The BEST Book Endings EVER!! (These books shocked me!)

[@lizskovlund4597]

The Silent Patient!

[@BohoBookworm]

I just matched with a guy on Tinder and was so impressed when he told me his favorite book is The Book Thief. Sounds like a keeper ;)

[@clxre5472]

The book thief is one of my favourite books, I remember I finished this book on the plane and I was sat there sobbing in front of a full plane of people with no shame x

[@bookishfairygodmother]

Yaaaaaass!! So good!!

[@Tabata774]

The end of a book means a lot, it can change the mind about a book. You showed all books with very special endings.

[@bookishfairygodmother]

I’m so glad this was helpful, Tabata774!!

[@kaylatodd4555]

Gillian Flynn just amazes me. Love everything she writes.

[@WhatVictoriaRead]

You’ve got some great picks here! I LOVE the reveal in The Thirteenth Tale and I think the end of Daisy Jones and The Six really flips round what you think you’ve been reading!

[@whitneydupuis5542]

I’m still reeling over Blood Wedding, but you’re right. Gillian Flynn is a master at twists and turns and WTF moments.

[@bookishfairygodmother]

She is the queen!!

[@BookwormAdventureGirl]

So many good books. L❤️VE Seven Husbands, Pull of the Stars, The Book Thief. Several others are on my TBR so I’m looking forward to them.

[@tiboraranyossi9263]

I LOVED I Am Thinking Of Ending Things,very different 🤔❤️ Never Let Me Go is on my TBR shelf.

[@meganngeorge]

I still don’t understand why you don’t have 50,000 subscribers...I love your channel and can’t wait to see you reach 15,000!

[@KathrynBarney]

I adore the ending of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. I would add ... The Silent Patient and Big Lies in a Small Town.

[@bookishfairygodmother]

Oh I haven’t read that last one!!

[@lisag2680]

I loved Evelyn Hugo. I put off reading it because I’m not a big romance person. Wow, what a book, what ending. Someone commented about A Prayer for Owen Meaney. That book just stayed with me. Beautiful. Definitely recommend.

[@bookishfairygodmother]

Oh I have that on my shelves Lisa G! I’ll have to bump it up on my TBR!

[@yoliazpiazu5108]

Loved The Book Thief!,

[@bethmccraw6718]

I still think of Behind Her Eyes and I read it well over two years ago!

[@jessicagow3]

Great video idea! I loved the ending of Shutter Island. Will have to reread it. This video also made me want to reread Tangerine! This has to be done in the sunshine though!

[@orthianz]

How did I miss this one?! Excellent selection

[@mainelyknit]

A classic book whose ending made me want to reread it was Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. Great list!

[@trudyjohns5150]

I added some of the books you mentioned to my TBR pile!!!

[@karinamoon2]

I have to say The Silent Patient did that for me lol maybe because it was that feeling of how did I not see it coming... we were rooting for you!! Lol thank you for the great recommendations

[@leticiamariah8689]

I’m listening to the pull of the stars right now and I’m really enjoying it!

[@bookishfairygodmother]

Yaaaaaass!! So good!!

[@brookeg6921]

One that lots of people mention is Behind Her Eyes. I didn't really like the book, but the ending definitely surprised me!

[@alisaperez3644]

Woooo!! Adding these to my wishlist. Thanks for the vid! 📚🤓

[@didleya8447]

Thanks for the book suggestions, there’s a few I would definitely like to read.

[@kawaiiwitchbaby]

Books from the past couple years that I read that not necessarily had an shocking ending or anything but definitely a well that was something! My Year of Rest and Relaxation (that ending! omg, wow I didn't think that would be the final sentence) and the Devil all the Time. WOW!

[@bookishfairygodmother]

Oh I really want to try that one!!

[@kimpierce7992]

I have all of these on my TBR. I can't wait to get to all of them. As for books that really gut punched me was The Four Winds. I cried several times through this book and wish my grandma was still alive to hear her families experience in this devastating time. Thank you for doing this review.

[@chrisl.insocal7991]

Agreed...Who doesn’t love a twist or surprise ending to a book? Loved Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, like the ending too. But I haven’t read Tangerine yet. So are we really even friends?! 😂

[@kathmcmillen3217]

Wow, now I want to read all of these books! I have read many many books over the years and the one that made me laugh, cry, fall in love with all the characters was Angry Housewives Eating Bonbons. I have read it 3 times now, I feel the need to get that off my shelf again for a visit.

[@sarenag3679]

Ka Hancock Dancing on Broken Glass made me sob so hard at the end I could barely breathe. I wish they would write another book!

[@jamiefortune5121]

Books aside you look great today April. Fresh like spring. I love your top and lipstick, just looking really pretty. Secondly and most importantly, I always enjoy your videos and content. Thank you for making videos about books.

[@BoldBookNerd]

Loved this video, and all of your book recommendations!

[@ReadingWryly]

I’m relatively new to your channel, I love thrillers so it’s a perfect fit for me! But I’ve never heard of Tangerine. That cover!! Gorgeous. Adding it to my TBR immediately!

[@cherylNA]

So many I haven’t read yet...great recommendations!👍🏼

[@ginayoung130]

I didn't love I'm Thinking of Ending Things but I just requested Foe from the library cuz it sounds very intriguing! ☺

[@annegc85]

I'm pulling it from my shelf now! I loved "I'm thinking...." and bought it aftew that, but didn't get to it.

[@annatom4629]

@@annegc85Me too. I loved "I'm thinking of ending things". I am gonna buy "foe" later.

[@susiebuie3001]

I was so confused at the end of Tangerine and I reread the last several chapters and was still confused! It was quite a thought provoking read!

[@DaughterofmyMum]

Amazing video April!

[@LindyS1830]

Recently read A Deadly Influence. It was a free Kindle book. The ending doesn’t make you cry but it makes you think WTH never saw that in a million years. It will be a series and now I want the author to write the next as this was a cliffhanger. The whole book was sooo good. My friend and I have a book club of two where we just read the monthly free kindle books. This one went above and beyond.

[@bookishfairygodmother]

Ooooooo I haven’t heard of that one!!

[@Nickelini]

Of those, I’ve only read Turn of the Screw and Never Let Me Go. I’ll have to look at some of the others

[@bookishfairygodmother]

Happy reading, Nickelini!!

[@verucasalt4535]

I'm going to have to add ALL of these to my Goodreads to-read list except Never Let Me Go. I skipped past your review of it because I'm reading it soon & completely forgot what it's about.

[@samanthataniwa146]

Verity!!! At first I was disappointed with the ending but after a few days of taking it all in, I realized it was really amazing! I keep thinking about it😊

[@bookishfairygodmother]

Ooooo nice!

[@evamarie1537]

Such a fun video!

[@thedeedoubleyou]

Love your videos and your content! Thank you so much for doing a giveaway! ❤️

[@BaileeWalsh]

In March I read When Angels Fear To Tread by E.M. Forster and though the book overall was a solid good 3/5 star book the ending was a wild ride but also sad. I just really wasn't expecting so much action considering the pacing of the majority of the book and that my copy is only 180 pages. I also have to mention Kate Morton's books- specifically The House At Riverton and The Forgotten Garden. I know you weren't as much of a fan of The Forgotten Garden but I enjoyed it more than the former. I read them pretty soon after the other. (Well, "pretty soon" given that I was in high school and didn't like to read things on my own while reading things for English class.) I asked for The House At Riverton for Christmas one year and read it over Christmas break and into January. I was so amazed by it and loved it so much that it became my favorite book! I was blown away! Then I read The Forgotten Garden during the summer and then _that_ became my favorite book! They're tied as number two in my ranking of favorite books, now, but I think I'll always remember the pieces coming together and overall reading about the characters' lives. I think the only other books I can think of that had surprising/crazy endings to me are some within series, and particularly books that are more fantasy or sci-fi based and therefore have more action than these other general fiction examples. I read the Shadow & Bone Trilogy earlier this year and those are definitely ones I could mention. And I'll also mention Gemina, Book 2 in the Illuminae Files.

[@bookishfairygodmother]

So so glad you loved Kate Morton!!!!

[@Winterknits]

Fantastic list of books! Thanks 😊

[@SprinGiddinessify]

Gone girl is one of those books for me 🙌🏼 I have yet to read Sharp Objects. Grrr... The Book Thief is definitely another one that left my heart aching and I loved it so so much. Stephen King’s 11/22/63 is also close to my heart. I cried so much at the end 😭

[@nicolestark3316]

Exciting! Cheers to great content!

[@bookishfairygodmother]

Oh thank you!

[@mareturk3463]

'The Push" .... All I said at the end was ' She was so right'.... The best ending for a book I have read lately

[@bookishfairygodmother]

I love that book SO MUCH!!!!!!! I gave it to my mom and she read it too and loved it!

[@karamiddleton2920]

You're one of the only booktubers who convinces me to read every single book you review. Btw, I'm currently reading The Haunting of Ashburn House, and I like it a lot more than I expected to! I tend not to expect much from most ghost stories, so it's a pleasant surprise!

[@bookishfairygodmother]

Oooooooh that’s such a nice compliment!! I’m so happy you are liking the book!!

[@elizabethc8808]

Love this book review, I get so many book dreaming opportunities! Loved "The Push" WOW WOW WOW Thanks for another great time with you!

[@bookishfairygodmother]

Yaaaaaasssss The push had an amazing ending!!

[@lkradfo]

As usual, you have some great recommendations!

[@bookishfairygodmother]

I’m so glad this was helpful, Linda Radford!!

[@audreyvorkoeper7054]

We were liars by e Lockhart and The Grownups by Gillian Flynn had really good endings that I was surprised by. If you haven't read them, I think you would enjoy them.

[@ScullyPop]

This is such an awesome book channel.

[@kristinisreading4866]

Found some great recommendations. Thanks!

[@bookishfairygodmother]

Happy reading, Kristin Is Reading!!

[@CraftyBookNerd]

Thanks for the great recommendations!

[@Georgesmomsu]

What a great video. I love being completely surprised by an ending.

[@bookishfairygodmother]

Thank you!!!

[@patriciafreire5508]

I really want to read Evelyn Hugo but the hype is just too much!! But the hype has kinda died down quite a bit but im still kinda hesitant but i might still read it...idk lol i have conflicting thoughts!

[@suzannahdarcy6903]

For some reason I can't remember which books had the best ending, but I do remember, and I agree that Never Let Me Go was a good one

[@bookishfairygodmother]

Yaaaaaass!! So good!!

[@ashleewolfe3034]

This look, and this lipstick.....FIRE!!!!!!

[@sirvashae1726]

I’ve never heard of Tangerine, but now I want to read it!

[@daniellejohnson9684]

What a great video idea! I love this!

[@bookishfairygodmother]

Thank you!!!

[@lynniepie52]

I loved Evelyn Hugo too!!!

[@bookishfairygodmother]

Yaaaaaass!! So good!!

[@Himynameismai]

I think of my favorite ending is from “the remains of the day”. Very bitter sweet.

[@bookishfairygodmother]

Oh I have that on my shelves Maísa Bandeira! I’ll have to bump it up on my TBR!

[@LauraLittlePony]

@@bookishfairygodmother You will love it, April. 💖

[@dg9531]

I loved Tangerine. It seems extremely underhyped. I read the Nickel Boys, which I thought was interesting, but I really felt that parts of it could have been much better. I should be receiving The House on Needless Street in a few days. It sounds like my kind of book.

[@donahazelwood9263]

Tangerine is a book I must read!

[@tammyd4208]

Have added so many books to my TBR. Love Gillian Flynn. 💕 I could reread Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo, loved the 1st book in the Trilogy.

[@daniellejohnson9684]

Behind her eyes was a shocker for me! 😬

[@bookishfairygodmother]

It shocked me too but made me mad ha ha

[@caburg93]

I have read most of those, but not The Woman in Black. My library has the ebook and imagine my surprise... I own the audiobook (must have been on sale at sometime ;) I love Colson Whitehead and I agree the ending of The Nickel Boys was a total surprise. The Book Thief has been on my tbr forever! That will change soon!

[@23285000490623]

definitely want to read never let me go

[@EatItBeatIt]

Of my recent reads, I loved the ending to the Red Son comics.

[@Vicky-tp8nz]

Love ur recommendations 🙏

[@bookishfairygodmother]

Thank you so much for saying that, Vicky! It means so much to me - honestly. Is there any video you would like to see on my channel?

[@christinacampbellbooks]

Absolutely agree with you about Gillian Flynn. I think she's the best thriller writer out there, which is high praise indeed. Definitely want to read The Pull of the Stars. It sounds wonderful. I think Life of Pi has to be my favourite ending of a book ever 🖤

[@bookishfairygodmother]

Oh I forgot life of Pi and I totally agree!!

[@R.G.LovesBooks]

My favorite ending in a book was The last time I liked by Riley Sager

[@bookishfairygodmother]

Oh yah!! That’s a great ending!!

[@CM-pf9xo]

Well, I have to say this is your fault April. Lol. Some of the recommendations came from you are Evelyn Hugo, Tangerine, Sharp Objects and The Chalk man and a bunch of others which are great recs. My fault is they're still sitting on my shelf unread. Well, I better get cracking and start reading them. I just have cancel my library holds. Why I'm I borrowing library books when I have more than a stack of books waiting to be read?....shakes her head in wonderment. 🙄. Also a belated very Happy Birthday to you.🎂

[@enigma077]

Rust and Stardust audiobook has me crying so hard I had to pull over

[@annegc85]

The best ending that made me "Well done, you" as you asked for is one called Genesis by Bernard Becket (NOT the bible book). It starts as kind of a dystopia... It is short and I read it in 2015. Gotta reread it sometime cause I still think about that ending.

[@bookishfairygodmother]

Oh!! I haven’t heard of that one!!

[@LauraLittlePony]

Genesis is a top-tier ending!!

[@annegc85]

@@LauraLittlePony yes, and I never see anyone talking about it! Any other recs from you?

[@LauraLittlePony]

@@annegc85 I think I found it through a site where people asked for titles of books they only vaguely remembered, and that was a “frequent flyer” in the group! I never hear about it otherwise. House Of Stairs was an entertaining one that I also found through that group! The Warren by Brian Evenson reminds me a little of Genesis, as does Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood... not quite such twist books, but they both give me that vibe of a main character proving knowledge and following their struggle! Some Of Your Blood by Theodore Sturgeon also gives me a hint of the vibe, especially if you are a little dense like me and didn’t pick up on the whole “deal” with the main character until the end. 😸😸

[@annegc85]

@@LauraLittlePony I heard it from a booktuber (I'm brazilian andq so is she) and the book drew me in because of the scholar aspect, since I was a researcher in the university too, so I knew the drill :) presenting a thesis and such... I must reread the book sometime. Since reading it I've been exploring scifi and loving it.

[@spanky3610]

Love your videos. I liked the series Sharp Object on HBO better than the book. Really interested in The Chalk Man and will have to check it out.

[@bookishfairygodmother]

Happy reading, spanky3610!!

[@trishpolkinghorne8606]

Endings are everything-if I hate it, it can really change my whole opinion on the book. I would rather a book have an ok middle with a fantastic ending than a great book with a disappointing ending.

[@bookishfairygodmother]

Oh wow!! I think I’m the opposite but the best is good aaaaaaaallll the way through ha ha!!

[@jeanetter.2420]

"Twisty doo-dah" ha ha. I've been meaning to read Evelyn Hugo for a long time. Maybe this summer.

[@bookishfairygodmother]

Ha ha! I hope you enjoy it!

[@lesleylickley2207]

Have you read Behind The Scenes At The Museum by Kate Atkinson? When I first read it things happened in the story that didn't really make sense to me.. When I got to the end it was like POW!!!! I Went immediately to the bit that had confused me and it made complete sense. It is actually my favourite book of all time, because of the story and because it's set in York where I live ❤📚

[@MissEllaReads]

Foe is soooo goood!!!!

[@bookishfairygodmother]

I loved it too!!

[@petra2676]

Evie Wilde`s All the Birds Singing has one of my favourite endings, well actually there are two endings....

[@filipamonteiro9932]

I neeeeeed to read Tangerine and The turn of the screw for sure. Loved Evelyn Hugo, the chalk man and Sharp Objects. Ahhhh I can't watch your videos xD 😘😘😘😘

[@reneeobie8352]

I so need to read the seven husbands of Evelyn hugo

[@LindyS1830]

Love the book recommendations, however my comment is about your skin. It looks fabulous as well as all your makeup. What are you using, please tell!

[@pamelac306]

My Holy Moly book ending was My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult

[@reneabrown9015]

I kind of screamed at the end of tangerine. I wanted to know what happens next!!

[@grisselweimer7515]

I’ve been meaning to pick up Tangerine for a while...maybe now’s the time.

[@LauraLittlePony]

Never Let Me Go is one of my favorite books of all time. The twist is actually stated about 1/3 into the book, which I think is genius! It’s very shocking, but it’s almost like the characters, even though they have been given some info about it, don’t fully believe it. You know, but it’s too awful for you to really believe, either... even as time goes on in the book and you know for sure, yes, this is what’s going on, it’s only toward the end that it really hits you full force. It’s like knowing hard truths of being adult as a child, vs facing those hard truths and living through them. I find it really powerful and beautiful. I highly recommend you reread, just because I think you would love the experience! I’ve read it many times. 😺 I know you hated it, but I see why so many people are shouting out the ending of Behind Her Eyes. 😉 For my money, I have to mention The Grapes Of Wrath. Both wow and yikes. I remember Station Eleven all coming together in a particularly satisfying and affecting way, too!

[@bookishfairygodmother]

Oh I gotta read that!!

[@Derek032789]

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd has a shocking ending. I did not see it coming!

[@tusharkantibiswas1291]

did u read murder on the orient express. If u found that interesting I bet you'll find this too

[@Derek032789]

@@tusharkantibiswas1291 yes. I read Orient Express a few years ago. It too has a great ending.

[@RitaBeautyx]

omg totally agree with im thinking of ending things, iain reid is just amazing, even with fob! Also, te silent patient!

[@bookishfairygodmother]

Yes!! Absolute master!!!

[@joann7254]

You look stunning in this video!

[@bookishfairygodmother]

Thank you!!!

[@Kindlelover88]

The nickel boys got at me as well.

[@bookishfairygodmother]

Omg so good. So so good

[@AshleeJ04]

Awesome video

[@bookishfairygodmother]

Thank you!!

[@AshleeJ04]

U welcome

[@monicarico7049]

For some reason I have not been able to read The turn of the Screw, I have tried twice and just can’t 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@glendaw5221]

Great video! I put The Chalk Man on my TBR because of your description in spite of the fact you compared it to a Stephen King book. 😂 I will pass big time on the Gillian Flynn book. I concede the good writing. And she’s the queen of the twist. Just can’t read a book where I like no one. ❤️

[@bookishfairygodmother]

Oh that’s true. Her characters are unlikeable for sure!

[@katsand7933]

The Book Thief for sure. A God In Ruins by Kate Atkinson is up there in endings. Your lipstick is great, what is it?

[@bookishfairygodmother]

Oh I still have to read that!! Thank you! It’s Milani Color shine in Crave

[@rananajjar]

My fav ending ever is Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson

[@bookishfairygodmother]

I have never read him!!!

[@brandie6652]

I need a new Gillian Flynn book. Right now.

[@brandie6652]

For me, the ending of My Sister's Keeper GOT me. I read it about ten years ago and I sat there with it in my hand like wtf

[@themoermans7353]

I love a good classic ghost story!

[@bookishfairygodmother]

Me too!!!

[@christinelagueux8155]

Good idea for a video

[@bookishfairygodmother]

Glad you liked it!!!

[@sapphirebre]

Even after seeing the movie The Woman in Black, I was still shocked by that ending when I read the book later. Mild spoiler below: I really thought he was going to escape it!

[@bookishfairygodmother]

I did too!!!!

[@sofialancioni6241]

But have the book and the movie the same ending?