August Reading Wrap-Up — Fantasy Highlights and DNFs @dominishbooks

dominish_books | August Reading Wrap-Up — Fantasy Highlights and DNFs @dominishbooks | Uploaded September 2024 | Updated October 2024, 19 hours ago.
Check out my wrap-up of the books I read in August, including a visit (or two) from the DNF Fairy. How was your reading month? I hope you had a good one!

0:00 Intro
0:58 The stats
2:30 The books

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$August Reading Wrap-Up — Fantasy Highlights and DNFs Check out my wrap-up of the books I read in August, including a visit (or two) from the DNF Fairy. How was your reading month? I hope you had a good one! 0:00 Intro 0:58 The stats 2:30 The books Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/dominishbooks.bsky.social Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Storylace: https://www.storylace.com/user/dominish_books Web: https://www.dominishbooks.com Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Want cool fantasy merch? 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Check out the Emergent Realms store and get 10% off your order using the discount code DOM10 https://www.emergentrealms.com/merch Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $Free Epic Fantasy Books - Are They Any Good? I read the first chapter/s of five fantasy books that were available for free on Amazon UK, outside of Kindle Unlimited or Prime Reading. I wanted to see if there were good free books available for those like me who enjoy epic fantasy. The books I read are linked below. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 4:08 The Lone Dragon Knight https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/30324611 8:22 A Dagger in the Winds https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/57721555 11:27 Rise of the Sparrows https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/30096979 15:34 Child of the Flames https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/31304465 18:42 City of Masks https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31453964 Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $Help Me Pick My May TBR Now I can get back to my 2023 reading plan, please help me by picking the books I should read in May. I have 16 to choose from, in four categories, and Id like you to comment below to nominate a maximum of one book from each category. Thank you in advance! Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Web: https://www.dominishbooks.com Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $Indie SFF Author Showcase - September 2022 Welcome to another indie SFF author showcase, and this month its a bumper edition featuring eight self-published SFF authors! Check them out as they talk about their books, and then check out the links below to find out more. Featuring: 0:00 Intro 1:26 Joshua Scott Edwards https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61219433 https://joshse.com/ 3:32 Daniel T. Jackson https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57480478 https://twitter.com/danielt_illborn 5:42 Mara Lynn Johnstone https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61350893 https://www.maralynnjohnstone.com/ 7:20 Gourav Mohanty https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60625455 https://gouravmohanty.com/ 9:23 Joseph Doliczny https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62202659 https://pressdionysus.com/ 11:36 K.E. Andrews https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57681403 https://www.keandrews.org/ 12:50 Anthony Mitchell https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61620867 https://anthonymitchellauthor.com/ 15:44 J.D. Mitchell https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61961240 https://www.jdmitchellwriter.com/ 17:57 Thank You and Outro Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $Guessing Fantasy Storylines From Their Covers This video is just a little bit of fun, but I (deliberately) misinterpret the storyline of nine different self-published fantasy books based on their covers and / or titles. Theres no offence meant by any of this, its just a bit of light-hearted fun that I hope you enjoy. Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $Reviewing My 2022 Reading Goals Last year I set myself a series of reading goals for specific books or series I wanted to read in 2022. As were at the end of the year, now is the time for me to revisit those goals and see how I did! 0:00 Intro 1:10 My Reading Goal Categories 3:02 Series I Wanted to Finish 4:56 Series I Wanted to Continue 6:06 New Releases for 2022 7:50 My Physical TBR 8:55 10 Self-Pub to Try 10:24 Series I Wanted to Try 12:52 Stats Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $Indie SFF Author Showcase - August 2022 Welcome to another indie SFF author showcase, featuring five self-published SFF authors, three of whom have been SPFBO finalists! Check them out as they talk about their books, and then check out the links below to find out more. Featuring: 0:00 Intro 0:33 Zack Argyle: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55808604 https://www.zackargyle.com/ 1:59 Anna K. Moss: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61398294 https://www.annakmoss.co.uk/ 3:44 Alicia Wanstall-Burke: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41063986 https://aliciawanstallburke.com/ 6:23 Mark Holloway: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60167970 https://www.markholloway.xyz/ 8:52 Kerstin Espinosa Rosero: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55943709 https://ke-rosero.com/ 11:00 Thank You and Outro Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $Reading Wrap-Up, March 23 I read three SPFBO8 finalists and also picked up three ARCs from Netgalley that I was really looking forward to. What else did I get to in March? 0:00 Intro 0:41 Reading Stats 2:18 The Books Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Web: https://www.dominishbooks.com Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $Sampling My Unread Books 5 This is the fifth and final of my laid-back videos where I read the opening chapter of all my unread books. These videos are a bit different to my normal style, so if you only want to hear me talking about the books, you can use the timestamps below. 0:00 Intro 1:55 A Wizard of Earthsea 4:57 The Court of Broken Knives 8:34 Dragons Reach 13:13 Kingfall 17:36 The Erkenblood 21:51 Bones to the Wind Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/dominishbooks.bsky.social Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Storylace: https://www.storylace.com/user/dominish_books Web: https://www.dominishbooks.com Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Want cool fantasy merch? Check out the Emergent Realms store and get 10% off your order using the discount code DOM10 https://www.emergentrealms.com/merch Music from #InAudio: https://inaudio.org/ The River Title music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$