@@parveenkaur8096 hi! i read it a while ago but it has really stuck with me. I don’t want to give specifics bc I don’t remember what is in the synopsis and what is a spoiler. But the romance is really good and there’s a lot of exploration behind the fantasy elements which i really liked. she’s a historian and he’s a scientist so it goes a little deeper than just fantasy for fantasy’s sake. There’s some really good family elements in the book too. It is way better than “twilight for adults” idrk how to explain it but i def suggest reading it!!
I second this! Really enjoyed the All Souls series - I especially loved the 2nd book, Shadow of Night. And there is a 5th book coming out in a few months!!😁
Classic fantasy book rec: the belgariad & the mallorean by david eddings (two connected 5-book series) are my all time favourite fantasy series. The world building, characters, character arcs and politics are all very well developed and the series improves so much as you go along. Belgariad follows the main character as a kid/teen and the Mallorean as an adult but it's a continuation of the same plot so heads up don't read the mallorean first
I'm reeeally curious about Five Broken Blades because I passed on this as a BotM pick, and if it isn't a smutty romantasy slog, I'll be forever disappointed for not picking it!
I also thought it was a gun!!! But you're so right, it's paint or blood splatter but you still picked the nicer version. I also JUST picked up The Book of Ile-Rien and hope to read it soon. Great haul!
👋🏻An underrated fantasy writer is Guy Gavriel Kay. He's been writing historical fantasy since the 70s, has been compared to Robin Hobb for gut wrenching skills and Brandon Sanderson is a big fan! The Lions of Al-rassan, A Song for Arbonne, and Tigana are all good places to start- he does mainly one offs!
be proud of me, I didn´t get any books at my boozzy book brunch. Also that ¨splatter¨ does remind me of a gun, its not just you, and i think that´s bs that it´s a ¨paint splatter¨ check out Jim Butcher if you like ¨high fantasy¨ (i dono if he counts as ¨high¨ and i might get yelled at for calling him that) but he got into reading back in 2009 and then i met him in 2019
If you are looking for older fantasy series - The Incarnations of Immortality by Piers Anthony, and The Banned and the Banished by James Clemens. Both I have read and re-read many times over. Great series from the 80s and 90s.
I loved the first Discovery of Witches book but soft DNF’d the rest of the series for spoiler reasons. The first series is actually a pretty good adaptation in my own opinion. I haven’t watched further. 😊
im so excited for you to read The Grace of Kings I ve just finished it in april and it was amazing. A lot of character work but so gooood. Ken Liu got me emo over a character he introduced like 2 pages ago
Best wishes with what you choose to read. I hope you get some great stories. I'm currently at page 843 of the Count of Monte Cristo. Great but still some way to go. Happy reading.
⚔️ If you want some less talked about fantasy I would read The Great Hunt by Wendy Higgins, Blood Rose Rebellion by Rosalyn Evans, The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill by Rowenna Miller, The Liars Crown by Abigail Owen, and these vicious masks by Tarun Shanker and Kelly Zekas. These are all fantastic fantasy books that I haven’t heard many people talk about at all! I think you would like all of them a lot! Let me know if you plan to read any of these or add them to your TBR.
Hi, I am a new here. Just wanted to share, you remind me so much of one of my favourite booktuber Noelle Gallagher. Sadly she is not posting for some time now, I miss her a lot. But glad I found your channel. Lots of love 💕
I love twilight & love discovery of witches 🧙 tv show is good too a new book is coming out later this year can’t wait i think you will love it love to watch you read in reading vlog if you do one.
I also love Discovery of Witches and Twilight. I have not seen the series as it was a baddy read and friend sad she doesn't like it and I had other series to watch at the time. About twilight...have seen the part 2 of 3. Movie I liked 🙀 incorporating a fight that never happed in the book🤣....I don't like the main actors very much [she is sooo bad but great in the movie Personal Shopper].
Hey Syd, have you thought about adding stickers or bookmarks to your merch options? Just thought I'd ask. It would be so cool to add THE READER artwork to a reading journal or anything else adding a WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE sticker. 🙂
I just finished A Discovery of Witches yesterday and I normally don't binge series but I had to go straight into Shadow of Night. Such a fun and immersive world.
The Tales of Earthsea are aimed at a younger audience though I’m not too sure of the exact demographic. Another younger series worth reading would be the Inkheart trilogy by Cornelia Funke. A great and hilarious murder mystery set in a parodied version of Comic Con would be Bimbos of the Deathsun by Sharyn McCrumb. The final series I will suggest are the Shannara books by Terry Brooks. I’ve only read the first trilogy but like Robin Hobb and Joe Abercrombie, Brooks writes multiple book series set in the same world.
I adore "A Discovery of Witches", the series (All Souls) is one of my favorites, just give it a little bit, I found the first 50-75 pages a little slow, but after that you will be totally hooked!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE 💖
The Dandelion Dynasty is narrated by Michael Kramer if you tandem read! He does a lot of Brandy Sandy and is my fav Also YES YES YES to the Ninth Rain Trilogy! Good good. Unique take on vampires and witches, magical creature companions and the most unique bad guy I’ve seen in a while. Would love to re-read it this year 💕
⚔️ Per your past vlogs, I have checked out Jade City and The Poppy War from my local library. If I like either or both book 1 of the series I will be buying the boxed sets. 😏 Happy reading Sydney!
I read the arc of the bindup which is The Book of Ile-Rien and it was good. Looking forward to seeing what you think when you get to it! I have A Discovery of Witches on my shelf to read, I got it and book 2 Shadow of Night from a little free library!
I want to read the horse girl series (green rider) and the demon cycle so bad! I have all of these (except for A Discovery of Witches, A Wizard of Earthsea, The Book of Ile-Rien, and A Feather so Black) so let's be buddies who read!
I'm reading The Blade Itself now and loving it! A Discovery of Witches is way better than "Adult Twilight", and The Ninth Rain is on my TBR. I think you'll have a great time!
I found the first 3 hardcover Dandelion Dynasty books at a library sale this past weekend for a dollar each. I immediately put them in my bag. So excited to start the series
I hope you LOVE the warded man! It was a 5-star read for me and I went straight into the sequel. Same for The Element of Fire and Death of the Necromancer. I love a classic fantasy story where you’re hoping the main character picks the side of good and saves humanity 🤩
⚔️ Feather So Black is so good. More Hunger Games love triangle than Twilight love triangle… speaking of Twilight, Discovery of Witches also has time travel, so add Outlander to the vibes…
The best fantasy duology I have read for a while is one I don’t see about hardly at all which is heart breaking as it is phenomenal. This duology is The Nightjar and The Rookery by Deborah Hewitt, so underrated and yet it should be a duet that more people sing about ❤
“a discovery of witches” is waaaaaayyyy better than just “adult twilight”. I think you’re going to love it!!!!
Hey! Could you describe the book a bit please. I think im interested but not so sure
@@parveenkaur8096 hi! i read it a while ago but it has really stuck with me. I don’t want to give specifics bc I don’t remember what is in the synopsis and what is a spoiler. But the romance is really good and there’s a lot of exploration behind the fantasy elements which i really liked. she’s a historian and he’s a scientist so it goes a little deeper than just fantasy for fantasy’s sake. There’s some really good family elements in the book too. It is way better than “twilight for adults” idrk how to explain it but i def suggest reading it!!
@@sawyerpeddicord8118 thank you 🫶 ill definitely add it to my tbr
I second this! Really enjoyed the All Souls series - I especially loved the 2nd book, Shadow of Night. And there is a 5th book coming out in a few months!!😁
Agreed! Way, way better than Twilight!! One of my favorite series ever! I’ve re-read it so many times that my copies are literally falling apart!
Looove the Green Rider series! It's 7 books and 2 novellas (so far) and each one is a wild ride 🐎⚔️
My goodness what an amazing book haul, Syd. Ember Blade, First Law, AND Dandelion Dynasty!? Loved them all. Enjoy! 😊
I loved a discovery of Witches, hope you do too
Classic fantasy book rec: the belgariad & the mallorean by david eddings (two connected 5-book series) are my all time favourite fantasy series. The world building, characters, character arcs and politics are all very well developed and the series improves so much as you go along. Belgariad follows the main character as a kid/teen and the Mallorean as an adult but it's a continuation of the same plot so heads up don't read the mallorean first
I completely co-sign this. I love both of those series so much! Eddings’ books are my comfort audiobooks.
A discovery of witches is one of my favorites! It is a bit slow, so give it a bit - the audiobooks are immaculate and definitely help!
I'm reeeally curious about Five Broken Blades because I passed on this as a BotM pick, and if it isn't a smutty romantasy slog, I'll be forever disappointed for not picking it!
I also thought it was a gun!!! But you're so right, it's paint or blood splatter but you still picked the nicer version. I also JUST picked up The Book of Ile-Rien and hope to read it soon. Great haul!
I thought it was a gun, too!
Helen Scheurerer! The Legends of Thezmaar series is amazing! I devoured book one, Blood and Steel. Trust me!
A vampire named Matthew? Oh, I don't know...
👋🏻An underrated fantasy writer is Guy Gavriel Kay. He's been writing historical fantasy since the 70s, has been compared to Robin Hobb for gut wrenching skills and Brandon Sanderson is a big fan! The Lions of Al-rassan, A Song for Arbonne, and Tigana are all good places to start- he does mainly one offs!
⚔️ ⚔️ excited to hear your thoughts on these!
be proud of me, I didn´t get any books at my boozzy book brunch. Also that ¨splatter¨ does remind me of a gun, its not just you, and i think that´s bs that it´s a ¨paint splatter¨ check out Jim Butcher if you like ¨high fantasy¨ (i dono if he counts as ¨high¨ and i might get yelled at for calling him that) but he got into reading back in 2009 and then i met him in 2019
If you are looking for older fantasy series - The Incarnations of Immortality by Piers Anthony, and The Banned and the Banished by James Clemens. Both I have read and re-read many times over. Great series from the 80s and 90s.
I loved the first Discovery of Witches book but soft DNF’d the rest of the series for spoiler reasons. The first series is actually a pretty good adaptation in my own opinion. I haven’t watched further. 😊
if you like dark fantasy books or brutal books than I recommend The Titan God by Cameron Johnston.
Peter V Brett has **spoiler/trigger warning** multiple r*ape scenes, I know it's a war and these things happen but I unhauled the whole series ...
im so excited for you to read The Grace of Kings I ve just finished it in april and it was amazing. A lot of character work but so gooood. Ken Liu got me emo over a character he introduced like 2 pages ago
Best wishes with what you choose to read. I hope you get some great stories. I'm currently at page 843 of the Count of Monte Cristo. Great but still some way to go. Happy reading.
⚔️ If you want some less talked about fantasy I would read The Great Hunt by Wendy Higgins, Blood Rose Rebellion by Rosalyn Evans, The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill by Rowenna Miller, The Liars Crown by Abigail Owen, and these vicious masks by Tarun Shanker and Kelly Zekas. These are all fantastic fantasy books that I haven’t heard many people talk about at all! I think you would like all of them a lot! Let me know if you plan to read any of these or add them to your TBR.
I just found out that All Souls series by Deborah Harkness will have a 5th book. ⚔
Have you read Terry Goodkind? I looooove the Sword of Truth books. There are a lot of them but they are all great!
Adding The Pairah to my tbr asap! ⚔️
❤❤❤❤A Discovery of Witches!!!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Just when I said I was taking a chunky fantasy break….
This is such a good haul. So many great books!
excited for your robin hobb journey
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The Ember Blade is in my Top 5 all time favs ❤
These all sound so good! ⚔
love this video
I've never wanted to be that person but I can't help myself. I've never been this early 🎉
Same and I’m at work watching 🤣
Same!!
Hi, I am a new here. Just wanted to share, you remind me so much of one of my favourite booktuber Noelle Gallagher. Sadly she is not posting for some time now, I miss her a lot. But glad I found your channel. Lots of love 💕
Are you referring to Noelle 7 pages? If so, Noelle and Sydney are friends. 😊
Getting compared to Noelle Gallagher is actually the highest compliment one could ever bestow upon me, I’m HONORED😂🥹🥰🥰🥰🥰
@@SydBookWorrom 🥰🥰 I am glad I found your channel.
@@michellemp1626 😅 no not her..
@@sumedhasengupta3709 oh! I know who you're referring to now. 😉
am a bookworm two
Great video!
Girl, I NEED you to read Green Rider, it is one of my all time fave fantasy series! We can buddy read it ;)
FINALLY! I love it too and I'm so glad to see others who do too.
@@katnaps127 YESSSSS
I recently read and loved the paper menagerie, so I would be totally down to buddy read the grace of kings!
I love twilight & love discovery of witches 🧙 tv show is good too a new book is coming out later this year can’t wait i think you will love it love to watch you read in reading vlog if you do one.
I also love Discovery of Witches and Twilight. I have not seen the series as it was a baddy read and friend sad she doesn't like it and I had other series to watch at the time. About twilight...have seen the part 2 of 3. Movie I liked 🙀 incorporating a fight that never happed in the book🤣....I don't like the main actors very much [she is sooo bad but great in the movie Personal Shopper].
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Hey Syd, have you thought about adding stickers or bookmarks to your merch options? Just thought I'd ask. It would be so cool to add THE READER artwork to a reading journal or anything else adding a WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE sticker. 🙂
Abercrombie series -- LOVED it. Thanks - I put several on my TBR
I just finished A Discovery of Witches yesterday and I normally don't binge series but I had to go straight into Shadow of Night. Such a fun and immersive world.
Damn, every synopsis sounds good. Can't wait to see some vlogs and reviews featuring these books. Added a bunch of fantasy to my Goodreads TBR.
The Tales of Earthsea are aimed at a younger audience though I’m not too sure of the exact demographic. Another younger series worth reading would be the Inkheart trilogy by Cornelia Funke. A great and hilarious murder mystery set in a parodied version of Comic Con would be Bimbos of the Deathsun by Sharyn McCrumb. The final series I will suggest are the Shannara books by Terry Brooks. I’ve only read the first trilogy but like Robin Hobb and Joe Abercrombie, Brooks writes multiple book series set in the same world.
I adore "A Discovery of Witches", the series (All Souls) is one of my favorites, just give it a little bit, I found the first 50-75 pages a little slow, but after that you will be totally hooked!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE 💖
The Dandelion Dynasty is narrated by Michael Kramer if you tandem read! He does a lot of Brandy Sandy and is my fav
Also YES YES YES to the Ninth Rain Trilogy! Good good. Unique take on vampires and witches, magical creature companions and the most unique bad guy I’ve seen in a while. Would love to re-read it this year 💕
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Per your past vlogs, I have checked out Jade City and The Poppy War from my local library. If I like either or both book 1 of the series I will be buying the boxed sets. 😏
Happy reading Sydney!
Omg!! Anthony Ryan!! My review of The Pariah is my most watched video 🤭 The Ember Blade reads a lot like a modern LotR.
i've been in such a fantasy mood lately so i am taking NOTES
I read the arc of the bindup which is The Book of Ile-Rien and it was good. Looking forward to seeing what you think when you get to it!
I have A Discovery of Witches on my shelf to read, I got it and book 2 Shadow of Night from a little free library!
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I want to read the horse girl series (green rider) and the demon cycle so bad! I have all of these (except for A Discovery of Witches, A Wizard of Earthsea, The Book of Ile-Rien, and A Feather so Black) so let's be buddies who read!
I'm reading The Blade Itself now and loving it! A Discovery of Witches is way better than "Adult Twilight", and The Ninth Rain is on my TBR. I think you'll have a great time!
I found the first 3 hardcover Dandelion Dynasty books at a library sale this past weekend for a dollar each. I immediately put them in my bag. So excited to start the series
I’ve been reading/following the Green Rider series for more than 20 years. One of my favorites!
I hope you LOVE the warded man! It was a 5-star read for me and I went straight into the sequel. Same for The Element of Fire and Death of the Necromancer. I love a classic fantasy story where you’re hoping the main character picks the side of good and saves humanity 🤩
⚔️ Feather So Black is so good. More Hunger Games love triangle than Twilight love triangle… speaking of Twilight, Discovery of Witches also has time travel, so add Outlander to the vibes…
The best fantasy duology I have read for a while is one I don’t see about hardly at all which is heart breaking as it is phenomenal. This duology is The Nightjar and The Rookery by Deborah Hewitt, so underrated and yet it should be a duet that more people sing about ❤
I love your OCD self! I have too have the right ones as well. I want the Magnolia Parks series but I want the original covers lol.
The Warded Man is an all time favorite for me and the new trade paperback covers they released are fricking amazing
I’m glad I’m not the only one who looks for certain covers like a crazy person 😅
Love your haul! The Ember Blade is sooo good, the audio is amazing!
I wish I could read “A Discover to f witches” again but for the first time is sooo good
A Discovery of witches is really good ❤️ also the tv series of the books ☺️
The Grace of Kings is one of my favorite books. I'm very excited for you to read it.
Here for the "a discovery of witches" revival ⚔
Definitely getting The Grace of Kings
I just bought The Pariah!!
⚔️ I love the Lady of Darkness series
The final strife sounds so good!
I love the Final Strife! Book 2 is strong too.
I loved the pariah! I hope you enjoy it when you get to it!
the pariah buddy read plz and ty 💅
Feather so black!!
The ninth Rain is AMAZING
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