Oh wow, look at where I found myself at 00:30 am in the morning

@bethdavies5715

5 ай бұрын

It’s 00:42 for me currently…

I always love your suggestions and recommendations! I'd love to see a tier ranking of the top sci-fi books too, always love hearing your thoughts on sci-fi/fantasy!

this is such a fun video and also helps me get some recs quickly hehe

I Love your ranking videos, so satisfying to watch!! 😍🤩📖📚🤍✨

Keeper of enchanted rooms is ADORABLE!! I highly recommend it

I always love these big overview types of tier rankings. Thank you!! I won’t dude-bro you about Dreaden. I’m sure you’ve heard it ALL. Lol. I will let you know I was shocked by, of all books, Clytemnestra. This Greek author so totally flips the understanding of this woman by changing the perspective it’s just incredible. By the end of this year I will have read around 300 books and Clytemnestra will absolutely be in my top five. It was so unexpectedly good I can’t stop talking about it. You might want to take a look to see if it appeals to you.

Malice was pretty fun, fairly dark, not amazing but it’s worth a read. It’s very quick

excited to see the enthusiasm for Rhythm of War as I am in the last 100 pages of Oathbringer

“The Book Eaters” is such an amazing read.. I gave it 5 stars. The story is so much deeper than it appears at first. I really hope you enjoy reading it.. also I recommend it for the fall/winter

Song of the Forever Rains!!! Such an underrated gem ❤

OMG! Please read The Once and Future Witches! Just from watching your videos for a few months now, I think you'd really like it, especially since you like a witchy book. I really loved it! 😊

I love love love The Awakening trilogy!! (I don’t think that’s the actual name of the trilogy but oh well) Highly recommend! Also loved Once and Future Witches

I’m sorry if this has been asked before Regan but where is your lamp from? It’s so pretty & looks just like a flower ❤

I love love love a marvellous light!! highly recommend catching up in time for the new one in nov :)

I am loving the Divine Rivals right now!

I absolutley LOVE A Marvellous Light! It´s one of my favourite series of all time. The final book comes out next month and I can´t wait!

I love love love the book eaters. I was not at all prepared to like it and it was just such a unique concept. I also love it because it’s not a happily ever after troupe. Just so good.

If you liked when women were dragons, I think you will really enjoythe once and future witches ! I know the size is intimidated but it is worth it and the writing style is impeccable !!

I felt similarly about ‘For the Wolf’ but its sequel ‘For the Throne’ focuses more on the other sister and it was just vastly better. I’d say it’s worth checking out 😉 ‘Foxglove King’ by the same author has some good elements to it and I’d give it a go if I were you. I think you’ll find it fun from an angsty love triangle point of view 😂 I wasn’t a big fan of ‘Once and Future Witches’, it dragged mercilessly. Great concept and some fun character dynamics but it took me an age to get through it and by the time I finished I was just glad it was over. I’d wanted to love it so badly though!

So many of the books in GOOD and AMAZING are on my Tbr!! I need more hours in a day! 😩😩😩

OMG, Regan! You need to read The Once and Future Witches!! I absolutely LOVE that book, and I think you would love it too.

Highly recommend The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy. It’s a great feel good romantasy

Wish Yumi and the Nightmare Painter was also in the list. Really loved that book! Just like how shocked you are at loving Tress I also have similar feelings about Yumi lol

I just rewatched the last tier ranking again bc I wanted another!!! How'd you know 😭

I've read The Foxglove King, and I feel like you would probably like it!

I enjoyed Song of the Forever Rains and the other two books in the Mousai trilogy solely for entertainment purposes. Were they great? Not really. Were they fun audiobooks to put on while trying to complete other tasks? Absolutely. So if you’re looking for something entertaining to put on in the background, I recommend.

I loved Fourth Wing, but I was more in it for the romance. I read some fantasy, but I’m primarily a romance reader. I also really liked Ariadne! I love a good Greek mythology retelling, and thought that one was good! I’d read more books by that author too

I’ve read a lot of Nora Roberts. The Awakening would be a good book to dip your toes in if you like, as it is Urban Fantasy/romance. It’s like the junk food category for me. If I need an easy, but entertaining read without a lot of expectation. But, certainly don’t go out of your way. There are far better books out there.

Talking of skincare have you ever tried Antipodes or Sukin - both excellent

Keeper of Enchanted Rooms was so great! I loved both main characters so much and the magic system was interesting, especially in terms of the house. Agreed on For the Wolf - the idea was there and the atmosphere was good but the execution was so off, it made literally no sense if you examined any part of it too closely.

I'm excited to read Sorrowland! I believe Rivers Solomon goes by they/them (someone please correct me if I'm wrong).

@PeruseProject

8 ай бұрын

Thank you for letting me know!!

I just finished the once and future witches and LOVED it!!! You should try it, as you recently read The Starling House by Alix E Harrow and enjoyed it! Maybe it'll be something for you!

Ah, I read The Foxglove King at the beginning of this month and it was fantastic! I can see why it might not be for everyone but it was one of my favorite books of the year.

Regan have you read The Court of Fives by Kate Elliot?? I think you would LOVE IT.

Apparently witchking isn’t a stand-alone anymore! Not sure if this is confirmed confirmed but I remember seeing it on a publisher page ❤

I’d never heard of the Nora Roberts book until my aunt told me to read it for 12 by 12 for this year 😂

Huh? what's up with house on the Cerulean Sea? you gave it 5 stars when you reviewed it first. Also I loved it. Could you elaborate? I must be missing something here.

@ThePinkPeriodista

8 ай бұрын

I was wondering this, too.

@queenanneboleyn

8 ай бұрын

There's online discourse about this book and how it relates to residential schools. I imagine she liked the book and rated it before she heard any of the discourse

Do you have a video already where you advise where to start with John Gwynne? 👀

Oh my god, stoneblind is so good!

I’m SHOOK that at least one of the books from the Shades of Magic trilogy isn’t on this list. I love these tier ranking videos and this one is genius.

I’m sad by the lack of grimdark but I understand it’s not everyone’s thing lol.

I wouldn’t necessarily recommend Song of the Forever Rains. I read the whole trilogy in a week or so, but in the end it wasn’t worth it, to be honest. The plots were pretty cliché and conventional. The covers are stunning and the slowburn romance is somewhat entertaining in all of them, but in the end I think there are other series out there with great romance and much more originality to their plots!

Love Rhythm of War!

I'm a guy, so Dresden moves up to Good for me (though I liked Battle Ground more than Peace Talks.) Likewise, Sarah J Maas moves down to Not Interested- I read A Court of Thorns & Roses, over my daughter's recommendation that I wouldn't like it. I should have listened to her- so no more Maas. I would call The Lost Metal good, not great- but I'm sure you will enjoy it. I have some of your 'Great' books on my TBR, so lots to look fwd to!

I enjoyed Babel, more of a Good book for me rather than Amazing. It is also set in Oxford not Cambridge

I was so sad to see you put the house in the cerulean sea in eh :( I’m curious to know why you put it there? I thought you really liked it when you read it, unless I remember incorrectly? I would love to know why/if your opinions changed!!

@dishsoap21

8 ай бұрын

I'm guessing it might have something to do with the authors inspiration for the story (indigenous residential schools in Canada, which has had some especially horrific discoveries in the past few years). I have some friends who it left a bad taste in their mouth because of the basis of the story. I could be wrong, but that's just my guess.

@deannanorth8872

8 ай бұрын

I remember you loving this book….what woke movement changed your mind?

Bone Shard Daughter was such a disappointment. I was so excited by it and completely agree with your assessment!

Good afternoon Regan! I love a mix of horror and fantasy books do you have any recommendations for me?

I’m 20% into the Atlas six and im struggling to continue 🥲 I want to push through to at least 1/3 of the book before deciding to DNF in completely. I’m hoping it picks up in the next few chapters

Thanks so much for this ranking! I haven’t read a lot of these books but was curious about them. Now I at least have an idea of which ones to look into. By the way, Rivers Solomon is non-binary and intersex and states that they use fae/faer and they/them pronouns.

@PeruseProject

8 ай бұрын

thank you for correcting me!

The Chosen and The Beautiful is not really a close retelling of The Great Gatsby. There is a decent amount of overlap with plot points, but it's mostly only there for convenience, since the book doesn't actually seem to have a plot of its own. There's a lot the author tries to encompass that could've been interesting but I kept asking what the point of the book actually was. I ended up DNFing when it became clear the author's intent was to redeem everyone else - including Tom Buchanan which is an odd choice - while villainizing Gatsby (a reoccurring trend in these retellings). I feel like it promised a really interesting concept and failed to deliver.

pretty amazed that The Fifth Season isn't on there

@PeruseProject

8 ай бұрын

It came out in 2015! This this was only the last 3 years

@kirstinbowman5436

8 ай бұрын

ohhh I see! thanks for the clarification, i totally missed@@PeruseProject

Oh no, I bought the bone shard daughter cos of your suggestion in an older video. 😭

@PeruseProject

3 ай бұрын

I’m so sorry 🥲 I liked the first one but did not like the rest of the series!

@mzizHatake

3 ай бұрын

@@PeruseProject that’s okay, I still love you. 🥰 I will always buy all your book suggestions! We have the same taste in books. 📚

Reading from Harry Dresden's point of view is terrible. I didn't finish the first book

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im reading dangerous education I don't know how to describe it lol its different for sure the writing is engaging but the story itself is confusing. I honestly don't know how to feel

Just so you know, Ariadne is pronounced Are-e-odd-nay and Clytemnestra is pronounced Cly-tem-nest-ra

Girl those Greek myth retelling pronunciations 💀

I loved the entire series of Dresden Files and dnf'ed Babel 😂totally different taste

fourth w*ng belongs in no thanks we all know it….

@trinitymcabee334

8 ай бұрын

You know, I totally get why you feel this way. The writing isn’t the best. But personally I really enjoyed the dragon aspect. Does anyone have a better written book w dragons in it?

@anitahohl

8 ай бұрын

I've avoided reading it based on Regan's review but I'm astounded at all the rave reviews online. Why is there such a polarized reaction? Everyone either absolutely loves it or hates it.

@iheartwalle

8 ай бұрын

​@@trinitymcabee334 yes Samantha Shannon

@rubymoon1487

8 ай бұрын

​@@trinitymcabee334 I keep hearing that Fireborne, by Rosaria Munda is great! But I haven't checked it out myself just yet

No on Nora. Characters felt so stereotypical and flat

Please give Nora Roberts a try. She is a great author. Awakenings is a very good romantic/ fantasy book. I really enjoy her romance books. She also writes under the pen name of JD Robb. Those books are my all time favorite police procedural series.I hope you try Nora. She has been a favorite of mine for a long time.

Many of your OHs were in my top book lists as they kept me engaged and entertained whereas some of your top books were OHs or DNFs being to long plot driven, limited characters dev interests and heavy world building like the Jade trilogy.

ur rankings are cursed im crying with house on the cerulean sea with. FOURTH WING. EXCUSE ME

Babel does not belong in Amazing. Reading is subjective, and for me, it goes in No thanks.

Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life no one comes to the father but through him. Jesus loves you ❤

I’m reading crescent city for the first time right now 🥹