So glad that Station Eleven made the list! I read it in 2017 based on your recommendation and absolutely LOVED it! Easily one of the best books I read all year.
The Knife of Never Letting Go was one of my favourite books off 2017 too! I still have about half of the final book left but I adore this series so crazy much, it is definitely going to be an all time favourite for me. xxx
The Knife of Never Letting Go has been on my shelves unread for far too long but I think your review has nudged it a lot closer to being read because it sounds so good!
Thanks so much for great recs! Getting ready for my maternity leave so put a bunch of these on hold at the library! I also read Handmaid's this year after watching the show. It was very moving and gripping. I'm into the dystopian with a human element genre too, so these recs were perfect! Thanks Sanne! Lilach
Oh my god Station Eleven is honestly my favourite book that I’ve read in the last five years at least, and it’s definitely in my lifetime top ten! I’m currently in the process of repeatedly lending my copy to different friends to read so I have people to talk to about it!
Me too! I've met one girl who said the book was “alright"and it baffled me because the novel really changed my perspective and just made me so optimistic about being human!
This was such a wonderful mix of books! Homegoing was also in my Favourite Reads of 2017 video! I also love The Bear and The Nightingale and The Knife of Never Letting Go. I am reading a lot more poetry this year and ‘bone’ sounds perfect, one I’ll definitely get around to! And The Loneliest Girl In The Universe sounds so intriguing! You’re recommendations are always great, thank you😊
The UK cover of The Bear & the Nightingale is gorgeous! I need it! I loved the book so much. I enjoyed the second book a little less but still recommend it. I can’t wait for the third and last book of the trilogy.
One of my favorite seasons of BookTube is when everyone shares their favorite reads of the past year. :) I really like Aristotle & Dante, and Station Eleven sounds so interesting.
Wonderful list! Homegoing is incredible, it was one of my very favourite reads from last year :D I NEED to read The Bear and the Nightingale, sounds so fantastic xx
Love Patrick Ness! The Knife of Never Letting Go was the first I read by him, followed by the next two in the trilogy. A Monster Calls is another beautiful book by him that you should read if you haven't already!
All of these sound so good! Ever since reading 1984 in school I assumed I hated all dystopian books (it's a weird book, okay!). But this actually makes me want to try reading some.😊
I got my boyfriend Station 11 for Christmas after seeing you recommend it (especially for not hardcore dystopian readers) and he started reading it when we went to bed on boxing day and I woke up at like 5:30 in the morning and the light was still on and he'd finished the book. I haven't read it yet but let that be a glowing review (and I think a hit as a present!)
I ordered The Handmaid's Tale, so can't wait to finally give it a try! How adorable was Ari and Dante?! I absolutely loved that books as well! You read some amazing books! Happy new year :)
The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking) is one of my all time favorite YA trilogies. I thought the first book was pretty good but not amazing, but wow the next two books.... Blew me away.
I was waiting fir this video for some recommendations, the only book I’ve read was The Loneliest Girl In The Universe and absolutely loved it.. The rest will be in my tbr list.
I have not read any of these...but I did put a few new titles on my ever expanding virtual TBR. Hope you have a great year! Here is my 2017 best/worst video: th-cam.com/video/t4Tz65E9YhI/w-d-xo.html
I absolutely ADORED The Knife of Never Letting Go, but I read it last when I was 14. I really want to read it again, see if I still enjoy it. I remember being very stressed :D
i didnt know the bear and the nightingale was a part of a trilogy!!!! i recently read & loved it so im very excited to see where they go from the end of the first
Station Eleven was great, looking forward to more apocalypse and dystopia fiction in the coming year! Have you heard of 'Red Clocks' by Leni Zumas? Sounds like a something of a successor to Handmaid's Tale.
Have you read We Are The Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson? The main character reminds me a lot of Ari from Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the Universe. You would probably enjoy it a lot. I'm currently in the middle of it. Great list!
Another stripy top! I like these colours :) 2018 resolution for me: read Homegoing. I can't believe I still haven't read it after all those positive reviews!
Station Eleven caught my attention. I'm just gonna add it to my to-read list for now. :D And, yes, Ari & Dante is such a nice story, highly recommend! :)
Station Eleven was so refreshing! I'm not a dystopian type of girl and found it so beautiful and moving! The Knife of Never Letting Go has been on my radar since like 7th grade and still have not picked it up...oops
My favourite book of the year was 'the long way to a small angry planet's by Becky chambers, but I think I remember you reading that? If not, I would recommend that one.
Now I have a lots of books I look forward to reading 😊 thank you! I feel like I am missing books with main characters who are in their 20s/mid20s (partly because I tend to read dystopian, often YA books) but still I can’t find books that represent people my age :( do you have any recommendations?
Tried to read The Knife of Never Letting Go when I was at school and I never did. I wasn’t focused so I never read it for the book club but I’d love to re read it now I’m an adult and don’t have GCSEs to distract me!
The only new books I read from 2017 were John Green's Turtles All the Way Down & Cara Delevingne's Mirror, Mirror. I loved both and def recommend them.
Hi! I have a question for you. Do you ever do a combo of reading and listening to music? I found that, when reading Hunger Games, listening to M83 at the same time increased my experience by like, 1000x! It was like I was in the forest with Katniss fighting her fight along with her! Do you have recommendations of music for certain books? Thanks!
The Bear and The Nightingale was my favorite book of 2016. I re-read it so I can get to the sequel just recently and it was just as amazing the second time! :) XO - Alexandra
Station Eleven sounds really good and I want to read it, but I’m super anxious about basically all diseases or anything disease related, so I’m wondering if it’s maybe not the best book for me... I don’t know if it goes into detail about the virus outbreak and pandemic that follows, but if it does, I probably shouldn’t read it.
This year I didn't read so much, university stuff, work etc... But I really loved Nightfall, by Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg. I read a lot of Asimov, and this, I must say, is on the top 5 by Asimov. I also enjoyed re-reading The Swarm, by Frank Schatzing, by the way. Love it. Follow me on Twitter. twitter.com/Leonida46 . I also have a GoodReads account
The Bear and the Nightingale sounds wonderful! I loved Station Eleven too, especially the way the characters almost immediately begin to try and memorialize their lost world (the museum; the librarian's interviews). And I still feel sort of haunted by the descriptions of Undersea.
Wahoo, loved this book! Loved "Homegoing" as well and totally agree with how fleshed out the characters were despite them only cropping up for short periods of time. I don't know if you can add links, but I did a list of my top 10 books of the year as well as London stage shows, TV shows, films and songs over on my blog! shaunnolan.com/2017/12/30/shauns-culture-review-of-2017-the-years-best-in-theatre-film-tv-books-music/
Sanne have you read Sisters of the Revolution? It’s an anthology of feminist short stories and it’s so good! I’m recommending it to literally everyone :)
I loved The Bear and the Nightingale too - it was my favourite read of the year I think! I'm definitely intrigued to try The Knife of Never Letting Go. Thank you for introducing it to me! Here's my video on my top 5 reads of 2017 :) th-cam.com/video/KPHcI10x5K8/w-d-xo.html
Thanks so much for this! Several of those books are on myTBR pile - and I loved Ari and Dante as well! I did a book awards/fave 2017 books blog post. If you wanna read it its at linamekareads.wordpress.com !
I adored The Accident Season, really glad I picked that one up this year! I didn't feel the same about Genuine Fraud unfortunately. It felt a little too similar to a certain Matt Damon film.... I won't say more because I wouldn't wish to spoil it for anyone!! I'll definitely read E.Lockheart again though because I really enjoyed the writing style. Lovely choices though. I'll definitely be reading Aristotle!
Haven't read any of these, but some are definitely going on my TBR! I did make a favourites video myself, I would love it if you'd check it out: th-cam.com/video/1NRFB1UJ-Ag/w-d-xo.html
does anyone else feel like the handmaid's tale was way too descriptive? ugh i wish i loved it more, but perhaps i have to reread it and me not loving it as much as i expected was caused by the state of mind and health i was in while reading.
Me reading Aristotle and Dante: hmmmm that's funny. I thought this was going to be a gay one *the gay finally arrives* O hi there you are I've also read The Knife of Never Letting go and that whole series. Patrick Ness is fantastic
I didn’t necessarily enjoy it. I wouldn’t say that I loved it. It was uncomfortable but I feel it’s important to read. I wouldn’t read it multiple times. I feel like that makes it a successful dystopian concept.
So happy you loved Aristotle and Dante, it’s the most beautiful book I’ve ever read and I think about it every day
So glad that Station Eleven made the list! I read it in 2017 based on your recommendation and absolutely LOVED it! Easily one of the best books I read all year.
I wrote my senior term paper in high school (back in 2013!) and recommended it you all the way back then! I'm glad you loved it!
The Knife of Never Letting Go was one of my favourite books off 2017 too! I still have about half of the final book left but I adore this series so crazy much, it is definitely going to be an all time favourite for me. xxx
Very excited to see you mention Homegoing. I just found out that the author is from my hometown! It's on my list of books to read this year.
The Knife of Never Letting Go has been on my shelves unread for far too long but I think your review has nudged it a lot closer to being read because it sounds so good!
It's an amazing read! I'll admit I've read the series a couple times.
Thanks so much for great recs! Getting ready for my maternity leave so put a bunch of these on hold at the library! I also read Handmaid's this year after watching the show. It was very moving and gripping. I'm into the dystopian with a human element genre too, so these recs were perfect! Thanks Sanne! Lilach
I can't wait to read so many of these! The way you described them was so helpful and has made me so excited to start!
The cover of homegoing is BEAUTIFUL!
Oh my god Station Eleven is honestly my favourite book that I’ve read in the last five years at least, and it’s definitely in my lifetime top ten! I’m currently in the process of repeatedly lending my copy to different friends to read so I have people to talk to about it!
Me too! I've met one girl who said the book was “alright"and it baffled me because the novel really changed my perspective and just made me so optimistic about being human!
I read Aristotle and Dante a few years ago and somehow I always find myself going back to it. ❤️
This was such a wonderful mix of books! Homegoing was also in my Favourite Reads of 2017 video! I also love The Bear and The Nightingale and The Knife of Never Letting Go. I am reading a lot more poetry this year and ‘bone’ sounds perfect, one I’ll definitely get around to! And The Loneliest Girl In The Universe sounds so intriguing! You’re recommendations are always great, thank you😊
My never ending TBR list just got bigger. Thanks for sharing!
Libros entre mundos what’s your current top TBR?
This was so great! You speak so well about the books you make me want to read them all :D
The UK cover of The Bear & the Nightingale is gorgeous! I need it! I loved the book so much. I enjoyed the second book a little less but still recommend it. I can’t wait for the third and last book of the trilogy.
Great list I loved Station Eleven and can't wait to read Home Going!
One of my favorite seasons of BookTube is when everyone shares their favorite reads of the past year. :) I really like Aristotle & Dante, and Station Eleven sounds so interesting.
Wonderful list! Homegoing is incredible, it was one of my very favourite reads from last year :D I NEED to read The Bear and the Nightingale, sounds so fantastic xx
Love Patrick Ness! The Knife of Never Letting Go was the first I read by him, followed by the next two in the trilogy. A Monster Calls is another beautiful book by him that you should read if you haven't already!
All of these sound so good! Ever since reading 1984 in school I assumed I hated all dystopian books (it's a weird book, okay!). But this actually makes me want to try reading some.😊
Great list! Adding to my TBR pile. 😀
Station11 sounds really intriguing! And I have the Knife of Never Letting Go staring at me from my bookshelf.... maybe it's time to give it a go!
I LOVED Station Eleven! I read it because of you, so THANK YOU! :)
Oh My I can’t WAIT to read all of these! 💗
I got my boyfriend Station 11 for Christmas after seeing you recommend it (especially for not hardcore dystopian readers) and he started reading it when we went to bed on boxing day and I woke up at like 5:30 in the morning and the light was still on and he'd finished the book. I haven't read it yet but let that be a glowing review (and I think a hit as a present!)
I ordered The Handmaid's Tale, so can't wait to finally give it a try!
How adorable was Ari and Dante?! I absolutely loved that books as well!
You read some amazing books! Happy new year :)
The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking) is one of my all time favorite YA trilogies. I thought the first book was pretty good but not amazing, but wow the next two books.... Blew me away.
I was waiting fir this video for some recommendations, the only book I’ve read was The Loneliest Girl In The Universe and absolutely loved it.. The rest will be in my tbr list.
I have not read any of these...but I did put a few new titles on my ever expanding virtual TBR. Hope you have a great year!
Here is my 2017 best/worst video: th-cam.com/video/t4Tz65E9YhI/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for sharing with us !! I send you my love from Morocco
I absolutely ADORED The Knife of Never Letting Go, but I read it last when I was 14. I really want to read it again, see if I still enjoy it. I remember being very stressed :D
i didnt know the bear and the nightingale was a part of a trilogy!!!! i recently read & loved it so im very excited to see where they go from the end of the first
I really connected with Bone as well - i found it really striking and unexpectedly poignant (the one liner thing is incredibly accurate)
Station Eleven was great, looking forward to more apocalypse and dystopia fiction in the coming year! Have you heard of 'Red Clocks' by Leni Zumas? Sounds like a something of a successor to Handmaid's Tale.
Some awesome recommendations! Thank you 😊
Have you read We Are The Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson? The main character reminds me a lot of Ari from Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the Universe. You would probably enjoy it a lot. I'm currently in the middle of it.
Great list!
My favorite book this year was A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini and close second was Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay.
Another stripy top! I like these colours :) 2018 resolution for me: read Homegoing. I can't believe I still haven't read it after all those positive reviews!
Also here is my favourites list: sherlockianbooklover.wordpress.com/2017/12/31/my-favourite-books-of-2017/
Station Eleven caught my attention. I'm just gonna add it to my to-read list for now. :D
And, yes, Ari & Dante is such a nice story, highly recommend! :)
I quite liked Everything Beautiful Is Not Ruined by and The Love Letters of Abelard and Lily 😊
Home Going sounds good! I’m trying to get into more historical fiction.
Please do a top 10 films of 2017, you have such great taste
Station Eleven was so refreshing! I'm not a dystopian type of girl and found it so beautiful and moving! The Knife of Never Letting Go has been on my radar since like 7th grade and still have not picked it up...oops
I am reading Homegoing right now and loving it so far. At the end of each chapter I feel so attached to the person it was about
Please do a favourite non-fiction collection! Xx
The only matches we have are The Handmaids Tale and Aristotle & Dante. I’ve added the rest to my 2018 TBR. ❤️
My favourite book of the year was 'the long way to a small angry planet's by Becky chambers, but I think I remember you reading that? If not, I would recommend that one.
If you loved the Accident Season, you should pick up The Spellbook Of The Lost and Found!! It just came out and it's FANTASTIC!
The Handmaid's Tale was my favorite book this year !!
I just love every single video you make, and I'm planning to read the books you loved coz I simply trust your recommendations
Now I have a lots of books I look forward to reading 😊 thank you!
I feel like I am missing books with main characters who are in their 20s/mid20s (partly because I tend to read dystopian, often YA books) but still I can’t find books that represent people my age :( do you have any recommendations?
Tried to read The Knife of Never Letting Go when I was at school and I never did. I wasn’t focused so I never read it for the book club but I’d love to re read it now I’m an adult and don’t have GCSEs to distract me!
The only new books I read from 2017 were John Green's Turtles All the Way Down & Cara Delevingne's Mirror, Mirror.
I loved both and def recommend them.
Ocean Sage I need to read turtles all the way down still
Turtles is really good! I love The Fault in Our Stars & Paper Towns, so it's more YA from John Green.
Hi! I have a question for you. Do you ever do a combo of reading and listening to music? I found that, when reading Hunger Games, listening to M83 at the same time increased my experience by like, 1000x! It was like I was in the forest with Katniss fighting her fight along with her! Do you have recommendations of music for certain books? Thanks!
The Bear and The Nightingale was my favorite book of 2016. I re-read it so I can get to the sequel just recently and it was just as amazing the second time! :) XO - Alexandra
I loved Station Eleven, I couldn't put the book down!
The Accident Season has been purchased aha.
You should read The Blind Assassin or Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood! Or the Penelopiad! all v good!
Station Eleven sounds really good and I want to read it, but I’m super anxious about basically all diseases or anything disease related, so I’m wondering if it’s maybe not the best book for me... I don’t know if it goes into detail about the virus outbreak and pandemic that follows, but if it does, I probably shouldn’t read it.
You should read The Inexplicable Logic of my Life is you enjoyed Aristotle and Dante :D
This year I didn't read so much, university stuff, work etc...
But I really loved Nightfall, by Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg.
I read a lot of Asimov, and this, I must say, is on the top 5 by Asimov.
I also enjoyed re-reading The Swarm, by Frank Schatzing, by the way. Love it.
Follow me on Twitter. twitter.com/Leonida46 . I also have a GoodReads account
What are some good tips if you suck at reading???
The Bear and the Nightingale sounds wonderful!
I loved Station Eleven too, especially the way the characters almost immediately begin to try and memorialize their lost world (the museum; the librarian's interviews). And I still feel sort of haunted by the descriptions of Undersea.
Wahoo, loved this book! Loved "Homegoing" as well and totally agree with how fleshed out the characters were despite them only cropping up for short periods of time. I don't know if you can add links, but I did a list of my top 10 books of the year as well as London stage shows, TV shows, films and songs over on my blog!
shaunnolan.com/2017/12/30/shauns-culture-review-of-2017-the-years-best-in-theatre-film-tv-books-music/
YAASSSS ARISTOTLE AND DANTE :)
Sanne have you read Sisters of the Revolution? It’s an anthology of feminist short stories and it’s so good! I’m recommending it to literally everyone :)
Very interesting books! How did you get your teeth so white?
Off topic, but I have the same sea salt shirt :)
Really wish you would hold the books still!!
+Sarah Calder if you miss any titles, they’re always in the description.
I loved The Bear and the Nightingale too - it was my favourite read of the year I think! I'm definitely intrigued to try The Knife of Never Letting Go. Thank you for introducing it to me!
Here's my video on my top 5 reads of 2017 :) th-cam.com/video/KPHcI10x5K8/w-d-xo.html
very nice video
Your accent is so different. I tried to understand which accent is was through the whole
video. Thanks for the note below !
Thanks so much for this! Several of those books are on myTBR pile - and I loved Ari and Dante as well! I did a book awards/fave 2017 books blog post. If you wanna read it its at linamekareads.wordpress.com !
Anyone else know The Gone Series and how good it is.
Adele is it you?
Hello
Genuine Fraud is my current and first read of 2018!! 😊😊
Wow
I adored The Accident Season, really glad I picked that one up this year!
I didn't feel the same about Genuine Fraud unfortunately. It felt a little too similar to a certain Matt Damon film.... I won't say more because I wouldn't wish to spoil it for anyone!! I'll definitely read E.Lockheart again though because I really enjoyed the writing style.
Lovely choices though. I'll definitely be reading Aristotle!
+Joanna Worrall it mentions that one as inspiration in the beginning right? I’m so curious to see what she writes next.
booksandquills Ah. I'm one of those naughty readers who doesn't read intros or acknowledgements. 😳
Haven't read any of these, but some are definitely going on my TBR! I did make a favourites video myself, I would love it if you'd check it out: th-cam.com/video/1NRFB1UJ-Ag/w-d-xo.html
does anyone else feel like the handmaid's tale was way too descriptive? ugh i wish i loved it more, but perhaps i have to reread it and me not loving it as much as i expected was caused by the state of mind and health i was in while reading.
eva's library I liked the show better lol than the book but both are good maybe it's just Atwood's style
Me reading Aristotle and Dante: hmmmm that's funny. I thought this was going to be a gay one
*the gay finally arrives*
O hi there you are
I've also read The Knife of Never Letting go and that whole series. Patrick Ness is fantastic
This is the first time you hide the spines 😂
+esraa khalid Haha trying to keep em a surprise! (But won’t be doing that for hauls etc as I prefer seeing the spines myself.)
homegoing looks like a brazillian soap opera that's airing on tv right now...
Great video. :) You’re beautiful btw.
Anyone else not enjoy The Handmaid's Tale?
Lottie Gibbons i couldn’t finish it :(
I was actually really bored through it... I can see why it's important but man was I bored.
I read it at university and absolutely hated it!
Yep. I was just really bored and didn't finish it.
I didn’t necessarily enjoy it. I wouldn’t say that I loved it. It was uncomfortable but I feel it’s important to read. I wouldn’t read it multiple times. I feel like that makes it a successful dystopian concept.
Why is everything has to do with homosexuality in the books u read"