YA Books I Think You Should Read

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  • @curiositykilledthekat
    @curiositykilledthekat 4 роки тому +2324

    kitchen kat just hits different

    • @paperbackdreams
      @paperbackdreams  4 роки тому +367

      the bananas in the back are the real stars let’s be honest

    • @xtonibx5770
      @xtonibx5770 4 роки тому +28

      Kit Kat-

    • @ik6non712
      @ik6non712 3 роки тому +4

      She hits even more different if she hits with a knife

  • @adotburr6494
    @adotburr6494 4 роки тому +2067

    i do in fact hate reality and like trees

    • @mae3870
      @mae3870 4 роки тому +41

      Raven cycle is in fact where it’s at for that mood

    • @lilaboxx
      @lilaboxx 4 роки тому +14

      I spotted another theater kid

    • @adotburr6494
      @adotburr6494 4 роки тому +2

      @@lilaboxx yes you have lol

    • @francescakyanda9182
      @francescakyanda9182 4 роки тому +3

      Oh we love the username reference

    • @FaeryLaume
      @FaeryLaume 4 роки тому +1

      Oooh, then you should read The Trees by Ali Shaw.

  • @mori7956
    @mori7956 4 роки тому +1236

    "I'd lend you a copy, but I only have 5" THAT IS ME TO MY SIBLINGS WITH MY FAVORITE BOOKS

  • @sophiepenninga1190
    @sophiepenninga1190 4 роки тому +1676

    kat is the only one i trust to recommend me ya

  • @Kay-wp8xf
    @Kay-wp8xf 4 роки тому +713

    Every time kat says "I don't have an outro, okay bye" and lunges for the camera, I feel like she's smacking us away

  • @hollybibb1613
    @hollybibb1613 4 роки тому +831

    me at 17 being scared of college and having no plans for the rest of my life... maybe i should finally read Radio Silence...

    • @paperbackdreams
      @paperbackdreams  4 роки тому +187

      NOW IS YOUR TIME

    • @hollybibb1613
      @hollybibb1613 4 роки тому +11

      just added it to my tbr!!

    • @kailyncorey8267
      @kailyncorey8267 4 роки тому +4

      Same , might just have to pick up a copy 👁️👄👁️

    • @coolcatmemes1204
      @coolcatmemes1204 4 роки тому +24

      I’m 17 and not ready for college. Pray for me.

    • @sofiaf2928
      @sofiaf2928 4 роки тому +8

      I was also very scared of college and I read it this summer right before starting college. I highly recommend it.

  • @v.musing_
    @v.musing_ 4 роки тому +184

    I feel like “do you hate reality and like trees?” is the best pitch for the raven cycle I’ve ever heard 🤷🏼‍♀️

  • @sophiasimone219
    @sophiasimone219 4 роки тому +616

    the only human living organism I take recs from

  • @vanessaajohn
    @vanessaajohn 4 роки тому +379

    Whenever I see somebody holding the complete set of The Raven Cycle
    I feel like it adds a least 10 more minutes to my life

  • @virpereira9013
    @virpereira9013 4 роки тому +125

    "Heavy on the action, light on the romance" love that

  • @joseperez-nl8cx
    @joseperez-nl8cx 4 роки тому +290

    maybe it’s just me but Kat seems slightly less chaotic energy in this video because of her college project

  • @1997Niloofar
    @1997Niloofar 4 роки тому +282

    KAT!!! THE HORSE IS /OUT/ OF THE HOSPITAL. OUT. OF. THE. HOSPITAL. OUT!!! *insert gif of Daveed Biggs dancing to "you don't have the votes" from Hamilton as Thomas Jefferson*

    • @thebookwitch895
      @thebookwitch895 4 роки тому +7

      Omg that's the best way to summarize it!!! 😂😂😂😂

    • @praalgraf
      @praalgraf 4 роки тому +9

      for the one time i'll allow the hamilton reference because it fits So Well

    • @sharifalsaad2988
      @sharifalsaad2988 4 роки тому +4

      did you just say daveed biggs? ._. BIGGS????

    • @1997Niloofar
      @1997Niloofar 4 роки тому +2

      @@sharifalsaad2988 yes Sharif because he deserves that title, for his contributions to the art and culture of this COUNTRY, NAY, THE WORLD! Also, my lol xD

    • @sharifalsaad2988
      @sharifalsaad2988 4 роки тому +2

      @@1997Niloofar lmao aite I just got triggered lol

  • @Bebagirl0929
    @Bebagirl0929 4 роки тому +69

    i finally read radio silence bc of ur recommendation and i have never loved a book more i love love love it thank u so much for bringing it into my life

    • @paperbackdreams
      @paperbackdreams  4 роки тому +21

      i’m so glad that you could find it thru me :)

  • @randomlibrarian
    @randomlibrarian 4 роки тому +185

    Give me all them "steaming hot recs" I am sitting here with my champagne and notebook

    • @paperbackdreams
      @paperbackdreams  4 роки тому +53

      i ADORE the energy of this scenario

    • @randomlibrarian
      @randomlibrarian 4 роки тому +4

      @@paperbackdreams taking notes, getting champagne drunk 🥰

  • @NesosRomanus
    @NesosRomanus 4 роки тому +135

    swear to god i thought Kat said “serving up rex” and expected some dinosaur content for a hot minute

    • @paperbackdreams
      @paperbackdreams  4 роки тому +68

      so what i'm hearing is that i should quit booktube and make the switch to dinotube?

    • @NesosRomanus
      @NesosRomanus 4 роки тому +15

      @@paperbackdreams i mean i’ll follow your content in whatever direction you go so like do you girl trust your vibe

  • @danni.phantom8184
    @danni.phantom8184 4 роки тому +56

    "Do you hate reality and like trees? COOLMETOOREADTHESE"
    1. I am seen.
    2. A rhyme, there has been.

  • @Hello-wv9zl
    @Hello-wv9zl 4 роки тому +121

    I just read “Radio Silence“because of you a few days ago and I absolutely loved it! Greetings from Germany :D

    • @kathaSchmei
      @kathaSchmei 4 роки тому +8

      Another German:)) I also read it because of kat and absolutely loved it!

    • @lilaboxx
      @lilaboxx 4 роки тому +6

      @@kathaSchmei also German, i bought it last week and will read it soon

    • @nelesophie174
      @nelesophie174 4 роки тому +2

      German meeting ^^
      I think they should translate Radio Silence into German so more people here can read it :D

    • @kathaSchmei
      @kathaSchmei 4 роки тому +1

      "We are the ants" is also not translated... But I mean most German teens have the English knowledge that it takes to read it :)

    • @dasherzchen
      @dasherzchen 4 роки тому +3

      Ich wusste nie, dass auch andere Deutsche Kat schauen😍♥️

  • @juliak4809
    @juliak4809 4 роки тому +41

    did you say “escapism at its finest”? ok i am sold - they are being purchased asap.

  • @jonsey_2730
    @jonsey_2730 4 роки тому +50

    When I saw this in my notifications I released a breath I didn't realize I was holding

  • @randomlyverbose7478
    @randomlyverbose7478 4 роки тому +96

    The way I was complaining about a lack of videos for me to watch and then I got the notif, thank you always for providing at the best possible timing lol

  • @zeetuslupeedus
    @zeetuslupeedus 4 роки тому +48

    I'm thirty and still don't get why people "guilty pleasure" or "shame" rec TRC. It's genuinely a good series yet people act like it's not that good? Idk. I love it lol

    • @paperbackdreams
      @paperbackdreams  4 роки тому +15

      i only say it bc i read it sooo young when i was way less critical!! but tbh of all the books i read at that age, it's one of the few that i feel like i would still vibe with if i read it for the first time today! so, maybe it's more guilty pleasure adjacent lol

  • @jdatlas4668
    @jdatlas4668 4 роки тому +59

    I shall now drop everything I was doing because KAT HAS POSTED! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! Plus she'll help me figure out what to read as I'm stuck in another lockdown...

  • @kaitlyngraybill1160
    @kaitlyngraybill1160 4 роки тому +389

    Biden wins AND Kat posts? What a day!!!

  • @cailynj4680
    @cailynj4680 4 роки тому +43

    "Do you hate reality and love trees?"
    Yes

  • @whatpollyreads5979
    @whatpollyreads5979 4 роки тому +252

    Me scrolling through the comments looking for Kat’s classmates’ comments 🙃🙃🙃

    • @paperbackdreams
      @paperbackdreams  4 роки тому +139

      ......it did not occur to me that they might interact with this oh lord

    • @hlochte
      @hlochte 4 роки тому +23

      @@paperbackdreams or, god forbid, your professor.....

  • @seriouslythisisjust
    @seriouslythisisjust 4 роки тому +31

    "do you hate reality and like trees / cool me too, read these"
    is the best description of trc i have ever heard

  • @Elly5311
    @Elly5311 4 роки тому +6

    i read the raven cycle because of your recommendation and i absolutely adore the series!! i’m 20 and still thought they were utterly incredible and made me trust your recommendations over ANYONE else’s 😂

  • @harisbisevac4578
    @harisbisevac4578 4 роки тому +58

    The awkward energy in this video resonates in my soul

  • @allydaze
    @allydaze 4 роки тому +196

    oh wow, straight hair kat

  • @PuttinOnTheSpritz
    @PuttinOnTheSpritz 3 роки тому +3

    Watching old videos because I miss your videos so much! You are one of my fav yt person. I hope all is ok and hope to see you sooooon. No pressure though, in time. 😄

  • @kazimierzduzyimaly
    @kazimierzduzyimaly 4 роки тому +70

    oh i wasn’t expecting this but it’s a nice surprise

  • @user-bl4ss6pf7b
    @user-bl4ss6pf7b 4 роки тому +2

    My uni entrance exams start in 2 days and about 3 weeks ago, I finally read Radio Silence! I'm really so glad that I did. The day I started it, I was in a murky place mentally and this book felt like laying down on a mossy riverbank with my hand in the water while the sky shifts from blue to purple and the stars start coming out. And by that, I mean it was extremely comforting. I learned more about myself than I thought I would from reading it, and it's really just been such a blessing!

  • @kokochen5754
    @kokochen5754 3 роки тому +1

    Radio silence, The raven cycle, Angelfall, Courtney Summers? *THE TASTE IS IMMACULATE*

  • @kendalm550
    @kendalm550 4 роки тому +18

    And if you like Sadie... you should read A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (by Holly Jackson). Seriously, I just finished it and it's one of the best murder mysteries I have EVER read, and I'm a huge mystery fan in general.

  • @alisha_1972
    @alisha_1972 4 роки тому +232

    Trump is fired and Kat uploads a new video, what a day.

    • @Bella-kh6rw
      @Bella-kh6rw 3 роки тому +1

      Lmaooooo ikr best day of 2020!

    • @afifaashfaq2935
      @afifaashfaq2935 3 роки тому

      @ this isnt a political channel f off

  • @cassidyhorwood
    @cassidyhorwood 4 роки тому +1

    So amazing to hear you rec Courtney Summers, and especially Cracked Up to Be! It’s one of my favourite books of all time and I never hear it talked about in the book community.

  • @arianahernandez8402
    @arianahernandez8402 4 роки тому +14

    I actually started reading TRC because of Kat! I’m almost done with BLLB and this is probably one of my favorite series I’ve ever read now

  • @isabellateter7555
    @isabellateter7555 4 роки тому +34

    *sighs* opens notes app to add more books to my “books I want” note.....

  • @jaylenholman4026
    @jaylenholman4026 4 роки тому +259

    What a day, Biden winning and Kat uploading. My life is complete☺️

  • @frogsandfiction7466
    @frogsandfiction7466 4 роки тому +5

    You described my feelings on The Raven Cycle perfectly! I’ve been obsessed w the series since I was fourteen, I just can’t seem to ever let it go. Anyways, I value your opinions on books immensely so I will be putting the books mentioned in this vid on hold at my library ASAP😌✌️

  • @jamess0_0
    @jamess0_0 4 роки тому +1

    I’m so happy you mentioned Angelfall 😞For a long time I felt like nobody read it when I did but I just wasn’t on the book side of anything and it’s always nice to be reminded that there were others who enjoyed it too 💕

  • @stanleystanerson833
    @stanleystanerson833 4 роки тому +19

    Truly a blessed Saturday, democracy won and kat uploaded!

  • @whistletoe
    @whistletoe 3 роки тому +1

    thank you for putting all the books in the description!! would love if you could do this for all future vids ☺️

  • @__sasha__1561
    @__sasha__1561 4 роки тому +4

    1. the amount of rhymes in this vid is impeccable
    2. when I turn 17 in a few months a will be binging radio silence
    3. the poet x just got bumped up to the top of my list cause Kat crying is unheard of
    4. have you read Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe

  • @heatherwhitehead701
    @heatherwhitehead701 4 роки тому +3

    Well, somehow you've made me remember books I loved as a kid and now must reread. Cracked Up to Be was one of my faves

  • @kristenroper667
    @kristenroper667 4 роки тому +7

    “I read these in high school and I fell in love with the story and the setting and I allowed the main characters to shape a worrying amount of my personality and the rest is history. I can’t get rid of these. I can’t detach myself from these even if I wanted to.” - Me @ Twilight
    Also: “Do you hate reality and like trees?”

  • @rahmamohamed628
    @rahmamohamed628 4 роки тому +14

    its the way she uploaded when we needed her the most.....

  • @SallyThames
    @SallyThames 4 роки тому +8

    perfect break from writing my thesis (send help). you feel more like a friend than a youtuber. i love your vids so much!

  • @tori6350
    @tori6350 4 роки тому +4

    i’ve just gotten back into reading recently and your videos have definitely been a reason for that! thank you for another excellent video!

  • @tracy_cakkes
    @tracy_cakkes 4 роки тому +57

    Seeing everyone in the streets happy about the 46th president 🦋💙 and Kat recommends some new books for me to read... it’s a good day ✨

  • @royreads1694
    @royreads1694 4 роки тому +2

    I only read the Raven Boys because of you and loved it. Definitely gonna add some of these books to my TBR. If Kat says, you know, you should listen.

  • @moniquetorres2879
    @moniquetorres2879 4 роки тому +2

    read and loved the raven cycle because of you and now it’s my favorite ya fantasy 🥺

  • @nishamassey1147
    @nishamassey1147 4 роки тому +155

    It just came to me that:
    Anyone can say "First" but no one can say "last"

  • @drishtibharath8667
    @drishtibharath8667 4 роки тому +4

    The poet x i agree and I'm so thankful you suggested it earlier too... cz it felt like it was written for me the way you feel bout Radio Silence 🌚🌚

  • @I_like_oranges_more_than_you
    @I_like_oranges_more_than_you 2 роки тому +1

    o my god I have found another spider wick kid!!! these books are still some of my favorites. they are so good and I will never get rid of them.

  • @jadefrota1583
    @jadefrota1583 4 роки тому +1

    I feel the same way about the raven cycle and all you said about being a kid who liked spiderwick chronicles and even tho i just read the raven boy with 21 years old it still rocked my world and made me totally and completely forget the real world. I do love magic, and trees, and fat aesthetic notebooks that guide an adventure, and dreamers and tarot cards!!!

  • @franziskaschreglmann6046
    @franziskaschreglmann6046 4 роки тому +9

    I would just like to wear merch from her. Can’t imagine something better than that.

  • @katiebuff
    @katiebuff 3 роки тому +1

    It is so neat that you included Courtney Summers, she is one of my favourite authors, she deserves more hype.

  • @evergrowingtbr
    @evergrowingtbr 3 роки тому +1

    “Do you hate reality and like trees?” I’m sold

  • @ruaidak.h4307
    @ruaidak.h4307 4 роки тому +13

    Not me screaming RADIO SILENCE before kat said it 😌

  • @AngelinaChristine
    @AngelinaChristine 4 роки тому +2

    I was in a Young Adult Literature class last semester. It was so interesting! I'm an English Education Major, so we discussed how to use YA books in the high school classroom.

  • @emmaberger3748
    @emmaberger3748 4 роки тому +2

    Love that this is for a project and you’re still your same, hilarious self

  • @spacecloud6979
    @spacecloud6979 4 роки тому +2

    I read Radio Silence based on your recommendation a while ago and it was one of the best book purchases I've ever made! It was and is such a good book for me and it really helped me and made me feel comforted when I read it. It made me feel a whole lot less alone. I have to say, it didn't quite resonate with me the way Starfish or Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bowman did, (I'm an artist and I lost my mother when I was young so those two really struck a cord with me) but it put me on to more of Alice Oseman's work! She's a great author and I highly recommend Radio Silence, too!

    • @paperbackdreams
      @paperbackdreams  4 роки тому +3

      summer bird blue was *so close* to making it into this video!! haven't read starfish yet tho but i definitely want to!

  • @megmarie2686
    @megmarie2686 3 роки тому +1

    YOU HAVE SUCH GOOD TASTE IN BOOKS OMG SO MANY OF MY FAVORITES WERE HERE

  • @astoldbyfrancia
    @astoldbyfrancia 4 роки тому +21

    So when are we seeing the reaction of your class/prof to your being an actual booktuber and having 250K Subs? Honestly just tell us what they said I want to live vicariously thank you

  • @lilaboxx
    @lilaboxx 4 роки тому +1

    I bought Radio Silence last week but I haven't read if yet and what you just said makes me wanna read it even more 😍
    I love ya books because I tried to read more english books and ya is best to understand when english isn't your first language

  • @phngtrnnn
    @phngtrnnn 4 роки тому +9

    Never in my life would I think you'd have recommended Angelfall. But damn they slap

  • @repulore13
    @repulore13 3 роки тому

    Finished Radio Silence a few days back, probably wouldn't have without your constant loving and raving about it, so thanks Kat!! 💕
    hi Larry👋

  • @thakshilarajakaruna6936
    @thakshilarajakaruna6936 4 роки тому +2

    Love the recs. Skyward by Brandon Sanderson is another excellent YA read I’ve come across!

  • @carrie2254
    @carrie2254 4 роки тому +7

    1) yes sadie is incredible 2) I too hate reality and like trees and 3) "I'd lend you a copy but I only have 5" I feel called out. excuse me while I immediately read everything from this list

  • @saffatahmed607
    @saffatahmed607 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks a lot Kat 😊 I am dying to read Radio Silence.

  • @psm7990
    @psm7990 10 місяців тому

    OH MY GOD, I am obsessed with your inclusion of “Skim”!!! It’s legitimately my favourite graphic novel; it was the first one I ever read - it was a present from my dad years ago when I was an angsty little teen, and it remains one of my comfort reads. I can relate to Kim so much, and the topics of queer attraction, mental health and magic are very close to my heart.

  • @bookishangie
    @bookishangie 3 роки тому +1

    Kay you’re a whole vibe I love it. Also the raven cycle! I’ve been putting off finishing it because I don’t want it to end 🤣 I’ve also heard radio silence is so good! I’ll definitely give it a try.

  • @7894music
    @7894music 4 роки тому +3

    Omg I'm reading the Angelfall series now and I love it!!! I just finished the second book and immediately had to buy the 3rd lol.
    Also you deserve an A.

  • @Anna-tn1li
    @Anna-tn1li 4 роки тому +1

    You honestly have complete control over what I read bc every book you like is just that good

    • @paperbackdreams
      @paperbackdreams  4 роки тому +2

      holy shit the power that i possess....i love it

  • @kachee3639
    @kachee3639 4 роки тому +1

    2:35 YES! Radio Silence waltzed into my life at such a weirdly fitting moment. It was the night before my first day of college and I stayed up late, starting and finishing Radio Silence, a book about teens considering paths other than college.

  • @buriedtakethewheel2646
    @buriedtakethewheel2646 4 роки тому +2

    I read trc for the first time in my twenties and I'd say that, for all its flaws, the series has something truly magical (no pun intended) about it. It's one of the few series where I can see totally valid criticisms that I have absolutely no rebuttals against but they don't hinder my enjoyment at all. Like my response to the trk ending is unironically "go anticlimactic queen, give us nothing!"

  • @sofiastj
    @sofiastj 4 роки тому +7

    I'm amazed this isn't just twelve minutes of Kat shouting about Radio Silence (which I just bought on Kat's recommendation!)

    • @paperbackdreams
      @paperbackdreams  4 роки тому +1

      be proud i really kept my shit together hahah

  • @oggarbagetea84
    @oggarbagetea84 4 роки тому +6

    "Sometimes, kind of, maybe do on the side, a little bit, occasionally, not often"

  • @marcyvillegas5443
    @marcyvillegas5443 3 роки тому

    I started to read books this pandemic. I saw this video and finished Radio Silence in less than a month. The story give me chills specially the last part. Thank you for sharing this videoo!!

  • @felixhaugsand1492
    @felixhaugsand1492 4 роки тому +1

    Just read my hundredth book of the year and it was The Poet X which i gave 5 stars! Thank you so much for the recommendation it is truly a work of art

  • @ka4545
    @ka4545 4 роки тому +1

    Another title by Mariko Tamaki I would recommend is This One Summer. Beautiful artwork + beautiful story.

  • @chloej565
    @chloej565 4 роки тому +1

    I’m not sure if you know or not, but there is a trilogy (only one book out so far though) called the dreamer trilogy, which is also by Maggie Stiefvater. It centers around Ronan (who happens to be my favorite character). Also there is another one called opal, it’s kinda a side book basically just about opal.

  • @hknowles97
    @hknowles97 4 роки тому +2

    The poet x is incredible🥰😍 Also every time you talk about radio silence I remember I need to read so hopefully I actually will pick it up soon lol

  • @katz7lkl
    @katz7lkl 4 роки тому

    Well I've been putting off reading the Raven cycle for a while, but after hearing you compare it to the Spiderwick Chronicles, I guess I have to read it now. Loved those books as a kid!

  • @sawrirocks
    @sawrirocks 4 роки тому

    Thank you for recommending Speak. I read it in high school and it has stayed with me forever.

  • @arunimajha9295
    @arunimajha9295 4 роки тому +1

    Kat, you should really read Darius The Great Is Not Okay, if you haven't read it already. I feel like you will love it since you live Radio Silence so much. It has some amazing family dynamics and the most beautiful platonic male friendship I have ever seen.

  • @raileyking725
    @raileyking725 4 роки тому +18

    hey its our favourite librarian

  • @blackroomred
    @blackroomred 4 роки тому

    i was positively surprised to see Angelfall on the list. it's a book i bought on accident this year and had basically no big expectations when i went into reading it, and i was totally shocked by how much fun it was. i literally burned through it and bought the rest of the series the next day. it's so fun but i've never seen booktube talk about it a whole lot. so yeah, positively surprised and approve!

  • @Loonadance1212
    @Loonadance1212 4 роки тому +1

    The angelfall series 😍 i was so surprised by how delightfully creepy it is !

  • @aurelined1185
    @aurelined1185 4 роки тому

    I read radio silence and how to make a wish based on your advice and i did not regret it😍😍🦋🌞they were both beautiful, and your videos are great as well, keep on giving such good tips!!🌠

  • @gaurim151
    @gaurim151 3 роки тому +1

    Just turned 17 and super afraid of college and everything that comes with it. I should go read radio silence i guess!

  • @phaedrathenerd9721
    @phaedrathenerd9721 4 роки тому +2

    I was in the middle of my book club meeting and I couldn't wait to finish, so I can watch this 💕

  • @ninarosario4955
    @ninarosario4955 4 роки тому

    SADIE!!! That book is beautiful! Highly recommend the audio, it really enhances the experience

  • @SlantedSpines
    @SlantedSpines 4 роки тому

    I’m listening to Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo right now and it’s so amazing!
    When I was a teenager, I loved reading Ellen Hopkins, Ellen Wittlinger, and Laurie Halse Anderson.

  • @sayleevaze1437
    @sayleevaze1437 3 роки тому

    Saw your video a few days back and read Radio Silence after hearing you recommend it. AND YES IT WAS SUCH AN AMAZING BOOK!!! LOVED IT!!!

  • @happym.4644
    @happym.4644 3 роки тому

    When i saw radio silence I instantly subbed, it's literally my fav book of the year!!!

  • @anaillamas24
    @anaillamas24 4 роки тому

    Angelfall is *chef’s kiss* you are the first person I’ve heard on YT mention it in YEARS

  • @lilyw606
    @lilyw606 4 роки тому +2

    I'm really looking forward to you opinion on LOVELESS!!!!!
    I absolutely loved it. Hope you'll too.

  • @marinam2412
    @marinam2412 4 роки тому

    My tbr screams everytime i watch one of your videos and i mean that in a good way 💜