tier ranking every book i've read this year from worst to best 💫

[@MyPieceOnThat]

Lexi is seriously one of the most entertaining and funny people I've ever seen online.

[@greysonlb4224]

Real!

[@emmathornhill345]

*cracks knuckles* I have no respect for myself or my time 2:05 Twisted Love 3:38 I’ll Take Everything You Have 4:31 Audition 5:40 The Liar’s Crown 6:47 Things We Never Got Over I did not hit her, it’s bullshit 7:56 To Kill A Kingdom 8:21 Fiona And Jane 8:53 The Fine Print 9:52 Priest 10:26 Every Summer After sleeping in seattle 11:31 The Last Invitation 12:08 The Sunbearer Trials 13:12 Rivals 13:41 One By One 14:28 Hidden Valley Road let her cook. 15:09 Sweet Bean Paste 15:44 The Deal 16:25 Glory 17:16 Tender Is The Flesh 17:55 Camp Zero 18:29 Everything I Know About Love 19:01 Bluets 19:39 Pineapple Street 20:07 The Writing Retreat gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss. 21:10 We Do What We Do In The Dark 21:55 The Mindf*ck Series 22:56 Fourth Wing 23:44 Gideon The Ninth 24:32 Harrow The Ninth 24:58 My Murder 25:43 Detransition, Baby 26:26 Uprooted 26:55 This Is How You Lose The Time War 27:23 Hood Feminism 27:49 One Last Stop better than thin mints 28:33 Love And Other Words 29:13 Carrie Soto Is Back 29:41 Ace of Spades 30:21 The Raybearer Duology 31:18 Hell Followed With Us 32:25 Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self showstopping. sensational. slay. 33:42 Girlhood 34:32 The Ember And The Ashes Series 35:45 Nightcrawling 36:51 The Heart Principle 37:53 Born A Crime 38:32 Part Of Your World touch her and die 40:04 Juniper And Thorn 41:34 Yellowface 43:23 Act Your Age, Eve Brown 44:46 Bloodmarked 45:38 Betty 😮‍💨 I need to go to sleep., but I just wanted to say how much I love your taste! PLEASE keep doing this, I don’t even care that you’re extending my TBR to an unholy, incalculable number, it’s great 💕

[@newlynova]

[@rhmo0ony]

Thank you

[@beccac6812]

If the TBR shelf is ever empty , are you even a reader 😆

[@_iemand_wiejyniekennie_7346]

icon👏

[@stephanglo8234]

an icon!

[@AbbieBohlin]

“Tropes in a trench coat” is now my new favorite way to describe mid books

[@hteja1275]

I love Lexi's refrshing, uncensored and honest reviews of books. She somehow manages to always make her videos entertaining. My ADHD also really appreciates the really fast talking

[@nospoonfulofmayonnaiseforme]

ikr

[@Napalmsky]

"It reminds me that I am no longer the target audience for this" I think this sums up exactly why so many people are seeming to "hate on YA" - not because we enjoy hating on YA but because YA is often something you outgrow (in a sense). Doesn't mean you cant like YA, it is just quite literally meant for another group of people.

[@newlynova]

yeah i think this is true to an extent - but i do still think that truly great books typically transcend target audience, and there is still ya i really love. just not all of it is for me anymore

[@juliastrawn2113]

@@newlynova I still think that the really good YA (SoC, Hunger Games, etc.) can be read by adults, but it depends

[@yashikacarstairs]

The queen has posted

[@newlynova]

[@MrsPassion4Fashion]

I’ve watched every single one of your videos probably five times over. They’re so comforting

[@newlynova]

🫶🫶🫶

[@alexismurray1916]

A cool series you could do would be recapping and maybe critiquing the unhinged books in the bottom tier, because I don’t have enough time to read even the good books on my tbr but I’m also so curious about some of the bad books you mentioned

[@newlynova]

yess i have considered doing this. i am always so morbidly curious about trends so i read a lot of truly ridiculous books

[@superlolgal555]

the comment that inspired it all

[@hollydoyle430]

how you felt about that book series being unfinished is how i feel just realising after discovering your channel for the first time that you only have 3 videos so i can’t binge watch them for book recs all day😭

[@agametedua]

This is the first video I've watched from Lexi, and... guys (!!) doesn't she remind you of a peak 2010-2014 YT creator? She has the right spunk, speed, and definitely the right sense of humor to break the top 10 trending. Not that she couldn't right now, but I'm just saying I entered a time capsule and am loving it!

[@connorT2003]

time to finish writing my final essay aka procrastinate and listen to ms lexi talk about books for 40 minutes ‼️

[@gabbymitaj8165]

Love that you have a channel now. PLEASE continue with it. I know TikTok you have a bigger following but I love getting longer content from you. ❤

[@rubaiyaimam8431]

the way you describe books!!!! OMG!! i can dive into your book thoughts for hours!!! keep these videos coming pleaseeeeeeeeee, so i dont feel ashamed to judge books and the plots lol

[@annas2136]

Girl I looooove your vibe!! And that idea of recapping the twisted love series...please do😁

[@rainaftersnowplease3786]

Ugh Harrow the Ninth, when you realize it's in first person and not second. Gets me every time.

[@sammiebee5187]

Your articulateness is so insane, i read tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow bc of you and now i trust everything you say😸😸

I love to hear your thoughts on books because you also can enjoy something out of the pure entertainment without much critical thinking lmao sometimes is harddd to get good recs online of people that read like this as well

[@gabrielaabarca5233]

im really addicted to your reviews and consider you to be my new book bestie

[@valentinavazquez3718]

I watched this whole video while making my dinner and eating it and I have never been more entertained 😭 i love watching you talk abt books, even books I had no clue existed

[@kewpietopia]

I had what I classify as undiagnosed ADHD so it’s rare for me to actually watch full videos but I am watching this. She is very entertaining lol

[@sar-bear9388]

I would love to have you explain whole book plots for the books I don't want to read but am so curious about. Bc your hilarious and explain things so well.

[@Sarah-uc5ld]

absolutely love the tier set-up in this. i have a hard time rating books off anything but vibes

[@jdmarple18]

Truly so happy you came over to KZbin , I love the way you explain your thoughts ❤

[@ashileylee7507]

So interested in seeing how this list gets updated at the very end of this year

[@lilybillyxo]

My year was made when you started posting videos. i now have videos to watch while i eat. everyday i wake up and you’ve posted is a good day 🫶🏻

[@Teehee863]

Am I binge rewatching all of your videos because I love your energy? Yes. Will I do it again? Also yes ❤️

[@seraphina1724]

For This is How You Lose the Time War, I reread it in audiobook format and idk if it was because of the reread or the format or even the relevant classes I was taking at the time, but it changed my original rating from a 4 star to a 5. Since the audio book is only 4 hours long I highly recommend people who are interested in rereading it to give the audio book a try

[@theinejghafa]

This is my first time watching your video and your tier titles literally made so much sense to me!! Totally gained a new follower and fan today

[@newlynova]

[@nainamangipudi5255]

Ohhhh, best 46 minutes spent so far!!! Your enthusiasm and narration is so contagious. I love that you can read books just because they're fun without taking everything too seriously, and I love the time you put into giving real,honest reviews. I was just vigorously nodding my head and babbling my thoughts out loud throughout the video with you 😂 I guess you're my favorite book tuber now!! I just know I'll like your recommendations 😂😂

[@abigailmanry1822]

I'm so glad I found you on tiktok to now on KZbin. On good vibes alone, you're entertaining while also have very good analysis while also just reading to read! I feel like we would be friends. We agree on so many books and I have new books for my TBR!

[@shelbyargo2715]

this is the first video i’ve come across of yours, but i can already tell that you’re going to be one of my favorites VERY quickly

[@madeleineeig4178]

You're my new favourite person because i've never met anyone that hates twisted love as much as me

[@paeyton]

literally have been binge watching your videos since this morning 😅 but i just want to say i just LOVE your vibes.

[@xiimorals]

Just want you to know, that thought the video took you forever to record, I appreciated the longform! I got to listen to you talk about books while I was working, and I enjoyed it. :) Followed you over here from TikTok, and super glad I did.. Thank you for your work!

[@rebeccak9358]

I think this might be my first video of yours. You are by far the most entertaining book reviewer I’ve seen. Ty for understanding some books are just meant to be fun and not literary masterpieces. 😂

[@lailahwatts5356]

favorite reviewer. so entertaining. so funny. so relatable. looking forward to more content babe

[@leahdouglas245]

so happy you have a youtube channel now love your tiktoks and now loving the longer content !!

[@ilovemybabyblues]

3:33 “It’s truly unhinged. There’s something to that for the girls out there who love the drama. You know who you are.” 🙋🏻‍♀️ Twisted Love is insane, but yes, your honor, I do, in fact, love the drama™ Signed, a Scorpio ♏️✌️

[@emerald5225]

I rarely ever leave comments but I just had to let u know that I thoroughly enjoyed watching ur review SO MUCH. I watched it from start to finish without skipping anything or playing it at 1.5x speed, and I’ve literally NEVER done this before. It’s crazy how much I enjoy listening to u talk abt books and what u liked/disliked. U cld go on for hours and I wld listen FOR REAL. I came over from tiktok cuz I rly enjoyed ur book reviews a lot and I wanted more. Pls keep them coming!!

[@newlynova]

♥️♥️♥️♥️ thank you so much i really appreciate your support! this is BY and FOR people with fried attention spans, i gotchu

[@prerza]

the way i just took out my (unfortunate) purchases of ana huang's books to sell them w/o reading them and saw you pull that out at the start??? bestie i screamed ily dfkhkdjfsj

[@tabarkali9410]

I don’t know how to explain it, but you’re so well spoken. Most of the booktubers i often watch use a lot of filler words, repetitive phrases and have somewhat of a restricted vocabulary, i’m not shaming on them, it’s just something I’ve noticed only after watching a couple of your videos! Definitely keep it going, you’ve become one of my favourite youtubers, and your videos are so calming🫶🏻

[@nicolerose5542]

Obsessed with the way Lexi describes books

[@allysonleach]

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! I read Born a Crime years ago and still think about it. Educated is another good memoir, but I need to read more also!

[@elisereadss]

if you haven’t read it yet, babel by R.F Kuang is my favorite of her books. which considering i LOVE the poppy war is saying a lot, if you ever feel like a amazing found family with memorable characters and a really great plot you should give it a try!

[@i.7525]

i'm so glad you enjoyed uprooted! i know a lot of people won't like it because the romance is pretty questionable, but it's still one of my all-time favourites because the fairytale vibes are just THAT good.

[@shrutisharma2817]

for the first time I didn't have to increase the speed to 1.25x for a video cause you talk at the perfect speed 🥲! so glad i found you, going to read some of these

[@smilingghost177]

I was just waiting for another video and you delivered, SLAY

[@sydneysparks1122]

You could literally make videos of your opinions on anything and I would watch

[@saphrodite1]

ooo i wasnt expecting the locked tomb to show up! all three books are beautifully unhinged and im impatiently waiting for the 4th :)

[@hannahbostwick8726]

oh my god carrie soto is back has been on my list for so long and you connecting it to haikyuu immediately pushed it to the top of my list LOL. the chokehold that show had on me in 2020 was unreal

[@Samthe1stbob]

Twisted Love is the type of book for girls who were seriously into fanfiction and didn't grow up into better written. Some wild shit just happens and characters are 2 dimensional cause you already just love the premise. The vides get you going for the terrible writing. I got 'things we never got over' due to tiktok but the bad stars on goodreads never got me to read.

[@newlynova]

yes i think that is 100% right, it gave HEAVY wattpad

[@itsGabrielaCristina]

On Yellowface: I definitely really enjoyed this book. The plot was super interesting and the villain’s perspective was fun. However, I did feel like the second leg of the book didn’t add anything new. If this had ended with the first thing, I think it would’ve been a stronger book.

[@jaleen1750]

Agreed and I found the exorcist plot to be not in the same tone as the rest of the book?

[@luanamurase938]

I was very excited with the haikyuu mention, i also was obsessed with it (and still am)

[@oakcharm11]

Honestly can’t believe how good you are at this with only 3 videos! How do you read so many books with ADHD?? Rn I’m on a 1-1 ratio of books I finish vs DNF and it’s rough. Even if I’m at the halfway point with books if it starts to slowdown/get not as interesting I physically cannot keep going. Teach me your ways!

[@linnamorgan2215]

audiobooks helps me personally when I get to that point. that and setting myself daily challenges bc apparently my adhd brain loves competing with itself 😂😂

[@newlynova]

other person who responded to you spoke facts (i force myself to read at least 1 page a day, and i can stop at 1 if i want to but i HAVE to read at least 1...starting is the worst part so this made it way easier to be consistent), i've considered making a video on this but the gist for me is that it's easier now than it used to be for me to read things i find mid i think cuz i have better habits. but when i was initially getting back into reading i ONLY read things that i knew i would find very interesting and fun. i would not pick up things on whims. i had to like really like it and be excited to read it to start. that helped motivate me too. also if you don't love something you can DNF it!! better to read at all than it is to get through books you don't love.

[@theotherveronica]

audiobooks have been a game changer for me and my ADHD. i listen to audio while i drive, cook, clean or any other kind of mundane task so that my hands are doing something. it makes it easier for my brain the pay attention to what’s being read to me.

[@lxyipop23]

soo i have no idea who this youtuber was but i saw a 46 minute book video and clicked and boy this was nice! it didn't feel like 46 whole minutes, you were really funny and entertaining without spoiling anything so yeah definitely subscribing HAHAH

[@zombiecupcake298]

Lexi is my all time favorite booktuber/Tiktoker. She’s so much fun and makes me smile 🥰

[@newlynova]

[@possumcult1395]

GTN and HTN only get a million bajillion times better upon each reread, let me tell you. Such a truly rewardjng series.

[@auroracarminati578]

I found your channel pretty recently and I just love your videos and you so much!! You’re so witty and sarcastic and I quite literally CACKLE at your commentary. Honestly I neeed more videos. 🙏 There isn’t enough on your channel to satiate me 😂😂❤❤

[@daize000]

omggg i enjoy hearing u talk sooo much! ur videos are super entertaining, i am binging ur videos rn

[@kcaudill23456]

I listened to this while taking a drive I really did not want to and loved every second of it, thanks! Lol

[@lilacfields]

you influenced me to get the UK versions of raybearer and redemptor 😭😭 those covers are gorgeous!

[@honorbound1337]

This for some reason really makes me want to know how you organize your books, both bookshelf and TBR cart etc.

[@sandrastillwell6262]

"Nightcrawling" is an amazing book! I am so glad to see it on your list!

[@JackJack-nl2et]

Please make book recap video essays like mike's mic that would be so good

[@Bella-pb6uk]

I picked up glory because I saw it in the library after watching this video. I know you didn't love it, but I wanted to give it a try. thanks for the rec!!

[@anon9069]

i really hate that you’re a new youtuber bc i just binged all your videos and what the hell am i supposed to do now 😭😭

[@ariverdreaming]

Propulsive is suuuch a good word to describe a story element!! You’re so fuckin good at describing books 🤩

[@BookGirlKaori]

OMG I enjoyed the sunbearer trials enough to want to read the second, but it took so long for me to get into it, because of the feel you mentioned of clearly not being the target audience.

[@joctime]

honestly loved this whole video, really enjoying the KZbin channel so far!

[@ananyashah7760]

I hope you do a plot recap of the twisted series! I’m. It into romance books at all but I enjoy up your videos and think it would be entertaining to hear your thoughts!

[@3773_]

Only book commentary person that I LOVE

[@caitlingee]

Currently reading Betty. The scene I just read literally made me breathless

[@raheli.the.reader]

I just stumbled upon your content and already watched all 3 videos (my adhd doesn't agree with me using tiktok). I'm loving it. Very hyped to be here from nearly the beginning

[@newlynova]

[@kendallconstable7861]

i put this on to watch while packing my book shelf lol. also lovingggg the youtube content

[@lizapixie626]

WE NEED MORE DUOLOGIES YES

[@oliviauzquiano7392]

Okay this is the booktube content I’ve been looking for

[@LizApizaa]

I fully understand what you mean when you are talking about Nightcrawling. I was constantly acknowledging her glorious writing style. However, it stopped me from getting fully immersed in the story. She is young and interested in displaying her full range of skillset at times even to the detriment of the story. I think issues like this fix itself, as the author ages and gains more experience. Very excited to follow her journey as a writer. She is definitely a person to look out for in the big awards space in the future.

[@newlynova]

yes 100%. i'm very very excited to see what she'll be doing in 10 years (though not excited to be older lmao)

[@samsanders6675]

Love your youtube content!!! I saw it's on your TBR, but if you want a good duology 'The Daughter of the Moon Goddess' is amazing!

[@grace-xl8wb]

loved this video! I read Betty last year and LOVED it too, it was brilliant, but definitely quite traumatic in some moments so anyone wanting to read it I would so recommend checking triggers, i normally don’t check before I read but this one was harrowing!

[@newlynova]

yes this is definitely accurate, truly it just kept getting worse at every turn (but it is SO good)

[@livmarvel]

babe wake up lexi posted a video over 40 minutes long

[@Lyleelou11]

“The button only works for people that are hot and cool and interesting” challenge accepted 😏

[@brennaguard6864]

If you're a fan of Scott Westerfeld you should try the Imposter series. A little more sci fi than The Liars Crown but I really enjoyed them!

[@marteenabattaglia8071]

I love your videos. Like i dont know if its bcs of my ADHD but I just let your videos play in the backround and puff like magic i can get shit done and be productive. Also it’s so much fun to hear you talk trash about books that i also thought were kinda bad??? And i was really questioning if i was the problem since they are so popular Alsoo your Thoughts are so insightful! Super interesting to listen to

[@TheQuirkyOne100]

possible spoilers about yellowface: i think one thing that's missed in the commentary around yellowface (which i loved) is that during the editing of the manuscript even the story itself becomes whitewashed! and because she wasn't connected to the culture/history/the story itself june didn't 'fight' to keep important information in the story which is an interesting commentary about people writing about experiences of cultures/history that is different from their own

[@prerza]

im reading yellowface rn omgg

[@machaidalatte]

As soon as you said that you used to be obsessed with haikyuu, I knew I had to subscribe cause you have good taste! Am paying extra attention to all recommendations 😝

[@emilymazz5787]

Took some books off my TBR and added some others! Always great recommendations

[@rachelaiken2366]

Scythe is literally my favorite book and every time I see it on someone’s bookshelf, I go wild 🧌

[@rachelaiken2366]

And I take no criticisms on that book

[@Kronkgirl]

Omg! 100% on Every Summer After. I loved the first 2/3rds of the book. And then I started to dislike the male love interest and then the reveal put the final nail in the coffin. There's no coming back from that

[@deannascorner8112]

The audiobook of “Born a Crime” was soooo good! Trevor Noah is hilarious and the accents are great! I loved it so much!

[@isabellanesheiwat8]

“tropes in a trench coat” and “significantly more slay” are my favorite ways to describe anything now

[@valentinacavalottivelasco9484]

that haikyuu comparison really did it for me

[@pocketfullofponder]

I am absolutely loving your videos ✨

[@JudaeaLovesCats]

Thank you for giving me book recommendations. I agree with you 95% of the time and for that I’m so thankful

[@marijavancina9991]

You talking about twisted love... and my therapy-needing self thinking that sounds like fun 😂

[@AnamCara-vh6xo]

Just found your page thanks to Larissa(Larry Reads) and I'm so glad 😂 you're so funny and relatable!

[@arwyn_d_]

im so glad i finally saw someone compare fourth wing to divergent

[@magali8398]

I loved sweet bean paste- but ur right, it’s not always for everyone

[@syds8752]

I love the way you speak about these books.

[@prerza]

hi lexi ilysm u've become my fav youtuber :p