i would love to do another month of novellas! it was so fun hearing everyone's thoughts about multiple stories and they had a bit more meat to them to discuss than the anthology stories.
I would love another novella month for the Literally Dead book club! I really liked the idea of being able to pick as many of the choices as we were interested in, which could be just one if that’s how we felt! And personally I pick up short story collections more than novellas so having the excuse to venture outside my usual is always good!
Your eyeball tier ranking is the best. I just started wearing contacts in late September and touching my eyes is less scary now. However, that does NOT mean I wanna think about them. I also did not realize that red 1984 cover was an eyeball. Thank you for teaching me something today. 😂💀
"I will never financially recover from this" is literally every aspect of my life, including books, in 2024. 2024 has been such a bad year in every meaning of the word and in every way.
omg the eyeball tier ranking was hilarious and made me feel the urge to tell you about this giant eyeball sculpture in the middle of downtown Dallas. it's been there for like a decade and it's just sitting on a plot of grass in the middle of regular ol office buildings and stuff. IT'S FREAKY.
i was on booktube for a couple of years back in the day (around when kayla first started too) and this has inspired me to go back and see what i ranked as my top books. i have a feeling it’s going to be either embarrassing or just confusing 😂
Girl, you're right! I yelled at you about 2022, lol. Kindred and The Fifth Season alone had you living your best life. Don't you put that as nothing to write home about!!!
This eyeball ranking just unlocked a memory from childhood where a kid with a glass eye had it fly out on the school bus and it was just rolling around. I probably screamed louder than I should have
A Reign of Vipers was an indie book that was awe-inspiring. Serious Game of Thrones vibes on steroids. LOL! I read 3 of your favorites. I love your taste!!
I literally watched your tier ranking video from last year while I was decorating my christmas tree earlier today..... my mind Also my favorite book club picks of this year were the Night Guest and Sisters of the Lost Nation! I also did really enjoy Night Watching but it wasn't like, ground breaking. I would personally enjoy more novellas next year, I thought it was fun and I liked how varied they were
I wasn’t able to attend any of the book club live shows this year, which I guess resulted in me not realizing that I did actually read all of the picks this year. Feeling good! Accidental win! My fave: Vera Wong & God of the Woods.
I read the Little Devil in America after you raved about it and LOVED IT. And then also read his backlist They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us, which was a pop punk music dream. I'm currently waiting for the audiobook for his new release, There's Always This Year, and hope to get it before the year is up! Anyways all that to say I'm so glad you stumbled across that book in the store and picked it up kind of by random so that it also introduced me to a new favorite author too
I would love to see 2025 on the teir ranking next year. My favorite Literally Dead Bookclub pick was Vera Wang. I think it's going to be in my top 10 for the year. I liked the anthology over the three novellas.
I actually enjoyed Middle Of The Night. And I know some people who have said it was there favorite Riley Sager. I think for me it's in the middle of his books.
first- i’d definitely like to do another month of novellas. it exposed me to stuff i wouldn’t have otherwise read and i really loved that! secondly, i’m curious if you could elaborate on some of the controversy of some of the books from 2016. i obviously know about Colleen Hoover but the rest i’m mostly ignorant about but like to be informed!
I would love to see you read Agnes Sharp’s Sunset Years (elderly cosy mystery) especially since book 2 is coming out. I think people would love it maybe more than Vera Wong based on the criticisms I heard. Also it’s crazy that I’ve been consistently watching since 2017. Where did the time go?!
The UK cover of 'The Eyes Are The Best Part' (the simplistic one with the eyeball in the mouth) was the only eyeball cover that gave me a physical 'ick' feeling 🫣
Could you switch the colors of the great and iconic tiers 😂 i've been obsessed with it lol Also i would do another anthology for the bookclub, the first one didn't go well for me but i liked discovering new authors with everyone
The Vivian Shaw book is the 4th in a series, it’s following a doctor for monsters and the series is fun, almost cozy fantasy vibes but not coz monsters
I feel like looking at the books over the years, many of the choices get more unique and obscure every year. :) I love it, because I love hearing about the books that aren't everyone's five stars. ❤
I’m currently reading the alternative cover of the eyes are the best part. I find it less intense than the other due to the cartoonishnish and less viscera, but also hurts my jaw haha
My favourite read from the book club this year was Nightwatching!! (Though I haven’t read the SGJ yet, wanted to wait for summer in the southern hemisphere - library hold can’t come soon enough 🤗) As for novella collections and short stories - I vote both! I think make both an annual thing 💛🥰
I personally am not a fan of short story collections. They stress me out. 😂 They generally have some really good stories and some I don't enjoy, and I never know how to rate them, or how I feel about them overall.
If I were to do my version of the eyeball ranking, it would be book covers with sloths on them.... ugh 🤮 they make me gag. Nothing worse really. Luckily, there are not many books with those on the cover!
I hate eyeballs on covers. I also hate having to go to the eye doctor *shudders* Kayla, I think The Night Guest should have been in the Great category. Just saying.
It makes me sad to see how sad you are whenever you talk about this year’s average rating cuz I know how it feels. Last year was the first year I started tracking my reading and I ended up with a 3.45 average 🙃 I read a lot of great books that year, including a few that became some of my all time favorites, but apparently I read even more stinkers. However this year I have a 3.67! And it may go up before the year is over since I’ve got a few 5-star titles in my tbr I’m really excited about! Fingers crossed next year gives you the same luck if not better!
"the inside of my own body is none of my business" real lol
I want that stitched on a freaking pillow 😂😂
i would love to do another month of novellas! it was so fun hearing everyone's thoughts about multiple stories and they had a bit more meat to them to discuss than the anthology stories.
We need a 2025 “reading in spite of the ball” reading vlog 👁️
The final Emily Wilde has eyeballs on it so this could work
I would love another novella month for the Literally Dead book club! I really liked the idea of being able to pick as many of the choices as we were interested in, which could be just one if that’s how we felt! And personally I pick up short story collections more than novellas so having the excuse to venture outside my usual is always good!
repeating very seriously “in spite of the ball” is cracking me up 😂
Have you ever ranked animals on the covers? I'd watch that!
I loved the novella month, so I'd be down for another round like that! Also, I loved The God of the Woods so you are not alone there.
Your eyeball tier ranking is the best. I just started wearing contacts in late September and touching my eyes is less scary now. However, that does NOT mean I wanna think about them. I also did not realize that red 1984 cover was an eyeball. Thank you for teaching me something today. 😂💀
"I will never financially recover from this" is literally every aspect of my life, including books, in 2024. 2024 has been such a bad year in every meaning of the word and in every way.
right?? i genuinely feel like the universe was completely misaligned this year it was so bad
omg the eyeball tier ranking was hilarious and made me feel the urge to tell you about this giant eyeball sculpture in the middle of downtown Dallas. it's been there for like a decade and it's just sitting on a plot of grass in the middle of regular ol office buildings and stuff. IT'S FREAKY.
Justice for Nightwatching! I would definitely move it to the solid category.
Edit: commented too soon, it should go to decent.
21:35 not me yelling “pardon?!?” and you moving it back up
If I tier ranked some of my old favourite books, I would probably be giving my younger self side-eye 😂
i was on booktube for a couple of years back in the day (around when kayla first started too) and this has inspired me to go back and see what i ranked as my top books. i have a feeling it’s going to be either embarrassing or just confusing 😂
Almost fainted at my eye test this week, you are not alone. 👀
I'll never get tired of tier ranking videos. They are so much fun! The eyeball ranking killed me 😂
Girl, you're right! I yelled at you about 2022, lol. Kindred and The Fifth Season alone had you living your best life. Don't you put that as nothing to write home about!!!
I love that you added a new tier!!
This eyeball ranking just unlocked a memory from childhood where a kid with a glass eye had it fly out on the school bus and it was just rolling around. I probably screamed louder than I should have
A Reign of Vipers was an indie book that was awe-inspiring. Serious Game of Thrones vibes on steroids. LOL! I read 3 of your favorites. I love your taste!!
I JUST watched the Middle of the Night bookclub live yesterday, and yes- u all hated it 😂😂😂
Night Watching was one of my favorite picks you've chosen for book club!
same!
I agree!!
I think a cozy (such as Vera Wong or Finlay) would be good to have on the list each year.
No no, I am fully in agreement with you that all covers for The Eyes are the Best Part should be in the bottomest of the bottom ties possible
I literally watched your tier ranking video from last year while I was decorating my christmas tree earlier today..... my mind
Also my favorite book club picks of this year were the Night Guest and Sisters of the Lost Nation! I also did really enjoy Night Watching but it wasn't like, ground breaking. I would personally enjoy more novellas next year, I thought it was fun and I liked how varied they were
I think I just like rant reviews bc the Academy for liars was one of my favorite live shows
Oh no you loved it ends with us hated the ending of that book your reading has definitely improved you’re brave to show some these 😂
I really liked the novella month! I didn't enjoy the short story collection but I'm not a short story collection person.
I wasn’t able to attend any of the book club live shows this year, which I guess resulted in me not realizing that I did actually read all of the picks this year. Feeling good! Accidental win!
My fave: Vera Wong & God of the Woods.
I read the Little Devil in America after you raved about it and LOVED IT. And then also read his backlist They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us, which was a pop punk music dream. I'm currently waiting for the audiobook for his new release, There's Always This Year, and hope to get it before the year is up! Anyways all that to say I'm so glad you stumbled across that book in the store and picked it up kind of by random so that it also introduced me to a new favorite author too
I would love to see 2025 on the teir ranking next year.
My favorite Literally Dead Bookclub pick was Vera Wang. I think it's going to be in my top 10 for the year.
I liked the anthology over the three novellas.
i didn't even realize that one 1984 cover was an eyeball.
I actually enjoyed Middle Of The Night. And I know some people who have said it was there favorite Riley Sager. I think for me it's in the middle of his books.
Nightwatching and This is where we talk things out were my fav book club reads this year
100% agree with all of your eyeballs takes, no notes.
The 3 novella month was fun, I would love to do that again!
Loved the anthology and novella months!!
Loved the novella book club month and would be excited if there was another one in 2025! Not as excited for short story collection.
My favorite picks from this year were Nightwatching & The Night Guest 😻
first- i’d definitely like to do another month of novellas. it exposed me to stuff i wouldn’t have otherwise read and i really loved that!
secondly, i’m curious if you could elaborate on some of the controversy of some of the books from 2016. i obviously know about Colleen Hoover but the rest i’m mostly ignorant about but like to be informed!
My favorite of these from this year has to be I was A Teenage Slasher. Such a great read.
The God of the Woods, Nightwatching, and The Night Guest were my favorite book club picks this year! Loved the variety of titles for 2024 😊
The eyeball cover tier ranking is top tier content 😂
I would love to see you read Agnes Sharp’s Sunset Years (elderly cosy mystery) especially since book 2 is coming out.
I think people would love it maybe more than Vera Wong based on the criticisms I heard.
Also it’s crazy that I’ve been consistently watching since 2017. Where did the time go?!
The novella month was fun but it did stress me out a little to time it right with library holds
The eyeball ranking was so funny!
The UK cover of 'The Eyes Are The Best Part' (the simplistic one with the eyeball in the mouth) was the only eyeball cover that gave me a physical 'ick' feeling 🫣
Not me gagging at the eyeball section
I'm the same with this year's reading, I've read some great books, but I don't have any I think of as best books ever
I would really like another short story collection! For some reason the novellas felt like too much commitment for me.
Could you switch the colors of the great and iconic tiers 😂 i've been obsessed with it lol
Also i would do another anthology for the bookclub, the first one didn't go well for me but i liked discovering new authors with everyone
The Vivian Shaw book is the 4th in a series, it’s following a doctor for monsters and the series is fun, almost cozy fantasy vibes but not coz monsters
We is one of my favorite covers. I bought it simply because of the cover lol
So many on here I enjoyed! 🤩🤩
I feel like looking at the books over the years, many of the choices get more unique and obscure every year. :) I love it, because I love hearing about the books that aren't everyone's five stars. ❤
I’m currently reading the alternative cover of the eyes are the best part. I find it less intense than the other due to the cartoonishnish and less viscera, but also hurts my jaw haha
My favourite read from the book club this year was Nightwatching!! (Though I haven’t read the SGJ yet, wanted to wait for summer in the southern hemisphere - library hold can’t come soon enough 🤗)
As for novella collections and short stories - I vote both! I think make both an annual thing 💛🥰
Oooh so excited for this one!
Good luck with the Goodreads, Kayla!!
Omg.
Do eyeballs make me cringe as much as you? Yes.
Did I watch the entirety of this vid? Also yes. 😭😅
I'd love another novellas month. I couldn't participate in this one because I was reading House of Leaves and I had so much fomo
I personally am not a fan of short story collections. They stress me out. 😂 They generally have some really good stories and some I don't enjoy, and I never know how to rate them, or how I feel about them overall.
I just read Sisters of the Lost Nation and thought it was incredible!
Night watching was my first book club read and I loved it. Gave me so much anxiety Favorite was I was a teenage slasher 😂
Vera Wong is hilarious! I still think about that body outline 😂
The outline is so iconic 😂 that’s one of the few mysteries I think I could reread and still enjoy it!
kayla where did you get your sweater from? it looks soooo cozy!!
You need to complete 1984!!
It was so hard to look at the screen when the eyeball ranking was going on. 😅
If I were to do my version of the eyeball ranking, it would be book covers with sloths on them.... ugh 🤮 they make me gag. Nothing worse really. Luckily, there are not many books with those on the cover!
I was giggling so much at yohr face while ranking the worst eye balls. I hope you update this in the future. 😂
Please bring back the novelas!
So fun! The eyeball Tier ranking, especially!!
I hate eyeballs on covers. I also hate having to go to the eye doctor *shudders*
Kayla, I think The Night Guest should have been in the Great category. Just saying.
I liked doing novellas
my wild take is that the middle of the night was LIGHTYEARS better than the god of the woods 💁🏽♀️ 😅
@@NovelsWithNicole i agree!! middle of the night was 4.5 for me and i dnf'd the god of the woods
Hard agree
The ball is tolera-ball 😂
That cover of the eyes are the best part with the eye fully inside the mouth is making me physically sick
It makes me sad to see how sad you are whenever you talk about this year’s average rating cuz I know how it feels. Last year was the first year I started tracking my reading and I ended up with a 3.45 average 🙃 I read a lot of great books that year, including a few that became some of my all time favorites, but apparently I read even more stinkers. However this year I have a 3.67! And it may go up before the year is over since I’ve got a few 5-star titles in my tbr I’m really excited about! Fingers crossed next year gives you the same luck if not better!
Changing how you go about picking your books can help
Wait is there controversy with Emily Henry???
i think more just with that particular book as the mc is native american and emily henry is a white woman
vera wong at the top where she belongs😌
I was okay with the eyeballs until you said the word "bulbous". 🤢
I'm watching the eyeball ranking as I eat sunny side up eggs and I had to put my fork down when I saw Story of the Eye 🫣🙅🏻♀
This is actually elite timing I just went on RUclips to look for a book video to watch and ta da🪄
I will forever yell about the injustice that was that out there screaming live. Justice for out there screaming! 🫀🫀🫀