Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Reading vlogs:
These books sat on my shelves for years— HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED
youtu.be/_LAGhSCLfr4
I tried reading 3 BOOKS from my shelves and here's what happened | reading vlog-ish youtu.be/SYxdKl-2ilM
0:00 intro/the bad habit
1:03 revealing the worst of the habit
3:44 Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante
15:21 An Experiment in Love by Hilary Mantel
27:10 life!
30:04 life (one week later)
32:38 Final thoughts on Mantel
35:51 The Story of the List Child by Elena Ferrante
44:33 final thoughts
I talk about the following:
Elena Ferrante Neapolitan Quartet
• Neapolitan novels reading vlog
• My Brilliant Friend series review
• Finished the Neapolitan Quartet
• Elena Ferrante book discussion
• Neapolitan Quartet thoughts
• Lila and Lenù analysis
• Ferrante reading vlog
• Literary fiction reading vlog
• Hilary Mantel An Experiment in Love
• An Experiment in Love review
• Hilary Mantel early novels
• Hilary Mantel book discussion
• Mantel before Wolf Hall
• An Experiment in Love reading vlog
• Literary memoir style fiction
• Reading more books by favorite authors
• Bookish habits buying every book by an author
• Reading backlist of favorite authors
• Finishing a book series vlog
• Adult literary fiction booktube
• Thoughtful book discussion channel
• Cozy reading vlog
• Booktube literary fiction
• Reading vlog for slow readers
• Deep dive bookish reflections
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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.
Reading vlogs:
These books sat on my shelves for years— HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED
youtu.be/_LAGhSCLfr4
I tried reading 3 BOOKS from my shelves and here's what happened | reading vlog-ish youtu.be/SYxdKl-2ilM
0:00 intro/the bad habit
1:03 revealing the worst of the habit
3:44 Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante
15:21 An Experiment in Love by Hilary Mantel
27:10 life!
30:04 life (one week later)
32:38 Final thoughts on Mantel
35:51 The Story of the List Child by Elena Ferrante
44:33 final thoughts
I talk about the following:
Elena Ferrante Neapolitan Quartet
• Neapolitan novels reading vlog
• My Brilliant Friend series review
• Finished the Neapolitan Quartet
• Elena Ferrante book discussion
• Neapolitan Quartet thoughts
• Lila and Lenù analysis
• Ferrante reading vlog
• Literary fiction reading vlog
• Hilary Mantel An Experiment in Love
• An Experiment in Love review
• Hilary Mantel early novels
• Hilary Mantel book discussion
• Mantel before Wolf Hall
• An Experiment in Love reading vlog
• Literary memoir style fiction
• Reading more books by favorite authors
• Bookish habits buying every book by an author
• Reading backlist of favorite authors
• Finishing a book series vlog
• Adult literary fiction booktube
• Thoughtful book discussion channel
• Cozy reading vlog
• Booktube literary fiction
• Reading vlog for slow readers
• Deep dive bookish reflections
elena ferrante, neapolitan quartet, my brilliant friend, those who leave and those who stay, the story of the lost child, ferrante review, ferrante discussion, neapolitan novels, lila and lenù, elena ferrante reading vlog, neapolitan quartet thoughts, finished the neapolitan quartet, literary fiction booktube, booktube reading vlog, cozy reading vlog, hilary mantel, an experiment in love, an experiment in love review, hilary mantel books, hilary mantel discussion, mantel before wolf hall, reading more by favorite authors, reading authors backlist, buying every book by one author, bookish habits, literary booktube, thoughtful book reviews, slow reader booktube, adult literary fiction, bookish reflections, reading vlog for adults
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.
