I think it’s also important to allow ourselves to be in a slump, without forcing ourselves to read. Sometimes that can be a good thing. At the end of the day, we read bc we genuinely enjoy it. For me the biggest challenge has been finishing a book. This past month I’ve been reading only 30%-50% of a book and then I get tired of them. So, my personal goal at the moment is to actually finish a book, regardless of how long it will take
yes, unless the slump is because you are mindlessly sucked in scrolling your phone. Addiction can make you lose track of time and most importantly interest on what you like. If you are not invested in what you are reading and/or busy in other thing that is 1000% ok
And I know exactly what you mean about WANTING to read a book.....like when I am at work and can't wait to get home to read....that is the BEST FEELING ☺️
You and Haley Pham got me back into reading after a YEAR LONG reading slump. I thought I hated reading and had so many books I never read. I got back into books 2 days ago and have already finished 1 book and started a second, I’m so excited to read again
Rereading always helps me out of a slump, like a book you can't remember all the details to but you remember that you've loved it before. Then I read similar books and the slumps gone
What a wonderful way to start my Sunday 😁 and I have you to credit for getting me out of the WORST slump I've ever been in! Between Ghosted, Magnolia Parks and Darling, Venom I have been reading like a fiend! And now I have all of these!! 😊
They way i smiled when you were smiling reading “The ballad of never after” because SAME I finished the book like two days ago and i still haven’t recovered cuz I’ve just been so in my feelings over this book.. THE ENDING WRECKED ME. when jacks said “Nothing is of equal value to me” i died. I knew the pain was just beginning. And I’m all here for it. Rant over 😂
Same! I’m so happy I’m out of mine because I’ve been wanting to start A Court of Mist and Fury and there was no way I was going to start it while I’m a reading slump
I am currently binge watching your videos because you are my absolute favoritee!!! But what just made it 10 times better for me was knowing I'm not the only one who uses Flora while reading. I can literally never get tired of Sara
The Ballad of Never After was literally my favourite book this year so far. So glad you read it and Jacks is probably my new fav book boyfriend EVER. You said exactly what I was feeling ..
You are so amazing. The way you were honest and showed us everyone got distracted by their phone♥️ made me feel so good and not alone thank you. You are my fave since now😂🫂
Re-reading works a treat for me. I have a stand-alone and a series that I am forever falling back on when I get in a slump or out of the reading habit.
ive just had the roughest day at work so coming home to this just made my night. hoping when i finish this video it’ll motivate me to read the ballad of never after🤝🏻
the best feeling when you read a book is when you were rooting for something like a couple or whatever and it finally happend and you can’t stop re reading the lines because it’s just CHEF KISS 😩
the way I binged read once upon a broken heart and the ballad of never after in 3 days after seeing ur goodsread review!!!! I was obsessedddd and now I’m also chasing that feeling 😭😭😫😭
Omg so I’m currently in a slump so I totally understand how you felt during yours! I love seeing you get so excited over reading - it’s making me want to pick up a book. I think you should continue to do more reading vlogs cause it was so fun to follow along with you! I felt like we were besties lol
the feeling u were describing like enjoying the book but not feeling it.... so so so relatable! i had a slump like that for two or three months this year it was horrible😭
i really needed this video since being in a huge slump after reading better than the movies. that book was just so good, I haven't found another that has interested me until I watched this video♥♥
I truly understand you, I've been in a slump the whole month and the only things that I'm reading are college related... I don't even have the urge to pick up a book, but hopefully this video is going to give me the motivation that I need
Everytime I get into a reading slump, I watch booktuber videos like yours, Haley's, Destiny's and a bunch of Fantasy booktubers cause I love fantasy. Also if Im in the middle of a long book and stop reading for a while, I watch spoiler-free reviews to get back into the rhythm of finishing it.
i get how u feel at the beginning of the video, u read a really good book and u feel like nothing can beat that book! i just finished a trilogy last night and now i feel like nothing will ever beat those books!! but i have a book i wanna read so im gunna start that soon!
I had been in a reading slump for about 2 months. It was partly because of the book i finished previously, but a lot was going on in my life. And instead of pushing myself to read something else, i just let myself not read. Reading is supposed to be enjoyable, and at the time it wasnt, it was tasking. A few days ago i was really bored, so i picked one up, and I’m back to enjoying them again! But this go around, I’m actually going to read for enjoyment only. Instead of saying,”I’m going to read this, this, and this, in x amount of time.” I’m reading whatever I want, when i want! Which i dont know why i didnt before, but i am now!
i feel like you should do a 'if you liked this book, then you'll like this book'! it'd be really useful because i'm also in a slump and i need book recs similar to books i loved, like magnolia parks, the silent patient, addicted/calloway etc, i would eat that vid upppp
I think it’s tough these days with booktok. There’s is expectation to read soooo many books monthly that I can see why people getting into these so called slumps. When really reading only a few books or a couple a month should be normal. Maybe it’s just me that thinks that. Don’t beat yourself up too much. Sometimes after you read so much, giving yourself a break is necessary. When reading becomes more of work versus enjoying it that’s when the fun is taken out of it.
loved the video, I also go on my phone all the time when i’m reading, but something that really helps with that is leaving it turned off and far from you💗
I love the ballad of never after 🎉 it was so good! So excited for the next book. I'm in a slow slump after reading Chain of Thorns...😢😅 I needed this haha!
i have been in a book slump for 3/4 months now and these videos really help because it motivates me. i’m currently reading defy me (last book of the shatter me series) and i’m loving it ❤
I’ve had so many reading slumps, you are so right about one book ruining everything else. I liked mile high but I loved the second book the right move so much more so I think I know what you’re saying.
I'm in an endless reading slump too but I don't even have time to read because of school but watching ur video is giving me motivation to make time for reading and I love ur vids so much ❤
I just finished the first Caraval book and I definitely recommend it especially if you loved Once Upon a Broken Heart! Immediately started the second book because the first one was so good 🤩
i love using flora to help me read, clean, study, etc. something about the plant dying just does something to my brain, it doesnt work all time bc i still end up going on my phone 😔 but it’s definitely been helping
It’s so nice to see that reading slump is something that happens to everyone and this video is so real for that ! Also i really want you to read the first game of thrones book
Just wanted to add if the trees app don’t help you then there’s a bunny version which you have to study or read for some time and you raise the bunny, while raising it through sessions you gain money to dress them up and they also get a lot of joy in studying with you. I personally am not much of a plant mom but I’m more of a animal lover over a plant mom, I still love plants too but all I have to say about it is that I easily kill the plants I own… so i don’t think plants are the best for me
Video ideas: another blind date with a book reading challenge, reading books outside of your norm, reading random books you’ve never heard of before. I feel like everyone is recommending the same books these days! Some hidden gems need to be uncovered 💎
What i do during book slumps is revisit my favorite book. I have two from middle school that i love dearly and relate to. Ive read them so much its nearly torn but i dont have the heart to replace them. I only read them now for book slumps and i find that 90% of the time it works.
I've been in a reading slump due to anxiety and mainly I don't want to taint books with those feelings. So like if I read something now, later when I think of it I'll associate it with the feelings that I was feeling around that time. I do it with music too. It's not super serious, I just had to buy a car since mine was on its last legs. So I'm sad about trading in mine (regardless of how broken it was and how much I complained). And then I'm anxious over having a new car payment that's a lot more than my last. So I'm glad I reached march monthly goal of 10 books early...
Lol the phone is literally me and I love how when you started reading Fantasy you said it’s too much for you to understand and now you are literally perfect at explaining any fantasy book 🫶🏼🤍
Some german bookstagrammers do live readings on Instagram sometimes. They go live (either alone or with someone else) and they set a timer, e.g. 25 or 50 mins, everyone reads together and then they do breaks where they answer questions and just chat with the others who are online. It's super fun! I love it because it gives me this community feeling of reading together. Maybe it would be a possibility for you as well sometimes? Especially if it helps you, too. :)
hey, wie sind die @s dieser instagrammer? or do you habe the @s of them? i am also struggling with sitting down and really reading again. thanks in advance :) dankeee
This was such a good video as always! It was so good to see you get out of a slump bestie! (also you were right about your voice seeming deeper with your old camera!
this video is so helpful because i am currently in the biggest slump i have been in seriously i havent finished a book since the beggining of febuary! luckily though its my birthday on tuesday so i will have new books to read! i always look forward to watching a new video from u or destiny
I came back to this video after finished The Ballad of Never After because the first time I watched it I didn't even want your reaction as a spoiler 😂 im so glad you loved it because I'm dying right now waiting for the next book 😫😫
one thing that always helps me whenever im reading and i constantly go to my phone is hiding your phone or just putting it in a place where you can't see it as you read, like a drawer or in another room, hope this helps!
30 minute reading vlog is the best news ever
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I think it’s also important to allow ourselves to be in a slump, without forcing ourselves to read. Sometimes that can be a good thing. At the end of the day, we read bc we genuinely enjoy it.
For me the biggest challenge has been finishing a book. This past month I’ve been reading only 30%-50% of a book and then I get tired of them. So, my personal goal at the moment is to actually finish a book, regardless of how long it will take
yes, unless the slump is because you are mindlessly sucked in scrolling your phone. Addiction can make you lose track of time and most importantly interest on what you like.
If you are not invested in what you are reading and/or busy in other thing that is 1000% ok
Everybody wake up, Sara posted a new vid
So true
I’m up I’m up!!!
I’m up!
i’m up.
The fact that i actually just woke up😭😭
And I know exactly what you mean about WANTING to read a book.....like when I am at work and can't wait to get home to read....that is the BEST FEELING ☺️
😮😅
She literally made me love reading and I love all of her videos
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You and Haley Pham got me back into reading after a YEAR LONG reading slump. I thought I hated reading and had so many books I never read. I got back into books 2 days ago and have already finished 1 book and started a second, I’m so excited to read again
yesssss haley is the reason I started reading and Larry and Sarah are the reasons I have continued🥰
Yayyy!!! Year long slumps are the worst!! I feel you bestie! How many did you read in these past months ??
u should watch Destiney
Rereading always helps me out of a slump, like a book you can't remember all the details to but you remember that you've loved it before. Then I read similar books and the slumps gone
I want to try this...I'm in the worst slump
What a wonderful way to start my Sunday 😁 and I have you to credit for getting me out of the WORST slump I've ever been in! Between Ghosted, Magnolia Parks and Darling, Venom I have been reading like a fiend! And now I have all of these!! 😊
Yayyy that makes me so happy!
They way i smiled when you were smiling reading “The ballad of never after” because SAME I finished the book like two days ago and i still haven’t recovered cuz I’ve just been so in my feelings over this book.. THE ENDING WRECKED ME. when jacks said “Nothing is of equal value to me” i died. I knew the pain was just beginning. And I’m all here for it. Rant over 😂
THAT QUOTE HAUNTS ME
I second this! My favorite fantasy series so glad more people are reading it 🥰
As an ADHD girly, listening to music with lyrics while attempting to read is a WIIIILD CONCEPTB
Can't be more true😐
i was in the biggest reading slump this whole month and i finally got out of it. i’ve never been this happy
Same! I’m so happy I’m out of mine because I’ve been wanting to start A Court of Mist and Fury and there was no way I was going to start it while I’m a reading slump
I am currently binge watching your videos because you are my absolute favoritee!!! But what just made it 10 times better for me was knowing I'm not the only one who uses Flora while reading. I can literally never get tired of Sara
Sara is genuinely so relatable! I'm glad you are finding more love for reading again!
It was so nice to watch someone come out of a slump ❤ it's such a great feeling 🥰
The Ballad of Never After was literally my favourite book this year so far. So glad you read it and Jacks is probably my new fav book boyfriend EVER. You said exactly what I was feeling ..
I really feel you. I’m on a slump after i read Archer’s voice. I’m soooooo inlove with the characters im not ready to read another book 😂
You are so amazing. The way you were honest and showed us everyone got distracted by their phone♥️ made me feel so good and not alone thank you. You are my fave since now😂🫂
Re-reading works a treat for me. I have a stand-alone and a series that I am forever falling back on when I get in a slump or out of the reading habit.
You’ve talked about the kingdom of the wicked book so much lately I need to read it!!❤
Yes! The third is sooo good
Same!!!
ive just had the roughest day at work so coming home to this just made my night. hoping when i finish this video it’ll motivate me to read the ballad of never after🤝🏻
Love all your long (30min) reading vlogs!!! Keep them coming!!! 💕
Girl The Ballad of Never After left me SPEECHLESS! I'm so excited to read the next one!
the best feeling when you read a book is when you were rooting for something like a couple or whatever and it finally happend and you can’t stop re reading the lines because it’s just CHEF KISS 😩
I’ve been in a slump the whole of March but started Magnolia yesterday and I’m obsessed! Haven’t felt like this for a book in ages
The realistic content is everything :) 💌📚
waking up to a sara video is my favorite type of day
binging sara’s videos as a new fan >>
Also, can we all just admire how pretty Sara's outfits are❤
The definition of “it’s me, hi. I’m the problem its me” 😂so felt
the way I binged read once upon a broken heart and the ballad of never after in 3 days after seeing ur goodsread review!!!! I was obsessedddd and now I’m also chasing that feeling 😭😭😫😭
Watching sara's videos feels like a reward
Omg so I’m currently in a slump so I totally understand how you felt during yours! I love seeing you get so excited over reading - it’s making me want to pick up a book. I think you should continue to do more reading vlogs cause it was so fun to follow along with you! I felt like we were besties lol
The way I’ve been in a slump since January😭 THANK YOU FOR THIS
the feeling u were describing like enjoying the book but not feeling it.... so so so relatable! i had a slump like that for two or three months this year it was horrible😭
i really needed this video since being in a huge slump after reading better than the movies. that book was just so good, I haven't found another that has interested me until I watched this video♥♥
I truly understand you, I've been in a slump the whole month and the only things that I'm reading are college related...
I don't even have the urge to pick up a book, but hopefully this video is going to give me the motivation that I need
i actually love sara’s vlogs 🫶🫶
Everytime I get into a reading slump, I watch booktuber videos like yours, Haley's, Destiny's and a bunch of Fantasy booktubers cause I love fantasy. Also if Im in the middle of a long book and stop reading for a while, I watch spoiler-free reviews to get back into the rhythm of finishing it.
i get how u feel at the beginning of the video, u read a really good book and u feel like nothing can beat that book! i just finished a trilogy last night and now i feel like nothing will ever beat those books!! but i have a book i wanna read so im gunna start that soon!
I had been in a reading slump for about 2 months. It was partly because of the book i finished previously, but a lot was going on in my life. And instead of pushing myself to read something else, i just let myself not read. Reading is supposed to be enjoyable, and at the time it wasnt, it was tasking. A few days ago i was really bored, so i picked one up, and I’m back to enjoying them again! But this go around, I’m actually going to read for enjoyment only. Instead of saying,”I’m going to read this, this, and this, in x amount of time.” I’m reading whatever I want, when i want! Which i dont know why i didnt before, but i am now!
i feel like you should do a 'if you liked this book, then you'll like this book'! it'd be really useful because i'm also in a slump and i need book recs similar to books i loved, like magnolia parks, the silent patient, addicted/calloway etc, i would eat that vid upppp
I think it’s tough these days with booktok. There’s is expectation to read soooo many books monthly that I can see why people getting into these so called slumps. When really reading only a few books or a couple a month should be normal. Maybe it’s just me that thinks that. Don’t beat yourself up too much. Sometimes after you read so much, giving yourself a break is necessary. When reading becomes more of work versus enjoying it that’s when the fun is taken out of it.
bestie the blue set is STUNNNNING
ITS SO CUTE
where is it from??
@@neystevens cotton on!
I really don't know what to suggest for you to get out of your slump....bc I watch you guys and BOOM the books appear in my hands! THANK YOU ❤️
I am in my first trimester of pregnancy and I have symptoms but my biggest one is reading slump…I am so sad! This video is helping me though❤️
sara!! i love your blush it looks so pretty :)
ILY!! Thank u 🥹
I can relate to you currently. Wish you the best Sara. May the force of books be with you 😂❤
I get so excited every time I see Sara has posted a video! ❤
loved the video, I also go on my phone all the time when i’m reading, but something that really helps with that is leaving it turned off and far from you💗
the way you were so happy about the ballad of never after was so cute😭
I love the ballad of never after 🎉 it was so good! So excited for the next book.
I'm in a slow slump after reading Chain of Thorns...😢😅
I needed this haha!
i have been in a book slump for 3/4 months now and these videos really help because it motivates me. i’m currently reading defy me (last book of the shatter me series) and i’m loving it ❤
I get so happy when I watch Sara’s videos❤ I’m wishing you so much happiness and good reads!
I’ve had so many reading slumps, you are so right about one book ruining everything else. I liked mile high but I loved the second book the right move so much more so I think I know what you’re saying.
16:57 i love thisss
this is so helpful I’ve been in a slump for months
bestie the slick back pony is such a slay🫡!
Omg thank u bestie 🤭
I'm in an endless reading slump too but I don't even have time to read because of school but watching ur video is giving me motivation to make time for reading and I love ur vids so much ❤
I just finished the first Caraval book and I definitely recommend it especially if you loved Once Upon a Broken Heart! Immediately started the second book because the first one was so good 🤩
the magnolia parks collection sitting on your shelf is SO PRETTY i need to buy n read the rest
oh my gosh i’ve read like 2 books this month. i needed this video😭
HIII SARA, thank you so much for uploading. Im in a reading slump rn but your recommendations always help
Love that youre using a focus app! you should try forest instead. There are cuter trees and you can track anything with subjects. Loved the video
i love using flora to help me read, clean, study, etc. something about the plant dying just does something to my brain, it doesnt work all time bc i still end up going on my phone 😔 but it’s definitely been helping
One of my biggest tips of getting out of a slump is rereading my favorite books, or at least parts of it!! Adore youu Sara!!! Love this video!! 💕
ballad is SO GOOD oh my gosh. i'm so happy you loved it!!!!!
The throne of glass series are so fast paced and got me out of a reading slump
I genuinely love your voice so much its so calming! One of the main reasons why i love you so much ❤️
I have been in a reading slump lately too and this video made me pick up a book!! Thank you Sara :)
I was literally gonna continue binge watching your older videos but you uploading today changed the game bestie 😩✨
It’s so nice to see that reading slump is something that happens to everyone and this video is so real for that ! Also i really want you to read the first game of thrones book
JUST CAME HOME FROM MY WALK, AND THIS IS THE FIRST NOTIFICATION I SEE ON MY SCREEN! CRYING OF JOY❤️😭
i love these long reading vlogs!! i enjoy watching them when you post 💗
Magnolia Parks is my new favorite series of all time. Nothing is going to top it and now im always going to chase that feeling. Its awful!!
Literally this morning I went on yt and I was like ‘it been a long time sara hadn’t posted’. So happy right now😁😁
sara you should do a video of swapping your screen time for reading for a week!!
Just wanted to add if the trees app don’t help you then there’s a bunny version which you have to study or read for some time and you raise the bunny, while raising it through sessions you gain money to dress them up and they also get a lot of joy in studying with you.
I personally am not much of a plant mom but I’m more of a animal lover over a plant mom, I still love plants too but all I have to say about it is that I easily kill the plants I own… so i don’t think plants are the best for me
Video ideas: another blind date with a book reading challenge, reading books outside of your norm, reading random books you’ve never heard of before. I feel like everyone is recommending the same books these days! Some hidden gems need to be uncovered 💎
i have most of the twisted set and the ones i have read i absolutely love and most of the time they get me out of a reading slump
the ballad of never after is just 😭😭😭 perfection & pain
this was so realistic, THANK YOU for sharing this 😭❤️
my new fav booktuber 🫶 ily
What i do during book slumps is revisit my favorite book. I have two from middle school that i love dearly and relate to. Ive read them so much its nearly torn but i dont have the heart to replace them. I only read them now for book slumps and i find that 90% of the time it works.
I've been in a reading slump due to anxiety and mainly I don't want to taint books with those feelings. So like if I read something now, later when I think of it I'll associate it with the feelings that I was feeling around that time. I do it with music too.
It's not super serious, I just had to buy a car since mine was on its last legs. So I'm sad about trading in mine (regardless of how broken it was and how much I complained). And then I'm anxious over having a new car payment that's a lot more than my last.
So I'm glad I reached march monthly goal of 10 books early...
Can we talk about how good she looks in that blue set 😍 color looks great on you!
Thank you so much!
Girl i love your vids, they are sooo comforting
The way I immediately ordered My Dark Romeo after watching this video... so excited to read it!!
how did u find it?? i just finished it and it was NOT what i expected at all AHAHA
I am an older subscriber, lol but I love your videos sara, you've inspired me to start my own booktube! keep up the videos girly, your doing great! :)
Oh i love that so much! Thank you!
Your Welcome! 🫶🏾
Lol the phone is literally me and I love how when you started reading Fantasy you said it’s too much for you to understand and now you are literally perfect at explaining any fantasy book 🫶🏼🤍
Some german bookstagrammers do live readings on Instagram sometimes. They go live (either alone or with someone else) and they set a timer, e.g. 25 or 50 mins, everyone reads together and then they do breaks where they answer questions and just chat with the others who are online. It's super fun! I love it because it gives me this community feeling of reading together. Maybe it would be a possibility for you as well sometimes? Especially if it helps you, too. :)
hey, wie sind die @s dieser instagrammer? or do you habe the @s of them? i am also struggling with sitting down and really reading again. thanks in advance :) dankeee
i was looking at goodreads and saw you had reviewed some books and was like oh let me look at youtube - and here you are ❤
your reading vlogs are my favorite videos to watch!!
i can relate to this so much cause i’ve been on a reading slump for like 3 months😩 also SARA THAT BLUE SWEAT SUIT LOOKS SO CUTE ON YOU😍😍😍
THANK YOU!
Book: YOURE BREAKING UP WITH ME?!?! WHY DONT U LIKE ME???
Sara: it’s not u, it’s me
This was such a good video as always! It was so good to see you get out of a slump bestie! (also you were right about your voice seeming deeper with your old camera!
your videos just make my day better ❤
this video is so helpful because i am currently in the biggest slump i have been in seriously i havent finished a book since the beggining of febuary! luckily though its my birthday on tuesday so i will have new books to read! i always look forward to watching a new video from u or destiny
I came back to this video after finished The Ballad of Never After because the first time I watched it I didn't even want your reaction as a spoiler 😂 im so glad you loved it because I'm dying right now waiting for the next book 😫😫
You made me love reading books!!! ILYSM keep slaying it gurllll!!!!!!!!!
ILY!!!!
@@SaraCarrolli You made my day☺️
one thing that always helps me whenever im reading and i constantly go to my phone is hiding your phone or just putting it in a place where you can't see it as you read, like a drawer or in another room, hope this helps!