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Favorite Books of 2019
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Күн бұрынIn which I discuss my favorite books of 2019...
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- Too Like the Lightning: • TOO LIKE THE LIGHTNING...
- Bloodwitch: • Bloodwitch (Spoiler Fr...
- Nevernight: • Nevernight (Spoiler Fr...
- Foundryside: • Foundryside (Spoiler F...
- Circe: • Circe REVIEW
- The Starless Sea: • The Starless Sea (Spoi...
- The Unhoneymooners: • The Unhoneymooners | R...
- Twelve Kings: • Twelve Kings (Spoiler ...
- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: • The Seven Husbands of ...
- Empire of Sand: • Empire of Sand (Spoile...
- Amberlough: • Amberlough (Spoiler Fr...
- One Day in December: • One Day in December | ...
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@N332 4 жыл бұрын
i come alive in January because you post your yearly wrap ups.
@elizabethschulenburg3731 4 жыл бұрын
The Starless Sea - yessss. Good lord, what a gorgeous book. My favorite of 2019 for sure.
@mynameismarines 4 жыл бұрын
I loved Circe and if MM did Persephone next idk of I would be able to read it because I might die first. Also is there a more Sam moment than I didn’t read it because you guys were bothering me but then I read it and y’all were right. 😂
@ThoughtsOnTomes 4 жыл бұрын
mynameismarines MM needs to do this for us
@vamps_rock 4 жыл бұрын
For more romance with deeper themes and plot, you really need to try Kennedy Ryan. Her recent and incredible All The Kings Men duet, in particular, is chock full of very relevant socio-political plot as well as a gorgeous romance that is years in the making. And as you like beautiful writing as well as beautiful characters and fantasy, I would also suggest anything by TJ Klune but in particular, my fav Wolfsong which is the start of a MM werewolf (and witch) revenge series of 4 books heavily based on found family, acceptance and belonging. And it has my most beloved fictional character ever in Ox the MC. TJ is THE king of MM romance. TFS :)
@mojopie 4 жыл бұрын
I love that you rave about the Witchlands series, I really love those books and they're so underrated!! 💕
@WitchyCoffeeGal 4 жыл бұрын
Circe was my favorite book of 2019! I got to meet Madeline at the book signing, and she was as wonderful as you would expect. I could have sat there for hours listening to her talk about all the things! Also, I'm driving down to Lexington, KY this afternoon for Erin's Starless Sea signing. Squee!
@kimikonicole4548 4 жыл бұрын
Six of crows and Crooked Kingdom were my favorites this year.
@saravallejo3399 4 жыл бұрын
Your delighted little squee about The Unhoneymooners was enough to make me put it on my TBR. Plus, okay, I love those tropes too.
@macklinloosley-millman9215 4 жыл бұрын
My favourite read of 2019 was Kristin Cashore’s Jane, Unlimited! Forever grateful for your review of it. It put it back in my radar and convinced me to pick it up. I have read countless times this year via audiobook and just love it so much!
@WhiteRabbitMix 4 жыл бұрын
It was a three-way tie for me between Starless Sea, Godsgrave and Wilder Girls for fave 2019 read. Also loved Ninth House, Daisy Jones and the Six, The Bear and the Nightingale, and Nevermoor.
@TheHexedLibrary 4 жыл бұрын
This is a great list! You're one of the few that I ever see talk about the Witchlands and it is one of my favorite series so I appreciate that =)
@opalewing8631 4 жыл бұрын
Nevernight was my favourite this year. Obviously I enjoy Mia and the storyline, but I loved reading about the world and the history of the light and dark gods at war with eachother.
@pinksuperstar2 4 жыл бұрын
Fav books of 2019: Kingdom of Ash Defy Me Red, White, & Royal Blue The Bride Test With Fire, On High A Reaper at the Gates Heartstopper vol. 1 & 2 The Gentleman’s Guide to Getting Lucky
@hanina2945 4 жыл бұрын
Defy me!!!❤️
@RogueLola 4 жыл бұрын
I just wanna thank you. I picked up Truthwitch because of you and I love it so much!
@margaret-marywhite299 4 жыл бұрын
FINALLY!!! Someone who loves Starless Sea as much as I did. Have seen so many negative reviews, mainly because people were expecting Night Circus II. I loved the themes of missed opportunities, being imaginative, how time flows differently from one person to the next, and how something that seems so simple can be made into the most extraordinary things. Oh, how I loved this book.
@tree_hugger6921 4 жыл бұрын
I've read The Unhoneymooners because of your recommendation and I was not decepointed. It was my last book of the year and boy was I not decepointed. Thank you so much for making me read this book. I don't read a lot of romance but they put me in such a giddy mood.
@ThoughtsOnTomes 4 жыл бұрын
:)
@BeautifullyBookishBethany 4 жыл бұрын
We have such similar taste! Three of these made my favorites of the year and several others I really liked.
@ThoughtsOnTomes 4 жыл бұрын
yay!
@christeascozycorner 4 жыл бұрын
yes to nevernight and foundryside!!! i'm currently reading godsgrave and it is JUST AS GOOD, and i can't wait for shorefall!!! other favorites this year were starsight, ninth house, the whole queen of the tearling series (if i ever get that patreon pick, i'm choosing the next book in this series for you HAHA), and the warlord chronicles by bernard cornwell, which is a historical fiction retelling of the legend of king arthur
@TheBookishMom 4 жыл бұрын
I almost picked up the First book in the Witch Lands series the other day but I wasn't sure about it, now I am totally going to pick it up and start reading it to catch up :)
@cher1202 4 жыл бұрын
I only picked up The Unhoneymooners after hearing you speak positively about it, even though it had been everywhere. I loved it too and I also rarely read adult romance. That one could convert almost any reader!
@ThoughtsOnTomes 4 жыл бұрын
yay!
@CaitlinMoss 4 жыл бұрын
I’ve NEVER heard anyone else talk about Too Like The Lightning! I absolutely loved this book and the second one too, and it’s totally unlike anything I’ve ever read? I feel exactly the same as you do about it, it was crazy!
@ThoughtsOnTomes 4 жыл бұрын
Caitlin Moss it’s such a hard book to describe and recommend but wow is it unique
@stageybookish9893 4 жыл бұрын
I adore Nevernight so much!! I read all 3 books in the series last year and all I will say is you are NOT ready for what is to come!!
@victoriashaz 4 жыл бұрын
omg I was so happy that I saved filming mine until like December 31st because two of my favourites I read in December and I could not have imagined not having Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo on my list so I can totally understand why you wait to film it also, the Unhoneymooners...I literally can't shut up about it. It was everything I wanted from a romance book like bless Christina Lauren
@Starrynight1800 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, I loved The Unhoneymooners. The other ones sound intriguing. I will have to check them out.
@clairemeehan4141 4 жыл бұрын
Well thanks to your review , I read The Starless Sea and it was definitely one of my favourite reads this year. I also loved Holy Sister by Mark Lawrence; A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie; Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames; The Hod King by Josiah Bancroft;and I finally got around to reading the Red Rising trilogy. I don't know if you have read the Books of Babel series yet, but if you haven't I would strongly recommend it - I don't know any other series like it!!!
@victoria6147 4 жыл бұрын
Whever you do these, I have a tab open with my good-reads so I can add them to my to-read pile! Circe is first on the list.
@tpstps85 4 жыл бұрын
Me too! Definetly putting Amberlough in my tbr now
@ThoughtsOnTomes 4 жыл бұрын
Aw I love that
@annielawrence2067 4 жыл бұрын
Nevernight and Twelve Kings are definitely in my top 10! I've finished the Nevernight series but only read Twelve Kings, the next is on my TBR for Jan/Feb!
@thebookbella4764 4 жыл бұрын
I really want to read Amberlough, it's been on my TBR for so long and I love vintage set novels. Nevernight is also so amazing! 4 star books can be so gripping though too. I rated Strange the Dreamer 4 stars, its one of my favorites but the pacing got to me. But the story is profound and beautiful.
@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm 4 жыл бұрын
Was just waiting for Starless Sea to show up 😂
@ivymuse 4 жыл бұрын
Empire of Sand sounds SO GOOD 😱❤️
@DontHaveaDegreeinReading 4 жыл бұрын
i cant wait to read empire of sand this year!
@brunm 4 жыл бұрын
I'm on the same boat as you for the romance books starting with the unhoneymooners, my only problem is not liking others as much as i liked this one... but i am committed to finding my perfect romance book that fits all my favourite tropes
@MaijaReads 4 жыл бұрын
I've had Too Like the Lightning and Amberlough on my TBR list for so long, I even own the first one! I also want to read The Starless Sea, but I'm not letting myself borrow that from the library before I've read The Night Circus, which I've owned for years... My favourite book of the year was Night's Master by Tanith Lee, which felt like a whole mythology of this dark fantasy world - I especially enjoyed the Prince of Demons character, Azhrarn.
@twixotic04 4 жыл бұрын
Omg I started reading one day in december after your video and I just JUST finished it. I loved it!!!! It's just a feel good romance, so many twists and turns, angst, unresolved feelings. ahhhh. I remember your video mentioned how ppl think Jack was an ass and I get that sort of but honestly I unapologetically loveee him. I get the emotional cheating, it's wrong no doubt, but it was a complicated situation.
@ThoughtsOnTomes 4 жыл бұрын
palmtrees101 so glad you enjoyed it!
@lyannastarkweather 4 жыл бұрын
I’m adding so many of these to my Goodreads TBR. My favorites reads of the last year were in particular order: Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Red, White & Royal Blue The Power The Miseducation of Cameron Post Truthwitch
@curtisdavenport2308 4 жыл бұрын
My favorite of 2019 was something I thought I'd never read myself: malexmale adult romance, but "Collide" by Riley Hart brought me out of my 10-MONTH long reading slump!!!! Is it sexy/steamy as Hell--yes, but to me it's the way Riley writes the main characters Cooper and Noah so effortlessly and flawlessly that I feel in love from the first time these two met. The way she wove their backstory as childhood kids was incredible, and she made me cry. She's probably the only person who can do childhood friends to lovers CORRECTLY. Riley Hart is definately a character-driven author I recommend greatly!!#
@HannahCassieBooks 4 жыл бұрын
I dont read romance but if ever in need these are the ones Im picking up! 😁
@helenreads 4 жыл бұрын
If you're getting into contemporary romance I would recommend Susan Elizabeth Phillips. Her books are so genuinely funny and light while also remaining unique and engaging. The audiobooks are a little hit and miss for them though.
@moonfestal 4 жыл бұрын
Omg, I loved One Day in December, but I've never heard anyone talk about it until now!!! I thought the changing perspectives were done surprisingly well, and the fact that the characters are treated not like caricatures, but like people with conflicting interests, made me like the book a lot more than if it were unsympathetic towards people who weren't Laurie or Jack.
@lucyb4020 4 жыл бұрын
YES! Need a Persephone book from Madeline Miller!
@ThoughtsOnTomes 4 жыл бұрын
Lucy B it’s what we deserve
@CandiceMarquette 4 жыл бұрын
I hope 2020 is the year of super angsty romance / thriller combos. The more angst the better. It’s my stress escapism and I can’t get enough. It has to be to good kind though, aka Goldilocks angst. No cheesy dialogue, insta love or typical good girl swoons of bad guy. I need North and South but with way more bodice ripping set in a book where action or thrills compliment the angst. Come through for me 2020!
@alexanderprice9974 4 жыл бұрын
Hi borderline obsessed with listening to other people’s playlists specific to a read through of anything, please please please drop a link to your playlist for Twelve Kings 😭
@berenicethegirl 4 жыл бұрын
Mine were Vicious, The 7 husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Circe, The Lies of Locke Lamora, The Diviners (all the volumes) and Dark Matter ❤️💖❤️💖
@thejordanjournals 4 жыл бұрын
I read One Day in December right at the end of the year too. I just wanted a little more romance from the two main characters. Like if that initial connection on the bus was a date or a day together or night out at the bar, I would’ve been a bit more sold on their connection. I was about 85% there though.
@ThoughtsOnTomes 4 жыл бұрын
thejordanjournals oooh I agree actually I would have loved to see them together more
@rocknregalia 4 жыл бұрын
My two favorites were The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly and Ninth House. I also thoroughly enjoyed Daisy Jones and the Six and Valley of the Dolls.
@MLLatUtube 4 жыл бұрын
My favorite book of 2019 was The Bookish Life of Nina Hill but I have Circe and The Unhoneymooners on my TBR
@lyddiemoon 4 жыл бұрын
I still remember when u were gushing about Gilded wolves, i can't believe its already been over a year since then omg.....
@ThoughtsOnTomes 4 жыл бұрын
OMG I KNOW
@jennom2195 4 жыл бұрын
Sam, your curls are gorgeous!
@ThoughtsOnTomes 4 жыл бұрын
Jack R thank you!
@tpstps85 4 жыл бұрын
Bloodwitch was so good!! I have such high expectations for Iseult's book 😍. My fav of the year was A Winter's Promise by Christelle Dabos, it is not very popular since it's a translation by a french author but I really think it deserves all the love. Q: on a scale of 1 to 10 how much sex do you tolerate in your romance books? I ask this before I feel free to recommend some, since I'm a big romance reader.
@ThoughtsOnTomes 4 жыл бұрын
tpstps85 so I can’t really give it a scale but I tend to prefer 1-3 sex scenes at the very most. I’d say 3 is my limit and I might be getting annoyed at that since romance books aren’t that long. Not a fan of just smutty books. Gotta have a plot.
@JulieTheReader 4 жыл бұрын
I believe Madeline Miller’s next book is going to be about Miranda from The Tempest. Latest Hades/Persephone story I’ve seen was Seanan McGuire’s short story in The Mythic Dream.
@totallynoclue 4 жыл бұрын
Gideon the Ninth and Seven Blades in Black are at the top of my list-both mouthy and crude badass protagonists lol
@letsgoevie 4 жыл бұрын
My favorite book of 2019 is The Mighty Heart of Sunny St James by Ashley Herring Blake🌻
@marcyreads 4 жыл бұрын
Same here with the romance, it’s never been my genre. The Unhoneymooners made it to my top of the year as well.
@emmanovella 4 жыл бұрын
The Starless Sea is probably my favourite book of all time
@ashleyk131 4 жыл бұрын
Since you are reading more romances, you may enjoy something from Kate Clayborn or Penny Reid. Incidentally, one of Penny Reid's books, Beard Science, is currently free on kindle:)
@shumi7051 4 жыл бұрын
Cletus 💖💖💖💖
@ashleyk131 4 жыл бұрын
I love everything about him lol
@tpstps85 4 жыл бұрын
Yes Winston brothers!
@shumi7051 4 жыл бұрын
@@tpstps85 The Winston brothers 😍💖 they are so so precious
@shumi7051 4 жыл бұрын
@@ashleyk131 you make me wanna reread his book 😂💖
@thelifeandtimesofjames4273 4 жыл бұрын
Too like the lightning was exceptional until the end. The world and the way it is built is just exceptional. And I wish some of the politics in it were right here and now. Off topic. If you were a character in my Mass Effect crew I would 100% take you on all missions. You always have something to cool to say.
@ThoughtsOnTomes 4 жыл бұрын
James G S Westmancott ha I love that thank you
@marigabyteyssier2279 4 жыл бұрын
My favorite books of 2019 are: American Gods The Shining The Hitchhkiker's Guide to the Galaxy Sapiens: A brief History of Humanity The Master and Margarita
@katieamarsh 4 жыл бұрын
I don’t read romance. Ever. That said, omg unhoneymooners was so sweet.
@TheShadesofOrange 4 жыл бұрын
I did not realize that Empire of Sands was adult. I definitely want to check it out now.
@ThoughtsOnTomes 4 жыл бұрын
TheShadesofOrange Booktube Channel ITS SO GOOD
@joekratman1872 4 жыл бұрын
Im nervous that Ninth House wasnt on this list 👀
@ThoughtsOnTomes 4 жыл бұрын
Joe Kratman I haven’t read it yet and don’t know when I will tbh 😕
@joekratman1872 4 жыл бұрын
@@ThoughtsOnTomes oh okay! That's totally okay, I just thought you had read it and didnt enjoy it. I look forward to your thoughts when you do get around to reading it! No rush though, I love all your vids so no complaints here :)
@leadinglady 4 жыл бұрын
Evelyn Hugo is my literal SLYTHERIN QUEEN. I want her to be my friend... my sister... and my mom??? I have a complex relationship to this FICTIONAL CHARACTER, haha. (also I can say I wanted her to be my mom because I never met my mom. It's not weird I promise lol.)
@marcusmusings 4 жыл бұрын
Get ready for Godsgravve, that's all I'm going to say.
@ThoughtsOnTomes 4 жыл бұрын
Marcus I’m not at all ready but that’s ok