Every Book I've Given 5 Stars (out of 245 books)

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Here are the 21 books I've given 5 out of 5 stars!
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@libraryofaviking 10 ай бұрын

I can't believe I forgot to include The Hobbit! Oh well, I also love that book!

@erikaeriksson9840 10 ай бұрын

Have you read Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman? I'd love to hear your thoughts on that one. I just love it! ❤ The Dark Tower is my favourite fantasy series, soo good! Have you red The Long Earth series by Pratchett/Baxter? Another favourite of mine a si-fi/fantasy. Brilliant! 😍 I started with The Liveship Traders when I read Hobb and then the first Farseer trilogy it worked just fine. Such a good series. I wonder what Hobb will write now that it's concluded?

@oznerolnavi3772 10 ай бұрын

@@erikaeriksson9840 cum

@toots190 9 ай бұрын

Try "Enemy Glory" and "Hecates Glory" by Karen Michalson.

@ramodemmahom8905 9 ай бұрын

Currently reading that book. Truly great.

@ithrahmunchswallow468 8 ай бұрын

😮😢😂

@morleywritesbooks 10 ай бұрын

I think it's hard for fantasy authors to produce stand alone novels and keep them as stand alone novels because, if it gains a fandom, there's a desire for more of that world/story. We hard to please as fantasy readers XD Not wanting to commit to a new series, but then finding that single book we fall in love with and wanting more books to continue it

@kbg12ila 9 ай бұрын

That's why having a series of moves in one world that are connected but also work as stand alones are pretty cool. Like Narnia.

@chrissybooksandberries 10 ай бұрын

Loved this video! Really appreciate you going through why you loved those books!

@jomy2977 10 ай бұрын

Great video! Your enthusiasm for these books made me want to read all the ones I have not already read :)

@sicarius5388 3 ай бұрын

I was staggered and reeling when you said Fourth Wing

@jonhill3328 10 ай бұрын

Great video mate, thanks for creating and sharing!

@spicygarlicsauce 10 ай бұрын

gotta say, this is one of my favourite book review/recommendation video i've seen in a while! totally different authors and titles i've never heard about. booktok was FLOPPING with recommendations so this is truly a gift!

@Pabsie1974 10 ай бұрын

Excellent choices & recommendations. Thank you, put a few n my wish list.

@ashleegoodrich513 10 ай бұрын

This is my favorite video of yours! I’m so excited to read now

@TheLitWizard 4 ай бұрын

Excellent first video. Glad to see another vinyl fan!

@danjackson2313 10 ай бұрын

Awesome selection of books. We have very similar reading tastes! 😀

@valeriesreadingcorner8451 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for this list. I live in Northern Canada and am currently preparing to evacuate due to an approaching wildfire and am trying to decide which books to take with me. You helped me decide!

@dracul74 10 ай бұрын

I am reading my first R Hobb book now (Assassin’s Apprentice) and absolutely loving it. I have read a ton of fantasy, but for whatever reason never read her… if this series stays at the level of this first book… might end up in my own top 5-10.

@libraryofaviking 10 ай бұрын

Oh you are in for a treat! It is such a beautiful series! happy reading!

@Steve_Stowers 10 ай бұрын

@@libraryofaviking Well, they're not exactly HAPPY reading, are they?

@libraryofaviking 10 ай бұрын

Definitely not haha!@@Steve_Stowers

@dracul74 10 ай бұрын

@@libraryofavikingthx! Will try Hunger of the Gods at some point too… I loved Faithful and Fallen by J Gwynne…. Cobran, Storm, Rhin, Camlin and Veradis all still fav characters of mine…

@MaedBetweenthePages 9 ай бұрын

Our taste is so well aligned! So here for The Wall of Storms, Lies of Locke Lamora, Words of Radiance, Piranesi, and The Greenbone Saga love! ✨

@safinan8008 10 ай бұрын

Hi 👋 some of the books I’ve given 5 stars too, always fantastic watching ur videos!! Happy reading to you…

@virginiajb 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video! I'm currently reading Rythm of war (Stormlight Archive 4) and I agree with you that so far Words of Radiance is the best one, I don't know if I'll like Rythm of War better. I'm a huge Brandon Sanderson fan, but I'll definitely check these books you mentioned!

@spikeanny5710 10 ай бұрын

I found Illborn at half price books and knew nothing about it. Boy was I shocked. I grabbed it because it was beautiful and spoke to me and wow I was blown away

@crazyforbooksandcoffee 8 ай бұрын

A great list every book I have either read and loved or its on my TBR because I am sure I will love it 😂

@Talking_Story 10 ай бұрын

What a list! I have so much catching up to do. I did just put up my favorite heroes list up and of course Roland had to be on it.

@libraryofaviking 10 ай бұрын

Great video idea! Oh yes, Roland would also be on my list. So iconic!

@hannahbrennan2131 10 ай бұрын

I love the Dandelion Dynasty! I'm almost halfway through the last book. I'm only sorry I didn't hear about it sooner. It's probably my new favorite fantasy series.

@libraryofaviking 10 ай бұрын

It's so good! Glad you are enjoying it!

@MarcinEstkowski 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for recommending "Project Hail Mary". Just finished. This is one of the best books I've read. Cheers!

@SennyGamingHQ 10 ай бұрын

Lies of Locke Lamora I struggled to finish but it ended off on enough of a good note that I decided to give the second novel a shot. I'm glad I did cuz it felt like an improvement and convinced me to stick around for the series

@steveschiely5783 10 ай бұрын

You got me - Subscribed

@MerrilyKristin 10 ай бұрын

We have a lot of overlap between our 5 star reads! Words of Radiance is my favorite as well. I finally got my husband to start reading Stormlight and he's paused in WoR because Shallan is bothering him and I keep telling him to KEEP GOING!! Grace of Kings and Empire of the Wolf have both been on my TBR for a while! Greenbone Saga is also such a meaningful series to me. I can't get enough of the Kaul family

@anaserranocorces4551 9 ай бұрын

Why are guys so bothered by Shallan? I don't get it

@rosssims7224 9 ай бұрын

Funny enough Shallan story was more interesting to me than Kaladans. I’m stuck halfway through oathbringer though :/

@esmayrosalyne 10 ай бұрын

We share sooo many faves hahah, it's not even funny 🤪Something about great minds think alike? 🤣 Also, I'll take this as my reminder that I need to get to The Councillor already. I was kinda waiting on book 2, but since it's taking so long I figure I'll just read it now and then do a reread when we eventually get a continuation! Thanks for sharing 🤩

@libraryofaviking 10 ай бұрын

Yes haha! Fortunately The Councillor almost reads like a standalone!

@jorisschelfhout2348 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video. I really love classic fantasy 😅 dragons ,elves, wizards,..❤ Raymond feist, Weis & hickman, Terry goodkind..

@karybooks 10 ай бұрын

When I saw Fourth Wing, I almost stopped the video! lollll you got me there!

@libraryofaviking 10 ай бұрын

Haha!

@d3mist0clesgee12 9 ай бұрын

I love your channel, its more realisc than the other channels, they all seem to be either new to the genre or just liking what everyone likes for clicks, jus sayin

@mariareadsssf 10 ай бұрын

"Piranesi" is my favorite book of all times. I love both M. L. Wang's standalones. Her new Dark Academia, "Blood Over Bright Haven" was brilliant. I am excited for you to read "The Speaking Bones". "The Dandelion Dynasty" is my favorite Fantasy series.

@oceanbabin4567 10 ай бұрын

Great video! I am new to fantasy,. I am looking for met first book to read. I watch the films, but now I want to read the books.

@Maximus0623 10 ай бұрын

I love seeing The Dark Tower appreciation. My personal favorite is Wizard and Glass, but Wastelands and Drawing of the Three are also five star books for me

@naaraahu1050 10 ай бұрын

Lol I almost closed and switch windows when you mentioned The Fourth Wing in the beginning 😂

@rosssims7224 9 ай бұрын

Dark Matter is still one of my favorite books! I read Recursion and also loved it. Upgrade was good but not as good as the others.

@DarioLovesGod 6 ай бұрын

Cool video. I’m gonna go on eBay and see if I can find some of these.

@maxt5319 10 ай бұрын

A Storm of Swords not being on this list is criminal. Great list though :) I especially agree with A Little Hatred and The Wisdom of Crowds. Although I would probably put The Trouble with Peace above A Little Hatred.

@connorhale341 10 ай бұрын

Just finished The Blade Itself this morning. I liked it a lot, and I'm hoping to love it as much as you when I get to the Age of Madness.

@libraryofaviking 10 ай бұрын

Good to hear! Happy reading!

@nicklasnilsson2041 10 ай бұрын

IMO the age of madness is even better. Tho Glokta is a hard character to beat.

@tyrson4331 10 ай бұрын

Don’t skip the standalones

@connorhale341 10 ай бұрын

@tyrson4331 Good to know! Do I have to finish First law Trilogy first? Or can I mix those in between?

@tyrson4331 10 ай бұрын

@@connorhale341 First the trilogy. Keep with publication order

@GentleGiantJason 3 ай бұрын

Great list. Project Hail Mary, Green Bones, Kaigen amazing!

@clubcocotravels 10 ай бұрын

I absolutely LOVED Project Hail Mary! I think about it constantly 🖤🖤🖤👽💫✨

@ML-cc7gj 10 ай бұрын

One series that does not get talked about a lot is The Prince of Nothing by R.Scott Bakker but it’s so good! Dark, but good. It’s the First Crusade mixed with the Silmarillion. And of course Malazan is brilliant!

@capbros8848 3 ай бұрын

Heyyy!! I love your content! I have a question for you… I recently got back into reading and I basically got back into fantasy through Brandon Sanderson. At this point I’ve read almost everything he has and I think he is absolutely phenomenal! However, I want to branch out to other authors but I’m afraid that Sanderson has spoiled me and I will only be let down by other others. Anyone have any ideas or thoughts on what to do or who else to read?

@denisdenis5609 10 ай бұрын

Hi, your videos are amazing, i really wanna share this, am i allowed to translate into Ukrainian and post your videos on my channel (of course with giving credits to you?) Or don't use your video, instead i use your text and provide with my images and videos? I'd like to share video about 5 gadgets or some reviews

@noname3609 10 ай бұрын

Awesome books. Trully love SA ❤

@rosssims7224 9 ай бұрын

Not the Fourth Wing shade 😂

@ithrahmunchswallow468 8 ай бұрын

Great list 🙌🏼 some are upcoming for me 🤓 Some of my 5✨️ are: Between Two Fires Ink, Relentless (J. Maberry) Of Sea and Shadow Blood of an Exile Reincarnation Blues Frankenstein in Baghdad The Wind Up Girl Perdido Street Station The Fall is all there Is Legacy of the Brightwash Just a few 🤪

@khadija1655 9 ай бұрын

The Fourth Wing troll made my jaw drop

@jasonmackay7898 10 ай бұрын

I absolutely loved the entire Codex Alera series by Jim Butcher and The Band series by Nicholas Eames. I gave all of those books 5 stars.

@noname3609 10 ай бұрын

I need to finish Name of the Wind but i'll come back here 🙏

@p11116 10 ай бұрын

oh. . . that's some addictive stuff

@missstarbuck 10 ай бұрын

I just bought Piranesi and i can't wait to read it (need to finish my other book first), i am so curious. Also i totally agree with The invisible life of Addie LaRue ... i gave that 5 stars as well :)

@libraryofaviking 10 ай бұрын

I hope you will love Piranesi as much as I did!

@mattaldridge 4 ай бұрын

So glad to see Ship of magic on the list - had to put Stormlight aside after reading Assassin's Apprentice and having Robin Hobb's writing style completely hooking me. Truly she is the queen of fantasy - Already LOVING Live ship traders!

@JoaoSilvaWrites 10 ай бұрын

Age of Madness is the epitome of modern Grimdark. I listened to the Wisdom of Crowds audiobook a year ago for 8h straight at some point, according to my app 🤣

@libraryofaviking 10 ай бұрын

It is a masterpiece! Hahah 8 times is mad!

@harryireland1935 9 ай бұрын

What's your opinion on the Three Body Problem trilogy?

@Henry-jp3mc 10 ай бұрын

Dark Matter and Lock Lamora ❤ Just discovered Joe Abercrombie thankyou!

@masterknife8423 10 ай бұрын

The Liveship Traders trilogy is fantastic

@stangrzymala 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely the best in the whole series

@larryhodge3107 10 ай бұрын

I have given 19 books 5 star ratings. Most of them from my two favorite series. The Great Hunt, The Dragon Reborn, The Shadow Rising, The Fires of Heaven, Lord of Chaos, The Gathering Storm & A Memory of Light from Wheel of Time. Before They Are Hanged, The Last Argument of Kings, The Heroes & Red Country from FIrst Law. Also I have Legend, Legend of Deathwalker & The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend from Drenai Saga, The Way of Kings & Words of Radiance from Stormlight Archive, House of Chains & The Bonehunters from Malazan and The Name of the Wind from Kingkiller Chronicles all as 5 star ratings. I can't remember if you have ever mentioned whether or not if you have tried Gemmell yet. But if not you need to; he was a big influence on both Abercrombie & Gwynne.

@mangamike6855 10 ай бұрын

I never rolled my eyes as hard as i just did when you said 4th wing lol

@libraryofaviking 10 ай бұрын

😂

@TheTrueRandomGamer 10 ай бұрын

There's no world in which Waste Lands gets 5 stars, but Wizard doesn't.

@libraryofaviking 10 ай бұрын

Haha, I am actually in the minority when it comes to Wizard and didn't think it was the best in the series! Great book though!

@GrahamRay2040 10 ай бұрын

Didn’t like Wizard at all

@jacknicholson2071 10 ай бұрын

@@GrahamRay2040 No accounting for taste.

@dalirimac1950 10 ай бұрын

I'm currently reading 11.22.63 by Stephen King. I know it's not a fantasy book but this book ia absolutely a masterpiece. Love the time traveling theme.

@coastalbeer 10 ай бұрын

Robert C Bauer, "The Kid Gallagher Story ". Number one on my must read list. But, what do I know? I only read one book a week! Written for women, praised by men, nominated for the Mark Twain award. A classic !

@Thatguyy100 10 ай бұрын

Omg I loooooove project Hail Mary!! I bought it the first week it came out and absolutely loved it!

@libraryofaviking 10 ай бұрын

It's so good! My favourite sci-fi book!

@boromirjonah5774 10 ай бұрын

I totally agree about words of radiance best book of the series so far

@prokyonidae 10 ай бұрын

anyone curious where the oy picture comes from, it was made by Tess Garmen aka kenket :)

@Slobrojoe 10 ай бұрын

Can’t way to see you read the Red Rising series. I have every book 5 stars

@pawepuchalski1249 10 ай бұрын

I have to agree with "The great hunt". The 1st book was ok, nothing special. But this one hooked me up and I'm on book six now ;)

@libraryofaviking 10 ай бұрын

It is such a good stepup!

@francescathomas3502 10 ай бұрын

I am not a fantasy reader. There are only 3 books on your list that I own. They are - Jade City, Addie Larue and Project Hail Mary - None of which I have read thus far. So I think I better read them soon to see if I can also give them 5 stars - or not as the case may be.

@wjamimah7772 4 ай бұрын

I love that you say The Dark Tower is your favorite series because it is mine too. I know it’s getting more love but ppl still don’t say it’s their favorite often so Tower nerds unite! 💪

@kristen7623 10 ай бұрын

I also absolutely loveeee Piranesi and I know so many people that hated it!

@Trepur349 2 ай бұрын

Books we've both rated 5 star are Project Hail Mary and a bunch of Brando Sando books, lol

@peterbrasier-lb2vd 10 ай бұрын

Do you need to read other kings works to read dark tower or can you just start reading?

@libraryofaviking 10 ай бұрын

Not everyone would agree with me, but I think you can read The Dark Tower on its own and you don't have to have read other books by King beforehand. The ties are in primarily just easter eggs!

@peterbrasier-lb2vd 10 ай бұрын

Thanks the dark tower has been a book series I have been eyeing mostly because I like flintlock fantasy(lightbringer series, powder mage trilogy) and this has someone named Gunslinger.

@lisatunsky9679 10 ай бұрын

Please read my wife’s books, Brielle Shelton- Diamonds and doctors series.. must read

@davidschrodt507 10 ай бұрын

What!? No Malazan book on this list? Memories of Ice!!

@jemstar33 10 ай бұрын

Drinking game: Take a shot or sip every time he says the word "so". Bet you can't last.

@locolors 10 ай бұрын

Have you read cradle series

@catholicpeaces6257 10 ай бұрын

What did I miss in Pernesi?

@e.sergeeva 9 ай бұрын

dark matter is definitely worth your while!)

@starlasell5698 10 ай бұрын

❤️📚❤️

@zacharyhockett6248 10 ай бұрын

Then there's my ass giving 5 out of 5 to every book I've ever finished. If it ain't phenomenal I ain't finishing it. Way too many great books to waste time.

@jasin9142 5 ай бұрын

Rocky ❤

@Ulmo90 10 ай бұрын

The Hunger of the Gods, Ruin, Jade City, Sword of Kaigen, Word of Radiance, Final Empire and the Grest Hunt, all good books I btw reread the Final Empire recently and it is still so good, so I think you'd love it if you reread it

@flowerpixel 10 ай бұрын

I just read the final empire and i didnt like it. Too many of the characters felt flat

@rachelr6464 10 ай бұрын

I have just finished reading the first 3 books in the Riftwar series, starting with the extended version of Magician. It was really good. Felt like a combination of lord of the rings and game of thrones. There are loads of books in the series so I will make my way through. There isn't enough life to read everything I want to 😂 I need to be paid to read so I can quit my job 😅

@nazimelmardi 10 ай бұрын

Where is Terry Pratchett tho? Discworld is one of it own. Besides Neil Gaiman, he is an other legend.

@yesyes9698 9 ай бұрын

@AgnosticTruth 10 ай бұрын

With youth comes inexperience. Your 5 stars are predominantly the “In” books of the moment. If you haven’t, you should go back in time and read the great authors that all the modern authors have copied.

@deepugallgali3985 10 ай бұрын

Fools Errand?

@libraryofaviking 10 ай бұрын

One of my favourite RotE books but I gave it 4.5!

@abis1688 10 ай бұрын

Why is he called "Library of a Viking"? Is he Danish? Or maybe Norwegian? Icelandic?

@libraryofaviking 10 ай бұрын

I am from The Faroe Islands 😊

@kellyolds 10 ай бұрын

Agree with this entire list but Piranesi! This book was an absolute snooze fest

@khomo12 10 ай бұрын

👍👍👍

@vinodvagadurgi414 6 ай бұрын

Most books are 3.5 stars including jadecity The book deels like 90s stale gang wars with comical jade element Writers need to be more creativity and start questioning their instincts and work it to make more better

@aaatt268 9 ай бұрын

Dark Matter was so poorly written and blatantly illogical it baffles me to see the hype. But Ship of Magic and the Lies of Locke Lamora were fantastic.

@shysalad 10 ай бұрын

The joke at the beginning of your videos almost made me click away 😂

@libraryofaviking 10 ай бұрын

Hahaha!

@scottpalmerauthor 10 ай бұрын

Lmao Fourth Wing

@gizzmowalliss 10 ай бұрын

What does lmao mean sorry I’m just trying to work these out.

@aribtahsin4430 7 ай бұрын

i was just about to unsubscribe , dislike and report the video after hearing fourth wing on the list 🙃🙃

@dandelves 10 ай бұрын

If it's not a classic, then it's not a must read

@waslasch 10 ай бұрын

The final empire is barley a 3 for me.

@davidrossman919 10 ай бұрын

You move the book to much. I tried to see the cover

@user-xs7vi3wu1u 10 ай бұрын

I just don't get Sanderson at all, I actually hate his writing, it soooo flat that it reads like pre-teen anime translated in text, it literally gives me naruto wibes and I hate anime.

@orsisrutherford4705 10 ай бұрын

Your accent is very weird.

@libraryofaviking 10 ай бұрын

thanks

@peaches41575 7 ай бұрын

"Obviously joking" about giving Fourth wing five stars makes you so cool, yeah, so edgy! So much better than the plebs that love it. Your so much more intelligent, yeah, you read so much more amazing books 👏 go you! ... 😐 whatever man. I was going to watch your video but after 43 seconds I'm leaving this comment and headed out. Dont make fun of popular books, it doesnt do what you think it does.