The Best, Worst, and Most Disappointing Books of 2022 (so far) | Mid Year Freak Out
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
- Books Mentioned:
Morning Star by Pierce Brown
Recursion by Blake Crouch
Book of Night by Holly Black
A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers
The Justice of Kings by Richard Swan
Babel by R.F. Kuang
Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn
The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne
The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi
Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor
Twelve Kings in Sharakhai by Bradley P. Beaulieu
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan
Seven Days in June by Tia Williams
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine
The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
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It’s so cool that you’re reading Percy Jackson! I do love that series. My most anticipated release is Babel, hands down.
Babel is going to be epic! I seriously can't wait. And I'm so glad I'm reading PJO for the first time! I've really been enjoying how adventurous it is 😃
Recursion is now one of my favorite books and I appreciate your review. The way he ups the ante over and over again was brilliant, and the resolution was equally elegant.
Hi Jess! I absolutely loved "Legendborn." I have always stanned the ideals of some of the Arthurian legends, and to see some of it retold in such a new way was beyond amazing.
I look forward to "Bloodmarked," and what will happen next.
Also, Riordan has written books like Percy Jackson on Norse and Egyptian mythology. He also has a Rick Riordan presents where different authors from varying backgrounds write their own muthology. My favorite so far is the Aru Shah series, or Pandava quintet, by Roshani Chokshi which weaves tales around Aru and her Hindu culture, and background. Check them out!
Just cancelled my library hold for Book of Night. Thanks for the warning.
I'm glad I could do you a favor haha
Pachinko was definitely one of the best buddy reads we've done! So many interesting themes and historical aspects and characters. I have to say I also love doing buddy reads where you rant, though! 😂
I had an amazing time reading it with you! Lol sometimes I think back to my SAFA rants and feel bad you had to listen to those 😂
@@ToriMorrow Nope, I loved it!!😆
The book community is thrilled for Babel, and R.F Kuang is really huge.. I have just finished the Mistborn trilogy last week, and it was really one of the best. I hope you can read it this summer as well !
Yeah everyone is really excited for Babel! I can't wait 😩 And I'm happy to hear you loved the Mistborn trilogy!
Yay!! I'm so happy you loved Recursion! I preferred it over Dark Matter too and I still need to get to Upgrade.
Hahaha "no one else in the community is anticipating this book."
Recursion was so good! I was expecting to enjoy it but wasn’t even considering it’d be better than Dark Matter.
And I’m so glad I could promote an obscure, upcoming release like Babel 😊😂
I started reading The Lightning Thief when I was in my late 20’s. It is one of my most beloved series. You definitely don’t have to grow up with it.
I keep meaning to pick up Velocity Weapon based on your recommendation literally /a year ago,/ and every time I see a new video I'm like "Shit!! I need to read it" and then I watch your videos and I'm like "Shit!! I have so many more books to read!" lmao
"this book kind of ruined my life, not gonna lie" too relatable
I can't WAIT for you to finally read VW! (and I can't believe that was a year ago already lol) I'd love to hear what you think of it!
Yay so glad you loved Recursion! And you did such a good job describing it! Blake Crouch is one of my favorite authors and I can't wait to read Upgrade next month. 😊
Loved reading Book of Night with you! Oh the discussions we had! I still don't know how to feel about that damn book. I cannot believe she's doing a second one. 👀
We gotta find another book to buddy read in the future.
And sounds like I need to check out Lagoon now. 😊
Recursion was amazing, and I really hope you love Upgrade! You made reading Book of Night WAAY more exciting lol! I loved hearing your thoughts throughout the book 😂 And we definitely need to see where our TBRs match up again for a future buddy read!
I read The Final Strife this year too and…I agree with you. I’m surprised I even pushed myself to finish it. It was unnecessarily long and mostly very boring. The romance should have remained a friendship and I feel like there were parts of the story that could have been surprising reveals, had they been done well…very disappointing.
the double "it makes no sense" fits right to me.
😂😂 I had to make sure I got that across
Hello Tori, it’s always great to see you! I’m reading Ordinary Monsters right now, and was so excited to see it on your bookshelf. I agree with you about Ordinary Monsters cover. It is beautiful!I’m also waiting for BABEL!
Thank you!! How are you enjoying Oridnary Monsters so far? I can’t wait to read it. And I need Babel to release now 😭
I am REALLY enjoying Ordinary Monsters, and that’s all I’ll say since you haven’t read it yet. I already have a place on my bookshelf reserved for Babel! 🤣
happy to see you are back!!
Thank you!🥰
I'm so glad you gave PJax a chance. It always makes me so happy when people read a MG book and realize how much fun they can be. Too many adults miss out on a good time because they don't read any MG/YA. Thanks for including that; maybe you'll encourage someone else to give them a shot.
I’ve been having such a fun time with the series so far! I do hope more adults pick it up 😃
Now I must read Blake Crouch asap 👀 Also I knew pachinko was going to be sad so I’ve been delaying it on my TBR but now I’m scared of the emotional impact after what you said lol 😆😭😭😭
You're gonna love the next QUARTET in the Red Rising series Pierce just announced an extra book!
Omg!! This is the news I needed 😩 I can’t wait to start Iron Gold!
Im so happy someone finally talk about red rising; this is my all time fav series and im gonna follow you forever
Love your videos!! You inspired me to want to pick up a Blake Crouch now.
My biggest disappointment this year was The Last Cuentista. My biggest surprise was The Blue Castle by LM Montgomery. It was one I wasn't even sure I was going to like and ended up potentially being my all time favorite book I've ever read.
Thanks, Victoria! (Great name btw 😌) That’s awesome you potentially found a new favorite book!
I’m always so happy when I see you’ve posted. I love your reviews and recommendations. 2022 has been an amazing reading year for me so far. I binge read two trilogies: “The Silo Series” by Hugh Howey and “The Green Bone Saga” by Fonda Lee. Right now I’m into book three of “The Books of Babel” by Josiah Bancroft. One more to go. Like you, I love P. Djeli Clark and read three of his novellas. I’m also a huge fan of Nnedi Okarafor, so I read “Akata Woman” and “Noor.” Loved them both. There are many more, but I’ll stop here. 😜
Thank you so much, Renee! :D I really hope you loved the Green Bone saga! And Noor is probably my next read from Okorafor. Looking forward to it :D
I finished Recursion yesterday. Loved it! Thanks for the rec!
So happy you loved it! That books is wild 😂
My favorite book that I've read this year is Elif Shafak's The Island of Missing Trees- the writing is fantastic, the story is moving, just a masterpiece! Thanks for this vid- I don't read a ton of SF or fantasy, so watching you is helping me branch out!
I just finished The Justice of Kings and I loved it! The POV in the story is interesting since it's not one of the Justices telling the story. I hope you enjoy it!
So glad to hear you love it! I hope I do too :D
A closed in a common orbit....it follows the AI, I am ready to get a copy now!
Babel is hopefully going to be great. Looking forward to your review. Guess I will be skipping Book of Night and Ledgendborn is my next TBR! Just finished An Unkindness of Magicians and rather enjoyed it. Quick read and apparently a book 2 is out.
Ooo I think I need to pick up Percy Jackson soon.
My favorite and most surprising read this year was Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree. I thought I'd love it but it was even better than I hoped, instant favorite. My most disappointing read was probably The Kaiju Preservation Society, it was fine but it just didn't grab me. I think my most anticipated release is Furysong by Rosario Munda, but I'm also so scared for all of the characters!
Just found your channel. Recursion is my favorite sci-fi thriller and happy you love it as well. Nice video.
Thanks, Andrew! Welcome to the channel 😃
I too finally got around to Pachinko this year. I loved it. I couldn’t put it down and loved that family.
I have loved everything I have read of Blake Crouch’s The Pines. It felt ya and predictable. I dnf’ed the first book.
I love Becky Chamber. She does such incredible character work. The third Wayfarer book is such a slice of life. I just adored it.
Pachinko was incredible! One of the strongest cast of characters I've read in a while. And that's disappointing about The Pines. I actually think that's the next book I'm going to read from Crouch lol
I'm glad you loved Recursion, I loved it too, as well as Dark Matter, Summer Frost and the Wayward Pines trilogy! (I would recommend it if you haven't read it yet) I'm really looking forward to read Upgrade and Babel!
I think Wayward Pines is going to be my next Crouch read! I hope you enjoy Upgrade. And the countdown to Babel is really testing my patience lol 😅
The way you described the Holly Black book is exactly how I felt about The Cruel Prince. 😅 I hated that book.
The Justice of Kings sounds awesome!
Oh no 😅 I think I’ve lost all interest in the cruel prince now that I’ve read book of night. Can’t wait for the justice of kings!
The Justice of Kings is probabaly my fav of the year so far! so much more than just court stuff, although that they do that really well - the characters are great!
I love hearing that! I’m finally reading the book this month and can’t wait
Thinking about reading the Red Rising Series now after hearing you talk about them thanks
I found your channel recently and all of the videos I’ve watched so far have featured “The Justice of Kings” so I finally bought it 🤣 I’ve been influenced!
Yay! 😄 It’s such a fantastic book, I hope you love it!
I just read Recursion finally and I loved it too!✨💖📚
Love to hear that! It’s an amazing read ☺️
WB! I dnf'd Book of Night - so disappointing. Pachinko, made me bawl as well. I really liked her other book too - Free Food for Millionaires. Becky Chambers, loved all 4 books in that series. She really has a way with writing friendships/relationships between different beings. I'm looking forward to Babel. I need to check out Lagoon & Recursion.
Book of Night was such a waste of time smh. I can't wait to finish out the Wayfarers series. Becky Chambers hasn't let us down yet! And at this point, I need Babel like I need air :(
Added two to my TBR!
I recently just bought all of the ebooks for Percy Jackson because everyone has been speaking highly of the series, hope to get to it by the end of the year. It definitely won't take the spot of Harry Potter though for me, like so many people have been saying it has done for them.
I need the motivation to keep reading the Red Rising trilogy, especially with news that there will be a new book in the universe.
You HAVE to keep reading. Which book are you on??
Yea I had to DNF Book of Night, I thought I would pick it up at a later date but Nakia told me not to 😂 She also liked Recursion so I got that and now you really like it so I need to get on that one!
Lol!! I was so angry after finishing book of night I almost lost sleep 😭 She was right to tell you to keep it as a dnf! And I can’t wait to see what you think of Recursion! It’s such a great read
Your videos are fantastic. I love to read but between work and family I don’t have as much time as I used to. Do you have a recommendation for a book summary app?
Thank you so much! I don't have any summary app recs unfortunately, but when I was struggling to find time to read a few years ago, I used an app called Bookly! It was helpful in creating small reading goals for the day, even if it was 10 mins :D Highly recommend it!
@@ToriMorrow I’ll try it. Thank you 🙏🏾
My surprise read was A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske. It’s definitely not a book I would have purchased, came in a subscription box, and I almost gave it away. But I’m glad I didn’t. It’s has a historical England setting, heavy romance, with a magical mystery.
That actually sounds so cozy 🥺 I’m glad you kept the book and ending up enjoying it
I really like the cover of Ordinary Monsters too. I just bought it but haven’t picked it up yet =)
It's a stunning cover! I hope you we both enjoy it. It seems like the perfect read for fall :D
Noooooo The Final Strife, I heard great things about it. And I was shifting my whole TBR for it lol. Oh well!
You might enjoy it! I still hope you pick it up :D
I'm watching the Pachinko tv adaption on apple tv right now and it's just as good as the book.
That’s good to know! I’ll have to move it up on my watch list
The Teixcalaan duology was amazing. You won't regret reading it.
I loved book 1 and hoping to wrap the duology up soon! I’ve heard a desolation called peace is even better than the first one
YESS to Blake Crouch!!!
I'm picking up recursion based on your review
I hope you enjoy!
Okay. So I won’t get The Final Strife. Have you read Witches Steeped in Gold? Did you like it? Feel free to link a video if you’ve made one.
I think you should still give it a chance if you’re interested! And I haven’t read Witches Steeped in Gold
Twelve Kings of Sharakhai has been on my radar for a while and I really need to pick it up soon. Also, Justice of Kings is one of my most disappointing reads so far this year (but I also loved Shadow of the Gods so maybe don't listen to me haha).
I have to read Blake Crouch. TY ❤️
I hope you enjoy his books! I don’t think you can go wrong with his most recent ones 😃
No way! I enjoyed Book of night
I would love to know your thoughts on ordinary monsters !
I can’t wait to read it!
I haven't seen a single person that likes Book of Night lol. I wonder if they will cancel the sequel bc of bad reception.
It’s unfortunate tbh. I can’t even remember the last book where the consensus was so overwhelmingly negative like this 😕
Percy Jackson is soooo great!
It’s such a fun series!! So glad I finally picked it up 😃
I loved recursion. It was the first book I read from him and it made me an instant fan.
He really outdid himself with Recusion. Is still your favorite of his books so far??
@@ToriMorrow I would say yes. I just got 'Upgrade' a few weeks ago and haven't read it yet but so far Recursion is his best work imo. I loved Summer Frost too though. He has a way of making ideas that aren't new feel fresh and something you can connect with.
I'm new here and I enjoyed this wrapup! You get a sub from me, Tori! Keep it up :)
Thanks so much, Camille! And welcome to the channel 💙
I LOVED The Prey of Gods but everyone I recommended it too didn’t love it. They were ok with it but didn’t love like me and nobody I follow who read it loved it either besides Literature Science Alliance
Yeah I know Angela really loves Nicky Drayden’s work, especially The Prey of Gods! I’m glad to hear you love it too 😃 I’m defintely going to be reading more by her in the future. Probably will pick up Escaping Exodus next
Have you ever considered doing vlog style videos?
It’s not my preferred type of video to film but I’d love to try and do it more to get better at it 😊
@@ToriMorrow I love your content as is and really appreciate your thoughts on the books you share. I also love getting little glimpses into people's lives, so if you give it a whirl, I'll be here for it!
Recursion was perfect read for me!
Glad to hear you loved it too!
BABEL!
CANNOT WAIT 😩
This reviews do not say anything about the books.
This wasn’t a reviews video, only a mid year check in. These have all been mentioned in wrap ups
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