I appreciate Haley for not being shy about not wanting to read all the “spice.” It’s just too much and people just fawn over the books with all the spice.
I enjoy a little spice in romance books if the characters have good chemistry and it's done well. But the way so many people love books ONLY for the spice has ruined a lot of romance books
As a 14 yo I appreciate you so much for giving closed door recommendations!! Before your channel I tried to get into reading but couldn’t find anything that was clean!
Popular books you'll usually be able to Google to find out if they have those types of scenes in them. It gets harder to find for more obscure books, though.
Same!! I just always search on google if such and such book has any spice scenes. That typically says if it does, also seeing what the recommended age is for the book and seeing some non-spoiler comments that are from others possibly your age.
@@brookpvigethat's true but for example acotar was initially marketed as YA... then the rest of the series as NA/adult, but it in libraries and bookshops the ENTIRE series is under "popular with young readers!"
I love that you always mention if a book has a bunch of spice, I skip those parts and really appreciate it! Would also love to see some book recs for a fantasy-romance reader to get into just romance! Love your videos!❤
You might not know my YOU ARE THE PERSON WHO MOTIVATES ME TO READ NOVELS when I first say ur channel I was amazed about how you could read so much but u made me interested in books more and now I follow u and the books u recommend u might not read this but I still want to thank you for that ❤❤
i totally feel you on the those scenes. and unfortunately for me, the newer books that are clean are usually for high schoolers nd i don't resonate much with as a 23 year old.. many booktok books have been left half read by me because of how much of the book is just graphic scenes of that nature it has and how without it, the story has little to offer.. and now if some book is going viral its almost 95% sure to have such scenes... good clean/ closed door romance books with characters that have more than one dimension are few and far in between..
Try crime and punishment! Its a really really good book and a classic. I feel like we have similar reading taste and I really enjoyed it. I love your videos!💕
Haley, you should do a video of reading books by indie authors to support the minority of the authors in the industry. I'd be super excited if you decided to do it :)
I recommend Kasie West, she writes clean ya romcoms that are very just vibes, my favorite of hers being Sunkissed, takes place at a summer camp very fun and lighthearted yet still has (somewhat of) a plot, thats how most of her books are, just fun super fast and you'll fly through them, her styal also reminds me of Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter, i havent seen you review any of her books so i wanted to recomend her if that interested you 😊
Haley is the best on all accounts. Openly skipping the spice scenes, having the same taste as me, giving me all the bookish vibes. Love you! Thanks for everything!!
Everytime I see a notification from Haley, my mood literally lights up.... It's like a small treat Proud of your efforts ✨ Btw I'm writing a book by watching your book taste so i really hope you'll like it.....
I don’t like hyping up books but cloud cuckoo land is a must!!! It’s a love letter to readers, librarians, and books. Absolutely waked story I highly recommend ❤
Haley, thank you so much for keeping your channel family friendly and fun. I LOVE reading so much and would suggest you read the phantom of the opera! ❤
Never fails to have an awesome video! I love that you give an honest well rounded review. Also as someone who doesn’t really love a book full of spice I love that you share what books have “to much”
I just finished Silver Flames too and your assessment took the words right out of my mouth. The best parts were the beginning and end, I loved the actual plot once it finally got going but SJM took the chemistry between the two leads and went wild with it 😂
Literally the best part of my morning-thank you Haley! You got me into reading this year and I’ve worked my way through some of your highest rated books already and I’m so excited for more❤️
HAPPY 3 MILLION SUBSCRIBER MARK 🎊 🎈 thank you for a wholesome book thoughtful RUclips channel ❤ I really appreciate you because before I started seeing your channel I didn’t really pick up a book but now you made me find a lot of books that a enjoy. Now I’m looking for books to read and your videos help so much. Thank you you made me a happy bookworm now 😊
Okay off topic, but i came across your video on swapping screentime with your books. Got inspired and I did it too for a week. My screentime went from 7 hours to 1 hour. Thank you! It got me out of my reading slump too. Win win I say! Subbed ❤
Why did I start tearing up when you said you hit 3 million !? This is so amazing haley, and I'm so glad I got to be in this journey with you! I love your content and be amazing and happy and dazzling as always love. ❤ Edit: I love football !!
I also think that sometimes the element of surprise also can make a book five stars, ie. if you go into reading it without any expectations and it blows you away unexpectedly :)
haley i really hope u get more into literally fiction this year i highly recommend these books 1- the guest 2- you’ll never have my hate 3- a man called ove 4- my grandmother tells you that she’s sorry 5- the push 6- the handmaides tell
@@lamkrl i actually found it really interesting and it really puts the spotlight in alot of important topics like motherhood and having children and getting pregnant but the ending was good but i wanted more i totally get where are u coming from
Oh my god i love your videos i keep waiting for them to be posted, you got me out of my 1 year reading slump and you inspire me a lot have a good day ⭐️⭐️
i love your channel; i started watching you a little bit over a week ago and you’re already my favorite. i just got a book your recommended in the mail and i like it so far. you’ve motivated me so much to start reading again!
the acosf opinion is crazy (but very valid) to me cause i’m obsessed with that book. i love nestas character development so much and i don’t mind spice very much and i like the similar day to day stuff for some reason lol
I'm not sure if you've read this series - but just in case - I highly recommend The Raven Cycle. It's the perfect blend of fantasy, friendship, romance, and super suspenseful and satisfyingly complex plot. The 4 books are edited so well together and everything flows
I completely agree on The Rom-commers! I got it from Netgalley and i loved it! so easy to get into, theres unlikable traits on the characters but you never entirely dislike them, the real life problems are well written so good!!
Hi Haley! Thank you for creating more and more content with reading. You have persuade me to read more and it has helped me for the better :) Have wonderful day and God bless ❤️ Also I love football!
I swear they are so sweet. I love that all of yall are so close. I love watching your videos you are one of my fav.s and always will be. Congrats Haley!!!!
Haley’s channel is what inspired me to start my own boom channel!! i get all of my book recommendations from her and she’s the only youtuber i don’t ever get bored of watching!! 💗 I love you so much Haley, you’re an amazing person!
Absolutely love getting notifications when you post ❤ your videos are my saving grace on days where my depression takes hold so thank you for being amazing ❤ love this video
HALEY. There's this book that you HAVE to read. It's called spells for lost things, by the same author who wrote love & gelato- it's the coziest, cutest little magical vibe and the romance is sooo well done. It's so easy to annotate too, like I underline things almost every chapter. It has a really good plot along with the cozy romance and I seriously think you'd love it
haley!!! because you love women's fiction with a romance, you should 100% read the collected regrets of clover by mikki brammer! i rated it a three stars but i was getting into a mini slump at the time, it was still a really good book! i've seen other book influencers rate it a five star, too, and it is definitely a book i think you'd love!!
Hey Haley! I too prefer no spice/closed door as it can make me quite uncomfortable when books are very graphic! I think it would be super helpful and much appreciated if you put started putting a spice level whenever you review books!
Haley, you should definitely check out ANY book by Nadine Brandes, especially Fawkes or Wishtress, I love her books and they are SOOO well written, Fawkes like... you can ACTUALLY FEEL how the character feels its so👌
Been subscribed to book of the month since December. So far they haven’t sent me a bad book yet. I’m reading the Fox wife now which has been interesting so far.
ACOSF was my favourite hahaha! but I juts started TOG and now I feel like I found my new book series! also on a side note : I've been trying to get my boyfriend back into reading so we could read the same books and talk about them. Well, by watching your videos (I subscribed a few months ago) I got him Red Rising from your suggestion and he loved the first book! He even texted me that he stayed up late tonight reading the 2nd book! I am so happy we found a new common interest ♥
I got the first Crescent City book ‘House of Earth and Blood’ by Sarah J. Maas two days ago, I’m so excited because it’s my first Sarah J. Maas book and I’ve heard great stuff abt this series.
i need to start CC. you totally don’t have to read the books this way but i recommend reading the ACOTAR series first, TOG series, then CC. because the CC books after might not sense to you since there are connections if that makes sense.
Get a good air filter machine for your library room. Also get those Swiffer dusters so you can dust and help your allergies. I had horrendous allergies in my 20s, year round.
Butcher and Blackbird definitely seems like my kind of book, I have noticed we have very different taste but I still love this channel and I’m happy to have a new recommendation also “I love football” 🏈 😂
I love football :) I love your videos Haley❤️ keep it up!! Also, I seriously mean it when I say you got me out of my reading slump. That’s not a small accomplishment. Getting me out of a book slump takes a lot! Thank you so much for inspiring me everyday🥰
Hey Haley! I’ve been watching your videos for only about a month now but I literally will watch one of your videos before getting excited and reading a book. Ever since I started watching your videos it has made me love reading in a way I cannot explain, so thank you! I recently just read the house across the lake in the sole purpose of understanding what you read and it was SOO GOOD! I was wondering if you’d be interested in reading a book called “The Invention of Wings” by Sue Monk Kidd. It’s not very popular but I read it was one of my first historical fictions and I think you’d really like it! Love you! ❤
I appreciate Haley for not being shy about not wanting to read all the “spice.” It’s just too much and people just fawn over the books with all the spice.
authors overdoing the spicy scenes has ruined so many books for me 😭
Spice can really take so much away from a book…it’s just not necessary to always be so graphic!
Everyone’s different everyone has their own taste 😊 I always appreciate people for being honest in what they like and not ashamed!
Quit hating on dune.
I enjoy a little spice in romance books if the characters have good chemistry and it's done well. But the way so many people love books ONLY for the spice has ruined a lot of romance books
As a 14 yo I appreciate you so much for giving closed door recommendations!! Before your channel I tried to get into reading but couldn’t find anything that was clean!
Popular books you'll usually be able to Google to find out if they have those types of scenes in them. It gets harder to find for more obscure books, though.
Same!! I just always search on google if such and such book has any spice scenes. That typically says if it does, also seeing what the recommended age is for the book and seeing some non-spoiler comments that are from others possibly your age.
young adult is usually the genre to go for if that’s what you’re looking for!
@@brookpvigethat's true but for example acotar was initially marketed as YA... then the rest of the series as NA/adult, but it in libraries and bookshops the ENTIRE series is under "popular with young readers!"
If you like fantasy, read divine rivals and legendborn, Percy Jackson series, the hunger games series, pirate kings daughter series
15 minutes in and I’m obsessed with Spock hanging out on the pillows lol
The re-enactment of skipping spice scenes was SPOT ON😭😂
I’m a big spice reader but I totally get how an overdone spice scene can be so much discomfort to read😂
I love that you always mention if a book has a bunch of spice, I skip those parts and really appreciate it!
Would also love to see some book recs for a fantasy-romance reader to get into just romance!
Love your videos!❤
Powerless and the once upon a broken heart series!! Love it so much :)
Mariana Zapata writes great slow burns with a bit of spice in the end which I just skip. Read 4 of her books and loved all of them! You might like it
You might not know my YOU ARE THE PERSON WHO MOTIVATES ME TO READ NOVELS when I first say ur channel I was amazed about how you could read so much but u made me interested in books more and now I follow u and the books u recommend u might not read this but I still want to thank you for that ❤❤
you should do a video where spock chooses the books you read
and can you review the chestnut spring series. i love your videos
Yes!!! Spock needs to choose!! 😁
I Agree!
i totally feel you on the those scenes. and unfortunately for me, the newer books that are clean are usually for high schoolers nd i don't resonate much with as a 23 year old.. many booktok books have been left half read by me because of how much of the book is just graphic scenes of that nature it has and how without it, the story has little to offer.. and now if some book is going viral its almost 95% sure to have such scenes... good clean/ closed door romance books with characters that have more than one dimension are few and far in between..
Try crime and punishment! Its a really really good book and a classic. I feel like we have similar reading taste and I really enjoyed it. I love your videos!💕
Just wanted to recommend the book ‘scythe’ I read it and thought you would love it
I’m currently reading this!!!
The series was a part of my top 5 reads of 2023. A well written dystopian-fantasy!
I read Scythe last month and it may very well be my favorite book of 2024 already 😅
Haley, you should do a video of reading books by indie authors to support the minority of the authors in the industry. I'd be super excited if you decided to do it :)
Watching Haley’s book vlog is my ultimate comfort ❤
Haley I just wanted to say that you are the person that got me into booktube. I really appreciate you.
I recommend Kasie West, she writes clean ya romcoms that are very just vibes, my favorite of hers being Sunkissed, takes place at a summer camp very fun and lighthearted yet still has (somewhat of) a plot, thats how most of her books are, just fun super fast and you'll fly through them, her styal also reminds me of Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter, i havent seen you review any of her books so i wanted to recomend her if that interested you 😊
I love seeing booktubers not love spice the way that everyone else does, I never have and I’ve felt so alone on that until your channel :)
You single handedly got me back into reading! I love your videos!!
Haley is the best on all accounts. Openly skipping the spice scenes, having the same taste as me, giving me all the bookish vibes. Love you! Thanks for everything!!
sorry can i just say I LOVE HALEY because her whole personality and vibe is just.. 😌
You are the reason I’m obsessed with books! Watching your videos made me find my type of book, and I love your channel!!🌷
Everytime I see a notification from Haley, my mood literally lights up.... It's like a small treat
Proud of your efforts ✨
Btw I'm writing a book by watching your book taste so i really hope you'll like it.....
u should ready 'before the coffee gets cold' !! it's a beautiful book :)
the second one in that series is A 5 STAR!!
YES
Ready?
@@talkingweevil3172 Read. Let’s use our critical thinking skills
@@sylviehgl8738 I could tell that. I was just pointing out that they wrote ready. Come on let’s use our critical thinking skills.
I don’t like hyping up books but cloud cuckoo land is a must!!! It’s a love letter to readers, librarians, and books. Absolutely waked story I highly recommend ❤
i am predicting this will be my fav video!!!
Haley’s reading vlogs are just so cozy ,the vibes are always immaculate ❤️
love how chill your and ryan's vids are!! God bless y'all
hailey youre channel is my favorite feel good channel!
Haley, thank you so much for keeping your channel family friendly and fun. I LOVE reading so much and would suggest you read the phantom of the opera! ❤
Never fails to have an awesome video! I love that you give an honest well rounded review. Also as someone who doesn’t really love a book full of spice I love that you share what books have “to much”
I am so excited for The Rom Commers! I have loved The Bodyguard, How To Walk Away and Perfect Strangers so much! 💕
I just finished Silver Flames too and your assessment took the words right out of my mouth. The best parts were the beginning and end, I loved the actual plot once it finally got going but SJM took the chemistry between the two leads and went wild with it 😂
Literally the best part of my morning-thank you Haley! You got me into reading this year and I’ve worked my way through some of your highest rated books already and I’m so excited for more❤️
3:31 Spock is iconic
HAPPY 3 MILLION SUBSCRIBER MARK 🎊 🎈 thank you for a wholesome book thoughtful RUclips channel ❤ I really appreciate you because before I started seeing your channel I didn’t really pick up a book but now you made me find a lot of books that a enjoy. Now I’m looking for books to read and your videos help so much. Thank you you made me a happy bookworm now 😊
Okay off topic, but i came across your video on swapping screentime with your books. Got inspired and I did it too for a week. My screentime went from 7 hours to 1 hour. Thank you! It got me out of my reading slump too. Win win I say! Subbed ❤
We need a January reading wrap up
As someone who doesn’t like spice, it’s refreshing to see a popular booktuber feels the same 🩷🩷
Really appreciate you being open about skipping a lot of spice scenes. Could you do a video about books you loved that have low spice scenes?
Why did I start tearing up when you said you hit 3 million !? This is so amazing haley, and I'm so glad I got to be in this journey with you! I love your content and be amazing and happy and dazzling as always love. ❤
Edit: I love football !!
I also think that sometimes the element of surprise also can make a book five stars, ie. if you go into reading it without any expectations and it blows you away unexpectedly :)
haley i really hope u get more into literally fiction this year i highly recommend these books
1- the guest
2- you’ll never have my hate
3- a man called ove
4- my grandmother tells you that she’s sorry
5- the push
6- the handmaides tell
I've read the push it Was good until the end 😢 , what a disappointing end
A man called Ove!!!!!!! That's one of my favorite books ever!!!
@@Kyla-Jean girl the ending the whole book broke my heart it just so good 😭
@@lamkrl i actually found it really interesting and it really puts the spotlight in alot of important topics like motherhood and having children and getting pregnant but the ending was good but i wanted more i totally get where are u coming from
Yeah i specially think Haley will enjoy the man called Ove
Oh my god i love your videos i keep waiting for them to be posted, you got me out of my 1 year reading slump and you inspire me a lot have a good day ⭐️⭐️
You always motivate me to read and get me out of reading slumps💗💗💗
Haley you are the only reason I love reading as much as I do!😍Your videos are so good 😊 Keep it up!🩷🩷🩷
i love your videos so much even though im not old enough to read the books you read you still motivate me to read so much congrats on 3M
I’m watching a few of your old vlogs rn!! Sara and Haley posting means it will be a great day
I’m a simple gal. I see Haley post, I drop everything and watch
i love your channel; i started watching you a little bit over a week ago and you’re already my favorite. i just got a book your recommended in the mail and i like it so far. you’ve motivated me so much to start reading again!
Same hereeee!
the acosf opinion is crazy (but very valid) to me cause i’m obsessed with that book. i love nestas character development so much and i don’t mind spice very much and i like the similar day to day stuff for some reason lol
Haley's videos are amazing I feel really cozy and happy just listening😊
I'm not sure if you've read this series - but just in case - I highly recommend The Raven Cycle. It's the perfect blend of fantasy, friendship, romance, and super suspenseful and satisfyingly complex plot. The 4 books are edited so well together and everything flows
u got me back into reading and i’m SO glad because i learned that reading can be a lot more interesting than people make it out to be❤️
I completely agree on The Rom-commers! I got it from Netgalley and i loved it! so easy to get into, theres unlikable traits on the characters but you never entirely dislike them, the real life problems are well written so good!!
Love this concept Haley! Hope you feel better soon from your allergy symptoms 🩷 and congrats on 3M!!!
Hi Haley! Thank you for creating more and more content with reading. You have persuade me to read more and it has helped me for the better :)
Have wonderful day and God bless ❤️
Also I love football!
Every time you talk about liking romance that leans lit fic heavy it always makes me think about Abbi Waxman’s books!
i literally luv watching ur vids they motivate me to read sm and also I Iove and adore ur library in ur room it’s so cool ❤😭
I swear they are so sweet. I love that all of yall are so close. I love watching your videos you are one of my fav.s and always will be. Congrats Haley!!!!
Haley’s channel is what inspired me to start my own boom channel!! i get all of my book recommendations from her and she’s the only youtuber i don’t ever get bored of watching!! 💗 I love you so much Haley, you’re an amazing person!
I feel the same about silver flames!! It took me forever to get through it and didn’t feel like I cared much because of it.
that black and white top outfit is so cute. haley’s hair look so pretty.
update: the black graphic tshirt was so cute tooo
Absolutely love getting notifications when you post ❤ your videos are my saving grace on days where my depression takes hold so thank you for being amazing ❤ love this video
you’re seriously my motivator to start reading and why i read tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow (i loved it!) congrats on 3 mil girl !! 😚🩷
Haley pls do a bookshelf organization video! ❤️
From what I remember Silver Flames had SO much WILD smut. But I did enjoy the actual story.
I love your channel so much you’ve motivated me so much thank you ❤️
HALEY. There's this book that you HAVE to read. It's called spells for lost things, by the same author who wrote love & gelato- it's the coziest, cutest little magical vibe and the romance is sooo well done. It's so easy to annotate too, like I underline things almost every chapter. It has a really good plot along with the cozy romance and I seriously think you'd love it
haley!!! because you love women's fiction with a romance, you should 100% read the collected regrets of clover by mikki brammer! i rated it a three stars but i was getting into a mini slump at the time, it was still a really good book! i've seen other book influencers rate it a five star, too, and it is definitely a book i think you'd love!!
Haley this is the best book I’ve ever read, it’s perfect you would love it. It’s titles “The Girl from the Train” by Irma Jourbert
I agree so much with your critique of acosf!!!! that is exactly how I feel, and so many people get mad at me for saying it 😭
Hey Haley! I too prefer no spice/closed door as it can make me quite uncomfortable when books are very graphic! I think it would be super helpful and much appreciated if you put started putting a spice level whenever you review books!
Haley, you should definitely check out ANY book by Nadine Brandes, especially Fawkes or Wishtress, I love her books and they are SOOO well written, Fawkes like... you can ACTUALLY FEEL how the character feels its so👌
Been subscribed to book of the month since December. So far they haven’t sent me a bad book yet. I’m reading the Fox wife now which has been interesting so far.
ACOSF was my favourite hahaha! but I juts started TOG and now I feel like I found my new book series!
also on a side note : I've been trying to get my boyfriend back into reading so we could read the same books and talk about them. Well, by watching your videos (I subscribed a few months ago) I got him Red Rising from your suggestion and he loved the first book! He even texted me that he stayed up late tonight reading the 2nd book! I am so happy we found a new common interest ♥
I got the first Crescent City book ‘House of Earth and Blood’ by Sarah J. Maas two days ago, I’m so excited because it’s my first Sarah J. Maas book and I’ve heard great stuff abt this series.
i need to start CC. you totally don’t have to read the books this way but i recommend reading the ACOTAR series first, TOG series, then CC. because the CC books after might not sense to you since there are connections if that makes sense.
I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!! I am a reader and my therapy is reading and watching your videos! when i saw you posted i was soo happy! I love u!
Reorginising bookshelves are so therapeutic
“why have u done this Cathrin “ this is how i feel everytime i pick up one of her book and i say that and i’m drenched in my tears
Get a good air filter machine for your library room. Also get those Swiffer dusters so you can dust and help your allergies. I had horrendous allergies in my 20s, year round.
You want to choose your next reading but don't know what to be, just watch this vlog!😄 I absolutely love it!❤
Your videos always leave a bright spot in my day. 😭❤️ And here's a 5 star read reccomendation!! The school for Good and evil!!
The book slump is so real. I recently read the Six of Crows even though I loved the book I couldn’t fully get into it until page 120
Your literally my comfort channel 😊❤ have you reviewed Crooked Kingdom? I would LOVE to see a review of it!
Butcher and Blackbird definitely seems like my kind of book, I have noticed we have very different taste but I still love this channel and I’m happy to have a new recommendation also “I love football” 🏈 😂
18 minutes video from Haley this is heaven❤
Your analysis and experience with reading just makes these videos amazing!
you should read my roommate is a vampire if you haven’t already, it’s a super light and cute romance and i feel like it’s not talked about enough
Best birthday ever, I get to watch my favourite booktuber. This day can't get any better
Haley you inspired me to read more, so thank you!
Your the reason I fell in love with reading
As a fellow believer I really appreciate you recommending closed door novels. 💜
I get reading slumps but I just watch one of her videos and it aotomaticly makes me want too read so bad
Girl your room is literally a reader's heaven
I love football :) I love your videos Haley❤️ keep it up!! Also, I seriously mean it when I say you got me out of my reading slump. That’s not a small accomplishment. Getting me out of a book slump takes a lot! Thank you so much for inspiring me everyday🥰
I completely agreed with everything you said especially in the spoiler section! Loved it ❤️
Wholeheartedly agree with your thoughts about A Court of Silver Flames!
i love football & haley pham videos hahahaa so excited to have seen you read butcher & blackbird and it's about to be my next read!
Hey Haley! I’ve been watching your videos for only about a month now but I literally will watch one of your videos before getting excited and reading a book. Ever since I started watching your videos it has made me love reading in a way I cannot explain, so thank you!
I recently just read the house across the lake in the sole purpose of understanding what you read and it was SOO GOOD!
I was wondering if you’d be interested in reading a book called “The Invention of Wings” by Sue Monk Kidd. It’s not very popular but I read it was one of my first historical fictions and I think you’d really like it!
Love you! ❤
Haley’s videos always make me feel like I’m a part of a book club! 💜
I love your videos so much, AHH! There is just something about them that is so comforting
This is the perfect way to relax after a hard week at school❤😁I love you're uploads hailey, keep up the great work🫶