BOOKTUBE DARLINGS THAT DESERVE MORE LOVE OUTSIDE OF BOOKTUBE
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- BOOKTUBE DARLINGS THAT DESERVE MORE LOVE OUTSIDE OF BOOKTUBE
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Jade City
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Sword of Kaigen
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The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
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Vinland Saga
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Stardust Thief
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Read Sword of Kaigen on a cruise last year and fell in love with it so much I backed the Kickstarter for the fancy edition.
I was at a Fonda Lee/Kate Elliot book signing last night and got a little scoop. While CBS dropped the Green Bones Saga, someone else has optioned it. She contractually couldn’t give us more details yet. But there is hope!
Jade City and the Greenbone saga is amazing and I wish had more exposure outside of booktube
yes, it's so good!
Will never stop screaming about how amazing Swod of Kaigen is.
Sword of kaigen needs more hype. It's such an awesome story.
I look at a huge range of "discriminating criteria" when I choose books to read, mostly to correct (what I view as) sins of my past...
When faced with multiple books to choose from:
I try to support female writers first. (One day about 6 years ago I realized that my very sci-fi and fantasy heavy library was 90% male authors and the only females used initials to identify themselves (e.g., J.K. and E.K. ) so I set out to support the under supported authors.
I still read an occasional mainstream fantasy book (because I read A LOT) usually a Brandon Sanderson pallet cleanser 😂🎉 Plus, I love watching BookTube videos (in case I've missed anything) but authors with more than 1k reviews (like Colleen Hoover) will never see a dime of my money.
Give me the stories written by the creative up-start minds... I will make time for under-represented burgeoning authors 💞
I am really confused about the absence of Gene Wolfe among booktubers. How on earth did that happen. It's like an MFA program without Proust or something.
I love the green bone saga. I'm half way through Jade Legacy! They're brilliant.
Jade Legacy was snubbed in the Goodreads 2022 choice awards nominations (it came out late 2021, but still qualified for 2022). Feel like fantasy outside of fantasy romance or fairy tale/myth retellings have a hard time reaching mass appeal. Kind of disagree on The Stardust Thief. I do see the commercial appeal, but I think it's very mediocre and mismarketed as adult fantasy when it's really YA. It has a lot of YA fantasy tropes, young characters, and doesn't have the level of plot/world building depth I expect from adult fantasy.
I like the idea of having the viewers predict the number of ratings.
Video idea: which ONE can hook you on a book regardless of the other two: writing, plot, or characters?
Name of the wind! Sword of kaigen! Stardust thief! Girl who fell beneath the sea! Some of my faves❤
My mother's bookclub never reads fantasy. Same with the library bookclubs. I'm not sure how true that is for other bookclubs but I rarely see fantasy at all chosen. Elle, I wonder which books you'd pick to discuss if you had a bookclub?
Oh I like this concept ! I’m in a book club and no one picks fantasy except for me ! Haha. But I always have a difficult time figuring out what to pick that’s easier for non- fantasy readers. So a book club Rec video would be awesome !
Jade City is good, but I really fell in love with the series as it progressed. So sad if there won't be an adaptation.
I love that copy of stardust thief so much better then the orange
The purple is gorgeous. I bought the paperback book and it has orange flames on the top and purple buildings on the bottom.
Wow, Jade City so low is surprising!
I'm curious if you finished the series and what you thought? I felt very 4-star about Jade City and Jade War, but I was literally sobbing at the end of Jade Legacy, it was a super 5 star read.
I really lov Green bone saga and Sword Of Kaigen. They both wrecked me 😭
Dang that's fascinating that TGWFBTS has so many more ratings than things I hear about all of the time like Sword of Kaigen and is almost up there with Greenbone. It is also the only Booktube darling from this list I have read besides the Stardust Thief lmao And damn....Stardust Thief definitely deserves more love. Hopefully book 2 is amazing and will get more people to check it out.
JADE CITY IS THE QUEEN...WHY DIDNT YOU LIKE JADE CITY... IT WAS SO FVCKING GOOD. WSOECIALLY THE LAST BOOK
I would sell my soul for a Green Bone Saga adaptation.
This is a GREAT idea for a video!! Perspective is valuable. It made me think. I do wonder if the GR numbers are distorted by the demographic of GR. For instance, I think some of the huge fan bases (Sanderfans, Dune bros, Vineland Saga etc) live elsewhere, in particular Reddit. I have a suspicion that Hoover’s fans and Dune’s fans aren’t equally attracted to Goodreads.
Apart from Jade City, it doesn't surprise me that the rest doesn't have as high amount of ratings
Sword of Kaigen isn't available in my country. Most of the epic fantasies arent available. Been looking for N K Jemison books for years.
I'm shocked that Peter MacLean's Priest of Bones only has a little over 4,600 ratings
The Sword of Kaigen is self/independently published so that is going to impact it’s larger popularity.
Hi you usually review on fictional books plz also review some non fictional books.
Honestly, I'm not surprised at all.
The Name of the Wind - why would read a first book in the series when there is only 1% that will be last book and if it will be good.
It Ends with Us - women read more.
Jade City - writing style wasn't easy to follow, snail slow book without even one cool female character.
The Sword of Kaigen - self published not so much marketing.
Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea - no one loves, no one hates, no one interested.
Vinland Saga/Stardust Thief - don't know anything about them.
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I absolutely love Jade City. The characters are flawed, but I still like them and their growth over the series is so amazing. Anyone who likes the Godfather saga would like Jade City.
I think having many ratings is also because some of these books are translated, whilst others are just available in English.
I usually read in English, but it's not my first language, so for example, with Jade City, i don't know anyone who actually knows it 'cause in my country, most of readers only have translated books :/
I think most people may be deterred from picking those whithin a trilogy/saga, hence why The Girl Who Fell Beneath The Sea has more ratings than The Stardust Thief. You need long term commitment.
Most surprising is The Sword of Kaigen, that is one of my top 10 favorites of all time! I can't wait for my Kickstarter copy to come in.
Just ordered the first volume of Vinland Saga. Looking forward to this one as it seems unlike anything that I have read so far. I really do like your manga recommendations maybe do a video on if you like this (fill in the blank) manga then you may like this one (fill in the blank). Or maybe talk about your favorite manga/graphic novels etc.
The Sword of Kaigen needs more eyes from Readers. 13,000 reviews is criminal! Everyone has it on their to-read list but nobody gives it the read it deserves.
I really enjoyed both Name of the wind as well as The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea. I'm hoping to get to The Stardust Thief soon.
Great idea for a video! I will say though I am a super avid reader but I don’t put ratings on GoodReads - just that I have “read” it. So I wonder how many others are like me 🤣
One note on Vinland saga and manga in general - by and large there are other manga community sites that cater towards that side of book reviews - I read a lot of manga and none of my manga reviews are on good reads so that might just be a different community problem…
Side-note: you're hair looks fantastic!
My fantasy football team this season is called Green Bone FC. Absolutely loved that saga!
I think I will buy Sword of Kaigen.
Thankyou.
Fonda Lee loves emotional damage but she writes great books, so I respect that!
I loved Stardust Thief! It didn't seem to get the attention it deserved anywhere.
Your hair 😍, you’re beautiful ☀️❤️
I started The Sword of Kaigen last week and it’s been a fantastic read so far. I heard a lot of talk about it, but it’s surprised me.
Some of these are so surprising omg
I just found out that Sword of Kaigen was a standalone! I already have so many trilogies on my TBR. I need this now!
SOK is basically 1984ish warriors with ATLA powers lol I liked it, though!
Guessing game
1. Jade city- 50k ( real is 42k)
2. Sword of Kaigen- 80k considering it was a stabdalone (13k???!😨 Excuse me? Lemme get it right now)
3. Girl who fell beneath the sea -people buy books with pretty covers so maybe 60k because pretty privilege exist even for books 😂 (37k..excuse me while i reduce my expectations in the ratings)
4. Vinland saga...i haven't read any manga so i don't know how lets do 20k (5k??👀 Clearly i have not reduced my expectations enough but the anime is on Netflix- I think- if you are interested 😊)
5. The Stardust thief- i have it on my tbr so and it is popular. Hmmm....15k-20k because my expectations are low lol (13.7k...wow...that was so low for a popular book )
yknow i really liked this one book that slipped pretty far under the radar… it was called ‘the way of kings’ i think? something like that. it’s pretty obscure, i doubt any of you have heard of it
Totally😂
Great Video!
Yeah, the book aisle in my local WalMart is almost entirely Colleen Hoover, r/n.😅🙃 👀
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Did she have a recent new-release come out or something?? (Kinda like how, when "the movie" comes out, stores will suddenly stock-up on "the book" for things? To brace for the resurgence of interest ? Or such ?) Lollll
For a while there I was only seeing one or two of her books out. 🤷♀️🤷♀️ 😂
I know that vinland saga is popular among fantasy booktubers, but if I'm going to be honest, I google manga first to see if I like the art style. There's so much great manga out there that if I'll be spending years reading one I want to like the art.
So, yeah, Vinland saga was a pass for me. Maybe I'll just watch it at some point.
I was kinda surprised how low the level of ratings was for stardust thief. I know it’s a debut but it was a Book of the Month pick and it was also the Barnes and Noble speculative fiction pick a few months back and I know that our store sold quite a few copies of it
Perhaps the problem is that some of these books are not translated to many other languages than English, because tey are too "fresh". Most people outside of the USA and UK read only books in their national language. For example there's a huge market for fantasy in Europe, but only a couple of the most popular writers from the world get translations of their newest books near the time of their original release in English. So, when I go to my local library or bookshop there's like 20-25% of foreign stuff, mostly classics and bestsellers like Tolkien and Martin, but the rest are writers from my homeland.
In my experience, the Sword of Kaigen and The Green Bone Saga trilogy are not that known outside of the BookTube community. Many of my friends who read sci-fi, horror, and fantasy have never heard of them.
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea is awesome and I love it, it reminds me of a tiny trinket. It's cute and charming, but it's not an 'epic' and epic seems to be the name of the game in the fantasy world these days. I wish there were more well balanced fantasy standalone books. I read it around the time I read Nettle & Bone and they're two of my favorite books right now.
I read The girl who fell beneath the sea and The stardust thief this month and I love both books. I agree with you that more people need to read these books.
Jade City is the one that surprised me the most. I keep recommending it to irl friends because I loved it so much. But I realize that it’s kind of a niche thing that not a lot of people would be into. You have to either love fantasy or martial arts movies, and not many people out there in the world fit into those categories.
I often find this is the case with fantasy in general. It just doesn’t appeal to the masses. I’ve found my people irl, so I recognize I often get a skewed view of the world. But most fantasy books aren’t known to a lot of people outside of fantasy circles. Only the ones with popular adaptations really get to become that familiar to the average person. It’s sad, because fantasy is so cool. I feel like if people would stop being so snobby about it not being real literature, or thinking it’s just for kids, they’d read something in fantasy and end up loving it.
You should keep going with the Green Bone Saga! I felt exactly like you until I went on to finish the trilogy! It gets so much better
Please can you have a look at a book called Island Eight. I never see anyone talk about it and I thought it was fairly fun
Vinland Saga without a doubt, so many good quotes and any story that can get you to lament and come to an understanding of someone who you should detest is a work of art to me.
You make such inventive and specific videos; I love the discussions you create around these niche topics
Vinland saga and the sword of Kaigen are amazing
You and I have usually have different tastes in fantasy, but I completely align with your thoughts on Jade City, Sword of Kaigen, and Vinland Saga 😅! I haven’t read the others you mentioned, but I would vote for Vinland Saga (and you were the first channel to put that manga on my radar). 😊
Not really a fan of the Green Bone Saga. I agree with you that the idea may have more mass appeal than a lot of other fantasy books, though.
My pick would be the recently completed ‘Burningblade & Silvereye’ trilogy by Django Wexler, which is a pretty great science fantasy adventure story with some horror elements. In my mind I could see it as a great animated series like ‘Arcane’. Some of the vibe is the same, and you have some of the same complicated family dynamics. I just had fun with these.
I must admit I haven't read any of these - adding some to my TBR.
jade city is fab! one of the first adult fantasy books i ever read
Jade City is so so good love the series it definitely needs it more attention outside of booktube xoxo 😚 ❤️💜💖💖💖💜🧡🌻🌻🩵😚📚🌹🌹💞💖💜❤️💜🌹💞💛🌈🌷❣️❣️🌷💘💓💐❤️💜🤎🤎📙📚📚📖🩵💚💚💙🧡🧡🌻🌻📙🌻🌹📚📚📚🩵🩵💚💚📖📖🩵💙
I'm not at all surprised that Greenbone Saga isn't more popular. It's pretty dry when all is said and done. Imo, at least.
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jade city trilogy has finally arrived in New Zealand mainstream book stores Whittcouls (our version of Barnes and Noble) which is a good sign that the books are slowly becoming more available in other countries
I’m shocked Vinland Saga has so little not gonna lie. It’s such a good story.
I think Vinland Saga is not as popular because I do not know about anybody else but the manga is so hard to get your hands on. Plus I know my library has lowered its stock in manga and then manga is so hard to get your hands on through Barns and nobles and expensive. I do not have a used book store. I wish manga would get a little more love overall.
OMG! Love the Stardust thief series one of my favorite series needs to be heard outside of booktube and OBSESSED xoxo 😚💘📙💜💜💜🧡🩵🧡🧡🩵📚🌻📖💘💖❣️🌷🌷❤️🧡🌹🌻🌻📚🩵🩵🌻🌻💚💚🤎💘💖❣️❣️🌷🌹❣️❣️❣️🌷❤️💐💘💘🤎📙💜📚📚📚🩵📚🌻💛💚🩵🩵🩵🩵🧡🧡🌺🌺
I loved The Stardust Thief and The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea (the audiobook was amazing!). I had trouble really getting into Jade City but I'll give it another try eventually. I have backed the Sword of Kaigen kickstarter campaign so I'll eventually read that too. I typically rate all the books I read, and for most, but not all of the time, I write at least a brief review. Since I mostly read fantasy and science fiction and am always checking out TH-cam for suggestions I don't typically worry about how much hype is being generated outside of BookTube. In fact, between your channel and a couple of others I probably have years of TBR possibilities to go through! :)
If you ever need or want random suggestions for videos, I would love to see your thoughts on books based on myths, legends and cultures other than Western European. I'm trying to actively read fantasy based on other cultures (hence my picking up the two I first mentioned above) and am always looking for good recommendations. Thanks!
Felt the same about jade city 😢
I am so tired of hearing about The Sword of Kaigen. I read it, gave it five stars and loved it, and if I never hear about it again, it will be too soon. I think you're doing more harm than good with this type of video.
How is she making harm, what is the logic? I never heard about book. Now l will read it. I watch this chanel and barely ever read fantasy but when l do l choose it from this chanel recommendations. That is a reson l follow her and only her as fantasy TH-camr.
@@mirela2608 If she's then only booktuber you watch, then sure, although she herself has mentioned The Sword of Kaigen quite a few times so I'm surprised this is the first time you've heard about it. I watch a few booktubers though, and I'm tired of hearing about these books, to the point that I no longer want to read them. That was my point. Honestly, and I'm not trying to be rude or force an ultimatum, but it's to the point where I'm considering unsubscribing. It's the SAME books over and over and over.
@@Pandas_and_Books thank you for time you took to clarify. Now l understand what you wanted to say and it's making sense to me. Yes l follow just her and you are right she probably talked about book before but it just didn't grab me then l guess so l forgot the book. I am really new in fantasy so not surprising 😊
@@mirela2608 yeah, I wasn't super clear in my first post what I meant. It is a very good book so I hope you enjoy it if you do decide to read it.
Good morning Elliot Hope you have a great day xoxo 😚 💙❤️🔥💜🩵💚💚❤️🔥🌻🌻❣️🧡🌺💓🌺🪻🪻🥀🌈🌞💕🩷💞💞❤️💙💜🩵🩵🩵🌻🌻🤎❣️💘🌷💗❣️🤎🌻🤎🧡🌺💓🌹🌹🌹💛💕🌈🥀💐💞💖💖💖❤️🧡🧡💙💙💜💚🩵💚🌻🤎📖📚📙📙📚📖📖📖📚📙📚📚🖇️
The vinland saga rating number was surprisingly low and made me curious to go and look up some of my favourite mangas i don't see mentioned a lot, and they are all under or around 4.5k ratings. 🥲
(Banana Fish 4.5k, Puella Magi Madoka Magica 4.3k, Vampire Princess Miyu 306, Vampire Game 2.6k)
SO EXCITED!! 🪷🌺💘💘🌷💚🩵🩵💚💚❤️💛🌻💙💙💗🌈🌷🌷❤️🔥💗🪷🖤💘🖤🪷🪷❣️❣️💜🤎💓💖🌞💘💘🌷💚🩵🩵🩵💚🌷❤️🔥🌈💙🩶❤️🪻🌷🌷❤️🔥🧡🌻💙🩶💗❤️🔥💘💘🌺🪷🪷❣️🌞💜💖🤎💓🥀🌹🪷