RECOMMENDING BOOKS BASED ON MY TEENAGE PHASES.

[@melena5821]

“I have what you call an obsessive personality” never have I related to something so much.

[@shabanatapia2112]

same

[@dannydevito1115]

lmao yall relate to a personality disorder??? cool

[@zulqaifplus6123]

Imagine a book called A Thousand Phases Of Emma Grace. It would be a #1 bestseller. When are you going to write it, then?

[@25Dzone]

Emma looks like some kind of Vampire Goddess and I'm there for all of it, LOOK at that shirt. Holy shit. I love it.

[@lanternwaste8361]

I hate that your church dropped you. That’s not okay! Not what church is supposed to be. I LOVE this video!! It’s so great 😂 totally went through the scene punk phase too

[@katharinas.8871]

My Twilight phase in adolescence was soooooo bad. I remember reading Eclipse 8 times during a family vacation I didn‘t wanna be on 😅

[@dorcat2867]

I feel you. I first discovered Twilight when I was 13 and that was a really embarrassing time in my life, I wanted the books for Christmas and I watched New Moon three times a day, dark times💀

[@katharinas.8871]

Dor Cat I feel you 😬 Dark times indeed

[@harryfailsgaming1246]

Emma definitely struck me as an Amy Pond girl. So much sass in a smol bean

[@cerysanne4734]

I... had no phases in my childhood/teenage years. I was more the one who watched her friends go through their phases and when they struggled or lost themselves, I was the one who reminded them who they used to be and helped them get through their next phase.

[@lizcavs]

Just started watching and DAMN I LOVE YOUR SHIRT

[@helenaagain]

see I’ve had a shit ton of phases but like,,, they all kinda just overlap and create chaos for forever.

[@TinyNDangerous]

Same

[@charliegaines5732]

Emma has blessed us with her beautiful makeup. Thank you

[@JennFaeAge]

I didn't have lots of phases, but I'm with you on being obsessed about certain things. Also, I'm totally biased, but never feel ashamed about being a Doctor Who fan lol

[@alysamorley3570]

Did anyone manage to dodge the scene phase? I think we all had to get through that phase to level up to young adults. 😂

[@ArchivesOfJina]

Alysa Morley me!!!! Never went through it at all though a lot of my friends did.

[@SAM114lol]

I never did. I’ve been a quiet book nerd my entire life. I think I associated being scene with MySpace which I didn’t have.

[@animeluver45]

My husband did but I sure did not dodge it

[@hannahheartsbooks6]

Dodged it cause I was a goody two shoes 😂

[@JimbeeTheFish]

Right between my emo phase and my artistic phase I was in somewhat of a skater/Avril Lavigne phase where I had the black pants with all the pockets and the borderline fancy style tee shirt that was super tight with the tiny sleeves. And I would have killed to have Perks of being a wallflower in my life during that time. And then my preppier phase where I was all about Aeropostale and doing cute art projects and listening to music with my hair so flat ironed down you could see the exact shape of my skull under it I would have absolutely killed for to all the boys I loved before. But alas, I did not have them, instead around those times I was only just starting to read heavily and was in love with Percy Jackson

[@ilsenleon2378]

I love the videos where you tell us more about yourself and the unique recommendations phases! I had an emo phase and not a scene phase, but one that I associate with that phase is The List by Siobhan Vivian mostly because it really represented how I thought high school would be like.

[@writeandscribbles9680]

Oh my gosh!! Liverpool.. noooooooo 😂 As it Brit... growing up in London I had an America phase and was desperate to live in NYC and go to High School! 😂

[@frantic_fangirl1987]

Lol I'm from Liverpool

[@frantic_fangirl1987]

Lol I'm from Liverpool but I support Everton

[@writeandscribbles9680]

LOVE Liverpool as a city, went to uni there but not the football team lol! My dad forced my to support Wolves as that’s our local! 😂

[@lifesucks8194]

okay can we just acknowledge her BOMB look gurll urr prettyyy

[@victoriareed22]

I'm 22 and definitely still going through my all black, band t-shirt, emo phase. Don't see myself growing out of it any time soon xD

[@Darrkness]

Same here.

[@SWINDISATHEORIES]

God damn it. I'm trying to take a break from booktube, but this is a such a fantastic video idea that I can't resist! I hope everyone turns this into a tag. I'd love to see how people's teenage bookish phases differed/related to one another. One my favorite things about this video is that you acknowledge the problematic aspects of a book like @ 3:00-3:40, but still admit that your teenage self would have loved it. There's a lot of tropes I enjoyed as a teen that I CANT STAND now

[@cleaclara5661]

that's such a creative idea! the queen is back👑💕

[@thedragon6480]

YESSS! Again, but Better is such a personal and relatable book. I read it last week and felt so understood, even though I'm 26. I highly recommend it.

[@charlotteschapter7653]

I would say that I went through a Doctor Who phase but it's never been a phase. It is my life. It is the air I breathe. I am who I am today because of Doctor Who and David Tennant hahaha

[@przykran]

13-year-old me can definitely relate to 17-year-old Emma..... (I still have the union jack rug in my bedroom, oops)

[@sagathestoryteller7920]

Thank goodness I'm not alone in the obsessive personality department lol

[@BlondeBooks]

This idea was so great! I totally get it with becoming obsessed and having things take over your life.

[@Winstar66]

Most people only really have phases while being a teenager but my personality is also so obsessive that I will probably continue to have phases the rest of my life. Yikes.

[@TheBooktubeGirl]

YAY I’ve been waiting for this! The fact that I remember half of these phases wow Your EDM phase got me into Jack Ü and I’m FOREVER thankful LOVE LOVE LOVE

[@tanyafralick5095]

I too went through a love of England phase, I had a giant union jack flag in my room and my fav shirt was a black tank with a huge union jack on it. That was 15 years ago and I still have yet to go to Europe. Lol

[@FaithMidnight]

Girl, I can relate to the being obsessive. I obsess over a few things, although that could be my autism talking.

[@geoffreysaign4943]

very fun to see how books dovetail into emotions we're going through!

[@sashafin1228]

I love how you keep coming up with fresh and exciting video ideas instead of merely sticking to generic booktube stuff! Don't get me weong, I absolutely love the fundamentals of booktube but I feel like we need new and unique content like this to expand our community!

[@eefjes4913]

I really love your shirt😍 and also of course your video it's such a creative idea💕💕

[@charliereadsbooks9333]

After meeting you at your London meet-up it was so lovely to watch this tonight and realise that you also went through a struggle with faith. I've begun to explore my faith the last few months through a close and dear friend but have been struggling to find my place in church and with how I feel about religion... it's so comforting to know other people go through this ❤

[@laiperissinotto5567]

It`s incredible how you just followed the flow of life, so exciting to listen to you talking a bit about your life.

[@leaf111]

skins and degrassi next gen are SO good i actually love you more now

[@kirtiaggarwal31]

This idea fit so well and I'm in love with this video. I didn't realize I needed it until I watched it. Thank you.

[@kendallmakesart]

I was born for this by Alice Oseman perfectly encapsulates my 5 Seconds of Summer / transition between 1D and emo phase moment in late middle school/early high school

[@helenaagain]

i NEED to know more about your Christian phase omg

[@teatimewitht6937]

First of all, you look so flipping stunning as per usual and I could cry. Secondly, I too (and still to this day) obsess over my hobbies constantly. My current obsessions include Pole fitness which I started taking last year during my first year of Uni, and horse riding - I start equestrian lessons later this month at uni.

[@aideeng8259]

This was such an interesting concept for a video! I never really had any phases. I went from drawing and playing my DS quietly as a kids to reading quietly as a teen!

[@keikoo20]

Giiiirrrrl i am LOVING your look, thats eye makeup compliments your eyes so much!!!

[@biasuperblue]

Hello Emma ♥ I loved this video, what a great idea! For me Again, But Better is just like Christine said "I wanted someone I could relate on my early 20's" And I relate so much with Shane 'cuz I'm just starting college, and I'm the oldest in the class, and I'm not good on making friends anymore, so Shane is a light trough the darkness hahaha!! ♥ I've been trough a lot of phases in my life, but my one big phase, that still is with me is my kpop phase. I am obssessed with Korea for 10 years now, and I don't want that phase to ever come to an end!!! Love you ♥

[@allthingsnik]

Eleven is my favorite too!! And most people prefer Ten so I’m so glad someone out there agrees with me! I love watching your videos cause you come up with such creative ways to make “popular” booktube videos (like recs, hauls, etc) ♥️

[@CupcakesNrazerblades]

Have you ever read “Go Ask Alice”? I ran away from homeat 13. When the cop caught me they put me in cuffs n saw that I had cutts on my wrists. Instead of taking me to the station as they said, they took me to a mental institution where I was held for about a month. One of my Counselors gave me the book and it made me feel like I wasn’t alone it made a big difference.

[@madisyngreen4403]

This is such a great video idea. I definitely relate to having an obsessive personality 😄

[@amberinoface]

This is the actual sweetest thing you could have done for your younger self.

[@george-vk8ke]

this is such a cool idea, so creative but so cute too!!!

[@CourtTheReader]

I love the creativity behind this video! Daysss ago you posted photos of your old dance days in your insta story & now it makes SENSE! It was probably for this amazing video 🙌🏻🖤

[@alice951996]

absolutely loved this video!!!! super unique, great recommendations & omg i never knew you were a whovian!! also i had the same obsession you had with england, but with the usa (i’m european) 😭✨

[@trevorc5235]

Great video concept. Nice Try, Jane Sinner is fantastic, sad it’s so underrated. All of Ellen Hopkins’ works immediately come to mind when thinking about my teenage years.

[@facelytavarez2021]

Could you make a video recommendations of opposites-attract romance books 🙏🏾

[@nicolewilliams3415]

When is was in high school (closer to grade nine and ten rather than later on) I had a HUGE paranormal phase. Books, movies, even songs that touched on the topics or werewolves or ghosts or vampires was just my cup of tea. My phase was so bad that basically would turn away from anything that wasn't paranormal or close to it. I think the book I'd recommend for that phase is The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong. Not only did it kickstart my love for anything paranormal but it's overall just a read that fits in so well with spooky October/late Fall reads.

[@meganwoehl5277]

In my teens I started exploring living a life without religion. It was the beginning of my acceptance of being an atheist. I would recommend the book "The poisonwood bible" by Barbara Kingsolver to my younger self. I read it a few years later as one of my required college readings and it was one of those books where I had the thought while reading "wow, I wish I would have read this sooner". It is about a missionary family sent down to the Congo. Unfortunately this was a time of great unrest and war in the Congo and they find themselves trapped there with minimal provisions. The father is devout and tries relentlessly to convert the tribe to his beliefs, while the mother and her daughters slowly adopt a more Congolese way of living. This book was a real eye opener. I feel like living in the US we are conditioned to think "well why don't they just do it like this" when hearing about the hardships developing countries face. One great example from the book was when the father went to plant all the different seeds he had brought over from the US. One of the village women who worked for them (cooking, cleaning, etc...) told him he was doing it wrong and to do it like "this". He dismissed her and took it as an insult to his manhood and to God. Later it rains and the beds where the seeds were planted were washed away. He knows they would have been saved had he done it the way the woman told him to but he is too proud to admit it. The gradual departure from religion the wife and children went through (and the difficulty of that transition) was something I resonated with and would love to have explored earlier. P.s. this book is phenomenal as an audiobook!

[@inmyreadingera]

this idea is everything👏🏼

[@nicilovex2787]

Becoming obsessed with every new hobby I discover? That’s definitely not me... or is it? Stop calling me out Emma! My only problem is that either the obsession doesn’t stop or the hobby remains anyways as my 5 year long England obsession shows (yup I totally felt your description of it that’s literally me with less union jacks and more posters of British celebrities). But hey technically I still qualify as a teenager... there is still hope. Anyways thank you for your great recommendations as a dancer I always struggle to find books about dancing so I’ll have to check out ‘Tiny Pretty Things’ and who knows I might come around to finally pick up ‘This Song Will Save Your Life’. I really loved the video (you can probably tell by my long comment) and the creativity behind it (:

[@booksfortea]

GOD those whovian pictures look straight out of my life 😂😂😂😂 the messy tardis cake??? Same 😂😂😂

[@themorethemaria]

I'm so obsessed with your wardrobe

[@joellelovesbooks2579]

Superhero phase (still in it): Renegades by Marissa Meyer Gaming phase: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Geeky phase (Doctor Who, Star Wars, Marvel, DC tv shows etc. also still in it): Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde Doctor Who phase: Passenger by Alexandra Bracken Reading phase (still in it, praying I'll never leave it): The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin Scene phase: The Brightsiders by Jen Wilde (wasn't the biggest fan of it when I read it recently, but I think I would've loved it then)

[@sprinkledpages2977]

this is one of the most creative video ideas i've seen!

[@AJ-qq1gp]

I am LIVING for that shirt!!!

[@maakbooks1656]

Fatal Throne by a ton of authors perfectly sums up my current Six the Musical obsession. Also, if you liked Tiny Pretty Things, you might like The A Circuit by Georgia Bloomberg and Catherine Hapka! It’s a drama-filled story about a group of girls who show horses on the A Circuit and while it’s not objectively good, it’s super fun!

[@codyx5882]

The only cd my grandma has is a basshunter one so when we go on our yearly 9 hour holiday drive that’s the only thing on repeat. And that’s part of the reason why I am the way I am today.

[@thebookishnerd24]

From the first second of this video, I was getting some real vampire vibes from you. And I don’t know why!! Just can’t. I know that you’re not actually a vampire. Hahaha. And oh my God, I fell in love with Doctor Who because of Charlie too!!!! I just can’t even more!! I am also love England, I’ve never been there, but would also love to actually really great to go! Great video though. ❤️

[@noelkempster]

I love love love that shirt !! Also this was such a fun video idea !!

[@Booksandothernerdthings]

Such a unique video concept! Love all the phases of Emma 😂 The biggest phase I had was being obsessed with korean culture. When I was 15-18 I was so into k-pop I legit didn't know any other new music and I exclusively watched korean dramas. The only book I can think of in that realm was "Wicked Fox" but I actually didn't enjoy it much 😂

[@StorybooksInn]

Emma, how do you identify religiously now if you're comfortable answering? I think a lot of us can relate in being at least somewhat religious as young teens and slowly changing our minds or just truly finding our beliefs as we age and are able to think for ourselves! Definitely interested in the books you recommended.

[@MissKylie07]

I read Jane sinner when you first started recommending it and I love it so much! I was thinking about that the other day, it is so funny and nobody ever talks about it!

[@paulac.munoztorres]

This is such an original video, Emma!

[@Darrkness]

Mine was the concerts & underground bands phase and reading manga all the time. Going to reccomend a mix of the 2 with Nana. A manga, anime & movie about 2 girls both named Nana that meet on a train heading to Tokyo to follow their dreams. 1 is hoping to find her place in life and the other is the singer of a punk band trying to make it big.

[@ZeeZeeDreaming]

I tried so hard to have a phase and I’m not sure if I ever got out of any. I struggled so hard as a teen with mental health issues and reading was the one constant. Around that time I fell into paranormal romances - the steamier the better!

[@books_and_waistcoats7154]

"so I have what you would call an obsessive personality" me too Emma. God, me too.

[@MaryAmongStories]

"so much eyeliner" SAME 😂 aww dance has always been a huge passion of mine too ^^ your shirt is so pretty btw ❤

[@bat5092]

This is super off topic, but I love your shirt so much, and you look amazing in this video.

[@mluizaavila]

omg i relate sooo much to a lot of these phases!!! when you said "whovian phase" i SCREAMED cuz that was soo me 😭😭💗

[@BreeBuonomo]

I know we have a slight age difference (I’m 27) but I love that Basshunter was your intro to EDM because it was also mine! And then I got obsessively into DDR and found tons more, and then of course KZbin happened. What a journey lol

[@KierTheScrivener]

haha I was a goth kid also Degrassi

[@sk8tie]

I need to know outfit details. This look is exactly what i want WOW

[@camilamvera9363]

"I have what you call an obsessive personality" yeah, same 😂 sometimes, when I fall into a new obsession that consumes my life (how dramatic it sounds) I do wish I could like things on a normal level, though maybe that doesn't exist. I don't like clothes, but I love that shirt so much 😱 I had never fall in love with a shirt before.

[@booksforsarah2197]

This is such an amazing video idea and an amazing list of phases and books! So fun to watch, thanks Emma :)

[@ordinaryreader3911]

Haha, I have an obsessive personality too! This was such a good video! Thanks for sharing!

[@apoorvajangale9667]

I recently completed nice try, jane sinner and its awesome!!!

[@TinyNDangerous]

11 was my favorite too! My best friend LOVED 10 so I am arguably more versed with the 10th Doctor's lore. The same friend got me a necklace of my name in Gallifreyan. 💙 I want to recommend A Study in Charlotte to my teenage self because I was an avid mystery reader but wanted more drama. There's your mystery, angst, and British flair!

[@bookishbibliomania9482]

I missed your videos so much! It’s good to have you back and I hope you had a great trip.☺️

[@bts_vinyl]

This is such a fun video concept! I also loved The Archived and I'm bummed that we never got the ending of the series. One of my teenage phases was being obsessed with classic rock and the 60s in general, so my book recommendation would be The Girls by Emma Cline.

[@jasminel_1454]

(This was kinda difficult to decide on bc I’m only 16 and I don’t really feel like roasting my current self sooo) Anyway, I feel like the only book that would sum up my phases perfectly would be Fangirl. For starters, I’d venture to say it’s the main reason I’m a big reader now- me four years ago devoured that book and wanted to keep reading more and more after I finished it. Secondly, if you look at my lovely profile name you can see that I, myself, am very much so a fangirl and have been since I started middle school (which again was right around the time that I read Fangirl)

[@irizjuh1134]

Wow this is such a creative idea! I absolutely love this :D And you look so gorgeous

[@valeriaandrea28]

Thinking about my own teenage lineup made me realize what a boring teen I was 😂

[@siddubois4753]

Ok but this whole look 🙌🏼❣️ makeup and top👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@eloise4230]

I’ve been going through a Sherlock phase since I was 9(now I’m 17).I love crime/mystery books and tv shows. I’ve added a whole new layer recently by playing the bbc Sherlock theme on my piano and violin. My obsession with mystery will never fade. Ha.

[@johankabaluchova9496]

This is such a cool and original video idea! 😁👍🏻

[@Nataliemcook]

Queen of original video ideas.

[@brennasimonsmachovec2523]

Every time you post a video talking about high school you all I can think is "damn, I would have forced a frienship on this girl in high school". Skins, Degrassi, Twilight, Mortal Instruments, Doctor Who, and an anglophile? Teen me is obsessed with you and 24 year old me is acceptably admiring you from afar.

[@mariegrandguillotte4761]

As I am preparing for a hurricane, this video literally made my day 💕🥺

[@Ray-td4tq]

Same, stay safe!!! 😊

[@hexatrance7]

This is such an interesting way to do recommendations. I love it so much!

[@aamandavlogs]

This is such a cool idea! Loved it.

[@valeriaq1810]

You continue to fascinate me in every video! I'm incredibly proud of the person you have evolved into over the years & wish you the absolute best in everything you do! Thanks for the video!

[@orladocherty6087]

Hiii! It's actually my sixteenth birthday today! I don't know what my biggest phases have been, I'll have to give it more thought, I suppose. Love you Emma!

[@bat5092]

Happy birthday!

[@bewitchedmind8102]

This is such a great video idea ! Truly loved it ! This is definitely not the first time I am hearing you talking about This Song Will Save Your Life, and I really have to read it. The way you talk about it makes me emotional and I’m really intrigued because Imagine Dragons is my favorite group and they definitely had a huge impact on me as a teenager so I feel like I have to read that book at least once ! Also I really have to FINALLY read Again, But Better, because since English is not my mother tongue but a language I deeply love and want to learn, OF COURSE I’ve been - and still am - OBSESSED with England as well ! Anyway, it was, as always, an amazing video. Have an amazing day xxx

[@nycoleteall8536]

My one direction phase and the book a fanfic but princess diaries one direction Zayn Malik fanfic by cuddle and cares that phase was from freshman year to my sophomore year.

[@danii_saur]

For some reason this video made me feel the warm cozy nostalgic feels

[@samsiepie2.067]

Your look in this video is GORGOEUS 😍