Reading Thrillers with the "Biggest Plot Twists" 🕵️

[@jacforswear18]

An important part of Emmitt Till’s story is that the white woman in question lied about what happened and she never apologized or showed any remorse for what she or her husband did (she only died last year at 88, so this was not long ago at all) nor did they receive any criminal recourse. It’s a horrific pieces of history that we have, unfortunately, not moved past at all 😢

[@Lunabear459]

Thank you for saying this. I was gonna comment this because I didn’t want anyone to think that Emmitt Till said the wrong thing vs that white woman lied

[@BooksandLala]

Absolutely, and the book definitely gets into all of that

[@stephenbertino8373]

Another important part of the story involves what Emmett Till's father did in Italy. Maybe Emmett's death was revenge for what happened to those Italian girls...

[@myreadsbooks]

It’s not a mystery thriller, but THE best twist I’ve ever read is in The Membranes by Chi Ta Wei, a taiwanese author, if you’re looking for nonwhite authors for the next batch. It’s truly such a wild book - technically more of a dystopian novella

[@ashleyoreads]

it was published in 95 and i don't think she has done that year for her "find a five star book from every year I've been alive" !!! i think haha also sounds like a great book thank you for the rec!

[@themusicsnob]

Yeah I feel like this novella would be awesome to read for that year’s vlog 😊 This is definitely one of my favorite speculative novellas of all time and definitely a big twist

[@newyorktrilogy]

❤

[@frannymarzuki9509]

i’ve been wanting to recommend this book for a plot twist video so i definitely second this!!^^

[@misssashleyrae]

Oh definitely adding this to my list! I live in Taiwan and am always on the lookout for Taiwanese authors to check out.

[@XOmangoXO]

Thriller/Mystery is my favorite genre, but I also rarely give them 5 stars

[@jennifermorrison580]

I think it's because we expect so much from them. We want them to be perfect!

[@L0.razepam]

I am here for the “None of this is True” SLANDER👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@jasmin2186]

I once managed to determine the culprit simply by process of elimination very early on. Sometimes it's so obvious what fake outs an author has planned and by simply assuming those won't happen I chose the only leftover character as my suspect and 300p later turns out I was right 😂

[@abitmuch7682]

Whoever told you The Trees has a shocking plot twist was lying, it's very much speculative literary thriller

[@jacforswear18]

My favourite mysteries are ones where I get MOST of the twist/solution but not all of it. So I get to feel very smart but still get a little surprise 😂

[@alliluh]

THANK YOU for validating how borrrringgg none of this is true was!!!! i just couldn’t do it, i didn’t GET it!

[@sophiareagan6425]

It's funny because I just read None of This is True and personally I really loved it, but I agree that it isn't actually very twisty at all. I expected it to be a lot more shocking with how people talk about it.

[@jacforswear18]

I really like Lisa Jewell’s writing, but I agree it is not twisty or even very… mysterious? It’s just vaguely unsettling and a little uncertain at the end. That has been my experience of her other books I have read as well. It’s not for when you want to solve anything or be shocked, it’s more writing for when you want to have a slight ick about people who are sort of unhinged. 😂

[@sophiareagan6425]

@@jacforswear18 that's exactly how it feels!

[@inkylabyrinth]

The tree you chose to sit at while wrapping up The Trees is so beautiful. Like one of the coolest trees I've ever seen. What a lovely little spot.

[@alissajoelle5443]

I also hated the ending of The Last One…it made me want to scream lol

[@al700000]

I gave None of this is True 1 star and I honestly wish I hadn’t read it.

[@emilyatoz]

As a cross stitcher and reader, this was so exciting! Haha. Cross stitch wise, who cares about your back? No one. Don’t worry about it. Your storage methods though? Girl pleeeeeease. 😂 but I totally get feeling organized online but not in real life, cause same. You’ve introduced me to some really great thrillers so I’m pumped to follow your journey/advice with these!

[@bradisrelaxing4417]

I'm glad you didn't like None of This is True because I hated it due to even our audience stand in (Alex) victim blaming Josie for being groomed and praising the groomer for being a decent father??? It was so predictable outside of this and generally boring.... all that and they still mention how devious and powerful a 15 yr old was when she got togther with a 40 yr old??? WTH i will die on this hill, I hate that godforsaken book

[@emdove]

I haven't read this book, but I did recently read The Night She Disappeared by the same author. There's an author character who has a writing block and needs "inspiration". She then inserts herself into the main conflict, that being the disappearance of a young woman. She talks to the grieving mother, and a bunch of other people, sometimes even moves evidence and tries to "investigate". After it's resolved, she decides to write a book about the story, and we get a scene of her enthusiastically talking about how it all went down in a talk show interview or something similar. Not a mention of how the family feels about what went down, or whether they were involved in the writing of the book at all. She comes across as very exploitative and fame seeking, but I firmly believe that's not the impression intended by Jewell. Now reading your comment, it's even clearer that there are some questionable morals in her books. Though your example is obviously way worse. Oof.

[@zara6472]

When you mentioned the dogs in The Last One, I'm thinking 'all of the people have been turned into dogs'. Can't tell you why or how but now I have to know what happened to all the people. Also adding The Trees to my tbr. Thanks for another great video ❤

[@BooksandLala]

omg LOVE that concept

[@the_eerie_faerie_tales]

11:58 😂 that'd be me .. like.. "oouu the water's so clear and pretty." SPLASH 💦

[@pumpkinsspiced]

If you had told me that an "The-ghost-of-Emmett-Till-seeks-revenge" book was funny, I wouldn't have believed you lol.

[@theworddegree]

Watching you read The Last One as someone who has read it was so good 😂👌

[@romxilda]

As soon as you held up The Trees I immediately thought to recommend Assumption by Percival Everett, the plot twist is HUGE and I literally think about it all the time and I read it 4 years ago now!

[@BooksandLala]

noted!! 👀

[@GwendolynKensinger]

I love how you said you're not not gonna try to guess but be along for the ride yet we get full in depth theories as you read 😅

[@yinandyangmix]

The Trees was so weird and yet so funny. Aside from its heavy impact (it certainly packs a punch) and its unique premise, I remember often laughing because of the dry, deadpan humor. I live in the south and the idiocy of the white characters was painfully spot on. Percival Everett is a fantastic writer.

[@cherylNA]

You continue to break my heart when you read Lisa Jewell books. 💔😭😂

[@BooksandLala]

I won't do it again I promise 😭

[@whitneyhendrix8075]

It’s okay to have a messy back of work. What I can’t wrap my brain around is the unlabeled colors

[@BooksandLala]

It's annoying cause I know that I *can* keep it neat and cute, I just get lazy hahahaha

[@4wz7]

I know that you didn't really enjoy Catriona Ward's other novels, but I think Looking Glass Sound is right up your alley! It's by no means a perfect book, but it does have shocking twists (the main one being one of your favorites)... AND it's sorta just crazy and brain bending.

[@BooksandLala]

Ahhhhh I feel like I should read this, but if I give it a low rating like her other stuff, everyone's gonna be like "why did you pick up *another* one of her books just to talk sh*t about it?! 😠" hahahaha

[@queenkim8631]

Seeing your reaction to The Last One was golden!!! I gave it 5 stars!

[@hannahjosmithheart]

The gasp I gusped when you lifted your thread box 😅😂 but I love that it works for you and you’re enjoying cross stitch!

[@anamulholl]

i just read the will dean book bc of this video and i need you to know that you just changed the trajectory of my entire life

[@ramen8760]

Thank you so much for taking my recommendation of Kill for Me Kill for You🤩. Sorry it didn’t work as well for you as it did for me but that’s thrillers for you lol

[@tansjord]

I just know if I showed my mother the cross-stitching section she’d simply pass away at that tangled mess 😂😂😂

[@the_eerie_faerie_tales]

I rarely give Thrillers 5⭐ ... only one recently I can think of.. How Can I Help You by Laura Sims. A psychological thriller about an obsessive cat-n-mouse game between two librarians. Lord of the Fly Fest by Goldy Moldavsky is close to a 5⭐ just because it was so fun and she did something unexpected while still being inspired by Lord of the Flies.

[@bethanyseabolt9387]

Cool! I just borrowed How Can I Help You on Libby-fingers crossed!

[@the_eerie_faerie_tales]

@@bethanyseabolt9387 I know a few other people who also really liked it. it's more of a slow burn character focused story but does spiral a bit out of control.. I would not read the synopsis, it spoils a bit honestly. hope you enjoy it!!

[@gracerracer3405]

I put exactly one recommendation in your TBR jar a couple of years ago and it was Telephone by Percival Everett. There are three different versions of the book! It's such a cool concept. I preferred it to The Trees.

[@rosieringlet1]

In the UK it’s called The Last Passenger and I was so entertained. Still smarting about the end, but maybe that’s the point, I haven’t forgotten it ! And PS I hated the Lisa Jewell.

[@teyasday]

as a stars fan, seeing you and liam pick them to win is both awesome and terrifying...the jinx potential 😅

[@celineneumann5865]

this is JUST what i needed for my self care sunday evening 😌

[@courtspeachie]

im so glad you read the drift! it was my second favorite book from last year. the twist really got me!

[@victoria9663]

I just noticed Other Words for Home on the shelf behind you. I adore that book!

[@cozygurl2905]

Been awhile since i watch which would explain that i didn't know you cross stitch so fun i just got into it. But that floss mess i wouldn't be able to handle lol also the back doesn't matter as long as you enjoy the look of the front and the process of doing it.

[@oliviaelizabeth3814]

I literally just checked out The Last One from the library yesterday and this is making me SO excited to read it!

[@joanareads]

petition to get kayla some bobbins cause that thread management is not okay 🤣

[@thefinalgirl3639]

I gave The Last One 5 stars. I loved it. And I liked the ending. It was wild as hell.

[@readwithdrb]

I loved The Last One - it might be the last (and one of the only) mystery/thrillers that I gave 5 stars

[@lovekatie3528]

I totally agree about None of This is True. I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop and while, yes, things escalated as the book went on, I never felt particularly shocked or satisfied with anything that happened.

[@AbiofPellinor]

It's been SOOOO long since I read a book that actually gave me a twist. I need some! Might need to go through that tier rank list at some point!

[@AFrolicInTheTomesxx]

It will never matter how long it’s been since I’ve read the “it was just a dream” twists. Could be 10 years and the instant I read it it will automatically be a 1 star. I hate that so much lol.

[@emdove]

I've never read that twist and I don't ever want to. It's lazy and makes everything inconsequential. It would make me regret ever picking up the book, cause ultimately, it means that nothing I read mattered.

[@chaejordan]

Love your videos! Been a silent viewer for a couple years and i have a (cheeky) suggestion! Have you thought about getting a hand-held stabiliser for your camera/phone when youre vlogging outside and shooting yourself/the environment ? I love when you integrate those clips into your videos, but the shaking kinda makes me feel dizzy LOOOL! Love you girl, maybe im just dramatic hahah x

[@emperorcupcake]

The Perfect Ruin by Shanora Williams is a fun twisty thriller by an author of colour!

[@susan_brehm_art]

Random... I love your Pink Floyd tee shirt. I was in High School when they came on the scene. 😯🥴😊😍

[@amyjones6848]

Kayla that pile of threads is stressing me out! lol

[@BooksandLala]

omg I know, what is *wrong* with me

[@Vic-hh4we]

Thanks for the recs! I’ve finally read a book before you. 😬😬 I thought None Of This Is True was ok. Interesting. :)

[@agirlfrommars3441]

Just the way you where talking about the book (the trees) in the start without to much details and just your real reaction 😂 I’m so intrigued now I WILL read it as well

[@mypetitegarden]

I was one of the people that recommended The Last One to you and so glad you enjoyed it (except for the ending lol) I completely agree with you on the ending, I was quite annoyed at how ridiculous it was 😆 but 90% of the book was so much fun to read and had me wondering which direction it was going to go, so I'll call it a win. I actually clicked on this video because I've been waiting to see if you would ever review None Of This Is True because I HATED IT! 😅 After reading it, I was like...what am I missing here? I felt so enraged after reading this book. Aside from it feeling like a big old waste of time, is it just me, or did Lisa Jewell just gloss over and justify the actions of a pedophile/sexual predator and that of a neglectful husband/father who goes on alcohol and drug binges? I didn't feel like there were any real twists because everything felt pretty predictable. I'm currently in the middle of Pet by Catherine Chidgey, and it's pretty good if you have not read it yet and ever decide to do a part 2.

[@josielacey8372]

Not a thriller, but The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield has a great plot twist.

[@BooksandLala]

thanks for the rec!!

[@Thesunflowermoon]

I’d say Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany Jackson was the biggest plot twist for me

[@mugbugg]

I'm not sure what your taste in tv is, but you might like the show 1899! Sadly it only had one season but it was so well done!!

[@CosimasNiehaus]

i guessed the twist in "the drift" like... at the beginning of the chapter before it was revealed. so i had a "I KNEWWW IT!!!" moment of smugness for predicting what was going to happen, like 5 pages after i finally guessed it 😅. Overall, I was really let down with it though, once i finished the book it immediately went into my unhaul pile.

[@Fiona_Co]

I enjoyed that Lisa Jewell book, but I also agree with all the critiques 😅 i think part of the issue is that it shouldn’t be marketed as a thriller it’s more like a really twisted drama

[@AmyElizabethReads]

I was so disappointed by None of This is True. I thought for sure I had missed something or read a different book than everybody else. It was so boring and there was not one single twist. Which left me so confused as to what everybody was talking about when they called it 'shocking'

[@bethmw28]

Same!! What twist?? 😂😂

[@bookcaseofdoom]

I added the boat book to my TBR and I'm worried 😂

[@trinavee1]

Not a thriller, but As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow had a great reveal!

[@Taralovescoloring]

I loved None of this is True but absolutely HATED The Last One so much 😂 the book was at a solid 2.5 for me until the ending when it crashed into a 1, hated it so much 😂

[@nooralsayyad]

I feel the same! None of this is True is not twisty, but I thought the story was clean and definitely elicited strong dread in me. The Last One, however, was NOT for me. When that ending hit, I was so upset that I automatically gave it one star 😂 I wish I had fun, but I thought it was too ridiculous and felt the characters made completely unrealistic/infuriating decisions...

[@lorenamunguia-cortez9368]

What an exciting video!! I really miss your thriller days ❤❤

[@cecilygriffis6508]

I would love to know what you think of The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon. It's technically a literary legal thriller about midwifery but it had me SAT. I was LOCKED IN while reading it. I would just love to know your thoughts.

[@wirtintotheunknown]

this has definitely made me want to read the drift by cj tudor, wouldn't surprise me if it took me until winter to get to it though 😅

[@Emily-fh8en]

Just finished The Last One. What the HECK was that ending my lord...

[@MrAnthonyy09]

I just read a book by Ross Jeffery called I Died Too, But They Haven’t Buried Me Yet. The I guessed the twist but I felt like it was really good, it kind of gave the vibes of The Mist (film) by Stephen King with the ending.

[@ThorTwinkle]

I just bought The Drift the other day since it was on sale and now I'm even more excited to read it! For recommendations, I don't remember if I've already commented this, but for me a book with really good twists that got me is Widows by Lynda La Plante! I could not put that book down!

[@JodieTheReader]

CJ Tudor is an auto buy author for me. Her new one The Gathering is great!

[@ThorTwinkle]

Oh, I'm glad to hear that! I don't think I had ever heard of her before watching one of the most recent videos from "Gavin Reads It All" where this book showed up. It sounded interesting and when I saw that it was 60% off on Amazon, I bought it without a second thought lol

[@BooksandLala]

thanks so much for the rec!!

[@imaginepageant]

If you haven’t read Cover Story, highly recommend it for an amazing twist. My favorite twist ever, though, comes from The Twyford Code… still reeling from that one two years later.

[@the_eerie_faerie_tales]

I guessed the true identities of two characters in Kill For Me Kill For You... I knew right away lol even knew how one character in particular was getting away with their identity... still a fun read.. there was one other thing that did kinda surprise me.

[@kaylawolf8928]

I think being a psych major and so interested in how people work made me love none of this is true. It's definitely not twisty though, I can agree there for sure.

[@bethmw28]

I'm a psych graduate and it's why I hated it 😂 it was far too obvious and not psychologically interesting enough (to me) at all! it's funny how similar experiences in different people make for such differing conclusions 😁 (more interesting than the book anyway 😉)

[@nathaliapanesi3474]

Hey Kayla, would you recommend any Thriller about a mom investigating her son/daugther's death? I had a dream about it and now i want to read something similar (besides kill for me, kill for you)

[@agirlfrommars3441]

I’m not sure but I’d watch Kayla’s review on dead eleven

[@zairafaith]

I'm holding onto a Wish and a prayer for the Oilers.

[@raeisnotaplant]

Cross stitcher here - get yourself bobbins or floss drops OMG 😂 (how are you doing this without the floss colors labeled?!?!?) also we all have messy backs, as long as you can't tell from the front it's all good

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

The trees sounds like it would be so good…

[@ihitadeeronce]

I am a cross stitcher and i have a thread bag that looks just like that box lol. It is totally normal. Creativity is a safe space to be messy! Also I think Ima pick up The Last One. I skipped the video of it cause I didn't want any even small spoilers.

[@km356]

I don't read new Lisa Jewell books anymore either. Her best for me is a family drama called The House We Grew Up In which has a hoarder mom so that's relatable for me. I also enjoyed her book called I Found You. That's it, the other more popular of her books are not good in my opinion.

[@cindysalinas7537]

Steve Cavanagh book Thirteen is really good.

[@elenaalcock798]

Just finished reading The Last One (The Last Passenger in the UK) based on this vlog. I loved it, kept me guessing, didn't see the reveals coming. I just wish I could have stopped reading a few sentences before the end because that ending really did not work for me at all

[@natatatt]

I'm trying to get more into thrillers so this video was helpful. Re: Stanley Cup Playoffs, they're not my team but Winnipeg just won a 7- 6 game so that's looking like a fun series!

[@JayFernandes-b8c]

I thought I was the only one absolutely DONE with Lisa Jewell - gave her way too many chances, disappointed every time 😮

[@emdove]

She's definitely one to avoid for me too. I've only given her two chances (the night she disappeared and the German translation of the family upstairs), but both didn't go well for her. One was just boring, the other left me wondering what even was the point of the book, right on though. Thanks for reaffirming my suspicion that I should just accept that her books are not for me.

[@mm-it9cd]

The audiobook of The Trees is fantastic! For a book that does have a shocking (to me) plot twist: Victor LaValle's The Changeling.

[@lorihowell5626]

I love seeing your cross stitch. I am the messiest cross stitcher!

[@jillianmercado8629]

“ Im not going to speculate I’m just going to enjoy the ride” *1st book she read she’s speculating right away

[@fanpiresam482]

Have you read His and Hers by Alice Feeney, I think at one point you said you like over the top aspects and the end of that book gets wacky but dark. Also highly recommend the audiobook with Richard Armitage and Stephanie Racine. I was thoroughly entertained.

[@ashleyoreads]

Thank you for references CJ tudor being a woman because now I want to pick up their stuff lol

[@joylynn0620]

I loved None of this is True. But I don’t care about “twists”. I skew more towards psychological thrillers/mysteries which I think this was. I thought it was a fascinating character study of both women. And I loved the ending where the author left you considering what part of the events were true. And also how malleable the concept of truth is. It was very similar in vibes to The Family Upstairs. I found it fascinating from beginning to end and read it very quickly.

[@westdallasbutterfly]

Thank you for not liking "None of This is True" every person I know who reads LOVES it and I DNF'd after 40 pages. I absolutely could not do it.

[@Katertot8895]

Idk if you're willing to give Steve Cavanagh another try but a mystery/thriller I really enjoyed and thought had a fun twist was Th1rt3en by him. It's about a trial, but the murderer isn't on trial, they are on the jury. I thought the twists and reveals were very well done!

[@the_eerie_faerie_tales]

I read None of This is True recently.. was a bit apprehensive because I read The Family Upstairs and didn't care for it, then listened to Then She Was Gone and remember nothing about it, but then picked up The Girls in the Garden on a whim at the grocery store and was actually creeped out and entertained by that one.. she's definitely not a favorite author of mine like she is for some people but None of This is True was SO hyped I had to know lol.. there are definitely sone uncomfortable things in that book and it is hinted at early on so if anyone is particularly sensitive to um... certain things, I would recommend looking up Content Warnings.

[@greentree211]

I feel like knowing a book has a big plot twist is a spoiler almost as much as knowing what the twist its...

[@tropicaltuna]

I loved None of This is True, but I wouldn't recommend it as twisty at all. It's more of a slow build dread where you know what's happening and you're watching it play out. I found the audio to be a great experience.

[@bethmw28]

I think the audiobook is the only reason I got through it! 😂

[@kristymorgan1426]

I want to read The Last One but animal abuse is a huge trigger for me. Does any harm come to the dogs?

[@kyestrella]

Haven’t read it, but the content warnings on The Storygraph don’t list any animal cruelty/abuse!!

[@BooksandLala]

I don't think the dogs really came into the plot very much at all from what I recall! No animal harm.

[@kristymorgan1426]

@@BooksandLala Thanks! I decided to read it since it's on KU. I'm digging the creepiness.

[@bookchick101]

You should read the 7 1/2 deaths of Evelyn hardcastle!

[@BooksandLala]

I have!! Love that one 💞

[@WarKitten]

Re: Playoffs. I'm a Caps fan so living on the vibe of Just happy to be here and hoping for a twist in our favor lol

[@Megan-ug8vz]

If you are looking for young adult mystery with some good reveals, I recommend Firekeeper’s Daughter and Warrior Girl Unearthed.

[@karakask5488]

Lying in Wait by Liz Nugent and The Majesties by Tiffany Tsao have good twists. Lying in Wait made my jaw drop. The Majesties is more of a slow burn twist.

[@amandar91]

jaw dropped when you showed the thread LOL

[@christinegenta7754]

I have the same Stanley cup final and winner as you and I’m scared with how Dallas has started this round

[@lyssareadsbooks4169]

The unhinged Aries pile of cross-stitching string 💀

[@whereismylibrarycard]

You should let your followers / subscribers “pitch” you books and you pick what to read SOLELY based off the pitches!

[@llumpiah]

its 2 am right now in Indonesia, I was about to sleep, it is Monday but whatever I'll watch your video bfr going to sleep