actually good romance books 💋

[@GaryMcSnail]

just when i was thinking "i wonder when lexi will upload again. i miss her"

[@sophier6504]

Literally same dude

[@miraculous_posts1810]

Yeah. Didn’t wanna ask/ put pressure on creators but was thinking the same thing

[@NaomiJefferson-jf2nv]

Same😭

[@louco7139]

Saaame haha

[@jackiechan9928]

Same😂😂

[@VeronicaP-l2u]

On a more personal note with Lexi asking how are you doing I am officially 125 day clean and feeling so happy that we got a new Newlynova video

[@MC-lm7de]

Congratulations!!🎉

[@sissybean8797]

happy for you!

[@sabiha.sayeed]

You go, Veronica! Amazing person! ❤

[@Jodie96]

Congrats!🎉❤

[@haileyyjk1996]

Sending tight hugs! Congratss ❤

[@mirandaaka21]

EVERYBODY SHUT UP. mother has arrived.

[@Fuzzles326]

🤫🤫🤫

[@sillylady5558]

“I let myself feel my feelings, which is horrifying” is such a big mood

[@laurenasuzano1977]

the “only cerebral academic reads matter” to “love stories can also be beautiful and important” pipeline is truly the most freeing thing i have experienced in my past year of getting back into reading, especially as someone who used to read almost exclusively YA romance/fanfiction in middle and high school. and even though during times like these it can feel frivolous and silly to seek solace in light entertainment, i always find that it reminds me to be grateful for the privilege i have to find comfort and community in books, no matter how thought-provoking or serious the subject matter is.

[@sopphic]

as a uni student with chronic anxiety i could not relate more 😭🩷

[@TheOriginalDogLP]

I think a balanced approach is best to truly enjoy reading. Read some challenging fiction to tickle your brain and read some light fiction to relax and entertain yourself. Both is important and you can learn from both.

[@laurenasuzano1977]

@@TheOriginalDogLPdefinitely agree i was an english major in college and every book i read for school fundamentally changed me as a person and my view of the world, but often they dealt with subject matter that would be difficult for a lot of people to read every day. letting myself breathe in between gut wrenching (but necessary and still amazing) reads has allowed me to expand my horizons and honestly just be a more enthusiastic reader in general. :)

[@mysterious-gazelle]

I really relate to that, letting go has allowed me to re-discover reading. I went from reading 3 books in 2022 to 44 in 2023 and 66 in 2024. I read such a huge variety of genres now, and I enjoy all of them so much more than if I kept that 'only cerebral academic reads matter' mentality. So nice to be able to have fun reading again, it feels the same way it did when I was a kid :)

[@nemenems.mp3]

I had to make a list for myself HAHA FLUFF 17:01 - Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert 20:36 - Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood 22:00 - Half A Soul by Olivia Atwater 24:02 - Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuinston TURMOIL 26:10 - Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan 28:20 - Seven Days in June by Tia Williams 30:42 - The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang A GOOD MIX 34:19 - Book Lovers by Emily Henry 37:25 - Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez NOT A ROMANCE BUT... 39:12 - The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller 40:39 - This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone 42:34 - The Cruel Prince by Holly Black 44:41 - Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howard

[@Steph4973]

Thank you!!!

[@racingraindrops_]

You're an angel!

[@enpeyarblank]

a) thank you!! b) imo it's important to note that Time War was co-written by Gladstone and Amal El-Mohtar

[@nemenems.mp3]

@@enpeyarblank oh thank you! That's on me, I didn't see the other name 😅

[@mohirashaikh3825]

Lol same

[@bellacrowley9973]

“Not-great November” you understand your audience’s demographic so well 💐

[@markkajc]

I would be incredibly surprised if Lexi had accidentally built a MAGA audience

[@Politoed89]

that pyramid tells me that you and i have a similar struggle with romance books: i love men who are pathetic and going through mental turmoil and maybe a bit miserable, but i also need him to actually be a good guy that treats his love interest right, even if he slips up sometimes. as a fanfic reader, i was never here for snape, edward cullen, or sasuke. finding a romance book that succeeds at both is actually pretty hard, but it always hits SO good when it does. eager to see what you recommend....

[@RachaelsBookclub]

There’s a reason claiming Team Jacob is a serious matter

[@Gopiga-ku3go]

@@RachaelsBookclub I just now finished reading the book ong, I've not really seen such a complex character written in a tender manner, loved Jacob

[@jassmine9797]

​@@Gopiga-ku3go what's the name of the book pls ?

[@Gopiga-ku3go]

@@jassmine9797 Yours truly by Abby Jimenez

[@jassmine9797]

@@Gopiga-ku3go thank you

[@criesincryptid]

Feeling so called out about the need for yearning, I think the tension is so so necessary for enjoyment, I'll definitely be picking some of these up for winter break :)

[@flyingfox3296]

The need for yearning is seared into my brain ever since I first saw Roy x Riza (Fullmetal Alchemist).

[@lollybogs]

Yearning vs Lusting are forever-fighting deities. And I have a chosen side. I worship the Yearn.

[@brennanspaulding1381]

"I will not be brainwashed by a pretty brown-haired girl with glasses into liking Ali Hazelwood"- my girlfriend, who is definitely a closeted Ali Hazelwood enjoyer.

[@panicfvx]

Accurate depiction of the turmoil I face when simply looking at the love hypothesis

[@hockeygrrlmuse]

I feel like I would be able to blissfully slot into the Ali Hazelwood Enjoyer Club if only I could forget that the Large Pathetic Obsessed Male Lead is Adam Driver. I just can't do it I just cannot

[@hawaiianshirtwizzard9542]

Every time I think to myself “it’s been about a month, I wonder when the next Lexi upload is gonna be.” You invariably upload 24-48 hours later. It’s good to see you in my notifications again! You’re actually one of the big reasons that I finally have the romance genre a try because of how much you talked about Emily Henry, and I’ve said it before on your videos but I’ll say it again: her books became an obsession and now I really enjoy reading romance.

[@newlynova]

♥️♥️ an honor and a privilege sincerely

[@hawaiianshirtwizzard9542]

@ thank you for broadening my horizons! According to my stats it’s somewhere around 40 romance novels alone.

[@megafauna238]

personally i think it IS illegal to have different taste than comrade nova but in her infinite wisdom she grants mercy and that’s how you identify a true leader !

[@journeywithrosie]

I came into this as a reader looking for a nice time, but your intro section of "what makes a good romance" is actually something I am thoroughly enjoying as a writer. Thanks for the insight!

[@daniellec4235]

I remember Song of Achilles being _intensely_ popular when I first joined Tumblr back in 2012/2013. Seeing it being called "tiktok viral" just feels like return to form for it.

[@jenniferlawrenceisthebest7972]

The way I RAN to the comments!! You’re back!! We all missed you🫶🏻

[@imnotobsessedwiththat4162]

when Lexi posts my heart stops and I foam at the mouth and claw at the screen

[@Fuzzles326]

I am currently rattling the bars of my enclosure

[@hanimckenna]

fav youtuber fav book genre?? a succulent forty minute video for me on this festive evening??

[@selenasstories2976]

this needs to be a series. i need fantasy, thriller and romantasy with pie charts/pyramids!! loved this

[@rebeccawebber]

you’re only on “solid writing” in the pyramid and i’m already agreeing with my entire heart

[@AndreaMGC]

Your videos are such comfort watches for me. The charts you make, the way you speak, how thoughtfully you present information, the way you rock every so slightly back and forth when you talk... like everything about your videos feels like a warm cup of tea.

[@suzzzzanna]

I love your pyramid take! I think for me I think of that top one more as a “why should I give a f***”. If you’re a really empathetic person emotions can be exhausting and the real world can burn through a lot of that emotional bandwidth. If I’m going to really open my heart up to the emotional turmoil of fictional characters there has to be something that makes the roller coaster worth investing in. A lot of time with romance it can just be that when I read “the end” I feel a little better about the human condition or general warm, fuzzy, borderline parasocial “I’m just so happy for you two crazy kids!” energy.

[@beccac6812]

Thank you for your honesty about your November and how it affected you: I relate heavily , and totally understand and was also happy to see you uploading again!

[@notmimimarquez]

In the DEPTHS of finals, seeing no joy in this dark, cruel world when Lexi uploads and my day, NAY! Week, is saved

[@CMAlongi]

Do I read romance? No. Do I still watch this whole video beginning to end while I knit? Absolutely.

[@rovilan]

Can you give me a rec of whatever you read? ❤

[@browniemouse2488]

​​@@rovilanI'm not the original commenter but I love giving out unsolicited non romance book recs lol. Notes on an execution by danya kufafka is an amazing book I read recently, hope you love it too!

[@rovilan]

@@browniemouse2488 lol love that I don't mind getting rec from anyone tbh I love how people have different opinions on art , I think of books as an art 🫶🏻

[@CMAlongi]

@@rovilan I'm currently re-reading WILD SWANS by Jung Chang, which is the best non-fiction book I've ever read. It's a family autobiography; the author is a historian who specializes in 20th Century China, and she does a fantastic job of detailing "here's what was going on in China at the time, why it was happening, and how it did or did not affect me and my family." It's nuts. Her grandma was a warlord's concubine, her mom smuggled detonators into a city for Communists while her dad was a guerrilla fighter, and she herself was a Red Guard as a teenager. You can go in knowing absolutely NOTHING about modern Chinese history and finish the book with a much more comprehensive understanding of what went down in one of the most insane time periods of that nation.

[@rovilan]

@@CMAlongi thanks 👍🏻

[@Prisoner619B]

I know you had a specific reason to do this kind of video for romance novels, but I'd love to hear your recommendations of other genres, too! :D Always great to hear people go on about things they clearly love so much!

[@brightlights956]

It’s kinda sad that you have to be so defensive over simply wanting a book free of incessant grammatical errors 😭 like that does not make you elitist or pretentious lol

[@newlynova]

this is what i'm sayingggg

[@emmakuszynski5173]

When Lexi brings out the white board, I know it’ll be a good video

[@byambernicole]

Pausing at a 20:44 to say a resounding THANK YOU for the Check and Mate supremacy!! Ali put SOMETHING in that book because why have I thought about it ever since I finished it?? I have experienced nothing quite like the absolute mess of kicking feet and giggling since I read it and it makes me so sad

[@hananhafizal6447]

THIS IS ME RN I finished it in like seven hours this book had a grip on me

[@alli_416]

this pyramid is the most accurate thing I have ever seen about my personal taste in books. like you literally read my mind

[@alli_416]

also I don’t understand how this is not basic criteria for most people bc to me these are just the basic building blocks of a solid, at least 8/10 story

[@evachanthavong7358]

so happy that you're back!! but also so happy that you took time for yourself!! you could take a 5 year break and i'd still be rewatching your videos with a smile, waiting for the next one :)

[@small_and_dangerous2068]

15:16 “A Reason For It All” sounds like my version of wanting substance in a romance novel. There’s so many cut and paste contrived plots that feel like a re-rinse of every small town romance or Hallmark-esque movie. Give me something unique in the story beyond what I’m expecting. Give me characters with surprising flaws. Give me side characters I’m weirdly invested in. Give me original and funny and cute banter. Give me trope switching, the turning of a trope, or no trope. Give me realistic situations that challenge the characters. Make these characters feel like living breathing people, because I want PEOPLE to fall in love. Not caricatures. Don’t give me a book marketed as romance that’s honestly just deserving of the AO3 tag “plot? We don’t know her”. I don’t want a backdrop and half thought out unoriginal plot just for the characters to have a reason to have sex. Give me a plot and a backdrop that makes me cry when they are intimate because it makes me believe that love *exists* Sorry, really passionate about this lol.

[@AkA-sw7rl]

And do you have recommendations? 😊

[@mariamaali5423]

yes yees yessss

[@nizekoh]

any recommendations pls? hehe

[@small_and_dangerous2068]

@@nizekoh yes! So I also love Abby Jimenez Ali Hazelwood, and Emily Henry. Would recommend them. Ali Hazelwood sometimes is an occasional miss from me… I find that her men are all built the same way and don’t often have as much characterization as her female leads. But it depends on the novel and it’s usually just a small gripe. I have enjoyed quite a few Christina Lauren books like Love and Other Words, Something Wilder, and The Unhoneymooners! Today, Tonight, Tomorrow and the second book in the duology by Rachel Lynn Solomon is very good. I love her books. I also love See You Yesterday by her. A cute YA romance that I enjoyed in was Dungeons and Drama by Kristy Boyce. Two other YA romances I enjoy are both by Lynn Painter. Better Than the Movies and The Do-Over. There is a sequel to Better Than the Movies but I haven’t read it yet. I recently read Out On A Limb by Hannah Bonham-Young and it was fantastic. Touched on a lot of unique themes and I like the way the main conflict was handled. Frankly in Love by David Yoon is fantastic. Explores being a first generation immigrant and growing up not knowing how to separate your roots from where you’re currently growing up. As someone who has never had that experience, I valued the perspective of the author and learned a lot. It was impactful for me. I hope this helps! :) I likely missed a few but these are some that stick out to me

[@small_and_dangerous2068]

@@AkA-sw7rl yes! So I also love Abby Jimenez Ali Hazelwood, and Emily Henry. Would recommend them. Ali Hazelwood sometimes is an occasional miss from me… I find that her men are all built the same way and don’t often have as much characterization as her female leads. But it depends on the novel and it’s usually just a small gripe. I have enjoyed quite a few Christina Lauren books like Love and Other Words, Something Wilder, and The Unhoneymooners! Today, Tonight, Tomorrow and the second book in the duology by Rachel Lynn Solomon is very good. I love her books. I also love See You Yesterday by her. A cute YA romance that I enjoyed in was Dungeons and Drama by Kristy Boyce. Two other YA romances I enjoy are both by Lynn Painter. Better Than the Movies and The Do-Over. There is a sequel to Better Than the Movies but I haven’t read it yet. I recently read Out On A Limb by Hannah Bonham-Young and it was fantastic. Touched on a lot of unique themes and I like the way the main conflict was handled. Frankly in Love by David Yoon is fantastic. Explores being a first generation immigrant and growing up not knowing how to separate your roots from where you’re currently growing up. As someone who has never had that experience, I valued the perspective of the author and learned a lot. It was impactful for me. I hope this helps! :) I likely missed a few but these are some that stick out to me

[@Khestri_]

The amount of joy I feel when reading any Ali Hazelwood novel is unparalleled

[@arushigupta890]

U ALWAYS ARE A SHINING LIGHT DURING FINALS WEEK. I’m so glad to see this

[@kate.b97]

Than you so much for the authenticity at the end. I’m right there with you and I really appreciate you giving us a fun goofy time despite it all! ❤

[@vanessao-97]

the way the universe knew i needed this video as my cure for my sickness 🙂‍↕️ so glad to have you back!

[@Mazygolucky]

Thank you for including Sunburn at the end because that’s exactly the kind of book I’m looking for rn. Sapphic with religious trauma who likes indie alternative music is me to a T. And I am craving a sapphic yearning book.

[@katherinemcentee4989]

She’s alive! I’ve been missing her videos!

[@EvilAngel1227]

I love your personality. Even when we have a different opinion on a book I’m still fully entertained and I really appreciate that. Also your earrings are cute.

[@mohirashaikh3825]

17:10 Get a life eve brown (read twice)❤ 20:22 Check and mate (read twice)❤ 21:55 half a soul 24:05 Red white and royal blue❤ 26:05 before I let go 28:07 7 days in june ❤❤ 30:40 the heart principle 33:25 book lovers(emily henry)❤ 36:10 part of your world(abby Jimenez) 39:05 the song of achilles (DNF-ed not cause it was bad but cause "why would you do this to me") 40:39 this is how you lose the time war 42:45 the cruel prince ❤❤ 44:35 sunburn Omg NOT a single book that I don't like (that i have read)... this comment is just my TBR now like the BANG it started with is just making we wanna read all of them even the ones i have alredy read. So in conclusion I can attest to Lexi's good taste in romance ✨️ go and read all of them... I know im going to Edit: the hearts are the books that I have read...

[@katydid003]

I can’t tell you how much I’ve needed some Lexi humor. Nothing cheers me up like a matcha and seeing you pull out a white board 😅

[@ketterdamned]

She came back for the girlies when we needed her most.

[@Munksfan1]

also I love your longer videos, do not worry about making a video too long... I will watch the whole thing

[@marygrace3665]

regarding the top of the pyramid: i think of these things as justification and unity of elements. each narrative choice feels justified and unified with every other choice. the thematic content of the book has unity with the stylistic choices of the author.

[@rubyfoxall1656]

hearing that you also used to work at a college writing center 1) is so relatable and 2) makes SO much sense.

[@SML98SML]

Lexi, I have read so many of your book recommendations this year as part of my goal to read more books, and you truly never miss! Act your age, Eve Brown and Seven Days and June were both STRONG 5 stars for me, and I loved your description of the pyramid which perfectly encapsulates everything right with those books, though for very different reasons. I could not empathize more as someone who also developed her taste in romance by rabidly reading fanfiction and compulsively filtering AO3 for slow burns, LOL. So... you know I just added half these books to my library holds list!

[@JosephineeeXx]

I've never watched your videos before so it was so funny to me that you started this video off with a disclaimer that you're known as someone who goes on romance hate rants, and then started talking with such passion about some of my absolute favorite romance novels. I am a true romance novel lover, but I wholeheartedly agree that so many booktok recs absolutely suck. After watching your video last week, I read Check & Mate and Seven Days In June over the weekend and fell in absolute love. Going to read the other 2 books from your list I hadn't read yet over Christmas break and I'm already looking forward! Romance when done right is the absolute BEST. Thanks for the recommendations!

[@wonderaves4357]

i just finished my last final and i desperately needed this. thank u for existing

[@IsabellaLondonLife]

This is the EXACT video I've been looking for!! As soon as you recommended Talia Hibbert after that pyramid I knew I could trust these recommendations

[@london2753]

She knew we needed a video to get us through finals!!!! Thanks Lexi

[@bubblegumnnebula]

Ugh I love what you said at the end. I was NOT okay after the election. I cried so hard I burst the capillaries under my eyes. It also took me a long time to be okay after. And in some ways, I'm not. But your channel, other booktubers, and books in general are what kept me going, and will keep me going for the next 4 (+) years. Books are such beautiful forms of escapism and I'm so thankful I can forget this terrible world in favor of entering a new one for a brief period of time. Thank you spreading your love of reading, it's such a comfort to know that I'm not alone in this despair and that we can all connect over the same love and passion for literature.

[@strawberryhairclips]

Your videos absolutely make a difference even if they feel silly. They're such a bright spot in many people's lives. ❤

[@downrighteerie17]

I very much enjoy the way you talk about books in general, but especially ones that you enjoyed - your thoughts and opinions are so well articulated, engaging, and convincing. I've read nearly all the books you recommended in this video and I agree that they are some of the best of the most popular titles going around these days. I've been reading romance for over 25 years so I've been through a lot of the good/bad/ugly about the genre, and I will forever appreciate creators like you who don't dismiss it wholesale and preach the value of love stories to the world at large 💖 Thanks for all that you do, Lexi! Happy holidays!

[@annareade]

i’ve been checking my youtube like a crazy person for the last few weeks hoping for a new video! glad you’re back :)

[@CharlottesShelves]

I love the detail that you go into with each book, it's so deeply appreciated! It give such a strong flavour of what each text is about or could be, I love it. It really helps inform my TBR or book buying! x

[@audrey-xo7on]

I find lexi's voice so satisfying I never skip the sponsorships

[@1book1review]

I just loved how clear you are on what you want from your characters. That is so helpful. Thanks.

[@francescakyanda9182]

Finally a video for me to watch over and over again!!

[@cosmicsailor8733]

I really only recently discovered your channel through your roasting videos, but when I say this was literally The perfect video for me to come across at this exact time, I am Not Kidding. I'm trying my hand at writing a romance book, but I've recognized that I very much need to *read* more romances to really get down what makes a good one and what *I* like about them. Your romance triangle put so much into words that I haven't really been able to accurately pin down about what I want to see in my own writing, and all your recommendations are absolutely things that sound like I should look into them. I've been struggling with *finding* books I want to read because there are just So Many Romances out there, so thank you for making this video!

[@miraculous_posts1810]

The QUALITY of ur videos ✨✨ 💯🥹🩷

[@Emilymazz5787]

Red, White, and Royal Blue is FOR SURE laced with something because it is sooooooooooo good!! I reread it the week of the election in an attempt to protect my sanity

[@catys.m9108]

I thought that one was badly written and so wattpad cringey I couldn’t even finish it, it’s to this day one of the few books I didn’t finish 😭

[@raoumsindy333]

Since your opinion on " Twisted Game" matched mine while the whole WORLD loved it! I knew I'd trust everything you say.

[@ch33rtila]

My monthly serotonin has been delivered, thank you!

[@revanhart]

I watch a few different BookTubers, and I’ve seen some of these recommendations before, but your video is the one that has really convinced me to pick them up (the ones I haven’t already read, anyway). Why? Because the way you smile with such pure, unbridled, irrepressible *joy* when you talk about how much you love these books communicates more than a thousand spoken praises ever could. It’s so wonderful to see a kindred spirit, and I’m very much looking forward to kicking off my 2025 with some great romance. :)

[@Meg_Sprite]

19:27 TLH will always be my favorite Ali Hazelwood, but I do think Check & Mate is her best written book. I LOVED it so much

[@boimaclarke-jx7qi]

I LOVE THE ROMANCE BOOKS YOU TALK ABOUT.I KNOW LOVE TAKES TIME AND FRIENDSHIP FOREVER

[@elliotfilming]

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE

[@dinhtlananh]

the way you described sunburn was PERFECT

[@daisymae6]

Every time you talk about Emily Henry I unintentionally think about Henry Emily from Five Nights At Freddy’s and it confuses me every time until I realise

[@discountpeachesyt]

Sunburn is criminally underrated and I'm glad you're giving it the recognition it deserves

[@akalavender]

Love that Half A Soul and The Heart Principle showed up on this list! Those are 2 favorites of mine as well. Half A Soul carries the Regency romance genre imo and it's got magic, so I love it all the more. The Heart Principle really hit home. I love that whole series for it's autism representation, but that one specifically for its look into caregivers. I read it when I was considering quitting being a teacher and I connected it to that experience in a really deep way. For any lovers of the fluff portion of this list who have read them all already, I'd recommend With Love, From Cold World by Alicia Thompson! I really connected to the FMC, and there's a great cast of side characters who are a great example of a queer friend group.

[@jennaaguirre6013]

Sunburn sounds so up my alley! I can’t read romance, but love literary books with romance like Song of Achilles and How to Lose the Time War

[@nicolelynch7081]

As a Certified Lexi Supporter, I think you should upload the video even if, to the outside world, the time has passed. It is still the right time in our hearts, and that's all that matters. #FreeTheVideo #YouMissAllTheShotsYouDontTake #LiveLaughLoveTheVideo

[@newlynova]

LMAO we will seeeeee if i get around to finishing it!!!

[@readingwarlock]

The way I have a favorite from each category ✨ now I have to add the rest to my tbr. I thought I wasn’t a romance girlie but, thankfully, some of these books opened my eyes

[@sophieemiliamitura4322]

lexii, hii i missed ur recs (they never fail)

[@purplemochi6206]

I was sold the moment you mentioned yearning in the romance pyramid. Saving this video forever-you’ve just earned a new subscriber. KZbin, keep the good video recs coming! 😂❤

[@anitanwokolo6440]

I JUST HAVE TO SAY, enough people are not talking about KATHERINE CENTRE, I think she writes great books that fall right into "a good mix" criminally underrated. Honorable mention: Lindsey Kelk.

[@eliza.the.earthling]

Thank you for these because I find many romance books sound like they aren't my thing (I generally don't like rom-coms in movie or book form) but a few of these actually sound intriguing haha

[@aeonism]

lexi ur back!!!!! loveddd the video --- i've read (and enjoyed) 7 of the books you talked abt here so i'm excited to try out the rest ☺ my personal rec for u is cat sebastian's you should be so lucky which is a historical (like 1960s not like victorian or regency) romance featuring a flopping baseball player and a news reporter and it has Basically Everything in ur pyramid, trust

[@downrighteerie17]

This was one of my fave books of the year! Cat Sebastian has been delivering excellent romances for like a decade, but something about You Should Be So Lucky just hit hard and hit great.

[@manzanaCrypt5924]

I thought it was gonna be 4 books, BUT its four categories of books ----- YAY! Also, video idea - you going over tropes done well vs done poorly with examplesssss - I'd love to see more whiteboard drawings haha

[@elizabethmeredith591]

The way I am DESPERATE for her to read Heaven Official’s Blessing. She needs yearning ✅ She needs angst ✅ A reason ✅ Chemistry ✅ Well written Characters ✅ Immersion ✅ The only thing is that it’s been translated from Chinese, but they’ve done an incredible job of doing so. It’s such a guttural need for her to read these books.

[@brigostore]

sameee, or scum villain self saving system tbh i feel like if youre a fanfic person its the funniest book to read

[@newlynova]

This is actually on my book shelf!! at least the first book, so on my radar for sure :)

[@asaltyem0826]

The best part of my month is when a video appears on this channel. thank you for helping me write a paper today.

[@lindslovely]

Is it okay if my 5 paragraph submission is APA instead of MLA? Great video!

[@newlynova]

this is acceptable yes

[@londonfogreads]

SUNBURN!!! i just finished it and i loved it so much, so glad to see it here!

[@noodlesxpusheen4life805]

Lock in, Lexi just uploaded

[@alesmusings]

the serotonin boost I get when I see a new video of yours

[@toqa6735]

13:06 im coughing at my hot drink 😂

[@jerikalien7428]

i love all the books in the kiss quotient, the bride test is definitely my fluffy favorite, but the heart principle really hits me in the feels

[@harbunny]

16:33 At least she’s self aware

[@zeinasherif826]

WELCOME BACK LEXI!!!! thank you for posting after such a horrible last month. you somehow always know the perfect time to post

[@esabasicbooktuber]

you're so real for the cruel prince, it got me out of the biggest reading slump ever

[@estellecuriel690]

i’m so late to this video but the fact it’s because i’ve been in arcane hyperfixation & reading caitvi fics somehow makes this vid feel even more like a lil treat

[@vn22719]

i have cried -- sobbed -- while reading each emily henry novel lol. (and usually bc of the main character's arc separate from the romance) thanks for the recs x

[@phsyco8683]

Had to rewatch old videos cause Lexi talking gives me a dopamine rush. Thank you for uploading!!!

[@greenbabb5026]

I don't want to put a ton of pressure on you, but truly, your videos have been the only thing to get me through the last two weeks of holiday peak season for my workplace. Thank you for posting and being such a wonderful person to listen to

[@rosesthornsandreads]

no bc when i say that your videos are fundamental to how i cope with my flare-ups i'm being so serious. like i've had a few pretty bad burnout/depression/other chronic illness flareups that left me kind of incapable of doing anything over the course of the last three or so months and your videos have been so so helpful and such a bright spot for me when i'm in the trenches. genuinely thank you for existing xoxo

[@newlynova]

[@HoodwinkFalls]

Every time you update my day gets a little better. nearly every time your reccommend a book I absolutely adore it. you are the reason i started reaching out and experimenting with new genres and found some of my favourite books

[@theapenning8944]

Sunburn is one of my favourite books from this year, so it's great to hear you talk about it. It deserves so much more hype!!

[@violetpopova4230]

i just finished reading “nightmare before kissmas” and i didn’t expect much of it with it being new and the sara raasch’s first steps in the genre, but it was geniunely so amazing, i gave it 5/5 people say it’s similar to red white and royal blue in a way, so i guess i’ll get on that one too after this video o7

[@Me-ss2gq]

The way I was hoping you would talk about at least one of the Brown Sisters books bc I adore them and Eve Brown was the FIRST BOOK you mentioned!!! TASTE