I love how you've described these books that colored your 2023 so vividly. I was surprised that Earthlings was on it since it's so unlike anything I've ever read and I personally didn't like that book, but all the other books you mention are either ones I also love or ones that I'm very interested in. If you like the tongue-in-cheek Victorian type novel, I highly recommend The French Lieutenant's Woman by John Fowles. I also think you might like the London Seance Society and Shark Heart.
Happy New Year, Alice!! Wish you all the best in 2024 and lots of 5 star books 📚 Thank you for all your recomendations, my favourite 2023 book you have recommended was If we were villains ❤
❤📚🎉 Great recommendations! I've added Everything I Never Told You to by tbr, thank you. Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries was a five-star read for me this year. 😊
Thank you for another year of compelling book recommendations. 🙂 Top 3 Reads =========== 1. 'A Stroke of the Pen' by Sir Terry Pratchett 2. 'Infinitum' by Tim Fielder 3. 'The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins' by McElroy brothers Some other worthy mentions ======================== - 'RASL' by Jeff Smith - 'Sentient' by Jeff Lemire - 'Ascender' series by Jeff Lemire (recommend reading 'Descender' series first, to which this is the sequel) - 'Ruins' by Peter Kuper - 'After Lambana' by Eliza Victoria - 'Killing and Dying' by Adrian Tomine - 'Toil and Trouble' by Mairghread Scott - 'Daughters of Snow and Cinders' by Núria Tamarit All of these (save 'A Stroke of the Pen', which is a collection of charming short stories) are graphic novels. Hope you have a chance to check them out and some (if not all) find their way to be on your reading list for 2024. Wish you blessed year filled with delightful reads.
Just found your channel and planning to catch up on some of your old videos. My top 3 that I read in 2023 were The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak, Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune, and Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr.
Great list! I loved Everything I Never Told You -- what a book! After I read it, I felt like I had to call up my son and apologize for everything I've ever done! The parents were just eroding the soul/joy/individuality of their kids, and they thought they were doing a good job. Ugh! That bit resonated with me, and that's just one theme; there's so much going on in that book. 💚 My favorite this year is Sleeping Giants by Rene Denfeld, which will be out in March. If you've never read her, her amazing debut, The Enchanted, is one of my very favorites ever. 💚 So glad I found your channel!
The hearts invisible furies: we read it as a group for family bookclub and everyone loved it! It was so far outside of our comfort zone as a pick, but it worked so well and really opened the door to more literary fiction and historical fiction books. Emily Wilde: OMG! So cute! So fun! I loved their personalities I loved the townsfolk. I loved the “oops. Kinda in danger cause… had to learn more at my own peril!” Situations they got into! Legends and lattes! Aaaah the lil rat hands baking sweets!! *melts* such a cute book!! Kindred: have you seen the series? It. Was. Devastating. I only watched the first episode! I was just too ptsd’d to continue on knowing what was coming for her!!! Such a hard but amazing read! ^all 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Happy New Year! Wishing you all the best in 2024. New Subscriber. Love the way you explain the books. Wonderful and I look forward to seeing more of your videos.
This was great! Thank you! I already have some of these bks. on my TBR, so it was good to hear you recommend them. Some of my fave bks. I read this year are: The Lighthouse Keepers Daughter by Hazel Gaynor ( love her writing) The Secret Life Of Flora Lea , and The Stolen Book Of Evelyn Aubrey. The most recent was Mr. Dickens And His Carol. HAPPY New YEAR🎉
I’m so glad I found your channel this year. I come away from almost every video with books added to my want to read lists. I’m stingy with five stars also, but this year I had 10-12 five star reads and it amazes me. Two books were tied for favorite of the year for me, The Invisible Life of Addie Larue and If We Were Villains. Happy New Year! 🎆
Happy New Year! Emily Wilde and The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels trilogy was also on my top 14 list. Have you read the other 2? Loved the second book best I think. Really looking forward to India Holtons new book coming this summer, I think...If I only have to pick the best three of 2023, That would be The Snow Child ( so beautiful, sad, fantastic imagery and writing) The Dictionary of Lost Words ( such a fascinating and sad historical book about words, family and feminism) and The Book that Wouldn't Burn. Magical library, do I need to say more? I want to say more, but that would be too telling 😂 also loved Pride and Prejudice, A Fire Endless, Assasins Apprentice trilogy and Ship of Magic trilogy by Robin Hobb, The Reading List, Atlas the story of Pa Salt, A Day of Fallen Night, The Graveyard Book and a special award to The Hobbit ❤❤❤
@TheBookCastle then you have something to really look forward too. As I'm a Highly sensitive person I really felt bonded with her. 🥰 I've just made my very first bookvideo, going to put it on UA-cam. A bit nervous about that!
Legends and Lattes is so cute and wholesome, it was on my top books last year
One of my top books for 2023 was Interview with the Vampire
P.S. I really enjoy your channel! Thank you.
I'm so glad, thank you!! 🥰
Weyward by Emilia Hart was my favorite of 2023 I recommend you check it out. I think you’ll love .
Intrigued with the silent companions. It's been awhile since i read a good horror
Have you read Rebecca yet? After listening to many of your videos, I think you would love this book. My ❤.
Not yet! 🖤
I concur! Rebecca is a good recommendation. I would also would recommend Mexican Gothic if you haven’t already read it.
I love how you've described these books that colored your 2023 so vividly. I was surprised that Earthlings was on it since it's so unlike anything I've ever read and I personally didn't like that book, but all the other books you mention are either ones I also love or ones that I'm very interested in.
If you like the tongue-in-cheek Victorian type novel, I highly recommend The French Lieutenant's Woman by John Fowles. I also think you might like the London Seance Society and Shark Heart.
⭐OMG, your channel is great, I love it⭐
Thank you so much!!
I absolutely love listening to you and your recommendations. Thanks so much. Happy New Year.
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My top favorites are Anne of Green Gables, Weight of Ink, and Way of Kings.
I also want to recommend Miss Benson’s Beetle. This book surprised the hell out of me in how much I enjoyed it!
That’s one of my favorite books! 😍
My favourite book in 2023 was The hearts invisible furies 💔💞
Me too, funny and sad in equal measure ❤
I think you would love Weyward by Emilia Hart! So good!
I’ve got my eye on that one! 😍
My 2 top books for 2023 are State of Wonder by Ann Patchett and Beartown by Fredrik Backman. Happy reading in 2024 😊
I definitely need to get to the adventures of alina al-sirafi!!!
I have all but 3 of these and loved all that I did read. I shall look up the other three at the library. Thanks for sharing 😀
Yay! 🥰🖤
Happy New Year, Alice!! Wish you all the best in 2024 and lots of 5 star books 📚
Thank you for all your recomendations, my favourite 2023 book you have recommended was If we were villains ❤
Happy new year!! 🖤🖤
Alice, you look stunning!
Oh thank you! 🤓
Happy New year!
Read two of the books you mentioned, although they weren't five stars for me
❤📚🎉 Great recommendations! I've added Everything I Never Told You to by tbr, thank you. Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries was a five-star read for me this year. 😊
Thank you for another year of compelling book recommendations. 🙂
Top 3 Reads
===========
1. 'A Stroke of the Pen' by Sir Terry Pratchett
2. 'Infinitum' by Tim Fielder
3. 'The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins' by McElroy brothers
Some other worthy mentions
========================
- 'RASL' by Jeff Smith
- 'Sentient' by Jeff Lemire
- 'Ascender' series by Jeff Lemire (recommend reading 'Descender' series first, to which this is the sequel)
- 'Ruins' by Peter Kuper
- 'After Lambana' by Eliza Victoria
- 'Killing and Dying' by Adrian Tomine
- 'Toil and Trouble' by Mairghread Scott
- 'Daughters of Snow and Cinders' by Núria Tamarit
All of these (save 'A Stroke of the Pen', which is a collection of charming short stories) are graphic novels. Hope you have a chance to check them out and some (if not all) find their way to be on your reading list for 2024.
Wish you blessed year filled with delightful reads.
Just found your channel and planning to catch up on some of your old videos. My top 3 that I read in 2023 were The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak, Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune, and Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr.
Amazing! And welcome to the channel!
Great list! I loved Everything I Never Told You -- what a book! After I read it, I felt like I had to call up my son and apologize for everything I've ever done! The parents were just eroding the soul/joy/individuality of their kids, and they thought they were doing a good job. Ugh! That bit resonated with me, and that's just one theme; there's so much going on in that book. 💚 My favorite this year is Sleeping Giants by Rene Denfeld, which will be out in March. If you've never read her, her amazing debut, The Enchanted, is one of my very favorites ever. 💚 So glad I found your channel!
Top 3 of 2023: Lars Mytting the bell in the lake, Marching Powder Rusty Young and Nineth House Leigh Bardugo. 😊
Loved The Bell in the Lake...was so atmospheric x
@@zoebettinson have you read the follow on? The Reindeer Hunters?
@@jenniferrosebruce6385 I tried but did not grab me.
What a great list! Kindred is one of my favourite books
The hearts invisible furies: we read it as a group for family bookclub and everyone loved it! It was so far outside of our comfort zone as a pick, but it worked so well and really opened the door to more literary fiction and historical fiction books.
Emily Wilde: OMG! So cute! So fun! I loved their personalities I loved the townsfolk. I loved the “oops. Kinda in danger cause… had to learn more at my own peril!” Situations they got into!
Legends and lattes! Aaaah the lil rat hands baking sweets!! *melts* such a cute book!!
Kindred: have you seen the series? It. Was. Devastating. I only watched the first episode! I was just too ptsd’d to continue on knowing what was coming for her!!! Such a hard but amazing read!
^all 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
My top favorite read of 2023, is a tie between «Under Heaven» by Guy Gavriel Kay & «The Veiled Throne» («Dandelion Dynasty #3) by Ken Liu.
My faves 2023: The Beach, Black Butterflies, Painted Veil, In Memoriam, Sweet Tooth, Essex Serpent.
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new subscriber! Looking forward to hearing more of your thoughts. I have a lot of your favorites on my tbr!
Hiiii! Welcome 🖤🖤
Always love your videos, so excited to hear your views on Legends & Lattes. Have a happy and healthy new year! 😊
Thank you so much, I’m so happy to hear that! 🥰 Happy new year 🎊
Happy New Year! Wishing you all the best in 2024. New Subscriber. Love the way you explain the books. Wonderful and I look forward to seeing more of your videos.
Thank you so much! Happy new year!
This was great! Thank you! I already have some of these bks. on my TBR, so it was good to hear you recommend them. Some of my fave bks. I read this year are: The Lighthouse Keepers Daughter by Hazel Gaynor ( love her writing) The Secret Life Of Flora Lea , and The Stolen Book Of Evelyn Aubrey. The most recent was Mr. Dickens And His Carol. HAPPY New YEAR🎉
Amazing! Happy new year! 🎊
Kindred is on my five star prediction list!
Oooh exciting! Hope you love it as much as I did 😍
I’m so glad I found your channel this year. I come away from almost every video with books added to my want to read lists. I’m stingy with five stars also, but this year I had 10-12 five star reads and it amazes me. Two books were tied for favorite of the year for me, The Invisible Life of Addie Larue and If We Were Villains. Happy New Year! 🎆
This makes me so happy, thank you!! 🥰🥰
Happy New Year! Emily Wilde and The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels trilogy was also on my top 14 list. Have you read the other 2? Loved the second book best I think. Really looking forward to India Holtons new book coming this summer, I think...If I only have to pick the best three of 2023, That would be The Snow Child ( so beautiful, sad, fantastic imagery and writing) The Dictionary of Lost Words ( such a fascinating and sad historical book about words, family and feminism) and The Book that Wouldn't Burn. Magical library, do I need to say more? I want to say more, but that would be too telling 😂 also loved Pride and Prejudice, A Fire Endless, Assasins Apprentice trilogy and Ship of Magic trilogy by Robin Hobb, The Reading List, Atlas the story of Pa Salt, A Day of Fallen Night, The Graveyard Book and a special award to The Hobbit ❤❤❤
Amazing! I haven’t read the other two yet, but I have the second one on my shelves so I’m happy to hear it’s your fave! 😍
@TheBookCastle then you have something to really look forward too. As I'm a Highly sensitive person I really felt bonded with her. 🥰 I've just made my very first bookvideo, going to put it on UA-cam. A bit nervous about that!
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Happy New Year to you!🎉🎆📚
Happy new year!! 🥰
Hi Alice Happy New Year 🎉 thanks for another great list of books 📚 to read❤
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