I'm so glad you're healthy again and thank you for making this 'signing off' video. There's a lot of people who just disappear when they move on so this is much appreciated. And although I will (continue to) miss your presence since you always made me smile/laugh, I understand and respect your time has now come to move on. Thank you for all the enjoyable videos and I wish you the VERY best. ♥
This is the first video of yours I've ever seen (thank you, YT algorithm) and I just wanted to say a few things: 1. Your channel name is awesome. 2. Respect for prioritizing yourself and quitting. Can't imagine that it's an easy decision. 3. I'm looking forward on binging 7 years worth of videos. :) All my best wishes to you and yours.
This is the second video I've seen of hers and it was definitely a shock to find this video (from just over a week ago no less!) at the top of her channel when I clicked to see more, but I agree, it'll be nice to take time to go through and see what I missed.
Hey Emma, I just wanted to say that your videos really helped me during lockdown, inspired me to read for joy, and made me feel excited about books again. I remember seeing those homophobic comments and I felt that I couldn’t even imagine how hurtful those were to you at that time. You are more than entitled to your own privacy and peace. I have loved getting to know you through this channel! I’m so glad you’re feeling much better. Sending all the best for the future x :)
bummed that this is the first time I’ve found your channel and you’re leaving, but I’m going to binge the last 7 years of content HAHA and wish you all the best! 💗💗
Nooooooooooooo!!! Seriously, you have been a joy to watch. You should so do what is right for you and this sounds right. Here's to you!!! Glad you're feeling better, sounds like A TIME! Sending lots of love xx
Here to say we will obviously welcome you back with open arms at ANY point you decide to return. Even if you get bored in just 5 months..we’ll be here 🤗 zero judgement lol, we’ll be glad for it. Your channel is such a joy, I’m glad you are doing so well!
Any time I feel down and stuck in my life, I watch your readathon videos. They honestly make me feel like life is beautiful and fun and give me a boost of energy and happiness. Thank you so much for those videos. The Anne of Green Gables one is my favourite. I hope you know just how much of a positive impact you’ve made on a strangers life. Wishing you so much happiness and contentment in life and I’m so grateful I found your channel. ❤️
YES! The 24 hour challenges are my favs, especially the Georgia Nicholson and Princess Diaries ones. I always watch them when I'm having a terrible day or feeling sick. Some people have comfort movies (mine are Anne of Green Gables and Anastasia) and I have comfort booktube videos.
You will be missed! I found you years ago from your video reading the Princess Diaries in 24 hours, and was absolutely obsessed with your Taylor Swift content and readathon (I still follow those prompts in March!). Thanks for all the laughs and recs! I’m so glad you’re taking care of yourself, and I wish you all the best!
Your wonderful sense of humour will leave a wine glass-shaped hole in booktube but I’m so happy that you’re happy (and didn’t die)! All the best with your bookshelves Emma and btw that globe is the best reading room furniture I’ve ever seen🤩😘🥂
I first started watching your videos when I was living by myself in another country, and they brought me so much comfort on hard days when I didn't have any books around to read. As another depressed bi girl who is close to her sisters, and reads too many thrillers, the parasocial connection was fun. My favorite thing was when you just vlogged about normal stuff without motivating or advising or pretending everything book, sip of tea, or walk was *perfect*. I'm happy that authenticity was what shone through, and what's guiding you to give this up. I'm of the opinion that quitting stuff that doesn't improve your life is a very underrated life move. & ALSO if you can enjoy your life without sharing it online, you shouldn't
I’m going to miss seeing new videos.. You really got me into loving books so much more and I got so many great book ideas from you. Will always watch your old videos they are the best…
Thank you for so many amazing videos! You will be missed, but it's also inspiring to see someone make the decision to step away when they aren't enjoying the process anymore. Happy reading!!! 💖
Aww Emma sad to hear you’re leaving but happy to have been able to enjoy your content over the last few years! Thank you! You absolutely have to do what’s right for you and it’s great you’re recognising what’s needed and looking after yourself.
I found your channel like literally a month before the pandemic started and it very , very quickly became my favorite: I'd look forward watching your videos on my lunch break from work on Fridays, and you were my book news source! I found so many great titles through your channel that I'm eternally grateful for! I don't say that to try and guilt you or anything, to be clear, I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciated your insight and thoughts. You made booktube a fun place, and I'll miss your uploads! But it's also so great to see your protect yourself and your privacy while still having empathy for us as viewers. Wish you all the best, Emma.
So glad you're feeling better again. Really sad that you're leaving but completely understand and respect your reasons. Thank you for all the hours of content you have given us, you are genuinely my favourite booktuber. Lots of love 🥰🥰
Aw Emma. This makes me really sad. Your channel was my favorite. You are such an adorable person and I was always happy to see you and your family in your videos. Your channel was always such a safe place. You were one of the only booktubers to whom I could relate - same taste, and very diversified reading. I will immensely miss your videos. I hope to see you again on here someday if you ever feel like it ❤ best of luck with everything.
So glad you are feeling better, though of course sad you are shutting down the channel. Your positive, upbeat videos helped me and my family get through the pandemic, and we have hundreds of books to read, thanks to your recommendations. Between this and book break we used to call you 'Replacement Emma', for times our own daughter named Emma, was out of the house. Be well, be happy, and enjoy your days. And may you always have a good book to read!
Thank you for sharing for all this time! Your channel has been my absolute favourite for years and years, it’s helped me through tough times and I will miss it, and you. I’m so happy that you seem so happy and I hope that carries on for a long, long time 🧡 (My tbr pile and bank balance will however now be very happy that I’m not getting recommendations from someone with the EXACT same taste as me anymore though!)
I've loved and enjoyed every second of your videos and I'm truly the happiest person on earth that I had the chance of watching them! (*and rewatching them*) I'll really miss you but seeing how happy you are makes it better and I wish you only the VERY best!!!
I'm glad that you are doing better! I'll definitely miss your videos, but I am so happy you are putting yourself first. Thank you for all of the wonderful content over the years!
Emma, i just want to let you know you brought me so much comfort in 2020. I was pregnant with twins and on bedrest and watching your readathons and videos of you and your family so comforting.
Loved your channel over the years, so it's sad to see you go - thank you for making booktube such a warm and fun space. I'll miss your presence here, but hope we cross paths again in the future! (Your OHSS story sounds absolutely harrowing, I'm glad you recovered.)
Thank you so much for making this video and this channel. I don't quite have all the words for for how much it's meant over the years, but solace and comfort are the two that come to mind. I hope your next chapter has those things in abundance.
Oh Emma I have missed you and I'm sorry to see you go. I'm also sorry you had to deal with oh so much be it being in the hospital or those horrific comments. Just know that you brought so much joy to my life when I really needed it. Mondays and Fridays were days I looked forward to because I had your content to watch and I couldn't wait to see what you were up to. You've honestly inspired me and my channel as well to be my true authentic self. And please don't let a few haters take that charming part of you away. But all goes to say, I will miss you. I hope you do put reviews up on Instagram at least because I love to see what you think of books. ❤ Much love always.
I’m so glad you’re okay Emma! I wish both you & Raff a very happy future and I hope all your dreams come true. Take care of yourself, be happy and be safe! 😘🙆🏻♀️🥰
I'm definitely going to miss you and your videos! But I'm so happy that you're feeling better. Wishing you all the best with everything in the future!!! (And maybe crossing my fingers a little bit that at some point you do get bored and want to make more videos. Lol)
I am adopted. From the time before IVF. And I love books and I can't believe I just found you, a person who will actually do a video on the arrangement of her books. I keep contemplating the rearrangement of mine. I applaud you for taking care of your mental health, and I wish I had found you earlier. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 I REALLY like the Everything Else section. Very creative. 👍🏽
Sad to see you go but hopeful for a happy and peaceful future for you. Thanks for all the great recommend which have filled my shelves these past few years. Good luck! 👍
I’m so sorry you went through that horrific health scare. Big hugs to you. I will dearly miss your channel. Please leave your videos up as I have many to watch still. Best wishes for your future!
Thanks for everything, Emma - I’ve not been a regular commenter but yours was one of the channels that got me through Melbourne’s endless lockdowns in 2020 and it was your recommendation that enticed me to read Briefly, a Delicious Life, which I loved! Wishing you and Raf all the best ❤️
You were one of the first Booktubers I started to follow and I enjoyed all of your content, so of course I'm going to miss your videos very much. Buuut as the other comments also said: The most important thing is your health and happiness! I wish you all the best!
I cant believe i only just found you and youre leaving!! Whats even crazier is that I had something very similar happen to me recently - back in March I had a thoracic aneurysm and the blood built up in my chest till my lung nearly collapsed. I was in the ICU for 6 days. I ended up with a chest tube and 6 pints of donated blood. I was so grateful for the doctors and nurses who cared for me there. I am so glad you are okay. Rest up and enjoy life!
I’m so bummed that some people just don’t know how to be happy for others. I am really going to miss your channel, it has been one of my favorites. However, I completely understand needing time away from BookTube, especially since you have been doing it for so long. I’m happy to hear you are healthy now and your library is really lovely to see :). Take care and I hope you and Raf have some amazing adventures 🎉
Oh nooo, your book recommendations were so good, my reading will be poorer now and I’m certainly going to miss you, but whatever makes you happy is the right decision. Glad that you’re well and healthy!
NOOOO, omg you’ve always motivated me to read and just be happy with myself, I’d stay up all night watching your videos… but I’m happy for you. Like really happy 💕
Thank you Emma for all the amazing time and information you gave us over the years. You will be missed. I’m relieved that you are recovered and getting on with your life. I live in the US and am never comfortable commenting on social media but You and your programs got me through some of the worst isolation times during the pandemic and soon found myself addicted to your brilliant recommendations. So again Thank you and bon voyage ❤
first of all, I'm so glad you're back in good health. secondly, i'm super sad to see you go but i completely understand why you are. thank you for giving us 7 years of great content. specifically thank you for making me laugh during some pretty shit times (as someone with 4 sisters, i especially enjoyed any video with Sophie)!! sending so so much love your way
Thank you for leaving your videos up because I am working my way through them in order to get recommendations. I wish you much happiness and success for the future.
Emma, I’m so happy you’re feeling better and and though goodbyes are a bit sad, you deserve to feel as happy as possible. It’s been super fun and I will be rewatching old videos for the lols 😂 thanks so much! Wish you good luck!
Emma - all I really have to say is thank you. Your videos have bought me so much joy over the years, particularly during lockdown. I was in a real reading slump at the time and your channel completely pulled me out of it. I’ve had an absolute ball virtually drinking, reading and laughing along with you. I’m also an openly bisexual woman and I understand just how ignorant certain people can be, so I completely understand needing to take a step back. If you ever want to dip your toe back into content creation I and many others will welcome you with open arms, but if not I wish you and Raf nothing but a lifetime of happiness, cozy reading and wine. Cheers! 🍷
I'll genuinely miss you ❤ You're one of the few youtubers whose recommendations I can take to heart and actually follow, because our tastes align quite a bit. Good luck with your life! ❤
Emma, you will be missed! I found you in March 2020 and you helped reawaken my love for reading at a very difficult time. I have yet to find another book tuber whose taste matches mine so closely. Your decision makes a ton of sense and you are supported! Thank you for all the amazing finds I’ve gotten from this channel and being such a huge comfort all these years.
Can't pretend I'm not heartbroken that there won't be any more videos from you as they've brought me so much joy over the years, but very grateful that you decided to do one last video to say goodbye! I'm so glad you are feeling better and that you are making the right decisions for you, I hope this next chapter of your life brings you a lot of happiness. Thank you so much for the last 7 years!
Thank you for your time on the videos, I've enjoyed them for a while and look forward to rewatching old videos. I'm glad you're doing what's best for you and I'm so happy you're doing better! All the best! xx
I'll miss your videos, but mostly I'm very glad you're not dead!! That sounds like it was an absolute ordeal. Thank you for sharing so much fun (especially with your family!) and so many books with us over the years, and I wish you and Raf many happy years of drinking by your shelves together
As much as I'll be sad to see you go, I'm so glad you're in a better place. I just want to thank you for literally getting me through lockdown and showing me the books that I now call my favourites (Three Hours and An Anonymous Girl)!! You were a light in a time when I needed one, so thank you. Wishing you all the best in the future xx
So lovely to hear from you, Emma! Your video about Mr B’s Book Spa was what introduced me to the world of Booktube. I will miss your updates - your honesty, sense of fun, humor, and great recommendations are still my favorite - but I can only imagine how much work it’s been over the years and how much you’d like to have that time and privacy back as you continue with a new chapter of your life. Thank you for sharing yourself and your thoughts and opinions with us for the time that you did. Wishing you much happiness and joy!
I’m a little behind but I just got to this video and I just wanted to say glad you’re doing better! I really enjoyed your channel and approach to content but I completely get stepping back. Hope to continue to see you at Book Break!
I have enjoyed your videos for many years! I even took inspiration from you when I started my booktube channel where I cook and eat too like you drink while talking about books. You will be missed. Thanks and good luck!❤
Emma! I’m going to miss you and your channel so much. I totally understand needing time away to just BE. UA-cam is more work than people think and sometimes it’s good to just step away to live life! I have to say how kind I think it is that you have donated eggs in the past. I’m SO SORRY you had such a miserable time of it last round though! Gah! As someone with low ovarian reserve, if ivf hadn’t worked out for Nora, we probably would have gone the egg donor route! So I know you are helping so many families grow in such a beautiful way. I am wishing you the very best of luck!!
Emma, my favourite videos of your were the ones with your family and the reading challenges. I hope a day comes when nobody gets any type of phobic comments or made to feel uncomfortable for sharing their personal life. Wish you good health, lots of happiness, and a beautiful life!
You have helped me in ways that I can't even explain...thank you for always being real and honest about your feelings...sending you all the best wishes for future:)
Thank you for all the years of joy, books, and sharing drinks with your audience! I've loved watching whenever you posted (even if I didn't always comment) but completely understand needing to move on and live your life for you 💜💜 and thank you for one final bookshelf tour! a fantastic way to sign off xx
Awwww! Thank you so much Emma! Sorry to hear you've not been well and so glad you have made a full recovery! Think I've been watching your videos for the past 4 years now and particularly enjoyed your longer vlogs during lockdown and the ones involving your family. Will miss you all!
Welcome and goodbye :D that's my case! a pity not to have found your channel sooner! I love how you organized the bookshelves, might take up on some ideas :)
Thank you for all the time and effort you put into your channel. I am very sorry to see you leave, but thank you for making a goodbye video. You and your family are lovely and I wish you all the best.
Am i sad? Yes. Did i cry? You can bet i did. You have always been my favourite creator since i've descovered booktube. I'm among those that started following you with your readathos:) I feel very sorry for all you've been through, medically and cause of the hate received. I will miss you, but i'm happy you're prioritizing your mental health by leaving. Goodbye Drinking By My Shelf A hug and goodbye dear Emma❤
I don't really comment on UA-cam, but you are one of my favorite people out here, and I want to say thank you! I wish you all the best, and I want you to know that you have the cleverest UA-cam name! Be happy and safe! 💜
So sad! I'm happy that you are healthy and everything is okay with you. And it is understandable that you don't want to share your whole life online. But I am going to miss you and your videos. You are such a lovely person and your videos are always so fun. Wish you all the best, Emma!
will be devastated to not have you to watch anymore but i completely respect your decision and it sounds like it’s exactly what you need and the right choice for you ❤️
😢 I'm quite choked up now that you're going/gone. Your videos have always been amongst my favourites and I'm going to miss you but I totally understand your reasons. I'm so glad you're feeling better and doing what makes you happy. Good luck in the future x
Emma, thank you so so much for everything that you've given us over the last few years, I have loved your channel and everything you've given us. Thank you for all the book recommendations and the fun! Also, you are such an inspiration for just saying, I don't want to do this anymore and protecting your own health! That sounds horrendous and I'm glad you are feeling MUCH better now! Your reading room is gorgeous ❤ all the best for the future ❤
My favorite shelf is the Raff shelf, that’s so sweet and cute! I was new around here, but always happy to see people doing what they want! Best wishes!
I only subscribed in the past year but your videos have been such a lovely place of joy and comfort for me on the internet - and your extensive backlist will continue to be! I’m so sorry you had to deal with those assholes and that it couldn’t be the same place of comfort for you. Thank you so much for signing off and updating us. I’m glad you’re feeling better after the OHSS. I’m also glad you’re making a choice that will protect you and make your life happier ❤
hi emma, i'm so grateful for you and your videos, you brought so much joy to my life (and still will, i love a rewatch) but i'm so glad you're prioritising your mental health, posting online can be so harmful and it's so hard to share your life online especially for so long. i hope you recover well and look after yourself :) thank you again for the joy and books you brought
So sorry to see you go, but totally understand why! Thank you so much for the many years of comfort and joy you’ve brought to so many of us! I wish you nothing but the best in your future in devours and am sending lots of love your way
I'm glad you're feeling better! You've been one of my favorite book channels to watch because I always thought you had excellent recommendations. I'll be sad to see you go but I definitely understand the reasoning and I wish you and Raf both the best. Thanks for all the great videos!
I'm sad to see you go but happy you are well and making decisions that work best for you. I'll miss your book recommendations so much! I felt we were a good match in terms of taste in books and my tbr will suffer for you loss 😂 but I hope you enjoy some peace and much deserved rest and wish you all the best moving forward. Edited to add: your bit about the TBR you will probably never read but will never leave your shelf is far too true and I know exactly which books on my shelf fit this "genre" too funny 😂
Thank you so much for your incredible honesty! I have loved watching your channel and your growth! I’ll miss you but am so happy you are choosing you!!! ❤
Thank you so much for all the fun and thoughtful content Emma! Like many people I discovered your channel during the pandemic and your videos have brought me a lot of joy (as well as far too many additions to the tbr 😂). Good luck and wishing you well deserved happiness for the next, more private chapter 🌻
Thanks for the videos Emma! I’ve been watching for years - your videos always have brightened my day. I’m glad you are feeling better and good luck in the future! ❤
I'm so glad you're feeling better! I found your channel during lockdown and your energy, intelligence and generosity has been such a joy to watch. Thank you so much for so much great content, and wishing you all the happiness and peace in the world. ❤
I'm so glad you're healthy again and thank you for making this 'signing off' video. There's a lot of people who just disappear when they move on so this is much appreciated. And although I will (continue to) miss your presence since you always made me smile/laugh, I understand and respect your time has now come to move on. Thank you for all the enjoyable videos and I wish you the VERY best. ♥
This is the first video of yours I've ever seen (thank you, YT algorithm) and I just wanted to say a few things:
1. Your channel name is awesome.
2. Respect for prioritizing yourself and quitting. Can't imagine that it's an easy decision.
3. I'm looking forward on binging 7 years worth of videos. :)
All my best wishes to you and yours.
Same!!
This is the second video I've seen of hers and it was definitely a shock to find this video (from just over a week ago no less!) at the top of her channel when I clicked to see more, but I agree, it'll be nice to take time to go through and see what I missed.
Samesies!
Hey Emma, I just wanted to say that your videos really helped me during lockdown, inspired me to read for joy, and made me feel excited about books again. I remember seeing those homophobic comments and I felt that I couldn’t even imagine how hurtful those were to you at that time. You are more than entitled to your own privacy and peace. I have loved getting to know you through this channel! I’m so glad you’re feeling much better. Sending all the best for the future x :)
Why is she still mia?
Thank you Emma for the last 7 years lots of good book recommendations. Good luck with your future plans.
bummed that this is the first time I’ve found your channel and you’re leaving, but I’m going to binge the last 7 years of content HAHA and wish you all the best! 💗💗
Me too!
Same here!
DITTO 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽💕💕💕🫂🫂🫂🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Nooooooooooooo!!! Seriously, you have been a joy to watch. You should so do what is right for you and this sounds right. Here's to you!!! Glad you're feeling better, sounds like A TIME! Sending lots of love xx
Here to say we will obviously welcome you back with open arms at ANY point you decide to return. Even if you get bored in just 5 months..we’ll be here 🤗 zero judgement lol, we’ll be glad for it. Your channel is such a joy, I’m glad you are doing so well!
While I will certainly miss your uploads, I'm glad that you've made a decision that makes you happy. Best wishes for the future!
Any time I feel down and stuck in my life, I watch your readathon videos. They honestly make me feel like life is beautiful and fun and give me a boost of energy and happiness. Thank you so much for those videos. The Anne of Green Gables one is my favourite. I hope you know just how much of a positive impact you’ve made on a strangers life. Wishing you so much happiness and contentment in life and I’m so grateful I found your channel. ❤️
YES! The 24 hour challenges are my favs, especially the Georgia Nicholson and Princess Diaries ones. I always watch them when I'm having a terrible day or feeling sick. Some people have comfort movies (mine are Anne of Green Gables and Anastasia) and I have comfort booktube videos.
You will be missed! I found you years ago from your video reading the Princess Diaries in 24 hours, and was absolutely obsessed with your Taylor Swift content and readathon (I still follow those prompts in March!). Thanks for all the laughs and recs! I’m so glad you’re taking care of yourself, and I wish you all the best!
Your wonderful sense of humour will leave a wine glass-shaped hole in booktube but I’m so happy that you’re happy (and didn’t die)! All the best with your bookshelves Emma and btw that globe is the best reading room furniture I’ve ever seen🤩😘🥂
We love you Emma! Thanks for sharing for all these years! Wishing you the best!
I first started watching your videos when I was living by myself in another country, and they brought me so much comfort on hard days when I didn't have any books around to read. As another depressed bi girl who is close to her sisters, and reads too many thrillers, the parasocial connection was fun.
My favorite thing was when you just vlogged about normal stuff without motivating or advising or pretending everything book, sip of tea, or walk was *perfect*. I'm happy that authenticity was what shone through, and what's guiding you to give this up. I'm of the opinion that quitting stuff that doesn't improve your life is a very underrated life move. & ALSO if you can enjoy your life without sharing it online, you shouldn't
I’m going to miss seeing new videos.. You really got me into loving books so much more and I got so many great book ideas from you. Will always watch your old videos they are the best…
Thank you for so many amazing videos! You will be missed, but it's also inspiring to see someone make the decision to step away when they aren't enjoying the process anymore. Happy reading!!! 💖
Aww Emma sad to hear you’re leaving but happy to have been able to enjoy your content over the last few years! Thank you! You absolutely have to do what’s right for you and it’s great you’re recognising what’s needed and looking after yourself.
I found your channel like literally a month before the pandemic started and it very , very quickly became my favorite: I'd look forward watching your videos on my lunch break from work on Fridays, and you were my book news source! I found so many great titles through your channel that I'm eternally grateful for!
I don't say that to try and guilt you or anything, to be clear, I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciated your insight and thoughts. You made booktube a fun place, and I'll miss your uploads! But it's also so great to see your protect yourself and your privacy while still having empathy for us as viewers. Wish you all the best, Emma.
Sorry to see you go. I truely enjoyed watching all your videos. Thank you for all time you have shared.I wish you and your family all the best .
Thank you for the past many years of fun! Glad you're feeling better, and hope it stays that way! Your bookshelves are so wonderful.
So glad you're feeling better again. Really sad that you're leaving but completely understand and respect your reasons. Thank you for all the hours of content you have given us, you are genuinely my favourite booktuber. Lots of love 🥰🥰
You'll be missed! Thank you for 7 years of fantastic book recommendations. Wishing you nothing but good health, joy and peace. 💕
Aw Emma. This makes me really sad. Your channel was my favorite. You are such an adorable person and I was always happy to see you and your family in your videos. Your channel was always such a safe place. You were one of the only booktubers to whom I could relate - same taste, and very diversified reading. I will immensely miss your videos.
I hope to see you again on here someday if you ever feel like it ❤ best of luck with everything.
So glad you are feeling better, though of course sad you are shutting down the channel. Your positive, upbeat videos helped me and my family get through the pandemic, and we have hundreds of books to read, thanks to your recommendations. Between this and book break we used to call you 'Replacement Emma', for times our own daughter named Emma, was out of the house.
Be well, be happy, and enjoy your days. And may you always have a good book to read!
Thank you for sharing for all this time! Your channel has been my absolute favourite for years and years, it’s helped me through tough times and I will miss it, and you. I’m so happy that you seem so happy and I hope that carries on for a long, long time 🧡
(My tbr pile and bank balance will however now be very happy that I’m not getting recommendations from someone with the EXACT same taste as me anymore though!)
I've loved and enjoyed every second of your videos and I'm truly the happiest person on earth that I had the chance of watching them! (*and rewatching them*) I'll really miss you but seeing how happy you are makes it better and I wish you only the VERY best!!!
I'm glad that you are doing better! I'll definitely miss your videos, but I am so happy you are putting yourself first. Thank you for all of the wonderful content over the years!
Emma, i just want to let you know you brought me so much comfort in 2020. I was pregnant with twins and on bedrest and watching your readathons and videos of you and your family so comforting.
Loved your channel over the years, so it's sad to see you go - thank you for making booktube such a warm and fun space. I'll miss your presence here, but hope we cross paths again in the future!
(Your OHSS story sounds absolutely harrowing, I'm glad you recovered.)
Missed you so much Emma but I’m glad you’re ok and glad you’re taking care of yourself. Will miss you so much 💔
Thank you so much for making this video and this channel. I don't quite have all the words for for how much it's meant over the years, but solace and comfort are the two that come to mind. I hope your next chapter has those things in abundance.
Oh Emma I have missed you and I'm sorry to see you go. I'm also sorry you had to deal with oh so much be it being in the hospital or those horrific comments.
Just know that you brought so much joy to my life when I really needed it. Mondays and Fridays were days I looked forward to because I had your content to watch and I couldn't wait to see what you were up to. You've honestly inspired me and my channel as well to be my true authentic self. And please don't let a few haters take that charming part of you away.
But all goes to say, I will miss you. I hope you do put reviews up on Instagram at least because I love to see what you think of books. ❤ Much love always.
I’m so glad you’re okay Emma! I wish both you & Raff a very happy future and I hope all your dreams come true. Take care of yourself, be happy and be safe! 😘🙆🏻♀️🥰
I'm definitely going to miss you and your videos! But I'm so happy that you're feeling better. Wishing you all the best with everything in the future!!! (And maybe crossing my fingers a little bit that at some point you do get bored and want to make more videos. Lol)
Time travel is my favourite - I would love a run down of your shelf!
I am adopted. From the time before IVF. And I love books and I can't believe I just found you, a person who will actually do a video on the arrangement of her books. I keep contemplating the rearrangement of mine. I applaud you for taking care of your mental health, and I wish I had found you earlier. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 I REALLY like the Everything Else section. Very creative. 👍🏽
Sad to see you go but hopeful for a happy and peaceful future for you. Thanks for all the great recommend which have filled my shelves these past few years. Good luck! 👍
I’m so sorry you went through that horrific health scare. Big hugs to you. I will dearly miss your channel. Please leave your videos up as I have many to watch still. Best wishes for your future!
Just found you and love the name of your channel. Clever! Hello and goodbye. You must do what is best for you!
Wishing you all the best Emma - thankyou for your videos over the years 💕😊
Thanks for everything, Emma - I’ve not been a regular commenter but yours was one of the channels that got me through Melbourne’s endless lockdowns in 2020 and it was your recommendation that enticed me to read Briefly, a Delicious Life, which I loved! Wishing you and Raf all the best ❤️
You were one of the first Booktubers I started to follow and I enjoyed all of your content, so of course I'm going to miss your videos very much.
Buuut as the other comments also said: The most important thing is your health and happiness! I wish you all the best!
I cant believe i only just found you and youre leaving!!
Whats even crazier is that I had something very similar happen to me recently - back in March I had a thoracic aneurysm and the blood built up in my chest till my lung nearly collapsed. I was in the ICU for 6 days. I ended up with a chest tube and 6 pints of donated blood. I was so grateful for the doctors and nurses who cared for me there.
I am so glad you are okay. Rest up and enjoy life!
I’ve enjoyed all of your videos over the years! You will be missed! I hope your next chapter of life brings all the happiness!
I’m so bummed that some people just don’t know how to be happy for others. I am really going to miss your channel, it has been one of my favorites. However, I completely understand needing time away from BookTube, especially since you have been doing it for so long. I’m happy to hear you are healthy now and your library is really lovely to see :). Take care and I hope you and Raf have some amazing adventures 🎉
WHAT a video title. im glad you're doing okay and i wish you all the positivity in your future endeavors. ♡
Oh nooo, your book recommendations were so good, my reading will be poorer now and I’m certainly going to miss you, but whatever makes you happy is the right decision. Glad that you’re well and healthy!
I'm so glad you're ok and it's sad that you're leaving but obviously, it's most important that you do what feels right for you :- ) 💛
NOOOO, omg you’ve always motivated me to read and just be happy with myself, I’d stay up all night watching your videos… but I’m happy for you. Like really happy 💕
Thank you Emma for all the amazing time and information you gave us over the years. You will be missed. I’m relieved that you are recovered and getting on with your life. I live in the US and am never comfortable commenting on social media but You and your programs got me through some of the worst isolation times during the pandemic and soon found myself addicted to your brilliant recommendations. So again Thank you and bon voyage ❤
first of all, I'm so glad you're back in good health. secondly, i'm super sad to see you go but i completely understand why you are. thank you for giving us 7 years of great content. specifically thank you for making me laugh during some pretty shit times (as someone with 4 sisters, i especially enjoyed any video with Sophie)!! sending so so much love your way
Thanks for the final UA-cam bookshelves tour! Wishing you loads of happiness and fulfilment. Sending best wishes from Canada. ❤💕
Thank you for leaving your videos up because I am working my way through them in order to get recommendations. I wish you much happiness and success for the future.
Emma, I’m so happy you’re feeling better and and though goodbyes are a bit sad, you deserve to feel as happy as possible. It’s been super fun and I will be rewatching old videos for the lols 😂 thanks so much! Wish you good luck!
Emma - all I really have to say is thank you. Your videos have bought me so much joy over the years, particularly during lockdown. I was in a real reading slump at the time and your channel completely pulled me out of it. I’ve had an absolute ball virtually drinking, reading and laughing along with you. I’m also an openly bisexual woman and I understand just how ignorant certain people can be, so I completely understand needing to take a step back. If you ever want to dip your toe back into content creation I and many others will welcome you with open arms, but if not I wish you and Raf nothing but a lifetime of happiness, cozy reading and wine. Cheers! 🍷
I'll genuinely miss you ❤
You're one of the few youtubers whose recommendations I can take to heart and actually follow, because our tastes align quite a bit. Good luck with your life! ❤
Wishing good health, happiness and all the books can ever read. Your channel has been a joy. Will continue to enjoy BookBreak. Cheers Emma!
Emma, you will be missed! I found you in March 2020 and you helped reawaken my love for reading at a very difficult time. I have yet to find another book tuber whose taste matches mine so closely. Your decision makes a ton of sense and you are supported! Thank you for all the amazing finds I’ve gotten from this channel and being such a huge comfort all these years.
Can't pretend I'm not heartbroken that there won't be any more videos from you as they've brought me so much joy over the years, but very grateful that you decided to do one last video to say goodbye! I'm so glad you are feeling better and that you are making the right decisions for you, I hope this next chapter of your life brings you a lot of happiness. Thank you so much for the last 7 years!
I'll miss you Emma! You are the sweetest Im glad you're feeling better. I hope you surprise us down the track and come back 😊
Thank you for your time on the videos, I've enjoyed them for a while and look forward to rewatching old videos. I'm glad you're doing what's best for you and I'm so happy you're doing better! All the best! xx
I'll miss your videos, but mostly I'm very glad you're not dead!! That sounds like it was an absolute ordeal. Thank you for sharing so much fun (especially with your family!) and so many books with us over the years, and I wish you and Raf many happy years of drinking by your shelves together
As much as I'll be sad to see you go, I'm so glad you're in a better place. I just want to thank you for literally getting me through lockdown and showing me the books that I now call my favourites (Three Hours and An Anonymous Girl)!! You were a light in a time when I needed one, so thank you. Wishing you all the best in the future xx
So lovely to hear from you, Emma! Your video about Mr B’s Book Spa was what introduced me to the world of Booktube. I will miss your updates - your honesty, sense of fun, humor, and great recommendations are still my favorite - but I can only imagine how much work it’s been over the years and how much you’d like to have that time and privacy back as you continue with a new chapter of your life. Thank you for sharing yourself and your thoughts and opinions with us for the time that you did. Wishing you much happiness and joy!
I’m a little behind but I just got to this video and I just wanted to say glad you’re doing better! I really enjoyed your channel and approach to content but I completely get stepping back. Hope to continue to see you at Book Break!
Your channel has always been one of my favorite comfort watch to have. Thank you for all you've done, and I hope everything goes well in your future 🤗
I have enjoyed your videos for many years! I even took inspiration from you when I started my booktube channel where I cook and eat too like you drink while talking about books. You will be missed. Thanks and good luck!❤
Emma! I’m going to miss you and your channel so much. I totally understand needing time away to just BE. UA-cam is more work than people think and sometimes it’s good to just step away to live life!
I have to say how kind I think it is that you have donated eggs in the past. I’m SO SORRY you had such a miserable time of it last round though! Gah! As someone with low ovarian reserve, if ivf hadn’t worked out for Nora, we probably would have gone the egg donor route! So I know you are helping so many families grow in such a beautiful way. I am wishing you the very best of luck!!
I'm glad you're okay. I will miss you very much, but you do right to think of yourself and your health.
Thank you for these amazing years!
Emma, my favourite videos of your were the ones with your family and the reading challenges. I hope a day comes when nobody gets any type of phobic comments or made to feel uncomfortable for sharing their personal life. Wish you good health, lots of happiness, and a beautiful life!
You have helped me in ways that I can't even explain...thank you for always being real and honest about your feelings...sending you all the best wishes for future:)
Thank you for all the years of joy, books, and sharing drinks with your audience! I've loved watching whenever you posted (even if I didn't always comment) but completely understand needing to move on and live your life for you 💜💜
and thank you for one final bookshelf tour! a fantastic way to sign off xx
So glad you and Raf are doing well 🥲 You will be missed ❤ (please come back some day!!)
Awwww! Thank you so much Emma! Sorry to hear you've not been well and so glad you have made a full recovery! Think I've been watching your videos for the past 4 years now and particularly enjoyed your longer vlogs during lockdown and the ones involving your family. Will miss you all!
Welcome and goodbye :D that's my case! a pity not to have found your channel sooner! I love how you organized the bookshelves, might take up on some ideas :)
I'm glad that you are feeling better now. I will miss this channel but I can understand your decision. I wish you all the best ❤
Thank you for all the time and effort you put into your channel. I am very sorry to see you leave, but thank you for making a goodbye video. You and your family are lovely and I wish you all the best.
Am i sad? Yes.
Did i cry? You can bet i did.
You have always been my favourite creator since i've descovered booktube. I'm among those that started following you with your readathos:)
I feel very sorry for all you've been through, medically and cause of the hate received.
I will miss you, but i'm happy you're prioritizing your mental health by leaving.
Goodbye Drinking By My Shelf
A hug and goodbye dear Emma❤
I don't really comment on UA-cam, but you are one of my favorite people out here, and I want to say thank you! I wish you all the best, and I want you to know that you have the cleverest UA-cam name! Be happy and safe! 💜
thank you for all the years
So sad! I'm happy that you are healthy and everything is okay with you. And it is understandable that you don't want to share your whole life online. But I am going to miss you and your videos. You are such a lovely person and your videos are always so fun. Wish you all the best, Emma!
will be devastated to not have you to watch anymore but i completely respect
your decision and it sounds like it’s exactly what you need and the right choice for you ❤️
😢 I'm quite choked up now that you're going/gone. Your videos have always been amongst my favourites and I'm going to miss you but I totally understand your reasons. I'm so glad you're feeling better and doing what makes you happy. Good luck in the future x
Sad to see you go but glad to hear that you are well. PS I think ordering books by genre is the way to go 😊
Emma, thank you so so much for everything that you've given us over the last few years, I have loved your channel and everything you've given us. Thank you for all the book recommendations and the fun! Also, you are such an inspiration for just saying, I don't want to do this anymore and protecting your own health! That sounds horrendous and I'm glad you are feeling MUCH better now! Your reading room is gorgeous ❤ all the best for the future ❤
My favorite shelf is the Raff shelf, that’s so sweet and cute! I was new around here, but always happy to see people doing what they want! Best wishes!
I only subscribed in the past year but your videos have been such a lovely place of joy and comfort for me on the internet - and your extensive backlist will continue to be! I’m so sorry you had to deal with those assholes and that it couldn’t be the same place of comfort for you. Thank you so much for signing off and updating us. I’m glad you’re feeling better after the OHSS. I’m also glad you’re making a choice that will protect you and make your life happier ❤
hi emma, i'm so grateful for you and your videos, you brought so much joy to my life (and still will, i love a rewatch) but i'm so glad you're prioritising your mental health, posting online can be so harmful and it's so hard to share your life online especially for so long. i hope you recover well and look after yourself :) thank you again for the joy and books you brought
Thank you for all your content. You made me smile when I had nothing to smile about. All the best!!!
Will miss your recommendations!
Wishing you the best. Thank you for the content you’ve created and the fun times it’s provided ❤
So sorry to see you go, but totally understand why! Thank you so much for the many years of comfort and joy you’ve brought to so many of us! I wish you nothing but the best in your future in devours and am sending lots of love your way
I have loved your channel these past few years, and wish you all the best! Thanks for all the bangin content!!
Omg your bookcase layout makes so much sense to me (runs to reorganise bookshelf) glad to here you’re feeling better and good luck with everything :)
thank you so much for all your amazing videos, watching them was always such a joy! I wish you well in life and in reading!
I'm glad you're feeling better! You've been one of my favorite book channels to watch because I always thought you had excellent recommendations. I'll be sad to see you go but I definitely understand the reasoning and I wish you and Raf both the best. Thanks for all the great videos!
I'm sad to see you go but happy you are well and making decisions that work best for you. I'll miss your book recommendations so much! I felt we were a good match in terms of taste in books and my tbr will suffer for you loss 😂 but I hope you enjoy some peace and much deserved rest and wish you all the best moving forward.
Edited to add: your bit about the TBR you will probably never read but will never leave your shelf is far too true and I know exactly which books on my shelf fit this "genre" too funny 😂
Thank you so much for your incredible honesty! I have loved watching your channel and your growth! I’ll miss you but am so happy you are choosing you!!! ❤
Thank you so much for all the fun and thoughtful content Emma! Like many people I discovered your channel during the pandemic and your videos have brought me a lot of joy (as well as far too many additions to the tbr 😂). Good luck and wishing you well deserved happiness for the next, more private chapter 🌻
Lots of love and good luck for the future
Thanks for the videos Emma! I’ve been watching for years - your videos always have brightened my day. I’m glad you are feeling better and good luck in the future! ❤
I'm so glad you're feeling better! I found your channel during lockdown and your energy, intelligence and generosity has been such a joy to watch. Thank you so much for so much great content, and wishing you all the happiness and peace in the world. ❤