Books I've Loved (& Hated) Lately + A Book Haul + 2024 TBR

book/reading content is back! I'm reading so much more (more than watching movies) so here is a catch up video of everything I read in 2023, everything I read in January, a book haul, and my priority TBR list for 2024. what are you reading right now?
Intro 00:00
Books I read in 2023 02:54
Books I read in January 12:04
Currently Reading 22:48
Book Haul 25:14
My Priority TBR for 2024 28:12
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[@neondreamscollide]

wake up babe new possessedbyhorror book content just dropped 🔥

[@Allgloss312]

I would love to see a book icks video from you! Or maybe icks and loves - like things in horror books in particular (like content, plot elements, tropes, writing style etc etc) that you either really love or really hate

[@PossessedbyHorror]

ooh love that

[@mariettabriguglio1582]

Thank you so much for shouting out Libby! I'm a librarian constantly trying to direct patrons who can't get their hands on a physical copy of their book to this great resource! Love your channel all around, and this content in particular.

[@annesophie22]

i discovered it this year too and have been reading so much more since i'm reading digital and audio books through it. We love libraries!

[@Amm2187_]

I’m a teen services librarian, and there are some AMAZING YA horror books out there that I’d highly recommend! • The Honeys by Ryan La Sala • The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson • Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White • My Dearest Darkest by Kayla Cottingham • Rules For Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall • Not Good For Maidens by Tori Bovalino

[@Ruhrohraggy23]

I LOVED Beholder by Ryan La Sala and after seeing your comment, I will be reading The Honeys very soon!!

[@colleenchristi8245]

You will really enjoy "Episode Thirteen". Really feels like a book version of a found footage movie. Ending is *chef's kiss*

[@mmmcookies8814]

I actually hated the ending 🫣 but it was a fun time

[@mellyemily4648]

I really likes this book too!

[@annicklisha]

it was so good!

[@madelyntumbleson]

omg the novella “things have gotten worse since we last spoke” is one of my favorites of all time!! eric larocca can do no wrong! im so glad u loved the collection! so excited for their new one!🖤🖤

If you love weird fiction about following around a character where nothing (but also a lot) happens, you NEED to read Shirley Jackson, especially her short stories. She's amazing at creating an eerie, anxious atmosphere through these seemingly mundane episodes!

[@charoraimondogarcia]

You should read Our Wives under The Sea, is kind of existential horror, very wird, and under water horror. Also, since you love Saltburn, you should read The Secret History. Is very upper class, character exploration of morals, all the characters are morally gray.

[@amandalamb2347]

Our Wives Under the Sea is exquisite grief horror!

[@wifeunderthesea]

HARD AGREE FROM ME 😂😂😂😂 best book/audiobook i've EVER read. absolutely nothing comes close to what this book did to my damn soul. i've thought about this story every single day since i first read it several months ago. please read this (preferably by audiobook). this book is so haunting and beautiful and melancholic and basically a book that uses light body horror as a vehicle to explore grief.

[@limetreess]

another hell yeah on this rec!! one of my favorite books from last year

[@stephanie8776]

i read my year of rest and relaxation and our wives under the sea back to back and it was honestly such a good combo

[@minixthemonster2942]

Just finished this book and cried like a baby! It was a nice gut punch of horror

[@mmt295]

I didn't know you did book content too! This is a great discovery for me lol.

[@TBCaine]

Gonna be so fr and say I thought this was a typical booktube thumbnail and almost scrolled by 😂 you absolutely nailed the aesthetic

[@PossessedbyHorror]

haha thank you!

[@holliejacobs1833]

yessss new possessed by horror video AND it's about books we won !!

[@jmlazcano27]

Love seeing more book content! I’d highly recommend Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh if you liked My Year of Rest and Relaxation. I just finished the book on Wednesday and watched the movie last night which has Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie so I think you’d enjoy it!!

[@alaynamartin7036]

I listened to the audiobook of Eileen and was so underwhelmed! :( I felt like the book was building and building but when the climax finally came I was kinda bored. Idk maybe that’s just me but I rated it like 2.5 ⭐️ It was well written but just not as enjoyable as I wanted it to be. I think I wanted it to be weirder tbh! Or weird in a different way?

[@mergoo4567]

i would def recommend "the guest" by emma cline if you like a weird girl character study type lit fic book

[@Allgloss312]

it was literally sooo stressful and thrilling but in a more grounded psychological real world way than in the way that say, riley sagers books are thrilling. That book stressed me out to no end especially towards the end.

[@icefishcat]

This! I read it on audio and could barely get through it, but in the best way possible.

[@4wz7]

Omg yes another book video! Please do more!

[@lilacleg3nd]

BUNNY IS SO GOOD

[@the.stoney.reader]

I love Karin Slaughter, I rave about her all the time. Her novels are detective based and defiantly trigger warning. The way Slaughter writes her characters. The plot twists alone are a 5/5. She creates this world and emotions without going to gory. But again, triggers. I suggest starting with "The Good Daughter" (standalone) and see how you feel about it♥ "Two girls are forced into the woods at gunpoint. One runs for her life. One is left behind..." she's an author i wanna re read. I devoured maybe 10 of her books in the matter of 3 months lol I was obsessed

[@JoanneEra15]

If you like Ian Ried I highly recommend “We spread”, one of my favourite books

[@Brendanstop]

I think you would like The Guest by Emma Cline. Definitely similar to My Year of Rest and Relaxation vibes

[@Allgloss312]

Oh my god i cannot second this hard enough lol. I just read the guest in january and its already a contender for favorite read of 2024 for me. I def see the similarities! I gave both of them 5 stars but if i had to pick one i loved more, the guest blows my year out of the water.

[@Brendanstop]

@@Allgloss312 I completely agree! Loved both, but the guest was at the top of my favorite reads last year

[@veneciasantina]

omg i saw the title and in like wait… is this a prank? you do horror AND BOOKS !! YAYAYA love your content so excited ❤

[@amandalamb2347]

I'm so here for it! (Bunny is one of my favorites of all time. It actually unseated Last House on Needless St., which I see from Goodreads you also loved.) T Kingfisher is another solid for me. Books!!! Yay!!!

[@beautybyalainas]

Have you read anything else from Catriona Ward? I listened to Needless street and it was tough to get through! Not because it was bad, far from it, but because of the descriptions before we find out what’s really going on. Curious what you think of her other books

[@amandalamb2347]

@beautybyalainas I also enjoyed Sundial and Looking Glass Sound (the latter's not the popular opinion). I enjoy all of the layers in her stories.

[@alischreiner08]

i’m so excited to see you back to book videos because you got me excited about reading again when you mentioned Home Before Dark on your ig story back in 2021 and i haven’t stopped since! i used to be a huge book reader in high school and fell off and that’s what got me back into it!

[@thejenmath]

I’m reading a book right now called This Wretched Valley, and not gonna lie, it’s spooked me enough that I’m reading a fluffy romance at night so I can sleep.

[@tiffanyhowell8444]

I am SO here for the book content!! I love Brandon Bakers content, he is the main reason my TBR list is forever long 😅 I’ve read 2 Karin Slaughter books, Pretty Girls and The Good Daughter, and I absolutely loved them- Karin does a wonderful job creating complex characters and a really well fleshed-out storyline. However both books do get quite heavy and dark and I can see how they wouldn’t be for everyone.

[@lexablack3597]

Can’t watch this right now but omg yes!!! I’ve missed your book content ❤

[@Horrorismylovelanguage]

I’m here for all the content. I enjoy book talk. Thank you!🙏🏽

[@jillhalbiger9887]

So excited for this!!! I love your book content!!!!!!! I’ve found some of my favorite books from your book videos!!

[@elliemcintyre7084]

I am so excited to hear your thoughts on Bunny! I loooooved this book video :)

[@folkiara]

yes queen i live for your book videos

[@haley5803]

Yay for book content! It's some of my favorite content from you ❣️

[@tiffanydaniels3374]

Yesss bring us all the book content! 🤩

[@scytherpunk6]

yay for more book content!! i'm excited to see what you think about Bunny. also love that you're using Libby - it's honestly a gamechanger

[@emmatenbrink6141]

Your book content is my absolute favorite!!!

[@jessm2913]

I LOVE book content. I enjoy reading vlogs with some life thrown in with reading 😊

[@bethmaguire554]

Ahhhhhh I constantly rematch your books reccomations incase I miss one. I bought the ruins book due to your review. So super excited your back with books !!! Thank you x

[@astrologay96]

Very excited to see how you feel about Bunny! You are definitely in for a ride like u said. It was certainly not what I was expecting!

[@lillietheoneandonly]

I LOVE the book content! So many things to add to my TBR

[@ShadowRayne16]

So glad the book content is back!

[@gummysquirm]

I miiiight have to steal a little bit of your TBR because they sound so interesting to me too! I haven't managed to read an actual book-book in several years and I really do miss reading. I feel like this video was the kick in the pants I needed to get back into it though!!! So, thank youu for this great video, and happy reading! 💚💚

[@markbenedict9126]

Love it!! We are here for all your book content.

[@jennismith6302]

The library is everything!

[@AmandySue1]

Yesss!! I need more books to add to my TBR 😁

[@loganselfcare714]

As a horror movie + book enthusiast, this content is exactly what I love!

[@loureed76]

Really happy you're doing more book content 😊

[@jackalopecore]

Whalefall is amazing, such a tense and emotional book, can’t wait to see what you think of it!

[@andysummerford4582]

House Across the Lake is my favorite Sager. Five stars! Hope you enjoy it & happy reading this year!

[@xXx___xXx]

thank you so much for this! I finished my exams and have a few peaceful months now, but don't know what to read! You're the only youtuber I trust with movie and book recommendations ❤

[@lbuades88]

Love that the book content is back! I am also currently working through all of the Riley Sager books myself :D

[@jessstoney]

I am so excited for the Riley Sager content!! I have Episode 13 and The Last One on my TBR too - so excited to hear your thoughts on them. Love the book content!

[@TrippyFrogz]

I love basically everything you post, but especially your book content.

[@sharkysam69]

ahhh been waiting for more book content from you!

[@xlunadxll]

So here for the book content! Hope you read some good books this year. I love Libby! Check out if your library card is compatible with Hoopla as well! Good horror/thriller options on there too without wait times 😌

[@ericakinsel2020]

I am HERE for the book content! Love to see it

[@hiccvp_]

i love your book content! i started reading alot last year and am trying to read a couple books a month this year and im doing a reading journal as well~ so seeing your book stuff gives me new books to look into c:

[@brandyleigh]

Book content is the best! Hope you continue this recap series every month

[@abbigilzean4833]

I am so excited for the Riley Sager book list and to see what you think of them all! I love your book content and would really enjoy more specific recommendations from you, like horror subgenres

[@jenniferkruger759]

YESSSSSSS with the book content!! Keep it coming!!

[@Mslovebake]

Showing some love for your book content because you said it’s not always the most popular on your channel - I’m so happy you’re doing book content again! I love your recs and a lot of your TBR are on my TBR too! I’m currently reading Red River Seven which is probably up your alley with seven people waking up with amnesia on a boat cruising down a river

[@calamityjean666]

I'm excited you're back to book content too ☺️

[@laurabyrd9356]

Love your book videos!!

[@markkenney6806]

I always look forward to your book hauls! ☺️

[@doreenperez6768]

Yes, please, for more book content! I hope you love Bunny! Looking forward to your Riley Sager video!

[@k-van]

I love watching book content!

[@cmhw]

Yesss love the book content! And yay library love! ❤

[@LovewarpstainIV]

It would be great to have a vid of your five - ten desert island books. Books you'd be happy reading again and again, and/or books that inform who you are as a person spiritually, philosophically, etc.

[@millieontherocks]

I LOVE THIS KIND OF CONTENT FROM YOU. I love movies, but books are my favorite horror medium.

[@oddghoul]

I read 10 books in January and excited to continue hearing about your recent reads :)

[@la_la_landism]

i just started getting back into reading late last year so this content is much appreciated ❤️

[@sandruszka14]

I love your book content! Please film more whenever you can

[@jimenacat]

Yay!!! I’ve recently picked up reading again after so long and I’m so excited to read some of these (-:

[@ohhumph14]

So excited for this video!

[@madisonemily4083]

love your book content!

[@Jeaner42]

Book content is ❤ I love these !

[@amandarodriguez5070]

Ahh yes! Love this!!

[@chriseliothernandez]

I'm glad you made it.

[@beans2948]

i love ur book content!!!

[@esoteric76]

I've never heard of most of these books, and they all sound incredible -- will definitely be adding a few of these to my list and look forward to future videos like this!

[@alexc9008]

i love all of your content but your book content is my favorite 🖤🫶🏻

[@maddyleahy7484]

i'm not a huge fan of crime thrillers either but i am OBSESSED with karin slaughter's will trent series

[@haurchefantje]

Hi! I think you would enjoy Slewfoot by Brom. He's written more books, but I haven't read those yet so I can't vouch for those :) But I definitely think Slewfoot would be something you enjoy!

[@meganchatters9966]

Loooove the book content!! I’m super excited to see what you think of these books since I haven’t heard of most of them. But Bunny was a 5⭐️ for me!

[@hunter-lm7mx]

been needing more book recs, u are a gem

[@burrrli]

Thanks for more book content!!

[@detritus666]

I love your book reviews :)

[@OceanBlvd5SOS]

My mom bought Whalefall and read it and whenever she sat down to read it, she couldn't put it down. She told me I needed to read it too and I also really liked it! You're in for a trip with that one! Intense and interesting.

[@Veiledwitch]

Yay! Books! I'm here for it! 🎉

[@rafasanmartin3963]

i loved my year of rest and relaxation!

[@chloewake9669]

LOVE book content!

[@saraluckhardt3927]

I love your book content!

[@BmthSharon]

Would love to see your complete current TBR wishlist and books that aren't out you are exited for

[@Weird0W]

Same postpartum experience with media 😹 I had watched some stuff repeatedly and it still was completely new. Thanks for the recs!

[@pinstripedynasty6117]

I am a movie fanatic but books are absolutely amazing!! I own so many books I have not read yet, but I still want to own them in my library for when the time comes. I probably own more books than some small-town libraries, almost all horror. I love early gothic and I don't read digital and wish everyone would support local book stores and libraries

[@coffeewithmeg9486]

Very happy you’re doing book content too 📚🖤

[@sl321]

I loved FOE. It was one of the best books i read last year!

[@anaslmnc6807]

Mary was such a good read! Weird girl meets Carrie vibes with one of the best supporting characters everrr Nadine!

[@lindsey1412]

Bunny is so good! One of my fave reads from last year!

[@lolaevergreen9077]

yay for book content!! :D

[@juliafraga98]

I've missed your book content so much! Love these videos

[@wandaloosa]

I recently got back into reading & set up with Libby too! If you like the kind of nothing-much-happens-but-the-vibes-are-great books with a light sprinkle of horror, I'd recommend Our Wives Under the Sea. I read it in January and it's already one of my favorite books I've ever read, I plan on buying a physical copy to annotate because it moved me so much.

[@misscozygamer6555]

this needs to be a whole series ❤❤❤

[@sandrab.7468]

Love your book content ❤