reading booktubers' favourite books of 2022

[@NoelleGallagher]

omg pleaseeeee do a video on your favorite memoirs!! i'm always looking for more!! i am so honored to that you read one of my favorites😭💛🏹

[@winonareads6790]

ohh i agree!!

[@caricanread]

I'm always worried when people read my favorite books but I'm so so glad that you enjoyed tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow!!! sorry about those heartstrings - im still recovering :')

[@thisstoryaintover]

I'm so happy I read it, I still want to cry every time I think about it 🥹❤️

[@kristen7623]

I loved this book so much. So much that I have been cooking and experimenting with Korean food ever since

[@gabbyreads]

Ahh I’m so honored to be included in this video with so many iconic people!! 🥰 I’m so glad you decided to give Daisy Darker a chance even if it didn’t end up being your thing 💕

[@chandlerainsley]

yesssss love on the brain supremacy!!

[@thisstoryaintover]

🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@Anna2187_]

So glad you loved tomorrow x3! It was one of my favorites last year. And so happy you ended up loving Hamnet. I read the book in 2021 but the ending has still stuck out to me, it was so beautifully written

[@khalilahd.]

Oh my god I literally just finished Crying in H Mart YESTERDAY! I absolutely loved her book. It was so honest and so relatable if you’ve ever lost someone significant. So cool to see you enjoying it as well ❤

[@winonareads6790]

i need to add this to my TBR!

[@MinaReads]

love this video and the editing was so great fam!

[@thisstoryaintover]

thank youuu 💓💓💓

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Why do I have to be a mood reader? Why can’t I be a ‘Reading come Rain, Hail, Storm’ kind of reader?

[@ladiepink]

You not alone I’m pretty much a mood reader too ! Before 2022 it literally was y I didn’t real a lot when stressed

[@theinstabookworm6428]

I didn't love Tomorrow x3 and thought it was overhyped, but I'm glad you loved it!

[@LifeasMonae]

I loved this video! I also am so excited to see all the fun video concepts you’ve been putting out recently. ❤

[@brenndasouzaa]

Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow was my first book finished of 2023 and boy, what a treat. It really became one of my favorites! I love it so much.

[@heather_vee_reads]

I loved Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow! It was on my best books of 2022 video as well. Hoping to get my hands on Hamnet soon as well 🙏🏼

[@leavesofmytree]

LOVED this! Immediately adding Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow to my tbr. I'm only buying one book a month this year, and I think it's going to be my February book!

[@e-nev]

Tomorrow was definitely a top fave of 2022! I don't cry often reading books, but that one made me SOB. Ugly cry, sob. With some things that were going on in my life at the time, it hit me in a way that I did not expect. So so good!

[@thisstoryaintover]

i forgot to mention it in the video but i BURST into tears after reading the final scene, so good!

[@gioiacok8422]

I like to tell myself I don’t like long KZbin videos, but this was SO ENTERTAINING!! And it made me really want to buy Tomorrow x3! 😍

[@hanaalfayez7150]

Hamnet is one of my favorite books of 2022. I also listened to it on audiobook and that was a game changer. I am currently reading Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow and I can see why everyone loves it but so far it may be a 4-star book for me.

[@alwaysreadingseason]

Loved having such a long video from you, Jananie! Tomorrowx3 is so good, heartbreaking at that one point. The video games were so interesting to read about. I can't wait for more of your content this year; I found one of my favorite books last year because of you (Kaikeyi). I just read another book that briefly mentioned Sita and it was cool to recognize her.

[@matteahayn]

I’m reading Hamnet right now and I’m enjoying it! It will mostly likely be 4 stars. I’m not as attached to the characters as I would’ve liked, and it was a bit confusing at first, but I’m obsessed with O’Farrell’s writing style and think she has phenomenal craft

[@anuja.deshpande]

I just read Tomorrowx3 as well and really enjoyed it. The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by the same author is one of my favourite books, do read it if you haven't - a heartwarming story of a grumpy bookstore owner, it has a lot of bookish elements and references. I felt the same way about Daisy Darker regarding the narrator and main character. I DNF-ed it about 20% into it.

[@thisstoryaintover]

Ooo thank you for the rec! I definitely want to read more of Gabrielle Zevin's work!

[@jkmacrunnel]

I 2nd reading AJ Fikry! One of my favorite books of all time!

[@literalexisse]

this was so much fun to watch! you’re one of my comfort booktubers of all time 🥹💖

[@thisstoryaintover]

🥺🥺❤️❤️

[@jacieblue]

When you said Crying in H Mart I KNEW you got it from Noelle!

[@thisstoryaintover]

haha she's definitely recommended it a lot!

[@keirainmarketing]

Need to get Love on the Brain!! Loved hearing your thoughts and these books and would to hear some memoir reccs!

[@rachaelerin1]

I’m really surprised you thought Crying in H Mart didn’t connect to a broader context! Zauner uses her experiences to comment on broad themes of culture, identity, the immigrant experience, women’s experiences, creating art, grief. She specifically zeros in on what it means to be a mixed race person and what their relationship to culture is. These concepts seemed way more central to the book than Eating Disorders in America or Child Stardom were in I’m Glad My Mom Died.

[@TheWordN3rd]

I'm reading the winner and loser for each Goodreads Awards category and everything I hear about T&T&T has so excited to start that project. Especially since it sounds like it's gonna be heavily linked to my childhood and how I grew up.

[@Winstar66]

What do you mean by “loser”. Isn’t there 19 losers in each category

[@TheWordN3rd]

@@Winstar66 first place and last place

[@siriusthescottie]

You should check out What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo if you’re looking for a memoir discussing personal life struggles in relation to larger sociocultural discourse 😊

[@thisstoryaintover]

Ooo I definitely will!! Thanks for the rec!

[@iammanx4439]

Idea.... I would love to see a list of recommendations on sci/fi or fantasy stand alone books. Everything seems to be about series.

[@books_and_heels]

I agree 100% with your ratings. I was left feeling unsatisfied when I finished H Mart and Hamlet. I was disappointed by Daisy Darker; it felt like an Agatha Christie copycat. And I LOVED TandTandT

[@AleSchwartzman]

I read Hamnet last year and it was one of my favorites!!!! Tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow it’s a masterpiece! Highly recommend it 🤩

[@abbykalleres7210]

I literally just finished Tomorrow x3 last night and I absolutely loved it. I actually started it back in November so it took me quite a while to get into it. But seriously I loved it so much. The characters and the plot are just 🤌

[@jkmacrunnel]

I felt the exact same way you did about Love on the Brain and the Love Hypothesis. Love on the Brain was SO GOOD! I don't understand why so many other people I've heard didn't like it as much. Oh well *shrugs*

[@heiditheowl2277]

you took me on a RIDE with not being able to get into hamnet at first, we have such similar taste that i just could not fathom you not liking it! it is more character-driven than plot, for sure, but once you get attached to the characters it's so hard to put down. i kind of wish i had read the audiobook now!

[@mandeepsian6857]

Hamnet!!!! Loved that so much!!!! Definitely my favourite read of 2022!!

[@eowyn71986]

This was fun! I'm glad you ended up loving some of them! Most of these are also on my tbr, so now I'm just even more excited to get to them (especially Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow)! The only one I've already read is Crying in H Mart. Like you, I enjoyed it but it wasnt a 5 star for me. It was a 4 star though, and I am glad that I read it. 😊

[@Djcooksandbooks]

Your reaction to Tomorrow x3 has bumped it pretty high on my TBR list! Fun video!

[@thisstoryaintover]

yesss! i hope you love it!

[@exploringmegan]

Love seeing you find a new favorite read!

[@beckyduff]

I have Hamnet on my shelf and want to read it this year. I'll be looking for an audiobook version to go along with it!

[@taylahmillington5388]

This is my first video I've watched of yours and I am already a fan. I really love the recommendations. Other than the thriller, I've put the rest of the recommendations on my TBR (I'm just sick of the genre haha, wanted to read something else). I'm excited to start reading these books.

[@SarahAtHeart]

You have convinced me to pick up Tomorrow x3! We have similar opinions on the other 4 books in the video, so hoping I'll love it too! Thanks!

[@thisstoryaintover]

I hope you love it 💓💓💓

[@majakrmer6797]

Honestly I saw the cover; my favorite booktubers on the cover of another of my favorite booktubers video? and I click Also: I just finished Hamnet (a few minutes ago) and I bawled my eyes out and gave it 5 stars so I’m curious to see what you think!!

[@thisstoryaintover]

Ahh 🫶🏾💕

[@MoJordanReads]

Super awesome that this was really successful for you!

[@caitlyn.m.t9618]

I remember reading Hamnet. And I get why you were struggling. For me, the whole book is so drenched in description that it feels like a chore to get through. It is beautifully written but at the same time, it feels like you are trudging through the book. I actually described it as feeling like walking through a swamp on a hot summer's day in my review, and I ended up dnfing it because it was too much for me. Which is odd because I usually love lots of description, I just don't love how she did it here. That being said, I do recognise it as an excellent book and I think it deserves the praise it gets.

[@sustainareader214]

I literally finished buddy reading Tomorrow x 3 last night and could not agree more with your thoughts!!!!! A STUNNING book, hooked me from the first chapter

[@erincarr9411]

Hamnett is amazing. I didn't find it dense. I'm also not sure why people get confused by the book. It seems pretty well laid out to me.

[@StephanieLouise]

Such a fun video! I see taste tests but the BEST OF THE YEAR is so monumental 😂

[@Roguemkc]

I wanted to love tonorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow, but I couldn’t get over the way it felt like a narrator was just telling us what was happening.

[@ChemicalPenguinn]

tomorrow x3 is actually so good. i was expecting to find it to be overhyped, but i'm very glad i didn't

[@elisazouza]

I still haven’t read love on the brain yet eeeee I loved the love hypothesis!

[@Idkwhattocallmyselfonhere]

Okay you drive a hard bargain I will read tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow as my next book 👍🏽👍🏽💜💜💜

[@thisstoryaintover]

YES 🙌🏾

[@bookwormdystopian]

I agree with you about Hamnet!

[@khonrade98]

even just thinking about the last words of Hamnet i'm getting The Shivers!!! So good!! but also same experience, it took me a while to get into it but it was so worth it!

[@emilydigrande4936]

I just bought tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow! Literally days ago lol I think I'm going to start it today.

[@booksandnotes]

I enjoyed all your thoughts on each book.

[@thisstoryaintover]

Thanks for watching 💕

[@amandacee113]

Love on the Brain wasn’t an all time new favorite for me, but I did for sure love it more than TLH too!

[@muddywatersbookshelf7758]

I really enjoyed Love on the Brain and Daisy Darker!!!

[@CityGirlWriter]

I have been hearing nothing but great things about Tomorrow x3 by Gabrielle Zevin. I am hoping to read it this month.

[@nadiaabdulrahman_]

I've got another recommendation from cari's video, it's called as long as the lemon trees grow, and it is a book about a girl in Syrian at the time of war (still currently happening) and her MANY struggles, if you wanna hear a better synopsis than you could see how cari talks about it, truly it makes me feel so good that an Islamic book with middle eastern characters, and it isn't very popular!!

[@heatherbenza5185]

Hamnet (paper) and crying in H mart (audio) were both 5⭐️ reads for me in 2022.

[@spexi513]

HAMNET = in my top 3 of 2022. Hope you enjoy it 💚

[@hebahesham6502]

First things first I love your voice. Secondly, it's a beautiful vlog and you are so sweet. 😍

[@winonareads6790]

i loved this!! so awesome

[@elisazouza]

I think it would be funny to start and finish love on the brain as my first book of the year) when I get it) considering the love hypothesis was the first book of last year for me :’)

[@eliza.the.earthling]

🌼 Agree with you on Daisy Darker! The premise had promise but the execution was lacklustre… probably one of the driest thrillers I’ve read. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie is the much better original and it’s only 250 pages. Though, it isn’t a diverse set of characters by any means and there are a few outdated comments made regarding race so be aware of prior to reading.

[@Sama-yd4cl]

Please can you say before giving spoilers to a book? (E.g. who is behind the mystery in Daisy Darker ☹️)

[@louisereads]

I literally started Hamnet on audio today on the same recommendation 😲

[@elisazouza]

I’m on chapter 2 of tomorrow, and tomorrow and tomorrow ! But I’m waiting for the actual copy of the book 😊

[@nataliemanuel5203]

I feel like Hamnet resonates a bit more with mothers. There is a scene where she says that you always feel this thread between you and your children that your mind casts out, always knowing where they are or checking in mentally and yet when she casts out for Hamnet, it is emptiness. That really kills you as a parent and really kicks you in the guts because it's so true.

[@fayla8127]

i think a lot of people were too harsh on ali hazelwood. love on the brain was enjoyable.

[@shawnamonroe]

Be Sweet by Japanese Breakfast is aoooo good

[@catlover22253]

i struggle with commiting to a book. ill start one and be like oo what if i read this instead 👀😭

[@claudiacoy3294]

I always fast forward descriptions of books, you tell the entire book. I'm surprised you don't tell us the ending. I know it's just me, but I don't like knowing so much about a book. I can do with recommendations, I trust you.

[@sannahrahman5665]

I have the audiobook for tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow but I feel like this book is better to read physically right? I actually do have the audiobook from the library but I had trouble getting into it when I started the audiobook. However, I have heard great things about it.

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

I really need to find a copy of tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow 👀

[@thisstoryaintover]

You really do!! It's the best!

[@sreyasrikanth]

If bree from legendborn was a real life person, it would be you!! ❤️

[@Danielle_California]

Oh man. I was so excited to read Hamnet and it just dragged for me. There was so much information that I was just like I DONT CARE 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

[@matastrakova2179]

I enjoyed Love on the brain, but I HATED that riddiculous ending. That "action" storyline was just so unecessary. Still excited about her future books.

[@thisstoryaintover]

Haha totally understandable! I can see why people wouldn't like it even if I didn't mind it 😂

[@shawnamonroe]

I had my book club read Hamnet. I guess we were all outliers, but we had several DNF and the ones who finished didn’t love it. It’s over-hyped, in my humble opinion. It’s slow and there isn’t enough happening IMP

[@thisstoryaintover]

i can totally see that! it's very capital L literary and that's definitely not for everyone!

[@rae2488]

💛💛💛

[@josieann4390]

💜💜

[@maheswarijeyabalan8784]

Hamnet was great in terms of writing. The words are just so beautifully crafted. However, I did not like the portrayal of Agnes. I hate the mysterious, wictchy woman trope and it has been used to death. Also, the book was more about Agnes in my opinion than it was about Hamnet and that just reduced my enjoyment overall.

[@fridahultgren8865]

Please put up spoiler signs when neccessary

[@mganallirt]

4 stars for Hamnet is blasphemy. The writing alone is a solid 10 stars.

[@rosianedonascimento5470]

🇧🇷🥰

[@MoshMoses]

audiobooks is not really reading but ok

[@douluvmee]

I heard really mixed reviews on the love hypothesis, more so gearing towards the negative. But since you are raving about the love on the brain, I am going to pick it up next i time I see it at Target!

[@MaiMai-wc3mw]

I'm envious of western countries getting access to new releases and others :((( I'm hoping to buy Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow but I'm still waiting for its price to go down (I just checked it and now out of stock)🥲. Checked on Amazon how to order but I can't afford the shipping, LOL. 🤣