10 Page Turners You'll Read in a Day

[@kristagallitelli]

Willow could convince me to read a book about my own left foot. 😂😂

[@maryblackburn4929]

😂

[@candice446]

So beautifully persuasive lol

[@mjmj424]

I remember reading The Remains of the Day, looking at the clock on a work night and thinking, "Damn, 1 AM? This is just about the life of a butler." And then deciding to read "just one more chapter."

[@FauxDutchess]

The last season (Delicate) of AHS is based on Delicate condition! Also, I love your channeI because your taste is eerily similar to mine and I loved your post on Books and Bao about ADHD.

[@tirarosaurioreads]

Oh, I had no idea about this! Now I wanna check that season, I stopped watching AHS halfway at the Witchy season

[@angelalimerick]

I thought so! Currently watching that season

[@marianapereirae]

I found your channel while searching for Murakami book recs but god I’ve lost count how many videos I watched afterwards 😅 keep up with the amazing work!

[@WillowTalksBooks]

Oh thank goodness because I hate Murakami now lol

[@navadel1]

Happy that a lot of these are already on my TBR list. I've just shoved them higher up now!

[@Gen-yh1jz]

I just used “page turner” and “read it in one day” in my Goodreads review today. It was for Yellowface 😂

[@WillowTalksBooks]

Woah!

[@camiloflores1592]

Death of a bookseller was one my favourites books last year!! completely agree with your commentary

[@danielaweberdani]

I've been working a lot and it feels I can never finish books which aren't absolutely gripping so I am always counting on your full with enthusiasm suggestions: I'm starting with delicate condition (AHS? feel afraid of meg already!) then the boys in the valley and as remains of the day is one of my favorite movies why not read it? and then death of a bookseller dang, I may even go YA but of course the british version! 😅 thank you so much! ⚘

[@jasmin5246]

Feeling slumpy, need those books in my life!

[@Moondust707]

I've seen TONS of Yellowface reviews and nobody told me it was a thriller?! Now I'm interested! I want to read most of these, great video ♥ thank you for the recommendations

[@badfaith4u]

I also loved Babel and Yellowface.

[@UncleBuck3t]

Babel is my fav book 🥰

[@JessicaGrey1080]

Thank you for recommending Delicate Condition!! I couldn't put it down & finished in 2 days.

[@Bhagya-AP]

I exclusively watch your channel on booktube, gotta add all of these to the list now. Cheering you, Willow!

[@FramedFlower]

Holy moly! Delicate condition sounds auper intense. I love that horror is fun for Willow. My threshold is lower than hers, and I find it fun to hear about these horror stories from a distance.

[@karakask5488]

The way you talk about books makes me want to read all the time, but I have to go to work and shower and stuff

[@clairescott5411]

Thank you for all these recs! There are lots of books here that I don't think I would have found on my own.

[@thewitchef]

Oh Willow, thank you so much! I set out to read 52 books this year and have finished a whopping 8. These recs are exactly the kind of books I need right now.

[@straycat4427]

I agree about John Scalzi. I read 3 of his books in a week lounging around the pool or shore side in Maui just a few weeks ago. Perfect reads for holiday. After I read The Kaiju Preservation Society the hills all looked like resting kaijus....it was the reading highlight of many many decades of vacations to the Hawaiian Islands.

[@Lourdes-nc3sp]

Ha, I also have ADHD so gripping books that will send me into hyperfocus are just my thing. Some assume those need to be bad, pulpy sensationalist books with no substance, but no. They just need to be fun, beautifully written, engaging books. Thanks for the recs! Btw Andea Bartz on the cover of Delicate Condition is a thriller writer! And she's sister to Julia Bartz. They both write about things that happen to women or from a distinct female perspective. And Julia wrote The Writing Retreat, which is absolutely unhinged. I can't decide if it's good or bad but gosh, did I have fun with it 😂

[@DavidRichards-ye2bp]

Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said by Philip K Dick was a surprise page turner for me

[@martinelanglois3158]

My list of books to go on my TBR is getting longer and longer thanks to you. ❤

[@sarahkenny3053]

I’ve bought so many books based on your recommendations. As another commenter said…your tastes are very similar to mine. I always look forward to seeing what you have to say. I much prefer having a personal recommendation, and am more inclined to believe you telling me “It’s a page turner” rather than the much used tropes printed on the books. The one for me is “New York times no.1 bestseller” 🙄 It seems everything lately is described as that. Thanks for another great video Willow 💜

[@WillowTalksBooks]

God, yeah, every book ever seems to be a NYT no.1 bestseller lol

[@donnasullivan588]

Just found your channel and love it!! I plan to buy Delicate condition and I already own Good girls guide to murder but haven’t read it yet. Thanks for all the recommendations. God bless 😊

[@groofay]

I keep meaning to read Small Angry Planet, but I'm kind of daunted by the prospect of starting a four-book series at the moment. So thanks for emphasizing the things you did about it, you made it a lot easier for me to start. I think the most notably "page-turner" book I've read lately was Elder Race, by Adrian Tchaikovsky, which I read in a single morning. The chapters alternate two POVs in a way I don't think I've ever seen before, and the way Tchaikovsky has them compliment and collide throughout the book is mesmerizing.

[@suli0616]

Great review as always, Willlow. Adding more books to my TBR 😂.

[@Panagiotireads]

I just finished this phenomenal new book of fairy tales entitled Sillies, Fancies, and Trifles - it was phenomenal and I think you'd love it. It would go with the lovely recommendations here. Keep up the beautiful videos :)

[@EmiliaLou]

Such good recs, thank you ❤

[@emmawatson1915]

I couldn't out down 1. The Silent Patient 2. The Housemaid and 3. The Night She Disappeared. Couldn't put these down for the life of me, was so addictive and it felt like such a rush to figure the ending out, amazing crime/thriller books

[@omalleysmith9100]

I LOVED Yellowface also, but the person I recommended it to absolutely hated it, which I also understand. I think some people just cannot wrap their heads ( imaginations?) around despicable protagonists. I happen to love deeply flawed and morally ambiguous characters so it was right up my alley. Like you, I didn't enjoy Poppy Wars at all. I guess I will have to pick up Babel now!

[@yuklimka7251]

I took notes and hope to get started with this reading list. I've had Yellowface on my radar for a while now. I could use a couple of page turners.

[@michellesmelancholia]

So intrigued by Boys In The Valley! My horror page turner is The Amulet by Michael McDowell!

[@literarylove123]

I loved Delicate Condition. As you mentioned, it is a modern take on Rosemary's Baby, one of my favorite books. Have you read Nestlings by Nat Cassidy? It's also comparable to Rosemary's Baby. I had the same emotional reaction to Boys in the Valley that I did to The Exorcist. I also loved If We Were Villains. Great video as always!

[@mmart]

I love love love your recommendations! I would love to hear your thoughts on “The Shards” by Bret Easton Ellis which has been a great page turner for me.

[@jenniferlovesbooks]

I loved The Shards!

[@TheLillyLibrary]

Ok - now I must buy The Kaiju Preservation Society 😂 thanks for the great recommendations!

[@charlie9808]

I absolutely love anything by Becky Chambers and also liked Children of time by Tchaïkovski, so I'll definitely check out Scalzi ! The way you described it, it seems like I'll enjoy it !

[@AnaClaudiaBertiniCiencia]

The last terror I’ve read based on a suggestion of yours was “Hell House”. I’ve had nightmares. 👻 So, I think I’m not reading “Boys in The Valley”, thank you, next. 😅😅😅

[@esliet]

Glad I found your channel, amazing list

[@ninanavina10]

Love this! I feel like I’m in a bit of a reading slump at the mo and the way to beat it is with short books. I always trust your recommendations because we have such similar taste! So keen to pick these up. I wonder if you could do a video on some novella’s that you absolutely loved that also pack a punch. I’m in need of some of those haha. 😂

[@WillowTalksBooks]

I definitely have a novellas video from a few months back! And I wrote this article as well :) booksandbao.com/must-read-novellas-short-books/

[@ninanavina10]

⁠​⁠@@WillowTalksBooksAh okay awesome I’ll look for it! And thanks so much for the article link! Defs gonna check it out! 😄

[@jimsbooksreadingandstuff]

I'm definitely intrigued by Delicate Condition, like you I am a fan of Rosemary's Baby. I find Freida McFadden's novels, her popcorn thrillers are veritable page turners, implausible at times but still gripping.

[@tyghe_bright]

Lots of tempting books here, but this is really making me want to re-read Remains of the Day.

[@merissak]

I will read every single one of these recs, and then ill come back here and let you know!

[@BenRogersWPG]

For me, these are my biggest page turners in recent memory: The Silent Patient The Martian Project Hail Mary The Only One Left IT

[@sagnikabhattacharyya3987]

❤❤❤❤lots of love from India. Definitely gonna add these to my tbr!

[@inwalksgrace]

I've pondered reading The Remains of the Day many times and worried it wouldn't be engaging. I'm going to pick it up after watching your video.

[@gennaroleggemanga2853]

I highly recommend catching up with American Horror Story. It does have ups and downs but overall it’s one of my favourite shows! Later there are still some peak bangers

[@Christian-Pa]

Every time you mentioned R.F. Kuang, I wish you would give another try to the Poppy Wars. The sum of it is bigger than all its parts.

[@WillowTalksBooks]

I’m sure I will at some point :)

[@arleneallen8824]

Delicate Condition is on Kindle Unlimited!

[@danab172]

Your expression about yellow face makes me want to read it.

[@bethanamyh]

Loved this video!❤

[@ithrahmunchswallow468]

Fun list 🙌🏼

[@EduardoRodriguez-du2vd]

Thanks!

[@kawaiikitty4569]

Never Let Me Go made me really sad. I’m interested to read more Ishiguro.

[@melaniechristina7361]

For the algorythm ❤

[@sergeyrafirudov]

I would have to disagree with you about The Remains of the Day. I really liked that book but the book was the opposite of a page turner for me... like I would have to force myself to sit up and read it because I know it's profound and all but it's tiresome to listen to Stevens' self-deception and long-winded explanation. It does get better towards the middle of the book when you're sufficiently invested in the character and the world they live in. I think it's also true for the other two Ishiguro books I've read: Klara and the Sun and Never let me go (the latter would be one of my favourite books of all time and the reason I decided to read The Remains of the Day at all)

[@viraghorvath82]

You are right, I should re-read the long way to a small angry planet

[@tanyaestes6276]

Can I just say thank you for not hiding the spines on the thumbnail. That trend is awful. I will only click if I know what folks will talk about

[@WillowTalksBooks]

I can’t stand that trend either. I once made fun of it and a fellow booktuber, who always does it, got very offended lmao

[@chriscze6153]

Just based on the thumbnail, can confirm that my friend who buddy read Boys in the Valley with me actually finished it in one evening before I could even start because she was so hooked by the story and book 😂 Willow coming through with the recs as always!

[@WillowTalksBooks]

Haha that’s amazing!

[@thewitchef]

I'll just leave another comment, why not? I read If We Were Villains 2 books ago and I'm not over it yet. Gosh it was fantastic! I loved it. I narrated it to my sister (full spoilers, that's how we roll) and we both teared up by the end. What a marvel. I wanted to re-read it as soon as I finished to better understand the behaviour of the characters, the dialogues and just enjoy it all again.

[@M.elissa.M]

📚✨

[@tirarosaurioreads]

I want to read Delicate Condition soooo badly now :_ ) I love Rosemary's Baby. Shut up and take my money!

[@lottazietz1160]

I also HIGHLY recommend The Thing Around Your Neck!!!!

[@angelalimerick]

Well, I was trying not to buy any new books for a month but have now bought a couple of your recommendations 😂 it's fine, who needs food or gas!? Xx

[@staceygiosi3878]

I love the way you describe books !!

[@lacamila666]

My town's library is gonna get my requests for these books :)

[@fmrobinson1]

Excellent video, thank you!

[@janicemacintosh5804]

You are my favourite

[@christinacampbellbooks]

Great video as always. There are so many books here that are already on my (never-ending) list of books to read. I'm going to have to bump them up my list of priorities. I own A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. I'm really looking forward to reading it. And I definitely want to read Yellowface, The Remains of the Day, The Kaiju Preservation Society and If We Were Villians. Such a good mix of gernres and themes here too ☺

[@UncleBuck3t]

Delicate Condition sounds like Rosemary’s Baby, which is a book I adore. Definitely gonna add it to my tbr.

[@Kpopheaven]

I really like your videos, your book recommendations are interesting and I've seen some books that I haven't heard of before. I didn't really like If We Were Villains, The Secret History is a much better piece of literature. IWWV felt a little... I don't know, cheap maybe? Too similar to the Tartt's book and not in a good way, in my opinion. And the characters were weak and the only trait of the bad guy was that he's just BAD for the sake of being bad. There, I said it, my unpopular opinion about If We Were Villains. But it's just my opinion and everybody has their own :)

[@WillowTalksBooks]

It’s a more popular opinion than you think, trust me! I loved IWWV because I was a college student studying Shakespeare so I have a kinship with them. And also because it leans into the thriller more and I loved that

[@Kpopheaven]

@@WillowTalksBooks there can be more specific relationship with a book if it gives you some good memories or throws you back in time, that's true!

[@Livinglikejulie]

I loved Yellowface as well!

[@Cosmic1946]

I’m shocked-I’ve actually read the first three in the list! 😄 (and loved them!) Kaiju Preservation Society was such fun, I loved that as the reader we got to discover the world right alongside the narrator. I didn’t realize how reworked A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder was for the U.S., which seems very patronizing indeed. I enjoyed the second one too, but I haven’t finished the third yet; it takes a turn in the middle that I’m not sure I can follow, but once I can get it from the library again I’ll try my best. And as for Delicate Condition-*loved* it, but beware, the AHS adaptation is bonkers-it’s all over the place, changed significantly in ways that don’t serve the original text, characters melded and reshaped in strange ways, and though the series hasn’t finished yet (they’re just now releasing the second half of it in the U.S. right now) I can’t see how it will wrap in a way that was as satisfying as the book. But I think that’s the risk with adaptation, so mileage will vary from viewer to viewer, of course 🙂 off to read Yellowface, I’ve had it in my TBR for ages! Thanks for another marvelous round of recs ♥️

[@erieluck75]

Great picks! I absolutely agree with all tye ones I've read. I would also recommend Starter Villain by John Scalzi and Look Closer by David Ellis. 😊

[@ccserm]

I agree 100%! If We Were Villains is in my top 5, too. I didn't want it to end! Thank you for the comparison to The Secret History. I'm off to read it now. 😊

[@angelaholmes8888]

I absolutely love iron widow i can't wait to read the sequel but i heard it might get delayed unfortunately

[@chrissy1510]

I’m off to hunt for your If We Were Villains video. I absolute adore that book, and you’ve made me want to reread it.

[@ithrahmunchswallow468]

I adore Long Way... I need to get more B.C.

[@karenmiller1105]

I loved YellowFace.

[@littlejohnuk]

I'm very suspicious of such literature. I'm one of those that loves a profound emotional journey covering a lot of psychological territory. I sometimes put a book down for an hour or two to process what went on. For `Notes on an execution` there was one chapter (I think it's one of the best chapters in modern literature) when I had to take 24 hours off from the book to unpack it all. I don't read to turn pages I read to turn emotions, happenings, relationships, profundity, ideas and glitches in the systems. So no, I don't get it.

[@WillowTalksBooks]

Some books can do both. Several, if not all, of the books on this list do both :)

[@bonniezieman3424]

Great recommendations, Willow. Took note of those I’ve not yet read. Thank you.

[@angemari728]

Love those recommendations🩶 Now I’m really intrigued to read The Remains of the Day. Would be my first Ishiguro.