2024 Year In Review (Yes, I Copied Talking Story)

[@BookishChas]

So glad you’re a part of the community Jake! I’m glad you did this video. 😊

[@NerdLevelRising]

@@BookishChas thanks Chas!! 😁

[@ZOMGfantasy]

Awesome stuff, Jake! I'm glad 2024 has been such a monumental year for you, both in your personal reads and the channel! I will definitely be hopping on the Suneater train in 2025 😁

[@NerdLevelRising]

@@ZOMGfantasy thanks a ton man 👊 can't wait to see what you think of Sun Eater!!

[@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy]

It’s wonderful to have you around here, Jake! I’m so glad that Nerd Level Rising has made its mark in our community, and I look forward to what’s to come!

[@NerdLevelRising]

That means so much to me, thank you :D

[@esmayrosalyne]

I mean, how can you not steal this idea when it's such a fun way to reflect back on the year?! So grateful to be part of your community, can't wait to see what the future holds. And excited to join you on the Sun Eater hype train next year, woohooo 🤩

[@NerdLevelRising]

@@esmayrosalyne I'm so happy that you're here!! You are awesome and the hype train has plenty of room for you :D

[@veronicaprice]

Your channel is so enjoyable, and I’m glad you decided to take the chance and become a Booktuber. Congrats on all you’ve accomplished so far. As far as books go, I read the Empire of the Wolf trilogy by Richard Swan this year and loved it. It has some of my favorite characters, and Swan is an excellent storyteller. 2025 is the year I read Sun Eater, and I’m looking forward to it!

[@NerdLevelRising]

Thank you so much for being part of the community Veronica! I'd love to check out Swan's books at some point

[@Chance.Dillon]

Dudeee the 1k stream was a great time. And yes-Hadrian Marlowe is really one of a kind. It also is sort of cheating that there are 6 books from his eyes that we live in😂😂 but also a favorite of mine

[@NerdLevelRising]

True lol but hey it's hard to beat Hadrian regardless!!

[@joshuahb536]

We’re so happy to have you on booktube here! I love your energy and your passion it just pours through your videos i cant get enough of them

[@NerdLevelRising]

@@joshuahb536 you're the man, that means a ton to me ♥️♥️

[@brandon8667]

I second your Sun Eater recommendation. I couldn’t read anything until else I caught up.

[@NerdLevelRising]

It is so incredibly special. Definitely a story I'll have to re-read periodically!

[@SamNot-so-wise]

Congrats on your meteoric success and a wonderful year!

[@NerdLevelRising]

@SamNot-so-wise oh man thank you so much!!

[@TheBeardedBookBeast]

Awesome video, brother 💪 What a great year! You are rocking it and you are such a great addition to booktube. Thankful I get to watch your channel and content, but even more thankful to call you a friend!

[@NerdLevelRising]

Likewise my brother!! The friendships are sincerely the best part

[@sithabilegwala8139]

My favorite series has to be Mistborn. I read the Era 1 trilogy this year and I'm so pumped for Stormlight Archive. Discovering Brandon Sanderson has been the highlight of my reading year for sure😅. Hoping on the Sun Eater bandwagon next year. I'm so glad I discovered your channel !!

[@NerdLevelRising]

@@sithabilegwala8139 mistborn is so great!! Glad you loved it and I hope you enjoy Stormlight and Sun Eater 😁 thanks so much for checking out my channel!!

[@Shelf-Esteem]

Great video as always! The Edan trilogy is far and away the biggest pleasant surprise this year for me. So frigging good! SO happy you're enjoying Suneater, I can't understand how Ruocchio keeps topping himself with every entry! Can't wait to hear what you think of Disquiet Gods :) Have you read The Faithful & The Fallen? I loved the Bloodsworn, but if you like the Edan trilogy, you might enjoy Gwynne's take on the prophecy idea in that one

[@NerdLevelRising]

Absolutely LOVE Faithful and the Fallen! As great as Bloodsworn is, I think FATF is still my favorite Gwynne story :)

[@TomOrange]

Glad you are a part of booktube! Always like hearing you opinion on books

[@NerdLevelRising]

Likewise!! Thanks a ton dude

[@Talking_Story]

Oh man loved seeing this! Awesome job Jake!

[@NerdLevelRising]

Thanks for the video idea!!

[@theclassy4]

Glad you decided to make a channel this year! I’ve enjoyed following your content and look forward to more!

[@NerdLevelRising]

@@theclassy4 thanks so much 😁

[@sarak6823]

So happy to have found your channel, keep up the great work

[@NerdLevelRising]

Thanks so much!! Welcome to the NLR community :D

[@marcelomartins8331]

Love from Portugal Jake, you have a great channel , happy i found it, i hope 2025 its even better :)

[@NerdLevelRising]

Lover from the US right back at you!! :)

[@valliyarnl]

So nice to see your take on these. I loved your 1k stream as well. It felt very special. And I HEARD THE NEWS YOURE OFFICIALLY JOINING THE ALL STAR CAST FOR JANNYUARY!!! LETS GOOOOO

[@NerdLevelRising]

I really appreciated you being there for it!! And YESSSSS OMG THE EXCITEMENT

[@N.A.Summur]

More of me really wanting to get into Suneater while watching one of your videos. lol. Great video dude!

[@NerdLevelRising]

@@N.A.Summur I have officially sold out to Big Sun Eater 😂😂

[@N.A.Summur]

@ I’ll be buying in soon! lol. 😂

[@stjepanvaresevaccobets]

The fact that you copy good things is not a problem at all. I like the enthusiasm with which you talk about the books you love. As for subscribers, that number will only grow, you don't have to worry about that. People who read books, like me, like to hear what other fans think about the books they read. Besides, I've found many books I would like to read because few SF and fantasy books are published in Croatia. 👍🖖😄

[@NerdLevelRising]

So happy that booktube can help bring more great stories into your life!

[@Chloes_World_of_Books]

Here's to Jake's 5k subs by this time next year!

[@NerdLevelRising]

Ayyyy let's manifest it lol

[@radudumanovschi3387]

I will answer your questions in order: Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff; 2. The Red Rising series; 3. The Testament by John Grisham; 4. Bruno Bergeron

[@NerdLevelRising]

I want to read Kristoff so bad!! It's too bad Red Rising didn't work for you though, I really love that series! But to each their own, of course :)

[@iSamwise]

I would say one of the books I was most surprised to enjoy this year was The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton. It’s a nightmarish metaphysical almost absurdist thriller about a cop infiltrating a dangerous group of anarchists in the early 1900s and realizing that the rabbit hole goes far deeper than he could have imagined. Not really in my normal wheelhouse but it was such a fascinating experience and as it turns out it was a favorite book of Gene Wolfe which I found out afterwards.

[@NerdLevelRising]

Outside the box with that one! But sounds super interesting for sure

[@bearonionlol]

The Road has a graphic novel as well! Check it out if you can! :)

[@NerdLevelRising]

That sounds really cool!

[@theclassy4]

New series: Dungeon Crawler Carl Disappointment: This Is How You Lose the Time War Surprise: Legends and Lattes Character: I’m cheating and saying all 3 main POVs from Bloodsworn. I can’t choose just one! Touching Moment: there’s a part after a big conflict in Legends and Lattes where everyone rallies around the MC and it was really heart-warming

[@NerdLevelRising]

@@theclassy4 dude the Bloodsworn characters are all so great! Impossible to choose

[@lizc.214]

I can understand how you'd (or anyone else) have a hard time getting into The Road, Cormac McCarthy's writing style takes a little to get used to. Oddly enough, this book actually helped me get out of a reading slump. Hopefully you give it a second chance at some point. There's also a film adaptation that's pretty faithful (though the book has more tougher scenes), it stars Viggo Mortensen. My fav books I read this year are 1. 11/22/63 2. Fahrenheit 451 and 3. I am Legend.

[@NerdLevelRising]

I definitely would like to try it again another time!

[@mattamant915]

You'll never go wrong copying Talking Story. Great list.

[@NerdLevelRising]

@@mattamant915 very true!! Thank you 👊

[@amy_harboredinpages]

🎉💙📚🎉📖🎉📚💙🎉

[@ReadingNobody]

You need to coin the term 'Booktube Homies'.

[@NerdLevelRising]

@@ReadingNobody trademark acquired 🫡😂