My favorite books of the year so far are How We Named the Stars by Andres N Ordorica which is a beautifully sad coming of age story about a young gay Mexican American man. I also LOVED Jamie Ford’s Many Daughters of Afong Moy which is a fictional look at the potential generations of woman who came after Afong Moy, the first documented Chinese woman in the US. I read through Libby on my phone and have read SO many more books since I switched to that from physical books. Whatever works for you! 📚

I have to say that I prefer your videos (and you in general) to other content creators BECAUSE you read books by BIPOC authors. I'm so sick of hearing about all the mainstream books and I come to your channel for refreshing takes and recommendations as someone who is also racialized :)

my favorite books of the year have definitely been salt slow by julia armfield and poppy war the series

I've seen Heather Fawcett's 2nd book in the Emily Wilde series in different Mid-Year Freakout Tag videos where people say that they were disappointed reading it. 😬 Front Desk by Kelly Yang is one of my favorite books of 2024 so far. Did you share your Silver Play KZbin button or did you receive your Silver Play KZbin button already?

Can’t wait for the release of the book!

I love the writing retreat (& idk why I'm just now seeing this 😩)

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Hi! I’m new to your channel and so glad I’m here! What products do you use on your hair because your curls are amazing!!!! I’m trying to find some products that work for my curls. Can’t wait to follow along!!!

2024 has been rough but my favorite would have to be Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant - it’s about mermaids and has a range of great rep in it! (Autism & physical disabilities, sapphic main characters, POC characters, …)

My favorite book so far of 2024 (and also the biggest surprise) is The Guncle by Steven Rowley. It's funny and poignant. I can't wait to read the sequel that just came out, The Guncle Abroad. My biggest disappointment for the year so far was Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross. I just didn't connect with the characters. Interestingly, I have previously had the same opinions as you on Emily Henry books. Beach Read was my favorite. I did not love Happy Place. But, I LOVE Funny Story, even more than Beach Read. I thought Daphne was adorable, and I appreciated that Miles was a different sort of male lead from her previous ones. I also really enjoyed the friendship with Ashley. You raise a good point about reading less diverse books by reading the ones that are traditionally more popular on booktube. I hope you can find a balance that you are happy with.

I love Finlay Donovan too! I thought it was going to be a cute little one and done and now we’re four books in. Haven’t read book four yet but it’s TBR. And book five comes out next year. Vero has a novella about her backstory that came out a while ago.

I've also started to read more romance and its INTERESTING. Like I literally wen to your content BECAUSE you read scifi and dystopian/fantasy and now I'm with you on the romance. Funny how that works

Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova I would recommend to try . Has Queer characters and is written by a Mexican author. It is literary horror with as well as Queer cast also Latinx characters .

not me, and my vision, misleading me to think that 'it happened one summer' was an interracial-ship with a sikh man. ....its a beanie not a turban... D:

I would recommend the Familiar for anyone who liked House of Hunger!

Yeah... FUNNY STORY was boring.disapointed

an African History of Africa - Zeinab Badawi is a great Non-fiction

It’s interesting to see your opinion on Funny Story. I haven’t read it, but a lot of others really rave about it and I was looking to see a different opinion of it

I want you for things

When Jananie posts 😍 I’m really happy that out of the 30 books I’ve read so far this year 27 were written by bipoc authors!! All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir has been my favorite so far and Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H is also up there for sure

Hi! I’m new to your channel and already so excited and in love with your content and persona! Do you have more Palestinian book recs? -Love from Trinidad 🫶🏽

My favorite book so far this year is “girl serpent thorn” by Melissa Bashardoust! It’s a sleeping beauty retelling with elements of Persian folklore and has a sapphic romance. 💕 The writing is beautiful and so atmospheric, I think you would love it 😘

I loved your answers to the superlatives questions.

I recently finished Broken Earth trilogy by Jemisin. And it blew me away. "What's genocide?" "If every orogene is hunted down and slain, and if the neck of every infant orogene born thereafter is wrung, and if everyone like me who carries the trait is killed or effectively sterilized, and even the notion that the orogene are human is denied... that would be genocide. Killing people, down to the very idea of them as people". I just sat staring at the wall for a minute after reading this.

Agree with you with Happy Place, not sure if I'm a Emily Henry fan.

I'm on book #33!!! I just started book #33 today and I'm in absolute shock because my initial reading goal for the year, especially since I just got back into reading for fun after a 17 year reading slump, was 4 books. I breezed through that goal and kept going. I have really gotten into audiobooks a could months ago (especially if they are free) and that really boosted my reading productivity.

really loved this intro! so well explained and articulated. i’m so curious to see my own stats of whose books im typically reading. i’d imagine it’s overwhelmingly white because i do tend to read things that are widely popular and talked about, but i love the idea of intentionally reading from bipoc authors!! gonna try to do that for the rest of the year and see how it goes

My favorite books are The House of Eve (Sadeqa Johnson)/Foul Lady Fortune (Chloe Gong)

Part of your world but Abby Jiminez, The Land of Big Numbers by Te-Ping Chen (I really loved some of the short stories in here and some were okay), yellow face, pineapple street

I would adore more BIPOC book/author recommendations ❤❤❤

I’m so happy for you that reading and life for you is going on a upward trajectory ❤

I’m sending you love❤❤❤

I loved this mid-year review!! This year I've gotten back into fiction for the first time since I was a kid, and while I still loveeee a good memoir or nonfic read, I can't believe I spent so long away from fiction. It's been super fun exploring different authors and genres to see what I like now as an adult! I'm so stoked to have found your channel cause you share so many good recommendations that always seem right up my alley!! Also for what it's worth, one of the things I most appreciate about your videos the emphasis you place on reading and recommending books by authors of colour (and it fucking sucks that doing so affects your views and channel income!) Two of my faves from the year were ones you've recommended before -- I LOVED both A Woman Is No Man and What My Bones Know (okay fine the second one isn't fiction but STILL. That fucking BOOK! hahahaha) Some other faves so far: Fiction: - Bellies by Nicola Dinan - Cantoras and The Gods of Tango, both by Caro De Robertis - Greta and Valdin by Rebecca K Reilly - Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg (can be hard to find, but on the author's website there's a free online version or the option to have a copy printed-on-demand) Memoirs: - How Far The Light Reaches by Sabrina Imbler - A Mind Spread Out on the Ground by Alicia Elliott Nonfiction: - The Will to Change by bell hooks - Unlearning Shame by Devon Price Really looking forward to reading Kindred and Against the Loveless World! Thanks for another great video :)

my favorite books of the year have definitely been 'as long as the lemon trees grow' and 'legendborn', i will never shut up about those books!!

Best Book: Middlegame by Seanan McGuire, living in my head rent-free since February. Best Sequel: Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir New Release Haven't Read: Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland Most Anticipated Release: Celestial Monsters by Aiden Thomas Biggest Disappointment: Evocation by S.T. Gibson Biggest Surprise: Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola; I usually don't like romance, but this one HOOKED me and made me giggle and kick my feet. New Favorite Author: Ashley Poston (again, not a romance girlie but I loved her first two books) Fictional Crush: Stoker from the Veronica Speedwell series Favorite Character: Murderbot, from the Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells. Made Me Cry: N/A, it's not that easy XD Made Me Happy: the first four Murderbot Diaries books. Despite the high stakes, Murderbot warms my heart. Favorite Adaptation: N/A Most Beautiful Book: Either the UK cover of Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands, or the sprayed edge version of Five Broken Blades. Need to Read: Pretty much everything on my physical TBR.

against the loveless world and kindred are suuuuuch good picks, love both!

I LOVED That Time I Got Drunck and Saved a Demon by Kimberley Lemming, really any of the books from the mead mishap series. The plot is maybe a 3, but the main character and humor is a 5.

Brotherless Night was really good! One of my favorites of the year so far. I also liked Dearborn by Ghasan Zeineddine.

I think you'd love the pisces by melissa broder - it's not necessarily my favorite book of the year but it's definitely up there. thanks for the video, loved some of the books you mentioned!

Lady Macbeth has such a gorgeous cover 🥹

Ok but did you like the books you read by white authors? That's all that matters, are we saying that books by white authors are not worth reading as a blanket statement? Like a white author could be from a poor background, or disabled, or represent another facet of the intersectional identity. So basing your opinion just on the author's race seems very narrow minded and not intersectional at all.

I miss the lighting in your old videos filmed in the house you used to live in 😢it looked so professional and aesthetic. The new videos are not as appealing and also have lower views.

I read kindred this year and OMG I am in love❤

Love you Jananie . Stay healthy and happy ❤

Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez is the best book I read this year! It was so unexpected.

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I love that blue color on you!! ❤

Please stop putting your hands in front of the book and moving your hands around..can’t see title or author

Thank you for this video! Its 2024 and i still feel like its relevant. I am getting ready to start my channel and was looking for something to reaffirm what I was already thinking!

Congratulations! This is such an awesome achievement! ❤