accidental pregnancy is the strongest form of birth control, imo

The best training montage hands down is "I'll make a man out of you" from Mulan, it legit has me wanting to climb a massive pole and run with weights

A 43 minute video of my fave?? A little treat ? FOR ME?? ?

The way that I had just crumbled to my knees as I had finished all of Lexi’s videos only to get the notification for this one

You remind me of that one cool art teacher that says “to be cringe is to be free”

found family makes me go feral like full on monkey stimming mode

ao3 authors should be a trope of their own bc why are their lives always so unfortunate 😭 we respect the dedication tho

All the 300k+ slow burns I swallowed down as a teenager had me on the floor over a “Darcy hand flex” level of contact. Now I’m trying to transition to romance books and keep getting jumpscared like “They kissed? ALREADY?”

Bully romances are the bane of my existence. I can handle banter but literally being so toxic cause he likes her makes my skin boil.

"even if they're psychotic and they're like mafia men who bought us like at least they're kind at least they say nice things" 😭

18:18 using zuko for the redemption arc photo and placing the trope up in the pantheon is absolutely FANTASTIC, your brain is incredible thank you for your service

You’re in my pantheon tier of booktubers

the way Lexi has managed to stamp “the best to ever do it” onto my lexicon. I don’t think I ever used that phrase once before watching her videos and now I’m dropping it on a regular basis

i LOVE found family but some -strai- i mean certain kinds of people seem to think it means marrying a single father and becoming a mother to his kids

Hands down best application of "Who did this to you" is the Pizza Delivery episode in SpongeBob SquarePants.

I LOVE the length of your videos. It's so hard finding videos over 15 minutes, so when I want to get comfortable and watch something, it's hard. It's like a blessing whenever you post lol

the whole “childhood friends to lovers” mock-up scenario was so perfectly realized and delivered, top-tier bit 🙏

I thought I was with you with the “brothers best friend” trope but then I thought of any of my friends dating my (admittedly close in age) younger brother and I was filled with an incandescent and immediate rage so I guess im the problem

"never have I ever" on Netflix has some good "academic rivals to lovers" energy. It's a teen comedy show but very enjoyable!

Necessary follow-up video - your top 1-2 recs for each trope in the top 2 or 3 tiers

this video showed up at the EXACT moment I was looking for a book video omg

I love the callbacks you make to fanfiction because I too would read fanfic like it was a full time job

Seeing you put both slow burn and mutual pining in the pantheon was so satisfying. Those two paired together are really the recipe for the best romances 😌❤

i LOVE forced proximity where two competitive people have to work together to win. like The Summer of Broken Rules by KL Walther where they have to work together to defeat everyone in a game of assassin. it’s my favorite niche category of that trope

I will stand up for "hero loses powers" in the instance of learning their worth beyond their powers or having a little challenge towards the final battle and then GETTING THE POWERS BACK that's the important part-- that's a lil treat for me

The ending of the 'if you know you know' she loses her powers book that we all know made me viscerally angry lol.

I agree with almost all of these, but I am a sucker for all friends to lovers. I just LOVE that tension of not wanting to ruin a friendship! The childhood friends one is also good because it's usually a combo with it's always been you or second chance? I do eat that up every single time.

Hero loses powers book she was talking about MUST have been from the shadow and bone series. That ending pissed me off so bad and I'm glad to be seen in this way lol

What you said about the bully romance was real, literally i don't care if he had a tragic backstory which is why he doesn't know how to express his feelings and is just mean to her because he likes her like that doesn't even make sense. Bully romances are only good when they both are equally mean to eachother. I would say the cruel prince would be a good example for this

if you're looking for a good reverse grumpy-sunshine (grumpy girl, sunshiney boy), I recommend "a far wilder magic" by Allison Saft! a beautiful character study with some light fantasy elements (and has some of your pantheon tropes in it!!)

omg lexi, to challenge your stance on the friends to lovers trope, i can't recommend "twenty five twenty one" on netflix enough. it singlehandedly convinced me that when done right and not boringly it can be pantheon worthy. this series has found family, coming of age, intense nostalgia of youth and the beauties/tragedies that comes with it, nuanced grumpy x sunshine ish, central female friendship and rivalry, mother-daughter dynamics, training montages, underdog you can't help but root for, etc which are elements that really could be up your alley! i grew up with kdramas but like a lot of poorly written fanfics they can be a bit too tropey/cliche and hollow (i say this lovingly lol), however 2521 might come off unassuming and comical one moment but will find you crying the next and later will have your soul slowly mended back with poetically wholesome vibes in the mere span of an episode or two. i love how subversive it is and how it has one of the best executions of 'show don't tell' when convincing the audience of the affection/care shared between characters uggghhh from the production, writing to acting it is soooo gooodd and i clearly cannot sing enough praises about it (in case you look into it pls be careful of spoilers everywhere)

I would LOVE a video with recs from the pantheon and always eats!

"dead character saves the day" i immediately thought of Leo in The Blood of Olympus! 💗

2 videos in one week??🎉🎉🎉

Just got done watching your summer tbr vid for the SECOND time and the way I RAN nothing is better than a lexi tier vid

IMO The Accidental Dating Experiment by Lauren Blakey does the Brother’s Best Friend trope actually okay? I say this because when the brother finds out his best friend is in love with his sister he’s just like “so, when are you gonna tell Juliet you love her? Cause you’re kinda obvious about it.” He doesn’t go all over protective or say they can’t date, he actively gives his blessing which was a really nice change. It also helps that all the characters are in their 30s, so the brother very much trusts his sister’s judgement.

just started the video but i wanna point out how much lexi is absolutely slaying in this video like the hair the earrings the shirt... beautiful!!

the speed with which she whips through everything is so good for my adhd brain. organized chaos at it's finest and the roasting is so personal. i love it

the way i gasped when you put "hero loses powers" in the bottom tier, i was not expecting that! i had the exact opposite experience when i was a kid where the protagonist of a very popular anime from the 2000s had to give up his power to fulfill the original goal of the show during the darkest hour (i feel like that's enough without being too much) and it felt so satisfying for some reason. It sort of reads to me like a signal that things have changed and the character doesn't need all that power anymore to be happy, that they have changed enough as a person that their inner world can be peaceful now. But if i had to read a version where a woman gave up her power and ended up weaker than an insecure man i would rage, so.

Zuko as the redemption arc image and Kate/Anthony as the enemies to lovers image, THOSE ARE PERFECT EXAMPLES, i feel so seen. Anyway adore you hope youre well

Wake up, Lexi posted again!!!!

PLEASE I BEG YOU, give me some recs of books with the redemption/corruption arc

You did it. You somehow made me not entirely despise the miscommunication trope.😂

"Carry On' is my all time favourite chosen one trope book because the whole premise is the MC being "the worst chosen one to ever be chose". its low key a harry potter parody where Harry and Draco fall in love and also dracos a vampire, and it is also imo a solid enemies to lovers book.

Omg so early, just want to say love you Lexi! Your videos bring me so much joy and you’ve quickly become one of my favorite creators. I know you’ve had a tough go lately but just know so many internet strangers care about you and are so grateful for the laughs you provide! Hope you’re on the upswing and keep doing you 🤍

Absolutely resonate with everything in "Highly Variable" lmao. Those are the tropes that make me perk up when I hear them, but have such a poor history of good execution that I'm always hesitant. Add Enemies to Lovers in there too bc I feel like the contemporary world has me dying of laughter and the fantasy worlds be speedrunning the progression from enemy to lover. Also I need more corruption arcs in my life.

You know what always eat? Lexi's videos. Lexi, you NEVER MISS. Literally every word you said, I was nodding my head and giggling and snapping my fingers

OUR QUEEN HAS ARRIVED ONCE AGAIN, ALL HAIL QUEEN LEXI🙌🏻🙌🏻

okay so part 2 of this maybe pick best and worst books for each trope??? Will the video be like three hours long yes...will I still devotedly watch the whole thing yes...also yes. But also no pressure, we know you're busy! 😊 Thanks for another banger of a vid, Lexi.

Your channel has singlehandedly made me read again. And by that, I mean I've become a reading god and blazed through like 3 books in a week when I haven't touched a book in months. (Besides the one off book I did finish).

I wish more Booktubers would do this trope ranking system because I am ONE HUNDRED PERCENT in agreement with you on every single ranking and now I want to watch all of your backlog videos for your recommendations. I'm so glad you popped up on my feed!

so glad you make videos like this bc I agree with you on almost every ranking and now I feel like I can trust that your book recs will be ones that I’ll actually like, which is so exciting! thanks lexi!! xoxoxo

The "I hate everyone but you"-trope... If it is done right, it is pantheon material. I am thinking of Astarion from BG3 here. Doesn't matter If you go for a friendship or a romance with him. Just don't ever hurt him any more, please 😭 Show him that the world still has some good things. It's also always paired with a slow burn If done eight, because you have to build the trust first. So it's a win-win!

Perfect timing for my daily dishwashing!

I was waiting for found family and you did not disappoint with the placement of it ahhhh! My favourite trope along with Redemption/Corruption arcs

The way you posted again the morning of a hellish day of exams, thats one after the other ❤thank you so much for always giving me another reason to get through the day and get back home to watch your videos (new and older ones)

it's that time once again where we all come together by the fire, united in the hi hello hope that we are taking care of ourselves.

Two lexi videos in less then a week, we're eating GOOD

The way I gasped that there is another video!!! Oh my gosh thank you❤

girl you are GLOWING im so excited to see you back WE ARE SO BACK‼

this isn't related to the actual video at hand, but have you ever considered crossposting any of your tiktoks onto here? I don't use tiktok-it's just not the right app for me personally-but I'd be interested in seeing the fabled divorce tier list you've mentioned before, as well as whatever else you may be cooking up over there

Omg I was an extra in the big high school dance scene in Starstruck 😂😂 I haven’t seen it since it first came out but I think there’s like a prom or something near the end? I was on set for two or three days for that scene. Totally forgot about that movie 🤣

At this point I like the videos before they’re even over because you truly do not miss

ugh cannot stop coming back to lexi’s videos, truly a sweet treat for me

I was an accidental pregnancy trope HATER before a friend convinced me to read Out on a Limb Hannah Bonam Young. That book changed my whole perception on the trope (It also discusses limb differences and the author writes from experience as she has a limb difference). If it’s done right, it’s PERFECT. A somewhat new release that is also very similar to Out on a Limb is Ready or Not by Cara Bastone (this one is childhood friends to lovers/best friends brother too). Both fmcs in these get pregnant at the VERY beginning of the books, so it’s a totally different vibe than accidental pregnancy at the middle or end of books and a lot of it is reckoning with how to support their new child while also falling in love with the mmc (which ISN’T THE FATHER IN ONE OF THEM!). So it’s majorrrrr friends to lovers vibes and sooo good. I’d love to see you read one of these!

i clicked so fast

i was thinking about your channel yesterday and how it's been months since i last played your videos and now i had u back on my FYP! happy to see ur content again 🥹😆💗

Just started to watch and I'm once again amazed by how natural and genuine you present everything.

New vid has single handedly saved my week thank you lexi

The Addicted to You Series by Becca and Kristie Ritchie has the Academic enemies to lovers! Though they’re not the main couple in the series at first. They do have their own pov book down the line! The main couple has a friends to lovers trope who enable each others addictions it’s definitely a good read! And the series becomes a whole found family trope which makes it all the more heartwarming!

YES, the iconic video I've been waiting for

I just came back from vacation and have to work today - this was a great pick me up video to have on in the background. I respect and agree with so many of these takes, truly. Your point about Friends to Lovers being ideal in the real world but needing some cooking in books is so true

listening to you speak is so satisfying, it scratches the right itch in my brain

thank you for the video!! hope you enjoyed your vacation 💗

We’re being FED this month with all this content

She's back!! WOOOO

love to see that i almost completely agree with your list!!! also i love your jellyfish earrings!!! theyre so cool!

kept refreshing for a good video to watch while i eat and this came up at the perfect time thank you 🫡

this is all I've ever wanted in a video from Lexi and I was so happy to get this notification!!! you bring us so much joy Lexi!!! feeling grateful

love ur videos!! they bring out the teenage book nerd in me that got very lost in the tax-paying adult world at some point. ty these are so fun hehe 🎉

I love your earing's! I really appreciate how well you explain each book you are reviewing. You give your honest opinion, you've helped add to my tbr so many times with how well you dive into each book.

corruption arcs are so good omg... i'm such a sucker for angst like that. tbh there isn't enough of it in the world...

The way I set my alarm 40 minutes earlier when I saw this notification in the night and then got up earlier to watch this before uni. It really says something about how good Lexi's videos are because sleep is sacred to me, normally. oooooooooh you truly get academic rivals to lovers, I am obsessed with that too

Off topic but I LOVE UR OUTFIT SM YOU LOOK SO GORGEOUS 🛐🛐

doing data analysis on my recently read books, this is perfect listening material

lets goooo happy to see ya lexi!

You are one of the few creators that keep me coming back to youtube

The fact that you're living and uploading, you ate. I agree with all the sentiments, I want to start reading books I've refused to read solely because of the tropes and just see if I missed out.

The way I run when I see your thumbnail pop up and “49 minutes ago” for uploaded time which means it’s a new video!!

Seeing you post makes my already good day great! Yaaay

Love how well thought out all your videos are ❤

I love these videos! You explain your thoughts so clearly! Can’t wait for the next video! 🩷🩷

Two videos in a week!? You’re spoiling us 🥰

The icon Lexi❤ I’m sending you love and all the better vibes for the rest of the year!!

We are SO BACK i literally gasped when i saw this

Thank you Lexi for keeping us fed 🥺🙏 a 43 minute video for us? Delicious 🍳 Also, you absolutely ATE when talking about the enemies to lovers trope. Slow burn is a legal obligation in a book like that.

let'sgooooo new lexivideo

Lexi just knew I needed some video to watch while making dinner!

I would love a video where you give us your favorite book for each trope

Got off work early and got BLESSED with another review from the legend herself