Books to Read Before 2021! | The End of the Year Book Tag!🍁
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
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Original Tag: • The End of The Year Bo...
Creator: @ArielBissett
Questions:
Are there any books you started this year that you need to finish?
Do you have an autumnal book to transition into the end of the year?
Is there a new release you're still waiting for?
What are three books you want to read before the end of the year?
Is there a book you think could still shock you and become your favorite book of the year?
Have you already started making reading plans for 2021?_______________________________________________
Books Mentioned: (in no order)
1. The Starless Sea
by Erin Morgenstern
Adult, Fantasy, LGBTQ
2. These Violent Delights
by Micah Nemerever
Adult, Dark Academia
3. Plain Bad Heroines
by Emily M. Danforth
Adult, Sapphic, Dark Academia
4. Hollowpox
by Jessica Townsend
Middle Grade, Series, Fantasy, Secret Society
5. A Sprinkle of Sorcery
by Michelle Harrison
Middle Grade, Series, Fantasy, Fairy Tales
6. Frankenstein
by Mary Shelly
Gothic Lit, Science Fiction, Monsters
7. Shadow of the Wind
by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Adult, Literary Fiction/ Thriller
8. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
by Victoria Schwab
Adult, Fantasy
9. Home Before Dark
by Riley Sager
Adult, Thriller, Haunted House
10. The Illiad
by Homer (Translated by Peter Green)
Classic, Epic Poem, Greek Mythology
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I'm just here for the hat
Hahahahahaha love this
Yasss ❤️🙌🙌
pro trick: you can watch series on Flixzone. Been using them for watching a lot of movies recently.
@Brody Emmitt yup, have been using flixzone} for months myself =)
you're literally so beautiful, look at your hAAAIIRRRRR IT LOOKS SO GOOD!!!
Thank you Liv!!!!!!!❤️❤️
Booktube and its community is amazing. I love books but I don't have any friends or familymembers that shares my passion, so your company means a lot!
Yayyy!! And ya same here- my family reads a lot but we all enjoy different things so we never get to discuss books together. I love the booktube community🥺💕
I just finished Addie LaRue this morning, it's incredible.
Oh I love hearing that! I can’t wait to start it!
I still feel hollow inside after finishing it a week ago. I absolutely loved it and hate it ever ended !
I definitely did not want it to end, I wanted more of her stories throughout the years.
i loved it but the ending was so unsatisfying to me 😩
It's a great idea to wait to read starless sea in december, it really has wintery vibes, and I believe Erin morgernstern herself said night circus was for autumn and starless sea is for winter .
Omg I didn’t know that!!! I’m so glad you said that thank you!
@@alexandraroselyn Snow, snow everywhere 💕
I love that your mindset is shifting back to reading books no matter the size! You’ve been an introduction into booktube and it’s nice to hear you talk about titles numerous times. A lot of my wishlist is now based off of your TBR because the synopsis you give of each one intrigues me! Thank you for tailoring your videos for what works for you because it makes me think I could be a part of this community even though I can only read a book or two a month!
I just recently discovered your channel and have been watching it non-stop since. Love your energy, atmosphere and of course your taste in books😍.
omg thank you!!!!❤️❤️❤️
The Starless Sea is one of my favorite books. The writing is just as beautiful as The Night Circus. There's so much to it! ❤️
I can’t recommend Frankenstein enough! It was so different than I thought it would be and what popular culture portrays. One of those books that I keep thinking about even though I read it a year ago.
I love hearing that!! I just started it and I really like it so far!!
Definitely winter vibes in The Starless Sea too! :)
I just found your channel and I’m already obsessed! And I 100% feel you on not having ‘enough’ for a wrap-up. I love big books, so it’s sometimes months before I have more than three to talk about!
I love the Morrigan Crow series! I've been holding off on reading the second book until I had a borrowed copy of the third in my hands so now I can binge them! I'm excited for Ready Player Two as well and keep meaning to read The Night Circus. I have quite a few books I would like to get to by the end of the year and hopefully clear off my currently reading list.
I definitely feel the same pressure to read a lot of books and I've been shying away from larger books as a result. One of the things that's helped me with that has been watching the channels of people who read a lot of adult fantasy, where the books tend to be longer and thus they tend to have fewer books per month than what appears to be the "average" bookstagrammer/booktuber. It's made me a little less afraid of bigger books, so this month I'm gonna try to dive into a couple of those!
I picked up a Pinch of Magic because of you! I’m so excited to read it.
Me too!
I watched Practical Magic yesterday to reacquaint myself in that island and family. I can’t wait to start the book
that makes me so happy to hear omg!!!
I think your #1 book of this year is If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio. I am so happy I found your channel this year, you just seem so genuine and optimistic and that is definitely the kind of vibe I needed in this dark time. Thank you🖤🖤🖤
I love your reading plans for 2021. While it's great to read a lot of books, every book lovers dream , right? Realistically it's not always possible , life gets in the way sometimes. Have you read The Turnkey by Allison Rushby, it was awesome and I'm looking forward to reading her other book The Seven Keys. I'm looking forward to reading The Starless Sea and delving into more classics as well as revisiting some favorites from childhood to round of this year and head into the next. Don't feel the pressure Alex, just do you! 💕
Can't wait to hear your thoughts on these if you get to them! Good luck! ☺. Also, I am consistently distracted by your eyebrows...THEY'RE FANTASTIC! ❤
The Starleas Sea is so beautiful!💙 One of my favorites of the year for sure. Addie LaRue and Hollowpox are top priorities for me before the year ends! Sending you positive energy! ☀️😊🌈
this comment is so sweet thank you! Sending positive energy right back my friend!! 🥰✨💕❤️🌈
I am determined to read mexican gothic before the end of the year!
I absolutely love your outfit! ♡
I definitely started making reading plans for 2021 haha
Your makeup looks so stunning in this video!
You should read Cemetery Boys. It is INCREDIBLE❤❤ I love it :3🇲🇽
I just finished that last night! Loved it! And I didn't realize the story took place during Dia de Los Muertos, so that was perfect timing.
I've heard it's amazing!! I'll have to pick up a copy!
Just read "Educated" by Tara Westover. I would totally recommend it! I gave it 4 out of 5 stars, it's definitely a good and exciting book if you love a biography
Yesss this is a good one for memoir lovers
Oh I'm excited to see what you have to say about the Iliad. 😏
I read the Iliad before the Odyssey, too, and I'm really happy I did it in this order because the Odyssey is so good
I’m half way through the Iliad. It’s like LOTR I read it a little bit of it and then put it down. I can’t binge it.
@@realCoryGoodwin I absolutely felt the same way!
@@realCoryGoodwin I agree with this 100%!
I'm really liking the Illiad!!! I'm so glad you loved the Odyssey I can't wait to start it!!
@@alexandraroselyn I saw a copy of the Iliad and odyssey at b&n in one of those cool hard covers that they do.
Really enjoyed The Inheritance Games - 4 stars
I loved The Starless Sea! December is perfect because the author considers this a winter book.
Omg i loved this video!! Ur bookshelves are soo prettyyyy
Honestly it doesn’t matter to me what you choose to focus on whether it’s a difference in genre or size because I will watch anything from you! I think you are so fun and well spoken. I read The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell and it was amazing! Definitely gothic and creepy and one that hasn’t been spoken of very much although it isn’t brand new. Highly recommend!!
I'm definitely excited for Ready Player Two to come out later this month! As a huge fan of The Night Circus, I really wish I loved The Starless Sea, but honestly it felt very unfocused and loosely plotted. I was a bit disappointed :/
PS Hoping you to do another book mail soon. I think you'll really like what I sent you. The anticipation is killing me lol
Yes!! Actually I’m aiming for the 3rd week of November!! I can’t wait to open everything!! And omg I forgot it’s coming out!! I’ll have to pick up a copy!
I have a feeling that your favorite book of the year was The Girl Who Drank the Moon because of how much you were talking about it on your channel which you even admitted yourself and I read it a few weeks ago, loved it and I could see why you loved it :) ♡♡♡
I would watch a monthly wrap up with just 1 book :)
I LOVE your videos !! Love ur hair ❤️
You will LOVE Keeper of the lost cities
I LOVED Home Before Dark. I am curious to see what you thought of it :)
I have never been this fast. You inspire me to read a lot. Love you
I absolutely loved Addie Larue and wanted more. I was disappointed with the starless sea (my sister enjoyed it though🤷). It was confusing to me and all over the place. Read it slowly so you don't miss any key details.
I definitely hope your favorite book will be starless sea!😍
Love Frankenstein- one of my fave classics.
I’m a long time book tube watcher, but I just found your channel. Love the hat. You’re bookshelves are awesome. Thanks for sharing that info on Mary Shelly. I didn’t know those facts.
aw thank you!!
I have so many books left from my 20 for 2020 list 😅 so many books came between them and I feel overwhelmed sometimes 😅
Namaste Lexington, these are great books, great plots!Happy Reading🥰🥰🥰
I can’t remember if you read Pinch of Magic and House w/ Chicken Legs this year or last...if you read them this year I’m voting one of those as your fave!
Now I need dumpling soup!!!!! I think I know what your favorite book might be... we shall see. I think reading The Starless Sea in December sounds perfect. I hate when books are oversold but since you asked, The Starless Sea makes my "books I would save at the end of the world" list. I don't have any plans for next year's reading yet, except knowing I will read seasonally (winter themed books in winter, spooky books in autumn, read some classics), and wanting to finish up a bunch of books, mostly nonfiction, that I have laying about half read. For the rest of this year - in November I want to finish two e-books I have checked out of the library (The House Cerulean Sea and The Lie Tree) and the twelfth Louise Penny novel (A Great Reckoning). December is up for grabs. And now, thanks you to you, I might need to make canadles tonight for dinner.
omg that's such high praise about the starless sea!! I think I'm even more excited now thank you! Also YES!! Dumpling soup is the BEST!!
Such a joy to watch, as always! 😊 Couple books I think you'd love...The Vanishing Trick by Jenni Spangler (gothic middle-grade) & The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow. 💜
omg Adding The Vanishing Trick to y Goodreads right now!!!
Love this video so much!
Thank you so much for your videos! I love your channel! I recently read a pinch of magic and the wicked deep off your recommendation and loved both :)
I love your videos! Especially the spooky theme videos that you have done, including all the dark academia as we are finishing up the spooky season.
I also really love your tag videos (like this one). I have recently created my very first original tag and I was wondering if you would be interested in doing it? It is a gingerbread house themed tag and I am curious what books you would choose to fill in the prompts.
You definitely don't have to if you don't want to!
Omg I’m I love this video! Lexi I hope you are doing well have a great day!
I hope you’re doing well too!!! And thank you!!
lovely vid, already feeling the Christmas vibes 🎄 Funny thing finding out that you want to read The Shadow of The Wind before the year ends as well! I want to read it in Spanish though 😎
Finally have time to comment on a video and I just wanted to say that I love your videos and your reading tastes. I’ve read some the recommendations that you had made and I loved them! ❤️😊
I would like to finish The secret history, Dune, and they all fall down. 🖤
Dunes on my list to buy at some point. Hope I haven’t built it too much up in my mind once I finally get around to reading it.
ooo I've heard Dune is really good!! I loved The Secret History so I hope you love it too!
@@alexandraroselyn I am at the half way point and I am loving every minute!
Love the list. And I love you ❤️ Hope to see more great content from you. My support all the way, and stay safe yourself.
I have not read this yet but it sounds right up your alley: Legendborn by Tracy Deonn.... ya fantasy, dark academia, with an Arthurian legend and magic
You need to read Sweep if you haven’t. Middle grade about chimney sweeps
Oh I have!!! I’ve never actually talked about it on my channel but it’s absolutely brilliant!!
Thanks for doing the tag! I had a list of books I wanted to read in 2020 but then covid hit and I just threw that out the window.
Addie LaRue was so incredible I am sure you will love it!
I'm so excited to start it!!!
we love youuuuu
I have been wanting to pick up We Were Villains! I have heard nothing but good things about it.
I have notifications on but this is the second video of yours I wasn't notified about.
Every book is easier. You can for sure do NaNo and each time you do, you’ll be closer to the author goal.
Thank you🥺❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Dang, it is the end of the year, how scary and exciting at the same time!
Even though I've been in a reading slump for two months, there isn't a particular book that I want to read before 2020 ends.
I'm sorry that's a lie 🙈 I do want to read some Christina Lauren books as Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating and My Favourite Half Night Stand are on my November TBR while The Unhoneymooners, Twice in a Blue Moon and The Honey-Don't List are on my December TBR.
I know the The Unhoneymooners is more like a summer read because of the cover but oh well. I'll also read In a Holidaze but I need to buy the book first. Book shopping 🥰🥰🛍🛍
Have you heard of the mysterious benedict society series?? It was my favorite in middle school and I still adore it☺️💞
Please read See You in the Cosmos if you love middle grade. One of my favorite middle grades ever
I want to read Anxious People by Frederick Backman by the end of the year. I loved The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. Alas, The Starless Sea is my biggest disappointment of 2020 so far. I will be interested to see what you think about both books.
oh no! Bummer about The Starless Sea! But I'm glad to hear you loved Addie LaRue❤️
Currently, I'm OBSESSED with the After series by Anna Todd. I watched the first movie, read the first book, watched the second movie and am going to go and get the second book. It's totally not something that I would normally read, but it has somehow become a guilty pleasure. (Which is funny because I hated the 50 Shades of Grey series and I consider this to be kind of a YA version of that.) I don't think it would be something that you'd be interested in, Lexi, but you never know.
Other books that I'd like to read are:
Home before dark, Addie LaRue, and maybe the second City of Ghosts book. We'll see.
I also love that you talked about how you feeling the pressure book tube seems to put on its contributors to read a whack of books each month. I had thought about maybe doing book tube, myself, but I don't read half as much as other book tubers. Knowing that it's ok to not make my love of reading into something I end up hating makes me feel better.
not after- 😩
@@irisastrom I know. Like I said, I don't usually read this type of book, but I couldn't stop reading them. The movies I've watched twice each...there's something seriously wrong with me. lmao
Oh my gosh your outfit 😍 love that hat!
I really want to read if we were villains. I want to get into dark academia
I loved If We Were Villains! And I have a recommendations video coming this Saturday if you need some help getting started!
@@alexandraroselyn ohh looking forward to it!
Though I loved the Night Circus, I did not enjoy the Starless Sea. I guess people either love it or hate it, with no in between.I'll be interested in what you think.
I was in between xD
Addie LaRue was fantastic, I loved every piece! Plain bad heroines I DNF'd. It was sooo slow and boring I just couldn't do it.
Yes! Lovely Lexi again!❤️
I need to read more Riley Sager!!
It’s the bees knees 😂
Did I miss the announcement about your hair?! I LOVE it!!!!!!!
Thank you Amiee!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️
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You should read the school for good and evil. It's a series about the princesses and witches and fairytales. It's dark middle grade I think
She has. It was a book club pic a few months ago.
I have and I loved it!! Great book series for sure!!
I'm sorry I didn't know you already read it
@@nele4631 Oh you don't need to apologize! It's a great recommendation I'm glad you said something :)
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You look so beautiful❤❤❤
Guess as to your favourite book of 2020: The House in the Cerulean Sea?
I've read Addie Larue in October, it was a 3 star read for me unfortunately, sad as I was really excited for it :(
omg you got my favorite book right!!!!! And oh no really?? I'm reading it this month for a book club darn.
Yaaay I’m so happy 🥰 I read it because I’ve seen it on one of your TBRs, it was such a happy book, it made me feel really good.
Don’t worry, you might love Addie! I’ve seen so many people say it’s a 5 star book for them, and it was for me too up until a certain point (I won’t say anything specific because I don’t want to spoil it for you), so I hope you’ll enjoy it ☺️
Also if you like the Iliad and the Odyssey, you should read Circe by Madeleine Miller (if you haven’t already, but I don’t think you have) 😊
Second comment - if there's a negative about Booktube, it's the sense of competition. I don't think booktubers intentionally project the idea that more is better, it's just easy to get swept up in the enthusiasm and our mutual love of books. We need to remember WHY we read. We read for pleasure, for escape, for knowledge, for retreat, for inspiration, for the love of the written word. More isn't better. While we all WANT to read more because "so many books, so little time", it's the quality of our time reading that is important. We will never be able to read everything we want to get to, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. Check out this article - bigthink.com/personal-growth/do-i-own-too-many-books
Omgsh thank you so much for linking that article!! I think I'll brew some coffee and give it a read it looks so good!!
Does anyone know of any book set during Thanksgiving? I can't seem to find any and I want to get in the festive mood😊
Please tell us how you like plain bad heroines ...... it’s received mixed reviews....... sometimes the books that the Oprah Magazine pushes I don’t always care for..... but it does look interesting
Oh I didn’t know it was receiving mixed reviews!! Ok I’ll be sure it try picking it up ASAP to tell y’all about it!!❤️
another video so soon i feel blessed 🥰 The Starless Sea was the very first book i read this year and i absolutely adored and treasured it with all my heart; Erin Morgenstern is one of top 3 fav authors (*^▽^*)
(ps. i love all of the content you put out, please don't feel like you need to fit a certain type of video in the booktube community. even you read one book for the month i'd still love to hear you talk about it 😊)
lots of love, claude 🤍
In the info box: "...reading plans for 2018" - LOL 😂
Omg I didn’t even catch that!! LOL I’ll go fix it!!
@@alexandraroselyn hehe ;)
书墙很美。nice
First come 👍🥳
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I’m posting a video soon
Yayyy I can't wait to watch it!!
starless sea was kinda disappointing ngl, like it's very basic, try hard kinda. it was so detailed, for nothing. so much was left unanswered. but yea