Book recommendations with a yes, no, or maybe!

[@wardahussain4684]

we dont have same tastes ive gathered 😅

[@christicastaneda9154]

Same here lol

[@Kendallsreads]

And that’s ok!😊 I’m sure there are creators out there who have recs more aligned with what you enjoy🫶🏼

[@w_ill0w]

when she said yes to fourth wing and acotar

[@Boris_sz]

too few no's 😂

[@cassidyrhoades4854]

ugh its just so hard for me to think of people liking fourth wing but not the seven year slip. to each their own !! thats the great thing about reading, is that everyone has their own opinions

[@melenalunaa]

anyone who still says they loveee forth wing has become completely untrustworthy to me because upon further inspection that book is just not good and not being able to appreciate beautiful writing is not a flex

[@wardahussain4684]

is the seven year slip similar to fourth wing?

[@vickwee5214]

@@melenalunaa hey there! Like the original comment said, to each their own. You don’t have to like the same book someone else does, and someone else most definitely does not have to like the same book you do, so that comment about “not being able to appreciate good writing” was pretty uncalled for and rude. There’s no need to bash people who enjoyed a certain book :)

[@angeliquebenavidez]

I liked both lol

[@melenalunaa]

@@vickwee5214 k? my point still stands, anyone who thinks its good literature is going to recommend some bad books.

[@whalien7222]

Couldnt even get through half of ACOTAR. Wanted to love it so bad too. I feel like i maybe would have liked it when i was younger and going through 10 billion books a week.

[@Myeahb]

The first book was okay but the second book was my favorite and I feel like it’s the reason I love the series

[@frostyantiromantic7910]

Normal People, terrible hateable characters, but amazing writing for making us hate the characters so much. Love the book.

[@lauracassin329]

they’re supposed to be relatable and realistic though

[@Dropletsojoy]

​@@lauracassin329For me they were definitely neither. Didn't feel like people like them even existed

[@lauracassin329]

@@Dropletsojoy it’s ok if it didn’t work for you!

[@guessWHOOO111]

Personally I didn't really like ACOTAR that much (didn't read the rest of the series) but to each their own ig :)

[@sophiaxoxo3200]

The first book is the worst of them I think everyone whi read the whole series would agree so if you generally like fatasy I suggest giving the rest of the series a chance

[@Megrosalie]

I can’t wait to read a lot of these books. So glad you liked fourth wing❤❤

[@sofiabottari724]

How could you say no to normal people😭😭 It's my favorite book, it's a masterpiece

[@foxyfarmer1]

Daughter of no worlds is my all time favorite fantasy series! But I get that sometimes books just don’t click

[@BUdesign]

One of the best series I’ve read!!

[@mariakara2419]

ive heard it's a bit original and refreshing 😗

[@sardonisms]

I don't do tiktok and I wasn't sure about your recs (just not big on pure romance) but your responses in the comments have convinced me to sub. I hope you'll consider posting some of your longer videos to KZbin too.

[@Kendallsreads]

Thank you for a kind comment and your support!! My experience on KZbin so far hasn’t been the warmest welcome and I really appreciate you🫶🏼 I do plan to post long form videos here and hope to get to this soon! I work in the mental health field outside of content creating so videos are made in my free time🥰 I will work on getting out some long form videos with recs (across multiple genres) soon!🩷

[@tinachoe1031]

She says yes to almost all of them. That is a deterrent for me

[@Kendallsreads]

Mostly because I only buy physical copies of ones I liked, I have other videos like this on TikTok where I name plenty I don’t like but only include a graphic of the book not a physical copy

[@Brooklyn-mb5uc]

I liked The Seven Year Slip, and I still am going to read Daughter of No Worlds ❤

[@Kendallsreads]

I didn’t hate either of them! Both still good books just didn’t captivate me, I hope you enjoy DONW🫶🏼

[@ahassett37]

commitment issues will never be an issue for me (my favorite book is a 551-chapter-long webnovel with an estimated word count around that of the entire harry potter series) (it's omniscient reader's viewpoint and it's amazing and literally shifted my worldview and how i see people and stories in general, and it raised my standards for other stories so much for what that's worth lmao--that said idk if it would align with your interests judging by the list in this video skjdfhs)

[@aimee_marisa]

How do I find this web novel! 👀

[@Milkstrology]

gutting me w the no for when the moon hatched ma’am

[@itsarubiks]

Addie Larue is FANTASTIC 10/10 would recommend

[@Kendallsreads]

It’s the book that got me back into reading🥹

[@itsarubiks]

The ending was so beautiful. No spoilers from me.

[@duru_mii]

i know it's just a short but adding some reasons for *why* you say yes or no for reccing these books would be helpful, could be some bullet point text or something. just a suggestion!

[@ren.sparks]

girl said no to the only good book in this whole list. 😂😂😂

[@Kendallsreads]

I stand behind my answers through and through. These are my opinions based on my reading experience. We are all entitled to our own taste in books

[@arminarlert6011]

Normal people?? Good book? Pfff that's funny

[@studygram_]

​@@arminarlert6011just say that you only read books for smut and don't care about actual literature.

[@arminarlert6011]

@@studygram_ No, I like actual good literature. Not pretentious writing and hollowed out characters. Try it sometime, you clearly need it if you consider Normal people as "literature"

[@ryu1305]

@@arminarlert6011It's an absolutely great book. It's raw and not scared to be hate by the mass. It's not mass appealing, not pretentious. It is expressive. Maybe not your book but to say it's funny to find it good is just pure baloney

[@lilabardd]

Fourth Wing was the worst book I read last year.

[@katgreer6113]

Same. Hard dnf.

[@HeyJuneee]

Same !

[@lilabardd]

@@HeyJuneee I think a person who reads fantasy will not like that book. The dialogues were very bad. People should read a real fantasy book about dragons!!

[@HeyJuneee]

@@lilabardd Most of people who like Fourth wing are really beginer in fantasy or read most of the time only romance books . Fourth wing is a copy paste of too many other books . The writing is really bad and it was so cringe …

[@emmapatterson9797]

Couldn’t disagree with you more, Fourth Wing is one of my FAV books - so addictive!!😊

[@littlefiddlechick1513]

Mr. Fix It and Miss Sue book is a five star from everyone who reads it! Really, there are no 4, 3 2 or 1 star reviews on this book!❤❤❤

[@baekyeol8831]

daughter of no worlds is like by far the best book of them all

[@urlocalhermit2508]

I read Heartless Hunter and it was so good, made me stare at the wall when I was finished although,,,, can’t wait for the next book release 😂

[@Kendallsreads]

Yes!!!! Need the second book so badly, we have to wait so long that I’ll probably reread it before it comes out😂

[@sunflowerbaby6926]

I guess I’m the only one who didn’t enjoy Powerless 😵‍💫

[@Pringprong]

I feel that way too. I mean it was alright, but it felt a little to hunger gamesy to me. It just felt like this author hasn’t really found her own voice as a writer yet🤷

[@bill85122]

@@Pringprongmy thoughts exactly. Too much like hunger games. It’s supposed to be enemies to lovers but from the start he really likes her and he doesn’t even try to hide it.

[@katgreer6113]

​@@bill85122I loved powerless but fr not real enemies to lovers 😭

[@jeanshelbybooks4154]

I love the range of genres here! I’m an author who obviously would love to be in someone’s yes list. 😊

[@mariakara2419]

currently reading the first absolutely yes hehe 💜

[@bloomhug]

As someone who doesnt like romance novels these kinds of videos do nothing for me. I want more recommendations that DONT include romance focused novels

[@Kendallsreads]

I am primarily a fantasy and romance reader so my recommendations will probably not be a fit for you. I suggest finding creators who read the kind of books you like and seeing what they recommend!

[@krlovn]

It's strange that half of these we're the same, half not. 😂

[@miriamrojas7198]

Flawless and ACOTAR I could not get through it.

[@tourmii]

I LOOOOOVED WTMH but one of my least favorite books is The Housemaid and basically everyone else loved it so I definitely understand having different reading preferences lol

[@nocluebutimhere9109]

What was it you disliked about daughter of no worlds? I read it a bit ago and actually rlly liked it, so I wanted to know what you didn’t like about it!

[@Kendallsreads]

I didn’t hate it, gave it 3.5/5⭐️ but it just didn’t captivate me! I felt like it was very slow at times and also the FMC annoyed me at times😅 overall wasn’t highly motivated to pick it up at any point

[@its_me_luv6941]

Fourth wing, Acotar, Powerless, When the Moon Hatched are all absolute no’s for me 😂

[@xtr4t4r4stri4l]

I’m gonna add all the books that I haven’t read that you said yes to my TBR just because I agree with all of your yeses 😂😂😂

[@myonelovee]

Need this video in list form so I can save it lol

[@asprinkleofchaos5069]

I LOVE DIVINE RIVALS! I melt every time I read it. Roman is MY MAN!

[@escapefromreality13]

omg! love your kindle cover!! where is it from?🥰

[@Kendallsreads]

I have it linked on my Amazon storefront under the perfect kindle setup! It’s so affordable and I’ve been using it for months now! I do recommend a screen protector since it has no front flap- I have the ones I used linked also. Like $10 for a set of 3🙌🏼

[@theshylockholmes]

acotar is so painfully slow it's not worth the read tbh

[@stephanieshaw8048]

You should check out the flesh and fire series by Jennifer Armentrout. So dang good. On book 3 now.

[@Lia_michelin143]

i'm currently reading powerless!

[@emmapatterson9797]

Fourth Wing is a MASSIVE YES❤❤❤

[@Kendallsreads]

Agreed!!!😍🫶🏼

[@lana4life13]

omg i’m reading the women rn and i’ve cried like 5 times and im not even halfway thru, it’s so good

[@Kendallsreads]

Yes!!! I kept count and cried over 10x by the end. Such an incredible book❤️‍🩹

[@user-bg5ei3qk1k]

I LOVE THINGS WE LEFT BEHIND

[@cande9023]

The way her maybes and nos were more interesting than all the yesses to me lol.

[@Emma24662]

Fourth wing was freaking amazing!

[@Firefly_The1andOnly]

Fr! Just finished it and I'm obsessed. Though I don't think I'll read the next book bc of how it ended 😭 (Spoiler alert) I js can't bring myself to read the next one knowing she's not gonna end up with Xaden 😭 I still might tho cuz the best part of the book is the dragons, not the relationship imo lol

[@Emma24662]

@@Firefly_The1andOnly do you wanna know if she does? Cause I personally do know…

[@Firefly_The1andOnly]

@@Emma24662 Pls dooo. I heard she didn't in Iron Flame, but I haven't heard anything about Onyx Storm.

[@Emma24662]

@@Firefly_The1andOnly from what I know so far is they end up together

[@Firefly_The1andOnly]

@@Emma24662 Ah, I see. That gives me so much relief 😅 Ty for telling me

[@hannahlinder398]

Normal people is terrible, i couldnt even read the whole thing, i literally gave it away so it wasnt in my house anymore

[@butterjujunut]

Addie la rue is ne of the few books I DNFed AND it was a bookclub book. Daughter of No Worlds was incredible and Notmal people was good😅

[@justanormalhumanbeing1903]

i dont like to criticise peoples taste but im still in shock that people actually like fourth wing and a court of thorns and roses but not normal people. its still great to hear peoples opinions on them though

[@0jul4]

i always find it funny when people who solely read fantasy romances pick up normal people cause they’ve seen it all over tik tok😭😭 Rooney’s prose is excellent in the literary fiction genre, but maybe dont pick it up if you’re just looking for smut or cliche endings lol

[@Kendallsreads]

This is a pretty big assumption to make! I don’t solely read fantasy romances, I’ve read plenty of other fiction genres and picked it up because it sounded interesting and I had seen rave reviews about it. For me it was absolutely terrible and I couldn’t wait for it to be over. The lack of punctuation was the cherry on top. Food for thought- you are allowed to have different reading preferences without being rude and condescending to others in the process.

[@Lavishlola]

I’m listening to normal people on audio and I’m like yeah noooo I thought I was gonna like this a lot more than I am 😅

[@BakedPotatoes2]

do you have any recommendations for a book like dance of thieves or the false prince??(if you like YA fantasy the whole False Prince series is the best)

[@jessisamess4062]

If you like False Prince, you'd probably also like the Queen's Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner or probably any of Tamora Pierce's books.

[@BakedPotatoes2]

@@jessisamess4062 Okay! Thank you

[@Seemran_Ansari2007]

Well it's pretty much hyped up series I think you have already read it but still I'm gonna recommend if any chance u didn't it's " The folk of the air series" mostly known as cruel prince series..Have you read it already???

[@BakedPotatoes2]

@@Seemran_Ansari2007 ya i love it sm

[@BellaOfTheBrawl]

I read False Prince around the same time as I read Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima! I'm a mood reader and they both fit the same reading mood I was in at the same time, so my brain groups them together. Demon King is the first in a 4 book YA fantasy series called Seven Realms, I think is the series name. Dance of Thieves I believe is a spin off of The Kiss of Deception series, so if you haven't read that, definitely do! I loved the series, solid 4 star series for me. I've been meaning to pick up Dance of Thieves, but I haven't been in a YA mood for a while, so I'm hoping to read the duology this year!

[@jjgalletta66]

All are big fat No’s.

[@Kendallsreads]

Reading is subjective and if these aren’t for you that’s fine. I suggest finding creators who post videos who share the same taste in books as you. The primary audience of people who enjoy the books I’m talking about are going to be women in the 20-35 age range

[@melodyyuniverse]

i hated flawless oops

[@limejeongin4533]

I tried to read normal people but I couldn’t finish it, cause the writing was awful, at least in Portuguese they didn’t have punctuation. So when a different character started talking I didn’t know which one was.

[@ShrutiSingh-cd6dr]

Romance novels are a big NO for me!!

[@rololopez1505]

I don't know... Can you repeat the question

[@dancesmokesmile344]

I didn’t like acotar at all. Acomaf was ok. The later books, didn’t like them. Loved Fourth Wing though!

[@zonnyja]

When the Moon Hatched... no??? Whaaaaaat? Why? I'd like to know, because I loved it

[@Kendallsreads]

I wanted to love it but I struggled so hard to get through it! The main reason being the glossary situation, very hard for me to be immersed in the book when I felt like I constantly needed to check back to understand what terms meant. I also didn’t enjoy the writing style or the inner dialogue of the FMC😕 I find this one to be very controversial and see so many people I’m mutuals with love it! I’m glad you enjoyed it🫶🏼

[@zonnyja]

@@Kendallsreads I see your point with the glossary, that was hard for me too, especially since I read it in kindle. The only 'wtf?' part for me was when Raeve was kidnapped by those strange mountain men who wanted her to have children. That was off. But it was something I was willing to trade, because I fell in love with it very quickly. The dragons, the magic system, the world itself. When we read about how Elluin's brother's dragon curled up in the sky, and that is also Raeve's favorite moon, that was the first time I started suspecting there was some connection between them, but it still suprised me to find out they are the same. I mean, I could have guessed it, but I didn't. 😄 I'm really looking forward to the next book, I have a feeling more and more people will find out, that princess Kyzari is actually Kaan's daughter. I wonder if Kaan knows.

[@Books_BrewsandBeyond]

Good to know re Brutal Prince and Heartless Hunter.

[@peachyxbee6756]

Saying yes to 'Things We Never Got Over' by Lucy Score( a childish excuse for a romance book), but saying no to 'Normal People' (a lit fiction with actual substance) is insane.

[@Kendallsreads]

Judging people for their reading preferences is the only insane thing I see here!

[@pawfect6407]

Can i buy Elsie silver books?? I was planning to read his books.. But was skeptical. If i buy, i won't regret right?

[@Kendallsreads]

The author is a woman😊 I love her books! She writes small town romance novels that are hilarious and fun

[@kaylan5832]

Where do you find those books with painted edges?

[@Kendallsreads]

They are special editions🥰 Some are available on Amazon (I have a list of them linked on my storefront) some are from book subscriptions like Fairyloot

[@SmthAbout.Money.SmellsLikeLove]

Can I ask why when the moon hatches is a no? Its on the list of books I want to buy and now I am doubting if its worth or not

[@Kendallsreads]

Happy to share! So the world building is very intense (which I don’t mind) however you have to use a 20+ page glossary to basically decode the book which really took away from the experience for me. It also felt slow and overly littered with metaphors. All in all it wasn’t for me but I know many friends on booktok who loved it so if you want to read it I say go for it!🫶🏼

[@SmthAbout.Money.SmellsLikeLove]

@@Kendallsreads thank you for your time and answer❤️❤️ I think I am going to wait for the second book before picking up this one

[@SmthAbout.Money.SmellsLikeLove]

@Waddlewaddle1234 I personally love world building’s only if there are multiple books, because it helps with the story. I am going to wait out for the second book before buying when the moon hatched.

[@ceeceegreene2126]

You’re making go broke, because now I gotta go buy all these books I don’t have. Because I haven’t bought any books in two years now 😔

[@unigirl123]

ughhh to Normal People, HARD NO

[@sarahc8256]

NO TO NORMAL PEOPLE?!? i need to know why

[@nishthagupta1357]

Normal people is BADDDD😂

[@studygram_]

normal people >>

[@sightseerrhandmade6646]

I would NOT get into Powerless. It was almost like a copy and paste book

[@TheSpidey1fan]

I felt the same. I tried 😭

[@patrickwheeler5701]

annnnnnnnnnd that's enough yubtub for me.....i've got toooo many 'i'll read this later' books

[@silverrraven5349]

i really wish you showed some reasoning in your recs. i can't trust that my taste will align with someone who fully endorses maas but not rooney. everyone ive seen reading acotar in person has told me they are only reading it for the smut, and my favorite booktuber talks about how great normal people is at every opportunity. i understand that a simple yes or no is faster and simpler for those who already know and trust your preferences, but just a few bullet points could help other people determine whether a book might be right for us

[@Kendallsreads]

This is a trend style of video on booktok, where this video was originally posted. I post full in depth reviews there that are too long for KZbin shorts.

[@silverrraven5349]

@@Kendallsreads i assumed it was to do with the short videos. thank you for letting me know about your full reviews!

[@jieliu8370]

have you even read these books?

[@Kendallsreads]

Obviously yes? I wouldn’t review books I haven’t read.

[@emmaberger3748]

Normal people a no??? Ok bye

[@greymoore86]

Pffft you disliking Normal People makes me not trust this video😂

[@NighttParade]

meh

[@researchmcgee]

no to normal people immediately let me know that i should do the inverse of whatever this video tells me to

[@user-ff4ix9jr5s]

I bet you have never even read n9ne of those books

[@thefatvegan5008]

Heavy mythology? And does anyone read anything different than what TikTok tells them to? 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@fidato_]

I'd say no to all of this. Invisible life of addie is a maybe Rest are big no. Eeew

[@Kendallsreads]

Reminder that it’s free to be kind! These are MY opinions based on MY reading experience. You don’t have to agree with them, and don’t need to be rude to others either. Reading is subjective and that’s the point of it

[@fidato_]

@@Kendallsreads who said it's free ? It takes too so much energy to dismiss your own real opnion in favor of pleasing someone else. It costs me my mental health. So I'll say whatever I want. Thank you