Book Buzz Words + Things I Like in Books 🥰

[@ValancyStirling2297]

"I'm not picky at all. I just know what I like." 🤣🤣 So true!!

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

I need that on a shirt! 🤣😁

[@autumnbreeze5364]

This will be my new tagline when people tell me I'm a picky reader.😂

[@Celestria]

Oh my gosh, it is so refreshing to see the man and woman BOTH be Christians in books. I really wish it happened more often. A godly faith filled man praying on page, swoon 😍

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

Yes, yes, yes! 👏🏻🥰

[@rileystanch3357]

Oooo, I’ve never thought about what my book buzzwords would be… Hmm… Books with “Moon” or “Night” in the title catch my eye (although sometimes I change my mind when I see what the book is about 😂), also books with “Little” in the title (I.e. The Little Prince). I also love books with strong, innocent friendship dynamics, especially in children, and fun plays on words throughout the book. I have a “Garden” recommendation for you… (it’s a children’s novel, but it is soooo precious): Tom’s Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce. So cute! And the clock in that book is the coolest thing, too-it has a Bible reference on it, which is super neat.

[@StephReadsAllDay]

Great video! I love bookish books also. North Carolinian here and definitely agree with the "y'all" spelling. I have always used the word "y'all" and always spelled it this way. I'm not sure I have ever seen it spelled the other way around where I am from. 😊

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

Oh, good! You passed the test and get a good star! 😁⭐️ I feel like I see it often, so I’m glad that so many know the correct spelling on here, haha! 🥰

[@Celestria]

We have a lot of buzz words in common and I was just trying to figure out what video I should film today, and this is perfect, so thank you! Lol❤

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

Yay! I can’t wait to watch your video and buzz words, Celestria! 😁🥰

[@melamoris6728]

Have you ever heard of the Texas Ever After Series? They're fairytale retellings that take place in Texas. The Fairest Heart (a Snow White retelling) came out last year and the next book, If the Boot Fits (a Cinderella retelling) came out this month.

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

I have heard of them! I decided to DNF the first book because of some content (the villain) but I plan to read the second book soon! The covers are lovely! 🥰 Thank you for the recommendation! 💗

[@RebekahAshleigh]

Road trips, Outer Banks, and Newfoundlands, are my biggest buzz words. 😄 If the book has a Newfoundland or road trip or is set in the Outer Banks, I’m definitely checking it out. I do also love friendship themes and fake dating. And obviously if it's set in Idaho that's always cool too! Oh! And I don’t say “y’all”. I say “you guys”.😂 Or sometimes “you all” .😂😂

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

I knew those were your buzz words, hahaha! Always on the hunt for those for you! 😁 So close with the “you all”, haha! 😁😂

[@rachelpalmer5185]

Girl I’m totally with you on the y’all🤣 I’m a born and raised Oklahoma girl. I understand👏🏻👏🏻

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

Yes!! 👏🏻😁🥰

[@hannahe.3334]

This was such a fun video!! 🤗Now I want to do a series of Instagram posts with my favorite tropes😅

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

Ooooh, yes!! If you share it, please tag me so I can see your buzz words! 😁🥰

[@SodbusterLiving]

Flower books that I really enjoyed as a teen was the Bellamy Sisters series by Ginny Aiken: Magnolia, Lark, and Camellia (Camellia is my favorite)

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

Oooh, I’ve read a few books by that author years ago, but now those! I will have to check them out! Thank you for sharing! 💗🥰

[@lyrathompson2195]

I also love the friends-to-more trope! One book I recommend is On the Fence by Kasie West. All of her books, at least of the ones I've read so far, are clean.

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

Ah, thank you for the recommendation! I’ve read some of her books, but not share about that one! I will have to check it out! 💕😁

[@AWheelz]

This is my first year starting a tea garden as well😄 I love learning about medicinal herbs and teas! Me and my mom just went on a plant shopping spree on Monday lol

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

Ahhh! I love that!! What kinds of plants did y’all get? Anything specific you want to have in your tea garden?

[@AWheelz]

@@LindseyfromBFCG I bought some chamomile, bee balm, echinacea and lavender. We also got some strawberries, blueberries and rhubarb. I’m hoping to get a couple of roses as well, but me and my mom don’t really know where we want to put them. My favourite purchase though is my aloe vera! I’ve always wanted one after seeing my grandmother’s! She would always use it when I got cuts or burns. What plants do you have in your tea garden so far?

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

@AWheelz oooooh, I love the list and rhubarb?! I love that pick! I haven’t had rhubarb in years 😂😁 And I totally understand the dilemma of not knowing where to put potential plant purchases, haha! I’m very guilty about buying first and then figuring it out later 😁 Let’s see, I have Butterfly Pea (purple!), Calendula, Feverfew, Comfrey, Arnica Montana, Anise, Lavender, Bergamot and then I did Peppermint, Apple mint, Spearmint, and Lemon Balm in their own pots because I didn’t trust them to not take over the garden bed! 😂😁

[@AWheelz]

@@LindseyfromBFCG Wow! You have a lot of really good ones! I’ll have to add some of those to my list! I have everything in pots so far, but I want to plant my echinacea and bee balm in the ground once we know where we want them. But yeah, I don’t trust my mint enough to put it in the ground😂 I love rhubarb! Technically I love any plant with giant leaves, but rhubarb is edible too so it scores a bit higher than the rest lol.

[@autumnbreeze5364]

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who talks to my books when they fall.😂 I believe we have quite a few buzz words in common. I do truly enjoy the 'friends to more' trope as it is so cute. If you happen to have a few books pertaining to that trope to share I would be thankful. Also, I agree with your dystopian books opinion. I do miss the fiction because now some things don't seem too far off. (I have attempted Divergent and was not a fan, but then again I prefer clean reads, as you do.) You are growing a tea garden? I have wanted to try that as well because I am such a fan of tea! Honestly, I would enjoy a video of your garden stuff if you are open to it. Tropes: friends to more - cf contemporary ya - bookstores - (I have mixed feelings on love triangles.) - several others but they have vacated my mind

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

So sorry for the late reply to you, girl! Thank you so much though for watching and for commenting! 💗🥰 Here’s some Friend to more books for the Christian Genre that I’ve enjoyed! 💕 “Off the Chain” by Janice Thompson (light) 💕 “Wedding Belles” by Janice Hanna Thompson 💕 “First Date” by Krista McGee (they’re friends first) 💕 “To Steal a Heart” by Jen Turano (half this and half Second Chance) 💕 “Caught by Surprise” by Jen Turano 💕 “Countdown” by Lynette Eason (interested in other but just friends) 💕 “To Spark a Match” by Jen Turano (friends first) I’ll be sharing a garden tour in my upcoming reading vlog, so I hope you enjoy it too! 😁🥰 Books About Books (Bookish) 📚 “The Story People” by Heather Kauffman 📚 “The Bookshop of Secrets” by Mollie Rushmeyer 📚 “Lady of Jayne Disappears” by Joanne Davidson Politano 📚 “To Spark a Match” by Jen Turano 📚 Secrets of Mary’s Bookshop series 📚 Secrets of the Blue Hill Library series 📚 “Shadows of Swanford Abbey” by Julie Klassen (light)

[@MorgansEndlessBookshelf]

I'm from Tennessee, and I definitely spell y'all correctly. 😂😂😂 The Kensington Chronicles by Lori Wick takes place during the late 1800s/early 1900s, but it's in England. (Also, I do remember one conversation in book one you might be uncomfortable with.) We'd had a conversation about Emma, so to add to the suggestion, it also has matchmaking. Melanie Dickerson's books surprised me at my recent reread, with both of them having a faith in most of the books. It was a very pleasant surprise. Deadly Disclosures by Julie Cave is about an FBI agent. But it does have strong themes of alcoholism, depression, and suicide, so I'm not sure if you'd like it. Also the TV show Sue Thomas FB Eye. Though I feel like you've mentioned that show before.... Some of my buzzwords are found family and a man devoted to a child. Yes, I think both of those are present in MBS. 😂😂😂

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

You get a good star, then, hahaha! 😁⭐️ Thank you for all the recommendations, Morgan! 🥰 Emma definitely interests me with the matchmaking! It’s the longest book of hers, I think, though, so I’m a little nervous to have it be my first Jane Austen book. 😅 Sue Thomas FB Eye is so good! My mom wants to binge them again soon 😂😁 Yes! MBS is great for both of those! I forgot to mention the Found Family trope, but I do really like that one as well-especially with friend groups! 🥰

[@sarahstangledtales]

So funny, I grew up in TN and always knew y’all was spelled this way not…whatever that other way is supposed to be. 😂 Not sure about my buzz words, I’ll have to think about that! Also pretty positive The Lady of Lanaria had both main characters with strong faiths-not sure if this was the one you had in mind or not, but it was the first one I thought of when you mentioned it. Also I TOTALLY love dystopian too! So sad they don’t publish many good ones anymore. 😢 I do have a few suggestions for you! (Sorry if some of these are repeats!) Christian Dystopian - Midnight Hours series (will be wrapped up this year!) - Makenzie Gray (aka Michaela Bush) Dystopianish Manga - Library Wars: Love and War - Kiiro Yumi Awkward around girls MMC + Rapunzel retelling + squeaky clean - Diamond - Kirsten Fichter

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

Oooh, good! You get a good star, Sarah! 😁⭐️ Ah! Wasn’t it that one?? 🧐 Hmm, maybe, hahaha! I still don’t remember! 😅 Oh! Thank you so much for all the recommendations! I will definitely check these all out for sure! (And no worries for any duplicates, the more I hear about them the more my brain remembers them! 😂😅)

[@annahall6849]

So fun! I loved many of these too. I’d add Christian regency-love to read it but wouldn’t want to live then 😅

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

Oooh, yes, exactly!! Love the balls and the matchmaking, but, no, I don’t want to live there either! 😁👏🏻

[@ValancyStirling2297]

When you said encouraging male leads, I immediately thought of the main guy from Mind the Gap! One of my favorite male leads ever! ❤

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

Yes!! Her male leads are just the best! 🥹😁🥰💗😍

[@mariannej8454]

In addition to books featuring libraries and tea, I also like home decorating/remodeling (ex. A Christmas by the Sea by Melody Carlson), vacation/travel themes, cozy shelter during storms and family and friends that encourage/help/support each other. My recommendation for Christian suspense featuring an FBI character is The Negotiator by Dee Henderson.

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

I still haven’t tried a Dee Henderson book, I need to! Thank you for the recommendation, sweet friend! 💗 Here’s a few I’ve thought of for those: •”The Swindler’s Daughter” by Stephania McGee (remodeling) •”Saving Sailor” by Renee Riva (vacation) •”Charting the Course” by Leslea Wahl (unwanted vacation) •”Gone to the Dog” series (encouraging friend group-which you already know, it has to mention it anyway! 😁) • Most of Erynn Mangum’s series have encouraging friend groups as well (particularly the Carrington Springs trilogy and the Maya Davis series!)

[@mariannej8454]

@@LindseyfromBFCG Thank you for the recommendations! Dog Days of Summer is the next Gone to the Dogs series book on my TBR. I will search my library catalogs for the other books.

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

@mariannej8454 yay! I hope you like that one too! 😁🐶🥰

[@JanellyValdezC]

Dystopian books! YES!!

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@Celestria]

The pre Christian fiction wattpad days 😂 Some of those wattpad stories scarred me for life

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

Honestly! 😬😅😂

[@bridget3353]

Kate's innocence (Kates case files) Sarah Holman- Encouraging male lead, MMC prays for/about the FMC, FBI main characters, amazing faith content, fantastic friend group (Kind of a found family trope), and MC's are friends first/best friends.

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

Ahh! I’ve been meaning to read this series for years! You definitely just bumped it up for me, thank you!! 😁🥰

[@bridget3353]

@@LindseyfromBFCG 🥳🥳🥳

[@caseyr4188]

Thank you for what you do here!

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

Aww, thank you so much! 💗

[@JanellyValdezC]

I'm a Boston native so I love when books take place there!

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

Aww, how fun! I feel like a lot of books set in Boston have to do with the Boston Tea Party, but some other recommendations would be: • “From This Moment” by Elizabeth Camden • “Against the Wind” by Elizabeth Camden also the “Tradewinds” series by Taylor Bennett is mainly set in Hawaii but the family is from Boston! I feel like Janice Thompson also has an older contemporary one, but I can’t recall which one. I may be getting it mixed up with Philadelphia though 🧐

[@JanellyValdezC]

Thank you so much! Adding these to my TBR 😊

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

Yay! I hope you enjoy them! 🥰💗

[@Celestria]

I have never seen anyone put the apostrophe like ya'll, what the heck 🤣🤣 I usually don't type it with any apostrophe because I'm too lazy to add it. I need to make it autocorrect it for me.

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

Seriously?! I feel like I see it so often (hence the rant 😂) hahaha, autocorrect can be helpful-until you get a new phone and it autocorrects y’all to tall for a while 🤣

[@author.s.j.palmer4137]

Was so scared I was going to misspell y’all! But fear not, this Oklahoman didn’t fail.

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

Hahaha, yay! You get a gold star! 😁⭐️

[@MollyMcTernan]

This was such a fun video idea! It was fun to see you mention the Gone to the Dog series because I just finished the first one in the series (per your recommendation!). I did want to ask you something, though, that really stood out from the book... Why was the word 'murderer' spraypainted on the the wall? That part of the mystery was never resolved, right?

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

Oooh, if I remember right it was a woman who’s dog passed away? Let me relook at my copy when I get home and double check, but I think it was answered!

[@pens_and_peonies]

Hmm. I'm not a huge romance fan but, Praying male leads! I am throughly intrigued. Other buzzwords are Faith, fantasy, dystopian and art. As for suggestions Family: Savvy Code breaking: The Greystone secrets series Friend group: Anne of windy poplars

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

Oooh, thank you so much for the recommendations! 🥰🫶🏻 For art, you may like “Beneath the Swirling Sky” by Carolyn Leilogue. I didn’t love it, but it had a lot of art mentions!

[@ReadBrucey]

Divergent is great! Relatively lean!

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

I may try it one day! 💕

[@ReadBrucey]

Clean lol

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

@ReadBrucey I knew what you meant! 🤣😁

[@ReadBrucey]

@@LindseyfromBFCG lol I figured!

[@SodbusterLiving]

I don't know what the book on the floor is, but eye zoned in on the Clockwork Sparrow series! LOVE those! Number 1 is the way to do Y'all! And I've never been to Texas... I just edit books. LOL

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

I just got that series! I’ve heard good things about it and am really excited to try it now! 😁 Yes! 💗👏🏻

[@metallicleoraa]

I like basically all the same “tropes/buzzwords” as you. Some things I really enjoy in books but don’t find that often in Christian fiction as main characters are telephone or telegraph operator girls, secretaries, department store workers, and butlers or maids. And suspense/ mystery books involving jewel thieves, spies, or burglars, etc., not murder.

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

Oooh, I can think of some for you! •”Heart on the Line” by Karen Witemeyer (telegraph operator) •”Storing Up Trouble” by Jen Turano (department store workers) •”A Gilded Lady” by Elizabeth Camden (Secretary) •”Full Steam Ahead” by Karen Witemeyer (secretary) • Carol Cox also has three historical mysteries that might interest you! I don’t think have have murders in them, but they’re Westerns and there’s about spies, another about the newspaper industry, and the other is about a general store. I wish there were more historical mysteries with no murder! I feel like most have murders in them to add suspense. Which is fine, but sometimes it’s nice to have something else too! 😉💕

[@metallicleoraa]

@@LindseyfromBFCG thank you so much for the suggestions! 💕 Storing Up Trouble sounds like a lot fun. And I have been interested in the Carol Cox books, especially the store one. I’ve found that suspense books aren’t really usually my cup of tea, usually too heavy or creepy and I wish that there were contemporary ( and historical) mystery/suspense books without murders but still exciting, with private detectives, diplomats, bodyguards, etc.

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

@metallicleoraa I so agree! Those fields/careers could be so interesting to read about!!

[@ValancyStirling2297]

Love this video idea! Was the book you hinted at in the beginning Shine Like the Dawn by Carrie Turansky? I'm very intrigued if so! ☺️

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

👀 you have good eyes, hahaha! Thank you! 😁🥰

[@ValancyStirling2297]

I'm also looking for books with TONS of humor and banter, so any recommendations would be very welcome! ❤ One recommendation that I can give to you is A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus. I'm not sure if would enjoy it, but I'll recommend it anyway! ☺️ It's a secular but clean middle grade book set during WW2. It has some very humorous and heartwarming moments, has great sibling content, and is VERY bookish! I hope you enjoy it if you try it out! ☺️❤️

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

Oooh, tons of humor and banter screams Erynn Mangum and Jen Turano to me! You can’t go wrong with any of Erynn Mangum’s books and then Jen Turano’s “A Change of Fortune” and “After a Fashion” would be my top picks for banter from her books. 😁🥰 Oooh, yes! I have read that one! It was really sweet and enjoyable-expect the rat scene! 😅😬

[@ValancyStirling2297]

I also love friends to more! I sadly haven't found one that is an all time favorite, though. 😢

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

Same, yes! Definitely on the lookout for one! 👀💗

[@rachelreadsbooks]

For {dystopian/ Out of Time Trilogy/ Nadine Brandes (the faith is great)}, {spies/ The Gryphon Heist/ James R. Hannibal (once again, great faith)} {fairy tale retelling/ all the four kingdoms books/ Melanie Cellier} Any recs for academic/set at school but there’s more going on?? 🐹 and it’s most definitely spelled “y’all” 🤍📚

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

Oooh, thank you for the recommendations, Rachel! I’ve been curious about The Gryphon Heist since you first mentioned it! Ahh, yes!! I really enjoy academic/boarding school plots too, I totally forgot to mention that buzz word! Melanie Cellier has a fantasy series that’s set around a boarding school that I overall enjoyed. “The Hidden Mage” series. I definitely need to find more boarding school series! 😁🥰

[@t21girl]

Great video! I have a lot of the same buzz words…ie library/books/packlibrians.. spies/code breaking…but I realized I have some anti-buzz words too ie fairytale retelling si-fi magic asylum very enlightening video…chgo it’s “you guys” no contractions but my kids use y’all (drives me crazy we are not southern!) I don’t want to lose our chgo identity of you guys…prob mob inspired lol oh and it’s “pop” not soda and everything is not coke…funny how same country but different cultures

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

Oooh, thank you for sharing! And that’s hilarious your Chicago kids say y’all! 😂 That’s so true about all the different ways to say things! 😁

[@t21girl]

@@LindseyfromBFCG right! They shld speak chgo haha…but in reality our families are southern my parents just came to chgo for work before I was born…thanks for your videos stay blessed🙏🏻

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

@t21girl ah! The family influence definitely makes a difference! My dad is originally from Wisconsin and there’s definitely words I say un-Southern like or just different against the Texas norm because of him! 😂😁 Aww, thank you! 💗💗

[@amyodell7157]

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[@LindseyfromBFCG]

👏🏻👏🏻 correct! ⭐️

[@lovelydaywithholly]

Funny y’all rant…I’ve never seen anyone spell it ya’ll 😂

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

Really?! I feel like I see it everywhere-hence the rant 😂😅

[@caseyr4188]

Christian suspense limited to no romance with smart characters (if I run series was amazing). I just don’t love Christian suspense where it’s largely romance. Like chapter 1 we are already starting the romance.

[@LindseyfromBFCG]

Oooh, I still need to read the If I Run trilogy! Have you tried the Port Aster Secrets trilogy by Sandra Orchard? It follows the same characters throughout the trilogy and is lighter in the romance for sure compared to most Christian Suspense books! 💕

[@caseyr4188]

@@LindseyfromBFCG awesome thank you!