My favorite short book is The Little Prince. I read it in 90 minutes and by the end I was crying. 150 pages was enough to hit me RIGHT in the feels. Love that book so much.
A Monster Calls was such a quick read for me too and I bawled my eyes out 💔 I think Becky Albertalli's books are really quick reads! They're also just so amazing!!
MC Monkey I read it in one sitting last summer (I got it the day the paperback came out) and I read it for like 2 hours and thought I had only been reading for thirty minutes
Thanks for the recommendations! For some reason I tend to read longer books & never go for the quick reads. I think we all need a light read every once in a while. The Red Notebook really stood out to me so I'll definitely have to check that out!
Fifteen Dogs is a really good short and quick read that made me want to start reading more and more quick read and explore further more other categories. Its short but filled with emotions and feels - highly recommended !
The Perks of Being the Wallflower is definitely one of my favorite quick reads. It is so heartwarming yet heart breaking at times, it's remarkable. I have always wanted to read A Monster Calls. I have heard you talk about it so much on your channel and the more you talk about I feel the need to read it
aah i just recently read We Were Liars, definitely a quick read which is good because after finishing it i wanted to go back and re-read it to see all the little clues i missed the first time!
These are great choices!! I love After Ever After! The first book Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie is amazing!! Oh and A Monster Calls is gorgeous, plus The Ocean at the End of the Lane is a whimsical masterpiece.
I recently read We Were Liars in an afternoon and I loved it!!! I kind of figured out what was going on before the curtain fell, but I still very much enjoyed it!! Great recs!!!! When I have been slugging through an 800+ page tome and need a palate cleanser, these books are GREAT!!!!!
I definitely need to read The Red Notebook. I have never heard of it before and it sounds really REALLY interesting! This is why I love watching your video's, I always find good books to ready!!
Aristotle and Donte discover the secrets of the universe was a super fast read for me, I read it all straight through in one sitting. Not sure how long it actually is, but the characters in it were just so endearing, and I loved the relationships they both had with their parents! Bc in YA books now is mostly either dead, evil, or abusive parents and it was so refreshing to see those loving parental relationships for a change! Of course I loved the main characters as well, Donte is so not what you expect from a teenage boy. This story was just so simple and refreshing!
The Perks of Being a Wallflower, anyone?! And Beastkeeper by Cat Hellison. The Maze Runner is pretty short too, and the Percy Jackson books are quick and easy. Also, Nimona by Noelle Stevenson, which is a comic sort of book, but still amazing.
Eh, you're probably right. It's shorter than a lot of the other dystopians I've read, but I guess in comparison to most books, it's not too short at all. The other ones I mentioned are, though! I recommend them to anyone and everyone!
I feel the same way about we were liars! The ocean at the end of the lane has been sitting on my shelf for a while but if it's a quick read imma pick it up asap:)
Latest favorite quick read for me has been For This Life Only by Stacey Kade at 302 pages. It's about a boy named Jace who is living with the recent death of his twin brother Eli from a car crash. The accident left him alive but unable to play baseball anymore and he spends the book trying to figure out how to move on while also questioning his faith and figuring out what he believes compared to what his parents taught him to. I know it's over 300 pages but its a really fast paced book that made my cry a lot more than I usually do! Great video
Oh my gosh A Monster Calls 😭😭😭!!! I loved Ocean too! Included it in my faves I read because of booktube video :) oooh and I've been meaning to read We Were Liars! I'm so behind the timessss
i rarely read books in a day, but the one that took me literally 5 hours to read fully was Wintergirls. I loved it, especially for a 14 year old mind not knowing much about the world, it taught me that not everyone is as happy as i am (or was when i read the book). That and Thirteen Reasons Why, a book i read in two days, was a huge game changer for me, i recommend them to anyone wanting a quick read (300 pages lol) but a mind opener as well.
The False Prince. Finished it in one day. Couldn't put it down. One of my favorite books of all time. If you love sassy, clever, mysterious characters, this is a great trilogy.
The Sun is Also a Star is fantastic as is The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight. I finished them both in a few hours and sometimes its nice to read something you don't really need to put too much thought into
well that's more books for my TBR. lol. I really love watching your reactions to the books you read. Book reviews & recommendations like this are my favorite videos. I just wish I could keep up with all the books you read so I could watch your reviews as soon as you put them up😥 currently reading Geekarella & loving it so far. it's one of the shortest books I've read since middle school. I read a lot of long fantasy books :)
I read We Were liars super fast too, but it took me like a few days to realize what actually happened in the end and I was so shocked. The only reason I don't like reading shorter books that much is because I just finish them too fast and I feel like I didn't spend enough time with it and I easily forget them. Idk if that's just me. Although I prefer shorter books to the super long ones. Loved this video and thanks for the recs!! I really need these because right now I'm more into shorter books.
I just read it yesterday and it only took me 3 or 4 hours!! Even though there have been lots of poor reviews, I really liked it bc it was v entertaining (plus, scorpious is too cute)
The selection series is such a quick read. I must admit it is doesn't have the best plot or writing style but it is so addicting I finished the first book the night I started it and the second and third the next day.
I've actually just finished We Were Liars. I have the most beautiful hardback cover from Waterstones - it's like a dark blue with patterns on it. My friend and I bought matching ones xD
omg I was about to read after ever after b4 I read drums girls and dangerous pie n my friend legit screamed n snatched the book out of my friend and said NO U HAVEN'T READ THE FIRST ONE ULL SPOIL IT FOR URSELF n I still thank her to this day ... this is friendship
Haha that was me with The Upside of Unrequited, I had no idea it was a companion book for Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, I just thought it was by the same author lol. But like I was going to stop reading the Upside of Unrequited once I had started.
Lately for me I have not minded taking ages to finish a book. It does make me sad that I'm not reading as much as I could. But I like getting more invested in the story. Sometimes taking longer to read something makes you remember it more and spend more quality time. Of course I understand why people want to get through as many books as possible. But that's my view
I love We Were Liars and I read most of it during a lunch break at work. Thank goodness I didn't finish until I got home though-- bc tears. Lots of tears.
also, you should know that as soon as you recommended we were liars, i asked my friend, who was in a trip to USA, to buy it and i totes fell in love with it, it was amazing to read a Real book in english ( since i am from Argentina ), a whole new experience, so thanks for that! have a nice day!
I just recently read We Were Liars and I fell into the "hit category... It was amazing but really sad and I cried at the end (I tend to get super emotional while reading books that are remotely sad)
For Thanksgiving 2016 I picked up a book called The Good Neighbor by A. J. Banner. It's an adult mystery/psychological thriller and a super quick read. It's face-paced with plenty twists. I don't remember the exact page count, but I read it in a manner of hours the day after Thanksgiving, so I think it definitely qualifies as a quick read! I've recommended it to a couple of my friends and they all enjoyed it as well.
I loved We Were Liars. It does seem to be hit or miss! Another good quick read--Every Heart A Doorway. Oh, and 5 to 1 by Holly Bodger--really enjoyed that one, its written in prose and its under 200 pages.
The book "we were liars" is called "Maybe it´s all you need to know" (kanske är det allt du behöver veta) in Swedish, an I absolutely LOVE it. (I cried so muchhh)
My favorite short book is The Little Prince. I read it in 90 minutes and by the end I was crying. 150 pages was enough to hit me RIGHT in the feels. Love that book so much.
Olivia Maloy I want to read it. I want to try it in french and reading it in English.
Olivia Maloy same
I read that in half an hour 😭it was so cute
Writer name ??
YAS! I love that book, too!
Most of my favourite books all turn into quick reads because when I start them I can't put them down!
same and then I'm like "i probably should have paced myself" (especially with books with sad endings)
So true. Like I need to get ready for school and I'll be devouring a book
When you don't need a notification because you're already on UA-cam and have been for the last 2 hours
Same haha :P
wow me currently
Ella Lightwøød-Høwlter I love your username and profile pic holy crap
Such an addiction :)
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"Quick reads" to you but for me 10 years to get through when I'm in a book slump 😂
BoneStudios15 true :'(
BoneStudios15 2 weeks for the outsiders because i'm was on reading slump😟
BoneStudios15 same
Michelle J I read The Outsiders in a day bc I had to write an essay on it that was due the next day XD
BoneStudios15 lol
A Monster Calls was such a quick read for me too and I bawled my eyes out 💔 I think Becky Albertalli's books are really quick reads! They're also just so amazing!!
I love her books too
YES OMG i read Simon vs the Homo Sapiens' Agenda all last night and it was amazing
Yes! I read Simon in one day, which had never happened before.
MC Monkey I read it in one sitting last summer (I got it the day the paperback came out) and I read it for like 2 hours and thought I had only been reading for thirty minutes
I mean if you go into A Monster Calls expecting unicorns rainbows and lollipops then you have a real problem, just look at the title and the cover 😂😂
I started we were liars today (only read 40 pages) and i already love it.
Ahhhhhh i wish i was you. i loved the boooook
Therese Langseth such a great book! It's so hard to put down haha. I'm sure you'll love it!
gosh i miss this book...i should read it again.
Therese Langseth omg me too I'm on page 52! It's great!
We Were Liars is the perfect book for this list!! It's so good and so easy to read really fast because it just pulls you in!
We were liars 🥺
Thanks for the recommendations! For some reason I tend to read longer books & never go for the quick reads. I think we all need a light read every once in a while. The Red Notebook really stood out to me so I'll definitely have to check that out!
WE WERE LIARS BROKE MY HEART BRO I CANT EVEN
Fifteen Dogs is a really good short and quick read that made me want to start reading more and more quick read and explore further more other categories. Its short but filled with emotions and feels - highly recommended !
to the 1% of people reading this... HELLO! I HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY
Pushpa Jhamat I HOPE YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY AS WELL
+Liz Homick thank you!
Pushpa Jhamat I've been on UA-cam for 2 hours with a math textbook that has been sitting in front of me the whole time and it had been very emotional
Amberly Massey lol! don't worry it'll pass 😄
Pushpa Jhamat this was super sweet! thank you! hope your day is going well too!
I just bought The Ocean at the End of the Lane so I'm so much more excited about it now!!
Jay G i love neil gaiman but i havent read that one yet.
i am rlly thankful for the recommendations! really need this right now so i picked up we were liars AGAIN BC I LOVED IT
The Perks of Being the Wallflower is definitely one of my favorite quick reads. It is so heartwarming yet heart breaking at times, it's remarkable. I have always wanted to read A Monster Calls. I have heard you talk about it so much on your channel and the more you talk about I feel the need to read it
One of my favourite short reads is every heart a doorway, it's absolutely amazing!!
So glad you made this! I need to add more books to my yearly goodreads book count of what I've read and these will help.
aah i just recently read We Were Liars, definitely a quick read which is good because after finishing it i wanted to go back and re-read it to see all the little clues i missed the first time!
These are great choices!! I love After Ever After! The first book Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie is amazing!! Oh and A Monster Calls is gorgeous, plus The Ocean at the End of the Lane is a whimsical masterpiece.
I recently read We Were Liars in an afternoon and I loved it!!! I kind of figured out what was going on before the curtain fell, but I still very much enjoyed it!! Great recs!!!! When I have been slugging through an 800+ page tome and need a palate cleanser, these books are GREAT!!!!!
My Quick Reads Recommendations:
Literally any comic book, because those are so quick to read.
I definitely need to read The Red Notebook. I have never heard of it before and it sounds really REALLY interesting! This is why I love watching your video's, I always find good books to ready!!
I need this! With school and the urge to read a book, i need these recommendations. Thank you, Jesse!
Everything, everything and The sun is also a star. Those two are definitely quick reads.
I tried one of your recommendations, I loved the red notebook, it was wonderful, a mini romcom
Aristotle and Donte discover the secrets of the universe was a super fast read for me, I read it all straight through in one sitting. Not sure how long it actually is, but the characters in it were just so endearing, and I loved the relationships they both had with their parents! Bc in YA books now is mostly either dead, evil, or abusive parents and it was so refreshing to see those loving parental relationships for a change! Of course I loved the main characters as well, Donte is so not what you expect from a teenage boy. This story was just so simple and refreshing!
Absolutely looooove We were Liars! So amazing!
The Perks of Being a Wallflower, anyone?! And Beastkeeper by Cat Hellison. The Maze Runner is pretty short too, and the Percy Jackson books are quick and easy. Also, Nimona by Noelle Stevenson, which is a comic sort of book, but still amazing.
I don't think the Maze Runner is too short, but it's still pretty good
Eh, you're probably right. It's shorter than a lot of the other dystopians I've read, but I guess in comparison to most books, it's not too short at all. The other ones I mentioned are, though! I recommend them to anyone and everyone!
The perks of being a wallflower IS and always will be ( i think ) my favourite short book!
We Were Liars is indeed a quick read but it is so so so so good. I'm starting A Monster Calls today btw 😁
I read After Ever After and the first book when I was younger!!!! I remember really liking the stories'
Okay, where is the Miss Peregrin's reference? I mean I know it was for short books, but STILL... Jesse, are you sure you made this video??
I loved We Were Liars! It was different and that's what kept me reading. Great picks for this vid.
Just wanted so say that I always admire your enthusiasm and great, quirky ways of explaining books.
one of my fav short reads is Flipped. 😍 the characters were so darn cute
Jesse always gives me a ton of positive vibes ❤
BUM WHO GAVE YOU WIFI ACCESS?
Avery Z save me plz
I ship Sangwoo x Jail
Lately your channel has gotten even cooler, I appreciate you hard work!!💜💜
I clicked as quick as these quick reads when I saw your notification pop up Jesse !
I feel the same way about we were liars! The ocean at the end of the lane has been sitting on my shelf for a while but if it's a quick read imma pick it up asap:)
I finished A monster calls in 4 hours which is saying a lot since I'm a beginner ☺
Latest favorite quick read for me has been For This Life Only by Stacey Kade at 302 pages. It's about a boy named Jace who is living with the recent death of his twin brother Eli from a car crash. The accident left him alive but unable to play baseball anymore and he spends the book trying to figure out how to move on while also questioning his faith and figuring out what he believes compared to what his parents taught him to. I know it's over 300 pages but its a really fast paced book that made my cry a lot more than I usually do! Great video
I love your energy Jesse! You can't help but feel happy watching your videos, always so positive and fun! :)
A Monster Calls and We Were Liars were definitely quick reads! Adam Silvera's books are also really quick reads for me!
I have read the red notebook and it was BOOTIFUL
Oh my gosh A Monster Calls 😭😭😭!!! I loved Ocean too! Included it in my faves I read because of booktube video :) oooh and I've been meaning to read We Were Liars! I'm so behind the timessss
love all of these books!
Thank you Jessie!!! I really need this video.
i rarely read books in a day, but the one that took me literally 5 hours to read fully was Wintergirls. I loved it, especially for a 14 year old mind not knowing much about the world, it taught me that not everyone is as happy as i am (or was when i read the book). That and Thirteen Reasons Why, a book i read in two days, was a huge game changer for me, i recommend them to anyone wanting a quick read (300 pages lol) but a mind opener as well.
The False Prince. Finished it in one day. Couldn't put it down. One of my favorite books of all time. If you love sassy, clever, mysterious characters, this is a great trilogy.
I really need to pick some of these up because I need some quick reads thanks for the recommendations!
I recently read Everything, Everything. I read it so quick!
Another quick read is everything everything I read that in a day
"We Were Liars" was definitely a quick read and one of my favorite books
my quick reads:
1. harry potter and the sorcerer's stone
2. paper towns
3. the selection
The Sun is Also a Star is fantastic as is The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight. I finished them both in a few hours and sometimes its nice to read something you don't really need to put too much thought into
Geekerella!!! 315 pages of AMAZING. I am reading it because of you and Christine and I LOVE IT! ❤️
I cried. But loved A Monster Calls!!! SO AMAZING
well that's more books for my TBR. lol. I really love watching your reactions to the books you read. Book reviews & recommendations like this are my favorite videos. I just wish I could keep up with all the books you read so I could watch your reviews as soon as you put them up😥
currently reading Geekarella & loving it so far. it's one of the shortest books I've read since middle school. I read a lot of long fantasy books :)
I read We Were liars super fast too, but it took me like a few days to realize what actually happened in the end and I was so shocked. The only reason I don't like reading shorter books that much is because I just finish them too fast and I feel like I didn't spend enough time with it and I easily forget them. Idk if that's just me. Although I prefer shorter books to the super long ones.
Loved this video and thanks for the recs!! I really need these because right now I'm more into shorter books.
For me Harry Potter and the cursed child was very emotional quick read
Reading it now eek its so good halfway through
Minna Rafid I agree, I got it on release day and wrote a review the same day 😂😂
I just read it yesterday and it only took me 3 or 4 hours!! Even though there have been lots of poor reviews, I really liked it bc it was v entertaining (plus, scorpious is too cute)
Molly May Ikr!!! Scorpius is adorable
YAY more people that liked the book! Really loved it tbh
you made me read we were liars and i was NOT ready for that ending
"And I realized it was the second book and was like 'whoopsie daisies!'" Love it
I broke my finger when I was trying to be first 😂
Nikare WHICH FINGER???
Also, are you sure you didn't mean fingernail?
I really enjoyed Carrie Fisher's Wishful Drinking. It's super short and I loved it!
I really want to find the time to read We Were Liars, it seems like it would be a great summer read
ACOMAF is a quick read for me just cuz I love it. Rereading it right now tbh. Can't wait for ACOWAR!!!!!!
The selection series is such a quick read. I must admit it is doesn't have the best plot or writing style but it is so addicting I finished the first book the night I started it and the second and third the next day.
I've actually just finished We Were Liars. I have the most beautiful hardback cover from Waterstones - it's like a dark blue with patterns on it. My friend and I bought matching ones xD
Honestly, his commentary on the books makes me want to read it more than the actual description of the books.
I would love to have that meal of feels with the monster calls!
LOVE a Monster Calls!
yes I needed this Jesse thanks for these great recommendations😊
Any of Stephanie Perkins's books in the Anna Lola Isla companion trilogy are really quick reads. I read all three of them in three days!
A Series of Unfortunate Events is my go-to quick read!
I LOVE ,,WE WERE LIARES". It was like running down a hill and can't stop.
Weronika Bedełek more like rolling down a hill of uncontrollable feelings and not being able to stop the emotions
After the kingkiller chronicle and then mistborn I am in great need of quick reads!
omg I was about to read after ever after b4 I read drums girls and dangerous pie n my friend legit screamed n snatched the book out of my friend and said NO U HAVEN'T READ THE FIRST ONE ULL SPOIL IT FOR URSELF n I still thank her to this day ... this is friendship
like u can read them in w.e order u want but my friend knows how I am n she knows it would have killed me to not read them in order 😂
OMG "We were liars" YEESSSS!!!😍😍😍
I wanna read all these books!!!!
as soon as you pulled out we were liars i nearly cried just thinking about it
i like long and short books. but when it comes to a long one i need to make sure I'm committed to it.
Haha that was me with The Upside of Unrequited, I had no idea it was a companion book for Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, I just thought it was by the same author lol. But like I was going to stop reading the Upside of Unrequited once I had started.
Loved We Were Liars!! Read it in one night and cried so much lol!!
Going to have to check out We Are Liars and A Monster Calls!
Lately for me I have not minded taking ages to finish a book. It does make me sad that I'm not reading as much as I could. But I like getting more invested in the story. Sometimes taking longer to read something makes you remember it more and spend more quality time. Of course I understand why people want to get through as many books as possible. But that's my view
I love We Were Liars and I read most of it during a lunch break at work. Thank goodness I didn't finish until I got home though-- bc tears. Lots of tears.
also, you should know that as soon as you recommended we were liars, i asked my friend, who was in a trip to USA, to buy it and i totes fell in love with it, it was amazing to read a Real book in english ( since i am from Argentina ), a whole new experience, so thanks for that! have a nice day!
I just recently read We Were Liars and I fell into the "hit category... It was amazing but really sad and I cried at the end (I tend to get super emotional while reading books that are remotely sad)
Amberly Massey i cried too omg bc i wasnt expecting that ending at all, it kept me overthinking for daaays i swear
I've read "We Were Liars". Took me a few hours too. And I'm also in the "loved it" category. :D Spent hours hunkered down turning pages. :D
I've been wanting to read a monster calls for awhile, I'm going to have to check it out now.....see if I get the feels 😊
I love quick reads!!!
For Thanksgiving 2016 I picked up a book called The Good Neighbor by A. J. Banner. It's an adult mystery/psychological thriller and a super quick read. It's face-paced with plenty twists. I don't remember the exact page count, but I read it in a manner of hours the day after Thanksgiving, so I think it definitely qualifies as a quick read! I've recommended it to a couple of my friends and they all enjoyed it as well.
forever in love with we were liars. i almost threw it out the winder on a road trip when i got to that special moment. UGH lol!
I loved We Were Liars. It does seem to be hit or miss! Another good quick read--Every Heart A Doorway. Oh, and 5 to 1 by Holly Bodger--really enjoyed that one, its written in prose and its under 200 pages.
I loved We Were Liars too!!! I was starting to think I was the only one kk
Scarlet by AC Gaughen was a nice quick read that I really enjoyed!
If you like fun quick reads you should read the selection series by Kiera Cass! So good and all the books are so short!
The book "we were liars" is called "Maybe it´s all you need to know" (kanske är det allt du behöver veta) in Swedish, an I absolutely LOVE it. (I cried so muchhh)
I read the end of A Monster Calls in my language arts class and it took all of my strength to not cry
I did the same thing with After Ever After
You never fail to make me laugh😂 love you Jesse
I just love him