EVERY Book I Want To Read This Year | 2024 TBR

2024 is going to be a very busy reading year for me! This year I plan on getting to a lot more fantasy & scifi series, including a lot of indie authors. Time to share my 2024 TBR! As always, leave your recommendations below!

The actual trip wont be for roughly another 8 months or so but it all depends on what you all have to say in the survey. I'm voting for Japan ;) But am excited to see what you all vote!
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0:00 - INTRO
1:31 - TrovaTrip
5:46 - Malazan
6:38 - DCC
7:14 - Dragon Republic
8:00 - The Way of Edan by @PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy
8:35 - Stephen King
13:59 - Red Rising & Cradle
14:23 - Liveship Traders
15:56 - Malice:
17:12 - Riordan
17:50 - Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
18:14 - Various Manga
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[CapturedInWords]

Which of these books should I read first?? Also let me know your recommendations!

[DanielGreeneReviews]

I would love to see you read Perdido Street Station!

[PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy]

So many great reads featured here, and I'm incredibly honored that you have included The Way of Edan among them, Jay! I won't dare recommend anything further, but I'm keen to see what you make of Malazan (by your fellow Canadian!) and The Book That Wouldn't Burn.

[SuperDoctor]

Yes finally the Green Bone Saga, its such a great series, I read it a few years ago and still think about the characters! A great standalone I always recommend is Blood Over Bright Haven by M L Wang, one of my favourite reads from last year

[mikesbookreviews]

I think you'll enjoy Bound & the Broken. It gets great in book 2.

[stephennichols]

You're in for a treat with Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell. One of my favorite books of all time. I've read it 3 times.

[safinan]

Hi 👋 I’m also a very slow reader, I want to enjoy my experience with reading not fast fast. Happy reading to you!! 🎉

[shanaygertze]

The book that would't burn. Amazing read!! So thought provoking. I wasn't ready for the ending. There were parts in the book I actually needed a time out. Because it just blow my mind. Serious contender for book of the year. I haven't read anything like it. Good luck for your TBR this year. I know the feeling. So many book so little time. Shanay. Cape Town🇿🇦

[cillianburns]

Great video as always

For the rick riordan books, you may want to read heroes of olympus before trials Of Apollo, as it will be easier to follow

[matthewwoolley]

I just finished The Will of the Many last night, and at least as far as new, ongoing series, it's absolutely up there in my most anticipated series now. I'm all in with the story.

[GermanTodd]

I'm currently reading "Red Rising" and really liking it so far! Also, I've read and really enjoyed "Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell".

[vanessaanderson]

I highly recommend the Prydain Chronicles. One of my favorite series of all times, I’ve read it several times and just keep loving it more!

[roronoazoro]

I'm looking forward to start a lot of new books... especially The name of the wind

[knotslip]

Wow, that's a lot of reading. A lot of good reading for you this year. I plan to read The Age of Madness, Warbreaker and Elantris and Children of Light. Beyond those, I've no idea. Maybe Dark Matter since I've owned it for a while and already read Recursion and enjoyed it. Happy Reading!

[matyasgorjanacz]

I highly recommend The Bound and the Broken series

[milan]

Do keep in mind that you should read Heroes of Olympus by Rick Riordan before reading Trials of Apollo. If you do read Trails of Apollo first basically the whole Heroes of Olympus series will be spoiled as Trails of Apollo is a follow-up series. I do definitely recommend reading both as they (especially Heroes of Olympus) are probably even better than the original Percy Jackson series.

[Aethersong]

Here are some fantasy books by Japanese authors you may like.

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The Beast Player
by Nahoko Uehashi

Nahoko Uehashi is a famous fantasy writer in Japan who has won many awards and has had many of their works adapted into other media.

The Beast Player is the story of a girl who discovers how to communicate with great beasts and is wrapped up into a war between two territories of a kingdom.
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Ascendance of a Bookworm
by Miya Kazuki

A light novel series with a well fleshed out world and magic system. It tells the story of a girl who is reincarnated into the body of a sickly commoner girl in another world. She loves to read but discovers books are something only the rich possess in this new world. She decides to use her knowledge from her previous life to make create and print books of her own.

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Also a few manga recommendations

Delicious in Dungeon
Frieren
Magus of the Library

[felipesobral]

Kings of the Wyld. :) A group of legends get together once more for another adventure.

[KALtheHighstorm]

The Faithful and the Fallen is amazing! I'm reading Wrath right now, and I can tell you: every book gets better. Malice is a bit of a rough start, as it has some iffy prose, and I personally didn't connect with too many of the characters. However, it still is great, and everything that was good about it was improved in Valor. And then improved that much again in Ruin. As for what it's about, if you want to go in completely blind, don't scroll down. However, all I'm putting down there is prologue/blurb spoilers.












Over a thousand years ago, the Banished Lands were consumed by war. Men, giants, and creatures chose sides and fought in a God-war. Eventually, Elyon, God of the Banished Lands, personally intervened and scourged the world to defeat the angel turned Demon King, Asroth. After this, Asroth and his demons were trapped in another world, and Elyon departed, grief-stricken at what his creation had become. Now, men and giants have rebuilt, giving no thought to the history of the Banished Lands, for they are blinded by their own petty conflicts. But they should. For evil is stirring, white wyrms slither through the ground again, and the rocks are oozing blood. It is time for a second God-war, and this time, there is no God to save the world from Asroth.

[therealshakinbacon]

If you want to read more Stephen King, 11/22/63 is one of my favorite books. I don’t cry often, but I cried like a baby at that ending.