Big thanks to Andrew Watson for joining me on the channel! The goal of this video is to introduce you to some series I haven’t read yet and to collaborate with amazing booktubers. Both Andrew and I are on the younger side, so it could be fun to mix things up in the future by collaborating with someone a bit older to see how the results would change 👀
Your experience with Mistborn was very similar to mine. I explain my change in how I view fantasy here: th-cam.com/video/biSDVEP1lI0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=G_lqeZdqJE7JYyRD
Glad you're trying out different formats in collaboration with other Booktubers! I'd love to see a video "Top 10 Fantasy Series That I've Finished" I found myself scratching my head at how often I heard the phrase "I've only read x of this series" during this video.
I just read Mistborn #1 and it opened my eyes to enjoyable fantasy. I’m a thriller guy but Mistborn was fantastic. Loved it. It, together with Tigana, opened me up to epic fantasy.
Great video both of you. Love the channel and I appreciate that you both boldly like what you like and are not afraid to leave out popular titles. I also appreciate your bringing in another book tuber. I believe bringing in 5-6 and doing an all time list of 10-15 books as well as favorite books of 2024 (not necessarily written in 24 but read). Keep up the great work!
This is a fun video idea, and some great books! I'm with you on DCC, I'm not sure it'll work for me but the excitement people seem to get from it is the main attraction.
Would you consider doing this video with us viewers? I've got a few fantasy books that I don't hear talked about much and I hope they get more attention...
So far, my top books would probably be: 1: Realm of the Elderlings 2/3/4: Dandelion Dynasty and Dungeon Crawler Carl and A Song of Ice and Fire (can't choose between the three) 5:/6 Wheel of Time and Stormlight Archive (can't choose between the two) 7: Gentleman Bastards 8: Dresden Files (just getting into them, but I can tell they'll be a favorite) 9: Mistborn.
Love how you're always looking to try different things on your channel! To echo someone else's comment, I'd be really interested in seeing this concept with a bigger group of people, similar to the way you have a wide range of voices in your mid-year and end-of-year videos. You'd have to think carefully about how to give people time to share their thoughts, but with a points-based system you could get some really fascinating results!
Hello friends! Are there any historical and/or fantasy novels with a hero or heroine who is an archer? I'm desperately looking but can't find any! Thanks a lot!
I tried to read the grace of kings and the prose and dialogue and characters seemed so sub par to me that I was shocked so many people liked it. Im going to give it one last try to get to the 2nd book
The first books in the Gunslinger and Dandelion Dynasty are just a slogs at best. It’s not possible to get farther into the series, because there are so many other series with much better starts.
I felt ember blade was an amazing classic fantasy. I absolutely hated book 2 “the shadow casket” though. The characterizations completely change and reverse course for the protagonist and another main character. Their actions didn’t make much sense to me following up from where book 1 ended. It turned from classic fantasy tone to some grimdark adjacent story that is not my preference for tone. The protagonist gets emotionally cuckolded and dragged along at the whims of other characters with no agency. It was a very disappointing follow up for me.
I don't know how people love the first 2 mistborn books so much. It's kinda boring honestly, I'm 300 pages through book 2 and it's alright at best so far. He also says frowned every 50 words on average which is annoying af.
I get it; LOTR is the daddy. It started it all, but can we be honest now and start ranking series that are actually better above it. Its no shame, its called evolution, and it did happen.
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Thanks for having me on Johan! I guess all the Sanderson talked made me turn radiant at the end there
Thanks for joining! I really enjoyed our conversation!
Big thanks to Andrew Watson for joining me on the channel! The goal of this video is to introduce you to some series I haven’t read yet and to collaborate with amazing booktubers.
Both Andrew and I are on the younger side, so it could be fun to mix things up in the future by collaborating with someone a bit older to see how the results would change 👀
Your experience with Mistborn was very similar to mine. I explain my change in how I view fantasy here: th-cam.com/video/biSDVEP1lI0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=G_lqeZdqJE7JYyRD
If you ever need a small booktuber to balance out all the big ones then I'm available!
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Glad you're trying out different formats in collaboration with other Booktubers! I'd love to see a video "Top 10 Fantasy Series That I've Finished"
I found myself scratching my head at how often I heard the phrase "I've only read x of this series" during this video.
Thank you! That a great video idea suggestion.
Great idea for a video and with two of my favourite booktubers!
I just read Mistborn #1 and it opened my eyes to enjoyable fantasy. I’m a thriller guy but Mistborn was fantastic. Loved it. It, together with Tigana, opened me up to epic fantasy.
So glad you loved it! Tigana is on my tbr!
Great video both of you. Love the channel and I appreciate that you both boldly like what you like and are not afraid to leave out popular titles. I also appreciate your bringing in another book tuber. I believe bringing in 5-6 and doing an all time list of 10-15 books as well as favorite books of 2024 (not necessarily written in 24 but read). Keep up the great work!
Thanks for the nice comment!
This is a fun video idea, and some great books! I'm with you on DCC, I'm not sure it'll work for me but the excitement people seem to get from it is the main attraction.
Thank you! I hope you will love it if you pick it up!
Great seeing Andrew on here! I really enjoy his ‘bouk’ reviews! 😊
So happy he was able to join!
Great video! Please do one with Petrik :)
Oh Petrik would be fun!
Would you consider doing this video with us viewers? I've got a few fantasy books that I don't hear talked about much and I hope they get more attention...
So far, my top books would probably be:
1: Realm of the Elderlings
2/3/4: Dandelion Dynasty and Dungeon Crawler Carl and A Song of Ice and Fire (can't choose between the three)
5:/6 Wheel of Time and Stormlight Archive (can't choose between the two)
7: Gentleman Bastards
8: Dresden Files (just getting into them, but I can tell they'll be a favorite)
9: Mistborn.
Love how you're always looking to try different things on your channel! To echo someone else's comment, I'd be really interested in seeing this concept with a bigger group of people, similar to the way you have a wide range of voices in your mid-year and end-of-year videos. You'd have to think carefully about how to give people time to share their thoughts, but with a points-based system you could get some really fascinating results!
Thanks, Andrew. That is a good suggestion! Will see if I can potentially make that happen. Thanks for watching!
The Ember Blade! YES!!!
Really need to read it!!
Your number #1 is correct haha. This was a fun video and series idea - thanks for putting this together!
Haha! Thank you!
This was awesome!
Thank you!
Love the bound and the broken. Between the 4th book almost being done and the 5th book of Stormlight coming out I can’t wait
Such good series!
the Bound and the broken is my favorite series i read this year
Same. The faithful and the fallen is really good too if you haven’t tried it
It is so good!
My all time top 5:
Lord of the Rings
First Law
Stormlight Archive
Faithful and the Fallen
Song of Ice and Fire
Great list!
Ive already either read or have on my tbr all of these book.
Amazing!
Love the list. Ember blade is one I gotta get involved in regardless to the mixed reviews lol
Thank you!
Hello friends! Are there any historical and/or fantasy novels with a hero or heroine who is an archer?
I'm desperately looking but can't find any!
Thanks a lot!
Reading the silmarillion really opens up the world.
I need to give it a second try!
Great video!
Thank you!
I want read more
same
Hi 👋 great video!! 🎥🍁
Thank you!
I actually prefer Mistborn Era 2 to era 1. I was more drawn in to the individual characters. And, you know, Wayne rules!
Interesting! Glad you prefer it!
I tried to read the grace of kings and the prose and dialogue and characters seemed so sub par to me that I was shocked so many people liked it. Im going to give it one last try to get to the 2nd book
I think by the end of the second book i KNEW i loved it. I would be very surprised if you don't love it by that point.
The first books in the Gunslinger and Dandelion Dynasty are just a slogs at best. It’s not possible to get farther into the series, because there are so many other series with much better starts.
I felt ember blade was an amazing classic fantasy. I absolutely hated book 2 “the shadow casket” though. The characterizations completely change and reverse course for the protagonist and another main character. Their actions didn’t make much sense to me following up from where book 1 ended. It turned from classic fantasy tone to some grimdark adjacent story that is not my preference for tone. The protagonist gets emotionally cuckolded and dragged along at the whims of other characters with no agency. It was a very disappointing follow up for me.
Do you prefer lord of the rings books or the movies....(I think I know the answer)
Good question. It has been so long since I read LOTR so probably movies only due to recency bias!
asoiaf not up there is a crime imo
I plan on starting ASOIAF soon (hopefully!). It is one of those series I never really got into since it was unfinished but I need to read it!
I don't know how people love the first 2 mistborn books so much. It's kinda boring honestly, I'm 300 pages through book 2 and it's alright at best so far. He also says frowned every 50 words on average which is annoying af.
Well... I do regret reading all WOT books 😆
Oh noo haha
I tried the WOT and just couldn’t keep going. Years later I tried again but it just didn’t interest me.
I get it; LOTR is the daddy. It started it all, but can we be honest now and start ranking series that are actually better above it. Its no shame, its called evolution, and it did happen.
Yeah, this didn't work at all. There are already ungodly amount of top10 videos and its not really making it any better.
I enjoyed it…a lot.
no Malazan? this list is a joke ...
It's their favorites. Johan doesn't like it and Andrew hasn't read it. Chill
Heaven forbid someone has a different opinion😂
You really need to get over yourself and enjoy comedic elements in fantasy
I have no idea what this even means hahah