tier-ranking all my old favourite YA books

[@miss_m_yt]

Potential video idea? Maybe trying to find an adult version of a YA books now? For instance if someone enjoyed Nancy drew you could recommend an adult book with some similarities/parallels.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

2010s Me would be so excited to watch this. I feel sad I didn’t have a YA Phase apart from Nancy Drew or Feluda.

[@scionsilverbeat8149]

I miss this phase of the internet so much. Booktok and spice right now is insane. This video was so nostalgic and just another reminder of how shocking this change is.

[@LatinLector]

The nostalgia in this video!! I still have a few of these books on my shelves!

[@Rajaas_Reading_Corner]

This is so nostalgic I love it!! Been reading old favourites too!

[@feliciaperez7966]

I haven’t even watched the intro yet and I’m hyped because this is a video I’ve been WAITING to see from you since so many of your old favorites became mine too when I first got back into reading heavily!

[@thisstoryaintover]

💗💗💗

[@a.m.p.m.965]

I wanted to mention that the slavery in The Winner's Curse is styled on Greek/Roman slavery, which was very different than the chattel slavery of the American South. I'm not sure that makes the romance less problematic (although I adore that series), but I remember seeing criticism at the time about how the slavery was not very accurate because people were expecting a depiction of American slavery. I do think there are some notes about race in the book, but I think both leads are meant to be white.

[@thisstoryaintover]

fair enough! I think i had the same thought as well while reading but I do remember that the love interest (Arin) and his people definitely had "darker" skin, but that may have been more to differentiate the empires vs being a specific callback to American chattel slavery. regardless, I'm in the same boat as you, I really loved the books!

[@scionsilverbeat8149]

.... I found Champion's ending to be so happy xD That's one of the reasons I love it so much. The nature of THIS type of dystopian series is one that normally can't end happily. It's either bitter-sweet or plain bitter. Lu made it happy anyway. And the reason it worked is BECAUSE she did a very specific thing at the end~

[@thebookbag]

This Dark Endeavour is so incredible!! I love Kenneth Oppel so much

[@pauieeepau]

This reminds me I actually read more YA back in the day. Not as much as was listed here. I jusr don't remember much of this time in my life lol. Now I'm in a YA era again, even though I'm not in the age range. There are more diverse titles these days, so I'm having fun.

[@xxLeMoNiCeExx17]

I love this!! Some I’ve heard of and loved and others I’ve never even heard of and love knowing about now!

[@redqueen4944]

I love watching your videos. ❤ I will always take recommendations from you.

[@redqueen4944]

If you could, could you please make a video about your favourite authors? I would love that ❤️

[@Readwithshoukat]

Wow , what a video . Got to know about some of the books to pick next.

[@miss_m_yt]

So much nostalgia!

[@chocolateoreo6489]

I’m sending you all the love and great vibes❤❤❤

[@eve.b5]

where's Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe??? I loved this book

[@nikkisha16]

Omg I used to write Eragon fanfiction too, on Wattpad actually! Did you ever use that platform? 👀

[@tweegerm]

yesss eragon renaissance it's happening

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

I’ve still never read so many of these, and I was to just to see what I think of them 😂

[@josieann4390]

💜💜

[@Ghamomn]

God the Raven Boys was so bad. I think if you read Shiver, you should have included that too!! Stiefvater’s books have always been flops for me…

[@thisstoryaintover]

omg i completely forgot that i read Shiver... definitely a flop too lol

[@Ghamomn]

@@thisstoryaintoveryeah that’s why you didn’t remember. So bad it didn’t even make an impression 😂😂

[@IAmWillJR]

Fun!🎉❤

[@melaniechristina7361]

For the algorythm ❤

[@thisstoryaintover]

you're a real one 🥹💗

[@ReadtoFilth]

I won’t stand for this maze runner slander!

[@savanagonzalez1668]

First 🎶