I got you bestie, that “suddenly seeing it everywhere” thing is called “The frequency illusion (also known as the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon) is a cognitive bias in which a person notices a specific concept, word, or product more frequently after recently becoming aware of it.” This happens to me constantly, and now I stop each time and go “omg the frequency illusion” lmao
“An Ember in the Ashes” is one of my favorite books so far this year. I like how it isn't mainly a romance but actually focuses on characters and world-building. I plan on reading the other books in the series during my four weeks of vacation this summer. 🥰
fantasy series being marketed as romantasy just bc there is a romance, and then getting shit on for not having enough romance, is my biggest pet peeve in the book community. i've never seen anyone market ember as romantasy but i know the cruel prince has received this treatment lol
THIS. I read cruel prince recently just because in the last like almost 10 years or so I’ve heard people who like SJM books rave about Holly Black’s books. And I always hear this categorized as romantasy…it was not lol didn’t effect my opinions of the series but I was definitely shocked
I love cruel prince but it barely had any romance compared to ACTUAL romance books (I loved the romance in cruel prince but yk). It doesn’t deserve to be marketed as a romance book bc the fantasy is the main part (which is amazing)
My reaction to Firefly Lane was exactly the same as yours girl!! It’s the book that got me into reading & will forever be my favorite because of all the emotions it made me feel.
The whole Ember in the Ashes series is SO GOOD ANDDDD there is a romance that builds throughout the books. Actually there’s more than one romance! Ones more to the side. Please continue it. In book 2, I think you start to get Helene’s pov and the books get more interesting as more happens but book three is just so good.
I cry with almost all Kristin Hannah books but i def cried when I finished Firefly Lane and while sitting in bed crying, my husband was so confused on how/why a book... a simple book.. could give me such emotional feelings.. lol
Winter garden by Kristin Hannah totally wrecked me back in high school but it was also the book that made my fear of aging just disappear. I recommend it.
I don’t know if this is a recent thing because I read An Ember in the Ashes when it first came out but I don’t think it’s ever been marketed as romance. I’m so sorry of you went in thinking that 😭
for firefly lane, i watched the series first then read the books and still sobbed in both. there are enough differences that if youve consumed one the other will still catch you off gaurd, and i just view them as being pretty seperate. having seen the show didn't much affect me when i read the book other than how i pictured the characters. but its very good in my opinion, amazing actresses. also the sequel book fly away is a little.... weird at times in ways i cant say? but sooo good and sad as well. definitely not the same kind of vibe though in my opinion so you might not like it as much. but if you wanna go back to those characters without watching the show yet its a good choice.
i loveddd you deserve each other and an ember in the ashes - trust the series gets better as it goes on esp the romance ! also literally i pictured a mix of bellamy and harry styles cos elias has green eyes i think LMAO. and i adore the banter in you deserve each other like wowie
I love all of your content! These videos are both so calming and interesting and they really help me focus on things such as homework all while still enjoying and hearing everything you say. absolutely LOVED this video.
I loved An Ember In The Ashes!! It’s been popular since the start of booktube 🥰❤️ I think when it was raving was like in 2015 with all the OG book tubers :)
if you want your stickers to stay intact in the back of ur kindle you can use washi tape to stick them in the back. i've done it with mine, and they stay perfectly
@@l0v33rxa lot of people like to leave the backing of the sticker on it (instead of actually sticking the sticker to the kindle) in order to be able to reuse the stickers, more easily replace/remove/reposition them, etc. - if you also use a bit of wash tape to stick the sticker to your kindle, then it won’t slide around in the case :)
@@l0v33rx Sorry if you don’t understand, my first language is not english and idk if I’m explaining myself correctly. -what I mean is that you can double tape it with washi tape to the back of your kindle, so the stickers don’t move around, but you can take them off easily and reuse them without damaging anything - I hope it makes more sense now🤞🏻
Absolutely loved Firefly Lane!! I read it once years ago when I was about 20 years old when it first came out and I am currently reading it again now with my own kids at almost 40 years old myself. The TV series on Netflix is also good. I wasn't sure how I felt about the series at first but ended up loving it and watching them go through all the phases of growing together. I loved in the series re-visiting all the different time periods, and the music, but the ending of the series is also hard to watch. Definitely one that has always stuck with me.
it totally gets more emotional! LOL oooh girl this was my second 5 star of 2023! :) it's a fave and i remember so much of it still. I hope by the end you enjoy it and it stays memorable for you..
I'm so excited to read Firefly Lane I just got the book reccomend action of GR!! The writing style and character perspective sounds so much like The Things They Carried from how you describe it, and that one made me bawl.
I am so fascinated with this phenomenon. I read An Ember In The Ashes when it first came out. I loved it but never continued the series. Recently I moved the whole series to my more immediate TBR. A few days later, you posted the video where you bought the book. Yesterday, another TH-camr I follow posted a reading vlog with this series and now you’ve posted about it again. Ok Universe, I hear you! I’ll read it asap!
Great reading vlog💕. Firefly lane is such a good book and I still think about it more than a year after I read it. I'm currently reading An ember in the ashes but I'm in a bit of a reading slump so it's kind of taking me a while to read. You deserve each other has been on my tbr for at least a year and I definitely need to move it up my tbr now.
People sold me An Ember in the Ashes as giving the same feeling as TOG so I have so much hope for this series!! ❤🔥 I also watched Firefly Lane (haven't read it yet) and I SOBBED at the end just like you, couldn't believe it 😭
Hope to see more vlogs of the books in that 5 star pick list. I submitted a few, hope you read them and enjoy. And An Ember in the Ashes series has been on my tbr for years, hopefully I can get to it soon!
The show is SO GOOD!!!!! One of my favorite shows of all time. I own the book, I have not yet read it but I can promise you that the girlhood in the show is incredible. Please watch the show!
You reading Firefly Lane remind me of when I read sad books because I always say it’s just words on paper too. Also I just read you deserve each other last month so it was fun to see our thoughts be very similar I really enjoyed the premise it almost felt like second chance romance vibes to me which I love
Kristin Hannah has SO many amazing books! She’s definitely my favorite author!! If you haven’t read the Nightingale, the Great Alone, or Four winds you definitely should! Those are more of her historical fiction books all written from a woman’s perspective which I just love!!
i know ur in a summer romance mood right now but two mystery/fantasy series i adore are the legendborn series and the unbecoming of mara dyer and i feel like you will really enjoy them! such unique fantasies and i love the romances. 5 stars for both! also some standalones i love are the cousins (ya mystery), to kill a kingdom (fantasy) and the rest of the to all the boys ive loved before series/love and gelato series are super fun 🥰
I watched Firefly Lane on netflix so of course i know the ending BUT i just purchased the book on my kindle last week and and i am soooo ready to re-live that world through a different format. 😭😍
Deff watch the show!! After S1, I couldn’t wait so I read the book. It isn’t the same to a T, but Kathrine Heigl & Sarah Chalke were perfectly casted as Tully & Kate and you still get the same feels as you do from the book 🥹😭
Omgeeeee Sara AND Tiffanie both dropped vids at the same time! WOW, my crappy day at work is suddenly looking up 💜💜💜 Sara, I wish you’d read Mayluna, I think you’d really enjoy it! It made me giggle, ripped my heart out, put it back together and then ripped it out, and STOMPED on it! Lol My therapist will be called asap!
I watch a lot of english speaking videos of people recommending books, although english is not my first language. But as soon as I start your videos I always think I unintentionally put up the speed 😂 You're talking so fast, just like me (in German). But I still do understand everything, so it kind of makes me really proud 😂. I love your vibe and your enthusiasm! :) Btw I love the combination of your red hair & these green shorts!!
I got you bestie, that “suddenly seeing it everywhere” thing is called “The frequency illusion (also known as the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon) is a cognitive bias in which a person notices a specific concept, word, or product more frequently after recently becoming aware of it.”
This happens to me constantly, and now I stop each time and go “omg the frequency illusion” lmao
that makes sense! it happens to me a lot but i couldn't explain it until now haha
Today I was educated 😊
Getting a new car/ researching them is my biggest example of this!
THANK YOU for this !!!!
should I be studying for my exam? Yes. Am I watching this instead? YES.
good luck on your exam 🫶!!
so real
Good luck in your exam ❤
So real 😭
Literally me right now🤠🤠🤠
“It’s just words on paper” plsss 😭
i remember thinking this exact same thing too as i was SOBBINGG
an ember in the ashes is actually a booktube classic!
Ikr! It came out in 2015 so I was surprised she never heard anyone talk about it. It saturated booktube for years 😂
Sara's channel just belongs in summer and I'm so happy its here
So true 😍☀️
watching you sob to the ending of firefly lane has me SO excited to finish it
Good. Luck. 😭
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You dropping your matcha in the video "It still tastes good" had me dying 😭😭
I saw this comment right away and the whole time I was just staring at her matcha 😂
@@avadahl7422Frrrr😭
How is this 1 day ago... didnt the vid drop 2 hours ago..?😭
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@@reinainterests6035 yaaa that is confusing... but maybe she premiered it yesterday??? but then again i don't think she does that 😵💫
“An Ember in the Ashes” is one of my favorite books so far this year. I like how it isn't mainly a romance but actually focuses on characters and world-building. I plan on reading the other books in the series during my four weeks of vacation this summer. 🥰
picturing bellamy as the mmc in fantasies is so realllll
so happy you enjoyed you deserve each other!! I’m already planning a reread this fall!
It was so good!!
fantasy series being marketed as romantasy just bc there is a romance, and then getting shit on for not having enough romance, is my biggest pet peeve in the book community. i've never seen anyone market ember as romantasy but i know the cruel prince has received this treatment lol
THIS. I read cruel prince recently just because in the last like almost 10 years or so I’ve heard people who like SJM books rave about Holly Black’s books. And I always hear this categorized as romantasy…it was not lol didn’t effect my opinions of the series but I was definitely shocked
i wholeheartedly agree, too many amazing fantasy series are getting a bad rep just for not “”delivering”” on the romance front
I love cruel prince but it barely had any romance compared to ACTUAL romance books (I loved the romance in cruel prince but yk). It doesn’t deserve to be marketed as a romance book bc the fantasy is the main part (which is amazing)
My reaction to Firefly Lane was exactly the same as yours girl!! It’s the book that got me into reading & will forever be my favorite because of all the emotions it made me feel.
you’ve been doing such a good job at knocking books off your physical TBR 🎉 also your charm necklace 😍
Sara’s summer vibes are TOP ✨
an ember in the ashes series is one of my all time favs!! i’m so glad ur reading it so more ppl heart about it!!
The whole Ember in the Ashes series is SO GOOD ANDDDD there is a romance that builds throughout the books. Actually there’s more than one romance! Ones more to the side. Please continue it.
In book 2, I think you start to get Helene’s pov and the books get more interesting as more happens but book three is just so good.
Yeahh! Book 3 is so good too! I was gasping the whole time! Plus, we all get to see the characters evolving more :)
GIRL i need a hair routine/styling video ! Every time I see a vid from you, the hair is GORGEOUS
Omg my mom and I read firefly lane when I was an early teen and I’ve never forgot it!!! This is making me want to reread it just for the nostalgia.
I cry with almost all Kristin Hannah books but i def cried when I finished Firefly Lane and while sitting in bed crying, my husband was so confused on how/why a book... a simple book.. could give me such emotional feelings.. lol
I feel like it's such a common occurrence for us to be crying over books and our husbands sitting there like 🤨
Firefly Lane has a sequel, also! Fly Away will have you SOBBING 😭❤️🕊️
YES. very very sad but great.
What !! I didn’t know this !!
Winter garden by Kristin Hannah totally wrecked me back in high school but it was also the book that made my fear of aging just disappear. I recommend it.
I’ve had firefly lane on my bookshelf for a year now. This makes me want to pick it up immediately
I don’t know if this is a recent thing because I read An Ember in the Ashes when it first came out but I don’t think it’s ever been marketed as romance. I’m so sorry of you went in thinking that 😭
for firefly lane, i watched the series first then read the books and still sobbed in both. there are enough differences that if youve consumed one the other will still catch you off gaurd, and i just view them as being pretty seperate. having seen the show didn't much affect me when i read the book other than how i pictured the characters. but its very good in my opinion, amazing actresses. also the sequel book fly away is a little.... weird at times in ways i cant say? but sooo good and sad as well. definitely not the same kind of vibe though in my opinion so you might not like it as much. but if you wanna go back to those characters without watching the show yet its a good choice.
I really liked the firefly lane show! I think it was done really well!
did you read the book though?
still think you were way too calm about spilling that matcha
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Yay new reading vlog!! Love it bestie Sara!!
Love the colour pink on you. Suits you so well!!❤❤
Loved 'you deserve each other'. I had so much fun, laughed the whole way through. I gave it 4.5.
not the matcha falling over in the i love you so matcha shirt 😭🍵 loved the vid!
i loveddd you deserve each other and an ember in the ashes - trust the series gets better as it goes on esp the romance ! also literally i pictured a mix of bellamy and harry styles cos elias has green eyes i think LMAO. and i adore the banter in you deserve each other like wowie
I just discovered Sara’s channel and now I’m addicted I love her so much she’s one of the best book girles
I love all of your content! These videos are both so calming and interesting and they really help me focus on things such as homework all while still enjoying and hearing everything you say. absolutely LOVED this video.
I loved An Ember In The Ashes!! It’s been popular since the start of booktube 🥰❤️ I think when it was raving was like in 2015 with all the OG book tubers :)
Watching your reading vlogs is like a breeze of fresh air during exam week fr
Love how real you are in your reviews. 😭 😊 to spilling your drink. So relatable ❤
if you want your stickers to stay intact in the back of ur kindle you can use washi tape to stick them in the back. i've done it with mine, and they stay perfectly
Thank you !!!
wait wdym do u just put washi tape on you sticker? this comment doesn’t make sense to me 😭😭
@@l0v33rxa lot of people like to leave the backing of the sticker on it (instead of actually sticking the sticker to the kindle) in order to be able to reuse the stickers, more easily replace/remove/reposition them, etc. - if you also use a bit of wash tape to stick the sticker to your kindle, then it won’t slide around in the case :)
@@hannahmarie08 ohhhhhh ty for explaining more!
@@l0v33rx Sorry if you don’t understand, my first language is not english and idk if I’m explaining myself correctly. -what I mean is that you can double tape it with washi tape to the back of your kindle, so the stickers don’t move around, but you can take them off easily and reuse them without damaging anything - I hope it makes more sense now🤞🏻
wake up besties new Sara vid!!! ❤️
A new sara video !!
Lmao not the “I'm still gonna drank it” 😭 it got me cackling
Absolutely loved Firefly Lane!! I read it once years ago when I was about 20 years old when it first came out and I am currently reading it again now with my own kids at almost 40 years old myself. The TV series on Netflix is also good. I wasn't sure how I felt about the series at first but ended up loving it and watching them go through all the phases of growing together. I loved in the series re-visiting all the different time periods, and the music, but the ending of the series is also hard to watch. Definitely one that has always stuck with me.
I was waiting for the tears towards the end of Firefly Lane! I sobbed at the end of that book, and I still think about it often!
I read firefly lane this time last year and it was truly such a great summer read. so emotional and raw. now you have to watch the show!!!
I really want to read a Kristin Hannah book now since you loved both of her books
Highly recommend Firefly Lane and The Great Alone :)
As an Australian bestie, thank you so much!!! It's been so hard seeing all these summer recs so I'm super happy you recommended a wintery read! 🫶💗
Currently reading the nightingale and her writing is SO SO SO beautiful.
it totally gets more emotional! LOL oooh girl this was my second 5 star of 2023! :) it's a fave and i remember so much of it still. I hope by the end you enjoy it and it stays memorable for you..
I'm so excited to read Firefly Lane I just got the book reccomend action of GR!! The writing style and character perspective sounds so much like The Things They Carried from how you describe it, and that one made me bawl.
I am so fascinated with this phenomenon. I read An Ember In The Ashes when it first came out. I loved it but never continued the series. Recently I moved the whole series to my more immediate TBR. A few days later, you posted the video where you bought the book. Yesterday, another TH-camr I follow posted a reading vlog with this series and now you’ve posted about it again. Ok Universe, I hear you! I’ll read it asap!
i have firefly lane on my bookshelf right now and this makes me wanna go and pick it up… i think im gonna pick it up for my next read
I love it when I find new people to watch and they make me want to become more of a reader! Also luvv your necklace where is it from?!
I haven’t read the book, but I watched the firefly lane series!! It is SO worth it!! I loved the series so much
an ember in the ashes is one of my favourite series ever! can't wait to see you read the rest of the series, it's definitely a slow burn
After a VERY busy day, this is THE best way go relax!🎀💖 love from 🇮🇳!
a video by sara, especially a long one like this, is always a blessing!
Great reading vlog💕. Firefly lane is such a good book and I still think about it more than a year after I read it. I'm currently reading An ember in the ashes but I'm in a bit of a reading slump so it's kind of taking me a while to read. You deserve each other has been on my tbr for at least a year and I definitely need to move it up my tbr now.
People sold me An Ember in the Ashes as giving the same feeling as TOG so I have so much hope for this series!! ❤🔥 I also watched Firefly Lane (haven't read it yet) and I SOBBED at the end just like you, couldn't believe it 😭
girl i’m 100 % sure you will love as long as the lemon trees grow!!
Hope to see more vlogs of the books in that 5 star pick list. I submitted a few, hope you read them and enjoy. And An Ember in the Ashes series has been on my tbr for years, hopefully I can get to it soon!
The series of firefly lane is amazing, definitely recommend watching it!
Ember in the Ashes TAKES OFF in book 3! I liked book 1 & 2, but book 3 had me hooked! & the romance gets soooo good 🙈
BOOK THREE IS SO GOOD
thank you sara for always being so sweet and comforting!!! i will always be a fan of you and your videos! i wish you all of the luck in the world🩷🩷
An EMber in the Ashes is such a good series!!!
the firefly lane series is great! don’t know how it compares to the book but i would definitely recommend it!
The show is absolutely nothing like the series.. the book is 10x better. The story line is not even the same whatsoever. It was highly irritating.
The show is SO GOOD!!!!! One of my favorite shows of all time. I own the book, I have not yet read it but I can promise you that the girlhood in the show is incredible. Please watch the show!
i love seeing you wear pink 💗 something about it with your red hair is just so gorgeous!!!
23:23 soooo relatable 😢
You reading Firefly Lane remind me of when I read sad books because I always say it’s just words on paper too. Also I just read you deserve each other last month so it was fun to see our thoughts be very similar I really enjoyed the premise it almost felt like second chance romance vibes to me which I love
So glad you enjoyed Firefly Lane! It is one of my favorites!!! ❤️
I’m reading Firefly Lane right now too☺️
GOING TO SCREAM YOU READ MY RECOMMENDATION AAAA IM SO HAPPY YOU ENJOYED YOU DESERVE EACH OTHER EEEKK i knew you would💓💓
Reading vlogs are my favorite!! 🩷 I really want to read a Kristin Hannah book since you loved them so much 😍
sara’s videos just scream summer i love it
Yayyy her mentioning Australia😊😊
where is the grey tank top from while reading you deserve each other? it’s so perfect
Kristin Hannah has SO many amazing books! She’s definitely my favorite author!! If you haven’t read the Nightingale, the Great Alone, or Four winds you definitely should! Those are more of her historical fiction books all written from a woman’s perspective which I just love!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SARA
Love the back round music sounds like it could be in the background of a fantasy movie
oooo imo the 2nd book of the an ember in the ashes series is the best! hope you have an amazing time w it!!!
Ok I NEED to pick up firefly lane now 🙈 another beautiful video Sara ❤
So glad you started an ember in the ashes!! Would love to see you try some high fantasy like GOT, priory of the orange tree, the Witcher etc ❤️😋
Yes, you posted on my 22nd birthday, and have a great day!! I love this video idea and I'm so excited for this video!!
Happy birthday!!! 🎉🎉
I’ve not read the book, but the show is sooo good and made me sob! You should watch it now that you’ve read it!
Ugh I just love your videos!!!!
Omgg i was literally just scrolling on my yt looking for smth good to watch when sarah's vlog popped up
Yesss please continue An Ember in the Ashes series, it's AMAZING!
i know ur in a summer romance mood right now but two mystery/fantasy series i adore are the legendborn series and the unbecoming of mara dyer and i feel like you will really enjoy them! such unique fantasies and i love the romances. 5 stars for both!
also some standalones i love are the cousins (ya mystery), to kill a kingdom (fantasy) and the rest of the to all the boys ive loved before series/love and gelato series are super fun 🥰
I’m so glad you’re loving Kristin Hannah! She’s one of my favs!
Sara reading ember in the sun??? The comfort vibes are off the charts
I watched Firefly Lane on netflix so of course i know the ending BUT i just purchased the book on my kindle last week and and i am soooo ready to re-live that world through a different format. 😭😍
Deff watch the show!! After S1, I couldn’t wait so I read the book. It isn’t the same to a T, but Kathrine Heigl & Sarah Chalke were perfectly casted as Tully & Kate and you still get the same feels as you do from the book 🥹😭
AWWWWWWW
THIS IS PERFECT!!!!
I LOVED THE VIDEO SO MUCH!
33:00 *helping* 🧽🧽🧼🧼🧻🧹
Always a good day when Sara uploads 💕
the twin crowns trilolgy are my fave 5 stars!!! They are romantasy YA books btw :)
not me crying seeing sara crying 😂🥲
I am so glad that your matcha recipe works now. I am happy for you❤️I absolutely love you and your videos💎
The Great Alone and The Four Winds are my favs from Kristin Hannah ❤
Omgeeeee Sara AND Tiffanie both dropped vids at the same time! WOW, my crappy day at work is suddenly looking up 💜💜💜 Sara, I wish you’d read Mayluna, I think you’d really enjoy it! It made me giggle, ripped my heart out, put it back together and then ripped it out, and STOMPED on it! Lol My therapist will be called asap!
I watch a lot of english speaking videos of people recommending books, although english is not my first language. But as soon as I start your videos I always think I unintentionally put up the speed 😂 You're talking so fast, just like me (in German). But I still do understand everything, so it kind of makes me really proud 😂. I love your vibe and your enthusiasm! :)
Btw I love the combination of your red hair & these green shorts!!