I wish you made this video with spoilers because we want to hear or see your reaction to major plot points. This series is old enough where I feel like spoilers are okay
Something I love about these books is as the characters gets older(/the reader would be getting older as the books were coming out), the writing and story matures. I feel like you talked about that with the series being YA but the series as a whole is so well planned out. Love the vlogs girl you’re killing bookmas
Yep, you don't mind (or don't even really notice) the similarities when you're reading them every 1 to 2 years. Plus having the gaps between reading the books meant you almost get excited for the return to the Harry Potter school year rhythm.
The way I felt SADNESS about you not growing up on Harry Potter! Reading them one by one, going to the cinema to see them, listening to them every times I felt sad growing up. Those characters are gonna be living in my heart forever and ever. Im happy that you found them now ❤
For anyone struggling to get through the books I will stand by the fact that the audiobook is so elite no other audiobook is better highly recomend listening! It makes it so much easier to get through!
YES! I am so happy for you. I am glad that you are loving book Ron! You mentioned seeing a few clips that made it seem like Ron was scared and kinda wimpy. The writers in the movies for some reason gave a lot of Ron's best book lines to other characters, so the books are where you can really see his true character and personality.
I've been watching her updates on goodreads and I've been waiting for the video. There's so many things i can't wait to see her reactions on in the later books.
I am 35, and this summer I read HP for the very first time too. I remember getting the first book for Christmas when I was 11, so I was Harry’s age, and I was not interested in it whatsoever. I was an OG hater and the more popular it got, the more I made the stand of not wanting to consume any of the content. I was even working at a movie theater when the last two movies were coming out and i managed to not see a single clip. I don’t know what exactly possessed me at my big age to start reading them, but I blew through all the books in July of this year & the last two books had me sobbing, clutching my kindle to my chest, difficulty breathing dramatics. I have thought of the books every day since then. I did a combination of reading and listening and the audio narrator is fantastic. I am so glad I gave this series a chance and I wish I could have loved them as long as my peers have
I honestly thought you were not going enjoy them as much as most of us but then watching you go through them and actually enjoying them reminded me how great they actually are 🥹 I need to reread them 🙊
Exactly! Same. I mean, I am not from the UK, and I am not from the US, but Harry Potter is in my blood since elementary school. But I guess she is 18 years younger than me! lol
it’s the same here in the US lol. when I told my coworkers that I haven’t read HP they were like wtf bc they know I like reading and they thought I had read the series 😅
I was in my early thirties before I started reading them (I was 28 when they first released in the US). I worked with kids and was told by multiple clients (I work in mental health) that I needed to read it. So I finally did... and fell in love. So you don't need to be young when you read it to love it. It's hands down just an amazing magical series!
i’m in book 6 of harry potter currently. SO much better than the movies. i grew up on the movies but the books just explain things better and are in such better detail. i love them so much!
The Harry Potter series is what sparked my passion for reading and it will always be my number one series because of it. The story, the world, the characters and the found family will forever be unmatched.
This is my all time favorite series. I’ve reread it multiple times and they’re my comfort movies. Idc what other say, I think they’re great movie adaptations! I wish you could’ve grown up with these but so glad you’ve discovered it now!
THE WAY I SCREAMED! Oh my God. My most anticipated video ever!!!! I’m so happy you’re finally reading them, HP is my favorite saga ever. Can’t wait for part 2!!!
"We were too busy trying to live" 😂 Girl, I read these as they came out (I know, I am old). I waited in line for the 5, 6 and 7th books at midnight and binge read them all. I am so happy you are experiencing this!❤
With the Harry Potter books with the kids that grew up with the books the author took time to release them so it was a couple years before the next one came out. That is why she refreshes everyone in the book.
I’m literally living every day just to make it to the day you post the part 2 to this vlog. They get so crazy!!!! Been in love with these characters for years and love seeing someone else discover it for the first time!!!! 🥰😍
I don't know if anyone would read this but these books and changed me , shaped me and heals me continuously.... The characters , the setting ... Everything oddly feels like home ❤
i wish you talked more in depth about the books with a spoiler section or something i want to know what you thought about each of the twists, if you predicted them, why were you crying, etc!!
Seriously, why is no one discussing 'Hidden Signs of the Universe by Olivia Cooper'? This forbidden book is a goldmine of knowledge that can sincerely change your life
i’m so glad you’re loving the books omg i was so scared u weren’t going to like them!! also i LOVE the “how this book made me feel” segment i think it’s so funny
I love destiny,s videos but this one is definitely the one I clicked on the fastest !!!! I read it last year for the first time and I loved it so much!!!!
Omg yes! Being reminded about how I started my reading journey with the harry potter books just made me want to pick up a book again! I was in the biggest slump ever for over 2 months and you just helped me out of it
YES! I love this! I’m in the middle of the Harry Potter journey myself, I had never watched the movies or read the books, but I also started it this fall and I am now in the middle of the 5th book, so this couldn’t have come at a better time and now I hope that I’m finished with all the books when the second part comes out, so I can watch it straight away!!
Aaaah i love this. For the repetitiveness and the summary of previous books: most of us grew up with these and couldn't read them back to back because they weren't written yet. Back in the day it was very normal to describe a bit what previously happened haha😊
This is so exciting!!!! Harry Potter will forever be in my heart and I can’t wait to see part 2 of this video!!! I wish I could reread this series for the first time 😭💞 I love that you’re loving it!
I grew up with harry potter and my birthday was always aligned with the book release. It was nice to read them in the summer and imagine harry experiencing summer with me and then heading back to school. Some of your critiques about the repetitiveness of the booms makes sense but when you read one every year it doesn't stick that the formula kinda stays the same.
Crossing my fingers that part 2 comes out super soon! This series holds such a special place in my heart and it makes me so happy seeing you experience this world for the first time!❤️
I’m so glad you are reading this series! I read it growing up and it has genuinely changed me as a person (probably because I reread it 10 times while in elementary and middle school) but some things just stuck with me and I really want to reread this now that I’m in my twenties.
Omg the way I’ve been waiting for this moment ever since you picked up the series 🫶✨🪄 So glas you’re loving it!! I read them for the first time 4 years ago and I became obsesseddd 🎀 The last two books are my favourite ✨
As soon as destiny announced she was going to read harry potter last year i was so hyped because i LOVE harry potter and my reading journey started with the first harry potter book (im still in the middle of the series i just couldn't get through the 4th book and hopefully ill pick it up again because i want to finish the books but i truly fear her writing might not be my cup of if tea anymore) ANYWAYS back on track. Fast forward to when i see destiny is finally reading them on goodreads, hyped through the roof. But nothing will compare to waiting a full year to see the video notification pop up and then it does and im so excited that i accidentally put off watching it because i was so excited😂. As a persistent watcher it felt very worth waiting for and was rewarding to get to watch destiny start her harry potter journey (not to be dramatic) 😂😂 this has sparked my interest to pick the series back up as well🫶🏻
this is why I'm a reader! seeing someone experience Harry Potter for the first time is seriously what I live for. I saw it with my husband and mother in law and it really never gets old
I always loved how many side characters there are and how you know so much about them, they have real personalities and backstories where many other books tend to have just a few side characters or they don’t get that much attention
Des your reactions were so genuine and sooo interesting to watch! Like yeah the first two or three books are so cutesy and you were so right when you said we missed out on some of that in the fourth one because we were too busy trying to live😂 glad you’re enjoying them
The Harry Potter series has such a special place in my heart ❤️ they were the first books in a series I read on my own as a child and they made me fall in love with reading! It makes me so happy to see you as a big reader pick them up as an adult and find the same joy and magic in them 🥰
As some one who found the books before the hype and then the series being a big part of my life, so cool to see someone read it for the first time and give thoughts. So cool!!!! Also, there are probably reminders in the books because some of them were a good chunk of years apart, I wish that they were pumped out like books are today.
I loved watching every bit of your HP reading vlogs part 1 and 2! I read the Harry Potter series around the same age you are now (about 13 years ago already 🥲) and it was so good.
It must be a completely different experience to read this books back to back. I was ending my teenage years when the first book was out, and I started reading them with my younger sister who’s 13 years younger. You have to understand that we had to wait more than a year between books. So yes, the recaps were welcome and the repeated scenes were a treat, like coming back home. It was also fun to see my sister growing up along with the characters. I would recommend people with children to space them out year by year just like we all did back then. Glad you’re liking it. Maybe next year you can dive into the Dramione’s fan fic world. Would also recommend Tom Felton’s biography. 🤌🏻
Absolutely love love that you're on your harry potter journey! It really is such a staple in so many people's childhoods and I'm obsessed that you're discovering the magic of hogwarts now. If you haven't already, I highkey recommend diving into the Percy Jackson world too. Another iconic series and world that was one of my favorites growing up, and I think you'd love it!
When I was younger I read the first 3 books and I read like 3 chapters of the 4th and couldn’t get through it, so I definitely understand where you’re coming from. About 6-7 years ago I started the series over from the beginning and it’s now my favorite series! Just so nostalgic and fun. I got my fiancé to listen to the audiobooks and we love anything Harry Potter. He’s probably listened to them all the way through like 10 times now
My friend Potter is my childhood. I grew up with those characters, watching the movies.. everything related to Harry just bring me back my entire childhood. I was 7 when the first movie came out and then i started the books. This story is home to me ❤
The first book is my favorite because of how magical the introduction to everything is 😊 this series and the throne of glass series are my favorites because I loved them enough to read them all multiple times
The way I’ve waited for a big booktuber to read the book series that started my reading journey is crazy!
Omg you took the words out of my mouth
Yes!!! I don’t think I have ever been more excited for a booktube video literally ever
I'm so surprised a lot of them don't read it...
girl follow Kierra Lewis!!!!
@@KyrahStewart is reading them right now too 🤗
I wish you made this video with spoilers because we want to hear or see your reaction to major plot points. This series is old enough where I feel like spoilers are okay
Something I love about these books is as the characters gets older(/the reader would be getting older as the books were coming out), the writing and story matures. I feel like you talked about that with the series being YA but the series as a whole is so well planned out. Love the vlogs girl you’re killing bookmas
You have to remember most ppl read as kids and the books grew up with them as they didn’t have access to them to read all at once 😊
Yep, you don't mind (or don't even really notice) the similarities when you're reading them every 1 to 2 years. Plus having the gaps between reading the books meant you almost get excited for the return to the Harry Potter school year rhythm.
The way I felt SADNESS about you not growing up on Harry Potter! Reading them one by one, going to the cinema to see them, listening to them every times I felt sad growing up. Those characters are gonna be living in my heart forever and ever. Im happy that you found them now ❤
Not that serious lmao
seeing you say ooo its cozy its cute while knowing how high stakes its gonna get from the 4th book was soo fun 😂
factsssss
For anyone struggling to get through the books I will stand by the fact that the audiobook is so elite no other audiobook is better highly recomend listening! It makes it so much easier to get through!
Jim Dale has such a good voice.
Stephen fry for the British ones is amazing as well
Andy Serkis' LotR audiobooks are definitely up there
Stephen fry's version was PERFECTION
The fact I didn’t see the “part 1” until the end and now I’m sad 🤣
I didn’t until this comment - so sad 😅
YES! I am so happy for you. I am glad that you are loving book Ron! You mentioned seeing a few clips that made it seem like Ron was scared and kinda wimpy. The writers in the movies for some reason gave a lot of Ron's best book lines to other characters, so the books are where you can really see his true character and personality.
I've been watching her updates on goodreads and I've been waiting for the video. There's so many things i can't wait to see her reactions on in the later books.
I am 35, and this summer I read HP for the very first time too. I remember getting the first book for Christmas when I was 11, so I was Harry’s age, and I was not interested in it whatsoever. I was an OG hater and the more popular it got, the more I made the stand of not wanting to consume any of the content. I was even working at a movie theater when the last two movies were coming out and i managed to not see a single clip. I don’t know what exactly possessed me at my big age to start reading them, but I blew through all the books in July of this year & the last two books had me sobbing, clutching my kindle to my chest, difficulty breathing dramatics. I have thought of the books every day since then. I did a combination of reading and listening and the audio narrator is fantastic. I am so glad I gave this series a chance and I wish I could have loved them as long as my peers have
I honestly thought you were not going enjoy them as much as most of us but then watching you go through them and actually enjoying them reminded me how great they actually are 🥹 I need to reread them 🙊
growing up in the UK it’s a culture shock to me that there are people that haven’t read/watched Harry Potter 😂
It's the same thing here. Harry Potter is popular in the US too.
Exactly! Same. I mean, I am not from the UK, and I am not from the US, but Harry Potter is in my blood since elementary school. But I guess she is 18 years younger than me! lol
You when you find out people have different paces in life: 🤯
it’s the same here in the US lol. when I told my coworkers that I haven’t read HP they were like wtf bc they know I like reading and they thought I had read the series 😅
It’s like general education for yall lmfao
I have re-read Harry Potter the most in my adult years and I will continue to re-read no matter how old I get. It brings me such joy and comfort
I will always stand by the fact that the Harry Potter movies are christmas movies
Omg yes!! I always watch them during December because Christmas at Hogwards is everything ahh
I was in my early thirties before I started reading them (I was 28 when they first released in the US). I worked with kids and was told by multiple clients (I work in mental health) that I needed to read it. So I finally did... and fell in love. So you don't need to be young when you read it to love it. It's hands down just an amazing magical series!
💯❤️
100% I was in my 40's when I got into it in 2005.
i’m in book 6 of harry potter currently. SO much better than the movies. i grew up on the movies but the books just explain things better and are in such better detail. i love them so much!
The Harry Potter series is what sparked my passion for reading and it will always be my number one series because of it. The story, the world, the characters and the found family will forever be unmatched.
This is my all time favorite series. I’ve reread it multiple times and they’re my comfort movies. Idc what other say, I think they’re great movie adaptations! I wish you could’ve grown up with these but so glad you’ve discovered it now!
completely agreee !!! I grew up watching the movies and love them so so much !!!!!
Literally grew up with the series and still LOVE the movies. I get goosebumps when I hear the opening sequence whenever I start the films
THE WAY I SCREAMED! Oh my God. My most anticipated video ever!!!! I’m so happy you’re finally reading them, HP is my favorite saga ever. Can’t wait for part 2!!!
You don’t understand how long I’ve been waiting for this
"We were too busy trying to live" 😂
Girl, I read these as they came out (I know, I am old). I waited in line for the 5, 6 and 7th books at midnight and binge read them all. I am so happy you are experiencing this!❤
With the Harry Potter books with the kids that grew up with the books the author took time to release them so it was a couple years before the next one came out. That is why she refreshes everyone in the book.
HP books, movies, world, fandom is unmatched …it will never not be my #1 ❤
i absolutely love that you’re enjoying them!!! the jump from “cozy and cute” to literally just trying to stay alive in book 4 is so real lmao
I’m literally living every day just to make it to the day you post the part 2 to this vlog. They get so crazy!!!! Been in love with these characters for years and love seeing someone else discover it for the first time!!!! 🥰😍
“No. Ron is with it!”
i CACKLED when you said this des! Ron is my fave!!
I don't know if anyone would read this but these books and changed me , shaped me and heals me continuously.... The characters , the setting ... Everything oddly feels like home ❤
i wish you talked more in depth about the books with a spoiler section or something i want to know what you thought about each of the twists, if you predicted them, why were you crying, etc!!
Seriously, why is no one discussing 'Hidden Signs of the Universe by Olivia Cooper'? This forbidden book is a goldmine of knowledge that can sincerely change your life
YESSSS I'm so excited to see your reaction to EVERYTHING
destiny, your work ethic is inspiring. you are creating such awesome bookmas content!!
i’m so glad you’re loving the books omg i was so scared u weren’t going to like them!! also i LOVE the “how this book made me feel” segment i think it’s so funny
I love destiny,s videos but this one is definitely the one I clicked on the fastest !!!! I read it last year for the first time and I loved it so much!!!!
I have been waiting for this video since you first mentioned reading these books! So glad it’s a bookmas video! Perfect timing!
I have never EVER been more excited for a video!!!!!
this right after your disney vlog is so fun now you have to go to universal
when you said that you really enjoyed the first book i knew we were in for a good reading vlog, so happy you're reading this finally !!!
I’m so glad you’re reading these! I was so excited when I saw it on Goodreads. Can’t wait for Pt. 2!
destiny reading the series that got me into reading? I’M SAT.
Omg yes! Being reminded about how I started my reading journey with the harry potter books just made me want to pick up a book again! I was in the biggest slump ever for over 2 months and you just helped me out of it
YES! I love this! I’m in the middle of the Harry Potter journey myself, I had never watched the movies or read the books, but I also started it this fall and I am now in the middle of the 5th book, so this couldn’t have come at a better time and now I hope that I’m finished with all the books when the second part comes out, so I can watch it straight away!!
I actually love middle grade books the authors are so creative & make it easy to read but they don’t necessarily make it childish
Aaaah i love this. For the repetitiveness and the summary of previous books: most of us grew up with these and couldn't read them back to back because they weren't written yet. Back in the day it was very normal to describe a bit what previously happened haha😊
Having to wait for these to release as a kid was so hard and I grew up with them which was so special
This is so exciting!!!! Harry Potter will forever be in my heart and I can’t wait to see part 2 of this video!!! I wish I could reread this series for the first time 😭💞 I love that you’re loving it!
OMG YESS im so excited for this!!
Nobody knows a cozy book until they read HP ✨
I grew up with harry potter and my birthday was always aligned with the book release. It was nice to read them in the summer and imagine harry experiencing summer with me and then heading back to school. Some of your critiques about the repetitiveness of the booms makes sense but when you read one every year it doesn't stick that the formula kinda stays the same.
This is so fun! So glad you are enjoying it! I had a silly grin on my face this entire video. I can't wait until part 2!😁
Crossing my fingers that part 2 comes out super soon! This series holds such a special place in my heart and it makes me so happy seeing you experience this world for the first time!❤️
I’m so glad you are reading this series! I read it growing up and it has genuinely changed me as a person (probably because I reread it 10 times while in elementary and middle school) but some things just stuck with me and I really want to reread this now that I’m in my twenties.
Keep in mind it was years between publication for the books, and they were written for kids. They weren’t being read back to back to back at the time
Omg the way I’ve been waiting for this moment ever since you picked up the series 🫶✨🪄 So glas you’re loving it!! I read them for the first time 4 years ago and I became obsesseddd 🎀 The last two books are my favourite ✨
SCREAMING CRYING THROWING UP IM SO EXCITED!!!!
Omg I need part 2 !!! I must see your reaction to the last book. I'm so happy you're reading these and bringing us along !!
this is so exciting!! ive been waiting so long for this video. i hope you enjoy your journey❤
Ok but next you should read Percy Jackson
As soon as destiny announced she was going to read harry potter last year i was so hyped because i LOVE harry potter and my reading journey started with the first harry potter book (im still in the middle of the series i just couldn't get through the 4th book and hopefully ill pick it up again because i want to finish the books but i truly fear her writing might not be my cup of if tea anymore) ANYWAYS back on track. Fast forward to when i see destiny is finally reading them on goodreads, hyped through the roof. But nothing will compare to waiting a full year to see the video notification pop up and then it does and im so excited that i accidentally put off watching it because i was so excited😂. As a persistent watcher it felt very worth waiting for and was rewarding to get to watch destiny start her harry potter journey (not to be dramatic) 😂😂 this has sparked my interest to pick the series back up as well🫶🏻
wait this is EVERYTHING
I am so excited for youuuu!
this is why I'm a reader! seeing someone experience Harry Potter for the first time is seriously what I live for. I saw it with my husband and mother in law and it really never gets old
Omg I can’t wait for part 2, I feel like 5-7 books and movies is going to be tears tears tears for destiny !!!
I always loved how many side characters there are and how you know so much about them, they have real personalities and backstories where many other books tend to have just a few side characters or they don’t get that much attention
I've never been so excited for a video in my life!! So excited to see your HP journey ⚡
Des your reactions were so genuine and sooo interesting to watch! Like yeah the first two or three books are so cutesy and you were so right when you said we missed out on some of that in the fourth one because we were too busy trying to live😂 glad you’re enjoying them
IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE
The Harry Potter series has such a special place in my heart ❤️ they were the first books in a series I read on my own as a child and they made me fall in love with reading! It makes me so happy to see you as a big reader pick them up as an adult and find the same joy and magic in them 🥰
As some one who found the books before the hype and then the series being a big part of my life, so cool to see someone read it for the first time and give thoughts. So cool!!!! Also, there are probably reminders in the books because some of them were a good chunk of years apart, I wish that they were pumped out like books are today.
Been waiting since last year for you to read this!! It’s my favorite series since a child and what got me back into reading as an adult
I was so excited for this video, I even stayed up way past my bedtime to watch this and I was not disappointed!! Good job destiny ❤
Ok Merry Christmas to me!! I’ve been waiting for this one!🤣💖
I loved watching every bit of your HP reading vlogs part 1 and 2! I read the Harry Potter series around the same age you are now (about 13 years ago already 🥲) and it was so good.
loved this vlog, i was already feeling like rereading harry potter and this has made me want to do it even more!
IM SO EXCITED!!! love u destiny!!❤❤❤
It must be a completely different experience to read this books back to back. I was ending my teenage years when the first book was out, and I started reading them with my younger sister who’s 13 years younger. You have to understand that we had to wait more than a year between books. So yes, the recaps were welcome and the repeated scenes were a treat, like coming back home. It was also fun to see my sister growing up along with the characters. I would recommend people with children to space them out year by year just like we all did back then. Glad you’re liking it. Maybe next year you can dive into the Dramione’s fan fic world. Would also recommend Tom Felton’s biography. 🤌🏻
…. To read this series again 😩. Your experience is throwing me right back into my childhood 🥹
Absolutely love love that you're on your harry potter journey! It really is such a staple in so many people's childhoods and I'm obsessed that you're discovering the magic of hogwarts now. If you haven't already, I highkey recommend diving into the Percy Jackson world too. Another iconic series and world that was one of my favorites growing up, and I think you'd love it!
As someone who is obsessed with Harry Potter, This is my favorite video you’ve done! I can’t wait for your reactions in part two 😁
Ahhhhh I need part 2!!!! I love these books. I wish I could read them for the first time too.
i’ve been waiting for this omg i’m so excited!!!!
ugh I loved this!!! I'm so excited for part 2!!
Wow!! Is this really a coincidence, cause I just started to watch Harry Potter, and you literally uploaded this video! Soo Excited❤ yayy
Ahh I’ve been waiting for this one!!!!
i NEEEDDDD to see her reactions to the end of the goblet of fire movie, iykyk, that one sentence gets me EVERYTIME
The video that we’ve all been waiting for
I have waited for this for so long!! I’m really excited for part 2❤
The way I screamed when I saw this video come up!! The fifth book is my favorite so I can’t wait to see you read it for the first time!!!
My most anticipated video of the year
rewind… your 21!!! oh my god i never knew we were so close in age!
you’re doing so well, love these videos sm xx
this is the best christmas gift ever.
Yessss I’ve been waiting for this one miss girlllll ❤
When I was younger I read the first 3 books and I read like 3 chapters of the 4th and couldn’t get through it, so I definitely understand where you’re coming from. About 6-7 years ago I started the series over from the beginning and it’s now my favorite series! Just so nostalgic and fun. I got my fiancé to listen to the audiobooks and we love anything Harry Potter. He’s probably listened to them all the way through like 10 times now
the one thing i hoped you would do when starting hp was watching each movie after each book never been happier !
My friend Potter is my childhood. I grew up with those characters, watching the movies.. everything related to Harry just bring me back my entire childhood. I was 7 when the first movie came out and then i started the books. This story is home to me ❤
I’M SO EXCITED DESSSSS
YES!!! I grew UP waiting for the releases of these books. Well the last 4. Ugh I hope you enjoy the magic and the development of the story :)
ALERT! ALERT! The moment we’ve all been waiting for has arrived!! 🥳
I’ve been excited for this video for so long ❤
The first book is my favorite because of how magical the introduction to everything is 😊 this series and the throne of glass series are my favorites because I loved them enough to read them all multiple times
Yay finally!!! I've been waiting for this for a long time!! My fave comfort series!!