I think you will love The Black Sun and The Bone Shard Daughter, Emily!! I look forward to seeing them on your channel! Merry Christmas! 😊

@@PetrikLeo I don't know about the other new subscribers, but if I am here is because of Emily mentioning you!

mine too!

@@89cipollina89 Of course!! I was so happy last month when Emily gave me a shoutout on her video! I'm so thankful! 😊

@@KistiReads Yay!!!! 😊

Thank you, Jessie!! Those three are fantastic and definitely deserve to be read! 😊

Hi! Thank you so much for subscribing and for the kind words. Hearing that my commentary isn't boring means a lot to me. I truly appreciate this! 😊

I think the best book I’ve read this year was Morning Star! I still plan to squeeze a couple more in this week but I doubt it will change.

Arghhh I truly hope you'll love Gwynne's books, Aaron! I love his books so much, and yes also for Nell's and Dragon Mage! 😁 Morning Star was pretty amazing, I loved Golden Son slightly more, but the entire Red Rising Saga is just brilliant. Looking forward to rereading it!

When I first finished A Time of Courage, I had an intense internal battle in choosing which one I like more between Wrath and A Time of Courage, and I think Wrath slightly won because of it's, imo, more emotional! 😁

I definitely agree with that Wrath just has more moments of pure ecstasy or despair. I thought I’d done pretty well reading wise until I saw you’d read double the pages I had, oh well, don’t know how you do it.

@@PetrikLeo I think I like A Time of Courage more then Wrath, but I would put Ruin above both of them.

@@stuart1346 Haha, I think the grass is always greener on the other side. I look at people who've read 200-400 books this year and I think the same way as you! 😅

@@jakebishop7822 All are amazing books! Won't fault for choosing any of them above the others! 😁

Thank you so much, Judy! I will do my best! 😁 Also, I'm so happy to hear that, I truly love fantasy books, and pretty much reading, knowing that you can see my passion on these are so cool! 😊

Arghh, even hearing you say that makes me want to reread the entire series already. I loved the series so much, it's one of the biggest reading surprises for me this year! 😊

Yay! I'm gratified to hear that my recommendations are that beneficial to you, Jacqulyn! Also, awww! Thank you so much! I truly appreciate that! I'll keep on doing my best! 😄

That's still incredible! Don't sell yourself short! 😁

I watch too much booktube. I watch booktube more than I read.

@@larryladeroute971 Well, your enthusiasm keep us content creator motivated!😁

@@larryladeroute971 me too exactly for the every hour i watch booktube i read a page LOL

Awww, thank you Lila! And for using that phrase on me, too!!! 😂 I love that phrase!

You're welcome, and thank YOU for watching the video! 😄 Of Blood and Bone trilogy is another amazing trilogy by John Gwynne, and Dragon Mage has my recency bias so much! I hope you'll enjoy them all!

Thank you, Charles! Always great to hear from you. Merry Christmas to you!! 🙂

I love this book and series so much. I hope book 3 will come out ASAP!

Oh that's so great to hear! Thank you so much, and I hope I can continue to give you great recommendations! :)

Yay!! You're welcome and thank you for watching my video! Don't worry, I may talk about grimdark a lot but I think statistically I read epic fantasy more often than grimdark! 😂

I hope you'll love book 3 and 4 of Cemetery of Forgotten Books! The series as a whole is truly special! Oh, so cool that you found this channel through that First Law discussion; it was so fun for all of us to do that episode. We will create more of them in the future! Happy new year to you, too, i hope you'll love Abercrombie's books when you get to them! 😊

You're welcome, and thank you for checking out the video! I hope you'll enjoy the books! 😊

Thank you so much, Joey! Happy to hear that, and I'll do my best! I agree that Nell's books are so underrated!

Rhythm of War was AMAZING! And I'm glad that you found my channel! 😍

You're welcome, nemesis! And thank you so much! I look forward to reading your next book! 😊

Thank you and you're welcome! 😁

Haha, I try my best to always read as much as I can! 😂 I think you'll love The Burning God, but I'm curious about whether you'll love Rhythm of War or not. I guess we'll see! And heck yeahhh to The Trouble with Peace being on both our list! And now that you're reading Malice already... I'll keep my fingerscrossed that you love his books as much as I did! Happy reading for next year, too, my friend! 😊

Well said!!! And thank you so much for the kind words! I hope you have a happy holidays, too! 😄

Hi!! Thank you so much for subscribing! 😁 I know right? When I finished The Labyrinth of the Spirits, I told myself: "I am definitely buying every book he writes from now on." And... he passed away. 😢 I hope more people will still give this series a try, it's so brilliant!

I loved it so much! I hope you will, too. Btw, please tell me your name Tal'kamar is from Licanius trilogy!? I loved that trilogy!! 😁

@@PetrikLeo of course, the licanius trilogy is one of my favorites if not my number 1. I got a real laugh when you said the burning series would be perfect for those who liked red rising, as I found the burning right after finishing the rising lol. Thanks for the list though, I'll be sure to snag them the next chance I get

Haha I totally understand that feeling of "Why haven't I read any of these!?" and "I want to read them all!" Thank you for the kind words and support, Vic! Hah! If it's passion for books, having it being contagious is probably the best word for it mwahaha! I am enjoying it! It's not an easy task for me to record and edit all these videos, but I always feel happy and satisfied when I hear the recommendations are helping other readers! 😊 Have a great 2021, too!

Thank you! Wow, you've certainly pick one heck of a great book to end your year. Well done! 😃

I honestly don't think my voice is at all soothing hahaha. But it seems like some comments have mentioned the same thing you said, and I'm truly grateful it has that effect! 😁 Yay for productivity!

Woohoo! Yay to youtube recommendation!!! Thank you for subscribing, I hope I'll be able to lead you to more amazing books to read! :)

Thank you, Benjamin! Sometimes I'm conflicted on whether I've said too little or too much, but I think on lists like this, these are the optimal length for me. Glad to hear it's working for you! 😁

I'm sure you're not the only one who hates my reviews on the series! It's a very popular series, after all. 😅 Anyway, thank you for the kind words, I hope your journey hrough Wheel of Time will be better, I heard that book 7-10 are much more slower and sloggish than the first 6 books. Good luck! 😄

@@PetrikLeo Yeah, I know ... The ratings on Goodreads say as much. I thought of ditching the series, but I really need to know what will happen. I hate unfinished stories.

Thank you so much! 😊 I'm glad to hear that!!

Woohoo! I hope you'll love The Stone Knife and all the other books that interests you, Katy!! 😁

That's lovely to hear, dude. Haha, there are too many interesting books beside the popular ones! I hope you'll find a lot of amazing books on this channel! 😄

Woohoo!! I'm so glad to hear that. I truly hope you'll love it! It's an absolutely amazing series to me! 😊

Thank you very much! Hopefully 2021 will be even better! 😊

Hear hear!!! 😊

I've read only the first book in Godblind trilogy prior to this and I thought it was good. This one was much superior though imo! I think you will love Bone Shard Daughter, and of course, Of Blood and Bone trilogy!! 😄

Mwahahah, that's so good to hear! I can't ever catch up to all the books I want to read, too....

I know right!? They've been pretty stellar in the majority of the books they published! And the cover art/design they did oh my god 😍

I certainly did! One of the best reading year for sure! And I think starting Roanhorse's works with Black Sun is the right choice. Kuang is amazing, she's not even 30 years old yet, it's so exciting to follow her writing career! Oh I've heard about Crown of Stars, but I haven't gotten around to it. I've read Every Heart a Doorway a long time ago but it didn't really click for me. I'm glad you loved it, though! 😁

You're welcome, Josie!! Thanks for checking it out! 😊

Thank you, Yukino! And it's always great to receive a comment from you! Your favorites consists of a LOT of amazing books! Well done! I have Queen's Thief on my TBR, cool to hear that you loved the series! 😉

Yayyyyy!! So cool to hear that you have them on your TBR, I hope you'll love these three series, Alicia! 🤗

City of Lies was good, and Hollow Empire was even better! I hope you'll love them both! 😊

Hello, Anggie! Thank you for subscribing and for the very kind words! 😄 Hopefully the recommendations will work out well for you!

Thank you si much! I have just the recommendation for you then! Check out Dreams of the Dying by Nicolas Lietzau. It's a fantastic combination of epic fantasy and horror! 😄

@@PetrikLeo thank you! Keep up the good work!

You're so welcome!! Having endless books on our TBR is pile is a good problem to have! And thank you for following my reviews on Goodreads as well! I'll try to make more book reviews on this channel, too, next year! 😊

I don't think I've mentioned The Crimson Queen on this channel before, so you're not missing out! And yes please give The Shadow of the Wind a read!! And thank you so much, I hope 2021 will brings more happiness and positivity to you! Happy Holidays! 😄

Thank you, man!! Oh yes, I think you will love Kings of Heaven and The Paper Menagerie! As always, we have so many books of our TBR, I hope you'll enjoy them whenever you get around to them! 😊

Thank you, John! I'm very grateful of everyone's support of this channel. Merry Christmas to you! 😊

You're totally welcome! Thank you for watching, Francois! 😊

Yeah, the channel has been rising much faster than I expected. I'm super grateful to everyone! And thank YOU for watching the video! 😊

Thank you so much, Ellyn! Aaaa how amazing was Rhythm of War!? So glad to hear you loved it, too!! I actually really loved Licanius trilogy, but it seems like many Wheel of Time fans have hated it with a fiery passion... 😂 Anyway, if you do give the trilogy a try, I hope you'll love it!

@@PetrikLeo I have had the first one for a while so will give it ago. Maybe I will try before starting wheel of time! Need to get round to some of the releases from the end of this year like the stone knife and fires of vengeance they sound so good!❤️

Merry Christmas to you, too, my friend!! And thank you, and it's too bad about the tradition with you and Gwynne's books! I hope the second half of A Time of Dread or A Time of Blood will make you love the series like Valor did! 😊

20 pages a month? Oh dear lol. I read around 20 pages a day.

Merry Christmas, Sumit!! Glad you agreed that these two are amazing! 😊

Merry Christmas, Callum! You're welcome, and thank you for all the support! I hope you'll love The Faithful and the Fallen! 😊

Niceeee! A lot of amazing books there! 😊

Divine Cities trilogy is even better than The Founders trilogy, imo! But yeah, both are incredible series! 😁

Awww, thank you for the kind words, Saly!! Happy holidays to you, too! 🤗

She's definitely right but When did Elliott say that?. I watch her youtube uploads mostly but don't remember her mentioning Petrik?

@@ZamWeazle over here! 😊 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mZ6SrZaip-CZl5s.html

@@PetrikLeo Yo thanks Petrik. Hope you had a an amazing Christmas 🎅🎁🎄🍺 We had a good one, even though we're in another nationa lockdown over here in the UK 😑

@@ZamWeazle I did, Zam! Well I stayed home, read books, played video game; that's amazing to me! 🎅 Glad to hear you had a good one. I heard about the level 4 lockdown in UK. Stay safe!

I'm super glad to hear that! And here's the thing, Malice is his weakest work, so yes you have a LOT of amazing reading ahead of you. It's too bad about The Burning God, though! I found that to be my favorite of the trilogy, but no worries, we can't all agree on everything! 😊

You're welcome, Cindy! Thank you for watching. Merry Christmas and happy holiday as well! 😁

Thank you, Krishna! Hahah, I can't fault you for doing that, Gwynne's books are amazing! I hope you'll continue to enjoy both Malice and Hero of Ages! 😊

Aww thank you so much!! 😊

Thank you for checking out my channel, Lisa! And of course to El for recommending my channel! 😊

Thank you! Happy holidays to you, too! I think more than 80 of the books I read are fantasy this year, I think there are a LOT of variety for them to not blend with each other; there are cases where I unfortunately read something very similar to each other coincidentally, though, but that doesn't happen often. 😁

A wonderful bargain!!! You won't regret getting them! 😊

Thank you so much! 😊

Thank you, my friend! Merry Xmas to you, too! 😊

Hahaha! You have come prepared!! 😂

Riyria Revelations/Chronicles by Michael J. Sullivan should be at the top of your list for this! The Greatcoats by Sebastien de Castell is also great. And of course Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames! 😊

@@PetrikLeo Thankyou so much💖. Have a wonderful day 💖

@@barbiestargirl1700 you're welcome!! Have a great day! 😊

Less than 4 months!! Not long now!! 😄 Definitely my most anticipated book of the year, too!

Oh! In the Fantasy Faction group!? Yeah I lurk there occasionally! :D

Hahah, that's what happens when we're reading epic fantasy constantly. They're all about 500+ pages! 😂 And oh noooo, don't stop! Let's add more books to our TBR pile together! 😂 Merry Christmas to you, too, Brittany!!

Whoops! 😁 I haven't, in my previous video I mentioned that The Dagger and the Coin by Daniel Abraham is one of my priority series to read in 2021! You'll see me talking about them more on this channel eventually! As for Masquerade trilogy, I've read the first book and I couldn't gel at all with the author's writing. Unfortunately, I don't think I've read that many African-inspired fantasies to be able to create a recommendation video yet, you should look forward to The Unbroken (www.goodreads.com/book/show/54467051-the-unbroken) and Son of the Storm (www.goodreads.com/book/show/50718369-son-of-the-storm) that will be published next year, though! Sounds like they will be amazing.

@@PetrikLeo Thanks so much for the reply and recs. I look forward to hearing your comments on The Dagger and the Coin. I found your Baru Cormorant review in your blog. I can understand that reaction. I have added the excerpt of The Unbroken to my reading list and will check back in on the other one closer to publication. Your links helped lead me to an anthology that I think I will try (www.goodreads.com/book/show/53257232-dominion). I definitely like tighter, concise stories and novellas.

Hahaha, I tried adding more and I couldn't fit them into the thumbnail! 😂

I think it's better to give his debut a try and see how you feel about it. Same with everything, I believe that anything in books can work depending on their execution, even if it's something I usually don't like appearing such as love triangle or insta love. But in this case, it depends on how much you love battle scenes, like do you absolutely hate all battle scenes? If that's the case, then yeah, the last book in the series probably wont work for you. But if there are books with battle scenes that you enjoy, I think this series is worth taking a look. Unlike many authors, Gwynne's battle scenes never felt bored to me because his characters are so on-point in their characterizations, and the battles they faced brought so much intensity. And in comparison to The Heroes, which I enjoyed, too, I think Gwynne's battles are more engaging. So in the end... I'll say just give his books a try, who knows, you might hate the first two books, then you won't have to be curious again! (Sorry for long answer! 😂)

196 books!? Yeahhhhh!! Well done! That's a LOT of books! Also, thanks for mentioning your favorite reads. I have A Testament of Steel by Davis Ashura on my TBR, seems like this is loved by many readers! 😁 And I've been eyeing the Tiger's Wrath for a while now! I think you'll love and finish Cradle before the year ends. It's so addictive, enjoy! 😂

@@PetrikLeo Surprise surprise that I read a lot when there is a special year (work and isolate)🤓 I thought I’d read the first 4 books of Cradle this year. Stiger is 👑⚔🛡🐶🐴In the series absolutely awesome characters and battles. Apparently there are 2 more sequels coming and the series created for the same world are great.

Oh my god, a special tag!!! 😂 Thank you so much, Amy! What an honor, and I think you made the right decision to do one for Kitty G; she's awesome! You're welcome, I hope you have a great day, too! 😊

Oops, thankfully the list still checks out for having awesome books! Dragon Mage is such a lovely present for Christmas!

Wirr was a great character, too! Also... I know which scene you're talking about. I was seething with rage (in a good way because I'm invested on the character) when that happened... Grahhhh! 😂

I'm doing good, Michael! Ah, you're finally starting your adventure in The Banished Lands!! I hope you'll enjoy it. The animal companions in this series are some of the best, seriously, you're going to be in love with them, especially Storm. Enjoy! 😊

@@PetrikLeo thank you SO much for your response! I could watch an hour long video of you just gushing about the series. Seriously.

@@MichaelBrown101 Thank you! 😊 Well, I plan to continue doing this as long as I can, you'll see me talk about books etc often! 😂

@@PetrikLeo I’ll be here supporting you every step of the way!!

I love series so much, Celine! 😊

@@PetrikLeo It's good to see you follow an author's journey as well. :)

Oops! 😂 Please don't feel down about it, though! This is a crazy year, I know a lot of people who love reading have struggled with reading this year; it differs for many people. 😁

Same here! That duel is one of my favorite duels in fantasy. As for the other booktuber I gave a shoutout, too, it's Elliot Brooks. She's a great person, and I love her channel! :)

Thank you, Robin! And yesss!! I know about A Memory of Light! Everyone has mentioned that's the longest battle to be put into a fantasy novel! Hopefully one day I can get to it! 😂

@@PetrikLeo Would be awesome to see what you think after reading ALL the books😂 But no hurry. One question about Abercrombie though: I read the first book in "Shattered Sea" a long Time ago... I know how good everybody claims First Law is, but should I worry, if his writing didn't really click with me in that book? I mean it was a long time ago, maybe I just wasn't well read enough, but it somehow still left an impact for Abercrombie...

@@robinstrich2553 I haven't read Shattered Sea, so I could be wrong on this, but as far as I know many fans of Abercrombie has pretty much agreed that (even when they love the series) it is his weakest work. I think you really should give The Blade Itself a try, too. It is definitely what he's known for, and it's for many good reasons! 😊

@@PetrikLeo I mean I plan on reading it anyways... It's just, that I had a bit of a bad start with grimdark apparently 😂 I mean I write really dark stuff myself and find to enjoy dark stories, etc. very much, but have never read a "real" Grimdark Book. But thanks for your words, it took away some of my scepticism about Abercrombie :) But thanks for the

Hey Virginia! No worries, there are people who love the series who voiced the same complaint about Malice. But regarding your question, yes, the pacing in Valor, Ruin, and Wrath improved significantly; Valor is almost all actions. My advice is give Valor a read, if by the end of it you don't feel absorbed with it yet, feel free to drop the series, it might not be for you and that's completely okay! 😊

Tbh I literally hear this same issue with every first book of an epic fantasy series...like ever! Lol Way Of King's...slow Jade City ...slow Assassin's apprentice...slow Game Of Thrones...slow Wheel Of Time...slow ...etc I'm not knocking people's opinions or any of these fantasy series btw It's merely just an observation from booktube comments.

Great decision! You won't regret it!! 😁

It's okay, you're not stupid! I know that a lot of people didn't know that The Shadow of the Wind has three sequels! 😅 I hope you'll love the rest of the series, they're amazing, imo! 😊

@@PetrikLeo aww thank you! Yes, I hope so too! 🤞🏼

It's a completed series! Even if the author hasn't passed away, I don't think it will be possible to continue the series due to how conclusive the four books have been. 😊

@@PetrikLeo that is good to know. thank you!

Thank you so much, Heather! 😊

Haha I received a lot of requests on this, but I don't think I will. To be honest, I don't have that many VERY disappointing books this year, only 4 books, I think. They're the third book in Moontide Quartet by David Hair, the first two books in Traitor Son Cycle series by Miles Cameron, and Sailing to Sarantium by Guy Gavriel Kay. 😂

@@PetrikLeo You must know all the best books to pick 😊 Keep up the great work on Goodreads and KZfaq, I really value your opinion and look forward to some more great content from you in 2021 ☺️ Happy NY 🥳

@@shylie-maree1359 thank you so much, Shylie. I've been feeling down today, and not gonna lie, your comment just arrived at the right time to boost my spirit up again! Happy New Year!! 😊

Nice! Journey before destination! So excited for book 5!!! 😊

@@PetrikLeo I am also excited for Book 5.

Thank you from the both of us!!! Merry Christmas to you, too! 😊

Welcome😊

Awww, thank you! 😊

Truth and Courage, Ashley!!!! 😁

Hahahah! Don't worry I understand that. Sometimes I don't likr how large my TBR pile, too! 🤣

Oh well done!!! Wait did you mean 15,000 pages or words? Regardless, still amazing! 😄

@@PetrikLeo Ooops! Pages, sadly :D

@@thecontradictorian2225 nothing wrong with that! Still pretty damn good! 😁

Hahahaha! I will reach blackout super fast! 😂 Most of my readings are on trilogy or series (oh whoops here we go again) so it's hard not to mention them.