I’ve actually also read Evergreen years ago! I read it after it was recommended to me for something similar to The Thorn Birds, an absolute favorite of mine. And now I have Random Winds that I just purchased by Belva Plain and am excited to read it!
I hope you enjoy Random Winds! I have heard good things about it, too. I've never read Thorn Birds, but I've heard it's excellent, and I want to read it. 😊📚
Nice video, Tammy! 👏👏👏 I always like hearing what others have read and enjoyed! Joan Aiken was also a favorite author of mine when I was young. 😊 Never heard of that Christine Husom mystery series - sounds fun. I don't think I've ever read Belva Plain, but I might have to give her a try. Some of my favorite books this year were - *Becky Chambers' novella 'To Be Taught, If Fortunate,' *Mary Robinette Kowal's 'Lady Astronaut' 3-bk series, *Nita Prose's mystery 'The Maid,' *Kristen Perrin's 'How to Solve Your Own Murder,' & *Vera Wong's 'Unsolicited Advice for Murderers'.... .... and for non-fiction, *Jaime Green's The Possibility of Life' & *Florence Williams' 'The Nature Fix.' 😊 ~ Kim
Thanks, Kim! I loved hearing about your favorite books this year, and those sound like some good reads! 📚 Also, it's fun to know you enjoyed Joan Aiken as a child. ♥️
What a great reading year and lovely video Tammy! You have added to be TBR for sure and I am looking forward to reading a few genres that I don't normally read (I want to try the Brandon Sanderson book you talk about LOL) xo
What a great selection of books!! And such a great variety of books!!! You make me want to re-read so many of them!! Hope 2025 will be as good. You really read a lot of books!!!! 📚
You’ve certainly added to my list of books that I want to read! The Irving Stone book sounds wonderful. And several others on your list I’m adding. Anne Tyler is one of my all time favorites, but it’s been years since I read Breathing Lessons. I think it’s time for a re read. Loved Miss Pettigrew!
It's such a good book! I think you will love it if you read it. I'm glad my mom recommended Breathing Lessons to me because I might never have read it otherwise. ❤️📚🥰
You had a fantastic year! I love hearing you talk about the books you really loved. I just did top 10 series but I did favorites for standalones. Some were Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen by Susan Gregg Gilmore and Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley; Last Orders at the Star and Sixpence series by Holly Hepburn and Cousins Cozy Mysteries series by Beth Hamer Miles.
I consider "Evergreen" (and the others in the series) to be a right-book-at-the-right-time kind of book. I know that I wouldn't have enjoyed it as much, gotten as much out of it, if it wasn't for the Buddy Read. I would have liked it just fine, but the fact that we took our time with it and got to discuss big and little things in the book just boosted my enjoyment. Doing the Buddy Read helped me understand myself as a reader, too. Slow down, take time to think about what I've just read. Thanks for the video.
What an amazing variety of genres you read this year! I also loved Skyward in 2024 but Tress of the Emerald Sea was my first and favorite I read of his last year and I highly recommend!!
I've heard so many good things about Tress of the Emerald Sea. I think I'm going to try to read it this year. ❤️📚 Thanks for watching my video and chatting here in the comments. 😊
I am glad you had so many favorites for 2024! I also read a large number of books (even more than you) and had to keep my list of favorites to 15. My favorite non-fiction was Why Read? by Shannon Reed. My favorite fiction was The Bodyguard by Katherine Center. And congratulations on 400 subscribers!
Love this wrap up and it’s so good to see you thriving here on Book Tube. You always bring forward some unknown or forgotten gems - I remember my sister reading Belva Plain and loving them. Perhaps it’s time for me to get my hands on Evergreen as well.
Such a great diverse group of books. I do love Ann Tyler. I read Breathing Lessons so many years ago, I can’t remember it very well. I might want to revisit it. What an enjoyable wrap up! Happy New Year.
LOVED going down your 2024 memory lane. I remembered many of the titles from your videos. Interesting that many of your favorites were buddy reads which goes to show that even though reading is a solitary activity, loving books and the stories within them can be an occasion for lovely social bonding. My top favorite book of 2024 was *Timothy, or Notes of an Abject Reptile* by Verlyn Klinkenborg, a novel about the famous tortoise of Britain's (real) 18th century naturalist Gilbert White. The story is written from Timothy's point of view in the most amazing prose. Timothy's perspective on humans made me laugh out loud. I didn't want it to ever end. It's a lovely wandering through a small English village in simpler times. I keep telling myself I will write Mr. Klinkenborg to tell him how much I loved it. It's certainly not a very well-known book but was written as if every word mattered to him, (which isn't surprising as he is a member of the editorial board of The New York Times.)...just my kind of book.
It sounds like you had a great reading year! I'm glad a cozy mystery series made your list of favorites. I haven't read that series yet. My top 4 new to me cozy mystery series in 2024 are Cranberry Cove by Peg Cochran, Pancake House by Sarah Fox, True Confections by Sarah Fox, and Lighthouse Library by Eva Gates. I also read a lot of non-fiction. My favorite non-fiction book of 2024 was Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff by Matt Paxton. Have a wonderful weekend! 📚💛
If you like romance, have you read much Georgette Heyer? I wasn’t much of a romance and especially not period romances until I started reading her a couple of years ago. Some favorites are Frederica, The Reluctant Wife, and Cotillion. I found a copy of The Blue Bedroom lately and have it in my queue. Now I can’t wait to start it! Although have to wait a couple of weeks for the opportunity, which is hard when I want to start now! You had a great reading year!
I've never read anything by Georgette Heyer, but I have 2 of her books, Arabella and Sylvester or the Wicked Uncle. Oh, I DO hope you enjoy reading The Blue Bedroom! Let me know what you think of it, ok? 🥰
Loved hearing all of your 2024 favorite books and happy my recommendation made it in the list! I have Tess....maybe I'll get to it this year. Some of my favorites were The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah, The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah, and The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins. I heard someone say something about one of the characters in The Woman in White that I hadn't even thought of....I may have to email you about it. I'll definitely reread that one someday!
Great video!
Thank you so much! 💓
Tess is so sad and I loved it when I read it. I will have to reread it again soon. You have reminded me how much I love it.
It’s such a beautiful book. I hope you enjoy your re-read as much as the first time you read it. ❤️📚🥰
Great books! I have Oliver Twist and Tess on my list for 2025. I enjoyed The Woman in White!
You are going to love Oliver Twist and Tess! ❤📚
I’ve actually also read Evergreen years ago! I read it after it was recommended to me for something similar to The Thorn Birds, an absolute favorite of mine. And now I have Random Winds that I just purchased by Belva Plain and am excited to read it!
I hope you enjoy Random Winds! I have heard good things about it, too. I've never read Thorn Birds, but I've heard it's excellent, and I want to read it. 😊📚
Such a great list of books!!
Thanks, I really enjoyed reading them all. 😊📚
You had a great year!
Thank you so much! ❤️
Nice video, Tammy! 👏👏👏 I always like hearing what others have read and enjoyed!
Joan Aiken was also a favorite author of mine when I was young. 😊 Never heard of that Christine Husom mystery series - sounds fun. I don't think I've ever read Belva Plain, but I might have to give her a try.
Some of my favorite books this year were -
*Becky Chambers' novella 'To Be Taught, If Fortunate,'
*Mary Robinette Kowal's
'Lady Astronaut' 3-bk series,
*Nita Prose's mystery 'The Maid,'
*Kristen Perrin's 'How to Solve Your Own Murder,' &
*Vera Wong's 'Unsolicited Advice for Murderers'....
.... and for non-fiction,
*Jaime Green's The Possibility of Life'
& *Florence Williams' 'The Nature Fix.' 😊 ~ Kim
Thanks, Kim! I loved hearing about your favorite books this year, and those sound like some good reads! 📚 Also, it's fun to know you enjoyed Joan Aiken as a child. ♥️
What a great reading year and lovely video Tammy! You have added to be TBR for sure and I am looking forward to reading a few genres that I don't normally read (I want to try the Brandon Sanderson book you talk about LOL) xo
Thanks for watching, and I hope you enjoy it! 🥰
What a great selection of books!! And such a great variety of books!!! You make me want to re-read so many of them!! Hope 2025 will be as good. You really read a lot of books!!!! 📚
You both read a lot of good books in 2024, too. I'm looking forward to 2025! 😁📚
You’ve certainly added to my list of books that I want to read! The Irving Stone book sounds wonderful. And several others on your list I’m adding. Anne Tyler is one of my all time favorites, but it’s been years since I read Breathing Lessons. I think it’s time for a re read. Loved Miss Pettigrew!
It's such a good book! I think you will love it if you read it. I'm glad my mom recommended Breathing Lessons to me because I might never have read it otherwise. ❤️📚🥰
You had a fantastic year! I love hearing you talk about the books you really loved. I just did top 10 series but I did favorites for standalones. Some were Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen by Susan Gregg Gilmore and Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley; Last Orders at the Star and Sixpence series by Holly Hepburn and Cousins Cozy Mysteries series by Beth Hamer Miles.
I really enjoyed hearing about your favorite standalones! And I'm headed over to Libby to add them to my wishlist right now. 😁📚
Found some on Libby, and some on Amazon. 😁
I consider "Evergreen" (and the others in the series) to be a right-book-at-the-right-time kind of book. I know that I wouldn't have enjoyed it as much, gotten as much out of it, if it wasn't for the Buddy Read. I would have liked it just fine, but the fact that we took our time with it and got to discuss big and little things in the book just boosted my enjoyment. Doing the Buddy Read helped me understand myself as a reader, too. Slow down, take time to think about what I've just read. Thanks for the video.
I love buddy reading with you, Nadine. 🥰😊🥰
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What an amazing variety of genres you read this year! I also loved Skyward in 2024 but Tress of the Emerald Sea was my first and favorite I read of his last year and I highly recommend!!
I've heard so many good things about Tress of the Emerald Sea. I think I'm going to try to read it this year. ❤️📚 Thanks for watching my video and chatting here in the comments. 😊
@ I hope you love it if you can get to it! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts when you do! 💜
I am glad you had so many favorites for 2024! I also read a large number of books (even more than you) and had to keep my list of favorites to 15. My favorite non-fiction was Why Read? by Shannon Reed. My favorite fiction was The Bodyguard by Katherine Center. And congratulations on 400 subscribers!
Oooh, The Bodyguard sounds fun, and I just added it to my Libby wishlist. Thanks for the recommendation. 🥰
Dracula by Bram Stoker was my top read of last year.
Such an excellent book!!!!!
Sounds like you had many really nice books. May 2025 bring you many more❤😊
I am really hoping we both have a great reading year! ❤️📚
Love this wrap up and it’s so good to see you thriving here on Book Tube. You always bring forward some unknown or forgotten gems - I remember my sister reading Belva Plain and loving them. Perhaps it’s time for me to get my hands on Evergreen as well.
Thank you, Laurie. And I think you'd love Evergreen. ❤️📚
What a great mix of books. Yay for Gilded Mountains!
Yay!!!!!! 😁
Such a great diverse group of books. I do love Ann Tyler. I read Breathing Lessons so many years ago, I can’t remember it very well. I might want to revisit it. What an enjoyable wrap up! Happy New Year.
Happy new year to you, too, Vicki. 🥰📚🎉
LOVED going down your 2024 memory lane. I remembered many of the titles from your videos. Interesting that many of your favorites were buddy reads which goes to show that even though reading is a solitary activity, loving books and the stories within them can be an occasion for lovely social bonding.
My top favorite book of 2024 was *Timothy, or Notes of an Abject Reptile* by Verlyn Klinkenborg, a novel about the famous tortoise of Britain's (real) 18th century naturalist Gilbert White. The story is written from Timothy's point of view in the most amazing prose. Timothy's perspective on humans made me laugh out loud. I didn't want it to ever end. It's a lovely wandering through a small English village in simpler times. I keep telling myself I will write Mr. Klinkenborg to tell him how much I loved it. It's certainly not a very well-known book but was written as if every word mattered to him, (which isn't surprising as he is a member of the editorial board of The New York Times.)...just my kind of book.
Oh, I remember you telling me about Timothy! I think it's a book I'd love reading, too. ❤️📚🐢
It sounds like you had a great reading year! I'm glad a cozy mystery series made your list of favorites. I haven't read that series yet. My top 4 new to me cozy mystery series in 2024 are Cranberry Cove by Peg Cochran, Pancake House by Sarah Fox, True Confections by Sarah Fox, and Lighthouse Library by Eva Gates. I also read a lot of non-fiction. My favorite non-fiction book of 2024 was Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff by Matt Paxton. Have a wonderful weekend! 📚💛
I'm glad you had such a great reading year! 💛 I will check out the cozy mystery series you mentioned. I've not read any of those yet. 😮
@ If you pick them up, I hope you enjoy them as much as I did! 😻
@catreadsbooks I just added all of them to my Libby wishlist. 😂😂🤣
I love reading middle grade! I am planning to read 25 nonfiction in '25. Congrats on your love of re-reads! I am not quite there yet.
I love that you enjoy middle grade and nonfiction. There are soooo many good books to read. If we only had time to read them all, right? 😂❤️📚
I really enjoyed hearing about your favorites. I haven't read any of them.
Maybe some of them will end up on your TBR for 2025??? Lol! 📚😊
If you like romance, have you read much Georgette Heyer? I wasn’t much of a romance and especially not period romances until I started reading her a couple of years ago. Some favorites are Frederica, The Reluctant Wife, and Cotillion. I found a copy of The Blue Bedroom lately and have it in my queue. Now I can’t wait to start it! Although have to wait a couple of weeks for the opportunity, which is hard when I want to start now! You had a great reading year!
I've never read anything by Georgette Heyer, but I have 2 of her books, Arabella and Sylvester or the Wicked Uncle. Oh, I DO hope you enjoy reading The Blue Bedroom! Let me know what you think of it, ok? 🥰
@@believeinyourshelf Definitely!
Loved hearing all of your 2024 favorite books and happy my recommendation made it in the list! I have Tess....maybe I'll get to it this year. Some of my favorites were The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah, The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah, and The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins. I heard someone say something about one of the characters in The Woman in White that I hadn't even thought of....I may have to email you about it. I'll definitely reread that one someday!
Thanks so much for the comment! I hope you enjoy "Tess" when you get to it! 😊 And I'd love to hear your thoughts on The Woman in White! 😁❤️