one sentence reviews of EVERY book i read in 2023 (113 BOOKS) + my top 10 favourites
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- Опубліковано 22 лип 2024
- My top 10 favourite books and one sentence reviews of EVERY book i read in 2023 because nobody knows what I've been reading this year 😅 horror, fantasy, literary, romance, thrillers, classics, non-fiction, and more!
I would love to hear what books you all have been reading and loving this year and I'll see you soon in my next video 🖤
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🕰️ TimeStamps
0:00 coming up
0:21 intro
1:25 yearly stats
2:09 dnfs
7:22 horror
15:36 fantasy (& friends)
22:53 literary/contemporary
25:38 thrillers & mysteries
28:09 memoirs
29:49 romance
31:05 classics
35:18 non-fiction
36:43 TOP 10 BOOKS OF 2023
watching your channel always makes me want to READ
literally my life’s goal
Wow I took so many recommendations from this!!! So glad I found your channel, can’t wait to get reading! :)
omg i'm so glad! happy reading 🖤
Awww. I loved Fred and Crystal! I love that his superpower is running away and hers is laying waste to baddies. The were pony and stoner mage...so snicker worthy.
They were so cute tbh your comment is making me think maybe I should go back to it 👀
@@itsbells see if it's free on Libby at your library!
I will! You’ve convinced me!
I wish I could give a top ten, but I don't think enough stood out to me in that sense to be able to. I love the fact that you loved Northanger Abbey, because it is actually one of my favourites by Jane Austen and the second one I read by her. I didn't read it this year though. I did recently did read The Last Tale of the Flower Bride and I loved it too, and I think it would on my top ten list if I were to make one. Another that would be is Smoke Gets in Your Eyes and Other Lessons From the Crematorium. That is a nonfiction I recently read detailing how the author came to her opinions on death and funeral ceremonies during her time working at the crematorium. I thought her arguments were quite well done, and I liked all the different topics she talked about. I may not be able to construct a top ten, but I can give you three new favourites I found this year which were The Oleander Sword (this I am a little unsure about because it is the sequel to a favourite), Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic, and Yellow Jessamine.
Yes Northanger Abbey was SO GOOD and I’m so glad to hear about Last Tale of the Flower Bride 😍 it sounds like you had at least some wins this year with books so that’s better than nothing!
Just found your channel and have been looking into new booktubers. I absolutely adore your personality and your excitement >>>> - can't wait to see more bestie!
Also, are you studying English currently? Currently a Journalism/PR student - curious what university reads were your favorite!
You’re so sweet omg! And yes I am studying English! Jane Eyre, Stone Butch Blues, Witchmark, and pretty much all the gothics I listed were some of my biggest wins from this year
Do you have any favs from uni this year? Are you taking English classes for journalism?
Ty for all the recs! 🩷
you’re so welcome!
I don't even know what to say, this was GLORIOUS. AND TOO SHORT?!?!? I want more, you're just flippin incredible.
And I'm going to copy your idea because I'm 11 wrap ups behind and don't have any time or patience to deal with all that 😂
ALSO! Next year, I PROMISE YOU, I will be starting with Robin Hobb. 2024 is the year. It's happening. And I'll be texting you all the way through.
Omg you’re such a gem 😭 and yes please copy me!! That was how I felt too 😂
And MY DUDE. YOU BETTER. I WANT TO HEAR ALL ABOUT YOU READING HOBB.
OMG! Best Video EVER! ❤
Thank you so much!!
I love short stories! Especially Horror and SciFi.
Ooh ok good to know ☺️
Have you read Here the world entire? It's a great novella take on Medusa. Also, not to judge a book by its cover but that cover is stunning!
No I haven’t but 100% just added to my list I’m CRAVING a better Medusa book after Stone Blind
Great video happy to find your channel. Now not to be weird but to be super weird I have to say you have some of the best fangs 😂 like are you a vampire in disguise? 😂
Ok tbh that’s the best compliment anyone has ever given me??? So THANK YOU
Yayyyyy, The Book of the Most Precious Substance! I read it when it came out - almost two years later, I still think about it constantly. It's probably time for a re-read :D
Also, don't pick Arsenic and Adobo back up. I read the first three books in that series and the character development is almost non-existent and it feels like the one thing those books are obsessed with is being an entrepreneur :/
Ahhh yes I couldn’t believe I hadn’t heard more people talk about Precious Substance it fully blew my mind! And ok cool thank you for the comment about Arsenic and Adobo I’ll probably tap out of it then haha
@@itsbells I just found out that Robin Hobb is my birthday twin so I really want to try her out. Do you have any recommendations on what to start with, if it's not too much of a bother? :)
Omg never a bother to talk about Robin Hobb!! I would start with the Farseer trilogy, the first book is Assassin’s Apprentice ☺️ and then if you like that trilogy, you can just look up the reading order of the whole series and go from there!
Love that she’s your birthday twin haha
You should watch the movie Beloved with Oprah Winfrey. The visual representation might give more weight to the book.
Ooh yes I’ll add it to my movie watching list! I actually think it’s a book I’ll like even more on a reread when I’m not reading it under a time limit for school