FAVORITE BOOKS | 2020 EDITION

[@otherworldsthanthese]

I have never stopped being concerned about xtine’s shower reading

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

Lmao

[@genevieveking5078]

I only shower read with a audiobook and waterproof earbuds.

[@ale.h.s_13]

@@genevieveking5078 When was that even invented? I’m lost.

[@nveletkoslin33771]

@@genevieveking5078 there's waterproof earbuds?? brand??✨

[@genevieveking5078]

@@nveletkoslin33771 if you search waterproof earbuds on Amazon you’ll get some results. One I’ve used is JVC gumy sport earbuds.

[@madelynpeterson2785]

OMG I WAS JUST WATCHING BOOK TALKS FOR SOME RELAXING BACKGROUND NOISE AND I WAS LIKE “when is fave 2020 books coming” AHHHHH

[@kieranmacri8190]

SPOILERS FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS SERIES!!!! Last time I was this early Clary and Jace still thought they were siblings!

[@miavandemark8223]

LMAO

[@BidishaGoswamii]

😂👌

[@sadiemarie1055]

🤣

[@quirkypages697]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Faerieshimmer]

I read that spoiler awhile ago and I wasn’t upset that I found out I was happy. Because reading the ending of The City of Bones made me feel gross and angry with it so I didn’t read the rest lol 😆

[@thanos7449]

Is the picture behind a marvel version of the last supper sjdnjdjd

[@livdanielle]

jealous that you weren’t invited?

[@shriyakapoor2471]

i was thinking the same thing!!

[@doodlejillchunky7033]

FIRST JESSE WITH 2 POSTS AND NOW THIS!?!? MY SATURDAY NIGHT PLANS ARE NOW THROWN OUT THE WINDOW

[@valeee3798]

THE WAY I SCREECHED WHEN RED WHITE AND ROYAL BLUE APPEARED i finished it last night and i ADORED it

[@ttpdsecretary]

THESE VIDEOS ARE HOW I KEEP TRACK OF TIME

[@zeynabhoseiny279]

My #1 is Chain of gold for sure currently reading it and enjoying the heck out of it. #2 The dark Artifices #3 The Arc Of a scythe #4 The Lunar Chronicles #5 A very Large Expense of sea

[@xiemaymicajal4246]

My favorite books of this year were: - Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard (I can't believe I did not read this one before) - The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski - La Magia de Ser Sofía by Elísabet Benavent

[@jennetteperdomo6046]

I HAD TO PAUSE BC “I READ IT WITH MY EYES” HAS ME IN TEARS 😂😂😂😂

[@dannydewispelare]

My favorite five books of 2020 has to be: 1. The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune 2. Crescent City: House of Blood and Earth by Sarah J. Maas 3. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab 4. Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare 5. Heartstopper Volume 3 by Alice Oseman The House in the Cerulean Sea is phenomenal, you should totally read it, I’ve never connect to a main character before and it’s so so so cute. I can’t stop thinking about it and I read it over four months ago!! 💕💕💕

[@ivy8834]

I just discovered your channel now and I’m literally about to go and marathon all your videos! I love your energy and personality and the way you talk about books! You made this video so much fun to watch! :)

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

WELCOME

[@tmcc2779]

These videos are like a warm hug :)

[@carolineflynn8924]

You’re my favorite booktuber , this made my day!

[@CynRamirez]

Omg I love your energy! I am so glad I just came across your channel.

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

Thanks for being here! 🥰

[@gavriellpasamonte]

Christine is literally my spirit animal omg

[@architamahlawat6991]

Please make a booktalk on the Blood and Ash series by Jennifer L.Armentrout of which both the books released so far in the trilogy are AMAZINGGGGGG and has a Sarah j. mass vibes to it

[@BeeBaldwin]

“I read this book with my eyes.” 👀 😆

[@Ray.500]

your top 3 being the exact same as mine lmaoo the fact that we might not even get ninth house book 2 till like 2022/2023...

[@briannakelly4771]

I know I’m EXTREMELY late to the game, but I finally read TMI series this year and absolutely loved it! Going to be starting TID in the next week or two and I can’t wait!

[@brennaconso6148]

Last time i was this early we were doing the sibling tag...ALSO "GO LIKE OLIVIA'S INSTAGRAM"😂

[@brennaconso6148]

Also we should do another siblings tag or something related to books. Still some of my favorite videos.

[@laurenfryer1169]

My favourite book this year was crescent city! I also read Again but Better this year and loved it! Can’t wait to read your next book.

[@emilycoxon5226]

My faves of 2020 so far: 1.Pretending 2. Red, White and Royal Blue 3. Heartstopper Vol.3 4. Autoboyography 5. Crescent City 6. Loveless 7. Supernova 8. Wires And Nerve Vol.1

[@stephanajohnson4726]

I just finished again, but better and saw that you had a KZbin. I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THE BOOK AND IT IS MY FAVORITE OF 2020. I am so excited for your next one and to be able to watch your energy come alive on KZbin.

[@zenasarah220]

so fun to hear all your favorites as always! definitely got some more books to add to my ever expanding TBR! i think my fav book that i read this year is probably The Testaments by Margaret Atwood - definitely one of the most perfect sequels I’ve ever read. And also, I loved Still Me (the last book in the Me Before You trilogy) - so good, it made cry on a plane (back when we could still travel). And special shout-out to Warcross - picked this up with Booksplosion and it was wonderful!!

[@amanekabbaj]

I just finished Crashing Through a true story about Mike May. He was blinded at age 3 but his mother insisted he get the most normal life possible and therefore he keeps crashing everywhere. He has a normal life doing everything a sighted person does and more. He also has the most supportive wife and kids. I absolutely had a blast reading it and felt all the gels. Highly recommend.

[@eveirwin5134]

Christine what’s ur opinion on booktook???

[@huda9445]

If it’s ok I will share my opinion 😂😂😂 ... I loved at the start when it was just people sharing what they love and stuff like that... but then it turned like any other platform .. the comments always had people either shaming someone for liking something and videos complaining about how many people like the same thing instead of just sharing something else ... their was good criticism of course , but the amount of negativity made me uncomfortable. I deleted TikTok in general not because of Booktok exactly but the negativity in everyone having fun comments. Edit: I stopped watching booktok way before deleting, so maybe it’s different now , just sharing experience, and I loved a lot of creators.

[@mariachirica4377]

Ninth House is also on my favourite books of the year list! I loved it!! And I read it bc you talked so much about it and said so many good things about it so thank you! It was so good!

[@chillinwithrachel]

Christine: posts Me: CLICKS FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF LIGHT I make vidz 💗

[@ktkim5]

Who else LOVES christine ↓↓↓↓↓↓↓

[@cloudberries6049]

how was FROM BLOOD AND ASH and KINGDOM OF FLESH AND FIRE not on your list!?!?

[@awesomeappaloosa7583]

I spent the entire video listening to Christine and admiring the Avengers painting in the background!! The fact you are a Marvel fan and book fan makes me love you 1000 times more and I didn’t even know that was possible lol

[@8Makes1]

Dang it I have to go to work!! 😭😭😭 Love you Christine! And I look forward to watching this later! ❤

[@kkmmrew]

Christine i have the exact same books in my top 3 in the same order!!! i honestly could not stop talking about ninth house after (and while) i was reading it. Leigh Bardugo wove together the most interesting and magnificent puzzle i have ever read and it just unfolded in the best possible way. Crescent City had character i would literally die for after only knowing them for 5 pages and the most EPIC climax of any book i have ever read ( i mean it was over 200 pages!) and Chain of Gold might be in my top favourite cassie clare books. It was just so witty and fun and emotional. I loved the flashbacks to the characters childhoods and the fact that we know their parents made me connect to the characters on a whole other level. i need all the sequels NOW!

[@booksaregods]

Ahhh can you please read the Blood and Ash series from Jennifer L Armentrout in 2021 (or last of 2020)!!! It’s 🙌 and I so want to see you fangirl over it 😍

[@19Isa09]

It’s sooo good!! An “enemies to lovers” favorite

[@ooomar2689]

This video felt like such a throw back and I love it! Ninth House might be my favorite book of the year too, but I still need to go over all the other books before the final judgment.

[@aamandavlogs]

I look forward to this video every year

[@lizzparkerrb8320]

I feel you SO MUCH with Crescent City. I was already ugly crying at page 70. It destroyed me. I ugly cried A LOT with this book.

[@lizzygrace4459]

I love that all the books on your list are books either on my top ten of the year, or books that I’m going to read this month.

[@celinapeters6175]

Soooo many good books Christine!!!

[@shannonslade8298]

crescent city is my favourite this year with chain of gold a close second and I can’t believe it took me so long to read them but the six of crows duology was my third favourite

[@timaa.4379]

Ninth house will be adapted into a series! 😍

[@thereaderramblerreviewer668]

Preparing my tbr list (and my wallet) for going back and watching all seven of her other videos....

[@BookishlyBri]

Yay! Can’t wait to see what this years list is!

[@rudig5698]

Heyy, I just uploaded a new video on the topic of books for 2021, I would really appreciate if you could check it out and leave me some feedback. If you don’t have the time or if you don’t want to, that’s okay too. Thank you and have a nice day.🥺❤️

[@readinggal2]

My favorites of the year were Maybe in Another Life & forever interrupted both by TJR, untamed by glennon doyle, educated by tara westover, homegoing by yaa gyasi and OBVIOUSLY CHAIN OF GOLD BY CASSIE!!! also reading crescent city currently and it might inch up there as well, considering I was sobbing by like page 60 over *that*

[@barbara_mello]

Love the energy ✨

[@kalissa8490]

I'm surprised to have only recognized half the books on the list this year! More to read I guess! The two books from 2020 I would recommend to everyone are: 1. My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russel 2. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

[@hannahmarie08]

this video and spotify wrapped made me realize it really is december

[@LiNdiii99]

HERE WE GO AGAIN 2020 edition

[@rudig5698]

Heyy, I just uploaded a new video on the topic of books for 2021, I would really appreciate if you could check it out and leave me some feedback. If you don’t have the time or if you don’t want to, that’s okay too. Thank you and have a nice day.🥺❤️

[@LiNdiii99]

@@rudig5698 added it to my watch later :)

[@megansullivan3695]

This video was so unhinged and wholesome and I absolutely adored it

[@raghav074]

Christine is my favorite booktuber as i cant believe how much my opinion matches with her...i can blindly trust her every recommendation 😊😮😢

[@fariastic]

Omg another new video..I'm just so excited to hear your thoughts on Midnight Sun...I read it and I am obsessed, it's eating my mind🤣🤣

[@Angelina-vg5lj]

Love your videos Christine!!!

[@elbellexx]

I recently finished a curse so dark and lonely (reading the 2nd book rn) and i’m BLOWN AWAY it’s amazing so far and not to mention a great introduction into fantasy. Would love to see the series turned into a tv show too

[@sarinagrace5403]

I miss when you would make a whole book review video after every book you’ve read 😭😭

[@meganchan2233]

Happy to hear you enjoyed red white and royal blue! I also only got to read it this year and it was the best decision!

[@s1s9s9s9]

Christinee! Please continue reviewing books on goodreads ... PLEASE

[@thoughtsofkatie5592]

gosh i am sick of beauty and the beast retellings but i know everyone loves a heart so fierce and broken so i'm always tempted

[@adrianmora6199]

i also was late to the RW&RB party but i devoured it this year and absolutely adored it! and ever since i saw love victor i haven't been able to get the idea of the actor for victor as alex claremont diaz out of my head and am keeping my fingers crossed that if it gets turned into a movie he'll play him

[@nikabelova7480]

Have you read From Blood and Ash? And A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire?

[@jacklemm1518]

Unrelated but the titles of those two books are the most generic fantasy book titles ever. Not saying the books themselves are bad cause I haven’t read them.

[@19Isa09]

@@jacklemm1518 the books are great but the titles are so incredibly bad 😂

[@hansmanabat3363]

taylor swift's evermore review/reaction plllleeeeaaaaasssseee

[@daniela-ml7bn]

What happened to 2013 favourite books????

[@lania2246]

Yes! Books to add to my reading list! But what I really mean by that is my audiobook list! 😁 Oh! And I wanted to tell you, last year you asked us how our Nanowrimo was going. I told you it was going alright and you encouraged me! Unfortunately I didn’t finish, but this year I did!!

[@vpxna5193]

Thanks for the review!! i have a few more audio books to check out now!

[@kalynlewis6428]

The best book series I read this year is the Black Witch Chronicles, it does not get enough hype but it was AMAZING! I recommend it to anyone! Strong female characters, realistic relationships, and great world building!

[@elvanmelikesutlu6110]

I'm so lost in crescent city with the name and what kind of world it is (I'm german and started it in english) so an someone pls explain the world of crescent city to me?

[@michelleleigh2895]

So love your enthusiasm!

[@tictac4063]

I BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE, TURN IT UP

[@adranordgren7151]

Ok. You HAVE to read the Stalking Jack the Ripper series I’d you like puzzle books. They are amazing!!!!

[@addisonjennings97]

I loved a curse so lonely and dark just finished it last night. is grey the main character in the next book?

[@kv2661]

Yaaaas! Best audiobooks video! Yayayayay great idea love it 10/10

[@booksarelife3923]

Ok I LOVE ! reading like I'm a huge nerd when it comes down to it and A curse so dark and lonely is ONE of my all time favs. I really wanna purchase the second book in the trilogy ( A heart so fierce and broken) but to get it in hardback it cost just over twenty quid so I have to wait for the price to decrease....

[@anna-maymoon1001]

Yay!!!! I was wondering what books to ask for for Christmas! Also love the editing Christine comments in this and the pure self sass with the numbers 😂 missed you ❤ was very excited when you uploaded :D hope you're doing okay and sending love from across the pond ❤

[@Aure11an]

I will edit this list later as my latest reads are the ones I remember...so : 1. House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas 2.Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo 3. Serpent and Dove by Shelby Mahurin

[@Phoebe-be4vq]

I love all of your favorite books of the year videos

[@Lauren_aida]

I almost exclusively read fantasy this year because I needed that serious ~escapisim. And I just finished A Sky Beyond the Storm today but it shot to number 1! 1. A Sky Beyond the Storm 2. Chain of Gold 3. Ninth House 4. A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire 5. Scythe 6. House of Earth and Blood 7. They Both Die at the End 8. Origin (Lux) 9. Caraval 10. Escaping Houdini

[@hollycampbell3412]

Here’s her list! :) 10. I’m still here black dignity in a world made for whiteness 9. A curse so dark and lonely series 8. Smash It 7. Heart Bones 6. Wayward Son 5. Red White and Royal Blue 4. A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor 3. Chain of Gold 2. Crescent city 1. Ninth house Honorable mention - starsight

[@harrypotteravenclaw]

I know you're busy with Better Together, but please make a video about evermore?

[@scionsilverbeat8149]

Darn. Now i HAVE to read Ninth House and Crescent City. Was gonna wait till all the books were out ... but Ninth House is supposed to be 7??? I cant wait that long!

[@laralikesmascara]

I'm so looking forwards to reading A Beautifully Foolish Endeavour!! Hope I love it as much as you

[@Megansissonbrown]

Could you do a book about your favorite new adult books?

[@Torsee]

Your hair is absolutely gorgeous! Love the reviews.

[@malika_bookthief7915]

Hi Christine, I have a random question for you. Have you read the Truly Devious trilogy by Maureen Johnson? I read them this year and I LOVED them! Definitely recommend if you haven't read them yet.

[@VioletSkeyes]

What about Midnight Sun? 🥺

[@whitegamma5106]

Maybe she hasnt finished that one yet. She said shed make a video just about it in another video this year, so Im hoping to see that soon. I loved Midnight Sun! That was my book that made me remember how much I love reading, and got me through this year

[@elenasimpson6338]

I really wanna read Chain of Gold because it sounds so good but I’ve never read any of the Shadowhunter books. Do I have to read them before I start that book?

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

You have to read the clockwork trilogy 😊 starts with clockwork angel

[@haley.canter]

just pre-ordered!! so excited for your new book :)

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

thank you so much!!

[@mo_munir3474]

Hey, I know it's been a while but did you ever get around to reading the final book on the 5th wave series titled The Last Star? I'd really like to hear your thoughts on it.

[@AllDaGoodUsernamesWereTaken]

Does anyone know where to get good quality free audiobooks? I'd wanna try audible but I'm kinda broke -

[@lucybaxter9389]

Libby is always a good, free method to listen to audiobooks. It links your library card so you can access all the ebooks and audiobooks that your library has available.

[@everythingliz6297]

Hello Christine you are booktube or I ever watched any inspired you to start reading the first book I read was divergent and it was amazing I'm reading insurgent right now I'm so happy I came along and found your channel I love you so much you are one of my favorite KZbinrs well my favorite KZbinr I love your videos how much I'm very excited for your future videos I always sit and every day I'm like pretty posting videos so I'm so excited to be able to continue watching your videos I'm very excited for your new book and thank you for getting me into books and teaching me that being on my phone isn't the only fun thing that I can do

[@mariesedek3960]

Christine where do you listen to audiobooks? Ps. Loved the video!!!!

[@EgoBrain1]

You can look into your local library or library from big cities around you to see if they offer a digital library card. Mine does this and anyone in Ohio can sign up. It gives you access to many things, including Overdrive and Hoopla where you can borrow books(I think like 20 a month?). They also have audiobooks. Magazines and other stuff too. All free. Most are sent to Kindle app to read it there. I haven't bought a book in a long time. Lol

[@SmommyBear]

Pro tip for getting stickers off: use a hair dryer. No I'm serious, I have to do this at my job, let a hair dryer blow on the sticker for like 10-30 seconds depending on how stuck it is, lift the side and pull it off

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

I've done this! Its just that Reese one isn't a sticker its printed onto the cover lol XD

[@actingandmusicgeek]

OMG Number 1 by Skye Sweetnam was my MySpace song! I heard she’s the lead singer of a metal band now

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

OH MY GOSH XD

[@hfollman98]

Have you read "This is How you Lose the Time War"? That's my all-time favorite book (and I never like saying that, usually, but it's such a good book; it's an easy decision). It came out last summer, and that's been the audiobook I fall asleep to. As for summary, it's a wlw, enemies-to-lovers slow burn forbidden romance, where they time travel in a race against time (no pun intended) to win a war pitting a technological future against a biological future.

[@maddiebeebe4661]

omg if u liked ninth house AND the putting things together part of books: u might wanna read if we were villains. very very good.

[@ebbitheeprude2345]

Thank you for your choice of inclusion and variety, much MUCH appreciated.

[@someonesomeone4674]

i LOVE ur energy like u match my energy so well i just love it

[@onarosebeam]

I literally lost my mind about that Skye Sweetnam reference! I love her

[@itsarah]

Kristen: uploads Me: CLICKS FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF LIGHT I make vidz btw😄

[@brennaconso6148]

Dude i just saw u on Gabs video too omg haha

[@humanhuman4471]

I was waiting for this video !!!!!

[@4eva123]

Have you read the from blood and ash series?!