UNDERRATED BOOKS!

[@skyliegough7294]

Omg an underrated book recommendations video/opinions!!! Tbh I love reading books no one else does I feel like it gives me a unique BookTube channel! I absolutely love the synopsis of You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone! I’ve added it to my TBR! I’ll read it in July as that my June TBR is super full (31 books!!!) Omg Sawkill Girls is on my TBR as well!!! I’m so glad you’re talking about this book and I’m excited to finally hear some thoughts on it. I’ve hardly seen it on BookTube I haven’t heard anything about Emmy and Oliver but I’m so excited to read it! I love contemporary books! I have Far on the Tree on my TBR and I can’t wait to read both!! Little Do We Know!!! This popped up in my recommendations on Goodreads, I read the synopsis and fell in love I haven’t had a chance to read it but I hope to get to it soon. A Heart in the Body of the World... I’ve heard a bit about it but haven’t had a chance to read it I hope to get to it soon! Okay so moral of the story apparently is i suck at keeping up to date on my reading books 📚😭 hopefully that can change very soon. Onto the adult contemporary books!! Will Taylor Jenkins Reid be on this list? I never heard of her books until I found your channel the. The seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo blew up everywhere but maybe some of her first novels? Like Maybe In Another Life or One True Loves or After I Do? Oooo the simple wild is right up my alley!!! I’ll be adding this to my very packed TBR shelf Oh Young Jane Young sounds good but slightly confusing with all those points of view! Sadly idk if I could handle a ton of POV in a book right now 😭 Watching You was on my TBR for awhile but I heard such mixed reviews on this book that I ended up taking it off recently and I’m not sure if I should put it back on my TBR Ha the Great Alone is the book of the month for a book club that I am in and I’m so excited to read it!!! It got so much hype in the votes that I surely hope it’s worth it 😂 I’ll be sad if it isn’t The immortalist sounds interesting... hmm very different from what I usually read Again another long comment from me and another amazing video from you!! I can’t wait to read the books you mentioned in this video and see if I enjoy them as much as you did! I love reading books no one knows about because I feel like it gives me a slight edginess to my channel I’m not like following the pack all the time and reading the same books and watching 5 TBR videos with the same 10 books on them! 😂😂😂 idk I’m weird to begin with so... nothing new for me lol

[@amypotts1656]

The book jumper!!! Loved it!! I loved the idea of being able to go and hangout with your favorite characters and ask them questions! And the mystery inside was amazing I couldn’t have predicted it!

[@Bookables]

awesome!

[@Ned0007]

You are underrated.

[@Bookables]

thanks?

[@Ned0007]

@@Bookables You could have 500K subscribers and I would think you deserve more. Great vlogs, reviews and positive energy.

[@margaretrichter1631]

Perfect timing Heather! Just wrapping up a very busy school year as a teacher and so ready to jump into some great books!! Just requested every one of these recs from my library. You are my #1 book guru! 😘 Thanks!

[@Bookables]

aww thanks so much!!

[@tanyaatkinson8996]

I loved Emmy & Oliver. Those two characters were so precious together and their friendship/relationship just did my heart good. The Simple Wild was one of my favorites last year. I happened to have read it about a month after I lost my father so it had extra meaning and made a big impact on me.

[@Bookables]

so glad you enjoyed it!

[@HalienNation1]

Loved The Immortalists and The Great Alone, & am intrigued by some of these other titles. Great review

[@Bookables]

Thanks!

[@doctorwhat6751]

The Great Alone was awesome! Such a interesting story. You can feel the cold when you read it.

[@Bookables]

agreed 100%

[@theresed3639]

I just listened to the audio of The Great Alone ..... beautiful in many ways and agree, it needs more reviews 💕

[@Bookables]

agreed!

[@Imaginetheday1967]

I just added Emmy and Oliver to my summer TBR yesterday. :) Two of the most underrated books (IMO) are Ginny Moon by Benjamin Ludwig and The One-in-a-Million Boy by Monica Wood. They are fantastic and I never see them talked about!

[@stephr2433]

I will have to read Ginny Moon soon then.

[@Bookables]

hope you love emmy and oliver!

[@erinpeakovic1]

YES The Great Alone!!! Such a FANTASTIC book!! I try to get everyone to read it. I completely agree with your opinion on it being underrated. I actually mention it quite a bit on my channel. One of my favourite underrated books is The Last Unicorn by Peter S Beagle. It's an older novel and has a small cult following but it's such a fantastic whimsical fantasy novel.

[@Bookables]

oh thanks for the rec!

[@erinpeakovic1]

@@Bookables You are welcome:)

[@SilverOwls]

Loved The Simple Wild as well! Picked it up on a whim and read it in one go.

[@Bookables]

yes! so glad you liked it!

[@TheJak121212]

The Great Alone and The Simple Wild are so good! Totally underrated. I added a few of these to my TBR.

[@Bookables]

agreed!!!

[@elisemoser]

“A heart in the body in the world” is on my TBR because of your recommendation in a previous video! I love underrated books. I guess I’m a rebel who can’t read what everyone else is reading.

[@Bookables]

gah I hope you love it!

[@MsCaseydilla]

I love Deb Caletti and Gabrielle Zevin and have been meaning to read their latest books for a while! In that vein, I definitely recommend Zevin’s YA trilogy set in a retro-future New York where chocolate is illegal. So fun and good and also really stands out among YA. It starts with All These Things I’ve Done.

[@Bookables]

oooh thanks for the rec!

[@amullins2013]

YES You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone is so underrated! And I have Little Do We Know sitting on my shelf and I need to get to it like yesterday.

[@Bookables]

yes! hope you enjoy it!

[@cherylmusgrove5468]

I love this video! Thank you for giving us some TBRs roar went a bit unnoticed.

[@Bookables]

thanks for watching!

[@MusicalOne09]

totally agree with you about Little Do We Know - i found it SO much better than Every Last Word. I actually read A Heart in a body in the World this year since you recommended it so highly. Absolutely loved it!

[@Bookables]

so glad you enjoyed them both!

[@KeroseneSkies]

I remember loving No Small Thing by Natale Ghent when I was younger. And one of my favourite books of all time is The Catcher In The Rye because I could actually resonate with the weird feelings Holden had. I've had anxiety and depression for a lot of my life and reading about another kid that had those similar problems as well resonated with me a lot. I know a lot of people hate it or don't get the character but usually those people tell me they've never dealt with those problems before so they don't understand it. I enjoyed it it a lot! Also he was dealing with grief just like I was!

[@Bookables]

oh thanks for the rec!

[@KeroseneSkies]

@@Bookables Did you ever read Catcher and the Rye? I think it's one of those that a lot of people read at some point :P

[@meagreads]

I love these kinds of videos, and since we have such similar reading taste, I am always sure to find some gems!

[@Bookables]

thanks for watching!

[@tillthestarsevaporate]

A HEART IN A BODY IN THE WORLD YES My favourite read of 2019 thus far. Even Autocorrect predicts the name of the book when I type because of how much I recommend it to people 🙈

[@Bookables]

ha love that!!! such an amazing book!

[@kristenumansky8855]

I finally read Sawkill girls after seeing this video last year. I waited until October (finished it today). I also loved it! Thanks for the recommendation

[@Bookables]

so glad you enjoyed it!

[@jolafaith]

I loved Watching You and it might be my favorite Lisa Jewell! I did the thing you said, forgetting about the mystery and stuff because I liked following the characters!! Oooooh, I kind of want to read it again, hahaha!

[@Bookables]

I really enjoyed it as well!

[@kristivella7969]

Thank you so much. I have added: You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone, Emmy & Oliver & Little Do We Know on my reading list.

[@Bookables]

awesome! hope you enjoy them!

[@stefaniewall9416]

I live in Alaska and I love all the love Alaska got in this video! The Great Alone was great! I have yet to read The Simple Wild.

[@Bookables]

hope you enkoy it!

[@confessionofabookdragon]

One of my all time favorite books is The Cottingley Secret and The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter by Hazel Gaynor or anything by Hazel Gaynor. I think she does magical realism so well. Plus most of her books go back and forth between the past and present and then how the past interconnect with the present. I just love those kinds books.

[@Bookables]

thanks for the rec!

[@danichiong6727]

I've picked up The Immortalists several times at the book store but have never quite committed to it! I'll have to read the first chapter or two next time and see how I feel about it.

[@Bookables]

hope you enjoy it!

[@StrawberryBookReader]

I just finished Far From the Tree and LOVED IT, and I have Emmy & Oliver on my shelf, have for a few years, so now I really want to read it. I didn't have a clue what it was about (it's been too long lol), but that sounds super good.

[@Bookables]

ah hope you enjoy it!

[@Lucy-june]

I think all UKYA books are underrated! Sara Barnard's stories are incredible, Robin Stevens wrote one of my favourite series of all time, Holly Bourne and her “Spinster Club” trilogy, Lisa Williamson and so many more! I think more people should read them. I think people tend to sway away as they are obviously set in the U.K. and seemingly only apply to that demographic of people but when you think about it, everyone in England reads books about kids from America so what’s the difference? 🧸💕

[@lisens2466]

Definitely agree! I'm not sure to what extent the UK books make it into physical bookstores in the US though, so that may be a contributing factor.

[@Bookables]

true true!

[@yvonnemiller2136]

I just wanted to leave a comment to say thanks for all you do. Love your recommendations 🖤

[@Bookables]

thanks for watching my videos!

[@hastingsgirl53]

adding Sawkill Girls onto my tbr asap! ☺️ the only underrated book i can think of is Paperweight by Meg Haston, one of my favourites 💓

[@Bookables]

hope you enjoy it!

[@TonksLovesMoony]

favorite underrated books: this adventure ends by emma mills, the candy shop war by brandon mull, a shadow bright and burning by jessica cluess, and a thousand pieces of you by claudia gray

[@Bookables]

oooh great choices!

[@aflowerthatcannotbebloomed]

Books I think are underrated are: The exact opposite of okay & a girl called shameless by Laura Steven, the bone season series by Samantha Shannon, picture us in the light, the novice series by Taran Matharu, if we were villains by ML Rio (like last year it was mentioned a couple of times but it deserves soo much more hype and love. I think it's perfect for people who love the secret history too), the last namsara by Kristen Ciccarelli. I can't really think of others. Loveeed how you shared some of your favorite underrated books. I definitely added some to my tbr pile now.

[@Bookables]

thanks for sharing your recs!

[@MaryAmongStories]

i really need to try some more Kristin Hannah books!

[@Bookables]

yes! they are so good!

[@emilyrogers3271]

I really liked the The Great Alone. It is the only Kristin Hannah book I have read so far. I have Watching You and Emmy & Oliver on my TBR list. Tfs.

[@Bookables]

ah you must read the nightingale then!

[@jennameese8738]

I just found you and I love your book choices! Also totally random, but where is your top from? I love the colors and sleeves.

[@Bookables]

Target!

[@a.n.lashley1073]

These are the videos I live for. I'm tired of always hearing about the same books day in and day out. My favorite underrated books are by a self published author. The Super Powereds series is unbelievable. My husband found them and they are so good, either tied for first or comes in at second barely behind my love of Harry Potter for my favorite series of all time. The books are all really long but so worth it!

[@Bookables]

oooh awesome thanks!

[@brokeinthebookstore4578]

Some of these are definitely on my list. It’s so nice to hear them being talked about. -Sacoria

[@Bookables]

Yay! glad you enjoyed it!

[@Beccaluxxx]

Just moved to Alaska, putting the two on my TBR now.

[@Bookables]

hope uyou enjoy them both!

[@kristinaanderson1394]

I am a HUGE Mariana Zapata fan and feel like her books are mentioned or hauled but I don't hear much about them on Booktube. Maybe because I love her so much I just want to hear about her more! I'm also into historical romance and that genre doesn't seem to get much attention.

[@Bookables]

oh thanks for the rec!

[@youngbeauty118]

One of my favourite books is the sea of tranquility by katya millay. Its a beautiful young adult book but i never hear anyone talk about it. Paige toon is also one of my fave romance authors, my favourites are five years from now and the last piece of my heart. I never hear much about her either but her books are brill xxx

[@Bookables]

will look them up!

[@DanceClubMagic]

I love Ruth Hogan's books, especially the latest one and nobody talks about them 😊

[@Bookables]

I havent heard of them!

[@georgialees1026]

Night road by Kristin Hannah is one of my faves but I’ve never heard anyone talk about it! Xx

[@Bookables]

I want to read it but it seems so bad!

[@georgialees1026]

It has such a precious friendship, made me cry though xx

[@thebookborough]

Cannot wait to read The Great Alone!!

[@Bookables]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@MsNonaElShanona]

Emmy & oliver 😭❤️, amazing book, I read it after you recommended it in a vid and I love it soooo much

[@Bookables]

so glad you liked it!

[@kelseyhastings1559]

Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley is my underrated pick. It’s just about the cutest and most heartbreaking YA contemporary I’ve ever read. You’d probably really like it!

[@Bookables]

I liked that one but didnt love it

[@debbievanhorn6205]

Heather Gudenkauf is a favorite author of mine & I think her books are totally underrated! I hardly hear anyone discussing her books...I’ve read all of her books & she is a must buy anytime she releases a new book. I guarantee you will love her! Same thing w/Lisa Genova...the research she puts into all of her books is amazing & again not to many people talk about her books on KZbin. How many of you have read anything by these authors? Just curious....

[@Bookables]

I havent!

[@norma2285]

I love Lisa Genova books! I am behind a few right now but own them so will catch up! I agree-Still Alice was amazing!

[@meitalavitan1452]

I want more books like The simple wild 😭 loved so much!!!!!!!!!

[@Bookables]

me as well!

[@jadesham9401]

have you read "every last word" it's by the same author of "little do we know" and i loved it even more

[@Bookables]

I have!

[@marril96]

I would love to read Sawkill Girls, but I've read some reviews that some bits of the book were sexist against men. I saw some quotes where the main character is open about hating men. Is that true, in your opinion? I love mysteries and thrillers and horror books, and I love it when there's groups of girls as main characters. But I don't like when they're sexism because IMO one shouldn't put down another sex to put up your own. So I'm conflicted about this book.

[@Bookables]

hmm I didnt find it sexist against men but def found it feminist

[@horrorghoul]

I'm hoping Watching You is less predictable then And Then She Was Gone. Sawkill Girls I tried to read last year but I wasn't interested. So I'm hoping now that things are different in my life I'll be more interested. Great video and great sections.

[@Bookables]

hope you enjoy them!

[@sweetdaffy14]

I love books set in Alaska too! I loved The Smell of Other People’s Houses :)

[@Bookables]

I still need to rread that one!

[@Kpopheaven]

Kristin Hannah is an author that I should read more of. I really liked The Nightingale and I do own Firefly Lane on my shelf but I have not read it and I don't know why.. :D I also want to buy more of her books.

[@Bookables]

yesss you must!

[@thedreamerthatdreams]

Hey!! I was so out for last 4months because of my accident.. i m buying books again.. and this helped a lot!!

[@Bookables]

glad your feeling better!

[@BeeBaldwin]

I feel like The Wicked Deep is underrated! I loved that book.

[@Bookables]

I love that one!

[@katrinarapoza1584]

Your very right, only a few books get the lime light. Like some of my favorites are Mort(e), Off to be a wizard, and Billion dollar whale. I believe you brought up a valid point with the thriller..no one really puts those out. Its all contemporary ya or adult. Fiction really. No other subgenres. Your awesome!!

[@Bookables]

Thanks for watching!

[@dani_lollipop]

Read Nightroad by Kristin Hannah. It's so good!!!

[@Bookables]

ive heard!!

[@janellemarie2604]

Favorite underrated read: The Disappearances by Emily Bain Murphy!

[@Bookables]

oh thanks for the rec!

[@GinaBlythe]

The ONLY book I can think of is The Paris Wife. I haven't heard much about it and love it. Searching For Pemberley is also really good for the Jane Austen fans...

[@Bookables]

oh awesome!

[@crazybooklady2104]

💕 these types of videos

[@Bookables]

so glad!

[@crazybooklady2104]

@@Bookables it's always disappointing when you find a book you love but when looking up reviews, there is barely any. I do want to recommend the nerd series by vicki Lewis Thompson, knowing how much you like contemporary romance 😉

[@LisaSmith-ql4jk]

Firefly Lane is the first book in a duology by Kristian Hanna oldie but a great book.

[@Bookables]

Ive read it!

[@ReadingKeepsRealityAway]

I loved little do we know. Her ya book every last word was my favourite

[@Bookables]

little do we know was so so good!

[@KeroseneSkies]

Has she read the Raven Cycle? It's my favourite book series! :)

[@Bookables]

I have and loved it!

[@Juliesfinds]

I actually have Young Jane Young and it's on my TBR.

[@Bookables]

hope you enjoy it!

[@julieeggleston8047]

I just finished a brand new book called The Sight of You by Holly Miller. I have no idea why NO ONE is talking about it, because it is literally one of THE BEST books I have read in my life. Please, please check it out- it is a heartbreaking love story that had me wrecked at the end. It’s one I keep thinking about. People should be talking about it!!

[@Bookables]

oh I def will check it out!

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

YES SAWKILL GIRLS IS SO GREAT

[@Bookables]

yessss

[@desireemclaughlin1455]

I really disliked The Simple Wild. I feel like if I was coming from a different background I would’ve enjoyed it as far as the relationships go, but as someone who lived in AK for 30 years, the author gets so many things wrong about Alaska and technical things about the planes and whatnot. I know it’s nitpicky, but all of the inaccuracies really took me out of the story, especially because if she’d done two minutes of research she would’ve known better. Sorry for the mini-rant 😅 On the other end of the spectrum, The Great Alone is a phenomenal book that portrayed Alaska in a way that made me feel like the author actually KNEW Alaska (which she did). Everything about it felt so authentic to the reality of living in the bush from the quirky characters to the feeling of isolation that comes with living in such a remote area. It’s one of my favorite books. Also, just re-read Emmy & Oliver last month and still enjoyed it just as much as the first time I read it. 😊

[@Bookables]

ahhh understand! glad you liked the great alone though!

[@AbiSaad]

Is Little Do We Know a f/f book or is more of a friendship related book? 🤔

[@kaystar7741]

It’s a friendship story. They both get into romantic relationships but it’s more focused on how they’ve changed as people and yet coming back together as friends.

[@Bookables]

friendship!

[@Simplybookdreams88]

Beartown by Fredrik Backman in my opinion. People don't talk about it enough in my opinion

[@Bookables]

I love that book!

[@rose_and_thorns]

YES I really liked Young Jane Young - it was so much better than I expected it to be and I definitely agree that more people need to read it.

[@Bookables]

so glad you enjoyed it!

[@karlaizquierdo4575]

Thanks

[@Bookables]

:-)

[@earthmoonstars2013]

Watching You wasnt my fav Lisa Jewell book. Read Found You, and Then she was gone...(both my lisa)

[@Bookables]

ooh are those good?

[@user-db5op7uh1m]

Nobody talks about Between Two Skies by Joanne O'Sullivan:(

[@Bookables]

I havent heard of that one!

[@MissEllaReads]

I listened to the Great Alone and I didn’t really like it sadly! I did enjoy the parts about Alaska though!!

[@Bookables]

thats ok! not one book is for everyone!

[@AnnaLucy94x]

Lisa Jewell - Then She Was Gone was far better than Watching You in my opinion. If you loved watching you I’d definitely say give it a go!

[@Bookables]

ooh I will read it then!

[@rebekahmackenzie]

You just reminded me of books that I need to get to. Thank you!

[@Bookables]

thanks for watching!

[@xcrayolaxskiesx]

I LOVE Sawkill Girls!!! You're right though, I think you're the only youtuber I've seen talk about it.

[@Bookables]

right? it's so so good!

[@Violet-ws2fm]

Just wanted to point out your background is blinding. I really like your videos but I'm not able to really watch them

[@Bookables]

sorry you feel that way

[@TheNaughtyLibrarian]

Yes!!! Sawkill Girls was my favorite book or 2018. I love it so much.

[@skyliegough7294]

The Naughty Librarian I can’t wait to read it!!!

[@Bookables]

yesss os good!