The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches is just too cute!! I think that is definitely going to make it in my favourite section of my mid year wrap up too!!
So (for now), all my 5 star reads are: Throne of Glass - Heir of Fire Aurora burning Shatter me Agggtm Cinderella is dead Exilium Tristan Mortalis Spy X Family Volume 1 but I hope there's more to come!
The number of historical fiction books with romance and / or fantasy aspects you talked about in this video was simply shouting that you have a type hahaha
Emily Wildes Encyclopaedia of Faries is the best! Fourth Wing and Divine Rivals are both on my tbr because of your vlogs 😅 Omg Katie thank you so much 🥰
agreed! emily wilde was just so fun!🥰 and yay! i can't wait to hear your thoughts on them! and of course! i always get so excited when you upload a new vlog🫶🏻
Watching your videos I always have to have my library app open on the side so I can put every book you even briefly mention on hold, even if I've never even heard of it before!
Now I really want to read Emily Wilds encyclopedia of faeries. I've read 18 out of the 40 books I had challenged myself to read and I feel pretty proud of myself.
i also mentioned Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches in my mid year tag hehe i have yet to edit that dang video still though 🙃 also FOREVER GLAD THAT YOU LOVED DIVINE RIVALS
So many great fantasy book!! Our taste is very similar. I am really looking forward to reading Emily Wilde's encyclopedia of fairies!! I had so much fun filming this tag, I think I will make this into and annual tradition on my channel myself!! 🥰 Hope the rest of year will surprise you with more favorites!!
Oh man! I really am behind on your vids if I didn’t realize you graduated!! Congratulations!!! This was a good catch up vid LOL. Speaking of things I need to catch up on…..YONA OF THE DAWN LETS GOOOOO~!!! LOVE that series. Hak x Yona all the way. The true otp. Fanfics galore. Yes please and thank you 😍 Edit: lmfao I literally have several yona amvs in my subscription feed that someone just uploaded. THAT TIMING THO XD
I really enjoyed this mid year freak out tag! (That clip of you dropping the books at the end was hilarious 😂) I also wanted to give you an update, I finished Fourth Wing, and I too understand the hype! Definitely a very fun book and one of my favorites so far this year! I’m looking forward to more great reading for both of us in the second half of the year 🫶🏾💙🫶🏾
thank you!! (and i also think the clip of my dropping the books is too funny, i had to leave it in😭) and yay!! i'm so so glad you loved fourth wing and it's now a fav!! hope you find more favs in the second half of the year!🥰💙🫶🏻
You really got me exited to read fourth wing in your last video and again in this one :). Can't wait to read it. I had such a good time reading Belladonna by Adalyn Grace and daughter of the pirate king by Tricia Levenseller. Could not put those down!!
ah i hope you love fourth wing!!! also both of those are books i have had on my radar for quite a while, maybe i need to pick them up now🤔 so glad you enjoyed them!!!
I don’t know what happened to my reading this years but it got much slower than last year i read like ten books this years. I’m much more occupied with my new job and i have less time to read 😢 i hope to change that whit the other half of the years ! Your content will certainly help whit that 😅. I’m in the middle of belladona right now and a kingdom of flesh and fire it’s so good. I’ve finished what moves the dead recently and that one was a big favourite !! Big love from canada !! ❤
My TBR is now a lot longer thanks to your recommandations. But I know i will not be disapointed because our taste is very simular. Thanks for this perfect video ! ☺️ Your heart necklace is gorgeous ! Where did you get it from ?
The way all your favs and anticipated releases are all the same as mine lol!!!! 🎉 just got the wisteria society of lady scoundrels and it's your fault , and divine rivals 😅
1. best book of the year so far Eva Evergreen and the Semi-Magical Witch & Fourth Wing 2. best sequel of the year so far Eva Evergreen and the Cursed Witch 3. new releases you haven't read yet, but want to Divine Rivals 4. most anticipated release for the second half of the year Heartstopper Volume 5 & Bookshops and Bonedust 5. biggest surprise Finding an author that writes novels that remind me of anime. The book Eva Evergreen and the Semi-Magical Witch 6. new favorite author (either debut or new to you) Julie Abe 7. newest fictional crush Shin-Ah from Yona of the Dawn Will and Jem from The Infernal Devices Trilogy 8. a book that made you cry Fourth Wing 9. a book that made you happy Eva Evergreen and the Cursed Witch 10. most beautiful book you've bought/received Fourth Wing 11. books you need to read before the end of the year City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls, City of Heavenly Fire, ,Clockwork Prince, & Clockwork Princess 12. book creators you're loving Cassandra Lynn, oliviareadsalatte, Elise Reads & Writes, Heather's_Happily_Ever_Afters, JustAli, Alex with a Book, jodie, Haley Pham, How to Train Your Gavin, Leora Aileen
the stats are under the year in books category! the one for 2023 wasn’t popping up for me yet, so on my computer i went to the 2022 year in books and changed the 2022 in the url to 2023 (if that makes sense?)
Bestie, no one would believe the number of books you've sold me on. My TBR should be renamed to "Recommended by Katie" 😂
I bought almost all of Cassandra Clare books bc of her ⭐️
@@myad.5618 haha... I did buy all of Cassie Clare because of her😂
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches is just too cute!! I think that is definitely going to make it in my favourite section of my mid year wrap up too!!
ah i’m so glad you also loved it💙🩵 it’s just so much fun☺️
THE FACT THAT TOU LIKE TORI AND CASS MAKES ME SO HAPPY YOU THREE ARE SOME OF MY FAVOURITE BOOKTUBERS!!
Literally foaming at the mouth for Ironflame so happy it’s coming out so soon after the first!😭 thank you for the kind words Katie😭😭🫶🏻🫶🏻
literally same!! i need iron flame like yesterday😩 and of course! i’m so glad i found your channel!!🖤🫶🏻
Currently listing out the books that I wanna read, and this popped out! This will help big time thank you! 🍓
I'm sorry but the end is the best part of this video. Had me in tears😂
it had me in tears too honestly😂 i knew i had to include it hehe
So (for now), all my 5 star reads are:
Throne of Glass - Heir of Fire
Aurora burning
Shatter me
Agggtm
Cinderella is dead
Exilium
Tristan Mortalis
Spy X Family Volume 1
but I hope there's more to come!
I love seeing all those mid year freak outs. Currently thinking through my choices :D Also...the ending 😂😂😂
Emily Wilde! 🥰🥰 what a hug in book form
The number of historical fiction books with romance and / or fantasy aspects you talked about in this video was simply shouting that you have a type hahaha
it really was!!😂 i’m certainly not mad that i have a type through haha
I did this tag like a week ago and loved it can't wait to do this every year now 🌻🥤🪁😎🌈📚🍨
Emily Wildes Encyclopaedia of Faries is the best! Fourth Wing and Divine Rivals are both on my tbr because of your vlogs 😅
Omg Katie thank you so much 🥰
agreed! emily wilde was just so fun!🥰 and yay! i can't wait to hear your thoughts on them! and of course! i always get so excited when you upload a new vlog🫶🏻
I started Yona of the Dawn the other day because of you, it's my first manga and I'm loving it so far!
ah yay!!! i’m so glad you’re loving it!!! :)
i am so so so excited about the fourth wing! i am preapring my drago tbr and i am collecting some books now :)
ooh a dragon tbr sounds super fun!! hope you love all of the books!🐉
Yesss 5⭐️ to half a soul 💕 I need to read Emily Wilde soon!
yes half a soul was so good!!💚 and you absolutely need to, i'd love to hear your thoughts on emily wilde!!
Watching your videos I always have to have my library app open on the side so I can put every book you even briefly mention on hold, even if I've never even heard of it before!
omg really?😭😭 i’m honored you trust my opinion so much🫶🏻
Now I really want to read Emily Wilds encyclopedia of faeries. I've read 18 out of the 40 books I had challenged myself to read and I feel pretty proud of myself.
yes!! emily wilde's is so much fun! also good luck with your goal for the rest of the year🥰
The Astonishing Color of After was so good but prepare to cry
i also mentioned Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches in my mid year tag hehe i have yet to edit that dang video still though 🙃 also FOREVER GLAD THAT YOU LOVED DIVINE RIVALS
yes!! it’s just such a cute book, so glad you also enjoyed it☺️ and really it’s your fault that i read divine rivals so thank you!!!!!!🫶🏻
The spilling water at the end 😭 I accidentally spilled sprite on my copy of Eragon, needless to say it’s a crunchy book now
oh no! that's the worst😭 does it at least have a nice citrusy scent to it now?
So many great fantasy book!! Our taste is very similar. I am really looking forward to reading Emily Wilde's encyclopedia of fairies!! I had so much fun filming this tag, I think I will make this into and annual tradition on my channel myself!! 🥰 Hope the rest of year will surprise you with more favorites!!
just got the audiobook for fourth wing, can’t wait to read it!!! great video 🤍🤍
ahh hope you love it!!🤍🤍
Oh man! I really am behind on your vids if I didn’t realize you graduated!! Congratulations!!! This was a good catch up vid LOL. Speaking of things I need to catch up on…..YONA OF THE DAWN LETS GOOOOO~!!! LOVE that series. Hak x Yona all the way. The true otp. Fanfics galore. Yes please and thank you 😍
Edit: lmfao I literally have several yona amvs in my subscription feed that someone just uploaded. THAT TIMING THO XD
I really enjoyed this mid year freak out tag! (That clip of you dropping the books at the end was hilarious 😂) I also wanted to give you an update, I finished Fourth Wing, and I too understand the hype! Definitely a very fun book and one of my favorites so far this year! I’m looking forward to more great reading for both of us in the second half of the year 🫶🏾💙🫶🏾
thank you!! (and i also think the clip of my dropping the books is too funny, i had to leave it in😭) and yay!! i'm so so glad you loved fourth wing and it's now a fav!! hope you find more favs in the second half of the year!🥰💙🫶🏻
Omg I love your videos and you look so pretty!! (as usual)
oh my gosh thank you🥺🥺
Ooo love getting new booktuber recs! I've read 45 books so far this year and hoping I can read a lot more over this summer
me too! finding new people to watch is my fav thing🫶🏻 and 45 is great! hope you pick up some good stuff this summer!!✨
I always love seeing Mid Year videos! ❤
me too!! i love seeing how everyone’s reading hear has gone so far!🩵
this is how i found u last year, and i’m soo happy to see this years edition 🩷
You really got me exited to read fourth wing in your last video and again in this one :). Can't wait to read it.
I had such a good time reading Belladonna by Adalyn Grace and daughter of the pirate king by Tricia Levenseller. Could not put those down!!
ah i hope you love fourth wing!!! also both of those are books i have had on my radar for quite a while, maybe i need to pick them up now🤔 so glad you enjoyed them!!!
katie!!! I luuuvv ur hair!! CANT WAIT TO SEE YOUR PICKS ♥️🫀
thank you!!!!!🥰🫶🏻
I don’t know what happened to my reading this years but it got much slower than last year i read like ten books this years. I’m much more occupied with my new job and i have less time to read 😢 i hope to change that whit the other half of the years ! Your content will certainly help whit that 😅. I’m in the middle of belladona right now and a kingdom of flesh and fire it’s so good. I’ve finished what moves the dead recently and that one was a big favourite !! Big love from canada !! ❤
oh i'm sorry to hear that, i hope what you have had time to get you you've enjoyed!🤍
this just made my day so much brighter 🥰
My TBR is now a lot longer thanks to your recommandations. But I know i will not be disapointed because our taste is very simular. Thanks for this perfect video ! ☺️
Your heart necklace is gorgeous ! Where did you get it from ?
oh yay!!! i hope you find some new favs🫶🏻🫶🏻 and thank you! it’s from ana luisa actually💚
yes to us being the same person you’re literally the american version of me!!! 😌 thanks for the shoutout too 🥺🤍
of course!!🥺🫶🏻☺️
I LOVE YOUR EARRINGS! 😍where did you get them?? im OBSESSED! I NEED!
thank you!!!!🫶🏻🫶🏻 the swords are actually just charms i found at hobby lobby ($2.50 each on sale) and i put them on some tiny hoops that i had!
The way all your favs and anticipated releases are all the same as mine lol!!!! 🎉 just got the wisteria society of lady scoundrels and it's your fault , and divine rivals 😅
oh that's so fun!!🥺 also hope you love the wisteria society and divine rivals!!🥰
FOURTH WING SUPREMACY
a fellow yona of the down enthusiast you get it ☝
Love the Veronica Speedwell series.
everytime you talk about the veronica speedwell series i get fomo bc it sounds so good so i downloaded all the books onto my kindle 👀
oh you absolutely need to check the series out!!! i can’t wait to see what you think if you pick them up!!👀
NEW VIDEOOO
Dangerous Collaboration supremacy! 💚🖤
yesss! i've finally finished all 8 books and it's still my fav😈
OK I dont mean to make this sound weird or anything... but my mid year wrap up video... i was also wearing sword earrings xD my mind is blown lmao
our minds🤯🤯
Have you read Empire of the Vampire?? I’m in the middle of it right now and really liking it! Since you love vamps, thought I’d recommend it!
i haven't actually, but i feel like i need to at some point! so glad you're loving it, thank you for the rec!!🥰
If you like two people coming together to solve Mysteries and romance I highly recommend the Béatrice Hyde-Clare Mysteries by Lynn Messina
oh thank you for this rec! i just looked into the series a bit and have decided that i need to pick it up asap!!!🖤
1. best book of the year so far
Eva Evergreen and the Semi-Magical Witch & Fourth Wing
2. best sequel of the year so far
Eva Evergreen and the Cursed Witch
3. new releases you haven't read yet, but want to
Divine Rivals
4. most anticipated release for the second half of the year
Heartstopper Volume 5 & Bookshops and Bonedust
5. biggest surprise
Finding an author that writes novels that remind me of anime.
The book Eva Evergreen and the Semi-Magical Witch
6. new favorite author (either debut or new to you)
Julie Abe
7. newest fictional crush
Shin-Ah from Yona of the Dawn
Will and Jem from The Infernal Devices Trilogy
8. a book that made you cry
Fourth Wing
9. a book that made you happy
Eva Evergreen and the Cursed Witch
10. most beautiful book you've bought/received
Fourth Wing
11. books you need to read before the end of the year
City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls, City of Heavenly Fire,
,Clockwork Prince, & Clockwork Princess
12. book creators you're loving
Cassandra Lynn, oliviareadsalatte, Elise Reads & Writes, Heather's_Happily_Ever_Afters, JustAli, Alex with a Book, jodie, Haley Pham, How to Train Your Gavin, Leora Aileen
so clearly i need to pick up eva evergreen hehe!! and thanks for the long comment, i love seeing all your responses🥺
these earings are everything! do you know where they are from?
I was about to ask this too!
they're actually just charms from hobby lobby that i put on some small hoops i already had!
@@katieisreading what a brilliant idea!
wheres the green necklace frommm i love it soo much
it’s from ana luisa!
Very good
Watching your videos makes me want to buy books with money I don’t have☹️
Katie… who gave u the RIGHT to look this good?! You look so pretty!
ah thank you so much🥺🫶🏻😭
Yayyyy
Did you forget the question "what's your biggest disappointment"??? 🤔🤔
❤️📚❤️
how do you check you’re goodreads stats?? anyone know?
the stats are under the year in books category! the one for 2023 wasn’t popping up for me yet, so on my computer i went to the 2022 year in books and changed the 2022 in the url to 2023 (if that makes sense?)
🐇🦋
I blush. Thank you Katie. ☺️
You skipped biggest disappointment