RANKING ALL THE BOOKS I READ IN 2021.

[@asparagusisreading]

I love that you used Tiktok sounds for the tiers. I feel like I can never come up with a way to describe each tier and these Tiktok sounds just make sense

[@razerow3391]

It made me question whether this bitch can actually read? If someone tries to drink petrol from the pump I will question their mental capacity... Same here... I mean unless you are wanting to scream "hello, my fellow kids"... Bitch is like 30 ...

[@claryy8]

Over an hour of Emma? We're being fed today ✨

[@emmmabooks]

No I am truly the one being fed by you❤️❤️

[@cleaclara5661]

AN HOUR LONG VIDEO! WE'VE BEED FED! WHAT A COMEBACK! THANKS BABE!

[@emmmabooks]

Thank you for being here love!!

[@jmmallen9042]

5:00 the black kids 5:57 queen of volts 7:50 maybe you should talk to someone 8:57 blood and honey 10:50 a beautifully foolish endeavor 11:58 City of heavenly fire 12:40 dial a for aunties

[@phillipstroll7385]

Does she not read relevant books or is it all just poc wha?

[@eemapu]

@@phillipstroll7385 what ????

[@galexiefaraway]

@@phillipstroll7385 Hello?????

[@destaneegriffin6755]

I just started Malibu Rising at your recommendation 💓 loving it so far!

[@emmmabooks]

I’m so happy to hear it thanks for sharing with me! You’ll have to let me know what you think in the end :)

[@claryy8]

Aaah, the joy I felt just from seeing this notification! 😍✨

[@emmmabooks]

Im so happy you’re here!

[@alex-jr5lb]

i discovered daisy jones because of you and read it twice this year, it was a phenomenal read and also one that will stay close to my heart forever. thank you for the recs emma

[@TheLunarFire]

I watch everything you put out honestly. I come here partly for the education and partly for the entertainment. You're one of the few that really does just the fashion element of sustainability

[@misseimear]

an HOUR LONG VIDEO??!?!? *makes popcorn, gets cozy*

[@ilsenleon2378]

I feel like I had a similar year. Like I had the same amount of books I disliked vs. the books I liked. My 2021 reading was interesting. I finally read Daisy Jones and the Six and I loved it!! One of my favorites! Other favorites include The Astonishing Color of After, Sheets, A Monster Calls, and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue!

[@Colbyw74]

i tried for so long to get into these violent delights but finally at like 25% through i finally did and loved it

[@izzy7744]

just finished my first semester of college and now a new emma video :-) what a great day

[@shreekajandhyala3828]

The part when Emma said "Oh come on I've two science degrees" definitely cracked me up 😂😂❤️

[@hyunipixies2764]

Literally jumped when i saw the notification cant wait to watch the full video while drinking my night tea😌😌

[@emmmabooks]

Thank you so much!!! How do you take your tea? I love oat milk & sugar :)

[@hyunipixies2764]

@@emmmabooks it truly depends on my mood but lately ive been liking it with almond milk and a little bit of cinnamon :)

[@readbystarlight4205]

these violent delights going into the dnf tier did make me gasp a little but when you explained your reasons I 100% get it, it’s one of my absolute favourite books but I would definitely struggle with the audiobook because there’s a lot to take in and even reading physically it took a while because I felt like I had to really savour each word because of how beautiful the writing is. I hope you have better luck reading it physically!!

[@theoutsider8226]

THE WAY I WAS SHOOK WHEN EMMA PUT CITY OF HEAVENLY FIRE IN WHAT WAS THAT

[@MonnyArcade]

I was definitely going to do a tier ranking of all the books I read this year too, ite such a fun idea but also a really good way of seeing everything comparatively in context!

[@justbeingjewel9215]

Everyone keeps talking about Daisy Jones and The Six, you finally convinced me, I need to fit it in my reading schedule.

[@matteahayn]

I read Afterlife of Holly Chase in 2018 and I'm rereading it right now and it's definitely giving me all of the Christmas feels! I was very excited to see this, it's always a good day when there's an emmmabooks video in my subscription box : )

[@teresaneves8839]

Hi Emma! I can’t wait for an hour of your videos! I’ve had the worse day and you truly make me happier ❤️ by the way, I’m reading a book you recommended, “Truly Devious” and I am really enjoying it so far! Edit: I just finished the video and all I have to say is YES. I also thought “under the whispering door” was a little disappointing.

[@parnikajain3151]

I’m sad I can’t watch the video yet😭tomorrow I have a finals exam and another one Monday. Then either Monday night or Tuesday I’ll make sure to watch! I’m glad I decided to take the next month off and 10 days to get my mental health in order cause this semester I have been constantly stressed. But ill be done with my bachelors so I can’t wait!

[@samworley3960]

heck yesssss i love tier rankings!!!!

[@ElizabethNicoleSchwartz]

I was doing some work while watching this video and I didn't expect that hour plus to fly by, but it really did. But a couple thoughts: Chain of Iron's ending actually kinda disappointed me, but as a whole I really enjoyed it. And I agree that Malibu Rising wasn't my favorite of TJR's books but it was still wonderful.

[@everleighgrace800]

Oh My goodness this made my day . I just LOVE your channel and your videos !! :)

[@drew989]

heyo love your takes always - just wanted to let you know that tj klune's first book was written about residential schools and indigenous people, and a lot of ppl have found it offensive or otherwise uncomfy. I'm not sure if you were aware of this, but i wanted to bring it to your attention. there are a bunch of reviews online that can explain more about this !!!

[@starsandsuch7778]

I’m so glad you loved the Anthropocene Review, because funnily enough, I’m literally wrapping it for my cousin while I listen to this video. She’s gonna love it too!! 😄

[@asd14379]

I've been waiting for another Emma's video...!!!

[@kahvikamu]

idk why but i find it really funny that you used the "mmm delightful" as a positive when all the tiktoks i've seen that use that sound have been sarcastic/negative

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

I got a copy of the history of wild places and I’m so excited to read it 👀

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

I read the afterlife of holly chase for the first time in december and really enjoyed it!! So thank you for always recommending it ^.^. (and not me watching this months later D:)

[@unity_in_diversity_2323]

happy new year in advance 🙌❤️ #Keep Reading 💜

[@asparagusisreading]

I agreed with your thoughts on Honey Girl, Concrete Rose, People We Meet on Vacation, Dial A For Aunties, and 56 Days. I felt like you took the words out of my mouth!

[@theoutsider8226]

The tier names are so creative hahaha

[@karajayde23]

These Violent Delights is very, very light fantasy, just thought I’d let you know before you go in to it with completely different expectations. There’s no magic system or anything, there’s just a magical element. I thought it was supposed to be more fantasy and ended up disappointed!

[@ahnamoon2543]

YASSSS!!! I LOVE HOUR LONG VIDEOS!

[@mellangdon7105]

I’m so glad someone finally felt the same way I did about honey girl! Everyone seems to love it and I was soo disappointed

[@laurensantos3093]

The way I cackled during the City of Heavenly Fire portion 😂 Also, when I found out about 56 Days I told my wife that that could have been our relationship cuz I moved in with her at the beginning of lockdown in March 2020 and we had been dating for only three months by that point 😅 And now we’re married. But no one wants to read about that when they could read about a lockdown murder mystery lol

[@robloxgirl2723]

Cute makeup!

[@darlenesettlebarrington8118]

First time to watch a book review by you and your rating scale is hysterical! LOL! :)

[@jordanreadsalot]

I read This Close to Okay in June and boy this book bothered me because of all the choices Tally made drove me nuts, Emmett as well. now the story did get better towards the end and it resolved but i will never read that book again

[@jennabeau8948]

this was so entertaining wow i loved this video

[@stevencarsley2446]

Merry Christmas to you and your family

[@AB-gb7hs]

I love your Videos sm omg

[@emmmabooks]

Thank you so much 🥺

[@noelle7pages]

you are a genius for these tier categories

[@Amanda.aka.Megan.Shines]

I think for Under the Whispering Door, the tagline of "Living a lifetime in seven days," both misrepresents the story and is a spoiler. That part literally doesn't happen until 70% in, so I don't understand why it's a part of the pitch. All you need to know is it is like The House in the Cerulean Sea, but instead of an inspector and a supernatural orphanage, it's a scrouge-like ghost and a ferryman of souls. They are both soft cozy books about bureaucratic businessmen with no real human connections who find themselves in a small town with a man who lives a slower, more quiet life. And both find love and what gives life meaning. Under the Whispering Door reminded me a bit of Spiritfarer (the game) and a bit of The Tea Dragon Society, and a dash of A Christmas Carole. Go in knowing this is a soft, low tension, cozy book. I loved it as much as The House in the Cerulean Sea, and I firmly believe that the description gave people the wrong expectation. I somehow managed to not read the description before starting the book so it wasn't until I was writing my review that I saw that they spoil the 3rd act conflict in the pitch of the book. I haven't read Leave the World Behind, but I think it suffered similarly from poor pitching leading to unfulfilled expectations.

[@purplexzombie3371]

I have not read any of these! So far my faves have been Killers of the Flower Moon, Life and Death of Dinosaurs, When Villains Rise, and Shatter the Suns. The WORST of this year has been Mexican Gothic, The Dressmaker, Ghost Bride, and A Great and Terrible Beauty.

[@karolinaeleonora3064]

Just found you! Love your channel, so happy!! What IS the most well written novel you've ever read?

[@emmmabooks]

thank you! the invisible life of addie larue and the seven husbands of evelyn hugo are two that come to mind :)

[@misseimear]

the tiktok sounds are perfect

[@caitlyn.m.t9618]

I definitely would have placed These Violent Delights and One Last Stop in the same place that you did. I am actually doing it now in my reading journal, because that is one of the things I do it, tier lists. It wasn't that I dnfed or disliked These Violent Delights, I gave it four stars, because I thought there was a lot of strengths. The characters, the writing and even the development of the story itself. It just that I thought the reveals were weak at the end of it, it was definitely one of those books that didn't need to be a duology and could have easily been a standalone, and lastly it made me realise how deeply I do not care for investigative mysteries. So, yeah I put it in the you're done category, also because I did dnf it as a series. I though put Malibu Rising in If You Wonder If I Hate You, I Do, because I did hate that book. I hated how it was written, I felt none of the characters were fleshed out, and Mick Rivers who I felt was a fine character in Evelyn Hugo felt two dimensional to me here, and I hated how the fire was set because it felt like a cop-out, especially with how it was built up in the premise and in the beginning of the book.

[@thewitchyreader6131]

Awesome video!

[@nelliandbooks]

I love these tiers 😂😂😂

[@storiesofwonderland8900]

I thought you'd read The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes. Or was that in 2020?

[@evareads2817]

My favorite books of the year were Chain of Iron and The Gilded Ones ❤️😊

[@felixkimani5375]

Kindly review an African gay book called HOMO.Sapiens James and the Renegade Priests, it's written by a black Kenyan author, and I think you'd really have fun reviewing it.

[@moonyloops]

Holy cow that’s a lot of books! I read 31 books lol

[@emmmabooks]

Hey that’s close to me! 31 books is amazing!!!

[@tutdunsthemouse]

how am i first omg HI EMMA

[@emmmabooks]

You made it!! HII!!

[@quincyfrost5509]

Did you read little life?

[@valeriacpla6320]

i felt like i was taking crazy pills when everybody liked The silent patient so much and i couldn't even remember that i had read it already

[@littlebookish5287]

An hour!!!

[@katecollins2471]

Totally agree about honey girl. Wanted to love it - super underwhelming

[@hannahclark2564]

Emma you did Under the Whispering Door dirty

[@MinxLaura123sWackyWorld]

omg u r adorable my fellow bookworm

[@prajvalsripati1775]

i have read 49 books this year

[@aquarion6457]

How do you decide to DNF a book... asking for a friend lmao

[@CactusCas]

I DIDNT KNOW U WERE AN LI GIRL OMG

[@mackenziemc]

Omg, I’ve read more books than you?! How is that possible?! I JUST started keeping track of the # of books I read a year LAST YEAR. This kinda make me happy😍

[@kristofferh2312]

Like, like, like

[@mireiafernandezobama6361]

You read more books this year than I own 🧍🏾‍♀️ Someday I will own a lot of books XD

[@helenaagain]

feels like we're in book club