Oddly Specific Book Recommendations 📚(that you asked for!)

[@ayezha2153]

0:44 | a happy book/a happy book thats not by TJ Klune 2:13 | a queer enemies-to-lovers book 4:12 | a fantasy that also has a mystery/thriller component book 6:08 | 17th century historical fictional novel that centers political intrigue 7:13 | jewish representation book that’s not related to ww2 8:22 | a book that centers around pirates 10:10 | a book set in nyc 11:24 | a book to read when you feel burnt out 13:00 | a young adult/adult book that has a whimsy of middle grade 14:58 | a book that is remiding of bts

[@nedflanders9215]

thank you so much

[@annabell4973]

what does bts stand for?

[@annabell4973]

@@kamlp19 Thanks!

I LOVE your book recs! You explain all of the books you're mentioning without any spoilers perfectly!!

[@PeruseProject]

Thank you so much!

[@redjarl]

Red Seas under Red skies by Scott Lynch and The priory of the Orange tree by Samantha Shannon are also good examples of pirates in stories.

[@katiehoffman6666]

Thanks for the book recs! The Miniaturist sounds really interesting. Just wondering: is it possible for you to include a list of the books you talk about in the video description? I am not always able to jot down titles as I am listening. Thanks for considering!

[@charitykelly6396]

I loved a Man Called Ove as well. As you said, it's never too late to change! Thanks for the recommendations.

[@Tinoshke07]

Great idea for a video ! I always wonder how you can remember so much about all those books and without spoiling anything. I'm certainly up for another video of this type , it was so enjoyable !

[@TinyNDangerous]

The Liveship Traders is truly a masterpiece! Even if someone doesn't like one of the plot lines--like boats--there's so much else to enjoy about the story. I think it's easily Hobb's best, but Tawny Man is probably my favorite. ot7 always! would love to see more BTS/music recommendations 👀

[@Batnbee]

I love this style of book recs. Definitely want to see more. 🌼

[@aclquinn]

on a super random, non-book related note I saw this jumper on the stories website the other day and told myself I didn't need it... but now YOU'RE wearing it so I'm taking that as a sign to go back for it 😂 great video as always!!

[@PeruseProject]

Hahaha love this

[@aimeewhitehead2639]

I really enjoyed this. For the Jewish representation Q, I would recommend Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik ❤

[@hayleysmith8677]

Absolutely love this video! More of these please! And glad to see TJ Klune get some love!

[@leslieisepic]

I love good omens! The show is great too and can’t wait to see the second season. I just started Finlay Donovan is Killin’ It and that one is humorous and a lot of fun of a cozy mystery (and I am only two chapters in).

[@charlottedixon7735]

Love these videos,you should do part 2!🥰

[@stacie2555]

Great picks! I’d love to see a part two 😊

[@FaeryLaume]

For Jewish representation I also recommend two books by Rena Rossner - The Sisters of the Winter wood and also The Light of the Midnight Stars.

[@NicheCraftwithKassi]

If your sweater is hand-made, I'd *really* love the pattern for it if you know where it is. I want to knit/crochet it lol. Great video. : )

[@winterlyons5355]

Hello. Based on your recommendations I recently read The Winternight Trilogy and LOVED it! I wish someone would make a movie. I’ve also purchased the Ship of Magic Trilogy and plan to start it after I finish The First Law trilogy. I’m so happy I went ahead and purchased Ship of Magic since you love it so much as well.

[@emmabostian2608]

I’ve been wanting that sweater from & Other Stories FOREVER.

[@FaeryLaume]

For "ultimately uplifting" I also recommend The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa.

[@burninembers]

Great rec!

[@blaueblume8756]

But that is very sad at the same time although absolutely a great book.

[@FaeryLaume]

@@blaueblume8756 Sad yet "ultimately" uplifting in how all the interactions tie together.

[@TheK4R0u]

OMG I love your jumper it's so beautiful

[@laylalodi8998]

Hope you do more in the future! Found this super helpful so thank you ☺️

[@maryhelen7588]

it's so weird to me that TJ Klune went from being known as the werewolf sex guy to being known as a happy whimsy guy... not that the green creek series doesn't also have great found family vibes.

[@melslittlebooknook]

I love these recs! Please do more

[@linneahallman4451]

I loved this video!! More please 😍

[@leighchristie2323]

I've tried reading Good Omens a few times, and even tried watching the show, and I just could never get into either of them. It's a story I think I will always feel a bit sad about missing out on. Glad it brings other people joy though. ✨✨

[@camc2650]

omg just came across your channel and happened to click on this video...i was already convinced by your positive reviews of books i've liked in the past, but then hearing you're a fellow army just literally convinced me to read every book you rec LMAO thank you for all of these great recommendations !! 🫶🏻

[@mishelly]

You always so many great recommendations I want to read them all! I bought the miniaturists! I had sort of forgotten what it was about, I think I’ll get to that one sooner! So didn’t know there was a show!

[@takshatangudu8736]

Book set in India , Transgender representation- An unexpected gift by Ajay K Pandey . A really emotional story

[@christynelynn4966]

Your book Rex's are awesome I enjoy your videos I'm working in creating some as well thank you for keeping it simple.

[@TheBookishMom]

THe JAsmine Throne was really good, I really liked the relationship in it as well!

[@jennyb610]

If anyone is looking for fiction set in Tudor England with a lot of mystery and political intrigue, I highly recommend CJ Sansom's Shardlake series

[@Pro_of_Plush2845]

If you ever do another specific book recommendations vid... I'm looking for something with a similar vibe as the Percy Jackson series👀

[@michreviews1704]

Great recs!! I've never heard anyone recommend Good Omens or mention the show!! It made me so stupidly happy

[@emrys8626]

A Man Named Ove absolutely destroyed me and made me so happy at the same time I absolutely loved it

[@Broadwaydust]

Have you seen the film? It’s a really good adaptation of it

[@percydoeseverything]

I've just started reading Good Omens.. And wow! This book. This is a book EVERYONE should read!

[@katherinewan1383]

this was so much fun!! i would love if you did this again ☺️☺️

[@LaurenWaddington]

I'm currently reading Senlin Ascends! Thank you for recommending it so much cause I love it

[@jupiterrising97]

I haven't read The City We Became yet, but every time I think about what the personification of Staten Island would be, I can literally only think of Pete Davidson

[@scrapbookingmuchmore9884]

Love all the recommendations! Would it be possible to list future book recommendations down below in the description area? It would be nice to be able to go back and look at the recommendations before buying the books!!!! 😊📚👍🏻💕

[@srutisridhar816]

I really really love ur channel... I genuinely trust ur recommendations.. bcz ur recs are unique and different.. it's like watching ur vdos itself is an exploration... thank you so much for the recs and keep going... love from tamilnadu, India ❤❤❤

[@skellingtonMCR]

The Miniaturists reminds me of a video game called The Room: Old Sins. Highly recommend it if the book sounds interesting to you, though it is not the first in the series, so you should probably play the other games first. (I personally played through the games on iOS, but one of the games is a VR title, and I know that most of the series is available through other platforms.)

[@theavengingspiderman]

Even though you can pick up the liveship traders before Farseer, I don't think it's really a good idea! A lot of the reveals and the worldbuilding truly needs the Farseer trilogy to get the correct feel, and certain characters really need the backdrop! Most of what makes the liveship traders so special is how much it builds on what the Farseer trilogy reveals!

[@Orionmady]

Heyy I know you already finished the video, but do you have a book with a super intricate heist? That isn't six of crows or mistborn?

[@srutisridhar816]

The Miniaturists reminds me of a tamil movie -"yaavarum nalam" .. it also has the same plot line.. where the MC gets a flat in a gated community and he finds out something creepy going on around him.. and the events happening will be telecasted in his TV alone being taking place... the story goes on to how he figures out and solves the mystery

[@CindyToribio]

ahh thanks for the recs! my tbr continues to grow and grow 🥴🥴

[@Maddiereads8]

Love that I know this background so well I could spot which books were missing and would be recommended 😂😂

[@MckaylaKatharine]

Where is your sweater from? It’s so cute😍

[@Jodi9810]

A book that I found to be a wonderful "feel good" story with a vibe similar to A Man Called Ove is Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman. 😊

[@SilverstreamPJ28]

Eleanor Oliphant is so good 😫😫😫

[@katarzynazielinska7251]

You should totally check: The Licanius Trilogy by James Islington. I saw that you really like Sanderson's books. You will like it too. I read a lot of the fantasy books and this is my TOP 3.

[@kathleenmulvihill7801]

Can someone recommend light fantasy- middle grade possibly . I’ve read HArry Potter, Morrigan Crow Nevermoor series and TJ Klune 2 books and loved them all

[@glitterandguitaars]

The Land of Elyon series!

[@HRider-ir6qb]

I love your sweater!! where did you buy it ?? thanks!

[@Merima28]

Before I start watching: that jumper is 💣 💣

[@sophia9845]

Stayed up late last night reading dragon haven in stead of doing my work 😂😂

[@bookishmillennial5297]

I love A Man Called Ove!!

[@ZeeZeeDreaming]

Great recommendations!

[@suzannemoore404]

I very much liked this!

[@faizareads]

Earrrllyyyyyy :D More books to add to the tbr list!

[@jnb0574]

I’ve heard people talk about that Robin Hobb series so many times but i never knew live ship actually meant live ships.

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

I’ve heard so many good things about Helm of midnight 👀

[@reder1155]

is there romance in the ship of magic? 👀

[@danielapiovesan3791]

I have heard from people from native communities that TJ Klune/ A house in the cerulean sea was quite offensive to native people and totally disregards the horrors of residential schools. That could be why the first person didn't want any of his books recommended.

[@annalisitsyna7741]

Yay! Good Omens is an amazing book!

[@PeruseProject]

I agree!

[@lucindajennings148]

Happy Book - The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison, Time Cat by Lloyd Alexander, The Boy Next Door by Meg Cabot, My Lady Jane by the lady janies, A Bride's Story - Kaoru Mori, Suki by Clamp, Howl's Moving Castle - Diana Wynne Jones, Wayfarer's Series by Becky Chambers, The Ordinary Princess - M.M. Kaye, The Marriage Bureau for Rich People - Farahad Zama Warbreaker - Brandon Sanderson, Fangirl - Rainbow Rowell, Here, There be Dragons - James A. Owen, Where the Heart is - Billie Letts, enemies to lover lgbtqa romance - Our Bloody Pearl - D.N. Bryn (ace/cross species) Fantasy with a mystery - The Witness for the Dead - Katherine Addison, Take a Thief - Mercedes Lackey 17th century historical fiction - Calico Captive - Elizabeth George Speare, The Shadow of Albion - Andre Norton Jewish representation not wwII - Freedom Beyond the Sea - Waldtraut Lewin Pirates - Our Bloody Pearl - D.N. Bryn, Bloody Jack - L.A. Meyer, Emotional but Uplifting - The Arrival - Shaun Tan, The Five People You Meet in Heaven - Mitch Albom, Today I Am Carey - Martin L. Shoemaker, The She/The Body of Christopher Creed - Carol Plum-Ucci, Bridge to Terabithia - Katherine Paterson, A Monster Calls - Patrick Ness, Petey - Ben Mikaelsen, St. Patrick's Gargoyle - Katherine Kurtz YA or Adult with Whimsy - The Legend of Eli Monpress - Rachel Aaron, Old Man's War - John Scalzi, Sorcery of Thorns - Margaret Rogerson, Spindles End - Robin Mickinley , Eyes Like Stars - Lisa Mantchev, The Blue Girl - Charles de Lint, Brightly Burning - Mercedes Lackey,

[@seaweedbrain4127]

Anyone wants to help a fellow reader out? I have a thing for books with- found family trope with multiple protagonists + morally grey characters with backstories that should completely destroy my heart + a villain so powerful and charming that i should be sorry to watch them die + diverse characters (preferably lgbt+) + witty banter ik it's very specific but I'd take any book rec that has some of these elements :")

[@ingerreads9727]

I think you would love XOXO by Axie Oh!

[@bookishmammabudgets]

I recent learned to that Ove is pronounced oo-veh

[@susansegal1808]

Love your channel. Do you and Clay read the same books? Together to discuss?

[@alyssabarroga6518]

As always, I love your recommendations! Totally agree with found family trope reminding us of BTS 🥺 I’m about to read Under the Whispering door myself!

[@Tyagi1105]

Can somebody recommend a really good murder mystery novel as the helm of midnight is not available in my country

[@bookishmillennial5297]

The Thursday Murder Club A Good Girls Guide to Murder

[@kiandrarodgers3436]

I recently read Do You Dream of Terra-Two? by Temi Oh and it is a sci-fi space travel thriller. It was excellent and so well done!

[@feylights166]

A good adult queer enemies-to-lovers trilogy is The Captive Prince by CS Pacat (tw for slavery). Also books by Ariana Nash, especially Silk & Steel trilogy and Prince's Assassin trilogy.

[@mikemcdonald7281]

whats a good recommendation that features quirky and socially awkward characters?

[@priyanshitripathi3587]

Done

[@KK_1411]

Ahhhh I love this video 😍

[@Julie_ao]

😍

[@zubaerchaudhari8267]

Hi

[@isabellad3880]

Another great example of Jewish representation not related to WWII: Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Solomon

[@derbuchhandel]

Soon E-Books Marketplace Berlin Germany

[@manon2952]

it’s pronounced a man called oo-vah

[@adamaj74]

Ok, I love your channel but I feel like I have to say two things. One, Ove is pronounced "Ooh-vuh", not "Oh-vay". Think of a New Yorker with a strong accent saying Hoover, "Hoo-vuh". Same with Ove, "Ooh-vuh" with a strong emphasis/stress on "Ooh", and "vuh" being almost an afterthought. Two, Babel is pronounced "Ba-bull", "a" as in "bat", not "Bay-bull", "a" as in "hay". It can be pronounced "Bay-bull" in the U.K., but in this case it isn't. The word comes from the Tower of Babel in the Bible and Josiah uses it as a reference. Another word derived from Babel is "babbling", as in a babbling brook, or, "what are you babbling on about?" Try using the "Bay-bling" pronounciation in those examples, it sounds so weird, lol. If you're still not convinced, here's the author himself saying it - and this is after the host has already said "Bay-bull" several times during the introduction, yet when Josiah gets to speak, he corrects him and says "Ba-bull": kzbin.info/www/bejne/laepm6BjgMeHrpY

[@kananbengali]

The fact that none of you used your brain to think about an old woman. It sickens me.