You're the only booktuber whos videos I actually watch the entire thing instead of skipping/skimming, the way you talk about the books you read just makes me very intrigued and puts a smile on my face, the passion and the light in your eyes is truly something. Much love bro, also you gotta get on The Dandelion Dynasty train.
you actually hyped me up for sun eater so much😭😭😭 also, can i just say, it's so refreshing to hear that 60 books was your goal for the year (which is similar to mine). i think a lot of booktubers out there are reading soooo much and I feel like I could never read in that volume, it's setting impossible standards for me kinda. and it's great to hear that this is a valid goal, and you don't have to be able to read 100+ books a year to be considered a reader, idk if this makes sense lol
I’m not sure if I’ve ever left a comment on a UA-cam video but I felt compelled to tell you that your recs got me out of a GIANT reading slump this year and back into reading fantasy. Since finding your page around August/September I’ve read Will of the Many, Blood Over Bright Haven, Jade City, Jade War, and now I’m getting through Jade Legacy. The momentum from reading these books (which I now cannot shut up about) helped me find books in other genres that I liked and finished too so THANK YOU. You’re the most trusted source on the internet at this point!
Jan: 11/22/63, Feb: n/a (reading slump), Mar: Golden Son, April: Morning Star, May: Artificial Wisdom, June: Dark Age, July: Will of the Many (Lightbringer close second), August: Sword of Kaigen, Sep: Greenlights, Oct: Shadow of the Gods, Nov: Fury of the Gods, Dec: Dungeon Crawler Carl.
Omg you read so many amazing books! I’m currently reading Blood Over Bright Haven and LOVING it. Picking up Empire of Silence tomorrow from the library off your recommendation. Super excited !!
My best reads per month were mostly Robin Hobb, Guy Gavriel Kay and Janny Wurts 😅 January: Liveship Traders 2: Mad Ship February: Tawny Man 1: Fool's Errand March: Dandelion Dynasty 3: The Veiled Throne - Tbh only on this list because I exclude re-reads as candidates for Book of The Month. April: Tawny Man 3: Fool's Fate May: Shutter Island / Dennis Lehane June: A Brightness Long Ago / Guy Gavriel Kay July: The Last Light of the Sun / Guy Gavriel Kay August: Wars of Light & Shadow 2: Ships of Merior September: Fitz & the Fool 1: Fool's Assassin October: Earthsea 4: Tehanu November: Wars of Light & Shadow 3: Warhost of Vastmark
Started my reading journey in June: Lord of Light July: Jade City August: Jade War September: Jade Legacy October: One Dark Window November: Two Twisted Crowns December: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous
@@Smitty1423 definitely! 💯 Here’s my review: Brutal, truthful, and raw. Ocean Vuong’s iconic poetic prose was so luscious and vivid that you deeply feel all the pain and beauty in this impactful multi-generational American story. I listened to this on audiobook and found it weirdly entrancing because of the beautiful poetic delivery hard juxtaposed with deeply unsettling emotionally charged vignettes ranging from the Vietnam war, Tiger Woods, Love & Death. I listened to the 6-8 hour audiobook in two sittings, it was so engrossing.
For me: January: Red Seas Under Red Skies February: The Well of Ascension March: The Alloy of Law April: The Way of Kings May: Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians June: Edgedancer July: Kings of the Wyld August: Before They Are Hanged September: The Last Argument of Kings October: Lonesome Dove (best book I read in 2024) November: Dungeon Crawler Carl December: The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook. So...somehow I don’t have Words of Radiance in my stats. That would probably take the place of something on this list lol.
Been following you for a little over a year now. You helped me get out of my reading slump with “Project Hail Mary” and I’ve been rocking with your suggestions ever since. Looking forward to another year of dope book recs!
getting back into reading and have most of the books you talked about on the tbr list to go through and am super excited and also overwhelmed😂 but can't wait to get into a lot of the books you went through, finished the first mistborn book and at the beginning of the month and really enjoyed it taking an intermission to read sword of kaigen at the moment and finding it very intriguing as well have the well of ascension as well as blood over bright haven next in the queue lots of books that im looking forward to reading in the coming year
Picked up reading again, you haven’t led me astray yet Smitty, I appreciate your recommendations! Started Ready Player One last night and I’m blazing through this, prob will be done by the end of the day! Your 5-stars have hit the mark every single time, so thanks again for all you do ✊🏽🤝
January - Oathbringer February - Babel March - Bands of Mourning April - Vicious May - Fellowship of the Ring June - Dune Messiah July - Red Rising August - Howling Dark September - Demon in White October - Last Argument of Kings November - Shadow of the Gods December - Wind and Truth
Jan: The Dark Forest, Feb: Blood Over Bright Haven, Mar: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Apr: The Tainted Cup, May: Changes, Jun: The Girl in the Tower, Jul: Spinning Silver, Aug: Demon in White, Sep: Kingdoms of Death, Oct: The Trials of Empire, Nov: Ashes of Man, Dec: Wind and Truth (even though the month isn't over yet, I know nothing is gonna top it!).
Jan: A Fire Endless Feb: Ninth House March: (n/a) April: Fireborn - Flamefall (can’t choose lol) May: the whole Beartown trilogy (I have to listen to the audiobooks (all 3 of them) again RIGHT AFTER finishing these books, they killed me) June: My Dark Vanessa July: The Sword of Kaigen August: Things My Son Needs to Know about the World Sep: Yours Truly Oct: The Hunger Games Nov: The Final Empire Dec: The Hero of Ages
bro you are and mikes book reviews are the best booktubers of all time im so mad my barnes and nobles doesnt have the sword of kaigen you've had me trying to read that for like six months lmao
Favorite book from each month: January: Rage of Dragons February: The Last Argument of Kings March: Malice April: Jade War May: Ruin June: Wrath July: Jade Legacy August: The Heroes September: Howling Dark October: Demon in White November: 11/22/63, or morning star December: Dungeon Crawler Carl or Dark Age
Thank you for the great video! Do not feel bad about not meeting your goal! It is just a random number. I feel our goal should be to really enjoy some great books!
Started school for my MBA back in January so I read less this year as opposed to previous years. April: A Court of Mist and Fury May: A Court of Wings and Ruin June - July: 0 books read due to studying and summertime fun. August: Fire & Blood by George R.R. Martin September: Iron Flame October: Along Came A Spider, A Court of Frost & Starlight, Kill Shot (Mitch Rapp) November: Golden Son, Morning Star, and The Southern Lawyer December: A Conjuring of Light by Victoria Schwab I will eventually get to Will of the Many & the Sun Eater series after Onyx Storm next year. I will also get back to the Red Rising series. I took a break after Morning Star because I thought it was a good landing spot to read other material. The Bloodsworn saga by John Gwynne looks very interesting, but I do want to read some of his early material such as The Faithful and the Fallen series.
Made my list before watching your video so you couldn't make me second guess myself. January - Venemous Lumpsucker (Ned Beauman) February- Ducks, Newburyport (Lucy Ellmann) March - Womb City (Tloto Tsamaase) April - Gogmagog (Jeff Noon & Steve Beard) May - Cahokia Jazz (Francis Spuford)* June - Satantango (Laszlo Krasznahorkai trans George Szirtes) July - Alien Clay (Adrian Tchaikovsky) August - Chain Gang All-Stars (Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah) September - The Spear Cuts Through Water (Simon Jimenez) October - The Great When (Alan Moore) November - Gnomon (Nick Harkaway) December - probably going to be hard to top Lanark (Alasdair Gray) though I've several to finish yet *Book of the Year This was a challenging, fun exercise. Now I'm gonna see what you picked, and other viewers, and make sure I haven't missed any gems!
Thanks for your content this year bro. I just got into fantasy and seeing how much it means to you inspires me to keep going. So many series out there to enjoy!
My favs of the year Jan: read all of the murderbot diaries by Martha Wells Feb: Sword of Kaigen by ML Wang or Boys in the Valley by Phillip Fracassi March: Dark Matter by Blake Crouch or Legendborn by Tracy Deonn April: Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brando Sanderson May: The Hero of Ages by Brando Sanderson June: Blood over Bright Haven by ML Wang July: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke or The Will of the Many by James Islington August: One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig September: Howling Dark by Christopher Ruocchio October: Weyward by Emilia Hart November: Caraval by Stephanie Garber December: so far I think it will be the book I’m currently reading, The Spear cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez Had some banger months where I couldn’t decide on just one
Jan: a battle between Final Empire and Grace of Kings but I'll go with the latter. Feb: Yumi and the Nightmare Painter Mar: Way of Kings Apr: Veiled Throne May: slump Jun: The Will of the Many Jul: slump Aug: Well of Ascension Sep: Between Sword of Kaigen and Hero of Ages. I agonized over this but I'm choosing Sword of Kaigen. Oct: slump Nov: Oathbringer Dec: Finished Rhythm of War and currently reading Wind and Truth so we shall see!
I started reading books in April with Red Rising April- Golden Son May- Lighrbringer June- Artificial Wisdom July/August- Elantris (I didn't like it, but it put me in a terrible reading slump and I read nothing else these two months) September- The Sword of Kaigen October- The Will of the Many November- The Bands of Mourning December-dunno yet, just started The Lost Metal and will be going to either The Way of Kings or The Shadow of the Gods next.
My top books of 2024: I finished Wheel of Time and they are now my favorite books of all time. Project Hail Mary ❤. The Will of the Many, Fourth Wing. Currently reading Jade City…🤞🏾
You have a great monthly list. Here is mine. Jan-Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky Feb-Malice by John Gwynne Mar-The Wisdom of Crowds by Joe Abercrombie Apr-Fool’s Fate by Robin Hobb May-Changes by Jim Butcher Jun-Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry Jul-Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes Aug-The Wall of Storms by Ken Liu Sep-Demon in White by Christopher Ruocchio Oct-The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafon Nov-In Ascension by Martin MacInnes Dec-just 17% in, but it’s Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson
Wow such a great year of reading!! Loved hearing about your top books, we definitely have some in common as you will see, haha. Loved Legendborn, and can’t wait to read Wind and Truth as soon as I finish Rhythm of War! My top books from 2024 are as follows: January: Tress of the Emerald Sea February: The Hate U Give March: Six of Crows April: The Way of Kings May: Funny Story June: so hard (three 5 stars!!) Words of Radiance 😂 July: The Things We Cannot Say August: Remarkably Bright Creatures September: The God of the Woods October: Beartown November: hmm… enjoyment level? Butcher and Blackbird. Quality? O Caledonia December: Two Twisted Crowns? Only finished 2 books so far so not sure yet!
Jan - Midnight Library. I read Poppy War this month as well and I agree with you. I think the audiobook does the book a disservice. I actually did not like the entire trilogy and I think that was partially influenced by the way Rin was portrayed by the narrator. If you go back to it, definitely read it. I'd be interested what you think, but the 3rd book is my lowest rated book of all time and I should've just DNF'd it Feb - Read 4 books and none were good enough for this list Mar - Harry Potter - Prisoner of Azkaban. First time reading through HP and loved this one Apr - The Lost Metal. Rhythm of War was a close 2nd May - Shadow of the Gods. Read 7 books this month so a bit tough June - Dungeon Crawler Carl July - The Will of the Many Aug - Tress of the Emerald Sea Sep - The Nightingale Oct - Scythe Nov - Blood Over Bright Haven. This was my highest quality book month so hard choice but it wins.
Thank you for being honest about red rising, I also thought that it was just okay 🤷♂️. But I’ll give the second a chance cause you thought it got better
My personal reading goal was 40 books, and I just finished book 41...so just made it Jan - A Memory of Light (#14 in Wheel of Time Series) Feb - The Subtle Knife (#2 in His Dark Materials) Mar - Not a great month but the best was Breach of Peace and Rebel's Creed by UA-camr Daniel Green Apr - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue May - Dark Matter Jun - Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell Jul - GREAT MONTH, but I can't decide between Tainted Cup and Vanished Birds Aug - Project Hail Mary Sep - Read the Mistborn Trilogy this month my fav was Hero of Ages Oct - Best Served Cold just nudges out Hyperion Nov - I liked Dreams of the Dying slightly more the The Lies of Locke LaMora Dec - Gonna be a tough one just finished The Fifth Season and I loved it (starting The Obelisk Gate today) but I really really loved Dragon Mage as well...sooooo to be cont.
@@Smitty1423 Next year I plan to tackle more series (In 2024, I read mostly stand-alones, with a few series sprinkled in, I want to reverse that in 2025). I want to finally get into Sun Eater (if book 7 comes out), Stormlight Archives, Lightbringer, Red Rising, Mistborn 2, and a few more completed series.
Man, you are not wrong about Kingdoms of Death. I'm listening to it right now and I just got to the....banquet scene in Chapter 34. Man. Man. This is my favorite Sun Eater yet but at the same time, I feel like Christopher Ruocchio has personally scarred me
January - Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis. Its his take on pulpy old school sci fi, so so fun and thought provoking. 4.5 stars February - I only reread books this month, so probably Drawing of the Three by Stephen King. 2nd book of the Dark Tower series, where it truly comes to life. 5 stars. March - 11/22/63 by Stephen King. This one was a beautiful slow burn that will make you rethink your preconception of Stephen King. 5 stars April - Duma Key. Ok ok I know this is a lot of Stephen King, but he has some total bangers. This one is best read without knowing much, but there's some hauntingly beautiful magical realism. 4.5 stars at least May - That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis. The conclusion of his Sci Fi trilogy, things get absolutely bonkers. Thought provoking dystopian that explores past WWII anxieties, as well as Merlin and the descent of the gods on earth. 5 stars. June - The Road by Cormac McCarthy - totally haunting depressing, dreary and sad. But so beautiful, and with a little bit of hope. 5 stars July - The Shining by Stephen King - There's not much to say on this one. You know the story. 4 stars August - American Gods by Neil Gaiman - Fascinating exploration on what America puts its faith in, with a unique perspective from an Englishman. I know Gaiman seems like a scumbag right now, but he sure can write. 4 stars September - Golden Son. Freaking awesome. What else can I say. 4.5 stars October - The Green Mile by Stephen King. There's no way you don't this story. Like 11.22.63, it challengers your idea of what Stephen King can be, and will make you sob for days. 4.5 stars. November - Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace - It took me roughly three months to finish this (I finished at least 10 books while reading it) but the last 600 pages or so I read in a week and half. This book is a monster, and has a pretty pretension reputation (which isn't not earned lol) but it seriously has to be one of the best books of the 20th century. Wallace was one of the most talented writers of his generation and in this book he said everything there is to say about everything. Easiest 5 star of the year. December - ??? Let's face it, it'll probably be Wind and Truth. I'm about 700 pages into it and it is excellent so far. Thanks for the vid, happy reading!
I really love the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Never read anything quite like that combo of balls-to-the-wall insanity and emotional gut punches. Hope you get to read more of the series!
Don't even worry about "spooky season." You can read horror anytime you want. If you are into other books in October just read them. Great video, as always.
I really want to sink my teeth into fantasy. I’m worried about extensive world building and maps on pages but I’m keen on getting into it on that level! Any recommendations for a newbie? Preferably not too many books in a series. Go easy on my pocket please 😅
Hi Smitty!!! I absolutely lover your recs, I found some of the best books because of you and I think we share similar tastes. However, I really freaking hated Dune (movies and the books) but I loved sun eater, so I was just curious: Dune or sun eater, which is your favorite?
@@Smitty1423 “Cold Storage” by David Koepp. I got it because my brother and I used to live in an old building named Cold Storage and it was a crazy place. This book was nothing like it but still fun to bond over. It’s a sci-fi/horror about a fungus. I gave it a 4 star and it was a fun quick read.
I’m in a dilemma Smitty. I just received books in the mail and I need to know which to start first. The Rage of Dragons or starting up my first Sanderson read with The Final Empire
FINALLY someone speaking truth about Name of the wind. Dead slow paced mess that never picks up or touches down with a villain satisfyingly. Engless side quests. Inconsistent power scaling. Writing skill cant mask the content for me. Biggest killer was having all this hype around the past deeds of the MC, only to find out they were mostly lies created at school wtf.
Yeah Name Of The Wind tho I finished was just 3 stars for me too. Beautifully written with an interesting power system but other than that, the rest are so meh: Side cast, plot.. ugh
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your videos single handedly got me into fantasy lmao, best booktuber out there
Yo I love this that’s fire!
You're the only booktuber whos videos I actually watch the entire thing instead of skipping/skimming, the way you talk about the books you read just makes me very intrigued and puts a smile on my face, the passion and the light in your eyes is truly something. Much love bro, also you gotta get on The Dandelion Dynasty train.
I love this comment so much thank you for being a part of the community! I’m going to check it out next year for sure!
you actually hyped me up for sun eater so much😭😭😭 also, can i just say, it's so refreshing to hear that 60 books was your goal for the year (which is similar to mine). i think a lot of booktubers out there are reading soooo much and I feel like I could never read in that volume, it's setting impossible standards for me kinda. and it's great to hear that this is a valid goal, and you don't have to be able to read 100+ books a year to be considered a reader, idk if this makes sense lol
It makes perfect sense!
I’m not sure if I’ve ever left a comment on a UA-cam video but I felt compelled to tell you that your recs got me out of a GIANT reading slump this year and back into reading fantasy. Since finding your page around August/September I’ve read Will of the Many, Blood Over Bright Haven, Jade City, Jade War, and now I’m getting through Jade Legacy. The momentum from reading these books (which I now cannot shut up about) helped me find books in other genres that I liked and finished too so THANK YOU. You’re the most trusted source on the internet at this point!
Ahhh yo that’s so amazing glad I could do that for you and wish you an amazing 2025!
Jan: 11/22/63, Feb: n/a (reading slump), Mar: Golden Son, April: Morning Star, May: Artificial Wisdom, June: Dark Age, July: Will of the Many (Lightbringer close second), August: Sword of Kaigen, Sep: Greenlights, Oct: Shadow of the Gods, Nov: Fury of the Gods, Dec: Dungeon Crawler Carl.
Ahh this is a great list you had a great year for sure!
Currently reading Dungeon Crawler Carl and loving it!!
Dang. You had a great reading year.
Omg you read so many amazing books! I’m currently reading Blood Over Bright Haven and LOVING it. Picking up Empire of Silence tomorrow from the library off your recommendation. Super excited !!
So amazing! Glad you’re loving Blood Over Bright Haven!
Thank you for this recap. I love hearing your opinions on the books you read through the year. Gives me inspiration for my next read
Nice glad I could do that for you!
My best reads per month were mostly Robin Hobb, Guy Gavriel Kay and Janny Wurts 😅
January:
Liveship Traders 2: Mad Ship
February:
Tawny Man 1: Fool's Errand
March:
Dandelion Dynasty 3: The Veiled Throne
- Tbh only on this list because I exclude re-reads as candidates for Book of The Month.
April:
Tawny Man 3: Fool's Fate
May:
Shutter Island / Dennis Lehane
June:
A Brightness Long Ago / Guy Gavriel Kay
July:
The Last Light of the Sun / Guy Gavriel Kay
August:
Wars of Light & Shadow 2: Ships of Merior
September:
Fitz & the Fool 1: Fool's Assassin
October:
Earthsea 4: Tehanu
November:
Wars of Light & Shadow 3: Warhost of Vastmark
@@thatsci-firogue love this list!!
I want to read shutter island !
love to see Tehanu here :)
Started my reading journey in June: Lord of Light
July: Jade City
August: Jade War
September: Jade Legacy
October: One Dark Window
November: Two Twisted Crowns
December: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous
Haven’t heard of your December book! Worth a try? 👀
@@Smitty1423 definitely! 💯
Here’s my review:
Brutal, truthful, and raw. Ocean Vuong’s iconic poetic prose was so luscious and vivid that you deeply feel all the pain and beauty in this impactful multi-generational American story. I listened to this on audiobook and found it weirdly entrancing because of the beautiful poetic delivery hard juxtaposed with deeply unsettling emotionally charged vignettes ranging from the Vietnam war, Tiger Woods, Love & Death. I listened to the 6-8 hour audiobook in two sittings, it was so engrossing.
I predict that Disquiet Gods by Christopher Ruocchio will win book of the month in whatever month you choose to read it.
Can’t wait to get to it next year!
For me:
January: Red Seas Under Red Skies
February: The Well of Ascension
March: The Alloy of Law
April: The Way of Kings
May: Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians
June: Edgedancer
July: Kings of the Wyld
August: Before They Are Hanged
September: The Last Argument of Kings
October: Lonesome Dove (best book I read in 2024)
November: Dungeon Crawler Carl
December: The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook.
So...somehow I don’t have Words of Radiance in my stats. That would probably take the place of something on this list lol.
Damn you had a great year! Good to see Dungeon Crawler Carl on that list haha
So glad you did this! Love going back through the year with you!
It was a journey for sure!
Januar-Slaughterhouse 5| Feb- Hyperion| March-Blood meridian|April-Stand| May-Musashi| Juni-Shogun| July-Lonesone Dove| August-Moby Dick| September-Brothers Karamazov| Oktober-Master and Margarita| November-Swan Song(6/5)!| Dezember-Boy's Life{Best book i ever read}all the stars...
I’ll have to look into your December book!
@Smitty1423 please do it!
Been following you for a little over a year now. You helped me get out of my reading slump with “Project Hail Mary” and I’ve been rocking with your suggestions ever since. Looking forward to another year of dope book recs!
Another fire year! Thanks for subscribing really appreciate you!
getting back into reading and have most of the books you talked about on the tbr list to go through and am super excited and also overwhelmed😂 but can't wait to get into a lot of the books you went through, finished the first mistborn book and at the beginning of the month and really enjoyed it taking an intermission to read sword of kaigen at the moment and finding it very intriguing as well have the well of ascension as well as blood over bright haven next in the queue lots of books that im looking forward to reading in the coming year
Hope you have a great reading year in 2025!
Picked up reading again, you haven’t led me astray yet Smitty, I appreciate your recommendations!
Started Ready Player One last night and I’m blazing through this, prob will be done by the end of the day!
Your 5-stars have hit the mark every single time, so thanks again for all you do ✊🏽🤝
Yo love that so much glad you are rocking with them!
January - Oathbringer
February - Babel
March - Bands of Mourning
April - Vicious
May - Fellowship of the Ring
June - Dune Messiah
July - Red Rising
August - Howling Dark
September - Demon in White
October - Last Argument of Kings
November - Shadow of the Gods
December - Wind and Truth
Yeah you had a crazy year too!
@@Smitty1423 Sun Eater and Stormlight are just next level
Jan: The Dark Forest, Feb: Blood Over Bright Haven, Mar: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Apr: The Tainted Cup, May: Changes, Jun: The Girl in the Tower, Jul: Spinning Silver, Aug: Demon in White, Sep: Kingdoms of Death, Oct: The Trials of Empire, Nov: Ashes of Man, Dec: Wind and Truth (even though the month isn't over yet, I know nothing is gonna top it!).
You had a dope year and yeah I agree on December as well!
Jan: A Fire Endless
Feb: Ninth House
March: (n/a)
April: Fireborn - Flamefall (can’t choose lol)
May: the whole Beartown trilogy (I have to listen to the audiobooks (all 3 of them) again RIGHT AFTER finishing these books, they killed me)
June: My Dark Vanessa
July: The Sword of Kaigen
August: Things My Son Needs to Know about the World
Sep: Yours Truly
Oct: The Hunger Games
Nov: The Final Empire
Dec: The Hero of Ages
Damn you had a fire year too!
bro you are and mikes book reviews are the best booktubers of all time im so mad my barnes and nobles doesnt have the sword of kaigen you've had me trying to read that for like six months lmao
That’s so dope haha great compliment for sure
Favorite book from each month:
January: Rage of Dragons
February: The Last Argument of Kings
March: Malice
April: Jade War
May: Ruin
June: Wrath
July: Jade Legacy
August: The Heroes
September: Howling Dark
October: Demon in White
November: 11/22/63, or morning star
December: Dungeon Crawler Carl or Dark Age
Let me know how your December ends up!
I've read soo many books this year thanks for all the recommendations i enjoyed them all
Ahh love that glad you had a great year!
Thank you for the great video! Do not feel bad about not meeting your goal! It is just a random number. I feel our goal should be to really enjoy some great books!
@@GwenCooper-l1b for sureeee
Started school for my MBA back in January so I read less this year as opposed to previous years.
April: A Court of Mist and Fury
May: A Court of Wings and Ruin
June - July: 0 books read due to studying and summertime fun.
August: Fire & Blood by George R.R. Martin
September: Iron Flame
October: Along Came A Spider, A Court of Frost & Starlight, Kill Shot (Mitch Rapp)
November: Golden Son, Morning Star, and The Southern Lawyer
December: A Conjuring of Light by Victoria Schwab
I will eventually get to Will of the Many & the Sun Eater series after Onyx Storm next year. I will also get back to the Red Rising series. I took a break after Morning Star because I thought it was a good landing spot to read other material. The Bloodsworn saga by John Gwynne looks very interesting, but I do want to read some of his early material such as The Faithful and the Fallen series.
Still a good year! Hopefully your MBA is going well!
Made my list before watching your video so you couldn't make me second guess myself.
January - Venemous Lumpsucker (Ned Beauman)
February- Ducks, Newburyport (Lucy Ellmann)
March - Womb City (Tloto Tsamaase)
April - Gogmagog (Jeff Noon & Steve Beard)
May - Cahokia Jazz (Francis Spuford)*
June - Satantango (Laszlo Krasznahorkai trans George Szirtes)
July - Alien Clay (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
August - Chain Gang All-Stars (Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah)
September - The Spear Cuts Through Water (Simon Jimenez)
October - The Great When (Alan Moore)
November - Gnomon (Nick Harkaway)
December - probably going to be hard to top Lanark (Alasdair Gray) though I've several to finish yet
*Book of the Year
This was a challenging, fun exercise. Now I'm gonna see what you picked, and other viewers, and make sure I haven't missed any gems!
Oops, I just got Artificial Wisdom from the library so my December pick might charge, sounds like!
Haven’t heard of some of these books will have to check them out!
Thanks for your content this year bro. I just got into fantasy and seeing how much it means to you inspires me to keep going. So many series out there to enjoy!
So many series! Glad you’re into fantasy!
Awesome recap for the year! I’m going to be working through some of these next year for sure.
That’s so dope
So glad you’re enjoying Dungeon Crawler Carl. Currently listening to book 6, the series is just very fun.
Enjoyed it a lot can’t wait to continue the series!
Love your energy man 😁 looking forwards to future videos
@AlexSmith-pn7hi thanks for the compliment!
My favs of the year
Jan: read all of the murderbot diaries by Martha Wells
Feb: Sword of Kaigen by ML Wang or Boys in the Valley by Phillip Fracassi
March: Dark Matter by Blake Crouch or Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
April: Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brando Sanderson
May: The Hero of Ages by Brando Sanderson
June: Blood over Bright Haven by ML Wang
July: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke or The Will of the Many by James Islington
August: One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
September: Howling Dark by Christopher Ruocchio
October: Weyward by Emilia Hart
November: Caraval by Stephanie Garber
December: so far I think it will be the book I’m currently reading, The Spear cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez
Had some banger months where I couldn’t decide on just one
Yeah there were some months where it was almost impossible to pick for sure
2024 was the year of Sun Eater. My favorite series.
I’ve never been excited to reread a series but I am with Sun Eater
@@brandon8667 so glad I came across sun eater as well so amazing for sure
@ And Christopher is the coolest guy
Jan: a battle between Final Empire and Grace of Kings but I'll go with the latter.
Feb: Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
Mar: Way of Kings
Apr: Veiled Throne
May: slump
Jun: The Will of the Many
Jul: slump
Aug: Well of Ascension
Sep: Between Sword of Kaigen and Hero of Ages. I agonized over this but I'm choosing Sword of Kaigen.
Oct: slump
Nov: Oathbringer
Dec: Finished Rhythm of War and currently reading Wind and Truth so we shall see!
Glad you broke those slumps in May and July!
I’m adding the ones I have not checked out into my 2025 TBR. Your content got me into reading scifi/fantasy. Great well put together content !
@@jimiasworld love that! Hope your 2025 is fireee
@ thanks same to you ⭐️
I started reading books in April with Red Rising
April- Golden Son
May- Lighrbringer
June- Artificial Wisdom
July/August- Elantris (I didn't like it, but it put me in a terrible reading slump and I read nothing else these two months)
September- The Sword of Kaigen
October- The Will of the Many
November- The Bands of Mourning
December-dunno yet, just started The Lost Metal and will be going to either The Way of Kings or The Shadow of the Gods next.
Thanks for putting down your list and giving me a heads up on Elantris!
Thanks for the nice book recommendations 🥰
Got you!!
Let me know if you have read and like any of these:
1. Wheel of Time
2. Realm of the Elderlings (Robin Hobb)
3. First Law
4. Malazan
Not yet, wheel of time and realm of the elderlings are high on the list next year tho
love your vids your passion for books gets me hyped to read
Love this!
My top books of 2024:
I finished Wheel of Time and they are now my favorite books of all time. Project Hail Mary ❤. The Will of the Many, Fourth Wing. Currently reading Jade City…🤞🏾
I gotta get started on Wheel of Time next year!
You have a great monthly list. Here is mine.
Jan-Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Feb-Malice by John Gwynne
Mar-The Wisdom of Crowds by Joe Abercrombie
Apr-Fool’s Fate by Robin Hobb
May-Changes by Jim Butcher
Jun-Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Jul-Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Aug-The Wall of Storms by Ken Liu
Sep-Demon in White by Christopher Ruocchio
Oct-The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Nov-In Ascension by Martin MacInnes
Dec-just 17% in, but it’s Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson
Such a great year as well!
Wow such a great year of reading!! Loved hearing about your top books, we definitely have some in common as you will see, haha. Loved Legendborn, and can’t wait to read Wind and Truth as soon as I finish Rhythm of War! My top books from 2024 are as follows:
January: Tress of the Emerald Sea
February: The Hate U Give
March: Six of Crows
April: The Way of Kings
May: Funny Story
June: so hard (three 5 stars!!) Words of Radiance 😂
July: The Things We Cannot Say
August: Remarkably Bright Creatures
September: The God of the Woods
October: Beartown
November: hmm… enjoyment level? Butcher and Blackbird. Quality? O Caledonia
December: Two Twisted Crowns? Only finished 2 books so far so not sure yet!
You had a great year as well! 2024 was 🔥🔥
@@Smitty1423so good!! I’m seeing more literary fiction here than expected, it’s giving fantasy a run for its money 😳😂
Jan - Midnight Library. I read Poppy War this month as well and I agree with you. I think the audiobook does the book a disservice. I actually did not like the entire trilogy and I think that was partially influenced by the way Rin was portrayed by the narrator. If you go back to it, definitely read it. I'd be interested what you think, but the 3rd book is my lowest rated book of all time and I should've just DNF'd it
Feb - Read 4 books and none were good enough for this list
Mar - Harry Potter - Prisoner of Azkaban. First time reading through HP and loved this one
Apr - The Lost Metal. Rhythm of War was a close 2nd
May - Shadow of the Gods. Read 7 books this month so a bit tough
June - Dungeon Crawler Carl
July - The Will of the Many
Aug - Tress of the Emerald Sea
Sep - The Nightingale
Oct - Scythe
Nov - Blood Over Bright Haven. This was my highest quality book month so hard choice but it wins.
Yo your year was incredible! Like so damn good
@@Smitty1423 It's been a good one for sure. Excited for 2025 though: The Sun Eater Series and The Wheel of Time incoming
Thank you for being honest about red rising, I also thought that it was just okay 🤷♂️. But I’ll give the second a chance cause you thought it got better
Yeah the first one was just okay! But man the rest of the series was insane
My 2024 reading year is my best so far! Currently on the way to finishing my 53rd book of the year!
That’s dope such a great year!
once i finish wind and truth I'm going to start the sun eater series because of you.
You gotta check back in and let me know what you think!
My personal reading goal was 40 books, and I just finished book 41...so just made it
Jan - A Memory of Light (#14 in Wheel of Time Series)
Feb - The Subtle Knife (#2 in His Dark Materials)
Mar - Not a great month but the best was Breach of Peace and Rebel's Creed by UA-camr Daniel Green
Apr - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
May - Dark Matter
Jun - Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
Jul - GREAT MONTH, but I can't decide between Tainted Cup and Vanished Birds
Aug - Project Hail Mary
Sep - Read the Mistborn Trilogy this month my fav was Hero of Ages
Oct - Best Served Cold just nudges out Hyperion
Nov - I liked Dreams of the Dying slightly more the The Lies of Locke LaMora
Dec - Gonna be a tough one just finished The Fifth Season and I loved it (starting The Obelisk Gate today) but I really really loved Dragon Mage as well...sooooo to be cont.
Congrats on the 41! Looking at your year it’s going to be hard to top in 2025!
@@Smitty1423 Next year I plan to tackle more series (In 2024, I read mostly stand-alones, with a few series sprinkled in, I want to reverse that in 2025). I want to finally get into Sun Eater (if book 7 comes out), Stormlight Archives, Lightbringer, Red Rising, Mistborn 2, and a few more completed series.
Man, you are not wrong about Kingdoms of Death. I'm listening to it right now and I just got to the....banquet scene in Chapter 34. Man. Man. This is my favorite Sun Eater yet but at the same time, I feel like Christopher Ruocchio has personally scarred me
My man I was soooo scarred after reading that, good luck in Ashes of man as well lol
@@Smitty1423 Thanks! The whole torture-to-Severine proposition part of this book is like 4 hours that I'm gonna need therapy after lol
January - Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis. Its his take on pulpy old school sci fi, so so fun and thought provoking. 4.5 stars
February - I only reread books this month, so probably Drawing of the Three by Stephen King. 2nd book of the Dark Tower series, where it truly comes to life. 5 stars.
March - 11/22/63 by Stephen King. This one was a beautiful slow burn that will make you rethink your preconception of Stephen King. 5 stars
April - Duma Key. Ok ok I know this is a lot of Stephen King, but he has some total bangers. This one is best read without knowing much, but there's some hauntingly beautiful magical realism. 4.5 stars at least
May - That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis. The conclusion of his Sci Fi trilogy, things get absolutely bonkers. Thought provoking dystopian that explores past WWII anxieties, as well as Merlin and the descent of the gods on earth. 5 stars.
June - The Road by Cormac McCarthy - totally haunting depressing, dreary and sad. But so beautiful, and with a little bit of hope. 5 stars
July - The Shining by Stephen King - There's not much to say on this one. You know the story. 4 stars
August - American Gods by Neil Gaiman - Fascinating exploration on what America puts its faith in, with a unique perspective from an Englishman. I know Gaiman seems like a scumbag right now, but he sure can write. 4 stars
September - Golden Son. Freaking awesome. What else can I say. 4.5 stars
October - The Green Mile by Stephen King. There's no way you don't this story. Like 11.22.63, it challengers your idea of what Stephen King can be, and will make you sob for days. 4.5 stars.
November - Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace - It took me roughly three months to finish this (I finished at least 10 books while reading it) but the last 600 pages or so I read in a week and half. This book is a monster, and has a pretty pretension reputation (which isn't not earned lol) but it seriously has to be one of the best books of the 20th century. Wallace was one of the most talented writers of his generation and in this book he said everything there is to say about everything. Easiest 5 star of the year.
December - ??? Let's face it, it'll probably be Wind and Truth. I'm about 700 pages into it and it is excellent so far.
Thanks for the vid, happy reading!
Thanks for making this list and yeah Wind and Truth def will be the one in December lol
I really love the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Never read anything quite like that combo of balls-to-the-wall insanity and emotional gut punches. Hope you get to read more of the series!
That series goes so crazy I can’t wait to continue it!
your video about it has me interested in possibility reading LitRPG
@ let’s goooo
Don't even worry about "spooky season." You can read horror anytime you want. If you are into other books in October just read them. Great video, as always.
Thanks for that yeah I felt lowkey guilty but those books were too good not to get through lol
Sun Eater definitely
@@darren2880 goes so crazy
In fairness, I haven’t read the Sun Eater series yet (though it’s my next read), but that Red Rising original trilogy is still my favorite.
That first trilogy does go crazy
I’m reading my first Brandon S. book in 25’. The Way of Kings. I hope I like it 😅❤
Hope you enjoy your journey!
I really want to sink my teeth into fantasy. I’m worried about extensive world building and maps on pages but I’m keen on getting into it on that level! Any recommendations for a newbie? Preferably not too many books in a series. Go easy on my pocket please 😅
Mistborn is a great place to start in my opinion
@@Smitty1423 thanks man! 🙏🏽
Hi Smitty!!! I absolutely lover your recs, I found some of the best books because of you and I think we share similar tastes. However, I really freaking hated Dune (movies and the books) but I loved sun eater, so I was just curious: Dune or sun eater, which is your favorite?
Sun Eater and it’s not even close
@ 😂😂😂 oh good
Since you loved John Gwynne so much, you should try out his The Faithful and the Fallen series!
On my list for sureeee
Boys. I am in the middle of Mistborn Book 2 and I think I love Sanderson. Do I go straight into The Way of Kings after this series?
You can but if I was to go back I would honestly go right into era 2 up until The Lost Metal
I read so many books the days just kinda blur together 😅 I couldn’t tell you what I read when if it weren’t for Goodreads lol
A great resource for sure
I read 1 book this year. Hoping for two next year!
Amazing! Which book did you read this year?
@@Smitty1423 “Cold Storage” by David Koepp. I got it because my brother and I used to live in an old building named Cold Storage and it was a crazy place. This book was nothing like it but still fun to bond over. It’s a sci-fi/horror about a fungus. I gave it a 4 star and it was a fun quick read.
@@Nick-ew2dp will have to look into it!
I’m in a dilemma Smitty. I just received books in the mail and I need to know which to start first. The Rage of Dragons or starting up my first Sanderson read with The Final Empire
I would do The Final Empire first get through era 1 then go to The Rage of Dragons and The Burning Series
@ awesome!!! Thanks for replying so quickly. Wasn’t expecting it lol
@ haha I finished a chapter of Wind and Truth so I was peeking through the comments
@@Smitty1423 I’ll get there one day and then I can be with all of the other cool kids
I’m trying to get into way of kings right now, how many chapters did you read before you got hooked?
Probably a 1/4 of the way through but remember I dnfed the first time then came back with a fresh perspective
Throughout the trials and hard times of this year, one thought has kept my head up:
May 6, 2025
The Strength of the Few
Ready for it for sure
Have you read the bound the broken ? Idk how you are with Dragon rider series but that one for sure scratched an itch I didn’t know I had
Also it was you who got me to move up the Sun eater series and my god that shit was amazing 🤣
Like how insane was it
Not yet but on my list for sure!
Book 4 of 5 comes out in a few months, I believe like april or may
Please create a 2024 top 10 countdown! Pleaseeeeee
I will!
The goat
Haha crazy if true
I started Red Rising and then stopped its hard to get into it.
Did u read stormlight before mistborn?
Nope I actually read Mistborn in 2023
You should read assassin apprentice by robbin hobb
On my list next year!
Try Digging for God, by Tom Hillman
Thanks for the rec!
Just so you know, you have ALREADY cost me quite a bit of money this year.
This did not help.
Lol my baddddd
Say dungeon crawler Carl 3 times fast
Lol
FINALLY someone speaking truth about Name of the wind. Dead slow paced mess that never picks up or touches down with a villain satisfyingly. Engless side quests. Inconsistent power scaling. Writing skill cant mask the content for me. Biggest killer was having all this hype around the past deeds of the MC, only to find out they were mostly lies created at school wtf.
@@Zdahszdahs lol yeah wasn’t for me
Yeah Name Of The Wind tho I finished was just 3 stars for me too. Beautifully written with an interesting power system but other than that, the rest are so meh: Side cast, plot.. ugh
Yeah it wasn’t for me but I can see how other people loved it