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Best Sci Fi & Fantasy Books of 2023

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Let's talk about my favorite sci-fi & fantasy books I read in 2023!
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Books Mentioned (all links are affiliated):
THE ADVENTURES OF AMINA AL-SIRAFI by SA Chakraborty- amzn.to/3yePcoC
THE MIMICKING OF KNOWN SUCCESSES by Malka Older - amzn.to/3V39JWT
THE LAST ARGUMENT OF KINGS by Joe Abercrombie - amzn.to/3W5Yoow
THE STONE SKY by NK Jemisin - amzn.to/3Tw8ykG
BLOOD OF DRAGONS by Robin Hobb - amzn.to/3sG3H2H
A WIZARD'S GUIDE TO DEFENSIVE BAKING by T Kingfisher - amzn.to/3UXjupw
CLOCKWORK BOYS by T Kingfisher - amzn.to/3YYzoAN
THE WONDER ENGINE by T Kingfisher - amzn.to/3RIqUy2
THE LAST CUENTISTA by Donna Barba Higuera - amzn.to/3A2JxDu
MAMMOTHS AT THE GATE by Nghi Vo - amzn.to/3JuoBdu
FOOL'S ASSASSIN by Robin Hobb - amzn.to/3XtGNYH
FOOL'S QUEST by Robin Hobb - amzn.to/348GGLX
ASSASSIN'S FATE by Robin Hobb - amzn.to/3DfZncH
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Комментарии : 51

@NatalyaVins-blueflower775 8 месяцев назад

I loved a Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking. It was so funny and I agree that the magic is very creative.

@bookslikewhoa 8 месяцев назад

It really was 👏

@tawnyman 8 месяцев назад

I love how much you champion Rainwilds! Blood of Dragons is so good!

@bmvanloo 7 месяцев назад

I just got The Broke Earth Trilogy for Christmas and I'm super stoked to dive into it! ❤

@Jane42. 8 месяцев назад

Going to give Robin Hobb a go in 2024. I am a huge T. Kingfisher fan, so I second all the love that goes her way! Happy holidays.

@bookslikewhoa 8 месяцев назад

Happy holidays!!

@nataliemcquade1403 8 месяцев назад

I have been wanting to read the Farseer Trilogy from Robin Hobb for so long, but everytime I went to read it I just couldn't get into it. But since you talked so highly of them for so long I decided to give them one more go, and when I tell you the audiobook makes it much easier to get into, I ain't lying. I FLEW through Assassin's Apprentice, and am very excited to start Royal Assassin probably next year (I have to finish my other library books before I commit to a 800+ book XD). Thank you for your passion for this series, I think this is going to turn into a favorite fantasy series for me as well! Also can we just have a moment to appreciate Hobb's undercut of traditional fantasy misogyny in the fact that she makes the Six Duchies line of succession chronological rather than male only? SO REFRESHING

@the_eerie_faerie_tales 8 месяцев назад

yeah Amina was a fun one! I am excited for book #2 which should come out next year. Hope we get another BOTM edition so they can match!

@bookslikewhoa 8 месяцев назад

I hope so too!

@sanjna7570 8 месяцев назад

I love Rainwild Chronicles, I'm so glad it's on your list. There are a few of us out here!

@bookslikewhoa 8 месяцев назад

Justice for Rainwilds!!

@branwynnemay 7 месяцев назад

Everything you said about The Broken Earth- you put into words perfectly my feelings about the series. As a huge sci-fi/ fantasy lover, I’m looking forward to checking out the other books on this list!

@AllyCraig 8 месяцев назад

I read Assassin’s Apprentice this month. It had been on my TBR for nearly a decade (I bought the ebook on a whim when it was on sale), but I always felt too daunted to actually read it. Your praise for Robin Hobb finally persuaded me to try it, and I ended up LOVING it. Now I’m super excited to continue the series. Thanks for persuading me to try it.

@heatherparisi8250 7 месяцев назад

Yes rainwild chronicles is very underrated Robin Hobb knows how to write dragons so flawlessly

@MrRorosuri 7 месяцев назад

Yes to Mimicking of Known Successes

@Katiedora122 7 месяцев назад

I also enjoyed a lot of T. Kingfisher this year! Some other top favorites of mine were Tress of the Emerald Sea, Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries, The Once and Future Witches, and The Golden Enclaves, all of which I read early in 2023. I didn't have too many "bad" reads in fantasy this year, but it wasn't my standout genre like I had anticipated (partly because I didn't keep up with all the books I was anticipating, lol). But some other enjoyable SFF reads I want to continue with are Sword Catcher and Assistant to the Villain. And then I need to get back into Robin Hobb!

@meljstephan 7 месяцев назад

I think Lost In the Moment and Found tops my fantasy list for the year.

@Marie45610 8 месяцев назад

I loved A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking. It was cute. edit: it did feel a little more Middle-grade than YA. But her acting like a 14-year-old might've been why the book felt like it was targeted at middle-grade readers more than YA readers.

@bookslikewhoa 8 месяцев назад

I agree but I think that’s because we’re so used to YA being so aged up- this reminded me of what YA was like back in my day (insert old lady voice here)

@Marie45610 8 месяцев назад

@@bookslikewhoa I'm trying to remember what books would've been called YA when I was in middle school in the mid/late 90s and I can't think of any. I really hate how the YA genre has been more and more catered to the early 20s to early-30s readers instead of kids.

@lusalma5404 8 месяцев назад

@marie45610 Hmm late 80 early 90s for me… I would say range of sweet valley high, drizzle books, much of robin mckinley aka blue sword, tamora pierce. Anne McCaffrey was adult but approachable and I started her at 13 with dragonflight.

@wendyryan1618 7 месяцев назад

I read the Rain Wilds Quartet this year too. The characters were maybe not as strong as in some of Hobb's other books but the setting is really unique and I loved seeing the dragons come into their own. I liked the way the human characters changed as they started to emulate some of the characteristics of their dragons and then became more Elderling-like. All in all, a lot to really like in the quartet and I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it, given its apparent reputation. Obviously, we're right and everyone else is wrong!

@michaelaporee260 7 месяцев назад

Just wanted to say I discovered your channel yesterday and already a new fav booktuber!

@bookslikewhoa 7 месяцев назад

Welcome!!

@jenniferwilson8131 8 месяцев назад

I might try the Blood of Dragons. I thought I was done with Robin Hobb because I could not get through the Farseer Trilogy but I finally started the Liveship Traders books and I'm really enjoying them.

@bookslikewhoa 8 месяцев назад

Yay I hope the good luck continues with Liveship!

@PokhrajRoy. 8 месяцев назад

Happy Holidays! I feel awful for not being as regular but your videos are truly great fun. Stay blessed and happy.

@bookslikewhoa 8 месяцев назад

Happy holidays!

@lindysmagpiereads 8 месяцев назад

I think The Last Cuentista made me cry too. I’m looking forward to Higuera’s follow up, Alebrijes.

@KristinKravesBooks 8 месяцев назад

A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking is my favourite T. Kingfisher so far. There is just something so damn charming about it!

@bookslikewhoa 8 месяцев назад

Soooo charming!

@alexjames7144 8 месяцев назад

I've been excitedly awaiting Mara's annual stats breakdown in January since finishing the last one

@danielleoliver1734 8 месяцев назад

I love rainwilde chronicles to, the only reason I started the series was for this quartet and I loved them

@bookslikewhoa 8 месяцев назад

I love to hear it!

@R0SE727 7 месяцев назад

I finally bought the last cuentista at the barnes & noble hardcover sale! I’ve been wanting to get it for forever bc of you. Ty for the rec, I am prepared to be devastated 😭

@allgirlreview433 7 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for this list. Sci Fi is my favorite genre but I end up reading a lot more thrillers because those are what get reviewed and recommended so often.

@bjminton2698 8 месяцев назад

A Wizard's Guide sounds interesting! I LOVE Hobb!!! Stone Sky was definitely the best of that series. The Blade Itself had no plot, was hundreds of pages of gratuitous gore and I didn't like any of the characters. No more Joe for me!! LOL. My second favorite fantasy series for this year (Hobb is always first 🙂) was The Riyria Revelations by Sullivan. Dark Matter by Crouch was also good. Thank you for your yearly rankings! Happy New Year!

@bookslikewhoa 8 месяцев назад

I’ve always heard great things about Sullivan

@jimsbooksreadingandstuff 8 месяцев назад

Merry Christmas Mara 🎄I still haven't got to Robin Hobb.

@RodgersReads 7 месяцев назад

I hope Rainwild is a fav in the RotE for me too. I really really hope so lol

@nasteho6614 7 месяцев назад

I listened to the 2nd First Law book and I often myself asking Glokta’s favorite question to himself….”why am I doing this” or something to that effect. Whenever I find myself making questionable choices on the road I remember his saying of being found on the canal facedown- I will be found facedown eating asphalt if I don’t slow down. The man is full on curious lessons on life and the important questions we should ask. Makes sense I guess since he is a …..questioner🦷👁️👂🏾💀

@natasagajic1061 8 месяцев назад

Oh, yay for A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking! It's my favorite read of the year! 😁🥳 (I have, sadly, realized this year that how T. Kingfisher writes romance just doesn't work for me 🥲 but her YA/middle grade stories tend to be really enjoyable for me - Minor Mage was also really fun)

@bookslikewhoa 8 месяцев назад

I’m looking forward to diving into more of her YA/MG stuff next year

@natasagajic1061 8 месяцев назад

@@bookslikewhoa Yay for that! 😁I also hope that she'll write more YA/MG stuff 🤞

@bethmetcalf3447 8 месяцев назад

Merry Christmas Mara 🎄🥰

@bookslikewhoa 8 месяцев назад

Same to you!

@bethmetcalf3447 7 месяцев назад

@@bookslikewhoa Thank you🥰

@caitlinl2750 6 месяцев назад

I’ve read 6 of these! If we count series as one!

@lusalma5404 8 месяцев назад

Amina just did not work for me at the moment for a couple of reasons. To sure I will try it again. I did like a wizards guide to defensive baking and would enjoy more with the character.