12 popular standalones i want to read in 2024

i'm probably the last person on earth who hasn't read these books yet!!! 🤣
literally literally literally
books mentioned:
1:29 the invisible life of addie larue / the-invisible-life-of-...
3:01 the song of achilles / the-song-of-achilles
4:03 good omens / good-omens
4:47 the secret history / 29044.the_secret_history
5:56 the night circus / the-night-circus
6:46 the starless sea / the-starless-sea
7:26 the princess bride / 21787.the_princess_bride
8:14 pride and prejudice / pride-and-prejudice
9:28 spinning silver / spinning-silver
10:07 piranesi / piranesi
10:57 never let me go / 6334.never_let_me_go
11:40 the seven husbands of evelyn hugo / the-seven-husbands-of-...
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[@scottv5587]

Jackbox strikes again

[@TheBookHerm]

The Starless Sea is my favourite book of all time! I hope you enjoy it as much!

[@NerdyNatReads]

I hope you enjoy Addie and SOA! I think both get a bit overhyped, but they are good books. Night Circus! Intrigued to hear your thoughts! Starless Sea has a bit more plot, but it’s v much about stories themselves. That’s a shame on Never Let Me Go! The twist was wild to me lol.

[@viridis7076]

I loved Evelyn Hugo and song of Achilles. Good omens was okey, couldn't get into piranesi and pride and prejudice is just a nice classic.. Hope you like more of them than me😄

[@nikolas.c.e1148]

I clicked because I saw Malice and Valor separated from the rest of Gwynne's books in the thumbnail. I don't know why I noticed and I have begun questioning what led me to this point in life but the video is good so I don't regret it.

[@christeascozycorner]

HAHAHA yeah i gotta reorganize my shelves, they're a mess right now

[@ExLibris-Alys]

I was wondering about those books too. I was trying to think of reasons why they wouldn’t all be together 🤭

[@haley5803]

Hahaha half of these books I abandoned and the other half I loved or also plan to read this year 🤣

[@BedtimeBookworm]

I totally thought secret history was a book you loved already 🤣 I feel like you will like it solely based on how people talk about it because I haven’t read it. I think you would like the night circus! Which I actually have read lol. OMG THE PRINCESS BRIDE!! It’s one of my all time favorite books. It’s SO FUNNY. I loved spinning silver too! I enjoyed Never Let me Go but it’s kinda depressing. I also have not read Evelyn Hugo 🤣 shame on us!

[@christeascozycorner]

LOL i know right, i should have read the secret history by now (another one of those forever tbr's, y'know) we both read daisy jones before evelyn hugo! HAHA

[@Lorena-ey7px]

the secret history is like one of my favourite books ever, but when you mentioned seven husbands of evelyn hugo I almost screamed because that book left me speechless and crying my eyes out, it has such a special place in my heart so I really hope you will enjoy it!! ❣

[@christeascozycorner]

oh gosh i love to hear that 🥺 that's the kind of emotion i strive for when reading books!

[@IasminaEdina]

So many fantastic ones in here, definitely try to get to as many as you can 😊 The Secret History, The Night Circus, Piranesi, are among my favourite books of all time! And there's a few I need to also get to soon.

[@christeascozycorner]

seeing so many people say these are their favorite books makes me even more excited to finally get tothem!

[@LaughingStockfarm1]

I have Addie Larue on my shelves, but I’ve been holding off because ‘The Sudden Appearance of Hope’, which deals with a VERY similar premise, came out first and was really good. IDK if Schwab stole the idea, but I’ve been waiting for the other book to fade from my memory a bit before reading her book so I could give it a fair chance.

[@christeascozycorner]

i haven't heard of that book before! i'll have to check it out

[@LaughingStockfarm1]

@@christeascozycorner I didn’t have the title quite right, it’s “The Sudden Appearance of Hope” by Claire North (corrected above). I think it goes in a very different direction.

[@zachreads]

I loved Piranesi♡! I'm going to buddy read Pride and Prejudice this year!

[@PinkBeautyXx]

This was such a lovely video to watch! I'm currently reading The Invisible Life of Addie Larue and I am having a wonderful time with it so far x new subscriber and I can't wait to see more videos 💖

[@christeascozycorner]

thank you so much!!! 🥰 ooh i'm glad to hear you're liking addie larue~

[@PinkBeautyXx]

@@christeascozycorner so far so good x I can’t believe I left it this long! 💓

[@orava931]

I loved Addie LaRue and Evelyn Hugo and I thought the song of Achilles was great in the beginning but the rest of it was just okay. Almost all of the other books are on my tbr for this year, I think only 3 or 4 are not 😅

[@christeascozycorner]

haha i hope i have a better experience with the song of achilles~ it's just been built up in my head so much 🙈

[@caitlinl2750]

I’ve read all but never let me go!!

[@sarahhorne2802]

Evelyn Hugo and Addie la rue are amazing 🤩 not read the others but I have them all in my TBR cart 😊 Daisy jones is fantastic, Malibu rising is also a great book by TJR!!

[@sanaf8127]

Could you give us a bookshelf tour soon please!! 🥺❤️🫶

[@christeascozycorner]

i will definitely film one! ... eventually 😅 i still need to do a massive reorganization of my shelves first

[@johnhenry5835]

Great list of books. We have similar tastes. I received Addie LaRue for Xmas and I have 2 books to read ahead of it. I have Circe on my bookshelf and hope to read it soon, but I have heard that Song of Achilles is better. I listened to the audio of the Secret History 10+ years ago. Think I need to read a physical copy. I read and liked Night Circus. Not sure I would say it's plotless. I would like to read Starless Sea soon. I loved the Princess Bride movie and own the book. Future read. Piranesi is a book I wish to read. All these books have risk. We just have to take chances. Started Never Let Me Go and never finished. I think I may have moved or something. Do want to start over and read it as I still have my copy. I read Daisy Jones & the Six, which has me interested in Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. Plus I've been watching lots of Best of 2023 book videos on KZbin and it has been on many. Enjoy your reading!

[@christeascozycorner]

true, sometimes we just need to give the book a chance! i've heard the audiobook for the secret history is not great, so reading it physically would probably be a better experience! thanks for sharing your thoughts on these books ☺️

[@shaykininmybooks]

All of these books are on my list too! I have read Evelyn Hugo though! I feel like it’s probably going to be overhyped at this point 😂 I did like it though!

[@christeascozycorner]

haha yup that's exactly why i wasn't sure if i should read it at this point... but then i'm like MIGHT AS WELL

[@jen1641]

Some of my favorite books were on this list! Loved Piranesi. Love all the Jane Austen. Love the Princess Bride. Will be curious to see how you find Starless Sea. I found it boring and too self-conscious, but have heard others loved it.

[@christeascozycorner]

i'm so excited to get to all of these~!

[@0okuzukirio0]

I need to stop listening to people talking about books and start actually reading them 😂 Anw, the princess bride is also on my list this year. You're not alone in that board

[@christeascozycorner]

LOL this is such a mood for me too

[@ReadEatGameRepeat]

I was also spoiled for Never let me go (watched the movie before I knew it was a book) I will say reading this knowing the spoiler almost enhances the reading experience (like without going into spoilers for those who don't know but it almost felt like knowing the spoiler embedded the whole story with this looming sense of dread) Also excellent choices - I have quite a few of the same books on my TBR so hope we both get to them this year and have a great time with them!

[@christeascozycorner]

interesting!!! that's really great to know, and i haven't thought about it that way ☺️ take that jackbox!!!

[@zivilejakubauskaite8683]

I read Pride and Prejudice and since you said you really like historical fiction, you will wonder why you haven't picked up this book earlier. Seriously. It deserves it's praise. By a lot. I would suggest reading the book first. Because if you watch the movie first you will not understand certain parts of it. I am not saying you are not intelligent enough. It's how the movie was made. I watched it after reading the book and when I talked to my mom and sister about it, I said "If I haven't read the book I would be like what is actually happening here." While making the movie they probably thought that EVERYONE will read the book FIRST and THEN watch the movie. None the less, the movie was good too. Good luck with your reading goals in 2024! 😊

[@christeascozycorner]

oh for SURE, i definitely plan to read the book first. i've gone this far without having seen any adaptations lol!

[@danielrichardson3946]

I’ve read good omens, the princess bride and Piranesi and I want to read the rest of these too but don’t know if Addie Larue should be my first Schwab.

[@christeascozycorner]

everyone's first schwab should always be vicious 💗

[@nikih3604]

Out of these I really enjoyed Good Omens and Piranesi. Didn’t care much for Addie, Achilles, Never Let Me Go, or Secret History 😬 Hope your experience will be better than mine!

[@christeascozycorner]

here's to hoping! 🤞

[@louisity]

I am thinking about rereading Pride & Prejudice. I hope it will be a better reading experience. You are not the only one who hasn't read Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo.

[@christeascozycorner]

i hope pride and prejudice is everything i hope for it to be 🤞

[@banaa9463]

Piranesi is not the satyr on the cover 😅 I thought the same thing but it really threw me off, so I don't think this would count as a spoiler

[@christeascozycorner]

oho? interesting 👀

[@ritajlwang]

Addie LaRue is also on my must-read list for this year! I'm going to make it happen by hell or high water gdi. The Secret History is one of my fav books, I hope you enjoy it! Good luck with your reading this year~

[@christeascozycorner]

RITAAAAA BUDDYREAD ADDIE LARUE? 🤭 hold the both of us accountable

[@ritajlwang]

@@christeascozycorner omg yes I am so down to buddy read!!

[@kyra8138]

You'll have to let me know how it goes with The Song of Achilles. I also didn't learn much about Greek Mythology growing up and I was concerned I wouldn't understand the book otherwise.

[@christeascozycorner]

i absolutely will share my thoughts on the book when i read it!!!

[@fttoma]

💗💗

[@dog-earedpages1017]

Oooh I’ll buddy read Piranesi with you 👀👀

[@christeascozycorner]

JUST SAY WHEN

[@BooksWithJudy]

I have read quite a few of those books already. My favorite of them is probably Addie LaRue.

[@christeascozycorner]

i hope i love addie larue too!!!

[@Tetsujin-28]

Addie LaRue: A story that will stay with you for a long time. If you find the time, Our Wives Under the Sea (Julia Armfield): Prose is extraordinary.

[@christeascozycorner]

that book is definitely on my tbr too!!!

[@arleneallen8824]

I hope you have a box or two of tissues on hand for Song of Achilles Addie LaRue!

[@christeascozycorner]

now that's what i like to hear 😎

[@katieroman9619]

I am clearly in the minority but Addie LaRue made me furious. I wanted to slap everyone in it. I raged to my book club all night about how much I hated it 😂 Same with Night Circus. I need a plot! Or at least interesting characters. Princess Bride is so magical. It's my favorite book of all time. Weirdly my favorite parts are when Goldman talks about his "real" life. I read it for the first time on a park bench in the rain. It wasn't raining when I started, but I couldn't stop reading. I really like Madeline Miller's books, but as far as Greek retellings go, I gotta say Natalie Haynes is more my speed. Miller is more emotional, Haynes is more satirical.

[@christeascozycorner]

LOL i've definitely heard as lot of negative opinions on addie larue too! i've had my own issues with v.e. schwab's writing, but i want to go into the book with an open mind regardless that sounds so lovely about your reading the princess bride 🥺

[@nazimelmardi]

Neil Gaiman was learning from Sir Terry Pratchett’s craft at that point. That was the point when their friendship started. If you dig a bit into how this book was written (Neil Gaiman interviews) it is quite impressive. It is before the age of internet so they didn’t use any other tool but phone. So imagine that. Really you should hear it from the master, Neil. Of course it’s important to know that both writers have way better books. That is Discworld in any day way better than Good Omens and Neil Gaiman’s Sandman or any other groundbreaking book is telling more of his craft. But probably Sandman and American Gods. That being said, both are brilliant writers so this is a fantastic read. And I strongly recommend to spend a short time to read at least Guards Guards or Equal Rites from Discworld if you never read Discworld before. These are short books but the old man did something we won’t forget.