omg that plant behind u looks so amazing and beautiful. whoever takes care of it must be really talented

i’m still figuring this whole thing out / getting comfortable in front of the camera (lol) but thank you all for checking out my first video :’)

chris finally in his booktuber era

i LOVE watching you and benji, and i've been waiting for who knows how long for you to finally talk about books!!! i'm also a huge reader! would love to share book recommendations some time! :)

Yes Chris!!! Bring books back into our lives. Books and plants simply make everyday life more beautiful!!! Love it.❤💚

Hi Chris. A really enjoyable first episode. I love Madeline Miller too. Both “Song of Achilles” & “Circe” are two of my favourites books. I also agree that “House on the Cerulean Sea” was such a heartwarming book. I believe TJ Klune is going to do a further book with these characters. I’m waiting to read “Under the Whispering Door”, but it doesn’t come out in paperback in the UK until next year. I got a friend a copy of the “7 Husband’s of Evelyn Hugo”, and now wishing I got myself a a copy too. I have Hanya Yanagihara’s “A Little Life”, Ocean Vuong’s “On Earth We Are Briefly Gorgeous” and Bethan Roberts “My Policeman” on my next books to read. If you like fantasy/magical realism I would recommend “The Night Circus” and “The Starless Sea” by Erin Morgenstern. She is a really good writer. I’m looking forward to hearing your other book reviews. With Benji covering plants and you doing books you guys have got my passions covered. 📚 🪴

I’ve never been into reading much, mostly just biopics of scientists lol. But the way you talk about them so excited is so contagious. I think you’re definitely meant to be a booktuber

I came from Benji’s channel and I love all of your recommendations. The Song of Achilles and The House in the Cerulean Sea are two of my favorites 🩵

omgg im so happy you started this channel, loving your booktube era!!, waiting for more videos 🤍

and my god, the song of achilles literally DESTROYED ME🤧

So happy you made a KZfaq channel!! Specifically a channel about books! Can’t wait for your future uploads! 🥳

Thanks, Chris, for​ the​ good​ news​ about​ Evelyn​ Hugo​ being​ made​ into​ a​ movie, and​ for​ not​ spoiling Song​ of​ Achilles.

I really admire you and Benji so much and books and plants are my favorites ever! I love watching Benji’s videos and I am so happy that we’re gonna get book contents from you!! Yey! You should read Heartstopper. It’s a graphic novel, but I feel like you’re gonna enjoy it. It was one of my favorite reads last year.

so excited for u and this channel 🤍✨ read almost all of these and i just gotta say.. the song of achilles ruined me and i’ll never recover

Hi Chris!! I too an an avid book lover! So many worlds you can escape to! You and Benji are such great guys!! Glad to have found you both!!

Song of Achilles was one of my favorite books from last year, I definitely agree with your 5 star rating!! I also have 7 husbands of evelyn hugo for my book to read next :) great first video chris!!

Hi chris, loved the video and how much of a sweet talker you are. Welcome to youtubeeeeeeeeee

I love plants and books! Love you and Benji! The end of a good book always break my heart… greetings from Belgium

I am currently reading the Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, enjoying it so far :) I want to read Daughter of the pirate king next as well :)

You just brought back my book phase 😁 keep up the work Chris Im excited to see your future videos :>

I'm not really into books but bc of this video I'm considering reading that Song of Achilles one 👀

the only booktuber i am subscribed to! great first video :-)

Chris, congrats on your debut on booktok, haha. About what you said about pirates, same, and I would love recommendations on great books with pirates if you have some! Great job with your first video :)

Great job Chris! keep it going

When you suddenly jump here after Benji mentioned Chris' channel. LOL! Congratulations!

I loved the video Chris! And thanks for doing it spoiler free! Achilles is still on my to do and now because of you I’ll do Seven Husbands as well. House in the Cerulean Sea I have read and loved it as well. Looking forward to your next videos!

LOVED this so much. I now have so many books to read so thank you. I could just feel each book coming from you. Super touched and you are so sweet. And Benji too!

you have to do book reviews with your raw reactions! like ones with your opinions on the books WITH spoilers!

That's the YT channel I didn't know I needed! 🤓✨📚

Can’t wait to see more books being recommended!!

Great Chris! Just got the Evelyn Hugo book!

ahhhh so excited for this channel! wishing you the best!

I so love love LOVE this!!! Finally found a great booktuber! Keep going man, I love your words about books, the way you explain them is seriously magical 🙏🏻✨

Awww, such a warm and shiny atmosphere. I definitely enjoyed it whole video

I'm very interested in listening to you. You express your thoughts perfectly.

I really liked the vibe of this video it was super nice. One book that I would recommend to you would be educated, it’s a true story about a girl growing up without any schooling, and her journey to getting a phd from Cambridge. It’s one of my favorite books and is a really powerful story.

Welcome Chris! Best of luck with the channel!!

Omg I love Madeline Miller! The way she writes is like walking down a field of flowers. Every word on her pages are like the beautiful smell and colours of all these flowers, and the earth beneath. She wraps you around with her words and her analogies are so beautiful and fitting. One of my favorite quotes from Circe: "I touched the thought like a bruise, testing its ache" it's just beautiful.

AHHH I AM SO EXCITED FOR THIS !!! i literally just finished "circe" by madeline miller, and this video convinced me to try out song of achilles too :D ALSO, i saw that you're reading mistborn: the final empire on goodreads !! literally one of my ***favorite books ever***, so i really hope you enjoy! brandon sanderson, the author, actually has a huge interconnected universe with his books (kinda like the mcu concept) which is really cool, and he's one of my fav epic fantasy authors to date! good luck with your channel, and i'm really excited to see your next videos :D

I am trying to get myself to read Song of Achilles, but after tearing up reading the Iliad, I am not sure I would emotionally recover from reading it

Thx to u I read house on the cerulean sea and I loved it so much so thx pls make more videos !!

We have similar tastes! I read Seven Husbands and House in the Cerulean Sea and I loved both of them. Song of Achilles is a book I own but haven't read yet, but Circe was very good. I saw from Benji's channel that you were reading Piranesi! Oh it's such a wonderful little book. I recently read Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune which is his newest book. I didn't think it was anywhere as good as House in the Cerulean Sea. I personally wouldn't recommend it.

YASSS! The Yellow Wallpaper is one of my favorite short stories ❤

was waiting for this video!! so excited for more :))

Congratulations on the new channel, Chris!

Since you're a pirate-stan, you'll love One Piece on Netflix. I never followed the manga and yet I very much enjoyed that show. Mackenyu as Zoro, Taz Skylar as Sanji, and Steven Ward as Mihawk are particularly great casting choice. Would love to hear your thoughts about it.

Omg hello king 😼❤️ needing you to read the bridgerton series and compare it to the show

i loved this video! I really only read books for school but this makes me want to start reading more 😸

if you loved the seven husbands of evelyn hugo and song of achilles, i feel like you might rlly enjoy last night at the telegraph club, by malinda lo!!

Thanks for this nice book video, Chris! I'm curious, do you have a favorite book? The house on the cerulean sea has been on my list for a while, and your review has reminded me of it :)

Congratulations for your first video Chris

Hi Chris, Just subbed from Benji's channel🤗 excited to watch your videos

Books are human´s best friends...and dogs :) Thank you dear Chris. XX

I just watched your most recent vlog, I prefer this format that includes a rating system. Great content.

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Loved this aww💫 i have song of achilles lying around i need to start reading it

it's so warm and lovely here🤗 go you!!!

i wasn’t sure if i should read the song of achilles but now i think i just might purchase it😭

The only booktuber i subscribed 🙌🏻🙌🏻❤️

I really enjoyed TJ Klune’s new book, Under the Whispering Door. I just finished it and it comes in a close 2nd to Cerelean Sea. It starts a little slow, character development, but the entire second half is amazing. High recommend! Great new channel, I look forward to more.

Here from Benji!! Excited to join!

such a nice video! also, since you said you love pirates - I assume you've watched "our flag means death", right? if you haven't - I HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

Omg estoy tan feliz de que tengas tu canal 💜💐

It really never is too early for Halloween. I am always looking for spooky vibe books. Thanks for the awesome video❤

Song of Achilles is one of my top five books! And if you loved Cerulean Sea (as did I), I. hope you read The Lives of Puppets, so cute!

haven't started watching the video yet but I can tell that its going to be great!

amazing! I can't wait to see more

The song of achillies was such a good book I genuinely thought it was a modernised version of the original illiad for a while

awesome that you made a youtube channel!!

I came here because of Benji and stayed for the books :D

Omg omggg "The song of Achilles " hits harder 🥺💔 every human should read it ❤

Well done. Looking forward to many more videos. You have rekindled my yearn for reading a good book

can't wait to see more of your videos :))

❤ love you reading Chris 😊

Great first vid chris

TJ Klune is legitimately my favorite author. I highly highly recommend his Green Creek series but everything I’ve read of his (which isn’t all of his books, but around 10 of them), I’ve loved!

omg waiting for more videos!

I am interested in reading about the seven husbands✌🏾thank you!

I've returned to this video after reading the house in the cerulean sea in a day to say that it is now one of my favorite books of all time. Honestly started reading it as a filler but man it was just so wonderful and whimsical and beautiful I worry I will never read something that will make me feel the same ever again

❤️‘ed this!!!

Congrats and good luck with your channel You are great.

Chris you are such a good book reviewer and i would love to see more videos!! why have you stopped!?

great one chris. but next can you explore more on lesser known book but according to me great like Faceless, by Alyssa Sheinmel and The Love That Split The World by Emily Henry.

I’m a fan

I read Circe first and loved it so much, I couldn’t wait to start Song of Achilles, but I couldn’t get past 30 pages, really bummed. The naive insecurity, neediness, hero worship, etc. Patroclus couldn’t grow out of it fast enough to hold my interest, unlike Circle who moved on sooner.

I feel like I'm the only person who didn't enjoy The Song of Achilles. Maybe because I didn't expect it to be all romance, I don't really enjoy romance. I was kind of expecting more war and politics and fighting and history with a little romance going along. But I really enjoy your videos so far and I think it's interesting if you don't always agree. Looking forward to see more of your content (:

Oh God, Song of Achilles wrecked me too. I haven't read The House in the Cerulean Sea, but I am reading Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune and... I don't know how I feel about it. I really don't like YA books, the writing seems really simple and pandering almost, and SO many gay BookTok recommends are YA... I wish there was some better... not YA... gay books, that were still like, upbeat.

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Interesting and informative

I like the background 🙂 nnice keep it up bro😄

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Coming for the Dishevelled Goblins throne.

saw u many times #benji bt heard ur voice for the first time.....keep going 👍👍👍

I love listening to both of you and benji 💚 ヾ(^ ^ゞ

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CHRIS HAS A CHANNEL!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!!

Like your vids.Where have you been? We look forward to more.