Griff Reads | a very chill december tbr ❄️ readathons, vlog plans & lots of festive books ✨ [CC] @GriffReads | Uploaded November 2022 | Updated October 2024, 7 hours ago.
It's time for my final tbr of the year! I'm skipping my tbr game for this month (it will be back in January) but I thought I'd still talk through the books I'm planning to read for vlogs and readathons in December. Thanks for watching! Let me know what books are on your December tbr? ❄️
🎄 THE MAGICAL READATHON 🎄
Hosted by @BookRoast
Announcement video: youtu.be/HHtrjihD53s
🎄 HOLIDAY ROMCOM-A-THON 🎄
Hosted by @PrettyPurplePolkaDots @MichellesLibrary @FourPawsandaBook
Instagram: instagram.com/romcomathon_
✨ ABOUT ME ✨
Hey, I'm Sam and I'm a blogger and book reviewer from the West Midlands in the UK. I read most genres, including fantasy (YA and Adult), thrillers, romance, and contemporary fiction. Occasionally non-fiction and historical fiction too!
✨ HOW I RATE BOOKS ✨
In 2022 I'm using CAWPILE (created by Book Roast) to rate every fiction book I read. Learn more: youtu.be/73pcvjMcUuI
✨ AUDIOBOOKS ✨
Sign up to Scribd using my referral link and you can enjoy 60 days free! scribd.com/g/8w2ig6
LINKS:
💻 Blog: griffblog.co.uk
📸 Instagram: instagram.com/griff.reads
🐦 Twitter: twitter.com/SamGriffBlog
📖 Goodreads: goodreads.com/samgriff
👀 TikTok: tiktok.com/@griffreads
✉️ email: sam@griffblog.co.uk
✨ MUSIC ✨
Chinsaku - Blossom - thmatc.co/?l=9CC84027
Photoshop brushes in Thumbnail from Brusheezy.com
It's time for my final tbr of the year! I'm skipping my tbr game for this month (it will be back in January) but I thought I'd still talk through the books I'm planning to read for vlogs and readathons in December. Thanks for watching! Let me know what books are on your December tbr? ❄️
🎄 THE MAGICAL READATHON 🎄
Hosted by @BookRoast
Announcement video: youtu.be/HHtrjihD53s
🎄 HOLIDAY ROMCOM-A-THON 🎄
Hosted by @PrettyPurplePolkaDots @MichellesLibrary @FourPawsandaBook
Instagram: instagram.com/romcomathon_
✨ ABOUT ME ✨
Hey, I'm Sam and I'm a blogger and book reviewer from the West Midlands in the UK. I read most genres, including fantasy (YA and Adult), thrillers, romance, and contemporary fiction. Occasionally non-fiction and historical fiction too!
✨ HOW I RATE BOOKS ✨
In 2022 I'm using CAWPILE (created by Book Roast) to rate every fiction book I read. Learn more: youtu.be/73pcvjMcUuI
✨ AUDIOBOOKS ✨
Sign up to Scribd using my referral link and you can enjoy 60 days free! scribd.com/g/8w2ig6
LINKS:
💻 Blog: griffblog.co.uk
📸 Instagram: instagram.com/griff.reads
🐦 Twitter: twitter.com/SamGriffBlog
📖 Goodreads: goodreads.com/samgriff
👀 TikTok: tiktok.com/@griffreads
✉️ email: sam@griffblog.co.uk
✨ MUSIC ✨
Chinsaku - Blossom - thmatc.co/?l=9CC84027
Photoshop brushes in Thumbnail from Brusheezy.com
![a very chill december tbr ❄️ readathons, vlog plans & lots of festive books ✨ [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HWKXS2nluTA/hqdefault.jpg "a very chill december tbr ❄️ readathons, vlog plans & lots of festive books ✨ [CC]
Its time for my final tbr of the year! Im skipping my tbr game for this month (it will be back in January) but I thought Id still talk through the books Im planning to read for vlogs and readathons in December. Thanks for watching! Let me know what books are on your December tbr? ❄️
🎄 THE MAGICAL READATHON 🎄
Hosted by @BookRoast
Announcement video: https://youtu.be/HHtrjihD53s
🎄 HOLIDAY ROMCOM-A-THON 🎄
Hosted by @PrettyPurplePolkaDots @MichellesLibrary @FourPawsandaBook
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/romcomathon_/
✨ ABOUT ME ✨
Hey, Im Sam and Im a blogger and book reviewer from the West Midlands in the UK. I read most genres, including fantasy (YA and Adult), thrillers, romance, and contemporary fiction. Occasionally non-fiction and historical fiction too!
✨ HOW I RATE BOOKS ✨
In 2022 Im using CAWPILE (created by Book Roast) to rate every fiction book I read. Learn more: https://youtu.be/73pcvjMcUuI
✨ AUDIOBOOKS ✨
Sign up to Scribd using my referral link and you can enjoy 60 days free! https://www.scribd.com/g/8w2ig6
LINKS:
💻 Blog: https://www.griffblog.co.uk
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/griff.reads
🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamGriffBlog
📖 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/samgriff
👀 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@griffreads
✉️ email: sam@griffblog.co.uk
✨ MUSIC ✨
Chinsaku - Blossom - https://thmatc.co/?l=9CC84027
Photoshop brushes in Thumbnail from Brusheezy.com")
![Middle of the Night by Riley Sager ✨ *spoiler-free* BOOK REVIEW [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HfA3LxKoRYM/hqdefault.jpg "Middle of the Night by Riley Sager ✨ *spoiler-free* BOOK REVIEW [CC]
My spoiler-free thoughts on Riley Sagers new book, Middle of the Night!
📚 BOOKS MENTIONED 📚
Middle of the Night by Riley Sager*
*I received a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
🎥 WATCH NEXT 🎥
Ranking & Reviewing Riley Sagers books: https://youtu.be/9CYWcdWNzsI
✨ ABOUT ME ✨
Hey, Im Sam and Im a book lover from the West Midlands in the UK. I read most genres, including fantasy, thrillers, romance, and contemporary fiction. Occasionally non-fiction and historical fiction too!
✨ HOW I RATE BOOKS ✨
I use CAWPILE (created by Book Roast) to rate every fiction book I read. Learn more: https://youtu.be/73pcvjMcUuI
✨ AUDIOBOOKS ✨
Sign up to Scribd/Everand using my referral link and you can enjoy 60 days free! https://www.scribd.com/g/8w2ig6
If youre looking for information on specific content warnings for any of the books I mention on my channel, please feel free to leave me a comment down below, or contact me through social media. Alternatively, Id recommend checking out the Trigger Warnings Database: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ (and on Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/86920464-trigger-warning-database)
LINKS:
💻 Blog: https://www.griffblog.co.uk
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/griff.reads
🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamGriffBlog
📖 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/samgriff
👀 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@griffreads
✉️ email: sam@griffblog.co.uk
✨ MUSIC ✨
Chinsaku - Blossom - https://thmatc.co/?l=9CC84027
Photoshop brushes in Thumbnail from Brusheezy.com")
![✨ BOOKSHELF REORGANISATION 🏡 moving in with my partner & combining our book collections [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HfbPo_uJIvo/hqdefault.jpg "✨ BOOKSHELF REORGANISATION 🏡 moving in with my partner & combining our book collections [CC]
Hi everyone, and welcome or welcome back to my channel 🥰 welcome to a chaotic bookshelf reorganization 😅 a few weeks ago I moved in with my partner (whose name is also Sam... because apparently, we love to confuse people 😂). Between us, we have A LOT of books, so I thought Id film the process of combining our book collections and reorganising our bookshelves. Thanks for watching!
✨ ABOUT ME ✨
Hey, Im Sam and Im a blogger and book reviewer from the West Midlands in the UK. I read most genres, including fantasy (YA and Adult), thrillers, romance, and contemporary fiction. Occasionally non-fiction and historical fiction too!
✨ HOW I RATE BOOKS ✨
In 2022 Im using CAWPILE (created by Book Roast) to rate every fiction book I read. Learn more: https://youtu.be/73pcvjMcUuI
✨ AUDIOBOOKS ✨
Sign up to Scribd using my referral link and you can enjoy 60 days free! https://www.scribd.com/g/8w2ig6
LINKS:
💻 Blog: https://www.griffblog.co.uk
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/griff.reads
🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamGriffBlog
📖 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/samgriff
👀 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@griffreads
✉️ email: sam@griffblog.co.uk
✨ MUSIC ✨
OOYAH - My Heart (feat. Dvr) - https://thmatc.co/?l=9106D5F6
Anja Kotar - September - https://thmatc.co/?l=92119E14
Chinsaku - Blossom - https://thmatc.co/?l=9CC84027
Photoshop brushes in Thumbnail from Brusheezy.com")
![✈️ PARIS VLOG 💙🤍❤️ visiting the louvre, eiffel tower, moulin rouge & more! [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IwiApRXkVx0/hqdefault.jpg "✈️ PARIS VLOG 💙🤍❤️ visiting the louvre, eiffel tower, moulin rouge & more! [CC]
48 hours in Paris 🥐
For anyone whos interested, we stayed at the Hôtel Des Arts Montmartre which was in a perfect location and Id really recommend it! Then we booked our tickets for the Louvre, Bateaux Parisiens, and the Moulin Rouge show via Get Your Guide.
ABOUT ME:
Hey, Im Sam and Im a blogger and book reviewer from the West Midlands in the UK. I read most genres, including fantasy (YA and Adult), thrillers, romance, and contemporary fiction. Occasionally non-fiction and historical fiction too!
HOW I RATE BOOKS:
In 2022 Im using CAWPILE (created by Book Roast) to rate every fiction book I read. Learn more: https://youtu.be/73pcvjMcUuI
AUDIOBOOKS:
Sign up to Scribd using my referral link and you can enjoy 60 days free! https://www.scribd.com/g/8w2ig6
LINKS:
💻 Blog: https://www.griffblog.co.uk
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/griff.reads
🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamGriffBlog
📖 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/samgriff
✉️ email: sam@griffblog.co.uk
MUSIC:
Mr. Jello - Sunrays - https://thmatc.co/?l=B2DA557D
Chinsaku - Blossom - https://thmatc.co/?l=9CC84027
Photoshop brushes in Thumbnail from Brusheezy.com")
![Everything I read last month was either 2 stars or 5 stars 🥴 FEBRUARY READING WRAP-UP | 2024 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/J0AG9syG01I/hqdefault.jpg "Everything I read last month was either 2 stars or 5 stars 🥴 FEBRUARY READING WRAP-UP | 2024 [CC]
So February was an interesting reading month... 😅 I read 6 books and had STRONG opinions on all of them so be prepared for lots of ranting and raving in this wrap-up!
📚 TIMESTAMPS/ BOOKS MENTIONED 📚
0:00 - Intro
0:33 - Fool’s Assassin and Fool’s Quest by Robin Hobb
1:32 - The City We Became by NK Jemisin
3:01 - The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
4:52 - Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka
6:00 - All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
7:12 - Dial A For Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto
9:12 - An Education in Malice by ST Gibson*
12:13 - Outro
Asterix (*) indicates I received a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
Spoiler review of Dial A For Aunties: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4901996777
🎥 WATCH NEXT 🎥
January reading wrap-up: https://youtu.be/puz0ESAtAZY
March tbr: https://youtu.be/oJ-qqUP5kE8
✨ ABOUT ME ✨
Hey, Im Sam and Im a blogger and book reviewer from the West Midlands in the UK. I read most genres, including fantasy, thrillers, romance, and contemporary fiction. Occasionally non-fiction and historical fiction too!
✨ HOW I RATE BOOKS ✨
I use CAWPILE (created by Book Roast) to rate every fiction book I read. Learn more: https://youtu.be/73pcvjMcUuI
✨ AUDIOBOOKS ✨
Sign up to Scribd using my referral link and you can enjoy 60 days free! https://www.scribd.com/g/8w2ig6
If youre looking for information on specific content warnings for any of the books I mention on my channel, please feel free to leave me a comment down below, or contact me through social media. Alternatively, Id recommend checking out the Trigger Warnings Database: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ (and on Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/86920464-trigger-warning-database)
LINKS:
💻 Blog: https://www.griffblog.co.uk
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/griff.reads
🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamGriffBlog
📖 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/samgriff
👀 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@griffreads
✉️ email: sam@griffblog.co.uk
✨ MUSIC ✨
Chinsaku - Blossom - https://thmatc.co/?l=9CC84027
Photoshop brushes in Thumbnail from Brusheezy.com")
![Kindle Clearout Project ep.4 ✨ reading witchy books from my tbr 🧙♀️ [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JY1Xzme1aGc/hqdefault.jpg "Kindle Clearout Project ep.4 ✨ reading witchy books from my tbr 🧙♀️ [CC]
Welcome to episode 4 of the Kindle Clearout Project, the reading vlog series where I read books from my Kindle to try and reduce my digital tbr. This time around Im reading witchy books 🧙♀️
📚 BOOKS MENTIONED 📚
Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
Serpent and Dove by Shelby Mahurin
Paybacks A Witch by Lana Harper
🎥 WATCH NEXT 🎥
Last years witchy reading vlog: https://youtu.be/jpaCAFcWMnY?si=3auF-olHjejAGfr-
✨ ABOUT ME ✨
Hey, Im Sam and Im a blogger and book reviewer from the West Midlands in the UK. I read most genres, including fantasy, thrillers, romance, and contemporary fiction. Occasionally non-fiction and historical fiction too!
✨ HOW I RATE BOOKS ✨
I use CAWPILE (created by Book Roast) to rate every fiction book I read. Learn more: https://youtu.be/73pcvjMcUuI
✨ AUDIOBOOKS ✨
Sign up to Scribd using my referral link and you can enjoy 60 days free! https://www.scribd.com/g/8w2ig6
If youre looking for information on specific content warnings for any of the books I mention on my channel, please feel free to leave me a comment down below, or contact me through social media. Alternatively, Id recommend checking out the Trigger Warnings Database: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ (and on Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/86920464-trigger-warning-database)
LINKS:
💻 Blog: https://www.griffblog.co.uk
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/griff.reads
🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamGriffBlog
📖 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/samgriff
👀 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@griffreads
✉️ email: sam@griffblog.co.uk
✨ MUSIC ✨
Mason Murphy - He Would Say - https://thmatc.co/?l=EDCC8F3F
Chinsaku - Blossom - https://thmatc.co/?l=9CC84027
Otis McDonald - Spooky Boop (YouTube Audio Library)
Photoshop brushes in Thumbnail from Brusheezy.com")
![reading romance for a week 📖💕 #romcomathon smut university reading vlog [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KSkihX4smW0/hqdefault.jpg "reading romance for a week 📖💕 #romcomathon smut university reading vlog [CC]
Can I graduate from Smut University in time? Its time to find out! Spend a week with me reading romance books 🥰
💕 ROMCOMATHON 💕
Hosted by @PrettyPurplePolkaDots, @MichellesLibrary and @FourPawsandaBook
📚 BOOKS MENTIONED 📚
The Roommate Risk by Talia Hibbert
The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren
Teach Me by Olivia Dade
🎥 WATCH NEXT 🎥
Last weeks reading vlog: https://youtu.be/uOGtuJTHHKo?si=iIX9qkcksaIrujgk
✨ ABOUT ME ✨
Hey, Im Sam and Im a blogger and book reviewer from the West Midlands in the UK. I read most genres, including fantasy, thrillers, romance, and contemporary fiction. Occasionally non-fiction and historical fiction too!
✨ HOW I RATE BOOKS ✨
I use CAWPILE (created by Book Roast) to rate every fiction book I read. Learn more: https://youtu.be/73pcvjMcUuI
✨ AUDIOBOOKS ✨
Sign up to Scribd using my referral link and you can enjoy 60 days free! https://www.scribd.com/g/8w2ig6
If youre looking for information on specific content warnings for any of the books I mention on my channel, please feel free to leave me a comment down below, or contact me through social media. Alternatively, Id recommend checking out the Trigger Warnings Database: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ (and on Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/86920464-trigger-warning-database)
LINKS:
💻 Blog: https://www.griffblog.co.uk
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/griff.reads
🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamGriffBlog
📖 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/samgriff
👀 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@griffreads
✉️ email: sam@griffblog.co.uk
✨ MUSIC ✨
Free Arlo - feel things - https://thmatc.co/?l=30FA64E8
Chinsaku - Blossom - https://thmatc.co/?l=9CC84027
Photoshop brushes in Thumbnail from Brusheezy.com")
![the vlog where I read new 2023 thriller releases 😱 ARC READING VLOG [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Kelxe9bYHmE/hqdefault.jpg "the vlog where I read new 2023 thriller releases 😱 ARC READING VLOG [CC]
Hi everyone and welcome to a new weekly reading vlog! This week I read two new 2023 thriller releases by authors Ive previously loved. Keep watching to see if they live up to the hype 👀
BOOKS MENTIONED:
The Marriage Act by John Marrs*
Those People Next Door by Kia Abdullah*
Asterix (*) indicates I received a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
✨ ABOUT ME ✨
Hey, Im Sam and Im a blogger and book reviewer from the West Midlands in the UK. I read most genres, including fantasy (YA and Adult), thrillers, romance, and contemporary fiction. Occasionally non-fiction and historical fiction too!
✨ HOW I RATE BOOKS ✨
In 2022 Im using CAWPILE (created by Book Roast) to rate every fiction book I read. Learn more: https://youtu.be/73pcvjMcUuI
✨ AUDIOBOOKS ✨
Sign up to Scribd using my referral link and you can enjoy 60 days free! https://www.scribd.com/g/8w2ig6
If youre looking for information on specific content warnings for any of the books I mention on my channel, please feel free to leave me a comment down below, or contact me through social media. Alternatively, Id recommend checking out the Trigger Warnings Database: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ (and on Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/86920464-trigger-warning-database)
LINKS:
💻 Blog: https://www.griffblog.co.uk
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/griff.reads
🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamGriffBlog
📖 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/samgriff
👀 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@griffreads
✉️ email: sam@griffblog.co.uk
✨ MUSIC ✨
Chinsaku - C o f f e e - https://thmatc.co/?l=81B43CA2
Chinsaku - Blossom - https://thmatc.co/?l=9CC84027
Photoshop brushes in Thumbnail from Brusheezy.com")
![JANUARY READING WRAP-UP | 2023 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LAxvBcrnEGo/hqdefault.jpg "JANUARY READING WRAP-UP | 2023 [CC]
Hi everyone, welcome or welcome back to my channel. Today I am bringing you my January reading wrap-up 💕 I read 9 books in January, and in this video, I go through my star ratings, my favourites, my disappointments, and other highlights of the month.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
1:48 - Reading stats + ratings
4:05 - Lost in Time by A.G Riddle
7:13 - The Sword of Kaigen by M.L Wang
10:12 - The Marriage Act by John Marrs*
12:57 - Those People Next Door by Kia Abdullah*
14:59 - Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola
16:55 - Outro
OTHER BOOKS MENTIONED:
Set on You by Amy Lea
Infamous by Lex Croucher
Fools Errand by Robin Hobb
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
Asterix (*) indicates I received a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
✨ ABOUT ME ✨
Hey, Im Sam and Im a blogger and book reviewer from the West Midlands in the UK. I read most genres, including fantasy (YA and Adult), thrillers, romance, and contemporary fiction. Occasionally non-fiction and historical fiction too!
✨ HOW I RATE BOOKS ✨
In 2022 Im using CAWPILE (created by Book Roast) to rate every fiction book I read. Learn more: https://youtu.be/73pcvjMcUuI
✨ AUDIOBOOKS ✨
Sign up to Scribd using my referral link and you can enjoy 60 days free! https://www.scribd.com/g/8w2ig6
If youre looking for information on specific content warnings for any of the books I mention on my channel, please feel free to leave me a comment down below, or contact me through social media. Alternatively, Id recommend checking out the Trigger Warnings Database: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ (and on Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/86920464-trigger-warning-database)
LINKS:
💻 Blog: https://www.griffblog.co.uk
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/griff.reads
🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamGriffBlog
📖 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/samgriff
👀 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@griffreads
✉️ email: sam@griffblog.co.uk
✨ MUSIC ✨
Joyce Chen - Wayward - https://thmatc.co/?l=3D825D07
CFEQ - Twist to open - https://thmatc.co/?l=0E451001
VALNTN - Mona Lisa (Acoustic Version) - https://thmatc.co/?l=14BF2F37
Jennifer Chung - Better Today Than Yesterday - https://thmatc.co/?l=AFA1B8C2
Chinsaku - Blossom - https://thmatc.co/?l=9CC84027
Ashton Edminster - Cool - https://thmatc.co/?l=3C3D850A
WABI SABI - snowflake - https://thmatc.co/?l=BA60DA09
Jinnie - SCOURGE - https://thmatc.co/?l=DC094BFE
Damien Sebe - Cherries - https://thmatc.co/?l=A5542303
Jinnie - Truth Is... - https://thmatc.co/?l=04BED500
Damien Sebe - Soft Cloud - https://thmatc.co/?l=AA3584DF
Photoshop brushes in Thumbnail from Brusheezy.com")
![started with a slump... ended with a 5-star 🌟 romcomathon reading vlog 💕 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LoQgzX4h9Tg/hqdefault.jpg "started with a slump... ended with a 5-star 🌟 romcomathon reading vlog 💕 [CC]
Hi everyone, and welcome to my romcomathon readathon reading vlog 💕 this week I started to feel like I was heading towards a reading slump, however I ended up finding a 5-star!
✨ BOOKS MENTIONED ✨
Twisted Love by Ana Huang
On Rotation by Shirlene Obuobi
✨ #ROMCOMATHON INFO ✨
https://www.instagram.com/romcomathon_/
Thank you again to @PrettyPurplePolkaDots @MichellesLibrary and @FourPawsandaBook for hosting!
✨ ABOUT ME ✨
Hey, Im Sam and Im a blogger and book reviewer from the West Midlands in the UK. I read most genres, including fantasy (YA and Adult), thrillers, romance, and contemporary fiction. Occasionally non-fiction and historical fiction too!
✨ HOW I RATE BOOKS ✨
In 2022 Im using CAWPILE (created by Book Roast) to rate every fiction book I read. Learn more: https://youtu.be/73pcvjMcUuI
✨ AUDIOBOOKS ✨
Sign up to Scribd using my referral link and you can enjoy 60 days free! https://www.scribd.com/g/8w2ig6
If youre looking for information on specific content warnings for any of the books I mention on my channel, please feel free to leave me a comment down below, or contact me through social media. Alternatively, Id recommend checking out the Trigger Warnings Database: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ (and on Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/86920464-trigger-warning-database)
LINKS:
💻 Blog: https://www.griffblog.co.uk
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/griff.reads
🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamGriffBlog
📖 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/samgriff
👀 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@griffreads
✉️ email: sam@griffblog.co.uk
✨ MUSIC ✨
Emi Choi - On Your Mind - https://thmatc.co/?l=4809A9FC
JAETUNES - the time it takes - https://thmatc.co/?l=3B1436D8
Chinsaku - Blossom - https://thmatc.co/?l=9CC84027
Photoshop brushes in Thumbnail from Brusheezy.com")
![Can we trust Waterstones book recommendations? ✨ reading every book of the month 2023 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LzhD7ObnfiQ/hqdefault.jpg "Can we trust Waterstones book recommendations? ✨ reading every book of the month 2023 [CC]
In this reading vlog, I challenged myself to read (and rank) the 11 books that have been chosen as Waterstones Fiction Book of the Month in 2023.
📚 TIMESTAMPS/ BOOKS MENTIONED
0:00 - Intro
1:18 - Godmersham Park by Gill Hornby
3:04 - Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors
6:43 - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
9:12 - interlude one
10:48 - Trespasses by Louise Kennedy
13:54 - Memphis by Tara M Stringfellow
17:17 - Trust by Hernan Diaz
19:34 - interlude two
20:56 - Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
23:57 - The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn
27:07 - In Memoriam by Alice Winn
29:53 - Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey
32:23 - Antarctica by Claire Keegan
34:54 - final rankings and outro
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✨ ABOUT ME ✨
Hey, Im Sam and Im a blogger and book reviewer from the West Midlands in the UK. I read most genres, including fantasy, thrillers, romance, and contemporary fiction. Occasionally non-fiction and historical fiction too!
✨ HOW I RATE BOOKS ✨
I use CAWPILE (created by Book Roast) to rate every fiction book I read. Learn more: https://youtu.be/73pcvjMcUuI
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LINKS:
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✨ MUSIC ✨
Mason Murphy - He Would Say - https://thmatc.co/?l=EDCC8F3F
Mason Murphy - Empty - https://thmatc.co/?l=EAB55BD8
Chinsaku - Blossom - https://thmatc.co/?l=9CC84027
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Its time to talk about my most disappointing books of 2022 👎 These were the books I was hoping to love but unfortunately, they didnt work for me (in no particular order!)
TIMESTAMPS/BOOKS MENTIONED:
0:00 - Intro
0:52 - This Is How You Lose The Time War
2:14 - Love On The Brain
4:39 - It Happened One Summer
5:55 - Circe
7:06 - Final Girls
9:26 - The House Across The Lake*
10:09 - Mistakes Were Made*
11:35 - The Maidens
13:43 - Outro
Asterix (*) indicates I received a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
✨ ABOUT ME ✨
Hey, Im Sam and Im a blogger and book reviewer from the West Midlands in the UK. I read most genres, including fantasy (YA and Adult), thrillers, romance, and contemporary fiction. Occasionally non-fiction and historical fiction too!
✨ HOW I RATE BOOKS ✨
In 2022 Im using CAWPILE (created by Book Roast) to rate every fiction book I read. Learn more: https://youtu.be/73pcvjMcUuI
✨ AUDIOBOOKS ✨
Sign up to Scribd using my referral link and you can enjoy 60 days free! https://www.scribd.com/g/8w2ig6
If youre looking for information on specific content warnings for any of the books I mention on my channel, please feel free to leave me a comment down below, or contact me through social media. Alternatively, Id recommend checking out the Trigger Warnings Database: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ (and on Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/86920464-trigger-warning-database)
LINKS:
💻 Blog: https://www.griffblog.co.uk
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/griff.reads
🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamGriffBlog
📖 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/samgriff
👀 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@griffreads
✉️ email: sam@griffblog.co.uk
✨ MUSIC ✨
Chinsaku - Blossom - https://thmatc.co/?l=9CC84027
Photoshop brushes in Thumbnail from Brusheezy.com")
