FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2021!!

[@saimamahdia1326]

Best time of the year is watching everybody's favourite books of the year videos

[@PeruseProject]

I agree!

[@satishvarshney8202]

Exactly

[@prerza]

exactly~!

[@DjangoOvlidarLaFruita]

No but really

[@ritasantos4631]

My top three this year were: - A man called ove - Fredrik Backman -The poppy war trilogy - R.F. Kuang - The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern, which broke my four year long reading slump

[@mipaleditx]

oh,cool! I'm currently reading the poppy war and is very interesting so far, hopefully I love it as much as you!

[@micheledarouni]

My favorite reads of the year were most of them based on your recommendations: - The Sword of Kaigen - The Daevabad trilogy - The Poppy War trilogy - The Green Bone Saga - The Stormlight Archives (still have book 4 to read) - The Beast of Beaswick - Take a Hint, Dani Brown

[@PeruseProject]

Yay! I’m so happy you enjoyed them!

[@tonkabeanicecream5698]

I didn't really like the sword of Kaigen which was such a shame but the green bone saga is now my favourite series so win some you lose some haha

[@username4261]

We would be great friends, these are all my favs too🤣

[@micheledarouni]

@@username4261 *high five* 😄 they were great books 😄

[@hufflepuff4444]

The Daevabad Trilogy destroyed my life is all I have to say. It was soo GOOD.

[@kaiju_k5042]

I read Song of Achilles earlier this month in about two days and of course ended up ugly crying at 2am, went to bed, woke up next day and re-read the last 30 pages, cried some more. So good! She said it took 10 years for her to write it, and it doesn't feel like that at all, it seems so effortless because she's so skilled. The writing is deceptively simple but the imagery is so complex.

[@franckleveneur676]

You should try Circe. (Also loved Song of A. Love Patroclus character)

[@kaiju_k5042]

@@franckleveneur676 Thank you, I already got a copy :)

[@kaiju_k5042]

Regan, you should be the ambassador of sweaters because you have impeccable taste! Can't wait to start reading Robin Hobb next year

[@sophiereads.x]

I was literally just about to comment this!! Envious of Regan’s sweater collection 😍

[@IM-uh5tk]

1:02 pachinko by min jin lee 2:27 rhythm of war by brandon sanderson 5:20 fool's errand by robin hobb 7:50 the sword of kaigen by ml wang

[@sbobo4665]

My Top 10 1. Lisey’s Story - Stephen King 2. King lear - Shakespeare 3. On writing - Stephen King 4. Drive your plow over the bones of the dead - Olga Tokarczuk 5. The bell jar - Sylvia Plath 6. The lonely city - Olivia Laing 7. The invisible life of Addie Larue - V E Schwab 8. If we were villains - M L Rio 9. The exorcist - William Peter Blatty 10. Your house is on fire, your children all gone - Stefan Kiesbye

[@spotlightstar322]

Addie larue, on writing, and the bell jar are also top favs for me!

[@elanor257]

I LOVED Pachinko and The Song of Achilles! Both are beautifully written and delightful readings!

[@emersonabarracoso]

I'm on my longest book slump ever almost 2 years binge watching your videos now i'm ready to read again! Thankk youu, your channel is such an inspooo!!

[@maithilibandarkar8277]

The moment you brought up Pachinko, I fell in love with your channel. It’s no. 1 on my list. Truly one of the best books I’ve ever read!

[@karen.j.kurien6219]

i recently read Pachinko, and i think it is a story which felt so real that it left an imprint on my life. each character is written so thoughtfully and masterfully portrayed. it is a bit long and feels intimidating but trust me, it is so worth it!!! one of the best historical fiction i have read

[@thefairylibrarian3282]

My top 10: 10. The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse - Charlie Mackesy 9. The ballad of songbirds and snakes - Suzanne Collins 8. A boy called Christmas - Matt Haig 7. Little women - Louisa May Alcot 6. Imperium (+ Lustrum) - Robert Harris 5. Caraval (+ Legendary) - Stephanie Garber 4. Pride and prejudice - Jane Austen 3. The lord of the rings - J.R.R. Tolkien 2. The lies of Locke Lamora (+ Red seas under red skies + The republic of thieves) - Scott Lynch 1. The secret history - Donna Tartt

[@takshatangudu8736]

the ballad of songbirds and snake was enjoyable but it felt so slow and some weird character connections lol. Given I love the original trilogy because of the pace and action which was exactly what this prequel lacked

[@ababyinatrenchcoat]

i had suuupper high expectations for jade legacy and yet it met and went beyond them fonda lee had me on such an emotional rollercoaster 😭😭😭 a new favourite this year was the tarot sequence series there's 2 books out so far (the last sun and the hanged man) and they are absolutely amazing i cannot rave about them enough 😭😭 it legit had everything : urban fantasy setting , found family, action, dark gritty themes, bromance and banter plus the audio book is one of the best I've ever listened to i definitely recommend checking them out!

[@takshatangudu8736]

My favourites of the year- The truly devious trilogy, The house in the cerulean sea and The city of heavenly fire

[@SyakiraAzam]

My fav this year, among others: - The Night Circus - The Picture of Dorian Gray - Little Women - The Great Gatsby - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - The Girl who Drank the Moon

[@Thehighqueenofelfame]

I love the girl who drank the moon

[@lovesosweet4474]

I read a few in your list they're really great 🤗

[@SyakiraAzam]

@@lovesosweet4474 I posted a video on it on my channel too if you'd like to check them out!

[@doha4258]

my top 3 were - gideon the ninth (the locked tomb in general) - the lies of locke lamora - the way of kings but i couldnt do this without mentioning the expanse, which has nearly defined my reading year, seeing as it was the first and last book i read this year.

[@doha4258]

@Mean Justine yes so true

[@jcompton8507]

Pachinko is absolutely wonderful. We loved it so much when we read it, we went to see the author when she spoke at a nearby bookstore (sometime before the pandemic). And fell in love with it all the more.

[@maevemcfadden8150]

My favorite book I read this year (and potentially ever) was Beloved by Toni Morrison. I read most of her books this year and they absolutely blew me away. In the fantasy realm, I just finished the Poppy War trilogy and it still has me reeling. Thanks for the rec!

[@doha4258]

the expanse is spectacular!! i hope you continue it to the end, the character work is subtle and slow but you get so attached to the ones that stick around long enough to properly connect with. least i did, anyway. i started it this year and im currently on book 7, cant wait to read the last two!! i hear its a good close! thrilled you started it; its a big commitment but its so worth it!

[@LifeasMonae]

I received Senlin Ascends as a Christmas gift and I’m excited to read it!

[@jaimeerindy4573]

I picked up Parable of the Sower & Senlin Ascends because of you and I adored both this year!

[@EntertheBook]

Yes Stormlight series are the best! Impressed you already reread! I read all four first time this year so top books of year to me.

[@leslieisepic]

Parable of the Sower is a duology. I just finished it and plan on starting the final book after I finish the holiday swap.

[@Lucy-zm5lq]

My favourites were the mistborn trilogy, the song of Achilles and a thousand splendid suns. I also got the sword of kaigen for Christmas based on your recommendation and I’m really excited to read it!!

[@caratlandsasukeechan]

I’m sorry but Marianne did not deserve what she got. 😭😭😭

[@layalialsudairy9992]

Pachinko is also on my top books. Here are my top books of 2021: -The poppy war -The broken earth trilogy -The wheel of time (book 1,2,3) -Piranesi -Earthlings -Homegoing -Pachinko -The book woman of troublesome creek -Amatka -Tender is the flesh -Djin patrol on the purple line -Defending Jacob -The push -Hidden valley road (inside the mind of an American family)

[@dwritesbooks5772]

I always love watching end-of-the-year book vids! My favorite books of this year were What Death Taught Terrence, Escape From Dreamland, and The Midnight Library, which I re-read!

[@reaper2r]

I’m so glad that you’re loving First Law! It only gets better from here

[@esliet]

I love tubers like you that do awesome job of giving summaries of books. Your sweater ❤️

[@francescatozzi4962]

petition to get regan to write all book blurbs, she makes them sound so good

[@julierogers1155]

This is my first time here. I probably will not be back much, ONLY because I rarely read fantasy anymore and it seems like that is your wheelhouse. Just the same, YOUR SWEATER! LOVE the sweater. I clicked on your link for the sweater and was quite sad that it is no longer available. Happy New Year and happy reading to you.

[@beatricea2153]

The Blade Itself was my fave this year. I truly enjoyed Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney also. Merry Christmas and all the best wishes!

[@prerza]

i loved so many of the ones you mentioned regan omg~! cannot wait to read the rest in 2022 :)

[@michreviews1704]

The Song of Achilles was among my favorites too! I wanted to add the first book of the Stormlight Archive as well but it's taking me so much time I haven't even finished it. Legendborn, The Electric Kingdom, A Little Life just to mention a few. Loved hearing about yours!!

[@rachelmoon5526]

I got all three Green Bone saga books for my birthday early this month and am so excited to read them!

[@juliababyjenjenny8485]

Wow, I have not read any of those yet! I've been watching your reading vlogs all year long, and I have a list on Amazon with some of your favorites that sounded good to me. I'm hoping to start Robin Hobb this year! And I'd like to start Mistborn too. My top ten books, list descending: Chain of Gold, Addie LaRue, Across the Green Grass Fields, Eva Evergreen Semi-Magical Witch, As Good As Dead, Portrait of a Scotsman, Malibu Rising, Dreamland Burning, Queen of Air and Darkness, There's Something About Sweetie. Honorable Mentions: House of Hollow, One Last Stop, Fable, and When No One Is Watching.

[@ChasingForever]

Agreed! The Green Bone trilogy was excellent. I agree that the final book, Jade Legacy was a jewel. I give few books five stars, however Jade Legacy earns all five. I love K J Parker's The Folding Knife as well. Parker doesn't seem to be on many KZbin book reviewer's radar. He is a phenomenal storyteller, and this political fantasy story is a gem.

[@stclaiir1000]

my top 10 are: 1.Paper Princess -Erin Watt 2.Broken Prince 3.Twisted Palace 4.Fallen Heir 5.Cracked Kingdom-Erin Watt(Royal Family) 6.They both die at the end-Adam Silvera 7.Oscar et la dame rose-Eric Emmanuel-Schmitt 8.The boy in the striped pijamas-John Boyne 9.Animal Farm-George Orwell 10.One of us is lying -Karen M. McManus The last one was very boring but Erin Watt’s books are amazing!!

[@wjamimah7772]

Part of the thing that tripped me out about the Earthseed duology (Parable of the Sower) is that Lauren’s life is so luxurious in the book but it still seemed actually pretty awful when I was reading it. It made you really put things in perspective.

[@livelife5761]

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR IN ADVANCE

[@TheCheppih]

My top 3 favorites of the year are: - The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill (Middle grade) - The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah (Historical fiction) - Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman (Horror/ dark humor / historical /fantasy)

[@MsLozeh]

My favourite reads this year were: the love hypothesis, the scorpio races, a sky in the deep, six of crows duology and the queens rising duology

[@zeallygreen]

Fav Fantasy - House on the Cerulean Sea & The Blade Itself Fav Sci-fi - Dune & The Space Between Worlds Fav Thriller - Razorblade Tears & The One Fav Literary Fic - Station Eleven & The Thirteenth Tale Fav Middle Grade - From The Desk of Zoe Washington & Root Magic Fav Horror - Later & My Best Friend’s Exorcism

[@annaclaranovato9493]

The Sword of Kaigen is also in my best reads of 2021, it broke my heart

[@BandysBooks]

Some awesome recommendations on this list! Pachinko, Parable of The Sower and The Song of Achilles are all on my TBR. I hope to get to them sometime this year. Some of my favorites of 2021 were The House In The Cerulean Sea, Crying in H Mart, Black Sun, and The Henna Artist.

[@Sophie703]

My top 3 this year: 1. The Wisdom of Crowds by Joe Abercrombie 2. Heir of Novron by Michael J Sullivan 3. The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan Can’t wait to dive into the Jade books in January! All my trusted booktubers are raving about those books and I love marathoning complete series!

[@nelliandbooks]

I love your sweater! 😍 I found new favorite authors this year: TJ Klune, Leigh Bardugo, V.E. Schwab and Casey Mcquiston. My favorite book of 2021 was One last stop ❤️

[@allbookedbailey1029]

You can DEFINITELY write a paper on parable of the sower--I've done so twice! I've read it in a disability studies course and a Black feminist thought seminar and both times I read it, I loved it more! It's definitely in my top 10 of the year!

[@katieamarsh]

Butler was SO ahead of her time.

[@brenndasouzaa]

Kindred, Parabole of the Sower, The Green Bone Saga, The Poppy War, The House if the Cerulian Sea, Never Let Me Go, 1984, A Psalm for the Wild Built, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, The Ocean at the end of the Lane and Circe were my top 10. I had a great reading year for sure.

[@Alainagirliee1]

You should definitely check out the ember blade, I feel like you’d really enjoy it based off your books you recommend on your channel!

[@JayleneP]

Hey Reagan! You mentioned loving middle grades and was curious if you would be willing to make a video on your fave MGs you read this year? Or maybe the last few years if you didn't read many. Thank you!!

[@katieamarsh]

My answer would be Starfish!

[@ZeeZeeDreaming]

I really enjoyed The Push by Ashley Audrain!

[@gueromundo]

I’ve watched lot of “best of 2021” videos and yours was the best! Subscribed!

[@Tabbiecat]

I got Jade City for xmas and I'm really looking forward to starting it ^_^ . My favourites from 2021 include My Real Children by Jo Walton, The New and Improved Romie Futch by Julia Elliot, Perfect Little World by Kevin Wilson, Walkaway by Cory Doctorow, and The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang (very much looking forward to the rest of that trilogy as well in 2022)

[@angelaholmes8888]

You are so right about robin hobb I'm still reading the rain water chronicles love her work

[@ezemendez84]

great readings!! this year i am going to begin the storm archive series!! i have to Read fool series and Song of Achilles!! Happy New Year from Argentina!!

[@stephaniecurtiss6804]

13:55 Parable of the Sower is in my top 10 of the year too! I did actually end up writing an essay about it for one of my college classes on futuristic literature. There’s definitely a lot in it to unpack!

[@rebeccahyde5892]

I read a lot this year so it is really difficult to choose ten favorites. I am choosing some series to get around that. I was surprised to see that we had read some of the same books and chosen them as favorites. In no particular order - The Green Bone Saga Series, The Parable of the Sower and The Parable of the Talents, The Strange the Dreamer Series, Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, A Master of Djinn by P. Djeli Clark, FireKeepers Daughter by Angeline Boulley, Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston, A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende, We Are Not Free by Traci Chee, and Piranesi by Susanna Clark.

[@heathers_happily_ever_afters]

My top 3 favorites for this year: - My Dark Vanessa - The Love Hypothesis - Caraval Trilogy

[@maddym1228]

added so many books to my TBR this year because of you! recently started The Fifth Season and loving it. excited to start Robin Hobb in 2022!

[@adellachristabel5317]

My favorites of 2021 were The Sword of Kaigen (thanks to you, Regan!), Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, Six of Crows duology, The Confession by John Grisham, and The Book Thief

[@harniele3997]

I didn't read a lot of books this year but my favourites wre The House in the Cerulean Sea and The Broken Earth Trilogy. TBE especially just DESTROYED me. It really deserves all the hype

[@PeruseProject]

It’s just sooooo good

[@harniele3997]

​@@PeruseProject I didn't expected you to reply at all! Speaking of TBE, I can not even count how many times I wish I was illiterate so that the books wouldn't hurt me like THAT, but just seeing how beautifully everything was written made the pain worth it haha. It sent me into a mini slump after reading it because I just needed time to absorb everything in. I will defo check out many of your books recommendations next year (My tbr is really getting out of hand. Too many books to read, too little time.)

[@ryanpayne8439]

@@harniele3997 what is TBE?

[@harniele3997]

@@ryanpayne8439 The Broken Earth trilogy. I mentioned it by its full name in my first comment

[@allisonshewfelt]

Here's mine: 1. crooked kingdom/six of crows 2. the lost symbol/angels and demons 3. constance 4. little fires everywhere 5. harry potter and the sorcerer's stone 6. the love hypothesis 7. a good girl's guide to murder 8. atonement 9. the kind worth killing 10. the invisible life of addie larue 11. daisy jones and the six 12. anna k 13. all the bright places

[@feylights166]

I am late to the Song of the Achilles party, too. I have read both the Iliad and the Odyssey, so I know the story. But I finally bought the Song of Achilles, and plan to read it in January or February. I love queer romances, especially when combined with fantasy, which is my face genre, so some of my favorite books of 2021 were by Ariana Nash. Also Boyfriend Material, which isn't fantasy, but was still a lot of fun.

[@maybeillreadtoday]

immediately added sword of kaigen to my tbr - i've been looking for a book that can (hopefully) fill the poppy war void in my heart since i finsihed hte series this year lmao

[@PeruseProject]

Hope you enjoy!

[@cipriansirbu3699]

So happy to see The Sword of Kaigen in this top,my book of the year (2021).

[@BookwormAdventureGirl]

Excellent. Pachinko and Parable of the Sower are both on my TBR. Thanks for a great list. 😊💙

[@-k5214]

My favourite book of this year was 'My Body' by Emily Ratajkowski, a phenomenal read into the life of a model who is viewed as nothing more than her face, I think that it definitely touched on so many things that women have to face, specifically in the modelling industry. It was raw, candid and eye opening. Aside from that my other favourite books were: - A Winter's Promise (Christelle Dabos) - The Invisible Life of Addie Larue (V.E. Schwab) - When Breath Becomes Air (Paul Kalanithi) - A Doll's House (Ibsen) - Scythe (Neal Shusterman) - It Ends With Us (Colleen Hoover)

[@Maria-pr4il]

My favourite reads this year were - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. This book broke my reading slump. - The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. Could not put it down. Literally finished this book in a day.

[@TasneemChoudhury362]

Im starting the night circus next and Im also in a reading slump!! hoping I enjoy it :))

[@JolienReads]

I read Circe this year and hope to get to the Song of Achilles next year!

[@JJsims5504]

My favourites: 1) Farseer/Liveship Traders/Tawny Man (can't choose one. They're all so good!) 2) The daevebad trilogy, 3) Last Argument of Kings, 4) First They Killed My Father by Loung Ung (the author's own experiences during the Cambodian Civil War).

[@TheBookishMom]

I will be getting to Rythm of War super son. I am finishing up Oathbringer and really can't wait to get right into it!

[@harrietsbookcorner]

A fair few of these are on my TBR so very happy to see those on this list ☺️ hope you had a beautiful Christmas if you celebrate ✨

[@michaelst.charles4305]

Joe Abercrombie’s books are some of my fave. The Blade Itself is probably his worst book out of the 9 set in the First Law world - that’s not to say that it’s bad, but that the others are SO GOOD and just keep getting better. Keep on reading the series!

[@starlahenjoys]

i cant wait to read every single one of these books you talked about!

[@kiandrarodgers3436]

Top picks for me were the first 7 books by Robin Hobb, The Poppy War Trilogy, Raybearer, The Space Between Worlds and The Greenbone Saga!

[@sydp.2152]

Can you do a video on how to read Brandon Sanderson's books? I love watching you talk about him and I'm very excited to start reading his books, but I just don't know where to start.

[@ReadingNymph]

You've convinced me to get The Blade Itself 😅

[@katcantos6442]

My absolute favourite was The Which Way Tree! It's a western centering on a brother and sister and her determination to kill a panther. It's dark and hilarious. I love it.

[@Becca191096]

Just hearing you talk about the song of achilles made me cry again.. this book DESTROYED me

[@ellens.6439]

I added a few of your picks to my 2022 TBR (which is already massive, oops lol)!! My favs this year were: Take a Hint Dani Brown ACOTAR series The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue The Silent Patient Ugly Love House of Earth and Blood

[@lassetiensuu5027]

My top three books of this year are: . Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow - The Queen's Gambit (The Netflix series was also fantastic!) - Piranesi

[@zarinakhtar8884]

Senlin ascends sounds A LOT like tower of god Manhwa. Similar story line and overall Idea

[@VioletHillC16]

my top 3 of the year are If We Were Villains, Addie LaRue and These Violent Delights! but i had a pretty good reading year to be honest so there are a lot of books on the best of the year list!

[@romalibra_books]

My favorite were Pachinko, Anne of Green Gables and Next Year in Havana (if you loved Pachinko, this gives similar vibes, I liked them for the same reasons)

[@baleek4367]

Have you read Piranesi by Susanna Clarke ? It’s amazing ! My favorite read of the year

[@chithravedantam4132]

I read all of Robin Hobb this year because of your videos and while they were AMAZING they also destroyed me emotionally lol

[@vanessazz]

i've read so many amazing books bc of you!! thank you so much

[@bookthoughtswitheilish]

My favorites were: Six of Crows/Crooked Kingdom, The Secret History and Emma :)

[@bunnybunnybunny101]

I haven't read Senlin Ascends but it sounds so similar to another book series that I adore called Sufficiently Advanced Magic. I HIGHLY recommend it to anyone

[@agentneatnick3262]

Good video. Just finished this book. Cross Kingdom, The Shiva-Gate Conspiracy, written by Reece McKnight. It is action packed and a true page turner. Highly detailed you will be hooked. The book can be found on Amazon and Lulu.

[@wishingcat5753]

First of all great books! I really love your channel and recommendations ❤️ you are my favorite booktuber❤️ I read Pachinko on your recommendation and loved it, and I thought: if you love it you probably will like Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. It has many things in common: you follow many generations of a family, it’s emotional, talks about immigration and meaning of home, it is a historical fiction and super well written. I really loved it 🥰

[@amandahartung6287]

I watch the expanse on Amazon and it is my favorite show. I didn't know it was based on a book.

[@FilmyDost007]

Merry Christmas Regan

[@laurenansley3582]

Have you watched The Expanse series on Amazon?! It’s SO GOOD!

[@courtneylconover80]

Thank you for all the suggestions! Although, I admit, you turned me off to reading the Song of Achilles, as Patrocles was his first cousin in the Iliad. So um. The rewrite is not to my liking. There was no need to make cousins lovers. (Originally, it was the family resemblance that allowed Patrocles to get away with impersonating Achilles)

[@Jodi9810]

I just finished The First 15 Lives of Harry August by Claire North (recommendation of yours? - I can't recall where I heard about it) and it was my favorite novel this year. Have you read Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer? I can't remember if I read it this year or last, but it's one of my lifetime favorites. Highly recommend it if you haven't read it. :)

[@cori4727]

I read Song Of Achilles in 2015, and I love so much that people are still reading and loving it!!! My favorite book of the year was probably Scarlet, but I finished and loved the entire Lunar Chronicles series this year!

[@karenslaughing]

I love the recs and I can’t do a lot of violence-- Where do you find out about trigger warnings regarding books??? Thanks:)

[@emargent]

Top books of the year: Check, Please!, Shadow and Bone, and the Foxhole Court (even though it was a reread

[@MaedBetweenthePages]

Jade Legacy was also one of my top books of the year 😍 Ms.Lee STUCK that landing 👌🏼