WORST to BEST: all books I read so far this year ranked (2021)

[@TheBookLeo]

thank you all for you wishes on this channel reaching 100k! I am so grateful for all of you

[@jamesduggan7200]

EArned things are more satisfying than given things.

[@dhruboisgood]

You deserve it, keep up the great content 0:)

[@andrewannotates]

Congratulations!

[@hansiniede3385]

Congrats!

[@aaliyah.ally05]

Reminder: It doesn't matter how much you read, you're still a reader :))

[@TheBookLeo]

yes!!

[@mxphxsto8334]

thx I needed that

[@aaliyah.ally05]

@@mxphxsto8334 ofc :)) i just recently got out of my reading slump and I'm rly glad about that

[@mxphxsto8334]

@@aaliyah.ally05 same, I've been going thru quite a long slump and haven't been reading as much as I used to, but I'm slowly easing back into my reading addiction 😅

[@aaliyah.ally05]

@@mxphxsto8334 that's good!! :]

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

“great stuff, could be better” describes my everyday life 😂

[@choihaeki]

Sometimes i get a "good stuff, could be better"

[@Isabelr2023]

I feel that OMG lol

[@b13parasangelohowellc.3]

ohh yes Evelyn hugo was so addictive i remember starting that book at 10pm and ended staying until 5am crying 👁💧👄💧👁

[@chelsey8737]

I haven't done in years but I so desperately miss that

[@b13parasangelohowellc.3]

@@chelsey8737 its so unhealthy tho😭😭😭

[@lila3372]

same! I couldn't stop until I finished at 4am 🥲

[@Rkhfb]

Hey. Just wanted to say you've saved my 2021. I just got back into reading this year again, I used to read in middle school and high school but I didn't get time in college to read but I recently started since I have time now besides attending online college and OMG. I was reminded of how much I enjoy the world of books. I've read like 20+ books in the past 2 months and all of them are your recommendations. So thank you ❤️ I love your recommendations and your tastes are pretty amazing and similar to mine and you're one of my favorites in KZbin and I've been watching your videos nonstop. They're very entertaining.. 😂😘

[@ashirali2620]

Same here, and it ironically all started with me watching a video of nostalgic books lol.

[@TheBookLeo]

ah that makes me so happy to hear!

[@notllikethat]

Same here!

[@libertyking9604]

Having read Evelyn Hugo, I might have to now watch the Queen’s Gambit👀

[@TheBookLeo]

it's the best show i watched in 2020!

[@legumesss]

It's sooooo good!

[@hwlsgrl]

it’s amazing! the chess in the show itself is ok but the show is great

[@piaw3925]

You can also read the book :)

[@hwlsgrl]

@@piaw3925 i like the show better than the book tbh

[@chibishoyo8416]

Ok, I'm buying The Night Circus right now 🚪🏃‍♀️ Update: I got it. Can't wait to read it.

[@mahijoshi4476]

Idk if this is for you but there are still some books left unread on your shelf but go on buy new ones Btw my book shelf is overloading with unread books but idk

[@arrowace5907]

Me when she mentioned queens gambit being similar to Evelyn hugo

[@shennensahir2202]

OMG SHOYO HI

[@miquesbookvlogs372]

I actually enjoyed The Unhoneymooners way more than I thought I would especially since I am normally allergic to romance books…… 😅

[@marcellarosato4755]

I feel like your channel is the perfect example on how you don't need to read 20 books a month to create good content, and the way you grew lately is proof. Congrats on 100k!!💘

[@antoniak2498]

I love your neurosciency tiers so much!! It makes me really happy to see that you are also a book lover and natural science student (I am doing Biochemistry), since many booktubers I am watching are doing social sciences.

[@UnknownGunslinger]

I wholeheartedly recommend One Last Stop by the same author as Red, White and Royal Blue 😊 Romance, angst, bit of sci-fi, found family, young adult self discovery. It’s stupid how good it is. The author’s style has really developed, and it’s only her second book 🤩

[@zoegardner4507]

i thought that too! it’s so good

[@englishbyduda9007]

howl's moving castle is such a great book! so cozy, the characters are so funny and interisting, and they made me smile all the time, such a fun read!

[@akira-nn3xq]

Fun Fact: Frank Herbert actually took the time to plan Arrakis's ecosystem down to what bug eats what. he spent years developing it. It's actually extremely impressive

[@aaliyah.ally05]

I'm so early...arghh, idk what to say: hi, everyone. Have a great day/evening/night, ig :)

[@dammifalestina9097]

Hi 👋☺️

[@AndreaMGC]

Thank you! How sweet. Hope you have a great day too

[@aaliyah.ally05]

@@AndreaMGC than you :))

[@underhypedandoverrated]

Oh no! I’m sorry you didn’t like Fahrenheit 451, I remember really enjoying it in high school but to each their own. Congrats on 100k!

[@ba-gg6jo]

I agree, I have read it a number of times, the ending is beautiful. The 1966 film version directed by Francois Truffaut with Julie Christie and Oskar Werner is also worth checking out. The 2018 version with Michael B Jordan is very poor though.

[@underhypedandoverrated]

@@ba-gg6jo Good to know! Thank you! I heard the newer version was a bit underwhelming.

[@BookTimeWithRyan]

Love Dune. I think when it was written it was extremely long, but now it feels more like a reasonable length.

[@rachelrrr2981]

Omg 100k!! Congrats ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@TheBookLeo]

i just saw it!!!

[@ДарьяЗолотарёва-е3п]

oh gosh i screenshoted every book you’ve mentioned and clearly right now can’t decide which one to read first. I am not that active reader but just watching your videos brings me pure psilocybin :)

[@SofiaPerez-jw3oy]

I haven’t even watched the full video but I’m already like “couldn’t have said it better myself, I agree completely” (I’ve watched the vlogs so I think that holds some merit)

[@neverloyaltomybias8217]

Ahhhhhh the Seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo read it last year and has never been off my mind and always talking about it and rambling about it to anyone And you comparing Evelyn Hugo's narrative style to one of my favorite show The Queen's Gambit ✨ you somehow made me understand why I love both of the story so much Love your contents 🤍

[@nathalie1122]

I love you talking about how to choose your next book. I also have a whole rule system to make it easier for myself 😻

[@mariaclarasantana1736]

I'm a simple woman: I see Evelyn Hugo, I click. Plus I love your channel so much, great video!

[@bookandart371]

I recently read the seven husband's of Evelyn Hugo and you're so right ! I just wanted finish the book in one sitting 💖💖😭😭

[@ДарьяЗолотарёва-е3п]

Me, first seeing “red,white and royal blue” in a bookstore: wtf srsly, romance about a prince and a president son, I’m too grown up for this Me, seeing the same book in Leonie’s video: OKAY LET’S THROW AWAY SOME MONEY☺️

[@Aiiidamoradiii]

ive heard so many great things about klara and the sun! i can’t wait to read it myself to see how i feel about it! great video as usual 🌻

[@refaethuddin2139]

How are you

[@laurenlloyd9901]

Yes yes yes to Howl’s Moving Castle! Cozy fantasy is indeed the genre and it’s my fave :) probably one of my favorite books ever it’s just so sweet!

[@_sxaxrxa1421]

You should read the mirror visitor quartet or the winter night trilogy

[@katey7688]

This entire video was delightful but the amount of joy I felt when you listed Red, White, and Royal Blue, Howl’s Moving Castle, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo AND The Night Circus all in a row is unmatched. Four of my all time favorites!!

[@joldomort5515]

Just came from Jack Edwards’ video who was inspired by yours!!

[@TheBookLeo]

i just watched it as well, love his videos!

[@Elentiya256]

I've been on the fence about reading The Night Circus for the last several months but after hearing your description of how the book made you feel I think I'll finally read it

[@giovanaguarizo5049]

my favorite book so far was seven husbands of evelyn hugo, i cried like a baby in the end

[@adelia1419]

the ending literally broke me 😭😭😭😭

[@toliyeptho3313]

I was bit reluctant to get this one but, I guess now I'll give a try

[@verenarunstadler9485]

I love how you don't just do the mid-year book freakout tag, its nice to see something different on my recommended!

[@AdamFishkin]

I don't know what I expected, but "The Night Circus" makes sense at the top. Congratulations on 100K, by the way.

[@alexvanklooster4866]

Most well deserving channel for 100k subscribers! Huge congratulations, Leonie! 🎉

[@SB-oy9if]

When you said Fahrenheit 451 for "Not It", I literally gasped. It's a personal favorite of mine, but I'll try out "Brave New World" and "1984" and maybe they'll knock "Fahrenheit 451" down a peg-we'll see!

[@anastasiab201]

1984 is one of y favorite books and I also loved Fahrenheit 451

[@Sarana.]

1984 was one of the worst books I’ve ever read, the character is extremely misogynistic and the only female character is entirely unbelievable. Instead of 1984 I would recommend Handmaid’s Tale! I read them back to back and Handmaid’s Tale takes the good ideas from 1984 and does them so much more justice and doesn’t come out as misogynistic, even if the society within the book is that.

[@anastasiab201]

@@Sarana. I definitely agree tat it was incredibly misogynistic and very evidently written by a man. My main reason why I liked it is the realistic ending and a good depiction the reality of what living in the USSR was like...connecting the book to my family's stories of growing up there. Plus its a book great to analyze which is why it got me out od my reading slump .The handmaid's tale is on my TBR!!!

[@Allison-wc3fv]

i loved fahrenheit 451, but am not a huge fan of brave new world, the main character fell so flat for me

[@directedbylola]

IM SO EXCITED THAT I DISCOVERED YOUR CHANNEL OMG!!! Going to binge watch all of it bye

[@brigidane7067]

Your outfit, your makeup, your room! Wow I love your entire aesthetic😍

[@valentineboudaud1887]

I think my favourite books of the year so far are If we were villains (dark academia drama perfectness) and the strange the dreamer duology which was soooo wholesome and well written!

[@yasminprosser4085]

Your editing is CHEFS KISS

[@ellen6312]

My favourite book so far this year was easily The rearranged life of Oona Lockheart! I haven't seen a lot of people hype this book up, but I read it on a whim and that was the best decision ever😊

[@mattkean1128]

Congrats on 100k! Your channel is the magic mushroom of booktube

[@user-qu8zs7vs1x]

That moment when you've watched every single video by Leonie and you already kinda know what rankings she'll give to each book.

[@mateoazcueta]

Congratulations on the 100k, totally deserved!

[@acosmistmoa]

I always rely so much on your book-recommendations, it’s insane haha. My 2021 book highlight was the house in the cerulean sea! It was the coziest book i have ever read and such a comfort read!

[@erinsbooks]

I just read Taylor Jenkins Reid's other book: Malibu Raising. It's my favorite book of the year now.

[@TheBookLeo]

i still need to read it but i'm very excited!

[@user-qu8zs7vs1x]

I bought it and it's been sitting on my shelf for weeks now. I'm kinda scared it won't live up the hype and that I'll be disappointed. Loved Evelyn Hugo.

[@erinsbooks]

@@user-qu8zs7vs1x I felt that way when I bought The Ballad of Songbirds and Shakes last year. I didn't like that book, but Malibu Raising I did like.

[@hhunter418]

Yesss I finished Malibu Rising a few weeks ago and loved it! Can’t wait to read more from her!

[@ashirali2620]

Yesterday, I waited for the new video but after a few hours I started to get anxious. That all went away when I woke up this morning to a notification from TheBookLeo. All is good now 😊

[@TheBookLeo]

i'm glad you feel better

[@ashirali2620]

@@TheBookLeo Thank you!

[@that_mad_nerd]

My best book was The Night Circus too. It was so damn good. Like, I don’t even know why it was so good but it was the kind that made me forget that I was just a reader.

[@Krasniysharigg]

4:36 if you want to read really great dystopia - you need to read "We" by Yevgeny Zamyatin. It's the first and best book in this genre, because most of the "descendants" looks like copy of it (especially 1984, which is almost a complete copy, if we talk about the backbone of the work)

[@rxea545]

leonie's eyeliner is ON POINT

[@aishar887]

When you said "cozy fantasy" I inmediatly thought about "The Tea Dragon Society" comic. I reaaaaally recommend it

[@skyh6323]

The House In The Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune has been my favorite so far this year :)

[@KerenNaomi]

SAME

[@souhardya1487]

Congrats for 100k LEO , verry much happy for you watching you since 2017! Hard work of yours really paid 💕 next terget 1M!! keep going..

[@floraldream2186]

Congrats on a 100k!! So proud of you! ❤️💓

[@PercyEragonHarry97]

I read howl’s moving castle for the first time this year and it totally makes me feel the same way!

[@marcellademelofalcione]

One of my best readings of this year was Six of Crows (it's been over 6 months since I read it and I still get my Kanej breakdowns LOL). Also, I watched Howl's Moving Castle (my first anime) and I am completely in love and very much looking forward to read the books hahahaha

[@AgnesKoteles]

Congratulations on the 100k Leoni! 🥰🥰

[@redderlondon]

congratulations on 100k!!! ♥️♥️♥️

[@TheBookLeo]

thank youu

[@SarahEsmaeWolfe]

I just finished Neverwhere and it became one of my all-time favorites!

[@alanamenezes7069]

added The Night circus to wish list 💓

[@cornaline160]

I'm French and I'm learning English and it's the first time I don't use subtitles! You have an accent easy to understand!

[@zofiabochenska1240]

My favourite book of this year was 'God of small things' , which was also devastating, but so, so beautiful. And if you haven't you should read 'The girl who drunk the moon', which is on Storytel and is a middle-grade gem, similiar in a way to the Howls Moving Castle

[@hemdahrotstain8117]

I FULLY understand the night circus ranking it was SO GOOD. I’m scared I will never find a book as good as it ever and it makes me sad. If someone tells me they didn’t like the book I will cry myself to sleep

[@sarasubaric]

just added howl's moving castle & the seven husbands of evelyn hugo on my to-read list! :) can't believe i haven't read these yet, especially since hmc is my favorite ghibli film. i agree on addie larue, it was good but meh. and the night circus is my #1 fav book of all time, i'm so glad you're loving it 🤍

[@Emma-sj6wp]

HMC is different than the anime (as far as I know, I've yet to get my hands on it lol) but it's one of my favorite classic feeling fairy tale esque books.

[@roosdrawsthings9747]

The starless sea is also really good. It has a little bit more fairy tail vibes but it is amazingly written

[@MatildaTheBookDragon]

I enjoyed The Starless Sea so much more!

[@choihaeki]

Wow The Night Circus.. it's been years since i last heard of it getting mentioned. i know i have it in ebook form but never got a chance to read it. This is the sign to add it in my tbr for this year 🤣 especially since i just got back to reading also 😅

[@florinevanes9870]

Wow 100K!! Proficiat

[@TheBookLeo]

thanks it's so weird!

[@thedood5665]

Make a video about how to read books fast and remember everything and also can't be distracted

[@BlahBlieBlubb]

Okay, now you have finally done it: I have just ordered The Night Circus, hope I will like it as much as you do :)

[@Crisean95]

OMG the Night Circus is one of my faves, but until now I haven't come into terms with the ending lol

[@kathrine466]

whenever I read seven husbands I always find myself googling evelyn's outfits to premieres lmao. so sad I can't actually see her in her green dresses

[@erikaaraujo2139]

Your description of the invisible life of adie larue is the most accurate I’ve seen so far

[@ainasyahmie]

I recently subscribe to your channel and yesterday I literally binge watching your videos. Love it!! Anyway congrats for 100k

[@dotmp4353]

"This is kind of just like the author's petty grievances" Oh My God I remember reading the coda of Fahrenheit because I had to for the class I was reading it in and it was probably the most amusingly self obsessed and petty thing I've ever read, it's just like 5 pages of Bradbury ranting in a way that completely undermines any good points he could have made with it

[@azure113]

THANK YOU the book should be burned

[@kjan917]

This!

[@Alofaaga1518]

Yesssss ! Your top 3 is just flawless !

[@normmansor1313]

Leonie and Emmie posting new youtube videos, one after the other. Must be my lucky day 😍

[@Lillyjoy]

My fav book of the year so far was A Curse so Dark and Lonely. And I also loved The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane.

[@Thenoobestgirl]

Idk why but the way you said "and then there are some essays about things that I don't remember... Because I forgot" really made me laugh 😂

[@MsTaz213]

Congratulations on 100k!

[@MaryAmongStories]

congrats again on 100k, that's incredible 💛🌻

[@stephanierevilla4290]

we're 100K omggggg, Felicitaciones Leo!!

[@butterflywings565]

I loved Evelyn so much! I wanted her to be a real celebrity! 😂

[@user-fk8md4jn3i]

The book is actually based on a real celebrity

[@eryng515]

eek! 100k! congratulations leonine!!! also a quick recommendation-- you should read The Giver quartet. i loved the series but also hated it. it makes me so indecisive! EVERYONE NEEDS TO READ!!!!

[@22tessybear]

100k congratulations 👏👏👏

[@aimun5255]

Damn you are so right when you compared queen's gambit to Evelyn Hugo bc on the surface they aren't really similar at all but the VIBES!! V similar and immaculate, I'm too scared to read another Taylor Jenkins book bc I fear it will never live up to Evelyn Hugo

[@setarehbozorgy509]

Evelyn Hugo is the fastest book I’ve read to date. Finished it in less than 24hrs. It was so good

[@hfollman98]

House in the Cerulean Sea is "cozy fantasy"!

[@jasmine3757]

OMG CONGRATS ON 100K I REMEMBER LOOKING AT THE SUB COUNT YESTERDAY AND NOTICING YOU WERE ABOUT TO HIT💕💕

[@mena4397]

I didn't even realize she was nearing 100k, I'm so happy for her :)

[@urbanpineapple6427]

Instead of counting books, I count pages! Far less pressure to fill my book journal :))

[@roosdrawsthings9747]

the night circus! I live for that book.

[@alanamenezes7069]

100k 🥳🥳🥳❤️ congratulations!!!

[@sawmea5308]

Congrats on 100K, Leonie!!! 🎉🎊💞

[@jana8977]

When I tell you every single character from Red, White, and Royal Blue is loveable (aside from maybe Philipe, the queen, & Richards) I mean every single character is loveable.

[@ScullyPop]

You must be so proud of your channel.

[@christinacampbellbooks]

Really enjoyed hearing your thoughts on all of these. I definitely want to read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo this year.

[@imbored1825]

You should it was so good! I did not want to put it down and was sad when it ended.

[@pallerberger]

I couldn't agree more with you about Fahrenheit 451!

[@gen_1771]

I am happy to find someone who also forgets what she reads 😂

[@AliceinMonsterlands2]

Dune!!😍❤I'm so excited to read this! Also, what a enchanting list!

[@paromitaroy5861]

holy shit! you blew up. so happy for you haha. i remember a reddit post about favorite booktubers that i responded to 3 months ago: " Cindy is my go-to for crack. The hard canna-biss. Leonie is my go-to for calmness (with a touch of mary juanna)" in my year of following - you've never disappointed. much love :)

[@sajiasabrinsama6958]

I love the tier titles, so adorable ^•^ 💜💜

[@mrsbaratheon]

congrats on 100k! 💕

[@TheBookLeo]

thank you

[@raenich8661]

I read Men Explain Things To Me this year too for Women's month and it was ok but there are other books that delve deeper into the same topics Rebecca Solnit discussed in her essay collection. I recommend Cinderella Liberator by Rebecca Solnit, it's a feminist retelling of Cinderella and I think it's her best work. :)