Harrow the Ninth - go in knowing that you're going to be confused for about 80% of the book, no exaggeration. Just strap in, stick with it, and know that it will come together and blow your mind in the end. I loved Harrow even more than Gideon, which I didn't think was possible. Tamsyn Muir is so capable with the "threading" she does in her books -- there is SO much payoff at the end of the book, and so many ties back to the first book, it truly builds off the incredible foundation that Gideon laid down.
Oh ok, I'm excited to pick this up now, I love being confused when reading so I actually have to think 😊Thank you for this, I'm definitely doing to read this one soon!
Donna Tart's Secret History was the hot book in the early 90's. I remember an acquaintance who was enamored with it. On book reviews and book show programs she did the circuit. I can't believe its been almost three decades.
Welcome to Booktube Rebecca ^^ Always having a book on the go even if you know you won't probably read is something that probably unite us all in the bookish community ❤ thank you for sharing some of your faves and I hope to see more of your videos soon!
Annnd subscribed. Welcome to booktube. I've been curious to pick up Priory of the Orange Tree and I think I'll get to it this year. In my experience, the polarising fantasy books tend to be the ones most worth checking out.
Thank you! That’s a good point actually about polarising books, i definitely think Priory of the Orange Tree was amazing, and lots have said the prequel is even better ☺️
You should do it! I really enjoyed just getting to put what I think about these books out into the world, regardless of whether anyone sees it ☺️ thank you !!
Welcome to booktube! Excited to hear about your TBR for this new year. The Secret History is one of my favorites as well & im currently almost finished with book 1 Mistborn. If I were to recommend a book to you then it would have to be my favorite book of 23 which was Piranesi by Susanna Clarke.
Hi and welcome to the community! I get excited whenever I see a fellow British newbie on here! I'm slowly starting to dip my toe into a little bit of fantasy so im interested to see what kind of things you recommend! Ninth House is on my TBR and I loved the first Wolf Den book and I can't wait to comtinue! Best of luck with the channel 😊
@@rebeccasreads Thanks! It's not a very high priority for me at the min, but hopefully I'll make time to read it eventually, everyone seems to love it and I feel the fomo.
Your voice is sooo soothing, welcome to booktube Rebecca 🍂 I didn’t enjoy ACOTAR neither, glad to find another person in my team ! Your books suggestion looks so cool, I have a secret history in my TBR for 2024. I can’t wait to watch your other videos 😊
Omg thank you! I was actually very worried my voice was annoying to listen to so that’s lovely to hear 🥰 I love finding other people with similar book tastes, I really loved the Secret History, I hope you enjoy 😊
Welcome to Booktube Rebecca! Of all those books I have only read The Priory of The Orange Tree and I enjoyed it. However, I think we have a similar taste for books. Mistborn and The Wolf Den are on my TBR 😊
Thank you ☺️ I think the wolf den series was my favourite overall, but I really loved the mistborn series, it was a good introduction to Brandon Sanderson for me!
I own the ninth house but I haven’t actually read it yet! I’ll read it soon and come back with me thoughts. So glad to have you here! Welcome to booktube!
Welcome to booktube! I really gotta read The Secret History soon, I've had it for years! Also, here's a few books that I think you might like: Best Served Cold - Joe Abercrombie (A disabled woman goes 'Kill Bill' on medieval mafia.) Babel - R.F. Kuang; and The Will of The Many - James Islington (Both of these are Dark Academia Fantasy.)
Welcome to the BookTube community! I am a newbie as well, having started my channel last Wednesday. I am hoping to read "Ninth House" and "Gideon The Ninth" at some point this year. (I see a theme developing.) Best of luck with your channel - I look forward to watching more of your videos! 😎📚👍
So glad that you decided to join us here on BookTube. Welcome aboard. Wanting to connect with people with similar interests seems to be a common need for us around here. I know you'll find your niche! Looking forward to any recommendations you might have in 2024!
Welcome to Booktube! Train commutes are such a good time for reading :) I'm planning to read Ninth House this year, and the Wolf Den trilogy sounds really interesting too. Good luck with your videos, and I hope you like it here!
Welcome to booktube from a fellow Rebecca! If you like dark academia, I recommend A Study in Drowning as it was one of my favorite books of 2023. I've had Priory of the Orange Tree and Gideon the Ninth on my tbr for far too long 🙈
I actually read a study in drowning! I enjoyed the vibes of it, but just felt like more could have been done with the plot. But Ava Reid’s writing is so stunning, definitely picking up more of her books this year 😊 really recommend both of those books too, hope you enjoy!
No one shall buy thee’s sunken treasure soul, although you squint into the phone you bought. Rapunzel’s psyche turned her hair to gold. Too much you wonder why your hair is not. The wealthy think they bought you with their bills. Perhaps they did. Conformed, you sold yourself. Your selfies hinting of eclipsed freewill; thy face a treasure map you shouldn’t sell. Rapunzel’s greatest comb, a shard of glass, but are you brave enough to cut your hair? or take your buried treasure spirit back, depart, escape, the 9 to 5 career. In freedom, hair becomes a human brown. Our broken mirror combs belong to us now. my name is Nicholas Leonard, and this is a sonnet that i wrote
Welcome to booktube from a fellow Rebecca 😄 I've heard so many great things about Gideon the Ninth but keep hesitating adding it to my tbr because everyone says the world building is intense. But did you say there's lesbians??! Sign me up!
Thank you! Yes it’s definitely a sapphic book which is something I always like in a book! I didn’t find the world building too bad but it’s just one of those reads where you’re confused for like the first 80% about what’s actually happening, but I enjoyed the mystery of it and working it out 😊
Harrow the Ninth - go in knowing that you're going to be confused for about 80% of the book, no exaggeration. Just strap in, stick with it, and know that it will come together and blow your mind in the end. I loved Harrow even more than Gideon, which I didn't think was possible. Tamsyn Muir is so capable with the "threading" she does in her books -- there is SO much payoff at the end of the book, and so many ties back to the first book, it truly builds off the incredible foundation that Gideon laid down.
Oh ok, I'm excited to pick this up now, I love being confused when reading so I actually have to think 😊Thank you for this, I'm definitely doing to read this one soon!
Donna Tart's Secret History was the hot book in the early 90's. I remember an acquaintance who was enamored with it. On book reviews and book show programs she did the circuit. I can't believe its been almost three decades.
I hadn’t appreciated how long it had been around either until after I had read it!
Welcome to Booktube Rebecca ^^ Always having a book on the go even if you know you won't probably read is something that probably unite us all in the bookish community ❤ thank you for sharing some of your faves and I hope to see more of your videos soon!
Thank you lovely, happy to be here 🥹
Annnd subscribed. Welcome to booktube. I've been curious to pick up Priory of the Orange Tree and I think I'll get to it this year. In my experience, the polarising fantasy books tend to be the ones most worth checking out.
Thank you! That’s a good point actually about polarising books, i definitely think Priory of the Orange Tree was amazing, and lots have said the prequel is even better ☺️
So fun! I hope you enjoy your journey. I’m thinking of starting a booktube too, for the same reasons as you! Looking forward to your future vids!
You should do it! I really enjoyed just getting to put what I think about these books out into the world, regardless of whether anyone sees it ☺️ thank you !!
Gideon the Ninth and the Priory of the Orange Tree are on my TBR!
Oh I’m excited for you, I hope you enjoy!
'Song of Achilles' is a hoot. I love fantasy too, but I'm a giant poetry nerd. I look forward to watching your channel.
Welcome to booktube! Excited to hear about your TBR for this new year. The Secret History is one of my favorites as well & im currently almost finished with book 1 Mistborn. If I were to recommend a book to you then it would have to be my favorite book of 23 which was Piranesi by Susanna Clarke.
Thank you! I hope you’re enjoying the mistborn books ☺️ I’ve heard piranesi is meant to be good, I’m definitely going to have to pick it up this year!
Love that you gave a sense of your reading tastes. Can't wait for more videos from you! Subscribed ✅
Yay, thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed ☺️
Hi and welcome to the community! I get excited whenever I see a fellow British newbie on here! I'm slowly starting to dip my toe into a little bit of fantasy so im interested to see what kind of things you recommend! Ninth House is on my TBR and I loved the first Wolf Den book and I can't wait to comtinue! Best of luck with the channel 😊
Thank you, happy to be here! I’m forever trying to get people more into fantasy. I hope you enjoy ninth house!! 😊
@@rebeccasreads Thanks! It's not a very high priority for me at the min, but hopefully I'll make time to read it eventually, everyone seems to love it and I feel the fomo.
Your voice is sooo soothing, welcome to booktube Rebecca 🍂 I didn’t enjoy ACOTAR neither, glad to find another person in my team ! Your books suggestion looks so cool, I have a secret history in my TBR for 2024. I can’t wait to watch your other videos 😊
Omg thank you! I was actually very worried my voice was annoying to listen to so that’s lovely to hear 🥰 I love finding other people with similar book tastes, I really loved the Secret History, I hope you enjoy 😊
Welcome to Booktube Rebecca! Of all those books I have only read The Priory of The Orange Tree and I enjoyed it. However, I think we have a similar taste for books. Mistborn and The Wolf Den are on my TBR 😊
Thank you ☺️ I think the wolf den series was my favourite overall, but I really loved the mistborn series, it was a good introduction to Brandon Sanderson for me!
I just bought my first Brandon Sanderson novel recently! 😊 Welcome to Booktube, Rebecca.
Thank you! And that’s so exciting, which one are you starting with? ☺️
@@rebeccasreads Tress of the Emerald Sea! But I've also recently picked up Mistborn to try as well.
@@ErinDarlyn I really enjoyed mistborn! Definitely a good place to start. I found the second book quite slow but was worth it for the last book!
I own the ninth house but I haven’t actually read it yet! I’ll read it soon and come back with me thoughts. So glad to have you here! Welcome to booktube!
Thank you lovely! I hope you enjoy Ninth House, it was definitely right book right time for me ☺️
Welcome to booktube! I really gotta read The Secret History soon, I've had it for years!
Also, here's a few books that I think you might like:
Best Served Cold - Joe Abercrombie (A disabled woman goes 'Kill Bill' on medieval mafia.)
Babel - R.F. Kuang; and The Will of The Many - James Islington (Both of these are Dark Academia Fantasy.)
Oh this is amazing! Thank you, Babel is on my TBR but going to add the others too ☺️ best served cold sounds incredible!!
Welcome to the BookTube community! I am a newbie as well, having started my channel last Wednesday. I am hoping to read "Ninth House" and "Gideon The Ninth" at some point this year. (I see a theme developing.) Best of luck with your channel - I look forward to watching more of your videos! 😎📚👍
Thank you and welcome to you too!! I hope you enjoy both of those reads, I loved them 😊
So glad that you decided to join us here on BookTube. Welcome aboard. Wanting to connect with people with similar interests seems to be a common need for us around here. I know you'll find your niche! Looking forward to any recommendations you might have in 2024!
Thank you!! Very happy to be here 😊
Welcome to Booktube! Train commutes are such a good time for reading :) I'm planning to read Ninth House this year, and the Wolf Den trilogy sounds really interesting too. Good luck with your videos, and I hope you like it here!
Thank you! And yes reading makes me actually look forward to the commute ☺️ yay I hope you enjoy the books, I loved them!
Welcome to booktube. I started recently too. I hope all goes well for you.
Thank you! I hope it goes well for you too!
Hi Rebecca! Welcome to booktube! 🎉
Thank you!
I’m new to BookTube as well! Looking forward to following along on your channel 😊
Welcome welcome! So glad you’re here, will check out your channel too 💜
Welcome to booktube from a fellow Rebecca! If you like dark academia, I recommend A Study in Drowning as it was one of my favorite books of 2023. I've had Priory of the Orange Tree and Gideon the Ninth on my tbr for far too long 🙈
I actually read a study in drowning! I enjoyed the vibes of it, but just felt like more could have been done with the plot. But Ava Reid’s writing is so stunning, definitely picking up more of her books this year 😊 really recommend both of those books too, hope you enjoy!
No one shall buy thee’s sunken treasure soul,
although you squint into the phone you bought.
Rapunzel’s psyche turned her hair to gold.
Too much you wonder why your hair is not.
The wealthy think they bought you with their bills.
Perhaps they did. Conformed, you sold yourself.
Your selfies hinting of eclipsed freewill;
thy face a treasure map you shouldn’t sell.
Rapunzel’s greatest comb, a shard of glass,
but are you brave enough to cut your hair?
or take your buried treasure spirit back,
depart, escape, the 9 to 5 career.
In freedom, hair becomes a human brown.
Our broken mirror combs belong to us now.
my name is Nicholas Leonard, and this is a sonnet that i wrote
Welcome to booktube from a fellow Rebecca 😄 I've heard so many great things about Gideon the Ninth but keep hesitating adding it to my tbr because everyone says the world building is intense. But did you say there's lesbians??! Sign me up!
Thank you! Yes it’s definitely a sapphic book which is something I always like in a book! I didn’t find the world building too bad but it’s just one of those reads where you’re confused for like the first 80% about what’s actually happening, but I enjoyed the mystery of it and working it out 😊
Well in that case, my good dear, welcome to Booktube