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Lama A. Wahed I really want to read some Brent Weeks! He's one of the bigger fantasy authors I still need to try out.

Thoughts on Tomes you definitely should! His books start out slow because of the intricate world building but afterwards the twists and turns are totally worth it! Oh and I forgot Dark Matter by Blake Crouch, it's scifi at its best and messes with your mind and emotions eqaully! :D

I just started the Lightbringer series this year and I absolutely loved the first book! I just did not see any of the plot twists coming.

Lama A. Wahed I'm reading the Powder Mage trilogy right now and I AM LOVING so far. Im at book 1 Promise of Blood. Also the covers with Field Marshal Tamas - look so badass! It's like a French Revolution with wizards, to put it lightly... but yeah. There's a coup and a whole magic system, and yeah it's good.

I know it completely blew my mind! can't wait to read the rest of the books in the series

thank you!

they went through a really popular spell a few years ago but once they went out of print, they kind of disappeared.

Shelby Machart 💃

read 'em all!

I'm so glad :)

Rashida Krigger I'm actually not sure how I missed that one as it's one of my favorites as well!

That was such a good book! It's stayed with me for a surprisingly long time.

fantastic!

thank you :)

I'm glad you found some recs! I know what you mean about some SFF, but I've discovered that especially contemporary adult fantasy isn't as trope-y as I thought. I still shy away from older fantasy reads but all the new stuff I've read has felt fresh and exciting.

I agree. It's a really polarizing read for a lot of people.

yes! I love how groundbreaking this series was in so many ways.

glad you're enjoying it!

ah thank you :))) Enjoy!

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I didn't realize he narrated! I might have to listen to them for re-reads.

I hope it helps you get out of your hangover! I just finished the first book in Red Rising :)

Thanks, and I hope you liked it! It gets so much crazier in the second book.

PhysiqueQuantique Robin Hobb is an author who I want to start this year. Every time I hear about her books I get more and more excited about them.

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yana lunyova no it should honestly be on here I just forgot. I left off a few favorites just because there were so many 😂

that's interesting! I didn't get on with the first book but I adored the last two.

Nyx Shadowhawk When I first heard someone mention The Night Circus in October 2017, I rushed to buy it and started reading it. Ended up loving it just as much as everyone else. My favorite book of all time. Glad I read it in the Fall. Even more atmospheric.

yay!

Louise Eckerström I read the first two when I was younger but they didn't stick with me through the years like other books have.

zoereads1125 I believe she has read the first one (the raven boys)

I could probably make a whole video on this tbh. The really simplified version is for character development, I want the characters to learn, grow, and change throughout the story. For world building, I want the world to feel like it exists outside the story. So for example, a world that has it's own culture, myths, magic, religion, customs, etc.

I loooooooooooooove tour answer and I can't wait for the video . Maybe it would be the topic of TOP 5 WEDNESDAY for the next week

?how about writing and plot

AStitchInTime urban fantasy totally counts as Fantasy but it's a sub genre that I often think of totally on its own so good point!

I didn't! I actually left a few favorites out on accident because I had so many I was talking about.

Marie Alhinho the first book from La Passe Miroir was translated into English and published in 2018 under the name “winter’s promise”. I’m so excited to see book tube taken by storm with it! And I agree, the whole series was very good, I highly recommend it

I actually just posted my review for the second one :)

I read the first two when I was in middle school I believe, and then just lost interest.

Definitely The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers. Also for graphic novels, Alex + Ada.

awesome! Added both to my list. Thanks!

Wendy J. You can but I think you get more out of it if you read the trilogy first.

Mariela Penino at the moment probably yes but I don't think it's like the ultimate retelling if that makes sense? I'm still looking for my 5 star H&P retelling.

I plan to!

Koko Chen Poison Study is easily one of my favorite series.

Koko Chen I read the first one years ago from the library, loved it, and just haven't gotten around the reading the rest!

Koko Chen I love poison study

You can slow me down in the settings or look at the covers, as that's why I hold them up :)

Thank you for your response. And thank you for your racism and comment censoring. It’s not sea-lioning when I have an honest question and then get deleted because you don’t want to answer. Nor am I trolling you.But since it's done...a few points please.... “But none of the negative comments left here had been that sort of critique. They'd been just short, reactionary outbursts.” So were the positive comments. This is YT. I tried to do more than that and you deleted it. “And considering that Dan himself had not commented here at all until I made my initial response to Audham EnTha above, one has to wonder why my response prompted such anger from him, as I could not possibly have been referring to any comment of his own.” Because I find it interesting when even superficial criticisms garner an accusation of racism. Interesting that you assume that it was “anger.” It seems you enjoy type casting based on a few sentences. It’s interesting to me why you lumped me into that category. “There's little of substance to bother replying to in Dan's onslaught of "so anyone who disagrees with you is a bigot" whinging,” Every criticism, even my own more detailed criticism, is greeted with accusations of racism. Again, you seem to think you can read minds and hearts. There’s little substance in unsubstantiated allegations….just…anger? Also…“onslaught” LOL “because this is frankly the level of discourse you get in Facebook comment threads” So is censorship. Which you seem to be a fan of…bringing me back to my point (also deleted) about you trying to make yourself look good. If you make an accusation, either prove it or engage with the person in question. Like I did. You obviously will respond. Why name call and delete? “when someone suggests it's a bad thing for cops to shoot black children in parks.” Really?! What does this have to do with your mud-slinging. Do black “children” beating up a handicapped white guy yelling “fuck Donald Trump fuck white people” have any relevance? See I can do that too. Being a “person of color” I have far more leeway and justification to talk about what is going on with blacks. But I digress. “As anyone who's paid attention to any kind of social media knows, in the Trump era, racists are out in full force.” I’ve yet to meet a literal Nazi. And I have yet to be turned away by the many people I know who voted for Trump (which I didn’t). Why does Trump come up in this? “And if you think a novel in this day and age that openly challenges the concept of white supremacy won't invite, from at least some quarters, any degree of racist backlash simply for existing is deeply naive.” I never said that it wouldn’t. My original criticism was why you claim to be so open-minded yet slander and delete at the drop of a hat…. and setting an antebellum style social system on a generational space ship just because you’re mad about Trump is childish and reactionary. “I’ll be generous and assume that Dave's telling the truth when he claims to have read the book and has valid reasons for hating it based on its merits. Why then couldn't he have just presented those reasons?” Dan, not Dave. I wasn’t concerned with what you or anyone else thought of the book initially, not really. I was concerned with the reaction from you, which was no better than the “racists” you’re talking about. I say again, I thought you were above that. That’s NOT an insult. “I submit, his angry protestations notwithstanding, that there is something about this book, and my defense of it, that did strike a nerve.” *See above. “Because otherwise he could have just commented with his reasons for disagreeing with my review. But as every one of his comments has been a frothing tirade about how dare I even suggest anyone could possibly be racist yada yada, I'm skeptical that he's being honest here.” Asking you to justify your stance is not a “frothing tirade,” it’s called (attempted) “discourse.” “Simply put: A non-racist person could easily make a point-by-point critique of this book while not losing his temper over the obvious observation that only a racist would feel personally attacked by a book that's a condemnation of slavery and white supremacy.” Again, how to you know someone’s thoughts or emotions? Whose losing their temper? The guy commenting or the guy deleting? “Finally, it's patently stupid to condemn a book solely on the basis that its author's politics dominate the storytelling.” No, it’s not. When politics override story it becomes…I’m trying to think of a word (among many)….starts with a p….. “Bulletin: Art is political. All of it.” Bulletin: It’s also emotional, spiritual, abstract, etc… This is a gross generalization. “Even the work you consider your favorite, that you think is the most apolitical escapism out there - political.” You’re now an expert on what I DO like? And you’re also wrong again. “Even saying that a work of art shouldn't make a political statement *is itself a political statement*.” You’re again putting imaginary thoughts in somebody else head. “Of course you can critique a book's politics if you disagree with those politics. That's what critique is for.” I’m actually critiquing your allegations against others - and now me apparently. “But damning a book simply on the basis that the author is including their politics in it at all is to fundamentally fail to understand why writing exists.” *See above “It isn't that they don't like politics in fiction, it's that they only like fiction whose politics they share.” I have no idea who the Sad Puppies are, but the above quotation applies equally to you. Four and a half stars and a lot of ad hominem, remember? “You can like or hate this book, or any book like it, for intellectually sound reasons based on actual engagement with the material. And that's terrific. That's when you're doing criticism.” Thanks for your approval massa, but my criticism was of you. Then you deleted me. “Or you be someone reactionary,” You deleted a legitimate question. “who sees himself represented in its racist villains,” I don’t. I’m not a white outer space plantation owner. I’m a black guy with a brain in my head. Is this a new concept to you? “and lashes out angrily. If you take the second approach, consider that the problem may not lie with the book.” Open communication and dialogue can solve many problems. Name calling and censoring won’t. Familiarize yourself with the word… (((PROJECTION)))

Sarah Lucas I hated it, if you don't like romance or instalove done bad, don't continue

Laura Entre Mundos Literarios that's a shame. Patrick Rothfuss blurbs it as something he wishes he had written so I was hoping for good things. It kind of reminds me of twilight or fallen at the moment which I was not prepared for. I'm also not getting the beautiful writing everyone talks about.

Some books she mentioned here, I'm seriously shocked because they all had awful romance and the characters were so plainnnn, like Iluminae and more. I agree with you, it gives that vibe too. Maybe it's because it describes well, but i found it rather okay.

A lot of people feel DOSAB is hard to get into. I HATE instalove and I don't feel DOSAB has that at all. There's something else going on there which subverts that trope and I really like how it was done. Illuminae was the same way, as the characters are pre-page one love interests, so they literally cannot be instalove. I enjoyed both way more than I thought I would.

lol a lot of people talk with their hands dude it's not unique

This is a video on my favorite SFF, not classic SFF. I don't value the opinion of someone who is so judgmental. This message is unnecessarily condescending, but I know you know that :)

farnumbp nah I'm trying to grow them out