This week, we’re joined by BookTube royalty and queen of reviews Cindy Pham. Now stepping into her author era, she’s here to talk about it all: what’s on her TBR, why she’s drawn to messy, flawed characters, and how years of reviewing books have shaped the way she writes her own.

Cindy also shares the story behind her debut novel, The Secret World of Briar Rose, from first drafting it as a teenager to returning years later with a completely new perspective and a fully developed frontal lobe. Plus, we get into reality TV deep dives, bookish trends she’s loving and side-eyeing, and the hilarious promise of a future rant video about her own main character, because no one is safe, not even her.

 

BOOKS MENTIONED:

Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser 

This is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone and Amal El-Mohtar

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke 

The Secret World of Briar Rose by Cindy Pham

That Asian Girl Is a Problem by Rachel Phan (Coming Soon)

Just Between Us by Adeline Kon 

Strange Familiars by Keshe Chow

What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo

How to Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis

I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami

Book Lovers by Emilty Henry

The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland

The River Drags Her Down by Jihyun Yun

Know My Name by Chanel Miller

This week, we&rsquo;re joined by BookTube royalty and queen of reviews Cindy Pham. Now stepping into her author era, she&rsquo;s here to talk about it all: what&rsquo;s on her TBR, why she&rsquo;s drawn to messy, flawed characters, and how years of reviewing books have shaped the way she writes her own.
Cindy also shares the story behind her debut novel, The Secret World of Briar Rose, from first drafting it as a teenager to returning years later with a completely new perspective and a fully developed frontal lobe. Plus, we get into reality TV deep dives, bookish trends she&rsquo;s loving and side-eyeing, and the hilarious promise of a future rant video about her own main character, because no one is safe, not even her.
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BOOKS MENTIONED:
<a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/lady-tremaine/id6744894777&amp;at=1000l36qK&amp;itscg=80048&amp;itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&amp;campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD">Lady Tremaine</a> by Rachel Hochhauser&nbsp;
<a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/this-is-how-you-lose-the-time-war/id1447811226&amp;at=1000l36qK&amp;itscg=80048&amp;itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&amp;campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD">This is How You Lose the Time War</a> by Max Gladstone and Amal El-Mohtar
<a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/a-court-of-thorns-and-roses/id1487234733&amp;at=1000l36qK&amp;itscg=80048&amp;itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&amp;campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD">A Court of Thorns and Roses</a> by Sarah J. Maas
<a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/yesteryear-a-gma-book-club-pick/id6748329385&amp;at=1000l36qK&amp;itscg=80048&amp;itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&amp;campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD">Yesteryear</a> by Caro Claire Burke&nbsp;
<a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-secret-world-of-briar-rose/id6752588134&amp;at=1000l36qK&amp;itscg=80048&amp;itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&amp;campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD">The Secret World of Briar Rose</a> by Cindy Pham
That Asian Girl Is a Problem by Rachel Phan (Coming Soon)
<a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/just-between-us-a-graphic-novel/id6744590816&amp;at=1000l36qK&amp;itscg=80048&amp;itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&amp;campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD">Just Between Us</a> by Adeline Kon&nbsp;
<a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/strange-familiars/id6749606956&amp;at=1000l36qK&amp;itscg=80048&amp;itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&amp;campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD">Strange Familiars</a> by Keshe Chow
<a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/what-my-bones-know/id1568911163&amp;at=1000l36qK&amp;itscg=80048&amp;itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&amp;campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD">What My Bones Know</a> by Stephanie Foo
<a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/how-to-keep-house-while-drowning/id1590871899&amp;at=1000l36qK&amp;itscg=80048&amp;itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&amp;campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD">How to Keep House While Drowning</a> by KC Davis
<a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/im-glad-my-mom-died/id1590876453&amp;at=1000l36qK&amp;itscg=80048&amp;itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&amp;campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD">I&rsquo;m Glad My Mom Died</a> by Jennette McCurdy
<a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-dream-hotel-a-read-with-jenna-pick/id6673889199&amp;at=1000l36qK&amp;itscg=80048&amp;itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&amp;campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD">The Dream Hotel</a> by Laila Lalami
<a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/book-lovers/id1579646866&amp;at=1000l36qK&amp;itscg=80048&amp;itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&amp;campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD">Book Lovers</a> by Emilty Henry
<a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-invocations/id6443573974&amp;at=1000l36qK&amp;itscg=80048&amp;itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&amp;campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD">The Invocations</a> by Krystal Sutherland
<a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/and-the-river-drags-her-down/id6740944872&amp;at=1000l36qK&amp;itscg=80048&amp;itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&amp;campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD">The River Drags Her Down</a> by Jihyun Yun
<a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/know-my-name/id1466701749&amp;at=1000l36qK&amp;itscg=80048&amp;itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&amp;campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD">Know My Name</a> by Chanel Miller

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Booktuber Cindy Pham on Escapist Book Trends and Her Debut Novel

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