10+ MUST READ books// book recommendations for 2021

[@alexad4836]

THE BOOK TIMESTAMPS (hope this helps

[@DJJENNN]

thank youu!!!

[@elizamaxineyu2961]

thank youuuu

[@daisy4371]

thank you so muchhh

[@elliemuchnik]

life saver!!! tysm

[@jennakate1733]

Thank u so much!!!

[@anasofia_k]

Who else’s goal in 2021 is to read more

[@natashadias2620]

Yup

[@allinorris9868]

YUP

[@averypearl]

can we just take a moment to appreciate her FIT THO?? i see u w that monochromization (ik that’s not a word) mel it’s so cute!!

[@ameliehaskell]

YES

[@joycematondo9366]

LITERALLY

[@gosiacal5533]

school can wait, but melanie’s book recommendations can’t

[@jjgarcia7593]

mood since im procrastinating on my 10 assignments i have to do today

[@eviesbooknook]

Fr tho

[@princessdionna7977]

I am looking for 10 Tweens/teens to read my latest book "Vaccine", Post a picture of your self holding the book and share your raw thoughts.

[@naominishikawa7230]

for we were liars: candice doesn’t seem right because her names cadence but most of the time she’s referred to as cady

[@jesusloves7556]

wdym??

[@naominishikawa7230]

@@jesusloves7556 melanie couldn't exactly remember the name of the character from the book "we were liars" because she mostly goes by a nickname (cady) throughout the story

[@sambullens4473]

some books you could read: - five feet apart - once and for all - call me by your name i hope you'll like these! 💕

[@samantharittenberg9917]

ahh so you read sad books that get turned into movies haha

[@sambullens4473]

@@samantharittenberg9917 hahaha yea kind of

[@karleekennedy6960]

All the bright places is a good one

[@karleekennedy6960]

@@curiositycupcake7336 yeah it’s a really sad but good book I recommend it over the movie 100%

[@honeypotfilms6066]

i feel like over quarantine everyone got a huge glow up and Melanie is no exception her style literally is so cute and her room - honeypot films

[@kenzcanuel1]

Omg yessss please make more of these!! My two all time favorite books are the alchemist and the power of now!!!

[@monicamangaoang1147]

I read we were liars in one day and let me tell you, I was sobbing my eyes out at 2AM

[@cheerscassidy1055]

my number 1 book recommendation is “they wish they were us” by jennifer goodman!! it’s like gossip girl meets pretty little liars and will keep you on the edge of your seat.

[@1TibetFree]

melanie, I love how much diversity you have on your channel! Your videos aren't ALL about one thing; you have so many different ideas each week!

[@siyeonmun2311]

I have just gotten into reading a lot more and this came literally at the RIGHT time, im so glad shes started sharing her recommendations :) love her vids so muchh

[@postcardfromsydney]

ur room is literally the cutest

[@SamElle]

I LOVE BOOK RECS!!!! I prefer them to hauls honestly because I am more willing to spend money on a book than clothes for whatever reason!!

[@URBANICOLE]

GIRL. I CAME ACROSS THIS VIDEO AND SCREAMED. YES. HYPE UP THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY SERIES!!! I read it last year and was LITERALLY obsessed omg it's so underrated thank you for INCLUDING HER

[@saraD07]

who else is excited that melanie is now on booktube?? :D melanie's vibe goes so well with this lol I'm thinking of making some book videos myself :) (small youtuber here)

[@CMForever]

This is probably the only thing that’s gonna get me to read 😂😂😂

[@olivia.sommer]

Sameeeee 😂

[@leahcirrincione3649]

Omg I love The Summer I Turned Pretty, and really all of Jenny Han’s books!

[@ava165]

Bro that series literally transported me to summer I’m not kidding

[@mariannejohnson405]

I recommend that series to everyone cuz I love it so much!

[@noleenafahy]

THE BACKGROUND OMG I LOVE MEL’S ROOM

[@ellajune3446]

Omg Melanie’s jacket is everything!

[@sambullens4473]

no one: me: writing down all the books that melanie mentions 😌🙂

[@anasofia_k]

OMG her room is so aesthetic

[@aaliyahpetra]

i aint never been this early THIS SUM DIFFRENTTTT im currently reading history is all you left me and have already crieddd my faveee book is when we collied by emery lorde!!!! like if you only read one book read this oneeee, i wish i could read it for the first time again :((

[@joycematondo9366]

“-got poisoned with a nut..- kind of unfortunate” PLS 😂😂🤣

[@natalieshort7108]

I LOVE IT TOO! Here's a couple of book recs: -What to say next (Same author as tell me three things) -just listen by Sarah Dessen -lock and key by Sarah Dessen (honestly, any book of Sarah Dessens is amazing) -Things we know by heart -since you've been gone

[@mintriver0066]

Since lockdown I have been really obsessed with reading, so I'm super excited for more book tube videos in the future!!😊

[@natalialule1157]

I can always trust Melanie to give me inspiration for anything 😌🤍

[@aribaali476]

Some of my favourite books/highly recommend: A Thousand Splendid Suns (tbh anything by Khaled ), Mornings in Jenin, The Book Thief, And Then There Were None and Gone Girl :)

[@emmamcclelland6903]

Love and Gelato is literally sooo good!! Such a quick, cute, fun read. 100% recommend!!

[@irisocas]

Omg i legit get so happy when people talk about "the summer i turned pretty", its my reading guilty pleasure and no-one ever talks about it in booktube

[@gabbysalvione9202]

Okay okay, I agree with all of your recommendations, so I figured I'd suggest some of my own:) Holding Up The Universe-Jennifer Niven Eleanor And Park-Rainbow Rowell Hope And Other Punchlines-Julie Buxbaum (same author as Tell Me 3 Things) Two Can Keep a Secret-Karen M. McManus (same author as One Of Us Is Lying, although not in the series) Don't Get Caught-(Kurt Dinan) When You Reach Me-Rebecca Stead The Thing About Jellyfish-Ali Benjamin

[@rebeccaanneryan]

I'm so excited for this!!! I've been needing some new books to read :) ILY

[@mishtigokhale5400]

my personal book recs - the off campus and briar u series by elle kennedy - red, white, & royal blue by casey mcquiston - it ends with us by colleen hoover - the good luck charm by helena hunting - the seven husbands of evelyn hugo by taylor jenkins reid

[@susannakelly2216]

Everything I never told you was one of the best books I've ever read, so highly recommend.

[@NatalieParenteau]

YESSS i needed this. i’ve been reading a book a day so i’m excited for your suggestions !!

[@scarlettclayton5141]

loved your video so much! I think you should do like a monthly book recap and share all the books you have read at the end of each month. Just a thought! I feel as though many ppl this yr r getting back into reading, myself included so I think vids like this would be nice :)

[@astridbeaty9140]

omg I loved reading Love & Gelato!! I actually finished reading it a month or so ago...but I’ve never heard anyone mention it so I’m super happy you did.

[@arelymiranda9617]

My favs: Someone else's life - Katie dale The bird and the blade - megan bannen Deep blue - Jennifer Donnelly If I stay - Gayle Forman Graffiti moon - cath crowley

[@brookeg.5875]

You should read the sequel to one of us is lying which is called one of us is next! It's very good! Also, I recommend using the app Libby if you have a library card, you can borrow books digitally for free :)

[@cheli.7]

your literally so stunning!! & I like how you shared your recommendations!

[@aftoncrain2042]

Other book recs: Series: If you’re in middle school, Gallagher girls, the princess diaries, maximum ride. For super popular ones, the hunger games, Harry Potter, the lord of the rings. The Agatha Christie books are soooo good and I read most of them in middle school. They’re really interesting mysteries and the setting is the early 20th century in England. Other books: If you’re young, my diary from the edge of the world is super good and any fairytale books by E.D. Baker. Classics like Jane Austen books and Jane Eyre are pretty good.

[@athenscommunitycheer]

ok this fit I’m LIVING for! and your room wow the matchy matchy vibes 😍

[@choijanelle]

also yes i love book related videos, looking forward to the next one 🤍

[@raven4029]

*Book recommendations by Asian authors!* -Girls of paper and fire by Natasha Ngan (look up tw’s, it’s sapphic fantasy) -The poppy war by R.F. Kuang (there’s a lot of tw’s for this, it’s fantasy inspired by the Chinese civil war and the second sino japanese war, also talks a lot about imperialism and colonialism) - An ember in the ashes by sabaa tahir (lookup tw’s) ya fantasy, you’ll love Elias sm -Wicked fox by kat cho (inspired by Korean mythology and reads like a k-drama) - A pho love story by Loan Le, it’s not out yet and it comes out in exactly a week! (Vietnamese rom-com) -These violent delights by Chloe Gong (ROMEO AND JULIET RETELLING!! but make it a 1920’s Shanghai setting with a hint of fantasy)

[@averypearl]

me omw to buy every book mel recommended like 🏃‍♀️ edit: make this a series pls i’m lovin it!!

[@lorrenh7940]

The summer I turned pretty is amazingggg!!!

[@samantharittenberg9917]

Ahh Melanie the week after I got into booktube (because of Ava Jules), you post one!! this just made my week, you have really good taste. Love you❤️❤️ my fav book is When we were Yours by Lisa Wingate.

[@katl3296]

I WAS LITERALLY LOOKING FOR WHAT BOOKS TO READ THANK U MELANIE

[@brookeg.5875]

omg yayy welcome to booktube! your channel just keeps getting better and better

[@ve5893]

Omg, I love to read and I love your channel, so this is perfect!!

[@maggieschadt5412]

“I’m new to book tube”😂she’s literally the cutest

[@samantharittenberg9917]

Little fires everywhere is on Hulu and it's super well done, you should watch it!!

[@-lucy]

yes I've been looking for recommendations!

[@emxsae]

OK. but Melonie has done DIYs, lifestyle, art (+more) and now shes doing BOOKTUBE TOO.

[@mycatisorganic5820]

For younger readers, (10-15) I REALLY RECOMMEND the Twisted Tale series books. It's basically a twist on all your classic Disney stories. Please, the plot twists are AMAZING! The twisted tale series has twists on Mulan, Hercules, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, and uh I can't remember the restt 😭✋ The books in the series have their separate titles from the actual disney stories so I'll give you them. 'So this is love' (Cinderella twist) 'Tale as old as time' (beauty and the beast twist) 'Unbirthday' (Alice in Wonderland twist), 'Once upon a dream' (sleeping beauty twist) 'Reflection' (Mulan twist) AND MY FINGERS REALLY HURT SO SEARCH UP TWISTED TALE SEIRIES AND THE REST WILL BE THERE SORRY 💀😭 I also recommend 'The Midnight Unicorn' and 'The Evil Unicorn' it's a duo, the midnight unicorn comes first. I also really recommend 'The Inspector Calls' and 'The Great Gatsby'. OH, and also for young readers, 'Cinderella is Dead' yes it sounds very morbid. 'The Slade House' and 'The Woman in the Window' are my favourite creepy/eerie books by far! My fingers are worn to the bone help.

[@emmy4870]

omg im half way through we were liars right now and i DEFINETLY recommend the summer i turned pretty series

[@hadleyforsen-yepes384]

The Little Fires Everywhere series is SO GOOD, I DEFINITELY RECOMMEND!!!

[@paulinaliniewicz8887]

Love & Gelato is really great. There is also Love & Luck it's kinda the 2 part of the series, it's about Lina's best friend, Abby (?) or sth like that. But I really recommend

[@ameliehaskell]

THE FIT I LOVEEE - amelie rose

[@aftoncrain2042]

I just started reading again after like 2 years. When I was a kid I would read so much and when I was in middle school I could read a novel almost every day. Since I stopped reading, I genuinely felt myself getting stupider. My favorite genre is mystery, My favorite series is probably Harry Potter (duh), my favorite book is the book thief, and my most recent is the woman in cabin 10 by Ruth Ware (I finished it last night after reading for 2 days and it was so good).

[@jessicalennon7872]

here are some books I recommend- 1- every last word- SOOO GOOD 2- five feet apart 3- tweet cute 4- 99 days

[@welindra]

i love your voice and your energy

[@lorrenh7940]

love and gelato!!! You definitely should read the other two in the series (sort of) also!

[@alexischang3923]

if melanie says its gonna be a good book, THEN IT WILL BE A GOOD BOOK

[@lulazere8209]

I’ve been looking for book recommendations thanks for making this Melanie! Love ur channel :)

[@cathyichwan8520]

EARLY! Had reminders on for this 🥺

[@averylaylap]

you should totally read i’ll give you the sun and my life next door. all cute summer reads!

[@naominishikawa7230]

AHHHH!!! words collide: i love melanie and books 😌💖😭

[@abbicam7423]

Oh my gosh, I read the summer I turned pretty after I saw this and it is seriously sooooo good, I’m gonna read the second one soon

[@nyahbrack2152]

if you liked Tuesdays with Morrie I would recommend The Last Lecture!! kind of the similar topic and very motivational!

[@nyahbrack2152]

by Randy Pausch

[@sadiesunshine1072]

ahhh such a good video!! also i love your new thumbnails!!!!

[@sorawski2745]

thank you!!! i was looking for suggestions!

[@geckerz]

Hi Mel1!!!! I can't wait to read some of these :DD

[@angelcalumba1887]

I'm in love with this video omg!! I can't wait to see more videos like this 🥰

[@ameliehaskell]

AHH I LOVE TELL ME THREE THINGS - amelie rose

[@melodyyuan4483]

omg love and gelato is so good it's such a wholesome book!!!

[@stqrlavv]

Ahh thank you for making this video mel I’m trying to get into reading books more 😭😭

[@geckerz]

I love your frog plushie !!

[@kiwimavii2478]

Tell Me Three Things and Love and Gelato have been some of my favorite books since middle school. I’ve read them both sooo many times since then and have bought all of Buxbaums new books (which you should check out!!) And of course, the rest of the fabulous “Love and” series

[@sadiesunshine1072]

You should definitely read the au pair!! It has so many plot twists it's insane

[@nellysanchez9598]

One of Us is Lying is soooo good 😍😍

[@meghanliaz4232]

Loveboat, Taipei is really good! It's about this girl who wants to be a dancer but she's asian and her parents want her to go into the medical field. She also knows nothing about her culture so her parents send her to this program (IN THE SUMMER!) where she learns more about her culture but then she meets a boy and then yeah you probably know where it goes from there LOL I'm probably not doing the book justice because of my explanation but I didn't wanna give spoilers by accident ;)

[@laneynguyen6330]

i love this!! ❤️i am a big reader and have already read some of these books. i will be sure to check the others out!😄❤️

[@hiranfatah9341]

i clicked this as fast as i could.

[@shezmeister2771]

I recommend reading a child called it by Dave peltzer. I don’t cry easily (at all) but I was in tears reading it. It’s not a very thick book so it should be easy to finish in a couple hours. Idk how many times i read it but I cannot recommend it enough.

[@lorrenh7940]

When we collided!! Fav book in the WORLD, read everything else by Emery Lord (especially the names they gave us) UGH SO GOOD

[@gracenguyen8149]

not me watching this in the middle of english class

[@alexisclarke1836]

I have love and gelato, planning to read it during the summer but she has two other books in that series, i don't think they're related but they're called love and luck and love and olives

[@jazlynly4708]

i was so ready for this video!!

[@caitlinnichols2077]

Hello! My friend has watched you for awhile and she said I had to come check you out, so here I am! You've got some great book recs! I'll have to check them out. If you take recommendations yourself, Deadlocked Desires by Ash Johnson is awesome. Paranormal romance, funny and the plot is gripping too. Its cool if thats not your thing, happy reading and keep doing a great job!

[@brookeperry2143]

Everything everything by Nicola Yoon was a super cute, short read!

[@victoriama5523]

one of my new year's resolutions was to read a book a month and ahaha very funny because i barely started any books because usually i would go to the library to get books but ofc rn it probably wouldn't be super safe to but i can probably buy some of these books that you mentioned because if melanie says that good, they must be good :DD

[@ellachristine4701]

we were liars is so good!!!! i read it in a day it was amazing!!

[@beccahaliburton]

Tuesday’s w/Morrie was pretty good I read it last year in English

[@twishagupta8683]

Mel try the book “The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight” by Jennifer E. Smith

[@lizbeth1918]

I love jennifer e smith shes my favorite author

[@catievotaw6262]

i recommend turtles all the way down by john green !! i feel like you would like it 🤍🤍

[@reesedavis4877]

So excited for this video!!!

[@noabronicki1027]

if you liked Love & Gelato you should also check out Love & Olives! I think it was my favorite one in the series

[@hitikshabansal4918]

not me having read legit all of these books but watching anyways cuz its melanie

[@divsingh5154]

i love melenie + booktube