Top 5 Books of 2020 + Every Book I've Read So Far!

[@whyisitspicy289]

Reagan is srsly pulling me through this quarantine!!

[@kortneyhill37]

KittyChowdeR same!

[@jademazurkiewicz2130]

But y'all, Reagan's outfit is 10/10

[@LindonLeaf]

The Poppy Wars was beyond amazing! And the Audible is so good. The narrator does an excellent job at infusing her words with so much emotion. You can feel Rin's poison, rage, and her despair. I can't reccomend the audible enough. Especially for those who might now like it as much by reading it.

[@dianaaa71]

I love the Poppy War series. So glad that you enjoyed it!

[@AdrianneChristineBooks]

Like I don’t already know every book you’ve read this year 😏

[@fabalfaqih]

I gotta say, I've been waiting for you to read The Poppy War for MONTHS and I'm so glad you did and that you love it! You're in for a wild ride in the second book. So excited to watch your next reading vlog!

[@_LN_]

Yes, try the Night Circus, it’s beautiful 💜

[@PeruseProject]

I want tooooo

[@jjgarrett8225]

Yes please do it’s my favorite book ever!!!

[@jillypepper_]

You must! My jaw dropped when you said you hadn’t read it. You will absolutely love it!

[@karla77711]

Unpopular opinion, it was just meh for me. Felt so guilty saying that, but literally have to push myself to finish it.

[@lauraxyz1240]

karla77711 I agree so much. I loved it in the beginning. It seemed very magical and different from many other things I read. But it turned out to be quite boring and sooo dark in my opinion...

[@majakurkiewicz1315]

Whenever I watch these kinds of videos I always think to myself “Huh, I should really get these books 📚” I SWEAR I can hear my TBR SOBBING in the background lol 😭😂😁 Anyway love ur vids Reagan ❤️😊👌❤️😁

[@MelReads]

I had to include Chain of Gold in this month’s TBR and have yet to read it... But I’m SUPER excited to get to it🤩🙌🏻

[@sara2382]

If you loved The Starless Sea, and you love flowery writing, please please read This Is How You Lose the Time War if you haven't yet. It's short and incredible. It's at the top with The Starless Sea in terms of my favorite books I've read this year.

[@ompawar4050]

Reagan:I have read a 48 books this year. Me who is just starting his 3rd book:give us a moment for pity's sake.

[@camille2586]

Regan, I have to admit as a subscriber of over 5 years now since you were at UT, I feel so connected to you because our madewell obsession has grown at a strikingly identical rate 😂 you look so adorable in this video. Giving me all the floral farmer vibes I want!!

[@tulashamhart6795]

Thanks for putting these videos out. I love your channel and it is one of the things to pull me through this isolation.

[@ceciliareda9421]

If you're looking for fantasy kinda poetic books like The Starless Sea I strongly recommend This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amar El-Mohtar. Also The Poppy War is soooo good and the sequel The Dragon Republic is also amazing. The last one is definitly my most expected book of this year together with Addie Laurie.

[@saimamahdia1326]

As of today I have read a total of...drum roll!!!! 1 book!!!! Congratulations!!!!

[@easilyamused8941]

You're the reason I read Bringing Down the Duke and it was *chef's kiss*

[@brunatonella]

The Night Circus is even better, I promise you that. Amazing, beautiful, colorful, it's sooooo perfect...

[@reading_with_k]

That blouse is simply the sweetest! I guess I need to pick up the Poppy War!

[@Starme92]

So glad you read poppy war! The next is even better!!!

[@gab1819]

I'm so glad you're not stingy with your stars, I always feel weird compared to others on goodreads/booktube, because people's most common rating is usually a 3, but anything I really like I give 4-5 stars, so I'm glad to see you do the same :)

[@tina1994100]

I LOVE this channel because Raegan reads a whole variety of books and doesn't stick to one genre!

[@lsschwartz]

I cannot get enough Fitz! I wish there were more Fitz and Fool fans out there!

[@nannamariafrandsen6517]

I just ordered House of earth and blood (crescent city) and Red, white and royal blue, and I’m so excited for crescent city now that I know you liked it!

[@bellecanread]

love the top and overalls 😩💖! i really need to pick up something by N.K. Jemisin!

[@owlwaysthinking2141]

You should! Ive only read the Broken Earth Trilogy so far and I'm obsessed with it and her.

[@OhioEddieBlack]

No one ever, EVER talks about The City of Dreaming Books or any of Walter Moers's other awesome stories. He is hands down my favorite German author, except for maybe Cornelia Funke. Thanks for giving him a shout out!! I hope other people give his books a chance. They are so whimsical and funny; kind of like Douglas Adams without the space travel. I have read every book of his that has been translated into English and loved them all so much.

[@TheXamem]

Read the starless sea because of you and it was AMAZING (highly recommend the audiobook.) Just finished the night circus and erin morgenstern is UP THERE with my favorite authors now. Also the glasses? the overalls? the florals?? we stan this look

[@stephanierileymua]

You’ve persuaded me to get the starless sea 🌊💖

[@Morfeusm]

StefyTalks did you read it? Have you like it?

[@laraysabellataleonokol3056]

I started The Poppy War last year but read only the first part but I really enjoyed it. Definitely going to pick it up soon!

[@emmydamron4392]

The way regan described chain of gold was my exact feelings like she couldn't have explained it any better

[@DevilsAngelMadness]

You're awesome Regan! I look forward to all your videos... and you have the same taste in books I do, fantasy and YA(mostly), so I tend to look to you for new recommendations! 🥰

[@jessicatriestoread6965]

The Night Circus is my favourite book of all time you need to read it!

[@batshevaschecter3975]

I can’t believe you haven’t read the Night Circus!!! I think I read it based on a book haul or anticipated books you did years ago and it quickly became my favorite book! I HIGHLY recommend!

[@puntoypixel]

Honestly, I'm so glad you gave a 4 and up rating to everything. It's hard to like that much so many books!

[@niallsbookthing2185]

reagan: i've read 48 books me: couldn't be me, try 13 LMAO

[@elrilmoonweaver4723]

That's also very good... I'm at my 6th atm :(

[@NahomysLibrary]

Can't believe I've been watching Reagan for almost a decade and I still haven't read an NK Jemisin novel 😂

[@amyli5587]

I LOVE your shirt Reagan!! I’ve been struggling with fantasy (including many on your list) but that shirt rocks x

[@noannellesky9360]

I am currently reading Shorefall (after having devoured Foundryside) and I am loving it! The characters, the plots and the story are just so good! I read but did not finish The Poppy Wars right when it came out. I think both the switch between the first and second part of the book and the level of grim dark were too much for me at the time (I mean... Some scenes are stomach turning) but you'rz making me reconsider. I might pick it up and finish it.

[@rose_bud2147]

You look so pretty in this video! Can’t wait to see your favourites of the year so far💕

[@taanireads5685]

Super excited to pick the ones you recommended

[@Emmm523]

I just finished daisy jones about a week ago and I think that’s my favorite book of the year so far it was so good 😭😭

[@Thoriqs]

That’s an incredible amount of books to have read already and it’s only July.

[@SimplySaraReads]

Fantastic list! I had to skip most of it because I don’t want to be spoiled at all. But so excited to get to them :)

[@miahernandez3299]

You really just made my day better. Thank you

[@zorbathebuddha461]

TOP 5 BOOKS I'VE READ:- 1. Death by Sadhguru 2. The Book of Man by Osho 3. The Book of Woman by Osho 4. Ikigai-The Japanese Secret to long and Happy life by Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles 5. Courage-The Joy of Living Dangerously by Osho If you are a book lover, I think you'll truely enjoy them. Love❤️ & Respect🙏 to the existence....😊

[@kate5680]

So many books to add to my TBR-yay! Have you checked our K M Dudley’s Cavalier? It’s a bit of a mash up between thriller, romance, and humor, you might love it!

[@hahahehe24504]

Your smile is heavenly.

[@danielamesa2618]

I really want to try N.K. Jemisin after seeing you love her work so much! Also, you should read The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar by Robert Alexander. I remember reading it in high school and really liking it and it seems like your love for Russian inspired fiction hasn't been indulged this year yet!

[@ferlina9541]

You should give us tips how to read so many books in so little times😭

[@opaldawn]

Yes, please.

[@clareseymour6227]

These all sound incredible and I need to read them!!😍❣️

[@mayaiyoku]

Great video and recommendations! Looking forward for other fantasy books suggestions of yours.

[@ReadByAndy]

Anyone else so excited for Regan to reach 300k soon??? ❤️

[@prairiebutch]

The Night Circus might ruin you forever for any other book, it's that good. If you loved the Starless Sea... get ready

[@fileanavailable]

Omg so many good books!!! I need to read all of them.

[@calsreadingcorner8615]

I gave Hand on the Wall a 4/4.5 rating too-- I didn't want to give it the full 5 stars, because Book 1 definitely was the one that peaked for me.

[@eleanorcarter34]

I’ve also read 48 books this year today ... 😂 I love ur videos btw

[@insanebutterfly3439]

After a 4 month long slump i am proud to say i am on my 4th book.

[@cassidynewman2960]

the night circus is gorgeous i have a good feeling you’d love it, def hope you get to it

[@youm_tube]

I think you would love akatsuki no yona it's a fantasy manga and even tho it's mostly adventure it becomes REALLY political as the story progresses (there's also a bit of romance but I wouldn't say it's at the forefront of the story)

[@raireads]

3 of these top 5 are on my TBR already :) very similar tastes I guess!

[@SarahAsYouWish]

The Night Circus is the most immersive, transportive novel I’ve ever read. Erin Morgenstern’s gorgeous writing just brings the incredible illusions in the book completely to life. I hope you get to it soon.

[@MsSusyque]

May I recommend “The Sun Down Motel” by Simone St. James (yes, everyone and their literate dog has read it but still...). I’d be curious as to your views.

[@jules.mp3]

Great suggestion! I thought it was such a fun read

[@briangad.]

I honestly want to read all of them

[@danielledinh9032]

Ooh, I want to see your reaction to Poppy War book 2.

[@rudig5698]

Who else read „The Alchemist“ by Paulo Coelho?

[@lottevanrijssel]

Did you like it?

[@vavila16]

I read it every year ❤

[@rivendellstarlight]

Honestly, I was soooo disappointed by The Starless Sea. I loved the world, but the story felt so disconnected I was just really frustrated that it felt more like loosely-connected vignettes rather than one cohesive novel. I think this author is better suited for short story/novella format

[@candyappletreat]

Nice love the new look of ur vid chair bookcase n cute flowers 😊💕🌼

[@boredreader2177]

Your outfit is adorable i-

[@ericavandegrift6219]

I’ve read 54 for the year but you are probably at a higher page count than me because many of yours are Loooooong books. I’ve read a few big books (over 500 pages) but I think my average is 350-400 per book.

[@Amanda-qt6lc]

I've finished 22 books and am working on 4 now. I can't imagine getting through 48 books already.

[@Jeramie26]

We have the same number of books read. I have 48 books so far read this year. I am now on KOTLC: Legacy, and I am loving it!!! Yes, read also the Night Circus. I want to know what will be your opinion.

[@snamorsixteen]

that outfit is so fresh and summery

[@operativealyssa]

I really want to read The Poppy War!

[@calsreadingcorner8615]

Chain of Gold is set in EDWARDIAN*** England. TID was set in Victorian England :)

[@calsreadingcorner8615]

I only emphasise this because there is such a stark difference between those two reigns, just like us mistaking the Obama/Obama/Trump eras. You do NOT want to get them mixed up.

[@kokochen5754]

THE POPPY WAR KILLED ME

[@starlahenjoys]

so many amazing books!!

[@marieturtle]

There were polarizing opinions on the poppy war and I was hoping u were on the positive hehe so this was great!!

[@theswiftieteacher]

Can you PLEASE do a 2020 bookshelf tour??

[@jc37070]

I know you have a bunch of books stacked around your apartment/in front of your shelf because you don't have any shelf space, so I was wondering why you don't hang some floating shelves on your (living room) wall? I just see the empty space there when watching your vlogs and ponder how it could be filled with all the books in your piles hahaha

[@BrookWrites]

I am absolute trash for Crescent City. When’s the next one coming 😂😂😂

[@PeruseProject]

same sammeeeee

[@karla77711]

Saaaaaame

[@katieyu9374]

Love this video!! This makes me want to read more haha 😂😂

[@noelkempster]

This outfit is soooooo cute

[@sydlovesbookss8352]

It's been my strongest reading year too

[@Kiivenn]

48 books? I was excited to see I finished 25 and hope to be around 50 in the end of the year, you're a machine lol

[@CelesMaria]

How have you been on booktube so long and managed to not read the night circus?? 😂 haha for real though, it's excellent (i feel like there was a trend of ya novels that came out later that were clearly inspired by it.) I hope you'll try it soon! It's very atmospheric and beautiful like The Starless Sea but a little less confusing/abstract

[@ClassPunkOnRumbleAndSubstack]

Lacie is struggling with loneliness, depression, and anxiety.. flying buildings, floating donuts, eternal night-- the transformation of her eyes into small microscope end-pieces, an old witch who is hunting her, a Scottish alcoholic who picks on her, unsupervised children who are committing acts of vandalism, a gothic couple involved in the planning of a Haunted Cheese Party, the cloudy wit of my dear Uncle Herbert, a homicidal man with a toothbrush, a war between buildings and trees, a talking skeleton having an existential crisis, and the total loss of her sanity within a few or five hours as she searches for a kidnapped donut girl. www.amazon.com/dp/B01C66C8X2

[@Wanderness]

I've had The Poppy War for aaaaages but I'm scared to read it incase I'm expecting too much

[@halaalawieh2770]

Why no one is talking about how cute your outfit is

[@EvadaMotta]

I'm learning english with your's videos.

[@Mandy-mx5ri]

Where did you get your glasses? They're so cute!!

[@iremlekitaplar]

Such great ratings!

[@kadycrea]

Sorry but I really need to ask - why did you not rate both White Fragility and White Rage? Genuine non accusatory question.

[@libby2162]

I'm really torn on the Poppy War... on the one hand, it was so well-written and just riveting to read. On the other hand (and I feel like kind of a snob for saying this), it really misrepresented Central Asian spirituality and shamanism via its magic system... and since politically China has repressed Central Asia cultures for years, it really bothered me that shamanistic magic was interpreted in such a reductionist way and yet is what is ultimately going to give Rin her power. I haven't read the second one though, I'm not sure if I will.

[@hiekfbisnl2772]

I know this has nothing to do with what you wrote (other than it being about the same book) but since you've read it, is there a romance in The Poppy War? I haven't heard in any reviews whether there is one or not. Thanks!

[@libby2162]

@@hiekfbisnl2772 There are some little hints that are suggestive of romance at certain points, but in general no, there isn't a main romance.

[@enigmaticreverieproduction5169]

Does The Inheritance Trilogy only have 1 book? Or is there a set of 3 out there??

[@marianacorreia2449]

I've read 16 books so far. I know it seems like a small number but to me it's a lot compared to what I read last year. I read the night circus a few months ago and was so meh... it wasn't bad but it was disappointing to me

[@mac4951]

That’s how I feel about reading ten books! 😂 I swear, that’s a lot for me!

[@JanetSuzanne]

But first of all; YOUR SHIRT 😍😍

[@melissananotkar7506]

Hi Reagan! I've been watching your videos for awhile and I'm always hearing about N.K. Jemison! Now, I finally want to read her books but honestly don't know where to begin. Is there anyone who could recommend me a series or book to start with from her?

[@PeruseProject]

I would say either the Broken Earth of Inheritance trilogies!

[@spikespiegal9201]

Tell me how Night circus is, grabbed the starless sea because I saw this

[@lestay40]

Night Circus was my favorite book of 2019!!!! She is truly an amazing author!

[@cassiefrank77]

Is it a must that I read all of Cassandra Clare’s other books before I dive into Chain of Gold?

[@R4yne_Dr0p]

I haven't read Chain of Gold yet, but I know it follows the Infernal Devices trilogy so it might make more sense if you read those beforehand, but I don't know if you HAVE to.

[@fiza3033]

It is not necessary but I suggest that you read TID before Chain of gold. But you can read it as your first CC book.

[@kasakchawla3603]

You have to readddd The night circus🥺

[@mayaholt4574]

Is it ok to read chain of gold without having read any of the other shadow hunter world books?

[@mac4951]

I wanna know, too!

[@mayaholt4574]

Mac I looked it up and from what I understand chain of gold is about the kid of the main couple from a previous shadow hunter series so I’m assuming the book has a lot of references to the previous series that we wouldn’t understand

[@EzrelZaBu]

I haven't read the entire Shadowhunter series, neither chain of gold but, if I can tell you something is that this books (the last hours trilogy, chain of gold) is set 20 years after the events of The Infernal Devices trilogy, so I do think will have many references.