✨13 BOOKS TO GET YOU BACK INTO READING AND OUT OF A READING SLUMP!✨
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QOTD: What's one book that YOU recommend to get someone out of a reading slump or back into reading??
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Books Mentioned:
1. Bad Summer People
by Emma Rosenblum
Adult, Contemporary, Beach Read, Summer Book, Rich People Drama, Light Mystery Thriller, Drama and Comedy, Multiple Perspectives, Great Audiobook
2. Pineapple Street
by Jenny Jackson
Adult, Literary Fiction, Rich People Drama, NYC, HILARIOUS, Audiobook Recommendation
3. My Husband
by Maud Ventura
Adult, Suspense, Literary Fiction, Translated work from France, Amazing Plot Twist, Fast Paced
4. The Girls I've Been
by Tess Sharpe
YA, Thriller, Bank Heist, Drama, High Stakes, Fast Paced
5. Everyone in my Family has Killed Someone
by Benjamin Stevenson
Adult, Thriller, Dark Comedy, Popular Book
6. That Time I got Drunk and Saved a Demon
by Kimberly Lemming
Adult, Romance, Fantasy or Romantasy, Cottagecore Vibes, Steamy, Adventures, FUNNIEST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ, Kindle Unlimited
7. House of Hunger
by Alexis Henderson
Adult, Horror, Vampire Inspired, Sapphic, Steamy Scenes, Toxic Relationships, Gothic Atmosphere, Short Read, Scary Vibes
8. My Best Friend's Exorcism
by Grady Hendrix
Adult, Horror, Stranger Things Vibes, 80s, Best Friends, Terrifying but also Funny
9. The Bandit Queens
by Parini Shroff
Adult, Literary Fiction, Dark Humor
10. Tress of the Emerald Sea
by Brandon Sanderson
Adult, Fantasy, Cozy, Adventure, Fast Paced, Hilarious Narrator, Love Story, Princess Bride Vibes
11. Amina Al- Sirafi
by S.A. Chakraborty
Adult, Fantasy, Pirate Story, Episodic, High Stakes, Incredible world building and plot!
12. Less
by Andrew Sean Greer
Adult, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Pulitzer Prize Winner, Feel Good Vibes
13. The Midnight Library
by Matt Haig
Adult, Speculative Fiction, Viral TikTok Book, Hopeful Vibes
Do you have any books you think should be added to the list?? Leave a comment down below and let me know YOUR reading slump books! 😊 - บันเทิง
I'm in possibly the worst reading slump ever. I'm in California visiting my sister and brother in law and I cannot wait to visit Barnes and Noble because I've looking forward since I've stepped foot in America 🇺🇲🤩
Oh no I hate that for you! But omg a Barnes and Noble visit will totally cure that reading slump for sure!
I hope you enjoy! My go-to for a slump is Freida McFadden! Easy, fun, and fast reads!
The Barnes &Noble in the Americana in Glendale is top tier if you are able to stop by it’s a must see
Same!! I haven’t read since January but Lexi might resuscitate me 🤞🏻
Love this channel!! I've gotten so many amazing book recommendations from you! I read over 40 books last year because of this channel
OMG WHAT?! That's incredible I feel so honored thank you!!
My go-to is Freida McFadden! Easy, fun, and fast!
I also like cozy mysteries!
The Teacher was so disturbing due to the subject matter that I'm not sure if I will read anything else of hers
For me it’s Pride and Prejudice that always helps me get out of my reading slump 😂
Same! Love that book so much
My latest reading slump was a monster, so I listened to every audiobook version of Pride and Prejudice I could find, then it just made me so excited to read the physical copy…and so many other books afterwards. You are so right!
I just finished a thriller called First Lie Wins for the readathon, and I gave it 5 stars. I feel like it'd be good to get you out of a sump because it's a QUICK quick read, that will have you flipping pages and your heart racing! Very twisty! I highly recommend it.
JUST WROTE IT DOWN!!! Thank youuuu❤
This is my favorite of the year so far!
Jumping from the readathon into a new video is peak Sunday goodness 👌✨🦊
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Loved Fairytale by Stephen King…..amazing!!! First book I ever read by him and I was shocked how much I loved it! It has stuck with me…great fantasy adventure with lots of wisdom thrown in…plus a dog! Highly recommend 🍒❤
The Wayward Children series got me out of a reading slump 🥰 thank you for recommending it over and over on your channel
My go-to reading slump buster is Garden Spells and/or Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen. I especially love the audio for.Lost Lake.
I absolutely adore Sarah Addison Allen & Alice Hoffman ❤
I love your recs, thank you!
Thanks for the recommendations Lexi!! I love your channel and being a part of your book club! I’ve really enjoyed all of the book club picks so far this year ☺️🍒
Aw yay!! Thanks for saying that Hillary!! 😊❤
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@16:27 "The Princess Vibe" I love it! I also just found your channel. It's great! Thanks for this video.
I am so grateful for your channel! Always find a good recs 💎 🍒! I always read thriller books from Freida when I’m in the reading slump! 🍒
I always love your recommendations!! 🍒
Love this list bestie! Beautiful info! 💙💙📖📚📚📖💙💙📖🍒🍒💜💜💞💚🤎💙📖📚📙📖🩵💘💘🌹🌹🌼💓💛🩷💕🫶🏻💜💞🌻🌈🪻🪻📖📚📖💙🌻💚💚💚💚
I'm so glad to have discovered your channel and have just read three of your recommendations.❤
Thank you for your great reviews and book recommendations! Now I've added even more to my ever growing TBR.... 🍒
Thanks for the recommendations!
Ok you got me at the Princess Bride! I'm going to have to read Tress of the Emerald Sea ASAP! Thank you Lexi for all the amazing recommendations!
Yes - of all these books that one is a definite.
Really appreciate how excited you are to explain these books. And I totally need a humor book right now so this is great.
Thanks for these recommendations ❤️
🍒 I just stumbled upon your channel and this video had me adding every book to my TBR! So many I’d never heard of before, so thank you!!
I would recommend The Push by Ashley Audrain, The Mindf*ck series by S T Abby, Couplets: A love Story by Maggie Milner, or Belladonna by Adalyn Grace to get out of a slump!!
Oooo perfect list!! I’ll write these down!!
This video comes at a great time! I’m between reads and on the verge of slumping, hopefully I own of these recommendations 👀
Here's your cherry 🍒
And a book I'll recommend is Small Spaces by Katherine Arden.
And you know what! I'm actually reading The adventures of Amina al-sirafi at the moment, and I was feeling a bit overwhelmed starting it, but I guess I'll read it now that you say you loved it!
Since westerns wasn't covered I would recommend lonesome dove. Other favorites that for various reasons I loved were Finley donovan is killing it, the seven husbands of Evelyn hugo, the house with good bones, the sundown motel, and the paris apartment.
I’ve never related to two sentences more: “Sometimes you want to pretend you have a dragon” and “For me, that’s everyday” 😂
Ooooh love the glowy natural makeup look and the lifeguard suit inspired top for the summer! 🤍🧡❤️
I always reread a favorite when i am stuck in a slump. ❤🍒
Im just getting back into reading after about a decade and im definitely going to add some of these to my tbr! Thank you ❤
🍒thanks I added one of these to my TBR. You rock!
Loved this video! 🌷🩷 Anxious people by fredrick backman and the bodyguard by katherine center were both books that got me out of my reading slump! Also both were 5 star reads and all time fav now!☀️🌷
I'm so glad to see Maud Ventura in english ! I loved this book ! a new one is coming out une french in august and it I feel it's going to be a good one already ! By the way, loving your channel since years, thanks for all the good recommandations.
🍒. Such great books suggestions! Definitely will be picking up a few of these!!
Watching your vids get my out of slump :) thanks for all you do
Thank you!!!!! 💕
I just read the Unmaking of June Farrow and loved it so much that I can’t bring myself to start a new book. This was great timing! Thank you!
Yay, a new video😊🍒. I’m going through a dnf phase. Everything I pick up I put down in a day. I think I may start the Other Half or Less. Have a great week. Ooh and my rec would be Mistborn, Era 1 book 1.
When you popped up on my TH-cam notifications, my first thought was… Oh yes, I love her!
Your description of pineapple street was the best, you described it very well.
Thank you!!! I’ve been in a reading slump, and I’ve been looking for something to get me out of it
oh yay! I hope you find some books that sound okay from the list!! :)
@@alexandraroselyn update!! I read a book called Hot British Boyfriend, can't remember the author cause she's not someone I usually read. Got me out of my reading slump 😁
Great video, as always!! I just recently completely ate up A Fellowship of Bakers and Magic, it’s super cozy, not a damn thing happens lol, but it’s so good! Think Legends & Lattes, but with a baking competition. I loved it! 🍒
30 seconds in and the editing is sooo good!!!
Thank you Jessica!! 😊❤❤❤
Great recommendations! 🍒❤
Thank youuuu
🍒 I’ve read the midnight library and absolutely loved it! Any kind of romance will definitely get me out of a reading slump
Absolutely adding so many of these to my TBR right now!!! Also, where did you get your gorgeous red tank from Lexi? It's giving lifeguard/stranger things/summery vibes and I'm here for it 😊
🍒 oh my, my TBR has grown so much after watching this ❤️
🍒I feel like thrillers are always a great choice to get out of a reading slump, one of my favorites is Murder on the Orient Express because I love the time period and Agatha Christie was just so genius with her mysteries! Also, love that this dropped as the readathon ended, it just extended the fun!
I actually listen to on audio and love many titles that are on your list ( I just finished ‘Bad Summer People’ after you recommended it in your last video) I think I will just watch your video for any title recommendations from now on 😊
Loved!🍒
Hello Alexandra Roselyn, good evening! How nice this new video of yours. You look beautiful🌹, as always. Happy weekend 😀 🤗
What could be a better video topic than this? I love getting a run down of amazing books!
My recommendations: 1) ‘A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder’ (it’s an easy young adult thriller with an engaging mystery - gives ‘Serial’ podcast vibes), 2) ‘Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil’ (super fun eccentric characters and location (Savannah, GA) with a murder mystery throw in. It’s got all the fun southern vibes and rich people drama. It reads like a fictional novel except that it’s based on a true story! And the movie is awesome too.)
That top is everything. It’s giving 80’s lifeguard mixed with Tomato Girl Summer. Thank you for your content!!!
My book slump recommendation would be Behind Closed Doors by BA Paris! I just stumbled on your channel and your video alone got me out of my reading slump!
🍒 I love how you’re always giving fresh recommendations, majority of these books sound great and I’ve never heard of them before
Omg thank you that’s so nice!! 😊❤️
🍒 excellent books love your content 😊
Yes, I need this!! 🍒
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Amazing recommendations 🍒
I added several to my TBR list, thanks! I know a lot of people really enjoy The Midnight Library, but I personally enjoyed Matt Haig's The Humans so much more. It was funny and made you think about some of the actions/things that may not have a good reason for -- but we do them because that's what we as a species have always done. Or our obsessions from an "outside view". And yet, even with our many flaws, we are loveable. None of this reveals anything about the book, these are just my own personal reflections after reading the book.
Love the recs! Definitely Grady Hendrix gets me out of slumps and I’d also give a note to Emily Henry for her romances. Book Lovers and Happy Place in particular I flew through. Can’t wait to read her new one!
I love your videos and book recommendations! I always go to your channel to see what you recommend and they are always so good. It’s like going to a friend! :-)
I zoomed through the YOU series during quarantine🤷🏼♀️ the first recommendation here sounds fun. And definitely perfect for summer and “romanticizing the season”🤓🤩
For those in a reading slump, I always tend to recommend fun and light books, like you just said. Right now I am reading The Husbands by Holly Gramazio, and it's so fun! It's basically the story of a young woman coming home from a night out to find a man in her house. The man acts like he knows her and wears a ring. She quickly realizes he is her husband. At some point he climbs up in the attic. Another man comes down. Truns out that every time her husband gets in the attic, another husband reappears, along with another life (her phone content changes, her physical appearance changes slightly, so does her apartment). Can't wait to see how this story will unfold. Last week I finished reading My Husband after you recommended it in your last video and I LOVED IT!!!!! A strong 5 stars! And like you said, there were episodes in which I kinda recognized myself LOL. And the twist at the end, just scrumptious! 🍒
Just finished Tress and loved it. So enjoyable💜💜👍
I always enjoy your recommendations! I think "Nettle and bone" by T. Kingfisher is a great fantasy book to get one out of a reading slump 🍒
Highly highly recommend The Murderbot Diaries if you're in a reading slump. They're short and easy to jump into even if you're not a super sci-fi fan. It's funny and face paced.
love all of your videos! I would definitely recommend Sunrise by the Sea by Jenny Colgan and A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid. They are my first two books of the year which I have rated 5/5 stars. :)
You're very good at summarizing book plots without giving the story away.
As a college undergraduate majoring in literature, I read a lot, especially classics. I was burned out. I don't know how Summer of '42 fell into my hands, but it was a breath of fresh air. I laughed a lot, and I was able to get back to the classics. Mind you, this was a long time ago (I'm 70 yrs old). I do enjoy laughing, so I appreciate your recommendations, none of which I've read. Thank you.
I’m 62 and will be reading these books too! Thankfully I have a library card. Lol
She definitely knows how to draw you into wanting to read these books. 😊
@@RenataSUK62 lucky you. There are no public libraries in my country.
So excited to get some new recommendations for some good books😍 I've been slumpy for a while now so I'm all ears😁
oh yayyy!! I hope you find a book title that helps!! :)
@@alexandraroselyn I found more than just one! Thank you, Lexi 🥰
So many great recommendations! 🍒🍒🌸🍒🍒🌸🍒🍒
🍒 Thanks! I've added 2 more books to my wishlist
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch. I read it years ago when it first came out, and still think of it regularly. So happy to see its becoming a TV series.
🍒🍒 you nailed it with The Midnight Library 🍒🍒
It’s my favorite book of all time, and though it starts out with heavy content, it ends with being such a wholesome story.
Another great one is The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry. Sure-fire way to get you out of a slump. And I cried at the end.
I saw someone else in the comments recommend Dark Matter by Blake Crouch. Perfect if you lean toward sci-fi.
And if you are a romance reader but not a huge smut girly, The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston is a GUARANTEED reading slump antibiotic. Just read it. It has ghosts. And it’s cute.
(I’m finally reading Seven Year Slip (also by Poston) currently and it’s also helping with a DNF I couldn’t finish!)
And my suggestion for a book to get you back into reading or out of a reading slump Highly Recommend Belladonna and Foxglove I Absolutely Loved Those Books and can’t wait for the third installment this year Wisteria 📚 Have a Fantastic Day Lexi & Happy Reading 📖🍒😊
I just read My Husband on your recommendation and I have to thank you. Wow. WOW.
Loved everyone of your suggestions and the variety. Good job! A book that I think you would enjoy is Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. It’s also been made into a 2023 TV miniseries. Read the book first. 😉🍒
Such a great video!! 🍒 to get out of a reading slump I would recommend The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater. It's one of my favorite series. It's so interesting and the characters are amazing.YA, Small town, rich boys, tarot/witchy vibes, unexplainable magic things. (Not explaining it very well but I love it.) First time reading it I didn't know what was going on in the best ways. twists and turns. and the audio book is fantastic!!
Love this ❤
Not having a great day, but your positivity definitely helps ❤
Oh no I’m so sorry❤️ whatever’s going on I hope it gets better and I’m sending you a hug❤
I love reading! I'm a compulsive reader & my only complain is... NOT ENOUGH TIME!!! None-the-less your recommendations are absolutely brilliant!!! Thank you so much!!! 🍒
🍒some great recommendations thank you Lexi
The Girls I’ve Been got into my list from your earlier recommendation and it’s currently checked out!
I've been slowly but surely making my way through the ACOTAR series for the first time and ACOMAF (where I'm at rn) has already really helped me to get out of my reading slump🍒
For my my fellow horror fans, I recommend The Sundown Motel by Simone St. James. She always does great ghost stories, and this one is my favorite so far. I’ve had a lot of issues with having the motivation to keep reading/finish books lately, but I was just so sucked into the book that I couldn’t help but keep reading because I needed to know what happened.
I loved this one
🍒 I would recommend The House in the Cerulean Sea and then I would recommend Under the Whispering Door. I love the writing
My recommendation for anyone going through a reading slump is definitely "Where Rainbows End" by Cecelia Ahern. I devoured this book, and it felt as if I was literally in it 🍒 loved the video!
The whole way through I was thinking of books I thought Alexandra might enjoy, so I thought I'd leave them here incase anyone wants some more recs. Side note: I read a lot of different genres so I'm going to choose one book from a few different genres.
Light fantasy, for someone looking to get into fantasy but not too extravagant or hard to follow, I would recommend The Raven Boys by Maggie Steifvater. In short a book about a group of teenagers who are trying to find this long lost welsh king called Glendower. The twist? Our main character blue is destined to cause her true love to dies, and her true love is a member of this friend group....
For some fantasy that's a little more fantastical but still a good one for beginners, Divine Rivals. Technically a fantasy romance but it still counts. This is set in a sort of world war one like war where we follow Iris Winnow as she becomes a war correspondant. I won't spoil any more than that, but trust me, it's good.
For literary fiction, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. This is a mixture of romance, thriller and mystery but since I didn't want to put it in all three it's going here. This follows our MC (Sorry I forgot her name) as she is asked to do an exclusive interview with a legendary actress Evelyn Hugo. As we get deeper and deeper in, darker parts of Evelyn's career are explored and there's a plot twist that will shock you and change your whole opinion on this book.
For a YA thriller I'm going to go with One of us is lying. I know there are some people who hate this book, but I think it's good enough to at least get you into the habit of reading. It basically follows five students who walk into detention but only four walk out alive. We follow the aftermath and the lives of the four students as they slowly start to investigate for themselves and form friendships with each other. Secrets get revealed all over the place and I don't think you can put this down once you've started.
For an adult thriller I'm going to go with Battle Royale by Koshun Takami. This is usually regarded as YA/ New Adult but I think some of the themes are really triggering. In short this is a book which is slightly similar to The Hunger Games. 42 students from a Japanese school are placed on an island to fight each other to the death. The interesting thing about this book, is that while there is a main character, we actually get a perspective from most of their classmates. This gives you an insight into every character and you genuinely get to see every death as they happen. It's dark, gory and super twisted. I know this is over 600 pages, but trust me. Read to at least page 50 and you'll be hooked.
Lastly an Adult Horror (actually one of the only horror books I've enjoyed) The Passengers by John Marrs. This book is one of the most twisted I've ever read and it's such a unique concept. It's set in a future where most of the population has self driving cars. We follow eight people who get into their cars one morning and their cars get hijacked by someone who tells them they're going to die. The hijacker broadcasts the entire thing online and gets the public to vote on who they want to die, revealing their darkest secrets along the way. This book is twisted and will have you even questioning your own moral standpoint as you ask whether you'd rather save a murderer or someone who's been cheating on their partner for over twenty years and living a double life....
And cause I love giving recs, here's a few extras.
LGTBQ+ romance/ fantasy- The house in the cerulean sea by TJ Klune
Middle grade - Scarlet and Ivy The lost twin, by Sophie Cleverly
YA/LGBTQ+ romace- They both die at the end
Hope you all enjoy and happy reading
🍒🍒🍒 Thank you for the great review…I want to read, ‘My Husband’.
I highly recommend the audiobook for The Bandit Queens I really enjoyed it, surprisingly funny as well which allowed the book to address heavy topics without the reader feeling weighed down.
OMG! I love House of Hunger the cover is gorgeous one of my favorites books 🌈📚📖🍒🍒🍒📚📙📙🪻🪻🌻🌹🌹🧡🤎🤎🫶🏻💚💚🪷📖📚🌈📙📙📖🍒🪻🪻🌻💜🧡💐💙💙💙📙📙📚📚📖📚📙📙
Last summer, I read Fairy Tale by Stephen King. Of the many books I've read, this one surprised me the most. I really enjoyed it while reading, loved it when I finished it, and adored it when I started the after reading think moments. Also, the audio book is FANTASTIC!!!
Me too!!! I adored that book!
For me is anything by Fredrik Backman. 🍒
I just read Murder Road by Simone St. James and it definitely brought me out of my reading slump! Read the whole thing in one day and I NEVER do that. I couldn’t put it down! 😂
🍒Thanks!
shorter books, short chapters & compelling characters that keep you turning pages are key for slumps. Also picking up something from an author you’ve enjoyed reading before. If these fit into a series, one book easily leads into another. Suggestions for mystery: The Thursday Murder Club, fantasy: Wayward Children series by Seanan McGuire, cozy magical realism: anything by Sarah Addison Allen, literary: Alice Hoffman
BEST BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS EVER!!! 🌻🌷🫶🏻🫶🏻🌷🩷🌻🌷💛💛💛🌈🌈🤎💚💘🩵🩵🪻🪻💞💘💚💐🌹🥀🪻🪷🌻🌸🌸🌼🌈🌈🌈🌈📚📙📙📚📚📙📚📖📖📖📖📖📖
I always recommend reading a childhood fav if you're in a reading slump. Something you've already read and loved AND that's also a fast read.
Here are some fast reads I loved; Amari and the Night Brothers (middlegrade), The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy (middlegrade), I Who Have Never Known Men (adult/ lit fic), The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives (adult/lit fic), Every Single Lie (YA), Words in Deep Blue (YA), House of Hollow (YA), In A Dark Dark Wood (Adult)...
I could go on but I better stop here aha
3 books revived my reading slumps at different slump periods i.e. the first being Cat Among Pigeons, Agatha Christie; The Hunting Party, Lucy Foley; & Still Life, Louise Penny. Book #1, it's Agatha Christie - 'nuff said; Book #2 change of pace from what I usually read. I was just sucked in; Book #3, for some reason, it reminded me of the British TV show "Midsomer Murders" even though the backdrop is Canada. So cozy and comfortable to me. Loved it.
🍒 Ooh I personally love a good easy read, like I have recently got into Sarah Adams (romcoms) and absolutely LOVE what I have read so far (When In Rome), I have just started Practice Makes Perfect and I only read half a page and already know it will be another fav (the main character is an introvert with social anxiety and I relate to her so much!!)! So I reccomend her if you like romcoms! Or something like Little Women or Anne Of Green Gables as they were easy and quick reads!
I recommend The Book that Matters Most by Ann Hood. It’s a little older but so very charming & serene. 🍒🍒🍒
I recently picked up The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown..it sounds so good! My suggestion to get out of a reading slump is one of my al time faves...Magic's Pawn by Mercedes Lackey. Seriously, that book changed my entire life. 🍒