Predicting the International Booker Prize Longlist 2025 🏆 Gem of Books 2026-09-23 | Predicting the International Booker Prize Longlist 2025 🏆
The Evolution of a BookTuber Gem of Books 2024-10-10 | How have I evolved as a BookTuber in the last 3 and a bit years?? Today I am using the fantastic framework that Jack @spreadbookjoy put together to structure my answers to this question.You can see Jacks original video here - youtube.com/watch?v=d2Ak8wXa3pU&t=309sI also mentioned Brian's @BookishTexan version, which you can see here - youtube.com/watch?v=q-_yR4Ar1R8#booktube #booktuber #evolutionofabooktuber #booktag _______________________________________________________________________________________________Prompts(1) EXTINCTION: Are there things you used to do on your channel that you no longer do?(2) ADAPTATION: What things have you done on your channel or as a result of being on booktube that you never thought you would do?(3) EVOLUTION: how has booktube changed you and what do you aspire to do on your channel in future?(4) BONUS PROMPT: Impart your words of wisdom to all of the fledgling booktubers out there!(5) TAG SOME PEOPLE! I tag YOU and EVERYONE featured in this video PLUS the lovely people below!_________________________________________________Channels Tagged: @BookwormAdventureGirl @savagereads @PageTurnersWithKatja @Danni.Dabbles @stalkingkafka @BandysBooks @BandanaBookmom @YourTrueShelf @CoynieReads @charlottemolloy @CharlesHeathcote @bibbidibobbidibooks @curatoriallyyours @AaronReadABook Channels Mentioned:@CharlieBrookReads @EricKarlAnderson @SavidgeReads @louisesavidgemuses4135 @abookolive @katiejlumsden ______________________________________________________________Please feel free to follow me on social media:instagram.com/gemofbooksapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/gemofbooksTo join the FOMO Bookclub discord, please click this link:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2w _______________________________________________________________________________________________My Amazon Wishlist:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le_____________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks for watching! New content every Tuesday and Saturday (and the odd Thursday)!Lots of Love,Gem xxemail: gemofbooks@outlook.com________________________________________________________________________________________________Contents:00:00 Introduction01:19 Extinction08:10 Adaptation13:48 Evolution17:08 Bonus Prompt
You Need To Check Out These Books! September Wrap Up Gem of Books 2024-10-08 | Lets wrap up all the books I read in September!If you want to check out the 'Hot or Not' review for Little Rot you can see that here - youtube.com/watch?v=z3qlWKoOQyoYou can try Everand free for 30 days with my link: scribd.com/gi/9zlbeh#booktube #readingwrapup #bookrecommendations #bookreviews septemnerreading #translatedfiction #classicbooks #shortyseptember #shortbooks #nonfiction _______________________________________________________________________________________________Books Mentioned:The Pleasure Marriage by Tahar Ben Jelloun (translated by Rita Nezami)Siddhartha by Herman HesseSo Late in the Day by Claire KeeganWomen and Power by Mary BeardBabylon's Ashes by James SA CoreyTell No One by Harlen CobanThe Crane Husband by Kelly BarnhillThe Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha PhilyawThere There by Tommy OrangeSaga Vol.11 by Brian K Vaughn (illustrated by Fiona Staples)Little Rot by Akwaeke EmeziAnd Every Morning the Walk Home gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman (translated by Alice Menzies)The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha ChristieWomen and Children by Tony BirchAnd So I Roar by aAbi Dare_______________________________________________________________________________________________Channels Mentioned: @MsReadsAlot @FreshlyReadBooks @SpringboardThought @benreadsgood ____________________________________________________________________Please feel free to follow me on social media:instagram.com/gemofbooksapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/gemofbooksTo join the FOMO Bookclub discord, please click this link:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2w _______________________________________________________________________________________________My Amazon Wishlist:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le_____________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks for watching! New content two (or perphaps three) times a week!Lots of Love,Gem xxemail: gemofbooks@outlook.com_____________________________________________________________________________________________Video Contents00:00 Intro00:53 The Pleasure Marriage02:03 Siddhartha03:26 So Late in the Day04:16 Women and Power06:42 Babylon's Ashes09:04 Tell No One10:18 The Crane Husband11:54 The Secret Lives of Church Ladies13:16 There There15:27 Saga V.1117:04 Little Rot19:02 And Every Morning the Walk Home gets Longer and Longer20:11 The Murder of Roger Ackroyd21:56 Women and Children24.01 And So I Roar 26:37 Thanks!
5 Alternative Ways to Enjoy Ulysses by James Joyce Gem of Books 2024-10-02 | Let me help you enjoy Ulysses...#booktube #classicbooks #ulysses #jamesjoyce _______________________________________________________________________________________________Please feel free to follow me on social media:instagram.com/gemofbooksapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/gemofbooksTo join the FOMO Bookclub discord, please click this link:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2w _______________________________________________________________________________________________My Amazon Wishlist:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le_____________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks for watching! New videos two (or sometimes three) times a week :)Lots of Love,Gem xxemail: gemofbooks@outlook.com__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
TBR Jar Picks my October TBR 2024 Gem of Books 2024-09-29 | All the books I'm planning to read in October.The FOMO Bookclub picks for the rest of the year are detailed here - youtube.com/watch?v=pgZQ_tu_a5w&t=260sIf you woul like to check out my victober TBR you can do that here - youtube.com/watch?v=HwaxVh4Nris&t=37sThe next 6 FOMO bookclub picks are here - youtube.com/watch?v=vDfF0qCFhRc#booktube #tbr #fomobookclub #octoberreading #victober #bookclub _______________________________________________________________________________________________Books Mentioned:And So I Roar by Abi DareThe Blinding Knife by Brent WeeksPraiseworthy by Alexis WrightThis Tender Land by William Kent KruegerHorrorstor by Grady HendrixBoudica: Dreaming the Eagle by Manda ScottStarve Acre by Andrew Michael HurleyElatsoe by Darcy Little BadgerOnce There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghyThe Thought Fox and Other Poems by Ted HughesThe Final Empire by Brandon SandersonLirael by Garth NixHorrorstor by Grady HendrixKaikeyi by Vaishnavi PatelZorrie by Laird HuntNesting by Roisin O'Donnell_________________________________________________Channels Mentioned: @GunpowderFictionPlot @YourTrueShelf @MsReadsAlot @novelideea @spreadbookjoy @benreadsgood ______________________________________________________________Please feel free to follow me on social media:instagram.com/gemofbooksapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/gemofbooksTo join the FOMO Bookclub discord, please click this link:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2w _______________________________________________________________________________________________My Amazon Wishlist:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le_____________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks for watching! New content every Tuesday and Saturday (and the odd Thursday)!Lots of Love,Gem xxemail: gemofbooks@outlook.com________________________________________________________________________________________________Contents:00:00 Introduction00:33 Last Months TBR02:54 TBR Jar09:19 Buddy Reads10:08 Readathons10:18 Bookclubs12:39 Ben Reads Good Challenge12:15 Buddy Reads14:25 Thanks!
A Booker Prize Heavy August Wrap Up Gem of Books 2024-09-27 | Lets wrap up all the books I read in August!If you want to check out the solo rteviews for the books I read this month they are here:Headshot - youtube.com/watch?v=yu2cfISe6RcMy Frineds - youtube.com/watch?v=pVloJEj_hY4Unsheltered (live) - youtube.com/watch?v=IejMO8LX3YE&t=245sWild Houses - youtube.com/watch?v=pVtEceawfVgThe Safekeep - youtube.com/watch?v=o_1EQn-vYaw#booktube #readingwrapup #bookrecommendations #bookreviews #augustreading #bookerprize #translatedfiction #womenintranslation _______________________________________________________________________________________________Books Mentioned:Praiseworthy by Alexis WrightSame Bed Different Dreams by Ed ParkHeadshot by Rita BullwinkleNails and Eyes by Kaori Fujino (translated by Kendall Heitzman)Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte WoodMy Friends by Hisham MatarThe Premonition by Banana Yoshimoto (translated by Asa Yoneda)Unsheltered by Barbara KingsolverWild Houses by Colin BarrettLove Marriage by Monica AliWhat you are Looking for is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama (translated by Alison Watts)North Woods by Daniel MasonDeathnote Volume 1 by Takeshi Obata and Tsugumi Ohba (translated by Pookie Rolf)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Channels Mentioned: ____________________________________________________________________Please feel free to follow me on social media:instagram.com/gemofbooksapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/gemofbooksTo join the FOMO Bookclub discord, please click this link:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2w _______________________________________________________________________________________________My Amazon Wishlist:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le_____________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks for watching! New content two (or perphaps three) times a week!Lots of Love,Gem xxemail: gemofbooks@outlook.com_____________________________________________________________________________________________Video Contents00:00 Intro00:41 Praiseworthy01:41 Same Bed Different Dreams03:18 Headshot04:02 Nails and Eyes04:47 Stone Yard Devotional05:36 My Friends06:46 The Premonition07:59 Unsheltered10:21 Wild Houses11:31 Love Marriage12:40 What You Are Looking For Is In The Library14:02 North Woods15:40 Deathnote17:18 The Safekeep18:33 Thanks!
VICTOBER BABY! Here’s what I’m reading… Gem of Books 2024-09-24 | Victober 2024 is here!! And these are the books I'm planning to read!Victober is hosted by these lovely ladies (check out their linked announcemnet videos for fab recommendations): @katiejlumsden - youtube.com/watch?v=ynyQHVDh190&t=459s @katehowereads @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 @BlatantlyBookish The Prompts for this years readathon are:Kate’s challenge: Read a Victorian book where religion is a component of the storyKatie’s challenge: Read a Victorian book that plays with form in some way Marissa’s challenge: Read a Victorian work that was originally serialisedRos’s challenge: Experience Victorian drama: read, watch or listen to a Victorian playGroup challenge: Read a Victorian work by Wilkie Collins and/or by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle This final challenge is in honour of Jennifer Brooks and Alice and the Giant Bookshelf#booktube #tbr #victober #classicbooks #readathon _______________________________________________________________________________________________Books Mentioned:The Doctor's Wife by Mary Elizabeth BraddonThe Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist by Arthur Conan DoyleA Study in Scarlett by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Time Machine by HG WellsAgnes Grey by Anne BronteThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeThe Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy_______________________________________________________________________________________________BookTubers Mentioned:Salbo Reads Instagram Page - instagram.com/salboreads?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==@spreadbookjoy _______________________________________________________________________________________________Please feel free to follow me on social media:instagram.com/gemofbooksapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/gemofbooksTo join the FOMO Bookclub discord, please click this link:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2w _______________________________________________________________________________________________My Amazon Wishlist:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le_____________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks for watching! New content every Tuesday and Saturday (and the odd Thursday)!Lots of Love,Gem xx00:00 Intro01:39 Group Read03:12 Group Challenge06:36 Katie's Challenge08:13 Kate's Challenge08:59 Ros's Challenge10:31 Marissa's Challenge12:00 Thanks
Hot 🔥or Not 🧊? Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi Gem of Books 2024-09-21 | Is Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi 'hot or 'not'?#booktube #bookreviews #littlerot #akwaekeemezi #newbooks #literaryfiction #thrillerbooks #hypedbooks_______________________________________________________________________________________________Please feel free to follow me on social media:instagram.com/gemofbooksapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/gemofbooksTo join the FOMO Bookclub discord, please click this link:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2w _______________________________________________________________________________________________My Amazon Wishlist:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le_____________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks for watching! New videos two (or sometimes three) times a week :)Lots of Love,Gem xxemail: gemofbooks@outlook.com__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
BRAND NEW FOMO PICKS for 2024/5 #fomobookclub Gem of Books 2024-09-14 | Hi everyone, today I have some FOMO Bookclub related announcements.FOMO Bookclub is the bookclub I run with my fabulous friend. We aim to read books we fear we have missed out on!We are reaching the end of our second year of reading, having loved all the books we've tried so far! Thank you so much if you've joined us in reading any of our titles so far: I Capture The Castle, Jamaica Inn, Goodnight Mister Tom and The Dance Tree, The Song of Achilles, The Thirteenth Tale, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Tipping the Velvet, Bridge to Terabithia Unsheltered and our current pick Horrorstor!Join our Discord here:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2wor our Goodreads page, here: goodreads.com/group/show/1202047Today we announce a third year of FOMO Bookclub and six new choices! We would love you to join us in reading these books.Please do leave me a comment, have you read any of these or would you like to? We hope you've enjoyed the book club so far. Do check out Jack announcements too. Thanks for watching.00:00 The History of FOMO03:59 Nov/Dec Pick05:12 Jan/Feb Pick06:17 Mar/Apr07:31 May/Jun Pick18:18 Jul/Aug Pick09:16 Sep/Oct Pick09:56 Thanks!
Headshot by Rita Bulwinkle - Spoiler Free Booker Prize Review Gem of Books 2024-09-11 | Spoiler free review of Headshot by Rita Bullwinkle - A Booker Prize 2024 Longlisted book.#booktube #bookreviews #bookerprize #booker2024 #headshot #ritabullwinkle _______________________________________________________________________________________________Please feel free to follow me on social media:instagram.com/gemofbooksapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/gemofbooksTo join the FOMO Bookclub discord, please click this link:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2w _______________________________________________________________________________________________My Amazon Wishlist:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le_____________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks for watching! New content 2-3 times a week :)Lots of Love,Gem xxemail: gemofbooks@outlook.com
Recent Reads Part 3 - AKA July Wrap Up Gem of Books 2024-09-06 | Lets wrap up all the books I read in July!#booktube #readingwrapup #julyreading #womensprizefornonfiction #womensprize #graphicnovel #nonfiction _______________________________________________________________________________________________Books Mentioned:The Fraud by Zadie SmithA Council of Dolls by Mona Susan PowerBright Fear by Mary Jean ChanBroken Threads: My Family from Empire to Independance by Misdhal HusainSilver on the Tree by Susan CooperClementine V2 by Tillie WaldenThe Mountain in the Sea by Ray NaylerLegends and Lattes by Travis BaldreeA Trace of Sun by Pam WilliamsAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SaenzWifedom: Mrs Orwell's Invisible Life by Anna FunderTi Amo by Hanne Orstavik (translated by Martin Aitkin) ____________________________________________________________________Please feel free to follow me on social media:instagram.com/gemofbooksapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/gemofbooksTo join the FOMO Bookclub discord, please click this link:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2w _______________________________________________________________________________________________My Amazon Wishlist:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le_____________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks for watching! New content every Tuesday and Saturday (and the odd Thursday)!Lots of Love,Gem xxemail: gemofbooks@outlook.com_____________________________________________________________________________________________Video Contents00:00 Intro00:38 The Fraud02:43 A Council of Dolls04:30 Bright Fear05:38 Broken Threads07:24 Silver on the Tree08:51 Clementine V209:47 The Mountain in the Sea11:12 Legends and Lattes12:10 A Trace of Sun14:17 Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe16:00 Wifedom17:48 Ti Amo19:29 Thanks!
Recent Reads Part 2 - AKA June Wrap Up 2024 Gem of Books 2024-09-05 | Lets wrap up all the books I read in June!#booktube #readingwrapup #junereading #sciencefiction #arthurcclarkeaward #womensprizefornonfiction #nonfiction #classicbooks #historicalfiction #graphicnovel _______________________________________________________________________________________________Books Mentioned:Some Desperate Glory by Emily TeshEthan Frome by Edith WhartonDoppleganger by Naomi KleinClear by Carys DaviesBurial Rites by Hannah KentThe Sister Who Ate Her Brothers and Other Gruesome Tales by Jen CampbellMonstress Vol.1 by Marjorie LiuThe House with the Golden Door by Elodie HarperNemesis Games by James SA CoreyCode Dependant: Living in the Shadow of AI by Madhumita MurgiaBorn a Crime by Trevor NoahBlessings by Chukwuebuka Ibeh_______________________________________________________________________________________________Channels Mentioned: @PageTurnersWithKatja @MsReadsAlot @FreshlyReadBooks @SpringboardThought ____________________________________________________________________Please feel free to follow me on social media:instagram.com/gemofbooksapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/gemofbooksTo join the FOMO Bookclub discord, please click this link:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2w _______________________________________________________________________________________________My Amazon Wishlist:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le_____________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks for watching! New content every Tuesday and Saturday (and the odd Thursday)!Lots of Love,Gem xxemail: gemofbooks@outlook.com_____________________________________________________________________________________________Video Contents00:00 Intro01:03 Some Desperate Glory02:39 Ethan Frome03:58 Doppleganger05:56 Clear07:04 Burial Rites08:15 The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers08:54 Monstress10:28 The House with the Golden Door12:25 Nemsesis Games14:33 Code Dependant16:14 Born a Crime18:05 Blessings19:52 Thanks!
Recent Reads Part 1 - AKA May Wrap Up 2024 Gem of Books 2024-09-04 | Lets wrap up all the books I read in May!If you'd like to check out my solo reviews, here they are:The Ministry of Time - youtube.com/watch?v=kJ2BFH-2KjU#booktube #readingwrapup #mayreading #womensprizefornonfiction #womensprize #poetry #nonfiction #classicbooks #miserymay #translatedfiction #manga #graphicnovel _______________________________________________________________________________________________Books Mentioned:We by Yevgeny Zamyatin (translated by Clarence Brown)Self Portrrait as Othello by Jason Allen-PaisantThunderclap: A Memoir of Art, Life and Sudden Death by Laura CummingCecilia by K-Ming ChangWow No Thank You by Samantha IrbyExciting Times by Naoise DolanUlysses by James JoyceThe Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric P KellyThe Wren The Wren by Anne EnrightOne Piece by Eichiro OdaThe Ministry of Time by Kaliane BradleyHamlet by William ShakespeareThe Deep by Rivers SolomonEnter Ghost by Isabella HammadAtana and the Firebird by Vivian ZhouWelcome to Trashland by Steve ColeSaga Vol. 10 by Brian K Vaughn (illustrated by Fiona Staples)I Remember Abbu by Humayun Azad (translated by Arunava Sinha)Sabriel by Garth NixBodies of Light by Jennifer DownRed Country by Joe Abercrombie_______________________________________________________________________________________________Channels Mentioned:@baskinthestory @CharlieBrookReads @spreadbookjoy @MsReadsAlot @novelideea @GunpowderFictionPlot ____________________________________________________________________Please feel free to follow me on social media:instagram.com/gemofbooksapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/gemofbooksTo join the FOMO Bookclub discord, please click this link:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2w _______________________________________________________________________________________________My Amazon Wishlist:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le_____________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks for watching! New content every Tuesday and Saturday (and the odd Thursday)!Lots of Love,Gem xxemail: gemofbooks@outlook.com_____________________________________________________________________________________________Video Contents00:00 Intro01:37 We03:18 Self Portrait as Othello03:53 Thunderclap05:17 Cecilia06:10 Wow No Thank You07:15 Exciting Times08:29 Ulysess09:59 The Trumpeter of Krakow10:43 The Wren The Wren12:43 One Piece12:33 The Ministry of Time13:33 Hamlet15:05 The Deep16:42 Enter Ghost17:43 Atana and the Firebird18:39 Welcome to Trashland20:05 Saga V.1021:10 I Remember Abbu21:50 Sabriel23:02 Bodies of Light24:48 Red Country26:19 Thanks!
FOMO Bookclub: Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver Discussion + Revealing the NEW Bookclub Picks Gem of Books 2024-09-02 | ...
What I’m Reading In September - TBR Gem of Books 2024-08-29 | All the books I'm planning to read in September.The FOMO Bookclub picks for the rest of the year are detailed here - youtube.com/watch?v=pgZQ_tu_a5w&t=260sYou can check out my shorty September video here - youtube.com/watch?v=4gnSGn_LJkwShorty September is hosted by @pastorytime2683 and @TooManyHeathers , you can see their announcement videos here - youtube.com/watch?v=E2FeGRVwHDk and youtube.com/watch?v=6yb6BANMTiUStraya September is hosted by @GunpowderFictionPlot and you can see his announcement video here - youtube.com/watch?v=ctjIp1PKeTo&t=356s#booktube #tbr #fomobookclub #septemberreading #tbrjar #shortyseptember #strayaseptember _______________________________________________________________________________________________Books Mentioned:Love Marriage by Monica AliDeath Note by Tsugumi Ohba (art by Takeshi Obata)Same Bed Different Dreams by Ed ParkRestless Dolly Maunder by Kate GrenvilleGlorious Exploits by Ferdia LennonAnd So I Roar by Abi DareLittle Rot by Akwaeke EmeziThe Blinding Knife by Brent WeeksPraiseworthy by Alexis WrightThis Tender Land by William Kent KruegerHorrorstor by Grady HendrixThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha ChristieThe Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha PhilyawBabylon's Ashes by James SA Corey_________________________________________________Channels Mentioned: @benreadsgood @GunpowderFictionPlot @spreadbookjoy @MsReadsAlot @FreshlyReadBooks @SpringboardThought ______________________________________________________________Please feel free to follow me on social media:instagram.com/gemofbooksapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/gemofbooksTo join the FOMO Bookclub discord, please click this link:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2w _______________________________________________________________________________________________My Amazon Wishlist:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le_____________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks for watching! New content every Tuesday and Saturday (and the odd Thursday)!Lots of Love,Gem xxemail: gemofbooks@outlook.com________________________________________________________________________________________________Contents:00:00 Introduction00:15 Last Months TBR02:43 TBR Jar07:31 Bookclubs08:38 Readathons10:33 Hot or Not11:07 Ben Reads Good Challenge12:15 Buddy Reads13:18 Thanks!
I Bought More Books… Gem of Books 2024-08-25 | I bought more books... because I have no control#booktube #tbr #bookhaul #newbooks _______________________________________________________________________________________________Books Mentioned:Ada's Realm by Sharon Dodua OtooSaga V11 by Brian K Vaughn (illustrated by Fiona Staples)Dallergut Dream Department Store by Lee Mi-ye (translated by Sandy Joosun Lee)Pleasantview by Celeste MohammedCells by Gavin McCreaInk Blood Sister Scribe by Emma TorzsEmber Spark and the Thunder Dragons by Abi ElphinstoneThe Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleSalt Houses by Hala AlyanGlorious Exploits by Ferdia LennonRemote Sympathy by Catherine ChidgeyPrivate Rites by Julia ArmfieldThe Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam ZhangThe Girl and the Goddess by Nikita GillThe Far Field by Madhuri VijayBriefly a Delicious Life by Nell StephensCorey Fah Does Social Nobility by Isabel WaidnerButter by Asako Yuzuki (translated by Polly Barton)The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine ArdenLightfall: The Dark Times by Tim ProbertMy Work by Olga Ravn (translated by Sophia Hersi Smith)The Kraken Wakes by John WyndhamEverything the Darkness Eats by Eric LaroccaNesting by Roisin O'DonnellSweat by Emma Healey_________________________________________________Channels Mentioned: @CharlieBrookReads @ChattieTheMadChatter @novellenovels _________________________________________Please feel free to follow me on social media:instagram.com/gemofbooksapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/gemofbooksTo join the FOMO Bookclub discord, please click this link:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2w _______________________________________________________________________________________________My Amazon Wishlist:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le_____________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks for watching! New content every Tuesday and Saturday (and the odd Thursday)!Lots of Love,Gem xxemail: gemofbooks@outlook.com________________________________________________________________________________________________Contents:00:00 Intro00:38 The Books19:55 Thanks!
The Safe Keep by Yael Van Der Wouden - This One Took Me By Surprise | Spoiler Free Review Gem of Books 2024-08-21 | Spoiler free review of The Safe Keep by Yael Van Der Wouden - A Booker Prize 2024 Longlisted book.#booktube #bookreviews #bookerprize #booker2024 #thesafekeep #yaelvanderwouden #historicalfiction _______________________________________________________________________________________________Please feel free to follow me on social media:instagram.com/gemofbooksapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/gemofbooksTo join the FOMO Bookclub discord, please click this link:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2w _______________________________________________________________________________________________My Amazon Wishlist:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le_____________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks for watching! New content 2-3 times a week :)Lots of Love,Gem xxemail: gemofbooks@outlook.com
Shorty September TBR 2024 Gem of Books 2024-08-17 | Shorty September is back - and here are the books im planning on reading!You can check out Sian and Berts (@pastorytime2683 ) announcement video here - youtube.com/watch?v=E2FeGRVwHDkAnd @TooManyHeathers video here - youtube.com/watch?v=6yb6BANMTiU#booktube #tbr #shortyseptember #shortbooks #readathon _______________________________________________________________________________________________Books Mentioned:The Pleasure Marriage by Tahar Ben Jelloun (translated by Rita Nezami)Idol, Burning by Rin Usami (translated by Asa Yoneda)And Every Morning the Way Home gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman (translated by Alice Menzies)Siddhartha by Herman Hesse (translated by Hilda Rosher and Zignantas Ardickas)Pet by Akwaeke EmeziRing Shout by P Djeli ClarkSo Late in the Day by Claire KeeganThe Crane Husband by Kelly BarnhillThe Moon is Down by John SteinbeckIce by Anna KavernSaga V 11 by Brian K Vaughn (illustrated by Fiona Staples)Women and Power by Mary Beard_________________________________________________Channels Mentioned: @CharlieBrookReads ______________________________________________________________Please feel free to follow me on social media:instagram.com/gemofbooksapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/gemofbooksTo join the FOMO Bookclub discord, please click this link:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2w _______________________________________________________________________________________________My Amazon Wishlist:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le_____________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks for watching! New content 2-3 times a week!Lots of Love,Gem xxemail: gemofbooks@outlook.com________________________________________________________________________________________________Contents:00:00 Introduction01:37 The TBR12:07 Thanks!
Hot or Not - The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley Gem of Books 2024-08-14 | Is The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley 'hot or 'not'?#booktube #bookreviews #theminstryoftime #kalianebradley #newbooks #sciencefiction #spythriller #hypedbooks_______________________________________________________________________________________________Please feel free to follow me on social media:instagram.com/gemofbooksapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/gemofbooksTo join the FOMO Bookclub discord, please click this link:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2w _______________________________________________________________________________________________My Amazon Wishlist:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le_____________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks for watching! New two (or sometimes three) times a week :)Lots of Love,Gem xxemail: gemofbooks@outlook.com__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Video Contents00:00 Intro01:24 Summary03:33 Review07:35 Hot or Not?
Mid Year Book Freak Out Tag 2024 Gem of Books 2024-08-09 | A very belated look back at my reading year to date in the form of the #midyearbookfreakouttag The Questions:1. Best book of the year so far?2. Most read genre of the year?3. Worst book of the year so far?4. Best sequel of the year so far?5. Books released in 2024 that you want to read but haven't gotten to yet?6. Favourite book introduced by a prize?7. A book that I am anticipateing for the second half of the year?8. Most disappointing book of the year?9. Most surprising book of the year?10. Best character of the year?11. Which books do you need to read before the end of the year?12. Booktubers I have been loving this year?I have some solo reviews for books I discussed today. You can check those out here:Soldier Sailor - youtube.com/watch?v=sulvyZDSS9w&t=2sShogun - youtube.com/watch?v=RpT6MAg8erY#booktube #readingwrapup _______________________________________________________________________________________________Books Mentioned:Soldier Sailor by Claire KilroyShogun by James ClavellUlysses by James JoyceSaga by Brian K Vaughn (illustrated by Fiona Staples)Private Rites by Julia ArmfieldPraiseworthy by Alexis WrightLittle Rot by Akwaekw EmeziIn Defence of the Act by Effie BlackAnd So I Roar by Abi DareThe Fertile Earth by Ruthvika RaoOne Piece by Eichiro OdaCrooked Plow by Itamar Viera Junior (translated by Johnny Lorenz)Blessings by Chukwuebuka IbehThe Expanse Series by James SA CoreyA Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth_______________________________________________________________________________________________Channels Mentioned: @rororeads @madeubook @BandysBooks _______________________________________________________________________________________________Please feel free to follow me on social media:instagram.com/gemofbooksapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/gemofbooksTo join the FOMO Bookclub discord, please click this link:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2w _______________________________________________________________________________________________My Amazon Wishlist:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le_____________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks for watching! New content every Tuesday and Saturday (and the odd Thursday)!Lots of Love,Gem xxemail: gemofbooks@outlook.com_____________________________________________________________________________________________Video Contents00:00 Intro02:14 Best Book05:07 Most Read Genre06:08 Worst Book06:55 Best Sequel08:19 New Releases To Read09:58 Favourite Prize Book11:15 Anticipated Releases13:06 Disappointment14:15 Surprises17:04 Best Character17:54 Book still to Read18:42 Booktubers I am Loving21:47 Thanks!
Wild Houses by Colin Barrett - The Unexpected Booker Nomination Gem of Books 2024-08-05 | Spoiler free review of Wild Houses by Colin Barrett - A Booker Prize 2024 Longlisted book.#booktube #bookreviews #bookerprize #booker2024 #wildhouses #colinbarrett #irishbooks_______________________________________________________________________________________________Please feel free to follow me on social media:instagram.com/gemofbooksapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/gemofbooksTo join the FOMO Bookclub discord, please click this link:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2w _______________________________________________________________________________________________My Amazon Wishlist:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le_____________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks for watching! New content 2-3 times a week :)Lots of Love,Gem xxemail: gemofbooks@outlook.com
A Bit of a Flop? My Friends by Hisham Matar [Spoiler Free Review] Gem of Books 2024-08-04 | Spoiler free review of My Friends by Hisham Matar - A Booker Prize 2024 Longlisted book.You can check out @EricKarlAnderson review here - youtube.com/watch?v=XPwu3keS-UI#booktube #bookreviews #bookerprize #booker2024 #myfriends #hishammatar_______________________________________________________________________________________________Please feel free to follow me on social media:instagram.com/gemofbooksapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/gemofbooksTo join the FOMO Bookclub discord, please click this link:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2w _______________________________________________________________________________________________My Amazon Wishlist:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le_____________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks for watching! New content 2-3 times a week :)Lots of Love,Gem xxemail: gemofbooks@outlook.com
You Are Missing Out If You Don’t Read This Book! Gem of Books 2024-08-01 | Spoiler free review of Ti Amo by Hanne Orstavik (translated by Martin Aitkin)#booktube #bookreviews #translatedfiction #womenintranslation #wit _______________________________________________________________________________________________Please feel free to follow me on social media:instagram.com/gemofbooksapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/gemofbooksTo join the FOMO Bookclub discord, please click this link:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2w _______________________________________________________________________________________________My Amazon Wishlist:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le_____________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks for watching! Lots of Love,Gem xxemail: gemofbooks@outlook.com
August TBR including Women in Translation Gem of Books 2024-07-27 | All the books I'm planning to read in August.If you would like to see Ben's Mid Year Freak Out Tag, that is here - youtube.com/watch?v=eF_nWiQDcDc&t=666s Charlotte's Women in Translation readathon details are here - youtube.com/watch?v=_L8juMTizks&t=518sThe FOMO Bookclub picks for the rest of the year are detailed here - youtube.com/watch?v=pgZQ_tu_a5w&t=260s#booktube #tbr #fomobookclub #augustreading #tbrjar #womenintranslation #wit #womenintranslationmonth_______________________________________________________________________________________________Books Mentioned:Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi (translated by Sherif Hatata)Wow No Thank You by Samantha IrbyMatrix by Lauren GroffOne Piece by Eiichiro Oda (translated by Stephen Paul)Strangers on a Train by Patricia HighsmithLove Marriage by Monica AliDeath Note by Tsugumi Ohba (art by Takeshi Obata)Same Bed Different Dreams by Ed ParkRestless Dolly Maunder by Kate GrenvilleWhat You Are Looking for is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama (translated by Alison Watts)The Premonition by Banana Yoshimoto (translated by Asa Yoneda) Le Bal by Irene Nemirovsky (translted by Sandra Smith)Cassandra by Christa Wolf (translated by Jan Van Heurck)Honeybees and Distant Thunder by Riku Onda (translated by Phillip Gabriel)Nails and Eyes by Kaori Fujino (translated by Kendall Heitzmann)Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver_________________________________________________Channels Mentioned:@Shellyish @CharlieBrookReads @benreadsgood @charlottemolloy ______________________________________________________________Please feel free to follow me on social media:instagram.com/gemofbooksapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/gemofbooksTo join the FOMO Bookclub discord, please click this link:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2w _______________________________________________________________________________________________My Amazon Wishlist:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le_____________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks for watching! New content every Tuesday and Saturday (and the odd Thursday)!Lots of Love,Gem xxemail: gemofbooks@outlook.com________________________________________________________________________________________________Contents:00:00 Introduction01:43 Last Months TBR03:09 TBR Jar08:23 Women In Translation14:12 FOMO16:40 Thanks!
The NYT Best Books of the 21st Century Missed These Corkers! Gem of Books 2024-07-21 | The New York Times made some questionable choices in their 'Best Books of the 21st Century' list. I would recommend that you check out the reaction videos here:@KDbooks - youtube.com/watch?v=lVxJxJpMEOY@Shellyish - youtube.com/watch?v=0y65IUtMwHY&t=431sAnd if you want to throw you choices into the mix you can do so in Shelly's google form linked in this video: youtube.com/watch?v=dclvQG1TfGQ&t=196sI have solo reviews for some of the books mentioned here:Chain Gang All Stars - youtube.com/watch?v=45DeD_tnTHg&t=1sNaughts and Crosses - youtube.com/watch?v=Jqe6uyka7s8&t=4sSoldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy - youtube.com/watch?v=sulvyZDSS9w&t=2s#booktube #booklist #bestbooks #bestbooksofthe21stcentury #newyorktimes _______________________________________________________________________________________________Books Mentioned:Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-BrenyahNaughts and Crosses by Malorie BlackmanSaga by Brian K Vaughn (illustrated by Fiona Staples)Solidier Sailor by Claire KilroyThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe White Girl by Tony BirchTender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica (translated by Sarah Mosses)The Mountains Sing by Nguyen Phan Que MaiI'm a Fan by Sheena PatelKnow My Name by Chanel MillerCain by Jose Saramago (translated by Margaret Jull Costa)Melissa by Alex Gino ______________________________________________________________Please feel free to follow me on social media:instagram.com/gemofbooksapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/gemofbooksTo join the FOMO Bookclub discord, please click this link:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2w _______________________________________________________________________________________________My Amazon Wishlist:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le_____________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks for watching! New content every Tuesday and Saturday (and the odd Thursday)!Lots of Love,Gem xxemail: gemofbooks@outlook.com________________________________________________________________________________________________Contents:00:00 Introduction03:06 Missed Books20:07 Thanks!
Booker Prize Predictions 2024 Gem of Books 2024-07-16 | The @TheBookerPrizes is just around the corner and I am going to try to predict which 13 books get long listed...#booktube #tbr #bookprize #bookerprize _______________________________________________________________________________________________Books Mentioned:Julia by Sandra NewmanJames by Percival EverettBlessings by Chukwueuka IbehOrbital by Samantha HarbeyClear by Carys DaviesCheri by Jo Ann BeardPraiseworthy by Alexis WrightMy Friends by Hisham MatarMartyr! by Kaveh AkbarNorth Woods by Daniel MasonOurs by Phillip B WilliamsThe Fertile Earth by Ruthvika RaoRosarita by Anita Desai ______________________________________________________________Please feel free to follow me on social media:instagram.com/gemofbooksapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/gemofbooksTo join the FOMO Bookclub discord, please click this link:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2w _______________________________________________________________________________________________My Amazon Wishlist:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le_____________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks for watching! New content every Tuesday and Saturday (and the odd Thursday)!Lots of Love,Gem xxemail: gemofbooks@outlook.com________________________________________________________________________________________________Contents:00:00 Introduction01:31 Prediction 102:23 Prediction 204:10 Prediction 305:34 Prediction 406:18 Prediction 507:15 Prediction 608:00 Prediction 709:21 Prediction 810:06 Prediction 910:45 Prediction 1011:25 Prediction 1112:27 Prediction 1213:19 Prediction 1314:18 Thanks!
Alice and Me in 10 Books Gem of Books 2024-07-13 | In memory of my awesome friend Alice - here are 10 books that will always make me think of her.#booktube _______________________________________________________________________________________________Books Mentioned:The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth SteinUlysses by James JoyceThe First Law Trilogy by Joe AbercrombieFlowers in the Attic by Virginia AndrewsThe Obelisk Gate by NK JemisonCareless by Kirsty CapesPod by Laline PaullGreat Circle by Maggie ShipsteadThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoyevskyThe Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper_______________________________________________________________________________________________Channels Mentioned:@spreadbookjoy @CharlieBrookReads @SpringboardThought @MsReadsAlot _________________________________________________________________Please feel free to follow me on social media:instagram.com/gemofbooksapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/gemofbooksTo join the FOMO Bookclub discord, please click this link:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2w _______________________________________________________________________________________________My Amazon Wishlist:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le_____________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks for watching! New content every Tuesday and Saturday (and the odd Thursday)!Lots of Love,Gem xxemail: gemofbooks@outlook.com
Let Me Explode Your TBR - April Reading Wrap Up 2024 Gem of Books 2024-05-20 | Lets wrap up all the books I read in April!If you'd like to check out my solo reviews, here they are:The Maiden - youtube.com/watch?v=n45_2OAoq1Y8 Lives of a Century Old Trickster - youtube.com/watch?v=JDXz1lbWGC0James - youtube.com/watch?v=NDdguB0QpLMBrotherless Night - youtube.com/watch?v=bktZJuH0usA#booktube #readingwrapup #aprilreading #womensprize #womensprizeforfiction #fomobookclub _______________________________________________________________________________________________Books Mentioned:The Maiden by Kate FosterThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainWe Are Not Frogs by Michael MorpurgoWolf Winter by Cecilia EkbackPlease Do Not Touch This Exhibit by Jen CampbellBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PattersonBoulder by Eva Baltasar (translated by Julia Sanches)Cibola Burn by James SA CoreyIn Defence of the Act by Effie Black8 Lives of a Century Old Trickster by Mirinae LeeIntervals by Marianne BrookerJames by Percival EverettSaga Volume 9 by Brian K Vaughn & Fiona StaplesBrotherless Night by VV Ganeshananthan_______________________________________________________________________________________________Channels Mentioned: @CharlieBrookReads @CharlesHeathcote @MsReadsAlot @FreshlyReadBooks @SpringboardThought _______________________________________________________________________________________________Please feel free to follow me on social media:instagram.com/gemofbooksapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/gemofbooksTo join the FOMO Bookclub discord, please click this link:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2w _______________________________________________________________________________________________My Amazon Wishlist:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le_____________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks for watching! New content every Tuesday and Saturday (and the odd Thursday)!Lots of Love,Gem xxemail: gemofbooks@outlook.com_____________________________________________________________________________________________Video Contents00:00 Intro00:46 The Maiden01:59 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn03:15 We Are Not Frogs04:29 Wolf Winter06:36 Please Do Not Touch This Exhibit07:41 Bridge to Terabithia08:39 Boulder09:56 Cibola Burn11:31 In Defence of the Act13:44 8 Lives of a Century Old Trickster14:58 Intervals17:17 James18:34 Saga V920:20 Brotherless Night21:32 Thanks!
A Must Read From This Years @WomensPrizeforFiction - Brotherless Night by VV Ganeshananthan Gem of Books 2024-05-12 | Spoiler free review of Brothertless Night by VV Geneshananthan - a 2024 @WomensPrizeforFiction and Carol Sheilds Prize shotlisted novel.#booktube #bookreviews #womensprize #historicalfiction #womensprizeforfiction #brotherlessnight #vvganeshananthan #carolsheildsprize_______________________________________________________________________________________________Please feel free to follow me on social media:instagram.com/gemofbooksapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/gemofbooksTo join the FOMO Bookclub discord, please click this link:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2w _______________________________________________________________________________________________My Amazon Wishlist:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le_____________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks for watching! Lots of Love,Gem xxemail: gemofbooks@outlook.com
Should This Have Been Longlisted? The Maidens by Kate Foster | Spoiler Free Book Review Gem of Books 2024-05-09 | Spoiler free review of The Maiden by Kate Foster - a 2024 @WomensPrizeforFiction longlisted novel.#booktube #bookreviews #womensprize #historicalfiction #womensprizeforfiction #themaiden #katefoster_______________________________________________________________________________________________Please feel free to follow me on social media:instagram.com/gemofbooksapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/gemofbooksTo join the FOMO Bookclub discord, please click this link:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2w _______________________________________________________________________________________________My Amazon Wishlist:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le_____________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks for watching! Lots of Love,Gem xxemail: gemofbooks@outlook.com
How Many Books Is Too Many? May TBR 2024 Gem of Books 2024-04-30 | All the books I'm planning to read in April.If yhou would like to check out my Misery May TBR you can see it heer - youtube.com/watch?v=gI9DD5uls80TBR Spin is hosted by @FreshlyReadBooks and @TheBookBully The Read Good Challenge is hosted by @benreadsgood Misery May is hosted by myself and Scott @GunpowderFictionPlot Spoonies Readathon is hosted by @novellenovels and @BrewsandReviews Mental Health May is hosted by @MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH and @MarilynMayaMendoza The FOMO Bookclub picks for the rest of the year are detailed here - youtube.com/watch?v=pgZQ_tu_a5w&t=260s#booktube #tbr #fomobookclub #mayreading #tbrjar #buddyreads #readalong #tbrspin #picturethis #picturethis2024 #peopleapril #miserymay #spooniesreadathon _______________________________________________________________________________________________Books Mentioned:Boulder by Eva Baltasar (translated by Julia Sanches)The Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine PattersonThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha ChristieHamlet by William ShakespeareSo Long a Letter by Marianne Ba (translated by Modupe Bode-Thomas)Fugitive Pieces by Anne MichaelsHow to Say Babylon by Safiya SinclairBurglar Bill by Janet and Allan AhlbergLie With me by Phillip Besson (translated by Molly Ringwold)Intervals by Marianne BrookerWoman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi (translated by Sherif Hatata)Wow No Thank You by Samantha IrbyMatrix by Lauren GroffOne Piece by Eiichiro Oda (translated by Stephen Paul)The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende (translated by Magda Bogin)Sabriel by Garth NixWe by Yevgeny Zamyatin (translated by Alexander Glinka)The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers and Other Grusome Tales by Jen CampbellWhen Things Are Alive They Hum by Hannah BentThe Secret at Haven Point by Lisette AutonAnd Then She Fell by Alicia ElliottThe Ministry of Time by Kaliane BradleyThe Deep by Rivers SolomonStrangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith_________________________________________________Channels Mentioned:@EricKarlAnderson @Shellyish @novelideea @MsReadsAlot @spreadbookjoy @baskinthestory @jenvcampbell @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf ______________________________________________________________Please feel free to follow me on social media:instagram.com/gemofbooksapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/gemofbooksTo join the FOMO Bookclub discord, please click this link:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2w _______________________________________________________________________________________________My Amazon Wishlist:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le_____________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks for watching! New content every Tuesday and Saturday (and the odd Thursday)!Lots of Love,Gem xxemail: gemofbooks@outlook.com________________________________________________________________________________________________Contents:00:00 Introduction00:38 Last Months TBR03:55 TBR Jar07:11 Extras08:08 Buddy Reads09:38 Readathons13:19 Hot or Not14:07 Bookclubs16:40 Thanks!
What I’m Reading For Misery May 2024! 😢📚 Gem of Books 2024-04-28 | Misery May is back! The readathon that I host with Scott @GunpowderFictionPlot where we erad utterly miserable books throughopuit the month of May! Here are the books on my TBR...It’s true what they say – the best stories are the ones you like, and Everand is the best place to find them. You can try it free for 30 days with my link: scribd.com/gi/9zlbeh If you missed the announcement you can see it here: youtube.com/watch?v=W9U3Kq6oL7I&t=26sThe host pick recommendations are here:Mine - youtube.com/watch?v=WWwbUBIATp8&t=1sScott's - youtube.com/watch?v=H0V8s-qvgPQ&t=3s#booktube #readathon #miserymay #sadbooks ______________________________________________________________The Prompts:AnimalHost PickIllnessTranslatedGroup Read WarImmigrantsFeministClassicThe group book this year is - Bodies of Light by Jennifer DownPlease feel free to follow me on social media:instagram.com/gemofbooksapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/gemofbooksTo join the FOMO Bookclub discord, please click this link:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2w _______________________________________________________________________________________________Books Mentioned:Flowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesI Remember Abbu by Humayun Azad (translated by Arunava Sihna)When Things Are Alive They Hum by Hannah BentWoman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi (translated by Sherif Hatata)In Memoriam by Alice WinnA Trace of Sun by Pam WilliamsStay With Me by Ayobami AdebayoThe Pearl by John SteinbeckBodies of Light by Jennifer Down_______________________________________________________________________________________________My Amazon Wishlist:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le_____________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks for watching! New content every Tuesday and Saturday (and the odd Thursday)!Lots of Love,Gem xxemail: gemofbooks@outlook.com________________________________________________________________________________________________Contents:00:00 Intro00:51 Animals01:16 Host Pick02:09 Illness02:52 Translated03:34 In Memoriam04:07 Immigrants04:57 Feminist 05:38 Classic05:57 Group Read06:44 Thanks!
Hot or Not - James by Percival Everett Gem of Books 2024-04-25 | Is The James by Percival Everett hot or not?I would also recommend checking out the reviews below:@BookishTexan - youtube.com/watch?v=A5Z2iTaOvWk&t=441s@benreadsgood - youtube.com/watch?v=aFX_E1lEgvo&t=438s@PageTurnersWithKatja - youtube.com/watch?v=A1utn1vT_98#booktube #bookreviews #james #percivaleverett #newbooks #historicalfiction #retelling #huckleberryfinn _______________________________________________________________________________________________Please feel free to follow me on social media:instagram.com/gemofbooksapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/gemofbooksTo join the FOMO Bookclub discord, please click this link:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2w _______________________________________________________________________________________________My Amazon Wishlist:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le_____________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks for watching! New two (or sometimes three) times a week :)Lots of Love,Gem xxemail: gemofbooks@outlook.com__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Video Contents00:00 Intro01:17 Huckleberry Finn03:30 Language05:08 Character06:12 Violence07:05 James & Huck08:35 Hot or Not?
Reacting To The Women’s Prize For Fiction Shortlist 2024 Gem of Books 2024-04-25 | Reacting to the 2024 @WomensPrizeforFiction with the plodalong crew - @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf and @CharlieBrookReads
Predicting the @WomensPrizeforFiction Shortlist 2024 Gem of Books 2024-04-21 | The @WomensPrizeforFiction shortlist is just around the corner and I am going to try to predict which 6 books get short listed...You can join me, Alice and Charlie live on Wednesday here - youtube.com/live/x9ZW6QwQbbc?si=og_YU2gbQxXRHhGOAnd you can see all of my solo reviews for this years nominated books in this playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuRAb_EseNgV0yvbM-Ki-wypt7Oyodmv_&si=7Rwk6592ry0yLvbc#booktube #tbr #bookprize #nonfiction #womensprize _________________________________________________Channels Mentioned: @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf @CharlieBrookReads ______________________________________________________________Please feel free to follow me on social media:instagram.com/gemofbooksapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/gemofbooksTo join the FOMO Bookclub discord, please click this link:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2w _______________________________________________________________________________________________My Amazon Wishlist:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le_____________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks for watching! New content every Tuesday and Saturday (and the odd Thursday)!Lots of Love,Gem xxemail: gemofbooks@outlook.com________________________________________________________________________________________________Contents:00:00 Introduction01:20 Reading so far09:30 Predictions
A Prize Heavy Reading Month | March Reading Wrap Up 2024 Gem of Books 2024-04-19 | Lets wrap up all the books I read in March!My solo review for A Flat Place is here - youtube.com/watch?v=XY-Z9cHWYJ8My review for The Women is here - youtube.com/watch?v=jLYNtYE_4bwMy review for Some People Need Killing is here - youtube.com/watch?v=X20D-ziP9S4My review for Ordinary Human Failings is here - youtube.com/watch?v=YUCrEUpl7a0My review for Crooked Plow is here - youtube.com/watch?v=59SeULpDCeMMy Review for Soldier Sailor is here - youtube.com/watch?v=sulvyZDSS9w&t=2s#booktube #readingwrapup #marchreading #womensprize #womensprizeforfiction #internationalbookerprize _______________________________________________________________________________________________Books Mentioned:The Blue Beautiful World by Karen LordYumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon SandersonWork-Life Balance by Benjamin Chee and Wayne ReeRiver East River West by Aube Rey LescureWestern Lane by Chetna MarooA Flat Place by Noreen MasudThe Women by Kristin HannahSome People Need Killing by Patricia EvangelistaSaga by Brian K VaughnOrdinary Human Failings by Megan NolanCrooked Plow by Itamar Viera Junior (translated by Johnny Lorenz)Matrescence by Lucy JonesSoldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy_______________________________________________________________________________________________Channels Mentioned: @novelideea @MsReadsAlot @spreadbookjoy _______________________________________________________________________________________________Please feel free to follow me on social media:instagram.com/gemofbooksapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/gemofbooksTo join the FOMO Bookclub discord, please click this link:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2w _______________________________________________________________________________________________My Amazon Wishlist:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le_____________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks for watching! New content every Tuesday and Saturday (and the odd Thursday)!Lots of Love,Gem xxemail: gemofbooks@outlook.com_____________________________________________________________________________________________Video Contents00:00 Intro00:51 The Blue Beautiful World02:16 Yumi and the Nightmare Painter03:55 Work-Life Balance05:22 River East River West07:10 Western Lane08:15 A Flat Place09:22 The Women10:44 Some People Need Killing11:47 Saga V712:39 Ordinary Human Failings13:33 Saga V8 13:49 Crooked Plow 15:11 Matrescence18:18 Soldier Sailor19:32 Thanks!
Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan | Spoiler Free Review Gem of Books 2024-04-15 | Spoiler free review of Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan - a 2024 @WomensPrizeforFiction longlisted novel.It’s true what they say – the best stories are the ones you like, and @everand_us is the best place to find them. You can try it free for 30 days with my link: scribd.com/gi/9zlbeh#booktube #bookreviews #womensprize #neroprize #womensprizeforfiction #ordinaryhumanfailings #megannolan_______________________________________________________________________________________________Please feel free to follow me on social media:instagram.com/gemofbooksapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/gemofbooksTo join the FOMO Bookclub discord, please click this link:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2w _______________________________________________________________________________________________My Amazon Wishlist:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le_____________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks for watching! New content every Tuesday and Saturday (and the odd Thursday)!Lots of Love,Gem xxemail: gemofbooks@outlook.com
Most Shocking Book of the Year? 8 Lives of a Century Old Trickster - Spoiler Free Review Gem of Books 2024-04-11 | Spoiler free review of 8 Lives of a Century Old Trickster by Mirinae Lee - a 2024 @WomensPrizeforFiction longlisted novel.It’s true what they say – the best stories are the ones you like, and @everand_us is the best place to find them. You can try it free for 30 days with my link: scribd.com/gi/9zlbehThe Women's Prize Plodalong is run by muself, @CharlieBrookReads and @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf #booktube #bookreviews #womensprize #womensprizeforfiction #8livesofacenturyoldtrickster #mirinaelee_______________________________________________________________________________________________Please feel free to follow me on social media:instagram.com/gemofbooksapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/gemofbooksTo join the FOMO Bookclub discord, please click this link:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2w _______________________________________________________________________________________________My Amazon Wishlist:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le_____________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks for watching! New content every Tuesday and Saturday (and the odd Thursday)!Lots of Love,Gem xxemail: gemofbooks@outlook.com
Can These Books Make Scott @GunpowderFictionPlot Cry Like A Baby?? Gem of Books 2024-04-09 | Can I emotionally destroy Scott @GunpowderFictionPlot this #miserymay ??Check out Scott's recommendations here - youtube.com/watch?v=H0V8s-qvgPQThe Misery May Announcement - youtube.com/watch?v=W9U3Kq6oL7I#booktube #bookrecommendations #sadbooks _________________________________________________Channels Mentioned: @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf ______________________________________________________________Please feel free to follow me on social media:instagram.com/gemofbooksapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/gemofbooksTo join the FOMO Bookclub discord, please click this link:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2w _______________________________________________________________________________________________My Amazon Wishlist:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le_____________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks for watching! New content every Tuesday and Saturday (and the odd Thursday)!Lots of Love,Gem xxemail: gemofbooks@outlook.com________________________________________________________________________________________________Contents:00:00 Introduction01:04 Book 102:18 Book 203:47 Book 304:58 Book 405:58 Book 506:58 Book 608:01 Book 709:09 Book 810:29 Book 912:00 Book 1013:01 Thanks!
Crooked Plow by Itamar Vieira Junior - Spoiler Free Review Gem of Books 2024-04-07 | Spoiler free review of Crooked Plow by Itamar Vieira Junior (translated by Johnny Lorenz) - a 2024 International Booker Prize longlisted novel.If you would like to see my review for The Book of Night Women you can see that here - youtube.com/watch?v=5g6lvfGRlL0&t=5sIt’s true what they say – the best stories are the ones you like, and @everand_us is the best place to find them. You can try it free for 30 days with my link: scribd.com/gi/9zlbeh#booktube #bookreviews #bookprize #internationalbookerprize #translatedbooks _______________________________________________________________________________________________Please feel free to follow me on social media:instagram.com/gemofbooksapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/gemofbooksTo join the FOMO Bookclub discord, please click this link:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2w _______________________________________________________________________________________________My Amazon Wishlist:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le_____________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks for watching! New content every Tuesday and Saturday (and the odd Thursday)!Lots of Love,Gem xxemail: gemofbooks@outlook.com__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A Flat Place by Noreen Masud - Spoiler Free Review Gem of Books 2024-04-04 | A Flat Place by Noreen Masud - spoiler free review & an unpopular opinionIt’s true what they say – the best stories are the ones you like, and @everand_us is the best place to find them. You can try it free for 30 days with my link: scribd.com/gi/9zlbeh#booktube #bookreviews #womensprize #nonfiction #aflatplace #noreenmasud_______________________________________________________________________________________________Please feel free to follow me on social media:instagram.com/gemofbooksapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/gemofbooksTo join the FOMO Bookclub discord, please click this link:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2w _______________________________________________________________________________________________My Amazon Wishlist:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le_____________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks for watching! New content every Tuesday and Saturday (and the odd Thursday)!Lots of Love,Gem xxemail: gemofbooks@outlook.com__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Video Contents00:00 Intro00:58 Summary01:24 The Good Bits02:24 Critisisms05:32 Overall Thoughts
Women’s Prize Plodalong ft.SavidgeReads and LouiseSavidgeMuses Gem of Books 2024-04-03 | Myself @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf and @CharlieBrookReads are delighted to be discussing all things @WomensPrizeforFiction and @Womens_Prize with the fabulous @SavidgeReads and @louisesavidgemuses4135
BookTube’s Most Miserable Readathon Is Back - Misery May 2024 Gem of Books 2024-04-02 | Misery May is back for 2024! The readathon that I run with the fabulous Scott @GunpowderFictionPlot#booktube #tbr #readathon #miserymay #sadbooks _______________________________________________________________________________________________The Prompts:AnimalHost PickIllnessTranslatedGroup Read WarImmigrantsFeministClassicThe group book this year is - Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down ______________________________________________________________Please feel free to follow me on social media:instagram.com/gemofbooksapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/gemofbooksTo join the FOMO Bookclub discord, please click this link:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2w _______________________________________________________________________________________________My Amazon Wishlist:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le_____________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks for watching! New content every Tuesday and Saturday (and the odd Thursday)!Lots of Love,Gem xxemail: gemofbooks@outlook.com________________________________________________________________________________________________
April TBR 2024 Gem of Books 2024-03-31 | All the books I'm planning to read in March.TBR Spin is hosted by @FreshlyReadBooks and @TheBookBully The Read Good Challenge is hosted by @benreadsgood People April is hosted by @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 and @bouquinsbooks Picture This is hosted by @Shellyish and @spreadbookjoy The FOMO Bookclub picks for the rest of the year are detailed here - youtube.com/watch?v=pgZQ_tu_a5w&t=260s#booktube #tbr #fomobookclub #marchreading #tbrjar #buddyreads #readalong #tbrspin #picturethis #picturethis2024 #peopleapril_______________________________________________________________________________________________Books Mentioned: @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf @spreadbookjoy @MsReadsAlot @SpringboardThought @FreshlyReadBooks _________________________________________________Channels Mentioned:Boulder by Eva Baltasar (translated by Julia Sanches)The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette MayrBabel by RF KuangA Flat Place by Noreen MasudThe Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine PattersonPyre by Perumal Murugan (translated by Aniruddhan Vasudevan)The English Patient by Michael OndaatheYoung Queens by Leah Redmond ChangMatrescence by Lucy JonesThe Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric P KellyThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainDear Mrs Bird by AJ PearceThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha ChristieHamlet by William ShakespeareSo Long a Letter by Marianne Ba (translated by Modupe Bode-Thomas)James by Percival EverettFugitive Pieces by Anne MichaelsCibola Burn by James SA CoreyRed Country by Joe AbercrombieHow to Say Babylon by Safiya SinclairDragon Noodle Party - A Story of Chinese Zodiac Animals by Ying Chang Compestine & Paula PangMole in a Black and White Hole by Teresa SadeevaSuddenly! by Colin McNaughtonBurglar Bill by Janet and Allan AhlbergBears Don't Eat Egg Sandwiches by Julie FultonBeeguu by Alexis DeaconExciting Times by Naoise Dolan ______________________________________________________________Please feel free to follow me on social media:instagram.com/gemofbooksapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/gemofbooksTo join the FOMO Bookclub discord, please click this link:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2w _______________________________________________________________________________________________My Amazon Wishlist:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le_____________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks for watching! New content every Tuesday and Saturday (and the odd Thursday)!Lots of Love,Gem xxemail: gemofbooks@outlook.com________________________________________________________________________________________________Contents:00:00 Introduction00:19 Last Months TBR04:19 TBR Jar08:16 Hot or Not09:17 Extras10:29 Buddy Reads11:54 Readathons16:11 Bookclubs17:11 Thanks!
The Best Picture Books of the Year 2024 - Ranking the Waterstones Childrens Book Prize 2024 Gem of Books 2024-03-29 | Today I am going to be discussing and ranking the @WaterstonesTV childrens book prize shortlist in the illustrated category.The fabulous Picture This readathon is hosted by @spreadbookjoy and @Shellyish #booktube #picturebooks #childrensbooks #bookprize _______________________________________________________________________________________________Books Mentioned:The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish by Chloe SavageIncredible Jobs You've (probably) Never Heard Of by Natalie LabarreThe Secret Elephant by Ellan RankinThe Queen Next Door by Marcela Ferreira and Sally AgarWolf and Bear by Kate RolfeWhose Dog Is This? by Andrew Sanders and Aysha Awwad_______________________________________________________________________________________________Please feel free to follow me on social media:instagram.com/gemofbooksapp.thestorygraph.com/profile/gemofbooksTo join the FOMO Bookclub discord, please click this link:discord.gg/sYatx9ZX2w _______________________________________________________________________________________________My Amazon Wishlist:amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/XSET66N93YSK/?ref_=lol_ov_le_____________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks for watching! New content every Tuesday and Saturday (and the odd Thursday)!Lots of Love,Gem xxemail: gemofbooks@outlook.com_____________________________________________________________________________________________Video Contents00:00 Intro01:42 6th Place03:13 5th Place04:21 4th Place05:38 3rd Place06:43 2nd Place07:47 1st Place09:40 Thanks!
