Best Books vs Worst Books: Our Honest Midyear Reviews
Hey friends, welcome back to the third annual edition of Midyear Book Freakout Tag... WITH FRIENDS! I'm so thrilled to be joined by some of my coolest reading buddies here on the channel as we give you the best books, the worst books, biggest surprises, and more in the Midyear Book Freakout Tag. Everything you could possibly want in a book recommendations video, we've got it. FRIENDS: @AndrewsWizardlyReads @bookishlybookish / leahreadsstuff @KaysHiddenShelf MIDYEAR FREAKOUT TAG QUESTIONS: (Note: we did adjust the question list a bit from the original Midyear Freakout Tag) 1. Favorite book so far? 2. Best sequel you've read so far? 3. New release that you want to read but haven't yet? 4. Biggest disappointment so far? 5. Biggest surprise so far? 6. New Favorite Author this year? 7: New Favorite Character? 8. Cinnamon roll character you want to adopt? 9. Book that made you cry/really emotional? 10. A book that made you laugh/made you happy? 11. Most beautiful book you've purchased this year? 12. What series do you want to finish this year? 13. Most anticipated read/reads for the rest of the year? BOOKS MENTIONED BY TORI: When True Night Falls by C.S. Friedman Mortedant's Peril by RJ Barker Midnight Tides by Steven Erikson Moon Called by Patricia Briggs A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness Your Letter by Hyeon A. Cho Green Rider by Kristin Britain Tawny Man trilogy by Robin Hobb Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien The Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon BOOKS MENTIONED BY CASEY Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch Fire and Song by Bryce O'Conor Behind Five Willows by June Hur Heavenly Tyran by Xiran Jay Zhao Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher The Traveling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa Cat + Gamer by Wataru Nadatani The God and the Gumiho by Sophie Kim The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher Six Of Crows Duology by Leigh Bardugo The Coldfire Trilogy by CS Friedman The Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb Scion by James Islington BOOKS MENTIONED BY LEAH: A Haunt for Jackals by J. L. Odom Caliban’s War by James S. A. Corey Nine Goblins by T. Kingfisher The Tyranny of Faith by Richard Swann Fishbone Cinderella by Elizabeth Lim The Long Price Quartet series by Daniel Abraham The Dagger and The Coin series by Daniel Abraham Penric’s Demon by Lois McMaster Bujold Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott Blind Date with a Werewolf by Patricia Briggs The Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb Dead Beat by Leigh Bardugo\ BOOKS MENTIONED BY WIZARD: This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews All the Rage by F. Paul Wilson Age of Stone by Jez Cajiao Eyes of Darkness by Dean Koontz The War of The flowers by Tad Williams He Who Fights With Monsters by Shirtaloon October Daye series by Seanan McGuire The Long Walk by Stephen King Firestarter by Stephen king (P.S. Publishing - UK) Happy Hour in Hell by Tad Williams ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BECOME A PATRON! / toritalks2 CHECK OUT MY FANTASY NOVELS: https://toritecken.com/shop/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONNECT WITH ME Goodreads: / 20841576.victoria_tecken Instagram: / toritecken Website: https://toritecken.com/ TikTok: / toritalks2 My PangoBooks: https://pangobooks.com/bookstore/tori... 0:00 Intro and Shenanigans 7:33 Favorite Book 23:19 Best Sequel 31:45 New Release We Want To Read 42:02 Biggest Disappointment 56:15 Biggest Surprise 1:07:55 Favorite Author/Favorite Character 1:11:11 Cinnamon Roll Character 1:14:31 Book That Made You Cry/Emotional 1:19:11 A Book That Made You Happy/Laugh 1:24:22 Most Beautiful Book Purchase 1:29:56 Series to Finish 1:38:40 Most Anticipated Read
