Favorite Books of 2017!
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- All my favorite books of the year!!
What was your favorite read of 2017?
Videos Mentioned:
-Lord of Shadows review: • Lord of Shadows by Cas...
-The Inexplicable Logic of My Life review: • The Inexplicable Logic...
-A Darker Shade of Magic review: • A Darker Shade of Magi...
-A Gathering of Shadows review: • A Gathering of Shadows...
-Interview with Victoria Schwab: • INTERVIEW WITH VICTORI...
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0:14 hannah : “ i think its fair to say that GLOBALLY 2017 was a struggle “
Me at 2020 : you think 2017 was a struggle ?
Haha same
True.
Basically my thoughts
Ikrrr
I am from the future. It doesn’t get any better. Also, in less than 5 months, 2020 will be 2 years ago.
I don’t know if this has been said before, but I love, love, LOVE, your voice and the way you talk about books and reading. Most of my close friends don’t really read and it’s so refreshing to see someone else who feels how I feel. Thank you so so much for that because even though we don’t know each other, and you definitely don’t even know of me... you’ve started to feel like a friend and watching your videos is the highlight of my day
I. Love. This.
You're so nice
My top books:
1. The Night Circus (finally i read it this year. Such an epic novel)
2. Turtles all the way down
3. The hate u give
4. Eliza and her monsters
5. Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe.
6. The girl on the train
The Night Circus is amazing - it was my first book of 2018 and I was blown away!!
Hannah, I now covet every book on the list. I swear, if you were a bookshop saleswoman, I would buy all the books in the bookstore that you recommended.
Yes to turtles! You just gave me so many books to check out, agh! I adore you.
I LOVE YOUR VOICE IT'S SOO SOFT AND CALMING 😍
Get you someone that looks at you the way Hanna looks at the books in the thumbnail😩❤️
true😂😂
My Top 2:
The Sun is Also a Star
Eliza and Her Monsters
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Love both of them too
Strange the Dreamer is PERFECT 💗
YESSSSS! I can't wait for the next book in the series
just a daily reminder that you're beautiful ❤️
Sense and sensibility has been my favorite Jane Austin novel for such a long time 😍 so happy to see others falling in love with it too
I loved Turtles All The Way Down! I myself don't suffer from mental illness so it's not like I can say how good a representation it was, but it was a brilliant book and my favourite John Green novel so far. I especially liked his ability to deal with important topics like mental illness with respect whilst still writing a lighthearted story with interesting characters that are more than their illnesses but aren't perfect. Great video!
ahh thanks you i have discovered victoria schwab. she is now one of my favorite authors and “a darker shade of magic” was truly enchanting. i felt like i could have read just kell walking around and i would’ve still been entertained.
Hannah you are the absolute sweetest
I love how much I can tell that these books are emotional to you by your voice and you're eyes when you talk about them
My top three books were probably all recommendation from your channel 😆 I literally had to buy a book shelf because I discovered Booktube this year.
Jessica Bruce mate me tooo ... altho i am getting my bookshelf next month but it worths the wait😀🤗
Saaammmeeee
Jessica Bruce ii
same i’m so grateful of book tube for getting me back into reading:)
a lovely lovely video! truly enjoy when your videos are longer and i can just listen to your descriptions and plan my reading lists. you really are my fave person on youtube right now
i love watching your videos because i always know that i will enjoy the books you like so i take recommendations for new books from your videos
Im so happy that I have discovered your channel! I have discovered and read so many great books due to your recommendations. You are so incredibly well spoken, and you are one of the few UA-camrs who I stop everything to watch every time you upload... Please never stop being you :)
I'm one of these people that doesn't like to read books about their problems or books that are about things they're struggling from ,I like to forget about my problems/struggles and read about something else that makes me feel I'm out of reality and that make me feel I belong to their world and not my actual world ya know what I'm saying? But I feel it's good sometimes (not all the time) to read something that you can relate to,so I get what you're feeling about"Turtles All The Way Down" . Great video btw :)
*adds the shadow of the wind to my tbr because damn i definitely need to read it*
we just start reading it yesterday in my Spanish literature class
the writing is amazing
I has been my favourite book for 10 years now.... It is perfect.
my top 2!
1. Strange The Dreamer by Laini Taylor (SIMPLY AMAZING)
2. Heartless by Marissa Meyer
kittyyourock I looooove Heartless!
I know this video is about your favorite books, but generally, when I watch your videos, I always feel like I want to hear more about both the pros & cons of a book rather than just focusing on the pros.
I LOVE your channel so much!
I think you are now my favorite booktuber. :)
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS
DON'T MAKE ME CRY, HANNAH (re: your closing message). I'm so glad I stumbled upon your channel this year. You're one of my all-time favourite UA-camrs across all UA-cam (books, art, beauty...) and you've reignited my love of reading. I can't express to you how much that means to me. Thank you for all of your videos, your kind words, and your positive energy. I look forward to a whole new year of content from you. Much love, from New Zealand.
I discovered you at the end of 2017 and I'm so glad I did! You were the reason my 2017 got a slightly bit better towards the end :-) so thank YOU!!!
laurel - thank you! That means the world ♥️
The way that you talk about Turtles all the way down is just....fantastic and so emotional!
Love your videos and definitely checking out some of these books this year!
My top 3 of 2017:
1: How to stop time - Matt Haig
2: Six of Crows/Crooked Kingdom
3: The Gentleman's guide to vice and virtue
Emilie Anderssen Six of Crows 😍
Six of Crows!!! My favorite!!!
Ok, a good contemporary book, is Love Letters to the Dead. (the summary style thing) It begins as an assignment for English class: Write a letter to a dead person. Laurel chooses Kurt Cobain because her sister, May, loved him. And he died young, just like May did. Soon, Laurel has a notebook full of letters to people like Janis Joplin, Amy Winehouse, Amelia Earhart, Heath Ledger, and more -- though she never gives a single one of them to her teacher. She writes about starting high school, navigating new friendships, falling in love for the first time, learning to live with her splintering family. And, finally, about the abuse she suffered while May was supposed to be looking out for her. Only then, once Laurel has written down the truth about what happened to herself, can she truly begin to accept what happened to May. And only when Laurel has begun to see her sister as the person she was -- lovely and amazing and deeply flawed --
kailey hein This sounds REAALLY good....author?
Kacie Brown ava dellaira
OMFG YES LOVE LETTERS TO THE DEAD ITS JUST SO GOOD !
I truly appreciate the time you share to talk about books, I look forward to the videos you post. 2017 was a rough year and I only managed to complete 1 book, House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski. My goal for 2018 is 12 books and I am up to a good start. Thank you for encouraging me to read again.
So glad that you and emmmabooks are talking about the Diviners on your favourite lists!!!! I read the first on when it came out and my sister and I LOVE them!! Hopefully they get more recognition now that amazing ladies like you two are spreading the word 😊
omg what u mentioned a spanish book (a GREAT spanish book for that)!!! First time this happens since i've been watching booktube - my parents love the book & so does my best friend, also my grandparents lived the civil war and I love anything that talks about that time so WELL pumped to pick it up :)
I love watching videos like these because most of my friends are not huge readers so I love someone who gives great reviews and in depth what to look forward to. Books to read in 2018
I’m so happy for you! You’re almost at 100k!!
The way you are able to describe a book makes me question how anyone could possibly dislike it ❤️
You’re my fav! ❤️ Your reviews are so articulate and concise and literally make me want to read EVERYTHING you recommend! Thanks for being wonderful, Hannah!
Your love for these books is so perceptible, so beautiful. It's just delightful to hear you talking about them with the passion you do it. Continue to always stay true to yourself. 💖
Your voice is so, so soothing. I could watch your videos for hours hahaha
I read the first 2 books in the Darker Shade of Magic trilogy, and loved them! I plan on reading the third one soon. I also read Lord of Shadows and Loved it. My top favorite book of 2017 was either Warcross or Tower of Dawn.
Strange the Dreamer was my number one favourite read of 2017! ✨
It’s because of this video that I had to pick up “Turtles all the way down”. LOVED it
Yes! Thank you for talking about Shadow of the Wind. I kept nodding and mentally cheering as you revealed so many of my similar favorites and I can't wait to read the few I haven't read that you mentioned. I also struggle with generalized anxiety disorder and I appreciate you talking about it :)
Yess it’s out! Was looking forward to this video. Also just watching you get emotional about Turtles All the Way Down made me emotional about it because I felt the same way reading the book. It was like reading about myself in one way or another and I’ve never felt that understood before. Can’t wait to watch your full review on it! 😊
Ahh, the feels when you can stop rewatching the old videos to get a daily dose :O And a long one at that!
Hannah, you've really become my favourite booktuber! I love the way you talk about books and I can nearly always lean on the fact that I'll love the books you recommend!
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Also I really wanted to thank you for the last year. On some days were I felt really bad I used to watch your videos and listen to you talking about all of those books. It really helped me a lot. Thanks to you I found a new favorite book which is Aristotle and Dante ... . Thank you so much and I really look forward to this new year.
You are such an inspiration to me :)
You are such an beautiful and an gorgeous person.
I wanted to share with you a quote from a book I read in German class which is just so amazing: You don't have to understand the water, to jump head forward into it. ( probably bad translation).
Hugs from Germany.
Antonina
Bookshelf tour pls 💖💖 Btw how can you be so gorgeous?
I'm filming it right now! :D
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I kust want to say you’re my favorite Booktuber and your voice is amazing and wow i keep binging your videos and i bough the night circus yesterday bc you always talk about it!
Thank you, THANK YOU for reading the names in The Shadow of the Wind in the spanish way. This is a wonderful book, and its really important to me, and the fact that you took the time to pronounce it how we do here in spain its really nice of you!
My goodness, I was not prepared for all of the emotions at the end of this video! You are one of the best booktubers out there, I look forward to every single video you put out. You are such a beautiful and amazing person 💗 2018 is going to be so good to you!
The way you feel about Turtles all the Way Down is exactly how I feel about Thirteen Reasons Why. I've added Turtles to my tbr because of your review!
I add so many books to my tbr from your videos!!
Hannah, you're not helping me. Ugh my to read list is just getting longer everyday.
Hannah, I've been silently watching you for a while and oh my, I never thought I'd find anyone who loves and feels so deeply about books as I do until I found you and your channel!
I'm so curious to check out all the books you mentioned in this video! Also, the way you talk about them... IT'S A KILLER!! It's the way I talk about them to people, it's a passion we can't contain!
My favorite book of 2017 was One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus, a YA mistery novel. It ressonated with me so much, I was able to link myself to these characters in a way I hadn't done in so long. It was so good and intriguing I had to pull an all nighter to finish it! ... And cry a lot in the process because I connected with one of the characters so, so much. If you like books with great and visible character growth, I think you'll like this one!
Hope you have tons and tons of success in 2018!! Much love from Portugal 🇵🇹
Eliza and Her Monsters was in my top 5 favorite reads this year! It was soooo good. It was my first contemporary book and I’m so glad I read it. Great video!
Eliza and her monsters is my favourite book EVER !!!! I LOVE the relationship between her and Wallace. Plus I have anxiety so i related to it just like you and honestly watching your videos where you openly talk about your anxiety makes me feel less alone, so Thank you x
(I feel like that was really cheesy 😅 sorry)
Amazing video queen ❤
Thank you for posting this and for telling us about these good books!
My favourite book of 2017 was The Book Thief. The kids are so precious and I cried so much at the end. A close second book is The Night Shift. I had to read it for one of my classes but I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would. It's more of a memoir rather than a novel, but it was so interesting and it showed a fresh perspective on doctors and the ER.
I’m so happy that I discovered you Hannah. I always get excited when I see you upload and know that my goodread’s list will expand. Your recommendations are wonderful as well as your personality. Thank you for making my 2017 better and brighter.
Also my favorite books this past year have been: The inexplicable logic of my life, Vicious, and We are the ants.
Not sure if you’ve read We are the ants but I highly recommend it! .
You convince me to read everything you love and I seriously love it. So many of the books I love I’ve read because of you and the ones I haven’t gotten to yet are at the top of my TBR.❣️ i also love The Upside of Unrequited, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, Turtles All the Way Down, Lord of Shadows, and The Hate U Give!!❤️ AND I ADORE THE EMBER IN THE ASHES SERIES WITH MY WHOLE HEART words cannot express how fantastic of a fantasy series it is (you convinced me to give it a second chance bc the first time I read book one I liked it but wasn’t blown away but I was the second time and continued with the series and am so grateful) love you❤️
I love how you just have all hardcovers. It makes me jealous.
you're my favourite booktuber ever!! keep up the good work 💜 (I feel so bonded with you over our mutual dislike throne of glass)
Yes! I'm so happy to see Sense & Sensibility get some love! It's my favorite too :)
Ahhh the feels at the end 😭 was not prepared. Love you and your channel so much 💜
I was so excited when I saw you uploaded a new video! I love listening to you talk about your favorite books! You are one of the reasons I started making videos for booktube! You are so inspirational and give the best recommendations! I can’t wait to watch your bookshelf tour for this year!
First, I want you to know I absolutely ADORED the night circus. I read it because of how much you’ve recommended it, and right now it’s my favorite fantasy. This video is basically my TBR for the year, your recommendations are awesome
Also, I loved turtles all the way down as well. Thank you for all your recommendations
I've been in a reading slump for almost a year and watching this made me pick up my books again, hopefully I can get through this reading slump for good. Wish me luck ^-^
I’m so glad you finally read the Shadow of the Wind! It’s my favorite book. I finally read your favorite, The Night Circus this year and it is now one of my all time favorites. I’m glad we swapped top favorites this year! It was wonderful meeting you at BookNetFest 😀
So close to 100k!!
I'm so glad you made this! I've been holding off on reading a lot of the books in this video, but now I want to go read them all right away because you're one of the people I trust the most when it comes to opinions on books. I hope you have a wonderful new year and I'm so happy for you that you found such wonderful books to read.
thank you for highlighting the diviners series. i also discovered it in 2017 and HOLY COW IT'S AMAZING in every sense of the word. even though it's set in the 1920s the issues discussed are so relevant today. I agree with everything you said about it. hopefully more people will pick it up
I cheered when Shadow of the Wind came up! Honestly been circling around Victoria Schwab for several years now, might finally read her now
I added SO many to-read books from this video alone. I'm currently reading A Conjuring of Light and I can totally agree that it's my favorite series of all time.
The Hate U Give was on my top ten reads. Cannot wait for the movie. It tackled tough subjects but was also just so good, especially those family aspects. Love, Simon looks adorable. Hope to read Simon next month. I'm so jealous that YA books are being taught in colleges now. Nice list, lots I need to get to! I've heard different things about the anxiety/OCD rep on Turtles so I am very intrigued as I deal with both of those.
I hope 2018 will be better. My top reads were Gwendy's Button Box by Stephen King & Richard Chizmar, Blood of my Blood by Barry Lyga, and The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis. I especially highly recommend Female of the Species because it deals with rape culture really great.
Yes I read the Shadow of the Wind last year too even though I had owned it for years! I absolutely fell in love with it too and couldn't believe I hadn't pushed myself to read it before.
i literally can watch these while doing homework because youre so calming?
I've just discovered and am currently reading all of V. E. Schwab novels, and I completely agree with you. Her shades of magic trilogy gave me the same feels and escapism vibes that I got when I discovered the world of HP. Nothing has ever compared before & I'm totally sold on her books. I really, really liked the interview you did with her! She's such an interesting and fascinating person and it really came through in your interview.
Omg yes how did you know that I wanted this! Lol
I love listening to you, your voice and way of speaking is so inspiring and calming
I read the Shades of Magic trilogy because of a video you made talking about them earlier this year. I'm so in love with Kell.
And I 100% agree with the similar feeling to Harry Potter. I couldn't name it either, but I was so enchanted with the world and the story that I had such strong Harry Potter vibes. Glad I'm not the only one who thought that.
I bought The Shadow of the Wind a few months ago and you've really made me want to read it. I'm going to read all of Austen this year and I'm starting with Sense and Sensibility, you made me excited about that too! Great video!
I read The Shadow of the Wind because of you and it's one of the best books I've ever read. Thanks girl!
Hannah, I also read The Shadow of the Wind in 2017 and it has become one of my all time favorites. It's so beautifully written in Spanish! I hope the translator did it justice. And, in case you don't know, TSOTW is actually the first book in a 4-book series. I'm on book 3 right now and OMG it gets soooo interesting. The second book happens before the events of TSOTW, but the third book connects the two of them and will blow your mind!!!
Amazing haul as alwaysss also that makeupp that matches with your favorite trilogy's aesthetic😂💕🙌🏻❤️
I'm so happy you loved An Ember!!! I also read Ember for a school project, and fell in love. Definitely one of my favorite books of the year! I also loved Strange the Dreamer, so magical! And although I don't struggle with anxiety, I too could relate to Turtles, which made it one of my favs. Thanks for the video!!
I AM JUST ABOUT TO START A CONJURING OF LIGHT AHH! Great video, I love so many of the books you love (so happy to see that you included a Spanish author 😄)
yesyesyes!! I was actually surprised by number 1 but in a positive way:), as you said this may not be the best book when it comes to writing style or plot but it is so close to my heart as well. I read all john green’s books and yeah i liked them but i’ve never considered them as masterpieces or whatever but with this book ahhhh, i cannot even describe my feelings, i love it, i do and i totally get what you mean!
I started reading the darker shades of magic trilogy because of you in 2017 and I completely and utterly fell in love with it! Thank you so much for recommending it. It has quickly become one of my favourite series of all time! 😍Also, I've never even read an adult fantasy before (I'm 15) and I didn't even realise that it was one until I looked it up. 😂 Still, I love it with a passion and think that a lot more people should read it. Greetings from Germany. ❤🇩🇪
I’m reading the first book right now!! It’s so good.
Just know that your opinions are so valued by me and you are such a great booktuber and person, never change!!
It's a little hard to decide, but these would have to be my top 3 picks
1. The Book of Dust by Phillip Pullman
2. In Perfect Light by Benjamin Alire Saenz
3. The Complete Maus by Art Spiegleman
Surata Garratt Maus is amazing on a whole other level
I was so much surprised when u mention TATWD as ur top fav.. It really was the best book of 2017 and I loved it too. It felt great seeing you ranking it in the firat spot cuz it deserves it. I have read other books by JG but no other book matches the level of this one even TFIOS which is considered his best book yet. I am so amazed and happy that you preferred it over heavy epic fantasy series or stand alones.
Honestly, I spent most of this video pausing, going to good reads and clicking "want to read". An ember in the ashes as well as a few others on this list were books that I initially, would have not picked up. However, after hearing you speak about them and loving your previous recommendations, I just really had to. The way you said that a darker shade of magic gave you "the harry potter feeling" it just warmed my heart so much and if it was not late, I would have ran to the bookstore to buy it.
Strange the Dreamer is literally my FAVORITE book, i sobbed so much reading it. can't wait for the sequel to come out!!!
you’re so pretty !!! I absolutely love your videos 💖💖
I love to hear from others about the Diviners!!! I loved it so much! What an accomplishment you read the two other books already, what!
I really love an ember in the ashes and Eliza and her monsters. I read them both because you recommended them. Thanks for always giving me the best books to read !
Thank you a lot! I'm from Russia and I'm studying English with your video. Your pretty voice and your red lipstic are very helpful for understanding language. And your videos are so exciting and interesting - I love them!
Much love from Baghdad to you , wherever you are
I loved An ember in the ashes sooo much
The Shades of Magic series is so good! I read them all last year and they became some of my all time favorite books.