I read the LOWEST and HIGHEST ⭐️ rated books on my TBR... (i'm shocked)📚

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  • @chocolateoreo6489
    @chocolateoreo6489 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I adore how you talk about books, you are so comforting to hear to talk in general, and talking about books in such depth is so lovely as well❤

    • @jaimefok
      @jaimefok  หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Aww thank you so much!

    • @chocolateoreo6489
      @chocolateoreo6489 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@jaimefok Aw of course love, it’s true!

  • @JayGTheAwkwardBookworm
    @JayGTheAwkwardBookworm หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Yessss I feel you! I need the witty banter in a relationship or I get so bored 😂

    • @jaimefok
      @jaimefok  หลายเดือนก่อน

      YES

  • @turkeyrunner712
    @turkeyrunner712 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I love this concept for a video - always fun to see what’s ranked lowest/highest and then what your rating is.
    Currently on the tandem read of TOG! Manon might be one of my favorite book characters of all time.

    • @jaimefok
      @jaimefok  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad you like the video! OH MANON 😍😍😍

  • @stephaniefournier4585
    @stephaniefournier4585 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    As someone who is working to publish her first book, and writing the second (it's going to be a trilogy) I often find myself wondering "What would Jaime say about this?" I do hope to send you my first book once I finally get enough money to publish it. Currently I am reading the 3rd book of the Orphan X series by Gregg Hurwitz. It's called Hellbent. I have to say, this series is one I highly recommend. I've rated the first 2 books 5 stars because I was so invested in the story. Any other Orphan X fans in here?

    • @jaimefok
      @jaimefok  หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Omg amazing! Would love to give it a try ❤️

  • @juilie3287
    @juilie3287 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was waiting for this video ☺️ Thank you Jaime ❤

    • @jaimefok
      @jaimefok  หลายเดือนก่อน

      YAY!

  • @bluearmy4736
    @bluearmy4736 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Love your videos. Watching a new video from you and coming back to your channel feels like coming back home

    • @jaimefok
      @jaimefok  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Omg thank you! ❤️❤️

  • @niralipb4739
    @niralipb4739 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Love your videos!! I love Brando Sando....it is sad that you aren't vibing with his writing. Hope to love him in the future 😊

    • @jaimefok
      @jaimefok  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Is there another series from him you think I’d prefer?

    • @serenity8910
      @serenity8910 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@jaimefok The Stormlight Archive is his biggest most well loved series. It's still on going.

  • @amyahn231
    @amyahn231 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video as usual! I def wanna try Brandon Sanderson in the future and see what I think. Hope you have an amazing week. ❤

    • @jaimefok
      @jaimefok  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Def worth a try!! You too ❤️

  • @hollyahd
    @hollyahd หลายเดือนก่อน

    YASS I'm on Book 3 of the Mistborn series and have LOVED the books so much. YAY! Thanks for the positive vibes on a Monday (for me 😊) ❤

    • @jaimefok
      @jaimefok  หลายเดือนก่อน

      that's awesome!!!

  • @user-my5pv6lq9n
    @user-my5pv6lq9n หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hi!! I love your videos 💕

    • @jaimefok
      @jaimefok  หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      HIIII!!! ily thank you❤

  • @witandlearning
    @witandlearning หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can relate to the giant TBR 😂 my kindle TBR has exploded recently 🫢 I’m currently reading Fiona and Jane!

    • @jaimefok
      @jaimefok  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Woohooo!!

  • @chloeplummer9898
    @chloeplummer9898 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Hmmmm if you don’t vibe so much with the mistborn series I would recommend Brandon Sanderson’s other main series, the Way of Kings! From what I can remember he didn’t overexplain things and just generally I preferred the Way of Kings’ characters, vibes, plot…. One of my favourite books whilst mistborn (which I did love) was more of a 4 star for me :)

    • @jaimefok
      @jaimefok  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Ohhhhh ok this is good to know!!

    • @amandalawrence880
      @amandalawrence880 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I'd actually recommend trying his book Skyward next! Different genre and vibes and very fast paced. I raced through the series!

    • @jaimefok
      @jaimefok  หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@amandalawrence880 ouuu interesting ok!

  • @chocolateoreo6489
    @chocolateoreo6489 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’m sending you love❤❤❤

    • @jaimefok
      @jaimefok  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Right back at you❤️

  • @kaylapritchard3389
    @kaylapritchard3389 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Currently reading Poppy Wars👏

    • @jaimefok
      @jaimefok  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Excited for you! (And scared lol)

    • @niralipb4739
      @niralipb4739 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Me too !! I am reading the first book - "The Poppy War" and I am in part-2 🤌😁

  • @stuartgriffin1001
    @stuartgriffin1001 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love the video. I have yet to read Brandon Sanderson. I probably will at some point.
    I'm currently reading Kiss Her Once For Me by Alison Cochrun

    • @jaimefok
      @jaimefok  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      it's definitely worth a try!

  • @paytonouber6448
    @paytonouber6448 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I definitely understand your Brandon Sanderson criticism I think he has said that he writes at a mid-grade level so it’s accessible to all readers.
    I have heard the Stormlight archives are even better than the Mistborn series though… so maybe those would be worth a try.
    I am currently reading Caraval, and Someone to build a Nest in.

    • @jaimefok
      @jaimefok  หลายเดือนก่อน

      i'm getting lots of recs for the stormlight archive or skyward! when i feel the motivation maybe i'll try those :P
      how are you liking caraval?

  • @jessicaallard9453
    @jessicaallard9453 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm currently reading the first Mistborn book and I can already see what you mean about the writing style 🤔 But for now it's not bothering me too much. We'll see how I feel as I go along in the series! Thank you for sharing your experience and thoughts with us ☺️

    • @jaimefok
      @jaimefok  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hope it doesn’t bug you as much as it bugged me 😂

  • @eve12667
    @eve12667 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    If you haven’t read it already, you might enjoy An ember in the Ashes, I loved the plot and all the characters and I definitely cried a bit at the end 😂

    • @jaimefok
      @jaimefok  หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ohh yeah I've heard of that one!

  • @jadelee_jl
    @jadelee_jl หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow. I could not pin point exactly why although Mistborn was good, I didn't feel like continuing with the series. Your explanation makes so much sense.

    • @jaimefok
      @jaimefok  หลายเดือนก่อน

      omg i'm so glad i was able to help!!

  • @Sinnabean
    @Sinnabean หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am currently reading "On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong" for a reading vlog😊
    AH I love this definitely need to try this for myself sometime in the future!!!

    • @jaimefok
      @jaimefok  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ohhh what’s that one about?

    • @Sinnabean
      @Sinnabean หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jaimefok The whole book is essentially a letter from a son to his mother wo can't read due to not being able to receive a proper education thx to the Vietnamese war, the mom, grandmother and son have immigrated to the US and he tells us about his experiences and relationship with his mother through this letter he wrote in his late twenties for her. The writing is BEAUTIFUL and incredibly sad

  • @millermary545
    @millermary545 หลายเดือนก่อน

    have you read anything by Roselle Lim? all her books also center around Chinese matchmaking and fortune telling with a lot of delicious food imagery!

    • @jaimefok
      @jaimefok  หลายเดือนก่อน

      I haven’t actually!! Any specific book from her that you recommend?

  • @shelleylawrence8397
    @shelleylawrence8397 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’m reading Sarah Morgan’s newest book, The Summer Swap.

    • @jaimefok
      @jaimefok  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      sounds perfect for the season!

    • @shelleylawrence8397
      @shelleylawrence8397 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jaimefok Yes! It’s fun.

  • @ahyokawolf7207
    @ahyokawolf7207 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So these works are his earlier works, didn’t feel this with The Way of Kings. The Mistborn Trilogy is my least favorite series of his, and I soft DNF’d Tress(its new but different tone) Read Stormlight, it’s so good!

    • @jaimefok
      @jaimefok  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ok this is good to know!! Everyone just told me to start with mistborn 😂

  • @popuri48
    @popuri48 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I actually would love to know what you think gets negated at the end of Well of Ascension! I’ve read the trilogy already but it’s been a while so I don’t remember enough details to grasp what you meant, I think!

    • @jaimefok
      @jaimefok  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      gonna hide this because spoilers belowwwww
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      It’s the rubbing that Sazed did that changed from the metal inscription. It did get more explained in Hero of Ages now that I’ve just finished that book as well- but it seemed so out of the blue for me in this one!

  • @serenity8910
    @serenity8910 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ohhh I kinda get what you mean when you say Sanderson explains a lot, but I didn't feel like it made my reading worst. The only thing I feel is lacking in his writing is the extremely simple/casual way of writing. I personally prefer a slightly more elevated writing for fantasy, for example The Justice of Kings by Richard Swan.

    • @jaimefok
      @jaimefok  หลายเดือนก่อน

      I feel like there’s just not enough emotion in it as well or something.

  • @maratrenzas673
    @maratrenzas673 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Si ha leido la Biblia, que la gustaria entender

  •  หลายเดือนก่อน

    I think you are the first person whom I find and has the same impressions about Brando Sando writing! I'm so happy, I was nearly sure there was something wrong with me 😂 I do love his stories, characters (especially side ones) magic systems, but I space out these books, cause I cannot bare the over explaining and slowing down the action. It's like a love-hate relationship 😅 but I will still read and enjoy his books despite that. Fantastic video as always!

    • @jaimefok
      @jaimefok  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      LOL OK GOOD it’s not just me 😂

  • @Yaelpodeh
    @Yaelpodeh 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Im reading the song od achilles🩷

    • @jaimefok
      @jaimefok  20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Good one!!

  • @iron_paws
    @iron_paws หลายเดือนก่อน

    I agree completely with your thoughts on Sanderson, which is rare! His stories are interesting but the repetition of the same sentences and words bores me. I also agree with your thoughts on the ending, the feeling of everything they were building towards not mattering. Unfortunately I felt the same way about book 3.
    I do want to give The way of kings a shot but I somehow know I won't love it as much as I want to.

    • @jaimefok
      @jaimefok  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It’s refreshing to hear someone with the same unpopular opinion! I’m really wanting to love him, I wonder if there’s another series that would suit me more!

  • @dalestanley9177
    @dalestanley9177 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I think our girl would read whilst sleeping 😴 if she could

    • @jaimefok
      @jaimefok  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Probably would!