New Fave Series + Autobuy Authors! || Mid-Year Book Freakout Tag 🏅

[@Soniawithani]

I am loving how your dog is modeling in the back ground... made my day!

[@IntentionallyBookish]

Hahah he loves being an extra

[@kduck_18]

I felt so seen when you said that you love a book and then immediately forget it 😂

[@IntentionallyBookish]

Hahaha a reader with the memory of a goldfish 🙈

[@Elishava_]

I’m Jewish and have found there are barely any Jewish sleuths. I also read tarot! So I can’t wait for the book you mentioned to come out! Also can’t wait for the next bake shop mysteries. I went on a bender last summer and binged the whole bake shop mystery books by audio on commute and have stayed caught up. I also loved the pies before guys mysteries. Misha Popp can write! Somehow she makes books cozy that have such a dark subplot of abuse. Nothing graphic and for me it makes me feel invested in the women after some pretty severe childhood trauma with DV. Spencer you picked so many read and anticipated books!!! Love is video. I’ll keep referring back to it for new reading.

[@IntentionallyBookish]

Aw thank you so much! Seems like we have the same taste 😚 Great minds!!

[@Elishava_]

Also I just want to say I LOVE you and Courtney’s podcast!!! I never miss an episode.

[@IntentionallyBookish]

Thank you so much for listening 😭

[@Soniawithani]

I always love seeing you do new videos. You were one of my first cozy mystery booktubers and a big part of the reason I started my own channel. Thank you

[@IntentionallyBookish]

Aw thank you so, so much! Congrats on starting your own - I love when books bring people together 🤍

[@Soniawithani]

@@IntentionallyBookish me too!! Bookish people are the best people!! 💖💖💖

[@KristinKravesBooks]

Yay for discovering Abby Jimenez! I think Part of Your World will forever be my favourite romance.

[@IntentionallyBookish]

Oooh ok I need to get that one then!

[@evel3341]

I was having fun rereading books from my childhood or teenage years, but I'm tempted by several of these books that are perfect summer reads. And I ADORE books about books too!!!

[@IntentionallyBookish]

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[@cherylNA]

Now you have to read the companion novels to Just for the Summer. You’ll love them too!❤️

[@IntentionallyBookish]

I know!! I realized there were interconnected standalone after I finished 😊 I need to go back!

[@roseschrier3770]

Lol dog in background😀 love it! Reading/forgetting what you read❤📚😀 like the cozies review📚 have yet to read Ellie Alexander's new Bookstore mystery books about books my jam also!

[@IntentionallyBookish]

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[@catreadsbooks]

It sounds like you've had a great reading year so far! You have peaked my interest in trying some new series. My favorite cozy mystery series I've read thus far this year is A Pancake House by Sarah Fox followed closely by Bailey the Bloodhound series by Kallie E Benjamin. My favorite sequel is Baking Spirits Bright by Sarah Fox. I read three of Sarah Fox's series (Pancake House, True Confections, and Literary Pub) this year and they are all great so she my favorite new author this year. I'm looking forward to so many cozies in the second half of the year. I've had a great reading year so far! 📚💚

[@IntentionallyBookish]

You’ve had a great year so far too! I need to check out Pancake House - pretty sure it’s already on my TBR!

[@catreadsbooks]

@@IntentionallyBookish I can't wait to hear what you think of it! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! 💕I recommended it to another Booktuber and she loved it too.

[@amysuuc]

The dog! He/she looks like such an academic!

[@IntentionallyBookish]

Haha, he loves to join in when i'm filming

[@annlitwack5623]

Thank you for a great video. I learned about some new books that I want to read. I, also, loved The Body In The Bookcase. I was at the Mystery Festival and really enjoyed that aspect of it too.

[@IntentionallyBookish]

Amazing! Are you going again this year?

[@annlitwack5623]

@@IntentionallyBookish Yes. Are you?

[@Roads_in_Autumn]

I currently have Misha Popp's book checked out. I haven't gotten around to it yet but I loved the sample and am excited to read it. I can't wait to read Ellie Alexander's and Abby Jimenez's books.

[@IntentionallyBookish]

It's so good!

[@megansbooknook519]

I’m going to be reading Abby Jimenez soon. My romance friends rave about her! I’ve only read the first 3 or 4 of the Bakeshop mysteries but I definitely want to dive in to the Body in the Bookstore. The indie book Dead To Rights sounds so good! Adding it to the TBR.

[@IntentionallyBookish]

Definitely hop on Abby and the new Ellie! They're great!

[@socialbianca]

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[@laurengoode4195]

Great video. You give too many great recommendations for me to keep up! I too and trying to catch up on my Bakeshop mysteries and am looking forward to my first mystery festival this year in Ashland thanks to the video you did on last year’s festival. Thanks for all the great recommendations!

[@IntentionallyBookish]

Ahhh you’re going?! I hope to see you there!!

[@MLLatUtube]

After hearing you describe it, I bought Dead To Rights. My own favorite book so far is The Bodyguard by Katherine Center, with Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez is a close second.

[@IntentionallyBookish]

I keep meaning to read the Bodyguard; I hear nothing but good things about it!

[@leighdanielle]

All of these sound good!!! I read moving is murder by Nellie Steele I love it!! You should try it

[@IntentionallyBookish]

Ooh thanks for the recommendation!

[@7peacefrog]

I wanted to ask, do you have other video's that you share all the books you read in the year? Thank you for these I am finding a lot of new books to try out 😉

[@IntentionallyBookish]

Hm the closest thing I have is my favorite cozies in 2023 from back in Dec/Jan. And there’s also my cozy superlatives series where I talk about my favorites , and also my cozy up to playlist that has themed recommendations - hope those help! Always happy to give more recommendations 😊

[@Elishava_]

I loved Ellie’s Body in the Bookstore but almost DNF’d it MANY times because the victim was just so unlikable. I couldn’t stand hearing about her and was so turned off by the more I learned. The book was so cozy and whimsical and the last 1/4th was SO good that it all came full circle and I can now say I love the book. If there is any criticism it’s that Ellie writes too good and made this extremely unlikable pop off the page. lol it felt like I knew her. I’m just starting the 2nd book and am excited to hopefully have a victim that makes me feel invested in and not wanting to scream. Once again Ellie has right from the start built a world with powerful characters that I can’t wait to see evolve. I’m definitely hoping for more Fletcher. He’s a sweetie. Anyway, this would be a good book club book because there is just so much to discuss.

[@IntentionallyBookish]

Yesss to all of this! I adore Fletcher so much. And Ellie’s writing is definitely addictive haha

[@angiebbooked94]

I read Just for the Summer and it was great! However, I struggled with it being marketed as a rom-com just because there were just as many poignant scenes as humor. I know it’s all opinion, but when I hear rom-com I think light and fluffy.

[@IntentionallyBookish]

You are so right! I almost put it down in the beginning when I got the male MC’s backstory but I’m glad I kept going. I typically do prefer lighter romcoms though ☺️

[@angiebbooked94]

Abby Jimenez does give you that HEA that is so satisfying, you just have to plan on going through it to get there.

[@bookswithamymarie]

I just picked up Charlotte Illes Is Not A Detective... oh no 😅

[@IntentionallyBookish]

Let me know what you think! It’s definitely intriguing-Charlotte is just a different kind of sleuth 😜