Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
Checking in with my reading for the first half of 2023 with the Mid Year Freakout Book Tag
Join the discussion:
Discord: discord.gg/JspBDaXrXk
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/168704845-reading-with-rebecca-nicole
Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/readingwithrebeccanicole
Bookstagram: instagram.com/readingwithrebeccanicole
Instagram: instagram.com/mountainsequels
Books Mentioned in Video:
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
Victory of Eagles by Naomi Novik
A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
Unseelie by Ivelisse Housman
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
Spice Road by Maiya Ibrahim
The Magician's Daughter by H.G. Parry
Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon
Nightbirds by Kate J. Armstrong
Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh
Gods of the Wyrd Wood by R.J. Barker
Godkiller by Hannah Kaner
Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree
Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher
The Great Bear by David A. Robertson
The Boneshard Daughter by Andrea by Stewart
(Temeraire) His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley
Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee
Mysteries of Thorn Manon by
Liveship Traders by Robin Hobb
Farseer by Robin Hobb
A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
Wings of Fire by Tui T. Sutherland
Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
Tag questions:
00:00 intro
00:11 Best book you’ve read so far in 2023
01:52 Best sequel you've read so far in 2023
04:11 New release you haven't read yet, but want to
04:50 Most anticipated release for the second half of the year
05:49 Biggest disappointment
07:27 Newest favorite character
08:03 Favorite new author (Debut or new to you)
09:11 Newest fictional crush
09:27 Newest favorite character
10:31 Book that made you cry
11:05 Book that made you happy
12:03 Most beautiful book you've bought or received so far this year
13:06 What books do you need to read by the end of the year?
Checking in with my reading for the first half of 2023 with the Mid Year Freakout Book Tag
Join the discussion:
Discord: discord.gg/JspBDaXrXk
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/168704845-reading-with-rebecca-nicole
Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/readingwithrebeccanicole
Bookstagram: instagram.com/readingwithrebeccanicole
Instagram: instagram.com/mountainsequels
Books Mentioned in Video:
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
Victory of Eagles by Naomi Novik
A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
Unseelie by Ivelisse Housman
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
Spice Road by Maiya Ibrahim
The Magician's Daughter by H.G. Parry
Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon
Nightbirds by Kate J. Armstrong
Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh
Gods of the Wyrd Wood by R.J. Barker
Godkiller by Hannah Kaner
Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree
Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher
The Great Bear by David A. Robertson
The Boneshard Daughter by Andrea by Stewart
(Temeraire) His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley
Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee
Mysteries of Thorn Manon by
Liveship Traders by Robin Hobb
Farseer by Robin Hobb
A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
Wings of Fire by Tui T. Sutherland
Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
Tag questions:
00:00 intro
00:11 Best book you’ve read so far in 2023
01:52 Best sequel you've read so far in 2023
04:11 New release you haven't read yet, but want to
04:50 Most anticipated release for the second half of the year
05:49 Biggest disappointment
07:27 Newest favorite character
08:03 Favorite new author (Debut or new to you)
09:11 Newest fictional crush
09:27 Newest favorite character
10:31 Book that made you cry
11:05 Book that made you happy
12:03 Most beautiful book you've bought or received so far this year
13:06 What books do you need to read by the end of the year?
