The Sods Law Booktube Tag @CGRatedBooks

CG Rated Books Okay, so Sod's Law according to Wikipedia is: "A British cultural axiom that states "If something can do wrong, it will." It also infers that the misfortunate will happen at the worst possible time. This particular term is more commonly used in the United Kingdom; while in North America the phrase "Murphy's Law" is more popular.

I was tagged by Alan @AlansReads and you can view his video here: youtube.com/watch?v=JFmyBXS6nNs&list=PLrfChEPl_s-q8Xz1Uux4eRiguRPR-42QV&index=54&pp=gAQBiAQB

There are nine prompts, and they are:
1. The video you spent the most time on and are most proud of is likely to get the least views; name that video.
2. The video that you had the most disasters putting together.
3. Opposite to prompt 1. The video you threw together off the cuff with minimal work is the one that gets the most views; name that video.
4. Don't believe the hype. The book you were really excited for and looking forward to that was a let down for you.
5. The book you're excited to read but everytime you try to read it something happens and you end up reading something else instead.
6. A booktube event you keep meaning to participate in, but you never do.
7. A book you've ended up with multiple copies of because you didn't think you had it.
8. The video you have been trying to get together for the longest time that you just never get around to because of events.
9. Book you keep trying to buy is never around or other things thwart your ability to buy it.

I tag:
Kevin @KevinTowleReads
Michelle @LiteraryMichelle2025
Meg @booksoffthebeatenpath
Leslie @booksgurrsandpurrs
Deea @novelideea
Kassidy @kutiefly
Kelsey @TheFancyHatLadyReads
Greg @GhostReadersintheSky
Christina @paperpagespossibilities
Randy @LiterateTexan
Berna @BernasBookishAdventures
Tracy @TracysNordicLight
Dillon @Dillon__Morris
Bryan @Adventures_in_Literature

#books #booktube #booktubecommunity #tag #tagtuesday #channel #cgratedbooks #reading #booktubetag #murphyslaw #literature

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The Sods Law Booktube Tag

CG Rated Books 2025-06-10 | Okay, so Sod's Law according to Wikipedia is: "A British cultural axiom that states "If something can do wrong, it will." It also infers that the misfortunate will happen at the worst possible time. This particular term is more commonly used in the United Kingdom; while in North America the phrase "Murphy's Law" is more popular.

I was tagged by Alan @AlansReads and you can view his video here: youtube.com/watch?v=JFmyBXS6nNs&list=PLrfChEPl_s-q8Xz1Uux4eRiguRPR-42QV&index=54&pp=gAQBiAQB

There are nine prompts, and they are:
1. The video you spent the most time on and are most proud of is likely to get the least views; name that video.
2. The video that you had the most disasters putting together.
3. Opposite to prompt 1. The video you threw together off the cuff with minimal work is the one that gets the most views; name that video.
4. Don't believe the hype. The book you were really excited for and looking forward to that was a let down for you.
5. The book you're excited to read but everytime you try to read it something happens and you end up reading something else instead.
6. A booktube event you keep meaning to participate in, but you never do.
7. A book you've ended up with multiple copies of because you didn't think you had it.
8. The video you have been trying to get together for the longest time that you just never get around to because of events.
9. Book you keep trying to buy is never around or other things thwart your ability to buy it.

I tag:
Kevin @KevinTowleReads
Michelle @LiteraryMichelle2025
Meg @booksoffthebeatenpath
Leslie @booksgurrsandpurrs
Deea @novelideea
Kassidy @kutiefly
Kelsey @TheFancyHatLadyReads
Greg @GhostReadersintheSky
Christina @paperpagespossibilities
Randy @LiterateTexan
Berna @BernasBookishAdventures
Tracy @TracysNordicLight
Dillon @Dillon__Morris
Bryan @Adventures_in_Literature

#books #booktube #booktubecommunity #tag #tagtuesday #channel #cgratedbooks #reading #booktubetag #murphyslaw #literature

Book Mail #5 | Operation Paperback

CG Rated Books 2025-09-20 | Welcome back for another unwrapping of my infamous Book Mail from the wonderful folks at Operation Paperback. They are always so kind, thoughtful and send me such fantastic titles.

Operation Paperback
information@operationpaperback.org
militarysupport@operationpaperback.org
operationpaperback.org
(443) 519-6366

#books #reading #readingbooks #booktube #booktubecommunity #bookrecommendations #readingupdate #recommendations #recommended #mail

Monthly Check-in August

CG Rated Books 2025-09-17 | Hello Booktube, I'm Back!! I never really left, but I was seriously focused on other activities throughout the month. I truly appreciate the patience of my wonderful Booktube Community. I am a little behind the power curve for this release, but I am here and here we go!
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0:00 Intro
1:53 Channel Updates
25:22 Reading In Progress
33:56 Bookish Texas
40:39 Channel Referrals
44:01 Discussion Topic
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Books Mentioned:
The Black Sultan by L. Ron Hubbard
The How of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky

Bookish Texas:
* National Cowboy Symposium - Lubbock, Sept 7th
* Hispanic Heritage Month - Statewide, Sept 15th
* Permian Basin Writer's Workshop - Midland, Sept 15th - 17th
* West Texas Book Festival - Abilene, Sept 21st - 23rd
* Banned Books Week - Statewide, Officially Oct 5th - 11th, but events start the last week of September
* NF4NF: Non-Fiction for New Folks Writer's Conf - Rosenberg, TBA

Texas Bookshops Sponsoring Events:
* The Twig Bookshop - San Antonio
* Interabang Books - Dallas
* Monkey & Dog Books - Fort Worth
* Patchouli Joe's Books - Denton
* Murder By the Book - Houston
* TBAAL - Dallas
* The Wild Detectives - Fort Worth
* Nowehere Bookshop - Fort Worth
* Burrowing Owl Books - Amarillo
* The Dock Bookshop - Fort Worth
* Books-A-Million - Katy
* Fabled Bookshop & Cafe - Waco
* Book People - Austin

Channel Referrals:
Scott Woodard @WildDieWoodard
Amber @iamreadingit

the good ones...#characters #reading #books #stories

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Book Mail #4 | Operation Paperback

CG Rated Books 2025-08-07 | Welcome back for another Operation Paperback Book Mail Un-wrapping experience. This is my fourth Box Opening. I want to continuously keep thanking all of the men & women volunteers that are a part of this program. It's such a wonderful feeling receiving, wondering and opening such a gift.

Operation Paperback
information@operationpaperback.org
militarysupport@operationpaperback.org
https://www.operationpaperback.or
(443) 519-6366

#books #booktube #booktubecommunity #bookrecommendations #operationpaperback #cgratedbooks #reading #readingupdate #bookbox #readinglist #recommendations #mail

Where Would You Read It #9 | Poll Results Inside!!

CG Rated Books 2025-08-02 | It's been a little while since our last one, so I know we were ready. This one is number 9. Here is a creative summary of my most recently read book. Pick a location from the options for where you would read it. The original poll can be viewed here: http://youtube.com/post/UgkxZ-vNF512R5er8xV_kEW2HIwygEdFc910?si=RkCTfkTddXS853bD

Today's Book: A Harlequin Romance. An Heiress born into money currently on her last dime and a self-made Billionaire on his infamously astounding rise to riches have their paths cross in this steamy and controversial battle of wit and will power.

An heiress who values family more than anything stans to protect her dignity and heritage against a man with insatiable desires who wants what he wants and believes it can all be bought. Right now, he wants her. How far are they both willing to go?

Bedded By Blackmail by Julia James
#reading #books #booktube #wherewouldyoureadit #cgratedbooks #readingexperience #romance #story

Where Would You Read It?
1. Penthouse Terrace at Park Lane of London
2. Covered Patio of a Family Homestead
3. Billionaire's Bank Lobby

Feel free to share with everyone your choice and why you picked your location. I'm eager to hear about your selection.

Monthly Check-in July

CG Rated Books 2025-08-02 | Welcome to August! It is time for my Monthly Check-in. Let's cover Channel Updates, RIP Lists, Channel Referrals and the Discussion Topic for the month of July.
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0:00 Intro
4:03 Channel Updates
10:44 Reading In Progress
17:20 Bookish Texas
19:27 Channel Referrals
24:57 Discussion Topic
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Channel Referrals:
Eric @The_Book_Dad
Teresa @Teeheartsbooks
@baldbookgeek
Brittany @brittanysinterlude
Kayla @kaylasjournalentries
Raquel @raquelsnell5872
Emily @emreads25
Catherine @theliterarylatte
Alexis @alexiscrichardson
Kelly @coffeecups_and_books
@SaracensSalute
John @TheRealJohnPat
Bree @BreezyBReads
Caroline @caroline.book.entries
Josh @thejoshjohnson1
Ana @FromRussiaWithBooks
Brandon @shelf.seeker

#books #bookstagram #booktube #booktok #channel #channelupdate #channelsubscribe #update #cgratedbooks #bookish #reading #readingupdate #discussion #readingbooks #checkin

Word Oddities: Chaos at the Lazy Bones Bookshop

CG Rated Books 2025-07-19 | The next Word Oddity episode is here!!! Let me share with you the two oddities I encountered while reading Emmeline Duncan's Chaos at the Lazy Bones Bookshop (Halloween Mystery #1). Please let us all know whether or not you feel the word use in this episode was a good, bad or indifferent one.

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0:00 Intro
1:16 Word Oddities
3:44 Rankled
7:17 Parse
10:14 Conclusion
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#books #booktube #booktok #booktubecommunity #wordoddities #wordmeaning #reading #definition #cgratedbooks #mystery #fiction

Chaos at the Lazy Bones Bookshop by Emmeline Duncan | Book Review

CG Rated Books 2025-07-17 | Here is my review of Chaos at the Lazy Bones Bookshop by Emmeline Duncan. This was a good read. I had to read it twice however. I've had the book checked out from the public library way past its due date!

Book Info:
Title: Chaos at the Lazy Bones Bookshop (Halloween Bookshop Mystery #1)
Genre: Mystery (Cozy)
Author: Emmeline Duncan
Source: Public Library
Published: June 2024
Pages: 245
Word Oddities: 2

Rating:
Stars: 3.6
CGRB: Liked
Eagerness: Curiously Willing

#books #bookreview #booktubecommunity #booktok #reading #readingupdate #cgratedbooks #bookrecommendations #readinglist #goodreads #booktube

Feed (Part 2) #books #stories #shortvideo #shortstory #cgregory #2minutesinit

CG Rated Books 2025-07-14 | Feed by C. Gregory - Part Two. Here is a very short story for your enjoyment. A part of the 2 Minutes In It short story series.

Feed (Part 1) #books #stories #shortvideo #shortstory #cgregory #2minutesinit

CG Rated Books 2025-07-14 | Feed by C. Gregory - Part One. Here is a very short story for your enjoyment. A part of the 2 Minutes In It short story series.

Part Two is here: youtube.com/shorts/LUDY6T3aS6Q?si=CQ6tIIEPk6nlEAXk

Bookstore Vibe #books #booktube #booktok #reading #bookstore

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Book Mail #3 | Operation Paperback

CG Rated Books 2025-07-10 | Join me as I share with you the new titles I am adding to my collection. More Book Mail from the folks and supporters at Operation Paperback! You can find more information about this programs through the information listed below:

Operation Paperback:
PO Box 347
Dunstable, MA 01827
email: MilitarySupport@operationpaperback.org
website: operationpaperback.org

#books #bookmail #bookrecommendations #booktube #booktubecommunity #operationpaperback #cgratedbooks #reading #readingupdate #bookbox #readinglist #recommendations #mail

What Are You Reading? #whatareyoureading #wednesday #books

CG Rated Books 2025-07-09 | I'm actually re-reading this title this week. Check back for a review soon.

Borrow my books? #books #reading #booktube #cgratedbooks

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Reader of ARCs #books #booktube #reading

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Where Would You Read It #8 | Poll Results

CG Rated Books 2025-07-05 | Are you ready for another one? Yeah, me too!! So.... On to Where Would You Read It Number 8! Remember, you'll get a creative book summary of a book I've read and a list of three different reading locations to choose from. If you read this story I've described here, which of the reading locations suggested below would you choose to settle into to read it? You can visit the original poll here: http://youtube.com/post/Ugkxg5b5iowQswbWv5CjK7iBPTMfYYxH0-Ns?si=7wSzNuxCsrN8vaHY

This is the book: A Romance, Science Fiction Fantasy (I know right?). This planet seems like a lush paradise. But ruling families, all boasting genetically enhanced abilities, are in constant competition for power. For generations the powerful families have pushed and pulled each other in a dance for dominance.

Until a catastrophic betrayal from within changes everything.

Now deadly, disciplined and solitary leaders of opposing families must put aside their enmity and work together in secret to prevent sinister forces from exploiting universe-altering technology. As the warriors risk their lives to save their families, they must decide whether to resist or embrace the passion simmering between them.

Fated Blades by Ilona Andrews
#reading #books #booktube #wherewouldyoureadit #cgratedbooks #readingexperience #romance #romantic #sciencefiction #fantasy #story

Your reading places to choose from:
1. Space Station Observation Deck
2. Lush Royal Garden/Courtyard
3. Futuristic CEO Office Space

Let us know the reason or thought behind your choice.

Happy Fourth, America. #independenceday #fourth #america #soldier #veteran

CG Rated Books 2025-07-05 | Happy Fourth of July, America!!!

Thomas P. Kydd Collection Series | Part Two

CG Rated Books 2025-07-04 | Thanks so much for joining me on another installment of my efforts to collect the Thomas Kydd Series from Author Julian Stockwin. Today's viewing will include Fun Facts about the Author his self.

There are 27 titles in this series. I originally came across this series while visiting a local free library. The cover illustrations have really capture my attention, but it doesn't stop there. Julian's ability to engulf the reader in his words is simply commendable.

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0:00 Intro
1:15 Summary
3:35 Book One
5:15 Book Two
7:30 Book Three
11:41 Fun Fact!!!
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#booktube #books #booktube #booktubecommunity #historical #historicalfiction #julianstockwin #cgratedbooks #bookbuying #bookcollection #reading #collection #bookreview #unboxing #unwrapping #ships #sailing #british #britishhistory

Happy Birthday, CG Rated Books! #birthday #booktube #celebrate #books

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Monthly Check-in June | Booktube Anniversary!!!!

CG Rated Books 2025-07-01 | Guess who's been hanging around for a whole year!!! Happy Booktube Anniversary for CG Rated Books. Let's share and discuss our monthly topics. Check out these videos to find out more about CapCut's TOS policy update:
That IT Lawyer - youtu.be/_cob8CFBqRM?si=TkzNs6I7kpdi_VhZ
Top Music Attorney - youtu.be/EOtwso0mCes?si=E2Uv-YKR44SxlG-A
Dee Nimmin - youtu.be/5A-xJ1PwK3c?si=4F9TeTTrM814ayhn

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0:00 Intro
0:56 Channel Updates
6:59 Reading In Progress
10:37 Bookish Texas
12:36 Channel Referrals
15:01 Discussion Topic
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Books Mentioned:
Bedded by Blackmail by Julia James
In the House in the Dark of the Woods by Laird Hunt
The Black Sultan by L. Ron Hubbard
Girl Gone Missing by Marcie R. Rendon
This Dark Road to Mercy by Wiley Cash
A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham

Bookish Texas:
WLT Summar Writing Retreat, Virtual - July 6th-31st
Texas Author & Reader Con, Irving - July 18th-20th
Greater Austin Comic Con, Cedar Park - July 19th-20th
Macondo Writers Workshop, San Antonio - July 21st-27th
Literacy Texas Annual Conference, San Marco - July 30th-31st

Bookstores, Cafes & Organizations:
The Twig Bookshop - San Antonio
Interabang Books - Dallas
Monkey & Dog Books - Fort Worth
Patchouli Joe's Books - Denton
Murder By The Book - Houston
TBAAL - Dallas
The Wild Detectives - Fort Worth
Nowhere Bookshop - San Antonio
Burrowing Owl Books - Amarillo
The Dock Bookshop - Fort Worth
Books-A-Million - Katy
Fabled Bookshop & Cafe - Waco
Book People - Austin

Channel Referrals:
Donna @DonnasBookAddiction
Rachel @thelitnerd
Hannah @HannahSterling20
Jessie @itsjessiebell
Brad @BradHerman
Kirsten @kirstenelise3440
Olive @OlivesThoughtsOnBooks
Brynn @BrynnD
Nat @NovelswithNat
Martina @nocturnalnasties
Brayden @DadLikeBook
Jimia @jimiasworld
Rayna @RaynaxSwan
(Favored Reader) @favoredreader
Joey @joeysbooked
Bros @BooksandBrosCo
Lauren @ReadingwithLC
Steven @chobinions
Phil @philgotbooks

Channel Spotlight:
Viktoria @TheBookEmpireV

Booktube Channels Mentioned:
Julie @Bookishtravels
Reney @BeyondBooks-wt5il
Kevin @KevinTowleReads
Phillip @apoetreadstowrite
Alan @AlansReads
Bryan @Adventures_in_Literature
MJ @M-J
Nicole @NicolesBookishNook
Pat @BookChatWithPat8668
Logan @DrL_Reads
Joe & Mary @BookBuds
Mark @BookTimewithElvis

#books #bookstagram #booktube #booktok #channel #channelsubscribe #channelupdate #update #cgratedbooks #bookish #bookishtexas #reading #readingupdate #disucssion

#wherewouldyoureadit? #8 #books #booktube #reading #readingexperience

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Rock On Rap Song Booktube Tag

CG Rated Books 2025-06-24 | Here's an fabulously different tag to participate in. Tag Tuesdays are quite exciting. This is the Rock On, Rap Song Tag. It originated with Nicole @NicolesBookishNook. I was tagged by Joe and Mary @BookBuds. You can view their videos here:
Nicole's youtu.be/JXMh9CC6C-A?si=Ab-MXFpTLdqyRHEA
BookBuds youtu.be/gA7AmCri3n8?si=PsAPQ4n1-TCuaumt

This is gonna be fun. Here are the prompts:
1. It's a Hard Knock Life - Jay-z (I've chosen the original version by Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin)
A book about an orphanage, a poor family or an orphan
2. Walk This Way - Aerosmith
A favorite book of yours that blends genres.
3. Just Lose It - Eminem
A book that you think is funny or ridiculous (in a bad way).
4. Thunderstruck - AC/DC
A book that shocked you (in a good way).
5. Welcome to the Jungle - Gun's N' Roses
A book about LA or a book that takes place in or around LA.
6. Gimmie All Your Lovin - ZZ Top
A Walk to Remember
7. Fight For Your Right (to Party) - Beastie Boys
A book centered around a celebration
8. Firestarter - Prodigy
A book that has fire in the title or has an orange/red cover
9. Humble - Kendrick Lamar
A book that left you stunned at the audacity of the main character or the writer.

I tag the following channels:
Tahlia @tahlia__nerds_out
Reney @BeyondBooks-wt5il
Madison @literarymadmax
Syd @SydBookWorrom
Patrice @TwoMinutesonBooks-bt8lg
Joey @joeysbooked
Olive @OlivesThoughtsOnBooks
Martina @nocturnalnasties
Laurie @BooksInkandPaper
Gronskei @gronskeibooks
Leslie @booksgurrsandpurrs
Brett @BlackLitGeek
Jackie @readingwordsmith
Jen @jensreadinglife

Books Mentioned:
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
No Ocean Too Wide by Carrie Turansky
Fated Blades by Ilona Andrews
Blackbird House by Alice Hoffman
Grimoire Noir by Vera Greentea
Super by Jim Lehrer
A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
Chaos at the Lazy Bones Bookshop by Emmeline Duncan
Select Fire by Don Pendleton
We the Animals by Justin Torres

#books #booktube #booktok #bookrecommendations #tag #tagtuesday #booktubecommunity #reading #readingupdate #readingexperience #readingrecommendations #cgratedbooks #booktubetag

The Adventurers Assemble Tag

CG Rated Books 2025-06-17 | Hello and welcome back to CG Rated Books for Tag Tuesday. I am going to participate in the Adventurers Assemble Tag. I was tagged by Kevin @KevinTowleReads . You can view his video here: youtu.be/L_B0X8S2CYg?si=HmVtPkjsqqXzt9RO

There are only five prompts for this tag and they are as follows:
1. Nom Nom Nom - Choose a companion or adventurers that will ensure you eat well on your quest.
2. I know this one - Choose a companion or adventurers to help you win a pub/tavern quiz.
3. Keep it secret, keep it safe - Choose a companion or adventurers that will stay loyal and trustworthy until the very end.
4. Got your back - Choose a companion or adventurers that will help you out in a fight.
5. Man's best friend - Choose a companion or adventurers that are not human.
6. Tag Someone.

Adventurers and Books Mentions:
1. Daniel Destrange - A Quiet Retreat by Kiersten Modglin
2. Lina Mayfleet - The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
3. Charlie - Double Wide by Leo W. Banks
4. Matias Baena - Fated Blades by Ilona Andrews
5. Jack - Chaos at the Lazy Bones Bookshop by Emmeline Duncan

Tagged:
Amy @amy_harboredinpages
Tracy @TracysNordicLight
Marlicia @marlicias_meanderings
Kirsten @kirstenelise3440
Farrah @bookstalgic
Nicole @NicolesBookishNook
Margaret @MargaretPinard
Courtney @TangibleReads

#books #booktube #booktubecommunity #reading #readingupdate #readingexperience #readinglist #readingcommunity #cgratedbooks #bookrecommendations #tag #tagtuesday #booktubetag #adventure #adventurer

Book Mail 2 | Operation Paperback!!

CG Rated Books 2025-06-13 | More Book Mail from the folks and supporters at Operation Paperback! I also received books from supporters at the Heinlein Society. They have a program entitled "Heinlein For Heroes". They love working alongside the Operation Paperback Organization. I truly feel so appreciated that I cannot fully express.

Join me as I share with you the new titles I am adding to my collection and Reading In Progress lists. You can find more information about these programs and organizations through the information listed below:

Operation Paperback:
PO Box 347
Dunstable, MA 01827
email: MilitarySupport@operationpaperback.org
website: operationpaperback.org

The Heinlein Society (Heinlein For Heroes)
3553 Atlantic Avenue 341
Long Beach, CA 90807-5606
email: h4h@heinleinsociety.org
website: heinleinsociety.org

Channels Mentioned:
Logan @DrL_Reads Hey Logan, shoutout to you my friend! I have received a handful of hardback books. I had to take the opportunity to share what they look like without their dust covers!!!!

#books #bookmail #bookrecommendations #booktube #booktubecommunity #operationpaperback #cgratedbooks #reading #readingupdate #bookbox #readinglist #recommendations #mail

Where Would You Read It #7 | w/Poll Results!!!

CG Rated Books 2025-06-11 | Welcome back to Where Would You Read it! This one is number 7!!! Thanks for joining in. I'll share with you a book I've read and three different locations you can choose from as the place you'd most prefer to read it. I've decided to share with you which of the locations I would choose as well as the Original Poll Results; which you can visit and still vote on, here: http://youtube.com/post/UgkxEBtM48WVvrC5qAJJSwreI9dQ5ZUczwKO?si=_huJmCh-9DOOvDh2

Here's the book: A Murder Mystery - It's a halloween month, in a small halloween-themed town celebrating their annual halloween fair. Every year a downtown with a haunted reputation fills with its citizens and tourist from all around. This year's fair kicks off with a week-long spooky season literary festival including bookshop meet & greets, book sales, town tours, haunted house... and murder.

Out literary festival host and bookshop owner struggles to stay focused on sponsoring the events, having found the body and being implicated as a suspect. As the investigation weaves through family secrets, professional rivalries and town feuds... the town's haunted reputation is becoming a little too real.

Chaos at the Lazy Bones Bookshop by Emeline Duncan
#readingupdate #reading #readingexperience #wherewouldyoureadit #cgratedbooks #books #bookstore #booktube #booktubecommunity

The Places: Which would you prefer?
1. Bed & Breakfast Lounge
2. Horse Drawn Carriage Through Town
3. Halloween Hay Maze at Night

Remember:
This is a halloween decorated town celebrating their annual festival and you can bring your your own things... and holiday costume!!!

My Beautiful Books | Booktube Tag

CG Rated Books 2025-06-06 | Are you a book reader, book collector or both? Have you bought books simply because of the way they look or are designed? Books can be so beautifully crafted. Well, the My Beautiful Books Booktube Tag addresses such an inquiry about our shared hobby.

I was tagged by Phillip Hall from @apoetreadstowrite to participate in this tag. I was tagged quite a while back and am only just getting around to completing it. Phillip, please forgive for such a late response. I pray that you are well.

For those that are interested in seeing Phillip's collection, you can view his video here: youtube.com/watch?v=AnRkT9RgL_g&list=PLrfChEPl_s-q8Xz1Uux4eRiguRPR-42QV&index=4&pp=gAQBiAQB

There are 7 prompts, and they are:
1. A book you bought because of the cover design & wonder
2. Favorite design series
3. Beautiful Dust Jackets
4. Naked Hardback; gorgeous with or without the dust jacket
5. Beautiful paperbacks
6. A non-fiction book with a beautiful cover
7. A book with great end papers & spine

I tag:
Jenny @jennyjaybles
Megzi @Megzi14
Angie @That.HorrorChick
Nick @DrCrankyPantsReads
Tracy @TracysNordicLight
Chantal @ChantalsShelfLife
Leslie @booksgurrsandpurrs

#books #reading #readingexperience #readingupdate #booktube #booktubecommunity #tag #tagtuesday #booktubetag #cgratedbooks #literature #pretty #prettybooks

Monthly Check-in May

CG Rated Books 2025-06-04 | May has come to a close and it's time to check in!! I was so sick for so long this month, but am so glad to have recovered as well as I did. Let's discuss our Channel Updates, Reading In Progress, Bookish Texas and Channel Referrals. Ooo, and don't forget the monthly Discussion Topic!!

All of the books that will be covered in my new video series "Book Mail". Have been received through the Veteran's Literature Program. This is sponsored and led by a third party organization. You can find out more by visiting their website at: operationpaperback.org

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0:00 Intro
1:22 YouTube Updates
7:58 Channel Updates
25:47 Reading In Progress
31:47 Bookish Texas
38:07 Channel Referrals
41:11 Discussion Topic
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Bookish Texas:
* Lone Star Festival - Austin, June 7th-8th
* Children's Art & Literary Festival - Abilene, June 12th-15th
* Comicpalooza - Houston, June 20th-22nd
* Kiss & Tell - Dallas, June 21st
* Roaring Lambs Writer's Conference - Dallas, June 21st
* African American Book Festival - Austin, June 28th
* Texas Shakespeare Festival - Kilgore, June 26th-29th

Channel Referrals:
Allena @MsAllenaNicole1
Laurie @BooksInkandPaper
Eric @epatrick909
Greg @GhostReadersintheSky
Mollie @literarymadmax
Tracy @TracysNordicLight
Madison @literarymadmax
Mel @MelLenoreReads
Cassidy @CoverswithCassidy
Lexie @bookswithlexie
Syd @SydBookWorrom
Kayla @BooksandLala
Manon @mystery_manon
Abel youtube.com/@bookswithabel
@EpicTalez
Gronskei @gronskeibooks
Shelby & Jeanna @bestinshowbooks
Natalie @nataliemkennedy_aboutthebooks

Channel Spotlight:
Chantal @ChantalsShelfLife

#books #booktube #booktubecommunity #channel #channelsubscribe #channelupdate #update #booktok #bookish #bookishtexas #cgratedbooks #reading #readingupdate #discussion

Ive Signed Up for This!! | Book Mail

CG Rated Books 2025-06-01 | Hey everyone! So, I've been quite a bit under the weather these past few weeks, however, I'm on the mend. So, I did this thing and I just had to share it with you all. Please forgive the way I sound since I have not fully recovered.

Please join me as I review what I've recently received in the mail. I want to thank the all of those involved with Operation Paperback!

#booktube #books #booktubecommunity #reading #bookmail #bookbox #update #cgratedbooks #mail #booktok #recommendations #readinglist

Word Oddities: Frictional Characters by Elizabeth Spann Craig

CG Rated Books 2025-05-16 | Hello Booktube! Here are the Word Oddities I encountered during the reading of Frictional Characters by Elizabeth Spann Craig. I hope you enjoy today's presentation.

While reading this story, I encountered three word oddities, and they are: Disparate, Teetotaler and Garrulous.
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0:00 Intro
1:05 The Word Oddities
2:24 Disparate
4:21 Teetotaler
6:34 Garrulous
8:29 Outro
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#books #booktube #booktubecommunity #booktok #wordoddities #wordmeaning #definitions #cgratedbooks #mystery #friction

Frictional Characters by Elizabeth Spann Craig | Book Review

CG Rated Books 2025-05-15 | Here's my book review and Reader's Reaction for Frictional Characters by Elizabeth Craig. The CGRB Rating for this book is: "Liked".

Book Info:
Title: Frictional Characters (Village Library #6)
Author: Elizabeth Spann Craig
Source: Public Library
Published: 2022
Pages: 204
Genre: Mystery
Oddities: 3

Rating:
Star: 3.7 Stars
CGRB: Liked

#books #bookreview #booktubecommunity #booktok #booktube #reading #readingupdate #cgratedbooks #bookrecommendations #readinglist #goodreads

Thomas P Kydd Collection Series | Part One

CG Rated Books 2025-05-10 | I found a new series I would like to collect. I have recently stumbled across the Thomas Paine Kydd series. It is written by Julian Stockwin and there are 27 books in the series. Join in with me as I share my journey to collect them all!

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0:00 Intro
0:55 Julian Stockwin
5:17 Kydd
9:18 Artemis
10:42 Seaflower
13:48 Mutiny
15:07 Quarterdeck
16:27 Tenacious
17:59 Command
20:15 Balkan Glory
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#booktube #booktok #historicalfiction #historical #julianstockwin #cgratedbooks #books #booktubecommunity #bookbuying #bookcollection #reading #collection #bookreview #unboxing

Where Would You Read It #6

CG Rated Books 2025-05-08 | Where Would You Read It #6

Welcome to where would you read it. Have you been here before? Well, if not, this is how it goes; I will tell you about a book that I have read by given you a creative but brief description of the story. I will then present you with three different options of reading locations to choose from of which you would prefer to read this story.

You can visit the original poll here: http://youtube.com/post/UgkxuFN6NAH_7rw35z_1orXy-w_Aeoo0zLlJ?si=vST9lbkQVc-GE4eo

Here's the book: A Fictional Thriller. Upon receiving a special invitation to a writing retreat, five authors journey to a remote resort with the expectation of a restful week of free food, drinks and likeminded company. Shortly after they arrive things take an unsettling turn. With tensions rising, the authors find themselves in the middle of a disturbing mystery. Death, Terror and Despair are common in the books they write, but here, the murders being plotted are their own.

A Quiet Retreat by Kiersten Modglin
#reading #books #wherewouldyoureadit #cgratedbooks #readingexperience #booktubecommunity #booktube #booktok

The Places: Which of the following would you prefer?
1. Retreat Resort Lounge
2. Executive Club Reading Library
3. Forest Lookout Tower

Just remember; you are permitted to make the reading area your own. Bring your blankets, pillows, slippers, drinks, snacks and atmosphere effects.

The Behind the Scenes | Booktube Tag

CG Rated Books 2025-05-06 | Welcome to the channel for Tag Tuesday. Today I'm participating in the "Behind the Scenes" Booktube Tag. The tag originator is Robert G. @RobertGReaderofBooks-r3p. I was tagged by Alan @AlansReads. You can view their videos here:
Robert G's: youtube.com/watch?v=f5MnmrirGfQ
Alan's: youtu.be/_pU26xvgsCI?list=PLrfChEPl_s-q8Xz1Uux4eRiguRPR-42QV

Prompts:
1. When recording a post, do you read from a prepared script; or do you refer to notes, a broad outline or speak extemporaneously?
2. Do you edit before you post; deleting "hem haws", misspeaks, mispronunciations and other common public speaking foibles. Do you remove things you didn't mean to say or off-topic thought or comments you think might be misunderstood?
3. Have you ever edited a post after posting? Have you ever deleted an entire post?
4. Are there certain topics you avoid, things you regard as too personal or too controversial?
5. Do your posts include graphics, special lighting, music, fast cuts or other design enhancements?
6. Do you have a target number of posts each week?
7. Are there certain themed posts you contribute to regularly; such as "Poetry Thursday" or "What are you reading Wednesday"?
8. How important to you is the number of your subscribers? Is there a target number you're hoping to reach? If you don't hit your target would you consider dropping out of booktube? Are your posts designed to attract new subscribers? Are you distressed if you lose subscribers?
9. Do you always respond when tagged?
10. Do you respond to viewers comments? Are your responses lengthy or only a thumbs up (or down)?
11. Have you ever blocked anyone from viewing or commenting on your posts?
12. Tag Others. I tag:
Matt @RandomReadingPathways
Danni @Danni.Dabbles
Bryan @Already-Overbooked
Precious @ReadingThroughtheGenerations
Brian @Adventures_in_Literature
Jackie @readingwordsmith
Margaret @MargaretPinard
Gavin @GenreBooks23
Mark @book-ramble
Pete @BooklessPete

#books #cgratedbooks #tag #tagtuesday #booktube #booktubecommunity #reading #booktag #channel #channelsubscribe #video #videoediting

Monthly Check-in April

CG Rated Books 2025-05-02 | April Showers bring forth May Flowers!!! It's true, it's true.... at least it's gotta be! We're here in May so here is our monthly check-in. Here we'll discuss Channel Updates, Reading Lists, Bookish Texas and Channel Referrals. Don't forget the monthly discussion topic!
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0:00 Intro
1:14 Channel Updates
20:44 Reading in Progress
29:50 Bookish Texas
34:52 Channel Referral
36:09 Discussion Topic
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Channel Referrals:
Pete @petealdin9309
Ed @edlewisnoctreviews
Leslie @booksgurrsandpurrs
Kassidy @kutiefly
Courtney @courtneyandbook
Chantal @ChantalsShelfLife
Ceinwen @feedthewriter
Kelsey @TheFancyHatLadyReads
Leah @leahnwhitcomb
Katey @KateyOneMoreTime
Brett @BlackLitGeek
Sanchita @sanchitaway
Mortman @mrmortman6107
Christopher @ChristopherRussellReads
Cora @CoraMabry
Jordan @JordanRotten
Jules @Julesbooksandthings
Courtney @TangibleReads
Lawrence @LawrenceDebbs
Richie & Austin @2ToRamble

Channel Spotlight:
Megzi @Megzi14

#books #booktube #booktubecommunity #channel #channelupdate #booktok #bookish #bookishtexas #cgratedbooks #reading #readingupdate #discussion

My Bookish Family Booktube Tag

CG Rated Books 2025-04-29 | Welcome back for more Booktube Tag Tuesday. I am participating in the My Bookish Family Tag. I was tagged by both Tahlia @tahlia__nerds_out and Gavin @GenreBooks23. Their videos on this tag can be found here:
Tahlia's - youtu.be/KBkboIk00-U?si=-Hqa16ILbQ_uoIfL
Gavin's - youtu.be/ffOsZAzrRXU?si=rS7tsf6dpzeXLwy2

This is a very simple and straight to the point tag with only one "prompt".

1. Talk about the books or writers that turned you into the reader that you are today.

I tag:
Joe @joesbookandmoviecorner
Megzi @Megzi14
Angie @That.HorrorChick
Isaiah @ThatReadingGuy28
Jenny @jennyjaybles
Mark @TheBookThing

#booktube #books #tag #tagtuesday #cgratedbooks #booktubecommunity #booktuber #reading #booktag

Tag Team Book Hauls | Its Haul #3

CG Rated Books 2025-04-26 | What better way to conduct a book haul is there other than with a member of your Booktube Community Neighborhood? Yes, this week Dr. L @DrL_Reads and I had our first, yes first, shared book haul!

Join me as I share the books I acquired and have added to my collection.

#books #booktube #booktubecommunity #bookhaul #reading #haul #channel #channelupdate #library #bookstore #update #cgratedbooks

Where Would You Read It? #5

CG Rated Books 2025-04-24 | Welcome back for another "Where Would You Read It?" This is number 5. Here is where I'll tell you of a book I've read and present you with three options to choose from as to where you would prefer to read it. You can visit the original poll here: http://youtube.com/post/UgkxBzIFSV6Y8lw5Ux_l-XSvII75lpNLY4sB?si=cOrWXn6MJGO0RsDj

The Book: A Historical Fiction, both Thriller and Mystery. In the tradition of Murder on the Orient Express is a cast of characters as fascinating as the historic train that will carry them from Chicago to Los Angeles. In its heyday, the famous Super Chief was so replete with wealth and celebrity that it became known as “The Train of the Stars.”

And so we find it in April of 1956, embarking from the Windy City for its trip across the Plains to the West Coast. As the train departs Dearborn Station with an amazing spectrum of passengers, both famous and infamous, anonymous and mysterious, none could possibly imagine what lies ahead. For as the train is underway and begins to gain speed, a series of mysterious and deadly events unfolds.

Super by Jim Lehrer

The Place: which of the following locations would you choose to read it?
1. A Theater Balcony Box Seat
2. Luxurious Dining Car aboard the train.
3. A Breakfast Nook Window Seat

#reading #books #wherewouldyoureadit #cgratedbooks #readingexperience #booktube #booktubecommunity

The Reading Tics Tag | Tag Tuesday

CG Rated Books 2025-04-23 | Hello and welcome back to the channel for Tag Tuesday. This is the Reading Tics Tag. I was tagged by Marlicia (and Tahlia) ⁨@marlicias_meanderings. She collaborated with Tahlia ⁨@tahlia__nerds_out. I love it when they collab! Their video can be viewed here: youtube.com/watch?v=6FvyB-wvsu0

There are 9 prompts:
1. Do you only read at a specific time of day?
2. Do you prefer to read in your work or everyday clothes; or are you partial to reading in PJs or comfy clothes?
3. What is your favorite reading spot, couch, chair, bed, outdoors or somewhere else?
4. Do you snack while reading or is this a "No Go"?
5. Do you or have you ever peeked at the end of a book or do you avoid spoilers at all costs?
6. Do you prefer 1st person or 3rd person narrative; or do you care?
7. Do you read dedications, author notes, acknowledgements or do you skip those?
8. Do you have a favorite reading beverage?
9. How do you decide what to read next; TBR, mood, goals or random choice?
10. Tag others

I tag:
Deea ⁨@novelideea
Jess ⁨@JessLostInThePages
Jackie ⁨@readingwordsmith
Angie ⁨@That.HorrorChick
Abby @abbysbooks
Meg ⁨@booksoffthebeatenpath
Dillon ⁨@Dillon__Morris
Margaret ⁨@MargaretPinard
Christina ⁨@paperpagespossibilities
Berna ⁨@BernasBookishAdventures
Mark ⁨@book-ramble

#tagtuesday #tag #booktube #booktubecommunity #booktok #reading #books #cgratedbooks #booktag

I Missed One... Know My Tastes, contd | Hear Me Out!

CG Rated Books 2025-04-19 | I just recently completed a tag video where I missed one of the questions. I experienced so many issues getting it recorded, re-recorded, edited and posted that I decided to answer it separately, in its own video. The question was actually a good one and pertains to my channel quite relevantly. I also thought it would be a good way to launch my "Hear Me Out" discussion topic video series.

The tag with the missing question is the "Get To Know Me" Tag. I was tagged by Reney @BeyondBooks-wt5il . My original video is located here: youtube.com/watch?v=1S3klWn2sgk&t=1299s

The Question: #10. What's a strong opinion you have about a book released within the last year? Whether it's overrated, underrated or just a take you need to share.

Book mentioned:
Reading In The Dark by Seamus Deane

#books #booktube #booktubecommunity #booktok #cgratedbooks #reading #tag #tagtuesday #booktag

Get To Know My Tastes | Two Tag Tuesday

CG Rated Books 2025-04-16 | We're not done.... Double Down Tuesday; it's Two Tag Tuesday today!!! Here is the Get To Know My Tastes Tag. The original tag video was created by Sam @ThoughtsOnTomes. I was tagged by Reney, Raina & Riley @BeyondBooks-wt5il.

You can find their videos here:
Sam: youtube.com/watch?v=HSiW1GlVbdc
Reney: youtube.com/watch?v=9ny2ZYZUkns&list=PLrfChEPl_s-q8Xz1Uux4eRiguRPR-42QV&index=37&t=484s&pp=gAQBiAQB

There are 15 prompts, and they are:
1. How do you rate books? Give a quick rundown of how you do your star ratings (or if you don't use star ratings, how do you evaluate books?)
2. How do you approach reviewing books? What's your review style? Are you analytical, emotional, causal or structured?
3. What's the book that made you a reader? Whether it was your first favorite or the one that got you hooked. What book started it all?
4. Do you have a genre niche? Are there certain genres you gravitate toward? Or do you read widely across genres?
5. Do you generally prefer character-driven or plat-driven stories?
6. What's a book you love so much that you don't care if others don't like it? What's that one book you love enough for everyone?
7. What's a book you love so much that if someone doesn't like it, you know your reading tastes don't align? The book or books where a difference of opinion is a strong indicator of different reading preferences.
8. What's in your "trash pocket"? What books, tropes or themes that you know are bad but you love them anyway?
9. Do you have any dealbreakers in books? Something that , if present, immediately turns you off from a book.
10. What's a strong opinion you have about a book released within the last year? Whether it's overrated, underrated or just a take you need to share.
11. What do you look for in writing? What makes a book stand out to you? Is it prose style, themes, voice, structure or something else?
12. How do you decide what to read next? Do you plan ahead, mood read or follow external factors (i.e. hype, recommendations or ARCs)?
13. Where do you get inspiration for your BookTube content? What sparks your video ideas - other creators, trends, personal reading experiences?
14. If you could make any book go viral right now, what would it be? A book you think deserves more attention and why.
15. Who are some BookTubers with reading tastes similar to yours?

Channels mentioned:
@KevinTowleReads @thewestisthebest @CriminOllyBlog

I'm tagging the following channels (please forgive if you've already participated in this tag):
@bookstalgic
@Dillon__Morris
@LiteraryMichelle2025
@MadsReads
@GenreBooks23
@joesbookandmoviecorner
@bouquinsbooks
@petealdin9309
@amy_harboredinpages

#booktube #booktubecommunity #booktubetag #reading #cgratedbooks #tag #tagtuesday #booktag #books

Second Tome Around Booktube Tag | Tag Twosday!!!!

CG Rated Books 2025-04-16 | Hey Everybody! Welcome back to CG Rated Books and another tag tuesday! I'm going to do two tags this week... hopefully; I'm experiencing some technical issues. I am participating in the Second Tome Around Tag. The original tag was given to us by Julie from @Bookishtravels and I was tagged by Alan from @AlansReads and Jenny from @jennyjaybles and their videos can be found here:

Julie: youtube.com/watch?v=xKPNm8IutQQ&list=PLrfChEPl_s-q8Xz1Uux4eRiguRPR-42QV&index=5&t=14s&pp=gAQBiAQB
Jenny: youtube.com/watch?v=jSVj8k66ZKs&list=PLrfChEPl_s-q8Xz1Uux4eRiguRPR-42QV&index=35&t=131s&pp=gAQBiAQB
Alan: youtube.com/watch?v=WXureSB2aEg&list=PLrfChEPl_s-q8Xz1Uux4eRiguRPR-42QV&index=37&t=112s&pp=gAQBiAQB

There are 7 prompts, and they are:
1. A book you bought for its cover.
2. Show an unexpected find.
3. You have a book you enjoy that you bought new, but then you find a used book that has a better cover. Do you get rid of the original, do you get the second one, or do you keep both?
4. Is there a book series that you have challenged yourself to collect purely from used book/charity shops?
5. Show books you have bought purely for nostalgia reasons.
6. When you buy a used book, but find out there are a lot of scribbles in it do you get annoyed? Also, how do you feel when you open a book and there's a note saying something like "Happy Birthday Dear, I hope you enjoy this book"?
7. When you enjoy a used book do you keep it, exchange it for a nice pristine new version or give it back to the charity shop/used bookstore?

I tag (please forgive if any of you have already participated in this tag):
Meg @booksoffthebeatenpath
Tahlia @tahlia__nerds_out
Logan @DrL_Reads
Lily @lilybugslibrary
Kevin @KevinTowleReads
Niranjana @BookishlyYours-l1m

#booktube #booktubecommunity #books #tag #tagtuesday #cgratedbooks #reading #booktok #booktag

Monthly Check-in for March

CG Rated Books 2025-04-04 | Welcome back to CG Rated Books and our Monthly Check-In. During this session we'll discuss Channel Updates, Reading Lists, Bookish Texas and a new Monthly Discussion Topic.

The Channel Referrals is in our new format; which is a list of booktubers and their channels that I have subscribed to during the month.

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0:00 Intro
1:26 Channel Updates
16:42 Reading In Progress
25:13 Bookish Texas
28:21 Channel Referrals
35:01 Discussion Topic
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Channels Mentioned:
Alana Estelle @alanaestelle2076

Books Mentioned:
Reading in the Dark by Seamus Deane
The How of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
Rebel Yell by S.C. Gwynne
Frictional Characters by Elizabeth Spann Craig

Channel Referrals:
Scott @GunpowderFictionPlot
Niranjana @BookishlyYours-l1m
Julie @juliereadsherbookshelf
Marina @marinareadsbooks
Jenny @jennyjaybles
Elizabeth @lizziefayelovesbooks
Deea @novelideea
Autumn @sugarisreading
Madison @MadsReads
Jackie @readingwordsmith
Abby @abbysbooks
Michelle @MichelleLaurenReads
Joe @joesbookandmoviecorner
Sherese @itsurboii.sherese
Jess @JessLostInThePages
Whitley @sissbooknook
Hilary @HilaryBGreen
Niko @nikosbookreviews
Summer @sterlingreads547
Wale @theehottgirlbooks
Angie @That.HorrorChick

Channel Spotlight:
Michelle @LiteraryMichelle2025

#books #bookstagram #booktube #booktok #booktubecommunity #channel #channelupdate #update #cgratedbooks #bookish #bookishtexas #reading #discussion #readingupdate

My Second Ever Book Haul. Its a Mini-Book Haul!!!

CG Rated Books 2025-04-02 | Now that I have new book shelves, I had to visit my new favorite used bookstore!!

Friends of the Keller Library
640B Johnson Road, Keller, Texas
facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086684206091

#books #booktube #booktubecommunity #reading #bookhaul #haul #channel #library #bookstore #update #cgratedbooks

Word Oddities: The London House by Katherine Reay

CG Rated Books 2025-03-15 | Hello and welcome back for another Word Oddities. This episode is about the word oddities found in the Historical Fiction "The London House" by Katherine Reay.

There are four words in our list for today and they are: Assuage, Acumen, Glowered and Redolent.
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0:00 Intro
0:21 Welcome Back
0:54 The Words: Assuage, Acumen, Glowered & Redolent
2:17 Assuage
5:35 Acumen
15:48 Glowered
19:44 Redolent
23:40 Outro

#books #booktube #booktubecommunity #wordoddities #definitions #cgratedbooks #wordmeaning #historicalfiction

Where Would You Read It? #4

CG Rated Books 2025-03-14 | Welcome back for another "Where Would You Read It?" This is number 4. Here is where I'll tell you of a book I've read and present you with three options to choose from as to where you would prefer to read it.

You can visit the original poll here: http://youtube.com/post/UgkxYfRMLmZ5dvlAGc3hGMKwQWb3IvLlYR41?si=QAGlTtMCgeCsFmSy

The Book: A madcap crime novel incorporating smuggling, homicide, baseball and wayward body parts. Our main protagonist, once an up-and-coming major league baseball pitching phenom, is the unofficial mayor of a tiny desert trailer community in Arizona, after suffering a career ending injury. He comes one day to find the severed hand of his former catcher laying on his porch in a box. He becomes entangled with dangerous drug runners, money launderers, baseball players, sports agents and a sexy news reporter in his attempts to discover what happened.

Double Wide by Leo W. Banks

The Place: which of the following locations would you choose to read it?
1. A Silver Airstream Trailer in the Desert
2. A Candle-Lit Bath-Bombed Tub
3. Box Seats of a Baseball Stadium Between Games

#reading #books #wherewouldyoureadit #cgratedbooks #booktube #booktubecommunity

The Booktube Watching Tag | Thats Right Im Watching Yah

CG Rated Books 2025-03-11 | Today for Tag Tuesday I will participate in the Booktube Watching Tag. I was tagged by Kevin Towle @KevinTowleReads. You can view his video rendition here: youtube.com/watch?v=iikxI_0BStY

There are 7 prompts to respond to:
1. How many channels are you subscribed to?
2. When do you normally watch booktube?
3. How do you balance booktube watching, reading, and making your own videos?
4. Is there a difference between videos you like watching and videos you like making?
5. Who is the first booktuber you subscribed to and do you still watch them?
6. Who is the most recent booktuber you subscribed to?
7. What have you learned from watching other booktubers?
8. Optional: Tag some of your favorite booktubers!

I tag:
Michelle @LiteraryMichelle2025
Logan @DrL_Reads
Tahlia @tahlia__nerds_out
Meg @booksoffthebeatenpath
David @davidnovakreadspoetry

Channels mentioned:
Pat @BookChatWithPat8668
Mike @mikesbookreviews
Mark @BookTimewithElvis
Alana @alanaestelle2076
Cliff @BetterThanFoodBookReviews
Olly @CriminOllyBlog
Joe&Mary @BookBuds
MJ @M-J
Summer @sterlingreads547

#booktube #booktok #books #reading #tag #tagtuesday #cgratedbooks #booktubecommunity #booktag

Where Would You Read It? #3

CG Rated Books 2025-03-08 | Hello! And welcome back to another "Where Would You Read It?" #3. Here I'll tell you of a book I've read and present you with three options to choose from as to where you would prefer to read it.

You can visit the original poll here: http://youtube.com/post/UgkxJfXc23--vzWgyYxGFD4IxIXki172AWc8?si=NY-8OvuLCcsz7yng

The book: A thriller of best buds and wedding vows. Five guys head into the woods for a bachelor party camping trip; but only four come out of those woods, woods that have claimed hikers and campers before. We join the search and rescue team during the last, week-long trip going back into those woods in an attempt to locate and hopefully rescue the missing groom. Time is running out and someone is sabotaging our efforts; neither man nor nature is cooperating.

One Step Too Far by Lisa Gardner

The Place: Which of the following locations would you choose to read it?
1. On a Treadmill in a Small Gym
2. A Log Cabin in the Woods
3. A Chapel Immediately Following a Wedding

#booktok #booktube #booktubecommunity #books #reading #wherewouldyoureadit #cgratedbooks #poll

The Booktuber Bio Tag

CG Rated Books 2025-03-05 | Join me for the Booktuber Bio Tag. I was tagged by Reney & Raina over at @BeyondBooks-wt5il (their video is here: youtube.com/watch?v=GHFIgW73-Jk&t=379s). The original tag was created by Jessica @JessicasLibraryCard. It seems she created it to celebrate her first anniversary on Booktube. I have not reached a year yet but Steve @saintdonoghue is encouraging more channels to get involved regardless of booktube anniversaries. So here we go!

1. Who are you? Share a little about yourself as much as you feel comforable.
2. How long have you been on Booktube?
3. What kinds of books do you love to read? Has booktube had an effect on what you read?
4. What do you enjoy about making booktube videos?
5. What do you not enjoy about making booktube videos?
6. What video on your channel are you most proud of?
7. Is there anything you wish was different about booktube?
8. Name three books that you have reviewed on your channel that you feel represent who you are as a reader.
9. Name three booktubers whose content inspires you.
10. Share the love! It can be challenging to find your audience; name three booktubers who you think need more hype!

Books:
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
One Step Too Far by Lisa Gardner
Grimoire Noir by Vera Greentea

Inspirations:
Joe & Mary @BookBuds
Cliff @BetterThanFoodBookReviews
Alana @alanaestelle2076
Kevin @KevinTowleReads
Pat @BookChatWithPat8668

Share the Love:
Noelle @NoelleDReads
Michelle @LiteraryMichelle2025
Marlicia @marlicias_meanderings

#booktube #booktubecommunity #tag #tagtuesday #channel #channelupdate #channelsubscribe #books #reading

First Ever Booktube Community Block Party!!!!

CG Rated Books 2025-03-01 | You're invited to my first ever #booktubecommunity Block Party!!! My Youtube algorithm has been playing tricks on me! We love to say that phrase huh? Youtube Algorithm, lol. But naw for real, I'm not getting notification from some of my favorite and closest channels. So I thought that I would give you all a mention and let you know that I have not forgotten you.

Perhaps, after I do this, I'll start getting those notifications again. Come on out and enjoy the fun and let it be known y'all are not just some of the best, but most of the FIRSTS!!!!!

Music Credits:
Dancing in the Streets by Martha and the Vandells youtube.com/watch?v=68Uv959QuCg
Candy Thief by Beatpella House youtube.com/watch?v=oJ492O5Z1f4

Channels Mentioned:
Phillip @apoetreadstowrite
Kevin @KevinTowleReads
Pat @BookChatWithPat8668
Faceless @FacelessBookReviews
Mark @BookTimewithElvis
Joe & Mary @BookBuds
Alan @AlansReads
Cliff @BetterThanFoodBookReviews
LA @literarylayer
Jess @Bougie_Nerd
Nick @DrCrankyPantsReads
Matt @RandomReadingPathways
Christina @paperpagespossibilities
Reney @BeyondBooks-wt5il
Brian @Adventures_in_Literature
Meg @booksoffthebeatenpath
John @MustReadMore
MJ @M-J
Logan @DrL_Reads
Josh @Already-Overbooked
Tom @thewestisthebest
Gavin @GenreBooks23
Randy Ray @LiterateTexan
Jen @jensreadinglife
Mike @mikesbookreviews
Ted @TedReadInstead
James @JamesRuchala
Olly @CriminOllyBlog
Nikhil @Shelf-Esteem
David @davidnovakreadspoetry
Maeve @Maeve_EverReading
Albert @AlbertTheConjugator
Travis @Trav’s Book Shelf

#books #bookparty #blockparty #reading #booktubecommunity #booktube #channel