THINGS I *LOVE* IN BOOKS // favorite tropes, scenes, writing styles, & more

[@14PrettyLady]

I love the book playlists too! It just adds another feature that adds more dimension to the book if that makes sense lol

[@nikkisbooknook]

Yessss!

[@michbella17]

I love all the same tropes! Emily Giffin is great for leaving little easter eggs (cameos).

[@brayliewalsh5766]

Talking about series where the books are part of an overall series but each book is about a different couple, you should read the vampire awakenings series and it’s spin off series the alliance by Brenda K Davies. I love this series; fantasy romance, vampires, spice, overcoming trauma/problems, found family and even more 🤭😍

[@aksa8640]

I literally can’t wait for your book!! 🥺🥺

[@nikkisbooknook]

🥺💗

[@klaraf.b.9820]

you seem like such a nice person, like i wish i could meet you in person and just talk about books for hours lmao

[@nikkisbooknook]

Awe thank you! I can always talk about books for hours :’)

[@kennedyspear2560]

And just thank you for being the person to get me into books started with watching your it ends with us review and I haven’t been able to stop reading simce

[@nikkisbooknook]

Omg that makes my whole day!

[@shantellecooper2342]

Love this!!! I have playlists for my books, and it just makes the writing process so much easier xx

[@nikkisbooknook]

It really does! Totally puts you in the headspace :’)

[@offtheJinx]

before we were strangers is the friends to lovers to strangers back to lovers. So good

[@nikkisbooknook]

Oooo I've seen that one! I'll have to check it out. Thank you!

[@yukkurii5361]

Waiting for your book now. Like so much. So so excited!!!!!

[@nikkisbooknook]

Getting so close!

[@khushijadhav3239]

Hey girl !!! When are u gonna tell use more about the book u were writing !!! I am so excited for you .....and i am dying to read a book written by u 💖

[@nikkisbooknook]

So soon. I promise 💗

[@khushijadhav3239]

@@nikkisbooknook Great I'll be holding my breath 🤗

[@yukkurii5361]

The gravity of us is such an underrated book. I'm so sure you will love this book. This book has my whole heart TT It's a slowburn in such a good way. And the bond that not just the leads share but also with the people around them and how the ML who believes he can't love/doesn't deserve love, suddenly his whole life revolves around his daughter. It's a beautiful book.

[@-hopeless-1138]

Omg!!! It's a really good one. ♥️♥️♥️ I loved both the MCs.

[@nikkisbooknook]

I'll absolutely look into this! Thank you!!

[@duaawithlove4079]

i need recs for that second trope you mentioned friends to lovers to strangers to lovers plssss

[@nikkisbooknook]

Coming soon!

[@deeska8775]

Alienated childhood friends/ex lovers falling in love again or 2. Chance Romance with shared childhood rec: "SWEAR ON THIS LIFE" by Renée Carlino. I'm pretty sure you will love this one, esp. since the story unfolds about the topic of books and writing. I read in like 4 days and enjoyed it a lot!

[@zoefaith]

i get the cross reference thing and the title thing!! one of us is lying said the title and i was like : 👀🥰❤️‍🔥 am i the only one who caught a reference in people we meet on vacation to beach read???

[@nikkisbooknook]

Okay I read beach read second so I am totally unaware of this reference 😳

[@zoefaith]

@@nikkisbooknook early on in the book, there was a scene where they were reading by the pool and it said that alex was reading an *augustus everett* novel 🤗❤️‍🔥

[@nikkisbooknook]

@@zoefaith Omg 😭

[@abinashverma1410]

1. I absoulutely LOVE when a guy gives a nickname to a girl, initially just to get on her nerves, but later as the story follows, it ends up becoming a term of endearment. ( Twisted Hate, Red!) 2. I love a marriage of convenience set up (my wife!!!!!! ), or when the love interest is an anti-hero( I mean omggg, the misunderstood villian, but I don't really know many books like that). 3. If you're calling the girl by her full name in the beginning then stick to it even after you two became "official". I don't like when after falling in love, the guy starts calling her by her nickname that everyone else calls her too. Like bro, you just made yourself a part of the crowd!!! Either give her a Special nickname or stick to fullname, just don't call her by the "common nickname". 4. I like when the Epilogue is years later. Don't give me a "two weeks later" epilogue 5. I love a "life came full circle" moment or flashbacks scenes or when character A says a line in the intial chapters and character B repeats it several chapters later! It's the attention to the little things!!! 6. It's rarely done now, but chapter titles>> bring it back people!! 7. The "who did this to you", nightmare trope>>>>>>> 8. Hot take, but I don't like when the guy says "I've always been in love with you" I'd rather read about a couple getting to know each other and gradually falling in love than a couple where one of them is already a simp but tries to put up a cold front! 9. Enemies to lovers is an overused term nowadays especially in rom coms. Any book where the MCs banter a bit, you can't call them ENEMIES! A few days back I saw a post where The Love Hypothesis was said to be An Enemies to lovers and I'm like what?!!! How??!! 10. Song playlist, maps( fantasy books) and author's note stating the said book was loosely based on her real life experiences are always welcomed! There's 10 more things I love and 20 more things I hate in books but let's save them for some other day!! Lol!!

[@nikkisbooknook]

OMG YES THE NICKNAME HOW COULD I FORGET

[@AuthorBooksReader]

Keep Going!!!

[@yukkurii5361]

Also RINA KENT'S BOOKS all of the books she has written which I guess sums up to 27/28. They are connected in a way. It's a collection of duos and trilogy and you get so absorbed into them. It's just amazingg to see how far sighted the author is

[@jocelyngonzalez2121]

OMGG yes ! I love her royal elite series !

[@katross8837]

Yes yes yes - agree with all! Boyfriend Material is a fab fake dating moment (would love a review on it). Have you ever read any Gena Showalter? She does a lot of your favourite things very well, so does LJ Shen xx

[@nikkisbooknook]

Ugh yes still need to read Boyfriend Material!

[@emilychapman5913]

Some recommendations for the friends to strangers to lovers trope: the Understatement of the Year by Sarina Bowen and Wicked Lies Boys Tell by K Webster

[@nikkisbooknook]

✍🏻✍🏻✍🏻 thank you!

[@bhoomika.1989]

If you like enemies to lovers workplace romance you should read ****The Bombshell Effect**** by Karla Sorensen. It's the first book in Washington wolves series. But also kind of a stand alone.

[@nikkisbooknook]

AH. Adding to my list. Thank you!

[@dishasaha5254]

So...when are you going to do a bookshelf tour? ;) FYI, ily and ur videos

[@nikkisbooknook]

Hi

[@dishasaha5254]

@@nikkisbooknook Yeah..but waiting for an updated one too

[@sashaokeefe6250]

If you haven't already read the shadows between us.❤️❤️❤️

[@cmad13]

Friends to lovers to strangers to lovers recs: Before we were Strangers and Swear On This Life (both by Renee Carlino)

[@aaliyahns]

This is off topic but is that BUCKY BARNES on that door???? Are you a marvel Stan ???? I love you even more now!!!!

[@nikkisbooknook]

YES 😭

[@kennedyspear2560]

Omg please read good girl complex by Elle kennedy it’s so good

[@nikkisbooknook]

I’ll get to it eventually for sure! 💗

[@labball14]

whenever you want to drop the playlist for you book let me know 🥺💕

[@nikkisbooknook]

Omg should I drop it before the book? 🤪

[@labball14]

@@nikkisbooknook omg please 🥺🤍

[@vanessajacob620]

Nikki please read marriage for one by Ella Maise

[@namithasiby2954]

hey wud u read the shatter me series its really good I think u might like it. And your video is amazing as always :)

[@sweetcreature7670]

Being a directioner and connecting to a thousand boy kisses' playlist╥﹏╥

[@nikkisbooknook]

Yes omg 😭😭😭

[@kaylareadssss]

Please please read Meet You in the Middle by Devon Daniels! It’s workplace enemies to lovers and the two main characters play pranks on each other! Definitely felt like the hating game to me!

[@deeska8775]

Sounds like Nikki would love it indeed. Also the setting could be a nice add-on & potentially interesting!

[@klaraf.b.9820]

if you love work induced forced proximity you'd love "red, white and royal blue"

[@nikkisbooknook]

Read it and loved it 💘

[@hridyavats4207]

have you read sinners of saint series by L.J.Shen? if you haven't then i really really really want you to read it please!!!!!

[@nikkisbooknook]

I own the first one but haven't read it yet!

[@hridyavats4207]

@@nikkisbooknook please please please read the whole series. my favorite one from the series is ruckus and I fucking know you'll love the whole series

[@-hopeless-1138]

Is there any bully romance anyone can rec which is all tension but not too smutty.

[@6a19razzaqkinza6]

Why don’t you make book recommendation videos on those 3 fav tropes of yours!!?

[@nikkisbooknook]

I already have a fake dating one up! :) Working on the others still.

[@6a19razzaqkinza6]

@@nikkisbooknook yesss!!!! 😆 looking forward to them !!

[@kairavijaveria7995]

pls readd…shatter me…like i want your review about itt…bec i trust you and i will read after your review

[@TheRealKingOfCringe]

I hate your auto focus, it’s wonky and freaking out.

[@nikkisbooknook]

So sorry