@@iAmTheOreo69and yet most of them are labeled as y/a… I get the struggle. I’d give you recommendations but I don’t know your taste, some books I liked were the book thief, you’ve reached sam and the picture of Dorian gray (make sure you know which version you get, there’s a more explicit one I’m pretty sure)
I just got shadow and bone recently, what did u think of it? I’m choisi no which book to read next because I just finished they both die at the end (like 5 mins ago 😭 I didn’t cry tho)
@@zesty1914I liked shadow and bone but I found siege and storm just purely chaotic and underwhelming, I have ruin and rising just have no motivation to read it after book 2
@@clearly_a_raccon same! im in the middle of reading siege and storm rn. I read shadow and bone in a DAY because i just couldnt put it down, i loved it. but this second book is just.. not good. its been like a week since i started it and im only on page 270 lol
@@faeryeclair Yeah siege and storm for me was going fine but when you get to the last parts everything's just... Bad. I won't spoil it for you but I will say ruin and rising is a lot better so don't be put off by siege and storm!!
I’ve read The Selection. It’s so good! Also you know the author is good when you know the ending from the beginning but the story is still so good!!! ❤
@@zitabodi-5527 I think the first three books have a little bit of spice just some scenes with some spice but the last book has SO MUCH SPICE so that's probably the reason some say it's 16+ but I honestly just thinks it's the last book that's kinda extreme
hey guys read most of these books and here are what my age recs for these are: -they both die at the end (13) -shadow and bone (11) -the selection (12) - a court of thorns and roses (15) i think these are just a bit more accurate bc ppl rlly underestimate the maturity of teens and 11 and 12 year olds. for example i read shadow and bone when i was 12 and the worst thing in the whole book was a single kiss.
True, but even with little to no intimacy in stories, violence and blood and other trigger warnings vary per reader which is the other side of the coin in age rating consideration. I did not like stories with violence or bullying for example growing up and entering teens I was not ready for some of the content as others I knew as well were also less prepared for. It depends on the person, and you know that, of course, but all and all these books are good and your age ratings are too!
Yeah I just finished 5 mins ago but idk I didn’t cry at all, books and movies don’t really make my cold dead black heart any less cold and dead and black
@@Bookable_ Okay, and? Thanks for adding your opinion. Just because you didn’t like a book doesn’t mean you have to be so tactless about getting your point across. You could’ve easily said something along the lines of, “I didn’t really like this book because of x, y, and z” or whatever. It’s okay to not like a book, but it’s really just unnecessary to be that rude about it.
In my opinion, We Were Liars is overrated. I feel like the only reason it got so much hype was the plot twist everyone was talking about. The characters are poorly developed spoiled kids. The most developed characters were the aunts. Pretty much the entire book was boring and nothing interesting happened after Cadence’s dad left. The only thing that got me to keep reading was trying to find out the plot twist everyone was talking about. If it weren’t for that, there would still be an unfinished book on my shelf.
If you want more recommendations, song of achilles. No if’s, no buts, you have to read song of achilles. No getting around it. Let’s not beat around the bush. Just read song of achilles.
After Shadow and Bone I tried to find a book with similar aesthetic and The Timekeeper's Secret - Timeless Fate series was recommended to me. It became my fav book series of all time! iLana Markarov is incredible and all her books have very strong writing and well written characters.
As a 13 year old, I watched a booktok saying The Court Of Thorns and Roses is 13 and over, and I thought, hey, that's a cool cover and the age rating is OK. imagine my surprise when I came to chapter 27. Booktok is overrated on its own without all the overrated books and odd age ratings.
I’m also thirteen and Ive read the series. I even read the second which had more. I actually loved the books so much! I wasn’t really bothered by the descriptions. I guess it just varies on the person.
Acotar is a kind of I guess??? Beauty and the Beast retelling, but you should try it even if you don’t like retellings and DEFINITELY read the second book if you’ve read the first and didn’t really like it, the second book changes EVERYTHING and is so good 😊
I’d say a court of thorns and roses is a 16+ like you said, but once you get deeper into the series it’ll turn into a 18+ rq 💀 especially a court of silver flames.
I also recommended reading “A thousand heart beats” by Kiera Cass it a romance book about a princess and and prince from enemy kingdoms falling in love it was an amazing book
I read We Were Liars and it destroyed me in the end. However looking back on it the storyline doesn’t really make sense, I don’t understand how the mothers didn’t realize she still saw the kids still. Other then that it was still a good book.
I want to make my own book, but I don't have the money for so..here it goes... The living one... Once upon a time there was a dark night...so dark that you couldn't see. It was thundering...it was stormy. The wind...it howled...and blew. There was a house...in the middle of the forest. They say " each bone in the caves have diffrent Meanings..." The 5 teenagers scream! They said “ahhh!” a figure behind you!!. Everyone got up and ran away.
I didn’t get as upset at the end as I’ve seen some people do, but We Were Liars is pretty good and the ending IS R E A L L Y heartbreaking, I’d say worth checking out especially if you’re new to BookTok
Acotar isn’t really a retelling in my opinion. There are many differences between beauty and the beast and this book, beginning with the very basic fact that there is no fairy world in beauty and the beast. I think they are very similar to the core, but generally not a retelling. There are things that are the same though, such as the beast lover, (however in bab the lover is good in acotar he’s manipulative) the three sisters, and the injured/disabled father.
TBDATE is such a good book imo (the first book shown.) I really loved it for some reason. It hit me hard and taught me to take risks before I wont have the chance and show my loved ones as much love as possible. Though it spoils the whole point hence the title, it was one of the best books i've read so far. I'm going to ask my mom for The Book Theif. Any other recommendations? I'm a 14yo but i'm a high level reader, otherwise books get boring.
I read we are liars and you have to be pretty patience it’s kind of boring at first but near the last few pages you will start to cry and feel second hand guilt
Do you think you could help with annotations??? I love reading and making annotations but it’s so hard to I’m reading the book unwind and I really wanted to ask how you annotate? If you do?
Can I ask a favor, I really want to spend quality time with my sister, I am 16, she is 13, are there any books that we would both enjoy? We read the inheritance games series and loved it.
I swear if i would have seen another collen hovers book recommendations as beginners i would have lost my mind ....cause her writing type is not my cup of tea seems like unrealistic, problematic and undigestable like i would choose to read " you've reached sam" twice and still be satisfied..they're weird ..specially" it's end with us" ..cause all i see is a normal wattpad story
Can anyone recommend books for pre-teens ? I'm a pre-teen ( 11 to be precise) and I've read every single book on my shelf and the books in this video are 13+ or more , tho I'm sure I'll understand them but it could be disturbing for me so I don't want 13+ books. If anyone could , I'm interested
Proving that booktok is DOMINATED by YA
Not really. She is just on the wrong side of booktok
.....no shit?
No it’s not 😭 I’m actually struggling to find booktok books without smut 💀
@@iAmTheOreo69and yet most of them are labeled as y/a…
I get the struggle.
I’d give you recommendations but I don’t know your taste, some books I liked were the book thief, you’ve reached sam and the picture of Dorian gray (make sure you know which version you get, there’s a more explicit one I’m pretty sure)
oh what’s ya
I love the selection so sad it got hate it would always have a place in my heart
I love it too! I don't understand people's problem with it
I love the selection too so. Much that when i finished the series i cried
The selection series was so good! I read it within a week I couldn’t put it down
Loved the first few books but the last ones definitely weren’t as good.
why did it get hate?
I read “ we were liars” and it hits hard😢
HELPPPP I LOVE THEY BOTH DIE AT THE END ITS SO GOOD
I love the book but it’s so sad at the end
I cried soooo hard at the end
I’ve read They Both Die at The End and my heart literally broke for them 😭😭😭
SAMEE THE LAST PAGE HAD ME IN TEARS
Only one who didn’t cry?
I loved it sm
I've read Shadow and Bone (just book 1 so far) and The Selection, and they're both amazing. Kiera Cass is my favorite author
I just got shadow and bone recently, what did u think of it? I’m choisi no which book to read next because I just finished they both die at the end (like 5 mins ago 😭 I didn’t cry tho)
@@RedfordKenny I really liked it. It's fast-paced with really cool world-buillding
@@zesty1914I liked shadow and bone but I found siege and storm just purely chaotic and underwhelming, I have ruin and rising just have no motivation to read it after book 2
@@clearly_a_raccon same! im in the middle of reading siege and storm rn. I read shadow and bone in a DAY because i just couldnt put it down, i loved it. but this second book is just.. not good. its been like a week since i started it and im only on page 270 lol
@@faeryeclair Yeah siege and storm for me was going fine but when you get to the last parts everything's just... Bad. I won't spoil it for you but I will say ruin and rising is a lot better so don't be put off by siege and storm!!
The Selection looks so dramatic and iconic, might try it
the selection →❤
Yessss
The Selection scarred me (sorta in a good way)- I could not get it out of my head for months after I finished. love and hate relationship really
I’ve read The Selection. It’s so good! Also you know the author is good when you know the ending from the beginning but the story is still so good!!! ❤
i love the selection its sooo good
ACOTAR is one of my favorite book series
sameeee i only finished 3 days ago
YES!! all of SJM series are fantastic, I'm on my reread on TOG now
Is there anything in it in particular that makes it 16+ or is it just because it has murder and gruesome scenes in it?
@@zitabodi-5527 I think the first three books have a little bit of spice just some scenes with some spice but the last book has SO MUCH SPICE so that's probably the reason some say it's 16+ but I honestly just thinks it's the last book that's kinda extreme
@@triniti3015 oh okay I just wanted to know cuz it’s been on my list and I’m not really 16 yet 😬
hey guys read most of these books and here are what my age recs for these are:
-they both die at the end (13)
-shadow and bone (11)
-the selection (12)
- a court of thorns and roses (15)
i think these are just a bit more accurate bc ppl rlly underestimate the maturity of teens and 11 and 12 year olds. for example i read shadow and bone when i was 12 and the worst thing in the whole book was a single kiss.
True, but even with little to no intimacy in stories, violence and blood and other trigger warnings vary per reader which is the other side of the coin in age rating consideration. I did not like stories with violence or bullying for example growing up and entering teens I was not ready for some of the content as others I knew as well were also less prepared for. It depends on the person, and you know that, of course, but all and all these books are good and your age ratings are too!
LMFAO 😭😭
I read the acotar series when I was twelve (13 now) but I’m quite matured for a teenager 🫠
The selection is my favorite book ❤️
They both die at the end was truly such a beautiful and emotional romance story that left me in tears. Definitely one if my favorite books. 😭❤️
I definitely wasn’t crying for an hour after I finished. I also don’t just randomly think about it and start sobbing. Totallyyyyyyy not.
Yeah I just finished 5 mins ago but idk I didn’t cry at all, books and movies don’t really make my cold dead black heart any less cold and dead and black
They both die at the end is ass
@@Bookable_ ur opinion, but chill u don’t gotta be so rude
@@Bookable_ Okay, and? Thanks for adding your opinion. Just because you didn’t like a book doesn’t mean you have to be so tactless about getting your point across. You could’ve easily said something along the lines of, “I didn’t really like this book because of x, y, and z” or whatever. It’s okay to not like a book, but it’s really just unnecessary to be that rude about it.
Could you do a part two? The age ratings were so helpful!
Yes they were really helpful!
Also love your pfp ❤ pjo ❤
Thank you!
I wish more people woupd talk about A Kingdom of Hoarfrost and Ichor for real, its so well done for how young the author is and deserves more hype!
I love we were liars so much i hate that it got so much hate 😢
In my opinion, We Were Liars is overrated. I feel like the only reason it got so much hype was the plot twist everyone was talking about. The characters are poorly developed spoiled kids. The most developed characters were the aunts. Pretty much the entire book was boring and nothing interesting happened after Cadence’s dad left. The only thing that got me to keep reading was trying to find out the plot twist everyone was talking about. If it weren’t for that, there would still be an unfinished book on my shelf.
THE SELECTION SERIES AHHHH
The selection is 100% worth reading
I don’t agree that the selection is 13+ I would argue 10 or 11+
There is some sexual stuff in it though so maybe not that you maybe 12 though
I just read the court of thorns and roses and it’s literally so good it’s my favorite book of all time!! Can’t wait to finish the acotar series!!❤
I love the selection
I just wanna say I love that you have shielded on your shelf!. It’s such a underrated book
shatter me is absolutely amazing too!!! so is the inheritance games, i definitely recommend both of those series
I feel personally offended that the *Throne of Glass* series was not here.
The fact that I've read everyone except a court of thornes and roses which is on my tbr 😂 edit: guys I've read acotar and I finished the second one- 💀
OMG HAVE U READ IT YET ITS SOOOOO GOOD andd i miss it sm i finished only 3 days ago
@@danaayoub5436 yep just finished the second one- 💀
@@EXTENDED_PIPE_MURDER it was amazing right?? it was the best one imo the rest r still good tho
I love that I read all sjm books at 10-11
love the background in the beginning where it featured all your books!!
Shatter me as well!!
Yes Aaron is iconic
Girl your smile is ✨stunning✨
If you want more recommendations, song of achilles. No if’s, no buts, you have to read song of achilles. No getting around it. Let’s not beat around the bush. Just read song of achilles.
The selection is amazing
THANK YOU SO MUCH ❤❤
Bro the beginners guide to booktok reminded of of “ A good girls guide to murder”😭😭😭
AHHHH I LOVE THE SELECTION SERIES! 🩷🩷🩷🩷
I wish they would add more books to booktok cuz I always see the same books for recommendations 😭
I have read all of these and they were amazing
I personally think Shadow And Bone is one of my favorite books, along with hunger games
Hiii, this is just a little message, this is the video that got me back into reading books, so thank you for it
After Shadow and Bone I tried to find a book with similar aesthetic and The Timekeeper's Secret - Timeless Fate series was recommended to me. It became my fav book series of all time! iLana Markarov is incredible and all her books have very strong writing and well written characters.
We were liars got me depressed for a week it was sad but good
As a 13 year old, I watched a booktok saying The Court Of Thorns and Roses is 13 and over, and I thought, hey, that's a cool cover and the age rating is OK. imagine my surprise when I came to chapter 27. Booktok is overrated on its own without all the overrated books and odd age ratings.
I just looked at chapter 27-
@@poshpeas. I'd pay for your therapy if I wasn't a broke minor
Can i ask why?I havent read the book but I was Hoping to buy it though im not so sure anymore-
@@pavogian there is an ummm...... detailed description of the main character sleeping with someone and it's disgusting
I’m also thirteen and Ive read the series. I even read the second which had more. I actually loved the books so much! I wasn’t really bothered by the descriptions. I guess it just varies on the person.
I screamed when I saw The Selection and We Were Liars
I'm currently reading they both die at the end and i literally fell in love
everyone judges the selection bc of the front cover!
Acotar is a kind of I guess??? Beauty and the Beast retelling, but you should try it even if you don’t like retellings and DEFINITELY read the second book if you’ve read the first and didn’t really like it, the second book changes EVERYTHING and is so good 😊
I’d say a court of thorns and roses is a 16+ like you said, but once you get deeper into the series it’ll turn into a 18+ rq 💀 especially a court of silver flames.
We were liars broke me
I read ACOTAR at 13… including ACOSF
I recommend 11 paper hearts
I also recommended reading “A thousand heart beats” by Kiera Cass it a romance book about a princess and and prince from enemy kingdoms falling in love it was an amazing book
Me reading Court of Thorns and Roses when I was 12 💀
Can you do more videos like this one?
I love Shadow and bone. Definitely recommend
I read We Were Liars and it destroyed me in the end. However looking back on it the storyline doesn’t really make sense, I don’t understand how the mothers didn’t realize she still saw the kids still. Other then that it was still a good book.
I love shadow and bone
We were liars is so good!
They both die at the end is the next book I’m planning to read and I’m so excited!
I’m reading we were liars rn, but when I was looking up the age I should be to read it, i accidentally found spoilers, so i know how the book ends😭
Shadow and bone ❤😘🤩
10 out of 20 defo read!!!!
Im reading the selection series now🤭🤭🤭❤️❤️❤️
I want to make my own book, but I don't have the money for so..here it goes...
The living one...
Once upon a time there was a dark night...so dark that you couldn't see.
It was thundering...it was stormy. The wind...it howled...and blew.
There was a house...in the middle of the forest.
They say " each bone in the caves have diffrent Meanings..."
The 5 teenagers scream! They said “ahhh!” a figure behind you!!. Everyone got up and ran away.
i read 4 of them
I didn’t get as upset at the end as I’ve seen some people do, but We Were Liars is pretty good and the ending IS R E A L L Y heartbreaking, I’d say worth checking out especially if you’re new to BookTok
I jus finished we were liars today OMG the plot twist I dies
Thank u
Acotar isn’t really a retelling in my opinion. There are many differences between beauty and the beast and this book, beginning with the very basic fact that there is no fairy world in beauty and the beast. I think they are very similar to the core, but generally not a retelling. There are things that are the same though, such as the beast lover, (however in bab the lover is good in acotar he’s manipulative) the three sisters, and the injured/disabled father.
i agree i think the similarities are overstated massively
Pls try somewhere between us by Aditi mishra it's for pre-order now but i preview wow, it's excellent!!
And love hypothesis
TBDATE is such a good book imo (the first book shown.)
I really loved it for some reason. It hit me hard and taught me to take risks before I wont have the chance and show my loved ones as much love as possible. Though it spoils the whole point hence the title, it was one of the best books i've read so far. I'm going to ask my mom for The Book Theif. Any other recommendations? I'm a 14yo but i'm a high level reader, otherwise books get boring.
I read we are liars and you have to be pretty patience it’s kind of boring at first but near the last few pages you will start to cry and feel second hand guilt
I'VE READ THE LAST TWO BOOKS
THEY ARE GOLDEN. READ THEM. NOW.
For me, throne of glass series. It broke my heart 💔
ty! No one hypes it up❤
Do you think you could help with annotations??? I love reading and making annotations but it’s so hard to I’m reading the book unwind and I really wanted to ask how you annotate? If you do?
I have Kiera cass in my school library, just checking if anyone here thinks I sould go cheek it out?? Or nah??
Do you think I should color code my books or put my books in order by authors last name?
I didn't know that acotar was 16+ and I read it when I was 13 😭
Idk whether to buy the selection. Is it a good book?
Can I ask a favor, I really want to spend quality time with my sister, I am 16, she is 13, are there any books that we would both enjoy? We read the inheritance games series and loved it.
Kiera cast prob my fav writer
Her books either bang up to ten or suck tho
Smb please tell me, what the numbers with an “L” means?
ACOTAR is fine for young teens, but not the later books in the series. First one isn't bad tho.
GET THE HUNGER GAMES
The fact that I am 12 and all these 13+😑
They both die at the end was such a disappointment
Are there any for younger readers
why PJO isn't here.. It also a popular booktok
can someone tell me the name of the book in the background pls
the one too her left is called “shielded” 🫶🏻
@@tired._.brooke thank you
I read shadow and bone when i was 12 it was so good (ik it says 13+)
Thank you for the age on ACOTAR bc I have seen someone say it’s 12+ and it’s NOT
I have a question. Can ‘We Were Liars ' be read as standalone?
part 2?
I swear if i would have seen another collen hovers book recommendations as beginners i would have lost my mind ....cause her writing type is not my cup of tea seems like unrealistic, problematic and undigestable like i would choose to read " you've reached sam" twice and still be satisfied..they're weird ..specially" it's end with us" ..cause all i see is a normal wattpad story
They Both Die at the End… let the title be a spoiler for the tears you’re probably gonna cry.
we were liars 😭😭😭😭
Would you guys say a 12 year old, a mature one, could read the selection?
Hi what does the 680 L mean ?
I love shadow and bone! though six of crows is better...but they're both grishaverse so it doesn't matter *cries in show got discontinued*
what does the number w L mean? it was 600L for one of them, what does it mean
Can anyone recommend books for pre-teens ? I'm a pre-teen ( 11 to be precise) and I've read every single book on my shelf and the books in this video are 13+ or more , tho I'm sure I'll understand them but it could be disturbing for me so I don't want 13+ books. If anyone could , I'm interested