Time for a mid-year update! In this episode of rants and reviews, we take a look at 2020 so far and chat about how our Goodreads challenge is coming along, the 5 books on our Vow to Read list, the 5 books on our Vow to Reread list, and which books have been our favourite books so far!
Each episode of Rants and Reviews we share what we’re currently reading, so you can discover our favourite genes, add some books to your TBR pile, and hear us rave and rage about characters, plot, setting and more.
- Just finished The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson
- Picking up Loki: Where Mischief Lies by Mackenzi Lee
Main feature
(4:30) Anjali stumbles through an introduction, but basically what we've done is we've taken 5 books each from the top 20 books on the Goodreads list
Best Young Adult Books, and we're going to recommend to you a book from those 10 books. An 'if you liked this book, here's another book you might enjoy'.
Sophie interrupts the programme to talk about TikTok.
(06:18) The first pick on Anjali's list is Eragon by Christopher Paolini. In short, the book is about dragons. So! If you liked Eragon and you enjoy dragons, then she recommends picking up The Last Namsara by Kristen Ciccarelli.
(8:20) Divergent by Veronica Roth is the first choice for Sophie, and while we're likely all familiar with the dystopian story, one you may not have read is The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken. It's obviously different from Divergent but Sophie brings up some similarities.
(10:30) It wouldn't be a Rants and Reviews episode if Anjali didn't bring up a Cassandra Clare book.
(14:45) A Stephen Chbosky book is next up on Sophie's list, which she pairs with Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz; any guesses which book she picked from the list?
(16:00) The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien is an odd choice to put on the Young Adult list but because it's there, Anjali has claimed it. The match up with The Hobbit she's chosen The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, and while it's very different, she explains why she's chosen it and the similarities.
(18:20) One of Sophie's favourite books is up next, and she pairs it with a book of a similar theme and era.
(20:48) Anjali chooses another from the list, one by Stephenie Meyer, but not Twilight.
(24:10) We're struggling here at the end but Sophie tries to find a matching book for The Lightning Theif by Rick Riordan. What would you pick?
(26:30) Last name pronunciation has got us like ... urgh. Louis Sachar, we're sorry for pronouncing your name incorrectly.
(30:30) The wonderful John Green makes an appearance as Sophie finishes off her list with The Fault in Our Stars. She thinks that if you enjoyed that book you might like It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini.
Outro
If you could take the 10 books we've talked about today and recommend a book to match, what would you pick? Let us know by popping a comment below or flicking us a Tweet!
Books mentioned in this episode
The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson, Loki: Where Mischief Lies by Mackenzi Lee, Queen of Shadows by Sarah J Maas, Eragon by Christopher Paolini, The Last Namsara by Kristen Ciccarelli, Divergent by Veronica Roth, The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken, City of Bones by Cassandra Clare, The Falling Kingdoms series by Morgan Rhodes, The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz, The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien, The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, The Book Theif by Markus Zusak, The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris, The Host by Stephenie Meyer, The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey, The Lightning Theif by Rick Riordan, Mythos by Stephen Fry, Lore Olympus webseries, Holes by Louis Sachar, Small Steps by Louis Sachar, The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini.
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