This is such a creative structure! As someone who loves film and books, I absolutely loved this 😍

So happy to see Amari on this list! Love that you do this video every year, Tori! 🥂

What a great award ceremony. As a huge fan of middle-grade, I loved seeing Amari as a winner!!! Love this! 😍

This is such a fun idea! Yay for Warbreaker too, one of my favorites for sure! I really need to get to Foundryside this year, I have been meaning to read it forever!

Thanks for the recommendations! Very creative format too.

i love this video so much. and omg your background is so cozy. i've always thought you'd be amazing doing ASMR with your calm and soothing voice and now all i want to see are ASMR book reviews from you with this background. 😂

Really love this format! Especially keeping the top ten out of it is like a more exiting way to do honorable mentions; few books can get everything perfect, but that doesn’t mean they can’t get something!

This was a very difficult list to create. Now I understand how tough it is to do your end of the year lists. Here are my winners and also rans. Best Supporting Actress: Malta Vestrit from The Liveship Traders Best Supporting Actor: Kennit Ludluck from The Liveship Traders Best Cinematography: Light Bringer by Pierce Brown Best Original Screenplay: Tom Lake by Ann Patchett Best New (To Me) Author: Robin Hobb (Realm of the Elderlings) Best Ensemble Cast: Cast of The Liveship Traders Best Book I Haven’t Read Yet: The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu Best Director: Light Bringer by Pierce Brown Best Actress: Melanie from The Girl With All the Gifts Best Actor: Darrow from Light Bringer Best Picture: Light Bringer by Pierce Brown Other Nominees The Anomaly by Hervé Le Tellier (Ensemble Cast) The Trees by Percival Everett (Original Screenplay) Victor LaValle (New To Me Author) Kemi Carter from The Probability of Everything (Best Actress)

So fun! It is always so bittersweet when a new favorite knocks a book off the top 10 list - that happened to me last year. I always feel sorry for the book that gets booted, but then again its so much fun to find a new stellar book days before the end of the year!

Best Creator Award goes to Tori Morrow!! I loved the content, and the best actress was the perfect choice! ❤

Best booktube channel out there

This was a really fun premise! I always love hearing you gush about amazing stories 😁

You have made me want to read The Stars Undying!

One of my favorite videos you've done. I love how you talk about books in a way that really gives me a feel for if I'd enjoy them. It's also fun to hear you gush about your fav books and highlight different books because of different reasons. Love this. Great vibe with the tree, fire, and coffee, too :) Happy Holidays 🎄❤

"Foundryside" is already on my 10 top book list of the year despite the missing more detailed description of the side characters. Maybe this will be "granted" in the follow-ups?😉 I certainly hope so. "Amari" is very much loved by me and by my children. They were the ones who convinced me to pick up the book! 😀

Always a pleasure to watch your videos. Thank you!

Loved this Tori, it is so creative!!

Always so fun to see these awards from you! It's neat to celebrate the standout aspects of books even when as a whole they didn't quite make it to your favorites list.

I love the structure of this video so much! Can’t wait for Fri to see top 10!

What a fun video, thanks so much!😊

This is such a fun format! Loved this video!

I think you win the award for the best cinematography for your wonderful, cozy, Christmas backdrop! ❤💚❤️

Hi Tori! Great video ❤ hope you are having great holidays 🎄 Currently reading the reformatory and it’s crushing me, great book but very sad 💔

Such a great video! Immediate new sub :)

Loved this video :) definitely need to pick up witcher :)

Great video! Can't wait to see the top 10 books. 😊

I’m so glad you enjoyed Foundryside. I won’t even get into the Interview with the Vampire. I’m due for a reread of that book.

Thanks Tori, love the Oscars idea and can't wait for your top 10. I'm on a V.E. Schwab tear now, Addie LaRue (5*!), Darker shade of magic, and currently on Vicious. Hope you're having a great holiday

Okay I’ve been watching your content for a while now and I think I have a series recommendation you could really like. You mention loving detail and complex politics as well as wholesome and fun characters. So if you’re ever looking for an independent author to read from, I am TOTALLY obsessed with The Destiny Cycle series by Yrsillar. It’s a cultivation story, which I had never read before this, but this one at least includes slice of life type content where the MC is studying and learning at this school for cultivators that feels very cozy. But paired with the cozy, funny, wholesome slice of life, there’s also a ton of politics and extensive quests and battles. It’s based on ancient China and the MC trains alongside spirits and her beast familiar and her best friend is part snake and has the power to make anyone that’s a lower cultivation level than her literally start sweating and feeling terrified any time she looks at them. I just finished book 5 and I cannot recommend it highly enough for anyone who really likes detailed fantasy with complex world building and tons of character growth!

I want to start reading sci-fi, where should I start?

Love this video. If you like Amari, give The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton a read. Another middle-grade supernatural book that’s a fun read.

Really liked this one :) Also it kinda looks like you’re drinking a candle lol

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