The Literary Apothecary | Top 64 Books! | Round 2 | Battle of the Books 2023 Edition @TheLiteraryApothecary | Uploaded January 2024 | Updated October 2024, 5 hours ago.
In my attempt to determine what my "top reads of 2023" were, without having to actually choose a top 10, I put all the books I read in 2023 (excluding re-reads, DNFs, and books rated lower than 3 stars, and betareads/ARCs) into a sports bracket, and had the books battle amongst themselves for the top spot! In this video, is round 2 - the top 64 turns into my top 32 books. What choices surprised you? Would you have made any choices different? Let me know in the comments below!
Round 1 videos:
Part 1: youtu.be/qLWW2XHRwDE
Part 2: youtu.be/-kUegoeGpdI
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:42 Symphony of Secrets vs. Labyrinth's Heart
01:11 Yellow Sky Revolt vs. Voice of War
02:20 The Shadow Rising vs. Seasons of Albadone
03:26 Unmasking Autism vs. City of Blood
04:13 Shattered Spirits vs. A Sorrow Named Joy
05:19 Storm Front vs. A River Enchanted
05:39 Rook, By the Hands of Dragons vs. Night Watch
05:54 No Heart for A Thief vs. New Spring
06:44 The Thursday Murder Club vs. Thud!
07:25 The Bleedig Stone vs. A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians
08:22 Demons vs. My Hungry Friend
09:13 Starbinder vs. Legacy of the Brightwash
09:45 A Storm of Swords vs. Moon Deeds
10:40 A Touch of Light vs. No Safe Haven
11:13 Cytonic vs. Thrice
12:00 Lullaby vs. The Fifth Elephant
12:46 Travels with Charley vs. Wistful Ascending
14:17 The Voyage of the Forgotten vs. A Game of Thrones
14:53 Nightfall vs. Nightfall and Other Dangers
15:46 Emily Wilde's Encylopedia of Faeries vs. Silhouette and the Shadow
16:20 Ascendance vs. The Return of the Knights
17:10 The Two-Faced Queen vs. The Trials of Ashmount
18:46 Can Holding in a Fart Kill You? vs. A Dance with Dragons
19:42 Buzzard's Bowl vs. We Promised You A Great Main Event
20:34 The Path of Daggers vs. The Chase Begins
21:10 The Tale of the Border Knight vs. Lily
22:27 The Lost Apothecary vs. Sleepwalking
22:50 The Star Wars Trilogy vs. Grave Peril
24:17 Gurzil vs. Yes, Please!
25:15 Phased vs. Soulless
26:14 Wyrd Sisters vs. Conspirata
26:50 Lost Books and Old Bones vs. The Hexologists
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Want the fancy UK editions? I've got a Blackwell's affiliate account too! https://www.blackwells.co.uk?a_aid=LiteraryApothercary
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Kate's Wishlist: smile.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/29HGZWUWUW2MI/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_1?_encoding=UTF8&type=wishlist
In my attempt to determine what my "top reads of 2023" were, without having to actually choose a top 10, I put all the books I read in 2023 (excluding re-reads, DNFs, and books rated lower than 3 stars, and betareads/ARCs) into a sports bracket, and had the books battle amongst themselves for the top spot! In this video, is round 2 - the top 64 turns into my top 32 books. What choices surprised you? Would you have made any choices different? Let me know in the comments below!
Round 1 videos:
Part 1: youtu.be/qLWW2XHRwDE
Part 2: youtu.be/-kUegoeGpdI
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:42 Symphony of Secrets vs. Labyrinth's Heart
01:11 Yellow Sky Revolt vs. Voice of War
02:20 The Shadow Rising vs. Seasons of Albadone
03:26 Unmasking Autism vs. City of Blood
04:13 Shattered Spirits vs. A Sorrow Named Joy
05:19 Storm Front vs. A River Enchanted
05:39 Rook, By the Hands of Dragons vs. Night Watch
05:54 No Heart for A Thief vs. New Spring
06:44 The Thursday Murder Club vs. Thud!
07:25 The Bleedig Stone vs. A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians
08:22 Demons vs. My Hungry Friend
09:13 Starbinder vs. Legacy of the Brightwash
09:45 A Storm of Swords vs. Moon Deeds
10:40 A Touch of Light vs. No Safe Haven
11:13 Cytonic vs. Thrice
12:00 Lullaby vs. The Fifth Elephant
12:46 Travels with Charley vs. Wistful Ascending
14:17 The Voyage of the Forgotten vs. A Game of Thrones
14:53 Nightfall vs. Nightfall and Other Dangers
15:46 Emily Wilde's Encylopedia of Faeries vs. Silhouette and the Shadow
16:20 Ascendance vs. The Return of the Knights
17:10 The Two-Faced Queen vs. The Trials of Ashmount
18:46 Can Holding in a Fart Kill You? vs. A Dance with Dragons
19:42 Buzzard's Bowl vs. We Promised You A Great Main Event
20:34 The Path of Daggers vs. The Chase Begins
21:10 The Tale of the Border Knight vs. Lily
22:27 The Lost Apothecary vs. Sleepwalking
22:50 The Star Wars Trilogy vs. Grave Peril
24:17 Gurzil vs. Yes, Please!
25:15 Phased vs. Soulless
26:14 Wyrd Sisters vs. Conspirata
26:50 Lost Books and Old Bones vs. The Hexologists
Support My Channel! patreon.com/theliteraryapothecary
I'm a bookshop.org affiliate! bookshop.org/shop/literaryapothecary.
Want the fancy UK editions? I've got a Blackwell's affiliate account too! https://www.blackwells.co.uk?a_aid=LiteraryApothercary
Find me on social media:
Blog: theliterarapothecary.com
Twitter: twitter.com/TheLitApotho
Instagram: instagram.com/TheLitApotho
Goodreads: goodreads.com/kcobb85
Join the Discord discussions: discord.gg/8AJQu96zGp
For buiness injuries: theliteraryapothecary85@gmail.com
Kate's Wishlist: smile.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/29HGZWUWUW2MI/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_1?_encoding=UTF8&type=wishlist
