Reading Goodreads Awards 2014 Books

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  • Опубліковано 26 гру 2024

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  • @kylierussell0207
    @kylierussell0207 Місяць тому +662

    Omg you should redesign some 2014 covers in an updated “2024 style” 😍

  • @polka.dotgirl
    @polka.dotgirl Місяць тому +128

    "Some boorks are good, some boorks are bad." Amen to that.

  • @JemilaBeReadin
    @JemilaBeReadin Місяць тому +222

    “2014 has Black Lies…2024 has Black representation” HELP 💀💀💀

  • @Rachel-6016
    @Rachel-6016 Місяць тому +116

    I think reading debut novels from author’s you’ve liked would be a really cool video idea!

  • @AlexandraCigelnik
    @AlexandraCigelnik Місяць тому +109

    You opened the YA section and i was immediately flashed back to being 13 finding booktube for the first time while all those books were popular (I am both nostalgic and horrified)

    • @jackiejeffords2932
      @jackiejeffords2932 23 дні тому

      I too was 13 and i was reminded of core memories 😂😂 There was so many books though I wanted to read but didn’t get the chance to and I’m debating on making a tbr of books teen me wanted to read

  • @eleanorhenderson9896
    @eleanorhenderson9896 Місяць тому +59

    “Have I got a 5 star read from the goodreads nominees every year since 2014?” Could be an ideas

  • @beccabooked
    @beccabooked Місяць тому +165

    If Archer’s Voice has no haters then I am dead. I rage DNFed that book and I’m so glad hater Kayla came out for it too 😂

    • @natasagajic1061
      @natasagajic1061 Місяць тому +6

      I pushed through, but I shouldn't have, should have dnf-ed like you did

    • @sehbasareen6669
      @sehbasareen6669 Місяць тому +6

      I don't hate it but it was definitely overhyped

    • @joanap1357
      @joanap1357 Місяць тому

      I dnf'ed it too! Was soo disapointed

  • @SillyCelly411
    @SillyCelly411 Місяць тому +104

    ‘Green and pink are my favorite colors’ (inserts Pantone Cosmo and Wanda)

  • @BetweenLinesAndLife
    @BetweenLinesAndLife Місяць тому +24

    Listen!! The tension about the lost copy of Horrorstör is the real horror here!

  • @boinkshe9509
    @boinkshe9509 Місяць тому +34

    Your hair is ALWAYS just so nice. Healthiest hair I’ve ever seen and always styled.

    • @Taralovescoloring
      @Taralovescoloring Місяць тому +7

      For real - I need a product list from her because my shampoo isn’t performing that level of magic on my hair.

  • @mdrengacs
    @mdrengacs Місяць тому +124

    Now you gotta do this video for all the years that Goodreads has been around. I think since 2006!

    • @Isabella-lf2ku
      @Isabella-lf2ku Місяць тому +1

      Oh yes that’s an awesome idea

    • @leafbladed
      @leafbladed Місяць тому +13

      the first goodreads awards were on 2011 actually, but yeah this should become a series!!

    • @rocio9863
      @rocio9863 Місяць тому +4

      Uh yes Goodreads Choice Awards the Missing Years, 2011-2013

    • @blanka5016
      @blanka5016 Місяць тому

      Second this and you can chose the books you have in your TBR closet

  • @cat.book.nook.
    @cat.book.nook. Місяць тому +80

    I love the 10 year themed video idea! And this one is so interesting, popular books have changed so much in 10 years!

  • @fanpiresam482
    @fanpiresam482 Місяць тому +61

    29:40 I'm not even a HP stan but "underdog who no one believed in" that is wild to say about THE BOY WHO LIVED literally the whole wizarding world believed in him with the exception of the few months after the Triwizard Tournament. He's LITERALLY THE CHOSEN ONE. 🤣🤣🤣

  • @tungstensmum1491
    @tungstensmum1491 Місяць тому +41

    A few notes about Angela Liddon/Oh She Glows:
    She released at least two more books after the first one. If she has release any in the last few years, I’m unaware of it. The second book was probably my favourite.
    During COVID she came out as pro Trucker Convoy because she “wanted to see her children smile in public” or some shit. I unfollowed her after that.
    Part of the “dryness” of 2014 vegan food was the fact that the no oil/no salt version of veganism was going HARD. Went along with the high raw/raw till 4 movement. Thanks Freelee.
    The savoury oatmeal recipe in the first book is still a go-to recipe for me.

    • @readingid5917
      @readingid5917 Місяць тому +10

      this is why we read the comments 🫡

    • @wavy6617
      @wavy6617 Місяць тому +3

      Angela Liddon's fear of olive oil really messed me up in my early 20s 🙄 I love living in a world with flavour and joy now!

    • @devsea
      @devsea Місяць тому

      the hclf and raw till four movement back then had us in a chockhold and now we look back on that and realise it was just people showing their veiled eating disorders 😭

  • @pobie1162
    @pobie1162 Місяць тому +42

    Hey Kayla. Long term subscriber but quiet lurker here. I’ve been watching your videos since the first closet unhaul & love your content. I’ve been a big reader my entire life & worked in the book industry for over 20 years, so have read a wide variety of genres. However, my favourite genre is romance. And I’ve been debating for quite some time whether I should comment about the romance books you have been reading and finding lacking. I personally find that so much of the modern romance genre today is not really “romance”. I began reading romances during the height of the romance boom of the 1990s to early 2000s. The romance books now are what we called “chick lit fiction” & I found very uninspiring. During this video, there was a romance book called Shield of Winter by Nalini Singh who is a New Zealander writer. That romance book series “The Psy-Changling” series is one of my favourites. It has a combination of romance & fantasy that you may just love. If you are ever interested in trying the series, the first book is Slave to Sensation. I reread this one at least once a year. It’s one of my comfort reads. I hope that someday, not even for a video, you may pick it up & try it. Singh also writes very good mystery/thrillers if you don’t fancy her romance. Just wanted to see if you may like to try a different slant on romance. Keep up the great content!

    • @robyntotheTee
      @robyntotheTee Місяць тому +3

      I agree that romance today is more chick lit. I haven't read a ton of romance, but I definitely read a few Danielle Steele back in the 90s. Also, I'm Elizabeth Lowell and Judith McNaught had a chokehold on romance. I have been trying to get a few booktubers to read a couple of Judith McNaught books - Paradise, and then Perfect - but haven't had any takers yet. Those books are so good, a little dated, but still so good. Another author is Iris Johansen. And she gets into some paranormal stuff, too, I believe.
      I really would love Kayla or someone to read some of these older romance books.

    • @pobie1162
      @pobie1162 Місяць тому

      @ YES! I used to love Iris Johansen, Elizabeth Lowell, Linda Howard, Julie Garwood & Jayne Ann Krentz! Unfortunately they specialized in more of the historical romances, which I’m not sure Kayla would like, but even their contemporary romances might be a gateway romance for her too!

  • @ChemicalPenguinn
    @ChemicalPenguinn Місяць тому +60

    I will forever admire your ability to come up with such brilliant concepts for videos.

  • @sarahlopod
    @sarahlopod Місяць тому +33

    I’m losing it at the 2014 themed pinterest board, it’s perfect

  • @hillaryberg6771
    @hillaryberg6771 Місяць тому +36

    Not the chevron transition slide 😂

  • @marybeougher2953
    @marybeougher2953 Місяць тому +21

    I can’t imagine listening to Horrorstor. The visual of the physical book seemed so necessary to the story for me.

  • @quinniehalee
    @quinniehalee Місяць тому +33

    I DNF'd Archer's Voice with a swiftness! It felt SOOOO icky. Archer is a grown man, why was she treating him like that???

    • @theotherveronica
      @theotherveronica Місяць тому +6

      i took asl in college and spent a lot of time around the deaf community. as soon as i read the synopsis i thought “this is major icky and borderline ableist?” i haven’t read the book but from what ive heard, i was right.

  • @LoveShannon
    @LoveShannon Місяць тому +9

    The thing about the Goodreads awards is that you can't put any stock in the votes at all. I would feel very comfortable betting everything I have on the idea that there is not a single person who votes who has read all the books in the category they are voting on. Basically, it's a bunch of people voting on the one book they read or even more likely the one book they have heard of but not read. Book awareness is what you get from those awards, not book quality. It's a better judge of which book had the best promotional team really.

  • @3www_mariie
    @3www_mariie Місяць тому +4

    Kaylaaaa you have no clue how much comfort you bring me i LOVE your videos so much!!!! You've kept me actively into reading since i found your channel in 2020 you feel like a cool aunt that i trust every judgement from

  • @just_bea_weird
    @just_bea_weird Місяць тому +7

    The fact that you filmed the intro of this in APRIL is mind boggling 😳

  • @Brigi_K
    @Brigi_K Місяць тому +9

    Well, this was so so enjoyable! I think it's really interesting how we went from the almost naked people on the cover to illustrated, cutesy when it comes to romance, when the smuttiness level of them stayed the same. The idea for Horrostör is really cool, reminded me of an event that ikea did years ago where they invited influencers to sleep in a store for a night, The sorry girls vlogged it.

  • @Catherine_Dubya
    @Catherine_Dubya Місяць тому +9

    I am HERE for the reviews of the first and the last books in a series you have not read. I would watch all of them! 😂

  • @daryanthelibrarian
    @daryanthelibrarian Місяць тому +12

    i can't believe after i waited so long to hear your thoughts on darkfever you brought it up again! what a treat

  • @purplexzombie3371
    @purplexzombie3371 Місяць тому +2

    I really liked Horrorstor. And I want to praise the book designer (Andie Reid) forever because the formatting and everything is so amazing and unique

  • @louise5493
    @louise5493 Місяць тому +10

    Every time we cut to you wearing the teal & white jumper you spilled. Maybe the jumper needs to stay & you can drag the bookish world regularly 😭🤣

  • @m_grazi
    @m_grazi Місяць тому +13

    Ahh I was so hoping you'd pick up the Goblin Emperor from the fantasy category. I love that book. Great video anyways!

  • @ShelbyPlatt
    @ShelbyPlatt Місяць тому +10

    Re: the missing book. I just experienced this for 5 MONTHS! I could not find a book for the life of me and I’d completely given up ever finding it.
    The other day, while updating my library spreadsheet, I was cataloging my shelves and found it! For whatever reason, I thought I had bought a paperback so I was only checking the paperback section of my shelves. It ended up being a hardcover 🤦🏼‍♀️

  • @finishorforget9059
    @finishorforget9059 Місяць тому +2

    the review of reading a paranormal romance after 9 books is the absolute joy of my day. cracked me up lol

  • @laurenloveslibros
    @laurenloveslibros Місяць тому +3

    The evolution of book covers is fascinating to me!

  • @tee.bowi3
    @tee.bowi3 Місяць тому +9

    I meant to write on your recent celebratory video but didn’t have time so I’ll do it now: thanks for all your hard work on making amazing videos. Not only do I really enjoy them but you’ve brought me A LOT of comfort through some super tough times (two long term break ups! That’s how long I’ve been watching 😂)
    So thank you. Even this morning you’re exactly what I needed to wind down and relax because I’ve got a lot going on and can’t stop overthinking.
    You’re the best!

  • @jamiea4791
    @jamiea4791 Місяць тому +4

    This is a fun idea! I clicked through a few months ago and had a chuckle at the books that were popular then that have disappeared, and other ones that were not even in the top 3 that have had some staying power over the years. It's also neat to see books on these lists boomerang back thanks to tiktok reviving some old books.

  • @KatieColson
    @KatieColson Місяць тому +19

    “I picked this book because…well you were the.” 😂😂😂

  • @somethingnew611
    @somethingnew611 Місяць тому +6

    I love the idea of going back to check into popular releases from years past. I read a ton in high school but was in college from 2011-2015. I read almost nothing for pleasure during those years. I imagine there are releases in the timeframe I would enjoy that aren't getting 2024 buzz

  • @lilyzanoff
    @lilyzanoff Місяць тому +6

    Kayla you are my favorite person on here

  • @bookishcreature8907
    @bookishcreature8907 Місяць тому +7

    Yay! I’m very excited for this new series of celebration 😊

  • @badazzledhippo6010
    @badazzledhippo6010 Місяць тому +2

    I got married in 2015 and my entire wedding was yellow, gray, coral and turquoise 🤣 It truly was a 2014 Pinterest dream.

  • @elliotj.weidenaar8568
    @elliotj.weidenaar8568 Місяць тому +2

    I think Dr. Gay’s novel was a tenure project for her work at Perdue’s creative writing department.

  • @RobertaMargo
    @RobertaMargo Місяць тому +3

    Ngl reading the first and the last book in a series is a hilarious concept 😂

  • @Kittyzero13426
    @Kittyzero13426 Місяць тому +3

    I'm planning to tackle reading all the books on my tbr that were nominated on goodreads awards since 2011 next year. This looked liked a fun video to do and happy reading!

    • @theotherveronica
      @theotherveronica Місяць тому

      this is such a cool idea! brb on my way to investigate this idea.

  • @Inez-2002
    @Inez-2002 Місяць тому +5

    In the boorks, we all fam

  • @the_eerie_faerie_tales
    @the_eerie_faerie_tales Місяць тому +4

    Horrorstör is my favorite Grady Hendrix book so far. He's a cheeky bastard and I love him for it. 😆

  • @melreadsmysteries
    @melreadsmysteries Місяць тому

    Loved this video! So nostalgic. And yes.. my wedding colours were mint and coral. 😂

  • @rebeccaboudreau6321
    @rebeccaboudreau6321 Місяць тому +14

    In 5 years I’ve never been this early

  • @DanicaChristin
    @DanicaChristin Місяць тому +1

    Red Rising is one of my all-time favourite books, and I'm so glad you gave it a try ❤

  • @ashlieketchum878
    @ashlieketchum878 Місяць тому +1

    You’re not alone in how you feel about Archer’s Voice!! Lots of other people got the same ick and your review is exactly what I expected when I saw it on your SOTM calendar lmao

  • @firewhiskeyreader8257
    @firewhiskeyreader8257 Місяць тому +9

    Nalini Singh (Shield of Winter) is an author of color! But also, yeah, not the best representation in the romance category. Really then or now.

  • @ani_ngu
    @ani_ngu Місяць тому +2

    53:00 the narrator for dark house has a pseudonym who did the echo wife (i don’t remember if you read that on audio) but that might be why they sound familiar

  • @jaimee-kate
    @jaimee-kate 27 днів тому +1

    This is me just now learning you used to be vegan!! Thanks for sharing your thoughts in case other people want to take the step!

  • @BookedandBusy
    @BookedandBusy Місяць тому +8

    Yes baby!!!!

  • @lesap8889
    @lesap8889 Місяць тому +2

    The Opposite of Loneliness. On the shelf forever. She was hit by a car and killed before these short stories were published. Crying!

  • @BookChats
    @BookChats Місяць тому

    I have some footage I've never actually used of a week and a bit where I made every meal from a cookbook as a review so I was DELIGHTED to see you actually do the thing here! (Mine is from February 2020 so you can guess why it never made it into an actual video.)
    Because you mentioned wanting more in-progress pictures, you should consider checking an America's Test Kitchen cookbook out of your library to review.

  • @whitneyhendrix8075
    @whitneyhendrix8075 Місяць тому +1

    This floral top/ dress is GORGEOUS 😍

  • @stitchedscorpio
    @stitchedscorpio Місяць тому +2

    i actually laughed out loud at the teal chevron transition 😂

  • @gabbyreads
    @gabbyreads Місяць тому +2

    Oh my gosh haha what a throwback! I read Archers Voice sooooo many years ago and I barely remember it 😅 but hearing you talk about it, I feel like I’d hate it if I tried to read it now 😂

  • @Agirlhasnogame
    @Agirlhasnogame Місяць тому

    OhSheGlows can be hit or miss for me but I LOVE her soups! I love the african peanut stew from that cookbook. I also love the empowered noodle bowl with the thai peanut sauce. I use it as a dressing for a thai inspired salad as well. I’m no longer vegetarian either but I still have some go-to’s from her.

  • @AnnaPatriceThePhoenix
    @AnnaPatriceThePhoenix Місяць тому +1

    Kayla I’m screaming cuz I read Archer’s Voice yesterday solely because I knew you owned it! Can’t wait to watch your reaction to Bree and Archer 😅

  • @aprilhutchens2105
    @aprilhutchens2105 Місяць тому

    I LOVE the broccoli quinoa burritos from the OSG cookbook 😋

  • @MinnieLovesReading
    @MinnieLovesReading Місяць тому +2

    The dynamic audiobook for Red Rising was so good! Idk if you tried that out or not!

  • @abbisaiya2797
    @abbisaiya2797 Місяць тому +8

    I think Goodreads gets confused with formats when marking things as read

    • @anniiij
      @anniiij Місяць тому +2

      Yes, it's extremely annoying. If you've marked the paperback as read and they show the hardcover in one of their lists, it doesn't show as read. But if you click the book, the book page is in the format you've chosen and shows as read.

  • @the_creepy_geek
    @the_creepy_geek Місяць тому

    Having just finished Witchcraft for Wayward Girls I can confirm the horror is low but for me, the emotional impact was HIGH. Loved it so much!

  • @Jacquelynrose94
    @Jacquelynrose94 Місяць тому +2

    I need a LALA cookbook ASAP

  • @BeccaisReading
    @BeccaisReading Місяць тому +1

    Another amazing video! I had very similar feelings about archers voice back when I read it in 2016. I have never understood the hype around it.

  • @BlueflameBeck
    @BlueflameBeck Місяць тому

    I read Archer’s Voice a couple of days ago bc of you and I absolutely loved it!!

  • @akirakongouji
    @akirakongouji Місяць тому

    I actually didn't know there was a business section in Goodreads 10 years ago. When I first saw Girlboss, it took me back but like you said, this book was for its time. The other reason why I found the category interesting was Ryan Holiday's book being so low in the polls. I actually picked up his 10th anniversary book (not reading the first version) and would say it's refreshing to see someone actually go back, revise and freshen up something that's been out for so long.

  • @majonnaise
    @majonnaise Місяць тому +5

    Red Rising is my enemy #1 I swear. And I DID push through it. Absolutely not. I feel validated by you DNFing it lol

  • @AnonJess
    @AnonJess Місяць тому +2

    Oh thank GOD someone else had the same feelings about Archer's Voice. It was so uncomfortable watching this girl basically emasculate this man by minimizing him over and over again. The "baby boy"s and the "sweet boy"s were SO WEIRD to me.
    Side note: I've had a few audiobook narrators that sound almost identical, and it's driven me crazy trying to place them when it's the only book they've ever narrated. I.e. "The Annual Migration of Clouds" by Premee Mohammed

  • @sarahdavies3789
    @sarahdavies3789 Місяць тому

    I love middle grade and miss seeing the finalists. When you were talking about romance being a category that has seen such an increase in diversity over the past decade, I’d argue that middle grade is at the top of that list. And with so many American libraries facing book bans and restrictions, having a place for parents and educators to see those impactful books is so important ❤

  • @kemunto_
    @kemunto_ Місяць тому

    this is the first time I’ve read through the comments of your video and the people are so nice wow. You’ve built a great community around you and of readers, haha jealous! I usually just watch you and wait in anticipation for the next video. Great work, I’m so organised because I started watching your videos and you laid the foundation for me. I was a member but had to leave recently, can’t wait to rejoin someday!

  • @viihbelinot
    @viihbelinot Місяць тому +1

    The review of the last book. Amazing.

  • @priscillareads
    @priscillareads 5 годин тому

    Oh. My. Gosh. Wait, you need to read Lock In by John Scalzi. I’d loooove to hear your thoughts on it omg

  • @NovelsWithNicole
    @NovelsWithNicole Місяць тому +5

    Veronica mars is a book 😅 I gasped

  • @ashleypaige
    @ashleypaige 27 днів тому

    Reading only book 1 and 9 of a series is wild. I love it

  • @rachelmaybeidk
    @rachelmaybeidk 29 днів тому

    as a faithful bestie and romance reader, i humbly suggest Out on a Limb by Hannah Bonam-Young 🤞🏼I really didn't think it would work for me but it did!

  • @agustina.martin
    @agustina.martin Місяць тому +2

    oh my god that 9 book series sound like a fever dream

  • @mariabeatriz2831
    @mariabeatriz2831 Місяць тому

    In goodreads you can see the ratings and reviews through time in the book statistic section on the book page. There you can truely see which books stood the test of time.

  • @Erdnussbuttertoast
    @Erdnussbuttertoast 26 днів тому

    I read Horrorstör just after I started working at IKEA in 2020 and was really excited for it. It's a really fun concept, but my gripe with it has always been that the characters were so one-dimensional

  • @Chessie
    @Chessie Місяць тому

    So funny to watch you read the Experiment in Terror series. I read & loved them back in the day but I have a feeling I'd find them horrendous now.

  • @BeatriceMPinayBookaholic
    @BeatriceMPinayBookaholic Місяць тому

    I subscribed to you idk when I remember you just started and here I am still a subscriber 😭🥰

  • @beckyduff
    @beckyduff Місяць тому

    I am half way through Written in My Own Hearts Blood (as a reread) right now haha.
    And I'll be reading The Cinnamon Bun Cafe next month! :P

  • @Rebentischin
    @Rebentischin Місяць тому +1

    “I just want to love a romance book”
    “Oh.” - my family anytime I ramble at them about books 😂

  • @yas4346
    @yas4346 Місяць тому +1

    your favorite colors are cosmo and wanda

  • @re-la-mi2614
    @re-la-mi2614 Місяць тому +1

    Skiping eight books in series matter …. I laugh so hard .. Queen ❤️

  • @annamariamuth
    @annamariamuth Місяць тому

    "I get it, being possessed is hard"
    I CACKLED

  • @jessikarouse2894
    @jessikarouse2894 Місяць тому +1

    Teal, coral and orange 🍊 will always have a hold on me 😂

  • @TheNovelSanctuary
    @TheNovelSanctuary Місяць тому

    You should do something that reflects your change in hairstyles/colors

  • @angelk5743
    @angelk5743 Місяць тому +2

    When you said 2024 actually had black rep in the romance category!! 😂😂😂

  • @Sharletwitch
    @Sharletwitch Місяць тому

    27:50 I feel like the 2024 style thing will be pink bows. I feel like there are bows on everything now 😂

  • @alishacostanzo2689
    @alishacostanzo2689 Місяць тому +1

    Have you tried StoryGraph instead of Goodreads? I love the stats they provide.

  • @mikigrim706
    @mikigrim706 Місяць тому

    I wish you'd finished or discussed red rising! Not that it's great, just that everyone I know hates the main character SO MUCH and I love hearing it 😂😂😂

  • @graceeverest27
    @graceeverest27 Місяць тому

    Yes!! Just the video I wanted to watch today :))

  • @SamanthasBooks
    @SamanthasBooks Місяць тому

    I also had to DNF Red Rising! I got through 50% but I really don't get the hype
    I haven't read Archer's Voice but I've always been put off by it and I feel like your review has cemented that for me!

  • @justineslibrary5853
    @justineslibrary5853 Місяць тому +1

    I have not read archers voice, I had no idea what it was about, but I knew as soon as you mentioned it that you weren’t going to like it 😂 same goes for me, I have given that book a wide berth bc I knew I would hate it 😅

  • @Taralovescoloring
    @Taralovescoloring Місяць тому

    That 2014 Pinterest mood board is giving me life - I still have so many chunky necklaces in coral, pink, lime green and turquoise- everything comes around again eventually…maybe 😂

  • @whatalicesaw
    @whatalicesaw Місяць тому

    I wish you had read the Christina Lauren. I read it in my 30’s & I liked it. It was an early book for them, so we’re not talking literary genius. It was dramatic romantic comedy. You should give it a try.

  • @THEWLLAS97
    @THEWLLAS97 Місяць тому +1

    Some of those books may not be showing as read because you might have marked a different edition as read. This happens to me all the time, especially on my TBR, I’ll have like 5 editions of the same book marked as TBR 🙈

  • @nola3963
    @nola3963 Місяць тому

    I wish you read The Wayward Pines series by Blake Crouch. I was shocked to see it there 😂 I forgot how old the books are 😮😅

  • @GabrielaRincic
    @GabrielaRincic Місяць тому

    I have read Archers voice in 2015. and it was amazing :)) but still funny that it is so popular now