at the screen of my phone and screamed "JESSETHEREADER!!!!!!!!!! ITS JESSETHEREADER COMING BACK WITH A NEW VIDEO!!!" My sis just looked at me like I was a alien from out of this world.........I have no friends........ 😂😂😂🤘🏻🤘🏻💓💓
I am a mood reader too but I kind of set up a structure for myself? I read a YA Fantasy Novel, then a more realistic fiction/contemporary one or horror or poetry book and then back to Fantasy. This helps me not mix up series or worlds as easily and accounts for my mood swings with reading!
So, I'm not a mood reader but do you know that feeling, when you start reading and you don't want to read on but you want to know what happens. Yeah, I have that, EVERY. FREAKING. TIME.
I'm also a total mood reader. I stopped trying to create a short term TBR list a while back when I realized I'm just not very good at sticking to them! Half the time I have no idea what I'll read next until I'm done with the book I'm reading.
"It's got all these nice, happy colors on it. It's got yellows and blues, and it just feels happy y'know?" Seems like the They Both Die at the End UK cover.
Shoutout to all the books I left unfinished. Multiple times. I still have hope that SOMEDAY I'll finish all of them! I've never related so much to a rant video about freaking books! Loved this video!
What I find ultimately sucks with being a mood reader is when you have to read a book for school, because you are never in the mood to read it. Then you end up being in the mood to read it THE DAY AFTER the assignment for it was due, and you no longer have the book.
Ive become a mood reader since i started grad school last yr. My brain is just SO TIRED that i dont want anything sad or even fantasy that i have to focus super hard on. I just want funny fluff! Ive been doing a lot of rereading recently bc i know which of my old favs are light and fluffy already
I didn't know mood reading was a thing until a few weeks ago when another booktuber explained it, and ever since then I'm finding it harder to finish my nonfiction books because I'm now conscious that I'm perpetually in the mood for fiction 😪
Meeee i am a mood reader an viewer. It is my life. I got like 12 books on my phone to read, and jump around so much i am mixing up book characters xD and now i like this book an reading it but it taking forever for me to cause my mood is like yeahhhhh no. And same with youtube or tv. i jump around channels like i playing hop-scotch. Someone send help TnT
I'm the kind of person who starts 5 books at a time and then after a while I drop each one till I only have one that I focus my whole attention on and then the other 4 get left behind and forgotten about for months and months
I KNOW IVE BEEN WAITING SINCE THEY ANNOUNCED IT WITH CITY OF HEAVENLY FIRE AND MY GOD. I'VE NOT BEEN HAPPY WITH THE TMI SPINOFF. I need me some TID throwbacks!!!
I'm such a mood reader, I have 10 books that I've started but never finished on bookshelf haunting me when I go to bed. I have a friend who has been pestering to read a book for about six month. I hate when I finally start a book that has so much hype and then I set it down because it did not reach my expectations. This is a serious problem I need to fix.
That sad book you described is literally More Happy Than Not. the yellow and blue, the happy in the title, and then pure sadness. I half expected you to hold it up.
I want to read the Six of Crows would you recommend it? Do you enjoy it enough that you would tell someone else that they HAVE to read it? I need details!
This video is just ... 👏🏼🙌🏼👏🏼🙌🏼 Perfection. I’m the BIGGEST mood reader, but I also keep on making TBR videos and then never read/finish anything I set out to. Ever. Yikes. Glad to know I’m not alone 😍
This sums up my 'normal' reading behavior perfectly. Once in a while I can just plow through a book, but I am such a mood reader that if I don't stop, it tends to effect my interest in the book. People always ask why I have so many books I am working on at once but it is all because my mood and interest in the moment keeps changing. And yes to every one of the problems and reaction you mentioned!
I feel You so Much it is frustrating I have acctual commitment issues I have so many TBR books I am having reading slump too. By The way have You read Sam Barone Imperium? Is it worth my struggle I will take anyone’s answer
I do all of this and it is a pain! Just like I will sometime go through small phases of not being in the mood to read at all.....then life falls apart and I go back to reading and life is great again. Books are worth it!
Me: *revising* Phone: *ding* Me: I wonder..... *Checks phone* Phone: *Jesse has uploaded a new video* Me: well there goes my attempt at trying to revise!! Me: *watches video*
This video is quite relatable! I'm a mood reader too. I usually do manage to push through to finish a book if the book isn't too long, but if I buy (or am gifted) a book it can be ages until I'm in the mood to read it (also because I have a lot of unread books). I often pre-order books I'm really excited for, and then when it's release day I often find myself just not in the mood for that type of book, so it stays on my shelf for a while. I can't make monthly TBRs as I know I never stick to them. I usually decide my next read once I've finished my previous read. The exceptions to that: are 1) when I've got library loans, those take priority as they have to be read before my owned books, so in that case I have to choose my next read from my remaining library loans, and 2) once a month I hold my own read-a-thon (for me and some friends) for a few days, in which I read specific books (lately graphic novels, graphic memoirs and manga), I usually make a TBR for this beforehand and manage to stick to it (but it's only a few days, and usually consists of the series I'm currently reading as well as any unread graphic works I've purchased recently that I haven't read yet). I've been re-reading a long book, that I loved when I first read it, but I find myself only in the mood for it sporadically, and so progress has been slow over the past few months (it's over 1000 pages, and I think I'm at page 280ish). That said, because I've read it before, it's less hard to remember what has been going on. I really don't like it when friends keep asking me if I've read a specific favourite of theirs yet. A book is so much more enjoyable when I'm in just the right mood for it, and so hard to get through when I'm really not in the mood for it. I much prefer to wait until I'm in the right mood for the book, and I really don't like it if a friend keeps asking me about whether I've read the book yet, and then I have to disappoint them every time. I admit I have started books because people kept asking, but I usually find I don't enjoy it as much then as I would have, had I been in the right mood for it. I'm sorry you struggle so much with this :(. I would like to be able to make a monthly TBR or stuff like that, I'm a planning in lots of areas of my life, but I can't do buddy-reads very well or read-a-thons with themes or things like that, because I'm often not in the right mood for specific genres or books.
i really put myself in a box by not allowing myself to be actively reading more than 2 books at a time, and this video really helped me feel better about my want to mood read! i didn’t know it was a common bookerly thing - i always felt like i just wasn’t appreciating my current reads enough!
YES!!!!!!!!! If you are not 100% feelin it, dont try - or continue! The timing is either wrong, i'm in a book hangover and need a break for my brain to process the last one, or its just not right for me. I think its an intuition thing. I keep thinking im in the mood for something (surface feelings) when its actually off and I should listen to my instincts/gut-feeling/deeper feeling. I hate taking a break from reading even for a day - sometimes if I switch to an audiobook its okay, but mostly my brain needs space to be myself, without being lost in someone else's world for a moment. I just have to accept if a book wont vibe with me, and never read it, despite how shiny it might have appeared at one point, otherwise it will grate across me the whole time (for no good reason). You captured the struggle.
You just described my book reading life! The only thing you left out was reading the same book over and over because your mood has tricked you into thinking that it’s the only book you’ll be happy reading so you won’t pick up anything else! 😩
I am SUCH a mood reader. Sometimes I convince myself I don’t even like reading because at this point, I don’t even know what mood I’m in or why book to look for!! I must find a book immediately before my mood changes again!
This was so relatable!!! The ones i related to the most was when u wait for a sequel and once the sequel comes out, ur not in the mood for it 😭🤦🏻♀️ that was me with lord of shadows! It took me about 4 months after i got it to finally read it 😂 and when ur friend requests their favorite book! So relatable! I actually still have one of my friends books from 6th grade and im a sophomore now 😂😅 oops.
LITERALLY ME!!! It’s such a pain!! Literally, like, half of the books on my shelves I haven’t read yet because I’m waiting until I’m in the right mood to read them. And then when I am in the mood to read them, I can’t do it with my other life situations at the time! I ALMOST started FINALLY reading Throne of Glass because I was totally in the mood for it! BUT, IT WAS THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND I HAD OTHER STUFFS TO DO AND NO TIME TO READ!!! So aggravating. Glad I’m not the only one!
Definitely me!) I hate that mood, when you found a book that you've wanted to read, but you are NOT IN THE MOOD. And then it just seats somewhere on your bookshelves and you are passing it for years. But my "favourite" kind of situation is when you started the book, and it's good, and interesting, and... You read a few chapters, then put it back to the shelf and in a month you want to come back to reading.....but you don't remember anything! Oh, hate that situation. And I hated being a mood reader for some time, bit now I love the way I read books - it's hard, but funny at the same time))
3:12 LITERALLY ME WITH BRIGHT WE BURN TODAY OH MY GOSH. Also Lord of Shadows has been the book that all of my friends are pestering me to read but I didn't love Lady Midnight so I'm NEVER feeling the sequel. Luckily I don't have to avoid them!
Ah I love this! I'm a total mood reader and it's so frustrating... I always get super hyped for a book, but once I actually start reading it, my mood changes and I'm just like nah. Great video! :)
This is soooooooo relatable 👍 Especially the friend bit. At first you're curious about the hype surrounding a book and next moment you start rereading your favorite book
So relatable, I have serious book commitment issues when I go through this phase and I'll often get distracted very quickly with a book because I'll start it thinking 'THIS IS THE BOOK THAT WILL BREAK THE SPELL', and then I see something else I'm more in the mood for and ditch my magic book.. it's a shame reading a book takes longer than my mood episodes
I totally get it. I need to read the books that I'm in the mood for and this becomes a problem when I check out books from my school library since I have limited time to read it. I try to watch movies and listen to music that get me in the mood for certain books. This whole video is actually my spirit.
Oh my goodness! This video was so clever & funny! I don't set monthly TBRs for myself so once I finish a book I just pick whatever appeals to me next on my shelves. However once I start, I must finish! No changies!
I only choose the next book I want to read after I'm finished another book. I don't make a TBR list because I know I may not be in the mood to read it. I love finishing a book and figuring out what genre I wanna read next. Keeps it simple.
That friend part is so true! My friend lent me a stack of books I said I wanted to read and I’ve only read one book out of that stack. I have no idea when I’m going to get to the rest of it. Good thing she doesn’t live far from me so I can take my time.
SOOO RELATABLE 😂🙈 WOW! I have slowly grown into a mood reader these past few years and was so thrown off by my actions when I put multiple books down in a row when I was halfway through them...but I JUST WASNT IN THE MOOD! But, I think books can be that much more enjoyable when they DO fit the mood for a mood reader! Good video Jesse!
I RELATE SO MUCH TO THIS! Ive been in the biggest slump for like a year now, all because whenever i start a book i feel like its not GOOD and i stop reading, despite it being really popular and having great reviews. then i realised, maybe its just me and i was right. this has been fucking me up so much and im so happy i saw this video because i thought it was only me
I don't even create a TBR because I pick books up to read like I breathe air. I have 8 "currently reading" on my Goodreads shelf, plus I just started a book last night. Being a mood reader is hard, but I love it because it means that when I do get back to an old book I end up enjoying it.
I was nodding my head as well! This is 100% me... I’m actually reading 5 books right now and I haven’t finished several that I need to get back to. I hate it when I’m so into a book and then get distracted with a different book and start reading that one. It’s how I’m reading 5 at the moment. I’ll also read a book, get through until the middle and then get bored and put it off. My room is a Library at the moment with books like this.
Ha structure! I am flip floping between books getting that breezy look in my hair from how strong my booklash is! Thanks so much for this video Jesse, I no longer feel so alone in my guilt hoarding of books in my TBR pile!
I am more structured with my reading. But sometimes I change around my planned TBR for other books to fit in. I try to finish books because I don’t like pushing them to the side. But I do relate when your friend keeps asking to read your favorite book and I still haven’t read it. I just haven’t gotten around to it but I will do it.
I relate to this so much! I started reading Thunderhead and got to page 404 and then decided I wasn't feeling it and let it sit on my floor for a month before returning it to the library. It's such a struggle being a mood reader.
Definitely a mood reader. I pined for a book because the cover was gorgeous. Was given that book as a gift. Three years ago. Have I read it yet? No, I sure haven't. But I will. Someday. When the mood strikes.
wanting a sequel and then not feeling it when it comes out is definitely something that happens to me way too many times. Also, reading a book and stopping and then not feeling it anymore when you pick it up again after months.
I have never ever watched a video as dang relatable as this. This entire video i was nodding my head, laughing out loud then sighing to myself in disappointment cuz everything was just too dang relatable.
This is honestly so relatable but I also hate leaving books halfway through so I either stop reading altogether or end up pushing my way through the book and not liking the book as much as I would have
THIS IS SO RELATABLE. i always start so many books and then i let that pile sit next to my bed, judging me, so this month i decided i wouldn't start another book until i finished all the ones i've started. it's going great because i only have 2 books to read, and then i can start others. also the sequel thing?? me all the time and i hate it. loved this video 💕
The friend one... I started Red Rising and haven't been able to finish it. Is it a bad story? No. I just am not in the mood 😭 I'm sorry. Meanwhile, I read the Infernal Devices series for the billionth time 😅😇
Oh my gosh! This is so me! I'm a mood reader since the beginning and my current reads are as piled as my TBR. 😅😆 And I have books that I borrowed from friends that are now sitting on my shelf for a year or two. 😂
I have also started and abandoned books even if I loved them Jesse. I know life gets busy or if I don't have a quiet time then I get disracted or am not in the mood to read. I feel you. I seem to like listening to an audiobook whilst doin dishes or laundry. I tend to say if I can do a chapter in the morning or before bed then I am happy and hope I don't get too hooked into the book if I don't have time to read more. I am glad you said just to enjoy the process of reading and remember your love of it. I currently took out a library book I am readin I started reading while visiting my Grandpa at the hospital. It's called Openly Straight. I dunno if you'd like it Jesse but I kinda picked it up for fun initially. I love it and hope to finish it despite having a tbr at home. I am proud to say I almost finished reading through The Bible as well. I used to remember finding the short stories in english class we read depressing and I mainly like happy endings although I have experimented trying different genres. I think that's why I wanna read Goosbumps. Thx for the video Jesse. Love you. You make my day.
a solution I've found to my mood book problem. I buy or borrow 1 book at a time, and it has to be something that is really peaking my interest in that moment. When I make long to be read lists, I usually just pick one at a time. When I finish that book, I then have to make a new to be read list because my interest change all the time!
I can totally relate to that. I'm also a mood reader and often books end up on my currently reading list and stay there for a looong period of time simply because I don't feel like reading it. And I never really have any TBRs for myself only suggestions what I could read e.g. this summer but I know I will probably read one or two and the rest will be completely different. The only thing I do manage is to read borrowed books once I have started them as there is always this voice inside my head reminding me that I have to return it Thanks for the video loved it :)
That, is exactly what is happening to me this week. I have so many books that I want to read, but once I have them in front of me, I don´t feel like doing it and I propose it for the next day, and the next, and so they spend a lot of time ... and I never read them.
I have a hard time putting a book down for any reason. Even if I dislike a book, I finish reading it. I am sort of a mood reader, but even if that mood changes, I continue to read the book because sometimes it puts me back in the mood!
I agree with everything! Even with the borrow a book from a friend and giving a book to a friend that will hold it hostage forever part 😅 I was nodding to both Jesses re-enactment
I'm sort of mood reader in that whenever I go to pick my next book I go for whatever I feel like reading. But, I still set TBR's. Sometimes, I do stick to TBR's, just in a different order than I initially thought. Occasionally, I need to read something else because my TBR might have a common theme that I'm just not feeling at the moment. Usually though, I don't set down a book. I try to stick to reading one book at a time and (hopefully) finishing it before I start my next one. I may take a break and pick up a manga (or something different), but usually I try not to let the story go for too long or I just might not get back to it.
This is actually really relatable... I will be super hyped to start reading a book, and I will be super into it at first, but then I decide that there is something else to read or I want to re-read something else... It's really annoying
"It's not going to be easy to talk about but it's something I really need to get off my shelf.. *AHA* "
"Sad Trash."
Me
"Someone in here is sad, raise your hand if you're sad"
Me: **raises hand**
Vanessa Hansmann raises both hand and 2 feet HAHAHAHHA
*Grows extra hands* *raises 200 hands*
"i'm just not like other readers ELUHHHHHHHHHHH"
also the clear glassses and snapback is a LOOOOOOOKKKK
I legit was nodding my head yes throughout this whole video. Like this is 100% me 😩
Raven Booknerd Dean same
Raven Booknerd Dean I am literally envying Jessie's bookshelf right now
Me too if my mood is ehhhh throughout the whole book them that affects my mood for the next book and I end up like ehhhhh. That's why I'm so particular on what books I read.
Raven Booknerd Dean yeah me too
Same 😪
“if your happy mad sad glad frustrated annoyed ticked off and these things affect your reading clap your hands”
me: *CLAPS*
Shannon Trussler
Same
Shannon Trussler
Same
I can relate -.- I have so many books that I've started, then put aside to read something else I was in the mood to read. Then by the time I feel like going back to one I already forgot everything and have to restart, but get distracted by YET AGAIN another book that grabs my attention.
Captured in Words I almost always stops reading 100 or so pages from the end... It's such a vicious cycle... I have so many books I have started and have yet to finished because I'm just not in the mood or I want to read the book in another format....
I'm so grateful I don't have this problem XD
Captured in Words oh for real? The same thing happenes to me. It happenes with me when I try to read multiple books at once. By the way I am your new subscriber and I've been followinf jesse for a while now. Its good to see you here
So sorry to hear about your mom passing away. I know what that's like, as my step dad passed away and I lost interest in a lot of things afterwards. Actually the reason I started a booktube channel later on was to help cope with that, and it's helped me a lot over the years! Omg and Game of Thrones was also a book I read halfway through but ended up putting down for some reason. I'm still interested in the series, so I'll have to just restart it at some point or another :P
Yeah. I have something I’m not proud of. I started reading Battle of the Labyrinth, lost interest, put it on my bed and didn’t read it for a year.
Relatable. I'm very much a mood reader-I don't even try to make tbr's because of it. I made a video on my channel about this topic as well! Love your energy and creativity.
Will have to check out your video!
if your happy mad sad glad frustrated annoyed ticked off and these things affect your reading clap your hands. Me: *Clap Clap*
My weird thing with reading books is that i get SOOOO EXCITED and in the middle of the story that I just randomly close it and put it on the side....OMG WHY DO I DO THIS!!!!
I do that too😂
I just *love the feeling* and I try to predict the ending
Also I feel a bit afraid of finishing a great book cause it cant be found easly 😃😢
I'm not really a mood reader unless I see the Percy Jackson or heroes of Olympus then I'm like I need BOOOOKKKSSSS
I'm sort of like this I am literally currently reading 12 books but really it's more like laziness
"Oh, all 12 books are downstairs? Well, I'm in bed and sleepy so I'm reading something right here"
true story but I feel your pain
I never stick with by TBR's. I've stopped making them, because it just isn't worth it.
Omg this is sooo me. This made me laugh so much I love you
Bookish Paradise Same.
*Saw the title and related before watches the video*
Me too.
panic at the disco with my chemical romance
Same
"If you're happy mad sad glad frustrated annoyed ticked off and these things effect your reading clap your hands!"
👏👏
I looked at the screen of my phone and screamed "JESSETHEREADER!!!!!!!!!! ITS JESSETHEREADER COMING BACK WITH A NEW VIDEO!!!" My sis just looked at me like I was a alien from out of this world.........I have no friends........ 😂😂😂🤘🏻🤘🏻💓💓
Can I join this "I have no friends" Club???
Honestly same
I did the same thing but instead it was my cat who just glared at me for waking her up! HAHA
You're not alone...
Sarah Smith 🤣🤣 my dogs did too 😂
I definitely struggle with this 😆 And I LOVE to plan, but I do exactly what you described and get excited about a different book two days in :O
Sup, fellow readers of dead trees engraved with ink.............
This is the most relatable thing I've ever watched. .....
New video = Perfect way to start my day
And yes I said start my day cause I’ve been sitting on the couch devouring six of crows cause (thank god) I’m in a reading mood 😭
I am a mood reader too but I kind of set up a structure for myself? I read a YA Fantasy Novel, then a more realistic fiction/contemporary one or horror or poetry book and then back to Fantasy. This helps me not mix up series or worlds as easily and accounts for my mood swings with reading!
So, I'm not a mood reader but do you know that feeling, when you start reading and you don't want to read on but you want to know what happens. Yeah, I have that, EVERY. FREAKING. TIME.
I'm also a total mood reader. I stopped trying to create a short term TBR list a while back when I realized I'm just not very good at sticking to them! Half the time I have no idea what I'll read next until I'm done with the book I'm reading.
How are you so energetic? TELL MEEEEEE
"It's got all these nice, happy colors on it. It's got yellows and blues, and it just feels happy y'know?"
Seems like the They Both Die at the End UK cover.
Shoutout to all the books I left unfinished. Multiple times. I still have hope that SOMEDAY I'll finish all of them! I've never related so much to a rant video about freaking books! Loved this video!
What I find ultimately sucks with being a mood reader is when you have to read a book for school, because you are never in the mood to read it. Then you end up being in the mood to read it THE DAY AFTER the assignment for it was due, and you no longer have the book.
Ive become a mood reader since i started grad school last yr. My brain is just SO TIRED that i dont want anything sad or even fantasy that i have to focus super hard on. I just want funny fluff! Ive been doing a lot of rereading recently bc i know which of my old favs are light and fluffy already
"Shookethness"
I like that. I'm going to start using that. Thanks Jesse.
This is so me omg I feel you
I'm currently in the middle of seven books because I keep ditching them
I didn't know mood reading was a thing until a few weeks ago when another booktuber explained it, and ever since then I'm finding it harder to finish my nonfiction books because I'm now conscious that I'm perpetually in the mood for fiction 😪
Meeee i am a mood reader an viewer. It is my life. I got like 12 books on my phone to read, and jump around so much i am mixing up book characters xD and now i like this book an reading it but it taking forever for me to cause my mood is like yeahhhhh no. And same with youtube or tv. i jump around channels like i playing hop-scotch. Someone send help TnT
I'm the kind of person who starts 5 books at a time and then after a while I drop each one till I only have one that I focus my whole attention on and then the other 4 get left behind and forgotten about for months and months
"Reader Whiplash" I need that on a t-shirt...
Finally a word to describe my reading habits. I have a thousand book TBR and I wouldn't read any of them.
I WANT TO READ THE LAST HOURS BY CASSANDRA CLARE SJSHWKGSIDHEID IVE BEEN WAITING TOO LONG HELPPP
dulce I'm EAAAAARLY
And Queen of Air and Darkness!
I KNOW IVE BEEN WAITING SINCE THEY ANNOUNCED IT WITH CITY OF HEAVENLY FIRE AND MY GOD. I'VE NOT BEEN HAPPY WITH THE TMI SPINOFF. I need me some TID throwbacks!!!
KatYouNotBOOKS I honestly want to meet cordelia cairstairs! and ofc hear about lucie, matthew, ANNA, and james!!!
Omg too relatable I’m crying 😢
I am so happy I'm not a mood reader, on the contrary, i can't really start another book if i haven't finished the one I'd been reading
This whole video describes every single problem I am facing right now... this is so sad.
0:25 -👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I'm such a mood reader, I have 10 books that I've started but never finished on bookshelf haunting me when I go to bed. I have a friend who has been pestering to read a book for about six month. I hate when I finally start a book that has so much hype and then I set it down because it did not reach my expectations. This is a serious problem I need to fix.
"The end of the book ended on a cliffhanger and you NEED THAT SEQUEL!"
*cough* Rick Riordan I'm looking at you
That sad book you described is literally More Happy Than Not. the yellow and blue, the happy in the title, and then pure sadness. I half expected you to hold it up.
I want to read the Six of Crows would you recommend it? Do you enjoy it enough that you would tell someone else that they HAVE to read it? I need details!
Theamazingnaomi I’ve been reading it all morning I had to force myself to put it down and have breakfast lol YES read it!!!!!!!
I started reading it yesterday and am almost done, I LOVE it
That book is amazing it's definitely worth reading.
yes, READ IT!!
I actually just finished the second book so YESS READ IT
This video is just ... 👏🏼🙌🏼👏🏼🙌🏼
Perfection.
I’m the BIGGEST mood reader, but I also keep on making TBR videos and then never read/finish anything I set out to. Ever. Yikes. Glad to know I’m not alone 😍
Totally can relate 😂
This sums up my 'normal' reading behavior perfectly. Once in a while I can just plow through a book, but I am such a mood reader that if I don't stop, it tends to effect my interest in the book. People always ask why I have so many books I am working on at once but it is all because my mood and interest in the moment keeps changing. And yes to every one of the problems and reaction you mentioned!
I feel You so Much it is frustrating I have acctual commitment issues I have so many TBR books I am having reading slump too. By The way have You read Sam Barone Imperium? Is it worth my struggle I will take anyone’s answer
I do all of this and it is a pain! Just like I will sometime go through small phases of not being in the mood to read at all.....then life falls apart and I go back to reading and life is great again. Books are worth it!
Me: *revising*
Phone: *ding*
Me: I wonder..... *Checks phone*
Phone: *Jesse has uploaded a new video*
Me: well there goes my attempt at trying to revise!!
Me: *watches video*
This video is quite relatable! I'm a mood reader too. I usually do manage to push through to finish a book if the book isn't too long, but if I buy (or am gifted) a book it can be ages until I'm in the mood to read it (also because I have a lot of unread books). I often pre-order books I'm really excited for, and then when it's release day I often find myself just not in the mood for that type of book, so it stays on my shelf for a while. I can't make monthly TBRs as I know I never stick to them. I usually decide my next read once I've finished my previous read. The exceptions to that: are 1) when I've got library loans, those take priority as they have to be read before my owned books, so in that case I have to choose my next read from my remaining library loans, and 2) once a month I hold my own read-a-thon (for me and some friends) for a few days, in which I read specific books (lately graphic novels, graphic memoirs and manga), I usually make a TBR for this beforehand and manage to stick to it (but it's only a few days, and usually consists of the series I'm currently reading as well as any unread graphic works I've purchased recently that I haven't read yet).
I've been re-reading a long book, that I loved when I first read it, but I find myself only in the mood for it sporadically, and so progress has been slow over the past few months (it's over 1000 pages, and I think I'm at page 280ish). That said, because I've read it before, it's less hard to remember what has been going on.
I really don't like it when friends keep asking me if I've read a specific favourite of theirs yet. A book is so much more enjoyable when I'm in just the right mood for it, and so hard to get through when I'm really not in the mood for it. I much prefer to wait until I'm in the right mood for the book, and I really don't like it if a friend keeps asking me about whether I've read the book yet, and then I have to disappoint them every time. I admit I have started books because people kept asking, but I usually find I don't enjoy it as much then as I would have, had I been in the right mood for it.
I'm sorry you struggle so much with this :(. I would like to be able to make a monthly TBR or stuff like that, I'm a planning in lots of areas of my life, but I can't do buddy-reads very well or read-a-thons with themes or things like that, because I'm often not in the right mood for specific genres or books.
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i really put myself in a box by not allowing myself to be actively reading more than 2 books at a time, and this video really helped me feel better about my want to mood read! i didn’t know it was a common bookerly thing - i always felt like i just wasn’t appreciating my current reads enough!
When I start a book I always finish. This is called commitment . I was brought up to follow through and finish tasks , I guess.
I call finishing a book I'm not into unnecessary suffering and a waste of time.
YES!!!!!!!!!
If you are not 100% feelin it, dont try - or continue! The timing is either wrong, i'm in a book hangover and need a break for my brain to process the last one, or its just not right for me.
I think its an intuition thing. I keep thinking im in the mood for something (surface feelings) when its actually off and I should listen to my instincts/gut-feeling/deeper feeling. I hate taking a break from reading even for a day - sometimes if I switch to an audiobook its okay, but mostly my brain needs space to be myself, without being lost in someone else's world for a moment.
I just have to accept if a book wont vibe with me, and never read it, despite how shiny it might have appeared at one point, otherwise it will grate across me the whole time (for no good reason). You captured the struggle.
Everyone is doing a 24hr readathon and I expect one from u too😏so please make one
You just described my book reading life! The only thing you left out was reading the same book over and over because your mood has tricked you into thinking that it’s the only book you’ll be happy reading so you won’t pick up anything else! 😩
MEEEEE 😂
I am SUCH a mood reader. Sometimes I convince myself I don’t even like reading because at this point, I don’t even know what mood I’m in or why book to look for!! I must find a book immediately before my mood changes again!
This was so relatable!!! The ones i related to the most was when u wait for a sequel and once the sequel comes out, ur not in the mood for it 😭🤦🏻♀️ that was me with lord of shadows! It took me about 4 months after i got it to finally read it 😂 and when ur friend requests their favorite book! So relatable! I actually still have one of my friends books from 6th grade and im a sophomore now 😂😅 oops.
LITERALLY ME!!! It’s such a pain!! Literally, like, half of the books on my shelves I haven’t read yet because I’m waiting until I’m in the right mood to read them. And then when I am in the mood to read them, I can’t do it with my other life situations at the time! I ALMOST started FINALLY reading Throne of Glass because I was totally in the mood for it! BUT, IT WAS THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND I HAD OTHER STUFFS TO DO AND NO TIME TO READ!!! So aggravating. Glad I’m not the only one!
Definitely me!) I hate that mood, when you found a book that you've wanted to read, but you are NOT IN THE MOOD. And then it just seats somewhere on your bookshelves and you are passing it for years. But my "favourite" kind of situation is when you started the book, and it's good, and interesting, and... You read a few chapters, then put it back to the shelf and in a month you want to come back to reading.....but you don't remember anything! Oh, hate that situation. And I hated being a mood reader for some time, bit now I love the way I read books - it's hard, but funny at the same time))
I am such a mood reader.Never let colourful covers mislead you.It's a trap my friend
3:12 LITERALLY ME WITH BRIGHT WE BURN TODAY OH MY GOSH. Also Lord of Shadows has been the book that all of my friends are pestering me to read but I didn't love Lady Midnight so I'm NEVER feeling the sequel. Luckily I don't have to avoid them!
4.22 Like "Me Earl and the dying girl" (amazing yellow cover💛)
Ah I love this! I'm a total mood reader and it's so frustrating... I always get super hyped for a book, but once I actually start reading it, my mood changes and I'm just like nah. Great video! :)
This is soooooooo relatable 👍 Especially the friend bit. At first you're curious about the hype surrounding a book and next moment you start rereading your favorite book
So relatable, I have serious book commitment issues when I go through this phase and I'll often get distracted very quickly with a book because I'll start it thinking 'THIS IS THE BOOK THAT WILL BREAK THE SPELL', and then I see something else I'm more in the mood for and ditch my magic book.. it's a shame reading a book takes longer than my mood episodes
This video is life. I haven't finished a book in 2 months because I keep changing my mind on what I want to read
I totally get it. I need to read the books that I'm in the mood for and this becomes a problem when I check out books from my school library since I have limited time to read it. I try to watch movies and listen to music that get me in the mood for certain books. This whole video is actually my spirit.
Oh my goodness! This video was so clever & funny! I don't set monthly TBRs for myself so once I finish a book I just pick whatever appeals to me next on my shelves. However once I start, I must finish! No changies!
I only choose the next book I want to read after I'm finished another book. I don't make a TBR list because I know I may not be in the mood to read it. I love finishing a book and figuring out what genre I wanna read next. Keeps it simple.
That friend part is so true! My friend lent me a stack of books I said I wanted to read and I’ve only read one book out of that stack. I have no idea when I’m going to get to the rest of it. Good thing she doesn’t live far from me so I can take my time.
SOOO RELATABLE 😂🙈 WOW! I have slowly grown into a mood reader these past few years and was so thrown off by my actions when I put multiple books down in a row when I was halfway through them...but I JUST WASNT IN THE MOOD! But, I think books can be that much more enjoyable when they DO fit the mood for a mood reader! Good video Jesse!
I RELATE SO MUCH TO THIS! Ive been in the biggest slump for like a year now, all because whenever i start a book i feel like its not GOOD and i stop reading, despite it being really popular and having great reviews. then i realised, maybe its just me and i was right. this has been fucking me up so much and im so happy i saw this video because i thought it was only me
I don't even create a TBR because I pick books up to read like I breathe air. I have 8 "currently reading" on my Goodreads shelf, plus I just started a book last night. Being a mood reader is hard, but I love it because it means that when I do get back to an old book I end up enjoying it.
I was nodding my head as well! This is 100% me... I’m actually reading 5 books right now and I haven’t finished several that I need to get back to. I hate it when I’m so into a book and then get distracted with a different book and start reading that one. It’s how I’m reading 5 at the moment. I’ll also read a book, get through until the middle and then get bored and put it off. My room is a Library at the moment with books like this.
Ha structure! I am flip floping between books getting that breezy look in my hair from how strong my booklash is!
Thanks so much for this video Jesse, I no longer feel so alone in my guilt hoarding of books in my TBR pile!
I am more structured with my reading. But sometimes I change around my planned TBR for other books to fit in. I try to finish books because I don’t like pushing them to the side. But I do relate when your friend keeps asking to read your favorite book and I still haven’t read it. I just haven’t gotten around to it but I will do it.
these are literally the thoughts that are going through my head currently thanks for not making me feel alone jesse
I relate to this so much! I started reading Thunderhead and got to page 404 and then decided I wasn't feeling it and let it sit on my floor for a month before returning it to the library. It's such a struggle being a mood reader.
3:05 I hate to say this but that was definitely Thunderhead😭😢 and I loved scythe, but like Jesse said, it’s me not you
Definitely a mood reader. I pined for a book because the cover was gorgeous. Was given that book as a gift. Three years ago. Have I read it yet? No, I sure haven't. But I will. Someday. When the mood strikes.
wanting a sequel and then not feeling it when it comes out is definitely something that happens to me way too many times. Also, reading a book and stopping and then not feeling it anymore when you pick it up again after months.
I have never ever watched a video as dang relatable as this. This entire video i was nodding my head, laughing out loud then sighing to myself in disappointment cuz everything was just too dang relatable.
I feel your pain, I'm totally a mood reader and have so many books I've started and sit in a pile that I'll eventually finish... maybe, hopefully.
This is honestly so relatable but I also hate leaving books halfway through so I either stop reading altogether or end up pushing my way through the book and not liking the book as much as I would have
THIS IS SO RELATABLE. i always start so many books and then i let that pile sit next to my bed, judging me, so this month i decided i wouldn't start another book until i finished all the ones i've started. it's going great because i only have 2 books to read, and then i can start others. also the sequel thing?? me all the time and i hate it. loved this video 💕
4:42 is literally me
The friend one...
I started Red Rising and haven't been able to finish it. Is it a bad story? No. I just am not in the mood 😭 I'm sorry. Meanwhile, I read the Infernal Devices series for the billionth time 😅😇
I can totally relate, because I feel certain emotions when I read. Happy, sad, and angry.
Oh my gosh! This is so me! I'm a mood reader since the beginning and my current reads are as piled as my TBR. 😅😆 And I have books that I borrowed from friends that are now sitting on my shelf for a year or two. 😂
I have also started and abandoned books even if I loved them Jesse. I know life gets busy or if I don't have a quiet time then I get disracted or am not in the mood to read. I feel you. I seem to like listening to an audiobook whilst doin dishes or laundry. I tend to say if I can do a chapter in the morning or before bed then I am happy and hope I don't get too hooked into the book if I don't have time to read more. I am glad you said just to enjoy the process of reading and remember your love of it. I currently took out a library book I am readin I started reading while visiting my Grandpa at the hospital. It's called Openly Straight. I dunno if you'd like it Jesse but I kinda picked it up for fun initially. I love it and hope to finish it despite having a tbr at home. I am proud to say I almost finished reading through The Bible as well. I used to remember finding the short stories in english class we read depressing and I mainly like happy endings although I have experimented trying different genres. I think that's why I wanna read Goosbumps. Thx for the video Jesse. Love you. You make my day.
a solution I've found to my mood book problem. I buy or borrow 1 book at a time, and it has to be something that is really peaking my interest in that moment. When I make long to be read lists, I usually just pick one at a time. When I finish that book, I then have to make a new to be read list because my interest change all the time!
So I'm super glad I'm not the only one who does this. I have so many half read books, get deep in then feel like a different book.
I can totally relate to that. I'm also a mood reader and often books end up on my currently reading list and stay there for a looong period of time simply because I don't feel like reading it. And I never really have any TBRs for myself only suggestions what I could read e.g. this summer but I know I will probably read one or two and the rest will be completely different. The only thing I do manage is to read borrowed books once I have started them as there is always this voice inside my head reminding me that I have to return it
Thanks for the video loved it :)
That, is exactly what is happening to me this week. I have so many books that I want to read, but once I have them in front of me, I don´t feel like doing it and I propose it for the next day, and the next, and so they spend a lot of time ... and I never read them.
I have a hard time putting a book down for any reason. Even if I dislike a book, I finish reading it. I am sort of a mood reader, but even if that mood changes, I continue to read the book because sometimes it puts me back in the mood!
I agree with everything! Even with the borrow a book from a friend and giving a book to a friend that will hold it hostage forever part 😅 I was nodding to both Jesses re-enactment
I'm sort of mood reader in that whenever I go to pick my next book I go for whatever I feel like reading. But, I still set TBR's. Sometimes, I do stick to TBR's, just in a different order than I initially thought. Occasionally, I need to read something else because my TBR might have a common theme that I'm just not feeling at the moment. Usually though, I don't set down a book. I try to stick to reading one book at a time and (hopefully) finishing it before I start my next one. I may take a break and pick up a manga (or something different), but usually I try not to let the story go for too long or I just might not get back to it.
This is actually really relatable... I will be super hyped to start reading a book, and I will be super into it at first, but then I decide that there is something else to read or I want to re-read something else... It's really annoying