Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
This week I'm talking about one of my favorite books of the year, another wonderfully compassionate fantasy from E.M. Anderson, and a mystery that just didn't work for me. Plus, I'm sharing my early thoughts on The Demon Star and a couple of new reads I'm just getting started with.
Books Discussed
The Witch Below the Dreaming Wood by H.G. Parry
The Lord of the Wood by E.M. Anderson
The Disaster Gay Detective Agency by Lev A.C. Rosen
The Demon Star by Jesse Aragon(currently reading)
A Harbor of Hungry Ghosts by Eliza Chan(up next)
A Theory of Haunting by Sarah Monette (up next)
🌙 Question of the Week: What's the kindest book you've ever read?
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A Necromancer Called Gam Gam, The Eye of the Leviathan, The Dragon Has Some Complaints: youtu.be/8vLqDL1nQkM
The Mountain in the Sea, Land, The Stormborne Vine: youtu.be/5ZLI5mbiiho
The Correspondent, The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances, All We Have Left: youtu.be/niQn30w5Hl8
Green City Wars, Kill All Wizards: youtu.be/0mN90GhAAjQ
Our Sister's Keeper, How to Summon a Fairy Godmother: youtu.be/N5PXOZ25iBE
Chapters
00:00 Intro & QOTW
01:21 The Witch Below the Dreaming Wood
07:37 The Lord of the Wood
13:20 The Disaster Gay Detective Agency
17:28 The Demon Star (Current Read)
19:08 Up Next
20:12 Question of the Week
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📌My July TBR → youtu.be/lKZqRjjq--Y
📌My June Reading Wrap-up →youtu.be/9G8Cz9lAQ7U
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📌 Best Books of 2025 → youtu.be/RBHlwBYFlUs
📌 My Reading Journal Setup → youtu.be/4RtiXzQuqwE
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📌 My BookTube Newbie Tag → youtu.be/K6OzF2-diG
🎵 Music Credit
All music is from Epidemic Sound.
Let’s Connect
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This week I'm talking about one of my favorite books of the year, another wonderfully compassionate fantasy from E.M. Anderson, and a mystery that just didn't work for me. Plus, I'm sharing my early thoughts on The Demon Star and a couple of new reads I'm just getting started with.
Books Discussed
The Witch Below the Dreaming Wood by H.G. Parry
The Lord of the Wood by E.M. Anderson
The Disaster Gay Detective Agency by Lev A.C. Rosen
The Demon Star by Jesse Aragon(currently reading)
A Harbor of Hungry Ghosts by Eliza Chan(up next)
A Theory of Haunting by Sarah Monette (up next)
🌙 Question of the Week: What's the kindest book you've ever read?
Feeling quiet? Leave me some woods-y emojis!
If you enjoy fantasy, science fiction, horror, and thoughtful book discussions, I'd love to have you subscribe!
More Recent Book reviews:
A Necromancer Called Gam Gam, The Eye of the Leviathan, The Dragon Has Some Complaints: youtu.be/8vLqDL1nQkM
The Mountain in the Sea, Land, The Stormborne Vine: youtu.be/5ZLI5mbiiho
The Correspondent, The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances, All We Have Left: youtu.be/niQn30w5Hl8
Green City Wars, Kill All Wizards: youtu.be/0mN90GhAAjQ
Our Sister's Keeper, How to Summon a Fairy Godmother: youtu.be/N5PXOZ25iBE
Chapters
00:00 Intro & QOTW
01:21 The Witch Below the Dreaming Wood
07:37 The Lord of the Wood
13:20 The Disaster Gay Detective Agency
17:28 The Demon Star (Current Read)
19:08 Up Next
20:12 Question of the Week
📺 More Videos
Recent uploads
📌My July TBR → youtu.be/lKZqRjjq--Y
📌My June Reading Wrap-up →youtu.be/9G8Cz9lAQ7U
Viewer favorites
📌 Best Books of 2025 → youtu.be/RBHlwBYFlUs
📌 My Reading Journal Setup → youtu.be/4RtiXzQuqwE
📌 Little Free Library Tour & Haul → youtu.be/RFVITYR17Io
📌 My BookTube Newbie Tag → youtu.be/K6OzF2-diG
🎵 Music Credit
All music is from Epidemic Sound.
Let’s Connect
📷 Instagram → instagram.com/jessicas_library_card?igsh=MjAyejEwM2p4Y3d2
📚 Goodreads → goodreads.com/user/show/1053059-jessica
📔 Storygraph → app.thestorygraph.com/profile/jessicas_library_card
☕ Ko-fi → ko-fi.com/jessicaslibrarycard
✉️ For review copies, sponsorships, or collaborations:
jessicaslibrarycard@gmail.com
