Loooving your TBR, really interested in reading Swan Song. I love reading post apocalyptic books, there's just something about them that intrigue me, just like post apocalyptic movies 😍. Great video Emily! Xoxo
So many good books in this TBR. I loved The Sudden Appearance Of Hope and Oryx and Crake. Oryx and Crake is super super weird but worth it if you get through the whole trilogy.
Emily, I really want to know your opinion about The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre! This is one of my favorite books! I adore them! I have re-read them hundreds times.
I've only read The Player of Games in the Culture series so far, which I really enjoyed. I think I'll have to pick up Consider Phlebas soon! I can't wait to see your thoughts on it. I definitely recommend The Player of Games, too.
I see you have Scythe on your bookshelf. I've read it not too long ago and I really enjoyed it. The romance doesn't overshadow the story at all. It's a dystopian world. The concept is really interesting. It's like nothing I've read before. In this world, humans are immortals. Scythes are people that were created to keep the population under control which is called gleaning. We follow one of the scythes training two teenagers how to become a scythes. If you have read it already, sorry :)
The Sudden Appearance of Hope is excellent. I love all Clare North's books, they're so unusual. I also liked The Stand a lot, but it's not my favourite Stephen King book (which is 11.22.63, just fyi. Absolutely LOVE that book).
Crooked Kingdom gave me a mean book hangover and I couldn’t read anything for like three weeks. It’s so dense and time-consuming, but once you’re done - it’s worth it. Just take that one easy, don’t push yourself to finish it too quick. ✌🏻
Can’t wait to see what you think of Consider Phlebas. I read it a couple years ago and was kind of eh about it so I’d love to hear what someone else thinks and if you decide to continue the series. Me personally I liked the idea of continuing since there were parts that I liked, but I would definitely have to re-read since it’s been so long. Plus there are a lot of shorter series I wanted to get to first. Happy reading!!!😊
I'm really excited for this month! I went to the bookstore today and I picked up two big books, plus I'm currently reading something. I decided to pick up a Brandon Sanderson book after hearing you talk about him so often. I really wanted to pick up the first book in the Mistborn trilogy but my bookstore didn't carry it! :( I ended up getting The Way of Kings though, and I'm really excited to read it. I also picked up The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (in a special edition that has all of the books in one) which I've heard tons of good things about. I'm not sure if I'll read both of them this month since the Brandon Sanderson book is coming on 1000 pages and the other book is roughly 800 pages! I'm also reading The Mysterious Benedict Society which has been interesting so far. I might pause it to read The Way of Kings, though!
A Scanner Darkly and Consider Phlebas sound interesting. I'll definitely have to pick up that series at some point. Touch by Claire North also sounds interesting. Good luck with your reading this month. I hope you like the books. Would you ever want to binge-read series since you tend to start them, but never finish them?
Hi Emily! I honestly believe you will like Crooked Kingdom much better than Six of Crows! I felt the same way as you about the first book but Crooked Kingdom has a lot more action, build-up, and character exploration! ☺ I enjoy your videos as always.
I listened to the Sudden Appearance of Hope on audiobook. Really enjoyed the narration. Loved the book. I need to pick up Oryx and Crake, sounds enticing!
I hope you like Crooked Kingdom! It was my favorite of the two in the duology. I also really enjoyed Oryx and Crake. We read it for an English class I took a while back and it was pretty cool
Oryx and Crake was a great book! I have the second one in my mount TBR and haven't gotten to it yet. It's just as good, if not better, than Handmaid's Tale.
I wasn't super into the Six of Crows duology, they're definitely overhyped. I like the first one better than the second, but maybe it'll be different for you :) the second just felt a little too all over the place and omg all of the convenient plot points...
i read oryx and crake before....eons ago. i remember loving it. suddenly want to reread it hahaha. im reading scifi classic now too. John Wyndham - The Chrysalids
Even though I haven't read it yet, though it's on my TBR and I hope to read it in the first half of this year, I would recommend Against a Dark Background by Iain M Banks. It is a standalone and seems to be a pretty good introduction into Banks.
Swan Song is one of my favorite books EVER!!! It is so good!! It is honestly so fantastic that I just zoomed through it (I'm not necessarily a fast reader especially on big books). Hope you love it :)
I read The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood and really enjoyed it! I haven't read the Handmaid's Tale yet but she became an auto read from me after that one book.
Greetings!!! I really hope you read Swan Song...I have read it and its very good, just as good as The Stand. I gave it 4.5 stars and I hope you give it a go!!! Enjoy your books and remember Ordinary people have big TV's and exceptional people have big library's...
i have quite a few scifi to read. My first love will always be Urban Fantasy, then High Fantasy, and then scifi but i do want that to change a little bit and read more scifi i just read these broken stars, and i have leviathan wakes book 1, and also want to read the Martian because i loved the film
Not sure if you read the Red Rising trilogy by Pierce Brown, but he just released another called Iron Gold. It’s quite big too! Could work for your big book goals!
Looking forward to seeing what you think of Crooked Kingdom and Oryx and Crake! Have you watched Alias Grace on Netflix? It’s Atwood and it’s phenomenal!
Hey, Em! Sorry to ask this on your book tube channel buuut what lipstick are you wearing? I haven't read any of the books you mentioned so I am curious to hear your thoughts on them. I plan on reading Little Women this month and hopefully go through some of my recent purchases 😊
I saw Swan song on your "big books video" and it became one of my favorite SF/post apocalyptic books (for me, it has some plot holes and few boring parts but all in all great)
I read "Boys Life" by Robert McCammon earlier this year, and it is still my favorite read of the year! I have Swan Song sitting on my shelf as well, so maybe I tackle that beast while you do. Would love to compare thoughts!
I forgot to mention this in my comment on your February read posts, but if you want strong female characters and you like the roaring 20ties l can REALLY recommend the Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries. The tv series is also amazing, l can totally recommend both! And also if you love Gilmore Girls, l can recommend Molly Harpers Half-Moon Hollow books because they are i that style, but with supernatural creatures mixed in with humans and it is SO hilarious!
Have you read the ya series rot and ruin?? I believe it's zombie apocalypse. I love that as entertainment but been standoffish with books of it. Any suggestions would be lovely.
If you’re wanting another big book I just picked up The Shadow of What was Lost by James Islington and it’s HUGE but it’s an epic fantasy and so far so good!!
I will be finishing The Hero of Ages this month, hopefully! I started it in audiobook form and found that I can’t flip back and forth between audio and physical so it’ll take a while to finish it. I’m also reading Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman (2nd book in the Arc of a Scythe Trilogy). I’m not sure what I want to read after that. My mood tells me one of these 4: Clash of Kings (Game of Thrones book 2), The Name of the Wind, Under the Dome (Stephen King) or The Empress (second book to The Diabolic). Decisions, decisions!
Sooo, Crooked Kingdom... I felt like that duology could've been one book. To me it felt like the cliffhanger was just added to be able to come up with an extra book. But I also thought Six of Crows could've been maybe 100 pages shorter (if not more). With a little bit of change in the writing I think it could be one book of about 600 pages. I also thought the heist plot was done poorly. It was moreso unclear than impossible, because we really didn't get much of the planning and prep and the characters barely had problems when doing it. The heist was also way to short. Seen it done better in less words with well developed characters, but more plotdriven. Just my opinion. You can guess it: I thought the six of Crows duology was more than a little bit overhyped
Victoria Grochola of you're asking me, then yes, original and alloy era. My fave was The alloy of law. I predicted the Vin and Elend part of the ending in the first third of The Well of Ascension and wasn't really surprised with the rest. Don't get me wrong, they are good books, just not something in my top list. Actually, they were on my most disappointing reads of last year (still just below 4 stars for the series though). If you want to know more, I made videos on my faves and least faves of last year. The Hush by Skye Melki-Wegner was one of my faves, I call it: Six of Crows done right (even the rep feels more natural).
Hey! I just followed you and I've been interested in reading more sci fi and fantasy, so I'm excited to start reading some of your recommendations! Philip K. Dick is high on the list, as is Ursula K. Le Guin. Just recently read through The Witcher series (fantasy), I would love to know if you've read any of them!
I have a strange challenge for you. Going to a bookstore and buying books only from the clearance section. Usually people would make them out to be poorly written, but I have found masterpieces like "Watership Down" and "The Exorcist". It would be interesting to see what you would find there.
A scanner darkly you should def read - but watch the movie after. I think Phillip K. Dick is amazing at thinking up premises, but his writing is very matter of fact and very bland imo. The movie is an excellent adaptation though. One of the few instances where the movie is better.
I liked Swan Song a lot more than The Stand. However I'm not Stephen Kong's biggest fan (I enjoy some of his books but even those I like I usually have issues with..). I thought the characters in Swan Song were much more engaging, I really cared about what happened to them. The Stand felt more... pretentious? I don't know how to express it. Less human. Like he wanted to put the story on a much larger scale, but ultimately it made me care a lot less.
ANA Gama the last ones Ive read have been The red dragon by Thomas Harris, Eeny Meeny by M.J Arlidge and now Im reading Child 44 by Tom Rob. They are all very different but Im in the mood for crimes I guess haha. I havent read anything by Jo Nesbo, I watched the Snowman movie and I regreted it because it looked like it was a really interesting book but I think they butchered the movie and now I already know what happens
Loati I've read child 44. Good book, I think I also read the sequels. I wanted to watch the snowmen, but i saw the reviews and preferred not to get mad at it for butchering it. I would recommend the movie/book Headhunters. It's also by Jo Nesbo.
Am I the only one who didnt love oryx and crake? I feel like it was TRYING to be smart and edgy, if you know what I mean... and the characters are all sooo unlikable and annoying.
Please never stop doing monthly wrap ups and tbrs - my favorite videos from my favorite Booktuber! ☺️
This may be the greatest FM booktube channel of all time. What a diverse reader!!
THE STAND! :( That's the best post-apocalyptic ever
After watching Emily's videos all I want to do is read!
I love that you pull the titles out of a mug. Sometimes I freeze when trying to decide my TBR list.
Loooving your TBR, really interested in reading Swan Song. I love reading post apocalyptic books, there's just something about them that intrigue me, just like post apocalyptic movies 😍. Great video Emily! Xoxo
Hands down my favourite booktuber
So many good books in this TBR. I loved The Sudden Appearance Of Hope and Oryx and Crake. Oryx and Crake is super super weird but worth it if you get through the whole trilogy.
I've been reading Crooked Kingdom since October 😭 I'm at 45% and determined to finish it this month.
I love just about everything by Margaret Atwood and the MaddAddam trilogy is up there as a favorite. I hope you like it.
Emily, I really want to know your opinion about The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre! This is one of my favorite books! I adore them! I have re-read them hundreds times.
I've only read Jane Eyre. I really liked the beginning and her as a character but HATED the "romance".
I loved Swan Song when I read it almost 20 years ago. I should reread it and see if I still feel that way.
I have to read Crooked Kingdom, as well. I am excited. I am also excited to read Never Fade ( the second in The Darkest Minds trilogy.)
I've only read The Player of Games in the Culture series so far, which I really enjoyed. I think I'll have to pick up Consider Phlebas soon! I can't wait to see your thoughts on it. I definitely recommend The Player of Games, too.
Now I'm also in the mood for scifi:D
I am so excited to see how you feel about Crooked Kingdom!
I see you have Scythe on your bookshelf. I've read it not too long ago and I really enjoyed it. The romance doesn't overshadow the story at all. It's a dystopian world. The concept is really interesting. It's like nothing I've read before. In this world, humans are immortals. Scythes are people that were created to keep the population under control which is called gleaning. We follow one of the scythes training two teenagers how to become a scythes.
If you have read it already, sorry :)
If you haven’t already read it you should try the ‘Chaos Walking’ series! I read it recently and it was one of the best I’ve read in a while
meetra surik I was just about to say this!! I love Chaos Walking so much. Cried several times
My March tbr is The Hazel Wood, Lost in a Book, and Harry Potter
The Sudden Appearance of Hope is excellent. I love all Clare North's books, they're so unusual.
I also liked The Stand a lot, but it's not my favourite Stephen King book (which is 11.22.63, just fyi. Absolutely LOVE that book).
I absolutely LOVED Oryx and Crake! Definitely worth reading the whole trilogy - the second book was my favorite.
Crooked Kingdom gave me a mean book hangover and I couldn’t read anything for like three weeks. It’s so dense and time-consuming, but once you’re done - it’s worth it. Just take that one easy, don’t push yourself to finish it too quick. ✌🏻
Can’t wait to see what you think of Consider Phlebas. I read it a couple years ago and was kind of eh about it so I’d love to hear what someone else thinks and if you decide to continue the series.
Me personally I liked the idea of continuing since there were parts that I liked, but I would definitely have to re-read since it’s been so long. Plus there are a lot of shorter series I wanted to get to first. Happy reading!!!😊
I literally gasped. I love Oryx &Crake
I've heard so many good things about the Six of Crows series! I want to read them so badly.
I'm really excited for this month! I went to the bookstore today and I picked up two big books, plus I'm currently reading something. I decided to pick up a Brandon Sanderson book after hearing you talk about him so often. I really wanted to pick up the first book in the Mistborn trilogy but my bookstore didn't carry it! :( I ended up getting The Way of Kings though, and I'm really excited to read it. I also picked up The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (in a special edition that has all of the books in one) which I've heard tons of good things about. I'm not sure if I'll read both of them this month since the Brandon Sanderson book is coming on 1000 pages and the other book is roughly 800 pages!
I'm also reading The Mysterious Benedict Society which has been interesting so far. I might pause it to read The Way of Kings, though!
A Scanner Darkly and Consider Phlebas sound interesting. I'll definitely have to pick up that series at some point. Touch by Claire North also sounds interesting. Good luck with your reading this month. I hope you like the books. Would you ever want to binge-read series since you tend to start them, but never finish them?
Hey emily would u be able to list the books ylu mention in the description bar the way u do with makeup? Love both your channels!! Your amazing!:) ❤❤
Christina Ziccardi great suggestion!
I haven't been reading that much Sci-Fi lately, but now I've got a lot of new titles to add to my list!
I read Oryx and Crake in college I took a speculative fiction lit class. I remember it being good but not the details so I'd love to reread it.
Also so excited every single book isn't ya.
Enjoy Swan Song. It's not as good as The Stand, but it's still pretty good
Oh i love Oryx and crake. I just finished it last week. Love Margaret Atwood!
Hi Emily! I honestly believe you will like Crooked Kingdom much better than Six of Crows! I felt the same way as you about the first book but Crooked Kingdom has a lot more action, build-up, and character exploration! ☺
I enjoy your videos as always.
I listened to the Sudden Appearance of Hope on audiobook. Really enjoyed the narration. Loved the book.
I need to pick up Oryx and Crake, sounds enticing!
I hope you like Crooked Kingdom! It was my favorite of the two in the duology. I also really enjoyed Oryx and Crake. We read it for an English class I took a while back and it was pretty cool
I read "The Sudden Appearance of Hope" in 2016 and I gave it 4 stars, I remember really enjoying it.
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey is amazing if you haven't read it. It's science fiction. The show the Expanse is based on the books.
I had to read Oryx and Crake for school, then ended up reading the entire trilogy. I really enjoyed it.
Oryx and Crake was a great book! I have the second one in my mount TBR and haven't gotten to it yet. It's just as good, if not better, than Handmaid's Tale.
I am planning to read The Stand this month! I will have to give Swan Song a look as well! I have never heard of it!
... I want to read your TBR now. For real, I am interested in reading almost all of these books. Sadly, exams are in the way.
Oryx and Crake!!! YES!!! ✨🐷✨
I wasn't super into the Six of Crows duology, they're definitely overhyped. I like the first one better than the second, but maybe it'll be different for you :) the second just felt a little too all over the place and omg all of the convenient plot points...
i read oryx and crake before....eons ago. i remember loving it. suddenly want to reread it hahaha. im reading scifi classic now too. John Wyndham - The Chrysalids
Even though I haven't read it yet, though it's on my TBR and I hope to read it in the first half of this year, I would recommend Against a Dark Background by Iain M Banks. It is a standalone and seems to be a pretty good introduction into Banks.
Swan Song is one of my favorite books EVER!!! It is so good!! It is honestly so fantastic that I just zoomed through it (I'm not necessarily a fast reader especially on big books). Hope you love it :)
I'm also planning on reading more Philip K. Dick! Just purchased Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (I left my copy at home) and Ubik!
Touch by Claire North is amazing. Try it. I think you'll enjoy it.
NEED to start Six of Crows:D I really liked The Sudden Appearance of Hope, it was really interesting and the writing style was interesting as well^^
I'm in a sci fi mood too and I think the six of crows is good but over hyped 🖤 love your videos
I read The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood and really enjoyed it! I haven't read the Handmaid's Tale yet but she became an auto read from me after that one book.
The last policeman sounds so interesting, i need to check it out :)
Greetings!!! I really hope you read Swan Song...I have read it and its very good, just as good as The Stand. I gave it 4.5 stars and I hope you give it a go!!! Enjoy your books and remember Ordinary people have big TV's and exceptional people have big library's...
i have quite a few scifi to read. My first love will always be Urban Fantasy, then High Fantasy, and then scifi but i do want that to change a little bit and read more scifi i just read these broken stars, and i have leviathan wakes book 1, and also want to read the Martian because i loved the film
Not sure if you read the Red Rising trilogy by Pierce Brown, but he just released another called Iron Gold. It’s quite big too! Could work for your big book goals!
I read Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood. Loved it!!!!
Looking forward to seeing what you think of Crooked Kingdom and Oryx and Crake! Have you watched Alias Grace on Netflix? It’s Atwood and it’s phenomenal!
Have you read Ready Player One? Sci-Fi kinda post Apocalyptic... it's so very good and it's coming out in the cinema this month I think...😘
I will totally read The Stand with you!
Hey, Em! Sorry to ask this on your book tube channel buuut what lipstick are you wearing? I haven't read any of the books you mentioned so I am curious to hear your thoughts on them. I plan on reading Little Women this month and hopefully go through some of my recent purchases 😊
I saw Swan song on your "big books video" and it became one of my favorite SF/post apocalyptic books (for me, it has some plot holes and few boring parts but all in all great)
I can't wait to read it!
I read "Boys Life" by Robert McCammon earlier this year, and it is still my favorite read of the year! I have Swan Song sitting on my shelf as well, so maybe I tackle that beast while you do. Would love to compare thoughts!
Hi Emily, did you see Claire North has a new book coming out this year called 84k ( I think)... sounds interesting :)
I just finished collecting the Wheel of Time series so I really want to start that, it'll be a long time before I finish it though hah
Have you read warcross? I just finished it and it was great! Also the cruel prince by Holly Black. Great video like always!
Swan Song is really good, you will go through it pretty fast.
I forgot to mention this in my comment on your February read posts, but if you want strong female characters and you like the roaring 20ties l can REALLY recommend the Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries. The tv series is also amazing, l can totally recommend both! And also if you love Gilmore Girls, l can recommend Molly Harpers Half-Moon Hollow books because they are i that style, but with supernatural creatures mixed in with humans and it is SO hilarious!
Hey Emily, I have one question, how do you read so much in one month? I try but I just can't can you tell me how you do it please?
Have you read the ya series rot and ruin?? I believe it's zombie apocalypse. I love that as entertainment but been standoffish with books of it. Any suggestions would be lovely.
If you’re wanting another big book I just picked up
The Shadow of What was Lost by James Islington and it’s HUGE but it’s an epic fantasy and so far so good!!
kristinsbooks finished that one a while ago and read the sequel right after. Fantastic books and the second is even better. You're in for a treat.
I will be finishing The Hero of Ages this month, hopefully! I started it in audiobook form and found that I can’t flip back and forth between audio and physical so it’ll take a while to finish it. I’m also reading Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman (2nd book in the Arc of a Scythe Trilogy). I’m not sure what I want to read after that. My mood tells me one of these 4: Clash of Kings (Game of Thrones book 2), The Name of the Wind, Under the Dome (Stephen King) or The Empress (second book to The Diabolic). Decisions, decisions!
Brianne Williams First world problems :p
roxemary Hahaha very much so!
Some more post apocalyptic, One Second After by Forstchen or All Systems Down by BA Anderson
Sooo, Crooked Kingdom...
I felt like that duology could've been one book.
To me it felt like the cliffhanger was just added to be able to come up with an extra book.
But I also thought Six of Crows could've been maybe 100 pages shorter (if not more). With a little bit of change in the writing I think it could be one book of about 600 pages.
I also thought the heist plot was done poorly. It was moreso unclear than impossible, because we really didn't get much of the planning and prep and the characters barely had problems when doing it. The heist was also way to short.
Seen it done better in less words with well developed characters, but more plotdriven.
Just my opinion.
You can guess it: I thought the six of Crows duology was more than a little bit overhyped
Ammalyrical completely agree with you on this!
Have you read the Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson?
Victoria Grochola of you're asking me, then yes, original and alloy era.
My fave was The alloy of law.
I predicted the Vin and Elend part of the ending in the first third of The Well of Ascension and wasn't really surprised with the rest.
Don't get me wrong, they are good books, just not something in my top list.
Actually, they were on my most disappointing reads of last year (still just below 4 stars for the series though).
If you want to know more, I made videos on my faves and least faves of last year. The Hush by Skye Melki-Wegner was one of my faves, I call it: Six of Crows done right (even the rep feels more natural).
Hey! I just followed you and I've been interested in reading more sci fi and fantasy, so I'm excited to start reading some of your recommendations! Philip K. Dick is high on the list, as is Ursula K. Le Guin. Just recently read through The Witcher series (fantasy), I would love to know if you've read any of them!
Good luck with the reading!
I really miss ur longer videosssss
I want your kitty mug!
i never read the first book because i'm a monster who does stuff like that, but the rest of the MadAddam trilogy was 👌😭
I have a strange challenge for you. Going to a bookstore and buying books only from the clearance section. Usually people would make them out to be poorly written, but I have found masterpieces like "Watership Down" and "The Exorcist". It would be interesting to see what you would find there.
I buy most of my books used so really it’s kinda the same!
A scanner darkly you should def read - but watch the movie after. I think Phillip K. Dick is amazing at thinking up premises, but his writing is very matter of fact and very bland imo. The movie is an excellent adaptation though. One of the few instances where the movie is better.
I liked Swan Song a lot more than The Stand. However I'm not Stephen Kong's biggest fan (I enjoy some of his books but even those I like I usually have issues with..). I thought the characters in Swan Song were much more engaging, I really cared about what happened to them. The Stand felt more... pretentious? I don't know how to express it. Less human. Like he wanted to put the story on a much larger scale, but ultimately it made me care a lot less.
How do you decide what books you put in your tbr pile
I always have trouble deciding what to put in my pile
Hey Emily would you be interested in selling your copy of Children of time? I can’t find a hardback copy at all :(....great video again by the way :))
It's not a hardback copy, it's a paperback!
BookswithEmilyFox oh! I’m sorry. Man those hardbacks are like gold dust. Thanks anyway Emily.
I've been into mistery/crime books lately I dunno why
Loati which ones? I really love Jo Nesbo.
ANA Gama the last ones Ive read have been The red dragon by Thomas Harris, Eeny Meeny by M.J Arlidge and now Im reading Child 44 by Tom Rob. They are all very different but Im in the mood for crimes I guess haha. I havent read anything by Jo Nesbo, I watched the Snowman movie and I regreted it because it looked like it was a really interesting book but I think they butchered the movie and now I already know what happens
Loati I've read child 44. Good book, I think I also read the sequels.
I wanted to watch the snowmen, but i saw the reviews and preferred not to get mad at it for butchering it. I would recommend the movie/book Headhunters. It's also by Jo Nesbo.
Hi Emily
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ANA Gama thank you! ☺️
Bitch I get so happy whenever I see you have a new video
Who knew being called a bitch would still make me smile 😂
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It's all good, I call everyone dude so 😂
Aren't sci fi and fantasy the same?
Am I the only one who didnt love oryx and crake? I feel like it was TRYING to be smart and edgy, if you know what I mean... and the characters are all sooo unlikable and annoying.