Ten 5⭐️ reads out of 70 books is honestly really impressive I feel! (: I’m glad you had such a great reading year overall and I hope 2025 is just as good/is if not better! ❤
Foster hit me hard as well. Probably harder than Small Things Like These. I related to the character so much, and that ending had me feeling things. My top last year was Look at Me by Anita Brookner.
I love your videos! they are the only ones I always watch when videos come into my feed :) I must say I disagree with I'm a fan, I really didn't enjoy it and found it quite repetitive, but the road is just fabulous, I read it one sitting on an airplane home and I loved the writing style, we can't all love the same books but that's the joys of talking about it! have a wonderful new year kat !!
@@Ok-cq7zq omg that means so much to me, thank you my angel !! i also know others that very much disliked im a fan, they found the main character insufferable which tbh i can definitely see why 🤣 glad you also enjoyed the road tho! have a wonderful new year to you too 💗
Miracle in the Andes is definitely on my reread list for 2025 as I know I liked it but it’s been awhile. Thanks for jogging my memory of how good it was. The road is in my top 10 of all time and I like Cormac’s writing (not thrilled with who he was as a human though). I Who Have Never Known Men is Amazing and one of the 1st books I read in 2025. Great list, I will definitely add a few of these to my TBR. Glorious Exploits was my number 1 of 2024. Love your videos!! 🙏
@@TiggerTellsTales love that we have such a similar taste in books !! and wow never heard of glorious exploits but after looking it up it looks amazing! will try and find a copy to read (:
"I'm Your Fan" was not in my top 10 of books from 2023, but in retrospect, it should have. It's so good, I still think about it 2 years later. Also, I am so happy Sunburnt is in your list of best books, because I'll be reading it soon
@@tirarosaurioreads it’s absolutely mesmerising, so happy to hear it’s on your list! i also met chloe michelle howarth after reading the book and she’s so so lovely which made me love the book even more!
Wonderful video! The passion with which you spoke of your top 10, particularly “Miracle in the Andes” was captivating. ( I’ve just bought it for my kindle!) Nonfiction is terribly underappreciated on booktube, so I’m delighted to hear you praise a memoir with such eloquence. Looking forward to discovering and exploring more books alongside you in 2025!
My top 3: 1- The Seamstress - Frances de Pontes Peebles (It reminds me a lot of Elena Ferrante and Isabel Allende, but make it Brazilian. Do I need to say anything else? It's simply perfect) 2- Frankenstein - Mary Shelley (what was that here? The first science fiction book, it talks about bioethics, abandonment, loneliness. Wonderful). 3- I Who Have Never Known Men - Jacqueline Harpman (I still think about it now, it's stuck in my head, I highly recommend it) I loved the recommendations and the video 🩷
Although I have not seen the Netflix adaptation, I saw a movie called Alive about the story of the plane crash in the Andes and I still think about it years after. I don’t know if it is mentioned in the book or if it is a liberty taken by the film crew but I vividly remember some members of team losing it after so many days and singing Happy Birthday to themselves even though it was not their birthday… I think I will add this book to my tbr, thank you very much for the rec!
@@Darkpumpkinspice i looked into watching alive but heard from people that society of the snow was a better watch! maybe i’ll watch in a few years when i forget the details of the story a little bit!
The Days of Abandonment is SO. GOOD. And I never see anyone talk about it! Truly incredible. No one captures the experience of being a woman like Elena Ferrante. You described it perfectly - unfiltered and unapologetic. I love that she is never afraid to "go there" 👏
Amazing list!! My top 4 from this year are: Razorblade Tears, All Quiet on the Western Front, You are here and also Swimming in the dark!! Also i've almost finished 'The Road', will let you know when i'm done and what i think of it. Maybe i should also read Miracle in the Andes, have not watched the film, but it's on my list and you make it sound really amazing. Can't wait till next week!!
ooo I just got all quiet on the western front too after loving the film! hope you enjoy the road, and yes miracle in the andes is a game-changer, I hope you also read it some day (:
yes i used to read scifi and fantasy books when i was younger and i'm sure there were a couple i gave 5 stars to! the hobbit is one that comes to mind (:
@@katerinareem LOTR was with me all my life from animated films to RPG's to the Pete Jackson films. But I only read the books a few years ago and though they deserve their title of "greatest fantasy of all time" they did not impact me as well as they might have had I read them earlier in life. Though as a younger fellow they might have been a bit over my head.
@ i agree with you - i read the LOTR series when i was 21 but i think also slightly went over my head as i was also studying and not as absorbed into them as i should’ve been so i definitely want to give the series another re-read in a couple of years!
no not really - the main character doesn't "stalk" the guy here, she intensely follows the online activity of the other women he's dating in order to imitate their interests and behaviour, hoping for this guy to fall in love with her
@@BookTimeWithRyan that’s okay! i’m personally picky with mine just because i end up forgetting what books were truly special to me if i end up rating all books i liked 5 stars lol
Ten 5⭐️ reads out of 70 books is honestly really impressive I feel! (: I’m glad you had such a great reading year overall and I hope 2025 is just as good/is if not better! ❤
i agree !! i thought maybe this year wasn't fantastic for reading but i feel very lucky to read ten that i absolutely adored (:
@ I’m glad! Reflecting back on your reading year and realizing that you did read some great books is such a satisfying feeling, in my opinion (:
@@chocolateoreo6489 very much agree, that’s why i love doing these wrap up videos (:
you're sincerely my favorite new-to-me booktuber 💕 no judgment on needing "suffering" in books -- i always say that i need "resilient" characters haha
@@thegAyDHDreader ahh im honoured - thank you !! and hahaha glad it’s not just me!
I can never get enough of her reviews. ❤
hehe thank you so much angel
Thumb nail is one of your best
@@ke-tu thank you !! that means so much as i wanted to do something different for this one 🥰
Foster hit me hard as well. Probably harder than Small Things Like These. I related to the character so much, and that ending had me feeling things.
My top last year was Look at Me by Anita Brookner.
very much agree, I also liked foster a tad bit more than small things like these!
I love your videos! they are the only ones I always watch when videos come into my feed :) I must say I disagree with I'm a fan, I really didn't enjoy it and found it quite repetitive, but the road is just fabulous, I read it one sitting on an airplane home and I loved the writing style, we can't all love the same books but that's the joys of talking about it! have a wonderful new year kat !!
@@Ok-cq7zq omg that means so much to me, thank you my angel !! i also know others that very much disliked im a fan, they found the main character insufferable which tbh i can definitely see why 🤣 glad you also enjoyed the road tho! have a wonderful new year to you too 💗
Miracle in the Andes is definitely on my reread list for 2025 as I know I liked it but it’s been awhile. Thanks for jogging my memory of how good it was. The road is in my top 10 of all time and I like Cormac’s writing (not thrilled with who he was as a human though). I Who Have Never Known Men is Amazing and one of the 1st books I read in 2025. Great list, I will definitely add a few of these to my TBR. Glorious Exploits was my number 1 of 2024. Love your videos!! 🙏
@@TiggerTellsTales love that we have such a similar taste in books !! and wow never heard of glorious exploits but after looking it up it looks amazing! will try and find a copy to read (:
Love your recommendations!
@@amélie.2046 thank you so much !!
"I'm Your Fan" was not in my top 10 of books from 2023, but in retrospect, it should have. It's so good, I still think about it 2 years later. Also, I am so happy Sunburnt is in your list of best books, because I'll be reading it soon
@@tirarosaurioreads it’s absolutely mesmerising, so happy to hear it’s on your list! i also met chloe michelle howarth after reading the book and she’s so so lovely which made me love the book even more!
Years ago I gave The Autobiography of Malcolm X 6 stars so they do exist 😊
Great list, definitely will check out some of these
ooo just added that book to my tbr, i'm always on the hunt for my next 6 star read! thanks (:
Wonderful video!
The passion with which you spoke of your top 10, particularly “Miracle in the Andes” was captivating. ( I’ve just bought it for my kindle!) Nonfiction is terribly underappreciated on booktube, so I’m delighted to hear you praise a memoir with such eloquence.
Looking forward to discovering and exploring more books alongside you in 2025!
@@jackreillygillic thank you so much !! i agree on the nonfiction part, i actually would like to read more nonfiction in 2025 so watch this space (:
Watching your video for the first time...your way of giving the review of a book seems to be beautiful...so concise and thorough.Really liked it.
thank you so much! that really means a lot to me (:
Great recommendations, thank you!
@@veramarsova4930 you’re most welcome !! thanks for watching (:
My top 3:
1- The Seamstress - Frances de Pontes Peebles
(It reminds me a lot of Elena Ferrante and Isabel Allende, but make it Brazilian. Do I need to say anything else? It's simply perfect)
2- Frankenstein - Mary Shelley (what was that here? The first science fiction book, it talks about bioethics, abandonment, loneliness. Wonderful).
3- I Who Have Never Known Men - Jacqueline Harpman
(I still think about it now, it's stuck in my head, I highly recommend it)
I loved the recommendations and the video 🩷
amazing picks! the only one i haven't read is the seamstress but that sounds incredible, especially if its similar to elena ferrante!
Although I have not seen the Netflix adaptation, I saw a movie called Alive about the story of the plane crash in the Andes and I still think about it years after. I don’t know if it is mentioned in the book or if it is a liberty taken by the film crew but I vividly remember some members of team losing it after so many days and singing Happy Birthday to themselves even though it was not their birthday… I think I will add this book to my tbr, thank you very much for the rec!
The book was much more disturbing than the movie….
Just kept reading and thinking “could it get any worse?” Answer… yes.
@@Darkpumpkinspice i looked into watching alive but heard from people that society of the snow was a better watch! maybe i’ll watch in a few years when i forget the details of the story a little bit!
@@BookTimeWithRyan thank you for letting me know!!
@@katerinareem interesting! Now I also want to see it!
@@BookTimeWithRyan literally thought the same, those poor souls could not catch a break!
The Days of Abandonment is SO. GOOD. And I never see anyone talk about it! Truly incredible. No one captures the experience of being a woman like Elena Ferrante. You described it perfectly - unfiltered and unapologetic. I love that she is never afraid to "go there" 👏
she's unrealll i love her books so much !!
Amazing list!! My top 4 from this year are: Razorblade Tears, All Quiet on the Western Front, You are here and also Swimming in the dark!!
Also i've almost finished 'The Road', will let you know when i'm done and what i think of it.
Maybe i should also read Miracle in the Andes, have not watched the film, but it's on my list and you make it sound really amazing.
Can't wait till next week!!
ooo I just got all quiet on the western front too after loving the film! hope you enjoy the road, and yes miracle in the andes is a game-changer, I hope you also read it some day (:
Wow, I definitely want to start reading Claire Keegan. Foster sounds like the Irish film ‘The Quiet Girl’.
you won't regret picking her books up, she's one of my favourite authors!
Love the way you speak 😊 Looking forward to more of your reviews.
hehe thank you so much angel
sending love from Brazil💞love watching your channel
thank you so much my love !
Gosh, I adored “I who have never known men” by Jacqueline Harpman as well! Definitely a book in my top ten as well (:
it's an incredible book !!
@ it truly is!!
I loooved ripe! best book of 2023 for me!
@@andrea-vb8ls it’s so good !! was very impressed by it
I’m a fan was one of my top reads ‘23, I who have never known men was in top ‘24 reads, the road top reads period
@@spexi513 you have excellent taste my girl !! glad to hear these were your fav books too (:
So a shortcut to your favourite book s finding hope in humanity at the end of the world😄 all the best for 2025
hahaha it seems so !! and thank you so much, all the best to you to (:
The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson and Funny Story by Emily Henry were my best books of 2024.
I read The Road years ago and it killed me, so I read it again years afterward. so good
i need to mentally recover before reading it again LOL
I'm a Pisces too! Feb or March?
pisces supremacy !! march (:
me writing down all your recommendations ✍✍I trust your taste
@@nanolein hehehe love to hear it !!
Best wishes with what you choose to read in 2025. I hope you get some great stories.
thanks so much! same to you (:
Have you ever given a scifi or fantasy book a 5 star review?
yes i used to read scifi and fantasy books when i was younger and i'm sure there were a couple i gave 5 stars to! the hobbit is one that comes to mind (:
@@katerinareem LOTR was with me all my life from animated films to RPG's to the Pete Jackson films. But I only read the books a few years ago and though they deserve their title of "greatest fantasy of all time" they did not impact me as well as they might have had I read them earlier in life. Though as a younger fellow they might have been a bit over my head.
@ i agree with you - i read the LOTR series when i was 21 but i think also slightly went over my head as i was also studying and not as absorbed into them as i should’ve been so i definitely want to give the series another re-read in a couple of years!
Glad to see f2m stalking have its cultural moment, hopefully not just for laughs (fellow victim here). Is it similar to Baby Reindeer?
no not really - the main character doesn't "stalk" the guy here, she intensely follows the online activity of the other women he's dating in order to imitate their interests and behaviour, hoping for this guy to fall in love with her
That‘s how it starts. „I wasn‘t stalking her, officer, just following intensely“
I’m so liberal with my 5 stars….
@@BookTimeWithRyan that’s okay! i’m personally picky with mine just because i end up forgetting what books were truly special to me if i end up rating all books i liked 5 stars lol