The 10 Worst Books I Read in 2023 @FreshlyReadBooks

Freshly Read Books I read a total of 89 books in 2023 and these were the absolute worst and most disappointing ones.

⌚Timestamps⌚
0:00 - Preview
0:30 - Intro
1:48 - Dishonorable Mention/Book 11
3:37 - Book 10
4:47 - Book 9
6:03 - Book 8
7:58 - Book 7
10:25 - Book 6
12:31 - DNFs
16:38 - Book 5
18:08 - Book 4
18:58 - Book 3
21:35 - Book 2
24:13 - Book 1
25:58 - Outro

📼Videos Mentioned📼
TBR Spin Live Show: youtube.com/live/bLDvhk_DP_k?feature=share
@TheBookBully 's Least Favorite Books of 2023: youtu.be/bzSNmqyoGDI?si=JsR7Cx-TVNyUwUwr

Music by You ME and the Piano - Merry-Go-Round - thmatc.co/?l=78C87887

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updated 9 months ago

The 10 Worst Books I Read in 2023

Freshly Read Books 2024-01-06 | I read a total of 89 books in 2023 and these were the absolute worst and most disappointing ones.

⌚Timestamps⌚
0:00 - Preview
0:30 - Intro
1:48 - Dishonorable Mention/Book 11
3:37 - Book 10
4:47 - Book 9
6:03 - Book 8
7:58 - Book 7
10:25 - Book 6
12:31 - DNFs
16:38 - Book 5
18:08 - Book 4
18:58 - Book 3
21:35 - Book 2
24:13 - Book 1
25:58 - Outro

📼Videos Mentioned📼
TBR Spin Live Show: youtube.com/live/bLDvhk_DP_k?feature=share
@TheBookBully 's Least Favorite Books of 2023: youtu.be/bzSNmqyoGDI?si=JsR7Cx-TVNyUwUwr

Music by You ME and the Piano - Merry-Go-Round - thmatc.co/?l=78C87887

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Email: freshlyreadbooks@gmail.com

Getting My Bookish Life Together | Reading Slump | Finishing Current Books

The 21 Books Ill be Reading This Fall

Literary Fiction Fan Reads all 5 of Emily Henrys Viral Books

Freshly Read Books 2024-09-15 | I've decided to try out Emily Henry books by reading all of her viral books!

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📚Books Mentioned (with Tertulia Links)📚
📕 Beach Read: tertulia.com/book/beach-read-emily-henry/9781984806734?affiliate_id=sarah-123?utm_source=ambassador&utm_campaign=ambassador__sarah-123__0914024
📕 The People We Meet on Vacation: tertulia.com/book/people-we-meet-on-vacation-emily-henry/9781984806758?affiliate_id=sarah-123?utm_source=ambassador&utm_campaign=ambassador__sarah-123__09142024
📕 Book Lovers: tertulia.com/book/book-lovers-emily-henry/9780593334836?affiliate_id=sarah-123?utm_source=ambassador&utm_campaign=ambassador__sarah-123__09142024
📕 Happy Place: tertulia.com/book/happy-place-emily-henry/9780593441190?affiliate_id=sarah-123?utm_source=ambassador&utm_campaign=ambassador__sarah-123__09142024
📕 Funny Story: tertulia.com/book/funny-story-emily-henry/9780593910573?affiliate_id=sarah-123?utm_source=ambassador&utm_campaign=ambassador__sarah-123__09142024

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Lohfi - Keep Going - thmatc.co/?l=E2BD37D5
Gil Wanders - Dreams - thmatc.co/?l=36DC6BB4
Naomi - The Coffee Shop - thmatc.co/?l=F508E081

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How Far Have I Gotten in my Summer TBR? | September TBR Spin

Creating My Dream Reading Nook

Anticipated Releases | First 5 Star of the Year! | Spoiler Free Reading Vlog

Freshly Read Books 2024-07-07 | In May, I focused on new releases which was a nice change of pace from working through my older tbr! Most of this was during a work conference back in Florida.

📚Books Mentioned (with Tertulia Links)📚
📕 The Ministry of Time: tertulia.com/book/the-ministry-of-time-kaliane-bradley/9781668045145?affiliate_id=sarah-123?utm_source=ambassador&utm_campaign=ambassador__sarah-123__07072024
📕 The Other Half: tertulia.com/book/the-other-half-charlotte-vassell/9780593685945?affiliate_id=sarah-123?utm_source=ambassador&utm_campaign=ambassador__sarah-123__07072024
📕 /The In Crowd: tertulia.com/book/the-in-crowd-charlotte-vassell/9780593685976?affiliate_id=sarah-123?utm_source=ambassador&utm_campaign=ambassador__sarah-123__07072024
📕 Brotherless Night: tertulia.com/book/brotherless-night-v-v-ganeshananthan/9780812978278?affiliate_id=sarah-123?utm_source=ambassador&utm_campaign=ambassador__sarah-123__07072024

🎵Music🎵
Mei Anima - Flowers Lay - thmatc.co/?l=DB4A74DE
Naomi - The Coffee Shop - thmatc.co/?l=F508E081
Mathew Rodriguez - Only Friend - thmatc.co/?l=CB20202E
Cael Dadian - Sabes Que - thmatc.co/?l=A0359B9A
sunshine blvd. - There's Always Tomorrow - thmatc.co/?l=E0CE78BE
Mathew Rodriguez - Skip to the Present - thmatc.co/?l=2D80032A

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Summer TBR Update | July TBR Spin

All of the series I’m in the middle of | Completing Series Episode 0

Freshly Read Books 2024-06-22 | I finally sat down and looked at all the book series I'm in the middle of in an attempt to kick start finishing them! Please let me know if a series like this is something you would be interested in :)

Check out the Fitzalong hosted by Lianne!
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Starting My Summer of Reading | Summer TBR

Freshly Read Books 2024-06-10 | Now that I'm in a state where I can enjoy summer, and also in a mental state to be reading consistently again, I'm excited to choose the books I'll be reading this summer!

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Book Haul for my Season | Color Analysis

Freshly Read Books 2024-06-06 | In this video, I went to get professionally color analyzed and used my new colors to purchase books with those same colors. This was my honest experience at House of Colour (not an ad).

💻Blogs/Websites Mentioned💻
The Concept Wardrobe
Open Culture
One Perfect Something Blog
The Laurie Loo
Classy Yet Trendy
Style Rebel Mama (Thumbnail Picture)

📱TikToks Mentioned📱
@msfrizzleart
@sarah_novio
@megdiam

🎥YouTube Channels Mentioned🎥
@safiya
@miamaples
@brooklynandbailey
@tiffyquake

📚Books Mentioned📚
Sherlock Holmes Complete Series by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borrison
In the Weeds by B.K. Borrison
A Quantum Love Story bu Mike Chen
School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chen
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher

🎵Music🎵
WABI SABI - coffee shop girl - thmatc.co/?l=CDF84500

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Moving From Florida to Colorado | Reading & Moving Vlog

Freshly Read Books 2024-05-20 | I've officially traded beaches for mountains! Which is good because I never took advantage of the beach. Don't tell, but the picture in the thumbnail isn't even from Florida; it's in Columbia. Anyway, I moved and read a couple of books very slowly but I still wanted to share this exciting time in my life!

Check out the Fitzalong hosted by Lianne! @literarydiversions
Announcement Video: youtube.com/watch?v=ModocAhfQ1c

🎵Music🎵
Lohfi - Keep Going - thmatc.co/?l=E2BD37D5
Mr. Chase - Wild Cherry - thmatc.co/?l=1A2B3670
sunshine blvd. - There's Always Tomorrow - thmatc.co/?l=E0CE78BE
TossedOnion - Strawberry Sundae - thmatc.co/?l=0F1445BE
Citrus Avenue - Cozy Snow - thmatc.co/?l=61301A74
Gil Wanders - Dreams - thmatc.co/?l=36DC6BB4

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Can I Visit 8 Indie Bookstores Only Using the Train in Denver?

Freshly Read Books 2024-05-05 | I set out to visit 8 Indie Bookstores all in one day, but I could only use the Denver train to get to each one. Find out if I made it!

🎵Music🎵
TossedOnion - Strawberry Sundae - thmatc.co/?l=0F1445BE
Mr. Chase - Wild Cherry - thmatc.co/?l=1A2B3670
Music by sunshine blvd. - There's Always Tomorrow - thmatc.co/?l=E0CE78BE
Music by Mr. Jello - Hitting Hard - thmatc.co/?l=68670629
Citrus Avenue - Cozy Snow - thmatc.co/?l=61301A74

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May TBR Spin and Life Update | Moving, Masters, Work, YouTube

Freshly Read Books 2024-04-26 | It's been a while, but I'm happy to be back for TBR Spin!

Timestamps
0:00 - Life Update
2:15 - TBR Spin Intro
2:42 - My Last TBR Spin Reads
8:40 - The Spin!

To use ChatGPT, follow this link and select Try ChatGPT: openai.com/blog/chatgpt

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TBR Spin | March Prompt

Freshly Read Books 2024-03-01 | It's time for tbr spin prompt #3! Let me know what book you've picked for the month.

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Reading Dark Academia Books for a Week | Spoiler Free Reading Vlog

Freshly Read Books 2024-02-22 | Back in November, I read dark academia books in an attempt to make it feel like fall in Florida. It kind of worked.

⌚Timestamps⌚
0:00 - Intro
1:03 - The Secret History by Donna Tartt
10:49 - The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
18:45 - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

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📼Videos Mentioned📼
Cult Reading Vlog: youtu.be/GmzljGpHMXc

Music by Mr. Jello - Hitting Hard - thmatc.co/?l=68670629
Music by Dakkuma - Go home - thmatc.co/?l=AEF71744
Music by Lohfi - Keep Going - thmatc.co/?l=E2BD37D5

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Book Recommendations for Every Stardew Valley ✨ marriageable✨ Character

Freshly Read Books 2024-02-13 | Please indulge me while I my love of Stardew Valley and Books in one place.

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January Wrap Up and February TBR

Freshly Read Books 2024-02-05 | I finished War & Peace!!!! and also some other books in January. Plus I've set an unrealistic but loose tbr for February.

⌚Timestamps⌚
0:00 - Intro
0: 52 - January Wrap Up
14:05 - TBR Numbers / Mini Haul
15:30 - February TBR

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My Booktube Spin Stack and the First 2 Spins

Freshly Read Books 2024-02-01 | I'm so excited to be joining in on Booktube Spin! Here are my 20 books and what I got for the first two spins.

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Big Book Reading Challenge | 2023 Wrap Up | 2024 TBR

Freshly Read Books 2024-01-26 | It's time for year 3 of Big Book Reading! This challenge has been the only thing to get me through some of my most intimidating reads. So let's talk about how I did with last year's prompts and what I'm thinking for this year's prompts. Thank you to Carina for creating this challenge! Her Instagram is time4reading

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⏱Timestamps⏱
0:00 - Intro
1:36 - 2023 Prompts and Wrap Up
10:13 - 2024 Prompts and TBR

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Giving Star Ratings to Every Book I Read in 2023

Freshly Read Books 2024-01-22 | Historically, I almost never rate books. It has made me nervous to do because it felt so definitive. But every time we come to the end of a year, I get jealous of all the stats that I don't get to be a part of because none of my books have ratings. So I figured for 2024 I would rate my books, and I thought a little immersion therapy would help me get over my anxiety around it by rating all of the books I read in 2023 to start.

Update! I'm proud to say that I have been consistently rating and giving short reviews of my 2024 reads. I review them on Threads and share them on my IG story (with a saved highlight for all my 2024 books).

📼Videos Mentioned📼
Best Books of 2023: youtu.be/5WSO6V7zyWY
Worst Books of 2023: youtu.be/9vvpiE0g-6o

📚Books Mentioned📚
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Elena Knows by Claudia Piñero (translated by Frances Riddle)
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Holdout by Jeffrey Kluger
Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers
Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris
Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov (translated by Angela Rodel)
Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
Caliban's War by James S.A. Corey
A Spell of Good Things by Ayobami Adebayo
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamot
Zero Days by Ruth Ware
Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
All the Little Bird-Hearts by Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow
In Ascension by Martin MacInnes
Study for Obedience by Sarah Bernstein
The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
Trespasses by Louise Kennedy
Boulder by Eva Baltasar (translated by Julie Sanches)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James
When We Were Sisters by Fatimah Asghar
Moon Witch, Spider King by Marlon James
Stories from the Tenants Downstairs by Sidik Fofana
Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
We'll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery
The Woman Inside by M.T. Edvardsson (translated by Rachel Willson-Broyles)
Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff
Bridget Jones's Diary Helen Fielding
Cultish by Amanda Montell
Western Lane by Chetna Maroo
The Beautiful and the Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Brown Girls by Daphne Palasi Andreades
The Dharma Bums by Jack Karouac
Death Valley by Melissa Broder
Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin
This Other Eden by Paul Harding
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton
Fire Rush by Jacqueline Crooks
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers
The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell
Final Girls by Riley Sager
The Greatest by Matthew Syed
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
The Friend by Sigrid Nunez
Horse by Geraldine Brooks
The Other Half by Charlotte Vassell
Homesick by Jennifer Croft
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa (translated by Stephen Snyder)
In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead
The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
The Last Ranger by Peter Heller
Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey
In Real Life by Cory Doctorow and illustrated by Jen Wang
The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager
Loathe to Love You by Ali Hazelwood
Midnight is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie
Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter
The Only One Left by Riley Sager
The Plotters by Un-Su Kim (translated by Sora Kim-Russell)
Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke
The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
Prophet Song by Paul Lynch
Pyre by Perumal Murugan (translated by Aniruddhan Vasudevan)
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Belt
Rouge by Mona Awad
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami (translated by Philip Gabriel)
Pod by Laline Paull
Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes and illustrated by Lynd Ward
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

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My Channel and Reading Goals for 2024

Freshly Read Books 2024-01-12 | Last year I skipped goal setting simply because I didn't feel like it. But now I feel more ready and refreshed than ever!

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The 10 Best Books I Read in 2023 and some Honorable Mentions

Freshly Read Books 2024-01-09 | I read 89 books in 2023, these are the best 10!

⌚Timestamps⌚
0:00 - Intro
0:27 - Book 10
2:02 - Book 9
3:44 - Book 8
4:36 - Book 7
6:05 - Book 6
7:36 - Honorable Mentions
10:45 - Book 5
11:52 - Book 4
13:04 - Book 3
14:37 - Book 2
16:39 - Book 1
17:56 - Outro

📼Videos Mentioned📼
Booker Vlog (In Ascension): youtu.be/YjQUOUdNzpU
Cult Reading Vlog: youtu.be/GmzljGpHMXc
Ted Lasso Video: youtu.be/b_EioLObiIA

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TBR Spin 2024 Livestream and first spin!

Freshly Read Books 2023-12-31 | Join Jill and me as we talk through reflections from TBR spin 2023, what books are on our 2024 stacks and we spin the wheel for the first prompt of the year!

Storygraph Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/45dbb484-c4da-4210-963c-4c98775a286e

November went off the rails so Im prioritizing fun books for December

Freshly Read Books 2023-12-05 | November was a pretty good reading month even if it didn't exactly look like what my plans were for the month. Now I just want to have some fun reads so I've picked a lot of books I'm in the mood for that I think will be quick reads.
#tbr

⌚Timestamps⌚
0:00 - November Wrap Up
12:03 - December TBR

📼Videos Mentioned📼
TBR Spin December: youtu.be/mKB0splQfb0?si=7M6vy4mEQYgoLhf5
Ted Lasso Season 1 Video: youtu.be/b_EioLObiIA
Cult Books reading vlog: youtu.be/GmzljGpHMXc?si=CHXpS8zI9zDw8CES

📚Books Mentioned📚
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (translated by Anthony Briggs)
The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis
Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke
The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell
The Last Housewife by Ashely Winstead
Rouge by Mona Awad
Sula by Toni Morrison
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa (translated by Stephen Snyder)
Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake
The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
About a Boy by Nick Hornby
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
The Boyfriend Candidate by Ashley Winstead
Beach Read by Emily Henry
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
Loathe to Love You by Ali Hazelwood
Day by Michael Cunningham
North Woods by Daniel Mason

Music by Gil Wanders - Dreams - thmatc.co/?l=36DC6BB4

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TBR Spin | December Prompt

Freshly Read Books 2023-12-01 | #TBRspin #TBRspin2023
It's the last TBR Spin of the year! Thanks for joining us and we can't wait to have you back next year!

🎡TBR Spin Links🎡
TBR Spin 2023 Challenge Intro Video: youtu.be/Z0Clr0DadC8
Storygraph Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/beb99930-a310-4bea-949f-a5d487609f5d
Discord: discord.gg/pDf2kjJQxn

🎥Channels Mentioned🎥
@TheBookBully

🎡 Join the TBR Spin Challenge! 🎡
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🌠Book Wishlist🌠
amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/256U7QGHPVOIR?ref_=wl_share

Music by Mathew Rodriguez - Only Friend - thmatc.co/?l=CB20202E

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Reading Cult Books for a Week | Spoiler Free Reading Vlog

Freshly Read Books 2023-11-21 | I spent a week reading books about cults or that have cults in them and I found a new 5 star!
#readingvlog

🎥Channels Mentioned🎥
@NerdyNatReads

📼Videos Mentioned📼
5 by 5 Cult Books Video (Nerdy Nat Reads): youtu.be/bnH_JwniCCs?si=Uhq90HR8hxiFZTKK
October TBR: youtu.be/uuP85ZL5aAs?si=OjqwJA0iXSC45uUM

📚Books Mentioned📚
The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead
In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead
Midnight is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead
The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis
Cultish by Amanda Montell
Rouge by Mona Awad
Death Valley by Melissa Broder

🎶Music🎶
Gil Wanders - Dreams - thmatc.co/?l=36DC6BB4
goosetaf - Stems - thmatc.co/?l=B849F42E
Blue Sirens - Fall Break - thmatc.co/?l=DEF8D033
Mei Anima - Flowers Lay - thmatc.co/?l=DB4A74DE
Naomi - The Coffee Shop - thmatc.co/?l=F508E081

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Every Mile I Run in 30 Days is Another Dollar I Can Spend on Books (for a month)

Freshly Read Books 2023-11-16 | Part 2 of a challenge I started in September and I was able to get twice the number of books! I don't think I'll be making a full video for the month of November (I got sick at the beginning and missed a few runs, and it took a bit to really get back into it, although I'm doing better now) but I might do a wrap up in January when I run my half marathon :)

📚Books Mentioned📚
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
The Boyfriend Candidate by Ashley Winstead
The It Girl by Ruth Ware
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
Memory's Legion by James S.A. Corey

🎵Music🎵
Mathew Rodriguez - Skip to the Present - thmatc.co/?l=2D80032A
Mathew Rodriguez - Only Friend - thmatc.co/?l=CB20202E

🎡 Join the TBR Spin Challenge! 🎡
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I got my 24 Favorite Books of All Time on a Mug

Freshly Read Books 2023-11-09 | I have put off making a favorites of all time video until I realized I could get them put on a mug and then I finally sat down to determine what they would be. Thanks to Ideal Bookshelf for working with me!

Get your own custom item or other bookish things: idealbookshelf.com
And follow them on Instagram: instagram.com/idealbookshelf

⌚Timestamps⌚
0:00 - Intro
1:09 - Book 1
2:27 - Book 2
3:31 - Book 3
4:31 - Book 4
6:22 - Book 5
7:15 - Book 6
8:20 - Book 7
9:40 - Book 8
10:48 - Book 9
12:17 - Book 10
13:07 - Book 11
13:42 - Book 12
14:29 - Book 13
15:13 - Book 14
15:55 - Book 15
17:46 - Book 16
18:40 - Book 17
19:50 - Book 18
20:16 - Book 19
21:43 - Book 20
22:03 - Book 21
23:24 - Book 22
24:08 - Book 23
25:53 - Book 24
26:27 - Ideal Bookshelf
27:09 - Outro

📼Videos Mentioned📼
Great Circle Review: youtu.be/qu_rmtd6i7M
Elena Knows Review: youtu.be/tWAT3NKJXgM
Real Life Review: youtu.be/a7jC-ZNpLHo
Burnt Sugar Review: youtu.be/OmhWh1_U10I
Remains of the Day Review: youtu.be/AghaYyr07eQ
Ted Lasso Season 1 Video (Bird by Bird): youtu.be/b_EioLObiIA

📚Books Mentioned📚
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
Elena Knows by Claudia Piñero (translated by Frances Riddle)
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu
Educated by Tara Westover
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Real Life by Brandon Taylor
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi
The Overstory by Richard Powers
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkein

🎡 Join the TBR Spin Challenge! 🎡
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🌠Book Wishlist🌠
amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/256U7QGHPVOIR?ref_=wl_share

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An October of Disappointing Books and a November TBR of Anticipated Reads!

Freshly Read Books 2023-11-06 | Well, October didn't go well, but at least I have a space where I can air my grievances. And I've got a long list of exciting books for November, so hopefully I can turn this around!
#tbr

⌚Timestamps⌚
0:00 - Intro
0:53 - October Wrap Up
15:23 - November TBR
22:06 - Outro

🎥Channels Mentioned🎥
@NerdyNatReads
@TheBookBully

📼Videos Mentioned📼
5 by 5 Cult Books Video (Nerdy Nat Reads): youtu.be/bnH_JwniCCs?si=Uhq90HR8hxiFZTKK
October TBR: youtu.be/uuP85ZL5aAs?si=OjqwJA0iXSC45uUM
TBR Spin September: youtu.be/cAg6_7P0smg
Ted Lasso Season 1 Video: youtu.be/b_EioLObiIA

📚Books Mentioned📚
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (translated by Anthony Briggs)
Midnight is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead
In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead
Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins
The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis
Caliban’s War by James S.A. Corey
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
The Woman Inside by M.T. Edvardsson
Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke
The Greatest by Matthew Syed
The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter
The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell
The Last Housewife by Ashely Winstead
Rouge by Mona Awad
Sula by Toni Morrison
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa (translated by Stephen Snyder)
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake
The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
The Little Friend by Donna Tartt
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
About a Boy by Nick Hornby
Plastic by Scott Guild

🎡 Join the TBR Spin Challenge! 🎡
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🌠Book Wishlist🌠
amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/256U7QGHPVOIR?ref_=wl_share

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Tier Ranking the Booker 2023 Longlist

Freshly Read Books 2023-10-21 | I've read all of the Booker 2023 shortlist and almost all of the longlist, so it's time to talk about them!

⌚Timestamps⌚
0:00 - Intro
1:02 - Tiers
2:04 - The Bee Sting
4:21 - Prophet Song
7:16 - A Study for Obedience
10:24 - In Ascension
12:46 - All the Little Bird Hearts
14:44 - Western Lane
16:05 - This Other Eden
17:49 - If I Survive You
19:49 - A Spell of Good Things
21:50 - Outro

Join Deedi's Booker of the Month Club!
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Email: freshlyreadbooks@gmail.com

Running a Mile for Every Dollar I Spend on Books in September

Freshly Read Books 2023-10-14 | September marked the beginning of me training for a half marathon and I thought, what better motivation for running than buying books? So I made a little challenge for myself and said I had to run a mile for every dollar I could spend on books.

📚Books Mentioned📚
Rogue by Mona Awad
Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
Astonish Me by Maggie Shipstead
You Have a Friend in 10a by Maggie Shipstead
The Last Housewife by Ashely Winstead

🎵Music🎵
Amory Reel - go outside today - thmatc.co/?l=1250DE73

🎡 Join the TBR Spin Challenge! 🎡
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Another Ambitious TBR | I learned nothing from September | October TBR

Freshly Read Books 2023-10-02 | Well, I said September was a very intimidating TBR, but now here we are in October and I picked just as many books to read! But as always, the goal is to read at least 8 of those, and then anything else is just a plus for me!
#tbr

⌚Timestamps⌚
0:00 - Intro
0:53 - How I did on my September TBR
6:14 - October TBR

Join Deedi's Booker of the Month Club!
deedispeaking.com/bookish-things/booker-of-the-month

🎥Channels Mentioned🎥
@SpringboardThought
@MsReadsAlot
@GemofBooks

📼Videos Mentioned📼
September Full TBR: youtu.be/AG9VUR__2lA
TBR Spin October: youtu.be/cAg6_7P0smg
Ted Lasso Season 1 Video: youtu.be/b_EioLObiIA

📚Books Mentioned📚
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (translated by Anthony Briggs)
Pearl by Siân Hughes
Old God’s Time by Sebastian Barry
This Other Eden by Paul Harding
West Heart Kill by Dann McDorman
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
Prophet Song by Paul Lynch
A Study for Obedience by Sarah Bernstein
Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
Zero Days by Ruth Ware
Midnight is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead
The Other Half by Charlotte Vassell
The Plotters by Un-Su Kim (translated by Sora Kim-Russell)
Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins
The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis
Caliban’s War by James S.A. Corey
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
The Woman Inside by M.T. Edvardsson
Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke
The Greatest by Matthew Syed
The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter
The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell
The Last Housewife by Ashely Winstead

🎡 Join the TBR Spin Challenge! 🎡
Full Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgKi6Q5HgtWK1OuhpQRzg7y7KpRwy0aQr&si=n0YCZxkLDxvkx82R

🌠Book Wishlist🌠
amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/256U7QGHPVOIR?ref_=wl_share

Instagram: @freshlyreadbooks
Twitter: @FreshlyBooks
Email: freshlyreadbooks@gmail.com

TBR Spin | October Prompt

Freshly Read Books 2023-10-01 | #TBRspin #TBRspin2023
We're nearing the end of the year and the TBR Spin stack is showing it! Let's find out the prompt for October and catch up on how my books for August and September went!

⌚Timestamps⌚
0:00 - Intro
1:01 - August Review (The Plotters)
2:05 - September Review (Johnny Tremain)
3:21 - October Prompt

🎡TBR Spin Links🎡
TBR Spin 2023 Challenge Intro Video: youtu.be/Z0Clr0DadC8
Storygraph Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/beb99930-a310-4bea-949f-a5d487609f5d
Discord: discord.gg/pDf2kjJQxn

🎥Channels Mentioned🎥
@TheBookBully

🎡 Join the TBR Spin Challenge! 🎡
Full Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgKi6Q5HgtWK1OuhpQRzg7y7KpRwy0aQr&si=n0YCZxkLDxvkx82R

🌠Book Wishlist🌠
amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/256U7QGHPVOIR?ref_=wl_share

Instagram: @freshlyreadbooks
Twitter: @FreshlyBooks
Email: freshlyreadbooks@gmail.com

Swapping Phone Time for Reading Booker Books

Freshly Read Books 2023-09-28 | I actually filmed this video a while ago, and while I was really

0:00 - Intro
1:10 - Day 1: In Ascension
3:11 - Day 2: In Ascension
5:15 - Day 3: In Ascension
6:59 - Day 4: In Ascension and All the Little Bird Hearts
8:37 - Day 5: All the Little Bird Hearts
11:16 - Day 6 Part 1: All the Little Bird Hearts
12:49 - Day 6 Part 2: Western Lane and The Bee Sting
15:11 - Day 7: The Bee Sting
16:37 - Final Thoughts

📚Books Mentioned📚
In Ascension by Martin Macinnes
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
Venomous Lumpsucker by Ned Bauman
The Martian by Andy Weir
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
All the Little Bird Hears by Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow
Cursed Bread by Sophie Macintosh
Western Lane by Chetna Maroo
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

🎡 Join the TBR Spin Challenge! 🎡
Rules and January Prompt: youtu.be/Z0Clr0DadC8
February Prompt: youtu.be/1EvuiwECJYg
March Prompt: youtu.be/gcBbBeIaSH0
April Prompt: youtu.be/32DlYxTsyoM
May Prompt: youtu.be/FnBsv-QY8Dg
June Prompt: youtu.be/eS-FbPhSzQ0
July Prompt: youtu.be/yShFjCdRPno
August Prompt: youtu.be/HEAl_6sz0lY
September Prompt: youtu.be/ccCq61d6G5w?si=beaXqI1SYFfrLPaL

🎵Music🎵
LOVELOVELOVE - Valentine - thmatc.co/?l=65E7A3BC
Public Library Commute - Yesterdays - thmatc.co/?l=537D566D
Mathew Rodriguez - Only Friend - thmatc.co/?l=CB20202E
Gil Wanders - Dreams - thmatc.co/?l=36DC6BB4
Linanthem - prayer - thmatc.co/?l=B2283942

🌠Book Wishlist🌠
amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/256U7QGHPVOIR?ref_=wl_share

Instagram: @freshlyreadbooks
Twitter: @FreshlyBooks
Email: freshlyreadbooks@gmail.com

📼Videos Mentioned📼
Picking my next Longlist Read: youtube.com/shorts/FoQ7-r2DZEo?feature=share

I Picked Too Many Books for My September TBR

Freshly Read Books 2023-09-07 | Let's just ignore that we're a full week into September.

📚Books Mentioned📚
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (translated by Anthony Briggs)
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Zero Days by Ruth Ware
West Heart Kill by Dann McDorman
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
Study for Obedience by Sarah Bernstein
Old God's Time by Sebastian Barry
Prophet Song by Paul Lynch
Pearl by Siân Hughes
The Other Half by Charlotte Vassell
Midnight is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead
Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
The Plotters by Un-Su Kim
The Sea, The Sea by Iris Murdoch
The Bone People by Keri Hulme

🎡 Join the TBR Spin Challenge! 🎡
Rules and January Prompt: youtu.be/Z0Clr0DadC8
February Prompt: youtu.be/1EvuiwECJYg
March Prompt: youtu.be/gcBbBeIaSH0
April Prompt: youtu.be/32DlYxTsyoM
May Prompt: youtu.be/FnBsv-QY8Dg
June Prompt: youtu.be/eS-FbPhSzQ0
July Prompt: youtu.be/yShFjCdRPno
August Prompt: youtu.be/HEAl_6sz0lY
September Prompt: youtu.be/ccCq61d6G5w?si=TNVvwGe0Amy26jRZ

🌠Book Wishlist🌠
amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/256U7QGHPVOIR?ref_=wl_share

Instagram: @freshlyreadbooks
Twitter: @FreshlyBooks
Email: freshlyreadbooks@gmail.com

Videos Mentioned:
Net Galley Video: youtu.be/qFCtFNx_IJI
Q2 Video: youtu.be/n1Kop7Nl5J4

Trying the Internets Advice to Get Over a Reading Slump | Reading Vlog

Freshly Read Books 2023-08-20 | I was really struggling through a reading slump at the end of June and decided to try out a bunch of advice from the internet for trying to get out of a slump. I am doing much better now and am working on reading through the Booker longlist!

0:00 - Intro
1:29 - Internet Advice I'm Following
2:58 - Choosing a Book to Read
4:27 - Changing my Scheduled Reading Time
5:02 - Reading Update 1
6:11 - Try a little bit of several books
12:07 - Reading Update 2
14:07 - Reading Update 3 and Wrap Up
17:54 - What are the tips that helped me the most?

📚Books Mentioned📚
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
We’ll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han
Other People's Clothes by Calla Henkel
Zero Days by Ruth Ware
The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu
Cultish by Amanda Montell
West Heart Kill by Dann McDorman
The Only One Left by Riley Sager

Resources
washingtonpost.com/books/2022/07/11/reading-slump-help
epicreads.com/blog/get-over-reading-slump
inc.com/jessica-stillman/books-motivation-reading-slump.html
everyday-reading.com/reading-slump
https://basmo.app/reading-slump/
wewriteatdawn.com/2020/11/04/how-to-get-out-of-a-reading-slump
bookish.netgalley.com/bookish-lifestyle/10/2022/break-out-reading-slump
readerhaven.com/books-to-break-a-reading-slump
caitsbooks.com/2019/01/20/the-reading-slump-causes-cures
tearexreads.com/2023/03/07/what-i-do-about-reading-slumps

Channels Mentioned:
@GemofBooks
@MsReadsAlot
@SpringboardThought
@TheBookBully
@BooksandLala

🎡 Join the TBR Spin Challenge! 🎡
Rules and January Prompt: youtu.be/Z0Clr0DadC8
February Prompt: youtu.be/1EvuiwECJYg
March Prompt: youtu.be/gcBbBeIaSH0
April Prompt: youtu.be/32DlYxTsyoM
May Prompt: youtu.be/FnBsv-QY8Dg
June Prompt: youtu.be/eS-FbPhSzQ0
July Prompt: youtu.be/yShFjCdRPno
August Prompt: youtu.be/HEAl_6sz0lY

🌠Book Wishlist🌠
amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/256U7QGHPVOIR?ref_=wl_share

Instagram: @freshlyreadbooks
Twitter: @FreshlyBooks
Email: freshlyreadbooks@gmail.com

Videos Mentioned:
Net Galley Video: youtu.be/qFCtFNx_IJI
Q2 Video: youtu.be/n1Kop7Nl5J4

Taking Bookers quiz to pick my next book #bookerprize2023 #shorts

Freshly Read Books 2023-08-16 | Take the quiz here and let me know what you get: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/features/quiz-which-book-from-the-booker-prize-2023-longlist-should-you-read

TBR Spin | August Prompt

Freshly Read Books 2023-08-01 | #TBRspin #TBRspin2023
Another month, another spin! And a review for my July book.

🎡TBR Spin Links🎡
TBR Spin 2023 Challenge Intro Video: youtu.be/Z0Clr0DadC8
Storygraph Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/beb99930-a310-4bea-949f-a5d487609f5d
Discord: discord.gg/pDf2kjJQxn

🎥Channels Mentioned🎥
@TheBookBully

🎡 Join the TBR Spin Challenge! 🎡
Rules and January Prompt: youtu.be/Z0Clr0DadC8
February Prompt: youtu.be/1EvuiwECJYg
March Prompt: youtu.be/gcBbBeIaSH0
April Prompt: youtu.be/32DlYxTsyoM
May Prompt: youtu.be/FnBsv-QY8Dg
June Prompt: youtu.be/eS-FbPhSzQ0
July Prompt: youtu.be/yShFjCdRPno

🌠Book Wishlist🌠
amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/256U7QGHPVOIR?ref_=wl_share

Instagram: @freshlyreadbooks
Twitter: @FreshlyBooks
Email: freshlyreadbooks@gmail.com

Q2 Review: A Powerpoint presentation of goals and favorites

Freshly Read Books 2023-07-30 | This video took way longer than intended to edit! I took a little break while I had a few vacations and a much busier than usual schedule, but I'm back and ready for Booker season! So, let's catch up with where I'm at!

Scout's Minutes: docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQ50DjK_Smw-n2IIPxWyw9fkQbLCCvAGwkqUJUUFLMoBGsVNxMfX5FKzJo33O4p5kBqXpWM-LAj6dVd/pub

📅Today's Agenda📅
0:00 - Intro
1:02 - Agenda
1:27 - Goal: Big Book Reading
2:57 - Goal: 23 Books in 2023
4:25 - TBR Spin Update (the last 3 months)
7:47 - TBR Spin July Pick
10:15 - Overall TBR Progress
12:00 - More TBR Numbers
13:01 - Favorites
16:11 - Next Quarter's Focus
17:10 - Outro

Instagram Accounts Mentioned:
Deedi Reads: instagram.com/deedireads
Time4Reading: instagram.com/time4reading

📼Videos Mentioned📼
23 Books in 2023: youtu.be/evS6XKmdzYc
Reading and Ranking the Women's Prize Shortlist (Including Black Butterflies): youtu.be/OT2xXaPMdtE
Women's Prize Reading Vlog (including Bandit Queen's): youtu.be/1AxTr3V94sQ
Big Book Reading Challenge: youtu.be/dHEdqkLYI9Y
Carol Shields Prize Shortlist (Including Elsewhere): youtu.be/oxCWCdachx8

📚Books Mentioned📚
Midnight’s Children by Salmon Rushdie
War & Peace by Leo Tolstoy (translated by Anthony Briggs)
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Milk Fed by Melissa Border
An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
The Invisible Man by HG Wells
The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis
In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead
Homefire by Kamilah Shamsie
Narnia Series by C.S. Lewis
The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff
Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin
Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris

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May Prompt: youtu.be/FnBsv-QY8Dg
June Prompt: youtu.be/yShFjCdRPno
June Prompt: youtu.be/eS-FbPhSzQ0

🌠Book Wishlist🌠
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Mid Year Book Freakout Tag | Favorites, Surprising Reads, Channel Goals, and More!

Freshly Read Books 2023-06-30 | It's time to check in with my reading! how are my goals doing? What have I loved so far? What am I excited about reading soon? And also my cat is there. What more could you want in a #midyearbookfreakouttag

⌚Timestamps⌚
0:00 - Intro
1:28 - How has your 2023 reading year gone so far?
2:02 - What is the best book you've read so far in 2023?
3:04 - Best sequel you've read so far in 2023?
4:20 - A new release you haven't read yet but want to?
4:48 - Most anticipated release for the second half of the year?
5:22 - Biggest disappointment of 2023 so far?
6:05 - Biggest surprise of 2023 so far?
6:26 - Favorite new author (new to you or debut)?
6:56 - Newest fictional crush?
7:37 - Book that made you cry?
8:16 - Book you saw on TikTok and regret reading?
8:35 - Most beautiful book you bought this year?
9:14 - What are the books you need to read by the end of the year?
9:46 - Favorite video you've made so far in 2023?
10:14 - A video you thought would flop but did well?
10:47 - Any upcoming videos you're excited to make?
10:59 - Any channel goals before the end of the year?
12:19 - Outro

Original Creators: @EarlGreyBooks@IsThatChami

🎥Channels Mentioned🎥
@TheBookBully

📼Videos Mentioned📼
Ted Lasso Season 1: youtu.be/b_EioLObiIA
TBR Spin Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgKi6Q5HgtWK1OuhpQRzg7y7KpRwy0aQr
Women's Prize Pod: youtu.be/OT2xXaPMdtE
2023 Q1 Video: youtu.be/vNdql1S-m-c
23 Books in 2023: youtu.be/evS6XKmdzYc

📚Books Mentioned📚
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamot
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead
Wayfarer Series by Beck Chambers
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
The Only One Left by Riley Sager
Zero Days by Ruth Ware
West Heart Kill by Dann McDorman (gifted by Knopf)
The Guide by Peter Heller
The Last Ranger by Peter Heller (gifted by Knopf)
Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh
Pod by Laline Paull
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton

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April Prompt: youtu.be/32DlYxTsyoM
May Prompt: youtu.be/FnBsv-QY8Dg
June Prompt: youtu.be/eS-FbPhSzQ0

🌠Book Wishlist🌠
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A Ruthless Unhaul | Going Through All of My Books | Help Me Pick What Stays

Freshly Read Books 2023-06-22 | It's about time that I go through all of my books and decide which ones I really want to prioritize. But also I'm incapable of making decisions by myself. So please comment about any books you would like to save from my unhaul pile!

📼Videos Mentioned📼
30 Books to Read in your 30s: youtu.be/6cGmIATkcZQ
23 Books in 2023: youtu.be/evS6XKmdzYc
Reading all of the Books from Season 1 of Ted Lasso: youtu.be/b_EioLObiIA
2023 Book Haul: youtu.be/WOGQvjTkXrg

🎡 Join the TBR Spin Challenge! 🎡
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April Prompt: youtu.be/32DlYxTsyoM
May Prompt: youtu.be/FnBsv-QY8Dg
June Prompt: youtu.be/eS-FbPhSzQ0

🌠Book Wishlist🌠
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Reading all of my NetGalley Books | 5 Weeks to Reduce my TBR | Week 1

Freshly Read Books 2023-06-15 | For 5 weeks I'm focusing on my TBR that I have completely neglected through prize season! This first week we'll kick it off with reading all of the books I've been approved on NetGalley. It feels so good to have these off my list! Full list of weeks below (although these will not be released weekly, as I still have other videos to publish)!

📚5 Weeks With My TBR📚
Week 1: NetGalley Books
Week 2: TBR Spin Catch Up
Week 3: Books Sent by Publishers
Week 4: Books From my 23 Books in 2023
Week 5: Mood Reading from my TBR

⌚Timestamps⌚
0:00 - Intro and Books to Read
2:53 - Cursed Bread Update 1
4:47 - Cursed Bread Update 2
7:07 - Holdout Update 1
7:39 - Cursed Bread Final Update
8:27 - Death Valley Update 1
10:17 - Holdout Update 2
10:44 - Death Valley Final Thoughts
11:53 - Malibu Rising Update 1
12:11 - Holdout Update 3
14:13 - Holdout Final Thoughts
15:01 - Malibu Rising Update 2
15:51 - Malibu Rising Final Thoughts
17:34 - Outro

🎥Channels Mentioned🎥
@GemofBooks

📼Videos Mentioned📼
Reading the Women's Prize Shortlist and Predictions: youtu.be/OT2xXaPMdtE
23 Books in 2023: youtu.be/evS6XKmdzYc
Gemma's Plodalong Live Show: youtube.com/live/SH0vy5_YNrg?feature=share

📚Books Mentioned📚
Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Holdout by Jeffrey Kluger
Death Valley by Melissa Broder (Publish Date: October 24th, 2023)
Milk Fed by Melissa Broder

🎵Music🎵
Music by Mr. Jello - Hitting Hard - thmatc.co/?l=68670629
Music by goosetaf - Stems - thmatc.co/?l=B849F42E
Music by Naomi - By Your Side - thmatc.co/?l=94F3BCBE
Music by Naomi - 1995 - thmatc.co/?l=A14182B9

🎡 Join the TBR Spin Challenge! 🎡
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February Prompt: youtu.be/1EvuiwECJYg
March Prompt: youtu.be/gcBbBeIaSH0
April Prompt: youtu.be/32DlYxTsyoM
May Prompt: youtu.be/FnBsv-QY8Dg
June Prompt: youtu.be/eS-FbPhSzQ0

🌠Book Wishlist🌠
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Twitter: @FreshlyBooks
Email: freshlyreadbooks@gmail.com

Reacting the the 2023 Womens Prize Winner

Freshly Read Books 2023-06-14 | The winner has been announced!

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April Prompt: youtu.be/32DlYxTsyoM
May Prompt: youtu.be/FnBsv-QY8Dg
June Prompt: youtu.be/eS-FbPhSzQ0

🌠Book Wishlist🌠
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TBR Spin | June Prompt

Freshly Read Books 2023-06-01 | #TBRspin #TBRspin2023
A fun month of the wheel!

🎡TBR Spin Links🎡
TBR Spin 2023 Challenge Intro Video: youtu.be/Z0Clr0DadC8
Storygraph Challenge: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/beb99930-a310-4bea-949f-a5d487609f5d
Discord: discord.gg/pDf2kjJQxn

🎥Channels Mentioned🎥
@TheBookBully

🎡 Join the TBR Spin Challenge! 🎡
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March Prompt: youtu.be/gcBbBeIaSH0
April Prompt: youtu.be/32DlYxTsyoM
May Prompt: youtu.be/FnBsv-QY8Dg

🌠Book Wishlist🌠
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The Meaning Behind the Books of Ted Lasso Season 1

Freshly Read Books 2023-05-30 | Today, the finale of Ted Lasso airs. I am so sad to see it go, but so excited to see how it ends. I've also been having a great time of reading through the books from Season 1 of the show. Let me know if you would like me to do more seasons!

⌚Timestamps⌚
0:00 - Intro
1:16 - The Dharma Bums by Jack Karouac
5:14 - Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
10:14 - Trying the Biscuits
11:29 - Alex Haley's Most Seminal Book?
13:39 - Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
18:43 - The Beautiful and the Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald
22:26 - A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
24:43 - Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
27:30 - Shout Out to the Background Characters
28:24 - Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
31:45 - Bridget Jones' Diary by Helen Fielding
33:09 - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
34:42 - Coach Beard's Books
37:04 - Outro

📼Videos Mentioned📼
Fight Club Video: youtube.com/watch?v=JmlhEHtP1VA

📚Books Mentioned📚
The Dharma Bums by Jack Karouac
On the Road by Jack Karouac
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley
Roots by Alex Haley
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
The Beautiful and the Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Bridget Jones' Diary by Helen Fielding
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
Inverting the Pyramid by Jonathan Wilson
Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success by Jay Carty
Quiet Genius by Ian Herbert

🎡 Join the TBR Spin Challenge! 🎡
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March Prompt: youtu.be/gcBbBeIaSH0
April Prompt: youtu.be/32DlYxTsyoM
May Prompt: youtu.be/FnBsv-QY8Dg

🌠Book Wishlist🌠
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Reading, Ranking, and Predicting the Winner of the Womens Prize Shortlist

Freshly Read Books 2023-05-19 | In this video, I read the entire shortlist, ranked my favorites, and chose my predicted winner!

⌚Timestamps⌚
0:00 - Intro
1:52 - Fire Rush by Jacqueline Crooks
5:05 - Pod by Laline Paull
9:06 - The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
12:24 - Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris
15:17 - Ranking and Winner Prediction

📼Videos Mentioned📼
First Women’s Prize Vlog: youtu.be/cF_gXReJWaM
International Booker Vlog: youtu.be/wOac-d-9Lj4
Second Women's Prize Vlog: youtu.be/1AxTr3V94sQ

📚Books Mentioned📚
Fire Rush by Jacqueline Crooks
Pod by Laline Paull
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Trespasses by Louise Kennedy

🎡 Join the TBR Spin Challenge! 🎡
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March Prompt: youtu.be/gcBbBeIaSH0
April Prompt: youtu.be/32DlYxTsyoM
May Prompt: youtu.be/FnBsv-QY8Dg

🌠Book Wishlist🌠
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My First (and only?) Book Haul of 2023

Freshly Read Books 2023-05-11 | I don't typically indulge in book hauls, except when I visit my parents in Columbus where my favorite book store is! And it didn't feel so bad after 3 months of not buying any books. So let's talk about the books I got!

📼Videos Mentioned📼
Carol Shields Shortlist Video: youtu.be/oxCWCdachx8
Q1 Review Video: youtu.be/vNdql1S-m-c

🎥Channels Mentioned🎥
@TheBookBully
@GoodMythicalMorning
@thejohnfish

📚Books Mentioned📚
Atonement by Ian McEwan
Lessons by Ian McEwan
Daughters of Fortune by Isabel Allende
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
The Appeal by Janice Hallett
Cultish by Amanda Montell
True Biz by Sara Nović
Saint X by Alexis Schaitkin
Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin
The Lost Causes of Bleak Creek by Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes

🎡 Join the TBR Spin Challenge! 🎡
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March Prompt: youtu.be/gcBbBeIaSH0
April Prompt: youtu.be/32DlYxTsyoM
May Prompt: youtu.be/FnBsv-QY8Dg

🌠Book Wishlist🌠
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Reading the Carol Shields Shortlist Featuring a New Favorite!

Freshly Read Books 2023-05-04 | In this video, I read the entire shortlist, ranked my favorites, and chose my predicted winner!

⌚Timestamps⌚
0:00 - Intro
2:09 - What We Fed to the Manticore by Talia Lakshmi Kolluri
4:35 - The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr
7:13 - When We Were Sisters by Fatimah Asghar
10:18 - Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin
14:01 - Brown Girls by Daphne Palasi Andreades
15:09 - Ranking and Winner Prediction

📼Videos Mentioned📼
First Women’s Prize Vlog: youtu.be/cF_gXReJWaM
International Booker Vlog: youtu.be/wOac-d-9Lj4
Second Women's Prize Vlog: youtu.be/1AxTr3V94sQ

🎡 Join the TBR Spin Challenge! 🎡
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February Prompt: youtu.be/1EvuiwECJYg
March Prompt: youtu.be/gcBbBeIaSH0
April Prompt: youtu.be/32DlYxTsyoM
May Prompt: youtu.be/FnBsv-QY8Dg

🌠Book Wishlist🌠
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Q1 Reading Review Featuring a PowerPoint Presentation No One Asked For

Freshly Read Books 2023-04-30 | Thanks to Babbel for sponsoring today's video. Go to strms.net/babbel_freshlyreadbooks to get up to 60% off! #ad
Let the meeting commence!

📅Today's Agenda📅
0:00 - Intro
0:18 - Agenda
0:58 - Goal: Big Book Reading
4:33 - Goal: 23 Books in 2023
5:08 - Goal: Learn a Language
6:06 - TBR Spin Update
6:57 - Overall TBR Progress
8:44 - More TBR Numbers
9:25 - Favorites
11:11 - Q1 by the Numbers
12:24 - Next Quarter's Focus
14:02 - Outro

📼Videos Mentioned📼
First Women's Prize Vlog (including Demo Copperhead): youtu.be/cF_gXReJWaM
23 Books in 2023: youtu.be/evS6XKmdzYc
International Booker Vlog (including Time Shelter): youtu.be/wOac-d-9Lj4

🎡 Join the TBR Spin Challenge! 🎡
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February Prompt: youtu.be/1EvuiwECJYg
March Prompt: youtu.be/gcBbBeIaSH0
April Prompt: youtu.be/32DlYxTsyoM

🌠Book Wishlist🌠
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