Reading the Fantasy Goodreads Choice Nominees for 2024🫠📚💫

[@jcoff85]

I totally agree that the fantasy category was not quite it this year. It's crazy that the literary fiction category was so much more exciting to me!

[@VeraFran]

Syd, I almost screamed at the screen when you said in the beginning that you didn't want to read The Tainted Cup because you didn't want to start another series. Thank goodness you changed your mind! I read it last week and I can't stop thinking about it and its world. I gave it 4.75. Not a perfect 5 but pretty close. It was a happy read. I'm glad it also made you happy.

[@msellenandrea]

I voted for the book of doors haha! I love it when people rant about books I've loved because we all have different taste and that is OK

[@sindel6562]

Same. I loved it.

[@rhondasruminationsonreading]

I voted for the TJ Klune one because I really adore that series. The found family element and the heartwarming feel just got me.

[@Botanicbooknest]

You have so quickly become one of my favourite booktubers ❤️

[@trinforeman54]

I loved The Tainted Cup! So glad you did, too! I'm so excited that the second is about to release!!

[@daniellebourret4685]

I voted for the tainted cup. Loved it and looking forward to the sequel

[@kelmoldenhauer]

I *LOVED* The Tainted Cup! His Founders Trilogy is also really good as well!

[@danimorin6283]

YES OMG I LOVE THAT YOU LOVE THE TAINTED CUP!!

[@stephanielow2537]

Your fantasy reading vlogs are my favoriteeeee (other than your travel vlogs !)

[@SamanthasBooks]

The Tainted Cup sounds so good!! 🌳

[@emilyoughton3326]

Definitely read Foundryside by RJB! It’s one of my favorite series of all time. Such an interesting magic system and the best characters.

[@banaa9463]

I voted for the Tainted Cup! Sad to hear about the book of doors. It sounded interesting

[@BooksandLala]

loved this!!

[@ericarenee9974]

I know this isn’t book related but I would love to see your coffee set up! Machine, grinder, portafilter type, any favorite accessories, etc.

[@ReadingNymph]

🌳🎄 rough start but im glad by the end it worked out. Having a home gym is amazing! I ended up voting for The Tainted Cup

[@stephaniefisher1091]

🌳🌳 I voted for The Tainted Cup- I loved it!

[@ChemicalPenguinn]

Can't wait!

[@cat.book.nook.]

That's the genre I've been most looking forward to from you!

[@kizzyneetyan]

The Tainted Cup is my FAVORITE book I read this year, and I'm so glad you started with that book for RJB. Because now you've got two other trilogies to check out that are super interesting!! And yeah the Goodreads Sci-Fi category was also not it this year. Super literary-heavy, practically no space opera or anything. Don't know how they made their choices.

[@LibrariesandLattes]

I’m so glad you loved The Tainted Cup! It was such a fun one and I can’t wait for book two 😍 I voted for Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands but The Tainted Cup was a contender (along with The Familiar which I did like, haha).

[@hildureinarsdottir3208]

So glad you like the Tainted Cup. I figured you would like it but one can never be sure :) I voted for that book to win. The only others I read were Emily Wilde (which I liked) and the Familiar (which I didn´t like)

[@paigebatey7056]

Currently 66% into the tainted cup & really enjoying it!!

[@AmataRayne2492]

🌲 I will go with a Pine tree because... Christmas 😂 I haven't read ANY of the books you read, but Tainted Cup might be the first one I get to in January. I want to try and read books that I have a digital ARC for, and that is one of them. Need to write my reviews! But, I am happy you found a 4.5! It may not have been the one you wanted to be 4.5, but that's the best part of books- they surprise you in the best of ways.

[@courageandclutter]

Ohhhh Syd, my dude. I completely had the SAME experience with The Book of Doors. What even was that? Big bummer. (Btw, I also think you'd love House in the Cerulean Sea.)🌳🌳🌳

[@MelpoReads]

“The book of snores” 💀

[@Megan.eco-Instinct]

lol

[@sofie2140]

You should definitly read the founders trilogy by Robert Jackson bennett. Its also SO good! ❤ I also loved the tainted cup and I really liked it! 🎉

[@gabbyreads]

That’s such a bummer about The Book of Doors 😭 it sounds so promising haha

[@susan_brehm_art]

I voted for the lost story, I loved it. 😊❤

[@WittTiger09]

Have you not read RJB's Foundryside trilogy??? Ma'am. Immediately.

[@JanAgaton]

justice for the familiar hehe

[@daijahsbookworld]

i miss youuuuuu 🌳🌳

[@SydBookWorrom]

i miss youuuu!💓

[@TheArtfulBrittani]

🌳🌲I think John Gwynne's final book, The Fury of the Gods, should have been nominated. It wasn't my favorite of the trilogy but not even a mention!?

[@MeMyshelfAndI]

Tainted Cup is DEFINITELY _not_ a duology. I just read the arc for book 2 and you're for sure not gonna get closure (though I did love it and thought it was another great mystery) in his Feb AMA he said he envisions this series with a dozen or more installments, like a Miss Marple or something.

[@SydBookWorrom]

oh! when i looked it up it said "book 2 of 2" so i thought that's what it meant🙃 good to know!

[@MeMyshelfAndI]

@@SydBookWorrom Sometimes that means all of the planned books of a series, usually it just means all of the created entries up til that point in time. :)

[@laurenmartin2247]

we are SPOILED! also I feel the same about critiquing someone's writing, when I'm just a hobby writer myself. but also when you know bad writing, you KNOW ugh

[@jilliannoble00]

I was personally surprised The Silverblood Promise wasn’t on the list. I know it wasn’t like best fantasy ever but I think it was better than a couple of the nominees personally

[@tessthepotter]

OKAY BUT what do you MEAN you haven't read House in the Cerulean?? I literally promise you will love it.

[@nflower33]

I couldn’t get into The book of doors either and it was a dnf for me. I voted for The Empire of the Damned. Love that series though never been into vampire books! Also loved the tainted cup.

[@elabausch9487]

Just finished the Book of Doors. I think you might have given up too early on it. :-) Maybe you will give it another chance. I am actually hoping for me books from this author. But... everyone is different. I use your recommendations a lot. Happy reading. I love your channel.

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

I want to read tainted cup so badly 🥹

[@_ashleylh]

I voted for The Warm Hands of Ghosts (though honestly it was historical fiction with a touch of magical realism). Then it didnt make it. I would have voted for A Sorceress Comes to Call in the second round, but that didn't make it either! (And I feel like it was more fairytale retelling than straight up fantasy.) I voted for Emily Wilde Book 2 because I enjoyed it, but it didn't feel like a "best book" to me. Newly published fantasy was just not it this year.

[@JessicaRoseReads]

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[@bethmetcalf3447]

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[@lisamorrow1929]

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[@Bella-pb6uk]

i am sat

[@GavinReadsItAll]

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[@melissaj8384]

I did not like Book of Doors either - I DNF'd it too.

[@emerkinsella470]

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[@stephaniebookish]

HELLO

[@SydBookWorrom]

@@stephaniebookish HI BESTIE🤭

[@tehluhlah]

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[@borninabook]

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[@kwoot07]

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[@sashamoons868]

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[@megantabibvideos]

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[@jordanhutson6962]

Furyborn was mid for me. I remember the premise being cool but the execution was sloppy. Not a fan of The Faithful and the Fallen series but did enjoy the first Bloodsworn Saga book. Malice was very bro fantasy, imo. I loved The Daughter of No Worlds but thought the sequels were kind of long. Didn’t love murderbot. Just didn't do much for me.

[@JayFernandes-b8c]

You are wearing a jacket and scarf inside??

[@SydBookWorrom]

its just a sweater and a sweater vest haha

[@davidness9775]

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[@Megan.eco-Instinct]

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[@sophiareagan6425]

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[@elizabethbrown9311]

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[@hannahandherstories]

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[@nisei.reader]

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[@elizabaum]

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[@broadwaybutterfly310]

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[@rebeccamarsden2128]

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