7 great books you NEED to read

[@Jasmine-tr1zs]

I feel like "books to get you out of a reading slump" would be such a good book recs video :)

[@FiMilton]

Yes!! In the meantime try Nevermoor especially the audiobook! It def pulls me out of slumps

[@Brianna094life]

Try Strange Planet lol

[@blancajrodriguez]

What’s reading slump mean?

[@marianadias6769]

@@blancajrodriguez it's when you stop reading or don't read as much as you used to. It may happen because you're currently reading a book that doesn't interest you, because you've had poor luck with your most recent reads, because you've read an amazing book and you feel like nothing will ever compare to ir, because of personal / world circumstances, or you may even not have a reason. On the bright side, reading slump are usually temporary, so if you get into one you'll eventually get rid of it :) - they can last a week or years, there's really no rule. Personally, my slumps usually last 1/2 months

[@sygb.550]

Yessssss

[@umang7658]

She is one of those people...who have a calm persona but a messy mind.. Love her.

[@jimmycryz]

That's generally all the book nerds.

[@dessertcomes1st]

I really enjoy Hanna's voice and the way she describes the books. Very calming and intelligent.

[@juliax2899]

"when an author can take you outside of your own experience and put you into an experience that you've never gone through before but still make you feel all of those emotions, then you know they're really good" ma'am, you've just described taylor swift

[@venusamma6538]

Yup omg , glad I am not the only one who thought that 🤩

[@Namgene]

Have to agree with this 💯

[@mariakara2419]

hahahah yesss

[@carolann500]

Me too!❤

[@bee__222]

just gonna leave this here for later 1:03 - red white and royal blue by casey mcquiston 3:00 - rebecca by daphne du maurier 5:01 - after i do by taylor jenkins reid 8:09 - this is how you loose the time war by amal el-mohtar and max gladstone 11:22 - the sun is also a star by nicola yoom 14:40 - in the dream house by carmen maria machado 17:44 - the house in the cerulean sea by tj klune

[@Theo09854]

Thanks!

[@JayanthS33]

Thanks!

[@6tbrowny430]

Love you for doing this 😊🙏thankewww

[@kassierivera5635]

Thank u😫

[@Hideyourdad2]

ily

[@arijitsmusic8192]

I just saw a cute panda on your bookshelf. He is adorable.

[@AClockworkReader]

than you, he is very squishy 🐼

[@avijitkabiraj2187]

@@AClockworkReader Read comedy of coffin on kindle written by Avijit Kabiraj. Introduction : Two unemployed boys were employed by a mafia boss, their job is to bury a dead chef in the criminal's cemetery. The chef is the pasta maker whom the boss accidentally shot dead. The boys were chased by the police, shot by a sniper, rested in a church, kidnapped by an evil doctor, electrocuted, freezed, roasted, couple of ladies didn't spare them, survived the strange graveyard but when they returned after burying the dead chef, found the boss in a coffin.....

[@nayanayam]

@@avijitkabiraj2187 dude you literally just spoiled the entire book hows she ever gonna read it

[@kashishhhhhh3593]

@@avijitkabiraj2187 u spoiled your own book-

[@withcindy]

TIME WAR AND IN THE DREAM HOUSE RISE UP!!!

[@hfollman98]

Time War is the best book, change my mind

[@tatyanaallen1734]

Committing the whole first chapter of Time War to memory 😍

[@mariakara2419]

@@tatyanaallen1734 ahhh really?!! i almost cried when she said queer lmaooo

[@yourtypicalotaku3082]

The House in the Cerulean Sea was absolutely heartwarming. Might be one of the best book I read this year.

[@bookwormd8627]

Definitely, very heart warming, it was so sweet I think it melted my teeth! I absolutely loved it, comfort read for sure

[@GDChans]

I absolutely ADORED The House in the Cerulean Sea! What I especially loved about it was how we have a main character who is a middle aged man with a bit of a pot-belly AND HE FINDS LOVE. Like. I cannot express how happy that made me. Like. Yes. Middle-aged men who have been somewhat beaten down by corporate life are worthy of love. I just adore this book with my whole being.

[@cori4727]

Everyone hyping up The House In The Cerulean Sea is my favorite thing ever because it was my favorite book of last year!

[@josieb5469]

The House in the Cerulean Sea is one of the first books I read this year and I am positive it is my favorite read of the whole year already. I’m glad you loved it so much too! ❤️☺️

[@IvyGirl22]

I'd love a "books that changed you" (or "made you cry," or whatever emotional equivalent you experience) recommendation vid! I'm often moved to pick up a book when someone shares how it emotionally impacted them

[@jenniferr8639]

The Dark Side of Innocence and The Devils Arithmetic are both deeply moving, excellent reads.

[@jenniferr8639]

Speak is also great.

[@jocelyn9555]

Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson radicalized me when it comes to the death penalty. It is such a heavy and insightful read I 10/10 recommend, it literally made me cry like four times.

[@Kayla-fm2ie]

The sun does shine is an amazing life changing book! True story abt a man on death row

[@reubenlouw3442]

Hannah: *posts a book rec video My TBR: ah shit, here we go again

[@lindylouproductions9163]

omg AGREED

[@vidyaviswanath5269]

Me too ..

[@chocolatepotato4564]

yep

[@aaryanprem1434]

🤣🤣🤣

[@kashishhhhhh3593]

What does TBR mean ?

[@Sophia-ie5pk]

house in the cerulean sea is my comfort book. I've never read something so heartwarming and wholesome, I didn't want it to end.

[@ineedtoreadmorebooks6432]

Rebecca needs so many more admirers from this generation, it's honestly one of the most well written and haunting books I've read, it's simply fascinating!!!♡♡♡♡

[@tahirarahman4491]

I have been wanting to read it since I found out this book was an inspiration for Taylor Swift's Tolerate It. The book sounds so promising and fantastic.

[@ineedtoreadmorebooks6432]

@@tahirarahman4491 It honestly is incredible, I've never read a book which was so inspired/influenced by a character who doesn't actually feature in the book, it's so well done!

[@dream.5708]

@@tahirarahman4491 omgg what?! I didn't know that,tolerate it is legit my fave

[@SatyaPrakash-hs1ni]

The movie ( made in the 40ies ) and the book Rebecca are really wonderfull. Highly sentimental and moving.

[@mariakara2419]

@@tahirarahman4491 oooh didnt know that

[@tamakikawaii]

The house in the cerulean sea is the culprit of my reading slump, it was so, so god that my mind convinced it self that I won't be able to read a better story 😭. THITCS is basically a big and warm hug.

[@haveyoumetmanvi]

i have my chemistry final tomorrow am i still going to drop everything and watch this? absolutely yes.

[@AClockworkReader]

good luck on your final!!!!

[@haveyoumetmanvi]

@@AClockworkReader thank you!!🥺

[@yosha7275]

yes good luck!

[@haveyoumetmanvi]

@@yosha7275 you gadha you have to give it w me 😭😭

[@yosha7275]

@@haveyoumetmanvi excuse me ma'am do i know you

[@justalwayssmile5]

I just finished “After I do” and I cannot thank you enough for this recommendation! I married young, and reading this book felt like I was reading my own faults and seeing them play out. Holy crap, such a good book! Thank you again!♥️ 📖

[@_sarathedreamer]

“If you want anything... except maybe a good time??” You don’t have to tell me more: **adds to tbr**

[@joan6353]

I read the House in the Cerulean Sea last month and when you were talking about I was literally just beaming and nodding along because yes, that is EXACTLY how I felt about the book, like it was just so heartwarming that even thinking about it now makes me smile and feel just that little bit happier

[@librarikay]

the hype and genuine joy i saw for “red, white & royal blue” by casey mcquiston matches so well with all the good things i’m hearing about “the house in the cerulean sea” by tj klune-seeing both books in your list of recommendations makes me excited to read the latter in the near future as i did really enjoy rwrb. i’m really happy that tj klune’s latest novel got you out of your reading slump, it made me smile a lot to see how much this whimsical but also deep & heartfelt story enamored you in just the span of 24 hours. thank you for putting together this video, i loved all of your insights into each and every book recommendation, and i hope that there’s more books that stick with you this year 🤍

[@rose_and_thorns]

The House in the Cerulean Sea literally has my whole heart and soul.

[@chanelletime]

I already love this and haven’t even watched it🤩

[@AClockworkReader]

💛💛💛 ily

[@janetmckenzie146]

I loved The House in the Cerulean Sea-I literally just finished it this afternoon! And I bought it on your recommendation so you’re like the best reviewer ever. I also love the lights on your bookshelves.

[@melfels1247]

I read "In The Dreamhouse" recently and was both blown away and absolutely heartbroken. I hated this book as much as I loved it. Thank you for these recommendations! :)

[@AClockworkReader]

ugh so glad you enjoyed it!!! 💛

[@EpicReads]

Ooohhh we must now read this!

[@finaleclipse2110]

I have JUST finished rereading “Red, White and Royal Blue” and I was so surprised that I loved it even more upon reread. How is that even possible?! I’m so excited for Casey’s new book! 😊 💕

[@rainbowgirl2540]

Your voice is so soothing 🥺🥺❤️

[@bookoffholicbookwart5945]

Wow, it's 12:28 am here in India and I wasn't expecting hannah to post, guess I'm going to sacrifice my sleep a little

[@bandaljohncarlo3839]

Oh my god! I'm so happy that you recommend the sun is also a star. My copy is on the way and I just bought it yesterday. I could feel the excitement through my veins.

[@julianacleary]

i trust all of your book recommendations after i read aristotle and dante because of you and that book became my absolute everything :,)

[@ojasvityagi9882]

SAMEEE

[@ojasvityagi9882]

and it's sequel is coming out on october 12 this year I'm so excited for it ajsdhjdn

[@georgiaburkhart285]

@@ojasvityagi9882 hold up WHAT?!

[@georgiaburkhart285]

I have a complicated relationship with this book. I had been running from my sexuality for a long time and this book was like a "Georgia you are a lesbian." (This was the first lgbtq+ romance I had read since I'm not a romance person so this was totally new.) And I was like "No! I am soooo straight." And this book was like "GEORGIA you are....a LESBIAN." I wad never homophobic and have always supported the lgbtq+ community. But me? I could never. At least that's what I told myself. I hates this book but I loved it. I hated it because it caused so much turmoil but I related to it and understood it so I loved it. Finally after accepting my sexuality I re read it and loved it. This book is to this day very important to me because of how it affected me. It wad a little hard to accept who I was and this book pushed me into the final stretch of darkness before the light. I now love and accept myself for who I am.

[@o_o-lj1ym]

I’m so happy you read the house in the cerulean sea. It is literally the perfect book for you.

[@matildab4067]

I JUST FINISHED THE HOUSE IN THE CERULEAN SEA FOR THE FIRST TIME YESTERDAY AND IM IN LOVE

[@laurelvanderyacht4496]

house in the cerulean sea 💙 one of the best books I've ever read!

[@lindseymarie706]

I was silently hoping the last book was The House in the Cerulean Sea and when you actually said it I literally clapped. It is pure joy. 💙💙💙

[@navishtazainab3276]

I read Rebecca in 2018 and loved it so much and to this day I'll recommend it to anyone who loves reading classics😍😍

[@millysbookshelf2101]

I have seen so many other vlogs talk about 'the house in the cerulean sea' but you have made me decide that I need to read it.

[@wayhome13]

it's going to be a good day when hannah uploads. i love you!!

[@alexandrameisner7728]

Ahh can’t wait to read House in the Cerulean Sea!! I’m just discovering how much I love fantasy...I would be excited to hear what your recs would be for top fantasy series to read (especially for those just getting into the genre)! There’s so many series and so little time lol

[@shaigluskin1225]

I wrote down 4 titles without having any intention to take out a pen. Your enthusiasm is infectious. Thank you!

[@Ktothex]

I'm in the last two hours on audiobook of Red, White, and Royal Blue right now! It was so hyped that I was nervous to read it but I absolutely love the book 💕

[@MaddiBert]

A short books recommendation video would be amazing! I’m just getting into reading for fun and it’s overwhelming to me to look at a book longer than 200 pages. Thank you for these recommendations too! Definitely going to check out in the dream house

[@marlenechafin503]

I read Rebecca as part of a high school Summer reading list for school and fell in love! I’m 30 now and have since read it over and over several times

[@THGS-gu4fh]

three seconds into the video and i think i fell in love? such a gorgeous speaking voice omg

[@AmyTaylor1234]

you getting back into posting videos is my favourite part of 2021 tbh

[@takshatangudu8736]

You literally convince me to read every book that you like....It makes me like those books even before reading them

[@averagejoereads7271]

In The Dream House and The Cerulean Sea sound so good! I think you’d really love the City of Brass btw 👀

[@sa-yo-na-ra6533]

The way you can go into amazing details about books you hold close to yourself makes me really trust you and excited to also read the books ❦

[@Rat-ey]

Oh my god I have so much love for the House of the Cerulean Sea, it's been a year that I've read it but I still think about it often, it's really fantastic

[@readamongthestars9228]

I don't know how to explain it but your videos make me fall in love with life again. Thank you, Hannah!

[@Julia-oq7bs]

I ABSOLUTELY LOVED The Sun is Also a Star (I also loved Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon as well)

[@batlavender]

It would be a lot of work, but it would be cool to see recommendations based on the chapter titles from In the Dream House -- You'd have a lot of really specific genres/prompts to choose from & be able to tie it back to a book you love! This video was lovely as always

[@NovelsNook]

literally when you said Red White and Royal Blue I screamed!!! ugh its my favorite!!

[@strdseraph2765]

I just ordered This is How You Lose the Time War before watching this video. I read The House in the Cerulean Sea a few weeks ago and it legit made me emotional, which almost never happens to me. 5/5 stars on that one and I can't wait to read more by TJ Klune.

[@leah-pg7oe]

GOD DO I MISS HER BOOK RECS!!!

[@selahbabb1844]

Idk who of you people have watched the anime banana fish buuuut if you have I recommend “they both die at the end “ *chefs kiss*

[@Marta-vs8rh]

The queen with a new video. My day is better now🤗

[@JanAgaton]

im SO glad you mentioned After I Do cause i did the same thing after evelyn hugo with picking up the rest of TJR haha. Forever, Interrupted is the only one I havent gotten to yet!

[@caitlyn.m.t9618]

I absolutely adored This is How You Lose the Time War. It is an amazing book and I am so happy you loved it.

[@aliciaguzman]

In the Dreamhouse is one of my favorite books ever ! I love that it’s a memoir that reads like fiction. It’s addictive but it also highlight so many important topics

[@sabinahalperin158]

Is it just me that I haven't even watched the vid and I already plan on putting all 7 of these books on my TBR.

[@daniela-ml7bn]

I’m two seconds in but I’m already so excited !!!!!

[@airasees]

im in a reading slump rn but hannah is making me want to read again

[@nelliandbooks]

The House in the Cerulean sea is waiting for me on my shelf after I finish my current reads

[@sushiroll7013]

i have such a visceral love for in the dream house oh my God

[@BookChats]

Many good recommendations here but I just have to chime in about how amazing and unprecedented the format of In the Dream House is! You are so so so right here in how you talk about it and it's such a hard book to talk about!!!!

[@travelchipmunk3396]

I used to read soo much when I was a kid and a teenager, but didn't have the time to do it when I was studying for my degree, and afterwards the reading slump just never stopped. Until december 2019 when I felt for the first time like reading again. But I had no clue what book to pick up. So I tiped "book recommendations" on youtube (not knowing anything about the booktube community but figuring there must be some videos on the topic haha). I came across one of your old book recommendations videos and just bought some books off your recommendations, not knowing anything else about it. Namely "An Amber in the Ashes", "The Sun is also a Star" and "A darker Shade of Magic". And it pulled me out of my reading hiatus big time. I've read over a 80 books since and am so happy to be reading again. So thank you Hannah! I'll be sure to check out your new recommendations too. ❤

[@tjasag.4803]

I usually don't comment on videos but oh my god the way you talk and express yourself is just dreamy and your voice is so soothing. This is the first video I saw of yours and subscribed immediately

[@miss_musicality]

THE SUN IS ALSO A STAR FINALLYYYYYYY

[@addiesteel1440]

Now I NEED to read "The House in the Cerulean Sea"! :D

[@hoshisahamster101]

The way you described each book was amazing I mean I wanna read em all

[@anahitamirzarazi4424]

ok i screamed when you explained the sun is also a star because it features all the things I loved about they both die at the end, multiple povs, the span of 1 day and a very different yet similar stressing family life. ADDING TO MY LIST INSTANTLY

[@arianedealswithsocialanxie8170]

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this -- your enthusiasm is part of what finally pushed me back into reading, and before I knew it I'd read and finished 5 books... for fun! I hadn't read that much for me since grade 11. Thank you! ❤️

[@sunbeam874]

Having a book shelf like yours is my dream. 💞

[@lizdorrington2851]

Hi Hannah, I'm in a reading slump right now and after your beautiful recommendations, I feel like I want to read all of the mentioned books. I 've just gotten This Is How You Win The Time War so definitely looking forward to reading that and I want to get hold of The House In The Cerulean Sea next. I'm glad you're out of your reading slump, Happy Reading!📖📚

[@aoifeoconnell]

I also loved This is How You Lose the Time War! I feel like people give up on it bc of the dense writing but it's so worth it in the end!

[@prishakothari7181]

Could you make a book recommendation on the best sibling relationships in books? Oohh and on of your favorite middle grade novels. Loved this video! Will definitely try to read House in the Cerulean Sea.

[@allisongoss3067]

i would love to see recommendations for books that are quick reads, as well as your favorite audiobooks!! i've been in and out of slumps lately, so i'd like videos on that sort of thing

[@Maria-hl2og]

Ahhh you know a book is going to be great when just listening to the description makes you cry

[@bts_vinyl]

Rebecca is a book that I've been meaning to read for a while now. Maybe this will be the year that I finally get around to it!

[@julierfl]

The way she says “memoir” sounds like poetry reads

[@Capricorn152]

Currently reading House in the Cerulean Sea and I'm so in love with it already!

[@mia_aaa_]

HANAH!! I JUST HEARD! EVELYN HUGO IS GETTING A MOVIE ADAPTATION!

[@manoeksbooknook]

A TV show actually!

[@mia_aaa_]

@@manoeksbooknook OMG THATS EVEN BETTER 😂😍

[@onionyam5231]

hey hannah!! i just want to say its so inspiring to hear you talk about the books you love

[@iamgroot2495]

Loved this video 🙂 so nice to see you talk about books that you love! Also Hannah, please narrate some audio books 😊 your voice is so pleasant and relaxing to listen to

[@DA-pv1jl]

My recommendations : 1. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - by Dr. Stephen R Covey 2. The Speed of Trust - by Stephen M R Covey 3. The Secrets of Aisle, Middle, Window & Cockpit - by D A Rocks 4. The Purple Cow - by Seth Godin 5. The 20 Mile March - by Jim Collins

[@caricanread]

i was BEAMING listening to you talk about house in the cerulean sea - truly one of my favorite books :'))))

[@ojasvityagi9882]

I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL

[@izzyxd1195]

I read In The Dream House and it is now on my all time favorite list. It's great and made me feel so much.

[@prateekshajoshi7167]

The Starless Sea review. I'm living and waiting for that. Because I read the book and oh my god. Just don't have words.

[@angelica.travels]

i'm so glad you're back. your videos are so relaxing

[@katetamsyn]

And now I’ve added 6 new books to my ‘want to read’ list. I’ve read Red White and Royal Blue last week and couldn’t agree more - it’s so charming

[@snotterwt]

you have the nicest voice to listen to, like i would pay to have you tell me bedtime stories (if I wasn't broke)

[@marycurry9271]

I absolutely adored the House in the Cerulean Sea. I'm with you, I read that book in a couple days and could not put it down. Such a wonderful story!

[@marysya1801]

hannah's voice is soooo soothing and calming.

[@victoriahoward7949]

The House in the Cerulean Sea is what got me out of my reading slump!! Genuinely one of the best books I've ever read and definitely agree that everyone needs to read this book RIGHT NOW

[@lydiahammond5972]

I felt the same way that you did about Taylor Jenkins Reid. I read Daisy Jones and The Six first and loved it so much that I wanted to read everything by her. Evelyn Hugo was actually the last book I read. I can’t wait for her new book in May. I think it’s time I reread all of her books again.

[@bonniedoeswhat795]

Seasonal books? Like books you should read this spring, etc. That recommendation list I’d love. This is a great list. I’m reading The House in the Cerulean Sea right now.

[@Rahul-cm2oo]

At this point who hasn't read The House in the Cerulean Sea❤️❤️and just so you know I cried😉😉

[@_sarathedreamer]

Ok This is how you lose the time war just got pushed at the top of my tbr 👀 whenever you tell me to read a book, I just have to do it 💕

[@siewitnessnews]

I read "The Sun is Also a Star" a few months ago and was in tears by the end, it was so beautiful!

[@palakjain406]

Finally finished House in the cerulean sea after having it in my TBR for more than a year. After this video I was convinced I'll read but to me a while to finally read it. The book was a warm hug, I literally sat near a window while it was raining with a cup of hot coffee as I finished this book and I felt so giddy, yet I couldn't give this book a 5 star. All the controversy aside, I felt like me when I was 12-13 this book would have become my favourite book of all time but now it feels too simple. The book was perfect and every one would enjoy it but a part of me wanted a more nuanced book.

[@mariakara2419]

1:32 lovvve that 6:33 such opposite ideas buuut sounds like shes amazing 8:36 it sounds soooo good ugh. ive heard its a bit complicated but mustve be worth it. STOOOP YOU SAID QUEER LOVE?!!! BRB I NEED TO BUY IT 🥰 10:47 OFNSGI IM TEARING UP UGH i read everything everything and really want to read tsiaas one dayyy