10 BOOKS I'VE READ RECENTLY - FICTION, THRILLERS, YA + MORE | LUCY WOOD

[@Trixtabella]

I feel like you should do a read-along book club series. Might have to grab a couple of these to add to my ever-growing pile.

[@sheoverheard]

Also would join!

[@hannahmoore8485]

Yes book club!!!!!!

[@Trixtabella]

Yes id sub to patron for this. I get so stuck reading fantasy only read outside that if someone buys or recommends something

[@TheDramaqueen265]

Me too! X

[@livonimpulse]

Yes Lucy! I’d sign up!

[@meg6431]

I'm living for this booktube content from Lucy

[@annaswanson5903]

Lucy, your taste in books has never failed me, thanks for the recommendations!!

[@hannaht3965]

This could not have come at a more perfect time! I was just watching KZbin videos trying to find a new book and you upload this! Thank you🥳

[@cozykrissyreads]

"ogres have layers" I'm dead, Lucy

[@LucyJaneWood]

Hahaha we love Shrek x

[@jessicawatson7360]

Lucy Wood it’s so good, my dads Scotish and always quoted it when I was a kid.

[@lanafitzgerald544]

please keep doing these book videos Lucy!! I love when youtubers who don’t normally do book content, do book content. It just makes me loves your channel EVEN MORE, if that were possible

[@TisMeChelsea]

You saying “I want to be themmmmm” about the MFM girls made me laugh. I constantly say to myself “I want to be herrrrr” about you!

[@annacooper934]

Yasss just crawled back from the pub. Now 3 gins and a whisky later I'm curled up and mega excited for this. ❤️

[@laurah2754]

Perfect timing Lucy, just sitting down with a cup of tea. Can't wait to be entertained for the next 32 minutes. Thank you for smashing videos 🎉😊 xx

[@LucyJaneWood]

Haha sorry it's so long! Hope you enjoy 🤩🤩🤩

[@laurah2754]

@@LucyJaneWood I'm delighted that it's so long 😁 You have been doing such amazing videos and I love watching all of them ❤

[@zoeedelaney]

yesss to more reading!! 👏🏼 I have a tiny book-specific channel because I can't keep my love for books to myself, and want more people to fall in love with reading! 😻 Love your channel Lucy, and really love these bookish videos!!

[@jessicawatson7360]

zoeereads will check out your channel, the best thing is talking about books.

[@GeorgiePiip]

I really love how thoughtfully you’ve added ‘trigger warnings’ - you haven’t made a big deal of it, but you’ve made sure the audience is informed which is FAB!

[@emmaw2626]

Yayyyyy I'm so happy you do book videos too! Love this stuff, can't wait for the next one xx

[@ann-brittolsen643]

Love some good book recommendations, thank you. 😊 Are you on Goodreads? I would love to follow you there.

[@jessicawatson7360]

Ann-Britt Olsen can’t find her ): Please put link in the description.

[@ariannaschiro8552]

I just come back home pretty much furious as I had a bad day at work, but at least Lucy has uploaded a video, and I feel better already. I finished reading Normal People about a week or so ago and I agree 100% with your review. It's just so intimate, so relatable, not pretentious and most normal (in the best of ways) book I've read in a while. Like you, I did cry a few times like reading it and I could see so much of myself in the character of Marianne! Really enjoyed it, I'm definitely going to pick up her other books as well. I'm currently reading An American Marriage by Tayari Jones and I'm currently really liking it. It's the story of this Afro-American couple who has recently got married; they both seem to have got a good career ahead of themselves and they are in love. One day, when they go to visit one of the families for an occasion, they stay at a hotel for one night, when the husband, Roy Junior, is accused of having committed a crime and is condemned to 12 years in prison, although both know for sure about his innocence. It's a bit of a love story, not so much a thriller or not so much focused on the trial itself (at least as far as I've read by now, I'm like 150 pages in), but I really like it. It's a mixture of prose and epistolary novel, definitely would recommend so far. Other I've bought recently (and will be read in my upcoming holidays) are Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton and The Word for Woman is Wilderness by Abi Andrews and I've got like 3 or 4 that I've started over the last few months but have been to busy with my final year at uni to finish reading them (among them: Why We Sleep, The Unexpected Joy of Being Single, The Wildflowers and Eat, Sweat, Play).

[@rachelhemphill3758]

ahh I could literally listen to you talk allllll day - I love the way you describe books and still make it so entertaining, half an hour just flies by!

[@izzydean4038]

You literally brighten up my day! Thank you for being a ray of sunshine (and always having the BEST book recommendations!)

[@valanderson8956]

Yaaaas I love hearing about books people are enjoying 😍😍 I also love vids where Lucy gets to do something she enjoys more. Also LUCY WHAT IS THAT LIPSTICK IT IS SO BOMB JUST WOWWWWWW

[@AmyTay]

Love these videos ❤️ me and my husband are total bookworms and even had a book themed wedding 😂 I always feel like I'm just chatting with a pal about great books when you make videos like this 👏❤️

[@lindakirste4540]

Omg I am so on board with your opinion on The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle! I liked the direction it took toward the end, but that could not save my experience

[@maddie_n1994]

Best timing ever for one of your videos! Summer before college and desperate for books to rekindle my love of reading😊 you’re the best

[@hollyparkes5441]

Thanks so much for making this!!! These videos are my absolute favorites!!!

[@katiek.982]

I just realized I first read Bridget Jones TEN YEARS ago. (I'm thirty.) WHAT ON EARTH. Also I adore the way you talk about books. I can't wait to get a ton more book recs from your videos :)

[@heavenlycute]

whimsikate 20 years ago for me! (I’m 40)

[@kirstymaaac]

Lucy I read Normal People based on your recommendation and LOVED it! Two days flat and it was done - it was SO beautiful and SO painful and SO good! I am the exact same as you too, I am a wreck of emotion and weird feelings since reading it. Thanks so much for the recommendation xxx

[@kimkammerling3353]

It's crazy how freaking much I value your judgment when it comes to good books 😂❤

[@jmk1962]

Love this as I've recently got back into reading. I used to read loads. Read 65 books one year, but then went off reading for a while but have recently started again so this video is great for me.

[@LucyJaneWood]

Bloody hell well done! Good work bookworm x

[@karencurtis2697]

Wow before I got a kindle I would be lucky if I read 65 pages a year . Take care

[@livinwonder6432]

Yes the vid I've been waiting for! I bought conversations with friends and normal people as soon as you recommended them in the faves vid! You always have read books I have read and loved and any I havent I've bought on your recommendation and loved them too. Thanks Lucy 🖤 Ps you're the only KZbinr I actually think I could be good friends with!

[@LucyJaneWood]

Awh amazing I hope you enjoy them! Loved them so much. Thanks pal 💗

[@robyn2592]

Your honesty is amazing!!!! So much of a fun video xxx

[@anazoricic123]

Great video, Lucy! I've ordered some of the books you talked about in your past videos and was never disappointed. These book vids and the way you talk about each book are some of my favorite on your channel.

[@natatatt]

I too adore Tom Hanks. I will watch anything he's in. He's delightful.

[@maika5556]

Just ordered Conversations with friends, sounds like something I'd enjoy! I also read Megan's book and would recommend it to anyone!! I love your book recommendation videos!

[@karencurtis2697]

I was just going to have an early night when the notification for your video stopped me in my tracks. Yehhh Lucy yehhh book reviews so excited. I find it hard to pick the right book to read , so I love hearing what other readers like . Last April I got my kindle, it's the only way I can read . If I try to read a book , book I fall asleep always. Last year I read all the books you recommend and was not disappointed at all . Looking forward to giving some of these a go . Thanks for doing this video. Take care everyone 😉

[@livinwonder6432]

Can I also say how awesome you recommending the body positivity book is? So many youtubers/influencers claim to be body positive by adding a hashtag and spouting phrases like; love yourself (which is fine) but you actually back it up and share with us subscribers ways to actually fundamentally feel and be body positive and help us all be in a better place when it comes to our bodies in a realistic and useful way. I just thought that genuinely needs commending!

[@merlegro5734]

I really really enjoy your cozy sit-down-videos so much! Especially the ones about books! Very glad, that this made a return! xx

[@EmmaBlyth7]

Your reviews are always so detailed and I LOVE it 😍

[@morganproctor7521]

Lolol I’ve been meaning to read Little Fires Everywhere. The author is from my home town of Cleveland, OH and I grew up across town from Shaker Heights

[@charlenemacdonald7255]

Hi Lucy, I’m from the Netherlands and I wanted you to know that you give me such positive vibes every video. I struggle with body image issues as well after I can’t really workout anymore due to pain because of my amputation. But before that I wasn’t really thinking in a healthy well as well, but your vids and personality helped me a lot. You are just a wonderful person and I wanted you to know that.

[@ninaheidelmann6049]

I really enjoyed 'Little fires everywhere', I thought it was just a bit different and I read the whole book in a day as I just couldn't stop. Thanks for your recommendations, I will definitely be checking some of these out :)

[@hannahcatherall6356]

Decided to rewatch all old videos and noticed that you reviewed normal people, i haven't watched the series yet and have just bought the book of it today I'm gonna read it first before watching ❤️❤️📖📖

[@officialblondebookworm]

There’s nothing like a physical book to hold, flick through to find out where the next chapter starts and just glance at on your book shelf. I’ve tried a kindle but, as crazy as it sounds, they make me feel sad!! Great video and such a good mix of genres xx

[@laurenwells5494]

my favourite videos! makes me feel a bit more normal for the amount of books I read, book, tea and triple chocolate chip cookies? yes! all day everyday

[@taliakear-davies]

This video is actually more relatable than most fashion videos! Made me want to re-read Bridget Jones! Most books I added to my to read list and you have encouraged me to get on with reading them! Unfortunately with a murder victim in my family I can't handle real life murder but I do love a thriller. Please make more of these!

[@MoniqueARuiz]

“Book tea” 🤣 my favorite part. I love watching your videos for a fresh break from the stresses of everyday life. You’re fun!

[@ilse1]

Yess i've been searching for new books lately! Perfect timing

[@emilymontague8550]

Just finished Normal People and omg that dull ache is all I can feel right now. So moving, so genuine, I feel forever changed.

[@marshmallowterror]

Yay for more of those videos and less fashion videos. They were the ones that made me follow you! Thank you :)

[@hattieatkins2158]

Excited to read Normal People ! Wasn't a huge fan of Conversations with Friends, found the characters massively unlikeable lol, but Rooney's writing style is gorgeous so will defo read the next. Also, would love to see a video from u about your freelance writing career! Hints and tips pls x

[@curlycrown3494]

Yesss book video! Immediately ordered Megan’s book and Sally Rooney. Cant wait!

[@brooke2402]

Always look forward to some new book recs and would love to see more of this sort of vids from you! And feel free to include more thrillers, they are my absolute guilty pleasure heh

[@eeyore82678]

Yay! I was so excited to see this pop up in my notifications today! Suffice it to say, I have added several of your recommendations to my Good Reads app to read over summer break! I do love your fashion videos, but books are where it’s at for me! Keep them coming! P.S. Your lipstick was on point. Love it!

[@BethanyJennifer]

I love this type of video - please make more of them ☺️

[@aleasha1412]

I had no idea there was a My Fav Murder book, I need it. I just ordered 'Normal People' after your favourites video too and I'm so excited to start it!

[@CoffeeMakesMeHappy]

yesss more of this please, as a fellow book addict, I approve this message!

[@eves5245]

Really need to get into reading!! Can’t wait to watch this and get recommendations 💖❤️

[@tasha3529]

YAAAAAS so happy you've made another one of these! I really value your book recommendations as I feel like we have the same taste, it's so helpful 💗😊

[@LucyJaneWood]

Awh that's so nice! Hopefully there's a few in here that you like the sound of x

[@PastelJulia]

*Who else rlly wants to read more after watching this video?* 💓💓 Also a youtuber btw🌹

[@LucyJaneWood]

Haha enjoy! X

[@annaswanson5903]

me!!

[@libbyschannel9826]

Oooh more please! Y’know I came here for the fashion (even though I’m a Hufflepuff with a whole ‘nother style) but I’m here for you - your personality and jokes and accents are what makes you so amazing! & here to stay 💚 xx

[@wietskejanse5951]

I absolutely loved this, please make more! :) xx

[@jonnestomphorst9254]

I dont know why i liked this video so much, but I really really did. I absolutely loved your personality and just the fact that it was about books! I literally smiled the whole way through, neatness to say you have one more subscriber

[@alkminipap]

Oh yes!!! That's great!! I have read some of the books you suggested some time ago and I really liked them!!!! Thanks!!

[@wlwcats5810]

yay I love your book videos and recommendations thank you Lucy😭💘

[@LucyJaneWood]

Awh thanks so much pal! Xx

[@leahturner2]

Loved this! Thank you for the recommendations!!!! 😍🙌🏻🥰

[@kerryann2041]

Awesome!! I have been in a bit of a rut these past few weeks. I need to get back into my reading. Always love your videos as you are sound as a pound my friend. Always make me giggle.

[@LucyJaneWood]

Ahh I feel ya! You just need a good one to get obsessed with again, that always kicks things off x

[@kerryann2041]

@@LucyJaneWood yes definitely. Works and stuff is calming down so I'll get stuck in!! X

[@jenniechall]

My favourite recent reads have been Convenience Store Woman & A Little Life. The former is very short, the latter is super long but they're both fantastic! I loved Normal People, I finished it yesterday. I fallen in love with Lisa Jewell since one of your last videos with Then She Was Gone in it, I Found You is my favourite by her of the ones I've read so far!

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

I love ALL your videos but as a booktuber (bookish KZbinr) I have to say, these are always the ones I adore

[@lucimmv]

Loved this

[@emmajean335]

Loved this video! Please make them more regularly 😃

[@luvpilotjordan]

Thanks for all of the great recommendations! A good one I read recently was "The Huntress." WW2 themed about some badass women, but it's great because there are a few different story lines that tie together. I enjoyed seeing different perspectives and timelines puzzle-piece together. Can't wait to dive into some of these though

[@gracegibson3648]

loooove this type of video!

[@LucyJaneWood]

Yayyy I hope you enjoy ☺️

[@megansmith8188]

I can’t wait for my A Levels to be over so I can read some of these books

[@LucyJaneWood]

Ahhhh good luck! Write yourself a big list and treat yourself to new books to read for pleasure again when you're done x

[@amarcelasm]

you talked about normal people on your favourites video and i just had to buy it! please do more of these i love hearing u talk about books and you should give the sun is also a star a try!

[@thirdoctoberchild]

I LOVE hearing you talk about books! And everything and anything to be honest. I ordered Normal People after hearing you talk about it last time and funnily enough I ordered The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle at the same time. Somewhat regretting that decision now... but sooo looking forward to reading as much as I possibly can this summer 📚📚📚

[@thirdoctoberchild]

Btw: have you watched sex education on Netflix? I found it really refreshingly uncensored and hilarious.

[@ruthmorris9985]

So glad I'm not the only one who didn't enjoy The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle - it's rare that I can't finish a book but that one just wasn't for me! X

[@katrinahelena8262]

Lucy you would LOVE if nobody speaks of remarkable things. Focuses in on characters all living on the street, their lives and their reaction to a serious event that happens on their street. Not about the plot but about the characters and the differences in their lives. Super realist reading x

[@maevasaoud5717]

this is the reason y I subscribed to your channel. Thank you.

[@kathrinenielsen9183]

I love, love, LOVE that you're talking about books again!

[@claudiaadele2815]

I really enjoyed this video. Keen as a bean for more of this kind of content! ❤️❤️

[@iAMTHEWALRUSxxx]

The book reviews/recs are much more interesting than your fashion hauls- at least to me. I would love to see a perfume collection video if you have one, or a skincare routine.

[@freyamoon7032]

i live for your book recommendation videos, they are my absolute favourite

[@margereads1676]

Close to Home reminded me a bit of Lycke by Mikaela Bley, but that one is in the pov of a journalist which I found super interesting, I would really recommend you read that one if you like thrillers!

[@kithale8651]

Love the purring noises, best background ever - pretty Flo!

[@lua_ferraz]

Yes, books books books books books! 😍 I haven't read any of these but Sally Rooney has been on my TBR since forever. Your description sounds like exactly the type of thing I like to read, so I'm definitely moving them up my list. I also have the Evelyn Hardcastle on my list but now I'm not so sure 😂 Reading more about/from strong women has also been something I'm trying to consciously do, so I'll definitely check out the ones you recommend here!

[@mollyriordan8623]

I really enjoy these sorts of videos

[@hayleystanbrook-thorpe1414]

Been waiting for this video to come 😍❤️

[@lindakirste4540]

Oh and if you like Thrillers, maybe check out "The Wife Between Us" that was one of my favorite books this year. For super relatable contemporaries, I would say definitely read "Again, But Better', just amazing!

[@livonimpulse]

Love this vid! Have read three of these already and will check for the others at my local library 📚

[@adeleturner1255]

Really loved your great, descriptive reviews Lucy. I read Bridget Jones' Diary when it was first published, all those years ago and loved it, because it was a time of being weight obsessed and shallow and crass and my 27 year old self identified with that! So true that times have changed!!!! If you enjoy a book which makes you laugh out loud until you pee your pants, I can recommend "The Tent, The Bucket and Me" by Emma Kennedy 💖💖💖

[@themaisydiaries1246]

Book tea with Lucy - what more could any human want

[@parisanna24]

This is perfect Lucy ♥︎ just about to head to Fiji on holiday and can't wait to take a few of these to read. And to add more to my to-read pile lol

[@TinaLauro]

Lucy, read LMR Clarke's 'The Moon Rogue' & 'The Sun Emperor'... brilliantly written inclusive fantasy trilogy!

[@sellarose]

Nearly finished Normal people and really enjoying it!! Think I will give Conversations with friends a go although it didn’t appeal to me as much! I’m also a huge Bridget Jones fan but have not read the book so actually going to try find it today! Loved this video I’m glad your still doing vids like this xx

[@harrietjones2458]

I loved Little Fires Everywhere! Such a good read x

[@MissFeli23]

Sooo i totally had a Stepbrothers moment "Did we just become bestfriends..?!" Yes girl, so happy to hear you're also a murderino/ MFM fan girl!! So awesome! SSDGM

[@MicaOhYeh]

Omg Lucy have you read Behind Her Eyes. It's a thriller, you read through most of the book like wtf is going on then is has a huge twist. It's mental. You should check it out!

[@rewildwithus]

I could listen to you talk about books forever! I was so sad when the video was over. Definitely going to pick up Normal People after hearing how much it moved you!

[@ameliainman5392]

PLEASE READ THE REST OF CARA HUNTER'S BOOKS, they're so good omg

[@joleinscheijgrond3692]

Yas girl! I love your book videos, they really inspire me to prioritise reading more. :-) Maybe you could go live sometimes and have a conversation with us (trusty watchers) about a book (and anounce this one month before or so, so we can all read it) would be a lovely series :D

[@doracobrinik9402]

Awesome, I love your book videos Lucy! I really liked Little Fires Everywhere and I also definitely felt too stupid for 7 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle. You've made me want to read Normal People, the kind of book I would never normally pick up.

[@ammyrobinson9171]

given me good inspo for books to read after I've finished the jojo moyes "me before you" book series xx

[@jessicawatson7360]

Ammy Robinson that’s on my tbr

[@elisabeths72]

thank you for the video, I love these the most!! my book recommendation: The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson - I bought it because it said „Gone Girl on Speed“ on the cover (lol) and it does indeed have many twists!! And as you like thrillers I think you would enjoy it xxx

[@rachelsaunders686]

The Kind Worth Killing is probably my favourite thriller of all time! A fantastic book - totally unexpected for me!

[@MissDaffodil4]

I am so happy that someone else didn't like The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle!!! So many people keep telling me it's phenomenal/mind-blowing and brilliant and I just can't seem to love it like everyone else's 5-star reviews. I found so many flaws in the narrative and thought there was just something wrong or too critical with me! Thank you :)