hey friends I just want to address something insensitive that i said in this video. a few of my Hindu viewers have kindly pointed out that Om is a very important word in India. I did know it was a real chant - in the video I was trying to succinctly give the vibe that Om the character, as a white guy who went to India once to meditate and then renamed himself Om, was an insensitive loser who repackaged actual cultures for his own gain (as he is portrayed in the book). But then I proceeded to provide absolutely 0 detail or nuance on this idea by characterizing Om as just a word that white women use to pretend to be monks. Which is partly true - the West "tries on" global culture all of the time without paying proper homage to communities or seeking to understand them. That was the stereotype I wanted to highlight to characterize this man, but what I actually said was very reductive and absolutely not the full picture of what Om is to actual Hindu people, and I am really really sorry for presenting it like it was or minimizing Hindu experiences with meditation or religion in any capacity. It was absolutely not my intention and I am sorry for biffing that description as much as I did 😭 I will be more careful in the future but I am not perfect so please let me know if I make a mistake like this again! I never want any of you guys to feel unsafe here and would SO MUCH rather you tell me if you ever do so I can try to correct it both in the moment & moving forward. thank you

I WAS LITERALLY THINKING “god I miss lexi” EARLIER AND JUST WHEN I NEEDED SOMETHING TO WATCH I GOT THE NOTIFICATION. LEXI YOU ARE MAGIC

'If you're gonna say something misogynistic please hate yourself for it' is a banger of a line. I need it on like a totebag or something

once I noticed uncle jake on the wall, I couldn’t unnotice him

Can we all take a moment for how casually eloquently Lexi describes books?! Her speaking off the cuff sounds like something I would have to sit down for hours to craft perfectly 👏🏼

girl please we all adore the long form content dont apologize!!

“But jealously, but man, but ooga booga.” 💀💀💀

Thank you so much for putting the book title, cover, and other info up in the corner while you’re talking about a book. It’s genius and so helpful.

you should so add a spoilers section at the end, I always wanna know what you’re talking about!

the gasp i let out when you showed the trope spoiler 😭😭😭😭😭 i hate that trope too and i really wanted to read that book

i love a woman who yaps!

“one thing about me is that, i love yapping. i don’t know when to stop talking, nobody taught me when I was young-“ more proof that Lexi is the best, most relatable, gorgeous human being ever

oh thank Lexi for this upload I've had the worst frickin day today, this will cheer me up :")

i would loveee if you made a storygraph!! i abandoned GoodReads years ago in a reading slump and after being tired of seeing middle school reads and have been obsessed with storygraph for months!

i binged ALL of your videos and watched the last one yesterday and now this video feels like a reward

"pike - like the fish!" the way you delivered that LOL

It's so interesting to me how you didn't feel the emotional core in Pachinko when I cried multiple times while reading it. To this day this is my most emotional read😭😭😭😭

i’m going to recommend watching “good grief”. it won’t make the ocean stop tidal waving inside your mind but honestly it helped mine feel less overwhelming and heavy and i’ve had a really shite month (it’s sad and made me cry but in a good way i promise)

every time you upload an angel gets its wings fr I get so excited when you have a new video bc you never miss!!

you were in my head rent free today, I bought juniper + thorn and tomorrow + tomorrow + tomorrow 😭 (also please never apologize for the lengths of your videos i love it)

Am I dreaming??? Four videos in the last couple of days? Needless to say I do rewatch all your videos all day to feel some sort of peace. ❤

I set down Iron Widow last year because I also thought it read oddly middle grade, I'm hoping to go back to it but I'm glad to see I'm not the only one

Just wanted you to know that as a highschool senior I haven’t read for fun since like 8th grade and your channel has helped me so so much in getting back into/gaining motivation to read again

“but jealously, but man, but ooga booga👹”😭😭

The way you speak, the words you chose and the tone/ speed of your voice is like candy to me. Please never change. Please write a book someday.

lexi. you have what no other book youtuber doesn’t. you keep my smooth brain intrigued for the entire video every time. you make amazing recommendations :) thank you for brightening my day every upload in a tough time.

Love adding "sorry I can't, lexi put out a new video" into my rolodex of responses 💕 thank you for being such a gem of a human bean :') Also would LOVE a bookshelf tour if you'd ever feel up to it!

Omg. A new Lexi video is my dopamine hit for hte week.

lexi has such a beautiful way of describing books, it’s so spot on and soo funny so it’s very enjoyable to watch her videos. our tastes are similar so i love all the recs!!! thank you lexi i love your content so heckin much

Finally, I’m not the only one who didn’t give Yours Truly five stars. I felt really similarly to you. Thanks for all the new recs

My girlfriend watched this video with me and she told me you and I talk extremely similarly, the biggest compliment!

The curls are CURLING today 🫶🏻 Seeing you post a video literally MAKES my day!! def added a few of these to my TBR!

I usually have to watch videos at 1.5 speed, but yours is already at 1.5 so thank you for that 🤣🤣

Whatever length your videos are they're always a great time! it's a bonus, if anything, when they come out as sometime that could be perceived as longer formatted KZfaq content. Wishing you fulfilling reading times this February

That mental health metaphor in the beginning was so good and really described how I've been feeling lately

This is the first time that we read a mutual book, A Study In Drowning!! And our opinions are the same!! You are the only book reviewer that I actually watch EVERY video of, and only one who seems to explain books in a way that makes sense!! Sometimes we are just here for a fun time, not a studious time!

I don’t understand how, but you always seems to put into words exactly how I feel about a book! Your reviews of yours truly and check and mate were so spot on. I’m way older than you, but feel like a book-kindred-spirit!

our literary overlord is back! praise be!

LEXI- you need need NEED to read Little Thieves by Margaret Owen. It’s one of my fav books of all time and would love to see it on a monthly wrap up vid! this goes for anyone reading this comment who need a recommendation as well. trust me

I love that you mention the fanfic vibes of Ali hazelwood, because she was a fanfic writer. Her first published (love hypothesis) was a reylo AU fanfic. A lot of fanfiction has been moving mainstream again and as an adult who got into it is be curious if you end up on that side of book too and end up making a series of it

so excited to watch!!

I’m sending you love and a great year❤❤❤

I so look forward to your content!

My queen is back! Ily

Your videos truly are the highlight of my day 🥲

ur vids got me into reading consistently again thank u

New upload! Must watch immediately

i love when you make looooong videos, they're always a vibe

ur vlogs make me so happy

thanks for much for this video, we appreciate all the work and love you put into your videos 💖💖💖 this was the best timing EVER!!!!!

This upload made my week

The good thing is that I love hearing your yapping! 🥹🧡✨🫶🏼

I just love it when you post and I see books on my tbr on the thumbnail like yes time to see if I'm spending my money again 🥳

Your videos are so cozy and comforting to me ❤ love bookish people like you so much!!!

Love, love, loved Iron Widow & A Study in Drowning! ❤❤

oh yay a new video!! had a rough day so thank you

Im so glad to find someone else who feels the same way as i do about the American royals series! I genuinely loved the first book and loved to hate reading all the sequels.

Thank God you're back! We all missed you, but I'm glad to see you are taking the time you need for you.

Love the book talk & really appreciate the talk about taking care of ourselves and getting through hard times

I seriously am obsessed with this channel 😭💕

I love waking up and see you post cuz I get good company + great books and takes ✨️ not only that but you also motivate me to read more so I've slayed 2 books in a month and that's a lot for me the newbie book girlie 💅

Instant serotonin❤❤❤❤

Recently found your videos and am loving your reviews and book recommendations!! Your recaps are amazing and it's a real talent. 💙

listening to you yap is my favorite pastime

i devoured check & mate simply because of your rec. loved.

Knowing that you liked both a study in drowning and checkmate has boosted anything you like in those genres for me. If you recommend anything like those I am going to know there is a high chance I will also love it. Xxx

YAASSSS it’s a great day when lexi posts a video 🫶🏻

I love listening to your videos while im at work! I work long shifts where i cant really look at my phone, so i turn on your videos to listen to! Thank you for uploading today!! :D

I just found your channel this week and I love your cozy videos 🤍

The Seven Year Slip is on my TBR for February! And that’s interesting about the Beartown series, I absolutely loved Beartown and have been wanting to get to the next 2 books so we’ll see what I think!!

i just read check and mate on your recommendation and omg it was so good!!

❤❤ love your wraps ups. So many of these were already on my mental tbr but now i wrote them down too ahahah😂

long form content from newlynova is the one news i look forward to every week

new lexi video! i’ve been miserably sick at college the last two days and been binge watching your older videos

Very excited for February wraps up. Normally I don't watch wraps up they don't interest me but you just do an amazing job. Love and adore your videos.

Thank you for all the reading suggestions! I’ve been reading Circe since you talked about it in a previous video. I’m addicted so far.

I just finished Big Swiss, and your review is excellent. I also gave it 3 stars.

Another Video?! lets go!

What great benevolent deed did I do in a past life to deserve all these uploads ❤️

Lexi this has become my favorite channel!! I love all your recommendations and you've made me branch out from just reading girl lit fic haha and your eyeliner eats every video so I KNOW you are a trustworthy individual 💕

you're my favorite yapper, lexi! i love your videos and im finally caught up on your new ones! i will be replaying them for background noise. ty for the great content 💗

a 40 min video 😭 thank you, girlie

girl you have been pumping out these videos the past few weeks omg. we're eating GOOD!

so glad to see someone else have similar thoughts about small things like these... it just was not for me like i wanted it to be. i understand the value of it but it just didn't do enough for me

The dead romantics is on my tbr. I think you are the first youtuber I have heard talk about it

Pachinko was such a stunning story to me 😭 you are the only booktuber I’ve seen mention it!

The way I drop everything I am doing when I see a new video

Your intro was what made me subscribe! I lost my mom and best friend unexpectedly in 9/2023. I have been on a nonstop rollercoaster of emotions since then. So much that I just got out of a bad mindset that my family and friends would be better without me. So when I say this, thank you for being you and for being vulnerable in the intro. It really reminds me to be patient and kind to myself when everything in my mind is going wild. Thank you, it means so much 🤍

Thank you for saying that Small Things Like These is shallow, I truly did not get why it was sold to me as life-changing! Love your videos ❤

a new video on the day i start watching ur content?? easiest sub of my life

i love ali hazelwood her books always just having me giggling and kicking my feet

OMG I'M EARLY, LOVE YOU QUEEEEEENNN

you have been FEEDING us lately

You're my fav content creator. The way I JUMP to your video notifs 😂

I discovered your channel few weeks ago and read some books you recommended, and oh my I love them!(I read Betty and Six of Crows) I think if you never read Three Body Problem, you'll enjoy it too. After reading it the sky never looks the same.

i can’t wait to read pachinko, my friends and i are doing a group reading of this next week!

Got home from an extra long commute to a new lexy video. My day was immediately better

Their Vicious Games was nuts!

HI LEXI i love you so so much. this is day one of my request for you to read manacled!! (it is a fanfiction but i would love to see your reaction) and i think you would really enjoy it!! ❤❤

I had the wildest work day bro so I needed this😭