I was gifted IT by a friend. I was never interested in reading his books but I tackled IT (even though it took me a month) but it was so good!! like I enjoyed it so much more than I would've expected. Maybe some useful info to know: it's not quite as spooky as it is advertised, and stephen king also liked to put a lot of detail into the like setting of the book (the town etc) so be ware cuz it could get difficult to get through at times. all in all I do def recommend!
@@JustAli first of all. Twilight is great💜 second of all I’m a really big fan so if your comfortable with it could you share your Goodreads so I can follow you??
@@aandaaa18 i totally loved it but everyone has a different opinions on books, it had a great plot and characters and settings that i loved! you could always get it from a library or read it online before you decide if you want to buy it or not!
Used bookstores all the way! The Friends of the Library bookstore closest to me is 25 cents for paperbacks and 1 dollar for hardbacks. My bookshelves filled up superfast!! You'll have to give us a bookshelf tour update after all the shopping you've done!
If you want to read Stephen King I suggest starting with Carrie, it was his first novel and I believe it is his shortest so it doesn't feel intimidating by being a brick of a book.
Verity is the chef’s kiss of thriller/mystery! 🙌🏻 I read it last year and I still think about it frequently. That is some good writing if it makes you think about it months later. Nice haul!
i just finished misery by stephen king! it’s a great introduction to his writing style, and not as intimidating of a read as it (only 300+ pages). i loved it, the man just loves his words more lmao. but i would definitely suggest it if you want to get into his books!
I loved the house of night series. The characters are amazing and I love the story line and twists in the story line. One of my favourite long book series ever. Can recommend this so much. 😍
I actually found one of my favorite bookstores in Austin through the ‘Every bookstore in Austin’ video and now I’m seeing my ‘local’ bookstores in this video and it feels like I’m in the Ali Book-Universe 😂😂
Recycled Reads, maybe it’s because I went at a really good time and I met a lot of cool people but I really loved it. I also got like 8 books for 3 dollars so that’s a big factor 😂
shinning is my personal fan steven king book and film , so incredibly tense to read , the descriptions in it are what makes it for me , great atmosphere
the institute by stephen king is really good!! it was my first stephen king book and while it definitely intimidated me at first because it’s almost 600 pages, it was such a good and easy read.
Ahhh!! I’m so happy you bought Verity! That book blew my mind! Plus CoHo came out with an extra chapter for Verity very recently! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did 🤩
Fun fact time: I work at a library in Texas and friends of the public library is an organization by the American Library Association which advocates for access to literacy. It’s why public libraries have a small book sale section!
“IT” is an awesome coming of age story. You wont regret reading it, one of King’s best. If you want to try a Stephen King book but want something shorter, I’d recommend ‘Pet Sematary’, or ‘Misery’. If you want something even shorter than that, try, ‘Mist’. :)
That reminds me of my trip to Saint Thomas I went to a local second-hand store and I got 6 books, 1 dollar each. I was so happy especially because they were self-help books.
Omg the bookshop under the windmill is my absolute fav!!! They have such weird hours tho. You have to go again maybe I’ll see you🤗 love your vids and you❤️
Don’t know if you’ve been there but Larry McMurty’s used bookstore in Archer City Texas is the largest used bookstore in the state. Go when it’s cooler weather because it isn’t air conditioned.
I don’t expect you to just go to this bookstore but if you are ever in the Fort Worth area, there’s a town about 45 minutes from Fort Worth called Granbury. There is a bookstore there called Arts and Letters Bookstore. It’s a really small bookstore but I love it! They have lots of very popular books!
I experience a guilty pleasure in Confesstions Of A Shopaholic; all of thise books really. I love the books but they do make me question my shopping habits; wondering if I'm becoming like Becky. Nice video. I'm tripping over all of those vintage books you found. Great find! Nora Robert's has written a lot of books concerning witchery and she has done a series that is dystopian/ end of the world as we know it type of books. She did used to be largely mystery/romace/Gothic houses, etc.
I really loved and enjoyed this video , and it was so interesting to see the bookstores that you showed. and I really wish I can visit bookstores like these. They are so vintage and unique , great video and I hope to see more videos like this. 💕 btw I really like your personality you’re such a sweet and chill person and you have amazing hair
On a road trip, I'd be sure to check out tons of Barnes & Noble stores across the USA. I'm sure I'd find books that aren't available at the Barnes & Nobles I go to in Manhattan, NY.
I own and have read so many Nora Roberts books. She has romantic suspense books and contemporary romance books. A very big variety. One of my favourite books by her is called Under Current, would definitely recommend it and her as an author in general.
Hi, I wanted to tell you about a Nora Roberts series that I enjoyed. That is the “Year One” series. It is so good and it’s up to date. She is branching out to some awesome stuff and you should look into her pen name of J.D. Robb books too. They’re mystery/ thriller/ detective stories. I hope I helped
Christine by Stephen King is my favorite movie from childhood, and also a great book. Hardly anything like the movie, but still really good. It's maybe around 300-500 pages. The Stand by Stephen King is one of his longest at over 1,141 pages. And I'm finishing Breaking Dawn of Twilight right now, and love the series. I never saw the movies or read the books, until last month.
love love love love love love LOVE. 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 edit- you should totally read that 1909 vintage book in an upcoming vlog, and leave a review for it on Good Reads! edit edit- you could also consider doing an upcoming vlog where you thrift a Nora Roberts and a Danielle Steele book, then read and review them to see if you like them! You could likely find them for a dollar each, or less!
I have just written and published my first book titled “Meditation and Spirituality a Philosophy”. Wonder when will the print book hit the shelves of book stores.
Morgan Alison Stewart here on BookTube is obsessed with Stephen King and has some videos on where to start with his books! This was such a cool video! If you're going to keep doing day trips like this, there's a silly but interesting PBS show called The Daytripper that gives you little introductions to towns around Texas and tips and tricks for when you're there.
You should definitely read some Nora Robert's books, my mom has like every single romance novel she's written, and I love her mystery novels (I haven't read one of her romances yet, but it's coming up soon on my tbr)
@@heep478 for mystery I would say The Search or shelter in place, and then There's the Key of Light series which is more fantasie (Gods and goddesses, good vs evil) and for romance I would say The bride quartet, or In the garden trilogy
My boyfriend read It when we first started dating almost 4 years ago… he loaned it to me and I still haven’t read it yet lol 😂 he’s reading every Stephen King book now and I think he liked Misery the best.
It was my first SK book. It’s still one of my favorites however if you want a great SK book but don’t want to jump head first into a brick I would suggest; The shining, Pet Semetary, misery, or salems lot to name a few.
later by stephen king is a very good book to ease into his books! its shorter than most but it kinda gives an idea of how the other books are written, idk if that makes sense
Hi Ali, I love this video! So nice to be in cozy bookshops! And I think you should definitely read and watch Big Little Lies - the series adaptation did it really well but the book is a bit different too!
I really recommend the shining and doctor sleep, the book is always better than the movie although doctor sleep did a beautiful job representing the book 💕 I’m hyping myself up to read it, one day I’ll get there
I wish I was more like you and can read all different genre but I just keep coming back to books like Verity and Layla, just love those creepy moments. Love you videos young lady thank you
I used to help out as a voluntary helper at a used book shop where all the income would go to the local animal shelter and they also have a huuge Nora Roberts section. It's crazy how many books that person has written haha
I bought a lot of books last week and I wanted a little break for my bank account. Now this is a sign to go back to the bookstore hahaha
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I was gifted IT by a friend. I was never interested in reading his books but I tackled IT (even though it took me a month) but it was so good!! like I enjoyed it so much more than I would've expected. Maybe some useful info to know: it's not quite as spooky as it is advertised, and stephen king also liked to put a lot of detail into the like setting of the book (the town etc) so be ware cuz it could get difficult to get through at times. all in all I do def recommend!
Hi Ali, I loved this video 😍 Actually “Haus” is german for house and it’s pronounced just like the english word ☺️
Greetings from Germany 🤗
omg i did not know that hahah 😂 good to know! Thank you :)
@@JustAli first of all. Twilight is great💜 second of all I’m a really big fan so if your comfortable with it could you share your Goodreads so I can follow you??
GIRL. read Layla as soon as possible. it left me so SHOOK. by far my favorite Colleen Hoover book. I cant believe people don't talk abt it.
SAME ITS SO GOOD
I wanted to read Layla but I only heard bad things about it like "my least liked coho book" etc.. Should I get it??
@@aandaaa18 i totally loved it but everyone has a different opinions on books, it had a great plot and characters and settings that i loved! you could always get it from a library or read it online before you decide if you want to buy it or not!
true. I kinda don't understand why Layla has lower ratings than other CoHo books. Layla is actually good. I enjoyed it a lot.
I really liked it too
Used bookstores all the way! The Friends of the Library bookstore closest to me is 25 cents for paperbacks and 1 dollar for hardbacks. My bookshelves filled up superfast!! You'll have to give us a bookshelf tour update after all the shopping you've done!
If you want to read Stephen King I suggest starting with Carrie, it was his first novel and I believe it is his shortest so it doesn't feel intimidating by being a brick of a book.
Verity is the chef’s kiss of thriller/mystery! 🙌🏻 I read it last year and I still think about it frequently. That is some good writing if it makes you think about it months later. Nice haul!
i love the vibes from your videos, you are so positive
i just finished misery by stephen king! it’s a great introduction to his writing style, and not as intimidating of a read as it (only 300+ pages). i loved it, the man just loves his words more lmao. but i would definitely suggest it if you want to get into his books!
i’m like you where i like going into books blind, so i won’t spoil the synopsis just in case!
Obsessed with that Wizard of Oz book 🥰
Little Fires Everywhere and Big Little Lies are both so good!!
I loved the house of night series. The characters are amazing and I love the story line and twists in the story line. One of my favourite long book series ever. Can recommend this so much. 😍
I actually found one of my favorite bookstores in Austin through the ‘Every bookstore in Austin’ video and now I’m seeing my ‘local’ bookstores in this video and it feels like I’m in the Ali Book-Universe 😂😂
Woah haha very cool. What's your favorite Austin bookstore?
Recycled Reads, maybe it’s because I went at a really good time and I met a lot of cool people but I really loved it. I also got like 8 books for 3 dollars so that’s a big factor 😂
Verity is one of my favorite books to this day. I think about it all the time. It was just so amazing.
shinning is my personal fan steven king book and film , so incredibly tense to read , the descriptions in it are what makes it for me , great atmosphere
the institute by stephen king is really good!! it was my first stephen king book and while it definitely intimidated me at first because it’s almost 600 pages, it was such a good and easy read.
I LOVED this book, it is one of my favorites and it was also the first book I read by Stephen King
I just finished verity and omg I loved it, it was such a page tuner and keep my attention the whole time
I love getting antique books! I have a whole bookcase with vintage books ☺️
You should definitely order IT! It’s intimidating but so worth it, it flies by! Also if you want a quick horror by king, Pet Semetary is great too!
those antique books 😍😍
i read IT in middle school AND IT WAS SOOO GOODDDD 😩 it took me a while ofc but it was pretty worth it. i love stephen king !!
Actually my favorite Stephen king book was the green mile, by far totally recommend!!
I actually really enjoyed the movie too! fantastic book
Verity is so good one of my fav books!
Ahhh!! I’m so happy you bought Verity! That book blew my mind! Plus CoHo came out with an extra chapter for Verity very recently! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did 🤩
I've read IT and it is so worth it!!! Took me a while to read but absolutely a good read, highly recommend
Fun fact time: I work at a library in Texas and friends of the public library is an organization by the American Library Association which advocates for access to literacy. It’s why public libraries have a small book sale section!
“IT” is an awesome coming of age story. You wont regret reading it, one of King’s best. If you want to try a Stephen King book but want something shorter, I’d recommend ‘Pet Sematary’, or ‘Misery’. If you want something even shorter than that, try, ‘Mist’. :)
That reminds me of my trip to Saint Thomas I went to a local second-hand store and I got 6 books, 1 dollar each. I was so happy especially because they were self-help books.
layla is a paranormal romance and when i read that book, i will be honest. i could not sleep😀
i’m reading it rn 😭
Also if you're ever in Sulfer Springs Texas Collen Hoover has a bookstore there called The Bookworm Box
oooo omg thank you for letting me know!!
I read Layla yesterday and omg I wasn’t expecting it 5 ⭐️
OMG Im so happy you got verity I just read it and it’s so good!!
In these small town libraries you can find treasures.
I love your bookshoping vlogs you should definitely continue these series
Omg i love all your videos, plus it helps me to improve my English since I'm not a native ❤️✨✨
Hope you enjoy reading 'Layla'😊 loved this soo much!!!!!
i read pet sematary by stephen king this year and loved it! its also a more reasonable length (500-600 pages depending on the edition)
Omg the bookshop under the windmill is my absolute fav!!! They have such weird hours tho. You have to go again maybe I’ll see you🤗 love your vids and you❤️
Not me buying a paperback book for 20 and u buying it for a dollar 😭 I'm OBSESSED with your videos!!!
Oh my goodness a bookstore roadtrip is genius!! I had so much fun watching your video💗
I’ve read over 80 Nora Roberts books and I say read, Northern Lights, Montana Sky, Angel Falls, the search, and the Obsession
So awesome to see New Braunfels being featured! I love my hometown and your videos!
tip for twilight - check goodwill & half priced books. I ALWAYS see them there
Don’t know if you’ve been there but Larry McMurty’s used bookstore in Archer City Texas is the largest used bookstore in the state. Go when it’s cooler weather because it isn’t air conditioned.
I don’t expect you to just go to this bookstore but if you are ever in the Fort Worth area, there’s a town about 45 minutes from Fort Worth called Granbury. There is a bookstore there called Arts and Letters Bookstore. It’s a really small bookstore but I love it! They have lots of very popular books!
So glad you posted this! I'm going to be in New Braunfels with a good friend today and I'm surprising her with a bookstore trip now
Ooo how'd it go?
@@cantdoacateye very small place! But we both found something and it benefitted the library so it was worth it :)
@@bookishletters I went too and found a rick Riordan book for like 2 dollars it was great! I'm gonna go to book haus next!
Videos like these motivate me to keep reading all the books I started but also never finish.
yes omg read the outsider by Stephen king, and there is a show to it, its so good
You got so many good books! I’d love to see a reading vlog on Verity. I so want to see how you think of it. I loved it and it left me shocked
I recomend going to boot fairs as I got the whole hunger games series for £1 (I’m in uk) and altogether 12 books for £6 which is crazy
I experience a guilty pleasure in Confesstions Of A Shopaholic; all of thise books really. I love the books but they do make me question my shopping habits; wondering if I'm becoming like Becky. Nice video. I'm tripping over all of those vintage books you found. Great find! Nora Robert's has written a lot of books concerning witchery and she has done a series that is dystopian/ end of the world as we know it type of books. She did used to be largely mystery/romace/Gothic houses, etc.
I really loved and enjoyed this video , and it was so interesting to see the bookstores that you showed. and I really wish I can visit bookstores like these. They are so vintage and unique , great video and I hope to see more videos like this. 💕 btw I really like your personality you’re such a sweet and chill person and you have amazing hair
On a road trip, I'd be sure to check out tons of Barnes & Noble stores across the USA. I'm sure I'd find books that aren't available at the Barnes & Nobles I go to in Manhattan, NY.
I love surprise notes in vintage books, 🥰
yay so excited to watch this! this channel is like my happy place hahaha
That looks so much fun 😊 i wish that little bookshop woulda been open 🥺
definitely the body by stephen king! its a novella and theres also a movie - stand by me!
Big little lies by Liane Moriarty is so good!!
im actually reading the house of night series right now! it’s actually a pretty good YA series and i think you’d like it ❤️
Normally you can find all of the twilight series books at your local thrift store! That’s where I found all of mine! :)
Some of the best bookstores are outside of the city!
I own and have read so many Nora Roberts books. She has romantic suspense books and contemporary romance books. A very big variety. One of my favourite books by her is called Under Current, would definitely recommend it and her as an author in general.
Hi, I wanted to tell you about a Nora Roberts series that I enjoyed. That is the “Year One” series. It is so good and it’s up to date. She is branching out to some awesome stuff and you should look into her pen name of J.D. Robb books too. They’re mystery/ thriller/ detective stories. I hope I helped
Christine by Stephen King is my favorite movie from childhood, and also a great book. Hardly anything like the movie, but still really good. It's maybe around 300-500 pages. The Stand by Stephen King is one of his longest at over 1,141 pages.
And I'm finishing Breaking Dawn of Twilight right now, and love the series. I never saw the movies or read the books, until last month.
I love ur road trips.
I literally binge watched a bunch of your videos today. so relaxing haha! I love your energy!
Oh I totally love these book store exploring videos! Just like your other 2 Austin ones:))
11/22/63 by stephen king is very good! it was my first stephen read and i loved it
love love love love love love LOVE.
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edit- you should totally read that 1909 vintage book in an upcoming vlog, and leave a review for it on Good Reads!
edit edit- you could also consider doing an upcoming vlog where you thrift a Nora Roberts and a Danielle Steele book, then read and review them to see if you like them! You could likely find them for a dollar each, or less!
I have just written and published my first book titled “Meditation and Spirituality a Philosophy”. Wonder when will the print book hit the shelves of book stores.
Morgan Alison Stewart here on BookTube is obsessed with Stephen King and has some videos on where to start with his books! This was such a cool video! If you're going to keep doing day trips like this, there's a silly but interesting PBS show called The Daytripper that gives you little introductions to towns around Texas and tips and tricks for when you're there.
You should definitely read some Nora Robert's books, my mom has like every single romance novel she's written, and I love her mystery novels (I haven't read one of her romances yet, but it's coming up soon on my tbr)
What's your fav book by her? Where should we start?
@@heep478 for mystery I would say The Search or shelter in place, and then There's the Key of Light series which is more fantasie (Gods and goddesses, good vs evil) and for romance I would say The bride quartet, or In the garden trilogy
Definitely read It by Stephen King! I am a very slow reader and it took my two months to read… worth every second though! I loved it
My boyfriend read It when we first started dating almost 4 years ago… he loaned it to me and I still haven’t read it yet lol 😂 he’s reading every Stephen King book now and I think he liked Misery the best.
I bought a book the other day and my midnight library book I ordered came in the same day I went shopping.. I can’t wait to read them both
There's a discount book store in the San Marcos outlets that has newer books at good prices. It's not cute but there's tons of books in there.
Oooo good to know thank you!!
It was my first SK book. It’s still one of my favorites however if you want a great SK book but don’t want to jump head first into a brick I would suggest; The shining, Pet Semetary, misery, or salems lot to name a few.
Can we please have a new book shelf tour 😁
You should most definitely read “Carrie” by Stephen King!! One of my all time favorite books. :) Also i just found your channel and i’m OBSESSED! 🤍
Liking the video before it even starts because I love these mini roadtrip vlogs 🖤📖
The stand by steven king is also a long book but it is so so good! It describes a pandemic and just really good
The Long Walk by Richard Bachman (Stephen King) is my absolute FAVORITE by King, i totally recommend
verity, on the other hand, is AMAZING
later by stephen king is a very good book to ease
into his books! its shorter than most but it kinda gives an idea of how the other books are written, idk if that makes sense
Ooo cool. Thank you for the rec!
@@JustAli Carrie by Stephen King as well!
Hi Ali, I love this video! So nice to be in cozy bookshops! And I think you should definitely read and watch Big Little Lies - the series adaptation did it really well but the book is a bit different too!
Marble falls book store is awesome and the owner knows where every book is lol
One my favorite purchase from booksales where i bought 5 books for like 2$
Brownwood Intermission Bookstore! It’s about 2 1/2 hours from Austin but worth it!
I really recommend the shining and doctor sleep, the book is always better than the movie although doctor sleep did a beautiful job representing the book 💕 I’m hyping myself up to read it, one day I’ll get there
It it’s SO worth it, I promise you’ll not regret buying it
I wish I was more like you and can read all different genre but I just keep coming back to books like Verity and Layla, just love those creepy moments. Love you videos young lady thank you
i read IT by stephen king in two weeks and it is definitely worth it but it does have some sensitive topics in it, overall i really loved it
i saw this pop up and the first thing i thought was "oh fuck yeah"
Now I know where "Marble Falls" is from "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" Mike Teevee. Thanks!
I am a huge thriller nerd and it was my first Colleen Hoover book and Verity was amazing *chefs kiss*
Ali, i’m OBSESSED with you
Found you out last week and have seen most of your videos! Such a great content and you look like the most lovely person!
I used to help out as a voluntary helper at a used book shop where all the income would go to the local animal shelter and they also have a huuge Nora Roberts section. It's crazy how many books that person has written haha
Deckled edges are my favorite! :-)
Idk if you've read where the crawdads sing but it's going to be a movie and I think you will like it
I have a friends book store near me too. It helps to rebuild the local library.