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hi everyone!! what is your favorite booktok book? ✨
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Best bookTok book is for sure shatter me
Hmm the cruel prince trilogy or good girls guide to murdur
My favorite booktok book right now is Things We Never Got Over, From Lukov With Love, inheritance Games trilogy, It ends with us, and the love hypothesis
ACOTAR and the Cruel Prince Trilogy
My favorite is the Spanish love deception, the kiss quotient, the hating game, things we never got over, and the fine print
if you loved ACOTAR, you'll be OBSESSED by the second book!!!! I love this series so much!! 💖
Yes! The 2nd, last book, did it for me. ❤
I agree the second book is the best in the series imo, the third book loses its momentum and by the fourth was it was sooo boring
I CANT WAIT OMG 🤭
it's one of the best books, I'm obsessed. ACOMAF and ACOWAR were my favourite❤
Out of the 5 ACOTAR books 4 and 5 were definitely my favorites ❤️
I completely agree with you saying “ I feel like you need to be 100 pages into a book to truly judge it” because I know so many people that get around 20 pages into a book and say “I hate it… I will NOT like this” and I say “how do you know you’ll hate it after 20 pages?!“ so I always make the effort to read the first 50 pages in one day / sitting when starting a new book!
i agree as well because i can be impatient when im reading and say “i dont think ill like this book”, 20 pages in, but by the end of the book im grateful i finished reading it.
I absolutely agree!!!
I don't agree with this. If you like the idea of the plot then go ahead and read at least that much ig, but 100 pages is a lot of pages tbh, and you can totally judge it at least 20 pages in. I remember reading "Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe" or whatever the name was and I hated it 2 pages in, I hated it 10 pages in, I hates it 150 pages in. I kept waiting for the so called moment it becomes good, but I was already halfway done with it and it wasted my time. If you don't enjoy the book from the beginning, don't read it. Pick up smth that flows with your mood. Sometimes you hate a book because you're not in the mood for it ngl
@@sin3358 absolutely! maybe 100 is a bit excessive. I always chose around 50 pages in as it’s less than an hour of reading for me and gives me a rough idea of the writing style / plot. sometimes the first few chapters are slow and then it improves, and with dual POV books I want to get a few chapters in to get a feel of the characters! Everyone’s different & im glad you’ve found what works for you!
@@sin3358 but if you go by that logic some of the greatest books ever would never have made it to the level they’re at
Especially the older ones because people back then did not care for “click bait” for the lack of a better word like you could be 300 pages in before the action starts and at the end the book ends up changing your life and you would gladly go through 300 boring pages to experience how amazing it is again
Obviously that’s not true every time but books are like people and sometimes the more you know the more you can look past little cons and enjoy all the positives
Also 100 shouldn’t be the rule . I think it just depends on how thick the book is like you dont need to read 100 pages of a 270 page book to form an Opinion.obviously..
girl I promise you the acotar series does get sooooooo much better. The second book is by far the best tho. It really is worth the hype.
Yes!! So many people tell me this 🤭
the definition of the selection series is comfort read. its so easy to read, cheesy, dramatic, you get so attached to the characters. tho ik some ppl hate it but i absolutely love it
I agree!!
Nooo Red Queen is sooo good!! I think you need to give it another chance bc you were reading a lot of the same style books back to back. The Red Queen series is amazeballs
Alexa, you have no idea how happy I got seeing you read ACOTAR that I almost cried when you said you loved it!! I started and finished the series earlier this year and the storylines and characters are absolutely some of my most favorite (2nd to the Shadowhunters, though). You have to continue with the series because the romance gets spicier and the story gets crazier! I'm sure you'll adore it even more!! ❤❤❤
P.S: Your hair is absolutely gorgeous in this video, same goes to every other video!! Also, should I await a reading vlog for the rest of the ACOTAR series? Love youuu! ❤
Thank you so much lovey!! I can’t wait to keep going in the series & read more fantasy!
I squealed when she picked this book for her book of the month for her book club
@@bobasaurirl7700 I did too!! I was so happy!!
Hearing you talk about acotar makes me less scared to start reading it 🤣🙈 a lot of people say it’s like a beauty and the beast kinda read, would you agree now that you’ve read it ?
I would say there are some similarities but not really, actually. It’s a great read though.
@@MillisThings ah okay !
Absolutely!! It’s amazing 🥹💖
💕 Happy reading!
Trust me girl the rest of the selection series totally blow me away more than the first book. I don't wanna say anything, but they're just so good !! ❤
and isn't Maxon the sweetest?
Yesss!! I can’t wait to keep going 🫶🏻
A court of mist and fury is my comfort book! I've reread the series about 3 times now and there's so many little lines you miss in your first read (which is expected without knowing the full context.)
So so glad you finally picked it ip :)
I can’t wait to keep going in the series!! 🥰
I really really liked the red queen series, so I also recommend you to read the next one!!!
I definitely will!!
Maxon Schreave is a sweetheart and I love him! America & Aspen annoyed me sometimes, but I do love that series. I'm currently reading Red Queen and quite enjoying it. I feel I may have been a tiny bit spoiled on a villain but I have no idea how that's going to go down as of now. I'm more into Cal too. I definitely can't wait to get into the rest of the series.
I'm excited for u to read the red queen series I personally really loved it I read the whole series except for the two novellas as I wasnt very interested in the character povs but nevertheless I loved the plot in all the books as well as the subplot of Roman Victor gives us.Happy reading!💞
@@pavogian I just started book 2 and I'm so hooked!
I didn’t love ACOTAR much but the series really gets better and i gave ACOMAF & ACOWAR 5 stars and I’m excited for u to read the rest of the series
Omg yay!! I can’t wait 🥰
Thank god because i really didn’t like acotar and am starting acomaf now
@@jamesbrooks8255 ACOMAF and ACOWAR are the best in the series imo and acowar is actually my fav from this series so far ( currently reading a court of silver flames)
it genuinely makes me so so happy that you loved the selection!! it's been a comfort book for me for so long and if you liked the first one, i guarantee that you will LOVE the 2nd and 3rd books.
here's a little quote that i think is the perfect reason to keep reading:
"break my heart, america. break it a thousand times if you like. it was only ever yours to break anyway."
yes omg I’m sobbing 😭😭😭
the selection is def a fast read haha, so happy you liked it 🤍
I loved it!!
acotar and the rest of the series is SO GOOD🥰
I can’t wait to keep going!!
I'm currently reading A Court of Thorns and Roses. I think it's on its way to being a 5 🌟 for me as well. ❤
Yes!!! It’s so good 🤭
Red Queen is a slow read in the starting but when you continue its a great book series.
I hear it definitely gets better as you go on!
If you already love The Selection wait to you get to the third book that one is my favorite!! ❤️❤️
I’m SO excited 🥰
The third book is so cutee! I loved it tho the ending is kinda too fast pace for me but it was super fun 😅😊
I'm still reading Red Queen and the story is kinda slow, I'm just 150 pages in, and I think it's really too tedious for me, btw did you get your hair colored, they look so different and my favorite booktok book is definitely The Summer I Turned Pretty ❤
Yes!! I feel the same way 🥲 & I did! It’s darker brown now 🥰
IF you read a court of mist and fury please please pleasssssse also listen to the audible for it part 1 and part 2 full cast! its life changing I promissssseeeee
Absolutely!! I loved the audiobook for book 1 🤭
AHHHH you have to finish the Acotar series IT GETS SO MUCH BETTER! every thing connects SO GOOD and it has me kicking my feet and giggling 🤭🙌🏻
I’m sooooo excited 🤭
thank you so much for posting this rn I have absolutely nothing to watch. you’re a legend🫶🏻
Omg I’m so glad you’re here 😭💖💖
would you say that the audio helped you be able to read it bc I’ve been stuck on the first page😭💔
YES! I highly recommend the audiobook 🤭
Yes to ACOTAR series! I’m currently on ACOSF and the audiobooks have been really helping me get through these giant books! As a new mom I don’t always have time to sit and read and I love being able to listen to the audio book as I do laundry, wash bottles, etc!
Yes!! I love listening to audiobooks when I’m cooking, cleaning & working out! It’s so nice 🥰
I actually disliked Red Queen as well 😅I wanted to see if maybe it got better so I read the second and third … It honestly felt like it got worse. The story started to drag and it wasn’t keeping my attention at all. It definitely has potential and I can see why people loved it, but it just wasn’t for me.
I absolutely agree!! I kept drifting off reading it & I really don’t know if I’ll continue the series or not… 🥲
I agree! I tried the second book and I couldn't get through it... And i think it's because Mare gets on my nerves😂 and because I'm team Cal 😅
@@athenaapostolidou8979 same! 😅
omg please continue the selection saga!!!
Absolutely 🥰
Ughhhh I LOVED red queen !!!! I’ve read it 3-4 times ❤❤❤
I am so convinced that Sarah J Maas puts like crack in those books 😂 cause I am on book 3 rn and the chokehold these characters have on me is insane. It’s a real addiction that i don’t want to end lol
I AGREE 😂💖💖
Your sweater looks so comfy! :) I can't wait to read A court of Thrones and Roses!
Omg I'm so glad you liked the selection and ACOTAR!! It has been so long since I have read these series, after watching your vlog I kinda want to reread them 😂
CAN'T WAIT FOR THE ACOTAR VLOG!!!🎀💗
YESSS 🥰🤭
I love watching people read ACOTAR for the first time and rave about Tamlin’s character😭😭
if you like romance books you should definetly read Better Than The Movies By Lynn Painter its childhood friends to lovers
Acotar first to third chapter made cry cause it made me feel stupid I cried around 13-14 times my eyes puffed up the end I think got better
When I saw you reading ACOTAR I was so happy it gets so good! You need to read the rest of the series!
I can’t wait to keep going!! I loved book 1 so much 🤭
Omgg I see a guitar in the background, I didn’t know you played
It’s Kris’ 🥰🤠
@@alexaraye Ohhh haha ❤️
I really want to readthe ACOTAR series but I feel like it's almost too mature for me, I heard that it's spicy and I'm not the biggest spice reader! I will read it when I'm older though! I was actually set on never reading it until I heard you loved it! Thank you for giving me such good recommendations!!!! Love your videos!!❤❤❤❤❤❤
so happy you read the selection, its one of my favourite series, the next books keep getting better
I’m so excited!!!
Omg wait until you read acomaf (second book in acotar series) it’s literally BEST❤️❤️😍🥰
Yessss omg 🤭
I just finished reading A Court of Thorns and Roses! It’s a really good book!
Unpopular opinion: i didn't love red queen and i dnfed glass sword 😥 i feel like i just didn't like the main character and I'm not a fan of love triangles🙈 but i definitely get why people like it, i wish i had loved it!
DYING at your excitement over ACOTAR. I love seeing the reactions of people reading this series for the first time - you'll have to do a video on the whole series!!
Answering your last question, mine is Daisy Jones and the Six! Loved this videp
I can't wait for you to read a court of myst and fury!!!!💚
My thoughts on selection book: You guys have to read this book!! It was so cool to dive in this world. you won't even know you are reading it's like you are watching the movie. Prince Maxon is my love i love him so muchhhh I'm obssesed. america singer is a sweet and beautiful soul. It was such an easy read, i loved how maxon and america has sweet and fun conversations and how they have secret signals when they wanna meet but at the start of book i wanted more of aspen and america i really wanted them together and more of them but rn I'm loving both boys well this book ends on cliff hanger and that girls were so jealous of america i love the way she wants to be herself always. This book was such an cute fun and easy read!!
Rating: 5 out of 5 ⭐
I love it!! 🥰🥹💖
@@alexaraye aww thankyou 🥺❤️
Listen: There have been books I've been interested in UNTIL I saw them on TikTok. Then I decided not to read them. I dunno what that says about me. Lol.
Great vlog..i donayed the selection years ago from myself not being sure id enjoy it now hearing mire about it on booktube i hotta buy it again and finally check it out.
you need to read sirene from Kiera cass, really beatiful book
You should read the rest of the ACOTAR series it's worth it
There's also another love interest coming 🤭
AGHH I CANT WAIT
@@alexaraye Hint his name starts with an R 😍
The selection series is just a a fun fast series and i want to see you continue.
The second and third books in the acotar series were my fave🥰 the 4th one gets so much hate (it’s a novella) but, I loved it. I loved how relaxing it was, it was just a cozy book with the characters and I think it’s needed after the 3rd one. They’re all amazing🥰
I can’t wait to keep going in the series!!
This is red colour book cover so pretty 😍💖📕📙
I’ve been hesitant to start the series as well! This is the first fantasy book I’ve read (besides Harry Potter) and I’ve been scared! I’m about 100 pages in though and you’ve given me the push to keep going. So far, I’m really enjoying it.
It really takes off after the 100 pages! I loved it 🤭
Omg I’m so happy you loved the selection 😊 the rest of the series is even better. I’m also struggling to find a fantasy series I’m really into since I need an element of mystery in order to enjoy a book 😂
I can’t wait to continue on in the series!
A court of thorns and roses is such a 5 ⭐️ book. I'm on the last 5 chapters as if right now!!!
It’s SO GOOD 🤭
I agree with your thoughts about 'Red queen' I also didn't really like it, but after the plot twist I decided to continue the series. And in my opinion I was worth it because the second book is just so much better (or maybe my standards have gotten lower for this series 😂)
I might try continuing on in the series! Not all hope is lost just yet 🤭😂
I was waiting for you to read ACOTAR and the SELECTION because I love your reviews and I can relate to it . And you're slaying that hair 😍
Yes!!! They are definitely worth the hype 🫶🏻
I want to reread the ACOTAR series so I will!! If you loved the first book you will love the second one it has the most romance ACOMAF
I can’t wait!! 🤭
six of crows is my favourite💜
same for acotar! I’ve had this book for 2 years and only picked it up a few times but couldn’t get into it. I finally read it a couple of weeks ago though
I ended up really liking it and I’m now excited to keep reading the series!
Yesss!! We just needed time 🥰
Red Queen was OK, it isn’t very original. The rest of the series was INSUFFERABLE omg I couldn’t stand it
Yes!! I feel like it wasn’t very original 🙁
Yesss the bookish cutie has uploaded again 🥰🥰
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i read a ACOTAR with the graphic audio its so good with it it makes you get immersed in the book i didnt even know i read 30 chapters cause you just feel like your in the book
Now I'm impressed of acotar & I might start with this after shatter me😇
My fav book that got me influenced by booktok is A good girl's guide to murder 💕
Yes!! I love all of them 🥹🥰
I’m so glad you are loving ACOTAR! I’m so excited to see what you think of the other books in the series, you are in for a wild ride!
Yesss, I know 🤭💖
I feel the same way about aspen. While I was reading the selection i was telling my friends how I wanted aspen to just go away 💀
Yes
HAHA yes 🤭
Heyyy I’m a big fan of you and your channel. I’ve been with you since the very beginning I loved how you have increased but I would like if one day you could read Daisy Jones, and the six I really want to know your reading about the book and everything because I wanna read the book but I would like my favorite reader to tell me if I could please read this and I hope you could actually get the book because it’s really good and then also has a Serie that just came out which made me get more into the book but please can you please get the book and try to review it for us it’s a really big book that I would love you to read❤❤❤
I have read that book before! 🤭 it’s in a 24 hour vlog from last summer! I’m hoping to reread it this year though because the first time I read it, I didn’t enjoy it that much 🥲
You are read books is good to read
OMG YOU POSTED
I’m so glad you’re here!!
Hi there, i love your videos! i was just wondering where you got the first sweater you were wearing? the brown button up?
thank you 🤍
Thank you so much!! It’s from American Eagle 🥰
I can’t listen to whatever you are saying because you are too beautiful. You are a doll alive!
😭💖💖💖
BOOK RECOMMENDATION! 🥰 Between Life and Death by Jaclyn Kot. It is a fantasy romance and just released on Thursday! I have not read ACOTAR but I've heard it is similar! ☺️
I feel like a lot of these are peoples beloved comfort reads that they read when they first started getting into reading so they recommend them but more mature readers going in are like wtf is this 😂
Yes!!
Hey where can I find audiobooks please😊
I use audible!
I had a really bad day today thank you for making it better 💕
I’m glad this helped 🥹💖 & I hope tomorrow is better for you!
Icebreaker. It was AMAZING book. If I remember correctly you read it in Janury and gave 5 stars!
12:32 shatter me is also a good start for romance readers because it is a fantasy/dystopian series
I agree!
Are you going to finish reading the Shatter Me series?? 🙏🏽
Yes!
I felt the same way as you at the beginning of ACOTAR! It was my intro into fantasy and I felt it was a slow start but I am SO GLAD I stuck it out because OMG. SO. GOOD. Book 2 is even better as well!! Looking forward to reading the rest of the series myself!
Yes ACOTAR… book 2 is soooooooo much better than 1.
I’m SOOO excited 🥰
I'm kinded nevous to read "a court of thorns and roses",do you think i should?
Absolutely! Give it at least 100 pages & then the story takes off & you won’t be able to put it down!
@@alexaraye oki thank you:D
My favorite from tik tok was acotar and before we were strangers
Soooo good!!
alexaaaaa, your videos are literally my cure to everything! i cant wait until you hit 100k! we love youuuu
You’re the sweetest 😭💖💖
@@alexaraye
All of SJM books are amazing honestly! ACOMAF is my favorite but they are all good. Magnolia Parks was good if you read it, currently on book two. The Selection was a cute read as well!
Book 2 is also 5 stars
did you dye your hair black recently??
It’s dark brown!
Have you read the ravenhood series yet?
Not yet!!
i cannot WAIT for you to read the rest of acotar!!!!!! it only gets better and better
I personally haven't read any of these books yet but I'm glad you enjoyed 2 out of 3❤️🥰
Just started reading shatter me series..I’m in book 3 and already loving it💕
What age would you recommend for the ACOTAR SERIES?
Love your videos 🫶💛
Thank you so much 🥹🥹 I would say 18+!
Hola libro
I finished reading red queen yesterday and I LOVED it. All fantasy books aren’t for everyone but this one in particular was a YA fantasy so that could also be the difference of you not enjoying it that much or why it didn’t draw you any as much. I personally love fantasy and sci-fi but o do agree that there is usually some romance in them. I feel like I get the best of different genres in fantasy books ranging from mystery. Fantasy obviously😂, romance and sometimes sci-fi and history
Yesss!! I agree 🤭
Enjoyed this reading vlog me I'm not really a series reader unless it's a short series collection for example before the coffee gets cold I'm definitely will buy and read also I just bought The Book: You've Reached Sam by Dustin Thao😃
Yes!! When series are super long I usually take breaks in between books 🥰
Yaaas you made my day by posting a video💜💜Thanks❤
Yay!! I’m so glad 🥹🥹
Alexa I love your content and recs so much!!♡♡ but since you loved acotar I really wish you would read six of crows duology and the Infernal Devices and last hours trilogy.....All three of them are soo good.....I just really wish you would read them asap💗✨️🏹💌💫
I’ll definitely try those out!! I’m slowly getting into fantasy but I’ve really been enjoying it so far 🥰🥰💖
I watch so many of these kinds of videos. I love seeing people's opinions on whether they liked a certain popular book or not.
Same!! It’s so fun 🥰
Lolz the first half of this you’re struggling to get into that court series and then suddenly you’re obsessed 😂
I’m not a fantasy person either and I fell in love with that series. The second is even better and the last book in the series “silver flames” is my absolute favorite!!!!!!!
Yesss 😂😂 I’m so excited to read the rest of the series!!
I saw your thumbnail, I thought you are going to review Magnolia Parks. I just started reading it, not really sure about the hype. So want to see what you think.
I am doing a reading vlog for it! 🫶🏻 that will be up soon 🥰