Books with Benghis KahnJoin me as I count down the twelve series I spent the most time with this year by page count, all as my vehicle for reflecting on my reading year and what will leave a lasting impact. Can you predict any of the individual books that might show up on my favorite books of the year list?
The 12 Series That Defined My 2023Books with Benghis Kahn2023-12-20 | Join me as I count down the twelve series I spent the most time with this year by page count, all as my vehicle for reflecting on my reading year and what will leave a lasting impact. Can you predict any of the individual books that might show up on my favorite books of the year list?
00:00 Intro 02:14 #12 03:17 #11 05:08 #10 06:14 #9 07:03 #8 07:50 #7 08:49 #6 10:01 #5 11:03 #4 11:49 #3 13:02 #2 15:05 #1 16:40 OutroSFF Series Tier List 2024 Edition!Books with Benghis Kahn2024-10-17 | Join me in my yearly tradition to add to my series tier list with anything I've read at least 2 books of.
My Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/116395344-ben-k Email Address: bookswithbenghiskahn@gmail.com Amazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3UHW8R2GEA6BF?ref_=wl_shareAssassins Fate Live Chat With Colins Corner!Books with Benghis Kahn2024-10-12 | Join Colin and me for the end of the long journey we've been on together through the Realm of the Elderlings! We'll start with a quick non-spoiler section and then get into all the spoilers for Assassin's Fate by Robin Hobb.September Wrap-Up || The End of the Hobb JourneyBooks with Benghis Kahn2024-10-01 | Join me as I wrap up another fantastic reading month in the life! Also the one where the Realm of the Elderlings gets cemented as one of my favorite all-time series.
Channels mentioned: @ColinsCornerYT
The Books: The Vor Game by Lois McMaster Bujold Fool's Quest by Robin Hobb Gardens by Benedict Jacka The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson Assassin's Fate by Robin Hobb
00:00 Intro 01:25 Vor Game 02:14 Fool's Quest 02:48 Gardens 04:20 Way of Kings 08:54 Assassin's Fate 12:27 Reading Now 13:18 Book of the MonthSeptember Mid-Month Check-In: All Fitz and Miles!Books with Benghis Kahn2024-09-12 | Join me for a short little Hobb and Bujold gush as I wrap-up my reads over the last couple weeks!
00:00 Intro 00:25 Fool's Quest 04:01 The Vor Game 06:16 Way of Kings 08:10 Reading PlansAugust Reading Wrap-Up!Books with Benghis Kahn2024-09-03 | Join me for a recap of one of my biggest and best reading months ever!
00:00 Intro 00:50 Service Model 02:56 Brightness Long Ago 06:59 Pale Horseman 08:29 Murder at Spindle Manor 11:26 Vorkosigan 14:12 Quest for Lost Heroes 17:20 Mercy of Gods 20:49 Alex Verus 23:30 Crimes of Rooker Flynn 25:09 Reading Now 25:53 Book of the MonthPriority TBR Series I Need To ReadBooks with Benghis Kahn2024-08-26 | Join me as I run through a bunch of my highest priority series I'm hoping to get to within the next year or two! Which ones are you wanting me to read the most or are ones you're hoping to get to also?
My Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/116395344-ben-k Email Address: bookswithbenghiskahn@gmail.comBook Chat With Benghis: Nikos Book Reviews!Books with Benghis Kahn2024-08-24 | Join Niko and me for a live chat about our reading lives and many overlapping favorites!Summer Book Haul!Books with Benghis Kahn2024-08-22 | Join me as I show off a bundle of new releases, special editions, and used books to add to my already too-stuffed collection!
James SA Corey vid: youtube.com/watch?v=iX0Y3ygfKng Channels mentioned: @ColinsCornerYT @ZOMGfantasy @TomOrange @BaldBalding-cv2mb @TheLibraryofAllenxandria @WordsinTime @thelibraryladder
00:00 Intro 00:22 New Releases 08:16 Book Outlet Sales 11:32 Used HaulBlindfold Book Cover Challenge!Books with Benghis Kahn2024-08-16 | Join me as I try out the blindfold book cover challenge where I have to guess the books off my shelf based on them being described to me by my non-Booktube friend Evan.
Points System: 3 Points for correct book 1 Point for wrong book but correct author
00:00 Intro 00:50 Dead Beat 02:07 The Magicians 04:33 Bound & Marked 05:30 Lions of Al-Rassan 09:19 Last Kingdom 11:35 Reading Now 12:15 Book of the MonthTBR Competition Results - Whos the Winner?Books with Benghis Kahn2024-08-09 | Join us live for the final score reveal with the big tbr competition of 2024. Jake and Kyle each chose 3 books for me to read, so we will see which bunch I ended up liking more!The Allomancy Book Tag Live with Kindles and KicksBooks with Benghis Kahn2024-07-16 | Join Dark-O from @KindlesandKicks and me live as we take on this fantastic Mistborn-themed book tag created by @PatrickRyanBookReviews based on 18 of the metallic powers of allomancy (16 regular metals plus two god metals!).
Prompts: Iron: A book you pulled forward on your TBR Steel: A book that you keep pushing back on your TBR Tin: A book that you read because the cover caught your attention Pewter: A massive tome of a book that you enjoyed Zinc: A book that made you emotional Brass: A cozy comfort read Copper: A guilty pleasure read or any book you read that you didn't advertise to your friends Bronze: A buddy read Atium: A book you read even after having the ending or a major plot point spoiled Cadmium: A book that caused you to lose track of time Bendalloy: A book you read faster than expected Gold: A book you might have liked if you done something differently (ie, read the book instead of audiobook, picked it up at a different time in your life.) Electrum: A 5 star prediction Chromium: A book you read based on a recommendation or review, that you DNF’d or that sent you into a slump Nicrosil: A series a friend recommended, that you ended up binging Aluminum: A book or series that left you hungover Duralumin: A series you binged Lerasium: The book that got you into reading fantasyThe Dandelion Dynasty: 3 Things I Loved and Didnt Love (No Spoilers)Books with Benghis Kahn2024-07-10 | I had a lot on my mind with this series I wanted to talk through -- let me know what you thought of the series and where you agree or disagree!
00:00 Intro 01:42: Loved 1: themes 05:02: Unloved 1: Antagonists 07:03: Loved 2: Action Scenes 09:35: Unloved 2: Side Characters 12:35: Loved 3: Optimistic Protags 14:43: Unloved 3: Tonal Clash 18:40: OutroJune Reading Wrap-Up!Books with Benghis Kahn2024-07-05 | Join me for a wrap-up of a bunch of series continuations and in the case of the Dandelion Dynasty its completion. Let me know what you've been reading or what you have planned!
00:00 Intro 00:58 Barrayar 03:14 Veiled 04:58 Burned 06:25 Favours 07:55 The Veiled Throne 11:25 Speaking Bones 16:09 Reading Now 16:37 July TBR 18:06 Book of the MonthMid-Year Book Freakout Tag 2024!Books with Benghis Kahn2024-06-22 | It's time for one of my favorite yearly traditions on Booktube for what has to be the best ever first half of my reading year! Place your own answers to some or all of these in the comments, and anyone who's interested can count themselves as tagged!
Tag Prompts: 1. Best book you’ve read so far in 2024. 2. Best sequel you've read so far in 2024. 3. New release you haven't read yet but want to. 4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year. 5. Biggest disappointment. 6. Favorite new author. (Debut or new to you) 7. Biggest surprise. 8. Book that made you happy. 9. Newest fictional crush. 10. Newest favorite character. 11. Book that made you cry. 12. Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received) 13. What books do you need to read by the end of the year? Tags: @readbykyle3082 @ColinsCornerYT
00:00 Intro 00:31 1. Best Book 02:11 2. Best Sequel 03:55 3. New Release To Read 04:48 4. Anticipated Release 05:44 5. Biggest Disappointment 07:11 6. Fav New Author 08:30 7. Biggest Surprise 10:18 8. Made Me Happy 11:38 9. Newest Crush 12:30 10. New Fav Character 13:39 11. Made Me Cry 14:37 12. Most Beautiful Book 15:35 13. Need to Read 16:45 Tags5-Star Prediction Check-in & New Picks!Books with Benghis Kahn2024-06-15 | Join me to see how I did with my 26 predictions from 2 years ago and to see some new picks for some priority books in the rest of this year.
00:00 Intro 02:03 5-Star Check-In 11:27 Still Unread 16:30 New Predictions 21:17 OutroBook Chat With Benghis #5: Zammar AhmerBooks with Benghis Kahn2024-06-14 | Join Zammar and me for a gush about our common reading loves like Abercrombie, Hobb, Sanderson, and more!
00:00 Intro 00:22 Disquiet Gods 01:11 Hidden 02:40 Shards of Honor 05:21 Grace of Kings 08:54 Wall of Storms 12:17 Reading Now 13:25 Book of the MonthJake vs Kyle Scoreboard Update #1Books with Benghis Kahn2024-05-28 | Jake and Kyle join me for my reveal on where things stand in the TBR competition. How much did I like the Grace of Kings by Ken Liu vs Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold? Each will get the new author bonus point, so it comes down to how many stars I awarded each book to see who's ahead after round 1, with two more rounds to go!
00:00 Intro 00:40 Predictions 02:50 Grace of Kings Reaction 07:20 Grace of Kings Score 11:40 Shards of Honor Reaction 16:14 Shards of Honor Score 21:22 Contest ChatA Book Addicts Book HaulBooks with Benghis Kahn2024-05-23 | I may have gone overboard...and just need to stop buying books...but it's a losing battle. That Dragon Mage edition is just so cool with the hidden fore-edge art -- nicely done ML Spencer!
Channels mentioned: @TheObsessiveBookseller
My Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/116395344-ben-k Email Address: bookswithbenghiskahn@gmail.comMay Mid-Month Check InBooks with Benghis Kahn2024-05-15 | Join me for a quick mid-month check in wrapping up my two recent solid reads, and also celebrating 2k subs wooo thanks everyone!!
00:00 Intro 01:05 Disquiet Gods 04:21 Hidden (Alex Verus 5) 06:33 Reading NowFools Assassin by Robin Hobb Live Chat!Books with Benghis Kahn2024-05-12 | Join @ColinsCornerYT and me for a gush about the incredible first book of the Fitz and the Fool trilogy!April Reading Wrap-Up!Books with Benghis Kahn2024-05-01 | Join me as I run through yet another spectacular reading month in the life!
00:00 Intro 00:47 Empire of Silence 02:50 Shogun 09:32 Fool's Assassin 11:14 Alien Clay 16:09 May TBR 17:50 Book of the MonthJake and Kyle Compete For My Readerly AffectionsBooks with Benghis Kahn2024-04-25 | Let the games begin! Jake and Kyle are each picking 3 books for me to read in the coming two months, with one winner at the end based on how they did with their choices. Who will win?
Their channels: @readbykyle3082 @jakebishop7822
The rules: 1 point for every star awarded out of 5 1 bonus point if it's a new author for me 1 bonus point for my single favorite overall book
Jake's Picks: Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold (new author) The Wall of Storms by Ken Liu A Brightness Long Ago by Guy Gavriel Kay
Kyle's Picks: The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu (new author) The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell
00:00 Intro and Rules 04:15 Jake Pick 1 09:14 Kyle Pick 1 13:18 Jake Pick 2 16:53 Kyle Pick 2 19:02 Jake Pick 3 25:30 Kyle Pick 3 35:55 Kyle's Tiebreaker 38:25 Jake's Tiebreaker 40:22 The Books Not Chosen 56:15 RecapMarch Reading Wrap-Up!Books with Benghis Kahn2024-04-06 | Join me for a run-down of a packed month where I had one true standout and one big disappointment. What did you enjoy (or not enjoy) from the past month?
00:00 Intro 00:19 Dregs of Empire and Other Stories 01:49 City of Dragons 04:25 Alex Verus 3&4 06:55 Dune Messiah 09:42 Exhalation 12:06 11/22/63 16:57 Sword of Kaigen 21:26 Reading Now 22:55 Book of the MonthMy 25 Favorite SFF Books!Books with Benghis Kahn2024-03-28 | What are your favorite books?!
My Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/116395344-ben-k Email Address: bookswithbenghiskahn@gmail.comInterview with Christopher Ruocchio - Author of The Sun EaterBooks with Benghis Kahn2024-03-17 | What a thrill to speak with one of my favorite authors!! Join us for a discussion on the Sun Eater with some tangents about what Dune is really about.
00:00 Sun Eater Non-Spoiler Chat 1:21:15 Sun Eater SpoilersA Chat on Fantasy & Narrative with A Critical DragonBooks with Benghis Kahn2024-03-12 | Join A.P. Canavan from @ACriticalDragon and me for a rambling chat about how we approach and evaluate books -- hopefully you find it all as interesting as I did to hear from BookTube's resident fantasy and narratology professor!
00:00 Intro 01:15 Eye of the Bedlam Bride 02:16 Children of Memory 03:32 Dark Matter 04:42 Song for Arbonne pt. 1 06:00 Alex Verus 09:55 A Song for Arbonne 15:20 Empire of Salt 22:10 Book of the MonthA Song for Arbonne Live Book ChatBooks with Benghis Kahn2024-03-04 | Join Chris, John, and me for a chat about A Song for Arbonne by Guy Gavriel Kay! This was all of our first exposure to GGK, and definitely not our last!Book Chat With Benghis #4: Some Okie DudeBooks with Benghis Kahn2024-03-03 | Join Britton and me for a meandering book chat about where we are in our reading journeys these days! Britton's channel: @someokiedude9549Fantasy SERIES NAME Tier List!Books with Benghis Kahn2024-02-19 | Join me for a tier list where I rank how much I like a ton of series' names, and let me know if you disagree or if you have any other S-tier or D-tier names I didn't get around to discussing here!
00:00 Intro 00:39 Butcher's Masquerade 02:15 Eye of the Bedlam Bride 04:19 Forgetting Moon 06:12 Dungeon Crawler Carl reread 09:29 Warbreaker 11:25 City of Dragons 13:16 Exhalation 14:52 Children of Memory 16:55 Project Hail Mary 17:25 February TBR 18:25 Book of the MonthThe 1st Annual Benghis Kahn Awards!Books with Benghis Kahn2024-01-18 | Join me as I wrap-up my 2023 reading year with my first ever book awards!
00:00 Intro 00:35 Series Add-On 01:42 Narrator 02:51 Worldbuilding 04:40 Best Battle 06:26 Side Character 08:06 Cheeky Protagonist 10:19 Serious Protagonist 12:06 Comeback of the Year 13:41 Most Cozy Goodness 15:17 Most Delicious Slow Burn 17:14 Best Rollercoaster 18:16 Fav New Author 19:29 Best Series Ender 21:08 OutroBook Chat With Benghis #3: Ponderings of PeteBooks with Benghis Kahn2024-01-14 | Join me for a live chat with fellow Adrian Tchaikovsky mega-fan and all-around great guy Pete as we discuss where we're at in our reading journeys and our approach to reading and evaluating books!
Pete's channel: @PonderingsOfPeteMy 5 Self-Pub Fantasy ReadsBooks with Benghis Kahn2024-01-09 | Join me as I discuss the 5 self-pub series I've read so far, and let me know if you have any recs for female-authored self-pub you think I might enjoy!
00:00 Self-Pub Chat 04:41 Cradle 05:56 Legend of Black Jack 07:46 Sundered Nation Trilogy 09:00 Protectors of Pretanni 10:52 Dungeon Crawler Carl 12:34 OutroDragon Keeper & Dragon Haven Spoiler ChatBooks with Benghis Kahn2024-01-08 | Join Colin and me for our next Elderlings buddy read chat covering the first two books in the Rain Wild Chronicles!December Wrap-Up || January TBRBooks with Benghis Kahn2024-01-05 | Join me for a packed wrap-up of my December reads and a look at my January TBR -- what have you been reading lately?
00:00 Intro 00:34 Sharpe's Devil 03:40 Children of Ruin 5:07 Bold Ascension 07:24 The Great Change 08:59 Dungeon Crawler Carl 14:02 Carl's Doomsday Scenario 15:09 The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook 15:55 The Gate of the Feral Gods 17:47 The Butcher's Masquerade 19:10 January TBR 20:59 Book of the Month 21:31 OutroTop-10 Books of 2023!Books with Benghis Kahn2023-12-29 | Join me for my last video of the year where I count down my 16 favorite books of 2023! What were some of your best reads?
My Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/116395344-ben-k Email Address: bookswithbenghiskahn@gmail.comTop-10 Most Disappointing Books of 2023Books with Benghis Kahn2023-12-26 | Join me for my end-of-year wrap up of my least favorite reads of the year. What were some of your misses? Did you have a similar or different experience with any of these?
00:00 Intro 01:42 #10 03:13 #9 04:30 #8 05:38 #7 08:42 #6 10:37 #5 12:34 #4 14:28 #3 17:05 #2 19:27 #1 23:17 OutroBook Chat With Benghis #2: Jake BishopBooks with Benghis Kahn2023-12-18 | Join fellow Butcher/Sanderson/Hobb/Ruocchio/Erikson/Abercrombie/Jordan fan Jake and I for a live chat about our approach to reading and rating books and a discussion of our favs and least favs!Full Sanderson Cosmere Tier List || No-SpoilersBooks with Benghis Kahn2023-12-15 | Where do you agree or disagree with me -- I'd love to hear your thoughts!
00:00 Intro 01:44 Dragon Keeper & Haven 03:00 Bookshops & Bonedust 03:44 System Collapse 07:43 Traitor of Redwinter 11:29 Sharpe's Devil 13:37 White Sand 15:36 Children of Time 20:11 December TBR 22:40 OutroMy Top-30 Audiobook Narrators #5-1Books with Benghis Kahn2023-12-01 | Who are your favorite narrators? I'd love to hear!
Also just pretend like I spelled Steven Pacey’s name correctly 🤦♂️
00:00 Intro 00:24 Honorable Mentions 02:30 #5 07:34 #4 11:37 #3 16:38 #2 22:30 #1 27:29 OutroMy Top-30 Audiobook Narrators #10-6Books with Benghis Kahn2023-11-22 | We're in the top-10! Let me know any agreements/disagreements or narrators you're excited to try!