The Author's Reading Experience: A Tier Ranking of Recent Reads

As I sit down to write this article, I am surrounded by stacks of books that I've read recently. My reading experience has been quite varied, with some titles leaving me thoroughly impressed and others falling flat. In this article, I'll be sharing my thoughts on the books I've read in recent months, along with my tier ranking system.

Secretly Yours by Tessa Bailey

I have to say that I was excited to dive into Secretly Yours, the sequel to um...which one is it? Unfortunately, none of my usual sources could remind me. Nonetheless, I went into this book with high hopes and was pleasantly surprised to find that it exceeded my expectations in many ways. The author's writing style is engaging, and the romance was super cute. I loved the energy and chemistry between the characters, even if their love story felt a bit clichéd at times. Despite some predictable plot twists, I found myself thoroughly invested in the world and its characters.

Energy Jam by Kate Canterbury

I stumbled upon Energy Jam while browsing Kindle Unlimited, and it completely caught my attention. The author's writing style is beautiful, with vivid descriptions that transported me to a lush and vibrant world. What drew me in was the setting – Rylan Sager's depiction of 1950s America was spot on, and I found myself fully immersed in the story. While some plot twists were somewhat predictable, the atmosphere and overall tone made up for it. Overall, I'd give this book a solid 3.5 stars, with the only reason being that I didn't quite fall in love with the romance.

The Only One Left by Rachel Sager

I'll be honest when I say that The Only One Left was a bit of a letdown. While I appreciated the atmosphere and setting created by Rylan Saver, the overall experience felt somewhat predictable to me. The twists were somewhat telegraphed, which took away from my overall enjoyment of the book. Despite this, I still enjoyed it enough to give it a solid 3 stars.

Business or Pleasure by Rachel and Solomon

I'm sad to say that Business or Pleasure fell flat for me. Unfortunately, the romance between the two main characters didn't quite connect with me, and I found myself struggling to invest in their relationship. The book was well-written, but it just didn't do it for me.

Someone Else's Shoes by Jojo Moyes

I have to admit that I struggled to remember much about Someone Else's Shoes. It's a shame, because I've heard great things about this author and her books are being bought by Publishers! Alas, my memory isn't the best when it comes to recalling book details.

The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Maria Zapata

I'm so glad I read The Wall of Winnipeg and Me before it was taken off eBook. This book has become one of my all-time favorites, and its new cover only added to its allure. The story is engaging and well-written, with a unique blend of romance, humor, and adventure. Long Linda Peg's character stole the show for me – I loved her quirky personality and the way she brought the story together.

My Funny Valentine by Courtney Walsh

Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and what better book to read than My Funny Valentine? This was a perfect choice, as it offered a lighthearted and clean romance that left me feeling uplifted. The author's writing style is effortless, making this a great read for those looking for a quick pick-me-up.

A Fourth Wing Just Four Swing

I have to admit that I'm going to move A Fourth Wing just Four Swing up in my tier rankings due to the sheer power of its impact on me. When I think about dragons, I immediately think of House of Directions and The Fourth Wing. It's like a mental connection was forged between these two books during their initial readings. While some may say that I fell off the hype train for this one, I believe it's because the author tapped into something deeper within me.

Wishing Game by...?

I'll get to Wishing Game eventually! For now, let's move on to...

Simply the Best

Simply the Best was a complete surprise for me. The plot sounded interesting at first glance, but what really drew me in was the story itself. It reminded me of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, with its own unique twist. What I loved most about this book was its heart – it's truly one of the saddest love stories I've ever read.

The Last Book

For my final book, I have to say that Wishing Game is somewhat tied for last place with The House Across the Street and The Business or Pleasure authors. It didn't blow me away in terms of originality or writing style, but it was still a pleasant read.

Conclusion

As I've wrapped up this tier ranking article, I'm struck by how diverse my reading experience has been lately. While some books have left me underwhelmed, others have truly blown me away. My tier system is far from perfect, and it's likely that readers will find themselves disagreeing with my rankings. Nonetheless, I hope this article provides a glimpse into the world of reading that I inhabit – one filled with unexpected surprises and delightful discoveries.

So, what do you think? Have any favorite reads recently?

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhello everyone my name is Heather and welcome to the channel bookables today I am here to do a cheer ranking video I love doing this I love watching these I've done a few in the past today is going to be all of the books that I have read in 2023 so far because we are halfway through 2023 and I want to talk about the books that I've read so far do I remember them do I not do I love some of them do I not we're just going to discuss them as of right now filming I'm filming this um like two weeks before doing this over so I'll probably read a couple more by the time this goes up but you know it is what it is we're just gonna do a cheer ranking because I love doing these it always helps me refresh my memory of books I read as well as you can see with my tier ranking I have different categories man I was really hoping not to get these ads but the Project's going to keep popping up so please forgive me um so I have at the very very top Simply the Best that means these were simply the best that I've read this year I love them you know they are simply the best next up we have so so good books that we're pretty much four stars like you can take these in star ratings as well books that were really close to five stars but they weren't quite simply the best then we have in the middle three star decent that to me it doesn't mean loathe it it doesn't mean I love it it means it was a decent read I liked it for the most part um then we have Matt um this is books that I just didn't like probably my two stars I don't ever read one stars because it's just I just I just don't um but I do rate two stars and that's my myth like I didn't really enjoy and then my last category since I really technically don't rate one stars or do you know one star ratings I put I have no memories this means that I have no recollection about this book so clearly it only the lasting impression on me first up we have the do-over by Lynn painter this is a ya1 and I'm gonna put this in decent I liked it I didn't love it um you guys know I don't read a lot of why contemporaries or just Y in general anymore but for some reason I think a couple months ago I had an itch for reading why contemporation I read a few of them and I liked them this one was cute it was like a kind of Groundhog's Day day it was cute next up we have beneath Devil's Bridge by I don't know about this author's name I'm gonna put it in met I think I gave it a three star but right now for me it's sitting at a two star I don't really remember that much about it but I remember some things about it I had a podcast and it was kind of revisiting like this murder that happened years ago and it just was kind of boring so putting it in the meh next up we have take the lead by Alexis Dario I'm putting this one again in decent this one is actually a like a re this one was actually her first book she ever wrote if I'm not mistaken I could be wrong but either way it's a reprint so it's a new cover it's if you love Dancing with the Stars you need to check out this book the fine print by Lauren Asher again I'm gonna go with decent because I didn't loathe this book I didn't love it I can get the hype with it but I do think I'm gonna like um the next books in the series more I just didn't love them love him as much but I think the other two with the plots they have sound a little bit more appealing to me then we have I split it for variance by Ruby Dixon if you can believe it I'm gonna put this in so so good I enjoyed it it was short it was very very steamy like wasted literally no time this had a zero plot all Steam on Ice planet with a human and an alien I didn't think I was into it and then I was into it so moving on next up we have CU Yesterday by Rachel and Solomon again I'm putting this in so so good I really enjoy I've learned racial and Solomon's why contemporaries more than her adult romances which is very odd but this is her why contemporary again very much like the do-over where both of these are kind of the Groundhog's Day where they keep reliving the same day over and over again this one gets more on the science fact of it like why exactly are they doing this um so I liked it how to sell a haunted house so so good like I believe this was my first five star I read the entire year I love this one it's very rare where a book makes you cry and it's impossible that a horror book can make me scared one page and then cry the next page it's like I did not expect that but I freaking loved it things we never got over decent by Lucy score this one I read a lot of these as you will see because Tick Tock hyped them up I did a whole video about it this one was the main one I'd say the why I did this video because everyone on their mother was talking about it um I liked it I didn't love it so we have When in Rome by Sarah Adams this one I'm actually gonna put in so so good I it was like a three and a half for me so just so you know but I really enjoyed it it was like a clean romance that was a small town romance that was just really cute it made me want to read more Sarah Adams romance so I really liked it surprisingly and I wasn't expecting to um next up spells for lost things by Jenna Evans Welch this is another why contemporary I'm gonna put this in decent it was cute it wasn't super rememberable I think if you've read one Jenna Evans Welch book you've kind of read them all but nevertheless it was cute um next the love wager by Lynn painter again decent I didn't love it um I would give it like a three and a half so I have like three and a half where I Veer more towards three and a three and a half where I Veer more towards four this one's the case of varying War torch three it was cute it wasn't a very rememberable boy Wayward by Amelia Hart so so simply the best I love this book I wasn't expecting to I'm not gonna lie to you I bought it really because of the cover because the cover is like chef's kiss but it was such an engrossing story for how short it was I loved it um what lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall uh meh I I do remember this and I remember not loving it which is a bummer because Kate Alice Marshall wrote some really good why a like horror kind of books but this one was just missed the mark on all the fronts for being her first adult Thriller she could have went to a different lot of places in this book and she didn't and I did not like it um also the soul mate by Sally Hepworth I'm gonna put this in meh I think I originally gave it a three um but I'm sorry I'm trying to get comfortable but it just wasn't that good honestly like what have we done by Alex Finlay I have no memories like I this is like my third Alex Finlay book I think I might give them up because none of his books I couldn't tell you what no one was about like a blockbuster one night where people got murdered I think and that's all the memories I have of that one this one no memories X's and O's by Amy Lee I will put this indecent it was cute it was definitely like a good Valentine's Day read because we have a girl that's obsessed with romance and a guy that's not and she revisits her past loves and it was cute it was cute do I know you by Emily Waverly and awesome and sigma broca meh it's such a bummer I love their first um adult romance book the roughest draft which is very controversial because a lot of people don't like it I loved it this one I did not like whatsoever so uh it's above her Tackle by Rachel Harrison I liked it it was cute it's definitely like a Halloween rain it's marketed again as more spooky and it's really not it's more about friendship and maybe one of the friends is a witch that's the book so again a Miss marketed kind of thing there for you secretly Yours by Tessa Bailey Matt I did not like this book like I felt the romance was not there usually I can always go to a Tessa Bailey book and love the romance this one was not it for me also Ruby Spencer's whiskey year by Rachel Billow I think I read this one because it was about a girl that's going to Ireland no Scotland to write like a cookbook and I was like this is gonna be interesting it was so boring like nothing happened nothing happened and it was a slow burn romance which I don't mind but this one I just nothing was happening already and by the time the romance came I didn't even care so where's that oh my gosh I feel like oh I got a lot of mad books I need to up this because I'm also putting the inmate by Frida I forget her last name in there everyone's been talking about this author I read the inmate did was not impressed I don't think the writing is that great personally maybe I need to read more of her books which I want to because everyone on Tick Tock was hyping them up but this one I just felt like there were so many I mean it's all about this woman that's a nurse right and she gets a job at this jail where she put this guy in and he's there I'm like shouldn't there be some sort of screaming process if you know what inmate maybe just maybe you shouldn't get a job there I'm just saying um either way moving on to better things Legends and lattes by Travis waltry definitely Simply the Best a beautiful cozy fantasy book about opening up a coffee shop and or opening up a coffee shop it was simply the best the Golden Spoon I forget who wrote this but I'm gonna put this in decent this was a cozy mystery that was kind of in the same veins as the Great British baking show which is a great show this was okay was it predictable absolutely did it have a lot of unrealistic things again absolutely but it was cute so I'm gonna put it in decent the only Survivors by Megan Miranda meh I read this one because it takes place in Outer Banks which is very close to which is CL I live in Virginia so if you live in Virginia I feel like you just kind of are also very familiar with OBX as we call it um and I just it just wasn't good again it was like the last row I put up here nothing happened like even the twist that came I was like this is the twist yeah oh my gosh the writing retreat I can't believe I'm putting so many books in math this is not me but I was so excited for this book it sounded so amazing and it just was so blah which is interesting a lot of people love this book so I may be the minority here I did not like it the true story of Tanner and the leaves by Colleen Oakley I'll put this one in decent it was cute it was kind of a take on Thelma and Louise about like an 80 year old woman and like a 20 year old girl they go on the run it was cute it wasn't amazing though happy place by Emily Henry finally here we go Simply the Best my favorite Emily Henry book I cannot believe I'm saying that I wasn't expecting it to be but I resonated so much with this book with the whole friendship Vibes being in the 30s just yes the last word by Taylor Adams I will put was so so good it was good it was interesting about a reviewer getting stalked by an author like that is our worst nightmare and somehow Tyler I haven't been freaking creepy it could be a great movie um Icebreaker by Hannah Grace again decent I read this one again for tick tock um and it was okay it wasn't amazing but it wasn't like horrible so there you have it meet me I like by Carly Fortune I will put in math this one was all about these two characters that met 10 years ago shared one day together and then 10 years later they reunite and I'm just like this day made the biggest impression ever on them but I don't get it so there's that um the Daydreams by Laura hankin oh my gosh I hate putting things in math oh meh I another one that I was really hoping to love but did not for sure but Abby Jimenez so so good really enjoyed it great romance great mental health depictation with social anxiety loved it twisted Love by Anna long I have no memories of this book I have no clue I think I remember very vaguely the guy in it was like I made my first million when I turned 12 and I was like what were you doing at 12 because when I was 12 I was a total dork and I still am but how do you make a million dollars that's all I remember about it um summer reading by Jim McKinley it was decent it wasn't amazing this book I feel like had a lot going on in it it had like five different really big clots and I felt like that was a little bit too much with it but there you go the true love experiment by Christina Lauren again I will put in decent it wasn't amazing I feel like my love no I don't want to say that I really do love a lot of Christina Lauren books but their latest ones have not been wowing me as much as I want them to unfortunately there's by Tessa Bailey this is the sequel to um which one is it secretly yours I loved unfortunately yours super cute great hate to love romance very steamy was in it was into it I guess that should say energy Jam by Kate Canterbury here we go Simply the Best a Indie romance that I was not expecting to love I read it on a whim total Kindle unlimited type of thing loved it so much I had to buy my own copy like it was chef's kiss beautiful loved it the only one left by rally Sager I will put in so so good I did to me this is more of like a three and a half leaning more towards four I guess you could say I didn't love it but the atmosphere and setting Rylan saver is great for that and the big twists were I think somewhat predictable but it was overall okay I want to give it more like rating just because I I liked it way more than his last release the house across the leg gosh I love that one but this one was more decent business or pleasure by Rachel and Solomon meh sad to say it's an adult romance that I really had to push my way to read it because I just was not invested in the romance with these characters didn't really feel like they connected and just it wasn't there for me someone else's Shoes by Jojo Moyes crap I I don't remember much about this don't remember the details about it that's all I have to say because I don't remember much the wall of Winnipeg and Me by Maria Zapata freaking a love this book another Indie romance I read on a whim because everyone's been talking about Maria Zapata and her books are actually being bought by Publishers which I'm very happy about this is the new cover and I'm so glad I read it before they like took it away on eBook because I feel the same way with all roads lead here I can't read it right now but long Linda Peg of me was amazing I loved it My Funny Valentine by Courtney Walsh so so cute this was a perfect book to read new Valentine's Day it was cheese clean romance but I loved it a ton the fourth wing just four swing should I put it in freaking so so good or simply the best I did write it four stars but I'm gonna move the Simply the Best and the sheer reason why is because I remember a lot about it still and I think about it a lot I think about dragons a lot and when I think about dragons I think about House of directions and fourthly so I mean I don't know did I fall on the hype train probably did it make me feel like I was back in 2011 Divergent yes but I every freaking second of it um and the last book I have is wishing game safer which again I am putting in Simply the Best this is one that completely took me by surprise I definitely saw it on netgalley and the cover drew me in and then the plot sounded interesting it was kind of a take on Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory but oh my gosh I loved it so heartwarming so cute was not expecting to load as much as I did but I did official tier ranking I it's interesting I'll say that it looks like the most of my books are three stars which I would agree with um with one coming in less with meh and I would say Simply the Best and so so good my three my five and four stars are tied right now I have one two three four five six seven eight books that will for sure probably on my favorite books of the year I don't know what the future holds for the rest of the year but I mean like it's it could be worse it could be a lot better do I want all these books to be instantly the best I have to freaking lutely but that's not the case I am disappointed to see how many map books I have because it's a lot and that makes me feel like I need to fine-tune my reading but then again can you really fine tune your reading that's a hard thing to say because but then again can you fine tune your reading because I think all of us go into a book expecting the best of the best and sometimes we're let down so I don't know it's hard to say but either way that was my tier ranking video for all the books I've read this year I'll probably do another one of these um at the end of the year but I will do a whole full-on um tier ranking for all the books and who knows maybe some of these have changed then because my mind changes a lot on different things but either right I would love to know what you think about this to your ranking would you agree with these or not please let me know thank you so much for watching and I will see you in my next videohello everyone my name is Heather and welcome to the channel bookables today I am here to do a cheer ranking video I love doing this I love watching these I've done a few in the past today is going to be all of the books that I have read in 2023 so far because we are halfway through 2023 and I want to talk about the books that I've read so far do I remember them do I not do I love some of them do I not we're just going to discuss them as of right now filming I'm filming this um like two weeks before doing this over so I'll probably read a couple more by the time this goes up but you know it is what it is we're just gonna do a cheer ranking because I love doing these it always helps me refresh my memory of books I read as well as you can see with my tier ranking I have different categories man I was really hoping not to get these ads but the Project's going to keep popping up so please forgive me um so I have at the very very top Simply the Best that means these were simply the best that I've read this year I love them you know they are simply the best next up we have so so good books that we're pretty much four stars like you can take these in star ratings as well books that were really close to five stars but they weren't quite simply the best then we have in the middle three star decent that to me it doesn't mean loathe it it doesn't mean I love it it means it was a decent read I liked it for the most part um then we have Matt um this is books that I just didn't like probably my two stars I don't ever read one stars because it's just I just I just don't um but I do rate two stars and that's my myth like I didn't really enjoy and then my last category since I really technically don't rate one stars or do you know one star ratings I put I have no memories this means that I have no recollection about this book so clearly it only the lasting impression on me first up we have the do-over by Lynn painter this is a ya1 and I'm gonna put this in decent I liked it I didn't love it um you guys know I don't read a lot of why contemporaries or just Y in general anymore but for some reason I think a couple months ago I had an itch for reading why contemporation I read a few of them and I liked them this one was cute it was like a kind of Groundhog's Day day it was cute next up we have beneath Devil's Bridge by I don't know about this author's name I'm gonna put it in met I think I gave it a three star but right now for me it's sitting at a two star I don't really remember that much about it but I remember some things about it I had a podcast and it was kind of revisiting like this murder that happened years ago and it just was kind of boring so putting it in the meh next up we have take the lead by Alexis Dario I'm putting this one again in decent this one is actually a like a re this one was actually her first book she ever wrote if I'm not mistaken I could be wrong but either way it's a reprint so it's a new cover it's if you love Dancing with the Stars you need to check out this book the fine print by Lauren Asher again I'm gonna go with decent because I didn't loathe this book I didn't love it I can get the hype with it but I do think I'm gonna like um the next books in the series more I just didn't love them love him as much but I think the other two with the plots they have sound a little bit more appealing to me then we have I split it for variance by Ruby Dixon if you can believe it I'm gonna put this in so so good I enjoyed it it was short it was very very steamy like wasted literally no time this had a zero plot all Steam on Ice planet with a human and an alien I didn't think I was into it and then I was into it so moving on next up we have CU Yesterday by Rachel and Solomon again I'm putting this in so so good I really enjoy I've learned racial and Solomon's why contemporaries more than her adult romances which is very odd but this is her why contemporary again very much like the do-over where both of these are kind of the Groundhog's Day where they keep reliving the same day over and over again this one gets more on the science fact of it like why exactly are they doing this um so I liked it how to sell a haunted house so so good like I believe this was my first five star I read the entire year I love this one it's very rare where a book makes you cry and it's impossible that a horror book can make me scared one page and then cry the next page it's like I did not expect that but I freaking loved it things we never got over decent by Lucy score this one I read a lot of these as you will see because Tick Tock hyped them up I did a whole video about it this one was the main one I'd say the why I did this video because everyone on their mother was talking about it um I liked it I didn't love it so we have When in Rome by Sarah Adams this one I'm actually gonna put in so so good I it was like a three and a half for me so just so you know but I really enjoyed it it was like a clean romance that was a small town romance that was just really cute it made me want to read more Sarah Adams romance so I really liked it surprisingly and I wasn't expecting to um next up spells for lost things by Jenna Evans Welch this is another why contemporary I'm gonna put this in decent it was cute it wasn't super rememberable I think if you've read one Jenna Evans Welch book you've kind of read them all but nevertheless it was cute um next the love wager by Lynn painter again decent I didn't love it um I would give it like a three and a half so I have like three and a half where I Veer more towards three and a three and a half where I Veer more towards four this one's the case of varying War torch three it was cute it wasn't a very rememberable boy Wayward by Amelia Hart so so simply the best I love this book I wasn't expecting to I'm not gonna lie to you I bought it really because of the cover because the cover is like chef's kiss but it was such an engrossing story for how short it was I loved it um what lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall uh meh I I do remember this and I remember not loving it which is a bummer because Kate Alice Marshall wrote some really good why a like horror kind of books but this one was just missed the mark on all the fronts for being her first adult Thriller she could have went to a different lot of places in this book and she didn't and I did not like it um also the soul mate by Sally Hepworth I'm gonna put this in meh I think I originally gave it a three um but I'm sorry I'm trying to get comfortable but it just wasn't that good honestly like what have we done by Alex Finlay I have no memories like I this is like my third Alex Finlay book I think I might give them up because none of his books I couldn't tell you what no one was about like a blockbuster one night where people got murdered I think and that's all the memories I have of that one this one no memories X's and O's by Amy Lee I will put this indecent it was cute it was definitely like a good Valentine's Day read because we have a girl that's obsessed with romance and a guy that's not and she revisits her past loves and it was cute it was cute do I know you by Emily Waverly and awesome and sigma broca meh it's such a bummer I love their first um adult romance book the roughest draft which is very controversial because a lot of people don't like it I loved it this one I did not like whatsoever so uh it's above her Tackle by Rachel Harrison I liked it it was cute it's definitely like a Halloween rain it's marketed again as more spooky and it's really not it's more about friendship and maybe one of the friends is a witch that's the book so again a Miss marketed kind of thing there for you secretly Yours by Tessa Bailey Matt I did not like this book like I felt the romance was not there usually I can always go to a Tessa Bailey book and love the romance this one was not it for me also Ruby Spencer's whiskey year by Rachel Billow I think I read this one because it was about a girl that's going to Ireland no Scotland to write like a cookbook and I was like this is gonna be interesting it was so boring like nothing happened nothing happened and it was a slow burn romance which I don't mind but this one I just nothing was happening already and by the time the romance came I didn't even care so where's that oh my gosh I feel like oh I got a lot of mad books I need to up this because I'm also putting the inmate by Frida I forget her last name in there everyone's been talking about this author I read the inmate did was not impressed I don't think the writing is that great personally maybe I need to read more of her books which I want to because everyone on Tick Tock was hyping them up but this one I just felt like there were so many I mean it's all about this woman that's a nurse right and she gets a job at this jail where she put this guy in and he's there I'm like shouldn't there be some sort of screaming process if you know what inmate maybe just maybe you shouldn't get a job there I'm just saying um either way moving on to better things Legends and lattes by Travis waltry definitely Simply the Best a beautiful cozy fantasy book about opening up a coffee shop and or opening up a coffee shop it was simply the best the Golden Spoon I forget who wrote this but I'm gonna put this in decent this was a cozy mystery that was kind of in the same veins as the Great British baking show which is a great show this was okay was it predictable absolutely did it have a lot of unrealistic things again absolutely but it was cute so I'm gonna put it in decent the only Survivors by Megan Miranda meh I read this one because it takes place in Outer Banks which is very close to which is CL I live in Virginia so if you live in Virginia I feel like you just kind of are also very familiar with OBX as we call it um and I just it just wasn't good again it was like the last row I put up here nothing happened like even the twist that came I was like this is the twist yeah oh my gosh the writing retreat I can't believe I'm putting so many books in math this is not me but I was so excited for this book it sounded so amazing and it just was so blah which is interesting a lot of people love this book so I may be the minority here I did not like it the true story of Tanner and the leaves by Colleen Oakley I'll put this one in decent it was cute it was kind of a take on Thelma and Louise about like an 80 year old woman and like a 20 year old girl they go on the run it was cute it wasn't amazing though happy place by Emily Henry finally here we go Simply the Best my favorite Emily Henry book I cannot believe I'm saying that I wasn't expecting it to be but I resonated so much with this book with the whole friendship Vibes being in the 30s just yes the last word by Taylor Adams I will put was so so good it was good it was interesting about a reviewer getting stalked by an author like that is our worst nightmare and somehow Tyler I haven't been freaking creepy it could be a great movie um Icebreaker by Hannah Grace again decent I read this one again for tick tock um and it was okay it wasn't amazing but it wasn't like horrible so there you have it meet me I like by Carly Fortune I will put in math this one was all about these two characters that met 10 years ago shared one day together and then 10 years later they reunite and I'm just like this day made the biggest impression ever on them but I don't get it so there's that um the Daydreams by Laura hankin oh my gosh I hate putting things in math oh meh I another one that I was really hoping to love but did not for sure but Abby Jimenez so so good really enjoyed it great romance great mental health depictation with social anxiety loved it twisted Love by Anna long I have no memories of this book I have no clue I think I remember very vaguely the guy in it was like I made my first million when I turned 12 and I was like what were you doing at 12 because when I was 12 I was a total dork and I still am but how do you make a million dollars that's all I remember about it um summer reading by Jim McKinley it was decent it wasn't amazing this book I feel like had a lot going on in it it had like five different really big clots and I felt like that was a little bit too much with it but there you go the true love experiment by Christina Lauren again I will put in decent it wasn't amazing I feel like my love no I don't want to say that I really do love a lot of Christina Lauren books but their latest ones have not been wowing me as much as I want them to unfortunately there's by Tessa Bailey this is the sequel to um which one is it secretly yours I loved unfortunately yours super cute great hate to love romance very steamy was in it was into it I guess that should say energy Jam by Kate Canterbury here we go Simply the Best a Indie romance that I was not expecting to love I read it on a whim total Kindle unlimited type of thing loved it so much I had to buy my own copy like it was chef's kiss beautiful loved it the only one left by rally Sager I will put in so so good I did to me this is more of like a three and a half leaning more towards four I guess you could say I didn't love it but the atmosphere and setting Rylan saver is great for that and the big twists were I think somewhat predictable but it was overall okay I want to give it more like rating just because I I liked it way more than his last release the house across the leg gosh I love that one but this one was more decent business or pleasure by Rachel and Solomon meh sad to say it's an adult romance that I really had to push my way to read it because I just was not invested in the romance with these characters didn't really feel like they connected and just it wasn't there for me someone else's Shoes by Jojo Moyes crap I I don't remember much about this don't remember the details about it that's all I have to say because I don't remember much the wall of Winnipeg and Me by Maria Zapata freaking a love this book another Indie romance I read on a whim because everyone's been talking about Maria Zapata and her books are actually being bought by Publishers which I'm very happy about this is the new cover and I'm so glad I read it before they like took it away on eBook because I feel the same way with all roads lead here I can't read it right now but long Linda Peg of me was amazing I loved it My Funny Valentine by Courtney Walsh so so cute this was a perfect book to read new Valentine's Day it was cheese clean romance but I loved it a ton the fourth wing just four swing should I put it in freaking so so good or simply the best I did write it four stars but I'm gonna move the Simply the Best and the sheer reason why is because I remember a lot about it still and I think about it a lot I think about dragons a lot and when I think about dragons I think about House of directions and fourthly so I mean I don't know did I fall on the hype train probably did it make me feel like I was back in 2011 Divergent yes but I every freaking second of it um and the last book I have is wishing game safer which again I am putting in Simply the Best this is one that completely took me by surprise I definitely saw it on netgalley and the cover drew me in and then the plot sounded interesting it was kind of a take on Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory but oh my gosh I loved it so heartwarming so cute was not expecting to load as much as I did but I did official tier ranking I it's interesting I'll say that it looks like the most of my books are three stars which I would agree with um with one coming in less with meh and I would say Simply the Best and so so good my three my five and four stars are tied right now I have one two three four five six seven eight books that will for sure probably on my favorite books of the year I don't know what the future holds for the rest of the year but I mean like it's it could be worse it could be a lot better do I want all these books to be instantly the best I have to freaking lutely but that's not the case I am disappointed to see how many map books I have because it's a lot and that makes me feel like I need to fine-tune my reading but then again can you really fine tune your reading that's a hard thing to say because but then again can you fine tune your reading because I think all of us go into a book expecting the best of the best and sometimes we're let down so I don't know it's hard to say but either way that was my tier ranking video for all the books I've read this year I'll probably do another one of these um at the end of the year but I will do a whole full-on um tier ranking for all the books and who knows maybe some of these have changed then because my mind changes a lot on different things but either right I would love to know what you think about this to your ranking would you agree with these or not please let me know thank you so much for watching and I will see you in my next video\n"