1. a book you tell people is your favorite Ready Player One 2. a book that is your guilty pleasure Keeper of the Lost Cities Series 3. a book everyone loved but you didn't Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow 4. a book you read the fastest Keeper of the Lost Cities book 1 5. a book that deserves more hype Before we were yours 6.a book that is becoming a movie/tv show The Nightingale 7. a book you have reread the most The Twilight Series/Harry Potter series (I have the audibles read to me while I put laundry away have relistened to them for years while putting laundry away. right now on book 4 Harry potter) 8. a book from a genre you don’t typically read The Silent Patient 9. a book that deserves all the hype it gets The Seven Husband of Evelyn Hugo 10. a book you usually recommend when asked to give a recommendation Ready Player One 11. a book that has your favorite character(s) My Sisters Keeper 12. a book you wish you could live in The house in the Cerulean Sea 13. a book you thought you would hate but ended up loving Not sure on this one. 14. a book that made you cry The Tattooist of Auschwitz 15. a book you wish you could read for the first time The Glass Castle
Yay! What a treat to find this upload here! If y'all haven't read Grady Hendrix's The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, you should!! It is my favorite of his js! If you like feel good middle grade, you HAVE to read Summer Of a Thousand Pies by Margaret Dilloway. Such a fantastic story. 💃💗
One book that I completely devoured while simultaneously trying to make it last forever was The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. I can’t say that I have ever wanted to really reread a book but this is definitely one that I will read again. ☺️ I have also bought quite a few books that you have recommended and can’t wait to dig in to those as well! 💃
Girl, can I please recommend to you I Am The Messenger by Marcus Zusak! The way you talk about Slaughterhouse Five and A Psalm for the Wild-Built is exactly how I Am The Messenger hits me! It is one of those books that will make you feel every feel and it's just so gorgeous! I truly think you'd love it 😊
THIS WAS MY FAVORITE BOOK IN HIGHSCHOOL!!! I’m 25 now and reread it last year which is what got me back into reading. I’ve never heard any talk about it before
Not being able to choose 1 favorite is sooo relatable! How do we pick just one! Next month I am for sure picking up ‘The House in the Cerulean Sea’ ❤️ and just added ‘The Song of Achilles’ to my TBR 💃🏼🦊
1. I am just like you. I need subgenres. Do not stress me put by asking my favorite of anything. 2. My guilty pleasure would have to be The tigers curse series. It was my first ever fantasy series, and I always feel enjoyment looking back on reading it. 3. The silent patient. 4. The fault in our stars. But I did not enjoy it. Skipping 5&6 7. The truth about forever 8. The host Skipping 9. 10 I usually ask preferred genres before I answer. 11. The house on the Cerulean Sea 12. The inheritance games series for sure. All the riddles is just so fun! 13. Not sure 14. Out of Darkness 15. The sundown motel. Made me fall in love with thrillers, and I am forever grateful.
💃 💃💃💃 Here for all of the Grady Hendrix love! Husband and I are from SC so I read My Best Friends Exorcism and i was hooked. I'm currently reading "How to Sell A Haunted House" I just loveee his writing.
Okay you’ve sold me on ALL OF THESE! Adding all to my TBR list! I have my best friends exorcism and how to sell a haunted house on my bookshelf so I’m planning on reading those next! I’m so excited to read them even more now!
Hey Alexandra! I love your videos and I'm such a big fan. I am actually from Greece and wanted to tell you that the correct way to say Patroclus' name is the one where you emphasize the "a", the first way you say it in 11:31. I'm so happy you liked a book based on Greece's mythology! Please continue creating and sharing your videos :)
Omg! I got goosebumps when you showed the STOLEN book. Actually, I red that book when I was in 7th grade in our school’s library, and I stopped reading it because obviously, it's not my book, and I was looking for that book for my WHOLEE Life since I forgot the title but I always remember the butterfly on the cover. And now I'm in 11th grade, and FINALLYY!!!by watching your video, I finally found the book I looked for 🤧🤧🤧THANK YOU SO MUCH
OMG, when you said you didn't like Priory, I died inside. Maybe try A Day of Fallen Night? It is a prequel that came out this year and almost everyone whom I know that read it liked it more than priory! Also reading ADOFN first and then Priory would make more sense. IF you ever want to give it a second chance.
#5. An author that deserves more hype is Tricia Levenseller. I had such an enjoyable time reading all her book last summer. They are some of my favorite books ever. I cannot recommend them enough. I first read Daughter of the Pirate King & I LOVED it, so then I read the sequel, Daughter of the Siren Queen. Loved that, too! Then I read Blade of Secrets, omg, it’s such a good book! So much fun! The sequel is Master of Iron. Both were absolutely fantastic. Then I read Warrior of the Wild which I also loved a LOT. The Shadows Between Us was good too, though all her other books are better, imo. I’m jealous of anyone who gets to read these for the first time. I wish all the books I read were as good as these books!!! 💃🏻
I watched Grady’s special even from Barnes and Noble for the release of How to sell a HH and the man is hilarious!!! If you ever see an even with him please sign up, it’s worth every single penny. I also love his books and his sense of humor, his brain I just love his brain lol
This Poison Heart, Poison for Breakfast, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, The House In the Cerulean Sea•••are books I’d recommend to people especially if they’re looking into getting into reading or if they’re in a reading slump 💃🏽
I want to re-read Song of Achilles because it's truly one of my favorite books of all time but it GENUINELY DESTROYED ME SO GOOD that I can't bring myself to read it again lol
I think you may already have this on your TBR but if you enjoy horror with humor elements then you might really like “Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone” by Benjamin Stevenson. It is so unique and really clever and funny. I can also say that I truly did not guess the ending! It’s such a fun book! 💃
You should for sure try to finish Priory of the orange tree! I just read it and I almost gave up but I’m happy I pushed through, it gets more interesting and fast paced. I also paired it with listening to spring and fairy playlists and I think they went really well with the atmosphere!😊
I am shooketh! A book recommendations video?! That's unheard of! 😱 I agree with you on The priory of the orange tree- and I read the whole thing. I put it in a box to get rid of it even though the cover is sooooooo pretty. 💃💃💃
Okay it's official. I have to read Bunny. I have put it on and taken it off my TBR so many times, but I've been watching old videos of my favorite booktubers, and you, Riley, and Kayla all talked about Bunny. I think it's a sign.
Have you read The Last Tale of the Flower Bride yet? I feel like it's a combination of Bunny and The Picture of Dorian Grey and I think you'd enjoy it. Also, side note, I love your shirt!
3. Book Lovers by Emily Henry 15. The Hunger Games I do wonder if I would like some of the Grady Hendrix books you recommended. I didn’t enjoy The Final Girl Support Group. But I’m considering trying another one of his books!
I am really sorry for not being able to watch your videos as I have been battling with my a asthma and I nearly ended up pushing up daisies so looking forward to seeing your videos prayers and thoughts for you and your family love your Aussie family friend John ❤❤❤
I didn't know your channel!!! But after hearing you say that about The Priory of the Orange Tree and that you love The song of Achilles, I have decided that we will be best friends... yeiii!!! 😅
💃 I had to read Fahrenheit 451 for a class in high school. I fully expected to be bored, but I found that I couldn't put it down! Now Bradbury is one of my favorite authors, and I highly recommend his books!!
I love all of your recommendations! I have a hard time figuring out all of my favorite books so well done! 👏🏻 I think it’s easier to name favorite authors. Some of my favorite authors are Neil Gaiman, Tolstoy, Mark Twain, V.E. Schwab, Shirley Jackson, Charlotte Brontë, Daphne du Maurier and Stephen King. I didn’t think I would like horror either but 11/22/63 by Stephen King was the gateway to loving it. If you want to start slowly with him read his short stories they are really good. I really enjoyed this video💃
I finished Priory of the Orange Tree a few weeks ago. I really enjoyed it. It's definitely a chunky book though lol, with a huge fantasy universe. It might be stronger as a tv show adaptation that can be split into episodes.
1-Harry potter. 2-Maybe the Divergent 😂 3-normal people and the cruel prince. 4-it was a book in Arabic 😅 5-Radwa Ashore's books. 6-A good girl's guide to murder (can't wait) 7-Harry potter and the order of phoenix. 8-the princess of Mars it's a sci fi but honestly i didn't like it at all. 9-The shadow of the wind by Zafon. Masterpiece. 10-it depends on the person. 11-aside from HP lol, little women 12-Anne of green gables maybe 13-book lovers by Emily Henry. 14-there's alot but i might choose 15-the silent patient.
Loved the variety of books discussed!! I have to admit that Avonlea was the first place my mind went to for “what book would you like to live inside” prompt. Green Gables forever!
I absolutely love your book recs! I think you were the person that finally got me to read house in the cerulean sea, and it’s now one of my favorite books. I appreciate you! 💓
A book that opened a whole new world to me is The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks. I had never read fantasy and my high school boyfriend read it and gave me his copy (this was in the mid-80s) and told me he thought I would like it. I was hesitant to read it but decided to give it a chance....and I could NOT PUT IT DOWN! It's so good! After that I started reading fantasy and love it! One of my favorite authors of fantasy is Mercedes Lackey. Her Last Herald-Mage trilogy literally changed my life. 💃
Hard agree...Grady Hendrix is our king! Also, since you loved Song of Achilles, try In Memoriam by Alice Winn. A male/male romance set during WW1 (All the stars)!
Favorite: Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater Guilty pleasure: Scarred by Emily McIntire Didn't love: Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (Also, Bunny lol) Read fast: Beach Read by Emily Henry More hype: Winter's Fury by AE Rayne Movie/Show: I don't ever know what is going on lol Re-read: Neverwhere & The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman Not typical: They Never Learn by Layne Fargo Well deserved: Happy Place by Emily Henry Top rec: The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec Fave characters: A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn Live in: The Cruel Prince by Holly Black (not the smartest choice but I'm going with it lol) Surprising: Quackery by Lydia Kang and Nate Pedersen (I didn't think I'd hate it just didn't expect to like it so much) Tearjerker: Heart of the Sun Warrior by Sue Lynn Tan (got me a little bit in the end) First time: The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
💃My favorite book is Jane Eyre, but I do a Jane Austen binge each year, so probably Pride and Prejudice or Persuasion is my most read. I liked but did not love Beach Read. I would love to read The House on the Cerulean Sea for the first time again. I also do book recommendations based on what people like, but I have recommended The Screwtape Letters many times. This is such a fun book tag - thank you for doing it!
If you want some horror humour books, consider checking out Christopher Moore. His books are more humour but totally fun. Lust lizards of melancholy cove. Island of the sequinned love nun. Practical demon keeping. Dirty jobs. All the ones I’ve read and enjoyed.
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who found The Priory Of The Orange Tree boring. I actually pushed myself to finish it as well. My biggest problem was that I couldn't love any of the characters. I didn't care about any of them; they felt too flat.
I just love your passion for books and reading in general, it's so infectious. You've given me so many books to add to my TBR and made me excited to actually read them (not just say I will 😅). Great recs Lexie! ❤
Have you read The Final Girls’ Support group by Grady Hendrix? That was my first book of their’s and I absolutely loved it, especially if you grew up watching some of the iconic horror movie franchises.
💃 If you want to try Stephen King I would recommend Different Seasons as an entry point. It is 4 novellas, including The Body (the story that the movie Stand By Me was based on) and Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption (that the movie was based on). 11/22/63 is good for non-horror readers, but it is chonky.
Grady Hendrix yesss.. actually I’ve only read TSBGTSV, but I loved it and I need it to be a movie so bad. I own How to Sell a Haunted House, but haven’t read it yet. Love your recommendations. You have a very cozy book taste
1.) a book you tell people is your favorite: Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren 2.). A book that is your guilty pleasure: A Long Time Coming by Meghan Quinn 3.) I book everyone loved, but you didn’t: I couldn’t make myself finish Ready Player One 🙈 4.) A book you read the fastest: The Idea of You by Robinne Lee 5.) a book that deserves more hype: Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren 6.) a book that is becoming a movie or TV show: The Idea of You 7.) a book you have re-read the most: Every Summer After by Carley Fortune 8.) A book from a genre you don’t typically read: Summer Sisters by Judy Bloom 9.) a book that deserves all the hype it gets: the A court of Thorns and Roses series 11.) a book that has your favorite characters A Court of Mist and Fury 13.) a book you thought you would hate, but ended up loving: Darling Venom 14.) a book that made you cry: SO many…but of the more currently popular ones…again The Idea of You 15.) a book you wish you could read for the first time Again: literally so many but I’ll say right now I wish I could read for the first time again…the ACOTAR series (I’m a broken record here) 💃🏻
There a few books that I see as guilty pleasures. One is the nature of witches, and the reason that I see this as a guilty pleasure because I don't think it is good. But something the way she wrote magic (those scenes has a very certain intensity to them), the love for nature that does pour through the book, and honestly a lot of other things, made it so enjoyable for me. I don't think it is especially well done and if anyone dislikes this book I get it, but I did deeply love it. The other one is a trilogy which is The Magicians. I recognise that my love and fondness for these books is incredibly subjective. And honestly I love these books so much but I cannot see them as good, and I cannot see them as bad, and I cannot see them as something in between. And if you hate them, I get it. But I love them. As for a book that I think deserves more hype I put in The Modern Faerie Tales by Holly Black. The Cruel Prince is popular and I do see why, but it is my least favourite of her fae works. And it is also frustrating for me because a lot of people seem to think that the cruel prince is where she began with her fae works which just isn't true. Especially considering how I prefer the characters and the setting and the writing and the stories and pretty much everything else that we see in The Modern Faerie Tales and The Darkest Part of the Forest and yet people almost ignore them in favour of another trilogy. Now this is just a case of taste, and where it differs from me to other people, but that doesn't make it less frustrating. So I would love for these to get a bit more hype and for people to discover them again because I adore what these books are.
💃Thanks for the video! I've got some new TBR on my storygraph now. Though they unfortunately have to wait a few months as I'm both tight on money and busy with my thesis right now ^^'
Loved this book tag! You learn a lot about people from the books they love! So with you on Priory, I just couldn't but I hope you can some day and I will def listen to your review ;) 💖Grady Hendrix💖
💃 Let’s see… A book I say is my favourite, which is also a book I read really really fast: The Martian A book that’s being turned into a movie/series: Red, White & Royal Blue A book everyone loved but I didn’t: Storied life of AJ Fikery A book that deserves more hype: Albatross by Terry Fallis Reread the most: How to Train your Dragon A book I wish I could live in: Harry Potter (assuming I’m a witch as well) Amazing video, as usual ❤ 🦊
Absolutely love those recommendations, The very secret society of irregular Witches, The house in the cerulean sea and 7 husbands .... are all my absolute favourites too, 💃💃💃
I know you’re still getting over a cold, but not gonna lie, I’m kind of here for your new raspy voice 😂 It’s giving me early 2000s Disney Channel Demi Lovato
oh no!! that's a real bummer that you haven't enjoyed the priory of the orange tree. it wasn't a five stars for me but it is one of my favorite book i've read this year! but understandable bcs i do also have books i really dislike when others were really loving it lol love your video though!
I adored Evelyn Hugo, but I'm pretty sure I was unsure about it going in because historical fiction isn't my favourite. And a book that made me cry (bawl, actually) was Pack Up the Moon by Kristan Higgins. 💜
💃 1) The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab, One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle, ANY NOVEL EVER by Nicholas Sparks (HIS BOOKS ARE EVERYTHING!) 2) DARK OLYMPUS SERIE BY KATEE ROBERT. TOPS FIFTY SHADES. BLOWS IT OUT OF THE WATER. 3) Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. I hated this book. It was too slow and I was extremely bored. 4) When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain. LOVED this thriller. I could not put it down. 5) A Woman of Substance by Barbara Taylor Bradford. This book is older like from the 70s if I recall but it is so inspiring and more people need to pick it up! Barbara Taylor Bradford is hands down one of my favorite authors. 6) One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle 7) The Cupid Chronicles by Coleen Murtagh Paratore. SUCH a sweet story! I have reread about 100 times! 8) Gallant by V.E. Schwab. I do not usually pick up gothic novels BUT OMG DID I LOVE THIS BOOK! 9) Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak I could not put down this paranormal thriller! 5/5 stars! 10) Neon Gods by Katee Robert or a novel by Nicholas Sparks (romance), When the Stars go Dark by Paula McLain (thriller), The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue or The Children of the Lamp series (fantasy), One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle, Three Weeks in Paris by Barbara Taylor Bradford, The Magnolia Story by Joanna Gaines, Lunch in Paris by Elizabeth Bard 11) Neon Gods by Katee Robert. HANDS DOWN! 12) The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 13) A Little Hope by Ethan Joella 14) The Wish by Nicholas Sparks 15) Ruby Holler by Sharon Creech
💃💃 This was so fun to watch, so interesting to see all your answers/recommendations. Totally agree with loving the characters of House on the Cerulean Sea, I would love to hang out with them!
I think that you would really enjoy, Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. Great characters, war college setting, dragons with amazing personalities, and a strong female lead character. Sooooo good!!!!
If you’re interested in reading Stephen King, I highly recommend Christine! It’s easily one of my favorite books of all time. But I would also check out Pet Semetary and Bag of Bones, those are some of my favorites as well! Just be cautious, because his books can be very disturbing Edit: 💃
I really like ‘Horrorstor’ by Grady Hendrix 5 ⭐️ I also loved ‘bunny’ I read it cause you recommended it so many times another 5 ⭐️. I would recommend that book to everyone it’s wild and I loved it!
Song of achilles I love it so much and one of my favorites and I read it over over again and so good and magical xoxo 😚 💕💜💜💕💕📚🩵🩶📙🩶🩶📙🧡💛🌹❤️🩹❤️🩹🤍🤍🌺📖🌺💙🌸💖💚💓🩷🪻📙💜💜🩵📚💕🩵🩶🩵💕🌹💛🤍🤍💙💔🌺💐🌸🌻💚💓🩷📚💕🩵💜💜🩵📚
Great Video Lexi and I’m currently reading Uprooted by Naomi Novik and so far I’m enjoying it and just curious have you gotten Anastasia by Sophie Lark yet? I finished it like 2 months ago now and I absolutely loved it and I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on it once you do too if you have it yet that is Lol 😂 Have a Wonderful Evening and Happy Reading 📖💃🏻💃🏻
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1. a book you tell people is your favorite Ready Player One
2. a book that is your guilty pleasure Keeper of the Lost Cities Series
3. a book everyone loved but you didn't Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
4. a book you read the fastest Keeper of the Lost Cities book 1
5. a book that deserves more hype Before we were yours
6.a book that is becoming a movie/tv show The Nightingale
7. a book you have reread the most The Twilight Series/Harry Potter series (I have the audibles read to me while I put laundry away have relistened to them for years while putting laundry away. right now on book 4 Harry potter)
8. a book from a genre you don’t typically read The Silent Patient
9. a book that deserves all the hype it gets The Seven Husband of Evelyn Hugo
10. a book you usually recommend when asked to give a recommendation Ready Player One
11. a book that has your favorite character(s) My Sisters Keeper
12. a book you wish you could live in The house in the Cerulean Sea
13. a book you thought you would hate but ended up loving Not sure on this one.
14. a book that made you cry The Tattooist of Auschwitz
15. a book you wish you could read for the first time The Glass Castle
I think Anne of Green gables (the series in general) has some of my fave characters ((:
I didn't expect you to upload today but you absolutely made my Thursday! 🥰
Yay! What a treat to find this upload here!
If y'all haven't read Grady Hendrix's The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, you should!! It is my favorite of his js!
If you like feel good middle grade, you HAVE to read Summer Of a Thousand Pies by Margaret Dilloway. Such a fantastic story.
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One book that I completely devoured while simultaneously trying to make it last forever was The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. I can’t say that I have ever wanted to really reread a book but this is definitely one that I will read again. ☺️ I have also bought quite a few books that you have recommended and can’t wait to dig in to those as well! 💃
💃Such a fun tag! I love how you described how Bunny is different for everyone.
Girl, can I please recommend to you I Am The Messenger by Marcus Zusak! The way you talk about Slaughterhouse Five and A Psalm for the Wild-Built is exactly how I Am The Messenger hits me! It is one of those books that will make you feel every feel and it's just so gorgeous! I truly think you'd love it 😊
THIS WAS MY FAVORITE BOOK IN HIGHSCHOOL!!! I’m 25 now and reread it last year which is what got me back into reading. I’ve never heard any talk about it before
Not being able to choose 1 favorite is sooo relatable! How do we pick just one!
Next month I am for sure picking up ‘The House in the Cerulean Sea’ ❤️ and just added ‘The Song of Achilles’ to my TBR 💃🏼🦊
now we need to petition for emily henry to write a modern version of wuthering heights
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1. I am just like you. I need subgenres. Do not stress me put by asking my favorite of anything.
2. My guilty pleasure would have to be The tigers curse series. It was my first ever fantasy series, and I always feel enjoyment looking back on reading it.
3. The silent patient.
4. The fault in our stars. But I did not enjoy it.
Skipping 5&6
7. The truth about forever
8. The host
Skipping 9.
10 I usually ask preferred genres before I answer.
11. The house on the Cerulean Sea
12. The inheritance games series for sure. All the riddles is just so fun!
13. Not sure
14. Out of Darkness
15. The sundown motel. Made me fall in love with thrillers, and I am forever grateful.
💃 💃💃💃 Here for all of the Grady Hendrix love! Husband and I are from SC so I read My Best Friends Exorcism and i was hooked. I'm currently reading "How to Sell A Haunted House" I just loveee his writing.
I'll be checking out Slaughterhouse Five. Thanks💃
Okay you’ve sold me on ALL OF THESE! Adding all to my TBR list! I have my best friends exorcism and how to sell a haunted house on my bookshelf so I’m planning on reading those next! I’m so excited to read them even more now!
Hey Alexandra! I love your videos and I'm such a big fan. I am actually from Greece and wanted to tell you that the correct way to say Patroclus' name is the one where you emphasize the "a", the first way you say it in 11:31. I'm so happy you liked a book based on Greece's mythology! Please continue creating and sharing your videos :)
My Best Friend's Exorcism has such a spooky cover but I do want to read it 😱😱😱
Omg! I got goosebumps when you showed the STOLEN book. Actually, I red that book when I was in 7th grade in our school’s library, and I stopped reading it because obviously, it's not my book, and I was looking for that book for my WHOLEE Life since I forgot the title but I always remember the butterfly on the cover. And now I'm in 11th grade, and FINALLYY!!!by watching your video, I finally found the book I looked for 🤧🤧🤧THANK YOU SO MUCH
imagine... I waited for that book for 6 yearssss?!?! jdjdkd
OMG, when you said you didn't like Priory, I died inside. Maybe try A Day of Fallen Night? It is a prequel that came out this year and almost everyone whom I know that read it liked it more than priory! Also reading ADOFN first and then Priory would make more sense. IF you ever want to give it a second chance.
#5. An author that deserves more hype is Tricia Levenseller. I had such an enjoyable time reading all her book last summer. They are some of my favorite books ever. I cannot recommend them enough.
I first read Daughter of the Pirate King & I LOVED it, so then I read the sequel, Daughter of the Siren Queen. Loved that, too!
Then I read Blade of Secrets, omg, it’s such a good book! So much fun! The sequel is Master of Iron. Both were absolutely fantastic.
Then I read Warrior of the Wild which I also loved a LOT.
The Shadows Between Us was good too, though all her other books are better, imo.
I’m jealous of anyone who gets to read these for the first time. I wish all the books I read were as good as these books!!! 💃🏻
I love the way this video turned into a love letter to Grady Hendrix and 10000% agree. He’s the only male author I trust to write women characters.
I watched Grady’s special even from Barnes and Noble for the release of How to sell a HH and the man is hilarious!!! If you ever see an even with him please sign up, it’s worth every single penny. I also love his books and his sense of humor, his brain I just love his brain lol
I heard him on a podcast where he said that he actually was in a radical puppet collective. He would be so entertaining.
This Poison Heart, Poison for Breakfast, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, The House In the Cerulean Sea•••are books I’d recommend to people especially if they’re looking into getting into reading or if they’re in a reading slump 💃🏽
I want to re-read Song of Achilles because it's truly one of my favorite books of all time but it GENUINELY DESTROYED ME SO GOOD that I can't bring myself to read it again lol
I think you may already have this on your TBR but if you enjoy horror with humor elements then you might really like “Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone” by Benjamin Stevenson. It is so unique and really clever and funny. I can also say that I truly did not guess the ending! It’s such a fun book! 💃
You should for sure try to finish Priory of the orange tree! I just read it and I almost gave up but I’m happy I pushed through, it gets more interesting and fast paced. I also paired it with listening to spring and fairy playlists and I think they went really well with the atmosphere!😊
I love your videos. They really help me get over a stressful day and remind me to smile.
Girl, I’m 45 seconds in and lemme say THAT is your colour! Brings out your skin tone and hair colour beautifully!!
I am shooketh! A book recommendations video?! That's unheard of! 😱 I agree with you on The priory of the orange tree- and I read the whole thing. I put it in a box to get rid of it even though the cover is sooooooo pretty.
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Okay it's official. I have to read Bunny. I have put it on and taken it off my TBR so many times, but I've been watching old videos of my favorite booktubers, and you, Riley, and Kayla all talked about Bunny. I think it's a sign.
Have you read The Last Tale of the Flower Bride yet? I feel like it's a combination of Bunny and The Picture of Dorian Grey and I think you'd enjoy it. Also, side note, I love your shirt!
I was driving while listening and when Kenny g's sax started playing I died laughing 😅
really cool video, a million junes looks so interesting, i have never read a reteling of any of Shakespeare's book
I started reading Grady Hendrix thanks to you! Love him❤
100% agree on Priory. I thought I was the only one!
3. Book Lovers by Emily Henry
15. The Hunger Games
I do wonder if I would like some of the Grady Hendrix books you recommended. I didn’t enjoy The Final Girl Support Group. But I’m considering trying another one of his books!
I am really sorry for not being able to watch your videos as I have been battling with my a asthma and I nearly ended up pushing up daisies so looking forward to seeing your videos prayers and thoughts for you and your family love your Aussie family friend John ❤❤❤
I didn't know your channel!!! But after hearing you say that about The Priory of the Orange Tree and that you love The song of Achilles, I have decided that we will be best friends... yeiii!!! 😅
💃 I had to read Fahrenheit 451 for a class in high school. I fully expected to be bored, but I found that I couldn't put it down! Now Bradbury is one of my favorite authors, and I highly recommend his books!!
I love all of your recommendations! I have a hard time figuring out all of my favorite books so well done! 👏🏻 I think it’s easier to name favorite authors. Some of my favorite authors are Neil Gaiman, Tolstoy, Mark Twain, V.E. Schwab, Shirley Jackson, Charlotte Brontë, Daphne du Maurier and Stephen King. I didn’t think I would like horror either but 11/22/63 by Stephen King was the gateway to loving it. If you want to start slowly with him read his short stories they are really good. I really enjoyed this video💃
I finished Priory of the Orange Tree a few weeks ago. I really enjoyed it. It's definitely a chunky book though lol, with a huge fantasy universe. It might be stronger as a tv show adaptation that can be split into episodes.
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1-Harry potter.
2-Maybe the Divergent 😂
3-normal people and the cruel prince.
4-it was a book in Arabic 😅
5-Radwa Ashore's books.
6-A good girl's guide to murder (can't wait)
7-Harry potter and the order of phoenix.
8-the princess of Mars it's a sci fi but honestly i didn't like it at all.
9-The shadow of the wind by Zafon. Masterpiece.
10-it depends on the person.
11-aside from HP lol, little women
12-Anne of green gables maybe
13-book lovers by Emily Henry.
14-there's alot but i might choose
15-the silent patient.
💃 loved this tag. A book I thought I wouldn't like, but ending up loving is Night Circus, such a fantastic book
Loved the variety of books discussed!! I have to admit that Avonlea was the first place my mind went to for “what book would you like to live inside” prompt. Green Gables forever!
I absolutely love your book recs! I think you were the person that finally got me to read house in the cerulean sea, and it’s now one of my favorite books. I appreciate you! 💓
A book that opened a whole new world to me is The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks. I had never read fantasy and my high school boyfriend read it and gave me his copy (this was in the mid-80s) and told me he thought I would like it. I was hesitant to read it but decided to give it a chance....and I could NOT PUT IT DOWN! It's so good! After that I started reading fantasy and love it! One of my favorite authors of fantasy is Mercedes Lackey. Her Last Herald-Mage trilogy literally changed my life. 💃
Hard agree...Grady Hendrix is our king! Also, since you loved Song of Achilles, try In Memoriam by Alice Winn. A male/male romance set during WW1 (All the stars)!
Favorite: Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater
Guilty pleasure: Scarred by Emily McIntire
Didn't love: Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (Also, Bunny lol)
Read fast: Beach Read by Emily Henry
More hype: Winter's Fury by AE Rayne
Movie/Show: I don't ever know what is going on lol
Re-read: Neverwhere & The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Not typical: They Never Learn by Layne Fargo
Well deserved: Happy Place by Emily Henry
Top rec: The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec
Fave characters: A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn
Live in: The Cruel Prince by Holly Black (not the smartest choice but I'm going with it lol)
Surprising: Quackery by Lydia Kang and Nate Pedersen (I didn't think I'd hate it just didn't expect to like it so much)
Tearjerker: Heart of the Sun Warrior by Sue Lynn Tan (got me a little bit in the end)
First time: The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
This is such a cute tag and you were so in-depth and interesting with your answers.
I am so scared to read Song of Achilles, but i’m going to get to it this summer. I totally trust your opinion so i’m excited
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💃My favorite book is Jane Eyre, but I do a Jane Austen binge each year, so probably Pride and Prejudice or Persuasion is my most read. I liked but did not love Beach Read. I would love to read The House on the Cerulean Sea for the first time again. I also do book recommendations based on what people like, but I have recommended The Screwtape Letters many times. This is such a fun book tag - thank you for doing it!
Same with the first question, I couldn't choose one
If you want some horror humour books, consider checking out Christopher Moore. His books are more humour but totally fun. Lust lizards of melancholy cove. Island of the sequinned love nun. Practical demon keeping. Dirty jobs. All the ones I’ve read and enjoyed.
💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾 have you read strange the dreamer? I’m obsessed with that duology right now and I think you’d love it.
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who found The Priory Of The Orange Tree boring. I actually pushed myself to finish it as well. My biggest problem was that I couldn't love any of the characters. I didn't care about any of them; they felt too flat.
I’m with you Alex, Slaughterhouse Five is amazing.
I do understand about The Priory of the Orange Tree…💃🏻
💃 I also loved A Million Junes! And I also thought Priory was a SNOREFEST! I thought I was the only one who was bored with it! I unhauled it asap!
I just love your passion for books and reading in general, it's so infectious. You've given me so many books to add to my TBR and made me excited to actually read them (not just say I will 😅). Great recs Lexie! ❤
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Have you read The Final Girls’ Support group by Grady Hendrix? That was my first book of their’s and I absolutely loved it, especially if you grew up watching some of the iconic horror movie franchises.
I love that 2 of the books you’d live in are set in England
Great video. Wow A Million Junes on my list now. 💃🏽
💃 If you want to try Stephen King I would recommend Different Seasons as an entry point. It is 4 novellas, including The Body (the story that the movie Stand By Me was based on) and Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption (that the movie was based on). 11/22/63 is good for non-horror readers, but it is chonky.
Thank you so much for all these recommendations, Lexi! I'm definitely gonna check them out💃💃
Grady Hendrix yesss.. actually I’ve only read TSBGTSV, but I loved it and I need it to be a movie so bad. I own How to Sell a Haunted House, but haven’t read it yet. Love your recommendations. You have a very cozy book taste
I absolutely loved The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches!!!
1.) a book you tell people is your favorite: Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren
2.). A book that is your guilty pleasure: A Long Time Coming by Meghan Quinn
3.) I book everyone loved, but you didn’t: I couldn’t make myself finish Ready Player One 🙈
4.) A book you read the fastest: The Idea of You by Robinne Lee
5.) a book that deserves more hype: Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren
6.) a book that is becoming a movie or TV show: The Idea of You
7.) a book you have re-read the most: Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
8.) A book from a genre you don’t typically read: Summer Sisters by Judy Bloom
9.) a book that deserves all the hype it gets: the A court of Thorns and Roses series
11.) a book that has your favorite characters A Court of Mist and Fury
13.) a book you thought you would hate, but ended up loving: Darling Venom
14.) a book that made you cry: SO many…but of the more currently popular ones…again The Idea of You
15.) a book you wish you could read for the first time
Again: literally so many but I’ll say right now I wish I could read for the first time again…the ACOTAR series (I’m a broken record here)
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There a few books that I see as guilty pleasures. One is the nature of witches, and the reason that I see this as a guilty pleasure because I don't think it is good. But something the way she wrote magic (those scenes has a very certain intensity to them), the love for nature that does pour through the book, and honestly a lot of other things, made it so enjoyable for me. I don't think it is especially well done and if anyone dislikes this book I get it, but I did deeply love it. The other one is a trilogy which is The Magicians. I recognise that my love and fondness for these books is incredibly subjective. And honestly I love these books so much but I cannot see them as good, and I cannot see them as bad, and I cannot see them as something in between. And if you hate them, I get it. But I love them. As for a book that I think deserves more hype I put in The Modern Faerie Tales by Holly Black. The Cruel Prince is popular and I do see why, but it is my least favourite of her fae works. And it is also frustrating for me because a lot of people seem to think that the cruel prince is where she began with her fae works which just isn't true. Especially considering how I prefer the characters and the setting and the writing and the stories and pretty much everything else that we see in The Modern Faerie Tales and The Darkest Part of the Forest and yet people almost ignore them in favour of another trilogy. Now this is just a case of taste, and where it differs from me to other people, but that doesn't make it less frustrating. So I would love for these to get a bit more hype and for people to discover them again because I adore what these books are.
You’ve convinced me to try Kurt Vonnegut !
💃Thanks for the video! I've got some new TBR on my storygraph now. Though they unfortunately have to wait a few months as I'm both tight on money and busy with my thesis right now ^^'
Loved this book tag! You learn a lot about people from the books they love! So with you on Priory, I just couldn't but I hope you can some day and I will def listen to your review ;) 💖Grady Hendrix💖
💃 Anxious People has been one of my fav reads this year 💕
Proud to say I’ve read most of your favourite books on your recommendation and loved em all just as much!
💃 Let’s see…
A book I say is my favourite, which is also a book I read really really fast: The Martian
A book that’s being turned into a movie/series: Red, White & Royal Blue
A book everyone loved but I didn’t: Storied life of AJ Fikery
A book that deserves more hype: Albatross by Terry Fallis
Reread the most: How to Train your Dragon
A book I wish I could live in: Harry Potter (assuming I’m a witch as well)
Amazing video, as usual ❤ 🦊
Absolutely love those recommendations, The very secret society of irregular Witches, The house in the cerulean sea and 7 husbands .... are all my absolute favourites too, 💃💃💃
I know you’re still getting over a cold, but not gonna lie, I’m kind of here for your new raspy voice 😂 It’s giving me early 2000s Disney Channel Demi Lovato
woah this was a lovely surprise, thank u for giving me energy to continue studying for my finals
oh no!! that's a real bummer that you haven't enjoyed the priory of the orange tree. it wasn't a five stars for me but it is one of my favorite book i've read this year! but understandable bcs i do also have books i really dislike when others were really loving it lol love your video though!
I adored Evelyn Hugo, but I'm pretty sure I was unsure about it going in because historical fiction isn't my favourite. And a book that made me cry (bawl, actually) was Pack Up the Moon by Kristan Higgins. 💜
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1) The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab, One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle, ANY NOVEL EVER by Nicholas Sparks (HIS BOOKS ARE EVERYTHING!)
2) DARK OLYMPUS SERIE BY KATEE ROBERT. TOPS FIFTY SHADES. BLOWS IT OUT OF THE WATER.
3) Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. I hated this book. It was too slow and I was extremely bored.
4) When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain. LOVED this thriller. I could not put it down.
5) A Woman of Substance by Barbara Taylor Bradford. This book is older like from the 70s if I recall but it is so inspiring and more people need to pick it up! Barbara Taylor Bradford is hands down one of my favorite authors.
6) One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle
7) The Cupid Chronicles by Coleen Murtagh Paratore. SUCH a sweet story! I have reread about 100 times!
8) Gallant by V.E. Schwab. I do not usually pick up gothic novels BUT OMG DID I LOVE THIS BOOK!
9) Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak I could not put down this paranormal thriller! 5/5 stars!
10) Neon Gods by Katee Robert or a novel by Nicholas Sparks (romance), When the Stars go Dark by Paula McLain (thriller), The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue or The Children of the Lamp series (fantasy), One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle, Three Weeks in Paris by Barbara Taylor Bradford, The Magnolia Story by Joanna Gaines, Lunch in Paris by Elizabeth Bard
11) Neon Gods by Katee Robert. HANDS DOWN!
12) The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
13) A Little Hope by Ethan Joella
14) The Wish by Nicholas Sparks
15) Ruby Holler by Sharon Creech
💃💃 This was so fun to watch, so interesting to see all your answers/recommendations. Totally agree with loving the characters of House on the Cerulean Sea, I would love to hang out with them!
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It was you who introduced me to Grady Hendrix & I absolutely love him. My favourite by him is definitely Southern Book Club's Guide....
I cant believe you haven’t read Braveheart. I feel like it’s up your alley! 😊
Sooo many good books!
Are we getting the rest of ‘show me a book that…’? I love those sooo much😁
Got some new book on my TBR. 💃
I think that you would really enjoy, Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. Great characters, war college setting, dragons with amazing personalities, and a strong female lead character. Sooooo good!!!!
If you’re interested in reading Stephen King, I highly recommend Christine! It’s easily one of my favorite books of all time. But I would also check out Pet Semetary and Bag of Bones, those are some of my favorites as well! Just be cautious, because his books can be very disturbing
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Curious what you think of the ACOTAR series? I'm knee deep and obsessed lol.
Lady, read fairytale by Stephen king. Amazing. 5 out of 5. Ps thank you for your videos!!! Love them!! You are my spirit animal 😂
I would love to read We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson for the first time again. It is an all time fav 💃🏻
Thank you lexi for posting a new vid love you.😊😊❤️
Bought A Psalm for the Wild Built after watching this today!!!!
Two of my all time favorites are Summer Sisters by Judy Blume and Seveneves by Neal Stephenson
I really like ‘Horrorstor’ by Grady Hendrix 5 ⭐️
I also loved ‘bunny’ I read it cause you recommended it so many times another 5 ⭐️. I would recommend that book to everyone it’s wild and I loved it!
Song of achilles I love it so much and one of my favorites and I read it over over again and so good and magical xoxo 😚 💕💜💜💕💕📚🩵🩶📙🩶🩶📙🧡💛🌹❤️🩹❤️🩹🤍🤍🌺📖🌺💙🌸💖💚💓🩷🪻📙💜💜🩵📚💕🩵🩶🩵💕🌹💛🤍🤍💙💔🌺💐🌸🌻💚💓🩷📚💕🩵💜💜🩵📚
Love your book reviews 💃
I agree about Priory- I actually wish I hadn't finished it.
💃 Thank you for your recommendations!!
Tuck Everlasting 💕💕 one of my favorites of all time
Great Video Lexi and I’m currently reading Uprooted by Naomi Novik and so far I’m enjoying it and just curious have you gotten Anastasia by Sophie Lark yet? I finished it like 2 months ago now and I absolutely loved it and I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on it once you do too if you have it yet that is Lol 😂 Have a Wonderful Evening and Happy Reading 📖💃🏻💃🏻