UNDER-HYPED BOOK RECS

I'll Read What She's Reading

Arts, Books

4.4 • 541 Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2026

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Today the gals dive into your recommended under hyped reads. Tired of seeing the same bestsellers everywhere? So are they. This week, they’re shining a spotlight on the hidden gems, the quiet masterpieces, and the “wait, why isn’t everyone talking about this?!” books that deserve way more love. With plenty of laughs, and passionate tangents, they swap recommendations across genres—spanning eerie thrillers, heartfelt fiction, and wildly imaginative worlds you’ve probably never heard of. Whethe...

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0:00.0	Hello, guys. Welcome back to Alito She's Reading. I'm Kennedy. I'm Michaela and I'm Reggie.
0:14.8	And today is an episode dedicated to underhyped books. We each are going to share a book on our underhyped TBR,
0:24.0	and then we're going to go through with some of the responses you guys gave us for books on
0:29.4	your underhyped TBR. Now, what is considered underhyped is obviously subjective.
0:35.3	To me, it just means I don't hear about it too much. Yeah. So maybe you've heard about these books. Maybe you haven't. But guess we'll find out. And maybe hopefully you can have your good reads out and you can add some new books to your TBR that you haven't heard of. Let's get into it. Are we just jumping right in? Let's do it. Okay, Reggie, let's have you share your book on your underhyped TVR.
0:58.6	All right. I added this one recently to my goodreads because I was thinking of a different book by this author. And I was like, does she have any other books? Because if so, I want to read them.
1:18.1	So the book is A Day Like This by Kelly McNeil, author of May Luna.
1:21.9	I think this book came out in 2021.
1:25.1	So I think it came out before May Luna.
1:27.7	Sounds like a book that's going to make me sob like a baby.
1:32.3	And I just, you know, need some more emotional books on my... On my TBR.
1:36.4	The photo of it, like the cover.
1:39.1	Kelly has great covers for her books.
1:41.9	It's a mother holding a daughter's hand.
1:43.7	Oh, golly. You're going to be a mess.
1:45.9	Oh, but look at the cover. Isn't I really pretty? Yeah, it's really pretty. Yeah, I think I might be a mess,
1:52.2	but I'm like a little scared, but I really liked May Luna. I'm like, I can't not read another
2:00.5	book bike. So I'll read you the synopsis. Okay, please. I'm like, I can't not read another romance book. So I'll read you the synopsis.
2:03.8	Okay. Please. I'm ready. I don't know why. I feel like the synopsis might even make you cry.
2:08.9	What if everything you've ever loved, ever known, ever believed to be true just disappeared. Oh.
2:14.6	So the main character, her name's Annie. she has basically the perfect picture perfect picture life
2:20.0	um it's a day like any other when she takes her wait oh she's on her way to a doctor's appointment
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