The best books this year were Becoming, Circe, The Song of Achilles, Nevernight trilogy, Small Great Things, His Dark Materials trilogy, The Awakened Family, Warbreaker, Trevor Noah's memoir Born a Crime & Recursion! It was a good year!!
Best books of 2019: 1)With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo 2)The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo 3)The Grisha Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo 4)Saints & Misfits by S.K. Ali 5)Lucca by Sarah Brianne 6)Drago by Sarah Brianne 7)Maria by Sarah Brianne 8)Fairy Tail mangas by Hiro Mashima 9)The Hate U Give 10)The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams 11) Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren 12)Internment by Samira Ahmed 13)Turtles All the Way Down by John Green 14)Evelina by Fraces Burney 15)Winterspell by Claire Legrand 16)The Nutcracker by E.T.A. Hoffmann 17)The Assassin’s Blade by S.J.Maas 18)Monstress by Lui and Takeda 19)Ms.Marvel by Wilson and Alphona 20)The Shatter Me series by Taherah Mafi
My best books -The Nightingale -The Song of Achilles -A Little Life -The Seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo -The Kite Runner - Bird box -Scythe -Into the drowning deep
My Best Books of the year are: Serpent and Dove by Shelby Mahurin Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson Dark Matter by Blake Crouch Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama FullMetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa Caliban's War by James S.A. Corey Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson
If you liked Caliban's War, then I think you'll love Abaddon's Gate! I think the grand scale of the story really adds a lot to the already fantastic world that is The Expanse. Also just started reading Way of Kings, very excited to delve deep into the story!
Song of Achilles and What the Wind Knows, and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo were the only books I gave 5 stars! Just Circe in the mail yesterday! So excited
I think you haven't yet read the "Three-Body Problem" Trilogy, but something similar to what happens in "Spin" regarding different time passage rates also happens in that story. Given this, I'll definitely try to read "Spin" next year.
If Emily says it'a a good book, I'm reading it. For real, no one has ever had the same taste in books as me and then you just found you on yt out of nowhere and girllll how much I appreciate it
Same! I can’t believe it’s taken me 18 years to finally read them. I would’ve enjoyed the series a lot better if Order of the Phoenix hadn’t put me into a huge reading slump
You should make a video on books that are set in a school or have a school setting in them. Since you love them so much (and I need more recommendations because I love them too lol)
@@BookswithEmilyFox If you need some recommendations (that might be a bit out of your comfort zone) definitely check out Keeper of the Lost Cities. It's middle grade fantasy and it's great!
I'd really like to see a vid of you showing us your favorite books of your favorite tropes! (ex. Your fav books of First contact of aliens, your fav books of reliving your life over and over, etc)
Great list, plan on checking all of these out next year and thanks for dropping that uk cover of Skyward, answered my question before I asked it. In case I don't see ya, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
With the quarantine, I have plans to read through the books mentioned in this video :) almost done with skyward (listening to the audiobook version) and I'm loving it
Thanks for a great "great books" video Emily. I want to read all of them now...LOL. Thanks for all your hard work throughout the year, and all the best of the season to you.
I really loved Red Sister and Grey Sister and I haven't read the last one yet because I'm going to be so sad when it's all over :( I was also worried that it wouldn't live up to the other ones, guess now I can lower my expectations and just enjoy it! And then of course start his new series! Can't wait. I've heard so many great things about Educated, I started the audiobook and didn't love it so I wanted to try the physical book and forgot about it lol.
thanks so much! been addicted to your vids :) wrote them all down, the same tastes (and you're also Canadian high five!) so I'm excited! (just got back into reading again not long ago)
My best books I read this year gotta be nevernight trilogy. Six of Crows was also very enjoyable in a sense that you get sooo invested in the characters.
Just started to read Nevernight after watching this video and I really like it so far. And I love those little notes at the bottom of the page, it's quite unique in a fantasy book.
I think Darkdawn was the strongest of the Nevernight books 😁 it’s one of my favorite books of all time. I love how different and intense and spiritual it was if that makes sense. I love the series as a whole so much!!
Have you read the scifi classic A Canticle For Leibowitz? You might like it. Just requested the Sparrow from the library, looking forward to that audiobook since they didn't have a physical copy.
Okay okay okay - I LOVE the UK (I’m in the UK) editions of Brandon Sanderson’s books. But Skyward? I’m biased because I love the artist that does the US covers. Charlie Bowater is fantastic and I’m so glad she’s getting more recognition through book covers.
Oh, you look like Morticia Addams while discussing favorites- even if I didn't watch the whole thing I could have guessed your favorites involve blood, death and killer nuns. :P Starsight and Dragon Republic were excellent sequels, so good. And, ok, I'll have to try Spin- your pushing agenda is working.
I read skyward cause I saw u talking about it all the time and gosh i am sooo glad I read it cause it's such an amazing book and i need to read 2nd one asap
Hey Emily love your stuff. Could you also make a video about kindle and what do you think about it? Also could you read these books and review them (Bartimaeus Sequence, American gods)
I just finished reading Children of Time and OMG I need me some more giant spiders in my life! It was amazing, the ending took me completely by surprise and just wow! I'm still shook! I've had twenty 5 stars books this year, which is Insane but I'm so thankful! There's the Mistborn & Scythe trilogy, Dark Matter, Saints and Misfits, A Place for Us, Hunted by Darcy Coates, The Call by Peadar Ó Guilín and a few more!
Emily that red lipstick is gorgeous! Haha I know this doesnt go on this channel but are you planning to try Haus Laboratories (Lady Gaga) red sparkle lipstick? I think it will look awesome on you!
Reading the thumbnail ... bet she will mention A little life ... 😉 Middle of the video: ha! There it is! ❤ End of Video !!!!!!! Omg u added Song of Achilles! I LOVE IT ❤❤ It broke my heart but I love it
Echoing a couple of other people already, The Three-Body Problem was a fantastic sci-fi book - especially if you like first contact stories! It was one of my best reads of the year, so I'd highly recommend it. I've had The Sparrow on my shelves for a while - picked it up from a thrift shop on a whim without having heard of it, but your love for it definitely makes me want to read it! :-) (Also, Jesuit = JE-zoo-it in English - or type it into Forvo.com to hear it spoken - super useful site. I also sometimes have a hard time remembering the English pronunciation when the French way is more obvious to me!) Thanks again for yet another awesome video!
I was disappointed with Recursion. I wish he could've wrapped up that second section a bit tighter. Definitely enjoyed Dark Matter better. And seeing as how you like Crouch so much, I see you have The Last Days of Jack Sparks on your TBR, I suggest putting it on your priority list
The best novels I read this year were: House of Suns by Alastair Reynolds (OMG, if you like SF, you've got to read this one!!), Skyward AND Starsight by Brandon Sanderson, Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger, Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie, A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle (a classic but SO much fun), Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs and (don't tell anyone) Moby-Dick, which I listened to as an audiobook read by a fantastic Shakespearean actor who made everything twice as funny and epic. I didn't mind the geeky whale lore.
Mary Doria Russell. Because it switches between timelines I did better with the audiobook. A lot happens right at the end so that is why I wonder if I would enjoy the second book.
I’m reading Children of God right now - I’m only 100 pages in, but I’m really enjoying it. I’ve been laughing a lot more than I expected. She does such a wonderful job of blending light and darkness. I’m excited to finish it!
omg I've read most of these books this year!! I LOVED Vengeful and Skyward, Recursion is the first book I like by this author I gave it 4 stars ( I hated Dark Matter and Pines) , I really wanted to like Spin I loved the first part of the book but I just couldn't finish it, I also DNF A Little Life 💔💔 so excited to read The Dragon Republic since I loved the 1st book😍 Gonna check the others soon!
I feel like you should read the maresi trilogy it’s dark and has the handmaids tale vibes. It is written by a finswede author but it has been translated to english!! It would be amazing to know how you feel about it!
Merci pour tes avis, grâce à toi a little life a été une de mes meilleures lectures de l’année! Je me jette sur red sister maintenant. En espérant que nevernight soit traduit en français cette année
Have you read about "Eon" and "Eona" from Alison Goodman? I don't hear from those books on Booktube and yet, I loved them and recommend them if you like Fantasy and Dragon stories.
Since reading the entire Harry Potter series last year it has become INCREDIBLY difficult for me to get into ANYTHING! It’s actually so sad! Like, where do I go from here?!
I'm new to your channel! Omg a french canadien on UA-cam! I dont there's a lot of us on booktube. I think we have similar taste of books, so i'm going to follow along. :)
Yes yes yes! I just got "Spin" , "A little life" and "Children of Ruin" from Amazon and I'm super exited to start those in January!! ... Meanwhile I need to finish my first book of SK which is "The shinning" (I'm in 67%) and I gotta say that Im very surprised, cause I thought that it will be more mistery than horror given the many reviews that I've seen of him and his books, still I think that this cooooould be consider as Horror (I think that someone who tend to avoid horror movies maybe could have nightmares) eventhough I have been able to sleep as a baby.... Btw 3 of the best books that I've read this year are: "Children of time," The frozen heart" (It's a spanish book of the Spanish War cause I love historical novels and suffering is also one of my jams) and "The Nightingale" :)
I remember when my girlfriend was talking about Skyward and I couldn't understand why she's so hyped about it, but then I got my hands on this book and now I understand. I didn't know there'll be something that's going to beat Vicious but oh boy, this series has become one of my favorites. And I can't wait to read the 3rd one which I hope will be released not in 100 years because #teamDoomslug
Is Skyward a good place to start if I've never read Brandon Sanderson. I want to try a bunch of popular authors in 2020 and he is one but idk where to start.
I'm also a first time reader of Brandon.. I started warbreaker the other day (a stand-alone) and I'm loving it. It's moving along quickly and the premise is really intriguing. Have a look on goodreads
I just finished the ancestor trilogy and I also felt like they were too short and I needed more from that world. Imagine a Brandon Sanderson length book!
The Sparrow was one of my favorites last year. It destroyed me and kept my mind busy for weeks after I finished it. Did you read the sequel? It’s worth it and is also excellent and thought provoking. Read it!
I really really tried to love a little life as much as you do, but I just couldn‘t connect to it. Of course I got somehow attached to the charakters but overall I didn‘t really enjoy reading this, I got kind of bored I don‘t know. At some point I just wanted to get through it as fast as possible because i didn‘t want to dnf it
Wait...you read A Little Life and Educated is the most abuse filled book you've ever read?! Lol. I just discovered your channel and really enjoy it! Looking forward to binging your content. Hope you have a great holiday with your family.
You need to read Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood. I’ve read like 10 of her books and O&C is my favorite. Soo good! Sooo glad you finally read The Sparrow! I’m so happy you loved it! Dune tho boo 😡🥺
elines acevedo are you sure? I don’t think Emily has read Oryx & Crake yet. Funny how people can be so different, I can’t see anything not to like about that book! To each their own 🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️ It’s one of my favs. Did you read the whole trilogy?
@@Jenbebookish i remember her talking about it because I had read it before that. Maybe I didn't get it, or maybe I just couldn't suspend my belief while reading it since I'm a biologist and the story was pretending to be all scientific with the weird cloning and genetic modification stuff. And while generally I would be able to suspend my belief, I feel like especially with Margaret Atwoods stuff, it's meant to feel like it is something that could happen or like something "too close to home". Instead, I felt like it was trying to be edgy and make you think, but the ideas came from some teenager or something so it's actually dumb. Like, im14andthisisdeep. I guess that's why I couldn't enjoy it.
elines acevedo maybe Emily was talking about wanting to read it, or picking up the book in a haul or something because it’s not listed on her Goodreads as read it’s still on her TBR shelf. It’s been so long since I’ve read it that I don’t remember it well enough to comment on ur comment! But I can see how being a biologist could affect ur experience since you have knowledge in that department! The Year of the Flood was really good too I thought
Emily, if you like thriller sci fi, then you NEED to read Robopocalypse by Daniel H Wilson. I read it about four years ago and I haven't been able to stop thinking about it since. It's the book that got me into sci fi! HIGHLY recommend!!!!
The best books Ive read this year are The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben. I give this book six stars! It was an amazing nonfiction book. Also I loved The Water Dancer by Tanahasi Coates. It is a historical fiction to do with slaves on Oprahs bookclub. I thought it was fantastic.
I really want to read 'a little life' still, before the end of the year! I just fear, a little that it'll ruin my (already non existent) christmas mood 🙈 I love all these end of the year videos! Just a side note: it's not all that helpful to say 'trigger warning for everything' 😅 not blaming you, obviously, a lot of ppl do it, but i think it'd be far more helpful if you either went into detail with the trigger warnings (maybe in the description) or just pointed ppl towards looking into the specific trigger warnings if they are likely to be effected, that way there are no spoilers, but it's more specific and helpful (again, maybe you could put links to a list of triggers in the description or a pinned commen. Tiggers can be really specific and i think it's unhelpful and a little missleading to put it this way, even though i can totally see why you do it. Just a thought^^
I said everything because the list would include most if not every single one I can think of... hence the "everything" :s But sure I can definitely mention it's worth looking up if needed!
@@BookswithEmilyFox I definitely do get the intention behind it, sorry if that didn't come across 😅 i just think even for books like "a little life" or "dragon republic" who both have 'triggers for everything' they'd be triggering for very different groups of people, if that makes sense? And it's like that with a lot of books that are describe this way. I'm personally someone with very specific triggers so that's why i think it's always important to make these lists more available ☺️ thanks for hearing me out!
Read dragon republic and almost done reading a little life. A little life's trigger warnings: sexual abuse, torture, self-harm, pedophilia, and suicide. Dragon republic's tw: substance abuse self harm, and suicide.
What are the best books you've read this year? :D
The three body problem by cixin liu
The best books this year were Becoming, Circe, The Song of Achilles, Nevernight trilogy, Small Great Things, His Dark Materials trilogy, The Awakened Family, Warbreaker, Trevor Noah's memoir Born a Crime & Recursion! It was a good year!!
The merciful women, a hundred years of solitude and Jane Eyre :)
I did a Best & Worst video myself, but basically the best was The Actor and the Housewife by Shannon Hale (a story of platonic love)
Best books of 2019:
1)With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
2)The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
3)The Grisha Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo
4)Saints & Misfits by S.K. Ali
5)Lucca by Sarah Brianne
6)Drago by Sarah Brianne
7)Maria by Sarah Brianne
8)Fairy Tail mangas by Hiro Mashima
9)The Hate U Give
10)The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
11) Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren
12)Internment by Samira Ahmed
13)Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
14)Evelina by Fraces Burney
15)Winterspell by Claire Legrand
16)The Nutcracker by E.T.A. Hoffmann
17)The Assassin’s Blade by S.J.Maas
18)Monstress by Lui and Takeda
19)Ms.Marvel by Wilson and Alphona
20)The Shatter Me series by Taherah Mafi
Dear me, please learn new words.
EsSeNtIaLly
This makeup look please?:)
@@samiksha3223 Apply black eyeliner in the form of a wing.
Apply a classic red lipstick to lips.
Boom. Bam. Done. ✅
Yeah it's my everyday look with red lipstick added lol
I have read so many books this year because you recommended them so thanks, Emily! Your fan from Greece :D
I'm glad you're enjoying them too! :)
My best books
-The Nightingale
-The Song of Achilles
-A Little Life
-The Seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo
-The Kite Runner
- Bird box
-Scythe
-Into the drowning deep
My Best Books of the year are:
Serpent and Dove by Shelby Mahurin
Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama
FullMetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa
Caliban's War by James S.A. Corey
Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson
If you liked Caliban's War, then I think you'll love Abaddon's Gate! I think the grand scale of the story really adds a lot to the already fantastic world that is The Expanse. Also just started reading Way of Kings, very excited to delve deep into the story!
Song of Achilles and What the Wind Knows, and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo were the only books I gave 5 stars! Just Circe in the mail yesterday! So excited
I think you haven't yet read the "Three-Body Problem" Trilogy, but something similar to what happens in "Spin" regarding different time passage rates also happens in that story. Given this, I'll definitely try to read "Spin" next year.
I've been meaning to for a really long time... 2020 for sure!
@@BookswithEmilyFox But I should mention that the story doesn't directly alter the time, but something else. So you are in for an amazing surprise.
Three body is amaaazzzing! It's plot-focused and has a bit of mystery and a lot of hard science.
If Emily says it'a a good book, I'm reading it. For real, no one has ever had the same taste in books as me and then you just found you on yt out of nowhere and girllll how much I appreciate it
So happy to hear it :D
I read Dark Matter this year based on your recommendation and really enjoyed it. I want to read more Blake Crouch novels.
I am reading Semiosis early next year... its a first contact with Aliens book, and I have heard it's REALLY good.
You'll have to tell me how it is!
I think it's sensational. I hope you like it as much as I did! 🤩
Didn't have any top list books in common this year, but that is the beauty of watching what made everyone's! So many great recommendations :)
I finally caved in and read Harry Potter this year! All favorites except order of the Phoenix
I didn't love it either at first but after a few rereads it's on of my favorites!
Same! I can’t believe it’s taken me 18 years to finally read them. I would’ve enjoyed the series a lot better if Order of the Phoenix hadn’t put me into a huge reading slump
I didnt like order as a movie but I like it as a book but I'm about to reread it so I'll see how I fee after this read
Same! Still have the last 2 books though to read but after 22 years, I can finally grasp the hype over it >
Lol my fav hp book is order of the phoenix
You should make a video on books that are set in a school or have a school setting in them. Since you love them so much (and I need more recommendations because I love them too lol)
I would watch the hell out of this lol
I'm actually preparing a list!! I'm forever thinking "I just need to read a few more before doing a video"... I'll definitely do one eventually lol
@@BookswithEmilyFox If you need some recommendations (that might be a bit out of your comfort zone) definitely check out Keeper of the Lost Cities. It's middle grade fantasy and it's great!
@@BookswithEmilyFox Keeper of the Lost Cities is a decent MG fantasy series partly set in a school
Edit: Didnt read the comment above (obviously)
I haven't watched the video yet but I want to tell you that your hair is so beautiful I hope you love it too now it suits you so well and I love you
Thank you
Thank you for bringing me Nevernight Emily! Also, yes, Vengeful. So much yes.
I'd really like to see a vid of you showing us your favorite books of your favorite tropes! (ex. Your fav books of First contact of aliens, your fav books of reliving your life over and over, etc)
That's the plan for 2020! I'm starting with post-apocalyptic since it was the winner on Patreon and will continue doing them throughout the year :)
Your bangs look... Banging! ;)
No but really. You look great!!
Thank you! I’m starting to get the hang of them... getting a trim tomorrow!
Thank you for your recommendations! I read Skyward, Dark Matter, The Test and im ready for more sci-fi next year!
Having a new Emily video every two days is so great, it'll be hard to go back to reality in January 😂
The Song Of Achilles was amazing.
Great list, plan on checking all of these out next year and thanks for dropping that uk cover of Skyward, answered my question before I asked it. In case I don't see ya, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
With the quarantine, I have plans to read through the books mentioned in this video :) almost done with skyward (listening to the audiobook version) and I'm loving it
i've been trying to get more into reading fantasy lately so you've def given me quite a few to add to my list lol
Thanks for a great "great books" video Emily. I want to read all of them now...LOL. Thanks for all your hard work throughout the year, and all the best of the season to you.
I really loved Red Sister and Grey Sister and I haven't read the last one yet because I'm going to be so sad when it's all over :( I was also worried that it wouldn't live up to the other ones, guess now I can lower my expectations and just enjoy it! And then of course start his new series! Can't wait. I've heard so many great things about Educated, I started the audiobook and didn't love it so I wanted to try the physical book and forgot about it lol.
I'm waiting for the last one! I understand your feelings, soon it will end! 😭
thanks so much! been addicted to your vids :) wrote them all down, the same tastes (and you're also Canadian high five!) so I'm excited! (just got back into reading again not long ago)
My best books I read this year gotta be nevernight trilogy. Six of Crows was also very enjoyable in a sense that you get sooo invested in the characters.
Just started to read Nevernight after watching this video and I really like it so far. And I love those little notes at the bottom of the page, it's quite unique in a fantasy book.
I think Darkdawn was the strongest of the Nevernight books 😁 it’s one of my favorite books of all time. I love how different and intense and spiritual it was if that makes sense. I love the series as a whole so much!!
Emily: Hey, let's talk about some books that I like
Me: * opens awesomebooks and bookdepository * I'm ready
Holy Tash what’s awesome books?
@@jessicawatson7360 its a website from UK where you can order secondhand books and they're extremely cheap
Have you read the scifi classic A Canticle For Leibowitz? You might like it. Just requested the Sparrow from the library, looking forward to that audiobook since they didn't have a physical copy.
Ugh I have A Little Life coming in the mail this week.... I’m so excited and dreading it at the same time
Love the bangs. You look so good!
I love love LOVE your lipstick! I was gonna ask about it, then noticed you already added a link haha ♥
Spin sounds amazing- definitely adding it to my tbr!
Hope you'll love it!!
@@BookswithEmilyFox Thanks, I'll definitely let you know!
Okay okay okay - I LOVE the UK (I’m in the UK) editions of Brandon Sanderson’s books. But Skyward? I’m biased because I love the artist that does the US covers. Charlie Bowater is fantastic and I’m so glad she’s getting more recognition through book covers.
Gahhh my TBR list is piling up because of your year-end series!!!
It's okay my "Worst" video is coming and you might have to remove a few... :P
You should do a best books I read in 2019 that came out in 2019 or a version of that every year
LOVE Vengeful and Vicious!!! So glad to see this on the list!
Buying Skyward!!! I mean I don't even know why I am doing it this late- I love Brandon Sanderson. Thanks for the recommendations!
Oh, you look like Morticia Addams while discussing favorites- even if I didn't watch the whole thing I could have guessed your favorites involve blood, death and killer nuns. :P Starsight and Dragon Republic were excellent sequels, so good. And, ok, I'll have to try Spin- your pushing agenda is working.
I can't wait to read skyward, just finished the stormlight archive by Sanderson and i was FANTASTIC so far...
Bangs on point.
Think I'll check out Spin
I've read A little life at the beggining of 2018 and I absolutely loved it. I want to read it again on 2020.
I read skyward cause I saw u talking about it all the time and gosh i am sooo glad I read it cause it's such an amazing book and i need to read 2nd one asap
I hope that you love starsight as well! As starsight is one of my favourite reads for 2019! :)
Hey Emily love your stuff. Could you also make a video about kindle and what do you think about it? Also could you read these books and review them (Bartimaeus Sequence, American gods)
I just finished reading Children of Time and OMG I need me some more giant spiders in my life! It was amazing, the ending took me completely by surprise and just wow! I'm still shook!
I've had twenty 5 stars books this year, which is Insane but I'm so thankful!
There's the Mistborn & Scythe trilogy, Dark Matter, Saints and Misfits, A Place for Us, Hunted by Darcy Coates, The Call by Peadar Ó Guilín and a few more!
I felt the same with the ending!!! Sounds like you had an awesome reading year!
@@BookswithEmilyFox I did, thank you. Quite a few of those thanks to you ^^.
Spin is definitely in my TBR now
Yayyyy! You'll have to tell me how it goes :)
snowglobe emily is looking great today, haha 😂
As always ;)
Emily that red lipstick is gorgeous! Haha I know this doesnt go on this channel but are you planning to try Haus Laboratories (Lady Gaga) red sparkle lipstick? I think it will look awesome on you!
Reading the thumbnail ... bet she will mention A little life ... 😉
Middle of the video: ha! There it is! ❤
End of Video !!!!!!! Omg u added Song of Achilles! I LOVE IT ❤❤
It broke my heart but I love it
Echoing a couple of other people already, The Three-Body Problem was a fantastic sci-fi book - especially if you like first contact stories! It was one of my best reads of the year, so I'd highly recommend it.
I've had The Sparrow on my shelves for a while - picked it up from a thrift shop on a whim without having heard of it, but your love for it definitely makes me want to read it! :-) (Also, Jesuit = JE-zoo-it in English - or type it into Forvo.com to hear it spoken - super useful site. I also sometimes have a hard time remembering the English pronunciation when the French way is more obvious to me!)
Thanks again for yet another awesome video!
Read it’s sequel too. It’s also excellent.
I was disappointed with Recursion. I wish he could've wrapped up that second section a bit tighter. Definitely enjoyed Dark Matter better. And seeing as how you like Crouch so much, I see you have The Last Days of Jack Sparks on your TBR, I suggest putting it on your priority list
I've read Skyward because you kept talking about it, and it is now one of my favorite books :)
Emily LOVE YOUR REVIEWS!
Quick question: Is nevernight YA or adult fantasy??
Adult!
Nevernight is definitely NOT YA, it's adult fantasy, in spite of so many people misplacing it on bookshelves.
Love your reviews! You are my favorite.
The best novels I read this year were: House of Suns by Alastair Reynolds (OMG, if you like SF, you've got to read this one!!), Skyward AND Starsight by Brandon Sanderson, Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger, Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie, A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle (a classic but SO much fun), Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs and (don't tell anyone) Moby-Dick, which I listened to as an audiobook read by a fantastic Shakespearean actor who made everything twice as funny and epic. I didn't mind the geeky whale lore.
I read Sparrow this year and I really enjoyed it too. Are you going to read Children of the Gods? I wonder if it is any good.
Who is the author?
Mary Doria Russell. Because it switches between timelines I did better with the audiobook. A lot happens right at the end so that is why I wonder if I would enjoy the second book.
I wasn't sure if I would... my library doesn't have it either but I'll look into it!
I’m reading Children of God right now - I’m only 100 pages in, but I’m really enjoying it. I’ve been laughing a lot more than I expected. She does such a wonderful job of blending light and darkness. I’m excited to finish it!
omg I've read most of these books this year!! I LOVED Vengeful and Skyward,
Recursion is the first book I like by this author I gave it 4 stars ( I hated Dark Matter and Pines) , I really wanted to like Spin I loved the first part of the book but I just couldn't finish it, I also DNF A Little Life 💔💔 so excited to read The Dragon Republic since I loved the 1st book😍 Gonna check the others soon!
I feel like you should read the maresi trilogy it’s dark and has the handmaids tale vibes. It is written by a finswede author but it has been translated to english!! It would be amazing to know how you feel about it!
you: it’s set on a magic school...
me: *amazon chart intensifies*
I'm going to read Red Sister next year, since you recommend it so much
Hope you'll enjoy it!
Merci pour tes avis, grâce à toi a little life a été une de mes meilleures lectures de l’année! Je me jette sur red sister maintenant. En espérant que nevernight soit traduit en français cette année
Have you read about "Eon" and "Eona" from Alison Goodman? I don't hear from those books on Booktube and yet, I loved them and recommend them if you like Fantasy and Dragon stories.
I've already ordered Recursion because of you, I can't wait to jump into it :D I hope it's a second Pines for me ;)
You'll have to let me know how it goes :)
Since reading the entire Harry Potter series last year it has become INCREDIBLY difficult for me to get into ANYTHING! It’s actually so sad! Like, where do I go from here?!
Gayle Burkett same for me!!
I'm new to your channel! Omg a french canadien on UA-cam! I dont there's a lot of us on booktube. I think we have similar taste of books, so i'm going to follow along. :)
Yes yes yes! I just got "Spin" , "A little life" and "Children of Ruin" from Amazon and I'm super exited to start those in January!! ... Meanwhile I need to finish my first book of SK which is "The shinning" (I'm in 67%) and I gotta say that Im very surprised, cause I thought that it will be more mistery than horror given the many reviews that I've seen of him and his books, still I think that this cooooould be consider as Horror (I think that someone who tend to avoid horror movies maybe could have nightmares) eventhough I have been able to sleep as a baby.... Btw 3 of the best books that I've read this year are: "Children of time," The frozen heart" (It's a spanish book of the Spanish War cause I love historical novels and suffering is also one of my jams) and "The Nightingale" :)
I really need to read A Little Life! great video :)
When you watched too much Emily this years and guessed almost every book
I remember when my girlfriend was talking about Skyward and I couldn't understand why she's so hyped about it, but then I got my hands on this book and now I understand. I didn't know there'll be something that's going to beat Vicious but oh boy, this series has become one of my favorites. And I can't wait to read the 3rd one which I hope will be released not in 100 years because #teamDoomslug
Is Skyward a good place to start if I've never read Brandon Sanderson. I want to try a bunch of popular authors in 2020 and he is one but idk where to start.
Definitely not a bad way! It's different than the rest of his stuff (YA sci-fi instead of Adult Fantasy) but it will give you an idea if you like him!
I'm also a first time reader of Brandon.. I started warbreaker the other day (a stand-alone) and I'm loving it. It's moving along quickly and the premise is really intriguing. Have a look on goodreads
The things we can not say, You me and the sea and The giver of stars
I just finished the ancestor trilogy and I also felt like they were too short and I needed more from that world. Imagine a Brandon Sanderson length book!
Seeing this pop up made me very happy and then 23 minutes long was cherry on cake. Also first comment.
Whoop whoop!
Some of these are definitely going on my 2020 tbr 🤗
You'll have to tell me how it goes :)
I love your makeup look!
So cool that you're French-Canadian. I'm Canadian too!
Thank you 🍁 I get a lot of practice with my makeup channel haha
I still really need to read Skyward & The Poppy War. I'm gonna have to make them a priority next year.
i just cant keep my eyes off this lipstick! ♥️👀
So many people seem to love Recursion! I need to find a copy!
Find the UK edition if you can. It's gorgeous.
The Sparrow was one of my favorites last year. It destroyed me and kept my mind busy for weeks after I finished it.
Did you read the sequel? It’s worth it and is also excellent and thought provoking. Read it!
Salvation Day by Kali Wallace
I really really tried to love a little life as much as you do, but I just couldn‘t connect to it. Of course I got somehow attached to the charakters but overall I didn‘t really enjoy reading this, I got kind of bored I don‘t know. At some point I just wanted to get through it as fast as possible because i didn‘t want to dnf it
Wait...you read A Little Life and Educated is the most abuse filled book you've ever read?! Lol. I just discovered your channel and really enjoy it! Looking forward to binging your content. Hope you have a great holiday with your family.
The Last Astronaut by David Wellington is pretty good first contact
I had the same two non fiction in my top picks of the year too!
You need to read Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood. I’ve read like 10 of her books and O&C is my favorite. Soo good!
Sooo glad you finally read The Sparrow! I’m so happy you loved it! Dune tho boo 😡🥺
She did read it. I personally didn't like it, but she did.
elines acevedo are you sure? I don’t think Emily has read Oryx & Crake yet.
Funny how people can be so different, I can’t see anything not to like about that book! To each their own 🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️ It’s one of my favs. Did you read the whole trilogy?
@@Jenbebookish i remember her talking about it because I had read it before that.
Maybe I didn't get it, or maybe I just couldn't suspend my belief while reading it since I'm a biologist and the story was pretending to be all scientific with the weird cloning and genetic modification stuff. And while generally I would be able to suspend my belief, I feel like especially with Margaret Atwoods stuff, it's meant to feel like it is something that could happen or like something "too close to home". Instead, I felt like it was trying to be edgy and make you think, but the ideas came from some teenager or something so it's actually dumb. Like, im14andthisisdeep. I guess that's why I couldn't enjoy it.
elines acevedo maybe Emily was talking about wanting to read it, or picking up the book in a haul or something because it’s not listed on her Goodreads as read it’s still on her TBR shelf.
It’s been so long since I’ve read it that I don’t remember it well enough to comment on ur comment! But I can see how being a biologist could affect ur experience since you have knowledge in that department! The Year of the Flood was really good too I thought
Try reading Yvonne Woon's Dead Beautiful.
First contact with aliens recommendation: Rosewater by Tade Thompson. I have only read the first book in the trilogy, but highly recommend.
Everyone is recommending so many good books and I already have a 200 TBR list I can't add 200 more😢
Why not? 😂😂
Emily, if you like thriller sci fi, then you NEED to read Robopocalypse by Daniel H Wilson. I read it about four years ago and I haven't been able to stop thinking about it since. It's the book that got me into sci fi! HIGHLY recommend!!!!
100% agree
You need to get to Hyperion. I finally read it this year. It will blow your mind!
And I'm 200 pages into A Little Life because of you.
I tried it earlier this year as an audiobook but realized quickly it was a mistake.. I'll need to read the physical copy asap tho!
The best books Ive read this year are The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben. I give this book six stars! It was an amazing nonfiction book. Also I loved The Water Dancer by Tanahasi Coates. It is a historical fiction to do with slaves on Oprahs bookclub. I thought it was fantastic.
One of my friends read out loud to me the first two chapters of Spin and now I want to read it so I need to find a copy asap
I did not know that vengeful has a sequel, until i watched your video. 🤣 I'm going to put that in my tbr
Most of these are in my TBR!
i just found my fav booktuber and that is youuu
Best audiobooks video, please!
I really want to read 'a little life' still, before the end of the year! I just fear, a little that it'll ruin my (already non existent) christmas mood 🙈
I love all these end of the year videos!
Just a side note: it's not all that helpful to say 'trigger warning for everything' 😅 not blaming you, obviously, a lot of ppl do it, but i think it'd be far more helpful if you either went into detail with the trigger warnings (maybe in the description) or just pointed ppl towards looking into the specific trigger warnings if they are likely to be effected, that way there are no spoilers, but it's more specific and helpful (again, maybe you could put links to a list of triggers in the description or a pinned commen. Tiggers can be really specific and i think it's unhelpful and a little missleading to put it this way, even though i can totally see why you do it. Just a thought^^
I said everything because the list would include most if not every single one I can think of... hence the "everything" :s
But sure I can definitely mention it's worth looking up if needed!
@@BookswithEmilyFox I definitely do get the intention behind it, sorry if that didn't come across 😅 i just think even for books like "a little life" or "dragon republic" who both have 'triggers for everything' they'd be triggering for very different groups of people, if that makes sense? And it's like that with a lot of books that are describe this way.
I'm personally someone with very specific triggers so that's why i think it's always important to make these lists more available ☺️ thanks for hearing me out!
Read dragon republic and almost done reading a little life. A little life's trigger warnings: sexual abuse, torture, self-harm, pedophilia, and suicide. Dragon republic's tw: substance abuse self harm, and suicide.