Reviewing the 10 Highest Rated Books I've Read

[@booksnotlovers]

Prisoner of Azkaban is hands down my favourite Harry Potter novel (with Half-Blood Prince coming in second).

[@hayley581]

Same!

[@rebecca2401]

Aww Halfblood-Prince is my favourite! Or second-fave after Order of the Phoenix. But exactly because they spend so much time at Hogwarts! I've always loved the endless classes descriptions and student problems and even Quidditch hehe.

[@surrendersweet]

Half-Blood Prince was my favourite book for a while, til Deathly Hallows took over. HBP was my favourite cos I loved delving into Tom Riddle’s past. It fascinated me.

[@JeansThoughts]

Tbf I do love a bit of history building - the pensive is definitely my favourite part of HBP.

[@racheldemain1940]

Please don't shoot me in flames , I don't like Harry Potter. 😯😯

[@shaani7201]

Hi Jean, I'm so so glad you loved Wundersmith and spoke about it here. I'm from Australia and I love that Townsend is getting credit, especially when she's an aussie author. I studied the first book in class and my teacher introduced it to us and I have been addicted and cannot wait for the third book. This is hands down my favourite series at the moment and it's just getting better as it goes along. 😊

[@Dreaminangel420]

I absolutely love these type of videos from you. You always get me so excited about reading books I otherwise would have never picked up! Thank you so much for bringing to light such a variety of books.

[@milaces1323]

Not really related, but i'm loving your Hercules sweatshirt!!!😍

[@racheldemain1940]

Me Too. I had to look to see what it said as she kept moving!!

[@PokerStaples]

Hey Jean, I stumbled across your channel a few months ago as Iv'e been getting into literature a lot more and just wanted to say thanks for all the videos! I think they are great. I am also in Edinburgh and stuck here for the foreseeable future. Thanks again and stay safe, Jaime

[@Mparthur]

Mine are Prisoner of Azkaban and Deathly Hallows. That being said, what I do like about half blood prince is that final taste of howgarts student life and that it feels like a prequel to the end, so many important points to build on the last book, and I feel like if I love deathly hallows is very much thanks to half blood prince as well

[@yamiatemyugi]

I love The Nevermore series. I listened to both the first and second book through audible and pre-ordered the second book for when it comes out. I can't wait to find out what happens next. My comfort books are the Key To Rondo Series. I have both the audiobooks and the physical books (the first book signed by the author) I read/listen to them once a year. Another book I read/listen to at LEAST once a year would be the Skulduggery pleasant books. The first two are my favourite along with Mortal Coil. I also love The Midnight Circus.

[@erinsmith8074]

Love your sweater 💞

[@rebecca2401]

Love your sweater! Hope you're well. So happy, you're uploading! :))

[@milom5030]

oh my god! finally someone who doesn't think that chamber of secrets is the weakest harry potter book! it's my favourite - quite dark and creepy, yet hilarious (lockhart :D) i'm always soo sad when people trash it :/

[@ktxx22]

Honestly HBP is my favorite HP book, but that only happened after I reread them as an adult a couple of years ago! Thanks for the video idea I’m just now thinking about expanding my channel from solely reviews of books to more interactive content so I am looking forward to finding out what my top 10 books are on goodreads! Going to watch you lowest 10 right now!

[@SunshineWanderlust]

I was so excited to see Assata on here!! I agree, easily the most exciting non-fiction book I’ve ever read. I was surprised to find all my top rated books were crafting books, which I read very few of 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@sheepinaspaceship]

Half Blood Prince is one of my top 3 (it changes periodically), but it's currently my fave, although I haven't re-read them in a while. It's the last one where we're in Hogwarts for most of the time, a lot of the relationships between Ron, Hermione, Harry, Ginny and the others are evolving and changing, and we learn so much about key characters. That's why I love it so much, although I love them all.

[@HeathersBookReview]

Harry Potter books are my comfort area too :) I am constantly re-reading one of the books! Oddly enough, Prisoner of Azkaban is my favorite book in the series, but least favorite movie lol! I was soooo sensitive to the director changes LMAO

[@carly885]

I love your jumper ☺️

[@racheldemain1940]

I am Loving The Other Bennett Sister by Janice Hadlow. A retelling of Pride and Prejudice and Hilarious. I am not usually a fan of retellings of classics but this works.

[@lyddie465]

the saddest part about the library being closed is i am #1 on my hold list for homie by danez smith and i dont know when it will reopen. i know they have to be closed, and i am glad they are, but i miss the collection too! thanks for reminding me of assata! going to read it soon.

[@ronniebessling6802]

My favorite HP book is Half-Blood Prince for the fact that series takes such a dark tone and the intro storyline for the Horcruxes was amazing and set up perfectly for the last book. My personal least favorite is Order of the Phoenix just cause I find almost all of the characters not acting like themselves and it is way too long.

[@pEAcEgrL8]

Love this video!!! I remember loving the Order of the Phoenix the most when I read the Harry Potter series as a child but I think that was probably because it was the longest haha. I also have always loved Sirius and Bellatrix's characters so that could have played a part. It's interesting though because I don't love the 5th movie, specifically because the character of Umbridge (not the acting) is so annoying. When the Deathly Hallows came out that book became my favorite right away. Now that I'm older and have read them so many more times I can't tell! I always read all 7 when I choose to re-read them (can't just do one randomly). I think if I had to pick it would be the Deathly Hallows though. Also, the part I love about the Half Blood Prince is the development of the love stories, as well as Ginny's character in general!

[@pEAcEgrL8]

Just noticed somebody else commented on the development of Tom Riddle's character in the Half Blood Prince as well. So much character building in the 6th book! :)

[@rose_and_thorns]

My top 10 highest rated are an interesting mix: Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo, Stamped From the Beginning by Ibram X Kendi (nonfiction about the history of racism in USA), Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare, Harry Potter #6, The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah, HP #3, HP #4, Becoming by Michelle Obama, A Storm of Swords by GRRM, and The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. Pretty much agree that those are all great books! A little surprised Becoming isn't higher up, but at the same time, they're all almost neck-and-neck - the highest rating is 4.60 and the lowest is 4.51.

[@pEAcEgrL8]

Love Cassandra Clare's books!! I haven't read any in so long though- you just inspired me to check out some that I haven't read

[@helenjeindl524]

Wundersmith is amazing particularly the audiobook, I desperately want to be a Swift family member after reading and listening to the beginning of chapter 15. Brilliant and hysterical. ❤️📚

[@danceswithvirginiawoolfs8963]

Thanks for the 'Here the world entire' recommendation, it sounds fantastic. With the Half Blood Prince, I would say that it's my least favourite because it has a lot of exposition filler preparing for Deathly Hallows. Also, Harry's emotional journey is less prominent than Order of the Phoenix for example, even though he is grieving for Sirius and finding out about his life changing role in defeating Voldemort. It just seems to concentrate on him fancying Ginny. Thanks for your most recent videos - content on point as always ☺️

[@autism_and_niamh]

Loveeee these "reviewing books ordered to Goodreads algorithms" videos :D It really helps to hear opinions outside of the majority, and I added at least three of these books to my Want to Read list immediately, so thank u Jean!! 😁 I also ADORE that Hercules jumper!! Do you remember where you got it?! :) Stay safe in these unprecedented times xx

[@misguidedghostsx3]

Goblet of Fire is my fav HP book, but Chamber of Secrets is a close second! Also love your jumper! 💛

[@evastrange]

Halfblood Prince is in fact my favourite Harry Potter book. While it's not exactly slow-paced and we are finally making some steps in the direction of defeating Voldemort instead of just the "Monster of the Week", it's still a break from all the drama and upheaval that went on in vol. 5 and it's like the quiet before the storm: you know it will be the last time that you get to follow everyone around through a "normal" school year (as normal as they come, anyway). I liked the comfort-read factor of it.

[@JeansThoughts]

That might be it actually - when it comes to TV shows I've always loved the monster of the week style aha. Not that I don't love HBP, just not as much.

[@elisey161]

The Half-Blood Prince is my favorite! I loved learning Voldemort's back story, I found it so interesting.

[@cryingaboutbooks]

your sweater 😭💕

[@ana_9299]

This gave me the motivation I needed to go finish lord of the rings!!

[@dubbingsync]

My favourite Harry Potter book is Chamber of Secrets. Even though I knew where the story was going I loved listening to the details that were explained and bits of the world building that happened in that book. And it is my favourite of the movies as well I guess. Granted I haven’t listened to the rest of the books yet and it’s been years since I last read them.

[@MLLatUtube]

I also loved Wundersmith and am looking forward to the next in the series - stay well

[@JeansThoughts]

I cannot wait!

[@jennykate10]

The Return of the King is my favourite out of the LotRs books (The Two Towers Is my favourite movie) and it specifically is my favourite because of that scene at the end. I had no idea it was coming, was not spoiled and it was so great.

[@jennykate10]

Also the chamber of secrets is my least favourite. Actually currently listening to it as an audiobook for the first time. Still love it but yeah. I think its because I find it the most anxiety inducing and frustrating. I get frustrated with the way Harry is treated and accused. Now im older I can see that it actually well written to make you feel that way but still makes it not as enjoyable for me anyway.

[@biblio.beth3]

The Half-Blood Prince is my favourite book in the series! So interesting to hear everyone's opinions and how they differ so much!

[@amandap2579]

My favorite is half blood prince because we get so much Draco content Ooh, I’ll have to pick up that autobiography of Assata. She’s 2pac’s aunt and I’ve always heard her story

[@SunshineWanderlust]

Amanda P You won’t regret it. Assata is such a great book!

[@sharniephillpott9922]

I can't wait to get round to reading Wundersmith, I enjoyed Nevermoor so much! Do you know when this year is the third book out??? X

[@missburn]

Bookdepository says August 18th.

[@sharniephillpott9922]

@@missburn Thank you!

[@jackiesliterarycorner]

Finally, someone who says they would rather watch the LOTRS movies than read the book. I did recently listen to the audio books.

[@sophiecarbone4977]

Half blood prince was definitely my favorite for a while! It might still be but I haven’t read it in a while! I just love the mystery and the origin story of Voldemort..... also agree about the chamber of secrets! It’s fantastic!

[@rebeccacrow9013]

I couldn't get past the middle of Two Towers, so I agree the movies are so much better. In my opinion, the movies cut the fat from the story. My immediate example is the exclusion of Tom Bombadill from the movies - I didn't find enough of a point to him.

[@carolinesch.]

Looooove the Hercules Jumper😍

[@bookterror]

Fruits Basket got a new anime adapation last year which is faithful to the manga and very, very good, if you are looking for another way to pass the time. And I am surprised Saga has such high ratings overall, considering the graphic details in the drawings. I took a look at my highest averages and it mostly consists of manga, comics and poetry.

[@chloe.imogen]

Chamber of Secrets is my fav Harry Potter book so I'm so surprised to hear it's got the lowest average rating! I read the Lord of the Rings book for the first time last year after being familiar with the movies since I was a kid, and I know exactly the part you're referring to! Honestly the whole last chunk of the book really threw me! It's so bizarre!

[@Emiliemooles]

‪Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is my favourite book from the series.‬ ‪My top 5 highest rated books that I’ve read are:‬ ‪Take On The World by Sejuti Mansur, who happens to be a friend of mine. It is a collection of articles about climate change, politics and other prevalent topics. It uses Bangladesh as a case study and it is just fascinating. Highly recommend. ‬ ‪Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince‬ ‪Christmas Past from The Chronicles of St Mary’s by Jodi Taylor. It is a short story in a series about historians that time travel. The whole series is excellent and absolutely hilarious.‬ ‪Becoming by Michelle Obama‬ ‪In Order To Live by Yeonmi Park. ‬ ‪I loved all five of these books and would highly recommend!‬

[@judybrown1624]

Agreed with 8, but not Where the Crawdads Sing and The Nightingale both of which I read for book clubs and would not have otherwise read, probably.

[@KyndleWylde]

Why am I not able to find Here, The World Entire as a physical book? Only available as the Kindle edition on Amazon!

[@JeansThoughts]

You can only buy the physical edition on lulu: www.lulu.com/gb/en/shop/anwen-kya-hayward/here-the-world-entire/paperback/product-22988922.html

[@joannajanssen7827]

I haven't even watched the video yet but I have to say that your sweater is very cool😎

[@SadieReadsAgain]

Never read HP 😬 I've read We Should All Be Feminists, but hadn't heard of Dear Ijeawele, so adding that to my GR!

[@racheldemain1940]

Read the first one but none since. Couldn't see what the fuss was about.

[@booksvsmovies]

Half-Blood Prince was my least favourite HP book because it felt like a bridge book rather than its own novel. We spent so much time being given exposition about the Horcruxes which I found clunky and a bit boring. People may love it because of how shocking the ending was, but since I read Harry Potter for the first time two years ago and had been sufficiently spoiled for every aspect of the story it didn't impact me as much as I'm sure it did others. My favourite book is Order of the Phoenix because seeing Harry dealing with the repercussions of Goblet of Fire hit me in the feels real hard. Also, I could really relate to Harry writing his O.W.L.s cause I read it around the time I wrote my GCSEs and Rowling captured the atmosphere perfectly.

[@meganlloyd1238]

The half blood prince is my favourite! I love the every day detail and the descriptions of life in Hogwarts.

[@rymhreads]

Aw yeah, I don't get the hate for Chamber of Secrets - I really had wished that Lockhart would back in a later book! My favourite Potter though is Azkaban, mostly for the beginning I think where Harry spends time in Diagon Alley, he's so carefree!

[@frogggirl2]

HBP is my absolute favorite. The characters are a little more rich/complex and I like the Rita Skeeter plot.

[@nadnadnadnad7133]

Me me me Half-Blood Prince is my absolute favourite! I love how the plot blows wide open and all the Voldemort backstory. But I agree with you that Chamber of Secrets is highly underrated, its my second favourite!

[@Lexiscee]

Half Blood Prince is my favorite because Harry is finally happy! (for most of it) and it's so much fun (and funny until the end of course).

[@librarianlirael]

Half-blood prince is my favorite! It has more complex themes than the early books, but a much lighter tone than the 5th or 7th books.

[@Luna-po5ui]

Omg, Half-Blood Prince has ALWAYS been my favorite! It's at the point that all the mature themes of the series really come to a head. We get so much more development of Harry and Dumbledore, and we learn about Voldemort's past. Everyone discovers hormones. We get a lot of great Hogwarts lessons and a Draco mystery, and then a whopper of an ending. It's just my favorite one to read! I don't think it's a very uncommon opinion, I've seen a lot of people with me on this one lol.

[@Luna-po5ui]

I'm with you that people unfairly slander Chamber of Secrets though. That plot is immaculate and the mystery is brilliant and it deserves RECOGNITION.

[@enviropirate1]

Probably an unpopular opinion, but my favorite Harry Potter is Order of the Phoenix. I love Harry's wit and sarcasm in this book. I also adore the Dumbledore's Army scenes.

[@roz3908]

Half-Blood Prince is my fave HP because I loved learning all the background about the war and I really loved seeing so much of Ginny, who is my fave character. Chamber of Secrets is my second fave, again because Ginny is so important to the story, even if she gets a criminal lack of page time. Deathly Hallows is a lot lower on my list because it feels both too slow and too quick. A lot of it seems aimless but also the fact that they were able to find all the horcruxes in one year seems far-fetched to me. Also no Ginny so :/ But I did still like all the background info about the war and key players in it, so it's not my least favorite or anything.

[@VelvetLibrary]

Half blood prince isn't my favourite, but I do think it's one of the best on a technical level. There are people who don't love Wundersmith??😱 I gave the both 5 stars, but I thought Wundersmith was even better

[@balletdadance]

Prisoner of Azkaban and The Order of The Phoenix are my top 2 favorite Harry Potter books!

[@gemmababe]

Half-blood Prince is my favourite! The Voldy backstory (Merope T-T) and Ginny being a badass and snarky and idgaf and standing up to Ron just makes that book so. good. Chamber of Secrets is boring and my least favourite (the early movies are my favourite though!)

[@freyaelliott3120]

Half blood prince is by far my favourite film wise though it’s been a while since I read the book

[@bookreviewswithzoe]

Chamber of Secrets is one of my favourite in the series

[@gliterindoenut]

Fruits basket recently got a new anime that's much closer to the manga if you're interested in a nostalgia hit!

[@JeansThoughts]

Oh wow really!? Il definitely check that out

[@mrsbaratheon]

for a long time I thought the Half-Blood Prince was my least favourite but since I reread it last year it's actually my second favourite after The Order of the Phoenix.

[@lani6700]

I looked at the highest rated in my "disliked" tag and I'm not surprised to see it's a lot of popular YA like Mortal Instruments and Strange the Dreamer. What I'm most shocked by is A Man Called Ove, I hated it! It has no charm and I don't find a rude angry man enjoyable... I think The 100 Year Old Man series is actually what people buzz about Ove being I'm scared to look at the lowest rated because I think I'll find some favorites at the bottom...

[@lyannastark628]

HBP is still my favorite Harry Potter. I like the tone and I liked Draco's character development.

[@engi8011]

Half-Blood Prince and Chamber of Secrets are my two favourites (proud Slytherin here + I've a huge soft spot for background stories). On the other hand, I seriously dislike Prisoner of Azkaban, I think it's the book with more plot holes of the entire series

[@nokiddingbrainless]

#Justice4ChamberOfSecrets! My favourite is Prisoner of Azkaban so I was pleased to see that that one's second, but yeah I think Half-Blood Prince is my least favourite too. It's so depressing. :') Though I still love it because I love all of them. But on my most recent reread I was surprised to see how much I liked Chamber of Secrets because so many people seem to dislike it. I love a lot of things about it (Harry's time at The Burrow, the Basilisk mystery, Lockhart) but I think the reason why a lot of people don't like it is because Hermione is petrified for most of it?

[@MaryAmongStories]

YES Chamber of Secrets deserves more love!

[@JeansThoughts]

THANK YOU!

[@penelopem2176]

My highest average rated reads are Heartstopper 3 which I don’t think is the best in the series, The Power of Vulnerability by Berne Brown which is great, The Boy the Mole the Fox and the Horse which is only OK . None of these are my highest rated books.

[@rosaliemusicals]

I thought it was pretty common for half blood prince being the favorite of the series ,it is my favorite. However i agree loads of people think chamber of secret is the worst but i love it

[@gryt.andersen8710]

Half-blood Prince is my least favourite book but favourite of the films. Order of Phoenix is my favourite book but least favourite film :) P. S. I also love Chamber of Secrets. It's definitely in my top three of the series

[@evareads2817]

Interesting video :)

[@funfuz]

My favourite HP book is Order of The Phoenix and my favourite HP film is Prisoner of Azkaban.

[@inessamaria2428]

Harry Potter and Prisoner of Azkaban is my fave!

[@moonbook12]

Cool shirt

[@JeansThoughts]

Thanks ^_^

[@rukminiprabhu2397]

Half Blood Prince is my favorite😊 I agree that chamber of secrets is awesome😁

[@TheBookishMom]

The Half Blood Prince is one of my favorites actually. Not my top favorite of the series, but close.

[@antoneladiana]

The Half Blood Prince is my favorite and Deathly Hallows is my least favourite haha. I loved learning so much about Voldemort

[@JeansThoughts]

Aha we are such opposites ;P

[@springett91]

I'm so not a lover of Deathly Hallows at all! Order of the Phoenix is my fave, I'm the opposite though I love the books that are in Hogwarts mostly so maybe that's why I didn't like Deathly Hallows as much!

[@mvp_1206]

HBP is my favorite!

[@carly885]

Mine too haha

[@rivendellstarlight]

Half-Blood Prince is also my least favorite book, tbh. I didn't feel like much happened in that book, it was mostly set-up for book 7 and a ton of teenage angst :/

[@JeansThoughts]

Aha agreed!

[@funfuz]

I love the LOTR films, I couldn't get through even the first LOTR book. Persevered through The Hobbit, but dear god, it was too slow and bored me.

[@tarabite8469]

My favorite HP book is The Order Of The Phoenix.

[@angelaluz405]

Prisoner of Azkaban is my favorite, without a doubt!

[@rozreallyreads]

my fav is half blood prince hahaha

[@zeideerskine3462]

The chamber of secrets was revolutionary for showcasing the evil of narcissism.

[@juliettechaplin2685]

My rating of the Harry Potter books goes : 3 - 4 - 5 - 1 - 7 - 2! Seemingly the opposite of yours...

[@racheldemain1940]

Love your Sweater. ?

[@BobbieRossie]

I am so sorry to tell you that the Half-Blood Prince is really my favourite...