reading my most anticipated reads of 2024🎀📖
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 เม.ย. 2024
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how old am i? 23
did i study? yes, i went to university and studied midwifery! i have now graduated and work 9-5
what do i film on? sony zv-1
what genres do i typically read? mainly romance with a sprinkling of fantasy, thrillers and horror
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13:20 i completely understand what you’re saying about evening updates not feeling as bright and not liking them but i honestly love them just as much. the evening updates feel so cozy and the day updates feel so bright and happy 💗
i love the evening updates, it feels more realistic and the setting is so cute and cosy.
I did a 5 month cycle of accutane when I was 15, im 32 now, and I will say months 2-3 are the worst physically and mentally. but I didn't have a spot of YEARS after I finished my cycle. even now, my acne has never been as bad as it was before accutane. It's totally worth it! I will recommend to keep it simple with the skin care. I always had aquaphor with me, and you only need a very very thin layer. Lots of luck with your accutane journey!
i’m really hoping it works wonders for me!! have defo heard it gets a lot worse before it gets better so i’m trying to prepare myself for that! and thank you so much🤍
A 40minutes video from Ellen when you’re sick and got nothing to do is just🎉
I’m sick too! I have a cold :( it’s the worst
i hope you feel better soon!!❤️
Screaming, crying, throwingup you posted!!! Love you so much gorgeous ❤❤❤
love u!!!
I was so excited for Happily Never After and it took me so long to get through, how you explained it was how I feel about it too.
i’m glad i’m not the only one!!
I'm reading Wild Love atm and i'm really enjoying it!
I loved wild love. Read it in one sitting
Your consistency is amazing Ellen!!! It always brings a smile to my face when I see you’ve uploaded a new video💞💞💞
thank you so much🥹🤍
The moment I saw you uploaded I was screaaaming!! I love your videos so so much
Currently on my third cycle of accutane. The skin care you bought is great and should do, I feel like the dry lips are the worst part. Even if it's the third time I'm on accutane and works temporarily for me, I personally feel like the side effects are worth it. 💕
Just for the Summer was definitely 5 star for me! I LOVED IT!!! and I'm from the Minneapolis area so everything hit home so hard
I knoww!! You're gonna love the Elsie silver book!!!! Even before i watch the video 😭
recently found your channel and im obsessed girly 💘
AGGHHHH I SAW THIS AND WAS SO EXITED Because I was preparing to watch this then forgot but I got the notification and got so exited
I started wild love yesterday & am on track to finish today - she did gooood so far 😭😭
Hyyyy soo happy you posted ❤❤. Keep going gurll 🎉
one of my favorites!! i was so ready for the notification 🫶
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AAAHHHHH!!! a 40 min video!!!!!! LOVE U SM
i love u too!!
Your notification is my favourite thing ever. Ly❤
Flawless was my favorite in the chestnut spring series as well!
Been waiting to hear your thoughts on these!! ❤
Waahh my fav booktuber
I’ve read Wild Love, and loved it. I rated it 4.75. But it was also my first Elsie book, besides the Gold Rush novella. So now I’ll back to read the rest of her series while we wait for Wild Eyes, which I think will be even better. Just for the summer is my next read after Learn Your Lesson by Kandi Steiner.
I'm really looking forward to Just for the Summer!
I worship La Roche Posay, their hydraphase serum I use to hydrate my skin and it is a god send for me personally.
Also you're so close to 20k!!! 🎉
i love your vlogs
I loved Archer's Voice!
Just starting this but let me just say
STUNNING!😌😍
brb I’m going to continue now😉
I was on acutane for 1.5 years. The entire avene Trixcera line was great. As was the aquaphor healing ointment in the large squeeze tube for your lips. Not the stick version, its a different formula.
ok?
The Abby Jimenez book sounds so interesting love this video btw ❤
not book related lol*
12:00 don´t worry! acutane does have some rough side effects while you're on it but if you're prepared you'll be completely fine!
Also it's one of the most 'agressive' per say methods of removing acne meaning it's super effective. I had acne since I was 9 until I was 17, tried every single cream and thing on the market, and within 3 months accutane cleared my acne and acne scars super good!
thank you so much for this!! i’m reaaaaally hoping it helps as it’s my last resort 🤞🏼🤞🏼
@@bookswithellen for sure!!!!💞💞💞
I don't have acne-prone skin but I have really dry skin and let me just say hyaluronic acid helps with dry skin. don't worry it’s not bad. I also recommend adding a niacinamide serum because it can help with acne and other things as well because it’s one of those ingredients that helps with a lot of things. I would also recommend using a gentle cleanser. You don’t want to use a cleanser that leaves your skin dry after using it you want a cleanser that leaves your skin clean without feeling dry. Also make sure to check the ingredients of your skincare to make sure there’s no harmful or harsh ingredients for your skin. Some ingredients you want to avoid are certain alcohol’s, cirrus ingredients, and fragrance. If you don’t know if an ingredient is good or bad you can use the Paula choice skin care dictionary. You just type in the skincare ingredient and it tells you if it’s good or bad for your skin and what it does. Sorry if I typed a lot I use love talking about skincare. I hoped this helped.
I just finished Flawless. I loved it so much!
Flawless was so good 😊
As far as products for extremely dry skin, I was tested once and put in like the 90th percentile for dry skin and my dermatologist recommended me CeraVe moisturizing cream which is safe to use on your entire body and face. It was made with dermatologists and is the number recommended product by them for dry skin! I’ve been using it for over a year and have never had issues and has helped my dry skin SO much!! Hope this helps girly cause I know that dry skin can suck so much!!
I use Elemis for my face. It doesn’t clog up my pores. I use Aveeno daily body lotion for my hands and arms three to four times a day. It works well for me. I use the Neutrogena oil free acne face wash for my acne which works well for me.
Love your videos ❤Recently read Wild Love and absolutely enjoyed it. Currently reading Binding 13
thank you so much🥹🫶🏻
We are soon at 20k. So excited for you :)
thank you so much🥹🥹 and thank you for always being here!! your comments always make me smile🤍
@@bookswithellen thats so sweet
I agree with your thoughts on Happily Never After! I was so sad that I didn't love it like The Love Wager but it just didn't make me feel much. It was snappy and cute, but like you said they just felt like friends who were into each other's bodies, I didn't feel where the romantic feelings came in at all.. oh well, it was still fun to read.
Firstly let me say, you are my go-to girly for books recs, like as you know I’m not the biggest pure romance fan but damn, you make me want to read them like HOW DO YOU DO THIS?🤣🤣
I was buzzing for Happily Never After, like it sounded fun and a good concept and the cover was cute af but hmm, I don’t know it seemed a bit anticlimactic🤷🏻♀️ like I trust your opinions and I feel like I need to finally read my Elsie Silver Chestnut Springs books!! This is my sign I reckon! I have them all except the newest one and they’re all sat there looking beautiful and I’ve just not picked them up yet!!🙈😭
I need to manifest the romance era!
Also amazing about accutane, I was going to go down that route but my doctor was really rude so I gave up haha, the number one thing that helped me hands down was water! My skin was horrendous and had hyperpigmentation scars for years but water really did help the active spots! For my hyperpigmentation scars now I’m using like vitamin C, not sure how it would work with accutane though as you really need a thick layer of SPF on after vitamin C! But yeah, we working through the journey together my love 🥹
You’re gorgeous in every way, like slay queen💁🏻♀️🥰
Great video, also, almost 20k subscibers!!
I'm 80 pages into Just For the Summer and it's five stars for me so far ❤❤
19:20 that’s so funny bc in australia we’re going into winter and we’re having 20 degree days and to me that is freezing 😭
My husband has a lot of skin problems on his face (dry patches on his skin that also gets really sweaty because we live in Central Florida) and uses Eucerin Aquafor (in the spray form) and its the only thing that works for him. Moisturizes without being too much.
The Wild Love series follows all the dad’s on the bowling team. The next one is West’s book
If you love banter and read M/M I would recommend the author Lily Morton. I love her humor and banter between characters.
I know you said you don’t read the epilogues usually but at the end of Wild Love, it gives you chapter one of the next book! 😂 It’s West and Skylar Stone! X
omg yes i read the first few sentences of it the other day!!! didn’t wanna spoil myself too much🤣
you’re so slay
hehehe thank u
15:54 what ?? I didn’t know Ford is Willa brother?? Now I wanna read the book 😂
YES and she makes a few cameos!!!🤭
I absolutely ADORE the Chestnut Springs series but unfortunately Wild Love wasn’t it for me, i ended up returning it after i got like 15% in
it defo fell short for me in comparison to chestnut springs!!
Hi Ellen! Im new to booktube ❤ love your content so far, can you recommend any other UK booktubers :)
Uk booktubers:
Jthbooks
Jack in the books
Becca and the books
And me😊 in new to creating videos
@@Bookswithcharlotte thanks Charlotte :)! I’ll check them out, and yours too! I’m new here too, I’ve made a couple videos so far and loving the community so far ❤️
@@Marsden_Reads there’s so much amazing book content out there 😊
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You need to read better than the movies by lynn painters it’s so cuteeee
Do you have to read Abby Jimenez books in order or can they be read as standalones?
you can read in any order!! the series that has part of your world/the happy ever after playlist etc do interlink but i’ve always just read them in any random order!!
@@bookswithellen thank you I was just confused before whether I could read her newer release. But that makes me relieved now that I can start that without worrying about missing anything
@@user-rb1ql1gj6d no problem🥰 i hope you enjoy!!!
What was the pink tube at 10:50? For your scars and red marks
it’s ‘faded’ by the brand Topicals!!
www.sephora.co.uk/p/topicals-faded-brightening-and-clearing-serum-50ml?_gl=1*tnd69p*_up*MQ..&gclid=Cj0KCQjw8pKxBhD_ARIsAPrG45l-KvMq4Lx7Y0CAi_6x0JFgstZmujj4e6VqbsaL9AjwW2XxKn2fFcwaAkuGEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
OK, maybe it's just the camera, but whoa! I don't see any acne issues AT ALL. What make up do you use!? Also I'm so excited to watch this bc of all the things. And just for the Summer was a 6 star for me!!!!!!! I'm gonna keep watching but commented in the mean time. (I also swear by Aquaphor)
the camera works its magic i swear🤣 i mainly use the NARS pot concealer, it’s amazing!! and then a foundation like the l’oréal infallible or their hyaluronic acid one🫶🏻
You may find some skincare content creators helpful including, Hyram, Mixed Makeup, James Welsh, Dr. Sheriene Idriss, and Doctorly for skin care advice.
pleaseee read better than the movies by lynn painter, its YA but its amazing
Be careful with Aquaphor bc it’s so THICK, it can clog the pores (just a little fyi 😉)
1. Always love watching your videos! 2. I want your crewneck SO BAD, please share the deets on where I can purchase one🥰 3. I forgot what headphones you have hanging in the intro background, what brand? 4. Do you have a PO BOX or Amazon Wish List…I live in the US and would love to send you some books to read & possibly review. I’m also dabbling in making aesthetic bookmarks and would love to send you one as well! 5. I’m wanting to finally start my TH-cam channel and would love your help & insight on what you use (camera, stands, attachments, mic, editing software, etc) I’d be extremely grateful for any guidance at all. Xo Blakeley Shea
1. thank you so so much for being here!! 2. all of my bookish sweatshirts are from @literaturestitches on instagram!! i adore all of their stuff - you can use the code ELLENCATHERINE10 if you fancy 10% off!! 3. i have the sony WH-1000XM4’s, i adore them!! would highly recommend 4. i dont currently have a P.o. box but i do have an amazon wishlist, its usually linked in my description box or on my instagram page!! 5. i use the sony zv-1 camera but i wouldn’t recommend as the battery life is awful and it zooms in a LOT, which makes it hard to get a nice wide angle! i’ve heard great things about the canon g7x though. as for stands i just have a tripod off of amazon, and for lighting i have a tiny clip on light also off of amazon! i have the røde microphone, and i use davinci resolve 18 for my editing software (it’s not great but it’s free so i cant complain!!) i hope that helps🫶🏻
@@bookswithellen you are literally THE BEST! Thank you so much !!! And I had no idea that McLaren crewneck was from a bookish website! I’m heading that way now & thanks for code too🥰🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼
@@blakeley-shea so sorry i thought you meant my bookish ones!! my mclaren one is from abercrombie and fitch!!🥰🥰
@@bookswithellen no worries at all!! I was like well some books are race car romances so I just thought ok seems legit 😁👍🏼🥰🫶🏼 but thanks for the letting me know bc I thought it was just sold out on literaturestitches lol
I was too excited that Elsie Silver has a new book, that i did not read the plot on goodreads carefuly. That's on me. So i did not know about the surprise child. I hate the surprise ''i'm your daughter/son you did not know about'' plot point so, so much. And sadly, this book has it. It's not a spoiler - when i went back and read the plot carefully - it's there plain, black on white. I do not read books with this plot point. So i don't know if i want to finish this one. I started it, very happily, but then that thing happened and now i don't know...
And the fact that, that teenager had stupid attitude towards the guy does not help (i mean - no one asked you to be there, you went to him and then demonstrated shitty attitude that he did not deserve). No hate to Elsie Silver. This is just thing i don't like. Maybe i will just wait for her next book.
My day gets ten times better when I see you have uploaded! 🩷 I’m so excited to read Just for the Summer, I recently bought it aswell and I ran to this video to see your opinion on it before I start it myself 🫶🏼 Also sending so much love and hugs to survive your acne medication, manifesting that you’ll see results with it!
thank you so much🥹 and i’m so glad you like my videos!! thank you for being here my love
Hey gorgeous 😍 do you have a TIKTOK account ❤ I'm so excited for just for the summer is on my tbr as soon I finish powerful 🥰
i don’t have a tiktok, sorry!! and i hope you love it💌