reading YOUR underrated faves 

"im not saying you can't be stupid AND horny" describes a lot of book characters i think

“I loved this book. I don’t suggest you read it.”

You should do the same thing with but with controversial reads!

The Queen watches Anne with an E. I have been forced to stan harder than before.

Maggie Stiefvater purposely doesn't tell you where Thisby is located to make it seem more magical. I'm so happy you enjoyed The Scorpio Races because it's one of my absolute favorite books!

I recommend Maurice, it is a gay romance written in 1913, incredible for it's time. But i barely see people talking about it

Ever since I read Scorpio races I've been terrified of horses. I don't wanna say it's Maggie Stiefvater's fault but maybe a little

OMG I'M SO HAPPY YOU LOVED THE SCORPIO RACES 😭😭 i was kinda scared when you mentioned it at the beggining lmao but the fact that you liked it makes me so happy because it's one of my fav books 💞 also, yeah i adored this format, i love the concept of you taking in consideration your followers' recs !!

The Scorpio Races feels like the book that was always in Maggie's heart, just waiting to be written. It's so magical and lovely. One of my favorites!

OH THANK GOD YOU LIKED THE SCORPIO RACES. I adore that book so much and im so so happy you liked it too!! Omg and u even compared them to Anne and Gilbert!!!! Ugh your amazing.

I literally cannot believe I’ve only just found your channel, Chandler! Already obsessed with the content. On the upside, I’ve got a long line of videos to binge now.

I'm currently reading a book called, "Quiet Screams to the Quiet Healer," that came out in January. It's a self published book, and I think it's really sad very few people have read it as it's a very beautiful story.

my fave series ever are the illuminae files!! its so interesting and a great example of scifi writing, and the fact its presented in a compilation of files keeps it engaging and fun to read. 100/10 reccomend!

first of all, love that we’re grey sweatshirt twins in the reading vlogs second, i’m so right there with you for the rating. i think because i don’t really read a lot of romance, the insta lust didn’t really bother me, but i totally see why it would be a turn off. i thought it was definitely something new and super fun, and i liked that the main character was actually written like a young adult novel mc, not a new adult mc forced into the YA setting for marketing reasons!

The scorpio races is just a magical little book! One of my all time faves! I reread it every November and I take my time to read it through out the month!

Everything you said about A River of Royal Blood was EXACTLY how I felt about it. I couldn't stand the romance (and honestly preferred the teacher lmao) I gave it 3.5 stars though because I really loved the whole magic system and all 💙 Definitely picking up The Merciful Crow and The Scorpio Races now ❤

the way we never saw the actual copy of The Scorpio Races because she became a camera stand... she really be doing THE MOST in this video

Chandler you are one of my favorite booktubers and every time I watch your videos I realize that you're always honest with your reviews which make for great entertainment.

Midnight at the Electric! Has sci-fi, cute af historical romance (no time travel), and general sappy feels. I looooove this book and know no one else who has read it.

“Is it bad that I wanted her to get with her like... teacher” 😂 that is so me

Emma Mills’ books are sooo underrated. This Adventure Ends, Foolish Hearts, and Famous in a Small Town are all quality reads tbh. The way she writes contemporaries is exactly everything I want- there’s romance but it’s not the whole plot of the story, there’s strong friendships, there’s a lot of funny banter that reminds me of stuff I’ve said with my friends.. every single character has a personality and they’re all so fun to read about

I really love that you are not afraid to read books that you might not have picked up on your own...I never do that and only read Fantasy and Romance but I really want to go over my comfortzone

I really enjoyed this video. I think 1 video that would be interesting is to read the first 5 books Goodreads, Google, or Amazon recommends to you from your favorite books. Under the Readers also enjoyed (goodreads) or Customers also bought (Amazon) sections

The Last Magicians cover reminds me of an evil Neverending Story cover.

Here for the book content but I don't think any of us would complain if you made a hair/makeup GRWM... you always look poppin

I had the same reaction to The Scorpio Races a few years ago (actually, I've had that reaction to all of Stiefvater's books, most of which I have wound up adoring), but I love it when I see anyone else who loves it. You might also like All The Crooked Saints for the same reasons, but that one is admittedly more divisive (and was written when she was sick). But I also liked this format! I'd never heard of the first few books before this, although I'm definitely bumping The Merciful Crow up my TBR list.

is2g these vlogs are literally so fun even tho 90% of the books are not even remotely close to my taste in books 👏🏻

I am sooooo beyond happy you mentioned Beautiful Boy. It is SUCH a great depiction and story of addiction and how it affects families. The movie is pretty freaking great too. This was a GREAT video, such a good concept!! I just love all your ideas 😍 and The Scorpio Races is ♥️♥️♥️♥️ love that you loved it!!!!!!

An underrated all time favorite book of mine is called “Cupid’s match” it has so much action and a little bit of romance and questioning of your identity and the right thing to do. I HIGHLY recommend it.

i haven’t thought about scorpio races for SO LONG but the minute you started describing it i vividly remembered the plot and reading it and just loving it

I love hearing you talk about books, you are able to hold the good AND the bad, in a very fair nuanced way!

I loved The Scorpio Races! I read it as an audiobook and could not stop!

the scorpio races is not a book that i thought i'd ever pick up but now i feel like i need to? also bummed to hear you didn't love the last magician. that's a book that i've been so excited for ever since i bought it. loooove this type of video! i really like seeing people read books outside of their normal genres. :)

I love this! Taking books we love to give a try. I have had The Merciful Crow in the back of my mine to give a try for awhile sooo I may need to move it up my TBR! Fabulous video as always 🤍🤍🤍

The Last Magician sounds like something I would love hahaha

I love videos like these! They always encourage me to be more adventurous with my own reading taste and to try things out of my comfort zone.

Just found your channel, and enjoying it so much! Thank you! I think for another video, it would be really interesting if you went back to your recs spreadsheet and picked the ones you got the -least- recommendations for; that would be the really, really underrated/under-the-radar picks.

The Palace Job is so under rated...it is this unique mix of scifi, fantasy, and action/adventure.

The Merciful Crow was hands down my favorite 2019 read. It was so darn good. I absolutely cannot wait for the sequel!

I am so happy you liked the Merciful Crow!! I wasn't expecting to like it as much as I did so I loved hearing your thoughts 💞💞

Radiance by Grace Draven is one of the best examples of a Beauty and the Beast kind of inspired story I've read I really think you should read it. It has both characters being viewed as the beauty of the respective people and the Beast of the opposite people. It's an arranged marriage with a lot of politics involved and some very good romance building.

i reread the scorpio races this past november and it hit just as good as the first two times i read it haha definitely underappreciated

Came here for your Heroine review! I do agree with that flaw you mentioned, however, it did not bother me. This was the best YA book I read last year. For me personally, I also played softball in high school and struggled with chronic pain, so this book spoke to me on an emotional level.

you should def do another video like this!! I just found your channel today so didn't get to contribute my underrated fave for this!

I was really excited when I saw the Scorpio Races! I’m so glad you loved it! I loved the way the author described things and I honestly felt as if I was there with the characters.

I love The Scorpio Races so much I reread it almost every fall since it came out. The atmosphere and the way the island is almost a character in itself is just *chef's kiss*

Yessss you loved The Scorpio Races :,) I love when booktubers enjoy the books I enjoy hahaha selfish. I would do a reread with you for November!

you said gilbert and anne from anne with an e and now i NEED to read it

Okay I know people prolly don’t talk about it that much but y’all don’t sleep on the Lunar Chronicles it’s boooombbb 😭☺️

very under hyped *dark wild night* from the wild seasons series by Christina Lauren MY GOD MY HEART CANT HANDLE HOW BEAUTIFUL LOLA AND OLIVER ARE TOGETHER

One of my favorite books ever is The Steel Crow Saga by Paul Krueger that came out last year. It's a standalone fantasy and it's amazing -- it has a lot of representation without it feeling forced, and has a setting based on Asian countries which was refreshing and much easier for me to keep things straight without being bland. I loved all the characters right away as well, which is really hard to do for me. I've heard no one talk about it, which is a shame. I dnf'ed the Last Magician. What ruined it for me was Harte and Esta's relationship. I found myself shipping her and Violet, as Harte and Esta's relationship felt so secretive and fake and like it'd never work because of the lies. Harte also got worse instead of better. He was selfish. Violet and Esta could've been a slow build throughout the entire series and make up for the death of the ONLY love interest for the oNly LGBTQ character. Which felt cheap and gross.

One of my all time favorites is angelfall by sedan Ee It’s a fallen angel, dystopian book. It’s from 2012 and just incredible

I was so relieved that you liked Scorpio Races, I got so nervous the whole video that you'd hate it lol. Definitely recommend it for a October/November read. The mood is just, ugh, fantastic

An underrated book I’ve never seen anyone talk about on booktube or in the book community is ‘ultraviolet, by RJ Anderson, been one of my favs since I was young teens and still is now I’m in my 20’s the love interest is slightly taboo a psych ward teen and her psychiatrist, but it’s not about mental health really in an angsty way and is more a mystery book with an unexpected twist and I just want everyone to read it lol

I love the book "How it Feels to Float" by Helena Fox

you loving the scorpio races makes me so happy! and i love these kinds of videos, can't wait for more!

A very underrated series is the Half Bad series, I haven't met anyone who has read it! it's such an incredible series I'd recommend to anyone

I love the scorpio races i wish there was more 😭

I relate to the feelings you had about The Last Magician so hard, because I just recently tried reading Eleanor & Park and this is exactly how I felt about it.

I really enjoy these types of videos! Keep them coming ❤

this is crazy i was JUST talking today about how the scorpio races was one of my favorite books in high school, glad you liked it too!

Two of my favourite underrated reads is 'The Dead Queens Club' - Hannah Capin and 'When You Leave' - Monica Ropal.

awh i wish i saw that tweet earlier! i never seen anyone talk about the loneliest girl in the universe and it’s so so good

Glad you enjoyed "Scorpio Races" - it's one of my faves!

Loved this video I've been meaning to read The Last Magician for ever lol the Merciful Crow sounds really good👌

LOVED this video idea Chan!! This was so entertaining, and I really want to check out The Merciful Crow now!

Ha! I KNEW you'd like The Scorpio Races! Lol. I'm so glad you finally read it. I need to reread it, but I'm waiting until November because both of the other times I've read have been in the summer, I think ??? It's on goodreads somewhere so I don't have to remember it.

The Dark/Spark series by James Alan Gardner is the mosat underrated series of all time!!! Only two books have come out this far “all those explosions were someone else’s fault” and “they promised me the gun wasn’t loading”. But we have a diverse cast of 4 main characters but in terms of race, personality and gender. It finds the perfect balance between a serious sci-fi / Urban fantasy story but simultaneously poking fun at all the cliches in the story. A breath of fresh air and I would dare to say it is my favourite series of all time! (I even wrote to the author on goodreads when I finish the first one begging him to say it would be a series so I could get a book from each “main characters point of view”

WOO i’m glad you liked the last two bc i was getting concerned lmao. the merciful crow is something i’ve wanted to read since it came out; maybe this will give me the extra push i need 🥰

The secret of Roan Inish I my favourite movie EVER definitely need to read The Scorpio Races

the secret lies of minnow bly and vicarious are so amazing and underrated

Ok, when you said Anne Shirley and Gilbert Blythe, I was thinking...maybe Scorpio Races could be a book that I would like as a movie, and I hope would be adapted as faithfully as possible. I don't know why I have that feeling, but I just do. Also excited for Merciful Crow, I think that's a very unique concept or well, new to me. The Last Magician and River of Royal Blood sounds like books that I might like at the beginning but would leave me, I don't want to say disappointed, but something along those lines. And Heroine, when I read the reviews on that I stayed faaaarr away. I was actually surprised that you picked it up. Anyway, great video! I'm glad I finally got ads because I don't know how else I could show my support. I'm a new subscriber, and I've been bingeing your videos since yesterday. :)

I feel like the Scorpio Races is set on one of the Channel Islands but it’s years since I read it so I’m probably bullshitting

Pleasee read the land of stories series by Chris colfer. It's a middle grade and it was also the books that got me into reading at first, I reread the entire series 12 times, the entire thing and everytime I think back on it I just wanna cry because it was soo good!!! But, no one talks about it. Idek why.

you are the only person whose reading vlogs i watch ♥️

"a bitch was congested" lol giiiiiiirl this is why I have a hard time with audiobooks because finding a good narrator is hard

an underrated one kind of if you speak Spanish is el Principe del sol and the sequel la ladrona de la luna

Yes! I am not the only one who dislikes The Diviners. It was just boring. I can understand why people love it, but it just wasn't for me. Exactly how you described the Last Magician. By the way, great video! One of my underhyped faves is *Embrace* by Jessica Shirvington.

ive seen the Scorpio Races around but haven't had a good history with the author so ive been hesitant to pick it up .. glad to see you loved it

Also really enjoyed The Merciful Crow. and DNF'd The Last Magician (though, I thought I would love it). Great video! :)

Hmmm let me think... FIRE AND BLOOD and SALT AND STONE!!! Amazing books, sadly doesn’t have a final book because not enough sales. It’s like hunger games but...different..I’m not good at explaining things so just go read it!

How crazy I watched this video having never heard of Scorpio races and an hour later I’m in a charity shop and I stumble across the Scorpio races and of course I had to buy it!

I LOVE THE SCORPIO RACES! ONE OF MY FAVS

Amos Oz - Between Friends is probably the least know from my faves. It is really good, made me really sad and then strangely calm, and is written on the level that makes me think that all of it really happened. Except for that one person wouldn't be able to see things from many perspectives.

the most underrated book(s) I know is the hawk of may series by Gillian Bradshaw. Idk what it is about those books but they get to me like nothing else and they were so so so inspiring for me for some reason. I think I was extra into them because I'm autistic and arthurian legend (which is what those books are about) is my special interest but even if that wasn't the case I think I would've still loved those books

Omg Truly Devious is one of my favs and more people need to read it!!!!

A river of royal blood has seen super interesting to me. I think I'll have to pick it up soon... awe I picked up last magician recently but I may like It bc it sounded interesting when you mentioned time travel and politics 😅

honestly i wish the video was at least 10 minutes longer. kinda booksandlala style, more laid back and chatty. i'd love to see the process of choosing the book, more in depth thoughts, snippets of your "normal" life. this is just my opinion, i figured i'd give my 2 cents :)

The Merciful crow and The scorpio races sound amazing, i am differently going to check those out. A video that could be fun, is reading books that goodreads recommend to you, and see how if they are good :D

i'm so glad you really liked the merciful crow (i was one of the people who replied to your tweet with it ☺)! i had a feeling you would like it so i definitely wanted to recommend it to you!!! also this was a great video as always chan! hope you have a good day!!! 💖

I'm not a big reader but I loved the book flipped, it has two main characters and it's a teen thing, I went on Google and it said 95% of people liked the book

my palpable relief when you said the last magician was boring... it was one of my LEAST favorite books of 2019 and I agree with everything you said. I don’t want to be rude to everyone who loves it, but I can’t even understand how...

I really enjoyed the Insignia trilogy by S.J Kincaid

the Scorpio races it nothing but flavor. ending always makes me cry. flavor town idk.

Scorpio races! Yes, one of my favorites books ever

So glad you loved Scorpio Races!

really fun video! this made me want to reread the scorpio races 🥺 also you saying the characters reminded you of anne and gilbert is a Mood

I always have to check the playback speed when watching your videos :) also, you are lovely and thanks for the recommendations :)

I really liked A River of Royal Blood but totally thought Eva had more chemistry with her teacher 😂

This was such a GREAT video! 😂 I haven't read any of these books either so it was great hearing your opinion, you should definitely continue with all the other recommendations