Great way of explaining the basic synopsis of the book in a brief manner rather than revealing the core happenings within the plot..👍

I like the idea of cozy fantasy but it's funny how it gained traction. Because before it was popular, I only ever heard people talk about cozy mystery. Ohh, you unlocked some vague memory about previous booktube with the dark fairy tail mention. Really interesting to think how that shifted. I just need to focus on my physical books during the first half of the year and not get influenced by anticipated releases I won't end up reading until two year later :') I hit my reading goal but it was a close call. I mean, I did read a lot but less than I planned. At least my physical tbr is smaller. Happy New Year 🐢✨️

thank yew for the recs pookie

What book trends you want to see get traction in 2025?📚

Cleat Cute is also really good!

I love the approach of these videos in which it's more spelled out what a person might enjoy in a book if you didn't like it. But I still don't think that any on this list might be for me. I read and liked 'can't spell treason without tea' but it's not a favourite.

hey thanks for the recs

Tryst six venom is the main one i am still curious about. Otherwise… a book i didnt like that i think you will… honestly dont know since i think our tastes are similar… if i think of something ill let you know

That's a pretty tray! I love the idea of perfumes but I easily get headaches from scents so I don't use them :") rip to the autumn bike era Still need to read anything by Kiersten White, another book to add to the list ✨️🐢

Love these fall recs ❤ For some reason it didn't click for me until now that we could be so good and we should be so lucky are two different books :'D

What’s the most exciting thing you’ve done this fall so far?

I’m glad u posted a new video. I just love ur content! 🤭

Finally a review with no YA, THANK YOU

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So many interesting books! Very curious about that Nora Roberts! I havent read anything from her, have you??🎃

pumpkin emoji. Bloom sounds really good. I need to get around to it. I recently read Death in the Spires by KJ charles and Bitter End by Alexa Donne. Both were really fun mystery/thrillers! and both quite atmosphere, though a completely different setting (historical Oxford vs 2024 ski trip)

I loved Starling House 🎃

I read Mistakes Were Made and it was such a great book. I'm not a fan of age gaps, but this one is just so sweet, sexy, and cool 😂

I didn’t even get past the first 20 minutes 😂 I couldn’t even tell you what happened in those 20 minutes thats how forgetful the opening was. When I heard that it would cover the first 3 books (half of the series’ contents) that was when I completely checked out. How can ONE SEASON of a show cram THREE BOOKS???

I LOVE The Green Creek series! It’s such a good series and extremely underrated

💚 Adding pressure head to my list😊

Duck emoji All good picks, didn’t read the trans found family one!

Idk if there was an emoji to post but ❤❤❤❤ I dont mind people pointing out problematic aspects of books as an interesting discussion point, but when people read Dark Romance and go “omg why is it so dark and problematic” as of the readers don’t know that. Its like reading horror and getting angry every time someone is murdered because it might tempt a future serial killer.

I already had my eye on a couple books, I came across this video... I'm hesitant to trust the taste of somebody I don't know but "Mistakes Were Made" really sounded interesting, so I added it to my order, got it a few days ago... I read it back-to-back, god that was a great book. I want to gush a bit about all the ways it pleasantly surprised me; I'll do that in a reply to this comment, but to keep this comment relatively short: just the idea, the overall story arc, could've given us a good, comfortable, satisfying book simply by being nothing more than "solid" in execution; like, a 6/10 would've been an enjoyable read, would've been worth the purchase. But god, the *layers*, the choices that were made at certain inflection points, were so deftly handled... I remember looking up at one point, noticing I was on page 68, and thinking how I expected to be at least 100 pages in because of how much had been stuffed into those 68 pages; the character development, the plot, it's crazy that so much had been packed into that amount of pages.

I also have been truly enjoying crime solving romances this past year! I would recommend Wolf at the door by Charlie Adhara (mm). For romantic suspense/action packed romance I would suggest Anne Stuart (fm) (for example Maggie Bennett) but she is very old school.

How am I first-?!?

If someone can find me a queer Dirty Dancing retelling, I will literally give them my firstborn😂

Book emoji!!! But some films are probably better Was waiting for the Requiem rec hehe

Bloom sounds very intriguing! I'm not watching the tv show, but i bought recently Lestat and i'm eager to read it!

YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW HOW HARD IS TO FIND SAPPHIC BOOKSSS OMG THANK YOUU

His name is CHRISTIAN! 🙄

Mistakes were made is such a great book! I need similar recommendations. I have not been able to stop thinking about it since I finished the book.

This was interesting but I wish you had listed a few media examples (ones you particularly liked) under each category.

This is rare indeed. An adult talking about adult things in an adult manner. Excellent video.

Any suggestions? I’m a first time writer, I found a deep passion for writing and as I am lesbian, I wanted to give my community the books they deserve. I’d like to disclose that as the author, I will probably be biased since it’s my own creation so please keep in mind that getting my book to a wanting audience is my goal and I’ll be transparent by that but genuinely, I could see myself benching it on my period in a heartbeat. Though my book is not yet published, it’s at page 327 out of I have no idea how many thousands of pages there will be and I would love to get some ideas or suggestions of what the community would like to read! Short context without major spoilers, it’s a dark romance wlw with a tad bit of thriller and physiological stuff sprinkled in as a bonus. The relationship between the characters is rather intense, meant to keep the reader on their toes, any thoughts? I’d love to hear them! It’ll be published under the name of Hit me like a woman which might give off some hints of the direction it’s going to sass its way over to.

I neeeeeed to finish S2 i liked Dowry of Blood! I thought it was great. Gotta read the 3rd book too❤

The TV series is both a prequel of the first book yet a hodge-podge of ALL 6 books. Season 1 actually ends with Rose and Lissa FINALLY running away. They scrambled the events more than eggs. They got rid of the Moroi being Eastern Orthodox and created some fictional religion with Priestesses and even created a new language called Old Moroi and m0ney named after St. Vladimir. This show was such a trainwreck, I'm SO happy it was canceled. 😂 But I loved your video and reactions, please do more!

"wider public is afraid of female masculinity.." - yeah, this public being mostly men. Which is not surprising for me.

I have The last Word in my tbr, and finally I bought my first Kingfisher! It is Nettle and bone, now i just have to read it! 😂 This month i read the book 4th of the Bridgerton's, the one with Penelope and Collin and, girl, it was really fun! I dont like the regency romances but this one has been the exception! I also read The long walk by stephen king and if was adictive! Kind os sexist, like King's style, but good story. Oh! And Rosaline Palmer Takes the cake by Alexis Hall, wich i didnt like so much... I liked more the ending.

gonna try the Taylor Adams thriller. That sounds like a fun thriller for readers/writers XD All these book sound good though!!

I really need to get better at reading the historical romances. This list politely screams at me to finally pick up kj charles and continue with Waite :') Thanks for the recommendations 🐢✨️

Didn't expect the Nora Roberts and Stephen King comparison :') i read one book from her and actually enjoyed it, I need to give more a try. I think my favourite it this is how you lose the time war? I also really enjoyed Cat Sebastians Sedgewick series, but those two women really made me fall in love with their story. I also really need to read 'A lady for a duke' 🐢✨️

Motherhood in books is always fascinating, you always get people who hate a part and people who relate so much to the same part :') I need to put Malice on my list for next year. It sounds like a good duology I'm still sleeping on 🐢✨️

Loving Olivia Waites writing genuinely draws you in