2021 TBR! 35+ books I'm excited to read 📖☁️

[@telsataylor2032]

same I keep 35 books in my book drawer because I don't have room in my house, iv got the cloth bound box set of 6 that the cloth smelt like bubble gum, present city, invincible life of Addie ralue, and 22 of Stephen Kings and 5 books from the pound shop. right now I can only get them fro, the pond shop and Morrisons till the charity shops here reopen and I can get some at they shops or any charity shops, if I cant get into book sops or the local library but usually I get them from Amazon.

[@brennadavis2724]

If you like early female explorers and aviators, then I HIGHLY recommend the memoir written by Beryl Markham: West with the Night. She was a female bush pilot in early 1900's Kenya. Her writing is outstanding and hearing about her experience was fascinating. Her third husband actually claimed that he wrote the book himself and they didn't find out the truth until the 1980's when they discovered Hemingway's letters of praise for her writing. So amazing.

[@tabbycat123]

Omg A Little Life is a JOURNEY. I still find myself thinking about many of the characters, and I sobbed (sobbed!) numerous times while reading. Good luck 😂😅 A Secret History is also excellent. Klara and the Sun sounds great! Added to my list!

[@christy-anne-jones]

Lol SO MANY PEOPLE have now said it's especially gut wrenching/full on--I'm getting nervous. Thank you for wishing me luck hahah 😅

[@karlafuentes4001]

Everytime I watch your videos It inspire me to read. Love the cover of the books you choose. This year I want to buy myself an e-reader so I can read more (I'm a working mother), but I'll buy books with beautiful covers (hope so). Thanks for the inspiration. 😊

[@rarefactioncurve]

I have just started reading "Pachinko" as you recommended from your 2020 booklist. For this year I will certainly look into some of the books you mentioned in this upload!

[@christy-anne-jones]

Ooh I hope you like it! 💛

[@iraagarwal5432]

Pachinko is a really good book❤️

[@rylie2403]

I absolutely loved the House on the Cerulean Sea. It was so cute, it me cry happy tears 💕💕 I would love to see the rest of your TBR list! I absolutely love your videos, they’re my favorite! I really love the author Anna Marie McLemore

[@christy-anne-jones]

It's SO SO SO GOOD SO FAR!!! 😭 Thank you 💛💛

[@ladyyulya667]

Chtisty: this video cannot be for 40 minutes long me: sad😥

[@christy-anne-jones]

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[@brennadavis2724]

Wizard of Earthsea is seriously one of the best wizarding books I've read since the HP books. She was the first to write about a young wizard going to school. She was so ahead of her time. Gah So excited to hear what you think of it.

[@chelseabartlett8082]

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous was my first read of 2021 and I was so glad for it!! It is stunningly beautiful, I absolutely loved it. I know I'll return to it over and over again. I hope you love it as much as I do!

[@andressacutini]

i'm so happy someone is talking about Klara and the Sun, is my most anticipated book of the year ❤ (p.s.: i could watch your videos for hours and hours, you're so sweet!)

[@rae_of_sunlight]

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who chooses to read books just because they're got a beautiful floral cover 🙃. I'm loving all your book video content at the moment! I'm so happy for you that you're managing to read more every year, too. I used exactly the same strategy and gradually built up reading slightly more each year :) I look forward to following all your 2021 reading 💛

[@jackywithay6393]

Like water for chocolate is soooo amazing!!! SO happy it's on your TBR!

[@MicronautMaia]

The lost apothecary

[@meekelareads]

I have so many books on my TBR!! But first and foremost is to catch up on last year's new releases and to somehow track down a copy of House in the Cerulean Sea. OH! and Pachinko :)

[@vicm7870]

I want to read the Earthsea series this year too. I very recently finished His Dark Materials and they are all so good. Also, I absolutely love Stardust and Anansi Boys. Along with Neverwhere and Graveyard Book, they are my favourites by NG.

[@MegaBabro]

This is random, but what lipstick do you wear? Also, A Little Life is good but sooo dark and depressing, prepare yourself. And I'm so glad I'm not the one who hasn't read LOTR! I love fantasy but have never got round to reading it (but hopefully will get round to it this year...)

[@christy-anne-jones]

It's the Rouge Velvet lipstick from Bourjois and the number is 21 😊 Oh thank you for the warning!! I had heard it was a bit sad, but I'm excited for it. Fingers crossed we both get to LOTR this year haha 😊💛

[@thepessimist1160]

@@christy-anne-jones I wish I've known you personally as my best friend, i would have never let you go🤝

[@user-qu8zs7vs1x]

A Little Life is not only sad, it has been described as "grief porn" and extremely manipulative. Be careful with that book and make sure to check all the trigger warnings before reading it!

[@hannahcheetah]

i am sooooo glad i found your channel this year. your recommendations are so refreshing and unlike many of the booktubers i follow. “Pachinko” is the one i’m most excited for!

[@kinshukdhaliwal9984]

Your videos are always so enjoyable! I am hoping to read more of Gaiman this year. My TBR multiplies after every single video of yours.

[@kirstenmagdalena9310]

Absolutely LOVED the bear and the nightingale! Talked about it in my bookclub series on my own channel but also make sure to read the other two books when you finish this one

[@katherinebalic2253]

I like the idea of wittling down my TBR spreadsheet to things I anticipate getting to this year aha. Might do this soon xx

[@christy-anne-jones]

if you're anything like me, it'll end up a mess really quickly hahaha 💛

[@aisling_90]

The house in the cerulean sea is my FAVOURITE book. I hope you love it 😭

[@serenity8910]

I listened to the whole series of The Bear and the Nightingale and it is wonderful. Beautifully written!

[@christy-anne-jones]

I'm excited to read it! 😊

[@capuletbooks4685]

SUCH GREAT BOOKS !!! hope you get to read these🌈 they're all in my tbr as well, so i hope we both devour them as soon as they're out and that they're worth the hype! 2021 brings us plenty of great books, huh? i wish you a lovely year full of great stories and good things in life! kisses! 🌈

[@pipoca982]

Really interesting selection. Can't wait for some reviews.... The Bear and the Nightingale and The House in the cerulean Sea are on my TBR as well....and love your recommendations in japanese fiction as Im really drown to it and love Murakami. 😙😙😙

[@zephyr2266]

I'm joining you on the Virginia Woolf quest and want to read The Waves and Orlando this year. I can't even decide if A Room Of Ones Own or To The Lighthouse are my favorite but I just want to surround myself by her words and never get out.

[@katherinebalic2253]

vwoolfieee

[@willow_rosie]

Wait wait Hazelwood series!? I thought there was only Hazelnut wood!! My gosh! I missed the sequel! 😱 Thanks, Christy, for letting me know about Tales of Hinterland

[@elmooko69]

I love your Japanese book selections! After "Strange Weather..." I recommend "The Nakano Thrift Shop" by Hiromi Kawakami- I fell in love with the characters and the cover alone is Kawaii! 😁. I also really like Banana Yoshimoto. "Moshi Moshi" was beautiful, by my favorite of her's is "Kitchen" which also contains the short story "Moonlight Shadow". Like with many Japanese stories, the experience of having loved & lost definitely helps you connect with the stories on a deeper level. 😁

[@pendragonianlaw]

I have owned that exact same edition of Lord of the Rings since 2012, and last year I finally read it. I kept putting it off because 1. it's huge, and 2. I was afraid it was going to be too dry (I had some trouble with that while reading The Hobbit), but I absolutely loved it!! The only negative I could name is that the book is indeed too big to comfortably hold up, so I just read it while in bed or on the couch and leaning it on my knees, or sitting at a table ^-^ but the illustrations are gorgeous and the story itself is obviously amazing, so I hope you get around to it! Loved the video!! Earthsea and Angela Carter are on my TBR as well. I'm also looking forward to Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao, the new book by Casey McQuiston, and I still haven't read The Priory of the Orange Tree so really want to get around to that as well. Let's make it an excellent year!

[@willlexie]

09:16 The Secret History by Donna Tartt and A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara are my top 5 of 2020. You'll love them

[@christy-anne-jones]

Oh I'm glad you like them! I'm super excited to read them 😃

[@ashoakthorn369]

Nearly every single one of these books is also on my TBR list (except LOTR, which I hope you enjoy as much as I did), and I am off to add the other 2. I also highly recommend Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto, it was beautifully written.

[@AnniesBookNook]

I LOVEEEE THE LOST APOTHECARY!! I read the ARC and it’s so amazing I hope you like it!! And Great Circle sounds intriguing

[@a_bookish_gemini]

I think you’re going to LOVE the bear and the nightingale! It was breathtaking. Have you ever read anything by Juliet Marillier? The Sevenwater series is so beautiful, I think you’d love it too!

[@soniamathyas9301]

This list looks so interesting 💕 thank you . Will try and read more this year!

[@christy-anne-jones]

You're very welcome!! Best of luck with your reading 😊💛

[@miriamgomez9296]

Enjoyed your tbr your video I been wanted to read the history I enjoy the house of ceracelum house loved it I think you will enjoy the reading 👍💕

[@morganeua]

I have "Never Let Me Go" on my 2021 to read list, so hopefully I also love it and get further into Kazuo Ishiguro!

[@bookishly.introverted]

So many great sounding book mentions! I added so many to my TBR!

[@priscillaguimaraes4981]

Most of my tbr books came from your best reads of 2020 video :) I'm sure you gonna loooooove Lord of the Rings, it's my favourite book ever!! Love your things, keep going!

[@Lucieesarah]

Please which lipstick do you use? I LOVE IT!!

[@jaron1766]

omg on earth we're briefly gorgeous is so good! my fav book of 2020!! 😭

[@KatarinaZupancic]

I'm reading LOTR - the two towers at the moment! ❤️ Can't wait to see what you think of it!

[@OlenskasBibliotek]

The Chosen and the Beautiful sounds SO good!

[@sjdltft]

A little life is on my tbr list too,i reaaaly looking forward to read it

[@eelooiisee5201]

Have you read The Astonishing Colour of After by Emily X.R. Pan? I feel like you would like it, it's set in Taiwan with elements of magical realism and it looks at grief, growing up and family history. Here's an excerpt from the blurb: "Guided by a mysterious red bird, Leigh travels to Taiwan to meet her grandparents for the first time. There, Leigh retreats into art and memories, where colours collide, the rules of reality are broken and the ghosts of the past refuse to rest … But Leigh is determined to unlock her family's secrets."

[@lenamalychko7335]

I read LOTR when I was a teenager, i loved it so much so it took me just une month to finish it. Yes the same fat edition but in spanish

[@shybunnymia]

Excited. There are some books in your list that are in my TBR list. 😍

[@angeladuckett1531]

I read an ARC of The Lost Apothecary and it was very good!

[@MishelleLexi]

You will love The Secret History!

[@christy-anne-jones]

Oh I hope so! 💛

[@rararyyy]

The Lord of the Rings trilogy is also in my TBR and I really love the movie adaptation! I'm currently reading The Silmarillion and I love it! Hope you will read it someday!

[@tomam6534]

Christy, thank you very much...this video made me so happy😊❤️

[@blayke_1091]

FINALLY someone talking about the Lost Apothecary thanks god (and you of course)

[@christy-anne-jones]

It looks cool! 😊

[@Syrilian]

I like fantasy but I could not get into the Lord of the Rings. Yes, yes I am weird. As for my TBR: I am currently reading the Lady of the Lake, then to Educated, Empire of the Summer Moon and then I will probably get back into the Expanse books.

[@lenamalychko7335]

I loved and hated Like Water for Chocolate, i read it twice, 10 year ago and 2 years ago.

[@cankutdgrl]

If you like fantasy, you should try and dive into Brandon Sanderson's books. They are magnificent.

[@juliarozanova8579]

Random but I LOVE your top - any chance you could share where you got it? :D

[@elenalysak4947]

There's an old (1992) movie adaptation of 'Like Water for Chocolate' in case you like to compare)

[@ostrichreads7715]

A Little Life is on my TBR for this year as well but I'm so scared... First the size, and then everyone is saying that it's really emotional and sad - how do I commit to something like this? 😭

[@traceyanderson7489]

Have you read A Lifetime Of Impossible Days by Tabitha Bird? It’s magical realism and one of the best books I’ve ever read.

[@kellsliving3220]

just ordered beach read i will go to barnes and nobel and get uhhhh ends with us and ugly love and november 9

[@ScullyPop]

Watching you is like perfection reincarnated. I love the format.

[@lucia9806]

another dark academia book that i recently read and loved is "these violent delights" by micah nemerever! highly recommend

[@jennyyun9963]

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong is breathtaking. If you like Virginia Woolf or Marguerite Duras I think you will love this book. The Waves is Virginia Woolf's best in my opinion.

[@christy-anne-jones]

Oh that's good to know! Thank you 💛

[@kayceem5956]

Could you keep the book covers up on the screen for longer or list the titles in the description? You move too fast for me to type it into my Notion! XD

[@saumya2689]

I think you'll enjoy the poppy war series

[@carriebateman4465]

I had to laugh when you inserted the correction that the woman in her 30’s wasn’t “young”. 🤣

[@christy-anne-jones]

I debated really hard over that one! D: Because the woman is in her late 30s (which makes me think 38) and when I hear 'young woman' I specifically think 25? That perception will probably change when I'm 30... lol. I didn't want to confuse anyone, and also late thirties of course isn't *old*, but given that she forms a relationship with a former teacher I felt like her age was relevant bc if she was 22, that might have a different connotation to if she were 37? Idk. words are difficult D:

[@MyWorld-nt5fu]

first comment!!! alot of loveee girl, you're very cute 💛🙊 and thanks for ur amazing videos💕

[@christy-anne-jones]

Thank you so much!! 😊💛

[@anastasiapryputen9832]

thanks for sharing!😊

[@christy-anne-jones]

You're very welcome 😊💛

[@anastasiapryputen9832]

@@christy-anne-jones ❤🙂

[@alessiomarin1218]

You genuinely look happy and excited! It's good to see after all the BS of 2020 🤣😅

[@sabahatnaheed1435]

this is random but where did you get your top from? beautiful.

[@christy-anne-jones]

It's from Dangerfield 😊 shop.dangerfield.com.au/all/willow-blouse.html 💛

[@boglitt6918]

It’ll be a bit difficult for you to keep up with Tales from the Hinterland if you haven’t read The Hazelwood series :)

[@sobunnyful]

I wish you could write out the books you’ve read and the books you’d like to read. That way I wouldn’t have to pause the video 80x to write them all down 😂

[@evam5134]

I don't care romance either. But I do a enjoy a Jane Austen every once in a while😄

[@purinlee521]

A Little Life is really depressing. I loved it but it was so depressing... I will never reread it because I was feeling so down while reading it, though it was a good book. A mixture of feelings I had.

[@shabnajsharif7327]

Hello Christy I am your new fan. You are my adorable celebrity. Just a random question can you please let me know what mobile phone and laptop you use,it will be so kind to know.

[@silenciosasinfonia9559]

You have such a lovely voice!

[@JessCsBooks]

Me hearing about The Lost Apothecary: ..... aQuA ToFaANa

[@lampotekaa9910]

♥

[@anshitamehrotra]

Hey Christy, a little life is far from Dark Academia, trust me! It has maybe 5 or more trigger warnings for it, I would never recommend the book to someone who has no idea it exists but since you have made the decision to read it, good luck and stay strong! These characters will stay with you forever.

[@littleblackinkdrop31]

I agree. I'm happy that I've read it since it's really good, but it was really triggering me in a very bad way so it was a relief when it was finished.

[@Courtney6]

I read the bear and the nightingale after it was on the book club choices for December. Really enjoyed it. I put On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous on my worst books of 2020. I really hated it and I don’t hate many books. Mainly because you could tell the mom had a hard life but tried her best to give him a good life and then she dies so he writes this “letter” about everything wrong with her and how he was raised. It was really said in that I wanted to smack him for being so oblivious to what she gave up for him. Selfish jerk. 🙄 that’s my non- spoiler review 😬

[@jennyyun9963]

What an interesting perspective; I really felt that his love for his mother came through in the book. I thought I'd just let you know that his mother passed away after his book was published. He wrote this tribute for her on his instagram "what can a son say to the great loss from which he owes his own life? Only that my world has changed forever. It can never be what it was. It was absolutely less-and yet perennially more because of what you have given me, Ma. You taught me that our pain is not our destiny-but our reason. You gave me all the reasons. Thank you. I bow to you. I will see you again. Every word was always for you. Every sentence a life (-giving) sentence".

[@p_p_p_p_7732]

​@@jennyyun9963 I agree with you Jenny. I felt like it explored being the child of an immigrant in the US in a really good way, I don't think he was a selfish jerk, but that he adored his mum but couldn't always find the way to portray that

[@gunasekarkrishnan4947]

Hi mam your English awesome

[@christy-anne-jones]

Thank you! 😊💛