the best books of 2022 !!

[@ggukdipity]

I love the folk of the air. I think the reason why everyone was disappointed with it is because they had high expectations and followed everyone who hyped it but you didn't, you didn't expect it to be like that and that's why you really liked it. I'm glad you gave it a chance and enjoyed it

[@FaeryLaume]

I really liked it too. I particularly remember people saying the third book was disappointing, can't remember why now, but I thought it was good, the characters stayed true to themselves. I also really liked How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories.

[@Pruvireads]

I loved it as well. I went in expecting to hate it because I’m a new YA reader, like last year was my first year looking at booktok and everything and I wasn’t really sure what go be expecting, and I’d heard some bad reviews too. Like I had for six of crows where some ppl were like “it’s awesome” but some were like “oh my gods what is this, why do ppl like it, too hyped” but I ended up picking it up and loving it so much and it was the same for folk of the air for me

[@Jude266]

Honestly it’s my comfort read. I read them before getting into bookstagram and I wasn’t on Twitter, so I enjoyed the story SOOOO MUCH! Seriously Jude is my favorite FMC of all time!

[@pky9269]

literally, im still reading the series rn and im loving it so much i dont understand the complaints, the series became one of my top 5 favorite books ever

[@nifahnisa]

I really like it tho, especially the politic. You can also understand why all the characters do what they done.. i think i cry several time not because its sad but due to shock

[@lunalove8733]

I think it's important to mention that these violent delights contains self-harm. I didn't know that before i read the book and if i had known, i probably wouldn't have. So heads up for everyone considering to read it!

[@jmsl910]

ty for telling us that. strong pass for me

[@gezeitenspinne]

Thank you so much! While overall that's something I can handle I know I need to be in the right headspace for it. So this is an immense help

[@sivolia1317]

On story graph readers can leave trigger warnings for books, so you can check there before read them. Stay safe folks

[@zhisu2665]

The Secret History is definitely a book where its aesthetic doesnt match the tone which is funny because the whole novel is so miserable [and funny but still] yet the edits are all happy, pretty, comforting. I love it.

[@jilianh]

Only one 5 star book?! That's some serious rating restraint!

[@anamelchior7194]

Fr, now I feel like I'm too light with my ratings because if the book is entertaining enough I automatically give it 4 or 5 stars, lol

[@chelsey8737]

Out of 148 books in 2022, I ended up with 35 five stars so...I think my rating style would give Leonie a heart attack 🤔 🤣

[@jilianh]

I think I had 15/62, lol. In my defense, my average rating is around 3.9 but if a book is turning out to be a 1,2, or almost 3 I DNF it!

[@cinnamonteeth]

I had zero 5 stars lol

[@jilianh]

@@cinnamonteeth Who hurt you? 🥲

[@ZzZivaReads]

The cruel prince suddenly appearing on your best books list is the most surprising plot twist these end of year book videos have ever seen 😂😂

[@bear.b]

right!? 🤣🤣 I honestly expect it she would hate the series!!!

[@mariafortino3450]

McCurdy's book was a revelation. She is such a talented writer and storyteller. I was blown away too. What a talent!

[@Trainingonthedaily]

Yup same here🎉🎉

[@junainahrahman4156]

I love what you had to say about The Ones Who Walked Away from Omelas! Such a haunting and thought provoking read. It's the first short story I read since a long time and it inspired me to pick up more short stories.

[@Z_pixel]

I only started getting into reading in 2022. My reading goal for the year was 15, and I ended up reading 37!! these were my only 5 stars: The song of Achilles by Madeline Miller All my rage by Sabaa Tahir Beautiful broken things by Sara Barnard Happy New Year!!!

[@guiltypleasure2087]

Song of Achilles was really good!

[@jessicalesko9393]

thats so good! hope 2023 bring more good books for u

[@Z_pixel]

@@jessicalesko9393 thank you!! Hope you find more good books too

[@emmakgill]

All My Rage was my favorite book of the year!

[@meh5069]

I absolutely loved All my rage!

[@ariadnapollato562]

I love that u recommend based on everyone’s taste! That makes you one of a kind! Usually people just give their rating without much more depth! This video made me happy

[@tischa3639]

I loooove the way you do your recommendations with telling us who will like it and who will not.

[@ashitakedia5814]

I love the cruel prince because the romance is a subplot and their relationship is so authentic and imperfect that I love it wholeheartedly

[@tealeaftae]

My favorite read by far in 2022 was Babel by Rf Kuang. You can tell she put tons of research and time and care into this book.

[@teestab143]

YESSS OMG i loved that book! idk anyone else who likes it! you have great taste 😁

[@tealeaftae]

@@teestab143 i found a few booktokers and booktubers who like the book but when i mention the book outside of the book community, people get immediately turned off at the fact there’s no romance 😭.

[@knitted_sweater_near_fireplace]

@@tealeaftae oh, I love romance but some of the best books I've read don't have it, "Dandelion wine" for example

[@Trainingonthedaily]

I can’t wait to read Babel

[@jessycac6311]

@@tealeaftae It sucks that people only put value on books if they have (arguably badly written and forced) romance.

[@salechaat]

I love how unapologetic you are about loving what you (we) love, even tho you’re still mindful about it, so just thank you for being you and doing videos 💙💙

[@tisha177]

The way I just get so excited seeing a new video of yours being uploaded>>>

[@alexmcginness8859]

My fave of the year was definitely Fellowship of the Ring. I’m an avid Tolkein fan, and after putting off reading the books again for 15+ years (for similar reasons to your Jane Eyre story) I am more in love with LOTR than I ever have been. I’m thinking of turning it into a tradition to read all 3 once a year because I’m truly sad that I’ve allowed myself to miss out on so much nuance from the books for so long.

[@mikaela__]

i'm so happy to see these violent delights get recognition!!! it was my favorite book of the year, it's so underrated

[@phereinphonon]

I picked up Bunny this year, because it intrigued so much on various social media platforms and inspired by your videos, and it just... blew my mind. It was such a wild ride but it is definitely in my Top 3 Books of the Year because it was an amazing experience, the book compares to nothing else I read, just... wow

[@FruduBuggins]

Usually I also don't read biographies. Usually. But then I read/listened to Michelle Zauners 'Crying in H Mart" and it's so magnificent; the way Zauner manages to channel the abstract literature of music into an immeasurably emotional journey from child to adult and back again. The narration by the author herself really creates an intimacy rarely achieved. This along with a bravely exposed heart, makes 'Crying in H Mart' stand out as an autobiography worthy of in depth reading Cheers from Denmark 🇩🇰

[@meganngeorge]

I Loved Crying in H Mart.

[@Sarah-ss6fr]

My favorites of the year out of 105 : -If we were villains -Alone With You in the ether -Beartown (actually everything by Frederick Backman) -Malibu rising -The starless sea!!! -people we meet on vacation -The history of Love! -in my dreams I hold a knife

[@andee4212]

beartown is SUCH a good book but it’s so incredibly sad, i’m lucky if i can make it three chapters at a time without crying

[@allyordyna7050]

A reader of fine taste :) Fredrik Backman supremacy 🫡 I agree with all of these.

[@seal2697]

Hi, was wondering if you have to know Shakespeare to understand and like We Were Villains. I wanted to read it but I got scared off because I heard that there was a bunch of nods to Shakespeare.

[@urrockstargf111]

@@seal2697 not who u asked but not really. they do have the plays within the book but understanding the context isnt necessary.

[@seal2697]

@@urrockstargf111 Oh okay I feel sm better about it then. I really wanted to read it! Tysm :)

[@STee-rv3cz]

I had no idea Cruel Prince and Wicked King were insanely popular. I just picked them up because I love Holly Black as a children's author, especially her previous faerie works. She has an uncanny ability to capture the dark essence of old faerie folklore while delivering her stories in a suitable palette for children. And I fall in love with that kind of thing.

[@erikaconley1175]

Same! The Spiderwick Chronicles were my lifeblood when I was younger.

[@aline8257]

Your enthusiasm about these books is very joyous 😊

[@Lillyjoy]

Love the video! Mine were: 1. The House in The Cerulean Sea by Tj Klune 2. I’ll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson 3. The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson

[@christinafrei7776]

I'll Give You the Sun is one of my all-time favorite YA/fiction books. It's incandescent. I almost feel like I'm in a trance when I read it! Thanks for reminding me.

[@Lillyjoy]

@@christinafrei7776 Aw I love hearing that other people love that book too! It was so good, I loved the characters and the writing so much.

[@hayleyemma7953]

Happy new year, Leonie! I feel like I went through 2022 with you, both finishing up our STEM thesis and degrees, just going through similar cycles of life. I hope 2023 brings you some new ans fun experiences and a bit of calm now that uni is over!

[@andra9867]

I am so happy someone mentioned These Violent Delights 💖 After finishing it I couldn't stop thinking about it 😩

[@sofiapeeters6286]

you are so right about the goodreads ratings! i too found out this year that many of my favorite books have a rating under 4.00 on goodreads. so honestly, so many more possibilities have opened up for me now that i've ditched putting importance of the goodreads rating. i prefer checking out some critics reviews now

[@Sageswritership]

Whenever you post I click, not just for the aesthetics, but because I love your personality, and keep up the good work, also have you every read Coraline I want you to make a video about it. I hope you have an amazing 2023 and I hope have days full of warm tea and reading in candlelight.

[@millysbookshelf2101]

Have a happy 2023. Bunny intrigues me - maybe one to add to my reading list for this year.

[@oliviacadogan2909]

Usually, I would look at a book like bunny and be completely daunted by the content but I got bunny as a Christmas present last year and reading it has completely changed my perspective on everything!

[@hannahfay4950]

Bunny was definitely one of my favorites this year, and I'm hoping to finally read Jane Eyre. Thank you for the recommendation!

[@luiiiandmovieee]

My favorite books of 2022 are 1. memory of souls - Jenn Lyons (the third in the series. It's high fantasy at its core and I couldn't love it more) 2. his dark materials 3 - Philip Pullman (so so good!) 3. lost boy - Christina Henry (I read it with a constant fear, which is great) 4. the moon - K. Tolnø 5. to kill a kingdom - Alexandra Christo 6. Lügendiebin - Saskia Louis 7. they both die at the end - Adam Silvera (I finished it yesterday and I cried so so much) 8. she's too pretty to burn - Wendy Heard

[@GUNI_KUN]

Is they both die at the end good ? Like how was your experience with it...i wanna read too so I'm asking 🙃

[@luiiiandmovieee]

@@GUNI_KUN I gave it 4,5 stars so yeah I like the book very much. The beginning makes you anxious because you think about the fact that you could die any moment, but the rest of the book makes you realize how important it is to actually live and appreciate little moments. You can read the book very fast because the writing style is pretty simple a bit too simple for my taste). And I cried a lot because this book feels so realistic. I hope this helped you. I'd really recommend the book :)

[@8makes1team81]

I’ve been looking at to kill a kingdom for a bit now, what did you rate it?

[@luiiiandmovieee]

@@8makes1team81 I rate it 5 stars mostly because I love strong and sarcastic characters. The world-building is a bit weak but character-driven stories are the best. I listened to the audiobook which was great

[@anthipaganou3727]

As someone who grew up with His Dark Materials, I'm always so happy to see people enjoy this trilogy! We need more people talking about it

[@hazelphoenix203]

Thank you for getting me obsessed with all that is dark academia. Currently reading The Secret History. I loved Bunny too!

[@alexandrahill9176]

I have been binging your channel for the past 2 days now and you're officially my favorite Book Tuber! I also listened to Jennette McCurdy's book last year; it was the quickest I bought and finished! I'm currently reading "The Secret History", my first mystery/psychological thriller ever and I'm enjoying every page. I bought "Bunny" last summer and it's the next book I plan to read right after TSH!

[@ryankluck5041]

Happy New Year Leo! I’ve been watching your channel for a little over a year now. Thank you for the consistently great content! Our reading tastes don’t perfectly align (but Bunny sounds awesome!); however, your passion and creative videos are highly entertaining and informative, setting you apart from many of your contemporary Booktubers! I hope your channel continues to grow and wish you success in your career endeavors! PS congrats on completing your degree earlier last year!

[@tylerreed7615]

I started reading Emily Henry this year and binged all of her books. They were definitely among my favorite books that I've read this year. Right up there with The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden, The House in the Cerulean Sea by Tj Klune and Well met by Jen DeLuca

[@shelleytaylor1778]

I reread Jane Eyre in 2022 along with Wide Sargasso Sea on a friend’s recommendation. Highly recommend reading them together! Other favorites for the year were Born a Crime, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Song of Achilles, Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Poet X and a YA called Snow and Rose. Loved them all for completely different reasons!

[@Cherry130m1o]

I dont think our tastes synchronize BUT i absolutely love the way you talk about books and your take on books i would probably find too overwhelming. I love how aesthetic your set up u is and the motivation you give me to pick up a book (even those I wouldn't usually touch) I really like your content

[@hystdd]

Just adding in all these books to my tbr list in 2023, thank you very much.

[@bettybookish]

Definitely going to check out Leonie's recommendations this spring. Happy New Year.

[@jaimeerindy4573]

Beautiful World Where Are You is my top book of 2022, I absolutely adored it. I know a lot of people didn't, but man it hit so hard for me

[@sylviab.3195]

YAY for Jane Eyre!!! It is my favorite book. Luckily you have finally (LOL) read it, I was nearly twice your age when I read it, so you are very alright with reading it at your age ;-) Thanks for all your wonderful videos. Have a happy and wonderful and very bookish year 2023!!!

[@raymondhodgson1190]

Just finished reading "Glasstown" by Isabel Greenburg, which is this amazing graphic novel about the Brontë sisters and this shared fantasy fiction city they all started writing together when they were kids and it was really great! Other highlights for 2022: "Crying in H Mart" by Michelle Zauner, "Babel" by R.F. Kuang, "A Woman of No Importance" by Sonia Purnell, "Legends and Lattes" by Travis Baldree, "Mornings in Jenin" by Susan Abulhawa, "The Heart Principle" by Helen Hoang, and "Station Eleven" by Emily St. John Mandel. I guess I was in the mood for melancholy, overall.

[@asgoodasgolden]

Next year you should try Exhalation by Ted Chiang for your short stories! Also I think you finally convinced me to read the folk of the air series... I hate when enemies to lovers is used to describe books that Ara actually like misunderstanding to lovers or like vague dislike to lovers

[@singlemominthecity]

Such smart insight into the books you loved! I also read The Secret History this year and loved it! New subscriber!

[@jadeleefranke2349]

I also agree with what you said praising Jeanette’s biography. I didn’t realize the audiobook was in her voice! Now I’m inclined to hear her tell it- but either way, I have so much appreciation for her as a person after finishing reading the book.

[@asee7657]

I just wanted to say, that this video was the perfect one for me today I was so stressed out but now I'm a lot better. I think you found the perfect balance between describing the plot and your reasons for loving the book... I haven't read any of these books but now I will! My favourite reads: Piransi and Never, ever, ever by Linn Strømsborg

[@pandaouji1301]

I picked up Book Lovers as my first book (after a long slump) because of you and I loved it so much!! Thank you so much

[@em-nq9gk]

i have an awful migraine and every sound is so grating, but i need a distraction and tbh your voice is so soothing and watching your videos when i have a headache is always my go to👌 💕

[@badfaith4u]

I discovered Emily Henry this year and read three of her books. I am looking forward to her new book Happy Place this year.

[@nadiaabdulrahman_]

Hello Leonie, love your videos soooo much!! I binged them all a few weeks ago, one of my newest favorite KZbinrs, if not than favorite, and full of confort♡♡

[@bookthoughtswitheilish]

I read Jane Eyre for the first time this year as well and it was so so good! I haven’t read a book like that in so long where you really believe how much two characters are in love 🖤

[@erinmaggio5620]

Read Jane Eyre. We had to read a classic during that time period. I liked it a lot. Glad you liked it.

[@Mahi-nw5vh]

My favourite book of all time ♥️

[@erinmaggio5620]

I selected Jane Eyre when I'm high school English class. Loved it!

[@aninditasinh]

Beautiful World Where Are You is honestly one of my favourite books! I read it in 2021 and fell in love. I found it so strangely relatable

[@piscespaperbacks]

jane eyre is my favorite book of all time!! its so readable and interesting and I'm so glad you loved it!! You also definitely sold me on These Violent Delights, i'm def going to pick it up this year :)

[@dweebycat9929]

Thank you for adding the music used in the description, I was just about to ask in the comments haha

[@pendragon2012]

I'm so glad I found this channel--got lots of good ideas for this year and for last year! Happy New Year, Leonie, may it be your best ever! Read on! 🙂

[@xQueenOfDarknessX]

I was waiting for Bunny! I am currently 2/3rd in the book because I have been wanting it since watching your video where you discovered and loved it. Thank you Leonie, for the rec!

[@blurringlovers]

I'm usually one of the silent viewers but I thought I'd take the opportunity of the new year to wish you a happy 2023 and say that I love love love your videos, the research and work that goes into it and the way you break down your reads. Also thought it was funny to hear you say that The Secret History's main theme was illusions, because the French title of the book is literally "The master of illusions" !! (I still don't know myself who that 'master' is supposed to be)

[@mattkean1128]

Happy 2023 Leonie!

[@a_literarylavender]

the video I've been waiting for the whole year✨

[@emmaopaline]

Happy New Year ! I had a wonderful reading year. Some of my favorite readings are : The parabol of the sower by Octavia E.Butler, Our part of Night by Mariana Enriquez, Ring Shout by P. Djèli Clark, Rain by Ng Kim Chew, Kim Kim Jiyoung oung, born in 1982. I'm happy I read more comics and mangas that are one of the best boik I read this year Thanks for this video ❤️

[@-hopeless-1138]

I swear I have been waiting for this since forever!!!!!!

[@lisabrooks178]

i cant wait for your reading vlogs in 2023!!!

[@Emily-hf9ud]

My favorites in 2022 were: A Man Called Ove, Everything I Never Told You, Beach Read and Normal People! Also your recommendations of Jane Eyre have convinced me to conquer my own fears and insecurities and read it next fall.

[@shelbycrobinson]

Subscribed the second you said Bunny was your only 5 star! It’s truly my favorite book I’ve ever read

[@pierrebrown3451]

BUNNY WAS YOUR #1?!?!?! I am so glad I discovered your channel!! It immediately became one of my favorites!!

[@normmansor1313]

Happy New Year Leonie. Have a great 2023 ahead.

[@The_WriterVerse]

I read Jane Eyre for the first time this year as well and it completely changed my life! It was the first classic novel that one, intrigued me, two, shocked me with plot twists, and three, was accessible to my own ability to process it (I am a native English speaker lol). I don’t think it’s the greatest romance of all time. However, i think It’s an exemplary novel of what marriage had to be during its time. I wrote an essay on Jane Eyre’s character and why I believe her to be an invisible bisexual and my professor is helping me get it published in an academic journal. Needless to say, I have so much to say about this book! I’ll be reading the rest of the Brontë sisters this year 😊

[@rosreviews]

OMG love The Folk of Air series. I loved Queen of Nothing more than the others. Can't wait to read The Stolen Heir

[@ReadingNymph]

I love so many of these! Folk of the Air, Jane Eyre, These Violent Delights, Secret History and Bunny are all favourites of mine ❤

[@lenani9143]

Such an interesting list! Never thought anyone could get me interested in reading the Folk of Air books but you actually did... I actually had an amazing reading year so I made a list because I couldn't pick just one fave: 1. A Psalm for the Wild-Built / A Prayer for the Crown-Shy 2. Inkblood / Inkdeath 3. Legends & Lattes 4. The Fifth Season 5. Dead Silence 6. Gilgi - One of Us (maybe as a Sally Roonie fan you'd enjoy this!) 7. We have always lived in the Castle Have a happy 2023! ✨

[@hayleyemma7953]

Always love your recommendations, you definitely have the strongest influence on my reading lmao. 5 star reads this year ( I have rating restraint, so there was a lot more 4 stars): - Howl's Moving Castle -Mindfulness -Piranesi -Humankind -Book Lovers -Intuitive Eating

[@Ninawina1501]

Mine was definitely Hamnet! Loved this and all your videos. Happy new year 🎊

[@mitsuha0608]

my favorite book of the year was definitely The Chronicles of Narnia ❤ and i'm shocked that you're not a native english speaker because you speak so fluently and your channel is the only one i watch just because that's the one i can understand the most

[@zo9935]

Literally have book lovers sitting on my desk! Ready to read 😊 this is good you recommended it because it’s making me more excited to read it

[@zo9935]

Then I saw the secret history and thought omg I just read that and now I am thinking we are the same person ahaha

[@bipashachoudhury399]

This year in my major "The one's who walk away from Omelas" was in the course as a Sci-fi book, and it was so good, specially with the satire of it being a Utopian world.

[@Pruvireads]

I’m seriously thankful u talked about these violent delights because me being me being stupid did not realise they were different books. I thought they were different covers but I’ll have to get this one instead of the Chloe gong one for sure.

[@saskia5644]

I think you would like An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson, Leonie! It's a fae story with a dark cottagecore feel. The characters aren't that deep but the vibes are great; poison, mushrooms, rotten forest, mean fair folk etc. My 5 star reads were before the coffee gets cold, a man called Ove, and Vespertine. They were all great and I highly recommend them!

[@meysician7117]

I loved An Enchantment of Ravens and Vespertine, and Sorcery of Thorns was one of my top reads of 2022!! I could have read An Enchantment of Ravens in one sitting with it's fast-paced yet immersive storytelling, but I just didn't want it to end. Margaret Rogerson is now an auto-read author of mine (CANT WAIT FOR MYSTERIES OF THORN MANOR 🤍🤍🤍)

[@lily.ofthevalley]

A great video, Leonie! If you want to read more short stories, I definitely recommend these (they are both speculative fiction): 1. All the Fabulous Beasts (Priya Sharma) - sinister, dark stories that were on th BBC list of Most Overlooked Books in 2019 2. Exhilation (Ted Chiang) - SciFi short stories that ask big questions about humanity, very elegant and thought-provoking.

[@annanyarawat3200]

Cant believe I am early your book videos are the best only ones i would watch till the end ☺❤❤

[@camdre147]

I got back into reading this year and omg so many good books 1. Definitely The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, I even got another copy for Christmas because this book is juste chef kiss 2. The Six of Crows duology which I read in a few days because of how captivated I was 3. Murder mystery french book called "Dans les brumes de Capellan". The plot twists are unmatched holy I still think about the end 4. All the young dudes, I read this massive fanfiction even though I'm usually not a fan but OMG now I've fallen into the abyss that is the Marauders fandom 5. Folk of the air trilogy of course, I'm in love with Jude 5. Circe, I dnf The Song of Achilles but Circe gave me a feeling of confort when I read it. I hold it close to my heart 6. The first to die at the end which made me cry way too much and was even better than the first one 7. Vicious, now I'm stuck in Dark Academia and reading The Secret History. It's exactly what I like, morally grey characters and you don't know who the worst is 8. This is how you lose the time war, very weird I didn't understand everything but it's lesbian romance and it's beautiful so I'm in.

[@wyndle9228]

mmmm the amount of happiness i got from this comment i love all of these

[@jitkamyskova5711]

Could you please recommended what to read about the Marauders? Like what's really worth it? Thank you.

[@nishitaa.]

this reminded me to have my annual all the young dudes re-read, which is basically internal sobbing for three days straight

[@gspanzer3226]

Vicious is amazing! I also loved Vengeful! I do think that that this series is quite underrated nowadays...but is it really considered to be dark academia? Im into dark academia but I've never considered putting Vicious in there.

[@ophelia_xmaryx8506]

Ikrrrr seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo is 💫 💫 💫 💫 💫

[@SnorriSnibble]

I've only read 13 books this year - 3 of which were re-reads - but I enjoyed all of them so much that it's almost impossible to choose favorites. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and The Handmaids Tale are up there though.

[@vanessacaecilia]

just found ur channel (and subscribed!) while I was searching for new books (I usually steer clear of book challenges cause I feel like I'll be forced to read, but this year I decided to try and read as many different books as possible - ty for your recs, I already noted down a few). Two of my favorite books I read last year were "we are all birds of Uganda" and "portrait of a thief" although both spoke to me because I'm an immigrant child and I don't know how it feels like to read them w/o this background ^.^

[@naomichapman766]

I am so glad you loved Jane Eyre. It’s my all time favorite

[@viivi4196]

you've been recommending the gilded wolves trilogy a lot and I'm currently (finally) reading it and enjoying it!

[@kaitlyng7850]

NO WAY!! You read "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas" I haven't heard of anyone who has read it and it was one of the short stories I had to read for my Fantasy Lit class last January and I absolutely loved it! I used it my final essay as well. :)

[@saraackerman8019]

Bunny was also my top read of the year. And The Secret History was also a favorite too. I have Jane Eyre on my shelf and have been intimidated, but may have to finally give it a go this year.

[@cunninglilcutie]

Jane Eyre is my all-time, hands-down, FAVORITE book ever!! I'm so happy you read it this year and enjoyed it! I relate to Jane so much, I just love her 💖

[@AugusTeotonio]

I know the video is about books, but your makeup, and the video is so great, i fell cozy watching this

[@matastrakova2179]

Last year I read 123 books and I gave 5* only to 10 of them. And then I´m waching your video and I feel much better :D One of my 5* reads last year was The Secret history, I absolutely loved that one. And you made me add 2 other books (and that short story) to my tbr. I just discovered your channel (this is the first video I´m watching) and I´m intrigued by the way you´re discribing those books so now I need to watch more.

[@annkuthakur564]

I was waiting for your video 🥰❤️ So glad to see this Leonieeeee ! ~ Happy New Year !!

[@books_and_ki]

I love Jane Eyre. It's one of my all time favourites, in fact! I'm sure you'll end up in love. Happy New Year!

[@Trainingonthedaily]

That’s it, I’m ordering that book right now!🎉❤

[@SM-fy4ij]

First of all that quote from Jane Eyre PLEASE. So romantic. Also my favorite book of the year, The Learning Curve by Mandy Berman has a 3.36 on Goodreads. So while that pains me it did finally free me from the chokehold of those average ratings lol

[@MissFlyingUnicorn]

Happy new year!! Loved your recommendations - The Folk of the Air and Jane Eyre are two really close personal favourites of mine. If you want to read more short stories, Carmen Maria Machado's "Her Body and Other Parties" is a must for anyone who enjoys dark magical realism - and for classics that seem intimidating but actually aren't, Austen's Pride and Prejudice is definitely a must! I only had five 5-star reads in my wrap-up this year, but I heartily recommend them all! In no particular order: 1. The Forgotten Beasts of Eld, by Patricia McKillip 2. If We Were Villains, by M. L. Rio (already seen this around the comment section!) 3. Crying in H-Mart, by Michelle Zauner 4. Gods of Jade and Shadow, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (this was actually a re-read and I loved it just as much the second time) 5. Babel, by R. F. Kuang. I actually think this was my most-loved read this 2022 - just brilliantly written and executed, it spoiled me for another book for weeks.

[@PhalynHope16]

This video inspired me and my boyfriend to start our mini book club finally with none other than The Secret History! So thank you for the recommendation!

[@jessicalesko9393]

I'm so glad you liked book lovers it was one of my favorites

[@nguyethuynh11]

I read both Bunny and All's Well by Mona Awad this year and I love them so much. Mona Awad easily becomes one of my favorite authors.

[@Trainingonthedaily]

Ahh I’m going to have to read them!!

[@aaaacarolina]

my experience with Jane Eyre was similar! i bought a copy in english, read the first page and went "nope". ended up reading it a couple years later, in my first language, and i loved it. actually reread it in 2022, and double loved it

[@jamesduggan7200]

Hey Leonie: Happy New Year. Really enjoyed this video, as almost every review had something in which I related, such as for example Jeanette McCurdy, whom I adore, or the value of good conversational banter in a novel. I didn't always agree, as I tend to like plot, and especially like stories which have value because they're about something interesting and therefore worth saying. Ironically, even though a short story can inspire a long conversation, just the words "trolly problem" can generate downpours of verbiage. Of course, my favorite segment was the one on Jane Eyre, which I too read for the first time this year. I jotted down one scene in my journal, it was with the butterflies when she thinks she's hiding from Mr. Rochester. Really powerful writing - thx - enjoyed a lot. Take care.

[@DimiKaye]

Only recently I got back to reading and the book responsible was The Lies of Locke Lamora. It was exactly what I wanted to read and way more. Huuuge love.

[@em._.345]

i love your videos so much hahaha - and these bookds sound so good!^^

[@hadriankun]

I can't wait to hear you full thoughts of Jane Eyre after finishinh the book! Because the end of the book took an interesting turn imo