MID YEAR BOOK FREAKOUT TAG

# Mid-Year Book Freakout Tag: Books Reviewed in 2019

Hello and welcome back to my channel! Today, I’m thrilled to be doing the mid-year book freakout tag. If you’re familiar with booktube, you might know that this is a popular challenge where participants discuss their favorite and least favorite books from the year so far. While I’ve been on booktube for some time, I unfortunately joined just a month too late to participate in the original trend. However, I’m excited to share my thoughts on the books I’ve loved—and those I haven’t—so far in 2019.

Let’s dive into the questions!

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## **Question 1: Best Book You’ve Read So Far in 2019**

This tag is all about celebrating the books you’ve loved, and since I love multiple genres, I’ll be highlighting my top picks across different categories. Starting with fantasy, my absolute favorite book this year has been *Fury Born* by Claire Legrand. If you’re someone who loves intricate world-building and complex characters, this one is for you. The story follows two queens in two different timelines, each with their own struggles and earth magic. The relationships between the characters, especially the love interest and villain dynamics, are absolutely captivating. I think this book has been criminally underrated due to some initial misunderstandings about its content when it was released. Despite that, I’ve been passionate about this series for months now—it’s just that good.

In the contemporary category, my standout read has been *Autobiography* by Christina Lauren. This book tackles heavy themes like religion and sexuality while exploring first-love in a highly religious setting. It balances darker moments with hope and warmth, making it feel both realistic and uplifting. I particularly appreciated how the depiction of first love felt so true to my own experiences growing up. If you’re looking for a contemporary read that’s as thought-provoking as it is heartwarming, this one is a must-read.

For romance, *Written with Regret* by Alia Martinez was an absolute wild ride. I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it to everyone because it’s pretty dark and twisted, but boy, did it hit the mark for me. The story is part dark romance and part psychological thriller, filled with mistaken identities and murder mysteries. While the genre can sometimes be predictable, this one kept me hooked from start to finish. The characters were fun and engaging, and I loved how their individual personalities shone through. Plus, there’s a four-year-old kid in the book—something that’s been making me question my love for romances involving dads with children, but that’s another story!

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## **Question 2: Best Sequel You’ve Read in 2019**

Coming in at number two for best sequel is *Killswitch* by Penelope Douglas. This was an unexpected gem—especially since I had to defend it to people who weren’t sure about the series. As the third book in a dark romance series, it’s the kind of story that takes readers on a wild ride filled with revenge, redemption, and plenty of drama. The main character, Damon, is someone you’re meant to hate for the first two books, but by the end, he becomes this sweet cinnamon roll that I just wanted to cuddle up with. If you’re into dark romances with a twist of sweetness, this one is definitely worth checking out.

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## **Question 3: A New Release You Haven’t Read Yet But Want to Read**

When it comes to new releases I’m excited about, the list is endless—especially when it comes to romance. I’ve been dying to get my hands on *The Fix Her Up* and *The Bride Test*, both of which have been getting a lot of buzz. Unfortunately, I won’t go into detail here since you can easily look them up on Goodreads or other platforms. The recurring theme for me this year has been a desire to read more smutty, no-holds-barred adult contemporary romances. While my reviews and recommendations might not always reflect that, trust me when I say these are the books I’m craving.

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## **Question 4: Most Anticipated Release for the Second Half of the Year**

Hands down, my most anticipated release is *The Beautiful* by Renee Ahdieh. If you’ve followed my channel before, you know how much I adore Renee’s work—starting with *The Wrath and the Dawn*, which remains a contentious but deeply loved read for me. This new book is set in 1800s New Orleans and features vampires. As someone who loves both historical fiction and vampires (and whose family has deep roots in New Orleans), I’m beyond excited to dive into this dark, vampire-filled world. It’s giving me major *Interview with the Vampire* vibes, and I can’t wait to sink my teeth into it.

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## **Question 5: Biggest Disappointment of the Year**

Unfortunately, no book list is complete without a few duds—and this year, one book really stood out as a major letdown. *Pretty Reckless* by L.J. Shen, a spin-off in her STARS series, was something I’ve been waiting years to read. The story follows the child of characters from the main series, but unfortunately, it just didn’t work for me. It felt like a stereotypical new adult romance without the same spark and angst that made the original books so great. While I’m still excited about the rest of the series, this one left me feeling disappointed.

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## **Question 6: Biggest Surprise**

One book that completely blindsided me in terms of how much I loved it was *Stage Dreams* by Melanie Gilman. This is a historical Wild West graphic novel with a female-female romance and a trans main character. It’s an own-voices story that knocked my socks off with its warm, inviting tone and lack of transphobia. What made this one extra special was that it was free to download—I didn’t even have to request it on NetGalley. If you’re looking for a refreshing, feel-good read, this one is a game-changer.

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## **Question 7: Favorite New Author (Debut or New to You)**

When it comes to discovering new authors, one name that’s been on my lips all year is Casey McQuiston. Her book *Red White & Rhombus* wasn’t my favorite of the year or even my favorite male-male romance, but I genuinely enjoyed it. It’s a fun rom-com with excellent writing and characters that feel authentically new adult. What I love most about Casey is her unabashed enthusiasm for the genre—something we all need more of in booktube.

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## **Question 8: Newest Fictional Crush**

If you’re looking for my current fictional crush, look no further than Magnus Lucas de Moura from *The Fallen Kingdom series* by Morgan Rhodes. This damaged bad-boy with a scar to match is the kind of character that’s impossible not to fall for. The audiobooks, narrated in a way that feels almost like Littlefinger from *Game of Thrones*, are absolutely addicting. It’s a multi-POV fantasy with earth magic, sex, and intrigue—everything I love about the genre.

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## **Question 9: Newest Favorite Character**

For my favorite character of the year, it has to be Jack from *Jack of Hearts* by L-C Rosen. This book is highly underrated in my opinion, but Jack’s unapologetic sexuality and humor made him a standout. It’s rare to find a sex-positive story that doesn’t feel gratuitous, and this one nails it. The humor, rawness, and relatability make Jack one of the most memorable characters I’ve read in 2019.

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## **Question 10: A Book That Made You Cry**

When it comes to books that made me cry (or at least teary-eyed during my commute), *Far from the Tree* by Robin Vennum definitely fits the bill. It’s a story about adoption and found families, something that resonates deeply with me emotionally. The narrative is heartfelt and pulls no punches, but in the best way possible.

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## **Question 11: A Book That Made You Happy**

For pure joy, I turned to *Stay Sweet* by Siobhan Vivian. This contemporary romance was like revisiting the sugary-sweet books I used to devour as a teenager—think Sarah Dessen or other summer reads from my middle school days. The original plot and nostalgic feel were just what I needed to bring back memories of lazy afternoons by the pool.

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## **Question 12: Most Beautiful Book You’ve Bought This Year**

When it comes to physical copies, I’m in a much different place than I was when I first started my channel. My goal now is to own only the books I truly love and check out the rest from the library. While I used to buy impulsively, I’m now curating my collection more thoughtfully—and that’s been incredibly fulfilling.

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## **Question 13: Books You Want to Read by the End of the Year**

Finally, here are a few books I’m dying to read before the year ends:

- *Cryer Sorrow* (a female-female fantasy with sci-fi elements)

- *Serpent & Dum* (another highly buzzed-about fantasy)

- *Gideon the Ninth* (if you haven’t heard of it already, trust me—it’s everywhere for a reason!)

- *The Wallflower Wager*, the latest in Anna Tennial’s series.

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And there you have it! My mid-year book freakout tag for 2019. I hope this list gives you some ideas for your own reading pile—and feel free to share your favorites (and frustrations) in the comments below! Until next time, happy reading!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhello and welcome back to my channel today I'm going to be doing the mid-year book freakout tag ever since I've been on booktube I've wanted to do this tag however I joined like a month too late to actually do it so I'm really excited to do this year and tell you guys the books that I've liked the books that I have not liked so without further ado let's get into the questions first question is the best book that you've read so far in 2019 this is going to be a recurring theme throughout this tag I've picked multiple things in multiple different genres that I enjoy because what's the fun of just recommending one book so in the category of fantasy the best book that I've read this year is fury born by Claire Legrand if you like yes jam but otherwise have really good taste and fantasy I think this book is for you it's about two queens equally as stupid in two different timelines there's earth magic I think that the love and trust are super fun there is a love interest / bad guy villain who kind of rivals the darkling in my opinion like he's kind of a bad I think it's kind of underhyped I think there was some misunderstanding when this book was released kind of about my sexual wrap and so a lot of people steered away from reading it there's a lot to love about this series though I like the book the Queens and the different timelines are very strong very unlikable at times I haven't read a fantasy that I've been this passionate about in a very long time so I think that says something in the category of why a contemporary my favorite book that I've read this year is autobiography by Christina Lauren that this handles religion and sexuality and first-time love equally well it's about Tanner and Sebastian who fall in love in Utah and all of the challenges that come with that because they're in a highly religious city and because one of them is highly religious it's got her topics but it also doesn't feel hard to read about if that makes sense like there are some punching moments and you definitely feel for Sebastian who is the religious one but at the same time the story as a whole feels hopeful and warm and bubbly and it was just exactly what I needed also the depiction of first love felt very true to my experience of falling in love in high school so I really related to that and really enjoyed it and then in a category of romance my best book of 2019 so far is written with regret by alia Martinez I just finished this book to speak and I can say without a doubt holy Batman that was wild read I wouldn't necessarily recommend it to people but it was just the level of stupid that I personally needed I haven't been reading a lot of dark romances this year and this was kind of the first one that really spoke to me so it is a dark romance / shitty psychological thriller and I just ate it up you've got mistaken identities murder babies on doorsteps and I just enjoyed it and you're like Chandler can't you find that and just like it's like logical thriller that's true but I actually really enjoyed the romance in this story I liked how the two characters came together I like that they had individual personalities I think it can be really hard to get people to care for the actual characters in a romance and I just cared about the characters I thought they were really fun also there's a four-year-old kid in this book fact that I'm starting to enjoy romances that involve like dads with children has me questioning my whole existence but that's a story for another time number two best sequel you've read in 2019 this one goes to Killswitch by Penelope Douglas huh I put this on my list but I didn't really think about the fact that I was gonna have to talk about it and defend this book to people it is the third book in a series and all I have to say about it really is just likes this is another dark romance and it really takes the cake in terms of being the crazy I have read pretty much it's the third book in the series so I can't really go into detail but the series as a whole is about these four guys who do some shitty things in high school and they're punished for it they want to exact their revenge after they get out of prison so it's a wild ride the alive interest in this one Damon is a character that we are supposed to hate for the first two books and I think I hated him actually for first two and a half books but by the end of his story I was so just entranced and engrossed and I just wanted him for myself because he turned into a sweet cinnamon roll even sweeter than any of the other male characters in this series and I'm just a sucker for that like give me the most up dude and then make him sweet and I am about it not in real life that's not cool I like a nice guy but in books give me the weird stuff number three a new release you haven't read yet but you want to for me it's mostly romances I really want to read a lesson in Thorne's fix her up and the bride test I'm not gonna go into the plot for any of these you can look up up on Goodreads the recurring theme is that I want to read more smut I feel like my reviews and recommendations have been really lacking in the books that I truly truly enjoy and that is smutty no adults and adult contemporary romance but don't worry I've got things coming number for your most anticipated release for the second half of the year not to be that but like I am so I am most excited to read the beautiful by Renee I gay I was lucky enough to pick this up at the EA and get it signed by Renee who was just a sweetheart can I say she's gorgeous and she writes great books I have loved her ever since the wrath and the dawn I know that's kind of a contentious read like not everybody likes it but I personally adored it this is about vampires and I believe 1800s in New Orleans if you didn't know I love vampires and also most of my family is from the New Orleans area it is New Orleans by the way not New Orleans just had to point that out for all southerners but I'm just excited I kind of like historical vampires kind of gives me those interview with the vampire vibes and I'm thinking that this is gonna be kind of like a dark vampire story which I'm just excited for like vampires are coming back in a big way Jake crystals writing vampires I digress I'm just very excited yeah back into the blood sucking that sound you know what I mean number five is biggest disappointment of the year and that was really easy to pick out because for me romance is something that I love so much and to have a romance spin-off that I was looking forward to for years and years just really not workout has made me really disappointed it's pretty reckless by LJN this is a spin off upper center in the st. series and it follows the child of some of the people in the other series unfortunately the plot and the characters just really didn't work for me I read very much like a stereotypical new adult romance not that her other ones aren't stereotypical but this one just did not work it did not have that same zest and flavor and like angst that I was so craving I am really excited for the other books in the series but this one just really did not do it for me number 6 is biggest surprise that one's really again very easy if you guys watched my I read five female female romances you guys know that I read stage dreams by Melanie Gilman this is a historical Wild West a graphic novel with a female female romance and a trans main character this book is own voices and the illustrations the love story the lack of transphobia it just felt so warm and inviting and just like comforting to read about I really really liked this it took me completely by surprise because it was like free for download you didn't have to request it on that galley and it was just really good time it was really refreshing and I definitely needed it I haven't read very many graphic novels this year this one was just perfect number seven is favorite new author either debut or new to you and this one again was super easy kind of I was trying to think of where to put this author or their book on my list and this was the perfect category for this author it's kasem aquestion I liked red white and rhomboid quite a bit I believe I gave it 5 stars it's not my favorite book of the year it's not my favorite male male romance but I genuinely enjoyed it it was a really fun rom-com the writing was excellent and in general I just like Casey I like what she stands for I love that she is so unabashed about her love for new adult and that we need that and I think we do I think everybody knows that we need new adult besides just like the that's on Amazon no matter how much I love it like we need more and we need good stuff number eight newest fictional crash Magnus Lucas de Moura soo and swoon what can I say I love a man with big idiot energy who also has like a scar marring his face so he's not totally perfect damaged goods Magnus has found the fallen kingdom series by Morgan Rhodes I listen to some of these audiobooks like back to back last week I think I listened to like three through five and I just felt deeper and deeper in love with this damaged bad-boy the audiobooks I could not recommend highly enough if you're wanting a fantasy that's kind of Game of Thrones ask that sounds like it is narrated by Littlefinger you have to pick these up it's basically like Game of Thrones as well it's a multi POV story it's got earth magic it's definitely more fantastical than Game of Thrones and obviously a little bit less heavy in the political machinations and murder because it is why story but there is sex there's intrigue I would recommend it it's just a really fun good time and Magnus he just he really butters my biscuit number nine is newest favorite character and that is Jack from Jack of Hearts and other parts by l-c Rosen this is a highly underrated book in my personal opinion but Jack is awesome he is unabashed and his sexuality I love how sex positive he is and this book as a whole is it's really rare to find very sex positive why a I think we've talked a lot about slut-shaming and feminism but we haven't talked a lot about actual sex in why a and this book does a really good job at talking about it in a way that's not gratuitous but it's funny and real and raw and relatable and I think Jack does a very good job of being a character to carry that out into the world so highly recommend this book especially for Pride Month number 10 is a book that made you cry and not forget many books have made me cry this year maybe I'm soulless I don't know but when I read far from the tree it by robin venn way i cried like a little maybe multiple times as I was driving which is probably not read safe but you know what it's fine books about adoption and found families really do it for me emotionally it kind of felt like this is us but like actually heartfelt number 11 a book that made you happy for this I picked stay sweet by Siobhan Vivian I listened to this on my way to and from Luke Expo and book on it was just the kind of sugary sweet contemporary that I feel like I grew up reading and Sarah Dessen and some other contemporary authors in the summer in middle school in high school going to library and picking up those books to read by the pool I I just really brought me back to those times and I think it just had a very nostalgic feel I loved how it original the plot was not this like ice cream stand that's been standing in this girl's town for a very long time and it's about her kind of very original the romance I know is very hit-or-miss but I personally enjoyed it and overall it's just a really sweet number 12 most beautiful book that you've bought this year or received all the ones I've on hauled I feel like I'm just in such a different place than I was when I started my channel even before I started my channel my goal and desire is not to own as many books as I own anymore I would rather just own the books that I'm truly passionate about and just check the rest out for my library I think I was going through a bad like mental space when I started buying so many books and now I'm doing a little better and I can fuel my passion for shopping around by scrolling the Lybia when I get depressed number 13 is our last question and is which books do you wanna read by the end of the year there's so many books that I want to read by pulled a few from my list of reprove darks on otherwise that I'm like chomping at the bit to get to the first one is Cryer score which is a female female fantasy and I believe it might be kind of science fictiony so I mean you'd up also serpent in dub which is another fantasy that I've heard like a ton of buzz about and a lot of good things Gideon the ninth witch like come on everybody knows about Gideon the ninth right and then the wallflower wager my tested aired this is a continuation of tested errors like current series that she's running I like the first two books I'm really excited for this one because it's character that like I'm dying for her to get her day in the Sun so that's it that's the end of the tag and comments down below please let me know what books you guys have read this year that you are super excited about and that you think I should read and then also let me know if any books have disappointed you any books that I should avoid I love you guys so much and until next timehello and welcome back to my channel today I'm going to be doing the mid-year book freakout tag ever since I've been on booktube I've wanted to do this tag however I joined like a month too late to actually do it so I'm really excited to do this year and tell you guys the books that I've liked the books that I have not liked so without further ado let's get into the questions first question is the best book that you've read so far in 2019 this is going to be a recurring theme throughout this tag I've picked multiple things in multiple different genres that I enjoy because what's the fun of just recommending one book so in the category of fantasy the best book that I've read this year is fury born by Claire Legrand if you like yes jam but otherwise have really good taste and fantasy I think this book is for you it's about two queens equally as stupid in two different timelines there's earth magic I think that the love and trust are super fun there is a love interest / bad guy villain who kind of rivals the darkling in my opinion like he's kind of a bad I think it's kind of underhyped I think there was some misunderstanding when this book was released kind of about my sexual wrap and so a lot of people steered away from reading it there's a lot to love about this series though I like the book the Queens and the different timelines are very strong very unlikable at times I haven't read a fantasy that I've been this passionate about in a very long time so I think that says something in the category of why a contemporary my favorite book that I've read this year is autobiography by Christina Lauren that this handles religion and sexuality and first-time love equally well it's about Tanner and Sebastian who fall in love in Utah and all of the challenges that come with that because they're in a highly religious city and because one of them is highly religious it's got her topics but it also doesn't feel hard to read about if that makes sense like there are some punching moments and you definitely feel for Sebastian who is the religious one but at the same time the story as a whole feels hopeful and warm and bubbly and it was just exactly what I needed also the depiction of first love felt very true to my experience of falling in love in high school so I really related to that and really enjoyed it and then in a category of romance my best book of 2019 so far is written with regret by alia Martinez I just finished this book to speak and I can say without a doubt holy Batman that was wild read I wouldn't necessarily recommend it to people but it was just the level of stupid that I personally needed I haven't been reading a lot of dark romances this year and this was kind of the first one that really spoke to me so it is a dark romance / shitty psychological thriller and I just ate it up you've got mistaken identities murder babies on doorsteps and I just enjoyed it and you're like Chandler can't you find that and just like it's like logical thriller that's true but I actually really enjoyed the romance in this story I liked how the two characters came together I like that they had individual personalities I think it can be really hard to get people to care for the actual characters in a romance and I just cared about the characters I thought they were really fun also there's a four-year-old kid in this book fact that I'm starting to enjoy romances that involve like dads with children has me questioning my whole existence but that's a story for another time number two best sequel you've read in 2019 this one goes to Killswitch by Penelope Douglas huh I put this on my list but I didn't really think about the fact that I was gonna have to talk about it and defend this book to people it is the third book in a series and all I have to say about it really is just likes this is another dark romance and it really takes the cake in terms of being the crazy I have read pretty much it's the third book in the series so I can't really go into detail but the series as a whole is about these four guys who do some shitty things in high school and they're punished for it they want to exact their revenge after they get out of prison so it's a wild ride the alive interest in this one Damon is a character that we are supposed to hate for the first two books and I think I hated him actually for first two and a half books but by the end of his story I was so just entranced and engrossed and I just wanted him for myself because he turned into a sweet cinnamon roll even sweeter than any of the other male characters in this series and I'm just a sucker for that like give me the most up dude and then make him sweet and I am about it not in real life that's not cool I like a nice guy but in books give me the weird stuff number three a new release you haven't read yet but you want to for me it's mostly romances I really want to read a lesson in Thorne's fix her up and the bride test I'm not gonna go into the plot for any of these you can look up up on Goodreads the recurring theme is that I want to read more smut I feel like my reviews and recommendations have been really lacking in the books that I truly truly enjoy and that is smutty no adults and adult contemporary romance but don't worry I've got things coming number for your most anticipated release for the second half of the year not to be that but like I am so I am most excited to read the beautiful by Renee I gay I was lucky enough to pick this up at the EA and get it signed by Renee who was just a sweetheart can I say she's gorgeous and she writes great books I have loved her ever since the wrath and the dawn I know that's kind of a contentious read like not everybody likes it but I personally adored it this is about vampires and I believe 1800s in New Orleans if you didn't know I love vampires and also most of my family is from the New Orleans area it is New Orleans by the way not New Orleans just had to point that out for all southerners but I'm just excited I kind of like historical vampires kind of gives me those interview with the vampire vibes and I'm thinking that this is gonna be kind of like a dark vampire story which I'm just excited for like vampires are coming back in a big way Jake crystals writing vampires I digress I'm just very excited yeah back into the blood sucking that sound you know what I mean number five is biggest disappointment of the year and that was really easy to pick out because for me romance is something that I love so much and to have a romance spin-off that I was looking forward to for years and years just really not workout has made me really disappointed it's pretty reckless by LJN this is a spin off upper center in the st. series and it follows the child of some of the people in the other series unfortunately the plot and the characters just really didn't work for me I read very much like a stereotypical new adult romance not that her other ones aren't stereotypical but this one just did not work it did not have that same zest and flavor and like angst that I was so craving I am really excited for the other books in the series but this one just really did not do it for me number 6 is biggest surprise that one's really again very easy if you guys watched my I read five female female romances you guys know that I read stage dreams by Melanie Gilman this is a historical Wild West a graphic novel with a female female romance and a trans main character this book is own voices and the illustrations the love story the lack of transphobia it just felt so warm and inviting and just like comforting to read about I really really liked this it took me completely by surprise because it was like free for download you didn't have to request it on that galley and it was just really good time it was really refreshing and I definitely needed it I haven't read very many graphic novels this year this one was just perfect number seven is favorite new author either debut or new to you and this one again was super easy kind of I was trying to think of where to put this author or their book on my list and this was the perfect category for this author it's kasem aquestion I liked red white and rhomboid quite a bit I believe I gave it 5 stars it's not my favorite book of the year it's not my favorite male male romance but I genuinely enjoyed it it was a really fun rom-com the writing was excellent and in general I just like Casey I like what she stands for I love that she is so unabashed about her love for new adult and that we need that and I think we do I think everybody knows that we need new adult besides just like the that's on Amazon no matter how much I love it like we need more and we need good stuff number eight newest fictional crash Magnus Lucas de Moura soo and swoon what can I say I love a man with big idiot energy who also has like a scar marring his face so he's not totally perfect damaged goods Magnus has found the fallen kingdom series by Morgan Rhodes I listen to some of these audiobooks like back to back last week I think I listened to like three through five and I just felt deeper and deeper in love with this damaged bad-boy the audiobooks I could not recommend highly enough if you're wanting a fantasy that's kind of Game of Thrones ask that sounds like it is narrated by Littlefinger you have to pick these up it's basically like Game of Thrones as well it's a multi POV story it's got earth magic it's definitely more fantastical than Game of Thrones and obviously a little bit less heavy in the political machinations and murder because it is why story but there is sex there's intrigue I would recommend it it's just a really fun good time and Magnus he just he really butters my biscuit number nine is newest favorite character and that is Jack from Jack of Hearts and other parts by l-c Rosen this is a highly underrated book in my personal opinion but Jack is awesome he is unabashed and his sexuality I love how sex positive he is and this book as a whole is it's really rare to find very sex positive why a I think we've talked a lot about slut-shaming and feminism but we haven't talked a lot about actual sex in why a and this book does a really good job at talking about it in a way that's not gratuitous but it's funny and real and raw and relatable and I think Jack does a very good job of being a character to carry that out into the world so highly recommend this book especially for Pride Month number 10 is a book that made you cry and not forget many books have made me cry this year maybe I'm soulless I don't know but when I read far from the tree it by robin venn way i cried like a little maybe multiple times as I was driving which is probably not read safe but you know what it's fine books about adoption and found families really do it for me emotionally it kind of felt like this is us but like actually heartfelt number 11 a book that made you happy for this I picked stay sweet by Siobhan Vivian I listened to this on my way to and from Luke Expo and book on it was just the kind of sugary sweet contemporary that I feel like I grew up reading and Sarah Dessen and some other contemporary authors in the summer in middle school in high school going to library and picking up those books to read by the pool I I just really brought me back to those times and I think it just had a very nostalgic feel I loved how it original the plot was not this like ice cream stand that's been standing in this girl's town for a very long time and it's about her kind of very original the romance I know is very hit-or-miss but I personally enjoyed it and overall it's just a really sweet number 12 most beautiful book that you've bought this year or received all the ones I've on hauled I feel like I'm just in such a different place than I was when I started my channel even before I started my channel my goal and desire is not to own as many books as I own anymore I would rather just own the books that I'm truly passionate about and just check the rest out for my library I think I was going through a bad like mental space when I started buying so many books and now I'm doing a little better and I can fuel my passion for shopping around by scrolling the Lybia when I get depressed number 13 is our last question and is which books do you wanna read by the end of the year there's so many books that I want to read by pulled a few from my list of reprove darks on otherwise that I'm like chomping at the bit to get to the first one is Cryer score which is a female female fantasy and I believe it might be kind of science fictiony so I mean you'd up also serpent in dub which is another fantasy that I've heard like a ton of buzz about and a lot of good things Gideon the ninth witch like come on everybody knows about Gideon the ninth right and then the wallflower wager my tested aired this is a continuation of tested errors like current series that she's running I like the first two books I'm really excited for this one because it's character that like I'm dying for her to get her day in the Sun so that's it that's the end of the tag and comments down below please let me know what books you guys have read this year that you are super excited about and that you think I should read and then also let me know if any books have disappointed you any books that I should avoid I love you guys so much and until next time\n"