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Christine May Riccio, better known online as xtinemay, is an American YouTuber who primarily uploads book-related videos including reviews, discussions, hauls on her channel polandbananasBOOKS. She is originally from New Jersey and has a podcast called Those Forking Fangirls hosted with her friend Natasha Polis.https://thenerddaily.com/christine-riccio-attached-at-the-hip-interview/#:~:text=I'm%20a%20huge%20book,alongside%20writing%20my%20own%20novels. She also uploads , dance videos and sketches on her comedy channel polandbananas20. She has been making videos since 2010. She has three published books. Again But Better, published in 2019, was inspired by her own decision to study abroad in the UK.https://www.goodreads.com/interviews/show/1446.Christine_Riccio Better Together, published in 2021, was inspired and dedicated to her relationships with her two siblings, Paul and Olivia.https://youtu.be/IeGQBoX5X8o?si=2p4D_vVc2NOheIOZ&t=190 Her third book, Attached at the Hip was published in 2024 and was inspired by Riccio's love of the reality TV show Survivor.https://www.christinericcio.com/bookshttps://thenerddaily.com/christine-riccio-attached-at-the-hip-interview/ Again But Better debuted at number 3 on the New York Times Best Seller list for Young Adult Hardcovers and Better Together debuted at number 9 on the list.https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2019/05/26/young-adult-hardcover/https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2021/06/20/young-adult-hardcover/ Over the course of writing all three books, Riccio uploaded writing vlogs detailing her process.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWkIX7rp7UY
==Favorites==
Every year since 2012, Riccio has listed her favorite books of the year on her YouTube channel.https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY0UceE3xBWlULfDa5axlKdP0RJmEN-gJ From 2017 onwards, the lists were ranked. Cassandra Clare, Colleen Hoover, and Sarah J. Maas appear most on Riccio's lists with seven entries each. Her picks of each year are listed below:
===General (2012)=== 
*Harry Potter (series) by J.K. Rowling
*Twilight (series) by Stephenie Meyer
*The Hunger Games (series) by Suzanne Collins
*The Mortal Instruments (series) by Cassandra Clare
*The Infernal Devices (series) by Cassandra Clare
*Divergent (series) by Veronica Roth
*Vampire Academy (series) by Richelle Mead
*Poison Study (series) by Maria V. Snyder
*Robert Langdon (series) by Dan Brown
*The Host by Stephenie Meyer
*The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
===2013===
*Percy Jackson and the Olympians (series) by Rick Riordan
*Anna and the French Kiss (series) by Stephanie Perkins
*The Darkest Minds (series) by Alexandra Bracken
*Legend (series) by Marie Lu
*Mara Dyer (series) by Michelle Hodkin
*The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
*The Indigo Spell by Richelle Mead
*The Heroes of Olympus (series) by Rick Riordan
===2014===
*I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
*Just One Day by Gayle Forman
*Penryn & the End of Days (series) by Susan Ee
*Throne of Glass (series) by Sarah J. Maas
*City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare
*The Lunar Chronicles (series) by Marissa Meyer
*Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins
*Slammed by Colleen Hoover
*Popular by Maya Van Wagenen
*Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson
===2015===
*November 9 by Colleen Hoover
*The Martian by Andy Weir
*To All the Boys I've Loved Before (series) by Jenny Han
*Mistborn (series) by Brandon Sanderson
*Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas
*Winter by Marissa Meyer
===2016===
*Illuminae (series) by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
*Passenger by Alexandra Bracken
*Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare
*Tales from Shadowhunter Academy by Cassandra Clare
*The Sun is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon
*A Court of Thorns and Roses (series) by Sarah J Maas
===2017===
#Lord of Shadows by Cassandra Clare
#Six of Crows (series) by Leigh Bardugo 
#Geekerella by Ashley Poston
#Little Monsters by Kara Thomas
#Dear Martin by Nic Stone
#Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
#Warcross by Marie Lu 
#Without Merit by Colleen Hoover 
#The Circle by Dave Eggers 
===2018===
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List:
#Scythe (series) by Neal Schusterman
#Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas
#What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
#Skyward by Brandon Sanderson
#They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
#A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi
#Now I Rise by Kiersten White
#All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover
Honorable Mentions:
* I Have Lost My Way by Gayle Forman
* The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
===2019===
List:
#Verity by Colleen Hoover
#The Toll by Neal Schusterman
#The Unhoneymoonersby Christina Lauren
#Frankly in Love by David Yoon
#Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas
#Regretting You by Colleen Hoover
#Life and Death by Stephenie Meyer
Honorable Mentions:
*Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
*The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys
===2020===
List:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edQjiy6Lxe0
#Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
#Crescent City by Sarah J. Maas
#Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare
#A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green
#Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
#Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell
#Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover
#Smash It! by Francina Simone
#A Curse So Dark and Lonely (series) by Brigid Kemmerer 
#I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown
Honorable Mention:
*Starsight by Brandon Sanderson
===2021=== 
List:
#The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
#A ​Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
#Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
#Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
#The Sky Blues by Robbie Couch
#The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren
# The Other Merlin by Robyn Schneider
#Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon
#Better Together by Christine Riccio
Honorable Mention:
*The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
===2022=== 
List:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35da_8NNh04
#As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson
#Book Lovers by Emily Henry
#Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez
#Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
#Beach Read by Emily Henry 
#Here's to Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
Honorable Mentions:
*Defend the Dawn by Brigid Kemmerer
*Something Wilder by Christina Lauren
*The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
*One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid
*A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
===2023===
List:
#Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
#Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez
#Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
#Happy Place by Emily Henry 
#Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon
Honorable Mentions:
*Attached at the Hip by Christine Riccio
*Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan
== Personal Life ==
Riccio has a large extended family with many cousins, she is the 20th grandchild in her family which led to her original channel name - Polandbananas20. "Poland" refers to Poland Spring Water, Riccio's favorite water brand and "bananas" refers to her favorite fruit.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBhf3jKNQgo Riccio had a boyfriend named Jon from 2018 and they split in 2021.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7amDkwhWHgM
==References==
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