my favorite books i read in 2023✨🌙🏹

[@cassandralynnreads]

TBH I think I enjoyed Legends & Lattes so much because I bought & read it with you during that trip 💀

[@katieisreading]

🥺🥺 i love that!

[@Yellowbanana2024]

I really like how you included a quote from each book😊

[@Rachlemm]

my top 3: -kingdom of ash -house of earth & blood -juniper & thorn I read 26 books this year and was lucky to have enjoyed pretty much everything. I definitely want to continue with quality books over quantity in the new year 🤍 I hope everyone else has a great & fun new reading year!

[@allie4435]

I started a Veronica Speedwell mystery because of you & it was one of the best decisions ever😂 I love Veronica & Stoker so much!

[@katieisreading]

you have no idea how happy i am to hear that!!! veronica and stoker are my fav duo!!!😭

[@maziewithaz]

Emily Wilde was also one of my favorite reads of the year! (Plus, I think I read it because of your videos, so thanks for that!)

[@ShivanshiiAgrawal]

Just the perfect posting time Katie!! I needed a video while I have dinner! Also, totally agree with the quality over quantity goal :)

[@katieisreading]

🫶🏻🥰

[@vasiliki1194]

Katie , since the year is close to an end , I want to thank you for providing us with such comforting , aesthetically pleasing and enjoyable videos to watch. You are literally one of my favorite people on KZbin and I will most likely drop anything I’m doing to watch a new video of yours as soon as you post

[@katieisreading]

you are so sweet!! thank you so much for the incredibly kind words😭🫶🏻 i am also wishing you an amazing new year

[@gazingstars_]

just noticed you're wearing the necklace you made! it's stunning ~~

[@alexismrs.bookdragon2970]

I really need you to read the Queen of the Tearling series. I need it to shine! It’s amazing.

[@audreyhertz301]

It is an amazing series!

[@katieisreading]

ooh i will definitely check it out, i have heard a few people talking about it so maybe this is a sign to finally pick it up!

[@madisondoty2920]

Knowing that the main character in Love Theoretically loves Twilight has fully convinced me to read it.

[@katieisreading]

i didn't even know that going into the book so imagine my surprise hahaha!! i hope you enjoy it!🫶🏻

[@jaja231]

I guess i'm a series person through and through, because my fave books would be whole series lol, but those are: Green bone saga, All for the game series, Murderbot diaries, Tales from Verania series. So many new favourites, definitely my best reading year!

[@katieisreading]

ah i'm so happy to hear you found so many series you love!!🥰🫶🏻

[@beepbop041]

the way you talk about these books makes me REALLY want to read them... you just happily expressing your love for these books is so convincing to me. i feel like i have a weird thing about fantasy idk but i read more realistic type of stuff but the way you describe how they're whimsical and magical.. its just so! alluring? most of these are now on my reading list btw

[@ItsVidaK]

I just bought The Final Empire the other day - I tried reading it in 2021 and DNFed at 30% even though I absolutely loved it, but for some reason I couldn't pick it back up and got into a reading slump. Every time I go to a bookshop (literally, every time) I look at the book, and I spent who knows how long looking at different editions online thinking I should buy it and finish reading it, and I feel like January 2024 is finally going to be that time. Anyway. Yay!

[@katieisreading]

ah it's so good!! i really hope you end up loving it so much, mistborn is such amazing series!💙

[@saratube7641]

You need to comeback and tell us what you think about it 🤩. It’s also one of my favs so i hope you enjoy it

[@srijanipal01]

Erin Morgenstern is my absolute favourite author! The Night Circus and The Starless Sea absolutely took my breath away!! They represent the exact type of books I love to read...my gosh I don't even know what they did to me but they truly proved that great beauty exists in writing! ❤

[@vintagelace7076]

Is the Night circus good?

[@calliemarieyt]

been such a great year watching u katie!! so proud of the places you've gone with youtube!

[@katieisreading]

ah thank you so much!!😭😭

[@makennastanley]

my top three books of 2023 in no particular order: 1. Happy Place by Emily Henry 2. Powerless by Elsie Silver 3. Babel by R.F. Kuang my top two fave series (bc i couldn’t think of three) in no particular order: The Chestnut Springs series (Elsie Silver) ACOTAR (Sarah J. Maas)

[@whitneyalger6386]

I LOVED If We Were Villains. The first time I read it and the second time I listened to the audiobook and it was great! It really made getting through the Shakespeare much easier and more fun!

[@miyayume_eclectic_dream]

Half of a Soul is one of my favorite book and also a recommendation if a short romance in a historical setting is needed.

[@sourcandiii]

I love seeing manga included in the booktube space lol I adore Yona and the happy hungry bunch! I can't wait to see how it ends lol

[@megbern2416]

love theoretically truly has some sort of magic in it, it worked!! whatever's in it got me hooked, what a jem also that edition of if we were villains is to die for

[@krystinareads]

The Veronica Speedwell Series was also my favorite from this year! I read the whole series in 2 weeks and then immeditely reread it. A Dangerous Collaboration is my favorite from it too! I read that one right after I watched A Haunting In Venice and it gave really similar vibes in my opinion.

[@katieisreading]

i am incredibly impressed that you read all of the veronica speedwell series in 2 weeks!! it really is addictive!! but i'm so happy to hear that you loved it!💗

[@CJsBookNook]

if you're looking for any more historical books, i highly recommend Belladonna! its set in the 1850s, low fantasy (mostly plant magic and spirits), and a mystery with a romance sideplot :)

[@emily.zylstra]

As someone who was not very versed on Shakespeare until I had a 2hour lecture on him I get it. Some easy starters are The Tempest, A midsummer’s dream, and if you like 10 things I hate about you try the taming of the shrew. I recommend getting the no fear Shakespeare to get started, read the modern English first, then go back and read the Shakespeare. My prof had us read the play and the adaptations they created, as well as the inspo for Shakespeares stories. It helped a fair amount!!

[@Adi-sk2yt]

I read lot of good books this year but my favourite books of this year must be Raven cycle series. I just love the characrers so much, they are just hilarious. Starless sea is sitting on my shelf for quite a while and after I saw the quote from in this video I realized I have to read it asap. And congrats for 70k Katie, just keep going you are the best. :) 🖤

[@melodyk508]

I'm super surprised about your Top 2. I mean, you barely mentioned them😂 For me, 3rd place goes to 'Strange the Dreamer', 2nd place to 'The Chronicles of Narnia' and 1st place to 'The Tenant of Wildfell Hall'. I hope you have a wonderful New Year, Katie. Your vlogs always bring so much joy, I can't even express it. Thank you for all of it💕

[@katieisreading]

i know i talk about them constantly bahaha, it's just what they deserve!! also i am so happy to hear that strange the dreamer made your top three🥺 i hope you also have a wonderful new year!!💗💗

[@alyssacascos8665]

The Starless Sea is so good😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️

[@tammypenney5813]

Half a Soul was one of my favorites this year! I think you would love Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell. I went into it not knowing anything about it and that made it even better.

[@KatieColson]

VERONICA SPEEDWELL! Omg I love that you are also hyping this series up. We need the people to understand how much it owns my entire heart.

[@spencerjmt]

starless sea and if we were villains are two of my fave books too, i'm def going to have to check out the others 👀

[@kurlykaitlyn]

I love Love Theoretically A LOT! it surprises me how much i love and still think about it, and I gave it 5 stars! I never give rom coms five stars. Jack is my favorite boy in a book

[@macieleann1990]

the amount of books i have read or purchased because of you mentioning them. can always count on you for recommendations! hope 2024 is another good reading year for you ♡♡

[@wofotaco4662]

I love all of you videos and also your books recommendations you are truly amazing person

[@absolutelynot4959]

the editing of your videos is always so perfect. love it.

[@sydneypryor5117]

i am soooo happy i discovered your channel pls dont stop doing what you’re doing you’re awesome ❤❤

[@sailormiu]

a piece of work that evokes such deep passion and love is definitely worth a read! thanks for recommending the starless sea!

[@Panagiotireads]

Just finished this new, original collection of fairy tales, entitled 'Sillies, Fancies, and Trifles' - its perfect for the season. What's everyone else reading, I want some more recommendations to add to the lovely ones here. Keep up the beautiful videos :)

[@samiyt8772]

I love these type of videos! Highly recommend House of Salt and Sorrows. I have a feeling you might like the setting and writing 🖤

[@mollystafford142]

I started reading the Veronica speedwell series because of how much you mentioned it during the start of the year and it’s become my all time favourite series! A dangerous collaboration is my favourite as well

[@rosesnovel]

starless sea is now on my 2024 tbr 💖💖 my top 3 favs are: divine rivals, fourth wing, and the shatter me series 🥰

[@bellechristina7531]

half a soul is on my priority tbr list for next year now lmao. also the starless sea is also in my top 3 books of the year! starless sea, mexican gothic and the ballad of never after owned my heart this year

[@MariaSimitsakos]

I was looking forward to this video!! Ur the best Katie!

[@johnhenry5835]

Glad you loved the Starless Sea. I bought a copy this year after reading the Night Circus in 2022. My top 3 this year...Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, and Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree. I need to start reading Brandon Sanderson. Love your channel!

[@maddylovesbooks]

ali hazelwood defs helped my fear of the romance genre in general also being a woman in stem myself i feel as if my peers often look down on woman in general and esp woman who read romance so its so nice to read science based romance stories like that

[@awpageofabook]

The Starless Sea was on my list too!

[@ivona3719]

You got me hooked on Yona, I read the first 20 volumes but now I can't get them from my library anymore so I started buying them. Still far away from volume 40 but I'm getting there.

[@katieisreading]

yessss😤 i am SO happy to hear you love yona so much!! it's so amazing!!!

[@hhira7225]

My favorite book of the year is "As long as the lemon trees grow" by Zoulfa Katouh. Ik I've said this before on Emmie's channel. But trust me, it's so good and tragic that I can't stop talking about it. I need more people to read this book and feel the emotions I've felt😭. And Katie, you ought to read this book(it's a historical fiction) but beware it's so heartbreaking that you might sob your eyes out😭.

[@jms400]

I just finished Veronica Speedwell #3 yesterday and now that I know that #4 is your favorite I desperately need to go buy it 😭

[@diyahasini6766]

my fav starless sea lover🤍. Loved watching you talk about it. Happy new year🌃✴

[@dgoz97]

Top 3 books probably When in Rome, Mr. Malcolm's List, Shadow and Bone. I have Half a Soul in my tbr for next year since I was gifted it this year and never got to it

[@safaarif878]

omg i was waiting for your favorite books of 2023 video!! I have so many books to start the new year with now bc i fully trust your taste

[@TaylorMartinez0660]

i love that all your faves are a similar vibe and not super talked about this year. adding all these to my tbr for next year! ❤ thanks katie :))

[@courtney1744]

Can u do a video on how you read so much and how many hours a day you read ❤

[@MariasNook]

A Dangerous Collaboration made it onto my Top 10 books of 2023 as well! Along with three V. E. Schwab books (This Savage Song, Our Dark Duet & The Fragile Threads of Power), Six of Crows & Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo, Home Before Dark by Riley Sager, One Dark Window & Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig & the Spy x Family manga by Tatsuya Endo (of which I have read the first five volumes in 2023). As honorable mentions, I would like to add Love, Theoretically, Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim and My Mess Is a Bit of a Life by Georgia Pritchett. I'm so happy with the reading year I had in 2023, I found so many new favourites 🧡

[@CarliRas]

Hey! I’m new to your channel but so glad I found it. Have to binge some of your videos but so excited to start a new year with your channel!

[@DimitrisChrrr]

I totally agree with quality > quantity ❤

[@booksandteas]

this year is a really good reading year for me too. i mean, its only the second year of reading for me. so far, i've read 60 books and i think that is so great since i just started reading last year. my favorite books this year obviously throne of glass series (not finish yet btw), these twisted bonds, princess of souls, the heart of betrayal and heartless. actually acotar series too because of course. can't wait for your videos in 2024. and thankyou for a lot of recommendations i got from you. just know that half a soul and the starless sea are already on my tbr. 🗝⭐️

[@katieisreading]

60 books is amazing!! i'm so glad to hear you have had so many favorites!! also i really hope you love half a soul and the starless sea when you (hopefully) pick them up!!!🥰

[@finjapapendorf1648]

my top 5: babel, the starless sea, clockwork prince, heaven officials blessing (all books😅), felix ever after

[@despoinalouv]

top 3 favorite books of 2023: The ballad of never after, the unmaking of june farrow and circe.

[@KristenWhitlow2023]

I absolutely love your videos!! I also love the jewelry you have on this video!!

[@soof2838]

You should read the witchwood knot! It’s Olivia Atwater’s new book in the same universe as Half a Soul (the stories are connected) and it’s so good!

[@sarahhhslibrary]

best booktuber out there💛🫶

[@Inesmessaoudene]

LOVE THE VID😩❤💗 KEEP GOING LOVE U😘💗

[@caitlinhutcheon4213]

I started reading Veronica speedwell because of you - thank you! I just wish the they had the # on the cover I am always looking up what the order is

[@katieisreading]

i also kept having to look up the order in the beginning!! i feel your pain haha! but i hope you absolutely love it!!🫶🏻

[@LexieMoon321]

I agree with the quality over quanity statement! I would say my top five books were... 5.) Lady Tan's Circle of Women 4.) Love, Theoretically 3.) Happy Place 2.) Daisy Jones and the Six 1.) The Woman in Me

[@ollieb.9731]

Half a Soul and A Dangerous Collaboration are both in my top 10 of the year too! 🎉

[@katieisreading]

the taste!!🫶🏻😳💗

[@suzannemoore404]

I love so many of the books you do, so I guess it's time to read Erin Morgenstern! Hope you have a lovely 2024. Thanks for all the great videos❤

[@Kittyzero13426]

My favorite three books of the year are Eva Evergreen Semi-Magical Witch, Fourth Wing, and The Infernal Devices. Honorable mentions are Tress of the Emerald Sea and The Seven Year Slip. My favorite manga of the year are Yona of the Dawn, Witch Hat Atelier, and The King's Beast. I also really enjoyed Hi, I’m a witch, and my crush wants me to make a love potion, and The Savior's Book Cafe Story in Another World.

[@atvicentex]

i know very little about ali hazelwood and her books but just by the description of love theoretically i *know* she writes fan fiction lol

[@TheLazyDaze]

Emily Wilde LETS GOOOOO!!! My top 3 are definitely The Stolen Heir, Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries, and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue! All the books I read this year were bangers tbh but those 3 have my SOUL XD Stolen heir is defos my fave....but I'm not really sure which one would be second or 3rd out of the other 2 🤔

[@wolfme4030]

If you want to get into Shakespeare, I would suggest watching some decent movie adaptations. A favourite of mine is the 1993 version of Much Ado About Nothing. Whilst some people suggest that you should watch Shakespeare not read it, I do personally enjoy reading his plays. Another way that may help getting into his writings is possibly to read William Shakespeare’s Star Wars by Ian Doescher or his other scripts, Much Ado About Mean Girls, Taming of the Clueless or Get thee Back to the Future. All of these books are great because they are hilarious and if you know the movies, the language isn’t as daunting.

[@xxzcfdxc]

If We Were Villains The Starless Sea Rebecca Crime and Punishment Bunny These are my top 5 books of 2023 The Autobiography of a Yogi Frankenstein The Girl Who Drank the Moon These are my runner ups ❤

[@ReadingNymph]

So happy to see Emily Wildes Encyclopaedia of Faries on here! Of course its on mine as well! Have an amazing New Year Katie 🎉

[@tal8762]

I adored Secret Society of Irregular Witches

[@sereneadair4941]

I am with you. I read 193 books and I Don't know how I feel about that

[@bujobyfilo]

Check out Kenneth brannagh movie adaptations of Shakespeare plays. Hamlet, much ado about nothing etc... I loved half a soul too, and the 2nd is good too! Starless sea is on my shelves waiting for meeee ❤

[@0cactus]

Please recommend me books about new technologies, cosmos, advantage. I didn't read a lot of book, so how to get started? Thanks 😊

[@twilightfanbigtime]

I need your earrings ❤❤

[@andreanegrillo9406]

I looove your necklace Katie, where is it from??

[@Ylimeable777]

WOO for being a woman in STEM! I also am a woman in STEM and I have not yet read any Alli Hazelwood books. Maybe this should be a goal for 2024?

[@janneajohnson1491]

You should read Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson!!!!

[@heathers_happily_ever_afters]

My top 3 favorite books of 2023 are: 1. The Serpent and the Wings of Night 2.Clown in a Cornfield 3. Anastasia

[@kaberroneill94]

Just found your channel and am enjoying it a great deal. I also LOVE LOVE LOVE your sword earrings. Where did you get them?

[@ninjaturtles12121]

where are your amazing earrings from????

[@sylwiaoles8686]

DON'T ASK ME FOR ONLY 3 BOOKS asjdlkjsdjskd impossible! - One dark window - Fourth wing - Heaven official's blessing vol 6-8 - The House in the Cerulean Sea - Once upon a broken heart - Palladin (Onley James) - Edin (Lily Mayne)

[@orava931]

What are you studying? 😊

[@simplyaurora26]

I must know where you got your earrings???

[@TaylorAnnWright]

I have to know... What do you film on? The quality is always SO GOOD and the audio! AHHH, do you use a mic??

[@LenaLuciia]

When you know the book just by the three signs 🐝🗝️🗡️

[@wellatatiana]

I loveeeeee half a soul too🫶🏻

[@wolfme4030]

I personally question quality over quantity. Do we really know the quality of a book straight away? What about the books that are total trash but for whatever reason we love any way? And finally if one persons goal is to read 10 ‘quality’ books in a year and another persons goal is to read 200 books in a year, surely the person that reads more will find more than 10 ‘quality’ or even just books that they love regardless of quality. Just a few thoughts. Absolutely love the vids, Katie and regardless of my rambling you and everyone else should read in whatever way you feel comfortable with, not that you would suggest otherwise 😂

[@gedeonedepaperone9177]

No one: Me -who discovered this channel because this year I became obsessed with Yona- watching this video be like: tell me more

[@nandivardhan4188]

180!! 😮😮😮

[@jaecubed592]

180? Wow... I unlike most people do not count audiobooks as reads but still that is a lot of titles.

[@AnhTuPhucDerrickHoangCanada]

kept honor student goldjuice spoilt

[@nightly.chapter]

You gave me the push I needed to give a romance book another try with your description of Love Theoretically 🫣