Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Vlogs:
“Best books of 2025” final boss youtu.be/l3AYuk4rBUQ
One list to rule them all! The best lists of the year! youtu.be/k8RW86juTTo
Organizing my books, thrifting finds, and a North Carolina stop for bookshop youtu.be/JvbQN2GWTGU
I publicly humiliated myself (naturally I bought new shoes after) youtu.be/wHMVl9Hf7DI
An AMAZING book find! + Hannah Louise Poston X Salt New York blush collab + thrifting youtu.be/-agcMsnSA78
Life's highs and lows | slow living nestled within a busy schedule - youtu.be/3ByTYHpoFc4
Slow Days, Small Joys | Weekend Vlog + What I've Been Reading - youtu.be/qb9oRM50xS8
0:00 intro
0:34 what I’m planning on reading and why
4:16 book 1
10:46 book 2
16:39 book 3
22:33 final thoughts
In this BookTube reading vlog, I take on a reading challenge to read three books from my 177-book unread bookshelf and finally confront my long-standing TBR. I try reading The Warden by Anthony Trollope, H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald, and My Life in France by Julia Child, sharing honest reading updates, reactions, and reflections throughout the process. This video focuses on reading my own books, tackling unread shelves, and exploring what happens when you finally start books that have been sitting on your TBR for years. I discuss book buying habits, unread book challenges, reading slumps, slow reading, classic literature, memoirs, and the reality of trying to read intentionally rather than constantly adding to your TBR. If you enjoy BookTube reading vlogs, TBR challenges, unread bookshelf projects, classic book discussions, literary memoirs, and thoughtful, analytical book content, this reading challenge is for you.
Makeup used:
Hannah Louise Poston X Salt New York saltnewyork.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoph11sTSWTtHEC29jmbZOj9FJRr_zNY9j-lwPrR4n_qhlAS5BR3
Amuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.com
Befriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingen
Drop by on Instagram - Shellyish
FTC disclosure: This post contains affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission for purchases made through some of the links.
Vlogs:
“Best books of 2025” final boss youtu.be/l3AYuk4rBUQ
One list to rule them all! The best lists of the year! youtu.be/k8RW86juTTo
Organizing my books, thrifting finds, and a North Carolina stop for bookshop youtu.be/JvbQN2GWTGU
I publicly humiliated myself (naturally I bought new shoes after) youtu.be/wHMVl9Hf7DI
An AMAZING book find! + Hannah Louise Poston X Salt New York blush collab + thrifting youtu.be/-agcMsnSA78
Life's highs and lows | slow living nestled within a busy schedule - youtu.be/3ByTYHpoFc4
Slow Days, Small Joys | Weekend Vlog + What I've Been Reading - youtu.be/qb9oRM50xS8
0:00 intro
0:34 what I’m planning on reading and why
4:16 book 1
10:46 book 2
16:39 book 3
22:33 final thoughts
In this BookTube reading vlog, I take on a reading challenge to read three books from my 177-book unread bookshelf and finally confront my long-standing TBR. I try reading The Warden by Anthony Trollope, H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald, and My Life in France by Julia Child, sharing honest reading updates, reactions, and reflections throughout the process. This video focuses on reading my own books, tackling unread shelves, and exploring what happens when you finally start books that have been sitting on your TBR for years. I discuss book buying habits, unread book challenges, reading slumps, slow reading, classic literature, memoirs, and the reality of trying to read intentionally rather than constantly adding to your TBR. If you enjoy BookTube reading vlogs, TBR challenges, unread bookshelf projects, classic book discussions, literary memoirs, and thoughtful, analytical book content, this reading challenge is for you.
Makeup used:
Hannah Louise Poston X Salt New York saltnewyork.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoph11sTSWTtHEC29jmbZOj9FJRr_zNY9j-lwPrR4n_qhlAS5BR3
Amuse me in my inbox - rachelle.e.swearingen (at) gmail.com
Befriend me on Goodreads -goodreads.com/user/show/139310469-shelly-swearingen
Drop by on Instagram - Shellyish
FTC disclosure: This post contains affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission for purchases made through some of the links.
