The Best, the Worst, and the Most Surprising Books of 2026 (So Far) @LiterateTexan
The Best, the Worst, and the Most Surprising Books of 2026 (So Far)  @LiterateTexan
Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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Here's my contribution to the "Mid-Year Freakout Tag". I've included time stamps with all the prompts.

I mention the following Containers on this video:

@TheBookclectic

@JamesRuchala

@RaynorReadsStuff

@BookBlather

@meliinthemargins

And I mentioned the following videos:

youtu.be/5B6WLDYB-ZQ?is=vjnRwBFZ00Z_lpb8

youtube.com/live/V1MXoowyAhM?is=qjEYAECS8VvkQiDm

youtu.be/f_bKjZeJBBI?is=YP73ku2ED76W4ds1
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00:00 Intro
01:11 The best book you've read so far this year
05:05 The best sequel you've read so far this year
05:13 The best new release that you haven't read yet but that was released this year
06:29 Your most anticipated upcoming release during the second half of the year
08:00 Your highest disappointment this year so far
08:51 You're biggest surprise of the year
13:50 Your best fictional crush
14:18 Your newest favorite character
15:34 A book that made you cry (or that was at least sad)
16:44 A book that made you happy
18:38 Your favorite book to film adaptation that you watched this year
19:47 Your favorite video of review that you made this year
21:25 The most beautiful book you bought this year
21:40 What books do you still need to read this year
28:04 Tag other Booktubers
28:40 Closing
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Join the Seriously Well-Read Book Club on Patreon: patreon.com/RandyRay
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📬 Contact & Collaboration
Voxer: rlray1584
Email: randyray@gmail.com
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