Your Face card is insane 😍 Happy Birthday!!!!

Happy Birthday! I’ve been watching your videos since 2019 so it’s been cool to see how your taste has changed over time. The Selection series is one that changed my life as it was the book that got me into reading in the first place. It’s what led me to find booktube in the first place and what started my love for reading and writing so for that reason despite all its flaws, it will always be special to me.

i've been a long time follower and i would've guessed twilight, the cruel prince, a court of thorns and roses and punk 57 :) daughter of smoke and bone is absolutely on my list too! it was the first time i realized that ya writing could feel adult in the hands of the right author. it was also one of the craziest cliffhangers ever!

You’re so young

HBD! Really want to read Left of Forever.

Happy Birthday🎂🎉…oh to be 30 again when this year I turned 60!!! BDB is top tier vampire romance, but my favorite is, and always be, Rhage!!! And, I think Mariana Zapata is due to write a new book…right??😁

Just recently read The Foxhole Court series this year. The author just came out with another in the series - The Sunshine Court! Happy Birthday :)

such a lovely concept for a video. happy birthday!

The first book that that stands out for me that had romantic undertones was A Ring of Endless Light by Madeline L'Engle. It's about a lot of things and some things don't hold up as well as I'd like but when it comes down to it this book talked about both teenage romantic angst and non-linear time and seeing who I am as a grown up today it makes sense why it would do it for me back then and I still look back on it fondly now. Gotta love a life changing book, or a whole list of them!

My dear, you are not old. Your are just getting started. Time will fly!

I read Punk 57 and the Cruel Prince trilogy because of you and to this day they’re some of my favorite books. Thank youuuu! <3

Love this! I’m turning 30 in a few months and I’m definitely going to compile the 30 books that most impacted my love of reading

Chandler you deserve all the absolute best in the world! I have been a follower since at least 2020 and I cannot stress enough how much your content and specially your honesty and integrity has contributed to my mental health. We don’t need to strive for perfection but I hope that all your hopes and dreams come true in this new year! Happy birthday!! All fingers crossed that you manage to write your book!!

You NEED to read “The Last Letter” by Rebecca Yarros, it fits so many things you love in recent romances

The Foxhole Court changed my life too!! It taught me that it truly didn't matter how ridiculous a book or plot was (and the plot and many of the things that happen are TRULY ludicrous), if it's entertaining and has some great characters and development, I truly do not care. Happy Birthday, Chan! 🎉

Happy birthday!! I loved this video. Vampire Academy has also had a profound impact on my life, especially the spinoff series Bloodlines!

I'd like to say that ACOMAF changed my brain chemistry in a way that needs to be studied. I've been chasing that high ever since.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHAN!!! Have a wonderful day!

"Obviously Peeta was going to win." I'm gonna lie, when I was reading those books I literally thought he was barking up the wrong tree and had no shot

Happy birthday chandler! I don't usually comment but i just have to say that getting to watch your channel is so especial, i feel like these past couple of years it has been really popular to ridicule and hate on romance books on youtube without truly giving it a chance or trying to understand the wider context of the genre, so your channel is so refreshing and your work is so necessary, thank you for giving the romance genre its flowers and respecting these books enough to talk about their complexities and nuances, it means the world to me.

Happy birthday beautiful soul

I really want to reread the twilight series 😂 i read it so so long ago

Happy birthday lovely!!

I grew up never reading unless it was required but I started loving books with The summoning by Kelley Armstrong so I love any mention 🖤

That Twilight middle school binge really hits different

"Now that I am REALLY older" Oh how I giggled at that!! You are my favorite and OG book tuber and we have so many books on this list in common!! Happy happy birthday and welcome to your 30's!! 🥳

Happy late birthday Chandler. I recently turned 24 myself 🎉😊

As someone who's always been obsessed with romance all my life i understand 🤩🤩 To be honest if i had to choose a book that is very special to me it's carry on by rainbow rowell. What can i say i'm a sucker for good fanfic type of writing !

Twilight remains as the only series that I have binged

happy late birthday !!

hi chan!!:)

idk what Priest has to offer besides the shmex scenes in the church... which left me unimpressed. There are definitely better books in this genre. The passion of Mademoiselle S by Jean-Yves Berthault is one of such books. It's not about a priest but the exploration of the sexuality (both male and female) is quite intriguing.

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I think i am the only person whooo looveeeeesss❤ this book!it's so much moree than a romantasyy😅

Going to be using “the La Croix of romance” so much in the future it’s not even funny😂 what a wonderful way to describe the idea of don’t worry they love each other vibe!

Bloodguard was a 5 star for me until about 60%. After that, the pacing was just off.

Best romance read of the year would have to be The Sword Catcher !

gah i loved just for the summer!!!

yesss!!! I have been waiting for Booktube's queen of romance to give us her favs of the year!!💜😊 chandler i'm so curious which one you are voting for in the goodreads choice awards...🤭

These are great books, just checked out Antozent today, and their library is huge! Over 250 books-definitely something for every reader, including bride, this could be us and on the same page, would highly recommend checking it out.

My best romances of the year were Bride as well, but also You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian. Hamartia by Scarlett Drake was also amazing.

Completely agree with you on the two Ali Hazelwood books, especially Not in Love. I also adore everything Abby Jimenez writes, and Just For the Summer didn't disappoint. I would recommend Bananapants by Penny Reid; it has really good mental health representation, and Dixon Rule was a good sports romance by Elle Kennedy.

I haven't read a ton of romance this year, but my favourite is definitely Swordheart by T Kingfisher. Specifically the audiobook, I listened to it three times in a row and I think it's going to be one I come back to again and again

How do you like the new kindle? I have the oasis 2017 and I'm thinking about replacing it. The battery is fine, but I feel like with the usb-c, warm light, seeing how fast it is and the 7 inch screen, I'm running out of reasons to hold on to my oasis.

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Just finished Funny Story and loved it

The smile that hides on the corner of your lips while you are presenting mesmerizes me a lot

I've read a good amount of 5 stars books this year, but I just realized that most of the straightforward romances haven't really blown my mind (even if a lot have been really solid). I did love At First Spite, Beach Read, and the last Lovelight Farm book that finally came out, but my other favorites are: 🧛‍♂My Roommate is a Vampire by Jenna Levine - this was the lighthearted paranormal fun I needed at the time 🏰The Castles Ever After series by Tessa Dare - filling the historical romance-shaped hole that she left in my heart ⚾You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian - not my favorite of hers overall, but it is my new favorite baseball romance 🐴Swift & Saddled by Lyla Sage - I only read the first in the series to get to this one 💞To Swoon and to Spar/To Woo and to Wed by Martha Waters - as soon as the series ended, I wanted more I still haven't really dug into romantasy (although Spark of the Everflame is on my TBR), but the fantasy romances that have worked for me are Swordheart by T. Kingfisher, The Undertaking of Hart & Mercy by Megan Bannen, and See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon (a YA timeloop).

not in love and funny story not making it to top 6 shocked me easily the best written ones to me along with just for the summer

"If you were a tumblr girl who felt deeply misunderstood when she was just like other girls." Thank you for unlocking why Not In Love has been my fave AH so far.