Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago

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How are we halfway through 2024 already?!?! That's wild! Here is our year in books thus far. We had a blast answering these questions and can't wait to hear your answers as well! We are incredibly honored to have you along on this journey with us and are super excited to see what comes next!

Also, thanks to @PeruseProject for including the questions in the description! We used their video from this year's mid-year freakout to do ours :) If you're here, I'm sure you know how awesome Regan is!!

As always, thanks for watching! We'll see you in the comments, the streets, or the next video!

0:00 Intro
1:12 Best Book
3:39 Best Sequel
5:20 New Releases
8:01 Most Anticipated Release
10:34 Biggest Disappointment
12:10 Biggest Surprise
13:39 Favorite New Author
15:40 Newest Fictional Crush
16:30 Newest Favorite Character
19:24 Book That Made You Cry
21:18 Book That Made You Happy
21:36 Most Beautiful Book
22:20 Most Unhinged Book
23:55 End of Year TBR

Books Mentioned:
In Memoriam
The Housekeeper and The Professor
Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows)
It Starts With Us
The Flowers of Buffoonery
Goddess of the River
Kaikeyi
Beautyland
Blue Sisters
Wandering Stars
There There
Intermezzo
Shy Creatures
The Anthropologists
Pride and Prejudice
Romantic Comedy
Project Hail Mary
East of Eden
Cannibal
Happy Place
Carrie Soto is Back
So Let Them Burn
The Book Thief
Minor Detail
The Cat Who Saved Books
Tin Man
It Would Be Night in Caracas
The Bandit Queens
Sula
The Vegetarian
Braiding Sweetgrass
The Road
The Spear Cuts Through Water
The Fire Next Time
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
White Nights

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