30 underrated books 📚 that you probably haven’t heard of

let's give these books more love! ✨ have you heard of these hidden gems? 30 (yes, THIRTY!) books you probably have never heard of! ranging from surrealism, literary fiction, magical realism, historical fiction, to nonfiction. I share one sentence plot description and one sentence of *feeeelings* I hope you enjoy and get some cool new recommendations - and show some talented artists some love :)

🕯 books mentioned 🕯
1. Ana Historic by Daphne Marlatt
2. Annie Oakley's Girl by Rebecca Brown
3. Butterfly Skin by Sergey Kuznetsov
4. Cabo de Gata by Eugen Ruge
5. The Death of the Little Match Girl by Zoran Ferić
6. Dreamside by Graham Joyce
7. The Fig Eater by Jody Shields
8. The Game by Alex Bos
9. Grave's End by Elaine Mercado
10. Gunk Baby by Jamie Marina Lau
11. The Hard Way by Julie Luongo
12. The Hecatomb by J Edward Neill
13. Hollow by B Catling
14. I Could Be Your Neighbor, Isn't That Horrifying? by Cavin Bryce Gonzalez
15. Interviewing Matisse Or The Woman Who Died Standing Up by Lily Tuck
16. The Job of The Wasp by Colin Winnette
17. Lacimore by SJ Costello
18. Mangos, Bananas and Coconuts by Himilce Novas
19. The Matisse Stories by AS Byatt
20. The Rose Variations by Marisha Chamberlain
21. The Shadow of Desire by Rebecca Stowe
22. Snow by Betsy Howie
23. Spinning Tropics by Aska Mochizuki
24. Strega by Johanne Lyke Holm
25. Talent by Juliet Lapidos
26. Twinkle Twinkle by Kaori Ekuni
27. The Truth About Awiti by CP Patrick
28. The Unfinished Novel and Other Stories by Valerie Martin
29. The Weaver by Emma Itäranta
30. Where Is the Mango Princess? by Cathy Crimmins
31. (Bonus! I threw in one extra one at the end!) White Ghost Girls by Alice Greenway

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[xgrayvision]

Late to this one, but love it—the entire concept and execution is brilliant. I've read Cabo de Gata and agree completely. Will definitely be looking up the others on this list 📚

[jessicarosefattibene]

I'm so happy you're back! I love and have missed your recommendations!

[wagabagabobo-zgft]

WOW! the title did not lie and I am truly grateful!

[TheMarysia]

Dreamside sounds soo interesting, adding to my tbr📚🤍

[eirenemarie]

I just bought a copy of The Rose Variations and can’t wait to dive right in. Thanks for all these intriguing book recommendations!

[alattemorning]

Wow I haven't heard of these books anywhere else, that's amazing! Thank you for sharing😄

[lisaf]

I love the colorful descriptions, I have not heard of any of them, I've written down many titles, I love your "brand", I love the new channel name and I'm happy you are back! Phew. haha. Take care!

[phoebewhitaker]

I never see anyone talk about The Weaver 😮 I read it a few years back and was absolutely mesmerized ❤ I just picked up Strega from my library today after seeing you unbox it in your last video and I’m even more excited to read in now that you’ve compared it to The Weaver

[mildrumpus]

This was great! I added so many titles to my wishlist. Thanks for sharing. 😎📚👍

[SevenUnwokenDreams]

I am interested in quite a few of these, mostly The Fig Eater, Gunk Baby, and The Hard Way, plus all the books about artists, and the one that is like the Goldfinch ( I've already forgotten the titles but I will go back and write them down).
I love the way you described what the books feel like. How sensory and creative! I wish my brain could do that.

[chasetheelectricbanana]

Be still my surreal bookish heart. I feel so seen. So happy to have stumbled upon you and your videos! To the back log!

[radiantchristina]

possibly the best descriptions of books ever! :) Great recommendations. So may books to add to my TBR

[Kassi_Kennedy]

I really enjoyed this video. I look forward to watching many more from you! Wrote down every book rec - I had heard of a few, but you made them all sound so interesting!

[cristinamagalhaes]

So glad you're back <3 You're by far my favorite YouTuber, you created such a cozy corner on the internet with your channel!

[phyabarrientos]

Hi August! I just recently discovered your channel and I’m so so so happy I did! I’ve been binge-watching your vlogs lately. I love your thrifting vlogs the most. You perfectly capture the pleasure of finding and reading underrated gems. And your taste! Omg your taste! I’m just so happy to have discovered another kindred soul! You know what you like and you follow it. Thank you so much for this cozy corner!!! 💐❤

[becca]

This is such a great video, love the one-sentence descriptions! I hadn't heard of any of these before seeing them on your channel but I did read both Twinkle Twinkle and Snow after you recommended them. I loved them both - Twinkle, Twinkle for the sense of found family and love between the two protagonists, and Snow for the cosiness and of course the cats. So thabk you again for recommending them!

[tiffanyanne]

I found Hollow for a great price at a used bookshop very recently. Excited to get to it!

[lekofo]

This is a unique stack indeed! The only books I knew were those that you showed in the prev videos. Straight from the start, I was ready to bet that "Mangos, bananas and coconuts" would be mentioned 🤭
My chances are slim; but, I so hope I can find a copy of "Snow" one day🙌🏻The way you describe the book, my!!!!

[bbbunny]

adding some of these to my list! <3 thank you for sharing!

[frannook]

Strega was on my TBR (thanks to the audiobook narrator that I adore) but I had never heard of Lacrimore and it sounds *so good*