I can't pick just one, but my top reads of 2023 were Age of Myth, He Who Drowned the World, The Thursday Murder Club and The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi 🙌🏼
@Annamarieisreading7 ай бұрын
I went on my Malazan journey this year, so definitely Memories of Ice by Steven Erikson!
@raymiswindmills2117 ай бұрын
My most surprising top read for 2023 was A Guide for Murdered Children.
@CraftingVicky6 ай бұрын
Love that you go with what you really enjoy and not just for the "best writing". I want to read stuff that I have FUN reading. New subscriber. Added extra stuff in my tbr now.
@sarahmellinger29077 ай бұрын
Fireborne was one of my favorites last year. I read the entire trilogy as it released, and I barely survived the wait between books. I’m so glad you loved it.
@Jonathan-B_7 ай бұрын
Cassidy in her YA era
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
apparently
@MariaMightReadThat7 ай бұрын
Thank YOU for trusting me and trying Fireborne! And then giving it the ✨Cassidy effect✨and making lots more people pick it up hehe. It truly deserves all the love and more! Please please please Rosaria hurry up and give us your next series. Numbers 2-4 are all high on my 2024 priorities and I can't wait!
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
I CANT BELIEVE I JUST PUT OFF READING FIREBORN FOR SO LONG THANK YOU FOR NEVER GIVING UP ON IT!! this is what im hoping happens with mask of mirrors too HAHA just never give up on making me read things, cause without you I wouldn't have experienced this incredible piece of art!!!!!!!! I really need you to continue eska, also would be very curious on chronicles
@karimsoliman16117 ай бұрын
That's quite the list! I'm 62% into The Emperor's Blades and I'm enjoying it so far!
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
Yay I'm happy you're enjoying it!
@cassandy76447 ай бұрын
My favorite book of the year was Children of Memory, the final book in Children of Time. I’m always forgetting to pick up sci fi books and then when I do, they end up being my favorite! Glad you had such a great reading year & I love always watching your content 🥰 I’m just the worst about actually commenting lol Have an amazing 2024 🎉
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
hiiiii!!! im so happy you continued to love that series! I defs associate you with loving sci-fi so I hope you continue to pick them up and love them!!!
@kelsisbooknook7 ай бұрын
So many of these would be in my top ten too! Will of the Many, Fourth Wing, Crowns of Nyaxia...so good!!
@kelsisbooknook7 ай бұрын
Also I'm so excited for Hayes-a-thon!
@ellie-elles.bookshelf7 ай бұрын
Such a great list, I’m pleased you had a great reading year! Fourth Wing was also in my top 10 🏆
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
It was such a good read
@spcyfic687 ай бұрын
My favorite of the year has to be Blood Over Bright Haven, loved it soooo much 😍Really want to get to so many of your favorites 🤗 ❤
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
I'm super excited to try this one
@AmandasBooktopia7 ай бұрын
I predicted some of these on your top list. I knew Eska would be up there for you as well as The Will of the Many and Powerless and Fireborne and Fourth Wing. Fourth Wing was also in my top list. I hope 2024 is another great reading year for you!
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
Yes I hope we have a really good time in 2024
@tierajade7 ай бұрын
Bless you for introducing me to The Nyaxia duology!!! 💖📚 I still love the Licanus trilogy, lol. 😂 Dang...I thought for sure WOTM was your #1! My favorite of 2023 was Wolfsong - I absolutely fell in love with that whole series! 😍 ❤️
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
happy to have brought you a favourite! hahah that's fair just wasn't for meeeee! I think a few ppl were shocked by how low it is, but im really a series reader! so it needed another book out already haha to get higher
@esmayrosalyne7 ай бұрын
Not me forgetting that Aurelian Cycle was this year, hahah. I am making that top priority for 2024, along with Nyaxia. It's a damn tragedy that I haven't read those yet!! Also, HECK YES for Will and Eskaaaa 🥰🥰🥰 And can't wait for you to finish Book of the Ice, the last one is the absolute best imo. I just posted my Favourites list on Before We Go Blog, including some stats, so check out the goodies there 🤩 Happy New Year, Cass. Thanks for being such a large part of what made 2023 incredible ❤❤❤
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
honestly fire borne feels like I read it SOOOOO long okay, I can't believe it was this year!!!!!!! Thanks for being around this year esmay, forever loving your reviews and just you
@esmayrosalyne7 ай бұрын
@@CoverswithCassidy but honestly!!! 2023 feels like it lasted ages yet it also flew by. Oh and how did I forget to yell about Unhewn Throne?!?!?! GIVE IT THE LOVE IT DESERVES!!!! have loved every single second of being here. thank you for being you, you are a blessing ❤️
@bolovesbooks79307 ай бұрын
Nyaxia is on top of my FanRo TBR and I also want to try The Will of the Many, because it's been everywhere. My favourite books of 2023 were Legendborn and The Children of Gods and Fighting Men
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
It's so gooooid! I Hope You enjoy Will it needs more love !!!!! Such good books for you in 2023!
@stephaniebookish7 ай бұрын
Serpent was so goood! And I also absolutely adored The Will of the Many! Looking forward to picking up many of these others!
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
I think our reading taste is pretty similiar in fantasy!! So I hope you love some
@kerisbookishcorner28647 ай бұрын
So many of these are now on the TOP of my priority TBR! My best book(s) of the year were the Faithful and the Fallen series. I read Malice, Valor and Ruin this year and fell in love with these characters. I’m sure when I read Wrath this year it will become an all time favorite series for me. ❤❤❤
@1Natulcien7 ай бұрын
My absolute favourite read of the year was also a series: the All Souls series by Deborah Harkness. I'm hoping to get to Serpent and the Wings of Night soon, I have really high hopes for it.
@just_bea_weird7 ай бұрын
Powerless was so much fun, agreed. 😊
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
IT WAS JUST A VIBEEEE
@rysreadingcorner7 ай бұрын
We had several of the same top reads this year!
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
Go us!!
@Aliisreading7 ай бұрын
I knew it was gonna be powerless when you said you didn’t wanna put it in 😂
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@natcommon7 ай бұрын
So excited to read more Rob J. Hayes. The Year of Hayes! 🎉
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
Me too it's gonna be fun
@denyse87967 ай бұрын
I ❤ Aurelian Cycle sooo much!! It was my #1 last year. This year it's The Book That Wouldn't Burn
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
I'm excited to read this this month
@Bittenbyaradioactivebook7 ай бұрын
It's so much fun to watch your enthusiasm for all your favorite reads. This reminded to read more Mark Lawrence. I've read Broken Empire and Red Sister + Grey Sister, but need to read Holy Sister still. I so agree on The Will of the Many. This wa my number 2 read last year. Can't wait to see where this series goes now after the epilogue. All the possibilities! In 2024 I also should pick up more Rob J Hayes. I've read the first 2 Mortal Technique books and really loved them. I bought a lot of his backlog as well and it seems I should try out War Eternal soon. I had a similar experience with Emperor's Blade. I've read it in 2014, liked it, but didn't love it. But I never followed up with the rest of the series. I think I should re-read it and continue the series. YA is really not for me, but I've heard you loud and clear. If curiosity wins out, I'll pick up Fireborne.
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
ahhh thank you so much this is honestly such an amazing compliment
@Aliisreading7 ай бұрын
My 2 best books of the year (I can’t choose between these 2 🥰) A Curse For True Love and Love, Theoretically
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
I need to try the true love series!!!!
@stellataneva70127 ай бұрын
My favourite reads are Fourth Wing and Iron Flame, especially the latter. Usually it's hard to pick just one or two, but not this time. These two stand out the most and I thoroughly enjoyed them both and love them wholeheartedly😊 And this is all thanks to you. Thank you for introducing me to Fourth Wing, that's a true gift. ❤Thank you!❤
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
I'm so happy you enjoyed them so much. It's always amazing to have stand out books
@elizabethbrown64787 ай бұрын
There are so many books on your fav list that I desperately want to read!! I did read Ghosteaters and FourthWing and loved them!!
@RosLanta7 ай бұрын
A well deserved win! I still can't believe it was only this year that I finished the trilogy (after starting it in 2020), what was I thinking?! So brilliant
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
What were you thinking ;) idk howwwww
@Laurasbookishlife7 ай бұрын
now i have so many options for my video my favorite book was by far the isles of the gods a ya fantsay, that needs more people to read it!!
@Annamarieisreading7 ай бұрын
The Will of the Many was so incredibly good! I'm kind of afraid of trying Licanius now that I've heard so many people think TWofM is far superior 😅
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
yeah id be scared to go backwards tbh !
@JAKandtheBookStack7 ай бұрын
I have the same opinions on that YA fantasy trilogy. In 2023 I really learned to keep an open mind with YA
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
Yes same, like there are some strong ones out there!
@forevermoodreading7 ай бұрын
Your hairdo in this video is giving Lindsay Lohan's Parent Trap and I love it 😍
@jackpenberton17507 ай бұрын
Dystopian Novel : The End Of Silence by George Ernest
@JessTorries07227 ай бұрын
I think my favorite was Fourth Wing. I did read Fireborne. Clearly I need to pick up the rest of the series!!!
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
I hope you enjoy the rest of the series!
@kartik37197 ай бұрын
Your number 1 is either going to be Rosaria Munda or Brian Staveley, I know it in my bones 😂, i think the will of the many will come behind those 2 in 3rd place Update: Yay i got the top two right 🥳, I totally forgot about Rob J Hayes haha otherwise i would totally have guessed that he would've made top 3 😅
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
ooooohhhhhhh
@raymiswindmills2117 ай бұрын
I have not read any of your top 10, but I've got them down to give a try!
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
I Hope You enjoy!!!
@Natali_Talis.Library7 ай бұрын
Pausing at the beginning to guess some books that might be on this list: The Serpent and the Wings of Night, The Will of the Many, Fourth Wing as a honourable mention
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
This is a good list of guesses
@KristinKravesBooks7 ай бұрын
Why does it feel like you read Fireborne years ago? I finally bought copies of the second and third book so 2024 is the year I finish the series!
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
it really does feel like its been FOREVER since I read it! but I read it in April LOL
@TruePerception7 ай бұрын
Hmm. I don't have a solid answer for favorite of the year, but maybe King/Emperor of Thorns, Ruin of Kings, or Promise of Blood. I really liked Touch of Light, the Book of the Ancestors trilogy, and Legends & Lattes, too.
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
sounds like you had a good year!
@TruePerception7 ай бұрын
@@CoverswithCassidy Yeah, I read a lot for me.
@WickedScorpio7 ай бұрын
Oooo I have had red sister on my shelf for awhile now but hearing you talk about it finally motivates me to pick it up. I cant wait to get to ghost eaters. So happy to see it on this list! I need to read crowns of nyxia too 😂 I added sooo many of these to my tbr ❤️🍒🍓🍄📕
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
Ahhh you must read all of these
@samreadsbooks_137 ай бұрын
I honestly can't pick out a book as being a standout favorite this year 😢
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
oh nooooooo
@jolien-fictionalreader7 ай бұрын
Nestlings sounds so interesting so that's definitely going on my TBR but I feel like there's only one book I can pick for your bingo spot: along the razor's edge!
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
READ NESTLINGS but also yes I agree with using eska for me
@dg_reads7 ай бұрын
Really enjoying The War Eternal series
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
this makes me happy!
@Aliisreading7 ай бұрын
I think either Fireborne or the will of the many will be number 1
@AndreaGReads7 ай бұрын
I guessed a lot of the books you’d have on this list, but was way off on some of the placements! 😂❤
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
haha I feel like im vocal about books I love, but sometimes its hard to figure out where they are
@natcommon7 ай бұрын
My favorite books of the year(I’m not order) Tress of the Emerald Sea, The Will of the Many, Her Little Flowers and Serpent and the Wings of Night
@bewitchedbecs7 ай бұрын
I wasn’t necessarily surprised by these but there were a couple where I was like that wasn’t this year 😅
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
I FELT THE SAME when making my list I couldn't believe it
@natcommon7 ай бұрын
I am surprised WOTM wasn’t higher but it was probably so hard to choose the placement of each book/series.
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
Yeah I think it could have placed higher but my love for series means I have more books in those that I remember and loved.
@HannahsRecentReads7 ай бұрын
Powerless making the top ten 🙌🏻
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
This book was the plot twist of my year and I love it
@HannahsRecentReads7 ай бұрын
serpent and ashes!! 🤩🥹
@froglit7 ай бұрын
did i give you that full watch time knowing i won’t be reading the majority of these? perhaps 😂. i really need to read ghost eaters with how much you’ve talked about it at this point 🍄
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
I believe we even had a book we both read on this ;) HAHAH but yes read ghost eaters please
@abibliophobe27317 ай бұрын
I feel like this year was one of my worst years enjoyment wise... But I was also stressing because of grad school. Spring semester was awful due to a group class with some unrealistic classmates. Fall semester was stressful because it was my final semester. I'm hoping next year will be more solid. I am eager to read some of these. I feel like sometimes we need mindless reads so I always look to add some to my TBR. I really enjoyed Nat Cassidy this year. I believe I liked Mary better but nestlings was solid. I feel like the Aurelian cycle will be first spot. I read that and thoroughly enjoyed. Had four days off of work and read all three during that time.
@abibliophobe27317 ай бұрын
I forgot about Brian Staveley yet I have him on my list of Tentative series to start next year. It 100% moved up because of you. Shows how I went through the last few months of the year in a daze. 😂😂
@FourPawsandaBook7 ай бұрын
and now I want to reread Fireborne...
@FourPawsandaBook7 ай бұрын
❤❤❤
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
I thought this same thing
@natcommon7 ай бұрын
Do it!
@StarLitLibrary7 ай бұрын
i predict your favorites are probably emperors blades, esca series, and will of the many 🤔
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
👀
@StarLitLibrary7 ай бұрын
@@CoverswithCassidy hahah YESSS!!! thats how you know i watch like all your videos 😂i was thinking fireborne too but for some reason i thought you read that last year
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
@@StarLitLibrary this seems to be a common thing
@kourtneyD847 ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ fourth wing.
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
Yaaaaaaaaaas
@bookbarr-melissa7 ай бұрын
I knew all 10!!!! Hahahah but not in the right order hahaha.
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
im impressed! but also im just so vocal when I love a book so this makes me happy
@Kristenisfullybookd7 ай бұрын
Ok guessing that fireborn is going to be high up there!
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
👀👀👀👀
@Kristenisfullybookd7 ай бұрын
Yessssssssss
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
it is well deserved@@Kristenisfullybookd
@halz11147 ай бұрын
My guess: Powerless
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
👀👀
@onyxloki7 ай бұрын
My guess is Eska
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
👀👀
@onyxloki7 ай бұрын
Was off by two places, lol. My favorite book of the year I think would be One Dark Window.
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
@@onyxloki I'm very excited to read this in 2024
@rysreadingcorner7 ай бұрын
Red Queen inspo?!?!
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
YES RY READ IT
@Jonathan-B_7 ай бұрын
Do you not have the dust jacket for Jade Legacy?
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
HAHAHA I think they are ugly, and shiny so I took them off. I love the look of the all black
@literarysahar7 ай бұрын
okay pausing to guess the best book is either the will of the many or fireborne (i think you read it in 2023?) lol
@literarysahar7 ай бұрын
dang it number 4 ok i’m holding out for fireborne lol
@literarysahar7 ай бұрын
along the razor’s edge is on KU so i’ll try it in 2024 🫡
@literarysahar7 ай бұрын
hell yeah fireborne!!!
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
WOOHOO both good guesses, also I feel like everyone keeps thinking I read fire borne last year hahah AND YES YOU MUST READ ESKA
@ExLibris-Alys7 ай бұрын
❤
@Liamcb937 ай бұрын
🔥
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
thanks for watching
@rebekahdejmal59087 ай бұрын
❤❤❤
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
thanks for watching
@elanab.7 ай бұрын
🍓
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching
@zubaerchaudhari82677 ай бұрын
Hi there Hi there Hi hey
@RKStumblingbear7 ай бұрын
🔴
@CoverswithCassidy7 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching
@shari11217 ай бұрын
Best book has to be The Will of the Many...
@shari11217 ай бұрын
Hopefully lol
@shari11217 ай бұрын
4:31 I loved it, but don't read it 😂
@shari11217 ай бұрын
Ooh even more excited for The Girl and the Mountain now 😍