Olivias Catastrophe | 2023 TBR Challenge Check In || Midyear! ft. @LadetteM [CC] @OliviasCatastrophe | Uploaded July 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Am I still winning? 😬
ft @LadetteM
Don't know what we're on about? 🤔 Here's my announcement video: youtube.com/watch?v=n0bdygI2MzI
and our first quarter check in: youtube.com/watch?v=Wmb6TQQ8L68
Hannah’a midyear check in video: youtu.be/NAStEiSJM58
#booktube #tbr #challenge
As always, closed captions (subtitles) available x
Contact me for business enquiries (I am UK, London based): oliviascatastrophe@gmail.com
Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=89935327
Wishlist: amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/H0ORXKL2C7A0?ref_=wl_share
Twitter: twitter.com/oliviascatastro
Instagram: instagram.com/oliviascatastrophe
Tiktok: tiktok.com/@oliviascatastrophe
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/34117027-olivia-savannah
Hi! I’m Olivia-Savannah. I’m a Campaigns Assistant at Canongate, an independent book publisher. I studied English Literature and Creative Writing at university. I’m based in the UK but I visit the Netherlands where some of my family live from time to time. I love reading, writing, travel, yoga and working out, cooking and baking. I enjoy reading all genres and age audiences. Nice to meet you x
Am I still winning? 😬
ft @LadetteM
Don't know what we're on about? 🤔 Here's my announcement video: youtube.com/watch?v=n0bdygI2MzI
and our first quarter check in: youtube.com/watch?v=Wmb6TQQ8L68
Hannah’a midyear check in video: youtu.be/NAStEiSJM58
#booktube #tbr #challenge
As always, closed captions (subtitles) available x
Contact me for business enquiries (I am UK, London based): oliviascatastrophe@gmail.com
Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=89935327
Wishlist: amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/H0ORXKL2C7A0?ref_=wl_share
Twitter: twitter.com/oliviascatastro
Instagram: instagram.com/oliviascatastrophe
Tiktok: tiktok.com/@oliviascatastrophe
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/34117027-olivia-savannah
Hi! I’m Olivia-Savannah. I’m a Campaigns Assistant at Canongate, an independent book publisher. I studied English Literature and Creative Writing at university. I’m based in the UK but I visit the Netherlands where some of my family live from time to time. I love reading, writing, travel, yoga and working out, cooking and baking. I enjoy reading all genres and age audiences. Nice to meet you x
![2023 TBR Challenge Check In || Midyear! ft. @LadetteM [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/aAIlyvDX1m4/hqdefault.jpg "2023 TBR Challenge Check In || Midyear! ft. @LadetteM [CC]
Am I still winning? 😬
ft @LadetteM
Dont know what were on about? 🤔 Heres my announcement video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0bdygI2MzI
and our first quarter check in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wmb6TQQ8L68
Hannah’a midyear check in video: https://youtu.be/NAStEiSJM58
#booktube #tbr #challenge
As always, closed captions (subtitles) available x
Contact me for business enquiries (I am UK, London based): oliviascatastrophe@gmail.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=89935327
Wishlist: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/H0ORXKL2C7A0?ref wl_share
Twitter: https://twitter.com/oliviascatastro
Instagram: https://instagram.com/oliviascatastrophe/
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@oliviascatastrophe
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/34117027-olivia-savannah
Hi! I’m Olivia-Savannah. I’m a Campaigns Assistant at Canongate, an independent book publisher. I studied English Literature and Creative Writing at university. I’m based in the UK but I visit the Netherlands where some of my family live from time to time. I love reading, writing, travel, yoga and working out, cooking and baking. I enjoy reading all genres and age audiences. Nice to meet you x")
![Big Book Haul! || 35+ Books || December 2022 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/aTnaEDMjCDQ/hqdefault.jpg "Big Book Haul! || 35+ Books || December 2022 [CC]
Time to haul in those books 📖
📚 The Books 📚
Greywaren by Maggie Stiefvater
Lore Olympus vol 3. by Rachel Smythe
The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
The Midnight Club by Christopher Pike
Bitterthorn by Kat Dunn
Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert
Glory by NoViolet Bulawayo
The Young Elites by Marie Lu
The Rose Society by Marie Lu
The Midnight Star by Marie Lu
Mina and the Slayers by @AmyMcCaw
The Holiday Trap by Roan Parrish
The Death of Jane Lawrence Caitlin Starling
Like A Charm by Ellie McNicoll
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
The Marriage Act by John Marrs
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
The Muse by Jessie Burton
Loki: A Bad Gods Guide to Taking the Blame by Louie Stowell
The House in the Woods by Yvette Fielding
The Haunting of Tyrese Walker by J.P. Rose
Skandar and the Unicorn Thief by A.F. Steadman
Grimwood: Let the Fur Fly! by Nadia Shireen
Maybe I Dont Belong Here by David Harewood
Girlhood Unfiltered by Ebinehita Iyere
Maame by Jessica George
Meet Me in London by Georgia Toffolo
Christmas in Rose Bend by Naima Simone
The Good Girls Guide to Rakes by Eva Leigh
Vacation Crush by Yahrah St. John
The Marriage Mandate by Shannon McKenna
Locks by Ashleigh Nugent
Sparrow by James Hynes
Everythings Fine by Cecila Rabess
Not Alone by Sarah K. Jackson
Milk by Alice Kinsella
🧡 People Mentioned 🧡
Scott @GunpowderFictionPlot
Abi @AbiofPellinor
@BookBreak
Bibliobeth: https://www.instagram.com/bibliobeth/
#booktube #haul #bookhaul
As always, closed captions (subtitles) available x
Thank you to Simone for doing the subtitles. Check out her blog: https://thewheelchairteen.com/
Thank you to Mariana Quesada for the amazing intro.
Contact me for business enquiries (I am UK, London based): oliviascatastrophe@gmail.com
Wishlist: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/H0ORXKL2C7A0?ref wl_share
Twitter: https://twitter.com/oliviascatastro
Instagram: https://instagram.com/oliviascatastrophe/
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@oliviascatastrophe
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/34117027-olivia-savannah
Hi! I’m Olivia-Savannah. I’m a Campaigns Assistant at Canongate, an independent book publisher. I studied English Literature and Creative Writing at university. I’m based in the UK but I visit the Netherlands where some of my family live from time to time. I love reading, writing, travel, yoga, cooking and baking. I enjoy reading all genres and age audiences. Nice to meet you x
Want to try Scribd and get access to free audiobooks and ebooks for 60 days? Here you go: https://www.scribd.com/g/8qshc5")
![Audiobook Recommendations || 2022 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/aVucFo05FkA/hqdefault.jpg "Audiobook Recommendations || 2022 [CC]
Recommending some very good audiobooks 😇
💛 Swapping books with bestie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfrSpEIDOEQ&t=1600s
🎧 The Audiobooks 🎧
Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
The Stand-In by Lily Chu
The Great Dream Robbery by Greg James and Chris Smith
Becoming by Michelle Obama
The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Dont Touch My Hair by Emma Dabiri
Hope Not Fear by Hassan Akkad
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
The Transgender Issue by Shon Faye
⚡️ Content Warnings for Hope Not Fear: COVID pandemic, authoritarianism, mentions of anti-semitism, homophobia, murder, torture, imprisonment, solitary confinement, broken bones, sexual assault (rape), suicidal thoughts and attempt, depression, PTSD, death
#booktube #audiobook #bookreview @BookBreak
As always, closed captions (subtitles) available x
Thank you to Simone for doing the subtitles. Check out her blog: https://thewheelchairteen.com/
Thank you to Mariana Quesada for the amazing intro.
Contact me for business enquiries (I am UK, London based): oliviascatastrophe@gmail.com
Wishlist: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/H0ORXKL2C7A0?ref wl_share
Twitter: https://twitter.com/oliviascatastro
Instagram: https://instagram.com/oliviascatastrophe/
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@oliviascatastrophe
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/34117027-olivia-savannah
Hi! I’m Olivia-Savannah. I’m a Campaigns Assistant at Canongate, an independent book publisher. I studied English Literature and Creative Writing at university. I’m based in the UK but I visit the Netherlands where some of my family live from time to time. I love reading, writing, travel, yoga, cooking and baking. I enjoy reading all genres and age audiences. Nice to meet you x
Want to try Scribd and get access to free audiobooks and ebooks for 60 days? Here you go: https://www.scribd.com/g/8qshc5")
![Reading Wrap Up || Dickens, Disability Books & Endless Fangirling || July 2024 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/bgUVrZYPNWg/hqdefault.jpg "Reading Wrap Up || Dickens, Disability Books & Endless Fangirling || July 2024 [CC]
My thoughts on the books Ive recently read 😊 From the best to the worst, from Dickens to steamy romance 😉
🧡 Mentioned 🧡
Abi @AbiofPellinor
@BrewsandReviews
Emily @novellenovels
Poetry Recommendations: https://youtu.be/CYtjDLE-NGs?si=CJgxDAbml61ISwxE
📚 The Books 📚
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
All Fours by Miranda July
Love From A to Z by S.K. Ali
The Perseverance by Raymond Antrobus
A Portrait in Shadow by Nicole Jarvis
Sanguine by Sierra Simone
My Present This Year by Sierra Simone
Once Upon A Dream by Sierra Simone
⚡️ Content Warnings ⚡️
Great Expectations: homelessness, domestic and child abuse, fighting, physical assault, grief, debt, criminal activity, violence, fire
All Fours: traumatic childbirth, miscarriage anxiety, cheating, menopause, PTSD of traumatic childbirth
Love From A to Z: Islamophobia, HP references, cultural appropriation, grief, multiple sclerosis, sexism
The Perseverance: ableism, grief, dementia, police brutality, profiling, racism
A Portrait in Shadow: sexism, mentions of rape (not shown on page), trauma post-law trial, sexual trauma, being triggered, violence, gaslighting, fire
My Present This Year: incest
Once Upon A Dream: BDSM
#booktube #unhaul #bookunhaul @CanongateBooks
As always, closed captions (subtitles) available x
Contact me for business enquiries (I am UK, London based): oliviascatastrophe@gmail.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=89935327
Wishlist: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/H0ORXKL2C7A0?ref wl_share
Twitter: https://twitter.com/oliviascatastro
Instagram: https://instagram.com/oliviascatastrophe/
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@oliviascatastrophe
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/34117027-olivia-savannah
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@oliviascatastrophe
The audiobook service I use is libro.fm because every audiobook you choose / purchase supports an independent bookshop! If you sign up for libro.fm here, I also get a free audiobook: https://libro.fm/referral?rf_code=lfm482934
Hi! I’m Olivia-Savannah. I studied English Literature and Creative Writing at university, and work in publishing (Pan Macmillan, Tor). I’m based in London, the UK but I visit The Netherlands where some of my family live from time to time. I love reading, writing, travel, yoga and working out, cooking and baking. I enjoy reading all genres and age audiences. Nice to meet you x")
![Come to Slovenia With Me! || Travel & Reading Vlog [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cTbN2HESEis/hqdefault.jpg "Come to Slovenia With Me! || Travel & Reading Vlog [CC]
A week in Slovenia with my sister 😚
📚 Books Mentioned 📚
How to Stop Time by Matt Haig
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
🌸 September Wrap Up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGQ8f9fDhWo
#travel #travelvlog #booktube #readingvlog @BookBreak
As always, closed captions (subtitles) available x
Thank you to Simone for doing the subtitles. Check out her blog: https://thewheelchairteen.com/
Thank you to Mariana Quesada for the amazing intro.
Contact me for business enquiries (I am UK, London based): oliviascatastrophe@gmail.com
Wishlist: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/H0ORXKL2C7A0?ref wl_share
Twitter: https://twitter.com/oliviascatastro
Instagram: https://instagram.com/oliviascatastrophe/
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@oliviascatastrophe
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/34117027-olivia-savannah
Hi! I’m Olivia-Savannah. I’m a Campaigns Assistant at Canongate, an independent book publisher. I studied English Literature and Creative Writing at university. I’m based in the UK but I visit the Netherlands where some of my family live from time to time. I love reading, writing, travel, yoga, cooking and baking. I enjoy reading all genres and age audiences. Nice to meet you x
Want to try Scribd and get access to free audiobooks and ebooks for 60 days? Here you go: https://www.scribd.com/g/8qshc5")
![Come Book Shopping With Me in Edinburgh || Independent Bookshop Tour & Haul [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dBxiVAHnbn0/hqdefault.jpg "Come Book Shopping With Me in Edinburgh || Independent Bookshop Tour & Haul [CC]
Edinburgh has some wonderful indie bookshops and I visit a few and buy books for a whole day 📚
💜 The Bookshops 💜
Portobello Bookshop
Lighthouse Books
Golden Hare Books
Rare Birds Book Shop
Argonaut Books
Typewronger
Toppings and Company
📖 Books Mentioned 📖
Dont Call Us Dead by Danez Smith
Caste by Isabel Wilkerson
Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli
The Lesbianas Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes
The Sea of Tranquillity by Emily St. John Mandel
Content Warning Everything by Akwaeke Emezi
A Little Resurrection by Selina Nwulu
Citizen by Claudia Rankine
#booktube #edinburgh #bookhaul
As always, closed captions (subtitles) available x
Contact me for business enquiries (I am UK, London based): oliviascatastrophe@gmail.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=89935327
Wishlist: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/H0ORXKL2C7A0?ref wl_share
Twitter: https://twitter.com/oliviascatastro
Instagram: https://instagram.com/oliviascatastrophe/
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@oliviascatastrophe
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/34117027-olivia-savannah
The audiobook service I use is libro.fm because every audiobook you choose / purchase supports an independent bookshop! If you sign up for libro.fm here, I also get a free audiobook: https://libro.fm/referral?rf_code=lfm482934
Hi! I’m Olivia-Savannah. I studied English Literature and Creative Writing at university, and work in publishing (Pan Macmillan, Tor). I’m based in London, the UK but I visit The Netherlands where some of my family live from time to time. I love reading, writing, travel, yoga and working out, cooking and baking. I enjoy reading all genres and age audiences. Nice to meet you x")
![Books by Black Authors Recommendations || 2024 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dIUBvod3w74/hqdefault.jpg "Books by Black Authors Recommendations || 2024 [CC]
Some brilliant books by Black authors that absolutely deserve your time 😍
🖤 Other Black Book Recommendation Videos 🖤
Books by Black Authors 2023 edition: https://youtu.be/krTLL6c2Wqc
Books by Black Authors 2022 edition: https://youtu.be/EcWTJ0qxNa8
Books by Black Authors 2021 edition: https://youtu.be/XzgCoI_I1WI
Books by Black Authors 2020 edition: https://youtu.be/ix23QhClB6s
And a playlist where you can watch even more: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLixWHhtxa-W9WE_Zv4v4NIWx87NF5YJAY
📚 The Books 📚
The List by Yomi Adegoke
You Can Do Anything, Tyrone by Lenny Henry
Do You Dream of Terra-Two? by Temi Oh
King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender
Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw
Brit(ish) by Afua Hirsch
Content Warning Everything by Akwaeke Emezi
Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela
Promise Boys by Nick Brooks
Youre Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron
Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okoragor
Only for the Holidays by Abiola Bello
You Made A Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi
The Best Me! by Marvyn Harrison & Rochelle Falconer
Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self by Diane Evans
Ghost by Jason Reynolds
Just Sayin by Malorie Blackman
None of the Above by Travis Alabanza
Time Come by Linton Kewsi Johnson
⚡️Content Warnings ⚡️
The List: sexism, sexual assault, cheating, alocholism, suicidal thoughts, suicide, microaggressions
Do You Dream of Terra-Two?: aphobia, suicide, drowning, death, grief, depression, eating disorder, fighting, cancer
King and the Dragonflies: grief, racism, missing child, implied child abuse, being outed
Such A Fun Age: racism, police misconduct, internalised racism, exoticism, micro-aggressions
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies: cheating, grief, fatphobia, homophobia
Brit(ish): slavery, racism, mugging, police brutality, murder, anti-semitism, violence
Long Walk to Freedom: grief, circumcision, apartheid, racism, colonialism, imperialism, death of a child, imprisonment, police brutality, divorce
Promise Boys:
Youre Not Supposed to Die Tonight: injury, dead animal, held at shotgun, body gore, murder
Who Fears Death: grief, rape, violence, disassociation, suicidal thoughts, genocide, female genital mutilation, mentions of incestuous rape, death, murder (by stoning and other), divorce, sexism
Only for the Holidays: car crash, break up
You Made A Fool of Death With Your Beauty: smoking & getting high, cheating, grief, car crash
Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self: sexual assault, racism, child abuse, abortion, PTSD, violence, car crash, grief, mentions of divorce and cheating not shown on page, vandalism
Ghost: mentions of alcoholism and violence, being triggered, stealing
Just Sayin: parental abandonment, parental separation, racism, sudden eviction, homelessness, sexual assault, exoticism, miscarriage, sickle cell anaemia, cyberbullying
None of the Above: transphobia, mentions of the pandemic, harassment, mentions of suicide
Time Come: racism, police brutality, false imprisonment, riots
#booktube #bookrecommendations #blackauthors @Picador @CanongateBooks @faberandfaber @simonandschuster @BloomsburyPublishing
As always, closed captions (subtitles) available x
Contact me for business enquiries (I am UK, London based): oliviascatastrophe@gmail.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=89935327
Wishlist: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/H0ORXKL2C7A0?ref wl_share
Twitter: https://twitter.com/oliviascatastro
Instagram: https://instagram.com/oliviascatastrophe/
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@oliviascatastrophe
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/34117027-olivia-savannah
The audiobook service I use is libro.fm because every audiobook you choose / purchase supports an independent bookshop! If you sign up for libro.fm here, I also get a free audiobook: https://libro.fm/referral?rf_code=lfm482934
Hi! I’m Olivia-Savannah. I studied English Literature and Creative Writing at university, and currently work in publishing. I’m based in London, the UK but I visit The Netherlands where some of my family live from time to time. I love reading, writing, travel, yoga and working out, cooking and baking. I enjoy reading all genres and age audiences. Nice to meet you x")
![Sci-fi Gothic & Diverse Gothic Books || Gothtober Book Recs 2024 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/eLqv4OHxbLM/hqdefault.jpg "Sci-fi Gothic & Diverse Gothic Books || Gothtober Book Recs 2024 [CC]
Are you joining in with Gothtober but arent sure what to read? Ive got you covered! Or if you need some sci-fi gothic book recommendations, Ive got you covered too, boo 👻🩶
💀 All the Gothtober Info 💀
My readathon announcement video: https://youtu.be/ogYkNK5voSo
Hannah @LadetteM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=310eD-CXpIA
Tish @itslatishag: https://youtu.be/sgaLDNooglk
The readathon is from the 1st of October to the 31st.
Join us over on Twitter for updates: https://x.com/GothtoberReader
And join us over on instagram too: https://www.instagram.com/gothtoberreadathon
📚 The Books 📚
World War Z by Max Brooks
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
M is For Monster by Talia Dutton
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer
1984 by George Orwell
Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
The First Fifteen by Harry August by Claire North
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Deep by Rivers Solomon
Everything the Darkness Eats by Eric LaRocca
Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Roberts
I Feed Her to the Beast (and the Beast is Me) by Jamison Shea
Youd Look Better As A Ghost by Joanna Wallace
Deadman Wonderland by Jinsei Kataoka
Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu
The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros
Wolfsong by TJ Klune
The Serpent and the Wings by Carissa Broadbent
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Spirits Abroad by Zen Cho
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
Murderbot by Martha Wells
Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon
Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor
#booktube #gothtober #gothic @orbitbooks @titanbookstrailers @4thEstateBooks @pushkinpress1360 @SourcebooksInc @SourcebooksRomance @hotkeybooks881 @harperteen
As always, closed captions (subtitles) available x
Contact me for business enquiries (I am UK, London based): oliviascatastrophe@gmail.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=89935327
Wishlist: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/H0ORXKL2C7A0?ref wl_share
Twitter: https://twitter.com/oliviascatastro
Instagram: https://instagram.com/oliviascatastrophe/
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@oliviascatastrophe
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/34117027-olivia-savannah
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@oliviascatastrophe
The audiobook service I use is libro.fm because every audiobook you choose / purchase supports an independent bookshop! If you sign up for libro.fm here, I also get a free audiobook: https://libro.fm/referral?rf_code=lfm482934
Hi! I’m Olivia-Savannah. I studied English Literature and Creative Writing at university, and work in publishing (Pan Macmillan, Tor). I’m based in London, the UK but I visit The Netherlands where some of my family live from time to time. I love reading, writing, travel, yoga and working out, cooking and baking. I enjoy reading all genres and age audiences. Nice to meet you x")
