The fact that you and Gabe are literally IN the "happily never after" aesthetic picture😂😂
@AmeliaNatasha15
Ай бұрын
I honestly agree with you about Icebreaker!! In my opinion, it was more about the smut than the actual story but if that's your cup of tea I would recommend it. I am definitely in Jess' camp where that is not my favourite topic to read about. :)
@valerietan1691
Ай бұрын
I used to be such a bookworm when I was younger but sadly read way lesser these days. I’ve been trying to get back to reading and I LOVEEEE that you’re along on this book journey 🫶🏻
@queenbreezy895
Ай бұрын
When you said icebreaker I immediately was like ooh she's not gonna like it because it's rather spicy and I know you don't love that in books. I loved it but I know it's not for everyone!
@kaleighstickel7898
Ай бұрын
Any book I’ve read from Abby Jimenez I’ve LOVED… literally can’t go wrong with any of her books 🫶
@morejessconte
Ай бұрын
I've heard that!!!! so great! 🤩
@RiannaAlvarado
Ай бұрын
Absolutely! And ALL of her books are connected in some way so that is so fun to experience the characters over again in the next book 🥹
@rachelrisley6574
Ай бұрын
@@morejessconteYes, Yours Truly is in a series, so you should read the one before it!! It’s amazing :):)
@RachelCatherine
Ай бұрын
I love your book videos Jess! 🥹🩷 I read Then She Was Gone a couple of years ago and found it really intriguing but also quite dark and heavy 🫶🏼
@giovannarodrigues8420
Ай бұрын
THE "MAMA" SWEATSHIRT I CANNNNNN'T SUPER CUTE
@morganlwinston
Ай бұрын
I’d definitely recommend the Thursday Murder Club for getting out of a slump because the chapters are short and it’s a mystery without being overly complicated or hard to follow. I’m saving the last in the series for when I get in another slump myself!
@morejessconte
Ай бұрын
oooh I've heard of that!!! thank you!!!
@moonwalker2324
Ай бұрын
Yes The Thursday Murder Club is the cosiest murder mystery I've read ❤
@BenitaLifestyleStories
Ай бұрын
i'm really the thursday murder club rn and i'm loving it.
@elliananess419
Ай бұрын
A good summer read I think you’d love is The Summer I Turned Pretty! It’s childhood friends to lovers, it’s got all the teen “drama” that’s cheesy but SO investing haha they also are shorter books (there’s 3) and they rly helped me get out of my summer slump. Everyone I’ve talk too says they fly three them in a matter of days!! Also my favorite book is Turtles All The Way Down by John Green (he also wrote the Fault In Our Stars which is also a popular movie, also recommend that one!) There both kind of sad but such good deep stories and I just LOVEE John Greens writing. SO GOOD! Love these videos so much Jess! ❤
@itskaraelizabeth
Ай бұрын
I loved the summer i turned pretty series!
@giovannarodrigues8420
Ай бұрын
the fact that I was literally just thinking with myself "when am I getting more jess talking about books?" and then you uploaded YEEEEEEEEES
@saherahmad1599
Ай бұрын
i literally just finished watching your recent vlog and thought "i want more!" and a few seconds later saw this in my feed. Love you jess!
@haileynicole-ly7rl
Ай бұрын
this is so exciting!!! I just got back into reading and have been loving watching videos like this recently! long time fan, love you Jess! ❤️
@camryn04
Ай бұрын
adding yours truly to my tbr! love your descriptions for the aesthetics! 🤍🤍
@jemima2905
Ай бұрын
I just love your Videos on this channel! Such a Cozy vibe 💓🫶🏼
@amandamichelle4446
10 сағат бұрын
The coziest channel 🫶🏻
@brinizaleski4606
Ай бұрын
I have been SO excited for this video to come out!
@Julielie3001
Ай бұрын
Love this channel! 📖 I‘ve been following you for so many years and you are such a great role model in so many ways. You have the sweetest personality ♥️ Love from Germany!
@mylifethroughmovements7953
Ай бұрын
I really enjoyed the golden spoon by Jessa Maxwell. It's a story that combines a murder mystery with a baking competition. It's definately an easy read and I enjoyed it while I was getting out of a reading slump.
@ItsAlyssaShea
Ай бұрын
Yay for getting out of your reading slump! 🎉 Yours Truly is so good. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I also really appreciated how accurate and authentic the anxiety representation in that book felt.
@esohesaid9309
Ай бұрын
I started reading The Paris Apartment from your last video and i’m loving it so far!! I thought the beginning was a little slow but now i’m really liking it!!🫶🏽Thank you for sharing ur reading recommendations with us ❤❤
@missyj5608
Ай бұрын
I love these so much! I've read your top books on each video and have enjoyed them all so far!
@sabinezantop4695
Ай бұрын
I love this second channel, thanks so much for all the inspo! Would be awesome if you could post your rankings in an insta story collection in order to be able to screenshot them or have a quick look back whenever needed. Much love from germany☺️
@ruhibux2712
Ай бұрын
Ahhh, I love Jess Conte and I love reading📖. Both of them together, yayayaayay!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤ I have been following you and Gabriel since y'all were engaged, y'all have come such a long way. So beautiful to witness you beautiful souls 🥺💞💓💕❤
@birkleysikes9243
Ай бұрын
So thankful to find book recommendations aren’t inappropriate! Helping me find books has made reading so much more enjoyable lately 🥹
@kaya.graceee
Ай бұрын
Loving this channel! I always look forward to hearing your thoughts on books you’re reading in your vlogs so I’m even more excited that you have a whole channel for it now! It’s so refreshing to hear book reviews from a Christian woman’s perspective too :)
@avismith4631
Ай бұрын
IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS AHHH
@divyav
Ай бұрын
I always start watching your video, and a few minutes in I'm like I wanna read my book, and just start reading. Safe to say, you're truly inspiring hehhe. Btw, I love your book recs💗
@iammellbell
Ай бұрын
I love your bookshelves in the background!
@tabithagatchalian1226
Ай бұрын
I love these monthly recaps and have been anxiously awaiting your recommendations lol! Almost all of my April reads were inspired by your last video and i really enjoyed The Selection series and Bodyguard
@morejessconte
Ай бұрын
oh wow no way!!!! 🥲
@susyh5186
Ай бұрын
Same here! I’ve read the Bodyguard and the first 3 books of the Selection, thanks to Jess’ recommendations 👏🥰 x
@abigailsalvatore6446
Ай бұрын
Hii Jess. I love that u have this channel for books also because of you I read the bodyguard and I absolutely loved it💎💎I love you and your videos. I hope u always stay happy❤
@mikgonzales
5 күн бұрын
I just finished yours truly and ahhhh it’s literally so good I’m loving your reviews!
@gwennajera3049
Ай бұрын
I love this channel so muchhhh
@morejessconte
Ай бұрын
I really appreciate that 🥹
@danagnzz
Ай бұрын
yours truly is one of my favorite books ever!!! it's so good
@jacquelinebodine7920
Ай бұрын
Love your channel and the book reviews. I’m reading the nightingale, it’s a heavy read but really good if you are in the right head space for it.
@theunbrokenpiece
Ай бұрын
Same girlie, im so thankful for kindle samples because i’ve tried reading lucy score’s things we never got over and my reaction is similar to yours towards icebreaker, so you may want to remove it in your tbr list if you have it. and totally resonating with you, sometimes you’d just collect bad books in a streak 😂 and it takes so much time to get out of the slump caused
@aleenakhurshid9065
Ай бұрын
Hi Jess, I'm so glad you are no longer in a reading slump, i know how frustrating it can be to pick up a book and not have it satisfy you. Yours truly is an amazing book and you are so right when you mentioned Abby Jimenez being so spot-on in her description of living with anxiety. I felt like she projected my anxious thoughts, it made me connect with the characters on a deeper level. I would recommend reading Happy Place by Emily Henry, it is so great and again does a remarkable job at bringing to light mental health struggles. If you do read it, make sure to have a box of tissues on standby it is a tearjerker. Thanks again for another great video, I love hearing your thoughts on books it's interesting. Tc xxx ❤
@bellasgoodreads
18 күн бұрын
I also just finished Yours Truly and I absolutely love love love Abby’s writing! such a cute romance with such an accurate representation of anxiety!!❤
@mariyamsyed7801
Ай бұрын
Love this channel pf yours. I always find reading inspirations from your videos. Looking forward for future reviews❤️❤️
@pamegflores3284
Ай бұрын
I felt the same way with “the guest list”!!! Totally agree 👀
@taylor71980
Ай бұрын
You should read the once upon a broken heart series!! Sooooo good I promise
@belenaprikian5358
Ай бұрын
If you do this then definetely start with the caraval series first! They're set in the same world, and one of the villains in caraval is a main character in once upon a broken heart! Even though you can definetely start with ouabh, and understand it without problem (i did that bc I didn't know), it gives you sooo much context and understanding of the world and characters to read caraval first :)
@caitlynjones220
Ай бұрын
I love this series! (If you decide to read it and start with Caraval but don’t enjoy it, please keep going! OUABH is so much better)
@ilybarbiegirl
Ай бұрын
I second this! Such a great series and Stephanie garber makes her stories magical! Caraval series I would recommend first as well
@vri5955
Ай бұрын
yours truly yesss!!!! i LOVED THAT BOOOOKKKK
@anuranjani128
Ай бұрын
I am loving this reading recap videos soo much!! I don't know if you have heard about or read these series but the Six of Crows duology, and literally any book series in the Shadowhunter Chronicles is a great pick to get out of a slump for me. hope you enjoy love!
@veronikaljungberg6695
Ай бұрын
I love this channel! And lisa jewell is one of my favorite authors!! Then she was gone seems so intriguing!
@sofiya7029
Ай бұрын
jess I did not know you were a book girly and was so happy to find ur video randomly hehe. I also read Yours Truly not too long ago and it was AMAZING. you need to read her new book now!
@mrsestherkim
Ай бұрын
Omg you have to keep us updated on "then she was gone" bc it's also on my TBR list ^^
@merindataylor2090
Ай бұрын
Just finished reading The Bodyguard because of your recommendation and loved it! Thanks for sharing your books and reviews 😄
@morejessconte
Ай бұрын
aw no way!!! love that!!! 😍
@susyh5186
Ай бұрын
It’s such a good book!
@cycy26
Ай бұрын
I loveee Yours Truly so much! It’s for sure one of my top reads this year ❤️
@morejessconte
Ай бұрын
yes I've loved it 🥲!!!
@lifeinmybook
Ай бұрын
I also read Yours Truly recently, and I absolutely adored it! 🥰 So happy it's helped you out of your reading slump!
@jenniferkay5952
16 сағат бұрын
I think you would love “good girls guide to murder” it’s technically YA but short chapters, mystery, wholesome, amazing female lead! And a tv show is coming out this year!
@jenaelovesjb
Ай бұрын
I've never been a reader and haven't read any nonfiction since hunger games lol. But your recommendation of The Bodyguard made me actually want to read! I finished it and immediately bought another book to read. I love that we are both fangirls at heart & don't love excessive swearing/sx scenes. Thanks for sharing your reading content! Truly #influenced by you lol 💛
@haileyyoung268
Ай бұрын
I've been loving Kristin Hannah books recently! I just finished The Great Alone, and it's my favorite book I've read this year. It's about a family who moves to Alaska. It has everything... history, learning to survive in Alaska, family issues, town politics, romance, etc. I also recommend The Nightingale and The Four Winds. I love it when I truly care for the characters I'm reading about. She does that.
@SierraMcClain-zc5dx
29 күн бұрын
Just finished the Finley Donovan series. It got me out of my reading slump. It has a little bit of mystery, thrill, love and humor. Loved loved it! And spice level was on the lower side.
@mckennamassey937
Ай бұрын
Love these videos! I’d highly recommend the Thursday Murder Club and any Agatha Christie novels whether you’re in a reading slump or not. Specifically, And Then There Were None by Christie is such a brilliant book. But they’re all so fun to read! 😊
@lilnugget1122
Ай бұрын
You should try the seven year slip! Super cute ❤
@morejessconte
Ай бұрын
ooooh I have that sample on my kindle! I haven't started it yet though!!
@lilnugget1122
Ай бұрын
@@morejessconte it is so heartwarming and sweet! Not spicy or a lot of swearing either which is refreshing!
@Itsezyyyy__
Ай бұрын
The next book I wanna get❤
@avyanna_4235
Ай бұрын
I'm reading this rn
@rebecaa7482
Ай бұрын
I love all of your videos on both channels, but your bookish videos have been so fun to watch. I’m so glad you started this channel. ☺️ I’d love to recommend you Beyond The Break by Heather Buchta. It’s a YA Christian contemporary book with some romance. And I read it last summer and loved it so much. Here’s the synopsis: Manhattan Beach native Lovette has two rules in life. One: no surfing. Not after her brother's accident. Two: absolutely, no dating. And going into her junior year of high school, she's pretty happy with that arrangement. She has friends, her church youth group, and God to fall back on when things get dicey. But after Jake Evans walks into her life, following these two simple rules gets a lot more complicated. Jake is the boy from Lovette's childhood who grew up. Handsome and sweet, he unlocks the part of Lovette that wants nothing more than to surf the waves again. And as their relationship grows, she begins to question what it means to be faithful: to her family, to God, but mostly, to herself. Told with humor and heart, Heather Buchta delivers a sparkling debut that asks the question: Can you fall in love, be a teenager, and also be a good Christian?
@xkstrycharz
Ай бұрын
Jess! You would love the Collected Regrets of Clover :)
@allanadotcom
Ай бұрын
I read yours truly cos of u! Really liked it! Such a cute read❤
@vri5955
Ай бұрын
i would love to recommend you my favs of this year ( I feel like your taste is similar to mine, less smut more fun, enjoyable romance) - single all the way by kate watson -picking daisies on sundays by liana cincotti -as long as the lemon trees grow by zoulfa katouh -the unmaking of june farrow by adrienne young - two wrongs make a right by chloe liese
@dayanahuerta4153
Ай бұрын
I just finished Archer’s Voice this week and it was so good! It was such a beautiful book, and an emotional roller coaster in the best way. Totally recommend! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
@evelynwheatley4506
Ай бұрын
the bodyguard is one of my new favs!!!
@Mads_Rafferty
Ай бұрын
Should definitely add Heir of Broken Fate to your tbr for May! ❤
@mirandatremayne5038
Ай бұрын
One Italian summer is my favorite book ever! You’d love it I think!
@jamillacarr5977
Ай бұрын
Definitely read the other Abby Jimenez books! Yours truly, part of your world and just for the summer were all 5 star reads for me!
@shainadaleiden
Ай бұрын
i LOVE abby jiminez books!! highly recommend the rest of those :) if you haven’t read beach read by emily henry i think you’d enjoy that one!
@alixg1252
Ай бұрын
I just adore this little secret channel
@crazyforcookies101
Ай бұрын
Completely agree about The Guest List and Ice Breaker. I feel like The Guest List put me in a reading slump, it was sooo slow and a bit hard to follow. I just read and finished Archers Voice. It was SO good! I also recommend All Good People Here, it was a murder mystery type of vibe without being scary.
@morejessconte
Ай бұрын
ooooh thank you im gonna look them both up!!
@Itsezyyyy__
Ай бұрын
Not the best ratings on those two
@gellygummy
Ай бұрын
@@morejessconte Archer’s Voice has a lot of spice in it, so you may not like it
@noysharoni7953
Ай бұрын
Hi Jess❤️ I’ve been watching you and gabe for about five years now! And I’m so excited that you joined the book community!!🥹 its literally the best community on the internet 🥰 I love these videos and the effort you put into them! I love that you put the book aesthetic when you talk about each book!🥰✨🎀 your so cute and I’m so happy for you🫶🏼🫶🏼
@karinalizbethr
Ай бұрын
then she was gone is a good book!!! but you WILL feel a certain way, it’s sad, and your heart feels that but i think that’s why i liked it so much- i love books that make me FEEL something and genuinely connect with the characters. i also recommended: All the Dangerous Things- i think it’s very eye opening.
@paigetedesche8006
21 күн бұрын
A few romance books I’ve enjoyed this year are Happy Place, The Wrong Prom Date, and Left Field Love 💕
@emibec4996
Ай бұрын
I some people don’t like spice in their books but I loved Icebreaker! I think if you put the spiciness aside, the plot is really good! Definitely had some unexpected twists and turns for me🥰
@winb2439
Ай бұрын
Kate Watson has some ammmmaazzing books! "It's always Sonny" is just 👏👏 *chef's kiss*
@abbeyragland
Ай бұрын
I loved The Last Mrs. Parrish and The Housemaid! And they have new ones coming out this summer to go along with them!
@hail4712
Ай бұрын
I love love yours truly
@allyclawson442
Ай бұрын
I knew you weren’t going to like Ice Breaker haha!! I also have been DYING to know your thoughts on Then She Was Gone!! It’s one of my all time favorite books!!
@anjalipatel5109
Ай бұрын
omg i felt exactly the same about the guest list being so slow!! great book but man was it hard to get into
@carmelnemet4550
Ай бұрын
I feel like you’d love “the soulmate equation” and the “the true love experiment” by Christina Lauren! They are both so good, a bit spicy but the plot is beautiful in both of them.
@georgianapetreaa
Ай бұрын
I have to check out these. I've been loving biographies lately, atm I am reading Vivien Leigh's❤️
@shawnawiznuk
Ай бұрын
Yours Truly is actually a "sequel" to Part of Your World! But I also read them in the opposite order hahaha
@katherinereid5412
Ай бұрын
jess! have you ever read any karen kingsbhry books?? they are so so good!! she’s a christian author, lives in nashville, and has the sweetest books. i literally have cried at every one that i’ve read. i think you would like a lot of them since you love rom coms. she has a book that is based on a bookstore in franklin tn, if i’m remembering correctly.
@mindymartinez1497
Ай бұрын
After you read the synopsis of the last book I thought of “when we believed in mermaids” it has a similar storyline but it’s the sister instead of the daughter. I think it’s a great read alternative if you end not be comfortable with your choice :))
@SharniandBooks
Ай бұрын
As far as bookish terminology goes, myself and others tend to say “soft dnf” when we’re putting it down but may pick it up again eventually, and “hard dnf” when we definitely will not be picking it back up 😅 so that might help you differentiate between the types of dnfs?
@stephaniemramos
Ай бұрын
Then There Was You by Kara Isaac is a closed door Christian romance that reads like a modern day romcom. I had so much fun reading it. It’s a 4.5 star and it’s on kindle unlimited!
@huntersuchotzky7558
Ай бұрын
A Little Life! Very heartbreaking and not for the faint of heart, has very very long chapters and a lot of words on the pages but it is so so good.
@biancajulia3612
Ай бұрын
The truly devious series is good for a slump! It is kinda like inheritance games or good girls guide to murder.
@zsb99
Ай бұрын
yess!! i just commented how the series had me reading 3 books in 3 days!!
@biancajulia3612
Ай бұрын
@@zsb99 haha same here! I’ve got to pick up the 4th but I’m well and truly out of my slump 😂😅
@zsb99
Ай бұрын
@@biancajulia3612 waittt theress a fourth??!! oh yeah.. just checked.. haha.. but i'm not sure i remember all the characters, and if the author didn't give one liners about each one, it gets a little annoying for me.. it happened with the one of us is lying series. i devoured book 1 and 2. and then recently tried to pick up book 3, and it felt like i was entering a conversation midway. i could not get beyond 2-3 pages because i simply could not remember who was who and what was the dynamic.. hoping that doesnt happen with book #4..
@chajsni9408
Ай бұрын
I feel like you’re gonna love Love & Gelato! ❤
@alexandragee-lewis3465
Ай бұрын
Jess (& everyone) next book recommendations for you as 4.5 🌟 Rom-Com read: 1. The Chance: 🔥 Christian RomCom As high school sweethearts, they fall in love, and Nolan plans to one day marry Ellie. Their dreams shatter when Ellie's mother, Caroline, becomes pregnant from an adulterous relationship, and Ellie's father plans to take Ellie with him when he leaves for a job in California. * I hadn't read any good Christian romcom before but this gave me hope that it does exist!! *
@zsb99
Ай бұрын
the truly devious series by maureen johnson had me reading 3 books in 3 days. i could not stop. it a cozy mystery . a recent read was 'the likeness' by tana french. its basically the story of how a detective made an undercover identity for a case many years ago. and years after the case had been closed a body shows up with her face and the identity that she created. she is now presented with the unique opportunity to go into that persons life as her and find out who did it. a really good read.
@whisperingchapters
Ай бұрын
Yours Truly is my absolute favorite by Abby!! And it ended up being one of my top faves of the year already. Jacob is just so precious and relatable. 🥹 I’m currently listening to Happily Never After! The audio has been so enjoyable.
@lizbeth.lowpez
Ай бұрын
Hey Jess! I work at a bookstore so I hope I can help a bit. I honestly would not recommend picking up Icebreaker again. It does get pretty explicit, in language, in graphic scenes, etc. Based off of what you’ve said about your taste, doesn’t seem like the book for you! But I highly highly recommend any of Abby Jimenez’s other novels, I think you would really enjoy ❤️
@helpfulhints4463
26 күн бұрын
Hey Jess I love your videos!!! Can you put the spice rating of the books in the video?
@0jul4
Ай бұрын
if you ever want to get into the literary fiction genre I would really recommend Winter in Sokcho!! its a short but really lovely book. I read it in one sitting and it became one of my all time favs.
@saraitch
Ай бұрын
Then she was gone is such a good book! I gave it 4 stars only because I predicted the plot twist before it happened but I still enjoyed reading the book. Hopefully you'll enjoy it too💙
@raec.4157
Ай бұрын
I think I have a series you would like it’s a whole series though. It starts off when she’s like 14 years old and then follows her throughout her high school and college and adults years. It’s also a Christian book series. It’s called The Christy Miller Series by Robin Jones Gunn it was my favorite growing up through middle and high school 🥰🤍
@ashleycole2505
Ай бұрын
100% agree that guest list was so slow it took me so long to finish lol and thank you for saving me a read for icebreaker lol that’s not my type of read either!
@noysharoni7953
Ай бұрын
I’d recommend the naturals series by Jennifer Lyhn Barnes! This was what got me out of my own reading slump and it is such a fun and fast paced YA mystery series!
@anavanessa9182
Ай бұрын
I’m currently reading Tom Lake by Ann Patchet and so far so good! No spice, and it’s a retelling of when the mom was an actress and dated an actor who went on to be famous later on. :)
@morejessconte
Ай бұрын
ooooh I'm gonna look into that, thank you!!
@anavanessa9182
Ай бұрын
No problem :) Update: I finished the book! I did enjoy the story (it has some cussing here and there), however I wish the ending was different. 🩵 It has mentions of spice but it’s all closed door which I appreciate. I enjoyed the themes of family and finding joy in the mundane. I really enjoyed how she is in love with her husband after so many years 🥲
@Mysteryymagic
Ай бұрын
You should definitely read Divine Rivals! It's so beautifully written. It is not a romcom or mystery, but i'm really curious about your opinion🧡
@premtimeburrniku6816
Ай бұрын
Hi Jess!!! I really feel we’re so alike and feel so connected to you. I've been a fan girl like you and now I love reading books.. I wanted to recommend you one of my favorite books of all time which is "Say you swear"- Meagan Brandy. I really think you will enjoy it as much as me!! Love youu❤️
@bridgetteh3843
Ай бұрын
I have Yours Truly on my bookshelf and just never pick it up but you have inspired me to read it! Hope you are doing well and enjoyed Aussie Land 🥰🥰
@ashleyanne1453
Ай бұрын
I LOVED Yours Truly!!! If you plan to read the series, I highly recommend reading Part of Your World before Just For the Summer! I didn't by accident and it would've been SO much cooler if I had read them in the correct order. Still loved all 3 though :))
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