I loved the Enchanted!!! It was really dark but I loved how it makes you see that not everything is black and white and how it makes you feel for characters who you would otherwise despise.
Short books often pack an amazing punch and cut all the filler! Also makes you feel like you've achieved something, makes the read book list for 2017 look better and gives me something to chat about in my end of the month wrap ups if I have been super busy! X
Yes to this video!! I actually read The Storied Life of AJ Fickry on a plane years ago. It was a 3-hour plane trip, but it really grabbed my attention the entire time! I just recently bought Dark Matter and will definitely save it for some long-trip reading after this.
These are all such awesome recs!! Vacation reads are such a specific vibe, but so many different TYPES of books work so well for vacation time. And totally with you on thinking The Enchanted maybe isn't the best for a beach read.... A lil too intense lol. For me, Sarah Dessen books are the perfect vacation reads :)
The Enchanted sounds so interesting! I've never read a book about a prison before and this one sounds really good. Great recommendations! Can't wait for summer and holidays!
The Storied Life of AJ Fikry is fantastic, definitely agreed with how great it is! OooOh the Enchanted sounds so good! I have so many more books to read now ahhhh
I've being seeing Dark Matter a lot and it looks really interesting! The Sun Is Also A Star was definitely a really fast book for me and great for vacations ☺️
Is it just me who'll be locked up at home all this vacation? Yep Problems of Being an Introvert ! But will definitely be reading tons and tons of books !!!!!!!!!
I read furiously happy last month and it really just touched my heart and I loved it so much. It made me want to read her first book about her life story as well. Finding Audrey is a perfect summer read, I really recommend it !
If you're going to read Furiously Happy, I highly recommend the audiobook. I am listening to it currently and it's a riot! Jenny Lawson actually narrates herself which is really cool! You get to hear it in the voice and character of the author. Short reads for vacation.... The Boy of My Dreams by Dyan Sheldon (YA Romcom)... if you can find it. www.goodreads.com/book/show/1379722.The_Boy_of_My_Dreams Scribbler of Dreams by Mary E. Pearson (YA Drama & Romance) www.goodreads.com/book/show/645149.Scribbler_of_Dreams The Serendipity series by Paula Danziger (YA Romcom, only two tiny books!) And the series is about a family that goes on vacation, so it's kinda perfect! www.goodreads.com/series/69431-serendipity-scavenger-hunt Shadows of the Forest by Emma Michaels (YA Fantasy... horrorish) www.goodreads.com/book/show/32060797-shadows-of-the-forest If you're into YA horror fantasy, just about all of Lois Duncan's books are short.... I'd recommend Gallows Hill, Stranger With My Face, Locked in Time, and The Third Eye. www.goodreads.com/author/show/26819.Lois_Duncan The Vampire Kisses series by Ellen Schreiber (YA Romcom Urban Fantasy) has quite a few books, but they are quite short... like, carry around in your purse short. Plus they're really funny and would make a really good read for vacation! www.goodreads.com/series/41778-vampire-kisses Amelia Atwater-Rhodes is another author whose books are quite short... she writes YA Fantasy and Urban Fantasy. I'd recommend any of her series, they're all great! www.goodreads.com/author/show/17082.Amelia_Atwater_Rhodes Another is Tamora Pierce (Middle Grade & YA Fantasy). Some of her books can be read in one sitting. She has two universes which her series and quartets fall under. There's Tortall... magic and knights and powerful girls and women and romance and political drama (YA) www.goodreads.com/series/50262-tortall and Emelan... magic and outcast kids learning that they have magic and political drama (Middle Grade and YA) www.goodreads.com/series/56730-emelan Short story collections would be really good too, especially the smaller collections... Young Warriors: Stories of Strength (YA Fantasy) www.goodreads.com/book/show/13832.Young_Warriors Half Human (YA Fantasy) www.goodreads.com/book/show/363416.Half_Human Manga would be perfect! I recommend (all of these have anime series - all english dubbed - and I would recommend watching them as well!) Kamisama Kiss - www.goodreads.com/series/53361-kamisama-hajimemashita Ghost Hunt - www.goodreads.com/series/84498-ghost-hunt Blood+ - www.goodreads.com/series/59156-blood
Loved the recommendations, Regan! They really felt like special reads to you... by the end I sooooo wanted to pick up "The Secret Hum of a Daisy"! Thanks ;)
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman is fantastic and it's less than 300 pages... l think. I finished it in about 2 and a half hours. I recommend it to everyone
6 books that are great short travel reads 1: History Is All You Left Me- Adam Silvera 2: Everything Everything- Nicola Yoon 3: Girl Online- Zoe Sugg 4: The Lost Hero + The Son of Neptune- Rick Riordan 5: Paper Towns- John Green 6: Anna + The French Kiss- Stephanie Perkins
I am currently reading The Enchanted and holy shit it sucked me in right away and I'm already halfway done. Not a clue how that happened considering I started it today! I'm almost certain it's going to end up on my favourites shelf.
The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee is a great quick read, it's like scifi chick-lit and it's SO good. It's a little over 400 pages but I'm a slow reader and I read it so quickly. It reads like a contemporary but has futuristic elements and it's kind of hard to fit it into a genre because it's so unique. Great for mystery/thriller lovers
I recommend Passarola Rising by Azhar Abidi! An enchanting story taking place in the 1700s about a young man whose brother has invented a ship that can fly. The writing is unimpressive at some points, but the descriptions are breathtaking and there is much to make up for a few poorly-structured sentences. Multiple kings and historical figures make appearances (such as Voltaire!), which I thought was wonderful. It's a small, enjoyable book with a LOVELY cover. I read it in two days.
I've been struggling for TWO WEEKS to make an order online for books (got a gift card), I was quite happy with my choices this morning and then BOOM this happened and I want to read them all! ahah :-)
this video came just in time as i'm leaving for my vacation in a couple weeks and i've been trying to figure out what to read while there! hopefully i can finish acowar before leaving or else i'll be consumed by this book the whole time rather than going out XD
I like reading but I'm not an avid reader and I am also a VERY slow reader... I'd like to get tips for how I can incorporate reading more into my day. How do you have the time to read so much? Like do you have a schedule? Do you usually read at night? Do you read throughout the day? Etc...?
tiffp323 I'm not her, but I have some tips! I schedule it, after I come home from a day at uni I spent for like 20 min just reading with tea. I'll study till max 8 and then read. Reading more is also a thing about priorities, instead of watching Netflix and UA-cam(which I love) you can read. Change the book sizes. After reading a big book, or maybe throughout, read a shorter book. Although I love big books I do read shorter books. Before I go to bed I turn of my phone and just read for like an hour or so. I hope I helped you! x
For quick reads for vacation I would rec Ransom by David Malouf (a short fictional read about the Trojan war,) Stardust by Neil Gaiman, Paris Letters by Janice Macleod and Uprooted by Naomi Novik
If you're into mysteries, I've found that Agatha Christie is a pretty quick read. The Fault in our Stars was also a quick read. Mmmmm... Wonder, Caraval aaand... even Percy Jackson and thr Olympians. I read the 5 books in a week. ^^
I actually read Dark Matter on vacation. It was the last day and I finally decided to pick it up and I was immediately sucked in. I almost finished it that day. And all I did was try to talk about it to others.
I listened to Furiously Happy on audiobook while driving to a funeral 6 hours away. I laughed out loud. I bought the book as soon as I got home. I want everyone to read it. Dark Matter was also good.
when I was on vacation last year I brought Mistborn with me and it was both the best thing ever and also the worst because I coudn't stop reading it whoops
If you want to read a good romance, check out One Man Guy by Michael Barakiva. It's about a very interesting gay romance with a lot of interesting content on Armenian culture.
I sort of dislike when she frequently looks into the lcd of the camera! I understand you have to check if something goes wrong while recording but not that frequently!
I love that you mentioned little known books :)
I've been looking for some short reads for a while, thank you :) Hugs from Spain
I loved this video. I think that the recommendations are definitely reads that we don't see a lot in Booktube and I would love to read them.
I loved the Enchanted!!! It was really dark but I loved how it makes you see that not everything is black and white and how it makes you feel for characters who you would otherwise despise.
Short books often pack an amazing punch and cut all the filler! Also makes you feel like you've achieved something, makes the read book list for 2017 look better and gives me something to chat about in my end of the month wrap ups if I have been super busy! X
We Were Liars and The Summer I Turned Pretty are short they deal with summer memories at beach houses! Great for summer vacations!
Your shirt is exactly the chic version of my grandpa's every day attire and I'm loving it 😂 🖤🖤🖤 love you Regan
I'm going on so many vacations this summer, and I'm super exited to get TONS of reading done this summer!
Loving that shirt! 🙌
love the print on your shirt!
Yes to this video!! I actually read The Storied Life of AJ Fickry on a plane years ago. It was a 3-hour plane trip, but it really grabbed my attention the entire time! I just recently bought Dark Matter and will definitely save it for some long-trip reading after this.
I just bought all of these for my summer holidays! Can't wait to get started :D
These are all such awesome recs!! Vacation reads are such a specific vibe, but so many different TYPES of books work so well for vacation time. And totally with you on thinking The Enchanted maybe isn't the best for a beach read.... A lil too intense lol. For me, Sarah Dessen books are the perfect vacation reads :)
The Enchanted sounds so interesting! I've never read a book about a prison before and this one sounds really good.
Great recommendations! Can't wait for summer and holidays!
Loved the variety you recommended!!
That top looks so nice on you!
The Storied Life of AJ Fikry is fantastic, definitely agreed with how great it is!
OooOh the Enchanted sounds so good! I have so many more books to read now ahhhh
Dark Matter is so good! I finished it in one sitting in the car during spring break, so I definitely agree that it's a great vacation read.
I'm going on vacation very soon! Thanks for the recommendations!
I want Furiously Happy so bad just for the cover 😂
Jay G the cover of a secret hum of a daisy is also just beautiful
Jay G I bought that book for the same reason 😊 and fall in love with that book because it's simply amazingly irresistible 👏
Jay G the cover really made me bite into it and IM SO HAPPY FOR IThaha it is really good indeed. loved her writing
Jay G it's so cute! I'm gonna have to read this one looks interesting 😊
I need to read Dark Matter everyone keeps raving about it!
I've being seeing Dark Matter a lot and it looks really interesting! The Sun Is Also A Star was definitely a really fast book for me and great for vacations ☺️
Is it just me who'll be locked up at home all this vacation? Yep Problems of Being an Introvert ! But will definitely be reading tons and tons of books !!!!!!!!!
I read furiously happy last month and it really just touched my heart and I loved it so much. It made me want to read her first book about her life story as well. Finding Audrey is a perfect summer read, I really recommend it !
i've never read anything like dark matter but it sounds awesome, and i definitely think i'm going to have to read it this summer. thanks for the recs!
I second the Dark Matter /Storied Life recs!! Absolutely loved those books
Dark Matter sounds really interesting! I've heard really great things about it and I definitely want to read it!
Really nice theme!! I NEED to pick up Dark Matter!
The Storied Life of AJ Fickery is so good. I read it after hearing you talk about it, and it's become one of my favorite books.
oh oh The Secret Hum of a Daisy sounds so sweet and the cover is beauty.
If you're going to read Furiously Happy, I highly recommend the audiobook. I am listening to it currently and it's a riot! Jenny Lawson actually narrates herself which is really cool! You get to hear it in the voice and character of the author.
Short reads for vacation....
The Boy of My Dreams by Dyan Sheldon (YA Romcom)... if you can find it.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/1379722.The_Boy_of_My_Dreams
Scribbler of Dreams by Mary E. Pearson (YA Drama & Romance)
www.goodreads.com/book/show/645149.Scribbler_of_Dreams
The Serendipity series by Paula Danziger (YA Romcom, only two tiny books!) And the series is about a family that goes on vacation, so it's kinda perfect!
www.goodreads.com/series/69431-serendipity-scavenger-hunt
Shadows of the Forest by Emma Michaels (YA Fantasy... horrorish)
www.goodreads.com/book/show/32060797-shadows-of-the-forest
If you're into YA horror fantasy, just about all of Lois Duncan's books are short.... I'd recommend Gallows Hill, Stranger With My Face, Locked in Time, and The Third Eye.
www.goodreads.com/author/show/26819.Lois_Duncan
The Vampire Kisses series by Ellen Schreiber (YA Romcom Urban Fantasy) has quite a few books, but they are quite short... like, carry around in your purse short. Plus they're really funny and would make a really good read for vacation!
www.goodreads.com/series/41778-vampire-kisses
Amelia Atwater-Rhodes is another author whose books are quite short... she writes YA Fantasy and Urban Fantasy. I'd recommend any of her series, they're all great!
www.goodreads.com/author/show/17082.Amelia_Atwater_Rhodes
Another is Tamora Pierce (Middle Grade & YA Fantasy). Some of her books can be read in one sitting.
She has two universes which her series and quartets fall under.
There's Tortall... magic and knights and powerful girls and women and romance and political drama (YA)
www.goodreads.com/series/50262-tortall
and Emelan... magic and outcast kids learning that they have magic and political drama (Middle Grade and YA)
www.goodreads.com/series/56730-emelan
Short story collections would be really good too, especially the smaller collections...
Young Warriors: Stories of Strength (YA Fantasy)
www.goodreads.com/book/show/13832.Young_Warriors
Half Human (YA Fantasy)
www.goodreads.com/book/show/363416.Half_Human
Manga would be perfect! I recommend (all of these have anime series - all english dubbed - and I would recommend watching them as well!)
Kamisama Kiss - www.goodreads.com/series/53361-kamisama-hajimemashita
Ghost Hunt - www.goodreads.com/series/84498-ghost-hunt
Blood+ - www.goodreads.com/series/59156-blood
Oh thank you for this! Going to check them out.
You're welcome! ^_^ Hope you find something - or many - you'll enjoy! I enjoyed all of them, not all equally of course, but still. :)
It's 97 degrees out. KEEEEL MEEEEEE.
omg thank you so much I was wondering what book I should read for vocation!!!
Your shirt is gorgeous!😍
Such a good video idea! Thanks for the recommendations✌🏼
Loved the recommendations, Regan!
They really felt like special reads to you... by the end I sooooo wanted to pick up "The Secret Hum of a Daisy"!
Thanks ;)
Great recommendations! :D I haven't read The Enchanted yet, so will check it out!
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman is fantastic and it's less than 300 pages... l think. I finished it in about 2 and a half hours. I recommend it to everyone
It's one OF MY FAVORITE BOOKS
Logan Hennemann coraline is short and great too
This is a solid list! I haven't heard of any of them before but they all sound really interesting! Adding them to my to read list! :)
6 books that are great short travel reads
1: History Is All You Left Me- Adam Silvera
2: Everything Everything- Nicola Yoon
3: Girl Online- Zoe Sugg
4: The Lost Hero + The Son of Neptune- Rick Riordan
5: Paper Towns- John Green
6: Anna + The French Kiss- Stephanie Perkins
I am currently reading The Enchanted and holy shit it sucked me in right away and I'm already halfway done. Not a clue how that happened considering I started it today! I'm almost certain it's going to end up on my favourites shelf.
Your makeup is soo beautiful!
The Enchanted is hands down one of my favorite books!
Furiously Happy is SUCH a great book tho! really helped me a lot with my depression and anxiety.
Absolutely loved Dark Matter!
Gasp! I love that blouse! I definitely want to read Furiously Happy :) Actually, I want to read all of these haha
Where did you get your shirt? It's so cute!
The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee is a great quick read, it's like scifi chick-lit and it's SO good. It's a little over 400 pages but I'm a slow reader and I read it so quickly. It reads like a contemporary but has futuristic elements and it's kind of hard to fit it into a genre because it's so unique. Great for mystery/thriller lovers
A list of Cages by Robyn Roe would be a really good plane read in my opinion. Short and amazing!
I really want to read that one, I've heard amazing things!
I recommend Passarola Rising by Azhar Abidi! An enchanting story taking place in the 1700s about a young man whose brother has invented a ship that can fly. The writing is unimpressive at some points, but the descriptions are breathtaking and there is much to make up for a few poorly-structured sentences. Multiple kings and historical figures make appearances (such as Voltaire!), which I thought was wonderful. It's a small, enjoyable book with a LOVELY cover. I read it in two days.
I just finished Dark Matter and it was sooooo good holy moly
I've been struggling for TWO WEEKS to make an order online for books (got a gift card), I was quite happy with my choices this morning and then BOOM this happened and I want to read them all! ahah :-)
ahhh I love prision books.. its kind of weird i know and OITNB and Prision break are AMAZING
Would you ever do a video on perfect books for a staycation?
'The year I met you' by Cecelia Ahern is a great vacation read :)
this video came just in time as i'm leaving for my vacation in a couple weeks and i've been trying to figure out what to read while there! hopefully i can finish acowar before leaving or else i'll be consumed by this book the whole time rather than going out XD
FURIOUSLY HAPPY IS SOOO GOOOOD!!!!!!! ❤️made me cry and laugh and laugh a li bit more
I'm going overseas for the first time this semester, so thanks for this! :)
I like reading but I'm not an avid reader and I am also a VERY slow reader... I'd like to get tips for how I can incorporate reading more into my day. How do you have the time to read so much? Like do you have a schedule? Do you usually read at night? Do you read throughout the day? Etc...?
tiffp323 I'm not her, but I have some tips!
I schedule it, after I come home from a day at uni I spent for like 20 min just reading with tea. I'll study till max 8 and then read. Reading more is also a thing about priorities, instead of watching Netflix and UA-cam(which I love) you can read. Change the book sizes. After reading a big book, or maybe throughout, read a shorter book. Although I love big books I do read shorter books. Before I go to bed I turn of my phone and just read for like an hour or so. I hope I helped you! x
Thank you!
Penguins black editions are pretty good. They are super tiny but entertaining. :)
For quick reads for vacation I would rec Ransom by David Malouf (a short fictional read about the Trojan war,) Stardust by Neil Gaiman, Paris Letters by Janice Macleod and Uprooted by Naomi Novik
yesss I'm currently reading dark matter
I knew The Enchanted would be here
I loved Dark Matter!! 👍🏻😀
If you're into mysteries, I've found that Agatha Christie is a pretty quick read. The Fault in our Stars was also a quick read. Mmmmm... Wonder, Caraval aaand... even Percy Jackson and thr Olympians. I read the 5 books in a week. ^^
I actually read Dark Matter on vacation. It was the last day and I finally decided to pick it up and I was immediately sucked in. I almost finished it that day. And all I did was try to talk about it to others.
I listened to Furiously Happy on audiobook while driving to a funeral 6 hours away. I laughed out loud. I bought the book as soon as I got home. I want everyone to read it.
Dark Matter was also good.
I loved AJ Fickery, such a great book. I'm reading Jenny Lawson's other book right now and it's so funny.
I LOVE DARK MATTER OMG
Great recs!
I'm on vacation right now lol how appropriate
I love the shirt you are wearing. Where is it from???
I read Les Miserables while on vacation.... not the lightest book (physically or emotionally) to carry around!
YES thank you for this
last time i was this early dan wasnt even howell
okay it was way too early
thankfully
I have a recommendation! The Solitaire Mystery by Justin Gaarder! I think you would love it and it's not very long. Great for summer time
I really want to read dark matter
when I was on vacation last year I brought Mistborn with me and it was both the best thing ever and also the worst because I coudn't stop reading it whoops
A wide varray of genres? Is that variety and array combined to get varray?
Good recs. Although The Enchanted made me sick to my stomach
If you want to read a good romance, check out One Man Guy by Michael Barakiva. It's about a very interesting gay romance with a lot of interesting content on Armenian culture.
Check out Novels Nook channel, a up and coming booktube channel that's going to be great!
Next month school will start for us :(
I read Dark Matter for Feb Thrillerathon and didn’t get the hype.
My semester break ends in three days :/
I sort of dislike when she frequently looks into the lcd of the camera! I understand you have to check if something goes wrong while recording but not that frequently!
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