GREAT BOOKS TO GET INTO FANTASY 📖

[@sammacmillan7498]

Was anyone else mesmerised by elliot’s eyeshadow every time she blinked 👀

[@annebarbaralee543]

*raises hand*

[@rolling.reggie]

Always haha

[@lisia1204]

Every video haha

[@Lakes-RomantasyReader]

I was just 👀 at her eye shadow before reading your comment! It’s art✨

[@bookshelfbard9873]

Right?? I could never execute that eyeshadow/highlighter and *glow* like that ✨😍

[@random23287]

1:00 Anime 2:05 Marvel Netflix Shows 3:58 Used to read fantasy 6:10 Crime and Gang Stories 7:24 Family Friendly, PG-13 9:16 Horror and Mystery 11:51 Dark Disney ​13:15 History and politics 14:22 Romance 16:39 Random

[@ebnovels]

🤗

[@annebarbaralee543]

Elle, your eyeshadow is *chef's kiss* perfection. I gotta read Raybearer soon! Of course you mentioned the Aurelian cycle, an Elliot video wouldn't be complete without it. 😂 And honestly, KEEP MENTIONING IT that series deserves all the love!

[@ebnovels]

Aww, it does 😄Also, thank you, and I hope you enjoy Raybearer!

[@random23287]

One piece of advice I'd give to people who are starting out with fantasy is don't just read the popular books. You might feel like you have a lot to catch up on, but feel free to just go to the bookstore or library and browse, maybe find something that seems interesting to YOU. Just because other people didn't like it doesn't mean you won't (most of the time. there are objectively bad books, but they rarely get published).

[@ninjablack4347]

most of the modern fantasy is way way overdone. The spunky teenage girl who is both independent and strong yet turns into a stuttering mess when the cute guy shows up

[@random23287]

@@ninjablack4347 That happens a lot, but there's also some unique reads, you just have to find them. Take Strange the Dreamer for example, main character is a sensitive guy who has an obsession with a mythical place. Pretty unique if you ask me.

[@ninjablack4347]

@@random23287 another problem is books like this aren't promoted as much as the previous books i mentioned. And if they are its usually books that are already well known. Like do we really need another Malazan book recommendation?

[@random23287]

@@ninjablack4347 Well, books are well known cause they're good (most of the time) so it makes sense. But I see your complaints, and Elliot specifically makes a lot of unique recommendations I think.

[@ninjablack4347]

@@random23287 oh no, i disagree. Books are popular because they sell, 50 shades of grey is popular and it makes Throne of Glass (which is popular and bad) seem like literature. I wouldn't say Elliot makes unique recommendations as most of the books she mentions are whats trending. she does on occasion have a differing opinion though so thats something

[@FreyaWarr]

I went to buy Shadow of the fox from Amazon and the kindle edition is on sale right now for $1.99, at least in the U.S. 😃

[@ebnovels]

Oh nice! Perfect timing :D

[@catsandbats77]

You have a gorgeous edition of Shadow and Bone. I'm kinda jealous. Your eye makeup looks so beautiful! Love the colors.

[@popuri48]

I already read fantasy but I'm not sure what I'm in the mood for next and I was going to rewatch some of your recommendation videos because of it, so this was great timing!!

[@ebnovels]

Oh yay! Hopefully you found some recs 😄

[@moonstonepearl21]

This is a random thing to comment on, but I love blue, and you have a blue sweater on. Then several of the books you showed were blue and fancy, and that just made me happy. Blue just does something for me. I don't know how to explain it.

[@EhsJaySaunders]

Still have to read so many of these! Fireborne and Warbreaker keep floating around my more imminent TBR, but there are always things that slip in ahead. Solid list!

[@ebnovels]

Thanks! Haha, my constantly having those two in videos hopefully doesn’t discourage the reading of them 🙈

[@EhsJaySaunders]

@@ebnovels Believe me, I want to read them! It just...hasn't happened yet.

[@vishmidharmasiri8665]

Elliot, you are my favorite BookTuber! Plenty of love from a Sri Lankan viewer ❤

[@ebnovels]

Ahh! Hello from America. A lot of my private violin students were Sri Lankan and I’ve always wanted to go 😄

[@vishmidharmasiri8665]

@@ebnovels Whoa! That's really great!! I hope you get to pay a visit one day. You inspire me to read more. Love your channel ❤️

[@kristimoore8763]

I flew through the Queens of Renthia trilogy. It was fantastic!! I thank you for introducing those in a prior video...so good.

[@ebnovels]

Oh yay! That’s so exciting, I’m so happy you enjoyed them 😄

[@pearld1ver]

The cover from shadow and fox is so beautiful!!

[@ebnovels]

Right?!? It’s the UK edition :D

[@ComicIsaiah]

Jennifer L. Armentrout is one of my favorite fantasy sci-fi writers. She is not well known in the printed-book community. So, I was pleasantly surprised to see this book, in printed form, on the shelves of Barnes and Noble. And even more excited to see you recommending her book. I have her Lux, Covenant and Wicked series. All on my Nook. I know she has many more books and can't wait to start this series. Thanks for the recommendations, they all went into my TBR notebook.😉

[@sammyylamb]

The Barbie movie slaps Also I love the way you recommend books Edit: THE EYEROLL AT ACOTAR LOL MOOD

[@ebnovels]

Hahahaha, I felt silly mentioning it since I feel like EVERYONE knows about that series 🤣

[@mrsv9443]

Ever since I read The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue I have been buying up all of V.E. Schwab's books! I can't wait to read more of her fantasy.

[@ebnovels]

I still haven’t read that one!!! 🙈

[@DarkRootsCreations]

Really enjoyed this video. I already have Warbreaker and Vengeful on my TBR but I am also going to add Jade City.

[@priyankaghosh312]

I..am well into fantasy books and I still need such recommendations 😅

[@ostrichreads7715]

Ha! I knew that you'd recommend Sanderson for that one! And you know what? You're absolutely right! I used to be big into fantasy for a long time, fell a bit off reading for a while and when I started again in 2018 all the fantasy I read just seemed mediocre. Until I read Warbreaker last year 😍

[@ebnovels]

Hurray! Haha, I’m glad it was a good rec and I’m happy you enjoyed Warbreaker 😄😄😄

[@andresbecerra1183]

LOVED THIS VIDEO! And the killer eyeshadow also helped 🤩 I’m definitely going to get the Villains series and Fireborne and Flamefall eventually. Those seem right up my alley.

[@daviddorsey6460]

Definitely a good list! I can attest that two of the books got me both into and back into fantasy: Shadow and Bone maybe five years ago and Mistborn a little over a year ago.

[@ArtemissFreya204]

This video is perfect timing, I've just finished a lot of fiction reading and I've been drawing up a list of YA/ adult fantasy books to read (as well as magical realism) - so this is really helpful, thanks :)

[@ebnovels]

Ohh, you’re welcome! 😄

[@fishbowlwoman]

#3 fits me very well last year...but I still haven't read any Sanderson yet! 😂 Mistborn is on my list for this year, though! I got back into Fantasy with Good Omens, Naomi Novik, and Rebecca Roanhorse, among others. It's a great time to be a Fantasy reader!!

[@lisagoldstein5676]

Rachel caine does a vampire ya series called the Morganville vampires. It has about 10 books but they're not long and a wonderful plot with lots of romance. Also the talon ya series by Julie kagawa is very good. Also islands of blood and storm duology by Kacen callendar is a great underhyped adult series. Thanks for the great videos, elliot!

[@rolling.reggie]

I know I keep saying it but I love these videos! I have just got into Modern fantasy and have read The Queen of Blood & and on Mistborn.

[@ebnovels]

Ohh, yay to both of those!

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

Ooo yes love this savage song! I’ve been meaning to read Vicious forever now

[@ebnovels]

I kinda want to do a reread of it 😮😮😮

[@nitzeart]

Unrelated but your hair looks so pretty in this video!

[@keshinilt]

I love the colour combo of your makeup! 😍

[@ebnovels]

Thank you!

[@WalkerWrites7]

I just did a video for good intro into fantasy books and ALSO put Shadow of the Fox on it. Also advising perfect for fans of anime lol! Perfect recommendation!

[@ebnovels]

Haha, it is such a good one!

[@Matt-gu4pn]

Love this video, added a few books to my reading list for sure!

[@ebnovels]

Yay! I hope you enjoy the ones you end up reading 😄😄😄

[@bridgetteurbano1440]

Your eye shadow is so unique! Love it! Also I have read A Darker Shade of Magic and loved that series, but based on your reviews I definitely need to check out V.E Swabs other series for sure! Overall really enjoyed this video .

[@trewaldo]

I'm going to cite and forward this to my friends who would want to try to venture into the genre. 🥰🤓😍

[@ebnovels]

Hurray! Hopefully they find a book that sounds interesting to them 😄

[@msom727]

Love the eyeshadow!!!! and the recs!

[@saunatonttu93]

Just got Vicious and Vengeful yesterday! 😁 It really feels super accessible while being very entertaining, I agree.

[@ebnovels]

Ahh, hurray! It would make such a good show 😄😄😄

[@RiashadHassan]

Hey Elliot loved the video! I just discovered that reading was a thing last year I've not read many fantasy books so far I've read the Hobbit and the LOTR books, Warbreaker, and three books from the discworld series and I want to read the Wheel of Time books before the tv show comes out do you think it would be a 'wise' choice for me to start This Humungous series with my reading experience?

[@ebnovels]

Oh man! Well, I’m a little biased because I didn’t love the four WoT books I read, but I’d say give it a try. If you aren’t feeling it, you can always pick up something else, right? 😄

[@this-is-not-a-channel-]

Are you familiar with the 1909 President of Harvard Charles W. Elliot who came up with the list of 51 books or 5 foot shelf of classics and later published as the Harvard Classics? I am interested to learn your "fantasy" version of that list

[@Bibliofilth]

Oh wow, LOVE your eyeshadow in this!

[@AbhishekSharma-hu1fw]

I watched recently Mistborn and now I am craving for read more fantasy like that

[@MajesticGovernor]

In the end, fantasy is just window dressing. If you have a story to write, start writing. But... If the story is horrible, you're not going to care about the fantasy element whatsoever. If the characters aren't interesting, you're not going to care about the fantasy.

[@Grux_ASG]

I only watched anime, but than read house of Earth and Blood to talk a girl, but than a few more books later i got the Stormlight archives. Yeeesh i love Stormlight.

[@ebnovels]

Stormlight is sooo good! I have a whole playlist dedicated to it 🙈

[@britneygallup9434]

I would recomend Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George or Entwined by Heather Dixon to you for two also really good 12 Dancing Princesses retellings. They are both YA, and I love them both!

[@ebnovels]

Ohh, thank you!

[@lunavanbutterfly1594]

I haven't seen the Barbie movie but I've some really old cartoons from almost 100 years ago now. That an old, old, ancient fairy tale with versions told in every quarter of the world and mostly something eerie is going on and creatures or princes die but not the princesses who are enchanted.

[@becausereadingis]

Reading Bone Maker by SBD so I am super excited for queens of renthia series! Love her writing style!

[@MetalGildarts]

I own The Shadow of the Fox in paperback, looking forward to finally getting into the series this year.

[@ebnovels]

Hurray! I hope you have a good time with it 😊

[@TheBookishMom]

I agree about VE Schwab! Vicious is probably my favorite of all of her books too!

[@ebnovels]

I still have to read The Near Witch and Addie! 😮

[@TheBookishMom]

@@ebnovels I loved Addie! And I actually just got a copy of the near witch that I need to read as well

[@safinan8008]

Thank you, for a great video!! Happy reading to you!! 📖😊🎬

[@ebnovels]

Happy reading to you too!

[@tayloroyer3659]

Where did you get that Polish copy of Mistborn? I have polish copies of some books because my wife is polish and sometimes i want to try to read fantasy in Polish as well. I have Dune and the first Witcher book in Polish.

[@ebnovels]

I got them from a website called Allegro. It’s kinda like eBay :)

[@tayloroyer3659]

@@ebnovels and why did you get a polish version? Just thought it would be cool?

[@mojopie]

I've been eyeing The Bone Shard Daughter and Raybearer recently, so the fact you mentioned them makes me feel like it's a sign that I need to buy them now 😂 aaah I finished Fireborne a few days ago and received Flamefall in the post today, I'm excited!!

[@rolling.reggie]

Queen of Blood is like Harry Potter meets Avatar the Last Airbender meets Ferngully haha highly recommend. No one talks about it enough! Intrigued by her new book Bone Maker

[@ebnovels]

Yes, I’ve heard good things about that one!

[@blazingocean4206]

"Warlocks & Sorceresses: The Timeless Grimoire" looks interesting. It's from a new author. It came out on April 30th I think that's why it was overlooked by many readers. Well, I've pre-ordered mine because who doesn't like magic, dragons and urban fantasy in London. Its premise sounds like a prequel to "A Master of Djinn" by P. Djèlí Clark.

[@z1LeaF]

I'm new to the channel but I'm really enjoying how you describe books, even ones you don't enjoy-- Are you Polish? Your Mistborn looked a lot like it was in Polish.

[@ebnovels]

I’m not, but that is indeed the Polish edition. Mistborn is my favorite trilogy and I love those editions 😄😄😄

[@annieprunsky7387]

Do you have recommendations for where to start in more adult fantasy if you usually read a lot of YA fantasy?

[@ebnovels]

I do! I have a few different videos on my channel for that, but here’s the most recent one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWLIYnRmpLGlmZY

[@kelleyceccato7025]

YES to Queen of Blood! I almost never hear this book mentioned, and it's such a good one.

[@ebnovels]

It is! I didn’t love the end of the trilogy, but I still enjoyed it overall 😄😄😄

[@cynthiaholmes5124]

I love warbreaker and jade city totally can't wait for jade legacy 😊 have you ever read the godfather by Mario puzo I have I read the book I think 5 or 6 years ago 😉😆 haven't read flamefall yet

[@ebnovels]

I have not! 😮😮😮

[@cynthiaholmes5124]

@@ebnovels to me I compare jade city to the godfather novel just like the movie the book is just as great 😆🤗😀😃

[@lovdramas]

Princess of the midnight ball by Jessica day George is a twelve dancing Princess retelling and is the first book in a series . I love them

[@ebnovels]

Someone else mentioned it too-I’m super interested in it now 😄

[@TheLibraryofAllenxandria]

I will also recommend Fireborne at every opportunity.

[@vincentsawsome]

The anime suggest totally got me thinking about the anime berserk, and how its almost a one to one with Kaladin's story from way of kings. Spoilers: Both have been slaves, both have a quirky sprite companion, both are a kind of reluctant hero with military backgrounds who lost their friends to a character defining incident.

[@JesseOnYoutube]

Ahhh my boo is so close to 100k!!

[@ebnovels]

Ah shucks, thank you Jesse 🥰🥰🥰

[@ju-shi-san]

Yes! While I was reading Shadow of the Fox, it felt like I was reading an anime!

[@ebnovels]

I seriously would LOVE an anime adaptation of that 😄

[@NaturalMariana]

Subscribed because I LOVVEEE your makeup but also books 😍

[@ebnovels]

Yay books and makeup :D

[@shodacharmed9232]

Can you tell me what edition this raybearer copy is? Can’t really find it online 🥺

[@rimighosh5991]

I love your rec videos like this😍😍 And your eyeshadow ❤❤

[@nash6472]

The black prism was my first fantasy book I just finished it and it was really good

[@ebnovels]

Glad you liked it! It’s not one of my favorites, but it does have a super cool magic system 😄

[@gregcampwriter]

Jade City is The Godfather with magic.

[@ebnovels]

Basically 😂

[@gthqn9005]

Your make up is so pretty!

[@ebnovels]

Thank you!

[@AlcheonArt]

I love the book too, but why do you have 2 Rhytm of War?

[@ebnovels]

One is the arc copy :)

[@asmalltalk]

I would definitely recommend for Romance severely underhyped adult fantasy Succubus series (by Richelle Mead). The plot is great, the characters are lovable and fun. Kinda makes me sad that ACOTAR gets so much hype when there's much better series!

[@nl4278]

Your eyeshadow is really pretty 😍

[@ebnovels]

Well thanks 😄

[@shreyagupta8051]

The shadowhunter chronicles can also fall under these recommendation ig

[@Nasser851000]

First to go to any fantasy world I want ;)

[@ebnovels]

I’m jealous 💁🏻‍♀️

[@balisticpumpkin7262]

My favourite fantasy series has Been storm light archive.

[@ebnovels]

Love SA! It’s so massive though that I’m always nervous to recommend it to new fantasy readers 😅

[@IqraKhan-jk1qe]

I am new and thank you

[@lol5021]

Could u do a ya clean reads recommendations video😃

[@ebnovels]

Ohh, I’m not opposed to the idea, but I think what’s considered clean might be very different from person to person 😮

[@lol5021]

@@ebnovels yeah I totally get it. personally it's not talking about more than a makeout lol

[@luneluna307]

The Shadow and Bone cover is so beautiful 🥺 I wonder if you have any recommendations on stories set in court (palaces) like shadow and bone, ash princess and those kind of novels... I love this royalty trope but rarely find good books

[@Syrilian]

And if you want a really edgy romance fantasy novel, then you should check out the Kushiel series.

[@drummerguy438]

Those eyes though! STAAHP. Love the recommendations ^_^

[@ebnovels]

Hahaha, no! Jk, thank you 💁🏻‍♀️

[@gregorylaperche5574]

Okay okay, I'll read Fireborn 😂

[@ebnovels]

💁🏻‍♀️💁🏻‍♀️💁🏻‍♀️

[@ZivelaGeneracija95]

I love how I KNOW before watching fireborne is gonna be one of the books

[@ebnovels]

🙈🙈🙈

[@dennisyoungblood349]

I just couldn't get into Mist Born

[@rozusperelko]

1. Dune

[@ebnovels]

Ahh, that’s one a lot of SF fans love 😄😄😄

[@dovelyy]

YOU HAD ME AT 12 DANCING PRINCESSES

[@ebnovels]

A couple of other commenters have mentioned other 12 Dancing Princesses retellings that I want to check out now!

[@stephaniereisnour7470]

Okay okay, I’ll read Fireborne!! 😂

[@ebnovels]

🎉🎉🎉

[@jfomega]

Hi, I appreciate you leave a full list of the books in the blurb, but please name the author or at least don't keep covering their name with your hands. It is really frustrating :) Now more seriously: I get it your really like Sanderson, but just for a second imagine that he is not everyone's favourite. I personally find his writing style tedious and uninvolving and he, amongst a few others, is very much what has driven me away from modern fantasy. I'm 67 and want deep involving books that let me escape. I am not looking for books that are an effort to read. Please maybe, sometime, try and target some help in this direction. Anyway thank you for your efforts.

[@lucasarnold5928]

Nice.

[@shayndlgreen3356]

Elliot Brooks - doing laymen’s work to get everyone to read Fireborne!! I love that series so much I wish more people would talk about it.

[@ebnovels]

Hahaha, I try, I try 🤣

[@derbuchhandel]

Bookstore Berlin Germany

[@audiobookemperor]

Why do you rarely give your own opinion? Is the channel more successful because you focus on audience opinion? Genuinely curious.