I just got my copy of Last Argument of Kings. I've been on hold so long I need a recap. 😂

I have had Legacy of the Brightwash on my kindle for LITERAL YEARS omg I forgot about it!! Exciting that it was such a fave for you! Fingers crossed for me too haha

Neeeever enough Asunder love!!! Really hope all of these anticipated reads live up to your expectations. I am also really eager to get to The Memory Hunters. And Long Live Evil was a bit batshit crazy but I was along for the ride hahaha. Happy reading!! 🤩

My most anticipated would be Strength of the Few with A Drop of Corruption as a close second but I just finished the arc of that and it totally lived up to expectations.

Fully with you on the excitement and fear about Holy Terrors 😂 My most anticipated for 2025 is The Devils by Joe Abercrombie, though A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett is a close second. And my most anticipated from 2024 won't be a surprise, it's Asunder. 😅

My one release is too easy….A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett.

I originally found your channel via Elliot Brookes so would be fun to see you read her book 😊

Love that you made a re-read category!! And YES finally, it's about time to get to Labyrinth's Heart, such an amazing finale 🤩 And AAAAH Asunder!!! That audiobook is quite good, though there is a weird part where the narrators suddenly switch for a while and then it goes back to normal... idk what is going on with that but yeah, just a heads-up! Also, Guns of the Dawn and Vita Nostra are great atmospheric reads on audio! Hope you enjoy all of these, good luck tackling them troughout the year 🥰

I am almost done with the first book, but I found a way to read it in chronologycal order. I think I will do a guide one I have finished. I enjoy it so much more this way.

I'll be surprised if you like The Beautiful Ones. The rest in that category look solid for you tho!

Yay for finally getting back to rook and rose!

I can't wait for Holy Terrors! There are a couple channels that are doing a reread of the series leading up to the release so I'll definitely reread and look forward to your videos on it! Oooh definitely interested in your thoughts on Asunder, I feel like that one could be such a hit but I keep putting it off. HIGHLY recommend reading Amina via audio, the production for that was so good! I wasn't super into Daevabad so I didn't have the issue with Amina that other folks did and I had a really great time with it.

Lieing effects our souls elders need to know and be a food servant for the homeless and do the task in person very important for us all ????!¡!!!!!!!

I’m late to the party but I’m about to startThe Discord of Gods. These books are so great. I’m not finding them crazy complex. For me they are written wonderfully.

I will never get enough of you gushing about Brightwash, it really deserves soooo much more hype! And you described the vibiness of it perfectly, Krystle's writing is so immersive on both a visual and an emotional level. Also really eager to read the Monstrous Duology! And happy for you that Sunbringer was a good sequel, I'd heard some meh things from others. Hope 2025 has started off great for you 🥰

Loved legacy and book two too

So happy you had some wins. Not at all surprised holiday romances aren't your thing 😂

Love getting to hear more thoughts on these! I'm scared Legacy of the Brightwash will be too grim for me but it does sound so good. I read so many great books at the end of the year but I think The Space Between Worlds was my favorite. I don't like multiverse stories so I wasn't expecting to love it as much as I did.

Thanks for doing this! Just started book 2 after having read 1 over a year ago. This is just what I needed to recap.

Love that your goal of being intentional with your reading worked out so well, I should definitely follow your lead in that this year lol. Also, don't worry about your unbalancedseries started/finished stat... for me it was 20 finished and 82 started, what a joke 🤣

You described how you felt about the book in conjunction with the qualities of the book itself. Very well thought out review. I think I finally understand what Kay’s novels are suppose to be like

I like the idea of considering romances as essentially standalones since the series is looser with them, I might do that with my historical romance reading. Nicely done on the priority reads! I need to do a better job of intentional reading in 2025. I made a 24 in 2024 list and then just never looked at it until November and realized I wouldn't make it. 😂

I'm with you, I hate so much when I try to get a book on Libby but it isnt available even to suggest the library get. Usually I assume it's from an audible exclusive deal

Thank you for making this video - there are special editions coming soon too!

All the love for Just for the Summer, Age of Empyre and Legacy of the Brightwash!!! And Hester is indeed a hoot 🤩🤩

I’ve read all of these!!🎉

Godkiller is a big priority for me this year, thanks to you! I really enjoyed Age of Myth but sadly stalled out on the series - just failed to pick up book 2 in time and now it feels like I’ve lost my urgency.

I really need to catch up on Godkiller, I really liked the first one but haven't continued yet. I'll be curious to hear your thoughts on how it ends. Hester was so great! I like most of Kingfisher's protagonists but I feel like she's one of her best.

Just for the Summer 👏👏👏

Have you read other books in the World of the Five Gods? I read the three novels (Curse of Chalion, Paladin of Souls, and The Hallowed Hunt) and am working my way through the 13 novellas.

Woohoo! I saw a Booktoker who highlighted her notebook tracker and the money she saved by using library books at the end--$778! I bet mine is in that range too. Not sure how I would count it, since there's checkouts and there's finished reads... 🤔

I rated 10 books 5 stars on goodreads, but only 2 of them were true 5 stars. The rest were 4.5-4.75 stars.

You have me excited to read so many of these! Godkiller and Seven Year Slip top of the list. And I really need to give Legacy another go.

I’ve only started on the last year or 2 to rate most books 4 star, 5 if I love them 3 if they were disappointing. A book has to be offensively bad for me to rate it lower than a 3, it feels to mean, but that’s just me. I used to give pretty much everything a 5 star 😂. Despite this I love when people are stingy with their ratings and a book really has to urn it, I just can’t rate a book as low as every book tuber seems to be able to.

I've had Curse of Chalion on my TBR for ages, I'm putting it on my 25 in 2025 list to increase the odds of actually getting to it, it sounds so good.

I've read 3 kingfisher books now, nettle and bone was definitely the best, sorceress comes to call the worst, and while I enjoyed them yeah, they aren't 5 stars for me... I just started murderbot! Anything above 4 is so hard for me to rate esp on the stupid good reads app

I read the Curse of Chalion in 2024, and Paladin of Souls and The Hallowed Hunt in 2024 and really liked them. Hoping to read the Penric novellas from that world in 2025. I hope you have lots of great reads in 2025!

Yay! So glad you enjoyed A Sorceress Comes to Call! I was afraid it would get too dark for me but agreed, it was such a perfect blend of cozy and dark. I can always trust Kingfisher to nail that balance.

I still need to pick up Savor It. Sounds adorable every time you talk about it.

I am still soooo eager to check out the Foul Days duology, it sounds like a fun one. And couldn't agree more on The Sky on Fire. Also, I need to get back into Gael Song already!

I usually only buy like MAYBE 1 book every other year (Stormlight) but ironically enough, I didn't buy that one this year because I had already spent way more than I usually do on getting SEs. I'm happy with the SE's I got though, so I don't regret spending the money. In case anyone is curious: TBB Blood Over Bright Haven, TBB Malazan, Wraithmarked Sword of Kaigen. Oh I did buy a Sanderson book, I ended up getting the ebook for Islae of Emberdark from the Words of Radiance Kickstarter campaign.

Ok that would be a very confronting video for me 😂 conclusion would probably be that i need to actually track this better

Oof that's a rough library fee! I'm afraid to keep track of my book spending, it's been less this year than previous years but still probably my biggest spending category. 😅 I do love seeing booktubers talk about it though!

Accidental library debt- brutal! Happens to the best of us. The special edition bug definitely got me this year. Going to try and tamper the temptations a little better next year.

I don't know if I should applaud you or send a lot of big warm hugs with that big oops at the end hahaha. Definitely would be something that happens to me as well lol. Anyway, love the library and Everand love! 🤩

Not The Book That Wouldn't Burn burning you like that! 😂

Do you wish more booktubers would talk about how much they spend on books each year?

Came for the books, stayed for the Poppy and pastries content hahah 🤣 Your mood reading madness would give me major stress, but love that it works for you lol. I am super curious to hear your final thoughts on Kaigen and Reign & Ruin, both some of the best of what indie fantasy has to offer imo. And couldn't agree more on Seven Year Slip and Murderbot! 🤩

So glad you're sold on Murderbot now! So a few years ago my husband hurt his back and was trapped in bed after surgery and I basically held him hostage and read him the entire series. It was a good time lol

I really need to try and find time for the seven year slip!