my WORST BOOKS OF 2022 

Drunk Emma declaring her love for us at the end of this video is everything to me 😂

"Best believe he's still bejeweled when he walks into the room." -- I love you, Emma.

tipsy emma is something i never knew i needed lmao

Emma getting tipsy and trashing books is the energy I am happy to bring with me into 2023, haha.

“Control alt delete that thought” no way is that a real line in Rock Paper Scissors 😂😂😂 thank god I never bought this. Loved the reviews!

"This book felt like Tumblr" has to be the best blurb ever.

I will never forget how much I’ve laughed while you were reading “The Kingdom…”!

2:53 sjm has that issue in all her books, they’re all really bad and written the same💀 in her other series she has characters that are just “so powerful” and are considered the most powerful people ever but does she really show why they are that powerful? Naur. That’s just one example 😭😭

The siren sound at 33:05 made it even funnier. Rest in pieces Gothikana. Tipsy Emma has slayed.

"It's my bones. It's the creaky bones... Not a lot of calcium in here." I can't stop laughing at that. Omg.😂

"Actually my bones aren't that silent! Listen" *proceeds to crack every single joint* I swear I spit and spilled all my water while watching that.

🕯️You opening the video in this dimly lit library already sets the tone about how drab the books are gonna be! The literal mental gymnastics I went thru with some of the worst books I read in 2022! “Entrails” better be in here Emma 😂 and the sad Formula One book! 🍷

emma struggling to remember the word "roadtrip" was somehow the cutest thing. 🥺 emoji irl

“she belongs in shutter island” ASDFGHJKL ORBITING IN SPACE 🤭🤭🤭 this video is already a masterpiece not even 5 minutes in

Had a roomie in grad school. She was this 6 foot red head studying biochem. Her thing was to have 2 glasses of wine while watching all the medical shows on Wednesday night (ER, Grey's Anatomy). One Wednesday, she had three glasses of wine and a little bit of truth came out. You see, as a biochem lab assistant , she had access to some of the deadliest pathogens known to man. On this one particular wine infused Wednesday night, she declared with overmuch enthusiasm "I could kill soooooooo many people." When covid came out, my first instinct was to wonder if she was involved somehow. She's prolly deadlier than the assassin with a zero bodycount.

Face blindness is actually a very interesting syndrome! People with face blindness can't recognize the faces of those they love or often their own faces. Some also can't connect faces to celebrities or important people, but patients never seem to realize why they can't recognize people. However, they do use other cues (like clothes and body shape) to recognize people. If someone can't recognize their mom's face, they might see her shirt and infer that it's their mom because they know it's their mom's shirt, and why would someone else wear her shirt? Very interesting stuff!!

I randomly got recommended this video. Honestly I feel like I've just found a new favorite youtuber. You are so funny and I can't. You are a treasure

lol, Artemis was such a chore you had to roast it for three videos straight 😅 Happy new year, Emmie ❤

you want actual good mystery thrillers, you go to Agatha Chrities my girl. I highly recommend "Death on the Nile". One of my forever favorites.

Hahaha I laughed so hard! “I’m struggling to form a thought, and so is this book”. Savage 😂❤ More tipsy Emma please

Thank you for confirming that I made a good decision with DNFing Rock Paper Scissors a few months ago🥴😭 I’m sorry you went through that

I am so here for the Skyward slander! I read it 2 years ago and it took me 2 MONTHS to finish😩 I seen Gothikana on netgalley the other day, I might request to hate read because I NEED TO KNOW but do not want to spend money on it. “I’m struggling to form a thought and so was this book” LMAO

The Kingdom of little wounds may be a terrible book, but it was funny to watch everything that happened while you read

i feel so close to you! thanks emma, literally please (!!!!) never stop doing what you do and being what you are

The protagonist of Throne of Glass is that one guy you never want in your D&D party - makes his character the ultimate deviant art rogue whos simultaneously an ultra badass whos great at everything but also the underdog with a tragic backstory who you should feel sorry for, they then spend the entire campaign acting cocky and bragging about how they could get through any task but never contributes to solving actual problems in the slightest.

I also read skyward this year (got it from the library because I'm a big Brandon Sanderson fan, only realised later it was young adult) and I definitely understand your dislike for it. I do however think it is almost infinitely better than throne of glass, if only because unlike Sanderson, Maas actually seems to believe her main character when she's going on about how she could kill everyone in the room. (Also, and I may be in the minority here, I thought Spensa's over the top threats were kind of funny)

Your tipsy giggles at Gothikana were something I didn't know I needed today hahaha.

Thank you for blessing us with this video 😅❤ 10/10. Do recommend. (Also drunk Emma talking about how much she loves us is just the freaking sweetest 🥺😭)

Hey Emma - Have you read any Ursula K Le Guin? If you are still looking for winter reads I reco the Left Hand of Darkness. Would love to hear your thoughts on it! It's my favourite.

If you liked the thought of the kingdom of little wounds, maybe try The discomfort of evening by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld. I haven't read little wounds but your description made me think of Mariekes book. Also has that kinda uncomfortable vibe, body functions and heavy topics, but is very beautifully written!

This reminded me how much I loved listening to you talk about Kingdom!

We may never forget the first Kingdom of Little Wounds video 😅 My worst books of the year: -Weaver, Trish Thawer (received an arc, it sucked) -Are You Listening, Tillie Walden -Midnight in Everwood, Maria Kuznair

Emma, your videos bring me so much joy! Happy New Year! im so excited for 2023 with so many more videos. I think my absolute worst book of 2022 was it ends with us by colleen hover.. but the midnight library was also not a good one xD also drunk Emma declaring her love - I needed that today! Love You Emma

Love the aesthetic of this video so cozy 🥰 ALSO I hated tog too when I read it last year, I questioned the sanity of booktok when they hyped it to the point of no return, it was more of a "oh I have two guys fawning over me let's go pretend to be a princess and play with their feelings but OH NO I have a tournament tomorrow!" There was 0 of the badass girl they had told me I'd meet it was so painful 😩

Made me cross Skyward off my TBR list. Also I like the lighting on this show.

I just love this video and the ambiance. It feels soo cozy.

Hi Emma, one friend of mine recommended your channel to me and I find your voice very peaceful to listen to so I could not stop listening for the whole afternoon. I'm not a native English speaker, but I learnt grammar at school. It makes me wonder how bad it is to have so many grammatic mistakes and kind of want to read "Gothikana". (just kidding, I don't have patience in reading English in general and I can count with my fingers how many books in English I have read. I like writing though... ) Emma, you somehow inspired me on reading and I hope I can keep up with reading books this year. Cheers

Watching one video never brought me so much joy, literally would be the best friend in the whole world 😂❤

That was the best scudding review video that i've seen this year. And we love you too, Emma.

happy new year, i love how even drunk you're probably more eloquent than i could ever be hahah

Amazing 🍷🍷 Love the year end book bash!!! With all due respect 🤣

I love you too Emma, drunk but preferably sober lol Listening your bones crack was terrifying lol I have not read any of these novels, thankfully, I give novels 3 chapters, then ditch them if they send me in the direction of substance abuse because there is so so much to read. Happy New Year Emma xx

Your first statement on The Kingdom has me laughing while I eat my breakfast.....choking hazard. Hilarious. Love this video, as usual! ❤

I was starting to worry we wouldn't be getting this video this year. Thank you, Emmie!

Honestly the Skyward section really assuaged my forgotten shame in never having finished it (because it was super boring) but I thought I was the problem since everyone heralds Brandon Sanderson as the best author ever (at least in my circle of friends and family) I have just not been able to get very deeply invested in his work! I’m glad to know I’m not the only one lmao

This was somehow more wholesome and sweet that it had any right to be! Happy new year!

My fave Artemis moment: "you can't kick me off the moon because there's next to no narcotics on the Moon because I'm the one who smuggles stuff to the Moon and I don't smuggle narcotics, so if you kick me off someone else will start smuggling instead of me and they will probably also smuggle drugs." Mind fucking blown.

Hey Emma, this is my first time leaving a comment but have been a long time watcher of the channel! Couldn’t help leave a mystery thriller recommendation for you when I saw you talked about how you’re not a fan of those plot twists. I have the same problem with thrillers and almost always gave those a three stars rating. The only one I gave a five star rating is “the alienist”. It is quite graphic and brutal, but the criminology and psychology behind the story is so good. Some of the characters are legit scientists, so they approach the case in a research kind of way which I found so refreshing! Hope you will pick it up someday. And just want to say thank you for the amazing contents you put out.

Truly amazing, drunk Emma reviews are an instant classic 💯

Emma did you read Sally Rooney before in any of your vlogs? I don't think I've ever come across you talking about her and I would really like to hear your take on them if you are interested as well. Have a great year by the way 💛

I don't read that much (I don't got the time most of the day 😭) But your videos are so chill and awesome you really brighten my day especially when I'm currently struggling to keep it together. 💕

I loved this video and the energy so much

Emma you are the best. Happy reading 2023.

Tbh I so knew gothikana was going to be number 1 after watching your reading vlog of it 😭. I 100% agree with you, i had to dnf that book at like 50/60 percent 💀

End of this video was everything.

Oh man, I read Daisy Darker at the end of 2022 and it was so crazy and so much fun that I decided I need another Alice Feeney, and I was wrong. All her writing is exactly the way you describe, it's so weird, this faux profundity. Thank you for the video!

I do not read a lot of Sanderson so I am not familiar with most of his work. However, the only three I've read is a trilogy and it happens to be one of my favorite trilogies, Mistborn. I am pretty sure that is what has been recommended to you the most by him haha I hope one day you'll give it a chance!

We need more drunk Emma.Тhis is one of the funniest videos I've seen on this platform 😂

Regarding Silence of Bones, I enjoyed June Hur's other book The Red Palace way more. Both books can be difficult to understand for people unfamiliar with Korean society at that time. I definitely consider The Red Palace more dynamic than Silence of Bones. Everything you said about Throne of Glass was my issue with it. People told me that by the third book it gets good. I'm not reading three books to get why people love that series so much.

I need some bloopers of what you edited out😂

"I'm struggling to form a thought, and so was this book." I love it.

Thank you for the Feeney review. If I would have read it and had gotten tothe dog missing part, I would have discontinued it at that point If my dog goes missing, that would be my focus and wouldn't do anything else until I found my dog. Thanks for preventing me from wasting my time on the Feeney book!

Happy New Year! Tipsy Emma makes me giggle. My worst book of 2022 was Of Mice and Men. I still want to try more Steinbeck, but that one did nothing for me. Also, I didn't want to admit it in your previous videos, but Artemis is actually on my shelf. It was gifted to me, and I now I really don't want to read it lol.

NOT THAT TAYLOR REFERENCE AHHH THAT WAS UNEXPECTED!!!

Great job, Emma! Happy New Year!!! (I also watched the stream lol)

"she belongs in shutter island" LOL

These books may not deserve five-star reviews… but drunk Emma sure does. 🤣❤ By the end I could not stop laughing. … I’m also lowkey tempted to read Kingdom of Little Wounds now 👀

these vids are great bcs spoilers don't even matter

I haven’t read Rock Paper Scissors but it sounds like this horror film I recently watched called “Barbarian”. I’m not sure if you’ve seen it but I definitely recommend if you’re interested in comparing/ contrasting. The movie accomplished what it sounds like the book was trying to do. Also had no real ending though and I’m still confused when I think about it :,) but overall one of the best thriller movies I’ve seen in a while.

That is so cool - the competition you described “in a castle, the last one surviving is the best assassin” - I would totally read that book. I’m not into gore, but a clever YA/fantasy book with that tournament would be interesting. Also would buy the book where it turns out she is in asylum and everyone is humoring her 😂 but then she actually gets out 😂

I love the low illumination! Oh! I've never read Colleen Hoover, and i don't wanna to! Artemis is really awfull. Emma, is there any Sarah J. Mass's book you recommend? Happy new year, darling! 💖

Tipsy Emma is something everyone needs in their life. So thankful for having gotten to witness this 😂 Also, you're so sweet, when you're drunk 🥺

Happy New Year to you, Emma! 😂😊

Me: man, first day back at work, is there anything that I have to look forward to to-day? Emmie: uploads her worst of the year Me: 😊

emma!! i felt nostalgic bc of nostalgia about Shivers in your last video and so i got it on my kindle and ate it up in a day🥲🥲 i literally have never read or liked books about werewolves or vampires and stuff, but you spoke so beautifully and lovingly about shivers that i wanted to experience it myself… its not bad at all. i wish i had read it when i was younger😅 idk how people can dislike it, as you said. anyways. just wanted to let you know that i appreciated reading shivers bc of your nostalgic review of it❤️

My first book of the year is Bukowski's The People Were Flowers at Last. Such amazing poetry! I love Bukowski. My second is Upstream by Mary Oliver- I definitely recommend!

"this book reminded me of tumblr" knocked me tf out I haven't read any of these but Skyward is/was on my tbr and I appreciate this breakdown cause I definitely would've been annoyed if I read it without knowing about the Twist or whatever.

I DNF'd Throne of Glass in 2018. I also couldn't stand how the entire time the main character kept being referred to as "small".

Drunk Emma is a gift to us all ❤

My friend has face blindness, it's wild! She depends on a person's voice, gait, body, clothes, etc to determine who it is bc the things that distinguish a person from someone else (the shape of the nose, eyes, jawline, etc) all look the same to her. It only takes a couple convos before she can tell who you are which is so impressive

Okay I had to pause the video and comment because when you were reading the quotes from Rock Paper Scissors I just cackled and felt so validated, I read Daisy Darker by her as well and its the same thing. Half of it was strange inspirational quotes...I almost stopped reading it. Just agony.

I fully support book chat paired with wine 🍷

I actually loved the throne of glass bcs the first time I read the book I was so in love with how strong the protagonist was. I think it was the first time I realized woman can be really strong and charming (bcs previously I had only found books with female protagonist who are super dependent and weak not only physically but also mentally and emotionally so I never felt identified with them and only frustrated that woman were only weak always) I think that’s why I still love that first book. But I also understand what you mean about her being said to be the best but then it’s never showed. Maybe if I read the book today I’ll feel the same way you do but still I think it opened the door for me to really understand what I liked in a female character (in this case someone who doesn’t need a boy to survive and who is at least a little bit independent and not hypocrite)

This is so good! Utter truth with wine is what I really needed! Thanks for making my week!!!!! So good!!!! Love you!!!!!

i said when you read throttled that i wanted to read it because i was intrigued by how bad you said it was and i finally finished it a couple of days ago and it almost definitely will be the worst book of 2023. i didn't have anything too outrageously bad last year but this year i have that. it was so bad

I WAS SO EXPECTING THIS BOOK AT 3 i started referring to it as the kingdom of kidneys bc u said that the king was going to the bathroom a lot or smth

How fast I clicked on the video :) I normally don't like to watch videos bashing books and authors, but... You are different!

Listen, I read Throne of Glass, whole series. Loved it. BUT, I 1000000% agree that Celaena's whole "I'm the best" yet we never see it is my biggest critique with the first two books (she makes some stupid mistakes in book 2 also that "the best assassin" shouldn't really be making). And honestly? Once I read the whole series, book 1 felt so drastically different from where we end up at the conclusion of the series, like it almost didn't even feel like it was part of the same series as the other books. I loved the series, but it has its flaws. Telling but never showing us how deadly Celaena is was the biggest flaw of the series. Is that due to SJM having written it so young? Who knows.

Sort of off topic but there’s this book I’ve never heard of until I watched another RU-vidrs ‘best books of the year’ and I think you should read it. It’s called Saving Noah and I think you’ll enjoy it. It touches on something really interesting.

Taylor would never have guessed someone to use bejewelled in that context 😭😭😭and I love the chatoicness of it all

Have you read Project Hail Mary? LOL! I could not get past the 1st chapter.

I've heard this view on Artemis multiple times now, and it kinda hits me personally because I relate to the main character SO much to the point that I am her in a way. Just that I'm in my mid thirties now and have grown past most if not all my internalised misogyny and self-deprecating attitude. I understand the ways she talks about herself are weird if you've never been that way, but women like that exist and it's something that you get past at some point or not. The book portrays her as an extremely intelligent and skilled person whose sense of self worth is at rock bottom. I don't blame Andy Weir for writing her in that way and I don't think it's a bad case of men writing women. Not that I intend to or can change anyone's mind, just giving my own perspective :)

There are some older episodes of radio lab about face blindness that were so well done! I highly recommend

Happy new year. I have found that Brandon sanderson's fantasy is much better than his sci fi, my fav being the novella The Emperor's soul and the first mistborn trilogy (have only just got into his fantasy at the end of last year, had read multiple of his sci fi and not really enjoyed it. ) Im sorry to say that one of my worst books of 2022 was Catcher in the Rye, but we don't all think the same, hopefully you and the bookclub will enjoy it, also disliked The Unbearable Lightness of Being. A few thrillers i disliked (im probably going to stop reading modern ones) included Daisy Darker and Lock Every Door.

What a delightful video, Emma! I laughed out loud so many times. You’re so interesting and so funny. I just loved all your comments. You’re adorable!

Drunk Emma being SUPER sentimental. Here for it. 😂❤

Emma, hilarious watching while you read 'Kingdom . . .' and this video just had me smiling. More, please more, loved it. We need more book trashing videos on bad books, because there are a lot of bad books out there!

I didn’t loveeeee tog but sjm wrote that at 16 and her writing improves throughout the series and you will see her assassin abilities 😅

"We can just Hoover this one right up. *laughs at own pun*" Subbed. 🤣🤣

I could be wrong, but I was under the impression that face blindness meant you had trouble remembering people's faces after you'd met them, not that you can't recognize your own wife.