Our 2024 TBR, Reading Goals & The First Book Haul of the Year 🎉

It's a brand new year which means brand new books and brand new reading challenges!
On top of our individual Goodreads challenges, (Guillermo 75 | Aliana 35) Guillermo and I are going head to head this year and for every 5 books more the winner reads over the other in 2024, the winner chooses a book the loser has to read in 2025!
So come along with us in our 2024 reading journey.
Also make sure to check out our Book Recommendation Tag Video: • The Book Recommendatio...
Books mentioned:
Crazy Rich Asians Series, Kevin Kwan
Stormlight Archive Series, Brandon Sanderson (TAKE A SHOT)
Throne of Glass Series, Sarah J. Mass
Inheritance Games Series, Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Legends and Lattes, Travis Baldree
Forever, Interrupted, Taylor Jenkins Reid
Survive the Night, Riley Sager
Love, Theoretically, Ali Hazelwood
Yours Truly, Abby Jimenez
Part of Your World, Abby Jimenez
Morning Star, Pierce Brown
Golden Son, Pierce Browns
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[@ShanaRieger]

If you are planning on reading longer books then you could change your goal to pages read vs books read. For example, if you say average book is typically 300 pages. Goal for 35 books = 10,500 pages. This way the 1,000 page fantasy book would count further toward your reading goal.

[@BookDateYoutube]

yes so smart!!! that makes a lot of sense

[@andiereads]

I am also part of team audiobook 😂I feel like you all should buddy read the Mages of the Wheel series by JD Evans. It's got a lot of interesting world building and political scheming (for Guillermo), and some fun romance elements and magic (for Aliana). Plus it's a series!

[@BookDateYoutube]

omg that sounds like an amazing recommendation!!!! gonna look that up right now! thank you

[@andiereads]

​woohoo! If you all end up picking it up, I hope you find the series as addicting as I did! subscribed🎉@@BookDateKZbin

[@BookDateYoutube]

@@andiereads we’ll let you know for sure!

[@oliviaolive4829]

LOVE LOVE THIS VIDEO! Its like a sneak peak of what to expect from your channel this year

[@BookDateYoutube]

I have the best nail tech and she'll kill me If i mess them up when Guillermo walks around with a multitool in his hand anyway

[@shud27]

I love all this content!! You guys are the best, excited to see your reviews on these new reads!!!!!!!!!

[@BookDateYoutube]

Thank you!! We’ll keep you guys posted!

[@YentlLega]

I knew you guys were fellow Miami peeps! ❤❤ 14:54

[@BookDateYoutube]

Aliana is born and raised! Guille came from Cuba at 8 and been here ever since ❤️ #305

[@ToddsBookTube91]

Nice Haul! All aboard the Sarah J Maas train. I read The Forgetting Moon By Brian Lee Durfee and loved it! It's a trilogy. I set the trilogy aside to read The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James Mcbride it's Barnes & Noble's 2023 book of the year, to see what all the fuss is about.

[@BookDateYoutube]

ooooo!!! i’ll have to look into it

[@amy_harboredinpages8272]

📖📚📚📚Goals🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@BookDateYoutube]

yes!

[@oliviaolive4829]

You guys should do a video where you read the same book at a similar pace and then post fragments of videos where you guys discuss certain chapters at a time, but in the sense that it is a "read-a-long" between you both AND any potential viewers! That way we can see both of your takeaways at different parts of the book all through the end! Instead of talking about it AFTER you've both read it, talk about it WHILE you both read it.

[@BookDateYoutube]

OMG YES! we want to start doing more vlog-ish style videos, but it's hard! /now that we're more comfortable we'll start branching out. I love this idea. I was even thinking of doing it confessional style like on reality TV where we individually sit in front of the camera in the same place and go offffff about the book lol

[@LibrariesandLattes]

So many things to comment on here 😆 First, my husband’s favorite author is Brandon Sanderson and he keeps telling me to read Stormlight Archives, so I guess I need to get to it this year, haha! Secondly, I did goat yoga for my bachelorette party and it was the best ever!! And also, book thrifting is the best! I’ve ordered from Pango Books and Thrift Books 😊 My reading goal for this year is 75 books, I read around 55 last year I think. Oh and congrats on getting married!!

[@BookDateYoutube]

wow looks like we have so much in common!!! thank you so subscribing! can’t wait to co to us connecting. i need to check out pango books

[@LibrariesandLattes]

@@BookDateKZbin yes we do!! You’re welcome! And yeah Pango Books is great, I also like to use Facebook marketplace for either local pickup or shipping for used books 😊

[@BookDateYoutube]

@@LibrariesandLattes so smart!

[@jenbarnes8825]

Love the book content! But I have so many questions about goat yoga 😂😂😂

[@BookDateYoutube]

LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT IT! Ali here, my best friend Stephanie (featured in the goat yoga clip) is a huge animal lover and huge yoga fan. So for her bachelorette trip to Nashville we planned a Goat Yoga session. Basically, you go to an outdoor barn kind of place and they have yoga mats on the floor, and they let baby goats roam around while you follow along a yoga class. It's supposed to be fun, funny and stress relieving cause the goats jump and perch on you in the different positions you get in. Now because opposites attract, I'm the best friend who isn't too into yoga and the only animals I'm comfortable around are dogs and cats, so I was absolutely freaking out. But you gotta do what you gotta do for best friends right?

[@melissabango363]

I can’t bring myself to buy books at Barnes and Noble because of the price! I’d go to a thrift store or used book store, even Amazon, before I purchase from B&N. It’s like you said Aliana, I don’t have the extra cash to spend $20 on a book that I could get for $8 elsewhere! BUT I do love me some B&N and Starbucks dates ❤

[@melissabango363]

Also, read 49 books in 2023, want to read 60 in 2024!

[@BookDateYoutube]

THIS!

[@BookDateYoutube]

@@melissabango363 Holy cow! I strive to be like you melissa! i need to set more time aside to read!

[@MannyD90]

For Throne of Glass: don’t start with Assassin’s Blade first. SJM recommends reading it third, and honestly this is the better way to get into the series. AB is an anthology series and isn’t the best way to learn about the world.

[@BookDateYoutube]

ooooooo that's super helpful advice! Thank you so much, I was going to look into it a bit before starting since I've heard people start both ways. but knowing that SJM suggests reading it third, I'm sold for sure.

[@MannyD90]

@@BookDateKZbin I hope you enjoy it! Have you read her other series? If you haven’t, I recommend reading them in this order: ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, then Crescent City.

[@BookDateYoutube]

@@MannyD90 yes i read ACOTAR!

[@shud27]

The intro😆😆

[@BookDateYoutube]

lol! I know, hope you enjoyed!

[@oliviaolive4829]

THE GOAT YOGA BHAAHAHAHA

[@BookDateYoutube]

right???

[@pamyZpooh]

Where the book club at tho 😭🥴😭🥴😭

[@BookDateYoutube]

you’ll be our first call! lol