26 Books that turned me into a Reader 📚 *tier ranked*

[@zknight4481]

It’s honestly refreshing to see a new voice in the BookTok space, especially someone who wasn’t a reader before and is just getting into it. It offers a really unique, unrepresented voice and perspective. Hearing someone who wasn’t a reader say “this book made me want to read more” is more persuasive to me than someone who read 300 saying a book is good. Liking a book when you generally like books means less, tbh. I read a ton and my reviews are definitely not worth much because I rate damn near everything 4 stars and above 😂 Not to mention, I think it’s massively beneficial to the community as a whole when we have people who only read 26 books who are still willing to share their thoughts on them. There’s been this huge push towards people reading as many books as humanly possible in a year just to say they read X books, but a lot of them are skimmers as a result (or they log children’s books and magazines, which is just pathetic) and it becomes incredibly obvious when they can hardly provide a damn summary of the book a week later or they have complaints about a books plot that are plainly explained in the book if you actually pay attention. It’s also just real. Not everyone has the time to read constantly or is even interested in doing so. I read 130 books last year, my partner read like 12. We both benefitted the same from having read and having enjoyed those books and his opinions on what he read are every bit as valuable. I’d love to see more creators who make a yearly book review video like those whose niche isn’t books. Just an otherwise regular person who read some books.

[@bobgoblinn582]

I started reading again like Nov of '23 with Red Rising and reading has quickly become an obsession I forgot existed. Super similar 2024, great vid and good luck in '25!

[@jordantidwell4327]

American psycho got me back Into it after 12 years off.

[@sann7564]

Wow, it was exactly the same for me.

[@pey_wey]

It's really cool to see how many guys got back into reading in 2024. I was very similar to you where last year was the first year I picked up books for pleasure since middle school. I read 22 books in 2024 and have quite a bit of overlap with your list! One book I loved not on your list is Beartown. Backman's tone is so different than Anxious People but the story and characters are incredible and moving.

[@philgotfits]

okay okay ill look into that! noticed thats a series, did you read the sequels to bear town? or does it stand well as a standalone? trying to limit my series's haha

[@danielmwale5789]

Same her

[@pey_wey]

@@philgotfits While part of a series, Beartown can absolutely be read as a standalone and still be an impactful story with a satisfying ending. Having read the first two books, I would say Beartown is masterful of both plot and characters, whereas the followup is heavy character focused. Us Against You picks up with the characters and introduces a new direction. So the story arc is expanded with the sequels, but Beartown definitely stands on its own with its story and conclusion.

[@markcousins89]

We have had a very similar reading journey. I also started reading in 2024 and read 26 books and 90% of the book you read I’ve either read or are on my TBR. Great video!

[@philgotfits]

hahah lets go!

[@jjbker99]

Fun list. I’ve heard a lot of people speak about fantasy novels who know a lot about the fantasy genre and I found your more “raw” takes refreshing. Straight forward thoughts without bloating the reviews with lingo. Many of these are on my TBR so looking forward to comparing.

[@philgotfits]

thank you! sounds like a great TBR, enjoy reading my friend

[@YuGiOhDuelChannel]

Red Rising is excellent, but the first Mistborn Trilogy is about as incredibly done as a Trilogy can get. The way Brandon brings everything together is downright magical.

[@philgotfits]

can’t wait i’m reading well of ascension as we speak

[@philmcclenaghan7056]

Brandon is a horrific writer. The characters are paper thin. I'm still haunted by his description every literal 5 pages of "character x rolled his eyes". It's like he had no idea how to convey sarcasm except to roll eyes apparently.

[@nckhy94]

DUDE I GRABBED DARK MATTER FOR THE EXACT SAME REASON LOL - Great read. I personally have it more of an A tier book and it's great for someone trying to get into reading because you can blaze through it.

[@linesinmotion]

Dude, some absolute bangers here!!!!!!!! Also love the fact you've put in (and read) self-published books, too. There's always the stigma that self-published = not professional. So, I'm glad to see that's changing, even with new readers! If I had to recommend any books based on your taste, I'd say to try The Fifth Season by N.K Jemisin, Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah and the Murderbot series! Great video.

[@philgotfits]

taking notes on these recommendations, much appreciated 🤝

[@alexlogan904]

Bangers as far as the eye can see man! I'm glad you're sticking with Sun Eater, halfway through Kingdoms of Death right now and it's almost problematically life consuming. You should also check out some more Robert Jackson Bennett asap-I think you'd really enjoy Foundryside.

[@philgotfits]

starting demon in white probably within a couple months, can’t wait but the tbr piles up. will definitely check out more robert jackson bennet cuz tainted cup was a delight

[@mix-jk3ys]

Disquiet gods is my personal favourite

[@UniqueSnoop]

Man this is kinda crazy, I basically with every ranking you had for books that both of us read, that makes me want to read the S tier books you read that I didnt yet. I especially agree with your sun eater review, I too like it and am into the universe but I just cant seem to really connect with any character. It feels like I’m “just” reading instead of feeling. With ML Wang for instance I actually got to feel the pain and joy the characters felt. I saved this video to come back to when I need a new book to read, subbed!

[@yc8357]

Awesome! I had a similar reading journey to you this year/last year! A lot more Brandon Sanderson in my list but also working on Red Rising series!

[@MSigs]

daisy jones audiobook makes it S tier trust me, full cast, they actually sing the songs... its absolutely amazing. also finally someone giving Project Hail Mary the respect it deserves - the movie is coming :)

[@philgotfits]

whaaaat?! that’s sick,i might have to give Daisy Jones a listen then

[@fullback4297]

Hey man, ima young reader and these books are amazing, I'm really getting into reading alot more and more and its become a huge hobby. Sometimes after a day at school I sit around and read books for hours a get lost in them and these books are really feeding into that feeling.

[@TotallyNotFunny]

Finally have a book youtuber that shares my taste. Keep it up man!

[@SedElements]

Great video! I've been in a reading drought for months now stuck around halfway through Iron Gold but you just gave me the courage to power it and get to Dark Age! I've also got lots of series I want to read like mistborn, sun eater and the stormlight archives so I gotta get a move on this year, thanks for the inspiration!

[@philgotfits]

yesss power through, Dark Age and Lightbringer are so worth it trust me

[@Puzzledbyplants]

I love seeing guys reading more books and talking about them! Your reviews are very refreshing to watch! Congrats on reading so many different genres last year! You definitely need to try reading some Stephen King :)

[@lucasdial3908]

Started get really into ready the past year and a half as well as the Silo trilogy was my heartbeat. Made me love reading and couldn’t wait for the next book.

[@Dragondarkness30]

You deepened to do more book videos I really enjoyed this video. Your energy talking about this books is what I needed short and to the point.

[@jenniferfranklin9960]

Best booktube video I’ve see in a while…refreshing!

[@Neverending15]

I read 33 books last year. Most I’ve ever read in a year! And last year was probably also the busiest year I’ve had as well. Which I makes it all the more crazy to me

[@jlo-1261]

What a great year, gonna be hard to top this list! Some of my favorite all-time fantasy books here. Sword of Kaigen blew me away, I gotta try Blood over Bright Haven next.

[@kermitus18]

I seem to have the same taste in books as you! Added a few to my tbr thanks to this video! Looking forward to more book related videos by you!

[@philgotfits]

already working on two more!

[@alansmith2056]

Probably the best book review vid I've seen, I feel like you represent a good portion of readers that I haven't seen make videos about books. Phil's gotta go in S tier (S for Shortking)

[@phyllisriley1013]

I love your personality and fast pace reviews. Very refreshing and entertaining.

[@mathieudube7595]

I read 40 last year and many in common with you, after seeing you talk of Red Rising and The Will of the Many I was going to suggest Suneater but there it it lol! I feel vibe wise and thematically it has a lot in common with the previous two. I read the Poppy War trilogy and the first book is also a C for me and it’s the best of the bunch. Kuang is amazing tho, my best book of 2022 was her masterpiece Babel, the satire Yellowface follows it a year after and is also great.

[@elanasherex5252]

Red rising I think changed my brain chemistry, I loved every second of the trilogy, haven’t started the next one yet, but it’s definitely on my list for this year. And absolutely agree The audio book for project Hail Mary is soooo good! I listened to the audiobook while reading the book, felt extremely involved in the story

[@N3dita]

How did it change your brain chemistry? What did it do to you? Genuinely curious, as i haven’t read it yet, but want to cause of you guys 😊

[@deendrew36]

Best series ever! Read the next 3 books this year ASAP STAT!

[@deendrew36]

@@N3ditaI think that might have been a bit of hyperbole but, it is a fantastic series.

[@sweetielemons]

Thank you! Enjoyed this video and got lots of new recommendations 🎉

[@BMojica33]

Great video!

[@KoreanBBQChef]

I appreciate your humor and fun energy. Keep putting out good content; I just subscribed! Blessings to you and your channel!

[@alec5621]

As a short king who also loves to read, I'm really glad I found your channel lol

[@philgotfits]

ahah target demographic right here 🤝

[@eddiecampos]

I’m finding out that I am not unique lmao. I’ve read a significant majority of the book on this list and I’m glad i’m not the only one who think Lightbringer and Dark Age are the 2 best RR books. I’m glad to find out Red God is coming out this year, which I didn’t know till this video. Regarding The Martian, that is a sci-fi classic imo. I read it over 10 years ago when I was in Middle school for a book report and I still think about it so I disagree completely with ur placement lol. I do find PHM to be better but I wouldn’t have picked it up if I didn’t recognize Andy Weir’s name from The Martian. I recommend you keep going with The Poppy War and Mistborn series’s cuz they only get better and I recommend the book “Babel” by RF Kuang. Great video!!

[@rachelspears5226]

I second the Babel recommendation!

[@Sunniebunny]

Starter Villain is A tier for me! Mostly because I’m obsessed with cats in books 😂 however I agreed with most of your other ratings and I came here to recommend Mickey7 (movie coming soon!) and Wool (Silo series by Hugh Howey) and of course Dungeon Crawler Carl!

[@jetstander]

I absolutely love all of Andy Weirs’ books!!

[@Nelsjam88]

Great list man. You should check out the First Law series by Joe Abercrombie I highly recommend listening to the audiobook version as the narration is sublime!

[@spacemunkeetoo]

I was really surprised when you put The Martian so low. I loved that book. However, I have not ready any other Weir books, so I guess it's time to go read Project Hail Mary.

[@connke867]

It's phenomenal. I've read both and PHM is just so much more of a page turner it's crazy

[@deendrew36]

I loved both of those books. He also has another book (called Artemis, maybe?) but that one was not as good as the other two.

[@Killakaysz]

Yay, taking notes 📝

[@chughin]

Red rising got me into reading! Then went on to dune & now I’m sci fi’d up. Surprisingly it was a Hayley Pham recommendation

[@YesItsMikeHall]

Love this list. I have read a lot of the same books and glad to have some additional ones to put on my "to read" list. I tend to alternate between Fiction and Non-Fiction. Couple of books I have read recently that really changed how I view social interactions is "Surrounded by Idiots" and "The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It". The former being the breakdown of 4 different types of personalities that most, if not all, people have and the latter being how seeking status is a game we all play and how it impacts our life. Worth checking out if you are into that of genre. Appreciate the video!

[@philgotfits]

so far my favorite genres seem to be sci fi and fantasy but as you can tell from this list i like to break it up between books so i’m always looking for something new i might love. will look into both of these🤝

[@sizzln_bacon4813]

As someone who champions the Red Rising series and often get coworkers and friends coming back to me after completing that recommendation i will say you need to put "The Name of the Wind" and its sequel next on your list to read.

[@philmcclenaghan7056]

Haha the story about a boy who goes to university and plays a guitar... And nothing else happens.

[@sizzln_bacon4813]

@@philmcclenaghan7056 I mean its technically a lute and not a guitar...

[@RedSkywalker17]

Great list! Red Rising is 🔥 How often do you read in a day? Do you block out a specific hour or do you just read when you go to bed? Super impressed when people can stick with it for a full year and get through that many. I find that if I limit to 15-30min per day I can actually stick to reading, but if i start reading longer I skip days for some reason. Almost like I naturally get fatigued with it.

[@BrownTown89]

I got light bringer coming up 🎉 after I finish the stand, and Recursion. Can't wait.

[@teles2988]

My taste is really close to yours. Startet reading 2024 and read only 14 books (big ones tho). Almost all of them are in your list and on S tier 😂 great video and I really liked your video style

[@philgotfits]

i’m trying not to get caught up in a goal of number of books to read this year, because these fantasy/sci fi books are equivalent to reading 2 or 3 books sometimes haha. so if you read similar books this year i’m sure you read more pages than a decent amount of people who technically read a higher number of books

[@teles2988]

@philgotfits I dont really care about it too. I'm also a slow reader, especially in english, my first language is portuguese

[@deendrew36]

Red Rising is my fave series EVER. I love it so much! I have read all 6 books twice. Cannot wait for book 7! Keep reading, it is WILD!

[@angelok7170]

Dude you’re narration of these books is incredible lol

[@minaa107]

red rising is what got me back into reading too! I have so much love for this series

[@KellanReck]

The Erig Gagne callout is iconic

[@philgotfits]

we were privileged to live in the same era of prime eric gagne

[@Gravytrain88]

S Tier list man. Red Rising series is beyond incredible, would love if you made some review videos for those. Great vid!

[@philgotfits]

i def wanna make a video about them specifically but am trying to think of a way to do it with bringing some sort of new value and without spoiling anything haha

[@Gravytrain88]

@@philgotfits Yeah I feel that man, no spoilers for those books is key since they're so good and need to be fully experienced. I know for me, that series really sparked my newfound love for reading. And if it did the same for you, maybe that could be a decent idea. I have faith you'll figure something out though. Keep up the great work though man, excited to see the new stuff you put out!

[@dmntxt9662]

Nice one! Love this list.

[@kolden_layne]

Great list, I either read half of these books this year and lot are on my to read list. I will also recommend Dune since you said you’ve only seen the movies. I read Dune, Messiah, and Children (waiting to pick up God Emperor) and I was recommended reading the first three for the story of Paul and the Atreides family. Messiah is a big change of pace and was kind of slow for me to get into due to it having a large focus on the aftermath of the first and the consequences of Pauls choices but overall still a great read. Children of Dune was just as fun of a read but definitely flys offf the rails in the last quarter or so.

[@erikgamfors3922]

Great video man! I need to start reading more, and this has inspired me to start.

[@philgotfits]

love to hear that, that’s exactly why i made it 🤝

[@MegaUSAF]

24:23 that’s exactly why I read Artemis by Andy weir before I read project Hail Mary. Artemis was a fun quick read but project Hail Mary blows your socks off. So much better.

[@somerandomguy1217]

Good video. I have a similar reading taste. Glad you were so careful about keeping the spoilers out of the descriptions!

[@BobMaree]

Nice to see you upload mate been long time Good video👍

[@philgotfits]

had to focus on my main account @philhatesgluten for a bit! working on more shorter man fashion stuff as we speak, should be out next week

[@BobMaree]

@philgotfits ok mate 👍

[@ajtimek4299]

Clicked because of Red Rising... awesome vid and glad to see Pierce mainly living in the S tier!

[@styleniko4339]

Realistic number of 26 books and before I even dive into your video, I know it’s going to be a great book review! (I don’t trust any youtuber who say they read 100+ books a year)

[@tysonginter4067]

Thank you for this video. I was desperately searching for another book to read as I have finished the one I was super invested in (Billy Summers by Stephen King). Your tier list gave me A TON of good books that I want to read. Some I’ve heard of and considered reading, but with your reviews, I’m definitely very invested now

[@philgotfits]

love to hear that. i have never read Stephen King before, would you recommend Billy Summers or do you have any other recommendation from him? aside from the Blockbuster movie adaptations

[@tysonginter4067]

@@philgotfitsI’ve only read Billy Summers so far. I really enjoy it. I’ve also heard that 11/22/63 by Stephen King is supposed to be very good. It’s on my to read list.

[@KcButterfield]

Great list! Red Rising didn’t really do it for me… at some points I was captivated but I think the moral grey choices throughout are a postmodern trope in many contemporary novels. That said I might give it another go! I did enjoy how that particular element made the character more relatable. I really like Neil Gaiman and Diana Wynne Jones, but they’re pretty fantastical…. Im not sure if you’d like them since a lot of your loved books are dystopian or sci-fi.

[@jesserivera1814]

What's your goodreads??? Loved the video and the book recs! Subscribed :)

[@NotV1llam]

Definitely recommend Dungeon Crawler Carl! Seems like it would be in your interest. Books are amazing but the audiobooks are well produced. Started in December with book 1 and I’m already on book 5!

[@kbanderson7102]

Came for the mustache, stayed for the Eric Gagne references and subscribed for the content. Seriously..top notch. Great editing, great reviews, joke to script ratio was on point. Congrats

[@katherinekent8524]

The red rising series is incredible! So excited for Red God.

[@Cabinz92]

I vibes with this video. Can’t wait to get into Red Rising after I finish the absolute grind that is Shogun (great book though). Also personal plug for Joe Abercrombie’s First Law trilogy 🤙

[@philgotfits]

adding first law to my tbr for sure

[@greatdane2609]

​​@@philgotfitsI second the First Law trilogy. Although the word "trilogy" is a bit of a misnomer as there are 10 books in the same universe that take place sequentially involving a lot of the same characters.

[@StormFraser]

MORE BOOK VIDEOS PLEASE

[@philgotfits]

filming one today about my 2025 tbr, should be out next week!

[@AngelRubio-c5h]

love the intro....even after the missed no look shot lol

[@philgotfits]

legit thought it went it and watched the footage back and was sadly mistaken

[@marysalmon2367]

I subscribed because you ranked Weir's books exactly right. I like you way of ranking and reviewing.

[@KoreanBBQChef]

Also, it may already be on your reading list, but I loved “Way of Kings”. First hundred pages a bit hard to read, but the structure of the plot and characters development will have you standing up and yelling for the last two hundred pages. It’s a marathon, but bro, it’s a marathon race to Amazon distribution center because it delivers. Idk if that analogy makes sense haha but it’s worth it 100. I’ll read Mistborn because of your recommendation.

[@Joshrwms87]

Ray Porter is the best Audible Narrator out there in my opinion. Fun fact, he's the guy that plays Darksied in Zack Snyder's Justice League.

[@17thknight]

Piranesi was my first book in 2024 too!!! Amazing book. In fact we read about half of the same books. If you get a chance, check out the Green Bone Saga by Fonda Lee

[@jeremybartell5472]

Love the video! I’ve fallen in love with reading the past 2 years as well after not having read for at least 15 years. If you don’t mind me asking, What camera/lighting are you using?

[@philgotfits]

Canon 90d with Rode wireless go mic and just a big ol ring light haha. and i shut off all my lights aside from the ring light

[@mandeepsian6857]

Awesome video! So entertaining!

[@spencerzoppoth719]

great video man. subscribed mostly because of those Invincible compendiums! kidding, cheer to 2025.

[@philgotfits]

hahah read them last year when i was trying (and not succeeding) to get into reading books and i figured graphic novels were a good first step. they were absolutely awesome. gonna talk about them in a future vid for sure

[@jup1828]

checking your background and have the biggest urge to create a proper book shelf book nook background......damn.

[@philgotfits]

hahah it’s bad i know

[@homiejo]

I'm glad you liked the Red Rising series!! my favortie series of all time. I recommend Rage of Dragons, oh my god it's fucking good. You will love it no doubt and the second book is already out and the third comes out may 8th!

[@philgotfits]

yesss i want to read that asap! making a tbr video tomorrow and that is the first one i talk about

[@gardnereric10]

Just found your channel. Good stuff. If you haven't read the first law trilogy or the gentlemen bastards trilogy, I highly recommend since you really like conventional writing and great characters

[@franco6915]

Great video, you match my taste in books almost exactly so this was very helpful haha. I highly highly recommend Dungeon Crawler Carl and its sequels, I feel like they would be right up your alley

[@philgotfits]

on my TBR! i bought the audiobook cuz i hear the narrator is great

[@franco6915]

@@philgotfits the audiobook narrator is great as far as audiobooks go but I enjoyed my own reading more tbh

[@philgotfits]

good to know. i agree, i like to force myself to not doomscroll at night so reading a physical book helps a lot

[@YaFeya13]

If you are the red rising fan, I immediately subscribe, you obviously have a great taste 👍🏻

[@philgotfits]

cannot wait for red god 🔥

[@YaFeya13]

@ no news so far, right??

[@philgotfits]

none that i know of. supposedly it’s gonna come out this year

[@YaFeya13]

@ 🙏🙏🙏

[@Septeus]

Love the review, so much more relateable then a lot of the other reviewers. I totally recommend dune given what you liked, it was the book that got me into reading again.

[@ScorpionLibrarian]

adding most to my tbr. THANK YOU

[@philgotfits]

ayyy you won’t be disappointed

[@zacTFC]

A great list of books you’ve got there. I’m a massive Blake Crouch fan and would obviously have his books much higher. In defense of Dark Matter it came out before all the multiverse madness in Marvel therefore it was much fresher then as to now.

[@caitlinjolly3332]

Not to be dramatic, but Project Hail Mary changed me as a person. I read it January 2024 & spent the rest of the year chasing that high

[@philgotfits]

not dramatic in the least bit, the most rational thing i’ve heard this year actually

[@BillyCarsley]

Let me say the big problem with Piranesi is the delayed gratification. If there were more things to tease out of the first 80% of the book, then fine. But that book was a desert whose final 20% was not nearly enough redemption for the brutalizing Suzanna Clarke did to my time.

[@cindygonzalez5618]

Lmao the description of Piranesi. I didn’t know wtf was going on until the end! So when I recommend it, people look at me funny. But I tell them trust me just read it! 😂

[@RichMulholland]

This was a fun watch, thanks, but proof that reading really is subjective. Here's my rankings for the books that we overlap on: Red Rising: ****- (B-tier) Golden Son **--- (D-tier) I couldn't finish the series after this Small things like these ***-- (C-Tier) agree with you here Project Hail Mary ***** (S-tier) sync! The Sword of Kaigen (E-tier in that I couldn't finish it) The Poppy War ***-- (B-tier start C-tier end) The Martian ***** (A-Tier) loved this - and read it before PHM. Mistborn ***** (A-Tier) but every other BrandSand book has been a miss for me So great that we don't all love the same stuff :)

[@philgotfits]

totally! glad that Project Hail Mary is objectively a banger tho hahaha

[@jojos7629]

I also read Mistborn 1 last year and it really is S-Tier stuff! Great video

[@philmcclenaghan7056]

Isn't it a child's book? It was kinda embarrassingly badly written.. The magic is good but the characters and story is terrible.

[@raawrrx]

Silent Patient got me back to reading books again years ago after not reading for a long ass time. I’m currently on a book ban 😂

[@deendrew36]

Great book!

[@Niki_St0n3]

New subscriber here - love your book taste and your energy. Thanks for a great video

[@LucyKitten]

Oh damn, i liked recursion more than dark matter but theyre both such good books, they live in my head rent free😂 his newest book however, didnt hook me that much

[@philgotfits]

i would read another one of his books in a heartbeat. i heard that about the new one too, so it’s not worth a read?

[@LucyKitten]

@ im still encouraging you to read it haha cause you might like it. I never say no to a blake crouch book :)

[@HolyTurbans]

Read The Lies of Locke Lamora this year. Con men set in a fantasy world, it's incredible

[@philgotfits]

sounds awesome

[@DKQuinoa]

Read a lot of similar books as you and love your list! Especially in the fantasy category. I also agree with your Blake crouch take. I enjoyed Dark Matter, jumped into recursion and it wasn’t quite as good. His book Upgrade is closer to Dark Matter quality, easier to follow, pretty fast paced. However, the best Blake Crouch imo is the Pines trilogy. Three books, all different, but one great story. Absolutely recommend. My wife and I both tore through them.

[@DKQuinoa]

You should also check out the Green Bone trilogy by Fonda Lee

[@rainyfincher4293]

Hail Mary is so good! There's going to be a movie!!

[@philgotfits]

can’t wait

[@deendrew36]

I can’t wait for that! I loved the movie The Martian. Almost as good as the book.

[@asdf122234356]

We have similar taste - highly recommend dungeon crawler carl. Excellent entertainment value, characters and worldbuilding that will make you laugh. Audiobook narrator also crushes it.

[@philgotfits]

will 100% read that soon!

[@zjsievers1]

About spit out my coffee in laughter when listening to "Daisy Jones and the Six" and that the book is fictional and "the interviews are fictional interviews"

[@0oohnegative]

Hail Mary is also a fantastic audiobook

[@TheBushey]

Great video. Keep up the good work

[@beccaboobabe2]

We have very similar tastes in books! But u have to say I read The Martin first and LOVED IT. I liked it more the Project Hail Mary. ❤

[@FieldNotesonFiction]

I keep hearing so many good things about Red Rising! I need to just read it already haha

[@ItsMeAndie]

Yeah I'm gonna need you to do more book content because this is exactly my taste

[@ItsMeAndie]

also audiobooks absolutely count

[@denissemondragon]

I agree with everything in your S tear except Red Rising 😭 I really wish I liked it more, I'd even bought the whole series 🙃 but I found the main character SO annoying in the first book and couldn't keep going, maybe this gets better in the other books? Also, I'd HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend the Broken Earth trilogy. I read it in 2024 and it became an all-time favorite. Hard-hitting and the magic system is unlike anything I've read before

[@philgotfits]

Fifth Season is on my TBR! my tbr is so huge idk when i’ll read it but i’m looking forward to the day i start it. and yes Red Rising certainly gets better and Darrow matures a bit as it goes on, but it just might not be your cup of tea and that’s okay too

[@readbyangelique]

Piranesi is spectacular! I was so in love with the story that I immediately picked up another of Susanna's books, but unfortunately, I was a bit disappointed. I might get back to it later in life, but her book 'Johnathan Strange and Mr Norrell' did not grip me like Piranesi.

[@bmcorrier]

You and I are on almost the same trajectory of what we have read and we don’t know each other. I started reading again in 2023 and started with Red Rising. Same rankings on them all as you. S on all but Iron Gold being a B. Then read Will of the Many, also S. Read Dark Matter and Recursion. Would rank them both an A personally. Enjoyed a bit more than you. Gave a shot to Old Man’s War by Scalzi and didn’t enjoy his writing. Didn’t even finish it. Tried Empire of Silence but just could not do it seeing as how dense it was. Started reading Project Hail Mary…was enjoying it but his very PG rated “swearing” was throwing me off and set it down to try something else. Started Mistborn, wasn’t fully gripped, and am about 60% through Upgrade by Blake Crouch. So far it’s about a B or B- compared to my A ranking of DM and Recursion. Thanks for being a new voice in this space. Will follow you as you seem to have identical taste as me and are reading faster than me ;)