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Amazing! I don't usually start a new tracker mid-year but I'm definitely thinking about starting this one.

I was in a mood for watching something book-related and yt recced me your video and!!! Instant follow, we have a pretty decent overlap in read titles and for those that are new to me: who am I to say no to expand my tbr even further 😂 I'm looking forward to your future videos and am excited to have your older ones to catch up with 💖 (Also omg HEAVENLY TYRANT, it's my most awaited book, I have read "Iron Widow" almost in one sitting and got killed by that cliffhanger, I can't wait for it to come out!!!)

we love pride month vlogs <3

This video just randomly popped on my feed and I'm so glad! We have so many authors/books in common! Thanks for some new titles.... you might just have convinced me to try Will of Many again

Omg yes!! Yellow face was so so good 💕💕 great tag video love 😘

This is so much fun, I'll be trying to join! I think it has a lot of room to find new favorites, for sure!

Small retraction: Masquerade is an alternate history historical fiction (as described by the author). I still stand by that it’s not a fantasy, but I would put it in speculative fiction rather than realistic.

The Paris Apartment sounds interesting. I might add that to my TBR 🙂

I hope you like Here We Go Again-it has a lot of heart and wonderful relationships beyond the romance. How the Word is Passed is the one boom I wish everyone would read-so glad you loved it too. I visited Whitney Plantation recently and it was amazingly well done- I highly recommend it for anyone traveling to Louisiana.

finally watching this!! lovely to see your trip to San Fran! you're making me want to pick up a dowry of blood - i just recently got a copy!

Best wishes with what you choose to read. I'm currently reading the Count of Monte Cristo. I might be some time!

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A great book series for Starstruck fans who want that similar Pretchett/Adams style of comedy with a slightly more cynical edge: the Jacques McKeown trilogy by Yahtzee Croshaw, aka Will Save The Galaxy For Food, Will Destroy The Galaxy For Cash, and the upcoming final entry Will Leave The Galaxy For Good. The stories are set in a future where interstellar travel has been made redundant by quantum tunnelling (instantaneous teleportation portals), and the protagonist is an unemployed star pilot who is forced by circumstances into impersonating Jacques McKeown, the pseudonym of a bestselling author whose works are a hagiographic melange of various real star pilots and space heroes, which leads to various hijinks.

I'm surprised you didn't mention the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy when talking about Starstruck Odyssey, it's a classic that I would highly recommend. Not sure which specific series you would tie it to but I'd recommend The Lies of Locke Lamora if you haven't read it. It's got found family, magic, and sweeping heist akin to Six of Crows but I wouldn't say it was a Fantasy High comp title.

You missed the obvious choice for Starstruck Odyssey, Starstruck by Ellaine Lee. Admittedly it's a graphic novel but it still counts as a book.

I think the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy would also be a good match for anyone who likes a starstruck odyssey.

When you said fantasy high, I was like hmmm which one would be the same themes and immeaditly thought of percy jackson as well.

I have been meaning to start reading again because Dimension 20 has swallowed all of my free time as of recent. I will be following your recommendations closely

I have been meaning to start reading more books again because Dimension 20 has swallowed my free time. I will be following the recommendations closely

Was looking for new books to read, tysm for this video❤❤❤

I think it looks good just the way it is. The ring light is usually too artificial.

Idk why but whenever I see your eyes it reminds me of the Mistborn series.

Welcome to booktube 📚☕

I've been getting a lot of smaller booktube recommendations the past while and none have really clicked, but this channel is super high quality. Subscribed and I hope you keep posting!

This is amazinggg. From a fellow data nerd, can't wait to dig into this template. However I was wondering if you can make a multi-year version or educate us on how to do yearly comparisons like you did in your previous video, the one comparing data from 3 years. Thanks so much!! Well done!

I read Dracula for the first time last year. Now I feel I should read Dowery of Blood. My favourite reads from 2023 are: The Splinter in the Sky by Kemi Ashing-Giwa, The Tea Planter's Wife by Dinah Jefferies, NPCs by Drew Hayes, Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, War of the Whales: A True Story by Joshua Horwitz, The Burning 1 & 2 by Evan Winter, The Neptune Project by Polly Holyoke, The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren

What were your favorite books of 2023?

I participated in freezathon and my december reads were all over the place bc I was trying to complete some reading goals (and mostly failed lmao), but it was really fun going over the prompts every time I finished a book and trying to see what could fit. I hope that it comes back at the end of the year!

I love how detailed this video was! The Way of Kings is the longest that I read last year and the longest book I’ve ever read

so glad to see you gush over lovelight farms!!!

Great video :D I had a violent flu last week as well so I can relate 😅 Do you have some suggestions for someone who wants to start reading crime/thriller books? Do you think The Long Walk is a good starter or maybe start with a smaller book? I would love to hear your recommendations, thank you :) And OMG Howl's Moving Castle!!! It's such a beautiful story. I didn't know there was a book. Just saw the movie and it's really great. Would love to hear your thoughts of the movie as well :)

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this is so in depth and thus I'm absolutely obsessed

I am so excited!!!

This is amazing. You've given me ideas for things to add to my own spreadsheet. Thank you.

Ahhh so cool to be featured in a CZcams video haha! I cannot wait, it’s going to be such a fun, magical month of reading🫶🏼

Really love the video, I have notice recently everyone adding the Authors sexuality gender and race into there tracking. I have never cared and judged purely off of quality of the book. Just curious what do you get out of tracking those, and do you feel it enhances your reading experience? Genuinely interested, I have no problem with tracking it, just curious what the thought process behind it is :) thanks so much for your great video!!

I was so disappointed with Glass Hotel 😔 There was the teensiest smidgen of magical realism but not enough to save the story for me. 😢

What did you read in September? Any new favorites?

I have Dino dice too! Mine is blue with this Dino: 🦕 I used it for my spookoplothon game as well :) The Hacienda was really good! Definitely creepy vibes but in the best way.

finally catching up on your vids!! obsessed with the fact that you actually read the books for your yearly challenges...unlike me lol

soooo excited for winter's orbit!

Wrong place, wrong time is amazing! I loved it.

love your lego figure and dice! i quite liked winter's orbit and the hacienda is on my autumn tbr :))

A thousand fairytales thy veins conduct which lightning paused within our arms retells. Our rocking chair hearts hum their favorite parts so might we love eternal parallels. Our helix ribbons love to ballroom dance, embodying the couples we were once. Perhaps that’s why the universe expands to give those ghosts a larger hall to waltz. And there our former phantoms socialize; The Pillars Of Creation muraling. Serendipitously, space has spilt its wine. That’s why I think all soulmates twirl again; a soulmate that you swear you’ve met before? in Death? On Earth? Who they are ? Who they were...

As you are to books, I am to movies and tv shows. That Halloween themed monopoly looks really cool.

I’m also a really big Percy Jackson fan and I can’t wait for this new series. I’ve rewatched the trailer multiple times, super excited for this series and I can’t wait to see the other books adapted for future seasons.

Can't wait for this series

The showrunners have made other good shows,so that's a good sign. If I had a nickel for everytime a fantasy book show had showrunners who are products of nepotisim,I'd have two nickels.

I love seeing other Percy Jackson fans react to this, realizing that this is what we've been waiting for since the failure of the first movie.