 Hey guys, it's Tilling into today I'm here with the mid-year book Freakout Tag. This was created by Is That Chammy and Ellie Jane and I think it's always best to do this because I always freak out in the middle of the year. Like Christmas is going to be here soon and then a whole new year starts and everything that I planned for this year hasn't gone to plan. And if I keep thinking about this I'm just going to continue spiraling. So let's get on with the video. So the first question is best book you've read so far in 2018. See this is hard because usually when I talk about the best book so far I can do my last video I can narrow it down to like the top few and when you say just pick one my mind is like how do you just pick one? I'm not going to lock this in but if I had to pick one right now in the spot I'm going to have to pick Red Rising by P.S. Brown because it is the most fresh in my mind. I recently read this book and I really really loved it. So this book follows a young man called Darrow and Darrow is a red. So this is like a typical dystopian novel where you have different levels of people who get color coordinated. Red is basically the lowest and you have golds which are the highest. And Darrow has basically been working up on Mars to colonize it for the people of Earth and basically save them. So he gets low rations. He gets his work to the bone and he gets treated a bit like dirt. And when his wife ends up being killed he finds out that his whole life has been lied to. So he joins the rebellion to help bring down the gold and to kind of even out society. So that's definitely my favorite read so far. I need to read the rest of the series and I hope it's going to be just as good. I do think it's actually a really important book despite these like really heady themes and of course it has really good messages in it as well. And especially things that you can relate to in 2018 too. Especially with like the society levels and matters. So I think it's one that you guys should probably take a look at picking up if they're these are things that you guys can stomach because it is pretty damn brutal. Question number two is best sequel that you've read so far in 2018. I just have a sudden realization that I haven't actually read any sequels to books. So for this question I'm going to have to say Obsidio, which is the third and final book in the Illuminae files. This is the actual only series that I've continued on with this year. I haven't read that many books this year but I need to pick up my game. I enjoyed Obsidio. I don't think it was as amazing as the other two books in the series and I think that for the finale it wasn't as action packed as the other books. But I still really enjoyed it because I absolutely love these stories. If you guys are after an epic sci-fi you should definitely read this. It is so action packed and there's always something happening and their characters are really fun as well. And the writing styling is quite unique and you guys will enjoy it. Number three is new release that you haven't read yet but you want to. This one is very easy for me. It is A Reaper at the Gate by Sabata here. This is book number three in the Ember Quartet and I'm very very excited for it. So the first one is in Ember and the Ashes and it is a fantasy series that is fantastic. I absolutely love it and I'm going to be starting this one soon but I have a book that I need to read before it and then it's all mine. I just love this book so much like I haven't even read it and I already love it. Question number four is the most anticipated release for the next half of the year. That one is a very easy question for me to answer as well and I am so blessed to actually have the book in my hands to show you guys but I have not read it yet but I will be straight away and that is Bridge of Clay by Marcus Zuzak. So I'm a huge fan of Marcus Zuzak and I'm a huge fan of absolutely anything that he writes so I'm very very excited for Bridge of Clay and I cannot wait to actually read it. But it's actually in my hands which is crazy. But anyway this one is released on the 9th of October so make sure you guys go out and buy it and support Marcus Zuzak and let him know how amazing he is and I can't wait to tell you guys about how much I love this book when I finally finish it. Number five is my biggest disappointment. Number six is biggest surprise. My biggest surprise this year has been the scandal by Frederick Bachman. I bought this book because it is pretty and I read this book because I bought it and thought that I probably should read it and not just buy books because they're pretty anymore because that's how I lose my money. And I loved this book. It's probably one of my favorite reads so far for 2018 and it was one that I went into complete blind. I hadn't heard anyone's opinions on it. I hadn't even heard of the book before I bought it and it was amazing. I really, really enjoyed it. The writing style that Frederick Bachman has is phenomenal. If you guys are after a slow-paced, yet really rewarding read, I definitely recommend picking this one up. It is to do with the scandal that revolves around a small town and how everyone in this town deals with it. And it is really, really amazing despite that blurb sounding really, really boring. Number seven is your favorite new author. I haven't really got a new favorite author from this year. I do. Tohmi Adyemi. She wrote Children of Blood and Bone and she's a fantasy author that I will buy every book from now because I really, really enjoyed this. This was an amazing book. There was one thing I didn't like about it and that was the romance aspect of it. Other ones like the writing, the characters, the plot, everything else was fan-fucking-tastic. Question number eight is my newest fictional crush. I basically crush on everybody that I read so I'm not entirely sure who my favorite would be so far. This is just me looking at the piles of books that I now have scattered around me from filming two videos in a row. You know, I'm gonna really cop this answer out for now and just pick one of my all-time favorite book crushes which is Isabelle Lightwood. I love her. I would die for her. If I had to pick a second one it'd be Rose Hathaway because they're basically the same person but I just, I love Isabelle. She has a place in my heart forever. Number 10 is a book that made me cry. I haven't actually cried at any books this year which I know, I know you got to believe me because I am an emotional wreck of a human being but I actually haven't and I'm going to blame it to the fact that I haven't read that many books this year but I can say that the most emotional one to read so far has been the Tatuus of Auschwitz by Heather Morris. This one is based on a true story of a man who was basically the Tatuus of Auschwitz called Layle and it follows his story as he was taken to the prison, as he's given the role of the Tatuus as he falls in love and he endures and hopes to survive this camp. Obviously having a war-based book is something that is quite heart-wrenching and sad to read about anyway but I didn't cry in it but I was very, very close. Number 11 is a book that made me happy. All of the books always, books always make me happy. Buying a book alone makes me happy and even reading it makes me even happier so I can't just pick one. Every book makes me happy. Every book makes me happy. Number 12 is my favorite film to book movie adaption that I've seen so far this year. Love, Simon. That is one that I have actually watched. I haven't watched a lot of movies either but I loved it. It was so cute and I want more of everything to do with Love, Simon. I really hope that they do make a layer on the offbeat movie. I don't know if they will. I haven't even read the book but like anything that has those characters in it I am down to watch or read. Number 13 is your favorite review that you've done so far this year or the booktube version which is favorite video that you have done so far this year. Well I've done like six or seven videos so far this year because life has been busy so I'm going to actually pick my most recent video at the present time of filming which isn't my most recent video now that I think about it but anyway I would have to say my Supernova Wrap Up Plus 2 exciting books. This video though like it was just like an average video to film involves things that I am really proud that I have done and things that I've really enjoyed doing this like past six months and includes two books that I have mentioned this video that I was also really really excited for and it basically just talks about Supernova and doing things that I love and just I don't know I was really happy so I enjoyed that one the most. The most beautiful book that I've bought so far this year or received so this will have to be a toss up between the most beautiful which I would have to say is Little Women and Other Stories by Louisa May Alcott in the stunning Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Edition which I collect it is quite beautiful and I love it so so much. All the absolutely adorable perfect imperfections by Alex Serns this is beautiful dog portraits with dogs that have disabilities and it's it's you need to look at it. And number 15 is What books do you need to read by the end of the year? We're gonna go on a little trip because I need to read all of these books by the end of the year and all of these books which are double stacks by the end of the year. I don't think that I could probably just pick one I have a lot to read and I have a lot to catch up on and if I keep buying books and not actually reading them I'm going to die under a pile of unread books which we can't have, can we? So there you guys have the Mid-Year Book Freakout Tag I haven't had breakfast yet and I'm getting hungry so I'm gonna tag Tanika from Flipping to the Pages who is one of my all-time favorite people in the entire world so check her out you guys will love her as much as I do and I'll be back with another video again soon hope you guys enjoyed this one if you have any video ideas let me know and until then I hope you guys have a lovely bookish day and that great things happen to you Bye! So let's get started I have 87 books that I have recently got I don't want to make this video way too long for you guys so I'm gonna kind of be quick going through