27 extremely specific book recommendations🧍‍♀️

[@wirella]

i love how she automatically seems to be speaking in 1.5 speed, my adhd brain appreciates it very much

[@newlynova]

by adhd 4 adhd 🫡

[@MaluxAris]

omg felt this, I don't think I have adhd but I always put stuff to 1.5/2 speed. I don't have to do that for this 😭

[@liezlxengelbrecht]

I don’t even have adhd but I struggle to focus when ppl r talking normal-pace so her speaking is PERFECTT

[@Lucas-sz9rk]

Me too

[@TheWorldAccordingToLouise]

I literally thought she had it set at x2 😂. My favourite though!

[@maiseee000]

“I didn’t love this book but I respected its audacity” - That is my new favourite thing to say. 😂❤

[@Claire-hl6vq]

‘Burnt out gifted kid, very ambitious and proud of it but also is to cope because i don’t believe i deserve anything’ is my entire therapy experience summarized (as a Virgo)

[@dawnslight98]

One day I'll read Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow. But not today. Maybe tomorrow.

[@Nisa-yq9so]

This comment wins the internet

[@madeleinegriffin9851]

You’ve quickly become one of my favorite people on the Internet!! 😊 So excited you’re posting on KZbin now!!

[@newlynova]

[@marbianca8859]

@@newlynova I rec. Frangments of the past by Angelia . I am sure you are going to love it!

[@andreal7441]

"the leaves are changing and so am I" I know you said it as a throwaway comment but why is that actually kinda fire LMAO

[@makenziharden1519]

LEXI POSTED LETS GOOOOOOOO

[@calling.moon.twelve]

All I've ever wanted is a wlw rivals or enemies to lovers book that'll make me feel the way Simon and Baz from Carry On did. I've gone through so many recommendations and they're all either not actually enemies to lovers or they're insta love. I need YEARS of complicated emotional history between the characters okay?! Like not a girl you met last Tuesday babes

[@MrPinksolot]

how have you not read gideon the ninth READ GIDEON THE NINTH there is more complicated emotional history than you can shake a stick at

[@cara7876]

@@MrPinksolotMY INSTANT FIRST THOUGHT! those girls have SO much complicated history and hate each other’s GUTS

[@saskiaontheinternet882]

seconding gideon the ninth here!

[@longfurby18]

yes absolutely the locked tomb series (which gideon the ninth starts) there is SO MUCH going on between those girls I LOVE IT

[@ashkemena]

fifthing the gideon the ninth recs (although I haven't read the rest of the series yet so I have no idea how it's going to go)

[@Author_ElizabethAton]

This burnt out angsty romance author with an English Lit degree is addicted to your recs. I was DNF’ing one book after another, bored and disappointed. I thought, “Surely there is someone with a high bar like me who can tell me what to read.” Then I remembered your witty TikToks and looked you up. I love this long form. I saw your vid extolling the virtues of Act Your Age, Eve Brown. It absolutely delivered. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Intelligence, humor, and a great breadth of taste was missing from my feed.

[@newlynova]

stoppp i'm so glad you loved it!!! everything by talia hibbert is fire but that is her best imo

[@pippapike]

Two (fantasy) murder mysteries with a queer cast of characters: A Marvellous Light (also has a sequel) and A Strange and Stubborn Endurance (also has one of the absolute best representations of a healthy communicative relationship and it's so GOOD)

[@itsGabrielaCristina]

Yesterday I saw a post saying "I don't know what to watch on KZbin anymore" but I just want to say, Lexi, you are the exception. I love everything you post. Go off. And thank you for your service.

[@newlynova]

[@CarolineScrafford]

Just wanna say: out of all the booktokers and book channels out there, yours is the one I love and trust the most. You put me on to tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow, and the way you talk about books and tropes and vibes is so fun and relatable and honestly informational helping me decide if I’ll like a book or not. I’m so happy to have a few books added to a witchy Fall TBR, so thank you so so much and I look forward to the rest of your content!❤️

[@newlynova]

[@rolandtowen2595]

I am SO happy you're making long-form content

[@chloejulianna_]

*Adds yet another string of book recommendations to my like 1000 book TBR* I'm hesitant to recommend books because I always feel like the books I like are never as good as I remember them being.

[@newlynova]

i very much feel this despite yelling on the internet in the real world i struggle to feel like my opinions matter so this is me saying that they do! especially to people who are important to you

[@meaghancook1465]

The intro gives me such specific 90’s teenage sitcom vibes and I’m here for it

[@ilovemybabyblues]

It’s giving Clarissa Explains It All 👌 just need to get yourself a patchwork vest, Lexi lmao

[@Emilymazz5787]

I love the range that she reads! So many things added to my TBR

[@ellias]

A sorcery of thorns is TOP TIERRRRR tell me why, me a skeptic, reading tomorrowX3, made me cry harder than when I actually had a family member pass away……

[@newlynova]

this is a canon event, i cannot intervene

[@allisonpaiges]

we have so many 'favorite books' overlap and i feel safe here

[@itmedana]

was literally thinking to myself "hey so many of these books are ally overlaps too" as i was watching this lol

[@newlynova]

[@olliereadss]

Literally love you so much. You put me onto Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow for which i will forever love and cherish the experience that book gave me

[@Amber_vest]

So glad to see someone finally say they really liked you, again! I’ve been hesitant to read it after so many people giving it bad reviews

[@katalinvegh4865]

I just have to say this. Everytime i see you, you are wearing THE coolest earings. As an earing girly myself I am jelaous

[@newlynova]

and that's on waiting until i was 20 to pierce my ears... i ONLY own good earrings hahaha i am super picky!!

[@ZoetheGoober]

The way you described whp Book Lovers is for seriously called me tf out and dragged me across the floor bless

[@ulyamoon]

absolutely in LOVE with house of hollow im so happy to see it recommended!!

[@TheNamesLexel]

I LOVE House of Hollow. It changed me. One of my favorite books ever.

[@oliverplank1]

Just wanted to say I love your chaotic energy and your editing adds so much to your videos. Always look out for your videos in my feed.

[@DarbyGodbee]

Whenever you decide to pick up a classic again i HIGHLY recommend starting with Jane Eyre. The English used isn't super old timey / hard to understand. It's the perfect fall or winter read, and the romance is the roadmap for so many modern romance books, the quotes in there are *chefs kiss* Also as a super easy and vibey classic series I recommend the Anne of Green Gables series (in particular the first 3, it's an 8 or 9 book series.) Most people know the basic plot of the first book, but it 's so heartwarming and feel good and nostalgic, and the descriptive scenes of nature are top tier! The third book follows Anne when she goes to university with her besties and it's just so much fun to read.

[@newlynova]

📝📝📝📝

[@LittlePinkBonBon]

I just ordered Jane Eyre! This has got me more excited!!

[@a_bit_n00bish]

I totally agree! I loved Jane Eyre when I first read it, and now it's one of my favorite books by one of the Bronte sisters. Another great quick read by Anne Bronte is Agnes Grey. The language used in their books isn't too old timey (at least to me, lol) and it has a very compelling plot. :D

[@lydiaa7779]

@@newlynovaplease do a video if you do read because I feel like you may hate Mr Rochester

[@Ghostfrogdraws]

You came up on my recommended!!! I stopped using tik tok but I missed your videos sooooo much, you always managed to get me to sit down and read whatever book you were talking about no matter if I was in a reading slump or not. Great to see you on youtube and excited to see your videos on here!!

[@newlynova]

[@telkins3388]

Time Management for Mortals is indeed anti-self help in a way that makes it the best self-help (and dare I say, the only kind of self-help we should accept).

[@evedenisechoreo]

so happy you made a channel, im obsessed with your tiktoks omgg

[@SofiaPerez-jw3oy]

I listen to all of Lexi's videos like a podcast so imagine: I am half paying attention while doing my work and Mitski is mentioned... I literally jolted so hard and honed in so fast that i scared everyone around me 🤣

[@tas_2020]

ISTG she just makes my day a 1000x better!

[@juliafrances454]

literally the only youtuber i have post notifs on what a day

[@newlynova]

thank you for your SUPPORT

[@juliafrances454]

@@newlynova omg of course🤭🤭

[@brennaguard6864]

As a fellow Virgo and Emily Henry lover I 10472869% support the Book Lovers rec

[@newlynova]

i speak for the people 🗣️

[@Midalias25]

@@newlynovado you have more recommendations like that?

[@valeriavalentinazaratecard7767]

Listening to you yapp is oddly comforting, I really like you includes different types of love stories also

[@Brbdreaming_asmr]

Yesss I love oddly specific book recs ❤❤

[@summer.1638]

in his acknowledgement closing 'on earth we are briefly gorgeous ' ocean vyoung directly mentions mitski's music as one of his influences/ inspiration or something like that alongside other singer/songwriters like frank ocean and sufjan stevens.

[@MARIAHTIPTON]

I read the office of historical corrections because of you and fell so in love with it and bought a copy for all my reading friends lol

[@newlynova]

SO glad you loved it. that book slays

[@actually_nevermind]

I watched this through once while at the gym, and then I had to go back and watch again with Libby and Storygraph AND goodreads open. and I do this with all your vids. haven't been disappointed yet. thank youuu

[@Luz-2405]

OMG NEW VIDEO!!! My day just got better

[@hermionegranger5469]

I LOVEEEEEE A MAN CALLED OVE!! So glad you recommended it, it definitely fits the prompt!!!

[@estellecuriel690]

if anyone needs another hug-in-a-book-form recommendation: legends and lattes. Actually feels like you're being cuddled by a blanket of warmth and happiness

[@TheDenverOmelette]

I've never added so many books to my tbr at once. You nailed these suggestions

[@marbianca8859]

I rec. Frangments of the past by Angelia

[@mglarson5936]

As someone who was subjected to MANY self-help books when I was in treatment as a teenager, I 100% agree that Four Thousand Weeks is the only helpful self-help book I’ve ever read. It’s SO GOOD!

[@karleejade0]

ive yet to find someone that has such similar book tastes as i do. in the dream house and ocean at the end of the lane are two of my favorite books of all time and i was CELEBRATING to hear u talk about then❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@pikkuiida2801]

OMG, i got so exited that you mentioned tokyo ever after. Its one of my favorite romances ever and nobody talks about it. So thank you

[@rachuhlsart6410]

studied abroad recently and saw the ocean at the end of the lane play in england. it was so well done. i constantly have the soundtrack on repeat. 10/10 did cry in public

[@ilovemybabyblues]

Ma’am I was sat, posted up, pencil and paper in hand, waiting for the recs and when I heard “Bear and the Nightingale” mentioned, my ears perked up. I have a whole shelf dedicated to that series; love her, we stan. You might say your recommendation was too spot on with Sorcery of Thorns, though, because that too is another “designated shelf” book with its own place of honor in this house. Good news, the rec was :chefs kiss:, bad news (? subjective), I’d already read it 🥲 the search continues for more to fill the void left by both of these rip

[@twentynine555]

lexi i swear this video added years to my existenstialist lifespan ily thank you

[@newlynova]

happy to be of service 🫡

[@SparkPup]

I felt the same way about Midnight Library. It was the best depiction of my mental struggles. I felt seen.

[@kates4455]

My TBR just got so much longer. Also The Storied Life of AJ Fikry is one of my favourite books. The first ever book to make me cry.

[@corajohnston7861]

House of Hollow shifted the entire direction of what I look for in a good book. I’ll never stop searching for the same high I got while reading it.

[@lydiaa7779]

Another great classic is Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier!! A psychological thriller that explores the themes of ghosts, identity particularly womens identify, loyalty and power.

[@CMAlongi]

As someone who does enjoy reading the odd literary book: Jane Austen. Her stories are much more accessible than most other classic English lit books, and I think you would especially like Pride & Prejudice. Frankenstein is less accessible, but very short, so that's another good intro. Dracula is a collection of letters and telegrams and I found it relatively simple reading.

[@annakatrinehansen6069]

You're already one of my fav book-tubers, but the shirt!?! Love sm

[@jennadrenth9080]

I saw the ocean at the end of the lane and I was since then just hoping you'd talk about it in your videos lol I love that book so much.

[@maricarrington7184]

On thrillers with romance subplots, Ellie Marney (who wrote None Shall Sleep) also wrote The Killing Code, which is a YA sapphic mystery/thriller set during WW2 about a group of women who work as code breakers, and are tracking down a serial killer who is killing other government girls. It is severely underrated, and so good, I think about it regularly.

[@kitkatiekatx]

House of Hollow is one of my absolute favorites 😍

[@ashleysadreamer]

NO ONE has perfectly recommended book lovers like you just did thank youuuuu im gonna pick it up now

[@ameliesapsard-hughes3353]

I think the best ‘classic’ I’ve ever read is The Secret History, it’s a more recent classic that I think is very interesting, it’s a long book but all of it feels necessary, like once you get to the middle you feel like it’s slow and useless and then you get to the end and you feel like the middle was really needed, also I don’t go a day without thinking about the death of a certain character. The characters are also deranged, like the choices they make are just insane sometimes, which I loved

[@elisevandenberghe2901]

I can't believe you talked about Sorcery of Thornssss. Silas is one of my all time favorite fictional characters

[@Wishbone-Mayonnaise]

As a teen who reads only classics because I simply like them better, the easiest way to find classics that are going to be easily digestible is just 20th century lit. The great gatsby, Lolita, no longer human, and the queens gambit are all super easy jumping off points!

[@yearningforpetrichor]

Please do another one of these!! I love this

[@PistachioGold]

I love these very specific book recs ❤ I really want to read the Poppy War trilogy as I adore the author, just working up the courage and mental stability for the trigger warnings. The Kenough rec was my fave request ❤❤❤

[@SkyHigh.779]

As a virgo to virgo l love how that was a recommendation😂. I wish l had a friend like you to just sit and read, genuinely just nonstop talking about how much we either love or despise each book. I feel weird saying that in a way especially as an adult but at this point it’s the honest truth. I look forward to more of your videos!

[@newlynova]

fangirl culture is life-giving!! i will be a teenager in my 20s/30s/as long as i am ALIVE

[@kazanne]

the gasp i gusped when u said how high we go in the dark - also thank you for adding like ten titles to my tbr lol

[@virtualrealism_93]

I will immediately buy Iona Iverson’s rules for commuting. Thanks for picking mine 🤗

[@newlynova]

[@t3_t323]

It’s called the People on Platform 5 in the UK btw ❤

[@juliafrances454]

you exactly put into words how i feel about classics!! the books written in the older english vernacular are really hard for me to get into but i want to be a classics girly😩 i STRUGGLED through the picture of dorian gray and that’s like nothing compared to jane austen

[@cozydayzandnightz]

I'm only like a month or so into discovering booktube, but I must admit, I've really been enjoying all your videos. I find listening to them while doing school work is probably the best, since you present a positive and chill ambiance. I'm not very well read, so hearing about all these unique new (well, new to me) books has been a really cool experience! Thank you for all your interesting content so far, and I look forward to what's next!

[@newlynova]

[@cozydayzandnightz]

@@newlynova thank you! 😁

[@justpeachysoup]

as soon as i see a new video i drop everything immediately to watch it 🥳🥳🥳

[@shwetaaaaaaaaaaaa]

Ive legit used my journal to write down all of your amazing recommendations and I cant thank you enough for this. Im so excited and so is my goodreads account. Ill credit you in every one of those reviews that ill write. Thank you so much once again ❤

[@4everirishdance]

Boy Parts haunts me. It’s so good but horrifying. I loved it!

[@In_TheMoonlight]

I LOVE A Man Called Ove!!! I haven’t read the book but I watched the movie (the original Swedish one, not the English remake) and it really spoke to me

[@elv178]

Don't usually comment, but I recently watched your video on Twisted Love, and loved it so much that I had to watch your other videos, and now they're great too AH!! Great that on top of talking fast, you're incredibly engaging and funny! Honestly can't emphasize that engaging part enough, the information you keep in is just the perfect amount to make it investing while not going on too long. Feels like these are for the girls and I love it. Thanks for doing what you do!

[@ElmsGlue]

21:36 - that's me!! Thank you for the recommendation, sounds super interesting! I know I specified anthology but honestly short story collection in a shared universe is what I should have said haha. I tried to make my request super specific yet kind of broad, just to see if anything out there fit. Gonna order this today, as well as a few other rec's to my TBR from this video. Thanks again!

[@newlynova]

yesss i hope you love it!!!!!! thank you for throwing in a request :)

[@sabrinathaiii]

lexi ive been watching you on tik tok just every time you show up and the youtube algorithm finally did its thing and recommended me your youtube channel and let me just say long form is the only form i ever want to see you in from this point forward (ok that sounds kind of creepy but i mean it with love) i cannot get enough of your book recs and your book content so happy i finally found my way here cause i'm not leaving!!

[@newlynova]

[@jeriness]

The Ocean at the End of the Lane is elite.

[@thecreepycorner_]

i know that I am in love with someones content when I let the video play on a normal speed

[@Liv-gw4dx]

1st green flag - my dark vanessa being featured on your shelf. 2nd green flag - boygenius shirt. you’re already my new favorite

[@itmedana]

i think the tomorrowx3 void is impossible to fill tbh... this is literally not even a book rec but the only thing that has come close to filling that hole in my life is my (not to toot my own horn) expertly crafted playlist that chronicles the events of the book section by section. there's something soooo satisfying abt putting something like that together and then being able to relive the feeling of reading a book through the power of 🎶music🎶 without having to be completely in the emotional trenches again. its my favorite thing to do after reading something that completely changes me on a fundamental level ala tomorrowx3

[@newlynova]

so you're going to say that and then... not drop the link? hello?

[@laurapersilva1882]

hey lexi I love your videos, maybe in the descriptions of them could you please list all the books you talked about in it? so when someone wants to go back to see them, they don't have to search in the video again

[@OminousLynx]

okay wait for the 1/4 life crisis bestie who wants a book to cry to i also rly recommend the long way to a strange angry planet by becky chambers!! amazing and v heartwarming sci fi (and super accessible for those both new to and already familiar w sci fi genre, which in turn makes it imo a rly good book to ease urself back into reading) with a wonderful and charming cast that will make u cry in a feelgood AND in a sad way! i have much love for it

[@maryrhg]

Okay but consider,, spooky vibes with a romance subplot? The hacienda~~~ For real tho I am obsessed with these videos, not me shopping after watching this 🫣

[@abigailmanry1822]

Okay but have you read her newest book? Vampires of El Norte?? Perfect eerie vibes with romance

[@asahnii7926]

I just turned 23 too on the 17th and book lovers is definitely for us

[@abigailmanry1822]

My TBR never survives after watching hour videos 😭😭

[@laurenjorges9040]

Wow, I really love such a big chunk of this list that the books I didn't know are IMMEDIATELY going on my TBR, your taste is fantastic.

[@laurenjorges9040]

I'm back here after finally reading Tomorrowx3... you may have ruined my life with that one. Maybe the best thing I've read all year, like so good that I'm angry about it.

[@kay12]

the way I LEAPT out from the bedroom and into the living room when I heard "Hi, Hello, I hope you're taking care of yourself" playing on the TV, I just -

[@katherinemartins3461]

Also fall cozy vibes.. I’ll say the dead romantics !!

[@BethStar11]

How have I never heard of Tokyo ever after that sounds amazing ❤❤❤❤

[@ellelewis1963]

After the heart-crushing-rebirthing rollercoaster of TATAT, the only book I can think of that would sit next to it on my bookshelf is Call Me By Your Name, which having already been read, does not fill the CHASM this book left within my soul.

[@Arsonimp]

12:26 Okay, this prompt.... , not a book, but a fictional supernatural horror podcast. The magnus archives, specifically season 4, fit this so well, aswell as the short form stories based around the 12 fears and the plot being strung along outside of the stories read by the main character, Jonathan sim. This prompt goes especially well with season 4 specifically with... funnily enough, the character as my pfp, my drawing of Martin Blackwood. The fog is tied to the fear of "the lonely: in it, and features many doomed characters! Including a bunch of casual queer rep that isn't too in your face like a coming out story if that type of lgbtq media isn't our thing. I very much recomend it.

[@alexuie]

HELP you're so underrated i unlocked a new comfort KZbinr

[@joana1684]

I'm soooo glad that I found and watched your videos!! All the books you recommended seem to be so interesting and fun to read! I'm gonna keep watching ur videos for sure :)) and btw I totally agree with what you said about The midnight library! This book helped me a lot during my worst time and I'm so happy that I read this book.

[@Livv_ann]

I just read part of your world and loved it! I actually liked the sequel 'yours truly' even more. ps loved this vid.and how you speak is amazing. for my neurodivergent brain this is both entertaining and calming.

[@RedLovelyRed]

Me adding every single one of these books to my tbr

[@Natali-i2e]

you should read assistant to the villain, soooo underated. romcom book, fall vibes and amazing. too funny, grumpy x sunshine but not cringe.

[@scottjones6860]

Your channel showed up somewhat randomly for me, though the algo knows I watch a fair bit of Booktube. The first vid I watched of yours was your scathing review of Credence, which was amazing. The review, not the book. I had never heard of it before. Your mentioned a lot of interesting books here, I'll check some out.

[@suesmith4040]

Hey Lexi!! I'm looking forward to reading The Poppy War series.

[@michellectr]

I think the closest thing to the female American psycho would be A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers. Everything that Boy Parts did, A Certain Hunger did it 10x better.

[@newlynova]

this is compelling to me

[@maiseee000]

For a paranormal book with a hint of romance, I would recommend Ritual by Mo Haydar The romance is a sub-sub plot like really don’t get your hopes up but it’s truly an amazing book. Thriller, horror, graphic, dark magic that links to real cultures in our world and events that are probably adapted from real life as well.

[@meganbowling5318]

PSA! ‘Iona iversons rules for commuting’ is called ‘people of platform five’ in the uk, found this out after being 2 steps away from ordering and American import 😅