Thank you for recommending Iona Iverson’s Rules For Commuting. No other Booktuber has mentioned this novel and I’m so glad I read it! It was wholesome and funny. Very enjoyable ❤
I read A Boy and His Dog on your recommendation! Wowza! I really explain how much I loved it! Those plot twists - I literally said Whoaaaa!!! Didn’t see either of them coming. So thank you, thank you! I may try another of Fletcher’s but I’m not sure he can top A Boy and His Dog!
Hi Sara! YAY!!!! I'm so happy you enjoyed it as much as I did. I added his (one) other book to my TBR, but I have to same hesitation you do. Boy and His Dog cannot be topped. Thank you so much for watching💕
Demon Copperhead was great but hard. I’m glad I listened to it because the performances made all the difference to keeping me going. It has sadness and happiness and realism. The characters are both heartbreaking and special. It stays with you. I loved The Last Devil to Die. My favorite of the series. So many special notes and quotes from that one. Another favorite was The Adventures of Amina Al-Sarafi. Others of note - Before the Coffee Gets Cold, Lady Tan's Circle of Women, The Ferryman, and Miss Benson's Beetle. So many great 😊reads out there!
Hello! I listened to Demon as well and it was such a great way to consume the story. I keep hearing the 4th in the Thursday Murder series is the best, I really need to get on with it. Thank you so much for watching 💕
Glad you loved Demon Copperhead, I hated it so much! Most despised book of 2023 for me. Loved Remarkably Bright Creatures and Marcelius so much. Favorite!! Loved Frozen River another favorite. Happy reading in the New Year.
I just discovered you and your channel, and I must say, what a delight you are and a breath of fresh air in the BookTube universe😊 I love your enthusiasm and how you get right to the point in describing each book. And I also love how varied your reading tastes are. BTW, Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting is on my TBR list. Glad to hear you loved it!
Hello and welcome! I’m so happy to hear you enjoy it here. I hope you love Iona as much as I did. I appreciate your support. Thank you so much for watching 💕
I also read a lot last year so very hard to make a top 10. Some of my favourites were: The Reformatory All That’s Left Behind- Tracey Lien Strange Sally Diamond- Liz Nugent Bright Young Women- Jessica Knoll Wellness- Nathan Hill Horse- Geraldine Brooks The Push- Ashley Audrain Small Mercies- Dennis Lehane Tom Lake- Ann Patchett Kindred- Octavia E. Butler The Nickel Boys- Colson Whitehead The Sum of Us- Heather Mcghee S.- Slavenka Drakulic The Marriage Portrait- Maggie O’Farrell Foster- Claire Keegan
Happy New Year🎉 Here we’re my top 5 1 Hello Beautiful 2 Demon Copperhead 3 The Winners 4 The Hearts Invisible Furies 5 Remarkably Bright Creatures Keep up the good work!
Hi Linda and Happy New Year to you! WOW, great list! Yay for Demon and RBC. The Heart’s Invisible Furies was my fave of 2022 ❤️❤️ Thank you so much for watching 💕
I’ve watched many top 2023 at this point and yours is one of the most interesting! I had to pause a lot and use my pen to write down those titles Heather! 😅😂❤
Hi Julie! I’m so glad you enjoyed my video 🥰 Lots of wonderful books in there. Let me know what you think if you get to any of them. Thank you so much for your ongoing support 💕
Yay! She did the bloopers again - love it! In addition to DC & Light Pirate, some of my other favorites were: The Vaster Wilds I’m A Fan On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous When I Hit You Island Of Missing Trees Parable of The Sower The Earth Abides
You had a good year! I have read 4 of the books in your favorites - DC, Pod, Triptych and Remarkably Bright Creatures. Of those, I enjoyed Pod the most but Marcellus was my favorite character! At this point in my life, I read purely for entertainment and to escape reality. I want a book that grabs my attention, that I don't want to put down and want more of the story even when the book is finished. I had a good reading year in '23 - 123 books! A few of the best fiction were: The Snow Child by Ivey, The Quiet Game by Iles, The Terminal List by Carr and A Darkness Absolute by Armstrong (You need to read City Of The Lost first). Thank you for sharing your top reads! Hope '24 is another enjoyable year in your reading journey!!
Hi bj! I’m so happy to hear you loved Pod! 🥰 Also, The Quiet Game! That’s such a great series. Wait until you read The Devil’s Punchbowl. I think I liked that one even more. Thank you so much for your ongoing support. Here’s to a great ‘24 💕
I loved hearing your review of the year. I also wasn't able to do my top 11 (in my case) in order.... just bringing it down to 11 was hard lol. Loved that your top 10 wasn't all about 2023 books! That's cool. New subscriber! Looking forward to watching other videos for sure.
Becky chambers ❤ I heard more people say they hated pod 🤷♀️ interesting! Ohh.. speak is one I want to read. I am waiting for remarkably bright creatures from the library. Hopefully soon!
Hi Terri! I’m so glad you enjoyed the video and thank you for taking the time to let me know. If you go to my channel, under the Playlist tab go to the Wrap ups list. My videos for Faves of 2021 & 2022 are there. Enjoy! Thanks so much for watching 💕
Demon Copperhead & Light Pirate made it into my favorites list too. I really liked POD & advocate its message, and whenever ppl bring up 🐬 rap3 I’m like yeah some dolphins do, just like some humans .
I’d say my favorites from this year in no order are: Station Eleven Dark Matter The Traveling Cat Chronicles The Martian Horse The Heart’s Invisible Furies Remarkably Bright Creatures Parable of the Sower Lancelot Indian Horse The World Played Chess The Island of Missing Trees The Island of Sea Women Harry’s Trees My sister lent me Demon Copperhead after she DNF’d it and it sits in my drawer. I’ve seen you talk about it more than once. Maybe I’m incentivized to read it now? Enjoyed your list!
Demon Copperhead was also on my favorites list ... honestly, I have been saying that for so many months that it is anticlimactic at this point lol. Also top of my list is Last Devil to Die (Book 4 of the Thursday Murder Club). I have never given a cozy mystery 5 stars-- this is the first. It broke my heart and put it back together again. So well done! Cheers to another great reading year! Mine has started out well-- yours too?
Hi Liz! I really need to get to the rest of the Thursday Murder series, I keep hearing the last one is the best. My reading year has started off pretty good 👍🏼 Here’s to another year of new favorites. Thank you so much for your continued support 💕
Thank you for recommending Iona Iverson’s Rules For Commuting. No other Booktuber has mentioned this novel and I’m so glad I read it! It was wholesome and funny. Very enjoyable ❤
Hi Liz! This makes me so happy! I’m so glad you enjoyed it. It’s such an underrated and under-talked about novel. Thank you so much for watching 💕
Thank you for making my TBR even longer😆
Hello! Happy to help! 😜😂 Thanks so much for watching 💕
I read A Boy and His Dog on your recommendation! Wowza! I really explain how much I loved it! Those plot twists - I literally said Whoaaaa!!! Didn’t see either of them coming. So thank you, thank you! I may try another of Fletcher’s but I’m not sure he can top A Boy and His Dog!
Hi Sara! YAY!!!! I'm so happy you enjoyed it as much as I did. I added his (one) other book to my TBR, but I have to same hesitation you do. Boy and His Dog cannot be topped. Thank you so much for watching💕
Demon Copperhead was great but hard. I’m glad I listened to it because the performances made all the difference to keeping me going. It has sadness and happiness and realism. The characters are both heartbreaking and special. It stays with you. I loved The Last Devil to Die. My favorite of the series. So many special notes and quotes from that one. Another favorite was The Adventures of Amina Al-Sarafi. Others of note - Before the Coffee Gets Cold, Lady Tan's Circle of Women, The Ferryman, and Miss Benson's Beetle. So many great 😊reads out there!
Hello! I listened to Demon as well and it was such a great way to consume the story. I keep hearing the 4th in the Thursday Murder series is the best, I really need to get on with it. Thank you so much for watching 💕
The Light Pirate made it to my top 10 too. I’ve recommended it to multiple people. I learned about it from your channel. Thanks!
Hi Melissa! Yay, I’m so glad you loved it as much as I did and your spreading the word 😃👍🏼 Thank you so much for watching 💕
Did not think I needed books from your list but you have your ways
Hi Uma! That’s not the first time someone’s told me that 😉Thanks so much for watching 💕
Ok, ok! I will read Remarkably Bright Creatures! Your explanation is the best I have heard! I know I can count on you! What a fantastic year!
Hi Molly! I promise you won’t regret it! And do yourself a favor, listen to it (if you can and you enjoy audiobooks) because Marcellus’ voice …. 💋🤌🏼
Glad you loved Demon Copperhead, I hated it so much! Most despised book of 2023 for me. Loved Remarkably Bright Creatures and Marcelius so much. Favorite!! Loved Frozen River another favorite. Happy reading in the New Year.
Same! Now I will need to try Frozen River:)
Hi Lindy! Awww, wow, hated huh? Strong feelings! 😂 Oh well 🤷🏼♀️ I also can’t wait to get to Frozen River 👍🏼 Thank you so much for watching 💕
I just discovered you and your channel, and I must say, what a delight you are and a breath of fresh air in the BookTube universe😊 I love your enthusiasm and how you get right to the point in describing each book. And I also love how varied your reading tastes are. BTW, Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting is on my TBR list. Glad to hear you loved it!
Hello and welcome! I’m so happy to hear you enjoy it here. I hope you love Iona as much as I did. I appreciate your support. Thank you so much for watching 💕
So glad I found your channel. I love your book choices and your reviewing style - I have a number of your favourites currently waiting on my TBR
Hi Susi and welcome! I’m glad you’re enjoying it here. Thank you so much for your support 💕
I also read a lot last year so very hard to make a top 10. Some of my favourites were:
The Reformatory
All That’s Left Behind- Tracey Lien
Strange Sally Diamond- Liz Nugent
Bright Young Women- Jessica Knoll
Wellness- Nathan Hill
Horse- Geraldine Brooks
The Push- Ashley Audrain
Small Mercies- Dennis Lehane
Tom Lake- Ann Patchett
Kindred- Octavia E. Butler
The Nickel Boys- Colson Whitehead
The Sum of Us- Heather Mcghee
S.- Slavenka Drakulic
The Marriage Portrait- Maggie O’Farrell
Foster- Claire Keegan
Hi Justine! Wow, great list. I am currently reading The Push so I’m glad to hear you loved it. Thank you so much for sharing and for watching 💕
Happy New Year🎉 Here we’re my top 5
1 Hello Beautiful
2 Demon Copperhead
3 The Winners
4 The Hearts Invisible Furies
5 Remarkably Bright Creatures
Keep up the good work!
Hi Linda and Happy New Year to you! WOW, great list! Yay for Demon and RBC. The Heart’s Invisible Furies was my fave of 2022 ❤️❤️ Thank you so much for watching 💕
I’ve watched many top 2023 at this point and yours is one of the most interesting! I had to pause a lot and use my pen to write down those titles Heather! 😅😂❤
Hi Julie! I’m so glad you enjoyed my video 🥰 Lots of wonderful books in there. Let me know what you think if you get to any of them. Thank you so much for your ongoing support 💕
Yay! She did the bloopers again - love it! In addition to DC & Light Pirate, some of my other favorites were:
The Vaster Wilds
I’m A Fan
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous
When I Hit You
Island Of Missing Trees
Parable of The Sower
The Earth Abides
Loved The Vaster Wilds! I just finished it today.
Island of Missing Trees! ❤️❤️❤️
You had a good year! I have read 4 of the books in your favorites - DC, Pod, Triptych and Remarkably Bright Creatures. Of those, I enjoyed Pod the most but Marcellus was my favorite character! At this point in my life, I read purely for entertainment and to escape reality. I want a book that grabs my attention, that I don't want to put down and want more of the story even when the book is finished. I had a good reading year in '23 - 123 books! A few of the best fiction were:
The Snow Child by Ivey,
The Quiet Game by Iles,
The Terminal List by Carr and
A Darkness Absolute by Armstrong (You need to read City Of The Lost first).
Thank you for sharing your top reads! Hope '24 is another enjoyable year in your reading journey!!
Hi bj! I’m so happy to hear you loved Pod! 🥰 Also, The Quiet Game! That’s such a great series. Wait until you read The Devil’s Punchbowl. I think I liked that one even more. Thank you so much for your ongoing support. Here’s to a great ‘24 💕
Thank you for the book recommendations.
Hi Bev! It is my pleasure. Thank you so much for watching 💕
Wow I haven’t even read any of these but I own Demon Copperhead and Remarkably bright creatures so soon! 😊
Hi Kristen! Wow, you have two amazing reads at your fingertips!! Thank you so much for watching 💕
I loved hearing your review of the year. I also wasn't able to do my top 11 (in my case) in order.... just bringing it down to 11 was hard lol. Loved that your top 10 wasn't all about 2023 books! That's cool. New subscriber! Looking forward to watching other videos for sure.
Hi Vicky and welcome! I hope you love it here. Thank you so much for watching 💕
Becky chambers ❤ I heard more people say they hated pod 🤷♀️ interesting! Ohh.. speak is one I want to read. I am waiting for remarkably bright creatures from the library. Hopefully soon!
Hi Sandy! Yep, lots of Pod haters out there 😂 🤷🏼♀️ I hope you love RBC as much as I did. Thanks for watching 💕
Starting The Reformatory in the morning!
Hi Julie! Ooooh, I hope you love it! Let me know. Thanks for watching 💕
I’m SO excited to read Demon Copperhead! I wish I could read David Copperfield first but not sure I’ll make it because Demon is slotted in for Feb!
Hi Jak! I think reading them in reverse order will be fine. I hope you love Demon as much as I did. Thank you so much for watching 💕
The Light Pirate and Demon Copperhead are my two most recommended books this year.
Hi Tammy! Yaaaaasssss! Such great books, I’m glad you loved them as much as I did. Thank you so much for watching 💕
Happy New Year! Here’s to 2024!🎉
Hi Rhonda and Happy New Year to you! Thank you so much for watching 💕
I just love how you review your books, in detail yet without giving spoilers 😊
Speak sounds like a very powerful read.
Hi Berna! I’m so glad you enjoy it here. Speak is definitely powerful and I highly recommend. Thank you so much for watching 💕
Loved this video and would love to see your favorites in 2022 but cannot find it on You Tube. Is it available anywhere?
Hi Terri! I’m so glad you enjoyed the video and thank you for taking the time to let me know. If you go to my channel, under the Playlist tab go to the Wrap ups list. My videos for Faves of 2021 & 2022 are there. Enjoy! Thanks so much for watching 💕
Demon Copperhead & Light Pirate made it into my favorites list too. I really liked POD & advocate its message, and whenever ppl bring up 🐬 rap3 I’m like yeah some dolphins do, just like some humans .
Hi doll! I’m so glad more people are reading (and loving) Light Pirate 👏🏼👏🏼 About Pod: exactly! 🙌🏼 Thanks for watching 💕
I’d say my favorites from this year in no order are:
Station Eleven
Dark Matter
The Traveling Cat Chronicles
The Martian
Horse
The Heart’s Invisible Furies
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Parable of the Sower
Lancelot
Indian Horse
The World Played Chess
The Island of Missing Trees
The Island of Sea Women
Harry’s Trees
My sister lent me Demon Copperhead after she DNF’d it and it sits in my drawer. I’ve seen you talk about it more than once. Maybe I’m incentivized to read it now?
Enjoyed your list!
Hi Cynthia! Looks like you had a fantastic reading year! The Heart’s Invisible Furies! ❤️❤️❤️ Thank you so much for watching 💕
Demon Copperhead was also on my favorites list ... honestly, I have been saying that for so many months that it is anticlimactic at this point lol. Also top of my list is Last Devil to Die (Book 4 of the Thursday Murder Club). I have never given a cozy mystery 5 stars-- this is the first. It broke my heart and put it back together again. So well done! Cheers to another great reading year! Mine has started out well-- yours too?
Hi Liz! I really need to get to the rest of the Thursday Murder series, I keep hearing the last one is the best. My reading year has started off pretty good 👍🏼 Here’s to another year of new favorites. Thank you so much for your continued support 💕
@@readingwithavengeance I think you will warm up to the series as it continues. 😃
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Yes Demon Copperhead hard to top, but I loved The House of Doors by Eng Twan Tan
Hi Debbie! I’m hoping to get to that one this year 🤞🏼 Thank you so much for watching 💕
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