BEST BOOKS OF 2018!

[@jessethereader]

thanks for all the support & love in 2018! i’m so ready for a fresh start with 2019. i’ve got lots of content coming your way! ⚫️🔴⚫️🔴⚫️🔴⚫️🔴⚫️🔴⚫️🔴⚫️🔴

[@nawshintabassum8324]

You're my crush

[@moonbook12]

jessethereader have you read Words In Deep Blue?

[@keefe0019]

I'm excited for 2019 and the new videos u will share with us. Your channel has just made me even more proud to be a part of the reading community.😃😃😃

[@gabriellefortier8733]

Your videos are awesome Jesse! I can't wait to see what you have in store for us next year. Some of my favorite books from 2018 were "My so-called Bollywood Life", "Save the Date", "Love, Life and the List" and "From Twinkle with Love" just to name a few. One again looking forward to seeing more bookish content from you in 2019! Happy New Year Jesse!

[@dianagolac6079]

Hi

[@hatesmushrooms4541]

His shelves are literally goals. AH I LOVE THEM SO MUCH!!!

[@bani7068]

Absolutely!!!

[@m.k6419]

2018 was the year I discovered booktube including Jesse and I'm so thankful for that.Whenever a new Jesse video came out, I'd be so happy. I also discovered booksplosion and that was literally the best discovery of the year. Christine and Kat gave me the same happiness . For that thankyou Jesse.

[@sharanyaphookan4158]

M.K me too

[@rubymilner6461]

Same

[@jenniferlouise5600]

eating chocolate and drinking coffee while have a jessethereader marathon is there a better way to spend a Friday night? I don't think so

[@jacobfelushko5909]

By sitting down and finally finishing a long forgotten book that was sitting in th TBR zone

[@jacobfelushko5909]

That would probably be better

[@jenniferlouise5600]

@@jacobfelushko5909 Good pint I've been in a really bad reading slump so you're probably right

[@sagesycamore5218]

I think not! That is an ideal night if I say so myself!

[@jenniferlouise5600]

@@sagesycamore5218 it was a perfect night

[@merphynapier42]

Yes you do need to read more Sanderson you are right!!!!! I really hope you decide to pick up more of his stuff in 2019! El from Elliot Brooks (who is an amazing booktuber by the way) is doing a readalong of some of his books this year if you're interested. I'll be participating because SANDERSON

[@esperanzall-4807]

Me: ugh I hate that book I'm not even gonna finish it Jesse: this is the best book ever Me: I love this book so much

[@MadisynTerrell]

meeeeee

[@ender4344]

I can see myself doing that lol

[@defnenote3378]

Who is ready for another year of amazing Jesse-Videos???? ME👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻👌🏻❤️

[@agmacdonald]

I mean, who isn't?

[@defnenote3378]

A. G. Macdonald that‘s the real question xD But the thing is.. I am sometimes afraid that nobody would ever agree with something I say so I just state myself to make it look like at least _some_ body cares :/ sorry for my emotion vomit haha

[@jasminel_1454]

I got chills the second you started talking about The Astonishing Color Of After because I was just flooded with memories of how much I loved it

[@venisquxxr8214]

*when you read so many books you don't know if they're from the start of the year or last month*

[@zaynabmimi612]

YES!!! but thank god I record all of them in goodreads 😅

[@camposmurilloalejandra3838]

Omg, the last video of 2018? Can't wait for the new videos Jesse is going to upload 2019 ahhh!

[@ebnovels]

So happy to see Shadow of the Fox on this list! I agree-it was the Japanese inspired fantasy I’d been wanting to see :D And I agree that it felt very manga/anime-ish. I loved it :D Also, YAY FOR SKYWARD!!! So fast paced but with so much character growth. Fantastic 💜💜💜

[@diamondxrosex]

Yea and I'm just over here waiting for this book called "Peace and Turmoil", not sure if you've heard of it but it sounds amazing.

[@roristutzman]

The last time I was this early was when Pride and Prejudice was released.

[@potato1d346]

2:18 Did he just hit himself with the book?😂 what a mood

[@dawnarabella11]

OMG I just noticed it! 😂

[@emilyl.1649]

If we're talking about m👀ds, let's talk about 4:07

[@Aya-nk1oj]

Hey fam, I'm directioner too, so heyyy

[@bharti9790]

A directioner hereeee!!💙

[@curtisdavenport2308]

My top books of 2018: Queen of Air and Darkness Chainbreaker The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza Ace of Shades Children of Blood and Bone A Quiet Kind of Thunder Vengeful We'll Fly Away Illuminae The Darkest Legacy

[@sharanyaphookan4158]

Same

[@camerontillett8295]

Another 10 books to add to my list of books to buy when I finally have money 😅🤣

[@shelbymiller6924]

I read the Throne of Glass series for the first time this year. I thought it was really good, and the genre was just my style!

[@librariananna]

Same!! I used to hate the first book when I first read it but 5 years later I decided to give it another shot and I am obsessed with it!

[@annebassman7591]

I just finished Kingdom of Ash. I still need to read The assassin's blade, I highly reccomend reading it before EOS because I was lost in some parts

[@ayahhazem9753]

Cool! Can I ask if you would recommend this series for me because I haven't read a fantasy book -except Harry potter,Percy Jackson and To Kill A Kingdom?

[@lauralaura4345]

Ayah Hazem thrown of glass was my first fantasy series!

[@ayahhazem9753]

@@lauralaura4345 really? Because I am a little bit afraid that I wouldn't understand it whole ? And it's a YA fantasy series right?

[@malisha.rahman]

My TBR pile just got bigger. I read and love most of these books because I get most of recommendations from your channel. Can't wait for 2019! 😁

[@HaleyMtz]

I LOVED SKYWARD SO MUCH!!! Spensa was the first character I feel like I’ve really related to in such a long time and I seriously felt so at home reading it. Reading Skyward has made me want to read every Brandon Sanderson book ever because there was never a moment where I was bored

[@laurahamilton857]

OMG EVERYONES UPLOADING THEIR BOOK VIDEOS ON MY 18TH BDAY THANK YOUUU

[@elizabethmccartney5206]

Top 7 favorite books of 2018 (It's only 7 because I can't think of anymore books to add...😞) 1. Divergent 2. Paladin prophecy 3. City of Bones 4. Goblet of fire 5. Mark of Athena 6. Michael Very #2 7. Daughters of the moon #2

[@bookishsix]

Excellent video and loved the 8-bit ending! Some of my faves this year were The Fifth Season, The Astonishing Color of After, Seafire, Six of Crows, and Shadow of the Fox (Which totally reminded me of Inuyasha!🦊 )

[@jaadaa_w]

*Coughs* inuyasha you say but yeah I didn't notice but it did

[@jaadaa_w]

*Coughs* inuyasha you say but yeah I didn't notice but it did

[@TheBookGoblin]

Best book I read in 2018 was _The Way of Kings_ by Brandon Sanderson, and you said you should read more Sanderson, so.....

[@TheBookGoblin]

Other good books I read were _Nevernight_ by J. Kristoff, and _Cruel Reality_ by C. Whitley

[@Darrkness]

I read The Way of Kings this year too. Excellent story.

[@torokami1109]

Have been waiting for a sequel for one of his books for 5 years now...I wouldn't normally be mad, but he didn't even mention anything about his progress in like 2 years :(

[@TheBookGoblin]

@@torokami1109 you can't rush art

[@XCatherine]

OMG I LOVED THE WAY OF KINGS

[@arn2317]

Can’t wait to see your face next year! You are amazing!

[@imperatrice211]

My favorite books of 2018 were The Handmaid's Tale, Conversations with Friends, Home Fire, Normal People, Rebecca, A Closed and Common Orbit, I'll Give You the Sun, Orphan Train, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, My Year of Rest and Relaxation, The Upside of Unrequited, Everything I Never Told You, The Sympathizer, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, Swimming Lessons, Royal Assassin, The Twelve, The Book Thief, Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda, Through Black Spruce and Lincoln in the Bardo (I have too many, I know but this was a great reading year for me!) :D

[@fatoutheslytherin6652]

My favorite books this year is Harry Potter books 4-7 because I finished reading the series this (wow I was really behind)

[@ThePhantomofBooktube]

Haha i still haven’t finished the series ur not alone in being behind

[@fatoutheslytherin6652]

@@ThePhantomofBooktube at least there is some one

[@a.dreamer2318]

Some of my favourite books this year were: - Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli -Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan -The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan -The Fever Code by James Dashner -The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden I also wanted to thank you for all the great content you put out this year. I love your channel so much!!

[@ashlynnh4611]

I LOVED Wonderstruck! Also, this was a great video, and I'm glad you're making content! 10/10

[@susanabvb]

That outro thou🥳❤️

[@thecoolreader5629]

My library has Wonder Struck and now I really want to read it. Thank You!

[@sagesycamore5218]

*if you haven't already read it* I recommend the "Raven Cycle Series" By Maggie Stievfater **the spelling may be wrong sorry**

[@ChroniclesofNoria]

Yessssssss!!! I'm so thrilled to see Shadow of the Fox and Skyward on your list. Both books are on my TBR for 2019 and I was looking forward to hearing your thoughts about them and knowing that you loved them enough to put them on your best of 2018 list has me giddy. My best books of 2018 are The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang, Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo, The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi and the Girl Who Drank The Moon by Kelly Barnhill.

[@Lxddiamonds]

Your book shelves are goals oh my god, that used to be me before I got an ereader. Can't wait to read your suggestions.

[@jozuapatalan5569]

😮😮😮😮I LOVE THE OUTROOO!!!!

[@jozuapatalan5569]

Oh shoot! *is this for realsies 💓💓💓

[@felipebatista2825]

My list of best books of 2018 is: The Legend Trilogy, by Marie Lu Call Me By Your Name, by André Aciman Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline The Hobbit, by J.R.R.Tolkien Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, by Becky Albertalli More Happy Than Not, by Adam Silvera A Long Way Home, by Saroo Brierley Warcross, by Marie Lu.

[@agmacdonald]

I wanted to read Wonderstruck, but then totally forgot it existed, so thanks for the reminder. I might add it to my January TBR on my channel so it's set in stone that I want to read it again.😂😂🤣

[@sudipabhattacharya13]

Awesome video as always JESSE! 🤓💕 I still can't believe 2018 is gonna end so soon!

[@sharanyaphookan4158]

Sudipa Bhattacharya are u from kolkata?

[@vintagesoul03]

I love that I am able to geek over books on KZbin❤️❤️❤️

[@nourafarouk7893]

Long way down seems amazing! Definitely gonna check it out!

[@christina4157]

Kingdom of Ash was one of my favorites this year! It was definitely the conclusion I wanted for the characters, and I was left completely satisfied! I'm really excited to see your new content for 2019!

[@natashajoseph260]

Love the outro! ❤️❤️

[@legendaryreader39]

OMG! Wonder Struck is one of my all-time favorites along with Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

[@aliraebanz9999]

We literally have the same taste in books. Skyward was one of my favorites this year and I feel like I read it so quickly after it came out, no one was talking about it yet. I was scared no one else would get it so I would have to defend it 😂 I also read so many Jason Reynolds books this year. I love him. So glad I found you 👋🏻

[@camposmurilloalejandra3838]

Yay, I am early for one of my most waited videos of the year!

[@joellelovesbooks2579]

Oh my gosh, I'm so happy that you enjoyed 'The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry', because it was one of my favorite books of the year as well, and even one of my favorite books of all time. I remember my heart swelling with love while reading this book and I just wanted to hold it tight to my chest and never let go

[@susanabvb]

I'll be definitely reading some of those next year:)

[@sanakadirzadeh8176]

I’m so happyyyyy

[@arcticfrost7318]

Favorite books of 2018: Wings of fire The Lost Continent Renegades (READ IT IT'S SO GOOD) Arch enemies Warriors: Shattered Sky Wings of Fire Legends: Darkstalker The entire Bravelands series And I think that's it... I'll add more when I think of more

[@ender4344]

I have read Renegades too. It's good

[@giovannasuarez6518]

Omw I just noticed on your book shelf on the bottom left the book “Salt to the sea” that’s one of my fav books!! And I LOVE your bookshelf that’s my dream to have someday!!

[@xlilitu]

So, Shadow of a Fox is basically Dragonball. I'm in!

[@steviesays7534]

Im a brand new subscriber. I used to read alot when I was younger, but recently ive been supper busy but I stumbled appon your videos at 3 am last night and you renewed my love for reading!!!! My new years resolution is to make more time for my papper babies because of you! Thank you!

[@sammiklautz2023]

Jesse you have to read Aristotle And Dante Discover The Secrets Of The Universe!!!!!

[@Ren-jv9ou]

That's one of my favourite books! As a LGBT person I don't like a lot of LGBT books because a lot are just not good tbh. But this one was amazing since it didn't just focus on romance but more beautiful friendships and families it's gorgeous

[@baereads4175]

i just love it whenever you do that "Whoosh" sound effect:D

[@moriahhitchcock99]

I really want to read Shadow of the Fox now!! One of my favorite series this year was the Illuminae Files, they were just written in such a unique format and I absolutely loved the plot and the characters! You should definitely read them if you haven’t already!! I love your videos!!💖💖

[@Sam-re9tt]

I literally just grabbed a pen and paper the moment you started describing the books, they sound so good that I had to add them to my TBR 😍

[@LanaJean1996]

Yas! Excited for new content in 2019 😃 also I got Skyward for Christmas so I’m keen to get it started!

[@dearshortsss]

I also loved the Shadow of the Fox. And yeessssss, it has Inuyasha vibes. 😍 Cant wait for book 2

[@august7421]

Thank you so much for everything you’ve done in 2018! I loved reading with you and watching your channel grow! You helped me become the reader i am today and shown me a whole new world to be apart of, thank you so much Jesse! Here’s to 2019✨

[@jessethereader]

brb crying 🖤❤️🖤❤️

[@august7421]

awww❤️

[@lisawitcher6423]

I definitely wanna read Jason Reynolds now! ❤️ A few books I loved: - Dear Martin by Nic Stone (If you liked Jason Reynolds, I think you'd like this one, Jesse.) - A Room with a View by Virginia Woolf - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

[@Amyduckie]

Yes, Skyward is on my list too! I absolutely adored it. The Saga comics #1-6, Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan we’re big faves too. Oh and the Nevermoor series and The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee. 😂

[@carolinemcmahan7770]

Yes! I’ve been waiting for this video!!

[@mythandmilagro]

Sadly I didn’t read as much this year as I would’ve liked but what I did read I liked a lot! We are Okay by Nina LaCour came to me at the perfect time and helped me cope and understand grief after my Grandpa died, Turtles All the Way Down by John Green helped me understand some of my own mental health issues as well as others’s, Heir of Fire...DUH, The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur was beautiful, eerie, real and also heartwarming. I just love her poetry style. And I’m just about to finish up the To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before trilogy by Jenny Han, wasn’t as crazy about the first one but really enjoyed the second and am enjoying the third, slightly worried about the ending though 😅 Can’t wait for more of your videos next year though!

[@ToLiveWrite]

I just found you and this side of KZbin a few months ago. So glad I did. Can't wait for a bookish 2019!

[@joellelovesbooks2579]

My favorite books of the year were: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin, Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde, A Thousand Splendid Suns + The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, City of Ashes + City of Glass by Cassandra Clare, Renegades by Marissa Meyer, Secrets for the Mad by Dodie Clark and The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien!

[@Sonia-ld1wv]

A thousand splendid suns is amazing

[@amillirockin]

just finished a torch against the night and loved it!! by far one of my favorites of the year along with the first

[@blancspace799]

I love how most books on your right side are of the same height. They match so well. I want to pet them.

[@jcurtsinger4103]

Loved it!! Wonderstruck has always been one of my faves. Thanks for the video Jesse!

[@clareagrippina6569]

I'd been on the fence about Shadow of the Fox and hearing it hear has pushed me over the edge, will deff be adding it to my TBR. This year I started reading the Cassie Clare Books (yes I know... I'm very behind) but I've been finding them fun, I also just started Beneath The Citadel by Destiny Soria and I am LOVING it. Will deff be a fav for this year.

[@klearoller552]

Can we just talk about how beautiful and GORGEOUS the new illustrations for Harry Potter are?!!!

[@Doveyarns]

Whenever I’m stuck in a reading slump all I have to do is watch one of your videos and then I instantly MUST READ ALL THE BOOKS!

[@grigotts]

Now I'll have to add more books to my never ending TBR list !! But no complaints, The video is amazing as all of Jessie's videos are

[@grey-vb7ox]

My favorite books of the year: (In no particular order) ~ Truly Devious ~ White Hot Kiss ~ Six of Crows ~ The Poisonwood Bible ~ The Bloodlines series ~ Bird Box ~ Scythe ~ The Illuminae series ~ The Lunar Chronicles ~ The Cruel Prince

[@emilymendoza8147]

At first I was apprehensive of Shadow of the Fox but when you compared it to one of the first anime I've ever watched well I'm sold. Can't wait to pick up the book!

[@lunajefferson3115]

I read A List of Cages after seeing a vid where you recommended it, and now it's one of my absolute favorite books so THANK YOU SO MUCH JESSE

[@amnanishat8456]

Wow this is like that fastest I've clicked on a video

[@MaryAmongStories]

aaah Wonderstruck sounds amazing! plus it's beautiful!

[@louisity]

Love the denim polo!

[@ilsenleon2378]

This was great video! I’ve been wanting to read some of your books in a while and I can’t wait to read All American Boys, The Astonishing Color of After, and Long Way Down! Here are my favorites of 2018! (in no particular order except for number one): 1. They Both Die At The End by Adam Silvera 2. Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour by Morgan Matson 3. Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson 4. The Darkest Minds series by Alexandra Bracken (if I had to pick one, it would be In The Afterlight) 5. To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo 6. Warcross by Marie Lu 7. Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch 8. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare 9. The Cruel Prince by Holly Black 10. Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi

[@kiraironskin]

Thx so much for guiding us through an amazing year of reading! Your smart and funny videos are always sthg i can look forward to. Happy new year! 🎉🎋 You're awesome! ⚫🖒📚👨👏🔴

[@kanimozhi5487]

Thanks for mentioning all the book names in the discription box

[@austoncarpenter4702]

Wonder struck was so good. I read it in one sitting, after I was done I felt like I lived another life, I was very dehydrated and wanted to go to my grandmother and hug her and tell her I love her. This was probably the one of few books I actually cried full of emotions. 😭😭

[@eunoiawishes5207]

This year I got introduced to the Keeper of the Lost Cities series and I really enjoyed it. It is considered at kids/tween book, but it reminded a lot of Harry Potter. If you haven't read it, you should consider giving it a go! It can be a bit cheesy at times and the quality gets better as you go on, though. Also, I read Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow for the first time this year and I REALLY liked the character development and how things got more and more cynical as they broke down. Anyways, Happy New Year!

[@mathwhiz702]

That ending tho!

[@keefe0019]

The outro😍😍😍😍😍

[@Aro_dynamic46]

I heavily recommend The Librarian of Auschwitz which is based on the true story of Dita Kraus, I haven’t finished it yet but so far it’s REALLY good

[@ReadByJess]

YES JESSE PREACH IT WITH THE ASTONISHING COLOUR OF AFTER

[@sanzianacostan7305]

Thanks to your review,i decided to read Long way down and i gotta admit i had to come back to this video and see what your thoughts on this book are because i freaking loved it

[@keziarukmana1950]

spensa didnt start out as my fav eirher, but damn by the end i just love her and mbot so much, definitely my fav book of 2018

[@Aimz360]

First book of 2019 for me is "The Grey Bastards" and as of now my all time fave, and i'm not even half way through. Go read the synopsis as i can do it no justice. It's witty, it's smutty and really detailed, i love all the characters (even females which i DO NOT get on with in 95% of the books i've read), every chapter had me pining for more. This book has definatly sparked life back into my love for reading as i have fallen out with them a long while ago, and it''s helped me to be more descriptive in my writing.

[@real_jjk4647]

I read Shadow of the fox and LOVED it! Waiting to get my hands on SOUL OF THE SWORD, and apparently there's less of tatsumi in that one. :'(

[@vickylu3373]

ImanZaraEjazAli I just finished reading Soul of the Sword and let me tell you I finished it within a day. Yumeko and Tatsumi met again in chapter 14 I was waiting for that moment through out the book. I’m so excited for the 3rd book which is also the moment of the grand battle.

[@keisyram5346]

The books that I read and loved this year are the winner's curse trilogy as well as storm and silence saga ❤️❤️❤️

I feel the exact same way about Tower of Dawn! I've always rooted for Chaol and I was so glad that he got the book and character arc he deserved in ToD!

[@ReadingWithMoe]

The storied life of aj fikry has been on my tbr forever!! Must get to it in 2019!

Loved the outro!

[@annaj323]

AH, i want to read all these books now, they all sound amazing! my faves of this year were: Wonder by R.J. Palacio, Bright We Burn by Kiersten White, The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller and Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor

[@BookYourImagination]

From your list, I've only read Long Way Down & Tower of Dawn, & I completely agree with you. These are on my favs list as well.

[@dazwazup1161]

You have to read Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson

[@mo18nelson59]

My favorite books of 2018 1. The entire Gone series by Michael Grant 2. The first two Game of Thrones books by George R. R. Martin 3. Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas 4. Infinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon 5. The entire Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead 6. The Hamilton Affair by Elizabeth Cobbs Andddddd so many more that I can’t remember because I read a lot in 2018 (and as you can see I’m obsessed with sci-fi and fantasy but I want to try to expand my horizons so if anyone has any good suggestions for me that would be nice...can be fantasy and sci-fi as well as any other genre) Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk

[@cezilio3953]

girlllll your shelves look so good

[@snowingonolympus8588]

my top books of the year were Eliza & Her Monsters, ACOMAF, Tower of Dawn, Cato the Younger, and discovering how much I love Tahereh Mafi in general tbh

[@ashleyyedlik8546]

Just discovered your channel and you are now one of my favorite youtubers to watch!! 📚Starting this year out right!

[@gaiaathena-books]

I loved Wonderstruck and The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry. I liked Long Way Down but I wasn't keen on the ending and I had a bit of trouble reading in verse (it was the first book in verse that I've ever read). I've got Skyward on my wishlist, glad you enjoyed it :). I love Brandon Sanderson's books. An Absolutely Remarkable Thing and The Asthonishing Color of After are on my TBR. I look forward to see more videos from you in 2019 :).