Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Look! It's newbie's first #MidYearFreakout! I discuss Nnedi Okorafor's Binti, The Poppy War series, A Memory Called Empire, Brandon Sanderson' Rhythm of War, Empire of Sand, Raymond E. Feist, KJ Charles, Forthright's Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox, Gods of Jade and Shadow, Eloisa James, Shadow of the Fox, Mexican Gothic, and the Daevabad trilogy. See below for more:

My thanks to the original creators of the tag:
Chami: youtu.be/EB8OrYHBvM8
Ely: youtu.be/X_Wh0rPGfRg

If you'd like to do the tag, the questions are below and I'd love to hear it!

Timestamp:
0:00 Midyear Freakout!
0:07 Best book you've read so far in 2020
1:07 Best sequel you've read so far in 2020
1:35 New release you haven't read but want to
2:30 Most anticipated release for the second half of 2020
4:24 Biggest disappointment of the year
6:31 Biggest surprise of the year
9:19 Favorite new author (either debut or new to you)
11:20 Your newest fictional crush
13:24 Your new favorite character
14:42 A book that made you cry
15:36 A book that made you happy
16:17 The most beautiful book you've bought or received this year
17:24 What books do you need to read by the end of the year?

Some of these have been previously reviewed on my Instagram: instagram.com/amrita_by_the_book